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Aurangzeb - Review
Aurangzeb makes the corrupt cop theme interesting. For that itself, it becomes worth a watch despite being a little drab and a little stretched out in the end.
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As a skeleton, Aurangzeb comes across as Don with justification behind the sudden appearance of an underworld personality's look-alike. A look-alike who is willing to take the Don's place as a Police spy. But add on the flesh of complications and turbulences that the said justification brings along with it and you have an engaging, intriguing thriller. If only, it was a little less flat in its narration.
It's been ages since I have seen a film that has worked so hard on a story; both in terms of the overall twists and turns and in bringing in the human factor to its relationships. That too on a theme as rundown as the underworld vs cops one. Of course, Aurangzeb is more than just that. It dwells on the themes of a father-son relationship from many angles. Interestingly, it doesn't dwell too much into the characters individually.
Maybe that is why you don't get as involved as you could have been. Also later, the film does end up resorting to the most common thing that a gangster movie does to move the story ahead - kill someone. In that sense, one particular murder is more out of place and throws Aurangzeb into 'decent watch' categaory instead of 'must watch'.
Otherwise, till this particular event, the film in fact, surprises you with its unpredictability. The change of hearts, for once, seem plausible. Motivations of the main players are clear enough for them to behave the way they do. And of course, the performances make all the events seem more believable than otherwise.
Arjun Kapoor plays twin brothers, Ajay and Vishal well. He expresses the angst and turmoil well, however goes a little flat when he has to express the characters' softer side. Fortunately, Aurangzeb doesn't need him to show the mellow shades of characters for too long. You have an actor in a double role who does a good job and yet you have someone with a much smaller role outshine him. If you had to guess the name, Rishi Kapoor will be one of the people on that list. Even so, after Agneepath, this performance shouldn't surprise us at all.
Prithviraj Sukumar remains his cool solemn-face self throughout and is teased by his screen wife about it too. Amruta Singh induces a slap-worthy performance which is good because her character invokes despise. Even with his two-minute role, Anupam Kher's face stayed back with me. Yet, I am glad they didn't add bits of his back-story just for the sake of it.
Similarly, it is such a welcome relief to not see snazzy bits added in, just to make it 'commercially viable'. Whether in the name of item numbers or in terms of action sequences. Even if it means the narration feels drab as the movie progresses.
Aurangzeb is one of those little surprises that makes you look forward to the director's next venture, even if you aren't completely satisfied with what was served this time. Just for the thought put in the story, just for making an otherwise done-to-death theme interesting, Aurangzeb is worth the watch.
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Parental Guidance:
- Violence: Quite a few gunshots and fist fights. Nothing too gory though.
- Language: A few abusive words.
- Nudity & Sexual content: A couple of kisses, a making out scene. Bikini clad women. Talk about escort girls and prostitution.
- Concept: Are your personal ambitions bigger than your relationships
- General Look and Feel: Set in urban Gurgaon for most parts, Aurangzeb has a gritty, steely feel about it.
Aurangzeb - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Twitter YouTube Wikipedia IMDB
- Banner: Yash Raj Films
- Producer: Aditya Chopra
- Director: Atul Sabharwal
- Lead Cast: Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Rishi Kapoor
- Supporting Cast: Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Sasheh Aagha, Deepti Naval, Tanvi Azmi, Swara Bhaskar, Sumeet Vyas, Kavita Bhupati Chadda, Kavi Shastri, Rasika Dugal, Sikander Kher
- Story: Atul Sabharwal
- Screenplay: Atul Sabharwal
- Cinematography: Karthik Ganesh
- Editor: Niraj Voralia
- Background Score: Vipin Mishra
- Choreography: Remo D'Souza
- Music Director: Amartya Rahut , Vipin Mishra
- Lyrics: Puneet Sharma, Manoj Kumar Nath, Vipin Mishra
- Costume Designer: Poornamita Singh
- Running time: 140 minutes
- Reviewer: meeta
- Language: Hindi
- Country: India
- Genres: Crime, Philosophy, Relationships, Social, Thriller
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Really it Arjun Kapoor will go long.. movie trailors are nice plus rishi kapoor presence will surely increase the audience
Oh well, time will tell :D
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I am one of those who hardly watches any Hindi movies, but yesterday I went for late night show on my better half's insistence, and by the end of the movie I was glad I watched it. For a commercial Hindi movie to have such a good script is a rarity. In addition to that I think for a New comer, Arjun Kapoor gave a splendid performance - He may be the man to watch in the future. There was not a single boring moment in the movie and moved at a healthy pace.
In most cases, you know the end of the movie by Interval, but Aurangzeb kept me guessing till about last 15 minutes..
There were only 2 blemishes in the movie - that no-acting-only-skin-pug-faced whoever that girl is and the last fight sequence..
@Arun Welcome to writing on films ;)
I like the Rishi Kapoor presence in the movie. His role is incredile. So must watch this movie.
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Manny, Manuel, and Niberto
Ask most people and they will tell you that Miami is fished out...Ask Manuel M. and be ready to find animals in abundance; from stone crabs to lobsters to Cubera Snappers. I cannot divulge any location - that is part of the deal with Manuel - I will say that they are in places you would least expect them to be.
Manuel was born and raised in Miami - an avid and great freediver, the ocean has been his playground since he was a small boy, learning from his father (the two still go out together).
Growing up with friends that share the same excitement (unless the water is too cold - no reason to mention names) they have formed a tight bond and work well together. Manny C has long dived with Manuel and has been around for some of the larger landings.
Cubera Snapper
Having been out with them quite often I can also appreciate their respect for the ocean...legal, and only catch what can be eaten the same night. Happens to be that Manuel is also one of those really "lucky" people - the right fish just seem to be attracted to him.
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New coach hopes to rebuild Derry softball program
First-year head coach Tim Kozusko is aiming to make softball a positive experience again in the Derry program.
After missing the playoffs each of the last eight seasons, Kozusko intends to get the Trojans back to the postseason and encourage more students to become part of the program.
"My two goals when I got interviewed were two things: No. 1 to increase the amount of girls that are out for the sport … and No. 2 to make the Derry softball experience a positive experience," Kozusko said.
"From the moment we start practice to the moment we end practice, from the moment we get on the bus to the moment we get off the bus, I want everything about our program to be positive in every aspect."
While Kozusko is still trying to improve roster numbers going forward, he has a solid core of players that will carry the Trojans this season.
Seniors Shauna Wambold (shortstop) and Jill Catanzarite (center field) are joined by junior catcher Morgan Roble and sophomore third baseman Hanna Brasili as some of the players who will be relied upon for the Trojans this year.
Kozusko said he believes softball is a game played "above the shoulders" before you even step out onto the field and that it takes intelligent players to succeed, a trait shown by his players so far.
"Shauna does everything correctly. She's smart and she knows what to do with the ball. Hanna's also a smart player," Kozusko said. "I'm going to stress, if we can be smart about this game, we might actually steal a game or two because we know what we're going to do even before it happens."
On the mound, Derry's top two pitchers will be junior Mylee Moyher and freshman Morgan Keeno. While those are the clear top two pitchers, their order in the rotation has still not yet been determined.
"They're sort of vying for that position," Kozusko said. "It's so hard at this point to decide who's ahead of who because we've only been (playing) in the gym."
But whoever finds themselves in the starting lineup, the Trojans are confident they will be able to move past their 3-11 record (3-7 in Section 4-AAA) from last season and improve in Kozusko's first year.
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The First Million Dollar Laptop From Luvaglio
The world's first luxury notebook worth a whopping 1 million dollars is rumored to be hitting the store in the near future.
The first million dollar laptop to hit the stores is rumored to be on its way, and could be in the form of this luxury notebook by a UK company called Luvaglio.
The Luxury good manufacturer Luvaglio announced last year that they had been working on developing a high-end luxury laptop, Luvaglio CEO Rohan Sinclair Luvaglio told reporter earlier last year:
"Unlike many of the highly priced products being released, we took our time to develop something out of the ordinary with real attention to detail. "
"I didn't want us to simply re-house a laptop into a diamond studded casing, or diamond encrust the entire thing simply to make it expensive. We've put thought in from the keyboard down to the power charger. There is an integrated screen cleaning device and a very rare colored diamond piece of jewelry that doubles up as the power button when placed into the laptop and also acts as security identification. We have used diamonds elsewhere but have given them purpose."
With Luvaglio being as exclusive as a luxury brand could be (their website is by invitation only), the information floating around regard their million dollar laptop is rather scarce.
There had been an internet video released which showed the larger design (perhaps the case?) sliding open at both the sides, but this was quickly removed….
What we do know about the laptop is that it incorporates a 17″ widescreen LED screen with a specially designed anti-reflective glare coating for a clear and brighter image, a 128GB Solid State Hard Disk, a slot loading Blue-Ray drive, an integrated screen cleaning device and a very rare colored diamond piece of jewelry that doubles up as the power button when placed into the laptop, the jewel also acts as security identification.
According to Luvaglio, "the brand is committed to re-defining luxury in a few sectors, technology being one of them.
"Many claim to produce luxury goods but we believe that the true element of luxury is having something that says "YOU" that money can't buy.
"At present and from our previous luxury work, our initial clients will be chosen from this selection as we have already established trust.
"The range to be released shortly would allow the owner to become the creator and visit our showroom at two or three well known upmarket stores we are in discussion with, whereby our selection of materials, finishes and accessories will be available to view and a choice selected.
"The choice will be based on our selection but of course other colors and finishes can be done on request. We have access to diamonds that are simply rare and near impossible to get hold of, so are able to offer a very embodied choice.
"The presentation boxes are of course supplied and finished in the choice that is selected by the client. Exact figures I am unable to provide at present due to negotiations but will certainly be more obtainable then our master piece."
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is recovering from a back injury and cannot pitch in Major League Baseball games right now, but that hasn't stopped him from pursuing another of his passions—helping people in need.
On Tuesday, Kershaw—who is the reigning Cy Young Award winner as the best pitcher in the National League last year—visited Los Angeles' Dream Center, where he joined season-ticket holders and Dodgers players' wives in distributing groceries to 75 families.
For Kershaw, support of the Dream Center's mission to help homeless families get off the streets of Los Angeles and into transitional housing isn't a one-day event. It's part of his greater purpose in life.
The Dodger pitcher and his wife, Ellen, run a nonprofit endeavor called Kershaw's Challenge, which annually partners with organizations that help children at risk and people who struggle with poverty.
The 2014 Kershaw's Challenge projects include the Dream Center, located just a few miles from Dodger Stadium and founded by Tommy Barnett and Matthew Barnett; Mercy Street, an urban ministry in Kershaw's hometown of Dallas; Arise Africa, an outreach to orphans in Zambia; and Cure International, also in Zambia.
"It's important to Ellen and I to use the platform that God has blessed us with and be able to impact as many lives as we possibly can," Kershaw told Charisma News. "That means not only serving in Africa, but in the cities we call home. There is so much need right here in Los Angeles, and since we spend the majority of our year here, we wanted to add a local project to Kershaw's Challenge. This gives us the opportunity to serve hands-on year round."
Partnering with the Dream Center, Kershaw's Challenge has zeroed in on helping to provide transitional housing for homeless families. In addition, Dodger wives, including Ellen, will participate in a season-long series of other outreach projects.
The centerpiece of Kershaw's effort is called Strike Out to Serve. While Kershaw's Challenge does accept donations, Kershaw leads by example. He is one of the best strike-out pitchers in baseball and a two-time Cy Young Award winner. For each batter he strikes out in a game, he makes a donation to the Kershaw's Challenge projects. So the better he performs, the more he gives.
"I want every pitch and every batter faced to be about something more than a game," he says.
The challenge started in 2011. During the off-season, Kershaw and his wife visited Arise Africa's children's project in Zambia. Ellen had been there before, but it was Kershaw's first trip. An HIV-positive orphan named Hope won over their hearts. At the start of the 2011 season, Kershaw pledged $100 per strike out to help build a home for Hope and other orphans in Zambia.
In 2011, Kershaw had his best season ever, leading the league in wins, earned-run average and strike outs—248 of them. Other athletes, including high schoolers, joined in the effort and pledged various amounts to help the orphans of Zambia too.
Kershaw has continued the Strike Out to Serve challenge each year, adding projects in Texas and California. And each off-season, he and his wife return to visit Hope and the orphans of Zambia. The first home is built and a second is in the planning stages. The Kershaws tell their story in their book, Arise: Live Out Your Faith and Dreams On Whatever Field You Find Yourself.
Kershaw opened the 2014 MLB season for the Dodgers beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 in a game played March 22 in Australia. In that game, he struck out seven batters, getting Kershaw's Challenge off to a brisk start. However, his back injury has prevented him from playing since.
Last week, Kershaw announced that since he isn't able to strike out batters and thus make donations to the projects, he is tweaking the challenge.
"Kershaw's Challenge has always been about giving to something bigger than ourselves," Kershaw wrote in an announcement posted on his website. "We challenge others to use their talents to give back to those in need. One of our main campaigns is Strikeout to Serve. Since I can't strike anyone out right now, I've decided to look to the guys on my team who are making it happen. Every time one of my teammates gets a strikeout, I'll make a donation to Kershaw's Challenge. Going back to opening day, I'll give for every strikeout, for every Dodger pitcher."
To date, Dodger pitchers have struck out 194 opposing batters. What's more, Kershaw is recovering from his injury and will make his first minor league rehab start on Friday pitching for the Dodgers minor league team in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. He is on course to be back on the mound for the Dodgers at the major league level in early May—at which time Strike Out to Serve will recommence at full force.
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Blue Devils bow to Middleton Metro 7-1
Lizzi Schieldt scored a hat trick and dished out one assist for a four-point game Wednesday to lead Middleton (Wis.) Metro to a 7-1 victory over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek in the Schwan Cup Tournament at Blaine, Minn.
The Green Division loss to the Lynx dropped the Blue Devils into the tournament's consolation bracket and gave them a 1-7 season mark.
Schieldt scored twice in the first period with her second goal coming on the power play. She completed her hat trick at the 15:27 mark of the third period. All three of her goals were unassisted.
Zara Einerwold iced a second period goal at the 7:40 mark off a feed from Kylee Damm.
Sarah Holm kicked out 10 shots for the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils will follow up action in the Schwan Cup with a Jan. 3 trip to Fergus Falls. The Blue Devils are slated to host River Lakes Thursday in Long Prairie. The Blue Devils will skate against Park Rapids Jan. 10 in Wadena.
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First Period
MM: Lizzi Schieldt (unassisted) 9:31
MM: Schieldt (unassisted) 11:48 PP
Second Period
MM: Kathryn Anderson (Schieldt) 6:00
BD: Zara Einerwold (Kylee Damm) 7:40
MM: Jordan Herrling (Ellie Bohm) 16:52
Third Period
MM: Carl Pschorr (Herrling) 3:23
MM: Amanda Holman (Pschorr) 11:24 PP
MM: Schieldt (unassisted) 15:27
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Effect of Multi-Purpose Solutions on Ex-Vivo Wetting Angles
This study has been completed.
Alcon Research
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First received: September 28, 2006
Last updated: August 15, 2012
Last verified: September 2006
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To clinically evaluate the effect of a new multi-purpose disinfecting solution compared to a marketed multi-purpose solution on wettability of soft contact lenses worn for 30 days.
|Contact Lens Care
|Device: OptiFree Multi-Purpose Disinfecting Solution
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Long-Term Effect of Multi-Purpose Solutions on Ex-Vivo Wetting Angles of Soft Contact Lenses
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MedlinePlus related topics: Eye WearU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Efficacy:
- Contact lens wetting angle measured ex-vivo
- Safety:
- Slit-lamp Findings: Eyelids and Conjunctiva; Cornea; Iris, Anterior Chamber
- Visual Acuity (Snellen)
- Adverse Events
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|Study Start Date:
|March 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2005
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Successful daily wear of FDA Group I or IV soft contact lenses for at least one week.
- Vision correctable to 20/30.
- Normal eyes - no current ocular abnormalities that prevent successful contact lens wear.
- No corneal surgery within the past 12 months.
- No systemic disease that affects that eye or that could be worsened by the use of contact lenses or solutions.
- No over-the-counter or prescription ocular medication.
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00383201
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00383201
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|Fort Worth Site
|Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76134
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|Study First Received:
|September 28, 2006
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Keywords provided by Alcon Research:
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Rimrock Mall is a shopping mall located in Billings, Montana and it is the largest and most successful mall in the state. A fast-growing tourist trade and the lack of a state sales tax further add to the sales success of the property. It is now updated in the FastMall application for free download.
New stores that have recently been opened at Rimrock Mall are: Asian Express, Blue Wire(AT&T), Cell Fashions, Chico's, Claire's, Coldwater Creek, Crazy 8, Cutie Patootie, Dead Sea, Flaming Wok, Fuddruckers, Gamestop, Gymboree, Her Styles, Kay Jewelers, Lids, Montague's Of Montana, Motherhood Maternity, Neon pretzel, NYS Collection, Orange Julius, Pan Massage, Paris Nails, Romy, See candie's, Simply Wine, Sleep Number by Select Comfort, Things Remembered, Trade Secret, WynnSong 10 Cinemas.
Southridge Mall is an enclosed regional shopping mall on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. It attracts roughly 3.3 million visitors per year, with a primary trade area consisting of most of the city of Des Moines and areas to its south and east. It is now updated in the FastMall application for free download.
New stores that have recently been opened at Southridge Mall are: Carousel, Cellairis, Central Iowa R/C Track, Church Of Christ, Claire's, Club ATK, Des Moines Jaycee, Dillyland Arcade, Ebenezer Libreria Cristiani, Eye Brow Studio 21, FaShae's Candie's, Fender's Cycle, Gold Buyers, Gold Valley, Hy-Vee Food Stores, Hy-Vee Gas and Convenience, Jalpita La Bella, Megaburger, Midas Muffler, Midwest Mattress, Pritchard's Book cafe & Book store, Shock City Cellular, SolarX Eyewear, Southridge 12 Theaters, Spike, Toys R' Us, The Librarian Association Of Iowa, The Place Of Victory.
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Colchester after dark
Colchester town centre is a great place to visit in the evening and after dark and has had Purple Flag accreditation since 2013. Whether you want to have a good laugh at the latest from the Edinburgh Fringe or try top touring theatre or watch films or listen to live music Colchester has it all. And it's easy to enjoy too with great evening parking offers in Council car parks.
The town has a growing reputation for great places to eat. You can eat in the former cells of the Magistrates' Court, appreciate fine dining in one of the town's new restaurants and even have late night cake and coffee in the High Street. Families are welcome too with a great range of family restaurants to enjoy perhaps after a film.
Both ends of town have cinemas. With live screening of ballet and opera and holiday family films at Firstsite and all the blockbusters at the Odeon there's always something to watch. And for two weeks in the Summer Castle Park becomes a film venue with an outdoor big screen – bring a picnic!
There are three theatres in the town centre: The Mercury Theatre an award-winning Repertory theatre, the Colchester Arts Centre great for gigs, performance and comedy and The Headgate amateur theatre. If live music is more your thing then The Bull and several bars have regular gigs.
Travel a little further and you can chill at a waterside pub, trendy village bistro or picnic beneath the stars.
What is the Purple Flag Award?
Purple Flag is a national award for excellence in managing the evening and night time economy.Colchester was first awarded this prestigious award in 2013.
Purple Flag accreditation is a great way to encourage all the services, venues and premises involved to work even closer together improve the experience of the town centre after dark. Just as Blue Flag is an indicator of a good beach, Purple Flag is the indicator of where to go for a good night out!
There are five themes under Purple Flag and importantly it's improvement on all five themes which ensure people have a great time. Places have to evidence improvement on all five themes to be awarded the flag.
- Wellbeing - How safety issues are addressed, regulations that are in place and the perceptions of local people.
- Movement - How transport works, parking, pedestrian routes. how crowds are managed and information available.
- Policy - How local data is collected and used, coordination between local partners and the inclusion of the local community.
- Appeal - The choice of different activities on offer including a wide range of bars, restaurants, shops and public buildings.
- Place - The layout of the city centre looking at its design, identity and range of local activities.
Purple Flag has been a real driver of improvement in Colchester's town centre after dark and continues to be so. Here are just some examples of the way the many partners involved are working hard to ensure that you have a great time here.
Colchester has an SOS Bus team which works with Street Pastors, the Police, venue doorstaff, taxi marshals and the CCTV team to ensure that the town is well managed and that people are well looked after. Not so obvious perhaps is the fact that all premises selling food have hygiene inspections under the Scores on the Doors scheme
There are also a good number of taxis around but be sure book early as they do get busy especially in the early hours. If driving all Council and two NCP owned car parks have Park Mark status. Park Mark accreditation is awarded to car parks vetted by the Police which has measures in place to create a safer environment for users and their vehicles. If you're on foot the town has several examples of landmark architecture which serve both as orientation points as well as enhancing the town centre aesthetically. Examples include: the 'Jumbo' water tower at the western end, the Roman wall, the Town Hall centrally in the High Street and the Castle in Castle Park and Firstsite Gallery in the east.
Find out What's On in Colchester and plan your short break. If you need specific advice the friendly team at the VisitColchester Information Centre will be happy to help.
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HOUSTON - The Houston Police Department is asking the public for information leading to the arrest of an aggravated robbery fugitive.
On October 23, 2012, police say Edgar Roberto Blanco, 40, and other suspects robbed a game room located in the 11000 block of Airline Drive.
During the robbery, deputies say Blanco shot a security guard in the head. The guard survived.
The suspects quickly left the scene in an unknown direction.
Blanco was arrested and posted a $3,000 bond, but never appeared in court.
Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for any information that leads to the filing of felony charges or arrest of wanted fugitives.
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LAKE CITY, Fla. - Federal safety officials are investigating a fatal church van crash in Columbia County that involved the catastrophic failure of a tire that was part of a July 2012 product recall.
On Feb. 21, a van from the First Baptist Church in New Port Richey was traveling on Interstate 75 near Lake City when the left rear tire blew out. Two adults were killed in the resulting crash, while another adult and seven juveniles were injured.
The National Transportation Safety Board reported Wednesday that the tire involved in the crash, a two-year-old BFGoodrich Commercial T/A A/S, was part of a product recall initiated by BFGoodrich for approximately 794,000 tires.
The NTSB says it will examine the tire and review the effectiveness of the recall process to determine whether the First Baptist Church ever received the safety recall notice.
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When faculty member/alum Kris Strawser MFA '12 (Studio Art) is making what she considers higher-minded artwork, other primitive tendencies find her again and gnaw their way through layers of better intentions. Her higher self uses materials that are often ready made, a bit more elegant, loaded with metaphor she hears like a dog whistle. By contrast, the unruly work in "Intrusive Thoughts" is a compact with her political self—and comprises silent mutterings and cartoon retorts—aimed at various news outlets. It's a world of play and free association and desires that won't be met—a collage with news, an old obsession. For this brand of stunted and indirect commentary, there's a constant supply of material.
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Dan Warmenhoven, chief executive officer at the newly renamed NetApp, is taking over as chairman of the storage network technology firm's board.
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Tom Georgens, NetApp's chief operating officer, also was named to the NetApp board. His addition increases the board to 11 members.
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The media never let President Bush live down the so-called "Mission Accomplished" speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003 when the then-president declared an end of major combat operations in Iraq, even though Bush pointedly noted "Our mission continues. Al-Qaida is wounded, not destroyed....The war on terror is not over." But now that President Obama is earnestly trying to portray himself as the president who is once-and-for-all wrapping up the Iraq War, MSNBC is more than happy to give the commander-in-chief the benefit of the doubt.
"This president seems determined to deliver imagery of an organized exit" from Iraq, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell approvingly noted on today's Andrea Mitchell Reports right after watching live video of President Obama with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Iraqi prime minister is in Washington "for talks aimed at cementing U.S.-Iraqi relations in a new, postwar era," the Washington Post reported today, "kick[ing] off a week in which the administration will trumpet the imminent end of the war, and the fulfillment of Obama's election pledge to withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq."
"The nation has waited a long time for this moment," even though it's mostly symbolic, colleague Andrea Mitchell observed, adding it "isn't exactly a Mission Accomplished sign" but then suggested that nonetheless the president was facing "a [presidential] campaign" in which "a lot of pitfalls" like Iran and Syria as well as Iraq's "many, many challenges" could come back to haunt him.
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Jews will constitute more than 50 percent of the persons who will benefit from the bill to indemnify individual victims of the Nazis which was passed unanimously this week-end by the Bandesrat, the Upper House of the West German Parliament, at its last session marking the end of its four-year legislative term.
The measure, which goes into effect October 1, was pledged in the reparations agreement between West Germany and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. It is estimated that if all payments are carried out in good faith, the total to be paid the Nazi victims will range between $700,000,000 and $1,000,000,000 during the next ten years.
The law, previously passed by the Lower House, provides for direct payments to Nazi victims, or their surviving dependents who were illegally detained by the Nazis or who lost property or suffered physical injuries resulting in disabilities as a result of Nazi persecution. Former concentration camp inmates will receive approximately $35 for each month that they were imprisoned.
Compensation legislation is already on the books in the German states, which so far have paid out about $150,000,000 to Nazi victims. German Jews in the United States zone will be least affected by the new bill because it is modelled after restitution legislation in effect in that zone. Improvement will result for Jews in the French and British zones.


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In biology, a mechanism is part of an answer to a question about why some object or process occurred. Thus mechanism refers back from the object or process, along some chain of causation. No description of mechanism is ever complete. For example, the mechanism of sunlight might include the rotation of the earth, the earth's orbit, the sun, nuclear reactions, heat, temperature, radiation emission, electromagnetic theory about the propagation of light, formation of the solar system, etc. Compare this to the function of the object or process, which looks forward along some chain of causation to a goal or evolutionary success.[1]
Many characterizations/definitions of mechanisms in the philosophy of science/biology have been provided in the past decades. For example, one influential characterization of neuro- and molecular biological mechanisms is: mechanisms are entities and activities organized such that they are productive of regular changes from start to termination conditions (Peter Machamer, Lindley Darden, & Carl Craver 2000; 'MDC' hereafter). Other characterizations have been proposed by Stuart Glennan (1996, 2002), who articulates an interactionist account of mechanisms, and William Bechtel (1993, 2006), who emphasizes parts and operations (cf. MDC).
Mechanisms in science/biology have reappeared as a subject of philosophical analysis and discussion in the last several decades due to a variety of factors, many of which relate to metascientific issues such as explanation and causation. For example, the decline of Covering Law (CL) models of explanation, e.g., Hempel's deductive-nomological model, has stimulated interest how mechanisms might play an explanatory role in certain domains of science, especially higher-level disciplines such as biology (i.e., neurobiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, and so on). This is not just because of the philosophical problem of giving some account of what "laws of nature," which CL models encounter, but also the incontrovertible fact that most biological phenomena are not characterizable in nomological terms (i.e., in terms of lawful relationships). For example, protein biosynthesis does not occur according to any law, and therefore, on the DN model, no explanation for the biosynthesis phenomenon could be given.
Mechanistic explanations come in many forms. Wesley Salmon proposes an ontic view of what he calls "causal-mechanical" explanation, namely that explanations are in the world. There are two kinds of ontic explanation: etiological and constitutive. While Salmon focuses primarily on etiological explanation, with respect to which one explains some phenomenon P by identifying its causes (and, thus, locating it within the causal structure of the world). Constitutive (or componential) explanation, on the other hand, involves describing the components of a mechanism M that is productive of (or causes) P. Indeed, whereas (a) Noam Chomsky differentiates between descriptive and explanatory adequacy, where the former is defined as the adequacy of a theory to account for at least all the items in the domain (which need explaining), and the latter as the adequacy of a theory to account for no more than those domain items, and (b) past philosophies of science differentiate between descriptions of phenomena and explanations of those phenomena, in the metascientific context of mechanisms, descriptions and explanations seem to be identical. This is to say, to explain a mechanism M just is to describe it (specify its components, as well as background, enabling, and so on, conditions that constitute, in the case of a linear mechanism, its "start conditions").
The MDC characterization is: mechanisms are entities and activities organized such that they are productive of changes from start conditions to termination conditions. There are three distinguishable aspects of this characterization:
- Ontic aspect
- The ontic constituency of biological mechanisms includes entities and activities. Thus, the MDC conception postulates a dualistic ontology of mechanisms, where entities are substantial components, and activities are reified components of mechanisms. This augmented ontology increases the explanatory power of the MDC conception.
- Descriptive aspect
- Most descriptions of mechanisms (as found in the scientific literature) include specifications of the entities and activities involved, as well as the start and termination conditions. This aspect is mostly limited to linear mechanisms, which have relatively unambiguous beginning and end points between which they produce their phenomenon, although it may be possible to arbitrarily select such points in cyclical mechanisms (e.g., the Krebs cycle).
- Epistemic aspect
- Mechanisms are dynamic producers of phenomena. MDC emphasize activities, which are, essentially, causes that are reified. It is because of activities that the MDC conception of mechanisms is able to capture the dynamicity of mechanisms as they bring about a phenomenon.
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- ↑ Dusenbery, David B. (1992). Sensory Ecology, pp.7-8. W.H. Freeman., New York. ISBN 0-7167-2333-6.
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Randall Ganiban
Professor of Classics
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Professor Ganiban earned his B.A. in Latin from Yale University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Classics from Princeton University. Between college and graduate school, he attended the post-Baccalaureate program in Classics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Professor Ganiban's teaching concentrates on the language and literature of the Classical world, with a special focus on ancient Rome. He offers courses in ancient Greek and Latin at all levels and has taught authors such as Homer, Apollonius, Callimachus, Cicero, Catullus, Caesar, Seneca, Sallust, Vergil, Ovid, Lucan, Statius, and Apuleius. In addition, he offers an array of Classical Studies courses (with all readings in English): introductory lecture classes on Roman literature, the age of Augustus and Classical epic, seminars on the history of Classical literature, ancient heroism, and Roman epic. (See recent courses below.)
Professor Ganiban's research focuses on the literature and society of the early Roman Empire, from the emperor Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE) to Domitian (81-96 CE). In addition to his work on college-level Latin commentaries, he is interested in how poets allude to their predecessors in order to create meaning in their own poems, and how writers (more generally) represent and comment on violence and political power under the emperors.
Vergil: Aeneid 7-12 (co-general editor with J. O'Hara; contributors include J. Farrell, A. Rossi, C. McNelis, C. Perkell; Hackett, in preparation)
Series Co-Editor (with J. O'Hara) and Contributor, Commentaries on Vergil's Aeneid for intermediate students (Hackett, in preparation):
- R. Ganiban, Vergil: Aeneid 7
- J. O'Hara, Vergil: Aeneid 8
- J. Farrell, Vergil: Aeneid 9
- A. Rossi, Vergil: Aeneid 10
- C. McNelis, Vergil: Aeneid 11
- C. Perkell, Vergil: Aeneid 12
Vergil: Aeneid 1-6 (general editor; contributors include C. Perkell, J. O'Hara, J. Farrell, P. Johnston; Focus Publishing 2012)
Series Editor and Contributor, Commentaries on Vergil's Aeneid for intermediate students (Focus Publishing):
- R. Ganiban, Vergil: Aeneid 1 (2009)
- R. Ganiban, Vergil: Aeneid 2 (2008)
- C. Perkell, Vergil: Aeneid 3 (2010)
- J. O'Hara, Vergil: Aeneid 4 (2011)
- J. Farrell, Vergil: Aeneid 5 (2014)
- P. Johnston, Vergil: Aeneid 6 (2012)
Statius and Virgil: The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid (Cambridge University Press 2007)
Recent articles and reviews
"The beginnings of Statius' Achilleid," in the Brill Companion to Statius (eds. W. Dominik and C. Newlands) (Brill 2015)
"Vergilian prophecy and the reign of Jupiter in Valerius' Argonautica," in the Brill Companion to Valerius Flaccus (eds. M. Heerink and G. Manuwald) (Brill 2014)
"Chiasmus," "Flight from Troy," "Misenus/Misenum," "Neptune," and "Rhetorical Figures"; appendix on "Stylistic Terms" (6,000 words), in The Virgil Encyclopedia (eds. R. Thomas and J. Ziolkowski) (Wiley-Blackwell 2013)
"The death and funeral rites of Opheltes in Statius' Thebaid," in Religion and Ritual in Flavian Epic (ed. A. Augoustakis) (Oxford University Press 2013)
Review of P. Thibodeau, Playing the Farmer: Representations of Rural Life in Vergil's Georgics (Univ. California 2011), New England Classical Journal (2012) 39.3: 225-7.
Review of A. Augoustakis, Motherhood and the Other: Fashioning Female Power in Flavian Epic (Oxford 2010), Classical Journal (2011)
"The theme of crime in Lucan and Statius," in the Brill Companion to Lucan (ed. P. Asso) (Brill 2011): 327-44.
"Dido and the heroism of Hannibal in Silius' Punica," in the Brill Companion to Silius Italicus (ed. A. Augoustakis) (Brill 2010): 73-98.
Review of V. Panoussi, Greek Tragedy in Vergil's Aeneid: Ritual, Empire, and Intertext (Cambridge 2009), New England Classical Journal (2010)
Review of J.J.L. Smolenaars, H.-J. van Dam, and R.R. Nauta (eds.), The Poetry of Statius (Brill 2008),Journal of Roman Studies (2010)
"The dolus and glory of Ulysses in Aeneid 2," in Material e discussioni per l'analisi dei testi classici 61 (2009):149-62.
"Jupiter" and "Venus," in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome (2,500 words), (ed. M. Gagarin) (Oxford, 2009)
Courses offered in the past four years.
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CLAS0140 - Augustus and World of Rome
Augustus and the World of Rome
In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated. Within two months his adoptive son, Augustus, still in his teens, traveled to Rome, soon extorted the highest office of the Roman Republic, and after 13 years of civil war became the state's first emperor. The resulting "Augustan Age" (31 B.C. to A.D. 14) produced a period of political change and cultural achievement unparalleled in Rome's long history. In this course we will examine the literature, art, history, and politics of this era, evaluate the nature of Augustus's accomplishments, and explore the Roman world. Readings include: Augustus, Vergil, Suetonius, and I, Claudius. 2 hrs. lect. EUR HIS LIT
Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016
CLAS0150 / CMLT0150 - Greek and Roman Epic Poetry
Greek and Roman Epic Poetry
Would Achilles and Hector have risked their lives and sacred honor had they understood human life and the Olympian gods as Homer portrays them in the Iliad? Why do those gods decide to withdraw from men altogether following the Trojan War, and why is Odysseus the man Athena chooses to help her carry out that project? And why, according to the Roman poet Vergil, do these gods command Aeneas, a defeated Trojan, to found an Italian town that will ultimately conquer the Greek cities that conquered Troy, replacing the Greek polis with a universal empire that will end all wars of human freedom? Through close study of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and Vergil's Aeneid, we explore how the epic tradition helped shape Greece and Rome, and define their contributions to European civilization. 3 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc. CMP EUR LIT PHL
Fall 2016
CLAS0420 - Seminar in Classical Lit
Seminar in Classical Lit: Roman Epic
Vergil's Aeneid exerted a profound influence on all Latin poetry that followed. This seminar will examine the epic tradition after -- and in response to -- Vergil. We will explore defining aspects of post-Vergilian epic such as its obsession with evil, fascination with familial and civil violence, subversion of the gods, and political engagement. Readings will concentrate on poems such as Lucan's Civil War, Statius' T/hebaid/ and Achilleid, Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica (a.k.a. Jason and the Argonauts), and Silius' Punic Wars. We will also examine the major trends in scholarly literature on these poems. 3 hrs. sem. EUR LIT
Spring 2017
CLAS0450 / CMLT0450 - History of Class Lit
History of Classical Literature
A comprehensive overview of the major literary, historical, and philosophical works of Greece and Rome. Greek authors studied include Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle. Roman authors include Lucretius, Cicero, Livy, Vergil, Petronius, and Tacitus. Required of senior majors in Classics/Classical Studies (see CLAS 0701 below) and open to all interested students with some background in Greek and Roman literature, history, or philosophy. 3 hrs. lect.
Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
CLAS0500 - Independent Study
Independent Study
(Approval required)
Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017
CLAS0505 - Ind Senior Project
(Approval Required)
Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017
CLAS0700 - Sr Essay Classics/Cy
Senior Essay for Classics/Classical Studies Majors
(Approval required)
Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017
CLAS0701 / CMLT0450 - Hist of Class Lit: Gen Exam
History of Classical Literature
A comprehensive overview of the major literary, historical, and philosophical works of Greece and Rome. Greek authors studied include Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle. Roman authors include Lucretius, Cicero, Livy, Vergil, Petronius, and Tacitus. Required of senior majors in Classics/Classical Studies and open to all interested students with some background in Greek and Roman literature, history, or philosophy. 3 hrs. lect.
Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
FYSE1238 - The Trojan War
The Trojan War
The myth of the Trojan War exerted a defining influence on Greek and Roman culture, and has played a central role in the Western tradition ever since. In this seminar we will examine the historicity of the Trojan War and how ancient writers used it to explore themes such as the nature of heroism, the workings of the gods, and the relationship between the individual and society. We will also consider how our modern ideals about heroic action compare with those of ancient times. Readings will include selections from Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Vergil, and Ovid. 3 hrs. sem. CW EUR LIT
Fall 2014
GREK0301 - Readings in Greek Literature I
Readings in Greek Literature I
Readings in major authors. 3 hrs. lect. LIT LNG
Fall 2013
GREK0401 - Adv Readings Greek Lit I
Advanced Readings in Greek Literature: Homer's /Iliad/
Readings in major authors. 3 hrs. lect.
Fall 2016
LATN0101 - Beginning Latin
Beginning Latin I
The course offers an intensive introduction to the Latin language that prepares students to read the major authors of ancient Roman literature. In addition to their systematic study of grammar and syntax, students translate excerpts from Vergil, Seneca and the Vulgate Bible. This course is designed for students who have had no previous experience with Latin, as well as those who have had some Latin but want to review the fundamentals of grammar. LNG WTR
Winter 2015
LATN0201 - Intermediate Latin: Prose
Intermediate Latin: Prose
Readings in major authors. 3 hrs. lect. EUR LNG
Fall 2015
LATN0302 - Readings Latin Literature II
Readings in Latin Literature II: Vergil's Aeneid*
Readings in major authors. 3 hrs. lect.
Spring 2015, Spring 2017
LATN0402 - Advanced Readings in Latin II
Advanced Readings in Latin II
Readings in major authors. 3 hrs. lect.
Spring 2014, Spring 2016
LATN0502 - Advanced Readings in Latin IV ▹
Advanced Readings in Latin IV: Flavian Literature
Readings in major authors. 3 hrs lect.
Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018


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One of the best things that can happen to a comedy addict like me is being reunited with a sketch team I previously loved, and then rather stupidly, completely forgot the name of. You can hold your jokes of "If they were that good, you wouldn't have forgotten them!" right in your venomous throats. I have a lot on my mind; some of it is going to slip through. I forgot my girlfriend's birthday this year for example. Though she phrases it as "I forgot we just broke up" but that's picking nits.
So anyway I recently re-found these refreshing comedians doing what they do best under the name Handsome Donkey (which should have been harder to forget). It's a different kind of comedy then most new media sketch teams. Think one part surreal, with another few parts subtle and then 100 times the production value and cinematic expertise.
While this first sketch is nearly 3 times longer than most of their work, it's still the only thing worthy of starting off your donkey experience. Sorry, I mean Handsome Donkey experience… what happens in Tijuana stays in Tijuana.
This BTW is the sketch that brought them to my attention, and one of my top five long form sketches of all time:
Le Montage – By Handsome Donkey from Aaron Greenberg on Vimeo.
I love that. Why? Because it's funny and it's a very poignant exploration of the use of montage in movies. I am also strangely charmed by the inclusion of the young girl in it as a main character. Considering how hard it is to find actors and actresses that can be funny at that age, and the general trend in more and more "adult" content in sketch, this is a rare find indeed. This girl is pretty funny btw, and I wonder why she's not in more stuff instead of the insipid Dakota Fannings of the world…
Wait isn't Dakota like 30 now? Did anyone see Push? Anyone? I digress…
Here is another charming offering from the boys and another send up of over-used video tropes. This one gets a little awkward…
That's funnier to me than I think it probably should be. Of course this has a lot to do with their commitment to the joke, and less about how deeply funny the joke is. These guys continually remind me of the comedy style typified in the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This may also be because of all the 80's music and references.
So I'm not the only person who feels for these charming 80's obsessed cinematographers turned comedians turned cinematographers. Crackle also contracted them to produce a series of shorts all about two dudes in an office playing "Would you rather?" Here are a few of them:
That ought to make the right point about their work. It's all so much more subtle than current sketch online but somehow just as funny and weirdly compelling. Plus something about these guys is just charming. I've noticed a lot of the guys who are good at comedy are also huge jerks… and I feel like these guys would help me paint my house. Is that strange? Probably not.
Look for more of the Handsome Donkey at their website here: http: /handsomedonkey.com/
On top of sketch work they also post faux-news articles for The Onion from time to time. It's pretty good, but the shorts, sketches, and the rest are where they really shine. I wouldn't be surprised if we see these guys taking on longer form projects like television and film very soon.


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Page 8 of 365 … Do Something Bold
Let me introduce you to The Rick Shaw Run team.
Finn and Jack Harries, Louis, Harry, Ben, Will and Max pictured here at the Taj Mahal in India.
If you are not familiar with Jack's Gap, it is a You Tube Channel run by two very ambitious you tubers Finn and Jack Harries.
They have been all over the world, they have sorted through a number of bucket list items, that most of us will never get to do unless we get off our sofas and get out there and do something bold.
Last fall, this team got together with other teams and ventured to India for a cross country drive from one side of India to the other. Last night part three was aired on You Tube which is where I screen capped this photo to show you.
At the time of the third episode they had raised over $100,000 GBP for the Children's Cancer Trust in the U.K. We shall see just how high that number goes as the rest of the series airs on a weekly basis on You Tube.
What are you going to to this year that is Bold and out of your comfort zone? Do you have anything in mind?
Today is day 8 of 365 get out there and do it, I know you can.
More to come, stay tuned …


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The Chief Executive Officer of Barbados Golf Club treads a delicate line - running the resource-intensive facility under the scrutiny of an environmentally-aware public.
He is keen to stress the pains the club takes to minimise water use in the dry season.
"We will restrict the use of water just to maintain our greens and our fairways," he said. "Sometimes we water the greens by hand to reduce overspill. Maybe it's a little more labour-intensive, but everyone benefits."
And, with fears that nitrate pollution is affecting the island's fragile coral ecosystem, he told me that the management is trying to reduce the use and impact of fertilisers and herbicides on the course.
"We don't want to put excess toxic chemicals anywhere on the golf course," he said.
Mr Shuffler also hopes that the revenue generated by the golf club will be ploughed back into the economy.
He cites the example of a neighbouring golf course, which used to be a plantation, employing about a dozen people.
"Today that project has generated economic value to Barbados in the hundreds of millions," he said.
But he adds that sugar cane plantations give the Barbados its "garden state" ambience, and he does not want to see them die.


text: The Kill Feed wiki last edited by Nadafinga on 01/21/16 09:33PM View full history OverviewThe Kill Feed is the real time updates found during multiplayer games that keeps players informed of the action. It usually displays two names (the killer and the killed) and will usually include the weapon used. Some games also display kill streaks, flag captures, or other important information in the kill feed.The kill feed is designed to be an unobtrusive way for players to stay up on the action without distracting from the gameplay. Kill Feeds tend to be displayed off to the side of the screen, giving a quick visual representation of the action, but on some games the kill feed can be later reviewed as a log of the game.FeaturesKiller/KilledThese are the names of the people who were involved. Generally, the killer is the first name listed, as in "Player A killed Player B." In the Call of Duty series, the killers name is displayed in front of the killed, with a symbol for the weapon used between the two.WeaponAlmost all kill feeds, especially those for first person shooters, display the name of the weapon used. In the Call of Duty series, there are outlines or symbols for each weapon. Other games use text, as in "Player A killed Player B with the pistol."Game UpdatesMany kill feeds also display important game updates. When the match is almost over, the kill feed will sometimes display the amount of time remaining. In objective based games, the kill feed might note the area to be captured, or if the flag has been taken.Kill StreaksKill streaks commonly appear in kill feeds as well. This can be information detailing simply the number of kills a player has, or it could feature the kill streak rewards earned.Player UpdatesMany games with persistent leveling systems display information about players when they gain levels or unlock new items.Chat IntegrationMany PC based games integrate the global and team chat into the kill feed. In these games, the kill feed is often an overall message center for game updates, kills, chat, and ammo pickups. On consoles, where voice chat is more common, the kill feeds tend to stick to kills and closely related information.Games with Notable Kill FeedsStarsiege: Tribes had a notable kill feed for its custom messages. Each weapon had a unique message associated with it, such as "Player A blasts Player B with the Spinfusor" or "Player C sniped Player D with the laser rifle." Additionally, Tribes was later modded to display custom kill feed information, such as the total number of kills achieved with each weapon. "Player E got his 13,043 kill with the Mortar."


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A few weeks ago I started receiving spam emails to my scan-only email address. I know there has been a thread regarding the release of scan customer details to Revoo: Scan - What are you doing with my personal details?, but this new issue is much more significant.
Today I received a spam email to the same email address, containing my scan password IN PLAIN TEXT in the To: field. I can be quite certain that this is a security breach as I have two scan accounts and both were breached in exactly the same manner.
The received email was addressed in the form:
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to: Password <scan_email_address>
subject: Looking for Manager
I reported the original breach to scan customer services and was assured that no password or credit-card details could have been obtained. Clearly at least the first part of that response is not true. I have updated scan on this matter, but thought it prudent to inform as many customers as possible to at least change their scan passwords.
I've provided an update with a bunch more information in post #63: Security breach at scan! Consider at least changing passwords


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Fresh Pear Ginger Crisp Recipe
- 1 cup crushed gingersnap cookies (about 20 cookies)
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 7 medium pears (about 2-1/2 pounds), peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Vanilla ice cream, optional
- 1. In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients. With clean hands, work butter into oat mixture until well combined. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- 2. Place pears in a small bowl; add flour and toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish; sprinkle with oat mixture.
- 3. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired. Yield: 9 servings.
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"Way too sweet. Next time I will try it with half the sugar or none at all since there plenty of sugar in the cookies and natural sugar in the pears. Next time I will also cook it in a 9 x 11 so that the pears can cook faster and I can spread out the topping better."
"I have made this twice and it is so good. The only problem I can see with it-It disappears to quickly. I got raves at a dinner I had a while back."
"This is so delicious!! It smells heavenly while it is baking too. My family all LOVED it and I've made it several times now. Made it exactly as directed, it's perfect. Real comfort food. Thank you for this recipe Linda, it is a keeper!"
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The patented Samsung UI allows users to rearrange icons (L) while stacking them up like a deck of cards
The bottom line here is that Samsung has some exciting new 3D looks and features for its TouchWiz UI that runs over the Android OS. Maybe those fun card stacks will be part of the next build of TouchWiz. With the Google Play Store outing the GSM variant of the Samsung GALAXY Nexus as the first Android 4.1 Jelly Bean flavored phone, perhaps we will see some of these new folder related features implemented in a new TouchWiz build soon.
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> To now answer my own question, the critical points that are different > from what I said earlier are: that CL.ONE does prefer *one* node (which > one depending on snitch) and that RR uses digests (which are not > mentioned on the wiki page [1]) instead of comparing raw requests. I updated it to mention digest queries with a link to another page to explain what that is, and why they are used. > I am assuming that RR digests save on bandwidth, but to generate the > digest with a row cache miss the same number of disk seeks are required > (my nemesis is disk io). Yes. It's only a bandwidth optimization. > So to increase pinny-ness I'll further reduce RR chance and set a > badness threshold. Thanks all. Just be aware that, assuming I am not missing something, while this will indeed give you better cache locality under normal circumstances - once that "closest" node does go down, traffic will then go to a node which will have potentially zero cache hit rate on that data since all reads up to that point were taken by the node that just went down. So it's not an obvious win depending. -- / Peter Schuller
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What child hasn't begged for a pet dog or cat?
"I'll take care of it, I will, I will!" he or she pleads.
"Pleeeeeeeeeeease? I'll feed it every day, really!"
Imagine, instead, that your child wants a cow.
Or perhaps a hog. Talk about not-so-cuddly.
Every year, dozens of 4-H'ers and FFA members in the county purchase their heifers, steers, hogs, goats and lambs.
Want a good chance to talk about responsibility with your child? Bring them out to the Newton County Classic Livestock Show on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m.
The show is free and open to the public and takes place at the Newton High FFA barn, located on Ram Drive behind the Newton County College and Career Academy.
Students from Newton County and Jasper counties elementary, middle and high schools will show off their livestock projects one last time before heading to the big state show in Perry the following weekend.
These students practice responsibility and self-discipline through their projects.
The animals are raised at the youths' homes and the youth is expected to care for the animal.
This isn't just tossing some food in the bowl as they run to the bus either.
Livestock projects are a huge commitment.
Morning feedings, evening feedings and water just start the list of responsibilities.
Just because they live outside doesn't mean you can skip the training —livestock projects must be worked with daily to get the animal used to the youth showmen and to teach it how to behave in a show ring.
They also need exercise to be in optimum shape for shows.
Then there are the veterinarian visits and care.
And, to top it all off, 4-H and FFA members are expected to keep careful records of feed purchases, medical care and shows.
Handwritten records.
Sounds simple, but how often do we actually maintain handwritten records these days? The youth must keep records in his or her own handwriting, and legibly enough for the judge to read.
The record book also includes an essay about the youths' experience and supporting materials.
Before heading to livestock shows, animals must be washed, clipped and groomed. A heifer or steer takes a lot of blow drying.
Oh, and not to mention, during show season, it is often near or below freezing in the early morning hours when you're washing.
But after all that work, finally the time comes to enter the show ring.
The showmen, ranging in age from first grade to seniors, march into the show ring with crisp, clean jeans and button-up shirts, shiny belt buckles nearly as bright as their smiles.
This is the moment they've been working toward for months.
They compete in showmanship and weight classes.
In showmanship, the abilities of the showmen are compared against their peers. The judge wants to see who has the best technique and can best direct their animal.
Weight classes pit animals of the same breed and approximate weight against each other to see which animal deserves top honors.
At the end of the day, each showman takes home ribbons and prize money, which will also be recorded in the record book.
But bigger than money and ribbons, each youth takes home pride in a job well done.
They've learned to care for an animal, keep accurate records and balance their own budget.
The youths have learned to rely on themselves, work with their family, and to help other showmen.
Showing livestock can be a life changing experience.
Come share in the experience on Feb. 16. See you at the show!


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Hey MyIGN, this idea just popped up in my head recently and I began to wonder, what are the top 10 games I look forward to playing most in 2014? Between my job at Walmart, and that I'll be in the navy next year, I'm going to be racking in quite a bit of money and considering that I intend on buying both a Wii U and a PS4 next year, it will be a fine year for me in terms of gaming.
On top of that, I thought it would be fun to set this up as a tag blog for two reasons, being:
- I'm curious what games everyone else is looking forward to playing next year.
- I've been inspired by JoseOmatic and Gameguy523, and have been wanting to do a tag blog lately.
Rules for the tag blog:
- You can only list games that are being released during the year of 2014.
- The number of games you list does not matter, but it must be at least 5.
- Remakes/rereleases don't count. They must be completely new games (i.e. no HD collections and Wii U/3DS Virtual Console games allowed).
- You can tag no more than 3 people at once. (and hopefully these will go viral and take the community by storm over the next few weeks).
Those are the only rules. You don't need to send them to me (granted it would be awesome to see each of your lists) and you don't even need to mention me in the tags. Personally, I'm also going to say why I'm looking forward to each of these games and which console I intend on getting them for (granted most of them are exclusives anyways), but you don't have to do so if you don't wish to.
Anyways, without further delay, I give you the top ten games I'm most excited to play next year!
10.) Tales of Xillia 2
Console: PS3
Overall, although I haven't played the first Tales of Xillia yet (I really badly want to though and will buy it as soon as possible), I am really excited to play its sequel. Personally, I haven't played very many games in the Tales of franchise yet, but after playing Symphonia and Phantasia, it quickly rose to becoming one of my favorite JRPG franchises, even rivaling Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.
Other than simply being excited after playing past entries of the franchise though, I can't say much else on why I want to play this one specifically.
9.) Mario Kart 8
Console: Wii U
After seeing the trailer to this game, I have the feeling this is going to be the closest thing we'll see to F-Zero for a long while That being said, Mario Kart 8 does look like a fun game though and I think the new gravity system for the courses will be a very interesting addition to the franchise (granted it reminds me a lot of F-Zero, just minus the high speed and with crap tons of blue shells). And as I'm a fan of both of Nintendo's major racing franchises, that's probably more than enough reason to be excited for this game.
8.) Thief
Console: PS4
I'll admit, I paid little attention to this game before noticing a little bit of gameplay footage while digging around all the E3 announcements earlier this year. And between the setting and mechanics, damn does Thief look like an interesting game. Personally, I haven't played many stealth games so I don't quite know what to expect from the game. I may just grab it to check it out, but that being said, if I enjoy it, it will open up a whole new type of gameplay experience for me and may encourage me to check out similar games.
7.) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Console: Wii U
Besides Sonic the Hedgehog, Donkey Kong Country has been one of my favorite platforming franchises to date. The difficulty is challenging, yet not punishing, and the franchise has had some of the best level designs I've seen in the genre. That and Retro Studios is making this game, and after seeing what they did with the Metroid Prime Trilogy and Donkey Kong Country Returns, it just makes me look forward to this game even more! It really appalls me how some people were disappointed when this game was first revealed! >_>
Console: Wii U
After playing Xenoblade on the Wii, I can hardly describe how excited I am for this game. That being said, next to nothing has been announced about it either, so it's extremely to say much about it as well. >.< Well, considering how Xenoblade stands as one of my favorite Wii games, I have very high hopes for Monolith's latest project for the Wii U. Besides, I'm also fairly curious about how those mechs will play in the final product.
5.) Destiny
Console: PS4
After seeing the trailer for this game, it looks like a mesh between Fallout and Halo in the form of an MMO. Considering that Halo is one of the few first-person shooters I truly enjoy and that Fallout 3 is one of my favorite western RPGs, this game has particularly peaked my interest.
4.) Watch_Dogs
Console: PS4
This is one game that I judged poorly way too early on. When it was first revealed back in 2012, everyone kept talking about Watch_Dogs. And as the similarly titled Sleeping Dogs was shown at around the same time, I often got this game confused for that, resulting in me not caring in the slightest (since Sleeping Dogs did not catch my interest whatsoever).
That completely changed when I finally looked into the game earlier this year during GDC (at least I think it was GDC anyways). Between me enjoying franchises such as Infamous, Batman, and Assassin's Creed, and the gameplay mechanics that involve hacking into computer systems and the like, this game looks very fun and interesting and just makes me excited to play it. Initially though, I was considering on possibly getting it on either the PS3 or Wii U, but I think I'd rather play this game on one of the next gen platforms and without having to deal with any gimmicks with the Wii U's touchpad (besides my PS3 collection is large enough, this will give me an extra game to play on the PS4).
3.) Infamous: Second Son
Console: PS4
Speaking of the PS4, one of my favorite exclusives on the PS3 (besides the Uncharted trilogy) was Infamous. That game was the first time I really saw a super hero game done right, and it completely blew my mind when I first played it, and I enjoyed both games from beginning to end. In a few months, the third installment of the franchise, Second Son, will be released on the PS4, and this time with a new character with different powers and IT TAKES PLACE IN SEATTLE!!!!!!!!! Seriously, what other reason would I want to play this game besides it taking place in Seattle! I live in Washington state and I've always wanted to see a game that took place close to home!
That being said, I will admit that the setting is only the icing on the cake! I'm really excited to see how Delcin plays in comparison to Cole from the previous two games in the series! ^_^
2.) Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Console: Wii U/3DS (just because I intend on buying both)
I swear, every time I new Super Smash Bros game is revealed, I go on a rampage across the internet just trying to find out more news on the game. Official announcements, rumors, speculation, anything! I'll even predict the character roster with not just who I want to see in the game, but with who I believe will most likely be included in the game (and I even posted a blog on that a while ago).
In short, I can't describe how excited I am for the next Super Smash Bros, and with every major detail that is revealed about the game, my anticipation only increases about the game! Now I just want to see an official reveal of Lloyd Irving being in the game. I really badly want to play as Lloyd!
1.) The Elder Scrolls Online
Console: PS4
Now, what could possibly get me more excited than Super Smash Bros? The Legend of Zelda of course! But unfortunately, Zelda on the Wii U won't be revealed until E3 next year, and even then, I doubt we'll finally see it released until 2016 at the earliest. So what else could get me excited? How about a game that gives me something that I've been curious to see for a long while.
Ever since I played The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (and to a lesser extent, Morrowind before it), I have always wondered what The Elder Scrolls would play like with multiplayer. Considering how large Tamriel is and how deep and rich of a history it has, I've felt that an MMO themed after the franchise would be perfect. And that is exactly what we'll be getting next spring (assuming the game isn't delayed again).
That being said, I do have a couple gripes about the game so far that I'm not looking forward to, primarily the steep subscription fee. Personally, I have never been a fan of those, and I really don't want to pay $15 a month to play a game. Unfortunately, as The Elder Scrolls is one of my favorite franchises and that I've always wanted to play an MMO based on the franchise..... and there's the fact it takes place across all of Tamriel and not just a single province, it is extremely difficult to say no. So in short, I'll more than likely just give in to the subscription fee so I can play it for a while. Maybe with any luck, it will go free to play before I finally buy it (as you never know; Star Wars: The Old Republic went free to play within a year, hopefully ESO does the same).
I'm also not thrilled that the Imperials won't be playable, considering they've been my favorite race since Morrowind, but I can live with that. I wasn't able to pick them in either Arena or Daggerfall, so I may as well be a Nord like I did in those two games.
Anyways, those are the games I'm especially looking forward to playing next year! I hope you all enjoyed reading and I'm curious what games everyone else in the community is looking forward to. Which speaking of, I am going to tag.....
Gameguy523, SAM31007, Dillaweezer
To those three, you're welcome! =P
This is BlackArachnid41 signing out, see ya!


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