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So now we're supposed to exercise up to 90 minutes a day if we want to remain healthy, productive people. That's the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture.
Tommy Thompson, the outgoing commissioner of Health and Human Services, announced the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines at a press conference Wednesday. He looked like he could use a more rigorous exercise routine himself.
The new guidelines beg the question: who's got the time (and the inclination) to stay that healthy?
Sure, there are those health nuts who are parked at the YMCA every day for hours on end. There are even a few local folks who run several miles each day, whether it's 30 below zero or 100 degrees above.
But your average Joe isn't built that way. Anybody with kids, a full-time job and a need for regular sleep would be hard pressed to meet the new expectations.
Even the minimum suggested exercise requirements of 30 minutes a day are out of reach for many. If you can accomplish that minimum goal, you're merely reducing your risk of chronic disease. You are not helping to keep the weight off or improving your overall outlook on life.
There was a time when I met the standard for health. But that was 40 years ago and I had the entire afternoon to run, play catch and goof around after elementary school let out.
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A series of spectacular eruptions from a volcano in southern Japan fired columns of ash and smoke thousands of metres in the air early Wednesday, with the cloud delaying some international flights to Tokyo.
The 1,421-metre (4,689-feet) Shinmoedake volcano in the Kirishima range, featured in the 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice", continued the series of deafening blasts which began with the start of its first major eruption for 52 years last week.
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Loewen offers six-day whitetail hunts for $3,750 (US) in the same area. In the last few years, he has averaged 85 to 90 percent kill for his hunters on 140 to 150-class bucks. Just be aware that hunting in northern Alberta is difficult, with heavy bush interspersed with cut blocks or farm fields. Loewen reports that winterkill was not excessive last year because the deer were feeding heavily in crops that did not get harvested because of poor fall weather. It's unclear how the hunting will go this year in Alberta, however, because of unusually warm weather. At this writing in early November, bluebird conditions prevail throughout the province. Last year, deep snow and unbearable cold forced deer into the open and provided excellent hunting conditions for hunters who could stand the cold.
Still in Alberta, non-resident hunters will be glad to hear that a new Alberta Professional Outfitters Society has been created to ride herd on the outfitting industry up this way. The society (APOS for short) has been established as a delegated administrative authority of the Ministry of Environment, empowered among other things to handle outfitter complaints. Its standards and ethics committee will have real teeth. It will also become a centralized source of information on the guiding and outfitting industry in general. More details are available from Managing Director, Owen Voaklander.


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GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) — Tuesday, a judge handed a once-powerful Maryland politician one of the longest sentences ever for corruption while in office.
Mike Hellgren was with former Prince George's County executive and state's attorney Jack Johnson when he learned he was headed to federal prison.
Johnson, once the leader of Maryland's second-largest county, sold his office by accepting bribes from developers. Prosecutors say those bribes were worth more than a million dollars. Then Johnson seemingly laughed off the investigation.
"If one of the prosecutors is able to bring someone like me down, they brag their whole career, I prosecuted Jack Johnson," Johnson said in a YouTube video.
But he wasn't laughing in federal court when a judge ordered him to pay $100,000, seized his classic 1953 Mercedes and sentenced him to seven years and three months in federal prison.
His lawyers begged the court for mercy, saying Johnson now suffers from Parkinson's disease and was closed to being confined to a wheelchair but prosecutors showed a picture of him playing golf after that diagnosis.
The judge said, "You were not elected to line your pockets. You brought this on yourself."
"If Jack Johnson's story were a screenplay, critics would say that it's too bizarre to be true," Rod Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney, said.
And Johnson got his wife, Leslie, involved during the raid on his home, asking her to hide thousands of dollars in bribe money.
Johnson told the court, "In my wildest dreams, I could not imagine being in a place like this. I worked so hard for this county. I want to apologize to the people of Prince George's County and to my wife. I am accepting my responsibility and am haunted by that. Judge, I've lost everything."
"Jack Johnson could have been a role model for integrity but instead he chose to be a poster child for corruption," Rosenstein said.
Leslie Johnson will be sentenced on Friday.
Johnson will report to prison Feb. 3.


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Opening Remarks by Takatoshi Kato, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, At the High-Level Seminar on: Institutions and Economic Growth in the Arab Countries
December 19, 2006Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
December 19, 2006
As Prepared for Delivery
1. It is a great pleasure for the IMF to be co-hosting this seminar with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). The seminar brings together policy makers and private sector representatives from the region, scholars from around the globe, as well as officials from regional and international financial institutions, including the AMF, the IMF, and the World Bank. The purpose of the seminar is to facilitate a frank and meaningful discussion of the constraints in the region that limit growth and greater global economic integration, and to explore possible solutions.
2. While globalization has brought immense benefits, it has also created new challenges for all countries. Key among these challenges is to build the institutional capacity needed to facilitate beneficial economic integration with global markets. For the MENA region, a clear understanding of the institutional imperatives and appropriate policy responses should promote greater integration into the global economy, with positive effects on economic performance.
3. As an institution, the IMF recognizes the need to intensify its efforts to help member countries meet these challenges. The IMF Medium-Term Strategy that was endorsed at our Spring Meetings in Washington is a step in this direction. While the strategy is a multi-faceted attempt to assist IMF members in taking full advantage of globalization and face the challenges it presents, I would like to talk briefly about the topic of this seminar, building institutional capacity.
4. This is a critical theme that was stressed by many participants during the seminar for economic journalists from the Middle East held by the IMF yesterday in Dubai. An important part of the Medium-Term Strategy is to increase the IMF's contribution to capacity building in member countries through training that enhances the ability of member country officials to analyze economic developments, and formulate and implement effective economic policies. Increasingly, IMF training also focuses on the importance of strong institutions to complement effective macroeconomic management—both are necessary conditions for strong and sustained growth.
5. The joint IMF/AMF Regional Training Program (RTP) is an important part of this effort. It was established in May 1999 to expand training for Arab government officials in the areas of macroeconomics and finance. Since the start of the program we have offered a total of 71 courses and seminars, providing training for 2,300 Arab officials. The curriculum is updated annually to take into account changing training needs of countries in the region. We are proud of the results of this cooperative effort between the IMF and AMF. In recognition of this important contribution, in 2005 both institutions agreed to renew the training program for another four years.
6. But besides the training offered by the RTP, we have also sought to bring together high-level government officials to discuss the most consequential economic issues facing the region. This is the fifth of such kind. The subject of this year's seminar "Institutions and Economic Growth in the Arab Countries," was chosen jointly with our colleagues at the AMF.
7. The most pressing development challenge facing the MENA region today is employment creation. The labor force in the region is growing rapidly and is projected to reach 185 million in 2020, almost 80 percent higher than in 2000. This means, according to a recent World Bank report, that about 80 million new jobs are needed over the first two decades of the 21st century just to keep pace with new labor force entrants.
8. As Tarik Yousef has emphasized in a recent paper, unemployment rates in the region are already among the highest in the world, second only to those in sub-Saharan Africa. If allowed to grow, unemployment could pose a threat for social and political stability. To absorb the currently unemployed in addition to new entrants to the labor force, job creation must be even higher: close to 100 million new jobs by 2020. Again, Tarik Yousef noted that this is equivalent to creating as many jobs in the next 15 years or so as has been done over the past 5 decades. In a 2005 report on economic developments and prospects for the MENA region, the World Bank pointed out that job creation on this scale probably requires real GDP growth of 6 to 7 percent annually for a sustained period of time, double the average rate of about 3 percent per year achieved over the late 1990s.
9. It is hard to imagine the region meeting this growth and employment challenge without greater penetration of global markets. Expansion of exports in labor-intensive activities could accommodate many new labor market entrants in the region; import liberalization would allow for cheaper access to capital goods needed for growth; and FDI could potentially be a vehicle for technology transfer, as suggested in the forthcoming book by Pack and Noland.
10. There is enormous scope for increasing the integration of the region into global markets. According to a 2005 World Bank report, Finland, with a population of about 5 million, has more non-oil exports than the entire MENA region, with a population of more than 300 million people. In a recent paper, Iqbal and Nabli point out that the same is true of Hungary and the Czech Republic.
11. While the region has recently experienced an increase in FDI inflows, they still account for less than 2% of global inflows. A number of the papers prepared for this seminar make the point that enhancing the region's competitiveness and meeting MENA's growth and employment challenges requires a vibrant private sector, free from red tape and excessive regulation. Yet, they also argue that the region is characterized by serious institutional weaknesses, cumbersome and costly business procedures, and regulations that hinder private sector development and firm creation. For example, the minimum capital requirement for starting a business in the region is higher than in any other region in the world and about five times the world average. Similarly, enforcing a contract is very costly, requiring about forty procedures. Contract enforcement also requires on average 426 days, about 50 percent higher than that in East Asia and 60 percent higher than in the OECD countries.
12. In sum, there is an enormous potential in the region for improving the business environment. Clearly, an environment conducive to encouraging entrepreneurship would elicit higher rates of investment—both from domestic and foreign sources. It would also have a large beneficial effect on productivity and employment growth. The development of export-oriented industrial sectors would enhance the integration of the region into the world economy.
13. Finally, of course, strong institutions and a facilitating environment will enable the region to achieve sustained growth at a pace sufficient to absorb the rapidly rising labor force.
14. The issue this high level seminar will address is indeed important. I am looking forward to the presentations and discussions as you all are, and I am confident that the exchange of ideas and experiences will be highly enriching and useful for all of us.
15. Thank you.
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The Vanishing Workers
The labor participation rate is back where it was in December 1981.
The economy turned in another lackluster month for job creation in April, with 115,000 net new jobs, 130,000 in private business (less 15,000 fewer in government). The unemployment rate fell a tick to 8.1%, albeit mainly because the labor force shrank by 342,000. This relates to what is arguably the most troubling trend in the April jobs report, which is the continuing decline in the share of working-age Americans who are in the labor force.
The civilian labor participation rate, as it's known, fell again in April to 63.6%. That's the second decline in a row and the lowest rate since December 1981. That's right—more than 30 years ago, longer than Mark Zuckerberg has been alive. The nearby chart shows the disturbing round trip the workforce participation rate has taken since 1980 and the precipitous drop in the last three years.
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This decline is highly unusual coming out of a recession. Normally as hiring picks up, more Americans see more job opportunities and jump back into the labor force. That's what happened after the sharp recession of 1981-82, when the participation rate last hit 63.6%.
It rose smartly through the boom of the 1980s to a peak of 66.8% in January 1990. The rate dipped to 66% in the mild 1991 recession, but then rose again through the 1990s to a modern peak of 67.3% in January 2000 at the top of the dot-com bubble.
The last decade has never reached the same heights, though the participation rate did rise back to 66.4% in late 2006 and early 2007. The rate fell to 65.7% in July 2009 when the last recession officially ended, yet the distressing fact is that it has kept falling over the course of the next 33 months of ostensible economic recovery.
The trend deserves deeper economic study, though we can offer a few of the likelier explanations. One may be demographic as the baby boom generation gets closer to retirement age. Economist David Malpass notes that Americans age 55 and older are a rapidly rising share of the working-age population, a trend that has historically meant a lower overall labor participation rate.
Still, the recent fall is so sharp and surprising that aging baby boomers can't be the entire reason. Another explanation is surely the slow pace of job growth, which means fewer opportunities to entice what economists call the "marginal" worker back into the labor force. Older workers who've lost a longtime job may find themselves unemployable in a rapidly changing economy. They may retire earlier than they might have preferred.
Second earners in a household may also not find work at a high enough wage to justify the costs of commuting or child care. In a recovery that is really cooking, like the Reagan boom, these workers find that the opportunities reward more work. In today's mediocre expansion, not so much.
That's especially true when stagnant wage growth means less reward for the effort. Over the past 12 months, average weekly earnings are up 2.1% but inflation has climbed by 3%. Real pay is rising far too slowly, which makes work less attractive.
The Federal Reserve has maintained a super-easy monetary policy in the name of reducing the jobless rate and to reflate the housing market, but this has contributed to higher food and energy prices and thus reduced real income gains. This too is a disincentive to work and undermines one ostensible purpose of the Fed's easing.
Another culprit may be the rapid expansion of government transfer payments during this recession. Medicaid, disability payments and food stamps have all risen sharply in recent years, starting under President Bush and accelerating under President Obama.
This is a particular disincentive to low-skilled workers to enter the job market because in some high-benefit states they need to earn $30,000 or more to compensate for the benefits they lose. This is an insidious high marginal tax rate that deters many from ever acquiring the basic skills and experience they need to move up the income ladder.
Reversing this falling labor force trend is a major policy challenge, especially as more of the baby boomers retire. The U.S. will need more workers to finance more retirees. This will require faster growth and more job creation than we've seen in this disappointing recovery.
The tragedy of the Obama Administration is that it put the political pursuit of its social welfare agenda above policies to nurture a strong, durable economic expansion. Americans are paying for that mistake in less work and less reward for the work they get. The priority of the next Administration must be to reverse the decline.
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know who you are and where you stand. Know what your issues are, and which issues are important to your constituency. Know how those issues connect and differ but, more important, know how to present those issues in your campaign for office.
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Winning Office Politics by Andrew J. DuBrin
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Book Review: The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement
From time-to-time, as we receive career-related and job-hunting books from publishers, the staff of Quintessential Careers will review them to help you make better decisions about the best books to use in your career and job search.
The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement, by Jan Cullinane. $18.95. Paperback. 320 pages. Publisher: Wiley. Pub. Date: October 2012.
Reviewed by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.
This book offers great advice for women in their mid-40s and beyond — some 25 million women in the U.S. — on how to plan for and successfully manage retirement and all its related issues.
Author and expert Jan Cullinane sets forth to provide all women — single, married, widowed, and divorced — a comprehensive overview of every aspect of life in your mature years, including issues such as job-hunting, working, relocation, volunteering, finances, dating, divorce, caregiving, death of a spouse, and boomerang children… what she calls a "blueprint for a satisfying and successful retirement."
Besides the expert advice, readers will also find useful worksheets, informative anecdotes, helpful hints, and much more. The ends of each chapter are loaded with references, resources, and critical information.
The excellent content of the book falls nicely into 8 chapters; here are the chapters and some of the highlights you'll find in each:
Chapter 1: Retirement and the Single Woman. Jam-packed chapter provides facts and figures about… you!
Chapter 2: Deciding What to Do With 168 Hours a Week. Great discussion of travel, volunteering, lifelong learning, reinvention.
Chapter 3: Working in Retirement: An Oxymoron? Expert advice about all aspects of job-hunting, uncovering job leads, and interviewing.
Chapter 4: Fitness in Body, Mind, and Spirit. Provides information about women's health issues and how to live longer by eating healthier, exercising, and growing spiritually.
Chapter 5: Where is Your Heart? Exploring Options for Living. Tips for moving and relocating in retirement — and all the options available.
Chapter 6: A Place to Call Home: What Are Your Choices? In-depth discussion of alternative types of living arrangements, including continuing care retirement communities and retiring overseas.
Chapter 7: Divorce, Death, Dating, Dependency, and Deepening Connections. The chapter says everything about the key bits of information you'll find here.
Chapter 8: Dollars and Sense. Because the vast majority of women will be responsible for all financial decisions at some point in their lives, this chapter is a must-read on all-things money, savings, investments, social security… and more.
Final Thoughts on The Single Woman's Guide to Retirement
This book is well worth the small investment of the purchase price — for any woman thinking about retirement and beyond. The resources, while many could be found via a Google search, are excellently reviewed and organized… and the personal anecdotes are powerful and inspiring. Get this book — and move toward a happy and fulfilling life beyond retirement.
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Last week there was a press event at the new Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. Microsoft's Industry Director Sandra Andrews was there to represent Microsoft Surface. I've included links to photos and embedded video of the coverage by local media outlets. You'll see in the video and photos the Rock Wall, the Booth Interactive and Microsoft Surface.
For video of the Hard Rock memorabilia application in action on Microsoft Surface, check out my previous post.


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A $249 million settlement in principle has been reached with HSBC for its use of so-called foreclosure mills, two U.S. regulators announced Friday.
The Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said HSBC would be subject to "enforcement actions for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing," MarketWatch.com reported.
The settlement includes $96 million in cash payments to borrowers, some of whom ended up in foreclosure. HSBC also agreed to provide another $153 million in other assistance to homeowners, such as modifications on their mortgages.
The settlement with HSBC follows similar settlements with a dozen other large financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Foreclosure abuses were discovered as banks tried to process the mountain of foreclosures that arose during the recent recession. Many banks hired "foreclosure mills" that went through the foreclosure process so quickly, they were accused of denying homeowners of due process entitled by law.
Among other things, the firms were accused of signing documents the signatories hadn't read and using fake signatures.


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Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia
Can seller cancel contract?
We signed a contract with a seller on October 1, 2002 for closing on November 15, 2002. Unfortunately we got the underwriter from heck. She has held up the loan for 2 1/2 months longer, and until the know the seller has agreed to wait. Last week 1/21/03 he decided that he could wait no longer, and we had to close by the following Friday 1/31/03. At this point we got a committment letter from the loan company faxed to us and the sellers lawyer. When the loan officer called on 1/31 to tell him we are ready to go. He states that he has another buyer, and will not close with us. Mind you we have not received anything in writing about cancelling this contract. Can we force him to close since he waited this long already?
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Re: Can seller cancel contract?
Unfortunately the answer to your question may lie in details contained in the contract that are not included in the question. I presume there is a financing contingency which gives you some time to get all of that resolved but again, can not tell how broad that specific language is. So without more I cannot give you much in the way of insight, other than to point out that there is a rule of reasonableness applied to the terms of all contracts, the broader the terms the broader the rule and vice versa. I am sorry I cannot be of more assistance.


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First-Time GRAMMY Nominee: Imagine Dragons
(The Recording Academy asked some of this year's first-time GRAMMY nominees to collect their thoughts and share what it feels like to be nominated for a GRAMMY.)
When we formed this band five years ago, we never thought GRAMMY nominations would be in the cards. We made ends meet playing six-hour cover gigs in cheap Vegas bars, sneaking in our own music whenever we could get away with it.
It's been a whirlwind ever since we released our first full-length [album], Night Visions, and we've basically lived on the road for the last few years. We took our first break in January, so maybe now it will finally sink in that we are taking part in the awards show we've been watching since we were kids.
(Imagine Dragons — comprising Ben McKee (bass), Daniel Platzman (drums), Dan Reynolds (vocals), and Wayne Sermon (guitar) — are nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Rock Performance for the Top 5 hit "Radioactive," which is featured on their 2012 album, Night Visions.)
Tune in to the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 8–11:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Meanwhile, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates and breaking GRAMMY news.


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Tamaqua news
Summer concerts
The Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the sixth year of its free Summer Concert Series, with mini concerts scheduled every other Thursday into September. The next concert will be held today and will feature The Morrison Family and Friends.
The final concert will take place on Sept. 13, with It Takes Two (variety). Concerts are held from 6-8 p.m., on the platform at the Tamaqua Train Station, weather permitting.
For more information, call (570) 668-1880 or email email@example.com.
For more information about chamber activities, visit www.tamaqua.net.
Senior citizens
The Tamaqua Seniors met Aug. 23 at the Tamaqua Community Center with 87 members in attendance. One new member, Norman Vorchheimer, was welcomed.
President Jean Machamer conducted the business session and provided an inspirational reading. Secretary Joan Ann Garber and vice president Nancy Gerber provided their reports. Norma Scheidy was added to the sick list.
Rose Vallee provided the invocation, entitled "Divine Creation." Upcoming events were discussed, including a trip to the Sands Casino on Aug. 29 and flu shots on Sept. 20, at noon, at the Tamaqua Community Center.
The flu shots are being coordinated with the Tamaqua Rite Aid.
The meeting concluded with cards and social games.
The group meets every Thursday at 1 p.m., at the community center. Anyone 55 or older is welcome to join. The center is handicap accessible.
SS. Peter and Paul
Fatima Saturday will be observed this weekend in SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Confessions will be heard at 7:30 a.m., followed by a recitation of the rosary and devotions before the 8 a.m. Mass.
Rosary Sunday will be celebrated on Sept. 2 with a recitation of the rosary before the 8 a.m. Mass. Members of the parish Holy Rosary Society will attend the 8 a.m. Mass and receive Holy Communion as a group.
Nonperishable food items will be collected this weekend for the Food Pantries of Catholic Charities. Donations may be placed in the baskets at the rear of the church.
Mass on Labor Day will be celebrated at 8 a.m. First Friday observances will be held next week.
Rush taxes
Rush Township Tax Collector Dolores Walck has announced a change in her schedule.
The tax office will be open on Friday, Aug. 31, from 10-11 a.m. and from 6-7 p.m. Additionally, the office will be open on Sept. 4 and Sept. 5 and will be closed on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.
These are changes from the hours found on the tax bills.
First Methodist
The Rev. James Cavallero will officiate at the 10:45 a.m. worship service this Sunday in First United Methodist Church. The service will include Holy Communion and a children's message offered by Marge Kropp.
Activities for next week will include: Tuesday, the quilters will meet at 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday, the chancel choir will rehearse at 7 p.m.
St. Peter's Union
The Rev. Cheryl Moore will officiate at the 9 a.m. worship service this Sunday in St. Peter's Union Church, Mantzville. The service will include Holy Communion. Sunday school will meet at 10:15 a.m.
Activities for next week will include: Tuesday, Sunday school teachers and officers meeting at 7 p.m.; Thursday, prayer group will meet at 4:45 p.m.
The choirs rehearse every Thursday. Next week's schedule will include: cherubs at 6:30 p.m., junior choir at 7 p.m. and senior choir will rehearse at 7:30 p.m.
Calvary Evangelical
All services connected with Calvary Evangelical United Methodist Church will be held at the Lewistown Valley Tabernacle, 614 Valley Road, through Labor Day.
Sunday services are held at 10:25 a.m., with the Rev. Dr. Edward Bean officiating.
For this weekend, services will be held Sunday and Labor Day at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Special music will be presented by the Wehry Family on Sept. 2 and Larry Moore on Labor Day, Sept. 3.


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Sony's take on the virtual reality headset.
Steeped in sensory overload, Las Vegas is the perfect location to bring virtual reality to the world. With annual tech trade show CES in full swing, the near-final iterations of VR headsets from Sony, HTC and Facebook/Oculus are all on display and vying for media attention. All three headsets will launch in the coming months, making 2016 the year virtual reality becomes an actual reality.
My first foray into what I thought would be a VR experience took place in 1995 when Nintendo unleashed its Virtual Boy. While perusing an in-store demo, I was drawn to Virtual Boy like a nerdy moth to a video game flame. I eagerly anticipated being magically transported into an interactive wonderland of visual delights but instead, the horror that awaited me was a retina-burning, migraine-inducing sea of red pixels that bore a passing resemblance to Mario on a tennis court. For a variety of reasons, Nintendo had opted for a monochrome display so all games used red sprites on a black background. The Virtual Boy was a disaster.
More than twenty-years later, virtual reality technology has come a long way with big companies spending big money on VR. Facebook acquired VR company Oculus in a staggering $2 billion deal in 2014. Taiwanese smartphone and tablet manufacturer HTC has partnered with American video game and digital distribution company Valve to produce Vive. And, with one of the most anticipated VR device about to hit the market, electronics giant Sony has rebranded its 'Project Morpheus' as PlayStation VR.
So, how good is PlayStation VR?
The first thing I noticed as I tried the demo model here at CES was how lightweight and ergonomic the headset is.
It's exceptionally good. The first thing I noticed as I tried the demo model here at CES was how lightweight and ergonomic the headset is. While it looks slightly bulky and cumbersome, when you put it on, you quickly forget you're even wearing it. By slightly tilting the headset visor up or down, you can incrementally refine the focus to ensure it's optimized for any modest vision deficiencies you might have. If you wear glasses, the headset fits right over top without any issues.
Once I had the headset on, the Sony rep (who I could no longer see) handed me two PlayStation Move controllers which are basically wand-like devices with colorful glowing orbs on the end. The camera is able to track the location of the orbs which transfers to movement in the digital world. The VR headset doesn't have built-in audio so the rep put a set of headphones over my ears, and I was ready to go.
Keep in mind, these devices are not consoles in and of themselves. They still need a powerful computer to process the HD video. While the headsets from Oculus and HTC require powerful PCs to run the units, Sony's PlayStation VR runs on their PlayStation 4 game console.
I spent some time with a demo called 'The London Heist' which Sony is developing internally. In this particular game, each controller represents one of your hands. Move the controller and your floating disembodied hands move in correlation.
As the demo started, I was racing down the highway in the passenger seat of a van. The first thing that struck me is how immersive the experience was. The graphics aren't photorealistic by any stretch of the imagination but the sense of presence is so overwhelming that you believe you're actually in digital world you're seeing. If you turn your head to the right, you can look at the driver as if he's sitting right beside you. (We're in London so the steering wheel is on that side.) Turn your head to the left and you can look out the window to see the scenery racing by.
My surly chauffeur then punched out the broken glass, threw me a gun and told me to get to work.
Each controller has a trigger underneath which, in this case, is the action button. By pressing the trigger as I reach for the glove box, it opens up to reveal a soda can and a couple of gun magazines. There's also a cup with straw on the dashboard that I pick up and bring to my mouth, almost expecting to taste a delicious bubbly cola. While it's fascinating to just play around in the car, the real fun started when we were attacked by thugs on motorcycles. The driver ran into one of the bikers which sent him flying onto the front windshield of the van, leaving it cracked and damaged. My surly chauffeur then punched out the remaining broken glass, threw me a gun and told me to get to work.
For the next several minutes, I was living out an action movie. Cars and motorcycles pulled in front of me from the left and the right, driven by weapon-toting goons. By pointing the controller like I would a gun, the precision aiming let me fire back while ducking and dodging the oncoming bullets. The coolest part of the experience was when I ran out of ammo and had to reload, from a bag of gun magazines sitting in a bag between the seats. I had to turn my right hand sideways to reveal the bottom of the gun and then slide a magazine into place with my left hand. It's a simple gesture but really helps sell the experience as if it's really happening.
It wasn't until the demo ended that I realized exactly how immersed in the experience I was. I had absolutely no idea what was going on in the actual world as I was completely present in my car chase. I thought I might feel self-conscious about waving my arms around and wearing a goofy looking helmet in front of a crowd of people but once I was transported to my virtual passenger seat, that was my now-conscious environment and I forgot I was sitting in a massive conference hall in Las Vegas. There could have been a marching band of monkeys prancing by and I would have had no idea.
While I sometimes feel nauseous during long car rides, I felt totally fine in my virtual car-seat.
Although virtual reality is presenting you with simulated motion, it's realistic enough to convince your brain it's really happening. And when the motion you sense with your inner ear is different from the motion you visualize, it can confuse your brain and make you feel like throwing up. This is the cause of real life carsickness and why some people feel like tossing their cookies during long rides in the back seat. VR headset manufacturers are well aware of this phenomenon and have implemented considerable measures to keep users from experiencing motion sickness. But inevitably, there will be certain people who simply can't use it without wanting to vomit their tasty gaming snacks all over the floor. While I sometimes feel nauseous during long car rides, I felt totally fine in my virtual car-seat.
It's important to note this doesn't just slightly enhance the world of traditional gaming, it hits the reset button on how your senses interact with a digital world. But that certainly doesn't mean it's going to be a runaway success right out of the gate. The casual gamer likely isn't going to be picking this up en masse until the software library develops and the price comes down.
Even if it ends up cheaper than the Oculus launch price of $599, PlayStation VR will still be a substantial investment. And the steep price is only one barrier. History has taught us that game console hardware add-ons are almost never successful. One primary reason add-ons don't gain traction is because they fragment the user base which subsequently hurts the software lineup. Developers need to be convinced they'll be able to recoup their investment making a game that only a subset of the install base will even have the ability to play. Another challenge posed by VR headsets is marketing them effectively. It's almost impossible to convey what the experience is like without having someone actually put on the headset to try it for themselves. How can you sell somebody something when they can't fully understand what it is they're buying? If you're exclusively using in-store demos to convince people they want it, customer acquisition costs are staggering. Word of mouth will be crucial to its success so a user's first experience had better be damned good. From what I've seen so far, it is damned good.
Early adopters are likely to be hardcore gamers and tech enthusiasts who are willing to spend some decent coin to be the first to get their hands on the shiny new virtual toy.
If you're worried that like 3D television, VR might be a gimmick or passing fad, now that I've tried it out, I'm confident in saying it's the real deal and here for the long haul. It's extremely impressive technology that's only going to become more ubiquitous as time goes on. And the applications for VR extend well beyond gaming. It could conceivably train employees highly technical skills, take users on a virtual vacation, and provide companies with innovative ways to show-off their products to consumers. Those applications might be better suited to the PC infrastructure of Oculus and Vive, but Sony insists it has plans for VR content beyond traditional gaming.
In the end, my first true VR experience was exhilarating. It left me wanting more and fantasizing about which digital worlds I might one day be exploring. The very thought of skulking around a haunted mansion in a survival horror game both terrifies and delights me. The anxiety might actually be too intense for my artery-clogged heart to handle but then again, after the horrifying experience Virtual Boy gave me over 20 years ago, I'm ready for anything. While hardcore techies with money to spend will likely be the early adopters of the first wave of virtual reality, it will someday become technology for the masses. It's too good not to succeed.


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Cricket is not just a game of boundaries and sixes, but I think I'm in minority with those who always admire great fast bowling and batsmen who counter them with authority. In the World of Cricket, there are some great batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Muhammad Yousif, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis etc. But I'm really not looking at them. I'm looking at my Top ten Batsmen who can tear any bowling attack apart. These batsmen are a bowler's nightmare, they can be match-winners on their day.
Today's cricket, inspired by T20, is more about sixes which lands us onto the question " which batsman has hit most sixes in ODI cricket career?" The answer is! No other than Pakistan's swashbuckling all-rounder Shahid Afridi hit most sixes in ODI cricket. Best known as Boom Boom, started his career as leg spinner, scored century the first time he went out to bat which is still the fastest ever, and changed his career forever. He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds many individual records. If you notice, Shahid Afridi also has the highest strike-rate among the greatest six hitters. Here, below is list of top 10 Batsmen with most sixes in ODI cricket.
10. Yuvraj Singh | India
At 10th position, the Indian left-handed, middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh. He has 155 sixes to his credit in 304 matches and 278 innings. Yuvraj managed 908 fours at a strike rate of 88 and with an average of 36.55.
9. Ricky Ponting | Australia
The retired Australian legend slammed 162 sixes in 375 matches and 365 innings. Punter hit 1231 fours during his ODI career with strike rate of 80 and average 42..
8. Sourav Ganguly | India
Ganguly hit 190 sixes during his career spanned 311 matches and 300 innings. Known as Dada, hit 1122 fours at a strike rate of 74 and average of 41.
7. AB de Villiers | South Africa
De Villiers, The South African cricketer, who captains the South African One Day International (ODI) team is at No. 7. Widely regarded as the best batsman in the world at present. De Villiers slapped 194 sixes in 222 matches and 213 innings and hit an exceptional number of fours as well –819. He maintained a strike rate of 100 and average of 53.63
6. Sachin Tendulkar | India
The Indian legend, Tendulkar slapped 195 sixes in 463 matches and 452 innings. Till date, Tendulkar is the only batsman to international to have hit more than 2000 fours. He has 2016 fours to his credit. He maintained a strike rate of 86 and average of 45.
5. Brendon McCullum | New Zealand
The current New Zealand skipper, McCullum has 200 sixes to his credit in 260 matches with 228 innings. McCullum has also hit 577 fours with a strike rate of 96. His average of 30.41 is highly disappointing.
4. MS Dhoni | India
The cool man, The Indian skipper has so far blasted 213 sixes in 306 matches and 263 innings. In addition, Dhoni hit 747 fours, while maintaining a strike rate of 88.57 and stunning average of 51.90.
3. Chris Gayle | West Indies
Gayle, the Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies took the 3rd place. He has blasted 238 sixes in 269 matches and 264 innings. He has 1038 fours to his credit and his strike rate is 85 and average is 37.33.
Gayle has slapped 16 Sixes during ICC WC-2015 against Zimbabwe, that is the 3rd maximum 6s (after RG Sharma and AB de Villiers) in an ODI innings. He scored 215 runs that is the 4th biggest individual score in ODI cricket history.
2. Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka
The former Lankan great cricketer Jayasuriya is at No.2 with 270 sixes in 445 matches and 433 innings. Jayasuriya also slapped 1500 fours during his ODI career. He maintained a strike rate of 91 and average of 32.
1. Shahid Khan Afridi | Pakistan
Pakistani Pathan, Boom Boom Afridi is at number one having thrashed 351 sixes in 398 matches (369 innings). While he has 730 fours to his credit and an unbelievable strike rate of 117. He has highly disappointing average of 24.


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Kyogle's Features, Facts And Attractions-
Kyogle is where the original Northern Rivers still exists in World Heritage listed Rainforests, diverse cultures and rural landscapes once echoing with crosscut saws of the Cedar Getters harvesting their 'Red Gold'. The Bundjalung word 'kaiou-gal' means 'the place of the brush turkey or bustard' or "native companion" which is a fast long-legged running bird. Kyogle Council LGA is 3,589 square kilometres of lifestyle with the Kyogle township having a population around 3,500. Visitors love their experience of Kyogle and the surrounding villages drawn by the spectacular natural beauty of the area that flows with the essence of the Australian rural character. With so much to offer it is no wonder that the Kyogle area is becoming recognised as the gem of the Far North Coast in New South Wales.
A visit to the Kyogle Visitor Information Centre, which is conveniently located on the main traffic route at the Cnr Summerland Way and Anzac Dr, will enhance your visit to the area. A good car park with access from the side street, offers plenty of room for caravans and motorhomes, The Centre opens 7 days a week 9am-4pm. Pop in and view the selection of brochures, make a purchase of local product, and receive helpful information from friendly volunteer locals who are only too happy to showcase their local region. Enjoy a break at the "Country Cafe" at the rear of the centre, where toilet facilites are also located. A electric BBQ area and lush parkland area adjoin the Information Centre, along with picnic areas, which is a great place to relax and unwind.
Culturally and environmentally diverse, the area centred on Kyogle is an ideal destination for a holiday.
The district boasts a wide range of natural assets, including the World Heritage listed Border Ranges National Park, Toonumbar National Park and no fewer than 12 state forests, all within easy reach of the towns and villages. And not far away is the Wollumbin/Mt Warning National Park.
An abundance of well-maintained facilities, picnic spots, camping sites, lookouts and walking trails will ensure that you enjoy all Kyogle has to offer. Good accomodation is available in farmstays, bed & breakfasts, rainforest retreats, pubs, motels and caravan parks.
Cross the creek and discover where real coffee is served, grab a picnic lunch and head out for a day of exploration in our World Heritage Rainforests or leisurely recreation at Toonumbar Dam. Begin a journey of discovery along the scenic Lions Road which provides a shorter, spectacularly scenic route over the McPherson Ranges and into Queensland. It is a more recent (1970) example of the pioneer spirit which created the area still being involved in community development. The road was a Lions Club project, with massive community support and assistance, and is a popular drive to visit the historically significant Border Loop Railway Spiral and Tunnels. Or you may choose one of the 1-10 "Gateway to the Rainforest- Tourist Drive " brochures when exploring the area and visiting the villages of Woodenbong, historic Urbenville, uniquely Australian Bonalbo and sample Bush Tucker surrounded by authentic indigenous artwork at the home of the Australian Light Horse, Tabulam, where you can marvel at the longest single span wooden bridge in Australia.
Kyogle has maintained the character of its main street and hidden behind these beautiful façades is a plethora of shops; café's, galleries, coffee shops and hotels offer the visitor a uniquely Australian experience or take the time to experience the Art Deco walk. A colourful Bazaar Market is held on the 4th Sunday of each month at the rear of the Visitor Information Centre from 8.00am to 2.00pm.
Kyogle is located 758 km north of Sydney, 184 km south of Brisbane and is 60 metres above sea level on the Richmond River at the base of the Fairymount (246mtrres high). Promoted as 'The Gateway to the Rainforests', a claim justified as it is surrounded by one of the largest remaining areas of rainforest in the state and the town boasts an annual rainfall of 1118mm.
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- 3x Darkslick Shores
- 3x Drowned Catacomb
- 3x Glacial Fortress
- 2x Island
- 2x Isolated Chapel
- 2x Nephalia Drownyard
- 5x Plains
- 4x Seachrome Coast
- 1x Swamp
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Raspberries says... #1
One or two card:Life's Finale may be great here, as it allows you to search their library, know everything they have, and remove 3 threats before you ever see them. Surgical Extraction is great if you have other removal (as you do) and is excellent at shutting down key cards or combos.
July 25, 2012 8:55 a.m.
I second the Surgical Extraction comment. The tricky thing about building a deck like this is that you need creatures whether you want them or not. If you're spending the whole game trying to control 2 other players, you're going to need a lot of firepower. No amount of control is going to outlast them the whole game, so you'll need to stabilize your board at some point so they can't get through. It's too bad you're not running green or you could use Melira, Sylvok Outcast and Phyrexian Unlife to lock the board down entirely. As long as you can protect both pieces of the puzzle, damage will not have an effect once you get to 0 life. I'd personally be running a green splash to this deck just to have Melira around.
You might want to pare down to 20 lands for a 60 card deck. Also, I'm not sure what your experience has been in playtesting or in games, but I play mostly aggro/control and would just build up to mount an attack against a creatureless deck. Without running a board lock like I previously mentioned, you might consider a good defender or tokens. I know you have the tokens from Elspeth and Ajani, but maybe include Midnight Haunting and/or Gather the Townsfolk also? Just depends on how much you need. Another effective route would be to use tappers like Dungeon Geists and Niblis of the Breath .
I don't like Jace here. To be honest, I'd rather run Captain of the Watch with tokens, Gideon Jura or Sleep into Sunblast Angel for a late game wipe, or Tamiyo, the Moon Sage .
Gitaxian Probe can anticipate threats and draw through your deck. Plus, it will bring your average CMC closer to 2 (probably where you want it for a deck like this). Also, this deck REALLY wants card:Tezzeret's Gambit instead of Think Twice to fuel Ratchet Bomb (which I think should be a 4x) and the planeswalkers. Stuff like Stonehorn Dignitary /Ghostly Flicker /Cloudburst, Fog , or Downpour might be worth looking into. Also, Sun Titan could bring back Ajani (more than once if you use Restoration Angel ), a used up Ratchet Bomb , or a spent Oblivion Ring . Not sure if you want something like that since he has a 6 power, but you could use him as a blocker. Intrepid Hero could be hugely useful against big creature decks.
July 25, 2012 10:16 p.m.
Correction: Cloudshift
July 25, 2012 10:21 p.m.
Khorien2011 says... #4
My Father is running the Aggro deck. He's is suppose to be the winning deck while I control the board.
July 26, 2012 4:39 a.m.
I understand that, but what I'm saying is that not having any blockers on your side of the board will make it harder for him to win the game with his deck if you are outpaced by the other team. They can just swing at you all day because you would have nothing to block with and your team will literally have half the creatures available to play. That puts more strain on your Dad's side of things to do damage. Not that good aggro decks can't do 40 damage pretty quickly, but even with a deck full of control it would take him a while to do that much damage.
Again, you could remedy that with tokens or a board lock (Melira and Phyrexian Unlife is just one example). There isn't enough control in instants and sorceries to lock down two decks. Eventually, it will run out and you'll be totally vulnerable. Just a thought. I could be wrong.
July 26, 2012 11:28 p.m.
Reporting some playtesting. I played stall on your side (i.e. didn't swing with any tokens and tried to keep mana open for counter spells) to see how many turns you could hold off my zombie deck. It did pretty well (normally falling around turn 12-15), but I'm trying to consider how it'd do against 2 decks and I just can't imagine it being able to hold them both off. Also, to be honest, you can never anticipate what multi-player games will look like while playtesting. Too many interactions for one person to do.
I think the tokens helped out out the most but Entreat the Angels was just too expensive to cast and stayed in my hand most of the game. That's why I suggested something like Midnight Haunting . Temporal Mastery wasn't really reliable to draw at 2x, though it could work if you run one more and try to Ponder or Think Twice into it for the miracle cost. Timewalk can be pretty devastating if you can consistently get it. Maybe 1-2 more Elspeth Tirel so you know you'll see her at some point in the game.
Official (and final) suggestion: -1 Entreat the Angels, -4 Darkslick Shores, -4 Isolated Chapel, -3 Go for the Throat, -4 Day of Judgment (kills your Dad's creatures, too), Sideboard Ratchet Bomb for token matchups (also kills your Dad's creatures), +3 Razorverge Thicket , +3 Sunpetal Grove , +1 Temporal Mastery, +1 Elspeth Tirel, +4 Phyrexian Unlife , +3 Midnight Haunting . Also, sideboard 3x card:Tezzeret's Gambit to boost your Ratchet Bomb and planeswalkers.
Net effect: 23 land in a 60 card deck (plenty for control), extra Temporal Mastery gives you more chances to get your Melira/Unlife combo out, still plenty of counter spell to protect your combo and for control on your opponent's side, smaller flying tokens that can get a boost from Ajani.
July 27, 2012 1:41 a.m.
Khorien2011 says... #7
You see, my father is running G/W/R Angels with 2 sigarda's, 1 Avacyn, 1 Elesh, 2 wurmcoil, and like 2-3 wolfir silverhearts for finishers. And ramp like birds of Paradise and somberwald sages. 4 of each and also 4 caverns of souls. 4 blade splicers, 3 strangleroot geists all for early aggro of course. 4 restoration angels and 3 cloudshifts for blinking blade splicer. And 2 garruk relentless's for tutoring.
July 27, 2012 12:07 p.m.
Khorien2011 says... #8
You see, my father is running G/W/R Angels with 2 sigarda's, 1 Avacyn, 1 Elesh, 2 wurmcoil, and like 2-3 wolfir silverhearts for finishers. And ramp like birds of Paradise and somberwald sages. 4 of each and also 4 caverns of souls. 4 blade splicers, 3 strangleroot geists all for early aggro of course. 4 restoration angels and 3 cloudshifts for blinking blade splicer. And 2 garruk relentless's for tutoring.
July 27, 2012 12:07 p.m.
Khorien2011 says... #9
He's also running 1 gisela
July 27, 2012 3:19 p.m.
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Scaup limits mean hunters must identify ducks carefully
The Rev. Paul Larson, an ardent duck hunter from Deer River, remembers the good old days of bluebill hunting.
"It's nothing like it used to be," Larson said this past week with Minnesota's duck season just around the corner. "I used to shoot -- oh, from about Oct. 20 to the middle of November -- I'd get bluebills all the time. Now, if I get two a year, I'm lucky."
Minnesota's 2008 waterfowl season opens Saturday, and with it comes new regulations on scaup, or bluebills. The scaup limit will be one daily except from Oct. 25 to Nov. 13, when two may be taken. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources protested to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which sets season frameworks, hoping to get a two-scaup limit for the entire season. The limit has been two in recent years. But the Fish and Wildlife Service didn't change its framework.
Larson said the new scaup limit is reasonable.
"I can live with it," he said.
So can Gene Olson, 54, an avid duck hunter from Coleraine.
"I'm in favor of it, if it helps us get our bluebills back," Olson said. "The way duck hunting is going nowadays, we're going to have to do something to get duck hunting back. I'm afraid before my time is up, they're going to take duck hunting away."
One problem with the restrictive scaup limit is that most hunters have difficulty distinguishing scaup from ring-necked ducks in flight. The ringneck is popular among hunters and a significant part of the annual bag in northern Minnesota. Ring-necked duck hunters may inadvertently take too many scaup, Olson said.
"I'm afraid we're going to find a lot of ducks [discarded] in the weeds. That part of it's going to be bad," he said.
Larson, who has been out harvesting wild rice lately, says the population of ring-necked ducks, many of which breed in Minnesota, appears good.
"I've been ricing every year for 30 years, and this year I saw the biggest flocks I've seen in a long time," Larson said. "Ringbills [ring-necked ducks] and also lots of teal."
The question is whether the teal will stick around.
"If we have lots of teal on the opener, it seems to make or break the opener," said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji. "We'll hope the teal here will stay."
The scaup population has been declining across the continent, and biologists aren't sure why. Some say the habitat along migration routes may be a limiting factor, Dennis Simon, chief of the DNR's wildlife management section, has said.
Larson remembers the good old days, when thousands of bluebills rafted on Lake Winnibigoshish and on Bowstring Lake, both north of Deer River, and Cass Lake to the west.
"I purposely hunted bluebills," Larson said. "That's what I did. I'd rather hunt bluebills because of the excitement they'd provide. I enjoy watching them fly. I enjoy watching them twist."
Olson, too, loves the late-season hunting of diver ducks despite dwindling numbers of bluebills.
"I would go duck hunting if they knocked the limit down to one," Olson said. "I go right to the end of the season. If I have to find a trout lake with deep water, I do it."


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