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By Matthew Chapman, marketingmagazine.co.uk, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 01:10PM
Less than one quarter (24%) of Britons could not name a single Olympic sponsor, out of the 2,013 adults surveyed on 11-12 July.
A further one in three (33%) said they could hazard a guess, but would be unsure if they were correct.
In London, sponsor cut-through is slightly better, with four in five of those living in the capital unable to name more than two of the Games' 14 headline sponsors.
Mark Lowe, founding partner at Third City, said: "Advertising that offers no promise, support or reason-to-believe looks like wallpaper. Unfortunately, too many Olympic sponsorships fall into this category.
"Just 'badging' a major event, no matter how high profile, just isn't enough anymore."
The survey comes two days before the Olympics opening ceremony, and the same day the first Olympics event, a women's football match between Team GB and New Zealand.
Olympic sponsor BMW told Marketing on 11 July that it was "unlikely" to sponsor the next Olympic Games after spending an estimated £50m on sponsoring London 2012.Follow @mattchapmanuk
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Bob, what is up? Why has there been no analysis of the Browns game?
Cleveland Browns Need to Start Johnny Manziel Against Washington Redskins
To say that the Cleveland Browns offensive performance against the Detroit Lions was a disappointment would be an understatement. With so much talk about a rebuilt run game and a quarterback battle, many fans expected far more points to be put on the board Saturday night against the Lions.
Other Take: Starting Manziel Too Soon Could be Dangerous
Instead, the Browns as a team mustered just 12 points on four field goals from Billy Cundiff—failing to find the end zone all night. What is even more impressive than the fact that the team didn't score a touchdown is the fact they couldn't do it with Johnny Manziel going up against the Lions' second team defense.
While many have given Manziel solid reviews after his first ever NFL performance, it is hard to really put a grade on it. He finished the night 7-of-11 with 63 yards passing and 27 yards rushing, but there was a lot to be desired after his first game. From missed receivers to bad zone reads, you could easily see why he fell down the first round draft board—far from the Top 5 where many were projecting him to go.
Despite these shortcomings, if the Cleveland Browns coaching staff is to get a proper evaluation of their QB battle, Manziel has to start against the Washington Redskins.
This isn't a negative assessment of Brian Hoyer, who finished the night 6-of-14 for 92 yards in his first start since tearing an ACL last season. Hoyer did some good things, like showing poise and good zip on his passes. But he also did some bad things—like overthrowing receivers—in his first game back. Either way, he did not do enough to cement himself as the team's starting QB in Week 2 of the preseason.
For this reason, the Browns should give Manziel the chance to start against the Redskins. With the second team unit, Manziel showed flashes of being able to make plays but just didn't have the talent level in regard to the second unit receivers to take advantage of it. If given the opportunity to play with the starters on Monday Night Football, the coaching staff could get a true gauge on just what Manziel is capable of—especially knowing how Manziel responds when put in primetime.
Giving Manziel an opportunity to start would not—contrary to belief—give him a leg up in the competition, though. Instead, it allows the coaching staff to get a true evaluation of each player heading into the third preseason game. The third preseason game, as many refer to it, is the dress rehearsal for Week 1. With one start in the books for each player, the coaches could then give the nod in Week 3 of the preseason to whoever performed better against the first team defenses.
Once that player is selected for the third preseason game, the Browns will get the best evaluation possible against the Rams' difficult defense. With a stout line, whoever draws the start in Week 3 out of Hoyer and Manziel will truly be tested.
If this is truly a quarterback competition as head coach Mike Pettine has said all along, then the only logical thing to do is start Manziel in the second preseason game. For better or worse—in regard to Manziel-mania, we will all be able to truly evaluate which player is worthy of starting for the Cleveland Browns this season.
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Maize genetically modified to contain a key protein found on the surface of the monkey form of HIV has been created by US company ProdiGene. This development brings an edible, more effective, HIV vaccine for people a step closer, says the US National Institutes of Health.
The protein - SIV gp120 - is the simian form of a protein that will be used in an HIV vaccine trial on people in Thailand later in 2002. Researchers will inject a canarypox virus modified to contain HIV genes and then a booster shot of HIV gp120. Both the trial and ProdiGene's SIV maize research are being funded by the NIH.
But the injected HIV gp120 is not expected to provoke a strong immune response in the mucosal layers of the body, whereas an ingested vaccine would. "For AIDS, a mucosal vaccine is important in two respects," says Stuart Shapiro, of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, US.
"First, the HIV virus usually gets into the body through the mucosa, when it is transmitted either sexually or homosexually - so to have a good mucosal immune response is really important," he says. "Second, a mucosal vaccine is safer than an injectable vaccine in the developing world, where needles get re-used and are not sterilized properly."
Sarah Schlesinger, a research scientist at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative in New York, says ProdiGene's announcement is "wonderful news - the protein has been in short supply and hard to produce. It's going to be very useful for vaccine science."
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The NIH asked ProdiGene to create maize that expresses the simian form of the protein and to assess the immune response in mice. "We can then take it and feed it to monkeys in our labs, and see not only if we get a response but if that response is protective against SIV," Shapiro says.
A maize-based source of HIV gp120 would have advantages beyond the possibility of producing large amounts of cheap vaccine in an edible form, says Shapiro. "It would be very stable - it could be dried and stored for long periods of time and safely shipped."
The HIV form of gp120 would not be used alone as a vaccine, Schlesinger points out. "I think it's unlikely this protein would ever be used as a stand-alone vaccine. But it could be useful as part of the vaccine strategy," she says.
Controlling the dose of a crop-based vaccine would be vital, ProdiGene's John McClellan admits. "For a corn product, you would harvest it, mill it and then assay it to check the protein content. This would always be a strictly controlled product."
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Washington, May 11, 2012– The burden of traffic accidents continues to be a missing link for development in Latin America. With 130,000 people killed and six million injured annually, Latin America must... Show More +
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Bennett calls for state investigation
INDIANAPOLIS - Only 12 hours after Tony Bennett officially stepped down as Florida's Education Commissioner, new questions were being raised about his wife's employment.
Tina Bennett is employed by the for-profit company that was hired to take over three Indianapolis schools last year.
RTV6 confirmed that Tina Bennett works for Charter Schools USA.
The Florida-based group was hired while her husband was Indiana's Education Chief to oversee three IPS schools including Emma Donnan Middle School and Manual and Howe high schools.
A spokesperson for the company said Tina Bennett was hired last June.
She works as a regional director for the group's schools in Louisiana-- not Indiana or Florida.
"We were sensitive to potential perceptions and carefully considered this during the hiring process which is why Tina's responsibilities are limited to our schools in Louisiana," a statement from Charter Schools USA said. "Based upon her professional qualifications and achievements, we stand behind our decision to hire Tina."
Tony Bennett called for a state investigation that he believes will show he did nothing wrong while serving as Indiana's Education Chief.
In the wake of Bennett's resignation in Florida, Governor Mike Pence contacted the State Department of Education.
"Today we urge the State Department of Education to quickly and thoroughly review the issues that have been raised in the present controversy and to report on the grading system before the State Board of Education when they meet next week," Pence said.
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$112.5 Million Awarded to Research Consortia Studying Effects of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf of Mexico
RESTON, Va., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research on the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico took a major step forward today with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board''s announcement that eight Research Consortia will be funded for the next three years. A total of $112.5 million over three years will support this portion of the GRI research effort. These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment, the impacts of the spill, and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration.
The grant recipients announced today were selected using a competitive merit-review process.
The GRI Research Board is an independent body established by BP to administer the company''s 10-year, $500 million commitment to independent research into the effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident. Through a series of competitive grant programs, the GRI is investigating the impacts of the oil, dispersed oil, and dispersant on the ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico and the affected coastal States in a broad context of improving fundamental understanding of the dynamics of such events and their environmental stresses and public health implications. The GRI also funds research that improves techniques for detecting oil and gas, spill mitigation, and technologies to characterize and remediate spills. Knowledge accrued will be applied to restoration and to improving the long-term environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico.
"I know the research community has been awaiting this announcement," said Dr. Rita R. Colwell, Chairman of the GRI Research Board. "The GRI worked aggressively to develop RFP-I to ensure that we stimulate critically important research. The GRI has continued to work relentlessly to receive and review grants in order to make this announcement by the deadline we set last April."
The grants awarded today were in response to RFP-I, a request for proposals the GRI Research Board issued on April 25, 2011. This request for proposals solicited applications from Research Consortia – groups of researchers with compatible expertise from four or more institutions – to address one or more of the five intellectual themes established by the GRI Research Board. These themes are: 1) Physical distribution, dispersion, and dilution of petroleum, its constituents, and associated contaminants under the action of physical oceanographic processes, air-sea interactions, and tropical storms; 2) Chemical evolution and biological degradation of the petroleum/dispersant systems and subsequent interaction with coastal, open-ocean, and deep-water ecosystems; 3) Environmental effects of the petroleum/dispersant system on the sea floor, water column, coastal waters, beach sediments, wetlands, marshes, and organisms, and the science of ecosystem recovery; 4) Technology developments for improved responses, mitigation, detection, characterization, and remediation associated with oil spills and gas releases; and 5) Fundamental scientific research integrating results from the other four themes in the context of public health.
"These Consortia establish a research community of great strength with promise of substantial achievement. The results will illuminate the consequences of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, and enable appropriate responses should there be future releases not only in the Gulf of Mexico, but anywhere that oil and gas is produced in ocean environments. They will also assist local, state and federal agencies in their work to remediate the consequences of the oil spill in coastal and marine environments. The long term contribution of this research will be of major benefit to industry, governments, and the people who live along the Gulf of Mexico coast," said Colwell.
"The GRI received a number of excellent proposals," said Colwell; "Following a competitive merit review process the Research Board approved funding for eight Research Consortia. These groups will be funded for the next three years and will then be eligible to apply for additional funding."
The Research Consortia funded are:
- Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Lead Investigator: Edward J. Buskey, Ph.D. Project Title: "The Impact of Biological, Physical and Chemical Processes on the Fate of Oil Spills – bridging small scale processes with meso-scale modeling," Member Institutions: The Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota, SINTEF Norway, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Research Applied Technology Education Services (Rates)/Coastal Oil Spill Simulation System (COSS)
- Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station. Lead Investigator: Piers Chapman, Ph.D. Project Title: "Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium." Member Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley, North Carolina State University, University of Texas at Austin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Maryland, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Lead Institution: Florida State University. Lead Investigator: Eric Chassignet, Ph.D. Project Title: "Deep-C: Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico." Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Science Applications International Corporation, University of South Florida, University of West Florida, University of Miami, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Lead Institution: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Lead Investigator: Nancy N. Rabalais, Ph.D. Project Title: "The Effects of the Macondo Oil Spill on Coastal Ecosystems." Member Institutions: Brigham Young University, Connecticut College, Florida Gulf Coast University, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Louisiana State University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Maryland, University of Tennessee, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- Lead Institution: University of South Florida. Lead Investigator: Jacqueline Dixon, Ph.D. Project Title: "Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE)." Member Institutions: Eckerd College, University of West Florida, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, Florida State University, University of Miami, Mote Marine Laboratory, North Carolina State University, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at San Diego, Pennsylvania State University, Leibniz Institute, Hamburg University of Technology, NHL University of Applied Sciences, University of Calgary, Wageningen University
- Lead Institution: University of Miami. Lead Investigator: Tamay Ozgokmen, Ph.D. Project Title: "Consortium for Advanced Research of Hydrocarbon Transport in the Environment (CARTHE)." Member Institutions: City University of New York, Staten Island, Florida International University, Florida State University, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Laboratory, Nova Southeastern University, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Tulane University, University of Arizona, University of Delaware, University of Texas at Austin
- Lead Institution: Tulane University. Lead Investigator: Vijay T. John, Ph.D. Project Title: "The Science and Technology of Dispersants as Relevant to Deep Sea Oil Releases." Member Institutions: University of South Florida, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Rhode Island, Princeton University, Auburn University, Louisiana State University, City University of New York, University of Houston, University of Minnesota, University of Buffalo, Arizona State University, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, North Carolina State University, Brown University, University of Michigan, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Maryland, Florida International University, Georgetown University, Princeton University
- Lead Institution: University of Mississippi. Lead Investigator: Raymond Highsmith, Ph.D. Project Title: "Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)." Member Institutions: University of Southern Mississippi, University of Georgia, Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Temple University, Oregon State University, Pennsylvania State University, Columbia University, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Texas at Austin, J. Craig Venter Institute
This is the second round of funding the GRI has provided this year. On June 30, 2011, the Research Board awarded 17 grants totaling $1.5 million to support the time-sensitive acquisition of critical samples and observations associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. Funding for these grants was awarded under the terms of an emergency request for proposals, RFP-III.
There will be an additional opportunity for researchers to pursue funding from the GRI. Colwell advised, "The GRI is working to develop and issue another request for proposals, RFP-II, which will award approximately $7.5 million a year in smaller grants to individual or small teams of researchers."
GRI Research Board members are:
Rita R. Colwell, Ph.D., Research Board Chair
Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., Research Board Vice Chair
Debra S. Benoit, M.Ed.
Peter G. Brewer, Ph.D.
Richard E. Dodge, Ph.D.
John W. Farrington, Ph.D.
Kenneth M. Halanych, Ph.D.
David Halpern, Ph.D.
William T. Hogarth, Ph.D.
Jorg Imberger, Ph.D.
Raymond L. Orbach, Ph.D.
Jurgen Rullkotter, Ph.D.
David R. Shaw, Ph.D.
John Shepherd, Ph.D.
Bob Shipp, Ph.D.
Burton Singer, Ph.D.
Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., MPHTM
Denis Wiesenburg, Ph.D.
Charles Wilson, Ph.D.
Dana Yoerger, Ph.D.


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The merger of British Satellite Broadcasting with Sky Television deals a mortal blow, not just to competition within the industry, but also to plans to develop a single high-definition television system in Europe via satellite.
The British government and IBA insisted in BSB's franchise agreement that it must use the new MAC transmission system for transmitting TV pictures and digital sound and data from the satellite to receivers in people's homes. MAC was the linchpin of a grand plan to create a pan-European standard for satellite television. European companies would then hold the patents on MAC technology and be able to block cheap imports from the Far East.
MAC is also crucial to the Eureka research project to develop HD-MAC, a high definition version of the system. If the project fails, it would leave Japan's Hi Vision as the frontrunner for the future world standard for high-definition TV.
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text: GamesBeat Guest Marvel Puzzle Quest's road to the mythical $1 ARPDAU, Part 7: Event Analytics Image Credit: Demiurge Studios April 29, 2014 1:30 PM Albert Reed, Demiurge Studios CEO 0 If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the mobile space. Albert Reed is the CEO and cofounder of Demiurge Studios. Follow the entire series here. Here at Demiurge Studios, we do our best to run lean and flat teams. To keep everything running efficiently, we do our best to push the analytics data into the hands of the team members who are making changes on a day-to-day basis. Our partners at D3Publisher do the same on the UA side — putting the analytics data and tools directly into the hands of the people making the ad-buy decisions. In part 3, we described our design for in-game events and how they're tied into the economy. While we see surges in monetization at the start of events, it's been very difficult to say with any precision exactly how good an event was for our players. We recently made our event analytics quite a bit more sophisticated, and they've yielded some interesting surprises to the team. In Part 7, we'll describe the metrics we're using and go through a couple of examples of how we're applying them. Designing metrics Because events are tied into all of the game's systems, it's not really possible to pin down a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) that tell us if an event is good or bad. Additionally, events don't take place in a vacuum. Their performance is muddled by the player-base's excitement over the featured character, external factors like weekends, holidays and marketing promotions as well as overlap with other, potentially more popular events. At any given moment, we're running at least two in-game events — enough to satiate our players' appetite for the game. As a result, we observe that running too many events doesn't actually increase engagement. As a result of this complexity, we opted to pick a handful of numbers that not only attempted to pin down the event but that actually paint a picture for our designers of what what happening under the covers. We aimed to pick measurements that accurately described things that the live team could impact and avoid so-called "vanity metrics." Here's what we instrumented first: Retention: This metric is exactly the same as the standard daily retention most developers use to measure the stickiness of their applications. We look at the number of players that completed a mission in the event and then proceeded to complete a mission in the event 1 day, 2 days, etc., later. Currency Spend Attributable to Event: Each event has a custom card pack as well as featured characters. Players also use consumables like health packs and boosts within an event. We measure the spending by players on these items. Win/Loss: As a way to measure how challenging the event is for players and how well our matchmaking algorithms are working, we look at the ratio of wins to losses. Raw Number of Users Engaged: We want some metric for assessing how much of our player base is engaging with the event. This number is easily skewed by the number of active players in the time period, but we're a bit hamstrung by the tools right now so we look at this value which is arguably invalidated by outside factors. Player and Alliance Point Distributions: In all of our events, players earn event points that unlock rewards. As described in part 3, we work hard to keep our late-joiners and lower level players engaged with events even if they can't be completely competitive. By looking at the distribution of points in an event, we can assess the effectiveness of those tools. Missions Played Distribution: Number of missions played by users is one of those things that shakes out to be a power curve. How much an event pushes this effect or combats it can be described by looking at the distribution of missions completed by players. Results example: Comparing two Versus events Let's look at what the numbers tell us about two PvP events that ran back-to-back: PvP event featuring the Dark Avengers starting Friday, April 11 to Sunday, April 13. PvP event featuring Captain America from Monday, April 14 to Wednesday April 16. Neither of these events used brand-new characters. In my opinion, the Dark Avengers tournament should have been way more engaging — players need to compose a team of some of the less commonly used characters such as Magneto, Daken, and Venom, and that encourages new and interesting strategies. It also took place on a weekend when our engagement is higher in absolute terms. Totally wrong: Number of Users Engaged: The Captain America event had 50 percent more players Retention: Measuring "D1" retention for a three-day event can skew oddly. Users who join on the third day are not able to play on the final day but they are factored into our calculations. The Dark Avengers event had 41 percent D1 retention and Captain America and 45 percent D1 retention. Monetization: Players spent 50 percent more hero points in the Captain America event. Most of that was in comic backs. Here's how the distribution for each event looks over time. Above: Hard Currency spent in the Captain America Event.Image Credit: Demiurge Studios Above: Hard Currency spent in the Dark Avengers Event,Image Credit: Demiurge Studios Results example: 'Heroic Mode' vs. 'The Hunt' One interesting angle of analysis is to compare PvE events that are very different in structure to see if we can learn anything about which events appeal to which types of players. In this example, we'll look at two very different events: Heroic Chapter 3, Easy Mode, Run 1: "Heroic" events are multiphase events in which we take some of our single-player content and apply event mechanics to it. There is an "Easy" and a "Hard" version of these and each of those run twice back-to-back for 4.5 days each. The Hunt: This is one of our big in-game "episodes". We've run it several times before. It lasts for 10 days and has a "Parent" event with long-term rewards. During the event, several S.H.I.E.L.D. bases are being attacked and players must defend them. These bases are under attack for 2-3 days each and have their own rewards. As of this writing, the event isn't over so we're not able to look at the points distrubtion. Number of missions played The first striking thing about these two events that we noticed is a huge difference in the shape of the distribution of missions played: Above: Distribution of number of missions played in Heroic Chapter 3.Image Credit: Demiurge Studios Above: Distribution of number of missions played in The Hunt.Image Credit: Demiurge Studios We think the curve depicted by The Hunt represents a significantly more healthy game. Lots of our players are engaging with the event a lot rather than the curve shown by Heroic mode which says to us that a few players are playing much more than the majority. Retention Retention in The Hunt is also significantly better. If we sample users just from the first four days of The Hunt and the full run of Heroic Chapter 3, we can get a more apples-to-apples comparison. D1 retention for The Hunt was 76 percent compared to 62 percent for the Heroic Mode. Both modes had roughly the same number of participants. For Part 8 … Since we started this series, the card store has received another substantial overhaul. In part 8, we'll cover the store changes and also close out the series with a discussion of how console-centric studios such as ourselves are navigating transitions to mobile and free-to-play. As cofounder and CEO, Albert Reed has held the reins for over a decade at Demiurge Studios, a game development house focused on innovative, high-quality games for all platforms. Find him on Twitter at @almnop. More information: Demiurge Studios Demiurge Studios is an independent, bootstrapped, video game development house located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since its inception in 2002, the Demiurge Studios team has helped ship over twenty retail titles for PC, mobile devices... read more » Powered by VBProfiles VB's research team is studying mobile user acquisition... Chime in here, and we'll share the results.


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The Gambia Football Association will go ahead with the scheduled plans to hold an elective congress to elect an executive that will steer the affairs of our football for the next four years despite the latest developments from football world governing body, according to officials.
FIFA last week rejected the adoptive GFA constitution and tasked the Normalisation Committee to interpret the statutes of the FA in a way as to ensure that only clubs "which played regular GFA competitions" can participate in the General Assembly and thus be part of any statutes revision of electoral process.
According to the FIFA letter sent to the FA, following the December 8th, 2012 Adoptive Congress, the draft constitution, which was put before delegates incorporated all the substantiated changes to the constitution and "accepted by FIFA, CAF and government, the December Congress effected considerable changes through amendments into that document. Following the submission of the Congress report, FIFA carried out consultations with the Normalisation Committee, Confederation of African Football and its representative who visited The Gambia and those culminated in the meeting of the FIFA Associations Committee held on the 13th February, 2013.
The Committee at that meeting looked at the constitution of the congress and realised that many of those that attended and took part in the congress are not playing regular football in the GFA competitions. Thus it concluded that the adoptive congress was biased and not realistic. FIFA says the Normalisation Committee now has to interpret the statutes and ensure that only clubs that had played Regular football under GFA Competitions can participate in the GFA General Assembly.
It again further directed the Normalisation Committee to organise another Congress under this dispensation so that the draft constitution will be re-examined and adopted before an elected congress will be called to elect the new executive. It was believed that the Normalisation Committee will need more time to effect those FIFA recomendations. But speaking at a press conference at the GFA House in Kanifing, Sey explained that they have no intention of requesting for an extension from FIFA because they want to deal with the issue once and for all.
According to Sey, they have put up a mechanism in place in making sure that they come up with a list of clubs that have been playing regular competitions organised by the football association before they will be eligible to vote at the elective congress. He revealed that the size of the congress delegates will be smaller than the December 8th congress and in his words "those ghost clubs" that are not playing any proper competition will not be allowed to decide or determine the fate of Gambian football.
He further stated that following their recomendations to FIFA after the December congress, the world governing body has asked for the game to be decentralised across the country which has to start at the grassroots level and it has to be played at an organised level citing a particular club called Rising Stars from the Upper River Region as an example.
Sey, who also revealed that the chairman of the Normalisation Committee is back in The Gambia after sometime out on a medical treatment abroad further stated that they will need to give only two weeks notice to call for a congress to adopt the constitution and another two weeks to call for an elective congress.
"Primo (head of FIFA's legal affairs division) spoke to me on the need to extend but I told him that we don't even need that so we will be going ahead with the congress at the end of March. Even if there is a need for an extension, it won't be more than two weeks so I can definately say that at most, by mid-April, there will be an elective executive at the GFA," Sey promised.
When put to him that those clubs he regarded as ghost teams were in hand to bring him and others at the helm of affairs at the FA, Sey categorically denied those claims and said he was never elected as a president of the FA in 2004. His words: "I was never elected as the President of the GFA in 2004, I was only called to come and help like today and if Mr Conateh (former FA President) and Mr (Seedy Kinteh) were elected by those clubs, then it was wrong," he asserted.
Proposed League sponsorship package
The domestic first division league has been named as the Gamtel/Gamcel League with the name of the telecomunication giants printed on the match-day tickets as part of the deal but the official signing ceremony has yet to take place to make the deal binding.
And speaking on the delay on record for the first time, Sey revealed that there are still some hitches that needed to be sorted out which is still the stumbling block. He added that the Youth and Sports minister (Alieu Kebba Jammeh) has been asked by the FA to talk to his contact person in other to finalise the deal.
The vice chairman of the Normalisation Committee further stated that they are currently talking to Qcell as a possible sponsor for the second division league and other GFA organised competitions which according to him is at an advanced stage.


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Video:Tips for Legally Downloading Free Games for a PCwith Nick Richards
There are ways to legally download free games online that you can play on a PC. Watch this video from About.com to see tips for pulling this off.See Transcript
Transcript:Tips for Legally Downloading Free Games for a PC
Hi, I'm Nick and today for about.com, I'm going to teach you how to legally download free games for your PC.
Basics About Legally Downloading Free Games for a PC
Free games come in many shapes and forms and although some may be lacking in quality, there are plenty of enjoyable options available, if you know where to look. Keep in mind that a free game should be labelled as freeware or free-to-play – avoid torrenting games as the legality of the item in question could be in doubt.
Tips for Downloading Free Games for a PC
Remakes are a great way to sample popular games and Softpedia has it's fair share of worthy contenders. To download a free game from Softpedia, simply select 'freeware games' in the games category and then select the game of your choice.
Other Options for Free Games
Cnet.com also offers a wide array of games as well as editor and user ratings and reviews that ensure the game you choose is safe and fun to play! Be careful, though, as Cnet is littered with additional download options that you must wade through before you get to the game itself.
Freeware Games for a PC
If you're looking for a site that's dedicated entirely to freeware games, try acidplay. Here you can search through a list of top games in order the best and newest games available! Downloading is as simple as clicking a button for the game of your choice.
Free Classic Games
Of course, you don't have to go down the remake route. Some classic games have been officially released by their developers, allowing users to download them for free. Grand Theft Auto I and II are two of most popular games that have been made available to download for free and can be accessed by visiting the Rockstar Classics website.
Steam users have access to a whole host of free-to-play games and demos. To access them, you'll need to sign up for a free Steam account, but with the wealth of options available, it's worth the extra effort. Some games have bonus content that can be purchased for a fee, but those extras are completely optional.
One of the most popular free games is America's Army, also available on Steam. America's Army was officially developed by the US army and was released with the intention of increasing recruitment.
Now you know some of the best places to download free games for the PC, For more tips on downloading games, visit Gadgets.About.com


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All students that have been committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice undergo extensive psychological, educational and other assessments to determine the most appropriate placement and treatment during their commitment. Each student receives a battery of tests to identify the appropriate educational level, career and technical educational aptitude, and any special education needs. This evaluation and assessment process takes place over a relatively short span of time, usually not more than 45 days. Remediation in core academic classes is offered to the RDC population during their stay.
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Julian Casablancas wears a WAVVES-style baseball hat on Conan O'Brien
The Strokes went on Conan O'Brien's talk show even though he is on TBS and no1 watches him any more even though he is twitter famous. The Strokes used to be 'huge supporters' of Conan's Late-Late show. One time they even flew back every week to perform every song on the album. It's so crazie how things change, maybe not even very quickly, but just when u make a serious of misguided decisions and the world turns and leaves u behind and ur fighting 4 relevancy. The only bloggable meme of this performance was Julian Casablancas' hat bc Nikolai Fraiture hasn't been dropping any good Deakin style memes lately....
Did Julian Casablancas 'rip off' the WAVVES-style 'oversized' baseball lid?
Did WAVVES 'invent' this indie baseball cap style trend, or did he steal it from some1?
Did Albie Hammond Jr. 'crush it' on the synth?
Did Conan O'Brien spend the duration of the performance lamenting when both of these acts were 'up and coming', 'hot', 'buzzworthy', 'edgy' and 'the future of music/comedy'? Are they both in the purgatory phases of their careers?
Is Jimmy Fallon 'the new Conan'?
Did Arcade Fire manage their career better than The Strokes?
Did the Strokes fail by not winning a Grammy ever?
Did this performance 'rule' or was it 'terrible'?
Do u own a kewl cap that u flip the bill up on?
R u gonna give The Strokes 'a second chance'?
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Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare is the best DLC ever for me.
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Completed Sleeping Dogs!
I can't believe I didn't post that I finished, Spyro The Dragon...For the first time in 15 years...It's one of those platformers where you can beat the final boss without getting game completion, but if you don't...you have to go back, through every single unfinished level, and get every single thing. Totally worth it though.
Just finished "Remember Me".
Will sell it tomorrow.
Returning with Dragon Dogma Dark Arisen.
Waiting for Saints Row 4 (perhaps I will delay this game for GTA5 coming a few days after)
The Last of Us. Simply incredible.
Finally got round the clocking the last bit of The Last of Us. Fantastic game. 9.5/10 the only thing that stops it getting full marks from me is a preference for sandbox games.


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G.P. Fieret, at Deborah Bell Photographs
By happenstance, wandered into Deborah Bell Photographs today, with my friend Joerg. A fascinating show of the work of G.P. Fieret, of the Netherlands. He died 2009. Refreshing to see work that was so pure of motivation — it was great to see the real prints, instead of reproductions, in order to see the stained print edges, and the torn corners, and the folded prints with creases. Click the image above for the short YouTube video.
To make it even more surreal, Fieret seems like he could be confused so easily with Miroslav Tischy. Here is Joerg's recent post about them.
Separate from this, I attended the Alec Soth lecture at FIT the other night. It was dense with thought-provoking concepts. I'd be interested to see how others felt about it. It's still rolling around inside my head, a day later.
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Not that it matters much but Tichy is actually Czech at least according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Tichy


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Houston end J.J. Watt has won The Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, missing a perfect ballot by one vote. The NFL's sacks leader with 20 1-2 and a pass-blocking fiend, Watt earned 49 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Denver linebacker Von Miller received the other vote. Watt, a versatile second-year player with a tremendous burst off the line, also forced four fumbles and recovered two in helping the Texans to their second straight AFC South title. With his long wingspan, he blocked a stunning 16 passes. Watt is the first Texans player to win the award. Last year, Miller ran away with the top defensive rookie award while Watt was not in contention. He accepted his award Saturday night at the "2nd Annual NFL Honors" awards show on CBS saluting the NFL's best players, performances and plays from the 2012 season.
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wonder who that friend is? ;) but joe you need pictures of it
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March 23, 1925-August 4, 2012
Eunice R. (Bowen) Konieczny, 87, of Live Oak, FL passed away peacefully on August 4, 2012. She was born March 23, 1925 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and was the oldest child of Fred H. and Asenath Bowen.
E. Arthur "Art" and Margaret "Peggy" Moran of Jay passed away in a car accident of the morning of August 5, 2012. Â
Art was born on July 15, 1930 in Burlington to Arthur Moran and Georgiana Chastenay Moran. Although Peggy was born in New Haven, CT (we tried not to hold it against her) to Bill and Eileen (Galvin) McGinley, she was a lifelong Vermonter and spent much of her childhood in Essex Junction. They were married in 1962 and are survived by five children. Â
Kambour–– Margaret Mary Beattie died on Sunday, July 29, 2012, peacefully in her sleep at the St. Johnsbury Health and Rehabilitation Center.
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Bullying someone because they are obese is not that different than bullying a child because of his race or because she wears glasses. It's all about finding a vulnerability.
In September 2008, the University of Michigan released a study concluding that, "Bullying is a major concern among [American] parents with overweight and obese children ages 6 to13…" While bullying and school safety is a concern for children everywhere, kids who are overweight or obese may be more likely to be targeted by bullies.
"Bullying an overweight child is easy because there's so much in the media [showing] that being thin is better, prettier, sexier than being curvy," says Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem, M.Ed., a family therapist based in Burlington, Ontario. Parents and older children often understand that rich, super-skinny celebrities aren't the norm in society. However, comparing oneself with friends, classmates, family members and even movie stars is common. "We do get a lot of calls from boys or girls who are being teased because of their size," says Cheryl-Lynn Roberts, a counsellor with Kids Help Phone.
How can weight issues affect children and teens? Sometimes children internalize this issue more than parents realize, experts say. "There is one example where a 15-year-old girl was struggling with her weight, but didn't want to worry her parents," explains Roberts of a young woman who called into Kids Help Phone. "She was struggling a lot, really getting depressed and trying to lose weight in an unhealthy way." Roberts and a fellow counsellor suggested that the girl write a letter to her parents and explain her concerns and her idea to see a nutritionist. Later, the girl followed up with Kids Help Phone to say she had written the letter to her parents and then she and her mother went to consult a nutritionist at the YMCA.
Bullying someone because they are obese is not that different than bullying a child because of his race or because she wears glasses – it's all about finding a vulnerability: "There are always power struggles and that's how it starts off," says Roberts. Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem concurs: "Bullies will bully, all they need is a target," she says. "What an obese child needs to recognize is that the bully's behaviour is not all about them and that, if it wasn't that particular feature (being over-weight) the bully would find something else to taunt about."
So, what can an overweight or obese child do to conquer bullying?
- The most important thing (in all cases of bullying) is to build self-esteem and self-confidence. Generally, if a child feels secure about herself and who she is, she is less likely to be bullied in the first place.
- As a parent, you can be an active listener. Ask open-ended questions and believe your child when he says he's being bullied.
- Model healthy living: exercise or participate in sports as a family, offer healthy snack choices, make group decisions about what to eat for meals so the child feels involved and find a sport or fitness activity that your child is excited about.
- If the child is being bullied at school, the teacher should get involved. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts suggests that teachers may want to teach positive communication in the classroom or work in a topic that might help all of the students understand the issue of bullying and what it means.
- "Parents can help children understand why they have a weight problem," says Barnicke Belleghem. "It could be the choice of foods they eat, a lack of exercise, or the fact that many people in their family are big boned and heavy so it is not all the child's responsibility."
If your child is being teased because of her weight, empowering her to make decisions and build self-esteem will make a significant impact. Interestingly, experts note that bullies should also receive counseling or intervention. "It's important that the bully get support too," says Roberts.
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US Air Force Changing Space Acquisition Plans
April 19, 2012
op U.S. Air Force officials mapped out a new approach to buying satellites and related equipment that aims to tap the talent of smaller aerospace firms and spur big companies to get new capabilities on orbit more quickly and cheaply.
Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz urged big U.S. aerospace companies on Thursday to stay focused on cutting costs and keeping schedules on track, but said the military should also deal more directly with smaller, more agile, companies.
Lieutenant General Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center, told executives that tighter budgets were forcing a new approach, especially given the military's reliance on satellites for everything from communications to targeting and weather information.


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One down, 23 to go. Chromosome 22 has become the first human chromosome whose DNA sequence is known in full, except for a few minor gaps. Ian Dunham, coordinator of the international sequencing project at the Sanger Centre in Cambridge, estimates that the chromosome contains 800 or so genes. The 33.5-million-base sequence includes a continuous strand of 23 million bases, the largest single chunk of DNA ever logged (
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Federer: "It's nice to be back on the hard courts."
MASON, Ohio: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Roger Federer won their opening matches at the Western & Southern Open in straight sets Wednesday, getting accustomed to the heat after spending the last two weeks in London and Canada.
Djokovic finished in fourth place at the Olympics in London, then won the Rogers Cup in Toronto Sunday night. He was a little off in his opening set on a court baked in sunshine and 86-degree heat, before pulling away from Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-2.
"Sometimes it's really hard to try to stay fit for every single tournament and try to perform your best," Djokovic said. "I mean, in the last three, four weeks, I have changed three different cities, places, surfaces, conditions. I'm still trying to figure out where I am."
Murray had the best moment of his career at Wimbledon, winning the Olympic gold on home soil. He had to withdraw from the Rogers Cup because of a sore knee, which he blamed on the transition from grass to hard courts.
Murray, the defending champion in Cincinnati, moved around the court well during his 6-2, 6-4 win over Sam Querrey. The American repeatedly missed open shots while falling behind and managed only two break points during the match, both of which Murray saved.
"It felt fine," Murray said of his knee. "I moved well today. It still was giving me a little bit of trouble in practice for a couple of days before the tournament, but it felt fine, much better on the court today. I moved well, so I'm hoping it won't be a problem."
Federer had no trouble in his evening match against Russia's Alex Bogomolov, winning 6-3, 6-2 in exactly one hour. He served 12 aces and didn't face a break point until the final game of the match.
Federer skipped the Rogers Cup, so it was his first match back on a hard court. "It's nice to be back on the hard courts," he said. "I served really well. He [Bogomolov] struggled to get into some rallies."
On the women's side, top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland also advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden. Venus Williams moved on with her second three-set victory in two days.
Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan quit her match while trailing in the second set, overcome by the heat, and also dropped out of her later doubles match.
Radwanska, who received a first-round bye, felt a little rusty.
"The first match is always more difficult, with the different balls and conditions," she said. "I was happy to get through it, especially since it was very hot. Hopefully, I'll better [Thursday]."
Radwanska, who lost to Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final and is ranked No. 3 in the world, will meet Sloane Stephens of the U.S., who got into the tournament as a wild card.
"I'll just go out and play my game," Stephens said, adding with a smile, "I'm not going to tell you how I'm going to play, because she'll probably read this and know how to play."
Venus Williams won the gold medal in doubles with her sister in London and arrived for the tournament in suburban Cincinnati upbeat. She needed three sets and two hours, 23 minutes to win her opening match Tuesday, then followed it with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russia's Chanelle Scheepers in the afternoon heat that lasted an hour and 46 minutes.
After Scheepers' long return ended it, Williams briefly raised her arm in celebration, walked slowly to the net to shake hands, and sat down and rubbed her forehead with both hands.
Eleventh-seeded Dominka Cibulkova withdrew with an injury after losing the first set in a tiebreaker against qualifier Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic. China's Shuai Peng also advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Roberta Vinci of Italy.
In men's action, 10th seed Mardy Fish of the U.S. advanced to the third round by defeating Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-3, 6-1. Serbian Victor Troicki moved on to the third round with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Australian Lleyton Hewitt. Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Florian Meyer of Germany 6-3, 6-3.
Fish was happy to advance relatively easily against an unfamiliar opponent while still working back into form after a surgical procedure to correct a heart condition in May.
"It was nice to get on and off quickly, especially with a win," said Fish, who'd never played Berlocq in singles. "You also can get on and off quickly with a loss. It's somewhat tricky. You never know what to expect. I played as well today as I have all summer. He's a good player. If you're not on top of your game, you could be in trouble."
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Just seen a pic of the new-shape BMW F1 car testing at Barcelona and I'm not quite sure what I think I'm looking at. What kind of racing car has had a front wing like this? Anyone got any ideas? I'm thinking F3000 car or Champ Car, but not recent.
I'm also thinking Russian Monster Truck.
But overall, I'm thinking that from this angle, with the incongruous relationship between wide and low front wing and tall and high rear wing, this is one ugly munter.
What really don't help – don't help one tiny bit – are the gigantic, shoe-box like front wing end plates. What a drastic contrast to the beautiful sculpted end plates we've seen on this year's cars.
The scarcely creditable uprightness and SQUARENESS of it all is what really upsets my head.
But if it means the best drivers in the world will be able to fight each other and overtake, then so be it.
In that case, I think it's beautiful.


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Teach901 will host its third annual teacher job fair Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Central BBQ Downtown, 1247 Butler Ave. Candidates interested in pursuing a career as an educator in the Memphis area are invited. More than 20 organizations will be seeking hires. Visit teach901.com/job-fair to register.
David Lusk Gallery will hold an opening reception for Tyler Hildebrand's "Granny Whitey" and Mary Sims' "Zuma and the Bible" Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the gallery, 4540 Poplar Ave. Visit davidluskgallery.com.
ALIVE Rescue Memphis will host its launch party and Art for Barks live art auction Saturday, Dec. 6, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Crosstown Arts, 430 N. Cleveland St. The event will also include a silent auction and live music. Admission is $12 and includes drinks and appetizers. Visit aliverescuememphis.org.
Art for Life's Sake will present a holiday blues concert Friday, Dec. 5, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Jerry Lee Lewis' Cafe & Honky Tonk, 310 Beale St. The concert will include an array of blues music by famous local and international blues artists. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Visit artforlifessake.org.
Small Business Saturday, an annual event that encourages consumers to shop and dine at small, independent businesses, will be held Saturday, Nov. 29. For more information, visit shopsmall.com.
The Metal Museum will hold its annual holiday show and sale Saturday, Nov. 22, through Jan. 4 at 374 Metal Museum Drive. Items including jewelry, unique housewares, fire grates, floral sculptures and more will be featured in the museum store. Visit metalmuseum.org.
Downtown Memphis Commission will kick off the holiday season with the Flip-the-Switch tree-lighting party Friday, Nov. 21, at 4:30 p.m. on Beale Street at Rufus Thomas Boulevard. The event will include hot chocolate and donuts, plus special appearances by Jerry Lawler, Grizz and the Claw Crew, the Memphis Grizzline and Santa. Visit downtownmemphis.com.
The Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the grand opening of Memphis Central Station on Saturday, Oct. 4, with an 11 a.m. ceremony and free events from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees can tour the Amtrak Exhibit Train, a Norfolk Southern Railroad exhibit car and a Canadian National freight locomotive cab. Visit mrtm.org.
The Circuit Playhouse will present "The Fantasticks" Friday, Oct. 3, to Oct. 26, at the theater, 51 S. Cooper St. Buy tickets at playhouseonthesquare.com.
The Metal Museum will host Repair Days Thursday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 5, at the museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive. Metalsmiths from across the country will solder, sharpen, remove dents and repair items, with all proceeds benefiting the museum. Visit metalmuseum.org for a schedule of events.
Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Oct. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. The guest speaker is University of Memphis President M. David Rudd. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.
American Marketing Association, Memphis Chapter will meet Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lipscomb & Pitts Building, 2670 Union Ave. Jeremy Park, president of the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club, will present "Giving Back With a Purpose: The Shift in Corporate Engagement and Cause Marketing." Cost is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Visit memphisama.org.
The Chick-fil-A 5K walk/run benefiting Junior Achievement will be held Monday, Sept. 1, starting at AutoZone Park, 200 Union Ave. Opening ceremonies will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the race will start at 9 a.m. Register at chickfila5k.com.
Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club will host a female business leader luncheon Thursday, Sept. 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Napa Cafe, 5101 Sanderlin Ave. The Dutch treat lunch brings together business leaders and up-and-coming leaders to discuss various topics related to women in business. Register at thelpbc.com.
The South Main Art Trolley Tour will be held Friday, Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the South Main Historic Arts District. Email firstname.lastname@example.com.
C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa will hold a volunteer day Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum, 1987 Indian Village Drive. Volunteers help sort artifacts, landscape gardens and trails, and more. Email email@example.com or call 785-3160.
Stage Door Productions will present a locally inspired production of "Godspell" Friday, July 18, to Sunday, July 20, and July 25-27 at the Kroc Center, 800 East Parkway. Buy tickets at stagedoormemphis.org.
The Germantown Charity Horse Show will be held Tuesday, June 3, through Saturday, June 7, at 7745 Poplar Pike. Visit gchs.org for a schedule.
The FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament will be held Monday, June 2, through Sunday, June 8, at TPC Southwind, 3325 Club at Southwind. Visit stjudeclassic.com for a schedule.
The Circuit Playhouse will present the dark comedy "The Lyons" Friday, May 30, through June 22, at the theater, 51 S. Cooper St. Buy tickets at playhouseonthesquare.org.
The Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale will be held Friday, May 23, and Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. More than 15,000 books and other items will be for sale, all priced at $2 or less. Proceeds benefit the library. Visit memphislibrary.org
Healthy Memphis Common Table will hold its fourth annual meeting and recognition luncheon, "Cracking the Code to Real Health Equity," Thursday, May 22, at 11:30 a.m. at The Racquet Club, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Health care quality and disparities expert Dr. Marshall H. Chin will present the keynote. Visit healthymemphis.org.
Bikesploitation 4 will be held Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. at the Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive. The event will include a live bicycle sculpture, photo booth, live music, film screenings and more. A bike parade and slow ride jam will begin at 11:50 a.m. at six starting points across Memphis. Visit bikesploitation.com for a schedule.
Memphis Orchid Society will hold its annual show and sale Friday, May 16, through Sunday, May 18, at Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. Parking and admission are free. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com for a schedule.
Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will be held Thursday, May 15, through Saturday, May 17, in Tom Lee Park on Riverside Drive. Hundreds of teams compete for more than $110,000 in prizes. Visit memphisinmay.org.
The Daily News will hold a free breakfast seminar on monitoring, protecting and growing your business with The Daily News Online March 19, 9 a.m.-10 a.m. at the Germantown Conf. Center, 1900 S. Germantown Pkwy. Attendees receive a free five-day trial of Daily News Online services. RSVP at seminars.memphisdailynews.com.
Playhouse on the Square will present "The Diary of Anne Frank" Friday, March 14, through March 30 at Playhouse, 66 S. Cooper St. Buy tickets at playhouseonthesquare.org.
The Memphis chapter of the American Payroll Association will meet Thursday, March 13, at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Siskind Susser attorney Bruce Buchanan will present "E Verify and the I-9." Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Register at memphisapa.org.
Lifeblood and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host a community blood drive Wednesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UTHSC, 800 Madison Ave., rooms B201-B204. Visit lifeblood.org or call 529-6320 for eligibility guidelines and appointments.
Memphis Botanic Garden will host the Green Your Home Winter Plant Sale Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the garden, 750 Cherry Road. The sale will feature house plants, custom potting, terrariums and garden gift items. Admission is free. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.
Church Health Center Wellness will host an open house Saturday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1115 Union Ave. The free event will include health screenings, yoga and stretching classes, cooking demos and more. Visit churchhealthcenter.org.
Beth Sholom Synagogue will present Acoustic Sunday Live!, featuring Jesse Winchester, Mary Gauthier, Amy LaVere and John Paul Keith, Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at the synagogue, 6675 Humphreys Blvd. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Buy tickets at bsholom.org.
New Ballet Ensemble & School will present "Nut ReMix" Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8, at Germantown Performing Arts Center, 1801 Exeter Road. The performance is a traditional and modern take on "Nutcracker," featuring ballet, hip-hop and African dance. Buy tickets at newballet.org.
The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host "I'm a Memphian" author Dan Conaway for a discussion and book signing Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. "I'm a Memphian" is a collection of Conaway's "Memphasis" columns from The Daily News. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.
In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about the book "Reverse Innovation" Friday, Oct. 4, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Visit seminars.memphisdailynews.com.
WEVL 89.9 FM will host the 25th annual Blues on the Bluff concert and silent auction Saturday, July 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the grounds of the Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive. Performers include The Eric Deaton Trio, The Bo-Keys and Elmo & The Shades. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children 11 and younger. Visit wevl.org.
United Way of the Mid-South, the Tennessee Health Care Campaign and Meritan will host "It Takes a Community: Understanding the Affordable Care Act" Friday, July 19, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Meritan, 4700 Poplar ave. Attendees will learn how to assist people during open enrollment, which begins Oct. 1. R.S.V.P. to firstname.lastname@example.com or 433-4331.
The Memphis Bar Association will host a continuing legal education seminar on Veterans Affairs aid and attendance improved pension benefits Thursday, July 18, from noon to 1 p.m. at Evans & Petree, 1000 Ridgeway Loop Road. Attorney J. Anthony Bradley of The Bradley Law Firm will speak. Visit memphisbar.org.
The Daily News and In-Synk will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about the book "Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes are High" Friday, July 12, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Visit seminars.memphisdailynews.com.
The Metal Museum will host a reception for "Metal Museum Apprentices: Then and Now" Friday, July 12, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive. The exhibit is on display through Sept. 8. Visit metalmuseum.org.
The American Payroll Association Memphis chapter will meet Thursday, July 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Mario Musarra, past president of the Memphis Society for Human Resource Management, will discuss employee classifications and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Visit memphisapa.org.
The Daily News will host its Money and Markets: State of the Economy seminar and panel discussion Thursday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m. in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art auditorium, 1934 Poplar Ave. Craig Dismuke, senior vice president and chief economic strategist at Vining Sparks IBG, will present the keynote. Cost is $25. Visit seminars.memphisdailynews.com.
The Healthy Church Challenge Obesity Summit will be held Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Breath of Life Christian Center, 3795 Frayser Raleigh Road. Winners of the 100-day weight-loss challenge will be announced; other events include a keynote by fitness expert Donna Richardson, health screenings and workout sessions. Call 278-0881.
The South Main Art Trolley Tour will be held Friday, May 31, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the South Main Historic Arts District. Email email@example.com.
In-Synk and The Daily News will host a Leadership Lunch & Learn about Nate Silver's book "The Signal and The Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don't" Friday, May 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Triumph Bank board room, 5699 Poplar Ave. Cost is $20. Register at lnlsignalnoise-rss.eventbrite.com.
Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival will be held Friday, May 3, to Sunday, May 5, at Tom Lee Park. Single-day tickets start at $35. Visit memphisinmay.org for a lineup.
The Daily News' offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23, in observance of Thanksgiving. Offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 26, at 8:30 a.m. and remain open during normal business hours.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will host its 50th Year Anniversary Biomedical Symposium Thursday, Oct. 4, and Friday, Oct. 5, at the hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place. Speakers include some of the world's leading cancer scientists. Visit stjude.org.
Talk Shoppe will host a free discussion by Lance and Terry Walker of Walker Auctions on how to buy at auction, followed by an auction to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Ave. Visit talkshoppe.biz.
Playhouse on the Square will present "Xanadu" Friday, June 29, through July 22 at Playhouse, 66 S. Cooper St. Visit playhouseonthesquare.org for times and tickets.
The start of summer is a busy time of year for the Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive, which has bragging rights to some of the Bluff City's most magnificent views of the Mississippi River.
The Tennessee Minority Development Council will hold a membership luncheon meeting Friday, Dec. 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Regions Bank, assembly room one, first floor, 6200 Poplar Ave. For more information or registration, contact Joyce Tabb at 830-8242 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
A Memphis tech startup is partnering with the Metal Museum to help customers get discounts the more they visit.
Every time a patron visits the museum, they can record it using an iPhone app for stiQRd, the product of a local startup of the same name that uses QR codes to replace paper-based loyalty cards. On their third visit to the museum, patrons will get a 10 percent discount in the museum's store.
The Gavel Club of Memphis will meet for a Dutch treat lunch at Friday, Sept. 23, at 11:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Julie Pierotti, assistant curator at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, will speak. For more information, call Bob Gray at 290-5721.
The Metal Museum will host Live at the Metal Museum Sunday, Sept. 18, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive.
The Blues on the Bluff concert is returning to Memphis for its 23rd year on Saturday, July 23.
The concert, which will be held at the Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive, will feature several blues artists.
The Crescent Club Growth Strategies Group will meet Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. Philip Johnson and Tom Merriam, partners at Argyle Benefits Consultants, will speak. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. For reservations, call 684-1010.
The Rotary Club of Memphis Central will meet Friday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Mike Ross-Spang, owner and head trainer at Elite Personal Fitness, will speak. Cost is free for members and first-time guests and $25 for returning guests. For reservations, call Karen Shea at 683-9099.
The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at its office, 5100 Poplar Ave., Suite 502. Tal Frankfurt, founder of Cloud for Good, will speak on the topic "Managing Your Constituents in the Cloud." Cost is $45 for members, $75 for nonmembers and $40 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.
The Center City Commission Diversity Committee will meet Friday at 2 p.m. at 114 N. Main St.
The Greater Memphis Chamber will host a conversation with Duncan Williams, president of Duncan-Williams Inc., as part of its speaker series Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Cost is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. For reservations, contact Ericka Milford by Friday at 543-3518 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC will host a roundtable discussion with attorney Grady Garrison titled "The Application of 'Entire Market Value Rule' to Patent Damages Analysis" Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at Baker Donelson's office at 165 Madison Ave, 20th floor. For more information or to register, contact Brittany Meeker at 577-2275 or email@example.com.
The Center City Development Corporation Board of Directors will meet Friday at 11 a.m. in the CCC conference room, 114 N. Main St. For more information, call 575-0574.
WEVL FM 89.9's annual Blues on the Bluff will be held Saturday on the grounds of the National Ornamental Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive.
Memphis City Council member Carol Chumney hosts Coffee with Carol Chumney at 11 a.m. Saturday at Formosa Restaurant, 3735 Summer Ave. For details, call 576-6795.
The Mississippi River Commission presents a low-water inspection meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Mud Island River Park Landing. Commission members will examine locks, dam and navigation facilities and meet with local residents to hear concerns and ideas. The meeting is open to the public. Visit www.mvd.usace.army.mil/mrc/index.php for details.
July 18
The Memphis Public Library & Information Center hosts "Job Searching on the Web" at 6 p.m. at the Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave. Call 415-2722 to register.
July 19
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women presents "Does One Calorie Level Fit All?" from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd. The seminar offers participants tips and guidelines on leading a healthy lifestyle. Call (800) 4BAPTIST or 227-8478 for reservations.
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@Nvidia: OpenGL apps with compiz enabled run slower
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Re: @Nvidia: OpenGL apps with compiz enabled run slower
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... - I always encountered an issue with compiz, which by default 1. autodetects its target fps and 2. activates vsync, both which for some reason makes the games (actually, compiz's rendering of the game's frame) skip one frame out of some, giving some totally un-smooth behavior, regardless of the high fps rating. disabling compiz vsync and its refresh rate autodetection, and forcing it to my panel's 60fps gives a total pleasure to the eye.
That is what I meant.
So in this specific situation, it seems to be a driver bug/issue.
I think you only get it to 98% synced.
NVIDIA X Server Settings tells me, that my monitor refresh rate is 58,47 Hz.
I couldn't get compiz to do the same frequency, I can only use 60 or 58 as refresh rate. If I play videos I can see tearing, that is not so nice.
At the moment compiz is not really smooth if I take a look at a Intel based graphics system it is much smoother. I never got it so smooth on a NVIDIA System. This has nothing to do with the fps it is just how compiz behaves.
So it would be interesting for everyone of use to know if NVIDIA is going to solve those problems.
And I really would like to know if NVIDIA is working together with the compiz developer.
I mean NVIDIA is working together with the developer from Crysis and other great games to get the best out of there hardware.
NVIDIA please let as know.
Mr. A
Nvida is doing a great job compared to the ATI/AMD drivers.
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Another great kdrama.I was kind of hesitant on starting this one because my cousin described it to me as kind of weird, but good. I wasn't sure what I was going to get myself into, but I figured if she loved it so much why not. I am so glad I did. There were definitely some weird moments, but I couldn't help but love this drama and the majority of it's character. It's such a cute show, I just wish it had ended a ...Read more
A lovely drama beautifully pieced together about friendship and love.Chic flick.
Although a little cliche for being able to read her thoughts....
... the beauty was not knowing who your soul mate is even if you share mutual feelings for one another
There are moments you laugh and moments you go *awwww*
One of the Best Dramas I've ever seen if not my favorite.Seriously, everything from the music to the characters' stories to the acting was really well done. There's never a dull moment, there's plenty of tears and laughs along the way that are spaced out nicely.
Great show with great music!Not every show you see has the perfect music in the perfect situation at the perfect moment. This show does, and it sets the mood perfectly. The story is fun, sad, entertaining, heartbreaking, and funny. Like most shows do, this one tries to wrap things up at the end, but it felt incomplete. Maybe they were going for the "leaving you wanting more" feeling. It's the only downside to this show, and ...Read more
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I think it was pretty goodI really liked the whole storyline with the soulmate thing. The boys in this drama are so cute! I wonder if eveyone does have a soulmate and if so, wouldnt it be immpossible to find them?It was also kind of weird how the girl she worked with boyfriend was her soulmate.If only they werent friends..
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Love is so complicated...Is there such thing as soulmates? Watching this K-drama will answer that question for you... Okay maybe it won't but it's still worth watching. The story revolves around a group of people and their relationships. And it becomes interesting when they all realize their connection with each other. Filled with comedy and total randomness you're sure to laugh your butt off. This is a very inspiring ...Read more
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful:Very beautiful show!I love how this show portrayed love. I am getting tired of traditional k-dramas where they play games all the time and have to treat each other terribly before they fall in love/ love-triangles. This portrays love as an unavoidable force that will stop at nothing to get you to your soulmate! Also has great humor and laughs along the way.