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The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primerby Neal Stephenson
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A thete visits a mod parlor; noteworthy features of modern armaments.
The bells of St. Mark's were ringing changes up on the mountain when Bud skated over to the mod parlor to upgrade his skull gun. Bud had a nice new pair of blades with a top speed of anywhere from a hundred to a hundred and fifty kilometers, depending on how fat you were and whether or not you wore aero. Bud liked wearing skin-tight leather, to show off his muscles. On a previous visit to the mod parlor, two years ago, he had paid to have a bunch of 'sites implanted in his muscles-little critters, too small to see or feel, that twitched Bud's muscle fibers electrically according to a program that was supposed to maximize bulk. Combined with the testosterone pump embedded in his forearm, it was like working out in a gym night and day, except you didn't have to actually do anything and you never got sweaty. The only drawback was that all the little twitches made him kind of tense and jerky. He'd gotten used to it, but it still made him a little hinky on those skates, especially when he was doing a hundred clicks an hour through a crowded street. But few people hassled Bud, even when he knocked them down in the street, and after today no one would hassle him ever again.
Bud had walked away, improbably unscratched, from his last job-with something like a thousand yuks in his pocket. He'd spent a third of it on new clothes, mostly black leather, another third of it on the blades, and was about to spend the last third at the mod parlor. You could get skull guns a lot cheaper, of course, but that would mean going over the Causeway to Shanghai and getting a back-alley job from some Coaster, and probably a nice bone infection in with the bargain, and he'd probably pick your pocket while he had you theezed. Besides, you could only get into a Shanghai if you were virgin. To cross the Causeway when you were already packing a skull gun, like Bud, you had to bribe the shit out of numerous Shanghai cops. There was no reason to economize here. Bud had a rich and boundless career ahead of him, vaulting up a hierarchy of extremely dangerous drug-related occupations for which he served as a paid audition of sorts. A start weapons system was a wise investment.
The damn bells kept ringing through the fog. Bud mumbled a command to his music system, a phased acoustical array splayed across both eardrums like the seeds on a strawberry. The volume went up but couldn't scour away the deep tones of the carillon, which resonated in his long bones. He wondered whether, as long as he was at the mod parlor, he should have the batteries drilled out of his right mastoid and replaced. Supposedly they were ten-year jobs, but he'd had them for six and he listened to music all the time, loud.
Three people were waiting. Bud took a seat and skimmed a mediatron from the coffee table; it looked exactly like a dirty, wrinkled, blank sheet of paper. " 'Annals of Self-Protection, ' " he said, loud enough for everyone else in the place to hear him. The logo of his favorite meedfeed coalesced on the page. Mediaglyphics, mostly the cool animated ones, arranged themselves in a grid. Bud scanned through them until he found the one that denoted a comparison of a bunch of different stuff, and snapped at it with his fingernail. New mediaglyphics appeared, surrounding larger cine panes in which Annals staff teste
The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.
In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson took science fiction to dazzling new levels. Now, in The Diamond Age, he delivers another stunning tale. Set in twenty-first century Shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state-of-the-art interactive device falls in the hands of a street urchin named Nell. Her life—and the entire future of humanity—is about to be decoded and reprogrammed…
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\Neal Stephenson issues from a clan of rootless, itinerant hardscience and engineering professors (mostly Pac-10, Big 10, and Big 8 with the occasional wild strain of Ivy). He began his higher education as a physics major, then switched to geography when it appeared that this would enable him to scam more free time on his university's mainframe computer. When he graduated and discovered, to his perplexity, that there were no jobs for inexperienced physicist-geographers, he began to look into alternative pursuits such as working on cars, unimaginably stupid agricultural labor, and writing novels. His first novel, The Big U, was published in 1984 and vanished without a trace. His second novel, Zodiac: An Eco-Thriller, came out in 1988 and quickly developed a cult following among water-pollution-control engineers. It was also enjoyed, though rarely bought, by many radical environmentalists. Snow Crash was written in the years 1988 through 1991 as the author listened to a great deal of loud, relentless, depressing music.
Mr. Stephenson now resides in a comfortable home in the western hemisphere and spends all of his time trying to retrofit an office into its generally dark, unlevel, and asbestos-laden basement so that he can attempt to write more novels. Despite the tremendous amounts of time he devotes to writing, playing with computers, listening to speed metal, Rollerblading, and pounding nails, he is a flawless husband, parent, neighbor, and all-around human being.
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Despite huge challenges in getting access, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has managed to deliver humanitarian supplies to Qamishli in north-east Syria.
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Closing Time: The Ian Kinsler problemScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade19 hrs ago
Name brands tend to die hard in fantasy leagues, which is why Ian Kinsler still holds a 95-percent Yahoo tag and a lofty ranking on many industry boards. But I know he's available in one of my eight Yahoo leagues.
And he's there because I dropped him . And heck, I was just kicking the tires (sorry, we kick a lot of tires here) after someone else dropped him a few weeks back.
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Kinsler turned 33 in the middle of June, and second base sure seems like a position where it gets late early. All the attrition, all those pivots. Kinsler's 2014 Detroit debut had plenty of category juice and was driven by full-season volume, but let's also acknowledge he's just a .270/.314/.397 hitter since joining the Tigers. The bat doesn't look so special anymore. He's walking more this year, but the average and power are depressed. So are fantasy owners.
NFL Over/Under: Are early drafters overreaching for Randle?Brad Evans at Roto Arcade21 hrs ago
Fantasy is a speculative game. Predict the future, and you look like a genius. Don't, and you're painfully human. Gazing into the crystal ball, here's our view on 10 intriguing rookie over/unders for the upcoming season.
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In a recent full-point, 12-team industry draft, Joseph Randle was plucked in Round 3 (No. 32 overall). Equally mind-blowing, according to Fantasy Football Calculator his draft stock has spiked a full five rounds since late May (40.4 ADP, RB20), leaving potential investors wondering if there is enough 'meat on the bone.' With that in mind, Randle finish among fantasy RBs this fall 24.5.
Daily Dime: Going chalk with Max Scherzer and then digging for hitting sleepersDalton Del Don at Roto Arcade1 day ago
Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Thursday but be sure to double-check the weather and lineups before first pitch approaches.
Max Scherzer, SP, at Atl (Banuelos), $12500 at FanDuel: As usual, I'll recommend paying up for a top pitcher, especially with the softer pricing on FanDuel this year. Scherzer certainly qualifies as one, as he's top-three among all starters in MLB in ERA (1.79), FIP (2.02), WHIP (0.79), K-BB% (27.4) and SwStr% (14.2). He owns a 1.40 ERA and 0.83 WHIP on the road, and he'll be facing a Braves team Thursday that's scored the fifth-fewest runs at home and will be missing its best hitter. The Nationals are easily the most favored team (-200) on the day while tied for the lowest over/under (6.5). Scherzer is expensive, however, so let's dig for some cheap hitting options to fill out a lineup.
Closing Time: We had a better headline, but Cesar Hernandez stole itScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade1 day ago
In the Tuesday Closing Time, we went with a soft sell of Cesar Hernandez. In the current edition, we'll amp things up a bit.
He keeps running, so we keep writing.
When it comes to fantasy specialists, there's a low barrier to relevance. Anyone who is collecting saves for a major-league club is worth rostering in most fantasy leagues, even if the other stats are dodgy (the good old Mesa Mandate). It isn't quite that simple with offensive players, but if someone is capable of running aggressively when they reach base, we'll overlook some other stuff.
[Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football is back: Sign up for a league today!]Fri, Jul 37:35 PM EDTPhiladelphia at AtlantaPreview Game
Daily Dime: Paying for Paul Goldschmidt and then digging for bargainsDalton Del Don at Roto Arcade2 days ago
Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Wednesday but be sure to double-check the weather and lineups
Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, vs. LAD (Anderson), $5400 at FanDuel: He has an 11-game hitting streak and is on pace to finish with 116 runs scored, 42 homers, 138 RBI and 32 steals with a .354 batting average. He will be a top-three pick next year and is a beast against anyone, but Goldschmidt is especially tough against southpaws, whom he's hit .387/.465/.694 against. He's also 7-for-11 with an 1.848 OPS versus Brett Anderson during his career. If you're going to spend big on a hitter Wednesday, Goldschmidt is the one in which to do so.
Daily Dime: Can Billy Hamilton outrun the raindrops?Scott Pianowski at Roto Arcade2 days ago
I'm not going to point you to Chris Sale for Tuesday night. If you can't build that case on your own, there's no hope. Let's see if we can support him with some other plays, and give you alternatives if you need to go contrarian, here and there.
Study the lineups, consider the weather. Let's get to it.
Billy Hamilton, OF, vs. MIN (Hughes), $3000: He's been on a stealing rampage this month, and he's set to lead off for the second straight game. Phil Hughes is nothing special when it comes to stopping the running game. There's some rain in the forecast, but if things look clear around opening pitch, Hamilton is a dynamic play at a modest cost.
Josh Phegley, C, vs. COL (De La Rosa), $3100: Here's the best-kept secret at the catcher position, someone who's mashed to a .362/.423/.617 line against lefties. Colorado's De La Soul is a southpaw, so if Phegley is in the Oakland lineup, he's in my lineup.
Opening Time: Kendall Graveman's sinker is on the riseScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade2 days ago
A lot of pundits have picked on the A's for the Josh Donaldson trade, and you can count me in that group. But any transaction where you acquire Kendall Graveman can't be so bad.
Graveman's first go-round in Oakland was rocky - he had an 8.27 ERA at the end of April. But Oakland stuck with the rookie right-hander and rewards have followed: a 4-2 record over eight starts, with a 2.01 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. Graveman threw seven bagels at the Rockies on Monday, then watched the bullpen finish off the 7-1 laugher.
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Pitching to contact is a major chunk of the Graveman story. He has a modest 37 strikeouts (against 14 walks) over the 53.2 quality innings he's given us the last two months, something that could be a deal breaker in some leagues that cap your starts or innings. He throws his sinker about half the time and induces a ground ball on 47 percent of his batted balls, obviously a good thing.
Shuffle Up: J.D. Martinez, the real dealScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade2 days ago
The assignment on the docket is outfielders. What's happened to this point is merely an audition. How should we rank the Yahoo-eligible outfielders, 5x5 value, if the season started right now?
A few rules. Catcher-eligibles who also qualify in the outfield are ignored. I don't rank anyone in the minors - you can decide what they're worth to you. And while I do rank injured players, I'm not going to debate those ranks. It's not my back, my wrist, or my surgery, and I've found over the years that almost everyone is far more optimistic about long-term injury returnees than I am.
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The dollar values are unscientific, and merely provided as a tool to compare the players at the same position (I wouldn't suggest you use them to compare players at different positions). Groups of players at the same price are considered even.
Daily Dime: Exes (Bogaerts) and Ohs (Odor) on a MondayScott Pianowski at Roto Arcade3 days ago
Run the lineups, check the weather, nod to Elle King, assemble your dream team. Let's get to it...
Rougned Odor, 2B, at BAL (Norris), $2600: There have been three distinct portions of Odor's season: the awful five weeks that forced a demotion (.486 OPS), the ballistic month at Triple-A where he restored his confidence (1.065 OPS), and the snappy 12 games since he returned (.395/.442/.632, two homers, four steals). The Rangers are using Odor at the top of the lineup more often than not these days, and I have to assume he sticks there Monday, off a three-hit game and facing the ordinary Bud Norris. The backdrop of Camden Yards is also a plus. Even if Odor were into the 3K range, I'd strongly consider him. At this bargain cost, it's an easy punch.
I'd like to see more of the seasonal players jumping in, too. Odor is the No. 6 second baseman in Yahoo over the last two weeks, but he's still free to add in 71 percent of leagues. Get to work.
MLB bullpen depth chart: Tracking closers throughout the seasonYahoo Sports Staff at Roto Arcade4 days ago
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American League Baltimore Orioles – Zach Britton (D. O'Day) Boston Red Sox – (J. Tazawa, A. Ogando) Chicago White Sox – David Robertson (J. Petricka) Cleveland Indians – Cody Allen (B. Shaw) Detroit Tigers – Joakim Soria (J. Chamberlain) Houston Astros – Luke Gregerson (C. Qualls, P. Neshek) Kansas City Royals – Greg Holland (W. Davis, K. Herrera) Los Angeles Angels – Huston Street (J. Smith) Minnesota Twins – Glen Perkins (A. Thompson, B. Boyer) New York Yankees – Dellin Betances (J. Wilson); Andrew Miller injured (forearm) Oakland Athletics – Tyler Clippard (E. Scribner); Sean Doolittle injured (shoulder) Seattle Mariners – Carson Smith (F. Rodney, M. Lowe, C. Furbush) Tampa Bay Rays – Brad Boxberger (K. Jepsen. J. McGee) Texas Rangers – Shawn Tolleson ( K. Kela ) Toronto Blue Jays – Roberto Osuna (S. Delabar)Fri, Jul 38:10 PM EDTBaltimore at Chi White SoxPreview Game


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Warner Pacific adds social entrepreneurship major in Portland
Portland's Warner Pacific College has unveiled a degree program for students who are seeking "positive change in the city."
The school will soon confer Bachelor of Science degrees to students majoring in social entrepreneurship. The program aims to equip students with "the expertise needed to create innovative business ventures that address society's most pressing challenges."
Warner Pacific's instructors have identified sustainability as a key component of the program. The school describes the program as "a service-oriented, faith-based approach to community outreach."
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Help Cure Type 1 Diabetes – Photography for JDRF Canada
4th January 2015 By Dan
Dan Abramovici Photography recently had the pleasure of doing a shoot for JDRF Canada, an organization focused on curing, treating, and preventing Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes is suffered by all ages and races and for the shoot we wanted to showcase that diversity, bringing in parents and children to help raise awareness in the battle against this disease.
You can check out their site HERE and there are plenty of opportunities to donate, volunteer, or otherwise get involved with the fight against diabetes.
Behind The Scenes – Photography shoot for CBC Television's Air Farce
29th December 2014 By Dan
Our very wonderful makeup artist took these shots of the CBC Air Farce photo shoot in progress. Lots of funny, lots of confetti, and one fire hazard.
You can check out the finished photos by Toronto photographer Dan Abramovici of Callback Headshots HERE.
Tune in on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 8:00 PM (8:30 NT) for the 2015 New Year Eve Special on CBC. To book actor or performer headshots in Toronto go to Callback Headshots or for portraits and events go to Dan Abramovici Photography.
Cast Photos for CBC's Air Farce New Year Special by Callback Headshots
28th December 2014 By Dan
It wouldn't be 2015 without an Air Farce New Year Special. Thankfully CBC's popular Royal Canadian Air Farce program is back in just a few days.
On Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 8:00 PM (8:30 NT) Air Farce is back on CBC television to have some laughs at 2014's biggest new stories. And very happily, Callback Headshots was invited to take individual and group photos of the talented cast for all of CBC's media.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - A vehicle caught fire about 2:30 p.m. Saturday next to gas pumps at a South Padre Island Drive convenience store.
A Chevy Blazer was in flames as firefighters arrived in the 6900 block of South Padre Island Drive, Fire Marshal Andy Cardiel said.
"A guy pulled in to get gas, and his vehicle caught fire," Cardiel said. "It didn't have anything to do with the pumps. The fuel wasn't involved in the fire, but they were starting to melt."
Firefighters doused it with water, and the fire was controlled in seven minutes, he said.
"It seemed accidental," Cardiel said. "Nobody was hurt."
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For all those who've dreamed of being a pirate--sailing the seven seas, following treasure maps, jumping on tables while swordfighting, and plundering a sloop--their dreams came true in January. Well, virtually, anyway.
Pirates of the Burning Sea is, not unexpectedly, a pirate-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Caribbean in the 18th century. Gamers can choose between being a pirate, a naval officer, a privateer (a kind of legal pirate), or a free trader. From that point forward, before you can even say "ahoy there," it's a mixture of sailing, battles at sea, swashbuckling, and land-based exploration.
Developed by Flying Lab Software, which previously worked on the real-time railroad strategy game Rails Across America, Pirates is the studio's first foray into the MMO sphere. GameSpot boarded the Flying Lab ship to ask lead designer Kevin Maginn about why the time is ripe for convergence in MMOs, people's insatiable fascination with pirates, and, most importantly, whether or not his game has parrots and rum in it.
GameSpot UK: Why did you make the decision to make a unique type of MMO rather than another World of Warcraft clone?
Kevin Maginn: When we looked around at the market back when we started, we saw a lot of games that were very similar in content and tone. We believed then--and still believe--that players are looking for a wider variety of game styles, and that not everyone wants to play an elf. Pirates seemed like an exciting but underserved genre, and not long after we started, both Master and Commander and the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie hit the theaters and vindicated our assessment of the genre.
GS UK: Do you think the market is saturated now with these fantasy "orcs and elves"-style games?
KM: Not anymore, no. More developers and publishers are branching out into new genres, and even within the fantasy genre, we're seeing a lot of exciting new approaches, new game systems, and new ideas. And honestly, "saturation" implies that there's no market for new fantasy games, and I think there still is a very sizable market. Fantasy's a fun genre that suits the MMO space well.
GS UK: What is the fascination with pirates, do you think?
KM: Partially, it's the idealized romanticism of the pirate era. Pirates, it seems to the modern observer, lived in a time of adventure and freedom. The truth is, of course, much grittier (not to mention smellier), but that mythology of fortune and infamy persists. I consider pirates to be one of the great iconic pulp-adventure themes, right up there with Westerns and noir.
On the other hand, I think it's also a cultural meme, endlessly elaborated upon by fans arguing the merits of pirates vs. ninjas, pirates vs. zombies, and pirates vs. robots. I'm not ashamed to ride the coattails of that zeitgeist.
GS UK: Some 80 percent of the missions can be completed solo. Why did you decide to do this?
KM: I like grouping and I like group content. I also like to be able to log on and immediately play, without having to either find a bunch of strangers or wait for my friends to show up. My pedigree as a player includes Everquest and Final Fantasy Online XI, and in both games I found that I eventually drifted away, not because I'd reached any sort of completion, but because it was just too hard to get a group together to do anything. I don't want players logging on and feeling that there's nothing for them to do; it doesn't take many instances of that for a player to not log on again ever.
GS UK: Do you think gamers dislike being coerced into having to find groups to complete quests?
KM: They do and they don't. The amazing thing to me about FFXI is that it was so successful and compelling, given the degree to which it absolutely demanded a group. I mean, we're talking about a game that's almost unplayable past the first week without a regular group. I've heard horror stories of players with low-demand characters standing around for multiple hours trying to find a group. Nevertheless, the group gameplay was so engaging and interesting that people were willing to wait.
I think there's a constant tension in MMOs between solo and group gameplay. On one hand, we don't want to be dependent on other players all the time to have fun. On the other hand, group gameplay--especially well-designed group gameplay--is far more interesting than solo gameplay. There's a temptation to try to ensure your players are always having peak experiences, involved in groups, and attacking difficult challenges. The temptation leads to things like FFXI's mandatory grouping. On the other hand, if you can always solo everything, while you avoid that problem, you never have those peak experiences. What we're trying to do with our new content--Red Tide, a challenging low-level mission, and the upcoming Bey's Retreat, a very difficult midlevel encounter--is strike a balance between the two. You can level up solo, but at the same time there are these handcrafted, involved, complex pieces of content waiting for you to get a group together and attack them.
GS UK: How have you made Pirates of the Burning Sea unique?
KM: Tactical ship combat. Movement, maneuver, position and range all matter in profound ways in ship combat. Practically, this means that player skill can often trump character skill--that a smart player can defeat much higher-level enemies by using his strengths and exploiting the enemy's weaknesses.
GS UK: You decided on a subscription model--why was that?
KM: The kind of gameplay we're offering best fits with the traditional revenue model. We've discussed other pricing plans, but ultimately we think--in the US and EU, at least--that the subscription model is the right one for this game.
GS UK: Any plans to introduce other revenue streams like microtransactions and/or in-game ads?
KM: We're talking about microtransactions in the context of localizing the game for Asian markets, where it's the standard revenue stream. We're not considering in-game ads at all.
GS UK: How often will you be adding new content?
KM: As often as possible. We're planning for monthly updates, with the really major content updates coming every few months. There's new content in every significant patch, but these major updates include things like the new French capital city, the group-focused encounter Bey's Retreat, and new game systems.
GS UK: When's the first patch due, and what can we expect to be in it?
KM: Our producer, John Tynes, is posting a series of developer logs on the upcoming patch. We're expecting it to arrive later this month. It's mostly bug fixing; we've been working on it since before launch, and it includes a lot of the minor features we've talked about in the past but that didn't make it in for launch. We're adjusting the logout system to make it a little more sensible and friendly; we're adjusting the unrest-generation missions to make them less open to abuse and more obviously useful; we're tweaking the UI to make it more accessible.
GS UK: Planning to do anything special for International Talk Like a Pirate Day?
KM: We're actually the official game of Talk Like a Pirate Day, and we've actually met with Ol' Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy to develop avatars based on them and add them to the game. So you can meet the TLAP guys in Pirates of the Burning Sea.
GS UK: Is there guild creation in this game besides picking up three different nations? Can you form your own guild and name it and fight (PVP) with your guild buddies?
KM: Absolutely. Our societies are the basic guild structure for the game, and as we move forward we'll be adding more-advanced guild-management functionality as well as guild-based PVP mechanics.
GS UK: What is the gameplay difference between when it's normal and hot? What other weather effects are there?
KM: The first draft of our weather system is based on random effects that can show up when you enter a combat on the Open Sea. In hot weather, your crew recovers from morale loss more slowly, making it difficult to use your captain skills. In stormy weather, your accuracy falls off and your masts become more vulnerable to damage. At night, your accuracy falls off significantly. We've got more plans for weather in the future, as well.
GS UK: Who are you trying to appeal to with this--people who've never played an MMO? MMO players bored with the likes of WoW? People who loved Sid Meier's Pirates?
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The defense and prosecution rested Monday in a defense motion to dismiss murder charges against Matthew E. Starr because Vancouver police detectives placed an informant in Starr's jail cell.
Starr, 20, is accused of robbing and murdering his roommate, Joshua R. Schenk, in February 2012 near Vancouver Lake. Starr claimed the death was a mercy killing after Schenk was wounded in a target-shooting accident.
Starr's well-known Seattle attorney, John Henry Browne, and Clark County Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Scott Jackson will make the equivalent of closing arguments in the motion today.
Browne argues that placing informant Dion Ward in Starr's cell in Clark County Jail violated Starr's constitutional rights to remain silent and to have the assistance of an attorney during questioning. He began presenting evidence in the motion June 26. The hearing resumed Monday after a break due to scheduling conflicts.
Clark County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Kasey Vu testified Monday that Ward provided only one piece of credible evidence -- the identity of a driver who took Starr and others to dispose of Schenk's body.
Browne has argued that without Ward as an informant, investigators might never have located driver Zackery Ray Searcy, who has pleaded guilty to first-degree rendering criminal assistance, and is now a potential prosecution witness.
But Vu testified that another witness, Patrick Forbes, had identified Searcy seven months earlier.
Vu said Ward was never confirmed as a prosecution witness because investigators hadn't been able to corroborate any of the other information he gave. In exchange for information, Ward wanted to be released from jail on a charge of violating a no-contact order, according to multiple witnesses.
Vancouver police Detectives Wally Stefan and Lawrence Zapata also testified Monday that Forbes identified Searcy as the driver on March 15, 2012, about seven months before Ward did.
The detectives acknowledged that they arranged for Ward to bunk with Starr in Starr's cell between Nov. 18 and 20. But Starr had initiated the arrangement in a Nov. 15 request to the jail administration, Stefan testified.
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Browne, however, noted that detectives waited until January to interview Searcy and that Stefan had written "Starr/Ward" in an email subject line referring to a January interview with Searcy. Zapata also had written in a report that in October, "a source came forward and offered information on Searcy, which compelled us to make a concerted effort to locate him." Stefan said that source was Ward.
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What to Do When You Get the Green Light: HR Involvement in M&A
In our last blog, HR's Role in M&A: Building the Case for HR Involvement, we discussed why HR should contribute in the M&A process, and how to build a case for stronger HR involvement.
Though constructing a business case for HR involvement is the right thing to do to ensure the organization is covered, it doesn't necessarily mean that your staff is equipped to do the job. HR leaders must be humble in their estimation of staff capabilities and seek help when needed to fill knowledge and experience gaps. Also, depending on the frequency with which you engage in these transactions, outside resources may be the best play. Regardless of who performs the activities, the following are must haves.
- Get Involved Early – Too often HR is only invited to play after the ink is dry. To be effective, the department needs to be involved in the due diligence process. Otherwise, you risk inheriting a set of circumstances that are at worst unwinnable or at best, fraught with challenges. Three months after signature is not the time to discover you have duplicative resources, dueling compensation models, and performance management criteria that are at odds.
- Prioritize Activities – In an effort to prove their value, some HR professionals will attempt to move quickly into the tangible, more tactical elements of the project, such as technology platform integration and benefits alignment. While critical, research suggests the organization is better served by focusing first on key staff retention, employee communication and top leader selection. While it may be harder to identify ROI indicators in these areas, the effort helps stabilize the organization and build trust among employees – prerequisites for resource intensive projects noted above.
- Manage By Metrics – Developing a robust scorecard for all phases of the transaction will not only help you measure ROI, it will create a defendable win state for the department. HR should work with counterparts in finance and legal to identify realistic synergy targets and then develop a robust project plan to ensure stage gates are in place to hit the mark.
- Prepare for the Long Haul – To the outside world, the transaction can appear to have a distinct start and end. Behind the scenes of course, the organization is planning for a major change initiative that really just begins once the deal is signed. Team members should be prepared to Sheppard a full-scale change management approach to integration planning that sees the project to conclusion. Too often leaders skimp on post deal resources, failing to extend support past the 100-day plan. This can cause the unraveling of hard fought gains.
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Correlation network analysis for identifying candidate genes. A) Network of volatiles (upper) and the integrated network of VOCs and genes (bottom). The nodes representing volatiles are colored according to the cluster that they belong to (C1-C13 according to Figure 1), as indicated. Genes are represented as gray nodes. Edges are colored according to their strength. Note that edges have different codifications for each network, which is indicated at the right of each one. Node size indicates its connectivity; the bigger the node, the higher the connectivity measured as node degree (i.e., the number of edges connecting the node). A, A.1, A.2, B, C, and D indicate the main gene sub-clusters. B) Magnification of volatile groups (C1, C2 and C3) showing the interactions with genes in detail. For each gene node, the id is shown. The list of genes belonging to sub-clusters A, A.1, A.2, B, C, and D, as well as some topological parameters, are provided in Additional file 11: Table S7.
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"In connection with `Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal, the Defense Department is engaged in a careful and deliberate review of the possibility of extending eligibility for benefits, when legally permitted, to other individuals including same-sex partners," Kirby said.
Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council, which opposes gay marriage, said he hoped attorneys for the U.S. House of Representatives who've defended DOMA in other cases will step in here if the Justice Department doesn't contest the lawsuit.
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Concert Review: Willie Nelson's show Country Throwdown's best
Laid-back set shines amid kids' rock
Just hours before he took the stage before a crowd of about 4,000 at Southaven's Snowden Grove Amphitheater Thursday night, news came that country crooner and legendary toker Willie Nelson had avoided jail time that day for a November pot bust in West Texas.
The prosecutor, who at one point suggested (jokingly, he later said) that the 78-year-old singer could get the charge dropped if he sang his hit "Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain" in the courtroom, let Nelson off with $500 fine plus court costs.
It was just another reminder of how resilient, how delightfully and stubbornly unchanged Nelson remains after all these years. That consistency carried through to his performance Thursday night headlining the 2011 edition of "Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown," an annual touring event that pairs the veteran with a coterie of young up-and-comers.
With a top ticket price of about $50, the "Throwdown" was as good a bargain as music lovers are likely to see this summer. Fifteen acts performed on three stages over the span of the seven-hour event, including Nelson's son and guitarist Lukas with his band Promise of the Real on the Festival Stage in the amphitheater courtyard, and a lineup of young singer-songwriters swapping songs in a tent sponsored by Nashville's famous tunesmith proving ground the Bluebird Café.
For a tour that bears Nelson's name, it was surprising how many of the acts seemed to take their inspiration not from the thoughtful author of songs like "Crazy," but from his outlaw country contemporary Hank Williams Jr., with their red-state-baiting blues-rock bombast.
On the Festival Stage, for example, highly touted Georgia newcomer Brantley Gilbert reeled off a series of jokey, cookie-cutter rockers like "Kick It In The Sticks." On the main stage, Mississippian Randy Houser entertained to the point of pandering with Southern anthems like "Somewhere South of Memphis," "Whistlin' Dixie" and a not particularly inspired cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man."
In contrast to his tour mates' glossy, high-energy sets, Nelson kept things stripped down and laid-back. Except for his sister Bobbie's grand piano, all of the Willie Nelson & Family Band's gear probably could have fit in the back of a decent-sized SUV. But this long-standing performing unit eked more music out of their simple setup than all the other acts combined.
Nelson's hourlong performance was loose, bordering on sloppy, as he indulged his well-known love for jazzy riffs and phrasing. But the man himself was in fine voice as he ran sprightly through one of the strongest catalogs in American popular music, starting with his signature "Whiskey River" and moving through a medley of his early songwriting successes "Crazy" and "Nightlife," a version of "It's Flooding Down In Texas" that spotlighted Lukas Nelson, a pair of Hank Williams Sr. numbers, and a gospel-heavy final stretch that included 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "Uncloudy Day" and "I Saw the Light."
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Though neither Blake Lively, nor Ryan Reynolds are from Charleston, the couple's courting history makes it clear that the city holds a special place in their hearts.
On Sunday, the "Green Lantern" star and his 25-year-old bride wed in a secret ceremony at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant.
Making for some of the most exciting and unexpected news of the moment, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds reportedly tied the knot on Sunday night (September 9).
According to a report put out by E! News, the Hollywood "it" couple shared their vows with close friends and family at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, just outside of Charleston.
After a luxurious night out with fellow celebrities, Blake Lively and Ryan Gosling were spotted at the Venice International Airport on Sunday (September 2).
Looking glamorous after the long night, the "Gossip Girl" actress donned a darling white blazer with black skinnies and strappy heels, while her hot 35-year-old boyfriend rocked a button-up and shades.
Trying their best to keep a low profile, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were spotting arriving to an aeroport in Venice, Italy on Friday (August 31).
Ryan was the first to step out of the couple's black SUV en route to an awaiting boat, while his "Gossip Girl" lady -clad in a black hat and loose-fitting clothing - lagged behind with an assistant.
After an important business meeting, Ryan Reynolds was spotted leaving an office building in New York City on Wednesday afternoon (July 18).
The 35-year-old actor was busy talking on his Bluetooth and ignored the awaiting paparazzi before entering his car.
Looking to cook up a storm, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Livelywere spotted buying groceries in New York City on Tuesday (June 12).
The "Green Lantern" guy and his "Gossip Girl" gal hit up a supermarket before heading home to spend a quiet night in.
With his latest movie "Safe House" set to hit store shelves on Tuesday, June 5th, Ryan Reynolds scored himself an attention-drawing feature in the July 2012 issue of Men's Fitness magazine.
The 35-year-old actor looked handsome in a plain white t-shirt as he chatted about his lack of fitness during the "Van Wilder" days while documenting his turnaround when it comes to being a healthy person.
Showing off his main squeeze back home, Ryan Reynolds was spotted out with Blake Lively in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada yesterday (May 8).
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BIRDS! well, mostly, but there's a lot of em!
All photos of non-captive/wild subjects except for the butterflies which were fluttering around in an enclosure. I'll go back through the post and add the species names in there later. For now, here are the pics..
All photos Sony DSC-H1 w/ Sony VCL-DH1758 Tele-Conversion
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Thanks for looking,
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wow, those are cool photos! when i remember looking through your sketchbook right, you draw a lot of those birds, don't you? i personally like the close-ups most, because the background isn't distracting from the birds portraits there.
my favourite is no. 11 (sorry, don't know all the bird's species in english...) from your first batch. lovely picture and a good composition i think - the diagonals of the branches really add well to the ones of the bird itself and the yellow is an eye catcher.
from your second post i like the photo of the roof most - i guess, it's my favourite from your pics over all. althought i would've probably cropped the left a little and maybe even the lower part of the house...
great work! cheers,
June 5th, 2006 #4
Great photos, Craig! Love them all, you a a realy good sense of composition.
I really like the second photo on the second post, it would make a great painting!
Would you mind if I used some of these for reference?
Beautiful stuff, keep it up!
June 6th, 2006 #5
are these near where u live?
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stine -Many thanks. Yep, that's me with the bird drawings/paintings in my sb. Thanks for writing!
entdroid - I appreciate it. And, yep, feel free to ref. I'd love to see what comes of it.
ivy'sgrandkid - The birds are all from Connecticut, where I live, and Florida, where I travelled. The butterfly park was in New Hampshire.
June 6th, 2006 #7
These are beautiful man.
The colors in this one are fantastic...
June 6th, 2006 #8
You could be a wildlife photographer.
Some of them have distracting backgrounds but for the most part they are very good. The colors are great and in many of them you capture the attitude of the bird well.
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December 7th, 2006 #11
I really, really like the squatting pigeon in sleet photo.
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I have only been on here for a few months BUT.. I have made some awesome friends and met some great people on here. I love seeing pictures of your horses and hearing stories about them and your lives in general. I know that we are all spread out all over the world but... How cool would it be to actually meet these crazy people that we all talk to on the computer all the time.
Even if we couldnt all get together in one central place. Why couldnt we have a HF meet up weekend in different areas around the country ( and then of course post lots and lots of pics on here )?? What do yall think? Would anyone else be interested in a meet and greet type trail ride or something like that??


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Neil Young
Yes, Ted Cruz, Rock Music Did Respond to 9/11
Despite what Ted Cruz says, many of the biggest living icons of classic rock were quick to respond to 9/11. Here are songs he may have missed (or may be choosing to ignore).
Jack White to Headline Farm Aid 2014 Alongside Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp & Dave Matthews
Jack White doesn't seem to care too much about baseball, but he does care about America's farmers. And to show his appreciation he's headlining this year's Farm Aid in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Watch Neil Young Record Willie Nelson's 'Crazy' Straight to Vinyl on 'Tonight Show'
With a little help from Jack White, Neil Young made history last night (May 12) on The Tonight Show by recording a song straight to vinyl.
Neil Young to Release 'A Letter Home' on Third Man Records in March
'A Letter Home' is "an unheard collection of rediscovered songs from the past recorded on ancient electro mechanical technology captures and unleashes the essence of something that could have been gone forever," Young's website states.
Read Neil Young's Passionate Speech Given at a Special GRAMMY Party
"I'm kind of a producer, partially, an engineer, I'm not really good at either one. It's hurt my records in the past. We're performance-oriented: technical things don't matter that much"
Are Jack White and Neil Young Collaborating on a Classic Covers Album?
According to one blog, the duo have already recorded covers of a few folk classics.
Bridge School Benefit 2013: Watch Neil Young Play with Arcade Fire, CSNY, MMJ; Honor Lou Reed
Neil Young and co. put together a solid lineup of classic rock icons, chart-toppers and a jazz singer for this year's Bridge School Benefit concert, which took place this weekend in Mountainview, Calif.


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3 St. Lucie firefighters awarded for quick-thinking life-saving actions
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Three quick-thinking off-duty fire fighters who saved the lives of two men who collapsed in May at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center, have been honored with the Liberty Mutual Firemark Award.
Jason Heaney, who represented Liberty Mutual Insurance Company at the July 21 awards ceremony in Fort Pierce, said firefighters Tat Choi, David Reeves, and Brian Gulde "went above and beyond the call of duty in what they did to help a person in need, and we are honored to honor them for what they did."
Tat Choi, 26, from Port St. Lucie, rushed to the aid of a 20-year-old man who collapsed on the Civic Center's basketball court on May 6, re-starting his heart with a portable defibrillator, and performing CPR until the ambulance arrived. He is a certified paramedic with the St. Lucie County Fire District.
"I was in the room next to where he was when someone said they called 911, but I didn't know what had happened so I went to see," Choi said. "Someone brought the defibrillator in time."
The portable machine will shock the heart to restart it and cause it to beat in a life-sustaining normal rhythm.
Firefighter David Reeves, 42, of Fort Pierce was off duty at the Civic Center on May 1 preparing to walk in a 5K race when the runners who were just completing their race were crossing the finish line.
When officials announced over the loudspeaker that people with medical training were needed, Reeves hurried to the spot where someone had collapsed at the finish line.
"I saw a Port St. Lucie police officer performing CPR, and I offered to take over," he said.
Firefighter Brian Gulde was also on hand, and as Reeves was working on the person, he heard Gulde's voice.
"Brian is always so calm, cool and collected and when I heard his voice asking what was happening, I just calmed right down, and I was so glad he was there," Reeves said.
The men used the portable defibrillator to shock the person's heart back to a normal rhythm.
"It was a big honor to receive the award," Reeves said. "We try every day to do the best we can do to help people."
Chief Ron Parrish praised the three firefighters.
"These firefighters will tell you they did nothing unusual, that they were trained to do this," Parrish said. "But our guys are always ready."
Choi, Reeves and Gulde are now eligible for a national award from Liberty Mutual. The winner receives a vacation for four at Disney World and a $10,000 donation to their fire department.
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|Yellow cake mix
|18 1⁄4 Ounce (1 package)
|Instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
|3 1⁄2 Ounce (1 package)
|4 Large, beaten (at room temperature)
|Cooking oil
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Liquid brown sugar
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), chopped
|For glaze
|Confectioners' sugar
|1 1⁄4 Cup (20 tbs), sifted
|2 Tablespoon, melted
|6 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon, chopped (for garnish)
1) Grease the 13 by 9 by 2 inch of baking pan with butter and dust with 1 tablespoon of flour.
2) Preheat oven to 350°F.
3) In a bowl, mix together cake mix and pudding and pie mix.
4) In another bowl, blend eggs, oil, brown sugar and liqueur until well mixed.
5) Beat the cake mixture and egg mixture, using an electric beater at low speed for 3 to 4 minutes.
6) Fold the pecans in the egg mixture and pour into baking pan.
7) Bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
8) Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
9) In a bowl, mix together sugar and butter.
10) Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar mixture.
11) While beating, slowly stream the liqueur in the butter mixture, until soft peak consistency.
12) Spread the butter mixture over the cake.
13) Place in the refrigerator until chilled.
14) Garnish with chopped pecan, slice and serve cold