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The phrase âkill the billâ is not something one would associate with environmental advocacy. Yet today at a joint meeting between state and local lawmakers, Pinellas County Commission Chair Susan Latvala, a Republican, said she wants state lawmakers to do just that to proposed laws that would overturn the countyâs lawn fertilizer ban. The ban, which is not yet in full effect, applies to summertime use of fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorous.
Excessive use of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizers promotes algae growth in waterways when storm water carries it off lawns and into rivers, ponds, or the sea. Latvala said there are plenty of alternatives to those two fertilizer types.
Representative Peter Nehr, a Republican from St. Petersburg, said, on the other hand, the industry sees the ban as excessive government regulation.
Many of the banâs opponents favor more lax legislation that would apply statewide. Pinellas Watershed Manager Kelli Levy said Floridaâs environment is too diverse for a one-size-fits-all policy on fertilizer use.
Levy added that she hasnât heard much rumbling about the new restrictions from those who sell fertilizers.
Opponents of the ban have often cited a University of Florida study suggesting outlawing use of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizers would have unintended consequences. But Levy said that study was debunked after it was found to be industry-funded. She said numerous studies, including the Tampa Bay Estuary Programâs monitoring of the waters off Safety Harbor, unequivocally demonstrate the adverse effects of nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizers on nearby waterways.
State lawmakers will likely take up two bills proposing a mild one-size-fits-all ban in the upcoming legislative in the spring. Another major issue the consortium of state and local officials tackled in Clearwater was pill mills. Tim Burns, Director of Justice and Consumer Services, said seven people a day die in the state of Florida as a result of prescription pain pills.
Senator Mike Fasano, a Republican from New Port Richey said heâs disappointed that Governor Rick Scott did away with Floridaâs Office of Drug Control.
Fasano added heâs concerned some state legislators might try to overturn the Prescription Drug Monitoring Act as well.
County Commission Chair Susan Latvala said sheâd camp out at the state capitol to keep such a thing from happening. The Pinellas County delegation consists of 12 state senators and representatives who meet periodically to discuss proposed laws affecting parts of the county. Many of these will be taken up at the next legislative session, which begins March 8.comments powered by Disqus


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introduction to UTC's freshmen among the myriad of video tributes and stories.
Day 31 focuses on a one of the favorite moments in the
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Mindaugas Katelynas scored 17 points and grabbed nine boards in the
win. Steve Cherry added 10 points. The Vols were led by C.J. Watson with 19
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New Hampshire dropped two games this past week, including an America East bout to Boston University (79-62) on Saturday afternoon … In the game, Candace Williams (Norfolk, Mass.) led the team in scoring with a career-high 27 points … The forward, who shot 10 of 17 from the floor, tallied 17 points during the second half of action … Amy Simpson (Waterford, Conn.) posted 13 points for the Wildcats … Abigail LaRosa (Hampton, N.H.), in addition to her three assists and one block, earned a career-high four steals in the game … In their final non-conference game of the season, the Wildcats fell to Dartmouth, 62-49 … Simpson led all scorers with a total of 21 points, while also tallying three rebounds, two steals and two blocks ... The guard drained five 3-pointers for the third consecutive game, while Williams notched 16 points and four rebounds ... Williams, the squad's leading scorer (16.2 ppg) has tallied double figures in all 17 games for the Wildcats this season.
Stony Brook comes into Wednesday's game on a three-game losing streak as the team has dropped each of its first three America East games … Most recently, the Seawolves fell to Binghamton, 91-86, in what was the highest offense production this season for the Seawolves, who average 52.9 points per game ... Misha Horsey, the squad's leading scorer (10.6 ppg) led the team with 24 points, while Kristin Jeter and Jodie Plikus added 18 and 11 points, respectively ... The Seawolves also fell at Vermont this past week, 77-42 ... Jeter and Joia Daniels each had 11 points in the game while Sarah Kazadi, the team's leading rebounder (5.8 rpg), pulled down 13 boards ... In their America East home opener the Seawolves fell to Boston U. (Jan. 7), 72-59 ... Jeter led the squad with 20 points ... The team's lone home win came against Yale, 73-68, on Dec. 8 ... The Seawolves also defeated San Jose State, 56-38, as part of the 2008 Courtyard by Marriott LA Westside Classic at Loyola Marymount University.
Candace Williams (Norfolk, Mass.) has posted double-figures in all 17 games to start the season, including a career-high 27 point performance at Boston University on Jan. 17. The last Wildcat to start the season on such a double-digit streak was Maren Matthias, in which she marked 18 straight 10-plus point performances to open up the 2003-04 season. Williams tallied her season-high 21 points at UMBC on Jan. 10. The junior forward is tied for third in the America East in points per game (15.5 ppg) and is second in the conference in rebounding (8.3 rpg). In the game against the Terriers, Williams shot 10 of 17 from the floor, making her the second Wildcat to have 10 field goals in a game this season as Amy Simpson (Waterford, Conn.) went 10 of 21 at UMBC (Jan. 10). Prior to these performances, the last UNH player to have 10 field goals in a game was Ray Williams, who, on Dec. 11, 2005, went 10 of 13 for 20 points at Northeastern.
Junior guard Amy Simpson (Waterford, Conn.), who hit three trifectas against Boston University, earned a three-game stretch in which she tallied five 3-pointers. The guard hit 5 of 15 trifecta attempts and totaled 21 points in the game against Dartmouth (Jan. 13). She went 5-for-13 from beyond the arc in Wildcats' both of the first two America East games. The guard totaled 17 points against Maine (Jan. 6) and a had career-high 28 at UMBC (Jan. 10). Simpson, who leads the conference in 3-pointers made per game (4.3) during America East play, also is third the America East in scoring (19.3 ppg) during conference action.
Junior Candace Williams (Norfolk, Mass.) is the only player in the America East conference to rank in the top-three in both scoring and rebounding. She is tied for third in scoring, averaging 16.2 points per game and is second in the conference in rebounding (8.1 rpg). Williams is tied for first in scoring during America East action, averaging 22.0 points per game.
Juniors Amy Simpson (Waterford, Conn.) and Candace Williams (Norfolk, Mass.) combined for 49 of the Wildcats 85 points at UMBC (Jan. 10) with 28 and 21 points respectively. This marked the first duo of Wildcat players to hit 20+ points in the same game since Nov. 26, 2005 when Danielle Clark (22) and Ray Williams (20) did so versus Cornell.
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Junior forward Candace Williams (Norfolk, Mass.) earned her sixth double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds at UMBC (Jan. 10). Williams tallied four consecutive double-doubles from Dec. 14 to Dec. 30. She is the only player to achieve the feat in almost 30 years, as the last Wildcat player to do so was Karen Bolton, who notched five straight during the 1979-80 season. Williams also earned a double-double against Long Island (18p, 10r) on Nov. 28, 2008. The last Wildcat to earn at least six double-doubles in a single season was Maren Matthais, who earned nine during the 2003-04 season.


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If anybody's been wondering why I haven't been blogging for the past several weeks, I swear I have a good excuse. I've been busy. Really busy. And mostly I've been busy with boring work and life stuff. But there's been one item on my on-going to-do list that I'm pretty excited about. After several weeks of ironing out details, today I signed a contract with Cool Springs Press to write a book! Its working title is California Fruit and Vegetable Gardening and it will be released next February. The manuscript is due mid-July, which means ... well, it means I'm already behind schedule. But I'm not worried. I'm very excited about this opportunity and the geek in me that loves doing research is all a-twitter at the good times ahead.
I'll be posting updates to this Facebook page as the book comes together, so feel free to check in and follow along. Notes of encouragement, questions about gardening, or cruel taunts that I'll be spending most of my summer glued to my computer are all welcome and appreciated.
Let the writing/gardening fun begin!
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Chromosome: 9
GeneticSource: genomic
MapLocation: 9q33-q34.1
OtherAliases: RP11-228B15.2, CD105, END, FLJ41744, HHT1, ORW, ORW1
OtherDesignations: CD105 antigen
NomenclatureSymbol: ENG
NomenclatureName: endoglin
NomenclatureStatus: Official
TaxID: 9606
GeneWeight: 51965
Summary: This gene encodes a homodimeric transmembrane protein which is a major glycoprotein of the vascular endothelium. This protein is a component of the transforming growth factor beta receptor complex and it binds TGFB1 and TGFB3 with high affinity. Mutations in this gene cause hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, also known as Osler-Rendu-Weber syndrome 1, an autosomal dominant multisystemic vascular dysplasia. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
ChrSort: 09
ChrStart: 130577290
UniProtein db: ENG UniProt protein knowledge database
Ensembl db: ENG Ensembl genome database
Real-time quantitative PCR and RT-PCR primer sets for ENG
PATTYN, F., SPELEMAN, F., DE PAEPE A. & VANDESOMPELE, J. (2003). RTPrimerDB: the Real-Time PCR primer and probe database. Nucleic Acids Research, 31(1): 122-123.
Application: ENG Gene Expression Quantification/Detection SYBR Green I PCR
Forward primer: CAACATGCAGATCTGGACCAC
Reverse primer: CTTTAGTACCAGGGTCATGGC
Annealing temperature: 55
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Women have a knack of understanding the environment in a way they ensure they do not destroy nature. Most of the gardens seen outside homes and small farms are cultivated by the very women who are labeled the weaker sex.
In Iringa, there is a woman who goes by the name Bi Mng'ong'o, who lived her entire life taking care of people she loved.
She owned a piece of land where she cultivated a variety of crops including maize, onions, beans and potatoes. She practiced traditional farming and made a point to select her own seeds from the harvest.
She fed a household of over 20 people and gave out food to other family members living in other regions and still had food left over to sell at the market.
She told every girl who visited her, "A woman is born strong enough to handle anything in life, although we have powerful emotions and the power to persuade, these are not weaknesses, but rather strengths to help us do good to communities by bringing peace and harmony, making the world a much happier, healthier and better place to live in."
Bi Mng'ong'o drove her own tractor and the only time that she hired help was during the planting and harvest seasons. She made sure trees grew and the surrounding environment was kept as clean.
There are a lot of women who are passionate about preserving our mother earth in various ways, like Bi Mng'ong'o. Among them is Dr Vandana Shiva from Indi , who has dedicated her life to preserving the environment through agriculture. Shiva's record has been that of a commitment, productivity and an effective environmental activist.
I met Dr Shiva in Dar es Salaam recently, she was the key speaker at a workshop hosted by environmental activists. Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity (TABIO), who promote the benefits of family farming.
At the workshop Dr Shiva covered a number of topics and shared her views and experiences on issues like industrial farming, family farming, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), and how traditional farming practices could be of more help in protecting ecology and biodiversity.
Speaking to her at the conference Dr Vandana Shiva had the following to say about herself. Born November 5, 1952 in Dehradun, India, an ancient city nestled within the Himalayan Mountains to a forest conservationist father and farming mother, Dr Shiva quickly developed a deep respect for nature.
With a strong physics background and a love of nature, Dr Shiva began questioning how science and technology impacted the environment, and started doing inter-disciplinary research in science, technology, and environmental policy.
As an environmental activist she has coordinated, supported and learnt from grassroots networks a wide range of issues across India. She has proven to be an articulate spokesperson on people centered development.
As an academician she has produced a stream of books and articles, which form and address the development debate and steer action. She says all the hard work she has done is invisible in the science of industrial agriculture and economics.
Dr Shiva says women in agriculture become visible when projects and programmes are concerned about who is producing and the nutritional value of the food crop. She would like to see women take nutrition and health seriously by joining hands with small holder producers and farmers in solving the issues of food and agriculture.
"The main thing that made me go into agriculture was back in 1984, when India experienced two disasters, first the Bhopal gas tragedy, a gas leak where a pesticide plant leaked, killing 3,000 people immediately. About thirty thousand people since then have died and thousands are crippled while many are still being born crippled.
The second disaster was the violence in Punjab where peasants were killed," said Ms Shiva. "By the end of the year 1984, I said to myself, why is agriculture causing so many deaths, destruction and violence? I made up my mind to study the green revolution and learn what is was all about.
I decided to dedicate my life to a nonviolent farming; agriculture based on diversity. I was interested in farming based on human and women's rights. And that's what I have been doing for thirty years," she added. Dr Shiva said that she decided to study agriculture as a result of the tragedies India was facing at that time in history.
Adding that "I understand there is a need to increase agriculture products but this should be done without destroying the ecological system and at the same time consider the nutritional factors in the food product produced and not just the quantity of the production."
There is a need to focus on small scale farmers and harvest the knowledge they have, said Dr Shiva. "What is needed is proper management on farming and husbandry by creating diversity by helping small farmers increase their production and not by removing them from their lands to give way to industrialised farming."
Dr Shiva is trained as a physicist and did her PhD in "Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory" at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. She later shifted to inter-disciplinary research in science, technology and environmental policy, which she carried out at the Indian Institute of Science and the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, India.
Dr Shiva started a foundation which is an informal network of researchers, working in support of people's environmental struggles. The main objective is to articulate and justify people's knowledge. The foundation has done work in a number of areas, including agriculture and genetic resources biodiversity.
Asia Week has called her one of the five most powerful communicators of Asia. Among her many awards are the Order of the Golden Ark, Global 500 Award of the UN, Earth Day International Award, the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace and the Sydney Peace Prize 2010.
Dr Shiva has fought for changes in the practice and paradigms of agriculture and food. Intellectual property rights, biodiversity, biotechnology, bioethics, genetic engineering are among the fields where she has contributed intellectually and through activist campaigns.
She has assisted grassroots organisations of the Green Movement in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria with campaigns against genetic engineering.
In 1982, she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, which led to the creation of Navdanya (meaning nine seeds symbolising the protection of biological and cultural diversity) in 1991, a national movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources, especially indigenous seeds, the promotion of organic farming and fair trade.
Over the last two decades, The Foundation has worked with local communities and organisations serving both men and women farmers. Its efforts have resulted in conservation of more than 2000 rice varieties from all over the India and it has established 34 seed banks in 13 states across India.
More than 70,000 farmers are primary members of Navdanya. In 2004 Dr Shiva started Bija Vidyapeeth, an international college for sustainable living in Doon Valley, in collaboration with Schumacher College, UK. Dr Shiva has spent much of her life in the defense and celebration of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge.
She has worked to promote biodiversity in agriculture to increase productivity, nutrition, farmer's incomes and climate resilience. It is for this work she was recognised as an 'Environmental Hero' by Time magazine in 2002.


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MealsFebruary-March 2013
Gluten-Free Corn Chowder
This recipe can be made year round. If fresh corn is not available, use canned or frozen. A true comfort food, this soup is creamy and slightly crunchy at the same time. It takes you back to childhood lunch on a cold winter day.
2 cups diced carrots
2 cups diced onions
2 cups diced celery
1½ tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
¼ cup white rice flour
4-6 cups gluten-free vegetable broth
1 teaspoon thyme
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
6–8 cups corn kernels
2 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped (2 large sweet potatoes)
3 tablespoons honey
¾ cup sunflower seed butter or cashew butter
1. Sauté carrots, onions and celery in olive oil over a low heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Add garlic and cook another 5 minutes.
2. Stir in rice flour and slowly add broth.
3. Add thyme, bay leaves, salt, pepper, parsley and corn kernels. Add chopped sweet potatoes and honey. Bring soup to a boil and then turn heat down to a simmer.
4. Add sunflower seed butter and mix thoroughly. Let soup simmer covered for an additional 45 minutes.
5. Remove bay leaves. Puree soup for a few minutes with an immersion blender, leaving vegetables slightly chunky for texture. Adjust seasonings as needed. Serve hot.
Each serving contains 383 calories, 15g total fat, 2g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 0mg cholesterol, 283mg sodium (using low-sodium broth), 59g carbohydrate, 7g fiber, 10g protein.
Sue Spector and her husband, Bob, are proprietors of Nature's Grocer (naturesgrocervernon.com), a natural foods market, bakery and café located in Vernon, Connecticut.
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I can think of many words for that prospect, none of which include "cool".
how cool would it be to have MS branded phone with Windows phone *drool*
That's probably true.
i am sure it is all for the IPs through
Posted 08 June 2011 - 18:12
I can think of many words for that prospect, none of which include "cool".
That's probably true.
Personally, I think many companies are waiting for Nokia's stock to hit rock bottom, and then snap up its patents. The Microsoft-Nokia deal has certainly expedited that process though. I mean, who abandons an OS (Symbian) with a large chunk of the market, and another potential GNU/Linux hit (Meego) for an OS (WM7) with only 1% marketshare. The Nokia board is either insane or has the worst case of entryism (Elop) I've ever seen.
Posted 09 June 2011 - 03:14
MS is a software company, Samsung is a hardware company with tons of experiences and patents. How is that the MS deal would be better for all of us ? I would rather have Samsung buy Nokia...
I'd rather Microsoft buy Nokia, than Samsung. I've nothing against Samsung, but I think it would be a better match up IMO.


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To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK A. SATTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chili Center, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety- Lainps, of which the following is a specification.
The object of this invention is to provide an improved oil burning safety lamp.
A further object of my invention is to provide an oil tank in which the oil is securely inclosed and separated from the wick by which the oil is burned, the oil being fed fro-m said tank to the wick only at the rate at which it is burned.
Another object of my invention is the oil confined' so that if the lamp is upset it cannot flow out of the lamp or on tothe wick at any greater rate of speed than when the lamp is in upright position.
Another object of inyinvention is to interpose between the oil chamber and the wick on which the oil is' burned one or more feeding wicks by which the oil is fed to the wick on which it is burned.
Another object of my invention is to regulate the How of cil from the tank to these feeding wicks, which iow will be increased as the lamp is turned up and will be decreased the lamp is turned down.
These and other objects of my invention will be fully described in illustrated in the drawings in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical section through the lamp, on the line 1"-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 represents a horizontal section on the line 2 2X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the central cylindrical chamber of the lamp, showingthe wicks in a modified arrangement. Fig. t is a sectional view of the central cylindrical chamber ofthe lamp, showing a round wick interposed between the two feed wicks. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the device that regulates the feed of the oil to the feed wicks. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the device for raising the wick and for raising the valve through which the oil is fed.
In the accompanying drawings, like reference numerals indicate like parts.
the specification, and pointed out In the drawings 1 indicates the base of the to hold .devices or as part of the feed regulating system of the land 11. The opening 12 is opened `lamp having substantially the same shape as is found in tubular lanterns. This base is essentially a hollow shell. Tnclosed within this shell is an oil tank 2 into which the oil is fed through the filler 3, which filler is closed normally by the screw cap 4. Above and below the oil tank 2 are the air chambers 5 and 6, which chambers are connected the passages 7 and 8 that extend through the oil tank. These passages 7 and 8 are preferably tlat tubes having a rectangular cross section, as is illustrated in Fig. 2. Central of the oil tank 2 is the cylindrical tube 9 which connects the upper and lower air chambers 5 and 6. Extending in a complete loop up through the tubes 7 and 8 and down through the central opening 9 are the endless wicks 10 and 11, which wicks are stationary and are not intended to move, and are intended to be used as feeding feed regulating devices, or as lamp.
Through the cylindrical tube 9 near its base are made the openings 12 and 13, through which oil can escape from the oil tank 2 into the cylindrical tube 9, and as fast as it escapes through these openings 12 and 13 the oil is absorbed by the wicks 1g an closed by the collar 14 which encircles the cent-ral tube 9 and which is raised and lowered to open and close the opening 12 by a mechanism which I will now describe.
Mounted in the oil tank is the tube 15 which tube extends through the upper shell of the base of the lamp and through the top of the oil tank and ends near the bottom o-f the oil tank. This tube is open throughout its whole length except where it is closed by the packing material 16 and 17, wrapped around the stem 18 with which it moves. Through this packing material extends the stem 1S which at the top isprovided with a rack 19. On top of the lamp is placed the burner 20 equipped with the ratchet wheels 21 and 22, rigidly connected to the ratchet shaft 23. This ratchet shaft at its outer end has the knurled wheel 211 rigidly fastened thereto, by which the lamp may be turned up or down. Also fastened to this shaft is the meshes with the rack gear wheel 25 which 19, by which the stem 18 is raised or lowered with the wick. Thev over the tube 30.
Mounted in the burner 20 is the wick 34.- on which the oil burns in the burner 20. This wick 34 comes in contact with the wicks 10 and 11 near the top of the oil tank, as shown in Fig. 1. The feeding wicks are held in Contact with the burning wick by means of the cone 35 which is perforated at 36 and 37, through which perforat-ions the wicks 10 and 11 pass. By this cone the feeding wicks may be held in any position against the burning wick.
As shown in F ig. 2, the cone holds the wicks 10 and 11 close together so that the burning wick 34 lies between them and parallel thereto instead of perpendicular thcreto as shown in Fig. 3, and as shown in Fig. -1 the cone holds the wicks l0 and 11 against the round or tubular wick 38, by which the oil is burned in the burner.
It will thus be seen that none of the wicks of the lamp are immersed directly in t-he oil in the oil tank 2, but that oil is fed to the wicks only through openings the size of which may be varied according to thc size of the lamp and the rate at which it consumes oil. These openings and the regulation of the flow of oil through them are adapted to pass the oil on to the wicks only as fast as the burner consumes it, so that there is little or no free oil in the bottom of the lamp or in the space that directly communicates with the burner that can run out of the lamp or into the burner in case the lamp is upset.
I have shown and described endless stationary wicks, but it will be understood that any form of stationary wick that is held in place to absorb t-he oil as it is fed from the oil tank and feed it in turn to the moving wick, comes within the spirit and scope of my invention and is the full mechanical equivalent of the endless wicks described and claimed. The endless wick is made by putting an ordinary long single wick in place and sewing the abutting or overlapping' ends together.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and patentable is as follows:
1. In a safety lamp the combination of a base, an oil tank isolated therein, one or more adjustable openings from said oil tank, stationary wicks mounted in said base adjacent to said openings to absorb the oil that flows through said openings, a burner, a movable wick mounted in said burner making Contact with said stationary wick to absorb the oil therefrom.
2. In a safety lamp the combination of a base, of an oil tank mounted in said base, leaving an air space above and below said oil tank in said base, a plurality of openings through said oil tank connecting the air spaces at the bottom and the top of said base, endless stationary wicks extending around through said openings, a burner stem 18 at its bottom has the cross bar 26 and above this cross bar the stem is perforated or drilled with a hole 27. rl`he stem is preferably a round rod about three-siX l teenths of an inch in diameter, the hole 27 being preferably about an eighth of an inch in diameter. The stem 18 has a ring cut therein around the rod both above and below the hole 27 on which the packing material 16 and 17 is wound and by which it is held in place by the rod 18 with which rod it moves up and down in the tube 15. rl`he tube 15 is perforated at 28 and 29. From the perforation 29 leads a tube 30 which extends to the central cylindrical tube 9, to which it is connected so as to encircle the hole 13 so that no oil can pass through the hole 13 except such as passes through the tube 30. Then the stem 18 is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the oil can pass through the openings 28, 27 and 29 into the tube 30 and through the opening 13 into the tube 9 on to the wick 11. The oil cannot pass up through the tube 15 from the bottom for the packingmaterial 17 shuts olf the oil from passing inl that direction. Neither can the oil rise in the tube 15 through the opening 27 as the packing material 16 prevents it. The tubes 30 and 15 are connected together so as to completely surround the opening 29 in the tube 15. v
The stem 18 carries. a cross'bar lower end, on one end of which is carried the collar 14 which encircles the inner tube 9. This collar is cut away at 31 where'it passes This collar closes the opening 12 but does not close the opening 13, the feed of oil through which opening 13 is cont-rolled through the opening 27 and the stem 18.
`In the bottom of the oil tank 2 is a vent opening 32 having an inverted cone shape. On the out-turned end of the cross bar 26 is a cone shaped plug 33 adapted to work out of and into the vent opening 32 as the stem 18 is raised and lowered. When the stem 18 is raised the vent opening 32 is opened and air can bubble up into the oil tank through this opening as the oil flows out through the tube 30 and thro-ugh the opening 12. In this way the flow of oil from the oil tank on to the feed wicks 10 and 11 'is regulated.
If desired the opening 12 may be dispensed with or closed up, in which case the collar 14 may be omitted. In this case the oil will vbe fed solely through the tube 30 and the opening 13 in the manner above described. The air space 6 at the bottom of the tank will be filled with wool or cotton which will absorb any excess of oil that may escape into the air chamber, by which such oil will be fed to the wick 10, so that both wicks 10 and 11 will receive a supply of oil through the tube 30.
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leaving an air space above and below oil tank in said base, ings through said oil tank connecting the air spaces at the bottoni and the top of said base, endless stationary around through said openings, openings in said oil tank by which therein may be slowly fed wicks.
A. The combination in a safety lamp of a base, an oil tank mounted therein with an air space in said base above and below said tank, endless stationary wicks mounted in said base and tank.
5. Illie combination in base, an oil tank mounted therein with an air space in said base above and below said tank, endless stationary wicks mounted in said base and encircling portions of said oil tank, a burner mounted movable wick mounted in said burner and passing through but not into said oil tank.
6. rThe combination in a safety lamp of a an oil tank air space in said base above and below said tank, endless stationary wicks mounted in said base and encircling portions of said oil tank, a burner mounted on said base, a movable wick mounted in said burner and passing through but not into said oil tank, said movable wick'making contact with said stationary wicks and receiving an oil therefrom.
7. rhe combination in base, an oil tank mounted in said base with an air space in said base a vent opening from said air space into said oil tank, said base into said oil tank, to move in said tube and carrying a plug thereon with which to open and close said base,
Copies of base, an air space in said b a central opening communicating with the combination of a an oil tank mounted in said base, said a plurality of openwicks extending which the oil can the oil contained to said stationary encircling portions of said oil said oil tank, one or a safety lamp of a base, an oil tank mounted to move in from said oil tank, said wick, a regulate oil from said tank on on said base, a
mounted therein with an being fed by gravity cuinulation of an supplyy below said tank and a safety lamp of a therefrom, through this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, C.
through said base, a tube extending base into said oil tank, necting said first named tube with an opening into said central opening, openings in the bottom of said first named tube through named tube and into means for opening and closing said openings to regulate the flow of oil from the oil tank into said central opening.
9. The combination in a safety lamp of a base, an oil tank mounted therein, opening through said oil cating with an air space in said wick in the base,
excess of oil at said wick.
11. The combination in a safety lamp of a burner, a wick mounted to move therein, an oil tank closed against said movable wick, a stationary wick having a 8. The combination in a safety lamp of a an oil tank mounted in said base with ase below said oil tank, oil tank the air space in said down through said a second tube con flow into said second said central opening,
a central tank Vcommunisaid base below more stationary wicks mounted in said central opening, amovable wick making absorbing contact with said stationary wick or wicks.
l0. The combination in a safety lamp o f a mounted therein, a wick said base and excluded means to raise and lower r to govern the iowof to said wick, said wick raising means and said regulator being connected together to operate in unison, the oil from the tank above to thus avoiding an acportion thereof adapted to receive oil a valve controlled opening and feed it to said movable wick.
In testimony whereof in presence of two witnesses.
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$450/ha tax on deforestation could help curb forest loss in Bolivia, suggests new simulationmongabay.com
September 01, 2013
Levying a $450 per hectare tax on deforested lands could help curb forest clearing in Bolivia, suggests a new game-based simulation developed by researchers.
The game, dubbed SimPachamama, allows a user to simulate the impact of various policies on local welfare and forest cover near the agricultural frontier in Bolivia. A statement from the game's developers explains:
SimPachamama ('Mother Earth simulation' in local Aymara language) simulates the actions and behavior of villagers near the agricultural frontier in Bolivia. The player is the mayor of the village, whose aim is to implement policies to improve the welfare of the locals and minimize adverse impacts on their forests...
The open-source game aims to help communities make informed decisions about their forest resources and stimulate debate on the kind of developments they want in order to generate jobs, health and education.
This simulation takes place over a period of 20 years during which the player can experiment with different policies and observe the consequences of his/her decisions.
"Bolivia's agricultural sector is very profitable because land is 10 times cheaper here than in neighboring countries and the fuel is heavily subsidized. US$450 per hectare would not significantly affect the earnings of the companies involved, but would make a big difference in terms of deforestation and welfare," said Dr. Lykke Andersen of the Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), which together with researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Conservation International Bolivia, the University of Sussex, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), developed the tool.
Br> "In addition, SimPachamama illustrates very clearly the potential benefits, both for the environment and for human wellbeing, that could accrue from a system of international payments through the Joint Mechanism for Mitigation and Adaptation of Bolivia, the Bolivian alternative to UN REDD+," Andersen continued. "Together, the domestic deforestation tax and the international payments could both slow deforestation and generate one billion dollars every two years, money which could be spent on conservation payments, creation of green jobs, health, education and other anti-poverty programs."
The tool comes at an critical time for the country's forests. Over the past decade Bolivia has lost more forest than any Amazon country outside of Brazil. Between 2004 and 2012, some 939,000 hectares (2.3 million acres) of Amazon forest in Bolivia were cleared, according to data from Terra-i and InfoAmazonia. But deforestation has slowed significantly since peaking in 2010.
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McDaniel: Supports gay marriage, will defend ban
Posted: May 3, 2014 at 10:47 a.m.
Updated: May 3, 2014 at 11:24 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Saturday that he supports allowing same-sex couples to wed, but will continue defending his state's 2004 ban on gay marriage in court.
McDaniel, a Democrat serving his final year as the state's top attorney, became the first statewide official in Arkansas to back same-sex marriage.
"I want to tell you I do support marriage equality and I do believe Arkansans should have the right to be equal in the eyes of the law," McDaniel said, speaking at the Associated Press Managing Editors convention.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, but that ban and others nationwide are facing legal challenges.
Seventeen states allow gay marriage, and federal judges have struck down bans in Michigan, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia. An Arkansas judge is expected to rule by Friday in a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' ban.
"I'm going to zealously defend our constitution, but at the same time I think it's important to let people [know] where I stand on the matter," McDaniel said after his speech.
McDaniel had voiced support for civil unions when he ran for attorney general in 2006, but said then he believed marriage was between a man and a woman. McDaniel ran briefly for governor but dropped out early last year.
McDaniel said he was not calling on any other statewide officials or candidates to support gay marriage, and said he would not campaign for ending the ban while serving as attorney general.
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On February 1, 2009, SGI-Canada Sud-Ouest Chapter organized a poetry, music and painting event during their monthly world peace prayer meeting at the SGI-Canada Montreal Culture Center. Following the sutra recitation and prayers for peace, two members shared how their daily practice of Nichiren Buddhism had positively impacted their lives. ... read more
Sustainable Development | Feb 1 2009
"Seeds of Change" Shown in Delhi, India
The SGI's "Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential" exhibition was held from January 30 to February 1, 2009, at the ASN Senior Secondary School in East Delhi, India. As well as displaying the exhibition's Hindi and English versions, the school opened its auditorium for back-to-back screenings ... read more
Buddhism | Feb 1 2009
SGI-Sweden Members Meet in Stockholm
On February 1, 2009, SGI-Sweden members from throughout Stockholm gathered at the SGI-Sweden Culture Center. Participants resolved to further develop friendship and trust in society, in the build-up to SGI-Sweden Day (June 3), which marks the 20th anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to the country in ... read more
Education | Jan 31 2009
Peace Workshops Held at Schools in Delhi, India
In 2008, Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai (BSG) Education Division launched a "Peace In Action" program in St. Columba's School in New Delhi, with an aim of sensitizing students to violence, including passive violence, and equipping them with skills to deal with the violence. Between August 2008 and January 2009, ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 26 2009
Soka Gakkai Publishes The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras
Soka Gakkai recently released The Lotus Sutra and Its Opening and Closing Sutras, commemorating January 26, 2009, the 34th anniversary of the founding of the SGI. The book offers an English translation of the Lotus Sutra and two short sutras, the Immeasurable Meanings Sutra and the Sutra on How ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 26 2009
SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2009 Peace Proposal Highlights Nuclear Disarmament, "Humanitarian Competition"
On January 26, 2009, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda issued his annual peace proposal entitled "Toward Humanitarian Competition: A New Current in History." Analyzing the global economic crisis, Mr. Ikeda questions humanity's abstract love of money, calling for a focus on the real needs of real people and stressing the need to ... read more
Press Releases | Jan 26 2009
Buddhist Leader's 2009 Peace Proposal Highlights Nuclear Disarmament, "Humanitarian Competition"
Tokyo, Japan: On January 26, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, today issued his annual peace proposal entitled "Toward Humanitarian Competition: A New Current in History." Analyzing the global economic crisis, Ikeda questions humanity's abstract love of money, calling for a focus on the real needs ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 25 2009
SGI-Dominican Republic Women Gather Throughout the Country
SGI-Dominican Republic women have been meeting at various locales around the country. On January 25, 2009, SGI-Dominican Republic Women's Leader Leiko Komatsu attended a meeting at the SGI culture center in Santo Domingo. One woman shared the sense of fulfillment she gained from practicing Nichiren Buddhism as well as the ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 25 2009
SGI-Spain Representatives Meet in Madrid
On January 25, 2009, some 700 SGI-Spain members gathered in Madrid, Spain. SGI President Daisaku Ikeda sent a congratulatory message, expressing his hope that the members would advance in unity, achieve personal triumphs and make concerted efforts to be good citizens, expanding their circle of friendships. In 1991, SGI-Spain was newly ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 24 2009
SGI-Portugal Officially Registered
SGI-Portugal was recently officially registered as a religious organization. Sueji Naohara was appointed SGI-Portugal's general director. When SGI President Daisaku Ikeda first visited Portugal in 1965, there were no members in the country. An SGI chapter was established in Portugal in January 1992. Since then, the Portuguese members have worked ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 24 2009
SGI-USA Celebrates Spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.; Relaunches Victory Over Violence Website
On January 15, SGI-USA youth in the Washington, D.C. area joined with other young people in an interfaith initiative to clean the Anacostia River shoreline. Following the activity, the youth met in groups to discuss environmental issues relating to their faith traditions. Participants reported they left more determined to ... read more


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Their action and sacrifice will always be remembered.
(Image: flickr user Hjelle)
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Happy Memorial Day, Wil.
Beautiful, Wil. I'm definitely a pacifist, but I do respect and am thankful for those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.
-Alicia (@AliciaWag)
They always say that a picture is worth a 1,000 words. This one is worth a 1,000 lives. Good post, Wil. Happy Memorial Day!
Yes, their actions will be I love the photograph it speaks to us all in their sacrifice.
Check it out
Thanks, Wil. This post means a lot to me.
Wil, thank you for this and for your support.
Thanks to Servicemen and women for our freedom, and for everything.
Amen. The fallen, the wounded, and their families are in my thoughts today.
Wil, Thanks for posting this and for remembering that today is about so much more than barbecue and beer. Everyone please remember to give a moment of silence at 3pm.
This says it better than anything I could say. This is the reason for Memorial Day, not sales, bbq, and swimming (All nice things but not what today was meant for). Thanks for this post.
Not only a thank you to those who paid the highest price, but a thank you to those wounded in service, whether in combat or not. These wounded vets and their families live with their scars the rest of their lives. Sometimes the hardest battle is fought after their time in service is done.
Okay, I'm sorry if I offend anyone with this comment but all of you who are moved enough by this photo to comment here really should also click through and post a comment for its photographer as well. As long as I'm on my soapbox, not only do I remember and thank all of those who have fought and died for this country but also thank the people who fought for this country and survived — they took on a lifetime of bad memories and if-onlys for us as well. Thanks for posting the link, Wil.
You said it so much better than I. Thank you.
Here here! Today is a day to celebrate all soldiers and Veterans. Thanks for not turning this into a political statement like so many other people do, because today is about reverence, both for those who lost their lives in a war and the ones who survived them and face personal demons every day of their lives. Eating hamburgers, hot dogs and getting shitfaced is not what Memorial Day is about. It's about the people who fought for this country, whether they had a choice in the matter or not. Thank you Wil. Just…thank you.
Happy Memorial Day, all.
A very good tribute. My dad served in the Air Force and a lot of my mom's cousins and uncles were in the service for various wars. I've never served, but have always had respect for those that did. Thanks for honoring them. Happy Memorial Day.
Speaking as an Army brat (my father fought in WWII through Vietnam), thank you, Wil, for honoring those who put their lives on the line for our country. Our military defends our freedom every single day, resulting in places such as your Web site which allows our collective voices to be heard. Right-on, right-on!
Through smoke and fire,
And shot and Shell,
And to the very walls of hell,
We shall stand and we shall stay,
Over the hills and far away.
(Over the hills and far away by Jon Tams)
The sacrifice of fallen soldiers is a reminder to us all of the price of freedom…and the cost of war…We should remember with honor those who have died in service to our country…We could never repay to them or to their families what they have given for us.
Nameless and unknown to us but not forgotten.
Nameless and know to thier comrades in arm's.
Named and known by the creator,who now reside with him in eternity blessed amoung men for such sacrifices in the cause of freedom!
I've been feeling very nostalgic and sentimental recently. A little under a year ago I came back from OIF 07-08, and I've felt massive guilt that I had such an easy time of it. As I've said to friends and family, the most difficult thing I had to deal with was boredom. I sat at a computer and tried not to fall asleep at the office.
The guilt comes and goes, but over the past four days I've really begun to realize how lucky I was and am. I was never in any danger, and I thought it was a hassle to have to carry my M16 on the rare occasions that I went off-post (never had to carry it on-post). I got to wear civilian clothes on-post, just 14 miles from the Iraq/Kuwait border. I worked, usually, less than 10 hours a day, and had at least one day a week off. The guilt comes from helping the soldiers coming in and out of Iraq, via Kuwait. They had friends die, were in mortal danger on a daily basis, and I complained when I had to pull a very rare 24 hour CQ duty. Even in my own unit there was a complete dichotomy. Some soldiers in my unit were like me, desk jockeys; others were in and out of Iraq with convoys and were in actual danger.
I'm unable talk about this without sounding like I don't know what I'm talking about. Because I do feel very conflicted about my deployment. However. I did join the National Guard without realizing that we could be deployed overseas. But I did join post 9-11, so I must have felt the need to do something for my country. I just didn't actually expect it to happen, really. (the deployment) And especially in a war that was all because the president wanted to finish what daddy started, plus his friends wanted the oil. WMD's my ass.
Ok, enough of that now, before I get myself all riled up.
Wil, thank you for reminding both myself and the rest of your readership what this day is about.
Hear hear!
My late father was a Vietnam veteran, and not a day goes by that I'm not amazed at what he and the soldiers he served with had to endure, overseas AND at home. It gives me personally a better appreciation as a civillian of just how hard it is for our soldiers overseas now, and I'm even more amazed at what they are able to deal with currently.
Happy Memorial Day, Wil.
Wil, as an Army wife I have to tell you that this pic was wonderful and states exactly what today is all about. Thank you.
In sacrifice all soldiers, sailors and airman of all nations are equal.
"Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines."
To all that have served…. Semper Fi.
This absolutely breaks my heart. My grandfather and my mothers boyfriend were both in the Army. I feel for every one who's loved one or friend is associated with anything that has to do with the Army, Air Force etc. THEY WILL LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER AND WE ARE FOREVER IN DEBT TO THEM.
Thanks, Wil. I'll be looking forward to the new book.
And DS Russell, nice! Not many people know there are multiple verses to that song.
Coming to this late:
Wil, THANK YOU.
I've felt massive guilt that I had such an easy time of it.
I know what you mean – I was a desk jockey during OIF 2, in Tikrit.
Eventually, it goes away. Eventually, you realize you did a job that someone at home didn't want to do … and, by being a member of an all volunteer force, we've kept them from having to reinstate the draft – forcing someone to do that desk jockey job.
I've been in 15 years now – when I joined up, we didn't think we'd have another war.
But we did. And Memorial Day used to be known as Decoration Day – a day to clean up and put flowers on the graves of those who died fighting for both sides in the Civil War.
It is not a day for the currently serving soldiers, it is not a day for those who already served and got out: we have Armed Forces Day and Veterans Day for those.
This day is for those who gave the last full measure of devotion.
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The smell of spring wafts in the wind.
Here are a few of the aromatic blossoms in our gardens.
Enjoy your day!
The smell of spring wafts in the wind.
Here are a few of the aromatic blossoms in our gardens.
Enjoy your day!
After all the much-needed rain, we have a sunny day! Brightly colored flowers are finally in bloom in our gardens.
Barely visible is a tiny spider hiding from my camera.
Enjoy your day!
Details matter. Nature's attention to the insect world never ceases to delight.
While chopping firewood, the strange-looking larvae start to drop from holes in the center of the hickory tree. The birds seem to relish in the special winter delicacy as if someone lifted the top off an aromatic pot of soup.
The hidden larva is from the Cerambycidae family. The Round Headed Borers larva is a new species for me to observe.
The orange spots add great color.
The various sizes do not matter to the birds. A tiny wren took flight and dropped the fatted larva food about five times before settling in to eat.
Enjoy your day!
It seems cocoons are in season.
I notice a bright green cocoon on the back of a dead plumeria leaf.
In October I took the only picture I have of a crab spider. I wish the details of the spider herself were more visible.
Enjoy your day!
Yesterday I tasted my very first Japanese persimmon.
This colorful fruit rules! I have never seen such large persimmons. You have to taste one of nature's best desserts.
The tree bows to the ripened persimmons.
The ants can have this persimmon for themselves.
Thanks to our vet for sharing his bounty of yummy fruit! Dr. John you rock!
Dr. John and his staff have a neat office pet that allows me a photo or two.
Lucky little lizard!
Enjoy your day!
Nature is all around us.
The morning rain waters our young poplar tree and the lady bug.
The white butterfly is beautiful.
Enjoy your day!
A friend gave me a bedraggled pom-pom cypress in January 2012. After pruning off the dead parts the tree looked sad.
I decided to experiment. I started chilling water in the fridge and adding ice cubes to the top of the soil. My thinking is the roots will stay cool and happy.
The growth is slow. I see light blue tips beginning to peep out from the tree.
I am icing the pom-pom cypress early in the morning and watering with ice-cold water in the evening. I am completely going on instinct with this tree. Wish the pom-pom luck!
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Did Karlos Dansby see this (home) coming?
"I'm coming back out and they're going to see how much I've advanced."
That's what Dansby said during a conference call with AZ reporters in the week leading up to the Cards game against the Dolphins last season. At the time, it was a game matching up Dansby's current team against his former team.
Effective Friday, the Cardinals are Dansby's current team -- again.
And again, he'll be counted on to be a playmaker at inside linebacker, especially in the absence of Daryl Washington. By the way, that begets another former/current scenario. This time, we're talking about the last two guys to wear #58 -- Dansby and D-Wash.
"He's a dynamic player, what more can I say about him?" Dansby said last September, before going on to do just that about Washington. "He's a young guy, very athletic, very fast. He reminds me of myself, man, making a lot of plays, he helps the defense get set."
In fact, whether it's Dansby replacing Washington at LB (each had 134 tackles last season) or Dansby replacing some of the leadership lost with the absence of Adrian Wilson and Paris Lenon, Karlos had another telling comment last fall about Washington that he hopes rings true about himself when he said: "�they did a great job of getting a guy to fill those voids."
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It's been quite a while since I've played a good hack'n'slash game. I missed out on Dante's Inferno and I'd never played the previous two God of War titles besides the latest demo, so I've really been out of practice and had no idea what to expect before I jumped into God of War 3. Thankfully the gory presentation and in-your-face action drew me in the moment the game started. The publisher was kind enough to provide me with a copy of the game to review for you, so of course I'd like to thank them for their generosity. Make sure to check out my other channel, ZeitgeistOther, for tons of HD game-play footage and follow me on Twitter to see what games I'm playing each day. Developed by Santa Monica Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PS3 for 60 bucks, here's God of War 3.
The game starts off right in the middle of some intense action with no back-story, so if you are like me, you need a little filler before we get started. Kratos, once a captain of the Spartan Army, is deceived by Ares, the God of War, to kill his own family. Out of revenge, he kills Areas and takes his place as the new God of War. Having terrible dreams from his past, Kratos leads the Spartan army to destroy Greece in an effort to drown them out; thus angering the other gods in his triumph. Fearing Kratos would kill all of the other gods, Zeus strips him of his power and kills him. On his way to Hell, Gaia, mother of the Titans befriends Kratos and they begin to battle the Gods together.
The game opens with Kratos climbing Mt. Olympus on the shoulder of Gaia with a bunch of Titans. Upon reaching the summit, Zeus knocks Kratos and Gaia off of the mountain and Kratos falls to his death as Gaia saves herself. At the entrance to the afterlife, Kratos is confronted by Athena, whom he killed in the past, and she reveals that as long as Zeus lives, humanity will suffer, and as such, is willing to aid Kratos; telling him that to defeat Zeus, he must destroy the Flame of Olympus. On your journey you'll battle several gods and huge monsters and climax in an incredibly hard battle with an epic conclusion to the series. It is very clear that Kratos is a troubled man struggling with his own guilt and the need for vengeance.
God of War 3 took me about 12 hours to complete on the Normal difficulty with somewhere over 50 deaths. This game is freaking hard as hell. The game begins with you relatively powered up, as it is essentially beginning where the 2nd game ended, and as such, I found myself struggling enough for the game-over screen to ask me if I wanted to lower my difficulty settings a few times. Once Zeus kills you, you lose all of your power and have to start over from scratch, and then things become a lot more manageable.
Having played the demo, I thought it was really cool how the level that I played was actually in the game, but there were a lot of differences. The demo was tailored to get you pumped up for the game, so it's nice to know that nothing is spoiled having played it. This is a single player game but it has a lot of replayability. Throughout your adventure you'll collect hidden items that can be used after you complete the game to give you bonuses such as infinite energy and extra armor. There are also videos and additional game modes such as an Arena and Challenge mode that become unlocked upon completion.
While this is a hack-n-slash game, it's important to point out that you aren't simply mashing buttons. Having 5 different weapons in the game and various items like a bow and arrow, a magical lantern, and speed boots, you've got a wide variety ways to kill your foes; and there are tons of different button combinations that you'll be strategically executing to take out the hundreds of enemies in the game. In addition, each of the weapons and items can be upgraded with the red orbs that you'll collect, both making them stronger, and granting you additional moves to execute. This was really fun to me because I couldn't wait to see how awesome the new moves were going to look each time I upgraded.
As you fight larger enemies and bosses, you'll be presented with really cool QuickTime sequences that provide a level of satisfaction worthy of the opponent you just defeated. But don't mess up and push the wrong button because sometimes it'll straight up kill you. A lot of times I had trouble with this because I play on a 60 inch and you've got to pan your eyes across the screen to see what button you have to push. It was also tough to get the analog stick motions correctly when they came up, so I got frustrated a lot here.
In addition to beating the crap out of the handful of unique enemies and epic bosses, you're going to need to solve some basic puzzles and do some platforming. None of this is very difficult but it's all very fun. Swinging from location to location or flying on a harpy as you beat the crap out of it gave the game a slight Prince of Persia feel. All-in-all, the game-play is very addictive and extremely fun, even if you suck and die time and time again like I do.
Coming straight from Final Fantasy 13, I was kind of spoiled with the graphics. Luckily, God of War 3 doesn't fall short in this department. It's becoming more and more clear that the Playstation 3 truly is capable of pumping out some wonderful graphics. Of course the game has a very dark and eerie feel to it, and the lighting and shadows in the game truly make this stand out. There are also some stylized and cool cut-scenes that tell some back-story and history, and even some nudity scattered here and there including a gratuitous sex scene with Aphrodite.
The soundtrack in the game is wonderful as it was recorded by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the voice acting to accompany is just as great… Well, except for Kratos. I thought he sounded way too cheesy. While this is likely what the developers and voice actor were going for, I just didn't dig it. When you complete the game for the first time you'll unlock a series of videos that deal with the creation of the game, including a great video showing the voice actors work. To me, this was a really really cool feature.
Being thrown head first into the hack-n-slash genre, I was completely unprepared for the epic-ness I was about to endure. God of War 3 completes the tale of Kratos on his quest for revenge against the gods of Olympus with beautiful presentation. It provides hours of great action-packed and intense combat that is extremely difficult at times to the inexperienced. I really enjoyed myself as I played through this wonderful adventure, but it's important to point out that this is a mature title for a reason, so parents, make sure you don't purchase this for your kiddies… Keep this one for yourselves! What were your experiences with the God of War series? Leave your questions and comments below!


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Pre-med student earns $1,000 to study abroad in Nicaragua
A Spanish and biology double major at UALR is one of 50 students to earn a $1,000 Study Abroad Grant from Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Autumn Brown of Little Rock will use the grant to participate in the UALR Summer Language Program in Nicaragua, led again this year by Dr. Erin Finzer of UALR's Department of International and Second Language Studies.
"Autumn is an excellent pre-med student who wants to use Spanish to better serve her future patients in Central Arkansas, and she is completing a medical interpreting internship in Spanish this fall," Finzer said.
Brown said her goal is to become a bilingual pediatrician.
"I've been taking Spanish courses since my freshman year of high school, and I love the language, so I would like to be able to treat Hispanic patients as well as English speakers," she said.
"By studying abroad and earning six hours of college credit for Spanish, I hope to get much further along in the fluency I need to reach this goal," Brown added.
"Improving my Spanish speaking skills while being immersed in a completely different culture in Nicaragua makes this an even more exciting trip for me," said Brown, who loves to travel.
Only high-achieving students with a grade point average of at least 3.75 are eligible to apply for the Phi Kappa Phi grant.
Brown is a member of the Chancellor Leadership Corps and the African American Female Initiative at UALR. She is also a member of University Science Scholars Program and a Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Associate.
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Los Angeles, China's Jiangsu province sign MOU on solar energy cooperation
The City of Los Angeles and China's Jiangsu Province signed here on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on solar energy cooperation, the first of its kind between the United States and China.
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Under the MOU, Los Angeles municipal government and Jiangsu provincial government agreed to help strengthen bilateral cooperation in the solar energy sector, including expertise exchange, respective market access and dialogue on business expansion.
Fei Shaoyun, deputy director general of the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Jiangsu Provincial Government, and David Freeman, deputy mayor of Los Angeles, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments, which have both laid out aggressive renewable energy development strategies and supporting policies.
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