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The Mason City Globe Gazette says Dustin Perry, of Forest City, was sentenced on Tuesday.
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As we live each day, focused on changing ourselves and the world we live in for the better, we're able to do so through questioning. It seems more and more people all across the world are asking why things are a certain way, and if the answer comes back, "It's always been done this way" people are dissatisfied with the answer.
Situations change when you write thoughts down, ask questions aloud, and get a dialogue going. Asking questions matters. A deeper level of questioning helps to transform the world. If we don't ask ourselves questions, we become stuck in the same habits and loops. Sometimes all it takes is a piece of paper, a blank page on a screen, or even a damp napkin to scribble thoughts down onto. The act of writing or speaking a question brings it up, makes it real. Thoughts only turn into things by acting on them.
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1. Can I do one thing today to make a difference in my community and the world?
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Stanford University's trustees says the school will rid itself of any investments it has made in coal-producing companies. A 2013 file photo shows coal being loaded onto a truck at a mine near Decker, Montana.
Stanford University announced Wednesday that their endowment will no longer invest in coal companies.
The university is the 12th institution to remove direct funding to the coal industry and the largest and most prestigious so far. Stanford has the fourth largest endowment of any U.S. college or university.
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The Rangers and Devils met for the first time this season Tuesday night at Prudential Center. The game was especially notable not for any new additions to the rivalry, but for one subtraction—the absence, for the first time in 21 years, of goaltender Martin Brodeur from the Devils' roster.
Brodeur, who will turn 42 on May 6 and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, might not be back for a 21st season with the Devils.
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"Just to have your own net, it's important," said Schneider, who platooned with Brodeur last season. "It's good to get into a rhythm and establish a No. 1 guy."
Martin Brodeur, who led the Devils to three Stanley Cup championships, is now an unrestricted free agent. But there are still plenty of Brodeurs to go around: Anthony, 19, and Jeremy, 17, are aspiring goaltenders, and Jeremy's twin brother, William, is a forward who also has played as a defenseman.
As rumors swirled that the Devils were set to trade their legendary goalkeeper, fans flocked to Newark and the game against the Red Wings became almost an afterthought.
The Bruins scored three times against Martin Brodeur in the opening 8:12, took a four-goal lead and then held on.
The New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur was credited with a goal Thursday night when the Carolina Hurricanes accidentally shot the puck into their own net—a miscue that created one of the rarest events in sports: a goaltender scoring a goal.
New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur scored his third career goal and made 17 saves in his first game in a month, leading New Jersey to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night.
Also, the Islanders spend nearly $40 million on free-agent forwards Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Meanwhile, Devils legend Martin Brodeur, an unrestricted free agent, remained unsigned.
The salary cap-pinched Rangers moved quickly to fill the gaps left by departing role players as NHL free agency began. And Martin Brodeur, the Devils' legendary goaltender. remained unsigned.
Callahan, the well-liked Ranger captain, had been seeking a six-year deal worth between $36 million and $42 million. He was set to become a free agent after the season.
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Adam Henrique scored a goal that helped propel the New Jersey Devils to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers as goaltender Martin Brodeur stopped 24 of 25 shots.
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tag:destructoid.com,2006:blogRyne Sechrist's Blog :: DESTRUCTOIDhttp://www.destructoid.com/ul/user/1/189856-65615-50.jpgRyne Sechristhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Ryne+Sechrist2013-05-03T14:13:37Ztag:destructoid.com,2008:269972Let's put together Nintendo's gameplan2014-02-04T09:53:53Z2014-02-04T09:53:53ZOh Nintendo, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Anyone that reads this and who also know me personally, knows my loyalty to Nintendo. However even I recognize the distress Nintendo is in with their consoles. Even though the 3DS was the best selling console last year, it still fell short of projections from Nintendo. I have many issues myself with their current products. I still believe they are great especially the 3DS but the Wii U does need some more love. And now Nintendo is finally tackling these issues. We probably won't see a lot of progress this generation. But we will see a new Nintendo emerge with their next console. If you didn't already know, Nintendo held a conference last week to build trust in their investors and to lay out ground work for what sounds like new technology for their next console.

Much of the news sounds really good for their gamers. They didn't go into much detail about any of the "announcements" but if you piece them together you can get a vision of what Nintendo wants to do. So I want to cover them now and do some speculation about what they mean.

Nintendo will be doing smart phone business. They will not however be making games for phones. So what does this mean? Nintendo will make apps for phones probably for marketing and social purposes. A Miiverse app would make a lot of sense so people can stay connected through an app on their phone and not just through a portal on a website. Nintendo can leverage the fact that billions of phones are out there and people see what is on the app store. Someone can download the Nintendo apps and see specials, news, discounts, Nintendo Directs, etc from their phone.

Another bit of information was that home consoles and handhelds will no longer be different. This is a HUGE update. So there is plenty to pick out from the script of the meeting. Nintendo's recent merger of their home console and handheld departments hint towards this as well. The software powering the separate devices will the same. No more learning curves between the system for users or developers! That will make it much easier to port games between the systems. Also, accounts will finally be completely merged and hopefully anything purchased on one will have the ability to be played on the other. I also believe this will help with cross platform titles as well. We will see this with Super Smash Bros later this year but I think we will have more and more games having cross platform features once this plan takes effect.

Lastly, Nintendo will be reworking their policy on their IP to other companies to make games on their consoles. This is fantastic news! If you remember a great gem of a game from the Super Nintendo this news should really be fun. Super Mario RPG was developed by Square Enix via a licensing deal. If this means that we can see more of these type of games flood Nintendo's consoles, I am more than happy to see it. This should help Nintendo push out their great catalog of games quicker and have different adventures with these beloved characters.

So there is what we have to look forward to next-gen. New adventures with old friends, cross platform abilities, smartphone apps, and a connected console/handheld devices. I'm excited for all this news. Hopefully marketing will pick up as well and we can see the new consoles really take off.

So what do you think about all the news that has been leaked from the call? Share your thoughts on the situation and any rumors that you know about. We can discuss them in the comments section!tag:destructoid.com,2008:269141Next Nintendo handheld should be...2014-01-17T09:44:27Z2014-01-17T09:44:27ZI recently stumbled upon an article talking about Nintendo and how they have a new handheld in the works. Now I believe that they are in the early stages of development since that is usually how cycles work. Once you finish a product, you look into the future. But we are only three years into the 3DS line and it seems a little too early to release a new product any time soon. However, the article did get me thinking. What should the new product include?

We are all aware of Nintendo's struggles right now with the Wii U and 3DS. Many are still speculating that the Wii U is done and will fail. Also many argue the handheld market is drowning because of mobile game development. It's hard to ignore the sales projections by Nintendo being slashed by 2/3 in some instances. However, I still believe there is still a market in holding a device that has buttons and was built for gaming instead of a phone with virtual buttons. Personally I don't really see the appeal in mobile gaming as many games seem to want micro-transactions and all the marketing for the games appear to have the same basic screenshots and language. It's not for me, I guess.

So with Nintendo struggling and with the rise of mobile games, Nintendo should look into how to aggressively compete in this new mobile game market. Here are a couple of things I believe would benefit Nintendo and create a more acceptable device to the masses.

1. Streetpass - This should be included on all handheld devices moving forward. It promotes a unique idea of carrying your device with you everywhere. What a great marketing gimmick and shows off the device to friends as they ask, "Can I see that?". Also, it's fun to see what other people you run into and best of all, it unlocks perks in your games! I would love to see Streetpass 2.0 that includes perhaps new information exchanges, new ways to unlock content in games, an expanded Miiverse use, etc.

2. Graphics - When you look at the 3DS screen compared to the Vita or ANY smartphone, the difference in resolution is overwhelming. This is something that has got to change. If Nintendo wants to compete and appeal to third party development, they need to have the equipment to attract them into development. Graphics aren't everything in a game, however it should be an option to develop cutting edge graphics. The clarity and color palettes of new smartphones are so eye grabbing and fun to look at.

3. Clam shell - Time to move on from the dual screen clam shell design. I know this might turn some heads but it just makes the device too bulky. The second screen is great but many of the games I play usually don't have anything too fun to do on the second screen. It's nice to move around inventory but you can do the same thing with one screen and touchscreen ability. I understand the clam shell also helps fight scratches on the screen as well. I have a smartphone. My phone has a 4 inch screen and stays in my pocket with my keys. I've had this phone for a year. I have zero scratches on the screen. Screen protection is built into the technology of the screen anymore. It's obsolete to have a hard plastic covering on newer screen technology. As long as you semi regularly watch over your device, you won't have any problems.

Some more would be a stronger online network, easier navigation in the eShop, dual thumb sticks, Bluetooth, multi gesture touchscreen, updated friends app with chat, and expand download play for most games.

What do you think? What would you like to see in a new Nintendo device? Share your thoughts and comment. Let's have a discussion!tag:destructoid.com,2008:264062Should Pokemon finally come to a home console?2013-10-22T21:13:38Z2013-10-22T21:13:38ZPokemon Pokemon Pokemon. This month we saw the release of Pokemon X/Y for the Nintendo 3DS. And what a release it was. The game sold well and Pokemon was the topic of many discussions with friends. This generation of Pokemon saw many new features and additions to the old formula that has proven successful each release. We have new evolutions, Pokemon, items, upgraded 3D environments and great battle animations.

Now that everyone has had some time to play and complete the game. I come to a question that has always bothered me. Why haven't they released a game for the home console? I love the games on Nintendo handhelds but I always thought having a true Pokemon release on the home consoles would make for great sales and fun multiplayer action. Up to this point Game Freak has always held firm that they believe Pokemon should be a handheld game and that they will keep that idea.

With the Wii U struggling in sales I think a release will really help drive hype and sales of the console. Also with all the online/cross platform talk recently, we can even see battles across the Wii U and 3DS. My idea is that they release X/Y as they did on the 3DS. Then when they release the third in the series, we will assume it will be called Z. They release it on the Wii U. That way it will give incentive to get the Wii U and also make a BIG game on the console with a HUGE following. We will be able to see all our favorites in beautiful HD and perhaps have an expansive world with the added space on disc. This would be a monumental change in the formula and really be something special.

What do you guys think? Should Nintendo and Game Freak make a full RPG Pokemon game for the Wii U? If so, how do you think it would affect sales? Let me know!tag:destructoid.com,2008:263105Will Wind Waker be the start of good things for the Wii U?2013-10-06T16:00:15Z2013-10-06T16:00:15ZIt's no secret, I have been a fan of the Wii U since it's beginning. I love the gamepad and what the system can do. It's a fantastic gaming console. That being said the console is still suffering from lack of third party support and many argue first part support is rough too. Well that at least should change. And in my opinion it starts with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

I have the original game for the Gamecube still inside the system. I played it and beat it just as I do with all Zelda games. It's my favorite series so of course. The Wind Waker was most controversial at the time of it's release. I remember many fans (including me) at the time throwing a fit over the graphics. Mostly because we were shown demo footage of the system with Link in the Spaceworld 2000 trailer (if you don't know it, Google is your friend). This trailer made it seem that Nintendo was taking Link in a realistic adult version. Which we LOVED. Then we got Wind Waker. Now after playing it on the cube, I have to admit I do enjoy the graphics and story. The game is good. It wasn't on my top five but I did like it. It was somewhat limited with the hardware at the time and also had some annoying, imo, parts to the game.

Fast forward 10 years and I have played Wind Waker HD for my Wii U. This title has given new breath into this game for me. The Wii U version of this game bumps the game into my top five Zelda. I love all the new additions and upgrades this game has over the original. It really helps me get into the game and want to play more. Easily the best game for the Wii U right now. Believe me, I understand it's a decade old game and it's a new system BUT it's very fun and even if you have played Wind Waker, get this game. Boating is faster and more fun. The graphics make it so crisp. Finding bottles is fun and adds a layer of collection. The range of sight is so great too. You really feel it when you are boating or looking out at the horizon. I can't recommend this more.

Now with this game officially released, it sort of kicks off a new era for the Wii U. We have a ton of first party and some third party games coming out. We'll see the numbers soon to tell if Zelda has an impact on people wanting the Wii U. But I believe the holiday season will bring new consoles to people's homes. We have a price drop as well! That should be an extra incentive to pick up a Wii U. I know in my area that all the pre-orders were sold out which makes me feel that the game will do quite well. I really want to hear what you guys think. If you have a Wii U, did you purchase Zelda? If you don't have a Wii U, does Zelda make you want to purchase one? Or what software are you most excited for?

Take care!tag:destructoid.com,2008:255221Keep calm, Nintendo will live on2013-06-03T14:47:16Z2013-06-03T14:47:16ZI'm back with another Nintendo post. However, this time I'll be a little more optimistic in what I want to discuss. As I said back in my post about third party support for the Wii U, Nintendo NEEDS third party support, the console is hurting in sales. However, I have been reading a TON of doomsayer's blogs predicting this is the end of Nintendo consoles and that the Wii U will go the way of the Sega Dreamcast. I want to make this as clear as I can and comfort anyone that is worried about Nintendo going software only.

This will not be the last Nintendo console.

There it is folks. You can quote that statement to your friends. Nintendo is not going anywhere. If you are old enough you will remember that people were saying this when the Gamecube was around. "Nintendo is doomed" "The last console" "Gamecube = Dreamcast" blah blah blah. There is nothing to worry about. Will the Wii U surpass life sales expectations? Only time will tell. One thing is for sure however, we will see that little Nintendo logo on hardware in the future.

Sure, Wii U sales are poor and the Wii U is an afterthought to most shadowed by Xbox One and the PS4. However, the company is in no trouble. With strong sales from their first party titles and the very fun Nintendo 3DS handheld, they are still green. The landscape is vastly different than it was for Sega. Sega had a string of failed systems and poor management. The Sega 32X, Saturn, and Nomad were the systems released by Sega prior to the Dreamcast. Each had poor sales and contributed to the demise of Sega.

Nintendo does not have a pattern of poor sales. With the Wii and the DSi, Nintendo just came out of their best sales ever for console/mobile combined (100 million Wii sold and 150 million DS). Nintendo has plenty of money and still turn profits each quarter. They don't have to consider leaving the industry. They are making some good moves too lately with Indie support and bringing out some big titles at E3 with Smash bros, Zelda, Mario Kart, Pikmin, and Mario.

Overall, the system is selling poorly now but may pick up when the right games hit the market. We still don't know the prices of the Xbox and Playstation so that might help boost sales of the Wii U if they are pretty expensive (comparably) by Christmas. I don't see Nintendo giving up the home console and will learn from the failures of the Wii U and hopefully capitalize in the next next gen.tag:destructoid.com,2008:253018Violence in video games and the craziness that surrounds it2013-05-03T14:13:37Z2013-05-03T14:13:37ZViolence in video games and the impact it has in human behavior. This has been a hot topic for decades now. It has been talked about more and more now that graphics, animations, and behavior in video games have become more realistic. The question is do these more realistic violent scenarios in games contribute to real life violence in society. The answer may be surprising to some. However, the media and supporters against violent video games need to relax and stop with the horribly one sided arguments.

Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence? The answer is yes. Yes, it does contribute to violence in society. How can someone argue this? There are people that admit they developed their murder plans, robberies, etc from actual video games they have played. When someone gets their plans from a video game, that is a contribution. Even if it makes up a very small percentage of people that commit crimes and mention a game helped them. If it was just one person in history, you would still have to say video games contribute to violence in society. In all reality the percentage of people that attribute their crimes to video games is rather low.

Here is the thing though. Video games are not the only medium people get ideas of violence from. Throughout history any story or entertainment can contribute to violence. You take music, movies, theater, etc. They all have accounts of people using scenarios to plan or commit crimes. Anything people use to generate ideas could, in theory, led to violence. There are people that murder others in the name of their god even. There will always be the wack jobs that cannot separate fantasy and reality. We cannot place blame on violent video games for people in general. If someone is stupid enough to copy a dangerous stunt or commit a crime from some form of entertainment, then they deserve what is coming to them. It is on them! We would have to ban any story in any medium to completely remove the contribution of violence. And even if that was somehow possible, people still talk and share stories. We would have to stop people from communicating with each other.

The media in general needs to just relax and stop placing blame on video games. I have been a gamer for over two decades and have played the violent of the violent games. Does that make me a minority of people that played violent games and it hasn't somehow infected my mental stability? No, I'm not the minority. Once a story "breaks" it's the medias job to discuss and bring national attention to it by adding drama to it. Katie Couric just recently spoke about this topic and got gamers up in arms. So Katie went to twitter to pose a question to gamers.

Passionate gamers upset w convo whether violent video games can contribute to v behavior. Tweet the positive side of violent v games? Thanx! - @katiecouric

Now I did reply to this on Twitter. However, I had to stop and think. Not because I was trying to come up with a good response but because how does one come up with a positive about violence? I believe that violence doesn't belong in our world. If I could get rid of all the wife beaters, murderers, rapists, etc in the world, trust me I would. This question is why Katie is good at her job. She has put us into a situation that we are trying to defend violence but also are trying to say why violence in games should stay. The answer to this question isn't "Here is the positive side of violence in video games...". The answer to this question is, why does it matter if it's violent or not? That is why there is a ratings system. If parents are up in arms about violent video games, then stop buying violent games for your children. They are NOT recommended to play and are NOT the demographic for the game. Be responsible people. Just because there is violence in video games doesn't make the video game industry evil or responsible for a rise in violence. Violent games do not contribute enough to crime to justify this much coverage over the topic.

I'm quite frankly pretty sick of defending video games at this point. The wold isn't going to collapse because GTA IV allows you to murder dozen of people in broad daylight. Violence is in our nature and it will continue to occur unfortunately. There will be more wars, bombings, shootings, etc. Some might be inspired by games/music/movies/television/books/theater and many more will not. There are more pressing issues that need national attention and all this effort to be to the main stage.

Leave a comment on what you think. I'm interested to hear from more of you. Thanks!


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A shopping mall in Australia is getting some heat. They've decided to ban loud kids from the mall. They've even put up signs.
When this clip first started, we thought some foolish father decided to let his son play on a bulldozer. Sure, it's cute the way he climbs up there, but be careful, kid! Awwww, he's sitting there like Bob the Builder! But then it took a turn.
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2012 was a fantastic year for pranks. Remember that awesomely sassy 'Psh' joke or the adorable Mistletoe setup? We'll say it til we're blue in the face-- we love pranks! They just make life a tad bit more interesting. Now that 2013 has rolled around, we think there's no better way to welcome the year than by bringing you a whole new set of hilarious shenanigans.
Nobody likes going to the doctor, but this child's natural fear response transforms into gales of laughter when the doctor begins working in a ticklish area.
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In all seriousness, all this presidential hoopla can be a little overwhelming and upsetting at times. This is especially true if you're a politically-aware four-year-old.
Crying babies and screaming kids are a part of life, but if your sitting next to them on a long flight it can get old really quick. That's why an airline has announced they are banning children from the first seven rows on long flights.
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Arno Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: ARNI) announced today that its investigational compound known as AR-42 has been granted orphan-drug designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of meningioma and schwannoma. Meningiomas are benign tumors that can present in different locations within the brain and the spinal cord and may cause substantial morbidity for those affected individuals. Schwannomas are benign tumors that can present in different locations within the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves, which may cause substantial morbidity for those affected individuals. In May, 2012 the EMA designated AR-42 an orphan drug for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a rare genetic disorder characterized by the growth of noncancerous tumors in the brain and spinal cord, juvenile cataracts and neurofibromas of the skin.
Orphan-drug designation is granted in the European Union for medicines to treat life-threatening or debilitating conditions affecting no more than 5 in 10,000 people. It qualifies the developer for inspection-fee reductions, protocol assistance, a centralized application procedure and 10 years of marketing exclusivity upon the drug's approval.
Glenn Mattes, president and chief executive officer of Arno, stated: "These orphan-drug designations will facilitate the development of AR-42 which has shown promising activity in preclinical studies as a potential treatment for a variety of tumor types. We look forward to advancing its clinical development in multiple indications."
AR-42 is a novel, orally available, broad-spectrum deacetylation inhibitor of both histone and non-histone proteins which has demonstrated greater potency and activity in solid tumors and hematological malignancies when compared in preclinical studies to vorinostat (also known as "SAHA" or Zolinza®), the first of two marketed compounds in this class. AR-42 is currently being studied in a Phase I/IIa clinical trial in adult patients with relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. It been designated an orphan drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of meningioma and schwannoma of the central nervous system.
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GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Greg Chalmers made par on the seventh hole of a playoff while Adam Scott three-putted for bogey to hand the Australian lefthander the Australian PGA championship.
Chalmers, who shot an 8-under 64 Sunday at Royal Pines after trailing the leaders by seven strokes going into the final round, and Scott and Wade Ormsby, who both shot 71, finished with 72-hole totals of 11-under 277.
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Longboat Key Code Administrator Randy Fowler saw the sign. And, according to the town's sign code, that means the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center's banner was improperly placed.
Fowler said that he called the Tennis Center late last week to notify officials that the sign promoting Fidelity Investments, sponsor of the Fidelity Investments Senior Doubles Tournament held April 16 to April 19, was placed improperly. According to Fowler, banner signs that are visible from the roadway are prohibited on Longboat Key, unless they are advertising a special event for a nonprofit organization.
Tennis Center Management Adviser John Mrachek said that the Tennis Center removed the sign immediately after receiving Fowler's call.
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Founded in 1977, the Carolina Jazz Festival promotes a broad range of programming spanning performance, education, and scholarship. In addition to appearances by students and faculty from the UNC Jazz Studies program, this year's 38th annual festival features performances by Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band and Artists-in-Residence Etienne Charles (trumpet) and Rodney Whitaker (bass). For additional information about the Carolina Jazz Festival, contact Festival Director Jim Ketch (email@example.com).
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Carolina Jazz Festival (February 19–22)
38th Carolina Jazz Festival
We invite you to attend and enjoy the events of the 38th Carolina Jazz Festival. Our schedule includes many free events. For those events that do require tickets, please note that tickets are available at the Memorial Hall Box Office (919-843-3333) or at the door in advance of the concert. For information beyond what is listed please contact Jim Ketch at firstname.lastname@example.com or 919-962-7560.
February 18 • Faculty-Student Jazz Showcase with Etienne Charles, trumpet, and Rodney Whitaker, bass • 4:00 pm, Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall
February 19 • Latin Jazz Night with Charanga Carolina, Juan Álamo, percussion, Etienne Charles, trumpet, and Rodney Whitaker, bass • 7:30 pm, Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall
February 20 • Fred and Gail Fearing Jazz for a Friday Afternoon • UNC Jazz Combos with Etienne Charles, trumpet, and Rodney Whitaker, bass • 4:00 pm, Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall
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February 21 • UNC Jazz Band with Etienne Charles, trumpet, and Rodney Whitaker, bass • 8:00 pm, Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall • $10 general admission ($5 UNC students, faculty, and staff) • tickets available at the door
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David O. Russell, who has now directed Jennifer Lawrence in two films that have garnered her widespread plaudits, was asked about the 23-year-old's workload, as the centerpiece of the Hunger Games franchise, at Friday's Australian Academy's AACTA Awards.
"I personally think they should give her a bit of breathing room over there because they're printing money," Russell told the New York Daily News at the event. "But she's a very alive person."
So far, O.K., we guess.
But then he said this: "I'll tell you what it is about that girl—talk about 12 years of slavery, that's what the franchise is. And I'm going to get in so much trouble for saying that." Yikes! So far, no further comment from Lawrence or Russell (or anyone from the 12 Years a Slave team).
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|08 Feb 2011
new installation failure windows7
I have just had a new 1Tb hdd fitted by a shop after my original failed but since he fitted it it keeps crashing ior corrupting
Is it possible to reload the Win 7 Home premium to a clean start as I can'tr get it to load
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|08 Feb 2011
What is on the drive now? Did the shop load a clean install of Win7 or an image of your old HD?
Have you tried booting the Win7 DVD to clean install? Clean Install Windows 7
Was this originally factory-installed Win7 or do you have a retail copy? Do you have Recovery Disks or a Win7 installer?
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|08 Feb 2011
Thanks for reply GregRocker
Mean't to have clean new install?, old HDD ended up (500gb) as external as he could not get my machine to accept it as second drive
I also had him fit a Radeon HD 4350 graphic card I thought I had damaged the old Geforce 8600 when loading Umbunto from a CD and my display altered shifting the display to the right and the monitor alighnment could not be altered I used a TV monitor that could auto align
He then tried three times to clean boot due to numerous crashes also he could only load clean copy as x64bit if only one 1gb ram and then insert after loaded the other 1gb ram
If we had it running and trying to load new programmes eg Bullguard anti virus if I tried to do first scan it would do 2% the shut down an reboot same with trying to load real copy of MS Office 2007
The Windows 7 was/is a genuine MS Home Premium
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|08 Feb 2011
First remove that AV and install MSE to use only with the Win7 Firewall: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
Now try installing Office again.
if it fails, try checking the logs to google or report back repeat errors, and other troubleshooting steps given here: Computer lags every couple seconds
Is the OS installed on a brand new HD? Please post back a screenshot of your full Disk mgmt drive map and listings, using Snipping Tool in Start menu.
Did the tech wiped your old HD before trying install? If GRUB bootloader was installed with Ubuntu it can corrupt Win7 until it is wiped with zeroes.
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Sometimes you are a lucky guy. Staying in a hotel and getting visit from 2 women on one day. Not at the same time alas, but a few hours apart. Look for the differences....
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"You're working over Thanksgiving?"
Morgan heard the surprise -- and disapproval -- in Grant Kincaid's voice, and frowned in annoyance. It was the same reaction she'd gotten from A.J., who had made it clear that she thought her sister was a workaholic without a life. Morgan hadn't liked it then; she didn't like it now.
"I happen to be committed to my job," Morgan replied stiffly. "In my world, working on holidays is a way of life. That's how you get ahead."
She braced herself for another negative comment. But he surprised her.
"Well, just let me know when you plan to come up and I'll have the cottage ready," he said.
"I'll do that. In the meantime, I'd like to get an appraisal done on the property."
There was a note of caution in his voice when he responded. "May I ask why?"
Her patience waning, Morgan glanced at her watch. "It will be extremely difficult for me to meet the residency stipulation in my great-aunt's will, Mr. Kincaid. I have trouble taking off four days, let alone four weeks. So before I spend a lot of time and energy trying to figure out how to juggle my life to allow for several weeks in Maine, I want to make sure it's worth my while. Besides, we'll need to get an appraisal before we sell, anyway."
"You're planning to sell?" He made no attempt to disguise the shock in his voice.
"Of course. What would I do with a cottage in Maine?"
"Maybe the same thing your aunt did. Spend time here, relax, regain perspective. It's a beautiful spot."
Morgan gave a frustrated sigh. "I'm sure it's lovely, Mr. Kincaid. But as I explained, I have little time for that kind of thing."
"The cottage was very special to your aunt."
"I understand that. But holding on to a place I'll never use doesn't make good business sense. Of course you'd certainly be welcome to buy my share at the end of six months, assuming I even make it that far."
"That's kind of you. But the property is way out of my price range."
Was there a touch of sarcasm in his comment? Morgan couldn't be sure, but she didn't have time to waste wondering about it. She had a presentation to finalize for a meeting that would be starting in less than an hour. Further discussion of Aunt Jo's cottage would have to wait.
"Look, I need to run. We can talk about that at some point in the future. In the meantime, can you take care of the appraisal?"
"Fine. I'll try to get up to Maine soon. The cottage looks to be about a four-hour drive from Boston. Is that right?"
"More like five, if you're not familiar with the back roads."
"Okay. I'll try to make a weekend trip soon."
"I'll look forward to it." This time there was no mistaking the sarcasm in his tone. Nor the fact that he didn't think much of her priorities. Just like her sister. Come to think of it, he and A.J. would have been ideal co-owners of the cottage, Morgan reflected. Too bad Aunt Jo hadn't paired them up.
Grant replaced the receiver and turned to find his father watching him.
"I take it that was Jo's great-niece?" Andrew Kincaid said.
"None other."
"Sounded like an interesting conversation from this end."
"Were you eavesdropping?" Grant asked with a smile.
"Of course. That's what family is for," he replied, his blue eyes twinkling.
Grant chuckled. He and his father didn't have many secrets. Nor did anyone in his extended family. He'd always been close to his sister, Kit, and her husband, Bill, the pastor at their church. And he doted on his fifteenyear-old twin nieces. He also had a deep love and affection for his uncle, who worked with him and his dad in the cabinet shop. They were a small but close-knit bunch.
Except for his mother, of course.
Which brought him back to Morgan Williams. "Interesting is a good way to describe the conversation." He shook his head. "She's a piece of work."
"How so?"
"When I suggested she come up to take a look at the cottage over Thanksgiving, she told me she'd be working."
"On Thanksgiving?"
"My exact reaction. And she did not appreciate it."
"So when is she coming up?"
"Who knows? But in the meantime, she asked me to get an appraisal on the property, because she plans to sell."
The older man pondered that. "How do you feel about letting the place go?"
Grant shrugged, but his eyes were troubled. "There won't be much choice if she wants to sell, unless we can find someone who's willing to buy her half and take me on as co-owner."
"Maybe she'll change her mind when she sees it." As Grant replayed their conversation in his mind, he shook his head. "I wouldn't place any bets on that. She's one tough cookie. A hard-nosed businesswoman through and through. I can't figure out why Jo left the place to her."
His father pulled on a pair of work gloves. "I imagine she had her reasons. Jo was a smart lady. I can't remember her ever doing anything that didn't make sense."
"Well, there's always a first time." Grant reached for his own gloves. "Now let's go sort through that load of maple."
Morgan punched in the number for Good Shepherd Camp and drummed her fingers on the desk as she waited for someone to answer. At least this stipulation in her aunt's will should be manageable. Serving as an advisory member of a charitable board for six months and offering a bit of advice on a fund-raising drive was a piece of cake compared to spending four weeks in a remote cottage on the coast of Maine.
The phone continued to ring, and Morgan was just about to hang up when someone answered.
"Good Shepherd Camp," said a breathless female voice.
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Summary: Xander falls through a portal into a world unlike anything else...
Avatar: the Last Airbender
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19 May 12
Down the Rabbit Hole
Xander screamed as he fell through the void, a Terakan had pointed at him in the final moments of the damn church fiasco and he had found himself falling. He wasn't quite sure if that had been centuries or seconds ago, but at the moment he was sure that it was far too long for his liking.
With a pulse of power, the final remnants of the hyena possession sacrificed itself, shifting the portal from the original location. While it hadn't quite known where this new portal would open up, it was unwilling to go quietly wherever the assassin wanted and with a pulse of green energy Alexander Harris disappeared.
Around the world the inhabitants turned towards the odd green star that gleamed in the gathering twilight for a moment. Many considered it an omen of good or bad of things to come. Some considered it a natural phenomenon created from excessive swamp gas in the upper atmosphere. Others wondered at the beauty and set out to eternally capture the moment in song, dance and/or paint, but most simply shrugged and turned back to their drinks.
One recent arrival simply screamed as he plummeted towards the earth from thirty five thousand feet. Had Alexander Harris intended to fall from such a height he might have enjoyed the view, he certainly would have brought such important pieces of equipment as an oxygen bottle or parachute along with him. After a few brief moments of screaming, he rapidly turned his focus to the frantic gasping for oxygen before passing out.
Waking up with a headache is a bad way to start the day. Waking up with a headache while still in freefall at fifteen thousand feet is actually worse. For a horrifying moment, Xander felt the panicked screams he had been using so skillfully earlier rise up within him before simply letting out a sigh. It wasn't any use and it would just make his journey to the next life that much more embarrassing, he may as well have some dignity in this last final ride.
Splaying out as much as possible, Xander fought the wind as it tried to spin him like a dervish while he tried to maintain the least aerodynamic shape he could. For a moment he sent a blessing out to Miss Grunding, who had actually taught him about aerodynamics and made a mental oath to pay more attention in school, if he miraculously lived through this. He would never comment that it would never do him any good in real life ever again. Of course he was hoping that his 'ever again' was longer than the next minute or so of plummeting doom before he met his end at the unflinching surface of the earth below. For a moment he almost wished he was falling towards Sunnydale so he could at least try to aim for Snyder's car before shrugging the thought off, it was both petty and below him.
He was shocked to discover that his humor was still in effect as the 'below him' comment had actually forced a slight snicker out of his so far silent descent.
Taking stock of the total situation Xander was somewhat amazed at the massive mountain range that was reaching up towards him before shifting slightly in a desperate bid to reach one of the heavier snow caps, thankfully his recent soldier possession had been jump certified and had been a bit paranoid about his chute not opening, he knew that several people had survived falls such as this and lived, he also knew that the odds were against him but due to a lack of alternatives was taking the Han Solo option concerning them.
As he neared his final moment, Xander was shocked to notice a half dozen humans moving about in the general location of his soon to be ballistic impact point. Cursing the universe for making his life even more complicated, Xander reoriented his feet towards the ground and assumed the five point impact position before whispering a prayer that he not hit someone. In the last moments, he could have sworn he felt a massive gust of wind rise up and slow him slightly before he impacted.
As his feet hit the snow he let his knees buckle as he rolled forward. Rolling through the impact completely, Xander felt several bones break and shatter under the force before he came to a surprised stop staring up at the slowly darkening sky. For a moment he wondered if he had actually died before the endorphin rush faded slightly and he came to the realization that death likely didn't hurt as much as this. Thankfully the people he had managed to miss were quickly gathering around and Xander blinked, he could accept the baldness as they seemed to be some sort of monks, but someone had played a bad prank on them all as they each had a blue arrow painted on the tops of their heads.
Thinking desperately for a moment, Xander tried to come up with something witty to say in response to falling out of a clear blue sky before chuckling through the pain "Watch that first step, it's a doozy," he ground out before thankfully passing out, again.
Around the unconscious male, the gathered Air Nomads stared between the recent arrival and Monk Gyatso who alone had managed to bend fast enough to slow the falling boy.
After a moment to center himself from the near panic at seeing the falling person, the Elder turned back to the gathered monks and frowned. "While introspection and careful thought is of great importance, I believe our young friend would be better served with medical treatment back at the temple," he commented simply and smirked as the gathered monks jumped and hurried to render aid to the young man.
Turning back to his charge, Gyatso smiled at the awestruck Aang. Avatar the boy may one day be, but he was still as easily impressed as the other students the Monk had taught. Of course, now he only had to keep the young Avatar from imitating this young man's actions and he could count this day successful.
Groaning as he woke back up to the as usual feeling of pain, Xander rubbed his eyes and he tried to focus enough to make sense of all the various pain signals. "Oh god, what hit me," he groaned and froze as he actually got a response.
"The earth. Or to be more specific I believe you hit it. Of course, between the two of you I believe you came out considerably worse than your opponent," a voice responded with the dry wit and humor he only managed to pick up due to many verbal sparring matches with Giles.
Jerking upright Xander felt his entire body scream in protest before the vertigo of such an action forced him back to the small cot as he held his head and willed the universe to stop spinning.
"I would suggest you not move, but I feel that advice is of less value than it was a moment ago," the voice said before a cool wet cloth was placed on his forehead, thankfully it seemed to help and Xander managed to open his eyes without the urge to vomit.
Taking in the commenter, Xander was surprised to see a man that seemed only slightly younger than mud smiling down at him with the same look of humor Giles got when he managed to pull one over on the Xand-man and was waiting for him to catch up. "You can say that again," Xander said before he groaned as the older man started to repeat his previous comment.
Finally chuckling, Xander took a moment to leverage himself up into a sitting position as he took stock of his injuries; a broken leg and at least one cracked rib, his toe was hurting more than the other breaks so that was likely damaged worse than the other breaks. Other than those and more bruises than he thought it was possible to have, it seemed he had gotten off lucky. Of course falling through a dimensional portal and surviving a thirty thousand foot drop had probably exhausted this lifetime's supply of luck entirely. Leaning against the cool stone wall, Xander took in his surroundings before giving up. "This might sound a bit silly, but I am guessing I'm not in Kansas anymore, can you tell me where I am?"
Shrugging the odd speech off, Gyatso nodded. "Indeed you are not, you are currently in the fifth room on the left hand side of the west corridor on the northwest tower in the southern air temple in the westernmost mountain range of the southeast Earth kingdom." Gyatso said and watched as the young man tensed again.
After a moment, Xander forced himself to relax, he could break down later if he needed. He had known as soon as he fell through the portal that it likely wasn't going to drop him off at the local seven-eleven, but the thought that he would be in a totally different world was… Honestly it scared him more than a little, he was mildly startled when a hand was gently set on his shoulder drawing his attention back to the old man.
"Rest now, time is what is needed for mind, body and spirit to heal," Gyatso said before straightening up and moving towards the exit. "I shall bring some food, water is in the canister by your head and a chamber pot is at the foot, I would recommend you not get the two confused." He explained before leaving Xander to his musings.
After a moment's thought, Xander finally turned back towards the door, "Umm… I didn't actually get his name," he muttered before shrugging. "Oh well, how many geezers with arrows painted on their heads can there be."
Climbing the mountain, Xander thought about the last year, he had been accepted into the temple and the vast majority of the monks had been very helpful in getting him settled. A few had been sticks in the mud, but thankfully Gyatso and Aang had pelted them with flying pies until they retreated in defeat. The Air bending had been cool and Xander had put a lot of effort into learning it, unfortunately the only air he had managed to work had been one rather unfortunate evening when he had cooked uncle Rory's special Bean and Cabbage surprise with Spicy Lentil curry. It had hit the temple like a plague, the moaning and cries of pain had echoed through the temple well into the night and many a young monk had been forcibly ejected from the temple for the day until the epidemic had passed. Xander had been issued a stern and binding order to never cook again under pain of being locked in a room with his victims.
Gyatso had actually slipped the recipe into a merchants wares on his route towards the fire nation. He had spent many days afterwards attempting to atone for such an atrocity, but seemed to fail as he would routinely snicker during his meditations at the thought of the terror such a recipe would cause in the innocent fire nation.
Aang had loved the entire episode and had spent several weeks trying to work a new type of air bending out of the event. Thankfully for everyone… well everywhere, he had finally gotten discouraged enough to stop, although Xander would still catch him creating air balls at times and then trying to sit on them. For a time he had considered talking to the boy, but eventually shrugged it off, so long as the kid didn't hurt himself, who was he to complain.
He had sort of adopted the constantly chipper kid as a surrogate brother. The eight year old was constantly getting into and out of more trouble than Willow, Jesse and himself had ever managed back home. For a brief moment he felt a pang of loss at the thought of home and his missing friends before taking a deep breath and letting it out, just as Monk Pasang had taught him. Centering himself, Xander continued on his journey. He couldn't air bend and he couldn't even learn the steps of the strange fighting dance thing the air nomads did, but he could get out of their way and try to 'find himself' as Gyatso had suggested.
Finally reaching the top of the mountain, Xander lowered himself to the ground and worked towards inner peace. Several times he was interrupted by the chattering Lemurs before he managed to find his center and sink into a deep trance.
Several hours later, he was rudely forced from his introspection by a massive slimy tongue licking his face and the vast majority of his body along with it. Taking a moment to spit and wipe in a futile attempt to clear himself of the spittle, Xander finally focused on the giggling Aang and happy Sky Bison that had slimed him. Finally taking off his shirt and clearing his face with the back of it Xander wrung out a considerable amount of saliva before launching the rolled up cloth at Aang. In a matter of minutes the two were running around the massive beast as Appa simply flopped to the ground and started to grumble out a conversation with the Lemurs.
Staring up at the oncoming avalanche, Xander cursed his luck. He had followed Aang as the nine year old had gone off on one of his adventures and long standing experience had taught him that the youngster was capable of drawing more trouble to himself than Buffy had been and God help him once Kuzon and that maniac Bumi got together with him. Xander wasn't quite sure how the planet survived their antics.
This time Aang had been putting the final touches on his air scooter, or at least trying to on a small shelf on the side of the mountain. Unfortunately, the experiment had gotten away from him and Xander was witness to a compressed ball of air with a nine year old rider shooting away and slamming into the side of the mountain starting a chain reaction that would likely see both Xander and the unconscious kid dead.
Rushing out, Xander grabbed the stunned Air bender, he didn't quite know what he was doing but Xander knew he couldn't run. That meant he could only face his inevitable death, so, turning towards the collapsing mountainside, Xander planted his feet solidly on the rock face. For a moment he felt a tingle in the soles of his feet before it ran up his body and out into his hands, much as Aang explained bending felt like while they were dancing. Taking a chance, Xander pushed out towards the tons of snow and dirt crashing down on them and was surprised as a massive stone block shot out of the mountain.
As the avalanche crashed around them, Xander held the position until the massive earthen tidal wave passed. Taking a shuddering breath, Xander collapsed to the ground trembling from exertion before turning towards Aang and carefully shaking the unconscious boy. He was slightly startled as Aang jerked straight up and looked around frantically shouting about starting a chicken-duck farm before dropping back to the ground.
Staring at him for a moment, Xander finally lifted the small kid and started making his way back towards the temple. Monk Tashi was cooking tonight and the crotchety old goat always did make a mean curry. He was thinking that maybe Monk Gyatso or Monk Pasang could help him get some earth bending training. Of course, from what he saw of Bumi and some of the other Earth Benders, their training seemed to revolve around surviving big things being thrown at them and if it was all the same maybe he could just figure it out on his own.
Shifting slightly away from an attack from the manic little monstrosity, Xander shifted his footing to a more secure stance and pushed, focusing the energy back down into the earth and towards his opponent. Xander sighed as instead of the massive stone spikes he was going for, the ground rippled into a one foot section of inch tall spikes. Shifting slightly, Xander felt the energy and pulled, this time creating a ten foot tall barrier of rock that blocked everything the "mad genius" Bumi threw at him.
In the year since he had discovered he was an earth bender, Xander had learned that he wasn't as good on the attack as other earth benders. Bumi claimed that it was a psychological issue, or possibly an issue with his mother. He had also brought up a rather dramatic monologue over the inherent strengths of two-ply toilet paper compared to three that bothered Xander on a level he didn't even want to comprehend. The fact that the little menace had actually created toilet paper, before they had even created toilets, just from a conversation Xander had been a part of was a little unsettling and really put into focus that, despite his eccentricities the kid really was a genius.
Refocusing on the fight, Xander tried to come up with a plan. While his defenses were some of the best Bumi had ever seen, Xander really did suck at the attack. Taking a moment to rebuild his defenses, Xander took a deep breath and built up an image in his mind before giving a stomp. Surprisingly enough, his plan worked and a stone sword popped out of the ground. Grabbing the heavy blade, Xander felt old memories rush back and he charged. He may be horrible at attacking with Earth bending, but maybe a more personal approach would give him an edge.
Shifting his feet out into a lower stance, Xander felt the energy rush up into his hands before he shoved outwards again, throwing a series of massive stones towards his opponent. He was pleased when his partner followed through with the plan and the fire bender caught the massive stone ablaze. In the last year, Xander had gotten considerably better at attacking. He was still better at hand to hand combat, but that gap was rapidly closing. With a pulse of air, Monk Gyatso shoved the first stone away before spinning left and around the second and third. With a little energy and two steps the old monk had managed to completely bypass their attack and was now considerably closer to the combatants than either wanted. Throwing up a wall of earth, Xander and Shukan moved back to give them some combat room.
With another burst of air, Gyatso leapt over the wall before hitting the ground with a third burst, throwing up a blinding spray of pebbles and dust. Another stone wall came up as the two tried to clear their vision before Xander saw his mistake. The air blast had been a distraction to get them to look away and a stone wall was just as effective at blocking their sight as dust and rocks, dropping the wall Xander watched helplessly as a micro tornado whipped past him and knocked Shukan out of the fight. In the last five minutes Gyatso had knocked out fifteen assorted air and fire benders with Xander as the only Earth Bender playing. Throwing up his best defenses, Xander rolled a massive ball of granite around him and tried to think up a plan of attack, he never even managed to think one up before he was unconscious.
Waking up, Xander spared a glare for the good natured old man before shaking his head and moving back to take a seat on the stones and listen to the older man's advice. While he still hated getting beaten like that, he was at least smart enough to learn from his defeats. Several of the fire nation students had stormed off, their pride battered at the thought of this old man besting them single handedly. Xander was mildly pleased that Shukan had stayed. The guy was obnoxious, but was a pretty cool guy all the same, besides it was hard to hate a guy that seemed so very interested in everything involving the Southern Air Temple.
Xander ran, he knew Aang well enough to know the twelve year old was not dealing with the whole Avatar thing very well. The systematic shunning from everyone else at the temple had really impacted the nearly impossibly chipper kid and Xander cursed himself for leaving. True he had really learned a lot at Ba Sing Se, but he had missed out on helping his little brother through a difficult time. Now the Council was trying to get Gyatso taken away as caretaker and Xander had a pretty good idea of Aangs response. After the hellmouth, Xander would bet that the young man had listened in on the Council at precisely the wrong moment and ran off before the rest of the conversation could be finished with the decision for Gyatso to go with him to the Eastern Air Temple for further training.
Rushing out into the storm, Xander was just in time to see the massive Sky Bison step off the edge with a familiar bald kid on its back. With every last ounce of power behind him, Xander used earth bending to launch himself into the air after his little brother and for a brief moment as he flew through the storm Xander's mind flashed back to his arrival in this strange little world before he landed on the wet, hairy back of Appa and scared the crap out of both the sky bison and the young Avatar.
After a brief conversation, Xander managed to convince the distraught Aang to only fly down to the western water village for the weekend before returning. Having fixed that, Xander settled down in the back of Appa's saddle and slowly drifted off to sleep, it had been a long trip from Ba Sing Se and he hadn't gotten any rest.
Several hours later Xander woke up to the thrashing turbulence of the Sky Bison in the storm, moving towards the struggling Aang, Xander barely missed getting a hold of him as Appa lost altitude and crashed into the heavy waves, after a moments futile struggling in the rough surf, Xander was dragged under by a ten ton Sky Bison.
Then there was a flash of light.
And then there was nothing.
(A/N) I don't own BtVS or Avatar: tLAB
Depending on reviews i may or may not continue this
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