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"Hottest," "warmest": We've heard those two words and other superlatives over and over this year about the weather.
Spring was the warmest on record. The US is suffering from its worst drought since 1956.
Unfortunately, July was as hot as ever.
Warmest and Hottest
Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show that this July was the hottest on record and also the hottest month in the contiguous US on record. 77.6°F was the average temperature in the contiguous US, which is 3.3°F above the 20th century average. The last time it was almost as hot (77.4°F) in July was back in 1936.
The first seven months of 2012 were the warmest ever on record in the lower 48. The US has now been in its warmest 12-month period since record-keeping began in 1895.
Virginia experienced its hottest July on record, with temperatures 4.0°F above average.
If you live in the Northeast as I do, you've lived through the hottest year so far.
Overall, the first seven months of 2012 were the warmest first seven months of any year on record for the contiguous US, with temperatures averaging 56.4°F, 4.3°F above the long-term average. The same January-July period in 2012 was also drier than average.
The twelve-month period from August 2011-July 2012 was the hottest ever in the contiguous US with only Washington having near, rather than above, average temperatures.
Driest and Wettest
July was drier than average across the Central Plains and the Midwest while Maine's July was its fifth driest.
But July was the fifth wettest for California and the eighth wettest for Nevada. The rest of the Southwest also experienced wetter-than-average conditions.
In addition, months that are key for agriculture (May-July) were the second warmest on record and the 12th driest for three-month-period. Nebraska, Kansas, and Arkansas all had record-dry conditions.
62.9 percent of the contiguous US is enduring moderate to exceptional drought according to the July 31, 2012, US Drought Monitor (USDM). Plus, 22 percent of the US — up from 10 percent — is experiencing the worst drought categories (extreme to exceptional drought), with devastating effects for crops and livestock.
It is getting hotter and, as Care2 blogger Tara Holmes wrote, it's only going to get even hotter.
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Linda R, I find that while many of you are seemingly so concerned about the issue Of Global Climate Change (GCC), but none of you have actually done anything but talk.
There is nothing that you or Obummer can do about GCC, you are way passed salvation.
Game Over.
Rebecca B. what planutnutnut are you on !
Rebecca B not only is there no "proof" that human caused global warming is a hoax, there isn't even any evidence.
Over 90% of climate scientists agree that we are now experiencing human caused global warming. Some hoax.
I bet you also voted for Dubya Bush and believe the earth is only 5,000 years old.
We don't need a conspiracy or excuse to raise taxes. By a huge majority of Americans want to return to the tax rates of the 1990s for the wealthy. A majority of the American people also believe the evidence shows that climate change is real.
There is plenty of proof that the idea that there is man-made global warming is a hoax. It is a con game to increase taxes. Everyone who still buys into this hoax is a retard.
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Better not show this article to anyone at Faux News (i.e. the ultra-conservative global warming deniers); their heads will literally explode!!!
Michael, Sorry but I find your words cruel, and totally unfair. Why blame one individual for the mistakes that we have made as a society? Be it the greed of the corporate profiteers which we have allowed to go unchecked, or the 'consumerist' lifestyle that we have become so accustomed to, we are all to blame for the situation that we as a society have created. Now isn't the time to create dissension, now is the time for us ALL to accept our mistakes and work to create an environment where we can work together on the problems we all face. Now is the time for joining together to achieve common goals for the good of us all, all around the globe, both human and otherwise. We've all had a chance to do more in the past, but it's what we do now that will really make the difference. All of Us. Together.
Polarbeargal, You all had a chance of doing "something" a long time ago, but you were all, too, and self absorbed, big SUV's, houses that you could not afford, life styles of god knows what.
It is grading time, guess what a F-, are you surprised? Not me.
So to the end of this story, you find solace in this, "I've encouraged my children to prepare themselves for what's coming and to be as ready as possible." Great advise. I believe that ZERO child birth or abortion should have been the option. Anything else was just plain carelessness and lacking of fore thought. Why would you wish to subject a child to such abuse.
Your best comment comes as your wish, "I most likely won't be around but I'd like to leave this glorious planet thinking my children will be ready for what Mother Earth will hand them."
When did Mother Earth come to have control over reckless humans?
You and every other a-hole deserves to wallow in the foul waters of your own making.
These are not the words of hate, merely the words of reason; something you should grasped a long time ago. Damn greedy, self-centered, reckless, blame it on someone else, Americans.
Good luck and God Speed.
Don, Thanks for mentioning Bill McKibben's (founder of 350.org) latest piece in Rolling Stone magazine. The facts are scary, but hey everyone, it's really not too late! We have created changes in climate, but we can still curb or mitigate, the effects if we make changes now. I hope everyone will read the article Don mentioned, and realize that the time to take action is now!
I also recommend Mark Hertsgaard's book, 'Hot: Living through the next 50 years on Earth.
He outlines a lot of good ideas on what we can do now to minimize the effects of climate change in a way that can still leave us all with a planet that is still livable for future generations. Maybe different from the one we've known, but still a place where we can have a future for our children, and save as many other species as possible. Everyone, don't despair, it's not over yet. We really haven't even begun to really DO anything. Now is the time to get good and angry, and have some faith, and fight! He also started a group called Climate Parents.org., for those of us who don't accept such a dim view of the future planet our children, or all the children of the world, will inherit. The human race has been capable of overcoming a lot of seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the past. We can do the same now. Strength and Courage to us all in the battles ahead!
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FRISCO, Texas – As the Southland Conference commemorates its 50th Anniversary in 2013, the league announced its all-time softball roster consisting of over 80 student-athletes that starred on the diamond, which included a league-high nine Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks.
The nine Ladyjacks honored were Denise Batchelor (OF, 1989-92), Briana Bishop (3B, 2007-10), Monika Covington (P, 2008-11), Sandy Green (P, 1987-90), Kayla Gutkowski (1B, 2009-10), Kendal Harper (OF, 2007-10), Shelley Squires (OF, 1991-94), Shandy Ward (OF, 1998-99) and Gina Webb (1B, 1988-91).
The Southland developed a metric that measured real-time honors throughout the league's softball history that dates back to 1983. A premium was placed on first-team all-conference selections, individual honors, season and career statistics, and postseason success.
The trio of Bishop, Covington and Harper were all members of both the 2008 SLC Tournament Championship team as well as the 2010 regular season title champs. Bishop was an SLC First-Team selection both in 2009 and 2010 and led the league in home runs and slugging percentage in 2009. In 2008, Bishop led the league in walks and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Covington was a three-time SLC First-Teamer (2008-10), and in 2008 was the SLC Freshman of the Year while leading the league in ERA, wins, shutouts, innings pitched and strikeouts. Covington was later named the 2008 SLC Tournament MVP and earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
Harper, who is currently an assistant coach for the Ladyjacks, earned First-Team honors in both 2009 and 2010 and was named the 2010 SLC Player of the Year. The Palmer, Texas native also led the league in stolen bases in 2008.
Gutkowski, a native of Tomball, Texas, was an offensive force for the Ladyjacks in both 2009 and 2010 when she was named the SLC Hitter of the Year in each season and was named an SLC First-Teamer in both seasons as well. In 2009 Gutkowski led the league with 41 RBI.
Ward was an SLC First-Team selection in both 1998 and 1999 and was named the '98 Hitter of the Year while leading the league in batting average and total hits. Squires, a native of Houston, Texas, was an SLC First-Team selection in both 1993 and 1994.
Batchelor (1989-92), Green (1987-90) and Webb (1988-91) had their careers intertwine in the 1989 and 1990 seasons. All three were members of the 1990 SLC Tournament championship squad.
Batchelor was an SLC First-Teamer in both 1989 and 1991 while Green dominated in the circle. Green was the SLC Player of the Year in both 1989 and 1990, leading the league in ERA and innings pitched both seasons. Green was also the 1990 SLC Tournament MVP. Webb was a four-time SLC First-Team selection (1988-91) and led the SLC in home runs in 1989.


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Cuisine from the Collections" will feature a menu of exotic and everyday foods inspired by the Academy's famous plant and animal collections
Cuisine From the Collections will take place Saturday, Oct. 27, from 7–10 p.m. at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway). Adventurous grazers will be treated to an eclectic variety of food options such as venison, seaweed and dishes prepared with ingredients not found in most kitchens, including healthful crickets and worms. The cocktail party is open to adults, and proceeds benefit the Academy's mission of encouraging and cultivating the sciences. Guests are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes or cocktail attire.
Tickets are $75 for Academy members and $100 for nonmembers, and can be purchased at http://www.academycuisine.eventbrite.com. Valet parking will be available at the parkway entrance.
Food will be provided by the Academy's caterer, 12th St. Catering and chefs and students from the hospitality management, culinary arts and food science program in Drexel University's Goodwin College of Professional Studies. Drexel students and Chefs Charles Ziccardi, Adrienne Hall, Edward Bottone and Donna Maguire will prepare exotic dishes that combine elements from various collections in the museum.
While many of the living plants and animals represented by the Academy's 18 million research specimens already are food for some species or other, there are many creatures that aren't so commonly eaten by your average citizen – python, buffalo, seaweed and rabbit are a few. Academy scientists will be on hand to inform diners of the scientific fields of study and Academy collections in which menu items are categorized, such as rambutan (botany), salts (mineralogy), sushi (ichthyology), snails (malacology) and crickets (entomology).
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By Jo Wilcox on 28th May 2014, in Cakes & Baking, Entertaining, Food & recipes, Recipes
Meal TypeBiscuit
CoursesQuick lunch
OccasionSpecial occasion
Makes 12
These cute little muffin puffs tick all the boxes: tasty, filling and with googly cheerio eyes. You could make them into
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- 2½ cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp herb and garlic salt
- 1 cup grated tasty cheese
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup oil
- 1¼ cups milk
- 12 cheerios
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a muffin tin with paper cases. Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl and stir in salt and cheese.
- Whisk the eggs, oil and milk together. Cut cheerios into quarters. Mix the egg mixture and 24 cheerio quarters into the cheese mix until just combined.
- Spoon into cases, top each puff with two cheerio pieces and bake for 15-20 minutes until puffed and golden.
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About Jo Wilcox
"I have had a love of food my whole life. Lucky for me my mum allowed me to play in the kitchen from the very beginning – from sitting up on the bench watch her peeling peaches for preserving or planning dinner parties from her many Womans Weekly Cookbooks. Starting in my local beach café, I went onto professional cookery training and my big foodie OE working as a professional chef and nanny. At 21 I launched my first restaurant. The following years saw me owning a gourmet cake and dessert shop and then a pasta deli before I discovered the world of food styling. Today I work in food styling making food look beautiful and tasty in packaging and advertising shoots, as well as my most important role yet – Food Editor of New Zealand Woman's Weekly. I aim to provide great meal solutions that are interesting and approachable, and of course gorgeous foodie photos that make you want to cook them! I love the feedback and the knowledge that people actually cook them and have great results. If I can give someone a love of cooking and enjoying family meal times and gatherings then my job is done!" See www.jowilcox.co.nzmore of this author


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Ultimately, it will be up to Tebow and whether he can prove himself to be a legitimate No. 3 quarterback behind Tom Brady and Ryan Mallett. The Patriots' standards are high, and coach Bill Belichick has never been prone to handing out jobs to "sentimental favorites."
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But it's not a bad thing to have the owner in your corner. And Kraft clearly seems to be a Tebow fan.
"We want high-quality people who work hard, are team players," Kraft said Friday, where he was a guest on CNBC's "Summer on the Street" program, via ESPN. "I don't think there is a nicer person that I've ever met, and now he'll get to compete with all the other people at the position, and our hope is that he's on our 53-man roster."
After the Patriots signed Tebow this past week, Kraft cited the QB's "spirituality" as something that appealed to him and the team. He explained that further on Friday.
"I don't get why people wouldn't relate to this guy big-time," Kraft said Friday. "For us, it was a great opportunity that he was on the street, not hired, and to have him come to our franchise. We like to collect people of good character. He's the real deal, and we have a lot of other players (like that)."
Kraft elaborated to say Tebow's effort to reach out to people is an attractive characteristic in today's world.
"In this age of technology, where people are isolating themselves and going to their little instruments and spending hours of not interfacing with people, people who respect tradition, religion, spirituality, I think we need more of that in America today," Kraft said.
The Patriots have carried only two quarterbacks in recent years, but Kraft says that the opportunity is there for Tebow.
"I think Tom Brady, we're privileged to have the best quarterback in the history of the game," Kraft said. "But we're a physical game. Injuries happen. We have another very good quarterback in Ryan Mallett.
"We're allowed three quarterbacks. We're in the business of quality depth management. We have a salary cap and we need a number of different competitive players for depth. You never know what's going (to happen); Tom Brady missed the whole season a few years ago. You can't have enough quality people in any of your businesses."


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Serves 4
If you don't want to use a bag, toast the halves separately on an oven rack, buttered sides up, until golden. Using salted butter saves seasoning the bread, but you can use unsalted butter and a large pinch of salt.
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
- 1 loaf of Italian bread, preferably semolina, halved lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. In a small bowl, blend the garlic with the butter. Spread each bread half with 1 tablespoon of the garlic butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the Parmesan. Sandwich the bread halves together and put the loaf in a paper bag. Fold the top closed and bake in the center of the oven for about 8 minutes, or until the bag darkens slightly and the bread feels crisp when pressed through the bag.
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Full concept MODIFICATION of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat that touches every game aspect including textures, sfx, music, weapons, A.I., items, weather, mutants, difficulty and much much more!
May 8th, 2014 3 people agree 0 people don't
- NPCs snipe you with a Makarov over half the map
- Main part of the fights is scanning for them with binoculars
- NPCs aggro supereasy, making Stealth gameplay obsolete
- Too many mutants spawn, theyre way too tanky
- Eating, Drinking, Sleeping unrealistically implemented
- Most features get annoying very fast
- Anomalies no source of income anymore because of increased damage
- Poltergeist sound makes me want to bash the devs head in
+ Beautiful weather effects and sounds
+ New music at the Skadovsk
+ Indoor fights are a positive challenge
+ Realistical weapon/armor maintaining
+ Cheeki Breeki
Apr 4th, 2014 3 people agree 0 people don't
Let me tell a little story to express my opinion:
> Load the game. Takes for ******* ever, but eventually I'm in.
> Start off at the most godforsaken part of the swamps.
> Look around, and notice some zombies. "This must be the zombie farm."
> It's called a farm for a reason. I subsequently clear it out.
> Loot of the day: A nearly broken Sig Sauer with 4 rounds, 13 9x18 and 6 9x19 rounds, two breads, and a can of tuna.
> Feel good, seems like a notable achievement for Misery 2.2.
> Find some loners, kill said loners for loot.
> Loot of the last 10 minutes, of which 8 was spent in loading screens: A nearly broken Sig Sauer with no ammo, 2 AK74s, 22 9x18 rounds, 2 rounds of 5.45x39, and some rotten meat.
> Probably should make my way to Sadovorovisoisorovisk or whatever the hell it's called. I just call it "Good Boat".
> Meet beard. Browse. Feel shame for not being able to afford anything.
> Meet Owl. Browse. ****** at him for high prices. Notice AK going for 20,000 RU and Military outfit going for nearly 40,000.
> Notice that beard pays more for literally any item sold, and also accepts items with <98% durability.
> Dump what I can on Beard, accept "Obligitory 1st quest of CoP"™.
> I know the drill. Notice that radiation is off the charts.
> Better take a quick sippy. Stumble around drunk, fall off into numerous anomalies, instantly die, reload, and die again.
> Eventually pick up boat steering wheel. Climb out, meet the guy, give it to him, chase him, then stab him in the back far enough away from his partners.
> Get greedy and go back for his partner's loot.
> Attempt to snipe with my mosin nagant. Miss horribly, and find out they have perfect aim. Die repeatedly.
> Get frustrated, decide to deal with them after I get to Beard, if they're still around.
> Nearly at the boat, going along the hilly side. Stupid me, walks along the top of the hill.
> Pack of dogs sees me from burn farmstead. They run. Really fast. 12 of them.
> Get frustrated. Ragequit.
Aug 31st, 2015 1 person agrees 0 people don't
So I recently got this mod, I'm running 2.1.1 and I have to say the gameplay is pretty great. It is however extremely punishing for small mistakes or even just unwise decisions. However this is a good thing as this is going for realism, and the micromanagement of ammo, buying, selling, repairing and looting/farming really appeals to me. I do however find that some enemies are particularly strange, For example bandits in Zaton wearing nothing but a light overcoat take 2 or 3 headshots to kill, whereas masked enemies will go down in 1 hit. Mutants are also quite unpredictable, as shooing them up the arse seems to be more effective than their heads (looking at you fleshes) but the higher tier mutants actually seem weaker than before, with controllers being easily dealt with if prepared. But my main problem with this mod is its performance. Upon loading, if it makes it that far, it will run at a nice ~60 FPS with a fair amount of stutter as you move across the map for the first time. After 10 mins it seems stable. But then it just exponentially declines in quality until it crashes or I get to sub 20 fps and it is no longer playable. I think the amount of time I've spent playing is the same as when I spent fixing broken NPCs with the Alife settings. If this mod ran at a quality similar to say, all the other mods for stalker, then this would be an 8 or 9. Hopefully this next patch will fix the main problems because if it doesn't I fear that this promising mod will be replaced by better working ones.
Jul 31st, 2013 1 person agrees 0 people don't
A bit too much brown and rust everywhere, and a lot of choices with weapon damage, radiation, and ammunition costs don't make sense. For example, the Nagant rifle deals more damage after 3/4 of the barrel is cut off with a hacksaw, and is the wrong caliber. Anti-radiation drugs/vodka do next to nothing, and enemies feel very bullet-sponge like. Also there is quite a lot of stuttering occuring even on low settings on high end machines.
I do like some of the survival aspects and the weapon selection though.
Sep 18th, 2013 3 people agree 3 people don't
I loved Misery 1.0, clocked hundreds of hours in it just goofing around in freeplay and artifact/mutant hunting. I love Misery 1 AND 2.0 for the reason that the economy and environment are very harsh, meaning you have to stop and really think before you rush into something, or even fire a few shots. Misery 2.0 keeps this going strong, making the "hobo phase" last a bit longer, though as with 1.0 (and any other stalker games for that matter), once you get a scoped weapon and some okay armor you're pretty much good to go. This mod is only brought down by the lack of some features (not a big deal they can get released later), and many game breaking bugs and frustrating CTDs (a bigger deal).
-Challenging/rewarding gameplay
-Looks beautiful
-AI much improved. As a recon player, you can actually use stealth and trickery against enemies, adding a very interesting change to tactics
-High diversity of weapons/armor
-Much more dangerous zone
-CRASHES! Soooo many. Make sure to save veeerrrryyy often..
-Many bugs that can halt advancement of the storyline, break immersion, and some that are absolutely game-breaking as a CTD when loading an area/mission dialogue
-No cooking or drug-making (yet?)
-Enemy stalkers are all-star quarterbacks who throw heat-seeking grenades (I don't mind them having good aim with guns, but its kind of ridiculous when they can throw a grenade 70 yards right into your lap)
-Too much inventory. You get used to it after a while but there are so many new items (mostly junk) that you come across.
-More stalkers/mutants spawn and are tougher. Can add to the danger and fun of wasting all those guys, but sometimes they mess with quests, such as passing by Topol by the scientist bunker, and killing them all. Or people killing Noah :(
All in all, I think this mod has wonderful potential. But the version that is available right now is simply too buggy and unfinished. I would wait a while before giving this a go, unless you are very patient.
Aug 15th, 2013
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This mod is quite nice with all of the new things but like many people, I have my own little gripes with the mod.
A few examples:
-Constant crashing, I've followed a few instructions but for some reason the game crashes randomly
-Some of the weapons don't seem to work, an example being the rifle the U.S.S. Sniper starts with, I fire but the bullet doesn't seem to make any impact or signs of hurting my targets, so most of the time it seems like a waste of ammunition, and in turn a waste of money
-Enemies seem to be a bit too strong, where players have next to no ammo, enemies seem to have a limitless supply, afterwards when they finally drop dead, the ammo they use seems to vanish into some sort of void.
-The starting ammo supply, This may need a bit of reworking because with things like the recon class, you start with literally almost no ammo and your weapons are extremely weak compared to everything else around you.
-The Stamina, It's understandable if you are wearing heavy equipment or are carrying massive amounts of items that the bar drains a bit faster but having it drain while walking instead of it recovering slower or not recovering at all until you stand still needs a bit of rethinking, with the players being equal to being made of paper in this mod, we need some means aside for hiding behind a tree to get away. It's not as if our characters are extremely unhealthy for a U.S.S. soldier
Aug 13th, 2013 0 people agree 0 people don't
Like most S.t.a.l.k.e.r mods there are a few bugs here and there but nothing too punishing apart from when the corrupt saves start spreading throughout the marix that is the engine of this game, then you realise that you have to start all over again in a game world thats supposed to make you feel miserable.. well they got the misery part right at least.
Jul 31st, 2013 0 people agree 0 people don't
Ok i love the look of this mod good job with that but ive come across a lot of bugs and i mean alot more than all the mods ive ever played with cop. How could you release it with so many bugs, the black forest is unplayable( the zombies can somehow shoot you from a mile away with a shotgun), the torch was ****** up( i dont know how u let that pass testing, at least tell people it replaced the artifact detector ) and the iron sights on a lot of weapons are just plain bugged, please i had so much anticipation for this mod just fix it please. i fully thought this was going to be a good replacement of the closure of stalker 2 but i guess i was wrong.
Feb 22nd, 2013 0 people agree 0 people don't
Ive have just finished the game and must say it truly did feel like misery at times. In the beginning it was such with lack of food, ammo in general. The general difficulty was as stated which was hard even brutal at times, such as facing an army of nearly invulnerable zombies. Overall its a must play mod if your into hardcore playstyles.
New update: The misery 2.0 release was a let down really, certain features are absent and other things are buggy. The enemy A.I. hasnt really improved and has the same armor as exosuit character in a flak jacket. Even mutants insane spawn rates mess with it.
Jan 18th, 2012 0 people agree 0 people don't
too many goddamn mutants... also the psy fields that some mutants emit are way too powerful / long range makes the jupiter factory impossible and the iron forest incredibly hard


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Things to See in NYC
What are some of your favorite spots to hit when you go to New York City? The last time I was in NYC was for a school trip so I've only visited the Statue of Liberty. I know we have some New Yorkers out there, so locals- please, share your faves! Why? Because we have a forum user that's visiting NYC for the holidays and she's coming all the way from Australia!
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I'm an 18 year old from Perth in Australia and next week I'm coming the to US! Yay! We'll be staying initially In New York for 4 days, and then hiring a car and travelling down the coast, picking up my brother, going to Florida and then back up to New York in time for New Year's Eve for another couple of days. I won't lie, I'm pretty keen for the shopping but I also love learning about the history and culture of a new place. Seeing as we're not there for very long I want to get as much info as I can to make it a super efficient trip!"
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October 7, 2011 — What's better than unwinding with interesting people after a long day, or meeting faculty who may one day help you get a job or grad school placement—all while enjoying free food and prizes? Not much. That's why the College of Arts and Sciences hosts its quarterly Meet & Greets; they're a great opportunity for the College community to meet in a casual setting outside of the classroom.
Students and faculty from diverse disciplines came out for the October 6th event. Check out the photos on the CoAS Facebook page and be sure to tag yourself if you were there!
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Ryle senior Thomas Baumann heads upfield for a gain in the Sept. 21 game with Simon Kenton.
This is the big week for rivalry games in Boone County football.
Ryle and Boone County will face off in a 6A district game, while Conner and Cooper will try to settle things in a Class 5A contest. Both games will go a long way in determining the championships in their districts. In last week's action:Boone County
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The New Mexico State football team has won just 13 games since 2008. First year coach Doug Martin has a lot on his plate if he is to turn around one of the worst football programs at the FBS level.
But for starters, he's changing the image.
New helmet for New Mexico State features Pistol Pete: pic.twitter.com/wxEqZ9C2i9— Paul Lukas (@UniWatch) August 7, 2013
MORE: Memphis going chrome | Too much camo? | Egg Bowl 2013: Gold vs. Silver?
It's rather sad to know that while Oregon was wearing neon green uniforms with chrome helmets, New Mexico State football was stuck in the 1980's:
But whats really interesting about NMSU's new helmets is the vertical stripe.
Schools with gun-toting mascots have dialed back the presence of weapons in recent years and for a school like NMSU who has shied away from the use of pistols with their mascot, it's interesting to see a helmet covered with firearms.
In fact, only five FBS programs currently have everyday helmets that feature any sort of weapon: Virginia, Florida State, Arizona State, Troy, and New Mexico State. NMSU is the only helmet to feature a firearm.
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Posted 22 September 2004 - 02:43 AM
|QUOTE (DOS4GW @ Sep 21 2004, 05:21 AM)
|Like I said, Debug Bios has the feature ingame screenshot.
OK, what do you press to get it to save, and where will it be saved.
Posted 22 September 2004 - 10:46 PM
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Posted 25 September 2004 - 12:52 AM
just off hand if its cos the paris ones new def.xbe are signed, is it poss to set my xbox to have same (unique) key as the Spox they were originally dl'd from or anything like that and use the def.xbe from that one (bios edit tool ?)
Posted 29 November 2004 - 08:17 AM
I have both booster packs installed and everything, but now i am wondering how can i change the color of the cars to what i want? Sniperkilla can have like a blue GT1. Some cars only have 1 color and i need to know where to edit the files so i can have any color i like.
Posted 07 December 2004 - 09:31 PM
I'm new here so don't dust or smoke me...but I have one question.
As you know, i'm a fan of PGR2 and i'm don't have any idea what you all were talking about the package. I also heard that it costs 5 bucks to download. My question is: is it possible that i can get it from a friend who has already had this package.
Oh, one more thing. And of course, how do you get all the car colors?
Posted 09 December 2004 - 11:36 PM
Edited by DOS4GW, 09 December 2004 - 11:56 PM.
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Posted 01 March 2006 - 07:17 AM
It show's all long beach car's but they are locked except Ariel Atom 2.
Is there anyway I could at least unlock the cars?
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Posted 03 March 2007 - 05:16 AM
1 . If its a xbox live paid account download on their machine or not. ?
2 . Did you use the Paris xbe or the existing PGR2 Default.xbe ?
3. If the Paris xbe, did it need modding ?
4. If its the Original xbe then do i have a bad Paris Pack ?
5. Are the xbe's region dependant with the packs
ie - UK Paris download + US Long Beach download then trying to use either with Pal or NTSC game?
Any help is totally appreciated
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Creative Explorations: Digital Technology and the Humanities
Saint Joseph's University
March 24, 2010
Banquet Hall South, Campion Student Center
The Office of the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Classics Program, and Faculty Development Committee of Saint Joseph's University cordially invite you to a faculty workshop:
Ann R. Raia, Professor of Classics Emerita, College of New Rochelle
Online Companion to the Worlds of Roman Women contains a wide variety of Latin texts about or by (rarely) Roman women, hyperlinked with lexical and stylistic information targeted at the intermediate-level reader, and images of Roman artifacts that illustrate the Latin passages and the different social classes and activities of women. The site also contains pedagogical materials and resources for independent research on topics relating to Roman women, who are under-represented in the canonical primary sources. Ann Raia will demonstrate the concept and design of the site, which can be adapted to other languages and subjects. The project has stimulated lively conversation, research, and online publication both within Latin classrooms at all levels and among colleagues in the discipline. Companion link: http://www2.cnr.edu/home/araia/companion.html
Barbara F. McManus, Professor of Classics Emerita, College of New Rochelle
Barbara McManus will demonstrate VRoma's online simulation of the ancient city of Rome as an example of a website that is truly interactive. This 2-D multi-user virtual environment provides a space where students can experience Rome, not just understand it, creating a context for learning about ancient social life by enacting it. Citizens of VRoma can build their own houses, stroll through the Forum, visit the Baths, the Colosseum, or the Circus Maximus, worship in temples, and gossip with other VRomans in English or in Latin; they can visit the Mint to see how coins are made, and soon they will also be able to earn and spend their own Roman coins. This type of imaginative and playful interaction, made possible only through the magic of digital technology, promotes creative exploration--active and self-regulated learning. VRoma link: http://www.vroma.org/
Aimée Knight, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Saint Joseph's University
The Aesthetic Toolbox is a heuristic that allows teachers in all disciplines in the humanities to easily enhance their class material with paintings, photography, music, poetry, and architecture. Using six key concepts (feeling, design, movement, familiarity, vocabulary and idea), the Aesthetic Toolbox offers a system to guide students through a work of art and build a vocabulary to communicate meaningfully about aesthetic concepts. This presentation demonstrates the online Toolbox and offers activities that help students develop arguments and produce thoughtful, critical projects connecting key aesthetic concepts. Aesthetic Toolbox link: http://cisah.msu.edu/inact/aesthetic_toolbox/


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Soaring raw material costs and an unprecedented number of supplier bankruptcies are challenging the automotive supply chain like never before. Auto maker purchasing departments have become pivotal to the success, and survival of both suppliers and the customers they serve.
Ward's 7-part series stems from interviews with the purchasing chiefs of GM, Honda, Chrysler, Nissan, Ford and Toyota. This is Part 4.
AUBURN HILLS, MI – For decades, Chrysler Group has been the No.3 auto maker in Detroit.
But the feisty Chrysler prides itself on setting its own course, rather than following that of its larger crosstown rivals, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.
First, Chrysler pioneered a collaborative supplier relationship in the 1990s while Ford and GM focused more heavily on reducing piece price. Today, Chrysler continues to go its own way.
For instance, the auto maker has no plan to match Ford's Aligned Business Framework, which identifies preferred suppliers for longer-term contracts and closer collaboration.
"We don't have a program of naming a group of suppliers as 'preferred.' We are almost 180 degrees from that," says Peter Rosenfeld, Chrysler executive vice president-procurement and supply.
"It's a supplier's choice to be preferred," he says. "We give them the requirement; we share with them the measurements; we show them how they are doing relative to their competition; and it's the supplier's choice to perform well. Obviously, suppliers are choosing that."
Chrysler's strategy is to continue developing close ties with suppliers and getting them involved earlier in vehicle programs, Rosenfeld says.
"Our approach to cost management is moving more each day to, how do we minimize part count; how do we improve our process for the design and development of components," he says.
Meanwhile, Chrysler also has little interest in following GM's lead in deploying its electronics purchasing organization to China. The move from Detroit to Shanghai for GM's staff of 15 came last November.
"Our situation in China is a little bit different than GM's," Rosenfeld says. "We do not have the same volume of production. We have a procurement office in Beijing at this point in China."
However, just before his interview with Ward's, Rosenfeld met with staffers to discuss whether Chrysler's strategy for China is aggressive enough.
"I can't tell you right now that we are going to relocate a whole procurement office or a sector there," he says. "But we continue to explore, (whether) we are aggressive enough. That's not limited to China. It's more a discussion of our low-cost country presence."
One of Chrysler's most unique projects – unmatched by Ford and GM – has designated key suppliers to run the paint shop, build the body and assemble the chassis of the new Jeep Wrangler at a new plant in Toledo, OH.
The strategy ran into a significant glitch earlier this year when Haden Prism, a subsidiary of Haden International Group, abandoned the paint shop it was hired to build and operate at the Toledo plant.
Magna International Inc., through its Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG subsidiary, now is taking the reins from Chrysler, which inherited the operation when Haden Prism departed.
Despite Haden's problems, Chrysler remains wedded to the supplier arrangement at the Toledo plant. "Is our vision for what we want for Toledo still valid? Yes," Rosenfeld says.
For the past two years, Chrysler also has been using a unique "board of director" concept to evaluate its supply base and to help make purchasing decisions.
There are about 300 such boards, each with four or five people from procurement, supplier quality, engineering and, occasionally, design and manufacturing. Some people sit on multiple boards.
Rosenfeld says the system is working, based on "scorecards" that chart the progress of individual suppliers.
"The supply base is improving either because the ratings of the suppliers are increasing, or because we are moving business away from lower-rated suppliers to higher-rated suppliers, or because we are bringing in new suppliers," he says.
Overall, the boards have been more prone to improve existing suppliers than to re-source business to a different parts maker.
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COOL!What is the inner made of? I assume that the outer is aluminum foil?
Ke,Wow, that flame pattern looks great! Any chance you could post a picture of it disassembled? Also, do you find that it needs a windscreen?
How fast does it boil a cup of water? Include starting temperature.
Thanks, Mark~ The inner is made of a beer can,and the outer is aluminum foil.
Hi~Jason,The disassembled parts are only two, one is plain beer can being cut the top off, and another one is a piece of aluminum foil.I think a windscreen is helpful in all conditions.
Hi Herman,Sorry for not providing you the test report of this concept version(the usage of aluminum foil in wood burner). You would know that I only use a bigger one for actually use,which is made of an iron inner and a piece of aluminum foil, the actually effect is good.
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ke wu, Aluminum inner chambers on wood stoves don't usually last very long. I like your simple design, though. Do you have any photos of the stove after a few hours of burn time?
Hi~Colin,Unlike other wood burning stove,this one is so small that it won't be melt simply because the temperature in inner chamber is always below its melt point(660C). Surely, it is impractical in both aspects of room and hardness. If you prepare to burn over hours,try another one.
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