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My husband is one of eight grandsons, with no female first cousins. After my first son was born, I got lots of knowing smiles from those familiar with his male-dominated family tree and comments like, "Aren't boys great? It will be so cute one day when he has a baby brother to play with." Sure, boys are great. But I hoped to have a daughter, too.
So even though I knew the science was a little sketchy, I read up on the Shettles Method, which purports to increase the odds of conceiving the gender you're pining for. There's no health downside to this method for you or your baby""it simply has to do with the timing of intercourse""so if you're rooting for pink or for blue, it can't hurt to try! (And I did end up with a girl, for what it's worth!)
Here's what you will need to give gender selection conception a try:
- You need to know exactly when you ovulate. An ovulation predictor kit is a really good idea. Without one, of course you can make an educated guess about when you're fertile, based on mid-cycle physical changes like breast tenderness and pain in one or both ovaries. But to give yourself the best shot at influencing your baby's gender, you need to be pretty certain whether the egg has emerged yet from your fallopian tube or is still just hanging out, biding her time"¦
- You need to be willing to follow some rather weird rules, which range from whether you're "allowed" to have an orgasm during intercourse to the kinds of foods you eat.
- You need to have realistic expectations. Odds of conceiving a boy vs. girl without any "special tricks" are around 50/50, and Shettles and other gender-influencing techniques might tip the scales to be 60/40 at most. If you truly can only live with a baby of a particular gender, your best bet is adoption. Shettles is for parents who would be thrilled to have a healthy baby of either gender, and are simply "rooting" for blue or pink to prevail.
The Boy Plan
Intercourse timing: The basic premise of Shettles is that sperm with the Y (or male) chromosome are faster but more fragile than X (or female) sperm. The female sperm are endurance athletes while the males are sprinters. So if you're going for blue, you want to avoid intercourse until you ovulate or time it to occur just hours before. That way, no slow-but-steady girl sperm will be hanging out, waiting for Little Miss Egg to make her monthly appearance; the boy sperm will shoot right up to meet and greet her instead.
Intercourse position: If you want a boy, the daddy-to-be should be on top, to propel those fast-swimming boy sperm towards the egg at a faster speed. And ladies""how do we put this delicately?""try to have an orgasm; contractions in the uterus also help accelerate the trajectory of those fast-moving male sperm. Some people recommend keeping your legs/hips propped up afterwards for added measure.
Baby boy diet: A recent study found that women who always ate breakfast cereal every day and dined on potassium-rich foods were more likely to conceive boys than girls. Now that we've got breakfast covered, what about the rest of your menu, mamas on Team Blue? Eat sweet potatoes and "meaty" fish such as cod, halibut or rainbow trout for dinner, or top pasta with tomato paste or puree, and for lunch make a vegetarian chili from kidney beans and lentils. Yogurt is an excellent source of potassium as well, and the perfect snack or evening treat; eat it with some sliced dried prunes or bananas for even more of a potassium punch. Sweeten teas and desserts with blackstrap molasses instead of sugar.
If none of these foods appeal to you, add a potassium supplement to your vitamin regimen.
The Girl Plan
Intercourse timing: You'll want to have lots and lots of intercourse, pretty much from the time your period is gone until you get really close to ovulation. If you're using an ovulation predictor kit, every night will be date night until you get a positive test result indicating that you're going to ovulate in the next two days. Warning: this approach does somewhat reduce the probability of pregnancy each cycle, since you're taking a vacation on your most fertile days. But sperm can live inside your body for up to five days, and this approach gives those strong but slow-swimming X sperm a better chance to prevail.
Intercourse position: You want to go for a more "shallow" approach here"¦woman on top. Try not to have an orgasm, so that you're not giving any propelled movement to the sperm. And once you've finished, go ahead, exercise, clean the kitchen. Get up and move!
Baby girl diet: Low-sodium apparently is the way to go if you're rooting for an X sperm to win""as are dairy-based products, garlic and mustard. You're trying to make your body chemistry more acidic to weed out those male sperm.
Will any of these measures guarantee that you'll end up with the baby boy or girl you've been dreaming of? Absolutely not. While there is evidence, both anecdotal and scientific, suggesting that the Shettles Method can increase the odds of conceiving a baby of the preferred gender, we're talking about likelihood, not absolutes.
But, as there's nothing about this technique that's potentially harmful, it's worth a try""especially if what the ultimate thing you're seeking is a healthy baby, boy or girl!
Jorie Mark is Vitacost.com's Director of Marketing Communications and mom to three kids, ages 3 to 10.
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Resilience and Mental Health
Challenges Across the Lifespan
Edited by Steven M. Southwick
Edited by Brett T. Litz
Edited by Dennis Charney
Edited by Matthew J. Friedman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print Publication Year: 2011
Online Publication Date:September 2011
Online ISBN:9780511994791
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Exposure to adversity, challenge, and day to day stress is an inevitable aspect of nearly every child's development. For some children, these challenges are acute, uncontrollable, and immediately overwhelming. Others are exposed on a daily basis to chronic stressors such as poverty, parental psychopathology, and environmental chaos. Still others experience the stress of moving to a new school or a new home and grow adaptively from the experience. The ability to cope with, even grow in response to, novel or threatening situations is essential to healthy development and to survival.
The capacity to respond to and manage novelty and potential threat is based in brain circuits whose development is influenced by multiple experiences beginning in the first years of life. Experiences or environmental conditions that activate these circuits are considered stressors and, under optimal or usual conditions, the body's response to such stressors promotes learning so that the child has developed a set of adaptive responses for subsequent exposures.
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Would Acquiring Jupiter Help Getty?
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The New York Post reported today [2] that Getty Images, Inc. is in advanced talks to acquire Jupitermedia Corporation. It's unclear how much Getty is willing to pay for Jupitermedia, but sources close to the deal said the image company could fetch more than $11 a share, or nearly $450 million including debt. Jupitermedia has been generating about $135 million annually.
Some see this move by Getty as solely an effort to remove industry competition; others sources say Getty is looking to expand its suite of offerings to Web site designers and online marketers. Jupiter has tried to take customers away from Getty by offering better discounts, so removing this downward pressure will help Getty's situation. Owning Jupiter would certainly increase Getty's revenue because it puts the company strongly into the subscription market where it has had little penetration up to now.
Jupiter's 2006 subscription revenue will probably be a little over $25 million (we still haven't seen Q4). Getty can also move a significant portion of the subscription content to micropayment, but making the micropayment and subscription offerings stronger doesn't necessarily help Getty's overall revenue situation long term. Getty needs to find more, higher paying customers, rather than lower paying that are likely to cannibalize some of the higher paying sales.
Jupiter has developed a customer base that has been looking for one of three things –- a different image, a choice in suppliers, or a better price. If Getty takes over Jupiter it seems likely to remove the choice of suppliers and the better price option. If what brought these customers to Jupiter was that Jupiter was the only place they could find the right image, then chances are Getty won't lose many of the existing Jupiter sales. But, if these customers are looking for a choice in suppliers or a better price they will likely go to Corbis, or some other distributor as their option to Getty. Only time will tell how much of a factor this will be.
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Why Volunteer?
Currently in our communities . . .
- 18% of the residents and 25% of the children live below the poverty line.
- More than 91,000 people are homeless, almost 20% of these families with children, making Los Angeles the homeless capital of the nation.
- Another 16% to 20% of homeless adults are employed in low paying jobs.
- 73% of low-income renters pay more than 50% of their earnings in rent.
- One in every nine households experience difficulty securing enough food for their family members.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles, is part of the 175 year-old international Society of St. Vincent de Paul, whose members serve the needy of all faiths in 142 countries. The Los Angeles branch of the Society provides programs and services for children, the homeless and the poor within the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara free of charge regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, handicap or national origin.
The Society's volunteers assist with emergency food and shelter programs; conduct food, clothing and toy drives; furnish financial assistance for utilities, transportation or temporary housing; provide referrals to victims of domestic violence, runaways and those in need of medical or dental treatment; aid individuals with filing paper work for government assistance; and visit elderly shut-ins or those in prison.
As a result, the Society, through its programs and conference volunteers, assisted more than 500,000 people who were experiencing various emergencies and needed food, shelter, clothing, utilities or rental assistance, furniture and/or medical or dental care during the 2006–07 fiscal year.


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Jason Statham Confirms Role In Fast And Furious 8
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How does the AllEars Method differ from other methods?
AllEars Method is first of its kind. There is many guitar methods which will give you all the basic information to start to play the guitar. Problems in these methods are that the way they teach you to learn is a mechanical way and the material itself (tabs or sheet music) is something which greatest guitar players will never use to learn guitar and music.
Great guitar player has an understanding of the instrument, music forms and great ear to listen to the music. Mechanical players read tabs and build mechanical skills to play the song with little understanding about what is really happening in the song. That is the difference between below average and great guitar player.
Best example of a guitar player who has learned everything just by listening is Tommy Emmanuel. He has been voted several times as the words best acoustic guitar player and he is not just an exception. Paco De Lucia learns everything by ear... YouTube's most popular guitar player Sungha Jung learns by ear, not with tabs... Andy McKee has develop his style by listening... Basically every great player belongs to this list. It is all about great ear to be a great player. There is no shortcuts. Tabs are for average players who will never know their true potential if they don't seriously start to listen.


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East Anglian shepherd's £8,400 super sheep dog
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East Anglian shepherd Eddie Thornalley has paid a world-record price of £8,400 for a sheep dog bred from a world champion.
As a mobile shepherd working across Breckland and south Norfolk, he wanted a top dog for his day job but also one with potential for sheep-dog trials.
And just four days since he bought her at Skipton auction market in Yorkshire, the 18-month-black and white bitch, Midge, has already proved her mettle in the field.
"She's adorable. She's very cute, but primarily I've bought her to do a job and a bit of trialling as well," said Mr Thornalley, who has been in the sheep industry for about 30 years and lives at Worlington, near Barton Mills.
Midge was bred by a world champion dog, Roy, the 2008 World Sheep Dog Trials champion, owned by Aled Owen, of Denbighshire.
Mr Thornalley saw the young dog when she was just a year old. "When she first started training, I was immediately impressed with her natural ability.
"On top of that, she's a little darling. She's very affectionate and a lovely little dog," he added.
"I've only had three or four days but she's obviously got to know me. She's very quick and we're already developing a strong bond. She seems to like me and I absolutely adore her," said Mr Thornalley, 45, who helps leading East Anglian flockmaster Andrew Foulds, who is based at Elveden.
Midge seems to be finding the work a bit easier than the conditions on the borders of Yorkshire and Lancashire, where she has been working. "She's extremely fit – mentally and physically," said Mr Thornalley.
As a member of the East Anglian Sheep Dog Society, he is keen to compete in the coming months as the young dog matures. "Time permitting I'm keen to do more competitive trials but she's only a puppy."
He also recognised that he might just be weaker link in the partnership given Midge's remarkable pedigree.
"I'm really looking forward to working with her and I'm not going to let her out of my sight," said Mr Thornalley, who hopes eventually to get a litter from her.
Marchup Midge was sold by Shaun Richards, of Hapton, Burnley, and is a full sister of Sam, which sold for 5,000 guineas (£5,250) in July.
The previous record price at an official sale, also at Skipton last February, was 6,000 guineas (£6,300) for a 13-month-old tri-coloured bitch.
Mr Thornalley, who has bought three other dogs from Mr Richards, said after making his successful record bid: "I have not had a drink in two-and-a-half years – I feel like having one now!"


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The Harbaugh brothers have undoubtedly taken the NFL by storm. And not just this season.
The duo have a combined seven years as head coaches in football's highest league and every single season they've brought their respective teams, not only a playoff appearance, but a postseason victory.
So, who's the best current coach in the league? Right here we rank who the best of the bunch is based on their resume, current state of the team, and projected success. Onto the list:
1. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots. Resume: 187–101 record, 18–8 playoff record, 11 playoff appearances, 5 conference championships, and 3 Super Bowl wins.
Hard to believe that Belichick's first head coaching gig in Cleveland fizzled out after five seasons and just one postseason appearance. But 11 years ago, in his second season with the Patriots, he made the gutsy Brady-over-Bledsoe call and it's been smooth sailing ever since. His trio of Super Bowl titles is topped only by Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll and though it's been eight years since he last hoisted the trophy, the Patriots have missed the playoffs just once (2008) during that time.
2. John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens. Resume: 54–26 record, 8–4 playoff record, 5 playoff appearances, 1 conference championship.
Yes, Harbaugh hasn't won a Super Bowl (yet) like several coaches he's listed above but if you were wanting a head coach today, he's a logical number-two pick behind Belichick for several reasons. One, he's one of the most intimidating coaches out there and clearly has his players' attention. Two, he's led the Ravens to a playoff win in each of his five seasons as coach after the previous regime had missed out on the postseason in three of the four seasons prior to his arrival. And three, he's done it without an elite quarterback, though Joe Flacco is at least good.
3. Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers. Resume: 63–33 record, 5–3 playoff record, 4 playoff appearances, 2 conference championships, 1 Super Bowl win.
Tomlin's stock has dropped a bit after missing the playoffs this past season and seeing his team get ousted in the first round last season by Tebow and the Broncos. Part of that may be his team's age though as Tomlin has clearly shown he knows how to win with talent, as evidenced by a pair of AFC titles in his first four seasons.
4. Tom Coughlin, New York Giants. Resume: 151–121 record, 11–7 playoff record, 9 playoff appearances, 2 conference championships, 2 Super Bowl wins.
Coughlin has had an interesting coaching career, guiding his team to the playoffs in just roughly half of his seasons and winning it all twice in exciting fashion. A closer look at his career reveals how he took an expansion team (Jacksonville) to the playoffs in just their second season (and each of the next three seasons) before parting ways and eventually teaming with then-rookie Eli Manning for another rebuilding project that's yielded two Super Bowl wins thus far.
5. Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers. Resume: 74–38 record, 6–4 playoff record, 5 playoff appearances, 1 conference championship, 1 Super Bowl win.
McCarthy has had quite a run with Brett Favre and then Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback. If not for his 2011 team flaming out in the divisional round after a 15–1 regular season, McCarthy would certainly find himself a little higher on the list.
6. Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers. Resume: 24–8 record, 3–1 playoff record, 2 playoff appearances, 1 conference championship.
Yes, it's hard to believe that after two seasons, the ringless Harbaugh is already ranked among Super Bowl-winning coaches, but he, like his brother, may have that changed soon. Harbaugh took a once-proud franchise that hadn't been to the playoffs in eight seasons and turned them into a contender overnight. The development of Alex Smith and then Colin Kaepernick has been most impressive, as Smith was certainly considered a bust long before Harbaugh arrived.
7. Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints. Resume: 62–34 record, 5–3 playoff record, 4 playoff appearances, 1 conference championship, 1 Super Bowl win.
Now that Payton has been reinstated by the league, he instantly jumps into the top ten. If there was any doubt about how much he meant to the team, with record-breaking quarterback Drew Brees getting his due credit, it was confirmed by this past seasons' 7–9 mark without him. Payton gambled on Brees in free agency and the duo has led the Saints to the franchise's only Super Bowl win.
8. Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons. Resume: 56–24 record, 1–4 playoff record.
Smith certainly doesn't have a glowing playoff mark, but getting there four times in five years, including having homefield advantage two times in there, is still impressive. Still, a conference championship would be needed for him to move any higher on the list of best coaches.
9. Mike Shanahan, Washington Redskins. Resume: 167–125 record, 8–6 playoff record, 8 playoff appearances, 2 conference championships, 2 Super Bowl wins.
Once upon a time, Shanahan looked like a total genius in Denver. The Broncos won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1997-98 but with the retirement of John Elway and the injuries to Terrell Davis, suddenly Shanahan and Denver came back to the pack until parting ways after the 2008 season. But Shanahan is back with a star quarterback in D.C., and with a strong running game always part of his repertoire, the future looks good for him.
10. John Fox, Denver Broncos. Resume: 94–82 record, 6–5 playoff record, 5 playoff appearances, 1 conference championship.
Fox may have made a bit of a blunder in decision-making at the end of the Denver/Baltimore game, but is still one of the better coaches in the league. Fox never had a Peyton Manning with Carolina yet led the Panthers to the Super Bowl in 2003 with little-known Jake Delhomme as his signal-caller.
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Quantum computers promise to revolutionise the digital world, but how do you tell if a computer really is harnessing the power quantum mechanics? It's a question that has plagued the only computer manufacturer claiming to produce quantum-powered machines – D-Wave Systems of Burnaby in British Columbia, Canada – since they went on sale.
Today, the publication of further inconclusive tests of the machines is a reminder of just how difficult it is to get an answer. We explain why it's so hard to test a quantum computer – and whether we'll ever get an answer to the D-Wave conundrum.
What is quantum computing and why should I care?
Quantum objects can be in multiple states at once, a property known as superposition. This means a quantum bit (qubit), the basic unit of information in computing, can be both a 0 and a 1 at the same time. Theoretically a computer with a large number of these qubits should be able to complete certain tasks, such as factoring numbers or searching large databases, much faster than their ordinary equivalent.
Has anyone built a quantum computer?
Labs around the world have built devices with a handful of working qubits, but they wouldn't even put a pocket calculator out of business: one of the most impressive results to date is factoring 21 into 3 and 7. Meanwhile, several years ago, D-Wave burst on to the scene, offering up its machines for sale. But despite high-profile customers – including US defence firm Lockheed Martin and Google, which operates its D-Wave machine in partnership with NASA – there are still questions about whether the machines really count as quantum computers. They rely on an alternative theory called adiabatic quantum computing and no one knows whether the theoretical quantum speed-up this provides can be translated to real-world machines.
So is it quantum or not?
D-Wave has demonstrated that its machine behaves in a quantum way and that it can compute things, but the jury is still out on whether it is actually using quantum mechanics to hasten its calculations. "Nobody knows whether it works. It is a totally high-risk, speculative project," says Matthias Troyer of ETH Zurich in Switzerland. "If it pays off, it is a huge breakthrough." Earlier this year, Troyer's team released results from tests of a D-Wave Two machine that suggested there was no quantum speed-up. Today, these results are published in Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.1252319).
Wait, why would anyone buy a computer if they don't know that it works as claimed?
D-Wave does not publically list the cost of its computers, but they are thought to be $10 to $15 million – a drop in the bucket for a multibillion dollar company like Google. Essentially D-Wave's customers and investors are hoping to get in on the ground floor of a computing revolution.
Can't you just test whether it runs faster than a regular computer?
Ye-es, but first you have to figure out what kind of test to run. It has to be a fair fight – one D-Wave-sponsored test that showed apparent gains was later criticised for pitting a specialised quantum algorithm against unoptimised software on an ordinary PC.
What other aspects are necessary for a useful comparison?
The test also has to involve a problem where being quantum actually gives you an advantage. D-Wave computers solve problems in a process similar to exploring a hilly landscape where the lowest points corresponds to the best solution. While an ordinary computer is forced to climb up and over the hills to find the low points, a quantum machine can simply tunnel its way through.
The trouble is that many test problems aren't challenging enough, leading some to suggest that the reason D-Wave didn't show a quantum speed-up in some tests – such as Troyer's – isn't because it is not able to deliver a better performance, but rather because the test didn't force it too. "The D-Wave machine would rather use classical resources instead of quantum," suggests Vadim Smelyanskiy of NASA's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in Mountain View, California, which hosts the Google-purchased computer. D-Wave claims that is the case with Troyer's test. "Those problems are simply too easy," says Colin Williams of D-Wave.
Will this one ever be resolved?
Smelyanskiy is currently working with others at NASA and Google to develop tests he hopes will put the machine through its paces, which he presented at the Adiabatic Quantum Computing conference in Los Angeles last week. "You want to construct those tall mountains and absolutely be sure that there is no way around," he says. "For those problems, we will be able to see if the machine really is forced to do something quantum."
What happens if the D-Wave machines do strut their quantum stuff?
Even if they do eventually demonstrate a quantum speed-up, they won't be as good as fully quantum computers, which are still at least 15 to 25 years away, says Smelyanskiy. He says the comparison is similar to the way Charles Babbage's 19th century analogue difference engine, the precursor to today's computers, measures up with your current PC. At the moment, D-Wave's machine is more like a rusty difference engine that doesn't seem to work properly, but if D-Wave can clean it up, the results could be impressive. "It will probably have the same impact on mankind as the real difference engine had," he says.
When can I have my own personal quantum computer?
Whatever the future of quantum computers, don't expect to own one yourself. "This will be a special-purpose device that can solve a limited set of problems much better than a classical one, but it will never be a general purposes machine like your laptop or your iPhone," says Troyer. "It's not what we'll have at home in the future."
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Howard Krugman says...
Is Tim Tebow just too wholesome a man for the NFL? I'm not saying there aren't other wholesome players, but Tim is a standout. He is an example to all Americans, especially youth. Did everyone forget his standout performance with Denver at the end of the season including a playoff win? The Jets should never have taken him. The Jets ruined his career by not letting him play. I'm sorry, but to all those Tebow doubters, but you just do not win a Hysman trophy and be nominated again for nothing. Not to mention leading his team to a national championship and other winning seasons. Has he really ever been given a fair chance? There are several mediocre quarterback in the NFL that I believe he is better than. What is wrong with expressing a strong belief in God? You see other players crossing themselves before and after a play all the time. Tim Tebow is a proven leader and qualified to play in the NFL
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Jojo Jones says...
Amen Brother! I think tebow might be good enough to be a backup, but who wants to take on that circus for a shoddy backup? He was the only backup QB in the NFL to get his own post game press conference for god's sake! I mean, he really has himself to blame here. He wanted attention and now he is paying the price for his media whoring ways. I imagine we will all be seeing him "te-bow" in the near future at the end of his dancing with the stars routine or some such nonsense.
Posted 19:25 31st May 2013
Christian Rhys says...
Your argument for Harvin and the other NFL talents who played with Tebow is somewhat one sided. I'll quote a line from the Bible Tebow used to address his Broncos team, "Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." During the 4 yr period that overlapped Tebow's tenure at Nease High School, 32 players signed to play Division I football - the first 20 yrs of the school's existence, only a handful. Tebow was regarded by the coach as the catalyst for the talent boom. Now you have to ask yourself, how much influence did Tebow have on his Gator teammates.
Posted 18:54 31st May 2013
Greg Conlentz says...
No quarterback in NFL history has been a super star on his First year, not even Payton Manning! Tim Tebow doesn't fit the NFL mold. You've got to beat your girlfriend, be a drunkard, have tattoo's all over your face, be a trash mouth, and the list goes on to be praised by the NFL and many others. The truth is that Tim Tebow is too good for the NFL. As a beginning quarterback for Denver he did great by most standards but that's where it ends. As far as I'm concerned Tim Tebow is a great NFL quarterback even though he was unceasingly ridiculed, mocked, made fun of, by the NFL and press, he still managed to take Denver to the playoff's. How many rookey quarterbacks have done that?
Posted 01:48 31st May 2013
James Langenmayr says...
Really? All you hear is silence? How about this: How many players do you know that have broken as many records as Tebow did in college? School, conference, and NCAA? Total touchdowns in a season? Passing percentage? Offensive player of the year how many times? Walker award, Manning award, the list goes on and on and on. Obviously you need to do some more research. Sure, he was surrounded by talent, but so is A.J. McCarron. McCarron's stats - they don't come close. Try telling anyone Bama doesn't have just as much talent as Florida did during Tebow's years. Tebow is playing against many of the same guys as he did in college, as you pointed out in your article. Why can he not get the same results? Answer- he can in the right offense if he's given half a chance. And just in case you didn't understand any of this, TIM TEBOW WINS FOOTBALL GAMES!!! Isn't that the point of playing in the NFL? So, before you bash a player for not having the talent to play in the NFL, give an honest effort, and do some background, or find a real job!
Posted 00:32 31st May 2013
Andy Kimball says...
As much as Jerry Jones loves the spotlight and given Tony Romo's history I am surprised that he has not already signed with The Cowboys, I think that Tim would be a nice addition to Dallas,
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A few weeks ago I went to see Gareth Evans' The Raid which was, potentially, one of the most violent couple of hours I have ever experienced –my ears rang with gunshot until the next day, and I couldn't get a certain image of an exploding fridge out of my head. Nevertheless, Gareth's film is a gorey masterpiece, thus making it prime re-make material for a certain Lee Hardcastle, the man who, earlier this year, turned Pingu into something not unlike the first battle scene in Saving Private Ryan.
The concept for The Raid is simple, a team of SWAT police must get to the top of a 30 storey building to defeat a drug lord, making their way past furious protection on every floor. Lee Hardcastle, inspired by the sheer brutality and simplicity of the film, swaps the bloodthirsty Vietnamese soldiers with cats, and exchanges all the weed with catnip making one of the best claymation pastiches I've seen in a long time.


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Can I configure an NAS to attach via ethernet to Time Capsule. Which suggested NAS if true. (I need lots of space for 'Camera Raw' photos)
Currently have a 1/2 TB Time Capsule on the local network. Rather than attach yet another USB storage device to this iMac, I'd like to attach a 2TB NAS (Network Access Storage) device via ethernet cable to the Time Capsule and have use the NAS to off-load photos from all the computers on our local network. This iMac is connected via ethernet to the Time Capsule. Any suggestions on how to make this happen including suggested NAS would be much appreciated.
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Well, drives connected to the USB port on the TC are "automagically" networked. So you might save a few bucks by buying a RAID array without NAS functionality and hooking it to the TC's USB port. You not only save the money of the NAS functionality, you also avoid the NAS configuration and management hassles. Plus, there are not that many NAS devices that support AFP over the network and the Mac "likes" AFP better than windows-centric SMB filing protocol. So your NAS choices are limited. By hooking the disk array to the TC, you leverage the TC's configuration and AFP support.
As for what to hook up to the TC's USB port, the Drobo and DroboPro come to mind (I think that they support hookup via USB).
If you are settled upon a NAS device, though, then hooking it to one of the three network ports should work just fine. Those ports essentially act as a three-port Gigabit Ethernet LAN switch (plus the WAN port)
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This past Monday I was honored by this community and the Chamber of Commerce with the "Citizen of the Year" award. What a total surprise to me! And what a humbling experience to be among the long list of honorees from the past. What a particular privilege it was to have this award presented to me by last year's recipient, Dr. Bev Tucker, a man of strength in difficult times and one of hope, encouragement and grace under pressure.
After receiving the award, I spoke a few words extemporaneously. I wish I had remembered to say the following I heard on a public radio program: "Don't wait to do something good while hoping to do something great." Such I believe is the basis of volunteerism and the philosophy of all the recipients of the honor given by the chamber.
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LEADERS must be morally upright and truthful, and must not impose candidates during elections, the President has said. Giving a public lecture at Africa University in Mutare yesterday, President Mugabe said people should be allowed to freely choose their leaders. Zimbabwe is expected to hold harmonised elections in March next year and all major political parties are still to choose their parliamentary candidates, amid reports that members are jostling for the right to represent their parties in various constituencies across the country.
The President said some leaders were abusing his name at the expense of the people.
"We do not have to impose candidates on the people," said President Mugabe, who is also the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces.
"We should let the people decide who they want to be their leaders. The whole issue is about principles, principles, principles. Morality, morality, morality. Let's be truthful to our people. We do not usually succeed and we let the people down. A lot of (bad) things have been done in my name. Zvimwe zvacho zvitadzo, kana Mwari havambondiregerera."
President Mugabe said some of the activities had discouraged investors from coming to Zimbabwe.
"We do not want to discourage investors from coming to Zimbabwe. You are discouraging investors because of some of your activities."
The President said the land reform programme was irreversible.
"We will not go back on the land issue. That will not happen," he said.
"The resource is ours. What worries us is that our people have whites who have come back to Zimbabwe and are using them.
"We do not have the capital and the whites have taken advantage of that situation. They should take care because they would not be allowed to reverse the gains of our independence."
President Mugabe said the land reform was a fundamental issue dating back from the days of the liberation struggle. He said it was the land issue that almost broke talks at Lancaster House until Americans, then led by Jimmy Carter, promised to fund land reforms in Zimbabwe.
President Mugabe hailed the United Methodist Church, which runs Africa University, for assisting the Government in promoting education.
"We have done our part, but the church has done more," he said.
"We have our own universities, but the church has gone beyond to include education for the whole of Africa."
President Mugabe paid tribute to churches for inspiring Africans to fight for their freedom. He said the church continued to produce leaders across Africa.
"These are the leaders who will not be guided by their own selfish needs, but know the tenets derived from the Bible," said President Mugabe.
He hailed mission schools that gave black people an opportunity to education.
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Ben McMillan was born July 27, 1981 in Valley City to mother Dale Bryner and father James McMillan. Bryner was a ceramics instructor at VCSU from 1981 to 1982, McMillan said during a phone interview Tuesday.
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Fargo Air National Guard 119th Wing officials dismayed at the loss of the C-27J transport program received good news on Friday with the announcement of a new mission. Along with Friday's announcement for the Fargo base, the Department of Defense announced Grand Forks Air Force Base may be considered as a home for the KC-46 refueling tankers. Continue Reading


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Erik Wikstrom '01 receives award for doctoral dissertation
Erik Wikstrom's education and career path led him to discover something new every step of the way. In high school, he developed an interest in athletic training and sports medicine while playing sports and taking a course on the subjects. When it was time to choose a college, Wikstrom didn't know if he had the skills to excel in playing a sport at the collegiate level but he knew he wanted to pursue his interests, so he chose to attend Roanoke College and received a B.S. degree in athletic training. His education furthered, and as he received his master's and Ph.D. at the University of Florida, he made another discovery: he had a zeal for research.
That passion has paid off. He recently was awarded the National Athletic Trainers' Association Research & Education Foundation's Doctoral Dissertation Award. For his dissertation, Wikstrom sought to identify differences between those who have ankle instability and those who have sprained their ankles but have not developed ankle instability. He believes these projects are the first step in the development of a classification scheme that could identify individuals more likely to develop ankle instability.
Nominated for the award by his dissertation advisor, Dr. Paul Borsa, Wikstrom says it was a great compliment to be selected. "It validated the work it took to finish my dissertation," Wikstrom says. "Winning the award meant that my professional colleagues felt that my work had an impact in the field of sports medicine."
Currently an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching in the department of kinesiology, this Maroon feels that he has come full circle in his experiences. Wikstrom says he was inspired to go to graduate school and become a teacher because of his own mentors at Roanoke. "My hope is that I can have the same positive influence on my students that they had on me," Wikstrom says.
His appointment at UNC Charlotte is 50 percent research and 50 percent teaching. He teaches two courses a semester, and the rest of his time is spent conducting research. Wikstrom says he ties his own research as well as the research of others into teaching his students. "I am a very big supporter of evidenced-based medicine and critical thinking, so I incorporate a lot of research dealing with the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on the treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal injuries," Wikstrom says. "I absolutely feel that introducing research into the classroom is beneficial to the students."
Wikstrom feels that his Roanoke experiences continue to influence him in many ways, as the College is where Wikstrom was first introduced to evidenced-based medicine. "These faculty really stressed the importance of approaching problems from multiple vantage points and applying the theories taught in the classroom to practical situations," Wikstrom says. "Roanoke also continued to encourage and reward the work ethic that my parents had instilled in me. These experiences gave me the drive and confidence to go on and complete my graduate studies."
Wikstrom learned a lot while at the College, but what has made a lasting impression is who taught him what he learned. He says that the most important professional mentors he has are both from Roanoke College. "Mr. James Buriak and Ms. Cheryl Staver were my teachers, advisors, friends and parents away from home," Wikstrom says. "They helped me become a skilled athletic trainer, introduced me to evidence based medicine and emphasized critical thinking. I will be forever indebted to them for everything that they have and continue to do for me."
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Tthe United States and Tutor Perini Corporation Settle Civil Fraud Claims for $9.75 Million
Settlement Resolves Claims That Tutor Perini Fraudulently Reported Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Were Performing Subcontracted Work on Federally Funded Public Works Contracts with New York City and the State of New York
Benton J. Campbell, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced the settlement of claims that Tutor Perini Corporation, formerly Perini Corporation ("Perini"), a publicly-traded construction services corporation, falsely and fraudulently reported that certain minority and disadvantaged business enterprises ("DBEs") were performing subcontracted work on federally funded public works contracts with the City and State of New York, when in fact non-DBE subcontractors were performing the work. Pursuant to the settlement, Perini has paid the United States $9,750,000. The settlement does not constitute an admission of liability by Perini.
In approximately 1980, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued regulations in connection with a program to increase the participation of DBEs in federally-funded public construction contracts relating to transportation. Pursuant to those regulations, recipients of USDOT construction grants, specifically, state and local governments, are required to establish DBE programs that set specific goals for the percentage of work to be awarded to DBEs, and ensure that good-faith efforts are made by general contractors to engage qualified DBEs as subcontractors. Under the applicable regulations, not less than 10 percent of the authorized funds are to be expended with DBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the City of New York, acting through the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), have established DBE programs and are recipients of USDOT construction grants.
The settlement announced today is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Federal Construction Fraud Task Force, which was organized by the United States Attorney's
Office in June 1999 to investigate fraud and corruption in the construction industry. In addition to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the members of the Task Force include the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division; the USDOT Office of the Inspector General; the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Inspector General; the New York City Department of Investigation; the Inspector General for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; and the Inspector General for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
"The DBE programs were established to increase the participation of minority and disadvantaged businesses in the federal, state, and local contracting process," stated United States Attorney Campbell. "This office will move vigorously against companies that seek to subvert this important and laudable goal."
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Presque Isle is a sandy peninsula that curves away from Pennsylvania's Lake Erie coast and is continually pushed eastward by wave and wind action. The peninsula was created by a moraine (a collection of gravel, sand, and clay) left behind by the last continental glaciation.
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Presque Isle is an important resting spot for migratory birds traveling along the Atlantic Flyway , including 45 species of special concern. Its variety of habitats, swimming beaches, hiking trails, and birdwatching opportunities make Presque Isle State Park the most heavily visited state park in Pennsylvania.
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Google has offered a total of $1 million for hackers in the Pwn2Own hacker contest if they find security exploits in their Chrome browser, the company's security team announced. In its sixth year of running, the Pwn2Own contest has seen vulnerabilities being exposed for fully patched and functional browsers such as Internet Explorer and Safari. However, no hacker group has tried aiming at Chrome, especially since it is well protected behind a sandbox.Read More
Firefox has been the browser of choice for a majority of people. When Google Chrome started out, Firefox had a decisive user share. However, now, that Google Chrome is rising and competing with Firefox head on, Firefox is no more than a threat to Google Chrome.Read More
With this year, Google Chrome will probably record a third year of being uncrackable. Its sandbox has been appreciated by many experts.Read More
Mozilla has released a quick update to its flagship Firefox Browser. This release 3.6.3 fixes the security flaws exploited by Nils at the Pwn2Own contest.Read More
The day one of Pwn2Own just got over and the results gave me a Déjà vu. Browsers started falling starting with Safari on Snow Leopard followed by Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3. The Safari hack was once again claimed by Charlie Miller, this time third year in a row.Read More


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TALIHINA — The Talihina Golden Tigers would appear to be hitting their stride as the 82nd LeFlore County Tournament begins Monday.
The Golden Tigers won their fourth straight game as they posted a 56-41 victory over the Heavener Wolves on Thursday night on Chris Gillespie Court at Ray Henson Gymnasium.
Talihina jumped out to a 17-11 lead after a period and slowly increased their advantage throughout the game.
Panama 54, Bokoshe 50: Thursday in Panama, the Razorbacks led virtually throughout, but never by more than 10 points, which was at 30-20 at halftime.
The Tigers, who were trying to get their first win of the season for new coach Jeff Williamson, cut the deficit to 38-35 after three periods, but got no closer.
Leflore 71, Panola 33: Thursday in Leflore, the Savages jumped out to a 19-0 lead after a period and rolled on to the big home win.
Whitesboro 60, Buffalo Valley 36: Thursday in Buffalo Valley, the Bulldogs had a 12-7 lead after a period, a 31-18 halftime advantage and a 48-26 lead going into the final period.
Whitesboro 75, Kinta 30: Tuesday in Kinta, the Bulldogs clawed their way to a 23-4 lead after a period and never looked back.


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Today at 4PM PST (7PM EST), Double Fine's Tim Schafer will join us in the GameSpot office to answer your questions and talk about Broken Age!
Broken Age started out as Double Fine Adventure, one of Kickstarter's most successful campaigns last year. The game raised over $3 million, and the first act is available now to everyone who backed the game.
We'll be taking your questions for Tim live over on the GameSpot Twitch channel (or watch the stream live right here on GameSpot), but you can get your questions in early by commenting below or asking us on Twitter using the hashtag #GSBrokenAge.


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About usThe joint Russian-American venture FOREMAN PRODUCTS is a manufacturer that mainly aims to produce high strength and quality equipment and accessories for modern fitness clubs, as well as for the sport facilities of educational institutions, hotels and offices.
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The Starkville Main Street Association will host the second annual Downtown Block Party, the first event of its New South Weekends, tonight from 6-8 p.m. on Main Street in downtown.
There is no charge for admittance to the event and the public is encouraged to attend.
"We're looking forward to great attendance at the first event of the series," Jennifer Gregory, Greater Starkville Development Partnership vice president for tourism development and Starkville Main Street manager, said.
The block party features live music, a fashion show, multi-cultural food tastings provided by international student organizations and a kids village with inflatable jumpers. All activities are free.
Organizations offering food tastings include the Indian Student Association, the Sri Lankan Student Association, the Club de Hispanas de Starkville and the Starkville Multicultural Lions Club.
Regular main street restaurants such as Mugshots, Old Venice, Starkville Cafe and Segoi will have food available for purchase.
Live music entertainment acts include the Mississippi State University Black Voices and Jeff & Jeff featuring Bill Cooke. That stage will be set up facing east in front of the Oktibbeha County Courthouse.
Many of the Main Street stores are staying open late for after-hours shopping. Shops participating include Harmonie Boutique, The Sundial, Occasions, Oooh La La, Mary Virginia's, Polka Tots, Dandy Doodlez, Frock Fashions, R. Tabb & Co. and Book Mart & Cafe.
The Tailgating Wear Fashion Show takes place at 7 p.m. on an elevated runway in the middle of Main Street in front of the GSPD office. Members of the MSU Fashion Board will model in the show. Following the Tailgating Fashion Show will be multicultural fashion shows.
Multicultural dancing will take place on the Lafayette and Jackson street block and will include performances by the Iranian Student Association Dance Group, the Nach Dance Group, the Starlight Dancers, the Nepalese Student Association Dance Troupe and the Indian Student Association Dance Troupe.
For more information, contact Starkville Main Street at (662) 323-3322 or go to http://www.visit.starkville.org [3].
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The third out in the top of the third signaled it was time for Taylor Wasser to shine.
As the players left the field, she and two Team Fredbird buddies hurried onto the area between the right field and left field bleachers to shoot T-shirts from a slingshot.
They pointed and blew whistles, racing from one side to the other. They took aim at the section cheering louder. The trio had about five minutes of fun with the fans before moving on to their next activity on the breezy hot Sunday afternoon.
Stop for a photo? No problem.
Console a young fan who bumped his knee? Sure.
The 21-year-old Collinsville woman is one of 12 Team Fredbird girls who entertain fans during Cardinal baseball games.
"It's awesome," said Taylor, a 2011 graduate of Collinsville High school who is a senor at Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville, majoring in pre-med. "I love it. It's the best job I have had, funwise."
If you've gone to a game, you've probably seen the long-haired blonde in the bleachers or atop the dugout. She also helps with promotions, inflating hundreds of balloons, then distributing them to a section of fans for the dance cam, or putting on tropical gear for a vacation giveaway. Cardinal-related events away from the ballpark are also in the mix.
How did you get the job? "Honestly, I just applied. I saw the girls at Winter Warm-Up (a January fan event with proceeds going to charity). They talked about having room on the team. I decided to apply. I looked it up online and sent stuff, a picture and resume."
What did they want to know? "If we had a history of cheerleading, dance or anything. I had a little bit of experience, not a ton. I did a lot of stuff with my sorority, promotional stuff. I was a cheerleader for two years, but it was back when I was 13 or 14.
"When I came in for an interview, there were more questions about personality than work history and all that." event? propmotins,
Did you have to be a certain age? "They want you to be 21 to apply, but we have a couple younger. When you work golf tournaments, you can do bottle services when you are 21 or older. It's not set in stone. We have one that's 19 or 20. We have a couple who are 26. About that age, they usually leave for their career kind of job."
Did you have to practice with the slingshot? "They pretty much just threw us up there. The first time I hadn't even touched the slingshot. They throw you into the mix and you go with it."
Do fans approach you much? "It's hard to walk through the stands without people asking you for a T-shirt. Little kids and adults. They're used to us giving away free stuff."
Do you follow a schedule for each game? "It changes every game. We do two or three T-shirt shoots a game. All the promotional events --stuff up on the jumbotron -- have sponsors. Before the game, we have to roll T- shirts, blow up balloons, do the Big MacLand bags. We get here an hour and a half early to prepare all that stuff."
Were you a baseball fan before this? "Huge. That was my Christmas present every year. My parents would get me and my boyfriend a package of tickets. My dad is a sports fan for anything St. Louis. I grew up with that influence. I love the game. The Cardinals are always in the hunt for October. They're fun to watch. "
What's it like to be up on the dugout, encouraging the crowd? "It's an adrenaline rush every time you get up. It's fun to see the crowd pumped up. I used to sit in the stands and think about wanting to be part of it. It's awesome that it worked out."
What kind of reaction do you get when you tell people what you do? "People are always surprised. I tell them I work for the Cardinals. They say, 'What do you do?' I am the girl who stands on the dugout and shoots out T-shirts. I also have another job. I'm a bartender at Texas Roadhouse in Edwardsville."
Family: Parents Terry and Kimberly Wasser, and a brother, Drake
Favorite ballpark food: "I love the nachos with extra jalapenos. I probably eat them every time I work."
Favorite restaurant: "I like to try the little individually owned places downtown."
Car? A gray Mazda 3
Which do you prefer, TV, movies or books? "Probably movies. I love Netflix. I watch it all the time. It's usually my go-to. I just went and saw 'Transformers.' I like action and superhero movies.
What do you like to do for fun? "Go on date nights, go to dinner, the batting cages or see a movie."


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Notts County have sacked manager Craig Short after less than five months in charge of the League One club.
Last Updated: 24/10/10 2:34pm
Notts County have sacked manager Craig Short after less than five months in charge of the League One club.
Short was appointed by the Magpies in the summer after his predecessor Steve Cotterill had led the club to promotion from League Two.
However, Short has endured a mixed tenure at Meadow Lane after collecting 16 points from the club's opening 13 games.
Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Colchester United proved to be the final straw for the club's board, with the result leaving the Magpies in 16th position.
The Magpies did reach the third round of the Carling Cup before being knocked out by Wolves, while they lost to Sheffield Wednesday in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
A club statement read: "Following a board meeting convened this morning, the board decided to review the current status of the first team.
"Following this review, it was decided to make changes to the first-team management.
"Consequently, the first-team manager Craig Short and assistant manager Dave Kevan have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect.
"The board wishes to thank them both for all of their endeavours whilst at Notts County and wish them well for the future.
"There will be no further statement at this time."


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Arizona asks Supreme Court to allow execution
PHOENIX -- Arizona is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let the state execute a 70-year-old death-row inmate Wednesday for killing a Bisbee man more than three decades ago.
A request filed Sunday by the state attorney general's office asks the Supreme Court to lift a stay that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued Friday.
The 9th Circuit previously said a judge needs to consider whether Edward Schad was denied effective legal representation after his 1979 conviction.
The state's request says the 9th Circuit abused its discretion by granting the stay and acted illogically by ordering a judge to consider evidence that the judge previously considered.
Schad's lawyers tell the Supreme Court that the lower appeals court didn't abuse its discretion because a key court ruling over the issue of ineffective counsel was handed down while he was appealing the case. His lawyers say the Supreme Court has granted stays of execution in similar circumstances.
Schad was convicted of murdering 74-year-old Lorimer ``Leroy'' Grove of Bisbee in August 1978.


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text: No recent wiki edits to this page. Gameplay ChangesPhantasy Star Portable (PSP) features quite a few notable changes that makes it more than merely a port of Phantasy Star Universe (PSU): some of the changes makes PSP more like Phantasy Star Online (PSO).The changes are as follows:Item Synthesis RemovedThe item synthesis gameplay system has been completely removed. This means enemies no longer drop items used for item synthesis but drop weapons, armor and Photon Arts abilities much like Phantasy Star Online.Player Shops RemovedThe ability for players to open their shops has been removed. This was a feature from PSU that existed to stimulate and maintain an economy within its online world.Drop Rates and Charts AlteredDue to the nature of PSP being a portable game, items drop from enemies much more often than in PSU. Furthermore, the items enemies drop are determined by the party leader's Guardian Type (character class) as opposed using universal drop charts like in PSU. (This is similar to PSO's drop charts being different depending on the party leader's Section ID).My Room AlteredThe the player rooms are no longer spaces a player can move about in. It is now a menu where a player has various new and old options. Players can access their item storage provided by their Partner Machine character, a log of the story events, an encyclopedia featuring enemy information, player stats (including monsters slain, number of player deaths, etc.), and milestones the player has achieved and rewards given (example: beating chapter 2 of the story mode and receiving the TECHNIC Resta for that achievement).Full Game RebalancingThe entire game has been rebalanced for easier progression. Characters require less experience points to level up, monsters give less experience and drop a little less Meseta (the game's currency), Photon Arts level up much much quicker, NPC shops sell items for much cheaper prices. All designed to improve the gameplay experience and capture more casual players.


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Stonebriar Centre wants to shower it's shoppers with music for the holiday season.
Free Friday – What's Happening This Weekend
From cooking, to a Native American Powwow, to a craft sale there's a lot going on in North Texas this weekend and it's all for free!
Teens Crowd Frisco Mall For British Boy Band One Direction
Thousands of fans of the British boy band One Direction showed up at Stonebriar Centre Mall to buy the group's CD and receive a wrist band to meet them in person and get their autograph.


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We pursue wisdom. In collaboration with our College associates who are engaged in teaching, ministry, scholarship, administration, and support services, we challenge our students and alumni/ae to recognize and develop their God-given talents and to accept their responsibility to do justice as they live out their callings. We vigorously pursue truth and serve the Catholic Church and the wider world through research, publication, and the availability of our personal and corporate resources.
We promote faith. Ordained for ministry in the Catholic Church, we serve the College community in sacramental, pastoral, and prophetic ways. We nurture the search for faith among all members of the College community and engage in dialogue with our colleagues concerning issues of faith and justice.
We seek God in all things. Within the College, we are a praying community that embraces both Holy Cross and the wider world. We use the tools of critical reflection to examine our institutional integrity, which is most authentic when it is grounded in Gospel values and the norms of social justice. We challenge the College community to live out its commitment to authentic personal freedom and respect for human dignity.
We are enriched by the gifts and dedication of the members of this College community. Ever renewed by the vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola that is at the heart of the identity of the College of the Holy Cross as a Jesuit, liberal arts institution, we dedicate our lives to expressing that tradition "for the greater glory of God."
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The 26 members of the Jesuit Community at Holy Cross are mostly engaged in ministry at the College either as teachers, administrators, staff or in campus ministry. A few serve the internal needs of the Jesuit community. Others are engaged in ministering to the local community.
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Squeeze Fans Unite As Glenn Tilbrook Comes To The Jersey Shore
Squeeze' Glenn Tilbrook performs on Long Beach Island
Get Soulsational This Saturday In Bayville
Fighting Back Against Ticket Ripoffs [AUDIO]
Fun Weekend Coming Up At The Tuckerton Seaport
Road Trip Songs
As we get ready to provide the soundtrack for your weekend at the Jersey Shore, I'm wondering what kind of soundtrack you like when you head out of town? On a long road trip, for example, is there one song that you love to sing along to? Is there one that captures the spirit of adventure or relaxation or excitement of your journey? The bass line in "Runnin' Down A Dream" by Tom Petty makes that one of my favorites while driving
Toms River Band Releases First Single & Aims High [Video]
Devin Striker from Toms River (HS North) and Morgan Papa from Asbury Park sat in the Crystal Diner one night and did what a lot of young people do - dreamed of getting a band together and making it big. After recruiting two more friends, Dominick Desimone also from High School North and Chris Jackson from Lacey, they very well may be on their way.
This Amazing Teen Will Inspire You [Video]
Most of us can't even begin to imagine what it's like to be living with a terminal illness. Having witnessed the bravery that it takes and the value of keeping a smile on your face firsthand, I was incredibly touched by the story of Zach Sobiech.


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Let's see...Claude vs. Jay....Jay vs. Claude?
Jay mounts electric tilt adjusters upside down, so the water saturates them, and then charges his customers full-bore to fix his stupid(from an engineering point of view) mistake. Years later he changes...with no recall, explanation or satisfaction to the early customers suffering from his design flaw. Jay installs sidecar spindle shafts that (allegedly!) result in numerous catastophic failures, and then says he doesn't have the time or inclination to perform quality control(pre-installation) on parts he buys from vendors.
Get off your high horse, Jay! Claude decides he won't compete against Stroker, and sell wheels to compete with what Stroker is offering. Claude says purchase them from Stroker, and he'll mount it during his build. You get a wheel from Stroker, and find the easiest way to "allegedly!" copy it so a less-than-discriminating buyer can't tell it is inferior, and then offer it at a ridiculously high price!
You won't get Stroker to discuss it publicly, but I bet he is alternately seething and laughing at this drivel by Jay.
When I asked Jay to give me a fixed quote on a sidecar installation two years ago, incorporating the Ural tub I already owned, he glibly told me the cost of the project would include the $2,000 profit he would have made if he had provided one of his less-than-suitable fiberglass "copies".
I live 50 miles from Jay. I live 3,500 miles from Claude. I would pay the cost of travel, inconvenience and extra effort ten times over to have Claude build a hack for me before I would trust Jay to fix a flat.
I have met several customers of Jay's that have related stories of poor communication, broken welds, "drowned" actuators, sheered spindles, sloppy paint, long unexplained delays, and overall poor workmanship. Maybe Jay has a few satisfied customers out there (Clearwater...the world's "nicest" person?), but they are few and far between. Claude has legions of happy customers. Legions!
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