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Time Periods Claim 2: Students benefit from an organized schedule. Objects Claim 1: How the desks are grouped allow students to collaborate. People Claim 3: Students benefit from many teachers being in a classroom. Feeling Claim 5: Motivation is essential in learning. Family Lives Beyond the Classroom East Park Elementary School - 3rd Grade Inquiry of Context Claim 4: Teachers can make small classrooms work. Rationale Data Sources How This Affects Me As a Future Teacher Places The Inquiry of Context helped me view this third grade classroom from a teacher and many students' perspectives. I was able to gain insight into the decisions teachers have to make in order to have a safe, inviting, and happy environment for students to effectively learn.
I chose five very important ideas to investigate. I chose places, people, objects, feelings, and time periods to research. I felt that these factors affect my students the most. I also was easily able to ask myself many questions about these topics. I questioned why my teacher did not have a classroom library or how the students had centers if I saw no centers set up. My next question was why students did not seem distracted by all the people walking in and out of the classroom? One question I always ask myself when I enter a classroom is where is the technology? When I took a look around the room I noticed my teacher had all these cabinets and closets. What was in them?
Walking into this classroom I felt extremely welcomed. Students and the general education teacher were very excited to have a West Virginia University student in their classroom. I wondered if it would have been different if I was a third grade student entering the room instead.
The next thing I wanted to investigate was time period. From the first day I was at East Park the students knew what time they had to be at every special, what time math started and ended, etc. Was this because of the teacher or because of students' personalities?
The final thing I wanted to investigate was home and family lives. From previous experience in Kindergarten and second grade at East Park I had mixed emotions about family lives. My Kindergarten class at East Park showed very limited family involvement and in second grade I saw an improvement of family involvement. What was my students' family lives like? - Student Interviews
I conducted student interviews to see what students had to say about these five topics. I wanted multiple perspectives and since it is the students' learning I am worried about I thought that it would be a great idea to interview them.
- Teacher Interviews
Since the teacher is the head of the class I wanted to interview her. She is also the person who designed, rearranged, and organized her room. Asking her questions would benefit me, so I know the logic behind her thinking.
- Observations
I wanted to conduct many observations as an outsider looking in. I believe observing before asking questions was beneficial because I had wonderings I wanted to be answered. I was able to gain a lot of information from interviews, but I wanted to think of myself as a prospective parent looking at the classroom.
- Pictures
I chose to take pictures of the context of my classroom. This gives people a visual and an image of what my classroom looks like. Also, pictures are a great way to show proof. The Inquiry of Context gave me insight into effective teaching. I was able to find out why my teacher was doing all the things to her classroom. She was constantly changing things in her room when I saw nothing wrong with the way it was before. I noticed she painted the walls and added a color scheme. She was always looking to motivate students. All these things made her a respected, organized, and loved teacher.
As a student studying to be a teacher, I have learned many different things. Professors always said to have students grouped in tables, not rows, and that effective teachers are happy teachers. Another common thing I have heard throughout my college career is that organization is key. This project gave me insight into why these things are important.
My teacher always has her students' desks so students can collaborate. She finds that group work helps students to excel in school. My teacher's constant motivation ideas make students feel important in this classroom. My teacher often give jobs to her students, so they can feel like they are a part of this classroom. My teacher explained to me that she moves the students' desks around to benefit everyone in the classroom.
If I had never conducted this project I would not have asked myself the questions I had to for this project. I would have continued to do as my professors said and probably never questions why. As a future educator, when I am asked why I do things certain ways, I will be able to give an appropriate answer. The first time I walked into my classroom at East Park, the students' desks were in four groups of four and two groups of five desks. This is a fairly common set up in classrooms, but two weeks later I walk into the classroom and the desks are in a U shape. I had automatically assumed that students were being too talkative for the grouped desks. Then a few weeks later the desks were all in groups again. Right then I knew that I wanted to look more deeply and ask questions about the seating arrangements.
I sat down with my teacher and asked her about the desk arrangements. She told me that she enjoys changing the desks around so students have the opportunity to work with different people. She did admit that she changes the desks sometimes because her class gets too "chatty." I asked her why she did not chose to implement rows in her classroom. She said that she believes students learn better when they are in groups. She groups her students by who can work well together, who needs help, who needs less help, and on personality. She believes her lower performing students work much better near students who are higher performing. The high performing students often enjoy helping and working with students who are performing lower. Not all students are willing to work with other students, so she makes sure she is not forcing all students to work in groups if they do not want.
Next, I interviews two female girls on the seating arrangements of their classroom. One student told me that she never had a problem sitting next to anyone in her class, but she enjoys sitting in groups. She said she enjoys sitting in groups because whenever she has a question she can ask the person next to her before asking the teacher. The next female student discussed how sitting in grouped desks keeps her on track. I asked her how grouped desks keep her on track, and she began to discuss a behavior management tool my teacher uses with the students. The student said the people in her group work together to keep each other on task and to get projects done before their other classmates.
I believe that teachers need to group students, so they can collaborate. It is important for students to obtain relationships with their peers and to be able to work in a group. Students are also able to learn a lot from one another. Another great thing about grouped desks is that teachers can make teams and use the arrangement as a behavior management tool. Grouping students together is essential to promote learning. The first day I walked into this third grade classroom students were quiet and busy working on classwork. They barely noticed that I had walked into the room. I arrive at the school every Tuesday and Thursday at the same time students are expected to be in their classroom. I found it astonishing that students knew how to come into the classroom, be quiet, start their classwork that was written on the board, and wait for the teacher to start lunch count. This routine made it very easy for me to know what to do when my teacher needed help and if a substitute was in for my teacher. What was more amazing was how students knew exactly when to finish up their work, go onto the next activity etc. Every morning my teacher and the students follow the same routine. At 8:30 you start your class work, take out your homework sheet, put your planner on your desk. Between 8:50 and 9:00 the teacher will start a reading lesson. At 9:30, my teacher conducts a review mathematics lesson and at 10:10, the students retrieve laptops from the cart and begin Reasoning Mind. Reasoning Mind ends at 11:00 and the students go to Art. A schedule that is consistent is very beneficial for students.
I was able to observe days when my teacher was out of the classroom and a substitute was teaching. The students knew when the substitute was taking too long on a subject, skipping their class work, and did not take the lunch count. My students are extremely familiar with their daily routine and did not like to stray far from it. My students asked the substitute multiple times when math was going to be over or when it was time for lunch. My students had rarely ever stopped to ask these questions, but they were thrown off their routine. I saw what a distraction it was for students, myself, and the substitute when there was not a set schedule. From this observation I found it very beneficial to keep students on a schedule that they are familiar with and if a change was about to happen, to warn students. I believe that keeping students on a schedule will diminish many distractions about time. When I began teaching my own lessons in this third grade classroom I became very distracted by the amount of people walking into the classroom. One of the third grade teachers were sending her students over to sharpen their pencils in the electric pencil sharpener. I was distracted by the students coming in and the loud noise of the sharpener. I realized very fast that I was the only one distracted; my students and teacher were still on task.
Another thing I found very distracting was all the teachers coming into the room to pull students for small group. A speech therapist, Title I teacher, special education teacher, and paraprofessionals were all entering the classroom at different times in the morning. I could not help by stare at the door, and again I was alone; every one was on task.
I asked my teacher how she ignored the amount of people walking into her classroom at all times. She said that it is now a norm in her class and she taught her students how to stay on task. She taught her students that they did not need to know who was coming into the room and that their school work was more important. She said the students and her became used to this type of environment. Then I began to ask her about the people that were entering her room. She explained who everyone was and what they do. From this I began to look more closely at the roles other people play in this third grade classroom.
One misconception I have always had was when multiple teachers enter the classroom was that the general education teacher becomes less respected by his/her students; this is not true. My class respects their general education teacher, Title I teacher, and I with the same respect.
Reasoning Mind is a mathematics program students complete on the computer four days a week. They can move up or down levels according to their ability, achievement, and time it took them to complete an assignment. The Title I teacher and general education teacher work side by side to implement Reasoning Mind. It is an amazing relationship these two teachers have with each other and with the students. Having these two teachers in the classroom allows for more interventions to be done with students who are struggling and for another teacher to keep track of progress. Both teachers log into their computer on Reasoning Mind and find students who are struggling. They chose the students with the lowest grades and immediately pull them one-on-one, and discuss what they are finding confusing. When I am there I will walk around the classroom and answer individual questions students may have. This keeps students from interupting the other teachers. We have been able to complete interventions and keep track of students' note books by having three teachers in the classroom. Students can hardly get into trouble or act silly, so behavior issues are low and time on task is high. East Park Elementary School is a very old school. In fact, they are celebrating their one hundred year anniversary this year. With the school being so old, the classrooms are very tiny. I had always favored classrooms with a classroom library and a comfortable space to read. I had noticed that this third grade classroom did not have a comfortable place for students to read, but the room was filled with books that were easily accessible for students. I had noticed that my teacher always allowed students to have a book to read from her classroom library and encouraged students to independently read. It was not until after I interviewed a students that I realized I was wrong in my assumptions. I was told that the most comfortable spot to read was in the coat closet. Students would sit with the closet doors slightly cracked with a student behind each door; they absolutely loved it. Some students would lay underneath their desks and read with a partner or by themselves. Another popular place to read was behind cabinets, which acted as a get away for students since no one could see them. I was amazed how my teacher and the students developed their own comfortable spots to enjoy reading. The students in my third grade class are always motivated to learn because of the environment my teacher prepares. When you walk into this classroom you can immediately feel the motivation the teacher has to teach and the students have to learn. A simple hundreds chart is used to motivate students. If the whole class behaves when a substitute is in for a day, or the class won the quietest class in the cafeteria, the teacher allows students to pull a bear. This means that one student reach into a bag and pull out a colored bear with a number from one to ten one. The student then places the number on the hundreds chart. The class is working to fill one entire row or column of ten to get a class prize. My teacher does not leave it at that; she then talks about fractions about how many bears are missing from the row and hundreds chart. She uses this motivation tool to motivate students and teach her class about fractions.
Another motivation tool my teacher uses is when students complete twenty five homework assignments they can pick from the prize box. Students are persistent with this and constantly compare how many stickers they have. Students often cheer each other on to get one more homework assignment to get a prize. Students receive stars every morning on their homework sheet to show they did their homework.
With these motivation tools my teacher sets an environment where learning comes natural. Students want to learn, behave, and complete homework knowing there is a positive outcome. Students feel important when a teacher puts emphasis on something they did great for someone else or when they get a hundred on a test. Many students lack parental motivation from home, so have my mentor teacher as their teacher keeps these students willing to learn. During my tutor year at East Park I received mixed signals about the families that made up this community. I was aware that many students received free and reduced lunch, resources were lacking, and that is was a low socioeconomic school. What I did not realize was that East Park did a great job hiding how poor families actually were.
Since being at East Park two days a week I was able to get a sense of my students' families. This year I am able to see how bad some students home lives are. Students were able to become comfortable with me as their teacher this year and I was able to learn a lot about what these children went home too. About half of my students parents are divorced. When the counselor came in to introduce herself and explain her job, she told students if they would like to come in and talk about their divorced parents that they should feel free too. Many students openly said they did not want to talk about it and it was heartbreaking the amount of students that did not have parents that are still together. One of my students told me that her mother's boyfriend was arrested and she had to sleep at her aunt's house. She had to come to school the next day and take a test. She did not seemed worried because "it happens all the time." The list goes on and on, but teachers at East Park are used to seeing situations like this and do an amazing job of helping their student body and their families when they can.
East Park has 71% of their students on free and reduced lunches and is the poorest elementary school in Marion County, but walking into this school you would never be able to tell what these students go home too.
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The column by Lawrence Martin, A Family Tragedy That Stephen Harper Has Not Forgotten (July 9), has been brought to my attention recently because of its extensive references to Stephen Harper's grandfather, Harris Harper - my father. Given the column draws from a single source - a 97-year-old retired teacher - it is an incomplete presentation of the facts. Therefore, I would like to set the record straight.
My father disappeared on Jan. 21, 1950. I was 13 days short of my 13th birthday, an age that many cultures consider entering manhood, and hence I believe a credible witness to the events of that Saturday afternoon in Moncton. Dad left the house after lunch to walk seven blocks down Highfield Street to the doctor's office to get an injection (vitamin B). After receiving the injection, he was seen going down the office steps. This was his last verified sighting and it was not known whether he turned right or left.
Mr. Martin's source speculates: "They think he walked down Main Street, turned left and went past Eaton's to the bridge and jumped in the river. The tide took him out." For the record, the doctor's office was on Highfield Street, half a block from Main Street, so to get to the bridge he would have had to walk to Main Street, turn left, walk to Foundry Street, and then turn right to go past Eaton's, which indicates some confusion regarding facts versus recollection.
Further to the matter of facts, according to my research, Helen Tippett taught at the Prince Edward School in 1939, and had not been a Prince Edward faculty member for several years before my father's disappearance, and had not maintained a close relationship with him since leaving the faculty. The Prince Edward School was constructed in 1927 as an elementary school, it never was a high school, and my father was its first and only principal up to 1950. My father never had a diagnosed nervous breakdown nor was he on any type of sick leave and/or relieved of his teaching duties in 1949. In fact, he was teaching right up through the Friday before he disappeared the next day. On that day, his uncashed paycheque was left on his dresser. And, my father taught at the Aberdeen High School from 1925-27, where the students gave him the nickname "Poof" because of his pronunciation of "proof" in mathematics classes.
Now, returning to the conditions at the time of his disappearance: The distance from our house to the doctor's office is approximately 2,000 feet. The distance from the doctor's office to the bridge is approximately 7,000 feet. The high temperature on Jan. 21, 1950, was -13.9 degrees C, which was the highest temperature of the previous 36 hours.
My father went to the doctor's office without his wallet, and he walked because of the close proximity of our house to the office. The major retail establishments and shops, except for grocery stores, closed at 1 p.m. on Saturdays; hence, at the time he left the doctor's office, there would have been a higher than normal amount of both pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the streets.
In order to buy into the assumption that he walked from the doctor's office to the bridge in very cold weather, some 1.33 miles, one would have to also accept that at this peak traffic time, no pedestrians or drivers saw him, even though it was common practice in those days for drivers to offer pedestrians rides across the river, particularly in cold and stormy weather.
The police were advised that he appeared to be missing early Saturday evening, and they immediately started checking clubs, restaurants, movie theatres, etc. On Sunday, they sent out provincewide and cross-Canada alerts, and started organizing an area-wide search to begin Monday morning involving the reserve army, high school cadets, boy scouts, and citizens - more than a thousand volunteers. The search went on all week and yielded nothing. It was the consensus that if he did jump into the river, the body would not wash out to sea because of the large amount of ice in the river and on the banks, but rather would get caught up in the ice - hence, the long search period.
Going back to the time he was positively identified leaving the doctor's office, the identifying individual spoke to him and said that my father seemed confused and/or disoriented and did not show any recognition.
On Monday, the police got a credible report that a person matching his description had spent Saturday night (and maybe even Sunday night) at the Saint John Salvation Army Hostel. Three or four weeks later, the police distributed missing-person flyers throughout Canada and the United States - I helped stuff the envelopes - and there were several reports of sightings but none could be verified. Another distribution of missing-person flyers was carried out the next year with the same results.
After a year, there was a petition filed with the courts to have him declared dead, but it was pointed out that at that time, there was more evidence suggesting he was still alive, possibly a victim of amnesia. This, however, was never proved nor disproved.
Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to present these additional facts regarding my father's disappearance. As one can see, it is not at all clear that he committed suicide.Report Typo/Error

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Alverno College: Making Higher Ed Accessible to Nontraditional Students
Alverno College, a small women's college in Wisconsin, has generated remarkable interest on the national stage.
Alverno essentially has open enrollment, and part of the school's mission is to make higher education accessible to women who need extra support. Many students are single mothers or the first in their families to attend college. Professors go out of their way to provide help; many give students their home phone numbers. And more than one-third of the students are minorities -- the highest percentage of such students on any campus in the state.
Despite the challenges of working with nontraditional students, Alverno's education department has an impressive record. Five years after graduation, approximately 85 percent of education alumnae are still teaching, many for schools nearby in Milwaukee. Graduates say they seem better prepared to teach in comparison with their counterparts from other colleges.
Much of that success stems from Alverno's unique curriculum, which focuses on the development of eight abilities considered critical for real-world success -- skills ranging from being an effective communicator to having a global perspective.
The course offerings sound similar to those at other institutions -- perspectives in literature or philosophy of education, for example -- but in each class, students are expected to demonstrate progress in relevant abilities. This focus on achieving key outcomes encourages both students and professors to think of education in terms of individual development. It also emphasizes what students can do, not just what they know. Rather than a written exam on literacy assessments, for example, students might be asked to evaluate a real child's reading abilities.
"They don't ask students to memorize things, or question them on facts," says Kathi Glick, a teacher in the Whitnall School District who earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at Alverno and taught a literacy course there. "Students process the information. Teachers put you out in the real world to problem solve."
One of Alverno's most innovative practices is its use of performance-based assessments. Instead of letter grades, students receive continual feedback from peers, instructors, and outside professionals. Professors typically give students a full page or more of feedback on each project. Students also watch themselves on video and conduct self-assessments.
Each course has clear objectives. "Students know the criteria before they've even stepped into the classroom," says Nancy Jelen, dean of the education program. Students compile a Diagnostic Digital Portfolio of key projects and feedback, which provides a matrix of their progress.
Field placements are another one of Alverno's strengths. During their second and third years, undergraduates have four twenty-five-hour field experiences (at least two in multicultural settings), plus a practicum in which they work with special-needs students. The placements have clear objectives and are closely tied to coursework. The second placement, for example, focuses on reading and occurs while students take a literacy course. That way, they can apply in life what they're learning in academia.
"They're very confident," says Glick, "because they learn a lot."
Denise Kersten Wills is a freelance writer in Washington, DC.
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As an alum, and former employee with numerous friends still attending the school, I will say that Alverno College is talking a better game than they are playing as the individualized feedback and personal connections with faculty are overpowered by the demand for increased enrollment numbers. The Financial Aid Office has become notorious for erroneous billing and mistakes on refunds for loans and billing for tuition already paid for. Faculty rarely give more than a few lines of feedback anymore and dissatisfaction is running rampant among the general student body. So while this all sounds good, and I'll agree that they do an excellent job of teacher preparation they are slipping in the areas of support for these women, the very thing they built their reputation on in the first place. It is sad to those of us who experienced the most positive of experiences, several years ago, before Sr. Joel Read stepped down as President.
As a new undergraduate student I can say that my experiences at Alverno so far have been great. To be honest, in the begining I was afraid of all the new terminology-assesments, feedback, DDP and no grade system. Now I find it so helpful. The feedback received has helped me to improve my papers and the way I read and analyze a reading assignment. Some papers receive an extensive amount of feedback while other papers not so much. I attended a community college before Alverno so I can greatly appreciate seeing a paper with feedback compared to one with only a percentage or curve on it. As to problems with the financial aid office that should not reflect the teachers and values we are tought at Alverno.
I am a nontraditional student--50, divorced, raised my kids instead of having a career. I tried Alverno, and LOVED the education. But at my age, the thought of graduating with $30,000-40,000 in educational debt was too much and I stopped after 3 fulltime semesters. I got almost no financial aid (except for what I would have to pay back), and couldn't get comfortable with that kind of debt at my age. I'd like to continue, but I'm too poor to afford it, and too well off to qualify for help. Sad that being married, and having and raising my kids before taking care of myself, left me out in the cold! Maybe single motherhood would have been a better choice?...


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Article on Franchising Features Courtney Galyan '04
April 24, 2011
April 24, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Courtney Galyan, a member of DePauw University's Class of 2004, "spent his 20s in the buttoned-up world of commercial real estate working on the East Coast on big-name accounts such as CVS," notes today's Indianapolis Star. "Then the entrepreneurial spirit he seemed born with hit him." (photo by Joe Vitti/Indianapolis Star)
Galyan, who has opened one Marco's Pizza franchise in Indianapolis and is preparing to launch a second location, is one of four individuals featured in a story by Dana Hunsinger Benbow, headlined "Franchising hot as owners look to become their own bosses." It notes that Galyan "plans to open 10 stores in the Indianapolis area over a five-year period."
With franchising, says the 29-year-old Galyan, "You have a set of systems you can implement into your own business. It's kind of a security blanket because you don't go through all the pitfalls of doing your own startup."
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You don't realize how much water has gone under the Eric Lindros bridge until you saw him score a big goal against Peter Forsberg and the Philadelphia Flyers in a Maple Leafs jersey at the Air Canada Centre.
But Lindros made it clear last night that his history with the Flyers took a back seat to helping the Leafs win their first game. Once a member of Bobby Clarke's big wrecking crew, he cracked helmets with a couple of that ilk last night en route to third star honours and the clinching goal in a 4-2 win.
"Easily what feels best is the two points," he said. "Things are starting to come together for us."
Earlier in the day, he met the Philadelphia media, some of them who covered every chapter of his 1990s saga with the club, including the divorce, the injuries, the failed trades with the Leafs and his move to New York. How does he recall Philly now that he finally has found peace with the hometown Leafs?
"It seems like a long time ago," he told them. "I've gone through the list of guys who are still there and to say it's dwindled would be an understatement.
The only survivors from his era are forwards Simon Gagne, Keith Primeau, Eric Desjardins and defenceman Chris Therien.
"We had some good teams, some really good teams. We did some good things in the playoffs and a couple years we were dogs. Overall, I don't have anything but real positive memories of being in that dressing room."
He was asked if it was ironic that Forsberg should wind up in Philadelphia after being part of the original Lindros trade with Quebec when he wouldn't report to the Nordiques.
"I think the bigger irony is ex-Flyer Jeremy Roenick being in L.A.," Lindros said with a laugh. "That's a perfect fit for him."
Lindros continues to amaze Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock.
"He has everyone in the National Hockey League surprised. We didn't expect him to be this physical or this dominating so early in the season," Hitchcock said.
The Flyers chalked last night's loss up to sloppy special teams and failure to jump on a team they watched play the night before in Ottawa and lose in a shootout. They had watched clubs like the Leafs grapple with rules in the "new" NHL having played fewer games before last night.
"We all talked about it this (yesterday) morning," Desjardins said. "A 4-2 lead for the Senators going into the third? We all changed the channel. Now, it's 'don't touch that remote.'"
For Hitchcock it has been an interesting opening week, losing to the New York Rangers and Leafs and beating the New Jersey Devils.
"We had 1,000 problems after Game 1 and dropped it down to 500 after Game 2," he said.


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Not even going to comment on Gm eating that ice cream....
GM would be so butthurt to know that everyone thinks nomming her would be a waste of HOH.
It was me. I let the dogs out.
Amanda is just annoying me. If you bloody well want to get rid of Howard then win a F*CKING HOH!!! He is dangerous to you and not to Judd, so why the hell should he get rid of him? If she was doing that to me, her a** would be up on that couch!!!
You could be the juiciest, most ripe peach, but there is still going to be someone who doesn't like peaches.
Andy is right. It's not that she's wrong--getting rid of Howard isn't the worst idea in the world--but Amanda is pushing way too hard. She has to let it be Judd's decision, because it IS his decision this week.
You know, I don't think it's just that Howard is a "big giant man" that makes him dangerous. I think it's his ability to sway people to like him, even after he gets caught in an enormous lie. People seem to forget it's a social game too, and that size and strength aren't important in all the competitions. Judd and Helen's HOH competitions had nothing to do with physical strength, for instance.
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The Genesis Roleplaying System Kickstarter Project
The Genesis Roleplaying System: Welcome to a new addition to the role-playing game genre. Although a role-playing game, the Genesis system is vastly different than its predecessors. First, apart from being a role-playing game, it is also a deck building game, where players create a character deck as they adventure. The character deck serves as their potential to overcome hazards and monsters to progress the storyline.
The Genesis game uses a special set of cards, most possessing a number and one or more icons that correspond with one of five abilities: Agility, Charm, Insight, Strength, and Willpower.
Simply consider the Genesis system as gaining a level. After all, youve been leveling for years - isnt it about time your RPG levels up.
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This looks great, I'm a sucker for alternate resolution mechanics in rpgs.
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I've been reading the preview articles presenting different mechanical aspects of the game and I'm quite intrigued.
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After that night, Lily and James didnt look at each other the same way again. The love they shared that evening brought them closer together than ever before. Each of them could spend hours at a time just looking in each others eyes, knowing what the other was feeling. They had become connected in a way no other could understand.
The days after Christmas were lazily spent. Remus and Jade seemed to be taking more and more walks as the vacation grew shorter. As for Sirius and Gwen, they were eagerly trying to make up for the lost time and could be seen doing everything together. Everyone was savoring the moment until they had to start classes again.
It was a Monday morning and the students were coming back to the castle on the Hogwarts Express. After a quick breakfast, the three Marauders, Lily, Gwen, and Jade had to pick up the common room, which was a mess from the holidays. They were sad to see all of the mattresses go for they spent many a night there, talking by the fire and other things.
At ten minutes til eleven, the six of them walked down the staircases and to the Entrance Hall to greet Peter. Within a few minutes of their waiting, Remus spotted the small form of the fourth Marauder.
Wormtail! Sirius waved, as did James. The girls smiled at him, welcoming him back.
So, how wasAlbania ? James voice dropped as he took a good look at his friend. The others, too, noticed how thin and pale he looked. Remus was the first to speak up.
Peter, are you alright? Remus patted him on the back, reaching to take his schoolbag for him. All that came from his mouth was a squeak-like sound. What was that, Peter?
He raised his voice a little, but it was still shaky. J-Just g-got sick o-on the way h-here.
Remus, Sirius, and James frowned at each other. Well, perhaps you should rest up today. We do have classes tomorrow. James suggested.
Y-yes I thinkIll do that. Peter took his schoolbag from Remus and made his way up the many stairs, tripping once. The three Marauders looked back at the girls when he was out of sight.
Whats gotten him? Sirius asked.
Lily shrugged, reaching for James hand. Maybe hell be better in the morning.
But, the next morning came and Peter did not at all look well. He was still very pale and stuttered over his every word as if nervous for something. In fact, all that week, Peter was acting very strange and wouldnt join his friends in even the smallest pranks. Sirius, James, and Remus worried for their small companion, but never got the chance to talk with him for he was constantly disappearing. To where, no one knew.
Time passed quickly at Hogwarts. Christmas seemed like ages ago, though there was still snow on the ground. It was the end of January. There was but five months left of that school year; the year the famous Marauders were leaving the castle walls and would begin to make it out in the real wizarding world. And for that, they were taking in every moment of pranks, the many feasts, and the nights spent in the warm and cozy common room.
February was right around the corner, and that meant Valentines Day. Pleasing the ladies was one of the Marauders specialties, exceptions to Peter, of course, though he did always try. Needless to say, it was claimed as their holiday.
It was a week before the fourteenth of February when the headmaster announced the upcoming Valentines Day Ball. Dumbledore stood before the students as they munched their breakfasts, his blue robes flowing in different shades.
Some of you may have heard the news, and others may have not, He began, scanning the Great Hall. I am most cheerful to inform you that there is to be a Valentines Day Ball, here at Hogwarts. Dumbledores eyes sparkled as the students applauded. Dresses or gowns will be allowed as long as they are appropriate. As for the male population, a decent pair of dress robes is required. Thank you, that is all.
Oh, Lily! Im so excited! A ball on Valentines Day! How romantic Gwen sighed dreamily as she followed Lily to their first class: Divination.
James, Sirius, Peter and Remus had a double block of History of Magic. It was quite guaranteed that James and Sirius would cause some sort of chaos during their class. Remus, though, wouldnt take part in any of this nonsense, as he would sometimes call it, for he cared much about his grades and his effort put forth in classes. He never did quite understand, though, why James and Sirius always managed to scrape by and still be the teachers favorite students. It was quite annoying to think about, but he had quit long ago and gave in to the fact that exceptions were almost always made in James and Sirius case. Peter would mostly just snicker at the jokes, hardly paying attention to their professor, unless of course it was Potions or Defense Against the Dark Arts. Those were the only two subjects in which he excelled at and was pleased to say so.
Lily and Gwen were both about to collapse from climbing all of the stairs when they finally reached the top of the North Tower. With much effort, they took on the silver ladder that had slipped down from the trapdoor and stood inside the stuffy, heavily perfumed room.
Gwen found them a small, round table off in the far right-hand corner. With much relief, Lily chucked her schoolbag and books on the magenta rug and plopped herself down on the pouf. Gwen ungracefully did the same and they each took a deep breath, exhaling slowly.
"I think were a bit out of shape, Lils. Gwen managed to sit up, readying herself for the beginning of the class. She reached for her book, entitled Unfogging the Future.
Yeah, and the temperature of this room doesnt help at all. Just think, we have to be in here for two hours. Lily lay back on her pouf, fanning her face with her hand.
Gwen grimaced. Ugh Dont remind me.
Good morning Said a mystical voice as hand, covered in gaudy jewels, reached out to pull back the violet-colored curtain.
Good morning, Professor Opaline. The students greeted her in unison.
Suddenly, the professor closed her eyes and placed two fingers on each temple, rocking back and forth. My Inner Eye informs me that all is not well. Someone Someone in this room is surrounded by negative energy Someone is dreading something
Theres only negative energy in here because were all really grouchy from the boiling temperature Lily thought to herself, but she couldnt help to notice that Gwen was fidgeting in her seat. She sent her friend a questioned look.
Uh, its really uncomfortable in here You know, the heat. Gwen folded her hands in her lap to keep herself still. Lilys eyebrows rose in disbelief, but she let it slide since Professor Opaline was beginning the class.
For the past week, the class was based upon meditation and the journey to discovering the Inner Eye. It is quite a hard thing to do if one lacked any experience in scrying, tea leaves, or palmistry, perhaps. Meditation requires ones full attention and enough energy to first rid the mind of any drifting thoughts.
Gwen had never truly done anything right in that class. Most of her answers were just made up. She could tell Professor Opaline that in a months time, all would perish from the face of the earth and she would still get credit. Lily, on the other hand, did try her best. She found the ancient art quite fascinating, if one could grasp it. Sometimes, though, it was necessary to make up the answers just so she wouldnt fail terribly.
Lily sat Indian-style on her pouf, either hand resting on the side of her knee with the palms facing up. They had already been in the class for an hour and, still, nothing crossed her mind. Sighing, she opened her eyes slowly, glancing about the room. Gwen had fallen just on the edge of sleep and the other students looked as if they were only pretending to be in a deep trance. Professor Opaline seemed dazed as well and she was mumbling some chant under her breath, her eyes staring unseeing in front of her.
Though her eyes were open, her world went black and her mind fogged up James was there, but what was he saying? She couldnt make it out Now she was running up unfamiliar stairs and down a dark hallway. There was a door slightly ajar, light seeping through the tiny crack. Lily watched as her hand reached out to grab the brass doorknob. Her legs carried her over to a babys crib Her heart was beating fast inside her chest now as she heard someone advancing towards the room. Lily found herself wrapping her arms around a child and her voice began to whisper a soft lullaby. Then, everything skipped forward She never knew if that someone had made it to where she was, holding the small child For all she saw was a flash of green light and then she screamed
Lily! Gwen was by her side, tapping her on the side of her face. Lilys body was shaking as she slowly opened her eyes. Oh, thank goodness! Gwen pulled her friend into a tight embrace, as tears filled her eyes.
Lily glanced around the room. It seemed the whole class had formed a circle around where she had collapsed on the floor. Professor Opaline pulled Gwen off of Lily and sat down beside her.
What did you see?! Tell us! What was it? The professor grasped at Lily, eager to hear of her vision.
But Lily was still frightened and a bit shocked. All she wanted was to leave this class and hide under her covers. Quickly, she stood up and grabbed her schoolbag, swinging it around her shoulder. Her head felt extremely dizzy, her stomach a bit nauseous, and the heavy smell of perfume didnt help much either.
She fled from the North Tower, running all the way to the Gryffindor Common Room and up the stairs to her dormitory. Once there, she chucked her things on the floor and jumped up on her four-poster bed, not planning to leave all too soon.
Meanwhile, Gwen had rushed out of the trapdoor and down the silver ladder. The passing bell had just rung only a few minutes after Lily had left. Turning a corner, Gwen slammed right into Sirius. James, Remus and Peter were following behind, discussing something.
Why, Gwen, love, fancy meeting you here Sirius smiled attractively at her, kissing her lightly on the lips. He meant to go further, but could sense a cloud of nervousness surrounding her. He held her at arms lengths, staring down at her with concern. What is it, Gwen? Whats wrong?
Gwen bit her lip, glancing down at the floor. Its Lily.
Suddenly, James ears perked up, looking at her with wide eyes. His face had turned a pale white and his lips, a thin line. Where is she?
All it took was one small shrug and a shake of Gwens head to send James into a frenzy. He had refused to go to his next class and, instead, he went in search for Lily. His friends offered to help, but he had said no because he didnt want them to miss their lesson. Besides, he had an idea of where shed be or where he hoped shed be
The halls emptied as students filed into their classes. James decided to check the girls bathroom since no one would be wandering the halls. All he could think about was his precious Lily in the colds hands of Lucius Malfoy. He reluctantly recalled the time that Lucius almost stole her innocence. Please Please let her be okay
When he discovered that she wasnt in the bathroom, he ran back up to Gryffindor Tower, nearly falling through the portrait hole.
Lily?! James threw his schoolbag on the nearest sofa and jogged to the bottom of the girls dormitory stairs. There was no response, so he decided that hed attempt the stairs.
He knew, of course, that once a boy set foot on them, it turned into a slide, making it impossible to reach the door. So, he was going to play on his strengths. And his strength was obviously Quidditch.
Accio Broomstick! James flicked his wand and, within a few seconds, his Comet 180 came zooming. This broom was one of the newest models out there. He just had to make it through that door
With a loud bang, he had zoomed up the stairs and had kicked open the door. He flew over to the bed with its curtains closed, frightened of what he might see. But, there she lay, unharmed except for the fact that her face was a pale white and her green eyes wide with shock.
Lily! James yelled, relieved, and he chucked his broomstick on the floor, sitting down on her bed and pulling her into a deep embrace. Gwen, she said something happened to youI thought youLily, what happened? You scared the shit out of me.
Suddenly, she burst into tears, collapsing into James arm. Oh, James. It was awful I was so scared.
He pressed his lips against her forehead, running his fingers through her hair. Tell me, Lily, what is it?
II was in Divination Then, I had thispremonition. She looked up at him.
As he stared back at her, James saw that her eyes were in fact glazed over. Well, it seemed that Lily was looking at him, but when he tried to talk to her, she didnt budge.
Lily! Lil
As soon as it had come upon her, Lilys eyes came back in to focus and she let out a scream. James calmed her down, holding her close and kissing her.
I saw it again, James And she told him everything that she could remember in her vision. James sat there, taking in every detail and comforting her when he felt necessary.
But, you cant be too sure, Lily He was rubbing her back with his left hand after she had finished.
I dont know, James It felt so real Lily sighed, looking over at the clock. She had already missed her second lesson and part way through her third. James, you should head back to class. I wouldnt want you to miss anything because of me.
James glanced at her as if she was crazy. Im not leaving you, Lily. Not for one second. She gave him a small smile before he pulled her into a tight embrace. How about we just hang around here until lunch? Then, if you feel any better well go off to the rest of our classes.
Lily nodded her head, kissing him gently on the cheek. Thank you, James. Youve been so wonderful to me.
James grinned, ruffling his jet black hair with his right hand. Well, what can I say? Im But, he was cut short for Lily had pounced on him.
Oh James, youre so cocky. Cant you ever have a conversation with someone without mentioning how great you are?
Oh, you think Im great do you? Well Lily placed her lips on his just to shut him up.
I think its time we teach you some manner on how to be a gentleman. She said when they at last separated.
James propped himself up on his elbow. Staring down at her, a look of confusion on his face, he asked, We?
Yes, we.
Er, whos the other? James questioned her again, running his fingers through her long, red hair.
Lily smiled up at him. Why, the one and only Remus Lupin, of course.
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The ETN's name and ticker tell us nothing about Aktiebolaget Svensk Exportkredit. Fortunately the company has a web site in English where you can learn more.
I can't say much more about this company because I am not an expert in Swedish companies. If I were planning to invest in EEH, I would look into it more thoroughly.
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January 29, Wilkes-Barre, PA — Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania (BCNEPA) and the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Education joined today to applaud the early success of a new grant program designed to promote fitness and curb the Commonwealth's childhood obesity epidemic.
BCNEPA President and CEO Denise Cesare and state officials gathered this afternoon in the Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School's gym to see the Active Schools Program in action. Ms. Cesare, Health Secretary Everette James and Education Secretary Dr. Gerald Zahorchak praised Hanover Area for its efforts to increase physical activity among its seventh-graders.
"It's wonderful to see you all so enthusiastic about the Active Schools program," Cesare told the students. "If you're active now when you are young, you're more likely to be active and healthier as an adult, and that's why Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania is so pleased to bring this program to you."
State and national health experts currently consider obesity an epidemic among children. In the Commonwealth, nearly 33 percent of students in grades K-6 are either overweight or obese, according to data submitted by Pennsylvania schools to the state Department of Health.
In response, the Active Schools Program was launched last summer to offer grants up to $15,000 to middle schools throughout the Commonwealth to help them purchase equipment and introduce a structured physical activity program for their students. Schools applied for $5,000 through the Department of Health, with local schools eligible for a $10,000 match from BCNEPA.
In addition to Hanover Area, four other schools in BCNEPA's service area also received a $15,000 Active Schools Grant for the current academic year. Other recipients include the Weatherly Area Elementary/Middle School in Carbon County, Clear Run Intermediate School and Swiftwater Intermediate School in Monroe County, and Wayne Highlands Middle School in Wayne County.
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About Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association headquartered in Wilkes-Barre. It offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to approximately 600,000 individuals in 13 counties in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. The company's mission is to provide innovative solutions that support more affordable health care, promote personal accountability for health and wellness, and offer superior service and partnership to employers, members, and providers.
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WE hired them on a contract basis for one year and we were really happy to see ourselves on top of search engines, in fact which was beyond our expectation. And now we reached to a position that if we go ahead without their support, it will surely affect our business.
We are indeed grateful to them for their excellent service and support for the past 4 years


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DURHAM, NC (AP) — Duke University's business school dean is
leaving less than two months after faculty members rejected his
proposal for graduate courses at a new campus in China.
The Durham Herald-Sun reported Tuesday that Fuqua Business
School dean Blair Sheppard will begin working in fundraising and
business development for Duke-Kunshan University in Kunshan, China.
Sheppard has been dean of the school since 2007. He will be
replaced by deputy dean William Boulding.
Sheppard was considered a champion of the Chinese campus, and
his departure marks another in a series of personnel changes in
Duke leadership working on the project.
Some faculty members have express reservations about the scope,
risks and cost of developing the 200-acre campus near Shanghai,
which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2012.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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ksecrets Not allowing me to connect to wifi - How to remove/disable
I have also installed Slackware 14 on my Laptop. Everything is good except the wifi don't connect automatically.
The first problem was kwallet - I disabled it. Good for that session.
Next time when I start ksecret poped up - I couldn't find how to disable it.
Now I need to delete my n/w every time and connect again will do the job. This is a work around but you know how much pain it is.
I went ahead and removed the ksecrtes package, it did something but ksecrets is still there to bug me. I changed to the runlevel to 3 and again tried to remove and got an error "it was already removed".
Please help me how to solve this. Do I need to re install?
I would recommend you to upgrade to KDE 4.10.1 from AlienBOB's packages : http://alien.slackbook.org/ktown/14.0/4.10.1/
First of all, you may need to put the removed package back since it contains a shared library that might be needed by other parts of the system.
The fix is to edit the network connection and check the "system connection" and "connect automatically" boxes. Then wifi will connect at boot even before KDE runs, and you shouldn't be bothered with KWallet or a password other than for the initial setup.
Anyhow ksecrets is gone now, removepkg did it's job. I do not see it any more. I will install it again if i get any problems.
I checked my n/w connection and I did not select the system connection check box. I have checked it now.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your suggession willysr, I will consider for upgrade soon.
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Complaint Review: World Class Cleaners LIC Scam
- World Class Cleaners LIC Scam
27-09 40th Ave, New York
- Phone: (718) 786-4288
- Web:
- Category: Dry Cleaners
World Class Cleaners LIC Scam They ruined my expensive cashmere sweater and took almost 2 months two give it back only to tell me that it was the fault of the manufacturers and not theirs. There was no compensation of any kind on the part of the owner Angelo 27-09 40th Ave New York
If I could put no stars I sincerely would. I dealt with this dry cleaning because of convenience although they did mess up some of my dry cleaning. The only good thing about this dry cleaning is that they were able to hem all my husbands jeans well.This last experience was the cherry on top of the sundae though, really the most unbelievable thing. I had bought a cashmere sweater for my husband from Vince. He wore it once and we had to dry clean it. When I received the sweater back it had cashmere balls all over the front, so I decided to take it back to the dry cleaning to see if they can fix it and that was in the first week of February. I checked in a few times since then I'd say about 3 and a very pleasant girl kept telling me that they were looking into it. Fast forward to the first week of March about the 3rd time I called and FINALLY got to speak to the "oh so pleasant owner" who informed me that he was "accommodating" me since it was not the dry cleaners fault that it was the manufacturer of the sweater's fault. He also mentioned I have too much time on my hands since I complained about the timely order he got back to me, mind you it has been one month. In the beginning of our phone conversation I was calm trying to find out the status of my sweater, but after he was "accommodating" me I obviously unleashed the dragon. Let me tell you STAY AWAY because when your expensive article of clothing gets damaged he will fault the manufacturer and will not have the decency to compensate for the damage his dry cleaning in absolutely ANY WAY. That expensive cashmere sweater will probably be worn for jogging since it has been ruined. This is not a good look for you as a business owner; plain and simple you should accommodate your client in some way especially one who is consistent. So ladies and gents if you want good dry cleaning services I highly recommend Absolute Cleaner; great customer service in every way! World Class Garment Care you should change your name to Low Class Garment Care. BTW: I just got my sweater back today after over a month.
Anna, LIC, NY
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ok, i've got my legit keys... here's a post on Lifehacker that explains the process...
1. Login in you Passport account, for example, here.
2. Without closing the Passport page, open one of the following in a new tab:
Windows 7 Beta 32-bit
Windows 7 Beta 64-bit
The 32-bit link may need to be refreshed many times, about 15 for me until it worked.
Both links worked for me, printed both pages with the keys.
But i'm downloading the ISO off bittorrent... It's a comfirmed match to the MD5 so it's completely legit =D
If you can't get keys you can go with the 30day 'trial' like Vista and then use the known techniques to keep extending that up to 3 or 4 times. But once you get your key you should be good to go too and not need to extend.
All that key trick does for me is redirect me to the base Windows 7 page. According to LifeHacker, it may only work if you were able to register for the beta before it was taken offline, even if the servers prevented you from actually downloading it. Oh well, 30 days should be enough for me to play with it.
All that key trick does for me is redirect me to the base Windows 7 page. According to LifeHacker, it may only work if you were able to register for the beta before it was taken offline, even if the servers prevented you from actually downloading it. Oh well, 30 days should be enough for me to play with it.
New article from Lifehacker today, it JUST worked for me.
Apparently it doesn't matter what key you use, for which installation.
I don't know if this matters, but just for kicks I logged in as another ID, and every 64-bit key is identical for me, while the 32-bits differ.
FYI MS seems to have brought more servers online. No problem at all getting a key.
I just tried it and it actually worked! I am surprised.
Next time MS should contract with Blizzard or Valve. They understand what it means to provide on line stuff.
Ha, Blizzard? Their web farm chokes and dies every time there's a real server problem. Even their "Realm Status Page", which should be the single most reliable page in their entire web farm, goes down faster than a cheerleader on prom night.
I just read on Digg that there is only 5 unique keys per edition (32 and 64)
The system seems to just give everyone the same five keys if you keep refreshing, so here you go:
Installed, testing it out...
So far, very impressed. Everything seems to work nicely. =)
More thoughts to come
installed it this morning with no problems. Everything was detected correctly with no need for me to do anything. Appears to use less RAM then Vista although I'm seeing a consistent use of one of my CPU cores (20% utilization) but nothing in the process display that would indicate what program is using it. I can also hear the HDD being accessed but no indication of what's going on there. Perhaps this is a preliminary indexing of some sort after the install or it might be related to the gadgets but if it IS the gadgets in win7 then that means they are using more processing power than vista's version.
Seems to be slightly faster than Vista when it comes to pulling things up and switching windows. I like that the gadget bar is gone completely now and everything is on its own so to speak.
My Eye-fi manager doesn't like IE8 but that's no big deal just need to figure out how to get it to use firefox as default as that's my primary browser anyway
They're expanding beyond the 2.5 mil cap until January 24th, so that should give everyone who wants a chance to try it out. No need to panic anymore.
Which is good, it'll give me time to clear up space for a partition. Just in case W7 isn't out by the time the beta expires.
So now that people have it installed; How are your games running? Is anyone running benchmarks with it?
I managed to find the beta and have it running in VMWare. Is it me or does that new taskbar look an act an awful lot like KDE's?
So now that people have it installed; How are your games running? Is anyone running benchmarks with it?
They run the same for me. I played CoD4 last night after upgrading and noticed no difference.
I only played with it for an hour or so but it appears snappier that Vista but that might be my imagination.
So far I like it quite a bit. I will be happy if I have to move to this after XP is EOL.
Ok I have taken the plunge! I'm going to download it and wipe my box and load it as my primary OS! Wish me luck! I got to pickup a DVD to burn too on the way home
Ok I have taken the plunge! I'm going to download it and wipe my box and load it as my primary OS! Wish me luck! I got to pickup a DVD to burn too on the way home :)
Don't do that. It expires in August, and I don't think they're guaranteeing the ability to upgrade from the beta to the final. It'd be a lot safer to make a 20gig partition to install Windows 7 Beta on, unless you don't mind backing up your data all over again or don't care if you have to wipe your system again.
The Beta will stop working on August 1, 2009. To continue using your PC, please be prepared to reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 before the expiration date. You won't be able to upgrade from the Beta to the final retail version of Windows 7.
My problem is that i've installed all my games onto a seperate data HDD (as well as steam) so to run them, i need to reinstall/get the registry values into the registry...
Usually a game will re-initialize its own registry values if you run them and they can't find them.
At least they used to behave that way.
My problem is that i've installed all my games onto a seperate data HDD (as well as steam) so to run them, i need to reinstall/get the registry values into the registry...
You could do the following:
1. boot to Vista
2. run regedit.exe and locate the registry key belonging to the game
3. export it with all its sub-keys to NT4-format .REG file
4. if necessary to correct the paths, load the file in notepad.exe and run a wholesale search-and-replace
5. boot to W7
6. import the file into W7's registry by double-clicking it in Explorer
7. wallah!
for those that are using this as their primary OS make sure you pull down the media player fix so that your MP3s don't get corrupted. Requires a restart
32-bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a754008b-d574-4e39-b4ba-67b859a242b7&DisplayLang=en
64-bit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0c56bf3c-9370-4fda-b4c8-5dc63d55626d&DisplayLang=en
From Gizmodo on how to run Chrome in Win7:
Just right click on the Google Chrome Icon, modify the Chrome Properties window so the target looks like this, click on apply and enjoy.
Also, for those considering getting a new PC or laptop, if you wait until after July to purchase it, you will get a voucher for a free Win7 upgrade.
Basically, from what I'm gathering, Win7 is Vista with the Mac's quick launch bar and a better networking protocol for home users.
Oh, and it's got several small but nice UI improvements; dragging a window to the top of the screen maximizes it, and dragging it to the left or right side resizes it to take exactly the left or right half of the screen. And shaking a window while dragging it does something, but I forgot what -- it might collapse all other windows.
It also uses hover to show you windows -- if you hover over a program group in the taskbar, it will turn all other programs transparent, and just show windows for that one. If you hover over the show desktop button, it turns all windows transparent, so you can see the desktop, but can't click on things unless you click on the button first.
Nobody has linked this yet?
How much of a system hog is Windows 7 being so far? Are we likely to see three sets of system requirements for games on boxes, or is it comparable to Vista?
Edit: broken link
From what I've been reading, same or better than Vista. Nobody has yet tested it as being significantly inferior to Vista, and frequently a bit better.
I still think that Windows 7 beta tes... er... Vista users should be able to buy Windows 7 for 90-95% off the retail price.
Windows 7 Secrets. Interesting read at some points.
That black box recorder looks fantastic. Too bad it's only an html slide show, but hey..
ISO burner built in. About darn time.