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European Studies
Europe is in turmoil. Will it survive? Or will Europe collapse into socio-cultural conflict? As a major trading, political and cultural partner of Europe, Australia is watching developments in the world's most advanced supranational organisation with interest and concern. European Studies will introduce you to the idea of Europe and the European Union, to European cultures and histories, and to contemporary society and culture. The focus in junior units is on current events, such as immigration, minorities and cultural conflict in Paris, Berlin, Moscow and other major cities, the exploration of European identity in gripping movies and novels, the social effects of the economic crisis in Greece, Spain and Italy, the re-emergence of authoritarian traditions in Russia and Eastern Europe, German advances in ecology and the environment, or ethnicity and co-existence in the Balkans.
The European Studies program is interdisciplinary, meaning that we look at aspects of European life from a variety of perspectives. This allows you to tie European Studies in with your interests in history, economics, politics and the social sciences and literary and cultural studies. All material is taught in English and no language other than English is required in order to take European Studies units.
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A major in European Studies requires at least 36 senior credit points, including at least 6 credit points at 3000 level from core units of study.
Junior units of study (1000 level):
There are no junior units of study specific to European Studies. Instead you take 12 junior credit points from any of History, Government and International Relations, European or Middle Eastern languages (including English).
Senior units of study (2000 and 3000 level):
Senior-intermediate (2000 level) units of study allow you to follow your interests in cultural, historical or social studies, gaining breadth and depth of knowledge and generic skills in research, analysis and writing.
In senior-advanced (3000 level) units you will study a broad defining aspect of Europe in terms of contemporary social theory and develop research, analysis and writing skills at a high level of development and learn to apply current theoretical frameworks to the analysis of Europe in terms of area studies and civilisational theory. A major in European Studies requires at least 6 credit points of core units of study completed at 3000 level.
Graduate opportunities
Sydney Arts and Social Sciences graduates work in government departments at all levels, and major private sector consultancies and corporations, locally and overseas. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a range of subject areas that prepare graduates for careers in administration, education, business research, marketing, media, management consultancy, public relations, gallery and museum curatorship, hospitality and tourism, community and welfare. Our graduates are proficient in research and inquiry, and demonstrate personal and intellectual autonomy, and ethical, social and professional understanding, qualities sought after by leading employers all over the world.
Further study for major
Eligible candidates may proceed to an Honours year in the Bachelor of Arts, or apply for admission to a rich postgraduate program in the humanities and social sciences, comprising advanced learning and professional courses. Master degrees include capstone projects ranging from internships with government and non-government organisations in Australia and overseas, the gallery and museum sector, and leading media organisations, to opportunities for independent research projects which prepare students for higher degrees by research.
Related subject areas
French Studies, Germanic Studies, Italian Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Modern Greek, Hebrew (Modern), Latin
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(Reuters) - James Bernhard, chief executive of engineering company Shaw Group Inc
Late last week, Bernhard reduced his shareholding in Shaw to 143,356 shares from 1,131,603, according to filings with U.S. securities regulators on Monday, in a sale that would have raised more than $45 million.
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Prowling up to the mountain just got a little easier thanks to this clever cat.
Transport the entire litter up to the hill with the Yakima FatCat 6. Built to haul 6 of today's modern fat skis or four snowboards, the sleek, ergonomic FatCat 6 makes it easier than ever to load up the quiver. Not only do you free up the cargo area of your car for supplies for post-shred tailgating, but you don't need to worry about sharing space with sharp-edged and/or wet equipment.
- DoubleJoint hinge system secures up to six pairs of fat skis or four snowboards
- Push-button operation minimizes your loading time and maximizes riding time
- Integrated binding lift provides extra clearance for snowboard bindings and taller ski bindings
- Universal snap-around mounting hardware fits Yakima Whispbar, round, square, and most aerodynamic factory crossbars
- Aerodynamic nesting arms reduce drag to save you some gas money on the way to the resort
- SKS lock cores come included so you don't have to worry about scoundrels taking your boards
- Tool-free and accessory-free installation is quick and easy
- Yakima part number: 8003088; Dimensions: 36 x 4 x 3in and weighs 12 lb.
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I purchased this rack and its maiden voyage was a 900 mile round trip trek to Mont Tremblant QC from NJ, through a pretty big winter storm! My friend and I both purchased these for the trip. Let me say they do look amazing! Especially because it's red and black like my jeep cherokee. There is no wind noise on these when they are empty and they hold the merchandise down pretty securely for the treks to the mountain! My friend and i did notice the complaint of it not latching down fully when loaded up, I pushed and held it down all the way so my friend can lock it and my friend simply latched it down as far as it would go and locked it there. I was a little skeptical to do it that way but the sticks and boards on his xterra stayed put the whole trip as did the boards on top of mine. I'm sure it's designed that way on purpose but it is definitely a little unnerving especially when traveling long distances.
Installation was pretty straightforward and fits a multitude of set ups from my stock cherokee crossbars to my friends big round circle bars on his xterra.
All in all a great looking and performing product. I'm looking to get much use out of it!
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Josh, have you had luck w/o latching all the way down? I can't find anything from Yakima saying that it's intended to operate like this. Although I agree with you 100% that it looks and acts like it was designed this way.
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Hey Robb, I have been running it like that more recently when I'm busing more buddies and it hasn't posed a problem. It only does it when I have any combo of planks stacked on top of eachother. If you can keep stuff in one layer it shouldn't be an issue. But like I said it hasn't posed a problem. You can try and jam em all the way shut like I did initially but I'm not sure if that would affect the life expectancy of the locks and such. It is odd they haven't mentioned anything though.
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To follow up - I actually called Yakima & they confirmed that the FatCat is designed to work like this. Latch it down as far as you can, with the locks still able to freely lock & unlock. that top bar of the rack should be parallel (or as close to parallel) with the bottom bar.
Cheers man, Have a good one.
Great Rack!
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I bought this rack to haul four snowboards on a road trip to Whistler and was very happy with it. The install was easy, and four boards fit perfectly. The only thing that was slightly odd is it is hard to tighten the latch down with all four boards in. Just hard to get your finger in there to turn it. Otherwise, great rack. Looks great, and very quiet.
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Hey Ari, see my comment above! I think it is designed not to latch all the way down at load.
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I have owned this rack for years and I can't believe that people still buy cheaper UGLY looking ski racks... Spend the 40 dollars extra for this thing it screams class and looks bad @$$... Install wasn't memorable one way or another its not rocket science and I have never taken it off. Spend the extra greenbacks you will be glad you did. It says it fits 4 snowboards and it does all shapes and sizes.
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Firstly these things are great and I would recommend them to anyone. They are super low profile, extremely easy to install and have done everything I need.
The one gripe I have is the latch system is a bit funky. When the rack is full I can definitely never close it all the way and more often than not I can only get it to latch 2-3 down which makes me feel like it's going to open.
If I do push it too far down the locks won't turn and I can't lock the system.
So overall it works great, but you have to have a bit of trust that closing it with just 2 latches won't open :)
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This is a great ski rack. While it was somewhat of a pain to install (trying to make sure it's properly positioned and even) once it's in it's great. Holds skis in place very securely and feels really solid. Also, there's very little wind noise from the rack when you're driving around town without skis in place.
As an aside, I've found that since I only use my crossbars for the ski rack, it's actually easier to just remove the crossbars with the rack in place than it is to remove the rack from the bars. Doing it this way means I can put the rack on and take it off in just a few minutes.


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The realm of 'adult' animation is an interesting one. For a lot of people, it begins and ends with the Adult Swim channel or 'The Simpsons.' Some associate the genre with gross-out borderline-porn flicks like 'Fritz the Cat.' To be sure, this is only a small chunk of the animation that's not intended for children. In fact, the earliest cartoons were meant for an adult audience, and there is a lengthy list of terrific animated features you don't have to be twelve to enjoy. 'Adventures in Animation' will feature reviews of such films...
'Dirty Duck' (aka 'Down and Dirty Duck') - 1974, Directed by Charles Swenson
First off, this is DEFINITELY not a movie for kids...if you couldn't tell from the title, and NC-17 rating. That being said, it's also not as raunchy as you could imagine, considering most people think it's a 'Fritz the Cat' knockoff from the early-70's adult animation boom.
For my part, I don't see how this is that similar to 'Fritz.' It's a lot stranger, has a much smaller budget, and the ideas aren't really rip-offs by any means. Also, whereas 'Fritz' has a definite linear structure (and a story at all, for that matter), 'Dirty Duck' wanders around aimlessly, and might have originally been conceived as a bunch of short vignettes which were later tied together haphazardly.
The titular duck doesn't even show up until about 20 minutes into the movie. At first, we are introduced to an insurance company office-rat named Willard who is about to ask his secretary to marry him...even though they've never even spoken. He seems to think it'll go okay, which it does not. In fact, it ends in a sexual harassment lawsuit, and his boss sends him on a job seemingly in retaliation (because it's a client nobody else wants to deal with.)
The client, a strange old lady who is obsessed with Ouija boards, dies after Willard shouts at her, and then curses/blesses him by making him take ownership of her 'duck.' The duck is kind of like Donald Duck, wearing a blue sailor's uniform, but obviously much cruder. She promises that he will be 'free' now that he has the duck, although the two very shortly end up in jail for some reason that isn't clear.
Basically, they go on a few adventures together, where Willard learns how to shun society and be 'free.' The film kind of goes for a while, then just stops. Also, if anything could be called 'psychedelic' animation, then this is definitely it. Most of the story is told through bizarre dream sequences, and the animation walks the line between amateurish cartoon and Monty Python-esque cutouts.
It is worth noting that members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention were connected to this, providing several of the voices. The music is also terrific and hilarious.
So, if you're into the kind of sleazy 70's animated features that got played in late-night theatres, this is definitely one to check out. It is very original, and also very hilarious and strange. The low budget seems to have forced those involved to be more creative with backgrounds and animation. And, in my opinion, it is MUCH better than 'Fritz the Cat.' Although I am a die-hard Ralph Bakshi fan, I feel that was his weakest effort.
Plus, since this is a little-known artifact of that era, it's free on Youtube.
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Valentine's Day was celebrated a little differently by the Chicago Dept of Public Health this year. In recognition of a visit by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the first Annual Report was released on the city's 18-month initiative titled Healthy Chicago. The report and related achievements were introduced by Health Commissioner Dr. Bechara Choucair followed by comments by Secretary Sebelius about the Affordable Care Act. In his verbal and written report on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 18-month initiative, Dr. Choucair highlighted city partnerships that would make Chicagoans healthier in 12 priority areas: tobacco use, obesity prevention, HIV prevention, adolescent health, cancer disparities, heart disease & stroke, access to care, healthy mothers & babies, communicable disease control and prevention, healthy homes, violence prevention and public health infrastructure. The Healthy Chicago agenda, released in 2011, shows point prevalence of certain conditions and sets targets for improvement by the start of the next decade. For example, it is estimated that 19.4% of adults smoked in 2009, and the 2020 target is 12%. The breast cancer death rate gap between black and white women was about 12 in 2007, with a 2020 goal of reducing that gap by 50%. The 2007 hospitalization rate for asthma exacerbation per 10,000 residents was 22.6 with a 2020 goal of 15. Markers for improving obesity rates are quite ambitious: to reduce adult and childhood obesity by 10%, decrease the proportion of youth and adults consuming less than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day by 10% and reduce the number of Chicagoans living in food deserts to 200,000 by 2015 and to zero by 2020.
The first annual Healthy Chicago Report contains some of the incremental steps implemented over the past year to achieve the above goals. For example, four new Chicago Housing Authority complexes (1,600 units) and nearly 3,250 units of multi-unit private housing became smoke-free. Among other programs, through five City-operated sites, 3,610 mammogram's were provided to high risk women. Regarding asthma, patients and their families coming into UIC's emergency department are planned to be connected to a nurse or public health aide who will assess their home environment and recommend changes that will decrease the likelihood of asthma attacks. This program will be piloted in high incidence zip codes and may be expanded to other geographic areas.
And in a move to target obesity (the cause of so many damaging health conditions) via healthier eating, five new Farmers' Markets in the under served areas of Austin and Humboldt Park have been launched. Each of the new markets included healthy cooking demonstrations and on-site nutritionists. These markets also accept LINK cards allowing access to healthier foods for food stamp recipients. These markets will be continued and an additional night-time Farmers' Market will be established in Logan Square beginning in June 2013.
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Who's your favorite sports team, and why?
The Seattle Seahawks! We have such an amazing team dynamic! Not only has it been said that our stadium is one of the loudest to play at, we have the most dedicated fans! Not making it to the playoffs last year was heartbreaking to watch...but watch out! Because this year we are stacked with very talented players and I am so confident that we are going to the Superbowl!
What's your favorite movie quote?
"He asked me to take a midnight walk on the steel pier…then he held my hand. At one point I looked down and I couldn't tell which fingers were his and which were mine…and I knew…you know…magic! It was magic." -Meg Ryan Sleepless in Seattle
What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
My boyfriend in high school played Halo and it was so much fun! I think my favorite part was talking live to other players...they heard my voice and got a little bit confused!
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
Three piercings! I got my ears done when I was a little girl and my belly button on my 16th birthday. I got a tattoo on my right foot on my 18th birthday that says "Love is constant if it is true." Hopeless romantic!
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
There are quite a few honestly! If I had to choose one it would be "Too Much Heaven" by Eiffel 65. It reminds me of being in college with my girlfriends with the top down, just signing at the top of our lungs...such an embarrassing song!
What's your best party trick?
I can beat any guy when it comes to shotgunning a beer. College teaches you a few things!
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
"Do I know you? Cause you look just like my next girlfriend."
What's the worst job you've ever had?
My first job working retail at the mall. The hours were horrible and I couldn't wait to take my break to escape the store with my friends! Those 15 minutes weren't paid and never lasted long enough.
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
Got into the driver seat of a vehicle at age 16! I probably crashed my brand new car 19 times in high school? Thank God those days are over!
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
Easy--A California burrito with green sauce, sour cream and a horchata. Best drunk munchies!
What's the strangest thing in your fridge right now?
Leftover sushi...it's still good the next day okay!
What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done in public?
After a college football game, my boyfriend and I went to a restaurant to continue the party with our friends. We had a little too much to drink and hooked up in the bathroom. When we both came out, the line of dirty looks wrapped around the bar. That was the first and last time we both went there!
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No. 21/22 Gonzaga (1-0, 0-0) welcomes West Virginia (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) to the McCarthey Athletic Center Monday at 9:00 p.m.
The Stats – Monday night's game marks the season debut for Bob Huggins' squad. Their exhibition win over Glenville State was predictably lopsided, but not necessarily pretty – especially outside of the paint. The team hit just 1-of-14 from three-point range. The Mountaineers' shooting woes played into their season-ending loss to GU in March. They connected on just 3-of-17 attempts in Pittsburgh. In Friday's win over Southern Utah Gonzaga held the Thunderbirds to 4-for-17 shooting from three. If the Zags get going early (å la their opening round Tournament game) it could be tough for WVU to claw back (å la their opening round Tournament game).
The Stars –Huggins will bank on a trio of division I transfers this year, with 6-foot-10-inch Aaric Murray (La Salle) and guard Juwan Staten (Dayton) poised to make the biggest impact. Murray is among thie nation's highest regarded transfers after averaging 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks as a sophomore in Philly. Of course there's no overlooking Deniz Kilicli (aka the "Istan-Bull"). He's the team's top returning scorer and led the way with 19 in their exhibition. With WVU's strength lying up front, the opportunity could be there for Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. to show out (å la their opening round Tournament game). As freshmen they combined for 27 points against the Mountaineers. In their first game as sophomores they combined for just 18 (with Pangos as one of six Zags to reach double-digits). Don't be surprised if they leave more of a thumbprint on Monday's meeting.
The Storylines – This one doesn't take too much digging. In fact, Huggins has unearthed March's one-sided affair in the offseason – reminding his players of the loss that ended their year. In the teams' first ever meeting Gonzaga led by 18 at the half en route to a 77-54 win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Monday's game will be West Virginia's first season-opening road test since 2003 (a 74-57 win at James Madison). This one takes them a bit further from Morgantown, with the memory of their last outing still fresh in their minds.


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Up until now, the general thinking was that as men help out more, the home is happier, and the couple living in the home has more sex. A new study of married heterosexual couples found it depends on which chores.
The study looked at data from an earlier, broader survey of 4,500 heterosexual married couples in America.
Researchers found that men doing chores sometimes leads to more sex and sometimes leads to less. The difference-maker, they say, is whether the chores are "traditionally male or female" chores.
Cooking, doing the dishes, cleaning, laundry, and shopping were considered "traditionally female" chores, while things like yard work, paying bills, and taking care of the car were considered "traditionally male" chores.
The study found the average couple had sex just above five times a month. But, men who did chores traditionally associated with men had more sex than men who did chores traditionally associated with women.
The difference was big. Men who did all of a home's tasks associated with women--all the cleaning, all the cooking--had sex about 33% less than the guys who did none of the chores associated with women. Even doing a few of the traditionally female chores hurt the sex total.
Meanwhile, men who did traditionally male chores around the house, had their amount of sex go up. They had more sex as their number of so-called "male" chores went up.
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Playing Assassin's creed Black flag for the past week and for some reason I prefer the story missions over the open world pirating. It's great fun but gets quite repetitive and OCD inducing, but the story missions, so far, tend to be more interesting and varied with nice cinematics and narrative.
The "real world" part of the game is rather pointless (unless something interesting is going to happen).
Also reached level 2 in Teleglitch and I have a feeling I'm going to play this for a while.
1. ending- your sanity depletes (the white lightning on top of the screen), you go insane and get a game over message. Although I've heard some people managed to complete the game even if their sanity was depleted.
2. ending- you make it to the end. The Lodger barricades himself in the house and accepts his fate of insanity.
3. ending- you make it to the end but decide to break the circle and venture outside the house in broad daylight. The Nymph seals the house shut with vegetation and the Lodger leaves with her. There is a second variant of the third ending where the vegetation is covered in leaves and flowers but I'm not sure how to get that one.
I'm not 100% sure but you get the third ending by restoring the house (run into guest to get extra time, but only at the first half of the game where you don't have to hurry because of your sanity); finding diary entries (you can also get them by touching those crying ghost children, these diary entries are special); finding so called dream segments in the forest (some call them fragments of reality, glimpses of truth or something else) by finding this Nymph which looks like a strange little girl. You get in the same line and approach her, if she disappears before you get a dream segment (which is a weird dreamlike cutscene) that just means that she wasn't the real one and you have to continue searching for her in the same level. You have to find her at each level in which you venture into the forest (including the first one), but it's not important anymore when you reach the second part of the game where your sanity is slowly depleting. If you have done everything right she will appear in the background in the second half of the game instead of that scarecrow-like monster. Take note that it might happen that the regular monster appears first but she then appears in all further stages. You can get these dream fragments also by venturing into corridors (when you enter those giant eyes, these so called breaches). The longer you are in them the Lodger's pupils get smaller until they completely disappear. According to some people this changes what happens when you enter closed or opened doors in these corridors. People in general say that you can find some interesting stuff in them but didn't really specify what. Also, they say that ghost enter your house through these breaches and that you have to seal them ASAP (turn on the lights). When lightning strikes in a certain room it means there is a breach.
As for the lost diary, you can find it by touching the closed door at any of the levels in which you must venture out in the forest (except the one in which you find out that your diary is missing). You get 11 pages but the 6. one is always missing.
As I said before, explore as much as possible in the first part of the game because all this things add time to the final clock face in the last level. When you spin that last clock you must end up with a full clock face in order to get the third ending. In the second part of the game blitz through the game as fast as possible. Use the cheap ladder exploit if you have to. You know, you go up and down the ladder until dawn comes. None of the ghost can harm you if you're on a ladder.
Oh, God this is the longest post I've ever written. I hope I haven't missed anything out.
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"Yes" would have been enough. :P I didn't consider the fail state to be an ending, but technically it is since you have to start all over again. Regarding the third ending, you're close, but as far as I'm aware, the only thing that matters is whether you find the girl in the forest in the first six dreams and trigger a fragment. The diary pages can all be collected in one go by repeatedly walking into the door once they start appearing.
If you're interested, I wrote the guide on Knock-Knock, but it's quite spoilery.
As I said before, explore as much as possible in the first part of the game because all this things add time to the final clock face in the last level. When you spin that last clock you must end up with a full clock face in order to get the third ending.
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But where did he come from, this fleck of spite in an abandoned paradise?
Anyway - I finally finished Orcs Must Die! after starting it two years ago (!). I was completely overwhelmed when I first started it up again, but now I'm getting quite comfortable with most of the maps. I'm not sure what to expect from OMD2 and its focus on co-op, so I'll stick to completing the DLC maps in OMD for now."He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18
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Orcs Must Die 2 is a solid and definitive step backwards. It's upgrade system is an annoying bit of grind, and many of the maps are virtually impossible to do well with one person. This is from someone that five skulled every level and DLC in the first.
"He has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to
the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free". ~ Luke 4:18
In the last level the clock isn't "full". Sometimes when you spin it, it still isn't full. Doing all these things fills the clock at the last level ensuring that when you activate it that it will result in a full circle. I've heard that doing so results in getting the third ending.
It could be that the number of times you have to wind the clock in your real house before morning arrives depends on your actions in your dreams, but that's something I haven't tried out.
On another note, I'm eleven hours into Far Cry 2 now and I'm completely sick of being shot at by everyone, all the time, anywhere I go. I'm also sick of doing the same things over and over again with little to no sense of progression aside from being able to buy a new gun once in a while. Aside from being maniacally homicidal, the enemy AI is still impressively competent, though. And I guess being able to start fires is nice. But if that's all this game has to offer, I'm crossing it off the list, because playing it only makes me angry.
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Properly started playing Dishonoured (as in: actually started the first assassination mission), and I'm already finding my stealth OCD becoming a problem. I just spent far too long trying and failing to stealth past the guys on the bridge to get the hidden bone charm at the end, but I know I'm not going to be able to do anything else until I actually manage to get it right.
On that note, Blink seems to be a bit iffy when it comes to targeting to arrive on top of surfaces. There's a few places I've found where you can blink to the top of something from one position, but not from a similar (and better looking) location.
Other than my own cack-handedness and OCD interacting as normal, however, I'm enjoying the art design, voice acting, and general mechanics of the game a lot. I just need to be a lot better at it (it seems like it might be easier to go the violent route, but I really really don't want to do that).
I am currently playing my two christmas presents Borderlands 2 GOTY and Beyond: Two Souls. BL2 on my pc of course and it's just as addictive as ever. I think I'm the kind of person that gets a certain satisfaction from incremental upgrades and BL2 certainly delivers. BTS has quite a story, but I feel like either I have way less agency in it than I did in Heavy Rain, or else quantic dream is getting really good at hiding the choices that I'm making. Either way I wish I had more to do in the game, but I'm determined to see it through to the end. I'm also still enjoying playing Hearthstone, though I really am very rubbish at it. I just like making decks with themes and collecting cards.
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But to each their own. Just glad you're enjoying it.
Me, I am thinking its time for something a little less scripted and a bit more...personalized. Some modded Skyrim, ignoring the main quest, perhaps. Or maybe the Breakdown DLC for State of Decay. Some make-your-own-story moments are just what I need from a game right now.
Shadow Warrior was somewhat fun. The melee was brilliant when you pulled off a few special powers followed with the AoE spinny attack or the blade beam thing. First game in years where I used the starting base weapon all the way through because of how bloody great it felt.
Not sure with how I feel regarding the level progression though. The ending was a bit more somber then I expected compared to the utterly stupid original, but how it panned out was a bit slow. Level design felt as hit an miss in places as Hard Reset did, plus the game seemed to be over-long IMO.
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I would absolutely adore it if they did make a game that properly fleshed out the sailing around and being a total knave though. I don't mean full on realistic sailing and whatnot, but a bit more depth across the board. Different ships, more tactics to boarding and plundering, etc.
Once you have a good pool of skulls then you can reliably 5 skull the earlier levels. OMD2 is a huge leap in a few ways, not least the range of available equipment but also in the available styles of play, you are build up some exceptional comboes without any of the DLC (but the DLC does add a few tools that allow for greater combos), this doesn't always lead to the most comprehensible screenshots.
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I just got around to trying Hearthstone - got a key last week but not had any time - and I'm surprised.
I thought it was a card game - not a WoW Karaoke and terrible Scottish Accent jukebox...
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After buying quite a few games and enjoying almost all of them, I found myself reinstalling (for like the 3rd time over the course of their existence) 2 games, combined they are 19 years old. Ghost Recon: AW and RTL Ski Jumping 2005. I keep telling myself BF4 was not a waste of ~$100 and that I would play it f it weren't for the crashes but honestly I am not sure. And I even skipped BF3 completely so there is no BF fatigue.
I've pretty much cleared the backlog of games I bought/was gifted, I only have ALB and Nexuiz left. For example, I have yet to buy Rayman and Saints Row 4.
AC4: Black Flag stood out for me out of the AAA holdays wave. Even though I haven't spent more than an hour online, I found the game worth it even though I won't touch it again. Most indies don't sit well with me but I get surprised once in a while and indies being really cheap, I'll look to find hidden gems more than in the past. Don't get me started on EA, they get one more chance with ME2. UBI pretty much redeemed itself for me. SC Blacklist, FC3 and AC4, they were all great, Watch Dogs is promising and maybe even the Division too.
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Over the holidays I've been playing the new open beta of DCS World aka Digital Combat Simulator Su-25T. There's something very satisfying about loading up that Toad with 8 500kg cluster bombs, taking off, weaving through the valleys of Georgia, plastering a helpless insurgent camp, and making it back alive.
That and Spelunky. I guess I'm a fan of games that take a TON of practice to fully enjoy. They're more rewarding.


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Having said that, I'm in my second week of training for the October Chicago Marathon (my marathon debut) and I have to admit that so far I am feeling absolutely no mental or physical strain on my body. Even though exhausted at the end of the day, I have no aches or sores and in fact I'm dropping minutes off my mile time for the long runs.
With a new sense invincibility, I contemplated pushing through my rest day and going out for an easy 3-miler. After talking with much wiser runners than myself and doing extensive reading online, I was quickly jolted back into perspective realizing that rest days are in fact an essential part of weekly marathon training.
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By FOX 2 News StaffEAST LANSING, Mich. (WJBK) -- With the rising cost of higher education, more and more Michigan students are looking for a "Sugar Daddy" to help to foot the bill.According to a release, college student memberships increased by 58 percent on SeekingArrangement.com, which proclaims itself as the world's largest Sugar Daddy web site. The average co-ed "Sugar Baby receives approximately $3,000 a month in allowances and gifts from her Sugar Daddy, enough to cover tuition and living expenses at most schools," the statement added.Michigan State University is the state's fastest growing university with around 300 totals members and 133% growth compared to last year. At the University of Michigan, 177 students signed up to meet somebody rich; 152 at Eastern Michigan University and 159 at Wayne St. University."Michigan is very popular and trending among college students," said Leroy Valasquez, a spokesman for SeekingArrangement.com, who notes that college co-eds make up 40 percent of the site's users.So why so many college members? According to FOX 2's Andrea Isom, the site offers free premium memberships to students signing up with a .edu e-mail address. "I think it's a great idea," said one MSU student while FOX 2 cameras were rolling. Others, didn't agree. "It seems kinda like prostitution almost," said another student."We do advise that members set their terms at the very beginning of the relationship," said Valasquez.In 2012, Georgia State University was the fastest growing school with 292 new members.Below is the annual list of the top 20 fastest-growing sugar baby colleges of 2012:1. Georgia State University2. New York University3. Temple University4. University of Central Florida5. University of Southern Florida6. Arizona State University7. Florida International University8. University of Georgia9. Indiana University10. Texas State University11. Kent State University12. Penn State University13. University of North Texas14. Florida State University15. Tulane University16. Michigan State University17. University of Ohio18. Columbia University19. University of Alabama20. UCLAOthers:24. Eastern Michigan University25. University of Michigan29. Wayne State University
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Deluxe Glo to Sleep Mask
Natural, meditative sleep therapy mask
Fall asleep naturally, and quickly, with this revolutionary sleep mask. The Deluxe Glo to Sleep Mask helps you focus your mind on the process of relaxation, so you can fall asleep quickly, sleep deeper, stay asleep longer and wake up feeling rested. This therapeutic sleep mask blends Eastern meditation techniques with modern technology to give you a good night's sleep, without a prescription. Glo to Sleep retrains your mind by calming active Beta brain waves so you can clear your mind of thoughts and worries and attain the Alpha brain-wave state that allows relaxation and sleep. The dark mask blocks out the light so your body produces melatonin, helping you to relax quickly and fall asleep naturally, day or night.
To use, simply hold the mask up to a light source for about 30 seconds, slip the lightweight mask on and gaze up at the highest points of blue light. In just a few moments, you'll feel relaxed and ready to close your eyes and sleep. The gentle LED lights give you something to focus on or gaze up at, so your brain is distracted and can relax as you concentrate on the lights and breathing, rather than the worries of the day. The Deluxe Glo to Sleep Mask features precise brightness and dimming control – select three automatic options (10, 20 or 30 minutes). Adjustable Velcro® strap and soft hypoallergenic foam give a comfortable, custom fit. Powered by one CR-2032 battery (included). China.
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Hope you enjoy making it as much as I do!
*This block I saw on someone's blog and searched all over to find the instructions to it, or even find the name of the block. With no luck I decided to re-create it.*
(2) Grace by 3 Sisters Layer Cakes
(2) Basic Bella White Layer Cakes
1 1/2 yard brown fabric (this is your last border color)
3/4 yard for binding (any color you like)
8 yards for backing (any color you like)
I know that at first glance this quilt/block looks very hard, but the hardest part is having all the pieces facing the right way. Hopefully these step-by-step instructions will help!
Here are your cutting instructions:
Take your white 3 1/8" squares and draw a diagonal line. You can use a fancy quilting pen, regular pen, marker, or pencil. You will cut on this line so just don't use something that is really thick.
Sew 1/4" along each side of the line you drew. The fastest way to do this is chain stitching. Chain stitching is when you continually feed in the fabric leaving a little space of thread between each.
Once you have your squares sewn together, cut on the line - splitting them into two.
Press each square toward the colored fabric.
At this point you need to trim up your squares. Depending on how straight your stitching is, you might have to trim more to make sure all squares are the same. If you do this, make sure you cut down your plain squares (white and colored) to the same size. In this case, just trim your block to 2 3/4" squares.
I am going to show you ONE way you could put together your blocks:
Layout all of your squares into this pattern, then sew the rows together and then columns or...
Separate them into 16 mini blocks (4 squares in each)
Then increase them to larger blocks (16 squares each)
Then finish up your whole block. Depending on you and how you visualize your quilts you can try this or:
Separate all of your little squares into this pattern. This is where you can randomize your color schemes. But the block is made up of 8 of each of these. (8 white based ones and 8 color based ones). Leaving you a total of 160 of each.
Then you will create this star with all of your little pieces. This star rotates to get every position. Then you assemble the quilt.
Assembling the Quilt Top:
You will need to sew together a grid of 4X5. Sew anyway you want them to go together, but again make sure you assemble them correctly (watch for accidentally turning a block the wrong way).
Then you will have all your squares like this.
In the end you will have a quilt approximately 88"x106", a nice quilt for you bed. This quilt will fit either a queen or a full size bed.


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Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation's youngest big-city leaders.
Jurors convicted Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge. He was portrayed during a five-month trial as an unscrupulous politician who took bribes, rigged contracts and lived far beyond his means while in office until fall 2008.
Take a look at the verdicts below:
Count 1: Racketeering ConspiracyKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 1: Racketeering ConspiracyBOBBY FERGUSON GUILTY Count 1: Racketeering ConspiracyBERNARD KILPATRICKNo verdict reached Count 2: Extortion - Sewer Lining ContractBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTY Count 2: Extortion - Sewer Lining ContractKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 3: Extortion- Amendment to Sewer Lining ContractKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 3: Extortion- Amendment to Sewer Lining ContractBOBBY FERGUSON GUILTYCount 4: Extortion - Baby Creek/Patton ParkKWAME KILPATRICK GUILTYCount 4: Extortion - Baby Creek/Patton ParkBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTYCount 5: Attempted Extortion, Oakwood Pump StationKWAME KILPATRICK GUILTY Count 5: Attempted Extortion, Oakwood Pump StationBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTY Count 7: Extortion - Outfalls ContractKWAME KILPATRICKNo consensus Count 7: Extortion - Outfalls ContractBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTY Count 8: Extortion - Asbestos AbatementKWAME KILPATRICKNo consensusCount 8: Extortion - Asbestos AbatementBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTY Count 9: Extortion - Repair of Eastside Water MainsKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 9: Extortion - Repair of Eastside Water MainsBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTYCount 10: Extortion - Eastside Sewer RepairKWAME KILPATRICKNOT GUILTY Count 10: Extortion - Eastside Sewer RepairBOBBY FERGUSONNOT GUILTYCount 15: Attempted Extortion, Sludge ContractBERNARD KILPATRICK NOT GUILTY Count 16: Bribery-$90,000 BribeKWAME KILPATRICKNo consensusCount 16: Bribery - $90,000 BribeBOBBY FERGUSON No consensus
Count 17: Bribery - $75,000 Bribe KWAME KILPATRICK GUILTYCount 17: Bribery - $75,000 BribeBOBBY FERGUSONGUILTYCount 18: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICK GUILTY Count 19: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 20: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 21: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 22: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 23: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 24: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 25: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 26: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 27: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKNOT GUILTYCount 28: Mail FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 29: Wire FraudKWAME KILPATRICKNOT GUILTYCount 30: Wire FraudKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 31: Subscribing False Tax ReturnKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 32: Subscribing False Tax ReturnKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 33: Subscribing False Tax ReturnKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 34: Subscribing False Tax ReturnKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 35: Subscribing False Tax ReturnKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTY Count 36: Income Tax EvasionKWAME KILPATRICKGUILTYCount 37: Subscribing False Tax ReturnBERNARD KILPATRICK NOT GUILTYCount 38: Subscribing False Tax ReturnBERNARD KILPATRICKGUILTY
- The Associated Press contributed to this report


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A C130 Cargo Plane will be landing in Chicago to pick up a container bound for the Red Cross in the Philippines.
Donations will be accepted at the Rizal Center Chicago, located at 1332 W. Irving Park Road, near Clark Street.
DEADLINE: Please make your donations by 8 p.m. on WEDNESDAY.
DO NOT PACK NOODLES, RICE OR ANYTHING THAT NEEDS WATER - There is no water and electricity so it is impossible to cook this kind of food. Stick to bread, canned goods that are ready-to-eat and can be opened WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A CAN OPENER.
PACK MEDICINE - most especially basic medicine (biogesic, bioflu, robitussin etc). Also if possible, include medicine for surface wounds as many have been wounded because of the debris and fallen rooftops.
PACK AT LEAST ONE BOTTLE OF WATER - People are raging for water (some have even become violent just for water). There is no source of water at all in any part of Tacloban.
PACK CANDLES AND MATCHES - there will be no electricity for a minimum of two months so all people will need these.
ENCOURAGE YOUR RESPECTIVE GROUP/ORGANIZATION TO DONATE BODYBAGS - Bodies are lying around the roads within the city and some of the places have already been filled up with bodies.
Loyola University Health System pediatric critical care physician Dr. David Ubogy joined FOX 32 News at Noon on Tuesday to explain what Super Typhoon Haiyan victims are facing in the Philippines in the aftermath of the storm.
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) - Mobs overran a rice warehouse on the island worst hit by the Philippine typhoon, setting off a wall collapse that killed eight people and carting off thousands of sacks of the grain, while security forces Wednesday exchanged gunfire with an armed gang.
The incidents in or close to the storm-ravaged city hosting international relief efforts add to concerns about the slow pace of aid distribution and that parts of the disaster zone are descending into chaos.
Five long days after Typhoon Haiyan wasted the eastern seaboard of the Philippines, the cogs of what promises to be a massive international aid effort are beginning to turn, but not quickly enough for the some 600,000 people displaced, many of them homeless, hungry and thirsty.
"There's a bit of a logjam to be absolutely honest getting stuff in here," said U.N. staffer Sebastian Rhodes Stampa against the roar of a C-130 transport plane landing behind him at the airstrip in Tacloban, one of the hardest-hit cities.
"It's almost all in country - either in Manila or in Cebu, but it's not here. We're going to have a real challenge with logistics in terms of getting things out of here, into town, out of town, into the other areas," he said. "The reason for that essentially is that there are no trucks, the roads are all closed."
Planes, ships and trucks were all on their way to the region, loaded with generators, water purifying kits and emergency lights - vital equipment needed to sustain a major relief mission. Airports were reopening in the region, and the U.S. military said it was installing equipment to allow the damaged Tacloban aiport to operate 24-7.
Tacloban's mayor, Alfred Romualdez, urged residents to flee the city because local authorities were having trouble providing food and water and maintaining order, The New York Times reported. He said the city was in desperate need of trucks to distribute relief shipments that were accumulating at the city's airport as well as equipment to pull decaying corpses from the rubble.
Eight people were crushed to death when the mob stormed a rice warehouse around 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Tacloban on Tuesday and carried off thousands of sacks of grain, according to National Food Authority spokesman Rex Estoperez.
On Wednesday, gunfire broke out close to the city's San Juanico bridge on Wednesday between security forces and armed men, but the circumstances were unclear, according to footage on local TV.
Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves of food, water and other goods. Authorities have struggled to stop the looting. There have been unconfirmed reports of armed gangs of robbers operating in a systematic manner.
An 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew was in place across the region. Despite incidents, police said the situation was improving.
"We have restored order," said Carmelo Espina Valmoria, director of the Philippine National Police special action force. "There has been looting for the last three days, but the situation has stabilized."
The death toll rose to 2,275, according a national tally kept by the disaster agency. That figure is expected to rise, perhaps significantly, when accurate information is collected from the entirety of the disaster zone, which spreads over a wide swath of the eastern and central Philippines but appears to be concentrated on two main islands, Leyte and Samar.
The congressman for Eastern Samar province, a coastal region that bore the full force of the storm, said 211 had been killed there and 45 were missing. He said some villages have been wiped out, with practically no structures standing. In one town, bodies remain lying on the road because help has not come to retrieve or bury them. Other towns have conducted mass burials.
"The situation there was horrible," Ben Evardone told a local television station. "Some communities disappeared, entire villages were wiped out. They were shouting 'food, food, food!' when they saw me."
U.S. Brig Gen. Paul Kennedy promised a response akin to the widely praised U.S. military one after the 2004 Asian tsunami, when fleets of helicopters dropped water and food to hundreds of isolated communities along the coast.
"You are not just going to see Marines and a few planes and some helicopters," Kennedy said. "You will see the entire Pacific Command respond to this crisis."
A Norwegian ship carrying supplies left from Manila, while an Australian air force transport plane took off from Canberra carrying a medical team. British and American navy vessels are also en route to the region.
At the Tacloban airport, makeshift clinics have been set up and thousands of people were waiting for a flight out. A doctor said supplies of antibiotics and anesthetics arrived Tuesday for the first time.
"Until then, patients had to endure the pain," said Dr. Victoriano Sambale.
Relief officials said comparing the pace of this operation to those in past disasters was largely pointless because each posed unique challenges.
In Indonesia's Aceh, the worst-hit region by the 2004 tsunami, relief hubs were easier to set up than in Tacloban. The main airport there was functioning 24-7 within a couple of days of the disaster. While devastation in much of the city of Banda Aceh was total, large inland parts of the city were undamaged, providing a base for aid operations and temporary accommodation for the homeless.
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The United Nations World Food Program said it has allocated $2 million for the disaster response and officials joined an assessment mission to survey damage in Leyte and Samar provinces.
WFP said it will send more than 40 tons of high energy biscuits and work with the Filipino government to help with logistics and emergency communications systems.
It asks for donations at www.wfpusa.org or by texting the word AID to 27722 to instantly donate $10.
UNICEF said its staff in the Philippines is being repositioned to help in relief efforts and 66 tons of emergency supplies are being sent from Copenhagen. An airlift set to arrive on Tuesday will include water purification systems, storage equipment and sanitation supplies.
Donations can be made to UNICEF at unicef.org/support.
The American Red Cross said it has deployed two people to assist with assessments in the Philippines and activated its family tracing services. It asked those who want to support relief efforts to mail a check to their local American Red Cross chapter, with "Philippines Typhoons and Flood" in the memo line.
Go to redcross.org for local chapter information or redcross.org.ph to donate directly to the Philippine Red Cross.
All disaster donations will be used for relief efforts and "to immediately meet the specific needs of disaster survivors."
Text TYPHOON to 80888 to donate $10 or give online.
Catholic Relief Services is accepting donations on its website emergencies.crs.org as it begins moving supplies and staff to respond to the typhoon.
World Vision said it is putting together resources to assist 1.2 million people, including food, hygiene kits, emergency shelter and protection.
It asked for one-time donations to be made at worldvision.org.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee has begun collecting donations for relief efforts.
To contribute, go to www.jdc.org or call 212-687-6200.
American Jewish World Service is collecting money to provide directly to local groups in the Philippines.
To donate, go to http://www.ajws.org.
Mercy Corps said it has launched emergency response efforts to provide food, water, shelter and basic supplies to typhoon survivors.
To contribute, go to www.mercycorps.org/typhoon or call (800) 292-3355.
AmeriCares is preparing to deploy an emergency response team to the Philippines.
To donate go to http://americares.org or call (800) 486-4357.
The Huffington Post reports ShelterBox provides families with a survival kit that includes a tent and other essential items while they are displaced or homeless. Learn more online.
Doctors Without Borders said it has 15 members in Cebu city and will send an additional 50 people in the next few days. It said it also is sending 329 tons of medical and relief supplies on three cargo planes.
To donate, go to www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate.
Lutheran World Relief said it has deployed its local staff to stricken areas and is appealing for $2.5 million to aid its recovery effort.
To donate, go to http://lwr.org/donate/.
Foreign governments and agencies have announced a major relief effort to help victims of the Philippine typhoon. Here are some of the pledges they have made:
U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has released $25 million from the U.N.'s emergency relief fund to provide emergency food assistance, supply emergency shelter materials and household items, assist with the provision of emergency health services, safe water supplies and sanitation facilities. The funding will also be used for critical protection, nutrition and emergency activities, the U.N. humanitarian office said.
The International Rescue Committee has dispatched an emergency team to Manila and launched a $10 million appeal. The IRC will work to determine which of its areas of expertise - from water and sanitation to education - are most needed.
The United States has pledged $20 million in immediate aid and has ordered the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the sail to the Philippines to provide assistance in the wake of the typhoon. It was expected to arrive in about two days. Officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development are deployed around the country to monitor the damage.
The United Kingdom is deploying a Royal Navy warship and donating a total of 10 million pounds' (roughly $16 million) worth of humanitarian assistance in aid of the victims of the typhoon, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.
Britain will also deploy Royal Air Force military transport aircraft in aid of recovery efforts, earmarking at least one C-17 cargo plane to move humanitarian aid and large equipment.
Australia announced assistance of 10 million Australian dollars ($9.4 million). That includes the deployment of an emergency medical team, aid to the U.N. Flash Appeal and aid to Australian non-governmental organizations for immediate life-saving assistance.
Japan will donate $10 million to the Philippines and has sent a 25-member relief team of mostly medical staff.
Canada has promised to donate up to $5 million in support of humanitarian organizations helping typhoon victims. In addition, the government pledged to match every dollar donated by individual Canadians to registered Canadian charities for typhoon relief.
China said it was pledging an initial $200,000, including $100,000 from the government and another $100,000 from the Chinese Red Cross while assessing what the full needs would be.
Taiwan said it will send $200,000 in aid to help with relief efforts.
Israel plans to set up a field hospital near the disaster area that is likely to focus on trauma care. Israel has sent a team of six medical and logistics experts to study the best location to erect it.
HSBC Group is donating over $1 million toward victims of the typhoon and is activating a bank-wide drive to raise funds from its employees globally.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Defense Continues to Shrink, as Commercial Aerospace is Taking Off
Mid-year 2012 top 20 global aerospace and defense company financial performance analysis
A continued slowdown in national security spending in major countries continues to affect defense contractors. Based on mid-year 2012 financial results, defense companies in the top 20 global aerospace and defense (A&D) companies, experienced a decline in their global revenues of $1.3 billion, or a 1 percent decrease, after a 3.3 percent decline in 2011. However, the overall commercial aerospace and defense industry posted an overall revenue increase of $7.2 billion, or 5.5 percent over the first half 2011, all and more driven by record setting production of commercial aircraft and its related supply chain, which accounted for $13.4 billion in revenue growth for the sector.
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