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Can dreams grant wishes?
Posted in HOROSCOPE ARTICLES on May 11, 2010
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Keeping a dream diary is not only fun, creative, and an opportunity to get into the habit of daily journaling, it is also very practical. Once you get into the habit of recording your dreams regularly, you will begin to see themes and patterns emerging.
Certain symbols may appear over and over again, encouraging you to explore them further and uncover their meaning for you personally. Although symbols have a meaning on a general level, they apply to each of us individually, depending on our life experience, upbringing, education, culture, and environment. Exploring them can greatly deepen our understanding of ourselves and others, as well as show us our purpose in life. It is a very rewarding process!
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Once your dream diary becomes more established and you have been keeping it for some time, you may begin to get a feel for those dreams that have a precognitive element. You will notice they contain content which refers to events in the future. As you develop an ability to read dream energies and sense what they might be telling you, you may notice that some dreams seem to be giving you information that helps alleviate your fears, or they may be warning you about matters that could pose problems further down the line.
A typical dream may contain information about a relationship in which you see your lover in a new light - one that may not be as flattering as you would like. It pays to pay attention to such messages, especially if the feeling accompanying the dream is disturbing or unsettling.
On the other hand, your dream may encourage you to relax concerning potentially stressful issues, as you realize that the outcome is going to be a happy one. Dreams can help you to chill out and stop worrying.
They may also encourage you to step out into the unknown and take a risk. For instance, one of my clients dreamt that she was looking up markets where she could send ideas for a book she wanted to write. She later found herself in the office of a publisher, in a meeting that was going very well. She heard the publisher saying, "OK - I'll just get that contract drawn up for you, and we'll take it from there."
She didn't need any further encouragement. She began working on a book project that she had been mulling over for the past year, yet had not begun. Shortly after sending out a synopsis of the book she got a call from a publisher who was interested in discussing her idea. Currently, it looks as though she is on track to get that contract as the dream suggested!
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Another client dreamt she was dancing and feeling so happy and fulfilled while doing so that she decided to take it up as a form of exercise. It made her feel so good she not only lost a lot of weight, but found herself a new lover, too.
Your dream diary will alert you to the many sparkling opportunities surrounding you that you may not be aware of. Use it interactively to gain information about what is coming up for you, and allow it to guide you on exciting adventures of discovery.
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One L Search for Everlasting Employment
It has come to my attention (ok - no one should have been ignorant of this) that 1L's are freaking on jobs. The CDO doesn't really help; even people that HAVE jobs get stressed after talking to the CDO.
I wanted to open up a thread on the 1L Search. What have you 1L's learned? What do 2L's and 3L's have to offer in terms of advice?
It isn't too late to figure these things out. Externships for the ND Cal. are coming up soon, and PI/PS day is right around the corner. And we have all seen those 1L's strutting their stuff in their fancy new Target brand suits.
As for you 1L's that have landed a job through an interview (or having gone to high school with the son of partner so-and-so), what advice can you offer classmates on interviews?
Post away (and feel free to vent your anger/stress/despair as well)!
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Toys for Life Skills: Role-play and imaginative activities to build confidence and resilience, helping children rehearse new adventures, practice everyday routines, and build the social and emotional tools they need in everyday life.
Every day, children encounter new experiences all around them. But the frightening feeling of facing something new can be easier to handle when kids have the tools they need to cope. Help them prepare with toys and games that nurture make-believe, allowing them to play roles and tell stories. By acting out planned activities, kids gain familiarity and comfort before they embark on a new adventure, helping them prepare socially and emotionally. As confidence grows and stress calms, children may even feel better about unexpected situations they haven't rehearsed. Play with variables in each game to improve imagination and problem-solving skills, helping kids develop the resiliency they need when things don't go according to plan.


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Despite liability issues, A/E/C
teams are benefiting from sharing their 3D models
By Michael Bordenaro
Use the
following learning objectives to focus your study while
reading this months ARCHITECTURAL RECORD / AIA
Continuing Education article.
After reading this article, you will be able to:
1. Discuss
what computer modeling can offer to the architectural
2. Explain
changes in business procedures that will result from
sharing computer models.
Describe how structural-steel systems will benefit from
Architectural computer modeling is not
just for Frank Gehry, FAIA, any longer, and he will be the
first to tell you. Gehry Technologies has been established
in Santa Monica, California, to offer digital products and
services in support of the building industry [record, December
2002, page 167]. Gehry Partners has long provided formal training
for its building team partners when they needed to incorporate
advanced technology applications into their businesses in
order to participate in Gehrys projects. Now Gehry Technologies
will make this type of education and related technology products
available to all building-industry members.
There are other architects, who, like
Gehry, have designed their own processes for in-house use.
Still others are developing products to assist in creating
parametric (intelligent) models, which expand or contract
with a click and a drag, while maintaining predetermined proportions
and producing new material takeoffs. Finally, many key manufacturers
are already equipped to produce building materials based on
computer models.
While the use of 3D computer modeling
is still in its infancy, the signs of impending change are
clearest in the steel industry, where numerous detailers and
fabricators use computer models to manufacture structural
members. Many fabricators have highly skilled 3D computer
modelers and computer numeric controlled (CNC) machinery [Record,
November 2002, page 187].
Approaches to modeling structural steel
Kimon Onuma, AIA, invented Webscape to
help architects build intelligent object models. With offices
in South Pasadena, California, and Tokyo, Webscape and Onuma
Architects have worked together creating parametric computer
models of building types such as aircraft hangars and gymnasiums
for use by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at various undisclosed
overseas locations.
Using a Geometric Description Language
(GDL) developed by Graphisoft, Onuma is able to create building
models that can be instantly stretched and lengthened on a
computer through simple mouse clicks and drags. The models
are contained in a 50k to 100k file containing building material
databases and complex if-then formulas that help
determine parameters such as length of trusses, size of members,
the number of bolts required, and the amount of paint needed
to cover the surface area of the members.
Working with structural engineers
and using structural tables to set up the parametric model,
we were able to design a variety of hangars in a meeting with
the client and have the structural engineering 90 to 95 percent
complete at the end of the meeting, says Onuma. The
hanger model also includes information regarding cladding,
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Is an appraisal included with the ring?
This ring is exactly what I expected. It is very "sparkly" and gets tons of compliments. The diamonds are very small and if I wash my hands with the ring on some of the diamonds can look "cloudier" than normal but that goes away. Overall a great ring for the price. I have owned about 4 months and I still get someone every week that comments on it....
ITEM#: 13938925This diamond ring from Annello offers a timeless, attention-grabbing look. The striking gold band features six princess cut center stones that stand out among an eye-popping setting of 91 beautiful side stones. The invisible settings provide an unobstructed view of the center diamonds and maximize this ring's shine and sparkle.
Center stones
- Center cut: Princess
- Diamond: Six
- Weight: 1/2 carat
- Clarity: I2-I3
- Setting: Invisible
- Side stone cut: Baguette
- halo diamonds: 31
- Weight: 5/8 carat
- Color: H-I
- Clarity: I2-I3
- Setting: Prong
- Side stone cut: Round
- halo diamonds: 60
- Weight: 7/8 carat
- Color: H-I
- Clarity: I2-I3
- Setting: Prong
- Metal: 14k white gold, 14k yellow gold
- Finish: High polish
- Style: Side stones
- Ring setting: 12.25 mm wide x 13.2 mm long x 8.25 mm high
- Band: 3.9 mm wide
Diamond total weight: 2* carats TW
All weights and measurements are approximate and may vary slightly from the listed information. *T.W. (total weight) is approximate. 2 carats T.W. may be 1.95 to 2.05 carats. Treatment code N. See Treatment Guide for further information.
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it was too tight... I think the sizing may be off....Read More
This ring is exactly what I expected. It is very "sparkly" and gets tons of compliments. The diamonds are very small and if I wash my hands with the ring on some of the diamonds can look "cloudier" than normal but that goes away. Overall a great ring for the price. I have owned about 4 months and I still get someone every week that comments on it.Read More
Bought this for my wife. She loved it. It looks and feels nice. Great purchase for the moneyRead More
Beautiful ring worth more than purchase price!! People notice it everywhere I go.Read More
We looked at this week for many months before purchasing. Would it be as brilliant and clear as the picture? Would it be a quality piece? Yes and yes!! When it arrived we were stunned at the brilliance, clarity and beauty! Do not hesitate to purchase this ring...it is gorgeous! We purchased the baguette band to go with it and are equally impressed with it!Read More
Great ring!
I picked out this engagement ring for my fiance to buy. I was a little afraid of ordering online, but took a chance because it could be returned. The ring is absolutely beautiful! I get soooooo many compliments. I just had it appraised last week and it appraised for more than twice the price! I highly recommend this ring. It is different and breathtaking. Warning do not buy if you don't like getting extra attention from random people who see it. It is a flashy ring! :)Read More
Looks even Better In Person!!!!!!
At first we were worried about online ordering for a ring but when it was delivered all I could say was Wow!!!! I was speechless. My husband bought this ring for me for our 14 year anniversary. It is such a beauty. The clarity of this ring makes it sparkle. This ring will definitely turn heads ladies. I have never seen one like it. It has a different look. I am loving my husband right now. I can't kiss him enough for this one, he did well!!!Read More
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I proposed to my girlfriend with this ring and she loved it. When I showed it to her mom and dad when I asked for their blessing to marry thier daughter. There eyes lit up as well. I know I did a great job picking this ring and guys, get this ring for your lady to show how much you love her, you want be disappointed one bit. It also appraised for way more than what you pay for it. GREAT BUY!!!!!!!Read More
This Ring is a Shocker!!!!!!!
This was my anniversary gift for my wife of 18 yrs.. She have had the same 1 carat ring for 18 yrs now.. so I decided to purchase this ring.. at first I was afraid of ordering offline. I waited until the last minute to purchase this ring.. I have to pay for the 2 days shipping.. The ring was such a shocker. I had it shipped to my office. When I opened the box I was speechless. The ring was that shockingly beautiful. I let a person at the office see and she was like what the hay.... she called about 5 women over to see it.. and you know everyone wanted to try it on.. I said please give me back my wife's ring.. I also purchased the matching band.. by the way it is cheaper to buy the ring separate than as a set.. it is the same ring... But the ring was so beautiful... I had to give her the ring 3 days before our anniversary... Like I said she was shocked.. that is why I said the ring was a shocker.. the stones are so white and clear.. The ring is perfect size for the carats... I caught her looking at the ring all the time... She have gotten so man comments on the Ring... I love yellow gold... But you must get this ring in the white gold... a must.. Trust me this is the ring to get. I am going to have it appraised for insurance purposes.. But this ring is worth more than I paid for.. BTW this is same ring at ,,,,.. This an amazing Ring almost 3 Carats..Read More
I wanted to love this ring, but I sent it back
I was just so excited to get this ring in the mail after I saw the pictures and read all of the reviews. I was almost immediately disappointed when I opened the box. Let me also add I paid for expedited shipping because I was so excited to get this and meanwhile I had to send it back ( which cost me $26 because I had to insure it and it's so expensive!) The reason I was disappointed was because the main diamonds and half of the diamonds on the side of the main diamonds were cloudy and looked dull. I kept looking at the ring, asking different people's opinions, tried different lighting etc and it still didn't look clear. If I had only paid more then half the amount for this ring that I did I might not have had such high expectations. But I just bought a 2 ct blue and white diamond ring in Hawaii that is in the next level of clarity and color for the same price. I can't take my husbands hard earned money and keep a ring that cost us $2000 that was not up to the same standard as diamonds I already own. I was so disappointed. From the pictures this ring looked like my dream ring. I'm very disappointed too that Overstock makes customers pay for return shipping when a product is not up to par.Read More
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Hello jcbarry15, an appraisal is not included with this ring. Please let us know if you have additional questions. Thanks for shopping with us.
How can one be 100% this ring is real? Or that is truly is white gold and diamonds?
Hello Sara Green, please be assured that this ring is 100% authentic. Please let us know if you have additional questions. Thanks for shopping with us.
Why did you choose this product?
because the reviews were great.
I lost my wedding ring that i had for 20 years i been working very hard to get me a new one and this ring looks beatufull i do't know how it realy looks on the finger will see when i get it
This is going to be my girlfriend promise ring.
I just liked the style
Hello, I had a question on how the warranty works on this product. I notice it lets you add the warranty but doesn't really specify anything about anything in specific. So what exactly will the purchasable warranty purchasable cover?
Hello Sara Green, the Platinum Plan protects your jewelry from defects in materials and workmanship, including those due to normal wear and tear. Once a size is selected, the plan becomes a hyperlink. Once the link clicked on a new box will appear providing full details for the plans. Thank you for shopping with us.
Hi can this ring be resized if it does not fit well . Thanks
Hello shiloto, This ring has received excellent reviews! Yes, this ring can be resized if it doesn't fit. I hope this information helps. Thanks for shopping with us.
I have this ring in yellow gold and would like to have the matching band in yellow gold. Is this possible?
Hello taupie, This ring is so beautiful! We currently only offer the matching band in white, yellow, and rose gold (item 14506449), but it is out of stock at this time. I would recommend entering you email address in the blue box, in the top right corner of the product page, to be notified when this item comes back in stock. Thanks for shopping with us.
Hello taupie, Great news! The yellow gold band is available under item 14506449. I hope this information helps. Thanks for shopping with us.
is this ring durable ? sleep in, work out, swim in, shower or will it fall apart my girlfriend tends to forget she is wearing rings so she will never take it off haha
Thank you for your question smith72633. Yes, the ring is durable. But, you have to remember, it's a diamond ring. And you want to protect your investment and to take care of it, so that it will last many, many years. Have a great day.
very durable wife wears everyday... work sleep and play
I wear this ring everyday. I've had for nearly two years and have had no problems. However, I do take it off at home while cooking and doing housework just to be careful with it. Really love this ring!
Clarity is I2 - I3, so will flaws be noticeable to the naked eye?
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no... this ring looks like a 5000.00 ring.. clear... no flaws to the naked eye.. I am sure a jeweler can tell.. but who cares... this a super nice ring
Is there a 1 year warranty with this? or just the warranty you have to purchase?
Thank you for your question. This ring is gorgeous! Unfortunately, this ring doesn't come with a warranty.
what is the ring in inches? like how wide is the band?
This ring is 0.48 inches wide.
Do i get any certificate about diamonds with this product?
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"Lt. Bell" told the victim that she ran a red light at Nebraska Avenue and Busch Boulevard in October. When the victim explained that she had not received anything in the mail, the caller became rude saying he didn't want to hear excuses. He told her the only way to avoid court was to put money on his green dot card; $262 for the red light fine and $236 for the contempt of court fine.
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PARIS, May 22 -- The EU Commission has opened "formal antitrust proceedings" against Gaz de France for what it says is "a suspected breach of the EU's Treaty rules on abuse of dominant position and restrictive practices" in the wake of inspections carried out in 2006 in France.
It carefully adds that the initiation proceedings don't imply that the commission "has proof of an infringement," a sentence that Gaz de France has seized upon in its related releases.
Gaz de France said that since the gas market was deregulated, it has seen a number of competitors emerge, and they have full access to various facilities owned by Gaz de France and its subsidiaries.
Gaz de France also notes that the commission's suspicions extend to the company's long-term gas import contracts, which are a means of ensuring that France has reliable supplies of natural gas, the company said. The imports, it contends, are "an advantage for consumers within a context of higher prices charged for fossil fuels and the greater geographical remoteness of resources."
Gaz de France said there have been no complaints of any breach to the Energy Regulatory Commission or to authorities responsible for ensuring compliance with the community's competition rules.
The head of Gaz de France's press department Jerome Chambin told OGJ that the commission was looking for documents to back up its case and that Gaz de France was cooperating fully, "confident of its conduct in this area."
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that is soooo sexy wish that was me!!
She is sooo fuckable.Gorgeous body.
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I've had two cocks before, but never DP. I would love to try it even two in my pussy at one time.
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How can i get my gf to do this?
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god..would love to nailing her. my cock is pounding
Lol, am i the only one who kept noticing guyss walking past the door in the background and stare at them XD
she is like gretchen from prison break
Kristina Bella
does somebody know the name of the older guy??
that's some good cock....that's exactly how to take two men.
You can tell by the way she looks at the camera that she is eating up the attention. Daddy issues?
I think about trying this out sometime. this looks like it could be a fun time. So Dawn is what you like to be done to you. I would love to join in if still what me
Nice video......but over six minutes of anal.......its typical of film makers. What is their obsession with anal?
she is one hot bitch....
fabulous...she takes care of cocks the way we like...
i wanna DP a girl !!
The guy is so hottttttttttt I would love to fuck him
The girl is hot
Who wants to do me like this I in PA and her size
That girl sure enjoyed herself
Girl is definitely a pro....knows her stuff.....the two dudes are just window-dressing...
i love their cocks
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she's too pretty
lol at 11:04 guy walking in
wat no cum shot
She's called Christina Bella, and this is from Ass Quest DP, look it up
Amazingly sexy video - where can we find the full version? Love to see this girl get cummed on...
This is supposed to be Elena Berkova (russian porn actress)!
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check the guy behind them on 12:39
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debs could happen you in uk ?
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Hughes finding success with three-quarters delivery
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- At 6-foot-7, Jared Hughes towers over batters and is an imposing sight on the pitcher's mound. But he wanted even more height, so he fired fastballs with an overhand delivery.
"I was trying to throw harder, and I thought that would help," Hughes said. "I thought if I got my arm up, I'd have more downhill plane. It kinda worked like that, but I wasn't very accurate."
In 2008, which he split between High-A Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona, Hughes had almost as many walks (66) as strikeouts (72). The following spring, during a bullpen session at Pirate City, coaches told Hughes to drop to a three-quarters delivery.
It worked. Over the next three seasons in the minors, Hughes allowed 94 walks and got 239 strikeouts.
"It helped my location and command a lot," Hughes said. "I don't throw harder or anything. It's just that I can throw more strikes and get ahead in the count."
The revamped delivery also puts a bit more side-to-side movement on Hughes' sinker and slider. Hughes has junked his old mechanics and uses the three-quarter delivery all the time.
"It was a little bit hard to learn, but it was also fun because it wasn't as controlled," Hughes said. "I could be a little bit wild with it, in terms of just slinging my arm through. It was difficult to do every single time, but once I got hold of it, it was more fun."
Last season, Hughes made 12 relief appearances for the Pirates. He walked four, struck out 10 and put up a 4.09 ERA. He's vying for a bullpen job this spring but realizes he's a bit of a long shot.
"I'm looking to learn from the older guys on the team, the guys with more experience," Hughes said. "It's not going to stop until I'm one of the better pitchers in the game."
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-- Second baseman Neil Walker (tight lower back) will try to go through a full slate of baseball activities today to determine if he can be cleared for game action.
-- Daniel Cabrera (forearm tightness) threw live batting practice Thursday without problem. He's scheduled to pitch in a "B" game this morning against the Twins.
-- Josh Harrison and Yamaico Navarro appear to be neck-and-neck in the battle for the backup middle infielder spot on the Opening Day roster. Harrison has reached base in seven of his first 10 plate appearances. Navarro has six hits in his past nine at-bats. Harrison will play shortstop today in the "B" game, while Navarro will start at short in the regular game.
-- The Pirates collected 10 hits, including five doubles, in a 7-4 triumph against the Boston Red Sox last night. Andrew McCutchen hit two RBI doubles off the 43-foot-high Green Monster in left field at JetBlue Park. "I've got to hit it a little harder next time," McCutchen said. "But I'll take a double." Jose Tabata went 2 for 4, both RBI doubles. Clint Barmes was 2 for 4 and is batting .500 through four games. Garrett Jones had an RBI single. The Pirates have amassed at least 10 hits in each of their past five Grapefruit League games. "It's a good sign," manager Clint Hurdle said. "We were challenged last year offensively. Guys are very much aware of the need to connect the dots from the bottom to the top of the lineup, to take better ownership of their at-bats. So far, we're doing that."
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Any cyclist participating in the Bicycle Heaven Ride this Thursday to the SteelStacks Farmers Market, May 21 at 6PM, has a chance to win a FREE ticket to see any movie at the Banko Alehouse Cinema at the ArtsQuest Center. Bicycle Heaven Rides are led by League of American Bicyclists certified Cycling Instructors. This Thursday, learn to bike from your home to SteelStacks confidently.
We have two Banko Alehouse Cinema tickets available (each ticket a $10 value) to give away to cyclists. The tickets will be given out by random selection among the participants in Thursday's ride. There are is a Bicycle Heaven Ride every Thursday at the Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative 6PM. The tickets were won by Tom Reese.
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CLYDE -- Rita L. Wiedle, 95, of Clyde, died at her home Dec, 29, 2012.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Mitchell-Auxter Funeral Home, 218 S. Main St., Clyde.
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This titan followed me home, can I keep him?
By Jason Imms on October 15, 2013 at 10:15 am
I'm sure I'm not alone in my predilection for big stompy mechs. There is something undeniably cool about them. I don't know what it is, I'm no psychologist. What I do know, however, is that the entire concept of running at my own personal big stompy mech that just dropped from the sky, having it scoop me up and bundle me into its insides, and gaining complete control over it and its giant guns is one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a videogame — and I haven't even gotten to the best part of the Titanfall EB Expo 2013 demo yet.
Playing as a pilot felt immediately familiar. The movement and sprinting, and the rates at which weapons are sighted will feel comfortable to anyone that has spent time with the Call of Duty series. Respawn Entertainment would be reluctant to make such a comparison, but it seems that the pedigree is strong. That's where the comparisons stop, though. Players can double jump, aided by some sort of short-burst jetpack system that allows pilots to propel themselves upwards and forward, to quickly gain higher ground, or to break enemy line of sight. These jetpacks can also be used to facilitate a wall-run, careful use of which—in conjunction with the double-jump ability—can allow players to traverse whole swathes of the map without ever touching the ground. Pilots are designed to be swift and agile, and are given abilities to suit. In the demo, pilots had a stealth feature that they could use to camouflage themselves, in order to engage or disengage without being seen. Other pilot abilities will apparently be announced in the coming months leading up to the Q1 2014 release.
The first three minutes of every round were spent furtively glancing at a countdown in the bottom-left corner of the screen, ticking away seconds until my titan would be ready for deployment. Upon initiating titanfall, a green marker was displayed on the ground at the location that my titan would land. With meteoric force, my Main Battle Titan assumed the standard sci-fi long-drop-into-crouch stance, and was enveloped in what I assumed to be some sort of spawn protection shield. At this point, I could have chosen to continue on foot, and my titan would have dutifully followed me around to provide covering fire, and to draw the attention of enemy players. That sounded great and all, but the temptation of my titan's array of massive weaponry proved too strong.
I sprinted to its location, and held X on my Xbox 360 controller, ordering it to reach down with a massive hand and lift me into the cockpit. The chassis closed, and a display of the forward exterior of the titan coalesced in front of me. With a giant assault rifle attached to its right arm, a 'vortex blocker' on its left, and a rocket launcher mounted on its right shoulder, my titan represented a serious threat to any flesh-and-bone combatants on the field.
Given that all of the players in my session were new to Titanfall, the sense of power that came with piloting my titan was intoxicating. Pilots fled at the sound of my approach, and evaporated into a red mist as man-sized rounds screamed from my rifle's muzzle at a ridiculous rate for such a large-calibre weapon. Then I rounded a corner and found myself face-to-face with an enemy High Explosive Titan. Still unfamiliar with my titan's surprisingly agile dodge ability, the enemy's arm-mounted rocket launcher made quick work of my titan, and I was killed in the wreckage. A nearby booth attendant threw his arms in the air, exclaiming that I should have hit eject and tried to land on the enemy titan, in order to "wreck it up close."
This concept intrigued me, so the next time my titan's warning klaxon sounded, I hammered the X button four times, causing my pilot to reach down and yank on the eject handle mounted beneath the seat. Landing directly on top of the enemy titan proved more difficult than I had anticipated, but luckily I had the wherewithal to hit my suit's stealth ability. I landed atop a nearby building, and immediately dropped to ground level on the side opposite to the enemy titan. I sprinted around behind it and double-jumped onto its back. My pilot ripped off a protective panel, and I unloaded three full clips from my assault rifle into the now exposed components, causing the titan to go critical. I leapt away from the resulting explosion, revelling in my badassery, right up until the point that another enemy titan casually crushed me beneath its metal foot.
At the end of the demo, I was a little surprised to see my name toward the bottom of the leaderboard, because I felt as though I had done pretty well. Titanfall utilises multiple small gameplay loops, meaning that there are a wealth of things to achieve at any given time, and players rarely feel a lack of direction. Couple this with a hierarchical points system based on killing manned and unmanned titans, kills scored by manned and unmanned titans, and other various actions, and even unskilled players can feel like they've contributed to their team's efforts.
My excitable booth attendant was still standing over my shoulder once I put down my controller and headset. He asked me what I thought, and I was initially lost for words. "It's um… it's great. I mean, really great," I stuttered. He grinned, smugly, and then launched into a series of prepared PR statements designed to build hype. Normally, I can filter out PR copy from these conversations on the fly, but this time I struggled. Yes, I know this is just PR fluff, but it's not wrong. If there was another game on display at EB Expo 2013 that deserves more anticipation than Titanfall, then I didn't see it. Titanfall is shaping up to be something really special, crafted by a team finally released from the fetters of annual franchises to make their game, their way.
Titanfall is due for release in Q1 2014, on Xbox One, Xbox 360, and later on PC.
The EB Expo 2013 demo was played on "an average PC," that was "definitely not running SLI or anything," according to the aforementioned excitable booth attendant.
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Gettysburg vs. Messiah
April 13, 2005
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|Kevin Freehill
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|Chase Stewart
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|Chris Renzi
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|Pat Vaughan
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|Andrew Colins
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|Jono Linebaugh
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|Peter Mclean
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|Alex Finch
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|Denny Erb
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|Ryan White
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|Chris Gilbert
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|The Game Story:
|GETTYSBURG, Pa. � Chris Renzi (Fairport, NY/Fairport) scored with 2:17 left to snap a 7-all tie and lift sixth-ranked Gettysburg over No. 7 Messiah 8-7 in non-conference men�s lacrosse action on Wednesday.
Jon Sowanick (Bethesda, MD/Bullis) had pulled the Bullets (7-3) even with an unassisted goal just 1 minute, 40 seconds before Renzi�s game-winner. Sowanick, the reigning Centennial Conference Player of the Week, finished with a team-high three goals, giving him seven in his last two games.
Chase Stewart (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown) and Kevin Freehill (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) added two goals apiece for Gettysburg, which improved to 6-0 all-time against Messiah (8-1). In addition to his game-winning goal, Renzi won 14 of 19 face-offs and picked up a game-high 12 ground balls.
Andrew Collins scored three goals and dished out two assists for the Falcons, who came up one goal short in their bid for a third win this season against a Top 10 opponent. Messiah knocked off then-No. 7 Ithaca and No. 8 Lynchburg in March.
Jono Linebaugh added three points on a goal and two assists while Chris Gilbert made 14 saves in the loss.
Wednesday�s much-anticipated match-up more than lived up to its advanced billing.
The Falcons used a 3-0 run across halftime to take a 5-4 lead, then answered Gettysburg�s two-goal burst with one of their own, taking a 7-6 lead with 5:00 left on a goal by Alex Finch.
Big shots from Sowanick and Renzi, however, gave the Bullets the final word.
Renzi won the face-off after Finch�s goal, Gettysburg set up in the Messiah zone and the Bullets� next shot � a laser by Sowanick from the top of the box � ripped past Gilbert to tie the game at 7 with 3:57 remaining.
Renzi picked up his own ground ball on the ensuing face-off and Gettysburg ran nearly a minute and a half off the clock before Sowanick swung a pass to Renzi and the junior fired home the game-winner with 2:17 left.
Messiah won the next draw, but a turnover and subsequent slashing penalty short-circuited the visitors� comeback attempt. After running more than a minute of clock after the turnover, the Bullets killed the final 23 seconds with an extra man to seal the win.
Gettysburg opened the game with goals from Sowanick and Stewart in the first 63 seconds and maintained a 4-2 edge when Sowanick scored again early in the second quarter. But with Gilbert providing seven saves, the Bullets wouldn�t score again until the 2:17 mark of the third quarter, a stretch of 27 minutes, 16 seconds.
In the interim, Messiah took a 5-4 lead on goals from Pete McLean, Dennis Erb and Linebaugh, the last goal of the extra-man variety with 9:36 left in the third quarter.
Great individual efforts from Freehill and Stewart put Gettysburg back ahead at 6-5 by the end of the third quarter. Collins completed his hat trick midway through the fourth to tie the game at 6, and Finch scored off a highlight-reel feed from Linebaugh to give the Falcons their last lead with 5:00 left.
Pat Vaughan (Cockeysville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) finished with nine saves for the Bullets, who improved to 5-0 at home in 2005.
Gettysburg returns to action on Friday at home against Ursinus. Game time is 5:15 p.m.


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"Buddhism describes several kinds of 'self' and 'not-self,' each of which has its role to play in our spiritual life," says Reginald A. Ray in the first of a three-part series on the definition of self in Buddhist teaching.
The central teaching of Buddhism, discussed in detail in the psychological descriptions of the Abhidharma (higher dharma), is that of anatman, or "not-self." This teaching states that our suffering is due to our holding on to a "self"; that ultimately this "I" or "self" does not exist; and that enlightenment involves realizing this. But this teaching raises many questions, particularly for modern practitioners. For example, exactly what is this "self" that is being negated? And does Buddhism really want to eliminate any and all sense of an "I" altogether? If it does, then how is it possible for us to judge, intend and act?
On the surface, Buddhism seems to present us with two stark alternatives. Either we follow the way of the world and identify with a "self," or, if we want to attain liberation, we have to acknowledge the utter non-existence of the "I." While the first alternative would seem to leave us right where we are, completely untransformed, the second would seem to plunge us into an unacceptable nihilism where every aspect of our person—including what is intelligent, compassionate and good—is eliminated.
This dilemma is only apparent, though. For in fact Buddhism describes several kinds of "self" and "not-self," each of which has its role to play in our spiritual lives.
First, there is the pernicious "self," the self-absorbed and destructive "I" that is the source of all of our problems. We might call this the "pathological self," or, in Buddhist terms, the "unvirtuous self."
Second, there is another, this time wholesome sense of "self," which emerges through spiritual practice and is actually necessary if we are to follow the path and help others. Traditional Buddhism calls this the "virtuous self."
Third, Buddhism identifies two stages in the realization of "not-self": in the first, one is liberated but engages in life, a seeming "self" to others, while in the second, one passes beyond any semblance of a "self" whatsoever.
There are, then, several stages on the journey from our current state of egohood to the complete realization of anatman. First, the pernicious self (the stage of samsara) must be transformed into the wholesome self (the stage of the path). Second, the wholesome self must be freed from constraint through abandoning any self-conscious notion of a "self" (the stage of enlightenment in life). And third, even the wholesome "self" must be fully dissolved in order for liberation to be complete.
What is the "Self"?
Buddhism describes our actual experience as disparate and impermanent, with no essential core or ground. It is composed of five skandhas—five types of physical and mental phenomena, including form, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness. In and of themselves, these five skandhas are ever- changing and unable to present a stable picture. Nowhere within them is an "I" or "self" to be found. Our actual nature, then, provides no inherent consistency, substantiality or continuity of identity. There is no "one thing" that can be identified as "me."
Yet such is our human situation that we find this kind of groundless, indefinable and open state of existence unacceptable and intolerable. Ignoring the facts, we tend to strive after some definite idea of who we are. So we superimpose a concept or mental label on the incessant change and flux of our experience. This label is a mental construct that imputes a particular identity to ourselves. It is an idea that we hold, a mental image of ourselves. This concept of ourselves is what Buddhism means by the "self."
This superimposed, mental construct that is the "self" tends to be extensive and all-inclusive, comprising not only my immediate idea of myself but also mental abstractions of everything I experience. It includes both what I think of as myself and what I think of as "other," including other people and the larger world. This "self" incorporates any explicit ideas I may have and also ways in which I perceive experience at a rudimentary level. When I look at anything, what I think I am seeing is all part of my "self." My "self" includes what I judge as good and evil, mundane and spiritual, the ego and the egoless. This "self" thus provides a complete and seamless interpretation of reality. In our daily lives, consciously and unconsciously, we return to this all-pervading self-concept over and over—to confirm our sense of existence, to assure the familiarity of our world and to provide ground and security in our lives.
All "selves," then, including both what I am calling the "pernicious self" as well as the "wholesome self," involve conceptual impositions that seek identity and continuity amidst the impermanence of experience. In this sense, all "selves" are ultimately fictitious. They are artificial, ideational creations and do not inhere in the nature of reality. They purport to designate something actually existing, but there is no existent corresponding to our idea of self; there is only the idea.
How is the "Self" Maintained?
We humans have developed many strategies to protect and maintain our "self," whether benign or pernicious. Thus we judge some experiences as "good" or desirable because they seem to reinforce our self-concept, others as "bad" or undesirable because they call our "I" into question. In a similar way, we separate people into "friends" and "enemies," the former those who confirm what we think or want to think about ourselves, the latter those who provide an interpretation of our "I" that is unacceptable. Based on such evaluations, we spend much of our lives sorting out people, situations and occurrences depending on whether they confirm or erode our sense of "self."
An essential part of this process is the activity of repression, what Buddhism calls "ignorance." When experiences occur that are particularly problematic for us, whether they come in the form of sensations, feelings, emotions or thoughts, we turn our awareness away from them. We refuse to acknowledge them and act as if they weren't there.
The unwanted occurrence has presented us with a painful dissonance—a seemingly irresolvable conflict between our experience on the one hand and our need to maintain our ideas of our "self" on the other. For most of us most of the time, we identify our concept of ourselves with life and with sanity itself, and the prospect of allowing our "self" to be compromised in any fundamental way is not something we are able to entertain. So we choose the route of repression. We ignore, we deny, we distance ourselves from what we are experiencing. In so doing, we surmount the threat and we maintain our idea of ourselves, but we lose touch with our experience in the process.
Even to label a person "friend" involves ignoring or repressing aspects of his or her person that are inconsistent with our desired image. Likewise, to dislike or hate someone we have to repress his or her positive qualities. In fact, to take a consistent "position" on anything, we have to factor out large amounts of experience that would call such consistency into question. Our actual experience of people, situations and even of ourselves is much richer than any desired image, so we solve the problem by blocking out inconsistent information.
The dissonance between experience and our self-concept is what Buddhists mean by duhkha, "suffering." We continually feel the pressure of reality impinging on our "self" in the form of mild or great discomfort and distress. Duhkha is the first noble truth because, whenever we are trying to maintain a stable, coherent and secure sense of self, duhkha is always there as reality's comment on our effort.
Of course, sometimes things occur that overwhelm our self, occurrences that we cannot deny, eliminate or repress. Catastrophes like the death of a loved one, chronic or terminal illness, painful divorce or sudden and unexpected social dislocation such as imprisonment or the collapse of a career, can thrust us into an experience of reality our "self" cannot manage. In such situations, we are devastated and we lose our sense of known and secure reality. We literally lose our "self." In many cases, with help, we can, over a period of time, integrate what occurred and come to a new, expanded and more wholesome self-concept. But sometimes the havoc wrought by the catastrophe is so extensive and extreme that we are unable to fully recover a coherent sense of "self."
This description of the Buddhist sense of "self" provides a foundation for understanding the Buddhist sense of "self" and "not-self" in more detail. In my next columns, I plan to explore in turn, the pernicious, pathological or unvirtuous "self"; the wholesome or virtuous "self"; the "self" that is "no self"; and the "self" in its utter nonexistence in parinirvana.
Reginald A. Ray, Ph.D., is professor of Buddhist studies at Naropa University and teacher-in-residence at Shambhala Mountain Center. His most recent book is Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet.


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During a storied and iconic career, Stokes was a champion for social and economic justice, education, health care, and other causes that had lasting positive impact on the lives of many. A member of the law school's Board of Visitor's until his death, he was proud of his connection to Cleveland-Marshall, and inspired students, faculty and alumni with his wisdom, and his warm smile and gentle spirit.


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"Dr. Hofmann, I'm in Nashville for the weekend. And guess what? I saw a cow! And it was close."
This was not a joke. It was on a voice mail message I got from a 22-year old former college student of mine who had recently graduated and was working in New York City. Like most of the New Jersey girls I've had in my classes over the years, she had rarely, if ever, traveled outside of the state, except possibly a vacation or two to beaches in Florida – a popular spring break location. Now that she was starting a career, her big move was to work in "the city." The trip to Nashville was a fluke – her roommate was from Nashville and had talked her into flying there for the weekend.
I don't know why so many of my students stay in New Jersey after they graduate. New York City seems to be their Mecca. Many go on to graduate school, have careers, marry and raise families within 50 miles of where they were born. I think it ought to be mandatory that all young people spend a minimum two years and at least 500 miles away from the state where they were raised. It should be like the mandatory military service that all young people in Russia and Israel must do. And if they come from a populated location, they should have to go to sparsely populated area to serve their two years – a small, rural town.
Having been raised in a small town in the Midwest, I consider myself fairly well traveled. I've lived and worked 13 states and have visited all 50. I have lived in large cities (New York City and Los Angeles), medium sized cities (Columbus, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, etc.) and many small towns with a population of 3000 or less. One had a population of 52 people, and it was one of my favorites. Each had something to offer me, and things I didn't care for.
Currently I live in a small town just across the river from Trenton, New Jersey. At least they say it is a small town. When you are driving through it, you can't tell when you leave one small town and enter another. I can drive all the way from my "small town" into the center of Philadelphia – about a 40-minute drive – without ever seeing a farm. It is continuous "small towns." It should be illegal to call a town small if it is squeezed in amongst other towns. That's like standing in the middle of a crowd, drawing a chalk line around you on the floor, and declaring that you are alone.
Real small towns are friendly places. I spend my summers about 20 miles outside of Kremmling, Colorado. Kremmling is an honest small town. The most recent population statistics show it at about 1600 people. At an elevation of 7362 feet, it is high up in the Rocky Mountains. Even though I'm only there for three months a year, every time I go to the grocery store, post office, hardware store or the drug store I see someone I know and chat with them. I know the cooks at three of the eating establishments that I frequent, and the bartenders at two bars, even though I don't drink. When I drive the 20 miles to my house, everyone I pass, whether in their cars or along the road, waves to me. You can't drive to another town without seeing lots of cows. Sometimes I have to wait for a rancher who is moving a herd of cattle down the road in front of me.
Small towns have a family feel about them that many people never get to experience – and that is too bad. Even though I live in a "small town" back east, I can shop for weeks and never see someone I know. People don't wave to me or say hello. This is not to say that large metropolitan areas don't have much to offer. It's just that they are not friendly about it.
Each semester I tell the students in each of my classes to get the hell out of New Jersey and see some of the world. Then, if they don't like it, they can come back. Of course they don't listen to me, probably because it's not on the test. Perhaps I should bring a cow to class for show and tell.


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If thereŌĆÖs one loony lefty who has been completely discredited by history, itŌĆÖs Paul Ehrlich, author of the bestselling and wildly inaccurate ŌĆ£The Population Bomb.ŌĆØ
But heŌĆÖs back, and heŌĆÖs making even more outrageous claims, and some people are taking him seriously. Can we simply look at EhrlichŌĆÖs record and decide whether or not to panic?
Last week, Ehrlich predicted widespread cannibalism.
ŌĆ£I donŌĆÖt think thereŌĆÖs going to be the centuries to come with our kind of civilizations and with the kind of ethical issues that at least some people (Republicans) in our civilization are concerned with,ŌĆØ he said to the Huffington Post. ŌĆ£I think the issues are more likely to be, is it perfectly OK to eat the bodies of your dead because weŌĆÖre all so hungry.ŌĆØ
His interviewer was aghast. ŌĆ£Really? WeŌĆÖll get that bad?ŌĆØ
Ehrlich responds, ŌĆ£Oh, itŌĆÖs moving in that direction with ridiculous speed.ŌĆØ
Wait a moment. LetŌĆÖs look at EhrlichŌĆÖs predictions from the past.
ŌĆ£The battle to feed all of humanity is over,ŌĆØ he wrote in his 1968 book. ŌĆ£In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate.ŌĆØ
There would be 4 billion deaths from hunger in the 1970s, he prophesized ŌĆö including 65 million Americans.
But that didnŌĆÖt happen. In fact, weŌĆÖre better at producing food now than ever.
ŌĆ£Since Ehrlich wrote, the population has more than doubled to seven billion,ŌĆØ points out the London Guardian newspaper. ŌĆ£But the amount of food per head has gone up by more than 25 per cent.ŌĆØ
That newspaper was particularly taken by one of his other predictions.
ŌĆ£By the year 2000 the United Kingdom will be simply a small group of impoverished islands, inhabited by some 70 million hungry people,ŌĆØ Ehrlich wrote. ŌĆ£If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.ŌĆØ
The paper asks simply, ŌĆ£Does England exist?ŌĆØ
The point here is that EhrlichŌĆÖs alarmism is so extreme as to be comical ŌĆö but heŌĆÖs still taken seriously by the left. He still teaches at Stanford, and is still a much-sought-after speaker at other colleges. On May 1, he spoke to the University of Vermont.
ŌĆ£I believe and all of my colleagues believe that we are on a straightforward course to a collapse of our civilization,ŌĆØ he told students and faculty there.
Ehrlich is regularly cited as an expert ŌĆö indeed a sage ŌĆö by left-leaning news organizations and websites, such as the Daily Kos.
The Daily Kos reported in 2013, apparently with a straight face, ŌĆ£Stanford biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich have just published a provocative analysis of the future of human society in the Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences. The title says it all: ŌĆśCan a collapse of global civilization be avoided?ŌĆÖ Their prediction is not comforting.ŌĆØ
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Pan-roasted Italian Onions with San Daniele Ham and Shaved Pecorino
I first tasted this at one of my favourite London restaurants, Le Caprice, and loved it so much I asked for the recipe, which the chefs Mark Hix and Tim Hughes very kindly gave me. It is really one of the nicest first courses I have ever had. San Daniele is available from specialist food shops but if you can't get hold of it use thinly sliced Parma ham. And the same applies to the sheep's cheese Pecorino, which can be replaced by Parmigiano Reggiano.
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Begin by heating the olive oil in a thick-based saucepan, stir in the onions or shallots, cover and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes. After that add the brown sugar, thyme leaves, the salt and pepper and 2 tablespoons water. Cover the pan and cook slowly over a low heat – stirring the onions from time to time to prevent them sticking to the base of the pan – for about 30-35 minutes or until the liquid caramelises slightly and the onions are soft, with a little colour.
After that, add the balsamic vinegar to the pan, stir well then remove it straight away from the heat, and allow the onions to cool (if you want to prepare this part in advance you can store them at this stage in an airtight jar in the fridge) Just before you are ready to serve, pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C) and place the onions in a shallow, lidded casserole for 15 minutes.
After that arrange them on a plate with a little of the balsamic dressing spooned over. Lay the ham over the onions and use a potato peeler to shave the Pecorino over it. Now spoon a little more of the dressing around the plate and sprinkle some crushed black pepper over the cheese. Serve with ciabatta and some good butter.
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Indoor plants
21 Aug 2015 13:00