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For junior faculty yearning to see their name in print, getting published in a prestigious journal is as vital to getting promoted as what goes on inside the classroom.
But while researchers want their work to have an impact on as many readers as possible, journal costs have skyrocketed to the point where few can afford to access their research.
Now, scholars are attempting to reclaim control by creating alternatives to leading commercial publications that have triggered this "journal crisis."
A new, nonprofit, online venture, The Electronic Society for Social Scientists (ELSSS), is offering journals that are at least 50 percent cheaper than major commercial academic publishers.
Instead of pocketing profits, ELSSS will share its gains with the academic community. It will also make all its journals available at no cost to developing countries.
"In the next three months decisions will be taken that will change significantly academic journal publishing in economics," said Manfredi La Manna, an economist at St. Andrews University who created ELSSS.
ELSSS' entire production process, from submitting manuscripts to editing, refereeing, and distributing the final product, will all be done on the Web.
"I believe the ELSSS journals will be the first to make full use of the Web to improve the quality and speed of scholarly communication," La Manna said in an e-mail interview.
Unlike most traditional journals, ELSSS will pay substantial fees and stipends to authors, referees and editors. By paying referees, La Manna hopes to speed the review process, which can take anywhere from 4 to 12 months for a conventional economics paper to be published.
ELSSS' desire is to pressure commercial publishers to lower their prices. Reed-Elsevier and Springer-Verlag tend to increase their prices every year, charging almost six times as much per page as nonprofit publishers.
La Manna is not alone in his effort to dethrone commercial publishers. Some scholars have organized boycotts or started new independent publications.
Dismayed by failed efforts to get the publisher to reduce prices, the entire editorial board of Evolutionary Ecology left to create a new independent journal, Evolutionary Ecology Research. The new journal has succeeded in drawing leading authors while reducing subscription prices significantly.
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) recently published "Declaring Independence," a guide for scientists to find alternatives to commercial publications.
"We see it as a real call to arms," said Alison Buckholtz, assistant director of SPARC.
"When scholars and scientists realize how commercial interests have benefited from their labor, and how little say they have about the matter, they can't help but ask, 'Isn't there a better way?'" said SPARC director Rick Johnson.
Alternatives such as ELSSS, Economics Bulletin and bepress.com, offer authors a better way to publish their research, Johnson said.
"Each of these new ventures demonstrates a promising new model," Johnson said. "They get the wheels of change turning."
But with over 300 economics journals already in distribution, some question whether any new journals can survive.
Cognitive scientist professor Stevan Harnad doubts that ELSSS will be able to entice authors away from established journals or induce publishers to lower prices.
I don't think it will succeed, for the simple reason that sacrificing the practice of submitting to ... established journals in favor of new, untested ones simply for the sake of making one's work available at a lower cost does not pose a strong enough incentive," Harnad said in an e-mail interview.


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text: HomeGovernmentQuote Of The Day ©2015 Black & Right December 30, 2012 Government, Media Bias, Politics 6 Comments I love a politician who doesn't hold back. The asinine editors at the Journal News, have once again gone out of their way to place a virtual scarlet letter on law abiding firearm owners throughout the region. The immediate elimination of the information posted on the Journal News Website is the only way we can ensure the safety and liberty of these New Yorkers. This is clearly a violation of privacy, and needs to be corrected immediately. The same elitist egg heads who use their editorial page to coddle terrorists and criminals are now treating law abiding citizens like level three sexual predators. Publishing this information on a website provides criminals with a map of where they can steal firearms from lawful owners for later use in the commission of crimes. This map is bad for the good guys and good for the bad guys. — Senator Greg Ball (Patterson – R, C, I) I'd say the publishing of the names and addresses of lawful citizens by vindictive liberals has blown up in their faces big time and the more they push, the more the people push back and they are seriously outnumbered. Koala Next step is to publish their daily whereabouts. Then where their children go to school… Gun registration just makes it easier to confiscate guns. I tell people to be sure to keep unregistered guns. If there is no way to delete gun registration information in the event of a foreign enemy invasion or our own government decides to strip the citizens of their rights then we must demand there be safegaurds. http://lwolt.wordpress.com/ Larry Sheldon What is it about people that makes them insist they can unring a bell? n.n I doubt the founders had "Journal News" in mind when crafting the First Amendment. It seems the press is more interested in exposing law-abiding members of our society to elevated risk than criminal actors. That said, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and assume their intent is not malicious but motivated by sloth, which is why they are not concerned about the Federal government arming drug cartels, the subsequent death of hundreds of Mexicans and at least one American, or the illegal entry of around one million aliens annually. They also seem little concerned about "rehabilitated" prisoners who murder firemen, or teenagers who rape a mother at gunpoint, where the victims were unarmed and the criminals obtained their guns illegally or, perhaps, form Mexico. As for the children, they are not concerned about human life from conception to grave. They demand and defend the normalization of elective abortion of the most vulnerable members of our society who are literally incapable of protesting their capricious termination and denied due process. They support Obamacare (i.e. marginal care) which neither address underlying causes of progressive inflation (e.g. account deficits) nor finitely available resources nor distinguishes between contributory and non-contributory entitlements (a proximate cause of corruption). Neither the administration nor its opportunistic supporters have moral standing to demand anything at all. They only have democratic leverage to coerce concessions, which would be expected in a democracy, but not in a constitutional republic which recognizes citizens' rights. Tallyman In the US, the info was public record and you cannot sue because the info is not private, but in Britain, you could. She opened a Pandora's box Does she or her husband have a permit? Will she or her husband obtain a permit? Do unto them what they would do unto you. . Chris Besides the info provided to the bad guys on where they might find guns that could be stolen (after they have pried them loose from the hands of their dead owners), the bad guys have info on those citizens that are less likely to own (and know how to use) guns. They become more likely targets for the bad guys. So if you live in an area where your local newspaper or other do-gooders publishes such info, you should probably consider arming yourself. ecotim I wonder if this can be a civil law suit? I hope one or more are looking into the violation of their privacy. BTW wasn't it the right to privacy that the abortionist based their claims for the constitutionality of murdering fetuses?


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This is a great sunscreen from mac and primer all in one. The sun protection is very high, great for holidays or even for everyday use if you hangout outside a lot. I've been using it for along time now and love it. It never leaves my skin oily. But this stuff is very pricey and the tube only lasts me few weeks. Excellent pdt though, would buy again and again until i find a cheaper alternative.
Love this product. For such a high sunscreen, it doesn't make my oily skin greasy at all and works very well as a primer too. For very sunny days outdoors and summer this is the best one and has full protection. You only need a tiny amount to cover your entire face.
I was soooooo skeptical when the sales girl sold me this. Every moisturizer with SPF has made me oily and that is not something I need help with. I have enough oil on my own, TYVM! Since every other oil free moisture and mattifier failed, I figured what the heck? I can always return it. I've been using this for over a week now and am LOVING IT! My makeup stays in place and gone is the constant shine. If I have to blot...it's 6 hours after makeup application and only in the corners of my nose. I have not tried this with a liquid foundation, but have been using studio fix powder + foundation and everything has been perfect. I can even use my mineralize blush it looks sheer and shimmery and not shiny!! WOOOHOOOO
After using this for a few months, I've noticed that it tends to make my skin peel. I make sure that I exfoliate and moisturize well under this
Since I only use foundation on parts of my face I have been looking for a good base with SPF. So far I have tried out MAC Prep+Prime SPF50 (PP) and Clinique City Block SPF25 (CB).
PP obviously has better protection with the higher SPF, but it contains few other beneficial ingredients and I can not use it on my oily forehead without getting clogged. CB also clogs the forehead, but in a lesser degree since it is lighter in consistency (PP is really creamy). Luckily I have bangs, so it is not an important issue. In my opinion CB looks better under makeup, while PP can make the skin look a little blotchy. Further more I think PP is aggravating my red areas a little.
All in all I have a slight preference for CB. It's less expensive too, nearly half the price. I am not completely ruling out PP, mainly because of the high SPF. For the colder months CB is definitely my first choice, while PP is a valuable asset for me in Summer. What I really need to try, though, is the CB with SPF40 (this supposedly has less antioxidants, but I have to try it before deciding).
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Love this product! I'm very happy with the fact is has a high SPF. I agree that it is pricey for the amount you get, but I know it will last awhile, wish it had a flip top cap.
I have an oily t-zone and have tried all kinds of primers and this one hands down works the best for oil control!
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This is an excellent product if you're looking for something to keep your makeup longer and keep it matte looking. I really controls oil well. I love that it has an SPF, however, I didn't find to be that great of a primer. It doesn't fill in pores. I would repurchase because it keeps my makeup looking matte all day but I might try the Prep+Prime skin next time.
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I was really disappointed. I love MAC! But the SPF to their prep and prime, to me, does not work. I tried it, and it did a good job of being a primer, but it took longer to dry (probably because of the SPF). Which, to me, really defeats the purpose of a 2-1 product, if it takes as much, if not more time to get the product on my face.
If you are looking to buy this product to save time, then it is not a good idea. But if you usually do not wear SPF (please wear SPF, it is so important!) then this product is a good start.
When I first purchased this I thought it was brilliant. I am outside most of the day and SPF is vital for my very pale skin. The primer helped me to avoid sunburn and my makeup stayed on my oily skin all day, even in hot temperatures.
However I started breaking out in huge, red cystic pimples about a week after I started using this. I kept using it because I love that it kept me from looking shiny but my skin just cant tolerate the SPF. I am now scarred from the acne that it gave me.
I have moved on to No7 Shine Free Base and Clinique Super City Block SPF40 as this still keeps me matte and gives me sun protection- without breaking me out.
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As a somewhat fickle consumer, there are very few products that I consider to be truly HG worthy for me. Even when I like a product, I'm prone to looking to try something new any time I run out of anything. There's just too much out there not to want to play the field! Therefore, it's a pretty big deal for me to declare any one product as something I can't live without. MAC P+P SPF 50 receives that rare distinction. I've used it every day for the past two years and just love it to pieces, both as potent sun protection and as a foundation primer. The only complaint I have about it is that I wish it was available in a larger size. Sure the $28 per ounce price tag stings when I think about it, especially since using it sparingly undermines its usefulness as a sunblock, but I'd feel it worth the $$ at twice the price. I figure anti-aging treatments and procedures (or heaven forbid, skin cancer treatment) are even more grossly expensive than this and usually not even a third as effective as protecting your skin from years of sun damage before the signs start to appear. Thus, I'm probably saving myself $$ in the long run, or at the very least breaking even, by starting to religiously applying heavy duty sunblock during my 20s.
My fervent ardor for this product stems primarily from two sources. First, though my skin isn't particularly sensitive, my facial skin seems to hate most sunscreens. I can apply whatever I want to to my body and not be particularly bothered by it, but most sun screens make my face sting and flush uncomfortably. Others feel gross and tacky on my skin in a way that drives me crazy. Not so with P+P! It goes on like a thick but nongreasy face cream, spreading evenly and sinking in quickly, and then feels like ot disappears once it's absorbed. After application, I can't feel it at all. No stinging, no itching, no heat, no yucky greasy or stickiness. It absorbs easily and leaves the skin feeling smooth and soft, providing an easy canvas to apply foundation over. I don't think about it being there for the rest of the day. Second, I have trouble adding additional items in my routine. For years I knew I really ought to be wearing sunblock under my foundation, but for various reasons it rarely happened. If something doesn't offer some sort of immediate benefit, I often forget to use it. But because P+P makes my face nice and smooth, rendering it so much easier to apply my liquid foundation on top, this easily dropped into my routine. Prior to its release, I had already been using the original P+P face so it was easy to sub one for the other. Like the original P&P, this one makes my face smoother and I find myself using less foundation as my skin already looks better just after applying the primer and thus there's less I feel compelled to cover and blending over it is easier than blending onto bare skin. It's an essential part of my routine and thus I never forget it! It also does wonders in controlling the oilies. I have combo skin that leans heavily in the oily direction, especially on my nose and cheeks. Wearing P+P doesn't keep me completely matte all day long, but it does a good enough job that I very seldom am compelled to dig out my blot powder as it never lets me divert into full oilsick mode.
Finally, it's long lasting and pretty sweatproof. It's the only sunblock I used on my face during my last two trips to Florida, and even though I only applied it first thing in the morning and mid-to-late afternoon, my fair burn-prone skin neither burned nor tanned. It withstood hot August days that were so sweltering, I was constantly wiping my face with a hand towel I brought just for that purpose. Even after my foundation melted away, still P+P kept me from burning. That's impressive.
I really can't rave enough about this product. Even though it's spendy and with the amount you ought to use to really be protected (I used about .25 tsp on my face and then a normal sunscreen elsewhere) those small tubes run out fast, I wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone who has had trouble finding a good, strong sunblock for their face. It's fab!
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I love that it has a SPF50 and 16% zinc oxide. I applied and it made my Dr.Denese tinted moisturizer and Some-Kind-A-Gorgeous look great! Of course, I used them both alternately. M.A.C. Prep + Prime does has a slight white-ish cast until it is rubbed completely in. I took off 1 lippie for the price and packaging. Because its so pricey, I would buy again and use on vacation - only.
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By Bridgette Miller in Uncategorized on Feb 07, 2012
I don't usually endorse anything related to Valentine's Day (which is in a week! I mean, um, who cares?!), but this is pretty cute. It probably would have been a little creepier if she had cut and pasted magazine letters out ransom note-style, as was all the rage when I was a kid. My best friend remembers with great shame the time when, in fifth grade, she glued "C'est La Vie!" in those cut-out letters on a memorial card for a bereaved couple-- she thought the phrase was just the chorus of a really uplifting song by B*Witched.
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We have some fantastic makers lined up and can't wait to share them with you as we head towards the Faire. In the mean time, did you know that America is holding a National Day of Making on June 18th with a Maker Faire at the White House?
OK Go, who are well known for their maker-themed videos, have been helping spread the word. You can follow the action on social media using #NationOfMakers. It's a great opportunity and show of support for the maker community – who knows, maybe there'll be a UK Day of Making in the near future?
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Forty pounds of fish
Ola Melton's generation didn't kayak or canoe, and they certainly didn't venture into the Obed River gorge to rock climb.
Mostly, they fished.
"My dad and my brother used to go to what they called Jack Rock below Lilly Bridge at dusky dark and start fishing," Melton said. "Most of the fishing we did was at night. We'd catch redeye and smallmouth, but we liked catfish best 'cause they weren't hardly as bony.
"As a teenager, me and my friends would fish at night in the winter time when the water would be in the bushes. We'd tie a line to a bush — the thing about that, when you got a bite, you could see the bush shake,"
To catch catfish, Melton first caught bluegill and cut them up for bait. The biggest catfish he ever saw was caught at night on a 40-hook trotline at Jones Branch Hole just above the confluence of the Obed and Emory rivers. Melton was fishing with his brother-in-law and a friend. It was raining, so they spent the night in a rockshelter.
The next morning his brother-in-law went to check the hooks in a one-person Army life raft. Paddling with his hands, he worked his way to the middle of the line and called out for a dip net.
"He yelled, 'God, what a monster!' recalled Melton. "The water was swift, so I met him downstream with the dip net. When he came back he had the biggest catfish I'd ever seen. We tied that thing to a pole and carried it out on our shoulders all the way to the house.
"It was a 40-pound yellow cat, and we ate every bit of it."
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Green Tomato Mincemeat (or Relish) Susan Nickerson (taken from web and also The Yankee Cookbook by Imogene Wolcott)
3 qts green tomatos
1-1/2 qts tart apples, peeled and chopped
2 cups raisins
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
2 or 3 cups brown sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)
3/4 cup cider vinegar (white may also be used)
1/4 cup lemon juice
Combine all ingredients in a large sauce pot. (Omit cloves if you plan to freeze mincemeat.) Cook mixture slowly until tender and thick, about 1 hr or more. Stir frequently.
To Store: can as you would high-acid canning process,leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
To Freeze: pack cold mincemeat into freezer jars or containers, leaving about 1 inch headspace.
Yield: about 5 qts green tomato mincemeat.
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5 To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son? | 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father " ? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son" ? |
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It's the heart of a budding ecosystem of innovation, air travel, higher education and well-paying jobs.
Add its $1.3 billion-plus economic impact, its freeway and rail access, foreign trade and military-use zones and 1.2 million residents only minutes from its largesse, and you have a unique Arizona package with an enticing appeal.
Yet, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport appears to be a tough sell on the airlines market.
Two of its three carriers, Frontier and Spirit airlines, recently departed to conduct their Arizona operations exclusively at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Now, Gateway's sole carrier, Allegiant Air, which has propelled most of the airport's growth, is expressing reservations about plans to build a new passenger terminal on Gateway's east side.
After five expansions of the existing Charles L. Williams terminal near the airport's western border there is no more room for another build-out.
And that's just fine with Allegiant, for the time being.
"Allegiant is confident that the current terminal facilities at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport will support our operations for many years to come," Keith Hansen, director of airports for Allegiant, said in an email statement. "While it was a prudent and responsible exercise for the airport leadership to explore long-term facility constraints and options, moving forward with plans for an east-side terminal facility would almost certainly create an environment that could not sustain Allegiant's ultra-low-cost air service."
In its six-year partnership with Gateway, Allegiant has lauded the airport's executives, its governing board and operations staff for keeping costs down to accommodate the airline's phenomenal growth and a plethora of other expansion needs.
Budget conscious operations such as passenger terminals that meet passenger needs without the shopping center-like retail trappings usually mean savings to airport users, including airlines.
Gateway uses funds from airline fees, parking and fuel sales revenue, and leases to airport businesses to operate the airport.
Funding for airport improvements comes primarily from passenger facility charges, federal grants and revenue from airport operations.
"Allegiant has been, and is, attracted to Gateway because it is a low cost airport, said Jane Morris, Gateway's executive director. "All of our expansions to date have been extremely well done and have not placed the burden on the airlines to develop new facilities. I expect that to continue.
"Airport administration is complex and capital planning requires a long lead time," she added. "The Gateway Board and staff will continue to include Allegiant and other key stakeholders in the planning options so that Gateway remains an economically viable airport for the community."
Before her appointment in March as Gateway's top executive, Morris supervised research and drafting of the Gateway 2030 plan, which is a concept for the eventual design and construction of the east side passenger terminal and its supporting infrastructure.
The plan estimated long-terminal expansion costs, including a new terminal built in three phases, at $1.46 billion. However, actual costs won't be determined until architects and engineers begin designing the expansion. Funding sources identified in the 2030 plan included nearly $350 million from the federal Airport Improvement Program and $600 million from the sale of airport bonds.
What impact the loss of two airlines will have on continued planning has not been decided by the airport board, but at least one board member is urging that her colleagues proceed with caution.
The board is the governing body of the Airport Authority that owns and operates the airport and consists of the City of Mesa, City of Phoenix, Town of Gilbert, Town of Queen Creek, Gila River Indian Community and City of Apache Junction.
"I want to move ahead very cautiously until the airport gets another airlines or two, or other business to support it (new terminal)" board member and Phoenix Councilwoman Thelda Williams said. "We ought to continue planning because the airlines industry is so volatile. You never know what they are going to do. But I'm not willing to lay out big dollars at this time for actual construction."
Mesa Councilman Scott Somers, who represents the city's sixth district that encompasses Gateway airport, also urged continued planning, and to "scale construction to need."
Despite the loss of Frontier and Spirit, he said, Allegiant Air has more than doubled the number of destinations from the Mesa airport and added more planes.
"They're filling all of the existing space at the terminal as soon as we can build it," he said. "And you have to have space available to have the gate capacity to bring in other airlines. We have to move forward and continue to think strategically and be cost effective and supportive of our growth strategy."
But while Gateway officials confirmed at the time Spirit left that it had accounted for just 8 percent of the facility's traffic, the loss of two airlines remains a concern as passengers and airport officials try to make sense of the departures.
"Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport fits Spirit's strategy by continuing to take customers to and from the big cities they want to go to, at an affordable price," said Spirit spokeswoman Misty Pinson in an email. "Phoenix is also more convenient and centrally located for more customers from throughout the Valley area."
What remains unanswered, however, is why Spirit didn't launch its Arizona service at Phoenix Sky Harbor instead of coming to Gateway first where its planes had 90-plus percent load factors for flights.
The airline also did not say whether it will increase its ticket and option prices to accommodate the higher user costs of operating at Sky Harbor.
With Allegiant Air's phenomenal success at Gateway as an ultra-low-cost carrier, the Mesa airport has garnered a reputation as the Phoenix metro area's least expensive model with far less hassle.
That would seem to be a perfect fit for Spirit. But Spirit, obviously, doesn't think so.
Many passengers say the airport, which is just off the San Tan Loop 202 freeway, is easily accessible, convenient and easy to navigate.
Passenger surveys also show that scores of the airport's travelers live in the west Valley and other areas of Arizona.
Morris had barely taken over Gateway's reins as chief executive when Spirit airlines announced in July that it would leave the airport in October. Frontier had gone public with its departure plans earlier in the year.
Airport and Mesa officials said she attempted to persuade the carrier's executives to reconsider their decision but the airline declined.
She also is stepping up efforts to recruit other airlines, a process that includes Gateway's current search for an assistant manager of business development whose duties include marketing to land cargo-transport carriers and more airlines.
That's going to be a very tough job, said veteran airlines analyst Michael Boyd.
"They are going to recruit whoever wants to comes in here," he said. "The reality is that Mesa Gateway is always going to be a secondary airport…the argument that the East Valley is growing so fast has nothing to do with it…you're not millions of miles from Sky Harbor ... the Frontier and Spirit experience shows that."
Other factors are also at play, particularly the year-round, near-perfect weather for flying in the Valley and the rest of Arizona's lower desert.
Unlike cities in the wintry, snowbound areas of the nation, it's a rare occasion when airplanes cannot land and take off at Phoenix Sky Harbor International.
So, long as the Phoenix airport, which is less than 30 miles from Gateway, has open gates it will also be a rare occasion when it needs a reliever.
But Gateway will continue to reap rewards for the East Valley as well as the entire state, and to assess it as strictly an airport is not fair.
It has been a catalyst for progressive change, a lodestone for higher-education campuses, vital applied sciences, next-generation research labs, upper-end housing in well-planned communities and highly-innovative companies such as Able Engineering and Apple.
"Gateway can't be looked at as the stepchild of Sky Harbor anymore," said George Bliss, a Mesa-based commercial realtor and community activist, as he stood in the Gateway passenger terminal. "We can't have people thinking that."
Art Thomason has spent more than 50 years as a professional journalist, serving publications in Missouri, Illinois and Arizona as a reporter, editor and columnist. Thomason has been covering Mesa and the East Valley since 1995.


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I have used it. Not for stretch marks. I used it on my face. I can't say it made a difference for the price. |
My neighbor has used it for several months and swears it not only has prevented new wrinkles on her face, but has removed the ones already there. I got a sample when I shopped with her, but couldn't tell that it did much; maybe I didn't use it long enough. It's expensive, so she buys it at a vitamin store that has half-price sales from time to time. |
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Dec 16th 2011 12:50AM Yep. Mine.
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Jul 11th 2011 3:29PM ..........wait, what was the article about? i was too busy drooling over the video.
Lichborne: Further death knight nerfs hit the patch 4.2 PTR {WoW}
May 31st 2011 5:45PM Mmmk. IBF is a measly 20%.
Lichborne: Further death knight nerfs hit the patch 4.2 PTR {WoW}
May 31st 2011 5:18PM The problem I have with the dark succor change is that self healing is how a DK stays alive. Warriors have shield wall, rogues have evasion, combat readiness, and cloak of shadows (yes i know the last 2 are being put on the same CD, but still), pallies have bubble, druids have bear form etc.
DKs have Anti-magic shield, but even that is just 5 seconds. We have nothing else with this self healing nerf. Yes, we have lichborne heals and pact, but pact was nerfed from 40% to 25% and lichborne is easily stopped through turn evil, silence, and shackle.
Once people see a DK pop their AMS, the DK will get nuked. Simple as that.
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Two programmes, one Âheavyweight, one froth, both nicely done. In The Secret Life of Chaos (BBC4), Professor Jim Al-Khalili asks: how did we get here? How do atoms set about organising themselves into human beings? Well, it's not that hard really, once you get a grip of self-organisation and the strange relationship that exists Âbetween order and chaos; and once you get over Newton and his rules.
The natural world may be deeply unpredictable, but the things that make it unpredictable also allow it to create patterns and structure: order and chaos. They may be opposites, but they're more profoundly linked than you probably thought. Got it? And from that (nature's ability to turn Âsimplicity into complexity in an Âunpredictable way), it's just a small step to understanding how humans emerged from dust – and the existence of life itself. Thanks, Prof Jim. Like I didn't know all that already. Duh!
Right, that's the froth dealt with. Now to the espresso underneath. With a glass of Veuve Clicquot and a line of coke on the side. Because Material Girl (BBC1), an important new drama set in the world of fashion, takes on the Âaltogether more profound question: what to wear? OK, it's silly and deeply shallow. It's also gorgeous, fizzy, bitchy, self-indulgent, obviously bad for you but dangerously addictive. Careful, Material Girl could become a habit.
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Every year, my father, brother, college boyfriend (Ralph -- I'll get to him in a minute), Uncle Steve and Cousin Eric go on a fishing trip. They claim it's a fishing trip, but us womenfolk have never found evidence that fishing has taken place when they return, and believe me, we've looked. All we know is that they go to Uncle Steve's cabin up at the lake for exactly eight days, and they come back looking like they've just finished up Hell Week at the frat house.
My college boyfriend, Ralph. Not a bad guy, per se, just a guy who had to spend every waking moment with his buddies, whom he referred to as his "bros." I got sick of dating all five of them, and I swear my father has never forgiven me for it. They're tight, Dad and Ralph. In fact, I'm pretty sure Dad is Ralph's "bro."
Mom tried to get the women to do a yearly thing while the guys were away, but she's not much of a group organizer. Eventually, she gave up and decided to go off by herself every year and do all sorts of wild and crazy things like visit my grandparents in Florida. Not this year, though. This year, she's coming to visit me. On Monday.
I'm a hard-core procrastinator, so of course I've left nearly everything until the last minute.
Things to do before Mom comes:
- Wash sheets and blankets
- Get rid of empty wine bottles
- Hide Rabbit
- Find pink jacket she bought me for Christmas
- Make dinner reservations for Monday, somewhere
The list goes on, but if I remember the big five, I should be in good shape. I'm also trying to have answers prepared for the Inevitable Mom Questions:
"Are you dating?"
"Have you heard from Mike? I don't know why two just can't work it out. You have so much history together."
"So-and-so's son lives here, and he's single. Can I give him your email address?"
"Still eating takeout every night?"
"Have you been going to church?"
"Are you gaining weight?"
"You're such a pretty girl -- why don't you want to be on television?"
All of these questions will be asked, and I can only begin to guess what the follow-up questions will be. I love my mother, but she wants very specific things for me: a husband, a house, children and a job she understands well enough to explain to her friends. And she's not going to stop driving me crazy until she gets them.
This is one of those rare times when I think about how much easier my life would be had I been born male. I'd be packing for eight days of mysterious mayhem right now, not trying to figure out how to deflect questions regarding my failure to present my mother with her first grandchild.


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Whitespy is the driving force behind the new board, looks like it will all happen fairly quickly, witespy has a store at http://witespyquad.gostorego.com/fli...ntrollers.html
@/J You got an itchy buy it now finger did you end up ordering the CRIUS AIOP V2 or did all this stop you just in the nick of time. The new board should be very good . |
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It's 49 bucks (51,50 w/ pins soldered):
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I will be more than happy to ship international for anybody that would like to one, I can ship USPS express, or parcel post. PM me or better email email@example.com, and I will send you a Paypal Inoive. The website should be ready for this soon. Just need to get some more help with it @jabram I will be more then happy to send you a 2.0 board , and see if you can get NG working on it. I should have GPS units very soon. or if you can recommend someone pro1.0 boards (old format) are on the way. GPS units in the same shipment, . I hope to see them wens. Pro2.5 boards are in the factory now. and should be shipping monday. Quote:
I also have this board, Figured I toss it out here. Hope you guys can give me some pointers on it. (1. Upgrade the USB the stronger one.) I was not really in charge with the initial release, or I would have asked for this... http://witespyquad.gostorego.com/fli...ontroller.html |
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Oct 26, 2012, 07:07 PM | ||
Pro 1.0 is the original mega that was sold by HobbyKing and the seed for this discussion thread. Pro 2.0 is the one you posted photos here of a few days ago and we suggested changes, that is the one you are currently selling. Pro 2.5 is the one that will be shipped to you on Monday and will have all the modifications we discussed I thought I would rather rather test the 2.5 but the sensor layout has not changed from 2.0 to 2.5 so testing 2.0 is fine, I will PM you. The sensor and the sensor layout of Pro 2.0 and Pro 2.5 matches CRIUS AIOP, so running MPNG on it should be a piece of cake |
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Oct 26, 2012, 07:12 PM | ||
Can't see processor and sensors, what are they? I assume ATmega328 and earlier Inversense sensor ? USB connector, sure, make it thru hole with 4 thru hole pins securing shell, the older 2 tabs to top side USB shell should NEVER EVER BE USED again. Looking at the connection diagram it does have FTDI headers so it may continue to work if USB connector breaks off, looks like there is a 3v3 regulator on there. That board with thru hole USB shell should be a great starter board at rock bottom price |
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Oct 26, 2012, 08:29 PM | ||
EDIT: I cannot find if that GPS needs 5V or 3.3V so check that FIRST, both 5V and 3.3V are available on the HK Mega and also the proposed new Mega 2.0 and 2.5 |
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WOW!! that is good value, only $10 more than a boad with just the MPU6050 on it. I don't know how may code features will fit in the ATmega328 but as a starter FC using the MPU6050 it is fantastic value.
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In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, how does Brutus justify the assassination of Caesar?
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In his speech to the Roman crowd after Caesar's assassination, Brutus emphasizes first that he was Caesar's dear friend, but that he had to kill him for the good of Rome. In short, he claims that his action demonstrated "not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." It was out of a sense of duty to the Roman Republic, which Brutus argued was under threat due to Caesar's ambition:
As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him; but as he was ambitious, I slew him.
He concludes his speech by offering the citizens of Rome a stark choice, essentially arguing that had Caesar survived, he would have deprived them of their status as citizens of a free republic, and because none wanted to see that happen, Brutus says, "none have I offended." The crowd agrees with Brutus, but of course is then swayed by Antony's oration, which drew heavily on pathos.
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Prof. Paul Hagan, Dean, FBLS Redundancies in FBLS Dear Paul, As you will know, a large delegation of FBLS students, undergraduates and post-graduates, presented a petition against the staff cuts in FBLS on Wednesday 19th May. The Principle met with a small group of us and Laura Laws of the SRC kept a note of the outcome. The Principle said that if the Structural Change Committee needed extra time to find savings, it was in their remit to make this point to SMG, and that if the Committee felt that a salary cut was preferable to job losses (possibly through reduced hours per year?), and if the UCU could be persuaded of that, then it was up to the Structural Change Committee to suggest this. We have no way of telling how feasible these suggestions are, but, as postgraduates, we do hope that you will look at every possible avenue for the avoidance of the staff losses, both for the sake of the staff and students. Yours sincerely, The Post-graduates of FBLS
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Released hikers use spotlight to advocate for improved foreign policy & closure of secret CIA prisons
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After two long years, or 781 days to be exact, in Iranian prison, American hikers Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal have returned home. The two twenty-nine year olds were reunited with their friend Sarah Shourd, who was released from Iran last year, at a press conference this afternoon at a New York hotel. While Shane Bauer had the spotlight, he used his moment to advocate for improved foreign policy and the closure of secret CIA prisons.
During the lunch time press conference, the two friends took to the podium to tell the world of their two year ordeal behind Iranian bars. After Joshua Fattal finished his statement, Bauer wasted no time in expressing his views. He immediately began speaking of the failed relationship between the US and Iran, which he then blamed for his prolonged incarceration.
"The only explanation for our prolonged detention is the thirty-two years of mutual hostility between America and Iran. The irony is that Sarah, Josh and I oppose US policies towards Iran, which perpetuate this hostility," Bauer said earlier today at the press conference.
The newly freed man spent the majority of his time speaking on behalf of those who remain in the prison where he was once held and in other prisons around the world. He made it very clear that he disapproved with both the Iranian government and the US government's human rights violations. Bauer said that he cannot forgive the Iranian government while they continue to hold innocent people and prisoners of conscience in prison.
"How can we forgive the Iranian government when it continues to imprison so many other innocent people and prisoners of conscience. It is the Iranian people who bear the brunt of this governments cruelty and disregard for human rights. There are people in Iran who are imprisoned for years simply for attending a protest, for writing a pro-democracy blog, or for worshiping an unpopular faith."
Bauer described being taunted by prison guards just for being American. He said that the guards would constantly remind him of the conditions at Guantanamo Bay and the many secret CIA prisons around the world. Bauer also mentioned the ill treatment of prisoners here at home. Perhaps he was referring to the treatment of Bradley Manning or maybe Troy Davis, an innocent man who was put to death days ago by the state of Georgia.
"In prison, every time we complained about our conditions the guards would immediately remind us of comparable conditions at Guantanamo Bay," Bauer said. "They would remind us of CIA prisons in other parts of the world, and conditions that Iranians and others experience in prisons in the US."
The former political prisoner also made it clear that the illegal actions of his country (the US) did not justify the actions of the Iranian government towards him and his friends. The hikers do believe, however, that the actions taken by the US government has given other countries excuses to "act in kind."
"We do not believe that such human rights violations on the part of our government justify what has been done to us. Not for a moment. However, we do believe that these actions on the part of the US provide an excuse for other governments, including the government of Iran to act in kind."
It is important for Americans to know the reason why others around the world might not like them. It is not because they hate "freedom" or even the American way of life (most Americans hate that.) The fact is that America has a huge target on it's back because it has a presence in every other country in the world. With that kind of exposure, your bound to run into some bad press and earn some haters.
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Name: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Platform(s): PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Developers: Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games
Publishers: Activision
Age rating: 18 (PEGI)
Call of Duty has become a household name in the past decade. Many of us are familiar with its Modern Warfare titles, as well as Treyarch's contribution to the series. The now annual release has got millions of us hooked into both historical and modern storylines, cinematic campaigns and addictive multiplayer gameplay. So, what has the latest title got for us to enjoy?
First off: the campaign. Like its predecessors it is a global story played through the eyes of several characters. The sequel many of us have been waiting for follows on from Modern Warfare 2, as Soap and Price continue their manhunt for Russian terrorist Makarov. The game takes you on a tour of several large cities, including London, Paris and the Big Apple, fantastically blending frontline warfare and urban environments. The visual effects are superb; the details on buildings, aircraft and environments rival anything we've ever seen before in the franchise, maybe even the FPS market. Even the destruction and explosions are worthy of the Call of Duty name, from a toppling building to a burning Russian aircraft carrier.
The campaign has both fast paced and slower sections. Chasing suspects through the streets of Paris, storming a castle with Price and providing overwatch on a diamond mine assault are all featured, making both the game and your heart race. However, there are quiet times where you can sit back and take in the magnificence of an entire Russian battle group burning in the Hudson River, the carnage caused by a sprinkling of 105mm shells from an AC-130, or a casual stroll past the bodies of unlucky civilians who couldn't quite make it. Throughout the campaign you take control of several vehicles, such as AC-130s, chopper gunners and even an assault drone. Control of the vehicles is a lot like that of previous titles, along with the "point and shoot" which features in all the Call of Duty releases. Movement is fluid, aiming is precise and response times are only as good as you are.
Unfortunately, this is where the Modern Warfare story ends. The campaign sees the departure of Soap after he is rescued in Modern warfare 2, and your player is replaced by Nikolai. After chasing Makarov across the globe for two successive titles, the end is nigh. Although it is somewhat predictable from when the final mission begins, it still has you glued to your screen. Eventually, after continuous waves of enemies, attack helicopters and the like, a trapped Price is saved by Nikolai who inadvertently seals his fate. After chasing Makarov up some stairs, jumping onto his mid-air helicopter and completing several pointless QTEs, the ending unfolds in front of you. With a mixture of superb detail, fast-paced action and an explosive storyline, the campaign is an emotional rollercoaster that keeps your focus keen and engaged as it brings the story to a rewarding close.
Like previous titles the campaign is strictly single player, however as this is Modern Warfare you always have Spec Ops to sink your teeth into. 16 missions compliment the campaign, with many more to come in future DLCs. They range from defusing IEDs, rescuing hostages and even assaulting the Russian president's private aircraft. As always there is a variable difficulty setting, enabling the Call of Duty passionate to rack the difficulty up for hours of challenging fun, meanwhile those who are new to the game can get used to its controls. However, even the longest missions can be completed in around 10 minutes, and you can always improve your score by comparing it to those of your online friends, via the leaderboards.
New to Spec Ops in this title is Survival mode, where you and a friend (split-screen or online), are left in one of the multiplayer maps to fend off hoards of increasingly intelligent enemies. These vary from infantry, to attack dogs, attack helicopters and even our old friend the juggernaut. Starting with the humble Five Seven pistol, and moving up to the Model 1887 and the ACR 6.8, it requires quick thinking and tactical use of every resource you have available to you. Unlocking new weapons, attachments, equipment and killstreaks is achieved by earning XP in Spec Ops missions, and cold hard cash after the completion of each round, which can then be spent on these military goodies. Although bullets and frag grenades are sufficient, there is no substitute for a minigun sentry turret or grenade launcher sentry. The enemies you kill drop weaponry, however it is your purchasing decisions that keep you alive, which can make every game that little bit different.
All of this is nothing compared to the online multiplayer, as the challenges you face in campaign and Spec Ops are just playground skirmishes compared to the warfare found online. The gameplay will be instantly recognisable to those of you who have played Modern Warfare or Modern Warfare 2. Once again it features the XP, ranking and prestige system, which we have all grown to love. Unlike Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops, the levelling system goes up to level 80, and contains 15 prestige ranks (soon to be 20).
Also new this title is Call of Duty Elite. This online tracker allows you to monitor your campaign progress, Spec Ops completion times and online statistics, whilst analysing your gameplay, customising your clan and boosting your performance, as well as offering advice given by developers and world-class players on weapon set ups and perk combinations. It also links you to people who play similarly to you, allows you to form a clan and enter competitions worldwide. This is all especially helpful if you are new to the game, or enjoyed combat training in Black Ops. Getting to know the ins and outs of maps, game modes and weaponry all helps you gain some experience and find your style. A new game mode called Kill Confirmed was announced as a way to try and remove campers. It involves all the rules of TDM, but upon death you drop a set of dog tags – the first team to collect 90 dog tags wins. No dog tag, no kill. This adds a rather tactical atmosphere to a game mode that many see as a bore, as retrieving your allies and your own tags is as vital as getting the kills themselves.
As usual the create-a-class system features online. However, there have been some adjustments. You unlock attachments, camouflage and proficiencies for your weapons which boost their base stats. This is done by levelling up each individual weapon, unlike the CoD points and purchase system in Black Ops. There have been similar reforms in the killstreaks section, as well as a name change to strike packages, which are earned by killing, capturing flags, capturing domination points and planting & defusing bombs; this tends to put greater emphasis on tactical gameplay.
The available killstreaks vary, and there are several new toys to play with, including a Recon Drone, Intelligent Munitions System and two types of Juggernaut armour, but some familiar streaks are missing. However, many fans will be glad to know the M.O.A.B. is still available.
Recent community changes have seen game modes such as One in the Chamber come to online gameplay. Additionally, Infected features, which sees one player chosen at random who then has to kill every remaining member with only a knife. Drop Zone is also new, whereby two teams have to keep a grip on a certain point on the map, and each successive 5 seconds held is rewarded by a random care package. If you feel the need to play one of the more random game modes from Black Ops, some can be found in Private Match where you and friends can play without any unwanted interruptions.
However, there have been some problems. Like any other game there are positions of power in every map, but to be honest, it's a challenge to take on board; successfully removing an enemy from a position of power is what proves you are better than them. Many people still remain controversial on the grounds of hit detection and lag, but they are minority cases and the people at Infinity Ward have largely done well. Since the introduction of the Host Migration system a few years ago, many of the games you experience these problems in are paused, and a better host is found within seconds.
In the way of the online formula, Modern Warfare 3 isn't much different. However, that same satisfying feeling is found when you rank up and prestige, and at the end of the day that's what the online users are out there to do, so why change it? Along with the rollercoaster storyline, fantastic visuals and ever demanding Spec Ops, it will follow in the path of glory along with its predecessors.
Closing Comments
+ Interesting new Spec Ops Survival mode
+ Stunning conclusion to a popular title
+ New multiplayer features advance online gameplay
Summary: Doesn't let the Modern Warfare series of games down. Another essential shooter – it's Call of Duty, what did you expect?
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waynejobby Says:
May 7th, 2012 at 10:28 amWhat about this games negative portrayal of Russians? If any man attack our glorious President, that man disappears. Simples.
Gregory Says:
March 25th, 2013 at 10:08 pmIts a fictional game. If plumbers can get high on mushrooms then Russians can be enemies. Like they are in hollywood films.
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