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BA in Spanish
- Grammar: Solving the Puzzle
- Written Expression
- A Taste of Literature
- Vital Conversations
- Spanish for the Professions
- Latino Literature
- Spanish-American Narrative
- Interactive Cultural Exploration
- International Studies
- Business Administration
- Hispanic/Latino Studies
- French
- Education
- Sociology
- Communications
Spanish is the third most spoken language, after Mandarin Chinese and English. It is becoming increasingly crucial in terms of the global economy, and could play a major role in your life as well as professional and personal development. If you speak Spanish, you can communicate with almost 500 million people worldwide. Think how many more employment options that gives you! Becoming fluent in Spanish will open the doors to many exciting careers. At Queens, you will receive superior language training, and you will learn Spanish literatures, cultures, and history.
- International Study
As a critical component of becoming fluent in Spanish, you will participate in our international education program. Options include short-term faculty-led programs, language immersion, study abroad or international internships. You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself first-hand in Spanish language and cultures.
- Thrive in today's global economy
Fluency in a language other than your own is key to understanding and fully participating in today's global economy. In addition, being a Spanish major assures a holistic appreciation of cultural patterns and linguistic excellence.
- Earn your teaching licensure
You will have the option to earn a licensure to teach Spanish through coordination with our Cato School of Education.
You will have opportunities to intern at a diverse group of sites including:
- Overseas aid agencies
- Drug Enforcement Agency
- Library of Congress
- US State Department
- The United Nations
- Corporations with foreign subsidiaries
- Law firms
- Schools and universities
- Healthcare organizations
- Foreign news agencies
- Non-profit organizations
"I decided to join Habitat Charlotte on a trip to El Salvador. Queens provided me with the support, knowledge and encouragement I needed in order to reach my goal of being able to communicate in a foreign language, make new friends in other parts of the world, and redefine my personal definition of community." - Alumna Anna Gallant Carter
As a Queens Spanish major, you can go on to graduate school or a rewarding career in a number of fields including business, translation and interpretation, foreign service, education, law, diplomacy and government service, public policy, the military, communications, technology, marketing, tourism, journalism and non-profits. Bilingual employees will bridge cultures and develop powerful relationships with new clients if they know a second language.
"Upon graduation, I was offered a position as a software trainer for a company in the automotive business. I realized the skills I gained in my Spanish major extended beyond the conjugation of Latin verbs. My classes afforded me a sense of versatility and ability to connect with others." - Philipe Araujo '08


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Solar Supporters Protest APS
(KFYI News) – Protesters gathered outside the corporate headquarters of Arizona Public Service on Tuesday to complain about the utility's reticence to say whether it's making campaign donations to an independent expenditure committee that's pushing the election of two Republican candidates for Arizona Corporation Commission.
The candidates, Tom Forese and Doug Little, are campaigning to "keep utility rates as low as possible", and a recent mailing on their behalf from the Arizona Free Enterprise Club says the two – who are running as a team in the GOP primary against two other Republicans – are "opposing Obama's radical energy agenda" of which a key component is renewable energy sources, primarily solar. The mailing says increased reliance on solar energy, which is supported by the other two Republican candidates as well as the two Democratic hopefuls, will cost jobs "and push our energy bills through the roof."
There's speculation by political experts that APS is a major donor to the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. However, the Club won't disclose its donors, and APS neither confirms nor denies that it's given campaign money to any group.
Protesters like Peoria resident Paul Mark, who has a rooftop solar array, say they are upset by "the tactics by APS where they are not disclosing what they're doing to support candidates that are favorable to them." Mark says he doesn't have a problem if APS is playing a role in supporting certain candidates for Corporation Commission, but the utility should be upfront about it.
About 50 protesters marched in front of APS headquarters chanting "Shame on APS, Shame on shady tactics."
PHOTO: Protesters march near the corner of 5th St. and Van Buren St.

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A woozy Al Horford sank two free throws with six-tenths of a second left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 101-100 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Horford took a sideline inbounds pass from Joe Johnson at the top of the key with three seconds left, faked a handoff to Johnson and then drove strong down the right lane. He was met at the rim in full force by a leaping Blake Griffin and both players crumbled to the floor shaken up.
Griffin was called for a flagrant-1 foul, meaning Horford would get two free throws and Atlanta would retain possession, therefore the Clippers didn't have a chance to get the ball back. Horford stayed on the ground for a few minutes before sending the Clippers to 3-16 on the road.
Clippers' Eric Bledsoe sank two free throws with 11.5 seconds left after beating Jamal Crawford for an offensive rebound to give the Clippers the lead. After a timeout, Johnson took the ball at the top of the key, drove the right lane but had his pull-up jumper blocked by Randy Foye with 4.2 seconds left. The ball seemed to go out of bounds off Johnson, but the referees ruled a jump ball and Atlanta won the tip, setting up the game-winning play. Crawford scored 34 points and Horford had 23 and 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who completed a season sweep against the Clippers. Baron Davis had 22 points and 13 assists and Griffin 19 and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who played the first of 11 straight games away from Staples Center.


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From: "Jai Ketteridge" <jai at innaloo dot net>
>I have also now rewritten the Cards using Chris B's FreeSBIE disk (although
> the instructions on his website are incorrect) and the cards wrote
> correctly
> as far as I can tell. I still get the same damn errors.
Have you tried manually setting the hard drive parameters yet? This has
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I went ahead and updated the INSTALL file for 1.94.1. In particular, I: Updated the version number. Included more information of what needs to be changed in the Makefile. Changed information on checking for new variables: config-test can now only be run under wrapper, so it can only be run after the installation is complete (not before, as documented). Emphasized that make install must be done by root or Majordomo user. Documented necessity of make install-wrapper (previously undocumented). Emphasized that config-test must be run under wrapper and by an unprivileged user, Documented registration info. Documented extra argument specifying alternate configuration file to check. Documented extra alias file when using M4 configs with Sendmail. Fixed a few typos. Here's the new file. The patch is larger than the file, so I'm not including it. - J< _ _ ____ _ ____ ____ ___ ____ _ _ ____ |\/| |__| | | | |__/ | \ | | |\/| | | | | | | _| |__| | \ |__/ |__| | | |__| Release 1.94.1 INSTALL -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Current users of Majordomo whom are upgrading will want to <-- -> read the Changelog for details on what has changed between <-- -> versions of Majordomo. <-- -> In particular, NOTE THE CHANGES TO THE CONFIGURATION FILE. <-- -> Several new variables have been added to sample.cf, so check <-- -> it out and merge your existing majordomo.cf with the supplied <-- -> sample.cf <-- Steps to install Majordomo: 1) Pick a group and user ID for Majordomo to run under. Usually this is "majordomo.daemon". If you're this group, you can do all the majordomo management functions (creating new lists, etc.) without having to "su" to Majordomo. You can create and use a group id other than "daemon" if you want, but if you do, that UID needs to be a "trusted" user as far as Sendmail is concerned (i.e., the user name needs to appear on a "T" line in your sendmail.cf file). 2) Choose a directory for Majordomo to install under. 3) Edit the Makefile, defining where Perl and the C compiler are, the Majordomo home directory, the location of the manual pages, the user and group that Majordomo will run under, and the permissions for the various files and directories. If running on a non-POSIX system, comment out the POSIX SECTION in the Makefile. Under POSIX, wrapper must be setuid "root", even if the programs will be running as something other than "root" (i.e., "daemon"), or it won't work. The symptom of this is that Perl starts bitching about security violations and "unsafe usages". 4) Edit majordomo.cf. If this is a new install, copy sample.cf to majordomo.cf first. This .cf file is "require"ed into majordomo, so it needs to be valid Perl. Here are the important variables to set: $whereami What machine am I on? $whoami Who do users send requests to me as? $whoami_owner Who is the owner of the above, for problems? $homedir Where can I find my extra .pl files? $listdir Where are the mailing lists? $log Where do I write my log? $sendmail_command Where the sendmail program resides. $mailer What program and args do I use to send mail to the lists? $bounce_mailer What program and args do I use to send administrative messages? If this is an upgrade, examine sample.cf for new configuration variables to place in your existing majordomo.cf. Alternately, running config-test after the installation is complete will show all the variables that are missing. 5) Do a 'make wrapper' to verify that the wrapper program compiles cleanly. 6) Do a 'make install' to install the Majordomo programs. This must be done either as root or as the Majordomo user in order to properly set the ownership of the various files and directories. 7) Do a 'make install-wrapper' as root to install the wrapper. This must be done as root because wrapper must be installed setuid and on POSIX systems must be owned by root. The wrapper takes care to severely restrict the programs which may be run by it and further restricts the environment those programs run with. 8) Chdir to the Majordomo home and (as a regular, unprivileged user, not the Majordomo user or root) run the configuration test script: % cd /path/to/majordomo % ./wrapper config-test This should check for the proper configuration of Majordomo. Fix any errors, and run again. When the process is complete and there are no errors, config-test will offer to register your installation of Majordomo by sending information on your operating system, your Perl version, and the address of the Majordomo owner to the Majordomo maintainers. A copy of the message will also be sent to the Majordomo owner at your site. Note that if you have a setup which uses more than one configuration file, you can have config-test check them by calling it with the name of an alternate configuration file, like so: % ./wrapper config-test alternate.cf 9) Add the majordomo-related aliases to your Sendmail alias file. This can either be /etc/aliases, or if you are using a more recent version of Sendmail (8.6 or above) a cleaner approach is to add an alias file specifically for Majordomo aliases by adding another "OA" line to /etc/sendmail.cf: OA/path/to/majordomo/majordomo.aliases If you use the M4 configuration system of recent sendmails, you can add the following line to your .mc file to achieve the same effect: define(`ALIAS_FILE',`/etc/aliases,/path/to/majordomo/majordomo.aliases') Whichever method chosen, add the following aliases for Majordomo itself: majordomo: "|/path/to/majordomo/wrapper majordomo" owner-majordomo: you, majordomo-owner: you Note the program name (majordomo) after wrapper must not be a full path name. Also look at 'sample.aliases' for additional examples. 10) Test the configuration again by creating an empty file 'test' in $listdir, and issue a 'lists' command to Majordomo: % touch /path/to/majordomo/lists/test % echo 'lists' | mail majordomo If everything is working correctly, you should get a message back from Majordomo, and not Mailer-Daemon. That's it! To create new lists, read the NEWLIST file.


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Full Backcover Description
Level: Inter/Advan
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Toning Emphasis: Abs
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Toning Emphasis: Lower Body
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Instructor: Chrissy Carter (Instructor Profile)
Runtime: 60 min.
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Street Date: 09/02/2014
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Yoga for Belly, Butt, and Thighs with Chrissy Carter includes 4 intermediate-level workouts that will tone your trouble spots with effective 20 minute workouts specifically designed for your belly, butt, and thighs. With the toning emphasis on abs and your lower body, this workout is set on a beautiful outdoor resort setting, overlooking the water with the instructor guiding you through the movements. 2014 DVD release; no equipment required.
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Yoga for Belly, Butt, and Thighs provides a great value with four fast and targeted practices led by a gifted instructor:
Belly: This unique core work series will help you define your abs. The majority of the practice is on the floor and she encourages you to really deepen connection with the belly through proper alignment. Seasoned yogis will appreciate Chrissy's different take on Triangle pose to build strength in the core. All layers of your abdominal muscles will feel worked out and toned in this practice.
Butt: Chrissy uses several traditional yoga poses in this sequence and then invites you to lift up one leg to really tone your glutes. She riffs about Fierce Pose ("This is why they call it Fierce Pose!") and includes a fun transition from Fierce Pose to Warrior III, a standing balance pose, to really target your tush. Her variation on Side Angle Pose is wonderful to really bring your focus to your booty.
Thighs: The moderate pace of each of these workouts is not too fast and not too slow. Chrissy advises you to go slow and create resistance. She says "when we go slow we build strength." This is certainly true. My thighs felt stronger and fully worked out after this short practice. Chrissy instructs you to move your arms in different positions while holding a leg-strengthening standing pose for several breaths. Her innovative hamstring strengtheners and fun transitions that connect poses make this yoga practice interesting, so that you forget you are getting a great thigh workout.
Bonus Workout- Complete Core: Chrissy spends a lot of time setting up the alignment of how to correctly and fully engage the core during the exercises. This practice is invaluable and intense to sculpt the lower abdomen and low back with integrity and proper alignment.
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If you dread sit ups and boring toning exercises, this workout is for you. Chrissy has designed unique and challenging workouts that will give your belly, butt, and thighs a workout without the boredom. The practices are great for intermediate or advanced beginner yogis who are pressed for time. Chrissy is an encouraging teacher with a pleasant demeanor. Her instruction is innovative, clear, and helpful.
Chrissy's interesting metaphors ("imagine you have an elephant on your pelvis" or "imagine your hips are a stamp and you have to press them into all the ink on the ink pad on your mat") are little gems that help deepen the work in this practice. I love the image of imagining your limbs are full of sand in final relaxation, this really helped me relax at the end of a challenging practice.


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The Canadian Lobster Industry has launched a new brand to help it compete more effectively in global markets.
The new brand – which consists of a set of core values, vision, mission, brand promise and a logo that brings it all together – is designed to help the Canadian lobster industry tell their story on the global stage, not just against lobster from other countries but also against other premium proteins.
"Canada is the world leader in lobster harvesting, live shipping and processing but due to our size and fragmented structure we have not told a consistent story to the world," says Jeff Malloy, president of the Lobster Council of Canada and CEO of the Acadian Fishermen's Co-operative on Prince Edward Island. "The strong new brand is going to help position Canadian lobster (worth approximately $1.7 billion to the Canadian economy) for future growth and long term sustainability for our coastal communities."
The brand comes at the right time says Geoff Irvine, executive director of the Lobster Council of Canada.
"So much is happening in the sector now with increased cooperation and collaboration amongst key stakeholders as well as enhanced market opportunities opening up with the both the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Europe and the Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement," he says. "This new brand is going to help the industry internally to come together and celebrate the values which unite us, and to position lobster more effectively in the increasingly competitive global food industry."
Extensive research with international customers and the internal industry helped identify the core values and strengths that the lobster product embodies. Twelve core values, which range from Canada's rigorous food safety guidelines to Canada's cold, pristine natural environment that helps produce the tasty crustacean, are emphasized in the new brand.
"Our research revealed that globally Canadians are viewed as being genuine and this integrity is also associated with our lobster," said Irvine.
The brand definition was well received by key industry stakeholders at the internal launch in late March at the Lobster Summit in Halifax. Further feedback was solicited from trade commissioners from key lobster markets and hundreds of key seafood buyers at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston. In early May the brand will be launched in Europe at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels.
Closer to home the logo is making an impact. Chris Harris, a lobster harvester from Cape Breton, noted, "As the first link in the lobster value chain we are excited about the new brand and take the promise (To consistently and sustainably deliver the highest quality and most flavourful live and processed lobster to consumers who value the best) to heart every day we are at sea. I plan to put the logo on the side of my boat as soon as I can. I like the logo and more importantly I think that the brand which stresses the importance of quality is one that everyone in the industry can get behind, as we look towards building a stronger industry and future for the next generation."
Established in 2009, the Lobster Council of Canada brings together Canadian lobster industry stakeholders, including harvesters, live shippers, processors, First Nations peoples, and provincial and federal governments, to work on projects of mutual benefit. Areas of focus currently include lobster quality and traceability, a national lobster branding and promotion strategy, market access challenges and opportunities and industry communication. With government support and members from across Atlantic Canada and Quebec, the Lobster Council of Canada is recognized as the voice of the Canadian lobster industry.
Vision: Canadian lobster is recognized as the global 'Gold Standard' of premium protein based on quality, flavour, texture, consistency and sustainability – driving greater long-term value and growth for the entire industry.
Mission: Increase demand and price for the world's most delectable and healthy protein, fortifying economic sustainability by rewarding everyone within the Canadian lobster value-chain, and the communities in which they live, for generations to come.
Promise: To consistently and sustainably deliver the highest-quality and most flavourful live and processed lobster to consumers who value the best.
Pristine Natural Environment: Canada is synonymous with a wild, cold, pure and pristine natural environment. It envelops mother nature's gift to us ensuring Canadian lobsters thrive in an ocean environment most advantageous to superior quality.
Collaborative: Canadian lobster harvesting, processing and live shipping has been a part of the fabric of our communities and coastlines for generations. Continued collaboration and industry cooperation across competitors and across borders ultimately creates stronger outcomes for all.
Wild: Harvested by traditional methods in the harsh environment of the North Atlantic, Canadian lobster is one of the purest protein sources on earth. With no additives, no manufactured feed and no hormones, Canadian lobster is a delicious and healthy protein source grown as nature intended.
Independence: Fierce industry independence is united by pride and passion to create a culture-of-care for the lobster, the health of the fishery, the quality of product, and for one another.
Quality: Canadian hard-shell lobsters are harvested at their absolute peak quality form, providing greater meat yield and longer life expectancy enabling better transportability that ensures a higher quality end-product.
Consistency: Customers around the world can expect predictable, consistent quality and timely delivery thanks to unique seasons that are aligned for optimal quality and market conditions.
Flavour: The frigid waters of the Canadian North Atlantic produce the most desirable lobster environment on the planet. The result of these natural and essential qualities is a Canadian lobster with an unparalleled sweet flavour and delectable texture.
Versatility: Invention and innovation is the intersection between what needs to be produced and what could be produced. It is this innovative spirit that creates opportunity for growth through trial, discovery, education and new food experiences.
Sustainability: Our long history of sustainable management practices ensures a healthy environment, a prosperous economy and a vibrant future for generations to come. This steadfast attention to conservation management of our high-quality healthy-stock reinforces Canada as a global leader of wild-caught lobster.
Traceability: Canada is a world leader in the ability to systematically identify and track all stages of the harvesting, production, processing and distribution value-chain.
Food safety:Canada's regulatory food safety guidelines lead the quality assurance regime for the Canadian lobster industry. Further delicate handling and care practices embraced by everyone in the value-chain ensures the highest product integrity and end-quality.


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- $25 for one ticket to see the Stanford Cardinal take on the University of Washington Huskies (a $50 value)
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In their Pac-12 conference opener on September 21, the Cardinal showed glimpses of just how dominant they can be. Squaring off against the 23rd-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils, Stanford bullied its way to a 29-0 lead before halftime. ASU posted a fourth-quarter charge, but the Cardinal still emerged victorious, 42-28. On October 5, against Pac-12 rival Washington, the team continues its march toward a second straight conference championship and hopefully the National Title game. Prior to last season, the Cardinal hadn't won a Pac-12 championship since 1999—a year when every team got a trophy since the world was about to end anyway.
As the Cardinal and Huskies line up before the kickoff, Stanford Stadium becomes a frenzied, bright-red mosaic of 50,000 cheering fans as twin video boards glimmer with highlights and ESPN cameras rove the sidelines broadcasting the game to a national audience.
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Having amassed 103 NCAA Championships in its proud history, one thing is clear about Stanford athletic programs: they don't need an official mascot. Though the Stanford tree sometimes makes an appearance, the Stanford Cardinal actually refers to the school's cardinal-red color scheme. Either way, the school has never suffered for lacking a spirit animal; it holds the second-most NCAA Championships of any school in the country, and its athletic program has won 18 straight Director's Cups—an award bestowed upon the school that wins the most total championships across all sports. The athletic powerhouse's Hall of Fame reads like a veritable who's-who of influential athletes, from recent inductee and Olympic gold medal swimmer Misty Hyman to tennis icon John McEnroe, who perfected his brash brand of tennis and mild-mannered ping-pong style on the Stanford campus.


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Alpha_ProgDes replied to megashot121's topic in For BeginnersWell I can't speak to the art part of your question. But as far as 2D game engines are concerned, GODOT game engine and Gamemaker tend to be most popular/used.
Alpha_ProgDes replied to DrBFragged's topic in Games Career DevelopmentI would hope that any college giving students a BS in Games Programming and Development would provide that sort of information. But my advice would be to create a portfolio of game designs or actual games. If possible, create a game using Gamemaker or any game library/engine. Publish the game on Steam, Windows, or iOS. That way you have something to show and talk about in the interview and won't look completely green. There are 1000s people looking for the same job. So you'll have to demonstrate that you're capable to fulfilling the tasks they may assign you.
Alpha_ProgDes replied to Cmart003's topic in For BeginnersShouldn't Full Sail have a syllabus telling you what maths you'll take your first semester? Or at least what the prerequisites are?
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Alpha_ProgDes replied to DleanJeans's topic in General and Gameplay ProgrammingDon't you need inheritance to polymorphism?
Alpha_ProgDes replied to Wavinator's topic in Game Design and TheoryMy apologies for reiterating what's already been said. But I think the reason is really two-fold. Complexity and seamlessness. Switching from one genre of play to another is quite complex. You essentially can have 5 mini-games rolled up into one. Does the game benefit from that complexity? Is it a better game now that you have essentially 5 games in 1? The game and level design as well has to be done extremely well for players to enjoy and appreciate it. Otherwise you just have "why did they do this?" every time you reach a new level. Which leads to seamlessness. Is going from 1 game to another a seamless transition for the player? Or is it jarring as another poster said. Would the player feel that this game would have better if you had made the main game (in 1 consistent genre) and 4 spin-offs (based on the other genres)? In short, I think developers haven't become accustomed to developing games in that way, designers aren't very good at it, and players are happy with 1 overall consistent type of play. I am a very fan of mini-games though. My fondest memories of that is FF7.
Alpha_ProgDes replied to Alpha_ProgDes's topic in GDNet LoungeAgain... I do not understand. But this lady clearly has issues and pedophile if not child abuser would not be inaccurate in my description of her based on this article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/20/married-middle-school-teacher-27-arrested-for-sex-romps-with-her-underage-boy-student.html
Alpha_ProgDes replied to Alpha_ProgDes's topic in GDNet LoungeThese women are creepy, ActionMan
Alpha_ProgDes posted a topic in GDNet LoungeSo once again, there's another story about a female teacher having inappropriate contact with male students. An example of that, here. But this trend has been ongoing and rising (it seems) for the last 10 years. I hate to be that guy, but where were all these teachers when I was in school? But the more serious question is: why are all these grown, reasonably attractive women going out of their way to date children? Is it that hard to find a date? Have casual ...relations, with adults? Is this a power thing? Self-esteem thing? Lack of appreciation thing? I just don't get it. Does anyone have some insight on this? Anecdotal stories? Article to point me to?
Alpha_ProgDes replied to grumpyOldDude's topic in GDNet LoungeWe have enough laws on the books to deal with the issues we have now concerning hate speech, terrorism, extremist violence. So I don't see the need to jump off a cliff to enact draconian measures to stop these acts. In terms of Europe, UK in particular, it seems their citizens have the right idea. They can clearly separate the bad from the good (at least according to the media). People on terror watchlists and have been legitimately vetted to be legitimate threats (website viewing, actual travel, social media posts, criminal record, known associates) should be watched closely, among other things. Deported/expelled, as long there is compelling evidence, I'd say go for it. If Europe truly wants to put an end to this, then a lot of these North African and Middle Eastern countries need to be stabilized and engaged with. Otherwise, they'll be complaining about immigration for decades to come.
Alpha_ProgDes replied to RidiculousName's topic in For BeginnersIf you're making a game with Pygame, then a game with the same complexity as: pong, snake, asteroids, breakout, tetris, missile command, galaga, pac-man, ikari warriors, gradius, super mario bros, or zelda then pygame should be [more than] sufficient. If you're struggling with making a button class, then know it's not going to be much easier in other languages. Python is one of the easier languages to work with. So I guess the questions really are: what is it exactly you're struggling with, what's the button planned to be used for (menu, part of in-game GUI, etc), and do you understand what's actually needed to make a button class?
Alpha_ProgDes commented on khawk's blog entry in GameDev.net Staff BlogAutomatic is nice as long as the algorithm is doing the right thing. Though it could be that if an user is upvoted enough times, then they could be up for consideration and a select group of people can vote on whether or not they get the guru tag. Kinda like how we approve articles now.
Alpha_ProgDes commented on khawk's blog entry in GameDev.net Staff Blog@Khawk - poor blogs. :D Is this to promote more articles or because of the random nature of blogs? Just curious. @frob - It would be nice if somehow people could be given some sort of acknowledgement as a guru. Like if someone has a "C++" tag next to their name, then people know that user is knowledgeable in C++. The tag could be given by committee or number of articles (or something).
Alpha_ProgDes commented on khawk's blog entry in GameDev.net Staff Blog1 - I'm quite ok with the OP getting points or good answers getting points. At least we know those people are adding to the knowledge base of GDN and the points can indicate that. 2 - I never liked getting points for logging in or upvoting. 3 - However, users should be rewarded, quite visibly, for actual contributions to the site. Blogs (arguably), articles, content for the Store, creating tutorials, hosting Yearly Events (ex: WoA). If those rewards come in the form of (major) points, icons, and/or titles, then that's visible and should be well-received. However, we can provide something a bit more tangible. Books, [x] amount of time of free membership, a ticket to a conference (ex: CppCon, E3, PAX East), Steam Keys, etc. Either heavily discounted or free. (Or if you really wanna get crazy, pull a string and get someone's game published by a AAA studio). I think that would spark some activity or at least motivation for some more, if not better, content to be added by the users. 4 - It still would be nice if there were some place to hosted or publish games. (But I know that a different subject for a different day.)
Alpha_ProgDes replied to TheComet's topic in GDNet LoungeI'm in like Flinn. First line of code: return 0;
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5.1 Assessment of Existing System and Its Deficiencies
5.1.1 Existing County Roadway Network
5.1.2 County Roadway Deficiencies
Existing Traffic Volumes
Bridge Structures
Unpaved Roadways
Paved Roadways
Safety And Intersection Deficiencies
5.1.3 Bicycle Facilities
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5.1.5 Rail System
5.2 Future Transportation Plan
5.2.1 Potential Mobility Corridors
5.3 Guiding Principles And Implementation Strategies for Transportation
The transportation system plays a key role in determining land use patterns.
On the other hand, land use is an important factor in determining roadway
functions and designs. Consequently, land use planning and transportation
planning must be coordinated to achieve the objectives of each.
The primary purpose of a transportation system is to move people and goods in a safe and efficient manner. A variety of different travel demands needs to be considered to fulfill this purpose, as in the case of traffic passing through the County versus traffic from rural parts of the County with a city destination. The movement of people and goods also involves various transportation modes - vehicular, transit, pedestrian and bicycle - to provide for a high degree of mobility to all segments of the population.
The County roadway system is currently the key element of the transportation
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some form of private automobile remains the primary mode of transportation.
Therefore, it is important to develop a transportation plan that will enable
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In the past, the County roadway network was designed to serve rural and regional needs. Arterial and local roads were constructed in conjunction with low-density development patterns. Recent growth and development in the County have created an increase in traffic demands on this roadway network that are not easily accommodated.
The County's ability to construct new roads and improve existing roads is severely limited due to lack of funding. A majority of the County's road and bridge budget is currently used for maintenance and repair of existing roads. These maintenance costs are directly attributable to a high number of road miles serving a large geographic area of somewhat low density and scattered development.
Identifying the functional classification of existing and proposed roads is important for day-to-day planning and engineering activities in at least two ways: (1) it defines the right-of-way that needs to be acquired or reserved for future roadway improvements and (2) it determines the spacing of access points onto the roadway. The functional classification, in combination with design standards for each of the roadway classes, also determines the improvements that are necessary to existing roads and how new roads should be designed and constructed. Table 5.1 summarizes the mileage of existing County roads.
Minor Arterials: Arterial streets provide for direct traffic movement from one central area to another. They frequently form boundaries for developments and provide access to abutting developments.
Major/Minor Collectors: Collector streets are the main
interior streets within and between the development areas. Their main functions
are to collect and distribute traffic from the local streets. Generally,
collector streets do not provide access to adjacent developments. Collector
street traffic typically has an origin or destination nearby.
|Table 5.1 Roadway Miles By Functional Classification.
|Functional Classification
|Total County Roads
|Percentage of Total County Miles
|Front Range Study Area Roads
|Percentage of Front Range Study Area Miles
|Minor Arterial
|Major Collector
|Minor Collector
|Local Road
|Source: Draft Transportation Element,
Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, October 1996
(Does not include Schedule A Forest Service Roads which are maintained by the County).
Local Roads: The primary function of a local road is to provide access to adjacent land uses in the area. Local roads typically have lower travel speeds and through traffic is highly discouraged. However, this is not necessarily the case in some rural areas of the County where local roads provide inter-city travel with higher speeds.
The most commonly used measurement of traffic volume is Average Daily Traffic (ADT). ADT is defined as the total number of vehicles passing a certain point in both directions in a 24-hour period. Existing traffic volume data were compiled from two main sources, Larimer County Department of Public Works and Larimer County Planning Department. The data provided were collected over the last five years
Corridor levels of service were determined using the existing ADT volumes for various roadway segments. The County roads performing below a level of service C are County Road 17 within and between the Fort Collins and Loveland Urban Growth Areas and between Loveland and Berthoud, and County Road 19 in the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area.
TransFort currently provides fixed-route public transit in Fort Collins, oriented towards Colorado State University students and persons who are transit-dependent. . Commuter Pool provides carpool matching and vanpool services in Larimer and Weld Counties.
Paratransit services are oriented to the needs of persons who are elderly or who have disabilities. Providers include Dial-A-Ride and Senior Alternatives in Transportation provided in Fort Collins and Loveland, Extra Special People Transportation in Loveland and Berthoud Area Transit. Foothills-Gateway also provides a significant level of services for its clients, generally in the communities of Fort Collins, Loveland and Berthoud. Other areas of Larimer County have little or no service.
Inter-city bus service (TNM&O and Greyhound) is available in Larimer County. In addition to regular inter-city services, there is currently regular service to the Denver International Airport through Airport Express and Shamrock Taxi.
Larimer County participated in the 1996-2002 Transit Development Plan in 1995-96, which identifies improvements to transit services in Fort Collins, Loveland and Larimer County to help provide effective transit services in the region. The plan was developed through the North Front Range Regional Air Quality and Planning Council, the regional transportation planning organization for the Fort Collins-Loveland-Greeley urban area. The Transit Development Plan identifies how transit services can be improved to provide a viable alternative to automobile travel. Because each area is starting with a very different level of transit services and has different needs, the steps to improve services in each area are different.
In rural Larimer County, the mission is "To work together to provide public and specialized transit services which contribute to a balanced multi-modal transportation system in the county, which foster the economical social and environmental well-being of the area, and which are financially feasible."
Larimer County is in the process of developing a Transportation Plan based on existing conditions, projected land uses and expected growth and development in the region, and the principles and strategies of this Master Plan. The Transportation Plan will contain several parts, including:
The purpose of identifying potential mobility corridors is to reserve right-of-way in the development of land use planning for future roadway extensions and expansions to accommodate this concept. Therefore, as part of the future roadway network, it is essential that various mobility corridors be identified for future transportation needs. The following roadways have been identified by the PLUS Steering Committee and the Technical Advisory Group as potential mobility corridors:
|TR-1 The Larimer County transportation planning process shall complement
the development patterns and principles of the Master Plan.
TR-1-s1 The Functional Road Classification Map shall be used as the official future roadway plan for the County.
TR-1-s2 The Land Use Code shall establish roadway standards that enhance capacity and safety, improve air quality and aesthetics and implement the development patterns of the Land Use Framework Map.
TR-1-s3 County road projects shall be designed and constructed in a manner that minimizes the impact on water quality and sensitive environmental areas and considers aesthetics.
TR-2 New development shall occur only where existing transportation facilities are adequate or where necessary improvements will be made as part of the development project.
TR-2-s1 Adequate facilities and service levels for transportation shall be clearly defined in the Land Use Code. In Growth Management Areas, service level standards shall reflect those of the adjacent municipality. In other areas, standards shall be based on the density and intensity of the use.
TR-2-s2 The Land Use Code shall establish traffic impact requirements to identify the need for improvements created by future development in order to meet adopted level of service standards.
TR-3 New development shall pay its equitable share for necessary improvements to the County transportation system.
TR-3-s1 The Land Use Code shall require construction of improvements identified through a traffic impact study.
TR-3-s2 The Land Use Code shall include a traffic improvement fee to support other future improvements to the County transportation system made necessary by the impact of the development, including cumulative impacts.
TR-3-s3 The Land Use Code shall establish a mechanism to allow a party who initially funds an improvement to be reimbursed by future developments that also impact that facility.
TR-4 Larimer County shall encourage the development and use of alternative modes of transportation.
TR-4-s1 Larimer County will continue to participate in cooperative efforts with cities and counties in the region to develop a preferred transit system within Growth Management Areas and between cities and towns, consistent with the adopted Transit Development Plan.
TR-4-s2 Larimer County shall establish a bicycle plan that recognizes the need to serve both commuters and recreational users and that coordinates with the plans of adjoining cities and counties.
TR-4-s3 Larimer County shall support the regional Travel Demand Management (TDM) program by encouraging all major employers to adopt a TDM program and by adopting incentives for promoting use of alternative modes of transportation and for implementing telecommuting programs.
TR-4-s4 Larimer County shall continue to support the study and development of commuter rail service in the Northern Front Range.
TR-5 Larimer County shall establish a Capital Improvement Program for County transportation facilities.
TR-5-s1 The Capital Improvement Program shall identify a methodology for prioritizing projects which emphasizes the importance of maintaining the existing roadway system.
TR-5-s2 The Capital Improvement Plan for roadway maintenance and improvement shall consider consistency with the Master Plan as an element of project prioritization.
TR-5-s3 The Capital Improvement Program shall identify methods to share costs with adjacent cities and other governmental entities.
TR-5-s4 The Capital Improvement Program shall consider funding for alternative transportation mode projects including facilities for bicycles and transit.


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BURLINGTON, Vt. — University of Vermont men's lacrosse head coach Ryan Curtis has announced that Ryan Browning will join the staff as an assistant coach and that Patrick Cairns as a volunteer assistant coach this season.
Browning comes to Vermont after serving as a volunteer assistant at Virginia last year, where he worked with the defense and faceoff unit. Prior to that he also spent one season as an assistant at Goucher College and one year as a senior assistant coach at Washington College. Browning attended Salisbury University where he was a member of the 2007 and 2008 NCAA D-III National Championship squads.
Browning will be primarily responsible for working with the faceoff unit, helping on the defensive end, coordinating recruiting and film preparation at Vermont.
Cairns is a Baltimore, Md. native who graduated from Princeton in 1997. While at Princeton, he helped lead the Tigers to three national championships (1994, 1996 and 1997). A three-year starter in goal, Cairns posted a career record of 37-3, was named USILA All-American in 1997 and was a three-time All-Ivy League selection. As a senior he led the nation in goals against average. Cairns will work with the goalies at Vermont.


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RIM employees are demonstrating a hugely anticipated software upgrade for the company's maligned PlayBook tablet computer, which has been praised for its engineering but criticized for software flaws even as it competed in the same price range as Apple's wildly popular iPad.
For some, these are signs that there is still reason to be optimistic for RIM's tablet, which many had written off. Kaan Yigit, founder of the Toronto-based Solutions Research Group firm, found himself a little jealous this week as an older gentleman pulled out the 7-inch PlayBook at a Starbucks and began playing games. "I was drooling at the fact that it's so much more portable than my iPad and, as well, better built than some of the toy-like tablets I have seen at Best Buy," Mr. Yigit said, noting that from his firm's research, eight out of every 10 tablets sold in Canada have been iPads. "The market is still just emerging – too early to say it's over for anyone."
RIM, in recent months, has reiterated its dedication to the PlayBook and embarked on a campaign to make its device relevant in the still-emerging tablet space. Deep discounts at retail partners have all three models of the PlayBook selling for $299, down from the basic unit's starting price of $500 – and shaving $400 off the flagship 64-gigabyte model. At the same time, the software update, which RIM said will be available to download in February, addresses many criticisms of the PlayBook while bringing to the application-poor tablet hundreds, if not thousands, of apps currently running on Google Inc.'s Android operating system but which were previously unavailable to PlayBook.
Primarily, the updated operating system will give users standalone e-mail, calendar and contacts applications. Those applications can be synced with existing e-mail addresses, but can also draw information from social media services such as Twitter and LinkedIn. As such, the PlayBook e-mail client will function as a universal inbox for all kinds of social data.
The update also gives users access to apps originally designed for Android. App developers will first have to port the app over to the PlayBook – a process the company says can take as little as 10 minutes. The company has struggled to retain the interest of third-party app developers recently as the PlayBook failed to sell and as BlackBerry smartphone market share slumped in the United States to about 6.5 per cent.
"Features like tabbed e-mail and the deeper social integration will differentiate the PlayBook in the market," said Michael Russo, the chief technology officer for the globally successful Toronto app developer Polar Mobile. "This release is also important for developers. [It]brings an improved native [software development kit]and an even more powerful Web browser."
But not all are sold on a PlayBook revival. "I don't expect a sustained comeback with that form factor," said Kris Thompson, a technology analyst with National Bank Financial. "We continue to believe the 7-inch size is too small, especially as smartphones more commonly approach 4.5 inches."
Mr. Thompson estimates that RIM will have shipped roughly 2.1 million PlayBooks in the 2012 fiscal year and about 2.4 million in fiscal 2013. In Apple's last reported quarter, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company sold 11.1 million iPads.
The new version of the operating system will also feature a movie store, where users can rent or buy new releases. RIM has partnered with several major studios such as Warner Brothers and Lions Gate for the service. However, it appears the movie rental feature will only be available in the U.S. at launch time.
With the software update, a BlackBerry smartphone can also be used as a sort of remote control for the PlayBook – with a user able to move a mouse on the tablet using the BlackBerry's trackpad, or type e-mails on the PlayBook using a BlackBerry smartphone keyboard.
The PlayBook software update received a glowing review from the influential publication PCWorld, which said it was "compelling" and that using Android apps on the BlackBerry device was "seamless," even with 3-D games. "The BlackBerry 2.0 update looks like it's teeming with potential," the publication said. "Given the current promotional pricing on the PlayBook, the tablet may actually go from being a fancy brick to a viable tablet option."
Shortly after changing the name of its new operating system from "BBX" to "BlackBerry 10" because of a trademark dispute with a small tech company, Research In Motion Ltd. went to court Wednesday to battle a similar dispute about the use of the term "BBM."
Waterloo, Ont.-based RIM, maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone, has adopted the acronym BBM to refer to its BlackBerry Messenger service. But Toronto-based BBM Canada, a member-owned, not-for-profit group that provides ratings information to broadcasters, has taken RIM to court for an injunction and damages over use of the three-letter term.
Lawyer Peter Wells of McMillan LLP handled the case for BBM Canada at the Federal Court in Toronto. He argued that BBM Canada owns the trademark, that the thousands of Canadians contacted by the group each year for information are becoming confused, and that RIM had failed in its attempt to obtain the trademark and resorted to its financial heft to drown out BBM Canada's claim to the name.
RIM's lawyer, Trent Horne of Bennett Jones LLP, told the court that acronyms such as BBM are the weakest form of trademark. He argued that BBM Canada's customers consist of a narrow group of broadcasting and advertising agencies, rather than consumers in general, so the amount of confusion would be inconsequential and not result in financial damage to BBM Canada.
The case adjourned Wednesday without a decision.
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SLOMP, Fátima Martinez; MELLO, Débora Falleiros de; SCOCHI, Carmem Gracinda Silvan and LEITE, Adriana Moraes. Assistance to newborns in a Family Health Program. Rev. esc. enferm. USP [online]. 2007, vol.41, n.3, pp.441-446. ISSN 0080-6234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342007000300014.
This study describes the neonatal health care implemented through the Family Health Program in a unit in Guarapuava, State of Paraná, with the aim of supporting the organization of child health care in a family context. It is a descriptive survey based on data from live birth statements and files of families with babies born between October 1, 2003 and September 30, 2004, totaling 90 infants. The description of how clients were attracted and the verification of care delivery made possible the construction of a newborn health care flow chart. It was found that the flow chart represents a means for identifying the type of demand, the care delivered by each professional, the procedures, the referrals and the returns, as well as the gaps. This made possible for us to visualize the health care schematically, thus contributing to the organization of newborn health care in Family Health Program units.
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A SHELTERED housing scheme in Cam can operate as normal and potentially increase the number of homes it has thanks to some swift action by the local authority.
The Corriett is a cul-de-sac in the village that is used for the Corriett Sheltered Housing Scheme but number 22 has recently been put on the market, with concerns that a new owner may have different designs on the property or refuse to sell it back.
However Stroud District Council, under clause 22 of the council's constitution, was able to put an offer in for the property straightaway earlier in the month and it is believed that has now been accepted.
Clause 22 allows the chief executive to make a decision when the matter is minor in nature and too urgent to wait for full council approval.
The semi-detached building had originally been sold to the former deputy warden at the site under the right to buy scheme in 1983.
The plan now is to redevelop the three-bedroom, two-storey house and number 23 next door, with their respective garages, into seven or eight flats.
According to the council, demand is high for sheltered housing in the area, with 43 people on the waiting list and over 50 bids attracted from the last eight flats let there.
Cllr Brian Tipper, for Cam East, said he was pleased with the move, calling it a wonderful thing and a benefit to the public.
"It can now be used to increase the number of homes there," he said.
"It could have stayed empty for years and served no one. It was a good opportunity and I am pleased the council took that opportunity.
"I think this is how a council should work, any opportunities like this should be grasped."
The scheme provides housing with support and currently has 28 flats as well as communal areas such as a lounge, dining room, laundry and a garden.
Predicted costs for the redevelopment, including the demolition of the garages, stand at £300,000 but it is unclear how much was spent buying the property.


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Microsoft's contributions to OCP will include hardware specifications, design collateral (CAD and Gerber files), and system management source code for Microsoft's cloud server designs, which will also be posted to the open source code repository GitHub.
This effectively creates a second hardware track within Open Compute, as Microsoft's designs have followed a slightly different path than the initial OCP servers.
12U Chassis, Server and Storage Blades
The primary building block for Microsoft's infrastructure is a 12U chassis which can house 24 half-width blades, which can be either servers or storage blades. As with the OCP's Open Rack, the power supplies and fans have been shifted from the server to the chassis level.
Microsoft also uses a shared signal backplane, and has shifted all of the cable connections to the back of the chassis, allowing system admins to quickly swap servers and storage by plugging the blades into the trays within the chassis. Up to four of these chassis can fit into an extra-tall 52U rack, allowing Microsoft to deploy up to 96 servers in a single rack. For more details, see Closer Look: Microsoft's Cloud Server Hardware.
Microsoft's cloud servers could expand interest in OCP among enterprises that have thus far seen it as an exercise for hyperscale cloud builders. While Facebook's hardware is designed to power the Facebook social networking application, Vaid says Microsoft's cloud servers are optimized to support more than 200 online services, ranging from gaming to Office 365.
Built for Diverse Workloads
"One of our goals in creating this hardware was to accommodate different requirements for all these workloads," Vaid said. "It is a hyperscale design, but still provides a balance of driving towards hyperscale and balancing a wide range of workload requirements. It is our hope that the community will be able to adapt it in a much more meaningful way."
"These servers are optimized for Windows Server software and built to handle the enormous availability, scalability and efficiency requirements of Windows Azure, our cloud platform," said Laing. "They offer dramatic improvements over traditional enterprise server designs: up to 40 percent server cost savings, 15 percent power efficiency gains, and 50 percent reduction in deployment and service times."
Microsoft may also benefit from OCP's development of open network switches, which hold the potential to dramatically slash the cost of networking hardware. Microsoft moves enormous volumes of data around the globe, operating a huge edge network that manages content delivery for Xbox Live and other online services.
Microsoft's entrance into OCP has implication for its hardware partners. Microsoft has historically worked closely with Dell and HP, which in recent years have been losing ground in the hyperscale server market to OCP-centric original design manufacturers like Quanta, WiWynn and, Synnex/Hyve.
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"Certain things you should shout. Certain things you should whisper."
For a long while, Tex Perkins toyed with the idea of calling this, his second solo album, "Some Kinds Of Love".
Coming four years after his gloriously delicate debut "Far Be It From Me", the acclaimed former Beasts Of Bourbon and current Cruel Sea frontman had enough time to contemplate exactly what he wanted to say here, how he wanted to say it, which of the many songs he'd collected over those four years would make the final cut, what title would best capture the mood, the sentiment, the meaning, the beauty and unsettling hushness of these 11 new songs.
"If I was going to spell out the concept," smiles Tex, "I would have called it Eleven Different Kinds Of Love but then I thought, you don't want to have "love" in the title".
Indeed, how un Tex would that be?
Exactly why Tex Perkins eventually came to call this record Dark Horses isn't important here. Well, actually, Tex can't remember.
What is important is that this icon of contemporary Australian music has once again invited us into the place he calls "my room", that private domain where the rock star is just a man again and, all alone, away from the adoring crowds, must grapple with his deepest demons.
"My room" isn't a metaphysical place in the cosmos. It's out the back of Tex's house on the NSW North Coast, filled with instruments and a little four-track recorder. It was between here and a small studio in Melbourne that Dark Horses was slowly brought to life.
Tex wasn't totally alone in this latest solo effort. There were always plenty of friends around to offer a hand. Along with Tex, the gentlemen from the Tendrils - Charlie Owen and Joel Silbersher - provide much of the incredible playing and mood here. During the recording sessions, The Dirty Three's Jim White often sat on the drum stool, swapping occasionally with a fellow named Justin Dwyer. And that's a lady named Bernadette Gale on cello.
And once in the studio proper, one of Tex's oldest musical collaborators, producer Tony Cohen, came out of virtual retirement to again take responsibility for capturing all these subtle sounds to tape. On the songwriting side, one of Tex's North Coast neighbours and buddy, Murray Patterson, helped pen a couple of the tunes.
Certainly, there's a tale behind each song on Dark Horses. Some real, some imagined.
Take "Blissfully Blind". That had its unexpected origins one day while Tex was still living in St Kilda. The legendary Rowland S Howard had locked himself out of his nearby place and asked Tex if he could crash over until his girlfriend came home. In return for the favour, Rowland left Tex a little gift on his four-track, with the message "Do what you want with this." It wasn't until years later, while watching a documentary that Tex came up with an appropriate lyric based on a certain fanatic love.
Another is that ugly, co-dependent stupor shared by two alcoholics. That's tackled on the opener, "To Us". Then there's a literal and factual account of a friend's marriage break-up "Fine Mess"; a song about cult worship "Love Song"; something more domestic "I Know Y'Know I Know"; and there's even an environmental song of sorts "All Over The World Tonight".
Not that you'd probably pick up any of this from listening to Dark Horses.
If the pure emotion of the music doesn't overwhelm you and whisk your mind away, if you could actually concentrate hard enough and take in every word that Tex has to say, if you were going to approach Dark Horses that literally, you'd soon be reminded that great art isn't that easy.


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Frost and soil temperature swings after planting are two factors that can place corn under significant stress. The amount of stress experienced will vary based on whether the corn seed has imbibed (absorbed) water, started growth but not yet emerged, or if the seedling has emerged above the soil surface.
Variable soil temperatures have little effect on the first phase of corn germination, water imbibition. Seed will absorb about 30 percent of its weight in water. The time required for radical emergence is directly related to temperature; it increases linearly if soil temperatures are between 46 and 90 °F. Little, if any, mesocotyl or coleoptile growth occurs in soils cooler than 60 °F (Figure 1). A constant soil temperature of 86 °F optimizes seed germination and seedling emergence.
Wide swings in soil temperatures (soil high temperature-soil low temperature = 27 °F) will particularly affect mesocotyl growth based on research reported in the Rhodesian J. of Agric. Research, (Buckle and Grant, 1974, 12:149-161). We suspect that in some Iowa locations corn experienced this range if it was planted in early April. Seedlings adversely affected by wide swings in soil temperatures will have stunted and distorted leaves and may or may not emerge from the soil (Figure 2).
On the other hand, emerged corn seedlings are relatively resistant to cold weather. Air temperatures near 30 °F may kill or damage exposed above-ground parts, but the growing point of the seedlings remains below the soil surface until approximately the V6 stage of development (six collared leaves visible). Recovery from a moderate freeze is usually rapid and nearly complete when the growing point is below ground. Frost injury on very young corn plants surprisingly has very little effect on yield if the plants survive the frost (Figure 3).
When poor growing weather follows an early season frost, corn seedlings may occasionally die. Check for rot by splitting the seedling and looking for dark, water-soaked tissue. In the event that young corn plants are damaged by early season frost, a hasty decision to replant would be ill advised. Wait a few days to see if growth resumes. If the growing point is not damaged, a new leaf should emerge in 3 to 4 days. If this does not occur, refer to the Iowa State University Extension publication, Corn Planting Guide, PM 1885, for replant decisions.
You should be able to identify seedling stress caused by environmental versus herbicide influences. There are instances, though, when the two are interrelated. We know that corn seedlings weakened from cold weather will have a heightened sensitivity to herbicide injury. Postemergence herbicide applications should be evaluated carefully until corn begins to demonstrate "normal" growth and development. If weeds are small and growing slowly, there is likely sufficient time to allow delayed application timing. However, if weed pressure is high, and if weeds are large relative to the optimum size for control, growers should consider the risks of crop injury and the benefits of weed control before making a herbicide application. Often, the benefits of early weed control, thus protecting potential corn yields, outweigh the risks of herbicide injury to a previously stressed crop.
Growth regulator herbicides such as 2,4-D and dicamba are of particular concern. If these herbicides are applied in combination with other translocated herbicides, such as sulfonylureas that require surfactants or crop oils, the potential for injury increases significantly. Contact herbicides such as bromoxynil also may have a higher risk of significant corn injury if applied to stressed seedling plants.
If weeds are small, rotary hoeing or careful cultivation may be a better management option than a postemergence herbicide application. Each field must be evaluated to determine the best weed control strategy.
We do not expect to see large areas of damaged corn from the recent cool temperatures. Be aware, though, that the frost and variability in soil temperatures may have caused some seedling damage and variability in emergence. It is possible that you will not notice anything abnormal unless you go into your fields and dig several plants.
This updated version is based on Cold weather stresses corn; herbicide injury possible [4] (5/26/1997), ICM Newsletter, Iowa State University Extension.
This article originally appeared on pages 103-104 of the IC-496 (9) -- May 1, 2006 issue.