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When you're pummeling a girl doggy style, grab both of her wrists behind her back and pull her arms up, thus pushing her face in the pillow numerous times.
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"I didn't like her face so it was time for the Chicken Feeder"
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The New York Knicks have agreed to terms with former All-Star forward Kenyon Martin on a 10-day contract, general manager Glen Grunwald said on Thursday.
Martin, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft and a 12-year veteran, has not played this season and had a 42-game stint with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011-12, averaging career lows of 5.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He joined the Clippers last February after beginning the campaign with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
The 35-year-old was an All-Star with the Nets in 2003-04 and has averaged 13.0 points and 7.1 rebounds over 696 career games with New Jersey, Denver and the Clippers.
New York cleared a roster spot for Martin by trading guard Ronnie Brewer to Oklahoma City in exchange for a 2014 second-round draft choice just prior to Thursday's deadline. Martin's signing will come official once Brewer passes a physical with the Thunder.


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In his end of the season teleconference with local reporters on Wednesday, Bruce Arena confirmed that the LA Galaxy are working to bring Brazilian midfielder Juninho back for the 2013 season.
Juninho re-joined the LA Galaxy in February on a year-long loan from his hometown club São Paulo FC after returning the Brazilian giants briefly following the 2011 season. The 23-year-old Brazilian's third season with the Galaxy -- all three coming while on loan -- was undoubtedly his finest yet as he started in 30 of his 32 appearances while tallying seven goals and four assists during the regular season. In the postseason, he remained incredibly effective for LA, starting five of his six appearances while notching two assists.
With David Beckham already gone for the 2013 season, keeping Juninho remains a high priority for Arena as well as AEG President and CEO Tim Leiweke.
"We've been working on that for awhile," said Arena. "We'll keep working on it, we're hopeful that we can bring him back."


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Matt Schaub missed Houston's 2011 playoff run with an injured foot.
Now the Texans' quarterback is healthy and looking forward to his first playoff start Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The wild-card playoff game offers Schaub a chance to redeem himself after he threw two interceptions in last week's loss to Indianapolis, which kept Houston from getting a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
He knows he has to do more in preparation this week after a tough December in which he threw three interceptions with just one touchdown pass as the Texans lost three of four games.
Schaub has 4,008 yards passing with 22 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this season. He threw eight touchdown passes with three interceptions in the three games — all wins — before his recent slump.


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Arkbrik wrote:When you say no to "Timespan requires new characters to be created", do you mean it should all take place in a single human lifetime? I disagree, I think the history should span at least centuries.
I Agree. Imagine Humanity as a fire, that slowly burns down and extinguishes itself.
Humans make an attempt to go to the nearest galaxy - all who go are never seen or heard from again (EXODUS)
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Is this applicable only to physician private practices or physicians working for an hospital still get paid through this scheme instead of a periodic salary paid by the hospital?
I believe that in the situations where we have DRG based reimbursement, the procedures have to be reported in ICD (ICD-9-CM Vol.3 or ICD-10-PCS) instead of CPT/HCPCS. Is this true?
May I assume that DRG based payment is an alternative to RBRVS based payment
DRGs are used mainly for reimbursement in Inpatient settings while RBRVS is the main reimbursement basis when not using DRGs?
Ugh, I just had a long reply and lost it, so it's shorter than the original, lol.
Medicare uses the MS-DRGs (medical severity diagnosis related groups) and they have very large PDFs that list the CC/MCC ...
Thanks for the response.QuoteUgh, I just had a long reply and lost it, so it's shorter than the original, lol.QuoteI've done that myself, so I know the feeling.No problem and it sure does. QuoteMedicare uses the MS-DRGs (medical severity diagnosis related groups) and they have very large PDFs that list the CC/MCC ...I linked to this in my response above. Is this the type of list you are talking about?http://www.smainformatics.com/pdfs/IPPS_FY2012MSDRG.pdf
I've done that myself, so I know the feeling.
Based on the words quoted above, it appears that DRGs are assigned after-the-fact (someone please correct me if I am wrong). That is, the DRG selected to describe the current case is based on the diagnosis code (ICD-9) and the procedure code (CPT/HCPCS) used for that encounter.
Finally, note that we are using two different and distinct code sets. rferreira, the words you used make me think you maybe don't realize this. Diagnosis Codes (ICD-9 or 10) are different from procedure codes (CPT) As described above, both sets of codes must be used to ensure proper payment, whether you are using the RBRVS method or the DRG method.
The RBRVS - used by Medicare/other govt programs for Physician and outpatient services
Now, based in your contribution and what I have investigated I reached the conclusion that DRGs are used mainly in inpatient where procedures are coded (almost) only in ICD ...
... I often see refering to "Physician and outpatient services".
Dalia,Thank you very much for your valuable insights.
In what concerns the CC/MCC, isn't it somehow overlapped by the POA indicator? If a diagnosis is marked as a complication (=acquired inside the hospital) doesn't it necessarily mean that its POA=false?


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NEW YORK (AP) — On Friday, Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to bring the desktop and laptop experience to tablet computers. There are several ways to get it — or avoid it.
Windows 8 represents the software company's effort to address the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers, namely the iPad.
The new software is a radical departure from previous versions of Windows. It may take people time to get used to the changes. The familiar start menu on the lower left corner is gone, and people will have to swipe the edges of the screen to access various settings. There will be a new screen filled with a colorful array of tiles, each leading to a different application, task or collection of files.
Windows 8 is designed especially for touch screens, though it will work with the mouse and keyboard shortcuts, too.
There are several versions of Windows 8:
— Windows 8.
Like its predecessors, Windows 8 will run on computers with processing chips made by Intel Corp. or Advanced Micro Devices Inc. There's a basic version designed for consumers and a Pro version for more tech-savvy users and businesses. The Pro version has such features as encryption and group account management. Large companies with volume-licensing deals with Microsoft will want Windows 8 Enterprise, which has additional tools for information-technology staff to manage machines.
— Windows RT.
For the first time, there's also a version running on lower-energy chips common in phones and tablets. That version will run on tablets and some devices that marry tablet and PC features. While tablets with Windows 8 can run standard Windows programs, the RT devices will be restricted to applications specifically designed for the system. Borrowing from Apple's playbook, Microsoft is allowing RT to get applications only from its online store, and apps must meet content and other guidelines.
— Windows Phone 8.
While Windows 8 and RT came out Friday, the phone version won't be available until an unspecified date this fall. Microsoft has an event on it Monday and may announce more details then. Nokia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. already have announced plans for new Windows phones.
You can get Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 only by buying devices with the software already installed, while Windows 8 can be purchased as an upgrade as well.
Here's how you can get — or avoid getting — Windows 8:
— Buy a new machine:
Desktop, laptop and tablet computers with Windows 8 already installed went on sale Friday, starting at 12:01 a.m. local time around the world.
Windows chief Steven Sinofsky said there have been 1,000 PCs certified for Windows 8, with the cheapest costing about $300.
Several PC manufacturers including Samsung, Lenovo Group Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. have designed new Windows 8 machines. They include hybrids combining elements of laptops and tablets. There are also all-in-one models — desktops with a built-in screen.
Many of the devices are available now, though some models won't go on sale for another month or two.
Meanwhile, retailers such as Best Buy Co. have trained staff to explain and demonstrate the new system.
Microsoft also started selling its Surface tablet with Windows RT on Friday, but it's available only at its retail stores and website. A Windows 8 version will come out later.
— Upgrade your machine:
Anyone who's purchased a Windows 7 PC (other than the Starter Edition) since June 2 can buy Windows 8 Pro for $14.99. The offer applies to Windows 7 PCs sold until Jan. 31, and the upgrade must be claimed by Feb. 28.
To claim the offer, register the machine at https://windowsupgradeoffer.com . You'll get an email with a promo code, which you can use to get the Windows 8 upgrade online.
If you bought a Windows PC before June 2, you can upgrade for $39.99. You must already have Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Those who prefer to buy a DVD to upgrade will have to pay $69.99.
Before buying the upgrade, check to make sure your machine is strong enough to run Windows 8. Microsoft lists the system requirements here: http://windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-US/Home/ProgramInfo .
Not sure if you have what it takes? Microsoft has an upgrade tool that will stop you if you try to buy Windows 8 without the requirements. The tool will also warn you of software that might need updates to work on Windows 8. Go to http://Windows.com to get started.
If you're upgrading from Windows 7, the tool will let you keep settings, personal files and applications. You can migrate settings and files from Vista and files only from XP. You'll also have the option to start fresh and bring nothing to Windows 8.
— Keep older versions of Windows:
Do nothing if you do not wish to upgrade to Windows 8.
Most machines now on sale will have the new version of Windows, though it's still possible to buy Windows 7 machines or upgrade to Windows 7. You may have to order online, and your choices may be restricted to gaming or business-oriented machines.
Microsoft hasn't said what the cutoff date for Windows 7 will be, but expect to be able to buy Windows 7 as an upgrade for another year or preinstalled on a new machine for two more years.
After Windows 7 came out in October 2009, for instance, retailers were still allowed to sell boxed versions of the predecessor, Vista, until October 2010. PC makers were able to sell Vista machines until October 2011.
Microsoft plans to continue providing technical support for Windows 7 until Jan. 14, 2020.


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CODO (Change of Degree Objective)
Changing your major requires an official change of degree objective with the Office of the Registrar. Each program has requirements for students wanting to change into a degree program. Please contact an academic advisor to learn more about CODO.
Requirements for CODO
- You must have a 2.5 adjusted GPA
- CODOs are accepted on a space-available basis
- No CODO applicant may currently be on probation.
- Students who have completed the requirements and who have an unadjusted GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible for automatic consideration.
For more information about CODOing into this program, contact Rose Delong-Bolyard in NISW 172.


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Happy weekend friends. This has been a very productive week. Insane busy but also really fun. And fun is what inspired this party tablescape I created and styled for Mr. Bright.Bazaar's recent birthday. Happy, happy Will.
Pinwheels, wish flags made by guests, streamer chandelier, diy spoon artwork, Claudia's amazing patterned stationery, custom coasters and matchboxes all come together for a cheerful bright birthday party for our fav brit, Will. A peek but check out the full feature here.
Have a fantastic weekend. xo
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ESP Sho-Ryu-Ken
ESP Haooomaru
ESP Peacemaker
LTD SCT-607b
Gibson Flying V
Fender Jim Root Telecaster
Fender J Bass
Ibanez Iceman
Epiphone 339 Ultra
Epiphone Thunderbird IV Goth
Epiphone Firebird
Grassroots Sho-Ryu-Ken
Squier Affinity 5 Bass
A Rogue 6 string Bass
I have a esp sc500, ibanez sr 5 string, and soon either a ibanez m80m or spector euro 5. And prob a esp st 203 in the near future if I can find one with a maple fretboard.
Ibanez Premium RG921 in Cobalt Blue Surge, Martin X-Series Dreadnought, and Washburn BT-2 that I got as a present from a buddy of mine. Thinking about getting a tele or bass next.
ESP ltd EC-401OW(EMG 60 and 81)
Shecter Blackjack SLS C1 FR-S(Seymour Duncan Full Shred SH-10 / Sustainiac)
Squier Affinity Strat
80's Charvel(have no idea which model I bought it used and the seller at the store didnt get any info on it)
and an LTD AJ-1 coming
ESP M-II Neck Thru Body
ESP/LTD Ex-400 (2006)
that M-II ntb has the fastest neck ever!
bunch of esp's, bunch of ltds, couple of xtones, a few ibanez, a few fenders, a dean, a jackson, an agile and some other stuff.
esp - custom shop tele
esp standards, eclipse archtop, 90's horizon, vintage plus strat, 400 series tele, xj6, xj 12, b1 bass, the mirage
ltds -aw7, viper deluxe, ec 256, mii, mii deluxe, miii, h200, ec200, kh502, ex 200, the mirage, te202, b204 bass
xtone - pa1, pc1v
fender - powerhouse strat, mexican strat, showmaster strat,american deluxe jazz bass, mexcan fretless jazz bass
ibanez- artist 2617, s570b
jackson - dx10fs
agile - 3100
dean - ml shadow signiture
From ESP I only have the LTD F-350 but there are more to come ;-). The Mike Spreitzer Signature (LTD MS-1) is at the very top of my wishlist.
I have my two ESP's (Custom Shop Jeff Hanneman sig and a custom one-off)
A BC Rich Draco (First production one with the spine inlay)
A Jackson RR1 Nebula
An Ibanez Jem7vwh
A Carvin DC800
An Ibanez SR3006e bass
And my newest addition that just arrived a week ago, an Ibanez J. Custom RG8527z-BX
3 ESP LTD EC 1000's, (Red, White, and Blue)
1 Schecter Damien 6 FR,
1 Custom Blackhurst Tigershark, (1 of 50 Built)
1 Jackson Professional Fusion HH MIJ, (Very Rare)
I have 2 LTD EX: 50 and 360, both from Indonesia factory. It's very difficult to find another EX-50 from Indonesia, now they're all made in china.
Also, I have one Schecter C-7 and one OLP Luke model.
LTD M1000 Deluxe BLK Guitar
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LTD B55 Bass
I envy all of you with plenty of guitars, Here in Norway guitars costs twice as much as in USA.
ESP LTD SC-200 Stephen Carpenter signature series - See-thru green (My main 6-string) - Drop C tuning
ESP LTD SC-207 Stephen Carpenter signature series - Black (My main 7-string) - Drop A tuning
ESP LTD H-338 - Satin black (8-string) - Drop E tuning
Epiphone Les Paul 100 - Black & cream with EMG-HZ pickups (my first electric guitar ever) - Drop D tuning
Ibanez GRX720 - Black with orange knobs (my first 7-string) - ADGCFAD - (Korn tuning)
Squier Affinity Srat - White with rosewood(my only single-coil)- Standard tuning
You said "ESP LTD" several times, yet you failed to list your Epiphone as a "Gibson Epiphone," or your Squier as a "Fender Squier."
Is there a reason for this? Calling your LTD an ESP makes it an ESP no more than calling your Epiphone a Gibson makes it a Gibson.
Why do people do that?
Edit: This goes for all the assholes ITT who did that, not just you.


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This same researcher published in the Lancet (12-10-94) another high caliber study on the homeopathic treatment of asthma. This double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial performed conventional allergy testing to determine what substance asthma sufferers were most allergic. Then, half of the subjects were given a homeopathic preparation of this substance, while the other half were given a placebo. Those people given the homeopathic medicine experienced a very significant improvement in their symptoms of asthma.
Specific Remedies
One of the common homeopathic medicines for respiratory allergies is Allium cepa (the common onion). Because onions are known to cause tearing of the eyes and running of the nose, it is wonderfully effective in treating such symptoms when given in homeopathic microdoses. Specifically, people who will benefit from Allium cepa experience a profuse, fluent, burning nasal discharge which is worse in a warm room and better in the open air. They have a profuse, bland (non-burning) tearing from the eyes with reddened eyes, and will desire to rub their eyes frequently. They experience a raw feeling in the nose with a tingling sensation and violent sneezing. A frontal congestive headache may be concurrent with their allergy symptoms. These symptoms tend to exacerbate after damp winds.
People who need Euphrasia (eyebright, an herb) have the opposite symptoms as those who need Allium cepa: they have profuse burning tears from the eyes and a bland nasal discharge. Their eyes water so much the person looks awash in tears. The whites of the eye and the cheeks become reddened from the burning tears. The eye symptoms are worse in the open air. The profuse bland nasal discharge is worse at night, while lying down, and in windy weather.
Burning tears and nasal discharge which are often worse on the right side characterize the symptoms related to Arsenicum album (arsenic, the mineral). These people's symptoms are worse at and after midnight. They toss and turn in bed and become very anxious, frightened, and restless during breathing difficulties. They are very chilly and feel better in general in a warm room. They usually have a great thirst but only take sips at a time. These people are sensitive to light, have violent sneezing, and may develop asthmatic breathing.
When an allergy sufferer is particularly irritable and chilly and has a fluent nasal discharge during the day and congestion at night, Nux vomica (poison nut, a seed from a tree) should be their remedy. Their symptoms tend to be worse indoors and better in the open air. They are sensitive to the cold and to being uncovered. Frequent sneezing may be experienced. Their symptoms sometimes begin after being irritated, vexed, or fatigued.
A common remedy of both women and children is Pulsatilla (windflower, an herb). These people have a nasal discharge during the day and congestion at night(just like people who need Nux vomica). People who need Pulsatilla are quite different from people who need Nux vomica: they are usually gentle, mild, yielding, impressionaable, and emotional people who seek attention and sympathy, rather than the argument and conflict in which Nux vomica people indulge. People who need Pulsatilla have congestion is worse in a warm room, hot weather, or while lying down, and is relieved in cool rooms, open air, or with cool applications. They tend to have itching at the roof of their mouth at night. They tend to be without thirst.


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TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — The crime was grisly, the trial was bizarre and the defendant's confession was widely doubted — but border guard Vladislav Chelakh was convicted Tuesday of killing 14 of his comrades along with a park ranger and sentenced to life in prison.
On the surface, the case against Chelakh appeared strong. Days after the killings in May at a remote outpost along the Chinese border, Chelakh was found hiding in a cave, wearing civilian clothes and carrying a pistol. Authorities said Chelakh soon confessed.
But many people in the tightly governed former Soviet Central Asian nation were skeptical, contending in online forums that the 19-year-old had been forced to claim the crime. In a dramatic demonstration of mistrust of the authorities, a newsreader at a private television station quit rather than report about Chelakh's confession.
"Can any journalist or newsreader seriously read out this news on air? It's a disgrace!" the anchor, Vladislav Dlinnov, wrote on his Twitter account at the time.
The widespread disbelief appears to reflect simmering resentment in a nation with few outlets for expressing opposition. Those questioning the verdict didn't cite any evidence of their own.
"The explanation of what happened at the outpost is most likely that contained in Chelakh's own confession," said political observer Petr Svoik. "But the public is operating on the basis that if the authorities have suggested a scenario, it likely isn't true."
The mistrust could be corrosive to a country that has mostly avoided the strife that plagued many other former Soviet states and that has won plaudits for tolerance among its many ethnic groups. But Kazakhstan's placidity has been troubled recently, as witnessed by an unprecedented wave of shootings blamed on Islamic radicals over the past two years.
"This is a serious strain that will spread disappointment and discontent in society," said Guljan Yergalieva, a vocal opposition figure.
Her muckraking website cited unidentified sources as saying investigators had linked the killings to a top security official with family ties to President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who thoroughly dominates Kazakh politics.
Even relatives of the victims initially greeted the news of Chelakh's confession with disbelief and were only persuaded of the defendant's guilt by evidence laid out during the three-week trial, including the prosecution's three videos of Chelakh.
"When we came to court in the beginning, we didn't entirely believe what had happened, but now we have seen everything with our own eyes," Sagyndyk Yemenov, the father of one of the murdered guards, told The Associated Press outside the court in Taldykorgan, 225 kilometers (140 miles) north of Almaty, Kazakhstan's principal city.
In a videotaped confession to investigators that also surfaced online, Chelakh explains how he took a Makarov pistol and automatic rifles from the weapons storage room at the post and killed a fellow guard on sentry duty. In a reconstruction of his movements filmed at the site of the killings, Chelakh uses a wooden rifle to show how he then mowed down all the remaining guards.
He says that he walked to the cabin of a local park ranger, whom he killed to get rid of a potential witness to the crime scene.
Skeptics claimed the video was doctored, with sections cut from it before being shown at the trial.
In another video, Chelakh appears to lend weight to the theory that he was motivated by revenge for sustained mistreatment by his colleagues. "During all the time at the frontier post, they demeaned and insulted me," he said.
Chelakh subsequently retracted this confession, attributing the killings to unidentified attackers.
The trial saw scenes that veered between the tragic and the absurd, putting the credibility of the whole process under severe strain.
Defense lawyer Serik Sarsenov caused consternation when he announced to reporters in the opening days of the trial that information would emerge showing 18 bodies had been found, not 15 as claimed. Sarsenov never produced that evidence and then took to not showing up at hearings for days on end, citing unspecified health issues.
On one occasion, Chelakh, who had made vocal and angry demands not to be brought to the courtroom, snapped a fragment of chipboard off the bench in the defendants' glass case and abortively attempted to self-mutilate.
In what turned out to be the main plank of the prosecution's case, secretly filmed video footage was produced in which Chelakh was heard bragging to a cellmate about how he had picked off victims, who he said pleaded to be spared.
But Chelakh's mother, Svetlana Vaschenko, who has resolutely attended the entire trial in a cramped courtroom alongside the victims' family members, dismissed the footage as a crude forgery.
Chelakh successfully asked not to attend most of his trial, but was made to be present on the closing day. Court guards forced the defendant to face forward, prompting him to bite, kick out, swear and shout. As the prosecutor made his final statement, Chelakh could be heard sobbing.
Speculation about possible alternative scenarios involved an attack by smugglers on the outpost, which lies very close to the thinly protected border with China, or religious extremists.
Despite the occasional political scandal, Kazakhstan has succeeded in perpetuating stability by fostering a broad consensus on cautious economic development. But while the violation of democratic freedoms and media rights rarely inspires passions among the largely politically apathetic population, perceptions of malfeasance in the sensitive area of security create considerable unease.


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Why I chose Fletcher:
One of the key reasons I chose Fletcher was its emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to the study of international affairs. After more than five years of covering a wide variety of foreign policy issues on public radio it was clear to me that the most pressing global problems do not fit neatly into a single academic discipline. For example, while working on a segment that examined the Kyoto Protocol to curb greenhouse gas emissions I needed to consider environmental, economic, and diplomatic factors. And when I explored the Carter Administration's response to Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, knowledge of America's history with the Shah and an understanding of Ayatollah Khomeini's unique brand of Shi'ism were crucial. Fletcher is a place where I can continue to develop my ability to analyze international politics in a holistic fashion.
Fletcher's alumni community:
My interest in Fletcher was piqued by the school's impressive alumni network. During my work as a journalist I interviewed a number of Fletcher graduates that had gone on to become leading diplomats and scholars. The substantive knowledge, career accomplishments, and approachable nature of these Fletcher graduates made a favorable impression on me. Each spoke of their time at Fletcher as a formative professional and personal experience—a desire to share in that experience attracted me to Fletcher.
International Security, The American Interest
Good Will Hunting
Getting Engaged in South Africa
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Chest-high aspiration, knee-high realization
Special Forces: Team X looked to fill a certain void in the PC market. One without the joint effects of chest-high walls, competitive multiplayer, and a cover system. Mass Effect 3's multiplayer helped bring third-person cover-based shooting to the PC, and it was good at best. I remember feeling as if it was pretty standard at the time. But then, oh how does the saying go? You don't know what you got 'til…you play an absolutely terrible game that tries for the same thing.
Yeah, that's how the saying goes.
Special Forces: Team X (PC [reviewed], Xbox Live Arcade)
Developer: Zombie Studios
Publisher: Atari
MSRP: $14.99 (PC) / 1200 Microsoft Points (XBLA)
Special Forces: Team X is a multiplayer-only, third-person cover-based shooter. It is the type of game that relies on established norms and tired design decisions to bring in an audience for a few months and then disappear forever.
So there's shooting, and the shooting feels solid. Each gun is broken down into four stats: damage, recoil, spread, and accuracy. Holding down the fire button will, depending on the gun's recoil, force your cursor upwards, resulting in missed shots. Tapping the fire button is the most accurate way to dispose of an enemy and may take some time to master for those not hardened on shooting mechanics.
Dying is swift in Team X, which emphasizes not only cover, but working as a team. The cover mechanics are okay, though far from perfect. Blind firing from behind cover is an option, and is sometimes necessary in certain situations. It is, however, impossible to slide along a wall with varying heights. Here's what I mean:
Where the chest-high cover turns into a full-fledged wall, your character is prevented from moving. The character should automatically stand up once he reaches the larger portion and continue along the wall, not stop instantly once he reaches the end of the short wall.
To combat this, the player must remove himself from cover, move over, then go back into cover, thereby making himself unnecessarily vulnerable. It is things like this that make the game feel unpolished. Snapping into cover does work well, at least.
Teamwork is rewarded by a multiplier that increases while teammates are around. It works well and achieves what it is supposed to, but there's a big problem when working as a team: there is no option to use voice chat.
Let me repeat: this is a teamwork-oriented game with no option for voice chat.
Action in Team X is very fast-paced, so even if there were a way to type only to your teammates (there isn't) it would take too much time to say the likes of "cover me while I run ahead" or "make sure someone has our back." So, while it is easy to stay next to your teammates, it is almost impossible to work as a team.
The unlock system is incredibly stilted and homogenizing. Leveling up happens at a decent pace, but the incentives for leveling up are mostly bland and uninspired. Pretty much every player uses the same guns at the same character levels. Even simple character aesthetic pieces are locked behind levels. You want to be Asian? Become level 12 first. Black? Better level up to 29! Want to play as a woman? Tough luck, buddy. But hey, at least you can choose between any type of camouflage right from the start!
There are five game modes to choose from, but good luck finding a server with the one you want to play. If you don't want to play Team Deathmatch or Capture Point, the chances of finding a server with people in it plummet.
High Value Target is probably the most interesting of the modes, where one player acts as the High Value Target (HVT). If the HVT dies, the player who killed him becomes the new HVT. The HVT earns three points for each kill, while his teammates earn two. The opposing team only earns one point per kill. It offers a nice back-and-forth experience, and since the maps don't allow for camping, it never becomes a standstill.
Capture the Flag is exactly what it sounds like. Hot Zone is basically King of the Hill. With a slight exception of HVT, these modes are so paint-by-numbers and derivative that it is no wonder nobody plays them.
The map system seems unique at first, allowing the players in a server to choose what each third of the map looks like. Voting is cast before the match begins, with majority ruling. In theory, this creates a unique map almost every time and prevents map knowledge from becoming an advantage. In practice, it's just the same few map sections smashed together, over and over again. Sure, the overall map is different each time, but the only part that's actually different is where the sections meet.
Each section is exactly the same as the last time it was chosen, it's just in a different part of the map. I've memorized the map sections already, and the only thing I can't predict are the two areas of the map in which the three sections intersect. It doesn't feel like a unique map every time, it feels like the same boring sections repeated every time.
There is a cavalcade of bugs and poor design elements all throughout Special Forces: Team X, and I'll do my best to list them all here.
I've spawned in the same area of the map as an enemy when the round begins. The server browser cannot be sorted by players, mode, etc. Sometimes the server browser shows 15/16 players but when I join it, no one is in the server. There is no auto-team balance when teams become uneven in number or in skill. You can spawn on allies, but many times the game will put you somewhere else.
When leveling up, the game says you have new unlocks but doesn't mention what they are, leaving you to search for them yourself. The perk to detect mines unlocks at level 3, but mines are not unlocked until level 38. Clicking "customize secondary" shows nothing but black bars. The perks are not listed in level order, or even alphabetically for that matter, but are instead seemingly thrown together using a dart board. The attack dogs' AI is completely broken. Oh, and a few days after release, my and many others' stats were reset to level 1, with no indication as to why. Ugh.
The game has a cartoony cell-shaded look, which looks nice in action and up close. The game is seemingly going for a light-hearted vibe, judging from some of the trailers and the visual style, though few things in the actual game resemble anything related to humor; it seems more like a façade than anything else.
The sound effects are just as solid as anyone would expect. Guns go "rattatat tat," grenades go "kaboom," and beefy guys go "HEY I'M RELOADING!" when they reload. Oh, and the menu music is painfully, generically epic.
I would hope that no one is so desperate for a third-person cover-based shooter on PC that they have to resort to playing Special Forces: Team X. It's bland, uninspired, unpolished, and borderline unfinished. The already paltry amount of players is sure to dwindle in the coming weeks and months, leaving Special Forces: Team X nothing more than a line in some unfortunate fans' Steam library.
Special Forces: Team X offers nothing unique to the genre and is likely to leave players unfulfilled. What could have been an interesting, inoffensive multiplayer game turned out to be a buggy mess without so much as a hint of something fresh.
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Special Forces: Team X reviewed by Patrick Hancock
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Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG), in conjunction with the School of Business Administration (SBA), offers a 4 + 1 Accelerated MMG – MBA Program in which outstanding students can earn a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with just one additional year of study beyond the Baccalaureate. The MMG-MBA program compresses the normal two years required to earn the M.B.A. degree into one year, allowing students to save a year's tuition and reach the job market one year sooner than usual.
Students typically apply to the MMG-MBA Program in the Spring of their third year of undergraduate study, therefore having completed three years of study before entering the program. Applicants must also have a GPA of at least 3.0 in their first three years of study to be eligible for the program. Finally, in accordance with Graduate College guidelines, applicants should arrange to take the GRE exam in the Spring of their third year.
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2 local groups win big Walmart Foundation grants
Two Denver-based nonprofits — The Delores Project and the Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency — are among the 145 charitable organizations receiving cash grants through the Walmart Foundation's "12 Days of Giving" Facebook campaign. The foundation announces a group of winners every day of the campaign, and will award a total of $1.5 million.
The Delores Project, a Day 10 winner, was awarded $20,000; the Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency received $10,000 for its Day 3 selection. The Day 10 spotlight was on nonprofits that assist children, families and those in difficult situations by providing clothing, school supplies, fresh groceries and nutritious meals, safe shelters — even children's Christmas gifts. The Day 3 focus was caring for seniors.
The Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency has, since 1923, supported the metro Denver area's poor, sick and elderly population with nursing and personal care, nurse case management, pastoral care and friendly visitors, exercise and a food pantry for in-home patients, so they can remain safe, healthy and independent at home. It is believed to be the only agency of its type in the U.S. to offer in-home nursing care for the poor, sick and elderly at no charge to the client.
Additionally, the Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency runs a medical equipment loan program that provides things like wheelchairs, walkers, shower benches and hospital beds to those in need
who cannot afford them. Dominican Sisters also provides Wellness Clinics in several low-income senior housing sites around Denver.
Executive director Krisandra Panting points out that the Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency operates on a $1.5 million budget, and "By keeping 94% of our clients out of nursing homes we save the state and its taxpayers over $20 million each year." The agency serves between 1,200 and 1,700 clients a year.
"We rely on the generosity of the community — individuals, churches, foundations and businesses," Panting adds. "We receive no government funding and no insurance, Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement."
"Our nation's nonprofit organizations are fueled by countless volunteers who help make a difference in our communities by giving their time," says Julie Gehrki, senior director at the Walmart Foundation. "The nonprofits receiving grants were nominated by their wonderful volunteers, and we want to say thanks to all the volunteers who are giving their time this holiday to make the season brighter for so many families."
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3 charged with murder in Lexington man's death
Three people from Lexington were charged with murder in connection with the death of a man found dead in a home last week.
Jerome Stephen Robinson, 28; Amanda Beth Strack, 24; and Derek Oneil Troutman, 32, were arrested in connection with the death of Maximino Quintana Rubio.
Rubio was found dead around 1 p.m. June 18 inside his home at 206 Baney Dr. Rubio had gunshot wounds in his torso, Lexington police said.
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The Academic Center for Entrepreneurship at Bristol Community College recognized area entrepreneurs who portray the true spirit of entrepreneurialism at a recent awards ceremony.
FALL RIVER — The Academic Center for Entrepreneurship at Bristol Community College recognized area entrepreneurs who portray the true spirit of entrepreneurialism at a recent awards ceremony.
Awards went to:
Developing Entrepreneur: Matt Medeiros, of Dartmouth, is a networking graduate of Bristol Community College. He works with clients to assist them in making their websites more efficient and effective in meeting their corporate strategic goals. He has helped small and large businesses alike grow their revenues and achieve their strategic initiatives.
Cornerstone Entrepreneur: Lapointe Insurance has three locations in Fall River, North Attleboro, and Westport. They continue to grow through acquisition and technological automation that integrates a seamless customer experience. Lapointe Insurance also continues to incorporate best practices that allow them to remain a leader in their field.
Benevolent Entrepreneur: Coastal Roasters has been in business for the past 11 years serving the southeast community of Tiverton. They provide coffee to consumers, businesses, and wholesalers alike. Coastal Roasters is dedicated to giving back to their community, and they sponsor a number of outreach events that support local charities.
Entrepreneurs seeking assistance can check out the free services offered at The Academic Center for Entrepreneurship at BCC including educational and training activities, research and development of business ideas, counseling, writing a business plan, and access to local events.
Also featured during the evening was a presentation by Thomas Wright, CEO of Agreenozzi Enterprises, who discussed a new sustainable business venture using the latest technology to recycle traditional "to go" food containers.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia gave a revenue outlook for the current quarter that missed expectations, pointing to a slowing PC industry and slower production of tablets using its chips ahead of the release of newer models.
With PC sales losing ground to tablets, Nvidia is betting on its graphics expertise to make high-performance processors for mobile devices. Its earnings rose more than expected in the fourth quarter with its chips appearing in popular devices from Google.
The company, whose core business is graphics chips for PCs, made inroads in tablets last year but competition from Qualcomm has Wall Street concerned it may struggle to keep its mobile business growing fast.
"Looks like some of those products didn't have as strong an end of year as some might have expected and that they're now burning inventory," Cody Acree, an analyst at Williams Financial, said in reaction to Nvidia's revenue guidance.
Chief Executive Officer Jen-Hsun Huang told analysts on a quarterly conference call he expects a dip in sales of mobile processors in the first quarter as manufacturers wind down production of devices using Nvidia's Tegra 3 chips ahead of launching new gadgets with upcoming Tegra 4 chips.
Nvidia's Tegra 3 mobile processor is used in Google's Nexus 7, one of only a handful of tablets to make inroads against Apple's iPads. The Tegra 3 chip is also used in Microsoft's Surface Windows RT tablet.
But some analysts worry Nvidia may struggle to win new business for its upcoming Tegra 4 chip as competition intensifies and Samsung Electronics, which increasingly depends on its own chips, gains market share.
Nvidia is putting the finishing touches on Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, which Huang said is necessary to move beyond tablets and compete against Qualcomm in high-end smartphone chips.
"We're working around the clock," Huang said. "We'll have some phone success this year but we're not expecting to have a whole lot of phone design wins until we have, until we engage the market, with LTE."
Microsoft's long-awaited launch of Windows 8 in October brought touchscreen features to laptops but failed to spark a resurgence in sales that Nvidia and other PC chipmakers and manufacturers had hoped for.
Nvidia's traditional PC graphics chip business, which accounts for most of the company's revenue, grew 7 percent in the fourth quarter versus the year-ago quarter after the company gained market share.
Revenue in Nvidia's Tegra group, the bulk of which comes from Tegra sales, grew 90 percent year over year, to $208 million in the quarter.
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Nvidia expects to sell them through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, Huang told Reuters in an interview. Asked how many he expects to sell, Huang was optimistic: "We don't know the size of the market. I feel a little bit like the first year of an iPod. Who knows?"
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Revenue in the current quarter, Nvidia said, would be $940 million, plus or minus 2 percent.
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It is well known that state police Sgt. Sean Murphy was criticized by his boss, Col. Timothy P. Alben, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, for "unauthorized dissemination of evidence and commentary � in the prosecution of a federally indicted defendant."
A lot of people gave Sgt. Murphy a pass because, as they see it, he was only releasing departmental photos of the capture of suspected Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
But as Col. Alben, noted, Sgt. Murphy's action "serves only to undermine constitutional guarantees and potentially violates rules of federal criminal procedure that we, as law enforcement officers, have sworn to uphold."
Col. Alben, while he might understand and even sympathize with Sgt. Murphy's motivation in releasing the photos, he nevertheless understands his obligation to act within established law enforcement rules, practices and procedures.
One would expect a similar understanding from those in our community who are also sworn, explicitly or implicitly, to uphold law and order.
But that doesn't seem to be the case in Athol, where Selectman Susannah Whipps Lee has ordered a number of lawn signs to welcome Sgt. Murphy to town after he was recently transferred from his job as a state police photographer assigned to headquarters in Framingham to the state police barracks in Athol.
Ms. Lee has also ordered a welcoming banner to be placed on a bridge above Route 2, which will be patrolled by Sgt. Murphy during his midnight shift.
Ms. Lee told one of our reporters that she "applauds" and "appreciates" Sgt. Murphy for his detrimental disregard (my phrasing) for the constitutional guarantees that are supposed to be safeguarded by proper police policies and procedures.
With such sentiment and her disclosure that she had discussed her intent with Selectman Lee Chauvette and Athol police Sgt. Christopher Casella, one could easily conclude that town officials were abetting police misconduct.
Ms. Lee disagreed. Her primary thought, she told me, was not so much to support Sgt. Murphy, but to protect the town's reputation, which sometimes gets a "bum rap."
Those who would interpret the welcoming signs for Sgt. Murphy as support for his misconduct are "not having the amount of passion and love I have for my community," she said.
"If you are not from here you don't understand. We don't like bad press, and there are people out there who think (his reassignment) to Athol is a punishment. We shouldn't be looking at it as a punishment. We are telling him to 'don't look at us as punishment. We are happy to have you.' "
Ms. Lee said residents are fortunate to have a Massachusetts State Police barracks in town, and that she wanted Sgt. Murphy to know that he was coming to an area with a lot of friendly people.
"I am not embracing him," she said.
"I am just openly, courteously and graciously welcoming him to the community. We are just a normal, good community welcoming somebody and supporting someone in good standing with state police."
OK, Athol has an image problem. I get it.
I also get that Ms. Lee loves her town and that she is concerned about its businesses being hurt by the bum rap the town sometimes gets. It also says something about Ms. Lee's civic pride and duty that she, as she told me, has passed on taking her selectman's pay for the past five years.
But I don't get how you improve a town's image by condoning police misconduct. I told Ms. Lee as much, and she tried again to enlighten me.
"The world would be better off if more people were kind and welcoming, "she said with a bit of exasperation.
Silly me.
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The non A7 test.I want to buy an A7. Since I shoot people and I really like evf cameras, I wanted tracking autofocus, I like the smaller form factor for a lot of our work, when I heard of the FF Sony went straight to the Sony store and shot to a card. Obviously in store photography is difficult and not the way I shoot.i'll admit since I use the 43 cameras for some of our video and absolutely love the olympus omd e-5 I expected the full frame sony to blow it in the water.The first results shocked me.The A7 had double shutter blur and that egg shell effect, but these were jpegs.So I went back and did it again with raw comparing my em-5. The Sony A7 I kept at 1250 iso and The oly at 1000.This time shot raws and was positive the Sony would just bury the olympus considering the em-5 it's a previous generation camera.Came back to the studio and really had nothing to compare. Nearly every frame from the Sony has shutter blur (or some kind of blur) where the Olympus was crazy spot on in focus and sharpness.Granted the olympus had more noise by about 20%, but pretty noise and I could kill it in software, though I like the look of a little film like grain.So I tested a third time.This time found a dealer that had both the new omd em1 and the Sony a7, set them both up as close as possible with low noise reduction and equivalent lenses.Took a laptop that was calibrated and went in and shot and shot and shot.Looking at the raws, I would have sworn the the files from the omd were full frame in quality, the A7 being the 43 crop. In fact there was such a difference I was positive we did something wrong, did it again, all at 800 iso.Bottom line, the Sony files had a global color look where the olympus had specific colors that were obvious. Putting each camera side by side both with the right angle grip the A7 felt lightweight and flimsy where the olympus felt titanium solid.If I didn't know better and was asked price, I'd say the Olympus would cost more, but it's the opposite.But the build quality is the real kicker. I don't shoot PJ work but I'd fell more secure to take the olympus into a war zone than the sony.Also the Oly track focus was far superior to the Sony and the viewfinder of the olympus if way superior in look and size. On the Sony you see jagged lines on hard subjects that are kind of like looking at tv screen, where the Olympus when adjusted looks like a film.With the Olympus I never think of it as an electronic viewfinder the Son never let's you forget it's a miniature tv.Once again the file detail and look was very different. The sony soft and though less noise, had that caking, egg shell look on skintones and the focus would be on then off, then on and this was shooting a stationary subject.Though the Sony has more resolution the olympus had more real detail.Also given the fact he focus points on the oly covered more territory and it has more adjustable crops from 4:3 , 2:3 to 16x9.But the main thing is the file. The olympus has more noise which as I say can be reduced either in post or camera, but with some thoughtful processing it can be set to a film like look. The Oly produces a very non digital looking image.The color response is what I love. Other than my medium format backs, no smaller format has that separate color look, which allows a lot of adjustable movement in post.So I bought an em-1 to go with my em-5's and my gh3(s) I use for video.The olympus isn't perfect and it took me an evening to make adjustments where it would match the em-5 (which I still think has a little better look0, but once set, the Olympus becomes intuitive I debated on whether to show this image, shot at a sony store with three types of available light sources, LED's from the multitude of tv screens, fluorescence from the counters and tungsten from the the overheads, along with gelled lights everywhere.This is NOT a portfolio image and I took it in about 4 seconds and I'd show the Sony file but it wouldn't be fare, because the sony has motion blur and regardless of setting has either a global orange color or a corrected neutral with a lot of noise in the blue channel.Also with this OLY image I purposely crushed the blacks though there is detail in all the shadows if I want to go that way.This is a very difficult lighting situation for any camera to hit color, because of all the difference sources. (cropped from a horizontal frame.Same image at 100%http://www.russellrutherford.com/stony_store_large.jpgAlso remember I like to accent grain, not always make it disappear, though i easily could.Keep in mind I went to buy the Sony, nothing else, never planned on another m43 camera, but I couldn't deny every test.IMOBCPS If I shot only tripod and wanted more resolution at low iso's and use converted canon lenses, I might go with the A7r, but for what I do, the sony just didn't compete with the em-1.I know most people won't believe it, but my suggestion is to try both, because I think you'll be surprised.
There must be a special place in the bandwidth hell for those who repost the whole OP, just to add a word or two of their own. Especially when it is probably the longest post ever written on LuLa (which, in this case, is a good thing).To the OP: Hallelujah! Nice to see someone dares to go against spec warriors!
Kinda quiet in this thread, isn't it... -Dave-
Dave,I think when someone writes what i wrote nobody really believes it, or wants to believe it.I know in a way I didn't. until you actually put the two cameras side by side."I read this thread and it stopped me from buying the sony a7r. I wasn't sold on it before and after reading this and a few other threads I am off of it. I am a canon shooter and was ready to switch. The Oly sounds great but I need more DR if I am gonna switch platforms. I do like that the Oly feels like color neg to you, thats the look I like. I just need more DR however. Might just get a Nikon and one lens for now until canon makes a move.
I read this thread and it stopped me from buying the sony a7r. I wasn't sold on it before and after reading this and a few other threads I am off of it. I am a canon shooter and was ready to switch. The Oly sounds great but I need more DR if I am gonna switch platforms. I do like that the Oly feels like color neg to you, thats the look I like. I just need more DR however. Might just get a Nikon and one lens for now until canon makes a move.
James, did you check a second body? I'm shooting the A7R myself and loving it, but Paul just tested an A7 and did not find the problems your describing. Wondering if it mite be possible you just had a bad body, or one the settings had been screwed with? I know you well enough to know that you would like my A7R, with the right lenses you would like it VERY much
I'm hesitant to say any camera is better, other than some cameras are better for me.BC
Mister X, Could you explain what these new-fangled things do better than a 1Ds3? It's not that I doubt anything, I'm just trying to understand what the advantages are for still imagery. Also, you talk a lot about "setting up the EM-1" but I don't understand any of this because for me all the look is adjusted in the Raw converter. Edmund
Hi EdmundNot sure who Mr X is - but as I have the Canon in question I might comment. Size is the most significant point, but of course the M43 can shoot video too - and that through an EVF. Even the Canons that can shoot video need to use the rear LCD to compose on. Purely as a shooting tool the 1DS3 is superb, but it depends on what you're shooting. Quite often I find the EVF is better than an optical finder, especially in low light.Jim
Mr E.,Ever watch someone shoot a dslr and I don't care if it's sports, journalism, editorial, advertising, or a Christmas party. They take a snap, pull the camera down and look at the lcd, or in studio run over to the monitor.Make some adjustments, do it again, make some adjustments do it again and if it's for commerce usually tell the client, I'll bring down the red in the faces, give it a cooler tint, change the contrast a little smoother and . . . . well you get the idea.So the difference. If you learn a the olympus, as Dave says you can tune it until it almost is exactly what your going to deliver. Sure we'll work it in post, get it more refined, but basically what you show is what your going to shoot and yes it makes a nice difference to see the image as you like, as you shoot.Don't take your eye from the viewfinder and it's frozen (if you want) you the photographer sees it and you can make an instant change.Yes I can do this in C-1 or running a hot folder to lightroom with a Canon, Nikon or Phase and sometimes that's preferable, but it's not mandatory.Also as mentioned, you can focus in low light (if you so chose) in ways an optical viewfinder didn't. Tonight I was shooting with an old voightlander 35 1.2 on Oxford street, just doing a little book for my family. It was fun and easy, you look through the viewfinder make your adjustments, and it's so close to the look you want to portray it's very cool. I keep about 3 presets of color and tone and just switch films as I go.As far as size, well I'm not usually a walk around photographer so a big camera isn't an issue, except now we shoot mostly motion imagery and I can throw two of those cameras on my shoulder, they don't get in the way and I can just walk over and shoot, choosing the body and lens I want, with very little break in the action.Also since I shoot motion I don't think in 35mm full frame lenses, I think cinema focal lengths and m43 to super 35 isn't that big of a leap, and since some of my motion cameras are m43 there is no leap at all, unless I want it to be.Tonight as I mentioned I was just fooling around for fun, manually focusing the 35 1.2 I played around with tracking focus and the viewfinder of the oly is so large it's easy, you can see exactly what's in focus. That was fun and allows me to shoot not stopping to change a focal point.Try to focus a modern dslr manually and hit it 90% of the time. The main thing though is I think the olympus file looks different. I showed the c--p snapshot I did under mixed light, cropped vertical from a horizontal http://www.russellrutherford.com/stony_store_large.jpg and posted may be too noisy for some, or not smooth enough for someone that does product but for me, it's perfect for a film look. I think it looks different, I like it.But will those m43's do everything......NO and I wouldn't use them for everything. A cosmetic Ad in studio of course not, a series of tethering 20 setups nope, but for a lot of work we're doing yes.And of course there is one more point. As I move up field with motion and stills and change these things out every 18months how much money are you going to lose? $600, $800. Try selling a 1dx in 18months. Your talking $3,000, x 2 and no I don't have to change a camera every 18 months, but when something comes out like a panasonic 4k I will make the change, so will many others.But as I say what I buy I buy for me and I'm always open to changing my mind.IMOMr. X.
J, IT DOES MAKE ME SAD that "good color" is now going to be reserved for medical journals, cosmetic ads, portraits of rosy cheeked babies, and nature and porn films. Edmund


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Since the launch of its new 3-D printer earlier this year, the Southington Library has been expanding its technological services. But now there is a growing demand to expand the library itself in an effort to create more space for residents and educational programs.
Built in 1974, the library is 21,000 square feet, which makes it one of the smallest libraries in the state, per capita. According to the Connecticut Public Library, libraries should be 40,000 square feet. Southington Library Executive Director Sue Smayda thinks this is an important issue that needs addressing.
"I've seen ten moms and dads sitting on the floor with their children," Smayda said. "There is just no space."
Smayda said the library received permission from the town last year to hire an architectural firm. The firm, Tai Soo Kim, has been working with library officials to create a new design that will meet the goals of the library's Strategic Long Range Plan. The plan includes expanding the children's department, increasing the sizes of community rooms to seat 100 people and creating two smaller rooms that can fit 30 to 40 event attendees.
"We're so busy now with programming there's very little opportunity for community organizations to use the meeting space, and this [plan] would provide that," Smayda said.
Cindy Wall, the head of the Children's Services, also thinks the plan is a good idea, considering that all the librarians put on their own programs.
"It's a busy time and a busy place," Wall said.
Smayda said the ideal children's department would have lower shelves as well as more space for parents to sit with their children during storytime and for craft areas. Smayda also stressed the need for the library to become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although the library has an automatic door, Smayda thinks the expansion is necessary to accommodate more to people with disabilities.
"We're small and great, but we could be big and greater," Smayda said.
Town Manager Gary Brumback supports the library's need for more space.
"Everyone agrees that the library could use renovations," Brumback said.
Brumback was uncertain when the town would give the library approval to seek the grant, though Smayda hopes to apply next year.
"I really believe everyone in town wants this to succeed," Smayda said. "We want to move forward, and that's what we're doing right now."


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General Authorities: Histories of philosophy and of political economy; Forsyth, T. M., English Philosophy, 1910; McCosh, J., The Scottish Philosophy, 1875; Pringle-Pattison, A. S., Scottish Philosophy, 1885; Seth, J., English Philosophers, 1912; Stephen, Sir L., A History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century. 2 vols. 1876.
A. Works
(In chronological order)
A Treatise of Human Nature: being an Attempt to introduce the experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects. Vols. I and II, 1739; vol. III, 1740.
Essays Moral and Political. Edinburgh, 1741. Vol. II, 1742.
Philosophical Essays concerning Human Understanding. 1748.
An Enquiry concerning the Principles of Morals. 1751.
Political Discourses. Edinburgh, 1752.
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. In four volumes. 17534 (final edition, 1777).
The History of Great Britain. (The History of England.) See bibliography to Chap. XII, ante.
Four Dissertations. I. The Natural History of Religion. II. Of the Passions. III. Of Tragedy. IV. Of the Standard of Taste. 1757.
The Life of David Hume, Esq. Written by himself. 1777.
Two Essays [on Suicide and on Immortality]. 1777.
Dialogues concerning Natural Religion. 1779.
Editions of A Treatise of Human Nature and Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, by Green, T. H. and Grose, T. H. (with philosophical introductions by Green, T. H.), 2 vols., 1874; of Essays (complete) by the same (with bibliographical introduction by Grose, T. H.), 2 vols., 1875; of the Treatise, Oxford, 1896, and of the two Enquiries, ib., 1894 (with indexes) by Selby-Bigge, L. A.; of the Dialogues, by McEwen, B., 1907; of the Political Discourses, by Robertson, W. B., 1908.
B. Selected Biography and Criticism
Bonar, J. Philosophy and Political Economy. 1893.
Burton, J. H. Life and Correspondence of David Hume. 1846.
Letters of Eminent Persons addressed to David Hume. 1849.
[char], G. von. Die Ethik Humes. 1878.
Green, T. H. Introductions to Humes Treatise. Vols. I and II. Works. Vol. I. 1885.
Hedvall, C. Humes Erkenntnistheorie. 1906.
Hill, G. Birkbeck. Letters of David Hume to W. Strahan. 1888.
Huxley, T. H. Hume. (English Men of Letters series.) 1879.
Jodl, F. Leben und Philosophie Humes. 1872.
Klemme, M. Die volkswirtschaftlichen Anschauungen Humes. 1900.
Lechartier, G. David Hume, moraliste et sociologue. 1900.
Marcus, E. Kants Revolutionsprinzip. Eine exakte Lösung des Kant-Humeschen Erkenntnisproblem. 1902.
Meinong, A. Hume-Studien. I, 1877; II, 1882.
Pfleiderer, E. Empirismus und Skepsis in Humes Philosophie. 1874.
Quast, O. Der Begriff der Belief bei Hume. 1903.
Teisseire, M. Les Essais économiques de David Hume. 1902.
Thomsen, A. David Hume. Sein Leben und seine Philosophie. 1912.
A. Works
The Theory of Moral Sentiments; or an essay towards an analysis of the principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves; to which is added, a Dissertation on the Origin of Languages. 1759. 6th edn. 2 vols. 1790.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 2 vols. 1776. 6th edn. 3 vols. 1791. Edd. McCulloch, J. R., 1828, etc.; Rogers, J. E. T., 1869; Nicholson, J. S., 1884; Cannan, E., 1904.
Essays on Philosophical Subjects. To which is prefixed an account of the life and writings of the author. By Stewart, Dugald. 1795.
Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms
reported by a student in 1763. Ed. by Cannan, E. Oxford, 1896.
B. Biography and Criticism
Bagehot, W. Economic Studies. 1880.
Biographical Studies. 1881.
Bonar, J. Philosophy and Political Economy. 1893.
A Catalogue of the Library of Adam Smith. 1894.
Farrer, J. A. Adam Smith. (English Philosophers series.) 1881.
Haldane, Viscount. Adam Smith. (Great Writers series.) 1887.
Hasbach, W. Die allgemeinen philosophischen Grundlagen der von Quesnay und Smith begründeten politischen Ökonomie. Leipzig, 1890.
Untersuchungen über Adam Smith. Leipzig, 1891.
Hirst, F. W. Adam Smith. (English Men of Letters series.) 1904.
Leslie, T. E. Cliffe. Essays in Political and Moral Philosophy. 1879.
Nicholson, J. S. A Project of Empire. 1909.
Oncken, A. Adam Smith in der Culturgeschichte. 1874.
Adam Smith und Immanuel Kant. 1877.
Rae, John. Life of Adam Smith. 1895.
Stewart, Dugald. Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith in Trans., R. S. E. 1793. (In vol. containing also memoirs of Robertson and Reid, 1811; in Works, vol. X, 1858.)
James Beattie
An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. Edinburgh, 1770. With other essays. Edinburgh, 1776.
Dissertations moral and critical. 1783.
Elements of Moral Science. 17903.
Forbes, Sir W. Life and Writings of Beattie. 2 vols. 1806.
Forbes, M. Beattie and his friends. 1904.
See, also, bibliography to Chap. VII, ante.
George Campbell (17191796)
A Dissertation on Miracles. 1762.
The Philosophy of Rhetoric. 1776.
William Derham (16571735)
Physico-Theology. 1713.
Astro-Theology. 1715.
Christo-Theology. 1730.
John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury) (17211807)
Criterion of Miracles. 1752.
Adam Ferguson
Essay on the History of Civil Society. 1767.
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic. 1783.
Principles of Moral and Political Science. Edinburgh, 1792.
Huth, H. Soziale und individualistische Auffassung
bei Adam Smith und Adam Ferguson. 1907.
See, also, bibliography to Chap. XII, ante.
James Harris (17091780)
Hermes, or a Philosophical Inquiry concerning Universal Grammar. 1751.
Philosophical Arrangements. 1775.
Philological Inquiries in three parts. 2 vols. 1781.
David Hartley
Conjecturæ quædam de sensu motu et idearum generatione. 1746. In Parrs Metaphysical Tracts, 1837.
Observations on Man, his frame, his duty, and his expectations. 1749.
(The edition of 1791 is accompanied by a sketch of the authors life, and by notes and additions translated from the German of Pistorius, H. A.)
Hartleys Theory of the Human Mind, on the principle of the Association of Ideas. With essays by Priestley, J. 1775.
Bower, G. S. Hartley and James Mill. (English Philosophers Series.) 1881.
Henry Home, Lord Kames (16961782)
Essays on the Principles of Morality and Natural Religion. 1751. (German trans. 1772.)
Introduction to the Art of Thinking. 1761.
Elements of Criticism. 1762.
Sketches of the History of Man. 1774.
Tytler, A. F., Lord Woodhouslee. Life of Lord Kames. 1807.
Nathaniel Lardner (16841768)
The Credibility of the Gospel History. 172755.
Works. II vols. 1788. 4 vols. 1817. 10 vols. 1827.
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (17141799)
Of the Origin and Progress of Language. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 17736. 2nd edn. 6 vols. 177492.
Antient Metaphysics: or, the Science of Universals. 6 vols. Edinburgh, 177999.
Knight, W. Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries. 1900.
James Oswald (17151769)
An Appeal to Common Sense in behalf of Religion. Edinburgh, 1766.
William Paley
The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy. 1785. Ed. Whateley, R. 1859. Ed. Bain, A. (Moral Philosophy only). n.d.
Horæ Paulinæ, or the Truth of the Scripture History of St. Paul evinced. 1790.
A View of the Evidences of Christianity. 1794.
Natural Theology, or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Diety collected from the Appearances of Nature. 1802. With notes by Brougham, Lord, and Bell, Sir C. 1836.
Works. 7 vols. 1825.
Richard Price
A Review of the Principal Questions and Difficulties in Morals. 1757. 3rd edn. 1787.
Observations on Reversionary Payments. 1771. 4th edn. 1783.
An Appeal to the Public on the subject of the National Debt. 1772.
Observations on the nature of Civil Liberty, the Principles of Government, and the Justice and Policy of the War with America. 1776.
Additional Observations [on the same subject]. 1777.
The General Introduction and Supplement to the two Tracts on Civil Liberty. 1778.
An Essay on the Population of England. 1780.
A Discourse on the Love of our Country. 1789.
Joseph Priestley
The History and Present State of Electricity. 1767.
An Essay on the First Principles of Government. 1768. 2nd edn. 1771.
A Free Address to Protestant Dissenters as such. 1769.
Institutes of Natural and Revealed Theology. 3 vols. 17724.
Experiments and observations on different kinds of Air. 6 vols. 177486.
An Examination of Dr. Reids Inquiry
, Dr. Beatties Essay
, and Dr. Oswalds Appeal to Common Sense. 1774.
Disquisitions relating to Matter and Spirit. 1777.
The Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity illustrated. 1777.
A Free Discussion on the doctrines of Materialism, &c. 1778.
Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution. 1784. (And many other works chiefly scientific and theological.)
Theological and Miscellaneous Works, ed. Rutt, J. T. 25 vols. 181732.
Thorpe, T. E. Priestley. (English Men of Science Series.) 1906.
See, also, under David Hartley, ante.
John Ray
The Wisdom of God manifested in the Works of the Creation. 1691. (And many other works, chiefly botanical.)
Thomas Reid
An Essay on Quantity, in Phil. Trans. 1748.
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense. 1764.
A Brief Account of Aristotles Logic, in Lord Kamess History of Man. 1774.
Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man. Edinburgh, 1783.
Essays on the Active Powers of Man. Edinburgh, 1788.
Works, ed. Hamilton, Sir W. 2 vols. 184663.
Fraser, A. C. Reid. (Famous Scots Series.) 1898.
Pringle, Pattison A. Seth. Scottish Philosophy. 1885.
Stewart, Dugald, in Works, vol. X, and in Hamiltons Reid, vol. I.
Sir James Steuart [Denham]
An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Economy: being an Essay on the Science of Domestic Policy in Free Nations. 2 vols. 1767.
Hasbach, W. Untersuchungen über Adam Smith. 1891. (Pp. 369381.)
Abraham Tucker (17051774)
The Light of Nature pursued. 7 vols. 176878. [Vols. VVII published posthumously by his daughter.] See, also, Hazlitts Preface to an abridgment of Tuckers work, Works, edd. Waller, A. R. and Glover, A., vol. IV, 1902.


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Can you hear me now? by Bob Collier
Two senior citizens living at Miller's Merry Manor were engaged in a controversy over a political issue. However, it appeared that one of them was doing all the talking, while the second man waited patiently for an opening to present his side of the argument. When it appeared that the first man had run out of steam and the second man was about to have his say, the one who had been doing all the talking quickly turned off his hearing-aid.
At this point I feel like the second man in that story. This is because I am about to define the cost of God's gift of New Life with a word that may prompt most of you to turn off your hearing-aids, so to speak. The word causes such negative vibrations to so many of us that I hesitate to use it. The word is "repentance." It implies that there is something wrong with us, and none of us likes to admit that.
Repentance means a turning or a changing. Something in our life has to change. We have to turn our life around. In the New Testament, one of the words for repentance appears more than fifty times. It means, literally, to change your mind. A second word for repentance is used more than twenty times. It means literally, to turn around. Both of these words are trying to tell us that there is a turning involved -- away from rebelliousness, estrangement, self-centeredness, lovelessness, and toward a union with God.
Repentance involves more than mere sorrow and regret. It is not just a matter of admitting the wrongs in our life and loading ourselves up with guilt. It is a matter of turning and changing in the hope that there is mercy and forgiveness.
As we move deeper into the Season of preparation for Christmas, hopefully we become more and more aware of the need to put the Christmas Spirit into our life experience. Mere words about it will never live up to the experience of it.
A young mother encountered her son on the street when he should have been in school. When the boy finished explaining why he was not where he was supposed to be, the mother replied, "I'm not accusing you of telling a lie. I'm just saying that I have never before heard of a school that gives time off for good behavior."
The fruit of genuine repentance is much sweeter even than getting time off for good behavior. When God's merciful forgiveness is accepted and union with Him is restored, it is as though the old sins had never been committed. God's forgiveness is that real. God forgives and forgets in this sense, and the healing, the restoration, the new beginning, the new life — all of these are real and they can be yours this Christmas and all the years to come.


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To many Andy was a legend in the world of windsurfing, reporting, enjoying and living windsurfing it is with a heavy heart that we have to announce his passing. It has been a sad yet also inspiring month for windsurfing, the loss of Mikey Clancy rocked the windsurfing world and still many remain shocked at what exactly happened at the same time we saw a true storm chase event take place at one of Mikey's favourite spots. However, to now here that Andy Buchanan left us yesterday really has pulled our heart strings.
Having been surprisingly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a form of cancer, four years ago it was a very much an on and off battle. After his initial treatment he fought the cancer for a year and a half before receiving the all clear and returning to the PWA as Press Officer. He enjoyed the tour for a few months before chasing his dream of becoming a pilot. It was not long after this that his illness returned and the hospitals called once again. A battle that lasted longer than the doctors predicted, Andy fought to the last day to make the most of his life and will be forever remembered for exactly this.
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Title: You Are Here by Jennifer E. Smith
Pages: 256
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publishing Date: April 24th 2012
Audience: Young Adult
Obtained: Bought Paperback
Emma and her neighbor Peter are both lonely in a way that only bothers them on occasion. They both come from families they don't quite understand. They both feel like something big is missing from their lives and they're both about to search for answers. When Emma makes a discovery that shakes the foundations of her identity, she convinces Peter to join her for a road trip. Each of them has something to find: For Emma, it is a grave;a grave that may be her only connection to her family. Peter is seeking something harder to define, but perhaps easier to navigate a freedom, a sense of something more than what he has. Together, they take to the open road, engaging in a universal quest to make sense of who they are and where they come from and learning a thing or two about love along the way.
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I've read "This is What Happy Looks Like" and I even have The Statibility of Love at First Sight on my Nook so when I saw this one, I didn't hesitate to buy a copy of it. I really loved her writing style. I mean "This is What Happy Looks Like" is one of my favorites that I read this year and it had similar writing. Unfortunately the bad outweighed the good in this one.
I don't know what to start with, the good or the bad. Well let's start with the bad so I can end on a positive note. The characters were kind of unrelateble. I felt like Emma was just such a brat, like one of those people who constantly has their nose up in the air. Sometimes I just wanted to just race until I had some scenes with Peter. Now, he is a character I felt a connection to. I mean seriously, if you had a guy who dropped everything to come to you in your time of need I would've been swooned. The only other thing I didn't enjoy was the plot itself. I felt like there was something missing the entire time I was reading. It felt like it was taking me forever to finish reading it, when the book was actually quite slim in size.
There were some things I really did like throughout the book. I loved the fact that they were going on a road trip. There's always so much soul searching when going on these types of trips. I liked the idea of her going on this road trip, with a stray and her neighbor where they sleep in a stolen car and listen to music and those conversations.
Like I said, I wished I would've enjoyed it more. I really did. It's not terrible but I guess it just wasn't my cup of tea. I give this one 2 out of 5 stars.
Comment Question of the Blog:
If you could go on a road trip anywhere, where would you go? Lemme know in the comment section below!
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The Phillies have added another interesting name to the veterans free agents signed to minor league deals with an invitation to spring training -- outfielder Juan Pierre.
Pierre, 34, batted .279 with two home runs, 50 RBI and 27 stolen bases in 158 games for the Chicago White Sox last season. A lefthanded batter, he hit .329 against lefthanded pitching and .331 with runners in scoring position. Pierre made 152 starts last year, all in leftfield.
Obviously, the Phillies have a competition in leftfield at this point, with John Mayberry Jr. perceived to have the inside track. Mayberry, however, could be used at first base while Ryan Howard returns from his Achilles injury. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Domonic Brown also could be a consideration.
Among active players, Pierre has the most career stolen bases (554) and ranks 26th on the all-time list, three behind Davey Lopes. He has had nine seasons with at least 40 steals, including a career-high 68 in 2010. Over the last 11 seasons (2001-11), Pierre has the fifth-most hits (1,958) among all major league players, including four years with 200 or more hits during that span.
Pierre has a .296 career batting average with 234 doubles, 86 triples, 16 home runs and 484 RBI in 1,751 games for the Rockies (2000-02), Florida Marlins (2003-05), Chicago Cubs (2006), Los Angeles Dodgers (2007-09) and White Sox (2010-11).
As a pinch-hitter, he has hit .311 (28-90) and in 31 career games at Citizens Bank Park he has a .307 (39-127) batting average. Pierre was a member of the 2003 world champion Marlins.


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In the media celebration of our "victory" over the Taliban in the Helmand Valley, little attention has been given to the nature of insurgency: the proper tactic of guerrillas is to fade away before overwhelming power, leaving behind only enough fighters to force the invaders to harm civilians and damage property. This is exactly what happened in the recent fighting in Marja. Faced with odds of perhaps 20 to 1, helicopters, tanks and bombers, the guerrillas wisely dispersed. Victory may not be quite the right description.
That battle will probably be repeated in Kandahar, which, unlike the agricultural area known as Marja, is a large and densely populated city. Other operations are planned, so the Marja "victory" has set a pattern that accentuates military action. This is not conducive to an exit strategy–it will not lead out of Afghanistan but deeper into the country. Indeed, there is already evidence that this is happening. As the Washington Post reported shortly after the Marja battle ended, not far away "the Marines are constructing a vast base on the outskirts of town that will have two airstrips, an advanced combat hospital, a post office, a large convenience store and rows of housing trailers stretching as far as the eye can see."
Since the Helmand Valley is the focal point of the military strategy, it is important to understand its role in Afghan affairs. The Helmand irrigation project, begun in the Eisenhower administration as a distant echo of the TVA, was supposed to become a prosperous island of democracy and progress. As a member of the Policy Planning Council in the Kennedy administration, I visited it in 1962. What I found was deeply disturbing: no studies had been made of the land to be developed, which proved to have a sheet of impermeable rock just below the surface that caused the soil to turn saline when irrigated; the land was not sufficiently leveled, so irrigation was inefficient; nothing was done to teach the nomad settlers how to farm; plots were too small to foster the social engineering aim of creating a middle class; and since there were no credit facilities to buy seed, settlers were paying 100 percent interest to moneylenders. In short, after the buildup of great expectations, disappointment was palpable.
Was it a portent? It seems likely. At the least, it's striking that precisely where we carried out our first civic action program is where the Taliban became most powerful.
So what should that experience have taught us? That we should learn about the Afghans, their country and their objectives before determining our policy toward them. There is much to be learned, but I will here highlight what I believe are the three crucial issues that will make or break our relationship.
The first issue critical to evaluating US policy is the way the Afghans govern themselves. About four in five Afghans live in the country's 20,000-plus villages. During a 2,000-mile trip around the country by jeep, horseback and plane half a century ago, as well as in later trips, it became clear to me that Afghanistan is really thousands of villages, and each of them, although culturally related to its neighbors, is more or less politically independent and economically autarkic.