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Posted on 9 Sep, 2006, 0:02
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Well, since the last contest was a massive dud, I think I will give this one last try. So, I decided that a problem with many contests is they take to much time...so, hopefully here is one where you probably wont have that problem. The challange will be to create the most advanced and versatile routine for a single selected task such as an enemy managing routine, a weapon routine, an rpg combat routine, etc. All these routines will have very concrete rules and requirements and will restrict the imagination to how to execute the code instead of what the code should do. So, as such, I will set the following deadlines.
-Saturday, September 16, voting for which routine the contest will be on ends and the contest begins. -Saturday, September 30, contest ends (that is just 2 weeks) -The following Saturday, all entires will be tested against a yet to be made rubrik and the winner anounced. I will officialy resign from contest manager after that. The contest will be a platfrom engine with details will be posted bellow. -------------------- |
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Information- Your goal is to create a game routine with at least the minimum requirements below stated as well as many optional components as you can Your program will be designed for use with an matrix based map with each matrix entry representing a single unit of an 8X8 grid. Your Program will need to be able to react to collision of the following: 0: non-wall, 1: wall, 2: invisible wall You may use what ever form of display you want (picture, tile map system, etc.)to display your map, but it most be called externally from program "Draw" How the map is displayed will not effect the score so long as it corresponds with the Matrix Map I include bellow. Walls should be black rectangles. All optional variables are initialized in program START which then launches the routine program with each variable being stored on its own line. Considerations: --Requirement: 25 points each--100points total --Additional: 50 points total --Optional: 5 points each--50 points total 1. character moves around the screen based upon vars x,y "real(1,X,Y,8,8,0,0,0,1,0,1" You may use what ever sprite you wish. Optional: instead the character has a looping sequential animation (spaced 8 pixels horizontally apart) with the animation length based on List1(1) and the original sprite based upon L1(2) Optional2: the character has a changeable image index based upon the vars with the pic X in L1(3) and Y*8 in L1(4) Optional3: if the character is moving left or right Optional4: using variable D to flip the sprite left when left is pressed and back when right is pressed if L1(5)=1 2. The direction keys left and right cause the character to move a variable amount +/-'V' and this is combined with X and stored into the X variable. optional: V increases each time the left/right keys are pressed a variable amount L1(6) up to a maximum amount L1(7) instead optional2: The value V decrease from a certain amount of friction L1(8) each turn instead of becoming zero instantly each turn optional3: if there is no ground bellow character, if L1(9) is 1 then there is no movement left or right (momentum based jumping) otherwise character moves normally 3. When up is pressed, the character jumps up for variable amount of time 'J' at a variable speed 'I' and then falls at a variable speed 'G' which each turn effects y. Jumps should be limited to when there is a collision below the character with a wall, and falling limited to when there is not. optional: 'I' increases a variable amount L1(10) up to a maximum amount L1(11) for 'J' instead optional2: after J is 0, character falls at a speed G that increases at a rate of L1(12) optional3: if L1(13) is 1, if a collision with wall is detected above, stop jumping and start falling 4. If there are collisions left or right, the movement in those directions stops. Additional 1. Size of code 2. Speed of code 3. Lack of errors MAP: the following is the map I will test with [[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2] [1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,2] [1,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,2] [1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2] [1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2] [1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,1] [1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,1] [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]] -------------------- |
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those routines are pretty hard.. it would take me more than two weeks.
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hmm platform routine doesnt seems to bad, assuming you mean just the walkingf part, no enemies
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I'd still like to see who can make the best calc movie. Platform is a close second.
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basic routines I assume?
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i think so
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I think the movie part would be easiest to make fast...
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Yeah, but the other routines would be more useful to other programmers... <.<
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The point of this is not to make people bend over backwards to think of features or what input would be taken, output created, instead, I will list a number of goals for the routine and say exactly what kind of input your program has to deal with. Thus the challange is to create the best way to do a process and how many of the features you can get into it.
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I'd like to enter this this is the stuff that I'm good at, I can just never put all of them together into a full game
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Yay, tenniskid493 is back into coding! I agree with you, i also like just to do the routines. I think that we should just have a weekly contest for each of those routines, and then whoever wins the most wins the routines contest! Kinda like the ASM quiz topic over at Revsoft/MC.
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Posted on 11 Sep, 2006, 19:37
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I don't see why that couldn't be done...keeping in mind I am not going to be running this of course (mainly as i will be starting college shortly and getting a job)
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In preparation for the beginning of a new ski season at Big Sky Resort I am participating in what I like to call the 25 Days of Winter leading up to Nov. 27. Here's my take on days 16-20:
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Luck. Being lucky as a skier means finding the perfect line, day after day; avoiding injury; and creating luck by seeking adventure. To make these three lucky things happen it's important to practice the following:
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2) Get into good ski shape now. The best way to avoid injury is to be in good shape. Check out Fitness Fusion's Ski Conditioning class in Big Sky or one's local gym.
3) Know the trails and trust one's gut. Trusting my gut when I'm planning the next big adventure is important to being lucky. Whether I'm traversing to the Dirtbag Wall or the North Summit Snowfield, getting lucky with fresh tracks and fun can only happen if I'm going with my gut. That also means: Know the trails. Knowing the trail map is easier with an awesome brand new Big Sky Resort map (see below).
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Create a playlist. Although taking in the solitude of nature is important, it's also key to have the right music when taking a few Andesite laps or just driving up the mountain for a day of shredding. My playlist this year starts with The White Stripes and Mos Def and ends with Reel Big Fish.
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As a Montana native, I'd been going to Big Sky since Clinton was in office. Lone Peak couldn't hold any more surprises-but in just 15 minutes, Ben proved me wrong. As my Mountain Sports guide, he found a secret forest covered in deep powder you might never find without a professional's help. He skied down and stopped next to me.
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just done. For over ten years, Ben had spent every season on the snow, guiding guests, teaching people to ski, and sampling every one of the hundreds of runs that Big Sky has to offer. "No matter what you're in the mood for, I can make it happen." The first run we'd been on was incredible, but I wanted to stump him. Thanks to the recent integration with Moonlight Basin, Big Sky now stretched across more than 5,800 acres of powder-and there was no way he could show me it all.
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He laughed. "You know... I think we can do that."
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I glanced back at Lone Peak with a big smile on my face, and it was like looking at a brand new mountain.
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You can't easily do that though. In Massachusetts here that requires a permit. In some cities that means a licensed professional. Now your hitting the minimums so the job is going to be ~$150 plus $10-15 for a permit. Not to mention you might need to take time off work to deal with stuff. Most electricians charge like $50 to pull the permit on jobs under like $500-1,000 so you have to take time off work or pay extra to get the permit. That 'easy' job is now going to cost you like $200-225 bucks. Just cutting a hole and popping a cord through costs zero. The alternative is do the work without a permit. I wouldn't trust most people's DIY electrical work myself. That might cause a larger problem then a cord through the wall. You do the math there.
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People who confuse brains and luck can get in a whole lot of trouble. Seeing through the game is not the same as winning the game.
- More on the brawl involving four Arizona football players.
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- Is Oregon in jeopardy as a repeat NCAA violator? (My guess is no.)
- Checking in with Oregon State sophomore DE Dylan Wynn.
- Noting and quoting USC's pro day.
- Washington's secondary should be much improved in 2012.
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If the 2nd one is not one of those super poofy ones I'd go with that one. Babies like to be snuggly warm and that one looks like it would be.
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I would take choice 1 & 2 cuz as soon as you decide on one you'll wish you brought another :-)
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For some reason I really like the first one and I don't normally like teddy bears and stuff.
You can always add/remove blankets, mittens etc.
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I say #2 is perfect! i got one from my baby girl from Carter's! Ofcourse it's white and pink
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I like them all but #1 and #2 are the cutest. My oldest had #2 when he was a baby and he loved it- super soft and cozy.
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This isn't the first time this has happened. Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom both attended a Jay Z concert in Los Angeles this week. But theystood separate from one another and didn't interact once.
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Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. - Dr. Seuss -The world we know always changes. We imagine what could be and what will come next. Some of us fear war or already dream of freedom and liberty. We all know stories that helped us through difficult times. Sometimes the are true stories, sometimes they are fiction, but most of them have the ending we look for in our own lifes.
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PoliticsSri Lanka mass grave 'on old burial site' Work on grave site suspended after official says it pre-dates war during which both sides were accused of atrocities. 08 Mar 2014 09:16 GMT | Politics, Asia Pacific, US & Canada, Sri Lanka, United States The decades-long war killed thousands and many others remain missing or live in refugee camps [AP]Sri Lankan authorities have halted excavations in a suspected mass grave after suspicions that 83 skeletons unearthed from the former northern war zone may date to before the war against Tamil rebels. The Sri Lankan army has been accused of killing tens of thousands of civilians in 2009, during the final weeks of the 26-year war against northern Tamil separatists who had sought a separate state to represent their ethnic minority. Colombo has been under pressure to investigate reports of mass graves there. Police at first suggested the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatists could be responsible for the burial site near a Hindu temple in the northwestern town of Mannar, which was the fist to be uncovered since the war came to an end almost five years ago. But Senerath Dissanayake, director general of the state-run archaeological department, said it was not a mass grave as the bodies had been "buried systematically". "These are about 50 years old. It is a grave yard. Even our officers can identify and see the cut marks of the graves. We have found 83 skeletons so far and we will stop," he told Reuters news agency. However, three area residents told Reuters in January there was no cemetery in the area from the time they moved there around 1970. Residents say the area was controlled mainly by the army from 1990 but the military has disputed the claim, saying it was under the LTTE control during the most of the war period. No forensic tests yet Excavators said they did not wish to dig deeper as not to disturb those who were properly buried. Judicial medical officer Dhananjaya Waidyaratne said digging at a depth of about two metres led to the old cemetery and the authorities did not want to go deeper and disturb those who had been properly buried. "These remains were in a mass grave buried in a haphazard way compared to the properly laid out graves we found at a depth of two metres," Waidyaratne told the AFP news agency. "We have not started any forensic tests. That is still pending," Waidyaratne told Reuters, adding the bodies had been buried in layers. More than 100,000 people were killed in the war since its start in 1983 and thousands, mainly from the minority Tamil community living mostly in the north, are still missing. The United States plans to submit a resolution criticising Sri Lanka at this month's session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, calling the Human Rights High Commissioner's office to investigate the charges of war-related rights abuses. A UN panel has said around 40,000 mainly Tamil civilians died in the ferocious final months of the conflict, but Sri Lanka has disputed that figure. Both sides committed atrocities, but army shelling killed most victims, it concluded.Source: Agencies
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A concert benefiting Oklahoma tornado victims has drawn some of the biggest names in country music, but with proceeds intended for charity, it is not attracting scalpers hoping to prey on an unsuspecting public.
Oklahoma natives Toby Keith and Garth Brooks are among the star-studded lineup planned for the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday in Norman. Other performers include Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, Sammy Hagar, Ronnie Dunn and Carrie Underwood, who will perform via satellite from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn.
While so many big names might normally make the show a boon for ticket scalpers and the secondary ticket market, some concert promoters say that doesn't seem to be the case for Saturday's show.
"What I've heard from the industry … is that it would be taboo on this particular event," said Brad White, an independent concert promoter from Norman. "Even the secondary ticket guys are avoiding this."
The organizers of Saturday's concert declined a request by The Associated Press to discuss ticket scalping, but several independent promoters not associated with the concert said that although scalping may technically be legal, making a profit off the misfortune of others is certainly in poor taste.
Several ticket brokers like StubHub have declined to offer tickets for resale, and others are doing so only on a limited basis.
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British babies born the same day as Prince William and Kate's first child will receive their own royal gift in the form of a "lucky" silver penny.
The Royal Mint announced Thursday that it has minted 2,013 silver coins bearing a shield of the Royal Arms, to be given to newborns who share their birthday with the third in line to the British throne.
Crossing the palm of a newborn baby with silver or offering a silver penny is traditionally seen as a wish for good fortune and health.
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is due to give birth in mid-July.
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Rapper 50 Cent denies allegations he attacked his ex-girlfriend and trashed her condo.
The performer's lawyer says there's no warrant outstanding on the domestic violence and vandalism charges against 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson. If convicted, he faces up to five years in jail and $46,000 in fines.
The woman told police that during a June 23 argument, Jackson began destroying property at her Toluca Lake condo before she locked herself into a bedroom. She says Jackson kicked open the bedroom door and kicked her.
Police estimated about $7,100 in damage to the home.
The woman told police she had been in a three-year relationship and has a baby with Jackson.
His arraignment is July 22.
Paula Deen parts with agent
Paula Deen announced Thursday that she has cut business ties with the agent who helped make her a Food Network star and launch a media and merchandising empire that has largely crumbled in the wake of her admission that she used racial slurs in the past.
Deen had worked with New York agent Barry Weiner for more than a decade. She has said he was instrumental in getting her show "Paula's Home Cooking" on the Food Network in 2002. She gave no reason for her parting with Weiner in a prepared statement.
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Predicting carnivore occurrence with noninvasive surveys and occupancy modeling
- Robert A. Long,
- Therese M. Donovan,
- Paula MacKay,
- William J. Zielinski,
- Jeffrey S. Buzas
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Terrestrial carnivores typically have large home ranges and exist at low population densities, thus presenting challenges to wildlife researchers. We employed multiple, noninvasive survey methods—scat detection dogs, remote cameras, and hair snares—to collect detection–nondetection data for elusive American black bears (Ursus americanus), fishers (Martes pennanti), and bobcats (Lynx rufus) throughout the rugged Vermont landscape. We analyzed these data using occupancy modeling that explicitly incorporated detectability as well as habitat and landscape variables. For black bears, percentage of forested land within 5 km of survey sites was an important positive predictor of occupancy, and percentage of human developed land within 5 km was a negative predictor. Although the relationship was less clear for bobcats, occupancy appeared positively related to the percentage of both mixed forest and forested wetland habitat within 1 km of survey sites. The relationship between specific covariates and fisher occupancy was unclear, with no specific habitat or landscape variables directly related to occupancy. For all species, we used model averaging to predict occurrence across the study area. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses of our black bear and fisher models suggested that occupancy modeling efforts with data from noninvasive surveys could be useful for carnivore conservation and management, as they provide insights into habitat use at the regional and landscape scale without requiring capture or direct observation of study species.
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- Title
- Predicting carnivore occurrence with noninvasive surveys and occupancy modeling
- Journal
Landscape Ecology
Volume 26, Issue 3 , pp 327-340
- Cover Date
- 2011-03-01
- 10.1007/s10980-010-9547-1
- Print ISSN
- 0921-2973
- Online ISSN
- 1572-9761
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Black bear
- Bobcat
- Detectability
- Detection dog
- Distribution
- Fisher
- Lynx rufus
- Martes pennanti
- Ursus americanus
- Vermont
- Authors
- Robert A. Long (1) (4)
- Therese M. Donovan (2)
- Paula MacKay (3) (4)
- William J. Zielinski (5)
- Jeffrey S. Buzas (6)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
- 4. Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Ellensburg Field Office, 420 North Pearl St., Ste. 305, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, USA
- 2. U.S. Geological Survey, Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
- 3. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
- 5. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 1700 Bayview Drive, Arcata, CA, 95521, USA
- 6. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA


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Jewish Museum of Australia
The award-winning Jewish Museum of Australia, Gandel Centre of Judaica was established in 1982 and presents permanent and temporary exhibitions and learning programs. It is located in Alma Road opposite one of Melbourne's most beautiful synagogues, the St Kilda Hebrew Congregation, and close to Temple Beth Israel. Its Australian History Gallery tells of the unique contribution of Jews in Australia over the last 200 years. Using the latest in multimedia technology, the exhibition describes the foremost events in Australian history and their impact on the Jews of Australia. It traces the waves of migration to Australia and celebrates the vibrant, dynamic Jewish community of this country.


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Crime Down for Winnebago County in 2013
Updated: 01/10/2014 - It doesn't matter where we live, whether it's the city of Rockford or somewhere else in Winnebago County, law enforcement officers say we're safer today than we were last year.
Updated: 01/10/2014 - It doesn't matter where we live, whether it's the city of Rockford or somewhere else in Winnebago County, law enforcement officers say we're safer today than we were last year.
Posted: 01/08/2014 - New numbers in today show violent crime in the City dropped in 2013, but not everyone is convinced Rockford is safer.
Posted: 01/08/2014 - We may want to think twice about leaving our cars running and unattended this winter.
Updated: 02/17/2014 - The Rockford Police Department has unveiled a new site where information on significant incidents, which may be an interest to the public and media.
Posted: 12/29/2013 - Illinois State Police were out Saturday night patrolling our roads to make sure drunk drivers didn't cause any accidents.
Posted: 12/27/2013 - Beloit police tell us scam artists are calling Alliant Energy customers.
Posted: 12/25/2013 - The holiday season can be one of the busiest for thieves and we maybe helping them steal our stuff.
Posted: 12/19/2013 - Some of the most dangerous people in the Rockford area are now being tracked down by some of the best law enforcement officials from all over the Stateline.
Posted: 12/16/2013 - A program designed to keep ex-offenders from returning to lives of crime seems to be working.
Updated: 12/11/2013 - A man is lucky to be alive and alert after being shot in the head Tuesday night, but Rockford Police say he's not helping them find the person who shot him.
Updated: 12/06/2013 - Rockford police are ramping up their efforts to put gang members behind bars.
Updated: 12/02/2013 - The Stateline's Integrity Task Force is investigating an officer involved shooting after police tell us a Boone County Sheriff's Deputy shot one of four murder suspects Saturday.
Updated: 11/21/2013 - There's some new hope for the families of murder victims searching for closure.
Updated: 11/07/2013 - Winnebago County continues its battle to knock out crime, turning the focus now to those suffering with mental illnesses and now that plays into our crime rate.
Updated: 10/25/2013 - Life on Rockford's streets can be hard and it's forcing some kids to carry fake guns on them to feel safe. But fake or not, these guns can still land them in trouble or even dead.
Updated: 10/21/2013 - Police say that on the afternoon of Saturday, October 19th a Rockford woman became the victim of a "Distraction or Ruse Burglary" in the 4300 block of Sovereign Blvd on the City's southeast side.
Updated: 09/20/2013 - A group of business owners on Rockford's west side are starting to see more positive results after they formed the west end business association to help fight crime more than a year ago.
Updated: 09/16/2013 - From locking doors to patrolling streets, people who live in the Rolling Green Neighborhood near Alpine and Harrison say they want to send a different message to criminals.
Posted: 09/11/2013 - This recent heat wave has lots of us cranking up the air in our homes, but how we keep cool could make us vulnerable to burglars.
Posted: 08/29/2013 - Some Rockford business owners are trying to change their neighborhood's reputation by relying on the Police Department for help. We typically see squad cars patrolling the Broadway Area, however now, officers have a new approach to fighting crime.
Posted: 08/28/2013 - A meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 6:00pm at the Beloit Public Library Meeting Room, 605 Eclipse Boulevard for a presentation on "Scams".
Posted: 08/28/2013 - Coming off the heels of one of the deadliest months in Rockford history, a federal lawmaker is stepping in to help end the violence.
Updated: 08/25/2013 - Rockford Police take a different approach to cutting down on prostitution, this time targeting men.
Updated: 08/19/2013 - Rockford Police say they're going undercover to fight prostitution. Broadway is known for its problems with prostitution, but Police Chief Chet Epperson says that won't be the case much longer. Officers are starting to do undercover stings two to three times a week.
Posted: 08/16/2013 - It wasn't your typical scene outside the District 205 Administration Building today, where some parents picked up signs to protest.


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Adoption from Africa: Concern over 'dramatic rise'
The number of children from Africa being adopted by foreign nationals from other continents has risen dramatically, a report has said.
In the past eight years, international adoptions increased by almost 400%, the African Child Policy Forum has found.
"Africa is becoming the new frontier for inter-country adoption," the Addis Ababa-based group said.
But many African countries do not have adequate safeguards in place to protect the children being adopted, it warns.
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End Quote David Mugawe African Child Policy ForumAdoption has now become commercialised"
The majority of so-called orphans adopted from Africa have at least one living parent and many children are trafficked or sold by their parents, the child expert group says.
More than 41,000 African children have been adopted and taken out of home countries since 2004, the ACPF report says.
More than two thirds of the total in 2009 and 2010 were adopted from Ethiopia, which now sends more children abroad for adoption than any other country, apart from China.
Adoptable children shortage"Compromising children's best interests while undertaking inter-country adoption is likely and adoption can become a vast, profit-driven, industry with children as the commodity," the African Child Policy Forum report said.
The group's director, David Mugawe, said that adoption in some parts of Africa had indeed become a business.
An Adoptee's Story
I was born in 1987 in Mbabane General Hospital, Swaziland. My mother, who was a Mozambican refugee, left me there.
My photograph was put into the Swazi Times newspaper, asking my family to collect me. If no-one did then I would have had to go to an orphanage. But my adoptive parents were visiting my aunt, who I think was a nurse, in Swaziland and they heard about me. My mum said they knew they had to do something. It took them a month to finalise the adoption. I was premature, weighing 3lb 6 ounces and was so tiny my dad says I could fit in the crook of his elbow.
I grew up in Canada, that's the home that I know, and for a long time I was one of the only black children at school. When you are little, kids don't notice. But as you grow up, you have questions about where you are from, especially when you realise that you look different.
But on the flipside of that I've been incredibly blessed with the family I do have - and had opportunities to go back to Africa and I hope that at some stage I can return to Swaziland and Mozambique and give back to that community.
"It's got an element where adoption has now become commercialised. And so it's an industry that some orphanages are benefiting [from] - and they are promoting adoption basically to be able to sustain and maintain the orphanages," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
He said large sums of money were sometimes being paid by prospective parents.
"There was a lady who worked with the American embassy in Uganda and she mentioned the figures ranged between $10,000 to $30,000," Mr Mugawe said.
According to the ACPF, Ethiopia has more than 70 adoption agencies, including 15 that only refer children to families in the United States.
Most African children go to the US, which is where most adoptions from foreign countries occur - in 2010 more than 11,000 children from more than 100 countries were adopted by American parents.
Families in western Europe and Canada also adopt African children.
International adoption is also popular in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Mali, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Uganda, and Burkina Faso, the ACPF report says.
People wanting to adopt children are increasingly turning to Africa because changes in adoption patterns and laws in other countries has resulted in a shortage of adoptable children, it says.
Countries including China, South Korea, Guatemala, Russia, Romania and Ukraine have tightened up eligibility rules and shut down or limited overseas adoption - instead promoting domestic adoption.
According to international law, inter-country adoption should be a last resort - and the rise in the number of children being adopted in Africa and moved to other countries is of concern to child welfare experts.
"Every child has the right to be reared in the country and culture in which it was born," said Mr Mugawe.
"It is true that a number of children have actually benefited from adoption, but is it the best option or have other options been explored," he told the BBC.
The report warned that many countries on the continent do not have strong enough laws and policies to stem illicit activities including child trafficking.
Only 13 African countries have ratified the Hague Convention, which provides various safeguards to try to ensure children are not adopted illegally.
"The onus is on African states to take urgent and decisive measures to strengthen families and communities to take care of children in their country of origin," the ACPF report says.


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Last night Vince Vaughn appeared on The Tonight Show to promote his new film The Break-Up, in which he co-stars with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston. Vaughn somehow managed to talk for twenty minutes without really saying anything, so luckily we were able to use our patented Celebrity Tranlsator to decode the real meaning behind his incessant rambling.
ICYMI: I Love You, Johnny Cakes
Anyone who's been watching The Sopranos this season knows that the best part of the show is the forbidden love story between Vito and his moustachioed fireman friend, Johnny Cakes. In tribute to their moving tale of star-crossed love, I give you this hilarious trailer imagining a Sopranos spin-off we'd all love to see.
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Pete Wentz's Product Placement
Remember those nudie pictures taken off of Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz's sidekick? While Wentz was betrayed by the invasion of privacy, he did get a lot of attention.
In these new photos, reportedly sent out by the musician himself, Pete has finally recognized what valuable ad space his humdinger really is. Check out how he uses it to sell new the new CD of a band on his record label, The Hush Sound, after the jump (Beware: NSFW)
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SIZZLER: Lindsay's FireCrotch Responds!
After remaining silent for nearly a week, Lindsay Lohan's FireCrotch (the real victim of Brandon Davis' tirade) has finally made a public statement. Luckily, BWE was there.
While You Were Having Your Prison Blues Pressed
- Halle Berry says she still experiences discrimination on a regular basis. It's true – people who have a blind, ignorant hatred of attractiveness can be very cruel.
- Kevin Bacon showed up at the opening of Manhattan's newest Apple Store in hopes of scoring some free stuff. A surly employee at the Genius Bar denied his request, but said he'd throw Bacon some free earphones if he'd go behind the pull-down screen and do the Footloose dance in silhouette like the iPod commercials.
- Brad Pitt sent an e-mail to the Cannes Film Festival, apologizing for his absence due the "imminent arrival" of his baby. Festival organizers were unimpressed, noting that Tom Cruise not only would have been there, but would have skydived onto the red carpet from an F-16 Fighter Jet, proudly holding his newborn child in fresh swaddling.
- Jennifer Aniston says her man Vince Vaughn is the "cream of the crop". And by "cream of the crop" she means "A far cry from Brad Pitt, but has both a pulse and a vague interest".
- Jon Favreau, director of the upcoming film adaptation of the Iron Man comic book series, is taking suggestions for the film from fans on MySpace. I think I remember something about Orson Welles taking advice from his "pen pal fan club" via pony express during the filming of Citizen Kane.
ICYMI: Kelly Ripa Smells Like Fish
Usually Kelly Ripa is strictly G-rated, but on today's Live with Regis and Kelly, after tasting one too many Cabernets, she dropped a bomb–and let me tell you, it stinks. This may just be the most inappropriate comment ever made on a morning show, and the best. For your consideration…
LISTEN UP: BWE's Daily Dose of the Best Music Ever
- So I was lucky enough to see Gnarls Barkley last night. Just an unbelievable show. Of course "Crazy" brought down the house, but "Smiley Face" was the highlight for me. Head on over to KRLX Music and download it now if you don't already have it. Then go buy the album.
- Baltimore's Spank Rock opened up. After doing an elbo search I was able to find a few tracks over at Analog Giant and To Die By Your Side. Let's put it this way: They were so good I was worried Gnarls wouldn't be able to follow them.
- Okay, moving on. Eardrums Shall Fail has a great mix posted today, including tracks by The Shins, Razorlight, Cat Power and Erykah Badu.
- Our boy Stereogum has a great cover of The Smiths' "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" by The Magic Numbers. What a great combination.
- And finally, Funtime USA has the entire DFA Spring Radio Mix. You have to download it, you know, because it's Spring. It would just make sense.
Blair hits the Big Apple
Last week was a whirlwind for Lisa Welchel aka Blair from the The Facts of Life. Welchel–now a devout Christian, author and proponant of punishing kids with hot sauce–joined the old gang including Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKean in New York City to promote the DVD release of the series. Well it's been a while since the church-going Texan has been in the big city, and according to her blog, things have changed.
GAMES: It's K-Fed Man!
Everybody needs to stop talkin' about how my man K-Fed needs to get a job. He HAS a job: he's a mothaf**king superhero, G. True? True.
Check out K-Fed Man, courtesy of the Kevin Federline Fan Club. Help K-Fed Man get back at the "pavorattis" by blasting them with hot rhymes. It's as dumb as it sounds, but I'll be damned if the soundtrack isn't better than anything Federline himself has ever come out with. Enjoy.
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It's May 23rd; What's up?
We can pretend that tonight isn't only about American Idol. We can pretend that you're genuinely interested in how 10.5: Apocalypse wraps up, or that you care about the season finale of Pepper Dennis. But who are we kidding? The only thing that matters tonight is Taylor and Katherine. The Soul Patrol dude and the (alleged) Scientologist chick. On tonight's final performance episode they're both going to sing a bunch of songs and millions and millions of Americans will vote. Hell, I might. Are you? Come on, admit it. You're thinking about it, aren't you? Yeah you are.
Well, besides American Idol, what else are you watching tonight? Vote now!


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A few more facts about AC/DC's next album — their first in six years — have been released by the band. The disc will be called Rock Or Bust. It will feature 11 songs and will be released November 28 in Australia and December 2 in North America.
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Replay value is immense, especially if you link your game to residentevil.net. I got it in October and I'm still playing it. --- 'What did you say?! Insects' life doesn't compare to human lives!' | |
I'm afraid is more similar to RE5: its an action-shooter that further strays from the survival-horror theme that distinguished the series: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/371180/resident-evil-6-trades-niche-horror-for-mass-market-appeal-says-producer/ Capcom basically expected RE6 to become the company's best seller in its entire history: http://www.gamespot.com/news/resident-evil-6-to-sell-7-million-6376267 It was also the company's biggest project ever: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/resident-evil-6-is-capcoms-largest-scale-game-ever-has-600-p/ Unfortunately, sales wise, even Capcom has admitted that the game failed to achieve the projected sales: http://www.destructoid.com/resident-evil-6-is-officially-a-failure-243965.phtml Critics also gave it overall lower scores than RE5: http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/+Resident+Evil+5/results http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/+Resident+Evil+6/results Still, it's a decent action game, just not a good RE game. That said, if you do intend to buy the game, it would be for the best that you wait for the PC version March which will include all DLC for free and exclusive features. | |
loved re4 dissapointed with re5 disgusted with re6 skip it --- maybe she's born with it or maybe.. it's MAYBELLINE | |
It's really good. Dont listen to the haters that say otherwise. --- Pokemon White 2 FC:4513-9468-5924 | |
compared to 5 it depends on what you want. 5's presentation is better(cutscenes, visuals) and its got a few better mechanics(weapon switch and inventory management) along with much better replay value(RE6 ditched sp costumes, weapon upgrading and storage/buying). 5's design is also more consistent with what youre doing. 6 tends to be better than 5 in several ways. its story and characters are more involved, its more diverse in nearly everything youre doing/fighting/seeing, mercenaries and the online modes are better. its length is atleast 3x longer. Combat is much more indepth and offers a greater degree of freedom. it lacks 5's replay value, but makes up for it in sheer volume. Plus the AI wont get you killed now(usually). | |
Mariofan15 posted... It's really good. Dont listen to the haters that say otherwise. This. --- More and more, I find myself wondering if it's all worth fighting for...for a future without fear...yeah, it's worth it. (Chris Redfield) | |
I can't speak to the single player but if you have a friend to play with absolutely get this. Easily my favorite co-op game of this gen. --- I have coke fueled threesomes with Aikman and Irvin | |
One of my favourite RE titles is 6. Really live love the game. --- PSN - desishinobi XBL - Desi Shinobi | |
Mariofan15 posted... It's really good. Dont listen to the haters that say otherwise. Haters of the game have valid points. It's perfectly understandable why people would hate this game since there are alot of flaws. You don't have to blindly like this game. |
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