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Fall Out Boy have recorded a cover of Elton John's classic hit 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting,' and PopCrush has the exclusive premiere of the song!
Fall Out Boy have recorded a cover of Elton John's classic hit 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting,' and PopCrush has the exclusive premiere of the song!
We love it when a celebrated artist of the new generation collides with an established and beloved icon, as ginger kid Ed Sheeran did with the legend that is Elton John, performing John's epic 'Candle in the Wind' at a 2014 Oscars party.
Bonnaroo, held in Manchester, Tenn., is one of the most anticipated festivals of the summer season. With 150 acts set to appear across 10 stages, it's a huge, four-day event, taking place June 12-15. This year's headliners are sure to delight pop music fans, with Kanye West returning and Elton John making his first appearance in 2014.
She's the Godmother Monster now! Elton John has revealed that Lady Gaga is not only the godmother to his firstborn, Zachary, but she is also the godmother of his second son, Elijah. Those are two lucky little boys.
Chris Brown, a noted homophobic slur enthusiast, told New York Post's Page Six that he would like to work with Elton John.
Two generations of British singer-songwriters joined forces at the 2013 Grammy Awardswhen Elton John teamed up with Song of the Year nominee Ed Sheeran for an excellent rendition of 'The A Team.'
We all have nightmares. We regular folk have them about showing up to class or a big presentation in our underwear, and Ed Sheeran has them about screwing up his duet with Elton John at the Grammys on live national television. We'd bet Sheeran's are a bit more terrifying than imagining your boss seeing you in your skivvies.
In news that should inspire icicles to form in Hades, Madonna has reportedly made up with Elton John -- for real, this time.
We'll give her credit for looking like she is being the bigger person, as Madonna extended the olive branch to nemesis Elton John. During a concert in France, Madge dedicated her song 'Masterpiece' to the singer with whom she has been feuding. But her gesture came with a little bit of a backhand. Come on, you didn't think Madge would be all warm and fuzzy, did you?
Elton John's claws are out when it comes to Madonna. He has firmly sided with Lady Gaga in the feud between the two pop divas. Duh.
Gaga is godmother to the Rocket Man's son Zachary, so of course he's got her back and is Team Gaga, as opposed to Team Madge. In the process of defending his son's godmother, of whose praises he sings, he takes a big ol' slap at Madge. Elton was, in fact, brutal and downright nasty with his diss of Madge.

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Not a single event was lost in the Arizona women's swim team dual against Washington State. The Wildcats won all eleven events to propel them to a 121-76 victory Friday afternoon at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
In the individual events, juniors Margo Geer (Milford Center, Ohio) and Ashley Evans (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the way for the Wildcats with two first place finishes apiece. Geer blew the competition away in the 100 free with a time of 48.58, besting last weeks' time of 48.88, which was this year's fastest time nationally. She also swam to a 1:46.82 victory in the 200 free. Evans was victorious in both the 1000 free at 10:28.65 and the 200 fly at 2:03.20.
The freshman duo of Emma Schoettmer (Greenwood, Ind.) and Bonnie Brandon (Centennial, Colo.) kept their momentum going with wins in the 200 breast and 500 free, respectively. Schoettmer won the 200 breast with a time of 2:13.74, and Brandon posted a 4:49.70 to win the 500 free.
Other individual winners include sophomore Shannyn Hultin (Westlake Village, Calif.), junior Kait Flederbach (Carmel, Ind.), and senior Lauren Smart (Charlotte, N.C.). Hultin won the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.84, Flederbach won the 50 free with a time of 23.09, and Smart came in first the 200 back with a 2:01.14.
The women also swept the two relays of the day, the 200 medley and the 200 free. Smart, Flederbach, and seniors Chelsey Salli (Vancouver, B.C.) and Megan Lafferty (Upper Dublin, Pa.) posted a 1:40.56 to win the 200 medley relay. The 200 free relay was won in 1:31.86 by Geer, Flederbach, Smart, and junior Alana Pazevic (Mill Creek, Wash.).
The women swimmers and divers will head up to Las Vegas tomorrow to join the men in their meet against UNLV and Denver. The starting time is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Buchanan Natatorium.
For continued coverage of Arizona Wildcat swimming and diving, visit ArizonaWildcats.com and be sure to follow the team on Twitter @ArizonaSwimming.


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Supreme Court Upholds Majority of EPA's GHG Permitting Regulations for New and Modified Stationary Sources
In a late-session decision, the U.S. Supreme Court partially upheld Environmental Protection Agency permitting rules that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources of pollution, leaving most of the agency's air pollution reduction program in place.
The Court held 7-2 that EPA is allowed to require limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from newly constructed or modified power plants or other large sources under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program for sources that are already subject to the program because they are major emitters of other air pollutants. These types of sources—referred to as "anyway" sources—make up 83 percent of national stationary source GHG emissions.
A separate majority of the Court voted 5-4 to overturn part of EPA's regulations, holding that the agency may not determine that a stationary source is subject to the PSD program, or the more general Title V permitting program, solely because of a facility's GHG emissions.
Justice Scalia authored the majority opinion in the June 23 decision, Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA. (No.12-1146 (U.S. 2014)).
The PSD program requires that any "major emitting facility" receive a permit before beginning new construction or undergoing a major modification. As part of the permit, the facility is required to implement the "best available control technology" (BACT) for each pollutant subject to regulation. Title V of the Clean Air Act similarly requires major sources of air pollution to obtain operating permits, although it does not impose any pollution control requirements.
In both the PSD program and the Title V program, the text of the Clean Air Act specifies a numeric threshold for how much of "any air pollutant" a source may emit without being classified as a major source Depending on the source type and the program, the thresholds are 100 or 250 tons per year. If a source exceeds the emission threshold for either the PSD or Title V program, then it qualifies as a major source and becomes subject to the permit requirements of that program. EPA has historically interpreted the threshold definition to apply to any air pollutant "subject to regulation" under the Clean Air Act. GHGs are emitted in much larger quantities than other air pollutants, and therefore a much larger universe of sources would become subject to the PSD and Title V programs under the thresholds if they were applied to GHGs.
In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in Massachusetts v. EPA (549 U.S. 497 (2007)) that the Clean Air Act requires EPA to regulate GHGs if the agency determines that such pollution endangers public health and welfare; EPA made this endangerment finding in 2009. In 2010, EPA affirmed its historical interpretation of the PSD program's applicability, confirming that GHGs would become "subject to regulation," and therefore subject to PSD or Title V requirements, on the date that EPA's regulation of GHG emissions from light duty motor vehicles went into effect. (Timing Rule, 75 Fed. Reg. 17,004 (Apr. 2, 2010)). EPA then promulgated the Tailoring Rule to phase in the application of these permitting requirements, beginning with "anyway sources" already subject to the PSD program and including in a subsequent phase other large sources emitting over 100,000 tons of GHGs per year. (75 Fed. Reg. 31,514 (June, 2010)). EPA justified taking a phased approach that did not require regulation of all sources with emissions over 100 to 250 tons per year of GHG emissions by saying that it would be impractical—at least in the near term—to regulate the additional thousands of small sources that could qualify.
These regulations, along with EPA's endangerment finding and regulation of GHG emissions from passenger cars, were challenged by industry and state parties in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The D.C. Circuit upheld all the challenged regulations in several cases consolidated as Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA. (684 F.3d 102 (D.C. Cir. 2012)). For more information about these cases, see D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Regulations of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Several challengers petitioned for certiorari on a number of issues, but the Supreme Court granted review only as to whether EPA's regulation of GHG emissions from motor vehicles triggered applicability of the PSD and Title V programs.
In the Court's Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA decision, a five-justice majority—Justice Scalia, Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito—held that the agency is neither compelled nor authorized to interpret GHGs as one of the air pollutants that would trigger categorization of a source as a major emitter under the PSD and Title V provisions. The Court found that including GHGs would expand each provision's coverage from hundreds of larger sources to tens of thousands of smaller sources, which would be unreasonable and contradictory to the intent of the Clean Air Act. This majority also held that the agency overstepped its authority in the Tailoring Rule when its regulations effectively altered the numerical thresholds in the statute.
A separate, seven-justice majority—all but Justices Thomas and Alito—held that it is reasonable for EPA to require "anyway" sources that require PSD permits based on their emission of other pollutants to also comply with BACT emission standards for GHGs. In order to obtain a PSD permit, a source must be subject to the BACT for "each pollutant subject to regulation under the act," and EPA's inclusion of GHGs under that broader description is consistent with the plain language of the statute and does not yield the same kind of unworkable results as regulating smaller GHG sources. This was the approach taken by EPA in the first phase of the Tailoring Rule.
California Trial Court Upholds CARB Authority to Use Offsets in Cap-and-Trade Program
On January 25, 2013, a California Superior Court issued a ruling allowing the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to use carbon offset projects as a compliance tool under the state's economy-wide greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.
At issue in the case are four protocols the California ARB approved in October 2011 that give cap-and-trade program participants the option of meeting a portion of their emissions reduction obligations by investing in projects that reduce methane from livestock operations, destroy refrigerants with high-global warming potential, and create carbon sinks by planting new forests through two separate protocols.
The case was brought by the Citizens Climate Lobby, which argued that the offset projects undercut the goals of the state's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (A.B. 32) because they do not ensure the emissions reductions would be "additional" to those otherwise achieved under the state's climate policies. The court rejected this argument, holding that A.B. 32 gives the California ARB "vast discretion" to develop regulations to curb greenhouse gas emissions, and that evidence in the administrative record shows the California ARB's use of the standards-based approach in developing the carbon offset protocols is consistent with the law.
Challenge to New York's Participation in RGGI Dismissed
An attempt to disrupt New York's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which caps carbon pollution from the power sector in the northeastern U.S., was dismissed by the Albany County Supreme Court on June 13, 2012.
The lawsuit (Thrun v. Cuomo, Index No. 4368-11 (N.Y. Supreme Court Albany County, 2012)) was filed by three state residents who argued the program was effectively a coercive tax on electricity levied without the approval of the state legislature, in violation of the state constitution. The court found that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue because they did not face an injury that could be distinguished from effects of the program on the general public. The court also found that the case was barred due to the "unreasonable delay" between 2008, when New York implemented its RGGI regulations, and 2011, when the suit was filed.
D.C. Circuit Stays EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
On December 30, 2011, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay against implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). The CSAPR sets emissions budgets for 28 states whose emissions of SO2, NOx, and/or ozone currently represent a significant impediment to another state's National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) attainment in an average year. The rule was finalized by EPA on August 8, 2011, with technical revisions proposed on October 6, 2011, and was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2012.
The case in which the stay was issued, EME Homer City Generation LP v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 11-1302, is one of more than three dozen lawsuits challenging the CSAPR. Oral argument has not been scheduled, but the order indicates that the parties should prepare briefs for an April hearing. The stay order does not address the underlying merits of the case, only the issue of irreparable harm. Although the court did not spell out its reasoning, the plaintiffs had argued that the EPA's six-month compliance timeline imposes a substantial and imminent injury.
The CSAPR replaces the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which was struck down in North Carolina v. EPA on the grounds that CAIR's region-wide cap-and-trade structure did not address the effects of emissions from each particular state on downwind states. (531 F.3d 896 (D.C. Cir. 2008)). CSAPR seeks to address the defect in CAIR by placing strict limits on interstate trading of emissions allowances, along with other safeguards to ensure that upwind state emissions of SO2, NOx, and ozone do not significantly contribute to nonattainment of the NAAQS in a downwind state.
Under the August 8 CSAPR, Tradable emissions allowances are initially allocated under Federal Implementation Plans (FIPs) to existing units in proportion to their historical heat input values, with a small portion set aside for new units. States can replace these FIP allocations with State Implementation Plans (SIPs) beginning in 2013.
EPA estimates that the CSAPR will reduce emissions of CO2 from electric generating units (EGUs) by about 25 million metric tons (about 1.1% of total domestic electricity sector emissions) annually once fully implemented in 2014, mostly via accelerating retirement of inefficient EGUs.
Court Allows California to Continue Work on Cap-and-Trade Program, Agency Proposes to Delay Requiring Compliance Until 2013
On June 13, a California Appellate court stayed an injunction issued by a lower court against the California Air Resources Board (ARB), allowing the agency to continue working on its cap-and-trade program. (No. A132165). Separately, ARB approved a revised analysis of alternatives to cap and trade on August 24, responding to the lower court's ruling that the agency's original analysis was inadequate. ARB also announced that it would be delaying the date that entities would be required to comply with its cap-and-trade program until 2013.
In Association of Irritated Residents, et al. v. California Air Resources Board, the San Francisco Superior Court issued an injunction on May 20 preventing ARB from conducting any further work on its cap-and-trade program. (No. CPF-09-509562). The environmental justice plaintiffs alleged, and the court agreed, that ARB failed to conduct an adequate analysis of alternatives to cap and trade, as required by California's Environmental Quality Act, when it decided to make cap and trade a central element of its scoping plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The scoping plan lays out the state's strategy to achieve its mandatory GHG reductions goals under the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), which requires the state to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.
Environmental justice advocates have argued that using cap-and-trade mechanisms to control GHGs is likely to result in continued or increased disparate emissions of harmful conventional pollutants in low-income or minority communities.
The plaintiffs in Association of Irritated Residents have appealed the appellate court's stay to the California Supreme Court. A group of environmental justice advocates, including the plaintiffs, also sent a letter on July 28 to Governor Jerry Brown articulating their concerns and urging him to reconsider the use of cap and trade in achieving California's required emissions reductions.
The revised alternatives analysis adopted by ARB, referred to as the "Supplement to the AB 32 Scoping Plan Functional Equivalent Document," elaborates on the alternatives mentioned in the original scoping plan, but comes to the same conclusion that cap and trade is the best tool for achieving California's emission reduction goals. ARB Chair Mary Nichols explained:
"The analysis that led us to conclude that a cap-and-trade program was the correct
alternative choice is fundamentally sound, and I think that this document lays that out quite clearly." (State releases new cap-and-trade alternatives analysis, Climate Wire, June 14, 2011).
If the lower court finds that this revised analysis is adequate, it would moot the rationale for the court's injunction.
ARB continues to move forward with its cap and trade rulemaking. The board approved the proposed rules at its December 16, 2010 meeting, but requested certain changes to the regulations before they were to be finalized. ARB released a proposed modification on July 25 responding to the board's directions and incorporating changes to better align the program with other cap-and-trade programs that are to be part of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI).
The revised rule includes a decision to delay compliance requirements for the cap-and-trade program until January 2013. The program will still begin in January 2012 and hold two allowance auctions in 2012, but the agency will not require firms to demonstrate that they are holding the necessary allowances until 2013. Nichols testified to the California Senate Committee on Environment, Economy and Climate Change that the delay would not affect the stringency of the program or the amount of GHGs that industries will be forced to cut by the end of the decade. (California delays its carbon-trading program until 2013, L.A. Times, June 30, 2011).
ARB took comments on the revised rules until Aug. 11, and plans to release a final draft soon. The agency must submit a final rule to the California Office of Administrative Law by Oct. 28 in order to comply with internal deadlines.


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{For Part 1 of my Food Blog Forum recap, click here.}
How do you deal with meeting new people for the first time? What's your reaction when you find yourself in interesting social situations? {i.e. Meeting people you've already read all about.}
Me? I'm a babbler.
{I know what you're thinking. Me? Babble? Never.} ;)
I start talking and then I can't shut myself up. I talk to fill the silence with timid people. I talk to "put it all out there" and be open. I talk because I want the other person to feel like they're not the only one sharing. Or oversharing as the case may be.
So, even though I consider myself quite social, I can also be quite socially awkward. At least, that's what it feels like when it's happening.
You can imagine how I felt going into Friday evening's welcome reception with 125+ of my closest "friends" that I've never met.
Disney did their best to make us all feel at ease... beautiful little bites of food circulated the room, an open bar served up some liquid encouragement for flowing conversation, and the surroundings weren't too shabby, either.
Within the first few minutes, I found myself chatting with Elise Bauer from Simply Recipes {one of the very first food blogs I ever stumbled upon}, Megan from Wanna Be a Country Cleaver {one of my more recent favorites! I totally hugged her. I'm a nerd.}, Julie from The Little Kitchen {whom I had the privilege of meeting last year at Central Florida BlogCon}, and Lindsay from Love & Olive Oil.
Can I tell you what I said to these lovely folks? Nope. Not a word of it.
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Fun Fact: I spoke with Tina from My Life as a Mrs. and we discovered that we're practically next door neighbors. Like, we shop at the same grocery store and everything. I also got to meet 2 more local bloggers -- Denise from Creative Kitchen and Michelle from The Domestic Mama & The Village Cook . South Florida Bloggers represent! ;)
By the end of the reception {which, by the way, was signaled by a woman walking around the room playing a xylophone-type contraption... Oh, Disney.}, I had made my way around the room and spoken to quite a few people but still had so many more I wanted to chat with!
We quickly changed into comfier "play clothes", and made our way to the Magic Kingdom in hopes of getting to ride a few of the highlights and catch the fireworks display & the parade.
Did I tell you we recruited a new park-hopping friend to our group at this point? Erin from Eat Drink Bake Cook {For the life of me I cannot remember the order of these words. I say it differently every time.} ... she was a doll!
|It was just a tad windy waiting for the boat on the dock.
|Over by the new Beauty & The Beast area in Fantasyland.
Most importantly? I got a Dole Whip.
|That is one happy Dole Whip-eating girl.
I'm SO not a morning person. But I have to say, the whimsical breakfast spread presented by Disney definitely made losing some sleep a little less painful.
How often do you get to start your day with a light-up fruit salad?
As if glowing breakfast items weren't enough to wake us up, we also received our swag bags around this time... oh, the swag! Our sponsors and friends really spoiled us rotten. I'm pretty sure I've already gained a few LBs from exploring all the edible goodies we were given.
|Swag, unloaded from the bag at home. I'm pretty sure some of the stuff isn't even pictured here.
Guess what I'll be talking about in the next post??
You guessed it: More FBF, and more FOOD!
I'll be sharing some of the insights I gained from listening to the wonderful presenters, as well as our Disney-tastic lunch. Can you believe everything I've shared all happened within the first 24 hours of the conference weekend?? No wonder I'm still recovering!
Since I've been busy getting back into the groove this week, I haven't had too much time in the kitchen, so I'm sharing an older recipe that was popular at a 4th of July party last year that you can bust out at your Memorial Day gatherings.
It's a Strawberry-Peanut Butter Tart, and I'm pretty sure there's no way to mess it up. Not even if you're tired from a weekend of Disney fun. It's pretty, can be made to look "patriotic", and basically tastes like a big PB&J flavored cookie. How All-American is that?
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Deepmind Technologies acquired for rumoured $500m
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Google's shopping spree continues unbated with a surprise acquisition of London-based DeepMind Technologies for a reported $400-$500m.
DeepMind special in artificial intelligence and describe themselves as 'combining the best techniques from machine learning and systems neuroscience to build powerful general-purpose learning algorithms'.
The company has kept a low profile since being founded two years ago by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman.
Connection with Elon Musk?
Neither party have disclosed details about the deal, but Google has told The Verge the acquisition is taking place.
According to data from Duedil, the Elon Musk Revocable Trust had a small interest in the company. Based on data from their last returns to Companies House, Duedil reported the company's net worth at £14.1m.
Battle with Facebook
Reports have surfaced over the weekend that Facebook were in serious talks with DeepMind about a potential acquisition deal late last year, but were reportedly outbid by Google.
The Information also revealed Google has set up an ethics board to ensure DeepMind's technology isn't abused in the future.
Google's march into AI
Many analysts have noted Google's recent appetite for artificial intelligence startups.
In December last year they acquired Boston Dynamics, the company behind the Cheetah, the world's fastest running robot. Google have reportedly acquired 7 different robotics in recent years, and set up specialist teams in Palo Alto and Japan.


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Chris Assenheimer
The Gazette
CLEVELAND — It was celebration day at Progressive Field on Friday.
The festivities began early.
During the morning hours, the Indians announced they had agreed to terms on a contract extension with all-star second baseman Jason Kipnis.
In the afternoon leading up to the home opener, the team fought inclement weather to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Jacobs/Progressive Field — a span that included eight postseason appearances.
Then after waiting on a 2-hour, 13-minute rain delay, the Indians went out and won their first regular-season game of the season in Cleveland, rallying to turn back Central Division rival Minnesota 7-2 in front of a sellout crowd.
Outside of the rain and cold (46 degrees at first pitch), it was pretty much a perfect day to be wearing Indians colors.
"We had a great crowd, people braved the weather. It was pretty neat," manager Terry Francona said. "For us, it's a win. That's what we showed up for about 12 hours ago. That's what we got, so that's good."
The victory snapped a skid of five straight losses in home openers for the Indians, who improved to 11-10 in the first game of the year at Jacobs/Progressive Field.
It appeared after all the pomp and circumstance the Twins and starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey would put a disappointing capper on the party at "The Prog."
Cleveland didn't muster a baserunner off the right-hander over the first four innings, and failed to capitalize on its first hit after Carlos Santana led off the fifth with a double to right field.
Meanwhile, Twins hitters took advantage of a shaky Danny Salazar early to plate two runs in the opening inning — one on a solo home run from Chris Colabello.
Salazar settled in to hold Minnesota scoreless over the remainder of his outing. He allowed seven hits while walking three and striking out four over 5⅔ innings.
"I thought he battled his fastball command today and he wasn't throwing his breaking ball where he wanted to, so they're sitting on one pitch that he wasn't commanding," Francona said. "I thought we were kind of fortunate that they didn't spread the lead out."
"I didn't have my good stuff today," Salazar said. "I was a little bit nervous in the beginning. I kept the team in the game. Then after that, we started swinging the bats."
With much of the crowd gone, the complexion of the game turned drastically in the sixth inning.
Yan Gomes got Cleveland on the board with a leadoff homer off Pelfrey, who walked the following batter, Lonnie Chisenhall. Nyjer Morgan moved Chisenhall to second on a sacrifice bunt, then Swisher put the Indians in front for good on a two-run blast to right-center.
Swisher, who also had an RBI double in the seventh, celebrated the big homer with a bat flip well down the first-base line and in front of the visitor's dugout before giving the crowd an O-H salute after crossing home plate.
"I think what really got us going was Gomer and Swish," Francona said. "The way we were swinging, it looked like two runs were going to be a lot. It goes to show if you keep the game close and hang in there, you've got a chance."
Swisher and Gomes loomed large, but there were other offensive contributors, including Morgan, Chisenhall and Michael Brantley.
Morgan extended the lead to 4-2 with an RBI single in the seventh, while Brantley made it 7-2 on a base hit in the same inning. Chisenhall reached base in three of his four trips to the plate, joining Swisher, Morgan and Gomes with multi-hit efforts.
"I think that's kind of our thing," Swisher said. "We got nine gritty guys that are going to put together quality at-bats every day. We don't have that one superstar that's going to be able to hit you 50-60 home runs. We've got to do it collectively as a unit. I think that's why we take a lot of pride in who we are as a team."
The never-quit mantra the Indians developed last year has been on display over the club's first four games of this season.
"Maybe that will be the identity of this team — the fact that we're going to fight," Swisher said. "Regardless of the situation or the obstacle in front of us, we're always going to take that head on."
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The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies. Charges listed are preliminary and are made at the discretion of the arresting officer or agency. Charges may be amended or dropped at the discretion of the district attorney or courts.
Wednesday, April 17
Ronald Craig Berry, 49, of Brookings, for second-degree criminal trespassing; bail set at $2,500.
Isiac Haydn Sawall, 24, of Gold Beach, for driving under the influence of intoxicants; bail set at $10,000.
Tracey Maude Flint, 58, of Gold Beach, for menacing; bail set at $10,000.
Thursday, April 18
James Kevin Prahl, 53, of Portland, was relodged for driving under the influence of intoxicants; bail set at $25,000.
Curtis Carter, 49, of Crescent City, for contempt of court, identity theft and fraudulent use of a credit card; bail paid and released.


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Linking & Embedding Library Resources in Course Shells
| The Permalink
| Finding a Permmalink
| Off Campus Links
| Embedding or Linking
| Working with Blackboard | Films on Demand | Working with PowerPoint }
If you would like some help with any of the techniques mentioned on this webpage please contact the staff of the library. We'd be glad to help.
The QV library provides students with a large variety of online resources for research, all of which are available from home as well as on-campus. In addition to directing students to the comprehensive list of these resources available both from the library's research webpages and from within myCommnet some instructors may wish to provide students with direct links to specific articles, videos, or e-books. To do so in a manner that works for students both from home and from on-campus is a two-step process. First you need to identify the correct unique URL for the resource – the permalink, and second you need to craft it in such a way that it will work for students both on-campus and at home.
The Permalink
Before you can link or embed an article, video, or e-book in you course shell you need to find a unique, unchanging URL for that resource. This is often referred to as the permalink but the term may vary with the vendor of the database. This often differs from the URL which is displayed in the address bar of the browser as this may contain "session" information. Session information is used by the online service to manage specific aspects of this user's interaction with the website such as when they logged on, when they should time out, etc.. As a result, the address in the browser oftentimes cannot be used to get back to the resource at a later date once this "session" is closed.
To get around this most online providers of research resources provide a separate unique , permanent URL for the article, video, or e-book in question – the permalink. For example here are two links to the article "Rebel sub no longer starboard-bound" found in Ebsco's MasterFile Premiere database. The first is the URL from the address bar and the second is the permalink:
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=110&sid=2431953d-58cc-48aa-bda7-ccab1d317438%40 sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=f5h&AN=65093825
Finding a Permalink
Most library databases will provide some method for bringing up a permalink to a resource. Usually with some sort of "permalink" icon or link placed somewhere on the webpage for that resource. The location of the link may vary from vendor to vendor but is generally easily located. A couple of examples:
EbscoHost products such as MasterFile use the term Permalink to refer to the unique URL of a resource.
In Opposing Viewpoints the unique URL is called an InfoLink.
from Opposing Viewpoints (called an Infomark):
Gale Power Search uses the term Bookmark to refer to the resources unique URL.
Remember that when using a Windows PC you can use the keystrokes CTRL+C to copy a highlighted item and CTRL+V to paste
Keep in mind that some vendors may NOT provide a Permalink to a particular resource. In this case it may be that the address URL will work as a permanent link to the resource. One way of testing ths is to copy and save the URL in question and then to try pasting it into a browser at a later date. If the desired resource comes up you should be good to go.
Off-campus Links
Once you have located the permalink URL for a resource you will need to edit it in such a way so as to ensure that off-campus students can access the link from off-campus. This is done by adding a prefix to the permalink that redirects the request for the resource through the myCommnet proxy server. This prefix is:
And so the link:
Would become:
http://plp5.qvcc.commnet.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db= f5h&AN=65093825&site=ehost-live
Applying this additional prefix to a link will either:
- Send the student directly to the resource if they have already logged in to myCommnet (which if they are in Blackbaord they will have)
- Redirect the student to the login page one time if they haven't already done so.
Note: Ebsco databases will now automatically add the proxy server prefix to all permalinks for you.
Embedding or Linking?
Although sometimes used interchangeably the process of embedding a resource is fundamentally different than linking a resource. Used primarily for media clips of some sort, embedding places a working, playable echo of the resource within the course shell or web page. A linked resource will direct the student to the original resource where it can be viewed or played outside of your webpage or course shell. Please note however, that embedding a resource does NOT make a copy of the resource that exists separate from the original – if, for example, the original video is removed from YouTube it will thereafter be unavailable in your webpage.
Where embedding is an option the online resource will usually provide a separate "Embed" link that differs from the Permalink it may also provide. Most embedded resources utilize an HTML iframe tag to create the resource. For example the following YouTube video was embedded by inserting the following code into this webpage;

The iFrame WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes can be used to adjust the size of the displayed video. Remember to adjust these values proportionally however.
Please be aware that if you are trying to embed a resource that is not publically available, such as a video from the Films on Demand database, you will have to adjust the URL of the embedded video in the same way that you did for other off-campus resources. For example the following embed link from Films on Demand:

Would become;

Working with Blackboard
Some examples of library resources that can be linked or embedded in a Blackboard course shell include:
Films on Demand
Videos from the Films on Demand website may either be linked from or embedded in a Blackboard class shell. The steps to acomplish this are similar;
- Locate either the permalink or the embed code for the video in question.
The image on the left highlights where to find both the Permalink for a Films on Demand resource as well as the link to display its embed code.
- If you are trying to create a link to this video highlight and copy the full URL displayed under the "Segment URL" heading. Currently, Films on Demand is configured to automatically add the prefix for the proxy server to the link to the video which means you can use this link just as is. For example this is the link, already prefixed, for the above video;
http://plp5.qvcc.commnet.edu/login?url=http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx? aid=12459&xtid=34724&loid=43640
- If you are trying to embed a video into you Blackboard shell first clcik on the "Embed this Video" link on the page in
question. The display that opens up at this point will display both the "Embed Code" and a "Use Old Embed Code" link.
What's the difference? Not much really. FOD claims that the first version of the link is more compatible with more
browsers but the older version seems to work with Blackboard and all browsers we've tested while having the advantage of
being shorter and easier to read. For example;
Films on Demand Embed code comes in two flavors. A longer, more current way of inserting an iFrame using Javascript and a short version that just inserts the iFarme. Both work.
Current Embed Code

 Older version of Ember Code
 Please note that neither of these snippets of source code include the prefix for the proxy server. You will have to manually paste that code immedietly following the src=' entry in each snippet.
- Within your Blackboard shell use the insert HTML option to paste the sourcode you've captured into your page.
Working with PowerPoint
Unfortunately, PowerPoint does not support the insertion of iframes into slides. Therefore neither YouTube or Films on Demand videos can be embedded into a slide using iFrames. However, if a site does offer an alternative 'object' based embed code you may be able to embed this. See the example of such an embed code below. Links to these resources will work as will YouTube videos you have saved locally.
<object width="420" height="315"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_uuA7fG58KI?version=3&hl=en_US"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_uuA7fG58KI?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"> </embed> </object>


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In yesterday's address to the Ruby community, Dave Thomas invited Rubyists to fork Ruby, to freely research and experiment with new and interesting features. If this process is successful, many of these features will inevitably see their way back into Ruby's core, thus improving the language in leaps and bounds. And I feel he couldn't have been any more right. In fact, the whole industry is experiencing the trend of incorporating features developed in less common languages, research languages, "toy languages" if you prefer, within mainstream ones.
Experimenting with these alternative languages is important because occasionally they themselves become widely used, and even when they fail to do so, they lend their insight to the world of software development, finding their way into other languages. This approach greatly accelerates the development of common languages for the good of their large user bases and the improvement of the software industry. It's a win-win situation for everyone involved and for the development community as a whole.
Pay attention to the development community online, and you'll quickly notice a few non-mainstream programming languages appear over and over again. I'm referring to languages like F#, Erlang, Haskell, Scala and Clojure. I'll admit to a certain selection bias, given that I tend to hang out in communities where hackers and developers actively pursue the betterment of their programming skills, beyond the stereotypical 9 to 5 requirements. But nevertheless, three or four years ago the average developer probably wouldn't have heard about any of them (at least the ones that existed at the time). And today all of these languages have active communities, books being published about them, and most programmers have at least encountered some of these names.
They are all different languages, but their common denominator is the functional paradigm. Notice that I titled this post "The Rise of the Functional Paradigm" and not "The Rise of Functional Languages". In a sense the latter is true as well, since there's been much more attention towards functional programming languages lately. But there is a subtle difference. I don't expect purely functional languages to become the most used programming languages anytime soon. For the foreseeable future, I don't predict US companies to outsource Haskell jobs to India or China, like they do today for Java or .NET projects.
Yet these functional languages serve a higher purpose. Not only do they satisfy the needs of intellectually curious developers and companies looking for a competitive advantage, but they also have a great deal of influence on the rest of the development world.
We are seeing a convergence between these two groups of languages. Functional languages will strive to become as useful as possible, with libraries and tools that are more adequate for mainstream developers, while conserving their functional purity (I'm looking at you almighty Haskell). Meanwhile, mainstream languages will slowly adopt powerful features found in these functional and other research languages, adding further expressiveness and capabilities to their largely adopted foundations. F#, the evolution of C# and the addition of LINQ should be enough evidence that this is the case at least for the .NET platform. And even C++0x and D are leaning towards the incorporation of some functional features (e.g. lambda expressions and closures). The two types of languages come from different directions but will reach a similar destination.
The ever increasingly popular Ruby, Python and JavaScript owe their success to several factors. And while they are considered multi-paradigm and were mostly aided in their popularity by their immediacy, simplicity, usefulness and a set of historical circumstances, they're all hybrid languages that adopt functional features. The functional paradigm is becoming so common, that it's hard to imagine seeing any new programming language rise to fame without including at least a subset of the features available in other functional programming languages. As developers, we've grown to expect the elegance of functional features in a language. No lambda, no party.
If the 90s were characterized by the rise of the Object Oriented paradigm, and this decade can be considered as a transition phase, then the future belongs to the functional paradigm. Whether developers prefer to mix this with other paradigms (e.g. in languages like Ruby, Python, C#, etc…), like a powerful cocktail, or shoot it straight down (e.g. in purely functional languages like Haskell), the functional paradigm is here to stay.
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At my university the first kind programming paradigm we learn is functional. That makes a difference. It's a tool to think the problems differently. It's a way of seeing things, to see multiple solutions to the same problem and understand what makes one better than other for a specific purpose. It's the correct way to learn to be a good developer (I have a nice Portuguese post on the subject that had a lot of feedback).
Anyway Haskell is not a joking language. I developed good applications in few lines of Haskell. I did a perfectly good looking sudoku application with the notion of strategy to solve a puzzle that could solve any normal puzzle in less than a second. It could solve the hardest possible sudoku problem (only one solution with 14 digits visible) in less then 5. Then the expressive power is huge. Lasy eval is also great for some tasks. And don't forget how it's so widely used in research. Haskell is all around in research.
Let me even tell you a little secret. I love ruby cause i need java to code for a company cause haskell won't ever be mainstream (it's just not that easy). but i would love to code haskell. everything. it's so good. lamdba, compreension lists, recursion, catamorphisms. It's awesome.
So in ruby i get what i need to make it work and understandable to others and still use some of the Haskell goodies winning the dynamic flavor. I'm just glad that languages like ruby showed the world the good parts on functional
BTW, you might have noticed I liked your post Keep them coming
I can't honestly see decades of research into object-oriented programming being thrown out with the bathwater.
The many significant problems of object-oriented programming were resolved years ago, but haven't found there way out of the research labs yet! This is supremely unfortunate. Perhaps if people were more aware of this research they wouldn't be so inclined to see functional programming as the future.
As it stands object-oriented languages aren't as enticing as functional languages, and how could they be? These object-oriented languages embody the problems and limitations that existed at the dawn of the paradigm! That's not to say that they're bad language, they're just based on tired ideas.
I don't believe that the adoption of good ideas originally found is X constitute the rise of X. The adoption of good ideas is inevitable in any situation where the idea is widely known.
Smalltalk was arguably the first purely object-oriented language. What's interesting is that Smalltalk has always had "lambda and closures". Smalltalk isn't functional or even multi-paradigm: it's purely object-oriented.
Supporting feature set Z shouldn't influence the classification of the language. The push to classify languages based on their support for Z isn't only poorly thought out, it's potentially damaging and I urge you: please stop it! Lest we label all new languages multi-fucking-paradigm, a term which conveys no meaningful information!
I must admit that I've never really given Ruby much of a look, but I do agree with you that functional programming seems to be on the rise. List comprehensions in Python are really nice.
I studied SML in a languages course a couple of years back, and I loved it. I remember having a lot of features in SML that I would have loved to have had in C++. A lot of them weren't even functional specific features, rather they were features that had been researched and added to languages in recent years. Right now, I'm studying Lisp, and enjoying that as well.
I agree.
Fork Ruby!
Maybe rather than thinking about "objects vs. functional" the real win would be looking for "objects *and* functional".
I suggest Common Lisp. One of the most powerful object systems. Functional if you want to program that way. Imperative when you don't.
That said, Ruby is my favorite backup language. 😉
Haskell opens up the mind. It's a great language, and very interesting to play with. Functional programming is influencing most languages.
Great post.
Wonderful post! I love the underlying idea in your article, that we are in the golden age of the functional paradigm.
I recently discovered Clojure and am in love with Lisp. I started programming with Perl in 2007, which I enjoyed very much. Then came Java and I'm still working on my OO proficiency, but somewhere along the line, things stopped being as much fun as they could be.
Functional programming makes coding interesting all over again! Wooooohooooooooooooo!!!
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I transferred half of my 401K out of stocks and bonds into cash.
This was a hard thing to do because I am locked into the change for 60 days.
So the calculation went like this: If I transfer the money and there is a grand deal, like the one Obama and Boehner were working on, then the Dow could bounce 300 points and I could approach the coming layoff season with less trepidation. And the argument for this was compelling, based on the belief that, heck, push comes to shove, the Tea Party guys wouldn't really nuke the economy, or at least the market.
Along those lines, the Sane Wing of the Republican Party has been desperately trying to win over the Insane Wing by arguing: "Hey, guys! We won! Stand down! Pass Boehner's plan and high-fives all around."
The Sane Wing includes Charles Krauthammer and Bill O'Reilly. As both point out, if the Tea Party is blamed for nuking the economy, it goes up in the mushroom cloud. While on the fence for a while, Eric Cantor joined the Sane Wing. Even Allen West seems to be on board. Tim Pawlenty goes back and forth between Sane and Insane given whichever Iowa town he happens to be visiting that day.
However, the Insane Wing will not be denied, led by High Priestess Michelle Bachman. Standing tall with her this morning was our very own Rick Scott, who confronted two apoplectic anchors from the CNN morning show and would not budge from his position that there should be no raising of the debt limit under any circumstances.
Torn between Sane and Insane is Marco Rubio. How he breaks on this will be crucial. As it now stands, he has become something of a burning bush issuing platitudes but taking no firm positions because he absolutely has taken his name out of the Veep sweepstakes until at least the Republican convention when he is called to duty. And so he needs to keep the Insane Wing on his side while being sane enough for the Sane Wing. If Mitt is the nominee, the only way the Sane Wing can avoid a split at the 2012 convention is to pick a Veep to mollify the Insane Wing. That really is what Michelle Bachmann is after. The best way to head her off is Marco.
But I digress.
One assumes the Sane Wing will pass some kind of Boehner Plan, even though the Democratic plan cuts more money. And then the Insane Wing of the Democratic Party will reject the Boehner plan out of hand. And so the Sane Wing of the Democrats will slather on some Democratic pacifiers, get it passed and send it back to the House, knowing the Insane Wing of the Republican Party will refuse to pass it.
You see the deal here is not to be the last branch of government to say no before Aug 1. Whoever says no last will go into 2012 as the party who brought on the crash.
Right now, if you watch the market, we have the beginnings of an avalanche. It began with a few pebbles Monday, escalating to some rocks, and now some bigger rocks. By Aug. 2, I assume some boulders will start rolling.
I have other work to do so this is a 5-minute post. So I am not accountable for grammar and spelling.


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ESPN Family Of Networks To Broadcast UMass Football Against Vanderbilt
Sep 9, 2013
UMass Football 2013 Schedule | Football Ticket Information
AMHERST, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts football team will appear on the ESPN family of networks when it hosts Vanderbilt at Noon on Saturday, Sept. 21. The contest at Gillette Stadium will be aired on either ESPNNews, ESPNU or ESPN3. A final decision on which of the three will be made by ESPN during the next week.
The Minutemen will play host to the Commodores, a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), one season after traveling to Nashville, Tenn., to play at Vanderbilt. Fans should check with their local television provider for channel information and game broadcast availability.
With the addition of the UMass-Vanderbilt matchup to its television broadcast rotation, the Minutemen will appear on the ESPN family of networks on three occasions during the remainder of the 2013 season.
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Dan Ventura of the Boston Herald has a story on the inaugural Gridiron Showcase football camp hosted at Bishop Fenwick High School on June 28-29. The event's organizer, Pat Downey, says he hopes the camp and the series of guest speakers will help the players see football as a difference maker in their overall lives that helps them learn life skills.
In addition to the coaching, Downey has lined up a list of guest speakers. Among the current NFL players slated to appear are James Develin (Patriots), Michael Cox (Giants) and Emil Igwenagu (Eagles).
"We wanted to have a local flavor with the speakers. Develin being with the Patriots, Cox is from Dorchester and Emil played at Holy Name and UMass," Downey said. "We feel like a lot of local coaches are getting excited about this. We're very appreciative of (Bishop Fenwick coach and AD) David Woods for hosting this event and all of his support.
"What I really hope we can accomplish with this is to try to use football to make a difference in people's lives like it did for me. We want the kids who come here to learn football but also to learn life skills as well."


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Gitxsan Development Corporation
The Gitxsan Development Corporation is the economic vehicle through which the Gitxsan people will exercise their rights affirmed in the landmark Delgamuukw Supreme Court Judgment (1997) on their 33,000sq km traditional territory.
It is the holding company for Gitxsan enterprise and is governed by a board of directors appointed by the Trustees of the Gitxsan Lipgyet Trust. The Directors manage GDC and oversee each of its operating subsidiaries.
GDC belongs to the Gitxsan people. Its structure is unique to the business world, melding the traditional governance of the Gitxsan to the contemporary needs of global businesses.


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Looking for a way to unwind? Check out the Mandarin Oriental's new "Spa Happy Hour" offering. Enjoy a complimentary spa cocktail or non-alcoholic spa drink when you book from the new Spa Happy Hour, which features a selection of treatments (each lasting under an hour). You'll also receive a voucher to enjoy a 15% "stress relief" discount on your check at the Mandarin Oriental's restaurant, Brasserie S&P.
The Mandarin Oriental is hosting a Spa Happy Hour Open House on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, to introduce this new offering.
You'll be able to tour the Spa's unique private treatment suites and enjoy mini spa treatments and demonstrations. Attendees at the Spa Happy hour will receive exclusive discounts for spa bookings made on the night of the event. Cocktails, spa refreshments and delicious healthy bites will be offered and guests will also receive 20% off all Mandarin Oriental, Aromatherapy Associates and Natura Bisse retail spa product lines. Before you leave this wonderful spa event, enter to win raffle prizes and enjoy personal consultations with the Spa's team of highly trained therapists.
The Spa Happy Hour menu includes:
(all treatments are priced from USD 40 to USD 150 for 20 minute to 45 minute treatments)
Calm Mind - This luxurious massage for the back, head, neck and shoulders was created to address guests' desire for simple, efficient and effective spa treatments that can be fitted into a busy day. This treatment re-harmonizes the body's natural flow with a signature head massage designed to completely relax both the body and mind.
Carboxi Express Facial - A quick pick-me-up to revitalize and refresh the skin. A new concept in skin therapy, carboxitherapy, a novel technique that employs CO2 to combat the signs of aging combined with advanced anti-aging and lifting ingredients. This powerful and unique experience offers outstanding, rejuvenating results.
Revive Foot Treatment - A reviving and energizing foot and leg treatment using a combination of lively essential oils including pink grapefruit, peppermint and juniper berry to stimulate circulation, reduce fluid retention and lift the spirits. Perfect after a long day on your feet.
Express Manicure - A quick grooming of the nails, finished with nail polish upon request.
Express Pedicure - A relaxing foot soak along with quick grooming of the nails, finished with nail polish upon request.
To book your Spa Happy Hour experience or another treatment at the Mandarin Oriental Spa contact: For reservations, please call +1 (415) 276-9780 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The late morning Amtrak train from Boston to Washington D.C. made an unplanned five-hour stop near Greenwich, Connecticut on Tuesday, as mechanical failure rendered the train and its passengers stuck. The train lost all its power for five hours, leaving toilets and climate control not working, according to the Associated Press via Yahoo on March 12.
Train 173 was stranded on the tracks and another train was sent to retrieve the passengers and continue the journey. That train also suffered a mechanical failure, so the passengers sat for a while longer.
Amtrak then towed the train full of passengers into the Stamford, Connecticut train station so they could get off the disabled train and continue their journey on a train that worked!
It was an uncomfortable delay for the passengers especially when New York City wasn't too far away from where they sat waiting. The folks headed for the Big Apple were just a stone's throw away in the scope of things when the train broke down. Passengers report that "people were testy" before they finally made it to the Big Apple.
The train left Boston at 11:05 a.m. and was originally due in New York City at 3:17 p.m., but when all was said and done, it didn't arrive until after 8:30 p.m., reports Amtrak.


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[my PC specs can be seen on the intro...]
The intro that you see in this video (I made by myself) is now my official intro for my future gameplay videos. Videos that do not fall in the "gameplay" category will not have this intro. (e.g. random short video skits, even if it's a video game)
Now, a little explanation about what this game is. Point Blank is the first Free-2-Play FPS game published by Korean publisher "NCsoft". Developed by Zepetto, it is also the first official FPS game launched in Indonesia. Currently, this game has been launched in 3 countries: South Korea, Thailand, and of course Indonesia. Plans to launch this game in North America is still unknown, as no launch date has been announced YET.
If you reside outside of these 3 countries, you won't be able to play this game no matter which version you download - all incoming connections that come from neither of these 3 countries have been blocked to prevent heavy server lags and also because of an exclusive license that only allows people who reside in one of those countries can play.
How to play it? Well, you just play it like how you would play other FPS games. This game's pretty much (in my opinion) a mix between Battlefield Heroes (for its MMORPG game mechanics), Call of Duty (the missions), and Counter-Strike (tactical FPS game). There are a few game modes that you can play in a server. The mode in this video is DeathMatch. As the mode says, you win by killing the opposing team; the first team to accumulate 100 kills, wins.
The second-half of this video is the same mode, only you are only allowed to use knives. Smoke grenades are still allowed though (they cannot be disabled), but not explosive 'nades. After a match has ended, you can customize your character, your equipment, etc. like in an MMORPG. You can also purchase items/weapons/characters with the points that you got from killing, completing missions, etc etc. Though, like in BF:H, some items can only be bought with points that are purchased with real money. Don't worry, there are A LOT more items that you can buy with in-game points, compared to BF:H at least.
As for the other modes, well, you'll just have to do your own research. Hey, YouTube is not the only site where you can get information from (that is, if you're watching educational videos, lol).
Use teh Google - it ain't just for searching free downloads, you know. ;-P
Well, that's about it. Enjoy the video! ^^
Btw, gw org Indo. Keren ya Inggris gw? :-D
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I am so excited to be in my home town of Madison, Wisconsin for a few days! I love spending time here with my family and friends, especially when the weather is warm. One of my favorite FREE places to shop when I am home... My mom's closet! I love looking at the clothes she used to wear and remembering her in them. Generally she is a bit reluctant to do this, but last night was a different story... and boy did I find some amazing things.
One of my first finds was a fantastic silk blouse. Although I don't usually wear a lot of pink I LOVE this color. I am anticipating a battle between me and my sister for this shirt.
I paired the blouse with my sequined Banana Republic skirt, maroon peep-toes, handmade necklace and silver cuff. I am definitely wearing this one out on the town!
A BIG thank you to my beautiful mother for allowing me to raid her closet and for taking the time to snap these pictures for me! (especially since cameras are like foreign objects to her)


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Capital One Spark Business asked filmmakers Trisha Dalton and John Sears to go on a road trip across the United States to see firsthand, exactly what it is like to run a small business in America. For this web series; they stopped in twenty-three states, including the District of Columbia, and met with about 200 small-business owners to see precisely what it takes, warts and all, to run a small business. They traveled 7,300 miles, made lots of films and heard plenty of inspiring stories.
Trish Dalton and John Sears, both small-business owners themselves, truly love their work. Trish is a filmmaker who loves to travel, and John is a cinematographer and video editor who loves telling stories. For a list of all the stops they made, click here.
Check out the entire series that run consecutively here. You will be surprised at the diversity of businesses they visited; from the average mom and pop shop to some pretty innovative creations. Meet the people who just love what they do, and love to do it every day. There are stories of people who have been in business for a long time, those who rose after 9/11, and devastation from hurricanes. Many are pillars of their communities and give back as a way of life. Listen to Sharon Mahne, owner of Louisiana Sisters tell her story of how they transformed her father's recipe for olives into a thriving business in New Orleans. Listen to Amanda's story of the Salty Paw, and how her love of animals gave her the inspiration to operate a business in the South Street Seaport, in New York City and how devastation of the area, was an inspiration to pick up and start over.
You owe it to yourself to check out these short videos; they just may be the inspiration that you need to venture off on your own and start your small business.


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College Hockey:Yale's Hughes named Wooden citizenship award winner
Yale senior forward Aleca Hughes, whose efforts to help save lives have been inspired by her late teammate Mandi Schwartz, was named the winner of the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Wednesday night in a ceremony held at the Egyptian Ballroom at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
Hughes started a number of initiatives, including the Mandi Schwartz Foundation and the annual "White Out for Mandi" fundraiser game at Ingalls Rink each fall. The first two "White Outs" raised more than $50,000.
Hughes has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the value of marrow donation and umbilical cord blood donation for patients with life-threatening illnesses. She has been one of the driving forces behind the Mandi Schwartz Marrow Donor Registration Drive at Yale, which is led each April by the women's hockey, football and field hockey teams.
Named after legendary UCLA men's basketball coach John Wooden, the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup is presented annually to two distinguished athletes – one collegiate and one professional – who have made the greatest difference in the lives of others. Pat Summitt, the former Tennessee women's basketball coach, was honored as the professional recipient Wednesday night. Hughes is the first Ivy Leaguer to win the collegiate honor.
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Northern Great Plain
Debrecen(approximate pronunciation: "deh-breh-tsen", Debreţin in Romanian, Debrecín in Slovak, Debreczyn in Polish) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the capital of Hajdú-Bihar county.
Location and transport infrastructureDebrecen is located on the Great Hungarian Plain (Alföld in Hungarian), 220 km east of Budapest. Situated nearby is the Hortobágy, a national park within Hungarian Puszta famous for its wildlife and traditional agriculture.
"Who in his sane mind would build a city in the middle of a plain with no hill and no water?" people once asked about Debrecen, yet the city has grown into a vibrant center of culture, arts and science. The economy of the city has also been developing quickly in recent years due, in part, to foreign investment.
The city is somewhat isolated due to poor transport links connecting the city to Budapest, Hungary's main transport hub and due to the fact that Hungary's transport system is very centralized. This has retarded the city's tourist and economic potential. However, there will be improvements to the current highway (main road) and modernisation of some parts of the rail tracks between the capital and Debrecen as part of Hungary's mainly EU-funded National Development Plan for 2004 to 2006. Debrecen Airport (the second largest in Hungary) has recently undergone modernisation in order to take more international flights.
In the longer term, Debrecen's proximity to Ukraine and Romania may enable it to develop as an important trade centre and transport link for the wider international region.
HistoryBefore Hungarians occupied present-day Hungary, a number of different tribes lived in the area. The town came into existence by the merging of the small villages of the area, and was mentioned by the name "Debrezun" first in 1235. The name possibly comes from Slovakian dobre zliem ("good soil".) Other theories say the name is of Turkish origin.
In 1361 King Louis the Great grants the citizens of Debrecen the right to choose the town's judge and council. This opened new opportunities for the town. By the early 16th century Debrecen was an important market town. Between 1450 and 1507, it was a domain of the Hunyadi family.
Being close to the border of the country and having no castle or city walls, Debrecen often found itself in difficult situations and the town was saved only by the diplomatic skills of its leaders. Sometimes the town was protected by the Ottoman empire, sometimes by the Catholic European rulers or by Francis II Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania. This led the town's citizens to be open-minded and Debrecen embraced the Protestant Reformation quite early, earning the moniker "Calvinist Rome". At this period the inhabitants of the town were mainly Hungarian protestants.
In 1693 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor elevated Debrecen to free royal town status. In 1715, the Roman Catholic Church returned to Debrecen, and the town gave them a place to build a church, so the Piarist monks could build the St. Anna Cathedral. By this time the town was an important cultural, commercial and agricultural centre, and many future scholars and poets attended its Protestant College (a predecessor of today's University of Debrecen).
In 1849 Debrecen was the capital of Hungary for a short time when the Hungarian revolutionary government fled there from Pest-Buda (modern-day Budapest.) In April 1849, the dethronization of Habsburgs (neglected after the fall of the revolution) and the independence of Hungary was proclaimed here by Louis Kossuth at the Great (Calvinist) Church (Nagytemplom in Hungarian.) Debrecen also witnessed the end of the war of independence; the battle in which the Russians, the allies of the Habsburgs, defeated the Hungarian army was close to the western part of the town.
After the war, Debrecen slowly began to prosper again. In 1857 the railway line between Budapest and Debrecen was completed, and Debrecen soon became a railway junction. New schools, hospitals, churches, factories, mills were built, banks and insurance companies settled in the city. The appearance of the city began to improve too: with new, higher buildings, parks and beautiful villas it no longer resembled a provincial town and began to look like a modern city. In 1884 Debrecen became the first Hungarian city to have a steam tramway.
After World War I, Hungary lost a considerable portion of its eastern territory to Romania, and Debrecen once again became situated close to the border of the country. Tourism provided a way for the city to begin to prosper again. Many buildings (among them an indoor swimming pool and Hungary's first stadium) were built in the central park, the Nagyerdő ("Big Forest"), providing recreational facilities. The building of the university was completed. The Hortobágy, a large pasture owned by the city, became a tourist attraction.
During World War II Debrecen was almost completely destroyed, 70% of the buildings suffered damage, 50% of them were completely destroyed. A major battle, the Battle of Debrecen, occurred near the city in October 1944. After 1944 the reconstruction began and Debrecen became the capital of Hungary for a short time once again. The citizens began to rebuild their city, trying to restore its pre-war status, but the new, Communist government of Hungary had other plans. The institutions and estates of the city were taken into public ownership. This forced change of the old system brought new losses to Debrecen (half of its area was annexed to nearby towns, and the city also lost its rights over the Hortobágy. However, the newly built blocks of flats provided housing for those who lost their homes during the war.
Debrecen is also the birthplace of Paul Laszlo.
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EducationThere is a huge University at Debrecen, called Debreceni Egyetem ( http://www.unideb.hu/), whose main building is one of the most beautiful in Hungary. The university has a lot of departments, so it is one of the biggest universities in eastern Europe.
SportsThe city has a famous football club, the DVSC. It's one of the best teams in Hungary. The stadium is at the Oláh Gábor street, which has more than 10000 seats. The colour of the team is red at home, and white when the match is away. The most famous players are Tamás Sándor, Csaba Sándor and Tibor Dombi. If you visit Debrecen, don't forget to visit the stadium at the Nagyerdő!
Sights to see
- Great (Calvinist) Church (Nagytemplom)
- City Park (Nagyerdő) and spa
- Déri Museum (art collection including paintings of Mihály Munkácsy; also has an Ancient Egyptian collection)
- Flower Carnival of Debrecen held on 20th of August every year
Twin towns
- Cattolica (Italy)
- Jyväskylä (Finland)
- Klaipėda (Lithuania)
- Lublin (Poland)
- New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA)
- Oradea (Romania)
- Paderborn (Germany)
- Rishon LeZion (Israel)
- Setúbal (Portugal)
- St. Petersburg (Russia)
- Shumen (Bulgaria)
- Taitung City (Taiwan)
External links
- Official site in Hungarian and English
- A site with lots of information on the city
- A detailed history of Debrecen and Hajdú-Bihar county
- Photos of the Flower Carnival (2002)
- Debrecen.lap.hu an extensive collection of links, mainly in Hungarian
- Debrecen Online portal site in Hungarian
Debreceni szállások:
Péterfia Panzió, Debrecen
Korona Panzió, Debrecen
Nádasdi Vendégház, Debrecen
Stop Panzió és Eszpresszó, Debrecen
Platán Hotel, Debrecen
Amulett Panzió, Debrecen
OEC West Hostel, Debrecen
Auguszta Hotel, Debrecen
Best Western Hotel Kálvin ***, Debrecen
Caragana Étterem és Panzió, Debrecen


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Current "Couples Therapy" cast member and former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong watched last night's episode of "Couples Therapy" for the first time, just like the right of us, and she is not happy with the editing. Last night's episode depicted the 42 year old widow (her late husband, Russell Armstrong, committed suicide in August 2011, a month after she'd filed for divorce) throwing a fit, cursing at the staff and the cameramen and threatening to leave because her bedroom was too hot. Needless to say, it's not a good look and Taylor is well aware of that. But according to Taylor, that is not the real reason she was upset and she is not happy with the way the episode is edited to make her look like a spoiled diva. Last night, she sent out the following tweets:
"They promised me "no editing" My Mother in Law was diagnosed w cancer & my friend was abused that day. They pressured me to stay. #lostit"
"@DrJennBerman and vh1 said " no editing" this is totally absurd. You don't know the background story. Great to talk but show everything!"
"Fed up at this point. Lid is about to blow off. Don't like to be lied to and more family pressure than u can imagine!"
Looks like Taylor is trying to say that the real reason she she wanted to leave was due to her mother-in-law being diagnosed with cancer and her friend being abused, but producers had pressured her into staying and she did, but was agitated over the conditions there (such as the heat) because she was already stressed and wanting to leave due to the problems mentioned above and so little things were making her want to leave even more. It sounds like Taylor was lead to believe that the show's producers would let the audience in on why she was freaking out the way she was in last night's episode.
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Documentary on Bird and Magic goes beyond its subjects and into greatness
Eric Deggans | March 2, 2010 8:01 a.m.
Didn't matter that he was a fellow Hoosier – fond of calling himself "the hick from French Lick" Indiana. And, although I also thought Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight was the biggest jerk I'd ever seen step on a basketball court, I wasn't impressed that Bird passed up the chance to play Knight's stooge at IU, landing at scrappy little Indiana State.
I hated Bird because I thought he was the guy white people used to try taking basketball away from black people.
Perhaps that's why I fell in love with HBO's new documentary on the rivalry between Bird and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, called Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals.
Because HBO's film doesn't shy away from the awful truth of how fans projected their ugly baggage about race onto two athletes who were fierce competitors for completely different reasons. And the comprehensive, incisive, unflinching way the film describes this time makes it one of the best sports documentaries I've seen in quite a long while.
"Most black players at the time were racist," admitted Cedric Maxwell, a black player who eventually learned to respect Bird when the two competed on the Boston Celtics in the 1980s. "We did not think you could find a white guy (who) could play better than any black guy."
Basketball fans will note that the film's biggest achievement comes early; Larry Bird talks. At length. About things even friends have rarely, if ever, heard him talk about.
His father's suicide. His impatience with attempts to turn him into the "great white hope" who would draw white fans back to basketball. His pleasure at dominating players dumb enough to underestimate him because of his race, his humble roots or his private ways.
This basketball legend, renown for keeping the press distant as the length of an NBA center's arm, even reveals his emotions at learning longtime rival Magic Johnson had the HIV virus, which Bird compared to the feelings he had when his father died.
"The day that I heard about Magic, it just sort of changed my love for basketball…it shook me up," said Bird, explaining why he had to call Johnson himself after hearing of the diagnosis. "I wanted to hear it from him…probably didn't believe it."
In the film, tears fill Johnson's eyes while remembering that phone call, which came from a man he'd fought bitterly for college championships, NBA titles and more.
"When something happens to you…then you find out who really your friends are," he said. "You figure all those battles, all those things we had to go through as warriors…here's this man who says, 'You know what? You're okay.' That was the greatest moment for me, too…To have him check on me."
There are many more great moments in Magic and Bird, which traces the lives of both players from their earliest childhoods, to their college triumphs, clashes in the NBA and beyond.
Comic Arsenio Hall and longtime Johnson pal dishes on the benefits of hanging with a player who became one of Hollywood's biggest celebrities after his attitude transformed the moribund Los Angeles Lakers. Later, Hall reveals how some friends – naming former NBA star Isaiah Thomas – hurt Johnson after his HIV diagnosis by suspecting he was gay.
Former NBC anchor Bryant Gumbel, who covered the 1979 NCAA championship game between Michigan State and Indiana State which kicked off the rivalry between Bird and Johnson, used a choice 8-letter expletive when refuting the notion that Michael Jordan "saved" basketball by bringing crowds, attention and sponsors.
"B—s–t," said Gumbel. "Magic and Bird saved the NBA."
Journalist Charles Pierce chortled while noting that, though heated rivals, both Bird and Johnson played similarly as team-oriented basketball geniuses who had similar impact on moribund teams. "They were two halves of the same brain," he said.
On the surface, that sounds outlandish. Bird was an introverted, hard-nosed, rough-playing white guy from a small Indiana town playing in Boston. Magic was a charismatic, smooth extroverted brother who savored trips to the Playboy mansion and enjoyed his status as the prince of Hollywood.
So when the two of them met, again and again, fighting for championships in the '80s, clueless fans like myself – fueled by the very deliberate marketing efforts of the league and others – saw their conflict as the Great White Hope against the Great Black Talent.
(My favorite illustration of this in the documentary was a brief moment from Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, when white guy John Savage unknowingly bumps into militant brother Giancarlo Esposito while wearing a Celtics jersey.)
"I always felt the press was biased in favor of Larry Bird…it always felt to me like they were going to make Larry the hero," said Hall. "You'd see somebody score and Larry would be in a cast in a suit on the bench and they'd say 'Larry Bird made that possible, a couple weeks ago when he told that guy he could do it.'"
Magic & Bird describes how both men ignored all that nonsense to focus on what really mattered; beating the guy each of them saw as their only real rival in the NBA.
Later, we see a friendship build during, of all things, a commercial shoot featuring both men at Bird's French Lick home. And by the film's end – after Hall has admitted he thought Johnson was delusional to think he could survive long with HIV – Bird and Johnson admit they have a unique connection that survives distance, years without contact and retirement.
"We got this connection that's never goin' be broken – right to our graves," said Bird. "They'll be talking about this 100 years from now."
In the end, Magic & Bird is as much about us as it is about the subjects – the truest mark of a great sports documentary. Call up HBO at 8 p.m. Saturday and see what I mean.
Eric Deggans is TV and Media Critic for the St. Petersburg Times and a 1990 graduate of the Indiana University School of Journalism. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Village Voice, VIBE magazine, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Sun-Times and many other publications. He also writes a blog on media, The Feed, at www.blogs.tampabay.com/media.