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William linked me to an interesting article today on IGN where two of its writers, Erik Brudvig and Hilary Goldstein, published an article that lambastes the quality of Square-Enix's work as a developer of RPGs (the omission of JRPG was intentional, as both Erik and Hilary did not make such a reference either).
It was quite frankly, ridiculous. Having ruined their credibility five sentences into their first point, both Erik and Hilary make themselves victim to the one of the core reasons why JRPGs have suddenly lost so much appeal in the West. William and I couldn't seem to contain ourselves and have consequently chosen to publish a rebuttal against such a carelessly ignorant article.
"We give the storied RPG publisher some tips on getting its next game right.
William says: Instead readers are subjected to a poorly written editorial on how much the Xbox 360 editors on IGN praise the model of Western RPGs as the Holy Grail and tell the famed RPG publisher, Square, "… to suck up its pride and start playing some Western RPGs." In their "prescription" to remedy the nuances of what they perceived as "wrong", they ultimately fall flat on their face and instead render the image of a western media publication that is too self-appraising of its culture to understand the differences inherent in Japanese role-playing games.
Taking Will's lead, let's take it step by step.
1. Learn to Use the Unreal Engine
Or just ditch it. The quality of the Square Enix Xbox 360 releases has been dragged down by crummy technical issues that shouldn't be a problem in high quality RPGs. Infinite Undiscovery has framerate issues. The Last Remnant has them worse — and it's a turn-based game where relatively little is happening on-screen at once. Both use Epic's Unreal Engine 3. Write The Last Remnant off as running better with a hard drive install all you want, but the fact of the matter is Square Enix released a game that performs poorly on the hardware SKU (Xbox 360 Arcade) Microsoft is pushing the hardest this fall.
One game could be seen as a fluke. Two is a trend. It's time that the powers-that-be at Square Enix take a long hard look at the tools the company is using to make its games. If the Unreal Engine 3 isn't working, scrap it and move on before the Square Enix brand gets tarnished.
While this point has its own merits, I fail to see how learning to use the Unreal Engine (or ditching it) is functionally relevant to "fixing Square's RPG machine" as Erik and Hilary so confidently phrased. What's more, any integrity these two writers had at using this point to sell their theory went completely downhill the moment they said Infinite Undiscovery uses the Unreal Engine 3. This is a ridiculously hilarious blunder. Infinite Undiscovery–and let's ignore the fact that it was developed by Tri-Ace, not Square-Enix–used an in-house engine. I have absolutely no clue where Erik and Hilary got this fact from, but evidently the source lacks any credibility in the same way Erik and Hilary lost all of theirs the moment they made such a claim.
"One game could be seen as a fluke. Two is a trend."
Yet another incorrect statement after one realizes that Infinite Undiscovery was neither developed by Square-Enix nor did it use the Unreal Engine 3. Erik and Hilary infer the causality of the frame rate issues based on this erroneous assumption, when in reality, other than the fact that both games have the Square-Enix logo on the game case, the frame rate issues in both titles are mutually exclusive. This is because Infinite Undiscovery was developed by a completely different company and The Last Remnant was the only game using the Unreal Engine 3. Frame rate is undeniably an issue in both titles, but inferring a trend in Square-Enix's RPG quality based on this is unfounded as The Last Remnant is the first Square-Enix developed RPG title for the consoles since Final Fantasy XII. If this happens again in Final Fantasy XIII I'll gladly reconsider.
2. Upgrade the Presentation
Back in the day, the CG cutscene ruled the RPG world. They have largely gone the way of the dodo, with just a few popping up here or there. Whether that makes you sad is a matter of taste, but what we have gotten as a replacement is hardly satisfactory. In-engine cutscenes have the potential to look fantastic, but using the same engine that doesn't work well for you and the same animations we've seen since the PS1 era doesn't do it for us.
Animations don't make or break a game, but they can add a lot to the sense of immersion RPGs would hope to convey. People don't wave back and forth slowly while they stand in one place. They don't move stiffly. And more than just the lips move when somebody talks.
If the story is important to your game — and in an RPG it should be — then you had better make sure you present it in the best possible way. That also means doing away with text-box cutscenes. If Square Enix wants to compete with Western developers, it needs to voice every major conversation. The company is simply being outhustled right now.
CG cutscene ruled the RPG world back in the day? I have absolutely no idea where this statement would be true when CG cutscenes, ever since I can remember, have always been scarce. They take up a lot of damn space, and anyone who's been paying attention knows that this is why you couldn't have so many in a single video game. Square's CG cutscenes have always been one of the most memorable ones, but these were always limited to just a handful and only in later years when the CD-R became the DVD-R and now the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray can we be spoiled with more of these CG scenes. I challenge Erik and Hilary to provide me with an abundance of examples from 'back in the day' that show how CG ruled the RPG world, because clearly I'm out of the loop.
Square-Enix has been using the same animations we've seen since the PS1 era? Do they even recall how animations looked in the PS1 era? Maybe Erik and Hilary have forgotten, but characters in FFVII had blocks for hands and simply twitched all the time while engaging in conversation. FFVIII improved on this significantly, with Squall having distinguishable looking fingers and a more realistically proportioned body, but the fact that these two writers can insinuate that The Last Remnant's animations are the same as those of the PS1 era is hysterical. Both Infinite Undiscovery and The Last Remnant use motion-capture technology, which was non-existent in game development during the PS1 era and they claim them to be the same? Bollocks. They should re-familiarize themselves with the archaic nature of PS1 animation before making such a grand claim.
3. Evolve the RPG Elements
Let's face it, most Japanese-developed RPGs still use the same design philosophy that worked 20 years ago. Just about every Square-Enix RPG has towns you walk around in, with dozens of people you speak with for no reason. There are poorly conceived fetch quests and uninspired city designs. The popular comes off as a bunch of animatronics from a Disneyland attraction there to repeat the same line over and over. It's time for a change.
More and more Western RPGs are creating interesting cities with people that feel as if they exist even when you're not around. One way to remove unnecessary conversations is to display names over the heads of all citizens, with unimportant NPCs being named "Shopkeeper" and "Millworker" while those who matter can be "Jim the Barber" or what not. The most recent Square-Enix RPGs have large, empty, uninteresting towns that seem there more out of habit than necessity.
Square-Enix needs to suck up its pride and start playing some Western RPGs. Let Mass Effect, Fallout 3 and Fable II inspire you. This doesn't mean you have to provide morality choices, but you should endeavor to create cities that feel lived in with citizens who have a place within the community.
Has no one ever thought of these people as a device to help the player understand more about their surroundings and add breadth to the overall experience? While these editors may dismiss these NPCs as irrelevant, the reason it has remained a staple of Square-Enix's RPGs is that it encourages the player to invest time in their world and notice subtle details of the crafted fiction.
Just about every Square-Enix RPG has towns you walk around in, with dozens of people you speak with for no reason, poorly conceived fetch quests and uninspired city designs, they say. Spooky how one could easily surmise the same thing about WRPGs if they so desired. Quite frankly, I'd say Japanese developers have some of the most artistic city designs in the industry. Of course, saying so would really be just an opinion, so just as my aesthetic tastes may not be like someone else's, so too are Erik's and Hilary's and thus the entire debate on city designs and fetch quests (which is also quite an generalization) is yet again irrelevant in supporting why Square's RPG machine needs fixing. On the topic of "poorly conceived fetch quests" and "dozens of people you speak with for no reason", this is an unfair comparison when JRPGs and WRPGs are structured in completely different ways. It is also a completely weak argument to debate such trivial matters such as how to name NPCs. Sorry, but adding "Jim the Barber" over someone's head does not make a conversation with him any less 'unnecessary' if he has absolutely no connection to the game's plot.
Now, I love how Erik and Hilary advise Square-Enix to "suck up its pride" (as if to say: we in the west are now better than you at making RPGs) and to "start playing some Western RPGs" (as if they're indisputably better) and be 'inspired' (as if Japanese people are no longer creative) by titles like Mass Effect, Fallout 3 and Fable II when these three titles are exactly how JRPGs and WRPGs differ in its greatest respect: linear vs sandbox storytelling. Was such a difference ever apparent to Erik and Hilary? And did it ever occur to them to wonder why there is this significant pattern between JRPGs and WRPGs? In a nutshell, it's culture.
Unfortunately, I refuse to go into any great detail about that as I'd rather save it for an editorial I plan to write in the future, but in summary, the structure and development of JRPGs are undeniably a reflection of their cultural values. It's not a mystery to see why then that Japanese gamers play and love their JRPGs because they not only enjoy them, but they also understand them. It is also then, unsurprising why so many people here in the West consequently dislike JRPGs, since their structure and presentation are fundamentally shaped by Japanese culture. So saying that Square-Enix should learn from titles like Mass Effect, Fable 2 and Fallout 3 is like saying "Try to be more Western, because our way is better."
4. Flesh Out Your Gimmicks
Infinite Undiscovery has a flute that often serves no purpose and The Last Remnant has unions which don't fully make sense. As far as IU's flute goes, it was an interesting idea that never fully formed. The flute was your hero's version of magic, but for a good portion of IU, it was pretty much unnecessary. The non-combat properties were made too obvious (you can "see" the invisible areas you are supposed to reveal with the flute) and using the flute in combat meant you were just standing around unable to attack.
The unions in The Last Remnant is an attempt to add some strategy to the combat, but is just too simplistic to work well. The unions you create separate from you in combat, giving a sense of a larger battle. But having no direct control over your unions is actually too limiting. It doesn't help that none of the characters you can recruit are better than the six characters available from the get go.
So how can this be fixed? Make certain that whatever the gimmick is for the next Square-Enix game, it is integral to the story and is a primary focal point when designing gameplay. The gimmick needs to become the star in some way, instead of feeling like an idea tacked on halfway through development. Give greater thought to the gameplay elements and how they can be given greater depth.
Finally, a point that actually makes some sense. The unions in The Last Remnant are debatable in terms of just how "limiting" it is, but once again, criticizing Infinite Undiscovery's flute gimmick is completely irrelevant to bettering "Square's RPG Machine" when the game was developed by Tri-Ace. It really amazes me how so many people are unaware of this fact, and still muster the confidence to post such critical editorials while remaining so ignorant. Characters you recruit are never better than the first six you get because they were never meant to be. You're recruiting soldiers, not superstars. If you stepped into the Golden Chalice and recruited someone more powerful than Athlum Generals like Torgal or Emma, logic would begin to question how such a character became so strong while being only a hired mercenary? More so, there would have to be a particularly compelling reason for such a circumstance than simply "I walked into a guild and recruited Awesome Mercenary #4, who so happens to be stronger than a General of an entire country."
5. More is Not Always Better
Just because your game is 50 hours long, it doesn't mean that all 50 of them are necessary. Just because you have a ton of characters in the game, it doesn't mean that gamers will be excited to use them all. It's important to provide a sense of focus.
There seems to be this belief that an RPG is worthless if it isn't a 50 hour epic. We're all for getting the most out of our games, but simply cramming extra generic battles or extended boring dungeons into a game doesn't make it better. In role-playing games, it's often the choice to extend your game that is most important. Forcing a long game just makes it tedious.
The same goes for playable characters. Infinite Undiscovery had over a dozen playable characters and forces the player to use all of them rather than allowing them the choice of which to enjoy. The Last Remnant swings the pendulum in the opposite direction and offers even more playable characters, though no party members are required. The trouble there is that every single optional character you can recruit for your party is worse than the six you start the game with. Neither option shows focus on what the player might enjoy and instead forces the issue.
I'm not quite sure how this point is inherently Square-Enix's problem when so many other developers have made this mistake. This is more of a general tip to any aspiring RPG developer, and it's quite peculiar of Erik and Hilary to pin this on Square-Enix, yet again. "Forcing a long game just makes it tedious" is a true statement, but if you skip out on sidequests and ignore supplementary tasks like finding/synthing the best gear, collecting rare items, etc, there are very few JRPGs that I can think of that exceed the 20-30 hour range.
Again with the Infinite Undiscovery jargon so I'm ignoring that, but after seeing how Erik and Hilary have recycled the 'recruits are worse than the six you start with' argument, I can't help but feel like they've tried far too hard to nitpick at Square-Enix's apparent shortcomings. But since they've given it such dedication, I might as well too.
So Erik and Hilary are now using the recruits-weaker-than-original-six argument to support how more cast members are not better. In Infinite Undiscovery this is most definitely true–although once again, please redirect this criticism to Tri-Ace, as I totally agree it's a good point–but in Last Remnant, the battle system uses unions. The argument here is a bit misguided, since instead of "More is Not Always Better", the question you ask yourself in The Last Remnant is if "More is Not Always Needed". Battles can get rough, and often times you are sourly outnumbered by enemy ranks. In most cases, it is important to have as many characters as possible to fill up your unions since it increases your chances of survival–as the union's HP is not only a total of all its constituent party members, but also shared among them. This only furthers the emphasis on each union being perceived as single 'units', and not each party member being looked individually. Recruits were never meant to be anything special, but rather, they are there to support your lead ranks like Athlum's Generals and Rush Sykes. This amazingly goes back to the cultural argument I prefaced earlier on, but once again I withhold going into that discussion here.
The point to take home here is that JRPGs are at the end of the day, made by Japanese people with the Japanese people in mind. Localizations do exist, but JRPGs are inherently made for the people of its land. It has its own style and flavour that is reminiscent of a culture that is significantly different from our own. It is not only arrogant, but also ignorant of Erik and Hilary to not only suggest that Square-Enix follow in the footsteps of developers like Bethesda and Lionhead, but to also say that doing so will make their games better. But this is not the first time in history that the Western mind has claimed to be better than the East, and certainly not the first time the West has ever tried to push its culture onto it.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Sophomore Emma Ivory-Ganja won the Platform event at the Falcon Diving Invitational on Friday and also reached the finals of the One-Meter along with junior Paulina Guzman.
Ivory-Ganja was well clear of the field in the Platform, finishing her five dives with a season-best mark of 279.45, nearly 50 points better than her nearest competitor. Guzman finished sixth in the Platform with a season-high 206.35 points, while senior Maggy Boyd was 16th (179.60) in the 43-person field.
In the first event on Friday, Guzman finished fourth in the One-Meter. After placing fifth in the preliminary six dives (273.85), the junior totaled 271.50 in the final. Ivory-Ganja, who was fourth after the prelims (282.05), finished seventh with a score of 264.40 over the final six dives. Boyd (18th, 229.45) and senior Michelle Vale (21st, 228.25) each finished out of the Top 8 for the finals.
The final event of the meet is on Saturday with the Three-Meter. The prelims begin at 11 a.m. MT, followed by the finals at 1:45 p.m. MT.

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Switching from Diy co2 to Pressurized
I have been using DIY co2 for about a year now and it is getting really old. One of the reasons I have not really tried to get a pressurized system is because I found the whole thing kind of overwhelming and a little over the top. I was also worried about being able to find a place that would refill a tank for me. I have been looking around and I think I might now know what to get. I want to get a regulator and solenoid and an adapter for a paintball can. Let me paste some links of what I am looking to get.
- http://www.marinedepot.com/CO2_Regul...FICORE-vi.html
- http://www.marinedepot.com/Accessori...FICOCA-vi.html
With these will I be able to run from a regular tank as well as use the adapter to use a paintball tank too? Also is this everything except for the tubing and a deffuser?
- I know paintball tanks won't last as long but I want to have the option to use it in case I have problems filling a bigger tank.
- It will be running on a 40 gallon Breeder.
I don't know about that regulator personally, but I think you could get a better regulator for that kind of money, or even less. You can buy a cheap regulator like the one from Aquatek and then buy a post body kit from a member such as BettaTail. I have bought multiple units from him. The post body kit is the solenoid, needle valve combination that will just screw on to the regulator. You need a wrench to switch them out, but I did it successfully my first time.
Also, I bought the Reef Fanatic regulator/solenoid combo from Aqua Cave for $150 and that thing has been working awesome. If I get some more time I'll research some more ideas and perhaps your potential product in particular.
Check Power Trader links on this forum, especially this post from bettatail: there is a lot of information there and you can get some pricing ideas there also. Then PM bettatail and he will advise you on what's best for you. Quality people here.
I've done pressurized CO2 10 different ways from "mini' disposable cartridges, to beer regulators to industrial regulators: you learn a lot along the way, but in the end you will end up like the rest of us: with a CO2 tank, 2-stage regulator, solenoid valve, and a precision metering valve. Learn from my mistakes :)
The search function is only helpful if you know what to search for. Newbies don't. Telling them to search neither helps them, nor reduces clutter on the forums.
How about this one?
I just bought the aquatek regulator with solenoid and their paintball tank adapter for about $80 shipped on fleabay. I'll let you know how that turns out.
Oh i wasnt tanking about reducing clutter on the forums, i was talking about not annoying Bettatail. Im willing to bet he gets the same set of questions 20 times a day, and would apprecuate a well informed buyer :)
My advice when going to pressurized is BE CAREFUL!!! With a yeast+sugar system, it's almost impossible to dump too much CO2 into a tank. With a pressurized tank, you can asphyxiate all the critters to death in less than an hour if you're not paying attention or a needle valve gets bumped or whatever.
In case of emergency, be sure to keep an air pump w/ air stone ready at all times. If you critters start gasping at the surface, a bubbling air stone will drive off the CO2 and increase the O2. I speak from experience, I stunned my fish twice. . . it didn't kill them, but I felt bad about the whole thing.
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Playing this month on HBO is the compelling "R"-rated drama, The Place Beyond the Pines; starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn and Directed by Derek Cianfrance. When released in 2012, it received critical acclaim and had a respectable run. Currently it is available on DVD & Blu-ray.
Ostensibly, the story starts out being about Luke, (Gosling), a charismatic and nigh-mythical daredevil motorcycle stunt rider who travels with a carnival riding with two other cyclists in a steel "Globe of Death" whizzing along the inside circumference with the other cyclists currently the carny is in Schenectady, New York, where, after his most recent performance, towards the end of the Carny's run in town, he is approached by Romina (Mendes), with whom he had a tryst the previous year when he was in town on the circuit. He give her a ride home, where he discovers that she has a son, that is his.
Now, he is desperately attempting to connect with his son (Romina is now in a relationship with Kofi (Mahershala Ali), which Luke is having a hard time dealing with, so he winds up hooking up with Robin (Mendelsohn) a sketchy mechanic living on the outskirts of town who turns Luke on to the prospect of knocking over banks. Unfortunately, for Luke, anything worth doing is worth overdoing, and he winds up in a shootout with a newbie patrolman, Avery Cross (Cooper) with deadly results.
Here, then is where the film takes a quick swerve to one side and winds up being quite a different film from what we were expecting. The story now follows officer Cross as he discovers what the makeup of the police department is really made up of, and he attempts to leverage this knowledge in order to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. Next up, the sweeping drama unfolds over skips ahead 15 years where the sins of the past haunt the present days and wind up spilling over into the lives of two high school boys who are now a generation removed from the drama, but are no less damaged because of it.
Make no mistake about it, this film is not quite what you would expect, but that winds up being better and the cast and crew deliver an amazing film that will keep you riveted from the amazing camerawork (Luke gunning his bike through traffic, solid long takes of him walking through a crowd, and the frenetic action as the story unfolds in front of you). Eventually, the only refuge left to be had is found in the place beyond the pines.
Robert J. Sodaro has been writing professionally for some 30+ years. He came of age watching TV, reading comicbooks and going to the movies. Subscribe to receive regular articles and reviews about TV programs.


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It's probably wrong to be so enamored with a band but The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have had, in this reviewer's estimation, the best album of the year with each of their first two records (their self-titled debut and Belong). Less than half way through 2014, they are odds-on favorite to three-peat (sorry, Pat Riley).
Days of Abandon opens with, of all things, an acoustic guitar strumming on "Art Smock". Kip Berman still sings in his hushed tones, pleasantly accompanied by female backing vocals. This is merely the intro, the appeteaser, if you will. "Simple and Sure" transports the listener back twenty or so years. The guitars with their My Bloody Valentine-y glory, sans the distortion and feedback. Berman steps aside as Jen Goma (from A Sunny Day in Glasgow) assumes the lead vocal on "Kelly". She definitely has a different style as her singing is more forceful, not forced, but still oh so sweet.
"Beautiful You" keeps the parade of potential hits marching on. A little bit of overdrive sneaks in behind the jangle and keyboard, creating a warm sonic wave tunnel that invites you to sail down. Once inside, "Coral and Gold" alternately calms and excites. No better reason can be made than "Eurydice" for bringing back American Bandstand. It's really easy to imagine a Saturday afternoon where throngs of young people lose their minds on dance floors and in their living rooms while contorting themselves into blissful oblivion to the song.
No title sums up this band like their song "Masokissed". You should feel guilty, perhaps even a little bit ashamed, for liking music that's quite so poppy but it's just so saccharine to taste that you can't resist its undeniable allure. While songs like "The Asp In My Chest" slow things down, add additional, unfamiliar instrumentation, and give us a slightly different side to the band, let's face it, POBPAH aren't reinventing the wheel. What the band does is make pretty pop songs that can be often irresistible across multiple age and gender demographics. It's not a mindlessly manufactured, homogenized, processed Velvetta of a musical product. However, it's just as smooth but without the regret.
Days of Abandon will be available for purchase from Yebo Music on May 13.


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50 kids were stranded on a school buses overnight in the frigid temperatures during the snowstorm that blanketed Atlanta Tuesday. The kids were still in the buses early Wednesday morning. School was not called off even after the weather forecast called for dangerous conditions, but as the snow and winds made travel treacherous, school was let out early. This caused an uproar with parents who say school should have never have opened at all on Tuesday.
"Fox and Friends" live on Wednesday morning reports that many children were also stuck spending the night at their school after the buses on the road carrying the kids were stuck in snow and gridlock traffic. CNN reports via KWCH local TV on Wednesday that school buses were also used to transport people to local shelters in their first run, before picking up the kids at school.
Once the buses picked up the school children, the roads became impassable and this is when the drivers were stranded with more than 50 kids overnight on the buses. KWCH reports about 50 kids are still stuck on buses Wednesday morning, having been in the bus since midday Tuesday.
The spokesperson for the Atlanta Public School system, Kimberly Willis Green, said this morning that she didn't have an estimate on the number of kids that didn't make it home from school on Tuesday and who ended up sleeping overnight at their school.
Home Depot, which is an Atlanta based business, opened all 26 of their stores in the storm area to offer shelter to stranded travelers. They opened their employee lounge so folks could watch TV and they opened up their garden centers offering a quiet area in the stores to sit and read.
There is no word on the school kids stuck in the buses or how they fared through the night.


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Paige Stenberg of the Boston Herald has a feature on UMass women's lacrosse head coach Angela McMahon who was recently named the head coach for the Italian Women's Lacrosse national team which will compete at the 2017 FIL World Cup.
McMahon will be co-head coach alongside her husband Justin Serpone and says the World Cup is another stepping stone to helping lacrosse become an Olympic sport.
"The idea of bringing a sport that we are both passionate about to a country that is passionate about everything they do, is just a great fit on both sides," continued McMahon. "I believe I can speak for most coaches out there when I say it's a unified goal of ours for lacrosse to become an Olympic sport, so whatever we can do to help that become a reality, we are willing to do pretty much anything."


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10 Tips To Preserve Your Laptop Battery
by Coweater
10 Tips To Preserve Your Laptop Battery
One of the biggest issues with laptop computers is ibm thinkpad R51 battery life. Ever have your laptop go dead, at the worst possible moment? You are not alone. This is a common occurrence with laptop batteries, and of course, they fail us at the worst times. Also, there is the cost of battery replacement, which can run high. But, all hope is not lost and there are some concrete steps that will prolong the life of laptop batteries and make sure that it's ready to go when you need.
Use the A/C adapter via wall plug whenever possible. This many seem very obvious, however many times laptop users become so used to mobile computing, that even when at home they do not take advantage of a close by plug.
Battery Charging: It is better to charge your sony vgp-bps9a/s battery 100% and then use up all that juice and recharge it again.
Program Overload: Run only the programs you are using at the time of use. Programs that run in the background use more system resources and drain laptop battery life.
Laptop Temperature: Make sure to read your laptops temperature ranges and not let it go beyond what is recommended. When your laptop is hot then turn it off and let it cool down. You can also use cooling devices, like laptop cooling trays and pads that will make sure your laptop is cool and not sucking extra battery juice.
Disable unnecessary programs from start up: Many programs that we do not even use, start automatically on computer boot, such as Microsoft Office Suites. Even anti virus can be disabled if you are not logging onto the Internet during that work session and do not have an open Internet connection.
Plan ahead: If you are going to be mobile and need to use your laptop for email checking, word processing and other work tasks then make sure you have a full battery and do not drain it by hanging out online, or watching a DVD. Those activities will deplete your battery and leave you stranded when you really need your laptop.
Work with peripherals when you can use a wall plug: Tasks such as uploading music to iPods or any devices that require the use of a USB for example that use a lot of power. So it is best to perform these tasks, when you can draw power from the AC adapter instead of using laptop battery juice.
Adjust screen brightness: Adjust the screen brightness as low as your eyes can take and you will see a big improvement in toshiba pa3356u-1bas battery life.
De-fragment your hard disk: Your laptop will use less resources when pulling up files and therefore use less power.
Power Saving Features: Stand by mode uses power. If your laptop has the hibernate feature, then use it. If not, turn it off whenever possible or feasible. Taking steps such as those above will secure more battery life and a better mobile computing experience.
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Members of the Washington State track and field teams will be competing in Austin, Texas, and Stanford, Calif., this week and weekend...decathletes Sean Harris and Spencer Wordell will compete March 27-28 at the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin...a total of 51 Cougars will compete at the 39th Annual Stanford Invitational, Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, at Cobb Track and Angell Field...distance races and steeplechase races will take place Friday night with the men's 10k starting at 10:48 p.m...results will be posted at www.wsucougars.com after the meet's conclusion.
Head coach Rick Sloan is in his 40th season with the Cougar track program; 19th year as a head coach, 18th year as mentor to the combined men's and women's program...Sloan (decathlon/heptathlon) is joined by associate coach Debra Farwell (throws) and assistant coaches Mark Macdonald (hurdles/relays), Ellannee Richardson (sprints/relays), Matt McGee (jumps) and cross country coach Tim Riley (distance)...volunteers include Jeshua Anderson, Chanel James and Courtney Simmons.
The NCAA uses a descending order of marks for inclusion in the 2013 NCAA Preliminary Rounds...national descending order lists can be viewed at the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Track & Field Results Reporting System website (www.tfrrs.org)...WSU best marks can be found at www.wsucougars.com.
WSU MEN IN TFRRS NCAA WEST REGION TOP 50/PAC-12 RANKINGS (as of March 25) and < Pac-12 rankings w/outdoor marks not in West Region Top 50>: 200m - Brett Blanshan 21.59 (34th/15th)
400m - Terrance Chambers 47.86 (24th/10th) 800m - Jesse Jorgensen 1:50.85 (9th/5th); Todd Wakefield 1:51.08 (11th/6th) 1500m - Richard Shroy 3:47.99 (5th/24th); Jono Lafler 3:51.04 HT (25th); Andrew Kimpel 3:52.04 HT (36th) 110m Hurdles - Ramsey Hopkins 14.43 (24th/5th); Josiah Sims 14.58 (36th/7th) < Garrett Gerling 14.80 / 11th> 400m Hurdles - Dana Wells 52.37 (7th/2nd) < Rashaun Johnson 54.82 / 7th> 3000m Steeplechase - Forrest Shaffer 9:30.64 HT (23rd/2nd) Pole Vault - Austin Sodorff 4.85m/15-11 (47th/17th) Long Jump - PJ Benedictus 6.88m/ 22-7 (46th) Shot Put - < Matt Wardell 15.68/51-5 1/2 / 15th> Discus - Oliver Henry 52.13m/ 171-0 (32nd/6th) < Cameron Brink 46.98m/154-1 / 11th> Hammer - Travis Pickett 51.75m/169-9 / 14th, Ryan Randall 48.02m/157-6 / 19th, Sam Wardell 41.04m/134-8 / 22nd> Javelin - Kyle Stevens 62.32m/ 204-5 (24th/7th); Sam Ferenchak 60.48m/198-5 (27th/8th)
WSU WOMEN IN TFRRS NCAA WEST REGION TOP 50/PAC-12 RANKINGS (as of March 25): 100m - < Indigo Williams 13.19 / 19th> 200m - Shawna Fermin 24.38 (40th/16th) 400m - Bree Winfrey 55.89 (41st) 800m - Ruby Roberts 2:13.48 (45th) 1500m - Ruby Roberts 4:25.82 (4th) 100m Hurdles - Morgan Clem 14.31 (50th)
Andrea Smith 15.92 / 25th> 400m Hurdles - Erin Allen 1:00.97 (23rd/8th) 4x100m Relay (Ekelem, M. Smith, DeHart, Clem) 48.74 (NR/7th) 4x400m Relay (Keel, Fermin, Allen, M. Smith) - 3:47.11 (29th) Pole Vault - Kristine Felix 3.70m/ 12-1 1/2 (35th) Long Jump - < Katie Dean 5.28/ 17-8 / 25th> Triple Jump - Charlotte Muschamp 11.85m/ 38-10 1/2 (30th/10th); Shantae Young 11.62m/ 38-1 1/2 (47th) Discus - Ashley Kenney 47.05m/ 154-4 (41st/10th) Javelin - Anna Adamko 49.21m/ 161-5 (3rd/1st); Kelsie Taylor 45.48m/ 149-2 (13th/2nd); Jaclyn Onosko 45.03m/ 147-9 (17th/4th); Celena Ward 44.32m/ 145-5 (21st/5th); Christine Kirkwood 43.80m/ 143-8 (26th/6th)
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Jan. 23, 2014
Leading up to the 2014 season, the East Carolina softball team will introduce each of its newcomers with each of their interests, favorites and other details. Be on the lookout for the next installment and a glance at another first-year player at ECU.
Full name: Lydia Beth Ritchie
Most interesting thing I did this summer: I went on a cruise to the Bahamas with my best friend
Phrase you over-text the most: Goofy, I embarrass myself a lot, and I'm a clutz
Weirdest thing your coach ever said to you: "Quit thinking."
Favorite food: Chicken
Favorite movie: The Notebook
Favorite athlete: Shawn Johnson
Favorite vacation spot: Destin, Florida
Favorite off-day activity: Sleeping
Biggest DVR obsession: The Bachelor/ Bachelorette
Dream car: Light pink convertible Bentley
Dream job: Working as an occupational therapist for children with mental and physical disabilities
Biggest fear: Having a nose bleed. I've never had one but I would probably pass out if it ever happened.
How did you get started in softball? I started playing when I was eight because my cousin played.
What are some of your routines on game day or during games? I listen to Eminem on the way to the game, turned up as loud as it goes.
What is your favorite softball memory? My freshman year, our district was the toughest it had ever been. Our school had never been known to be that great in softball. We were playing Sequatchie in the District Championship (they had already beaten us three times that season). We won, winning the first District Championship in softball in the history of our school.
If you could change one thing about softball, what would it be and why? I would make it like baseball, where girls could play professionally after their college years and make it as popular as Major League baseball.
What is the one piece of advice you would give to young girls who want to play? Learn to have fun and love the game, that's the only way to really enjoy it.
One thing about you that would surprise most people reading this: I start listening to Christmas music in July.
I can't imagine going a week without: Food
Actress who should play me on the big screen: Jennifer Lawrence
Song I sing in the shower: "Royals" by Lorde
Dream date: Channing Tatum
First pro sports event you attended: Nashville Predators hockey game
I wish I: lived on the beach.
Award I would most like to win: I would like to win a National Championship with my team.
If I could be a character in a movie or a T.V. show, it would be: Katniss in The Hunger Games
The first thing I owned that said "ECU" was: A t-shirt someone caught for me at my first ECU football game after it bounced off my face.
The movie about my life would be titled: At Home on the Field
The best birthday present you ever received was: Money!


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NHL.com continues its preview of the 2013-14 season, which will include in-depth looks at all 30 teams throughout September.
Is this the year defenseman Adam Larsson becomes an everyday player for the New Jersey Devils?
Coach Peter DeBoer thinks so.
"I believe Adam is ready to take a step here," DeBoer told NHL.com. "He came into the League and has had two years learning the pro game and spent valuable time in the American Hockey League last year during the lockout, and I believe he knows what this is about now and is ready to take a step."


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A Christmas concert at Elmdale Public School will go on today despite the controversy over a change to the lyrics of a popular Christmas carol to eliminate a reference to the Christian holiday.
After a story yesterday in the Citizen about teachers in charge of the children's choir dropping the word "Christmas" in favour of "festive" in the song Silver Bells, the elementary school received calls and e-mails from concerned parents and open-line radio shows across the country had a field day with the school's revisionist take on the popular song.
But the chairwoman of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board said yesterday she supports the teachers who changed the song lyric, but wished they would have done it differently.
"The teachers were making a sincere effort to try to make their concert as inclusive as possible. I hope people will see it in that way," said Lynn Scott.
"I think they did it out of good motive. Would I have done the same thing if I had been in their place? I may have chosen a different song and taken a different approach."
She said sometimes teachers must work with the resources available and perhaps in this case, the teachers "may not have had the full set of songbooks with alternative seasonal songs at hand."
A parent whose daughter is performing in the Christmas concert said it was a "silly" thing to do.
"It's a shame that the lyrics of a traditional Christmas song have to be changed in order to make them more generic," said Betty Clark, adding she intends to keep her eight-year-old daughter in the school concert despite the controversy.
"But it's a sad comment on the state of society today."
The musical program for the concert includes other songs such as Candles of Hanukkah, Candles of Christmas; Pere Noel and It's Christmas. In those songs, the lyrics were not changed, only Silver Bells.
Ms. Scott said it was "unfortunate" that the incident got so much attention from the media because it's an isolated case.
"I think it is really detracting from the real value of the Christmas spirit aspects."
She said this sort of incident causes the public to make inaccurate assumptions.
The school board has "150 schools which are celebrating Christmas" at this time of year.
Ms. Scott could not explain why only one song in the program had its lyrics changed.
"Being inclusive doesn't eliminate Christmas or Hanukkah or Eid or any of the other festivals.
"It just means trying to make sure that you totally don't go overboard on one.
"No one needs to fear that we're doing away with Christmas in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. I think the real issue is that we're dealing with a very tiny incident and specific to a particular set of circumstances and there's absolutely no risk that our board is banning Christmas."
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If you use one of those ever-popular social networking applications for work purposes, or just for personal business while on the job, then you aren't alone, according to a recent industry report, but such usage can harm your network security as well.
Palo Alto Networks, a provider of application firewall monitoring and security tools, released results from the fall edition of its Application Usage and Risk Report on Monday, Nov. 9, to identify what governments and private companies were using on their internal networks between March and September 2009. It's the second report of its type to come out in 2009, following a spring edition that came out in April. Fall data reveals that social networking and collaborative applications on-the-job have increased dramatically in the past six months.
According to some Palo Alto representatives, instant messaging, blogs, wikis and contact via social networking sites are becoming ways business gets done.
"The surprising thing was the fact that the resource consumption, the session usage and the bandwidth consumption specifically, were increasing dramatically for quite a few of these applications," said Matt Keil, product marketing manager for Palo Alto Networks. "More often than not, social networking is used by employees for personal use, but it's also being used for marketing purposes and company uses."
The company assessed application usage across a sample of more than 200 organizations across different sectors in multiple countries, spanning government, health care, education and the private sector. Government samples comprised 33 percent of them.
Some findings include:
- Twitter session use grew more than 250 percent from the spring.
- Facebook use increased 192 percent, and Facebook chat was the fourth most popular instant messaging tool, behind Twitter, Gmail and MSN but ahead of AIM, Yahoo Messenger and Meebo.
- Ninety-one percent of the organizations used SharePoint, up from 37 percent in the spring.
- Google Docs showed up in 83 percent of organizations, up from 33 percent in the spring.
Although people use them at work, they may not always use them for business functions.
"I'll be the first to admit that I don't work 100 percent of the time. There are certain things that I'm going to have to do during work hours," Keil said. "I've got to do a quick e-mail check -- my personal account -- for family purposes, what have you."
The report groups Web-based and collaborative programs into a category called Enterprise 2.0 and discovered that 38 percent of the 651 unique applications found fell within it. But of those, 202 could pose unintentional security risks because of their capabilities -- 70 percent can transfer files, 28 percent can spread malware and 64 percent have known security vulnerabilities.
Consequently the threat of security leaks might be a bigger concern than a lack of productivity.
"Lots of people have focused on, 'Well, government employees are goofing off when they're using these types of applications,'" said Chris King, director of product marketing for Palo Alto Networks. "The risks are far greater than that when you look at some of the incidents that have occurred in the public sector around information leaks and things like that."
The report notes that, although Web-based tools can threaten network integrity, their popularity with employees and ability to facilitate work-related communications and operations means that IT leaders have much to consider before endorsing, or condemning, their use in office policies.
The 19-page document discloses that the adoption of these Enterprise 2.0 applications is driven by end-users, not by high-level IT, and that the use of applications like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Gmail all began as personal applications. But they've become so vital to the users' lives that they're crossing over into work.
"The purpose really of this report is thought leadership and educating the market on what's going," Keil said. "Consider all aspects of the business of these applications and figure out a way to positively enable them without jeopardizing morale or losing employees."
"The fact is that a lot of organizations, both public and private sector, are struggling to get their arms wrapped around the issue of what is the appropriate level of use in the organization," King said. "If you block everything, then you're doing a disservice to the organization. If you allow everything, you're doing a disservice to the organization, so it's really a question of: What's the appropriate balance to strike."


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|Patrick Finley
Coming off a solid rookie season ... Will look to be a major contributor in the sprint fly events.
At ECU: Earned his first varsity letter last year as a rookie.
Before ECU: Swam for Okland Live Y'ers coached by Jeff Cooper ... Led Groves to three state championships ... All-America and all-state swimmer ... Served as team captain.
Personal: Born April 23, 1988 ... Parents are Joe and Beth Finley.
Top Collegiate Times: 100 Fly - 51.76; 100 Back - 54.32


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HCHA included in award-winning presentation about Hendricks, MN, in St. Cloud
Cutline: Mike Fabre, Chelsie Cragin, Jake Tyson, Bikal Kafle, Abdull Gure. (Not pictured Ileys Osman)
A group of St. Cloud State University (SCSU) Sociology students visited and researched Hendricks, MN in October to develop a presentation at an event called, "Community Engagement Celebration; Showcasing Student and Community Collaboration" in the Atwood Memorial Center on the SCSU campus in St. Cloud, MN last week. Their project is called, "Appreciative Inquiry", prepared and presented as a result of their 3 day visit to Hendricks.
From approximately eighty entries at the symposium, there were five awards presented. The "Appreciative Inquiry" presentation brought the sociology students an award in the category "Most Unique Project".
The students spent time visiting Hendricks City Hall, Hendricks Community Hospital Association (HCHA), Hendricks Public School, Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative (ITC), and Hendricks Senior Center. During unstructured time, the students toured the lake shore, played frisbee-golf with youth from Hendricks, went shopping downtown, and ate at local restaurants.
Mike Fabre, Chelsie Cragin, Jake Tyson, Bikal Kafle, Abdull Gure and Ileys Osman, all Sociology students from SCSU, along with their instructor Rebecca Frielinger, learned about the heritage, ecosystem, infrastructure, economy, healthcare, communications, education, community programs, and the demographics of Hendricks.
During their visit at HCHA, Jeff Gollaher provided the students with basic information regarding community health needs, demography, history, and how the hospital plans for the future. Beverly Gillund, director of clinical care services, gave the students a tour of the complex and provided information on medical technology, cooperative health services, and the changing needs of the community.
Included in the report; "The hospital is actually a health care complex that provides a great number of services—far more in number than we expected. The administrators are dedicated and creative. They have made it possible to offer far more services by crafting solutions through responsible financial stewardship and by using available cutting edge technology."
The report is very insightful, from an outside perspective, prepared by a diverse group of young inquisitive educated minds, who learned, enjoyed and became inspired by the small rural Minnesota town of Hendricks.
To see the entire Appreciative Inquiry report, visit http://www.hendrickshosp.org/Images/News/scsureport.pdf


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United States v. Randall
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United States v. Randall, 401 U.S. 513 (1971)
United States v. Randall
No. 125
Argued February 22, 1971
Decided March 24, 1971
The debtor corporation, kept in possession of its business by court order under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act, did not comply with requirements that it deposit withheld taxes in a special tax account. It was later adjudicated a bankrupt, and the United States asked the bankruptcy court to pay the amount of withheld taxes prior to payment of costs and expenses of the bankruptcy proceedings, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7501(a), which provides that the amount of withheld taxes "shall be held to be a special fund in trust for the United States." The referee denied the request, and the District Court and the Court of Appeals agreed.
Held: Section 64(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Act, which is an overriding statement of federal policy on the question of priorities, clearly provides that the first priority in payments from bankrupt estates belongs to the costs and expenses of administration incurred in the bankruptcy proceedings. Pp. 401 U. S. 515-517.
419 F.2d 1068, affirmed.
DOUGLAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HARLAN, BRENNAN, WHITE, and MARSHALL, JJ., joined. BLACKMUN, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BURGER, C.J., and BLACK and STEWART, JJ., joined, post, p. 401 U. S. 518.
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Release Date: 2010-04-02 (Nationwide)
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Rating: PG-13
Duration: 1hr 50min
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The ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But, the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.
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Sept. 29, 2011
PULLMAN, Wash. - The No. 1 Stanford women's soccer team faces perhaps the most demanding road trip of its Pac-12 season, at Washington State and Washington, this weekend. Neither opponent is ranked, but each offers a unique challenge. Stanford found that out in 2009 when the No. 1 Cardinal nearly was upset by the Cougars, and the Cardinal follows with Washington, an NCAA quarterfinalist last season. Stanford is 9-0-1 and opened its conference season Saturday with a 7-0 victory over visiting Arizona.
No. 1 Stanford (9-0-1, 1-0) at Washington State (7-3-1, 1-0)
Where: Lower Soccer Field, Pullman, Wash.
When: Friday, 3 p.m.
What: Matchup between early Pac-12 unbeatens
Follow: Live stats can be found on the Gametracker links at gostanford.com
Stanford at Washington (4-4-2, 0-1)
Where: Husky Soccer Field, Seattle, Wash.
When: Sunday, noon
What: Meeting between 2010 NCAA quarterfinalists
Follow: Links to a free live Webcast and Gametracker live stats can be found at gostanford.com
Rankings: Stanford has been ranked as the nation's No. 1 team since Sept. 14, by both the NSCAA coaches' poll and Soccer America. The Cardinal also is No. 1 by Top Drawer Soccer.
Looking Ahead: With No. 3 UCLA coming to No. 1 Stanford on Sunday, Oct. 9 (1 p.m.), Laird Q. Cagan Stadium is expected to sell out. Fans can ensure their attendance at the match by calling 1-800-STANFORD, by purchasing them on-line at gostanford.com, or by buying them at the ticket office at Gate 2 of Stanford Stadium, between 9 a.m.-4 p.m. from Monday through Friday.
Conference Winning Streak: Stanford has a 21-match conference winning streak. Its' last loss was at UCLA on Oct. 31, 2008 by a 1-0 score. Stanford has won 11 consecutive conference road matches, dating to the same 2008 result at UCLA.
Last Week: Six Stanford players scored in a 7-0 Pac-12 opener against visiting Arizona, with junior forward Marjani Hing-Glover coming off the bench to score twice. Stanford remained unbeaten in conference openers since 2001 (9-0-2).
Friday's Opponent, Washington State: Stanford holds a 17-2-1 all-time series lead, but struggled to win the last time the Cardinal played in Pullman, on Oct. 23, 2009. Stanford required an 87th minute goal by Christen Press to tie, and a golden goal from Kelley O'Hara in the 95th minute to win, 2-1. Stanford has won the past six meetings. Washington State's last victory came in 2003, by a 1-0 score at Stanford.
Sunday's Opponent, Washington: The two teams from the Pac-10 to advance furthest in NCAA competition last year were Stanford and Washington, which reached the quarterfinals before losing to Boston College, 1-0, in overtime. This year, the Huskies failed to win their first four matches, but have gone 4-1-1 since then. Stanford holds an 18-2-2 series lead. Stanford has won the past six meetings in the series, including a 2-1 victory last year at home.
Shutout Streak: Going into Friday's match, Stanford has won its past four matches by shutout and has seven this season. Stanford's shutout streak is at 383 minutes, 55 seconds. Also, Stanford has allowed only one goal in six matches for a goals-against average of 0.17 in that span.
Players to get U.S. national-team look: Three current Stanford players - senior defender Camille Levin, senior forward Lindsay Taylor, and sophomore goalkeeper Emily Oliver - have been called into the U.S. Under-23 women's national team camp next week which will be overseen by U.S. full national team coach Pia Sundhage, development director Jill Ellis, and technical director April Heinrichs.
The U.S. staff is seeking to identify players for the Olympic qualifying tournament, from Jan. 19-29, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
After Sunday's match, Levin, Oliver, and Taylor will fly from Seattle to the camp at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. They are expected to return to Stanford on Thursday without missing a match.
Closing in on 200: Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe is closing in on his 200th collegiate career victory. Ratcliffe's record at both Saint Mary's and Stanford in 14 seasons, including this one, is 197-69-26. The earliest Ratcliffe could reach the milestone is Oct. 9 against visiting USC. Ratcliffe is Stanford women's soccer's winningest and longest-tenured coach, with a 142-35-19 mark since 2003.
Nation's Winningest Senior Class: Thanks to research by collegesoccer360.com, Stanford's senior class - Camille Levin, Teresa Noyola, Lindsay Taylor, and Kristy Zurmuhlen - has won more over the past four seasons than any other school.
Here are the top four senior classes, by victories:
1. Stanford, 79-4-4 (.931)
2. North Carolina, 73-9-5 (.868)
3. Notre Dame, 72-12-5 (.837)
4. Oklahoma State, 66-12-8 (.814)
Shutout List: Stanford sophomore goalkeeper Emily Oliver has 13 shutouts in her career. One more and she will move alone into No. 7 on the school's all-time list. She is tied with Erin Bryla (1995-96).
Scoring by Committee: Stanford's 34 goals have been scored by 11 individuals, including nine with at least two apiece. Lindsay Taylor leads with seven, Teresa Noyola has five, Chioma Ubogagu and Marjani Hing-Glover have four apiece. Stanford is averaging 3.40 goals per match.
Stanford's Streaks: A Stanford victory or draw would extend its regular season unbeaten streak to 53. The last time Stanford lost in the regular season was 1-0 to UCLA on Oct. 31, 2008.
Stanford has a 41-match home winning streak and 45-match home unbeaten streak. The Cardinal's last home loss was Nov. 23, 2007, to Connecticut, 2-0, in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Stanford's last non-victory was a 1-1 draw on Sept. 12, 2008, against North Carolina.
When Scoring a Goal: Since the second match of the 2006 season, Stanford is 108-0-5 when scoring at least one goal. The last time Stanford scored and lost was Aug. 27, 2006, in a 2-1 overtime loss to Wake Forest at Santa Clara. At home, Stanford hasn't scored a goal and lost since Oct. 5, 2003, when the Cardinal fell to Loyola Marymount, 2-1, during coach Paul Ratcliffe's first season. Stanford is 75-0-3 when scoring a home goal during that stretch.


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Born: November 16, 1987
College: LSU (school history) (Levingston college stats)
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 7th round (205th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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Sept. 11 American Freedom Spectacular At BMS Features Two Races, Blood Drive, Tribute To Public Servants
The 2010 NASCAR season has come to a close at Bristol Motor Speedway, but plenty of great racing remains as the World's Fastest Half-Mile prepares to host the American Freedom Spectacular Saturday, Sept. 11.
The day features a pair of races – the Frank Kimmel Street Stock Spectacular, a 150-lap event, and a 200-lap USARacing Pro Cup Series show. Pre-race activities that day will pay tribute to the countless public servants who work tirelessly to ensure our safety.
Also on tap that day is the Fifth Annual Bristol Motor Speedway/Marsh Regional Blood Center Drive. The blood drive will take place in the parking lot at the north entrance of BMS from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Anyone donating blood will receive one free ticket to the American Freedom Spectacular, along with a goody bag.
Nine-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel brings his Street Stock Spectacular, a series he started just three years ago, back after a successful debut at BMS in 2008. The series features street stock cars – as many as 99 in a field -- that line up to start the race three wide, quite a sight on a half-mile oval.
The USARacing Pro Cup Series has staged a number of events at BMS over the years, the last of which Abingdon's Caleb Holman won in 2008. Joining Holman in the field will be Chase Elliott, the 15-year-old son of former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott.
To cap the day's activities, a 20-lap Charger Bonus Race will take place.
The Frank Kimmel Street Stock Spectacular takes the green flag at 3:15, followed by the USARacing Pro Cup race at 5:30. The Charger race kicks off action at 3 p.m. Gates will open at noon.
Tickets are just $15 for adults if purchased in advance, or $20 the day of the American Freedom Spectacular. Tickets for children 12 and under are $5.
Bristol Motor Speedway
September 11, 2010
Event Schedule
Friday, September 10, 2010
10:00am FKST Registration Opens
11:00am FKST Haulers Enter/Pit Gates Open
12:00pm FKST Tech Inspection Opens
2:00pm 7:00pm USAR Early Registration
5:00pm FKST Garage Closes
Saturday, September 11, 2010
6:00 am USAR Registration Opens
6:00 am USAR Officials Meeting
6:00 am BMS Charger Division Hauler Parker
6:30 am USAR Hauler Parking
7:00 am USAR Crew Chief Meeting
7:15 am Frank Kimmel Street Stock Hauler Parking
7:30 am USAR Garage & Tech Inspection Opens
7:45 am Frank Kimmel Street Stock Tech Inspection Opens
8:00 am USAR Spotter & Rookie Drivers Meeting
8:00 am-8:30 BMS Charger Division Practice
8:30 am USAR Drivers Meeting (Mandatory Attendance)
9:30 am-10:15 am USAR Practice
10:25 am-11:10 am Frank Kimmel Street Stock Practice
11:20 am-12:05 pm USAR Final Practice
NOON Spectator Gates Open
12:30 pm-1 p.m. Frank Kimmel Street Stock Qualifying
1:00 pm BMS Charger Division Qualifying (one lap)
1:00 pm USAR Drivers Meeting
1:15 pm Chapel Service
2:00 pm USAR Qualifying Time Trials
2:45 pm Frank Kimmel Street Stock Pre- Race Ceremonies
3:00 pm BMS Charger Division Feature – 20 laps
3:15 pm Frank Kimmel Street Stock Bristol 150
Following Kimmel Race USAR Pre-Race Ceremonies
USARacing Pro Cup 200


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|WINNICA: Świętokrzyskie
50°25′26″N 21°18′17″E. Winnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Połaniec within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in south-central Poland, 2 km (1 mi) SE of Połaniec, 19 km (12 mi) SE of Staszów and 71 km (44 mi) SE of the regional capital Kielce. The village has a population of 130. [July 2009]
Located on Wojska Polskiego St., the cemetery was established in 19th century in the SE part of the town. About 10 matzevot are visible, the oldest from 1871. Part if a wall surrounds the 0.18-ha cemetery. [July 2009]
US Commission No. POCE000233
Winnica gmina (district) Polaniec is located in Tarnobrzeg at 50º26 21º17, 2km from Polaniec. At the place of the present village Winnica was the medieval town Polaniec, then transferred in the 15th century to its present sight. The cemetery is known from archaeological research. The cemetery is located at S part of village, highest point of escarpment of the river Wista. Present town population is fewer than 1,000 with no Jews.
The earliest known Jewish community was established in the 14th century. 1931 Jewish population (census) was 1500. The Orthodox cemetery was established in the 14th century or perhaps as early as the end of the 13th century with last known Jewish burial before 1647. The rural crown of a hill, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign, gate or wall, but a ditch once surrounded it. Reached by crossing private open fields, access is open to all. The cemetery covers an area of no more than .5 hectacres. In 1986-1987, Dr. Bolestawa Chomentowska of the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw, conducted excavations here, supposing the site to be the early medieval skeletal (parish). The first year's digging revealed the site to be the cemetery of the Jewish community of Polaniec, used from the 14th-17th centuries. Excavations revealed the remnant of 60 graves, but no surviving visible gravestones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Private individuals, who use the land for agriculture s, now own the property.
Marek Florek, Rudnik n/Ganem, ul. Chopina 12/2, tel. 26 completed survey in 10/91 Documentation: Report on the exavations in Winnica during the years 1986-1987 (typescript); Anthropological analysis of the graves by E Wiezcinska of the Polish Academy of Sciences was inaccessible. Marek Florek visited the site on 20/10/91.
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Member of the Huskies' 2010 Leadership Council.
2010: Played in 14 games as one of the Huskies' starting wide receivers. Ranked third on the team in receptions with 35 and was fourth in receiving yards with 429. Scored three receiving touchdowns on the year. Earned third-team All Mid-American Conference honors. Named NIU's Co-Offensive Back of the Week honors after turning in his best game of the season at Illinois (9-18) with six receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown. Made two catches for 58 yards, including one for a season-high 32 yards, at Akron (10-2). Caught five passes for 52 yards, including a touchdown reception against Temple (10-9). Named NIU's Offensive Back of the Week after leading the team with three catches for 41 yards and a 10-yard touchdown grab against Buffalo (10-16). Credited with a team-high four grabs for 34 yards against Central Michigan (10-23). Named NIU's Co-Offensive Back of the Week after recording a game-high four catches for 60 yards at Ball State (11-20). Caught four passes for 34 yards against Fresno State in the 2010 Humanitarian Bowl (12-18). Recognized as the Huskies' best blocking wide receiver. Earned recognition as NIU's Offensive Back of the Week three times in all.
2009: Started in 10 games and played in all 13. Northern Illinois' leading receiver with 535 yards on 45 receptions and four touchdowns. Made three catches for 57 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown reception, against Central Michigan (11-27). Had a career day versus Ohio (11-21), setting single game career highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (132), with a career-long 45 yard catch. Posted NIU's first 100-yard receiving game of the season and became the first Huskie receiver to catch 10 or more passes since Sam Hurd caught 12 at Central Michigan (11-5-05). Caught two touchdown passes versus Eastern Michigan (11-5) when he had three catches for 84 yards. Was named NIU's offensive skills player of the week five times, including after a six-catch, 70-yard day versus Toledo (10-17). Made five catches for 53 yards, including a four-yard touchdown grab, against Idaho (9-26). Led the Huskies with 41 receiving yards on six catches against Ball State (11-12). Tallied three catches for 14 receiving yards in the Mid-American Conference opener against Western Michigan (10-3). Made two catches each at Western Illinois (9-12), Purdue (9-19), and Miami (10-24). Totaled two catches for 37 yards, including a 33-yard first down grab, against the RedHawks. Ended his season at the International Bowl with one catch for seven yards and a first down against South Florida (1-3). Made at least one catch in 12 games. Led all NIU offensive players with seven catches of 25-yards or longer on the year and is also Northern Illinois' top blocking wide receiver. Honored as Huskies' Receiver of the Year and garnered Fran Cahill Award honors.
2008: Appeared in all 13 games and made eight starts. Team's top returning pass catcher totaled 16 receptions for 126 yards and one touchdown in 2007. Twice named offensive skill player of the week (Indiana State, Ball State). Blocked a punt versus Bowling Green (10-25) that allowed NIU to obtain possession at the BGSU 37-yard line, and eventually kick the game-winning field goal with 12 seconds left. Set career-bests with three catches against Tennessee (10-4) and Ball State (11-5). All three catches against the Volunteers resulted in first downs. Totaled 36 yards, with a 17-yard reception, in that game. Racked-up 15 yards versus the Cardinals. Made two catches, including a three-yard touchdown grab, against Miami (10-11). Made one catch for a season-high 24-yard gain in the Toledo game (10-18). Caught two passes for 21 yards and one first down against Western Michigan (9-6). Made at least one catch in nine games.
2007: Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams as a member of the kickoff coverage unit. Caught two passes for 19 yards on the season. Totaled five tackles, two solo, as a rookie. Started at wide receiver at Wisconsin (10-20). Caught one pass for a season-long 12 yards in that game. Made one catch for seven yards at Central Michigan (9-29).
High School: Named to the second team Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State squad as a senior and earned honorable mention recognition on the Chicago Tribune's All-State list. A first team all-area choice by the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times in 2006. Member of the Sun-Times' Area Top 100 list. Recognized as a first team all-conference selection. Led the Meteors to the conference title and Class 6A playoffs as a senior. Picked up all-conference and all-area honors as a junior. Caught 43 passes for 723 yards and eight touchdowns in 2006. Grabbed 42 passes for 805 yards, a 19.1-yard average, with 10 TDs as a junior. In his final two seasons, caught 85 passes for 1,528 yards and 18 touchdowns. Blocked six kicks and returned three of those for scores. A three-year starter at receiver for T.F. North. Also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Personal: Born June 19, 1989. Son of Linda and Jason Cox. Enjoys history and admires Marvin Harrison. Accountancy major.
COX'S CAREER STATISTICSReceiving
COX'S CAREER GAME HIGHSCatches: 11, at Ohio, 11-21-09Receiving Yards: 132, at Ohio, 11-21-09Touchdowns: 2, vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-5-09Long Gain: 45, at Ohio, 11-21-09


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Marlins looking good…..winning games against teams on the lower level in the league ….but wasn't that expected from a team that was picked to be in the playoffs!…..will be interesting to see if Stanton keeps up his power surge when he returns to Miami………Marlins true test is when they can beat the top level teams…….just remember that Ozzie loves to run out that bullpen, and by August, there could be lots of tired arms………Zambrano, Sanchez & Volstad both pitching well….JJ needs to return to top form…..last few outings have been terrible…..Jose Reyes bat needs to get hot……Reyes & Health Bell, maybe one of the worst free agent signings for this season so far…..long way to go, plenty of time for these two to get going…..just can't get to replay those games that were given away earlier.
The Giants are a lower level team?
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Ever wonder what happens to snowshoe hares when they seasonally molt from their brown to their white winter coat well before the winter snow arrives or does not arrive at all and melts early? White blobs on a brown or green landscape. I wondered about this mismatch but researchers from the University of Montana and North Carolina State University not only pondered this question but began detailed observations of snowshoe hares in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana in 2010 to find out.
Thirty-three years ago on June 4, 1982 a husband and wife — the Peralas — decided to take a walk one evening along one of the roads within the Swanson River Oilfield on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The Peralas were living there for the season as facility watchdogs. Along the way they found a small unidentified bird lying dead in the road apparently struck by a passing vehicle. Then they noticed a small aluminum band on its leg with the number 1300-51982. They called our office and I told them to bring in the bird.
On a hike on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in early October, I came upon a group of rutting moose. There were at least two bulls and four cows, one with a calf. I was captivated watching them interact.
Much of what we know about the reproductive biology of moose in Alaska is from studies by Chuck Schwartz, the late Al Franzmann and others who worked with captive moose at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Moose Research Center at the end of Swan Lake Road.
This Thanksgiving I recalled and was thankful that so many helped me on my way to become a (now-retired) professional wildlife biologist. These are folks who helped me build confidence to pursue a career I never dreamed was possible when I was young. Perhaps it is a sign of growing older that this holiday is now (for me) a good time for reflection.
I have seen more brown creepers on the Kenai Peninsula this year than in the past two years when I saw none. Brown creepers are tiny, brownish-gray, woodpecker-like birds that are cryptically colored, perfectly blending into the brownish-gray patterns of tree bark. They are not only visually inconspicuous, but their short, high frequency calls are easily missed. A typical call consists of 4-9 faint, very high pitched notes that last only about a second each.
Before we moved to Alaska, my family and I lived two years in South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP), where I conducted research on African leopards. Later, while working on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (KNWR), I sometimes thought about the conservation issues these distant areas had in common despite their obvious differences. Unlike the KNWR, the KNP was situated in the subtropics, the southern hemisphere on the opposite side of the planet, and held numerous larger and potentially more dangerous animals.
Two of the three species of North American weasels live on the Kenai Peninsula: the common short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea), also known as the ermine when white in the winter, and the more secretive, less abundant and smallest weasel, the least weasel (Mustela nivalis). In Europe and Asia the short-tailed weasel is called the stoat. The third and largest North American weasel, the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) lives north only as far as southern Canada but its range extends into South America.
We on the Kenai Peninsula are fortunate to still hear the calls and witness the majestic elegance of North America's largest waterfowl, the trumpeter swan. Adult males can weigh close to thirty pounds and reach over five feet in length. Once considered endangered because of their decimation in the Lower 48 , they were delisted in 1968 when trumpeter swan recovery began there and trumpeters were found nesting in Alaska.
Snowshoe hares, especially during years of high populations, like those that have occurred here over the last couple of years, can have significant effects on vegetation that both hares and moose feed upon during winter. The interaction and competition between wintering hares and moose was first documented on the Kenai Peninsula by Ernest P. Walker, a game warden and member of the Alaska Game Commission, in a report titled "The Shortage of Feed for Moose during the Winter 1923-24 on the Kenai Alaska Wintering Grounds".
A recent article in the Journal of Wildlife Management documented the expansion of cougars — also called mountain lions, pumas or panthers - into midwestern North America where they have been absent since being exterminated in the early 1900s. Earlier articles in other scientific journals document the recent presence of cougars in eastern and northern Canada where they have been absent or seldom seen. I bring these reports to the reader's attention to emphasize that sporadic reports of cougars on the Kenai Peninsula, while difficult for many to believe, are not unique.
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Prospective undergraduates
Newcastle University holds Open Days for prospective undergraduate students in the Summer and Autumn each year. Open Days are your opportunity to explore the University before you apply. All of our courses are showcased during Open Days and you will be able to see our excellent teaching and learning facilities, take a campus tour, visit University student accommodation and hear about other parts of student life such as sport or the Union.
After you apply, you will be invited to a Post Application Visit Day. The day includes a detailed review of your course, a full tour of our facilities and an interview with a member of staff. You will also meet current students and get time to talk to them away from staff and parents to hear what studying with us is really like. We strongly encourage you to attend a Post Application Visit Day, even if you visited us before you apply - you'll be surprised how much more there is to hear about.
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Although we interview, please don't worry about this - the interview is as much for you as it is for us. Use the time to ask the staff member about your chosen course and life in the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences - we're happy to help!
We try to use the interview to learn more about you as an individual, and it adds a lot to what we can get from your UCAS personal statement. The interview notes are used to support your application rather than 'catch you out'.
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