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|2004-09-23, 14:24
|Link #41
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: new york city
Your thinking in the right direction. Even, though nintendo is world famous for video games, it cannot continue it's console ventures (like the gamecube) if it's most monopolized industry (the handheld one) is taken over by the competition.
The facts show nintendo is dwindling in the console market (in comparison to it's competitors). The reason why nintendo didn't take the strategy that sega took to maintain it's company, which was to go from a console maker to a 3rd party video game maker, is it's monopoly on the handheld market which fills in the gaps that nintendo's console leaves behind.
I know it is will be hard for some to grasp nintendo's situation, but it can become a reality if sony or whomever, takes over the market which nintendo has in it's pocket.
I for one do not want nintendo to lose it's ground on the handheld market. But I also believe that nintendo would be much better off if they just gave up on the console market and focused on 3rd party game development; including their handheld systems.
|2004-09-23, 21:40
|Link #42
the Iniquitous
This year was the first time Nintendo report looses, and by looses I mean the didnt win as much as they wanted (these greedy companies all they want is more and more and MORE!, link here ).
Now if it took two consoles to bring Sega down, and Sega was fairly small compared to Nintendo, I would say it would take a lot more to bring Nintendo down. However its true what Yamauchi (former president of Nintendo) said, It was in the lines of "Nintendo's future depends on the success of the DS". This doenst mean that the company will broke if the DS fails, but they'll have to change their strategy about innovation, nevertheless so far I dont see the DS failing at all.
What Im wondering now is the price of the PSP, my bet is it would be around $200, maybe Sony can go crazy and sell at $100, but that would be a huge loss that Im sure the just cant take it, maybe they'll surprise us with a price of $150, who knows? but I doubt it.
Now the coolest thing about the PSP is that you carry an extra battery in your wrist!!! dont worry Ill never call any of you kiddy for wearing a bracelet ( sorry, I couldn help it )
|2004-09-23, 22:28
|Link #43
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: new york city
If your company is going to WAIT for 3 failed consoles before they hit the hay like sega, then I doubt your judgement in business. Nintendo isn't dumb, if gamecube doesn't fair as well as the competitors or it doesn't reach it's estimated qouta, then I would assume they would take affirmitive actions.
So far nintendo is really feeling the heat. It is already dropping it's price for the gamecube way below hardware support. In other words it is losing more money making the product then selling the product. This is not always a bad marketing strategy though. Xbox is also losing ALOT of money and has been losing money from under pricing the xbox since day 1. But they choosed this market strategy so they could establish "seeds" into the gaming community, and count on those "seeds" to sprout in to some thing where they can gain alot of money that will balance the initial losses.
Don't worry though, right now Nintendo isn't going to go out of the console making business any time soon. But I would like to see what happens if the PSP dominates the market that nintendo has in it's pocket.
|2004-09-24, 04:54
|Link #45
Senior Member
Nintendo Guy #1: Okay Sony and Microsoft are coming into the fray, we need to think of something! And it needs to be innovative in someway, because we're better then the norm, we're Nintendo!
Nintendo Guy #2: I got it! A high powered console named GameCube with the latest technology that plays... small discs!
Nintendo Guy #1: Brilliant!
Nintendo Guy #3: But wouldn't that require specialized equipment, and make it harder for 3rd party companies to make games? I mean XBOX's technology is basically around the same level as most PC tech in equipment and such, and the graphics are just as good... remember what happened with the N64 that's why most companies didn't want make games for us... besides since that type of technology is more widespread among the industry we can incorporate some minor differences and...
Nintendo Guy #1: Who cares about 3rd party support? WE'RE NINTENDO, WE'RE INNOVATIVE GENIUSES NO MATTER HOW BAD WE SELL, WE BREAK THE FOREGROUND, DAMNIT! ALL WE NEED IS OURSELVES! Now.. how about that controller design?
Nintendo Guy #3: Well.. okay... uhm I was thinkin about a standardized design in which will be practical in most games, and give other companies more breathing room to...
Nintendo Guy #2: I got it! How about a wierd looking button scheme with irregular button sizes, based off ONE of our games! Like how we based off the N64 controller from Mario 64!
Nintendo Guy #1: BRILLIANT!
Nintendo Guy #3: *sigh*
Nintendo doesn't know what "failure" means since they're better then everyone else, in their eyes, they've never had a failure, even Virtual Boy. And Nintendo seems to be in a bad spot right now, since Bill Gates has tried repeatedly to buy Nintendo, which in someways will be a good thing if it ever happens.
|2004-09-24, 05:23
|Link #46
AT Field
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: #animesuki
Age: 20
it's like comparing the psp to a full equipped ipaq, that's non sense
the uses aren't the same
|2004-09-24, 09:12
|Link #47
the Iniquitous
wnkryo you basically repeat what I said.
Besides, small discs? whats wrong about that? I cant see how a game is better if its put in a DVD just because it can have longer and better cut-scenes, for that I watch movies, and honestly thats the only thing to add to a game if you have a bigger memory capacity. And being able to play DVD movies is what people call a "gimmick", specially considering most people that buy a PS2 or xbox already have a DVD player thats actually better.
I do have to agree with one thing you said. Nintendo is arrogant, very arrogant, and I dont blame them, since they have reason to, they lifted the industry from the ashes and redefine games, they are practically the only creative company in the market, but sadly this isnt enough to be successfull, and although the have reasons to be so stubborn and arrogant I dont support this behaviour, but they are changing (well they have to ) they are more willing to listen now more than ever.
imo the biggest mistake from Nintendo is to overrate gamers, they think that gamers want unique experiences and something that gives them a good time, but the average gamer is a kid who plays violent games just for the sake of it, they dont want innovation or gameplay, they want blood and boobs. how mature is that? those ESRB ratings are way too ridiculous, from what Ive played the only game that could be consider mature is Tetris (is the only game my dad enjoys playing )
|2004-09-24, 10:05
|Link #48
nothing 2 do with calvin!
nintendo seem to be the only company who care about the gamers, unlike sony and xbox who just want the money. Yeah i know they all want the money in some way, but nintendo seem to be the only ones who are more into gaming in my view, i think nintendo is the best out them all, heck they started true gaming! think of the snes! ^_^ i love that console still tons!
also on controllers, i love the nintendo ones! the xbox ones are waaaaaaaaay to huge for me. hehe. And playstation ones are good. But i always prefered nintendo.
also i always thought the N64 controller looks like the space ship thing on that game with the fox in.. starfox i think its called, there was another one of it with a diff name for the sequel but im not sure of the name..well not sure of the spelling..hehe
|2004-09-24, 10:23
|Link #49
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: new york city
Nintendo has the best controler? LoL.
I'm begining to wonder wether your giving actuall facts or you are giving your fanboy opinions. First off, the xbox controller was a little bulky in the initiall launch of the xbox. But microsoft soon replied to the peoples complaints and they BEEN (which means a long time has passed) released a smaller more compact, and easier to hold controller which has gotton a great responce from the xbox community. Secondly, the playstation2 controller looks similar to the playstation controller because it DID NOT need to change. It was so well built that sony descided that it did not need to make any drastic changes to it. Agian, I find it ammusing that you put the ps2 controller down just because it looked like the previous one.
|2004-09-24, 11:35
|Link #50
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: new york city
Every one here wants to know what other people think, that's why they post here. So if you don't want to have some one respond to your post then DONT post. It's as simple as that.
The only one ill fated here is you and your worthless responce. Now take down that (useless) homo picture.
|2004-09-24, 13:12
|Link #51
Senior Member
|2004-09-24, 13:13
|Link #52
Join Date: Nov 2003
Nintendo cares about gamers as much as any other game company. The care enough to get their money. And if you think other wise then it's just your ninendo fanboyism flaring up and out. And they did not start true gaming if you mean console gaming and please don't presume to think they did. Atari started that. If you have itty bitty hands then you will like the gamecube controller. I love the xbox and PS2 and DC controllers.
|2004-09-24, 20:36
|Link #53
the Iniquitous
Snes controller good? oh well...
So they main problem is memory capacity, which is simply solved by using two disks, like RE0, and I played through the whole game and I had to sweep disks maybe twice or three times (at most), and it wasnt terrible or traumatazing AT ALL. I know that unfortunatly people would bitch about such a trivial thing. The main concern of developers is not the disk memory, is the system itself, for example its said that the Saturn was really hard to develop for and thats was one of the reasons for its unfortunate demise. (and the Saturn used disks too iirc), the same with the N64 (well add to that the cartridges costs still playstation sucks and Nintendo did make a profit of the N64 )
well, almost everything is offtopic now people just skip the facts about the price of the DS and the possible price of the PSP, and how PictoChat is emmbedded with the DS hardware, along with a demo of Metroid Hunters, (isnt that just great!? XD ), but wnkryo needs a lecture in reading:
sorry for being such an asshole, but I just had to do it! <---- (I love this smilie, why I havent used it before!? )
|2004-09-24, 20:56
|Link #54
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: new york city
Your controller bit didn't make sence mantidor because for some reason you think I never played or don't own any recent or none recent nintendo consoles, and don't have the proper experience to make judgement. But I do own or have owned/played every nintendo console so I know what I'm talking about.
The post comparison wasn't really nessasary, though. I didn't read your responces very thoroughly (or much at all), so if I said some thing that you did also, then it doesn't really matter now.
|2004-09-24, 20:58
|Link #55
Join Date: Nov 2003
you are right about ONE thing,the first console was Pong. And that you say console gaming exists today thanks to nintendo is just ignorant. Atari started it. Weather or not it failed in the end is beside the point. In the beginning it was very popular. And don't presume to know anything about what I know. I don't let some die hard devotion to a company dictate how I think about gaming.
Your statements on controllers again show you are nothing more than a nintendo fanboy who won't admit when other things are good from other companies. To you it's "NINTENDO OWNS THE PLANET".
"(well add to that the cartridges costs still playstation sucks and Nintendo did make a profit of the N64 )"
A quote to prove my points. You care to say why Playstation sucks? I mean give reasons not the generic "Sony shouldn't be making games and consoles" or "THEY KILLED MY PUPPY"
|2004-09-24, 22:09
|Link #56
the Iniquitous
And thats the main reason I want to avoid this topic, all you read from my post is the "nintendo fanboyism" and dont care to even discuss what Ive been talking about the actual topic of this thread, THE DS AND THE PSP...
hmmm... what the hell...
sure there are pro - PSP articles, but Im not looking for them
|2004-09-24, 22:37
|Link #57
Senior Member
And for the record I have played on a Gamecube's its my friends, I play it soley for Naruto 2. And yes the NGC controller does suck, try playing CvS2 and try doing basic cross-ups and you'll understand why all Nintendo has is Bloody Roar, CvS2, and SF: Collection. And yes, we did buy ports so we can use our Dual Shocks/MAS sticks.
And by the way, theres a reason why Nintendo fears piracy, as I've stated before, they're in a bad spot, they don't want to risk losing anymore possible sales. Also there is a way to pirate games on the NGC but its so stupid its really like... uhh what's the point?
EDIT: I'm not trying to bash Nintendo or the NGC, I'm just trying to tell you, Nintendo isn't god anymore, they've made mistakes, and they're still making mistakes, I seriously consider myself more of a Nintendo fan then you, because it makes me sad, that the last Nintendo product I've owned for the last 3-4 years, has been a GBA. I want Nintendo to go back to its Golden Age, when game companies kept producing hits and didn't have to worry about all the baggage Nintendo brought upon itself. Until Nintendo loses the "all we need is us" attitude, I don't see them ever being dominate in the console scene again, and that really sucks. As for the DS vs. PSP, only time will tell.
|2004-09-24, 22:42
|Link #58
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Stuck in a loop
Age: 37
I was going to say Nintendo because of there track record with hand helds but then I remembered virtual boy... I dunno if that really qualifyed as a hand held.
Nintendo does have a much younger demographic then Sony, and kids sure have alot of time on there hands.
On looks however I think the PSP looks like a winner.
|2004-09-24, 23:50
|Link #59
Join Date: Nov 2003
mantidor no one is saying nintendo didn't help the market. But you are coming off as though it was the first console with good games. But you can also use that logic and say that Sega with the genesis made 16 bit gaming what it became. You just take things to far in your love for nintendo. And not once have you given a reason why sony sucks and nintendo rules.
|2004-09-25, 10:01
|Link #60
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 28
On the subject of Gamecube VS. PS2, i can comment.
First of all, the argument of the controlers. Since i have both consoles, i have used them both. I don't think one is better than the other, although both have downsides. The gamcube controler's main fault is the shoulder buttons and the location of the z button. When having used a PS2 controler for a year or so before i got my gamecube, pressing the shoulder buttons more than a fraction of a cm seemed like a big hastle. You have to press them untill they click, unlike the PS2's shoulder buttons which you just press gently, and they work. The Z button problem is obvious.
The PS2 controllers main fault is the R3 and L3 buttons (placed under the analog sticks for those of you who didn't know). They do work, let me tell you that much... but they sometimes get awkward when the game control scheme makes you move with only the analog sticks and use the buttons at the same time.
Now, on the subject of the medium of the games. The mini-discs (for lack of a better name) that the gamecube uses were for the purpose of piracy, as mantidor so aptly stated. Yet, the lack of memory on the discs causes lack of extra gameplay that could have been included.
For an example of this, i will go back to the era of the N64, and Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This game was truely a legend. It had lots of great story, exceptional graphics for it's time, a time of day system, tricky puzzles, and cuccoos. How much better can you get? But due to the cartriges that the N64 used, the world suffered. Think of how much bigger Hyrule field could have been? It could have been an epic. But instead, it's exactly as the name states, a field.
Nintendo sort of solved this problem with the discs, but still, a lot of deep games require 2 discs. Some games (like Star Ocean: Till the Ends of Time) would take probably 4 discs to put them on (therefore choosing not to port the game to the gamecube). Still, it stops piracy.
And on the subject of people copying PS2 games, only very disshonest people do this. I chose not to install a mod chip in my PS2 (i had the chance to get one) because it's not right to copy games from a friend. I love what Sony is doing with the PS2, so i want to support them, and the developers that make the games, so i pay for all of the games that i have. I know around 10 people with PS2's, and only 1 has a mod chip installed. Thats not a big percentage, plus, modding is really expensive, and could possibly dammage your system if you are not careful with it.
Nintendo does have some good games going for it's gamecube right about now too. Star Fox Adventures: Dinosaur Planet was surprisingly fun and rewarding. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles showed some new gameplay elements, and was quite inovative in several ways... just lacking of a story. But some of the games i was most excited about turned out to be busts. Take Metroid Prime... they could have done a wicked amazing job on this game. The graphics are exceptional, the music is good, but the gameplay is extremely lacking. I can't control the stupid thing... takeing every button on the gamecube controler... Thats a bit much, don't you think guys?
And about the subject of Sony not making any of their own games, where do you think that great games like Socom came from? SCEA, Sony Computer Entertainment America does indeed make games.
Thats all i have to say for now
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LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management expect to cut 800 jobs, nearly 10 percent of the firms' combined workforce, as part of a merger to create Britain's biggest listed investment manager.
The companies said they planned to take a one-off charge of 320 million pounds to help pay for the plan.
The cuts form a key part of the Scottish companies' agreed 11 billion pound all-share deal, announced in March, which will give the firm combined assets of 670 billion pounds and aims to save 200 million pounds in annual costs.
In a merger prospectus released late on Tuesday, Standard Life said 75 percent of those annual cost savings would be seen by the end of the second year of the combined company, to be renamed Standard Life Aberdeen.
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While savings would offer a potential short-term earnings uplift, Barclays analyst Alan Devlin said he remained 'underweight' on both companies' stocks, in a note to clients.
"In our view the merger will do little to improve underlying outflows in each businesses' key asset management franchise."
Standard Life also gave a trading update, saying it had "made further progress" in the first three months of 2017, with net inflows of 3.1 billion pounds across its products.
While that helped take the group's total assets under administration to 361.7 billion pounds, it excluded outflows of 2.8 billion pounds from its flagship Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS), continuing a period of weak performance.
"Net flows for SL were disappointing," said Bernstein analyst Edward Houghton in a note to clients.
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Aberdeen's half-year results on May 2 showed a jump in revenues and profits, and a slowdown in the pace of outflows from its emerging market equities funds.
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Despite planning to shed jobs, the board of the combined firm is set to grow in size to 16 members, equally split between both firms, despite Aberdeen shareholders holding just a third of the new company.
Headed by Gerry Grimstone, current Standard Life chairman, Standard Life and Aberdeen chief executives Keith Skeoch and Martin Gilbert will be co-chief executives of the new firm, a structure some investors have criticised.
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I need help- my boyfriend of 7 years broke it off 2 months ago, he broke up with me over a text, and never contacted me again. Off course I was sad depressed confused and miserable without him, as the weeks went on I contacted him to get my belongings back so I went down to his and he gave them to me. He was okay with me asking me loads of questions about me and how I was. He wasn't very nice in his text to me when he dumped me so I was surprised he was even OK with me. The next day I was really upset after seeing him so I texted him and asked him could we ever meet up and talk? His reply was'nah don't think that's ever going to happen' I was hurt and I told him I missed and loved him he said ' it's better for us to not be together' he said he still loved me, I asked him ' is there anything I can do to change your mind please. he said yeah'Get the fu*k over me' I seen on Facebook he uploaded a picture of him and his female friend ( one I never met he wouldn't let me meet her) i said it to him about the picture and he said' I was considering taking you back but now you can fu*k off you ruined your chance yet again by annoying me with my picture of me and my FRIEND.' He was saying 'leave me alone I want you gone out of my life right now your annoying me, idon't mean forever but this moment go' he also said ' it's your own fault for being heartbroken over me sitting there' I said please don't be like this with me, he said ' well stop giving me reasons to be HARSH to you!!!' ( he was mean and angry during our relationship and I always ran back to him tho, now I do regret it I let him treat me like that) so anyways I said okay. And never text him back and he never texted me back. The week before he broke up with me , he stayed with his female friend all day and I was waiting for him to come see me. When I asked him about it he went absolutely crazy and was saying 'leave my friend alone I'll see her if I want' then week later he dumped me.
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Wow, no offence hun but he seems like an ass. He did you favor by breaking up with you. Who breaks up with someone over a text? And his attitude towards you was just vile, there so reason for him to act that way towards you at all. From what I'm getting this guy carelessly dropped you and the relationship most likely because of this other girl. The week before he dumped you he spent all day with her and went you asked about he went nuts over it? Yeah when a guy gets that defensive over you asking a simple question, he's obvious hiding something and is feeling nervous or guilty about it. If this guy truly love you, he wouldn't have broken the relationship off so abruptly. 7 years with someone and you just end like that with no explanation and then you treat them like garbage? Girl you are way better off.. its better that you found out how really felt about you now then a couple more years down the road.11|00|0
Seems like he was just there for the ride, then when someone else suddenly came along.. he's like "o well here's my stop.. this was fun but gotta go."
Thanks so much for writing back. All your advise is really helping me right by reading it. It makes me feel like I'm not alone right now. Thank you, I have some clarity now I think he was obviously seeing her.. he got defensive about her all the time wouldn't let me meet her.. always stood up for her more then me.. rushed to the hospital during the night for her.. and never done that for me. He obviously lost his feelings months ago but why did he say ' I do still love you' the best thing for me bow is to disappear from him I think xx
Men say things they don't necessarily mean all the time. He probably said out of guilt or didn't want you to start getting worry or suspicious of him. I'm happy I was able to help, yep his action speak louder than words.. when a guy does all that for another girl and not his girlfriend instead, he obviously doesn't care that much about her. Anyways I wish you the best of luck, and look on the bright side.. at least you didn't marry the jerk. Enjoy being single and finding yourself again.. and when the time comes you find someone else who's just perfect you.


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The fall is definitely my favorite season. I love visiting farms, picking apples and enjoying nature walks with my kids. There are so many amazing experiences to be had that help kids learn, grow and develop. What's even better is that these experiences don't have to cost a lot of money. In fact, many are FREE. Yes, I said FREE! At Mommy University, we love sharing brain boosting activities but we also know that most families, like ours, are on a budget. This fall, we have put together a list of exciting brain boosting experiences your entire family will LOVE!
FREE Brain Boosting Fall Fun
Home Depot Kids Workshops
If you follow Mommy University on Facebook, then I am sure you have seen our pictures at the Home Depot Kids Workshops. I have been bringing my older son since he was 4 years old. Even though it says it starts at age 5, I have never had a problem bringing my kids. Home Depot Kids Workshops take place the first Saturday of every month from 9am-12pm. The workshop is great for building fine motor skills, increasing independence and sparking creativity.
Lowe's Build and Grow Clinics
My kids and I have also been attending Lowe's Build and Grow Clinics for the past 4 years. We have made some amazing projects from monster trucks to games to wooden puppets. Lowe's projects help increase visual-spatial skills, hand-eye coordination and listening skills. (Registration is required!)
Admission to Pick-Your-Own at Alstede Farms
Whether it is apples, pumpkins, corn or fruit, families love PYO experiences at the farm. This fall enjoy FREE PYO admission at Alstede Farms Monday-Thursday 9am-12pm. This includes a hayride to the fields.
Free Fall Family Day
On November 13, 2016, families can enjoy a fun day at Montclair Art Museum. From 1pm-4pm, families explore the museum while enjoying a variety of unique art inspired activities that reflect MAM's current exhibits.
Open Arms Evening
On November 13, 2016 families with children on the autism spectrum are invited to explore the Garden State Discovery Museum in Cherry Hill for FREE. This relaxing and judgment-free evening is fun for the entire family. The event takes place 6pm-8pm and registration is not required.
Barnes and Noble Story Time
Since my kids were babies I have taken them to the FREE story times at Barnes and Noble. Not only do kids get to enjoy a great story, they also sing songs and complete a fun activity. Most Barnes and Noble stores offer weekly story times so check your local schedule for more details. Special events also take place throughout the fall. Here are some you may enjoy:
- Penguin Problems Storytime: November 12
- Thanksgiving Storytime: November 19
- Moana and the Ocean Storytime: November 26
- The Polar Express Pajama Storytime: December 2
Bank of America Museums On Us
On the first full weekend of every month, Bank of America card holders can enjoy FREE admission to museums all over the country. The Museums On Us program gives families access to amazing learning experiences that they otherwise may not have been able to afford. In NJ, families can visit Morris Museum, Liberty Science Center, Garden State Discovery Museum, Newark Museum, The Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Montclair Art Museum and Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art.
Fall Festivals
With fall comes an array of fun and exciting festivals. From apples to pumpkins to food trucks, there are plenty of fall festivals for families to enjoy in NJ. What's even better is that many of them are FREE! I found a great list of local festivals on nj.com!
Cape May County Zoo
Zoos offer amazing developmental and academic benefits for kids. This fall families can explore Cape May County Zoo for FREE. In fact, this zoo is free all year long! It's a wonderful way to enhance vocabulary and introduce kids to the world of science!
Bass Pro Shops Santa's Wonderland
When you think fall, you don't necessarily think Santa, BUT Santa's Wonderland is a fun and FREE experience I had to add to the list. Kids can make crafts, make a wooden picture frame to display their Santa picture, build with Lincoln Logs and explore the Big Dig Excavation Area. Kids can also enjoy remote control trucks, a foam toy arcade and laser arcade and a new activity rug. Events begin November 12 with a big preview event and continue through December 24. Learn more on the Bass Pro Shops website.
Keep checking back as we will be adding to this list as new events are released! Have fun learning through play this fall!
What You Missed (But Can't Wait to See Next Year):
Museum Day Live
On September 24, 2016, Museum Day Live ticket holders can enjoy FREE admission to museums in NJ (and beyond). Hosted by Smithsonian Magazine, Museum Day Live offers families the opportunity to explore museums they may have never experienced before. For a list of NJ museums and to order your free ticket, visit smithsonianmag.com.
Free Family Astronomy Field Day
On September 24, 2016, families can pack a picnic, grab their blanket and head to the UACNJ (United Astronomy Clubs of NJ) observatories and lecture hall at Jenny Jump State Forest in Hope, NJ. There will be amazing events all night from 2pm-9:15pm including observing the sky with their telescopes. This is a the perfect event for your little (or big) astronomer!
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Cineforest Rating : 3/5
Movie : Yamudiki
Cast : Allari Naresh, Richa Panai, Ramya Krishna, Sayaji
Shinde and others
Director : E Sattibabu
Producer : Chanti Addala
Banner : Friendly Movies
Music : Koti
Release Date : 2012-12-27
Sudden Star Allari Naresh's Socio Fantasy flick Yamudiki
Mogudu - Former Megastar Chiranjeevi has act on behalf of in a socio
fantasy entertainer with the similar heading in 1988. Allari Naresh is
striking the silver screens with a socio fantasy flick titled 'Yamudiki Mogudu'. At
this time Ramya Krishna as Yama's wife. Movie twitches with Allari
Naresh parents Seeing Yamagola movie of Senior NTR. Lord Brahma (Chalapathi Rao), Lord Naradha Muni (Naresh)
are amuses with their jokes. After some time Naresh (Allari Naresh) intro is
given with elegance of Mahesh Pokiri. Heroine Richa entry is humbly
superb. She is looking very gorgeous on the silver screen. Allari Naresh
is trying to pass his intermediate examinations from the long time. Lord Yama's
(Sayaji Shinde) daughter Yamaja (Richa) comes to bhoolokam from yamalokam.
Naresh is fascinated
in stage show. Throughout a stage show Naresh and Richa gets wedded. Sluggishly
they both love each other. When the whole thing is going well in Naresh life
one fine day Lord Yama originates to know about his daughter wedding. Then directly
he lands from Yamalokam to Bhoolokam. Lord Yama takes his daughter back and she
doesn't like to go back to Yamalokam. Allari Naresh fly's to Yamalokam by
holding tail of Lord Yama's buffalo. What take place next? Does she
comeback from Yamalokam to Bhoolokam? Rest of the story watch on Silver Screen.
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The "Day Zero Project" was established for people who want to make a positive change in their life with 101 things in 1001 days. I love this "bucket list" type idea and am on board! Check in on my progress below!
Begins: May 5, 2015
Ends: January 30, 2018
- Inspire someone to write their 101 in 1001 list
- Start a new blog series
- Join another blogger's link up
Attend a blogging conference(July 2015) Meet a blogger friend in real life(July 2015)
- Comment on 5 blogs a day for one month
- Make a list of 101 things I've already accomplished
- Write a guest post for another blog
- Have someone guest blog on my blog
Order new business cards(July 2015)
- Travel to 4 new states
- Visit 3 new countries
Vacation somewhere with Ted(June 2015)
- Visit a castle
- Take a trip with my sisters
- Take a mother-daughter trip
- Take a dad-daughter trip
- See the Northern Lights
- Book a last minute trip
Take Sheba to a dog-friendly hotel for one night(July 2015)
- Stay at a B&B
- Go on a road trip
- Kiss the Blarney Stone
- Go one month without fast food/ordering in
- Go one month without soda
- Complete a 5k
- Participate in a 10k
- Finish a half-marathon
- Lose 10 pounds
- Run a mile without walking
- Stretch every day for a month
- Go without sweets for one week
- Find out my blood type
- Participate in a charity run/walk
- Get engaged/married
- Go to bed every night by 10:30 for one week
- Wake up every morning at 6 for one week
- Unplug completely for 24 hours
- Read for 30 minutes every night for one month
- Complete a photo-a-day photo challenge
- Learn to drive stick/manual
- Take my parents out to eat + pick up the tab
- Re-read the Harry Potter series
- Go one week without complaining
- Become conversational in a new language
- Cleanse my iTunes library
At Home
Use my crockpot(July 2015)
- Move into a new place
- Try a new recipe
- Fill my frames with pictures + hang
- Hire a professional cleaning service for a day
- Make monkey bread
- Make a homemade pizza
Invest in a nice camera(June 2015) Purchase a back-up/travel computer(May 2015)
- Get a blowout at Drybar
- Buy a new car
Get a massage(June 2015)
- Purchase fancy bedding
- Go Black Friday shopping
- Get certified in Google SEO
- Improve my Photoshop/Illustrator skills
- Take on a freelance assignment
- Get a promotion
- Be a mentor to someone
- Get certified in inbound marketing
- Attend a conference/event for work
- Get certified in digital marketing
- Start a "rainy day" fund with enough to live on for 3 months
- Put $10 into savings for each item checked off the list
- Go on a spending freeze for one month (other than essentials)
- Buy a lottery ticket (bonus: WIN the lotto)
- Pay credit card off completely every month
- Start a specific savings/emergency fund for Sheba's vet bills
- Complete a 52-week savings challenge
- Take a cooking class
- Attend a concert
See a movie at the drive-in(Tomorrowland/Avengers Double Feature, May 2015)
- Go to a sports game
- Carve a pumpkin
- Read 10 books
- Shoot at a gun range
- Make a DIY craft from Pinterest
- Visit a local brewery
- See a comedy show
- Go strawberry picking
- Attend a live show taping
- Visit a Man vs. Food or Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurant
- Get dressed up and go somewhere fancy for NYE
- See a movie in theaters by myself
- Eat at a Michelin Star restaurant
- Go to a Manheim Steamroller show at Christmastime
Giving Back
- Buy coffee for a stranger
- Donate to charity
- Overhaul my clothes + donate things I don't wear
- Send someone surprise flowers
- Mail someone a surprise package
- Design a t-shirt for charity
- Leave a 100% tip
- Donate a bag of toys/treats to a local animal shelter
- Create a recipe book for my Grandma


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Do you remember the news about huge television screens broadcasting the movements of sun in Beijing because of the thick smog?
Turns out, it was a hoax.
After the story spread like wildfire in Western media, reports contradicting the news started to emerge over the weekend.
It all started when British tabloid newspaper Mail Online (aka Daily Mail) published an article on January 17 stating natural light-starved masses in Beijing were flocking to "huge digital commercial television screens across the city to observe virtual sunrises."
The news was later picked up by a number of news outlets including prominent names such as TIME, the Huffington Post and CBS.
"The sunrise is actually a clip from a tourism ad for Shandong province, in China's northeast; it's on screen for maybe 10 seconds or so per loop," reports Quartz.com.
Shanghai was blanketed with record levels of smog last month, while air in the usually more polluted capital, Beijing, was relatively clear, according to Reuters.
The government advised children and the elderly in Shanghai to stay at home on some days. However, in none of these cities broadcast the sunrise or the sunset on LED screens.
This is the second hoax this month which was widely circulated by the Western news media.
Earlier, the story about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un feeding his uncle to dogs was given the same treatment as the Chinese sunrise. Max Fisher of the Washington Post was right when he stated that the fact that the Western media so widely accepted a story they would reject if it came out of any other country "tells a lot about how North Korea is covered -- and how it's misunderstood."
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I am going to try and make a cake with a grandma sitting in a rocking chair, 3-D if possible. Would anyone have a template for making the rocking chair and if so, will it support the weight of grandma sitting in chair. Any ideas??? I have searched on internet as well as Cake Central and haven't found an answer. The fondant I will be using will have tylose powder mixed in with it, to make it hard when it dries, but I haven't been making 3-D figures very long, so I have no idea if it will work. I don't have to have cake made until next weekend, but really want to make sure figures don't fall apart. Thanks for any help.
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text: When David Carmel decided to propose to Kirsten Axelsen, he was at home in Manhattan and she was in Ethiopia, working to eliminate trachoma (the world's leading cause of preventable blindness). No problem: David flew 7,000 miles to pop the question at a restaurant in Addis Ababa. A year and a trip to the altar later, the Carmels now live in a Chelsea apartment that's designed in part to make it easy for David to get around in a wheelchair; a diving accident eight years ago left him paralyzed from the waist down.


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Emergis ER is teaming up with the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) to sponsor Addison's Energy for Life Walkathon on May 6 at Vitruvian Park. Mitochondrial disease is a disorder where a person's cells cannot produce enough energy, causing developmental delays, muscle weakness and poor growth. The UMDF is raising money to research a cure as well as improved treatment for symptoms. Continue reading "Addison Emergency Center Focused on Community Health, Preventing Emergencies"


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Thursday 4 November 1993
It was Thursday, under the sign of Scorpio. The US president was Bill Clinton (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Jonathan Ric Ocasek and Mei Mei.
In that special week of November people in US were listening to I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf.
In UK I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf was in the top 5 hits.
Carlito's Way, directed by Brian De Palma, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1993
while The Bridges Of Madison County by Robert James Waller was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching The Wartime Kitchen and Garden.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Breath of Fire or Eagle Eye Mysteries.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1993 or at November 04 across the years.
Old Newspapers
Have a look at the old newspapers from 4 November 1993 and get them!
Which were the most popular movies released in the last months ?
TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in the last months ?
Find out your future
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Wish him/her..
Historical Events
Which were the important events of 4 November 1993 ?
Famous Birthdays:
- Jonathan Ric Ocasek: Son of rocker Ric and model Paulina Porizkova.
- Mei Mei: American adoptee and kidnap victim.
- Noah Yap: Movie Actor.
- Jordan Smith: Pop Singer.
- MyNamesChai : YouTube Star.
- Akbar: YouTube Star
- Elisabeth Seitz: German gymnast
Famous Deaths:
- Basuki Abdullah: Indonesian painter, murdered at 78.
- Cliff Young: Pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29.
- Cornelis T "Cor" van de Molen: Dutch journalist (Beehive), dies at 62.
- Jose L Guarner: Spanish movie reviewer, dies at 56.
- Timon of Athens opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 37 performances
- Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror false report his diet
- Nia Peeples files for divorce from Howard Hewett
- Sunday Mirror ordered to pay Elton John $518,700 for false report
- A China Airlines Boeing 747 overruns Runway 13 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport while landing during a typhoon, injuring 22 people.
Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of November 1993 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
- Ace Of Base - All That She Wants
- Xscape - Just Kickin' It
- Janet Jackson - Again
- Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
- Zhane - Hey Mr. D.J.
- D.R.S. - Gangsta Lean
- Billy Joel - The River Of Dreams
- Tag Team - Whoomp! There It Is
- Tony! Toni! Tone! - Anniversary
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What news were making the headlines those days in November 1993?
- Life: Arthur Ashes Daughter
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Howard Stern & Rush Limbaugh -- Nov. 1, 1993
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9405
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
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How To Rock Bold Blue Eyeshadow
For many of us who use makeup, we don't usually dare to go for brighter and bolder colors, even for dressy and fun occasions. But with a little bit of confidence and fun, a bold color is easy and beautiful to wear! Here's Alyson on how to rock a bold blue eyeshadow:
Stalker alert. My Instagram account is full of makeup artists and one of my favorites has to be Mario Dedivanovic. He's such a talented makeup artist and I just stare in awe at his work sometimes...
I saw a blue smokey eye that he did on Kim K and it was stunnnnning. I'm not usually one to do a colorful smokey eye, but I had to do it for you guys, especially if you're still feeling glam from Valentine's Day.
Keep in mind I don't have Kim's large beautiful eyes, so I adapted the look to fit my hooded eyelids and I tried to use similar products to what Mario listed in the IG picture.
1. Define your crease by adding a transition shade. I used a big fluffy brush to blend that into my crease and I used the colors Nectar and Light Brown from the Lorac PRO Palette 2.
2. Use a cream eyeshadow or eyeliner in a bright blue shade all over the lid. It doesn't have to be precise because we're going to blend it all out. I'm using a cream on the lids to make the blue standout more when we apply the eyeshadow. Here I used the butter LONDON WINK Eye Pencil in Inky Six.
3. After you blend out the pencil, add a shimmery bronzy shade to your crease. Here I used MAC Woodwinked.
4. Next, pat on a matte navy eyeshadow where you applied the blue pencil. I used Navy from the Lorac PRO Palette 2.
5. Blend.
6. For a metallic sheen, wet your brush and pack on a shimmery navy blue onto your lids and bring it up quite high onto your crease. This way, even if your eyes are open, you'll see the blue peeking through. I used the metallic crease color in Wet n Wild Blue Had Me At Hello.
7. Line your lower lashline with the butter LONDON WINK Eye Pencil in Inky Six and line your waterline with your favorite black liner. I used my Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in Peversion. Blend the blue eyeliner with the blue metallic crease color.
8. Add your eyeliner and favorite falsies. I used NYC Liquid Eyeliner and NYX Wicked Lashes. Highlight your inner corner with Beige from the Lorac PRO Palette 2.
That's it!
I know I can't be the only one, which makeup artists do you follow on your Instagram? If you haven't already, follow ME at @alysonalconis!
Alyson is the beauty and style guru behind the blog, Beauty Vanity. Based in San Francisco, Alyson believes makeup should make a person "feel beautiful, inside and out" and uses her blog to write about her perspective on "beauty, fashion, and lifestyle." She shares her makeup experiences and reviews, keeping in mind what products work out for her and what would benefit her readers. Follow Alyson on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!


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Raven Claw once followed a remarkably powerful sorcerer. Although its skin is not naturally jet-black, it was changed to that color by the sorcerer's magic.This sorcerer only wears black robes and insists that all his apprentices and followers do the same. Currently, this type of rare dragon is being kept by the Laedis Academy.


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- hassle
I. noun
Date: 1945
1. a heated often protracted argument ; wrangle
2. a violent skirmish ; fight
a. a state of confusion ; turmoil
b. an annoying or troublesome concern
II. verb
(hassled; hassling)
Etymology: perhaps blend of harass and hustle
Date: 1951
intransitive verb
argue, fight <hassled with the umpire> transitive verb to annoy persistently or acutely ; harass <he gets hassled in the street because he dresses funny — William Kloman>
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In 1665, Robert Hooke, polymath and member of the Royal Society of London, published his book, Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by the magnifying glass. In Micrographia, Hooke embarked on the first visual exploration into what would come to be called the invisible world, or, as he put it, the space inhabited by those "least of all visible things." Hooke's Micrographia described those details of the world obscured by the limitations of the human eye—minute aspects of minerals, sponges, ferns, fish scales, the stinger of a bee. It wasn't by chance that Hooke coined the term cell by relating the living quarters of monasteries with those box-like structures he saw in close observations of a thin slice of cork. Throughout his text, Hooke consistently related these "invisible objects" to the larger human world of which he was a part. Structures of plants became pipes, the scales of fish became the tiles of a roof, and a stinger of a bee became a saber.
I've based this blog around associations like these. Mulling through biology, literature, anthropology, poetry, and painting, I'd like to think that this space matches the goal of ethnography originally outlined by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski: to exoticize the seemingly normal and to expose something everyday in the seemingly strange. Exploring any form of life with a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles, this blog functions as a space for meditations on those things eukaryotic and the associations they spawn—a eukaryography. Combining seemingly disjointed aspects of biology, the everyday, and the arts can let us relate the small to the grand, the particular to the universal, the microcosm to the macrocosm—from the lifeworld of a protist to cultural politics to the goals of fiction. Microorganisms in a Petri dish can be seen as elephants grazing, lymphocytes can seem like clouds, Italo Calvino can be perceived as a model for the new science fiction.
I received a BA from Bard College in anthropology and science studies, and I am currently a PhD student studying infectious disease ecology at the University of Georgia and work as co-editor of the Dialogues section of the journal EcoHealth. Being in the field and the lab working with pathogens, immune bodies, and vertebrate reservoirs, in addition to interacting with people and hearing their stories about environmental change and health, is a fantastic way to see the world constantly anew. And to paraphrase the poet Samuel T. Coleridge (in his case, on attending public chemistry lectures), these biological and anthropological experiences, be it through conducting an interview or using the microscope to observe cells in a blood smear, are great ways to "renew my stock of metaphors."
While I'm no poet, I love reading forays into what one could call "literary" or "experimental" science writing, and I find Italo Calvino, Lewis Thomas, Miroslav Holub, Primo Levi, Devin Johnson, Hugh Raffles, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Annie Dillard, and Stephen J. Gould to be great examples and personal heros of these quasi-genres. Once I begin developing a greater familiarity with ecological and evolutionary thought and the world of the microcosm, of pathogens and lymphocytes, I aim to begin crafting a series of short stories on the evolution of specific traits in pathogens and animals. Think Italo Calvino's Cosmicomics or Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, but on why Giardia lamblia has two nuclei or why manatees are covered in tactile hair.
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Nature's Own Garden manufactures organic fruit preserves sold primarily through health food stores and on the Web. The company closes for two weeks each December to enable employees to spend time with their families over the holiday season. Nature's Own Garden's manufacturing overhead is mostly straight-line depreciation on its plant and air- conditioning costs for keeping the berries cool during the summer months. The company uses direct labor hours as the manufacturing overhead allocation base. President Cynthia Ortega has just approved new accounting software and is telling controller Jack Strong about her decision. "I think this new software will be great," Ortega says. "It will save you time in preparing all those reports." "Yes, and having so much more information just a click away will help us make better decisions and help control costs," replies Strong. "We need to consider how we can use the new system to improve our business practices." "And I know just where to start," says Ortega. "You complain each year about having to predict the weather months in advance for estimating air-conditioning costs to include in the calculation of the predetermined overhead allocation rate, when professional meteorologists can't even get tomorrow's forecast right! I think we should calculate the predetermined overhead allocation rate on a monthly basis." Controller Strong is not so sure this is a good idea.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Ortega's proposal?
2. Should Nature's Own Garden compute its predetermined overhead allocation rate on an annual basis or monthly basis? Explain.
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Have You Thrown a Holiday Party This Season?
Maybe your digs aren't as expansive as that of French president's wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, who hosted the traditional Christmas party at the Elysee Palace yesterday, but that doesn't mean you can't throw a righteous holiday party yourself! Have you entertained this holiday season?


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CHEC offering programs in March
Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center and the Charlotte County Natural Resource Department will be conducting the following free guided walks and programs this month.
Unless noted, all walks begin at 9 a.m. For directions or further information, call Cedar Point Environmental Park at 475-0769.
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Friday, March 24
¦ Join Laura Soule on a guided walk through the 81-acre Bill Coy/Buck Creek Preserve in Englewood. The scrubby flatwoods and mangrove swamp border Buck Creek, which flows into Lemon Bay. Meet in the parking lot.
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¦ Join a CHEC naturalist on a guided walk through Tippecanoe II Mitigation Preserve in Port Charlotte. This 150- acre preserve is home to several families of the threatened Florida scrub jay. Meet in the parking lot.
¦ Enjoy a guided boat cruise and nature walk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cayo Costa State Park. The naturalist led 1 ½- hour boat ride (each way) will travel down the Intracoastal Waterway of Lemon Bay into Charlotte Harbor across Boca Grande Pass to Cayo Costa State Park on this day-long excursion.
This 2,420-acre state park is one of Florida's largest unspoiled barrier islands, accessible only by boat. Beach activities include swimming, fishing, shelling (no taking of live shells) and hiking. Bring beach chairs, lunches, fishing equipment and any other items necessary for a full day at this primitive, unspoiled beach. A free tram transports visitors from bayside docks to the gulf side of the island.
This trip includes a naturalist onboard to point out the pelicans, dolphins and other sights both to and from the Island as well as an optional guided walk while on Cayo Costa State Park. Drinks are available on-board while under way, and restrooms, pavilions, and grills are available on the Island. Call Captiva Cruises at (239) 472-5100 to reserve a space. The $47 fee includes the guided cruise, a guided walk and entrance into the state park — with $5 of each fee being donated to CHEC. ¦


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U.S. Women Defeat New Zealand, 6-1, at Soldier Field; Carli Lloyd and Abby Wambach Score Two Goals Each; One Match Left Before 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China
CHICAGO (Aug. 12, 2007) – The U.S. Women's National Team rolled past an over-matched New Zealand team to win 6-1 on a hot afternoon at Soldier Field as forward Abby Wambach and midfielder Carli Lloyd each scored twice.
The USA improve its record to 12-0-2 in 2007 with just one game left in the team's Send-Off Series before leaving for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. This year, the USA is 10-0-2 against teams that will be playing in the Women's World Cup.
New Zealand qualified for China by winning the Oceania Confederation qualifying tournament, and will be playing in its first Women's World Cup tournament since 1991, but the plucky islanders could not match the USA's speed and athleticism and were out-shot 33-2. New Zealand's lone goal came off a penalty kick from former Duke University star Rebecca Smith in the 73rd minute.
By that time, the USA had built a 5-0 lead with the first goal coming in the seventh minute as Cat Whitehill sent a soaring free kick from just inside the U.S. half over the New Zealand defense. Wambach got separation from her mark and ran under the ball. In a goal remarkably similar to the one she scored against Brazil on June 23, she flicked a diving header past Kiwi goalkeeper Jenny Bindon into the lower right corner.
Wambach added her second goal with seconds left in the game after substitute Natasha Kai weaved her way free in the left side of the penalty area and fired a shot. Wambach deflected the ball with her leg, hockey style, changing the trajectory of the ball and it spun into the right side of the net.
The two goals upped Wambach's career total to 77 in 95 international games and moved her into sole possession of fifth place on the U.S. all-time scoring list behind Mia Hamm (158), Kristine Lilly (125), Michelle Akers (105) and Tiffeny Milbrett (100). She has a team-leading 11 goals in 2007.
Lilly scored her goal in the 33rd minute, doubling the lead as she made a great run straight up the middle to collect perfectly slipped pass from Wambach. The ball caught up under her feet, but she was able to recover before any Kiwis could attempt to tackle and chipped her left-footed shot into the right corner from eight yards out. It was Lilly's seventh goal of 2007 and 125th of her career, still second all-time to Mia Hamm.
Lloyd scored her first of the game a minute later on one of the most spectacular shots from distance in recent U.S. history. After Shannon Boxx won a tackle in midfield, the ball squirted to Lloyd who squared up on goal and hit a searing left-footed blast from 38 yards out. Bindon got a hand on the ball, but it had too much heat on it, and she could only push the ball into the upper left corner.
Lindsay Tarpley scored the first goal of the second half in the 57th minute, courtesy of bullet header by Lloyd off a corner kick from Stephanie Lopez from the right side. Lloyd skied over a defender to hammer a header at the net, which was blocked off the goal line by a defender. Tarpley was in the right place and took a touch before roofing her shot from close range. It was Tarpley's 16th career international goal.
Lloyd got her second of the game in the 60th minute off a perfect free kick cross from Lilly. The U.S. captain bent the ball to the far post from the deep in the left corner and Lloyd lost her mark before pounding a header into the upper right corner from four yards out. This double marked Lloyd's first-ever two-goal game and upped her international total to eight. The assist was the 99th of Lilly's career. With one more, she becomes just the second member of a very exclusive club, joining Mia Hamm on the list of players have scored more than 100 goals and dished for 100 assists.
The U.S. goalkeepers had little to do during the afternoon as starter Hope Solo did not have to touch a ball with her hands and first played one with her feet in the 25th minute. The Kiwis did not force halftime substitute Briana Scurry to make a play with her hands until the 54th minute.
Ryan used all his available substitutes, putting on Lloyd in the first half for Heather O'Reilly, who went 28 minutes after recovering from minor injuries. Ryan also gave time to defender Tina Ellertson and midfielders Leslie Osborne and Marci Jobson, as well as to Kai.
Lloyd came inches from a hat trick in the 90th minute when she latched onto a flicked header from Abby Wambach and turned toward goal, but cracked her shot off the top of the crossbar.
The U.S. team will go now go on its final break before re-grouping on Aug. 18 in Los Angeles in preparation for an Aug. 25 Send-Off match against Finland at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The USA will head to China on Aug. 27 and face North Korea on Sept. 11 in Chengdu to open the Women's World Cup. For complete details and ticket information on the match against Finland visit ussoccer.com.
Match-up: USA vs. New Zealand
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Soldier Field; Chicago, Ill.
Date: Aug. 12, 2007; Kickoff – Noon CT
Attendance: 7,015
Weather: Sunny, hot - 84
Scoring Summary:
USA – Abby Wambach (Cat Whitehill) 7th minute.
USA – Kristine Lilly (Abby Wambach) 33.
USA – Carli Lloyd (Shannon Boxx) 34.
USA – Lindsay Tarpley (unassisted) 57.
USA – Carli Lloyd (Kristine Lilly) 60.
NZE – Rebecca Smith (penalty kick) 73.
USA – Abby Wambach (Natasha Kai) 90.
USA: 18-Hope Solo (1-Briana Scurry, 46); 3-Christie Rampone, 4-Cat Whitehill, 15-Kate Markgraf (8-Tina Ellertson, 46), 14-Stephanie Lopez; 7-Shannon Boxx (12-Leslie Osborne, 64), 17-Lori Chalupny; 5-Lindsay Tarpley (6-Natasha Kai, 64), 9-Heather O'Reilly (11-Carli Lloyd, 29), 20-Abby Wambach, 13-Kristine Lilly – Capt. (19-Marci Jobson, 79)
Subs not used: 2-Marian Dalmy
Head Coach: Greg Ryan
NZL: 21-Jenny Bindon; 2-Rebecca Smith, 3-Abby Erceg, 4-Maia Jackman (15-Emily McColl, 66), 7-Ria Percival, 11-Marlies Oostdam (16-Wendi Henderson, 66), 12-Hayley Moorwood (16-Wendi Henderson, 65), 24-Priscilla Duncan (14-Annalie Longo, 83), 28-Emma Humphries (27-Michele Clarke, 74), 6-Ali Riley (23-Rebecca Sowden, 84), 30-Rebecca Tegg.
Subs not used: 20-Rachel Howard, 26-Merissa Smith.
Head Coach: John Herdman
Statistical Summary:
Shots: 33 / 2
Shots on Goal: 17 / 2
Saves: 1 / 9
Corner Kicks: 16 / 0
Fouls: 7 / 9
Offside: 3 / 0
Misconduct Summary:
USA – Kristine Lilly (caution) 68th minute.
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Asst. Referee: Sharon Wheeler
Asst. Referee: Margaret Domka
Fourth Official: Kristine Lamm
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Better late than never. We're finally going to get to see Tolkien's translation of Beowulf which he completed way back in 1926. It might sound odd that the noted fantasy author took to translating Old English but he was also a gifted linguist who enjoyed the study of language.
The translation wasn't something lost that's suddenly been found, but rather it's been sitting on a shelf collecting dust for all these years and is finally getting a chance at being read. Although many translations exist, reading Tolkien's version will surely be a thrill for his fans. The publication of his translation will be made available through Harper Collins on May 22nd.
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In addition to her contracted role at GAR, Bronlynn works with The Knight Foundation as a Program Associate and Arts Editor for the Akron-based magazine, The Devil Strip. An Akron native, she is a member of the City of Akron's Holocaust Arts & Writing Contest Committee, runs a Northeast Ohio focused blog, Tea Time With The Mad Artist, and does freelance design.
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PARIS – According to the Bible, Moses led the Jews on an arduous 40-year journey through the desert – just to bring them to (virtually) the only Middle Eastern country without oil. But Moses may have gotten it right; today, Israel boasts an innovative economy, and its population enjoys a high standard of living.
In general, resource-rich countries tend to be less developed economically and socially, because exporting their natural resources often triggers currency appreciation, making imports cheap and industrial development difficult. Moreover, governments in these countries are under less pressure to tax their citizens, so they are more prone to autocracy.
But there is more to this distinction. A study by the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has found that there is a significant negative relationship between the money that countries extract from national resources and their school population's knowledge and skills.
Israel is not alone in outperforming its oil-rich neighbors by a large margin when it comes to educational outcomes. Indeed, this pattern is evident across 65 of the countries that participated in the latest PISA assessment – and is a powerful predictor of a country's long-term wealth and social outcomes.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-3558?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12605341#action_12605341 ] Aaron Greenhouse commented on HADOOP-3558: ------------------------------------------ Per Nigel Daley's request, I should point out that this bug was discovered using Sierra from SureLogic to view FindBug results. The bug was corrected with the assistance of JSure from SureLogic. > Class Job needs more synchronization > ------------------------------------ > > Key: HADOOP-3558 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-3558 > Project: Hadoop Core > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: 0.17.0 > Reporter: Aaron Greenhouse > Attachments: Job.patch > > Original Estimate: 1h > Remaining Estimate: 1h > > Class Job needs additional synchronization to be truly thread-safe. At a minimum, the following changes should be made: > * Making the field jc final. > * Adding the synchronized modifier to the methods toString(), getJobName(), setJobName(), getJobID(), setJobID(), getMapredJobID(), setMapredJobID(), getJobConf(), setJobConf(), getMessage(), setMessage(), getDependingJobs(), isCompleted(), and isReady(). > * Fix the method getDependingJobs() to return a *copy* of the list: > public synchronized ArrayList<Job> getDependingJobs() { > return new ArrayList<Job>(this.dependingJobs); > } > The class can be further improved, however: > * The methods setJobID() and setState() should be made package private (i.e., default visibility) so that they can only be called from the JobControl class. > * Reconsider the necessity of the all the getter and setter methods. In particular, I question the need for getJobConf() and setJobConf(), getDependingJobs(), setJobName(), setMapredJobId(), and setMesage(). If these methods were eliminated, then the fields theJobConf and jobName could be made final. > * The field dependingJobs could also be made final if the constructor Job(JobConf) were changed to > public Job(JobConf jobConf) throws IOException { > this(jobConf, new ArrayList()); > } > Then addDependingJob() could be simplified to > public synchronized boolean addDependingJob(Job dependingJob) { > if (this.state == Job.WAITING) { //only allowed to add jobs when waiting > return this.dependingJobs.add(dependingJob); > } else { > return false; > } > } > This class has the additional weakness that the list object referenced by field dependingJobs is provided by the outside environment to the constructor. This can be eliminated by copying the list when the object is constructed: > public Job(JobConf jobConf, ArrayList<Job> dependingJobs) throws IOException { > ... > this.dependingJobs = new ArrayList<Job>(dependingJobs); > ... > } -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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|2014-07-01, 17:19
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Well, finished ep 12 and on the whole it was not a bad ending ep - neither disappointing (like Atelier) nor stupendous (like Soredemo). Pretty much as expected - Tsugumi saved Meme, synched with both, chose both and then the final battle (with some rather gruesome scenes sprinkled throughout) - Shaula is TOUGH.
Overall a pretty good series, and one I enjoyed first and foremost. I will prolly archive it mainly for the latter. ^^
Btw, before I forget - my fave OP of the season.
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And they all lived happily ever after.
Out of all the Gorgon sisters, Shaula definitely came to the most humiliating end. Being killed by three girls who aren't even in the active combat class of DWMA.
It's good to see Meme truly "awake" at last: no longer the forgetful airhead she's been throughout the series. Once it was revealed that her forgetfulness was due to Shaula's mind control, suddenly all the moments in the past where it may have seemed amusing or cute... weren't so much any more.
It only really makes sense that Tsugumi would partner with both of them in the end. That's really been the message of this story all along (in so much as this story can be said to have had a message): the three of them growing together as a group. Really I think one should read the lyrics in the OP as applying directly to this trio. All of it. At this moment, these lines in particular stand out:
we won't be satisfied with the routine future
we were born to make a new history come true
there is absolutely no absolute thing in this world
this road goes on forever as long as we won't give up
So there has never been one weapon with two meisters. So what? What is the past to tell these girls what their future will be? They have matched their souls to each other and faced greater trials than anyone could have expected, and come out on top. If tradition tries to get in their way they will run it over. And that is the way it should be, as far as I'm concerned.
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It might even be dangerous for an untrained weapon to try eating a witch's soul.
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Tsugumi's choice was unsurprising, though I can't help but feel it was a bit of a cop-out. Still, it was nicely executed.
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Yeah in the end it ended in a way that was not all that surprising. Though honestly it was a nice and pleasant ending so props to it . There's something to be said about doing what's expected, but doing it well.
In the end I guess keeping them as a trio makes sense for the current time. Though it's still a pretty dangerous proposition to actually engage in combat like that. If Shaula wasn't taking them lightly or just plain weak in combat she could have killed Anya or Meme when they weren't currently holding a weapon. But they are both pretty proficient in terms of combat so maybe they could make it work to a degree long term.
But still pure laughs at Shaula's expense. I guess that's how it turns out for a pure control type. I don't think she lost just because she took them lightly, but that she just wasn't that strong in a straight up fight. If she'd been smart enough to drag it out and call some troops to her then it might have gone in her favor. Guess her soul will get stuck in storage or maybe just outright destroyed.
This was fun as a whole and some good nostalgia for Soul Eater in general.
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Did anyone else notice that the shaula's soul was red not purple or is that just me?
Maybe I am crazy but shouldn't a witches Soul be purple. It looked to much like a Kishin soul to me.
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I was expecting at the end for Sid turned to a zombie. Oh well...
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Disarmingly heartwarming. This - and the kiss - made me less than willing to complain about Shaula fight.
But I wanted this to be on the level of Vergil&Dante vs Arkham. ...Nevermind, it'd have been impossible to pull off.
Whatever. Pity that good things get to end.
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It's a bit of a shame Tsumugi won't become a death scythe. All that were left were the "easy" souls.
I wonder about the trio, though. It sounded a bit like TvTropes' description of Class S relationships in Schoolgirl Lesbians.
A trainer relationship. The growth process would be in love with love -> in love with close female friends -> in love with a single, presumably male person?
|2014-07-04, 04:23
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Against not only soul resonance but chain(?) team resonance... a witch just can't fight that.
Especially when she tries to stupidly do frontal attack like that. Made up birdie ultimate attack was totally Over powered even by EAT classes.
Bunch of untrained brats, but untrained brats with a cannon, as they say.
I guess as badly as the battle animation turned out, if we imagine it in our minds eye of what the fight should have been, it would make better sense with the author's intentions.
Moral of the story. "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids, and that dog too"
|2014-07-14, 17:43
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Woot for Yuri-Powa.
Also, their last move reminds me of a certain "blaster" LOL.
I don't even know what she'll look like as a Deathscythe or is it DeathHalberd in this case?
And the Yuri-trio is too innocent to be going after witches and eat them... they're not like the crazy EAT groups that can easily end other person's life like it's nothing.
And yea, that's why I don't really like Funimation, they tend to cut out some stuffs or try to get other subbers to drop their projects even tho the other subbers are way better...
It's why I always try to download fansubs instead of getting them from "licensed sources".
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This week we are visiting the North African country of Morocco:
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A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco by Suzanna Clarke
The Medina -- the Old City -- of Fez is the best-preserved, medieval walled city in the world. Inside this vibrant Moroccan community, internet cafes and mobile phones coexist with a maze of donkey-trod alleyways, thousand-year-old sewer systems, and Arab-style houses, gorgeous with intricate, if often shabby, mosaic work. While vacationing in Morocco, Suzanna Clarke and her husband, Sandy, are inspired to buy a dilapidated, centuries-old riad in Fez with the aim of restoring it to its original splendor, using only traditional craftsmen and handmade materials. So begins a remarkable adventure that is bewildering, at times hilarious, and ultimately immensely rewarding. A House in Fez chronicles their meticulous restoration, but it is also a journey into Moroccan customs and lore and a window into the lives of its people as friendships blossom. When the riad is finally returned to its former glory, Suzanna finds she has not just restored an old house, but also her soul.
Flavors of Morocco: Delicious Recipes from North Africa by Ghillie Basan and Peter Cassidy
Moroccan food is sensual exotic, and a feast for the eyes. In "Flavors of Morocco", Ghillie Basan brings you tantalizing recipes for authentic Moroccan food, allowing you to recreate the scents and flavors of this fascinating culinary tradition at home. Follow simple Kemsia and Salad recipes such as Garlicky Fava Bean Dip or Carrot and Cumin Salad with Orange Blossom Water. Make the traditional Classic Chicken Pie with Cinnamon (B'Stilla), the classic Lamb Tagine with Almonds, Prunes, and Apricots, Roast Duck with Honey, Pears, and Figs. Also appearing throughout the book are essays on: The Olive and the Argan; Islam, Ramadan, and Bread; Dadas and the Traditional Kitchen; Berber Traditions and Tagines; The Art of Making Couscous; The Souks, Spices, and Sensual Flavors; and finally, Hospitality and Mint Tea. Moroccan food is hugely popular--it's delicious and easy to cook. Beautifully photographed on location by Peter Cassidy.
The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah
When Shah, his pregnant wife and their small daughter move from England to Morocco, where he'd vacationed as a child, he enters a realm of "invisible spirits and their parallel world." Shah buys the Caliph's House, once a palatial compound, now heavy with algae, cobwebs and termites. Unoccupied for a decade, the place harbors a willful jinni (invisible spirit), who Shah, the rational Westerner, reluctantly grasps must be exorcised by traditional means. As Shah remodels the haunted house, he encounters a cast of entertaining, sometimes bizarre characters. Three retainers, whose lives are governed by the jinni, have attached themselves to the property. Confounding craftsmen plague but eventually beautify the house. Intriguing servants come and go, notably Zohra, whose imaginary friend, a 100-foot tall jinni, lives on her shoulder. A "gangster neighbor and his trophy wife" conspire to acquire the Caliph's House, and a countess remembers Shah's grandfather and his secrets. Passers-through offer eccentricity (Kenny, visiting 15 cities on five continents where Casablanca is playing; Pete, a convert to Islam, seeking "a world without America"). There is a thin, dark post-9/11 thread in Shah's elegantly woven tale. The dominant colors, however, are luminous.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The charming tale of Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world, is compelling in its own right, but gains resonance through the many lessons Santiago learns during his adventures. He journeys from Spain to Morocco in search of worldly success, and eventually to Egypt, where a fateful encounter with an alchemist brings him at last to self-understanding and spiritual enlightenment. The story has the comic charm, dramatic tension and psychological intensity of a fairy tale, but it's full of specific wisdom as well, about becoming self-empowered, overcoming depression, and believing in dreams.
In Morocco by Edith Wharton
During her travels in Morocco in 1917, Wharton kept a rather complete, descriptive account of her experiences. As expected of such a superbly talented author, her observations are well written and interesting. While this gives listeners a real feel for desert living and tribes, it does not include a map, which would have been helpful in following and better understanding her journey. Wharton provides some historical perspective and unusual insight into the travel of that period and into the lives of women. Her account of visits to harems provide the most educational and fascinating listening. Anna Fields reads beautifully, gliding through a great many difficult names, making only one detectable pronunciation error. Unfortunately, old travel books normally attract a rather limited audience. True armchair travelers or those with a special interest in Morocco may be interested.
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir and Michele Fitoussi and Ros Schwartz (Translator)
A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller--the story of Malika Oufkir's turbulent and remarkable life. Born in 1953, Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the seclusion of the court harem, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege.
Secret Son by Laila Lalami
Raised by his mother in a one-room house in the slums of Casablanca, Youssef El Mekki has always had big dreams of living another life in another world. Suddenly his dreams are within reach when he discovers that his father—whom he'd been led to believe was dead—is very much alive. A wealthy businessman, he seems eager to give his son a new start. Youssef leaves his mother behind to live a life of luxury, until a reversal of fortune sends him back to the streets and his childhood friends. Trapped once again by his class and painfully aware of the limitations of his prospects, he becomes easy prey for a fringe Islamic group. In the spirit of The Inheritance of Loss and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Laila Lalami's debut novel looks at the struggle for identity, the need for love and family, and the desperation that grips ordinary lives in a world divided by class, politics, and religion.
Sheik by Connie Mason
Princess Zara had been raised a warrior, always at her father's side in battle against the Arabs who had stolen their land. So when she's taken prisoner by Sheik Jamal Abd Thabbit during a raid, she was determined not to succumb to his wishes--a more difficult task than she would have ever believed.
My Father's Shop by Satomi Ichikawa
In Morocco, Mustafa's father sells beautiful carpets "in all the colors of the world" in My Father's Shop. But when helping out and learning foreign languages grows tiresome, young Mustafa decides to saunter through the market and show off his own recently acquired carpet, a damaged but still lovely thing. Through author/illustrator Satomi Ichikawa's words and pictures, young readers meet the mint seller Yacine, admire baskets and foods for sale and befriend a lively rooster. Through the bird and some friendly tourists, Mustafa learns how to crow in four languages (French, Spanish, English and Japanese) as well as his native Moroccan. And his father is especially happy when the boy returns to the shop with his new carpet-buying friends. Ages 4-8.
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