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genre: Adventure
|ESRB rating: E
release date: May 10, 09
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Peter "UnOmBun" Molnar
Minecraft's Alpha version, released in 2009, marked the beginning of a new chapter in gaming. It was the birth of what quickly became the most important video game phenomenon yet. Yes, that's right. I think it's safe to say that Minecraft might very well be more important than all the Half-Lives, Fallouts, WoWs and Skyrims. Now, don't misunderstand; I'm not saying this is the best game ever made, nor that you're a fool if you dislike it. What I am saying is that Minecraft fulfilled a need that was left unsatisfied by every other title so far. And I can't imagine why it took so long for something like it to be made. Up until Minecraft's release, we played predominantly violent and competitive games. We were restricted by genres and even sandbox games were ultimately about killing stuff. Then one fine day we woke up with new tools in our hands. These tools allowed us to express ourselves in a way we weren't quite accustomed to. But we learned fast and the gaming landscape would never be the same.
We built things before in real-time strategies, tycoons, god games, etc., but all we did was buy ready-made structures and place them on the map. In Minecraft there are no restrictions. You can create almost anything you can think of, from the ground up. Happily, gamers everywhere responded to the freedom they were given and countless virtual creations emerged - a functioning calculator, entire cities (underwater or floating among the clouds), a giant meteor frozen in its moment of impact, a life-sized replica of the Enterprise, levels from other games, a fleet of battleships and so on. The world of gaming seems to have changed. Now we were less impressed by whoever had the most frags in Call of Duty. Minecraft opened the door to creative thinking, so gunning down opponents in a mindless shooter suddenly seemed obsolete.
Beautiful, isn't it?
Grass is always greener in someone else's pixelized garden.
So, where did this game come from? Well, we wouldn't even have a Minecraft, at least not in its current form, without a little game called Infiniminer. Created by Zachary Barth, the man behind the recently successful SpaceChem, Infiniminer served as the main inspiration for Minecraft's daddy, the by now famous Markus 'Notch' Persson. A Swedish cuddly bear, Notch could have done pretty good as a Santa Claus impersonator, but instead he chose to work on Minecraft. He can now afford to rent private jets instead of fake sleighs and gamers all over the world can thank him for starting (more or less intentionally) what can only be called a gaming revolution. He's even ok with you pirating his game, as long as you buy it eventually. Yeah, I didn't mention Santa for nothing.
As for the game itself, well, you could say it inspires you to create the most incredible things. Not surprisingly, the most jaw-dropping creations in Minecraft are always attacked by envious individuals who throw around phrases like "you have no life" and "you're crazy to put so much effort into this." Nonsense, I say! Building something cool in Minecraft takes less time than you'd think. And if you want to wow the world with something truly extraordinary, you can do it with the aid of friends, over the course of days or weeks, by spending no more time than someone who plays, well, any other video game out there. I know that if I had a son, I'd much rather see him building a replica of Minas Tirith, than getting an achievement for stabbing 1000 zombies in the ass (Hm, that does sound like a particularly challenging achievement - Ed. Vader).
Other excellent games have made significant advancements in storytelling, graphics and gameplay, but in the end, most of these games wind up in the 'kill this' and 'blow up that' territory. Ya know, the old "kill, sneak and persuade our way to badassdom" routine. Minecraft doesn't have a story. At first glance, its graphics look like something only its developer could love. When I first heard the name, I thought "great, yet another douchebag wants a piggyback ride on World of Warcraft's fame." But in Minecraft you really do mine a lot, and use the raw materials to craft tools, weapons, furniture and more exotic items like a compass or jukebox that plays records that you can find in your travels. Minecraft's soundtrack is sublime and fits the game like a glove. Composer C418 created a delicate minimalist soundscape that rarely interrupts the silence, and when it does, it makes you want to stop and listen. The music fuses perfectly with the simple visuals. Both are modest on the outside, but something more once you get to know them.
9.2 Excellent
The first true sandbox game, enjoy your freedom;
Constantly searching the Web for crafting recipes, some might object to the absence of an actual storyline and a sense of purpose.


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HAARLEM, THE NETHERLANDS -- Arizona State All-American catcher Casey Myers was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Bobby Crosby (IF, So, Long Beach State) drove in five runs to lead the USA National Team to a 9-1 victory over Cuba Thursday at the Honkbal Week in Haarlem Tournament in Haarlem, The Netherlands. The victory improved Team USA's record to 25-3-1 this summer, including a 4-0 mark in the Honkbal tournament.
Team USA has now won its last six games, and owns a 19 game unbeaten streak that began on July 7th in Colorado Springs, Colo. The streak includes 18 wins and one tie. Cuba drops to 3-1 in the tournament.
Team USA sent nine hitters to the plate in a four-run first inning, and pushed across another in the second to take a quick 5-0 lead. Mark Teixeira (IF, So, Georgia Tech) recorded RBI singles in each of the first two innings to run his hitting streak to 21 consecutive games. The scoring barrage continued as Crosby's second home run of the summer, a three-run blast over the left field fence in the third inning, gave Team USA an 8-0 advantage.
Richard Lewis' (IF, So, Georgia Tech) sacrifice fly in the sixth made the score 9-0, one inning before Cuba scored its lone run of the evening on an RBI single by catcher Roger Machado. Chris Burke (IF/OF, So, Tennessee) enjoyed a successful evening at the plate for Team USA, leading the squad with three hits and three runs scored. Crosby was 2-for-4 with a run scored to go with his five RBI, Teixeira was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and one run scored.
Team USA starter Dewon Brazelton (RHP, So, Middle Tennessee State) picked up the win on the hill to go to 6-0 this summer. The team's victories leader, Brazelton allowed one run on three hits and four walks while striking out six batters on the evening. Relievers Zane Carlson (RHP, Fr, Baylor) and Kirk Saarloos (RHP, Jr, Cal State Fullerton) each pitched scoreless innings to complete the victory.
NOTES: Team USA leads the tournament in scoring by a large margin. The United States has scored 32 runs in four games (8.0 runs per game), far outdistancing the second-highest scoring team, The Netherlands, who has scored 10 runs in its three games (3.3 runs per game). The USA National Team will play The Netherlands on Saturday, the final game of round-robin play in the tournament, in a battle of the tournament's lone unbeaten teams (Holland will play Cuba on Friday). The matchup between Holland and Team USA will feature Myers vs. ASU head coach Pat Murphy.
Anthony Reyes (RHP, Fr, USC) is scheduled to start for Team USA. If the Americans finish the round-robin tournament with one of the top two records, they will play in a championship game on August 13th.
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"A Good Day to Die Hard," the most recent film in the "Die Hard" series by director John Moore, was a consistent entry in the franchise's volley of overt action-packed trappings.
In prior films, John McClane (Bruce Willis), involved himself in hardcore operations that put a strain on his marriage. In "A Good Day," his familial problems continue.
John's involvement in law enforcement turned him into an expert at his craft. However, he has not only weathered a divorce, but he also neglected his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), who now holds a resentful grudge against his father.
John attempts to reconnect with Jack in Russia, but upon arrival, he finds his son in the middle of an intense conflict. To John's surprise, Jack is a CIA agent and in the process of helping a convict, Yuri Komarov (Sebastian Koch) escape, who supposedly knows where a highly important file is located.
Jack has no intentions of talking to his father and perilously tries to continue on his mission.
Though the movie fits with the action genre, tidbits of comedic relief provide a break, giving the movie a much lighter tone. For example, while the villainous Russians chase Jack, John chases both the Russians and his son, attempting to continue a conversation that Jack wants no part of.
When Jack's mission almost goes to ruins, he unwillingly receives his dad's help to complete the mission. The situation, although cliche, was a great way of forging a father-son relationship and big-budget action. The predicament brings them closer and unearths the deep bond they truly have.
Willis and Courtney work well together, and though it is the fifth movie of the franchise, it is well conceived and written.
Bruce Willis portrays a concerned yet unattached father well. Courtney successfully portrayed a tense character, who is more hesitant with his lack of experience in comparison to Willis, who portrays John as resourceful but unnaturally calm.
The majority of the stunt work complemented the pyrotechnics along with the rest of the special effects. Most of the effects were convincing and enjoyable. The biggest downfall in the film was a certain helicopter crash that seemed stilted and clearly computer generated.
The soundtrack by composer Marco Beltrami was unremarkable, and the opening song gave the film a '007' feel, and was a complete insult to the action genre. The rest of the soundtrack included typical orchestra schlock.
Older fans of the series can consider action scenes rehashed and the continuation of minor cowboy references unnecessary.
The film struggles to engage older fans while trying to appeal to a new audience, but it succeeds in capturing the attention of the viewers new to the franchise, who will certainly have a good time.


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It seems that every construction of a model in which the Axiom of Choice fails involves some kind of symmetry. Is there an example of a construction of a model where AC fails but no argument involving symmetry appears? Is there any result that connects the negation of choice (any kind of choice) to some kind of symmetry?
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We have a vague idea. First let me cover the historical background for symmetries.
First one should observe that we don't actually know how to generate models of set theory. Sure, under assumptions that those models exist we can generate more, but we can't really come up with them out of nowhere. This means that most ways to generate a model of ZF would require us to already have a model and then alter it using one way or another. If we want to have "nice" models (i.e. countable transitive models) then we have two major ways of obtaining them from already existing nice models -- inner models, and adding new sets (usually generic sets). Using symmetric extensions is to do both, first we add sets then we move to an inner model of the extension.
The idea of using symmetries goes back to Fraenkel, and was then incorporated into forcing by Cohen. This idea began with ZF+Atoms, and of course we cannot separate between the atoms without the axiom of choice (they all satisfy the same formulas), so by taking only things which are definable from a small set of atoms and are impervious to most of the permutations of the atoms (namely, a large set of permutations of the atoms will not change our object) we are removing anything which can separate between the atoms. In particular we ensure that they cannot be well-ordered.
Similar approach was taken by Cohen, and is the guiding idea behind symmetric extensions by forcing. We add generic sets that from the ground model have the same properties and cannot be discerned. While atoms satisfy virtually no formula; generic sets satisfy virtually every formula. But inseparability is still there so we can do a similar trick.
Lastly relative definability is also an option, but it was proved to be essentially equivalent to symmetric extensions (under reasonable conditions) by Griegoreff. I am saying essentially because we can generate relative definability models which are not symmetric extensions, but the idea is close enough that we can think of it as the same thing.
About two years ago several prominent set theorists met in Bristol and in a few days concocted a model which is not a symmetric extension and the axiom of choice fails there. Sadly, however, no one wrote the details. I hope to reconstruct their work sometime in the next couple of years. But until then I can't give more details because I don't really have them.
There is also a proof that if there are uncountably many measurable cardinals then Chang's model does not satisfy the axiom of choice. Chang's model is the model which is constructed when taking an $L$-like closure using an infinitary logic instead first-order logic.
While I don't know much (yet) about this process, I have been told that if we use an undefinable logic then its closure is unlikely to satisfy the axiom of choice. But I don't have too much to give about that yet, either. I should mention that this is one of the proposed topics for my Ph.D. dissertation, and I have yet to overrule it completely.
Of course sometime one can just assume that they live within a model without the axiom of choice. It is possible that this model is not a symmetric extension of any ground model, but this too is still quite an open end as far as I know. One could verify whether or not it is a symmetric extension of a set forcing (symmetries satisfy Blass' SVC) but not all class forcing symmetries do, so we can't really ensure that in the general case (if we wish to include class forcing based symmetries, that is).
All in all, I have a hard time to point out exact references and who would know to give better answers, but I have the feeling that there isn't too much that we can conclude with certainty.
I have an example which is not symmetric, or at least not obviously so. It is a bit advanced, so I advice searching the literature for it.
In the effective topos, which is based on recursive realizability, there are surjective functions that do not have sections. In this topos, all morphisms $\mathbb N \to \mathbb N$ are recursive functions. Therefore, there is a set of algorithms for total functions $\mathbb T$ and a surjection $s:\mathbb T \to \mathbb N^{\mathbb N}$. This surjection cannot have a section for the following reason. We can recursively decide whether two algorithms are equal. An inverse of $s$ would allow us to decide the equality of functions, which is impossible.


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Favorite K1 romance?
What is the majority's favorite romance? What's YOURS?
Revan (Male) x Bastila, I didn't care much for Carth's whining and it adds a more emotional feel when you're forced to face your lover in combat.
whoa! you posted while i was making the poll! :lol:
i agree that bastila is a snoot at first, but she gets over it later. i mean, when i saw bastila at first i was like, "well, *someones* full of themselves"
but then i grew to like her as revan talked with her more.
another thing is facing her on the rakatan temple: isnt it weird how she says nothing about your relationship if you talk to her after the kiss, and if you dont talk to her, it unlocks the dialogue?
i dont hate the carth romance. its so hilarious!
Urgh. Carth is wierd. He has waaaaay too much hate and anger and lust for vengeance to be all that Light Side, IMO.
When I'm a male Revan, It's so much fun to antagonize Bastilla! :lol: Too bad I can't get the dad-blasted kiss when I do...
Simply being angry doesn't make you Dark-Sided. Carth keeps his rage pretty well controlled.
i dont think carth is too angry...
hes obviously like that because of saul and losing his wife (morgana, i hear her name is- ?)
hes just gone a bit loopy and it takes revan to straighten him out.
Okay, okay, so I'm biased against Carth... :lol:
Bastila romance. It's fun breaking in the ice queen. More carnal and befitting the DS.
I always enjoy in pointing to Bastila how much she "admires" Revan... lol...
Revan/Bastila, either gender. I don't know why people consider Female Revan/Carth to be within the realm of possibility, considering his ridiculous personality defects.
Revan and Bastila. I can't imagine playing the game without this love quest taking place. The sequel pretty much confirms its canonicity as well.
Carth spends the whole game telling you how does not trust anybody than all of a sudden he is proclaiming love for fem Revan on the Unknown world. :confused: Just makes no sense.
Juhani...not that much too it. She is just an affectionate kitty with a big temper. I like her, but seems like more of a friend for Revan rather than a lover.
I've never gotten juhani to fall in love with me. Ah well...i'll just have to keep trying.
LS Male Revan Bastila is the only way to go for this one. I personally think the whole celibacy thing is retarded anyway, so my LS Revan always goes for her. DS I think would ignore her in favor of focusing on sheer mastery of DS power.:lightning
Revan X bastila. i love that couple/romance.
Revan x Bastila.... Shes so adorable:p LoL i have my thing for slutty princesses, dont know why but i do:¬:
The Female Revan & Carth romance. While it isn't very deep. It is better then the high school romance for Bastila.
Male Revan and Bastila of course... I always play as a male Revan, and so I don't have much of a choice anyway, but I'd still pick that power coupling compared to the other insignificants.
male revan - bastila here,simply because bastila is so much fun to piss off,and you get to fight her wich adds depth.
a lot a people say it's childsh,but,i can help it but be childsh around the girl i love,ain't nothing wrong with that!
plus,i can't stomach having carth(or atton) hitting on me
Male Revan and Glitch or Hacked Juhani. :xp:
Seriously, where's the mod to allow juhani to fall in love with you?
Clicky. I think it has a bug, though.
I prefer Carth as it is more interesting and Bastlla is a whiner.Plus when u kiss with Carth Mission is really funny
Male Revan and Bastila. I always play DS (except for the obligatory canon playthrough!:D), and I just find the Bastila storyline much more apt for that path.
Male Revan and Bastila 'ere as well. Playing as light side most of the times. I dislike it when Bastila mocks about the 'blabla dark side is bad' crap.
Male Revan and Bastila.
I'd say male Revan & Bastila.
Yes, I'm aware that that's not the female romance. >_> but it was the best one in K1.
One of the heretics
A fan artist nicknamed Eji came out with a wonderful MP3 called "The Courtship of Revan," layering Carth dialogue over the bittersweet Anakin/Padme theme from ATOC. When I can't play a full game, I'll play that, because...wow, Sbarge earned his paycheck.
As I've posted here many times, I play LSF Revan almost exclusively, and the Carth romance is one of the factors in the decision. There's no Force Bond amping up what may or may not be there. He only finds out the Big Secret minutes before Revan does. They start out together, just two ordinary people who get to know one another first as people, and things progress through the whole game.
His is an arc that mirrors that of your character. He starts out as a good man with mountains of distrust and a shield of rage. It was no mistake on Bioware's part to make him and the innocent teenager the highest LS members in your party. Do a good dead and he remarks that it's good to see that the "good guys" can still act the part. Saul gave him a painful lesson that the universe and those around him were not to be trusted (and, if retcon's your friend, Zayne probably disabused Carth of any notions that the Jedi were paragons of virtue as well). If your Revan arcs light, then he is gently coaxed out of his shell, as he keeps encouraging her. If she arcs dark, he doesn't lecture so much as say "this isn't what you want. I've seen this, I know how it'll warp you." His last conversation before the ultimate choice is a stammering attempt to try and offer himself as a reason to do the right thing. Go LS, you redeem yourself and validate his arc. Go DS, and it damns you both. One of the first mods released was the "opera" ending where he goes in and makes one last plea. He knows he doesn't stand a snowball's chance on Mustafar, but he will try with everything he has.
"I love you. I love you now...even...even after all you done. I love you like I haven't loved anyone or anything since my wife died...You may not care about me. You may not care about anything anymore, but I still believe there's a part of you I can reach, a part that believes in love, and hope, and mercy..."
That's another thing - with Bastila, I was never sure if she was falling for M!Revan, or his power. I wasn't sure if she was truly in love with him, or suffering under a dire need to cut loose, his bad boy charm, a Force Bond, and being away from her "chaperones" at the Enclave. Carth? Never had to wonder. He's a man who has enough life experience to know the differences in love, lust, and infatuation. He's been married, and while it had some rough points, he managed to stay married. As any widow/er can attest, being able to fall in love again after losing the person you thought you'd grow old with is no small thing.
And the end of the LS arc? Well, we had to wait for CJT102 to give us a kiss in that scene, but the public declaration beats a clandestine fumble in the back room in my book.
Male Revan - Bastila
Have you seen the tags? "Smooch" :lol:
I say Female Revan+Carth because bastilla says a lot of wierd things when your in a romance together. then again it is the only male choice which is canonical so i guess either one works.
Female Revan/Juhani is good too. I rather like the way Revan helps her with her anger issues
That's gross.
What's "gross" about it? Juhani may not be a conventional beauty, or into men, but she is a fine character.
And why is that particuler romance gross? if i may inquire?
I already said why.
Don't you think it's beautiful the way Revan helps her through her rage issues and they eventually fall in love?
Yeah, I don't like Carth that much either. :|
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Is having a second child the straw that breaks the working moms back?
First, the facts -- according to the US Census Bureau: 63% of women with college degrees and infants are in the workforce today. And the average number of children American women have is 2.
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You've got your childcare managed pretty well, you're back in your
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The birth rate for women ages 35-44 is at it's highest level in 30
years. That fact, coupled with the fact that women are more educated
than ever means that we're focused on our careers. Subsequently,
women face the "ticking biological clock" that forces them to compress
their childbearing into a few years that often overlap with critical
career development years.
Many women have said that having the second child is when balancing
work and parenting becomes overwhelming. So what should a working mom think about before baby #2 (or 3 or 4)?
Do A Childcare Check In. Evaluate your current childcare situation and determine if it will work for 2 kids. Besides the increased cost of childcare, many mothers find that getting 2 kids and themselves out of the house to daycare is nearly impossible, and opt for a nanny or other
arrangement. Talk to as many people as possible with 2 children and
find out how they manage (or don't manage).
Is Your Work Schedule Working? For many working moms, flexible and/or alternative work schedules are not an option or are of no interest. But for some, they may be just what it takes to temporarily or permanently keep your tired head above water. If there is ever a time to ask for a longer maternity leave, reduced schedule, flexible work arrangement, or to consider becoming a freelancer, consultant or entrepeneur, this is it. As we know, women's careers sometimes take a detour after having children. Having flexibility and being able to control your time is critical for women at this stage in their lives. Check out the articles in "Work Your Way" for a comprehenisve discussion of the various options and how to make them work.
When my first child was 6 weeks old I went back to work (I am a teacher) and found a routine that worked for me. My wonderful husband was very helpful and we really made it work. Then when #1 was 2 we had child #2. Wow, our perfect system was no more and we were paying more than our mortgage in childcare every month. I went back to work with an 8 week old baby this time and pumping three times a day in a closet in the library. I made it nine weeks and threw in the towel. I am going back this fall, because I feel like just because I fell off the bike this spring doesn't mean I shouldn't try to get back on and do what I love. I know we can make this work we just need to try it a different way so we are moving back to our home town despite the economy and current housing market to get more support around us before we try this again. I just want to say don't give up. You may need to stop and regroup but that doesn't mean you have to leave something you love forever. :)
Have two or have ten, you are completely out numbered when number two shows up! The number one child demands equal time when you are interacting with the baby and also alone time like "before the baby came...remember mommy" oh yeah, I remember! Or a least I try to...some days are a real chanllenge start to finish...and then number one starts to play with and help with number two and they are so cute you think about number three...and your husband says oh h*** no!
First I have a disclaimer: I have only one child. Before you skip my post, I think I have fallen upon something amazing. Up until January my DH and I thought we were equally splitting the workload of co-parenting because, basically, we swapped diaper changes and shared house cleaning. Still I was the only one getting up at night. I was the only one getting my son ready every morning. Plus all the cooking, daycare decisions (we have several scary stories), financial upkeep, family health (read: every sick day), DH's career decisions, interpersonal connections, outreach, not to mention my own career managing three counties and two offices; everything else our lives required was my sole responsibility! Needless to say it was literally killing me.
Then we made one change that has helped everything. My husband is in charge of our son's daycare. This meant we changed daycare in January (a sad good bye to a hand-picked, bilingual Montessori pre-school near my work and our home) to a traditional daycare he found three blocks from his work. My son commutes with daddy everyday on the bus and the train, with delight I might add, while I catch an hour of silent, peaceful rest. DH wakes our son, dresses and bathes him when necessary, and makes his after-school treat (for the commute home). DH monitor's the care providers behavior and little emergencies. Much to our surprise, DH resolves problems with daycare providers much faster than I ever did - the women have more respect for him. He has mentioned on several occasions that commuting with Elijah makes the commute fun! DH says that not a day goes by that someone doesn't compliment him for his amazing parenting - a bit of a leap for a man with one kid on a train, I think. One woman even told him that he and Elijah were her inspiration. Sometimes fellow commuters even pay their fare! Elijah is gaining a lot from the bonding time. He is better behaved for DH than he ever was for me in the morning.
The way is made easier for DH because he is doing something unexpected. I still handle _everything_ else in our lives including positioning my husband for a big promotion and preparing the family to buy a new house, but I think we have balanced the daily STRESS level in our parenting partnership and that has made all the difference. We will see what we negotiate for #2.
We are struggling with the nanny v day care issue right now. We weren't happy with our day care center, we were paying them the equivalent of a really hefty mortgage payment every month for 3 of our children to attend (ages 1, 3 and 4), new owners came in, raised the rates, the caregivers turned over quickly, they took our vacation time away, and so on. Combined with the daily stress of getting the kids out of the house, racing around to pick them up on time, coming home and throwing together dinner before bath and bed... a nanny is sounding more and more feasible to us! We have a young family member who is currently watching the kids while we figure out the situation, and she's great with them, but I think ultimately too young to handle them on her own for longer than a few hours a day. I've spoken with my supervisor about shortening my office hours and working those hours from home so that we can hire an older, more experienced family friend and former caregiver at the kids' former day care to care for the children on a nearly full-time basis, so we can spend more time with them and less time stressing and running around! I think I've convinced myself, and dh at this point that it's our only realistic option, the day cares around here are so packed full (18 kids per class!!!) and waiting lists are the norm for the better centers, plus the costs will actually be a little less for the nanny!
Well, first off, I think it should be "breaks" instead of "brakes". Second off, I agree with most of the suggestions in the article. I have a 5-year-old and a 9-month-old, and although I don't have quite the daycare struggles, bedtime struggles, etc. of those with kids closer together, be forewarned that the renegotiating with the partner still applies, sibling issues are very different, and there's no "napping while the baby naps" on weekends or much of any other time!
I feel your pain. I can tell you it does get easier as they get a little older. hang in there
I went back to work after each of my kids were born, but several months into balancing a job and 2 under 2, I quit. I sometimes regret it, and mostly regret how hard it is "onramping", but I find a lot of comfort in knowing how many other women chose not to pressure themselves and their families through it if they didn't absolutely have to. My sister is a financial consultant, and we both have many women friends with high end careers, but we've both noticed a prominent trend - second baby often brings an end to it. I wish I had the solution to the "I want two or three kids, and my old career back" problem. And I know "just work harder" doesn't seem to make it happen this time.
I am sorry to say that even with my relatively flexible job (I'm a professor), it is indeed the second child that is breaking me. Getting two kids out to daycare in the morning and getting myself ready too is incredibly challenging. But that at least is predictable and can be planned. For me its the two kids waking up in the night, two kids getting sick and sent home (in different weeks of course) that you have to drop everything for, two kids bed time routines that seems, at times, impossible - its just double everything. That includes the joy, but sometimes when you haven't slept in four days and each kid wants a different breakfast and you have 10 minutes before you absolutely have to be out of the house its hard to appreciate that double joy.
I think this article is right on about the reality of having two kids and has great suggestions. My situation has flexibility in some ways, not in others (can't afford and don't really want a nanny), but it is something to consider. It might help with the sickness issue (no one ever warned me about that!). But negotiating with your partner is crucial - and hard. But you absolutely need to do it.


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College Hockey:Special Teams Lead Tigers Past Warriors
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If Colorado College fans thought the Tigers had the easy draw at the Midwest Regional, they were misled.
Yes, the Tigers beat Wayne State 4-2 to advance to Sunday's quarterfinal game, where they'll face the winner of the Michigan-Maine game, but CC had to work to get past a tenacious team from Detroit that had its chances right up until the end.
CC head coach Scott Owens, however, knew from the start that his team would be challenged.
"We did know it would be a difficult game," said Owens. "We talked around and spoke to [fellow CHA member] Air Force people and other people and we knew it would be a battle.
"They're stronger than I thought they would be, stronger on their sticks, and they played very well in this rink."
In the end, the Tigers needed strong play from their special teams to secure the victory and another chance to play for a trip to Buffalo.
Three different Tigers scored on the power play, including Noah Clarke, whose 21st goal of the season at 14:09 in the second stood up as the game winner.
The CC penalty kill also saw plenty of action. Assessed 35 minutes of penalties, the Tigers were without junior Andrew Canzanello for the final 50 minutes of the game; Canzanello was given a misconduct for checking Chris Vail into the boards from behind.
"We've had four games this year when Andrew hasn't played," said Owens, "and we made the same adjustments that we always do … Tommy Preissing goes to the strong side, and [James] Laux goes to the weak side.
"Laux was the key in the first 30 minutes of the game as far as I'm concerned. Great poise and composure with the puck, made some things happen.
"Nobody got too flustered or rattled because we've had this situation where [Canzanello] has been hurt. There's nothing wrong with having the league-leading scoring defenseman [Preissing] slide over to the quarterback position."
Brett Sterling opened the scoring for CC at 16:26 in the first, tipping in Laux's shot from the top of the left circle, and the Tigers led 1-0 after one.
Keith Stanich tied it up for the Warriors at 4:51 in the second, after taking a diagonal from Dustin Kingston.
But when Laux scored less than a minute later, the Tigers pulled ahead for good. Clarke's goal made it 3-1 CC at the end of two.
The Tigers gave the Warriors plenty of opportunity to get back into the game, and WSU was able to capitalize on one such chance early in the third when Billy Collins brought WSU to within one of the power play.
On the delayed penalty, Collins picked up Greg Poupard's rebound while on his knees, swiping the puck past CC goaltender Curtis McElhinney backhanded.
"I thought, 'Oh boy. Here we go,'" said WSU head coach Bill Wilkinson. "That's sometimes the kind of goal that gets you going. I classify them as garbage goals, where you're in there picking up whatever you can to put it away, and Billy did a great job with that, but their penalty kill really hurt our power play.
"They jumped out so quick that we really couldn't get the flow of the puck going like we had. We didn't have enough time [and] we weren't used to their speed up front, and … that was a critical part of the game tonight."
Preissing's power-play goal from Peter Sejna at 10:02 capped the game for the Tigers.
"I thought the kids played great," said Wilkinson. "Our game plan obviously was to board up the red line and make them fire it in, and I thought we did that with pretty good efficiency.
"One concern that came back to bite us was the power play. We knew they were running the number-one power play in the country. That was really the turning point, I thought, of the whole game.
"David [Guerrera] played great in goal for us. I couldn't ask much better of how our team played."
"I was happy with our game," said Owens. "We won it with special teams. We have 30 wins this year, and we've gone about it different ways. Tonight it was special teams, and I'm very proud of our guys.
"Was it picture perfect? No, but we knew it wasn't going to be. It was a good win and I'm proud of the way we battled."
The Tigers (30-6-5) finished the night 3-for-5 on the power play; McElhinney had 23 saves. CC will face the winner of the Michigan-Maine game Sunday at 3 p.m. in Yost Arena.
The Warriors (21-17-2) were 0-for-9 on the power play; Guerrera stopped 27 in the loss.
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With the film Unfinished Song, the Weinstein Company once again has become synonymous with classic films. Producing films like the comedy-drama Mrs. Henderson Presents with Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins and The King's Speech with Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth, Unfinished Song also titled (Song for Marion) features screen icons Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave whose performances are genuine and brilliant.
Unfinished Song deals with love, morality, loss, isolation and salvation. Many critics, dismissed the film and its cast, which are mostly over 60 as a "slice of grey pound-courting cinema". But the film is a simple heat warming touching comedy-drama with an elderly demographic, which is underrepresented on screen by today's major American film studios.
Director and screenwriter Paul Andrew Williams benefits enormously from the elegant performances of Redgrave and Stamp. So the fact that other characters and performance are somewhat underdevelopment is forgiven. Unfinished Song is a film that everyone will come to enjoy as they find themselves dealing with the tenderness of ageing, a sense of community, a loving marriage, or the need to have emotional ties to their children. Unfinished Song is a likable, mainstream and commercial piece of cinema. It is utterly charming.
The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) spring 2013 festival screened Unfinished Song and 32 other films from 15 countries during April. HIFF website provides membership information and programming information for its fall and spring festivals. Attend the fall festival in October and you can travel the world through cinema. HIFF will take you around the globe. See you at the movies!


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|Oh my stars! When I saw this photo I almost died laughing. Look at us!
The dough is simple to make and comes together quickly.
1/2 cup cornstarch
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Mix together and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. The liquid will eventually come to a slow bubble and will thicken to a smooth mashed potatoes consistency. Collect it in a ball and put it in a bowl. Cover with a damp cloth until it cools and is easy to handle.
|Gee, and I wonder why my girls poke out their tongues when concentrating.
A note: The dough will resoften if it is wet enough, just ask Beanie...
I was terrified I would ruin it and was very careful coloring him. I even pulled out my super nice SU! markers for the job.
Although he was undeniably cute, I still felt there was something missing.
You can also use polyurethane, clear spray paint was what we happened to have on hand.
The only thing left to do is string them, and then hang them on our tree next week. :o) I'm SO tickled with these!!
They are less dense than salt dough, and almost seem foamy or foam-like. The dough would work well for hand prints as well. The ornaments are very delicate and brittle before they are fully dry, but once dried, are pretty tough--not that I would recommend dropping one or anything. ;o) Like most ceramics, they are weakest at thin points, such as at the straw hole or cut-outs.
I would love to do this again, and am seriously considering have Sadie, Sally and Alicia come over to decorate ornaments sometime before Christmas. Cookie decorating parties are fun, but this could certainly be fun too. :o)
1. Okay, this wasn't a sparkly, but the table sure was sparkly.
You know what they say about glitter, right? ;o) (If you don't know, I'll be happy to share.)
2. Holy smokes is there a RED tree in Bev's backyard:
3. We brought all the tubs and boxes of Christmas goodies in from the workshop attic, ready to be put out and up when we get home from Thanksgiving.
4. I convinced GF to fly out here to be with us for Christmas. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!!
5. My girls are getting to the point where they play together all the time. I LOVE hearing them play and laugh. I'm not a fan of the screaming and yelling, but at least they're not fighting, right?
6. I made a sparkly star garland for Hannah's sparkly tree which I'll share tomorrow. :o)
7. RE was pretty fun today--there's nothing quite like eight little boys who've just sat through Mass...;o)
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Higgins, Allen to return; McArdle back to Rochester
Took the day off today but my capable cohort Steve Waters reports that as expected both LW Chris Higgins and D Bryan Allen will return after being sidelined with a staph infection and broken bone in foot respectively for tomorrow's game against Southeast Division rival Carolina at the Bank.
Instead of carrying healthy scratches, the Panthers returned forward Kenndal McArdle back to Rochester. DeBoer needs offense so he chose to hold on to Evgeny Dadonov, who has more scoring skills than McArdle, who's more of a physical player. Tough break for McArdle, who played pretty well while filling in for Higgins, especially in 3-0 win over Capitals where he kept the puck alive after getting knocked down on the ice. Against Nashville he was victimized by atrocious calls by the refs in the 3-0 loss to Nashville on two penalty calls in the first period. Although the Predators didn't score on those power-play chances it still contributed to a quick 2-0 deficit that they couldn't overcome because they were forced to play shorthanded.
My Miami Herald cohort George Richards noticed at the morning practice that Higgins has been bumped to the top line with Stephen Weiss and Michael Frolik for what must be DeBoer's 1,000th line change of the season. Can't blame a coach for trying to find the right formula. He also spotted forgotten wing Byron Bitz (hernia) back on the ice as well as Rostislav Olesz (finger), but both are most likely out for at least this two-game homestand.
The Panthers really need the next two wins against Carolina and Buffalo to get back to .500 and also because lurking is a road trip to Pittsburgh, Philly and Buffalo next week.
Still no word on Cory Stillman (broken bone in back). In this case I'm guessing that silence isn't golden.


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Since 1993, The Butcher Shop has been a staple in the lake area.
Located on Illinois St. near the Camdenton square, The Butcher Shop is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Owned by Chris and Sherry Stevens, the staff has more than 50 years of combined butchering experience.
The Stevens purchased The Butcher Shop in 2009 in 2009 from Gordy and Jo Ann Glenn.
Chris has worked in the meat cutting business since high school when he worked at Paul's Supermarket. After 10 years with Paul's, he moved on to another grocery store before coming to work for the Glenns at The Butcher Shop.
The Stevens' philosophy is simple: if they wouldn't serve it to their family, they won't serve it to their customers.
"We take pride in having our customers come back again and again for the best value in quality food the lake area has to offer," Chris said.
Their reputation keeps them busy. Sherry said they enjoy supporting various community activities and the military, smoking meats for soldiers.
"It is an honor when we receive lettes from the soldiers or family members of soldiers thanking us," Sherry said. "A couple of years ago, not only did we receive a letter but also a picture and a flag that was flown in Afghanistan. The flag is on display at the shop."
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You don't have to be 'down with the clowns' but that doesn't mean you should mess with them either. Detroit rappers Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse as well as four fans are officially 'bringing it' to the FBI in the form of a lawsuit for falsely classifying 'Juggalos' (the name for die-hard ICP fans) as 'gang members ' in a government report in 2011. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday, claims that these actions are "unwarranted and unlawful" and also states that the fans felt subjected to harassment from authorities because of their love for the group.
Among those fans in the suit is Army Corporal Robert Hellin, who has visible ICP-related tattoos and says he is "in imminent danger of suffering discipline or an involuntary discharge from the Army" because of this classification. Another person claims that he was not allowed to enlist at all because of his band tattoos.
ICP first challenged the FBI in 2012 with a separate lawsuit which asked for the information that led the FBI to begin affiliating them with gangs. This newest filing is targeted specifically at the FBI and alleges that the duo as well as the fans have been directly harmed by the FBI's actions.
Violent J told Fuse TV "To name our fanbase a gang with Crips and Bloods and MS-13s.... I don't know where to begin with that s***. Does that mean our concerts are gang rallies now? Does that mean our merchandise is gang apparel?"
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - After a runner-up finish at last weekend's NorCal Tournament, the UCLA men's water polo team retained its No. 2 ranking in today's American Water Polo Coaches' Association poll.
The Bruins won their qualifying group Saturday by defeating Air Force 13-5, followed by Long Beach State in overtime, 10-8. On Sunday, the Bruins held on for a 9-8 semifinal victory over USC, then fell to the Cardinal 7-4 in the championship match. Sophomore driver Albert Garcia (Long Beach/Wilson) led the club with nine goals for the tournament.
Stanford, UCLA, Pepperdine, and USC held the top four positions on each of the five ballots. California, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, Loyola Marymount, and UC Santa Barbara rounded out the top ten.
"(No. 2) is the right ranking for now," UCLA head coach Adam Krikorian said. "We still have to prove ourselves against Cal and Pepperdine before that ranking can be legitimate."
UCLA (8-2, 3-0 MPSF) meets California (8-2, 2-1) in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena. A Bruin win would give Krikorian his 50th victory in less than three full seasons.
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It did rain particularly hard. But the sun is shining now.
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07.21.10 at 2:21 pm
Flash floods - such indecent meterological behaviour. What this country needs is more weather police on the beat.
07.21.10 at 5:42 pm
Don't be flash (!!) Swansea had floods too (see SW Wales on BBC website) Don't know how you enbed a link. Fortuntely not Sketty. Unfortunately, same road in Birchgrove as was flooded last year.
07.23.10 at 11:29 am
Thanks Richard - I'll give it a go!
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Michael Stackpole recently sat with Timothy C. Ward at SF Signal to record a podcast interview. They discuss the recent Canvas course Michael conducted, but discuss many more topics, as the introduction explains:
Michael and Tim also discuss how one learns to outline, examining studies in neuroplasticity and how outlines come from a strong understanding of characters. Michael discusses higher education options for aspiring authors of Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Flood and Drain Hydroponic Systems
Flood and drain (or ebb and flow) hydroponic systems are the most popular hydroponic systems. In nutshell, they are versatile, suited to a wide range of plants, simple and efficient.
Flood and drain systems are "media-based" hydroponic systems. This means that plants are grown in a planting tray filled with moisture-retaining material ("grow media") such as vermiculite, expanded clay pebbles or coconut fibre, rather than water alone.
They are called flood and drain systems because the planting tray is regularly flooded with nutrient-enriched water. The grow media soaks up the nutrient solution. The excess solution drains (or ebbs) down into a reservoir. As it drains, air is drawn down around the oxygen-hungry plant roots.
Flooding and draining is done with the aid of a pump with a timer. Because nutrients are actively delivered (pumped) to the plants rather than absorbed as needed, flood and drain systems are known as "active" hydroponic systems.
The simplicity and effectiveness of flood and drain hydroponic systems is one reason why most homemade hydroponics systems are flood and drain systems. Almost anyone can build a homemade flood and drain system.
Another is that flood and drain hydroponic systems are suitable for growing a great diversity of vegetables, herbs, and other plants – almost anything in fact.
In addition to edibles, flood and drain systems are ideal for flowering and ornamental plants too. They can be grown in individual media-filled pots which sit in the planting tray, instead of being planted directly in the planting tray. They can then be taken out and displayed at any time.
A disadvantage of flood and drain hydroponic systems is that they rely on electricity. If cost or power outages are a concern, this type of system is probably not the best hydroponics system for you.
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College Hockey:Hobart Hangs On, Edges Brockport
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — A number of penalty calls down the stretch cut short Brockport's comeback attempt, as Hobart held on for a 3-2 win in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday.
"We're making steps in the right direction," said Hobart coach Mark Taylor. "I like the chemistry of how this team has come together over the last week or so."
Brockport (1-4) came out with a flurry of pressure right off the opening faceoff. The Golden Eagles got several high quality opportunities on net, but nothing panned out, as Hobart netminder Adam Lavelle blocked all the chances.
Play evened out after a few minutes, with Hobart the first to get on the board, scoring 15:49 into the period. Carl Michaelson passed from behind the Brockport net to linemate Matt Grabis, who was lurking just outside the crease. Grabis one-timed the pass under Golden Eagle goaltender Steve Tippett for the goal.
Brockport came out strong again early in the second period, and this time the work paid dividends as it scored at the 4:50 mark. Several Brockport players were hammering away at the loose puck in front of the Hobart net, as Lavelle was trying to cover it up. Darren Kennedy was able to get a stick on it and slapped it in to tie the game.
"We have been real happy with Kennedy's play," said Brockport coach Brian Dickinson. "He has worked real hard to learn how to use his size and speed, and is leading by example this season."
The remainder of the second period was pretty listless, as a flood of whistles took away any flow or pace that the game might have had.
Hobart (3-2) did manage to retake the lead in the closing seconds of the period while enjoying the man advantage. Evan Hurley passed from the point, to Dan Bush in the faceoff circle, who backhanded a pass across the slot to R.C. Schmidt. Schmidt corralled the pass and tucked it into the near corner to give Hobart the 2-1 lead heading into the second intermission.
Hobart notched another goal midway through the third period to go up by two. Craig Levey out-waited netminder Tippett and steered the puck around him for the goal at 9:16.
The Statesmen played a very aggressive penalty kill all game long, and the strategy paid off hold, as Brockport was held scoreless on seven opportunities.
"The power play has really been our Achilles' heal," said Dickinson. "We just haven't been very good at putting the puck in the net."
Brockport pulled closer at 13:07 when Casey Firko sent a big blast from the top of the slot that rocketed under the crossbar. The goal gave Brockport a lot of jump, but 3-2 was as close as the Golden Eagles could make the score.
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I am a strictly white hat link building advocate and have been my whole SEO career. That means I believe that SEO campaigns need to play by the rules set forth by the search engines (as best as we can understand them anyway) and to avoid anything that might land your website in hot water. There are a lot of different things you have to take into account when deciding whether or not a link is white hat, and one of those qualifications is relevancy.
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Directly relevant link building is when you focus on creating links on sites that line up perfectly with your niche. For instance, I run an SEO business so I'm looking to get links on SEO industry blogs, join local and national SEO associations, be a guest speaker or sponsor at SEO conferences and so forth. The search engines like to see a link building portfolio that makes sense and having relevant links means you're site is connecting with other related sites and there is a real reason (other than just getting a link) for your site and theirs to be linked.
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Indirectly relevant link building involved getting links from sites that don't necessarily exist in your exact niche, but operate in a related vertical that still appeals to your target audience. For example, I may run an SEO company but I know that social media marketing has a big influence on the long-term success of an SEO campaign (especially with the rise of social signals), so I'm going to look to get links from sites that are about social media marketing, content marketing, video marketing, and other forms of online marketing that impact SEO in the end.
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"Let's simply share" and "Let's share simply" have different meanings.
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"Let's share simply" has the meaning of sharing in a simple way, that is, to avoid complication which could arise if we were to attempt sharing like "You can have 20% of the cake, and I'll take 35.47%, and the rest will go to Jake." That's bound to bring some sort of trouble.
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Every year, billions of dollars are spent on the beauty industry as women strive to keep young and look beautiful. Their desire for youthful beauty has become such an obsession that many feel compelled to inject their face with poison or risk their life with dangerous plastic surgery procedures. In her new inspiring beauty book, Victoria tells women to "put down that knife and get on with your life!" Spiritual Facelift is a spiritual guide to inner and outer beauty, packed full of ancient and modern-day spiritual wisdoms and techniques to help women naturally tap into their eternal fountain of youth, transforming both their bodies and their lives. Of her book, Victoria says, "It will deeply change the cellular makeup of everyone who reads it, helping them feel and look good from the inside out."
Author Biography
Victoria Holt was born near London, where she attended Middlesex University and earned a BA degree in dance. She later gave up her dance career to pursue a life of spiritual truth. She has spent twenty years training in spiritual traditions of all faiths. Now an internationally renowned spiritual counselor, writer, journalist, and producer, she is known for her down-to-earth approach to the healing of the mind, body, and soul of individuals and mass audiences through both one-on-one counseling and global multimedia. She currently lives in New York City.
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|Why Do We Age?
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|What Is Energy?
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|How You Have Damaged Your Physical Body
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|The Soul
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|The Beauty Myth
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|Learning to Show Mercy
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|Learning to Have Gratitude
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|How to Build a Healthy Heart
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Remember that investment that Nokia made in Obopay back in March? Its results are starting to show up, as Nokia has just announced a new financial service for mobile phones.
Called Nokia Money, the service uses Obopay's mobile payment platform for offering access to basic financial service.
More exactly, customers will be able to: send money to someone just by using the person's cell phone number; pay for goods and services; pay utility bills; recharge prepaid SIM cards.
The service will be accessible 24 hours a day, as long as your phone is on and you have signal.
"Rural consumers will particularly benefit from money transfers and, for urban consumers used to online services, we are enabling services such as payment of utility bills, purchase of train and movie tickets, top-ups, all through their mobile phones. Nokia Money is simple to use, secure and available across different operator networks and on virtually any mobile phone. This means millions of new consumers will soon be able to manage all their financial needs from their mobile phone", declared Teppo Paavola, vice president and Head of Corporate Business Development at Nokia.
Nokia Money will be available starting early 2010, in select markets. Until then, Nokia will showcase the service next week, during Nokia World 2009, in Stuttgart.
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MIT's Amy Glasmeier, Professor of Economic Geography and Regional Planning in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and co-chair of the Energy Education Task Force, received a Distinguished Scholarship Honors from the Association of American Geographers (AAG) at the Association's annual meeting on April 12, 2014. Glasmeier was among nine individuals who received recognition from the AAG for their contributions to the advancement or welfare of geography.
Glasmeier received the award for her insightful and data-rich insights into the geographies of economic development and planning, her research on patterns and trends in rural poverty in America, and her outstanding efforts to understand and inform public policy. In particular, she was recognized for her outstanding contributions to Economic Geography, especially her work on rural economic development, poverty, and the geography of manufacturing.
Glasmeier is the author and co-author of several monographs – including Manufacturing Time: Global Competition in the World Watch Industry 1750-2000; High-tech Potential: Economic Development in Rural America; From Combines to Computers: Rural Services and Development in the Age of Information Technology; and High Tech America – as well as the Atlas of Poverty in America. These books reflect the topics of her articles, book chapters and policy reports where she has provided important insights into the development of industrial complexes and high-tech industries, geographies of trade policy and globalization, the failures and successes of efforts to end poverty, and the landscape of inequality in the United States. Her work assesses public policy through careful empirical analysis of economic and census data. One key contribution is Glasmeier's focus on the unintended effects of public policy, especially in rural America, documenting the impacts of NAFTA, high-tech industries and federal economic development programs on the poor and the prosperity of rural communities.
Unusually committed to informing public policy in the United States, Glasmeier has completed a large number of policy reports for agencies and organizations that include the Ford Foundation, HUD, USDA Economic Research Service, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, the Economic Policy Institute, the Aspen Institute, and the Department of Defense. Her most sustained concern has been the economy of Appalachia where she twice served as the John D. Whisman scholar with the Appalachian Regional Commission and studied the causes of persistent poverty and the possibilities for renewable energy.
With a degree in city and regional planning from UC Berkeley, Glasmeier has taught planning and geography at UT Austin, Penn State and MIT – providing an important link between urban and regional planning and economic geography. In her writing and presentations she has urged economic geographers to engage with policy, highlighting geography's skills in understanding spatial impacts and equity and has trained many undergraduate and graduate students in the power of geographic thinking and techniques.
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz held talks yesterday with Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, who arrived in Riyadh yesterday for an official visit.
The talks between the two leaders focused on regional and international developments, in particular the Palestinian situation and Iraq. They also reviewed bilateral cooperation.
King Abdullah meets with President Arroyo
Before leaving Manila, President Arroyo issued a press statement about her visit to the Kingdom.
"As a developing nation, the Philippines is hit hard by the high price of oil, and I look to our Saudi friends to help us pioneer new and innovative ways to become energy-independent," she said, as quoted in the Arab News.
The visit was also expected to focus on overseas Filipino workers as well as the Philippines' bid for observer status in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Arab News reported today.
Today, President Arroyo met with members of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry, as well as businessmen from both nations.