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Of the 554 boxers from 133 countries who went to Milan for the World Amateur Championships, none on the podium this weekend will be British. We've come a long way – in the wrong direction – from Beijing.
Terry Edwards, sacked after guiding Great Britain's boxing team to their best Olympic performance in more than 50 years – a gold and two bronzes – will take little satisfaction from the squad's wipeout in Italy. But he has every right to feel his bosses have cocked it up – again.
The bright young Olympian flyweight Khalid Yafai and Blackpool light-welterweight Scott Cardle, the squad's last medal hopes, went out in the quarter-finals, leaving the new coach, Kelvyn Travis, and the rest of us wondering what might have been had at least a few of Yafai's team-mates from the 2008 Olympics kept their vests after the Edwards fiasco.
Some – such as gold medallist James DeGale – were always going to turn pro, whatever their public assertions of loyalty to Edwards. But at least they voiced their disapproval of what was a clumsy hatchet job on a coach who, despite what his rivals said, had been delivering good results since Sydney 2000. Edwards was undermined from within, which angered the team and his friends, and perplexed neutrals. If you ask anyone outside amateur boxing's hardcore now what the row was about they would not be able to tell you. Let's just say there were egos involved.
Sadly, that is what happens time and time again in amateur boxing. The hard-working, often well-meaning people who run the sport can't see the bigger picture. They put personal issues above the national good.
This is not being wise after the event. I've been saying for nearly 30 years (along with many others) that petty infighting has robbed amateur boxing in this country of medals, good men and credibility.
Let's hope Travis – who is a decent coach – and his new team can fix a sport that, only a year ago, didn't need fixing at all. It's a bit early to be utterly despondent, because there are a lot of terrific young boxers out there, all of them desperate to make their name in front of a home audience in 2012.
Travis's biggest challenge for the London Olympics won't be finding the talent. It will be keeping his job.
Now for some good news: tonight in Brentwood, two big guys who don't much care for each other will go at it like big guys should.
For all the talk about Tyson Fury's boxing ability – which is impressive – his attraction at the gate clearly lies in his punching power, and nobody has gone the distance with him in seven pro fights. He seriously looks the business. John McDermott, likewise, is a banger. Someone's going over in this English heavyweight title bout.
Fury, though, is starting to annoy people a bit more than is necessary to push a small-hall promotion. He reckons the bout is not personal but is calling his opponent "McDonut". Not very nice, Tyson.
The promoter Frank Maloney, Fury says, was just "a mouth in a Union Jack suit" when he had Lennox Lewis. Fighting talk and good for ticket sales but the Manchester man needs to back it up on McDermott's turf – he is from nearby Horndon – which should make for a great atmosphere.
"Big Bad", as John is known, has lost his last two fights, each time on points against Danny Williams for the British title, and this is a step down in prestige if not danger. Fury fights Williams if he wins and that is another huge domestic contest.
Like David Haye, Fury's power and bluster are already creating noise in America, where he will fight eventually if he lives up to his potential. BetUS.com have him at 1-5, McDermott at 7-1. That's bookie talk. This is a closer contest than those daft odds, but Fury is the proper favourite, maybe 4-6, and should win by the short route again.
It's on Sky, which leads us on to a curious tale ...
When was the last time two British fighters fought for genuine world titles and their efforts were not seen on television here?
That's what happened to Junior Witter in California last month, when Devon Alexander stopped him in eight to win the vacant WBC light-welterweight title, and Clinton Woods, who was outpointed by Tavoris Cloud when they fought for the vacant IBF light-heavyweight title in Hollywood two weeks ago.
Nobody I spoke to during the week could recall a local shutout in the TV era of the past 30 years or so.
This is not only a matter of concern for the fighters but for the business. If British television can't be roused to cover legitimate world title contenders abroad, there is something wrong with the maths. Either the fighters are asking unrealistic sums in tough times or there is no money in the pot. (Except, of course, for football.)
Even the unbeaten Carl Froch, who holds the WBC super-middleweight title, can't excite the local suits in his own backyard. He goes against Andre Dirrell in Nottingham next month, in the first of the Super Six bouts that Showtime are bankrolling, but his promoter, Mick Hennessy, is still "in negotiations" with all the channels. I'm told the biggest offer on the table is £100,000 – which is derisory for a fighter of Froch's ability.
The picture is rosier for boxing's young rival, the UFC. They are claiming a breakthrough in the British terrestrial market at last. Channel Five will show delayed highlights of their big events, starting with UFC 102 at midnight on Monday, featuring Randy Couture versus Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. I won't pretend to know the significance of the bout – although I've heard of Couture – but UFC is on air on Five and boxing isn't.
Starting the following Saturday night at 11pm, Five USA will show Ultimate Fighter: the Heavyweights, another of those serial reality gigs that a lot of people like. The prize is a contract with UFC, and that's not to be sniffed at in hard times.
This is not the time for boxing to be complacent. They are up against proactive marketing men in the UFC, none more upbeat than their UK president, Marshall Zelaznik.
Predictably, he calls this a "huge step" for his sport, and adds that the channel is a "trailblazer". But there is no denying mixed martial arts delivers excitement to which fans have responded.
As any boxer knows, leave a big enough gap in your defence and you get sat on the seat of your pants.
Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, is a little concerned that he is still to get into full training for his fight with Miguel Cotto on 14 November. So is someone else: Manny Pacquiao.
"If Cotto and me fight today," he told Philippine reporters yesterday, "I'd lose."
Cotto has been working out for a month at home in Puerto Rico but the champ has been distracted by celebrity engagements, and that is pretty dumb.
At least the fighter acknowledges it. He has an interview scheduled today at the New York Times, followed by Time magazine and the Wall Street Journal. But he knows all the fancy words in the world will count for nothing when he gets in the ring. He's got to get down to training soon, and will start his eight-week preparation once the scribes are dealt with.
"I am giving him a big plus by not training early," Pacquiao admits. Candour is fine. Sweat is better.


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Councillor Godfrey Olson, below, wants the Liberal Democrat-run Eastleigh Borough Council to take action to bring more shoppers to the town centre.
He also raised concern that the town might need more car parks with a predicted influx of workers for the council's new town centre home.
Eastleigh House, which will replace the civic offices in Leigh Road next month, has no parking. Conservative leader Cllr Olson pointed to other towns like Romsey, where parking costs less and is free after 4pm, and free parking in Hedge End.
He acknowledged that car parking was a "cash cow" bringing in £2.7m a year, but said it needed to be looked at otherwise people would stop coming to the town centre and it could "die on its feet".
Councillor Louise Bloom said the £1.6m net earnings from car parking was a good thing as if the money did not come from car parking it would have to come from somewhere else and this was something people had a choice whether to use.
Cllr House said that the Conservatives were not providing any alternative sources of income.

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The idea of Apple entering the fractious and shark-infested waters of the television set industry has always made us scratch our heads. We were almost convinced the fever had passed when Steve Jobs biography was released, quoting the Apple co-founder that he'd "finally cracked" the problem of integrating home computers with television. Now comes an analyst suggesting the whole idea is bonkers and why even bother?
"We wonder if Apple's aspiration to revolutionize television might be better served by selling a consumer-electronics box — i.e. Apple TV 3.0 — instead of a full-fledged integrated television," Sanford Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi suggests. Why indeed?
Although the flat-panel TV set market might be worth $112 billion in 2012, sales are expected to decline and eek out only small profits for manufacturers. Additionally, prices of luxury TV sets are falling, only increasing doubts about why a profit-centered company such as Apple would want to get into the business now.
Think of when Apple entered past markets. The personal computer was in diapers when the Apple I was unveiled. Mobile phone usage was climbing when the iPhone was introduced, revamping the industry and accelerating smartphones. The iPad virtually created a market that PC makers had largely abandoned. So why television sets, now — at a time when TV viewership is declining in favor of the Internet and video-streaming services such as Neflix?
Sacconaghi said even after Apple dragged licensing rights out of Hollywood studios, the Cupertino, Calif. company would be hard-pressed to capture 3 percent of the flat-panel TV market. The company could sell three times as many Apple TV setboxes for a sixth the price, he argues. So, why bother?
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The New York Mets came up big at the plate, downing the San Francisco Giants 9-6 at AT&T Park Saturday.
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Starting pitcher Johan Santana went seven innings, allowing four runs on 11 hits. Carlos Beltran finished 3-for-5 with three RBI while Gary Sheffield and David Wright also registered three hits each.
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) responded today to recent coverage about bottled water issues published in major newspapers.
IBWA applauded the USA Weekend article entitled, "Bottled Water Companies Tap into Teen Market," (August 1, 2004 USA Today), which cited a recent study finding that teens are choosing bottled water over other beverages.
"Teens are drinking bottled water for the same reason as adults. They are looking to moderate caffeine, calories, sugar and other additives and bottled water is available everywhere," commented Stephen Kay, IBWA vice president of communications.
In response to an unrelated article published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, "An Idyll Interrupted," (August 1, 2004), IBWA submitted a letter-to-the-editor to counter a critical view about the bottled water industry and its use of ground water resources and to address a lack of balance as was provided by industry spokespersons as reporters developed the article. The full text of the IBWA letter, published on August 22, 2004 in abridged form, read as follows:
"The lopsided article ('An Idyll Interrupted') does serious injustice to the bottled water industry. Painting a negative picture of the entire bottled water industry based on the actions of, and opposition to, one local spring owner is unfair. The article did not accurately portray an industry that has continually demonstrated its commitment to responsible use and management of resources, and that practices careful environmental stewardship."
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"To single out the bottled water industry - from among the hundreds of industrial water users - is just plain wrong. And of those users, bottled water producers, on a national scale, account for less than 2/100 of a percent (0.019%) of the total ground water withdrawn in the United States each year. The fact is, typical bottled water companies utilize a highly efficient manufacturing process where, on average, 87 percent of ground water withdrawn is bottled and used for human consumption. No other industry can make that claim."
"What a shame that a few activists would discourage consumers from drinking bottled water. In an era in which our nation is wrestling with issues such as obesity, hypertension and other health challenges, it is imprudent for bottled water opponents to discourage people from choosing the consistent safety, quality and convenience of bottled water for hydration and refreshment. Bottled water does not add calories, caffeine, sugar or other ingredients that consumers may wish to avoid or moderate and as a packaged food product regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."
"The bottled water industry is part of the solution and partners with other beverage producers, municipalities and recycling advocacy groups to encourage and build upon the curbside recycling infrastructure. The bottled water industry is also one of the original recyclers, as we collect, properly clean, sanitize and re-use the larger water cooler bottles found in many homes and offices. When their life cycle is complete, these bottles are also collected and recycled to become part of many common consumer products."
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Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
4. Yoshi-
The best all-around player, no doubt. It's a shame he doesn't get enough credit by others :\
3. Wolf-
Wolf's style is just different, unique, and he was by far my favorite villain of any game (Star Fox, of course). I love his howling taunt :D
I dunno about Yoshi...he's arguably the hardest character to use, and just not that good to be worth learning. I used him a bit around 2 years ago because I liked the character but quickly changed to Luigi.
Though I'm kind of surprised you use Wolf. He used to be a favorite of mine.
My top 5 in Brawl would've been this 2 years ago:
5. Toon Link
4. Wolf
3. Yoshi
2. Captain Falcon
1. Luigi
Notice the differences? Of course I started playing Smash and other fighters more so that factored in my preferences to other characters, particularly heavy ones.
Originally Posted by
Shining Raichu
- probably the fastest character in the game (yes, yes, I can see the theme too). I've actually found the most success I've ever had in-game with Pikachu (outside of Sheik of course), because its Thunder attack is probably the most handy spam attack in the entire game.
Diddy Kong
- he's just so effortlessly amazing and fun. He's probably my third most successful character behind Pikachu and Sheik because he just sorta fights all over the opponent, if that makes any sense haha.
HONORABLE MENTION (and yes this category is just a way for me to cheat and sneak six in even though you said five):
Zero Suit Samus
- pretty much for all the same reasons I've given for everybody else lol. Tons of fun.
Forgetting someone?
But lol hey, you use Diddy Kong and ZSS. That's two characters we actually both like!
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
So you're also gunning for speed too right? :D lol The fastest (In case you didn't know, I'm a NASCAR fan, I like to go fast as well!) are the most entertaining to control! That's why it was a bit frustrating and difficult at first to transit to Brawl for me, now I've gotten used to it. I've been using Zero Suit Samus. Man is she fun! I like her better than her suit form, definitely. Speaking of Pikachu, I use him quite a bit (& Yoshi, of course) in Subspace but I never bother using them in Brawl. I should probably give them some playtime, don't you think? lol
I'm the opposite lol. I like fast and quick characters (I use Wario and C.Falcon after all), but not those that are too fast, and especially lighter ones like Pikachu.
I'm more of a heavy, strong character type.
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
And I'm going through with everyone in All-Star. King Dedede is actually not that bad to be honest. So I'd have to switch sides with Spino on this one, sorry Andy :X I actually liked using him back in Kirby 64: Crystal Shards. His hammer is just like a tank coming at you hard. I must have forgotten how awesome he is. I certainly like him a lot better than Meta Knight though, don't get me wrong, I can see why people like him (My nephew is like obsessed, Meta Knight is all he uses), but King Dedede would screw him up ;)
I like Lucas a lot better than Ness. Hands down.
Meta Knight is like, the best character though lol.
And nawww, Ness >>> Lucas.
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
Anyway, furries? haha How so? xD But imagine how interesting her character would be overall, ignoring the furry part. Her staff is amazing when Fox used it, I don't remember all the moves, but I know Down + B would be the shield for certain the staff did. Can't remember if that deflected things but that'd be hers.
Honestly as a character overall she doesn't really interest me either. Though I dunno, I only owned Star Fox 64, while playing a few bit of Adventure, Assault and Command.
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
You can have WarioWare's character has the two girls from the assist trophy (don't remember the names) and Waluigi (Since he's Wario's brother, he'd have his emblem anyway) and whoever would be a good 4th.
Waluigi's relationship with Wario is actually not confirmed. He's more of a Mario character since he never appeared or was referenced in any Wario. (except for a really slight cameo in one of the warioware games.)
And you mean Kat & Ana
As much as I'd like them, I'd prefer a more random and wacky rep for Warioware. Sure, twin kindergartners that are ninjas is definitely random, but Mona, or preferably Jimmy (imo) are better options for that.
They're not my favorite characters, Dribble and Spitz are, but they're the uh...most iconic you could say. (And besides, we can get a DeeJay-like character in Smash with someone as funky as Jimmy.)
But we can also get a Wario Land rep with Captain Syrup. She's relevant again and not all that obscure anymore thanks to Wario Land: Shake It!
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
Tell me again why I knew Wario was your favorite before reading your answers to this topic? xD haha
Because of my avatar? lol. Well Wario IS slowly climbing up to be my favorite Nintendo character.
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
I'm surprised to even know someone who uses Snake. Guess he got his love by someone. :X
A lot of people use him because he's top 5 in this game, and used to be the second best character. Of course there are also a lot people who use him because they love the Metal Gear Solid series or they just like his playstyle. (Like me. Though my reasoning to try him in the first place was because of my interest in the MGS series so it kind of goes both ways lol.)
And you just need to watch this. All of it.
It's just superb using of the character.
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
Captain Olimar however, is an interesting character, but his taunts are BORING! He's got the most boring taunts of 'em all. I never played Pikmin so I don't know exactly what his games are about.
Pikmin is a real time strategy game about a man (Olimar) who crashed into an unknown planet. His ship was wrecked, and he has to find a way to build it back, but he couldn't survive alone. There he met a Red Pikmin, one that was very willing to help him. Captain Olimar then started plucking up more Pikmins, some of different types, and after a month with their aid he managed to go home back to his family.
The game is basically in every day, when you choose a level, you choose your army of Pikmin. Your main purpose is to bring all valuable items to the ship, but be careful of monsters eating or killing your Pikmin. However, there is a time limit. You have to go back to your ship by night time otherwise monsters will wake up and eat the Pikmin you leave behind.
Pikmin 1 has a "day" limit. You pretty much have to build your ship in 30 days, and should you fail to do so, you'll get a bad ending. Pikmin 2 doesn't have that though.
It's a really relaxing game that's really full of beautiful environments. The Pikmin are really like ants working for their queen (you).
Originally Posted by
Sector Revenge
Also since everyone's mentioning Honorable Mention, I'm going to say
Zero Suit Samus.
She's fast, she's easy to control, and amazing. Also I fixed my list and played a couple characters,
's by far one of my favorites. But the question I have to ask, why doesn't anyone give Yoshi the credit he deserves? He's easily one of the best characters in the game. (When is he isn't, really? lol)
Put me in the ZSS bandwagon. Though my honorable mention goes to Luigi.
As for Yoshi...yeah he's bad, and really hard to use. But of course there are dedicated players who show his potential.
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If you've already experienced a previous Mario Party, you'll find things largely unchanged. This one includes some cockamamie story about the sun and moon getting in a fight about something or other, but it never really steps into the gameplay. Beyond that, one new feature and tons of simplistic-mini games make for yet another familiar bash.
The basics are identical. Mario Party takes place on game boards made up of blue and red spaces, which give and take coins, respectively, along with Event, Duel, Bowser and DK spaces, which cause players to gain or lose coins and/or stars. Players roll dice and move around the board. At the end of each round, they engage in a mini-game for another opportunity to pick up some cash. About two dozen different power-up orbs can also be snagged from various spots on the board, giving players the ability to steal items, increase their roll or even stop opponents dead in their tracks.
Of course, it's all about the mini-games. A whole host of 'em (roughly 80) are available in Mario Party 6, and they're all simple and casual-gamer friendly. Games are categorized as Free-for-All, 1-on-3 or 2-on-2 and the variety isn't bad. Some are action-oriented (Granite Getaway, which makes you race to escape a runaway boulder) while others require quick thinking (Odd Card Out, which makes you choose the picture card that doesn't belong).
The bad news is that the games still haven't changed their original formula and too many of them, like Black Hole Boogie and Blooper Scooper, rely on button-mashing or dumb luck. This makes it great for non-gamers, but can be frustrating for those who actually want skill to play a part in their gaming success. At least the games themselves haven't simply been lifted from the previous versions.
In fact, Mario Party 6 marks the first major enhancement in years - the inclusion of a microphone. The mic plugs into the memory card slot and can be used with a handful of Party mode games, though there's also a Mic mode with a few extra mic-specific games. The voice recognition is pretty good, but the games are far too simple, just requiring you to shout a variety of things into the mic. It isn't very impressive.
The heart of any Mario Party game lies in its Party mode, and this no exception. As in past games, it absolutely requires that you play the board game with four players. If you can't dig up three friends, the CPU will control the others. This is just as much of a bummer as it ever was, since watching and waiting for the CPU to take its turn can be a real buzz kill.
Alternately, you can always try playing it in the game's meager Solo mode. Here you choose from three game boards of varying lengths and attempt to unlock the rare mini-game at the end. You'll participate in the same games that you would in the Party mode against three Koopa Kids, only this time, victory will net you a bunch of stars for use in the game's Star Bank. This is great for unlocking stuff, but pales in comparison to the Party mode with three other friends.
Mario Party 6 looks and sounds just like Mario Party 5, which didn't look much different from Mario Party 4. The graphics are fine if a bit dusty and the board designs aren't very thrilling. Most of the sounds have been lifted straight out of the last game.
There's no doubt that Mario Party 6 is a decent multiplayer offering, but for the most part, it's no different from last year's party. The inclusion of the microphone doesn't have any notable impact on the quality of the game and the whole formula is starting to look its age. Maybe our host can serve up some more interesting grub next year.


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Vote On Proposed Cell Phone Ban While Driving In Denton DelayedThe city council decided to wait until December before members revisit this issue again.
Denton County Taking Zika Virus Fight Door-To-DoorFirefighters in Denton went door-to-door this weekend asking permission to hand-spray near homes in a neighborhood off Buena Vista, near Teasley and Hickory Creek.
Mosquito Sample Tests Positive Rare VirusThe City of Denton says it found a mosquito infected with a California Serogroup virus this month.
I-35 North Near Denton & Sanger Shut Down Following Semi-Truck CrashA Denton police statement said a semi-truck hit a guardrail and flipped on its side Sunday afternoon.
Firefighter Sets Out To Run 100 Miles For Child With CancerAround Christmas, Chad Neely learned his friend's 4-year-old daughter Amelie was battling a rare form of brain cancer. Her loved ones affectionately call her Lulu.
Denton Disabilities Advocate Faces Surprising Opposition To New HomeWhen the City of Denton and Denton Municipal Electric decided to build a substation above Joe Rivas' home, where he has lived for three years, they also offered the children's book author an opportunity.
Buc-ee's One Step Closer To Building New Travel Center In DentonA fixture along Texas highways may have found its next home. Buc-ee's is one step closer to building a new travel center in Denton.
Denton May Reduce Distance Between Gas Wells & HomesThe vote by Denton City Council Tuesday night could allow gas wells to be placed closer than they already are to private homes.
Denton Leaders Repeal Voter-Approved Fracking BanDenton leaders, the first in the state to ban hydraulic fracturing, repealed the voter-approved measure early Wednesday, sounding a tone of capitulation to the state's powerful oil and gas interests after a seven-month battle.
Denton Cracks Down On Distracted DriversDenton police say if they catch you texting while driving, you won't be LOL.
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I have found this a great way to view the board. Just go to the bottom of the page and click on "thread start time" and then "show threads". More clicking to do but it works for me. Just wish it was an option that was remembered.
I have started my next quilt. It will be for my mother's 85th birthday. I chose a print with with birds and trees mostly in reds, greens and purples. I fussy cut the bird print in circles and used a freezer paper technique to sew it as an inset into purple squares. Now I will use red in the corners to make a snowball block. One of her favorite things is sitting in her garden having tea and watching her birds eat their treats.


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For most of us, playing games is something we do to escape from the reality of our day-to-day world. Exploring fanciful worlds and embarking on dangerous adventures is enough to turbocharge a gamer's imagination and mask the daily grind.
You might be surprised to know games are also being used to teach entrepreneurs the ins and outs of business. In fact, the University of Washington Foster School of Business has been using business simulation games in classrooms since as early as 1957.
For some gamers, running a virtual business is the pinnacle of gaming fun. Cash is abundant, customers are plentiful, and development cycles are short. The barriers inherent to business ventures are stripped away leaving behind the excitement of building a 'profitable' enterprise.
But, do business simulation games really teach solid business skills? We say yes…if only at a basic level. For those who are new to business and unfamiliar with the basics, business games can offer a solid foundation in terminology, business structure, and cash management. Mastering a good Sim game can allow the player to 'talk the talk' if not 'walk the walk'. Business people need to start somewhere and nobody really enjoys being thrown into the deep end. Business games offer a great way to 'test the water' of the business world.
Types of Business Simulation Games
There are several popular sub-genres within the Business game genre. Several focus on construction and management simulation rather than the ins and outs of running a business. These include:
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- Restaurant Games (ok, we admit it, this is a stretch…)
More focused business simulation software also exists from the likes of Simul8 and Forio. The later of which leverages the system dynamics simulation technology developed at MIT. For those that really want to train themselves in the art of business through a game-like simulation, these options are complex, challenging, and educational.


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Bob Dylan may not be "Cold Irons Bound," to quote the title of his spirited 1997 song, but he is headed to San Diego.
The iconic singer-songwriter, who turned 71 in may, will perform Oct. 24 with his band at Valley View Casino Center (formerly the San Diego Sports Arena). Former Dire Straits' leader Mark Knopfler, a periodic Dylan collaborator, will open the show here.
Tickets for the concert will go on sale Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are $39.50, $65, $89.50 and $125 each. A pre-sale for members of Dylan's fan club will begin July 27 at 10 a.m.
As of this writing, the concert here does not appear on the ticketmaster.com web site. However, the show was announced by Nederlander Concerts, which is promoting Dylan's concert here, and is also listed on his web site.
The Oct. 24 concert will mark Dylan's first San Diego area appearance since his 2008 show at Pechanga, which sold out in 12 minutes despite ticket prices that ranged from $95 to $155 each.
Then again, the capacity at the Pechanga Theater, where Dylan delivered a rousing performance, is 1,200. That is less than one-tenth the capacity of Valley View Casino Center, a venue Dylan performed at a number of times when it was known as the San Diego Sports Arena, including on his lone tour with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers serving as his backing band.
The arena here is also significant in Dylan lore. It was at his late 1978 San Diego Sports Arena concert that Dylan, who was feeling run-down, picked up a crucifix that had been tossed to the stage by a fan. The next night on his tour, in Arizona, the legendary troubadour had what he believed to be a spiritual vision that led to his controversial born-again Christian phase.
"Towards the end of the (San Diego) show someone out in the crowd...knew I wasn't feeling too well," the Jewish-born Dylan recalled in a 1979 interview.
"I think they could see that. And they threw a silver cross on the stage. Now usually I don't pick things up in front of the stage. Once in a while I do. Sometimes I don't. But I looked down at that cross. I said, 'I gotta pick that up.' So I picked up the cross and I put it in my pocket...And I brought it backstage and I brought it with me to the next town, which was out in Arizona ...I was feeling even worse than I'd felt when I was in San Diego. I said, 'Well, I need something tonight.' I didn't know what it was. I was used to all kinds of things. I said, 'I need something tonight that I didn't have before.' And I looked in my pocket and I had this cross...
"There was a presence in the room that couldn't have been anybody but Jesus...Jesus put his hand on me. It was a physical thing. I felt it. I felt it all over me. I felt my whole body tremble. The glory of the Lord knocked me down and picked me up."
Dylan went on to record three albums that reflected his new-found Christian faith: 1979's "Slow Train Coming"; 1980's "Saved"; and 1981's "Knocked Down Loaded."
Mark Knopfler, who will open the Oct. 24 concert here, played guitar on "Slow Train Coming." He also produced Dylan's 1983 album, "Infidels," which produced Dylan's epic "Blind Willie McTell," a song Dylan mysteriously yanked from the album before its release. "Blind Willie McTell" sat in the vaults for years until it finally appeared on Dylan's "The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991" collection in 1991.
Will Dylan and Knopfler perform together here on Oct. 24? Unlikely, since they didn't join forces when Knopfler opened for Dylan on a U.K. tour last year. Nevertheless, the significance of both of them sharing a San Diego stage -- albeit in succession, not concurrently -- is a tantalizing one for fans of both artists.
In the meanwhile, Dylan's new album -- "The Tempest" -- will be released Sept. 11 by Columbia Records. It comes out 50 years after his self-titled debut album was released by Columbia. Earlier this year, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in a televised ceremony at the White House.


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What to Make of CATIE: Are We Better Off With Atypical Antipsychotics?: Page 4 of 6
Of particular interest are the patients who gained more than 7% of their initial body weight. Of the 61 patients who did so in CATIE phase 1, 42% of those randomized to ziprasidone in phase 2T lost over 7% of their body weight, compared with 20% for risperidone, 7% for quetiapine, and 0% for olanzapine. This translates to number needed to treat comparing ziprasidone with risperidone (5), quetiapine (3), and olanzapine (3). For every 3 patients who gained more than 7% of their baseline weight in phase 1 and who were subsequently randomized to ziprasidone in phase 2 instead of olanzapine or quetiapine, an additional case of weight loss greater than 7% was observed.
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Simone was given ziprasidone with some concerns on her part because she had never taken it before and was unsure whether it would work for her. She was also concerned about the need to change her schedule to take ziprasidone with a meal.11 However, she was interested to see if her weight would be better controlled.
Ongoing monitoring of weight continues to be necessary and amenability to a weight reduction program needs to be assessed. Monitoring weight at each patient visit allows the clinician to catch a problem early, before substantial weight gain has set in. It also underscores to both the patient and the clinician the importance of physical fitness. Weight management strategies include both psychoeducational and medication interventions; the latter technique is less successful than the former.12
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Simone is not particularly worried about rehospitalization—her symptoms were successfully managed throughout the crisis by increasing her attendance at her day treatment program from 3 times a week to every day. Her sister, Sabella, however, has had a stormier course, with rehospitalizations occurring almost every 6 months. Both Simone and Sabella are worried about their weight. Can we quantify trade-offs between avoidance of hospitalization versus weight gain?
The CATIE study informs us about balancing the risk of weight gain versus the risk of hospitalization caused by exacerbation of schizophrenia. In phase 1, the numbers needed to treat to avoid hospitalization for exacerbation of schizophrenia based on 1-year risk ratios (hospitalizations per total person-years of exposure) are listed in Table 7.13
Although olanzapine had advantages regarding avoidance of hospitalization, it was associated with higher rates of weight gain in excess of 7% of baseline. Pairwise comparisons can be made and number needed to harm for weight gain can be calculated. Number needed to harm is an analogue of number needed to treat and is used when referring to undesirable outcomes. It is calculated the same way as number needed to treat. Table 8 provides the number needed to harm for weight gain.


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In the fixed pitch world, there are no hobby manufacturers making flybar FP helis and there isn't any good reason to buy a flybarless FP heli over a flybarless CP heli. If you must have FP, quads are your best bet. They are taking over the FP market because they out-perform conventional FP helis.
The issues pointed out are well known and widely documented.
What isn't being well documented, is the fact that there is a Walkera web site, that is ripping people off by selling those sub quality Walkera Heli's and telling you, and this is only, mind you, if things are going good(not failing), they will stand behind you till you get your heli in the air, that includes motor failures, servo failures, structural failures, blah, blah, blah... but in true fact when it does fail, they tell you, you don't have the right to question the supposed new product you just bought. The fact that it only lasted less than 5 minutes after adding the battery(The RX/Gyro failed, the most expensive part on the whole heli) doesn't matter, and this is on a supposedly new(You should see the swashplate damage! got pics) V450D01. I was frankly told "what you see, is what you get. If it didn't last, too bad. You entered into a contract, you opened the box, it's yours". Websites like this NEEDS to be documented, so others will not be ripped off as I have. Not that this is relevant, but this was to be my first flybarless for scaling. Think I'll stick to the 450 flybar for now and keep building my own heli's from kits, I have MUCH better luck.
RTF? Flight testing? Nope. Not from this site. Even the remote wasn't pre-programmed.
If what I have written here has any chance of saving someone the heartaches, frustrations and money that I have gone through in a hobby I love dearly, then I have done a service, if not, throw some of that money my way, I could use a new flybarless heli that actually works and trust me, it will not be a Walkera.
If you wish to know which web site this is, leave private mail.
P.S. Hopefully I didn't cross the line with this post this time.
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It's probably helipal or someone. It doen't matter because it's not the vendor's fault the manufacturer doesn't support anything. Since the vendor can't get support they can't give you any either. Which is why most Walkera dealers seem a little shady in comparison to, say a real LHS that sells Align or other products that, since dealing with them, always seem to just hand you a new part or whatever and say "have a nice day" where as, with Walkera there is always some story or excuse. I really don't blame the vendors, some are horrible. But most are just doing the best they can. If your outside the US there is a problem. But inside the US, your LHS and horizon will stand behind their products more than anyone i have seen in this hobby so far.
The Vendor or Not the Vendor, that is the question
Well, I would have to agree, but then I don't. In this case, it IS the vendor and no, not helipal. I stated once before whom it was and it was promptly deleted, so I will not state it here again in fear of being, gulp,
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i have a 2702v you can have.
Been looking at the 2703V-D. It's said to have 3 & 6 axis for 3D and Scaling in one rx/gyro. Just waiting to hear the flack on that one. That shouldn't take long.
The 2703V uses the same gyros as the 2702V, basically. They work! Thats all, no piro compensation or anything like that. If you already know how to fly, avoid anything with a 6 axis gyro unless it's made by Skookum Robotics. The 6 axis is problematic in fast forward flight and banking with Walkera RX. But if you ARE still learning and will be while before you move into very fast forward flight and steep banking turns. The 6 Axis by walkera is not so bad.
And NO! The reason the 2702V will only make it 5 feet is because Walkera has random defects with their RX/Gyro units like this. Out of 5 2702V units, only 2 of them would fly more than 5 flights without locking the TX out completely and shutting down/crashing within 30 seconds of leaving my heli pad.
Like i said. I'm not trying to bash Walkera here. I am never "Bashing" Walkera except on their customer service, technical support, warranties and lies. All of which warrant "Bashing" if it's true right? I really don't intend to change your mind. But you should do some research. I promise you will not regret a ZYX and devo Rx701/RX801 setup over a walkera Rx/gyro unit. I don't know your current level of skill. But consider this. When a child gets his first bike, do the training wheels get mounted permanantly? Or are they made to come off? My point is, you WILL eventually want a better gyro if your only learning now. Wouldn't it just be better to have one already then to deal with the problems later?
Right now, i consider the 6 axis a problematic gyro system by Walkera. But i still have not flown one. The consensus is that random 6 axis gyros will produce the dred "6 axis effect" while others don't experience it. The "6 axis effect" makes the heli act like it's hitting an invisible wall. Or in FFF it will attempt to level the helicopter out and will cause flight anomalies because of it or drift out farther then you would like in a bank turn. Apparently it's great for stationary 3D though. Another thing to consider and research is weather or not the 2703V-D has gyro reverse switches, if you plan on installing Align/Savox servos. You will need gyro reverse settings. Last time i saw a picture of a 2703V-D, it didn't have those dip switches anymore like the 2702V has.
You will definately be happier with a RX and separate gyro setup on there. Trust me, there is plenty of room and the heli will fly much nicer with a ZYX over a walkera gyro. The only thing is, you will have a learning curve on setting up the gyro. It's not as easy as a 2702V / 2703V. If anyone is an "Authority" on the v450d01 around here. It's probably me. Like i said, i'm not trying to change your mid. You will fly just fine with the 2703V too. I just think you would be happier spending about the same amount of money and learning how to set up the ZYX or robird. Until i try those 2 gyros, my main advise would be get a BeastX gyro. But i know people have an issue with spending that much money on a single unit. So did i, until i flew one.
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The design of the rx 2703 seems to be simpler than the the 2702. I suspect that you cannot tell the FBL system which way to compensate as you can do for the 2702. This is similar to the rx2618 and could make installation quite tricky on a third party helicopter. I suspect the price of the 2703 will be much lower than the 2702 as well. Your best bet is still to use a third party FBL system.
I would be a bit reluctant to say that there will definitely be something wrong with the 6 axis system on the rx2703. The 6 axis compensation has mainly been reported for the V120D02S. Most users of the Master CP have not reported it. A friend of mine who is an ex-F3C competitor put the V450D03 through some F3C moves and could not see any undue compensation at all. You have to fly long, deep, and fast for F3C and so it should have been apparent if it were there. My experience with the 6 axis V120D02S is that it is much better for moving 3D than stationary 3D. In fact, DK said that Manny could do much more 3D with the 6 axis V120D02S than the 3 axis V120D02S.
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British & Irish Lions
Dylan Hartley not to appeal 'f****** cheat' ban
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May 29, 2013
Referee Wayne Barnes shows Dylan Hartley the red card which ended his Lions dreams © PA Photos
As expected, Dylan Hartley will not appeal against his 11-week ban for verbally abusing referee Wayne Barnes in last Saturday's Premiership final. That finally rules him out of the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.
Hartley was red carded in Northampton's defeat by Leicester for swearing at Barnes and calling him a "f****** cheat" after a penalty decision went against his team. Barnes had already warned him about comments he had made.
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Hartley's defence was based on his assertion he was talking to opposing hooker Tom Youngs but a RFU disciplinary hearing did not accept his explanation. "The referee had no doubt that the words were directed at him," a spokesman for the board said. "There is no reason why the referee should make this up, and we accept that he would have given the player the benefit of any doubt.
"He was close enough to know what was said and what was meant."
The spokesman also said Hartley appeared to have changed his claims at the hearing. "We believe that he quickly regretted what he had done and that as soon as he left the field of play he told his team management that he had directed the comments to Tom Youngs, who was on the ground after the scrum had collapsed.
"We observed that this account changed subtly, no doubt after he had examined the DVD footage showing that his eyes were not looking downwards. The version provided to the panel was that he had spoken to Soane Tonga'uiha, who was between him and the referee, about Tom Youngs and then looked down at Youngs.
"In our view this is not a credible explanation."
Hartley will be free to play again on September 1, 2013.
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To whom it may concern, I am an international student in UNSW. I am from Beiing, China. My mentor Michael, the CEO of Zip Industries, suggested I do a course with Tracy. I have been taught by Tracy Hardwick since April, 2014. She taught me how to speak confidently in public, as well as in interviews. We modeled situation and content of job interviews when she taught me how to behave politely and confidently. Also, she kindly shared tips of how to deal with tensions in workplace with me, which is very important to a student who is about to graduate and start finding jobs like me. She showed me the correct way of breathing and reading poetry, which inspires me a lot. Now whenever I feel worried or depressed, I'll try to breath as she taught me and calm down. Recently, we move to IELTS (International English Language Testing System). We focus on the speaking part. Although we just started, I have confidence that we will make great progress. Finally, I just want to say, as an international student from a foreign country, I was encouraged a lot by her kindness and patience! Kind Regards, Emma Song
Having recently completed the Communication and presenting skills course with Tracy, I can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone needing a bit of a boost with their presentation skills. My goal was to create a more imposing presence in the corporate meeting room forum. We workshopped plenty of theoretical and practical ideas from preparation and state of mind right through to audience analysis, always focussing on the goal of delivering the message in character. Across the duration, Tracy's background in drama, acting and expression was evident and invaluable in creating both the knowledge and awareness I needed to start unlocking my potential. Her drive for results became a mantra for me in terms of embedding the lesson material in my own time. With this impetus I was able to feel satisfied that my goal had been achieved and am now using that as a solid platform for continuous improvement. Thank you Tracy for your passionate and inspirational way of coaching. I really feel confident of falling back on the fundamentals of performance and their application in the corporate arena. By Stuart Grantham (student of Tracy)
have pleasure in recommending Tracy Suzanne Hardwick who has been a teacher of Speech and Drama and Musical Theatre at the College for the past six years. Ms Hardwick is an excellent teacher, who always achieves very high results with her students in the examinations of the Trinity College of London and the AMEB. Ms Hardwick is highly regarded by parents and students. She is a hard worker, a boundless enthusiastic and a gifted teacher. Ms Hardwick has had a great deal of success in the United Kingdom studying at various drama schools, studio teaching and appearing in various theatrical productions. She has added to her list of credits in Australia and is currently upgrading her qualifications. She is an excellent teacher in every respect and I have no hesitation in recommending her. Yours sincerely, W. R. Clark Director of Music Excellence The Scots College Sydney, Australia
The Kinross Woloroi School Music Department wishes Tracy all the best for her future endeavours. We envy Tracy's next employer for they will have attained the services of a very dedicated, professional, and highly experienced individual who will only lift their speech and drama programme to extreme heights. By Kane Wilson (Director of Music, Kinross Woloroi school)
Tracy is an established international performer in her own right. She hared her 'gift' while teaching my son Callan when he was cast for his first Musical Theatre role as Oliver in the musical of the same name. As the Director of this Musical she took a young athlete into a totally different field resulting in a fabulous success for both her student and the production. Subsequently she tutored Callan in the Trinity Musical Theatre Exams where he topped the state of NSW performing scenes from Oliver, Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliott and sang from the soundtrack of "Lord of the Rings". During the 3 years Callan worked with Tracy he was invited to audition for excellent roles in Television and Film in both Australia and the USA. Callan subsequently secured roles in several of these including Packed to the Rafters as well as the lead in two films. The Australian Award winning short FRANSWA SHARL Director by Australian Hannah Hilliard and the soon to be released FLIPPED Directed by Mr Rob Reiner in the USA. We have found Tracy to not only be a fantastic and creative force in Callan's life but also a great support – when the going get's tough – as it can on occasion in the Performing Arts. She is part of our team on our journey in this industry and we look forward to working with her and to also watching her perform for many years to come. By Claudia Keech (Director of Motherinc.)
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One of my favorite meetings each year to attend and speak at is the Big Grower Executive Summit, and this year's meeting in Miami was no exception. Besides the information provided by the noted speakers, the informal interaction among the participants is invaluable. I learn as much (or maybe more) from attending the meeting as I'm sure the participants learn from me. If nothing else, I always learn about a few more books that I need to add to my reading list each year!
In my remarks this year, I focused on the economic situation and outlook and had mostly good news to report. There are positives pushing the economy forward including improved household finances, moderate employment and income growth, declining inventory of new and existing homes, stock market improvement, and increasing corporate profitability and ample liquidity. The financial system also continues to heal, supporting growth, although lenders remain conservative and some businesses and consumers still have only limited access to credit.
But there are counteracting negatives weighing down the economy including the continued declines in home prices, higher food and energy prices, financial and disaster-related crises abroad, and fiscal adjustments that the Fed is going to have to make some time this year (probably). The net effect of these positives and negatives is moderate growth in the economy and will continue with gradually declining unemployment. One sign of this is that real consumption expenditures reached a record-high of $9.459 trillion (seasonally adjusted, annual rate in 2005 dollars) in February, according to the BEA report on Personal Income and Outlays. Consumer spending is now 1.1 percent above the pre-recession level of $9.355 in December 2007, and almost 4 percent above the cyclical low of $9.114 trillion in April 2009.
The nuclear and natural disaster continues unfolding in Japan and will likely reduce U.S. exports to Japan over the near term. Partially offsetting this negative demand shock will be an increase for some U.S. products as Japanese manufacturers and utilities look for alternative sources and suppliers. For example, food and water supply issues in parts of Japan could increase U.S. export of some agricultural and energy products to Japan. Overall, the negative impact of Japan's disasters on the U.S. economy is expected to be rather small with the biggest risk to the U.S. economy coming from a supply shock that could unfold. Prolonged supply disruptions from Japan could negatively affect domestic manufacturing and, in turn, sales in the United States.
Inflationary Pressures
The biggest uncertainty, however, is one that most economists are still struggling with at the moment and that is the effect of higher fuel prices and other inflationary pressures (food) on the economy. We know from history that increases in the cost of gasoline and food force adjustments in household budgets. Since last August, the cost of groceries is up about 2.5 percent, and gasoline costs are up about 25 percent. Back-of-the-envelope calculations by the Atlanta branch of the Fed suggest that over the past six months, the rising cost of groceries and gasoline has added just over $50 a month to the average household's expenses. Tighter budgets can mean less spending on more discretionary items.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the retail price of regular-grade motor gasoline to average $3.56 per gallon in 2011, 77 cents per gallon higher than the 2010 average and about 40 cents above the projected price in their previous price estimate. EIA projects gasoline prices to average about $3.70 per gallon during the peak driving season (April through September) with considerable regional and local variation. EIA says there is also significant uncertainty surrounding the forecast, with the current market prices of futures and options contracts for gasoline suggesting a 25-percent probability that the national monthly average retail price for regular gasoline could exceed $4.00 per gallon during summer 2011.
Generally, higher fuel prices translate into consumers losing confidence in both their current situations and in expectations for the future (and indeed we saw that back in mid-spring). The largest blow, however, is to their expectations of the future. This should not come as a surprise, given the heightened sense of uncertainty across the globe that we all felt during the spring. The only silver lining is that people tend to base their spending decisions more on current finances rather than on fears about the future. Thus, consumer spending is likely to slow, but not collapse or contract, in the face of rising oil prices.
Business Confidence Increases
However, while consumers remain as fickle as ever, business confidence seems to be increasing, particularly among younger firms who are growing more optimistic about their near-term prospects. While productivity gains have helped profits at many businesses during the recovery, one obstacle has been credit — tighter lending standards have discouraged firms from seeking loans, in turn restraining investment and hiring. That is beginning to unwind. The Federal Reserve's senior loan officer survey has shown more banks easing terms in recent quarters and now firms are becoming more optimistic. The Atlanta Fed's most recent small business lending survey shows sentiment is improving particularly among newer businesses.
This same optimism came through in some of the benchmarking data collected from growers and reported at the Summit — 78 percent of those surveyed indicated that they intend to increase acreage in 2011 compared to only 53 percent indicating as such last year. Of course, this optimism may stem from the fact that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was about a full percentage point higher for reporting firms this year than last year!


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Donnelyn Early Origins
Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Donnelyn were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. Donellan, Donnellan, Donnelan, Donelan, Donnellin, Donellin and many more.
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The Great Migration
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute do to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United Sates and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Donnelyn family relocated to North American shores quite early: Patrick Donellen arrived in Philadelphia in 1860; Mary Donellin settled in Virginia in 1655; Catherine Donnellan settled in Quebec in 1848.
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By William J. Larkin. Postmodernism is the worldview of the dawning age, the environment forming for twenty-first century civilization. It is the mind-set embodied in the young, playful postmodern M.D. content to practice medicine a limited number of hours at a "Doc in a Box" instead of building up his own practice because he wants "time" to pursue his own interests, his "play." It is the environment we live in, when, moving at the speed of light, we can experience, at a distance, events in "real time" in a place called "cyber-space," which is actually nowhere.
This forms a worldview which impacts how we understand and receive the gospel. Indeed, how can we communicate a gospel that is truly "good news" to the postmodern person (or any cultural being for that matter)? We must "exegete" the culture from the inside out. We must interpret the Scriptures at a metacultural level. Then, we must bring the two together in effective gospel communication. After describing the shift to postmodernism, which is occurring all around us-exegeting our culture-and understanding the good news at its most fundamental level, we will illustrate how the two may be brought together.
Exegeting the Culture: Postmodernism
What is postmodernism? Originally, this label applied to a movement in western architecture which moved away from the boxy, modernist, glass and steel functionalism of the first half of the twentieth century to an eclectic, decorative, and more humane style. Since the 1980s, however, it has come to describe a broader cultural shift away from modernism, the worldview characterizing western civilization since the eighteenth century Enlightenment. Though some see postmodernism as modernism reaching its logical extreme, a hyper-modernism, most believe "post" points to a worldview distinct from modernism. Not only is it chronologically "post," it is "post" in the sense of critique, for it claims to supersede and replace modernism.
So fundamental and comprehensive is the shift postmodernism brings, we must keep in mind certain basic worldview categories if we are to understand what is happening.The postmodern thinker has turned away from modernist views of the nature of the universe and reality and how we relate to them, and the nature of humans, language, and text.Postmodernism is not a passing fad but the dawning age of twenty-first century western civilization. A postmodern environment is not a cultural context of an isolated intellectual elite. It is the cultural context forming around us. Postmodern types of individuals are already walking onto the stage of history. We work and play with them. They may even sit across from us at the dinner table.
Postmodern: The Dawning Age
We know that the postmodern age is the dawning age, when we observe that under the weight of history and experience the "Modernist Project" is collapsing. Themes of the modernist "grand narrative"-this worldview's explanatory myth of origin, power and destiny-have been discredited. Hence, there is an openness to viewing reality differently.
From Closed to Open. In science for example, postmodernism has demonstrated that we do not live in a self-contained, closed universe where all change is simply a rearrangement of eternally existent phenomena. Rather, we inhabit an open universe which began with a "Big Bang" and is continually expanding to an uncertain end. Will our universe know eternally emergent evolution? Or, is the universe headed for an evitable cold, empty, starless night in which proton decay means matter's last gasp?
From Totalizing to Deconstruction. Modernism's reductionistic and totalizing approach to explaining reality involved the penchant for declaring one of its features the basic building block which explained everything. For example, Marx's materialistic economics of class struggle claimed to explain all events of human history. Yet, experience and history in the twentieth century have discredited one totalizing explanation after another, because when each was given full reign in society, it created the exact opposite of its ideal. Marxism was to bring about the progressive emancipation of labor. That ideal died in the streets of Budapest in 1956, if not before, in Stalin's purges of the thirties. Indeed, the twentieth century totalitarian regimes of the left and the right, and their attendant atrocities, give evidence that the "Modern Project" has failed to find a basis for morality and society.
From Purpose to Play. Modernism believed in the inevitability of progress, the improvement of all humanity through the advances of capitalist techno-science. A trip to Disney World and the Epcot Center lets you experience this quintessential modern ideal-science and technology meeting all your needs and wants, titillating your senses and firing your imagination.
From Metaphysics to Irony. Sobered by the use of science in the creation of weapons of mass destruction and realizing the potential of scientific advances for evil, as well as good, postmoderns reject the modern belief in the inherent goodness of knowledge. They are not convinced that the progressive emancipation of reason and freedom is humankind's destiny. This was the German ideal, the most erudite people in the modern western world. And where did that erudition and incarnation of the "inherent goodness of knowledge" reach its climax? In the experiments of Auschwitz. No wonder the postmodern turns from a pursuit of knowledge, which confidently constructs a metaphysic, to a quizzical, if not cynical, exercise in irony.
From Christianity to Spirituality. Though the "Modernist Project" with its closed, self-contained universe and its human-centered ideals of progress and improvement actually has no room for biblical Christianity, still the Christian faith was the dominant religion of modern Europe and North America. The postmodern historical critique casts its penetrating light on modern Christianity. Here is the indictment of Jean-Fran


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St. Croix County District Attorney Eric Johnson has announced that his office will again be sponsoring the 18th annual Stop Drugs Poster Contest.
The contest involves fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh graders from public and private school districts in St. Croix County.
The program involves students submitting anti-drug and alcohol posters to the District Attorney's Office where they are judged by a panel of St. Croix County citizens. The winners are awarded savings bonds, and the top posters are made into calendars, which are distributed to schools in late December.
Johnson stated that his office sponsors this program for a variety of reasons.
"Not only do I believe this is a small but important step toward encouraging children to think about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, but also because a program like this involves law enforcement in a strong, proactive way within our community," he said.
Johnson stated that the Stop Drugs Poster Contest is funded entirely through voluntary donations in the county, from both businesses and individual residents alike. He also emphasized that the response to this program over the past 17 years has been nothing short of tremendous.
"Last year we received posters from more than 1,500 children in St. Croix County," he said.
Johnson said the District Attorney's office is again asking for community assistance, by asking all businesses and local residents for financial contributions.
Donations can be sent directly to the District Attorney's Office Stop Drugs Program, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, WI 54016.
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Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval drove in a run apiece as the San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets 2-0 Thursday night.
The Giants won the game as -170 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks.
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My review of Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain for PlayStation 3 will appear in Tuesday's paper but it's alreay online. Here's the condensed version: It's wonderfully original and well worth checking out.
However, it's also a very different breed of interactive entertainment.
Having spent the better part of a week with it, I've come up with a handful of suggestions to consider prior to playing that will help you get the most out of your time with Heavy Rain.
1. Select an appropriate difficulty level.
You can select difficulty based on your familiarity with the PlayStation 3 controller. Don't be a hero and choose the hardest setting simply because you want a challenge. Even veteran gamers will make their fair share of mistakes on the hardest setting, and any of them could mean the death of a character. Plus, there are some scenes that are essentially Twister for your hands, requiring players to press half a dozen buttons at once. Shame compels me to admit that at one point I actually used my nose and tongue to hold down all the required buttons. It didn't work. The moral: Play at your level, not above it.
2. It starts slowly, but stick with it.
Early scenes progress at a snail's pace, but they're important for two reasons. First, they familiarize players with the game's unique contextual controls-something you'll be thankful for later on. Second, they're required to set the stage for emotionally charged sequences that come later. Think of it like a movie in which viewers get to know their protagonists before troubles beset them.
3. Do what your character would do, not what a gamer would do.
Some games demand that players investigate every accessible area in their environment. This is not one of those games. Nor should it be. If you've just pulled up in front of a house, then clearly that house is your focus. Don't bother wandering off down the street. You'll only get a couple dozen paces before the game cuts to a scene of your character looking confused and turning around. It will impact your suspension of disbelief, and not in a positive way.
4. Let the game run its course.
That's my way of saying don't switch off your system every time something goes wrong. If you do, you'll cheat yourself of the game's primary strength: It's organic, seamlessly flowing narrative. The game and story were designed to be played without any restarts. Remember, even if something goes terribly awry you can always...
5. Play again.
This is a game that all but demands a second-maybe even a third-play. Not only will you earn different (and perhaps happier) endings, you'll likely experience new scenes that your actions the first time around caused you to skip. Even if you played flawlessly the first time through you can still see new things simply by making different decisions. The story may only last about ten hours, but many players will triple that time with repeat play-throughs.
Have fun with this one, folks. It's a treat.
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Design submitted by Laszlo from Hungary.
Laszlo says: "This idea come from my previous watch concept (ECHOES) which can be seen here." This watch design has a circular display on a rectangular case with rings of LEDs emanating from the centre in an outward manner, segments of which display the time.
Hours are shown on the left side of the display, groups of 10 minutes on the right and a 5 minute group and 4 single minutes in the centre of the interface. This is an LED watch design and it appears that the screen is made up of acrylic rings which are raised giving a 3D appearance. The strap continues this raised effect with raised bars featured.
The finish on the metal appears to be gun metal and a selection of LED colors are shown below. What color combination would you like to see become reality? If so vote below and don't forget to give Laszlo your critique in the comments section below.


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