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Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)
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The first Kirtland's warbler in North America was identified in 1851 from a specimen collected on Dr. Jared Kirtland's farm near Cleveland, Ohio. Biologists did not learn where it nested until 1903 when they found a warbler nest in northern lower Michigan. Today, Kirtland's warblers face two significant threats: lack of crucial young jack pine (Pinus banksiana) forest habitat and the parasitic brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater).
Kirtland's warblers require large stands of young, dense jack pine forest at least 80 acres in size, but they prefer stands of 300 to 400 acres, or larger. Their exacting requirements for nesting, as well as cowbird parasitism, caused a drastic decline in numbers and led the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Kirtland's warbler as an endangered species in 1967.
Endangered means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a portion of its range, while the less dire threatened designation means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.
Until 1995 Kirtland's warblers had only been known to nest in the northern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Today, they also nest in the Upper Peninsula, and since 2007, have nested in Wisconsin and Canada. They migrate from their nesting grounds to the southeastern coast of the United States on their way to wintering grounds in the Bahamas.
Kirtland's warblers have bluish-gray backs with black streaks, yellow breasts, black side streaks and split white eye rings. They measure about six inches in length. Females are not as brightly colored as males.
Primarily insect eaters, Kirtland's warblers forage for insects and larvae near the ground and in lower parts of pines and oaks. They also eat blueberries.
Kirtland's warblers nest only on the ground near the lower branches and in large stands of young jack pines that are 5 to 20 feet tall and 6 to 22 years old. The tree's age is crucial, although biologists are not sure why. It is possible that the birds need low branches near the ground to help conceal their nests. Before the trees are six years old, the lower branches are not large enough to hide the nest. After 15 years, these lower branches begin to die.
Concealed by branches, overhanging grass and low shrubs, the warbler's cup-shaped nest is made of grasses. While being fed by their mates, females incubate four to five eggs for about 14 days. After hatching, the chicks remain in the nest for another nine or ten days before fledging, or leaving the nest.
Once it was believed that forest fires harmed the environment. However, we now know that fires play an important role in forest ecosystems. For example, without fire, jack pine cones do not completely release their seeds. Suppressing forest fires prevented the natural establishment of new jack pine stands. Since Kirtland's warblers will only nest in stands of young jack pines, the population dwindled dramatically before scientists realized that there is a role for fire in forest ecology — and in the Kirtland's warbler life history.
The second greatest threat to Kirtland's warbler survival is the brown-headed cowbird. Cowbirds lay eggs in other bird's nests, leaving the unsuspecting hosts to incubate and care for the young cowbirds. This is called nest parasitism.
When a female cowbird lays its egg in a nest, it often removes one of the host's eggs. The cowbird egg hatches a day before the others, getting a head start on growth. The young cowbird is bigger and able to claim more food than other nestlings, and may crowd or push the other baby birds out of the nest.
Some species have developed ways to combat cowbird nest parasitism. They may abandon their nest and lay eggs elsewhere or build another nest on top of the cowbird egg. However, Kirtland's warblers have not developed such defenses. Because of cowbird nest parasitism and Kirtland's warblers' inability to protect their nest and young, less than a third of their nests produced young in 1971.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Forest Service and the Michigan Audubon Society, initiated an aggressive cowbird removal program in 1972 that has continued to this day. As a result, Kirtland's warblers now have very good nesting success and enough young are being produced to increase the population.
Biologists, naturalists, and bird watchers began to recognize the dire plight of the Kirtland's warbler in the 1950s. To keep track of the dwindling numbers of Kirtland's warblers, birders counted the number of singing males every 10 years starting in 1951. Females do not sing and therefore are almost impossible to count accurately, but studies indicate there is approximately one female for each male. In 1961, the total population of males and females was more than 1,000. By 1971 the population had plummeted to about 400 birds. At that time, biologists began counting singing male warblers every year.
In 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) appointed the Kirtland's Warbler Recovery Team, the first endangered species recovery team established by the Service. This team included representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service and interested citizens. The team's job was to determine how to save the warbler from extinction. They identified and prioritized conservation actions.
Today, warbler conservation measures are working. About 190,000 acres of public lands have been set aside by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Forest Service and the Service specifically for Kirtland's warbler management. From record lows of 167 in 1974 and 1987, the number of singing males increased to a record high of 1,828 in 2011.
The recovery team has recommended that 38,000 acres of warbler nesting habitat always be available—enough to reach the recovery goal. Since the trees continuously grow older and warblers cannot nest in forests older than about 22 years, land managers must create new habitat every year. About four thousand acres of forest are clearcut and 2-year-old jack pine seedlings planted each year. The cut trees are chopped and used for fuel or particle board —nothing is wasted. Over ninety-five percent of the warblers counted during recent censuses were on these managed land areas.
A portion of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources annual habitat management is funded through State Wildlife Grant money from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In recent years, the amount of these grants has decreased, along with other funding for similar work by the U.S. Forest Service and the State of Michigan.
Due to many dedicated people, the Kirtland's warbler has met the recovery population goal. However, as a conservation-reliant species, the continued success of Kirtland's warbler is dependent on annual habitat management and cowbird control. It is hoped that soon, provisions can be made to ensure that these management activities are continued into the future, allowing Kirtland's warblers to be removed from the list of threatened and endangered species. Once these commitments are in place, we can be assured that Kirtland's warbler will continue to search out young jack pine forests each spring for generations to come.
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Following a tragic crash on I-81 in Troop C, where an out of control commercial bus entered the closed work area killing three highway workers, the state enacted the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, which charged New York State Department Of Transportation with implementing rules and regulations for the increased safety of work zones in conjunction with the Superintendent of State Police. The act mandated a police presence at all major active work zones as defined by rules and regulations set forth by the commissioner, the use of radar speed display signs at all major active work zones as defined by rules and regulations set forth by the commissioner, and a system for reviewing work zone safety and design for all work zones under the jurisdiction of the department.
In addition to work zone safety and enforcement, traffic safety professionals nationwide have embraced an agenda promoting the "quick clearance" of traffic crashes to avoid secondary collisions that frequently occur. The concept often conflicts with traditional law enforcement missions and practices of other emergency responders and it is necessary to achieve a balance between crash investigations, emergency response and quick clearance. That balance requires the cooperation of all responding entities. The field of Traffic Incident Management (TIM) evolved from the application of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to the highway environment as a means to achieve that balance.
In order to better achieve the goals of the Work Zone Safety Act and implement the proven concepts and practices of Traffic Incident Management, the Division established a statewide TIM Unit in 2008. The Division created the TIM Unit which has one Team in each of the Division's nine geographic Troops (Troops T & NYC excluded). Each Troop TIM team has one supervisor and a proportionate number of Troopers assigned depending on its geographic size and work zone activity.
TIM Unit Members have been specifically trained in the quick clearance of roadways after a major traffic incident in order to prevent secondary crashes and/or heavy congestion. TIM Unit Members respond to major traffic incidents at a moments notice and assist local patrols when needed. Division's TIM Unit has been an effective tool in reducing the incidence of crashes and fatalities in and around work zones as well as in targeted areas in desperate need of a police presence. In addition, the Unit's efficiency in clearing major incidents in a timely manner has provided increased officer safety and benefits to the motoring public, both in terms of a reduction in secondary incidents and a decrease in congestion. TIM Unit Supervisors meet regularly with other emergency responders and personnel from the Department of Transportation and the towing and recovery industry to foster partnerships that will assist when responding to traffic incidents.
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FACT #1: Establish a good schedule (eat, wake, sleep)
If this is the only thing you take from baby wise, then great! Babies thrive from consistence. If you are constantly changing up the schedule and routine daily, your child will have a more difficult time achieving good nighttime sleep. Every day should have consistency with a wake up time that is the same every day (our's is 7am) and a bedtime that is the same every day (our's is 7pm now). In between the start and close of each day, your child will cycle through several eat, wake, sleep cycles. This trains you child to not become dependent on nursing or bottle feeding to fall asleep. And beleive it or not, this helps with nighttime sleep too. If you babies wakes in the middle of the night, she may be able to put herself back to sleep if she is not dependent on nursing or bottle feeding to fall asleep. For more on eat, wake, sleep cycles see my post entitled "Infant & Baby Schedules" https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/infant-schedules/
FACT #2: Keep Sleep Props to a minimum
Baby Wise urges parents to stay away from sleep props such as nursing or rocking baby to sleep or sleeping with your baby in a shared bed. There is nothing wrong with any of these sleep props. There are many parents who do this with their children and it works for their family. But if you are attempting to use parent-directed feeding and Baby Wise, these sleep props will hinder your progress. The goal of Baby Wise is to help teach children how to fall asleep on their own without someone's help. Having said that, I will say that I believe it is okay to rock your baby to the point of drowsiness before laying her in her crib. Just don't allow them to fall sleep in your arms. For more on putting your baby to bed drowsy but awake see my post "Put Your Baby To Bed Drowsy But Awake" https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/put-baby-to-bed-drowsy-but-awake/
FACT #3: Some crying will happen (Cry-It-Out)
If you are using Baby Wise, then they recommend putting your baby in his own crib awake. Some babies will fuss or cry in their crib before falling asleep. Baby Wise suggests allowing your baby to cry for up to 15 minutes. If your child is still crying after 15 minutes, go in a check on him. You might want to pat him on the back or hold him in your arms for a little. Then leave the room and try again. Every baby is different, if I showed my face even after 15 minutes my son would cry longer and harder. I had to learn that when we where in the heat of sleep training (Cry-It-Out), I had to just leave him be. We had a video monitor so we could make sure he was okay. Thankfully, the hard nights really only lasted for 3-5 days, maybe 7 days at the most. We started putting my son to bed awake by drowsy when he was 4/5 weeks old at night. At first he would cried for 20 minutes before falling asleep, but it did not take long (maybe 4-5 days) and his crying diminished. I believe by the time he was 3 months old, he rarely cried going to sleep at night. If he did cry, it was because he was overstimulated and needs to blow off steam.
FACT #4: Some babies make noise, fuss, or cry during sleep transitions (so don't rush in)
Babies sleep cycle are about every 45-50 minutes. During this transition from one sleep sleep cycle to the next, your baby may partially arouse and make noise, fuss, move around, or even cry. As hard as it is, don't rush into their room to check on them. Give them a few minutes to settle. "Sometimes you may think your baby is waking up when she's actually going though a phase of light slumber. She could be squirming, startling, fussing, or even crying- and still be asleep. Or she may be awake by on the verge of drifting off again if left alone. Don't make the mistake of trying to comfort her during these moments; you'll only awaken her further and delay her going back to sleep. Instead, if you let her fuss and even cry for a few minutes, she'll learn to get herself to sleep without relying on you (BW p. 146)" My son use to wake from his naps in between sleep cycles (45 minute intruder) and would cry for 5-15 minutes when he was 2-4 months old. I learned to leave him alone or he would never complete a full nap and be cranky. For more on baby's sleep cycle read my post entitled "Infant Sleep Cycles" https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/infant-sleep-cycles/
Important Reminders
- Don't start sleep training during a growth spurt, illness, or during a hectic time of year with lots of disruptions https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/choosing-the-right-time-sleep-training/
- It is never to late to start sleep training. It does not matter if your child is 2 days old or 12 months old. It is just easier to start when you baby is young because habits have not been formed yet.
- Be consistent- if are going to use the Cry-It-Out method then stick to it. Don't let your child cry it out for 3 nights, but on the 4 night rock him to sleep or nurse him to sleep. You are going to send mixed messages to your baby. He will not learn what is expected of him. https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/consistency-sleep-training/
- Put them to bed before they are overtired or overstimulate. If you put them to bed to late, often babies will have more difficulty falling asleep and will cry longer and harder. https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/sleep-windows-get-them-to-bed-before-its-too-late/
- Keep a consistent bedtime routine and time, as well as a consistent wake up routine and time https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/bedtime-routine/ and https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/dramatic-wake-up/
- Don't Set unrealistic expectations. See my post about how many hours a baby should sleep at night without a feeding https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/sleep-requirements-for-infants/
- Make sure that your child has a good sleep environment https://blogginaboutbabies.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/create-a-good-sleep-environment/


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NEWARK, Calif. — May 2, 2012 — Today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled a collection of computer accessories featuring a range of stylish, colorful designs inspired by the global community. These accessories feature colors and patterns that mix global trends with local influences, so you can pick and choose a combination that expresses your personality to the world.
"This Global Graffiti Collection brings a new borderless style to our most popular products," said Sophie Le Guen, senior director PC portfolio management for Logitech. "We hit the road and found emerging designers from around the world that embody a unique yet globally relevant style – and put the designs together into one collection. These colorful, new designs allow you to hand-craft your own setup for a desktop that reflects individual style and creativity."
The collection features authentic designs, true-to-life colors and textures mixed with surreal patterns. Each design is distinctly different yet part of a whole, so you get something that feels both individually unique and globally connected.
There are plenty of colors and patterns in the collection, but each embodies a courageous, collective style, making it easy to mix-and-match among accessories while maintaining a cohesive design experience. And some of the designs are limited editions – so pick a patterned mouse and match it with other coordinating accessories from the collection to create a setup that's all your own.Pricing and Availability
The Logitech Global Graffiti Collection offers borderless style at an affordable price, ranging from $29.99 to $39.99, depending on the product. The new designs are expected to be available in the U.S. beginning in May and in Europe beginning in June 2012. For more information please visit www.logitech.com or our blog.About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech's combined hardware and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
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PHOENIX - An Arizona man who was among the Colorado movie theater shooting victims was cremated this week, as his father remembered him as having a gift for defusing tense situations and a "heart of gold."
Alex Teves and 11 others were shot and killed Friday in Aurora, Colo., at a midnight showing of the latest Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."
Services were held Thursday in Denver for another victim, Micayla Medek, 23.
Teves, who grew up in Phoenix and graduated from an Arizona high school and college, died while shielding his girlfriend from the gunfire. His father, Tom Teves, said his wife did not get a chance to say goodbye before their son was cremated because he didn't want her to see the badly wounded body.
"He was one of the kindest kids who always gave of himself," Tom Teves told the Arizona Republic. "You won't find anyone who has a bad word to say about him, and that was true even before he died."
James Holmes is accused of opening fire on a theater, killing the dozen people and injuring 58. He is due to be formally charged at a court hearing scheduled Monday in Colorado.
Tom Teves said he was on vacation in Hawaii with his wife and two other sons when they got the news from Alex's girlfriend, who was hysterical. Alex Teves recently earned his master's degree in psychology and was planning to become a physical therapist, his father said.
The younger Teves served as a mentor at the University of Arizona in Tucson and at the University of Denver. One of the people he mentored contacted the family this week saying that Alex Teves had set him on the right path, changing his life.
"Alex had the heart of a lion," his father said. "He had a heart of gold, too. He marched to the beat of his own drummer. He never was concerned about being cool."
Tom Teves added: "At 18, he was a better man than I am at 52. Even in death, he is teaching me."
At Medek's funeral, mourners wore pink ribbons, some with Hello Kitty faces on them, in honor of her fondness for the color and the character.
Her young second cousin, Kailyn Vigil, sobbed and some family members had to be supported as Medek's coffin was placed in the hearse.
Medek attended Aurora Community College and worked at a Subway sandwich shop. Family members described her as loving and independent-minded.
Visitation was held Thursday for theater victim Alex Sullivan, who was known as a gentle man with a glowing smile. His funeral will be private, and no details have been released.
Former Air Force linguist Rebecca Wingo, who was killed in the shooting, is being remembered at a private memorial service Friday.
Her mother, Shirley Wygal, also is having a public celebration of Wingo's life at the pub Wingo regularly visited. The public gathering is scheduled Friday night at Baker Street Pub and Grill in Denver.
Meanwhile, the body of a former Reno, Nev., resident who died in the shooting was being flown home to be buried.
The family of 26-year-old Navy veteran Jonathan Blunk said his body is to arrive Friday at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, KOLO-TV reported (http://goo.gl/UdxVr ). Blunk graduated from Reno's Hug High School in 2004.
His funeral is scheduled for Aug. 3 at the Mountain View Mortuary.
The Reno Aces baseball team has announced a fund-raiser to benefit Blunk's family. The Arizona Diamondbacks' AAA affiliate will donate $5 of every ticket sold on Friday for the remainder of the current home stand to the Jonathan Blunk Memorial Fund.
The donations apply to tickets purchased on Friday for that night's game against Pacific Coast League foe Colorado Springs, as well as games Saturday through Tuesday against Sacramento.


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This defense has suddenly become very good
Jets sign Cromartie for 4 years, at least $32M
I don't think they can afford both.
At $3.5MM Cromartie was a relative bargain last year.The Jets should have signed him than - and I said so a the time. He was coming off a sub-par season marked by a painful hip injury that effected his ability to pivot in coverage. It clearly had an impact on his 2013 play.
In contrast he had a very solid 2014 and will likely bring in between $6-7MM per year for 2-3 years. . He is 31, but in excellent shape, is still one of the fastest corners in a league and has demonstrated he can play press well - an increasingly demanded method because of an increasing reliance on inventive blitz schemes.
I just don't think the Jets want to lock up that much cap space in corners when they need so much help elsewhere. They need help at RB, guard, more depth at corner and safety, a LB and another receiver. Plus ,the will probably drop another 4-5MIL on a Fitzpatrick. I don't think they will get or go after Mariota, but if they do, even the rookie contract for a 1st rounder is significant.
I would love to have him though. He is great skills.
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About 20 percent of children nationwide have mental health disorders, a problem that has been escalating for more than a decade, federal health officials reported Thursday.
In an investigation described as a first of its kind, a panel of experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked the prevalence of serious mental health conditions in kids between the ages 3 and 17 -- and opened a new window on childhood psychological struggles.
Kids from all regions and ethnic backgrounds are afflicted with conditions that range from anxiety and depression to serious conduct disorders. The most prevalent -- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD -- affects nearly 7 percent of children nationwide.
It is estimated that more 4 million children have ADHD, but millions of others have equally serious concerns, according to the investigation's authors.
For example, an estimated 3.5 percent of children have behavioral problems and another 3 percent have anxiety issues. About 1 percent have autism, according to the report.
"No parent, grandparent, teacher or friend wants to see a child struggle with these issues," CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden said in a statement.
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"We are working to both increase our understanding of these disorders and scale up programs and strategies to prevent mental illness," he said.
The cost of treating affected children is astronomical -- about $247 billion annually, CDC panelists found.
"I think the estimate of 1 in 5 children affected by a mental health disorder would probably surprise a lot of people, but sitting in this seat, it doesn't," said Dr. Michael Genovese, a Garden City psychiatrist who treats children and adults. He was not involved in the CDC investigation.
Speaking from the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in San Francisco, Genovese said he treats a substantial number of children with ADHD, depression, anxiety disorders and a condition known as oppositional defiant disorder. All are listed in the CDC report.
"Oppositional defiant disorder is a very difficult one," Genovese said. "It's generally something you can't treat with medication.
"People with ODD have no respect for authority; they get in trouble a lot; they can't follow rules and they have a total disregard for the feelings of others," Genovese said.
He added that intensive psychotherapy is usually the best treatment because ODD can be a precursor to serious anti-social and violent behavior patterns seen in adults.
Dr. Gil Tippy, an Oyster Bay child psychologist, also said he is not surprised by the panelists' findings."Unfortunately, it's a very sad growth industry," he said of his role as a child mental health professional "and I would very much like to be out of business. But kids are so anxious and depressed -- they feel so alone."
Tippy attributed some of the mental health issues to fragmented families, a growing disappearance of unstructured outdoor playtime and an education system that doesn't meet individual needs.
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After sifting through all of the reports at the MLS Player Combine and reading through the various final Mock Drafts, I'm feeling confident that this will be a strong 2013 SuperDraft for our 'Caps.
In our first ever MLS SuperDraft in 2011 we had control of our own destiny with the number one pick and we chose Omar Salgado, who I feel would have made a big impact last season had he not got injured.
Last year the consensus was that the top two prospects were Andrew Wenger and Darren Mattocks – who both seemed to be worthy of the top selection. In the end we got Mattocks, and I'm sure like me, you'd likely agree that things turned out for the better for the 'Caps.
This year there is much debate about who should be number one, and where all the players will land in the draft. With this uncertainty, that essentially makes our #5 and #10 picks more valuable.
If we hold on to the picks, there could end up being some very talented players left on the table as teams debate their best course of action, rather than having little thought to do with a surefire selection. Meanwhile, Martin Rennie and company are also fielding a number of trade offers as coaches will be urgent to move up to secure the player they fancy.
That leaves the possibility of making a trade for one or both of our picks that could land us a quality MLS player that fills one of our needs.
In the end, it doesn't really matter how we acquire a player – whether through our draft picks or through a trade – as long as we get players that can help our team.
Rennie has gone on record as saying that he would like the team to create more chances next year. Vancouver has a solid foundation at the back and for the most part has established itself as a hard team to beat, which is a good formula for success. But the team would benefit by adding a couple more creative players on the wing or in midfield.
We already have two players from the draft in Omar and Darren who are destined to be important players for this team, and I believe that they will both have even bigger seasons than they had last year.
This year's Superdraft should see the addition of either another exciting prospect or two coming out of college, or a proven player through a trade helping our team make another run at the playoffs and beyond.
It looks like we're set up for a successful SuperDraft, and that's yet another important step towards a successful season.


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I handmade these creepy spider earrings with lots of spooky intentions (wink) and are perfect for your Halloween attire. They are made with wood and paper.
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For a copy of the 2015 Report on the Aviation and Aeospace Industry Labour Market Information Survey and Interviews, please contact Theresa Davis-Woodhouse
Background of the CCAA Labour Market Information Project for the Aviation and Aerospace Industry
CCAA has begun to build the first Labour Market Information (LMI) system that will consolidate and standardize current, accurate LMI for all sub-sectors of the aviation and aerospace industry: aircraft maintenance, aerospace manufacturing, fixed-wing and helicopter companies, airlines, airports and professional pilots.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is funding this initiative for three years. The project began in early 2014 and CCAA is well on its way to understanding the needs of the industry and the required data collection outcomes.
The project intent in the first fourteen months is to run a beta data collection survey with limited partners, regions and occupations. CCAA has already secured 20 project partners across Canada. CCAA has engaged many of these partners and various industry associations to help determine which occupations and data fields to concentrate on during the initial survey for the most relevant results.
What differentiates the LMI data this system will collect from other economic and LMI reports which exist for some sub-sectors, will be the level and detail of occupational data. CCAA will collect needed data on individual occupations and not only on broader job groupings.
CCAA will also collect supply side data from various sources including training organizations across Canada. This will help industry know if there is sufficient industry specific training in place to keep up with projected future demands.
Labour Market Information (LMI) helps align skills development to industry needs. Skilled labour is paramount to successful performance in the aviation and aerospace sector. Canadian aviation and aerospace companies are already in very serious global competition for more and better-trained workers, and yet there is no nationally coherent LMI available to ensure that industry has enough workers with the right skills to allow for the projected growth.
The current lack of coherence in LMI data can be corrected by creating this national LMI system using a standardized data set that is as useful for the East coast as it is for the West and the North, while allowing the information to be analyzed from a number of perspectives; by region, by occupation, by level of educational requirement, by gender, by professional category, etc. This data will also be incorporated into the Working in Canada website to assist youth making career decisions, workers transitioning from one industry to another, and new Canadians.
CCAA is working with partners to align, as much as possible, data and timing to reduce multiple surveys with different data fields at different times of the year.
One of the greatest obstacles to developing and implementing solutions that combat skills shortages, such as recruitment, up-skilling, and training, is a lack of credible intelligence within the industry. Stakeholders with vested interests in increased performance of the industry's workforce need reliable labour market intelligence that specifically concerns the workforce needed for aviation operations and aerospace manufacturing. This project will produce high quality, segmentable data that will be widely available. This will have a huge impact on industry awareness, human resources planning and workforce management, skills development, implementation of training programs and required up-skilling, and global competitiveness.
For additional information please contact Theresa Davis-Woodhouse, Director of Program Management, at email@example.com or 1-800-448-9715, ext. 247,
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Misuse of Booster Seats." Injury Prevention. 2000;6(4):281-4."
When "buckle up" is not enough: enhancing the safety of children in motor vehicles." LDI Issue Brief. 2000;5(9):1-4."
Who can give a pediatric trauma history for children injured in bicycle crashes?" Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2000;44:459-69."
Buckle up! Is not enough: enhancing protection of the restrained child." JAMA. 1999;281(22):2070-2."
The carnage wrought by major economic change: ecological study of traffic related mortality and the reunification of Germany." BMJ. 1999;318(7199):1647-50."
Determinants of Injury Severity With Child Exposure to Passenger Air Bag Deployment. Barcelona, Spain: Professional Engineering Publications Ltd.; 1999.
Determinants of Injury Severity with Child Exposure to Passenger Air Bag Deployment.. Professional Engineering Publishing Limited; 1999.
Development and validation of the injury severity assessment survey/parent report: a new injury severity assessment survey." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153(4):404-8."
Looking beyond the physical injury: posttraumatic stress disorder in children and parents after pediatric traffic injury." Pediatrics. 1999;104(6):1293-9."
Patterns of Inappropriate Restraint for Children in Crashes. Barcelona, Spain: Professional Engineering Publications Ltd.; 1999.
Patterns of inappropriate restraint for children in crashes.. London, England: Professional Engineering Publishing Limited; 1999.
Hidden spears: handlebars as injury hazards to children." Pediatrics. 1998;102(3 Pt 1):596-601."
Clothing drawstring entrapment in playground slides and school buses. Contributing factors and potential interventions." Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1997;151(1):72-7."
President Clinton's radio address on child passenger safety." Inj. Prev.. 1997;3(2):85-6."
Airbags and Children: Results of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Special Investigation Into Actual Crashes. Vol. P-305. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers; 1996.
Biomechanical epidemiology: a new approach to injury control research." J Trauma. 1996;40(5):820-4."


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I'm the guy that created the drawing up above. It is based on the design guidelines of a guy on the Frenchfoil forum called Franckite - all credit to him and the guys there who have helped me lots. If you want to learn about foils use bing translator or learn how to read French-all the info is there.
I wouldn't say it will make a great foil because I haven't finished building it!- front wing is done, rear stabiliser get's laid up tomorrow.
If you're thinking of making one-think carefully because it is a lot of work-for each part you have to make a plug by hot wire cutting foam, a former table, 2 mould halves, and then the part. A lot of hours.
The airfoil shapes are hydrofoil specific - from memory Eppler 817 for the main wing.
I've attached the PDF file from above. Can't vouch for it actually working yet!
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It was announced at the AAVSO Banquet, Saturday, May 21, 2011, that the 2011 recipient of the AAVSO Director's Award is David Benn of Klemzig, South Australia.
Arne's citation told of how he and David met and how that meeting developed into a reincarnation of VSTAR though David's selfless hard work and devotion.


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Just days before the Christmas release of his next film, "The Hateful Eight," acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"There aren't a lot of people in this business who still look at filmmaking the way Quentin does, and the purity of what it is, and what it should be — and what it means to you people who pay your money to watch the film," actor Samuel L. Jackson said at the ceremony Monday.
Jackson has starred in six of Tarantino's films, including "Pulp Fiction," "Jackie Brown," "Kill Bill: Vol. 2," "Inglourious Basterds," and "Django Unchained."
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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., Tarantino reminisced on his childhood days watching films with his parents in a speech before his star was unveiled. He said he was excited to take his place on the famed Hollywood Boulevard.
"I am happy to have my star on the Walk of Fame, with all the other people that have done a wonderful job in this town," he said.
Members from "The Hateful Eight" cast, including Jackson and Christoph Waltz, posed with Tarantino over his new star after the unveiling.


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We'll have treasure thingy soon so people can unlock treasure for their MyKOEI ;3
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KOEI hasn't existed in Europe yet when DW2 was happened. It was made by KOEI but published by third party in Europe so...
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Lol I think it's because it released ages ago, no one knows the date so it sets back to the original one but 1970 is such a funny date!!!
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The winner of the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society's Preservation Award for 2006 is the Nelson and Mary Neff property at 407 East Derry Road, Hershey, PA. The H-DTHS publication, "The Villages of Spring Creek and Derry Church," compiled by Anne M. Searer, features this home and lists the following as former residents at this address: Weitmer, Wagner, Shellenhamer, Lollo, Cook, Keller and Popp.
The Neff home was built sometime before 1870. At that time, the mailing address for the dwelling would have been "Derry Church, PA." The earliest deed in the Neff's possession indicates that the property was purchased by Christian Kegerries from Kerry and Eliza Miller and Levi and Elizabeth Zimmerman on November 20, 1871.
The residence is built with solid brick exterior walls; there is no wooden framework. The house was designed with a porch that was only as wide as the two front doors. These two entries permitted access to two separate parlors: one parlor had plain woodwork and the other had more ornamental details. An interior stairway to the second floor can be accessed from the rear of either the "plain" or "fancy" parlors. In the back yard of this property a cistern was found that measures six feet wide, six feet long and seven feet deep. This artifact of the property is presently filled in.
There is a two-story summer kitchen with a walk-in fireplace at the rear of the house, although today, heat is provided by pipes that tunnel under an old porch, rather than by the open hearth. The full front porch was a later addition to the house and the second front door was replaced by a window, however, the old doorsill remains in its original location.
This lovely historic dwelling has been "home" to the Neff's for the past 29 years. They are the most recent caretakers of a property that was in existence when Milton Hershey was just a boy; a property that records a presence and style of an earlier and quieter time in Derry Township's history.


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The highlight of today's E3, for me at least, was seeing Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto take the stage at the company's press conference and finally take the wraps off Pikmin 3.
The reveal itself was welcome, but what I really liked about it was seeing the dude go crazy with it. For many people, his sword-swinging antics for Twilight Princess are a lifetime highlight of the event, and this is as close as he's come to that since.
I don't know why exactly it resonates with people, but it's probably got something to do with the fact 99% of other developers and executives look like actors on a forced death march during E3. Seeing a man with genuine passions and excitement in his products is both a rare and wonderful thing.
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TUNNEL TALES - a sound art exhibition space
Tunnel Tales is an exhibition space for sound art, located in a pedestrian tunnel near Röda Sten Konsthall. The tunnel was originally used by artist Roberto Paci Daló during Göteborg International Biennial for Contempory Art 2013, but has now developed into a permanent exhibition space. Paci Daló gave the space its name – Tunnel Tales – and is still involved in the selection process when selecting new artists to exhibit.
Current sound piece
The sound piece Diskreta Ljud is created by artist Mikael Bojén (Gothenburg, Sweden 1954). Bojén seeks to create a union between the installation and the surrounding soundscape. Bojén has been working with sound art for several years. His previous work includes the Gesamtkunstwerk AndRum, which took place by the sea at Amund Island, Vättemgången in Jönköping and Palmhuset in Gothenburg. Bojén has participated in several music festivals and also created his own sets at unusual places such as the nature reserves Lärjeån and Rya Skog, and also the car cemetery Kyrkö Mosse in Småland.
Diskreta Ljud is a collage where Bojén uses both his own sounds and fragments from other composers' work. The piece will change over time, gradually, creating a dynamic and living installation.
Previous sound pieces
Klippan. The pedestrian tunnel becomes the gate of a newborn village, connecting all activities that are taking place in the area. The tunnel is turned into an immersive space made out of sounds from the people living in the neighborhood. A place both familiar and mysterious. A tool to be used in the future by other artists as well.


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United Arab Emirates
What you need to know before you go
The United Arab Emirates is one of the richest countries in the world, not only as a flourishing oil economy but also in terms of its history and culture. This makes it a premier destination for luxury getaways as well as serving as a gateway to discovering the Middle East. Among the 7 emirates (roughly, Arabic dynasties) that make up the UAE, Abu Dhabi, the capital, and Dubai, the commercial hub, are most popular.
Lining the Arabian peninsula's east coast with glitzy skyscrapers and megamalls, Dubai offers awe-inspiring sights – the world's largest manmade island, largest shopping mall, and tallest building are the few superlatives that call the 'City of Gold' home. Head out of the city and you can find desert beaches or have yourself a dune bashing safari adventure or ride camels and stay overnight in a Bedouin camp.
Top destinations in United Arab EmiratesWhere will you go next?
Dubai is a vibrant, multi-cultural city situated on the Persian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates. This glossy metropolis is the major business hub for the Middle East, where people work hard and play just as hard.
If you're looking for something a bit different, have a go at sandboarding in the high dunes outside the city, or stay cool and indulge in Dubai's thrillingly rich food and music scene. If your group includes kiddies, the Wild Wadi Waterpark is the coolest place of all and is the perfect spot for a fun-filled, family day out.Read more


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Today's Birthdays: March 29
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John Tyler
1790–1862, American president.
John Tyler born in Charles City County, Va., on March 29, 1790. A William and Mary graduate, he entered law practice and politics, serving in the House of Representatives (1817–21), as governor of Virginia (1825–27), and as senator (1827–36). A strict constructionist, he supported Crawford in 1824 and Jackson in 1828, but broke with Jackson over his United States Bank policy and became a member of the Southern state-rights group that cooperated with the Whigs. In 1836, he resigned from the Senate rather than follow instructions from the Virginia legislature to vote for a resolution expunging censure of Jackson from the Senate record.
Elected vice president on the Whig ticket in 1840, Tyler succeeded to the presidency on Harrison's death. His strict-constructionist views soon caused a split with the Henry Clay wing of the Whig party and a stalemate on domestic questions. Tyler's more considerable achievements were his support of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty with Britain and his success in bringing about the annexation of Texas.
After his presidency he lived in retirement in Virginia until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he emerged briefly as chairman of a peace convention and then as delegate to the provisional Congress of the Confederacy. He died on Jan. 18, 1862. He married Letitia Christian in 1813 and, two years after her death in 1842, Julia Gardiner.
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There's an incredibly handy application in the Google Play store that lets you turn your Android smartphone or tablet into a socially connected digital picture frame. Called Dayframe (free), it's similar to the Daydream mode that comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and later, except that Dayframe is much more social, more photo-friendly, and allows for very specific user-defined settings.
As to what makes this a "social connected" digital picture frame experience comes from the app's integration with various social networks. Dayframe displays pictures from services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as 500px, Tumblr, Google+, Dropbox, and Flickr.
This is good news, because unlike your more traditional picture frames, you won't have to load photos onto it using a microSD card or sending them to the device via e-mail or SMS. Simply go about your life the same as before and your old tablet stays current with pictures of your vacations, birthdays, and cats.
There are two ways to use Dayframe. The first is to set it to go during your tablet's downtime, like maybe when you're at the office in front of a computer that you use for tasks, when you're not using the tablet. You can turn it off by simply waking your device and jumping into your apps or games. The other use for Dayframe is on an older, unused tablet to turn it into a dedicated digital photo frame.
For the sake of this post, we'll pretend that you've got an old tablet lying around, collecting dust. Let's turn that into a digital picture frame that looks great on the office desk or on Aunt Alice's coffee table.
Step 1: Install and configure
Download Dayframe and install from the Google Play store. At only 11MB, you should be ready to roll in just a few moments.
The first time you open the app you'll be given options to choose your various photo sources, including taking photos that are already stored on the device. It's here that you can sign in with your social networks and services. Forget to include one or decide to add something else later? No problem, you can manage your accounts with a simple swipe to the settings page. In fact, I recommend adding things in slowly so that you can get a sense for what sort of signal to noise your sources provide.
Step 2: Customizing even more photo sources
On the off chance you don't have any social-media accounts, or even if you just want more images dancing across your screen, you can still pull in pictures from outside sources.
The service 500px, for instance, delivers a steady stream of gorgeous photos from folks all over the Web. It's in this early setup process that Dayframe users are asked to select from up to three areas of interest. Options include categories such as art, music, sports, and food; each is a curated list of sources from a variety of blogs, magazines, photographers, among others.
If you're planning on giving this new digital picture frame to Grandma, then you may elect to have Dayframe display very specific Facebook accounts and Instagram feeds that match up with family and friends' happenings.
Here's a pro-tip: Select keywords in Flickr and Twitter to pull in seasonal photos to admire, like roasting chestnuts, snowflakes, and spring blooms.
You can drill down as deep as you'd like with any of these sources, so definitely play around here. After watching my tablet cycle through the same photos of friends and family members over the last few days, I have elected for more discovery and inspirational content.
Step 3: Set a timer
Whether your tablet is going to sit on the wall and continuously display pictures or cycle only during work hours, head into the "Timers" setting and pick which window of time you want the screensaver to run.
You may notice that there's a "Prime" section floating around in Dayframe. I suspect that this feature will unlock in a future update and allow for more flexibility. Perhaps we'll be able to set specific playlists for a particular time of day. Maybe you'll have Facebook photos from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Instagram favorites cycling in the evenings?
Step 4: Get to know additional settings
If you don't plan to physically pick up the tablet or interact with it all that often, set the Dayframe app up to hide information or interaction buttons. This way, you'll have a truly gorgeous and always-updated digital picture frame.
Or, if you'd rather it didn't run continuously around the clock, you can set Dayframe to display during certain hours, which makes it well-suited for tablets that you use every day.
Users can define what battery level is required before the screensaver kicks on. If you only want to see it run at the office when you're connected to Wi-Fi, just pick the settings that work best for you, but know that you can change things at a moment's notice. Nothing with Dayframe is actually permanent.
If you plan to convert an old tablet into a semipermanent digital photo frame, you'll want to consider a stand or dock to display your device, or perhaps even a wall mount.
If you try Dayframe out, let me know in the comments how you like it, and which settings or sources work best for you.


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Yoshio Sakamoto, one of the creators behind popular Nintendo platformer Kid Icarus, says Nintendo hasn't ruled out bringing a new title in the series to the Wii, they just haven't yet figured out how to.
"I don't know personally about any project underway regarding Kid Icarus, but if so many of those people are interested in it and really want to see it on the Wii they should really speak up," Sakamoto told Kotaku in an interview today.
Another key to bringing the game to the Wii would be figuring out the best way to implement a new version of the game that would best make use of the Wii's strengths.
"If we can find some sort of way to bring it to the Wii, a way to make the game for the Wii that makes sense, we would happily do so," he said. "But just keep in mind it may not be me making the game."
The original Kid Icarus hit the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, slightly overshadowed by the release of Metroid, which Sakamoto also worked on. Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters hit the Gameboy in 1991.
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I hate to be a bearer of ill tidings, but I learned recently that one of America's favorite bedding plants is in trouble.
Impatiens is one of those plants that everyone loves: it blooms constantly all summer, it does fine in shady places, and it sheds its flowers after blooming so that you don't need to take off the spent blossoms. The flowers themselves come in a variety of wonderful colors. There are single and double flower. All in all, a great flower. But some growers and garden centers will not be offering it for sale next summer, or will have reduced offerings.
The problem is a fungal disease called impatiens downy mildew. The disease is not new, but its prevalence is. Here in New England the disease has come up from warmer places as spores riding on the wind, much as late blight has come to our tomatoes. The bad news is this: if you had the disease this year you might not have recognized it – I didn't at first – and once it hits your gardens, it will come back again and again. It seems to survive easily in Zone 5 (minus 20) and may even survive in Zone 4 where temperatures can reach minus 30 F.
For the past few years I have been installing impatiens in a garden on the Mall in Lebanon, NH. The garden is a mixture of sun and shade. The impatiens has done well there – until this year. The season started out well: we planted waves of small plants in berms (mounds of soil) in June. They grew and bloomed. Then the leaves started thinning out, and the plants looked a bit spindly by the end of July. There is serious root competition in these beds, so I attributed the less than stellar growth to the trees sucking up the water and nutrients.
By the end of the summer the plants were, essentially, bare stems. All the leaves and flowers had fallen off. At first I thought it might be insect damage, or perhaps slugs. But I shrugged and figured that whatever the problem was, fall was just around the corner - and next year we'd do better. I should have sent a sample to the plant diagnostic lab at UNH. Then, recently, I got an email from an alert reader, a grower who had encountered impatiens downy mildew and decided not to grow them again.
I called Dr. Cheryl Smith, UNH Extension Plant Health Specialist (unhpdl.org), who confirmed my suspicions: what I had seen in Lebanon was most likely impatiens downy mildew. I went on the Web (http://ccesuffolk.org/assets/Floriculture/DM-homelandscape2-2.pdf) and saw pictures and good descriptions of the disease.
Smith explained that if plants at a location had downy mildew once, it would most likely recur. She suggested carefully cleaning up flower beds that had been infected. Dig the roots out, collect all stems and leaves and bag them. That would minimize the spread of spores. Do not place the plants (or the remains of infected plants) in the compost pile, but put in household trash or burn them. Alternatively, Smith said you could bury the plants away from the garden in a site that will not be rototilled next spring.
I need to find another plant for those shady beds. New Guinea impatiens is a possible substitute, though more expensive to buy. It is not often sold in 6-packs for covering lots of territory. Coleus and begonias will often grow under the same conditions as impatiens, and are not affected by the disease. But again, they are more expensive.
Also on the horizon is an insect pest that can devastate small berries. When I called Anne Hazelrigg at UVM Cooperative Extension to learn if the problem with impatiens occurred in Vermont last summer (it did), she told me about an insect called the spotted winged drosophila. This is a fruit fly that is a new species, one that has a saw-toothed ovipositor (egg-laying device) that can wipe out fall raspberries, blueberries and even some decorative berries such as those on yews or serviceberries.
Unlike other fruit flies that only eat damaged fruit, this fly can slice open fruit to lay eggs, and the larvae then cause fruit to collapse and the white larvae to make the fruit inedible. Each fly is only about one tenth of an inch long, has red eyes, and the males have a dark spot on each wing. It became a problem first on the West Coast, got to the East Coast in Florida in 2010, and probably rode Hurricane Irene to New England. It is not easily controlled, even for those who use chemicals, and it can reproduce every eight days. There is good information on this pest on the UNH Cooperative Extension website (http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGPMP/Spottedwingdrosphila.htm).
Gardening sure does have its challenges. What we really need, I think, is a very cold winter. I once saw a bumper sticker that read, "30 Below Keeps Out the Riff-Raff". We need 30 below to help control pests and diseases, so let's hope for a good, cold winter.
Henry's new book is out! Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet is a children's fantasy-adventure about a boy and a cougar. See www.henryhomeyer.com for more information.
Plant diseases, insect pests on the horizon
I hate to be a bearer of ill tidings, but I learned recently that one of America's favorite bedding plants is in trouble.


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About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!


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Japanese Lucky Cats Gift Set
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This special offer gift set contains all 4 of my Japanese Lucky Cats (each 5.5cm tall and ceramic), with its right paw raised and so is believed will bring good luck to you, your family or business. Oriental people love to have Japanese Lucky Cats or Maneki Neko as mascots, to bring good fortune, invite happiness and bring prosperity to a business or home. The little stickers on the cat also mean "good fortune", "good luck", "happiness" and "love" and is wonderful gift to give or receive. This limited edition collectors bundle contains all 4 Lucky Cats and is available at a special price :-
Made in Japan.
- Pink Japanese Lucky Cat - Love
- Black Japanese Lucky Cat - Health
- Gold Japanese Lucky Cat - Luck
- White Japanese Lucky Cat - Happiness
If you'd like to give a little Japanese gift of good fortune or simply want to collect something adorably Japanese - look no further.
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The fright of your life
That shiver you feel up your spine is Capcom's survival horror classic, creeping back to PlayStation with a High Definition remaster…
In 1998 a special forces team is sent to investigate some bizarre murders on the outskirts of Raccoon City. Upon arriving they are attacked by a pack of bloodthirsty dogs and are forced to take cover in a nearby mansion. But the scent of death hangs heavy in the air… and supplies are scarce as they struggle to stay alive.
Whether you're coming back for a scare or you're summoning the courage for your first steps into Resident Evil, expect thrills and chills with every step in this terrifying action adventure.
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Enter Shikari are the first unsigned band to headline the London Astoria since the now defunct The Darkness achieved the feat in 2003.
Having previously been slated to play the smaller sister venue next door The Mean Fiddler, on November 4, the young Hertfordshire quartet upgraded the show after tickets sold out earlier today. It is a quite marvellous achievement that has come from the band relentlessly touring every town in the land. The pocketful of gimmicks they come equipped with just smoothed the ride.
All existing tickets are valid for the upgrade, of course, and more have been put on sale. Also playing the gig are :( and Penknifelovelife.


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40 Stories is a puzzle game where you must create duplicates of yourself to escape 40 challenging floors. It is being developed by over 60 Chico State University students in the Applied Computer Graphics, Computer Science, and Recording Arts departments.
In 40 Stories, you play as Anita Hent, a disgruntled technical support employee who is on a mission to leave her office. In Anita's haste, she runs into the megalomaniacal Professor Darius McDoogle, who zaps her with his reality altering Quantum Stabilizer, which then gives Anita the power to clone herself. Anita must now traverse her ever changing office building with the help of her very own Fanboy and escape McDoogle's grasp. Trailer embedded below.
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In an indisputable victory for technology over brute force, this video shows the Nissan GT-R laying down a seriously impressive 11.12 second 1/4 mile time, easily outpacing a Dodge Viper ACR.
This is inverse to the two vehicles' Nurburgring laps, where the ACR managed a ZR1-defeating 7:22 lap record; the GT-R's time is only 7:29.
So how does a 480 HP car weighing 3,814 Lbs accelerate faster than a car with 600 HP that weighs only 3,408 Lbs? We're guessing the warranty-voiding launch control has something to do with it. [via Autoblog.nl]


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During this third week of our APU a Day giveaway, we would like to apologize for not keeping on top of the contest and letting Intel's IDF and AMD's events get in the way. To make it up to you this Friday, we will be announcing 5 winners today. All the winners will be either picked from Day 9 entries or from any entry from the day before.
The Winners Are:
Peter Rogala
Cody Irwin
Mat Barry
Wade Arenberg
James Thompson
Please remember to email us at giveaways at brightsideofnews dot com to claim your prize.
Today, we have a new question for all of you as well for Day 10. We want to know which article from the last week you enjoyed reading the most and what made it such an enjoyable article. Admittedly, this isn't an APU related question, but since we've been working so hard this week to cover all the different news, we wanted to make sure you were aware of what is going on.
As usual, please leave your comments below and you will become eligible for the contest as long as you follow the parameters asked of you by the contest in our original article. Remember to follow the instructions that we posted in our original article in order to be eligible for the daily giveaway.
Also, we will be shipping APUs next week since we managed to get back from IDF in San Francisco today!
All of the rules are posted in the original article and as always, we wish you the best of luck!


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Street light not working
Reported in the Street lighting category anonymously at 09:00, Mon 10 December 2018
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 5 minutes later
Streetlight out,no 2,on pathway between Pine Close and The Magnolias, very dark, used by families and elderly people walking dogs
Thank you for your report, to enable us to log the fault to the correct unit can you please advise using the attached map the street light number you are referring to. If the unit is not on the map this would not be owned/maintained by Oxfordshire County Council and would need to be reported to the developer/landowner direct. Unfortunately we do not keep records of private lights.
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