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18th-century "print rooms" were elaborately decorated spaces in which prints were collaged on walls to demonstrate the cultural sophistication of their creators.Inspired by this practice, The Print Room is an immersive exhibition that explores transfer-printed ceramics and their role in print culture. The transfer-print technique originated in England in the 1750s, allowing pottery manufacturers to apply a printed image to the surface of ceramics. This process enabled makers to decorate vessels with similar, and often the same, images and text that appeared in other printed media. By the end of the 18th century, the rapidly expanding American market became one of the largest importers of English transferware.
The proliferation of prints, books and pamphlets in the 18th-century nourished the Enlightenment, and transferware facilitated the circulation of these popular images and ideas in new ways. These wares brought issues of cultural and political concern into homes on both sides of the Atlantic, where pitchers, plates, and teacups bearing printed images were used everyday or were prominently displayed. Presented alongside prints and printed ephemera, transfer-printed ceramics emerge as important vehicles for visual, textual and cultural exchange.
The Print Room considers the complex and intricate technical processes that allowed reproducible images to be applied to ceramic items. It displays the wide variety of patterns and images that makers invented and appropriated for use on ceramics, including eastern-inspired chinoiserie designs, commemorative portraits, and reproductions of popular paintings.
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WGVU brings StoryCorps to Grand Rapids
Posted on August 01, 2014
Area residents will have the opportunity to record their stories when the StoryCorps MobileBooth comes to Grand Rapids August 8.
The MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording studio, will be parked at the Grand Rapids Art Museum August 8-September 5. The Grand Rapids Mobile Tour stop is made possible by WGVU Public Media and in part through support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
StoryCorps is a national nonprofit organization that records, preserves and shares the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs.
An opening event will be held at the Grand Rapids Art Museum August 8 at 11:30 a.m.
A trained StoryCorps facilitator will guide participants through the interview process. Interviews are conducted between two people who know and care about each other. At the end of each 40-minute recording session, participants will receive a complimentary copy of their interview. With permission, a second copy will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
WGVU Public Media 88.5 FM and 95.3 FM will air a selection of local interviews and create special programs around the project. Segments of select interviews may also air nationally on NPR's Morning Edition.
"WGVU Public Media is very excited to host StoryCorps in Grand Rapids this summer," said Michael T. Walenta, WGVU Public Media general manager. "This national project is a great opportunity for friends and family to record and share their stories with one another leaving a lasting legacy."
To record a story in Grand Rapids, call 1-800-850-4406 or visit www.storycorps.org.
StoryCorps was founded in 2003 by award-winning documentary producer Dave Isay.

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Vt. ski pioneer sustains Olympic spiritBy Kevin OConnor
Staff Writer | February 23,2014
Caldwell family photo Vermonter John Caldwell, 85, is the father of U.S. cross-country skiing and the grandfather of 2014 Olympian Sophie Caldwell.John Caldwell, the Vermonter who literally wrote the book on cross-country skiing 50 years ago his trailblazing 1964 how-to guide reaped the Boston Globe rave the bible of the sport stopped writing updated editions after the eighth a quarter-century ago. Now 85, hes entitled to sleep in.
But the man considered the father of U.S. Nordic is also the grandfather of 2014 Olympian Sophie Caldwell, 23, of the Green Mountain town of Peru. Thats why he has risen the past two weeks before dawn to watch the third generation of his family compete in the Winter Games.
Despite what the governor says, and hes a Putney boy, we dont have high-speed Internet here, says Caldwell, who has been waking in the town he shares with Peter Shumlin as early as 4 a.m., then driving to his nephews ski shop down the road to watch live online races from Sochi.
So much has changed since Caldwell himself competed in the 1952 Olympics, where a lack of television coverage required family and friends seeking results to await the newspaper the next day.
That was back in the dark ages, he says only half-jokingly. When I was racing, nobody knew much about cross-country, and people hardly knew we were there. Everything is much, much better than it used to be. All this ease of communication has helped.
Caldwell has helped, too by turning his lowest point of adversity into a lifetime of achievement.
Some Vermonters may remember his Oslo Winter Games as the ones where Rutlander Andrea Mead Lawrence became the only U.S. woman to win two skiing gold medals. But while the late female legend experienced the thrill of victory, Caldwell felt the agony of defeat.
I was on the combined team cross-country and ski jumping but I was poorly prepared.
Born in Detroit in 1928, Caldwell had moved to Putney with his family in 1941. When his high school needed a cross-country racer for the 1946 state championships, he strapped on his sisters wooden alpine skis. Continuing on to Dartmouth College, he borrowed his coachs slats before the school bought him a pair.
Caldwell tried out and made the 1952 Olympic team. But knowing little about proper training, he toured too many Norwegian bakeries beforehand. The onetime 145-pound athlete weighed 170 by the time he dressed for his event. But that wasnt why he needed help buttoning his shirt his shoulders ached from falling so often in practice.
The rest is history just not Olympic history.
That really inspired me to help better prepare athletes so they wouldnt be so flummoxed, overwhelmed and thoroughly thrashed.
Caldwell started by coaching at his alma mater, the Putney School, where he worked with such up-and-coming skiers as Bill Koch, the first U.S. Nordic athlete to win an Olympic medal (silver in 1976). That, in turn, led him to help the American team in a succession of Winter Games.
Off the job, Caldwell befriended Brattleboro publishers Stephen and Janet Greene.
They said, Are there any books on cross-country? I said no.
Soon there was one his simply titled The Cross-Country Ski Book which he updated until its eighth and final edition in 1987.
Caldwell also nurtured the sport by helping found the New England Nordic Ski Association and by forging a family with his wife, Hep, and their four children: Tim competed in the Olympics in 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984. Peter raced undefeated in college. Jennifer made the U.S. ski team. And Sverre coached the Americans in 1988 and fathered the latest generation of family champions, Sophie.
John Caldwell has been waking in the dark the past two weeks to drive to Putneys Caldwell Sport owned by his nephew Zach, whos assisting U.S. skiers in Russia, and wife, Amy to watch live Sochi races that, because of the time difference, have started as early as 4:15 a.m.
Im a Luddite, he says, but I emailed Sophie before the sprint and said, Go fast.
Caldwell then cheered her sixth-place finish (the best U.S. womens Olympic cross-country result ever) before, a week later, she ended up eighth in the team sprint.
Seen the way skiers collapse after a race?
I joke with them, Are you suffering? I spell and say it s-u-f-f-a-h. It sounds masochistic, but thats the way it is. When you do it you hurt, but you feel great afterward like when you stop hitting your head against the wall. All of us must be nuts, but its a lifestyle, a culture.
Its the same for the spectator back home.
It takes me a long time to recover from these early mornings, the grandfather says.
Even so, after rising this past Wednesday before dawn, Caldwell still stayed up for his weekly 7 to 10 p.m. bridge game. Then on Saturday, he was set to watch grandson Patrick, a freshman at Dartmouth College, compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association championships in Middlebury.
The grandfather of 10 still takes a turn himself. But the cross-country pioneer says hes going downhill fast as an alpine season pass holder at Stratton.
A guy whos 88 and I go over together. Its slow getting the strength back. I got a new hip in May and two new knees in October. I have a plastic heart valve and fake shoulder, too.
So goes life. So much s-u-f-f-a-h-ing. So much satisfaction.
Im bionic and still plugging along.
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When you can't be there, your breast milk still can. Any new mom will tell you that a good breast pump is essential to keep up your milk supply when you need to be apart from your baby or if your baby is too premature or sick to breastfeed.
Here are a few reasons why mothers may need to use a breast pump
Pumping when you are apart from your baby helps you to be able to give breast milk to your baby and avoid the expense and health risks of feeding formula. Using a breast pump allows you the flexibility to get back to work or school without your baby having to miss out on your milk.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011 by Hilary Billings
I smiled emphatically. After the two-and-a-half hour drive from Valencia, I had successfully navigated my way to Dana Point Harbor all while managing to avoid rush-hour traffic. I drank in the smell of the salt water and cries of the seagulls as I walked down the pier. This weekend was going to be stellar.
Not only did I have the pleasure of spending the next three days in this sleepy little Southern Orange town, but I was going to spend it surfing with two of my amigas from Nicaragua, Emily and Kristi. Kristi had a house just up the road from Doheny and we planned on making the best use of our time. The only way this trip could exceed the awesomeness that was planned was if our fellow travelers from Nica could have paddled out with us.
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Online war erupts in Kenya after peaceful vote
NAIROBI, Kenya Tribal lines are being drawn over who won Kenyas presidential election. But unlike the bloody violence that scarred the country five years ago, this time the only fighting is online.
Machete strikes and bows and arrows are being replaced by bitter Tweets and angry status updates.
The exchange of barbs between supporters of Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta who was named the winner of the March 4 election with 50.07 percent of the vote and his closest competitor, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, has degenerated into expletive-filled fights in social media that have the government worried.
The Ministry of Information and Communications said this week that it has been unable to contain the ugly messages of hate and negative ethnicity online. It said many of the messages qualify as hate speech.
Some officials worry that the virtual feuding could trigger real-life fighting.
The outrage is becoming wider and the tension is palpable. Its going to erode all our efforts of building national cohesion, Milly Lwanga, vice chair of the government-funded National Cohesion and Integration Commission, told The Associated Press Thursday. The buildup of tension, its like a room where gas is leaking slowly and then eventually there will be something small to ignite it and people will wonder where the explosion came from.
After Kenyas disputed presidential vote in late 2007, Odingas supporters took to the streets. Tribal violence erupted, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,000 people.
Odingas camp on Thursday said the prime minister will file a petition with the Supreme Court today to overturn the election results. Odinga alleges the election was rigged.
We are dealing with criminals who should not be in State House but in prison, said Odinga on Thursday of his opponents. But, significantly, he is urging his supporters to stay calm as his case is heard in court.
No major violence has been reported, but the interactions are ugly online. Ethnic allegiances are exposed and ridiculed. Kenyattas tribe the Kikuyus and Odingas tribe the Luos clashed violently five years ago, now they insult each other via the internet.MORE IN Wire NewsMADISON, Wis. Full StoryKABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan has fallen so far from Americans consciousness that some may... Full StoryCHARLESTON, S.C. Full Story
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Choosing between and iMac and a Mac Pro is a difficult decision. While on the surface both are desktop computers running Apple's operating system, the two computers are actually quite different. What Mac is right for you depends in part of what you plan on using it for.
At one point iMacs were not capable of efficiently running some professional-grade graphics and video software, however, today that's not necessarily the case. If you're willing to spend the cash, the maximum specs on an iMac are comparable to that found on the lower-end on the Mac Pro.
Out of the box you can buy a Mac Pro with 12GB of memory. With an iMac you're limited to just 8GB. That's not a huge deal for most, but depending on what you're trying to do with the computer could be a deal breaker for the iMac.
Mac Pro's on the other hand can come with two 1TB drives preinstalled, giving you twice the storage space out of the box. The computer's are highly updatable under the hood, and can also handle external drives when you need to add a little extra storage in a snap.
Important to note, the built-in screen on the iMac is not currently retina quality. So if you're doing highly detailed graphics or photo work, you may be better off with a different external display. For those types of jobs, a Mac Pro can be a better purchase across the board.
The iMac can be purchased in 21.5 or 27-inch display sizes starting at $1,299. The Mac Pro is sold display-less in quad-core and 12-core options starting at $2,499.
With the rise in use in the Internet on mobile devices many web browsers including Mozilla Firefox have and currently continue to develop web browsers with proper HTML-5 support for displaying standard web pages that are available on the Internet. There are also other mobile browsers including a mobile version of Chromium and Safari that are also in use. Each mobile browser has their own features; however, Mozilla is and continues to be a non-profit organization which offers the Firefox browser free of charge.
Meanwhile the Firefox sync option connects all the information from a PC automatically with the user's mobile device so they can immediately pick up where they have left off. Bookmarks, history and recently browsed items are all integrated into Mozilla mobile and synced from other user computers.
I work at a septic tank cleaning company in Hollywood, FL. I usually use my iPhone 4s to take pictures of the work being completed and the inside of the septic tank. Yea I know risky business, but I do have the lifeproof case and this thing has held up for over a year. Well I was doing a pumpout at a house went to take a picture of the inside of the tank and the hose jumped and knocked the phone into the bottom.
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This system is designed to handle all of the ordinary waste production in a household. The size of the system should be large enough accommodate the needs of the dwelling. A system should be large enough to allow adequate detention time (time it takes to breakdown waste)with as much separation as possible . It should also allow for as little scum and sludge carry-over as possible. all of this will prolong the life of the leeching system.
This system is reliable and sanitary. But like any other system, it does require regular upkeep. The settlements left from the breakdown process will accumulate. The accumulation leads to a build up of sludge that needs to be pumped. A thorough cleaning when needed will prevent problems in the system. Enlisting the help of a professional service to perform this service is vitally important. Companies that are trained in this area will not only be able to clean the system but can guide you in the appropriate measures needed to keep the system working at its best.
The failure to get the system pumped and cleaned can later lead to problems. It can cause the pipes to backup into the house. It can cause the leeching field to be clogged making it necessary to replace or enlarge it. Any of these problems will not only make a huge mess, but will cost you money. That's why having your system cleaned periodically is so important. It saves hassle and money in the long run.
To prevent later problems, it is advisable to seek the input of septic tank professionals that can diagnose potential hazards and perform necessary upkeep. If you don't know when your system was last pumped, it may be a good idea to have it checked as soon as possible. If you wait until a problem arises, it may very well cost you more than what you'd pay for preventative measures.
The war between Smartphone giants is hardly over as Apple and Samsung continue to compete outside courts, when they fight over Smartphone and tablet buyers. Samsung has taken the Smartphone competition to the next level with its latest Galaxy SIII.This was the top selling model in the 3rd quarter of 2012.
Apple has an iconic brand and a powerful portfolio in the high end market. Though consumers know that other brands have their own special features, they feel loyal to the iPhone and are familiar with it.
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Samsung, likewise, has a strong brand, good pricing, exceptional component sourcing, and strong worldwide distribution. This is because they manufacture their own components. Its product portfolio covers all areas.
How Did The Patent Dispute Start?
The dispute can be traced back to January 2007 upon the introduction of iPhone. In a lawsuit filed by Apple against Samsung in 2011, Apple claims that a few years after the iPhone has been released, Samsung created iPhone clones, which ripped off the designs and technology of Apple. In addition to this, Apple said that Samsung did it again after the release of the iPad. In response, Samsung filed a counter-suit against Apple for patent infringement.
Apple's Evidence
Apple presented comparisons between the graphics and icons of the two companies. Also, they presented documents and emails that show Samsung closely studying the iPhone, knowing that it had inferior handsets. Apple shows proof that Samsung was trying to copy the iPhone.
Samsung's Evidence
Samsung disputed the claims of Apple, saying that similar technology existed before the iPhone was introduced.
Disadvantages of the Dispute
• Apple is a premium customer of components. Now, for Samsung to remain on top, it has to invest in a huge amount in R&D but they can't do that by merely selling to its own mobile phones.
• Apple buys good quality components from Samsung. Component from other suppliers may not be as reliable. In fact, this was evident in problems with recent displays.
Clearly, if ties between Apple and Samsung completely worsen, this could have negative repercussions on both companies. This would only work to the advantage of other competitors.


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How do you determine the wt. of a rod???
I am new to the sport and my buddy is looking to start joining me in some trips together. He has an old beat-up fiberglass fly rod that that was his dad's or granddads. He says that he has used it many times fishing for crappie and that it worked fine. The reel looks like it is in okay working order but the fly line looks terrible and needs to be replaced. He wants to use this fly rod for awhile before he invests any $$ into new gear. How do you know what wt. line to purchase if you don't see the wt. of the rod labeled any wear??? If I had to guess I would say its probably a 6wt. Also....
The cork handle is chewed up and my buddy wanted to know if that is replaceable. I know it is but where would I go about doing this?
If you think that the rod is a 6 wt., you can try loading new backing and a 6 wt. line. I was told by an Orvis rep that you can go up or down one wt. in a fly line from what the rod is rated for. For example, I have a 6 wt rod with a med flex tip, and I will switch back & forth between a 5 wt. and a 6 wt. line depending upon the circumstances. I would try it and see how it casts. IMHO.
For a replacement cork handle, I would look for websites from rod building companies. It may involve some trial & error to find one. Have you done a search on this Forum? With all of the knowledge and experience of the members, I'm sure someone can help you out.
Tight lines.
The best way to determine the weight is to cast multiple fly lines on it until you find one that casts the rod the way you want it to at the distance you want it to. That was the easy explanation I would take it to a fly shop and start with say a 4wt. Most likely thiw will be too light to load the rod properly at the distance you will most likely be fishing. Take that off and try a 5wt. Work your way up until you feel like the line is too heavy or over loads the rod at the distance you plan on fishing. Go back down a line weight and that is the line you would want to buy for that rod. I have a 6 ft rod that I use everything from a 3wt to a 7wt line on but most of the time I fish it with a DT4 line.
As far as replacing the handle, take it to a fly shop and ask if they know of a reputable rod builder that does restoration work. They would be experienced in removing the reel seat hardware and the old cork handle without damaging the blank. I live in Birmingham and build rods but I haven't done any restoration work. Their is a difference and even if the rod is a piece, you would still want someone that could do a good job. I would imagine if you wanted a new grip installed on the rod, you would probably pay someone around $75+ for their time and materials so you might ask him if it is worth the investment. If he doesn't want to spend that much money, I could tell you how to do it and you could try it yourself. It isn't very difficult. You just have to take your time.
thanks for all the great info.
Given the fact that the rod is worth about $5 i don't think i would be a wise investment to put too much money in the thing. And I'm sure he will only use it about 6-8 times before he realizes that he wants to pick up some better equipment. But if a replacement cork isn't too much that might be the best idea. Might be fun to give it a shot.
anybody know of any websites where I can find replacement cork handles?
You will still end up paying between $20 and $30 for a new cork grip after you add in the shipping but the installation is easy. The tricky part is getting the reel seat off without damaging it and then removing the old grip. The most common way of removing the reel seat is to put it inside of a plastic bag and sumberge the reel seat in a pot of boiling water for a few seconds. Pull it out and try to pull it off. Repeat this a few times. If it still won't come off, you can pull it out of the boiling water and dunk it in a pot of ice water. Do this a few times and it should break the epoxy seal and come right off. To remove the cork grip, do whatever you can to remove it without damaging the blank. I would probably start out using a sharp knife to whittle it down fairly close to the blank and then sand the rest off. There is no magic trick to breaking the bond with the cork because it dissipates heat so well that heat won't work. Once the cork is removed, it is just a matter of gluing the the new grip and old seat back on to the rod. You will have to ream the cork grip so it will fit on the blank but that can be done with a round file that you can pick up a big box store or hadware store for pretty cheap. Here are a couple of links for inexpensive preformed grips:
If you can't find anyone local to do the cork handle restoration you might consider shipping the handle senction to Ken Prager ( http://www.whiteclayoutfitters.com/m_17.asp?pa=m_17 ) . Ken is a custom rod builder and does very good restoration work. His pricing for restoration work is very reasonable and less than you might expect.
If you decide to replace the grip yourself you might look at the butt section and consider removing the old handle/installing the new handle without removing the reel seat. You can do this quite easily if there are no line guides between the handle and the butt section's tip--often true on 4 piece rods.
The grip on a fly rod is slipped on over the smaller end. You would have to take the guides off to do this. However.......you can carefully remove the old cork and glue, being careful not to damage the blank. Cork rings are cut in half, each ring sized to its position on the rod and glued in place. Then you sand the bejabbers out of it to whatever shape you want.
Along the lines of what Knothead said. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought a sheet of cork ($2). I cut it into rough squares a little bigger than the handle would be. I got a piece of brass tube that I knew was about the size of the blank and sharpened one end of it a little. Any small metal tube will work. I then laid each piece of cork on a piece of wood and punched out the hole in the center with a hammer and piece of pipe. I Carefully cut a slit from the center hole to the edge of each piece. I taped off my blank from where I wanted the handle to end toward the end of the rod a little to keep from getting epoxy on it or scratching it. Then carefully open the slit and slide the pieces over the rod blank and down against where the old handle that you sanded off used to sit. I dabbed a small amount of super glue between each piece before pushing them together. After about every 4th piece I would work some epoxy down along the shaft and into the gap between the shaft and the cork. I worked my way up to the tape I put on earlierand made the very last piece kind of custom fit so it would fit snug agaisnt the blank. Let the epoxy dry completely and sand to shape.
Note: If it's a multi-piece rod and you can take that first eye off you can skip cutting the slits and just slide the pieces on. In that case you can make you a pretty wind check out of a srap piece of pretty wood.
Good luck!
I'm assuming that the old fiberglass rod in question is a two piece and would have a couple of guides intefering with the replacement of the grip. It would be easier, in my opinion, to remove the reel seat hardware, reem the cork grip out enough to slide over the butt end of the blank and then epoxy the reel seat hardware back on. A winding check could be placed in front of the cork grip if the reemed out cork leaves a gap between the blank and the cork.
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The Tracksters will compete July 31-Aug. 3 at the state track meet in College Station.
Chloe Moya, Carlie McClain, Alivia Shaw, Alijah Avery and Cierra Tilley placed first in the 4x100 relay for 8-year-old girls and younger.
Alexia Valenzuela placed first in the 100-meter dash and 4x100 relay and second in long jump for girls 14-and-under.
Ernest Campbell placed first in the 4x100 relay, second in long jump and 100-meter dash.
Mariah Boyd placed first in 4x100 relay and second in 100-meter dash.
NaDaisha Shaw placed first in the 100 meter dash, 400 meters, long jump and 4x100 relay in the 14-and-under girls.
Chay Calis placed first in the 4x100 relay and third in the 200-meter dash.
Brianna Rodriguez placed first in the long jump and third in the 400 meter and 100 meter dash.
The 4x100 relay of Boyd, Calis, Brenna Sims and Alaejah Reed placed first.
The 4x100 relay of Alexia Valenzuela, Mya Jackson, NaDaisha Shaw and Shaynea Redman placed first for the 14-and-under girls.
Campbell, Kaleb Brown, Isaiah Avery, Eziah Bland and Lorezo Thomas placed first in the boys 4x100 relay.
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Cats may not fit the traditional definition of "hero," but their actions on the home front definitely earn them the right to that title ... well, sort of.
Dogs are almost always portrayed as the four-legged heroes of the armed services. But what a lot of people don't know is that the humble feline has its own vital role in the soldiering world. Although a Google search for pictures of cats and soldiers produces more than 4.5 million results, the truth is that Kitty tends to be happier serving his tour of duty on the home front.
For example, on Meowmorial Day weekend, the first long weekend of the summer in the U.S., the noble cat begins his day with the difficult job of helping the children stay in bed until their parents are ready to wake up.
If there's a parade in town, the humble cat won't bother you by begging to go with you. It's not that cats don't like parades, mind you; it's just that -- well, okay, cats don't like parades. Parades are entirely too noisy and there are way too many feet waiting to step on carelessly placed tails.
After a busy morning of hiding from lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, and other instruments of torture, the cat once again resumes battle stations, this time offering to sacrifice himself for the good of the family by taste-testing any meat that's destined for the afternoon barbecue.
Because your heroic cat doesn't want you to have to suffer the indignity of cleaning the grill after your Meowmorial Day barbecue, he'll humbly step forward and offer to clean it for you. He might not even wait until the charcoal is completely extinguished!
All kidding aside, there is one way in which cats truly are heroes: They remind us that we're human and allow us to reopen our wounded hearts. This is the most important, and probably the most heroic, thing that our cats do for our troops while they're on active duty and once they return home and work to readjust to life as civilians.
Meowmorial Day is about a lot more than beer, ball games, and barbecue: It's a day to honor the sacrifices made by our armed forces and their families, both human and animal. Loyalty is not easily given by cats, and trust me when I say that cats most assuredly do grieve the loss of those men and women who earned that loyalty.


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Tuesday, August 20th, 2013 Mill Valley Public LibraryCreekside Room7 PM (doors open at 6:45)Basic Video Editing with Photoshop | August 20th, 7:00pm Did you know that Photoshop has all the tools you need to create, edit and export basic video projects? Take the Photoshop skills you already have and apply them to the moving image. In this class, we'll learn how to create and export a simple video project in Photoshop with footage taken from a smartphone camera. We'll work with video clips, still images and a soundtrack, using editing tools and Photoshop filters and effects to create a final project ready for the web.Please note that this is a beginner-level class, however it is not an introduction to Photoshop. This class presumes students have a basic knowledge of Photoshop and the Mac OS (or have already taken Photoshop Fundamentals at Mill Valley Public Library).
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Written by mariano on 21.01.2011 at 14:53
She uses the same stress in each phrase... after a couple of songs it gets a little bit monotonous.
Written by Elodie Artour on 23.01.2011 at 16:26
I truly hope so...
@Lyrinan: It's just like Floor Jansen singing undemonstrative on ReVamp's first record. Same thing.
Written by Susan on 25.01.2011 at 01:05
Both bands' versions of symphonic metal are rooted in some very different musical styles (and vocal styles, too). It's a big genre with a lot of contributing elements, and these two bands just embrace different elements.
Written by Almagest on 11.02.2011 at 20:17 She uses pure operatic vocals with an uncompromising orthodoxy that makes even Tarja on Oceanborn sound diluted
Written by Susan on 12.02.2011 at 03:30
Written by Almagest on 11.02.2011 at 20:17 She uses pure operatic vocals with an uncompromising orthodoxy that makes even Tarja on Oceanborn sound diluted
I'm really taken aback by this statement. I wonder if you've listened to much actual opera (not metal singers but actual recordings of opera productions)? Heidi does NOT sing like an opera singer. This is not an insult, she just uses a different technique. She sings in a classical sense and has a lovely voice but it's NOT an opera voice by any means.
There are many metal singers beautifully utilizing classical singing elements in metal. These are NOT opera singers. Opera singers sing opera. We use a special technique to be head over a large orchestra, in a large theatre, without a mic. Metal singers use mics, and therefore don't use breath in the same way or need to properly adduct their cords to be heard over an orchestra. It's just different.


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Priscilla J. Dunstan
Starting school or preschool for the first time will bring changes to your child's life that will have them feeling a bundle of emotions. No matter how confident they appear, your child is likely to also be feeling a mixture of fear, anxiety, curiosity and excitement. Understanding how your child is likely to approach this big event, and what you can do to help relieve some of their anxiety, will help make the transition easier for all.
Tactile children will be anxious to know what they'll actually be doing when they're at school. Taking them through a few of the activities at home before hand will help them understand and boost their confidence about their new experience. Set aside some time every day before school starts, to "play school" and go through the motions of arriving, lining up and sitting at a desk drawing. If possible, take them to the school's playground and let them play on all the exciting equipment, they will be thrilled that their school has such exciting things to do.
An auditory child will benefit greatly from talking through the school day before it happens. They will be full of questions," Where is my school?" "How do we get there?" "What will I eat?" "Can I bring my teddy?" "Who will help me with my shoelaces?" "How do I get home?" Taking the time to talk through the details will help with their anxieties. Having them also talk to older children and relatives about their experience at school will help. Auditory children like schedules, so practice the schedule you will be doing when they go to school, this will allow you to explain things as you go, without being rushed.
Offering your visual child images of what they will be doing at school, either through picture books or family photos, will give them a picture in their own mind of the new world they're about to experience. Another good way to get a visual child excited about this new experience is to take them shopping for their school clothes, bag, pencils, etc. While looking at all the new things, discuss where and how they will be used.
"You will need coloring pencils for when you have to color your worksheets at school."
"These shoes will be good because you can also run around in them at playtime."
Although all children benefit from visiting school ahead of the first day, this is particularly true for taste/smell children. Being naturally nervous, they will especially benefit from having met their teacher ahead of time. This child seeks comfort and security in personal bonds and having a head start on their relationship with their new teacher can make all the difference to their first day of school. Try to organize a play day at the school playground with another child who is also starting kindergarten, this way they will know the playground and also another child for their first day.
The first day of school is a monumental event, which will be remembered for years to come. Try to prepare your child by going through the routine ahead of time, visiting the school and introducing them to another child also starting. Be calm and positive, this is a big day for everyone.


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Grave matters: Dr. Samuel Hildreth loved history, botany
The large prehistoric conus mound located in the middle of Marietta's Mound Cemetery apparently held some great interest for Dr. Samuel Prescott Hildreth, who penned some history of the mound in 1842 and then, 21 years later, was laid to rest in its shadow.
"He loved science-geology and botany, but he also loved history," said local historian Caroline Putnam of Marietta.
She noted Hildreth rode on horseback to visit his patients, and when he came to a stream he would often dismount.
"He would climb down off the horse and look for insects," Putnam said. "If he found one that was interesting, he would pin it to his hat so he could study it later."
Putnam said she's collected quite a bit of information about the local physician, who was born in Methuen, Mass., on Sept. 30, 1783.
"I've just found him to be an interesting character," she said. "He did so much. I don't know when he had time to sleep."
Hildreth once answered that question by noting his physician's practice kept him so busy that he could only pursue his other interests during "odds and ends of time."
Putnam said at least one of the papers she's collected on Hildreth indicates he may have served as a state paleontologist at one time.
That interest was evident in an article about the Marietta conus mound Hildreth wrote for the monthly periodical, "American Pioneer," published in October 1842.
He wrote that the "beautiful structure is considered the pride and ornament of Marietta."
Hildreth noted the directors of the Ohio Company who founded and laid out plans for the city of Marietta, "reserved a square of six acres around this mound, and appropriated it to the use of a burying ground, thus giving a hallowed aspect to that spot, and preserving it from the violation of private individuals.
"It yet remains in all its pristine beauty, a monument of the industry and arts of the ancient inhabitants of the valley, and a lasting memento of the classic taste of the directors of the Ohio company," Hildreth wrote.
He noted the mound's height and diameter, and the circumference of the 4-foot-deep ditch that surrounded the structure.
"When first noticed by the settlers, it was covered with large forest trees, seven of them four feet in diameter," Hildreth wrote. "A few years since, sheep were allowed to pasture in the cemetery grounds. In their repeated and frequent ascents of the ground, they had worn paths in its sides, down which the wintry rains taking their course, cut deep channels, threatening in a few years to ruin the beauty of the venerable structure, if not to destroy it entirely."
He said several Marietta residents at that time raised $800 to repair the mound, which included the installation of fencing and walkways and the building of a set of 46 stone steps on the north side, leading to the top of the structure.
The upgrades also included the planting of several trees on the surrounding property, which was likely almost treeless at the time.
Local historian Scott Britton said the region's early settlers had felled most of the trees.
"The trees were likely pretty much clear cut as they used the wood to build houses or for firewood," he said. "The local boat-building industry also would have used a lot of oak and other hardwoods."
Britton said the lack of trees and very few homes in the area of the current Mound Cemetery would have afforded a great view of the surrounding area.
"The scene from this elevation is one of the finest in the country, commanding a prospect of eight or nine miles up and down the Ohio River, with a broad range over the hilly region which skirts the Muskingum," Hildreth wrote.
He noted a slight excavation into the top of the mound had been performed many years before his article was written, and "…bones of two or three human skeletons were found. The public mind is strongly opposed to any violation, or disfiguring the original form of this beautiful structure, as well as of the old works generally. Several curious ornaments of stone and copper have been brought up at various times in digging graves in the adjacent grounds."
Hildreth died in 1863 and is buried with other family members in the northwest section of Mound Cemetery.


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text: I'm visiting my ILs in So. Cal. right now (Long Beach area). We have some friends we knew years ago in Houston when DH & I were engaged. We haven't seen them in over 8 yr. now. They moved to Boston and now he works about a 1.5 hr. drive from here in CA. In the meantime, they've had 2 girls, now 6 & 4. When we met up with them, Jane told me she was still nursing her 4 yr. old! I've been starting to feel like the only extended BF'ing mom out there (my daughter Tessa is 3 & still nurses). How cool is that! I so wish we lived closer to them because their parenting style is very much like ours (AP, co-sleeping, etc.). Jane even homeschools her oldest, which is something I'm toying with when it comes to my daughter and she gets older. Why do they have to live so far away now?!


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"Celeste and Jesse Forever" is a relationship that looks good on paper. But, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, sometimes things just don't work out.
It's not you, it's me, maybe?
The talented and funny Rashida Jones co-wrote and stars as Celeste. Jesse is the likeable and goofy Andy Samberg. They play a separated couple who remain best friends. It seems like a good fit.
But it strangely never rises to the opportunity. There's an ebb and flow to Celeste and Jesse's relationship, but it never really grabs at the heart.
Jones and Samberg get a chance to show their dramatic chops, and both show talent you may not expect. Unfortunately, they don't get as much chance to show how funny they can be.
Even as the "will they or won't they?" story played out, I ended up asking "Do I care?" Color me disappointed.


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Isabelle seeks write-in voteApril 17,2014
With the recent resignation on the Barre Town Select Board, there is a one-year term to be filled in the May 13 town meeting via write-in vote. I am pleased to announce I intend to seek the seat and hope that Barre Town voters will write my name in.
I am a lifelong Barre Town resident and Spaulding High School, St. Michael's College and Vermont Law School graduate. I am proud to continue to call Barre Town home. I have served on the Recreation Board, as justice of the peace, and most recently served on the Budget Committee. We are fortunate in Barre Town to have some of the lowest tax rates in the county, but we also offer some of the best schools and municipal services as well. It is not easy to maintain this balance, and I hope to be a part of that discussion as a member of the Select Board.
Our community has a bright future. We will soon see an expansion of the bike path and more activities and interest in the newly created town forest. The businesses in Wilson Industrial Park offer the community good jobs and we will continue to see the park thrive. As we progress, Barre Town will remain a destination for families to live and business to grow.
I hope Barre Town voters will write-in my name on May 13 for the one year Select Board term. I look forward to working with you.
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Author: Lubos Rendek
Date: 10.09.2009
Update: 04.03.2010 - Section 7.2 was created to clarify relation between Pointers and Arrays in C++
This article is intended to all programing enthusiasts on all levels who do wish to understand pointers in C++ language. All code presented here is not a compiler specific and all examples will be written in plain ANSI C++. Debate about pointers can stretch for miles, and you would need to go really far to master it all. If you really want to run that far, this article gives you a clear understanding of fundamental concepts about pointers and prepares you for that journey. However, those who are new to C++ programming make sure that you are able to write and run your own C++ "hello world" program, and also it is recommended that you have a basic understanding of C++ functions and classes. If you need to refresh your knowledge about how to compile and run C++ program, use functions and classes, please read an appendix at the end of this document before you continue reading this article.
Pointer is a variable that stores a memory address. OK, that is simple ! But, what is a memory address then? Every variable is located under unique location within a computer's memory and this unique location has its own unique address, the memory address. Normally, variables hold values such as 5 or "hello" and these values are stored under specific location within computer memory. However, pointer is a different beast, because it holds the memory address as its value and has an ability to "point" ( hence pointer ) to certain value within a memory, by use of its associated memory address.
OK, enough talking and let's get down to the pointer business. To retrieve a variable's memory address, we need to use address-of operator &.
#include <iostream>
int main()
using namespace std;
// Declare an integer variable and initialize it with 99
unsigned short int myInt = 99;
// Print out value of myInt
cout << myInt << endl;
// Use address-of operator & to print out
// a memory address of myInt
cout << &myInt << endl;
return 0;
The first line of the output contains an integer value 99 and on the second line, there is a memory address of myInt printed out. Please note that your output will be different.
Before we can assign a memory address to a pointer, we need to declare one. Declaring a pointer in C++ is as simple as to declare any other variable with one single difference. Asterix symbol " * " needs to be add and located after variable type and before a variable name. One rule has to be followed when assigning memory address to a pointer: pointer type has to match with variable type it will point to. One exception is a pointer to void, which can handle different types of variables it will point to. To declare a pointer pMark of type unsigned short int a following syntax is to be used:
#include <iostream>
int main()
using namespace std;
// Declare and initialize a pointer.
unsigned short int * pPointer = 0;
// Declare an integer variable and initialize it with 35698
unsigned short int twoInt = 35698;
// Declare an integer variable and initialize it with 77
unsigned short int oneInt = 77;
// Use address-of operator & to assign a memory address of twoInt to a pointer
pPointer = &twoInt;
// Pointer pPointer now holds a memory address of twoInt
// Print out associated memory addresses and its values
cout << "pPointer's memory address:\t\t" << &pPointer << endl;
cout << "Integer's oneInt memory address:\t" << &oneInt << "\tInteger value:\t" << oneInt << endl;
cout << "Integer's twoInt memory address:\t" << &twoInt << "\tInteger value:\t" << twoInt << endl;
cout << "pPointer is pointing to memory address:\t" << pPointer << "\tInteger value:\t" << *pPointer << endl;
return 0;
pPointer's memory address: 0xbff43314
Integer's oneInt memory address: 0xbff43318 Integer value: 77
Integer's twoInt memory address: 0xbff4331a Integer value: 35698
pPointer is pointing to memory address: 0xbff4331a Integer value: 35698
The diagram above is a high level visual abstraction of how are variables stored within a computer memory. Pointer pPointer starts at memory address 0xbff43314 and takes 4 bytes. Pointer pPointer holds as a value a memory address of a short int twoInt ( 2 bytes ) which is 0xbff4331a. This address is stored as a binary data within a pointer's memory space allocation. Therefore, dereferencing a pointer with a memory address 0xbff4331a will indirectly access a value of twoInt which is in this case a positive integer 36698.Read more ...
Here is a small example of C++ code on how to read a characters from a file as well as to count the number lines of any particular file consist of. The code will check for "\n" the "new line character" and increase the number of lines stored in number_of_lines integer variable. Every iteration will also print single character including "\n" to an output.
First create a file called my-input-file.txt which will contain some text. For example:
welcome to
Then copy c++ code below to a file called read-characters.cpp:
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
ifstream fin;
fin.open("my-input-file.txt", ios::in);
char my_character ;
int number_of_lines = 0;
while (!fin.eof() ) {
cout << my_character;
if (my_character == '\n'){
cout << "NUMBER OF LINES: " << number_of_lines << endl;
and compile it with:
g++ read-characters.cpp -o read-characters
Execute new compiled binary file:
NOTE: your text file must be located in the same directory as your executable read-characters program.
NOTE: while loop and fin.get will add extra new line character so you may start with :
int number_of_lines = -1
welcome to
Here is a small program to clalculate Fibonacci numbers using c++ language. No tampering with the code needed ( only iprovements ! ) just copy and compile with g++ FibonacciNumber.cpp -o FibonacciNumber and run ./FibonacciNumber
#include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> void HowMany(int *numbers); void CalculateFibonacci(int *numbers); int main() { int numbers = 0; HowMany(&numbers); CalculateFibonacci(&numbers); return 0; } void HowMany(int *numbers) { // use pointers as parameter, not references std::cout << "How many Fibonacci numbers would you like to calculate? "; std::cin >> *numbers; if ((!std::cin.good()) || ( *numbers <= 1 || ( *numbers >= 48 ))) { printf("Invalid number entered ! I calculate only more than 0 or less then 48 Fibonacci numbers !! \n"); exit(1); } } void CalculateFibonacci(int *numbers) { int i = 0; unsigned long a = 1; unsigned long b = 0; unsigned long fibonacci_number = 0; while(i < *numbers) { b= fibonacci_number; fibonacci_number = a + b; std::cout << "Fibonacci number: " << i+1 << ". " << fibonacci_number << "\n"; a = b; i++; } std::cout << std::endl; }
How many Fibonacci numbers would you like to calculate? 30
Fibonacci number: 1. 1
Fibonacci number: 2. 1
Fibonacci number: 3. 2
Fibonacci number: 4. 3
Fibonacci number: 5. 5
Fibonacci number: 6. 8
Fibonacci number: 7. 13
Fibonacci number: 8. 21
Fibonacci number: 9. 34
Fibonacci number: 10. 55
Fibonacci number: 11. 89
Fibonacci number: 12. 144
Fibonacci number: 13. 233
Fibonacci number: 14. 377
Fibonacci number: 15. 610
Fibonacci number: 16. 987
Fibonacci number: 17. 1597
Fibonacci number: 18. 2584
Fibonacci number: 19. 4181
Fibonacci number: 20. 6765
Fibonacci number: 21. 10946
Fibonacci number: 22. 17711
Fibonacci number: 23. 28657
Fibonacci number: 24. 46368
Fibonacci number: 25. 75025
Fibonacci number: 26. 121393
Fibonacci number: 27. 196418
Fibonacci number: 28. 317811
Fibonacci number: 29. 514229
Fibonacci number: 30. 832040


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Scholarship for nursing student allows her to continue studies
Posted on July 14, 2014
In the 11th hour, a nontraditional nursing student learned she earned a scholarship that allows her to continue her studies toward a bachelor's degree.
Lisette Wilson received a $7,000 scholarship from Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. The Mary Free Bed Minority Scholarship goes to qualified students of color who are majoring in nursing or health professions and who have made a commitment to serving diverse populations.
Wilson enrolled in the Kirkhof College of Nursing in 2013, after working for two decades at Michigan Bell Telephone Company.
"After 20 years at the phone company, my desire to become a nurse was still there," Wilson said. "When the opportunity arose, I took early retirement and enrolled in college the next day."
She said the scholarship money was essential for her to continue her studies. "I only have grant money left to pay for my last year of school, and it wasn't enough," she said. "With this, I won't have to worry anymore."
Wilson also works as a patient care provider at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. She is a member of the Student Nurses Association and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Sally Stockdale, affiliate faculty member of nursing, said it was gratifying to see Wilson earn this award and be recognized for her dedication and hard work.
"Besides the rigors of nursing school, Lisette wears many hats: wife, mother of three, grandmother, and volunteer for many community and church events," Stockdale said. "She handles all these responsibilities and makes it look easy."


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#42 to #4 - drulludanni
Reply 0 123456789123345869(06/30/2013) [-]
they should do it like dunkey and make halflife 2 2
#57 to #42 - strangemoo
Reply 0 123456789123345869(07/01/2013) [-]
They have. And I haven't played any of them.
#18 to #4 - chudboy
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www.valvetime.net/threads/updated-half-life-3-left-4-dead-3-source-2-much-more-found-on-valve-project-tracker.243580/ again it's not a legit confirmation. Just a leak from their database.
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Reply 0 123456789123345869(06/30/2013) [-]
They haven't confirmed it. The only thing close to a confirmation is a leak of all the things they have in development and what teams are working on it. Half Life 3, Left for Dead 3 were on that List, along with Half Life movie. It's still not a legit confirmation by Valve.
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If link is found may someone send it please?
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But its the small light at the end of the tunnel which matters to me
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I know it's going to be made. They have to, with the way they ended Episode 2. They know the fans want it, and they'll make money off it. I don't mind waiting. It'll make it that much sweeter. And if they build a new source engine for it, all the better. Since they built the new source engine for Half Life 2. They obviously want to make it an excellent game, to match gamers high expectations. But a lot of people exaggerate way too much about it. Meaning that some might expect too much from it and just be disappointed.
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Thats exactly what i thought, but i guess thats also a reason for valve taking their time they could be worried it may not live to the expectations of their fans and do not wish to let us down. Im sure they wont and ill wait as long as I need to.
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I think the same but hey its life all we can do is hope the best
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your comment has 3 dots half life 3 confirmed
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Lies. that's fake!
#55 to #41 - slashendrix
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It is a joke. As in an April fools joke. It says right on the site.
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obviously, the whole point of me saying that was to make fun of people who wouldn't get it
#8 to #5 - godzillaeatslazers
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Ya they confirmed hl3
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It was on a post i saw earlier today and the guy had proof i forgot the website tho
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If it took them 10 years to build a game engine, I expect Gordon to leave ******* footprints and bullet casings everywhere he goes.
It doesn't take 10 or even 5 years to make an engine, especially for a giant corporation like Valve. I feel like people refuse to see how ****** Valve is treating it's fanbase just because HL2 was awesome.
It doesn't take 10 or even 5 years to make an engine, especially for a giant corporation like Valve. I feel like people refuse to see how ****** Valve is treating it's fanbase just because HL2 was awesome.
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I don't see it as them treating us "******". That's an over exaggeration on your part. "Oh they haven't made this game for me and us yet, they're just ******". I doubt they want to make a Call of Duty job out of it. Build the new engine. Make the game right. Develop, write the story. You should appreciate how long a game actually takes to make, and what goes into it. Sure, some games are in development even before the first one is released. But other developers might do it differently. Make the first or sequel, then wait to make a new one. Take a break.
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It can take longer. Considering Episode 2 only came out 6 years ago. It can take a long time, depending on their situation too. It's not like "Oh hey, we've made a fresh new engine, here you go". The new engine was only confirmed last year. They might not even be half through making it at that point. Half Life 3 Is obviously going to be made. Also, another point. Developers don't cater to you. Their not going to rush a game because you're impatient. They're not going to make a game because some people want it. I know they'll do it, and I'll wait. It's good business for them considering how many people want it.
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The half life series has definitely not been mediocre. If you were apart of the game from the beginning you'd understand why. The first introduced a fresh, original FPS, with a twisting story of Dimensions and what not. The second was great, the story was a bit off at times, especially the ending for HL2. But the gameplay was also pretty fresh, even the engine. And I reckon that's what they're trying to achieve. A fresh engine, and gameplay mechanics. And it takes a long time to try and develop that. I'll wait patiently, because there are other developers still releasing great games. Some fans act like HL is the only great game ever. I'll try not to have high expectations of it though, since it could turn out bad. I can definitely wait, since I know developers don't cater to me, on how quickly they should make games.
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I'm not trying to start an argument between myself and you, chud, but you really don't see it as kind of insulting that they told their fanbase nothing about HL3 even though there is no way in hell they missed all these stupid HL3 confirmed jokes and memes.
Also, kind of obnoxious to assume I haven't been following HL since the beginning, which I have. It was a good game. It's been so over-hyped by the internet and people who probably haven't even played the game.
Also, kind of obnoxious to assume I haven't been following HL since the beginning, which I have. It was a good game. It's been so over-hyped by the internet and people who probably haven't even played the game.
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Well you called it mediocre, for one thing haha. I'd never say the series was mediocre. Yes the internet has sucked all the life from it, but I played it before these stupid memes could get their hands on the series. I think that could annoy Valve, or their at least trolling us. Since half of the internet is full of these stupid jokes. Their probably waiting till the right time (when it probably dies down,t he jokes and such). It will make it much more sweeter when it's announced! But honestly, couldn't you figure it out that they are going to make it. It painfully obvious. It's their best series, that's won them countless of awards, so many sales and great reviews. They ended it with a weird open ending. Gabe Newell said last year, a new engine is being developed, and that their waiting for a game to be released with it. For me that's HL3. HL2 was released at, well pretty much the same time as the Source Engine. They are also waiting for Next Gen I reckon, and also their own system. I reckon they will want to release HL3 with their own system.
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Takes a while I guess. Some people have waited longer for some games. Same goes for some bands. One band I like didn't produce a new album for 15 years. And for people who loved them from the beginning must have waited a long time for that album.
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I want em to take their good sweet time with it, cause if it's just as **** as almost every shooter out on the market, I'm gonna be real pissed
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Taylor Swift Has Pink Hair, Gets Affectionate With Co-Star On Set Of New Music Video
We spotted Taylor Swift getting cozy with co-star Reeve Carney on the set of her new music video, "I Knew You Were Trouble," which is filming on location in Los Angeles.
The singer wore cut-off denim shorts, a brown sweater and (presumably) her video boyfriend's leather jacket. She also had pink-tipped hair.
On the second day of filming Swift played around in skinny jeans, converse sneakers and a plaid shirt while Carney showed off his tattoos in a wife beater tee and suspenders. At one point Carney takes Swift on a piggy back ride near some train tracks.
Swift is reportedly dating One Direction star Harry Styles. She is known for writing songs about her boyfriends and lovers. "I Knew You Were Trouble" includes the lyrics: No apologies/ He'll never see you cry/ Pretend he doesn't know/ That he's the reason why/ You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning.
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The truth is sex sells. But while a painting of a naked woman used to be enough to get people out to view art, in today's world you need a little bit more than that to get people excited. How about a soft-core porn double feature?
On Friday, the Japan Film Society will be hosting the screening of two erotic films followed by a brief discussion at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra. The event, "A Pinksummer Night's Dream," aims to give audiences a peek at the genre pink eiga (pink film) with the screening of Goto Daisuke's "Yoake no Ushi" and Kitazawa Yukio's sci-fi comedy "Deep Contact."
The screening is restricted to persons 18 years or older.
The term pink, using the borrowed English word for the color, referred to the amount of flesh that was shown in the movies, but Japan has different censorship laws and practices: shots of penetration, pubic hair and genitals are prohibited. To get around those taboos, pubic hair can be shaven or objects can be strategically placed. Use your imagination!
According to Kevin Leung, president of JFS, these two films were chosen because they show the extremes of what makes pink cinema unique compared to other film types. "Yoake no Ushi" has been a popular festival film and "uses sexual elements to highlight the characters' grief and desires for second chances in the face of loss" while "Kitazawa's 'Deep Contact' uses the sex more for humor and pokes fun at social and political ethics in a campy, sci-fi context."
Goto commented via email that he is heavily influenced by Japanese and American art, movies and jazz. He specifically cites authors as varied as Henry Miller, Samuel Dashiell Hammett, Susan Sontag, William Faulkner, Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf and Philip K. Dick as influences. His favorite directors include Martin Scorsese, Orson Welles, Sam Peckinpah, John Huston, Robert Aldrich, Francis Ford Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood, Sean Penn and David Lynch.
Kitazawa felt most influenced by movies from the 1960 to 1970s, particularly, "Midnight Cowboy," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and "The World According to Garp." He cited Martin Scorsese as his favorite director and "Taxi Driver" as his favorite film. Kitazawa feels that with the proliferation of hardcore pornography, pink eiga has lost the focus on art.
Goto thinks he is likely to continue making pink eiga because of the universal feelings that can be shared and explored, but Kitazawa is also interested in making movies "about minorities and people who face discrimination from normal society, and really dig into the meaning and factors behind prejudice." Kitazawa's movie, "Deep Contact" is meant to be a parody of 1998 disaster sci-fi film "Deep Impact."
When he makes films Kitazawa wants to "break all clichés." "I want the audience's laughter to be compounded by the sexual excitement," he wrote in his email.
After the screening of these films, Naday Street and Ayumu Oda, producers of Pink Eiga, Inc., a major distributor of pink eiga films in the US, will lead a brief discussion.
"A Pinksummer Night's Dream" is at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) Friday at the Gallery Nucleus, 210 E. Main St., Alhambra. Admission is $8. Call (626) 458-7482 or visit gallerynucleus.com.
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(Bluefield)—Bluefield State College, Concord University and Regional Educational Service Area I (RESA I) worked together to sharpen their "WOW Factor." Through a $75,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC), the three educational entities participated in a "Working on Writing (WOW) Factors" training program at Concord University earlier this month.
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Transcending our tribulationsApril 09,2014It may have come to your attention already that we are being royally screwed. The situation goes from bad to worse daily, as we are besieged from so many directions at once.
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A good way to start might be the classic 'cute stories' thread. Extended nursers are always an adorable bunch when it comes to anecdotes. In the last couple of days Sam has started to tickle me during feeds. He even goes for the under armpits. Sometimes he breaks off to say 'ickle, ickle'.
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If things don't work out with Woodson we can go for Phil Jackson in a few months. I don't see the point unless we get him as an assistant.
ASAP. This is our guy imho. The guy did wonders in Portland (until this last slide) in spite of loosing 2 future superstars. Injuries plagued the team and he had them playing well and winning. Advancing in the playoffs was just impossible for such a depleted roster.
Anyways. Do you guys like him?
If things don't work out with Woodson we can go for Phil Jackson in a few months. I don't see the point unless we get him as an assistant.
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I'm hoping Woodson can suceed because I'm tired of the team making moves each season. If he doesn't do well then my choices are Jax or JVG.
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We need to give Woodson a chance.
If we bring ANYONE new, Dolan might as well go all out and bring Phil.
Screw McMillan did you not see what that Blazer team is like? They have plenty of talent themselves.
I think give Woodson a chance and see how he does before ditching him after 1 game
He is just a different version of D'Antoni. Has some good qualities, but his negatives outway his positives. Forget him. Keep Woodson, and then try to go after Phil Jackson. If Jackson says no and Woodson does well the rest of the year than resign him.
McMillan did an excellent job the past few years. Blazers were always really underrated due to no star players. Remember... Dallas said the Blazers were the hardest team they faced in the entire championship run last year. They really hustled.
He is known for holding players accountable and working his ass off. His peers all give a lot of respect to him as well. I'm not sure how our spoiled players would react to some toughness though...
By all means he is definitely known in coaching circles to be a step above Woodson.
He's just an unlucky guy. Plain and simple.
Under him, Portland was supposed to be one of the top teams in the NBA with Greg Oden and Brandon Roy as their franchise players...
Imagine those two playing together and with the rest of their roster, they have LaMarcus Aldridge and had G Wallace... they would've definitely been a contending team and a bitch to beat...
The Portland situation is just sad and unlucky.
Wow. These forums man...
Nate McMillian blew his achilles out a few seasons ago, while filling at practice, because the team had so many injuries, they were struggling to field full 5 on 5 scrimmages. And he still coached, because he said if the players can play thru injuries, then he can sit on the sidelines and coach with one.
Another version of D'Antoni? What the **** are you guys talking about?
He holds players to the same standard he holds himself. His team just stopped playing for him...it happens. The Lakers didn't play for Phil in the last two games of the semi's last year...does that mean Phil isn't worth it either?
Nate overachieved big time, in the loaded Western Conference long enough for us to know what he brings to the table.
All of that being said, I do agree that we should let Woodson finish out this season and then see what happens from there. Phil is option #1, McMillan is option #2, Brian Shaw/Ron Adams/Mike Budenholzer should be 3rd options.
I would put Sloan on that list, but I believe Phil would be more ready to come to NY and coach should the right circumstances present themselves. He has ties here that Sloan doesn't.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
That's what happens when you get beat by 42 by a team with a 6 game losing streak, the coach gets fired. Blazers cleaned house firing Nate, trading Camby and Wallace.
right now the knicks need assistants so who knows I could see them going after him.
Mike Woodson deserves a chance. He helped the Hawks advance to the semi-finals twice, so maybe he can do that with the Knicks next year.
Jeremon Linbury