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Although good data is the heart of a performance dashboard, agencies should not underestimate the importance of good design, according to a new report.
They have many choices. For example, the design could be a map, like on Recovery.gov, or a series of colorful dials, such as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's dashboard.
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"Although design may be idiosyncratic and vary based on technical capacity within the organization, a set of best practices or standards would enhance design quality," Ganapati wrote in the report.
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Standard data definitions and training of key agency personnel are also needed to maintain high-quality data.
Agencies also need to be strategic in their development and use of dashboards, aligning their performance measures to organizational goals and considering who is in their audience, the report said.
"Dashboards are only tools to visualize performance data," Ganapati wrote. "Their effectiveness depends on how organizations use them to enhance internal performance and external accountability and transparency. Organizations should be cognizant of both the strengths and weaknesses of dashboards."
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CONNECTICUT -12 over Baylor
The Huskies look to continue their super start to the 2008 season when they host the Bears this Friday night. Baylor opened their season with three straight home matchups, beginning with a 41-13 loss to Wake Forest. They've been able to rebound since then with back-to-back wins over Northwestern State and Washington State. The Bears have not beat a non-conference BCS team on the road since 1996, going 0-6 SU during that span, and it certainly won't be easy here.
Connecticut has won each of their three straight games with wins over Hofstra (35-3), a hard-fought, 12-9 overtime victory over Temple on the road, a 45-10 drumming of Virginia this past weekend.
The Bears' offensive unit relies heavily on QB Robert Griffin, who has been a consistent thrower and is also leading the team on the ground. The Bears' defensive front was much too aggressive for the Cougars this past weekend, as Baylor collected an impressive seven sacks in the win.
Once again the Huskies road the coat tails of Donald Brown last week, as the running back pounded Virginia for 206 yards and three scores. Overall, the Huskies finished with an impressive 382 yards on the ground, while averaging an equally strong 7.2 ypc. Brown has been one of the top backs in the nation to start the year, as the junior has racked up 588 yards and eight touchdowns in just three games. Their has been tremendous play of the team's defensive unit as well, which has limited opponents to a mere 7.3 ppg.
While Baylor is coming on under new head coach Art Briles, they figure to get exposed here on national television.
First, we note that the Huskies are 5-0 ATS (+21.4 ppg) & 5-0 ATS (+8.6 ppg) all-time as a favorite in a non-Saturday game, while Baylor is 0-4 SU (-18.5 ppg) & 0-4 ATS (-13.2 ppg) in non-Saturday games when not favored by more than 5 points.
Next, we find Baylor a horrid 0-10 SU (-27.3 ppg) & 0-10 ATS (-12 ppg) as an underdog of 25 points or less, while Connecticut is 6-0 SU (+32.2 ppg) & 6-0 ATS (+15.3 ppg) as a favorite of 7½-29½ points since 2004.
Despite a blowout win by the Bears in their last game, database research shows they are not in a strong spot here. Recent non-Saturday underdogs and small favorites have not been able to continue their strong play on the road in recent seasons. Specifically, non-Saturday road teams (not a favorite of more than 4 points) with 6+ days rest off a SU win of 22+ points are 0-8 SU & ATS since 2005, failing to cover the spread by more than 2 TDs per game on average.
On the other hand, after a convincing victory and spread win, non-Saturday home favorites have been very tough against opponents not off a conference favorite SU win. This is documented by an NCAA Football POWER SYSTEM that states:
Play ON a non-Saturday home favorite of 24 points or less off a SU win of 34+ points & ATS win vs. an opponent not off a conference favorite SU win & ATS win/push.
Going all the way back to at least 1980, these teams are a tremendous 16-0 SU & ATS. UConn qualified as the PLAY ON team in 2004 and 2005 and they qualify once again here against Baylor.
We'll stick with the Huskies before their hometown faithful to maul the visiting Bears.
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Connecticut -12.0 vs Baylor
The Baylor Bears travel to the Connecticut Huskies for a Friday evening tilt. The Huskies are looking to go 4-0 and should show some good offense against the Bears as displayed last week in their rout of Virgina 45-10. Runnng back Donald Brown carried the ball 20 time for 208 yards with 3 touchdowns.
The Bears came off of an impressive 45-17 win over a weary traveled and tired Washington State team. Bears QB Robert Griffin ran for 220 yards and completed 7-15 passes attempts for an additional 130 yards.
Connecicut has won its last five night games at Rentschler Field and seven of its last eight non conference games overall. They are 26-8 at home over last four years and won 8 of last 9 . They are a very strong opponent at home.
The trends favor the Huskies are 18-6 ATS last 24 games on grass. The Bears are 2-7 last 9 road games and 5-14 ATS in the last 19 games overall. Also, they are 3-9 ATS in last 12 games on grass.
Normally the points would be high for the Huskies and have a formable opponent with the Bears. However, with the strong home field advantage and their record at home, take Connecticut and give the points
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Guys, I highly recommend taking this as soon as you can because even though the books are expecting some UNDER work based on these primarily running teams...I have been told they will probably move it up to deter any "steam" from the outfits...whose numbers show the exact same results as mine, that we will see a lot more points than many expect...VR
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Guys, I highly recommend taking this as soon as you can because even though the books are expecting some UNDER work based on these primarily running teams...I have been told they will probably move it up to deter any "steam" from the outfits...whose numbers show the exact same results as mine, that we will see a lot more points than many expect...VR
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My Primetime Delight is on U Conn at 8:00 ET. Baylor opened its season with three straight home matchups, beginning with a 41-13 loss to Wake Forest. The Bears were able to rebound with back-to-back wins over Northwestern State (51-6) and Washington State (45-17). As for U Conn, the Huskies have opened by winning three straight games. The year began with a 35-3 victory over Hofstra, followed by a hard-fought 12-9 OT win over Temple on the road and then this past weekend, the Huskies continued their strong start with a 45-10 rout of Virginia. It was marked the ninth consecutive victory for the Huskies at Rentschler Field. Baylor has a new coach in Art Briles, who won four state high school titles and in five years at Houston, took the Cougars to four bowls. However, in Baylor, he takes over the Big 12's worst team. The Bears are 11-85 all-time in league play. Freshman QB Robert Griffin has led the team to two straight wins after the Wake Forest loss and last week (vs Wash St), set a school record with 217 rushing yards (on just 11 carries). He's 33-55 (62.3) through three games with 548 yards (4 TDs / 0 TDs). The people of Waco are very excited but hold on. Against Wake (at home!), the Bears totaled only 250 yards with just 15 FDs. The team ran for 94 yards (34 attempts), as Griffin had 29 YR on 11 carries (11-19 passing for 125 yards 0 TDs / 0 INTs). Is it really significant the he and the Bears were good against Northwestern St and a pathetic Wash St team (Cougars are 0-3, allowing 50.0 PPG and 475.7 YPG!)? Randy Edsall is in his 10th year at U Conn and has overseen the tremendous growth of this football program. The Huskies finished 9-4 last year and for the first time in school history, entered the top-25 in the polls. U Conn is getting ready to get back in the polls this year, after its 3-0 start. They've been led by RB Donald Brown, who has 566 YR (7.2) and eight TDs. He had 206 yards and three scores last week vs Virginia (U Conn ran for 382 yards!) and the team averages 297.7 YPG (6.9) on the ground with 11 rushing TDs on the season. QB Tyler Lorenzen hasn't been asked to do much this year but he's capable, if nothing special. Along with Brown, it's the U Conn defense which is the star of the team. The Huskies have allowed a total of just 22 points in three games (7.3 per) and rank 15th nationally, allowing 229.0 YPG. U Conn is allowing just 66.3 YPG on the ground (2.6 per) and is No. 1 in passing efficiency with zero TD passes allowed with six INTs. Baylor has been a DREADFUL road team (first TY), going 6-46 SU the last 10 years. The Bears have been a road dog in 48 of those 52 games, going 2-46 SU and 18-30 ATS. The Bears have not beat a non-conference BCS team on the road since 1996, and are 0-6 SU and 2-4 ATS during that span. As mentioned earlier, U Conn has won NINE straight at home, is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 home games and 14-7-1 as a home favorite since 2000. All Huskies in this one. Prime Time Delight 15* U Conn.
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My Las Vegas Insider is on the NY Mets at 7:35 ET. Let me get the bad stuff out of the way, first. The Mets still have last year's monumental late-season collapse "hanging over their heads" plus they haven't exactly been 'on fire' in September, going 6-6 after a 3-0 start to the month. What's more, the Mets are 0-6 in Atlanta in '08, batting a sad .221 as a team while averaging 2.5 RPG. The team's struggling bullpen (4.98 ERA since the break) has been just ABYSMAL in its six Atlanta games, posting a 9.53 ERA. So why is my LONE play in Friday's MLB on the Mets? Let's start with Oliver Perez. Perez had a huge "bounce-back" season in '07 (15-10, 3.56 ERA) and while his overall mark in '08 is just 10-7 (4.09 ERA), he's been very good since late June. Perez has allowed three ERs or less in 12 of his last 15 starts, with the Mets going 11-4. The lefty will face an Atlanta team which has struggled all year vs left-handed starters, going 19-30 overall (4.3 RPG), including an 11-23 mark (3.9 RPG) vs lefties in night games. Getting the start for Atlanta is lefty Jo-Jo Reyes. Reyes is having a miserable season, as he enters the game 3-11 with a 5.50 ERA in 20 starts (team is 6-14). He'll enter this game 0-7 with a 6.80 ERA in his last 10 starts and is facing a New York team which is 32-20 vs lefties this year, including going 24-8 in night games (5.7 RPG). Las Vegas Insider on the NY Mets.
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An implantable two channel drop foot stimulator: initial clinical results
Kenney, Laurence and Bultstra, Gerrit and Buschman, Rik and Taylor, Paul and Mann, Geraldine and Hermens, Hermie and Holsheimer, Jan and Nene, Anand and Tenniglo, Martin and Aa, Hans van der and Hobby, John (2002) An implantable two channel drop foot stimulator: initial clinical results. Artificial Organs, 26 (3). pp. 267-270. ISSN 0160-564X
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Abstract: | This article reports preliminary results of pilot studies of a new implantable two channel drop foot stimulator. The stimulator consists of an externally worn transmitter inductively coupled to an implanted receiver unit located in the lower leg, lateral and distal to the knee. The receiver is connected to electrodes located under the epineurium of the deep and the superficial peroneal nerves. Stimulation is triggered by detection of heel lift and terminated at heel strike in a manner similar to surface mounted systems. The location of the electrodes allows for a degree of selectivity over the resultant moment about the ankle joint that is not possible with surface stimulation of the common peroneal nerve. The two subjects used the stimulator on a regular basis and showed increases in walking speed of between 10% and 44% when compared to their baseline measurements. Isometric tests have demonstrated that the stimulator allows selective and repeatable stimulation of ankle joint muscles. |
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Mackay, Douglas S. (1953) Boundary layer temperature recovery factor on a cone at nominal mach number six. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05122003-095635
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An investigation was conducted to determine the temperature recovery factors for laminar boundary layer on a cone at free stream Mach numbers from 5.6 to 5.9. The investigation was conducted in the GALCIT 5" x 5? continuous-flow, closed-circuit wind tunnel (Leg No. 1). Two twenty degree cone models about three inches in length were used. One model was composed of a ceramic core with a thin (0.010? to 0.015?) steel surface, and the second was a hollow copper shell of 0.005? thickness.
One-phase and two-phase (condensation) flow conditions were investigated. Temperature recovery factors were determined from the data obtained from the tests conducted with one-phase airflows. The ratios of the temperatures recovered on the cone surface to the respective stagnation temperatures were computed from the data obtained in the two-phase airflow investigations and were compared with these ratios for the one-phase airflows.
The local temperature recovery factors for the laminar boundary layer were determined to be 0.844 ? 0.008 for Reynolds numbers from 2.1 x 10[superscript 4] to 5.4 x 10[superscript 5] . For this range of Reynolds numbers the recovery factor was found to be independent of the Reynolds number. The independence of the recovery factor on the Mach number was substantiated (by comparison with results of previous investigations at lower Mach numbers) for Mach numbers up to 5.9. The ratios of the temperature recovered on the cone to the stagnation temperature were found to be the same for one and two-phase airflows.
The square root of the Prandtl number evaluated at the mean of the temperatures of the cone surface for the various flow conditions investigated was found to be less than one per cent lower than the mean of the experimental temperature recovery factors.
The results of this investigation are in agreement with those of previous investigations at lower Mach numbers and, within the limits of experimental accuracy, verify theoretical solutions.
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So when see pictures of samurai swords there always single edged. Did the samurai ever us double edged swords?
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No double edge swords. Samurai swords were made with layers of differing ratios of carbon in the steel, heated to different temperatures; the 'back' of the sword is not the same kind of steel as the edge side. The 'back' side can't be sharpened to keep an edge and the 'business' side is made of a more brittle steel that sharpens right up.
Prior to the invention of the nihonto, chukoto were imported from continental Asia. These were straight double edged swords. In fact, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, a legendary sword passed down from Amateratsu, the mother goddess of Japan, is one of the three Imperial regalia and a chukoto (it's arguable whether the present artifact identified as this sword is in fact the original as the original was lost in the sea during the Gempei War to be "recovered" later).
The samurai class did exist prior to the invention of the single edged curved nihonto but their primary weapon was the bow at the time chukoto would have been in use. As a class they evolved over time so this would have been a very early version of the samurai class. This is my understanding at least.
I don't have the book here in Tokyo with me that briefly explains the invention of the nihonto but basically there was a battle and the warriors came back with broken swords. The swordsmith saw this and endeavored to come up with something better. So he went to a shrine, prayed for a long time and was given the divine inspiration for the construction of the nihonto. After this, the army he supplied came back from their battle with their swords pretty much all in tact and thus the era of the nihonto began.
Originally posted by Kokoro777 View PostI'm sure I've seen a photo of nihonto in which the third of the mune (closest to the kissaki) was edged. I remember wondering how they could do a traditional noto with it.
Originally posted by hl1978 View PostI've wondered how you do noto with a tachi? Flip it over 180? Grow really long arms? Not re-sheath until the battle is over and you are off your horse?


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Hey all,
Tomorrow our third DLC "Napalm & Cordite" will be released, allowing you to nail or toast your enemies with the addition of the Boltgun and Flamethrower. For those of you that might have only just picked up Killzone 2, or have not jumped on the DLC wagon yet, we've got an announcement to make.
Also going live tomorrow is a Bundle of map packs Steel & Titanium, Flash & Thunder and Napalm & Cordite combined. And we are calling it the 'Map Pack Bundle', original I know, but it does what it says on the lid.
So enjoy all the destruction and beauty of Killzone 2 Multiplayer DLC with these 6 great maps.
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Brilliant I'm yet to pick up any of the DLC so the bundle is a possibility for me.
But, now you've bundled these 3 packs together, does that mean there will be no more?
Nice to see a bundle version, like there was any doubt of it =P
PRICE? i was just going to get the Flash and Thunder pack but saw this post and am holding off until i see how much the map bundle is.
Sweet. I was waiting for a bundle of all three.
I bought the firts two packs, ¿the third pack contains previous packs? ¿the new weapons adquires only with the last pack?
hi thanks for the info jw as iv already got the first map pack would there be a chance to do a bundle with the latest two packs. thank you
Is this going to be the end of Killzone 2 MP DLC?
According to US blog, price-wise, they are offering this as a "3 for 2″ deal. US price $11.99 so I'm guessing our will be £8 ish??
Hurray! In each KZ2 article I've asked about the prospect of a bundle pack and finally it's been confirmed! I'm assuming it will be sold at a discount and if the price is right I'll finally pick up the new maps…
How about a discounted price for dlc3 for us loyalists who paid full whack for the 1st 2 dlc?
What does that learn us about DLC – never ever buy it, it will sooner or later be bundled at a cheaper price – not that I will buy it anyway, Killzone 2 honestly didn't do anything for me.
I did buy the Warhawk packs and those were also bundled I did buy them one by one though.
I agree, i think it's kinda unfair to those of us who actully payed fro the DLC when it came out (basically helping fund the newer packs) that it can now be gotten with a buy 2 get 1 free deal, i think i won't bother buying the KZ2 DLC from now on if they are going to rip customers off like this in such a short period of time.
That's exactly what they should do for the people who already payed for the 1st 2, why should people who didn't buy it in the 1st place get the better deal when the ones who did buy it get ripped off.
Life ainät fair, so drop it.
well…..i might consider forking out some money….if EU gets treated with respect… if the amreicans get it for 11.99….then we should get it for around 8.00 as stated.
i'd hate to see this become the trend for EU getting ripped off
Arghhhhhhhhhh. Tempted to get this now. Got the 1st dlc but not the 2nd. Wish there was a bundle of the 2nd and 3rd dlc. Only problem is it was a pain getting a game whihc rotated between the 2 maps and not many play it now so I might give it a miss. Decisions, decisions.
if people have already bought 1 or both of the the current dlc packs they should get a discount on the pack, that would seem only fair to me
why can't we edit?
just to clarify I mean get a discount on the new dlc pack not the bundle
This combining of map packs (and similar) has always been the case (not just for KZ2), just as it is in real life, early adopters ALWAYS pay more for things if they buy them as soon as they come out.
It's just a fact of life.
@ everyone who thinks the bundled maps are a rip.
look, its the same as buying games at retail release. we know the price will come down, and bundles may appear but we buy them at first avalible anyways. because we wanna play the games.
it happened with the bundled maps for warhawk after i purchased the first map pack.
it dont matter its not a rip. its marketing to try and shift maps to people who dont already have them. its a shame u feel that way, but i forever dont mind.
on a personal note about this blog post… why cant we get more like this. letting us know in advanced whats coming on tomorrows update. nice little pre sell info.
would be nice to see which PS1 classics are gonna be on etc etc etc.
excellent, i played the ass off of KZ2 on release then took a break and found two new map packs there so never bothered, now i can get three for two, nice
Excellent, been waiting for something like this. But price? Guess we'll wait and see later today.
I want a discount. Why should we have to suffer for supporting the game ASAP and now people only have to pay for two map packs instead of 3. At the very least, map pack 3 should be half the price of the rest of them.
Awesome! I'm picking up the Triplebundle! Thanks GG and SONY!
In the US the K2+MGS4 bundle is selling like pancakes, the bundle is a great welcome gift to new PS3 owners, to shows them that PSN is full with quality games and content and great deals!
Awesome! I'm picking up the Triplebundle! Thanks GG and SONY!
In the US the K2+MGS4 bundle is selling like pancakes, this K2 DLC bundle is a great welcome gift to new PS3 owners to show them that PSN is full with quality games and content and great deals!
That's great. I was going to get back into KZ2 I think I'm definitely getting it.
I for one am glad the pack is geeting a bundle, as it will only broden the community and hopefully I can get into some games with all of the maps in rotation. Gonna be one hellava weekend.
If you bought the first 2 DLC at launch then good for you – you obviously wanted to experience them at launch and were happy with the value proposition at the time.
I, and many others, were not happy with the pricing and thought nearly £5 for 2 maps is too much and were waiting for the bundle. Now the people that didn't buy the DLC because of the price are happy and people who pick up the game late will be happy, and there's no reason for the people who bought it months ago not to be happy as well because they were happy to pay to play it first.
Everything goes down in price eventually, a game can be discounted weeks after being release – it's the price you pay to get it at launch. You can now buy LBP for under £10, I paid £40 for it at launch – does that mean I should be upset now? No it doesn't because to me it was worth £40 and I've been playing it for months.
Using the logic of some people you would never buy a game until it went Platinum, although ironically it needs good sales at full price to justify a discount. For people who want the 3rd DLC cheaper or free it's like saying to Activision; "I paid £40 for COD:MW at launch, now you can buy it for £15, so I want a discount on the price of MW2″!
Good to see a bundle will be released to encourage people to get the dlc.
My only concern is the price, hopefully it will be sensibly converted from $11.99 posted in the US blogs.
The fact that the price was posted in the US blog and not here is a concern, after the Trine rip-off I wonder whether prices will be posted here when the $ is converted badly against the £ or SCEE will keep quiet about SCEE overpricing until the game is released.
With digital delivery SCEE have no reason to overcharge us when compared to our US friends.
@ Pacman_Ownage, technically we should get it for £9.58 – i.e. the price of 2 of the packs. The US price is a 3 for 2 deal, so you can't argue with them applying the same method to our pricing – £8 is too low.
My guess is it will be rounded up to £9.99, which is more than fair IMO. I don't think anyone can argue at £9.99 – if they charge more I'll have a whinge myself!
I bought the first DLC, but there were never other players to play the new maps with.
I hope this is getting better with the bundle…
(till now: it was a waist of money)
@ 28.
I don't mind a bundle, what i mind is the bundle coming out the same day as the 3rd DLC, if the bundle had come out a month later i wouldn't complain at all, it's the fact that today people can get 3 packs for around £10 and the rest of us get only 1 for around £5.
Having the pack coming out with DLC3 included on the same day as the release of the DLC3 is a slap in the face to the customers who supported the game early on and it really devalues the pack to us as some effectivly get it for free while others have to pay £5 ON THE SAME DAY (that's the problem).
GG, should have released the pack as a set time after the release of DLC3 (a month would have been fine) to give the early buyers a bit more value, it's that simple.
Stop whinning about the price if you are early adopters. Post #28 had it spot on.
Or should I go to the shop and demand a discount on my tv which I bought months ago and has now been put on sale?
Edit: Whining*
(Edit function please)
If it's reduced in price within 30 days after purchase you can cry and moan about being an early adopter etc. However, if the price is reduced after that time period then you can forget about it.
I say 30 because they would've had in their mind that the price reduction was coming yet they charged you the price anyway. I believe Amazon have some little thing about that which is why I use the example.
30 days or forget about it
hi seb
could you please confirm if killzone2 will or will not be getting a home space or game launching from home?
Hey Seb, just thought I'd say thanks for keeping on top of the gamers needs. You've been very informative and open with us both before and after the launch of the game.
Hopefully we get a single player chapter or two down the line, but regardless of whether that happens or not, these map packs have given me a lot of trophies to hunt down!
Hows the work on the engine coming along? I know there have been improvements made, can you tease us with some of them?
Hey Seb,
The bundle sounds like a great idea – I might just pick this up!
Also, I've been holding off on the main campaign mode, in the hope that some kind of online co-op mode would be made available (I much prefer to co-op campaigns these days!)
I know it's quite an assumption, but would you be able to confirm whether or not co-op will be added to the campaign mode in the future? Are there any plans at all, or am I just wishful thinking?!
Great game!
Guerilla stated a while ago that co-op will not be coming.
As much as I like Killzone 2, I think Guerilla should move on, preferably to a new IP.
I still don't see how you only made 8 maps on the disc in what 3 years? And now you have 6 new maps in 4 months, lets face it these should of been on the disc to start with.
@ Ziggy-Moff, it it makes you feel better look at it this way…
"To celebrate the Launch of the new DLC pack for KZ2, priced at £4.79, it has been confirmed that the original installments released earlier this year will become 'Platinum' titles and will reduce in price to £2.60 each, those who are yet to buy them will therefore be able to purchase all 3 for £9.99″
Ok it's not quite the same thing as you can't get them individually, but the point is what does it matter that the bunndle comes out on the same day as the third installment – this bundle is discounting the first two packs when bought at the same time as the third pack for people yet to buy any.
Again to use my earlier Modern Warfare example, if Activision announced that on the same day as MW2 they will also introduce a bundle with MW2 and COD:MW for an extra £15, would it stop you buying MW2, just because you already owned COD:MW from launch and don't need to take advantage of the optional bundle?
@ Naeeni, you're forgetting the small matter of creating the engine and tool from the ground up, scripting, casting, editing and developing a single player campaign. Creating all the textures, music, sound effects and voice acting and other in-game assets. Creating and testing the foundation for the online network and internet gateway etc etc etc.
I think it's very unfair to water down Guerrilla Games 3 year development output to just 8 multiplayer maps – last time I checked that wasn't all that came on my disc. Remember when we saw that infamous E3 CGI trailer that game did not exist in that form – they spent 3 years trying to make that trailer a reality and did a damn good job at it to boot.
To try and put it into another context, it would be like a creating a new Car manufacturing company – it may take years to build the factory and tools to produce the cars and develop a launch range of car models, but then it would be relatively easy to use that same factory to produce new models of cars in a fraction of time and expense it took to create the company from the ground up!
I Seb great work until now and great game btw i've been playing it non stop…
I actually have a question about the new update 1.29 what does it do exatcly? i've been looking around in the internet and it says that it will fix the problems of 1.28… from what i read so far the game was crashing and something about the visari palace mission that i didn't understand becuase i got the the end of the campaing only yesterday (been playing mostly the MP) and i didn't see any problems with it… but yesterday my ps3 crashed while playing killzone 2 online it was the only problem that i encountered so far since the realease of patch 1.28!
thanks for the update Seb. looking forward to this today.. if the price is right obviously
also thanks for making sure killzone 2 was a joy to play both offline and online. it takes a great team to make a product this enjoyable
looking forward to your work in the future
well… i bought the first 2 dlc´s 1 month ago….
i feel.. bad lol
wtvr, i liked the maps and im going to buy this dlc (that's why i bought a 20$ PSN Card, so i can buy 3 dlc´s)..
thanks guerrilla =D
How about a discounted price for dlc3 for us loyalists who paid full whack for the 1st 2 dlc?
I am NOT going to buy the 3th pack full price. This is a kick in the face!
Ok Seb thank you for the response and btw another question… today after the patch update i went online and picked a sniper i was amazed that i could use the zoom even doh i didn't have the sniper bagde yet….(i couldn't use it before the update don't know if it's related)
Let me BACK-UP my game save? :-/
I lost my last Killzone 2 game save after my PS3 died. So i lost all my Story mode stats.
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 9:07AM
What a disgrace I am pleased David Cameron has quickly distanced himself from the comment. He should go further and and suspend him from the party until an apology is made by the MP
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 3:03PM
If a person can do the job, then they should be paid the going rate for that job.
The problems seem to occur when people that are able to do the job, but not without assistance, ask for parity.
Surely an Employer should get some kind of recognition for providing that assistance.
In the 25 years that I had my Café/Restaurant we employed 3 Registered Disabled People. 2 were unable to function without 1 to 1 Assistance, which was disproportionate in a department that covered a 7 day working Week with 3 Full Time Staff with a couple of Part Timers, and they moved on after a couple of months. 1 remained in our employ for many years and I still see her and her parents quite regularly. However, she only required low level assistance and was initially remunerated at a slightly lower level than her peers because of this. After 3 months, she received the same rate, as her Peers, at their request.
I don't really know how this affects the current Thread but i do know that, sometimes, integrating a Disabled Person into a Team is a stressful for all those involved.
There was a Fourth, but Customers appeared to find her presence unacceptable and she left before the first week was out at her Carer's suggestion.
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 5:44PM
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There is nothing to support or otherwise since he wasn't taking a position he was pointing out that disabled people had said to him they would like to be able to buy themselves into work.
"A Conservative MP has suggested" that's a bit like a newspaper wishing to add credit to a newspaper story saying a close source stated !
Are not the disabled charities the people whom he should have quoted or spoken too .
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 6:33PM
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I'm sorry but I find that a very patronising and offensive thing to say
WHY to be honest I find your attitude offensive most of the time we should be supporting disabled people to find work not telling them to ask to be paid less but that seems to be your opinion and as such you are entitled to it no matter how right wing it is
The charities are the people who represent there interests .
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**You seem to be saying that they shouldn't speak up for themselves.
I am sure you are aware depending on how and what question is asked you can get the answer you want from a person .
I suggest you watch yes Minister to see how
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 6:39PM
FE I can understand the logic of your argument but I cannot support it. The law is the law, as you are often quick to point out, so the minimum wage is indeed that and should not therefore be seen as something negotiatable. Perhaps the MP would have had more of an argument if the minimum wage wasn't so often the going rate and therefore being offered the minimum wage would not seem so bad and then could be used as part of the point I think you were trying to make as badly as I am.
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 6:53PM
Perhaps you and others are missing the point here?
It's no good telling employers that they must pay the minimum wage to disabled people if they won't employ them. What has been suggested is that, given the choice between a disabled job candidate and an able-bodied one, employers are more likely to offer the job to the able-bodied person. If disabled people were free to say 'look, I know I can do this job, and if you give me the chance to prove I will work for slightly less than the minimum wage' they might buy themselves a slight advantage.
The argument is that this would provide disabled people with some extra leverage in the job Market, and surely that can only be a good thing.?
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 9:22PM
Why can't they become interns? We have people who work for nothing in order to gain experience, yet people are not able to accept some level of pay below the minimum wage. This seems somewhat illogical.
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Posted June 18, 2011 at 9:41PM
If it is a job that a dissabled person is capable of doing as well as an able bodied person then they should get paid the same but if it is a job that their dissability stops them from doing then they can't do it so there is no reason to ever pay them less, unless you are an employer just looking for an excuse exploit the situation be it big buisness or someone employing a house servant that is a forign national.
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Posted June 20, 2011 at 3:58PM
There are already ways an employer can be compensated for any extra expenses incurred by taking on a disabled person. There are also systems in place for disabled people to get work experience, though these often do not lead anywhere. It is even possible for disable people to have relatively good educations and still not find work, again for a variety of reasons.
The will to try to get a foot in the door by working for less is impressive in a way, but it does not guarantee someone progression and, for that reason, some employers may feel awkward about the idea.
Finally, to state teh obvious, unless the employee was stilll in receipt of various benefits, they would undoubtedly be worse off.
I cannot see people campaigning for this in great numbers.
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Posted June 20, 2011 at 5:00PM
"A person should always be better off if working than on benefits" - so our politicians say.
So surely a disabled person could then offer to 'work' for very little (or even no) pay and their 'benefits' would have to increase to make sure they were better off than when not 'working'?
Or am I missing something?
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Posted June 20, 2011 at 5:07PM
I think we should remember that although pay is obviously important it may not be the most important factor as far as some disabled people are concerned.
The satisfaction that comes from knowing that you're working and making a contribution to society may outweigh some other considerations. I really can't see the problem with allowing disabled people the opportunity to choose to sell their labour at a price which is lower than the minimum wage.
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With her drunken ways, abusive language, and stiletto heels, Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher looks like one nasty tutor. But in the annals of cinema, there have been other educators who have badgered, undermined, and even tried to kill their students with equal or surpassing malice, without the redeeming benefits of long legs and a million-dollar smile. Here's our list of the worst teachers in movie history.
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SILVAN JOHNSON has not been this fired up since Sarah Palin joined John McCain's presidential ticket. Ms Johnson, a mother of four, volunteered to campaign for Doug Hoffman, candidate of the tiny Conservative Party, because, she says, she was disgusted with the Republican pick in the special election, due on November 3rd, for New York's 23rd congressional district.
The House seat was left vacant when John McHugh, a Republican who had represented the district since 1993, joined the Obama administration as secretary of the army. Ms Johnson now mans Mr Hoffman's regional office in Fulton, one of 16 to open in recent weeks. "I've never done anything like this before," she says, "but I realised we have a choice and it's not Dede Scozzafava"—who was hand-picked by state Republican bosses. Ms Johnson describes Ms Scozzafava as "practically a Democrat", but does "give her credit for being pro-guns".
New York's Conservative Party, which usually backs Republicans, offered its own candidate because it was unhappy with Ms Scozzafava's leftish leanings. Ms Scozzafava describes herself as a moderate Republican; she is pro-choice and is a supporter of gay marriage, which makes her even more progressive than many Democrats. Her opponents note that last year the New York Conservatives gave her a 15% rating, lower than some Democrats in the state Assembly. Rob Ryan, a Hoffman adviser, says she is too liberal for the party, for the district, and maybe even for Manhattan.
Leading conservative figures and 2012 presidential hopefuls agree. Sarah Palin recently said on Facebook that the Republican Party had chosen "a candidate who more than blurs the lines, and there is no real difference between the Democrat and the Republican in this race." Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota's governor, Dick Armey, a Texas lobbyist, and the publisher Steve Forbes have all thrown their support behind Mr Hoffman, not the Republican. The Club for Growth, a wealthy conservative group, has also backed Mr Hoffman, a successful businessman and political neophyte, as has the Wall Street Journal. Newt Gingrich, however, has endorsed Ms Scozzafava.
The 23rd district is immense, at about 14,700 square miles (38,000 square km). It covers most of New York's "North Country" from Lake Ontario in the west, crossing the Adirondacks and running along the Canadian border to Vermont. It is mostly rural and sparsely populated, with more in common with Midwestern districts than those downstate. Many in the district are not thrilled that ideology is dominating the race. But David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report, a non-partisan newsletter, sees it as a fine illustration of "the Republican Party at war with itself".
Observers on both sides of the aisle are looking at this race as a possible harbinger of next year's mid-term election. Mr Hoffman could split the Republican vote (though he maintains Ms Scozzafava is the real spoiler), causing the seat to be lost to Bill Owens, the Democrat. The heart of the district has been a Republican stronghold since before the civil war. George Bush carried it handily, though Barack Obama won it in 2008.
Mr Owens should not pack his bags for Capitol Hill just yet. Recent polls show Mr Hoffman rapidly gaining. If Mr Hoffman wins, conservatives will be emboldened to use the same strategy next year. If he loses to Mr Owens, they also win. They can say: "See what happens when you don't pick a conservative."


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The only way I could come to know God again, after being in the wilderness
for 22 years, was to go back to God at the point of hurt and recreate the
scene and resolve it in the exact style of worship that I had left it. God used
this technique and it worked. Now 2 1/2 years later, I find that I am
struggling to grow and the style of worship that was so comforting to be
before, is now holding me back.
After reading Bruce Bawer's new book, Stealing Jesus, I
personally understand how this is happening. All the quotations used in these
theses are from the above cited reference. The fundamentalist's definition of
God is too small. It doesn't allow any room for individual thinking or
doctrinal differences. I have found differences between the fundamentalist
beliefs and my own beliefs in the following areas (the fundamentalists beliefs
are contained in both gay and straight fundamentalism):
1) Lack of questioning of anything that is told to the flock by a pastor, no
matter how glaring the errors. On September 15, 1998, Dr. Jack Hayford of the Church of
the Living Way in Van Nuys, Ca., broadcast on his radio show that "There is no
way you can communicate with those who have passed over to the other side.
Absolutely No Way!" While I generally wouldn't disagree with that remark,
his emphasis made me question his accuracy. There was a glaring scriptural
contradiction contained in
I Sam. 28:11-19. Saul summoned Samuel back from the dead and he came. Most
peoples' modest knowledge of the scripture and even less knowledge of history
makes them ready and willing to believe any interpretation that comes along,
no matter how erroneous or ridiculous.
2) Lack of questioning or critical thinking skills being applied or encouraged
by those in leadership. A confident believer should not fear truth from other
as compared to mainstream Protestant churches:
"Christianity can be genuinely infantilizing; as its worse, indeed, it can be
nothing less then a formula for arrested development - intellectually,
aesthetically and spiritually.o/oo
3) There is a combative temperament toward all new ideas, especially ideas of
science. Ideas are not for consideration but to be rallied against, found
and stomped out as heresy. This is reminiscent of the Catholic churches
ancient ban on Galileo and Copernicus. "If nonbelievers (or nonbelievers
ideas), intrude in the believer's world, the psychological conditions exist to
make it possible for believers to accommodate violence toward them." (p.213).
Violence in the name of Christ's love! I object to religion being used as the
"opiate of the people" as Marx said. The fundamentalist church
often exploits people's pain and turns it into weapons against others. In this
way, pain is not resolved or healed, just recycled as hate. Psychologically
this is very damaging to the congregations involved in this process. It
produces lack of respect and a neurotic hate that eventually can lead to
violence toward anyone that does not agree to their accepted behavioral norms.
4) I disagree with the theology of the "rapture". I think the end time
writings were far too symbolic and clouded for anyone to be so arrogant as to
say it will definitely happen a certain way. Hal Lindsay's theory presents a
"comic book scenario of the
end times" (p.151). In recent times, some fundamentalist churches have made
belief in the "rapture" a condition of salvation, embellishing on the terms of
heaven as set forth by Jesus. Peoples' belief in this theory again shows their
lack of historical
knowledge. People in every era from the 1st century church to present day,
thought they were in the end times and have had a fascination with the end of
the world. This theory is just slightly more sophisticated then the man
wearing a sandwich board sign saying the "end is near."
5) I disagree with the lack of respect Christians show toward others,
especially in the area of proselytizing. I believe actions speak louder then
words. A Christian life lived is the world's greatest witness and it speaks
louder then having slogans shoved in peoples faces. The "Great Commission"
would be considered no more then spreading propaganda if it were any other
belief system. As much as Christians resent other groups handing out
literature, say the Hare Krishnas at the airport, equal respect is not given
to people going about their daily chores on the streets of our cities. If we
live the Christian life, people will ask us what the secret of our success is.
That is when our witness becomes important and needed. Another area of lack
of respect is in missionary work. While missionary work is often needed, it
is also used as vacations. This is dishonest.
How many missionaries are truly motivated by spreading God's word as opposed
to getting a cheap or sometimes paid for trip to a foreign land for a set
amount of time. Also missionaries have been very influential in destroying
native cultures. By not showing respect for the customs and traditions that are
there before them, they begin to try to change those customs and belief
systems. They have also been responsible for bringing diseases into far away
lands that had not been exposed to those particular strains of illness prior
to their arrival. It is again this basic lack of respect between one religious
group and another; both claiming to have the one and only correct
interpretation of what Jesus "really meant!"
6) Length of worship service. Any service that lasts longer then 1 1/2 hours
shows a total disrespect for the congregation's time. This one factor alone will
stunt church growth. The only people who will come and stay longer, are the
private, ingrown, group of people who have given their private approval for
the longer services. If ease of exit is not made available at a reasonable
time, while the service may or may not continue on, visitors and guests will
cease to come.
7) I believe that the Bible is inspired, but is full of errors and cultural
and historical references. It is impossible to take literally some of the
violent acts of the Old Testament. For someone to claim it is all literal,
they are at least uninformed,
at worse a liar. "In their desperation to maintain the doctrine of
inerrancy, legalistic Christians compel themselves to be dishonest about the
very words that are on the page." (p.222).
8) While I do agree that there is evil in the world and that evil is
personified in the person of Lucifer, Belzebub, Devil, Satan, etc., I think
that too much credit is given to the evil one. Statements such as "Satan broke
my guitar string and therefore I am under attack" goes into the realm of not
being responsible for one's own actions (or lack of them in replacing strings
in a timely manner), and in generally being paranoid and not having the
ability to face life. I am continually "struck by how overwhelmed people can
be by the worlds complexities, how terrified of their own mortality, how
incapable of finding strength, solace, and sense in the realm of the
spiritual." (p.151). I am also
amazed at how gullible people become in accepting absurd notions of God and
9) I disagree that leaving one's church is "backsliding" or "reentering the
wilderness." Sometimes growth in Christianity will lead the believer down
many roads with many bends and turns. On this point "sinful, wordly people"
are often more compassionate about the realities of life, more real.
Sometimes bad things happen to strengthen you - not because God is punishing
you or that you are outside of God's will. A life in Christ does not mean a
life with no problems. A life in Christ will be a life in transition. For to
know and love God is to be willing to say yes to all the changes God will
bring about in the lessons of life.
Paul Tillich wrote in 1950 in Partisan Review symposium on "Religion and the
Stealing Jesus : How Fundamentalism Betrays Christianity Bruce Bawer The Antigay Agenda : Orthodox Vision and the Christian Right Rescuing The Bible From Fundamentalism Sensuous Spirituality : Out from Fundamentalism
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Oh definately reduce that sauce no argument there. I had 3 lamb shanks that weighed just uinder 2K so allowed a little extra time to cook and they were fall of the bone delicious with the sauce smothered over them. I kepted them warm in the oven (50C) in a covered dish with a couple of big dollops of the sauce to keep moist while I reduced the sauce (took about 8 minutes and served with Couscous With Savory Caramelized Onion by Izzy Knight made for a very nice meal with Basil Herbal Butter by Nyteglori made into a herbal bread, Jans recipe was made for Make My Recipe - Edition 14. UPDATED 4th February to correct spelling mistakes.
These shanks are absolutely sensational. Our dinner guest said they were the best shanks he'd ever had and probably the best lamb dish he'd ever had. I made these as written, and worried a bit that the cinnamon might overpower, but it didn't. The balance of spices was perfect. I assumed that your ingredient of 1 tablespoon of cumin meant the Aussie measure of 4 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon. Served with mashed potatoes to soak up the gravy, steamed broccoli and a Middle Eastern pomegranate salad. This will be my go-to shank recipe forevermore. Wow, wow and wow! Thanks for posting. As an aside, I made this on Australia Day!
Oh yum! I was a little worried because all our (rural) supermarket carried was one rather large shank. So I browned it a little longer (maybe 10 minutes), and simmered it a little longer (maybe 1 hr. 10 min.). Then, since I had all of that lovely sauce, I threw in some steamed green beans after it had reduced. Talk about delicious! And yes, *don't* forget the yogurt (Greek if you can get it)!
We really liked these very tasty thank you for sharing
I'd never had lamb shanks before and wanted to try them. This recipe was very easy for a first try and tasted pretty good but I've decided that shanks might be my least favorite cut of lamb (I love lamb any other time). I didn't have quite enough tomatoes but otherwise followed recipe as posted. Thanks for posting this so I could experiment :)


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Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer unveils new single strategy
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- July 12, 2013
MICROSOFT announced a sweeping reorganisation of the company on Thursday to enable innovation with "greater speed, efficiency and capability."
The US technology giant said the "far-reaching realignment" would help integrate efforts around its software and devices.
"We are rallying behind a single strategy as one company - not a collection of divisional strategies," chief executive Steve Ballmer said in a memo to employees.
"Although we will deliver multiple devices and services to execute and monetise the strategy, the single core strategy will drive us to set shared goals for everything we do. We will see our product line holistically, not as a set of islands."
Mr Ballmer said the "One Microsoft" strategy would seek to bring together diverse segments such as Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox, Surface, Office 365 and others.
"Today's announcement will enable us to execute even better on our strategy to deliver a family of devices and services that best empower people for the activities they value most and the enterprise extensions and services that are most valuable to business," he said.
Microsoft remains the dominant PC software firm with its Windows operating system but its activities have broadened with the Xbox gaming console, the Windows Phone operating system and the Surface tablet. The company also offers cloud and business services.
In the mobile space, Microsoft is far behind players such as Apple and Google, which sell devices and make the operating systems for tablets and smartphones.
"Building upon Windows, Xbox and our growing suite of consumer and enterprise services, we will design, create and deliver through us and through third parties a complete family of Windows-powered devices - devices that can help people just as much in their work life as they do after hours," Mr Ballmer said.
"We will strive for a single experience for everything in a person's life that matters. One experience, one company, one set of learnings, one set of apps, and one personal library of entertainment, photos and information everywhere. One store for everything."
Microsoft shares rose 1.3 per cent to $US35.15 ($38.32) in early trade in New York.
A research note from Citi analysts earlier on Thursday said investors "have significantly underestimated the company's ability to maintain/grow its revenue in core franchises of Windows, Server and Tools and Business Division."
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COLUMBIA — Jefferson City passed the ball toward half court early in the first quarter. Hickman senior Mason Murray poked it away. He then dove in between two Jays to grab the ball.
In the Hickman boys' basketball semifinal victory on Tuesday, no player put his body on the floor for a loose ball.
What: Hickman High School (22-2) vs. Waynesville High School (24-2) in the first round of the Missouri state high school basketball tournament
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12
Where: Camdenton (Mo.) High School
On Friday, nearly every player who took the floor plunged for a loose ball.
The effort was the clear difference in the Kewpies' (22-2) 65-51 Class 5, District 9 Championship victory over Jefferson City (14-12).
In the first half, another difference from Tuesday's game for the Kewpies was their shot-making. Senior Chris Clark and junior Jimmy Whitt each had 14 points in the first half but only finished with 18 and 19 respectively.
Coming out of halftime, Jefferson City drained a 3-pointer to bring the Kewpie lead down to six. After that basket, neither team scored for almost three minutes.
Hickman held the ball for most of that stretch, taking advantage of the absence of a shot clock in Missouri high school basketball.
"Sometimes you have to hold back your horses," Hickman coach David Johnson said. "We wanted to see if they would come out of their defense."
Hickman then went on a 13-2 run to end the third quarter and just about put the game out of reach. It was 49-32 after three quarters of play.
Murray sparked the second-half Hickman scoring spree, draining multiple threes. He carried the load for the Kewpies in the second half, finishing the game with 16 points, including 9 from long-distance.
When Clark was asked about Murray's performance after the game, he just shook his head and smiled.
"Man, Mason ..." Clark trailed off. "We've been teasing him about his slump. And he finally got out of it."
Murray, Clark and the Kewpies are scheduled to begin the state tournament next week. A similar effort will be needed for the rest of the postseason.
"We'll hit the floor if we need to," Murray said with a laugh.
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PGA TOUR Teams with 120 Sports as Equity Partner
CHICAGO and NEW YORK, June 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today 120 Sports and the PGA TOUR announce a newly formed partnership as the PGA TOUR joins as an equity partner in the first league and media property owned multi-sport live streaming digital video network. 120 Sports is set to go live this evening at 6 p.m. ET and is available now as a free download from the Apple App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Additional 120 Sports equity partners, which were announced earlier this year, include Time Inc./Sports Illustrated, MLB.com, the NHL, Campus Insiders and Silver Chalice.
"We are excited to partner with the PGA TOUR with a shared vision for this new, first-of-its kind, digital network," said 120 Sports President Jason Coyle. "We look forward to collaborating as partners as we work to deliver sports video programming through a platform fans haven't experienced before."
With contributions from content partners including Sports Illustrated, MLB.com, the NHL, NBA, NASCAR, the PGA TOUR and leading collegiate conferences via Campus Insiders, 120 Sports will feature sports news, highlights and live look-ins, all integrated with real-time social conversation and produced for the digital generation. Named 120 Sports for its concept of offering original sports programming in two-minute segments, today's fans will have access to unauthenticated video programming through a new platform built to intuitively integrate video and data in ways they haven't experienced before.
"We are thrilled to join forces with 120 Sports and their full team of equity partners as we strive to provide our fans with the always-on, digital content they want and need," said Rick Anderson, PGA TOUR Executive Vice President, Global Media.
About 120 Sports
120 Sports is a first-of-its-kind network partnership involving multiple leagues and media properties created for the digital generation and the devices it uses most. In 120 Sports, today's fans will have access to unauthenticated video programming through a new platform built to intuitively integrate video and data in ways they haven't experienced before. The 120 Sports product will debut as free native applications for mobile and tablet devices as well as a web experience at 120Sports.com and other distribution outlets. Equity partners in 120 Sports include Time Inc. /Sports Illustrated, MLB.com the NHL, Campus Insiders, the PGA TOUR and Silver Chalice.
To learn more about 120 Sports, visit http://www.120sports.com or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/120Sports and Twitter https://twitter.com/120Sports.
About PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the world's premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, NEC Series-PGA TOUR Latinoamerica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China.
The PGA TOUR's mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.
Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 225 countries and territories in 32 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2013, tournaments across all Tours generated more than $134 million for local and national charitable organizations and in early 2014 the TOUR's all-time charitable contributions surpassed $2 billion.
The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
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Cruise through the world's biggest half-marathon with our expert tips and inside info on how to tackle the course
You might be encouraged to push the pace on the race's downhill start, but it's important to stick to your pacing strategy at this early stage in the race.
"The most popular and usually the most successful pacing strategy for distance running is to run at a constant speed throughout," says Simon Fairthorne, Bupa sports physiotherapist at the Bupa Barbican Centre. "At the start of the race, the crowd can make it slow going, but be patient, save your energy, and wait until the crowd thins out before settling into your natural race pace."
It takes a while for the 50,000+ runners to cross the start line – but since your chip time only starts when you cross the start line, resist the temptation to rush to the front.
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