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What happened to gaming? The past two years haven't been about blockbuster games. The most exciting, most innovative, most playable games aren't from the usual suspects. Instead, they're being made by coffee-shop artists who are absolutely outclassing the establishment. Who are these heroes? Where did they come from? How did they do it? And, anyway, what the hell is indie gaming?
It's a term so overused it's lost its meaning. It means 'independent', obviously – but, by that token, Valve is indie. Is that a term that sits comfortably on a multi-million dollar studio? Or is indie more of a statement, an ethos where profit plays second fiddle to creativity?
Yet even the folk making these titles don't agree on an all-encompassing definition. 2D Boy's Ron Carmel (World of Goo), sums it up thusly: "I think that when a developer, be it an individual or a team, values design over profit, they produce an indie game. In theory, you could have a team of 50 people create an indie game, but in reality, if a company needs to pay salaries to 50 people they most likely are very careful with budgeting and scheduling and design might need to take a back seat a lot of the time."
Dylan Fitterer, the brain behind surprise smash-hit Audiosurf, believes it's about scale rather than intent: "It just means games made on the cheap. I kind of don't like that, because many games can come under that definition and not be interesting at all. I'd rather think of indie games as those made through experimentation that tightly focus on a new concept. It seems to work out though, because inexpensive games need to make their mark somehow. It won't be with hordes of content or amazing polish, so it has to be with new gameplay."
Edmund McMillen, one of the crazily inventive madmen behind Independent Games Festival grand prize-winner Gish and currently working on Super Meat Boy and No Quarter, has a different take still: "Well, to me an indie game would be a self funded videogame with a small team of 2-3 people, where the designer(s) have complete control over the project in every aspect. I guess indie gaming would be the scene of people who are into playing those games."
Vic Davis, aka CrypticComet, and responsible for awesome turn-based strategy game Armageddon Empires, has a more esoteric definition: "Indie means freedom, pure and simple. It's the freedom to be your own boss and chart your own course. It's exhilarating, frankly, to have almost no constraints on you besides the consequences of failure. It's the freedom the internet provides to cut out the middle man and own the customer yourself. It means that you can take risks that the big developers can't afford to take. Indie to me means that you grab your surfboard and ride the 'Long Tail' as far as it will take you."
Differing takes they may be, but a common belief shines through: freedom and control are more important than commercialism. McMillen is a stand-out example of that. This is, after all, a man who infamously devised a game called C*nt, a shooter centered around attacking monsterized, anthropomorphized lady parts – purely because he could.
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|November 28: Davis Center Fellow Anastasia Likhacheva shared insights from her research on the politics of water between Russia and China in a talk organized at the Carr Center.
|November 16: Sharmila Murthy spoke about the right to water at a Faculty Colloquium Series of the Program on Human Rights in the Global Economy at Northeastern University School of Law.
|November 14: Journalist and Nieman Fellow Sam Loewenberg shared his first-hand experiences reporting on water and sanitation projects in India and Kenya at a Carr Center study group.
|November 10: Sharmila Murthy gave a presentation at the Stockholm Environment Institute's International Conference on Inequality and Sustainability on "Human Rights and Sustainable Development in the Water Sector: Reconciling Inter- and Intra-Generational Equity." The conference was held at the Fletcher School, Tufts University.
|November 7: MIT Professor Alan Berger gave a dynamic talk at the Carr Center based on his research on two wetland reclamation projects - one on an abandoned mine in Breckenridge, Colorado and another on agricultural land in Italy's famed Pontine Marshes.
|October 25: Sharmila Murthy gave a talk organized by the Yale Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School. The talk was based on a forthcoming article in the Berkeley Journal of International Law on "The Human Right(s) to Water and Sanitation: History, Meaning and the Controversy Over-Privatization."
|October 16: Sharmila Murthy delivered a lecture about the human right to water at a Tufts University Environmental Engineering Graduate Seminar.
|October 15: MIT Professor Susan Murcott spoke at the Carr Center about her experiences working on household water treatment and storage around the world, including a project she started in Ghana to manufacture and deliver household-scale ceramic water filters.
|October 12: Radcliffe Institute is hosting a series of events related to water this semester. There is an all-day conference called "Cloudy with a Chance of Solutions: The Future of Water" on Friday, October 12, as well as lectures on several Monday evenings throughout the fall. Click this news item for more details.
|October 3: Sharmila Murthy gave a talk at the Carr Center on "Why a Human Right to Water and Sanitation."
|September 26: Stephanie Cappa, Masters in Public Policy Candidate, a former Hill staffer and advocate gave a fascinating talk on the real world challenges of effectively translating ideals into policy with a focus on the Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act and the proposed Water for the World Act."
|September 20: Professor David McDonald of Global Development Studies at Queen's University, Canada, and Co-Director of the Municipal Services Project gave a thought-provoking talk on "alternatives to privatization" in the delivery of basic services in the water sector throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. The conversation was framed by books he co-edited: "Alternatives to Privatization: Public Options for Essential Services in the Global South," and "Remunicipalization: Putting Water back into Public Hands."
|September 13: Professor Tom Gleeson of McGill University gave a fascinating talk on a new tool called the "groundwater footprint" that can be used to assess the sustainability of groundwater extraction practices around the world. The talk sought to bridge basic science and policy, drawing on examples from around the world, including India and China.
|September 12: Philip Hamilton and Maya Mahin, who interned with the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation Program this summer, gave talks today at the Carr Center. Phil, who recently graduated from Wheaton College and will be starting on Masters program at London School of Economics, spoke on "The Foreign Land Grab and Bilateral Investment Treaties: Implications for Human Rights." Maya, who recently graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and will be working with researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Carr Center, spoke on "Slum Resettlement Policy in Mumbai."
|August 1: The Carr Center hosted a talk by Fatima Mendikulova on "Water Issues in Central Asia."
|July 25: The Carr Center hosted a talk by Erik Wurster on "Leveraging Carbon Finance for Development Benefits."
|July 18: The Carr Center hosted a talk by Dr. Arani Kajenthira on "Seeking sustainability in water management: from the natural sciences to public policy."
|June 26: The Carr Center hosted a talk by Dr. Ramnath Subbaraman on "Thirsting for change in Mumbai's slums: water and health in a setting of legal exclusion."
|June 20: The Carr Center hosted a talk by Dr. Sharon Davis on "The challenge of setting sustainable water diversion limits: lessons from the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia."
|June 11: Carr Center Executive Director Charlie Clements and Fellow Sharmila Murthy served as faculty members in an Intensive Course on Health and Human Rights: Concepts, Implementation and Impact at the Harvard School of Public Health. They spoke on a panel that explored the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation, health and human rights.
|April 24: Carr Center hosted writer and journalist Alex Prud'homme for a fascinating conversation about the importance of water in various aspects of life on earth, about its future and the need for changes in the way we perceive and manage this vital resource. The conversation was framed by Prud'homme's book: "Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the 21st Century."
|April 23: Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy spoke at the Belmont Hill School in Cambridge as part of a special program focusing on water and international security.
|April 17: On April 17, 2012, the Carr Center hosted Tufts University Professor Richard M. Vogel for a fascinating talk entitled"Balancing Human & Environmental Needs for Water: The Hydromorphology of Human-Hydrologic Interactions." Professor Vogel discussed the new field of hydromorphology and highlighted the importance of balancing human and environmental needs in water management practices. He also emphasized the need for research to focus on current problems, such as addressing the challenges of increasing urbanization and of realizing the human right to water.
|April 16: On April 16, the Carr Center held a Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) information session with three graduating Master in Public Policy candidates, Sophie Brion, Lesley Fleischman and Wendy Barreno. They presented the key findings from their PAEs, which focused on topics relating to human rights, the environment and corporate social responsibility. The session was co-sponsored with the Corporate Responsibility Initiative of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government.
|April 10: On April 10, 2012, the Carr Center hosted Professor Steven Caton, Professor of Contemporary Arab Studies, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Professor Steven Caton discussed his seminal work on The Politics of Water Governance in Yemen: Shari'a, 'Urf and Water Rights in the Nation-State. He discussed the evolution of water law in Yemen from an ethnographic perspective, highlighting the challenges of developing a coherent policy in this water-scarce country. This presentation was co-sponsored by the Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
|March 28: Carr Center Fellow Sharmila Murthy, along with Carr Center Faculty Affiliates Martha Chen and Jacqueline Bhabha, were panelists at the Weatherhead Center's WCFIA Roundtable on World Affairs, titled 'Women, Rights & Development: Issues and Insights.'
|March 22: March 22 is World Water Day! To celebrate World Water Day, the Right to Water Study Group is having a special event: a field trip to the Cambridge Water Department. Led by Susan Redlich, the trip will include a full tour of this state of the art facility. Click on this message for more trip details.
|March 20: The Carr Center hosted James Wescoat, the Aga Khan Professor of Architecture at MIT for an interesting talk entitled The Ethics of Evapotranspiration. Professor Wescoat's talk illuminated many issues including human rights and their applicability to water in large-scale agro-ecological systems. He also explored how the duties of evapotranspiration management in relation to the life of soils, plants, and animals can help provide an environmental ethic in support of the human right to water.
|March 6: The Carr Center hosted Dr. Michael Kremer, the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics, for an informative and well attended discussion on The Economics of a Right to Safe Water. Professor Michael Kremer discussed his work on the economic challenges faced in supplying water to rural areas in developing counties. He also discussed alternative approaches to water treatment as well as future research studies on a range of issues in resource economics.
|March 2: Researchers at the Carr Center and at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights offered comments on India's draft National Water Policy to India's Ministry of Water Resources.
|February 28: The Carr Center hosted MIT Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal for a fascinating talk entitled "Beyond 'Rights' and 'Development' for tackling the sanitation challenge: Lessons from Gujarat, India." He explained the social, cultural and technical challenges of trying to end the practice of "manual scavening," which is the act of human removal of excreta from dry pit latrines. In water-scarce Gujarat, this practice is often the sole economic opportunity for Dalit (also known as Untouchable) women. He described the work he did with a team of students and an NGO based in India to introduce an EcoSan latrine, concluding with a series of lessons learned that implicate both human rights and development.
|February 2: The Carr Center hosted Professor John Briscoe for a thought-provoking talk entitled "Water Rights that Help and Those that Don't." Professor Briscoe explained how water rights, which are grounded in property law, can be used as a tool for effective water management. He then contrasted these rights with the human right to water and also critiqued the way that human rights are invoked in debates around large-scale projects, like dams.
|January 12: Human Rights to Water & Sanitation Program releases a new working paper: The Human Right to Water in Israel: A Case Study of the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev.

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The final Family Guy entry with Peter telling Meg to always finish on a strong joke (after she tried to end the show on a bad one) was followed by a Simpsons-esque bit of music and a black screen with yellow credits as a clear pisstake. The joke was effectively AFTER the quip, so does it really count?
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Silent Hunter: Which episode does the cellphone interruption occur in? Because we're almost at the end of Season 6 in the UK and I haven't seen it.
Red Shoe: It's one of the ones where they solve a whole bunch of murders. 4x4 maybe?
Silent Hunter: Thanks.
Kendra Kirai: Ah, screwit, I've tried three times to get that link to work, someone else who knows how fix it. I give up.
Silent Hunter: Horatio Caine in CSI Miami seems to have his own style when doing these lines- he puts his sunglasses on first.
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Janitor: My guess is "Pants Man" (in the quote) is Grissom. Is that a Fan Nickname?
Kendra Kirai: No, it's Pants Man, from VG Cats. Look at the link. :)
Silent Hunter: Am I right in thinking this sort of thing is Truth In Television?
Anthony Alexander: No. Not in any way at all. This is when a line is cut short by a commercial break or theme tune. Or do those things interrupt your statements often in real life, SileNew Nintendo Wii, only $199, only at Gamestop. Power to the players. Gah, glad that's over with. Now where was I?
unregistered T Vtropes addict: There seems to be a reference to this trope in todays ctrl+alt+del comic strip. ->
12:09:37 PM Apr 16th 2010
Just curious, is this the new name for the Grissom One Liner?
04:13:53 PM Apr 26th 2010
It is. And it
Seriously, Quip To Black suggests that it snaps directly to black after the one-liner, which isn't always the case. The name suggests it is. I propose we rename this renamed trope...
07:30:00 AM May 2nd 2010
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Indeed, it's not even usually a quip to "black", it's a quip to the title, hence all the "yeeeeeeah" references. And with CSI/The Who already being so associated with it as to spark the "yeeeeeeah" meme, "Grissom One Liner" made a whole lot more sense. That sounds like a trope name you can drop into a conversation. "Quip to Black" is just awkward. I know, "you had your chance in the proposition," but sometimes we don't stumble onto these name changes until it's too late... :(
11:47:56 AM May 7th 2010
Why was this renamed again?
Sheesh, I seem to be asking that a lot lately.
11:34:42 PM Oct 8th 2011
Shouldn't it be the Horatio One Liner? I mean, really.
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Horatio Caine finds a severed penis: "Well, this guy's gonna be easy to find. All we have to do is look for the one son-of-a-bitch in Miami who's literally dickless." YEEEAAAHHH!!!
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The orchestra was created in late 1993 by arranger-conductor Robert Benson, as a special project for the venerable Willowbrook Ballroom, in Willow Springs, Illinois. Since its inception, the orchestra has had many Saturday night performances at the Willowbrook, always to large and enthusiastic crowds, and has performed in country clubs, at private parties, and in such diverse venues as the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco and the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
The orchestra has had monthly public dances in the Guildhall Ballroom of the Ambassador West Hotel, and the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, for three years, through 1998. The RBO has played for private and corporate functions in Chicago at the Drake, the Ritz-Carlton, the Four Seasons, the Palmer House Hilton, and many others.
"Robert Benson, the best arranger in the business...."
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The Robert Benson Orchestra is a swing orchestra, as distinguished from
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All of the great American songwriters are represented, including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Glenn Miller, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington, plus contemporary songwriters. This orchestra plays the finest "New York Society" style in the United States today.
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Le Marais Chocolat Makes Organic Chocolate Truffles with a Purpose
Santa Monica, CA (February 27, 2012) – Leslie Berliant has been cooking, baking and candy making since she was a little girl. She even had a catering company at the tender age of 16 and recently spent a year cooking everything from scratch and blogging about it. Her latest adventure in chocolate, however, began two years ago out of her personal passions for cooking, Fair Trade chocolate, dreaming up unique flavor combinations, and a desire to help after the earthquake in Haiti. Among other fundraising efforts for the foundation program she co-founded to help in the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 - BLU MOON Foundation's Haiti Orphanage Adoption Program (HOAP) - she began selling truffles to friends and family at the holidays as a way to raise funds. Those truffle sales, contributed to clean water installations, critical food and supplies, school uniforms for 50 kids and an orphanage renovation.
"This last holiday season, friends, and friends of friends, started buying truffles in larger numbers, 60 here, 100 there, and over and over again, people who didn't need to be nice about it told me 'these are better than (fill in a favorite high-end chocolate here). You should really do this as a business'," Leslie explains, "so I listened and took the leap! I chose the name, Le Marais Chocolat, because the truffles are hand-crafted and made in small batches, so each one is unique and rustic, but also high end and delicious, kind of like my beloved Le Marais neighborhood in Paris - it's artsy and funky with aristocratic roots." Leslie says that since starting the company in January of this year, her friend have been incredibly supportive and encouraging. And on her first sales call, she sold 50 boxes to a local specialty food and wine retailer.
Now she is turning to the wider community to help raise funds on Kickstarter for Le Marais Chocolat's Fair Trade Certification. "I've been a big advocate, one might even say proselytizer, of Fair Trade and especially Fair Trade chocolate since learning about the rampant use of child slave labor in the cocoa trade. We already use all Fair Trade Certified organic chocolate and many other Fair Trade and organic ingredients, but it's important that we show our commitment by becoming a Fair Trade member and using the Fair Trade logo on our packaging."
The funds raised on Kickstarter will also help Le Marais Chocolat truffles make their way into some local farmer's market where Leslie hopes to not only introduce people to her locally made truffles, but also be an advocate for Fair Trade.
"I want to share my love of chocolate with the people that cultivate it, the communities where it's grown and the people that savor it," Leslie explains. "I also want to raise money for micro-organizations that don't have access to big donors but are making a difference in people's lives. I created Le Marais Chocolat for chocolate connoisseurs like me that care about incredible taste, organic ingredients, fair trade practices, the environment and giving back--all in one little truffle!"
Based in Santa Monica, California, Le Marais Chocolat creates small batch, hand-dipped chocolate truffles using organic Fair Trade Certified chocolate, organic cream and other locally sourced, organic ingredients to create delicious, rustic, handcrafted truffles. Unique flavors like Black Walnut, Rosemary Orange, Lemon Thyme and the signature Le Petit Prince truffle made with the fruit of the baobab tree, combine fresh herbs, flowers, fruits and other ingredients. All the chocolate used is organic and Fair Trade Certified and a portion of every sale is donated to charity. www.lemaraischocolat.com
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WBB Season Ends with Loss at UMM
MORRIS, Minn. - The Martin Luther College women's basketball team saw its season come to an end Thursday night with a 66-56 loss at Minnesota-Morris in the first round of the UMAC Tournament.
MLC came out strong, holding a 17-10 lead eight minutes into the first half as the Cougars struggled to shoot from the outside against the Knights' zone defense.
UMM would come back to close the half, however, outscoring MLC 23-12 the rest of the half to take a 33-29 halftime edge.
The Cougars started the second half by outscoring the Knights 13-4 to build a 46-33 lead with 13 minutes to play in the game.
The Knights tried to come back, with Alex Anthon leading the offensive charge with 13 of her game-high 21 points in the second half, but they were never able to get closer than eight the rest of the way as the Cougars held on for the win.
Both teams struggled for stretches on the offensive end, with MLC shooting 30 percent from the field while holding UMM to 39.1 percent on the other end. The Cougars were able to make nine three-pointers in the game on 30 attempts, while MLC went 5-19 from beyond the arc.
Anthon finished the game 7-16 from the field and 3-6 from beyond the arc to score her 21 points, while Brittney Gossen joined her in double figures with ten points. Leah Nass led MLC on the glass with nine rebounds.
With the loss, MLC finished the season 13-13, while UMM moves on to the championship game of the tournament with a record of 17-9.


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"Every skool hav a resident buly who is fat and roll about the place clouting everybode."The Super Trope of Jerk Jock, Alpha Bitch, and other bully characters. This is the Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up in his heyday. The guy who gave you wedgies and tied you to a flag-pole. The girl who humiliated you in front of the entire school and broke your self-confidence on your first day in. In Western Animation, it is required by law for the bully to refer to his victims by last name only, because, well... you're not exactly their friend. A bully is simply defined on wiktionary as "A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power." This sums this character up in a nutshell. They will target anyone who is less popular than they are, those who are unable to fight back, or anyone who won't fight back. Comes in different flavours as listed below. Because Adults Are Useless, frequently students have to take matters into their own hands to deal with these characters, leading to a Bully Hunter. Alternatively, the bully may not get his comeuppance from his victims or their protectors, instead falling foul to a bigger Villain and having to be rescued by the very people he used to torment. Can lead to a reformed bully, if the bully is willing to admit to it. Otherwise the status quo returns to normal despite past events. Particularly thick bullies will often try picking on the (currently) pacifist superpowered or extremely strong kid who simply isn't very sociable. This is called Bullying a Dragon, and it always ends badly, unless the dragon ends up saving the bullies and thus shutting the bully right up. This doesn't always happen. It should be noted that a lot of social stereotypes that are not necessarily true in Real Life are commonly associated with fictional bullies: the bully, as a stock evildoer, is typically a Dirty Coward in the face of real danger, always dumb, and comes from an unhappy and problem ridden family background. (Real life will tell you that often the opposite of these is true.) Also, in real life, school bullying is not a Rite of Passage. Lastly, while many movies and television shows portray bullies as being enormous in size and physical strength (probably so that we feel more sympathy for their victims), bullies in real life come in all shapes and sizes. So the giant football player who sits to your left in homeroom probably isn't much more likely to be a bully than the scrawny nerd that sits to your right.
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Members: adults $25, children $20. Non-members: adults $30, children $25.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
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Four big-screen films, one big night.
Join us for an unbelievable lineup featuring three films being screened exclusively for the festival and a sneak preview of Flight of the Butterflies! Enjoy complimentary snacks, hearty hors d'oeuvres and beverages before and between movies.
6 p.m. - RIDE AROUND THE WORLD - One Night Only!
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Ride with exotic horse-and-cattle peoples in an active, educational giant screen experience you won't forget. Allow yourself to be visually transported to Morocco, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Patagonia, Texas and Canada, to meet vaqueros, gauchos, baqueanos and cowboys. Explore a thriving global culture that stretches back 1,500 years and helped shape Western civilization.
7 p.m. - EXTREME - One Night Only!
Extreme captures some of the best athletes in the world as they challenge the most intimidating forces of nature: skiing on perilous mountain peaks; snowboarding through untouched powder fields; climbing up frozen waterfalls; scaling magnificent red-rock spires; surfing some of the largest waves ever; and windsurfing behind El Niño-strength winds. Extreme shares first-hand an understanding of those who have made their passion a lifestyle and provides a unique glimpse into the relationship between nature and humanity.
8 p.m. - JOURNEY TO MECCA - One Night Only!
Journey to Mecca tells the story of a young scholar who leaves Tangier in 1325 on an epic journey, traveling alone from his home in Morocco to reach Mecca, some 3,000 miles to the east. Battuta's perilous journey resonates with adventure while presenting an unforgettable picture of Islamic civilization during the 14th century. Narrated by Ben Kingsley.
9 p.m. - FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES - Sneak Preview!
Catch a sneak preview of this entrancing story of the monarch butterfly, which opens February 28 at MSI. Follow the monarchs' perilous journey and join hundreds of millions of real butterflies in the remote mountain peaks of Mexico, with breathtaking cinematography from an award-winning team including Oscar® winner Peter Parks. Be captivated by the true and compelling story of an intrepid scientist's 40-year search to find the monarchs' secret hideaway. Unravel the mysteries and experience the Flight of the Butterflies. Directed by Mark Slee.
Please note that some films on the schedule recently changed due to distribution issues.
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Based in mid Norfolk with three routes of 40, 70 and 100 miles heading into The Brecks and North Norfolk. Its the perfect challenge to help push your fitness or get that first 100 under your belt.
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Live Twitter Q&A with Ryan (Toadie) and Eve (Sonya)
Are you on Twitter? Get ready to tweet your questions for Ryan Moloney (Toadie) and Eve Morey (Sonya) when they take over our account on Monday.
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Following in the footsteps of co-stars Jackie Woodburne and Jordan Smith (who joined us earlier in the year), Ramsay Street's very own Ryan Moloney (Toadie) and Eve Morey (Sonya) are getting ready to pay us a welcome visit, and while they're here they'll be taking over our official Neighbours Twitter account (@NeighboursTV) to answer some of your questions.
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Fidel Castro has finally confirmed his resignation as head of Cuba''s Communist Party, five years after quitting the post.Castro, 84, retreated from public life and ceded most of his duties to his brother, Raul Castro, when he underwent emergency intestinal surgery in 2006.
He officially handed the country''s presidency to his brother, Raul Castro, in February 2008, having led the Caribbean nation since the 1959 revolution that brought him to power.The Communist Party is due to hold its first congress since 1997 next month, prompting speculation that a new leader, assumed by many to be Raul Castro, would be formally chosen. A new central committee for Cuba''s only legal political party is also expected to be elected.In a column published in the state-run media on Tuesday, Fidel Castro said he had already given up all of his official positions, although he said people continued to refer to him "affectionately" by his former titles."I resigned without hesitation all my state and political positions, even that of First Secretary of the Party, when I got sick and I never tried to exercise them after the proclamation of July 31, 2006," a reference to the statement in which he ceded power to his brother. Castro is widely believed to have continued playing a behind-the-scenes role during his illness and made his first public appearance in four years last July.His announcement prompted surprise among some Cubans."It''s incredible. Nobody can believe it," said Magaly Delgado, a 72-year-old Havana retiree, told the Associated Press news agency. "I always thought he was still in charge. ... He never said he had resigned."Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church said on Tuesday that the Cuban government would release two political dissidents held since 2003.Activists Felix Navarro and Jose Daniel Ferrer are the last of 75 prominent intellectuals, opposition leaders and activists whose imprisonment on charges including treason had attacked criticism from Amnesty International and human rights activists.Cuba has been releasing the prisoners gradually under a July agreement reached between Raul Castro and Jaime Ortega.
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Shifting Perspectives: PTR 4.0.6, balance and you
Every week, WoW Insider brings you Shifting Perspectives for cat , bear , restoration and balance druids.This week, I'm going picture hunting. If you happened to send any in last week, chances are I didn't get them. Our emails over here recently changed, and I can now be reached at email@example.com. So send your pics!
Okay, okay, so I know that I had originally promised to start doing the raiding guide this week, and I was so totally going to do that, but the information that's currently up on the latest PTR is just too juicy to pass up. Like the mythical GC pony, the raid guide will come next week, I promise.
The PTR doesn't hold a lot of information for balance druids overall, but what it does hold is amazingly amazing. (Props to those who know where that one comes from.) There are a few nerfs, and they come in areas where we really needed buffs instead, but there are quite a number of buffs out there as well that can certainly whet the palate. There are also some important profession and general changes that will help everyone, including balance druids. I'm normally not a fan of huge balancing patches such as these that come out so soon after an expansion is released -- rage, what good was beta, and all that -- but at least we are finally getting these changes now.
And what changes are those? Oh, why, I'm so glad that you asked.
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Through its multi-generational approach to making music (involving singers ages 8 and up), the Chorus of Westerly's educational programming is multi-faceted. For the 55th concert season, the Chorus has invested heavily in an expansion of its education programming for both its singing membership and the general public. The Chorus educational ventures include:1. The Children's Music Program, an after school program at Kent Hall, includes several programs for youths ages 5 to 18 (including our new Music and Movement program).Main Children's Choir: This level includes children who have passed an audition and/or have been singing with the ensemble for a period of time sufficient to the music director's assessment. Children in the main choir - which includes the majority of Chorus kids - sing with the adults on every performance in the symphonic and theatrical season and rescreened annually. Main choir kids rehearse Monday and Friday afternoons for an hour each session until they are in high school. Kids/teens in high school sing with the adults on Monday evenings for two hours.Training Choir Level 1: New program - Is designed for new child singers and the youngest singers in the Chorus of Wetelry to teach them music fundamentals and prepare them to sing advanced choral music. Singers in this program stay for a length of time determined by the music director. Singers in Training Choir will sing in a variety of performances at discretion of music director.Training Choir Level 2: New program - Is a secondary, more advance level of the training choir. It is the final step before a singer joins the main children's choir and sings all the concerts with the adults.All children and teens (in all three levels of the program) are welcome to attend our children's Choral Camp program held each August in New Hampshire.Music and Movement - The Pre-Chorister Program: New program - For Ages 5 to 7.Continuing on the success of its recent summer pilot program for early elementary aged children in music, the Chorus will offer in the fall of 2013 and winter/spring of 2014 a special, nine-week, Pre-Chorister program entitled "Music and Movement" for ages 5 to 7. The program will take place at Kent Hall on Friday afternoons at 4 pm and last 45 minutes per session. Children enrolled in the program will be introduced to the fundamentals of music through fun activities, movement, and song. Previous experience in music is not required for children to enroll. The program is directed by Pamela Young, a long-time music educator in Stonington Public Schools, Chorus of Westerly librarian, as well as an expert in Dalcroze and music training for this particular age group. Click here for more information.
2. For current adult and teen singers: Music Education Classes. On Monday night's prior to adult rehearsal, the Chorus offers (for free to its current members) certain music "classes" designed to augment the singer's musical skills, knowledge, and vocal activitiy. For the fall, the Chorus is offering a "Music Fundamentals" class for its members for three five week semesters and a "Group Voice Class" for members for three five week semesters as well. Other classes are being explored for later in the season. Chorus voice faculty member Eden Casteel directs the Voice Class and Andrew Howell the Music Fundamentals class. Plans are being developed to offer these classes to the general public (and more, different classes) starting sometime next year. Currently, the classes are completely free for Chorus members.3. New program - THE WESTERLY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
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The fear that lurks beneath Sydney Harbour
Deborah Snow 9:00 PM There have been at least 16 fatalities in Sydney Harbour from shark attacks in just over a century. How common are they now?
Latest NSW news
Bail revoked for siege gunman's partner
Stephanie Gardiner, Emma Partridge 1:58 PM Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson said Amirah Droudis, 35, posed an "unacceptable risk" to the community, given her prior convictions and the nature of her offence.
Independent body slams Direct Action
Matt Wade 1:25 PM The government's Climate Change Authority has questioned the efficiency and effectiveness of the Emissions Reduction Fund, the centre piece of the Abbott Government's "Direction Action" plan to reduce carbon pollution.
Man under guard, woman killed in accident
Emma Partridge 12:18 PM Police are guarding a man in hospital after he allegedly ran a red light, fatally struck a woman in another car and drove off in Sydney's south-west on Sunday.
Sydney's mourning has far to go
Amy Corderoy and Emma Partridge 2:24 PM They came in their thousands. Lining up in the summer sun for up to half an hour for the chance to leave their tributes to Sydney's siege victims.
Salvos drop 17 places on reputation survey
Angharad Owens-Strauss 9:15 PM Australia's best-known welfare organisation, The Salvation Army, has dropped 17 places from last year in the 2014 AMR Charity Reputation Index.
NSW government to fund three cannabis trials
Jacob Saulwick The NSW government expects to find out in the next few weeks if it will be able to import cannabis to be used in three medical trials, or if it will have to grow the marijuana itself.
Dognapping victim charged with cattle duffing
Kate McClymont 6:15 PM Dognapping victim and accused fraudster Ian Lazar has been hit with another raft of criminal charges including cattle duffing and using "trickery" to obtain a concert promoter's luxury wheels.
NSW's intercity train tender delayed
Jacob Saulwick 9:15 PM The NSW government has delayed the procurement process on its proposed $2.8 billion order of 65 new intercity trains to run between central Sydney, the Central Coast and Hunter, and the South Coast and Blue Mountains.
Food top of the science priority list
Nicky Phillips 9:15 PM The country's leaders, top business advisers and science experts have approved a draft list of eight research priorities that will focus research and development effort on specific areas where Australia has a need or competitive edge.
Months of pain, nerve damage from fish lunch
Peter Hannam 11:41 PM The after effects of a meal of Spanish mackerel meant months of pain and persistent nerve damage in this extraordinary case of food poisoning.
'She had a scam fiance'
Lindsay Murdoch 11:20 PM An Australian grandmother facing execution on drugs charges in Malaysia could be the victim of a military romance scam that has entrapped thousands of people.
Warm Christmas Day with afternoon showers
Pallavi Singhal Lunchtime barbecues and beach plans on Christmas Day are looking good to go ahead, with sunshine and warm temperatures expected to hold out until the late afternoon.
Family of siege victim Katrina Dawson speaks
Eamonn Duff The family of Sydney siege victim Katrina Dawson spoke publicly for the first time, launching a foundation in her honour that will make a "significant contribution" to the community, as she did in her life.
Twenty-year term for mum who drowned baby
Stephanie Gardiner The woman in the courtroom was made up like a porcelain doll but her obsession with perfection had a tragic outcome for her baby daughter.
Off the island in time for Christmas
Sarah Whyte Every asylum seeker child on Christmas Island has been transferred to a Darwin detention centre, as promised by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison in his negoitations with Senate crossbenchers.
Commissioner lauds bravery of siege breakers
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Rookie Blue Review: Loosening the Leashby Christine Orlando at . Updated at . Comments
The funny thing about loosening the leash is that sometimes it was tight for a reason.
That's what Andy realized almost too late on Rookie Blue Season 5 Episode 4
Andy described training Duncan as one step forward, five steps back - but this was far worse. I'd wondered from the beginning if Duncan was cut out for this job, yet I never expected him to fail so spectacularly or try to cover it up once he did.
He didn't just freeze, he shut off his radio so that he could no longer hear Andy's calls for help.
At least Andy had Sam there for her at the end of a tough day, as he tried his best to make it better in this Rookie Blue quote…
You're one of the best i've ever seen. You had a feeling about this guy and you were right. You've got to trust that.Sam
I was a little surprised when Andy told Traci that she and Sam were only working on being friends. I loved how Traci perfectly described what Andy was doing.
Andy's a list maker. She's once again listing the pros and cons of a relationship with Sam. How long will it take her to figure out that the answer isn't on a sheet of paper because love rarely makes sense? Her gut keeps bringing her back to Sam because they're meant to be together.
I hope we don't have to suffer through an entire season of Andy pondering whether people (aka Sam) can really change. That's going to grow old fast. I want to see these two working on their relationship, not debating whether or not they should be in one.
Elsewhere, Nick was Chloe's go to guy as she tried to figure out why Dov hadn't touched her since her shooting.
Him and I have not mingled limbs in a very long time.Chloe
It was actually really sweet of Nick to try and have an incredibly awkward conversation with Dov. Nick is such a good guy. I hope he finds someone who will love him back soon, but at this moment I don't know who that would be.
I felt horrible for Gail, who seems to be having one stressful moment piled on top of another lately. I wonder if finding that dying woman and then her daughter was just one heartbreak too many for Gail. What happens when she can't take anymore?
Hopefully she doesn't end up like Chris. Chris was always such a straight shooter but the pain of losing his supposed son may have pushed him right over the edge. If you would have told me a year ago that one of our rookies was going to turn to drugs, Chris Diaz would have been the last name on my list.
Tell us what you think TV Fanatics. Will you miss Duncan Moore?
C. Orlando is a TV Fanatic Staff Writer. Follow her on Twitter.Tags: Rookie Blue, Reviews
Terrific episode!! It was my favorite of the four that have aired so far. Great, realistic and tense case paired with great interpersonal stories balanced between the light & funny side (Chloe/Dov/Nick & Gail/Chris) and the tragic (Gail) and heartfelt (Sam & Andy). Everything just clicked and the pacing was spot on.
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I'm glad Andy finally realized Duncan was not meant to be a cop. Super cop could have trained him and it would not have mattered. He showed a huge lack of character and moral decency abandoning Andy and the kid that way.
I'm sure his step-dad will have a word to say about his dismissal in upcoming episodes.
On the other hand, Andy and Sam not so interesting anymore. She broke up her relationship with Nick to be "friends" with Sam - dumb.
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I saw this when it aired in Canada and it was another fantastic episode!
I laughed when Chloe was using Nick to have him find out what is up with Dov and why he had not wanted to be intimate! That whole storyline was funny.
I do not like Duncan.
Yes the road Chris is going down is not a good one!
I think Gail will be fine. We are just 2 episodes ahead of you here in Canada and they have not had too much on her.
I have enjoyed every episode this season but my favorite is the one you will see in 2 weeks! Called Two Truths and a Lie. I think all you RB fans will love it too!
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I went to a college orientation and got 3 phone numbers which may be just from being friendly with them and not really showing any real romantic type attraction like going up and hitting on them but hey, you gotta start somewhere. haha.
But anyway I met a girl which was very attractive and actually lives quite close to where I live so I tried talking to here the most. I can't remember the entire conversation but it was kind of fun for me and her. She was laughing and smiling. She tossed her hair a couple of times and showed from what I have learned are, "Signs of Attraction" and we really became good friends. I didn't really want to hit on her though because we would have seen each other multiple times throughout the day and I thought it might make it a little awkward. But I had asked her if she would have liked to see the new Spiderman movie with me earlier in the day and she said that would be fun. While talking to her in the conversation I am currently talking about I asked and this I will quote.
ME: "So you said your down to see the new Spiderman movie right? I know, I probably asked you this like three times (Smiles)"
HER: "(Smiling) nah, it's alright. (Still Smiling) and yeah, that would be cool"
ME: "I was thinking, if your not seeing anyone, we should make it a date."
HER: "Aww, thats so sweet but I actually am seeing someone right now... But it's kind of unofficial, because of college and stuff"
ME: "Oh, well he can come too if he wants. Haha!"
HER: "HAHAHA! I don't know about that. (Still smiling and laughing)"
ME: "Well, we should still see it then. At the very least as friends."
HER: "Yeah, definitely!"
After this bit conversation still goes on as usual, fun and light hearted.
From what I got, I think that she is at the very least somewhat interested. I'm kind of curious about her "unofficial boyfriend" whether that was just her being kind about rejecting me, but she said she would still like to see the movie with me so I dunno what to really think about it. Maybe she is just not sure about it or something. I was thinking about calling her/ texting her in a few days and ask her out on a movie date again. Kind of like, "I know you said you had an unofficial boyfriend, but I figured why not ask if you want to go on an unofficial casual date." Maybe if she is still hesitant I can use Kong's, "You're going to look back on this and say, 'shit', I should have taken some sort of risk but was too afraid." Whether I will be smooth enough to pull that off in conversation is anyone's guess. But what do you guys think.
What should I do, how did I do, and what could I have done better? Should I ask via call or text? And it prob does not matter but I am asian/white and she is white/ italian.


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Why the exodus and where are they going?
City expert Joel Kotkin offers a clue in his report, Phoenix Rising: A City of Aspiration. Facing escalating living costs in cities such as San Francisco, Boston, and New York, middle-class families are increasingly moving to cities like Houston and Phoenix, where they can afford to live the American Dream.
Unfortunately, San Francisco's strategies for keeping families, including $30 million annually for after-school activities and child care, are likely to exacerbate the problem by increasing the tax burden on families. As analyst Matt Ladner showed in the study, The Tax Man and the Moving Van, areas with high tax burdens are losing population to low-tax areas.
San Francisco's theme song of the 60's might be aptly rewritten, "If you're leavin' San Francisco..."


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Unlike the private sector, which rarely uses civil-service-type testing to promote people, law enforcement uses a competitive testing process designed to predict who among the candidates will be most successful in performing the job. Opportunities for advancement narrow significantly at the higher rungs of the career advancement ladder. In our profession, often only one-tenth of a point separates those who get promoted from those who end up near the top of an expired civil service list.
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Fan Expo Canada 2011: Alpha Flight Announced As Ongoing
At the Fan Expo Canada 2011, Marvel announced that Alpha Flight will now be an ongoing, with Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and artist Dale Eaglesham.
Marvel Debuts Dale Eaglesham's Canadian-Flavored Captain America #1 Variant
Just in time for Fan Expo Canada 2011, Marvel is pleased to announce an all-new variant by superstar Canadian artist Dale Eaglesham on Captain America #1!
Marvel Announces Alpha Flight by Pak, Van Lente and Eaglesham
Marvel held a Next Big Thing press conference earlier and revealed a new Alpha Flight eight issue mini from writers Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak with art by Dale Eaglesham hitting this June.
Marvel Preview: First Look at Incredible Hulks #623
Superstar artist Dale Eaglesham joins New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak for the epic opening of PLANET SAVAGE.
Your First Look at WHAT IF? #200
Marvel is pleased to present your first look featuring ALL-NEW stories from the legendary Stan Lee along with Marc Guggenheim, Dave Wilkins, and Dale Eaglesham!
Dale Eaglesham Smashes Into The INCREDIBLE HULK This February
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Wright Medical Group, Inc. Reports 2012 Second Quarter Financial Results
Net income for the second quarter of 2012 included the after-tax effects of $3.4 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, $2.1 million of expenses associated with the Company's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), $0.8 million of charges associated with distributor conversions and non-competes and $0.7 million of charges associated with the previously announced cost restructuring plan. Net income for the second quarter of 2011 included the after-tax effects of approximately $2.4 million of expenses associated with the Company's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and $1.6 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense.
The Company's second quarter 2012 net income, as adjusted for the above items, decreased to $5.3 million in 2012 from $9.0 million in 2011, while diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, decreased to $0.14 in the second quarter of 2012 from $0.23 in the second quarter of 2011. Including stock based expense, diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, totaled $0.08 in the second quarter of 2012. A reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to "as adjusted" results is included in the attached financial tables.
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $192.9 million as of the end of the second quarter of 2012, an increase of $25.6 million compared to the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. Net cash flow from operating activities was $22.0 million, which combined with capital expenditures of $4.0 million, resulted in free cash flow of $18.0 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $7.6 million in the second quarter of 2011.
Palmisano concluded, "We are pleased with our progress for the first half of the year, and we will continue to focus on executing our key strategic initiatives with excellence. During the second half of the year, we will make increased investments to accelerate foot and ankle growth, improve customer satisfaction in our Ortho-Recon business and increase cash generation capabilities. We also expect continued progress on our inventory reduction initiatives and on improving U.S. foot and ankle sales productivity, both of which we anticipate will accelerate in 2013. We are very enthusiastic about our execution so far in 2012 and believe we will continue to build momentum against our key priorities for the remainder of this year and beyond."
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Structure Padding Analysis Tools
One issue we always face is the fact that we don't have enough memory. Ever. And even if we did, we like our data structures small and crunchy for performance reasons.
Sure, we pay attention to it all the time – and yet, occasionally, something slips through. So it's nice that somebody wrote a tool – Cruncher# – to just load your PDB and examine all your structures for unnecessary padding.
And if you desire to look at ELF files (i.e. you're under Linux, or working on a certain console), there's pahole. Not only does it point out padding (or 'holes in your structure'), it's also friendly enough to tell you how many cache lines your structure will consume.
Let's hope the two authors inspire each other!
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Ooo. That's actually pretty wicked. I'm going to give that a try on some of the tools I've written.
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