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Christensen leads US sweep in slopestyle skiing
|Joss Christensen of the United States competes in the men's ski slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — The U.S. has swept the podium in men's slopestyle skiing. Joss Christensen soared to gold in the sport's Olympic debut, posting a score of 95.80 on Thursday to beat teammates Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper.
The gold was the fourth for the U.S. in Sochi, all won on the slopes of the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.
"I am shocked," Christensen said. "I am stoked to be up here with my friends. America, we did it."
In conditions better suited for a spring break in the mountains than the Winter Olympics, the 22-year-old Christensen was by far the best. Each of his four runs scored in the 90s. His first run in the finals won the gold, and his second would have been good enough to win silver.
The sweep is the third for the U.S. in Winter Olympic history, joining men's figure skating in 1956 and men's halfpipe snowboarding in 2002.
"It's the kind of thing you don't even let yourself think about," U.S. coach Skogen Sprang said. "I still don't believe it happened."
While the U.S. has struggled elsewhere in the Sochi Games, things are just fine at the Extreme Park, which was so warm on Thursday that American Bobby Brown, who finished ninth, completed his final run in short sleeves.
The three medals gave the U.S. five in the span of 15 hours. Snowboarders Kaitlyn Farrington and Kelly Clark took gold and bronze in the women's halfpipe on Wednesday night.
Christensen, from Park City, Utah, hardly seemed intimidated as his sport was thrust into the mainstream for the first time. The final skier named to the U.S. slopestyle team, he threw down four practically flawless runs over the series of rails and jumps that are the equivalent of a skier's playground.
He led qualifying and insisted he had plenty left for the finals.
Christensen's three off-axis jumps at the end of his first qualifying run totaled 10 full spins in the span of 15 seconds — all coming while he skied over the ramp backward.
The rest of the 12-skier field took aim in the second run of the finals, but none could top the kid with the floppy blonde hair and easy smile that seems to embody a sport that often looks like it's just a bunch of skiers taking turns showing off.
Kenworthy, from Telluride, Colo., was already planning to head back home with at least one of the stray dogs that call the streets of Sochi home. Now they'll have some company — a silver medal. He raised his arms over his head after his second finals run and busted out laughing when his score of 93.60 was revealed.
Goepper, the gold medal favorite from Lawrenceburg, Ind., dropped a 92.40 during his first finals run but couldn't top it in the second as the pressure mounted. He smacked his skis against the second rail feature, ending his chance of leapfrogging Christensen.
"I feel amazing," Goepper said. "I think today was the best display of skiing we have ever seen in our sport, so I am so happy."
Only Norway's Andreas Haatveit could break the U.S.'s grip on the podium. While his last trip was slick, he seemed to know he would come up short he crossed the finish line. Haatveit put his hands together as if to pray, then shrugged and gave the Americans a push when he ended up fourth.
With gold assured, Christensen put on one last show instead of taking a simple victory stroll down the mountain. Twisting and flipping his way to his teammates, he pumped his arms in celebration. When his score — immaterial as far as the medals go, but still the second-highest of the day — was posted, Goepper and Kenworthy hoisted him on their shoulders.
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Irvine: Cup run is important
Sheffield Wednesday manager Alan Irvine is delighted his side have been handed a home tie in the Carling Cup first round.The Owls play host to League Two side Bury in the week commencing August 9 and will be looking to improve on last season's poor showing in the competition when they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Port Vale at the second round stage.Irvine is certainly looking for a win to hopefully spark a morale-boosting cup run.He told the club's official website: "I'm pleased we have a home game, that's what every manager wants from a cup draw. This will not be an easy game because none are these days."Bury proved themselves to be a very competitive last season and only narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs. Alan Knill is doing well as a manager and I'm expecting a tough game."Every game we play in the cups will be important because good cup runs boost morale and confidence. Reading showed last season and Barnsley too not so long ago."
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We mentioned earlier today that the reunited Mineral would be playing Gainesville, FL multi-venue punk festival The Fest (10/31 - 11/2), and since then even more artists have been announced. Those include Paint It Black, Iron Chic, Treasure Fleet, The City on Film (full band), Sundials, Hard Girls, American Sharks, Glocca Morra, Adventures, Creepoid, Football Etc., Old Lines, State Faults, PUP, Toys That Kill and more.
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Full list of lineup additions below...
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Treasure Fleet sound like they've been in a time capsule, and I mean that with the utmost respect. The band's sugary-sweet mix of 60's mod pop-psych mixed with a dash of punk rock seems almost as if it has forgone any influence from bands in the past thirty years to craft their debut for Recess Records. Comprised of members of The Arrivals, Lawrence Arms, Smoking Popes and Sass Dragons, the band's latest LP Future Ways is due on 11/30 and you can stream it in full for the first time below. Order yours at the label, reccommended.
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LA band Joyce Manor, who we just mentioned are playing Generation Records on Record Store Day, released their sophomore LP, Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired, this week (4/17) via Asian Man Records and kicked off a tour with folk punk outfit Andrew Jackson Jihad and Treasure Fleet the same day. That tour comes to NYC on Friday (4/20) at Knitting Factory for two shows. The early show is already sold out but tickets for the late show are still available, and the Saturday RSD show is free. After that tour ends, Joyce Manor will do a quick west coast run with Touche Amore before playing Chaos in Tejas. All dates are listed below.
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From outerwear to underwear, women of size have far more choices than they did even a few years ago. Plus-size lingerie in particular, has become far more exciting.
It used to be that intimate wear for larger women was dull and utilitarian at best. Most underthings in plus sizes were plain, refrigerator white and with all the sex appeal of that appliance, too.
And, as Dina Krause of Skokie recalls, "It used to be only in specialty stores. I'm really glad to see it in regular stores."
Today, department stores, online sellers and other retailers carry a wide range of beautiful plus-size clothing, including lingerie. Underclothes and sleepwear for sizes 14 and up now come in all kinds of colors, styles and types.
Women who wear plus sizes can shop with confidence. The marketplace offers generously cut panties, slips, camisoles, nightgowns, pajamas and more to fit your body and suit your tastes.
More and more brands now realize that women of all sizes enjoy pretty underwear and are willing to pay for it. Even designers like Ralph Lauren and DKNY are now creating intimates in larger sizes.
In fall 2013, Maidenform, which already offers a variety of plus-sized undergarments, will introduce a new line that expands the size ranges of its most popular products. Norah Alberto, a spokeswoman for the company, says the expansion is a response customers' complaints that its clothes in women's sizes were completely different from those in misses' sizes. "We're going to take our best-selling styles and extend them to fuller sizes," she says.
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"What do I like or what does George like? Those are two different things, honey!" says Krause, laughing. George, her husband, comments from the background, "Less is more!"
"He would like it to be as sheer as possible," she explains.
Krause, however, says "I like good coverage. Being a large woman, I like to feel contained."
She prefers full-cut briefs, for example. Although hip-huggers, hi-cuts and thongs are now made in plus sizes, many women find them hard to wear. It depends on your body shape as much as your body size.
Vicki Thomas of Wheaton also prefers the waist-high style. Both Krause and Thomas like the comfort of cotton briefs, as well.
"I want to be comfortable," Thomas says.
Fortunately, these days cotton underwear is no longer limited to plain white. Cotton panties come in many patterns and colors, even black, which is Thomas's favorite. There are also cotton blends that add extra softness or stretch.
Thomas says she looks for comfort in all her intimate garments, with the possible exception of some items worn under special-occasion clothes. "What I like and what I feel comfortable in are two different things," she concedes.
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For sleepwear, both Thomas and Krause prefer loose nightgowns to pajamas, and choose styles depending on weather.
"George likes pajamas," Krause says. "He thinks I'd be warmer and not put my cold feet on him."
Even for nightwear and daytime loungewear, Thomas chooses soft, comfy cotton knits. Lightweight t-shirt-style nightgowns and cozy robes that feel like sweatshirts are her favorites, along with loose-fitting, casual housedresses appropriate for answering the door or venturing outside to fetch the mail or the newspaper.
Krause appreciates the wider range of fabrics, colors and prints now available, but stays away from anything "too girly. Frilly is itchy," she says.
Thomas does wear slips in fabrics other than cotton. "I think a slip should be slippery," she says.
For hot-weather wear, Thomas recommends culottes-style slips under skirts and dresses. "If you're walking in the summer and you have chafing, this solves the problem," she says. Boyshorts offer another solution to this common irritation, which can afflict everyone when temperatures and humidity soar.
The range of undergarments now available also expands the range of street clothes for larger women. Styles you might have shied away from in the past, such as sheer or lacy summer tops that reveal a lot of skin, turn into flattering fashions with the right things underneath . If like Krause, you feel more confident with more coverage, wear see-through garments with a thin camisole underneath. In cold weather, Thomas says, she may add a camisole as an extra layer for warmth.
Well-fitting, pretty undies can give you a secret boost. Perhaps no one else will see what you have on under your clothes, but you'll know.
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Setting permissions to single folder
My hard drive consist of two partitions, one for System, and one for my stuff, programs, movies and so on...
Computer has three accounts, me as Administrator and two that are limited.
Here is what I want to do:
- I have movies at other partition, and some important stuff, so I set permissions that only my account can access partition...
- My brother wishes to watch movies from his account, and sometimes I am not at home, and I am afraid to give him my password
- There is about 30 different folders on that partition, so is it possible to allow other users access only to Movies folder, without having to set permissions to each folder manually...
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Setting permissions can be challenging to some. One option you should consider is to get and external usb hard drive, place the movies on it. Then you won't have to worry about access to your profile. Then he can log on to his account and view them.
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External drive is not an option. I did setting permission a lot of time, but for whole partition...
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Yes, you can set permissions onto single folders and or files. It works the same way as the partition.
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It's possible to setup permissions in that way, no problem, but you have to deal with the advanced permission dialog.
First off, grant yourself full control over the whole drive. I would do this by, in the advanced permission options of the root of partition, delete everything from the list, add your user back with full control, and tick "replace permissions from secondary objects.....". Apply and only you can have access to the data, with anyone else having no permissions at all. If I understood correctly, you reached this point.
Now the trick. Again in the root drive, add your brother, but this time when you specify permissions, set the "apply to" option to "only this folder", and grant only read data and execute file permission (2nd and 3rd options). He would be now able to see everything in the root folder of the drive, but without any access to subfolders. Now again, in the movies folder, you can add again him and give read only to the full folder, so he gets access to there only.
Remember to test all this before handling the computer to him. Login under his account and see how much you can or can't see.
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The Department of Drama will present Museum by Tina Howe in the Ruth Caplin Theatre February 20-22, 26-28, and March 1 at 8:00 p.m. Directed by U.Va. Associate Professor Doug Grissom, Museum takes an absurdist view of the final day of a contemporary art exhibition where over 30 outlandishly entertaining characters peruse the work of a trio of artists.
The works of three artists are on display and include conceptual white on white artwork, sculptures made out of organic material, and a clothesline running across part of the stage. The reactions of the patrons as they traverse the exhibit range from transfixed and exalted to bored and dismissive to mildly amused and dissolved in laughter. Presiding over this diverse group of spectators is a security guard who tries in vain to keep things under control. "The play introduces characters and plot lines constantly," said Grissom. "Although the guard is a thread throughout the show, he is not a protagonist, but each of the other characters is and that creates the fun of the show. Thirty plus protagonists in a play is unusual and I think the audience will leave with a sense of the fun and vibrancy of a major art exhibit."
Grissom, a noted playwright himself, was attracted to Howe's work because of the fluid way that she juggles characters and plotlines. When originally staged at the New York Shakespeare Festival there was a cast of 17 with each actor having multiple roles, but playwright Howe, said that she hoped any group performing Museum would "use the large cast size as a challenge and not as a restriction." U.Va.'s Grissom embraced this challenge and opted to cast most roles individually rather than having actors play multiples roles. "I wanted to use as many actors as possible to give the opportunity to act to new actors as well as seasoned actors. It is a great way for new actors to experience a mainstage production. I told each of the actors that they were Hamlet, for when each is on stage, they are the center of the audience's attention."
Ticket prices for Museum are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and U.Va. faculty, staff and alumni association members and $8 for students. Tickets are available online at www.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu, by calling 434-924-3376 or in-person from noon until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the U.Va. Arts Box Office, located in the lobby of the U.Va. Drama building. Museum will be presented without an intermission.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Angela says she has also seen her father another time. Where?
(a) Walking on the street with a young woman.
(b) Walking on the street with his wife.
(c) At the library.
(d) In his office.
2. When Tycho hears Angela's explanation of what she wants her plan to accomplish, what does he believe?
(a) Tycho thinks Angela is lying to him.
(b) Tycho believes Angela is kidding herself.
(c) Tycho thinks Angela's explanation makes sense.
(d) Tycho believes Angela will not go through with the plan.
3. Near the end of Chapter 8 Tycho agrees to ______.
(a) Wait in the car for Angela.
(b) Come back later with Angela.
(c) Pick Angela up in an hour.
(d) Come back later, alone, and speak to Roland.
4. Richard jokes that Africa's husband should have ____.
(a) Drove her to her parents himself.
(b) Apologized.
(c) Hit her harder, to knock her out.
(d) Left her.
5. Dido used to tell Angela a story about a young girl. What was the girl's name?
(a) Dido Roland.
(b) Angela Roland.
(c) Roland Chase.
(d) Angela Foster.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Angela's response when the man she believes is her father reacts the way he does?
2. What is Richard's reaction to the news that Africa is coming home?
3. What has Tycho advised Angela to do about her father?
4. What motivates Angela to search for her father?
5. Angela tells Dido that the night before, she and Robin went to hear a band at ____.
Short Essay Questions
1. Although Mrs. Potter is very traditional, it is also clear that she tries to be supportive of Tycho. With reference to Chapter 10, show how she does this.
2. Describe the scene in which Tycho and his family are introduced in the second chapter.
3. When Angela tentatively brings up the idea of a possible reunion between Dido and her father, how does Dido react?
4. When Tycho attempts to talk Angela out of her plan to visit her father's office, Angela's response gives the reader an idea of how well she actually understands Tycho. How is this made clear?
5. Angela is aware that Mrs. Potter does not like her. How is this demonstrated when she visits Tycho the day after Africa's phone call?
6. How does Angela demonstrate that she is aware of Tycho's attraction to her?
7. After the accident, Tycho returns home to find his family in an uproar. What has happened to upset the Potters?
8. Once Tycho's family has gone to Africa's party, he decides to call Angela. Describe what happens when he does.
9. Describe the conversation Tycho and Richard have about Africa and what that reveals about their distinct characters.
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Johannesburg - South Africa's Pioneer Foods on Friday named a veteran executive from its main rival as its next chief executive, sending shares of the bread and cereal maker higher.
Pioneer, a $1.9 billion company known for South African staples like Weet-Bix cereal and its Ceres brand of juices, said Phil Roux, a consumer brands executive at Tiger Brands, will take over from May.
Roux, who has 24 years of industry experience, will replace Andre Hanekom, whose retirement was announced in October.
With a market value of $6.4 billion, Tiger Brands is one of South Africa's biggest food producers and is expanding in fast-growing African markets such as Nigeria.
The company last year bought a 63 percent stake in Nigeria's Dangote Flour Mills in its third and biggest deal yet in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country and second-largest economy, which is seen as a growth area for consumer and food products.
Tiger Brands has presence in more than 20 African countries, while Pioneer remains largely focused on southern Africa.
Shares of Pioneer jumped on the news, adding 2.5 percent to 73.29 rand as of 13:58 SA time.
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Item: Grinch knocks Santa out cold: Thrown object hits firefighter on truck decorated as sleigh/Meghann M. Cuniff, Spokesman-Review
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Bob: Although I'm relentlessly critical and annoyingly dismissive of hackwork no matter which newspaper I find it, I must confess that Meghann Cuniff's "Someone Just Made the Naughty List" besides having a funny title was a very cleverly written and humorous news article. I particularly enjoyed this rhyming line: Smith awoke in the back of the sleigh to his colleagues asking if he was OK. I think it's great that the S-R let's its reporters have a little fun. It makes it more enjoyable for many of the readers, particularly the readers who can fog a mirror with their breath and score full scale IQ scores in the triple digit range. It's nice to see some creativity in the news and not the usual dull as dishwater "just the facts, ma'am" writing.
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Union Pacific Railroad is paying out $228,000 in civil penalties and related costs to settle environmental complaints linked to its 2005 removal of some railroad-owned huts.
The case had been moving toward a settlement for months, but UP said in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that a consent decree making it official was entered March 4 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
The railroad company said it transferred some engineering signal huts to a Salt Lake City recycler in September 2005. Afterward, the Environmental Protection Agency, along with the U.S. attorney for the Utah district and Utah's attorney general, contended that UP "failed to provide pre-demolition notification" required by national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants before taking the huts off their foundations.
The railroad, though, maintains that the notice requirements don't apply to removing those huts, so the two sides negotiated a settlement in which UP pays "without admitting liability."
UP said it agreed to pay civil penalties of $150,000 to Utah's Department of Environmental Quality and $50,000 to the U.S. Treasury to resolve their claims. It will also pay the Utah attorney general's office $28,202 to cover its investigative costs.
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Our weekly meetings feature a discussion of upcoming outing opportunities as well as highlights of past trips. The meetings also include programs which include multimedia presentations and informative discussions on topics such as past trips, wilderness preservation, equipment demonstrations, and tips & techniques. Meetings are held outdoors in the summer, and indoors in the winter months.
Anyone, members and nonmembers alike are welcome to drop by a meeting any Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. NEW TIME! It's a great way to find out more about the club and meet other members!
Check the Programs page for a schedule of upcoming programs that will be presented during each meeting.
Tuesday, September 9 we'll be at REI in Bloomington for our semiannual Intro Show. Check the Special Events page for details and directions. The meeting/social will move to Macalester on September 16.
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The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 15-9 against a proposal that would require a doctor's note to buy medicines containing dextromethorphan, an ingredient found in more than 100 over-the-counter medications.
The FDA is not bound to follow the group's advice, though it often does. Specifically, panelists were asked if the ingredient should be "scheduled," a regulatory move designed to decrease access to drugs with high potential for abuse.
"For me there was no data to show us that scheduling this product would decrease abuse," said panelist Janet Engle, professor and department head of pharmacy practice at the University of Illinois.
Abuse of dextromethorphan, dubbed "robotripping," is popular among teenagers as an inexpensive way to get high, but it carries risks, including elevated blood pressure, heart rate and fever. Abusers can also suffer side effects from other ingredients mixed in cough medicines, such as acetaminophen, which can cause liver damage.
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Medical complications from the behavior are on the rise with nearly 8,000 emergency room visits reported in 2008. That was up more than 70 percent from reports in 2004.
"Many teenagers are thinking that because it's a legal drug it must be safer to abuse, and that's why we're also seeing a growing trend in prescription drug abuse," said Engle, in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
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Dextromethorphan products were purchased by more than 40 million U.S. households last year. Popular brands containing dextromethorphan include Wyeth's Dimetapp, Bayer's Alka Seltzer Flu Plus and Procter & Gamble's Vicks cough medicines. The drug is available in pills, gel caps, liquids and other forms.
Surveys by cough medicine manufacturers show that less than 2 percent of youngsters ages 12 to 17 reported abusing dextromethorphan in 2008, far less than those abusing marijuana or prescription painkillers.
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association supports prohibiting sales of the medicines to people under age 18. Such age restrictions require legal changes, and the industry trade association has lobbied on the issue at the state and federal levels.
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Erwin McManus, pastor of Mosaic LA, a multi-ethnic community of faith, recalled an instance in which a church consulted him for advice. This church consisted of white Christians who wanted to know: "How can we make our church more diverse?"
I love Erwin's response:
"How many friends do you have that are people of color? Would you let your daughter marry someone of a different race? No? Well, look. At Mosaic, being diverse is not a strategy. It is our heart."
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In the middle of the beautiful conservation area of Pyynikki, the red granite observation tower, built in 1929, stands 26 metres high and offers a spectacular view over the whole Tampere, the observation deck being over 180 metres from sea level.
Downstairs there is a café with a warm atmosphere. Over the years it has become famous for its doughnuts ('munkki' in Finnish), which are baked on the spot using a secret recipe. And to go with the always fresh 'munkkis' there is a specially designed coffee for them, also always freshly ground. You can't get these anywhere else!
There are 20 seats inside and another 50 seats outside on the terrace. Around May 1st there is also an ice cream stall opened next to the tower, which is open for the whole summer (closed when raining).
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Center Stage: Glee Club in Cincinnati Day 2
Saturday, February 2, 2013
After an early call time, the Glee Club rehearsed for their performance during the early service at the Temple Shalom.
Despite bad weather conditions brought on by an early snowstorm, people still flocked to the temple both to worship, and to listen to the Glee Club perform.
After the service, the Glee Club sat down with the congregation members in order to enjoy some fresh lox.
After leaving the temple, the Glee Club headed to "Trader's World" where seniors Matthew Hanauer, Aaron Bourdage, and Chris Soverns, along with Assistant Director Ted Arthur, tried on some classy eyewear.
Lance Connolly, the event coordinator of PMO, spent some time with the Josephsons, who run "Trader's World", and are parents to Junior Jay Josephson.
After lunch, the Glee Club arrived at St. Xavier's Cathedral, where some gentlemen took the chance to take pictures of the beautiful architecture.
During the service, the Glee Club sang from the balcony, and performed such songs as "Ave Maria" and "Lux Aurumque" .
The Glee Club also sang with the congregation during the service, assisted by some sheet music.
After finishing the service, the Glee Club came down to the main floor in order to take advantage of the wonderful acoustics in St. Xavier's.
After being set free for dinner, Senior Matthew Lancaster, a resident of Cincinnati decides to visit one of his favorite restaurants for a quick bite to eat.
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The sun rises on Eid al-Fitr, a religious holiday for Muslims, in Amman, Jordan. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, during which Muslims refrain from food, water, or sexual relations from dawn until sunset.
A Libyan man holds prayer beads as he attends Eid morning prayers in Benghazi. The month of Ramadan lasts either 29 or 30 days, depending on sightings of the crescent new moon.
Somali worshippers attend the prayer ceremony at the Isbaheysi Mosque in Mogadishu. After morning prayers, Muslims generally congregate with relatives, friends, and acquaintances to celebrate the end of the holy month.
In the days before Eid, practicing Muslims often travel to be with their family for the holiday. Above, an Indonesian youth waits among motorcyclists as they wait to travel to Sumatra island as millions head to their home villages.
Pakistani Muslims travel on an overloaded train as they head to their hometowns ahead of Eid in Lahore.
Worshippers perform Eid prayers in Porong, Indonesia, which is home to the world's largest Muslim population.
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From The Gimp Parade, another iteration of the Stupid Question Quandary, from Awake to Dream: Her: "Oh, wow! Can I just take a picture of you both? It's so rare to see two people in wheelchairs together and you two look so good together!" She smiles broadly, beaming, clearly enamoured with her own brilliance. She […]...read more
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I'm really not interested in rehashing the details of the latest installation of l'affaire Goldstein, but if nothing else, it made me aware of this bizarre post by Dr. Helen (Mrs. Instapundit), in which she argues that Jeff's response to Deborah Frisch actually strikes a blow for women's rights everywhere, because he stood up to […]...read more
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PS4 tops list as US videogame console sales climb
US videogame hardware sales surged in January, with Sony's new-generation PlayStation 4 consoles leading the charge, according to figures released on Thursday.
US videogame hardware sales surged in January, with Sony's new-generation PlayStation 4 consoles leading the charge, according to figures released on Thursday.
NPD Group reported Thursday that new consoles from Sony and Microsoft powered a winning holiday season for the videogame industry in the United States.
"Grand Theft Auto V" raked in more than a billion dollars in a record-shattering first three days on the streets for the unabashedly violent videogame, the publisher announced on Friday.
"Grand Theft Auto V," the latest in the violently brash videogame franchise, raked in more than $800 million on its first day of sales, the publisher said Wednesday.
Games on tablets and smartphones are better, faster and more varied than ever, but the excitement surrounding the upcoming PlayStation 4—expected to attract big crowds at this week's Tokyo Game Show—proves ...
Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Chrysler and General Motors all posted double-digit U.S. sales gains last month as people snapped up pickup trucks and small cars to lead the industry toward its best month in six years.
Toyota will not relinquish the Camry's spot as America's most popular car this year, a top executive told industry analysts on Tuesday.
U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher ...
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Toyota is on a roll after two difficult years, when it was hit by a string of safety recalls and then by the earthquake in Japan.
The green car market is only inching along in the United States, hampered by high comparative costs and limited ranges on pure electric vehicles, but automakers remain confident their time will come.
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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus driver and two of her supervisors have been fired after WSOC aired a student video that appears to show the driver nodding off at the wheel.
Parents sent the video of driver Diesha Clay to the TV station after complaints to CMS got no response, Scott Wickersham reported in December. The video, shot from an angle behind the driver, shows her eyes appearing to close and her head bobbing.
Clay, transportation specialist Eric Jaeger and Brad Johnson, operations director for the east transportation zone, were dismissed after a CMS investigation into that incident, spokeswoman Tahira Stalberte said Monday. Jaeger and Johnson supervised Clay, who has been a CMS driver since 2006, Stalberte said.
"Although the district has strict protocols in place to promptly respond to safety concerns, we acknowledge that there was some delay in this situation," CMS said in a statement responding to the televised report.
Stalberte said Monday she can't comment on the investigation because it is a confidential personnel matter. But she said CMS has "encouraged our transportation supervisors to follow existing protocols addressing complaints and concerns."
The video was shot on Bus 1304 while Clay was driving Randolph Middle School students to an afternoon "shuttle stop" drop-off at Lake Wylie Elementary School, Stalberte said.
Anyone trying to report bus-safety issues should contact the child's school or call the CMS transportation department at 980-343-6715, according to the CMS statement.
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Marlen Uphaus shows an edible snail at a new built snail farm in Gut Scharpitz at the island of Ruegen, northern Germany, today. The snail farm will produce 25,000 snails per year for local restaurants. You write the cutline.
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There is no shortage of beef here! Whether it's an old-school joint or upscale restaurant, steakhouses remain all the rage, as they have for more than 100 years. There is a substantial difference between the original houses that became popular in the late 1800s and the new-wave steak joints, though, including Michael Jordan's and Strip House, which have emerged and flourished during a time of revolutionary cuisine.
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The establishment carnivore cathedrals are Peter Luger's, P.J. Clarke's, The Palm and Keens, where the menus -- prominently displaying at least four types of dry-aged beef -- might as well bear the slogan "Show off the beef." Lugers' advertises proudly that its USDA prime beef is dry-aged in its own aging box, and Keens' steaks are similarly hand-picked and dry-aged on the premises.
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Fiona Apple had some 'splaining to do last night.
During her appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the host brought up Apple's now-infamous 2000 Roseland Ballroom meltdown — which, as it happens, was preceded by a ten-minute comedy act from Fallon himself.
"The whole thing was crazy," Fallon said, recalling how he was having a drink with Apple's then-boyfriend when it all went down. "I was worried about you, pal."
Apple addressed the issue by asserting her humanity. "The short answer is that I'm a human being," she said. "And that I was reacting to life."
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0 comments by Kark-Jocke on Apr 20th, 2013
Vector Cell, a developer consisting of fifteen people, account for the new version of the classic. Among the fifteen we find Paul cuisse standing behind the original game, as well as four others who worked on the original team. It should therefore not be anything in the way of being able to recreate the original game. More worryingly, perhaps, Paul cuisse not have much to show for by Flashback at the beginning of the 90s.
Fade to Black on Playstation followed by flop Time Commando was nothing to brag about, and after a moderate success with the Moto Racer series, he took a break from game development to return again in 2008 with the DS game Mr. Slime. Last year he made horror game AMY slain everywhere, so you can cross your fingers that cuisse has rediscovered his old form with the HD version of Flashback.
3 comments by Kark-Jocke on Apr 15th, 2013
Project X Zone developed by NamcoBandai, and is a unique fighting game with both strategy and RPG elements. The game features over 50 characters from a variety of great Japanese games, including Tekken, Valkyria Chronicles, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. This week it was released a trailer showing off some of these characters - if the final product lives up to this trailer, I dare say that this could be INSANELY fun!
When THQ went bankrupt in late 2012, they had several good games on the way, and many were afraid of what would happen to them. One of the most exciting was the Metro: Last Light, the sequel to the highly underrated Metro 2033. Fortunately, the series acquired by Deep Silver and after a small delay is now playing almost ready for release. This week the developers released the first of three planned videos in a series called "Ranger Survival Guide". We get great tips on how to survive in a Moscow devastated by nuclear war. Watch the video below to prepare for the dangers that await you!
Metro: Last Light is coming to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Release date is 17th May, which means that the game probably will not show up in the Norwegian shelves before 18 May.
Pokémon X / Y, the first "real" Pokemon game for 3DS, launched worldwide in October. A brand new adventure in 3D and many new Pokémon are on the menu, and this week released Nintendo a little video that showcases one of the new ones understand. It reminds suspiciously much Mewtwo in appearance, a legendary Pokémon we first saw way back in Pokemon Red / Blue. What kind of Pokemon is this, how will you meet it in the game, and what kind of connection it has to Mewtwo?
This week was full version of Shoot Mania Storm released after a few months of beta testing. In this connection, let Ubisoft a new trailer to show us what we have in store. Shoot Mania Storm is a very fast shooter that is easy to get into but difficult to master (it is not so with most then?). The game also comes with a tool where you among other things can create your own levels and game modes. There is little doubt that Shoot Mania Storm will be available on most major pro tournaments and LAN parties in the future!
Van Helsing, the Dutch doctor who is best known as a vampire hunter and Count Dracula's nemesis, was created by Bram Stoker in 1897 when he wrote the book about the vampire Dracula. This spring is released the exciting steampunk action-RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. Developer NeocoreGames have released a trailer for the game, showing off some of the powers of Van Helsing has at his disposal as he will drive the dark creatures back to hell. The trailer looks as usual under.
In the summer comes a thrilling arcade game for console and PC. Organization they work for is secret, but what is certain is that the Thunder Wolves consists of the toughest helicopter pilots in the world that does not let anything stand in the way of them and their mission. The game features fully destructible areas, a wide arsenal of weapons and helicopters, varying gameplay with everything from stealth missions to escort missions to pure destruction and spectacular boss fights. Check out the frantic trailer below!
EverQuest II released for the PC in 2004, and was long one of the most popular online games. The game has been Free-to-Play since 2011, and in late April released a new expansion pack featuring a major new and exciting area called Scars of the Awakened. In the video below you see three of the developers talk about expansion - Worth checking out for MMORPG fans!
I have high expectations of Injustice: Gods Among Us. Not only is being developed by the same people who are behind one of the fantastic reboot of Mortal Kombat, but the game also contains many of the super heroes: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and many more. Now launch trailer out there - this appears to be a game all DC Comics and fighting fans should check out!
2 comments by Kark-Jocke on Apr 8th, 2013
The Last of Us is a game it is tied very high expectations and it will probably be high up there when in December to discuss the year's best games. That it is developed by Naughty Dog, creators of Uncharted series, is not helping to temper expectations. In The Last of Us has a pandemic struck the world, and destroyed large sections of its population. Cities are abandoned and taken over by nature while survivors are killing each other for food, weapons and whatever else they can find. As Joel, a ruthless survivor, be with Ellie, a young teenage girl who is far smarter and tougher than the rating would suggest, to work together to survive a trip through what is left of the USA.
Trion Worlds, who has previously released MMORPG'et Rift, a game that actually got a fairly large fan base also in this country, has come with a new game this week. Tuesday, namely the innovative online game Defiance released for both PC and console. What particularly distinguishes Defiance from other online shooters is that it is closely related to a television series of the same name that begins on American television in the middle of April. For example, the events in the television series affect the game world you are in, and you will get to know the characters you meet in the game.
The unique opportunity for smaller developers to get support to create their games, and for players to support the projects and the games they want to play. One of the newest and most exciting projects, the Divinity: Original Sin. The game will be developed by Larian Studios, the team behind all the previous Divinity games. The game will come regardless of Kickstarter success or not, but if you support the game you will be able to get more of everything: more depth, better gameplay, more history, bigger world, and give input. Check out the trailer below, and consider supporting the project for a promising RPG for PC.
One of the year's best strategy game released on Nintendo's little handheld console in April. The game has been out in both Japan and the U.S. for a while already, and based on the reviews we have much to look forward to. Fire Emblem: Awakening has now quite a Meta score of 92 out of 100 This week it was released several trailers for the game, including a television advertisement that you see below!
Neverwinter is a Free-to-Play MMORPG added to the Dungeons & Dragons universe. The game is in open beta in late April, and in this connection the developer Cryptic Studios made a trailer to explain what Neverwinter is.
A game I have high expectations for yourself is Remember Me. I Remember Me, you control the female "memory hunter" Nilin through Paris in the year 2084. Her former employer erases all her memories to neutralize her, and she must find out why. from the previous week it was released a new trailer for the game, showing off some of the enemies you encounter in the game.
Steam Green Light is a great way to let Steam users help to decide which games should see the light of day. Developers post info about the game plan, so true players in the games they most want to play. The most popular games Valve will facilitate getting on Steam. Survivor Squad is such a game. It is an action-strategy game where you control a team of up to four survivors who guides you through a number of areas in search of supplies in the fight for survival. Watch the first trailer below!
Victoria II is a strategy game for most people. For the unaware, it seems like a very boring, superficial games with Excel graphics, but for hardcore strategy fans, there is hardly any game that beats it when it comes to depth and gameplay. About two weeks released the second expansion to the game, which has received a trailer from the previous week.
There are many gamers today who have never played Thief. The last game in the series came in fact way back in 2004, and after the fourth game was announced in 2009 it has been very quiet around this title. So quiet that many have wondered whether the game has been canceled. But last month they got the first screens, and this week, the first trailer. They are dishonored vibes far out in the fingertips, which is not surprising, since dishonored is clearly influenced by Thief, and several of those who originally worked on Thief now working for Arkane Studios - This sounds good! Thief is developed by Eidos Montreal, which should get the water to run wild in the mouth of most of us. Eidos Montreal is in fact behind the blockbuster Deus Ex: Human Revolution, in addition to multi-player in the new Tomb Raider game.
0 comments by Kark-Jocke on Mar 28th, 2013
Nintendo has released a video showing the differences in load times.
Before and after the upcoming patch is installed.
They've had plenty of positive things to say about Nintendo's new big commitment, but when it comes to speed of the menus, the Japanese manufacturer mildly had something to go on. And since January, they promised to fix the problem.
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Games is in many ways the perfect medium for horror. Not only do we watch the hell is happening on the screen, we also participate in and experience the demons, ghosts and all the occult that should be behind the next corner. For this reason, the horror a new phenomenon, and the vast potential has left a lot of games that offer horrible creepy and thrilling adventures.
In Dead Space staples we acquaintance of Isaac Clarke, an engineer who investigates problems on a spaceship only to discover the one terrible surprise after another. Before he knows it, he's alone in space against grotesque mutated Necromorphs.
Necromorphsene is in no way any kind beings. Not only Mon traverse left around in an unknown ship with defective systems, but they downright ghastly killing machines is a real danger everywhere. Out of the blackest darkness flies the nasty bodies voted to end the lives of the poor engineer, and together with the constant unsettling loneliness they form an incredibly thrilling atmosphere for the player. Looking to sprinkle and sweat? Then this is the perfect game for you.
Resident Evil is by many seen as the survival horror genre's father, and had influence over many other games. A group of soldiers are venturing into a big and scary and sinister house standing in line as soon as you have moved over the threshold. An investigation suddenly turns into a deadly fight for life, with the nasty, hungry zombies brutally hunt you down.
In many ways this is Resident Evil still left as a worthy kronksempel how a survival horror game should be. The hordes of zombies pushing while it is often a lack of ammunition, and storage system makes it even more thrilling. Classic scenes, as the serpent and the first meeting with the dogs, has received well-deserved place in gaming history. Game Feeling combined with the investigation in the bottom makes it a game that is hard to put down, a combination that makes it worthy of classic piston.
Technology is anything but healthy for horror games. Many large developers have gone in the trap and priority availability rather than pure horror for high sales numbers, but fortunately there are also smaller developers focused and uncompromising interests. One of these is the Swedish Frictional Games, who have built up a good reputation in the genre of the game Penumbra: Black Plague and Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
There is no doubt the latter will walk away with the space the scariest game. In the game you wake up in a giant castle without knowing where you are, why you are there or who you are. In pursuit of answers you encounter various sinister beings, and they can combine with the dark cause mental instability and panic. It's a game that really makes you feel helpless and lost, it stands out in the crowd by not offering any kind of weapon, and everything revolves around the protagonist's ability to keep a cool head.
With his morbid surrealism can Silent Hill 2 is described as a psychological horror thriller from hell. After the protagonist James Sunderland suddenly getting signs of life from the dead his wife tricked him into the mysterious town of Silent Hill, where one grim trigger the other. He quickly discovers that things are not as they should be, and what would be a beautiful reunion turns into being the worst James may experience.
The monsters of Silent Hill 2 reflects the fact that James is most afraid of, something that has made a monster design that is both disgusting and interesting at the same time. Throughout the game you meet all the time in the most absurd forms of enemies and monsters, which combined with the game's hopeless atmosphere makes the game terribly sinister and disturbing. Take Pyramid Head for example, with its pyramid head without face turns loose on the helpless James with a giant meat knife. Anything you want to meet when you trudge home from football practice one late autumn night? Did not think so.
The reason why many people are afraid of the dark is not due. darkness itself, but ignorance of what is hidden there. This is something many horror exploits frequently, but what if the lights turn dark matter, and a camera lens is the only one who can reveal what is hidden there? The answer is Project Zero II: Crimson Butterfly, a game where you really never can be certain of what standing two feet in front of you.
Although the camera wearing around - Camera Obscura - kills ghosts encountered, the ghosts first visible - and vulnerable - when you are close enough that they manage to scare the shit out of you before you get them all. The terrifying surprises are never too many, and a further hell reveals itself when you run out of film and the dangerous ghosts flying around freely, totally invisible to you. If that does not scare your tough I am, maybe it helps that the game is loosely based on certain events in a Japanese village ..
2 comments by Kark-Jocke on Mar 9th, 2013
On the screen, we can clearly see the logo of erudito Collective, the group that opposes the evil Abstergo Industries. Both of these, however, only exist in modern times in Assassin's Creed universe, and from what we know, comes the contemporary piece in the upcoming Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to be told by a researcher employed by just Abstergo.
It is not inconceivable that the screen we see is taken from a game that takes place in parallel with Black Flag, or at least complement the story in it. As Eurogamer also mention, by the way firm Ubisoft Digital Arts the same as those made short film series Assassin's Creed: Lineage, which was based on the game universe.
0 comments by Kark-Jocke on Mar 2nd, 2013
While World of Warcraft is really starting to turn gray beard flows challengers to both more frequent and better equipped to be. At one of the world's most popular RPG series now has an online role-playing, bodes well for both the publisher and the audience, and after what we have seen so far from The Elder Scrolls Online, it seems to live up to the soaring expectations.
As known driver developer ZeniMax and Bethesda and collect registrations for an upcoming beta testing of the game - it's still not too late to write up - and now they have confirmed that the first lucky pigs will begin with a closed already testing later this month. By filling out all fields when registering, you can increase your chances of getting the early testing. Check all means one out the FAQ for answers to a bunch of questions about the beta.
0 comments by Kark-Jocke on Feb 26th, 2013
It was the head of Guerilla Games Hermen Hulst who took a visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which is filmed in New York, the day after the much-publicized press conference.
As most young people today playing games in one form or another, have a talk shows picked up the game-related serials to their applications, and as such as Conan O'Brien focuses on how inexperienced he is, and butcher the most popular games on the market, tells Jimmy Fallon that he personally is an avid player.
- I'm a gamer, I'm a geek, says Fallon during the presentation, before a few minutes later get PS4 control in the hands and prove something else.
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4 comments by Kark-Jocke on Feb 21st, 2013
On the list we see a lot of developers working on games for multiple platforms, so that they too will PS4 is first and foremost pleasing, and not necessarily as surprising. But it is guaranteed a whole bunch of names here that during the time leading up to the launch of the PS4.