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The things I believe come from:
a. A college education
b. My current advanced degree
c. Independent research that I have performed on my own, and cross-referenced
Sounds like that "useless piece of paper" could do you some good.
You have
idea what I do.
So, in the fashion of douchebaggery, allow me to retort.
Anyway, I'm not going to continue this. It's asinine to even discuss. The point I am making is, to say "College is a useless piece of paper" is quite simply extremely ignorant. If you go for an English degree, then yeah, it will be. If you go for an Engineering degree, then no, it won't be.
You make a lot of money without a college degree. Good for you. I have friends who are day traders and did not go to college; that's not the lifestyle I want to live. I (will) make a lot of money with my college degree. Good for me. That's the lifestyle I want to live after graduation.
You're right, I don't know what you do, but if you want to assume people like myself without a degree will be bagging groceries for work I will go ahead and make rediculous assumptions back at you.
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So you make 10*8/hour? Good for you, I bill out at almost twice that. Just think of how good you'd be doing if you actually went to college
I made that comment before I actually knew what he made, now I know I make significantly more than 10x him. I have a very busy business, more than 1 million in sales per month, that's my day job. I also own 13 properties, 11 of which I rent out. Those 11 houses as you can probably imagine do very well. By the time I'm 40 I hope to own another 6 properties. I'm 34 right now.
My point is, I got lucky and College would not have made a difference. And......I guess we shouldn't make assumptions.
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serious? i could live on half that if i had to.
No you couldn't.
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damn, apparently e46 is now filled with ballers who make 6 figs, bang 10's, and didn't even go to college. times are a changing. looks like i wasted 6 years of my life.
Not a waste, I still wish I had a degree, obviously you are more intelligent after going to school. My wife has two degrees and I respect her so much for it. She couldn't have gotten into teaching without a degree where my career path did not require one.
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Finally! Yes, it's well into February now, but I had so many games from Christmas and before that (and after that) that I had to finish before I could, with confidence, list my ten favourite 2010 games, that even though I went into overdrive in my game playing and also pretty much ignored non-2010 releases like LittleBigPlanet 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum....... it still took this long to make my picks.
There are still games I haven't finished that I'm pretty sure wouldn't quite make the list, and of course there are a few games of note that I haven't played yet. So before I get started...
The (Top) 3 Games of 2010 I Still Want to Play!!! 3. Pacman Championship Edition DX: IGN gave the game a 10. Sure that statement doesn't carry the same weight it did a couple of years ago, but I still have to get it nonetheless. I'm not a huge Pacman fan and the demo didn't do much for me and I don't really care about the leaderboards... but nonetheless! If it's anywhere near as fun and addictive as everyone says it is... I'm certainly going to pay the $10. I'm just waiting to get some of the other games I've got on the go out of the way first. 2. Mass Effect 2: Uh, so this is pretty much everyone's Game of the Year, and to me the most obvious game that will be missing from my list. Sure I wasn't interested in it from seeing the videos and stuff but I wasn't interested in Fallout 3 from videos and stuff either and it ended up being my favourite game of the console generation. I recently bought the PS3 version of ME2 which didn't technically come out until 2011, so, um, maybe I'll count it towards my 2011 list. 1. 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors: Right, so I've pretty much ignored my DS for the last year or so. When a big game like Spirit Tracks would come out I'd certainly play it but it's only recently that I've really tried to go back and pick up some of the games from the DS library that I've missed out on, such as Hotel Dusk and Elite Beat Agents. Hell, I just discovered Ghost Trick, which just came out last month and I hadn't heard of before, and it's already a solid GOTY 2011 contender. But anyway, I stumbled upon someone saying "999" had arguably the best story in a game in 2010, and found that the game had received overwhelmingly universal acclaim. A Japanese story-based game receiving that much universal praise? After seeing a few reviews I decided I had to have it. But I can't find it anywhere! It's less than a year old and it's literally sold out everywhere - new and used. Arrrrr I want it so bad. I might have to buy it off the internet...
So anyway. Here is my delayed but hopefully somewhat more thorough because of it top 10 games of 2010 list:
#10! Just Cause 2 Just Cause 2 is, to me, the quintessential sandbox game. It's certainly not the best sandbox game, but it's the first sandbox game I've played to so thoroughly embrace it's sandbox elements. It takes place on a huge map, you can travel every inch of the map from snowy mountains to cities to sunny beaches to forests, from the bottom of the ocean to the peaks of the mountains. You can travel in any vehicle including a variety of cars, trucks, tanks, helicopters, airplanes (and of course parachute), and it's fast, and there are plenty of different weapons and creative ways to blow stuff up and create havoc... Why don't more sandbox games give you this kind of freedom? Sure, it's a flawed game. It lacks some polish, missions are repetitive, the story and characters quickly go from humourously dumb to just plain dumb, and the world doesn't have quite as many things to find - secrets and easter eggs and such - as I'd like. Like I said, it's not the best sandbox game, or even the best sandbox game this year, but to me it's the truest definition of the sandbox genre that a game has ever been, and it's a ton of fun.
#9: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle No More Heroes 2 was my #1 most anticipated game of 2010, which now seems crazy to me. But thinking back, the original No More Heroes is among my favourite games of all-time and I saw a lot of potential for Suda to truly blow it out of the water with No More Heroes 2. He did not. The original No More Heroes is better in many ways and overall. The boss characters in NMH2 aren't defined as well. The story is forgettable. The ending is miles behind the original game's ending. The gameplay, though more varied, is less satisfying and way too easy on easy difficulty which was just right the last time around. But still! The new retro mini-games were pretty awesome. And it was still one of the most stylish and funny games to come out in 2010. Oh, and dieting your cat? How awesome is that? NMH2 was probably the biggest gaming disappointment of the year for me (although let's face it, I had absurdly high expectations) and it's nowhere near as good as the original No More Heroes, but it's still a great game with several laugh-out-loud moments and moments of brilliance and it definitely deserves a spot on this list.
#8: Fallout: New Vegas This is the one game on this list that I haven't finished. Unlike with No More Heroes, despite Fallout 3 being among my favourite games of all time, I kept my expectations for New Vegas realistic (though I did call it my most anticipated game for the remainder of the year after E3 >_>). At no point did I ever expect it to be better than Fallout 3 since that game came together in such a way that I connected with my character and the world in a fashion I don't think could be done a second time without something entirely unique. Furthermore I worried that the gameplay or world and characters might be less interesting or come together in a way where I simply don't care like I did in Fallout 3. Anyways, I got the game, and although I don't think it's better than Fallout 3 in any way (well, the hats are better), after playing for hours I can safely say that it's just as fun and addictive as Fallout 3. That may not sound like high praise, but if you know how much I loved Fallout 3, you should know it certainly is. Fallout: New Vegas is the perfect expansion. It's faster to get into and it has a whole new huge world with all new locations and characters and quests that are no less varied and fun and genuinely interesting as in the original game. But definitely play the original game first and only get it if you're aching for more content.
#7: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Like New Vegas, Galaxy 2 is a more-of-the-same sequel, but unlike New Vegas, or really any more-of-the-same type sequels I can think of that are not published by Nintendo, I think Galaxy 2 is totally better than the already-great original Mario Galaxy. The levels are more fun, there are great new challenges and powers, and I think that it's actually more creative than the original. My favourite galaxy is the "Slimy Springs" galaxy in which you're in underwater caves for most of the level, at one point jumping over an enormous and mysterious chasm and finally at the end emerging in a serene and gorgeous, painterly sunset in a green field where the faint sound of a Toad can be heard from inside a lone treasure chest. It was so unexpectedly unique from the rest of the game in look and feeling. And all the levels are unique. Such memorable ones - the N64 level, the Supermassive Galaxy... After the original Mario Galaxy, Mario Galaxy 2 loses some of it's impact, sure, but it's still one of the best games of the 2010.
#6: Donkey Kong Country Returns Donkey Kong Country Returns is perhaps my favourite 2D platformer I've played. That's not saying a huge lot, or at least I don't intend it to. I've never been a big fan of the 2D Mario games and I can't think of a whole lot of other 2D platformers I've played that can compete. Kirby's Adventure perhaps. LittleBigPlanet certainly, but that's not what I mean. I mean in terms of pure undiluted platforming. The idea that something can be incredibly challenging and require you to try over and over, and yet still be incredibly enjoyable. This is where this game is unmatched in my books. Most of the time I interpret difficult games as frustrating, but not this one. The game controls great, the lives system never required me to play through level 1 ten million times as in Mario, and there's just so much going on on the screen at once; so much detail and important things to pay attention to and it's often moving at such speeds that... it's exciting... it had me at the edge of my seat. My enthusiasm was dampened somewhat by the final boss which WAS frustrating and just kind of lame too. But overall this is an outstanding platformer and in a great year for platformers, my favourite of the year, too.
#5: Red Steel 2 I describe Red Steel 2 as being like a launch title on a brand new console. The motion controls are above and beyond anything else on Wii as far as I'm concerned, and playing it reminded me of the joy of playing Twilight Princess with motion controls for the first time. It felt new and exciting and unique. And Red Steel 2 was great fun to boot. 2010 had some great Western-inspired games in Fallout New Vegas and Red Dead, but no game made me feel more like a gunslinger than Red Steel. There are a ton of moves to learn that were all fun and satisfying to pull off, switching between the sword and gun was fun, the world looked great, and there were plenty of things to shoot at for target practice. Hell, one of my favourite things was just opening boxes. Boxes have multiple little clamps you have to shoot to open them, and I always liked trying to see how quickly I could shoot all the clamps, or trying to ricochet my bullets off walls into the clamps. It was great fun. And like a launch game on a brand-new console, Red Steel 2 has flaws, for example, the story is absolute rubbish, but these are easily forgiven in light of the fact that it's not actually on a new console and it's simply the first and only game to really use Motion+ in a way I find really compelling. Nothing before or since Red Steel 2 even comes close to comparing to it, and the only upcoming game that might is Zelda. If it really were a launch title on a new console, Red Steel 2 might've ultimately been forgettable in the face of new games that do the same thing but improve on it (see Red Steel 1). But on the Wii it's unique and pretty damn impressive.
#4: Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon The theme of Fragile is loneliness, and it's executed in a unique, much sadder way than, say, Dead Space or Metroid or something. It's the story of a boy in a post-apocalyptic world, on the search for another human being, besides himself. He meets various characters along the way, but it's always in pretense - a ghost or a robot or something. I thought the story was very well done, in an anime way, though I can certainly see how people would dislike it. Perhaps it's the way the game was executed that allowed me to so fully accept and enjoy the story (switching to Japanese voices also helps). This is a game all about exploration. The game usually puts me in a very passive and calm mood as I slowly explore every room in a given area looking for hidden items. It helps that Fragile has, I would argue, the best visuals of any game this year - the way your flashlight subtly brings out the colour in the world, and the sky in a few areas: totally the best-looking sky ever in a game. The visuals, music, atmosphere, and the passive mood the game put me in kept exploring and roaming the world from ever being a chore, even in one notable instance of backtracking. But also, through exploration finding all the "memory items" is probably the most rewarding thing in the game. Every one of these objects has a sad little story attached to it that you hear when you go to save and it helps immensely to build the atmosphere and mood of the game. Fragile Dreams has some undeniable gameplay issues, including at least one instance of extreme infuriation on account of the combat, but it's also one of the most worthwhile and rewarding gaming experiences I got from a 2010 game. Fragile Dreams is a beautiful game.
#3: Red Dead Redemption I never had much interest in the Western genre of films until around the end of 2008 when I first watched The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and it quickly became one of my favourite genres. The struggle to maintain law and order, the ability to get away with a lot of crimes, and the beautiful mountain scenery makes for a compelling setting. How perfect is it then that only a few months later the first real, great Western-themed video game would come out, and also prove how well the setting can translate to a game? Sure the trailers before it was released made it look a bit more godly than it ended up being – multiplayer for example didn't live up to it's potential – but it was still all in all fantastic. The single player was a lot of fun and the story itself was pretty good (the ending was fantastic). I loved all the diversions like capturing outlaws and helping out people. The lasso is awesome. And of course Rockstar is better than anyone at making games with open-worlds that feel alive. This is their best yet. The world is detailed and beautiful and varied, and like I said, you can get away with stuff in the Old West. Gone are the constant routine police chases of GTAIV. This game has way more freedom and variety and fun to be had. Oh, and also zombies in what is, although I didn't finish it, easily one of the most impressive DLC packs I've ever purchased.
#2: Heavy Rain I wasn't very excited for Heavy Rain. I sort of dismissed it as being a game that's entirely quick-time events. But when I played the demo I realized that was wrong. When they're the core mechanic and done this well they're no longer quick-time events, and they're no less valid than any other control scheme. In fact the control scheme of Heavy Rain is quite unique and it works very well. I found interrogating the woman in the demo quite interesting when I found out that I could only ask a certain amount of questions, and when I was fighting the guy I actually found it thrilling, especially knowing there was no game over screen or retrying. Investigating the crime scene was good fun too. It was easily one of the best and most convincing demos I've ever played, along with Mirror's Edge, although unlike Mirror's Edge, the full game lived up to it's demo. It far surpassed the demo actually. There were plenty of sequences in the game where I was on the edge of my seat and I thought I was going to lose one of my characters or something only to just barely make it through. The story was compelling and the atmosphere was brilliantly bleak. I did almost everything right up until the very last minute of the game when I lost one of my characters, and I got a unique but equally satisfying ending because of it. Part of what's great about Heavy Rain is that everyone you talk to about it will probably have had a somewhat different experience with it. I could go back and play again to try to see the different endings, but my version of the story will always be the one where Jayden dies (and I kinda worry the plot holes everyone whines about may become apparent on a second playthrough >_>). Heavy Rain is a unique and thoroughly engrossing experience.
#1: Deadly Premonition Yes, Deadly Premonition. Just as I played two hotel-set mystery type games this year (Hotel Dusk and Flower Sun & Rain, neither 2010 releases), and despite loving both ultimately preferred the "objectively" kinda bad one, I played two rainy, detectivey (Origami/Red Seed)-Killer games this year too, and ultimately I prefer the IGN 2/10-scoring Deadly Premonition to Heavy Rain. Deadly Premonition is a game that started off kinda bad, then it was awesomely bad, then it was just awesome. It's a game I love telling friends about and I even laugh just thinking about it. The hilariously bad animations, the amazingly repetitive and out-of-place music, and the completely absurd dialogue… Special Agent Francis York Morgan is the best video game character in years and I love mimicking his crazy idiosyncrasies. But a funny thing happened, like I said, it stopped being awesomely bad and just became awesome. The artful way one of the deaths was handled and the fantastic ending were… brilliant. As I wrote in my review of it, it's simultaneously campy and artful, clearly low budget and yet huge and richly detailed. I could ramble on endlessly about all the things I love about Deadly Premonition, from the random 80s movie monologues to a certain part of the story involving fishing, but suffice it to say, without spoiling anything, Deadly Premonition, albeit flawed, was easily the most memorable game the year.
2010 had some great games, but certainly nothing that I'd have to change my header for. After the quantity-over-quality year that was 2009, I expected 2010 to be different, but in my opinion found that there was actually even more quantity and even less quality. I do honestly think that the underappreciated Little King's Story remains the best game of the last 2 years. Troublingly, 2010 was the year that LKS developer Cing filed bankruptcy. Furthermore, of the 3 games on the top of my Most Anticipated list at the beginning of 2010 that initially led me to believe 2010 would be a quality-over-quantity year, two of them were pushed back to 2011, and the last one, No More Heroes 2, was a bit of a let-down. Nonetheless, Red Dead and Heavy Rain were great, and at the tail end of the year (January 2011 really) I discovered a couple hidden gems in Deadly Premonition and Fragile that made the year. And if, unlike me, you're not dying for the flow of games to relent so you can get a chance to finally finish Majora's Mask... if you love an absurd amount of solid, worth-playing releases, then this was the year for you, with extremely solid games like Just Cause 2 rounding out my top 10 and other great games like Kirby and Goldeneye not even making my list. When I say the quality of 2010 games wasn't very high, I mean the peak quality, the quality of any one single game didn't stand out to me as being particularly incredible as Little King's Story did in 2009, and a whole slew of games I played in 2008 did. 2010 wasn't an ideal year in video games for me personally, but it was, in many ways, a great year.
2011, as I've written already, looks ridiculous. It looks like quality times quantity. I may still not get a chance to finish Majora's Mask. But it should be awesome nonetheless.

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|Occurred : 7/4/2011 22:15 (Entered as : 07/04/11 22:15)
Reported: 7/21/2011 9:51:06 PM 21:51
Posted: 8/7/2011
Location: Billings, MT
Shape: Light
Duration:1 Hour
|6 sightings of red-orange crafts over Billings Montana July 4th 2011 10pm to 11pm
On the evening of July the 4th approx. 10:15 PM Over the Yellowstone River Myself and my wife both observed from our home red-orange crafts appear in the far south west sky and slowly move and hover over Castle Rock park during the fire works show,there were at least 6 separate crafts that would appear and move slowly then disappear at the cloud to the north-north west and almost instantly reappear to the south west again and again.
This event lasted til 11pm.
I cannot explain what it was but it was not fireworks or any aircraft I have ever seen,it's movement was smooth and deliberate, 1 craft hovered for 15 minutes before heading into the cloud,which was the only cloud in the sky that night.


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Facebook claims that they have no idea why this is happening, that individual profiles are only targeted when a user reports them.
The Monitor in November reported that more than 10 percent of the population uses Facebook in 51 countries.
Wilson would not comment on whether she was related to Officer Wilson, and her Facebook page has since been disabled.
But this was 2003, the beginning of Generation Me, and just a year before Facebook launched.
He wrote in a Facebook post that he was off for a beer as soon as his testimony was over.
At the time, Facebook apologized for issuing a block to the page.
Facebook responded by quickly rolling out a harder-to-crack https code.
Facebook has 500 million users going for it and a willingness to think outside the box.
She knew about the Facebook group "Women Who Eat On Tubes" and assumed, correctly, it was the target destination of the picture.
Civilisation waits for himall-enfolding, all-instructing civilisation, and he stands face to Facebook in handwith his last chance.
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With thousands of suspected cases and hundreds of reported deaths, the Lower Artibonite region of Haiti is facing a full-blown cholera epidemic. Beginning last week, a daily high volume of patients has been arriving at PIH health facilities in the outbreak areas, reported Partners In Health Chief of Mission in Haiti Louise Ivers from Port-au-Prince on Monday morning.
In partnership with Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population (MHPP), PIH operates three hospitals in the area hit hardest by the outbreak. These hospitals, which serve the communities of St. Marc, Verrettes, and Petite Riviere, report improving situations due to more effective infection control and efficient triage, with technical assistance from MSF-Spain and MSF-Belgium. The hospital at St. Marc has been triaging an average of 600 new patients each day, and has a regular load of about 250-300 hospitalized cholera patients.
Access to medical facilities and clean water remain major concerns, particularly in isolated rural areas, said Dr. Ivers. Over the weekend, PIH was able to get 14 water trucks to some of the communities most in need, thanks to a partnership with the non-profit organization Yele Haiti. In addition, water purification tablets and oral rehydration salts have been widely distributed throughout the region. However, there are still many communities in the outbreak region whose only water source is the contaminated Artibonite river or rain water.
Complicating matters, on top of a need for clean water for general consumption, cholera patients need a particularly high volume of fluids—about 20 liters daily for each patient, said Dr. Ivers. As having access to this volume is virtually impossible in many areas, PIH is urging all suspected cases (anyone with diarrhea) to seek immediate treatment at a hospital.
But access to medical facilities is also a challenge: communities in the Artibonite are widely spread out, and even the nearest hospital can be hours away by foot, horse, or car.
To reach out to remote villages, PIH is sponsoring regular radio announcements at stations throughout the region. In addition, thousands of PIH community health workers and social workers have been mobilized and deployed to find suspected cholera cases and educate their communities about the importance of washing their hands regularly and drinking only clean or purified water. They have also been supplied with soap, water purification tablets and oral rehydration salts to distribute. Additional training materials for community health workers are being finalized. Topics include preventing transmission and disinfecting the homes of cholera patients.
Although the outbreak remains concentrated in the Lower Artibonite region of Haiti, the fluid nature of Haitian society – regular travel from capital city to the country side to visit markets, etc. – makes it inevitable that there will be some cases of cholera in Port-au-Prince, said PIH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joia Mukherjee. Five cases have already been reported in the city, and all five appear to be people who had traveled there from the infected rural areas. Conditions of overcrowding and extreme poverty could facilitate a widespread epidemic unless urgent and effective action is taken to provide access to clean water and sanitation, added Dr. Mukherjee. The 1.2 million displaced people who have been living in settlement camps in and around Port-au-Prince since the January 12 earthquake are particularly vulnerable. PIH clinics in the capital city, which serve four of the camps, are carrying out intensive education and prevention campaigns with residents and are making preparations to manage and control any outbreaks that might occur.
Cases of cholera have been reported as far east as PIH's health center in Lacolline, which is currently treating 25-30 sick prison inmates. As the prison facility is woefully overcrowded—300 prisoners in a space built for 80—PIH is working to set up a space to evacuate the remaining prisoners. Five deaths have been reported among the prisoners.
There have been no cases reported at other health facilities operated by PIH in the Central Plateau region north of Lacolline.


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Martin Debuts Re-Engineered D-28 and More
At this year's Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, Martin Guitar will introduce a re-imagined D-28, bringing forward the guitar's unrivaled legacy with vintage appointments and a new neck profile for...
EHX Introduces Platform Compressor, Limiter
Electro-Harmonix has announced the Platform pedal, a fully featured stereo compressor/limiter that also includes an overdrive section and volume swell function.
Behold the Technicolors' New Video
Today we bring you the exclusive premiere of a new video by the Technicolors, a young band that's clearly inspired by garage rock and mid-Nineties Britpop.
Messing Up on Guitar (and Why It Doesn't Matter)
Sometimes when we're ripping some licks on guitar, we can get caught in our own heads and psyche ourselves out, causing mistakes in our playing.
Nita Strauss Talks Female Guitarists
As we reported this spring, Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss recently branched off with a new band, We Start Wars.
Holy Watt Amps Introduces Ian Moore Signature Line
After a year in development, Holy Watt Amps is proud to introduce the Ian Moore Signature Prestige Series.
Phil Collen Demos DiMarzio Pickups
Watch Def Leppard's Phil Collen demo the DiMarzio Super 3, HS-2 and Super Distortion S pickups.
Guitarist Uses 45 Techniques in One Epic Solo
Watch Miguel Márquez employ 45 different techniques in one guitar solo.
Nux Announces Stageman AC50 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier
Nux has announced a new acoustic guitar amplifier, the Stageman AC50.
Marty Friedman Discusses New Jackson Signature & Album
'Wall Of Sound' releases August 4, 2017.
Martin Guitar Announces Third Ed Sheeran Signature Model
Sheeran will again donate 100% of his royalties to East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
Blue Microphones Featured on HBO's 'Silicon Valley'
Blue Microphones recently had the privilege of appearing on an episode of the hit HBO series, Silicon Valley.
Paul Childers Announces Summer Tour Dates
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Paul Childers hits the road this summer to share his new album 'Naked Poetry.'


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Entergy's stance on decommissioning fund appears to change
Vermont Yankee owner Entergy Nuclear says only its subsidiary, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, is responsible to pay the costs of decommissioning the plant when it eventually shuts down.
But three Entergy press releases issued around the time the company bought Vermont Yankee in 2002 say Entergy was assuming liability for decommissioning.
Now the chairman of the Commerce Committee in the Vermont House is saying Entergy misled Vermont at the time of the sale.
But Public Service Department Commissioner David O'Brien says Entergy made its intentions clear in legal documents filed at the Public Service board.
Of Entergy's three press releases, O'Brien says, What difference does it make what a press release says at the end of the day?


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Participant Rights and Responsibilities Upon Transfer or Termination
Section IV.
Tax Saver Benefit (TSB) Plan
Tax Saver Benefit Plan Summary
TSB is a program that allows reduction of the employee's salary to purchase certain benefits with pre-tax dollars. The plan is offered in three distinct parts:
- Premium Conversion. Employee contributions for their IU-sponsored health care plan and Personal Accident Insurance are automatically taken from the employee's salary on a pre-tax basis.
- Health (medical, dental, and vision) Expense Reimbursement Account. An employee may elect to set aside pre-tax dollars in a reimbursement account to pay for IRS-qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses that are not covered by any type of insurance program.
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Account. An employee may elect to set aside pre-tax dollars in a reimbursement account to pay for child or elder care.
The plan is subject to IRS regulations. Mid-year changes in contributions are limited to those consistent with IRS-defined "changes in status," such as marriage, birth of a child, or change in dependent care provider rates.
Reimbursement accounts and claims for expense reimbursement accounts are administered by The Nyhart Company.
All full-time Academic and Staff employees are eligible to participate in the Tax Saver Benefit Plan (TSB).
Discontinuation of Participation
An employee is no longer eligible for participation in TSB when the employee:
- terminates from the university; or
- ceases to be a member of the eligible class for coverage.
For Health Expense Reimbursement Accounts only, the employee may continue to participate under COBRA provisions, on an after-tax basis for the remainder of the calendar year.
Rights and Privileges After Participation Ends
Premium Conversion. There is no residual value to Premium Conversion after participation stops.
Health Expense Reimbursement Account. The employee is entitled to be reimbursed for qualified expenses incurred after the date that eligible employment terminates, only if the employee elects to continue participation in the plan by continuing to make contributions on an after-tax basis. Upon termination, employees with a remaining balance will receive a COBRA notice, election form, and instructions for this option from Nyhart.
Claims for expenses incurred during participation in the plan must be submitted by April 15th following the end of the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred. Any unclaimed portion of the account is forfeited.
Dependent Care Reimbursement Account. The employee is entitled to be reimbursed for dependent care expenses incurred through the date the eligible employee terminates. Claims for expenses incurred during participation in this plan must be submitted by April 15th following the end of calendar year. Any unclaimed portion of the account is forfeited.
Summary of actions the participant must take:
Premium Conversion
- No action is needed. Premium contributions stop with the employee's last paycheck.
Health Expense Reimbursement Account
- To continue participation, submit the COBRA election form to Nyhart within 60 days of the date that coverage would have otherwise ended.
- Pay initial COBRA contributions to date to Nyhart within 45 days of electing COBRA.
- Pay monthly COBRA contributions to Nyhart on time.
Health Expense and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
- Submit claims for eligible expenses to Nyhart by April 15th following the end of the calendar year. Any unclaimed portions of reimbursement accounts are forfeited after that time.
- Notify Nyhart of address changes.
- Notify Nyhart of a "change in status" within 30 days of the event.
Customer Service - Reimbursement Accounts
Forms for filing claims for health or dependent care reimbursement can be obtained from a Human Resources office, the University Human Resource Services Web site (hr.iu.edu/benefits/tsb.html), or by calling Nyhart, the plan administrator. Claims can also be submitted online at iutsb.nyhart.com.
Nyhart Customer Service:
The Nyhart Company, Inc.
8415 Allison Pointe Boulevard, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46250-4201
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MONCTON – The best season to date in Atlantic Canada on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour came to a successful conclusion this past weekend at Royal Oaks Golf Club in Moncton.
Young golfers including Tignish's Tyson Gavin competed for titles in six divisions in the MJT-PGA Atlantic Canada Junior Championship / Golf NB Player of the Year Series on Aug. 23 and 24, and two juniors shot five-under-par to close out the tournament in style.
The field comprised players on the MJT Mini Tour for ages 12 and under, as well as players up the age of 19 on the regular tour, and in the latter competition both Gavin, 17, and Alexandre Belanger, 16, tied for low overall and won their respective divisions after firing outstanding five-under-par 67s on moving day to close with identical scores of 77, 67 (144).
Gavin came from behind and beat out 2013 MJT National Champion Danek Hadley, 17, of Bathurst, NB (73, 73=146) for the MJT-PGA Atlantic Canada Junior Boys 17-19 Champion's trophy.
"Danek and I were tied after nine holes today – I birdied 10 and he bogeyed," said Gavin, who cited birdying the first two out of three holes on day two as his highlight that got him going.
"It feels really good (to win) after being eight shots back going into Sunday and I just believed in myself that I could still do it."
Third place in the division was a tie at 157 total score between Alexandre Paillard, 17, of Edmundston, N.B. (78, 79) and Bobby Dunphy, 17, of Antigonish, NS (74, 83).
Belanger, of St-Jacques, NB, took the MJT-PGA Atlantic Canada Juvenile Boys 15-16 Champion's trophy by six shots over Calvin Ross, 16, of Fredericton, NB (77, 73=150).
The MJT-PGA Atlantic Canada Bantam Boys 14 and under Champion was Graham Gourley, 14, of Fredericton.
Playing in the last junior event of her career, Rachel Cormier, 18, of Rothesay, N.B., made it count and won the title of MJT-PGA Atlantic Canada Junior Girls Champion with solid scores of 76, 75 (151).
Winners in the Mr. Lube Long Drive Competition were Rachel Cormier, Billy Smith, Dylan Chase of Brigg's Corner, N.B., and Gavin.
Sundog Eyewear Closest-to-the-Pin Competition winners were Annick Duguay of Bathurst, Alex Wynter of Moncton, Calvin Ross and Morgan Barnes of Salisbury, N.B. Golf Town Comeback Awards for best second day improvement in score went to Duguay (9), Nash Smith of Moncton (19), David Patterson of Bedford, NS (14) and Gavin (10). Tournament highlights and a photo gallery can be seen online at http://www.maplejt.com/tour.php?id=2014051 .


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Two students from Winthrop's chapter of ONE went to lobby Congress in Washington, D.C., to ask senators to ask them to prioritize life-saving programs at the One Power Summit 2013 from Feb. 23- 27.
The ONE members that lobbied in D.C. consisted of: Brandi Geurkink, president; Sarah Cohen, vice president; Phillip Reynolds, a congressional district leader and Latwyla Mathias, a volunteer from Columbia. The group was made up of South Carolina ONE volunteers.
The students spoke to Senators Mick Mulvaney (R), Tim Scott (R), Lindsey Graham (R) and Jim Clyburn (D).
"Our main focus was Tim Scott because he is new and we wanted to find out his perspectives on ONE's campaign," Geurkink said. Scott's staff said that he was supportive of cutting frivolous spending.
Geurkink explained that there were 150 volunteers from 34 states with 200 meetings during the days ONE lobbied at Congress.
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Geurkink said her group also thanked Graham for supporting ONE and their campaigns and asked Scott to send a letter to Graham saying he would support ONE as well.
Sequestration went into effect this past Friday, and funding for discretionary programs were cut along with many other programs. According to CNBC, sequestration is a fiscal policy plan to cut spending for government programs. The money saved is then used to pay off the deficit.
Because of sequestration, some funding for programs that help AIDS victims including programs that ONE supports were cut.
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Geurkink said that they didn't hit any obstacles in their trip because ONE organized meetings with senators and planned the schedule.
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Geurkink also had personal successes during the summit. "I have always wanted to do things with international human rights, but now I want to focus more on global health and insuring health equity," Geurkink said. "I learned a lot about health policy."
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Hello all, I'm trying to find some tracks that are closely related to this (without vocals preferably):
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Kind of a daft punk vibe, any track from the recent Tron film are also very similar to what I'm looking for.
If anyone could assist me in finding similar tracks that are already on the envato marketplace or elsewhere for potential commercial use I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Four years may seem well in the future to some, but it's the target Sam Blevins has set his sites on. What is the significance of 2020? The Summer Olympics held in Tokyo.
For the first time in program history, South Oldham football is 7-0. The undefeated Dragons were tested early by host Bullitt East on Friday night, but South Oldham pulled away with a 52-27 victory due to another superb performance by running back Keaton Martin.
In a way, South Oldham golfer Molly Bebelaar achieved the goal she set out to obtain for her sophomore year. Bebelaar finished 15th at the KHSAA Girls State Championship on Wednesday, shooting a 14-over-par 158 during the two-round tournament in Bowling Green.
Avery Periard became the first Division-I commitment in South Oldham field hockey program history when she committed to Central Michigan University. The junior looked at other schools in New York and Indiana before settling on the Mid-American Conference program.
The Oldham County High School boys and girls cross country team put together an impressive performance at the Great American Cross Country Festival in North Carolina over the weekend. With 123 teams competing in the national event, the Oldham County boys and girl varsity teams won their seeded races in the Blue division.
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Lee DeWyze: Why I Think He'll Be The Next "American Idol"
I'm actually really excited about the "American Idol" finale this year. Both Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox, the final two, are headed for big music fame as far as I'm concerned. All along I've been rooting for Mamasox, but on Tuesday night Lee changed my mind. After the jump, why I think he's going to take the title. Lee is one of those contestants who started off in the minor leagues, vocally and performance-wise, and ended up in the majors. I noticed him and liked him throughout the season. I mean, how couldn't you like a humble paint store clerk from Chicago? But I always found him to be a bit too Dave Matthews-esque for my taste and maybe even a little bit boring and predictable. We don't really need another jam rocker on the scene. However, when he busted out "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel a few weeks back, he got my attention. He had evolved. He was suddenly less run of the mill and more one of a kind. A singer-songwriter with some depth, grit and confidence.
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Since August of last year, Nathan Sproul, the man at the center of the growing voter registration fraud investigations in 11 counties in Florida, as well as other states, has registered at least 10 limited liability companies at the address of 80 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 817, Tempe, Arizona. But in this photo taken on August 21 of this year, all that we see at this address are about a dozen volunteers making signs for Presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a big open space devoid of desks or anything else looking like a business.
Various media have reported that the Romney campaign has said its relationship with Sproul ended in March of this year, but this photo was taken six weeks ago, according to the caption. Why are volunteers for Romney working out of Nathan Sproul's office rather than out of the official Republican headquarters or Romney's campaign headquarters?
Sproul also has an office on the same floor of the building, Suite 814. That address has been used for an array of companies tied to Republican operations in states from coast to coast. The companies thus far known are: Sproul Grassroots Mobilization, LLC, Lincoln Strategy Group, LLC, Grassroots Outreach LLC, and Strategic Allied Consulting, the firm at the center of the current storm over forged voter registrations.
Just this past Friday, as Nathan Sproul was giving an exclusive interview to Fox News saying he was out of the paid voter registration business for good, Greg Flynn at BlueNCwas reporting that yet another Sproul business incarnation has sprung up – Issue Advocacy Partners, using Sproul's address in the recruiting ads. More troubling, this firm is operating in at least five states: Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
While the ads for Issue Advocacy Partners say they are seeking canvassers to go door to door to identify conservative voters, this ad says they also "register voters."
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Here's a look at the draft's crop of tight ends:
1. Full Name: Jason Witten
School: Tennessee
Ht: 6-4
Wt: 260
40: 4.75
Year: 3Jr
Number: 1
"Formerly a nasty defensive lineman, Jason Witten took his skills, attitude and intellect to the offensive side of the ball and devastated the competition as a blocker and pass catcher," said Pauline. Scouting Report:
The Good: Former defensive lineman quickly becoming a complete tight end in all aspects of the game and turning into a dominant force on the field. Powerful blocker that plays with solid fundamentals, displaying brute strength at the point of attack. Drives defenders off the line blocking for the run or anchors and holds his ground in pass protection. Works to finish his blocks and approaches his assignments with the nastiness of a defender. Consistent pass catcher that continually makes the big reception during the games important moment. Extends his hands and catches the ball away from his frame, takes a pounding yet holds onto the ball. Soft hands and looks the pass in, displaying excellent concentration. Continually finds the open spot on the field, reads the defense and sneaks it down the seam when the opportunity arises. Lays out and makes the difficult grab.
The Bad: Not fast or a player that times well in the forty but then again, always making big plays down the field.
The Skinny: Surging towards the top of the tight end charts. Were it not for the way he runs would be a shoo-in as a top 20 selection next April but more than likely a late first round pick.
Projected order in draft: Middle 2nd round.
2. Full Name: Robert Johnson
School: Auburn Ht: 6-5 Wt: 260 40: 4.87 Year: 3Jr Number: 87
"An indomitable force since stepping on the football field two years ago, all signs are pointing to Robert Johnson being as dominant on the pro level as he's been for the Auburn Tigers. A complete tight end that blocks and catches the ball with equal effectiveness, what is the book on this junior who seemingly is playing his last season on the college level?," Pauline says.
Scouting Report:
The Good: Athletic tight end that has been a force on the football field since he was a freshman. Bends his knees, blocks with leverage and displays outstanding natural strength at the point of attack. Easily removes opponents from the play, getting movement from his run blocks or anchoring in pass protection. Offers his quarterback a big target, extends his hands, adjusting well to the oncoming throw and catches the pass away from his body. Works to make himself an available target, finds the open spot in the defense and occasionally sneaks it down the field. To his credit has turned up the intensity the past season.
The Bad: Not quick, explosive or an athlete that runs well for the stop watch.
The Skinny: His progression as a blocker and increased involvement in the offense makes him a complete tight end. Football skills warrant a first round choice but a poor 40 time makes a mid-second round pick if he enters April's draft.
Projected order in draft: Late 2nd round.
3. Full Name: Dallas Clark
School: Iowa Ht: 6-3 Wt: 232 40: 4.68 Year: 5Sr Number: 44
"One of the toughest and smartest football players in the Big Ten lies on the roster of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Not overly big, fast or explosive, Dallas Clark continually gets the job done catching the ball or works to open holes blocking for the running game," says Pauline.
Scouting Report:
The Good: Tough, hard working tight end reliable in the pinch. Fluid releasing off the line of scrimmage, finds the open spot on the field and works back to the quarterback, making himself an available target. Extends, catches the pass away from his frame, looking the ball into his hands and displays excellent focus/concentration. Runs well laterally, catches the pass in stride, occasionally making the deep reception down the field.
The Bad: Sets up with a wide base and works his blocks but not strong at the point of attack. Lacks quickness off the line and gets no movement from his run blocks.
The Skinny: Would not be considered a top athlete but does not have to be for the position he plays. Tenacity coupled with football intellect could get Clark looks late in the first day when he enters the draft.
Projected order in draft: Late 2nd round.
4. Full Name: Mike Pinkard
School: Arizona St Ht: 6-5 Wt: 254 40: NA Year: 5Sr Number: 86
Projected order in draft: Late 3rd round.
5. Full Name: Bennie Joppru
School: Michigan Ht: 6-5 Wt: 249 40: NA Year: 5Sr Number: 83
Projected order in draft: Middle 4th round.
6. Full Name: Aaron Walker
School: Florida Ht: 6-5 Wt: 255 40: 4.73 Year: 5Sr Number: 82
"Tight end has never been a target used much in past Florida offenses and it's too bad. Aaron Walker is one of the better pass catchers in the nation at the tight end position yet his skills went unused until this season. Still, we took notice of Walker two years ago, personally scouting him against Georgia and like his potential for the next level," Pauline says.
Scouting Report:
The Good: Athletic pass catching tight end that's slowly progressed on the football field. Blocks with leverage, bends his knees and light on his feet. Can shuffle and slide in pass protection and gets his hands into the opponent, keeping them away from the quarterback. Quick and fluid releasing off the line of scrimmage, moves well laterally, easily adjusting to the errant throw during his route and catches the pass in stride. For the most part consistent hands and a reliable target. Works hard as both a receiver and blocker.
The Bad: Adequate strength at the point but by no means dominant in his role as a blocker. Productions numbers have never been great, though it could be a result of the prior offensive system which was oriented towards the wide outs.
The Skinny: Turning in a good campaign as a senior and should it continue through the post-season, a solid first day choice.
Projected order in draft: Late 4th round.
7. Full Name: George Wrighster
School: Oregon Ht: 6-4 Wt: 250 40: NA Year: 4Jr Number: 81
Projected order in draft: Late 4th round.
8. Full Name: Mike Seidman
School: UCLA Ht: 6-5 Wt: 254 40: NA Year: 4Sr Number: 18
Projected order in draft: Early 6th round.
9. Full Name: Donald Lee School: Mississippi St Ht: 6-3 Wt: 248 40: 4.83 Year: 4Sr Number: 84
"When one thinks of Mississippi State and the players they've offered to the NFL, those on the defensive side of the ball immediately come to mind as linemen and cover corners from the Bulldogs fill the rosters of pro-teams. The fact is tight end is another area where MSU has given the league quality prospects and Donald Lee could well be the best they've had in a long while," Pauline says.
Scouting Report:
The Good: Tremendous blocking tight end more than adequate as a receiver. Displays all the blocking techniques and skill of a top flight lineman; quick off the snap, breaks down well and plays low with leverage, keeping his knees bent throughout the action. Uses his blocking angles well, solid footwork sliding out to protect the edge and attacks his blocks. Strong at the point, handles opponents and very cognizant of his assignments. Effectively uses his hands to stay off jams releasing into his pass routes, settles into the open spot on the field and comes back to the ball, working to make the reception. Extends his hands, looks the ball in and takes a pounding but holds onto the pass. Strong running after the catch and gives effort in all aspects of his game.
The Bad: Not an agile or flexible athlete, lacks quickness as well as overall speed and effective only a few yards off the line of scrimmage as a receiver.
The Skinny: The kind of player that will be downgraded because of mediocre athletic workouts prior to the draft but will be an immediate and productive starter at the next level for a team that wants there tight end to be a blocker first and receiver second. Worthy of a first day selection next April but probably slips to the second day.
Projected order in draft: Late 6th round.
10. Full Name: Zachary Hilton
School: North Carolina Ht: 6-7 Wt: 255 40: 4.81 Year: 5Sr Number: 86
"Algea Crumpler and Duantae Finger were just a pair of solid tight end prospects the University of North Carolina has offered the past two seasons, with Crumpler now staring for the Atlanta Falcons. Sandwhiched somewhere between there is the newest Tar Heel tight end," Pauline says.
Scouting Report:
The Good: Big bodied tight end and fine athlete for the position. Offers his quarterback a huge target, extending his hands and for the most part, catching the pass away from his frame. Uses his size as an advantage boxing out defenders for the tough grab and out-positioning or out-muscling them for the ball. Displays decent strength at the point and sustains his blocks once engaged with the opponent.
The Bad: Stiff, does not break down well nor does he play with leverage. Also has difficulty adjusting to the errant throw.
The Skinny: Still more athlete than football player to this point and needs a lot of time and reps but mostly, needs to loosen up.
Projected order in draft: Late 6th round.


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text: Posted March 20, 2013 Its not pointless Wellsy, apathy in RL is a major issue. Call it what you want its still apathy. It's pointless if you aren't asking why people are apathetic and offering a solution. Just saying they shouldn't be apathetic is as effective as saying "the grass shouldn't be green" and expecting it to change on it's own (some of it might do, but not because it was told to!). Its not comparable with me because I believe in supporting the things I believe in and not asking why I should do so. I do this because its how I am. If I'm out of step with the rest of RL then so be it. And so do most people. It's not out of step with anyone at all really. You just don't seem to accept that some people don't don't believe in international RL, probably in the same way that you don't believe in other sporting events. It's not wholly difficult to comprehend that just because you like club RL doesn't mean you believe in all RL and they shouldn't feel like they HAVE to. They have a choice and are choosing not to. We need to know WHY. They're not wrong not to. It still doesn't explain the historical attendances though does it? It doesn't. I was offering one of MANY issues that international RL has. And there are many. And until many of these are addressed, international RL will stumble from one issue to the next. If your club merged with Leeds tomorrow, how many would still watch them? I mean, it's still RL right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Norman Tindale
|Norman Tindale
Tindale holding a child from Monamona Mission in Queensland, 1938
|12 October 1900
Perth, Western Australia
|19 November 1993 (aged 93)
Palo Alto, California
|Alma mater
|University of Adelaide
|Notable awards
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.[1]
Born in Perth, Western Australia, his family moved to Tokyo and lived there from 1907 to 1915, where his father worked as an accountant at the Salvation Army mission in Japan, and Norman attended the American School in Japan.[2] The family returned to Perth, and in 1917 moved to Adelaide where Tindale took up a position as a library cadet at the Adelaide Public Library. Shortly after this, Tindale lost the sight in one eye in an acetylene gas explosion which occurred while assisting his father with photographic processing. In January 1919 he secured a position at the South Australian Museum as Entomologist's Assistant to Arthur Mills Lea.[3] He had already published thirty-one papers on entomological, ornithological and anthropological subjects before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Adelaide in March 1933.[1]
Tindale is best remembered for his work mapping the various tribal groupings of Indigenous Australians. This interest began with a research trip to Groote Eylandt where an Anindilyakwa man gave Tindale very detailed descriptions of which land was his and which land was not. This led Tindale to question the official orthodoxy of the time which was that Aboriginal people were purely nomadic and had no connection to any specific region. While Tindale's methodology and his notion of the dialectal tribe have been superseded, this basic premise has been proved correct.
After his retirement (after 49 years service) from the South Australian Museum, Tindale took up a teaching position at the University of Colorado and remained in the United States until his death, aged 93, in Palo Alto, California.[1]
At the University of Adelaide he had a 50-year collaboration with Joseph Birdsell of Harvard University and performed an anthropological survey in 1938-39 and 1952-54 on Aboriginal missions across Australia.[1] Quite a number of now-important record films were made by Tindale.
In 1942 Tindale joined the Royal Australian Air Force and was assigned the rank of Wing Commander. He had previously tried to enlist in the Australian army at the outbreak of WWII but was rejected due to his damaged eyesight.[1]
Tindale was awarded the Verco Medal of the Royal Society of South Australia during 1956, the Australian Natural History Society Medallion during 1968 and the John Lewis Medal of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia during 1980. In 1967, at the age of sixty-six, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Colorado. He was eventually honoured with a doctorate by the Australian National University in 1980.[1]
During 1993 Tindale received unofficial confirmation of his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO); this was presented posthumously, to his widow Muriel.[4] Also in 1993, the South Australian Museum Board's named a public gallery in his honour.[1]
Tindale published extensively, both as sole author and collaborator. Lists of his publications can be found at the websites of the American School in Japan and the ANU.
Novels for children[edit]
- The First Walkabout (1954) with Harold Arthur Lindsay, illustrated by Madeleine Boyce
- Rangatira (1959) with Harold Arthur Lindsay
- The Land of Byamee : Australian Wild Life in Legend and Fact (1938)
- Aboriginal Australians (1963) with Harold Arthur Lindsay
- Aboriginal Tribes of Australia : Their terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits and Proper Names (1974)
- ^ a b c d e f g Jones, Philip G. (December 1995). "Norman B. Tindale - 12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993 - An Obituary". Records of the South Australian Museum. South Australian Museum. pp. 159–176. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Tindale links, American School in Japan
- ^ E. G. Matthews, 'Lea, Arthur Mills (1868 - 1932)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 10, MUP, 1986, pp 31-32. Retrieved on 2009-07-17
- ^ Officer of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1994, Citation: FOR SERVICE TO ANTHROPOLOGY, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE STUDY OF TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL SOCIETY.
External links[edit]
- Norman Tindale website at www.anu.edu.au
- Dr Norman Barnett Tindale at SA Museum website: Short biography; Provenance; Photo; Archives index. Note that the museum archives contain 2,804 items related to Dr Tindale, and these occupy 36 metres of shelf space.[1]
- 1900 births
- 1993 deaths
- Australian anthropologists
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- Australian entomologists
- Australian ethnologists
- People from Perth, Western Australia
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Pittsburgh Symphony Pops concert misses some notes in Beatles tribute
Nostalgia can be an emotional blanket, but hearing so many great songs by The Beatles at Thursday night's Pittsburgh Symphony Pops concert aroused many different feelings. Some were in the variety of the songs themselves. Others arose from how much distance we've traveled since they we were written, and how we feel looking back.
We've started a seven-year stretch during which there will be a 50th anniversary every year for something significant in the history of this band and our shared cultural memory. In 1962, the band, in the midst makings its first recordings for an affiliate of EMI Records, hired drummer Ringo Starr and completed the roster which would carry it to unprecedented fame and success.
The Beatles were played at the concert by the Classical Mystery Tour band, four Americans who offer a good imitation, including costumes.
The program included a very generous sampling of songs, with the latter portion of the first half devoted to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." The second half featured songs from later albums, such as "Here Comes the Sun."
Yet, the similarity to the original was less close than it had been three years ago when Classical Mystery Tour last played at the Pops. David John was new to Heinz Hall, playing George Harrison, but didn't contribute much to the show and couldn't fairly be said to be the difference.
There were high points to be sure. Jim Owen gave a persuasive account of John Lennon's "Imagine" and Tony Kishman as Paul McCartney did sing "Yesterday" beautifully. But, throughout the concert, there was a generic feeling, a lacking of nuance in both melodic and verbal inflection. The performances also dragged in places, while The Beatles had youthful energy.
The acoustical challenges of combining rock band with a classical orchestra were addressed by amplifying both ensembles. Plastic panels separated the band from conductor Fawzi Haimor and the orchestra, with the drummer in his own enclosure.
The sound heard near the stage downstairs was overblown, especially in "Yesterday," but more agreeable at the back.
The Pittsburgh Symphony, just returned from its European tour with Manfred Honeck, was mostly irrelevant. There were some excellent solos, particular trumpet in "Penny Lane," but the mix of sound from the control board left the orchestra in the background almost all night.
Haimor led the orchestra with confidence in the thankfully abbreviated Beatles Overture and during the rest of the show.
This concert will be repeated at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Heinz Hall, Downtown. Admission is $20 to $98. Details: 412-392-4835 or www.pittsburghsymphony.org.


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Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) announced that its first-quarter profits dipped 11% to $583 million, compared to $653 million during the same time last year. However, the company's adjusted EPS, which excludes restructuring charges, rose to 67 cents, beating analysts who predicted an average of 64 cents, Bloomberg said.
Overall sales at the media company rose 4.4% to $6.98 billion from $6.68 billion last year, which also exceeded analysts' average forecast of $6.82 billion.
The rise in revenue was driven by positive results at the company's film and television business. Films like Journey 2: The Mysterious Island boosted first-quarter film-related revenue by 6.9%, while advertising revenue at its TV network business rose by 6%.
Subscription revenue for Time Warner's cable TV service increased 5% during the quarter.
Sounding a negative note, the company's publishing unit, which produces magazines like Time and People, saw its revenue fall 3.1% as advertising revenue dropped 5% and subscription sales slipped 2%.
Meanwhile, TV network and cable rival Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reported a 30% jump in its first-quarter earnings.
Time Warner shares, which have risen about 4.9% this year, fell by just over 1% in premarket trading on Wednesday.


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Layth has won the South East heat of the Vauxhall UK Beatboxing Championships and earned himself a place in the finals for the second year in a row since defeating Reeps One in the same heat in 2009.
Words: David Barros
The Islington Academy Bar reverberated with the boom of eight hopefuls competing for a place in the Vauxhall UK Beatboxing Championships in June.
Seeing off a host of new faces in the regional preliminaries, Layth out 'boxed his competition with combination of throat clicks backed by encouraging audience support. Pikey Esquire came in second place, and Beatfox has also earned a place in the final thanks to the new wildcard rules to the competition.
"I take my hat off to you sir, for last night I had your mum!"
Stig of the Dump played host for the night, shooting down everyone with his one-
This year's beatboxing championships were noticeably more competitive than last year,
with tricks being pulled out like Marv-
The ultimate put down was Pikey Esquire's "I take my hat off to you sir, for last night I had your mum!" leaving Beatfox with a very displeased look on his face.
The most noticeable attribute of Layth's win included his musicality -
Learning from last year's experience, as we discussed in our interview with him before last year's championships final, Layth has expanded his musical repertoire to include more styles.
If the London heats set the standard for what to expect in the finals, the competition will be a lot closer than last year.
Last year's champion Reeps One is expected to contend for his title again in one of the qualifying heats later this year.
"Up next: Noise Engineer. And look, he actually looks like the sound guy!"
"It's Hollyoaks versus Skins!"
"Next up is a good friend of mine. Well, not really a friend, we're Facebook friends. He writes on my wall and I put up with it."
"You think your scarf is better than mine. Mine is just covering chocolate stains." Then later: "I shouldn't have made fun of your scarf. I should make fun of your open finger gloves!"
Path to the final:
(winners in bold)
Noise Engineer v Layth
Azim v Marv-
Kadi v Pikey Esquire
Phillipic v Beatfox
Semi Final:
Layth v Marv-
Pikey Esquire v Beatfox (TB)
Wildcard qualifier:
Layth v Pikey Esquire
Related articles:
We're Excited About... Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships 2010
Reeps One wins Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships 2009
We're Excited About... Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships 2009
Layth wins 2009 Vauxhall UK Beatbox London Heats
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Hi, this is my third, and (most likely) my final posting in this thread.
We can quibble all we want - about it not being compatible yet with the still-unreleased Win7 or the just-released Visa SP2, or even how long it took - but the truth, and the only thing that really matters is that we won. They've reinstated it.
For all of Mark Lenovo's long silences, knowing the way corporations work, I have to believe he was working on this, using our comments as ammunition to get things changed. And for this, we owe him a big measure of thanks. There's a lesson here about the value of this kind of public forum: It pays for loyal users like us to voice our opinions, and it pays for a company like Lenovo to listen.
So again, thanks to Mark, Matt, and every single person who posted here.
We should have an update on the schedule for support of Win7 and Vista SP2 by the end of this week.
Mark_Lenovo wrote:
We should have an update on the schedule for support of Win7 and Vista SP2 by the end of this week.
Bravo! That's more like it. Thank you.
06-01-2009 02:04 PM - edited 06-01-2009 02:06 PM
Hello Mark,
after "earning" so many hits and punches from the forum users after announcing the end of life of TVSU i will spend you honour, because you did a great and very heavy job.
Thank you.
To all: please now give time to Lenovo to optimize and adapt TVSU to Win7 and Vista SP2.
In the german www.thinkpad-forum.de a very lot of users are really very happy, that TVSU is working again - i think, more than really (from Lenovo) expected users LOVE TVSU for updating their Thinkpads and Lenovo 3000.
A lot of companies use Thin-Installer with the Update-Retriever but there are really a very lot of business users, too, who also use only the System Update - even more, than i had expected, too.
I wish you luck and success with TVSU and thousands of satisfied customers..
Have a nice day
06-01-2009 02:05 PM - edited 06-01-2009 02:13 PM
Oemer wrote:
People, Lenovo heard your voice!
I just received the following Info:
• Lenovo discontinued TVSU on March 31 for individual use
– High download volumes were taxing capacity and limiting performance
– High costs for download and infrastructure improvements
• We continued to support our business customers with UR
• We heard clearly that our customers highly value TVSU
• We are pleased to announce a new version of TVSU on May 31
– Must be manually launched each time updates are required
– Improved infrastructure performance
– UR tool continues uninterrupted for enterprise users
• We value our customers' feedback and appreciate their partnership
I think that just saved some weekends!
Best regards!
Would the new version of TVSU be available for download somewhere on the Lenovo Support page? I cannot find the software anywhere, and I'm afraid I have it uninstalled since a while back.
Per Bylund
on an X61
UPDATE: I found the link in another thread: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-66956
06-01-2009 02:14 PM - last edited on 06-01-2009 02:41 PM by andyP
or you can find it and other ThinkVantage tools here
06-01-2009 05:08 PM - edited 06-01-2009 06:25 PM
Mark and Lenovo, THANK YOU for bringing back TSVU.
I have one problem though, and think the fingerprint software update is corrupt. I originally posted the problem here, but figured out how to get the older version back, and moved it to a new thread:
Still have problems with fingerprint software, hope someone can help.
Hi, I tried running TVSU 3.00.0022 just now (can't seem to download 3.14 manually). It gets up to 28% and then I get the "Error 95 received from Package Index Server. Please contact the support center" error message. I'm running Windows XP SP3. I already added the following code to the MappingInterface.xml file.
<Name>Windows XP Professional</Name>
<ServiceRelease>Service Pack 3</ServiceRelease>
<OSQuest>Windows XP</OSQuest>
Aside from that, I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks.
06-01-2009 08:45 PM - edited 06-01-2009 08:52 PM