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The biggest concerns:
- Find Steve Smith. After last week, Smith yelled at the staff, the QB, and a guy who as 5th WR doesn't even dress most times (Dwayne Jarrett). The guy couldn't be more amped up, and it was clear that he was frustrated. Use it. Find ways to get him the damn ball already. Meanwhile, reports about Carr simply not looking at him from locals at the game is hurting. This offense has to start running through Smith at some point, and TN's stout run defense means making something happen or losing this game.
- Don't fret the front four. The Panthers' rush will want to be on their game, but playing desperation ball will not get the team anywhere. Young, obviously, runs well and can make things happen in space. This is also where the team struggles, and they haven't played a running QB in a while. Rucker and Peppers need to play contain.
- It might seem counterintuitive, but it's not - blitz. Young struggled with the blitz last year, finishing 38th with 50% completion against the blitz; his yards/completion were low (dumpoffs), but the problem? Young was 2nd in the league in rushing yards off blitzes with 187. Contain behind blitz is still a solid ideal, and the biggest downfall of the idea is putting players in man over top of a running QB who'll see room to move.
- Challenge Young in the pocket. Young was top five in the league last year in interceptions off bad decisions, and it's easier to force him into bad decisions when he's not improvising.
- Coincidentally, David Carr is good against the blitz, or was last year. Better than Jake Delhomme (who struggled in 2006 after being very good in 2005). Hopefully, the Titans will try to tee off and let us have some easy completions.
- Is it going to be another Feed-the-King game? Jeff King led the team with 10 receptions last week, and it looks like we might have to dump to the TE to move the ball again.
- TN leads the league in rushing defense, and are 3rd in yards per attempt rushing (3.4). The best place to run them? There really isn't one. The Titans are 3.55 yards in the middle, and worse off tackle and off end. Albert Haynesworth is going to be the key to block. Tony Brown, a Panther until after preseason 2006, is the other starter, with something to prove this week. Kyle VandenBosch is a solid end as well, not giving up much against the run. David Thornton, a beast against the run, is a necessity to block out, and Keith Bullock on the other side has range and speed to close on the ball up front or in pursuit.
- Even though Testaverde didn't shine toward the end of his time last week, I'm concerned if the team can be behind Carr. It's not necessarily his fault, and this team is an emotional rollercoaster willing to jump track for less than necessary. Energy to start this game will be huge after finishing off so poor last week. Hopefully, there will be something good scripted for Carr, and he'll get the chance to have some things scripted to get comfortable.


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Burglary charges filed
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A night of surveillance in the south part of the county by Moniteau County sheriff's deputies led to burglary charges against a Russellville man.
Kevin Wilson Stinson, 35, Russellville, has been charged with two counts of Class C Felony Burglary in the second degree and a count of Class D Felony Possession of Burglary Tools.
According to court documents, initiated by a report of theft of fuel and other items by a property owner, the department arranged for deputies to conduct three nights of surveillance at the location.
The surveillance began on Tuesday, April 23. At 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, an ATV pulling a trailer drew the attention of hidden deputies.
The driver dismounted the ATV. When he got back on the ATV about an hour later, the deputies showed themselves and ordered him off the machine. He was handcuffed, his flashlight, baseball cap and camouflage facemask removed and he was identified as Stinson.
According to the deputies, the defendant was "very startled and kept screaming." He asked them to take the cuffs off as he was only "coon hunting."
The deputies read him his Miranda rights and searched him as he is alleged to have claimed he had done "nothing wrong," and was just following the dogs and had no gun. Later, after being told it wasn't raccoon season, Stinson is alleged to have told the deputies he was stealing electric motors so he could feed his kids.
The deputies allegedly found a cutoff padlock, electric motors and a gas generator piled up as well as burglary-type tools. The defendant did not have permission to be on the property or in the buildings.
If convicted, the defendant could face up to seven years in prison and a $5,000 fine on the class C felony charges and up to four years and $5,000 fine on the class D felony charge. Bond has been set at $50,000 cash only.
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MOSAIC: Understanding Islam
The Summer 2003 edition of the ELCA video magazine MOSAIC provides an opportunity for congregational study groups to learn about Muslim practices and the prophet Muhammad, as well as to visit the Muslim community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which has the country's oldest mosque.
A study guide included with the DVD encourages participants to identify
stereotypes and examine the relationship between Christianity and Islam.
Order a copy at www.elca.org/mosaic.
After Sept. 11, Americans began to hear about jihad. Commonly (and mistakenly) interpreted as "holy war," jihad properly means "to struggle, to strive hard and to fight," as in a Muslim's interior struggle against sin. (The proper word for "holy war" in Arabic is qital.) Nevertheless, the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacks claimed their acts to be "holy wars waged against the biggest oppressors of Islam"—the West and Muslims who support Western ideals.
In the wake of the attacks, President George W. Bush used the word "crusade" to describe the "war against terrorism." This reminded present-day Muslims of the humiliation and pain their ancestors suffered at the hands of the Crusaders. It evoked fear, anger and worry that the Bush administration (perceived as a Christian entity) might endorse and galvanize efforts of Christian proselytism in Muslim countries and communities.
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Activist investor Starboard Value asks Yahoo to drop plans to sell its Alibaba stake, and instead urges the company to sell its core businesses.
Activist investor Starboard Value asks Yahoo to drop plans to sell its Alibaba stake, and instead urges the company to sell its core businesses.
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Author: Baugher, Katherine M; Hemme, Troy Sommers; Hawkshaw, Mary; Sataloff, Robert T
Date published: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Journal code: ENTJ
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) presents a host of clinical problems, including identification (commonly after initial treatment failure), increasing incidence, broadening drug resistance, and colonization resulting in its spread and recurrence. As the number of MRSA infections rises, the incidence of head and neck MRSA infections is also rising, as evidenced by a 16.3% increase in pediatric head and neck MRSA infections from 200 1 to 2006. ' Otologic infections were found most frequently (34%), with smaller percentages of sinonasal (28.3%) and oropharynx/neck (14.2%) infections.1
A range of monotherapy and combination therapies has been employed by physicians for the treatment of MRSA, some of which are often no longer effective. This study of three patients with MRSA otorrhea treated between 2007 and 2009, along with a literature review of the current treatment options and recommendations for MRSA otorrhea, highlights concepts that are of practical importance for anyone caring for patients with otorrhea.
Case reports
Patient 1. A 56-year-old man presented with left otalgia and otorrhea 5 weeks after right (contralateral) total stapedectomy with oval window graft, tympanoplasty, and myringotomy tube placement. An old myringotomy tube was present on the left and had not been changed during the recent surgery. The patient had a history of chronic bilateral ear infections, cholesteatoma and mastoidectomy as a teenager, multiple myringotomy and tube placements, and ossicular reconstruction surgery 8 years previously. He had been free of infection in either ear at the time of his surgery.
When this patient presented with infection, his left tympanic membrane had a myringotomy tube in place, and the infection originated in his middle ear. Culture and sensitivity of the left ear fluid was obtained, and the patient was empirically started on ofloxacin drops. The fluid was suctioned from the ear canal and from the middle ear through the tube. Suction was repeated frequently until the otorrhea resolved. The culture revealed MRSA with drug sensitivities (table 1). Linezolid 600 mg twice daily for 10 days was prescribed, and his previous medication was discontinued.
Approximately 3 months later, the patient returned with bilateral otorrhea. Cultures and sensitivities were obtained with bilateral MRSA results identical to those from the previous culture. He was treated with linezolid 600 mg twice a day for 3 weeks and gentamicin drops three times a day. A week later the right ear was dry, while the left ear had a wet discharge. The linezolid course was continued for a total of 3 weeks, and gentamicin application to the left ear was continued for 1 more week. Follow-up cultures did not reveal MRSA. He has been free of MRSA infection for 22 months.
Patient 2. In 2007, a 67-year-old man underwent right tympanomastoidectomy. Two weeks after surgery, he complained of right otorrhea. His history included multiple ear surgeries and infections beginning in the 1980s, a mastoidectomy for cholesteatoma in 2001, and ossicular chain reconstruction in 2002.
The external auditory canal wall and eardrum were intact, but the infection involved the middle ear and ear canal. The mastoid was not tender, erythematous, or bulging. Culture revealed MRSA with the same sensitivities as Patient 1 and Patient 3 (table 1), and he began a 4-week course of vancomycin. Fluid was suctioned at 1- to 2-week intervals. A week after the completion of the vancomycin treatment, the patient's right ear was improved but not completely dry. He was started empirically on acetic acid drops. A second culture yielded MRSA along with Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Following the culture results, acetic acid was discontinued and a 4-week course of gentamicin drops three times daily was prescribed. At a 2-week follow-up visit, a prescription of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) 1 60mg/800 mg twice daily for 6 weeks was added, which was later reduced to once daily because of constipation. The infection resolved following completion of the combination treatment. There has been no recurrence in the subsequent 22 months.
Patient 3. A 55-year-old woman was referred with right otorrhea and sensorineural hearing loss. She also complained of light-headedness and intermittent clicking noises in her right ear. Eight months previously, she had been hospitalized for streptococcal meningitis secondary to suppurative otitis media complicated by a cerebrovascular accident. Prior to her hospitalization, she had denied any history of ear infections, hearing loss, tinnitus, or vertigo. Computed tomography of this patient's temporal bones revealed right mastoiditis, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a "mass" in her right internal auditory canal, along with mastoiditis. Previous treatment for her otorrhea had included 2 weeks of tobramycin/dexmethasone and a combination of ofloxacin drops and cefuroxime.
Examination revealed a right anterior tympanic membrane perforation with mild otorrhea. The ear was totally deaf. The patient was started empirically on a 10-day course of tobramycin/dexmethasone drops and levofloxacin 750 mg daily. The levofloxacin was stopped when culture results identifying MRSA were received, and she began TMP/SMX 160 mg/800 mg twice daily for 2 weeks. Sensitivities are listed in table 1 . Two weeks from the initial referral, the patient underwent a right tympanomastoidectomy with planned staged reconstruction and myringotomy.
Two months after the surgery, the patient developed right otorrhea and initially was started on a 1 0-day course of tobramycin/dexmethasone drops, and levofloxacin 750 mg daily for 1 week, while awaiting her culture results. The graft was intact. Frequent suction was used to keep the ear as free of purulence as possible. The results demonstrated MRSA with the aforementioned susceptibilities. Her previous medications were discontinued, and she was started on 2 weeks of linezolid 600 mg twice daily and gentamicin drops, three times a day. Her otorrhea resolved, but 3 days after completing the course of antibiotics she developed otorrhea, otalagia, and imbalance. Linezolid 600 mg twice a day and gentamicin drops three times daily for 1 month were prescribed.
Three months later she developed thick, clear otorrhea and a new anteroinferior perforation. Cultures and sensitivities were identical to previous cultures. The therapy initially included sulfacetamide drops three times a day for 3 weeks, and linezolid 600 mg twice a day for 1 month. She continued the course of prescribed sulfacetamide drops, and the otorrhea resolved.
Two months later, this patient's right ear began to drain again, and she noted mild imbalance. She was started on linezolid 600 mg twice daily for the next month along with gentamicin, three drops three times daily, for presumed MRSA otorrhea, but the culture was negative for MRSA and grew only normal skin flora.
Approximately 1 year after she underwent tympanomastoidectomy, she presented to the office with right mastoiditis. A culture revealed no organisms other than normal skin flora. She was started on ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily and ofloxacin drops. A week later, she was taken to the operating room, where she underwent a right revision mastoidectomy, drainage of purulence, and removal of a right mastoid titanium plate. MRSA was not present at the time, and the patient has remained free of MRSA infection and otorrhea from any other cause for 21 months.
In light of the increasing incidence of MRSA otorrhea and the rising resistance to common MRSA treatments, familiarity with current and anticipated treatment options is vital for expethent otolaryngologic treatment.
The current nomenclature divides MRSA into two types: healthcare-associated (HA-MRSA) and community-acquired (CA-MRSA). Initially, MRSA was responsible for nosocomial infections and referred to as HA-MRSA.2 Risk factors for nosocomial MRSA include prolonged hospitalization, care in an intensive care unit, prolonged antimicrobial therapy, surgical procedures, and close proximity to a patient infected or colonized with MRSA.3 In the past decade, CA-MRSA has been isolated in the outpatient setting, in young, healthy individuals without any healthcare association.4 CAMRSA has been associated with soft-tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia,4 as well as less multidrug resistance than HA-MRSA2 but higher growth rates.5 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires all of the following to establish a diagnosis of CA-MRSA6-.
LA culture obtained either outpatient or within 48 hours of hospital admission;
2. No history of MRSA infection or colonization;
3. No history of hospitalization, dialysis, surgery, or admittance to a nursing home, skilled nursing facility, or hospice within one year; and
4. No permanent catheter or other device that passes through the skin and into the body.
The antibiotic profile is also commonly referred to for MRSA designation, typically indicating clindamycin susceptibility as CA-MRSA.7 Distinguishing between CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA is not always straightforward, since colonization might have been present over a period of time, thus obscuring the source.2,4
Common MRSA algorithms categorize separate treatment options for mild to moderate or severe infections, along with consideration of whether a patient has healthcare risk factors.4 An algorithm by the American Academy of Pediatrics for CA-MRSA infections qualifies patients with mild infection as afebrile and previously healthy, those with moderate infections as febrile and previously healthy, and those with severe infections as toxicappearance, immunocompromised, or limb-threatening and requiringhospitalization. The treatment of moderate infections can follow the recommendations for mild or severe infections at the discretion of the clinician.8
Mild to moderate infections
TMP/SMX and clindamycin are the most commonly used first-line agents for mild to moderate CA-MRSA otorrhea.9 TMP/SMX remains an effective monotherapy and maintains high susceptibility rates,1" 'a although combination therapy has been recommended.14 Combinations of TMP/SMX with gentamicin, polymyxin B/neomycin/hydrocortisone, or ofloxacin have proven effective in MRSA otorrhea treatment.12 However, the high incidence of resistance to aminoglycosides and quinolones may cause such combinations to be unpredictable.15 Additionally, higher rates of TMP/SMX resistance have been found in patients infected with HIV, not surprisingly, due to the use of TMP/SMX for Pneumocystitis prophylaxis.
Given the low resistance rates to rifampin and its successful use in combination therapy,111517 a study of TMP/SMX and rifampin might be useful for acute otitis media with otorrhea.12 TMP-SMX has been recommended as a first-line treatment for MRSA after tympanostomy-tube placement along with tobramycin/ dexmethasone and chloramphenicol drops.18 However, we remain cautious about using ototoxic drops when the eardrum is not intact.
Literature reports indicate increasing clindamycin resistance in the United States1,12,19 and even higher resistance in Korea and Taiwan, where the highest rates of CA-MRSA are reported (table 2).15,20 22 The SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program determined that only 20.8% of all MRSA isolates in the United States (1997-1999) were susceptible to clindamycin.13 Geographical regions in which CA-MRSA isolates demonstrate >10 to 15% resistance to clindamycin necessitate replacing empiric clindamycin treatment with TMP/ SMX 814 or another antibiotic. Because of the rising resistance, clinical trials of clindamycin and rifampin combination therapy for otorrhea may be a worthwhile consideration. Infections that have failed treatment with clindamycin or TMP/SMX can be treated with vancomycin or linezolid.14,23
A global, multicenter study in 2004 reviewed susceptibilities of MRS A isolates to fluoroquinolone treatment, showing the lowest susceptibility in North America, where ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin demonstrated <6% susceptibility.24 Interestingly, the use of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin has been associated with MRSA infection occurrence, and studies propose that their use increases the risk of infection or colonization with MRSA via an undetermined mechanism.25 The usefulness of fluoroquinolone treatment now seems to be very limited because of the prevalence of resistant strains.12,14,15,18,23
Recent publications reveal the usefulness of acetic acid and other cleansing agents for use as monotherapy or combination therapy for MRSA otitis.2'' Aural cleansing with diluted acetic acid was shown to be a more desirable choice for the treatment of chronic MRSA suppurative otitis media than intravenous vancomycin or teicoplanin, having similar efficacy and treatment duration.27 Burow's solution was found to be effective for treatment of MRSA and intractable chronic ear infections,26,28 as well as reducing granulation tissue.26 Fusidic acid (widely used in Europe but not available in the United States) was reportedly a very effective topical and parenteral therapy,20,21,29 with currently reduced usefulness in Europe due to high levels of resistance from its widespread use as a monotherapy.29 Fusidic acid susceptibility remains very high in other parts of the world.15 Typically, fusidic acid is combined with rifampin to help avoid resistance.30
Moderate to severe infections
Treatment options for moderate to severe MRSA infections, including otorrhea, encompass a group of highly effective anti-MRSA agents. Vancomycin is recommended as the first-line agent for severe MRSA, as culture sensitivities remain extremely high (table 2) 15.20-22 However, as evidenced by the current study, vancomycin is not an infallible agent even if culture sensitivities indicate susceptibility. Along with the standard parenteral administration, vancomycin can be used successfully as a topical preparation or in combination with naficillin, rifampin, or gentamicin, which are recommended when vancomycin monotherapy is unsuccessful.14,31'33 The combinations of rifampin or gentamicin with vancomycin are synergistic and useful in treatment of severe infections.15,34
Although vancomycin has been the gold standard for severe MRSA infections, resistance to vancomycin has been growing.30 This rise has been attributed to the transfer of vancomycin resistance from vancomycinresistant enterococci.34'36
For vancomycin-resistant infections, a group of highly effective drugs are used sparingly to retain high susceptibility for severe infections. Linezolid is considered equivalent to vancomycin,15,22 has an oral formulation,23 and is the only antibiotic in this group approved for children.14 An in vitro study examining linezolid combination therapy found that the addition of rifampin was additive in rifampin-sensitive MRSA strains, whereas gentamicin and vancomycin caused decreases in efficacy.37
Although linezolid is generally well tolerated, with the most common side effect being diarrhea,8 there have been reports of peripheral neuropathy, thus limiting its use in most cases to no more than 4 weeks in adults and 2 weeks in children.14,34 Vitamin B6 can be used to prevent and treat linezolid-induced thrombocytopenia, anemia, and leukopenias associated with extended administration.8,38
In vitro studies have shown extremely promising results for daptomycin, which allows for a shorter treatment duration than vancomycin.1*39'40 The efficacy of quin upristin/dalfopristin is also comparable to vancomycin in treating skin and soft-tissue infections.41 However, it is not as successful in complete eradication and has a high rate of adverse drug reactions, such as infusion site pain, which can occur in as many as 68% of patients.42
Other agents useful for vancomycin failure include teicoplanin and tigecycline.15,43 Teicoplanin is not available in the United States and has a mechanism of action similar to that of vancomycin.36 Its advantages are that it is generally well tolerated, lacks the renal monitoring required for the potential nephrotoxic effects of vancomycin, and may be administered intramuscularly.34,36 A phase III randomized, double-blinded study comparing tigecycline and vancomycin for the treatment of complicated MRSA skin and soft-tissue infections found clinical cure to be similar, but with almost double the incidence of nausea and vomiting with tigecycline versus vancomycin.44
Future directions
Interesting MRSA treatments are in various stages of animal or clinical testing. The first cephalosporins ef fective against MRSA, ceftobiprole and ceftaroline, look very promising, with ceftobiprole showing effectiveness similar to that of vancomycin and linezolid. Dalbavancin, iclaprim, oritavancin, and telavancin have all done well in trials, with success rates similar to those of the comparator. Several antibody therapies are also in clinical trials that might provide immunity to MRSA infections in the future.34 With new drug options, trials of various types of combination therapies are ongoing and should continue in an effort to protect the efficacy of important drugs.
In summary, MRSA otorrhea can be treated successfully using combination therapy based on individual culture sensitivities and/or a current knowledge of local strains. Recommended first-line treatments are combination therapies, including TMP/SMX for mild to moderate infections and vancomycin or linezolid for more severe infections. High rates of resistance to fluoroquinolones and clindamycin make them inferior choices as empiric treatment for suspected MRSA. Cost-effective treatments, including acetic acid and fusidic acid, can be used effectively in combination therapy. There is a group of highly effective drugs recommended for use in the most severe cases, including vancomycin-resistant infections. Otolaryngologists should be familiar not only with current options but also emerging advances for the treatment of this potentially serious infection.
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text: JONO JONES - Unregistered November 01, 2011 2:11 PM If there is going to be an increase in the number of races then there will have to be a number of changes as well. The current engine ruling will obviously have to be revised for one. All of these rules and regulations were implemented to cut down on expenses we were told now it seems that something else is happening which will put more money in Bernie's pockets. Let the teams go back to unrestricted testing and the racing is sure to improve and cut back on the number of races which will prevent the workers from possible burn out. 9 agree 3 disagree


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RICHMOND — The only drama in the second half of Friday evening's Bob Wettig Memorial Tournament quarterfinal focused on whether Evan Henry would eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career.
The Columbus North senior guard ended that suspense with 5:47 left in the third quarter when he scored on a layup to give him the magic 1,000. The Bull Dogs cruised to a 75-54 win against Bedford North Lawrence.
"I wouldn't say I was thinking about it, but it's kind of nice to get it out of the way," Henry said. "It felt good, but the main goal is to come out here and win the championship."
The Class 4A No. 10 Bull Dogs (7-2) play Class 4A No. 9 Fort Wayne North (10-0) in the semifinals at 11:30 a.m. today. The third-place game is at 6 p.m., followed by the championship at 7:30 p.m.
Henry, who finished with 14 points, now has 1,006 for his career.
"I'm so happy for him because he's worked hard on his game," North coach Jason Speer said. "We've asked him to do a lot of things over his career, and he's accepted everything that we've thrown at him. We have done a lot of winning, and a lot of that has to do with him. I'm very grateful for Evan and his hard work."
The Bull Dogs went 9-of-19 from 3-point range and blocked nine shots. Elliott Welmer had six of those blocks.
"We protected the rim well," said junior Josh Speidel, who led North with 16 points and seven rebounds. "We have to work on staying in front of our guy, but we did a good job with help-side (defense)."
"Bedford is a great 3-point shooting team, so when you don't allow them to shoot 3-pointers, they're going to drive it," Speer said. "But what they're driving into is 6-8, 6-9. We protected the rim really well," Speer said. "We just have to do a little bit better job of guarding off the bounce."
The Stars (2-4) led 5-3 early before the Bull Dogs erupted for a 19-0 run to take control. Speidel began the run with a 3-pointer, followed by back-to-back dunks from Welmer. Christian Glass and Trent Larson then sank 3-pointers to give North a 16-5 lead after one quarter.
After Speidel and Welmer opened the second quarter with 3-point plays, the Bull Dogs led 22-5 with 6:56 left in the first half.
"I thought we came out with good energy and found the open guys, and we executed," Speidel said.
"We had a great first quarter defensively, and then we executed offensively the entire game," Speer said. "I'm very happy with the offense."
Bedford North Lawrence cut the lead to 11 twice late in the first half, but could come no closer. North led 35-21 at halftime.
Welmer finished with 15 points for the Bull Dogs. Larson added 11.
"We were getting the ball inside and out, and we got our transition back up," Henry said. "We were moving the ball, and our 3-point shots were going in today."
"I thought we executed really well," Speer said. "We had balanced scoring. We were inside and outside offensively. I thought we executed the game plan defensively. We have to be ready (today) for two very tough games."


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The last vegetarian meal for awhile
For the last vegetarian meal before Thanksgiving, we had carrot souffle, actually a sort of carrot pudding, because it's what my family has in place of sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, and it's what I'm missing most by not creating my own dinner today.
With it I made oven-crisped eggplant and green beans with brown butter sauce.
The recipe for the vegetable stew Jack Ziegler requested is from Melissa's. It's super easy. I cheat and used canned black-eyed peas because it's meant to be a fast supper: ...
1 large onion, chopped
3 celery sticks, sliced fine
3 carrots, sliced lengthwise, then sliced
1 15-ounce can plum tomatoes
1 heaped tablespoon tomato puree
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 green pepper, chopped
1 Melissa's Blackeyed Peas (11 ounces) rinsed, drained and cooked
3 tablespoons red wine or wine vinegar (I think it needs the vinegar)
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(a) Definition.— In this section, "locomotive visibility" means the enhancement of day and night visibility of the front end unit of a train, considering in particular the visibility and perspective of a driver of a motor vehicle at a grade crossing.
(b) Interim Regulations.— Not later than December 31, 1992, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe temporary regulations identifying ditch, crossing, strobe, and oscillating lights as temporary locomotive visibility measures and authorizing and encouraging the installation and use of those lights. Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 does not apply to a temporary regulation or to an amendment to a temporary regulation.
(c) Review of Regulations.— The Secretary shall review the Secretary's regulations on locomotive visibility. Not later than December 31, 1993, the Secretary shall complete the current research of the Department of Transportation on locomotive visibility. In conducting the review, the Secretary shall collect relevant information from operational experience by rail carriers using enhanced visibility measures.
(d) Regulatory Proceeding.— Not later than June 30, 1994, the Secretary shall begin a regulatory proceeding to prescribe final regulations requiring substantially enhanced locomotive visibility measures. In the proceeding, the Secretary shall consider at least—
(1) revisions to the existing locomotive headlight standards, including standards for placement and intensity;
(3) requiring the use of additional alerting lights, including ditch, crossing, strobe, and oscillating lights;
(4) requiring the use of auxiliary lights to enhance locomotive visibility when viewed from the side;
(5) the effect of an enhanced visibility measure on the vision, health, and safety of train crew members; and
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(1) Not later than June 30, 1995, the Secretary shall prescribe final regulations requiring enhanced locomotive visibility measures. The Secretary shall require that not later than December 31, 1997, a locomotive not excluded from the regulations be equipped with temporary visibility measures under subsection (b) of this section or the visibility measures the final regulations require.
(2) In prescribing regulations under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary may exclude a category of trains or rail operations from a specific visibility requirement if the Secretary decides the exclusion is in the public interest and is consistent with rail safety, including grade-crossing safety.
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Parental Controls for Facebook? It's YOU, Parents!Michael Sheehan
With Facebook's HUGE IPO just a few months away, I'm hoping that with the gazillion dollars that the company, founders, investors and employees are going to potentially make, that they will spend a tiny fraction of that on kids and on their on-line safety. Facebook has been under fire, it seems, forever, for not protecting the privacy of users and even with questionable fixes and new features designed to minimize privacy concerns, I, as a parent, am still concerned!
I wrote an article a few months ago called "10 Ideas for Facebook Parental Controls and What You Can Do Until They Are There" because I'm tired of waiting for Facebook to agree that this type of protection for our children is important or needed.
My ideas, for what they are worth, are pretty straight forward:
- Implement time restrictions
- Have robust & non-complicated privacy settings
- Notifications to parents of friend requests
- Editing and easy reviews by parents of profiles
- Restrictions on text messaging
- Parental view of a profile without having to be a friend
- Control of "purchases"
- Photo tagging notifications to prevent bullying
- "Limited" Facebook interface
- Parent linking to kid's account
- Parent stream limiting
So what do each of these things mean? Well, you will have to read my original post. But after a few months of reflection, I really think that technology alone won't solve this problem.
But what IS the problem exactly? Just that kids are on Facebook…kids that are probably too young to understand the implications of how a post, tagging or status update could affect them later on in life. Or that Facebook is a playground for bullying and social aggression. Facebook does say that you have to be 13 years old or older to sign up, but I would guess that there are a huge number of 9-12 year olds who are "illegally" using Facebook.
Facebook may not make money from protecting those "under aged" users, in fact, they probably have to spend a lot more money ensuring that those under 18 have even higher levels of privacy around the data that is collected about them and who it is shared with.
I ask, would you feel better about letting tweens and teens onto Facebook if there were better feedback loops from kid activity to parent in place? Do you even let your kids use Facebook?
I have to admit, my oldest daughter who will be 13 in a couple of months uses it. We let her on it after attending a ballet school in New York City that had many kids from not only around the country but around the world. Also, she keeps up to date on the dance world, dancers, her dancer friends and other ballet companies via Facebook. BUT, her account is HEAVILY monitored by my wife (and me a bit as well). And our daughter knows that this happens and that if we were NOT monitoring her Facebook (and texting for that matter), activity, she would lose the privilege. And we regularly discuss with her what she should do and shouldn't do.
The bottom line here is that while it would be great for Facebook to throw a bunch of coding power at the Parental Control issue, I have a feeling that they won't. They are now required by the FTC to notify users when they make tweaks to privacy. I'm hoping that they can take it a bit further and give parents a few more tools at their disposal to make their kids a bit safer on Facebook.
Until then, however, it is the responsibility of the parent to provide those controls as well as educate around the dangers of using social media at a young age. At the end of my article, I offer a few tips: talk with your kids, work with your kids & monitor your kids. I would like to add another one that is very critical – BE THERE for your kids.That is probably the most important Parental Control you can have, the one of your relationship with your child and ensuring that there is a constant 2-way dialog. Be ready to ask and answer questions and drop everything at a moments notice. Talk about bullying online, how once you put something on the Internet, it is pretty much there permanently, how your actions that you do or things that are done to you can be seen and are recorded for posterity. Even be prepared to take away Facebook for a period of time to teach your kids a lesson (hopefully you will survive their rage).
Are your kids on Facebook? How has the experience been for them and for you? Do you regularly monitor them? Are you their Facebook "Friend"? I'm curious as to what people are doing to protect their kids online.


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I don't beleive these rumours about illegal parts. The top three bikes including engines were completely stripped in September and all were legal.
There is an article on this in todays MCN with interviews with Shaun Muir and Pete Jennings - they say that they had a setup problem with a lack of edge grip on the circuits used in the showdown.
Muir also puts it down to a loss of rider confidence.
Swan have not made a decision on renewing their sponsorship so as a precautionary measure most team members have already been given their notice.
Sounds to me like any one or all of those points could have been a contributory factor.


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With facial animation becoming more of a necessity the Oscar-winning KING KONG relied on it heavily Softimage unveils SOFTIMAGE | FACE ROBOT this month, the industrys first software application dedicated to the creation of believable facial animation for high-end film, post and games productions.
Designed for studios faced with high-quality or high-volume facial animation requirements, Face Robot software represents a technological breakthrough by enabling professionals to animate a digital human face with higher quality results and in less time than using traditional methods. In just six easy steps, artists can generate emotive expressions that replicate natural, organic movement of skin and soft tissue. The software works with all major 3D applications and easily integrates into any studio pipeline.
Believable facial animation is arguably the hardest problem in computer graphics today, and a huge challenge for 3D production, said Marc Stevens, vp of Softimage. Face Robot is an important step for Softimage, building on our long-standing heritage of innovation focused on revolutionizing the way 3D animators work. We are very excited to deliver a new technology that truly empowers artists to bring human characters to life with unprecedented quality and efficiency.
Currently, the most common methods for animating human faces are complex, labor-intensive and time-consuming, typically requiring artists to create a series of shapes for each facial expression. With Face Robot software, artists save valuable production time by directly manipulating various anatomical features such as the mouth, eyebrows and jaw. With the ability to exercise precise control, Face Robot offers the freedom to sculpt the nuances of an expression at any point during the animation process. With the softwares unique soft-tissue solver, Face Robot simulates how facial tissue slides and deforms during the formation of expressions and includes a corrective sculpting system for detailed art direction.
Michael Isner, manager of special projects at Softimage and leader of the Face Robot development team, said, The main objective behind developing Face Robot is to maximize the life-like appearance of a face while minimizing the difficulty of getting there. By working closely with top animators in the industry, we delivered a tool that is dedicated to enhancing the artistic approach to a 3D workflow. With a streamlined production process focused solely on facial behavior, Face Robot is poised to have a tremendous impact on the industry.
With built-in support for importing and exporting of Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya file formats, Face Robot software can be easily incorporated into existing pipelines, offering further interoperability.
Face Robot has already been used on a number of projects, including U2s latest music video, ORIGINAL OF THE SPECIES, in collaboration between Spontaneous and Blur Studios.
The Face Robot system consists of two packages: Face Robot Designer ($94,995 MSRP) is a complete environment to prepare, solve and animate faces, with tools to define wrinkles and puffing, place tendons and fine-tune the mouth. Face Robot Animator ($14,995 MSRP) uses a powerful retargeting algorithm that transfers animation and motion capture across faces and offers high-level tuning controls. It is the animation environment for artists to apply keyframe animation techniques or manipulate MoCap data. In a typical Face Robot pipeline, there will be one seat of Designer and several seats of Animator.
Face Robot is considered a complement to performance and motion capture. Instead of capturing a large number of markers that both over constrain the face and create room for error, it allows productions to capture only those markers that represent the salient points of the face. The deformation of the face around these markers is driven by a soft tissue model that delivers believable, lifelike animation and removes the need for extensive cleanup and tweaking. Studios will save time gluing on markers, have much less data to clean and will be able to get animation into projects sooner.
Face Robot is the culmination of many years of animation research and development at Softimage, which has been at the forefront of computer graphics technology for nearly 20 years, spearheading many fundamental animation technologies, such as inverse kinematics, which first found their application in Softimages 3D systems and enabled ground-breaking new results, such as the digital dinosaurs in JURASSIC PARK.
The technology for Face Robot was developed in secrecy by the Softimage Special Projects team and condenses numerous algorithmic advances and years of production experience with facial animation into the first coherent solution for facial animation. Led by Isner, Thomas Kang and Javier von der Pahlen of the special projects team, Face Robot was developed in close collaboration with one of the key partners in this project, Jeff Wilson at Blur Studio in Los Angeles, who helped define the artistic needs for creating life-like facial animation.
Essentially, there are six stages to Face Robot involved in preparing a human face for animation:
Stage 1Assembly: Brings together facial parts and check their validity.* Import a completed 3D model of a head built according to Face Robot modeling guidelines. * Check if meshes are ready for Face Robot. * Fix holes. * Generate the interior of the eyes and mouth.
Stage 2 Pick Objects: identify the mesh components of the face.* Pick the face mesh, eyes and teeth.
Stage 3 Pick Landmarks: select landmark points on the face.* Visually guided workflow to pick the key points on the face.
Stage 4 Fit: spatially aligns specialized parts of the face.* Fit jaw tissue, neck and jawbone.
Stage 5 Act by setting keyframes or by applying motion capture.* Key facial animation controls. * Load facial motion capture from .c3d files. * Re-author and alter performance using motion retargeting. * Blend keyframes and motion capture animation. * Use the animation mixer to blend animation. * Animate eye blinking. * Test facial poses. * Export animation to XSI/Maya/Max/ LightWave/Messiah.
Stage 6 Tune: adjust the mechanical behavior of the face to match artistic or data-driven goals. This last process step consists of soft tissue tuning, an iterative technique that uses various forms of manipulation of the soft tissue model to achieve the desired deformation of the faces surface for a range of facial expressions. * Adjust the soft tissue regions of the face through sculpting. * Adjust the eyelids. * Adjust the mouth. * Create maps to control facial behavior through rendering or to transfer to a game engine.
Softimage Co. (www.softimage.com), a subsidiary of Avid Technology Inc., delivers innovative, artist-friendly character creation and effects tools to animators and digital artists in the film, broadcast, post-production and games industries. Its flagship product, SOFTIMAGE|XSI the industry's only non-destructive digital character production software frees character animators and digital artists to create compelling animated 3D content and effects: from major motion pictures to CG features and commercials, to videogames.
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Online glasses stores are a great way to go.
They work directly with their customers, not through additional retailers. By doing this they are able to offer you large discounts on great products.
Glasses.com is an on-line glasses store that has added some fantastic brands to their line!
Glasses.com offers mens' and womens' glasses, glasses frames, sunglasses, prescription sunglasses, and even specialty glasses such as 3D glasses, computer glasses and gaming glasses.
They also have a buy back guarantee, free shipping BOTH WAYS, and you can even have a "try it before you buy it" program!
With this program, you can try 5 frames for free, for seven days before you actually order a pair!
Now that's a great program!
This way, you can ask your friends and family without having to make purchases and returns to stores!
These would be my five frames to try:
(totally want these for my new running glasses!)
This month they are supporting Breast Cancer Awareness, so they have included a line of Strength Glasses and Sunglasses. A portion of these sales will be donated to
Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and the Young Survival Coalition.
They have so many other brands to try to, such as 7 For All Mankind, Elizabeth Arden, Lucky Brand, SPY, Steve Madden and so many more.
So check out Glasses.com for an easy, and fun way to find your designer frames for less!
You can also like their Facebook page to find out about sales….and I checked it out, they have some good ones!


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Despite its sensationalized title, TLC's newest docudrama, Best Funeral Ever, is surprisingly not a monstrosity. The hourlong special (which, if popular, could produce a full series) chronicles the employees of the Dallas-based Golden Gate Funeral Home as they plan extravagant "home-going celebrations" for the dead. Unlike traditional funeral homes, Golden Gate specializes in a positive and theatrical ode to life. As owner John Beckwith Jr. says, "If [the deceased] wanted to dunk a basketball, we can make that happen."
There's no Weekend at Bernie's crossover here, though. Golden Gate might decorate the casket or urn and put on a show around it, but a certain kind of dignity remains. Beckwith and his staff, all of whom have distinctive and colorful personalities (some of which are ripe for natural drama, such as when the bombastic Trendnard butts heads with cautious Eplunus), appear to genuinely want to give families of the deceased something to smile about. During the course of the hour they manage to do just that, eliciting genuine laughs and sincere emotion that can't help but spill over to viewers … READ MORE


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The competitions on "America's Next Top Model" (The CW, 8 p.m.) are so fixated on photo shoots, it seems out of character that the finale always involves a runway walk.
Be that as it may, it seems like Nicole Fox, 18, of Louisville, Colo., with the flowing red hair and serene expression out of a Botticelli painting, looks like she'll have the edge over Laura Kirkpatrick, 19, the Southern farm girl from Stanford, Ky., who was so prone to sunburn in Hawaii.
That means a Seventeen magazine cover shot, a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl, and a slot at Wilhelmina Models for the winner of the fashion show, which will attract Eddie Murphy in the audience (largely because his teenage daughter Bria is a model as well). No matter who wins, Tyra Banks will likely take center stage in whatever she does because she's fierce like that.
This was the season when shorter than usual models were invited to compete; a review of the entire season will follow at 9 p.m.


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Tomoe Art
The sun and Waves. Tosa school painting attributed to Tosa Mitsusada. The light of the sun is emerging on the gold ground and strikes the waves. It is unique expression that the composition of the waves surrounds across the painting while the sun is depicted on the horizon. Painted with ink, pigments and gold leaf on paper. The signature reads Tosanomori (the load of Tosa) Mitsusada. Mitsusada Fujiwara (1738-1806) also known as Mitsusada Tosa was born as the second son of Tosa Mitsuyoshi...
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Tomoe Art
Summer sea landscape. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. A close attention paid to the reflection of colours and natural light across the landscape as well as a short, thick brush strokes are creating a vibrant surface. It captures the essence of the sunlight, colours and nature. The painting was executed in 1933, when Japanese art was influenced by impressionism of western art...
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Tomoe Art
The painting depicted minka, which is a private residences constructed in Japanese building styles. With styles varying across regions, these houses used to be found all over Japan. But today, minka are disappearing at an increasing rate as it is seen as inconvenient for today's hurried and materialistic lifestyle. Painted with ink and pigments on silk. Signed Shuncho and sealed.
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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Paintings : Pre 1960 item #1145710 (stock #120481)
Tomoe Art
In the moonlit beach three boats are simply just left. With the increasing dark after the sunset the colors of an exotic oriental night grew more vivid in the light of the moon. The painting is titled "moonlight" which is inscribed on the paulownia wood storage box. The painting is executed with different textured brush strokes on silk. Signed Ryushi and sealed. Kawabata Ryushi (1885-1966) was one of the prominent Japanese painters...


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Desmond L United Kingdom
Both the guide and driver were excellent. Her English was excellent and she was really helpful and had a pleasant disposition. Comfortable transport and plenty of space for the 6 of us.
Joseph C Ireland
The tour I had was fantastic. To see the sights and the info that my Egyptologist provided, it was more than worth it. No trip to Cairo or surrounding area is worth it without going on this trip. Very well priced too compared to some other not so good companies!!
The tour leader was very helpful and showed great initiative. Transportation was efficient and the guide was extremely knowledgeable and flexible. All in all it was a very memorable experience.
The missing star has nothing to do with the tour company (South Sinai Tours), which was fantastic, and more to do with the fact that Memphis can probably be skipped (other than a few statues of Ramses II, there's really nothing there but souvenir stands and an alabaster sphinx surrounded by scaffolding). Saqqara is wonderful, and the tour guide taught me all about the history, and pointed out his favorite frescoes. (I also added Dahshur, which I would highly recommend - the pyramids are amazing, and the lack of crowds are even better!)
Guide was quite informative. He didn't just 'leave' you and do your own thing, but was there 90% of the time
A good experience
A must do tour. It was well organised and again our guide Henry was most informative. Sakkara and Memphis are well worth a visit. The tour takes one out into the Delta countryside which is a pleasant contrast to the busy chaos of Cairo.
Michael S Australia
A great small trip out of the city and into more history of Egypt! Guide was very knowlegable and friendly! Highly recommend this tour!
Renato DR USA
Good experience.Knowledgable guide.
Heather H USA
This was a very interesting tour but I hoped they had included Dashur as well since there really isn't THAT much to see in Memphis. But our tour guide really made the trip for us. She was informative, educated and accomodating in every way. We had a great time with her and she was a delite!!!
Martin B United Kingdom
The trip that we took was good, although given how relatively little there was as Memphis I wish we'd been given the opportunity to spend more time at Sakkara. There was some pressure put on us to go to a "carpet school" and a resuaratnt for lunch, although we had made it very clear from the outset that we didn't want to do these additional activities.
Giorgio B Brazil
We had a great guide who explained the history of the visited places in good English. The van was a comfortable one. They were punctual. Be prepared to face a chaotic and jammed traffic.
Robert S USA
Entrance inside is free, but be prepared to tip the old man if you want to get out.
Brian B United Arab Emirates
Good guide to Memphis and step pyramid - too keen to get us into sales outlets.
LISA L Australia
Very good tour with a very informative guide who made us feel very comfortable, although I think we could have spent a bit more time at Memphis.
Benoit R USA
Fun guide!
Surath S USA
Much less crowded than Giza, but Darsher is probably more interesting.
Sakkara is an amazing place, the very first pyramid built in Egypt. We loved the place, and the trip. Memphis was also interesting. However, our guide didn't seem to know all that much (our 9 year old, who was obsessed with Egypt, had told us everything our guide told us), and wasn't all that helpful. I imagine it depends on the guide how good a tour you get. Some guides are probably heaps better.
Gregory J Australia
Sakkara worth seeing with a good guide. Memphis is not worth seeing its basically a field with a couple of nice statues in it.
Our destination was wonderful but unfortunately our guide spoiled the experience. I didn't get time to take photos or footage. Our guide forged ahead, only 1 of the 3 of us could keep up. Consequently I missed lots of information and eventually had to ask him to slow down. I felt very angry with him.
Marko P Czech Republic
Memphis and Sakkara alone are really not worth a private tour - you will spend on each for like 15 minutes and driving to them 2 hours. Tour started nice the guide was funny and promised to tell additional info on other practical stuff. When I said that I did not want to go to the papyrus shop the attitude changed. Talk in English stopped and she started chatting in Arabic with the driver. Also on sights she just automatically explained everything in the shortest time possible and gave me "free time" to wonder around myself. She asked about the papyrus shop about 10 times more. The only time she smiled again was when I gave her a good - and an undeserved - tip ath the end of the tour. The downside in Egypt is the unbelieveable hassling and conning of tourists. Therefore you will need a guide and a driver even if it is expensive - otherwise you WILL end up spending even more. If I was the tourist minister of Egypt I would stop the con artists and fake guides entering these historical sights. They give Egypt a bad name. After 3 days I was completely digusted in the tipping and hassling and wanted to go home - and I have been to many places. A small bribery to a tourist police will get you enter areas only archeologists should get in. Before anything changes you may want to use the services offered here.
Julie T USA
We had the same guide as our Giza Pyramids tour , which was nice... but there wasn't a whole lot to see. If you had to choose this or Giza, I would pick Giza. I'm glad we didn't do both on the same day either. We went to a rug making school afterwards, but we could have done without.
Diana T USA
It was an interesting location if you can't get to Luxor, but definitely not a must do. If you want to see the pyramid, probably better to take a cab than pay for a driver and tour guide.
Much cheaper to just take a cab. Even with the guide we were hassled to buy stuff. At the end of the day, I asked 3 times to go to my hotel. Each time I was refused, only to visit a papyrus shop and glass blowing shop. I felt like I was being held hostage. Again, the driver and guide, each needing to be tipped.


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This Fall, Batman will again be the talk outside of Gotham when his new Kevin Conroy-voiced game debuts. Yesterday, GameStop teased a playable story within Batman: Arkham Knight, but you have to pre-order the game in order to access it. Inside the tweet was a blurred out image (ABOVE) of the character they were featuring. This information comes behind the already announced challenge maps and "story pack" of Harley Quinn's playable avatar. The pixelated image could actually pass as Pitfall Harry (how cool would that be??), but the color scheme is completely wrong. It still produced a good amount of fervor over the interwebs, even though you'd have to be a real noob to not know who it was. There aren't too many Bat-friends wearing red things on their heads. (more…)
In further proof that the Internet has the worst collective taste EVER (are you seriously still attempting to defend that POS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN sequel?), the Indiegogo campaign for Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, has met its ludicrous-sounding $450,000 goal.
The pain that just shot through my fingers while typing that was almost unbearable.
The sequel to the unplayable '90s Street Fighter knockoff will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sometime in the future, with each sale successfully placing money in already established multi-millionaire celebrity Shaquille O'Neal's pocket. No word yet as to how Ron Artest's (excuse me…Metta World Peace's) Kill Everything That Moves Kickstarter is going, nor what Kill Everything That Moves actually is (a home movie?).
After numerous attempts by Peter Jackson (with the aid of 28 Days Later… screenwriter Alex Garland) and even a short film made by then-unknown Neill Blomkamp to try and get a Halo movie off the ground, it seems like we're finally going to be treated to a live-action rendition of Master Chief's planet-marauding adventures. Only they won't be seen on the big screen.
Yes, the continued war for supremacy between TV and Cinema rages on, as a Halo series is reportedly on the horizon for Showtime. But will this be a tiny, Serenity-style character piece, or will Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV help bring all of the scope and grandeur of the XBox game into you living room week in and out?
I have the heart of an explorer, so every-time I am given free reign within the kingdom of a Grand Theft Auto game, I chase after my elusive prize. My white whale.
They say that she is a myth and a legend. That many men have flown out or sailed out to their death (from boredom) in search of her, but I am un-deterred.
This time, though, something happened on my journey. I cannot be sure if this is a discovery, or some kind of siren's trick, but I know that I was on a different type of ground than I was on when I began, and that is both thrilling and horrifying.
With Sony and Microsoft showing off all-new hardware at E3, there too comes the games. While Nintendo played it safe with a new Animal Crossing and Super Smash Bros. for their butt system, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 showed off some surprising titles.
Over at Microsoft, 343 Industries debuted a teaser for an all new Halo title. Developed on a new engine, running 60 frames a second, Halo 5 will see Master Chief kick-space butt once more. The trailer didn't reveal much, just a ton of sand and the Chief in a poncho. Check it out below:
The last time we heard anything about the Star Wars gaming franchise it was an uncertain future for several triple-A titles, many of which were in the middle of completion. After LucasArts' acquisition by the Galactic Empire – I'm sorry, I mean Disney – the company would no longer be making their properties in-house, opening up the market for big name gaming companies to buy up a multi-year license to sell the Star Wars name.
Now, with the first day of the annual E3 convention underway Electronic Arts, who acquired the multi-year license, unveiled what many of us have been waiting for since 2009, Star Wars: Battlefront. Not much is known about the game, but EA was kind enough to tease the fan base with a short trailer. Check it out below.
It looks great and even knowing it's all a rendered cut scene doesn't hurt it. It's a Star Wars game people actually want. Although what will the game include? Seeing as the teaser for Star Wars: Battlefront only gives us so much, but wanting so much more, we did some digging and came up with a possibility.
For starters the title was built using EA's exclusive Frostbite 3 gaming engine, the same engine used by the company DICE and the very same one that will debut with the release of the upcoming Battlefield 4. If you've been paying attention to E3 and the history of the Battlefield franchise, that means highly destructive environments, beautiful graphics and lighting, as well as dynamic gameplay. And if EA is smart they'll have included the use of lightsabers and force powers because you know somebody is going to play a game as a Jedi or Sith, it's a given.
A release date and rating is unknown at this time and any other information on Battlefront comes up drier then a moisture farm, but well be sure to keep you updated on more information as it becomes available.
Source: Geek Tyrant
Metal Gear Solid is a long standing video game franchise spanning 20 years and multiple platforms. It's success is largely due to it's memorable characters, and it's rinse-wash-repeat game play. Each iteration is a carbon copy of it's previous installment; just a different story, and new outlandish/absurd characters. You play as Solid Snake, an elite solider sent on a mission of eliminating all Metal Gear (WMDs) variants. You sneak around (sometimes in box), dispense guards, take out comicbook-esque villains with challenging powers/abilities (most unique part of the game) and eventually fight the big boss (your clone, brother/twin, ex-room mate, or some silly twist of fate). Sounds simplistic when you lay it out like that, but it's a tried and true formula. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Well, maybe not. Konami is changing shit up…
Konami unveiled a six minute trailer for their upcoming game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Promising "tactical espionage redefined," the game boasts an open world take on the franchise, real-time weather, persistent day/night cycle, a ton of vehicles, and "unparalleled strategic freedom."
Well that sounds fresh, doesn't it? I've always enjoyed Metal Gear, despite it essentially being the same game over and over again. I never thought it was stagnant enough to warrant any radical changes, but I welcome them. It's a new Metal Gear for a new generation (literally). Check out the 6 minute preview below, and tell us what you think:
As for the game's storyline, what we know so far is that it involves rescuing the character Kaz Miller, who originally appeared in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
Nearly two years ago, fans of Assassin's Creed were excited to learn that Ubisoft Entertainment announced a theatrical adaptation of the popular video game series. In that time, we've learned English playwright Michael Lesslie is penning the screenplay, and that Michael Fassbender is attached for the lead. He'll play Desmond Miles, the descendant of a long line of assassins who can relive the memories of his ancestors.
While no director has been hired onto Assassin's Creed as of yet, a release date has just been announced. 20th Century Fox projects Memorial Day weekend 2015, taking the date of May 22.
So, there you have it fans – an Assassin's Creed movie in just two years time. How do you feel about that?
Video game adaptation don't have the best tracked record, but there's no reason why this film should suck, when the concept and source material is so good. That, and being Ubisoft Entertainment will be heavily involved in in the films development. This has the potential to be amazing!
Source: /Film
Merging old school, 8-bit video game visuals, synth-pop, and a bit of quirky British humor, Chris Blundell has dedicated 60 hours a week to The Hit Squad, an animated film that tells the story of a reunited 80s band in pursuit of their past glory. Interested? Listen to Chris tell you why you should support his Kickstarter, why re-creating 8-bit animation appealed to him, and why Veronica Mars is not bad for Kickstarter.
You may remember a little cross-promotion we did a few months back with our friends over at Will Pwn 4 Food and their awesome in-development debut game called Dodgebots. The one that will let you chose between 'Free to Play' and 'Pay to Play' modes in a variety of fast-paced 3D arenas for real cash and prizes all from the comfort of your own home.
Well, time flies. The game has now officially launched over at willpwn4food.com!
Featuring art and design from former Nerd Bastards' writer Blake Stevenson, a match/game in Dodgebots can last anywhere from several minutes in length to day long tournaments with multiple opponents all looking for that top spot. In an official press release from Will Pwn 4 Food's Master Chief Executive Officer Ivan Lukianchuk described what gamers can expect from their debut title:
"We wanted a game that was simple and short, but that would provide an adrenaline packed experience that would make your heart pound and your hands shake. We combined the fast action dodging of Unreal Tournament with the insanity and instinct driven nature of sudden death Bomberman matches. What resulted is a game that allows players with the most skills to outlast those who can't handle the pressure, and reap the resulting rewards."
Playable across all major browsers with the Unity Webplayer, Dodgebots is one of those flagship titles that draws a player in and continues to bring the good times, much like Goldeneye did in the heyday of Nintendo 64 or Halo 4 currently does with the Xbox 360. A hybrid of our childhood love of robots and our mortal fear of dodge balls, geared towards those looking to get a little more out of their gaming experience in a fun and easy to learn game with tons of play-ability and enjoyment.
These Canucks from Waterloo, Ontario can and should be proud of all their success so far, they have a lot more coming their way.
Be sure to check out the gallery after the jump for what you can personally expect and head over to willpwn4food.com and register yourself for some robot running, ball dodging action now.


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Ryan Reynolds Divorce: Ryan Reynolds Scarlett Johansson Would Have Made Gorgeous BabiesTheMommyologist
The Ryan Reynolds divorce came as a complete shock today…and it is just too bad that he and Scarlett Johansson have decided to go their separate ways and end their marriage. Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson were only married for two years, and honestly, I thought we'd be hearing a pregnancy announcement this year…not an announcement of their split!
As two of the sexiest people on the planet, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson would have made some absolutely gorgeous babies, don't you think?
So far, the Ryan Reynolds divorce is being blamed on both he and Scarlett Johansson having very hectic schedules and growing apart. Everything seems amicable, but it's still kind of surprising that these two split. It sure would have been great to see some Ryan Reynolds Scarlett Johansson offspring!
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Voice of the Women's Liberation Movement-
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NATIONAL NEWS ( From p.7)
you want to read a book of statistics that will raise your blood pressure,
ask the Women's Bureau of the U. S. Dept. of Labor to send you their
Handbook on Women Workers. It shows precisely how bad women's situation
is. The Women's Bureau, set up in 1920 after the adoption of the 19th
Amendment, also puts out a whole slew of other pamphlets on all aspects
of women's position. A list of publications and single copies of any
of them can be obtained free from regional bureaus in Boston, Atlanta,
Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas,
A wide group of students and faculty
are supporting her with the demand "Rehire Marlene. " These
groups consist of SDS, NUC, Women's Radical Action Project (WRAP),
Concerned Scientists, and a group of biology students. The grad student
associations in sociology, human development, political science and
other departments are working to support her
Chicago: FRED, the Socialist Press & Information Service (7642 N. Paulina/761-1984) offers the WLM and others in the city inside news and services (weekly calendar, citywide organizational list and more). He just can't keep a secret, Tell him your plans and the whole movement in Chicago will know.


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15.5 Assimilation Models
Many of the models we have described so far have output, such as current velocity or surface topography, constrained by oceanic observations of the variables they calculate. Such models are called assimilation models. In this section, we will consider how data can be assimilated into numerical models.
Let's begin with a primitive-equation, eddy-admitting numerical model to calculate the position of the Gulf Stream. Let's assume that the model is driven with real-time surface winds from the ECMWF weather model. Using the model, we can calculate the position of the current and also the sea-surface topography associated with the current. We find that the position of the Gulf Stream wiggles offshore of Cape Hatteras due to instabilities, and the position calculated by the model is just one of many possible positions for the same wind forcing. Which position is correct, that is, what is the position of the current today? We know, from satellite altimetry, the position of the current at a few points a few days ago. Can we use this information to calculate the current's position today? How do we assimilate this information into the model?
Many different approaches are being explored (Malanotte-Rizzoli, 1996). Roger Daley (1991) gives a complete description of how data are used with atmospheric models. Andrew Bennet (1992) and Carl Wunsch (1996) describe oceanic applications.
Assimilation of data into models is not easy.
While various techniques are used to constrain numerical models in oceanography, perhaps the most practical are techniques borrowed from meteorology.
Let's see how Professor Allan Robinson and colleagues at Harvard University used sequential estimation techniques to forecast the position of the Gulf Stream.
Harvard Open-Ocean Model
By quasi-geostrophic we mean that the flow field is close to geostrophic balance. The equations of motion include the acceleration terms D /Dt , where D /Dt is the substantial derivative and t is time. The flow can be stratified, but there is no change in density due to heat fluxes or vertical mixing. Thus the quasi-geostrophic equations are simpler than the primitive equations, and they can be integrated much faster. Cushman-Roisin (1994: 204) gives a good description of the development of quasi-geostrophic equations of motion.
The model reproduces the important features of the Gulf Stream and it's extension, including meanders, cold-and warm-core rings, the interaction of rings with the stream, and baroclinic instability. Because the model was designed to forecast the dynamics of the Gulf Stream, it must be constrained by oceanic measurements:
The model has been used for making successful, one-week forecasts of the Gulf Stream and region (Figure 15.4).
Much more advanced models with much higher resolution are now being used to make global forecasts of ocean currents up to one month in advance in support of the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment GODAE that started in 2003. The goal of GODAE is produce routine oceanic forecasts similar to todays weather forecasts.
Navy Layered Ocean Model
A group of French laboratories and agencies operates a similar operational forecasting system, Mercator, based on assimilation of altimeter measurements of sea-surface height, satellite measurements of sea-surface temperature, and internal density fields in the ocean, and currents at 1000 m from thousands of Argo floats. Their model has 1/15° resolution in the Atlantic and 2° globally.
|Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University
Robert H. Stewart, email@example.com
All contents copyright © 2005 Robert H. Stewart,
All rights reserved
Updated on November 12, 2007


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Good Srong estimated growth at 50% for 2012. No reason they can't be around $25 a share by the end of 2012. Looks especially attractive with the low P/E of 13.45 and PEG also very low at .27 and PSR<1. And they are fairly liquid with their working capital representing 32% of their market cap. Sure is a quiet as far as news goes though ... difficult to find any headlines on these guys.
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Big insider purchases, below book value, good fundamentals.
I just think its undervalued. Technically, it looks like its starting to break out. I think $15 bucks by year's end is good. That would be about a 44% return. Not bad.
Increased aerospace spending and solid fundamentals will help drive this one
Low relative PE, good star ranking, PEG & 09 PE still below normal - bottom fishing - 8/3 picks
This stock along with the rest of the defense sector is heading higher. Say hello to investors and money managers looking to survive a recession this summer by jumping into defense. Learn to follow the crowd (mutual funds and such)--it consistantly weathers better than navigating against the grain.
With all aircraft purchases on horizon both Military and civilian, Lookout!
Small cap company focused on Aerospace. Has been a growing supplier to major OEMs for several years. Contiues to execute well and do timely acquisitions that support the company's core business.
Strong growing backlog, good management, $1.00 eps behind them, heading for $1.30 eps in 2007, more or less, looks like a $20-25 stock in 2007/2008, cheap now at $17 after temporary growth pains.