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UN Report: The Future Could be Swell... But We're Blowing It
Time for another round of good news, bad news. First, the good: According to a weighty new UN report (it's 6,300 pages long and includes submissions from 2,500 experts) uncovered by The Independent, the world stands poised to enter a
Agricultural Land Degradation Increasing, Affecting New Areas: FAO Report
Several African countries have recently begun a program to halt desertification in the Sahel, but even in places where the desert isn't advancing, agricultural lands face challenges from chemically intensive
UN Publishes Satellite Atlas of Africa's Changing Environment
Image: Eye of Mauritania, UNEP From the first pictures of Earth seen from space, to the interactive Google Earth, it would be a bit of an understatement to say that satellite imagery has changed the way we view our planetary home and on how we've
FAO Takes on Biofuel Subsidies, U.S. Claims 2020 Climate Targets "Unachievable"
As was widely expected, the U.S. and Brazil's biofuel programs came under heavy criticism at the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food crisis meeting yesterday in Rome. Jacques Diouf, its head, reserved most of his
U.N. to Mediate Arctic Dispute: "Carve-Up" Deal in the Works?
A flashpoint of international contention in recent months, the race to lay claim to the Arctic's resources finally came to a head this past week when Greenland hosted a meeting between the five Arctic nations
World Environment Day and an Interview with UNEP's Achim Steiner
Last week, Treehugger Writer Bonnie Hulkower interviewed Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nation's Environmental Programme (UNEP). Steiner was unanimously elected to his position in 2006, and is in the middle of serving a four year term.
Russia Joins Global League of Climate Obstructionists, Putting Future U.N. Treaty in Doubt
Image courtesy of JackVersloot via flickr When in Rome: Joining its fellow top polluters -- China, India and the U.S. -- Russia has signaled it would rebuff the imposition of tougher emission standards, casting doubt on the prospects for a future
UN Taps Chinese Siren As First Eco Ambassador
When the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announced its first National Goodwill Ambassador to promote environmental responsibility yesterday, they picked the right person: actress Zhou Xun. Sure, Zhou has green cred -- she turns off the tap
The World Needs a Farming Revolution! Declares U.N. Report
Oil is setting record high prices. People are rioting over the price of food in Haiti, Egypt, parts of West Africa and the Philippines. Since March 2007 the price of soybeans is up 87%, and the price of wheat has risen 130%. Global grain stores are at
Potato Provides Path to Merge Modern and Indigenous Knowledge
We were excited when we found out that 2008 is the International Year of The Potato, but we went through the roof when we learned that Cusco in Peru has a potato park! Recently, over a hundred international scientists visited the park as part of a
Should the Poor Be Insured to Shoulder the Burden of Climate Change?
Here's a novel idea: have international donor agencies pay the poor in developing countries a small premium to insure them against natural disasters. Considering that in 2006 alone the world experienced 427 natural catastrophes that
Greening Transportation: The Year in Review
Climate change may not have played a major role in the presidential campaigns so far, but it certainly was a hot-button issue in 2007. However, as the NY Times points out, while public opinion "had been shifting for some time" and finally "gelled with
TH Forums Highlights: Bali Takeaways, What Newspapers Cost the Earth + More
1) Forums user PeterReefman looks upon the climate change conferences in Bali with hindsight, wondering, "What do you think of what was achieved at the Bali Conference? Was it a solid progression of the World's efforts to mitigage dangerous climate
World Bank Plan Aims to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation
Citing its role as a key contributor to climate change, the World Bank unveiled a new set of initiatives at the Bali climate talks aimed at tackling deforestation and forest degradation - two issues that received short
UN Backs Down on Strict Guidelines as Leaders Reach Tentative Agreement
As much as we'd like to admit that we were surprised by the outcome, we can't say that we didn't already see the writing on the wall from a mile away. Yes, conceding that setting specific targets for emissions reductions may have been too "ambitious"
Most Huggable: More from Bali, Inside a Recycled Countertop, How to Live Off-Grid + More
The United States, Japan and Canada are putting the brakes on progress in the fight against global warming, according to observers at the UN climate change conference in Bali.
Will Oil and Water Ever Mix?
A UN proposal to set up a Middle East environmental training center focused on sustainable water solutions was shot down by the Arab League this past week during a meet in Cairo (see TreeHugger's post on the event).
Number of Natural Disasters Up Four-Fold over Last Two Decades: Global Warming to Blame?
A newly released Oxfam report is blaming global warming for the four-fold increase in the number of weather-related natural disasters - primarily floods and storms - in the last two decades, alleging that the number has jumped


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Maniacal on ice: US beats Russia 3-2
T.J. Oshie scores four times in shootout win in Olympics
"What can I do? What can I do in this situation?" Russia coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov said. "If this is a mistake of the judges, there are people that will find it. The referees made a mistake, yes, but we need to prepare for the next match."
The United States had the best chance in the overtime, a breakaway by Patrick Kane that Bobrovski stuffed. That meant an international shootout, in which you provide different shooters for the first three rounds but, unlike the NHL, can keep picking the same guy if it goes longer.
It went longer. U.S. coach Dan Bylsma kept picking the same guy: Oshie, the St. Louis Blues wing who was one of the last guys to make the team and who converts shootout attempts at an uncanny rate.
"Even when he did miss," Bylsma said, "we were going to ride him out."
Oshie went first in the shootout and scored. The next two Americans, James van Riemsdyk and Pavelski, both missed while Russia's Ilya Kovalchuk converted to send it to a fourth round. Oshie took the next five and made three – two to extend the shootout when Russians had scored before him, and one to win it after Quick denied Kovalchuk.
Each time, Oshie pushed the puck to the right and slowly circled back left.
Pacioretty: "He comes in the same way every time. He has five or six moves. At that point, it's a head game for the goalie. Even when he missed, it looked like he had the goalie out of the net."
Oshie: "I was thinking of something I could do, try to keep him guessing and had to go back to the same move a couple of times. But I'm glad it ended when it did. I was running out of moves there."
Defenseman Cam Fowler: "It's unbelievable. You're not going to see something like that ever again."
It was merely the latest chapter of Olympic hockey heroics written by tiny Warroad, a slap shot from the Canadian border in the far northwestern corner of Minnesota, closer to Winnipeg (120 miles) than Minneapolis (350). Oshie is the eighth Olympian, man or woman, from the town; the previous seven have all returned with medals.
There's also this: Every U.S. gold medal men's team has had a player from Warroad.
"I think you are going to see T.J. Oshie be a household name after that display he put on today," said David Backes, his teammate at St. Louis. "Kids will be out on the pond, probably in Minnesota right now, throwing a five-hole on the goalie three or four times in a row."


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O come, all you children composed by Kevin Riehle. For SS choir and piano. Upper Voices. Christmas, Choral Leaflet. Level A (very easy). Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 2'. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193860001).
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- Assemblage of Nikon FM2 cameras and accessories used by commercial photographer Norman Wodetzki in his photographic business in Melbourne.
Norman Wodetzki used the electronic Nikon FM2 camera assemblage mostly for weddings and events, as well as Public Relations work at the University of Melbourne, and to record construction sites around Australia.
The camera assemblage contains two electronic Nikon FM2 cameras, 5 lenses, a flash, a flash grip, a shutter release, 9 lens filters and 4 films contained within a black canvas camera bag.
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- Assemblage of Nikon cameras and accessories in a black canvas bag with grey strap and rubber protective strips. Inside main compartment are stored two Nikon FM2 cameras, a flash unit, a flash gun battery pack, and 6 lenses. In left pocket are 4 canisters of 35 mm film. In front zip pocket are a camera rfelease, a black pouch with 5 filter lenses, and another black pouch with 6 lenses. See child records for further details.
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Jackson lawyers to launch case against tour promoter
LOS ANGELES – Lawyers for Michael Jackson's mother will launch their case Monday for massive compensation from the promoter of his last doomed tour, at the trial over the late King of Pop's 2009 death.
Opening statements are due in Los Angeles at the wrongful death trial pitting Katherine Jackson against AEG Live, whom she blames for negligently hiring Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted over his killing.
Underlining the high stakes, lawyers from both sides have spent an unusually long four weeks picking the 12-member jury – six men and six women— who will decide whether the promoters have to pay out potentially billions of dollars.
Murray, convicted and jailed for involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for giving the singer an overdose of propofol, could be called to give evidence, but has said he will plead right to remain silent to avoid incriminating himself.
The late pop star's 82-year-old mother, as well as his two elder children, will also give evidence in the trial that comes nearly four years after his death, and could last more than three months.
Jackson died at his Los Angeles mansion on June 25, 2009 aged 50, from an overdose of the powerful sedative propofol, administered by Murray to help the "Thriller" legend deal with chronic insomnia.
At the time of his death, he was rehearsing for a series of 50 shows in London, organized with the Anschutz Entertainment Group in what was seen as an attempt to revive his career, and also to ease his financial woes.
Jackson's mother claims that AEG Live pushed her son too hard to prepare for the London shows.
But AEG claims that Jackson had a history of drug abuse long before the singer met Murray, hired to care for him before and during the shows at London's O2 Arena.
"AEG had legal duties to Michael Jackson to treat him safely and to not put him in harm's way," according to the lawsuit, cited by the LA Times.
"But AEG, despite its knowledge of Michael Jackson's physical condition, breached those duties by putting its desire for massive profits from the tour over the health and safety of Michael Jackson."
Judge Yvette Palazuelos has allowed testimony about child molestation charges against Jackson to be heard, but she has refused to allow testimony notably about the parentage of Jackson's three children.
She has yet to rule on whether Jackson's medical records could be unsealed, to be used in evidence.
Celebrity news website TMZ says Jackson's mother and his three children— Prince, 16, Paris, 14 and 11-year-old "Blanket"- want over $40 billion from AEG for loss of future earnings. AEG claims the figure is "preposterous."
Murray broke his silence earlier this month to say he does not want to testify at the trial to avoid incriminating himself for his own appeal— which he filed last week.
"I am an innocent man… I maintain that innocence," he told CNN on April 2, adding: "I am extremely sorry that Michael has passed. It's a tremendous loss for me… He was very close to me… we were absolutely great friends."
Unlike at Murray's trial two years ago, there will be no live TV coverage of proceedings at the LA Superior Court, which will be held amid tight security and huge media interest.
The trial is due to start at 10:00 am (1700 GMT) Monday. The judge has ordered lawyers to limit opening statements to two-and-a-half hours each, according to the LA Times.
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HOUSTON They are accused of threatening people nationwide.
Victims say their phone calls threaten legal action and even an imminent arrest if they don t pay for a debt they neither recognize or owe.
But the KHOU 11 News I-Team has found that this so-called Houston company is not only part of a new trend in scams, but may have ties to a much bigger ring of phony debt collectors.
They re tough-talking and use technology and bogus addresses to become virtual ghosts.
The group is accused of haunting consumers nationwide, by tricking them into emptying their bank accounts based on slick stories and threats that are really lies.
I think they re flat out trying to hurt people and rip them off, said Patrick Gaghan. He s one of dozens of people who filed complaints against the Allied Litigation Group after receiving a call claiming he owed money for a pay day loan Gaghan said he never took out.
He was saying we re going to come to your office, recalled a Ft. Bend County woman. She received a similar call threatening her if she refused to pay for what she says was a phony debt.
In recordings obtained by the I-Team, the callers identify themselves as special investigators, and warn consumers that they are a respondent in a court action and must appear. The caller threatens, You or your attorney will have 24 to 48 hours to oppose this matter.
They re defrauding people out of the money they need to survive, said Gaghan.
He said the calls from Allied Litigation Group continued for months.
They were criminal investigators, or court officers, stating they have warrants and/or court proceedings against me, Gaghan recalled.
The 44-year-old from suburban Philadelphia said the callers warned that he would be arrested if he didn t pay for the loan he had never heard of.
I said, Well, I need proof of this, said Gaghan. They will not send me proof. They have never sent me proof. They just keep demanding money or saying they re getting warrants for my arrest.
Similar complaints accusing Allied Litigation Group of threatening consumers and hoping to cash-in on their fears, have been filed with attorneys general in Texas, Ohio, Florida, and with the Federal Trade Commission.
It was just very aggressive, very threatening, very angry, recalled the woman from Ft. Bend County.
Immediately she thought something was wrong.
We re with the Litigation Group, she remembers being told. And I m thinking, No, this does not sound legit at all.
It turns out she was right.
That s because the Better Business Bureau has labeled Allied Litigation Group a phony debt collector.
It s a group of bogus companies that investigators say somehow gets enough of your private information to sound believable, and then demand big bucks for something you don t owe.
This is a nationwide problem that we ve seen happen across the United States, said Monica Russo with the Houston Better Business Bureau. Within the last few years it s grown exponentially.
She said there s no sign Allied Litigation Group ever filed the necessary paperwork with the Texas Secretary of State to legally collect debts in the state.
The truth is we really don t know who they are, explained Russo. We don t even have much contact information for this company.
In fact, all the company would give consumers was a Houston P.O. Box.
But the I-Team learned that P.O. Box really belongs to a Houston police officer.
I don t know how it linked to that P.O. Box, explained John Richardson who uses the postal address for a trucking company he runs as a side business. I have no idea. You coming to me, that s my knowledge of what s going on.
Richardson insisted he had no idea who Allied Litigation Group was or why he was getting their mail. He showed us a stack of letters from lawyers and consumer complaints.
He said months of receiving the mail did raise a red flag.
Yes, I talked to the postal people, said Richardson. But like I said, it s not concerning me. I had no idea what it was.
So the 11 News I-Team traced Allied Litigation Group s telephone number.
At first, the calls appeared to be coming from Ft. Bend County, but experts say, because of technology, the calls could be originating anywhere.
So we followed the trail to Pinnacle Payment Services LLC.
Consumers claim Pinnacle Payment Services processes payments for Allied Litigation Group, as well as other questioned debt collection companies, each with their own stack of similar consumer complaints from across the country.
Pinnacle Payment Services offices in Cleveland, Ohio were dark and the doors were locked.
But a few blocks away, we found Credit Source Plus LLC.
The Better Business Bureau said Pinnacle Payment Service was bought by Credit Source Plus last year.
But when the I-Team showed up at Credit Source Plus office, workers stood up and filed out of the office. They also wouldn t answer questions about which company they worked for, or what they were doing.
What s your name? the I-Team asked one employee.
I don t have a name, she replied.
That s when we noticed what appeared to be a phone script for workers.
It instructed workers to ask callers about their cause and affidavit number, to warn consumers about a restraining order, and promise a lawsuit.
Callers are told all of it can go away if they agree to pay a settlement.
I don t have a doubt there s a connection between all of these entities, said the BBB s Russo.
Finally, a woman who identified herself as the manager of Credit Source Plus showed up at the Cleveland office.
Are you guys collecting money from people for phony debts? the I-Team asked the woman, who claimed her name was Carol Cruz.
That s not what I do, she said.
But what do you do? the I-Team asked her as she walked away from our camera. Why won t you guys answer any questions?
Because sir, I am not in a good mood right now, said Cruz. Then you walk in right now asking me all these questions and stuff.
That s when we asked her if her company made calls or processed payments for Allied Litigation Group.
I m not answering any more questions, said the manager. I ll give this to my attorney and he can contact you, she said looking at a business card we gave her.
She also denied her company was linked to Pinnacle Payment Services.
But the Cleveland BBB provided the I-Team with a copy of an e-mail dated June 25, 2012. The e-mail claims to be from Credit Source Plus, LLC.
In it, the company explains to the Better Business Bureau, We bought out Pinnacle Payment Services last year so we have inherited all of their accounts.
We also never heard from Carol Cruz s attorney.
If you re contacted someone attempting to collect a debt, you have rights.
By law, collectors must verify the amount of the debt and who you owe the money to in writing.
The Federal Trade Commission also warns consumers not to give out any personal information including bank accounts or social security numbers unless you know who you re dealing with.
More information:
Click here for tips from the Federal Trade Commission on how to avoid getting ripped off by phony debt collectors.


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I think Hillary Clinton deleted all the emails from her server pertaining to deflategate.hobbes27 05-25-2015 01:33 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=LgmbvhqtmuAPatrick Sullivan 05-24-2015 10:23 AM
This is you and me versus most NFL regular seasons, I think.Matt Kocsan 05-23-2015 05:20 PM
Uniform basis, huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhnLZ3RyccgPatrick Sullivan 05-20-2015 10:07 AM
Brauneyz vs. The NFL Off-Season:
Well, OK then...
So much for that discussion on confirmation bias and all that.
F Robert Kraft! F Fraudger GODdell! F the NFL!
There, that's my contribution for 2015. ...
Looks like the Patriots' penalties will stand. So its only a matter of whether Brady's suspension...hobbes27 05-19-2015 02:04 PM
I'm wrong so often that I feel like I need to post this comment I made in the Week 11 Wagers and Lagers, just prior to Kaepernick's first start against the Bears, which if you'll remember, not many of us were all that excited for.
But if he (Kaepernick) plays well and they win, the future potential of the 49ers could prove to be scary high.
I don't get the sense that many believe this year's 49ers are as legit a contender as the Falcons, Packers, Giants, Bears (when fully healthy), or even the red hot Bucs or Saints. They've become a bit forgotten about, mostly because of the ho hum perception of Alex Smith. This is a game that could rekindle some juice in the 49ers chances if Kaepernick looks like the QB that can propel them to take the next step.
90 McPhee for Baltimore had hisself one hell of a game.
Ray Lewis is an attention whore. Screw him. Two weeks of his BS. Time to go into media hibernation.
I can't believe this is the same Baltimore team that sucked very large ones for so long this season. I guess it's not, in some ways. Jeez, holding NE to 13 at home is a magnificent achievement.
Anyone notice that NE offense did what Denver did, only less well? They kept it all short. Time to stop talking about Manning's arm being an issue. It's Balmer's defense that's the issue. They're phenomenal.
I'm not a New England fan, but this is the time to acknowledge how good they are almost every single year. It's a remarkable run for an excellent organization.
This looks to be a very closely matched SB. I sure hope that's how it turns out.


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Lord Malayappa, enacting Lord Krishna, mounted atop the dazzling golden Surya Prabha Vahanam taken in a grand procession
'Exuberance' marked the procession of 'Surya prabha vahanam' organised on the seventh day of the ongoing nine-day annual Brahmotsavam of Lord Venkatewara at Tirumala on Friday.
The processional deity, Lord Malayappa, enacting Lord Krishna mounted atop the dazzling golden Surya prabha vahanam was taken out in a grand procession around the thoroughfares of the temple town. Thousands of devotees who witnessed the regal pageantry were delighted at the way Lord Krishna was bedecked befitting the occasion with the Govardhanagiri mountain on one hand and the magical flute on the other.
The chunky crimson coloured floral garland adorning the deity was a feast to the eyes of the devout.
Special flowers
A special team consisting of over twenty eminent florists from Coimbatore in Tamilnadu was specially commissioned to embellish the celestial carrier.
It is widely believed that worshipping the deity mounted atop Sun god – the key architect of life on earth not only bestows the devotees with good health and long life but also relives them of all kinds of pain and ailments.
Later in the evening, the golden umbrella was taken out in a grand procession by the barbers working at the TTD Kalyanakatta.
The golden umbrella will be garnished atop the mammoth wooden chariot which will be dragged around the mada streets in connection with the Rathotsavam festival in the early hours on Saturday.
The day came to an end with the procession of Chandra prabha vahanam later in the night.
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Was The Extra Hit Needed
by Paul on 02/23/08 at 11:49 AM ET
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Red Wings play-by-play man Ken Daniels felt Dion Phaneuf could have let-up on a hit on the Wings Tomas Kopecky last night. Your thoughts?
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from Steve MacFarlane of the Calgary Sun,
When it comes to Sutter's Flames on deadline day, that warning label should read: 'Prepare to be disappointed.'
Although the Flames likely will be working the phones and kicking tires right until the clock strikes 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, history has shown Sutter refuses to overpay for the impact players most readily available at the deadline.
The biggest name brought aboard in the second half of a Sutter season here was Chris Simon in 2004, a few days before the actual closing date.
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It's A Poker Game Now
by Paul on 02/21/08 at 12:11 PM ET
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from Bruce Dowbiggin of the Calgary Herald via Faceoff.com,
GM 1: "Do me a favour, will ya'? Don't make any trades."
GM 2: "Why not?"
GM 1: "Because if you make one, then my owner's going to expect me to make one. And that never works."
GM 2: "Good point."
This hypothetical conversation pretty much sums up the bluffer's poker that's going on in the NHL's dormant trade market….
Which is not to say the trade stalemate is a bad thing. Stupid deals are stupid deals no matter when they're made, and if the GMs are having sober second thoughts about mortgaging the future for six weeks on a guy with a bad knee and a worse attitude, then good for them.
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OHL Player Renaud Passes Away
by Alanah McGinley on 02/18/08 at 06:12 PM ET
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From the Windsor Spitfires,
The Windsor Spitfire family sadly announces the passing of team captain Mickey Renaud at approximately Noon today.
"Windsor Spitfire Captain Mickey Renaud suddenly collapsed at his Tecumseh home and was transported to Windsor Regional Hospital with absent vital signs. All attempts were made at resuscitation and were unsuccessful at the emergency room," commented Windsor Spitfires Team Physican Dr. Roy Diklich.
"This is the biggest tragedy in Spitfire history. Words alone cannot describe our pain at this time," said Windsor Spitfires Vice-President and General Manager Warren Rychel.
*Renaud was a 5th round draft pick for the Calgary Flames in 2007
added 4:25pm, The Calgary Flames have issued the following statement,
It is with sadness and deep regret that we share the news of the passing of Flames prospect and Windsor Spitfires team captain, Mickey Renaud. Mickey died suddenly this morning at his home in Tecumseh, Ontario.
The Calgary Flames pass along our condolences to the Renaud family, Mickey's father Mark, mother Jane, sister Penny and brother Remy. Additionally, we express our deepest sympathy to the entire Windsor Spitfires organization; Mickey's teammates, coaches and staff.
added 6:20pm ET, More on Renaud's short career from the CP.
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This Would Be A Great Playoff Matchup
by Paul on 02/18/08 at 12:26 PM ET
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from the Calgary Sun,
Imagine the heat if the Flames and Ducks met more often.
This has the makings of a nasty rivalry. Last night's 4-2 Anaheim victory had plenty of bad blood simmering with the possibility of it coming to a full boil.
"We knew they like to play every game on the edge physically and their discipline can go either way," said Flames blueliner Robyn Regehr. "That goes back to them being the most penalized team. We were trying to take advantage of that."
It involved plenty of nastiness. The tone was set when Calgary's Eric Godard took his first shift, duking it out with Anaheim policeman George Parros in a spirited heavyweight battle.
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The Core Of The Flames
by Paul on 02/07/08 at 11:15 AM ET
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from Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
While some shudder at the thought of having five players account for $28.5 million in cap space next season, the reality is those five players are all worth far more on the open market.
And outside of Alex Tanguay, they're all here for at least the next five years.
A Vezina-winning goaltender in Miikka Kiprusoff, the hardest-hitting defenceman in Phaneuf, one of the most fundamentally sound defensive-types in Robyn Regehr and arguably the game's best captain, Jarome Iginla.
Call them the Flames' Fab Four….
Now all Sutter has to do is fill smaller holes and roles along the way, which should be even easier given how attractive playing in Calgary is these days.
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Phaneuf Signed
by Paul on 02/06/08 at 05:35 PM ET
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via the Calgary Flames,
Calgary Flames General Manager Darryl Sutter announced today the signing of Dion Phaneuf to a six-year contract extension. As per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"It remains very important for us to lock up our key young players," said Sutter. "Our goal with Dion was to provide an arrangement that will allow him to take his game to the next level."
"I'm excited about the prospect of playing another six years in Calgary," said Phaneuf. "In fact, I never thought I would be playing anywhere else. I am proud to be a member of this organization and will continue to concentrate on the job at hand - making and advancing in the playoffs this year and for years to come."
added 2:44pm, Sources tell TSN that the deal is worth $6.5 million a season.
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Center Attention For Flames
by Paul on 01/31/08 at 04:39 PM ET
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from Darren Dreger of TSN,
However, as the team emerges from the All-Star break with visions of a Northwest Division title and a 100 point season, Flames general manager Darryl Sutter recognizes he has at least one missing piece…
Sources say the Flames and Florida Panthers have already discussed Calgary's interest in Olli Jokinen, but the asking price is high - believed to be forward Alex Tanguay and a young player or a prospect.
Forsberg, Sundin and Jokinen are longshots and may never be available or attainable.
However, there is a sense the Flames see a lot of promise in this season, and while Feb. 26 may come and go without significant change, there is an appetite to swing for the fence with less than a month to go.
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Report: Phaneuf on Verge of New Flames Deal
by Alanah McGinley on 01/31/08 at 03:31 AM ET
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From TSN,
It looks like the Calgary Flames are close to locking up one of their cornerstone players.
Sources tell TSN that Dion Phaneuf is on the verge of signing a contract extension with the club, with only a few minor details to be worked out.
added 8:27am, from Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice,
For those of you obsessed with those silly Dion Phaneuf rumors being spread by the uninformed, TSN is reporting tonight that he's on the verge of signing an extension with the Calgary Flames. That should put an end of all of the speculation.
By the way, I've been told that a certain blogger has been taking Devils' info off of this site and posting it on his site without attribution. I hope it isn't true because that would be unethical.
Well stated Tom!
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Iginla Searching For Goals
by Paul on 01/30/08 at 12:57 PM ET
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from the Calgary Herald,
Iginla popped in a puck Jan. 5 at Los Angeles—part of a three-point night, not to mention his fifth tally in three outings—but zilch since.
This "little bit of a down cycle"—as coach Mike Keenan refers to it—marks his longest dry spell since November/December 2005 when Iginla went nine games before hanging a two-spot on the New Jersey Devils.
But it hasn't been for a lack of trigger-pulling.
In these seven performances, he's cranked 28 pucks on enemy goalkeepers.
"No, no, this is just a little tight patch," says Iginla. "It feels good. I've had some chances. I've probably got to get to the net a little bit more. But it's important not to think about it when the game comes…."
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Is there any way to get perfect pixels on blizzards standard damage font?
Is there any way to get perfect pixels on blizzards standard damage font?
As it turns out, the only thing you can do with the 3D-positioned damage text font is change the font. IIRC, you just have to assign a path to a font to the DAMAGE_TEXT_FONT global.
What IS perfect pixel anyway? I know Elvui asks me about it whenever I set it up and I always click yes because it sounds appealing...but never really understood what it was.
It would be dark inside my head...if not for the fires...
It would be dark inside my head...if not for the fires...
This is what im refering to. as you can see on the dmg font its quite choppy and not smooth in any way.
what i want is to smoothen it out
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Yeah, the technical explanation, as I understand it, is that the game has a maximum font size beyond which the renderer appears to just do a raster scale on the result of rendering the font at the maximum size. (It's that, or there's something else altogether happening in the C-code side where the text is rendered, rasterized it and then scaled it as a sprite or the texture of a plane that positions it in 3D space. I don't know, for sure.)
If it's the former: the default size for the floating damage text is close to the maximum already when it is modified by the game to be smaller for white attacks and larger for crits. Stacking the two together often doesn't end well. Further, there's some nasty interaction between UI scale and very-high-resolution displays and the font size for the floating damage text.
The only thing you can do is change what font it uses.
Indeed, the scaling as a raster image is why it looks so bad.
Unfortunately there seems to be no means of doing anything about that.
A solution for the size on larger resolutions was brought up in another thread, by using a pre-shrunk font.
i like the "blown out" font.
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This game consistently kills me on the first mission, and it just gets harder. Careful, careful planning and a willingness to expend many units is what it takes to win each scenario, and you can do it -- it's just hard. The difficulty is of the type that keeps you coming back for more, though, not the annoying 'screw this game' type. Every time I died, I came back for more. And the various races all have their strong points -- and some serious weak ones. Be very careful as to how you plot out the course of your units, as a misstep can honestly be the difference between winning and losing. In this respect, the game reminds me of the Japanese game Front Mission 3 for the PlayStation -- damned hard, hours per battle, and you enjoy every minute of it. Yeah.
There's really a lot more that could be said about Disciples (I didn't even get started on the magic weapons and spells in the game), but I've covered the most important elements. The bottom line is this: if you like detailed strategy games and don't mind staring at some less than hi-tech images while you play them, then Disciples is a title that you need to go out and buy. Now leave me alone, I've got a kingdom to destroy...
Though Disciples does borrow a great deal from the Heroes of Might and Magic games, it does many things differently and in interesting ways. For instance, its unit experience system sets a much more deliberate pace than the frantic tech-tree scramble of the Heroes games, and forces you to make significant tactical decisions when you upgrade your troops. Its smaller armies also feel less like squadrons of units and more like parties of adventurers, and all these nuances combine to make playing Disciples feel less like an orthodox number-crunching strategy game and more like a drawn-out RPG. Disciples is certainly derivative, though it draws much of its inspiration from worthwhile sources and uses these gleaned ideas to construct a package that looks good, sounds good, and plays just as well.
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)
I wish there were more titles like Disciples: Sacred Lands. It does a nice job of expanding the strategy audience by making this genre accessible to new players. While it's not ground breaking by any means, it is a credit to turn based strategy. Its strength of storyline and well versed saga-style campaign structure are welcome additions to this genre.
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Disciples: Sacred Lands is truly a landmark in strategy turn-based gaming. The way resource ownership is determined, with your land slowly creeping outward, makes this game unique in the same way that The Settlers distinguished itself in the real-time strategy world. If you, like me, made the mistake of thinking that Disciples was just like Heroes, then you need to take another look at this game. In no time at all you will become a disciple yourself, devoted to playing the game over and over.
GamePro (US)
But, overall, the game is diverse and extremely well-balanced. Strategy First's previous credits include developing (for Interactive Magic, as Micomeq) two very traditional, sci-fi turn-based strategy games, Fallen Haven and Liberation Day. Both were competent but stodgy. In Disciples the company's finally gotten the mix right, adding depth, visual flare and variety to their previous strengths of ease-of-use and good enemy AI. Maybe it took the fantasy theme to fire their imaginations, but whatever the cause, this time they've got a winner on their hands.
Power Play
Alles in allem funktioniert das Spiel jedoch trotz der Mängel überraschend gut, so daß Freunde des Genres etliche vertiefte Stunden davor verbringen werden und sich auch für andere ein Blick absolut empfiehlt.
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Сами посудите, решили люди сделать пошаговую стратегию в фэнтезийном мире, да так, чтобы герои были, замки... Извините, опять начал пересказывать содержание HM&M. Короче, захотели они сделать Героев, но так, чтобы на Героев было не похоже. Как осуществить задуманное? Сделать лучше Героев трудно, если не невозможно, значит, нужно сделать хуже. Вот с этой-то задачей разработчики блестяще справились.
Strategy Gaming Online
I called Disciples my "sleeper hit of the year" and will stand by that - I've seen little or no press on this entertaining game and I hope that changes. I think they have a winning combination of strategy, tactics, and fun that most people - whether they are strategy experts looking for more "fun" or strategy-newbies that don't want to be overwhelmed with details - will find engaging. It doesn't purport to re-invent the vanilla malt; it does offer a unique and reachable "flavor" that I happily recommend to everyone.
Joystick (French)
Si vous en tenez au graphisme, c'est la fuite assurée. Mais l'ensemble révèle un petit jeu de stratégie suffisamment bon pour vous accrocher.
PC Player (Germany)
Ein starkes Deja-vu-Gefühl beschleicht mich hier schon: Der grundsätzliche Spielverlauf, das Helden-System, die Schatzsuche, das Erstürmen der Burgen, all das haben wir schon wesentlich schöner und ausgereifter gesehen, etwa bei Heroes of Might and Magic 3. Aber Disciples deshalb gleich als strategisches Fliegengewicht abzsuchreiben wäre übereilt, denn ein paar interessante Neuerungen werden doch geboten. Das straffe Kampf-System etwa und die originelle Zauberei in der Landschaft sind nicht ohne Reiz. Und wegen der Begrenzung der Armee-Größe verfangen auch die sonst üblichen Taktiken nicht mehr. Wem also Age of Wonders und Co. zu langwierig erscheinen, sollte ruhig mal die Disciples ranlassen.
Gamer's Pulse
Overall, Disciples is a good solid game, but if you're looking for groundbreaking, this isn't it. While a few features made me sit up and take notice, for the most part, Disciples takes a lot of the standard turn-based fantasy ingredients and mixes them together in just a slightly different way. Don't get me wrong - it works very well, and gives a deeper, more tactical feel than many similar games. I'd definitely recommend it to turn-based strategy fans, but don't be surprised if you find yourself switching back to old favorites after a short time.
GameStar (Germany)
Disciples ist grafisch altbacken: Meine knubbeligen Helden kann ich in der schlammbraungrünen Landschaft kaum finden. Und bei der Bedienung ist jeder zweite Klick unnötig – wieso werden die Ressourcen nicht ständig angezeigt? Doch die wachsenden Einflußzonen bringen Dynamik, und wegen der Erfahrungsstufen bibbere ich bei Veteranenkämpfen mit. Nur wenn Sie Heroes 3 samt Addon schon durchhaben, ist Disciples einen näheren Blick wert.
En somme voici un titre qui malheureusement souffre principalement de son ancienneté même si les amateurs du genre devraient bien accrocher tant ce soft est représentatif de sa catégorie. Il reprend des éléments classiques mais toujours bourrés de charme pour nous offrir un gameplay intéressant et somme toute assez riche. A découvrir par les puristes.
Computer Gaming World (CGW)
First, if you're going to clone something, you want to clone the latest game in the series. But DISCIPLES is even cruder than HEROES I. Gameplay is a shameless ripoff. You advance your fantasy-medieval units around a map, collecting resources, battling enemies, and building up your castle. Sound familiar? Combat is a joke. Units can't move. To attack, you click on a unit's portrait, and then on an enemy's portrait. The move is animated — poorly — on screen. The graphics, murky and low-res, give the game a woeful shareware-type feel throughout. Heck, even if they were giving this game away, I'd still pass. It's 1999, fellas. Time to stop making 1989 games.


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This thread (Oct 11 2007, 02:23 PM) is still unsolved ??? Just chanced upon it today.
The solution is simple. you just form a chain using locks and the locking ring. If you open any lock, the chain is broken and the box opens
What makes you think it is unsolved?
Also, I don't see how your solution would work. If you make a "lock chain" out of your locks (all of which your friend doesn't have the keys for), then it really doesn't help. Also, if it's a "chain", isn't it possible to open up the box (slightly) and grab whatever is inside?
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Italian Catholic school fires teacher for failing to deny being gay. "Maybe I'm a lesbian, maybe I'm not. But asking me about my sexual orientation as a condition for renewing my contract is unacceptable."
Chris Colfer is now a NYT best-selling author.
Anaconda on the loose at New Jersey lake: "Gerald Andrejcak told NJ.com that he originally reported the fugitive snake — which has terrorized the community around Lake Hopatcong for most of the summer — as a boa constrictor, but only because he was following orders."
Murray State University designates gender neutral bathrooms: "Last September, the Student Government Association passed a resolution for LGBT equality that called for gender neutral bathrooms and other policy changes. The university updated its policy regarding preferred first-name choices and promotion of diversity and tuition waivers for spouses and partners of university employees shortly after the resolution passed."
Kanye West announces new single "All Day".
Marry me, Rafa.
New NYC health commissioner in charge of the Bureau of H.I.V./AIDS Prevention Demetre Daskalakis to start in September: "At the height of a meningitis outbreak last year among gay and bisexual men in New York City, Demetre Daskalakis, a wiry AIDS doctor and gay health activist, spent late nights and early mornings in the city's sex clubs and bathhouses. There, he would strip off his leather jacket and, in his muscle T-shirt, talk the men around him into letting him inject them with meningitis vaccines."
San Diego's transgender community celebrates its first Trans Pride in Balboa Park.
Denmark gets first overseas adoption by a gay couple: "Danish couple Rasmus Holm and Thomas Møller Lassen have adopted a nine-month-old South African girl, making them the first same-sex couple in Denmark to legally adopt a child from another country."
Zac Efron spotted leaving Michelle Rodriguez's home...with an overnight bag.
Trans activist and author Janet Mock named contributing editor of Marie Claire magazine.
Matt Bomer and his infinite beauty were honored at the Giffoni Film Festival.
The View's Jenny McCarthy theorizes that Hillary Clinton may be a lesbian.
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Scientists identify world's most harmful animal product: beef. "Beef production uses the most water, land, and nitrogen fertilizer while producing more greenhouse gas when compared to pork, poultry or eggs in a per-calorie comparison. Even dairy was found to be less resource-inefficient when compared with beef."
if san diego transgender people walked in the lgbt pride parade, why do they now need a separate pride parade the same year
Posted by: Moz's | Jul 22, 2014 4:07:55 PM
Who knows? Maybe they want to break into a different movement?
Posted by: Yup | Jul 22, 2014 6:10:54 PM
"Scientists identify world's most harmful animal product: beef."
Well, that's not quite right. It's Lamb, the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions with 39.2 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents for each kilo eaten. Beef ranked second on the list of greenhouse gas emissions with 27.0 kg. TOTAL emissions may be higher for beef because of consumption, but not per pound.
Posted by: NoCaDrummer | Jul 22, 2014 7:43:17 PM
moz, what's to be confused about? trans issues are always conflated with or overshadowed by gay ones so activists are doing their best to raise awareness.
Posted by: JMC | Jul 23, 2014 12:59:54 AM
Clicked on the Rafa story and I must say that they are wearing their trousers tight in Spain this year...
Posted by: arch | Jul 23, 2014 6:39:31 AM
Matt was born for the cameras...sigh.
Posted by: iban4yesu | Jul 23, 2014 6:20:47 PM
I don't buy the Zac Efron/Michelle Rodriguez story for one second. It feels "planted." They're both gay. Clearly Zac feels he needs a beard.
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The answer, Letelier says, may be to pump water that contains specific ratios of nutrients particularly nitrogen and phosphorous to carbon dioxide by targeting different depths. At their research site north of Hawaii, where the ocean is about 4,500 meters deep, the bottom layers of water have too much CO2 because of the decaying organisms that have sunk to the floor.
Their studies have shown, however, that water at a depth of 300 to 700 meters has the proper ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus to trigger a two-stage phytoplankton bloom. The researchers believe that upwelling with water from that depth will first cause a bloom of diatoms, which are a common type of plankton often single-celled. The diatoms will consume the nitrogen, leaving some amount of phosphorus in the water, which will stimulate a second-stage bloom of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. These blooms are often observed during summer months in open ocean waters, Letelier said.
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|My circle of educators who post about information technology from an education perspectiveSomeone asked me earlier today if they could have access to this circle of about 450 educators. For some reason a private sharing didn't work for him so I am sharing the circle publicly. Perhaps it will be of use to some others as well.The circle isn't perfect. There are sure to be some dormant accounts in it but that should be more than made up by the many devoted G-plussers you will find here.
|2014-11-14 04:49:17
|Peter Vogel
|Sharing a circle of terrific ICT educatorsHere in British Columbia we are about to head back to school. What better time to share this circle of people who share their expertise in Information and Communications Technology or Educational Technology if you prefer another label.I've been a Google+ user since day 1 and in fact I began using it, appropriately enough, while on a three-week stay at the birthplace of the World Wide Web, CERN, perhaps better known as the home of the Large Hadron Collider. I began building this circle of plussers while there. Now I must admit I haven't been good about culling dormant accounts of late so don't expect everyone in the circle to be a gem.Also, if you happen across this post and circle and wish to be included (on the basis outlined above) just send me a note.
|2014-08-29 22:11:48
|David Wees
|This is a circle of 346 math educators. If you are interested in following the work of innovative mathematics educators, this circle is for you.If you are a mathematics educator, and I have not included you in this circle, let me know.
|2014-06-11 16:24:03
|Dan Sitter
|A great circle full of Google Education Trainers. If you're interested in Google Apps, these are great people to circle.
|2014-06-09 00:35:37
|Chris Moore
|My Google Certified Teacher Circle... Enjoy!
|2014-06-04 16:57:45
|Dee Lanier
|My current Google Education Trainer Circle. Still growing!
|2014-05-23 10:44:17
|Luis Vidal
|Let's learn somethingFrom about 700 to 137 educators and teachers who are currently posting and resharing content publicly. I have looked at each and everyone's profiles and posts, no Circle Count; no restrictions by content, just education related content in any way and currently active people.Any suggestions? Feel free to add your name to comments if you are sharing related content.Thank you. #circleshare #circlesharing #education #sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #circlesunday #share #shared #addcircles #publicsharedcircles
|2013-08-25 18:10:32
|Peter Vogel
|ICT / Ed Tech CircleIt's a long weekend here in Canada (we celebrate Thanksgiving well ahead of our neighbours to the south). Here is a circle of people with a passion for technology in education and who have shared that enthusiasm here on Google+. And that makes for an ideal group to share their energy with others perhaps just starting to explore the rich environment of G+. Consider this a Thanksgiving gift from Canada.
|2012-10-07 00:18:36
|Tim Calvin
|It's been a while since I shared this, so I thought I'd re-post. G+ only lets you share up to 500 people in a circle, so even though this has 1272 people in it, you'll only get 500. ONLY.
|2012-08-24 13:09:10
|Mark Wagner
|I'm sharing this circle so participants here can kick start their personal learning networks... and you can too. :) #gafesummit
|2012-07-13 22:39:24
|Bob Calder
|+Andrea Budding +Doug Peterson Here you go. An education circle. It is mixed higher ed academics with some K-12 folks. There are a few administrators and whatnot. Nobody really insane other than me. Please share this with other educators.
|2012-04-15 17:54:45
|Peter Vogel
|New to Google+? Interested in Ed Tech? Are you a teacher?It's the end of the work week (well, here in Vancouver it is). Adding this circle to your Google+ presence will surely see your stream filling with content that you may be able to put to use next week. The people in this circle are passionate about what they do in their working lives. They share that passion through their presence here on Google+.
|2012-04-13 23:05:25
|Peter Vogel
|Tech Ed CircleI am sharing the circle below for those who are looking for educators and those who actively write about education with an emphasis on information and communications technologies (let's call it tech ed for short). Just prior to posting this I used the Uncircle+ Chrome extension to comb the circle for inactive G+ accounts, resulting in the removal of around 60 from an initial set of 470. However, it appears that Uncircle+ is not completely reliable. At least one account remains that is apparently non-existent and a few accounts remain that were inactive during the period I specified. I wanted Uncircle+ to identify accounts with no activity since January 1.
|2012-04-09 01:23:42
|Paul Schuler
|It's been a few months since I've shared this circle and it's about time for an update considering all the great posters I've added since. If you're interested in Mathematics, Education, or both, this is my Math+Ed Circle.
|2012-01-06 16:32:44
|Mark Wagner
|Showing off circle sharing between sessions at #fallcue. Here's my (far too small) GCT circle. Who should I add? Speak up #gct's. :)Mark Wagner shared a circle with you.
|2011-10-29 20:01:59
|David Wees
|Here's 500 educators in my circles. Hope you find this useful.David Wees shared a circle with you.
|2011-10-13 22:32:00
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2014-10-11 13:59:06 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
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SO COOL! I had not heard of this resource for the Pocket Edition, so I am VERY grateful to have this brought to my attention.
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Teacher time matters!
That's why I finally buckled down and spent the past 16 hours in the same chair, elbow-deep in a complete rewrite of the core copy-and-share functions of Doctopus;) My goal was to make Doctopus sharing faster, more reliable, and more capable of handling large and complex sharing jobs.
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- An increase in speed of 2x to 3x over the old version during the process of copying & sharing templates, and un-embargoing files. Credit here to +Bruce Mcpherson and +Tim Cargan giving me the courage to try parallel processing from HTMLService. This technique is now central to the way Doctopus works.
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2015-03-10 01:30:00 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 3 +1s)
SO COOL! I had not heard of this resource for the Pocket Edition, so I am VERY grateful to have this brought to my attention.
2015-01-29 05:10:21 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Thank you for being real and realistic. Sometimes it's a mess. It just doesn't work for some reason. Owning it shows maturity and planning to improve it shows dedication.
2015-01-26 16:54:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)
Interested in getting your Master's degree in #edtech ? I can highly recommend this program: http://ldt.sdsu.edu (an even better, improed program than its predecessor, which I completed in 2010). More info in this flyer: http://bit.ly/SDSU_LDT2015
2015-01-03 03:44:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
I love this. And each and every one of you. I can't believe how grown up you're all getting!
2014-12-01 18:44:54 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)
Dude, #RumpelStillman, you're my hero. I use Doctopus so much that someone gave me a huge octopus sticker for my laptop case. This makes me so HAPPY!!!!!!
2014-12-01 00:58:06 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
This looks very cool!
2014-11-25 23:30:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
Of industrialized country's, the USA has one of the worst school systems in the world.
Leave those Kids Alone
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2014-11-25 23:27:24 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 1 +1s)
Oh my word, YES. I need to share this.
2014-11-25 23:25:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
My friend Karl approaches what we can do when we feel helpless.
2014-11-25 23:24:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Keep doing what you do. What else can we do?
2014-11-25 23:22:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
I blogged today. But it doesn't help.
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Go Aztec! Finding out more about what's up with autism.
2014-08-27 15:44:55 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)
Love this, Joel!
2014-08-12 21:21:14 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)
They've addressed my number one concern, apparently, so let's take a closer look, shall we?
2014-08-12 05:09:19 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)
I can stay silent no longer. Please read and share, especially if you're feeling especially troubled by the death of Robin Williams.
2014-08-07 16:50:02 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
From Google today: Classroom will be available to all the week of August 11.
2014-08-06 20:48:57 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)
Can't go wrong with an EdTechTeam Summit featuring Google for Education! Near San Diego? CAN you be? It's worth it!
2014-08-05 23:09:48 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
I'm crying a little, sitting across from Kelly Kermode at a place in Pittsburgh.
2014-08-05 02:33:35 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)
One of my favorite Einstein quotes.
2014-08-05 01:37:23 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)
Love it.
2014-08-04 18:33:40 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
This changes for me WHILE I am looking at it.
2014-08-04 18:23:56 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
2014-08-04 18:23:03 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)
ALL the nerd humor.
2014-07-26 00:52:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
2014-07-26 00:49:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
2014-07-25 20:25:32 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
For me, it's "all of the above."
2014-07-25 20:24:31 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)
This looks very promising.
2014-07-25 19:55:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
LOL . . . "maybe they need to hire a company to help them with their content indexing..."
2014-07-25 19:54:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
I saw something for Language Arts from +Esther Wojcicki in the Lesson Plan Search . . .
2014-07-25 19:50:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
"Inside the Hermit Kingdom"??? +Andrew Stillman -- you really ARE #RumpelStillman
2014-07-25 19:46:11 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
"Okay, starting at 43:30, everyone say 'or Skype" one after the other..."
2014-07-25 19:33:36 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Remember that time, at 33:23, when +Fred Delventhal was being SUPER diplomatic? Yeah, that was cool.
2014-07-25 19:22:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
At 23:39, it becomes clear that Google has sent the Google Police to stop +Andrew Stillman dancing around laughing at them.
2014-07-25 17:15:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
Ha! Just found this from 3 years ago. Starring +Rushton Hurley +Ken Shelton and +George Couros
2014-07-22 20:03:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Looking forward to this!
2014-07-19 04:00:51 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
By the way, this is the video I had once made of this song . . . http://youtu.be/4geXEvJRv8E
2014-07-16 04:59:46 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
Perfect choice of t-shirt for this video! I've got that one as well.
2014-07-16 03:57:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
I love the math involved! Coordinates in 3 dimensions, and also rounding! Great practice for kids!
2014-07-15 15:46:32 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
2014-07-06 02:25:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)
I just received the geographic seal of trivia approval from Google Maps by getting 32 questions correct. Jealous?
2014-06-06 00:52:19 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)
Dude. This is my favorite kind of crazy. The Adam Randall kind. LOVE THIS.
2014-01-29 05:15:46 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)
Yes! Digital citizenship is just citizenship, and we need to model and expect it all the time, not just when we do activities around it!
2014-01-29 04:54:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)
I just got to be part of a Mystery Skype today! It was a lot of fun.
2014-01-29 04:28:42 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)
48 hours. 1320 views. 37 comments, a bunch of which were by me back to students who've been commenting on the original. Won't you come by and share your thoughts?
2014-01-27 23:51:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)
Me too! I'm gonna come out and play!
2014-01-27 23:51:04 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)
I'd really love comments on this. The wisdom of these kids when they didn't know someone was listening blew me away.
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Victorinox updates its Night Vision Swiss Army watch-flashlight
By C.C. Weiss
November 26, 2012
Victorinox is known around the world for multifunction, thanks to its line of iconic Swiss Army knives that do every task a small piece of stainless steel could ever be expected to do. The Night Vision is a different type of Swiss Army multifunction: a watch with a useful secondary role.
The Night Vision watch has a series of integrated LED lights that enhance it as a timekeeper and add new functions. The most notable LED is the one that's built into the top of the case, transforming the watch into a flashlight by shining a beam forward. That light also has a strobe function, which can be used as an emergency distress signal. A blue LED inside the dial illuminates the time at night. All three of those lights are activated by pushing a button on the side.
The watch also has a red pilot light designed to let its owner locate it in the dark, and a low-battery warning light.
The Night Vision watch was originally launched in 2003 and redesigned for this year. It is available in several different styles, starting at US$595. The new watch looks a little more distinguished and cleaner than the older version.
You can watch the Night Vision in action in the video below.
Source: Victorinox
Too bad it's not amber. Cyclists could switch it on for a short duration and have a "turn signal".Ross Nicholson
$595?? I'll buy a flashlight, thank you very much.Juan de la Cruz


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"Haldia Bulk Terminals pulled out owing to drop in volume of work"
Even as the Haldia Bulk Terminals Pvt Ltd, (HBT) a cargo handling company that has decided to pull out from the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) announced on Saturday the retrenchment of 348 of its employees, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) authorities alleged that the company was trying to "run away" because of a drop in the volume of cargo handling.
"The company created a hype just to try and escape the penalty by KoPT," Manish Jain, the acting chairperson of the port trust said here. But it would have to pay the penalty since it had terminated the contract, Mr. Jain said.
Referring to the statement of the officials of the company that they are happy with their operations at the Kolkata Port (another port under KoPT), Mr. Jain said the company cannot have two policies for the same organisation.
The company has applied for fresh tenders to work with KoPT, he said pointing out that it would not have done so if it did not have faith in the management.
Mr. Jain said that while the cargo at the Kolkata port increased by over 10 per cent in the last two years the cargo at the Haldia port declined by 17 per cent until September 2012.
"KoPT is not here to protect the interest of one business group but to look after the interest of the economy of the entire region," he said.
There have been serious attempts by the company to violate the contract in the past but KoPT overlooked them, Mr. Jain said, adding the port authorities tried to implement the contract with HBT in letter and spirit.
Meanwhile a statement issued by Gurpreet Malhi, CEO, HBT said the company was "left with no option but to retrench its 348 employees" with effect from November 3.
The company that operated berth number two and eight at HDC had removed 275 of its employees a few weeks earlier. This led to an impasse at HDC with the retrenched employees protesting against the company's decision. Later HBT alleged that three of its senior employees were abducted and forced to leave Haldia at gunpoint.
The company announced termination of its contract with KoPT on Wednesday and said it would pull out from HDC.
In its statement, HBT blamed KoPT for "repeated breaches of the contract and its failure to ensure a safe and conducive work environment."


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The Sangh Parivar and the BJP observed a 12-hour bandh in Kandhamal on Saturday in protest against the denial of permission by the Orissa government for the firebrand Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia to enter the district.
Workers held demonstrations in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Bolangir, Sambalpur and Cuttack.
VHP activists blocked National Highway 217, which connects Berhampur with Kandhamal, for one hour. They took out a rally and burnt an effigy of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Shops closed
In Kandhamal district, many business establishments remained closed in Phulbani, Raikia, Baliguda and G.Udaygiri. VHP activists picketed government offices and banks. However, educational institutions and vehicular traffic were spared. No untoward incident was reported from any part of the district.
An additional police force was put on alert in the district and an intensified vigil was maintained in communally sensitive areas.
On Friday night, Mr. Togadia, along with some BJP and Sangh Parivar leaders, was stopped at Charichhak in Boudh district. He was to halt in Phulbani for the night and leave for Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district on Saturday morning after attending a meeting of VHP leaders there. But the administration, through a special notification, banned the entry of Mr. Togadia and three other VHP leaders to Kandhamal. When his motorcade was stopped, Mr. Togadia staged a dharna on the road at Charichhak.
The police arrested 27 persons including Mr. Togadia, Orissa BJP vice-president Ashok Sahu and State Bajrang Dal chief Subash Chohan when they tried to defy the ban order. Mr. Togadia was lodged in a forest guest house at Charichhak for the night. He was released on a personal bond on Saturday morning. Then he took a detour to reach Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district as he was not allowed to pass through Kandhamal district.
Addressing a public meeting at Bhanjanagar, Mr. Togadia accused the government of adopting double standards. When it allowed a European Union delegation to visit Kandhamal, why was he not allowed to pass through the district, he asked?
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s work helped mold Gilbert pastor's ideals
From his young days, Gilbert Pastor Julius Keller was attuned to the heroic deeds of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
"My mother's belief system started with Jesus Christ as our lord and savior ... the Bible as the book of truth and then her next level of belief system was as a follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.," said Keller, 61. "So in our home, we were raised with a King philosophy toward life, especially as minorities."
The founder of Living Water Fellowship, a Methodist church in Gilbert, Keller grew up in Cincinnati. He remembers when King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
"You will watch this; this is history," his mother told him, when he was called inside the house.
"I sat there and I watched Dr. King give his famous speech. And my mother was crying throughout the speech. And so that was my first indoctrination to who Dr. King was and the magnitude of what he represented, especially to us as Blacks," Keller recalled.
In his Cincinnati high school, Keller demonstrated to get administrators to teach Black history. "This is why Blacks struggle in our nation; because we had no identity. We didn't have any connectedness toward Africa because it was never taught to us as part of our history," he said.
Although at the cost of a week's suspension from school, the movement was successful, and African history was introduced.
When King was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tenn., Cincinnati erupted in violence.
"When I look back over those years, one of the things that I see is that we reacted in a complete opposite way of what Dr. King had taught people. ... this is what happens when people don't view themselves as part of America's mainstream with the same opportunities," he said.
Armed with a law degree, Keller practiced in Chicago, where King had led marches to protest segregated housing.
"Dr. King understood the economic piece, but he didn't really understand the segregated housing that most big cities had until he came to Chicago," Keller said. "And then he realized that if the jobs leave the inner cities and go to the suburbs, you don't have access to those jobs because you can't get there."
King didn't live to see the implementation of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Under the act, it became illegal to discriminate against somebody because of race, national origin or ethnicity.
It was later broadened and now the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development helps people fight discrimination.
Keller was involved in enforcing the Fair Housing Act in Chicago as an assistant to the general counsel. He lived there 23 years and assisted in 75 cases.
"It was an unbelievable experience," he recalled. "In enforcing the Fair Housing Act, I couldn't be in a greater laboratory than that."
He added, "As a result of that experience, I saw firsthand a side of America that people don't want to talk about because people don't want to think we still have problems. But we did."
Keller, whose church has an outreach ministry that works with troubled youths at a state facility, believes the community still has work ahead.
"What distresses me about young people is that they really don't know their history. They can regurgitate the 'I Have a Dream' speech but I don't know if they understand the significance and how you have to work at every level to be involved in a positive way that betters the whole of society," he said.
"Our young people really have to regain a focus that they have a gift and talent that can be used for the good," he added. "In his legacy, Dr. King bridged the gap, but there's still a lot more work to do."
This is one in a package of stories by Southeast Valley reporters reflecting the community's diverse thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. The others:Tempe pastor says society should be like 'tossed salad' | Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory evoked in battles of today | Chandler sermon about service to others inspired by MLK's work
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The merger, which was approved by 88 percent of MCI's shareholders, faced resistance early on from a group of investors who felt that MCI's board of directors should have accepted a higher bid from Qwest Communications International. Despite this resistance, MCI's board of directors accepted the Verizon offer, and Qwest last week declined to renew its bid.
The companies will now focus on obtaining the remaining federal, state and international approvals. The merger is expected to close in early 2006.
"Today's vote brings us an important step closer to completing the MCI transaction," Verizon Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg said in a statement. "We look forward to creating a company that is better able to compete in today's large-business and government marketplace, invest in critical infrastructure and offer the nation's most advanced broadband platform with next-generation multimedia services."
Verizon shares were down 83 cents, to $31.15, in early trading Thursday. MCI was down $1.57, to $27.56, in the same period.


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As he does every day, Bryan Fischer began his radio program with a Bible reading and discussion, in this case, a passage from Psalm 135 which he cited not only as proof that God struck down the Native Americans so that the United States could be established by Christians, but also as proof that there is nothing that human beings can do to influence the climate.
Verse 7 of the Psalm declares that "He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses." As such, Fischer said, "that's why it is dumb, dumb, dumb; it is stupid, stupid, stupid; it is ignorant, ignorant, ignorant to think that there is anything that man can do to control the climate through human behavior."
"If you want to do something about the climate," Fischer said, "you want to do something about the weather, there is only one thing that we can do to affect climate or affect weather and that is to pray to Yahweh":