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Around 300 indigenous and green activists occupied Friday the construction site of a huge hydro-electric dam across the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon, protest organizers said.
The demonstration at the Belo Monte dam sought to draw attention to the project at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development taking place in Rio de Janeiro, more than 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) to the south.
"We call on the world to let our river live," Antonia Melo, head of the Xingu River Forever Alive Movement, said in a statement.
The protesters said they dug a channel at the construction site using shovels and hoes to symbolically restore the natural flow of the river, while some used their bodies to spell out a message reading "Pare Belo Monte" (Stop Belo Monte).
The third largest dam in the world, the 11,200-megawatt scheme is one of several hydro projects billed by Brazil as providing clean energy for a fast-growing economy.
Work began a year ago, despite fierce opposition from local people and green activists.
Indigenous groups fear the dam will harm their way of life while environmentalists have warned of deforestation, greenhouse-gas emissions and irreparable damage to the ecosystem.
The Belo Monte is expected to flood an area of 500 square kilometers (200 square miles) along the Xingu and displace 16,000 people, according to the government, although some NGOs put the number at 40,000 displaced.
The UN conference, which opened Wednesday, is set to climax in a summit of an expected 116 leaders, running June 20-22.
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 1990 file photo, Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela give black power salutes as they enter Soccer City stadium in the Soweto township of Johannesburg, South Africa, shortly after his release from 27 years in prison. South Africa's president Jacob Zuma says, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, that Mandela has died. He was 95. (AP Photo/Udo Weitz, File)
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Pressures arise from the increasing need to bring land into the crop production - fallow land cycle of agricultural production. This is itself related to the pressures resulting from increased human populations. This basically consists of the following steps:
Burning and grazing mainly transform and only slightly reduce the production potential. Soil fertility and regeneration capacity of the environment is still high. Along with changes in the composition of the vegetation the quality and availability of pastures gradually increase till the moment that land is taken in use for crop cultivation.
Reclaimed land sub marginal for crop cultivation
Long periods of permanent grazing result in a gradual mining of plant nutrients through animal products and manure deposed outside the area. Next, permanent grazing and repeated burning will result in a permanent composition of the vegetation different from the climax vegetation. In general wood is also is harvested from these pastures, reducing tree cover. These activities together with the formation of cattle tracks may result accelerated erosion, mainly depending on topography, soil characteristics, climatic conditions and intensity of exploitation.
Crop cultivation period
Soil fertility and structure decline rapidly as a result of repeated crop cultivation. The use of crop residues as feed will increase availability of plant nutrients for the next crop, but at the cost of nutrient loss in absolute terms (through leaching, volatilisation and export of animal products). Only manure from feed originating from outside the farm can compensate for exports through crop and animal products and for losses that occur during cultivation and the conversion of crop residues.
During the cultivation period the vegetation cover of the soil is poorest at times that risks for accelerated wind and water erosion are highest (particularly at the onset of the growing season). Prolonged cultivation periods may also result in fallow land that no longer has the potential to reach similar levels of production before the start of the next production cycle. The use of draught animal power can contribute to a prolonged periods of cultivation and shortening of fallow periods.
Feed quality of crop residues is poor. Feed seasonally available in limited quantities. The grazing of crop residues can result in transfer of plant nutrients from farms without livestock to those farms with livestock.
Fallow land.
Whether the grazing of fallow vegetation will enhance or decrease the regeneration of the production potential of land depends mainly on the remaining soil fertility after cultivation and the grazing pressure on the fallow vegetation:
In earlier days people moved on when soil fertility of cropland had declined below productive levels. Regularly they took new land into production, leaving behind fallow land that progressively regenerated into forests and woodlands. This traditional pattern of shifting cultivation has resulted in secondary forests / woodlands and transitional vegetation in many of the semi-arid and sub-humid areas.
Due to population increase, sedentarisation and land scarcity, the normal pattern today is that farmers keep control over their fallow land and bring it into production again much earlier - usually well before the full regeneration of the basic production potential of the land.
Investments in rural areas as such as in irrigation facilities and flood prevention have reduced the area of permanent pastures available for livestock of both mixed farming and grazing systems (usually at the expense of increased cultivation). In addition some former communal grazing areas have been claimed for the conservation of wild life and biodiversity (both of which are severely threatened). Consequently the pressure resulting from mixed farming and grazing systems on remaining communal pastures and on the use of crop residues as feed resource is increasing.
Limited land is available for agricultural expansion. As a result pasture land that has marginal potential for crop production is increasingly utilised for crops. The degree of sedentarisation is also important. Decreasing mobility inevitably results in an increased concentration of land under cultivation - which itself results in shorter fallow periods. Expansion if irrigated land into former grazing areas and an increase in flood protection structures (construction of dams and dikes) further reduces the available communal grazing area. These resources were often seasonally important to livestock production (e.g. on flood plains).
Present trends in general result in
In response to less access to communal pastures and to an increasing competition on remaining pastures, individual farmers will start to harvest and conserve own crop residues for periods of feed scarcity. The system evolves in a mixed farming system characterised by managing its own crop residues. However lack of additional pasture / feed will limit the number of animals that can be kept in association with crop cultivation.
To prevent damage by livestock to crops and / or further degradation of communal pastures the community can introduce rules and regulations that limits free grazing in and near the cropping zone (grazing may be completely stopped). Systems can then evolve into cut and carry systems. Labour constraints will limit the number of animals that can be kept under this system.
Depending on the role and opportunities to gain an income from livestock, the farmer can decide to use part of his land to produce fodder crops. The system may then evolve in a mixed farming system characterised by feed production on farm.
A response based on the use of external feed in systems that are still based on the grazing of communal pastures is rare.
Response is therefore characterised by:
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Welcome to WMNFâs Radioactivity. Iâm Rob Lorei. Thanks to Mitch Perry for filling in for me while I was away. Our guest today is Florida Southern College Professor Risdon Slate who has co-written a new book with Wesley Johnson called The Criminalization of Mental Illness in Florida.
According to our guest: "In 1955, there were over 559,000 residents in state (mental) hospitals in the United States. Today there are less than 60,000 residentsâ¦â¦ Where has some of this shift been going? The largest in-patient psychiatric facility in the United States is said to be the Los Angeles county jail.â
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March 15th we will be having a lease meeting for anyone who is interested in leasing thru the show season of 2014. The meeting will begin at 5 pm, and at 6 pm we will have our potluck. The January potluck was a lot of fun for everyone and I know there are a few […] Read more »
Upcoming Events!
March Schedule March 8 Hunter Show Delano, MN March 15 Lease Meeting Pine Lake Pastures March 15 Potluck Dinner Pine Lake Pastures March 16 Dressage Show Delano, MN Shows are tentative. Whether or not we will attend will depend on whether we have enough people who want to go. Please let us know ASAP if […] Read more »
SCHOOLING SHOW MARCH 8th
We are excited to attend our first show of the season on March 8th. The show is in Delano MN- We will arrive on the grounds by about 8-8:30am. That means leaving the farm by 6am. The show will obviously be indoors. The barn is HEATED to 50 degrees, so bring a cooler for your […] Read more »
No Lessons Saturday Feb 22
No Lessons tomorrow due to 20 mph winds and drifts on the roads. Stay home- stay safe!! Read more »
Rewards and Punishments
We have had many students begin riding at the farm as a reward for good behavior. Many parents purchase riding lessons or lease a horse to reward a child for raising their grades, completing chores or improving their overall attitude. This is a wonderful idea as the incentive to get to do something they […] Read more »
DINNER AT PLP will be March 15th
Plan to attend our family dinner at the farm. Saturday March 15th 6:00-8pm. AND IF you plan to show on March 8th- PLEASE make sure you speak with me soon!! Read more »
This week is random acts of kindness week. I asked my daughters to just ask God to show them someone or something this week that they could randomly do to help someone. How about you? Let's try to pass on something good to those around us. Don't take the credit… just do something nice without […] Read more »
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Have a granddaughter or niece that loves horses? Think about giving them riding lessons for their birthday. Whether you buy 1-2 private lessons or like Avery's Grandmother who gifted her a year's worth of lessons- we can come up with a special birthday package for you. Just send me an email or give me a […] Read more »
We will be offering CAMPS this summer at Pine Lake Pastures- >June 9-12, 23-26 July 7-10, Aug 4-7, 11-14,18-21 >Full day camp is 8-4 $375.00 >half day is 12-4 $190.00 > The emphasis of camp will be horses, horse care and riding but we will be offering archery and other activities as well! Full day […] Read more »
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Oven-Baked Chicken Kiev
|Neufchatel cheese
|4 Ounce
|Dried chives
|1 Tablespoon, freeze dried
|Chicken breast halves
|8 , skinned and boned
|Butter flavored salt
|3⁄4 Teaspoon
|Dried thyme
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Dried marjoram
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|Skim milk
|1 Tablespoon
|Seasoned breadcrumbs
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), dry
|Vegetable cooking spray
|1 Tablespoon
Slice cheese into 8 equal pieces, and place on waxed paper, sprinkle with chives.
Cover and freeze 30 minutes or until firm.
Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of waxed paper, flatten chicken to 1/4-inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin.
Combine salt, thyme, marjoram, and pepper; sprinkle over both sides of chicken breasts.
Place 1 slice of cheese mixture in center of each chicken breast.
Fold long sides of chicken over cheese, tuck ends, and secure with wooden picks.
Combine egg and skim milk in a shallow dish.
Dip chicken rolls in egg mixture, roll in breadcrumbs.
Place chicken seam side up in a 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 425° for 15 minutes, turn chicken rolls, and bake an additional 25 minutes.


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Roasted Vegetable Soup With Garlic
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|Yellow onions
|14 Ounce, quartered (2 In Number, 7 Ounce Each)
|Olive oil
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|Sweet red pepper
|8 Ounce, cored, seeded and quartered (1 Large)
|Plum tomatoes
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|3 Clove (15 gm)
|Dried thyme
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|Dried basil
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|Salt/To taste
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|Black pepper
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|Chicken stock/Low-sodium chicken broth
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1 Preheat the oven to 400° F.
Arrange the eggplant and onions in a large shallow baking pan, brush the cut sides with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil, and bakefor20 minutes.
Add the red pepper, tomatoes, and garlic to the pan; brush the cut sides with the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil.
Sprinklethe thyme, basil, salt, and black pepper overthe vegetables and bake 20 minutes more or until very tender.
2 Set aside the red pepper and 1 eggplant half.
Chop the remaining half eggplant, the onions, tomatoes, and garlic and transfer them to a large saucepan.
Add the stock, bring it to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, peel the red pepper, discard the skin, and dice the pulp.
Dice the reserved eggplant.
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Sometimes the beautiful things are all around us, like this group of fruit in a reflective bowl. This version was processed on my iPhone with Plastic Bullet, Lo-Mob, and Snapseed:
This version of my image was made using the Waterlogue app:
Sometimes the beautiful things are all around us, like this group of fruit in a reflective bowl. This version was processed on my iPhone with Plastic Bullet, Lo-Mob, and Snapseed:
This version of my image was made using the Waterlogue app:
The other evening I strolled along Heidelberg's Philosopher's Walk with my camera and tripod. I stopped to make several photographs, including this exposure blend looking down on the Alte Brucke. Today I used the image in my Black & White Masterclass to demonstrate a fairly complete high dynamic range black and white ("monochromatic HDR") workflow. I think the class was great at following along as this workflow involves a non-trivial effort and is definitely not for the faint of heart!
Exposure information: 135mm, seven combined exposures (at shutter speeds between 1/160 of a second and 0.5 of a second), each exposure at f/9 and ISO 64, tripod mounted; exposures combined and processed using Nik HDR Pro, Adobe Camera RAW, Photoshop, Nik Color Efex, Nik Silver Efex, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Simplify, and Perfect B&W.
Of course, this leads to a grammatical question: Is the implied subject female or fabric? Methinks it could be either, or maybe both.
The iPhone is probably the best camera there is for quick sketches. For one thing, it is pretty much always with me. For another, it is quick and easy to use, and surprisingly capable. But the best part is the "digital darkroom in the little box"—the fact that I can creatively process my photos right on the iPhone. There are hundreds of wonderful post-production apps, but one of my favorites is Waterlogue. Waterlogue doesn't work for all images, but when I am looking for a dreamy final image that resembles a water color painting it is certainly my go-to app. Here are some recent sketches by Harold and Waterlogue, from top to bottom: Path in the Park and Stairs, both photographed in the Little Town of Prague; Bicycle 1 and Bicycle 2, photographed in the Old Town of Heidelberg, Germany; and Banks of the River, the Nekkar River where it flows through Heidelberg at the end of a warm summer's day.
By the way, if you are curious, this effect can be achieved in Photoshop also with images made on a real camera, most commonly using the Topaz Simplify and Impression plugins. But it's hard to quarrel with the immediacy of an iPhone app.
Try to consider when creating this kind of image: how will it look when blanketed with softness? Is this truly a water-color-like image, or is it something that needs harder edges? If harder edges are better, then you should be aiming for a more photographic look rather than something painterly.
It is good to be back in Heidelberg, where I am teaching a workshop. Coming back to a city I already know a bit where I have some friends is a little like coming home!
Reinhard Heydrich was the second-in-command of the Nazi SS. Heydrich was charged with enhancing the Czech contribution to the Nazi war machine, and did his best in a terrible reign of terror. He was eventually assassinated by two members of the underground, who were parachuted into Czechoslovakia in a suicide mission by the Czech government-in-exile from Great Britain. Although somewhat faded, like this rose in a plastic bottle, flowers still mark the memorial to the victims of Heydrich on the busy Prague street where the church crypt in which the patriotic assassins met their end is located.
To capture the nostalgia and sadness of the place and what it memorializes, as well as the faded nature of the flower and bottle, I photographed the image wide-open with my Zeiss 135mm f/2 lens for shallow depth-of-field, and converted the image to black and white, leaving only a little splash of color in the dried-up rose.
This is a view of the southern Bohemia resort and touristic town of Cesky Krumlov, where I spent a few hours photographing. By the way, "Cesky" means a "bend in the river" in Czech. Many old towns in the Czech Republic are named beginning with Cesky, because these oxbow bends in a river lent themselves to natural fortification back in the days when defense against literal robber barons was required.
Inside Prague's Old Town Square Tower they've constructed an elegant spiral ramp, with an elevator in the middle. Other than Prague's TV Tower (I heard one guide call the TV Tower "the second ugliest building in the world," and it certainly is very ugly and dominates the Prague skyline, for some reason it has grotesque statuary of babies climbing up the circular pillars holding up this hyper-modern structure, don't ask me why because I haven't a clue, and I also don't really know what building is the "first ugliest," there must be many candidates, but I digress), other than Prague's TV Tower it is the only high-up viewing spot I've found in Prague you don't have to climb. It certainly is nice riding the elevator in the core to the top, then strolling down the spiral ramp enjoying the somewhat unusual view, shown looking down from the top of the spiral, and from the bottom watching the elevator rise.
I found this cabinet containing the Prague Golem at the entrance to Prague's Old Jewish Cemetery. Fortunately, the cabinet appears locked. I hope it stays that way, at least while I am still in the Czech Republic. Although the single, small padlock may be a little puny to restrain a Golem, such as the famous and notably nasty Golem created according to legend by Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel back in the late 1500s.
There are six towers that I know of in Prague to go up with my camera. I've been up four out of six so far. Mostly, they are an issue of climbing several hundred narrow steps, but this one—the Old Town Square Tower—has an elevator in addition to a spiral ramp (more on this in a later story). Anyhow, ascending the elevator rather than climbing up left me feeling chirpy. So in contrast to the somewhat somber Spires of Prague I shot this nice, bright canonical city view with my extreme wide-angle Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 lens. Two towers to go!
I've never seen such a veritable cacophony of spires in a European city as in Prague. These wonderful spires, or towers, help to impart Prague's unusual and distinctive flavor. What is it about upright towers reaching for the sky that appeals to the engineers among humanity? Wait, hold that thought!
This view is photographed from the Powder Tower, which I climbed today. Prague boasts more towers you can climb than is generally the case. Each tower has a circular spiral staircase, seemingly hewn out of the stone. It can be very interesting encountering a party coming the other direction in one of these small, claustrophobia inducing staircases!
With Prague's grand castles and elegant squares overflowing with happy visitors and marquee shopping it is easy to forget that this is also the city of Franz Kafka. Metamorphosis happens here, whether it is a human turning into a bug, or the curved shapes of a nearly empty street altered in the reflection in a traffic mirror. The outer world is unaltered, but inside the metamorphosis the lone pedestrian wanders down a twisted street towards an uncertain end.
Getting to Prague from the Bay area took a bit of travel time. I know, less than in covered wagon and sail ship times, but still it was into the next day, and the seat on the airplane was truly lived in. Alas, I made the change of planes in Frankfurt, but my suitcase did not—and flew on with Lufthansa into the unknown. So I arrived on a new day on a Prague afternoon with the clothes on my back and a single camera. Which I took out to explore right away. As I neared the Charles Bridge I saw clouds and maybe a rainbow forming, so I dashed up the spiral stairs in the bridge tower, added a polarizer, and snapped a few frames before my rainbow disappeared.
Transparency means something one can look through with clarity, like a sheet of glass or plastic. So what we are interested in is really translucency—the state or condition of being translucent, or partially transparent. But translucency is essentially an optical illusion, or trick of the human eye. When a light color contrasts with a dark color, and the light color is apparently "above" the darker color, then the human eye is trained to perceive degrees of translucency.
I am taking a little time to process some of the botanical images I've shot so far this year. Soon I will be moving on to photograph the old stones of the old world, but it has truly been fun to have the time this spring to do a great deal of floral photography! Herewith, a few new botanicals. Enjoy!
Also note that I've opened a 2016 weekend session of my Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshop (March 5-6, 2016, here in Berkeley, California). Click here for details and registration.
I am leaving in a few days on the first of my summer teaching adventures: First for Prague in the Czech Republic, and then to teach a Black & White Masterclass in Heidelberg, Germany. Before departing on this trip, I wanted to share some news and give you some workshop updates.
Recently, the advance copies of my new book, Achieving Your Potential As a Photographer: A Photographer's Creative Companion and Workbook arrived. I am very excited and pleased with how my new book has come out, but of course I want to hear what you think once your copy has arrived. This book and the workbook that comes as part of it are specially designed as an aid to boosting the creativity in your photography (and life) so I would particularly like to know how it may have impacted your ongoing photography.
The bulk of the copies are coming on the proverbial boat from China, but it is great news and exciting for us that this project we have labored on so long will finally soon be available on Amazon, at Barnes & Nobles, and other bookstores.
Regarding workshops, the April 2016 photo-tour workshop to Southwest France, it is now fully subscribed, but we are taking a waiting list.
On the other hand, the autumn 2015 photography adventure to the sea-girt villages of Italy has a few spaces left, and I welcome interest from photographers in this exclusive photo tour. It will be a great photographic experience with a small group of photographers!
There is only one spot available in the Flower Photography workshop I will be giving in Maine the first week of August. I don't expect this opening to remain available for very long, and personally I am looking forward very much to exploring Maine. It is a part of the world I don't know very well.
For 2016, I am taking an interest list for a Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshop in the San Francisco Bay area. Details are yet to be worked out, but you can indicate interest (there is no charge for the interest list) by clicking here to go to Meetup.com. I'll also be giving a 2016 version of my Achieving Your Potential mentoring workshop (ongoing for six months), you can find information about how to apply for admission by clicking here.
Thant's it for now! Please feel free to contact me for more information about any of these items. I hope to be able to blog from Prague and Heidelberg, time permitting—and as always I look forward to hearing from my photography community.


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He was the voice of a generation.
A sick and twisted voice, but an icon of my generation.
In his prime, he was magnificant.
RIP, Gonzo journalism.
Oh wow. I just don't even know what to say.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
Man, I'm feeling old right now.
Wow. How sad. :(
Oh man. That is sad news. I hate to say it, but not totally unexpected.
RIP Hunter, maybe you'll find peace now.
Surprising but not really. I just read a column by him the other day on ESPN.com. Very sad indeed. Loved his writing especially the political stuff.
With his fascination for guns, I'm thinking he went out like Hemmingway.
My favorite piece was his Kentucky Derby story. If you want to read a good sampler of his best stuff, buy "The Great Shark Hunt"
Wow just horrible news. One of my favorite writers ever. I was just wondering about him the other day he used to write for ESPN's website a lot and had not written much at all the last 3 or 4 months.
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This is very strange for me. My wife and I sat down and watched the movie "The Whole Wide World" for the first time tonight. When it was over, I logged onto RedsZone and found out this news.
Warning: Major movie spoiler ahead...
What's strange about that? Well, the movie The Whole Wide World is the true story of author Robert Howard. The movie ends with Howard's suicide.


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The GBU-12, which integrates a 227kg (500lb) general-purpose bomb with a nose-mounted laser seeker and flight guidance fins, did not contain an explosive charge.
The F-35B, the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the joint strike fighter, released the weapon from 25,000ft and the bomb fell for 35s, Lockheed says.
The pilot, Marine Corps Maj Richard Rusnok, identified, designated and tracked the target using the F-35's electro-optical targeting system, which Lockheed says is the first sensor to combine forward-looking infrared, infrared search and tracking capabilities and a laser designator.
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Until about 3 weeks ago, I did not know that Hamill is deaf.
you thought him and his translator were just chucking up gang signs every post fight interview?
I never watched any post fight interview from him or whatever, I just watched some moments of his fights, nothing more.
I was surprised Hammill came back or even had a job with the UFC when he came back.


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The plea from Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng to British Prime Minister David Cameron has worked: Funding will be restored to the country's Olympic basketball program. Britain's men's and women's basketball squads were told in December they'd receive no funding for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. UK Sport distributes the money and on Friday said basketball will receive funding expected to total several million dollars. Basketball received $13.6 million in the four years before the 2012 London Olympics, where Britain qualified as the host nation. International Basketball Federation secretary general Patrick Baumann says the new funding will ''allow the sport to build on the progress and growth it has already made.'' Deng had been among many critics of the government's plan to scrap the funding. He sent a letter to Cameron this week asking for it to be restored.
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While I think that this demo looks pretty good it was not jawdropping for me.
Graphics are competent but not outstanding eventhough I like the cartoonish look.
The shooting looks like in Bioshock which also means that I don´t like the weapon sounds that much.
KI seems a little weak but then again this is only a demo build.
The interaction between the characters is very interesting and the best thing are those skylines and riding to a zeppeling and blow it the fuck up but I wonder how much of it is scripted i.e. if there are restrictions to the time when you can jump off of those things or if they just build the level in a way so that you can´t land in the wrong spots.
And last but not least, was there god mode on? Because at one point he is taking a shitload of damage without dying. Looks a bit chaotic.
All in all a great demo that leaves open questions and with me not liking any of the Bioshock games (can´t really tell why, I even played the first one but stopped shortly before the ending and just had no intention to go back and finish it) I´m not totally convinced but the potential is enormous.
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"Uninterrupted" my ass. I watched more adds then I did Bioshock.
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Wow!! Much better than I ever anticipated. So, that's what the new "Big Daddy" looks like. Seeing it in action, it definitely feels like a Bioshock game even if its story isn't directly linked to the first two games. Also, for the record, I never felt distracted by Elizabeth's figure.
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Fuck G4TV, I want to see the goddamn demo, not the demo intercut with interviews. I can get interviews any time I like! I don't need them here too!
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Ok I think I officially need to go dark on this game, I want it to be as fresh and crazy as possible whenever the hell it is I get to play it!
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Crap, that looked incredible. Can't wait for this to come out!
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I was very impressed with this demo!
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Holy cow that looks damn good!
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Eh, looks like a good game, but I just can't seem to care about it.
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I could do without the shitty dubstep.
EDIT: I can't wait! I hope that I'll be able to keep up with the action.
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Maybe it's the extreme hype, but this was a little underwhelming.
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I was waiting for this. Finally got a chance to see what everyone was raving about.
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awesome stuff... I also wonder how differently other people would play that.
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Bioshock Infinite ... oh commercial break ... "TROJAN MANNNNNN!" .. ok?
Edit: Elizabeth's facial animation doesn't seem to hold up to the level of emotion in her voice acting. It creates a weird disconnect. This is just a demo though.
Alright, so, this looks cool. But I can't help but be skeptical about it. First of all, it'd be nice to know how much was actually being played and how much is some sort of interactive cutscene. Second, zipping around the levels looks fun, but will it just get annoying to be having a great cinematic moment ruined because your health is constantly being chipped away? If zooming up to that zeppelin stops being spur of the moment and reactionary, it seems like it will lose a lot.
Finally, the gunplay still looks very much like Bioshock. Which I think is a bad thing.
I mean, this game looks amazing, I will for sure buy it when it comes out. And I'm sure the development still has a long way to go. But will it actually be fun to play? Will I be having a fun experience if I don't know exactly what to do to see the game the way it was intended?
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Yea weapon carrying limits..... fuck consoles.
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They should have just released the damn footage at E3. We´ve had journalists talking about this section for more than a month now. Sure it looks really good and moves surprisingly fast- but imagine seeing this demo without knowing much of anything about it.
It would blow your mind. HUGE missed opportunity. They just went for the cashgrab and accepted whatever g4 offered them. Bet the same thing is going to happen with that full 30 Minute Skyrim Demo.
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Any way to get this in HD? Pretty blocky...
@altairre: The same kind of thing happened in my case. I was playing Bioshock 1 and I had a crashing issue; then my XBox red-ringed. When I got the replacement unit a few weeks later I played another hour or two of Bioshock and then just stopped playing.
Watching all these hype demos makes me think that maybe I should go through and play again while keeping in mind some of the discussions about strategy and stuff. Bioshock is still a great looking game if you consider the responsiveness of the controls and the relative frame rates.
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FINAL: Hatch, Novak lead Union past Vermont, 5-2
By Ken Schott
Friday, March 28, 2014
Max Novak and Matt Hatch scored two goals each, leading top-ranked Union to a 5-2 victory over Vermont in the NCAA hockey tournament East Regional semifinal in Bridgeport, Conn.
Hatch scored the first and last goals of the game. He had a short-hansded goal in the first, and finished it off with an empty-net goal late in the third.
Novak's goals came on the power play in the first and second periods.
Mat Bodie also scored for Union.
Brendan Bradley and Mario Puskarich had the Vermont goals.
Union will face the winner of Providence-Quinnipiac in Saturday in the championship game at 3 p.m.


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Roll Call's Paul Kane broke last night that the Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign committee of Dr./Leader/Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) $11,000 for failing to report a $1.44 million dollar loan taken out in November of 2000. The loan was part of an "elaborate effort to close down Frist's separate 1994 campaign committee and repay himself more than $1.2 million that he had loaned to his maiden political campaign."
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani stopped in Denver to talk about leadership to a doting crowd 30,000 in Denver. LINK
The hits keep on comin' for Gov. Pataki (R-NY). The New York Times' Cooper offers a news analysis which lays the majority of blame for a dismal-seeming New York GOP at Pataki's feet. LINK
2008: Democrats:
Democratic gubernatorial candidates remain divided over Gov. Tom Vilsack's (D-IA) economic policies. Gov Vilsack stays out of the debate. LINK
Gov Vilsack also signed an education bill yesterday that he describes as his proudest moment in eight years in office. LINK
Gov. Vilsack has until today to sign legislation limiting eminent domain. Vilsack say's he's "struggling" with the decision. LINK
While Sen. Biden quietly contemplates the presidency, his son, Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III eyes the Delaware Attorney General spot. LINK
Jefferson and the separation of powers:
Adam Liptak of the New York Times writes a calm and thoughtful news analysis on the legislative v. executive branch fight over seized documents from Rep. Jefferson's office. Liptak writes that the Justice Department may have searched the office legally, but it may not have been the "wise or prudent thing to do" given the history between the branches. LINK
"Why would House Republicans be so concerned with Jefferson, a Democrat from Louisiana who, according to prosecutors, kept $90,000 in cash in his freezer?" asks the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne. LINK
"One answer is high principle. The more plausible answer is that Republicans are worried that the next shoes to drop in the congressional probes will belong to Republican members."
ABC News' Aaron Katersky reports that embattled Rep. Jefferson began his remarks at Mayor Nagin's inauguration with "thanks to God" for letting him continue public service. He spoke about equality in recovery. He implored the mayor to provide opportunities for "marginalized" people and build a city of "enlarged opportunity." He said "people at the bottom" put Nagin back in office.
The Ohio Poll out of the University of Cincinnati released this morning shows two record low approval ratings. President Bush's approval rating in Ohio is 35 percent, the lowest presidential approval rating in Ohio Poll history - which dates back to 1981. Gov. Taft (R-OH) also scored a record low approval rating in the Ohio Poll's 25 year history. Gov. Taft's approval rating in the poll is at 26 percent. LINK
In his Style section review of "An Inconvenient Truth," the Washington Post's Desson Thomson calls Gore's film "surprisingly absorbing." LINK
The Schwarzenegger Era:
Teeing up a weekend of horserace coverage, the Field Poll in California out today shows Steve Westly and Phil Angelides in a statistical tie (35 percent to 34 percent, respectively) and that an astonishingly high (26 percent) of likely Democratic primary voters are still undecided about their Tuesday vote. LINK


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LOS ANGELES — After weeks of trash-talking , Bow Wow and the Game finally met up for their "Madden NFL 09″ Xbox challenge .
And Bow Wow kept the trash talk coming before the match, with only a curtain separating his room from Game's.
Meanwhile, Game was focused, getting his pregame practice on against one of his boys. "I'm coming with that haymaker," Game told the room about how he planned to start the game.
Bow Wow told stories of playing Snoop Dogg and not being able to handle the man who discovered him 16 years ago. Snoop called Bow from Russia and asked how they could hold the big game without including him. Wow also said that the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade said he wants to take him on next in "Madden." Bow planned to let defense take over first while he learned the Game's game.
Although the two had never played each other, Bow was dripping with confidence: "I'm gonna f— him up so bad."
Game came from behind the curtain and said with a grin, "Oh, you just gonna talk behind my back, huh?
"I'm gonna put the little puppy in my bag and walk him down Rodeo Drive," Game said, laughing with Bow.
Then it was time for kickoff — Game's Patriots to Bow's Bengals. Bow fumbled. Game got the ball. Seconds later, a touchdown pass to Randy Moss. First blood for Game.
Bow got the ball back, but then he had to kick it off to Game. The Compton native immediately ran it back for a TD. After yet another Bow fumble, Game threw a third TD — 21-0, Game. Bow was in big trouble, and there were still two minutes left in the first quarter.
After another fumble, Bow accused Game of turning up the fumble slider, which can affect the number of fumbles in the game. "That's some bullsh–!" Game's response? Another TD. It was 28-doughnut in favor of Game at the end of the first quarter.
Bow finally got on the board toward the beginning of the second quarter, but Game answered right back, scoring a TD with 38 seconds left in the half. With the score at 35-7, Game and his entourage started waving white towels to tease Bow.
Game played the entire game wearing a mouthpiece. He also brought out special-edition Madden sneakers and an Xbox with his face spray-painted on it.
"Y'all playing in the snow. This is some janky-ass sh–," Bow said, obviously upset about the virtual weather conditions. But according to the rules, they had to play with the weather set to random — that means they could've had a sunny, rainy or snowy day.
Bow fumbled again shortly after the third quarter started. "I fumble every time I get the ball? That's some bullsh–," Bow complained.
When Jermaine Dupri walked in, he asked Bow, "Why you playing with the Bengals? [To Game:] You should beat him — he's using the Bengals."
Start of the fourth quarter: Game 42, Bow Wow 7. It was ugly. Game started stunting. His player ran in a TD from the 1-yard line, but get this: Game did the move with his hands behind his back and facing the opposite direction of the TV.
With 1:17 left in the fourth quarter, it was Game 55, Bow Wow 15. A comeback didn't seem likely. Game was wearing a football helmet, while Bow still claimed that Game cheated. Bow scored, giving him 23 points. Seven seconds left, and it was almost mercifully over.
Final score: 55-23 — Game was the champion.
"I'm the sh–, man," Game yelled. "I don't know what else to say. Shout-out to Jermaine Dupri for coming to pick up his little pup. … John Madden, I love you, man."
"I don't care what they say," Bow said. "It was in the snow. … Nah, it was a tough game. We both winners. The money is going to charity … and I still get more girls than this n—a."
"It's all good," Game said. "I got kids your size, man. Ain't no girls allowed in my house, anyway — only gamers. And you're not one."
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OpenGL 2.0 is out...
OpenGL 2.0 is out, do you think we will see updated drivers from nvidia so game companies will take advantage of this?
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OpenGL 1.5 + extensions is about the same as 2.0, so nvidia drivers already have everything (less the version number) that's in 2.0
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