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Hidden Express is a new Hidden Object game on Facebook that features a moving train. The title of Hidden Express may sound a little weird but will come home to you when you get to know its game design and mechanics. It's really fun to have a moving train in a hidden object game.
Hidden Express doesn't tell any back story. And in fact, it needn't. Once in, you are just board the train which is ready to depart the Lv.1 station. Entering the first hidden object scene, you will see an express with an engine in the front, a Caboose at the end and several boxcars in-between. On each boxcar, there is a Clue (name of an object). You need to find the objects listed on the train, clear boxcars to reveal the engine, and finally find the Engine clue to win. The quicker you find the Engine Clue, the better you score. You need to earn at least 1 star to pass a level. And once started, the train will keep moving forward to enter a tunnel. If the caboose reaches the tunnel, it's game over.
So, Hidden Express is quite a fresh experience and a challenging one. In-game scenes are beautiful but difficult with tons of stuffs piled secretively on one limited space. Besides, the moving train is a kind of constant pressure that forces you to quicken you searching speed and strengthen your short memory. That said, it is still reasonably difficult. Every time you clear a boxcar, the engine and the rest carriages will be dragged behind a little bit to give you more time and the chance of revealing the engine Clue.
With level up, you will travel to other locations unlocking new scenes. Also the Express you take can get a little 'crowded' as well. Some boxcars will show more than one clue sometimes. In this case, you can win bonus points if you can find all the clues to clear the Bonus Car. Moreover, you will unlock power-ups such as Seeker (to identify a particular clue) and Slow Time (quite self-explanatory). But you need to purchase them to use for HX, the only currency in the game. You have 20 free HX in the beginning, but have to buy them with real money if you want to.
Hidden Express seems to me to have borrowed from Match-3 mechanics and mixed it with the traditional HOG. Not only does the gameplay take on a flavor of Blitz, it also implements the special Life setup usually seen in Match-3 puzzle games. In it, you have 6 lives (Full) in default. Playing each scene costs 1 life regardless the result. So continuous playing is out of the question if you don't spend money in it. It's great that the game offers a generous full refill when you run our of lives for the first time. Yet, after that, you just have to wait for its auto recharge, ask for friends or purchase lives in the item shop.
Simply put, Hidden Express is great. It breaks the old pattern of HOG and brings another layer of challenge. You can enjoy it for a long time even you don't pay a dime.
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how can i buy the hidden express game ?
is a facebook game
annoyed, i have not been able to play hidden express all day as its been down and now when people are trying to play it is saying they dont have enough energy :s how when they havent played on it all day ??
I sent requests to get keys..they were sent but didn't register when I accepted them…it show a spinning symbol. I have uninstalled, and reinstalled. I have tried to send new requests but can't. I cannot move forward..please help.
Glad that i have found you people.i have read reviews on Hidden express and found to be really interesting. It is difficult to understand in the initial level but as when you continue to play, you would find it really interesting. Enjoy playing.
why cant i play any more, keeps saying im not connected to the internet, no matter what i do, it will not let me play Hidden express, HELP!!!
there are some scenes that are impossible to win..like the space one..i bet i played it 200 times and there is NO way you can get 3 stars..I found this true in about 5 different scenes..I am in city 31 and need 14 stars to continue..there is no way because no matter how hard you try you can't beat the city..Im moving on to a new game..it was fun while it lasted.
how much longer before city 40 is released
I'm not receiving my stars or getting my gifts On HE on Facebook !! Can you help me? Are you having trouble with the game? Check it out please !! Thanks
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FecA Two Component System
In the beginning, our team decided to use cells as biosensors, used to bind to targets, like breast cancer cells. We were later compelled to up the ante. So, we directed our thinking toward a 2 component system where E Coli would bind to a target and then produce a reporting signal. From this came the search for E Coli outer membrane receptors that are already part of a signally pathway, trying to do as little signal pathway re-engineering as possible. There are very few outer membrane receptors that suit our purpose. In fact, there is only one that we could find: FecA.
Using the FecA receptor from the outer membrane of Escherichia Coli, we hope to bind to given targets and produce a reporting signal. We originally planned to insert a random peptide library into the FecA protein and see which n-mer binds to our target. And this receptor-ligand binding should set off the FecA signalling pathway. The concerns presented are:
1) Where should the random library be inserted? FecA has several loops which serve as potential sites for insertion. Literature suggests that the conformational changes of loops 7 and 8 are most critical to binding and signal production. So then, would it be best to insert a library into these loops? Would it be best to use several locations and several libraries at once to get the correct response?
2) Random library insertion is a game of chance, given the number of possibilities that can be produced and biases in different methods of producing random libraries. And how does the insertion of new peptides effect specificity? THUS....
3) Computational methods of predicting which sequences produce the desired binding and signal are attractive, but are at this point unknown to us. These methods (IPRO, CHARMM, dead end elimination) have not been attempted with FecA, as far as we can tell. They are also fairly new methods. Our advantage is that FecA is well characterized liganded and unliganded, which is much easier than creating a protein from scratch that will bind to a particular target. In this vein, we have contacted several researchers who have produced papers on computational design of proteins, receptors in particular.
Given the complexity of reengineering a receptor binding site such that it binds with a target other than its wild type ligand, we could create a "negative gate." The target will block ferric citrate from binding, thus turning off the FecA signal. Loops 9 and 10 look promising because they are accessible and do not participate in the binding of ferric citrate (they do not contain binding residues). Loop 11 would be another choice except that it has binding residues.
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-Use IPRO for binding FecA to a small molecule or ion, can make a biosensor. Small molecule or metal ion should be simple, biologically relevant, and have no existing biosensors for it (something new). Shouldn't be too hard for IPRO to handle.
- Novel: bind FecA to a small polypeptide. Need small polypeptide ligand that has been crystallized bound to another protein before for "active site transplantation" (different from IPRO). It should be biologically relevant, but need structure bound to another protein.
-They would like us to test FecA against chemically similar molecules to give them a baseline etc.
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Yesterday was my first official Insanity workout...I loved it!!! I was sore and shaky, but drank a protein drink after and don't feel too bad this morning. I have a good feeling about this workout, not only because it is something I want to do, but because this is the first time my husband is verbally supportive of me. He has always been supportive, but not as verbally as he is right now...probably because he had to pay more for this one
I drank more water yesterday afternoon than I usually do in a full day...because of this and the intense workout I did, I lost two pounds in a day!! I know that most of it is water weight from the new flow of water to my body...but I have always had to work my butt off for two pounds in a week!! I also know this is not going to be the norm, and not going to set any unrealistic goals for myself...but I am just going to be happy about it for the day!
I have found the girl I want to "look like" on there and use her for my motivation while trying to push through. She is the one in the fit test, and I love that she has definition without being rail thin. I know with my body type I will always have curves and thighs...but I also know that I can improve and define where I am at right now...it also helps that she had similar start scores on the fit test as me...almost to the T!
I don't plan on changing my diet too much. I have already tweaked it in the last month and lost 2 lbs (in a full month, not a day) from that. Because of this, I feel that I will stick with that instead of the plan that came with the program. Plus the rest of my family loves the food I already make and that is key for me. I am not going to make different meals for everyone, so if I am making healthy meals that everyone likes I am not going to change it now. I am adding in a few more "snacks" for myself. I never used to have them, but I have a feeling I may want some extra protein as I go on with this.
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Fall 2004: Participated in all four fall tournaments as a sophomore ... finished sixth at the UA/Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate with a four-over par 148 (75-73) ... also turned in a Top 10 performance at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship where she tied for 10th with rounds of 75-73-74 ... shot her season-low of 73 twice ... wrapped up the fall season ranked No. 108 in the Golfstat Cup rankings ... her 75.18 stroke average ranked third on the squad.
Summer 2004: Carded a 4-under par 68 to advanced to match play at the Illinois State Amateur, where she lost in the semi-finals on the 21st hole ... earned the second seed and advanced to the semi-finals at Luxembourg after firing 76 and 71 in stroke play.
2003-04: Led the Green Wave with a 75.33 stroke average ... carded four Top 10 finishes ... medalist at the Tulane Invitational after firing a season- and career-low opening round of 69, followed by rounds of 72 and 78 (219) ... paced the squad at the Landfall Traditional Collegiate with a one-over par 217 (72-72-73) ... helped propel Tulane to its first Conference USA Championship when she tied for third at the conference tournament ... named to the All-Conference USA first team ... also tied for sixth at the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic with rounds of 78-73-74 ... finished the season ranked 46th by Golfweek Magazine.
Fall 2003: Played in all four fall tournaments as a true freshman, ranking second on the squad with a 75.00 stroke-per-round average...finished the fall ranked 61st by Golfweek Magazine and 63rd in the Golfstat Cup standings...shot par or better three times, including a season-best 71 in the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (10/19)...finished second on the team in scoring twice, and paced the squad at the Landfall Traditional Collegiate with a career-low, one-over par 217 (72-72-73) to finish tied for second.
Summer 2003: Participated in two tournaments, finishing sixth at the Illinois Women's Open and ninth at the Rolex Girls AJGA...missed the U.S. Women's Amateur by just three strokes...earned AJGA All-America honors in 2003 after winning in Minnesota.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Marquette Catholic High for coach Jerry Montaque...earned team Player of the Year honors all four prep seasons, made four consecutive trips to the state playoffs and earned a pair of Pepsi Little People's Championships...finished 11th in the state championship as a sophomore, second as a junior, and won the title as a senior...fired a career-best 63 at the Woodland Golf Club to break the former course record set by current Tennessee Titan punter Craig Hentrich...as a senior, honored by the cities of Godfrey and Alton with signs to recognize her athletic achievements, and was also honored that year by the Rotary Club...also lettered twice in soccer and basketball...as a freshman, named St. Louis Area Woman of the Year after lettering in golf, basketball and soccer, leading the conference in goals scored (soccer) and ranking fourth in the state in golf...away from the course, was a member of the Honor Roll and Student Council.
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Clementine Hunter at home near Natchitoches, Louisiana © 1974-Christopher R. Harris, All Rights Reserved
Michael Kunzelman reports at AP that a pair of Baton Rouge painters is accused of forging work by Clementine Hunter, a self-taught artist who died in 1988. "The old man's sales pitch sounded plausible enough to art collector Don Fuson. The warning signs didn't appear until after Fuson paid him $30,000 for what he thought were paintings by renowned folk artist Clementine Hunter. By the time the FBI got involved, Fuson didn't need the agents to tell him what he already suspected: The paintings appeared to be forgeries. The FBI is investigating allegations that William Toye, 78, and his wife Beryl Ann, 68, have been selling forged paintings to unsuspecting art collectors and dealers since the 1970s. William Toye was arrested in the '70s on a charge of forging Hunter's work, but was never prosecuted.
"'We can all be fooled, and this man fooled me,' Fuson said. 'I gave him the benefit of the doubt at every turn, and that's not normally me.' Some of the collectors and dealers who purchased paintings from the Toyes say the biggest victim would be Hunter, who died in 1988 at age 101. The black folk artist taught herself to paint while living in Louisiana's rural Natchitoches Parish. Her paintings — believed to number in the thousands — depict cotton picking, baptisms, funerals and other scenes of plantation life. Since her death, paintings that once fetched several hundred dollars now routinely sell for thousands....
"Fuson wasn't an avid Hunter collector when William Toye visited his Baton Rouge store in November 2005. But he agreed to buy a few paintings after hearing Toye's story: His wife started buying paintings from Hunter in the 1960s. Their collection survived Hurricane Katrina, but the couple wanted to sell them after moving from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. 'The story read right to me. Nothing seemed wrong,' he recalled. Fuson found it strange that Toye kept changing his telephone number, but that didn't stop him from buying more paintings. It wasn't until February 2006 that Fuson heard from other buyers that Toye was suspected of selling forgeries."


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Jeremy Calvert and Leah Calvert were seen arguing with one another about their finances on a recent episode of "Teen Mom 2." According to Jeremy, Leah spends way too much of their household income, but according to Leah, her major expenses are all needed.
In the latest episode, Leah spent $2,000 getting started as a consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics, and while she did so to ensure future income for the family, Jeremy slammed her for giving so much money to the company up front. However, with a bike worth nearly $10,000, he may not have much room to talk.
"Considering that Jeremy screamed at Leah about her spending habits [on "Teen Mom 2"], it's slightly surprising that he took to Twitter to show off a picture of his bike, which appears to be a 2010 Honda CBR," Wetpaint Entertainment reported on Aug. 5. "Honda CBRs cost close to $10,000 even when they're used, so is it really fair for Jeremy to judge Leah for spending money on Mary Kay?"
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Since tying the knot in April 2012, Leah and Jeremy have continued to feud over issues within their marriage. Leah, who has been with MTV for several years now, doesn't love her husband's demanding work schedule and wants him home more. But with her mounting medical bills for Ali (she recently claimed she was in a financial crisis over her daughter's health), someone has to be working. They also fight over Jeremy's alleged control issues when it comes to Leah.
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Colleen Mariah Moriarty, 21 of Waterbury passed away Wednesday January 7, 2009 at Saint Marys Hospital.
Colleen was born May 7, 1987 in Waterbury, the daughter of William J. Moriarty and Donna M. (Fredsall) Keating and was a lifelong Waterbury resident. She was a 2001 graduate of St. Margarets School and a 2005 graduate of Sacred Heart High School. Colleen attended Post University and Naugatuck Valley Community Technical College where she was studying Business Management.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Emergency Department at Saint Marys Hospital for their care and support.
Besides her parents of Waterbury, She leaves her brother William T. Moriarty of Waterbury, her paternal grandmother, Margaret Moriarty of Waterbury, her maternal grandparents Lowell M. and Mercedes (Clisham) Fredsall of Wolcott, her step father, Bob Keating of Waterbury, her step brother, Shawn Keating and his wife Candice of San Diego, her loving boyfriend, Jeff Bourdeau of Waterbury, her aunts and uncles, David and Michele Fredsall of Wolcott, Kathy and Rich Mulligan of Old Lyme, Michael and Sue Moriarty of Waterbury, William Fredsall of Wolcott and her great uncle and aunt Dan and Susie Moriarty of Del Ray Beach, FL and many loving cousins and friends. She was predeceased by her grandfather, William M. Moriarty.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Colleen will be celebrated Monday January 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Saints Peter and Paul Church 67 Southmayd Road in Waterbury. Friends are asked to meet directly at Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mulville Funeral Home 270 West Main Street, Waterbury Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Special Olympics of Connecticut 2666 State Street Suite 1 Hamden, CT. 06517-2232.


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Objects Spotted In Indian Ocean Possibly Linked To Missing Jet
Australian officials say they are searching the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth after satellite images found objects that are possibly connected to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm David Greene. There is a development this morning in the investigation of that missing jetliner. Search planes and boats are trying to get a closer look at what could be debris. It's been nearly two weeks since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished with 239 people on board.
MONTAGNE: Australian officials say they are searching the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia, following a lead from satellite data. John Young, of the Australia Maritime Authority, made the announcement earlier today.
JOHN YOUNG: We have now seen satellite imagery of two objects - or a number of objects there. I don't want to draw too much from that. This is a lead. It is probably the best lead we have right now. But we need to get there, find them, see them, assess them to know whether it's really meaningful or not.
GREENE: That plane was supposed to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Instead, it abruptly turned back over the Gulf of Thailand. Some of its communications were cut off around that time. And hours later, the airline's final pings to a satellite show it went west towards the Indian Ocean.
MONTAGNE: We'll have more on the latest in the search ahead. Stay with us as we follow breaking developments.
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2013 Homesteading Diary with hard-wearing black linen cover
A planning diary for any busy household. Week to view, menu planner, to do list & notes pages.
by Nicola Robinsonova
I needed a planning diary to help run Nový Mlýn efficiently. We're a busy household with lots of visitors and volunteers and different activities around the year - this book is the result of our experience so far. With this kind of life, you really need a paper diary - an android app just wouldn't work for us.
As well as weekly chores, there is space for a meal planner, a box for your post-it note to write any shopping you need and a weekly to do list. I've also included two extra pages each week for scrapbooking recipes, drawings and useful information. Each month I print out a list of seasonal and longer term projects and stick it into the diary as a fold out leaf. It's good to always have this to hand.
We were lucky enough to be visited by the illustrator Eva Boilley - who created the apple tree illustration - if you flick through the pages of the diary you'll see it change with the seasons.
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Kurre, A; van Gool, C J A W; Bastiaenen, C H G; Gloor-Juzi, T; Straumann, D; de Bruin, E D (2009). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the German version of the dizziness handicap inventory. Otology and Neurotology, 30(3):359-367.
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To translate the Dizziness Handicap Inventory into German (DHI-G) and investigate reliability, assess the association between selected items of the University of California Los Angeles Dizziness Questionnaire and the DHI-G, and compare the scores of patients and healthy participants. STUDY DESIGN:: Cross-sectional design. SETTING:: Tertiary center for vertigo, dizziness, or balance disorders. PATIENTS:: One hundred forty-one patients with vertigo, dizziness, and unsteadiness associated with a vestibular disorder, with a mean age (standard deviation) of 51.5 (13.2) years, and 52 healthy individuals participated. INTERVENTIONS:: Fourteen patients participated in the cognitive debriefing; 127 patients completed the questionnaires once or twice within 1 week. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:: The DHI-G assesses disability caused by dizziness and unsteadiness; the items of the University of California Los Angeles Dizziness Questionnaire assess dizziness and impact on everyday activities. Internal consistency was estimated using Cronbach alpha, reproducibility by calculating Bland-Altman limits of agreement and intraclass correlation coefficients. Associations were estimated by Spearman correlation coefficients. RESULTS:: Patients filled out the DHI-G without problem and found that their self-perceived disabilities were mostly included. Cronbach alpha values for the DHI-G and the functional, physical, and emotional subscales were 0.90, 0.80, 0.71, and 0.82, respectively. The limits of agreement were +/-12.4 points for the total scale (maximum, 100 points). Intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.90 to 0.95. The DHI-G correlated moderately with the question assessing functional disability (0.56) and fairly with the questions quantifying dizziness (0.43, 0.35). The DHI-G discriminated significantly between healthy participants and patients. CONCLUSION:: The DHI-G demonstrated good reliability and is recommended as a measure of disability in patients with dizziness and unsteadiness.
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Aug. 10, 2012
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By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SEATTLE - Hours after he learned he had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his good knee after ripping up the other one in each of the previous two summers, Deontae Cooper was back.
Back to being the determined, irrepressible, immensely popular Deontae Cooper.
While sympathy and disbelief poured to him from his home area of Riverside County, California, and across the country, the Huskies' hard-luck running back was on the sidelines at UW's East Field Thursday afternoon. He was smiling, as usual. He was encouraging teammates through practice, as usual.
But just as he was emerging as a wild-card, the untapped option to fill the rushing void left by Chris Polk's departure to the NFL, Cooper was lost for another year. He inexplicably blew out his right knee on a routine, no-contact, handoff drill Wednesday.
He thought Thursday of a third go-around with the painful, seemingly endless months of rehabilitation far removed from the fanfare and the competition in which his teammates will bask. That anonymous process won't begin until after he has yet another reconstructive knee surgery in a couple weeks, pushing his Washington debut until at least three years past his enrollment date - if then.
Yet Cooper looked Steve Sarkisian in the eye Thursday and said resolutely: "Coach, I'll be back."
Who is going to doubt him?
Not his coach.
"You know, you get attached to people in the program, as a family," Sarkisian said after Thursday's practice and a long sigh. "You see the work ethic that Deontae has and his ability to persevere - not only through one ACL but then he comes back through another - and he had himself in great shape, ready to go.
"Really, (it's) just extremely difficult. It kind of left me in dismay for a little bit. I was almost baffled by it; how could it happen again? This time, on his good knee, with nobody around. Nothing...
"I believe this: Of all the guys on the team - we've got some great kids, some tough kids - I don't know that there is anybody that would handle it better than Deontae will. But he's going to need our support, that's for sure."
He's getting some. Current and former Huskies from around the world -- Napoleon Kaufman, Isaiah Thomas, Spencer Hawes, and Quincy Pondexter, among them -- sent Cooper immediate, online messages of disbelief, support and prayer.
He's appreciated every single one.
"To Deontae's credit, he's just an absolute stud about it. He's obviously shaken up about it, as anyone would be. That guy is low inside," Sarkisian said. "But why he is so unique and special, why people love him so much: He's back out here today with a smile on his face.
"We'll try to do everything in our power to help him through this process, because it's not an easy one."
Count Sarkisian as another believing Cooper will someday, finally, carry the ball in a game for the Huskies.
"I do. If anybody can, that guy (will)," the coach said. "He's just a great soul. He will battle again."
The 6-foot, 201-pound Cooper finished career at Citrus Hill High School in Perris, Calif., with 7,450 rushing yards, second in Inland Empire history to Toby Gerhart, the 2009 Heisman Trophy runner-up from Stanford. He was the star of UW's 2010 spring game and seemed destined for instant production until ACL tear number one, then two - and now, unbelievably, three.
Cooper was pushing for carries with Jesse Callier and Bishop Sankey in Sept. 1's opener against San Diego State when he took a handoff Wednesday in an early practice drill on quarterback-running back exchanges. The only defender was air. He didn't even fall to the ground. Yet Cooper felt a tweak in his lower right leg when he made his only plant on the synthetic grass.
He immediately told Sarkisian nonchalantly, "I think I've tweaked my calf."
An MRI exam Wednesday night confirmed the unfathomable.
"We've talked about it: The big guy upstairs has got a plan for him. We've just got to figure out what it is right now," Sarkisian said. "Because he is too good of a person. He will fight back, no doubt."
Sarkisian gathered his team Wednesday night to explain perhaps its most respected and popular member was out for the third consecutive season.
It was the quietest 105 college guys will ever be.
"That's what makes this so cool as a family and why I believe this team is so close: Two nights ago it was fun-loving and guys were up kind of putting on acts and dancing. And then the very next night I come in with that news," Sarkisian said.
"Obviously, a somber room, but I addressed it. We all needed to be there for him.
"That's what makes us unique as a family, that we can go from one night, one mood, and the very next night we are in that very same room talking about a guy's career and what he means to all of us in the program."
Counting a redshirt year and his medical-hardship redshirt season of 2011, Cooper will likely have as many as three years of eligibility remaining should he indeed get back yet again next summer.
His absence means more looks for freshman Erich Wilson II, who has been impressive in the first week of practice. Sophomore Willis Wilson and redshirt freshman Dezden Petty will also get more carries with Callier and Sankey.
Sarkisian didn't rule out eventually changing some guys' positions to bolster the running-back corps, as he obviously would like to have more depth at the position. His offense has averaged 35 rushing attempts per game in his first three season's calling UW's plays and the running game has been the foundations of his multiple schemes since he was USC's offensive coordinator years ago.
The fluke-like injuries go beyond Cooper's.
Pass-rushing defensive end Hauoli Jamora left Wednesday's practice with what Sarkisian initially thought was a mild knee sprain in another non-contact tweak. An MRI was inconclusive, so now Jamora is headed to arthroscopic surgery. It's the same left knee in which he tore his ACL last September against Colorado to prematurely end his 2011.
Sarkisian called the scope a "precaution" and estimated Jamora, who has 11 tackles for loss in 17 career games, will be out at least two weeks.
Erik Kohler remained out with a knee sprain sustained in the first fall practice on Monday. Dexter Charles continues to get more opportunities while Kohler, a two-year starter on the offensive line, watches from the side.
And senior starting wide receiver James Johnson was out Thursday with a sprained foot. No one is quite sure how or when he sustained it.
Sarkisian has spent three-plus years building the Huskies' depth to where playmakers now fill in for playmakers. The silver lining to all these injuries: The testing of that depth is coming in August.
INSIDE CAMP: Longtime Huskies defensive coordinator and former head coach Jim Lambright watched from the sunny sidelines for the first time this camp. ... Defensive backs continued to make aggressive plays on passes using new coordinator Justin Wilcox's in-your-face coverage schemes. Tre Watson leaped to intercept a pass on a post route run by Kendyl Taylor, drawing roars and high-fives from defensive coaches and players. Marcus Peters jumped with Kasen Williams, the Washington state high school high-jump champion a couple years ago, to break up a reception at the sideline. ... LB Nate Fellner, moved up from safety as UW seeks playmakers on the defense's second line, left early on a motorized cart with a foot injury that will require more tests. ... LB Princeton Fuimaono injured his hamstring.


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Leslie Rush
Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs
Ph.D., University of Georgia 2002M.Ed., Texas A&M University Commerce 1996B.A., Texas A&M University Commerce 1984
Leslie S. Rush is a professor in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Wyoming, where she teaches courses in adolescent literacy, young adult literature, and English/language arts pedagogy. Dr. Rush has received the University of Wyoming's John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award and the Promoting Intellectual Engagement in the First Year Award. Her research interests include literacy coaching in secondary schools, multiliteracies, critical literacy, and content area literacy. Dr. Rush's research on the work of Instructional Facilitators in Wyoming secondary schools was funded by the International Reading Association's Elva Knight Research Grant. Dr. Rush taught high school English for twelve years in California, Texas, and East Africa. An active member of NCTE and its affiliate organization, the Conference on English Education, Dr. Rush is the co-editor of the CEE journal, English Education. Dr. Rush has published in Reading Research and Instruction, Reading Online, The Rural Educator, and the Journal of Literacy Research. In addition, she serves on the editorial review boards for Reading Research Quarterly, Journal of Literacy Research, and The Qualitative Report.
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Mayo nets 24 as Grizzlies hand undermanned Bulls eighth straight loss
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Chicago Bulls -- what's left of them -- are slipping further away from the last Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Undermanned because of injuries and a suspension, the Bulls dropped their eighth straight Tuesday night, as O.J. Mayo scored 24 points in the Memphis Grizzlies' 104-97 victory.
Mayo connected on 8-of-12 shots from the field, including going 4 of 5 from 3-point range, as six Grizzlies finished in double figures.
Mike Conley had 19 points and 10 assists, while Zach Randolph added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Rudy Gay had 12 points, and Marcus Williams and Hasheem Thabeet finished with 10 apiece. Thabeet grabbed nine rebounds.
The loss dropped the Bulls 1 1/2 games behind the idle Toronto Raptors for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. Chicago committed 19 turnovers, some down the stretch as the Bulls tried to overcome Memphis with a fourth-quarter rally.
"We just turned it over too much," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "It's frustrating because you don't even get a shot at the basket.
"A lot of guys haven't played together for a while. I was pleased with the effort, but I was disappointed with the outcome."
Flip Murray scored 25 points for the Bulls, while Hakim Warrick came off the bench for 22, including 10 in the fourth as the Bulls made a run. Acie Law finished with a season-high 18 points, while Jannero Pargo had 12. Brad Miller had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bulls used some unusual lineups because their top four scorers did not play. Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah were out with injuries, while guard Kirk Hinrich was serving a one-game suspension for bumping a ref in last Friday's loss to Miami.
Memphis led by as many as 25 in the third, but had to hold on after missing 10 of its first 12 shots in the fourth quarter.
"The comeback [was] when they started attacking the basket," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "They just went totally small, and we withstood that as well and got the win."
Despite the injuries, the Bulls came out with a burst. Memphis appeared complacent as if it didn't think it would have trouble with a bunch of Chicago reserves. Law made four of his first five shots, and that, coupled with seven early Memphis turnovers, helped the Bulls grab an early double-digit lead.
The lead held until the midway point of the second quarter, when 17 unanswered points by Memphis erased the Bulls' advantage and helped the Grizzlies carry a 55-44 lead into halftime. Mayo had 17 for Memphis, while Conley scored 12.
"We were discombobulated early offensively because of mismatches," Hollins said. "[We] were standing around trying to take advantage of mismatches instead of just playing. Once we got control of that, we took control of the game."
The Bulls, who shot 55 percent in the first quarter, managed only 5 of 18 in the second period as Memphis outscored Chicago 30-18.
The Grizzlies continued to stretch the advantage at the opening of the second half, eventually reaching 20 before Del Negro called timeout. It didn't help much, as Memphis would lead by as many as 25 before holding an 85-67 lead after the third period.
Chicago cut it to 94-90 on Pargo's three-point play with 3:39 remaining. Consecutive baskets by Randolph gave Memphis a 98-90 lead and the Grizzlies held on.
"If we played the way we played in the second half for 48 minutes, I think we would have a really good shot," Warrick said. "I think we did a good job of getting up and down and sharing the ball. We just had some little mistakes that we couldn't overcome."
The ending continued a recent trend for Memphis. For the third time in the last four home games, the Grizzlies built a lead of at least 20 points, but had to hang on at the end.
"We play hard and build good leads, and then we seem to get lackadaisical in the fourth," Conley said. "Teams get momentum going, and it's tough to stop that."
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The Bulls have lost five straight in Memphis. The last time Chicago won a road game in the series was 96-88 on Dec. 15, 2004, about a month after President Barack Obama was elected -- as the new U.S. senator from Illinois. Chicago hasn't won since beat Portland 115-111 in overtime on Feb. 26. Two losses during the skid were to Memphis. Memphis C Marc Gasol sat out with a strained neck muscle, the first game he's missed in his career. He played in the first 149. The Bulls have allowed at least 100 points in 11 straight games. The last time Chicago allowed 100-plus points in that long a string was 1986 -- Michael Jordan's second year in the league, and two years before Rose was even born. Chicago's only regular starter was rookie guard Taj Gibson (2 points). The Bulls were missing 59.6 points. Grizzlies G/F Ronnie Brewer returned to action after missing 13 games with a partially torn right hamstring.
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Cool Marjorie! I tried the demo version of lightroom for about a day. Eh. . . as usual, didn't know what I was doing in the first 5 minutes so gave it up. lol
????? · 2011-01-20: 08:46
Nice use of b&w ! I also like the depth of field. There is a lot of nostalgia in this picture !
Good luck with Lightroom ! I only use The Gimp, and so far I'm satisfied with it !
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I like the focus and the lighting in this shot, and also the simplicity of it.
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I am playing with Lightroom a lot more now too, and I think I am starting to get the hang of it :)
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joycephotography · 2011-01-20: 11:53
yes I'm agree with Lismel your B&Ws are amazing I liked them so much, I told you before in one of your posts I wish I could take B&Ws like you do *sigh*
and about LR3 I gave it try but it was my exam season and I couldn't figure it out but now I will have clos look at it :D
Pedar · 2011-01-20: 13:04
really cool! love it in b&w, cause it takes the noise out of it. :)
snowpie · 2011-01-20: 15:02
the shot is so wonderful specially in B&W the DOF is adjusted well but in the other hand there is a black color in background which I wish it wasn't over there! and I bet the Lego parts were colorful as they usually are so if I were in your shoe I would rather to shoot in RGB mode
jokershadow · 2011-01-20: 17:35
with new photo I think we have right to re-comment :D
seeing both of them, I still prefer B&W version
Pedar · 2011-01-20: 19:08
... and going against the popular opinion (I seem to do that) I prefer the colour version. I guess, growing up with B&W as the only choice, I like the bright colours. Kodachrome came out when I was in highschool and ....
stabeez · 2011-01-20: 19:17
I like the b/w!
DancingDolphin · 2011-01-20: 22:40
These two shots are nice and unique in different ways. But Love the color one. ^_^ Will be waiting to see ore of the toys at your home. That brings back my memory when I was a child.
promise · 2011-01-20: 23:59
now this is what I say! do you see in the color version the composition between colors gives you alive sense but in the B&W one as lis said it gives you some nostalgic sense thank you Dear Marjorie for these nice shots
jokershadow · 2011-01-21: 06:46
Nice shots (and nice "volcano"), you really do shoot good b&ws.
Andarta · 2011-01-21: 08:38
great shots!
mirahasner · 2011-01-23: 14:18
child's play isn't a movie of chuckie? be careful lol :D
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Great...now Steam won't let me play the damn game!
And people wonder why I hate Steam.
I got RO around April 1st when the boxed version arrived from my american friend. So, now it's about 11 days later, in which I regulary played the game.
But today, after booting up my home system, Steam tells me "The game is currently unavalable, please try again later".
Yeah, right. I got all the game files sitting here on my hard drive. I paid my damn 40 bucks for it. I have an american friend waiting to hop on a server with me.
But some damn piece of DRM software tells me I can't play now.
Great, thanks Steam. Thanks Valve. Thanks Tripwire.
Lol @ Valac.
Erm, it aint Tripwires fault i suppose
You don't happen to have some customer support handy on why I can't launch the damn game, do you?
where did the sticky go with the fix for 'game currently unavailable'?
i cant find it anymore even with the search...
I looked into this sticky, and all it says is that you might have this problem when running with a limited user account in Windows, because steam loads a system driver. It's linked from the news on the front page of this website, and that was the first place I looked.
I have full administration rights on my maschine, so this fix does not apply.
Doesn't work in offline mode, either, BTW...just tried disabling my cable connection and loading the game that way, no dice.
So, is this the cool technical advantage Steam is supposed to offer? The fact that I can't get the damn game to start despite not having changed anything on my system all the last days?
This Game is currently unavailable. Please try again another time.
Fix 1 - process already run and needs to be "killed" first:
1. Quit Steam
2. Ctrl+Alt+Del -> Go to Processes (second tab) -> Find RedOrchestra.exe -> End process
3. Open Steam
4. Launch Red Orchestra
Fix 2 - Kerio Personal Firewall users:
1. Configuration > Network security > Find steam.exe and redorchestra.exe entries in the list and erase; choose ok
2. Manually create new entries for them or if you are using interactive mode wait for popup when restarting steam / roo
Just restart steam.
edit: GG Floyd.
I moved this thread over to support where it belongs. Also, Steam related issues need to addressed through the Steam support channel. Essentially, if you don't see the RO splash screen, go to Steam for support. And please don't take this as we don't care if it is a Steam problem. Rather we are not experts on Steam, and Valve is, so they are better equipped to help you with issues stemming from Steam itself.
I already checked into their so-called "support channel" at steampowered.com.
Neither the FAQ nor the forum search over there answer my questions.
Basically this is the same system configuration as on Sunday evening, when I was playing with a friend. Then I shut down the system just fine, didn't boot it yesterday because I was out of my apartment all day, and today I booted - and RO won't launch anymore.
I do not have Zone Alarm.
I do not have Kerio Firewall.
I do have Admin Privileges on my maschine.
No process (neither Steam nor RO) are currently running.
I just told Steam to verify the game files - and when I then tried to launch RO, got a blue screen of dead with a message about ntfs.sys, which seems to be the NTFS File System driver. Thankfully it didn't kill my maschine outright.
I already restarted the PC a few times.
I also removed, tried without, and then added the -ro beta switch to my RO shortcut which I had used to load the beta patch (which was working without problems on Sunday).
All I see now is that, depending if I add the switch or not, Steam is updating RO, and then I get the message "Game unavalable".
But nothing in the official support FAQ helps me here.
Okay, for some unknown reason, it's now working again.
Basically I don't know why. I restarted my system a few times, verified the game files (thankfully the BSOD that followed did not destroy my windows system install), rebooted a few more times, and now it works again.
Sorry, but this STEAM software is bull****. I just wasted 40 minutes of my precious rare spare time to get a game to run on the SAME maschine with the SAME configuration where it ran flawless on sunday. All because some little monkey-like-stupid DRM application decided "No Helmut, you ain't gonna play for now".
So basically now I know that RO is a not a stable application avalable to me when I want to play, rather I'm at the mercy of an extensive server network administrated by Valve who will decide, on a whim, if I may or may not enjoy the software I paid for.
If I could RO would go back for a refund now.
you got a BSOD after verifying your files?
then im sorry but im going to have to question the stability of your machine.
i havent had any BSOD's with steam, not even after verifying files. nor has the game ever been unavailable to me, or most others for that matter.
getting a random BSOD usualy means there is a serious issue, specialy if its during or right after your computer having to do hard work (like verifying file integrity)
are you overclocked, and if so have you tested that overclock with a programe like prime95 or at the verry least memtest?
the fackt windows boots is by no means a indication that your OC is stable.
other then that update system/chipset drivers.
This is a stable and basically "new" maschine - delivered to me on 23th December, built with hand-picked components from the same retailer who builds the maschines for the 50 user network I'm administrating. This is not a walmart system, but a professional box.
Since then, all I did was to add some software (just about 6 games and 5 or 6 webdesign/programming tools) and that's it. Oh, I defraged once. There's no software firewall, no spyware, no adware, no virus scanner.
I've earned my money in the IT business fixing computer errors now for over 5 years, on everthing from Win95 to Server2003. I know my systems in and out.
And no, it isn't overclocked. Neither the CPU nor the Card.
The only thing I can assume is that the steamdrv.sys or whatever it's called, which is loaded to access the .gcf file structure, somehow interfered with the file system driver for NTFS.
Whatever the cause of the BSOD, the first "Game unavalable" shouldn't even have happened. I booted into the absolutly same configuration I ran on sunday when the game worked.
Basically this just tells me Steam is not a stable way to play this game. There is absolutly no reason why it should fail without me changing anything on my system and then suddenly it works again for no reason at all.
I personally, have had ZERO issues with Steam. I've been using it since HL2 days when I bought the Silver Pack, so I've played all sorts of games and had no problems at all.
Steam is about as stable as it needs to be. If you are having issues this is what I suggest you look at first:
-Operator error
-Equipment error (computer)
-Network error (forst at your computer then at the source by phone call)
-Program error (Steam)
People like to (not saying this is what you're doing, it's what I've seen on these forums)... blame the easiest way out, and that's Steam (or even the Tripwire Staff... not as often though). There's no Steam rep here to defend themselves, and it's a program. So people think, error = program fault. Sometimes it REALLY is more than meets the eye.
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First, no simple hardware error can simple explain why Steam suddenly says "Game unavalable", which is a Software Error Message. A hardware error may explain the BSOD, but since this is the first one I got since buying the maschine, I think I would have more BSODs if the RAM or the Motherboard, for example, was faulty.
Operator error is right out, because the "operator" (me) didn't change a thing since the last time the game ran without problems. I had more than week of regular, stable game time with RO:OST, and I haven't changed settings at all. So any sudden "unavalability" of the STEAM application points towards a problem with the steam server, not to a bad user mistake.
Network error - yes, perhabs, but I run a hardware router that hasn't changed config either, everthing else worked (email, www etc.) so why should I assume a network error.
So what's left? Steam client. If anything else remains the same like the last working configuration, then it's fairly safe to assume the error is not on my end. It is not very assuring to know that a game I paid good money for can be "unavalable" from one day to the next, just like that. Without this useless steam application the possible causes of the problem could be traced down to my own maschine, but not with an application that works trough the internet. The error potential of such a thing is much bigger.
I wish I could read those steam-output logs, they would explain what happened. But yeah, they are encrypted so...bad luck I guess.
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I usually get the game unavaible Message every time i try to start Ostfront, but i just have to close Steam, shut down Redorchestra.exe (or .ex), and start Steam again and am able to play...
Steam-Name: Tank-Boy-Ken
Now the error has returned.
After playing for a while online, I decided to test it out, restart my PC, and next time windows loads I get the same damn error again.
Closing redorchestra.exe and starting steam again worked this time. But not the last time. This is more than annoying.
i had this problem last night. found a post by yoshiro saying to go into steam, click file, change user, then log back in, and guess what? it worked! so try that....
ooops looking back i think the error i was having is 'incompatible version' error, sorry guys my bad.
win7 64, amd phenom ii x4 955 black ed. @ 3.2ghz, gtx 460 se, 8gb ddr3, logitech g35
Have you tried submitting an incident report? Steam will fix your problem, unless its your fault its messed up. Or email steam @
firstname.lastname@example.com they can help you out that way too
Its not about dieing for your country. Its about making the enemy die for thiers.
Thanks for trying to help.
I went to the steampowered.com forums and tried to sign up there, but it needs "activation by a moderator". Where do I submit an incident report? A function of Steam itself?
Also, when I use STEAM to click "technical support" the default FAQ pages pops up, but I can't find the "ask a question" tab. I guess that's only for registered users. How idiotic is that. Technical Support needs to be fast and painless, not about making your customers jump trough as many hoops as possible before they can ask a direct question.
Happened to me too,lastnight.Game unavailable...i turned off the auto update feature and removed the shortcut for the beta patch.Then it worked ok.Maybe just luck.
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Things to see and do - Muthill
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Muthill : Michelin's recommendations
A 21m-high medieval tower dominates this village in the fertile region of Strathearn. Formerly freestanding, the tower has two crow-stepped gables and abuts the ruined 15C church. The apse of the church has two very old recumbent figures, statues lying on top of a tomb representing Death.