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ohhhh... i was looking for a good breadcrumb idea for chicken cutlets. Might have to try that.
I'm also looking for a vehicle for guacomole and hummus. Not together... separately.
ohhhh... i was looking for a good breadcrumb idea for chicken cutlets. Might have to try that.
I'm also looking for a vehicle for guacomole and hummus. Not together... separately.
Hehe, yeah, i used pork rinds as "tempura" in a home made California roll with crab claw meat and it was delish, and I also used them with coconut flour to bread calves liver and i while it turned out pretty good I really just like chicken liver best.
I eat them when DH is eating doritos ... but why don't they have fake 'zesty cheese' flavoured pork rinds? Hmm... maybe because I'd eat the whole bag!!!
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My mother-in-law gave me pork rinds in my Easter basket. I had never had them before, but I think I've found my new favorite snack.
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I haven't tried them, but appreciate the recommendation. Do y'all make your pork rinds or do you buy them?
I'm sad that I live in a land where the only pork rinds available are baken-ets. *pout*
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I just use them to dip stuff for the most part. Salsa, guacamole, egg salad, tuna salad, "hummus" made from cashews.
I have used them as breadcrumbs and that's good too.
You can make pancakes out of them: Low-Carb Pancakes (Pork Rinds) Recipe -- Mr Breakfast
That's all I've ever heard of doing with them. =]
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School Watch: Digital Surveillance Technology for School Security
By Captain Tomas Sanchez, Support Services Division, Hollywood Police Department, Hollywood, Florida
nce again, recent horrific school shootings have focused attention on school security. On September 27, 2006, in Bailey, Colorado, one girl was killed after a gunman claiming to have a bomb took six girls hostage. On October 2, 2006, in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, five female students were killed and five others wounded. Most recently, on Monday, April 16, 2007, a shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, left 33 people dead and many wounded; the gunman, a 23-year-old Virginia Tech student, killed himself. In Hollywood, Florida, law enforcement is implementing cutting-edge technology to mitigate such events.
Project Background
In November 2004, the Hollywood Police Department received General Obligation Bond funding to enhance technology. This funding has enabled the department to equip 280 officers with incar laptop computers. Electronic forms such as crash reports, traffic citations, field interview cards, and various mapping programs have been made available. License plates can be checked using microphones that enable officers to make voice-activated queries.
During the same time, the department was awarded Secure Our Schools grant funds from the Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), and the department appropriated $48,636 in matching funds to support the program. The grant provided for the purchase and installation of security technology equipment to enhance surveillance and security measures at South Broward High School.
The City of Hollywood has three high schools serving area students. Because of its large student population and associated issues, South Broward High School was selected to be the first of the three to implement wireless remote surveillance technology. The school sits on a 20-acre campus with multiple buildings. It is equipped with 60 security cameras controlled from a single access point inside the "camera room."
On April 26, 2005, an interlocal agreement was signed between the City of Hollywood and the School Board of Broward County, Florida, to implement the surveillance technology. A wireless site survey was conducted at the school to determine the location and configuration of the wireless implementation. An eight-port Ethernet video server was purchased along with other support hardware. The server provides 1.5 terabytes of storage and accommodates 30 days of digital video recordings. The cost of the project totaled $85,620, a large portion of which consisted of the video management software, user licenses, Web client software, and a PC Pocket Connection license.
The system replaces a room full of fixed video screens, VHSstyle recorders, and old tapes needing regular replacement (figure 1). The 60 preexisting analog videocameras were integrated into the new system (figure 2), connected to video processing units (VPUs) that convert the analog signal to digital (figure 3). VPUs then send the signal to the server for archiving. The server sends data to a main switch; from there, data are sent to the school network and the wireless access point.
From the school network, the video can be accessed by desktop computers, where the cameras can be controlled. School administrators welcomed the ability to view footage captured by the surveillance cameras from their office computers, as they could view events in various areas of the school instantly. This technology can also enable other school staff to assist in safety—the principal was given the responsibility of deciding who will have access to the system.
A wireless survey determined that three wireless access points would provide sufficient coverage of the school and its perimeter (figure 4). Three different antennas were erected to create a "hotspot" around the outer perimeter of the school (figure 5). The access points transmit encrypted data via Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP 802.11b) at a speed of 54-110 megabits per second. This speed provides real-time viewing for critical incidents and suspect tracking.
Footage can be monitored via wireless devices such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), allowing the school resource officer (SRO) and the school security specialist to monitor school surveillance cameras while conducting other functions (figure 6). The size and portability of the PDA is ideal for the SRO and school staff to perform their daily functions. Officers can also view footage from any of the school surveillance cameras using their in-car computers, as long as they are within the outer perimeter of the school. Multiple cameras can be monitored at the same time from laptop computers (figure 7). Previously recorded events can also be retrieved. In addition, each officer's laptop contains safety plans with aerial and ground pictures, floor plans, maps, and information on every school.1
Digital data storage allows both on-site and remote retrieval of data. The ease in recording and copying digital footage ensures readily available evidence for prosecution purposes. Video segments can be bookmarked, copied, or saved to the hard drive, or they can be downloaded for evidence purposes (figure 8). The new system provides much better resolution than the previous system, increasing the evidentiary value of video footage in court.
Cameras can be easily activated to record remotely or through desktop computers. The cameras are always on, but when the system detects motion it begins recording at a higher frame and bit rate. This feature is used to narrow down searches according to camera, motion, date, and time. A scroll menu at the bottom portion of the screen displays all motion-activated cameras, allowing users to identify movement in the school. All the laptops default to this setting. When school is not in session, units responding to the school can easily select from the cameras that have been activated by motion. This feature is especially useful during alarm calls, burglaries, or critical incidents.
Since video footage of events can be readily captured and retrieved, the system has already proven itself several times. In several different cases of vandalism, suspects have confessed after being shown the video capturing them committing the crime. Recently the South Broward High SRO, Josh Czerenda, was working a home football game when he checked his laptop and noticed three male suspects jump the fence into the school to commit a burglary. He radioed for security and was able to track the suspects as they fled, only to be met by waiting patrol officers.
Should a critical incident occur, the SRO could view activity using school cameras without having to go to the school's camera room, thus providing information to responding units in real time (figure 9). This technology would assist supervisors in making better tactical decisions. Supervisors would know immediately the number of suspects involved, their descriptions, and their location on the campus. This technology not only enhances the effectiveness of the SRO but also improves the tactical effectiveness of responding patrol officers. Tactical teams can add a PDA to their equipment to allow them camera views of an unsecured area before entering it.
Significant funding for such projects is available through the following sources:
Remote viewing of surveillance camera footage is the wave of the future. This technology allows the police to view activity from remote locations and a multitude of end-user sites. It can be customized to interface with law enforcement mobile computer terminals and central dispatch databases. With regard to tactical operations, this type of technology is priceless. Remote viewing of surveillance camera footage can also be used to monitor students on buses.
In closing, schools need to prepare for crises such as school shootings and suicides as well as large-scale disasters such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It is recommended that law enforcement agencies review their school security plans to ensure that they are comprehensive and address a wide range of crisis situations. As emergency planners, agencies must anticipate worst-case scenarios, develop strategies for prevention, and have plans to save lives when they do occur.■
Notes:1See Tom Sanchez, "High-Tech Crisis Plans: Tools for School Safety," The Police Chief 70, no. 4 (April 2003): 18–26.2The National Institute of Justice also provides a Web site that can assist with creating critical-incident response plans: "School Critical Incident Planning: An Internet Resource Directory," Justice Technology Information Network, http://www.nlectc.org/assistance/schoolsafety.html (accessed June 6, 2007).3See "$23 Million in Emergency Response Grants Awarded to 26 States: Seventy-four School Districts to Use Funds to Help Improve Crisis Management," U.S. Department of Education press release, April 30, 2006, http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2006/08/08302006.html (accessed June 8, 2007) for details.
From The Police Chief, vol. 74, no. 8, August 2007. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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By Charlie Fineran
ALLAMUCHY — Returning home after breakfast and dropping the mail off at Town Hall, I am heading down Youngs Island Road and notice what I originally assumed was a vulture atop one of the telephone poles in the distance.
Getting closer, "That isn't a vulture, it's a hawk!"
Now I am angling my car to get a shot out the window. Forget it; let me get out and get the shot!
No sooner get out and find the hawk through my lens and it takes off heading for a nearby tree. Just by luck caught him landing, and quickly notice what looks like a second hawk further in the tree. It is!
Always special when you can get a picture of two together, especially if this is not a nesting situation.
Glad I was paying attention and then took the time to follow up on this opportunity.
I am not sure of a positive identification but after checking my Audubon guide I am going to say Red-shouldered Hawk. Looking at my guide checking out the colors and patterns on the birds the other candidate was the Broad-winged Hawk but that is called a pigeon sized hawk 13"-15" and these were pretty good size, fitting the 16"to 24" given for the Red-shouldered.
Any of my birding friends, feel free to straighten me out on this!
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This three-day conference will feature a series of presentations and discussion panels aimed at stimulating debate and cross-cultural conversation on the meanings, uses, and abuses of apology. Topics for discussion might include:
· Definitions of Apology and Reconciliation
· The Psychology of Apology
· Religion, Ethics, and Apology
· Cross-Cultural Comparisons
· Apologies, History, and Memory
· Representations of Apology
· The Politics of Apology
· Apology and Group Identity
· Apology as a Form of Legal Redress
· The "Deep Structure" of Apology
· Cases Studies
"Apologies: Mourning the Past and Ameliorating the Present" is planned for February 8-10, 2002. The conference will take place on the campus of the Claremont Colleges, a short (25 mile) drive from downtown Los Angeles. More information is available on our web site: http://www.cgu.edu/hum/apologies.


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Thank you for bringing your negative experience to our attention. I am requesting you delete or provide a clarification to your very inaccurate review. I am pleased to provide a clarification of your experience. You were not approved to adopt a pet from us and we in fact refunded your $25.00 non refundable application fee. We take the placement of our pets very seriously and want only the very best forever homes for every pet. It is a shame you felt posting inaccurate statements on a public venue rather than reaching out to us for more clarification. We have rescued and adopted our over 1000 dogs and I can assure you we are not a scam. Thank you and I look forward to reading your clarification.
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BEWARE! SCAM! We were very interested in a dog from the rescue for our family. We filled out the application with the application fee throught pay pal. The website says the rescue will not respond to applicants unless they pay the fee. I was a little concerned that it sounded fishy. but they stated the fee would be deducted from the price of the dog, so i went ahead and sent it in. I followed up the next day with an email. What I got back was appauling. It was an email that just said, "patience and understanding". It sounded like someone talking to a child not a buisness. I have never heard from them again despite follow up emails requesting a refund. This so called rescue is really a scam. Don't let them take your money! Just think, all they have to do is find a picture of a cute dog, request an application fee, and I wonder how many thousands of dollars they have pocketed!
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Final Touch Cabinetry in Bonita Springs has generously donated the large space behind Angel Animal Hospital to Wee Waggin Rescue! This space will allow us to build the facility we have been dreaming of. Having this 1750 square foot space will enable us to quarantine and rehabilitate many more dogs. However, we cannot do it without YOU, friends and family of Wee Waggin Rescue. Many of you have adopted a furry family member from us and we thank you for giving these pups a chance. So many of the dogs we rescue were pulled from the shelter moments before their certain death! We could not save them with out you. Each dog we save holds a very special place in our hearts and watching them move on to their forever homes validates what we do. In the next few months, we are going to need you more than ever! Our forever parents and friends have such diverse talents and expertise that we hope you will share to make our dream a reality. Please see the list below of needs we have to get this facility up and running.  If you have a talent or area of expertise, we would love you to share it. As with any project, needs will change and evolve. You may know of something we have overlooked - please share. We are relying on you to help us. From the bottom of our hearts thank you for loving the pups, we save and for helping us continue our mission to save abandoned and abused dogs from unnecessary euthanasia. We will need the following: Architecture Planning Electrical Work and Material Plumbing Work and Materials Concrete Work and Materials HVAC Duct Work (the unit and handler have been donated) Drywall Work and Materials Framing Work and Materials Fencing Work and Materials for indoor runs and canine suites. Ceiling Work and Materials Painting Work and Materials Outdoor Concrete Wall Enclosure Computer and Software Office Furniture Meet and Greet Suite Furniture and Flooring Cabinetry Work and Materials Grooming Table and Supplies Medical Treatment Table and Supplies Bathroom Fixtures Dog Beds Water Bowls Food Bowls Dog Toys Washer and Dryer Refrigerator and Microwave and as always Monetary Donations Contributions are tax-deductible. Be a Part of Our Dream!! contact email@example.com Bonita Springs FL
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THE South African Revenue Service (SARS) stands by its tax assessment of Dave King, which found that he owed R913m, despite the businessman's insistence in a recent media briefing that the taxman had conceded during legal action that 92% of the assessment was no longer valid.
At the briefing last week, King said he planned to launch an action by the end of the year in the Income Tax Court to have his tax liabilities reassessed. It will be on the grounds that most of the tax claim against him is based on South African assets, which include a Sandhurst property in Johannesburg, a Ferrari and a Hawker 800 XP and Falcon 900 aircraft.
If successful, he said, the move would force SARS to start its legal action against him from scratch, based on new assessments.
SARS spokesman Adrian Lackay said yesterday the taxman stood by its tax assessment for 1990 to 2001. "There is nothing wrong with the tax assessments. They are based on benefits King received from the assets - not the assets themselves."
King's argument on his tax assessment stems from the recent case brought by SARS in the Pretoria High Court aimed at "piercing the corporate veil" to ascertain who owns certain assets in SA, most of which, like a large Sandhurst house, were being used by King.
SARS planned to seize the local assets to settle the tax debt of King and Ben Nevis, a Guernsey-based investment entity that is alleged to owe R1,4bn in taxes for the sale of Specialised Outsourcing shares.
In an affidavit, Gordon Hay, on behalf of SARS, conceded halfway through the recent court case that SARS was no longer pursuing action against King over the South African assets. It accepted an argument by King, representatives of Ben Nevis and offshore holding company Metlika Trading, that the assets, as of December 2000, were no longer owned by King.
SARS believes that as the net closed on Ben Nevis, its South African assets, worth about R500m, were transferred to King's Glencoe Trust and then to Metlika, severing links with Ben Nevis and making it difficult for the taxman to get his hands on the funds.
What SARS is questioning, according to Hay, is "whether the transfer from Ben Nevis to Metlika was an improper transaction in the sense of constituting a fraud on SARS as the creditor or future creditor".
Any fraudulent transaction could be declared null and void, making it possible for the taxman to collect on its taxes from Ben Nevis.
King holds that he cannot be taxed on assets he does not own and it is on these grounds that he will take the case to the Income Tax Court. But SARS contends he can be taxed if he obtains benefits from those assets.
King's tax assessment is made up, among other things, of a R4,8m tax bill on his Sandhurst house, R101,44m on a Falcon 900, R188,47m on a Talacar shareholders loan account, R2,1m on a Ferrari, R17,24m for living expenses and - his largest single tax claim - R200m income from Rangers Football Club, as well as R281,28m in penalties and R20m in taxes on income from the Amazulu Football Club, which King insists he bought for R1 in return for paying outstanding salaries and financial obligations for the club.
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Go the F**k to Sleep – Both of You!Jane Roper
So, how ya like the new look? Snazzy, eh? And it's an honor to be among so many awesome (I mean, seriously awesome) bloggers here at the new Babble Voices.
And I'm loving the new topic index, but in my opinion, there is one serious omission: BEDTIME. I think between 30+ bloggers it's safe to say that there would be a whole lotta posts dealing with that ever-delightful aspect of parenting. I think in the course of my four-year blogging career, I've probably written at least dozen posts of my own on the topic.
Ah, bedtime. That thing you think will get easier at some point — it has to, right? — that just keeps on not getting better.
The challenge du jour (or, du whole freakin' summer, I should say) is getting Elsa to stay in her room and in her bed and go the f**k to sleep after lights out and goodnight. Usually, within two minutes of my closing the door behind me, she's out and calling down the stairs, mournfully, "I can't sleeeeep!! I just can't DO it, mommy!!"
It's not that she's not tired at bedtime — she's clearly beyond tired, as indicated by the eye rubbing, the punchiness, the whining — or even that she wants to stay up later. "I want to be asleep," she'll say, "but it takes too long!"
Or, she wants to sleep but but she's afraid of the dark / afraid of the shadows / is too hot / too cold / too "itchy" (?) Meanwhile, throughout the whole saying-goodnight process, she's wiggling and squirming and burrowing her head into her mattress in frustration. Trying to squeeze herself into the gap between her bed and the wall. (And this is all in the dark, post story, mind you.)
So, I've been trying to work on ways to help her quiet her body down and relax. "Turn off her switch" as I call it. ("I just can't turn off my switch, mommy!" she'll wail.) I show her how to tense/clench everything and then release and exhale. I give her massages. I give her soothing visualizations while I massage her temples ("you're floating in the ocean..fish are kissing your toes….you're Elsa, queen of the sea…") Sometimes, if all else fails, I'll lie down with her for a couple of minutes.
And, of course, because everything is doubly complicated with twins, this means that I have to rub Clio's back and/or lie down with her, too. I've learned to do this first, because if I do Clio after Elsa, by that time Elsa is writhing and whining again. Then again, she pretty much writhes and whines the whole time I'm ministering to Clio.
This is one of those times I really wish we had separate rooms for the girls.
And, oh yes, we do positive reinforcement stuff (there is a magnet chart for successful bedtimes) and the flip side, consequences (OK, no magnet!) But at this point, I think she could care less about the magnets.
I feel for her, I really do. But I feel for me too. I hate that bedtime is something I dread, instead of a nice, cozy ritual.
Any ideas? Or is this one of these situations where we're basically just F**ked no matter what?
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Albuquerque police are searching for the teen who sexually assaulted a woman at knife point Sunday night in the Bosque.Video Transcript
WOMAN AT KNIFEPOINT.. ROBBING, AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HER. IT HAPPENED NOT FAR FROM CENTRAL AND TINGLEY.. IN AN AREA OF THE BOSQUE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED FOR FIRE DANGER. ACTION 7 NEWS ANCHOR TANYA MENDIS JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS. WHAT MAKES THIS ATTACK EVEN MORE FRIGHTENING.. IS THAT THE SUSPECT REPORTEDLY TOLD THE WOMAN THAT IF HE SAW THE STORY ON THE NEWS, HE WOULD FIND HER AND KILL HER. FOR THAT REASON, POLICE ARE NOT TALKING ON CAMERA ABOUT THE ATTACK, BUT THEY ASKED US TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO YOU AT HOME, BECAUSE THERE IS CLEARLY A VERY DANGEROUS MAN ON THE LOOSE. FIRE ISN'T THE ONLY DANGER HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE'S BOSQUE. A 42-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO WAS WALKING ALONG THE RIVER'S EDGE ABOUT A MILE FROM CENTRAL.. BECOMES THE VICTIM OF A BRUTAL ATTACK. abby morris/exercises in bosque :19 just to hear something like that is pretty terrifying ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A SUSPECT WHO LOOKED NO OLDER THAN A TEENAGER-- PULLED A KNIFE, DEMANDED MONEY, AND WHEN THE WOMAN DIDN'T HAVE ANY... HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER, AND STOLE HER CELL PHONE. morris 1:10 I normally have a thing of mace with me, I don't have that now, but I will be going to buy some! 1:15 tanya stand up This woman had a pink can of mace with her. The attacker took that too THE ASSAULT HAPPENED IN A PART OF THE BOSQUE THAT NO ONE'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN. THE LEVEE ROADS AND TRAILS ARE STILL OPEN. BUT SHE WENT DEEPER INTO THE BOSQUE.. LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN, WHO WERE RAFTING DOWN THE RIVER, AND MISSED THEIR RENDEZVOUS POINT. OFFICERS WITH AFD AND APD'S OPEN SPACE DO PATROL THE AREA. alex kok/cyclist :50 i've seen them a couple times, back and forth up, down the trail that way OTHERS, NOW ON HIGH ALERT THEMSELVES. morris 1:21 from here on out, i'm just gonna make sure there's plenty of people on the trail with me THE SUSPECT REPORTEDLY HAS A MEDIUM TO DARK COMPLEXION, SHORT HAIR, A MOUSTACHE, AND WAS WEARING A WHITE TANK TOP AND DARK SHORTS. HE MAY HAVE TATTOOS ON HIS CHEST AND ARMS. HE WAS RIDING A WHITE BICYCLE AND CARRYING A BLACK BACKPACK. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL 242-COPS. POLICE SAY THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO REMIND PEOPLE TO WALK IN PAIRS, AND AVOID THE AREAS OF THE BOSQUE THAT ARE CLOSED. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BOSQUE CLOSURES .. CLICK THE "AS SEEN ON" SECTION OF KOAT DOT COM. THE MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO
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At Clark's nationally-known Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, faculty, graduate students and undergraduates search together for insight into questions that have fascinated people since the beginning of time. Why do we behave the way we do? How did this behavior evolve? What is the relationship between emotion and thought? How can we get along better with each other and live more satisfying lives?


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Summer can be super expensive. However, it doesn't have. Here is a small list of places you can go this summer and not spend a lot of money! 1. Your Backyard! Your backyard is fun of fun. You can camp back there, create a garden, explore, etc. Best of all, most things you can do in your backyard are free! 2. Go camping. Now, this will cost you a … [Read more...] about 10 Free (Or Inexpensive) Places To Go This Summer
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With the crazy weather we've had the last couple of weeks, it is hard to believe that it is really summer here in Chicago. Last weekend, for Will's birthday party, it was hundred degrees. At one point (since we can't have a birthday of his without rain), we had some pretty severe weather come through here too. We had put up a tent outside and everybody had … [Read more...] about The Start Of Summer
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I've been busy, so I've not gotten a chance to post this. However, here we go . . . Our worst week ever start on June 25th. We were heading to Wisconsin for our first camping trip as a family. Everybody was excited. Except for the car. We go to turn on the car and all we heard was "click click click". Now, remember that our other car is a Prius. A … [Read more...] about Worst Week Ever
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From preliminary returns, his new CBS series, The Blue Knight, looms as yet another click for Joe Wambaugh, but the ex-cop still contemptuously regards show folk as people with whom to make, not break, bread. "You can hate a brother policeman who's your partner," says Wambaugh, "but you know that while you're on the street together, you'd each give your ass to save the other one. In Hollywood, it's just the opposite. Everybody acts like your friend, but I'm always keeping my fanny against the wall—because if I didn't, someone would unscrew it and sell it."
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Among visiting opera stars, Dallas audiences are known not for their couth but their cough, not for their claque but their hack. But perhaps that is the only way Big D audiences uneasily keep themselves awake through four-and-a-half-hour Wagnerian warhorses like Tristan und Isolde, and maybe there is justice on both sides of the footlights. In any case, last time he was in town singing Tristan at the Civic Opera, tenor Jon Vickers had had a bellyful. He swallowed his rage until after he was terminally skewered. Then, lying lifeless on the stage, he could not resist bellowing posthumously to the rafters: "Shut up your damn coughing!"
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"Our sex life was sensational," says Jack Ryan, but after less than one year of marriage to Zsa Zsa Gabor (approximate age: 59), the Barbie doll developer learned that man cannot live by bed alone. Recalls Ryan: "Everytime we were out in public—and you know how Zsa Zsa loves her social life—it was like I no longer existed. Zsa Zsa loves to talk. Most of the time it is just to hear herself talk, not really caring what she says or about whom. Most of the time it was about me, which made her—and me—look foolish. I have too much pride and self-respect for that kind of nonsense." Now, claims Gabor's sixth husband, it's Zsa Zsa who's "hurt—this is the first time a man has walked out on her."
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"I think the business of being old and having to be looked after at home can be very tough on one's children," says Deborah Kerr. So though only 54, the actress has made plans that if she survives her husband, screenwriter Peter Viertel, 56, she will seek tea and sympathy not from her two kids but at Mount Alvernia, a home run by Franciscan nuns in Surrey, England. Mount Alvernia is renowned for its tranquil setting, its sisters who grow all the food, and its guests' longevity—Kerr's grandmother lived the last four of her 94 years there.
No actor has been more acclaimed for his interpretations of Eugene O'Neill than Jason Robards Jr. But when he chose Long Day's Journey Into Night for his major directorial debut at Kennedy Center, it was a long night's journey into nowhere. In fact, when a Washingtonian mentioned having tickets to the show, Robards' fourth and current wife, ex-TV producer Lois O'Connor, replied, "If you're smart, you'll leave before the curtain goes up."
•When he flipped his lid into the ring to contest the California congressional seat of Pete McCloskey, writer David Harris, ex-husband of Joan Baez, was inevitably asked about the damaging impact of the 20 months' time he did for resisting Army induction during the Vietnam war. Nah, scoffed the 29-year-old Democrat. "People are ready for a congressman who went to jail before he went to Washington instead of after."
•Even as she schussed down Colorado's snowy slopes, the word was that Susan Ford will be married by the end of the year. Though not yet engaged, Susan is reportedly determined to have a White House ceremony, just like Lynda and Tricia, and worries that 76 may be her last shot.
•Now that Sally Struthers has lost her extra stage poundage (with the birth of Gloria's baby) on All in the Family, Carroll O'Connor wants to trim his beery bulk—for real. Less obstreperous than before, he even sought a by-your-leave from producer Norman Lear, who figured that a sleek bigot would be just as popular and gave Carroll the okay to diet. In fact, Archie's battle of the bulge will probably become a running gag until O'Connor sheds 20 pounds.
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July 2009: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a research center of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), has released two new papers on adaptation to climate change in Africa, with a focus on poor farmers
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Jets' Kane Is 'Back In And Ready To Go'
Winnipeg will get a big boost tonight as Evander Kane returns to the lineup after missing the last six games with a lower-body ailment.
?I?m back in and ready to go,? Kane told the Winnipeg Free Press prior to taking on the Blue Jackets in Columbus.
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The obvious omission in today's lineup is Brandon Phillips, who is dealing with the quad contusion he suffered on Thursday. Manager Dusty Baker didn't like the way Phillips attacked a few groundballs at second, saying he "wasn't gliding like he usually does."
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Erie police probe report of gunfire on city's west side
Erie police investigated a report of shots fired Saturday afternoon in the 900 block of West Ninth Street.
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The news that Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX ) had terminated its CEO's contract and compensated him with a $36 million stock award did not initially inspire me with confidence that this was an improvement. Coverage of the recent announcement referred to FCX's terrible record on executive compensation and its excessive golden parachutes.
It's true, the company lost its "Say on Pay" vote this year, with a whopping 71% of shareholders voting their disapproval of executive pay at the company. 2012's vote was a marginal win for management, but the company lost again in 2011. That's a pretty poor record.
But golden parachutes are only paid out when executives are actually fired. This sounded pretty unlikely in CEO Richard Adkerson's case. A former Arthur Andersen partner, Adkerson has been with FCX since 1989, and has been CEO since 2003. Although Adkerson and the company restructured terms of employment, he will continue in his role as president, CEO, and vice chairman.
With this move, it sounded like the board had just avoided the potential cost of terminating Richard Adkerson by replacing it with a definite cost – the stock award.
Then I read that at the same time as terminating his employment agreement, the company accelerated the vesting of all outstanding stock awards. Accelerated stock is typically the largest cost within golden parachutes. For example, back in 2006, when UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH ) let go its CEO, William McGuire, 63% of the $286 million golden parachute was accelerated stock. And in 2007, when Merrill Lynch fired Stanley O'Neal, 70% of the $187 million parachute was stock. This didn't sound like it was going to save shareholders any money at all in the unlikely event of Adkerson being fired since they were already on the hook for any outstanding stock anyway.
But the truth, as with many things, lies in the numbers. As a matter of fact, the stock acceleration for Adkerson represents only about 11% of the $125 million total "walk away" cost of terminating him, as disclosed in the 2013 proxy. Cash severance was an astonishing $61 million in the event Adkerson was fired after a takeover. Shareholders will still have to pay for a sizable pension of $27.6 million, and for that $36 million stock award. But another positive element: that stock award will only vest when the CEO retires.
My only carp – and it's only because I'm a perfectionist – is that the new stock award is not subject to the company's clawback arrangements. In other words, if Adkerson is convicted of cooking the books, he gets to keep the stock, whereas in most cases the pay would be taken away from him. Again, it's unlikely that he will suddenly be found guilty of fraud, but then why make the exclusion in the first place.
There are, apparently, more changes to come. And if this is the standard of them, I am a lot more hopeful for FCX's "Say on Pay" vote next year than I expected.
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ACU hosted the 43rd annual conference and exhibition for the Association of Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA) from March 30 - April 3 in Dallas. More than 250 people from across the U.S. and Canada, representing 142 institutions and 40 companies, attended the conference.
Kay Reeves, executive director for information technology at ACU, served as a panelist for a session titled "Tough Lessons Learned." Reeves' fellow panelists came from Rutgers University, the University of Florida, the University of North Texas, Harding University, and Elon University.
Reeves' participation on this panel continues a rich tradition of ACU participating as panelist or presenters at ACUTA events. Previous ACU IT faculty who served as panelist or presenters include: Kevin Roberts (42nd Annual Conference 2013), Dempsey Peterson (Winter Seminar 2013), Arthur Brant (Fall Seminar 2013, Winter 2013), Jon Bruner (Fall Seminar 2013), and Gerald Coleman and Chris Robinson (Fall Seminar 2012).
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Sources said a Court of Inquiry was initiated against the Brigadier for allegedly borrowing money from his subordinates.
New Delhi: An Army Brigadier will face disciplinary action after he was indicted by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) for allegedly borrowing money from his subordinates and taking away property from his official residence during his posting in Sikkim. Sources said that a CoI was initiated against Brigadier LI Singh for allegedly borrowing money from wet canteen contractors of units and from subordinate officers and it has recommended disciplinary action against him.
The officer has been ordered to be attached to the Binagudi-based 20 Mountain Division for further disciplinary proceedings which may also include facing a General Court Martial (GCM), they said. It is also alleged that he has taken away official property of Flag Staff House prior to relinquishing the appointment as the commander of the Sikkim-based 164 Mountain Brigade.
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A teacher insurance plan has passed the Texas House, but educators are still encouraged to contact legislators to thank them for their support and request the best options for final approval.
Texas Federation of Teachers President John Cole met with a handful of teachers Tuesday at Palo Duro High School to offer an update on the House and Senate bills on teacher insurance.
The House bill passed Monday, but Cole said revisions should be made before it passes the Senate.
"It will really make a start, but not get us as far as we want,'' he said.
The House bill would give every school district $75 per month per employee to supplement local spending.
Districts would have to spend at least $150 per month per employee, any extra they are already paying would be used for compensation or benefits. Each school employee would receive $1,000 per year to help pay individual or dependent premiums.
The Senate bill, supported by Sen. Teel Bivins, R-Amarillo, is contingent on the passage of a constitutional amendment to change the investment plan of the Permanent School Fund.
The campaign for teacher insurance is to provide a plan such as state employees receive. Cole said state employees receive the full cost of individual coverage and half of dependent insurance.
Amarillo Independent School District pays 100 percent of employees' coverage, but none for dependents. Employees can pay an increased premium for more services.
"There is no money coming to Amarillo labeled employee health insurance,'' Cole said. "So whatever Amarillo is doing is coming out of local money.''
Cole said estimates indicate the House plan would send nearly $7 million to Amarillo to help with insurance costs.
Peggy Smith, president of the Amarillo Federation of Teachers and a teacher at Sam Houston Middle School, said interest in the issue is high.
"The district does provide pretty fair insurance for its employees, but the interest is in dependent coverage,'' Smith said.
Smith said if teachers received a plan like state employees they could save almost $200 a month.
"I feel confident we'll get a bill,'' Smith said. "I just hope it's the best of the House and the Senate.''
As the issue is debated in the Senate, Cole encouraged teachers and others to call legislators asking for the best of both the Senate and House bills.
E-mails can be sent through the federation's Web site, www.tft.org. and calls can be made to the capitol at (888) 836-8368.
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European Young Farmers Day, Brussels, 17 April 2007
Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, wants to hear the views of young farmers on the future of European agriculture. The Directorate General of Agriculture and Rural Development therefore organised a day of dialogue in Brussels. Young Farmers from all over Europe were invited to participate.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has undergone a number of reforms, the most substantial beginning in 2003. In 2008/9 there will be a further reflection on the future of the CAP. The first step will be a "Health Check" to assess whether the reformed CAP is working as it should and whether any adjustments should be made. The second step, as part of the 2008/9 European Union budget review, will be an analysis of what the CAP should look like after 2013.
This day was part of the stakeholder consultations that are being organised in preparation of these important events. The key element of the day was to allow for an exchange of views with young farmers and for them to provide their visions and expectations for the future of European farming as a producer of food and as an important player in rural communities both in terms of the rural economy and the preservation of landscapes.
Whilst participation in the event was by invitation only, everybody interested could watch it live on their computers as the conference was webstreamed via the internet – and give their view by sending in comments on Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel's blog.
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Waukesha police have released photographs of a person wanted in connection with a weekend robbery.
Capt. Ron Oremus said the man in the photograph is believed to have held up an employee at Check N Go, 310 W. St. Paul Ave.
Oremus said the man entered the store around 1:10 p.m. Saturday, displayed a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money.
Officers responded after the hold-up alarm was activated by an employee at the business.
Oremus said the man was able to leave with an undetermined amount of money, and officers were not able to locate him following the robbery.
He said the employee of the store was not harmed.
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Burbank-based animation management/production banner AniManagement has merged with Strader Entertainment, whose principal, Jim Strader, now will oversee the burgeoning feature film division of the combined companies.
Merged under the AniManagement shingle, Strader now will manage existing clients in addition to developing and producing pics under the companies' newly established production arm.
As a manager, Strader has represented and helped guide the careers of such animation pros as Eric Fogel, creator of MTV's "Celebrity Deathmatch"; DNA Prods., which is developing the 3D animated pic "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" with Steve Oedekerk and Nickelodeon; and is producing for Matt Groening and Fox TV Studios "Olive the Other Reindeer," a holiday special to air on Fox.
Strader also represents the Spike and Mike Animation Festivals and library; as well as writers Tom Murtagh ("Tom Asunder"), Mark Troy ("Sweet Tooth") and Jim Cirile ("Bounty Hunters").
"Jim brings with him a wealth of relationships in both the live-action and animation worlds," AniManagement chairman Aaron Berger said. "That combined with his sensitivity for the artists' vision makes him an ideal addition to our growing team."
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If you've ever wanted to play a first-person game based on Thoreau's Walden, here's your chance. The teaser below shows some clips from the game where you try to live like Thoreau:
Walden, a Video Game about Henry David Thoreau
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- jeff / April 30, 2013 at 3:22 pm
A game w/o explosions or violence?
- Daniel Gardina / May 1, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Doesn't virtual reality betray the entire philosophy of Thoreau, which is to live "as a part of nature and not apart from it"?


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Drop test results for P-32 and P-11
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April 14, 2003, 12:34 AM
Glad you couldn't get a P-32 to fire by dropping it -- the hammer block must work.
I'm surprised that the P-11 fired more readily with a stock hammer spring pin and clipped FP spring than with a V Pin and clipped FP spring since the hammer has a greater preload against the FP with the stock hammer spring pin.
April 14, 2003, 09:39 AM
yeah, that one confused me too, especially since the V pin helped with the stock FP spring.... I may re-test the clipped FP spring with and without the V pin just to make sure....
it seems that the hammer is the biggest influence on drop fires with these...
April 14, 2003, 10:23 AM
Thanks yzguy for posting this here. I usually stop in over at the kel-tec forum and have been following your experiments. Good work, but now you are scaring me with your results. :)
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April 14, 2003, 11:06 AM
Just curious but, the P-11 was the hammer cocked, and the sear failed?
Or was the hammer decocked and resing on the firing pin?
Does the P-11 have a transfer bar like the P-32? was the hammer resting on the firing pin and is that the normal mode of carry for the P-11?
I take it that this test did not produce a firing with the P-32, due to the transferbar, and the fact that the hammer does not rest on the firing pin right??
The 1911 you tested what model?,, did it have a firing pin safety?
was the hammer resting on the firing pin? (decocked) or was the hammer cocked, and it slipped off the sear and was not caught by the safety intercept notch?
If you did this with the hammer cocked on the 1911 did it fire?
Did it fire with the thumb safety on and the hammer cocked? indicating a total sear failure?????.
Note never carry a 1911 with the hammer resting on a live round!!!! It was not designed for that type of carry.
I'm trying to understand your testing, and what it could mean to me.
April 14, 2003, 11:24 AM
Master Blaster,
The P-11 is a true DAO. It doesn't have an intermediate "hammer cocked" position. The trigger moves the hammer back as it loads the hammer spring, then it releases the hammer to fire. If you relax the trigger, the hammer returns to its "released" position and unloads the hammer spring.
It does have a transfer bar analogous to that of the P-32. Its two functions are to rotate the hammer when the trigger is pulled to load the hammer spring, and to release the hammer when the hammer cam pushes the transfer bar off of the hammer spur.
The P-32 has a hammer block unlike the P-11. It's function is to prevent the hammer from contacting the FP unless the trigger was first reset and the trigger pulled. It prevents the P-32 from having double strike capability.
The P-11's hammer "always" rests against the firing pin unless the trigger is being pulled.
April 14, 2003, 01:14 PM
The 1911 I have is actually a mod 1927 built in the US (it says .45 not the mm equivalent as the ones from outside the US are marked) around 1945 (going by the serial #) with Colt equipment. It was cocked and locked for testing, but there is no FP block in the original models so the weight/momentum of the FP was enough to overcome the FP spring (the hammer had no affect, the sear held correctly) in my case.
and as was stated before, the P-11 has no "cocked" position, it is a DAO and the hammer always rests on the FP except when you are pulling the trigger to "cock" it immediately before firing.
Yes the P-32 did not fire, even from 10 feet. I believe this to be due to the hammer block keeping the hammer off of the FP. I'll be doing some further testing with the P-32 with the hammer down to prove this right or wrong, but in any case, as intended to be carried it is more than acceptable.
April 14, 2003, 02:38 PM
Thanks for the very informative page. It is not clear whether you added enough weight to the handle of the P32 to simulate ammo, as if it were loaded. This is an important factor I would think.
April 14, 2003, 04:47 PM
Wow, your new drop-test pages look great!
It looks like someone with a stock P-11 would do good to add the Wolff extra power firing pin spring. That would bring them to a respectable 6 feet for drop-fires. And, at least on my gun, there is more than enough power by the hammer to overcome the extra power wolff spring. It hurts nothing and gains you added security.
As to the 1911, is that a Hartford Colt? Was just wondering. I have the Sistema Colt. Both are 100% GI compatible. I was told on the 1911 Forum that all 1911's before about 1980 lacked the firing-pin block. I'm sorry to see it failed so badly though (2 feet). Yikes!
For the 1911 check out:
STI Titanium Firing Pin (http://www.stiguns.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=STIGUNS&Product_Code=FP&Category_Code=COMP) and of course you know about Wolff Springs (http://www.gunsprings.com) for extra power firing pin springs.
April 14, 2003, 10:19 PM
Actually the weight should not matter at all, except possibly for twisting the pistol as it falls (also depending on wind resistance), but the actual affect on the drop fire should not be affected by a change in pistol weight. The reason is that any object will accelerate due to gravity at the same rate no mater what the weight. The thing that will change the speed of the falling object is wind resistance, which at 10 feet I'm pretty sure is a negligible difference between the way I did it and just dropping the pistol.
Only the speed and weight of the FP (momentum) and the strength of the FP spring holding it back (plus any help it gets from the hammer's momentum) is all that affects the drop test.... (that is of course unless someone else can prove me wrong!!)
If you were saying that the weight of the rounds in the handle may twist it so that it does not hit barrel first, yes, that is true, but that (how easily it lands barrel first) is not what I am testing.
And with the P-11 the total weight as dropped was 1.5 oz heavier than it is as I carry it (12+1). I did not weigh the P-32, if anything it was heavier as dropped, but did not fire from 10 feet, so it really was of no concern to me.
The 1911 is a well used Hartford one, pics here:
I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do with the 1911. I don't carry it, so it is less of a concern for me I guess... I'll probably do something though, but need to make sure I don't introduce light strikes. Now I do see the need for the FP block on them though.
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My wife and I will be going to England to visit good friends of ours and so after researching the best international credit card [3], we settled on a Capital One card.
Now came the somewhat mind-numbing task of notifying our cards of international travel so that we wouldn't get declined. The process for each was pretty straight forward but I've listed instructions for all the cards I called up. I imagine they all do pretty much the same thing but it's always good to get concrete information.
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You can notify Capital One by calling their automated system for travel notification (1-800-214-4823) three days in advance of your trip. It's entirely automated and you'll need to key in your card number, security code, dates of travel, and then speak all the countries you'll be visiting. If you have a contact number abroad, they'll ask for that too. Afterwards, the message starts telling you about where to call if you have problems but you can hang up after that.
You can also call their customer service line (1-800-903-3637) and they will add a note on your account but the CSR said that calling the notification system alone is enough.
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Call up American Express' customer service number on the back of your credit card (it differs for the type of card you have), key in some of your personal data, and go directly to the representative. They'll just need to know the dates of your travel, where you'll be going, and approximately how much you plan on spending.
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Call Discover at 1-800-DISCOVER (347-2683), key in your information, then key in "0" twice to get a representative. Again, it's simple, just let them know the dates and where you'll be going. What was odd to learn was that Discover isn't really accepted in Europe, the CSR told me that unless I was going to a military base, I probably wasn't going to see it accepted anywhere… that was interesting.
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Halo Wars Review
Halo Wars is as good as RTS games get on console, and the perfect opportunity for 360 owners who have never played an RTS before to see what all that geeky micro-management stuff is all about.
Microsoft could slap the word "Halo" on a steaming pile of cow dung and it would sell millions of copies on the Xbox 360, so powerful and popular is brand Master Chief. Halo Wars, Microsoft's first non-FPS, non-Bungie developed Halo game, defies any cynicism gamers might have about the "milking" of the franchise. Not only is it a lot of fun, and unmistakeably Halo, but it's just about the best RTS on a console.
It's also a hell of a brave move, when you think about it. A console RTS isn't an obvious choice for Halo's first tentative steps outside the realm of FPS. They don't tend to sell wonderfully well on consoles and, as PC gamers always argue, you're constrained by controls that are never as good as the mouse and keyboard. We've seen admirable efforts (Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Tom Clancy's EndWar), but it's safe to say no developer has conjured up an analogue stick-based control system that gives you the speed and level of control the mouse and keyboard provides. Halo Wars isn't the game to solve that problem, but developer Ensemble, of Age of Empires fame (and sadly no more following its closure by MS), has come tantalisingly close.
Halo Wars uses a simple but ingenious control system that combines presses of the face and shoulder buttons with taps of the d-pad. At its most basic, moving the targeting reticule (cleverly nicked from Bungie's FPS games) over a unit, say a UNSC Warthog, and pressing the A button selects it. Moving the left thumb stick to another part of the map and pressing the X button will command that Warthog to go there. Press the X button on an enemy unit, say a squad of Covenant Grunts (those little guys whose cute quips and screams are a hallmark of the series) and the Warthog will attack it. Many units have special abilities, and to use them you need to press the Y button. So, a Warthog's special ability is to ram - run over enemies for more damage, just as you love doing in the FPS games. Press Y on the squad of Grunts and the Warthog will slide over them in true Halo fashion - cue cute alien yelps and the flying of bodies into the distance.
Halo Wars starts to get clever with its unit selection system. It's here that most RTS games on consoles fail - simply being able to send different groups of enemies off towards different objectives, or flanking, or any of that multitasking stuff, is incredibly difficult with a joypad. Ensemble's solution is a simple one: to select all units that appear on screen you press RB, and to select all units on the entire map you press LB. If you want one particular unit type among those you have already selected (small unit icons display at the bottom of the screen), pressing RT cycles through them. You're also able to select all units of the same type by double-tapping A with the targeting reticule over one of them, and you're able to select units manually using a paintbrush style technique - pressing and holding A produces an expanding circle that selects all units within its diameter.
Obviously moving the camera with the left thumb stick isn't an efficient way of getting about the map, especially when your bases are being attacked and you're trying to initiate an assault of your own. Thankfully, you don't need to use it. Indeed once you get used to the controls you won't want to. Instead, you'll use the d-pad to get around. The d-pad allows you to hurtle the camera to your bases and various armies, as well as access your UNSC Leader Powers - an AOE heal, for example, or a MAC Blast from the orbiting space ship Spirit of Fire. Because you're able to move about so quickly, you're able to adequately cope with what the game, and other human players, throw at you.
But where Halo Wars gets really smart is with base building. Halo Wars follows the ridiculous RTS conventions that have underpinned the genre since Dune II (who, exactly, am I buying things from?), but shapes it in a way that keeps everything very manageable and console friendly. There are only a few base locations on any map - you can't build a base just anywhere. Each base has a set number of building sites and turret foundations, and you can construct one facility on each building site. Pressing A with the targeting reticule over a building site opens up construction options. This brings up a radial menu (similar to that found in the console versions of EA's Red Alert 3). You can move around the various build options with the left thumb stick, and cue up as many units as your resources afford.
So, you'll probably want to start with one or two supply pads, which allow you to receive resources from the Spirit of Fire. Then you'll want a barracks, which allows you to train infantry units. To climb up the tech tree you need to build reactors. Then there are air pads for air units, vehicle depots for vehicles and field armouries for special upgrades. It's basic, but it's easy to digest, and given that the game only allows you to build on building sites, you never waste time wondering where to place buildings - essential for a console RTS.


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Beyonce, Grammys 2013: 'Love On Top' Wins Best Traditional R&B Performance
Beyonce's "Love On Top" won the award for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Anita Baker's "Lately;" Melanie Fiona's "Wrong Side Of A Love Song;" Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" and "If Only You Knew" by SWV were also nominated, respectively.
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• PM's grand plan for Gleneagles Declaration branded 'window dressing'
• White House confirms that Bush is willing to work with Blair's new deal
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"We still have a situation whereby all the major developed countries have agreed to the Kyoto Treaty except for the US. America ... must be faced down by Blair so it plays a full part" - Duncan McLaren, chief executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland
Story in full TONY Blair is negotiating a "Gleneagles Declaration" on climate change that would sign the United States up to a new world plan of action on global warming.
The statement would accept that the US will never sign the Kyoto Treaty, which commits signatories to reducing greenhouse gases. Instead, it would recognise US efforts to fight global warming in its own way, with extensive investment in new fuel technology.
Environmentalists last night dismissed the move as mere "window dressing", while opposition politicians warned the Prime Minister not to use the G8 summit at Gleneagles to "paper over the cracks" on climate change.
After his dinner with George Bush, the US president, on Tuesday, Mr Blair said it was no longer productive to chastise Washington for saying no to the Kyoto Treaty.
But the Prime Minister is confident his ambitions set out for Gleneagles can still be realised by a new deal which British diplomats are in the final stages of negotiating.
This would broker a truce on the environment by acknowledging that Europe and the US are fighting climate change in their own ways. While Europe prefers to tax greenhouse gasses and trade economic growth for environmental targets, the US would spend a far greater share of its national wealth on new technologies.
In the Commons yesterday, Mr Blair said the Americans "come at this issue as much from the point of view of energy security and supply, as much as climate change. But there is an action plan that I believe we can agree at the G8".
He said he was working on "some form of continuing process that locks in not just the US but those emerging countries, China and India in particular, without whom it is very difficult to see how we are going to make progress".
Mr Blair's official spokesman said the Kyoto Treaty had its "limitations" - specifically because it placed no constraints on emerging global powers.
"The important thing is that we draw the emerging nations such as India and China into the debate on the issue," he said. "Kyoto did not do that, so what we need is a new consensus based on new technology that can address the problem."
The White House confirmed that Mr Bush was willing to work with Mr Blair's new deal - on the understanding that his administration's rejection of Kyoto would not change.
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However, Duncan McLaren, the chief executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, dismissed the latest development.
"So far, all that we have seen, and that includes leaked documents obtained by The Scotsman, is very much another case of window dressing," he said.
"The policy seems to be to get the US to agree to anything in which the British government can then claim to have made progress at Gleneagles and the G8 summit.
"We still have a situation whereby all the major developed countries have agreed to the Kyoto Treaty except for the US. America ... must be faced down by Blair so it plays a full part. Otherwise, countries like China will not sign up."
Greenpeace said: "Blair may as well have not bothered to cross the Atlantic. He calls climate change the gravest problem this planet faces, but the response from George Bush is worse than pathetic.
"The Prime Minister has argued with grand rhetoric on climate change, but President Bush is simply unwilling to deliver."
Colin Breed, the Liberal Democrats' environment spokesman, said it would be unacceptable for Mr Blair to paper over the cracks on Kyoto with a Gleneagles document that put a spin on what the US was doing anyway.
"Committing to spend a certain amount on technology would be a pretty meaningless declaration unless the Americans pledge to use this new technology for specific targets on greenhouse gas emissions," he said. "Unless the Bush administration sets down targets to actually use it, such advances are pretty irrelevant."
The Kyoto Treaty was ratified by 140 countries but rejected unanimously by the US Senate - so President Bush has no authority to sign the treaty even if he was minded to.
The US has 4 per cent of the world's population but is responsible for 25 per cent of all emissions. Its defenders counter that it generates 30 per cent of the world's wealth, and is investing much of that in solving environmental problems.
It is committed to an 18 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over ten years and is spending $5.2 billion (2.8 billion) this year in a series of research programmes to look for alternatives to fossil fuels - as much for money-saving reasons as environmental ones.
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Mr Blair's intention that US investment will count in lieu of its Kyoto obligations is also likely to apply to China, which is researching fuel alternatives.