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Looking at female superheroes, contentiously
Jill Lepore, author of The Secret History of Wonder Woman, recently reported on the state of women in comics. A few comics insiders, such as Ms. Marvel writer and Leia Calderon, took issue with Lepore's claims.
July 30, 762 to February 13, 1258
In two weeks of blood and fire, one of the greatest intellectual and cultural legacies the world had ever seen came to an end. Crushed under the hooves of a mighty foe (in one case literally), a dynasty, an empire, a city, and a library all disappeared. It was perhaps the swiftest and most complete collapse of a civilization ever, still felt to this day. Now, how about for some context? [more inside]
The races of Star Trek.
A fanfic explanation for a certain continuity issue in the new Star Trek movie. It's amusing, and it checks out.
Inside Secrets of the Making of Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan and "Space Seed" - of course Benedict Cumberbatch is totally not playing Khan, a genetic superman from 1993, in the new Star Trek movie. Maybe he'll sing a song.
Art Crawl!
This Christmas, The Middleman and Wendy return to fight yet another science fiction franchise's villains (previously) in: THE PARADOXICALLY FESTIVE MORTALITY.
And the rest is silence
news about Khan Academy, Udacity, MITx, and Stanford online courses
Recent news about free online education.
1, Khan Academy: Google's first employee, Craig Silverstein, is leaving Google and joining Khan Academy. [more inside]
1, Khan Academy: Google's first employee, Craig Silverstein, is leaving Google and joining Khan Academy. [more inside]
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree
Chinese archeologists have mapped the layout of Shangdu (better known as Xanadu), after large scale excavations that included the use of GIS in remote sensing and aerial archeology. The capital, located in Inner Mongolia, was built in 1256 under the command of Kublai Khan, the first emperor of Yuan Dynasty, who was enthroned there four years later. It became a summer resort after the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) moved its capital to Ta-tu or Dadu (built by the same architect, located in present-day Beijing) in 1276, and was destroyed during a peasant war at the end of the dynasty. The regional government has submitted an application for World Cultural Heritage status for the site to UNESCO, currently under review. Xanadu has captured the imagination of the West ever since Marco Polo first extolled its beauties in his Books of the Marvels of the World, subsequently immortalized by Coleridge in a poem fuelled by opium fevered dreams. Other recently discovered Yuan Dynasty artifacts include a priceless porcelain vase as well as a sunken ship - part of an invading Mongol armada - off the coast of Japan.
Then reached the caverns measureless to man, And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean
The 13th century wreck of an invading Mongolian ship that fell victim to a famous typhoon known in Japan as the "kamikaze" or "divine wind" has been found off the country's southern coast. [more inside]
"so you can imagine, here I was, an analyst at a hedge fund; it was very strange for me do to something of social value"
Salman Khan: The Messiah of Math - "His free website, dubbed the Khan Academy, may well be the most popular educational site in the world. Last month about 2 million students visited. MIT's OpenCourseWare site, by comparison, has been around since 2001 and averages 1 million visits each month... [more inside]
The Best Webcomic No One Reads
After a long and terrifying absence, the webcomic NOBODY SCORES! Returns! Reacquaint yourself with BBolt's style with home decor, internets!, origin stories, police states, Kittn 2.0, SPACESHIPS, Scott McCloud, Art, Wishes, Alternate Universes, Government Slash Fic, Time Travel , Class Struggle, True Love, Cartoonists!, Social Media, MEN, cuddle-ness, Augmented Reality , snorgling, Rule 34 ,and more
Deep Space Nein
Hitler Vs Khan Noonien Singh - Single Link Downfall Video, that is strangely awesome.
Wouldn't that be L'Ira di Khan?
Le Wrath Di Khan. This is too much of a geekgasm not to share. [more inside]
It's a tough life as a media tie-in writer. Vonda N. McIntyre, early pioneer in the field and author of the Star Trek film novelisations, blogs about how she started the Star Trek novel franchise with The Entropy Effect, despite suggestions that maybe she do something more respectable like be a waitress instead. [via io9]
Welcome to the Khan Academy
Sal Khan likes explaining things, and he's really good at it. Here he is on CNN giving an excellent explanation of the financial crisis. And here's a great explanation of Newton's Law of Gravitation. His YouTube channel has over 700 lectures and you leave understanding everything he talks about no matter the subject.
Why He Went Nuclear.
Why He Went Nuclear. Before he was the infamous father of the "Islamic bomb," A.Q. Khan was just another midlevel scientist working at a research job in Amsterdam. Here, the story of how he betrayed his employer and set out to create a worldwide bazaar in lethal weapons.
Slavery in Burma
From Hunter to Hunted "In his quest to free slaves around the world, Aaron Cohen thought he'd seen it all. Then he went to Myanmar."
A post-Iran nuclear Middle East?
Who else has Khan worked with? As far back as 2003, there have been strong indications of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia building a strategic alliance based upon an exchange of nuclear technology, funding and natural resources, after a worsening post-9/11 relationship between the United States and the Saud family. Concerns deepened after Saudi Arabia requested a change in its relationship with the IAEA in May.
Outings R U.S.?
Are the London bombings a possible long-term result of an Administration undercover operative outing? And, why exactly was this deep mole agent blown by the US Administration in August of 2004, concurrent with raising the DHS Threat Level to Orange for NYC and Washington DC financial services? While the Plame blame game and investigation carries on, we now have another old news story about a rara avis Al Qaeda double-agent undercover operative outing that is suddenly rising from the ashes of dusty newsprint almost like a phoenix seeking it's own special prosecutor. -- Following the thread of the story is a bit of a tangle, so an attempt to unsnarl the imbroglio is provided inside....
Khaaan!! I have no idea why I find this amusing.
North Korean nukes
North Korean Nuclear Devices. "Abdul Qadeer Khan, the Pakistani scientist who sold nuclear technology around the world, has told his interrogators that during a trip to North Korea five years ago he was taken to a secret underground nuclear plant and shown what he described as three nuclear devices."
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, let me rock you Chaka Khan... Chaka Khan is still alive and all she wants to do is sell you chocolates [via popbiznatch].
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I see on my absentee ballot the Beecher school board is asking the taxpayers for a 2-mill increase.
Why is it whenever Beecher wants more money they always end up using their sneaky, dirty tactics? I never saw anything in The Journal or signs along side the road advertising an increase but I saw it all over The Journal about their sports wins.
I guess if you keep the sneaky play among the people who will vote for it it will pass. I've been asking voters in Beecher how they plan on voting on the millage and I get blank stare and they ask me what I'm talking about -- they've never heard of it. I got to give the board credit: You can sure keep a secret.
Well, I've been spreading the word and going to do my best to get as many people as I can to vote NO on this millage. The taxpayers in Beecher cannot afford to give this school any more money to improve their sports programs with population and enrollment shrinking. Why don't you just once ask in a fair way for a millage increase.
RALPH DIETLIN/Mt. Morris Township
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Gregory UM21 Backpack
Designed for the elite forces, load capacity up to…
Source: Purchased on eBay
Designed for the elite forces, load capacity up to 120 lbs, handles a heavy load like a dream. Ski carriers on each side holds your tent poles perfectly, very versatile with strap attachments all over the pack. You can literally strap just about anything you can think of carrying onto this pack!!!!!
- Extremely comfortable with heavy loads
- Superior materials / construction
- Very versatile with all sorts of attachment straps
- Ski holders double as tent pole slots - holds securely
- Universal fit - adjusts to fit just about anyone
- Top lid has two openings - 1 for when covering pack the other allows opening from bottom while you are in main pack
- Strap system takes some figuring out
- Straps need to be customized to your needs
This pack was made by Gregory in the USA for our Elite forces, made from top quality materials with American workmanship.
The pack is rated for 120lbs. It handled about 60 lbs on a 10-mile test for me with superior comfort and load stability. The Gregory Flo Form II strap and belt system is beefed up and gives superior comfort and weight distribution, very stable, no load shifting.
Obviously you would not want this pack for an overnight, but it has endless possibilities as an expedition pack at 5400 cu. inches and the ability to add numerous pockets increasing the capacity and organization. The cross country ski holders is extremely handy for stowing your tent poles on the outside of the pack.
This pack would last a lifetime under normal backpacking demands as it was designed for the harshest environments under wartime conditions. Get one while you are young and have fun trying to wear it out!!!!
absolutely bombproof pack, but it's not without its…
Price Paid: $300 (years ago)
absolutely bombproof pack, but it's not without its peculiarities and problems. you'd have to be on crack to pay $1200 for one of these. i don't care how superior the materials and workmanship are, these packs, used, with the 4 molle pouches, but, without the accessory assault and butt packs or the compression sacks, would not be worth a dime over $400. at least, not to me.
i've carried a um21 all over eastern europe and asia-let me tell you that it can get heavy. it weighs about 16lbs empty... all the straps on the thing take forever to secure and organize, that's a pain...the waist belt (the most important weight distribution part of a pack is designed to go over a military belt, if you are just civvy hiking, a support belt should be worn to comfortably carry the weight on your hips and legs.
if you pack it properly and get all the adjustments right, though, and it is completely comfortable with a lot of weight. but...believe me, you'll regret setting off with 125lbs in your pack unless you're a real badass. i'm 6ft/175lbs/run 10 miles a day, and the most i'll comfortably carry in my um21 is about 75lbs, because the damn pack weighs so much bone dry and empty, to begin with.
another annoying thing about this pack is that the standard 5-piece military sleep system (just 2 sleeping bags, a bivy cover and 2 stuff sacks) when properly packed will not fit into the sleeping bag compartment at the bottom of the pack.
i got a good deal on mine, but if i were to do it over again, i would definitely opt for either the usmc ilbe pack, kifaru emr, or a good ol' fashioned cfp-90 or a european bergen. i have heard good things about many civilian packs, as well.
BUT, if you were to look at my pack, today, you would never be able to tell how extensively it has been used in the field. it's been thrown into and out of so many vehicles, it's been drug on cement and genuinely abused, yet it cleaned up with soapy water and rags, has no fraying or marring, even on the seemingly delicate spongy-type shoulder/waist harness material.
the plastic pieces have not snapped in cold weather, the zippers have NEVER EVEN ONCE, that i can recall gotten stuck, much less damaged. the waterproofing on the interior is still completely intact.
everything that is supposed to be stretchy still is, everything that's supposed to be in a particular place has stayed put. no rips in the material, no weakening of the seams-whatsoever.
it is my understanding that 95% of the soldiers that were issued these packs hated them and used either alice/malice/kifaru/etc. mine has been good to me, but i'm not sure i could carry everything i needed in the pack AND a weapon/magazines and ammunition/comms/whatever other requisite tools. all of that and the pack could weigh as much as i do.
can you tell that i'm not exactly sure how i feel about this pack? i'll say this: i don't think i'd ever take it overseas again. but who knows?
This pack is amazing. If you can find it with the…
Max. Load Carried: 80
Height of Owner: 5'11"
Price Paid: $225
This pack is amazing. If you can find it with the "complete system" for a cheap price get it! (Make sure it comes with the 4 stuff sacks, and the 4 side bags.)
I've had mine over 3 years now and nothing has broken on it. Keep in mind that this is a military backpack, it's built for the demands of our special forces units. A "tank" for a backpack. A super Gregory.
A couple of modifications I recommend are, carefully cutting out the inner bulky compartment in the main bag, it just adds weight and takes up space. Also using one of the long skinny stuff sacks as a holder for any Camelbak pouch. It can hold two full 3L reservoir, and using the radio antenna holes for the hoses.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
If only it had an integrated hydration provision it…
Design: Internal, top loading, with seperate sleeping back compartment
Size: 6000+ cubic inches (big)
Number of Pockets: numerous, easy to add more
Max. Load Carried: 105lbs, wife carries 93lbs
Height of Owner: 6ft
Price Paid: $225
If only it had an integrated hydration provision it would be the best backpack in the world.
I very much love this pack. My wife and I each have one. They are beautifully over-built, super-heavy duty packs, made in the USA.
But the UM-21 packs don't have any provision for hydration and Gregory doesn't make a matching SPEARS/MOLLE2 hydration pouch for the UM-21. And let me tell you, when you communicate with the folks at Gregory and point out this glaring oversight to them, boy do they get pissy!
But regardless the UM-21 is a superb pack, just be ready to address the issue of on-board drinking water, because Gregory will be of zero help I assure you.
We have used our UM-21s as the basis for the making of two, mondo, bugout bags in anticipation of the almost inexorable implementation of martial law come the rapidly approaching fallout from peak oil. With that in mind, the UM-21 will carry a lot of very useful items and will do so with the utmost of comfort. No other pack is even remotely as easy to wear for extended periods as is the UM-21, and to be sure, no other pack will carry as big of a load as will the UM-21 - and still be easy on your shoulders and back.
Ebay sometimes has good deals on the UM-21 packs, just check to make sure that you also get the additional four side packs that come with the UM-21 main pack. They make a lot of difference and are excellent for holding all sorts of goodies. The matching butt pack (also made by Gregory) is a fine piece of equipment as well. Get one if you can.
Stick a Katadyn water filter in your pack, a reliable fire starting solution, some 550 paracord, a Hennessy hammock, a Heatsheets emergency bivy; a fishing kit, a Leatherman Wave, some ultralight cooking gear, Orikaso plates, a good spork, and a high quality survival knife (Ontario or Ka-Bar, for example), some good rain gear, and a Gerber axe combo - and you are basically set for business.
And if you do get yourself a UM-21, please be sure to email Gregory and express your displeasure about the sad fact that the UM-21 does not have any provision for hydration.
Have fun!
Bloody awesome pack system. Very comfortable, and…
Design: top loading internal
Size: large
Number of Pockets: 5
Max. Load Carried: 120lbs
Height of Owner: 6'1"
Price Paid: $200 used
Bloody awesome pack system. Very comfortable, and easy to modify to your size. The patrol pack is the best all around, everyday pack. This one was issued to special forces units in desert camo. Looks cool and will hold the kitchen sink too!
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All students at seven Jackson schools will get free meals from the federal government whether they need them or not.
The Jackson School Board voted 5-1 Monday night to expand the district's free lunch program to include all students at Jackson's Bennett, Cascades, Frost, Hunt, McCulloch and Northeast elementary schools and T.A. Wilson Academy.
President David Halsey cast the lone dissenting vote, saying federal government should not be providing meals to children whose parents can afford it.
"That's not a function of my government," Halsey said. "Someone has got to draw a line in the sand and say this is not how we want our federal government to spend our money."
Voting for the move were Vice President Sheila Patterson, Secretary Tim Levy and trustees Robert Inman, Bobby Thompkins and Leslie Cummings. Trustee Teresa Hawkins was absent.
Traditionally, only students who meet low-income requirements have qualified for free school meals provided through federal funding.
Under the new Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010, all students at the schools will qualify for the free meals.
Superintendent Dan Evans said the district has not turned down federal dollars in the 12 years he has been superintendent and recommended the board approve the program. Patterson said it was almost a no brainer.
"If we don't accept it, it will go to another district," Patterson said.
Levy said the federal government wastes money on a lot of things but if it is going to feed students he supports doing so.
The program is expected to start in a few weeks. Food Service Director Brant Russell said it will remove the stigma from receiving free meals and make the lunch lines move faster because workers will not have to check the students' eligibility for the program.
Forty percent of the students in a district or school must meet previous federal income standards for free lunches in order for the entire student body to qualify under the new program.
All students would not be eligible for free meals at Jackson High School, Middle School at Parkside, Dibble Elementary School and Sharp Park Academy because relatively low poverty rates at the schools or low participation rates in their school lunch programs could jeopardize the federal funding.


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Tupelo's Mike Thompson missed the cut at the U.S. Senior Amateur by a stroke after shooting his second consecutive round of 76 on Sunday at Beverly Country Club in Chicago.
The cut line for the 64-man match play field was at 151.
In his second round, Thompson tamed the par-4 No. 4 with a birdie, a day after a double bogey there. But he lost three strokes on his final two holes.
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A barbershop owner who gunned down a former client of his outside his shop in eastern New Orleans in 2012 pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in exchange for a 24-year sentence.
Jury selection was about to begin in Orleans Parish Criminal District court Judge Franz Zibilich's courtroom when attorneys reached a last-minute plea deal for 31-year-old Travis Peters, who killed 36-year-old Herbert Nealy on Aug. 16, 2012.
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Mario Kart is going to blow away SSBB IMO
You have a very good point there. The smash games are hard to just pick up and just start playing. You have to have some sort of experience if you acutally want to be good, but I don't think I mentioned in my post anything about difficulty. Mario Kart will be a great game and there are many people looking forward to it, but it isn't like other games. It's one of those games that you want and will get and even causes you some excitement towards when it comes out, but it lacks something that games like Brawl have. It just doesn't have the same type of affect when released even though it is a very popular game. Someone will hear about the new Mario Kart game and say ,"Oh that's cool, a new Mario Kart game, I will have to get that when it is released." I guess what I'm trying to say is that we've become used to the series and what it is about. Brawl to me makes a much greater impact on me and I'm postive many others.Originally Posted by cyberzomby
Edit: And btw...those experiences are your own and may not be the same for everyone so try not to expect them to be so.
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Mario Kart is going to blow away SSBB IMO
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because the mario kart wii hype hasnt started yet, it is stil all about the brawl
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I think that is a very good point, I just cant wait for febuary for mario kart to come out.
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A very good point.Originally Posted by Marioman
Now about the rest: I wasnt trying to convince point out you talked about brawl and mario kart's difficulty. I was just trying to point out ( and I believe you understood ) that for that reason mario galaxy will sell more.
But I can also agree with youre point: Mario serie's ( or kart for that matter ) are more acustomed. Brawl is getting hyped a lot ( by the fans )
Are there any numbers out yet? Galaxy has been pre-ordered 700000 times in Japan already. I'm waiting for the brawl figures. I guess theres no true way in telling until we know how much each title sold :P
+1 rep for you for the nice dicussion. I remember days when you used a real different tone of voice when you talked about brawl. This is much nicer :P
Tip of the day:
A big mistake a lot of you make is that wiiware games will be free.
Wiiware is just the same like the virtual console. Its different in that it offers new games instead of old console games.
I can think of some easy games ( Like tetris and some other in that direction ) that can be free but the majority will cost money.
Haha thanks man rep for you too, if it doesn't count sorry, I think Brawl will sell slow at frist, but then pick up speed. Mario Galaxy will be an instant hit when release I'm sure
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IMO, all 3 games will sell a LOT.
I'm buying SSBB and MAYBE Mario Kart. I think SSBB will outsell Mario Kart but I can also be wrong, because Mario Kart is more user-friendly if you know what I mean. Also, the people that got Mario Kart for DS will be more hyped about Mario Kart than for SSBB. But really, both games will be great and everyone should get both!
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...So you ask why everyone thinks SSBM is so great and that you don't find it interesting, then you state that you've played SSBM for 10 minutes and Mario Kart for 100's of hours. I'm sensing a little bit of bias there.
As for what will sell more, it should go in this order:
2. Galaxy
3. Mario Kart
- SSBB has a humongous fan base as is, and with the constant weekday updates, it probably brings in thousands every week.
- Out of the 3, who's last title (on the Gamecube) was the biggest? SSBM, by a long shot. Sunshine and Double Dash aren't even close to the quality and reputation of Melee.
- Brawl has (so far) dominated the advertising market.
- The fact that it's a huge multi-player game (and now confirmed online multi-player game) gives it another plus (more so than Kart, IMO, especially since not as much news has come out for it [same with Galaxy]).
- Brawl is closer to Christmas (more chance of selling).
- Mario is a well known name, but it has been failing us the past few years (IMO).
The SSB franchise has been gaining a lot of hype from all different kinds of gamers (and will continue to do so). It also brings all of our favorite Nintendo characters into one game, to see who's the best of the best.
It's true that Brawl appeals to a more specific group than Kart or Galaxy, but Brawl has the overall edge on them. Not to mention that Galaxy's and Brawl's release dates are very close together, and frankly, I think if parents made their kids decide on one or the other for the holidays, they would pick SSBB. For whatever reason ("it's more mature", "it's more cool", "it's what all the older kids are getting", whatever you want to think).
Those are just my thoughts on what I've seen this past year. No doubt they will all be *incredibly* awesome games, but Brawl will surpass them. No doubt in my mind.
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I can agree with youre thoughts there. But I still think Mario has a bigger fanbase. The truth is, mario hasnt got many publicity but I think a lot of people are waiting for galaxy. Becaues sunshine wasnt what they hoped. Galaxy is "hyped" to be like Mario 64. Thats appealing to a lot. I mean, just look at the huge amount of pre orders for galaxy in japan.
Tip of the day:
A big mistake a lot of you make is that wiiware games will be free.
Wiiware is just the same like the virtual console. Its different in that it offers new games instead of old console games.
I can think of some easy games ( Like tetris and some other in that direction ) that can be free but the majority will cost money.
If i had to go with one of them i would go with SSBB because of the multiplayer and the replayability admit how long did it take u to unlock Mewtwo ( if u were by ur self) and then play again another whole new mode All Star but when it comes down to it SSBB will probally sale more with the whole not split screen and the co op play in story mode that's an automatic sale for me.
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Patients need medical marijuana
One of the greatest obstacles facing medical cannabis dispensaries is the image — firmly planted in the minds of some people – of what a medical cannabis dispensary is, what cannabis patient looks like and who they are.
No city wants "those people" to have a business in their community. Contributing to that false image are some rogue dispensaries whose practices would make Bob Marley outraged. Yet the reality is we are everyday people.
There isn't one among the people that I know who wants to support the often-mentioned drug cartels. That being said, common sense needs to come into play.
Poor people are often judged as criminals. It is those poor people who are being marginalized in the conversation about cannabis. And if indeed the drug cartels are the ones behind the black market illicit cannabis trade in our neighborhood, it is those poor people who are going to be driven – by the market – to remain in the illicit market.
The current proposals help to keep the myth alive that poverty equals criminality.
What I care about are the people, the individuals who make up our community. I care about safe access to cost effective quality medicine, especially for the poor. I believe that Sequim could and should welcome the allotted ONE dispensary without further delay.
The moratorium in Sequim was deemed an emergency action by the city council. But there isn't an emergency. The sky isn't falling. What is happening is that the people who struggle each month to pay their bills are paying additional unnecessary costs for access to their medicine. That is the real "sin."
We can find an appropriate and fair selection method for choosing the ONE Sequim dispensary that can fit well into our community. We can, and should, do it now. Right now, patients need their medicine.
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Productivity and Technology – SA WCR presentation notes
February 6th, 2007
These are the detailed notes from my presenation on Wednesday August 2nd 2006.
A software company's perfect customer base looks like:
- people come in and out of the industry frequently – lots of newbies
- are other sales people
- Are likely to buy a product (or subscription) and not implement it – lowers support costs, hosting costs if a hosted web application
- Can *always* do some more marketing
Two different types of technology and productivity tools in real estate
- Lead generation – more leads
- Transactional Efficiency – reduces your costs
Steps For Technology Adoption
- Consider business goals – efficiency? leads? What business activities are you trying to impact and how? Write down your criteria.
- What are other people doing? (benchmark practices)
- Comparison shop (benchmark products) (have to have vs. nice to have features)
- Consider real costs – branding/customization, content development, product price, subscription costs, how much training do you or your staff really need, how much is support if you need it, can you get support locally, your time involvement?
- Consider your ROI
- Compare and select – create a spreadsheet, include pros, cons, costs, and have-to-have and nice-to-have features
- adopt, train, track – hold dollars accountable for results
Essential marketing business practices for the real estate agent today (supported by technology)
- Client IDX – Clients able to do their own searching, save favorite properties, have searches emailed to them – lead generation/efficiency
- Mass communication with past clients – email, direct mail, both – 12 direct/33 touch
- Prospecting and Follow up plans for different audiences – 8×8
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C dominates the world of linear procedural computing, which won't advance. The future lies in MASSIVE parallelism.
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I'm not sure making a voxel editor to build your castles is a good idea, unless of course the intention of your game is to use voxel castles. If you are building the voxel editor simply as an intermediate step toward making "standard" 3D geometry for your game, then it feels to me like you are setting yourself to a project that would easily be as large as a game,and probably would only serve as a distraction. Just look at the voxel editor being made/discussed at Procedural World; the dude has been working on that thing for a long time, and while it's getting pretty cool I don't think it's "there" yet. You'd be signing yourself up for the same thing, I think. And those things tend to grow, even if you try to keep them VERY BASICTM.
If your intention is to play with voxels, then play with voxels. But if your intention is just to build a 3D game, focus your efforts there and save the voxels for another day.
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You could always export to geometry and then modify in Blender for extra features when you needed.
Whether it is worth the time investment to make the editor, you'll have to decide yourself.
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Kid and family-friendly activities
While Michigan residents are still bogged down in a cold and snowy winter, at least a few Ann Arbor area bloggers have spring and summer on the mind. The Ann Arbor with Kids blog recently posted about a family-friendly free spring matinee series at Quality 16, while the Ann Arbor Mom blog already has readers thinking about summer day camp options.
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Ann Arbor area food and drink bloggers continue to offer interesting recipes and tasty suggestions on local eateries and food businesses. The Zweites Frustruck blog recently offered recipes for Sweet Potato Macaroni and Cheese and Brussels sprout pancakes, while the SustainabiliTea blog recently announced that Arbor Teas now offers two organic Korean tea varieties. In another vein, the MichiGirls blog featured a recap of an Ann Arbor progressive dinner that visited four different downtown eateries for food and drinks, while the Food Gatherers blog recently focused on the creative process behind their "Grillin'" fundraiser's art.
Two recent Ann Arbor area blog posts about education have very different tones, one pessimistic and one heart-warming. At Ann Arbor School Musings, the blog author recently posted about the "race to the bottom" for teachers, while the Ann Arbor Public School News blog recently featured a project in which Burns Park fourth graders made valentines for child cancer patients.
And now for something completely different...
One of the most fun aspects of following Ann Arbor area blogs is the diversity of topics and viewpoints. Though food and drink, political and parenting bloggers make up a large portion of what's available, there are local blogs on a wide variety of topics:
• The 3.7 Designs blog focuses on web design and social media marketing, including creating great experiences for website users. Meanwhile, the Chin-Azzaro blog offers thoughts on art, design and commercial photography, including a recent post of suggestions for art students who may be moving to a big city to seek work.
• The Run Bike Throw blog focuses on running, biking and fitness but also includes a dollop of philosophy.
• The Reel Roy Reviews blog, run by an Ann Arbor native, features movie reviews.
• The Ann Arbor-based Cat Living with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy blog details life living with a cat with a chronic health condition and offering tips to other cat lovers.
• And finally, Sandy's France blog, on the other hand, is told from the viewpoint of an Ann Arbor native who is experiencing the sights and tastes of France.
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BATON ROUGE -- The House has given unanimous support to a resolution hailing the work of retired WWL-TV sports director Jim Henderson for his 34 years at the television station.
Without objection, House Concurrent Resolution 4 by Rep. Jared Brossett, D-New Orleans, sailed out of the House late Monday and is pending action in the Senate.
Brossett's resolution praised the body of work Henderson did at WWL-TV between May 1, 1978 and his retirement last month. Henderson will continue as the play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints radio broadcasts, a job he has held since 1982.
Brossett's resolution said that Henderson has been "a vital part of the family of New Orleans and (sports) fans from New Orleans and beyond associate some of their most special sports-related memories -- including the saints historic Super Bowl championship season -- with the brilliant commentary and unique voice" of Henderson.
The resolution expressed "enduring appreciation for the tremendous honor he brings to the Crescent City, to the state of Louisiana and to the Who Dat Nation" and wished him well in his future endeavors.
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GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The training complex stood silent and mostly empty at the foot of the Estrellas Mountains on Monday evening. The mountains were streaked in shadows and light from a setting sun that sent long lines of orange, yellow and blue across an endless sky.
A beautiful sight to be sure, if anyone was around to see it.
But the Indians were long gone. After seven weeks of non-stop activity, spring training was over and the big-league club was headed east. They played an exhibition game in Zebulon, N.C., on Tuesday and then continued on to Cleveland for a Wednesday workout at Progressive Field in preparation for Thursday's season opener against Toronto.
There can be no turning back now. The season, good or bad, has been set in motion.
The Indians started spring training on Feb. 20 with pitchers and catchers reporting. That's 43 days of nothing but baseball, but in actuality it was longer. Players such as Jeanmar Gomez came to Goodyear in late January to begin training. For Gomez the extra work was worth it because he won a job in the rotation as the fifth starter.
Spring training is about finding out such things. The answers aren't always permanent. They might not last until April 15, but the process has begun.
Here's a list of what the Indians did and didn't get done this spring. First the list of accomplishments by GM Chris Antonetti and manager Manny Acta:
• Fifth starter: Gomez had one of the best springs of any pitcher in the Cactus League. His slider has improved and he looks much more confident.
• Starting pitching depth: Kevin Slowey, Zach McAllister and Scott Barnes pitched decently in camp. So did David Huff, until he strained his right hamstring. They will be available at Class AAA Columbus when a move has to be made.
• Veteran presence: Derek Lowe, 38, had a solid spring. He's 38 and coming off a 17-loss season with Atlanta, but gave every indication that he should be a useful part of the rotation.
• Third base: Jack Hannahan was the easy winner over Lonnie Chisenhall in the competition for the hot corner. It's good for Hannahan, but if the Indians are going to make any noise this year in the AL Central, Chisenhall must get his swing together so he can contribute.
• Left field: Shelley Duncan showed power and determination in winning the job out of the sea of contenders in camp. It's clear, however, that the Indians are not satisfied and are still looking for an upgrade. Rumors connecting them with Bobby Abreu and Vladimir Guerrero didn't happen by accident.
• Multiyear deal: The Indians haven't confirmed it, but they have signed shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to a two-year contract extension through 2014. When camp started, the Indians didn't have one player signed for guaranteed money past 2012.
• Utility men: Jason Donald and Jose Lopez won the two utility infielder jobs. They hit right-handed and should balance the predominately left-handed starting lineup.
• Bullpen: Closer Chris Perez's strained left oblique cost him most of spring training, but he pitched well late in camp. He was unable to pitch on consecutive days before the start of the season and that's a concern. If the Indians have two or three straight save situations early in the season, Vinnie Pestano will give Perez a break.
The rest of the pen offers stability grounded in success with Joe Smith, Rafael Perez and Tony Sipp. Dan Wheeler and Jairo Asencio are the newcomers.
• Outfield: Michael Brantley moved from left to center without a problem following Grady Sizemore's back surgery. Right fielder Shin-Soo Choo was unhappy with his stats coming out of camp, but fully recovered physically and mentally from a disappointing 2011 season.
• Pronk power: Travis Hafner, in the final year of his contract, had his best spring in memory. He was one of the few players who hit from the start to the finish of camp.
Now for the things that didn't get accomplished.
• Offense: This is still a glaring weakness. Acta and Antonetti said the poor performance this spring was partly due to shuttling so many players in and out of the lineup in an attempt to find a left fielder. It certainly didn't help that most of the candidates fell on their face offensively, but the problems run deeper.
Until the end of camp, they showed no ability to put walks and hits together to generate rallies and big innings. As for team speed, forget it. They were successful in 54 percent (14 of 26) of their stolen base attempts. A team has to be successful 70 to 75 percent of time for steals to be positive part of an offense.
• No shows: Just wondering if Carlos Santana and Cabrera brought their bats to camp. They didn't hit much at all. For this offense to be effective, Santana, Cabrera, Jason Kipnis, Brantley and Choo must become its focal points.
• Ubaldo Jimenez: The Indians wanted to concentrate on fixing Jimenez's mechanics this spring. Jimenez went 1-4 with a 7.43 ERA in seven starts. How do you think that worked?
He capped off a troubling spring by hitting Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki with a pitch on Sunday and getting suspended for five games Monday. He needs to find the strike zone with his fastball and live there or this is going to be a long year.
• Sizemore factor: The Indians took a $5 million gamble on re-signing Sizemore and so far it hasn't worked. They tried to prepare for the eventuality of injury, but when he went down with back surgery on March 1, the depth they acquired during the winter proved useless.
Who knows how effective Sizemore will be if and when he returns? The fact that another setback by a player with his injury history could have such a profound effect on the offense shows just how poorly the Indians have drafted and developed outfielders over the last several years.
• 7-22-3: Yes, spring training won-loss records don't count, but for the Indians to finish the Cactus League with that record is embarrassing and worrisome. The coaching staff and management can brush it aside, but this team doesn't have the kind of talent that allows it to flip an internal switch to magically raise its level of play come Thursday.
If a switch was going to be flipped, it needed to be done a lot sooner than Thursday.
In this corner: Here are the pitching matchups for the Indians vs.Toronto series that begins Thursday with the season opener at Progressive Field:
LHP Ricky Romero vs. Justin Masterson at 3:05 p.m. Thursday; RHP Brandon Morrow vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez at 1:05 p.m. Saturday and RHP Joel Carreno vs. RHP Derek Lowe at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday. SportsTime Ohio and WTAM will carry the series.
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1. The bizarre theme song.
The lyrics were literally "Come on and Zoom!" over and over again. Endlessly catchy.
2. Castmembers like Keiko.
Or Buzz.
Or Caroline.
Or Pablo.
Or DAVID.
What a kook.
Seriously, David was the best.
You can remember your favorite castmember here.
3. They had a lot of science experiements.
For those who couldn't handle the rough serious world of Bill Nye.
4. "Zoom" taught you a new language.
5. It brought you to Cafe Zoom.
It was the place to eat. Your parents loved it that half the recipes required their supervision.
6. Zoom Guest was a segment where they just interviewed kids just like you.
But who were a lot more talented and liked things like electricity and dogs.
7. The "Zoom" kids always reminded you how to get in touch with them.
"We can't do it on our own; we need YOU to make it known!"
As if you could forget!
"Everything you see right here could only be on Zoom because of every one of you."
"Email or Zmail!"
Get it, it's like email but it's through the mail and addressed to Zoom.
8. The whole show was actually just full of crowdsourced ideas from "viewers like you".
This is the clothespin game, where you try to drop a few clothespins into a cup faster than your competitor. Thanks Trevor S., of Harrisonburg, Virginia for that brilliant idea!
9. They had scintillating man-on-the-street interviews about important topics.
"What's your favorite food?"
10. And important discussion of "phenomenons."
11. Or games.
12. You could write a play and they would perform it for you.
13. They had serious conversations, like what it would be like to have a different name.
Or about their most embarrassing moments.
Lynese shared about the time her hair extensions came out in the pool.
14. But that doesn't mean they didn't know how to have a good laugh.
"Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this." "Well then don't do that."
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KALAMAZOO, MI – P.J. Fleck continued two trends on Wednesday.
He continued to call Western Michigan University's 2013 football record "unacceptable," and he continued to look towards the future.
As the youngest coach in the country, Fleck led the Broncos to a 1-11 record last year, which included a loss to Football Championship Subdivision opponent Nicholls State.
But, the future of the program began looking brighter on Wednesday as WMU received National Letters of Intent from 24 athletes on National Signing Day. In all, Fleck and his staff signed 27 players as three enrolled in classes for the spring semester.
Even while acknowledging his first season wasn't going as planned on the field, the 32-year-old head coach continued to call the early part of his tenure 100 percent successful. You could disagree based on his coaching performance, but he hardly disappointed on the recruiting front.
Fleck said after speaking highly of all 27 signees that his expectations only increase from here.
"Our record last year is unacceptable," he said. "I don't care if it's year one or year 10. I think there is understanding behind it. I think if you look at the future, if college football coaches don't win you get fired. That's the nature of the business. We all know that. The expectation we put on ourselves was this expectation. We put the pressure on ourselves. We can control that. As long as I know I'm always in control of the situation I'll be able to put my head down on the pillow at night because I know we're doing everything we possibly can.
"A lot of people will say, 'Here you go, go put a No. 1 recruiting class in the MAC together.' Well yeah, that's our expectation. Our expectation last year was to go 12-0 last year. We didn't do it, but that was our expectation. Our players will feel that. The minute you start expecting mediocrity is when the program is in trouble."
According to Rivals.com, WMU's 2014 class is the highest-ranked group in the history of the school and the Mid-American Conference. The Broncos signed 14 three-star recruits on Wednesday, which is well more than double the number signed by any other MAC program.
Many of the signees in the 2014 class had offers from other programs, including top tier programs like Oklahoma, Ohio State and others.
Some WMU signees received other offers late in the recruiting process, but Fleck countered that by bringing the recruits in on official visits in large group. More than 20 recruits visited together on Jan. 17-18.
Fleck said the pack mentality was part of his plan.
"It was huge," he said. "A lot of these players have been on campus 15, 16, 17 times already. A lot of these guys are better friends with each other than they are with guys in their own high school. That was the whole plan from the start, to get these guys connected. That's the change of culture here. When you get guys from the six-hour radius they know each other and they know what snow is like and they know what the Midwest is like. They understand things and we wanted to get as many of those guys together as we could. It was really big bringing them in together because you're stronger in packs and the guys held strong."
Western Michigan will have open competition at almost every position other than in the secondary.
Fleck said he will play the best players and the Broncos could be the youngest team in the MAC and possibly the country.
If nothing else, the second-year coach said the incoming class will create competition and therefore depth, which WMU did not have last year.
"We're going to do what we have to do to develop these young men," Fleck said. "I know this: We have finally created competition at Western Michigan. Last year we had zero competition and there was nothing we could do about it. Now, we've created it and that's what I want this team to have. You will grow because there is competition. Last year, we didn't have it at any stage."
A few position battles that will be interesting to watch are at quarterback and running back.
The Broncos signed 6-foot-6 quarterback Chance Stewart to compete with incumbents Zach Terrell, a redshirt sophomore, and Cam Thomas, a redshirt freshman.
WMU signed three running backs, deemed "lightning, thunder and wind" by Fleck.
The wind is 5-foot-7, 162-pound Jamauri Bogan, a three-star back who recorded more than 6,000 yards of offense while in high school at Union City, N.J. and had Georgia Tech in the mix during the recruiting process.
Fleck said the thunder is Jarvion Franklin, a 6-foot, 217-pound, three-star back from Tinley Park, Ill. that the coach called a bruiser and very athletic. The thunder is 5-11, 200-pound Leo Ekwoge, a two-star back who tore his ACL during his senior year of high school, but is fully healed according to Fleck and can run vertical, sideways and over defenders.
Tight end Lucas Bezerra, defensive back Asantay Brown and receiver Jay Harris signed previously and are already enrolled at WMU.
Here is the list of players who signed Wednesday:
WMU 2014 National Signing Day Class
- Wyatt Pfeifer (6-3, 245, Delaware, Ohio), OL **
- Chance Stewart (6-6, 205, Sturgis), QB ***
- Nick Matich (6-2, 290, Clarkston), OL **
- Alon Sims (6-2, 177, Royal Palm Beach, Fla), S **
- Jordan Billingslea (5-foot-8, 155 pounds, Southfield), WR **
- Curtis Doyle (6-5, 305, Alma), OL ***
- Chukwuma Okorafor (6-6, 285, Southfield), OL ***
- Nathan Braster (6-4, 245, Ft. Wayne, Ind.), DE **
- Jordan Van Dort (6-5, 280, Zeeland), OL **
- Jamauri Bogan (5-7, 162, Union, N.J.), RB ***
- Elliot Jordan (6-7, 250, Kentwood), OL **
- Javonte Seabury (5-9, 160, Orlando, Fla.), ATH ***
- Kenny Finley (6-2, 278, Muskegon), DL ***
- Jason Sylva (6-3, 250, Franklin, Mass.), LB ***
- Antione Stone (5-9, 179, Bedford, Ohio), ATH **
- Chris McDaniel (6-4, 240, Detroit), ATH **
- Leo Ekwoge (5-11, 200, Olney, Md.), RB **
- Deontae Brown (6-2, 200, Chicago), DB ***
- Robert Spillane (6-2, 218, Oak Park, Ill.) ATH ***
- Zach Novoselsky (6-5, 285, Lincolnshire, Ill.), OL **
- Delshawn Phillips (6-2, 225, Detroit), LB **
- Jarvion Franklin (6-0, 217, Tinley Park, Ill.), RB ***
- Jakevin Jackson (6-3, 228, Milledgeville, Ga.), LB ***
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Jared Lee Loughner, alleged to have killed six and wounded 13 in a spree shooting, has renewed the debate about gun control laws.Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley thinks it's time we pried a few guns from some warm, living hands.
Jan. 21, Detroit Free Press: This is no longer a debate. It is no longer two sides throwing words at each other about what the Constitution allows.
It is time now for a serious national discussion about who can buy a gun, who can keep a gun and how to keep guns out of the hands of people who would shoot up a crowd, killing six and wounding a U.S. congresswoman.
It is time for us to stop using the Second Amendment as an excuse to be dangerous. That is the only way we can stop a kid from taking a gun to school, leading to one student being shot in the head and another being shot in the neck.
Her appeal is humane and rife with sentiment — but the logic is tough to get a handle on. She apparently thinks the time for debate is past...but she wants to have a "serious national discussion." We're told she expects us to dialogue about a cornerstone feature of the Bill of Rights, but according to her rules of engagement, those who might disagree shouldn't "use the Second Amendment as an excuse."
Later in the piece, she contends that there are "no absolutes in the gun debate," other than that more people will get shot if we don't stop treating the Second Amendment as "sacred" and above regulation.
I understand her anger at the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others. I'm angered that Giffords was gunned down, too. But how can we address this if we don't engage with the issue at the most fundamental levels? Rather than a dialogue, Riley really seems to be calling for mass concurrence and capitulation to her position.
As a journalist who seeks cover behind the Bill of Rights regularly, I have to admit that it's a little chilling to think that a discussion about gun ownership, or any Constitutionally protected right, needs to take place outside of the context of the guiding document. I'm a firm proponent of civil-rights laws so I don't think the Constitution is infallible, mind you. But I do think that, in the U.S., it's where the conversation has to start.
I mean, would any columnist ever say it's time to stop treating the First Amendment as "sacred" because we need an answer to hateful gasbags like Rush Limbaugh? I believe that Limbaugh and Beck and their ilk have poisoned political discourse in America. I don't think the government should pass laws to shut them up any more than the government should attack the New York Times or Wikileaks or any other institution whose work I do respect.
In America, there's always a debate to be had. For everyone like Riley who frets about gun control, there are those who will point out the thousands of gun laws on the books, at every level of government from city to federal. Even Rep. Giffords herself was a gun-ownership proponent and reportedly owns a Glock.
That said, I don't think the controls in place are outrageous or an affront any more than laws against shouting "fire" in a crowded theater are an assault on free speech. But I also don't think that — in a nation with rampant poverty, a fraying social safety net and evaporating low-skill, high-wage jobs — taking away everyone's guns is even close to the best answer.
As the column points out, Jared Loughner, the accused shooter, was clearly disturbed and shouldn't have had a gun. But in the U.S., acting strange isn't a crime. And no court had ever declared Loughner mentally unfit (otherwise, he could've been prevented from buying a gun).
Guns are already regulated. If we want to talk about how to balance Second Amendment rights with the need to keep the Loughners of the world from buying legal guns, that's certainly a discussion a nation should think is worth having. But you can't regulate crazy.
And no matter what a country wants to try, there's always room for debate.


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Nestled in the cliffs of Jamaica's emerald-colored mountains and set along the beach of the Caribbean Sea, Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios is an easy and affordable honeymoon destination. It's not too far from home (just a two-hour flight from Miami), and with rates starting at $369 per couple per night, it won't break the bank, either.
The resort's packages are literally all-inclusive—everything from extra snacks and beverages to hotel taxes and airport transfers are included and there's even a no-tipping policy. Be as active or as lazy as you'd like: Explore the scenic Dunn's River waterfalls, hit the tennis court, and take a glass-bottom boat tour for a look at the fish and coral reef, or just lounge by the mineral pool or at the beach overlooking the sea. Honeymooners get added perks like a complimentary couples massage and bottle of wine in the room upon arrival.
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My point is different. I don't care if the coax radiates. In fact I accept that it will in virtually all cases, at least to a degree. I was referring to the effect at the input to the radio. If we shunt the current away from the radio....to ground... at that point, then it will not flow into the radio. I was trying to keep noise out of the radio, for the purposes of addressing the original "buzz" problem. Of course many posters here don't agree that ground has anything to do with it, and some focus on "pin 1" and others have their pet causes. I was addressing one item that had a theoretical solution. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Hunt" <email@example.com> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [TenTec] RF Ground > Gary - not sure what point you are making. Say we did have the perfect > RF Ground at the radio, impedance zero, voltage zero. That's when the > common-mode current is highest and when the radiation from the coax in > the shack will be highest. Don't confuse "zero voltage" with "zero > radiation" - quite the opposite in this case! > > Steve G3TXQ > > Gary Hoffman wrote: >> I don't feel that this is a particularly good example for the following >> reason. >> >> If, and only if, the ground point at the radio where the coax is >> terminated >> to the radio is an excellent RF ground, then any current flowing on the >> outside of the coax will be shunted to ground at that point. As it is an >> excellent ground, impedance is low, and voltage will thus be low as well >> .... ideally zero of course. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > TenTec mailing list > firstname.lastname@example.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec > _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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Romance by the Peach Blossom Lakeside26 December 2011 (Mon) 7:30pmAuditorium, Tsuen Wan Town HallTicket: $240, 200, 160, 100
Return from Battlefields in Victory to Marry Caifeng12 January 2012 (Thu) 7:30pmTheatre, Ko Shan TheatreTicket: $280, 220, 160, 100
The Bound-feet Liu Jinding Crashes Four Gates16 January 2012 (Mon) 7:30pmConcert Hall, Hong Kong City HallTicket: $280, 220, 160, 100
26 December 2011 (Mon)Romance by the Peach Blossom LakesideRen Jincheng, prince of Eastern Qi, falls in love with a village girl, Zhu Danfeng. However, the Emperor's sister is displeased with their love and forces them to separate. Later, Ren goes to Nanping to propose to the Queen with a view to soliciting her help to strengthen Eastern Qi.
Not until Ren arrives at the imperial court does he realize that the Queen is the village girl he meets earlier. Ren is therefore made the husband of the Queen. However, the second princess of Nanping strongly objects to the marriage and accuses Ren of molestation. Unable to defend himself, Ren is deprived of the title and suffers a deadly insult. The angry Ren then returns to Eastern Qi, swearing to seek a revenge for the humiliation.
Meanwhile, the two princes of Western Shu and Northern Zhou strive to be the first to capture Nanping so as to marry the Queen and get the state. Suddenly, Nanping is encircled by the enemy forces on different sides.
12 January 2012 (Thu) Return from Battlefields in Victory to Marry CaifengAs Emperor Zhuang of the State of Sung realises that the national strength is weak, he makes use of the beauty of Princess Caifeng to lure the State of Cai, Han and Zhao such that heroes from the most powerful state may marry the Princess. In the hope of making a marriage tie, Sung may enlist the support of a strong state. General Gai Shiying from the State of Cai, after having surpassed other candidates in a heated debate, wins the Princess. As defeated by General Gai, the Princes of Han and Zhao are flared up and make a joint attack on the State of Cai. General Gai falls into the hand of his enemies but is lucky enough to have Princess Caifeng rescue him. Princess Caifeng is bright and witty while General Gai Shiying is courageous and impetuous, this makes them a perfect match. And, having gone through a lot of difficulties, they finally live happily together.
16 January 2012 (Mon)The Bound-feet Liu Jinding Crashes Four GatesSong Emperor Zhao Kuangyin is trapped in Shouzhou City. Gao Junbao, under the orders of his mother, leads an army to save him. Passing by Mountain Shuangsuo, he runs into Liu Jinding, the chief of the brigands residing on the mountain. Jinding is putting up a stone plate indicating that she is looking for a husband. Her boastfulness enrages Junbao and prompts him into breaking the plate. As such the brigands get into a fight with the soldiers. Jinding outdoes Junbao in tactics so much so that she can thrice capture and release him. Junbao is won over eventually. Before departure, he leaves her as a token for their engagement the golden mace awarded to him by the emperor.
Junbao moves on to Shouzhou City for his rescue mission. There he is, however, overcome by a nasty cold that makes him bedridden. All he can do is write a letter to Jinding to express his tender feelings. Worried about her love, Jinding decides to go to his help. She crashes four barricades to rescue the emperor with his followers, and then cures Junbao of his persistent ailment.
PerformersLung Koon-tin, Wong Chiu-kwan, Chan Hung-chun, Liu Kwok-sum (26/12, 16/1), Lai Yiu-wai (12/1), Sun Kim-long, Cheng Wing-mui
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Tag: Itanium
Database maker says chip is "nearing the end of its life;" sets off war of words with HP, Intel.
Company sharpens Itanium offerings with new blades.
Last week's debut of the Intel Xeon 7500 (aka Nehalem EX) has stirred up renewed speculation about the future of Intel's other 64-bit server chip, the Itanium. Intel launched the EX silicon with much fanfare on March 30, positioning it as a mainstream x86 processor for the mission-critical enterprise space. That raises the question: Where does Nehalem EX leave Itanium?
Second major OS vendor to bail on processor.
Chipmakers converged on San Francisco this week to talk up their newest semiconductor products at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). Of particular interest to the HPC crowd are Intel's Westmere EP and "Tukwila" Itanium 9300, and IBM's POWER7.
Intel will preview first 32nm Xeon chips on Monday.
After what may be the longest development cycle ever for a supercomputer, SGI has unveiled the first commercial implementation of its Ultraviolet architecture. The company first announced "Project Ultraviolet" at SC03. Now six years later, it has launched Altix UV, the company's first scale-up HPC system based on x86 technology.
New Itanium chip now expected in Q1 2010.


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OLIVET, MI -- Garner Small is quickly adapting to his role on the Olivet College men's basketball team, it appears.
The Schoolcraft High School alumnus and former Kalamazoo Valley Community College forward was named a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association player of the week for games played through Nov. 25.
The 6-foot-7 senior center averaged 25 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists in leading the Comets to two nonconference victories last week.
He had 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in an 83-80 road win at Union, Ky., and totaled 26 points (four 3-pointers) in a 69-60 victory against Purdue Calumet (Ind.). Small shot 58 percent from the field (20-of-34) and 47 percent from 3-point range (7-for-15).
Small played at Goshen College for one season before he transferred to Olivet, where he is averaging 17.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Comets (2-3).
Trine forward Scott Rogers was the other MIAA men's basketball player of the week.
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The first-ever Port Authority Police Department "PAPD Madness" Basketball Tournament took place in early March and the team from the Staten Island Bridges Command won the inaugural title.
Overall, 16 teams from all 12 commands of the PAPD competed in the double elimination tournament at Fastbreak Basketball Center in Tottenville. The tournament was dedicated to the memory of three people in the PAPD family who were lost in 2009: Johnny Ray, 16-year-old son of Sgt. Raul Morales (of SIB); Daniela Harris, wife of retired Sgt. Nat Harris and P.O. Melba Boyles.
Staten Island Bridges wore red just like Moore Catholic, where Ray played football and baseball before he was killed in a tragic car accident last year. No one wore No. 4, which was Ray's number for the Mavericks.
SIB was led by former College of Staten Island basketball standouts John Cali and Joe O'Leary, the tournament coordinator. CSI is also where Harris played and starred in college.
Cali, a former CUNY Player of the Year and two-time CUNY Tournament MVP while at CSI, had 27 points in a 66-50 win over Port Authority Bus Terminal A in the championship, while O'Leary had 26 points.
In the semifinals, Cali poured in 48 points to lead SIB past Newark Airport's A squad, which featured Farrell product Tom Hassel and former York College standout Stanley O'Neil.
The day's best game was easily a four-overtime matchup between eventual winner Bus Terminal A and George Washington Bridge in the quarterfinals.
Two teams from JFK and PATH, as well as Bus Terminal B, Newark Airport B, Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, Word Trade Center, LaGuardia Airport, Port Newark and Special Operations also participated.
While Fastbreak provided the perfect place, Crown Trophy made the awards — including memorial plaques for families of the three the tourney was dedicated to. Major League Screen Printing made the team shirts while Tottenville Bagels supplied the food. W's Tavern hosted the post-tournament gathering.
"It was a great day of camaraderie for everyone on the job who came and played or helped out," said O'Leary, who hopes to use the event as a fundraiser for charity in the future. "This is something we would like to do every year."


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Batman has the Batmobile. The Yeti probably has some sort of snowmobile. And now kids in Webster City have access to a new bookmobile.
Diane Bahrenfuss usually teaches 3rd Grade at Sunset Heights Elementary during the school year, and this year she has added one more job to her itinerary for the summer.
Inspired by the Ames Public Library's bookmobile, Bahrenfuss started the Webster City Community School District's first bookmobile.
"I go to Ames nearly every day for my daughter's gymnastics practice at ISU," she said. "I started noticing their bookmobile around town in different locations on different days."
Bahrenfuss made a few visits to the bookmobile to ask them questions and to look at how they set up the interior of their bookmobile.
"I thought it would be a good way to remind kids to read over the summer and to make the books easily accessible," she said.
Made possible by the Webster City Foundation, the Bookmobile has received many big donations of books to help get the program started.
"Members of the community have been so supportive," Bahrenfuss said. "People have been donating books that their children have outgrown."
She said Kendall Young Library members have been very supportive.
"They donated six boxes of children's books after the spring Friends of the Library book sale," she said.
And the University of Iowa College of Education donated over two hundred books from the Curriculum Laboratory.
"If people would like to make book donations, they may drop off books at the Bookmobile on Fridays during the hours of the Food for Summer program," Bahrenfuss said.
Originally, she carted the books around in her personal van beginning in June, but this week she debuted the new Bookmobile-complete with shelves inside for kids to rummage through for books. Bahrenfuss and her husband Kent worked on the Bookmobile's remodel themselves.
"[July 9] was my first day with the new Bookmobile," she said. "The kids were really excited."
Kids were able to check out books with a very simple checkout system of writing their names on the cards inside each book, she said.
As for the location of the bookmobile, it can be found at the Middle School during the Food for Summer program, as well as a few other locations.
Bahrenfuss is scheduled to be at FEAST at the ACE building on Thursdays, as well as the Middle School and the outdoor pool on Fridays.
During the Food for Summer program, Bahrenfuss reads to small groups of kids, and some kids take the books back to the tables to read while they are finishing their lunches.
"Students seem to enjoy listening to stories and choosing books to take home to read," she said. "I tell them to return a book when they finish reading it, unless it is so good that they know they will read it over and over. The main thing is to encourage literacy all summer long."
With the addition of the Bookmobile, Bahrenfuss isn't trying to replace Kendall Young Library.
"We are so lucky in Webster City to have one of the most beautiful libraries in the state," she said. "The bookmobile is just a novel way of reminding kids to read a book at the end of every busy summer day."


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After listening to Governor Christie's speech, Rutgers is obviously not going to be able to spend money on hiring a new basketball coach while paying Coach Hill for leaving the program. He plans on cutting everything down so there isn't anything against him cutting more funding for Rutgers and causing the university to have to stay put on current obligations. If I were Hill and Schiano, I wouldn't be expecting an increase in salary and might be looking at a decrease next time around anyway unless drastic things happen.
Looks like Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti might be begging the Big Ten to give Rutgers a shot at coming into the conference because all the cuts will absolutely KILL Rutgers sports. The only saving grace would be the Big Ten who can guarantee Rutgers sports more funding than the state may be able to provide Rutgers as a whole. That, in the end, may be what saves Rutgers from even more cuts than the athletic programs it has already cut and will potentially cause Rutgers to be the biggest single money MAKER in this state.
So what do we do with a basketball coach who has now had losing seasons in each of his years on the Banks? How do we get this team to the next level while not spending much more money? Well...there are two options, outside of affilitation with the Big Ten conference, that can help Rutgers with that issue right now.
Option #1 is to keep Hill on as head basketball coach for the upcoming remainder of his contract and not give him any renewals. There's really no way he can get renewed as the NJ government is in such a state of utter disarray and cutting that adding on more of a expense might triggor an investigation by the state comptroller now!
So Hill would have to remain on board and try to right the ship at Rutgers. The team would really have to buy in and the added parts would really have to provide a HUGE benefit (like Rookie of the year for Biruta) to get Rutgers into the NCAA Tourney. They would have to find a big man that can really match up with the bigger bodies in the Big East and between Austin Johnson getting bigger and Biruta coming in, we might have that covered. We could use another 6'9" big body like what Echnique was and Hill is trying to land that now. We have the taller Okum so having the 7 footer is in place, but still needs work.
Another thing Hill would have to do is add in a assistant coach that gives the team a lot of clout. I'm not sure what contract situations he has with his current assistants, but if one is to leave or his contract is up, I'd look into hiring a Bobby Hurley, Jr. as my assistant coach. Or I'd even go to the Rutgers well and look at trying to get Geoff Billett or Rob Hodgson back as assistant coaches for the team. We have a solid D1 basketball player as an assistant in Coach Carter, but can use a guy that can mentor other players on the team. They did a great job with our true center N'Diaye, but we seem to lack that guy to mentor our forwards the right way. Adding in a former forward that played for RU might be the fix or having Coach Carter mentor the forwards and have a guy come in to train the guards is an option as well. Either way, we need more visibility and a guy who can relate to the player in these kids more.
Option #2 may be a benefit given to us by the great City of Philadelphia. If Eddie Jordan were to be dismissed and bought out of his coaching contract with the Philadelphia Sixers, it may be an option for Rutgers to bring him back. How you say? With contracts they have to be bought out just like if Hill were to be bought out. That would guarantee Jordan a salary for the next few years. Since Rutgers won't want to let Hill go due to his buy out, they can let one of the assistants go and give Jordan the assistant's pay on the team. Then Rutgers will have a very big name who has been a head coach in the NBA coaching this team.
From what I hear, Jordan gets along well with younger players and is a good mentor. I think his coaching may be better suited for the college game and he may be able to give Rutgers an "in game" coach that can compliment Hill's ability to recruit and design plays. It would take a lot for Jordan to come to Rutgers in more of a role of the in game coordinator, but it would keep Hill on for what he's good at and can help Hill in giving him a personality that is more of a head coaching personality.
Then, after two years, Rutgers can decide where we want to go from there. Jordan's guaranteed money with the Sixers will be running out and Hill's contract will be up. Maybe we tell Jordan that he's the next head coach, tell Hill we feel he's our full time head coach and cut Jordan loose to find another coaching job, or try and keep them both on together. One thing is for sure...it would give Rutgers an instantly recognizable face that the school can use to recruit better basketball players out of high school. And if Rutgers were to move to the Big Ten, they can really use this advantage to sway more local recruits away from joining the Big East and to play for the only Big Ten team in the tri-state area.
But it all starts with the Sixers parting ways with a coach that has lead them to a pretty bad NBA record. After reading some articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer, that seems to be a very good possibility as it appears that more and more people are jumping off the bandwagon. The Sixers' attendence has also been very poor of late which could be another contributing factor. The Sixers need a NBA name to lead their team and Jordan, while he relates to his players on his team well, does not have his Princeton-like offense working for this team and would need to trade for numerous other parts to make it work. Seems easier to cut him loose then hit the free agent market in force.
But all of that is remedied with Rutgers joining the Big Ten. No Rutgers program will see a bigger benefit from joining the Big Ten than the Rutgers basketball programs. The RU men would likely be middle of the road in the Big Ten this year and would be postseason eligible if they didn't have to run the gauntlet of the Big East. The Rutgers women would probably be one of the best teams in the Big Ten if they were in the conference. Rutgers basketball facilities, seen as a major need for improvement, would get the facelift from the additional money received from the Big Ten and would then be attractive, once again, to the elite recruits of the area. Rutgers could hire whatever coach we wish at that point, but in order to do all of the improvements we might need to follow suit with one of the programs above.
Any way you look at RU going to the Big Ten, now, it looks pretty good, with the exception of football still. Allowing Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, and other big name schools into New Jersey bi-annually would potentially cause many Jersey kids to go elsewhere because they still get to come home and see their families. Likewise, a lot of fans of these Big Ten schools are in the NY Metro area as seen by the numerous bars that host viewing parties weekly for Iowa, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, and so on. Most are filled to the front door with fans of those teams and those fans would be coming to Rutgers Stadium to see them play making a lot of home games like playing West Virginia with their 8,000 to 10,000 fans coming to games.
It could help the football program, however, by allowing us to have a little more money to throw towards coaches and to give us more guaranteed money annually. That stability might be what Rutgers football could use to make the next step, but it's DEFINITELY what Rutgers sports as a whole could use to upgrade and become a routine player for top honors in the conference. RU lacrosse would be one of the better teams already. RU soccer would excel. RU baseball would also be a team to beat right off the bat.
No matter what happens, the Big Ten might be the savior for Rutgers to avoid the state's big time cuts and big time issues and start to function as an asset of itself for the future. No more requesting state funding. No more asking for state input. The state may evaluate, but Rutgers sports as part of the Big Ten would be operating in a fiscally responsible manner and be able to fund itself. Now...we just need an invite!