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February 16, 2008
Big East Signing Day dream team
Mike Farrell
Recruiting Analyst
No Big East team cracked the national top 25 Rivals.com team recruiting rankings but that doesn't mean there weren't some top signees. Pitt finished with the top recruiting class in the conference and boasts the only two five-stars in Jonathan Baldwin and Lucas Nix.
The Panthers lead the way when it comes to members of the Big East Signing Day Dream Team (high school players only) and this class could help push Dave Wannstedt's team near the top of the Big East.
Big East Signing Day Dream Team: Offense
QB Zack Stoudt
HIGH SCHOOL: Dublin (Ohio) Coffman
COLLEGE: Louisville
BUZZ: The quarterback situation at Louisville is wide open.
RB Cameron Saddler
HIGH SCHOOL: Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway
COLLEGE: Pitt
BUZZ: The perfect change-of-pace back to compliment LeSean McCoy
RB Isaiah Pead
HIGH SCHOOL: Columbus (Ohio) Eastmoor
COLLEGE: Cincinnati
BUZZ: A freshman will make an impact at running back for the Bearcats and Pead is the guy.
WR Jonathan Baldwin
HIGH SCHOOL: Aliquippa, Pa.
COLLEGE: Pitt
BUZZ: Too big and talented to keep off the field early.
WR Marcus Sales
HIGH SCHOOL: Syracuse (N.Y.) Christian Brothers
COLLEGE: Syracuse
BUZZ: Local product fills a need for Orange as big wideout.
TE Stephon Ball
HIGH SCHOOL: Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier
COLLEGE: Louisville
BUZZ: Comes in with a JUCO tight end, but Louisville loses two seniors.
OL Lucas Nix
HIGH SCHOOL: Jefferson Hills (Pa.) Thomas Jefferson
COLLEGE: Pitt
BUZZ: Good enough to make the two-deep as a freshman.
OL Art Forst
HIGH SCHOOL: Manasquan, N.J.
COLLEGE: Rutgers
BUZZ: Rutgers loses both tackles and Forst is huge.
OL Josh Jenkins
HIGH SCHOOL: Vienna (W.V.) Parkersburg
COLLEGE: West Virginia
BUZZ: Local product likely promised early playing time in Morgantown and is good enough.
OL Mario Benavides
HIGH SCHOOL: Los Fresnos, Texas
COLLEGE: Louisville
BUZZ: Early enrollee gets head start to crack two deep.
OL Erik Kuraczea
HIGH SCHOOL: Ansonia, Conn.
COLLEGE: UConn
BUZZ: Strong enough for college and could impact on the inside.
ATH Averin Collier
HIGH SCHOOL: Churchville (N.Y.) Churchville-Chili
COLLEGE: Syracuse
BUZZ: Has a great chance to impact the Orange right away at running back.
Big East Signing Day Dream Team: Defense
DE Dan Vaughan
HIGH SCHOOL: Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic
COLLEGE: Syracuse
BUZZ: Might be undersized, but is one of the hardest workers you'll find.
DE Greg Scruggs
HIGH SCHOOL: Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier
COLLEGE: Louisville
BUZZ: Scruggs is raw but at a position of need for the Cardinals.
DT Scott Vallone
HIGH SCHOOL: Central Islip (N.Y.) St. Anthony's
COLLEGE: Rutgers
BUZZ: Needs to add bulk, but plays much bigger than his size and has great motor.
DT Christopher Palmer
HIGH SCHOOL: Philadelphia (Pa.) St. John Neumann
COLLEGE: West Virginia
BUZZ: Has the size and strength to work his way onto two-deep for West Virginia.
LB Shayne Hale
HIGH SCHOOL: Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway
COLLEGE: Pitt
BUZZ: Will push for Scott McKillop's job early.
LB Eric LeGrand
HIGH SCHOOL: Colonia, N.J.
COLLEGE: Rutgers
BUZZ: Made 101 of 102 lifting sessions as a senior.
LB Jatavious Miller
HIGH SCHOOL: Pahokee, Fla.
COLLEGE: West Virginia
BUZZ: Typical West Virginia 'backer � undersized but fast and hard hitting.
CB Jarred Holley
HIGH SCHOOL: Easton, Pa.
COLLEGE: Pitt
BUZZ: Pitt is young at corner, but Holley is good enough to push for time.
CB Dwayne Gratz
HIGH SCHOOL: Piscataway, N.J.
COLLEGE: UConn
BUZZ: One of the best press coverage corners in the Northeast should play.
S Dorian Graham
HIGH SCHOOL: Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas
COLLEGE: Syracuse
BUZZ: Speedster from big program might be forced to play early.
S Patrick Lambert
HIGH SCHOOL: St. Cloud (Fla.) Osceola
COLLEGE: Cincinnati
BUZZ: Bearcats needs help right away at safety and Lambert can provide it.
ATH George Baker
HIGH SCHOOL: Miami (Fla.) Archbishop Carroll
COLLEGE: South Florida
BUZZ: A bit light, but is a terrific cover cornerback.
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EFP Manual
Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy Manual
You have a successful Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) program and are exploring the potential to expand your services to your community. Implementing equine-facilitated psychotherapy services into your existing program is a great way to start.
If you are not yet a PATH Intl. center, please click here to join.
Prior to implementing EFP services, there are a few items to research that will assist you when you start to develop your program. Also, by doing this initial research, you will have the opportunity to provide your center's board of directors or administrative staff with solid information so that it can make an informed decision about implementing EFP services. Things to research include staff credentialing, training, program design, horse experience and selection, budget, insurance and more.
Once you have completed your research and have developed policies and procedures, it's time to test the practical aspects and run a pilot program. There are many steps to designing a successful pilot program, so take the time to plan.
The Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy Manual will assist you in developing the structures and procedures for a safe and professional EFP program.
GREAT NEWS: The PATH Intl. Equine-Facilitated Learning Community is hard at work creating an Equine-Facilitated Learning Manual! If you are interested, please contact Blair McKissock through PATH Intl. Community Connections EFL Community Group.

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The old mansion has been living a mysterious life of its own. Explore the dark rooms of the house and discover the secrets that haunt this eerie place. Meet the talking raven and the Spirit, the enigmatic captives of the mansion. Confront the insidious lord, break the evil spells, set the captives free and become the owner of the gorgeous mansion. Numerous hours of adventures and discoveries await you in the Mortlake Mansion.
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|Windows XP/ Vista/ 7; CPU: 2 GHz; RAM: 512 MB; DirectX: 9 or higher; Video: 128 MB
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This software was available as a giveaway on May 18, 2013, this giveaway is not available any more. You can download the trial version of this software at http://www.playrix.com/games/p....
Terms and conditions
Please note that the software you download and install during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations: 1) No free technical support; 2) No free upgrades to future versions; 3) Strictly personal usage.
Gardenscapes 2 takes the unique experience of the original Gardenscapes to a completely new level! The garden at the estate where Austin was born and grew up in is in a pitiful state. Rundown and neglected, it is waiting for you to come and restore it. Accompany Austin to the place of his childhood, meet his parents, and collect the old photos and other memorable things from his past.
From the creators of Gardenscapes, a unique mix of Hidden Object and Simulation with your favorite characters! Meet Joe and Tom again and help them repair an old barn purchased from a neighbor and prepare for the harsh winter. Hold sales of old things found around the house and purchase everything you might need to turn the ramshackle barn into a cozy and warm winter home for the farm animals.
Enjoy the ultimate Fishdom experience – it's better than ever! Now all your fish are in 3D and have their own personality. Feed them, play with them, and watch them interact with each other. Engage in challenging and fun match-3 gameplay with new unique twists, as you earn dozens of awards and achievements.
Misfortune has befallen the magic kingdom again! A careless charm made the formerly wondrous ancient world overcast, beset with darkness and despair. Four fairies of the elements were deprived of their magic power. Be the hero the kingdom seeks: set the fairies of earth, air, fire and water free, and restore the book of magic!
Team up with Cedric once again, for another exciting adventure! The King turns once more to you, his trusted city planner, to travel to the faraway land of Middleshire devasted due to the poor management and negligence of its rulers. Here you will be greeted by a host of zany new characters, and meet a few old favorites. Explore ancient caves and forgotten mines, meet mystical nymphs and leprechauns, engage in snowball fights in the frigid arctic, and rescue the people of Middleshire from the fires of a terrible volcano. With you as their guide, the people will build a veritable paradise – while you win prizes for your speed and quick wit!
I will be over at my house late morning and most of this afternoon, so moderation may be a little slow at times. All comments will be moderated when I'm able.
Mystery of Mortlake Mansion:
Mystery of Mortlake Mansion downloads to an 175 MB zip file that unpacks to a read me and a wrapped setup file (the orange colored file with the key symbol), plus there's a setup file with security (setup.gcd) that's protected from being hacked (because the previous giveaway system was easily cracked). This file may case some security software to alert the user to a possible malware attack, but it will be a false positive.
The game giveaway team check all game giveaways for malware using several well known anti -malware suites. There has never been a game giveaway infected with malware since the project started back in Dec 2006. (The owners know that allowing such things would compromise their buisness, so they make sure all software given away via the giveaway and gamegiveaway sites are throughly checked for all types of malware before allowing community members to download any files.
Some community members have been having problems installing games since the security software was added. It's been found that turning off your security temporarily or configuring it to accept the setup.cgd file usually sorts the problem out.
To register and install the game click on the orange colored icon. The installed game is 184 MB in size (1MB larger than the previous version we were given last year) and installs to the following path by default:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Playrix Entertainment\Mystery of Mortlake Mansion
The path can be changed to suit whatever your wishes are. Once the game is installed you can delete the giveaway setup files. The game installs shortcuts to the desktop and start menu programs list together with a link to a help document and a link to the developers web site.
Mystery of Mortlake Manor works on both my Win 7 & Win 8 computers.
I don't have a Vista or XP installation set up at the moment (and won't for several months until we move house later this year).
You can play the game online HERE and, if you miss the giveaway you can get it 24/7 from MyPlayCity (watch out for the toolbars etc) HERE
Mystery of Mortlake Manor was given away once previously last year (April 15th 2012) where it received a positive 87% out of 593 votes with 126 mainly positive comments which can be read HERE
The old mansion has been living a mysterious life of its own. Explore the dark rooms of the house and discover the secrets that haunt this eerie place. Meet the talking raven and the Spirit, the enigmatic captives of the mansion. Confront the insidious lord, break the evil spells, set the captives free and become the owner of the gorgeous mansion. Numerous hours of adventures and discoveries await you in the Mortlake Mansion.
Reference accessed HERE May 17th 2013
You can read 89 user reviews from Amazon HERE.
The Game:
I don't usually like playing Hidden Object games any more. I've sort of had my fill of them after purchasing 'vast' numbers of the things a few years ago, but got so engrossed in this one that I left no time to actually write up a review of the game. That alone should indicate what a good game this is. It's already an hour into the giveaway, so rather than spend another three hours writing up a full review I'm going to post Gamezebo's review below, fully referenced just in case you wish to visit the site for their fully featured walkthrough of the game, which you'll find HERE
Stella Games and Playrix bring us Mystery of Mortlake Mansion, a combination hidden object and puzzle game that expertly balances gameplay repetition, variety and challenge to create an experience that is a joy to undertake from beginning to end.
Gameplay places you in the role of either a male or female main character (your choice) who is summoned to Mortlake Mansion by an elderly gentleman named R, who was so obsessed with magic that he dedicated his entire life to tracking down and learning the secrets of his favorite magician. His search brought him to Mortlake Mansion, but the magic within the mansion was so great the R became trapped, thus needing your help to escape.
The story in Mystery of Mortlake Mansion is actually one of the best I've seen in a casual PC title. You'll quickly find yourself trapped within the mansion yourself, as you discover more about R and his true motives, along with the famed magician who has cursed the entire mansion and all those who enter it (all in the hope of immortality).
It would be wrong to classify Mystery of Mortlake Mansion as just a hidden object title, as it is just as much a game of puzzle-solving and logic. While it's true that each room of the expansive mansion contains a hidden object scene to explore, this is just a sliver of the gameplay. You'll find objects on a list, and at the end of your search you'll be rewarded with an item that will help you in your quest to escape the mansion.
The rest of the time, you are traveling from room to room collecting items (the cursor changes when you hover over an object you can either investigate or interact with), solving a huge variety of puzzles, or simply picking up R's diary entries, giving even more depth to the story.
In terms of puzzles, there are the general symbol matching games, tile-sliding puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and even match-three puzzles, but there are also those puzzles that require logic and reasoning. For instance, in the dining room, you're asked to move all of the red chairs to one side of the table, and all of the green chairs to the other, but you can only do so by moving the chairs one space at a time, with only two empty spaces. It's puzzles like these that not only keep the game from going stale, but add challenge to a genre that is more often lacking in that department than not.
As for your overall gameplay goal, you'll be tasked with entering the figural Heart of the household, where you can destroy the curse trapping you within it. This is done by collecting crystals to open portals to the Shadow World, where magic is very much real, and items float and glow as if possessed. You'll find glowing ingredients during your journey, with five ingredients being needed to create a single key, unlocking part of the gate blocking your access to the Heart of the home.
With seven keys to find in all, the game does take on a bit of a pattern (in that you'll need to find the five ingredients to make a key and then repeat the process for the next key), but with so much gameplay variety, the title never becomes boring, as you move back and forth between the real world and the Shadow World at will, using either the portals that you create, or the map which offers quick travel (it also conveniently marks rooms that are either entirely finished, or still have tasks remaining, in case you get stuck).
Technically speaking, Mystery of Mortlake Mansion is a great looking game. The title has fantastic production values, with an almost cel-shaded graphical presentation that is quite pleasing to the eye, and a gloomy transition in the Shadow World, as the entire landscape takes on a blue/gray color palette. The game is full of animation and life, rather than just static images (although there are many items that do not move) and comes with complete voice-acting, as your character interacts with spirits and a talking raven that will both help and hinder your progress.
All told, Mystery of Mortlake Mansion isn't a light experience, as it will last you into the 4-5 hour range, or more depending on your dependence (or lack thereof) on the unlimited hints and puzzle skips. You can make the game even more challenging by turning the difficulty to high, causing the hint button to refill more slowly.
If you're looking for a hidden object or puzzle game experience that will serve you well from beginning to end, with a deep story and tons of polish, Mystery of Mortlake Mansion is an instant recommendation.
Reference accessed HERE April 2012
* Over 700 unique items to find
* 34 locations to scour
* 30 mini-games to enjoy
* Tricky puzzles
* Unravel the mystery of the dark mansion!
You can't change the in game music, so, if you want to lose it without losing the sound on your computer right click on the speaker icon and select 'Open volume mixer' This allows you to turn off sound for individual programs/games.
Video & Images:
You can see several videos via the following you tube Video. Just look to the left of the video for more links to videos about this game, including video walkthroughs HERE you can see several pages of walkthrough videos HERE
You can also see a large collection of a hundred images from the game via a slideshow HERE
System Requirements:
Operating system: XP, Vista, Win 7
C.P.U. – 2GHz
System RAM – 512MB
Video RAM – 128Mb
Direct X – 9.0 or higher.
I highly recommend this excellent Hidden Object Game. Everything about this game is good, with a depth of gameplay rarely seen in many arcade games, great graphics and excellent mini games. I though last weeks Mahjong game was a winner, this one is even more so and I would expect this game to out strip Mahjong's 21000 plus downloads by the end of the day.
I'm not a HOG aficionado, finding most HOG's a little boring, but this one held me for hours yesterday and this morning. Get it while it's hot.
I've removed the audio score because I find it's always the one to lower the overall score. The game is easily worth 8.5 out of 10. Game play is exemplary and the mix of still and animated cut scenes and a pastelish style to many of the hidden object panels adds to the overall quality graphics and which accounts for a score of 9 for each of those categories. I'd be tempted to give higher scores for replayability and originality as well, but that wouldn't be honest as HOG's are rather short on originality and replayability these days due to the plethora of releases made every month for the past three or four years; however there is enough variability in this well balanced HOG to make it re playable after a fashion and there are some original concepts included in the game to warrant a score of 8 for originality. Overall this game is well worth the 8.5 I've scored it.
Game play – 9
Graphics – 9
Replayability – 8
Originality – 8
This is too well balanced to add anything of note. Maybe enable the user to add music from their collection.
If you have any problems installing or getting to work today's game please go HERE for help. I've posted all of the common problems and solutions in a FAQ thread, which you can find in the sticky section of the forums by following the above link.
If you are posting late in the day I would also suggest posting in the main giveaway forums, in the game discussion section because I cannot moderate 24hrs a day over the weekend. If you've installed the game but it won't work for some reason, it should still be registered, so someone may be able to help at another time. Unfortunately if your problem is actually installing it then once the giveaway period is over there's nothing that can be done until the game is given away again (though that isn't guaranteed). Sometimes you can still register the game after the giveaway has ended so long as you managed to start the download before the giveaway ends. I've tested this and sometimes the grace period lasts for up to 2 hours, but more often than not 1 hour is the norm.
It's always worth checking out the free games sites as sometimes the games we get here are also available for free from them. MyPlayCity (MPC) has the most with over 800 games to choose from. Today's game is available from MPC HERE .
If you do download any other games from MPC or the other free game sites (e.g. Jenkatt Games, Gametop or FreeGamePick) 'do' watch out for toolbars etc. Make sure you uncheck the checkboxes during installation .
Games, Games, and yet more Games plus Download, Installation & Game play Problems:
If you're looking for something other than today's game check the didimatic site via THIS link for some brilliant deals.
Steams weekend deals include 50% off CounterStike Global Offensive, plus you can play it for free until tomorrow 1pm Pacific time. There's also 66% off Borderlands 2 (none of the dlc is included in the sale – over £60/$90 worth, but if you purchase the season pass, most of the dlc is included) There's 75% off the original Borderlands with all dlc included (only £4.99/approx $7.50), 50% off the Minecraft like game Ace of Spades, 50% off Hitman: Absolution (doesn't include the dlc), 75% off Postal 2 complete, 50% off Guns of Icarus Online, 75% off the Unwritten Tales Collection, 75% off all Renaissance bundles (dlc for the free to play game), 75% off the Bit.Trip Collectiion 2012, 75% off Robin Hood: The Legend of sherwood, 50% off Postal, 75% off Hydrophobia Prophecy, 60% off din's curse, 50% off Critical Mass, and 50% off Retro city Rampage. You'll find almost 60 games on sale at the moment on Steam with discounts from 10% to 75%. You'll find all the deals via the Specials tab on Steams front page HERE. The 24hr deal is 75% off Deus Ex: Human Revolution plus all dlc..
On sale over at at GreenManGaming there's also loads of decent deals for example most of the Telltale games collection e.g. The Walking Dead (a superb point and click adventure game), Tales of Monkey Island, Poker Night at the Inventory 1 & 2, All the Sam & Max seasons, Back to the Future, Law & Order: Legacies, Puzzle Agent 1 & 2, plus the multiplayer game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Worms Reloaded GOTY, Borderlands 2, Burnout Paradice: The Ultimate box, and a couple of the command & Conquer games as well as others. alCheck all GMG deals HERE. There's a 20% off voucher that can be used with some of the GMG digital games.
You'll find many more game deals from Gamersgate, Gamestop, and GOG; all of which you can find via the Didimatic site, which I've linked to above.
To be honest there are too many game deals around too list them all. Just visit the sites I recommend above and I'm sure you'll find something that suits you for a very decent price.
You can get a free arcade game via Alawar's game box, just click the free game tab. It changes approximately every month If that's not enough, check out the Game Discussion forums HERE for details of other games either free or on deals such as the Indie Game bundles or check out the four day sales at IndieGameStand.
The latest IndieGameStand game is the towewr Defence game Unstoppable Gorg and, if you beat the avcerage you'll get another game called Stellar Impact. Both games come with Steam and Desura keys plus DRM free copies. To see more details about Unstoppable gorg with images and a description of the game click HERE
There's also four indie bundles over at Indiebundle.org, The Krazy Kinetic Bundle (Stardrone, Rhythm Destruction, Plazma Being, plus extra Really Big Sky), the Hellish Dungeons bundle (99 Levels to Hell, Guy vs. WNL, Rogue's Tale, plus two extra's Claustrophobia & Dark Gates) , the Alpha Fundle bundle ends this weekend (Gravi, Super Tower Rush, Monsters!, Samphi, Twisty's Asylum Escapades) and the Ultimate Bug Out bundle bundle (The Ballads of Reemus, Band of Bugs + DLC, Along Came A Spider, plus the extra Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon + DLC). Each bundle has three games and costs $5 each for the basic bundle plus a few dollars more for extras# games. Check the Indie bundles HERE
You'll also find some Indie bundles available such as the NYOP Adventure Gamer Bundle, The Indie Gala Tropico bundle, the Indie Gala Mobile 3 bundle, Bundle Stars 7, and finally the Humble Double Fine bundle (Oh…! and there's a free bundle). All bundles are excellent value for money apart from the free one which is brilliant value for free :). For most of these bundles you need not pay more than $5 for several games that would usually cost you a lot more. You'll find links to all of these bundles in the Game discussion forums HERE
A Request for help:
Developers rely on good feedback to improve their games. If you download this game please take some time once you've played it a while to leave some constructive feedback either positive or negative. The more constructive feedback we get, the more likely developers are going to give more games away. The giveaway site already has a very good standing with the search engines. Developers want their products out there on the WWW, this site has the potential to do that. The game giveaway project gives away on average between 9 to 17 thousand downloads for each game depending upon what genre and how obscure the game is. That's a lot of homes these games are being downloaded into and a lot of 'potential' cash that's being lost by the developers. If we get better games because of better feedback, the community are likely to continue to benefit from the generosity of the developers. Satisfied community members are then more likely to visit the home sites of those developers and purchase games that they may not have bothered with before they discovered the developer via the game giveaway site, thus giving the developers more incentives to give away even more decent games.
Please leave some feedback once you've checked the game out. It can be positive or negative, but please explain what your reasons were for the feedback you post. You could also leave suggestions for improving the game, for example, this game could do with more block types for the levels editor, add more power-ups, describing the ones you think would be suitable, add some mini games (which seem all the rage in some arcade games now) or enable the user to be able to change the in game music easily.
Thank you in advance to all those who take the time to post a constructive comment.
Whiterabbit aka Stephen
Looks good will post back in 4 hours or so !
Have a good night !
I got this game last time it was offered: beautiful graphics, and hours of great puzzle time!
Another winner from Playrix, unless you hate HOGs.


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Hey Guys, Casual Aces here. This week I wanted to look at the use of gaming controllers to play PC games. I will be going through both the pros and cons as well as what I've found to be the best mapping software for games that don't natively support a controller.
I suppose I should explain a little bit more behind my main choice to use a controller. I was a console gamer for a long time and with the recent moves regarding the next generation of gaming I made the decision to build my own PC. Not only did it give me a vast array of choice regarding different parts and vendors, it also has given me a platform that just plain doesn't exist in the console market which is the option to upgrade and customize. I built my PC back in December 2013 and have been playing on it ever since. I was at a disadvantage though when I first started playing as the keyboard and mouse was a tough transition when compared with the ease of a controller. Mind you I still play War Thunder with a mouse and keyboard because it is just a lot easier.
Below is a list of the Pros and Cons of using a gaming controller
Pros Cons
– Comfortable – Reaction times are slower than mouse
– Easier to play on – More precision with mouse and keyboard
– FPS friendly – Extra cost (keyboard & mouse are default)
Most games that are released across all platforms have either partial or full controller support that you can take advantage when playing. For other games you would have to use mapping software to map the controls to it. There are loads of different ones that are both free and paid. Obviously the paid versions are supported better and have more options however the free ones are just as good if you are on a budget. I have used several but seem to have settled on one called Xpadder. Its the most versatile and flexible software that I have come across. It covers a range of different controller types as well as whatever layout you are most comfortable with. Ergonomically speaking the Xbox 360 controller is one of the most comfortable controllers to play on and one of my favourite aesthetic designs in the gaming world to date.
Do you think controllers should be used in PC gaming? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Aces Out.


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GREENSBORO, NC -- You've been sitting in the house or you've been visiting someone else. And that got you thinking, "We should do some work in this house."
The other common "fix-it" in January is you! After all the holiday indulging, many people opt to pay for a gym membership. David Dalrymple from the Better Business Bureau has guidelines for both.
Don't rely solely on an internet search to find a business. The top listings in search results are not based upon reliability, quality or trust. You could very easily be choosing a company recently featured in the evening news for scheming local residents! David also says, if the company doesn't list an address, don't go with a company that you can't find! Also, he says, take your address reference check a little farther. He says use a street-level mapping website to see if their address really is their address!
Ask friends, neighbors, and acquaintances for recommendations. Check BBB for a positive or negative company history or call 1-800-777-8348. Visit nwnc.bbb.org for a list of BBB Accredited Businesses in a particular type of business.
Ask other professionals in the industry i.e. lumber yards, plumbing parts suppliers, architects, tile suppliers, interior designers, engineers, etc. for recommendations.
Check with your City Revenue Department to make sure the business has a current business license. The name of the owner, date the license was first issued, and the current license expiration date can typically be disclosed.
Don't be shy, ask the business for references. References are your way of finding out the quality of work performed for and satisfaction of previous customers. Do not place much value in a reference over 18 months old, too many changes either in management or employment might have occurred in the contractor's business since then. If a contractor is hesitant or refuses to provide references, do not work with that contractor. And don't just ask for references, check them out! Of course most contractors won't give you bad references, but by talking to previous customers you might found out some additional information such as "we were very happy with her. I'm glad you called, it reminds me I need to call her again to fix a leak."
Ask for proof of insurance. Most contractors are happy to provide you proof of insurance, since it is one way of setting themselves apart from disreputable or "fly-by-night" companies. Ask them to call their insurance company and request a Certificate of Insurance be sent directly to you. If a contractor is hesitant or refuses to provide proof of insurance, do not work with that contractor.
Get at least 3 bids. Give each contractor a detailed list of the work you would like performed, any special requirements and a complete set of plans. It is very important to convey all of the same needs to each contractor so that each bid is accurately responding to the same requests. Evaluate the bids. Make sure that each contractor has responded to your requirements. If any bid is 10% lower than the average, it should be eliminated. If bids are similar, choose the contractor you liked the most. If your favorite contractor is too high, call and tell him. Give him an opportunity to re-evaluate his bid.
Never pay for the job in advance. A typical industry standard is to pay 1/3 to start, 1/3 at 50% completion, and the remainder when the job is satisfactorily completed.
Check the BBB business review for each gym you are considering. Many gyms have good customer service history while many do not.
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Cause you keep taking a right when you enter the wardrobe....maybe this video will help you better with directions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1jaguUSrTU
Because Life is a cold hearted b!tch.
Because you don't have "the wardrobe". You have to go pillage it from the studio that owns it lol
Because your better than fiction.
because they are way to normal for us there
There are some prerequisites. You have to have a magic closet, and love Turkish delight.
Because you are allergic to beavers.
why cant i live in any other reality. just go explore. thats what imagination is for.
Because you live at Hogwarts.
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Multi-state life insurance settlement could help connect lost policies to beneficiaries
Life insurance beneficiaries -- many of whom are unaware that they are even owed money from policies -- could collect more than $600 million from insurer MetLife as a result of a multistate settlement that includes Florida and California, as well as several other states.
"This is a landmark," said Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, who spearheaded the investigation. "This is one of the largest returns to consumers we've ever seen."
As part of the agreement, MetLife will make greater effort to locate policyholders and their beneficiaries within 120 days of an insured's death, or pay the benefit to a state's unclaimed-property department if it cannot locate the beneficiary or the insured within a year. It will also search for beneficiaries of the "industrial life insurance" policies the company used to sell.
McCarty started his investigation last year when he discovered that MetLife, along with other insurers, used a Social Security database called the Death Master File to determine when holders of annuities died so insurers could end annuity payments. But McCarty also found that the insurers often didn't use that same database to match up deceased life insurance policyholders with their beneficiaries so that beneficiaries could be paid.
The MetLife settlement follows a similar agreement already in effect with Prudential. (MetLife and Prudential are the first and second largest life insurers in the U.S., respectively.) There are currently eight similar investigations under way of 40 other insurance companies comprising more than 92 percent of the life insurance industry, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
Rapid response
MetLife paid $40 million to multiple state insurance departments as part of the settlement, and acknowledged that it owes at least $438 million for policies it sold door-to-door going back to the early 1900s. The insurer said it would try to connect with these policyholders, many of whom are at least 90 years old. It won't be easy, because Social Security numbers weren't usually recorded on the policies years ago. The sale of these types of policies ended in 1963.
McCarty said he expects that MetLife owes at least $100 million more to recent customers for "lost" policies. The insurer has set up an online system to help customers and beneficiaries find their policies. MetLife also said it has enough cash reserves to handle the payouts.
A concurrent investigation by New York has resulted in nearly 33,000 payouts of $262 million, according to an announcement Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York state has set up a Lost Policy Finder to help its residents locate missing life insurance policies and annuity contracts, he said. Cuomo also said that some insurance payouts were substantial, including a $345,000 payment to a Northport, N.Y., beneficiary and a $217,000 payout to a Rockville Center, N.Y., beneficiary.
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McCarty said that Florida and the other states could have taken MetLife to court, but that a settlement was more beneficial. "I don't think we could have gotten more," he argued. MetLife will also be monitored for three years and will have to review the Death Master File monthly to make sure it is matching up deceased policyholders with beneficiaries.
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Ok guys- where are my old heads? I'm just a rookie at this and want to know the proper way to bid a job. I understand figuring up how much $$ you have in your equipment.. Example, 1000' spool c9's xxx.00. That's .xx per foot, + .xx for bulbs, etc... How do you figure a price per lineal foot by figuring in your workers, gas, plugs, cords, etc...
I guess what i am saying is how do you come up with a per lineal price from those costs?
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The discovery of the Arkangel Shakespeare in my county library system led me back to Shakespeare much the way Aquinas lead me back to the church. By giving me a fresh new entry point to a work of transcendent truth and beauty, it re-introduced me to an old friend I'd ignored for too long. I began re-reading the plays, searching out various performances, reading biographies, and generally getting all obsessive the way I do on certain topics. (See also: Chaucer, beer, piano music, card games, bluegrass, silent film, and, well, a lot of other stuff.)
In honor of Shakespeare's birthday today, I'm posting a piece I wrote about the Arkangel project, which Julie D. kindly published at Catholic Media Review about four years ago.
Barring some great discovery, we will never know for certain whether or not William Shakespeare was a faithful Protestant or a crypto-Catholic. The evidence for his Catholicism is extremely persuasive, and marshaled to great in effect in Clare Asquith's Shadowplay. Asquith, however, overplays her hand by seeing coded Catholicism everywhere in Shakespeare's work, ultimately undermining the simple facts that we do know.
Those plain facts should be enough: both Shakespeare's parents and his daughter Susanna were Catholic; he moved in very Catholic circles in a dangerous time; he's barely found in the records of Protestant Churches, even when attendance was mandatory; and his work shows many imprints of Catholic doctrine and largely lacks the anti-Papist invective common to his age. Given the confusion of the times, it may be likely that he remained sympathetic to the Old Faith without being a fervent recusant. We're unlikely to ever have definitive proof one way or another.
One thing that's never been in doubt, however, is his genius, and it's on full and glorious display in one of the most ambitious projects in recording history. In the 1990s, television and film producer Bill Shepherd (husband of actress Eileen Atkins, who turns in some great performances on the set) spearheaded the complete recorded plays of Shakespeare. Over 3 years and at a cost of $3 million dollars, all thirty-eight plays, complete with some 600 speaking parts and including a wide range of sound effects and music, were produced under the direction of Clive Brill. From the loftiest heights of Shakespearean majesty (Hamlet, Lear, Macbeth) to the furthest and most forgotten corners (Pericles, Timon of Athens, Cymbeline), every word of every play was committed to tape with a full cast of seasoned Shakespearean talent and even a few marquee stars.
It would be impossible to cover the entire set in any depth, but some performers and plays stand out. The greatest actor to work on the Arkangel Shakespeare was Sir John Gielgud, who was 94 when he recorded his two roles. Gielgud plays the narrator-poet Gower in Pericles, as well as "Time, the Chorus" in The Winter's Tale. His fading voice in the Time soliloquies lends a particularly bittersweet poetry to the role. The speeches are long, and Gielgud is clearly at the end of his life. His majestic voice has lost much of its plummy tone, but he still delivers note-perfect performances.
The London Independent was present when the Gielgud recording was made, and noted how Sir John (who was paid a single day-rate like everyone else) asked if could also do the Chorus in Henry V. He was turned down because Brian Cox had already done it. "Oh well, he's very good," replied Gielgud. Although Cox is probably still best known to moviegoers as the original Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter, he's also one of the premiere Shakespeareans of his generation, and turns in solid voice work on several of the discs.
Fans of Shakespeare in Love, in which Joseph Fiennes played Shakespeare playing Romeo, will be delighted to hear Fiennes in a complete production as Romeo, opposite Maria Miles as Juliet. Like most Romeos, he's too old for the role, but he does a respectable job, only rarely letting some of the play's more sticky sentimentality overwhelm him. Just watch out for the kissing scenes. They sound like someone got his lips caught in a bottle.
Simon Russell Beale does excellent work as Hamlet, with a performance reminiscent of Kenneth Branagh's in his own film of Hamlet. No complaint there, since Branagh managed to bring out the bitter humor of the Prince without getting lost in the world-weariness that can easily overtake the character. Beale handles the play's many abrupt shifts in tone with finesse, and he's matched by excellent performances all around. Shakespeare's finest play is the jewel in the crown of the set, as it should be.
Cieran Hindes (best known as Caesar from the HBO miniseries Rome) tackles the incredible poetry of Antony and Cleopatra with remarkable skill, playing a passionate Antony to Estelle Kohler's steamy Cleopatra. Hinds also turns in a touching performance in the role of Leontes in The Winter's Tale, handling the shimmering, mystical finale in whispered, delicate tones that would be impossible on a stage. For those who are less familiar with this, one of Shakespeare's "problem plays", the Arkangel disc is a great place to start.
The unity of the recording project gave the producers an opportunity for some interesting casting choices. Julian Glover plays Bolingbroke/Henry IV and Jamie Glover plays Prince Hal/Henry V throughout the history plays (Richard III, Henry IV 1 & 2, and Henry V). The father/son team might seem like stunt casting, but both are veteran Shakespeareans who acquit themselves expertly throughout. Jamie, in particular, makes a convincing transformation from the callow youth of Henry IV Part 1 to the stirring hero of Henry V. Some other notable performances include Rupert Graves in the difficult role of Richard II, Adrian Lester as Antony in Julius Caesar, Trevor Peacock as Lear, and Bill Nighy as Antonio in Merchant of Venice.
Not every performance works, but given the vastness of the project it's surprising to see how few duds there are. I've listened to Harriet Walter's Lady Macbeth many times, and the performance still doesn't sit right with me. Her voice seems to high and quirky to pull off the role. Everyone around her, however, does a fine job, including Hugh Ross as Macbeth and three pitch-perfect witches.
The low point of the series is what should have been one its centerpieces. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a mess. The fairy voices are digitally processed and hard to understand, the music is terrible, and the Caribbean accents for Tatania and Oberon are reminiscent of too many gimmicky modern productions. If you want to experiment, Dream is not the place to do it. Bad artistic choices abound, from sound effects, to casting, to music. Brill got most everything right elsewhere in the cannon, so he must have saved up all his mistakes for Dream.
That's really the only dud in the batch, however. The production values are spot on throughout, with Brill and his engineers creating an incredible sonic setting for the plays. A full range of sound effects is brought to bear, and these help flesh out the action which you normally either see in performance or read in the stage directions of the text. Whether it's the opening storm of The Tempest, the battlefield of Henry V, or the grotesque torments of Titus Andronicus, the effects play a crucial role in bringing the plays to life. All of the productions are fully scored, and while some of the musical choices are simply puzzling, most nicely compliment the drama.
The cumulative effect of the entire endeavor is astounding. Perhaps the most exciting part is getting to explore those lesser known gems that are never performed on stage or in film. (For example, Cymbeline, a fairy tale with an absurdly labyrinthine plot, is a fascinating find.) The series is a treasure unequalled and, for many, still undiscovered. The complete set is available for $360 on Amazon, with individual plays going for about $14 (for 2 discs) to $17 (for 3 discs). More information can be found at arkangelshakespeare.com.
The Arkangel Complete Shakespeare is a Globe of the mind, where you can disappear into the words and performances any time you like.


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Lucille J. Freeman, age 85, of Jackson, formerly of Milan, passed away Fri., Dec. 9, 2011, at Allegiance Hospital in Jackson.
She was born Oct. 2, 1926 in Cone, Mich., the daughter of Mervin and Pearl (Auten) Wilsey. She was married to Howard Freeman. Sadly, he passed away in August 1983.
Lucille had worked various jobs over the years, but longest she worked at Great Scott's Grocery Store and also as a taxi cab driver. She had attended and graduated from Milan Public Schools. Her survivors include her sons Gale (Mary) Smith of Milan, George Smith of Alabama, Howard Jr. "Butch" (Pepper) Freeman of Jackson, daughters Vivian (Ron) Koczman of Milan, Cheryl Smith of Utah and Christine Bailey of Jackson; 17 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren; also a brother, Russell Wilsey, of Cone survives.
She was preceded in death by her husband Howard, her father in 1960 and mother in 1997; two sons, Leroy Leon Smith and Paul Franklin Smith; brother Myrl Wilsey and sister Mary Frances Bame.
Friends may call Wed., Dec. 14, 2011, from 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral service at the Cover Funeral Home, 297 Tecumseh St., Dundee (734-529-3156) .Officiating will be the Rev. Douglas Olsen, pastor of the Dundee United Methodist Church. Interment will be with her husband and parents in the Rice Cemetery on Dennison Road in Milan Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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The District's facilities are available through the Civic Use of Buildings Office for after-hours use by private and public groups and organizations such as day-care providers, neighborhood associations, athletic clubs, businesses and more. Rental fees are charged to help the District recover part of its cost to provide community access to its buildings during non-school hours. Each year, thousands of people host community and athletic events in our schools. We're proud to provide this important and valuable asset to Portlanders.
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This year marks its 23rd year.
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|Management of cardiovascular risk with RAS inhibitor/CCB combination therapy.
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|Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney disease and heart failure. Considerable research has been undertaken to delineate the differential effects of various classes of antihypertensive agents in delaying or preventing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although possible benefits may result from specific agents or classes of agents in certain high-risk subgroups, prompt and intensive blood pressure (BP) reduction to target levels remains the most crucial factor in this benefit. Despite this, the BP remains above the target level in a large majority of patients, reinforcing the need for improved treatment paradigms. Among antihypertensive agents, inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system--angiotensin-II receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors--and long-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (DHP-CCBs) have been shown to provide safe, effective and well-tolerated BP control. These agents have also been proven as effective as, and in some cases superior to, other classes of agents in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. As the majority of high-risk patients require at least two and possibly even three medications to achieve the target BP, combination therapy with these two classes of drugs is a rational approach to therapy. Whether fixed-dose combination therapy with a renin-angiotensin system inhibitor plus a DHP-CCB affords greater clinical benefit compared with other combination regimens remains to be determined in large, prospective clinical trials. Meanwhile, such a combination offers effective, convenient, well-tolerated control of the most important modifiable risk factor for CVD.
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Only big business can build a nuclear plant: therefore McCain will grant government subsidies to the nuclear energy industry.
The main beneficiaries of solar energy are individual home-owners and small businesses: therefore McCain opposes providing them with government money.
See the pattern?
McCains subsidy of Charles Keating led to some pretty expensive scandal ridden shady bailouts of banks by the government in the 1980's. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Big business is a redundancy of corruption! Solar is a very viable alternative to many energy needs, let's not shove it to the back of the line. If a large solar generating plant like the one near Adelanto, California has problems you can fix it with very little effort or danger. They aren't Three Mile Islands built by government subsidy contract lackies like GE or Fluor that when they malfunction MAJOR problems can occur.
Mccain choosing nuclear over solar? Is here serious?
Democrats win today's special Congressional election in Mississippi. This is the third safe seat the Republicans have lost in a row. Cheney campaigned hard for the Republican candidate, and the GOP spent more than a million to try and link the Democrat with Obama in the belief that would make him lose in Mississippi. They were wrong.
Great news for Obama and the Democrats. Bad news for McCain.
Unfortunately, Mr. McCain isn't playing the political game very well. Instead of pandering to the most PC idealogues, he's throwing his support to ideas that actually work. This will doom him in November.
Nuclear is a real answer to our energy problems. Solar never will be. Credit McCain with not telling Jewel whatever she wanted to hear, which seems to be today's favored campaign tactic
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The Epoch Point by Spencer Zimmerman is a religious historical conspiracy thriller that follows evil throughout the existence of mankind, revealing the constant conflict between God and the devil, good and evil. Robert Davis is a young Airman fresh out of Air Force basic training who, after being held captive in China, suddenly finds himself unraveling the most immense conspiracy in history. On duty during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he soon uncovers hidden facts suggesting Russian and Iraqi involvement. While exploring abandoned military barracks at Kessler AFB in Mississippi, Davis and his friends discover the diary of Lee Harvey Oswald. Suddenly the Airmen find themselves the target of mysterious agents. As the clues surface, an evil emerges powerful enough to rewrite the entire history of humanity, not to mention kill two of his good friends. Before long the conspiracy takes on a supernatural form, marked by lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanoes, the wrath of God. Davis finds himself torn by the unbelievable realization that God has a message for him. Nothing could prepare him for the final suspenseful twist the story takes, a Da Vinci style revelation that reaffirms his belief in Christ.
Agreed JDF. Subsidies make sense for Nuclear in the form of loan gaurentees, unlike Solar nuclear development is at constant risk of being held hostage by extremist groups like Greenpeace. Investors are therefore warry of supporting it as they may end up sinking billions into a plant which may never produce power. Subisidies for nuclear only work to offset the distortions that the governement introduces which work against nuclear.
Solar on the other hand has recieved many billions of subisidies in the US, with virtually nothing at all to show for it. Solar is not a real alternative to nuclear any more than riding a bicycle is an alternative to a car. Greenpeace would have you believe it is, but people living in reality know better. We need massive amounts of power which can be relied on 24/7 for modern industry, solar plays a minor role in that scheme. That even REI can't afford to rely on solar shows you just how pitiful the cost benefit ratio is, REI stores are mostly naturally lit. If you can't run REI off of solar, how are you supposed to run an Oil refinery or a silicon smelting plant on solar (which by the way solar panels require).
JDF wr told you to throw out that 1970's medicine it will warp your mind if you take it again in the 2000's.
McCains lost his bearings again. The southwest (you know, states like Arizona) is the part of the country that could benefit the most from Solar power and he basically says, "Screw you", we're going nuclear. Studies have shown that the cost to build, maintain, and tear down, and store nuclear waste far exceed the benefits obtained from nuclear power plants. Solar power, however is a never ending source of power that is harmless to the environment. It is also shown to have benefits that far exceed costs. Once again, McCain demonstrates his lack of judgement and qualifications to be in charge of the largest economy in the world.
If you haven't noticed, Solar power is produced in the day, when the most electricity is used. Solar has a place in the gammit of energy policy, and it needs subsidies too. Many devices use solar power today, and with the demand for energy in the 21st century, we need to leave no stones un-turned. Wind is a better option for subsidies, however. Many states in the midwest and along the east and west coast can benefit from wind power. Wind should supply 70% of all power grid energy needs by 2025. If we're serious about energy independence and caring for the environment, then we need to be serious and do it in an environmentally friendly way. Nuclear is not the way to go.
One has to wonder when John McCain or Obama / Clinton for that matter will actually come out with a complete comprehensive energy policy, instead of these piece meal sound bites they spout at every opportunity. None of the elements of a solar policy will work on their own. A blend of energy sources based on time limes for development, installation, and operational readiness is needed.
When did nuclear power become a clean technology? What about the nuclear waste/ It will be an option, never a clean tecnology: Where does McCain gets his info, from McDuff?
There are probably places that support solar power with grants, etc, even thought it's hard to argue for a major business like REI getting them. If REI believes so much in renewable energy sources - as it should - then it should put some money where its mouth is. End the yearly reimbursements to members; they'll understand.
PS: I still think McCain's too old to be president. He should be retiring, not stepping to the toughest job in the world - bomber jackets to make him look tough notwithstanding.
SA, ever hear of Regan?
Like oil, nuclear is a fuel for energy production that is nearing its end, due to lack of SUPPLY. Granted, like we may always find some new oil field, we might also find a new nuclear material mine... but as it is, the price per lb of nuclear fuel has increases 850% in just the last few years, and as more and more people (in particular, around the world) want the stuff, less and less is being found. Also keep in mind that, at least with current nuclear technology, the water consumption is enormous.
The sun, however, isn't going anywhere any time soon, and a distributed power grid (imagine a country/world where most every household and commercial building doubled as a power plant) would make power production not only clean, but also immune to localized natural disaster and terrorism attempts (unlike today's plants.)
Hey patrick... actually, his name was 'reagan'... and he was a couple years younger when elected than McCain would be. Anyhow... with the way things are going, solar will be producing more power than every, and undercutting even the cost of burning coal... and stuff like nanotubes and CIGS will probably put the whole silicon-undersupply problem out to pasture forever.
Interesting comments for a presidential candidate trying to defend his 'green' credentials. The truth is, our nation has a long history of subsidizing energy resources. The well-established oil, natural-gas, coal and nuclear industries still benefit from billions of dollars a year in tax breaks and other subsidies. Solar is far earlier in the development curve. It needs incentives to spur growth, leading to efficiencies of scale. The federal government has already put in place tax credits to support the growth of solar and other renewables. These credits are set to expire this year. If they lapse, over 116,000 jobs in the wind and solar industries alone are at risk, and more than $19 billion in clean energy investments will likely be diverted to other nations with more stable investing climates. If you don't agree with McCain position and want to see these tax credits continue to help us transition to a clean energy economy, join us at Vote Solar to send an email to Congress: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1179/t/4214/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=24443
Anyone thinking solar is not an alternative is living under a cave. Most of the power we have used for the past 1000 years to uptill now is solar power. Where do you think the oil came from. Where do you think the coal came from. A fraction of the nevada desert using technology available today could power the entire United States. Solar thermal storage is now able to achieve several hours of power storage. I predict in the future we will be paying billions to clean up and shut down nuclear reactors because our technolgy will have gotten to the point where solar and fusion are dirt cheap. In fusion I am talking about low energy fusion, not the billion dollar boodongle of trying to create the sun on earth.
Mccain isn't gaining any friends on this issue. Glad its an issue that is involved with debates recently though.
Exactly why doesn't this surprise me?
This reflects very poorly on Mr. McCain!
Has Mr McCain see the news recent news that the cost of nuclear plants is increasing two to four fold (recent Wall Street Journal article) while the costs of solar power are slated to reduce by half by 2012.. and have the potential to fall much further. Solar power is the future - it powers plant life - why not our lives.
Let's not waste subsidies on nuclear power.
Even Thomas Edison knew 80 years ago that solar power was the future.
McCain's brain is stuck in the past and cannot see the future of the Sustainability Revolution. Solar and Wind Power have advanced in efficiency and cost in the past 3 years but need federal and state funding to get the breakthroughs needed to compete with Big Coal. Our children and grandchildren are depending on us to clean up the mess we have made and continue to make when we cannot see the many advantages of renewable technologies over nuclear and fossil fuel technologies.
Solar power will be used when it is economical to do so. Currently solar cells only capture about 15 to 20% of the sun's energy. There is research underway to not only capture more of the light spectrum and thus raise their efficiency. They have also come up with a way to produce nanosolar cells that can be incorporated into shingles, metal surfaces, and even paint, when this is commerciall available people can start putting new shingles that not only protect the roof but generate electricty.
Nuclear is available now, truly efficient solar is a few years away but will evidentially arrive.
Don't distort the market, when it makes economic sence they will start being used.
Don't believe me go see what it would cost to completely power your house, I would estimate somewhere around 10,000 to 20,000 that is quite a lot of money. Wait till they are more efficient and cheaper.
If we all had solar panels to power our homes, we could not only be individually energy independent but we would require much less additional power as a nation. The alternate energies such as wind and the hydroelectric power that is now being produced would take massive chunks out of our energy needs.
I like the new Thin Film solar roofing that takes the place of shingles and would be more affordable with a little more production and more tax breaks. But even now, when you consider the cost of electricity in some areas, it still makes economic sense to install solar.
There are too many problems with nuclear plants for it to be safe, plus the horrendous expense to build and maintain them. Some of McCain's other stands and his honesty are very welcome, but I'm disappointed in this one.
lawhite, your comment is horrible naive. Not all homes even FACE the right direction to allow solar power to be used as any kind of option.
Solar Panels have a payback period of around 25 years in most instances. Most people don't stay in the same home this long, either. Does this make sense at all?
People also made comments about "big business nuclear power" etc. But REI wants a government handout and that's good?
Ridiculous, people....everything. Nobody knows the true cost of anything anymore with all this governmental crap.
France is nearly all nuclear! The enviro-nazis in the USA want people to live in shacks with 1 lightbulb ran off a solar array, I guess.
France has been mostly nuclear for several decades now. While they probably have better safety standards than the US and Russia, even they have not solved the nuclear waste issue - the stuff is still piling up around their facilities - no permanant solution. To me that's the bottom line for nuclear. You can't evalutate a technology without looking at all costs associated with its use - well beyond the immediate and artificially cheap price. There's a reason Wall Street won't take the plunge any more in nuclear without a gov't safety net (loan guarantees) - it's a bad investment.
On the other hand, as for Solar, we currently see hundreds of $millions currently pouring in from Wall Street to finance solar. Why? Because they recognize a long-term growth industry that now makes sense in a way that didn't exist in the 70s. And contrary to McCain's stuck-in-the-past mentality, today's solar projects deliver solid renewable energy (and cash) streams. I know because I work for a company that both builds and operates large-scale solar plants at the commercial and utility scale. Yes the solar industry currently still needs subsidies, but we understand they need to decline gradually over time. And there is no doubt in my mind that they will. Solar will likely be the first energy sector to wean itself completely off of subsidies. If you doubt this, look at Japan, where they've already reduced their solar subsidies to near zero. The reason? Electricity costs around 21 cents/kWh there. Solar makes perfect non-subsidized economic sense in that climate. With the rising price of petroleum based energy (which powers the vast majority of our generation), does anyone honestly think the US electricity market won't be there in a short time? Some parts of the US already have positive solar econoimcs with little or no subsidies. Ask any homeowner in California: they are already paying prices very close to that level, and the residential solar installers have way more work than they can handle.
Recognize the future, it's way better than getting lost in the past.
What do you want me to do? I just want to be the leader of the free world. Don't bother me with questions like that. Hmmph. Could you belive that she actually wanted me to lift a finger and do something? How outrageous.
The person who posts under the name "Environmnetal Crazies Abount" is wrong about payback time for solar panels. I have solar panels on my house ( I live in CA) and they will pay for themselves in about 7 years. I have loads of electronics, computers, tv's, satellite, PS3, central air...etc. I even get my hot water instantly from electricity, so guess what, no gas bill! I don't even have the gas turned on. Solar is brilliant. No poisonous waste either. I'm living with solar power every day and I f'in love it.
Rational Man - Congratulations-- Way to go!! This is what we all need to do!!
Old Timer
Solar cell efficiencies are improving and what is lost at night will soon be stored either through solar thermal power plants or power recovery sytems which use giant batteries and can be easily connected to power grids. Solar will be the technology of choice for it will be easier to adopt a technology that can harness the sun than one of which requires materials that are rare and of which are hazzardous to dispose. Nuclear is not a clean energy and I live on Long Island and can tell you that many of us here are still paying for the foolishness of building a nuclear power plant and then dismantiling it because the utility company didn't have a evacuation plan. Nuclear will never gain support in the US for it still brings to mind the disaster that took place in Chernobyl.
McCain has never answered the question where will we store the nuclear spent fuel rods?. We have been millions of dollars from 1990 onwards on Yucca Mountain project but no place has been found yet.. Solar is the future period along with wind, natural gas etc etc..
solar and wind continue to get cheaper and are not far off the price of fossil fuel and nuclear power now. what is the cost of storing waste for 10,000 years?, has an unsubsidized nuclear plant ever been built by the free market? traditional sources of power are getting more expensive while alternatives get cheaper
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I have come to really love GMail! It is full of features that geeks enjoy, tweaks that most people, even some power users might ever get to and it delivers mail with very little spam getting through. Anyway, it's definitely my main email service and favorite, too, and it's almost perfect IMHO. I don't care what other people think about it; I'm only saying that, for me, it is awesome! The only thing I really don't like about it, in fact despise about it, is the inability to sort your mail, as nearly all other services allow. I've read from Google how they misguidedly believe no one cares about sorting and just wants to use the search function they're so proud of, but that's simply not the case. I and almost everyone I know can't stand that inability in GMail. Anyway, I just wanted to vent. Other than that, as I said, I LOVE GMail! So if they fixed that, perhaps adding the ability to sort from my second favorite WebMail provider, Outlook.com, GMail would be as close to perfect as humanly possible!
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GMail Search now searches simultaneously in all Mails and in all Google DocsGMail Labs offers a new very useful & unique feature(1):Google Apps search (in GMail) (from the Google Apps team) is an Advanced Search to search simultaneously in all your Google Emails and Google Docs and Google Sites. The Google Apps search quickly finds the most relevant documents and websites and displays them on the Gmail search results together with the matching EMails.This is a unique service, where Google is many steps ahead compared with all other EMail-services showing Googles leadership and creativity in innovative internet technologies.Features other Mail-Services, which I miss with " Google Mail" (2,3):(A) Since the possibility of changing the order of the email filters (4) is missing, I manually must position the last filters, which emails automatically forward to other addresses dependently of labels, which were assigned in other filters, by repeated storing to the last place again and again. (B)Changing of bad subject headings in received emails for easier finding E-Mails again is not possible (5). (C) Storing of emails as text file is only possible over the detour "Save Frame as", however the text of mails is changed by using this method (6).
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I love Gmail: it's quick, efficient, reliable and simple.
For all its perceived limitations Gmail is -- for me at least -- so much better than anything else.
The Archive function is what does it for me. For my money, this works much better than filing things in folders (and you can always add labels).
For work, I still have to put up with Outlook Web Access, which is incredibly slow and (in our installation, at least), has no search, a horrible move-to-folder interface, and is liable to log you out with no warning.
I do not like Gmail because it is the only Mail-Application where you can't change the order of filters:
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I personally dont care for this email. It does good, but the attachments dont attach until you send an email.. so if it has a problem while attaching you have to resend your email again after fixing it. it does pretty good, and has some nice features, but I am not really impressed. I do like that it has POP account, that is the only highpoint for me.
the best, hands down. Don't bother with any other webmail platform.
Gmail works well on its own, but even better is the Google Apps for your Domain implementation, along with the other Google offerings.