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Ambitious 256-player first-person shooter MAG has already split FPS fans down the middle. On one side are the doubters who say MAG is a frustrating, often boring, lag fest. On the other side are the enthusiasts who say the doubters just don't get it. At a recent hands-on event in London, we not only played the hell out of the PS3 exclusive but also quizzed senior designer Scott Rudi's thoughts on some of MAG's more unique features.
Q. Congratulations on MAG. You've just come out of open beta. Did any of the feedback surprise you, or was it all pretty much what you expected?
Scott Rudi: Always we get some surprises. With the first betas, the early closed betas, those probably had the most surprises because that was the first time we saw non development or non testers play. As developers we know this, that there's going to be unforeseen... people play very different than developers. But as each beta version came out we saw less and less real surprises, and it got to the point where we were just fine tuning and polishing and stuff like that, rather than any major changes.
Q. Would you say MAG's a hardcore shooter for hardcore shooter fans?
SR: No. Actually, one of our goals was to make it accessible for as many people as possible. We need a lot of people to be playing this game, and to rely only on the hardcore shooters is something we can't do. One of the things we've been doing throughout beta and obviously today, is we've been running accelerated entry into some of our harder game modes. When we ship, to get from level one to the point where can get into those big Domination maps, will take you a little while, and hopefully get you used to the game. A lot of the massive online games, you start out first level, you can only do a few things and as you level up you get to do more and more. We're taking the same approach, where when you first buy MAG, you get to play the training and the Suppression. You have to do that a few times to get more comfortable with the basic gameplay. And then you notice when you're in Sabotage, we introduce objectives. And then with Acquisition you've got vehicles and bunkers, and that will usually take quite a while for you to get there. Hopefully you're comfortable with the various aspects by the time you hit the more elaborate things.
Q: The open beta, which we played extensively, had only one game mode available to play for the first ten levels. It won't be like that in the final version?
SR: Right. There will be a lot more steps within that. This last beta, Acquisition wasn't available. That's a bridge, especially in complexity. We just had to ensure we could focus people where we needed them testing the most at that time.
Q: You have a rolling spawn mechanic, which is designed to make players spawn at the same time so they can tackle objectives together. But some players feel like they are waiting too long to spawn. How do you resolve that?
SR: Yes. That's a lot of what we've been honing over time, is trying to resolve those issues. Especially at first, you felt like you waited too long and then when you spawn you run too far etc. So a lot of our attention has been trying to minimise that. I'm confident when we ship it's going to be much less of an issue for a lot of people. Some of the frustration where some of our beta testers, we were pushing along too much, and before they learned that they had to use cover and teamwork and not just run out all Rambo style, they get killed and back in the queue. Where if you play a little bit more intelligently, using cover and using tactics and teamwork, you survive a lot longer and it's a lot less noticeable. The rolling spawn rate was to get more of a game balance system going in.
Q: How will the rolling spawn system be different for the final version?
SR: Speeding up a few of the little systems in there.
Q: Will it be the same as it is in the build we played today?
SR: We're re-using the latest. I'm not saying it's a radical change, but it's on the level of a little polish and fine tuning at this point.
Q: So we weren't playing the final version today?
SR: You were close to it, if this wasn't the final. Pretty close. I don't know if you'd even notice the difference at this point.
Q: So the spawn system we played with is what we'll get in final?
SR: I would call them pretty near what you'll see in ship.
Q: You also have a bleed-out system, which we reckon relies on communication and players' willingness to heal and revive, otherwise you spend all that time bleeding out, then no-one heals you, then you have to wait for the spawn. Did you consider having a countdown ticker for the rolling spawn so players could look at that while they bleed-out and time it so they spawn with minimal wait?
SR: Absolutely. And without letting too much out, yes. And yes, look for that in the future. And a lot of other little improvements to that, like messaging. One of the main things is if you don't communicate with your microphone, a lot of people don't realise that a medic is on the way, or that somebody needs a revive. So we're looking for ways to improve both lines of communication, to say I need a revive, and even for ways for people to say, hey, you're way behind enemy lines, you better just bleed-out because there's no way we can get to you. So we're looking to improve that.
Q: Is that something you can do with patch?
SR: Yes. It's not a major patch.
Q: Will the patch be released soon after launch or a while after?
SR: We'll see. I can't say.
Q: Zipper Interactive is a PS3-exclusive developer. What advantages does that give the development team in terms of what they can do?
SR: Well, unfettered access to the PS3 architecture was the biggest one. Very early we were able to learn about the inner workings of the PS3 from the people who made it. That was very helpful. As well as just a really close relationship with Sony, and able to communicate with them instantaneously, get their feedback right away, tell them what we need and what they've got to give us. It was very helpful, actually. That and also having the whole company behind you, because being an exclusive, they're depending on you in some ways, and you're also depending on them. It brings you a lot tighter together.
Q: Is MAG a better game for being a PS3 exclusive than it would have been as a multiplatform title?
SR: I don't even know if it's possible for multiplatform. We're using so many architectural features unique to the PS3, like the Cell system, that I would be hard pressed to - and I'm not a programmer or anything - but from what I've been hearing, this is what the PS3 can do and few others can.
Q: So it might not be possible for MAG to work on Xbox 360?
SR: As a game player I'd love to see someone else try.
Q: MAG's hook is that it's a 256 player FPS. We can't think of many harder challenges from a design point of view than to work out how to divide up the players and still make them feel like they're in a battle with lots of other people and not just their squad doing their own thing.
SR: You put it exactly how I would have. That has been our major challenge: how to make it feel like your small unit of specialists are special, and yet make you feel like you're part of a larger war. If you've seen what was shown at E3 and first beta, you've seen that we've been moving the pieces around to optimise that. One of the things we did was - especially in Domination - all the various sides start in their unique area, and then they push forward towards a common area. Really the intensity and the number of friends and enemies you see increases during the match. That seems to have worked out very well, where the intensity builds and you end on a crescendo. It's a climax of the gameplay when the game ends.
Q: MAG is an online focused shooter. Are dedicated servers essential to the success of online-focused shooters?
SR: For us it is, partially because of our persistence. The fact that how your PMC does effects the larger benefits - the Shadow War is what we're calling it - every 24 hours we look at the performance of each of the PMCs on various game types, and the winner of all of those matches at the end of the 24 hour period, they receive a bonus to their various abilities for the next 24 hours. That requires dedicated servers, or else it's not secure. We control those servers to ensure it's legitimate. We can also do a lot more than if we went more of a broad base server base. We have Ferraris instead of a bunch of Yugos powering MAG, to put it that way. Nothing against Yugos - very good car!
Q: There were issues with Modern Warfare 2 and Infinity Ward's decision not to provide dedicated servers.
SR: It's a very different game, though. For Modern Warfare, which I like playing personally, I feel it's a good game although it's different from us. For us, the fact that it's 256 players and secure persistent is just... you know it's just the way it's got to be for it to work. I can't imagine us trying to do it another way.
Q: You mentioned you've played Modern Warfare 2. What do you think of the terrorist level?
SR: I'm here to talk about MAG. I tip my hat to those guys. That's about all I want to say.
Q: Another unique feature of MAG is the command structure. It seems to us that the game is designed with the use of headsets in mind.
SR: It helps. It greatly enhances the game. One thing I got to say about our command structure is it's not mandatory. One of our big design sayings is, it's all carrots and no sticks. We never punish a player for not behaving as a good teammate. As long as he's contributing by killing the enemy... if you've paid $60 for this game, you should have fun no matter how you want to play it, as long as you're not griefing or something. But we offer incentives - carrots - for those who want to play, take objectives, move with their squad and revive teammates. It's all about enticing people to play how we want them to, but never punishing them for not doing so.
Q: But the rewards for doing so are great.
SR: Accelerated experience, yeah. If you're in it for the long run, or even in the short run, that extra experience really pays off.
Q: With development of MAG wrapping up, what is Zipper turning to you next? Are you able to take a break and take stock and react to the community, or will you jump straight in to something else?
SR: Absolutely we're paying close attention to what happens when we launch. That will be the focus of our attention. As for beyond that, we haven't really made any announcements or anything, so keep your ears open. But we're very excited about this new product and line, so keep your ears open. We plan to be very active.
Q: Lots of fans are hoping for SOCOM 4. Any word for the fans on that?
SR: You know, honestly, we're just here to talk about MAG this time. That's all I can say.
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" Brand: Avon Christian Lacroix / Type: Body Lotion / Suitable for: Body / Skin type: for dry skin and for all types / What it does: Moisturizes "
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My sister bought me the Christian Lacroix Nuit fragrance gift set last Christmas and included was this body lotion.
It comes in a 150ml tube which is a lovely deep purple colour with a silver design surrounding the words, 'Christian Lacroix Nuit'.
The tube sits on its flip cap lid which is made from the same coloured plastic.
I like the design of the packaging for this body lotion.
Christian Lacroix's Nuit range is sold exclusively by Avon so can be purchased online at avonshop.co.uk or you can order it from the Avon brochure via your local Avon representative. I have seen the body lotion in the sale for around £2.00.
In Use
The body lotion has a lovely scent, which is just like that of the fragrance.
The notes are listed as bergamot, neroli, honeysuckle, jasmine, tuberose, narcissus, amber, incense, musk and woody notes.
I find the scent of this body lotion quite spicy and sensual. It is described as a floral oriental scent, but I notice the spicier notes before the florals.
With the summer long gone I have noticed I am turning to deeper and darker scents for the autumn and winter months. I tried a light, summer fragrance the other day and it just wasn't cutting it any more and I felt as though I had grown out of it, but I suspect that's only for another 6 months until the spring arrives again.
I can really detect the woody notes in this body lotion.
The body lotion is white in colour and it feels quite thin and creamy and I mean that in a good way. Being thin, I find it easier to rub in to my skin. It also sinks into my skin really quickly.
The body lotion is quite thin in consistency and I have found that you don't need to use a lot of it per application. A small amount will cover a large surface area so you have to be careful not to squeeze too much out of the tube at once.
With this body lotion there is no stickiness or residue left on my skin and my skin doesn't feel as though I have a product on it like I do with some lotions.
It leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated. The scent also lingers on my skin after applying the body lotion and it is quite strong so it is great for layering with the perfume to help the perfume last longer on my skin.
I'm not usually a massive fan of spicy scents, often finding them a bit too harsh for my tastes, but this is one I really love.
I love both the body lotion and the fragrance and I would definitely consider purchasing them both again in the future. The perfume is really nice and the body lotion is good quality and the two work well together to build up the scent.
~~The Product 'Avon's Christian Lacroix Nuit Body Lotion' ~ 'Body Image'!~~
Avon excelled themselves as a company when they introduced this particular body lotion. It certainly ticked all the boxes on the advertising front. Of course, Avon have always manages to hype up there products with very descriptive language, almost promising a kind of 'beam me up Scotty' promise that the product in question contained that very power to transport one too far away lands of beauty and serenity. Even promising that wearing such cosmetics could possibly ensure the most delectable of partners! Well, one just needs to look at the appearance of this product to sense that the contents are luxurious and fragrant!
The lotion is contained in a smooth plastic tube that descends in size towards the flip top lid. Upon this gorgeous shimmering mauve/lilac container are the words noting the name in silvery white lettering adorned by feathery motifs. On the reverse of the label are the usual symbols detailing shelf life, in this case, twelve months. Also that it is recyclable, usage details in various languages and Company addresses.
One of the team that collaborated with Avon to bring in this distinct product from 2007 was the renowned designer Christian Lacroix. It was in 2011 though that this new addition, 'Nuit', was added to the range. Noteworthy is the 'nose' behind the fragrance, Carlos Benaim. Born in Morocco he trained as 'a chemical engineer' and later in 1967 entered training at the International Flavours and Fragrances. Carlos Benaim is senior perfumer at the IFF. 'Carlos Benaïm 'was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Perfumers in 2004'.
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~~My Personal Usage Experience ~ 'Body Parts'!~~
Opening the 150ml tube is very simplistic. The flip top lid is fairly easy to open the first time but thereafter, no effort is required. The practical finger indentation makes the hardened plastic cap open fluidly (excuse the pun!) Upon opening, a most subtle aroma is revealed, a soft floral scent, but this affords no indication of the true aromatic delights when applied! I generally pop a good measure of the lotion into the palm of my hand, roughly a dessert spoon full. Be warned, this is a fairly fluid liquid! The moisturizer is pure white and cool to the touch.
I sit on my bed after a shower and being towel dry begin the process, starting from my ankles and working my way up my legs, applying the lotion in a circular motion to promote easier utilization, concentration and absorption. I have especially dry feet and legs, though it does not apply the lotion to my feet as this makes walking a little too slippery! I have foot creams that I make use of after using this product. I tend to apply more cream to my ankles, calves and legs to almost all other body parts!
The emollient spreads in a gorgeous flowing manner across my skin. The initial coldness of the cream is absorbed and natural body heat along with massaging into the skin leaves a refreshing sensation. The cosmetic is immersed into the skin quickly, leaving the most wonderful slightly moist feel which gives a most hydrated texture to the body.
I continue to apply the balm over my body but in sections, while enjoying the amazing bouquet of this luxurious cream. I finish off with the final application to my neck. I do not use perfumed lotions to my face as I have other creams specifically for this task. I mentioned the initial fragrance as being floral when taking in the odour from the opened lid. But when applying the creamy moisturizer, the true perfume is released. I can easily detect the musk woodsy notes that live up to the 'sensuous' hype!
Although the white floral notes are still slightly apparent it is the incense and amber notes that really take their place as being the main notes to this exotic scented lotion. After a while, these top notes settle to a soft amber and jasmine while retaining its prominent balmy musky notes. Throughout the day, it is noticeable enough for folk to comment. Although, as fragrances do, go unnoticed after a while buy the wearer, the strong notes, though certainly not over powering, are most apparent to others nearby.
~~Would I recommend? ~ 'Body and Soul'!~~
Yes I certainly would recommend this lovely beautifully aromatic lotion. It leaves my skin feeling hydrated and silky smooth. The cream is absorbed so easily and quickly into the skin that I can put on clothing soon after without concerns of marking. My skin is left feeling lusciously soft and fragrant, which last through the day long into the evening.
I purchased this attractive product through my Avon Representative but it is available online throughout many outlets including EBay, for as little as £2.95 with postage and packing included!
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SAGINAW, MI — Get ready to be transported to Paris at the season opener for the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra.
"A Parisian Soiree" gala celebration will precede the "Musical Journeys" concert the night of Sept. 29, with an afterglow following the concert at the Temple Theatre in downtown Saginaw.
"It's amazing," Musical Director Brett Mitchell said of plans to recreate a corner of Paris in the adjacent Saginaw Club, inviting concertgoers to spend "An Evening in Paris" with mimes, street artists and Parisian delicacies.
"Opening weekend, we're celebrating big time," Mitchell said. "Think about a season premiere on television. I love watching baseball, too, going to the ballpark and grabbing a hot dog and a beer.
"Why should the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra offer any less? We've been talking about this for a couple of years now, and it's really, really exciting to see it happening."
The fundraiser is in part a response to concertgoers between 29 and 40 who want an evening out without driving around.
"We're thinking generationally, coming up with something that appeals to our existing patrons and draws in the new," Executive Director Dan McGee said.
"This is our first year, our introductory gala, and we're doing it up nice with the street lamps and storefronts and all kinds of neat stuff. But it's not too extravagant. Because there was a wedding booked at the Temple, we were lucky to have the Saginaw Club available, but it is limited to 150 people.
"This will give people a chance to experience it and tell others before next season, when we can go all out. We'll break even this year, but in the future, it's going to be a great fundraiser for the symphony."
With the gala right around the corner, organizer Michelle Whitlock said, the challenge has moved from how to fill an hour and a half, she said, to, "How will we outdo ourselves next year?"
"We're going to have six local artists painting Paris scenes, and people there can vote for their favorite, with an award going to the top artist," Whitlock said. "Steve Magstadt was great in pulling that together, and their works will be sold at a silent auction at the afterglow. We had someone on the board who knew how to bring in some mimes, and we thought that was something fun to do.
"Some things just fell in our laps, like the woman from Hemlock who asked us to check out an entire set of Paris streetscapes. They're very, very pretty."
The evening will kick off a raffle, courtesy of Morley Companies, for a round-trip for two to Paris, including coach-class airfare and a four-night stay at the Westin Paris. The $20 tickets are available throughout the season, with winner chosen from the 1,500 sold at the "Russian Milestones" concert May 4."It was interesting, and it was challenging, and it's just going to get better and better every year," Whitlock said. "Once people realize what we're doing, they're going to look forward to the next event, and we're going to keep growing."
Heading into his third season leading the orchestra, Mitchell called the plans "a huge testament to a board that accomplishes miraculous things."
Longtime symphony supporters are saying the same, remembering how, in 2000, the organization was $200,000 in debt, unable to meet its payroll, behind in its payments on loans and wondering how it could afford future concerts.
Now, with an annual budget that has doubled since 2000, to $600,000 from $300,000, "we've finished in the black for the past eight years," said McGee. "We have 90 percent retention on our series subscribers, and 80 percent of the people who took advantage of our half-off discount on new subscriptions last year are back again."
That 50 percent break still is available, he added, and it all adds up to something to celebrate in a big way, on Sept. 29 and in seasons to come.
"An Evening in Paris" begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Saginaw Club, 219 N. Washington. Tickets cost $30 in advance, and only a few are still available. Call 989-754-SHOW or go online to saginawbayorchestra.com for information.


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As Drew Barrymore said "I do" to Will Kopelman this weekend, he ex-boyfriend Justin Long was celebrating his birthday with a new girlfriend.
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This past weekend was the 24/7 concert at WK. It was a huge success drawing so many people that some had to be turned away.
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By mid-March, the United States will have been at war in Afghanistan and Iraq for seven years. To mark this important, if tragic, anniversary, over 150 of the Portland area's best classical, contemporary and world musicians are uniting to make a giant musical gift to the city and beyond.
"24/7" is a series of 24 dramatic concerts, each starting upon the hour, from 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 21, and continuing through to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 22, in the W+K Atrium.
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The town of Seesen, at the western side of the Harzmountains in the north of Germany, turns every year on the first weekend in September into a party with a medieval flair.
There is more about it on: http://www.sehusafest.de/
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Some residents have expressed concerns in proposed changes to the city's trash service.
Alderman Jim Albrecht said he was contacted by a resident who is concerned about trash odor if collection is reduced to once a week instead of twice weekly.
City officials approved the specifications last month.
City Administrator Russell Rost assured Albrecht that the totes that will be provided will keep odors in, and are large enough to hold several trash bags.
The city is now under contract with Progressive Waste Solutions, formerly IESI, which ends Aug. 31. Under the current contract the trash is collected two days each week.
Bids are due at city hall Monday.
The bids specifications for a new contract include that both trash and recyclables be collected one time per week.
Rost said that most trash collection companies collect once per week, and supply residents with wheeled totes.
Under a new contract, residents will likely be given two large trash bins — one for recycling and another for trash.
Initially, the city sought bids for a 96-gallon container, and a 65-gallon container. However, Rost said waste management companies seem to prefer that both containers be the same size.
The containers will likely have different colored lids to distinguish between trash and recycling.
He explained that in order to keep costs low, the city must ink a five-year contract with a trash company.
Rost further added that there had been concerns about residents moving the larger trash bins.
"It is easier to move it than to carry a 30-gallon can to the curb," he said.
Rost added that there are a few isolated situations that the city will have to address, including a few elderly residents who may not be able to wheel the large bin to the street.
"I think it will work but it will take some adjustments," Rost said. "It (new contract) will eliminate a large number of complaints we've gotten."
If residents use uniform totes citywide, the trash company would use lifts to dump the canisters into the truck. That could save on manpower because the truck could be operated with just a driver.
Rost noted that the city would look for an agreement that it share in the profits from the sales of recyclables. There are some cities who are reimbursed for a portion of the sale of materials.
Officials expect the yard waste and large trash pickups to be similar to the current contract, Rost added.
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Daniel Barden was an "imaginative and outgoing" seven year-old member of Newtown soccer and swim teams who loved to read, ride the waves at the ocean, and spend time with his family, playing the drums in a band he'd formed with his older brother and sister, James and Natalie. With seeming wisdom and manners beyond his years, his mother, Jackie, recalled how "Our neighbors always said, 'He's like an old soul'" while his father, Mark, smiled at how "He would hold doors open for adults all the time." Daniel, the "light of his family's life," dreamed of becoming a firefighter like his uncles, and in tribute to him and to his dream, more than one hundred firefighters from around the area stood at attention in dress uniform in an honor guard at his funeral, lining both sides of the street from the funeral home to the church from which he was buried, some playing "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes as the funeral procession passed by.
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The second season syndrome
Last season, if a player was Irish or had ever featured for Manchester United the chances are that they would end up playing for Roy Keane's Sunderland. It proved a successful approach for the Black Cats, who so often in the past suffered some kind of unwanted record as they plummeted back to the Championship, managed to retain their Premier League status.
This season Keane may have targeted players from a different club but the approach remains the same. Tottenham Hotspur are the beneficiaries of Sunderland's transfer cash this time as a trio of players have agreed to swap White Hart Lane for the Stadium of Light.
Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque and Teemu Tainio have all headed north and will join fellow new recruit El-Hadji Diouf, from Bolton, as Sunderland look to establish themselves in the Premier League.
They all look astute buys and despite criticism that Sunderland are simply scooping up reserve team players Keane's acquisitions are all certainly good enough to move the club onto the next level, plus they all have a point to prove.
Chimbonda has already experienced the process of establishing a club in the Premier League with Wigan Athletic. So successful was the attacking full-back during his time at the JJB Stadium that he secured a £6million move to Martin Jol's Tottenham and broke into the French national team.
His attacking instincts should help the Black Cat's improve last season's modest tally of 36 goals, the third worst in the Premier League, and this is certainly an area Keane has targeted for improvement with the captures of Malbranque and Tainio.
Kieron Richardson was supposed to provide the ammunition last year but the former Manchester United winger, who famously helped West Bromwich Albion avoid relegation during the 2004/05 season, was injured for much of the season. The arrival of two creative midfielders from Tottenham will provide the Black Cats with more than adequate cover; in fact Richardson may struggle to win back his place.
Malbranque was something of a legend during his time at Fulham, as part of the Jean Tigana revolution, before falling from grace with the Craven Cottage faithful following his lucrative move to Tottenham. He was a key creative spark for Spurs under Jol and rather surprisingly was one of the top five tacklers in the Premier League last year. He is certainly a Keane type of player.
Finland international Tainio was a regular in the first 11 as Spurs came within a whisker of qualifying for the Champions League and was one of ten players who went down with food poisoning on the eve of the final game of the 2005/6 season as Tottenham missed out. Since then he has been played out of position at White Hart Lane and is eager to prove himself in midfield for the Black Cats.
But with talismanic striker Kenwyn Jones out injured for two months Diouf may well emerge as the key player for Sunderland during the start of their second season in the top-flight. Although Jones only scored eight goals for the Black Cats last term he ended the campaign as the club's top scorer, one goal ahead of the disappointing former Newcastle United striker Michael Chopra.
Diouf is not a prolific striker himself, in fact when the Senegal international was named in FIFA's team of the tournament following the 2002 World Cup he had not netted a single goal, but with six goals from the wing for a poor Bolton side last year there is certainly potential for the former Liverpool striker in a more advanced position.
The two-time African Player of the Year is the type of forward that opposition fans love to hate and the type of fiery player than Keane requires to add spark to his industrious team.
The Irish manager is still in the early days of his managerial career and has only tasted success thus far. He took Sunderland from the bottom of the Championship to promotion in his debut year and kept the club in the Premier League the year after.
His challenge now is to avoid the dreaded 'second season syndrome' in the Premier League that has done for so many promoted clubs, most recently Reading.
But with the raft of new signings the former Manchester United player has made in the transfer window Keane has added freshness to the squad, and no small measure of quality, that should be able to stave off relegation.
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March 25, 2009
EVENT: Model Maglev vehicles built by Long Island middle school students will be judged on speed, efficiency, and appearance at the 19th Annual Middle School Magnetic Levitation Contest. Maglev — the suspension, guidance, and propulsion of vehicles by magnetic forces — was invented and patented in 1968 by Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists Gordon Danby and James Powell.
Media are invited to the contest. The event is closed to the general public because of space limitations. All visitors age 16 and older must bring a photo ID to be allowed on site.
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1
WHERE: Brookhaven Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory. The Lab is located on William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46), one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the Long Island Expressway.
DETAILS: Nearly 180 middle school students from Nassau and Suffolk Counties have entered the 2009 Maglev contest. (See list of participating schools.) The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory sponsors the event.
Maglev may one day solve today's traffic congestion problems. Maglev vehicles float over a fixed track, supported and driven by magnetic fields. While barely leaving the ground, a Maglev vehicle may go as fast as an airplane. Students were required to design and construct model Maglev vehicles according to engineering specifications. Students recorded their planning process in "design briefs," which also count in the judging. Scores of handmade vehicles zooming down Maglev tracks, cheered on by dozens of students, will provide excellent visuals.
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HAMILTON — The township's two Democratic assemblymen say they will introduce a bill requiring politicians to follow state campaign finance and pay-to-play laws when holding legal defense fundraisers.
The announcement comes as critics have raised questions about a fundraiser Mayor John Bencivengo will hold June 5. Bencivengo is fighting federal corruption charges after he was accused of accepting $12,400 in bribes from the school district's insurance broker.
"Legal defense fundraisers should not be an excuse to bypass … laws that are designed to protect the public trust," Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo said in a press release. He plans to co-sponsor the bill with Assemblyman Daniel Benson.
The state agency that oversees campaign financing has said Bencivengo will not have to disclose the amount of money he collects at the $125-per-ticket fundraiser, as he is holding the event as a private citizen.
State law limits individual political contributions, requires politicians and candidates to disclose amounts raised, and places restrictions on contributions from donors who do business with the state and local governments.
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• DOE probes ties between Hamilton school board and broker in Bencivengo case
• Witness in case against Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo familiar in GOP circles
• Bencivengo declares innocence; council discusses mayor's legal troubles
• Hamilton mayor returns to work; Bencivengo's legal troubles expected to be on agenda at tonight's council meeting
• Hamilton Mayor Bencivengo proclaims innocence, vows to remain in office amid corruption charges
• Robbinsville cuts ties with insurance brokerage firm
• Federal investigators demand records of Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo
• Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo is charged with extorting bribe over school insurance contract
• 'Cooperating witness' in Hamilton Mayor Bencivengo corruption case is identified as Allen Associates employee
• Calls for Hamilton Mayor Bencivengo to step down grow louder as bribery scandal unfolds
• SPECIAL TIMES OF TRENTON EDITORIAL: Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo should resign immediately amid bribery, extortion charge
• Hamilton council members call on Mayor Bencivengo to take leave of absence amid federal corruption charge
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New York City Celebrates Clark Terry Tonight, April 23rd
Gwen Terry, The Duke Ellington Society, International Women in Jazz, Jazz Foundation of America and Saint Peter's Church – Jazz Ministry are partnering to produce a fundraiser for Clark Terry on Monday, April 23 at 7 PM at Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York City.
Over 40 musicians will perform for Clark Terry, to raise funds to help defRay Clark's medical expenses.
Musicians confirmed for the event include: Clifford Adams Jr., Carl Allen, Lyle Atkinson, Art Baron, Gene Bertoncini, Valerie Capers, Paquito D'Rivera, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Sylvia Cuenca, Dee Daniels, Bryan Davis, David Demsey, Lou Donaldson, Mark Elf, Essiet Essiet, Don Friedman, Greg Gisbert, Dave Glasser, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Winard Harper, Barry Harris, Louis Hayes, Jimmy Heath, Conrad Herwig, Jack Jeffers, Melba Joyce, Justin Kauflin, Stantawn Kendrick, Bob Kindred, Victor Lewis, Tony Lujan, Russell Malone, Sarah McLawler, Marcus McLaurine, Junior Mance, Mulgrew Miller, Shawnn Monteiro, Frank Owens, Jimmy Owens, Jeremy Pelt, Anne Phillips, Rufus Reid, Bill Saxton, Josh Shpak, Don Sickler, Norman Simmons, John Simon, Lew Soloff, Helen Sung, and Frank Wess
Marcus McLaurine will be the Musician Coordinator and David Demsey will Emcee.
Clark Terry plans to appear at the event via Skype.
Clark Terry's career in jazz spans more than seventy years. He is a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, composer, writer, trumpet/flugelhorn designer, teacher and NEA Jazz Master.
For a complete biography on Clark Terry, visit his website at www.clarkterry.com
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TORONTO Although Tuesday marked day six of the Toronto International Film Festival, the party scene that surrounds the screenings showed no signs of slowing down, with a host of events held around town.
In Style and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association dressed the Windsor Arms Hotel in yellow orchids for their 10th annual TIFF party Tuesday. Kelly Austing, In Style's manager of creative development, worked with Spinning Top to plan the event and called on Frank Rea of Forget Me Not Flowers to create a warm look for the party, which drew more than 400 guests. "We wanted to capitalize on the colours of the room. Some years we go against the grain and this year we wanted to capitalize on what is already here," Austing said.
Eventure draped a tent from Advanced Tent Rentals with cream fabric at the entrance to the party, which included a Sephora-sponsored makeup room where In Style guests could receive touchups throughout the event, which Austing refers to as the magazine's kickoff to award season. However, the party, which began at 10 p.m. and continued until 2 a.m., is not tied to any particular film. "We want to celebrate the entire festival and all the works that are here," Austing said.
Over at Tryst Nightclub, models in lettuce bikinis walked the runway for a fund-raising event sponsored by Smashbox Cosmetics and held in support of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The event, dubbed "Veg: A Party for PETA," showcased cruelty-free fashions, food, and makeup.
Guests, who were asked not to wear leather or fur to the event, received touchups and makeovers in the Smashbox makeup trailer parked on the street outside the venue. Designers like Joeffer Caoc presented fashions made with vegetables and cruelty-free fabrics during a runway show. A silent auction included products from Belvedere, Ritual spa, and Rockstar Energy Drink.
Canadian costume designers also showcased their work at a cocktail reception held at Proof Vodka Bar in the InterContinental Toronto Yorkville on Tuesday night. The event marked the second annual TIFF party hosted by the Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design (Caftcad). The reception honouring the accomplishments of Canadian costume designers included several displays of garments created for films showing at this year's festival.
"As with last year's successful event, we are hopeful Caftcad Celebrates Costume in Film will once again raise awareness of the alliance's membership and the skill involved in bringing these masterpieces from the sketchbook to the big screen," president Luis Sequeira said.


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The world is making significant progress in coming to grips with the HIV epidemic, but in many countries stigma and lack of human rights remain.
The UN Joint Programme on HIV/Aids (UNaids) launched the 2012 Global Epidemic Report on Tuesday and reported significant declines in new infections among adults and children, with high numbers of people placed on antiretrovirals.
Still the region most severely affected, sub-Saharan Africa has shown progress, with an estimated 1.8 million new HIV infections in 2011 compared with 2.4 million in 2001.
Between 2005 and 2011, the number of people dying from Aids-related causes in sub-Saharan Africa declined by a third from 1.8 million to 1.2 million.
Since 2004, the number of tuberculosis-related deaths among people living with HIV has fallen by 28 percent in sub-Saharan Africa.
However, while there have been victories in the treatment and prevention arena – fear, ignorance and discrimination – in its worst forms, including abusive treatment and violence, remain in a number of countries.
According to data collected, more than half of people living with HIV in Zambia reported having been verbally abused as a result of their HIV status. One in five people living with HIV in Nigeria and Ethiopia reported feeling suicidal.
According to a nine-country study by the International Labour Organisation and the Global Network of People Living with HIV, the percentage of people living with HIV who reported discriminatory attitudes among employers ranged from 8 percent in Estonia to 54 percent in Malaysia.
As of 2012, 60 countries have adopted laws that specifically criminalise HIV transmission, with about 600 convictions reported in 24 countries.
According to a 2012 global review, more than 40 percent of UN member states (78 of 193 countries) criminalise same-sex relations, with some jurisdictions permitting imposition of the death penalty for convictions under such laws.
Laws deeming some aspect for sex work to be illegal are in place in the majority of countries, and are often used to justify harassment, extortion and violence against sex workers by police and clients, placing them at increased risk of HIV infection.
Some countries have reformed laws to decriminalise key populations at higher risk – Portugal decriminalised drug possession and use in 2000, while New Zealand adopted the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 that decriminalised sex work.
The report praised South Africa for declines in the number of children newly infected with HIV, which went down by between 40 and 59 percent from 2009 to 2011.
According to the report, 330 000 children were infected with HIV in 2011, almost halving the rate since 2003, when almost 600 000 children were infected.
More than 90 percent of the children who acquired HIV infection in 2011 live in sub-Saharan Africa, where the number of children newly infected fell by 24 percent from 2009 to 2011.
More people initiated antiretroviral therapy in 2011 than in any previous year, with the number of people living with HIV receiving treatment rising by 21 percent compared with data from 2010.


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Major League Baseball's Lack of Confidentiality: UPDATED
When the Major League Baseball Players' Association agreed in 2003 to a "survey" round of drug testing in order to gage how widespread the use of steroids and other performance enhancing drugs was, they did so with the assurances that the tests and the results would remain confidential. It was a good-faith effort on the players' part to show their openness to battling the steroid problem everyone (namely Congress) felt was ruining baseball.
The samples provided by the players were to remain coded, with a key to that code kept separate and away from the specimens (one in Long Beach and one in Las Vegas). Eventually, the two pieces were to be destroyed. Before that could be done, however, the specimens and the list were subpoenaed and seized by the U.S. Attorney's office. Players were upset. Not only had their confidence been betrayed, but the evidence hadn't been destroyed in the agreed-upon time frame, and now the players themselves could potentially be subpoenaed and compelled to speak to prosecutors.
In 2005, two weeks after getting his 3,000th career hit, Rafael Palmeiro was suspended by Major League Baseball for failing a drug test. As per the joint drug policy, the substance Palmeiro was found to have taken was not released. Within two days, however, the New York Times reported that the failed test was for the drug Stanozolol. The Times cited "a person in baseball with direct knowledge of the sport's drug-testing program" but said that he or she "did not want to be identified because the testing policy prohibits anyone in baseball from disclosing information about test results without authorization." It was also leaked that the failed drug test had taken place in May, three months before the suspension was handed down, and well before Palmeiro had crossed the heralded 3,000-hit mark.
Palmeiro and the Players' Association were upset by the leak. According to the Baltimore Sun, Palmeiro issued a prepared statement following the leaks to the Times: "The confidentiality rules that the arbitrator set in this case have been broken by MLB. Rafael has respected the rules by not discussing the specifics, but unfortunately MLB has not done the same. What MLB has done is outrageous and it undermines the integrity of their drug-testing program."
Gene Orza, the MLBPA's chief operating officer, told one newspaper that the players' association was considering "filing a grievance against MLB, alleging it didn't honor a confidentiality clause in the drug policy." Orza was also quoted as saying, "It's a sign of the times that someone will say, 'I'll tell you what you need to know but you have to keep my name anonymous because I am violating the terms of the basic agreement.'"
Since 2005, the biggest name in baseball to have been suspended for failing a drug test was Manny Ramirez, who began serving a suspension in May 2009. The Ramirez suspension was not precipitated by any leak, though it didn't take long for Mark Fainaru-Wada and T.J. Quinn to learn from "two people with knowledge of the case" the identity of the illegal substance.
Three months before the Ramirez suspension, Sports Illustrated reported that Alex Rodriguez's name was included on the list of failed drug tests from the 2003 survey testing that had been seized by the federal government. After two days of speculation, Rodriguez admitted to Peter Gammons that the reports were true and that he had used steroids for three years after signing his ten-year contract with the Rangers.
Finally, there's Ryan Braun. The story is pretty well known at this point. In early October, at the start of the playoffs, Braun failed a drug test. In December, before he was able to exercise his contractually-protected right to appeal that failed test, someone leaked the results of his test to Fainaru-Wada and Quinn. Six weeks later, the appeal was heard. Five weeks after that, it was announced Thursday that Braun won his appeal. Reports say that the Braun camp was able to prove that a proper chain of custody had not been maintained, specifically, that the urine sample Braun provided was kept at the handler's home for two days because he thought it was too late to get it shipped by the local FedEx office. Braun, for all legal purposes, is as clear and free as if he had never failed the test to begin with.
If everything had proceeded as it was supposed to, the public would be none the wiser. Braun would be entering the Brewers spring training Friday with no stains, arriving as any reigning MVP might. Instead, the baseball world is alight with how Braun "got off" on a "loophole" and through a lawyer-friendly "technicality." To many baseball fans, Braun cheated the system and is as guilty as if he were serving that suspension today.
Since drug testing began in 2003, Major League Baseball has had major problems maintaining the confidentiality with which they and their independent program administrator are entrusted in the drug testing process. Players names have been leaked from lists that were not even supposed to exist, confidential details of tests have been given out almost immediately after the tests were made public and, now, a player's reputation has been irrevocably damaged thanks to the leak of a test that Major League Baseball could not even make hold up to scrutiny. Sadly, this wasn't unforeseen.
In 2004, Murray Chass reported: "Confidentiality is the key to the players' acceptance of any program, and they feel that the government's action violated the promise of confidentiality, as well as anonymity, under which the [survey] tests were to be conducted. … But one thing they agree on is that whatever testing is done, confidentiality must be guaranteed. Even those players who favor stiffer testing say confidentiality is of paramount importance."
Gordon Edes of the Boston Globe also wrote:
Sox pitcher Curt Schilling had raised concerns last week about the testing program, expressing distrust in MLB's administering of the program and fears regarding the possibility of inaccurate tests, as well as privacy issues. …Without confidentiality safeguards, the source said, MLB understands that the players would resist any testing program.
Or, as Hal Bodley put it:
Baseball's testing program won't—and can't—work without confidentiality. This seems absurd to the casual fan, yet had it not been for that key element of the program there would be no testing for steroids in baseball. Period.
Better yet, how about the language found directly in the Joint Drug Agreement:
The confidentiality of the Players' participation in the Program is essential to the Program's success.
The drug testing program used by Major League Baseball today only exists because it promises to maintain all confidentiality of player tests until said player is found guilty (after a thorough appeal process). As Ryan Braun can tell you, that promise does not seem so strong anymore.
UPDATE: Major League Baseball and the Players' Association both released statements today clearing the other of blame for the leak in the Ryan Braun case. Here is part of the MLBPA's statement:
"The breach of confidentiality associated with this matter is unfortunate but, after investigation, we are confident that it was not caused by the Commissioner's Office, the MLBPA or anyone associated in any way with the Program."
This is rather commendable from both parties, but it's difficult to parse. Only the Commissioner's Office, the MLBPA (of which Braun is obviously a part) and those "associated with the Program" knew about the results, so where did the leak come from? As might be expected, the official statement makes things even tougher to understand.
At least we know that Michael Weiner finds the breach of confidentiality "unfortunate."
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Jack Thomas
Great article! MLB should be upset about the violation of the confidential process -- not the reversal. Of course the leak could have come from many sources: MBL, MLBPA, the lab, etc. It would be a major black eye for MBL if it was from within MLB.
Feb 24, 2012 05:25 AM
Mike W
This episode has made one thing very clear. Like most bureaucracies, the first priority of the office of MLB is . . . the office of MLB. They have never shown any concern about the history of leaks from their office, which for all we know played a part in Das's decision here (not that he could have said anything to this effect). Now that MLB has lost this decision, rather than moving on and wishing Braun well, etc., for the sake of the game, they have doubled down and are threatening to go to court with their "outrage." What a magnificent tin ear, just what we've come to expect from the reign of Bud.
Feb 24, 2012 06:54 AM
Great article, Larry. MLB really blew this one, and they're going to unfortunately pay for it. Of course, as fans we will pay as well when the next CBA time comes around, because this episode will not be forgotten.
Feb 24, 2012 07:13 AM
Braun got lucky on a technicality. I don't blame MLB for being upset
Feb 24, 2012 07:32 AM
But leaking details to the press by MLB might ultimately have the exact opposite effect of what they're trying to achieve here. They've handed the MLBPA a nice little pile of chips to bring to the bargaining table the next time the CBA or drug policies are discussed.
Feb 24, 2012 08:16 AM
Technicalities are there for a reason. Quite aside from the leaks, MLB doesn't seem to understand that this is a serious business and they shouldn't run it like a bunch of clueless amateurs. When there are protocols to follow, follow them. Not knowing when FedEx closes is not acceptable when it is your job to follow a contract like this.
Feb 24, 2012 15:31 PM
I agree that Braun got off on the technicality. And there is a problem with the league.
Feb 24, 2012 07:59 AM
Smocon, welcome to the Memory Hole. You expressed an opinion with no slurs or hate, yet here you are having dared to speak truth to power, as we hear at other times.
Feb 24, 2012 17:53 PM
How is transparency good for the game? This whole Braun situation has been transparent and most of the rhetoric surrounding the resolution has been overwhelmingly negative. This negativity has been focused on all the parties involved (Braun, MLB, MLBPA, Shyam Das, the specimen collector). Had the leak never occurred, the initial suspension and the appeal, successful or not, would have happened behind the scenes, and the general public would have been none the wiser. This isn't to say that he would have won the appeal and "gotten away with it" in private. That's not the point.
Feb 24, 2012 21:29 PM
I agree with the arbitrator's decision in this case. That said, I don't agree with your supposition that "If everything had proceeded as it was supposed to, the public would be none the wiser."
Feb 24, 2012 08:29 AM
Larry Granillo
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"If everything had proceeded as it was supposed to with regards to confidentiality". Sorry.
Feb 24, 2012 11:05 AM
So you just stop your ears, close your eyes. MLB and the lab claim everythinng else was right. RB said nothing else was wrong. No proof or even theory how that protocol deviation hurt the test result. I am in health care and i can tell you protocol deviations are relatively infrequent, but there are lots of redundancies built in so when a question arises, 98% of time we can still have 100% confidence specimen is ok, or do you want us to repeat your colonscopy?
Feb 24, 2012 18:05 PM
Geoff Young
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Depends. If we can have 100% confidence in the specimen 98% of the time, what are the consequences for the other 2%? Illness? Death? Loss of reputation?
Feb 25, 2012 05:51 AM
Wow, my comment is still up.
Feb 25, 2012 07:23 AM
The reason "chain of custody" is significant is that without its integrity, the specimen is worthless and should never have been tested but destroyed and another specimen obtained and properly handled. Everyone who says none of this matters and he is "obviously guilty" should reconsider their opinions. MLB's outrage is akin to that of prosecutors whose conviction has been overturned by irrefutable scientific evidence saying "I still am sure he did it." Confidentiality is a myth. Everything is leaked by someone with an agenda, whether it is a drug test or grand jury testimony.
Feb 24, 2012 09:01 AM
"a good-faith effort on the players' part to show their openness to battling the steroid problem" ARFARFARFARFARFARF!!!! Really, you BP guys slay me sometimes!
Feb 24, 2012 11:05 AM
Oh, and for what it's worth (basically nada), it was not a 'chain of custody' issue, but an 'improper handling' one. We know where the sample was at all times, and under what conditions.
Feb 24, 2012 11:07 AM
Quickly, how do we know what conditions the sample was kept under? I suppose we might know what conditions the courier says he kept the sample under, but that's not really the same, is it?
Feb 24, 2012 15:57 PM
and how do we know anything about anything good grief. The lab may have also screwed up, all their test results fudged. One thing is wrong, ergo nothing is right.
Feb 24, 2012 18:10 PM
There is no evidence that he used PEDs. His sample had an extraordinarily high ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone, apparently caused by a synthetic testosterone. This result was not repeatable to any degree a month later, nor was there any previous evidence of this in two earlier tests that season. I do not know how unlikely this is, but this is not proof of use of a PED.
Feb 25, 2012 00:24 AM
Funny how we laud leakers when we agree with what they're doing ('whistleblower', I believe the term is), and they're the earth's lowest vermin when we don't like what they tell us ('shooting the messenger').
Feb 24, 2012 11:09 AM
It's more then just whether we agree with the leaker. More important is the question of whether there is any sort of need or value for the public to know the information. In this instance, the value of the public knowing the outcome of Braun's drug test immediately is zero. If it had been positive *and* properly handled, then the public would have known in due course.
Feb 24, 2012 15:38 PM
I would contend that the Palmeiro leak was somewhat gratuitous, as it happened after the suspension was announced. The Braun leak was malicious in that if, for whatever reason MLB had chosen to not suspend him, or if the arbitrator had found the test itself to be dubious, Braun still would have been labeled a cheater who merely got away with it because he was too big to suspend. This leak is far worse than the others.
Feb 25, 2012 00:29 AM
Funny how we laud whistleblowers when they leak information damaging to their personal interests and/or that puts themselves in some jeopardy, and they're the earth's lowest vermin when they leak information under cloak of anonymity to further their own interests.
Feb 25, 2012 08:08 AM
I can't believe the players were so naive as to believe the confidentiality agreement would be kept. They were bludgeoned into agreeing to the testing regime by MLB, the press, and politicians; and I'm certain they've known from Day One that MLB would leak without hesitation any information that could be used to turn public opinion against the players and extract concessions from them.
Feb 24, 2012 12:18 PM
Great article! Thank you for the insight. At least there's one media outlet covering the questions and angles that arise from this story, aside from the "I still think he did it" angle that ESPN and the mainstream media have taken to reporting on.
Feb 24, 2012 16:19 PM
Playing politics and bureaucracy with the game of baseball--will people really think MLB and MLBPA are really addressing PEDS. That is the bad part, and yes, the clean players, are cheated also. No one will go public, but i can not imagine clean players being satisfied with this explanation
Feb 24, 2012 18:01 PM
Braun's lawyers knew about the results, are not part of the Commissioner's Office, the MLBPA and are definitely not associated with the "Program". Braun's family as well.
Feb 25, 2012 05:56 AM
When Braun found out about all of this, he denied wrongdoing and requested another test, which came back clean. For my part, I think that answers the question of whether chain of custody is significant. I'd like to know how all of the people assuming Braun is juicing are rationalizing the existence of his clean test.
Feb 26, 2012 19:02 PM
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Or the CyBook. The CyBook allows you to load any font you wish onto the machine, and view it in any of 12 different sizes.
It is NOT Sony's fault. Sony just sell the books; they don't create them.
One difference between the Sony and the Gen3 (or Kindle) is that on the Sony, the font is specified by the book creator; on the Kindle/Gen3 it's chosen by the reader.
That doesn't make sense, that the publisher creates it. How then can Sony say "we are reworking a book" and then provide it to me with less lines per page. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the "Sony Classics" that have a Sony Connect copyright on them are designed by Sony, correct?
In any event, it isn't right for a manufacturer to claim that a $300 device is for the visually impaired, when in fact, it is not! That just isn't cool. In the meanwhile, I hear the waiting list for a Kindle (which does allow for multiple readable fonts that the user can select) is as long as 7 months, which explains why these devices (retailing at $399) are going for $600+ on eBay.
I will just read public domain books that appear on forums that are in a nice large and bold font, and the Sony Bookstore can take a hike; it's absolutely worthless for me and many other customers, which is a shame if we want to read the latest modern books, such as "The Nine" or "The Race," for example.
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Published: November 23rd, 2008 | Tags: Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee Titans
Titans DT Albert Haynesworth was shaken up late during the second quarter against the Jets with an undisclosed injury. Haynesworth, who was injured while attempting to make a tackle, appeared to be hit on the front of the head by a teammate. He was down face-first on the field for several minutes, surrounded by team medical personnel and coach Jeff Fisher.
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Sydney, New South Wales
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Belmore is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belmore is located 14 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Canterbury-Bankstown Council.
Belmore is named after the fourth Earl of Belmore, Governor of New South Wales from 1868-1872. The area was known as Darkwater in its early days. Some of the first land grants in 1810 were 40.5 hectares (100 acres) to Richard Robinson east of Sharp Street and Kingsgrove Road and 60 acres (240,000 m2) to Thomas Mansfield, to the west. Francis Wild and John Sullivan were each granted 30 acres (120,000 m2) in 1823. The area was originally used for market gardens and orchards. Subdivision started after the railway came through in 1895.[2]
The first school, Belmore South Primary School opened on 25 April 1892 and the post office opened in 1907. The shopping centre began developing in the 1920s and features some classic examples of art-deco architecture.
Commercial area[edit]
Belmore contains a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. The main commercial area is located along Burwood Road, near Belmore railway station. Commercial and industrial developments are also located along Canterbury Road and surrounding streets.
Belmore railway station is located on the Bankstown Line of the Sydney Trains network. The line was opened in 1895 and electrified in 1926. The station at Belmore opened on 1 February 1895.
- All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
- St Alban's Anglican Church
- St Joseph's Catholic Church
- Belmore Church of Christ.
- Belmore South Public School
- Belmore North Public School
- Belmore Boys High School
- St Joseph's Primary School
- All Saints Grammar[3]
The Towers, a heritage-listed house in Forsyth Street[4]
Belmore Sports Ground is the former home ground of the National Rugby League team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. It is the current home ground for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic. The "Back to Belmore" campaign was established in August 2005 to upgrade Belmore Sports Grounds as a top-class sporting facility to NRL standards for the Bulldogs to stage a select number of NRL games at their traditional home ground in the long-term future.
Belmore is one of Australia's more ethnically diverse suburbs.
According to the 2011 census of Population, there were 12,574 residents in Belmore. 42.4% of residents were born in Australia, compared with the national average of 69.8%. The most common other countries of birth were Greece (6.7%), Lebanon (5.1%) and China (4.7%). 25.5% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 15.0%, Arabic 14.0% and Vietnamese 4.7%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic (26.7%), Eastern Orthodox (19.8%), Islam (11.5%), No Religion (10.0%) and Buddhism (6.4%).[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Belmore (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Pollen, Frances (1990). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers. p. 26. ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
- ^ All Saints Grammar
- ^ State Heritage Register
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- Lesley Muir and Brian Madden (2009). "Belmore". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 25 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]
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Man Killed In Fresno Hours After Getting Out Of Jail
FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) —
Fresno police are looking for the person responsible for killing a man just hours after he was released from jail.
Officers say the attack happened just before 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning outside a home on Dayton and Warren in the area of Shields and West in Fresno.
When officers got there, they found the 37-year-old man lying in the road.
Police say the man had been in jail for a year and was just released Wednesday.
They say he went to the home of a relative to get some property back and that's when he got into an argument with a relative's boyfriend.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud pop.
Officers are not releasing the name of the man killed or his attacker.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fresno Police Department.