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What? I'm just literally describing the product - a high-end, 9-inch bust of He-Man's sister atop the standard Masters of the Universe logo's exploding meteorites. If you have issues staring at She-Ra's bust, or wishing it were just her on the version you order and you could get your rocks off, that's your problem.
They should make one of her horse as a companion piece. Though I fear that shortly thereafter, somebody would break swift wind.
DC's doing a bunch of comic-book covers based on classic movie posters...and 20 other stories you might have missed this weekend. Compiled with the help of Kyle LeClair, here are some of the best reader submissions from the weekend open thread. This week's tipsters include SlyDante777, NebulaJack, Gallen_Dugall, troi, Rx79immigrant84, Timley Flower-Hermit
More >>Entertainment Weekly has revealed a few, along with some cryptic hints about what each character might be doing, and where in the story each trailer scene may take place. Vague minor spoilers may be involved - we now know that the Sith with the crossguard lightsaber is male, and not named "Darth," for example.
I should note that nothing here sticks out as badly as Dooku, Elan Sleazebaggano or Dexter Jettster. You have to have the balls of George Lucas to get that silly with it.
HOWEVER: "Poe Dameron" is just one letter different from "Cameron Poe" - who is Nicolas Cage's character in Con Air!
This moisturizing mask that looks like Hello Kitty is undoubtedly supposed to be cute...and almost certainly designed by somebody who never saw a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie in their lives. These don't make you look like an adorable kitty-cat - they make you look like you found a giant anthropomorphic cat (or not-cat, whatever), killed and ate it, maybe molesting the corpse first, and are now wearing its flayed face on top of your own as a trophy.
Am I wrong? Aside from morally, I mean?
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Much like how David said it's hard to ask for RPG-related gifts this Christmas, I find myself saying the same thing for video game-related gifts...albeit for different reasons. The main two I can think of are that the most notable triple-A games we look forward to keep getting delayed until the following year (lookin' at you, Evolve), and it feels like we keep getting a smaller quantity of truly notable triple-A games each year. And it probably doesn't help that I've reached an age where I can pretty much just afford to purchase my own retail games instead of having to ask for them as gifts.
It probably doesn't help that there also seem to be way too many Scrooges in the gaming world these days, and by "Scrooges", I pretty much mean "Internet commenters". Everyone just seems so damn cynical when it comes to gaming these days, and not just because of recent events that shall go unnamed. No, everyone just seems more critical of modern gaming than ever, seeing the gaming world as being full of nothing but DLC, microtransactions, jerkhole players, overhyped titles, and a new gaming generation creating a new round of arguments from fanboys of all sides.
Poor, misguided folks. They miss the whole point.
More >> Solarbotics Happy Nerdy Holidays
It's hard to ask for RPG gifts for Christmas. The social stigma is fading year by year, so I no longer fear my parents calling an exorcist over my wish list, but there's still a maze of editions, similar-sounding games and supplements to ask people to dig through. This is in addition to the fact that RPGs still tend to be a little bit hard to find; arguably harder to find now than they were fifteen or so years ago before Barnes & Noble and Borders replaced so many independent booksellers...before closing most of their own locations..
People only have so much spare time, and playing more than one or two systems at once is pretty difficult; even if someone played two different games every week they would be playing at most 8-10 different games in a month, which is only a tiny portion of the massive amount of games available these days. Especially with Kickstarter helping to launch more RPGs than ever and many companies releasing their back catalogs through DrivethruRPG. The point being that it can be harder to find the right RPG for someone than finding a good costume in the New 52.
With all of that said, the list that follows tries to work around these challenges by providing ten system-neutral gifts for the RPG fan in your life. Even if that person is you. I don't judge. Even if I did judge, I probably wouldn't judge this time since I've already bought a lot of these things. They're pretty awesome.
First off: Yes, yes, yes. The most obvious (yet arguably tasteless) Raiders of the Lost Ark tie-in idea since the Indiana Jones hat is actually available for sale a mere 34 years late.
However: the execution could be better, no? Wouldn't a core of red wax inside make the melting gloriously messier? And doesn't Toht look a bit like he's laughing rather than screaming? Maybe a metal skull underneath all of that?
I've collected enough Jakks WWE figures to know that collectors will take anything...but own enough of the subsequent Mattels to know that maybe we deserve better. Good first step, though.
via Bloody Disgusting.
Methinks this facehugger got confused. Maybe it saw The Tingler and figured it was supposed to grab the back of an animal?
Also, that isn't a real dog. And it's not included in the hefty price tag.
Bear in mind that I'm assuming you're awesome. If you aren't, there's always Mitch McConnell bourbon summit merchandise to look forward to. And while I was hoping it would smell like honey combined with the taste of burning stingers shoved down your throat, this sounds more appealing:
Leaves. Crisp fall air. Deciduous woods. A black leather jacket, well-loved. Maybe the one he wore in Ghost Rider, because there's also some Egyptian Amber in there reminiscent of some of his more, erm, peculiar character acting habits. A light musk, and just a hint of patchouli and men's aftershave. I might have added a smudge of vanilla bean, but you'd never know it >_> Definitely unisex-leaning-masculineHere's what I think I love most about the scent, though: its name. Because it implies that Cage is badass enough to use a rake, and not one of those noisy, obnoxious, gas-guzzling leaf-blowers that every jackass in L.A. either owns or hires someone to bring.
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Shifty is an avid gamer who discovered that there was a negative correlation in his salary and his video game time, and consequently doesn't play as many games as he used to play in his college and high school days. He has become so disturbed by the rumored trends of next generation consoles that he has officially "checked out" of console gaming after the ps3/360/wii generation. He now seeks to tackle 20 years worth of backlogged games in an effort to save money, time, and his own sanity.
The Argument For and Against Linearity in Gaming
on 04.20.2012
While finishing up Xenoblade Chronicles, something was bothering me. I loved my time with the game, finding the battle system and streamlined design to really subtract out the deal breakers found in modern JRPGs. No, my beef with the game resided with the story, though I couldn't quite figure out why I felt that way. It wasn't the formulaic plot, nor the admittedly two dimensional characters. Heck, it wasn't even the fetch side quests.
It really didn't hit me until I upgraded to the Enhanced Edition of The Witcher 2 and decided to start a new playthrough. In the prologue alone, I opened up a new quest line to do later in the story, spared the life of a traitor through reasoning, and then escaped from a dungeon a completely different way. I never realized any of this was even possible until now, I had just assumed that the way things went in my first playthrough was the only way things could have happened. I knew The Witcher 2 was heralded for being nonlinear, however I thought it was regulated to the major narrative split in the middle of the game, not throughout the entirety of the game.
We, as gamers, love nonlinear games because of the newfound sense of player agency into the world and characters. We become more invested in the plot of nonlinear games because we felt that it is a personalized story just for us, that we helped shape this world, and made tough decisions involving major plot points along the way. Looking back at games like Xenoblade Chronicles, I wonder what would have happened had I been able to choose how I wanted Xenoblade's plot to progress. What if I had been able to choose a romantic interest, been able to decide which races, which cities, survived from Mechon attacks, due to my decisions and/or negligence in game.
The counter argument is that the effort to make a game to suit everybody's decisions and play styles ends up creating a game with no soul. Look at the Elder Scrolls games, no one can deny the nonlinearity of being dropped into the huge world and told you can do whatever you want. However, in its efforts to be too open, it also forgoes a cohesiveness to the plotline and the rest of the world. Nonplayable characters have no interest that you may be on a quest to save all of Skyrim from disaster, they just want you to deliver a letter to their friend on the other side of the continent, or recover a necklace that was dropped in the middle of a lake. Though you can refuse these requests, all too often your character is either soft spoken or completely mute, keeping you from identifying with the character you'll be playing as for the next 70 hours.
In the end, linearity in games is ultimately up to what kind of experience the developers are trying to achieve, and what kind of experience the player will have. Though if you ask me, The Witcher 2 got it right by creating a lore heavy world full of morally ambiguous decisions that affect major portions of the story, while still retaining a closely knit narrative and a main character with his own voice and agenda. Take note, developers.
Now Playing // Xenoblade Chronicles
on 04.07.2012
Game: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
Play time: 36 Hours
Believe the hype, this game is as good as everyone says it is. I'm going to save the lengthy post about this game for the final word, but all you need to know is that this is a game that fixes a lot that was wrong with JRPG's as a whole. If you have fond memories of playing SNES and PSX RPG classics, and found more recent entries into the genre to be tedious and uninspired, then this game is for you.
Picking this game back up after not playing it for a couple month proved no problem at all. The game is always there to let you know where you need to go next and why it's important, without beating you over the head with that information. Combat is fun and fluid, and exploration is a blast by constantly rewarding you via experience points, money, and gear. The plot is largely driven by voiced cutscenes, and the voice acting and direction are great and will keep you engaged throughout this LONG game.
Judging by estimates from what I've read online, I'm approximately 50% through the game, and I have probably only completed 70 of the games 480 (yes, you read that right) sidequests. I hope to have it beaten and a final word review up by the end of the month. But all you need to know is that if you like JRPG's, buy this game. If you don't have a Wii, buy one used for this game, it's worth it.
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The Backlog
on 04.06.2012
So here it is. 30 games I currently own and have not beaten. Since most of these are RPG's, the real trouble comes in picking up where I left off. Putting 20 hours in Xenogears and then picking it up after 10 years is pretty frustrating because there is no "Hey, you totally haven't played this in a while" feature, that might tell me where I need to go and why. Some of these I would be better off just completely starting a new game, rather than decipher my progress with a walkthrough. I haven't figured out a system of picking which games will be played and in what order, and maybe that's for the best.
Since Xenoblade "officially" released in the US today, it might be a good idea to pick that back up. I imported the UK version late last year after all hope over operation Rainfall had been lost. I also have played this one much more recently and much closer to completion than the others on this list, so it naturally is the logical choice to wean myself onto my backlog.
Every Sunday I will post either a Now Playing or Final Word Article on the game that was played. So look forward to a Now Playing for Xenoblade Chronicles this Sunday night!
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A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
on 04.05.2012
First post to the new blog. I'm planning on tackling my entire ps3/pc/saturn/wii backlog, at least every game I want to play to completion. I'm hoping that writing about my experiences on this blog will keep me motivated enough to stay on task as I move towards erradicating my intimidating backlog. How did I get in this mess, you ask? To answer that question, we must make a tireless journey in the way-back machine through the ebb and flow to a time when things made just a little bit more sense to everyone.
After graduating high school, I become less focused on games and more focused on... well, college stuff. For once, video games took the backseat to classes, work, the fraternity, and the other social endevors that ruled these years. After I graduated college, things got even more hectic. Four years, three jobs, two promotions, and one fiancee later, I find myself with even less time, but what is still a crippling addiction to video games. I still prowl on major gaming websites daily hunting for whatever scrap of hearsay or uninformed speculation that I deem newsworthy, hoping for a glimpse of the next great gaming experience. I find myself getting so amped up for the next "game changer," running out and purchasing it from my practically next-door Gamestop day-one, only to play it for a few hours before becoming distracted by the next AAA game set to release the next week. Unsurprisingly, this all amounts to a giant backlog. One that, estimating my gaming free time remain constant, will take me THREE YEARS to finish.
I have a problem. I admit it. That's the first step, right?
I started noticing it with Mass Effect 3. I had played and beaten Mass Effect 1 and 2 when they had released, and loved them. I had been patiently waiting for ME3 for years and years with a foaming mouth and bated breath. THIS WAS IT. The final conclusion to something that had consumed me for the last 5 years. Once again, day one, I bought it, brought it home, and played it for 5 or 6 hours the first week.
A week passed. Work got stressful. Next thing I know, I'm once again prowling IGN, checking new releases.
Hey, Tales of Graces f comes out next week. Should be pretty sweet.
...wait. What about Mass Effect 3? Shouldn't I be playing that? Why am I disinterested now, after being excited for it for the last few years?
Another week passed, Deus Ex went on Steam sale.
Always wanted to play Deus Ex.
I bought it. Steam playtime as of right now reads six hours.
I have a problem.
The only logical solution is to not buy another game, sit down, and play these fantastic games to completion. And that's what I intend to do. I plan on making a list of my backlog, and start playing these games again, publishing "Now Playing" and "Final Word" articles during playthrough. Hopefully someone will find these articles useful, perhaps informing them on whether or not to buy these games or maybe inspire others to tackle their own backlog in a similar fashion.
Tomorrow I will post a list of my backlog, before I leave for work. Saturday, the real test begins. Wish me luck.


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Ori's is a great apartment filled with natural light (afforded by a double height ceiling), in a great location for catching the L train from Williamsburg. The bed, the bathroom, and the kitchen are all excellent quality, and Ori even invited us to use some of the supplies in his kitchen. The building is secure, and we found it to be quiet at night. Ori supplied us with a map of local venues/haunts which was really useful. Located just off Bedford Ave, so there are a lot of places to check out within walking distance. Whenever we had a question he responded promptly, despite being out of the country. We found him to be very friendly and accommodating. We would stay at Ori's again, as this is the best AirBnb experience we've had (of many). Impeccable.
Ori's apartment is wonderful. After helpful, clear and very quick communication with Ori during the booking process, we arrived to a very warm welcome and introduction to the facilities. The apartment is clean, airy, well-equipped, quiet and full of beautiful things and excellent books. The location in Williamsburg couldn't be better, with Bedford Avenue right next door full of interesting shops, great cafes and restaurants. Ori supplied a map of recommendations for shopping, coffee, dinner and more, which we used a lot and enjoyed everything he'd selected. It's easy to get into Manhattan either by Subway which is nearby and only a 5-10 minute ride into the city, alternatively there is the slightly slower (15-20 min) but more scenic East River Ferry nearby with great views of the New York skyline. After busy days of socialising and exploring Brooklyn and Manhattan, there was nothing better than retreating to the spacious peace and quiet of Ori's apartment which is also very comfortable with a deep bath, incredible shower, great kitchen and lovely plant-filled sitting room. Ori was away when we stayed but his friend Tzipor made sure we knew she was near if we needed anything and Ori kept in touch regularly. We really cannot recommend this flat highly enough for any sort of trip to New York.
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[Aaron] A.K.A. [A1ronzo] at SparkFun has put together a hackable USB Geiger Counter. In his tutorial, he gets the Geiger counter to work as a random number generator. Later, he analyzes and discusses how well it works as a random number generator. In the past, we have seen a number of radiation detectors hacks such as the Mr. Fission digital Geiger counter, a count accumulator, and a Polonium detecting pen, Besides our inital thoughts of speeding up the number generation, and using it as a special character device, what else can you come up with to do with this device?
geiger counter
Arduino muon detector
[Sebastian Tomczak] was borrowing a homeade muon detector from his friend, and managed to hook it up to his computer through an Arduino. The detector itself uses 3 fluorescent tubes to detect radiation. Three separate tubes are used in order to filter out terrestrial radiation; cosmic radiation will fall in-line with the tubes and pass through at least two of them, whereas terrestrial radiation will only hit one. There is some basic circuitry to amplify the signal and then perform the OR operation.
[Tomczak] used an Arduino to take the raw data and feed it into his computer. He then used Max/MSP to analyze the data and filter out background noise, leaving only the cosmic ray data. He didn't mention what he was going to use the data for, though. Maybe he'll hook it up to a synthesizer.
Related: Digital Geiger counter
[via @littlebirdceo]
Digital Geiger Counter
Worried about radiation levels? I'm not, but I still want to build one of these. Mr. Fission here was built by the same guy that's behind the OpenTracker project. [Scott] based it on the Bargraph Geiger counter built by [Russel E. Cliff]. Both use a standard Geiger tube like the LND712. The tube works with high voltages – easy enough with older electronics, but it's a slightly tougher challenge with todays low voltage gear. [Scott] used the high voltage power supply from the original project, and built the rest around a good ol' Motorola HC86 series processor. [Scott]'s idea of using an inverter supply designed for a cold cathode lamp is definitely an interesting one.


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DD and I would like to make a pinata for her 5th birthday party.
I can deal with the violent smacking with a stick (we will of course, only let one child near the pinata at a time). But I don't know that I can deal with all the kids grabbing (and probably fighting) over the spoils once broken open. DD will be having a whole class party (it is her FYOS, so I think that would be nice), so there will be a lot of kids. Do you think it would be possible to put one of everything in the pinata for every child and then put it into their party bags, rather than letting the aggressive little kids get everything? Maybe we should just not do it. But it would make a nice craft activity for DD and would be a nice decoration..... #2Posted 24 January 2013 - 03:54 PM
We typically have a piñata every year at our kids' parties (they are now 5 & 7, and we introduced the piñata at age 3). They are always a big "hit" (no pun intended), and thus far, no fist fights. That includes my daughter's FYOS party that had 32 kids (ages 3 - 8).
Just make sure the thing is stuff full of cheap candy/treats so that everyone gets something. Keep an extra little stash handy in case someone walks away empty handed. It's really not much different from a treasure hunt -- so kids are fabulous at finding/grapping tons, and others are not. Hope your daughter has a fun party. We typically have a piñata every year at our kids' parties (they are now 5 & 7, and we introduced the piñata at age 3). They are always a big "hit" (no pun intended), and thus far, no fist fights. That includes my daughter's FYOS party that had 32 kids (ages 3 - 8). Just make sure the thing is stuff full of cheap candy/treats so that everyone gets something. Keep an extra little stash handy in case someone walks away empty handed. It's really not much different from a treasure hunt -- so kids are fabulous at finding/grapping tons, and others are not. Hope your daughter has a fun party. #3Posted 24 January 2013 - 03:59 PM
I had one for DS1 last year - made sure there was a lot of variety, and also had spare on hand in case there were any issues. We also went to one party where inside the pinata were little prewrapped packages with a thank you note attached. Everyone was told to take one. That was their little take home gift. It was a bunch of 3 -5 year olds and they all understood and it worked well.
Edited by Frau Farbissina, 24 January 2013 - 04:00 PM. #4Posted 24 January 2013 - 04:22 PM
I am also concerned that if there are 30 kids and the 10th kid to have a go breaks to open and the other 20 don't even get a turn.
#5Posted 24 January 2013 - 04:27 PM
Does every child only get one whack at the pinata?
#6Posted 24 January 2013 - 04:33 PM
DD attended a 5th birthday recently and the piñata broke open after the second whack. Not one child was upset, they all just ran to pick up the lollies.
#7Posted 24 January 2013 - 04:41 PM
I think we will go ahead with it. Thanks all. I will put in HEAPS of stuff I'm there and keep a few things aside for the slower kids.
#8Posted 24 January 2013 - 04:52 PM QUOTE (Time-to-Shine @ 24/01/2013, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am also concerned that if there are 30 kids and the 10th kid to have a go breaks to open and the other 20 don't even get a turn. Well judging from the hysterical guffaws at my 40th I'd take a guess that 97% of the fun of a pinata is watching the blindfolded stick wielder! 1 user(s) are reading this topic0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users |
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This is a work in progress page for planning what recipes to make - both from my blog and from elsewhere. It is set up to help me plan, and you are welcome to observe just as you can see my bookmarked recipes on Delicious or Pinterest.
However recipes will come and go from this list and not necessarily be used and/or blogged. I may get distracted or just use an idea and then they will fall off the list. It is not a meal planning list in the strict sense of the term.
Chickpea pilaf
Sesame hummus bites
Pumpkin and apricot tangine
lentils and rice
vegan broccoli cheddar pizza
chickpea nicoise
fresh pasta - david lebowitz or jamie oliver?
Cocoa jerk tofu
Vegan Avgolemono
vegan salmon pate
lentils and rice
Carrot ginger almond sauce
Macaroni cheese pies
Sweet food
graham crackers
treacle tart
tim's lemon trickle cake
or chocolate gingerbread cookies
chocolate cheeze
world peace cookies
apple and cheese pizza
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185 E 18th Ave
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145 E 18th Ave
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55 Coburg Rd
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520 Country Club Pkwy
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311 Coburg Rd
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1950 Franklin Blvd
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1680 W 18th Ave
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1040 Green Acres Rd
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65 Grimes St
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2030 River Rd
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1521 Mohawk Blvd
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3333 Riverbend Dr
Springfield, OR 97477
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3377 Riverbend Dr
Springfield, OR 97477
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1970 Echo Hollow Rd
Eugene, OR 97402
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1455 Westec Dr
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4780 Royal Ave
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2130 Marcola Rd
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2000 Marcola Rd
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2659 Olympic St
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5415 Main St
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5744 Main St
Springfield, OR 97478
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5755 Main St
Springfield, OR 97478
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5807 Main St
Springfield, OR 97478
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28717 Grumman Dr
Eugene, OR 97402
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3333 Riverbend Dr
Springfield, OR 97477
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Springfield, OR 97477
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Corvallis, OR 97330
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Historically, the period between Christmas and the weekend after the New Year Holiday has proven to be a heavily congested travel period along the I-70 Corridor. Poor weather can add to these travel issues. Past data shows travel Westbound into the mountains from the metro area increases each day up to New Years Day.
The heaviest times for westbound travel tends to be between 7a and Noon but congestion can linger until early afternoon. While some people will come back each day, many will remain in the mountains through the week.
Last year, the heaviest return days started on New Years Day, with traffic volumes jumping around 9am New Years Day through 8pm, with a peak delay between 4p and 6p. The weekend after New Years is expected to be very heavy. Past data suggests that the return east starts early, with slow traffic beginning around 9am with an hour plus delay remaining through 8pm as people return after the holiday week.
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An Italian university is investigating whether a professor was right to teach a course denying a causal link between HIV and AIDS.
An Italian university is investigating whether a professor was right to teach a course denying a causal link between HIV and AIDS.
March 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the March 2012 issue of The Scientist.
In Chapter 8, "The Conspiratorial Move and the Struggle for Evidence-Based Medicine," author Nicoli Natrass explores the Internet's role in the rise of anti-science sentiment.
Conspiracy theories surrounding the global HIV/AIDS epidemic have cost thousands of lives. But science is fighting back.
A member of an Italian journal's editorial board resigns in protest of a paper denying the link between HIV and AIDs.
Like other enveloped viruses, HIV exits its host cell enshrouded in the cell's membrane, which contains membrane molecules such as the human leukocyte antigens (HLA).
A detailed interactive map shows the distribution of people in the United States who are infected with HIV, Wired reports.
It may be time to reconsider an AIDS vaccine which is more human than viral, triggering the immune system in a way that no other vaccine does.
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Signalling that it could still bring the Lokpal Bill in the current Parliament session in the Rajya Sabha, the Indian government yesterday circulated among members of the Upper House a notice for an amendment to the bill concerning the provision for establishing Lokayuktas in states, one of the key points over which United Progressive Alliance ally Trinamul Congress and some opposition parties have been opposing the bill.
Lokpal or the Citizen's Ombudsman Bill is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent corruption investigation body.
The notice, among other things, says that the provision of Lokayukta will be applicable only in those states where the legislature adopts a resolution to that effect.
The development also signifies that the government is still toying with the idea of bringing the Bill in the Upper House before the Budget Session concludes on Tuesday.
However, the order paper for today does not have the Lokpal Bill on the agenda. "A decision will be taken (today)", a Union minister involved in the process said.
Earlier there were indications that the much debated bill, instead of being brought in the Rajya Sabha, could be referred to a Joint Select Committee in view of the lack of consensus on its key provisions.
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A senior Congress leader, who declined to be identified, said the possibility of the bill being referred to a Joint Select Committee, cannot be ruled out.
The absence of consensus on key provisions of the legislation, including the one dealing with Lokpal's superintendence over the CBI appears to be deterring the government from bringing the bill in the Rajya Sabha this week. The bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
Even senior government functionaries seem to be clueless whether the bill in its amended form would be taken up by the Upper House on Monday or Tuesday.
Evidently, the government's bid to hammer out a broad-based consensus among all political parties on certain highly contentious provisions of the bill, has not succeeded so far.
Even if the amended bill is passed by the Rajya Sabha, it will again have to be referred back to the Lok Sabha for its fresh approval, which might not be possible with the current session coming to an end on May 22.
As the government would not like a replay of the unprecedented scenes, which were witnessed on the last day of the Winter session when the bill was taken up by the Upper House, it is said to be mulling over the option of again deferring it to the next session.
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This weekend was chock-full of church services, pilgrimages, bunny ears, parades, egg hunts, and more as people around the globe celebrated Easter and Passover. The Obamas spent some quality family time together at an Easter Sunday service and goofing off during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll today, while Queen Elizabeth II shared the day's events with Princess Eugenie and one of the pint-sized royal wedding bridesmaids. See how the royals and more celebrated the holidays in everywhere from Israel to Argentina to Pakistan to China and beyond.
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The bad name that has burdened technocrats over the years has suddenly become a great deal worse.
As Italy followed Greece this week in appointing a caretaker government stuffed with unelected administrators, fierce criticism rained down on all sides. It was said that democracy had been usurped; that this was nothing less than "direct rule" from Brussels; that we were all watching – and acquiescing in – a process that amounted to a coup without uniforms. The 20th-century history of the countries concerned gave that last objection a particularly poisonous barb.
And there is, of course, a worrying aspect to what has been happening. But it has less to do with the rise of the technocrats, so-called, than with the failure of elected governments. The sad truth is that the elected executives showed themselves unequal to the task in hand. They were unable to get to grips with the exigencies of life in the eurozone and simultaneously retain the support of their country's voters. Spain's government is likely to be voted out at the weekend for similar reasons. If a new Prime Minister in Madrid cannot carry the people with him, Spain may be contemplating a similar fate.
Yet the arrival in government of technocrats – not necessarily bankers or economists, but professionals of a wider stripe – does not deserve to be condemned out of hand. Neither in Greece nor in Italy has democracy itself been suspended, nor is there any likelihood that it will be. Elected parliaments remain in their place. If the institutions of state work as they should, the MPs will exercise appropriate checks on executive power. Nor, elsewhere in the world, is this uncommon.
Elected heads of state or government routinely name professionals of one sort or another to their cabinets. The United States is an obvious example. France has a college, the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, that produces classic technocrats: specialists and generalists both. If anything, Britain is the odd country out, in requiring MPs to combine their representative function with membership of the governing executive. The check on power is supposed to be exerted by an adversarial opposition. As was glaringly apparent from the Iraq war vote in the Commons, however, that check is not always sufficient.
It might also be observed that, in the Coalition, elected last year, Britain has perhaps its most technocratic government since the Second World War. Not only does the alliance of two parties give the Prime Minister more varied expertise to choose from, but also coalition by its very nature pushes government to the political centre and away from ideology – to the dissatisfaction, as we have seen, of a vocal section of the Conservative Party.
The Coalition's watchword, at least at the start, was competence, closely followed by sound husbandry of the public finances and efficiency – the very qualities that the new technocratic governments are intended to bring to Italy and Greece. What is more, the profiles of David Cameron and especially Nick Clegg are in many respects nearer to those of Continental European technocrats than they are to those of old-style British politicians.
Despite such recent developments, Britain's difficulty – in local as well as national government – might well be said to remain a shortage of specialist professional expertise, not just among ministers, who must shuttle between their executive offices and parliamentary benches, but among civil servants who, as Ministry of Defence figures showed yesterday, then buy it in from consultants at enormous cost. In the right place, and under the proper scrutiny of elected parliaments, there is nothing wrong with technocrats. In Britain, we might have better government if we had a few more of them.
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David Haupt (DBH) Featured as Inon Artist of the Month
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Nikon D70s Compatible with D70 Housings
Nikon dealer and Wetpixel member Jean Bruneau has obtained one of the new Nikon D70s cameras and he confirms that the control positions and buttons are all in the same locations as the D70. The answer to the question of whether the larger D70s LCD will be completely visible in existing housings also appears to be "yes," however Jean only confirmed this for the Aquatica housing.
Tauchen Magazine Cover by Wetpixel Member Lars Kirchhoff
The May 2005 cover of Tauchen Magazine features a photo of tiger shark "Baby Cakes" taken by Wetpixel member and Digideep.com admin Lars Kirchhoff. According to Lars and Andi from Digideep, this month's magazine features many photos and stories about diving with the sharks of the Grand Bahama Bank with Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures. Digideep is running two trips with JASA in 2005 so contact them if you are interested.
Nikon Announces D70s
Nikon today announced their update to the D70, called D70s. This camera has a larger LCD, and improved autofocus and menus, but contrary to rumors circulating on the web that it would be 8 megapixels, it still uses the same sensor as the D70. For D70 users, Nikon is offering updated firmware to help bring the D70 up to speed with the newer camera.
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A few weeks ago, after an information leak, Nikon announced that they would release details for two new cameras on April 20th. Today, we learn about the new cameras, as well as two new lenses. The D50 is an entry level DSLR, aimed at the niche filled by the Canon 300D and 350D. It uses the same 6 megapixel sensor as the D70 but is smaller, less expensive, and only sports one command dial (much like the original Drebel). The two new lenses are the 18-55 AFS DX and the 55-200 AFS DX - both of which are not fast or stabilized, but do have the silent wave motor. This new camera does not look compatible with D70 housings, and it's also notable that there is only an SD media slot - no compact flash.
French book on Digital Underwater Photography
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5 Funny, Funny, FunnyPosted: 19/02/2011I laughed so much when i watched this film, was hillarious.If you want to have a laugh then you should definately buy this.
4 Not to bad a film!!Posted: 19/02/2011I think this film contributed to my utter dislike and slight fear of clowns, but still really enyoyed watching it at the same time.The only thing i would say against it is that the ending is a bit of a let down in comparison to the rest of the film.
5 Nobody puts baby in a corner!!Posted: 19/02/2011Classic!! One of the best films ever made.Great actors and sountrack make it a must see.Loved this film when i was twelve and sixteen years later still one of my favourite films ever!
5 One of the best films i've ever seen!!Posted: 19/02/2011Great acting, Great story-line, Great film!!You don't realize how long a film it is because you get so drawn into the drama of it all. Loved every minute and it even had me crying like a baby at the end.Definately would recommend this film to anyone.