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Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Car combat falls flat on the PSP.
Really, it's just an indication of the game's unfocused design. Yes, they managed to port the new-gen console series to the PSP with relative competence, but you really get the impression that it's just not a game that can work on the system. Full Auto is all about barreling through destructible cities in cars decked out with hood-mounted weaponry, blasting your rivals as you bring down the world around you. As you might expect, the resulting chaos just doesn't really fly on a 4.3-inch screen regardless of fidelity; it just doesn't do the hectic pace justice, and you'll come to this realization after five minutes with the game.
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You should know what lies ahead, just in case you find yourself on a flight to Sydney with only your copy of the game and your poor decision-making to keep you company. Career mode takes you through America, Europe, and Asia through a handful of small tournaments comprised mostly of races, capped off with an arena battle.
Unfortunately, they seem to have lumped all of the varied objectives of the console versions into each race, and you can't complete a level without accomplishing multiple goals -- say, destroy seven opponents, eight pedestrian cars, and 60 objects. Even if you're way over par for two categories, miss a single newspaper box and fall short on your objects goal, and the entire race is lost. It's not encouraging game design, and it results in constantly splitting your attention instead of just enjoying what should be a mindlessly fun explodathon. Even more asinine, you'll have to pause the action to check your Objectives menu to see how far along you are on each, lest you forget you still have one more opponent to take down.
You unlock new cars, skins, and weapons as you progress, but the loadtimes for customizing your car in the menu takes far too long to make the option worth exploring. This could have easily been solved by having still pictures of the cars as you toggle between them, but instead, you're given fully viewable 3D models that take several seconds each to come up. To make things worse, the game doesn't default to the best car you've unlocked, you have to manually choose it and deal with the menu loading before every race.
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Just to make extra-sure you can't easily hop in and enjoy a race, the controls are laid out in such a way as to cause carpal tunnel syndrome. Gas is X, brake is Square, Circle is boost, and "target" is Triangle (lock on to objects in the environment, which you have to do to complete most races). The inevitable combination of pressing three of these buttons simultaneously will make you cry (and the touchy analog control will at least make you tear up). It's a shame so many obstacles to your enjoyment exist, as persistent environmental damage, rewinding time, and multiple paths through each level are nice touches that can't help but go underappreciated in the face of all the basic mistakes. Local multiplayer suffers from all of the same blights, and it's even less fun having two frustrated people in a room.
The console Full Auto games were simple, destructive spectacles in their own way, but the PSP just doesn't really do spectacles. The most brain-dead of race junkies will probably find some appeal to this portable take on the formula, but there are much better racing games and much better action games if you're looking for a fix of either (or Twisted Metal: Head On, a vastly superior car combat game that's two years old and half the price).
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Canada is built on that kind of work ethic and sense of community. It was Lisa's understanding of that which resulted in her becoming the first female harbourmaster in Canada at the Toronto Port Authority, and eventually its CEO and President.
Lisa was first elected to Parliament in Halton in 2008. Her talented and pragmatic leadership was recognized right away in her meteoric rise through Cabinet. Starting as Minister of Natural Resources, she was quickly entrusted with the challenging Labour and Transport portfolios.
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In 2014, the economy is still tough, impact negatively on the manufacturing sector, the domestic business. In particular, agricultural fertilizer industry is no exception, partly under the impact of economic common market, on the other hand is the fierce competition of domestic enterprises and foreign, fake fertilizer spill victims lan has a significant impact to the big brands. However, also from his difficult, many companies have shown bravery reaching their business strategy and vision before trial. Among including the Fertilizer Group Hi-Tech Golden Stork under the wise leadership of entrepreneur - CEO Nguyen Kim Thoa has reached an unexpected success with fertilizer products bearing brands : Stork Gold, Golden Deer, France Hi-Tech Vietnam, France Vietnam, Phu Chau, NPK Africa, CCV 99, Diamond and CCV Hi-Tech Group, the farmers are confident and options for the gold season Bumper...
With over 5,000 distributors nationwide coverage and a number of other countries with 500 kinds of fertilizer products serve the new generation farmers, Group Hi-Tech Golden Stork are offering to the market the prestige and quality of the crop, providing economic value to contribute to the development of agriculture sector in Vietnam and internationally.
Currently, the situation is fake fertilizers social problems farmers are concerned. Understanding this, fertilizer Group Hi-Tech Golden Stork constantly investing in production technology, offering quality product range for crops, pest resistant, reducing the acidity of the soil, increased porosity, improving the quality of agricultural and forestry products .. .Chinh this has shown consistent motto "product quality" that the group has set and pursued since the early days of establishment.
Most farmers believe the value selected by the fact that productivity Gold Stork brought through the production season. By doing this, not to mention the investment of the amounts and the quality of fertilizers Silicon new generation with common types of products are in use today, such as a color NPK, NPK tricolor, special NPK, Potassium 60 special,
Urea (1 Sica gold grain protein) are derived from 100% organic natural rehabilitation work for soil nutrients, specifically for rice, vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants, grass golf ... help trees fast growth, strong root system development, healthy trees, profuse tillering, flowering simultaneously, as opposed to, beautiful cotton, pest resistant, extend the life of the tree, saving fertilizer, especially to increase productivity and quality of agricultural products by 20-30%. Achieving these values, silicon fertilizer line Stork Gold combined with experts in agricultural institutes, centers of agricultural research investments under the land, climate, understand each period of growth and development of individual crops - therefore, all excellent fertilizer products Stork Gold are additional special additives to stimulate growth, increase productivity and quality of agricultural products, benefiting high returns to farmers.
Besides the quality, crop yields, farmers use the product trust Stork Gold prices also in the competition. To date, the Corporation has provided a large number of fertilizer products to 18 countries around the world, many production Fertilizer production Stork Gold often not timely meet market demand at home and abroad .
According to General Director Nguyen Kim Thoa, the Group regularly organizes seminars for farmers to guide them to use fertilizer efficiently. From there, help people distinguish between real and fake fertilizer on the market are mixed. "Our group must department professionally conducted workshops all over the country for farmers. Through understanding at the local level, we understand the struggles of the people "a second sun dew, sell items for sell land back to heaven." Therefore, the Group has always reserved the deepest affection for farmers, as expressed in the quality products bring high-yield crops.
CEO Nguyen Kim Thoa added in 2013 Stork Gold launched a new product line Valentine, I love you, and X.Men with aquatic fertilizer line. These products are applied French technology with modern machinery, advanced today. Product is where sending sentiments and enthusiasm of Stork Gold to farmers on economic development journey.
CEO Nguyen Kim Thoa entrepreneur since birth she has passion and profession know how much drunk. Born and raised in a family of intellectuals, party members, senior officer father was in the Army, she was excellent teacher, but Nguyen Kim Thoa not Entrepreneur successor parents that "married" her life Agricultural fertilizer industry. Accept numerous difficulties and challenges, the woman wills has put love with farmers to put in the fulcrum for the tireless dedication.
Over 20 years in the field of fertilizers, the "load" associated with the word "HEART", CEO Nguyen Kim Thoa is managing 9 brands and 32 luxury brands with over 500 kinds of fertilizer products.
"Sticking to the farmers I understand and feel the hard work of those who make grain, potatoes. In life and in business, I always remember to do my best to be able to bring something meaningful, to share the burden of farmers. This is also motivate me constantly trying to increasingly make available the best fertilizer products, the most reasonable price with her children. "
Fertilizers "Stork Gold" accounts for an important position on Vietnam fertilizer market. Currently, the products have been exported to Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Africa ... It was a deserved result before the relentless efforts of CEO Nguyen Kim Thoa and the entire staff Group employees Stork Gold Hi-Tech.
With devotion, love and trust love has created success for Stork Gold after receiving hundreds of prestigious award as "Brand Brand Prestige Products cao- service quality perfect quality" "Vietnam high quality goods" ... Particularly "Ms Royal House Agriculture" CEO Nguyen Kim Thoa Entrepreneurship has received Gold Cup "Vietnam Gold Entrepreneurs"; Golden Cup "Managers of the Year 2010"; "Business New Age" (FY2008-2009); Entrepreneurs do what Uncle, Entrepreneur, "Tam-Tai Asean" ... as CEO shared: "I want to take the business as a means to implement the deep desire of his life, namely: Business good allow me to add conditions to share the difficulties with many unfortunate fate in life. "
Spring 2015 is coming, Group Hi-Tech Golden Stork will towards new successes in improving their professional qualifications, technical. Improved machinery, application of science to produce fertilizer to put on the market the best products to meet demand expectations of farmers.


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Although our travel agent recommended another cruise line, we decided on the Carnival Freedom because Carnival pricing offered the best value. We had read mixed reviews about this ship but decided to book Carnival based on this site's recommendation for first time cruisers and teenagers-- my son is 15. We even upgraded to an Ocean Suite as the cost was still in our price range. We flew to Florida two days before departing and stayed at the Delray Beach Marriott - a wonderful hotel on the beach (to visit family).
Embarkation: We drove to return the rental car at Ft. Lauderdale Airport on the morning of our cruise- good to know- National Rental Car has a courtesy bus that will bring you to the port for free! If you didn't rent a car, a short cab ride is all you need to the port from the airport, as it is very close. Because we booked a Suite, this is considered "VIP". We were ushered right past any lines or crowds- nice surprise! We were promptly given cruise ID cards and walked right onto the ship. A friendly teen activity director who introduced himself to our son greeted us. He let us know that there were about 300 teenagers on this cruise so he would not be alone. He then told us to proceed to the Lido Deck for the buffet lunch. We walked around all of the buffets before deciding what to select. There were plenty of choices, even for me, a very picky vegetarian. It was very crowded, but we found a place to sit down and just take it all in. Our first buffet was tasty and everyone was happy with their choices.
Service: The stewards for our stateroom were outstanding. If I called for any problems (there were few), they were resolved promptly. The room was always clean and the evening turndown was always fun because we looked forward to the adorable "towel creatures" that they would create. When we ordered room service, the food was delivered in a timely manner and was delicious. Dining room service was not always "fine" dining standards, but was good.
Dining: That night we went to dinner and were disappointed to find a long line for the dining room for our "anytime dining". It was not that bad though; we made the best of it by meeting other cruisers and enjoying the conversation. After about 20-25 minutes, we were seated and the dinner was worth waiting for. Each night after this, the wait was minimal and dinner was always very good to excellent. Every waiter, host, and all restaurant staff were friendly and attentive. I ordered vegetarian or a seafood main entrEe and each night we were very pleased with our selections. If you can get to the dining room in time for breakfast and lunch when it is available, you will feel much more pampered; it's so nice to be served at a table with linens in pleasant surroundings. However, the buffet offerings were also consistently good.
Special Restaurants: Especially memorable was the "Chef's Table Dinner" This was a bit costly- $75. per person, but well worth it. It included a tour of the kitchen with champagne and canapEs for 12 guests. Then we went to a private dining room where 10 waiters served a 7-course gourmet meal including wine. My husband and I live in the NYC area and we are tough critics. This was one of the most outstanding meals we have ever had. If you are celebrating a special occasion you MUST reserve this meal- it's once in a lifetime! The Sun King Steak House was also good, but after the Chef's Table Dinner, it was a tough act to follow. The restaurant is beautiful, service excellent, but the steak was average compared to finer steak houses on land.
Entertainment: On the first night, we went to the show in the main theatre, checked out all of the entertainment options and explored the ship. The main theatre show was kind of "campy", but each night after that, the shows were much better. The "Beatles" tribute was well produced, choreographed and staged. All other bands, comedians, nightclubs and casino were great. Each night my husband and I got the hang of ship nightlife and had lots of fun. If we were not thrilled with one club, we just went to check out other entertainers.
Teenage entertainment: Our 15 year old LOVED the Club O2 scene and met other teens from all over the country and world. We knew he was safe and having fun so we were able to have fun as well. During the days at sea, he played basketball, voleyball, hot-tub or swimming with his new friends so much that we had to plead with him to meet us back in the cabin by dinner. The beverage card deal is a must for teens; he was able to get all the sodas he wanted from any bar.
Days at sea: Fun and so relaxing. The beauty of this ship is that you can find whatever you want to do. Exercise at the gym; get a spa treatment, hot tub on the deck, basketball or volleyball, or just chill out. We opted to just relax on the Serenity "Adult only" deck. As far as cleanliness, the crew does an amazing job at keeping everything spotless without being intrusive. Hand sanitizer is available all over the ship, paper towel dispensers are mounted by all doorknobs, and decks were always clean and tidy.
Summary: Overall, we were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of our Carnival Cruise. As far as what to wear for evenings-- I was under the impression that Carnival was a very casual cruise line. But there were at least two nighs when almost everyone dressed up in suits, long dresses and other formal wear. Next time, I will be prepared with dressier items and my husband will bring a suit as it always good to be prepared!
After it was all over, we were sad to leave; my son asked when we are going again. My husband is already checking Carnival cruises for next year.
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Key West: This was our first time to Key West and they had record cold temperatures, so I can't really give the port a fair rating. My husband and 15-year-old son decided to rent an electric golf-cart style car and just explore the area. We decided not to book any particular excursion. We were not happy with this plan as we found out that there is NOWHERE to park the vehicle and walk around. The price of the rental was also very expensive (about $135.)- so just be careful when they approach you at the dock when you leave the ship. It's a better idea to just bypass these hustlers and walk around on your own in town if you want to explore. If you are looking for a great local restaurant for lunch- go to BO's Seafood. There will be a long wait, but have some drinks and talk to the other patrons who are very friendly.
Grand Cayman: My husband and I decided to book a snorkeling excursion on a coral reef and shipwreck as we thought this would be cool for our 15 year old. We had snorkeled in Caribbean water during our honeymoon and it was so beautiful. Well, this was nothing like the snorkeling we had hoped for. The tour director was a lovely quick-witted Brit who made the brief ride on the boat enjoyable. But, the boat ride did not bring us any further than the harbor, not far from the cruise ship. I had expected to snorkel in a more remote cove, not in the middle of the sightseeing boating lanes. The coral there was hardly the brilliant colors and lively sea garden that I remembered. It was OK, and my son loved it, but I was not thrilled. Perhaps the stingray city or turtle farm is a better bet for this port. If you are into shopping (I am not), you can get great deals on all kinds of jewelry here. The ship has a "shopping expert" to assist you with finding reputable shops.
Jamaica: Jamaica is a lush rain forest-like island and we signed up for the famous Dunn's River Falls and Bamboo Beach Party. The falls are thrilling and a bit scary, but the Jamaican guide did a great job of bringing us all to the top. When it was done we felt like we accomplished something! After this, we went on a bus ride to Bamboo Beach for a party that included drinks and lunch. The beach was very small and jammed in with people- not the kind of sprawling stretch of beach that you see in all the TV commercials. The food was fair but they served drinks often-- stick with the beer-- the mixed drinks are strange. I had a much better time after a few beers and joined the Jamaicans on the plywood "dance floor". There was loud Reggae music and if you got up out of your chair and joined the fun, then the surroundings were not so bad. Next time, I would like to take a nature tour of the island or some other excursion that explores the habitat.


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Candidate should have at least 10 years of media relations experience, preferably in an agency setting. You should have great media contacts, be a strong writer and excel at client relations. You will also be managing a small team, so the ability to lead and develop staff is very important.Many of our people come from agencies like Burson-Marsteller, Fleishman Hillard, Edelman and Hill and Knowlton. Additionally, many of us began our careers as journalists, with news organizations like The New York Times, The Record, New York Daily News, Fox News and CBS Radio, among others.All applicants must submit a resume and salary history for consideration


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In this portion of the course, we'll be looking at how to create configurable iParts and iFeatures. IParts and iFeatures can speed the design process by allowing you to create a single part that represents many different variations or by creating an iFeature that includes a group of features you may find yourself creating over and over again. On the screen, you can see a simple door handle we will be using to explore how to create these features. From the look of the parts in the graphics window, they look no different than any other part. Where they differ is how they were created and how they can change.
The plate itself includes an iFeature that defines the whole pattern, which the handle will connect to. The handle itself is the actual iPart. In the browser, you can see that the icon is slightly different than anything we've seen up to this point in the course. It's a small part icon with a table on it, because this part, and any iPart, is essentially a table-driven part. If we expand this in the browser, you can see the constraints that locate this, and you can see the table that defines the specific variations of this part.
I'm going to go ahead and right-click on this part and select Open to open in its own window. Now that we have the part opened in its own window, we can look to see, in the browser, the different features that were used to create this part, but also what makes it unique, or what makes it an actual iPart, and that's this table here at the top of the browser. If we expand this table, you can see that we have several variations of this part. And if we expand each of these variations, you can see that each of them has slight variations as well.
In this case, we're looking at a handle that is two inches in length, so it's two inches between this post and this post. And it's three-quarters of an inch high, from the bottom of this part, to this top handle. The next variation is a version of this part that's two and a half inches long, and it has two different variations of it. It has one that's one inch tall and one that's 1.5 inches tall. If I double-click on height1, you can see that the model updates to show the different variations of this model. So now, if I double-click on this 1.5, the length between the posts won't change, but the distance from the top of the handle to the bottom of the handle will.
By double-clicking on it, you can see that Inventor has pulled those variables from the table in the background and updated the model accordingly. I'm going to go ahead back to the original component and close this, and I'm not going to save the changes. What I want to do before I move on, is just mention that, again, the plate is where the iFeature sits. If we right-click on this and select Visibility to turn the handle off, you can see the holes that the handle was attached to. If we double-click on this plate in the browser to edit it, you can see the features that were used actually create this as well.
In this case, the holes are the actual iFeature. And what I did was actually rather than create these manually by drawing them in, I created them first and saved them as iFeature. And simply placed both holes and the sketch in one motion in one single action. We'll look at this as we move further into the course.
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And what's more, during the summer season Reka guests travel on the Rhaetian Railway for free. Your rental includes a RhB weekly pass, so what are you waiting for? Ready, set, go! It's time to explore the beautiful Graubünden!
In winter, make the most of the ski area and a host of winter activities such as tobogganing, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and much more!
Located on the outskirts of the village, the Reka holiday village includes four buildings with a total of 30 newly renovated and furnished 2 or 3-room holiday apartments with balcony. Parking available.
Each of the 13 Reka holiday villages in Switzerland has an indoor or outdoor swimming pool, an on-site host, the Rekalino family programme with childcare and a free loan service for baby items.


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Tony Shalhoub, Carrie Coon, Judith Light nominated for Tonys
Three actors with Wisconsin connections were nominated Tuesday for Tony Awards. Two will face each other in the same category.
Green Bay native Tony Shalhoub was nominated for best featured actor in a play for his performance in "Golden Boy." In this revival of a Clifford Odets play, Shalhoub plays the father of the central character, a young man torn between possible careers as a violinist and a boxer. »Read Full Article(3)
Skylight finds power of human spirit in 'El Cimarron'
Esteban Montejo, a onetime Cuban slave who lived to be 113, loved trees and the forests that held them. It's therefore no accident that Lisa Schlenker's scenic design for the just-opened Skylight Music Theatre production of "El Cimarrón" — Hans Werner Henze's musical adaptation of Montejo's remarkable autobiography — revolves around a massive tree.
Trees, Montejo continually suggests, are not just alive. They're also analogous to people, with their shadows expressly linked in his autobiography to human spirits. »Read Full Article
Doc Severinsen charms during return to MSO
Doc Severinsen returned to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Pops stage Friday evening with trumpet and flugelhorn in hand.
The former MSO Pops conductor appeared as a soloist on a program of jazz standards led by conductor Steven Reineke. The program featured soprano Ashley Brown and an MSO augmented by five saxes and a four-piece jazz combo. »Read Full Article
With Eatery on Farwell closed, owner looks to other east side sites and plans a Muskego restaurant
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Food trucks have been a hot topic in the Triangle for the past few years. More area governments are regulating how and where food trucks can operate. And as Durham councilors debate changes to the city food truck rules and the debate in Raleigh quiets down, we were wondering where it all stands.
Here is a brief breakdown of the basic rules for food trucks in the Triangle.
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Top of the Charts: The top hits this week and past decades
Can Pink keep her spot at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week? Look below to find out if her new hit can fend off the rising competitors and then enjoy the videos from the songs that were top of the chart this week in 2006, 1996, 1986 and 1976.
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Performing Arts Events
Boswell Book Company: Louise Penny "How the Light Gets In," 7 p.m. Aug. 27; Janice Clark "The Rathbones," and Amy Gail Hansen "The Butterfly Sister," 7 p.m. Aug. 28, 2559 N. Downer Ave., (414) 332-1181. »Read Full Article


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Josie Henry named Grand Parade Marshal
Josie Henry, advertising representative of The Rayne Acadian-Tribune, was named Grand Parade Marshal for the 2010 Frog Festival Nov. 11-13
She was nominated by Cheryl Richard, festival coordinator.
The nomination letter follows:
"Eugene and Janelle Henry instilled in their children a sense of civic pride, duty and responsibility to the progress of their community. One of their children, Josie, has continued to volunteer and work in so many of the aspects that have made Rayne and the Rayne Frog Festival the success they are today.
"As a business owner, she became tremendously involved in not only the American Business Women's Association, but also the Rayne Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, hosts for the Rayne Frog Festival and promoted the desire to maintain the mindset of doing business in Rayne for the event and went on to become involved with numerous civic organizations that were instrumental in shaping the Rayne Frog Festival into the success it is today.
"As a member of the Rayne Jaycees, who are credited with the forerunner of the current Rayne Frog Festival, she worked tirelessly in promoting what has become the signature event of the festival, the frog racing and jumping contests and now works for the co-sponsor of the event, the Rayne Acadian Tribune. The Miss and Mr. Tadpole contests were sponsored by the local Jaycees chapter and showed Josie's interest in instilling the same civic pride in the Frog Capital of the World in children who would go on to continue to promote all things frog.
As a member of local chapters of Beta Sigma Phi, she played key roles in the selection of Teen and Miss Frog Festival Queens…always willing to do whatever needed to be done to achieve successful reigns for young women that would become official hostesses of the Rayne Frog Festival.
The Rayne Lions Club, of which her father was a long time member, has benefited from her assistance, although she is not a member, in producing and organizing the Frog Derby Queen's contest and continues to be an integral part of this historic event that has seen its way from the International Rice Festival and now a nationally recognized queen's selection at the annual Frog Festival.
Even though her memberships in civic organizations have succumbed to the responsibility of work and family, she has continued to be an integral player in all things promoting the City of Rayne and the Rayne Frog Festival. She continues to volunteer and participate in the Miss Rayne competition and the Rayne Lions Club Frog Derby and Frog Jockey Queen's contests.
Her work at the Rayne Acadian Tribune keeps her involved in the business and social aspects of our community by maintaining the network of information that allows her to relay important news and promotion of community pride and family.
But most importantly, to me, has been her long term friendship and support for all of the responsibilities I've had as Cultural Director for the City of Rayne and now as Frog Festival Coordinator. She is quite simply one of those rare people that will do whatever it takes to help. Never has she done it for the pat on the back or in expectation for anything in return. Her efforts are selfless and exemplify the true spirit of friendship and volunteerism for me and the community in which she makes her home.
I would be grateful if the Rayne Frog Festival chooses Josie Henry as the 2010 Grand Marshal. It would allow me, in a very small way, to show her my love and appreciation for all she has done for me and our wonderful city.


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Andrew Veyette discusses George Balanchine's patriotic tribute to America and the legacy of El Capitan, a role he's performed for 17 years.On stage as part of the American Music program OCT 4, 6, 9 and 16.
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Appropriate for ages 5-8. NYCB artists lead this 45-minute pre-performance exploration of the music, movement, and themes of a ballet featured in the matinee performance. Join us Saturday, October 1 at 12:45 PM for the first workshop of the Fall Season!Workshop photo © Rosalie O'Connor
Justin Peck discusses the balance of athleticism and artistry that sets Jerome Robbins' Glass Pieces apart from other ballets.See Glass Pieces on stage OCT 4, 6, 9, 16.
Go behind the scenes with three families who attended NYC Ballet's Family Saturdays.On October 15 at 11 AM, join us for an exclusive look at the life of a dancer as we make our way through the ranks, from student to principal. You'll learn about dancers' training, daily preparation, company roles, and what it's like to perform onstage in this interactive presentation designed especially for family audiences.
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Gannon men ranked sixth in Atlantic Region
- The Gannon men are ranked sixth for the second straight week in the NCAA Division II Atlantic regional rankings.
West Liberty (21-2) remained the top-ranked team, followed by East Stroudsburg (23-1), Indiana (Pa.) (22-3), Charleston (17-7) and Shepherd (19-7).
Gannon (18-8) wrapped up its regular season last week with wins over Clarion and Pitt-Johnstown. The Golden Knights are idle this week.
Regional rankings determine the postseason participants for the NCAA Division II Tournament. Eight teams will play in the Atlantic Regional. Automatic berths are granted to the PSAC and CIAA champions.


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Three Chimneys Farm announced on Sunday that 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Big Brown, will not be returning to Vinery Australia for the upcoming 2012 Southern Hemisphere breeding season. The U.S. champion three-year-old male of 2008 sustained a laceration to a hind leg which, although not structurally serious, did become infected, delaying the healing process. Veterinary advice has recommended against shuttling the horse, as the extensive travel and quarantine process would not be conducive to his recovery.
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Stephen Moyer is an English film and television actor and director who is best known as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series True Blood since 2008. Moyer's first television role was in 1993 as Philip Masefield in the TV adaptation of the play Conjugal… Read More
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1969 Birth Born on October 11, 1969.
1993 23 Years Old Moyer's first television role was in 1993 as Philip Masefield in the TV adaptation of the play Conjugal Rites written by actor/playwright Roger Hall.
1997 27 Years Old In 1997 Moyer made his bigscreen debut landing the lead role in the film adaptation of the long running comic strip Prince Valiant by Hal Foster, working alongside Ron Perlman and Katherine Heigl. … Read More
2000 30 Years Old Moyer also has a son, Billy, born in 2000, and a daughter, Lilac, born in 2002, from previous relationships.
2007 37 Years Old He became Brentwood Theatre's first patron in October 2007, especially supporting their "Reaching Out, Building On" campaign to help fund the 2008 completion of backstage facilities. … Read More
2009 39 Years Old In August 2009, it was confirmed that Moyer was engaged to actress Anna Paquin, who plays his character's love interest in the HBO series True Blood. … Read More
2010 40 Years Old On 21 August 2010, Moyer and Paquin married at a private residence in Malibu, California.
2012 42 Years Old A representative for the couple announced on 11 September 2012 that Paquin and Moyer had recently had twins, girl and boy. … Read More
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Contingent convertible bonds are typical hybrid products in that they are exposed to different types of risk: interest rate risk, equity risk and conversion risk. We first develop a general framework for their pricing and hedging that can be specified in different ways. Then we focus on intensity-based and first-passage time models driven by a finite-dimensional Markov process. The two approaches are qualitatively different. But both allow to price contingent convertibles and calculate dynamic hedging strategies with holdings in related instruments such as fixed income products, the issuing company's stock and credit default swaps. As case studies we consider contingent convertibles issued by Lloyds Banking Group in December of 2009 and Rabobank in March of 2010.
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Here's the article, just posted to the Chronicle web site, I wrote regarding our group discussion after viewing An Inconvenient Truth last Friday. It consists almost entirely of comments from the participants. But a taste:
Q: Well, what did you think of the film?
Thompson: I came into the movie undecided, but my nature is to be a hardcore skeptic. So I don't think I'm going to see anything in a 90-minute movie that's going to change my mind. But I certainly was looking for things to come away with, so I could do a little research. I was surprised — this is not an issue I follow, and my impression is that there is controversy among scientists about what's causing global warming. What interested me is the study that quoted the scientific journal articles, and the fact that there were none that were on the fence. That's something I'm going to go look into.
Nelson: It was a much better movie than I thought it was going to be … Al Gore was selling something. It was an extremely sophisticated presentation. He obviously has believed in this for a long time. This is no 'Oh I'm out of office, I'm out of power, let me find a new hobby. Let me become a philosopher king of the environment.' At least he's passionate about it. I disagree with a lot of it and don't like him in other ways, but I can respect him for that.
Thompson is Jim Thompson, and Nelson is "hunter," both SciGuy regulars.
By the way, Jim, the study you asked about, of 928 refereed scholarly articles, can be found right here: "Of all the papers, 75 percent fell into the first three categories, either explicitly or implicitly accepting the consensus view; 25 percent dealt with methods or paleoclimate, taking no position on current anthropogenic climate change."
Now I'm not a climate change skeptic, but I suspect their rebuttal argument would be that scientific journals have a strong bias against anyone who bucks the climate change agenda, and thus don't accept papers that disagree with the consensus.
However, that's simply not true for areas of climate change research in which there is a legitimate scientific debate. For example, Phil Klotzbach, a protege of hurricane prognosticator William Gray, was just published in Geophysical Review Letters for work suggesting that hurricane intensity and frequency are not increasing.
So far Jim Thompson, Prepoceros, and Rorschach, here and here, have blogged about their experiences. When Matty B. posts his thoughts I'll add another link, too.


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QB Peyton Manning completed 16-of-30 passes for 179 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He was not sacked and was not hurried. Manning completed passes to six different receivers, led by TE Jacob Tamme's seven catches for 78 yards and a touchdown.
The Colts rushed for 191 yards as a team on 39 carries, led by RB Dominic Rhodes' 98 yards in 17 total rushes. Rhodes averaged 5.8 yards per carry. RB Joseph Addai added 45 yards in 12 carries and a TD. RB Donald Brown started and had 28 yards in six carries. QB Peyton Manning even got in the act by adding a 27-yard bootleg run for a first down late in the fourth quarter.
Indianapolis limited Raiders QB Jason Campbell to 29-of-42 passing for 231 yards and a touchdown. Campbell was sacked three times and was hurried on six other occasions. The Colts bent a few times, giving up five pass plays of 10 yards or more, but didn't break.
RUSH DEFENSE: A-plus
Darren McFadden had 45 yards in 11 carries against what is supposed to be the NFL's worst run defense. Michael Bush added 19 yards in three carries. The Colts have limited three of the league's best running backs over the last three weeks. It remains to be seen whether Indianapolis' run defenders can make it four in a row this week when Tennessee's Chris Johnson comes to town.
SPECIAL TEAMS: C-plus
The Colts allowed a 99-yard return for a touchdown on the game's opening kickoff by Oakland's Jacoby Ford. Ford averaged 37.6 yards on five total kickoff returns. P Pat McAfee averaged 37.5 yards net and 42.8 yards overall on six punts, including two downed inside the Raiders' 20-yard line. PK Adam Vinatieri made his only field-goal attempt from 30 yards out. RB Dominic Rhodes averaged 24.6 yards on five kickoff returns.
Icing a kicker on an onsides kick attempt? Yep, Colts coach Jim Caldwell has done it twice the past two weeks (against Jacksonville and Oakland). Using a running back (Dominic Rhodes) numerous times that just signed with the team less than a month ago? Yeah, Caldwell's doing that too. And despite having 17 players currently on the injured reserve list, Indianapolis has been grinding out wins in the month of December and stands just one win away from capturing yet another AFC South title.
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01-17-2012 06:55 PM - edited 01-17-2012 07:03 PM
My Toshiba L670 (PSK3AC-0ED00X) laptop screen has been acting up lately, I'll be in the middle of something, watching videos or reading anything and the entire screen will suddenly go white, I have to press the sleep button and than turn the laptop back on for the screen to go back to normal, and it will work for awhile, sometimes for minutes and sometimes even for hours before it happens again, but it happens everyday and is really annoying.
I was thinking it might be because my laptop is overheating (I do use it a lot, and most days it's on for 12 hours or so), but today I just turned the laptop on and 15 minutes in the screen went white, it couldn't be overheating because the laptop had just been off for the night.
The entire screen goes white and notice a lot of flickering on the screen.
Here's a pic.
Because that's a Canadian model, I'd suggest seeking support from Toshiba Canada.
Hi Peter. I have a Toshiba L675 that does the same thing. It is an American model. Please advise.
Can I get the full model number? "L675" is only partial.
How often does it do it? Is there anything you can do to make it more likely to happen? Does it do it in Safe Mode?
02-03-2012 07:00 AM - last edited on 02-03-2012 12:46 PM by Peter
Screen flickers, then transitions to white out as above. The only workaround is to close the laptop then open and log back in again. It happens within five to ten minutes of power on.
Model info: L675D-S7 107
Purchased May 2011
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Does it happen in Safe Mode as well?
Mine's been doing the same thing for the past 7 months or so. (I've had it for about 15months)
I've found that sometimes pressing CtrlAltDel works, otherwise I have to close the screen or turn it off and back on. It happens constantly but especially when I'm watching Youtube videos or DVDs. There are times when I turn it on and it's just a flickering white screen and I have to turn it off completely.
When it does it with a DVD or video playing the sound still comes out.
Also, I've tried plugging it into another screen and that works fine. Even if the laptop screen itself is white and flickering the other screen is perfect.
Advice please?
I have the same issue..The screen flickers white then I push the power button, wait a few seconds, then push it again to make it go away. Sometimes it works, other times it does not. Does Toshiba have a resolution to this issue?
This is most likely caused by a hardware failure and would require servicing. You could perform a full recovery to rule out software as a cause to be sure, but I strongly suspect hardware.
What exactly can be done to fix it if it is a hardware problem and how much will it cost, roughly?
Also, is it a common problem with these particular laptops as I've looked around a lot and found plenty of people with this laptop have this problem but no one with another laptop seem to be troubled by it.
I don't have specific pricing information. You can check your repair options here.
My L755-S5246 has been doing this since I got the laptop back from Toshiba a few weeks ago because I had a black screen. I have had this stinkin computer for only 4 months!! I need a whole new model or a refund!! This computer is ridiculous!! Someone please HELP!! Sometimes the horizontal lines are not just black and white but colored. If I am in the middle of something I have to completely shut the computer off, I have no other option!! Where do I go with this. I am tired of paying $25 for a box to ship a computer that is still under warranty and still basically new!
My Satellite P770 laptop started doing this a week ago and I'm pissed, too. My laptop is only five months old.
When working in Photoshop, or sometimes even upon opening Photoshop, my computer intermittently freezes up, showing the hourglass, and then after 10 - 15 seconds, goes to a white screen. The other programs are usable, but to go back to Photoshop, I must restart.
Toshiba support says to check with Photoshop first, but looking at all the messages here on the Forum as well as across the Internet, it doesn't seem like a Photoshop problem.
tishappy, your only option is to explain your concerns to customer support.
Skyhook, sometimes problems with similar symptoms have different causes. How are you able to use other programs if the display is stuck as a white screen? Does it go away on its own?
Wow! I guess I'm not the only one with this issue! Toshiba has really let me down . My L675 does the exact same thing. I'm no longer under warrenty so that's out of the question! Luckly I've worked on several computers in the past so It looks like I'll be working on mine soon .
Toshiba you really need to see why this stuff is happening to so many of your customers. If you don't soon you will loose them real fast. I'm a business owner my self and if alot of customers are having the same issue then you may want to go back to the drawing board and see why? If nothing doesn't change real quick you will loose a lot of customers because they will not return or will make sure to let other's how poor your product is.
I've always enjoyed your products and can sadly say I will no longer buy from you guys again .
07-15-2012 04:09 PM - edited 07-15-2012 04:15 PM
Hey. I've had this problem for a couple of months too. :c It all started maybe 1 3/4 years after I got my L675D-57017 Toshiba Satellite. Yeah, two years is I guess a long time, but screens should last longer... Right?
At first I was getting magenta and Cyan lines through the screen. My warranty was almost up, and I sent it into them right before I lost it. They 'fixed' it by changing the cable and also removed my hard drive, giving me a new one. (I guess it was corrupt.) and sent it back. It worked alright for a bit. A bit being less than a month.
The lines returned and, being displeased, I called them back saying they didn't fix it, and they said they would fix it again, even though it wasn't on warranty.
The first box they sent me was a beautiful sturdy box, with nice padding. The second time around they sent me a thin box that was taped up and smashed from delivery. The resend label was missing, so it was utterly useless.
I called them back and discussed the problem, to which they outsourced the repair to Tri-Star? I think it was.
Which went well. They actually ordered a new screen and replaced it...
And I got it back.
Then a couple of months later, my screen starts flickering. No more colored vertical lines... Now the entire screen was going. Great.
So when I boot up my laptop, the Toshiba splash screen shows for just a split second before the entire screen starts violently flashing white. This continues until I get to the log in screen, since I have the brightness set down to the lowest setting. (Doesn't flicker as much on that setting) It flickers terribly when there is a black background and white text, threatening to burn out totally.
I'm really disappointed in Toshiba's quality now. I still have a '98 Toshiba that the screen JUST started acting up. I was hoping I could keep this computer for about the length I've had the '98 computer. There's no way I'm going to pay 300+ for Toshiba to re-fix something they should have fixed the FIRST round.
07-22-2012 10:08 PM - edited 07-22-2012 10:10 PM
My computer does the exact same. I have a L745 model. My warranty already ran out so now I'm S.O.L. What makes it worse is that I haven't even had this thing for a good year. Toshiba should really fix this problem.
The amount of money it'd cost to fix this, I might as well go out and get a new one. Sorry Toshiba but you lost a customer.
I have the same problem on my toshiba satellite pro L670-1D7.
I'm very unhappy regarding toshoba. No support to solve the problem.
You have perfectly descrided what is wrong with my laptop. When ever i start it up, the toshiba logo pops up for a split second. Then my screen turns white, and starts flickering. Then after couple of minutes, the laptop starts up, but i have to keep the brightness on the lowest settings, either it will turn white again. Anyone know what is wrong and how i can fix it, because i dont think i have warrenty.
Same problem here. L675-S7018. Had a new screen put on while it was covered by warranty (that was a different issue...brightness was the first problem). Now, the screen just flashes white or black periodically. Sometimes I have to close it to get the flashing/flickering to stop. Hate to have the screen replaced again, but none of the downloads I have tried have fixed it. Movies show fine when connected to my TV (even if the monitor is flashing). Any advice?
Like others have said, I cannot recommend Toshiba as a brand after this experience. That first repair was at around 9 months, and we just passed the 36 month mark. Really shouldn't have that many problems. 10 year old Compaq still works like a charm; slow but my kiddos don't seem to mind to much! I'll take slow over flickering and flashing!
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When patrons walk up the steps through the front door of the Milwaukee Central Library, they have books, or the buildings' architectural features, on their mind.
"When they see the rotunda, they're thinking, this is huge, or this is beautiful, but they're not thinking, this is energy efficiency," said Library Director Paula Kiely.
But it is, in fact. A series of behind-the-scenes changes have combined to make the 457,000-square-foot building Milwaukee's showcase for energy efficiency changes that aim to cut energy waste and trim utility bills.
By repairing steam traps in the basement and replacing old lighting with compact fluorescent and LED lighting technologies, the library has reduced energy use 15% and is on track for more. The library also generates a small amount of power through solar panels installed on its green roof.
"With these changes we are savings at least $36,000 in utility bills on this building alone, and over $500,000 on other city facilities," said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
A representative of the U.S. Department of Energy was in Milwaukee on Wednesday to tour the building and salute the success of the city, which has quickly become a national leader in a national initiative, the Better Buildings Challenge.
The city has pledged to cut its energy use by 20% by 2020, and is already halfway toward achieving the goal, said Maria Vargas, the department's director of the Better Buildings Challenge.
The nation could save $80 million a year in energy costs by moving forward with cutting energy waste in line with the goals of the program, she said. Partners in the national challenge include municipalities as well as corporations, including Kohl's Corp. and Briggs & Stratton Corp. in the Milwaukee area.
Milwaukee and Atlanta, along with Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Seattle, are national leaders in the effort, she said.
"What I like about what Milwaukee and Atlanta both are doing is that they're working not only in city buildings, but they're working with their local business community and driving that change," she said.
Milwaukee's private sector program has worked with downtown buildings like the U.S. Bank tower and others to join the challenge and undertake retrofits and changes to reduce energy use, in some cases with incentives through the Milwaukee Energy Efficiency, or ME2 program.
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The stress of finding all the toys on Jimmy's Christmas list should be enough to worry about this holiday season, but continuous recalls for toys containing toxic amounts of lead add more weight to gift choices this year. In June, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission and the RC2 Corp. announced a voluntary recall of 1.5 million toy trains, vehicles and play sets from the top-selling Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway collection. The recalled toys contain lead paint, which could be toxic if ingested by young children. Just two months later, Mattel, the popular toy maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars, recalled nearly one million toys because they too were covered in lead paint. So how do parents keep kids happy and healthy this holiday season? Ahwatukee Foothills toy store owner Janet Hoo has four things a parent should know in order to buy a safe toy. "First, look at the standards," Hoo said. "Make sure they are manufactured to EN 71 (European toy standard) or ASTM 963 (U.S. toy standard). Look for these standards printed on the box, not for 'Made in China.'" According to Mattel, all recalled toys were made by a contract manufacturer in China, the same country producing poisonous pet food and dangerous car tires sold in the U.S. Hoo's store, Brilliant Sky Toys and Books, does not sell any Mattel toys. "I don't carry Mattel because their toys are not manufactured to a published standard," she said. "It has nothing to do with the recall. Would I recommend buying a toy from China? Absolutely. The question is how is it manufactured?" Of all the toys in the world, 85 percent are manufactured in China. All toys shipped to Europe must meet the EN 71 standard, which evaluates lead, mercury and age standards of a toy. However, in the U.S. manufacturing to a standard is optional. "I have 196 vendors on my floor and every one created their toys to a published standard," Hoo said. "But just because it is manufactured to that standard doesn't mean it is made in that country. To this date we haven't had any recalls to toys that conform to these standards." Second, Hoo recommends parents trust the age on the box of the toy. "There is a reason for an age," she said. "Toys for children under three almost never have paint on them." Third, Hoo said to pay attention to the applied application of the toy. "If the box says do not microwave, don't put it in the microwave," she said. "If it says don't put it in the dishwasher, then don't put it in the dishwasher. The toy could be leaking chemicals." Lastly, when buying toys for children of different ages, assign certain places toys can be played with. "If a 6-year-old's toy contains paint, tell them to play with and keep it in their room, away from younger siblings," Hoo said. As for the best toy choices for kids today, Hoo said to keep it simple and go back to the basics. "I have parents come in and tell me they want to buy a $200 toy and I tell them don't do it because your child won't play with it," she said. "Let the child pick the toy. Give the kids an hour to look around, and then let them write down what they like. It might surprise you." Corinne Frayer can be reached at (480) 898-7917 or at email@example.com.
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I am sooo tired. This cold is not bad but it's making me exhausted. I just want to sleep.
Tonight Sophia is helping to lead the services at the Temple. She is doing a few prayers to help her feel comfortable for her big day. She is even sitting at the front which will be so cute.
Did I mention that I am tired. At least I dont have any little babies today. They are all the older kids. I should only have 1 but I have 4. Still easier than having the little ones.


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