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WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2004 America needs to examine relations with nations in Asia and must truly reach out across the region and take into account regional sensibilities as it crafts a new policy for the 21st century, said Jonathan D. Pollack.
Pollack, a professor at the Naval War College, spoke at the 2004 Eisenhower National Security Conference here today. The theme for this year's conference is "National Security for the 21st Century Balancing our Essential Requirements."
Pollack, giving his own opinion and not DoD policy, said not enough attention has been given to regional sensibilities, especially in regard to China. He said in the early part of the Bush administration, officials characterized with China as a potential "peer competitor." Pollack contends that with the war on terror, that characterization has fallen by the wayside.
China, he said, has increased its political, military and especially its economic influence in the region. All countries in the region "recognize China's growing weight and all seek normal relations" with the country.
China, he said, is an "arrived regional power." Its influence extends from Northeast Asia as proved by Beijing hosting the Six-power Talks on North Korea's nuclear program -- to Southeast Asia, to South Asia and to Central Asia.
Countries of the region are working to maintain normal, peaceful relations with China. He said the countries of Asia regard their relationship with the fastest-growing economy in the region as the prime factor in the foreign policy. Any Sino-American accommodation, he said, must keep this in mind.
Pollack said there is no alliance structure in region comparable to NATO. All relations are bilateral U.S.-Japan, U.S.-Korea, U.S.-Thailand, U.S.- Philippines etc. and they are configured to address different circumstances. The United States is the major partner in each of these bilateral treaties.
But the changes in the region especially development and democratization mean the nature of any relationship must change. "The challenge for them and for us is to recraft mutual defense alliances," he said.
He contends all nations in the region are wary of a regional alliance the United States favors. Pollack used the U.S.-Korea Treaty as an example. "The ground is shifting on the peninsula," Pollack said. The most important changes on the peninsula are occurring in South, not North, Korea. The United States must take into consideration the political realignment in the south along generational lines. He said this will affect South Korea's defense policy, China and, of course, the U.S.-Korea alliance.
Facing the alliance is the threat from the north and the U.S.-Korean decision to withdraw 12,000 U.S. troops from the country by the end of 2005.
On one side, the United States saw the old configuration as a leftover of Cold War. With the war on terrorism, DoD cannot afford permanent deployment of forces to Korea. The thinking in Washington is that North Korea can be deterred by other capabilities most notably air assets.
Viewing all aspects of the alliance, and working with allies in the region, the United States must recraft alliances to face the new threats.
In Pollack's view are some questions that must be studied: How does a regional strategy include Australia, Japan and Singapore? How does Russia and China fit in to a Pacific strategy? What effect will North Korea's missile capabilities and possible nuclear capability mean to the region?
Pollack urges officials in the region and the United States to consider the answers to them.


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"It was a good win for us against a good team," UTC Head Coach J.D. Kyzer said. "It was a fast-paced game that went back and forth with no real lull in the action."
At the 12:25 mark of the game, freshman Hannah Wyatt (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) launched a corner kick into the box that was picked up by senior Lauren Wilson (Columbia, Tenn.). However, her shot toward the goal was blocked. In the scuffle, Wyatt managed to get the ball to Mackezyk who got it past the Bulldog defense and keeper for what would prove to be the game winner.
"We talked about playing hard and making some sacrifices and we did that," Kyzer said. "We talked about not giving up a goal in the first minute and not celebrating our goals during the game. We accomplished a great deal today with a lot of hard work."
Gardner-Webb outshot the Mocs 13-9 with UTC recording five shots on goal to the Bulldogs seven. Freshman keeper Lauren Thomas (Germantown, Tenn.) came away with seven, a career high for the rookie.
The Mocs return to action on September 21 at Davidson to open Southern Conference play. The game is set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. on the Wildcats' campus.

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As a Junior in 2010: Appeared in seven games as a junior defender...picked up one draw control against Virginia Tech (4/17)...notched one draw control versus UMass (5/1)...also saw action in Maryland's NCAA First Round win against Marist (5/15) and against nationally-ranked foes New Hampshire (3/13), Stanford (3/25) and Dartmouth (5/8).
As a Sophomore in 2009: Played in eight matches for the ACC Champion Terrapins...registered four groundballs and two caused turnovers for Maryland, which ended the year at 21-1...tallied a groundball in wins versus Richmond (2/15), UMass (2/21), New Hampshire (3/15) and Virginia Tech (4/18)...tacked on caused turnovers against Richmond and UMass...saw action in Maryland's NCAA first round match against Colgate (5/10).
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2014 Quincy High Blue Devils Football Schedule
The Quincy High School Blue Devils football team starts the 2014 season with back to back home games. Here's a look at the full schedule.
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Here is a list of area High School graduation locations and times.
When my daughter asked me what I wanted for my birthday this year, I told her it was for her to be my co-host for a day. It was one of the best presents I've ever gotten.
It was a big day in Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, February 15 as the pom squads from both Quincy high schools won state titles in their respective classes and divisions!
Quincy High School students Krissy Hartley, Matt Bilgri and Raven Hurt are putting on a 3 on 3 basketball tournament with proceeds going to Autism Speaks.
A holiday tradition returns when the Quincy Service League's annual holiday gift show and sale takes place again this year at Quincy Senior High.
Students from Quincy High School's leadership class are putting their best dribble forward to help out Autism Speaks.
Quincy High School's annual musical will take place this year from November 6 through 10 when the classic tale of 'Annie' hits the stage.
The QHS and QND boys soccer match up is coming to Flinn Stadium on September 12. This is always a great match between the two schools. So why not make it even bigger than it already is?
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The push for gigabit-per-second-speed Internet service in Durham reaches the City Council this week, in the form of a proposed agreement with AT&T officials hope will yield its first connections in mid-2015.
The deal calls for the city to cooperate with AT&T network-installation efforts, speeding the review of any needed regulatory approvals and inspections so the project can move forward quickly.
In return, the company is pledging to Durham and five other participating cities that it will provide free, public service at 100 public- or nonprofit-controlled "community sites," free service to up to 10 low-income housing projects and early access to up to 100 small- and medium-sized businesses.
Meanwhile, Durham officials are "about 99 percent finished" with answering questions from Google that could lead to a decision by that company to move ahead with a gigabit fiber network of its own, City Manager Tom Bonfield said.
The main issue remaining there also requires City Council action, namely to say whether it's willing to allow Google to place "network huts" full of switching equipment on city land.
A draft agreement on that point could reach the council during the same Thursday work session that will see members look over the AT&T deal. But the timing on that will depend on Google, which wants to sign off on the network-hut agreement first.
Both networks, if they come, would represent a major improvement on the sort of cable or DSL Internet connections that are the norm in homes and many businesses in the area.
The AT&T proposal comes in response to a recruiting effort that's seen Durham band together with the governments of Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Winston-Salem to seek gigabit-speed service.
The cities are working in concert with Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and Wake Forest University on the "North Carolina Next Generation Network" project, and all told drew interest from eight companies.
AT&T's proposal is the first to reach an elected board.
Time Warner Cable has also confirmed its involvement in the process. The identity of the other providers to respond "will remain confidential" until agreements are signed with them, said Elise Kohn, a Duke IT staffer who's project manager for the initiative.
Google's effort appears to be on a separate track and is focusing exclusively on the Triangle. The California firm is working with officials in Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Garner, Morrisville and Raleigh as it evaluates the region as a fiber-network prospect.
AT&T's proposed deal with Durham specifies that the company intends to install service in neighborhoods where demand for high-speed service "is expected to compensate [the company] fully for the cost" to deploy it.
The choice of areas will be up to the company, which "will do its own analysis" of the underlying economics, Kohn said.
Local officials in seeking proposals from gigabit providers thought the most likely targets would cluster around Duke, downtown, N.C. Central University, Duke Regional Hospital and RTP.
Moreover, as "the build-out will continue for several years," "additional areas will be identified over time," Kohn said.
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Mary Cantrell is the former director at Manatee Technical Institute where she oversaw the school's transition to its new SR70 campus. After her position was consolidated and her contract non-renewed for the 2014/15 school year, she filed to seek the district 5 school board seat currently held by board chair Julie Aranibar.
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Check out Dracula as he wakes up after centuries of sleep.
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Watching this trailer mths ago is what made me want to go buy the 1st! Always been a Castlevania player but overlooked it due to all the games we've been bombarded w/it! 1st time seeing this trailer & from the looks of it, if that's Gabriel he has no recollection of his former self.
I really want this game, I'm playing the first one and its great, this one will be even better
OMG!! Can't wait for LOS 2!!!
No, you're not...I am the Prince of Darkness.
hopefully this game wont get banned by the nra or obama
Looking forward to some gameplay footage. I guess we'll have to wait until E3? Bah...
I actually looking forward to the game. Looking at some new characters and that gold winged knight kinda makes me think that Heaven is getting involved with the story which I like since Hell was somewhat part of the story in the first game. I like the reboot somewhat more than the original series. Simple story arch. Beginning, Middle, End. Wish they'd make a movie out of it.
Way to rip the Nietzsche quote right out of the beginning of Baldur's Gate. Lawsuit anyone?
this games are worth to wait yeeeeaaah
amazing trailer.
looks promising and when it releases, then can really say how good or bad the game really is. its just a trailer so not going say it looks good or bad until then.
wow looking nice! those were in game graphics there. i just hope the voice changes for dracula. he needs a "darker" deep voice IMO.
"Now is the time to put aside your weak human side, and join ME into remaking this world!" (Dracula, SotN)
now i wanna buy that DLC from the first one,
wait so the ero from the first game (gabriel?) is dracula???
castlevania hasnt really been fun in a while. Time for an overhaul
Ugh Vampires suck.
veryyyyy exciting
OMG gabriell is looking so hot.........:D
love the first game..wonder what connection from the first game. Will definitely play it!!!!
crappy voice acting...
woooooooooooow i will return
Un bello trabajo de gráficos. Subiendo un poco la barra de la versión anterior. Una evolución muy interesante de la saga. El diseño de personajes es muy claro y poderoso. Espero ver más para una crítica más amplia pero es un gran trabajo de parte del equipo productor. :D
Enjoyed the first game, after a while! Hope this is as good or better
I just wish the map is not chapter by chapter like part 1. i want to explore like dark soul
looks good. I really enjoyed the first game.
So Castlevania in modern days..interesting.
I will slap this game before i put it on the 360. Will wait patiently
Castlevania on PC! It's gonna be epic. Not very satisfied with Dracula's voice actor. Needed someone better.
cant wait....
really loved first part getting this for sure..
Castlevenia on....PC ?! Shit just got real!
yeah so looks like the 1st...konami go half way to making a decent, dark, tense, atmospheric game then somehow manage to strip all that away with samey, generic gameplay and design with dull, well, non-existent "exploration"...how anyone could call it that in the 1st game, or worse, "epic" is beyond me. what, because its a long game? Hack and slash on the rails, posing as an exploratory game is balls; if it were up close and personal, like a ninja gaiden, or dmc it might work, but watching your little sprite bouncing around off invisible walls is yeah, balls. Cherry on the cake though was the naff story-telling and characterisation esp. of protagonist.
Oh and is this set in the modern era? if so, balls
When gamespot says conclusion, means that this is the last game of this series (lord of Shadows)?
It's a delight to the eye really I can not wait no longer to play it.
This looks OK, and the artwork is great. Should be interesting playin' it on PC ...
I've always thought the Castlevania series looked interesting but never played any as I play on PC (my loss) so I'm glad to see that it's going to be released on PC too. Thought the trailer looked good & I'll certainly keep an eye out for it. Hope it's on Steam too.
Honestly I wish they would just make an old school side scrolling Castlevania again all the new ones really just dont feel like Castlevania anymore not that they arent good games just not Castlevania... just imagine a SOTN style game with amazing art/graphics I would def buy that in an instant.
The DLC is meh. But it does flesh out how he becomes so powerful.
@wizardboyus You are kidding right?
@pari1 Well, you feel that way cuz of your crappy understanding of successful acting and only people with a name like "Crapcom" can agree with you. The voice acting is done by Robert Carlyle who is a famous actor/voice actor and I spotted him by just hearing his voice once in the trailer. You could've said something like his voice doesnt fit Gabriel and I kinda would agree with that. But the voice acting itself is nothing short of amazing.
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A beautiful work of graphics. Raising the bar a bit from the previous version. A very interesting evolution of the series. The character design is very clear and powerful. I hope to see a broader critique but it is a great job from the computer manufacturer. : D
@291403171981 wow, primera vez que veo un comentario en español en gamespot
@broost1 you sound like someone who likes to complain. a lot.
@davsonamission I don't think they even know how to make side scrollers anymore lol Unless it's Street Fighter or a lil arcade Digital Download. Truthfully, it might be extremely hard to get a 2D side scroller published. Publishers want/need the big dollars! 3D open world!
@xtrento733 @291403171981 No, no es cierto, Yo hablo espanol tambien y nadie me paro bolas XP.


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Posted by noot on 02/07/2007
I've never had a bad meal at turkish kitchen. The friendly staff makes the dining experience a pleasure too. I'd eat there every day if my gut and wallet could afford it.
Posted by athenany on 01/19/2007
The atmosphere is nice, and the service was friendly (although slow considering we went on a Tuesday night.) The drinks were great, and the food was not bad. Not my favorite, but it was my first time having Turkish.
Posted by Ajda on 01/08/2007
Although, I have visited Turkish Kitchen many times, my past brunch experience was less than favorable. Despite the fact that we made reservations for Sunday brunch, we waited for over an hour. When we we were finally seated, there was a long line at the buffet table. After we returned from the buffet, the waiter spilled the colas we ordered all over the table. I don't really blame him for the accident; there were so many tables and no space to move. Since the food was swimming in cola- we had to go to the buffet line and wait again. As we were finishing up, we were rudely informed that the next brunch session was starting and we were told to leave. I would suggest that management invest in a project management class to better be able to coordinate reservations, as they clearly are not able to do so currently. Even though I have frequented this restaurant many times- I can say- I will never go again! Be prepared for a long wait when you go to brunch!
Posted by Ernest M. Skinner on 01/06/2007
Pace yourself here -- there is so much food, so much GOOD food, that you're tempted to eat too much, too quickly. We've been to Sunday buffet several times, and never been disappointed. Very hot and stuffy, especially upstairs, so don't overdress. A definite recommendation -- and make reservations!
Posted by Deniz on 12/22/2006
I think dinner is rather expensive but brunch is pretty reasonably priced and what you get is great! It is open buffet and all kinds of traditional, yummy Turkish food. Oh, I love the Turkish borek! I can go there every sunday. And the guests are classy, too!
Posted by sheel on 11/22/2006
Turkish Kitchen's food very good across the board--the appetizers are delicious (try the zucchini patties and the fried phyllo), the kebabs are perfectly cooked and flavorful, and the desserts are worth a try. Even though I went on a crowded Saturday night, the wait was only 10 minutes and the serving staff was extremely attentive. Not the most romantic atmosphere if that's what you're looking for, but it's perfect if you want a restaurant with solidly good food.
Posted by missegee on 11/05/2006
Let me explain, I fantasized about eating at this place after passing by and seeing the iredescent martini's in the window. As one enters you will come to find that those are just for show although their martinis are delish. The downstairs is very modern and futeristic. However, when you go upstairs where my party and I went to dine, you are in a time warp back into the 80's; hence the mullet comment. I think the food was great and although the atmosphere could not make up its mind, we all had a great meal and time, none the less.


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I loved the Crumb piece. To me, it was the highlight of the evening. This was a wonderful concert by a top-notch artist.
Theoburke: she did so pose her way through it. The interpretation was a shallow, ill-thought out charicature, not a Carmen who is a complex, smouldering, street-smart, hard, sensuous woman. Carmen is NOT a coquette. Ugh! Ms. Perez "acting" shows that she is too emotionally immature for the role. Sorry to be negative, but come ON!
Amen. When I pay full price for a seat at Portland Opera, I want my money's worth. I do NOT want to hear immature singers who do not yet have the confidence to inhabit their roles with artistic integrity, creativity and imagination, something that takes years of experience and/or an incredible great innate talent. Many still lack solid vocal technique, to say nothing of stage experience and depth. This is simply a matter of age. The execption is the exceptional young talent (which is rare)--none of which the current POSAs possess. Let them mature, continue studying and doing black-box productions. They will be mature artists ready for prime time soon enough.
Let's note that POA probably does not pay these POSA artists anywhere near the fee it would pay a more mature, experienced professional for one of the mainstage roles. So this saves the opera money, but at what expense? The audience suffers, the individual production as a whole suffers, and POA's reputation suffers in general.
Thank you David Stabler for putting these sentiments into print. It needed to be said.
They rock...to an extent. I attended Ms. Aostolou's Portland Opera-sponsored recital at Sherman Clay recently. She is likeable, affable, connects with the text and audience, and exhibits confident musicianship and understanding of the music. The voice is lovely voice, albeit nothing special and still immature. Unfortunately, she sang with no support in any part that was mezzo forte or less loud. Let me repeat: NO support. I hope her teacher, Ms. South, who was in the audience can help her with technique because this promising singer needs it and she needs it now. Otherwise, her career will be short lived.
I must respectfully disagree, frickaone. I have heard Zeller sing a number of times throughout the years and I must say that I was very disappointed in his singing when I heard him in Traviata. About two-thirds of the time he was singing, his voice "fell out of the mask," so to speak, making the tone muddy and unfocused. He also sounded like he was forcing/pushing at times. His singing was lazy that night and I know he can sound so much better. Methinks he was dialing it in.
Kanyova's singing was quite skillful and I did not hear any "fudging" of the coloratura, as you state. This roll requires the voice of a coloratura, a lyric, and a dramatic rolled into one. I was amazed at how she chose to apply such emotional legato lyricism in terms of dynamics during the Addio del passato aria, which worked for her lyric colortura instrument. This method worked for the aria, which is usually sung in big dramatic style. I was wondering how she was going to manage it with that instrument of hers. Brava to her!
On another note, I am SICK of paying a full price ticket to hear the POSA artists (people mostly under the age of 30) singing supporting and compromario roles. I want to hear FULLY MATURE voices sing on the Keller stage. Please stop it, POA!
You say, "an armed society is a polite society."
I say, B.S. An armed society is a dangerous and scary society. I would never own a gun or use a gun. I would rather be shot than shoot someone else. What you say makes no sense; it's like saying black is white, or ignorance is strength. Let me guess: you have no respect for Ghandi or MLK. These poor kids were shot with a gun. If that crazy man had no gun, they would still be alive today. Guns suck, period. And you and everyone knows it.
I still remember the Frankie and Johnny at Artists Rep in the early 90s. I loved it and didn't think it could be done any better. But I'd be willing to give CoHo's production a try! Break a leg.
You've got that exactly backwards, dell4100. Give me a break--the media is mostly conservative.
Blazerdogg: I must agree with tallulah13. And no, we are NOT ALL chasing the almighty dollar. Some of us go to work simply to pay our bills (food, clothing, shelter) and not to get rich. We are sold a bill of goods that being rich is our God-given American right and that it is doable for all of us. Well I say, this is not right. A creative means to making money? Taking a house and flipping it later to make money is called getting something for nothing. Something you did not earn. This is shameful. Why not spend quality time making art, spending time with friends and family, learning something new--getting some meaning out of life. Work for your money and stop trying to get rich quick and easy.
I want to know where all the people are who made money off of this real estate fiasco and who are now keeping r e a l l y quiet. Who are you out there and how do you feel? You should be completely ashamed. And you should pay all your money back to the American taxpayer--go ahead, just put it back into our collective coffers. Stealing, thieving, greedy bastards.
What is the name of this restaurant? Did I miss it somewhere? I don't see it posted anywhere or mentioned in the video. I'd like to go buy some of that hot chocolate, but...where???
Re Adam Sandler: thank you. I agree completely. Get him out of my life please.


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Taco Bell meat fight II
Taco Bell is mad as hell at the the plaintiffs who filed a class-action lawsuit against the fast food chain, and it plans to deliver two to the head with a double stuffed burrito supreme to those who dared to besmirch Taco Bell's seasoned ground beef. We reported the fight earlier this week, and now that the situation […] [Read More]
CHiP dipped for fraud
Leather up Ponch, Baker's going down in the Sunshine State for securities fraud and we're getting the band back together to bust him out. California State Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker, a.k.a. Larry Wilcox, of CHiPs fame will be spending the next three years on probation after the feds nabbed him for conspiring to […] [Read More]
What are the Spurs worth to you?
For many in S.A., the San Antonio Spurs are priceless. But for others, they would be worth more in the ballpark of $415 million. At least that is how Forbes Magazine is valuating them in their annual list of NBA Team Valuations. That $415 million puts the Spurs as the tenth most valuable team. Of […] [Read More]
Super Bowl for idiots
Super Bowl XLV promises to be good but come on! Some parking lot maggots near Castle Grayskull, I mean Cowboy Stadium, will be charging $900 for parking. That's correct $900. Other lots will charge $550 while some will be as low as $71.40. But are people truly that stupid? To pay $900 to park? Yes. […] [Read More]
State salad on the menu?
A unique call from a public policy minded gadfly is hitting the Texas Department of Agriculture this week; subsidize avocado farming in Texas by pushing the Texas legislature to name guacamole salad the "Official State Salad of Texas!" Huzza! Damn the pecan lobby! Let us make this happen! Unfortunately there dose not appear to be […] [Read More]
Big shocker here – UPDATED
Taco Bell's advertising claims that it uses "seasoned ground beef" in its food products is being challenged in a class action lawsuit arguing that Taco Bell's meat has only 35 percent beef and the rest something referred to as filler. This story details what is in that "filler." I read it, and I'm just glad that […] [Read More]
Beef jerky that pays
When one purchases beef jerky, one only expects in return the short bliss one gets from consuming a small bag of beef jerky – peppered or teriyaki notwithstanding. But when beef jerky decides to pay people cash for purchasing and consuming it, then the time has come for jubilation. I have not been this excited […] [Read More]
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América Móvil S.A.B. is giving away up to 200 puppies in a raffle to its Colombian customers just for being a customer. Service with a smile, and a dog, that's what I always say. América Móvil is the biggest wireless company in Latin America and is controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim who is now in […] [Read More]
Hey big spenders
Would you believe it? San Antonio was ranked as the No. 16 top spending city in the country in a special report by Bundle on how America spends. Data was for 2009. What is more shocking was that we came in at No. 16 by having spent an average of $46,122 per household, and that […] [Read More]
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Bobbi Brown – Spring 2008 – Creamy Lip Color
This season, Bobbi introduces Creamy Lip Color — a major launch in the lip category. This innovative new lip product combines rich color with comfortable, long-lasting wear and a soft, creamy shine. With emollient shea butter and plant-derived skin conditioners, this amazing new formula glides on smooth, wears all day, and leaves lips soft and moisturized. Launching in 14 shades.
- Pink Ballet
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- Blue Raspberry
- Heather Buff
- Rose Petal
- Bronzed Pink
- Italian Rose
- Heather Mauve
- Raisin Berry
- Dark Chocolate
- Nude Pink
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On Counter: February 2008
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Following a Navy tradition of naming ships of this class after American cities, LPD 20 is named Green Bay to honor the nation's Midwest "city by the bay." The city of approximately 100,000 residents was founded in 1634 by French explorer, Jean Nicolet.
"Green Bay may be modest in size but it is enormous in spirit," said Danzig. "The oldest community in Wisconsin, Green Bay is well known for its commitment to team efforts, and particularly for its support of its football teams. As Vince Lombardi, a Green Bay coach, put it, 'The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.' LPD 20 will be home to another team -- the Navy-Marine Corps team -- no stranger to hard work and sacrifice to be the best in the world. It is that kind of special relationship that the people of Green Bay more than probably any other community in America understand."
The San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ships are used to transport and land Marines, their equipment and supplies by embarked landing craft or amphibious vehicles augmented by helicopters in amphibious assault.
These versatile ships perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships and the older dock landing ships (LSD) by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft.
The 12 ships of the San Antonio class will provide greatly improved warfighting capabilities including an advanced command and control suite, a greatly increased lift capacity, including substantial increases in vehicle and cargo carrying capability, and advanced ship survivability features. These ships have been designed from the keel up to support the Marine Corps 'mobility triad' - the LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle), 'Triple A-V' (AAAV - Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle), and MV-22 (Osprey tiltrotor aircraft), making this class a key element of 21st century amphibious ready groups. The LPD 17 class ships are scheduled to replace the older LPD 4 class.
The San Antonio class design integrates the latest in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capability. These capabilities are further enhanced by additional, dedicated intelligence, mission planning, and command and control spaces. The shipboard wide area network (SWAN) developed for LPD 17 is a fiber optic shipwide large area computer network. The SWAN will support everything from combat systems to ship systems to command and control nodes to an integrated training system. This network also provides e-mail and internet access capability.
This highly reliable, warfare-capable ship class will be the most survivable amphibious vessel ever put to sea. The ship's automated combat system includes a highly capable sensor suite and weapons capability that provides for a robust self defense capability. LPD 17's design optimizes radar cross section signature by streamlining topside design and incorporating reduced radar cross section signature technologies including a boat valley instead of boat deck, removable coverings over the rescue boat and fueling at sea stations, and accommodation ladders that fold into the ship's hull. The advanced enclosed mast/sensors, which enclose the ship's radars and communications antennas, characterizes the ship's distinctive profile.
The ship also incorporates the latest quality of life standards for the embarked Marines and sailors, including the sit-up berth, ship services mall, a fitness center and learning resource center/electronic classroom with the flexibility to accommodate mixed gender sailors and Marines as part of the crew and embarked troops. Reduced operational costs and an improved capability to incorporate technological advances over its 40-year service life are also essential design objectives for LPD 17. In working to accomplish these objectives, the design team incorporated hundreds of suggestions and recommendations from more than 1,000 sailors and Marines in the "Design for Ownership" process to ensure that these ships will meet their needs throughout the first half of the 21st century.
Additional information about this class of ship is available on line at http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-lpd.html.


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Recently, a possible US box art for Fable III was revealed. Based on this cover, the game looks like another title with a burly male main character. All 3 games in the series featured covers with a male character looking into a pool of water at something reflected in the pool (a younger version of himself, a monstrous version of himself, or the crown in Fable III). In the original Fable the main character was a male, but the second and third games have the option of a female main character and the image on the box cover does not reflect this major change to the series. Developers cite the cost of including both male and female characters and the writing and recording of extra dialogue as reasons why they choose a single gender for main characters. So when they include the choice of a female or male main character, why not use it as a bullet point to sell their game?
Which games show only male characters on covers when the character can be male or female? Which games show both options? How are main characters described on the back covers of games? After looking through a variety of games I have found examples of some that have done well and ones that disappoint. Let's look at some covers:
The following games all have a choice of genders for the main character but only show a male represented on the cover:
One option to avoid this issue entirely is to have a neutral cover: one where there is no character shown at all.
Other covers show both male and female non-player characters without illustrating the main character. The following cover is for a game with an option to create a main playable character that is either male or female. Without playing the game, people in the store do not know if these are main characters pictured on the cover or simply non-player characters they would encounter in the story. This is an interesting way to attract the attention of players interested in having playable female characters to the game cover.
Some covers blatantly show the option of having a male or a female main character.
The exclusion of female main characters is not confined to just the box art. When reading the back covers of some games, female characters are invisible. The following is the full text of the back cover of the Xbox360 version of Mass Effect:
An ancient threat returns. One final hope emerges. As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy. Discover the imminent danger from an ancient threat and battle the traitorous Saren and his deadly army to save civilization. The fate of all life depends on your actions!
– Customize your character and embark on an epic adventure in an immersive, open-ended storyline
– Interplanetary exploration of an epic proportion
-Incredible, real-time character interaction
-Thrilling, tactical combat as you lead an elite squad of three
Neither the cover nor the back of the box mention that this customizable main character can be either male or female.
This same problem occurs with the back cover of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic for the Xbox.
Choose Your Path.
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, savior or conqueror… you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy!
– A brand new Star Wars role-playing experience with unique characters, creatures, vehicles, and planets.
– Learn to use the Force with over 40 different powers and build your own lightsaber.
– Travel to seven enormous worlds including Tatooine and the Sith world of Korriban.
– Choose your party from nine customizable characters, including Twi'leks, droids, and Wookiees.
– Build your party and upgrade equipment in your own starship, the Ebon Hawk.
Both of these games laud their customizable characters and being able to build your own story! But that story featuring a female character is a glaring omission. While neither of these covers specified a gender for the main character, in the current setting of video games players often correctly assume this would mean a male main character. The default right now is for video game protagonists to be male so not mentioning this choice makes the female option invisible.
It would be wonderful if all games that had a customizable main character allowed either male or female avatar options. This is not yet the case. The majority of games feature a male main character and gamers that would like the option to play as a female avatar are routinely disappointed. So why are developers not using the inclusion of female characters as a selling point for their games? If this inclusion takes time and effort, why is it an ignored feature? Females are invisible on game covers, both front and back, and in video game advertisements. The majority of video game ads for Mass Effect featured only the male voice actor and standard male character design. Since Mass Effect was a game that included full voice work for the female main character it was very glaring to have that missing from its ads. We deserve more covers like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon and fewer exclusionary covers and back flap descriptions like Mass Effect. When developers include female characters, they should announce that fact rather than hiding it as if it was an embarrassment.


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Martini Olives
Recipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson
A party has got to have bits to pick at, and what could be better than these? I got the idea of Martini Olives (without the Martinis) from[ a colleague of mine from the New York Times, Denise Landis, from her lovely book, Dinner For Eight. I'm afraid mine are a slightly cut-back version, but I shouldn't apologise for that, as I don't feel ashamed. These aren't just great to have at a party, they're mighty fine to stash in jars and give as presents.]
- Total Time:
- 2 hr 2 min
- Prep:
- 2 min
- Inactive:
- 2 hr
- Yield:
- 4 cups olives
- Level:
- Easy
Open the jars and drain the olives, putting them into a bowl. Pour in the gin, vermouth and chili oil and give them a stir. Leave to steep for half an hour or so while you get ready for your party. You can put any leftover olives in a jar with a lid for another couple of days, or indeed longer though it's doubtful that will arise.
Recipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson, 2007
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Dutch designer Floor Wesseling dived deep into the phenomenon of heraldry, the visual coding system from the 15th century by which families, kingdoms and armies could be identified and which were placed on flags, shields, jerseys and coats of arms.
The designers of heraldry were the first graphic designers. Today we can find a lot of similarities, especially in the urban environment and on the jerseys of football clubs and the shirts of national football teams.
Blood In Blood Out wants to show the relationship between cultures and express this by displaying new jerseys for football players, who are very much the modern day heralds. Floor Wesseling combines jerseys from different football teams into new combined jerseys and in doing so tells emotional stories about rivalry, social communities, city and country derbies and latter-day football battles.
The book also contains a short introduction to the system and symbols of heraldry.
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Mario Lopez Marries Courtney Mazza At Joe Francis' $30M Mexico Estate
Mario Lopez has married longtime girlfriend Courtney Mazza in a star-studded ceremony in Mexico. The couple exchanged vows at the $30million seaside Punta Mita estate of Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, with Eva Longoria among guests.
Mario Lopez, who shares a two-year-old daughter with the Broadway dancer, proposed over New Year's weekend last year.
The X Factor U.S. and Extra host saw his bride walk down the aisle just before sunset. Extra was the first to report the nuptials.
The couple met in 2008 when the former Saved By the Bell actor was starring in A Chorus Line on Broadway.
They share a daughter, Gia, who Lopez said in June would be the flower girl at the ceremony, along with his three nieces.
A mariachi band played during the festivities, which will air in a two-hour television special later this month called Mario & Courtney's Wedding Fiesta. Lopez has been outspoken about his Hispanic heritage and his desire to raise his daughter with full knowledge of her cultural background.
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Hello! Nyob zoo!
I often get asked why I chose UWM as my school of choice for my graduate degree. I am often at a loss for words because there are so many reasons why I love UWM!
After earning my Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies and a Certificate in Asian American Studies from UW-Madison, I felt it was time to expand my comfort zone. I wanted a campus community that appreciates diversity and celebrates the uniqueness that each student brings to the table. Moreover, I needed a community that will support and challenge me through practical experiences, community involvement, leadership, and much more. I found that community at UWM. After two and a half years at UWM, I proudly walked across the stage to receive my masters in Administrative Leadership, Higher Education emphasis.
During my graduate work, I served as the Conduct Coordinator in the Dean of Student Office where I helped students understand their rights and responsibilities as a member of the UWM community. I was also actively involved with different student organizations and participated in programs to promote an inclusive environment for students and staff/faculty. Overall, I have assisted students with overcoming educational, financial, and/or personal challenges.
As an admission representative, I am excited to share all of the opportunities that UWM and the city of Milwaukee has to offer as you shop around for the campus that will fit your needs and interests. If you are in my territories (counties in Central, South Central, Rock Valley, and Southwest Wisconsin), I am eager to meet and learn more about you, and how I can be of assistance to help you reach your career.
If you have any questions, please shoot me an email or give me a call, and let's have a chat! Yog koj muaj lus noog, xav tau kev pab, los yog koj xav tau ntaub ntawv qhia txog UW-Milwaukee, koj hu tau tuaj rau kuv. Kuv tus xov tooj yog 414/229-6899.


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Memorial Day 2012: The best events for NYC kids during the holiday weekend
Plan a perfect long weekend for your family with our list of fun events and activities.
Tue May 22 2012
Memorial Day weekend is here, and there's no shortage of ways to celebrate the unofficial start of summer with your family. We found fun events for every day of the long weekend: Families can attend a festival on Governors Island, take a spin on a new carousel in Queens, see a life-size T. rex at Field Station: Dinosaurs, make cards for troops fighting overseas, kayak on the Hudson River and much more.
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On Sunday October 7th, 2012, Atlanta Streets Alive returned to North Highland Avenue for four hours — from 2pm-6pm.
Two miles of North Highland plus one mile of Virginia Avenue plus just about two miles of the brand new Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail created almost FIVE miles of car-free community space to ride, walk, play, dance and rock and roll.
Activities occurred all along the route including local acoustic musicians, a capella groups, marching bands, alongside classes such as salsa dancing, yoga, zumba and thousands of people out riding their bikes.
It's all about creating safer, healthier, more livable Atlanta streets, for all to enjoy.


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Earlier we are using computers and laptops but now mobile has captured the space and various peoples are using internet on mobile phones. As mobile internet users are searching on internet are around 25% of all internet users. In this scenario we can't ignore importance of mobile SEO and it has an interfere In Online Industry now.
Here I am going to discuss some experimented, Effective and Best Mobile SEO Tips which will going to help you to boost the Effective SEO Results through mobile search.
1 Behave like a Psychologist:
Always catch the mind of mobile users, like what type of keywords they use most of the time, like long tail keyword, geo located keyword or suggested keywords. In mobile searches mostly people goes with suggested keyword by search engine. So try to optimize for mostly trendy keywords.
2 Hit the Emotion:
Mobile internet users are those peoples who are connected to internet with most of the time through their mobile phone; cash their emotion by putting lots of social media option and social media button on each and every page.
3 Follow the Trend:
Mostly mobile internet users are very trendy ad they follow the latest market trends. So keep update your self and optimize the website according to the latest marketing trends, for example: if now people are on mobile type FB instead of Facebook then use these types of latest trends.
4 Easy to Navigate:
Remember one thing - mobile screen is not large like a computer or laptop, so the navigation and designing part of a website matters and it affects a lot in the performance of a website. If your navigation is easy to use it is the biggest plus point to the performance of a website.
5 Killer Content:
Whenever your design and optimize a website first behave like a user and find out what a mobile internet user will be needed if he visits a particular website. Every message on a webpage is passed through the content, put the killer content in the website, it must be very user friendly and it must pass the exact information that you want to give the visitors.


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Samba 3.4 and 4 Merge into Franky
Developers of the free Samba server have packed the newest version 4 into the 3.4 tarball to form Franky.
The combined Samba branch can optionally be compiled as a merged build, instructions for which are available on the Samba Franky website. Apart from having to use "--enable-merged-build", 3.4 installation can proceed as usual.
The Samba 3.4 changelog lists the enhancements in 3.4. One of them is a change of the default "passdb" password backend to "tdbsam" (to allow more flexibility for per user settings), which nevertheless allows keeping with the previous "smbpasswd" or converting to the new one.
Issue 178/2015
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Qemu Flaw Lets the Guest Escape
Xen project announces a privilege escalation problem for Qemu host systems
Android Bug Threatens Millions of Users
Attackers can compromise an Android phone just by sending a text message
Lenovo and Canonical Announce Laptop Deal
PC vendor will pre-install Ubuntu on portables in India.
Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
Security Problem in Firefox's NoScript Add-On
Mozilla's script blocker add-on could be putting malware sites on the whitelist.
RIP SSLv3
The Internet community officially banishes the notoriously unsafe Secure Sockets Layer protocol.
Mate 1.1 Arrives
Popular desktop environment continues the Gnome 2 legacy – with new support for the Gnome 3 toolkit.
US Government Requires HTTPS
The Obama White House has issued a memorandum telling all US government agencies they must use HTTPS for all websites and web communication.
Mozilla Signs Firefox Add-Ons
New program will dial up security for the Firefox browser.
Fedora 22 Arrives
Red Hat's community distro embraces the cloud.


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Hi Guys
My name is Yalon and I'm new here.
I Just saw this amazing design and user expirience in css-tricks gallery:
Can anyone tell me how to do such scrolling with fade away pictures ?
Where to start?
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Works with Fedora 20
Works with Fedora 17
This is for dual boot os users, there are many who prefers dual boot to keep another OS optional. For any reason if you wish to change boot sequence unlike grub, grub2 requires couple of commands to run.
Here will take example to keep Windows as default boot.
First of all find menuentry for Windows
cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg |grep Windows
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" --class windows --class os {
Set Windows menuentry as default (only entry mentioned in either
" or ' from above command)
grub2-set-default "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)"
Verify default entry
grub2-editenv list
Generate updated grub.cfg
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Below is to set Fedora as default boot
cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg |grep Fedora grub2-set-default "Fedora Linux, with Linux 3.1.0-5.fc16.i686" grub2-editenv list grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
Update 2011-12-29
This one is dirty way to achieve purpose. Especially if above does not works.
e.g following err faced by one of commenter.
grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
/sbin/grub2-probe: error: cannot stat `/dev/root'.
You need to do this after every new kernel installation, as it may change default entry.
vim /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
set default="${saved_entry}"
set default="2"
Now check on reboot, third boot entry should be default for booting.
for grub first entry is 0, second is 1, third is 2 & so on.
To keep default=2 permanent even after new kernel installation
vim /etc/default/grub


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Created: 08/07/2014 4:03 PM
By: Kristen Garcia, KOB.com
The man accused of shooting a 13-year-old boy in 2012 was found not guilty on all charges Thursday.
Michael Zamora says he accidentally shot and injured the teen at his home 2 years ago. Zamora thought the boy was breaking into his truck.
In the original lawsuit the boy alleged the shooting was an accident. The teen says he didn't realize he was shot until later, when Zamora brought him into his home and called police.
Zamora's defense says the boy's story about what happened that night keeps changing.
The boy told police he had snuck out of his home early that morning with friends. He initially said he was walking the friend's home and later said he was walking to the park.
The teen insists he was not trying to get into the truck.
The verdict cleared Zamora on kidnapping, aggravated battery, and child abuse charges.
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CHURUBUSCO — The high school boys' golf season got underway within Whitley County lines for all three of its teams Tuesday.
Eel River Golf Course played host to Columbia City and Whitko with Churubusco on its home course squaring off in a tri-meet debut.
A comfortable night on the back nine had the Wildcats show midseason form with a team score of 178 to come away with two wins.
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Technology reporter Stanley A. Miller II tracks news and trends, from the coolest new gadgets to the latest stuff on the Web
Anniversary bash at American Science & Surplus
Exploding Gummi Bears. Rockets. Lightning. Sounds like a serious party. But then what would you expect when American Science & Surplus, one of the most cool and eclectic stores around, celebrates its 75th anniversary?
The free festivities, befitting the establishment's quirky personality, begin with a party Friday March 30 that will run through the weekend.
The marathon spectacle will be a family friendly event with live science displays, product demonstrations and some hands-on activities, as well as free refreshments and goodie giveaways.
Some of the science demonstrations will include rapid oxidation (the aforementioned exploding Gummi bears); massive Tesla Coils, Jacobs Ladders and Whimshurst and Van De Graff generators -- all designed to satisfy your need for sparks. The store will also show off many of its "greatest hits" products, including microscopes, air burst rockets, air cannons, catapults and Sterling heat engines.
There will also be a scavenger hunt through the store, 6901 W. Oklahoma Ave., for visitors to find "oddities" and win prizes, as well as a raffle to win a telescope; science trivia contests and various games to win prizes.
And of course, everything in the store will be on sale, according to Philip Cable, the store's owner.
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Baxter's Exeter Chiefs will strive to meet challenge of greater expectations
Posted: December 14, 2012|
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter said his side must relish the pressure that comes with being successful.
The Devon club's progress means expectations continue to grow.
Last weekend's maiden Heineken Cup success over Scarlets means a full Sandy Park will expect a similar outcome against the Welsh side on home soil this tomorrow in the return fixture.
However, Baxter said: "You always want to prevent anyone getting their expectations too high. The reality is, what you really want to achieve is to be successful and be in an environment where people expect you to perform well and win.
"It is a double-edged sword. You want to be winning and for expectations to get higher but you don't want people to get carried away.
"We're probably in a nice stage at the minute. People are realistic, they know we're on a good run of form.
"We've had some tough games in the Heineken Cup and now it is up to us to show some form at home but we are approaching it from a nice position of having a nice run of form."
The Chiefs have shown themselves to be fast learners in recent seasons. Their Heineken Cup defeats to Leinster and Clermont Auvergne provided more valuable lessons – the end result being last weekend's win at Parc y Scarlets.
Baxter said: "The short time between then and facing them again tomorrow means the Chiefs most process the rights and wrongs of last weekend's game quickly.
"Everything is a little bit different. We did a three or four-game analysis for the first game and that stays in place but now we add one more game to it. The difference is that the players have it in their bodies and minds having experienced it themselves. It is not just things they have seen on video.
"That is slightly different environment to what they are used to. Normally we haven't played a team for a few months and this is about locking horns with guys they have just played against.
"The last time we did that was in the Amlin and that is a little while ago now – this time last year – so it is a little bit different and something that good players can adapt to. The Heineken Cup is a learning experience for us and this is just a slightly different one."


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Roland SPD-SX Sampling vs. Octapad SPD-30 Phrasing, etc.
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(velocity switched) Sample layering is important for getting realistic drum sounds. It means that when you hit the pad harder, it makes a different (e.g. louder) sound. If you don't have velocity switching and sample layering, then your drum pad is simply a 'switch'. It's like pressing the 'play' button, you always get the same sound whether you lightly tap it, or pound the hell out of it. However, if your goal is only to play backing tracks, then it is irrelevant, as in that situation, you effectively do simply want to 'press play'.
From the SPD-SX page (http://www.roland.com/products/en/SPD-SX/):"2 GB internal memory, enabling approximately 360 minutes of sampling (mono) without requiring external memory....you can house approximately 360 minutes of audio...Nine velocity-sensitive rubber pads, two external dual-trigger inputs"
From the Yamaha DTX-M12 page(
"64 MB Flash ROM for loading custom WAV/AIFF files...Maximum size Mono sample: 2 MB Stereo sample: 4 MB...Built-in pads 12
External inputs 5 (three-zone x 1; monaural x 4)"
Note that in addition to much less overall memory, the Yamaha also has a
per sample
limit of about 22 seconds. Could be limiting for backing tracks.
For backing tracks, or more and better drum sounds, you could probably use either unit (or older, cheaper, simpler units) as just a MIDI controller, hook it up to some far superior sample player/synth (e.g. a laptop with soundcard) and get whatever options you want. Way back in 1989 that's what I did. I still have my Ocatpad-II, although I'm not sure if it even works.
With the spd-30, you can layer two sounds,
- that seems kind of lame to me in 2013. My Ocatapad-II from 1989 had three layer mixing or switching.
I seriously looked into both of these units some time ago, before deciding to get a full electronic kit, the Yamaha DTX-562. For me, I wanted something I could play like a real drum kit, but a real drum kit is out of the question for noise reasons, and you get some more flexibility and functionality with an e-kit.
If I had to choose between the SPD-SX and the DTX12, it would be a tough choice. The SPD-SX has a LOT more memory (which would probably sway me), but the DTX12 has more pads and more pad expandability and appears to be slightly cheaper.
you create the sounds on something else and then transfer the sounds to the unit.
- I would generally recommend this approach. I used to have a sampler, and it was a real pain. It is much easier to use a DAW to create WAV files and then download them. "Sampling" sounds so easy, but, if you're trying to (re)create some kind of instrument, it is a lot of work to get good sound. If you're just recording a chorus, that is an easier task. In any case, having a full computer display, mouse and keyboard to edit on is really nice.
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Édouard Manet
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) came from an affluent family and wanted to become a naval officer. After failing the entrance exams, he turned to art, for which he demonstrated great talent from an early age. At eighteen, he entered the studio of Thomas Couture, the most important academic painter of the period.
Manet's relationship with the artistic establishment in Paris was complex: he pursued challenging and subversive work and encouraged the rebellious approach of the group of slightly younger artists that would become the Impressionists. Yet, he refused to exhibit alongside them in independent exhibitions and maintained his connections with the official art world, submitting paintings to the annual exhibition of contemporary art, the Salon.
Two paintings in particular stand out in Manet's oeuvre as disrupting the Parisian art world's sense of tradition and standards. Submitted for display at the 1863 Salon, Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (1863, Musée d'Orsay, Paris) was rejected for its sketchy brushwork and the juxtaposition of a nude woman and clothed men. Olympia (also 1863, Musée d'Orsay, Paris) was accepted at the 1865 Salon but caused a scandal for its harsh outlines, its depiction of a brazen courtesan and the overt parodying of an iconic Renaissance painting, Titian's Venus of Urbino (1538, Uffizi, Florence).
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère was Manet's last major painting, undertaken when he was very ill and almost invalid. It was shown in the 1882 Salon and was still in his studio when Manet died in 1883. He managed to capture a fleeting sense of modern life in Paris and, at the same time, create a painting that has endured in its popularity since its creation.


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February 28, 2008
McCain and Baker
John McCain picked up Jim Baker's backing today, prompting a reader prominent in Jewish politics to e-mail:
Looks like Obama has his comeback to the "charges" re: his "adviser Brzezinski."
Although I guess McCain can say
1 Lieberman + 1 Hagee > 1 Baker
Baker is, like Brzezinski, a foreign-policy heavyweight well-regarded in mainstream foreign policy circles, but also viewed with suspicion by some in the Jewish and pro-Israel communities, who view him as insufficiently supportive of the Jewish state.
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In a coating apparatus, a sputter cathode (1) has, directly side by side, two electrodes (2, 3) connected in common to a high-frequency generator and having each a target (9, 10). The targets (9, 10) of both electrodes (2, 3) abut one another each with a straight edge (11, 12). A dark space shield surrounds both electrodes (2, 3) and targets (9, 10) together.
1. Sputter coating apparatus comprising
a pair of side by side electrodes at common potential connected to a common power supply,
a pair of electrically non-conductive targets soldered to respective electrodes, each having a straight edge which abuts the straight edge of the other target, and
a common dark space shield surrounding both of said electrodes and said targets together.
2. Sputter coating apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said electrodes each comprise a rectangular plate having an edge which faces the edge of the other plate, said targets extending beyond the edges of the electrode plates.
3. Sputter coating apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising
a coating chamber comprising a wall having aperture means therethrough,
a pair of lead-throughs electrically connected to respective electrodes opposite from said targets, said lead-throughs extending through said aperture means, and
connecting means which electrically connect said lead-throughs outside of said coating chamber.
The invention relates to a coating apparatus with a sputtering cathode which has an electrically conductive electrode connectable to a high-frequency generator on which an electrically nonconductive target defined by at least one straight edge is held by a solder bond and around which runs a dark space shield.
Coating apparatus of the above kind are now being manufactured and are generally known. Difficulties are encountered in such coating apparatus due to the solder bond between the electrode and the target on account of the greatly different expansion between the electrode and the target, for example when the target consists of aluminum oxide and the electrode of copper. Particularly in electrodes and targets of large area the target is often broken in such cases.
To prevent damage to the target, it is known to solder onto an electrode of large area a plurality of individual targets side by side like tiles on a wall, so as to avoid target breakage. It is disadvantageous in this case that this creates the danger of the evaporation of solder from between the individual targets, so that the coatings produced on the substrates are contaminated by the evaporated solder.
Instead of soldering a plurality of targets on a large-area electrode, it is also known in high-power coating apparatus to arrange two identical cathodes side by side, each with a target. In this case, however, it is a disadvantage that the sputtering rate decreases in the marginal areas of the targets. The result is that in both targets considerable residues of material remain due to marginal areas that are not or are incompletely evaporated. Furthermore, due to the two cathodes, the coating is irregular, especially when the substrates are situated precisely above the gap between the two cathodes.
The invention is addressed to the problem of constructing a coating apparatus of the kind described above so that, with it, large surface areas be coated rapidly, simultaneously and with great uniformity.
According to the invention the sputtering cathode has, directly side by side, two target bearing electrodes at common potential connected to the high-frequency generator. The targets of both electrodes abut one another at their straight edge, and the dark space shield encompasses both the electrodes and the targets together.
Since in the coating apparatus according to the invention the targets abut one another at a straight edge, the sputter rate does not diminish at these edges; instead, the cathode formed of two electrodes and two targets acts as a single cathode. Since no diminution of the sputter rate occurs between the targets, substrates disposed in front of the targets can be uniformly coated. In arranging them there is no need to pay heed to where the division between the two targets occurs. The cathode according to the invention is easy to handle in spite of its size, because it consists of two individual parts.
For the simultaneous coating of several substrates arranged side by side it is advantageous if, according to a further embodiment of the invention, the electrodes each have a rectangular electrode plate on which a target is soldered with a slight overhang at least toward the side on which the adjacent electrode plate is situated. This overhang permits the targets to abut without making it impossible for them to expand due to the heat that is created. Furthermore, the interstice between the electrode plates permits compensation of manufacturing tolerances. This interstice must, of course, be smaller than the distance between the electrodes and the dark space shield so that no plasma will burn therein.
The cathodes can be fed with especially great high-frequency powers if each of the two electrodes has on its side facing away from the target a lead-through in the wall of the coating apparatus and if these lead-throughs are connected to one another outside of the coating chamber by an electrical connection. Also the fastening of the cathode to a wall of the coating chamber is especially simple in such an embodiment.
The invention is susceptible of numerous embodiments. For the further explanation of its basic principle one of them is represented schematically in the drawing and is described hereinafter.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sputter cathode according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section through the sputter cathode in the installed state.
FIG. 1 shows a sputter cathode 1 which has two electrodes of copper arranged side by side. Each electrode 2, 3 is formed of a rectangular electrode plate 4, 5, and a lead-through 6, 7 of circular cross section is formed on its back. The two lead-throughs 6, 7 are joined together electrically by means of a connection 8. The high-frequency feed necessary for the sputtering is delivered through this connection 8.
A target 9, 10 is mounted by a solder joint on each electrode plate 4, 5, on the side of the latter opposite from the lead-throughs 6, 7. These targets 9, 10 consist, for example, of aluminum oxide. The targets 9, 10 project on all sides slightly beyond the edges of the electrode plates 4, 5, and abut one another between the electrode plates 4, 5, with a straight edge 11, 12.
FIG. 2 shows how the sputter cathode 1 is fastened in a wall 13 of a coating apparatus by means of a holding plate 14, 15. Also, FIG. 2 shows a dark-space shield 16 which surrounds the electrodes 2 and 3 as a whole. It is important in this case that this dark space shield 16 does not pass between the electrodes 2 and 3, so that no drop in the sputter rates can occur at the edges 11 and 12. The dark space shielding 16 is grounded, as usual.
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Liam Hemsworth gives Workout Tips
The Hunger Games heartthrob Liam Hemsworth covers the May 2012 issue of Men's Health UK.
He shares his workout secrets to get into shape to play Gale in The Hunger Games inside the magazine, and we have the cover for you here. Look at those guns!
Until recently Hemsworth has been best known as Chris Hemsworth's little brother or even Miley Cyrus' boyfriend but with the release of new film The Hunger Games, the actor is becoming well-known in his own right.
He and his co-stars worked with US trainer Barry Landreth. To build up their strength they would have to use power-lifting moves with heavy weights and low reps, then build up their stamina with gentler exercises of 12-15 reps.
After months of carrying out the training, Hemsworth's 6ft 3 frame is now pretty buff and to maintain his physique he works out six times a week, boxing, doing weights or hard cardio on the treadmill.
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text: U.S. poverty-focused international assistance saves lives worldwide. But some in Congress propose significant cuts to this lifesaving aid to address our nation's deficit even though it makes up less than 1% of the U.S. budget. The video "Cuts Cost Lives" does a good job explaining why the small portion of the U.S. budget that goes toward savings lives overseas is so important.


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Good eats in Victoria?
Hello SE folks,
A friend and I are venturing to Vancouver, a city that (thanks to the Olympics) has had their food finds featured here. However, we're taking a side trip to Victoria for a day/night's stay. Any recommendations for delicious destinations?
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text: The DPH Office of Performance Improvement and Accountability is now part of the Center for Public Health Quality (NC CPHQ). The NC CPHQ collaborates with the sections, branches, and programs within DPH and throughout the local health agencies to help spread Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives. To learn more about the mission, vision and goals for QI within DPH and across the state, please visit www.ncpublichealthquality.org


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I've been waiting since 753pm and it is now 923 pm. That's 90 minutes. I called an hour after I ordered and they said it is on its way. The food here is generally good in person but avoid delivery.
Posted by Shelly on 07/27/2011
So the edamame isn't perfect, but the green curry with tofu is close. Eggplant and other veggies are cooked to perfection, though not as spicy as I like, but thus makes sense considering location. No problems with staff at all. In fact, my waitress is great, offering honest advice on drinks and food. Good value for late lunch and a drink!
Posted by Anonymous on 06/16/2011
Tiny Thai has great pad thai, the food is excellent. I believe the service is not good at all, the waitresses are very rude and have attitude issues. Besides this, the food is great and it is a great restaurant to visit at night because of the glowing atmosphere.
Posted by Anonymous on 06/05/2011
I love Tiny Thai! the food is excellent- very fresh, quality ingredients. But I agree that the girls who answer the phone are very rude, but the food is worth tolerating it!
Posted by anonymous on 05/06/2011
This is my go to neighborhood place for thai. I think the food is very good from both a quality and value standpoint. The restaurant is cute to sit in and delivery is prompt & accurate. My experience with phone orders is that they are efficient -and to the point. Phone orders placed after the first one go even faster because they'll have your address on record from the previous order.
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From the moment you call them, they are being rude on the phone.The rice for delivery is always so small. I will have to make my own in advance to order them. But the curry is really really very good. Afterall, worth 10 bucks
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I ate there once and really liked it. I read the reviews and saw it may not be recommended to order delivery , but since I had liked it I decided to give it a try. The woman who picked up the phone was VERY rude! I changed my mind through the middle of the order... too bad.


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A video uploaded to Google Video, that showed four teenagers beating an autistic classmate, stirred a lot of comments in Italy, reports Reuters. Two Google employees are under investigation, as a result of a complaint filled by Vividown, an Italian association. "There was this very disturbing video which was posted on Google Video a couple of weeks ago and we promptly took it down when we were notified," said Rachel Whetstone, from Google.
"In the footage the boy is taunted, insulted and kicked by one student in particular as others look on. The location seems to be a classroom and the people visible appear to be about 16 years of age."
The phenomenon of bullying is not new, but these aggressive children who like to abuse weaker or powerless children find another cruel pleasure in showing the humiliation to the world. What nobody noticed is that Google is just an intermediary between those who upload videos and the viewers. It's difficult to check (manually or algorithmically) if a video violates copyright laws or other laws and regulations. And even if the video hadn't been hosted on Google Video, it would have been on other sites.
In France, the producer of a film titled "The World According to Bush" wants 500,000 euros from Google, as his film has been uploaded to Google Video without permission. Flach Film, the production house, has an interesting point of view: "Google had not acted as a simple host but as a fully responsible publisher". They probably think Google has uploaded their film on purpose.
These cases aren't unique. Last week, a Digg user found the animation film Cars available for free at Google Video.
Google Video and other online video sites have a simple policy: users are responsible for the uploaded videos and if content owners complain, they'll take down the videos.
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Can younger people appreciate music better than people of an advanced age?
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I'm assuming you're under the age of 40? I think people in their 40s would take umbrage to being blown off by kids as a group of people that just blows off anything new ;)
You may have a point. But at the same time, you should probably look at it from the other end. For me, I've listened to ALOT of music by now, and by now I know, there's a lot of crap out there. There's also alot of stuff that sounds the same. This knowledge and experience makes it much easier for me to hear a few bars of something and make a decision as to whether or not I'll keep listening, and maybe this can be construed as 'blowing it off', when in reality, I don't need that much time to make a decision. I love music, but as I've gotten older, I've realized that it's not the only important thing to be thinking about too.
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Man found severely beaten outside East Side apartments
San Antonio police: 2 men reported fleeing scene in separate vehicles
SAN ANTONIO - A man was found severely beaten outside an apartment complex on the East Side late Thursday night.
San Antonio police were called to the apartment complex in the 1300 block of North Gevers just after 10 p.m. and found the victim, a man in his 40s, lying on the ground.
Police determined the man had suffered a serious head wound and rushed him to University Hospital.
It was not clear how the victim was injured, but gun shots were reported in the area and witnesses saw two men flee the scene in different vehicles.
The victim's condition was unknown Friday morning and no arrests had been announced.
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Noted American author and illustrator Howard Pyle once said, The stories of childhood leave an indelible
impression, and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cast
out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived. This year's twelfth annual
Books That Inspire exhibit, in celebration of National Library Week, is a testament to this sentiment.
For this year's exhibit, contributors were asked to identify works that stood out in their minds as having encouraged
them to learn to read, sparked their imagination as a young reader, or promoted reading with the children in their lives.
The overwhelming response to this call only reinforces what librarians have known for years—the right books in the hands
of young readers can change lives.
For this year's exhibit poster, I am photographed reading Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree to my 5-year-old
grandson, Toby. The copy we were reading belonged to my daughter and is a copy I gave her when she was much younger. The book,
now in Toby's personal library, continues to inspire another generation of readers with its simple yet enduring message
of love and sacrifice. As is the case with many of the titles in this year's exhibit, the timeless classics of children's
literature have inspired readers for generations and will likely continue to inspire for generations to follow.
This year's selections present contemporary works alongside classic texts. Classic texts include Louisa May Alcott's
Little Women, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Modern classics in the exhibit include Dr. Suess's The Lorax, S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders, and Judy Blume's
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to this year's exhibit sponsors. I am particularly grateful to the
University of Oklahoma's Athletics Department for co-sponsoring the exhibit. The Athletics Department, under the leadership
of Athletics Director Joe Castiglione, has been a partner and contributor providing unprecedented support to the exhibit since
its inception in 2001. I would also like to offer my gratitude to those who have contributed to this year's exhibit. I hope that
you and your family will find similar inspiration from these selections of children's literature.
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In a previous short post Idescribe a way to emulate closures in php. Using that technique execution environment, otherwise known as a call stack can be saved for future use. This can be put to good use. A couple of patterns or programming techniques could be useful in practice.
State pattern
A closure represents a state => implemenation of a state pattern. This is a bit rich. Usually in OO programming the state pattern is implemented by encapsulating different protocols, for denoted states. This is simple to implement by substituting your protocol specification with a different name. Drupal hooks are a good example implementation of this. The following is a simplisting example implementation of a state pattern based on closures. The last argument of the deduced function is the closure itself.
class function_object {
var $scope;
function __get($name) {
return $this->$scope->$name;
function __call($name,$args) {
$func =$this->$state."_$name";
return call_user_func_args($func,$args);
function __constructor($scope) {
function __clone() {
$this->scope = clone($this->scope);
function state($state) {
function call() {
//the function body - do some work
To save the state for future use, for example as part of an undo cycle:
$saved = clone($closure);
Call/cc or call with current continuation in php
Closure effectively represent the future of computation. This means that we can say what we want to do, by where we are. Since php doesn't implement any call stack optimisation, the call/cc style of programming makes sense in a limited number of cases. To use this style of programming we need to redefine our functions to use the continuation
f(x,c) : c(f,x);
(var, continuation) -> continuation
and in php
//the function closure call method
function call($x, $continuation) {
$this->scope=$continuation; // emulate c(f,x)
do whatever you want here
OK, this is rather crude. In reality this is very limited - it is assumed that the function is defined in a 'global' scope, so we are putting it in some exhisting stack. It will be cleaner if the continuation implements the stack assignment, rather than rely on the function.


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What a joy it has been to document this family's growth from one baby to four. These kids are some of the sweetest I know and I'm sure their new baby brother will follow in their suit. Welcome to the world darling boy!
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Minneapolis: Dull Flavors Trump the Hype at Black Sheep
No pizzeria in Minnesota has gotten more hype than Black Sheep. I walked in excited to see the best of what the state has to offer. But muted flavors and some problems in execution meant that I would walk out disappointed. More