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Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game "Champions of the Force" Has Shipped Out
Lucas Arts and Sony Online Entertainment have launched their new trading card game, Star Wars Galaxies: Champions of the Force. The game is available only online for an MMO take on the traditional TCG. Players will test their mettle in ten battles while trying to reassemble the ancient Jedi holocron, the Codex of Tython. According to the press release, here's what players can look forward to.
- Choose between the light and dark sides of the Force and build their own Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game decks to fight virtual matches for the Rebel, Imperial, Jedi or Sith; Enhance their digital card decks with 15-card Booster Packs;
- Find more than 20 "loot" cards in the first release, Champions of the Force, that can be redeemed for fantastic virtual items for use within the Star Wars Galaxies massively multiplayer game for players with a Star Wars Galaxies account*;
- Challenge their skills in story-based solo-play or against other Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game players in epic one-on-one matches, cooperative Heroic Encounters, and official tournaments.
Current and former Star Wars Galaxies players are invited to participate. However players with a current subscription will receive a bonus pack of boosters each month. A stand alone trial for SWG: Champions of the Force will also be available complete with tutorial and practice games. Of course you can also access the game within SWG using a 14-day trial for the MMO. There are many bonuses for both current and future SWG to be had listed after the break.
As a bonus for trying the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game: Champions of the Force, players are eligible to receive a loot card that can be redeemed in Star Wars Galaxies for the choice of either a Rebel or Imperial flight suit*. Plus, becoming an active, current, paying Star Wars Galaxies subscriber, after trying the Trading Card Game, offers additional benefits including:
One Starter Deck of their choice: Jedi, Rebel, Imperial or Sith;
A Cybernetic Experience Chip, which gives a 20% experience point increase that can be used up to 50 times in Star Wars Galaxies when redeemed*;
The complete third expansion, Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees™.
All current and former* Star Wars Galaxies subscribers with valid accounts in good standing are able to access and play the Star Wars Galaxies™ Trading Card Game and will be able to purchase additional
booster packs and starter decks through Sony Online Entertainment's Station Store at www.store.station.sony.com. As a thank you to players who make their first purchase of at least $9.99 of Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game products through the Station Store, they are also eligible to receive a one time bonus loot card, Han's Hydrospanner, which gives a 20% increase on all experience points earned for one hour when redeemed in the Star Wars Galaxies MMO*. If the Star Wars Galaxies subscriber wants to redeem this loot card for a character that has already reached level 90, this loot card will grant the character one random collection item instead.


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Update on DanielDaniel grows staple grains. He needs money to purchase agricultural supplies, so he is asking for a new loan that will allow him to acquire manure, herbicide, and other agricultural supplies in order to grow corn.
With the previous loan he planted crops, increased his earnings, and invested them in supporting his family. Thanks to the investment from the Kiva loan, he thinks that he has done his work very well.
Con el préstamo anterior logro realizar la siembra, aumento sus ganancias y las invierte en mantener a la familia, gracias a la inversión del préstamo Kiva, considera que ha realizado muy bien su trabajo.
Previous Loan DetailsDaniel works growing corn and beans. He's 46-years-old and has three children that help him work in agriculture. Daniel's been working for himself for ten years. He learned while still very young from his father. Today, he teaches his children so that they too can work in this occupation. ... More from Daniel's previous loan »
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Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Kiva allows our Field Partners to re-use the same photo for individual borrowers that have been posted on Kiva's website once before in a 24 month period, and we allow them to re-use group photos for up to 24 months, provided that 80% of the current group's membership is represented.
Taking, collecting, and uploading photos of borrowers is one of the most challenging elements of using Kiva for our Field Partners. In order to make Kiva easier for Field Partners to use, we have allowed them to post successive and concurrent loans without taking a new photo of the borrower if the criteria above are met.

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Sterling Animal ShelterThe Sterling Animal Shelter is a "no kill" animal shelter located in Sterling Mass.
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Friday, June 13th 2014
12:00 am
Carysbrook Performing Arts Center
Langoom Productions present
"Pinching Petunias"
On July 3, 1965, Frank Louvado, a sixty-four-year old from Brooklyn, steps from an abandoned trailer at the Peach Grove Trailer Court in Crozet, Virginia suffering from a hangover. As the morning unfolds, his sobering encounters with a precocious twelve-year-old, an overly friendly neighbor, and a hot-tempered mechanic lead him to a chance meeting with fifty-nine-year old Estelle Purvis. Will love bloom this late in the game for these two strangers or will Estelle's stubborn streak keep her root bound in her ways? "Pinching Petunias," a new comedy by Scottsville native Langden Mason, is a funny, heartwarming story of North meeting South in the foothills of the Blueridge Mountains.
Friday, June 13 and 20 and Saturday, June 14 and 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 15 and 22 at 3:00 PM
Carysbrook Performing Arts Center
8880 James Madison Hwy, Fork Union, VA 23055
Tickets: $12 Presale, $15 Door, $10 Students
For Presale go to www.carysbrook.org and order online; or call 434-842-1333 and leave a message.


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Nokia R&D – Good Money After Bad?
Poor old Nokia. Despite remaining the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, and despite producing some feature-bristling devices, the Finnish giant just keeps getting knocked. Here's an interesting couple of blog posts, one following on from the other, on Nokia's R&D spend, don't paint the company in a good light.
First: according to a blog post on our sister site, All Things D, Nokia isn't getting very healthy returns on its huge R&D spend.
Nokia spent scads of cash on research and development last year, but didn't see much return on it. Certainly, the investment did little to slow the continuing deterioration of its competitive position. The company's R&D spend for 2010 on mobile was $3.9 billion–almost three times the average of its rivals', according to a Bernstein Research estimate. And for what? Symbian^3 and the troubled N8? According to Bernstein's estimate, about a third of Nokia's R&D spend went to Symbian…
As Bernstein analyst Pierre Ferragu observes, Nokia's business appears to be melting like an ice cube. "At this stage, we believe that even a good success of Symbian^3 would barely stabilize the business," he says. "A real comeback will need much more effort … and a lot more time, unlikely to happen in the next couple of years, in our view."
Second, over at Asymco they've played around with the figures, made a few estimates and compared them to Apple.
So Nokia employs about the same number of engineers for its smartphone software platforms as Apple does for all its product lines.
In fact, Symbian alone may cost twice as much to develop than the iPhone (including the hardware).
If the analysis is correct, then it is a problem for former rubber-boot maker turned mobile phone super giant. They are throwing good money—and a lot of it—into the wrong products. Its top, high-end smartphone products have not inspired the market, despite bristling with some incredible features and very impressive hardware.
Meanwhile the feature phone market, which it still dominates, is vulnerable to cheap devices from Chinese makers such as Huawei and ZTE, or white label producers.
Apple, by contrast, has it relatively easy. It's range of products is tiny in comparison to the fleet supported by Nokia, and it only plays in a very small niche of the market.
It is important to note that Nokia remains the largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world, although its share of the market has slipped.
Nokia is due to make a statement on February 11, ahead of Mobile World Congress. The web is alive with rumor and counter-rumor as to what this will be (the ending of MeeGo—highly unlikely, major restructuring—pretty good chance, new CEO Stephen Elop's roadmap for the future—let's hope so). Whatever it is, Mr. Elop needs to calm jittery share holders and fretting analysts.
Nokia has a huge base of loyal and dedicated fans; they need something big to re-affirm their faith in the company.
All Things D: Not Seeing Much Return on That Massive R&D Spend, Are You, Nokia?
Asymco: Nokia employs as many people to develop its smartphone software as Apple does to develop all its products


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AIG Lags Peers in Underwriting Improvement (Update 1)
TheStreet) -- The early reaction to American International Group's (AIG - Get Report) third-quarter earnings report shows investors are disappointed with the company's continued underwriting losses in its Property Casualty unit.AIG following Thursday's market close reported third-quarter after-tax operating earnings of $1.421 billion, or 96 cents a share, declining from $1.621 billion, or 99 cents a share, during the third quarter of 2012. The company's third-quarter EPS matched the consensus estimate among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. Despite a 12% year-over-year decline in after-tax operating earnings, AIG's earnings-per-share only dipped by 3% because of the company's continued share repurchases, which reduced the count of common shares to a weighted average of 1.475 billion in the third quarter from 1.643 billion during the year-earlier quarter. AIG's pre-tax operating income declined by 32% year-over-year to $1.709 billion in the third quarter, mainly reflecting extraordinary gains in the third quarter of 2012 of $527 million on the partial sale of AIA Group, and $330 million in gains on Maiden Lane III. Maiden Lane III was set up in 2008 by the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to purchase heavily discounted AIG credit default swaps as part of AIG's bailout by the federal government. The Fed sold the last of Maiden Lane III's portfolio in August 2012. AIG's bailout came to an end in December 2012, when the Treasury sold its last holdings of AIG shares and said "the overall positive return on the Federal Reserve and Treasury's combined $182 billion commitment to stabilize AIG during the financial crisis is now $22.7 billion." AIG reported a 38% year-over-year increase in pre-tax operating income within its Life and Retirement business to $1.144 billion, with significant increases in premiums and policy fees partially offset by a small decline in investment income. "Other income" within the Life and Retirement unit was up 39% year-over-year to $443 million. The Life and Retirement unit's improvement also reflected "positive adjustments netting to $118 million related to a review of estimated gross profit assumptions," according to the company. The company reported improved results in its Property Casualty (P&C) insurance unit, with an underwriting loss of $135 million during the third quarter, compared to an underwriting loss of $441 million during the third quarter of 2012. The P&C combined ratio improved to 101.6% during the third quarter from 105.0% a year earlier.Updated from 8:02 a.m ET with early market action, a downgrade of AIG from Drexel Hamilton analyst Gloria Vogel and comments from other analsyts revealing mixed opinions of AIG. NEW YORK (
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The summer months are fast approaching and I am happy to turn my attention to the lakes of Morocco! Lake Lalla Takerkoust is a manmade lake built in the early 1930's. It is approximately 35-40 minutes outside of Marrakech towards the Berber town of Amizmiz. The lake is peaceful and clean, surrounded by a handful of auberges, restaurants and kasbahs. Lalla Takerkoust is a beautiful place to stop for lunch, dinner or drinks. Boating is currently prohibited on the lake but fishing and swimming are possible activities.
The beach is mostly hardened earth with medium to small pebbles scattered throughout. The lack of sand is great for wheelchair users but assistance may still be required along certain areas of the beach. A manual or all-terrain wheelchair is suggested.
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Sunny hello from Playa del Carmen in my beautiful México!
Can't beat the sunshine, piña coladas, ocean breeze, palm trees, salty hair and tanned skin especially in places like Playa del Carmen + Tulum. I'm very excited to be here as it has been on my bucket list…. one of the other things on my bucket list? Going parasailing! Hopefully we get to do that tomorrow.. will keep you guys posted.
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Spoiler Alert: Assen World Superbike Results Below
The third round of the 2011 World Superbike Championship at the TT Circuit Assen brought victory to one rider whose simply dominating so far this season, and another rider who took his first victory of the season.
Josh Day scored ESP/ Venemotos Yamaha's third successive AMA Pro Racing victory at the Big Kahuna Nationals in Virginia. The ESP/ Venemotos Yamaha team arrived at VIR still riding a wave of momentum from their first two victories at the previous AMA rounds in Mid-Ohio and Topeka. The new front end setting that the ESP crew found at Mid-Ohio continued to work for Day at VIR. The feeling from the front end allowed Josh to quickly lower his lap times, he was the first competitor into the 1:29's, while running a comfortable pace.
Robertino Pietri has respectfully withdrawn his entry from the AMA Pro Racing Tornado Nationals.
The ESP/ Venemotos Yamaha rider appreciates all the effort that the Heartland Park Topeka facility made to address rider concerns, but was still not comfortable with a few sections of the racetrack.
ESP/ Venemotos Yamaha Supersport rider Josh Day, currently leading the Supersport East championship, will continue riding this weekend.
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Highlight your beer list and add some interactive fun to your burger menu by suggesting beer and burger pairings. The same philosophy applies when matching beer with food as when pairing wine with food: They should bring out the best qualities in each other, like a happily married couple.
So, make it fun, and play matchmaker for your customers, keeping these rules of thumb in mind:
Nothing proclaims summer better than a burger on the plate and a beer mug in the hand. Yet, beer can do more than hit the spot on a hot summer day. A well-chosen beer can enliven those layers of flavor captured between the hamburger buns.
Here are recommendations on what styles of beer pair well with different burger recipes:
Open-face Mediterranean Burger
A light-style lager would be lost here due to the complex flavours of this burger, so suggest a pale ale, India pale ale or German pilsner.
The hoppiness in these beers stands up to the tang of the vinaigrette and goat cheese, and cleanses the palate after the rich mouthfeel of the MAYO.
Maui Burger
A vigorous English or American brown ale is a good match for this hearty burger.
These ales are maltier and sweeter than mild ales, and pair well because of a full-body finish.
Shanghai Burger
To cool the palate, suggest a golden or blonde ale, or lightly hopped lager.
These milder beers lack maltiness and hoppiness, and go down smoothly.
They quench the thirst and calm the spiced tongue.
Nuevo Latino Burger
The flavours of the burger are fresh and lively, and pair well with an amber ale or medium-bodied lager.
The ale offers a balance of sweet and bitter, and the lager offers a smooth beer with a toasty malt flavour.
The parameters for pairing beer with food are a little more bendable than those demarcating good wine and food matches. In general, the objective in suggesting beers with burgers is to create interest in your beer pours, and also play the role of a thoughtful host.
The most important rule when offering suggestions is that the chosen beer should complement, not overwhelm the food, encouraging the flavors of the food to shine.


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MAR 02, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
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Calif. GOP seeks answers for turning party around
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Republicans account for less than 30 percent of the state's voters, hold less than a third of state legislative seats and lost ground in the state's congressional delegation last fall.
Rove, who has launched his own national effort to broaden the party's base, implored delegates to field more diverse candidates and reach
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Did not provide an answer at this time. She said she will be available for questions on this and other topics when she formally announces her candidacy at a March 16 press conference.
George Jepsen, Democrat
Said he is consulting with attorneys to get a legal breakdown of Coakley's case. But, he added, "I am very sympathetic to the cause" and noted his long public support for same-sex marriage.
John Pavia, Republican exploratory candidate
Does not support joining the lawsuit. "This is an issue for the legislature to decide on a state-by-state basis. We have more important things to be focused on like getting people back to work, creating jobs and lowering taxes. If it were up to me, we would have nothing to do with that case."
Andrew Roraback, Republican exploratory candidate
"As far as the citizens of Connecticut go, it's settled law. I support the law of Connecticut and it would not be a priority of mine to influence the laws of other states. I don't think that's the role of the Connecticut attorney general. The role of the Connecticut attorney general is to uphold Connecticut law and protect Connecticut citizens."
Cam Staples, Democrat
"I agree with [Coakley's] position that DOMA violates the equal protection clause...I certainly think all Connecticut citizens deserve the same federal rights they enjoy under state law. I would certainly if we can join that suit...or find the right way to participate...Pursuing a suit against the federal government is certainly consistent with our responsibility to our citizens under state law."


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After working in radio out west, then in print in the east, reporter Carol Sanders returned to her roots in Winnipeg in 1997 to join the Free Press — just as the Flood of the Century hit.
After growing up on the corner of Dorchester and Stafford, then in the Corner Gas-like town of Dundurn, Sask., she returned to Winnipeg to attend the University of Manitoba.
Carol graduated from Creative Communications at Red River College in 1987 and went to work in the old Free Press building on Carlton Street — not for the newspaper, but for radio station CKRC.
The West Coast beckoned, but Carol got only as far as B.C.'s Kootenays. She worked at the Kootenay Broadcasting System until ski season ended, then headed back east to work at her first daily newspaper — the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal. In the Lakehead, she got her feet wet in print, writing about the St. Lawrence Seaway, labour issues, aboriginal affairs and the law courts.
She was nominated for a B'nai Brith Media Human Rights Award for coverage of a racist, sexist speech by an ex-NHLer at a Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce event.
Carol came home to Winnipeg to work for the Free Press, where she's a general news reporter with a passion for writing about newcomers to Canada and their settlement experiences.


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Things to see and do - Turkey
Leaving for Turkey
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Ommer Hotel Kayseri from51 €Book
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Bosphorus Cruise and Istanbul's Egyptian Bazaar
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Gallipoli Day Trip from Istanbul
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Offering free Wi-Fi and free on-site parking, Konya Meram Park Hotel is centrally located in Konya. Reception operates 24/7, and guest rooms are air conditioned with private balcony with city views. The modern guest rooms of the Konya Meram Park Hotel are styled in earthy tones, and equipped with a TV and private bathroom with shower. Room service is provided. Breakfast is served each morning at the hotel's buffet restaurant with outdoor seating area. A variety of Turkish and international dishes are served for dinner. Konya Meram Park Hotel is 300 metres from Shams-i Tabrizi Museum, 450 metres from the Mevlana Museum and 500 metres from Alaeddin Keykubad Mosque. Konya Airport is just 10 km away, and airport shuttle service is provided upon request and at a charge.
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Matthews Supports ObamaPosted by Jake Vigliotti in Politics at 6:59pm on Monday, Feb 4th, 2008
In a rare move for Dave Matthews, he has given his support to a Democratic candidate before the primary season has ended.
Dave announced that he supports Barack Obama. The fact that Dave went hard-left isn't a shock (Obama got the #1 ranking according to this report), but it's a new arena for Dave to throw his support to someone prior to the end of the primary season. In 2004, Dave was seen a few times at Howard Dean rallies, before proclaiming that the "Only Choice" for President was John Kerry.
And, of course, DMB once performed at President Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball, which may have left some wondering if Dave would back Hillary.
If things fall apart for Obama in his Presidential bit (like not winning the primary), Dave will still be able to support another liberal candidate sure to get his party's endorsement; John McCain.


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Packed with Supermotard technology, the XT660X is alive with punchy single-cylinder horsepower. Delivering a new kind of street performance, this bike boasts a fuel-injected, liquid-cooled engine and a taut chassis spec that's got all the traction and turning you're ever going to need.
The XT660X – stick it in a tight corner and watch it come out fighting.
- Tough bike for tough urban conditions
- Single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine
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Trail: 94 mm
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Front brake: Hydraulic single disc, Ø 320 mm
Rear brake: Hydraulic single disc, Ø 245 mm
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Rear tyre: 160/60R 17M/C
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Overall width: 860 mm
Overall height: 1,170 mm
Seat height: 875 mm
Wheel base: 1,505 mm
Minimum ground clearance: 210 mm
Wet weight (including full oil and fuel tank): 186 kg
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Evidence of offshore lake trout reproduction in Lake Huron
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AbstractSix Fathom Bank-Yankee Reef, an offshore reef complex, was an historically important spawning area believed to represent some of the best habitat for the rehabilitation of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in Lake Huron. Since 1986, lake trout have been stocked on these offshore reefs to reestablish self-sustaining populations. We sampled with beam trawls to determine the abundance of naturally reproduced age-0 lake trout on these offshore reefs during May-July in 1994-1998 and 2000-2002. In total, 123 naturally reproduced lake trout fry were caught at Six Fathom Bank, and 2 naturally reproduced lake trout fry were caught at nearby Yankee Reef. Our findings suggest that this region of Lake Huron contains suitable habitat for lake trout spawning and offers hope that lake trout rehabilitation can be achieved in the main basin of Lake Huron.
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Alosa sapidissima, alosa is an old name for European shad and sapidissima meaning most delicious.
COMMON NAMES: Atlantic shad, Potomac shad, white shad, common shad, North river shad, and Connecticut river shad.
DESCRIPTION: A compressed silvery fish with a row of dark spots (3-23) along its side. It can be easily distinguished by its sharp saw-like scales or "scutes" along its belly. Average sized shad are 12-25 inches in length and 2.5 to 5 pounds.
LIFECYCLE: The American shad is a highly migratory anadromous species that returns to its freshwater natal (birth) areas to spawn. Shad spawn in estuaries, streams, and rivers in the spring and early summer months. Spawning usually takes place over gently sloping areas with fine gravels or sandy bottoms. In small groups; males and females disperse eggs and sperm together and fertilization takes place in the water column. Males and females may return to spawn more than once, and female shad can produce 30,000 to 600,000 eggs. The fertilized eggs float downstream and hatch in 3 to 10 days. Juvenile shad tend to survive best in the slow waters of reservoirs. They migrate downstream towards the ocean during late summer and fall, with most migrating to the open ocean before winter. Some shad will reside in rivers and estuaries up to one year before entering the ocean. Shad normally spend 3-4 years at sea before returning to spawn.
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In Stegner Fellow Hutchins's ambitious debut novel, the writings of Dr. Neill Bassett, who committed suicide in 1995 and kept extensive diaries for two decades, form the basis of a linguistic project to create the first software program to process natural language. Though the doctor's son, Neill Jr., is not a programmer, he's the only native English speaker at Amiante, the tiny three-man tech firm taking on the task, and his job entails humanizing the program so that it responds like a real person rather than a computer. During the course of the project, the emotionally distant Neill, a divorced 36-year-old living in San Francisco who thinks of himself as "an experienced practitioner at the art of falling apart on the inside while appearing catatonic," becomes involved with Rachel, a 20-year-old member of a cultlike group that employs questionable methods to engage its members. The relationship never sizzles because Rachel remains a cipher, but Neill's interactions with the software, which becomes more and more a stand-in for his dead father, and a rival software developer's provocative end-use plans for a successful Bassett-like program, create intriguing ethical dilemmas and force Neill out of his indifference. Neill's unusual "one-on-one" with the program is revelatory and exciting. Agent: Bill Clegg, WME Entertainment. (Oct.)[Page ]. Copyright 2012 PWxyz LLC


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Chat logs in Nepomuk
Prototyping is fun. You don't need to care about proper libraries. Your
code can be absolutely horrible, cause "Hey! It's just a prototype!"
Yesterday, I started the process of importing my entire gTalk chat
history into Nepomuk. It turned out to be a lot simpler that I thought
it would be.
Step 1: Get the chat logs
GMail fortunately allows you to export your chat logs via SMTP. They
don't implement the traditional XMPP-0136 for fetching offline
messages. But at least, unlike Facebook, they provide a mechanism.
I landed up using getmail for importing all chat logs.
getmailrc :
type = SimpleIMAPSSLRetriever
server = imap.gmail.com
mailboxes = ("[Gmail]/Chats",)
username = *****@gmail.com
password = ********
type = Maildir
path = ~/Chats/
I originally wanted to use offlineimap but they seem to have a
problem fetching the Chats in GMail.
Step 2: Write a parser
The chat logs are presented in a custom xml format encapsulated in the
email. The content was in the traditional quoted-printable format,
as most emails are. Writing a parser didn't take too long. Plus, with
the new Nepomuk Datamanagement APIs, pushing them into Nepomuk was even
Ideally, this should be implemented as a strigi analyzer, so that it
becomes a part of Nepomuk's Indexing framwork. But hey! It's a
What's the point of having your chat logs in Nepomuk
Well, for one, the Telepathians can use this to show chat logs. We'll
obviously need a better way of importing the chat logs. Manually calling
nepomuk-chat-feeder obviously isn't an option. So we'll need to find a
proper way of fetching chat logs.
The second, more personal, use is that I finally have a usable dataset
to determine important people in my life - based on the chat frequency
and timings. AFAIK Facebook internally uses a combination of likes,
comments, chat history and stalking to determine how important a person
is to you, and accordingly place them higher in the auto-completion list
and chat sidebar.
This obviously has many other applications like altering the chat list
based on the people you converse with when you're doing one activity.
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18 & pregnant 10 weeks.. can i do it? whats out there for help? .. i just want my baby to be happy..
i want this baby more than anything in the world..ive been pregnant twice before that i both terminated..its SO EMBARESSING and PAINFUL to have done that im ashamed of myself- i would regret it my entire life to do it again i would not be able to live or even look at myself.i KNOW i would do anything for my child and give my child what i never had emotionally and mentally to be strong..i dont have alot of money but i would work my butt off..my fiance is very supportive of me w/whateve i want to do but i live in my mothers house and she is 100% against it and i just need to know who out there was young or just had to struggle..im goin to college im in a year certificate program i plan on finishing and i work part time making good money and i plan on getting another part time job just while im pregnant to help save money..i feel like i been told what to do my whole life and controled my whole life. im 18 and i dont know how to make my own decisions im scared to. how do i follow my heart?
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hi! i was 16 when i got my first child,(7yrs now)my parents were very upset, they didnt talk to me until my baby was about 4 monthn old, it was very hard for me, the babies dad was emmotional supportive but not economic. My baby and i went tru the last 2yrs of hight school and even for graduation one of the teachers hold her while i got my diploma. i did not when to college (lazy) but i am pretty sure you can am 11 weeks pregnant with my second child and as soon as it born am going to college. also ask for state help some people dont agree, but when we are in that situation is the best, they can even help you with housing. and remember that your carrer will will you both. if you live in nc maybe i can help, let me knowposted 02/29/2008 by yvega3
Im 18 & 4 weeks pregnant. I havent really wanted to think about what im going to do..I love my boyfriend, been with him over a year and we live together. Hes 24 with a full time job and I also work full time. We are pretty financially stable, enough for a baby, but not as stable as we wanted. We were in the middle of starting this amazing.journey across the united states, living and working on campgrounds. This week we were looking at a jeep to buy, I found out im pregnant. I put our plans on hold because I dont know what to do. hes supportive, but hes not ready to give up on our dreams. Ive had to make a lot of hard choices in life so far..but ive never had a choice like this. I cant imagine getting an abortion, but I think im.not ready? Im lost,.dont know what to do..posted 08/21/2012 by cierra_crunkk
Does anyone on this blog have a hard time feeling sorry for this person? We all make choices in life, and it seems to me you have been irresponsible. But it also seems like you feel immense guilt for what you have done. I would agree with your mother on this one. You need to focus on yourself and learn responsibility and the value of infedelity or protection. the fact that you can't just decide to "keep" this baby after you aborted two others. Your still a baby yourself and its obvious. I would recomend you use a form of birth control and give this baby up for adoption or terminate this pregnancy. You say you would do anything for your child until they keep you up all night screaming. Children are for adults. I don'tmean to sound so harsh on this blog but your paragraph above really disturbs me. This country is full of babies have babies. I am 25, married and just had a baby 6 weeks ago. I still don't know sometimes if i can get through raising a newborn, It is TOUGH!!posted 08/06/2008 by ars1983
I was 14 and had an abortion. The, I agin got pregnant a year later. I had my beautiful daughter three days after I turned 16. I too lived in my mother's house. She wanted me to put the baby up for adoption. I decided to keep her. It was tough, but I was able to graduate high school with my class and then I went to college. I am now 25 and am 10 weeks pregnant with my 4th. If I can do it, I know that anyone else can. I have never been happier and my husband and I are very excited. Just keep your eye on the goal and that is to care for your child!!! Good luck.posted 07/23/2009 by kwilki2005
I have to say that you sound more down-to-earth than many 18 y/o contemplating having a baby. I would suggest you follow your heart, and if you want to raise the baby and feel like you can, by all means, go for it. If your mother is against it, you need to either 1) tell her that this is your choice, not hers and explain what you intend to do, and/or 2) find another place to live. My own mother is very pushy when it comes to 'advice' for my baby, so I can understand not being able to talk to your mother or confront her. Just try your hardest, and if you have to, walk away from her for awhile. Sooner or later you have to leave the nest anyway, and your mother will always love you no matter what, so if some distance between the two of you will help the situation, the better. And the most important thing is not being stressed out while you're pregnant; it is not fun, I can tell you from experience. Good luck to you, and I hope your baby is healthy and happy!posted 08/05/2008 by Mosrael
ok well i would not give it up for adoption number one thats handing ur kid to someone else....ur mom will only be against it for so long...my mom had me at 16 and i am 16 now and expecting in april...as long as u feel u can handle it then why not...ur mom once she sees her grandchild will be 100% supportiveposted 08/09/2008 by sweetbabyangel2222
First let me say i am not judging you. You have made mistakes and you are owning up to them and that is a good sign that you are beginning to grow up. However, your last sentence says it all. "I'm 18 and I don't know how to make my own decisions". Well now, after making the same "wrong" decision for the 3rd time, you are contemplating sculpting a life for another person. As a parent you will make decisions every hour of every day that will permamently shape this human being and if you can't make decisions for your self, no matter how much you love the idea of a baby, you cant honestly expect to make good ones for your baby. And while being honest with yourself, please honestly look into your heart and see if you really want your baby to be happy, or if you just love the idea of having someone you think will love you unconditionally and "give [you] what you never had emotionally? I think you're on the right path and will do whatever is right for your baby in the end.posted 08/06/2008 by jrbennett13
Time has a way of curing almost all hurt. A child is forever and five years from now, all of the stress and hurt feelings regarding your situation will be left behind. The only thing that will still be there is the love you and your family will share with your child. Welfare does not mean you have to be on it forever. Just use whatever programs you have to so you can get through college. If you graduate, the rest of your life will be easier and your child will grow up knowing how hard you worked to be a good mom. And in the end, when you are 80 years old, that will be what matters.posted 06/23/2009 by twinva10
Also, I was in my second yr. of college when I had my son. I got daycare vouchers and he went to daycare while I went t o school. I just graduated and started my career as a teacher. I just bought a house for me and my son. Having a son just made me work harder and finish school. The trick is don't stop school. I went wile I was pregnant even though my due date was close to finals.posted 06/22/2010 by tylerd08
yes, you can. I was 19 when I had my first child. I did it. The only things that is really expensive is milk and daycare. contact wic and they will give you vouchers. contact social services and see if you can get daycare vouchers. Those are the two main things that can make u go crazy if you are on your own. Your child doesn't need all the fancy items and toys you may see in the stores as long as u have shelter, food, clothes, and you love, support, and spend time with your children you will make a great mom.posted 06/22/2010 by tylerd08
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It's taken a lot longer than I intended, but I have finally transcribed the rest of the interview I conducted with Jim Ross earlier this month. The interview took place prior to Ross' health issues.
On the need to build new stars: I think the business is at a place where it's imperative that we build new stars and get guys at-bats. Some are going to find out they're not cleanup hitters. But they can find their role and maybe they hit eighth or ninth. They can still make a good living and they contribute to the team. But it's imperative to the business to find new stars. Older stars are holding on and doing the best they can, and are trying to reinvent themselves at times, change their matches up, and work hard through injuries and soreness and wear and tear – which I deeply admire. But the business has got to accelerate the process of moving guys into the upper echelon mix, at least to give them a chance of seeing if they can stick. And if they stick, you got a winner. If they don't stick, then, unfortunately, you take them out of the lineup and put somebody else in. The replacement players have got to be young guys. And sooner or later, you're going to find your next nucleus.
On where the next generation of WWE wrestlers will come from: It's just a matter focusing on recruiting and finding world class athletes and encouraging them to have the aptitude and desire – and maybe more importantly, be fans of the product – to try this profession. It's imperative. The scouting and the whole process has to be accelerated and maintained and improved upon every single day. As long as they have that mind-set, they're going to continue to find good young guys that have potential. And then about one or two out of 10 will make it. It's going to be an interesting future, but I don't perceive it to be bleak whatsoever.
On fellow Oklahoman Jack Swagger: Swagger's got a blessing and a curse. He has the blessing of having so much God-given physical ability as a natural 6-5 or 6-6 kid that's 260, so he has good size. He has an amazing athletic background. He's been wrestling since he was in elementary school. He wrestled in a Division I program [at Oklahoma] with good success. But he's one of those guys that is so good that he can put it in a little above neutral and be better than most. What he has to find is the fire inside him that's going to drive him internally to get to the next level and the next level after that. The Rock had the amazing athletic abilities that few people are gifted with, but he also had the burning desire to be the best, and none of that can be denied. Stone Cold [Steve Austin] comes in with certainly better-than-average athleticism, a hard-nosed old football player. But he had almost an obsession to be the best. Somewhere along the way the light has to go off internally with Jack Swagger, where it starts burning brighter and brighter, and then he can use that to elevate up. That's what I see that he needs to do. It's not a company mandate and I'm not speaking for WWE. I'm just saying from my observations that I know how good the kid can be, but he's at the point now to where it's largely going to be up to him to continue to turn heads. Every time he gets an outing, whether it's in the middle of Raw, or the end of Raw, or the beginning of Raw, or on Superstars, or wherever it is, he has to go out and play like it's the NCAA finals. And those back-to-back-to-back-type performances are what gets you noticed and what gives people confidence that, "OK, this kid's getting it. Now let's roll with him."
On other up-and-coming wrestlers and what it takes to be a top star: John Morrison's going to be very good. Dolph Ziggler's going to be very good. They just have to have time. And then they have to make sure that they don't get a comfort level. "Hey look, I'm the Intercontinental champion" or "Hey look, I'm on a pay-per-view" or whatever. Are you in main events on pay-per-views? Have you headlined WrestleMania yet? "Well, no." OK, so when you headline WrestleMania, you come back and see me about where you are in your comfort zone. And then I'm going to tell you when you headline one WrestleMania, why don't you come back and talk to me a little bit more at length when you do your second one. That's what you're looking for. It's those guys that demand to either be in the main event at a premier pay-per-view or go on that pay-per-view and steal the show – like Undertaker and Shawn [Michaels] did last year. They didn't go on last. They didn't go on next to last. But they stole the show. And that was because of their passion and their willingness to give the fans the match of their lifetime, and that's what they delivered.
At a certain point once a guy gets his foot in the door and he starts getting some time on TV, then they really have more ownership than the general public understands. The more-educated fans would rather blame creative. Sometimes they just don't know what else went on and they don't know a guy's attitude and they don't know who phoned something in or who thinks, "Hey, I don't really even want to get any higher than this." You have to understand that some guys get on a semi-main event level, and they don't know that they can handle the pressure of carrying the show. That's not for everybody. It takes a very unique individual to be a star, and a main event star. The business is so good now financially that guys who aren't main-eventers can still earn a great living and prepare for life after wrestling.
It's just a matter if seeing who wants it when you get to a certain level. It doesn't matter if you have a six-minute match on Superstars, go out and steal the show. Go have a great, solid match. Somebody's going to say, "Who cares about Superstars? Nobody watches it. And it's only six minutes." That's the wrong attitude. That's a loser's attitude, and that's what I've told dozens of talents. I don't give a damn if the show's airing in Zimbabwe at midnight. This is being taped before all the decision makers, and all your peers and all the crew, so I don't want to hear about the stage. The stage is that ring. The ring didn't change. It's an 18-foot square. The bell rings and there you go. What did you do for me between bell to bell? And more importantly, what did you do for yourself?
On WWE's in-ring product becoming more family friendly: I guess some wrestling fans think that other wrestling fans enjoy getting bled on. If I'm sitting at ringside with my family or my buddies, I don't want somebody's blood all over me. I don't want to get close to it. People say, "Why isn't there more blood?" Well, do you read the paper? Have you heard about Hepatitis C and AIDS? Who knows who has what? Yeah, they're all medically tested, but do you want to take that chance? I don't. I don't see that being a big issue. I think the shows can be extremely entertaining and exciting without it, but for fans who lived through generations of that sort of presentation, they're always going to be challenged to accept what they see now as being as good – in that respect only – as the old product.
On his future: I'm looking forward to many more years in the business. I think I've got a lot to offer. Whether I stay on the air on a weekly basis or I don't, that's not my call. But I've had such a blessed career that if it ended tomorrow, I've got nothing to complain about.


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