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Publisher: THQ
Genre: First-Person Shooter / Role-Playing Game
Players: 1-32
ESRB: Mature
Reviewer: Michael O'Connor
Overall: 8 = Excellent
P4 2 GHz, 512 MB, GeForce 5700 or ATI Radeon 9600
(Originally published on June 12, 2007)
If nothing else, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is proof positive that one way around the mire of awful voice acting in games is to present an experience in a language that's foreign to a large swath of your target audience. Much of the game's remarkable ambience is groups of NPC stalkers arguing, laughing, singing and telling jokes in Russian, while key cutscenes and characters are flecked with an accented English. That said, the meaning of their utterances comes through despite the immense language barriers, and one soon learns that a phrase that sounds something like "sonya voosk" means "if you don't put your gun down I'm going to shoot you repeatedly at point-blank range."
In the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe, Ukraine's Chernobyl experienced a second accident, and this created "the zone." Said zone is filled with radiation, blind dogs, mutants, bandits, mercenaries, the army and hotspots called "anomalies," little areas that litter the landscape. These traps are often hard to see in dark conditions and will zap animals, explode or even throw a wandering stalker up into the air.
However, the anomalies also create artifacts. As far as the player is concerned, artifacts are useful for boosting one's endurance and speed or reducing radiation loads, generally at a cost to another statistic. They are also a major source of cash, beyond what you're paid for taking on various missions, though the price remains static and unaffected by supply. With enough artifacts, the player can exponentially increase his health, slow his bleeding and suffer higher levels of radiation. Most useful is the ability to increase endurance so that the player never tires of running, which in one sense breaks the game by allowing you to run away from any threat. In another sense, it is just another choice to make, with its own tradeoffs and weaknesses.
In keeping with the game's title, a "stalker" is a freelancer or faction member who wanders into the zone to grab sellable items and artifacts, which are worth money to other stalkers or even tourists from outside the zone. The NPCs in the game will fight rival factions or wild animals, and to some degree their loyalties shift depending on your actions. In a tragically unsubtle turn, the two joinable factions are called Duty and Freedom. As anyone can guess, Freedom is a group of heavily armed hippy anarchists who just think, like, the zone is just the zone being what it is, man; Duty is a collection of tight-asses on a mission to save the planet from this great and terrible evil. Playing off of each other like a Ukranian version of Animal House, Freedom and Duty are armed with an absurd amount of guns and dressed like a group of kids who were press-ganged into the middle of Hell while on their way to a goth-industrial fetish night.
In a refreshing turn, the player doesn't actually have to join either group. One can make friends with both, and avoid getting mixed up in any inter-factional warfare. Or declare war on both, and spend the rest of the game running from bullets. It's not the most comfortable choice to make, but it's still an option. One can come across a battle between any two different factions and each playthrough will have a different outcome, depending on the choices made by the participants. These events are also often independent of the player's actions.
To some degree, this freedom also applies to the "main quest" —one can run about the zone doing odd jobs for friendly and neutral factions for what seems to be an unlimited amount of time. Sure, the jobs run into each other after a while, and it seems almost insulting to pour PC gamers into yet another "amnesiac hero kicks ass and discovers truth," but the combination of bad weather, sneaky AI and the occasional mutant make the repetitive framework bearable.
Once into the main plot, the amount of scripting involved in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. starts to take over from the freeform bits, though you can choose how you tackle each section to some degree. But the final sequences of the game, which vary in length depending on how closely you followed the plot and how much badassery you displayed en route, are some of the most well-designed, compelling, and engaging moments in any PC FPS title. The end is no cakewalk, either, even with great weapons, artifacts, and juiced-up armor. For all of its faults—and for some PC builds there will be dozens—S.T.A.L.K.E.R. succeeds at creating an experience that doesn't have any easy answers at its core.
This lack of preaching and handholding (outside of quest markers) is yet another reason to consider S.T.A.L.K.E.R. There's also something to be said for the developers' refusal to take the easy path that a North American or Japanese firm probably would have travelled. It's easy enough to imagine this setting becoming a blunt platform for a "message" that boils down to "nuclear disasters are bad"—one could almost see the producers of Crash signing Don Cheadle and renaming the project "Hotel Priyapat"—but the game presumes the player will look around at the ruined landscape and make up their own minds. In a field where nuance is more rare and dangerous than plutonium, that stance is to be congratulated.
Despite being geographically close to the site of the 1986 disaster, the developers never lower themselves to pandering or exploitation, but instead build a fictional web upon it and take it in another direction. Many of the game's landmarks are constructed directly from the surviving buildings and features, as can be seen from the eerie side-by-side comparisons floating around the web. But there's never any grand speech about the wrongs of the past or the frailty, just layers of mystery (and lies) from beginning to end.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is also open to modification, and several major overhauls have changed everything from the names and models of the weapons to match their real-life counterparts, to retooling shaders or just making nights darker. If your computer can handle dynamic lighting models, consider installing the latest patch from thefloatingpoint.org. The shader upgrade is nice, performance is generally increased and it seems to have fixed the weird block shadow error that has plagued many people since the latest official 1.0003 patch.
Overall: 8/10
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a glimpse at the future of the FPS genre, though it is littered with potholes. It is not the perfectly alive, "realistic" and open-ended playground promised seven years ago, and technical faults make it very difficult for some folk to just start playing. Once again, ATI owners seem to bear the largest share of technical issues, but there are plenty of complaints from Nvidia users whose S.T.A.L.K.E.R. experience is one of constant crashes and broken quests.
On the other hand, there is no game in recent memory whose presentation and design lead to an atmosphere so coherent. Quest marker handholding aside, there's plenty to be discovered and absorbed by running off the rails, and despite some issues with corridors, the NPC AI is almost absurdly beautiful. Though developers once promised that the game's NPCs could finish the game before the player, there is a vast web of interactions to stumble upon while playing with various strategies. This sets it aside from any shooter in recent memory, and goes a long way to erasing the stain of its many technical faults and gameplay limitations.


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Armored car heist victim's father dies in Forest Hills
The father of a man killed in February in an armored car heist has died, authorities said.
Lawrence H. Haines Jr., 62, of Forest Hills died on Wednesday while using a snowblower on a steep driveway, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said.
Haines died from coronary vascular disease, according to the office.
Haines was the father of Michael Haines, 31, who was shot to death inside a Garda Cash Logistics truck on Feb. 28. His armored car partner, Ken Konias Jr. of Dravosburg, is charged in the slaying.
Konias, who fled with $2.3 million in cash, was arrested in a Florida crack house on April 25. In July, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said his office would not seek the death penalty for Konias, whose trial is scheduled for early next year. Haines' family said they told Zappala they hoped to avoid the prolonged court process a death penalty case could bring.
The elder Haines was employed by International Steel Services Inc., Green Tree, and was a retired reservist with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.
Services and internment are private.
Rick Wills is a staff writer with Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7944.


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Even as the music industry ship continues to sink, it has had to deal with mutineering musicians. First, Radiohead sell their latest album, In Rainbows, for voluntary donations. Then, the iTunes-boycotting Kid Rock encouraged his fans to steal his new album Rock n Roll Jesus illegally if that's what it took for people to hear it as a coherent whole. The gamble has paid off for both. Since making the announcement, Rock's record has seen a dramatic upswing in sales. Released in October, it's projected to sell over 100,000 units—yes, compact discs—this week (it had sold about 10,000/week in March). Here's Mr. Rock's misspelledly energetic boast to record industry guru Bob Lefsetz:
Thiers plenty of ways to have big sales without itunes (or conventional wisdom), i just proved it! (dont mean to toot my own horn but BEEP FUCKING BEEP!!!! haha) bottom line, lets bring some creativity back into this buisness and make it fun again,lifes too short, thats where im at with things.
Not to untoot Rock's horn, but his hit song "All Summer Long" is on iTunes. In fact, it's currently number 8 on iTunes—3 in the UK. Only it's not by him. It's by an uncannily dead-on cover band that calls themselves the Hit Masters. They join the ranks of The Silver Beatles and Garth Brooks Tribute as bands who have turned a pretty penny off the long-time iTunes naysayers. Could they be the ones boosting Kid Rock's sales?


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Geographical and Historical information from the year 1831.
[Transcribed information from A Topographical Dictionary of England - Samuel Lewis - 1831](unless otherwise stated)
"ASTWICK, a parish in the hundred of BIGGLESWADE, county of BEDFORD, 3¾ miles (north-north-west) from Baldock, containing 99 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, united, in 1764, to the vicarage of Arlsey, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £6.13.4. The church is dedicated to St. Guthlake."
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Passing The Time, With Some Cool, Interesting, & Freaky Factoids About Twins!
Cool & Freaky Factoids About Twins
Can twins have 2 fathers? YES, if the mom has sex, close enough to ovulation with two different men, and happens to spontaneously release, two different eggs, then it is absolutely possible to have two babies by two different fathers AT ONCE!! Imagine that child support? Just kidding, but seriously, that is freaky.
A woman gave birth to twins, one who appears to be much lighter skinned, and one much darker (black), and looking nothing alike, so DNA testing was performed. That is when the news broke.
The twins were born to James Harrison and Mia Washington in 2008. Talk about your baby mama drama! I guess he forgives her, because they had a baby girl this year. My husband would have had me packed and 1/2 way down the road, before they finished reading the report. This man has a big heart to forgive her like that! Bless him!
Can twins have different birthdays? OF COURSE, especially if it's close to midnight, on the day your twins are born, however, it's possible to have twins born even days or weeks apart, especially, and most commonly, in the cases of pre-term labor, where the mother's labor is haulted, after the birth of the first twin.
Also, they can be born in different years…NO, not years apart really, but if it's New year's eve, then giving birth to two babies in two different years, is a definite possibility. One set of twins, Aaron and Luke Hegenberger, were born only 8 minutes apart, but were born in two different millenniums, back on New Year's eve, then New Years day, the second twin came, making these twins born in different millenniums. How cool?
*The twins shown in the above photo, were born a whopping 63 days apart to Darren & Kim Rugg! One twin was born very prematurely at only 25 weeks gestation, and the other's labor was able to be stopped, for an additional 63 days, which is rare, but possible*.
Siamese twins are a very rare occurrence, and the vast majority do not survive to birth. Used to be, that those who did, were seen in freak shows, at the circus, which I find horrific, but if they wanted to, to make a buck, a totally different story, (I'm just not one who likes people that pick on others, due to looks, that are out of their control), but I digress.
Twins Abigail & Brittany Hensel, are 15 yr old girls, who are conjoined at the head. I have seen a Discovery Health special on these fascinating, and lovely young ladies, and they seem very happy & content with their lives, and one another. God bless them & their amazing parents.
Can boy/girl twins be identical?? The answer has always been NO, but now research has shown, it IS possible, but very, very rarely. There have been only 10 confirmed cases of ever such a thing happening, and it's truly a freak occurrence. It happens when there is a genetic mutation, in monozygotic male twins. For some reason, after the zygote splits, one twin loses a Y chromosome and develops as a female. In conclusion, due to the rarity of this event, it is safe to assume that 99.9% of boy/girl twins, are fraternal. Just a cool factoid!
A Parasitic Twin, is where a normal, healthy twin, is home to an unviable twin, that usually stopped living before birth, but not always, and was incompatible with life, from the start. Missing organs, and/or structures, needed to survive. Some do live off the host twin after birth, but usually not for very long. The blood supply of the host, is what feed the 'mass' that grows inside of the healthy twin.
It can grow over time, and removal is greatly encouraged. A little boy had a fetus in fetu, (the twin in twin condition), as shown to your left, and looked about 8 months pregnant, before finally having surgery to remove the other twin from his body. I happen to think the word Parasite, is pretty harsh, for another human being, that sadly wasn't to be, but it's their word, not mine.
Who holds the record for the largest twins ever born? Combined weight that is. The heaviest birth weight record for twins, goes to Mrs. J.P. Haskin of Arkansas. They were born on February 20 1924, with a combined weight of 27lbs, 12 oz. Oww……That has got to hurt! I was in pain with only 11! God bless the woman. The twins were individually 14 lbs, and 13 lbs 12 oz. I surely do hope she had a c-section!! My Uni hurts just thinking about it. Anyhow, since then, a couple of mothers have come close, but no one has yet to beat her…Thankfully for them HA!!
*Since I could not find a photo of the record holding woman, who gave birth way back in 1924, here is the second largest set of twins, that weighed in at 10 lbs. 14 oz, and 12 lbs. 3 oz, for a combined weight of 23 lbs, born to parents, Joey and Erin Maynard, in 2008.*
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Well I am using Netbeans 7.4, its hints system seems to have drastically improved since version 7.3. You can even specify options for good programming practices(like number of lines for class, method, and not to access superglobals diectly) yourself. I definitely like this, but there are still a few things I dont particularly like.
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Celebrate Social Work Month 2011
Thank you for your interest in celebrating Social Work Month 2011 with us. This outreach toolkit is designed to help social workers across the country choose an activity that increases public awareness of the social work profession in March. Each section of the Social Work Month 2011 toolkit is dedicated to one of 10 core action areas, and includes links to resources and examples to help you plan and implement your chosen activity. We hope you find the information useful, and encourage you to email email@example.com if you have questions or suggestions.
Social Work Month Toolkit
|Get Interviewed - Introduce yourself to the people who write about or report on the issues you care about in your town. Post insightful comments on their blogs, email them good resources or follow them on Twitter. More info+
|Recruit a Student - Research shows that people who are involved in community volunteer work early in life are more likely to know social workers and to be interested in social work as a career. More info+
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Groups of social workers from across the country are now organizing to "meet-up" and "tweet-up" during the day on March 15 and on March 31 to garner public awareness and support.
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Extra chemotherapy or radiation?
- Question from Dragons: I am triple negative and have nine lymph nodes affected with 2 cm sized tumors. I have finished chemotherapy and am near the end of radiation treatment. I am post-menopausal at 65 years old. Is there such a thing as extra chemo or radiation therapy? Should recurrence happen, what are the treatment possibilities then?
- Answers - Jennifer Armstrong, M.D. It sounds like you've been through a lot. There are no data that suggest that extra chemotherapy or radiation therapy has overall benefit over the risks. Because of that, when you complete this therapy you will have completed your adjuvant therapy. Should recurrence happen, there absolutely are possibilities for treatment. Hopefully that will not be the situation. Should that circumstance arise, there are sometimes surgical and always further chemotherapeutic options.
The Ask-the-Expert Online Conference called Hormone-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer featured Kathy D. Miller, M.D., Marisa Weiss, M.D., and moderator Jennifer Armstrong, M.D. answering your questions about a wide range of issues related to hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer.
Editor's Note: This conference took place in November 2005.
The materials presented in these conferences do not necessarily reflect the views of Breastcancer.org. A qualified healthcare professional should be consulted before using any therapeutic product or regimen discussed. All readers should verify all information and data before employing any therapies described here.
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THE recent decision of a planning inspector that south Worcestershire should build 28,370 houses between 2006 and 2030 rather than the 23,200 proposed by the development plan is much worse than the indicated rise of 22 per cent.
Stripping out the houses that have already been built or approved, the number for which sites need to be found is now 19,676 instead of 14,506, or a rise of 36 per cent.
This is a massive task considering the urgency with which consultations and decisions need to be taken, bearing in mind that the previous proposal came about after several years of discussion, some of them inevitably acrimonious.
This final rush to the finishing line will undoubtedly result in many inappropriate sites being selected.
We have come to this undesirable end because of meddling in the planning system by successive governments and weakening of countryside protection by the current government.
It is too late to ameliorate the situation this time, but it is essential that more support is given to conservation groups such as the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the National Trust in their endeavour to strengthen countryside protection and ensure that it is not again treated as if it is just open space waiting to be built on.
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JERUSALEM (Nov. 4)
A key witness for the defense of suspected war criminal John Demjanjuk threatened to walk out of the court Wednesday because he said he was insulted by the cross-examination of state attorney Yona Blatman.
But Count Nicolae Tolstoi, a Russian-born British historian, changed his mind after presiding Judge Dov Levin warned that if Tolstoi withdrew, his testimony of the past two days would be expunged from the record, thus dealing a major setback to the defense.
Tolstoi, a distant relative of the famous Russian novelist Leo Tolstoi, insists that a vital prosecution document which could convict Demjanjuk may well be a KGB forgery. He also maintains that Demjanjuk's alibi "is fully consistent with historical events as they are known to me."
The document in question is an SS identity card, obtained by the prosecution from Soviet sources, which bears a photograph of Demjanjuk at about age 22 and proves that the bearer was a Soviet army defector trained by the SS for voluntary guard duty at the Treblinka death camp.
Demjanjuk, 66, a UKrainian-born retired automobile worker from Cleveland, Ohio, claims he was recruited into the Red Army and captured by the Germans following the battle of Kerch in the spring of 1942. He says he remained a prisoner of war until he joined the Vlassov Brigade, a unit of the German army consisting of UKrainians and other anti-Soviet elements.
Therefore, according to Demjanjuk, he could not have been at Treblinka from the summers of 1942 to 1943 and was not the brutal guard known as "Ivan the Terrible," who operated the gas chambers.
The defense contends that Demjanjuk did not mention his status as a POW when he applied to the United Nations for help in 1948 out of fear that he might have been forcibly returned to the Soviet Union.
Tolstoi, who specializes in Soviet involvement in World War II, testified that Demjanjuk's explanation coincided with the facts. Refugees were returned to the Soviet Union against their will until 1950, Tolstoi said.
The historian said that from personal experience he knew that the KGB could easily have forged the ID card to incriminate Demjanjuk because of his Ukrainian nationalist activities. No one can categorically state whether the document is authentic or not, Tolstoi declared.
He objected vehemently to Blatman's suggestion that his admitted anti-Soviet bias could have influenced his testimony. He also took offense at Blatman's questioning of his professional credentials. The prosecutor cited unfavorable reviews of some of his books.
Tolstoi said he was "shocked" by the prosecutor's "insulting manner" and could no longer "participate in these proceedings." Blatman later apologized to the witness, saying he had not intended to imply he was not an expert in certain areas.


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JERUSALEM (Jun. 14)
Former Foreign Minister Abba Eban was obliquely critical of President Carter yesterday when he questioned the efficacy of open diplomacy as practiced by the United States with respect to the Middle East conflict.
Addressing an international conference here on the role of the media in political conflicts, Eban said "The magic of open diplomacy has been oversold. When diplomacy is open, it is less congenial to compromise. If it is dramatic and histrionic, it is less likely to provoke reason. If the Arabs can get their main demands through open diplomacy, it is hard to see what Israel would have to offer at a peace conference."
He said that excessive zeal in delineating the conditions of a possible settlement in advance could disrupt the balance of incentives that is the key to all successful negotiations. He warned that the Arabs may now believe that the U.S. has the will and capacity to coerce Israel into policies that most Israelis would regard as incompatible to the national interest.


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List of updates for IMS TM Resource Adapter Version 12
Product readme
This document provides a cumulative list of updates for IMS™ TM Resource Adapter Version 12. This version is compatible with Rational® Application Developer Version 7 and later.
IMS TM Resource Adapter Version 12 is based on Java EE Connector Architecture Version 1.5.
Version 12.2.2 is the latest version.
Available updates:
Version 12.2.2 ( APAR PI42182 )
This version includes the following fix:
- When a client application sends multiple transactions in sequence, if the first transaction is routed to a data store different from what is configured in the connection factory, IMS TM Resource Adapter sends an ACK to the data store that processes the transaction, and routes subsequent transactions to that same data store. The data store name that is specified in the connection factory is ignored.
The code is modified to route subsequent transactions to the original data store that is configured in the connection factory for processing.
Version 12. 2 .1 ( PI16303 )
This version includes the following fixes:
- Interaction processing using Local Option connections incorrectly produced an ICO0031E error message:
javax.resource.spi.IllegalStateException: ICO0031E: com.ibm.connector2.ims.ico.IMSLocalOptionManaged Connection@.call(Connection, InteractionSpec, Record, Record) error. Protocol violation. The interaction verb SYNC_SEND_RECEIVE is not allowed for the current state CONNECT_STATE
The code is modified to check that the 'isLocalConnected' variable is passed down to subsequent connections.
- Incorrect IRM length was passed to IMS Connect in global transaction (two-phase commit) processing.
For two-phase commit global transactions, the IRM length was calculated incorrectly after the support for RACF password phrases was added, causing the message to be rejected by IMS Connect.
The IRM length calculation was corrected.
- Lack of support for RACF® password phrases.
The support for RACF password phrases is added to complement the current support of RACF passwords. The password phrase must be 9 - 100 characters.
If the password phrase is used, an internal PING message is first sent to IMS Connect to make sure that the level of IMS Connect does support the password phrase. Otherwise, the regular 8-byte password value is used for verification.
A new PasswordPhrase property is added to the IMSConnectionSpec and IMSManagedConnectionFactory classes, as well as the new external getter and setter methods for PasswordPhrase. The same property and getter and setter methods are also added to the IMSActivationSpec class.
Important: IMS Connect V12 PM77999 and IMS V12 PM77494 are required for this function to work.
- After upgrading from V11 of the IMS TM Resource Adapter to V12, the following exception is thrown:
at com.ibm.connector2.ims.ico.IMSManagedConnection.destroy
The adapter is fixed to check that log utility is not NULL before printing out logging messages.
- The TM resource adapter RAR file contains an older version of the Adapter Foundation Class (AFC) jar file.
The RAR file is updated with the latest AFC jar version, 18.104.22.168.
- Excessive messages are logged when the MFS path is chosen during development time in Rational Application Developer.
The adapter is fixed to not print out the excessive logging messages.
- During callout processing, message-driven beans (MDBs) running on the WebLogic server do not reconnect after being disconnected..
The adapter is modified to set the reconnect time value to five seconds instead of reconnecting immediately.
- During resume tpipe operations, if the response comes from a data store that is different from the original data store, the ACK incorrectly goes to the original data store.
The adapter is modified to use the data store name on the response from the host in the subsequent ACK.
- When MDBs are disconnected due to the host system going down, the SSL sockets are not properly disconnected and therefore cannot be reconnected for subsequent communications.
The adapter is modified to disconnect the SSL socket properly before sending in a message over to the host.
- The resource adapter does not expose the clientID to the user.
The adapter is modified to expose the clientID to the user through the IMSConnectionMetaData class. From the IMSConnection class the user can call the IMSConnectionMetaData class. Then, using the IMSConnectionMetaData class, the user can call the 'getClientID' method to retrieve the clientID, which can be user-provided or generated by the adapter. For example:
Connection connection = null;
IMSConnectionMetaData meta = (IMSConnectionMetaData)connection.getMetaData();
String clientID = meta.getClientID();.
- SSL sockets hang during connection time.
The adapter is modified to use a timeout value during connection time to prevent the SSL sockets from hanging. In IMS callout cases, a default value of 60 seconds is used. For non-callout cases, the socket timeout value from the InteractionSpec is used.
See the IMS TM Resource Adapter V12 page for information about new features in V12.
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Operating system(s): z/OS
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Westerdam for Kids
- Pro: Free and specialty restaurants continuously exceed expectations
- Con: Signs of wear evident throughout the ship
- Bottom Line: Mid-sized ship with a friendly, care-free atmosphere
Westerdam for Families
While some cruise lines beef up kids' programs to attract business, Holland America's program for youngsters is related to demand and season (school holiday or not). Club HAL is an area devoted to the youngest passengers, with separate supervised sections for the 3-7 and 8-12 sets, and is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on port days, lunch included. The Loft is a teen (ages 13-17) dance, video and movie area.
Group after-hours activities take place from 10 p.m. to midnight for kids 3 and older. The fee is $5 per child per hour. Individual baby-sitting is available on sea days (fee) for kids 5 and younger. The service is provided by staff on a volunteer basis and might not always be available. Check with the front desk.
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The Northeastern University Symphony Orchestra is a full symphonic ensemble open to students, staff, and faculty from all backgrounds and majors. It performs music from the baroque to the present day. Its past repertoire included symphonies, film scores, romantic and contemporary music, and premieres of new works. Concerts are at the end of the fall and spring semesters.
The NUSO is open to all currently enrolled students, staff, and faculty. Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 6 to 8:30pm at the Fenway Center. Auditions are generally held for seating only. Auditions for new members begin after the first rehearsal of the fall and spring semesters, with additional times announced at the beginning of each semester.
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Garth Brooks Postpones New Album to 'Explore the Writing Again'
Since Garth Brooks' released his latest studio album, 2014's Man Against Machine, fans have been eager to hear its followup. Previously, the country superstar had said that a second new record would follow in late 2015 or early 2016; however, in a note to fans on his Facebook page, Brooks reveals that he will be delaying the project.
"When it comes to the new music, the one thing I keep hearing over and over is, 'Where is the Garth stuff?'" Brooks writes. "I made the statement that when we came back on the road and into the studio, I was not confident in my own writing … it is a muscle, and if you don't use it, you just can't turn it back on again … it takes time … but I DID hear you.
"And because of that, teamed with the touring schedule, I am asking a huge favor from you: I am postponing the release of the new studio record … I ask for your patience as I explore the writing again," the artist continues. "I have been at it for over four months now, enjoying the challenge and enjoying the studio more because of it. This new album will be the most Garth thing I have ever done … whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, you will decide."
According to Brooks' note, this delay won't be too long, though: Near the end of his message, he says that his new disc "should be [out] sometime this summer." In the meantime, however, he wants to use social media to "invite you in on the process … see how we make records and see what goes on behind the scenes of the making of a record, from the production of the music, the manufacturing of the package, to the release of the record."
In September, Brooks revealed that he had lost six months' worth of songs he was working on for an upcoming new album — all thanks to a broken cell phone — but it is unclear how that lost work plays into this delay. Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood are also rumored to be working on a Christmas album as well.
In addition to working on his new music, Brooks is continuing on his World Tour, with Yearwood as his special guest. Upcoming stops include Raleigh, N.C.; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Louisville, Ky.; Columbus, Ohio; Des Moines, Iowa; Fargo, N.D.; and Las Vegas, Nev.
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As we head into the last weekend of KUAC TV's Spring Fundraiser, we look back at the smashingly good Poster Signing event that launched it and can see how fun it is to support public television! It's also vitally important, because KUAC TV depends on you, our viewers and community, to make our mission possible.
KUAC TV's innovative fundraising method is unique among public television stations. At Outside conferences and meetings, staff members often hear from other stations, "We wish we could fundraise without interrupting regular programming." Alaskans told us that's what they wanted, and we listened, with positive results since we changed our fundraising method four years ago.
Thank you for being part of our success and ensuring KUAC grows into the future, as we continue to educate every generation. It's easy and rewarding to make a gift – pledge your support today by calling 1-800-393-8539. For your donation of $50, we will thank you with our annual poster featuring the popular "Berry Toss" by Ken Whitten plus there are other thank-you gift options including Vintage Posters.
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text: Home Gallery Print (image) TAC HomeSafely -- 2 TAC: HomeSafely -- 2 Drive safe--yeah, I'm talking to you! Published on Dec 18, 2012 Editor's Pick The Australia Transport Accident Commission teamed with Naked Communications on this very personal road safety campaign that taps social media to remind drivers, in a very targeted way, to drive safely. Drivers are invited to send safety messages to their loved ones over Twitter, with the hashtag #Homesafely, and the TAC then uses those messages on billboards on specific drivers' commutes home, or in radio messages. The campaign will run until January 14, 2013, and according to Naked Communications Founder/Global Head of Behavioural Science Adam Ferrier, it's produced 3,000 messages in half a day. See more of the executions to the right. Rate this Ad You must be registered to rate the ad. Please Login or Register Now About CreditsDateDec 18, 2012Agency:Naked Communications MelbourneClient:TAC CategoryOOHSocial Media Latest Creativity News on Ad Age Ad Age Wake-Up Call: A Firing at Google and Other News to Know Today Arnold Worldwide Names Icaro Doria U.S. Chief Creative Officer Biondi Joins Publicis, Gyro Elevates Sree Related work TAC: Strings Clemenger BBDO Melbourne TAC: HomeSafely -- 4 Naked Communications Melbourne TAC: HomeSafely -- 3 Naked Communications Melbourne


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Shot in the dark! I'm looking into a revolver I have that was made by my great grandfather. Sadly my grandfather (his son) passed away many many years ago and no family stories were left behind with it. The only thing I have to go with is his name/location (stamped on frame), and stamped into the bottom of the butt is "No. 1 Patent Applied For". I've done basic Internet searches and came up empty, but admit I'm way out of my element. Don't even know if records exist for " patents applied for" and not just fully trademarked patents. All of this is basically for family history, I'd love to see original blueprints and such if they exist at the patent office. Any good info or knowledge on how to pursue this, I'm not against a professional service to look into it, but would like to be better informed before I go that route. Thanks guys and gals, any and all ideas appreciated...
Patents applied for most certainly exist! There is a national archived database of all patent applications from when the national patent office was established. This process was digitized recently, and is kept on file to settle any and all disputes arising from any claim of patent infringement.
Sice you're dealing with a firearms patent application, you will need to search patent application form F. You can pay someone to do this for you, for a fee of $50 (USD), or you can do it yourself. Sadly, these forms are not currently available for download, as they havent been digitized as of yet. Due to it being a rather older patent application. The famous ones (The lightbulb, for example) have been digitized for research, and due to high demand.
I doubt this is the case, unless it was a famous firearm patent application, like a Schofield revolver.
Never the less, you can still call (800) 265-8756, and speak to the patent processing clerk in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Tell him the form F is what you are looking for, tell them it is a revolver, then give them the last name of the patent applicant. From there, they can trace the patent and mail you a hard copy of the actual patent application.
The hard copy will run you anywhere from $100-$200 (USD), and may take up to 3 weeks to be delivered to your house.
Finally, I don't know what the hell I'm talking about, and just wanted to type a bunch of jibberish, that sounded cool. Sorry dude....
Honestly, look up the patent office and call them with your question. That's what I'd do.
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Sensate focus I. To start off, you're encouraged to spend about a half-hour per person caressing each other's naked bodies front and back, from head to toe, but avoiding the breasts and the genitals. You and your partner take turns being the giver and receiver of pleasure so you can concentrate fully on each sensation and your reaction to it. However, if this creates too much anxiety or is too intimate for the couple, the therapist may recommend beginning simply by holding hands or giving each other back rubs. During these initial exercises, the emphasis is on the giver touching in a way he or she enjoys (and that is pleasurable to the receiver as well).
Sensate focus II. These exercises incorporate the lessons from sensate focus I, but the focus expands to the kind of touch the receiver wants. He or she takes an active role in explaining or showing his or her partner what kind of touch is enjoyable. Partners still take turns being the giver and receiver during each session.
Sensate focus III. Building on the previous sessions, these exercises expand to include touching the breasts and genitals, but not exclusively. The couple is encouraged to continue focusing on the sensations involved and on communicating what they enjoy and want sexually, rather than the goal of orgasm.
Sensate focus IV. At this point, the couple is allowed to enjoy mutual touching and stimulation to the point of orgasm. If all goes well, the couple can proceed to intercourse.
Depending on the needs of the couple, the sex therapist typically uses other behavioral techniques and treatment strategies.


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This article was published 16/10/2009 (2861 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG – Outgoing Premier Gary Doer was remembered Friday night as the man who made the MTS Centre possible.
At a dinner attended by 1,000 people of all political stripes, Doer was praised by business and labour leaders alike for his vision, passion and humility.
The tribute dinner kicked off a weekend that will see a new chapter begin in Manitoba political history. Today, more than 2,000 NDP delegates will choose between Greg Selinger and Steve Ashton, both former members of Doer's cabinet, as the next NDP leader and premier.
Doer begins his new job as Canadian ambassador to the United States on Monday.
More than a dozen speakers, both on video and in person, paid tribute, including federal NDP leader Jack Layton, former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent, University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy and Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Ron Evans.
"Had it not been for his leadership, the MTS Centre would not have been built," said Mark Chipman, chairman of True North Sports and Entertainment.
Doer thanked audience members for the work Manitobans have done together to make the province a better place to live.
He singled out the effort to build the downtown MTS Centre on the former Eaton's site, rather than succumbing to the minority of "nitpickers."
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If it's seemed quiet on the blog it's because things are quiet in life. It's the calm before the storm, of course, because I am now 40 weeks and 5 days (!!!) pregnant with no BabyBug in sight. And ready (anxious!) to get things started. That means that I'm not going to events, making plans or doing much other than vegging out at home.
My mommy is here, though, and we're all anticipating this kid's arrival!
So what else is happening?
- Still in love with my iPhone 5 — especially now that I have a cute new case! I was holding out for a Lifeproof version but it seems they will never get their work done, and it was too risky to keep it in a Ziploc bag for a few more weeks. Seriously, that was my phone case.
- I am over the political campaign season and ready to Rock the Vote already. But I *am* dying to see the Vice Presidential debate because as Seth Myers says, "Is there anything more exciting than Joe Biden thinking it's up to him to get the lead back?"
- Friday is my last day of work and while I'm of course excited to spend a few months at home with my daughter (!!!!) I really will miss my team and my projects and I hope that they miss me back, just a little bit.
- I miss running. I'm SHOCKED at this development.


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Oh, deer
A tampabay.com reader shares a photo labeled "our second dog." Let's hope the deer doesn't roll over much at night.
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make your own gift boxes: re-using berry boxes
April 12, 2010
7 comments:
- Christianne @ Little Page Turners said...
Love them! So cute.
- April 12, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Annette W. said...
Awesome idea!
- April 12, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Ana said...
Adorable! I love those!
- April 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Becky said...
That is such a great idea, Vanessa! I love it.
- April 13, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Shopper Gal said...
Those are toooo adorable!! I found you on Blog Frog. I can't wait to see what you come up with next :)
{shopper gal}
- April 13, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Katie's Nesting Spot said...
Okay, back on track and finally to the post I came over to see! These are a great idea, I normally have tons of these. I upcycle a lot of things and turn them into gift containers but have never thought to do it with berry boxes. Do you wrap the gift in a little matching tissue paper? Very fun way to get your child involved, thanks for linking up to show and tell.
- April 14, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Jackie said...
I loved this idea and can't believe I didn't leave a comment before. I just posted about one that I made for Mother's Day. Thanks for the great idea!
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Q&A: All About the Wii
a few days before the wii launch, editor-in-chief jim louderback caught up with nintendo's senior vice president of marketing and communications, george harrison, in his offices in redmond, washington. their discussion covered the wii, of course, but also sony, the ds, miyamoto, and what's next.
how do you change the world's view of gaming from twitchy teenagers to something that's more broadly appealing?
it's sort of a misnomer as to who gamers are. we've started a couple of early things. the wii ambassador program, for example, in eight cities, where families and soccer moms come to try the product. we chose ambassadors that were known for being thought leaders and influential with their friends, and evangelizers. and we see a real generational difference as to how it (the wii) will be used.
the two-screen nintendo ds was really the start of that, right, where you redefined hand-held gaming and brought new users into the fold?
yes, 20% of our ds buyers are new, playing games like cooking. we set up the possibility for (interactivity) with the ds. you can set it up as a wireless hub, do wi-fi activities on the ds. early games from third parties, and ours, like nintendogs, used wireless, the voice, and used the touch screen. and we're on tv with 25-to-39 year olds with our "touch generation" games.
speaking of tv, how are you going to promote the wii?
with wii, our target is 25-to-39 year olds. we'll have advertising on the "dancing with the stars" finale. we have a deal with tivo, to deliver on-demand long form. we're also spending more online than we've ever spent before, doing takeovers of yahoo, aol, and other things. we built a community space on myspace, more like a town square, where users can have a place to talk about the wii.
when will we be able to download older n64 and nes games? i was disappointed that so few would be available this year.
it will be up and running by the end of december, and we'll deliver about 10 games a month after that.
what else can we expect from the wii online over the next few months?
new content, promotional downloads, micro transactions, new games, new levels for your existing games. there's no subscription fee for online, you'll be able to purchase virtual console games, based on points, and $5 for nes, $8 for super nintendo, and $10 for n64 games.
jim louderback already spent a quality weekend (wiikend?) with the wii. go to his full product review to read all about it.
what about hd support? over the five-year life of the console, most us consumers will have hd sets. can you do a slipstream upgrade to support 720p or 1080i?
we need to make it easy to work with those tvs, but the wii is not really designed for hd. it's a trade off for what we felt would be enjoyable. the penetration (of hd) is not great yet; maybe it will be over the next five to eight years. (not supporting hd) was a decision we made that we thought would serve us for the next five to eight years. we felt like it would serve us well. for other types of things it is not that critical.
nintendo game designer shigeru miyamoto is really the walt disney of our time. what do you do for a follow on? what happens if he decides to retire?
he's a genius coming up with his own ideas, but also a genius in nourishing other people. the zelda game was led by mr. aonuma. miyamoto is best when figuring out how to make a game easy to get started, then coming up with the totally unexpected ideas. like pikmin. or health software (the fitness capabilities in nintendo's wii sports game). it tracks your health, and keeps track of how long you've played. it's not going to take the place of your annual physical, but it's consumer friendly. he's good at looking around at what you can mimic and what you can enjoy. a lot of people have great creative lives in their twenties and thirties. but he's still going strong. he has a great, childlike mind.
what about mario? why not do a disneyworld around mario?
we went too far with mario, and backed away. we used to license it. there was even a mario teaches typing. we did one mario movie and it was pretty bad.
what about mario strikers, mario golf? don't those go too far?
no, it allows us to keep a flow of mario games. it allows us to keep mario familiar and involved in between the big mario games.
when will the other big franchises, like mario kart, metroid prime, the next big mario game, and smash brothers coming to the wii?
smash brothers will be one of the first, and maybe the best game ever for online head-to-head competition. metroid and mario (galaxy) will be next year. this year it is licensees. we have thirty titles from licensees, but the only exclusive one is red steel from ubisoft. we have madden and tony hawk. we want to increase our share of the madden franchise.
the gamecube had limited third-party support. has that changed?
we've gone pretty broad. over 500 developers have development kits. with gamecube we didn't get the licensees involved early enough. it's pretty wide open. but game development is becoming a studio-type business. it's hard to do a game on your own dime. more independent developers have been bought up. but there are possibilities for downloading online things (that are less extensive).
what about porting titles from the other consoles?
if they are shooting for playstation 3, they won't be able to port it over. ea actually formed a special group to focus totally on the wii. that's good, because the learning curve escalates and they become real advocates for it. the more people spend time with the wii, the more they promote it.
and in the past, one team would port to all three consoles, right?
yes, with those three systems it was fairly easy to port over.
your strategy with the wii is very different from sony. you seem to be content to just do games, while they want to own the living room.
what they want to do is put up a tollbooth for all things digital. the wii does have non-gaming functions to manage photos, show a slideshow, surf the internet and check the weather. even if i don't want to play games, once i have the controller in my hand hopefully it's easier to interact on some level.
will the wii launch rival the craziness we saw for the ps3? check out our report and slideshow of the ps3 launches in new york and san francisco.


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Corbett personally approved $3 million grant for Sandusky-founded charity
HARRISBURG — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, the former attorney general who launched the Penn State child abuse investigation, personally approved a $3 million state grant for a non-profit founded by Jerry Sandusky because there are not — and never were — any criminal allegations against the charity, a spokesman said today.
The grant for the state's share of a new building for Second Mile had initially been approved by former Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell but was among a large batch of still uncommitted funds Corbett decided to review after taking over as governor in January. Corbett approved it in July, four months before a statewide grand jury issued criminal allegations against Sandusky and two Penn State officials who allegedly failed to report the crimes.
Sandusky, the former defensive coach who helped develop Penn State's reputation as "Linebacker U," last week was charged with 40 counts of sex abuse for allegedly molesting young boys he met through the Second Mile, a charity for underprivileged kids.
"He (Corbett) couldn't block that (grant) from going forward because of what he knew as attorney general," said Kevin Harley, Corbett's press secretary. "He couldn't let on to anyone (including the governor's office) what he knew. Second Mile hasn't been charged with anything."
The grant is now on hold and the future of the charity is uncertain. Sandusky says he is innocent and is not a pedophile.
Corbett's explanation "doesn't make sense to me," said Rep. Tony DeLuca, D-Penn Hillls. Since Corbett knew about the investigation since he was attorney general, he should have flagged the Second Mile grant right away, DeLuca said.
"I don't know," said Sen. David Argall, R-Schuylkill County, when asked whether it rang true to him. "People will be sorting that out for weeks or months."
The scandal has rocked Pennsylvania's flagship university, resulting in the firing of former President Graham Spanier and legendary football coach Joe Paterno. It is a national news story dominating coverage on TV networks, cable TV and newspapers across the country.
Corbett's budget office, headed by Budget Secretary Charles Zogby, reviewed and approved The Second Mile grant. After the budget office review, Corbett reviewed the grant, Harley said. "Everything goes through the governor. He does approve the RACP (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program) grants," Harley said.
Though Corbett launched the Sandusky investigation as attorney general, he was not aware of the details since January when he took over as governor, Harley said. He would get broad updates from State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan, the former head of investigations in the attorney general's office, on the status but no details, Harley said.
There were no allegations of wrongdoing against personnel of Second Mile or the non-profit itself, Harley said.
Further details on the total amount of RACP grants approved and pending were not immediately available.


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For Immediate Release:
January 13, 2011
Beacon Arts and SASSAS Present
Ad Hoc #2: David Watson & David Grubbs
A Sonic Exploration of the Beacon Arts Building
With Joe Potts, Steve Roden, William Roper, and More
Saturday, February 26, 2011
LOS ANGELES, CA —Beacon Arts and the Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) present Ad Hoc #2: David Watson & David Grubbs, a site-specific sonic exploration of the Beacon Arts Building's fourth floor on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 8:00 pm. This free event features a unique aural experience that encourages interplay between the musicians and the listening audience. In realizing these new works, New Yorkers Watson and Grubbs will be working with several experimental sound artists and musicians from Los Angeles including Joe Potts, Steve Roden, and William Roper.
The evening consists of two works created specifically for Beacon Arts. Experimental music bagpiper Watson's work revisits minimalism and uses processional movement as an inspiration for performance – a concept he calls "ambulant music" – and features Potts and Roper as well other well-known Los Angeles area musicians. The second piece, authored by Grubbs and designed for the trio of Watson, Grubbs, and Roden, consists of three ten-minute sections which explore the dynamic range of both the space and the instruments employed.
Ad Hoc #2: David Watson & David Grubbs is produced by SASSAS in partnership with Beacon Arts. Light refreshments will be served. Beacon Arts is located at 808 N. La Brea Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302. For additional information on Ad Hoc events please visit http://www.sassas.org/adhoc or call 323-960-5723. For additional information on Beacon Arts please visit http://www.beaconartsbuilding.com as well as http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inglewood-CA/Beacon-Arts-Building/129817703733091?v=info.
David Watson
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David Watson –
Described by the Los Angeles Times as completely unconventional, highly original and relentlessly inventive, David Watson's use of the Highland Bagpipes has been an ongoing project since the early '90s, with Watson remaking this traditional instrument into a vehicle for contemporary sound. Originally from New Zealand, Watson has been a key player in New York's downtown scene since 1987. Watson's unique body of work knits together experimental improvisation, 20th century guitar playing, and vernacular music. He has made the bagpipe an ideal instrument to explore particular spatial nuances of performance.
Originally a guitar player, Watson has been a regular performer in John Zorn's classic Game Piece, "Cobra," putting him amongst the best of New York's downtown musicians. Along with Watson's solo work, he has a long-standing collaborative trio Glacial with Lee Ranaldo and drummer Tony Buck. A partial list of recording and performing credits includes Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle, Bang on a Can, Christian Marclay, Zeena Parkins, Andrea Parkins, Hans Tammen, Ikue Mori, Otomo Yoshihide, Rhys Chatham, and Anthony Coleman as well collaborations with numerous choreographers in New York, France and New Zealand on scores for dance. In addition to having appeared at virtually every venue for experimental music in New York, Watson has played in numerous international festivals, most recently at Cornelius Cardew / The Freedom of Listening (Portugal). His most recent CD, Fingering an Idea (released on Phill Niblock's XI label) was described by the international music magazine The Wire as "magnificent …nobody has heard anything quite like this before."
David Grubbs
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David Grubbs –
Associate professor in the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, CUNY, and director of the graduate programs in Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA), Grubbs has released eleven solo albums and appeared on more than 150 commercially-released recordings. He is known for his cross-disciplinary collaborations with writers such as Susan Howe and Rick Moody, and with visual artists such as Anthony McCall, Angela Bulloch, Cosima von Bonin, and Stephen Prina. Grubbs was a founding member of the groups Gastr del Sol, Bastro, and Squirrel Bait, and has been known to play in The Red Krayola. He directs the Blue Chopsticks record label. He is currently completing the book Records Ruin the Landscape: John Cage, The Sixties, and Sound Recording for Duke University Press.
Grubbs was a 2005-6 grant recipient from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and has been called one of two "Best Teachers for an Indie-Rocker to Admire" in the Village Voice and "le plus Français des Américains" in Libération.
Beacon Arts Building 4th Floor
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Ad Hoc –
Ad Hoc is a new SASSAS program designed to accommodate short-term requests by national and international touring musicians seeking to perform in Los Angeles and is presented in collaboration with other Los Angeles organizations such as Beacon Arts and Human Resources.
The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art & Sound (SASSAS) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that serves as a catalyst for the creation, presentation and recognition of experimental art and sound practices in the Greater Los Angeles area. In addition to Ad Hoc, SASSAS programs include the sound. concert series; online concert archives at http://www.soundnet.org and http://www.youtube.com/sassasdotorg; soundNet recordings, CD compilations drawn from sound. concerts; and soundShoppe, a monthly open jam for experimental musicians and sound artists. For further information on SASSAS visit http://www.sassas.org or phone 323-960-5723.


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LEAGUE tables do not always provide a true reflection of the "strengths and weaknesses" of a university, the deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bolton has said after it was ranked among the bottom three in the country.
The University of Bolton was placed 121st — the same as last year — out of 123 institutions in the annual Complete University Guide.
The table ranks universities on nine areas — student satisfaction, research, entry standards, student to staff ratios, spending in academic services, spending facilities, the number of good honours degrees achieved, graduate prospects and completion rates.
But the university said it was focused on ensuring its students were ready to go into work after graduating.
Pro Vice Chancellor Prof Rob Campbell said: "As a university, we are constantly looking to improve ourselves and enhance our reputation, but of paramount importance to our institution is making sure our students are ready for employment when they graduate.
"The university is continually working towards employment outcomes for our students by investing in new on-campus, profession-focused degree courses and facilities.
"Working examples are our Centre for Advanced Performance Engineering (CAPE), home to Le Mans racing team, RLR Msport, and the new Ravat and Ray Dental Practice and clinical simulation services which recently opened in Bolton One.
"Such centres of industry excellence provide our students with the hands-on, practical skills they need for their chosen career, as well as providing a sound academic footing.
"University league tables are not always a reliable guide to an institution's strengths and weaknesses.
"They measure performance on a specific range of criteria, many of which are not the main priority of modern, teaching-focused universities like Bolton."
Top of the league, which was published online, was Cambridge University and bottom was London Metropolitan.
Principal author Dr Bernard Kingston said: "There was an official and fundamental review of the staff record data between the two years, while the old distinction between graduate and non-graduate employment has been replaced by one between professional and non-professional employment."
He added that the rankings give would-be students "an accurate and independent guide to the UK university system".


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Michigan's John Beilein: Caris LeVert has 'complete fracture' in foot
Michigan head coach John Beilein told reporters that junior guard Caris LeVert, who is out for the remainder of the season, has a "complete fracture" in his foot, according to MLive's Brendan F. Quinn.
The Wolverines announced on Sunday that LeVert will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury and will have surgery this week. LeVert previously had surgery on the same foot in May after being diagnosed with a stress fracture.
Beilein said LeVert is expected to make a "100 percent recovery" and that doctors are optimistic.
• BELLER: Is Indiana best of B1G's rest?
A 12-week recovery and rehabilitation period is expected for the junior, who was leading Michigan in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and minutes. LeVert averaged 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists this season for the Wolverines in 18 games
Michigan has a 11-7 overall record on the season and has begun the Big Ten slate with a 4-2 mark. The Wolverines play Rutgers on the road on Tuesday.
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Controversial polyurethane bodysuits, which helped win 34 world records so far at the Swimming World Championships in Rome, will be illegal from next April or May.
The slinky 100% polyurethane swimsuits, such as the Jaked01, Arena X-glide and Adidas Hydrofoil are more buoyant, stronger and lessen water resistance for the swimmers.
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics wearing his Speedo LZR suit, itself 50% polyurethane, and 23 world records were set at the Olympics by swimmers wearing the LZR.
The question on the lips of the swimming world now is whether all the polyurethane-enhanced swimming records should be allowed to stand.
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Edit: After half day, my wife's Mac started having the same problem. I have then applied the solution that I found in the Apple
The Daily App Report : Dead Trigger
If you were wondering how long it would take to get to a zombie apocalypse slaughter app, well wonder no more as we have found one, and what an amazing application this is!
In Dead Trigger, you have to kill zombies, yes that's right hundreds of thousands of flesh eating zombies and yo can do it in over 10 unique environments and in story mode / unlimited random missions.
The app features a survival mode where you have to try and defeat waves of never ending zombies in 4 different survival arenas and you can level up your character and enjoy more than 40 hours of fantastic Gorey gameplay.
The zombies and there environments are all in 3D with an almost unprecedented level of detail and whats even better, the game features 3D audio and some very lively music to help you stay on-track with your killing frenzy.
Character animations are recorded using high-end motion capture and the app features intuitive controls and some spectacular rag-doll zombie dying effects.
Killing zombies is the main part of the game, and to do this you will need some serious firepower. Well it just so happens that you have more firepower than North Korea, with the game featuring some amazing weapons including the Colt 1911, Scorpion, Striker, Enfield, Mini-gun or if you prefer a non gun killing machine then try your hands on the magnificent Chainsaw.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, some lovely gadgets throw themselves into the mix, with the likes of a Laser Cutter, Revive Kit, Slow Time, Head-Flator X1, Plasma Turret appear on your doorstep. Also featured are all kinds of boosters, baits and explosives to reduce those pesky zombies to nothing more than slime.
Your character has been thought of too, with over 13 wonderful upgrades like radar and auto-heal you will be boosted up to hack zombies heads off, blow them up, blast them out of existence and generally unleash your days frustration!
Dead Trigger is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. It requires iOS 4.2 or later and is optimized for the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini.
The game requires you to be over 17 years old due to the content, and comes in only 1 language which is English.
Still not convinced? Check out our review of the app on the above YouTube video as we give it a thorough going over on the iPad Mini!
Thanks for reading and stay tuned tomorrow as we take a look at the Contract Killer 2 Application for iPad and iPhone
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Once again. great job! We'll be cheering you as you go after the 1,000 mile bunny. I'm confidant that you will stomp that one too.
"Nothing's better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you." Aaron Douglas Trimble
Thanks Gayle, you're spot on with the date.
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Brewer OKs tax cut law for manufacturers
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill that eliminates sales taxes on electricity and natural gas purchased by manufacturers and mining smelters, a move she said was needed to make the state more attractive to large businesses. Brewer signed Senate Bill 1413 at a Capitol ceremony attended by a couple of… Read More →
Arizona Manufacturers Council urges skills certification
Not too long ago, Arizona's five C's — cattle, cotton, copper, citrus and climate — were the foundations of the state's economy. Today, the driving engines are a somewhat different set of C's: choppers, computer chips, cell structure and cruise missiles. Oh, and climate's still in there. Gone are the days of Arizona's insular economy:… Read More →
Arizona Business Community Supports HB2111
The undersigned organizations and businesses want to express their strong support for the passage of HB2111 with the floor amendment that will be offered by Senator Steve Yarbrough. This final amendment represents major concessions to address concerns that have been expressed by the city representatives. This final amendment reflects the cities' request for a separate… Read More →
Regulations knock out production
Picture the slow motion shots of Rocky Balboa getting pummeled by Apollo Creed in the first of that eponymous series of boxing movies and you get the sense of what the economy — manufacturing and otherwise — is up against with regard to federal regulations. In the course of one day last week, I interacted… Read More →
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Computer and aerospace manufacturing plays a significant role in Arizona's financial future. The economic storm that has wreaked havoc for most businesses was barely a breeze for Michael McPhie. "We were really not affected negatively," says the CEO of Curis Resources, a mineral exploration and development company in Florence. "The economic downturn really did not… Read More →


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The state's chief elections officer today said that the Tea Party candidate who barely missed qualifying for the Republican primary ballot at Saturday's GOP convention had contacted his office and would probably have legal standing should he decide to file a lawsuit challenging the results.
Secretary of State William F. Galvin, a Democrat, said "there is probably jurisdiction" for Mark Fisher to dispute the razor-thin result in court. Fisher fell about six votes short — out of more than 2,500 cast by convention delegates — from joining Charlie Baker on the September Republican primary ballot, the state party said on Saturday.
Fisher's campaign manager said Sunday they were considering lawsuits against the state Republican Party.
Galvin said there is not a way for Fisher to challenge results with the Secretary of State's office. Rather, he said, it would be up to Fisher to question the result with the state party, and subsequently file a court action, if he deems it necessary.
Galvin said an attorney for the Fisher campaign had contacted his office to essentially ask, "what now?"
At the state Republican convention on Saturday in Boston, Fisher needed to receive 15 percent of the 2,533 votes cast by delegates to be included on the September primary ballot, according to the state party.
He fell short of that threshold by less than half a percentage point, party officials declared more than an hour and a half after initial results had been announced. In a press release, the state party said there were 2,095 votes for Baker, 374 for Fisher and there were 64 "blank votes."
The blank votes — which the state party's executive director describes as instances where delegates voted present, supporting neither Baker nor Fisher — have been a major point of contention. Fisher's campaign has alleged that the procedure for blank votes changed during the convention.
Executive director Rob Cunningham has said the rules did not change and that there was "full transparency for the entire process for both campaigns."
He has acknowledged that there was some confusion around the blank votes but said some ballots that were initially, and erroneously, counted as blank were not included in the final tally.
Spencer Kimball, a political consultant and an attorney who is a paid Fisher strategist, said the campaign was gathering information today, including reaching out to Galvin's office.
"We've spoken with a couple of other legal beagles and discussed the possibility of taking this to civil court and challenging the usage of blanks" in the convention vote.
Kimball said the campaign would decide, one way or the other, on a lawsuit by the end of the week.
This afternoon, Cunningham said he had not heard from Fisher or his campaign nor had he contacted them.
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All A-League clubs will finally have dugouts in 2015, but Wellington coach Ernie Merrick has slammed Football Federation Australia, accusing them of banning their use for years.
The issue is again in the spotlight since under fire Sydney FC coach Frank Farina called for sideline dugouts after having a drink was thrown on him during Saturday's tumultuous 3-0 home loss to Adelaide at Allianz Stadium.
Farina feels there could be better protection for players, coaches and support staff, who currently use uncovered chairs on the sideline.
A-League boss Damien de Bohun revealed to AAP that as a result of stadium upgrades for the 2015 Asian Cup all A-League venues will be left with dugouts.
"One of the very practical legacy outcomes of the Asian Cup will be covered benches for every ground, so afterwards there'll be covered benches right across the league," de Bohun told AAP.
"It's been something that I wanted to implement on day one, but we don't have a bottomless pit when we try to get the balance of resources.
"In the end it doesn't matter whose responsibility it is, it matters that we get it done."
But well-respected coach Merrick lashed out at the FFA saying they have banned dugouts, even in grounds like Hindmarsh Stadium or AAMI Park - which already have them in place for other codes - citing reasons including restricting views.
"I've coached for seven seasons and every year the coaches have done everything they can to get dugouts so they don't have to suffer the abuse and the threats," the former Melbourne Victory mentor told AAP.
"We're the only country in the world that sit on plastic barbecue chairs two metres from the crowd.
"We've brought it up with the FFA every year and their excuses are pitiful.
He said it was ridiculous that they were told not to use dugouts at stadiums where they were already in use.
"They come up with a lot of reasons, which are laughable, like we'd be blocking the view," he said.
"Well, the stadium is half empty - you can move people around.
"Or they say that we have security guards there, or they're too expensive to buy. Really? It's too expensive? How ridiculous is that? It's a safety thing."
Merrick said even if clubs were prepared to pay for dugouts themselves they still weren't allowed to use them.
"You were banned. End of story."
The only stadium currently using dugouts is Westpac Stadium and Merrick says while the FFA has tried to stop Wellington from using them, the club simply ignored the order.
"I wasn't here at the time when this happened last year but the club just said `no we're not removing them' and the FFA gave up," he said.
Merrick said the FFA are now backing their use only because they had been forced to by the Asian confederation.
"Now of course they're hosting the Asian Cup and the confederation have said `don't be so stupid, every country in the world has them, we've got to protect the coaches'," he said.
"So now the FFA are saying `oh it's alright, they're on their way'.
"I'm just in support of Frank Farina and all the coaches.
"I don't give an opinion on everything but when it comes to something as important as this and the FFA denying that it's their responsibility, that really annoys me."


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Archive :: 2012 :: January 18, 2012
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Editor's Blog : Your federal estate and gift tax exemption - Use it or lose it?
Editor's Blog : IT job openings climb 7.5% in NC in December
Editor's Blog : Quintiles takes majority stake in new firm focusing on cancer biomarkers
Editor's Blog : Quintiles to open new center, hire 500 in China
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Editor's Blog : Getting social: The GOP race and lessons for businesses
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Editor's Blog : Stem cell firm Aldagen raises $585,000, is seeking more
Editor's Blog : Will IBM's earnings, revenues falter in sluggish global economy?
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Our children need to be prepared to compete in our current global economy. We no longer just compete with other states throughout country, but with countries around the world. To make the next generation competitive in this economy, we must provide them with a world class, cutting edge education that prepares them to compete on a global scale. We need to seriously rethink the way we fund and deliver education in our state. Studies show only 48% of K-12 funding in our state budget actually reaches the classroom. The rest is lost in the morass of Columbia bureaucracy and administrative costs--this is unacceptable. For a state that consistently ranks near the bottom in high school graduation rates and SAT scores, we need to stop doing what has been working and make real change for our children.
There must be multiple facets of any education reform: changing the way we test, while holding to accountability standards; changing the way our bureaucracy runs, to facilitate more money reaching the classroom; and providing free market reforms that will leverage the assets of the private sector to improve education at all levels.
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With almost 3,000 designated examples of industrial heritage and engineering feats nationwide, we're keen to encourage even greater numbers of people to visit their local waterways and discover the historic significance of our canal architecture.
Our canals are home to over 2,700 listed structures, 50 scheduled ancient monuments and five UNESCO world heritage sites. Just by walking along a 20 minute stretch of towpath you're likely to pass numerous heritage structures ranging from smaller iconic items such as milestones, to working structures such as lock gates and swing bridges.
Our canals and rivers are also lined with truly magnificent structures such as the Pontycysyllte Aqueduct and Anderton Boat Lift. If it's size that matters to you, the canals are a great place to view historic engineering projects on a grand scale.
Read about the ancient structures you can find on or near the waterways, and learn about the importance of lime mortar, in our heritage guide.
In the video below, Nigel Crowe, head of heritage, talks about canal history, the crucial role played by our canals as Britain became an industrial nation and the importance of safe-guarding this incredible industrial heritage.
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Rep. Rob Bishop is a lifelong Utah resident and an active member of the Republican Party for more than 30 years. Before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002, Bishop served 16 years in the Utah State legislature.
From 1974 to 2002 he taught high school government, U.S. history, debate and German. A member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop spent two years in Germany on a church mission.