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Careful with that, you'll poke an eye out, Max Payne 3 in 3D
Subject: General Tech | June 27, 2012 - 07:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: max payne 3, gaming, 3d vision
We've seen a few reviews of Max Payne 3 go by, focusing on performance and the effects various graphical options have on the look and feel of the game, but so far little has been said about its 3D mode. For those who have the gear it is possible to add more artificial depth to Max's character and as it happens Hi Tech Legion had the display, glasses and the NVIDIA Beta 304.48, which would be the needed checklist for enabling 3D. They were quite impressed with the implementation and had no issues apart from a bit of blurry text. If you have the desire and the equipment you can examine a few of their screen captures here, otherwise you shall have to content yourself with reading the review.
"Max Payne 3 is the latest chapter in the 3rd person shooter title which debuted over 11 years ago for the PC. Max Payne is now living thousands of miles away from the grit and grim of New York and working in private security detail for a power Brazilian family in Sao Paolo. It is not all sunshine, beaches, and babes in bikinis for Max however, as he finds himself in the middle of a sprawling conspiracy involving all manner of Brazilian scum from the crevices of the Favela, the swampland militias as well as the ivory tower of ambitious politicians who would stop at nothing to add a few more zeroes to their paycheck. Max Payne 3 for the PC boasts detailed DirectX11 graphics and resurrects the "bullet time" gameplay everyone enjoyed in the original title that debuted over a decade ago now."
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- Tokyo Jungle PlayStation 3 @ Tweaktown
Max Payne 3 versus Tessellation, FXAA and MSAA
Subject: General Tech | June 13, 2012 - 03:49 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, max payne 3, fxaa, msaa, ssao, hdao
Techgage recently took a look at the effect enabling tesselation and antialiasing has on the visual quality of Max Payne 3. Visually the Phong Tesselation seems to only have an effect on close visuals of faces, as well as adding some volume to clothing. FXAA and 4xMSAA had more effect, with FXAA not only offering smoother visuals but also having almost no effect whatsoever on frame rates. They also took a look at SSAO and HDAO but for that you'd need to download their large screenshot to be able to tell them apart and ended by delving into the performance. Check it out here.
"With Max Payne 3 reviewed, how about we take a look at the game from a technical perspective? Wondering what the game brings to the tessellation table? How FXAA compares to MSAA? Whether HDAO is really worth the performance hit? We tackle all these questions and more, so read on."
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Max Payne 3 at Max resolution
Subject: General Tech | June 6, 2012 - 03:20 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: max payne 3, crossfire, sli, gtx680, HD 7970, gaming
For the tests they ran, [H]ard|OCP used the latest Catalyst beta, 12.6 and ForceWare 301.42 WHQL as both drivers proved able to provide proper multi-GPU performance on Max Payne 3. In AMD's case it provided improvements to single card gaming as well. The games graphics options provide a nice tool which displays how much VRAM your configuration will require so that you can get an idea if your card will be able to handle the settings before you even play the game. SLI did scale better than Crossfire but even still, both multi GPU rigs could handle the max settings at 2560x1600 and when used singly could still sit around the 60fps mark. Check out the full review here.
"HardOCP is on top of Max Payne 3 to find out what graphics options it supports and how a GTX 680 and a Radeon HD 7970 perform. We also wanted to know if SLI and CrossFireX worked, and how performance scales. In this preview of performance and image quality we take a look at all of this in the first chapter of this game."
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Public Prosecutors of the Kingdom of Bahrain today released details of the charges being brought against 23 nationals relating to planning and executing a campaign of violence, intimidation and subversion in the Gulf Kingdom, which prosecutors have described as a sophisticated terrorist network with international support. Following a detailed intelligence gathering operation by Bahrain's National Security Agency, the arrests were made from 13th August onwards under Bahrain's "Protecting the Community from Terrorism Act 2006" leading to today's charges being made.
Prosecutors named the Bahrain-based leaders of the network as Abduljalil Al Singace, Mohamed Habeeb Al Saffaf, Abdulhadi Al Mokhaidar along with London-based Bahraini nationals, Saeed Al Shehabi and Husain Mshaima as well as outlining the wider members of the 23-man network who include amongst them academics, taxi drivers, civil servants, dentists and administrators as well as several unemployed receiving state benefit.
The network was revealed as being organized into five layers covering the supervision and planning of terrorist acts, through to logistical support and propaganda. The network's funding was also revealed as being obtained through three principal channels, the misappropriation of "Khums" - the traditional religious levy among the Shia community - the creation of front group "charities" to receive donations and overseas funds derived from supported international organizations and foreign entities.
Bahrain Public Prosecution official Abdulrahman Al Sayed commented:
"This sophisticated terrorist network with operations inside and outside Bahrain has undertaken and planned a systematic and layered campaign of violence and subversion aimed squarely at undermining the national security of Bahrain.
"The leaders of the network have been accused of several crimes including the planning and instigation of violence, conducting a wide ranging propaganda campaign against the Kingdom and seeking to overthrow the regime by force.
"All those arrested will face trial in strict accordance with the laws of Bahrain and their detention will continue to be fully in-line with international standards."
Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said:
"The Kingdom of Bahrain is proud of its open society and on-going democratic reforms that allow for freedom of expression and peaceful protest. However, no democracy can allow freedoms to extend to the perpetration, planning and instigation of violence that seeks to undermine the stability of the nation and threaten the lives of all its citizens. No one is above the law."
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What do you do when you have been the most accessible football coach on the planet? The requests, like kudzu, grow and multiply, spiraling out of control, until throttling back becomes a frustrating and overwhelming challenge.
With Georgia's Mark Richt, he has only turned down the requests he absolutely could not fit into his schedule. For six-plus years this is the way it has been. Every high school banquet organizer, every church leader, every grand-opening committee has been dialing him since he took over as Georgia's head coach. He literally has honored more requests than he has had time. All the while he has been coaching the Bulldogs to championships and giving his family some semblance of priority. More often than not, however, they have gone to bed with him on the road many nights of the year.
Now he is saying no. For good reason. This is his son Jon's last year of high school. He wants to enjoy time with his first born before his higher education matriculation gets underway.
Additionally, Richt is allocating time to reflect on a variety of projects and priorities as the overseer of Bulldog football. While he is cutting back on several fronts, Richt has accelerated the pace in one key area - recruiting.
Recently, on an evening drive from Callaway Gardens to Athens, he spent much of the trip on his cell phone talking to prospects - with very few personal references, his selling pitch focusing on Georgia, what the school is, what he wants the program to be, and how the prospect can fit in. Richt is a good and smooth salesman, but not insincere or self serving. It is not "what I am," but "what Georgia offers."
He has been exuberant privately over recent commitments (eleven to date). Some of the very best players are eager to become Bulldogs.
The competition for talent in the Peach State keeps becoming tougher and tougher. Georgia has always had to fight off schools across all borders. Steve Spurrier would like more Georgia boys in Columbia. Tennessee has always recruited aggressively in the state, especially in north Georgia and Atlanta.
Auburn, only 33 miles west of Columbus camps, out in the Peach State during recruiting season. Now that Nick Saban has landed in Tuscaloosa, Georgia will be a key recruiting ground for him.
"We got three players this year out of Georgia that are pretty good," Saban said recently. Looking at a Georgia man, he said, "You can't take 'em all." Saban also ventured the notion that there are usually about 18 outstanding prospects in the state of Alabama each year. "Not enough for two schools," he offered, referring to Alabama and Auburn, his chief rival.
Closing the borders is never easy. One way to make kids feel they are wanted is for the head coach to travel to their school and hear it first hand. Richt did more of that in the spring, which means he, out of necessity, doesn't feel he can continue to answer the endless calls to speak and make appearances.
The view here is that this unending appearance demand is Richt's fault. It has to do with his agreeable nature, his commitment to his key interests-primarily church affiliations and the University of Georgia. He will remain energetically active, it is just that he is redirecting his priorities. If you are a coach, recruiting must become your highest priority. You can get to a banquet later. Even church outings can wait.
Bringing in the sheaves! That is what recruiting is all about. First you get 'em signed, then you get 'em admitted. Then you hope they grow, develop and stay out of trouble, bond together and bring home a championship.
For that to happen, you first have to get 'em here. The new Mark Richt is giving that objective his highest priority.
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An old friend has returned to North County this football season.
Dave Lay, the former head coach at Orange Glen High, was a late addition to the coaching staff at Valley Center under coach Rob Gilster.
Gilster was an assistant coach at Orange Glen under Lay in thelate 1980s before Lay left for a stint as the offensive coordinatorat San Diego State in 1989. It was one of three tours of duty withthe Aztecs.
Lay was also the offensive coordinator at Colorado State. Healso coached at Castle Park and last year helped Southwest end along losing streak.
Now he's calling plays for the Jaguars.
"Dave and I talked over the summer and he said he wasn't doing anything but that he'd like to scout for us," Gilster said. "I asked if he'd like to get on the field again and he said he would love to coach.
"This was a no-brainer for me because maybe I can spend more time with where I came from."
But it meant Gilster, a former offensive lineman at Escondido under coaches Chick Embrey and Denny Snyder, had to give up his role as the play-caller, a job he's handled since 1989 when he succeeded Lay at Orange Glen.
"It was a good time to give it up for now," Gilster said. "I'll just be the head coach looking at all areas.
"For me, it's a good change because we have everything in place to run the one-back offense that Dave loves. It would kill Dave to have to run the wing-T.
"Besides, there's one guy I would never question on the field and that's Dave. I trust his expertise, his experience and his honesty. Two of the best years of my coaching career were those two seasons at OG with Dave."
Football finals
Once again, the high school football season for three divisionsculminates at Qualcomm Stadium with the CIF championshiptripleheader.
The postseason begins Nov. 21 and ends Dec. 15 with Division III kicking off the day at 12:30 p.m. followed by Division II at 4 p.m. and Division I at 7:30 p.m.
The defending champions are Marian Catholic (III), Oceanside (II) and Carlsbad (I).
The Division IV finals will be Dec. 6 at a site to be determined. The eight-man title game is Nov. 22.
Scrimmage screw-ups
As if trying to come back from an 0-10 season last year wasn't enough, Orange Glen had to scramble just to get in its scrimmage this year.
The Patriots thought they were scrimmaging at Coronado last Saturday, but the Islanders instead opened the regular season against Santa Fe Christian.
It turns out the scrimmage was the week before.
Orange Glen wound up getting into a three-way scrimmage last Friday against Chaparral, Perris and San Jacinto.
Escondido was going to scout Clairemont's scrimmage against Bishop's in preparation for its opener, but when Bishop's decided to play eight-man football, it meant the scrimmage was a seven-on-seven affair.
"There was no point even sending someone to film it because we wouldn't have gotten anything out of that," Escondido coach Paul Gomes said.
The Cougars still managed a 30-14 victory over the Chieftains in the opener.
Game of firsts
If you're involved in a trivia contest in a bar 10 years from now, here's some items you're bound to stump the crowd with:
Who scored the first touchdown in Westview history in a 14-14 tie against Scripps Ranch? Quarterback Warren Scott on a 1-yard sneak.
The first completion was also by Scott and the first reception went to Kevin Rojas for 7 yards.
The first rushing play was a 5-yard run by Scott on a keeper.
The first PAT was by Joey Coulter.
And the first tackle was by linebacker Kyle Johnson on the opening kickoff.
Time change
Vista's night football game scheduled for Sept. 26 at San Diego Mesa College, has been changed to 3 p.m. at Morse that same day.
Because of rising rental costs at Mesa, Morse has received permission to begin playing games at home again, although all varsity games will be 3 p.m. starts.
The new start time means the Panthers will be leaving Vista by noon for the long bus ride to Morse.
The JV games will be played Thursday at the opposite site of the freshmen game, which in Vista's case means the frosh game is at Vista with the JV game at Morse.
Think playoffs
The CIF Playoff Pass is on sale at the CIF office for all fall sports.
One pass for football costs $25 and additional passes are $20.
For boys water polo, it's $15 for one and $10 for any additional ones. Girls volleyball costs $18 for one and $12 for extra ones.
A playoff pass for all three sports costs $45 for one and $35 for each additional one. There is a limit of three additional passes per person.
Call the CIF office at (858) 292-8165 for further ticket information.
Terry Monahan is a staff writer for the North County Times. Hecan be reached at (760) 739-6648 or email@example.com.


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Yes, I think HC did themselves no favours by putting the price up so high. Even just before publication it was going to be GBP 300 and at the last minute they squeezed another GBP 50. It really is a lovely book (and I'm very happy to have my '#3'), but in retrospect it was just too expensive and they printed way too many copies. I wonder how they will distribute the remainder once the web sales completely dry up? If they are still in the 200-300 range after a year I think it is safe to say that there is little chance of them ever selling the remainder of the copies without resorting to some really aggressive discounting (say 30-40%). I'm wondering if they will end up selling in bulk to other distributors (as I think has happened in the past with some of the super-deluxes).


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Addition Word Problems
Lesson 5 of 6
Objective: SWBAT solve two digit addition word problems using the draw a picture strategy.
Big Idea: In this lesson students use the strategy of drawing a picture to solve two-digit word problems.
Activating Strategy
To begin this lesson, we play the following game on the SmartBoard:
One way that I like to keep my students engaged is by putting them in pairs and give each pair a personal white board. When the question comes up on the SmartBoard, then each pair is given the opportunity to discuss the answer and put their answer on their white board. I then call on random students or pairs of students to come to the board and answer the question.
After the game, we access prior knowledge by having partners add two-digit numbers. I write random two digit numbers on the board for students to add.
Problem-solving lessons can be rich opportunities for building critical thinking skills. For each problem, I ask a volunteer to present his or her solution and explain the reasoning for each step that was used. After the presentation, I elicit comments or questions from other children. Then I ask if anyone used a different way to solve the problem. I have that child present his or her work and follow up with another class discussion. I continue the presentations and discussions as both opportunity and time permit. (MP3)
NBT.C4 calls for students to use concrete models, drawings and place value strategies to add and subtract within 100. In this lesson, students will be using a combination of drawing a picture and knowledge of place value to answer the word problems.
Teaching Strategies
I start this lesson by writing the following word problem on the board/chart paper (Addition word problems also available):
Kelly has 23 toy cars. He gets 6 more new toy cars. How many toy cars does he have now?
I start by asking the questions:
- What information do we need to find out? (How many toy cars he has now.)
- What information do we have? (He has 23 and he gets 6 more new cars.)
- How can we draw a picture to show how many toy cars he has now? (I can draw 2 lines for 2 tens and 3 circles for 3 ones.)
- How can we draw a picture to show how many new toy cars he gets? (I can draw 6 circles for 6 ones.)
Model how to add the ones first, and add the tens.
I then give students base ten blocks, or paper to have them model how to solve the problem with me. Write this problem on the board/chart paper:
Amy picks 60 blueberries to make a pie. Then she picks 12 more to eat. How many blueberries does she pick?
- What information do we need to find? (How many blueberries she picked.)
- What information do we need to use? (She picked 60 blueberries and then 12 more blueberries.)
- How can we draw a picture to show how many blueberries she picked? (I can draw 6 lines for 6 tens.)
- How can we draw a picture to show how many blueberries she eats? (I can draw 1 line for 1 ten, and 2 circles for 2 ones.)
Have students draw their pictures and solve the problem.
In this picture, the student is demonstrating how to write the numbers in a vertical alignment and drawing a line between the tens and ones place. Many of my students use this strategy to help them with adding the ones place first.
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For the independent practice portion of this lesson, I assign Addition Word Problems_worksheet. for students to complete.
For struggling students, I provide them with base ten blocks to help them solve the problems instead of drawing pictures.
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To close out the lesson, I have students pick a number from each column:
Column A
Column B
I then have them write their own word problem using those two numbers. We then mix, pair, share to solve our word problems.
(I have them pick a number from each column instead of creating their own to ensure that the numbers that we are adding do not require regrouping.)


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Envirogen Technologies Inc. announced it has been awarded a contract to supply two biological odor control systems as part of a Western Wake Regional Wastewater Management Facility (WWRWMF) construction initiative, managed by the town of Cary, N.C. and its municipal partners (the towns of Apex, Morrisville and Holly Springs, N.C.). The two systems will utilize Envirogen's biofiltration technology to remove odors and 99% of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from air at the wastewater operation's West Cary and Beaver Creek pump stations. The West Cary site will feature Envirogen's new BTF-4500 modular vessel design, while the Beaver Creek site will receive a custom-designed built-in-place biofilter.
The new odor control systems at West Cary and Beaver Creek will handle H2S concentrations of 20 to 40 parts per million by volume (ppmv) at respective air flow rates of 6,700 and 8,250 cu ft per meter (cfm). Both will achieve 99% H2S removal along with control of total odor. The Beaver Creek system will consist of a covered, poured-in-place concrete treatment vessel, while the BTF-4500 system at West Cary will be a pre-fabricated corrosion-resistant fiberglass treatment vessel ready for placement on a simple, compacted stone foundation.
Envirogen's BTF odor control series features a high efficiency biotrickling system for H2S removal and humidification in a short empty bed reaction time. The second stage biofilter is designed to work on mercaptans and tough-to-treat odors such as dimethyl sulfide. The biotrickling portion operates at a low pH of 1 to 2 with the appropriate bacteria, and has a continuous recirculation system. The biofilter portion of the design operates at a neutral pH with the appropriate media and bacteria for digestion of mercaptans and other organic odors. Envirogen will also provide on-site customer support and training to assist in start-up. Long-term lifecycle costs are addressed via a 10-year warranty covering media life. Both systems are currently in the design phase, with equipment delivery anticipated by the end of 2012.
According to Robert L. Loken, vice president, product management and Great Lakes region for Envirogen, the design flexibility of Envirogen's biofilter and biotower product line allows the company to design systems precisely matched to customer requirements and also to develop synergistic options and opportunities for improved performance.
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Marked by tragedy, traumatized at the age of eight, Michael, now 18, is no ordinary young man. Besides not uttering a single word in 10 years, he discovers the one thing he can somehow do better than anyone else. Whether it's a locked door without a key, a padlock with no combination, or even an 800 pound safe...he can open them all.
It's an unforgivable talent. A talent that will make young Michael a hot commodity with the wrong people and, whether he likes it or not, push him ever closer to a life of crime. That is, until he finally sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long.
Steve Hamilton steps away from his Edgar Award-winning Alex McKnight series to introduce a unique new character, unlike anyone you've ever seen or heard in the world of crime fiction.
©2010 Steve Hamilton; (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"Hypnotic...a proven master of suspense moves in a brand new direction - and the result is can't-put-it-down spectacular." (Lee Child)
"I haven't read a book this captivating in a long time. The Lock Artist is gutsy, genuine and, flat out, a great read. You won't be disappointed." (Michael Connelly)
"Good story Very Slow"
This has a good story line but is at times excruciatingly slow. For most of this book I almost forgot there was a plot, it seemed to just drag by this person's every day life.
He did a good job with what he had and had I purchased it in writing I don't think I would have finished.
"A decent story, a little slow"
Pros: interesting story line about a unique topic, told in a creative out-of-sequence narrative, good reader. Cons: a bit sappy with teenage love thrown into what otherwise would be a hard-boiled crime novel, characters were a bit overblown and cartoonish, a few of the character voices were a little annoying.
"Near Perfect"
Combine a great story with a great narrator and you have a great audio book. The story is easy to follow and sucks you in almost immediately. Very well paced. The mechanics of lock picking are interesting and the main character is likable. Just the right amount of suspense and a few plot twists thrown in. A good solid work that delivers. I've listened to a lot of audio book fiction and this has been one of my favorites.
"One of my two favorite audiobooks thus far"
Just finished the truly great...and exciting...story of The Lock Artist. Narration is outstanding. Along with "Wolf Hall" it is a perfectly told version of a great book. One of the NYTBR 2010 top 100 books, it is a coming of age...adventure...crime novel...love story...about a boy who goes mute via traumatic event and falls into a netherword where he becomes a "box man" for hire. No spoiler details here...Just great writing...and reading. I have listened to well over 150 books...some for fifteen minutes before bailing out...and some for over 20 hours of pleasure...this is one not to miss. I'm recommending this audio version over the book...hard to imagine that reading is better than this particular narration.
"Boxman Bildungsroman or Safecracking Künstlerroman"
I liked this 'Boxman' Bildungsroman (or Safecracking Künstlerroman), I just didn't really love it. Hamilton builds an interesting character, throws him into an alternating narrative arc (weaving backstory and primary narrative), but then makes the primary story a predictable no-exit, locked-box mystery. That said, I still listened to it in almost one sitting. Anyway, it was compelling and interesting, but just seemed a tad gimmicky/forced at times, and a little too easy to crack. Probably a 3 star novel and maybe a 4 star mystery.
"Outstandingly Different!"
Thanks, Steve Hamilton, for delivering a truly suspenseful book with a different kind of "hero". I thoroughly enjoyed this one, from beginning to end!
"The Lock Artist" will keep you spellbound. Here Steve Hamilton creates a character about whom we care, then puts him into an impossible situation. You will enjoy watching how young Mike works his way through this predicament, while maintaining his integrity. Mr. Hamilton employs deft writing skills to define multi-dimensional characters and to envision the world through which they move. MacLeod Andrews does a magnificent job narrating this novel, creating unique voices for all of the characters, so that we can easily distinguish who is talking. Even if Mr. Hamilton hadn't crafted such an intriguing plot, I would still recommend "The Lock Artist" in audio, just so you could hear a master actor at work. If you don't mind being kept up late at night ??? to find out what happens next ??? buy "The Lock Artist."
"A tedious listen"
A dark secret is alluded to from the beginning, which is guaranteed to keep many listeners intrigued. But the story itself is peopled with unappealing characters, including the protagonist. The plot proceeds rather dully for long stretches, and the love story is simplistic and kind of sophomoric. After slogging through to the end, I decided it wasn't worth the time I gave to it.
"Unsavory Characters"
Very slow start through the first half of the book. Bouncing back and forth in time periods is not usually a problem, but in this case it seems to hold the whole story back - can't get the momentum going in any of the story lines. The minute details of lock opening became tedious and repetitive. Pace picked up sufficiently in the last 2-3 hours to provide a decent ending. But overall I had a hard time relating to any of the characters. The first person narration forces us to see everything through the jaded, skeptical viewpoint of the protagonist so everything seems bleak. The romance is not enough to offer any light, in fact it adds to the overall fatalistic tone. Was good enough to finish the book but not to recommend.
"I say, 'Buy it!'"
This book is one of the best "listens" I've experienced in a long time, and all the members of my book group really liked it as well. Perhaps it should not be classified as a mystery (as one reviewer complains), but it does have elements of mystery. Regardless, the plot is clever, the main character / narrator is engaging (he's a guy you can pull for!), and the chronology of the story is effective. I like that The Lock Artist is not like any other book I've read or listened to. I highly recommend it. Now I'm only hoping for a sequel.
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Executiveprivilege won the $150,000 Landaluce Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths on Saturday, prompting Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert to compare the filly to 2010 Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky.
Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Executiveprivilege ran 6 furlongs on the synthetic Cushion Track in 1:11.49 and paid $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 3-10 favorite. The 2-year-old bay filly is owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, the same trio who owned Lookin At Lucky. That colt had a famously bad trip in the 2010 Kentucky Derby and finished sixth, then won the Preakness and earned the Eclipse as champion 3-year-old.
"I just think she's really gifted," said Baffert, who won the Landaluce for the third time. "From day one when we breezed her, I remember calling Mike and saying, `I think we have a female version of Lookin at Lucky.'"
Speedinthruthecity returned $4 and $3, while Miss Empire was another 1 1/4 lengths back in third and paid $2.60 to show. Both are trained by Peter Miller.
The top three fillies are on schedule to renew their rivalry in the $150,000 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 8.
But Baffert has a bigger goal in mind. He'd like to send Executiveprivilege to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita.
She won her career debut on June 28 by 4 1/2 lengths, and Baffert decided to run her just 16 days later rather than wait until going to Del Mar.
"It's so tough to win the second time out and coming back so quickly," he said.
Executiveprivilege broke close to the lead and then tracked the leaders before Bejarano guided her to the inside approaching the quarter pole and they pulled away in the final sixteenth.
"As soon as we broke from the gate, I put her right behind horses and got her into a good position," said Bejarano, who won his leading 13th stakes of the spring-summer meet. "I knew all I had to do was wait because at the end I was going to have a lot of horse. The race was over as soon as we hit the stretch and I let her run."
In the $150,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship, Scherer Magic and Joe Talamo won by 2 1/2 lengths.
Scherer Magic ran 6 furlongs in 1:11.67 and paid $8.20, $4.60 and $7 as the 3-1 second choice.
Trainer John Sadler claimed the Iowa-bred gelding for $50,000 on June 14 on behalf of owners Gary and Cecil Barber after winning a shake between five other interested parties. He's now 2 for 2 in his young career after winning his first race by 7 1/4 lengths.
"You have to have some guts to claim an Iowa-bred," Sadler said. "You have to be lucky too. I might want to make him eligible to the Breeders' (Cup) Juvenile Sprint. It closes tomorrow and it's a big price reduction if you nominate him early."
Carson's Crown, also trained by Sadler, returned $7.80 and $14.40, while Just Call Me Al was another 1 3/4 lengths back in third and paid $25 to show.
Amarish, the 2-5 favorite, faded to sixth in the field of seven 2-year-olds after leading by a head in the early going. He had won his first two career starts by a combined 12 1/4 lengths.
"He got to the quarter pole, took a couple of deep breaths and shut it down," trainer Jeff Bonde said, adding that he would have Amarish checked out for any problems.


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Jimmy is a strong advocate of effective law enforcement to keep our students safe from drugs and violence at school. He voted for the funding of the DARE program which teaches children/young people to stay away from drugs. He works with law enforcement agencies to combat gang activity. He is a supporter of resource officers in the schools. Sheriff Leon Lott gives credit to Jimmy for the sheriff's substation located on the Lower Richland High School campus and for the substation to be built this year on Screaming Eagle Road. The LR substation has reduced the response time to calls by citizens and has reduced the number of crimes in the lower Richland area.
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Fantastic service and bed. ordered this bed on monday it arrived on friday the same weeK. The bed is extremely comfortable, easy to put toghether and looks great!
I would also recommend spending a little bit more and getting the sprung slats. I think it just reinforces the bed and makes it stronger.


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Apr 28th 2010
Why no recent blog posts? I got busy. I guess that's a good thing in one way and bad in another sense. In addition to client work, I have been collaborating with my good friend and associate, Dr. Mo Pickens, PhD on his new golf book Learn to Win – A Major. Check it out at http://drmolearntowin.com/. It'll be out early in May. In addition to learning how to win major golf championships, it offers great advice both for business and life.
In addition to my blogs, I am working on four new books. Pretty crazy, but it's a good way to completely flunk retirement. In addition to another golf book, I decided to expand on my training programs and teaching. Since I teach for Bisk Education it seemed to be a good idea to share some of my material in another book or two.
My first two books, Dynamics of Profit Focused Accounting and Profitable Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance represented a good start, but more ideas emerged. Why not take my training programs and convert them into an easy to read business books? Plus, I can share these topics with you as blog posts during their development.
You'll get a series of practical tools to improve and focus on bottom-line profitability. This is what happens when you take a road trip across the desert. You begin thinking and generating new ideas. The new book concept evolved somewhere on the road through the desert between Moab and Reno.
Here is a brief preview of what's coming. The new book will become a series with small, easy to read books on a variety of pertinent business topics. We'll start by tackling strategy, value chain, risk management, and internal control, to list a few. Some other topics will be developing value propositions and defining the future. I will create these mini books as part of a complete series and then share some of the information in my blog posts. A win/win for everyone.
Hopefully this will whet your appetite. I encourage you to join me on this journey. Who knows, where it might lead and what we'll learn.


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On December 10, 2015 President Barack Obama signed Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthorized and updated the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Overall, the new law provides states more authority on standards, assessments, accountability, supports, and interventions while preserving the general structure of the ESEA funding formulas. Most of the new provisions do not take effect until the 2017- 2018 school year, making the 2016-2017 school year a transition year for local education agencies (LEAs).
California has just started the process of engaging our education community and stakeholders in the development of the ESEA State Plan, which becomes operational in the 2017-2018 school year. It is anticipated that the ESSA State Plan will be presented to the California State Board of Education (SBE) by January 2017. This Transition Plan outlines how California will facilitate an orderly transition during the 2016-2017 school year to fully implement ESSA in the 2017-2018 school year, when the ESSA State Plan becomes operational.
Planning Requirements for 2017–18
To ensure that federal planning requirements are aligned with, and supportive of, state and local planning efforts, the CDE, working in collaboration with local educational agency (LEA) representatives, has developed a Local Educational Agency Plan LCAP Addendum (LCAP Addendum) to supplement the LCAP. For the 2017–18 transition year, LEAs will meet state and federal planning requirements through the LCAP, the LCAP Addendum, and the Consolidated Application Reporting System (CARS).
We anticipate that the LCAP Addendum will be made available in spring 2017. All LEAs applying for ESSA funding in 2018–19 will be required to complete the appropriate sections of the LCAP Addendum in concert with the 2018–19 LCAP review and update.


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I have some very talented friends. There were three girls that I worked with in Dallas for four years that became really close friends. We have all since gone separate ways, all very successful. I have learned from all three and am lucky to be their friends.
The first is Lauren. I met Lauren my first year as a lowly design assistant. She was the summer intern. I remember telling her I liked her shoes. I should side note to say I don't remember getting to know any of them. They were just instant friends. Maybe because we were working 50 hour weeks…
Lauren is now a Chicago resident, HGTV star, and Design Director at Anthony Michael Interior Design. I mean, no big deal.
I have always admired Lauren's bold use of color and willingness to take major risks. Her designs are very unique. Her apartment is no exception. She is about to renovate her entire home (welcome to every interior designer's life. You finish and are already thinking about redoing it). For now, here's the current state of being.
I asked her to share some thoughts on her design. Here's what Lauren has to say:
First, I love the layout of my living room. So many people make the mistake of pushing all of their furniture against the walls. I have a fairly large living room and by floating my sofa in the middle and putting my desk behind it I have basically created two functional spaces. It is the perfect layout for me. I can work at my desk while watching TV or it is a great place to even eat dinner sometimes.
In a lot of my pictures you will see that I have radiator heat, which can be an eye sore and takes up valuable floor space. For my bay window I found adjustable painters scaffolding that fits perfectly over my radiator. For day to day I use it as a console, but when I have a lot of people over it provides additional seating…
Speaking of additional seating… one of my favorite vintage finds was a set of stackable ottomans. 99% of the time they sit stacked as a side table, but when I have people over it is nice to have to additional seating… they are surprisingly comfortable too.
So, as a designer you tend to accumulate "stuff" for one reason or another. I have acquired a lot of stuff over the years, some of it goes together, some of it really does not. My bedroom for instance has not been designed at all… the only thing I intentionally purchased was the big accent pillow on my bed and it somehow ties all of the ridiculous colors together
Bedskirt is king sized and orange… I pinned it to fit a full sized bed.
Duvet was vetoed from a model home by a client
Rug was bought at a charity auction by my boss, then he "donated" it to me. The rugs were designed by interior design students… Supposedly the design of my rug is supposed to represent people "hugging trees"
Lamps- bought from the FDG warehouse sale
Blue drapery- removed from a model home
Art above my bed was found for $20 at a garage sale in Dallas
When I moved in the idea of painting was overwhelming… so I decided to give the most impact with the least effort… I painted to stripes in the foyer and I painted to barn door to the kitchen an acid green.
Before I moved in they gutted my kitchen, I asked them not to install the overhead cabinets so that they wouldn't block the window. Instead I installed some IKEA shelves for glassware. I am on the top floor and I get a lot of natural light. I didn't want to cover my window, and luckily no one walks past my window. Instead of draperies I decided to hang my pots and pans over the window. It provides for a little bit of privacy and easy access to the pots and pans for all of the cooking that I don't do!
There you have it! Well done, Lauren and thanks for sharing!
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Having lived in India and Singapore as a child, Western Economics professor Terry Sicular was always fascinated by Asia. Five decades later, that passion prevails.
Sicular's current study, "The Middle Class and China's Economic Development," was one of two Canadian projects to receive funding from the Institute for New Economic Thinking (New York) and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (Waterloo). Aiming at finding solutions for the world's most pressing economic problems, the organizations jointly awarded $2.1 million in research grants to 23 different projects.
"Every day you read the paper, there seems to be a story about the middle class," Sicular said. "There's a view, here, that the middle class matters, and that it's important to have a middle class, for economic reasons. People feel it's good to have a vibrant middle class because they are consumers and drive demand in the ecomomy.
"I am interested in role of the middle class in developing countries, which, I think, is different from the role of the middle class here."
While economists rarely consider 'classes' – a concept that tends to be more sociology driven – there has been discussion in China about the importance of developing a middle-class population.
"It actually isn't really clear,"' said Sicular, who has taught at Western for 20 years. "For people in business, who are trying to sell things in China, there is a lot of talk on the business side about the middle class and what they demand and will buy. But there hasn't been very much substantive discussion.
"There are a lot of questions that remain."
For instance, what is 'the middle class'? Statistically, middle class has defined those people in the middle of the income bracket. But that isn't a substantial definition, Sicular said.
"Is it they've made it far enough above subsistence to have discretionary income in spending? Is it they have more economic security? Do they have access to credit, so they can expand what they do economically?" Sicular said.
On those topics, she will broaden her perspective with this three-year study, thinking in new ways about China's economic issues.
"Part of this is, I'm not sure what I'm looking for," said Sicular, who works in partnership with professor Shi Li of Beijing Normal University's School of Economy and Management. "I want to think about, in a systematic way, how we define the middle class and how does it matter in a developing country like China."
Collecting a large data set (up to 20,000 households) with information on incomes, family composition and consumption, among other things, Sicular hopes to shed a light on if there is, empirically, some systematic pattern to behavioural changes, where the cutoff is and why is it changing.
"I am very open-minded about it. I want to go in with some ideas, but not force the ideas upon myself," she said.
Once complete, Sicular's research will be available publically. The findings will inform government policy in China. The Chinese government looks at the work of Chinese researchers and many foreign researchers, she added.
"It is great being an academic and a researcher. I enjoy teaching, but I also enjoy learning, asking questions and trying to find answers," Sicular said. "I do care, on a personal level, about China's economic development. So, it satisfies that interest as well."
Explore further: Study: Starbucks symbol of class status in China


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Fly Like An Eagle (Discontinued) - Vinyl Record
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Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976's Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. It still can sound fairly dated -- those whooshing keyboards and cavernous echoes are certainly of their time -- but its essence hasn't aged, as "Fly Like an Eagle" drifts like a cool breeze, while "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock 'n Me" are fiendishly hooky, friendly rockers. The rest of the album may not be quite up to those standards, but there aren't any duds, either, as "Wild Mountain Honey" and "Mercury Blues" give this a comfortable backdrop, thanks to Miller's offhand, lazy charm. Though it may not quite transcend its time, it certainly is an album rock landmark of the mid-'70s and its best moments (namely, the aforementioned singles) are classics of the idiom.
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2. Fly Like an Eagle
3. Wild Mountain Honey
4. Serenade
5. Dance, Dance, Dance
6. Mercury Blues
7. Take the Money and Run
8. Rock 'N Me
9. You Send Me
10. Blue Odyssey
11. Sweet Maree
12. The Window
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James / Howie / Rachel in GR
James: If you mention the vetos tonight (during your speech) I'm gonna kick your f'nn ass.
Rachel is helping Howie pack and put together an outfit for tonight. Aw!
Now they are in barracks with Haggie and Beau.
Beau trying to "educate" Howie about fashion. Heh.
Now they are talking about that Lorenzo Lamas show Are You Hot? (YUCK). Beau is saying his friend Chantelle won. (Sure, Beau we believe you).
James to Howie: If I win I going to buy you new shoes. Your shoes are like the ones I had when I worked at Taco Bell. (HEE)


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Genre: House/garden
Premise: Dan Hall is a construction worker with years of experience. His twin sister, Nikki, is a relative newcomer to the industry. In this series, the two compete against each other to see who can build a house faster. Each is on the search for a property he or she can buy, then tear down and rebuild. Nikki wants to finish her dream home before her new baby arrives. Dan wants to kick it up a notch and go bigger and bolder than his last build. But the important thing for Dan is to build better -- and faster -- than Nikki, a challenge he has accepted.


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More than 1 million Android mobile devices are shipping each week with a technology called near-field communications (NFC), which allows you to tap your phone to another a device and transfer data instantly.
But that's not fast enough for chip maker Broadcom. Today, the Irvine, Calif.-based company said it is introducing a new chip at the upcoming 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show that lowers the cost of NFC. It does so by packing the NFC capability within a chip that has a total of four radios, including Bluetooth, FM radio, Wi-Fi, and NFC. By packing several features together, Broadcom is able to reduce the overall price of every feature on the chip.
NFC is a short-range technology that allows someone to tap a phone with an NFC chip against another device with an NFC chip and establish a data link. You could, for instance, transfer a video from a smartphone to a tablet in an instant by tapping them together lightly.
The new Broadcom chip will be available in early 2013. NFC will enable new applications such as mobile payments, which are expected to grow from $4.2 billion in completed transactions in 2012 to $100 billion in 2016, according to ABI Research. John Devlin, an analyst at market researcher ABI, said, "We predict that over three and a half billion NFC-enabled devices will ship over the next five years, opening up huge market opportunities for companies like Broadcom. As a leader in wireless combination technology and with strong existing OEM relationships, Broadcom is well positioned to capitalize on this growth in smartphones and other consumer electronic devices."
Broadcom also launched a single-card solution that combines its 5G Wi-Fi chip with a stand-alone NFC chip. NFC is expected to be used in game controllers (it's currently used in the Nintendo Wii U tablet), TVs, remote controls, computer keyboards, mice, headsets, printers and more. One cool use is tapping a smartphone on a TV to transfer a video to the TV.
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Emma Watson: My strip hell
HARRY Potter hottie Emma Watson has revealed her movie strip nightmare.
In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Emma, 22, peels off to her undies, and co-star Logan Lerman, 21, grabs her boobs.
Talking about the scene where she performs a song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Emma said: "I hated doing this so much."


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Dodgers In 'Advanced' Talks About Opening '14 Season In Australia
Negotiations for MLB L.A. Dodgers Owner Earvin "Magic" Johnson to bring his team to Sydney to open the 2014 MLB season "are well advanced," according to Adrian Proszenko of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. The Dodgers' "likely opponent" will be the Arizona Diamondbacks "for a historic clash" at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The proposed three-game series "will be a huge coup for Australian sport." The games will be televised to an audience of almost 300 million viewers across 81 countries. Furthermore, it is estimated that the event "will attract up to 25,000 overseas tourists and generate A$80M ($82.8M) for the New South Wales economy." Destination NSW, MLB and Australian Baseball League officials "have been working on the project for several years, but the identity of teams has been a heavily guarded secret." However, Sydney Blue Sox Chair Bob Turner "let it slip at his team's season launch." Turner said, "If we can get Major League Baseball's season opener, which we're working on, in a couple of years' time at the SCG, it will really put the game on the map." Sports event marketing firm Moore Sports Dir Jason Moore "has been in negotiations to make the series happen for six years." He "hopes the deal will be signed by the end of the year" (SMH, 10/25).
Bulgaria To Replace Spain As Host Of 2013 World Match Play
Bulgaria will host a European Tour event "for the first time" when the 2013 World Match Play Championship is staged at the Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs, according to Tony Jimenez of REUTERS. Organizers said that the move from Andalucia, Spain to Bulgaria was "part of a plan to rotate the venue of the championship" that has been in operation since '64. The Gary Player designed Thracian Cliffs course has been described as the "Pebble Beach of Europe." Tournament sponsors Volvo Event Management President Per Ericsson said that future venues for the tournament "would be announced at a later date." Ericsson said, "While our focus is firmly on delivering a magnificent '13 championship at Thracian Cliffs, we then plan to rotate the World Match Play between a few very special venues around the world" (REUTERS, 10/22).
Hungaroring Circuit Wants To Extend Its Contract With F1 Until '21
Hungaroring Managing Dir Zsolt Gyulay "wants to talk to F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about extending the racetrack's contract until '21," according to Rencken & Haidinger of MOTORSPORT-TOTAL.com. The Hungarian F1 Grand Prix "is one of only three races that have been part of the F1 calendar for 28 consecutive years." The Hungaroring's contract with F1 ends in '16. To make sure the track does not lose its F1 race, track execs "try to set the course for a contract extension." As part of this attempt to secure F1 in Hungary, operators "consider changing the circuit's layout as well as replacing its asphalt." Gyulay "will talk to Ecclestone during the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi race weekend at the beginning of November." Gyulay is confident F1 will stay in Hungary. Gyulay said, "I think we have good chances to be one of the European circuits that will stay on the the calendar. However, we have to find the right extent of investments because the track is already highly occupied" (MOTORSPORT-TOTAL.com, 10/24).
Corsica Start, Moutainous And Prestigous Route Highlight 2013 Tour De France
Tour de France organizers unveiled the route of the 100th edition of the event Wednesday morning in Paris, according to LE PARISIEN. For the "first time in the history of the Tour," the riders will start from Corsica on June 29. The Mediterranean island will host the first three stages of the 2013 Tour (LE PARISIEN, 10/24). L'EQUIPE wrote that for its 100th edition, Tour organizers relied "on the elements that made the Tour legendary." The route is 100% in France, with passages through historical sites including the Mont-Saint-Michel and Versailles. But, "more importantly," it relies on the "mythical mountains of the Tour, which will be magnified for the occasion." The Mont Ventoux is back for the first time in three years and the Alpe d'Huez will be climbed on two consecutive days (L'EQUIPE, 10/24). LE MONDE reported that the last four winners of the Tour (Contador, Schleck, Evans, Wiggins) were present for the announcement. Tour Dir Christian Prudhomme said, "From the first minute of broadcasting, viewers will quickly understand why we are starting in Corsica. It will be extraordinarily beautiful, the mountains and the sea." The last stage will start in the park of the Palace of Versailles "before finishing in the most-famous avenue in the world" the Champs Elysees at dusk, with the podium ceremony being held at night (LE MONDE, 10/24).
A CLIMBER'S DREAM: REUTERS' Julien Pretot reported that next year's route is "expected to suit top climbers" with Spain's Alberto Contador and Briton Chris Froome the likely favorites. Defending champion Bradley Wiggins might find it "tough to contain the attackers throughout." Next summer's Tour will feature four mountaintop finishes and "some 65 km of individual time trial compared to this year's 101.4 km." Froome even suggested that Wiggins "could concentrate on the Giro d'Italia next year while he would be Team Sky's leader on the Tour" (REUTERS, 10/24). The London TELEGRAPH reported that Wiggins was asked at the ceremony if he would defend his title and responded with an answer that suggests he will play a supporting role for Froome instead. Wiggins said, "It's more than likely I'll ride in a supporting role for Chris. I just want to be in a successful team, and if that's Chris (who is going to be the leader) then so be it. He'll have to grow some sideburns though" (TELEGRAPH, 10/24).


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Best Shots Extra: NEW AVENGERS #16 [Daredevil Joins]
Best Shots Extra: NEW AVENGERS #16
New Avengers #16
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Mike Deodato and Rain Beredo
Lettering by Joe Caramagna
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 6 out of 10In a lot of ways, New Avengers has become the sitcom of the Marvel Universe. What happens when you put a bunch of clearly defined personalities in a room with one another, and let them banter with one another, almost to the point of caricature? Well, what happens when you take that sitcom, and make an entire episode about a brand-new character? Welcome to Brian Michael Bendis's introduction of Daredevil to the New Avengers. It's a done-in-one story that feels more than a little puffed up, more than a little inconsequential, but at the same time, also has a few moments of cuteness that'll make you more than a little bit charitable towards the total product. In certain ways, Bendis is actually really reminding me a bit of Geoff Johns with this particular issue — namely, like Johns tries to demonstrate with Hal Jordan, Daredevil is awesome. Like, seriously awesome. He can beat the tar out of a squadron of Nazi robots over in the periphery of Fear Itself, and still rescue the ones that need rescuing the most. Characterization need not apply, this is Bendis taking the Johns approach of slathering as much alpha-male, totally-awesome-you-guys adoration onto Matt Murdock, complete with a splash page that is so over the top even I was laughing. But at the same time, when people like Luke Cage are asking "if the Avengers are really Daredevil material" (yup, you read that right), it's clear — Bendis really digs having Daredevil on this team, and so should you. Or so he seems to be saying. Artwise, though, Mike Deodato is a bit of a perplexing choice. He's got this photorealistic style that doesn't really hold up to the light, at least as far as staging a scene goes — there's a reason why people have associated him with Thunderbolts and Dark Avengers, is because his eerie expressions and heavy anatomies almost demand a certain level of shadow and mystery to make it work. Tonally, it doesn't quite add up to Bendis's lighthearted story (well, as lighthearted as Nazi robots can get), and in terms of the action, it either feels staged awkwardly, or ends up going into Neal Adams levels of over-the-top. (Page 11 of 21, I'm looking at you.) Of course, that said, perhaps in keeping with Mark Waid's lighter tone, the overall message Bendis is putting out here is a bit more structured, a bit more overt, and it gives the book some meaning, even if that meaning is a bit saccharine. It's that human aspect that really gets me at my core, that sense that these aren't action figures, but people with real emotions. I'll be honest, I've always found the constant reanalyzing of the Avengers' past by Bendis to be a little, well, self-indulgent, but in this sense, he's using other peoples' commentary to shine a bit of new light on these characters, at the very least trying to remind us why we liked them so much in the first place. This book isn't exactly a knockout — more like a feather tap — but the lightness also does keep New Avengers from having a crash landing. FACEBOOK and TWITTER!
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10 things about me:
1. I love Jesus.
2. I have a tendency to be the feisty, rebellious kid out of my siblings.
3. I teach a classroom of two year olds three days a week.
4. I LOVE photography and want to do that as a fun, part time thing one day.
5. I love to make cakes.
6. I will be a nurse when I graduate from college.
7. I love to do things for other people.
8. I love to shop, especially for other people. If I were rich, I would buy things for everyone ALL the time.
9. I want to sell crafts that I make.
10. I love to get a good bargain.
Hey lady! Hope all is going great! Sorry I've been MIA...life! Lol!
Hi love. I know me too, I am barely om cm anymore. Blogging takes me away. It's so nice to hear from you. I"ll look you up on FB. Thank you! *HUGS*
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I'm on FB too. got invited by my bible study group and then found out all the rest of the family were on there too! We gotta link up.
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Ok I am being a bit of a nut here but i feel the people on this board are restaurant-y and must know what they're doing and i desperately need advice. After reading the responses to my romantic restaurant post I made two more sets of reservations for saturday :
6:30 = (only time I could get at ) One if by land, two if by sea
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I had originally picked the boathouse bc I thought it would be romantic if it was a nice night. i also decided to reserve a gondola ride for 9pm (bf already knows i am hopelessly cheesy) at the boathouse. I have been weather.com-ing and I am paranoid that rain might ruin the night i have planned (boathouse and boat ride). Sooo I thought well if i make reservations at a diff restaurant, then i have a backup. Anyway. I am torn. I suppose what I am asking is, what would you do if you were me?? Thanks!


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The Witcher 2 - Video Dev Diary
by Dhruin, 2010-06-04 11:20:25
VoodooExtreme has a Witcher 2 video dev diary with various CD Projekt folks explaining the design of the story. They highlight the choices, the use of Slavic culture, the save import feature that will reflect the decisions made in the first game, companions and the importance of interesting characters with good dialogue.
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A Culturematic is a little machine for making culture. It's an ingenuity engine. Once wound up and released, the Culturematic acts as a probe into the often-alien world of contemporary culture, to test the atmosphere, to see what life it can sustain, to see who responds and how. Culturematics start small but can scale up ferociously, bootstrapping themselves as they go.
Because they are so inexpensive, we can afford to fire off a multitude of Culturematics simultaneously. This is evolutionary strategy, iterative innovation, and rapid prototyping all at once. Culturematics are fast, cheap, and out of control. Perhaps as important, they fail early and often. They are the perfect antidote to a world where we cannot guess what's coming next.
In Culturematic, anthropologist Grant McCracken describes these little machines and helps the reader master them. Examples are drawn from NFL Films, Twitter, the Apple Genius Bar, Starbucks, Ford, SNL Digital Shorts, Restoration Hardware, UNICEF, J. Crew, Pie Lab, USA Network, and the GEICO gecko.
For the traditional producers of culture - the creators of movies, design, advertising, publishing, magazines, newspapers, and corporate R&D - this book will inspire new innovation and creativity. For the emerging producers of culture - the digital players - this book will serve as a practical handbook. Culturematic: our app for creating the world anew.
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The guy literally cannot define what a culturematic is for the first 2 hours of the book despite that being the whole idea of the book.
Terrible, repetitive, and boring.
Drab, dull delivery.
Anger that I spent money on this piece of crap. Disappointment that I needed to find something new to listen to this week at the gym.
Avoid it like the plague.
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Joseph Cedar's 'Footnote' will compete with Oscar season's best at Independent Spirit Awards
Joseph Cedar, the American-born, Israeli director of the Oscar-nominated "Beaufort" was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his "Footnote" screenplay. The film, about competitive father/son Talmudic scholars, premiered last May at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the best screenplay prize. In February, it will compete against some of Oscar season's best bets, including Michel Hazanavicius's "The Artist" and Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" at the Spirit Awards.
I have not yet seen the film but L.A. Times film critic Kenneth Turan gave it early praise, calling it "exceptional" in an interview with Cedar from Cannes last May:
Cedar, 42, is Sabbath-observant, so this is the first opportunity anyone will have to talk with him about his work, and I am braving the chaos and staying up late because "Footnote" is the film I've enjoyed most at the festival so far. It's a serious farce with significant issues on its mind, a film that invites both laughter and reflection as it seamlessly changes tones from comic to dramatic.
It is somehow appropriate that Cedar's Sabbath observance played a part in the interview situation, because "Footnote" is about a pair of competitive scholars of the Talmud, the central document of the Jewish religious tradition, rival academics who just happen to be a misanthropic father (Shlomo Bar Aba) and his gregarious son (Lior Ashkenazi).
"When you see a Chinese film, you often feel it is rooted in some kind of ancient Chinese tradition," Cedar says. "The Talmud is our primary text, our tradition. It's something I want to deal with if I am making movies in Israel."
Cedar, a thoughtful man with an innate sense of modesty, is more than making movies in Israel. Starting with "Time of Favor" in 2001, he is making them as well or better than anyone else in the country. His most recent effort, "Beaufort," not only earned him the Silver Bear for best director from the Berlin Film Festival, but it was also the first Israeli film in 24 years to be nominated for a best foreign-language film Oscar. "Israel is saturated with drama," he says of his country's remarkable film renaissance, "so it's natural that it's reflected in our cinema."
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Grand Central Publishing will release a limited edition $1,000 version of the politician's upcoming memoir, "True Compass."
According to The Boston Globe, Kennedy earned a $8 million advance for his memoir, co-written by Ron Powers who wrote "Flags of Our Fathers." Published by the Twelve imprint, the publisher will print 1,000 copies of the leather-bound book with Kennedy's electronic signature.
Here's more, from the article: "Kennedy's book was originally scheduled for a 2010 publication date. Twelve is now planning to release the regular hardcover edition on Oct. 6, with a retail list price of $35. It is planning an initial print run of 1.5 million copies."


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10:20Now playingCarol Dweck researches "growth mindset" — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that's slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.
16:51Now playingAlain de Botton examines our ideas of success and failure — and questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure? He makes an eloquent, witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.
19:09Now playingElizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
12:03Now playingBy turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and … different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators). Here, he gives a glorious, live reprise with backstory and violin accompaniment by Hannah Epperson.
6:08Now playing"People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label," says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic. She wants to know: Why is everyone so worried about being normal? She sounds a clarion call for every kid, parent, teacher and person to celebrate uniqueness. It's a soaring testament to the potential of human diversity.
20:19Now playingBrené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
6:12Now playingLeaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
17:24Now playingWe'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don't we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don't have to. He makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take care of our bodies.
12:26Now playingWhat do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you're not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, you're not alone. In this illuminating talk, writer and artist Emilie Wapnick describes the kind of people she calls "multipotentialites" — who have a range of interests and jobs over one lifetime. Are you one?
12:02Now playingAbout 10,000 people a month Google the phrase, "Am I ugly?" Meaghan Ramsey of the Dove Self-Esteem Project has a feeling that many of them are young girls. In a deeply unsettling talk, she walks us through the surprising impacts of low body and image confidence—from lower grade point averages to greater risk-taking with drugs and alcohol. And then shares the key things all of us can do to disrupt this reality.
13:55Now playingActor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her "otherness" — first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many different selves. A warm, wise talk, fresh from stage at TEDGlobal 2011.


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- About Networks that Work: A Practitioner's Guide to Managing Networked Action. Myrna Mandell and Paul Vandeventer. Los Angeles: Community Partners, 2007. Ordering info.
- Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector by Stephen Goldsmith and William D. Eggers. 2004. 224pp.
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When drought befalls Canaan, Jacob's sons travel to Egypt looking for food. They do not recognize their brother Joseph, now governor of the land, who wonders whether his brothers have changed since the day they sold him into slavery. Joseph hides his silver goblet in youngest brother Benjamin's pack as a test for his brothers. Would they abandon Benjamin, too?
Told through the eyes of young Benjamin, the story of Joseph's test and the dramatic reunion of the brothers will capture the imagination of readers young and old.
Benjamin and the Silver Goblet is the third in a series of Bible stories including Abraham's Search for God and Sarah Laughs.
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Jacqueline Jules at the Sydney Taylor Awards banquet receiving Honor Award for Benjamin and the Silver Goblet
"A fine introduction to the biblical tale for young readers, with a strong message about the importance of forgiveness and family." -- School Library Journal.
"[E]xcellent and unusual re-telling of a biblical story." -- The Association of Jewish Libraries.
"Well paced and well told, this familiar story makes itself fresh with a folkloric feel and a satisfying ending." -- Kirkus Reviews.
"The text is so engaging, the characters so involving, the volume, with its three-hanky ending, is highly recommended."-- AJL Newsletter, February, March 2009.
"[T]his midrashic-style tale will be enjoyed by youngsters and may well start conversations about family, siblings, and relationships." -- Chicago Jewish Star, April 2, 2009.
Bible series "happily recommend[ed]" by Vicki Streiff, InterfaithFamily.com. Read the full review.
"We see it through Benjamin's perspective, the youngest, the beloved. It was an interesting perspective, and I thought it was well done." Operation Actually Read Bible, January 21, 2010. Read the full review.
"This tale is a wonderful example of remorse for past mistakes and the love of a reunited family. I highly recommend the book." Home School Book Review, January 27, 2010. Read the full review.


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