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Latitude is said to be more similar to continental European festivals; as well as a comprehensive bill of musicians, bands and artists across four stages - The Obelisk Arena, The Uncut Arena, The Sunrise Arena, and the Huw Stephens curated Lake Stage. The festival comprises elements of theatre, art, comedy, cabaret, poetry, politics, dance and literature.
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Seamlessly Sync Photos Between Android and PC February 28, 2013 The Last Mile has been the challenge of industries immemorial. What, you say? Well, humor me, and I'll tell you. "Last Mile" -- usually -- refers to the last part of a network, the bit that delivers communications directly into a home. It's often the hardest and most expensive part. |
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Add a Solar Panel to Keep Your Backup Battery Topped Up February 14, 2013 A few weeks ago, I wrote about building a simple, home backup power system for charging phones during extended electricity outages. However, there's a limitation to any battery system, and that is that any battery power supply will eventually become depleted. I reckon to get a theoretical 13 days out of mine. What happens, in a catastrophic event, if grid power isn't restored at the end of 13 days? |
How to Fine-Tune Your Privacy Settings for Facebook Graph Search February 07, 2013 Facebook Graph Search is coming, and now -- before it hits -- is a good time to tweak your Facebook privacy settings. What is it? Graph Search is a new search function within Facebook. It's not yet been officially launched, but it is available in Beta. Graph Search differs substantially from existing Facebook search functions. |
Taking the Java Bull by the Horns January 31, 2013 The United States Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Readiness Team has recently been advising computer users to update or switch off Java in browsers. Oracle's Java is a programming language that's used in browser plug-ins. It's used by vendors to make applications function across operating systems. |
Set Up Windows 8 to the Beat of a Different Drum January 17, 2013 Microsoft's latest version of its operating system, Windows 8, has more personalization options than any predecessor. Backgrounds, themes, colors, start screen, apps, picture passwords and more can all be customized. You can choose a new theme by opening the Search charm and typing "personalization." Then click on the Settings tab. Click Change the Theme to enter the control panel's Appearance & Personalization area. Then choose a theme. |
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Defy MS' Wacky Omission by Adding a Start Button to Win 8 December 06, 2012 So you just got Windows 8 and you're missing the Start button? No problem, just add one -- for free. If there's one user interface design choice that has caused the most hands-in-the-air bewilderment in the tech industry during 2012, it's got to be the omission of the Start button and Menu in Microsoft's Windows 8 computer operating system. |
An All-Occasion Mobile Signal Booster in a Backpack November 29, 2012 A simple AM radio can keep you abreast of events during a disaster. However, a smartphone is ideal for two-way communications, as well as for news and government messages via text message and social networks like Twitter. I've been using a signal booster kit while backpacking around network-sparse, sunny Southern California. |
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No-Sweat Windows 8 Networking November 15, 2012 Easy sharing and streaming of media and other assets among computers at home or in the workplace is a good reason to get networked. Other benefits include sharing Internet connections. If you've been using email as a method for distributing files among family members or a small business, or are simply taking the Windows 8 plunge, Microsoft has never made it easier. |
Tooling Around With Windows 8 November 08, 2012 My first impression of the bargain-basement $39.99 Windows OS upgrade: To all outward appearances, Windows 8 is a vivid, visual, deeply rewarding and aesthetically pleasing skin to the 2009-released Windows 7 PC desktop OS. Big deal, you might say. However, digging in a bit, I found that this rather beautiful desktop isn't just a revamp of Windows 95 and later incarnations. |
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Doing the Two-Step With Google October 18, 2012 Horror stories abound of electronic lives compromised by stolen passwords. One of the problems with a password-secured life is that the password is the single element that -- when compromised -- allows access. The User ID isn't protected, nor is any hardware. Shouldn't there be better methods? |
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With the Rugby World Cup almost upon us, it is no surprise at all to see rugby video games on the horizon as well. A couple of months back, James Nokise got his hands on Sidhe Interactive's All Blacks Rugby Challenge, and his write-up is here. Now, after having a play of the rival title, Rugby World Cup 2011, I've been given my own chance to play a bit of the nearly-finished Rugby Challenge.
There is a real air of quality here. Sidhe have clearly put in a lot of work on presentation in Rugby Challenge. The screens and interface are well polished, and the game as a whole looks very slick. Asynchronous loading means players can have a free run around the pitch while waiting for matches to begin (as in FIFA), and you can even use this time to go through training drills. Attention to detail and an intense original score really raise the emotional impact, too — the first time you play really brings out the big-match feelings.
I don't want to get too much into the general gameplay, since James covered that quite nicely in his preview. There's a reasonable amount of challenge in the rucks and mauls, and the lineouts combine tactics and timing rather well also. But the biggest on-field coup, to my mind, is the scrum system, which involves both sides pushing up on the thumbsticks repeatedly when prompted. Timing is everything and, particularly in competitive multiplayer, the scrums can become an epic battle — almost a mini-game in themselves.
It is, of course, tough to get a real read of the how the gameplay stacks up in a handful of matches. One of the pitfalls of sports games are the exploitable elements in-game — the tricks that make other human players irate, and allow you to repeatedly hammer AI oppositions. You'll have to wait for the full review of the game before we can evaluate these kinds of balance issues, but certainly nothing jumped out as being problematic.
The long-term playability of the game will definitely be enhanced by its spectacular array of game modes and features. Rugby Challenge allows you to play most of the major domestic competitions from around the world: New Zealand's ITM Cup (including the Ranfurly Shield, but modelled on last year's less complex format), the French Top 14, England's Aviva Premiership, and the RaboDirect Pro12 (featuring teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and Italy). Super Rugby is also represented, although only the New Zealand and Australia teams are licensed. At full international level, there's the Bledisloe Cup and Tri Nations to play (although once again, the South Africans are unlicensed), as well as unofficial versions of various other big tournaments like the Six Nations, 'Quad Nations' (Tri Nations plus Argentina), and Heineken Cup. Perhaps more importantly, you will be free to create your own custom competitions, which can incorporate league and knockout matches, pool play — even strange tiered structures like you'd see at the Rugby League World Cup.
And the customisation doesn't stop there. It seems at times like everything in Rugby Challenge can be edited. Obviously, there's a standard tinkering with team rosters and creation of custom players — in a wide range of shapes and sizes and with a fantastic range of visual options. But you can also edit the appearance and stats of existing players (although hundreds of top tier talents have specially crafted facial likenesses — so those can't be monkeyed with in the editor). You can even create your own teams from scratch, picking a logo and home and away strips from the teams already in the game (plus a few additional colour schemes to vary things up).
At the team level, things get even more interesting. A team's performance is not only based on the sum of its players, but also on team attributes and tactics. Team attributes measure the side's overall cohesion on attack, defense, set-plays, et cetera. The tactic's screen allows you to adjust the style of play, moving sliders to set the balance between passing and driving up the middle, offloading or taking the hit. These settings introduce character to the teams: English and South African sides will be more likely to play conservative rugby, whereas Australian and New Zealand teams will look more towards the high-risk, high-return game (and I can only assume that the All Blacks have drop goals turned all the way down). Obviously, when a team is human-controlled, these elements are going to be less obvious, but they will still have an important effect on the decisions of AI-controlled friendly players in real time. And all this is driven from real game statistics.
Also adding to the game's depth is its career mode, which gives you control of a club, country, or both, for up to thirteen seasons. While the level of sophistication here is not great — drafting players, for instance, just involves picking from a list of available rookies and pros at the start of the season, with no money issues — it will give the game some real longevity, and hardcore rugby fans will no doubt be pleased just to carry their team over from season to season.
One disappointment that was perhaps inevitable given the competition from Rugby World Cup 2011 is the gaps in the rights to real teams and players. While the domestic competitions are pretty well covered, pickings seem significantly slimmer on the international stage, with only New Zealand, Australia, and the United States currently on-board. The other major rugby-playing nations will still be represented in the game, but without official logos or real player names. Rather than substituting the actual names for obvious falsies using letter substitutions or "clever" wordplay, Sidhe have opted to create entirely fictional line-ups for the unlicensed teams, using regionally appropriate names, and stats which have been randomly varied, but keep in line, generally speaking, with the skill-set of the actual team. What does this mean in practice? Well, you won't recognise any of the South African players, but they'll still have recognisably South African names, and they'll still most likely be playing ten man rugby. And in some cases (particularly with the European teams), you will be able to find the real players in their clubs and add them to the national line-up yourself.
Really, though, does it matter what players are missing if you can replace them with a fully licensed Jonah Lomu? (Earn enough rugby dollars and you can apparently unlock a whole team of him!)
The game has five different difficulty settings, to accommodate everyone, from casual gamers to hardcore rugby heads. Even on the middle settings, kicking for goal presents a reasonable challenge — and the hardest setting has been aimed at giving the game a real endurance factor in single player. You can also set the game length to anything from 5 minutes to the full 80.
All in all, this is looking like a very impressive game of footy. The game itself is a lot of fun, but what really strikes me are the features. With all the different modes and customisation opportunities, this looks like it could play well not just through the World Cup, but well into the future.
The Good: A front-rower's weight in customisable features.
The Bad: Licensing wars: the All Blacks or the World Cup?
The Ugly: Replaying the 2011 Hurricanes season.


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Agencie H Paris required a series of dynamic art pieces to advertise the new Citroen DS 3. The car is unique in that you can custom design you car in high detail. As the cars styling appealed to the younger generation, the ads needed to be exciting, colourful and punchy.
The agency produced a series of abstract pencil roughs which featured the vast range of options available to tailor your car to your personality. The final images are produced in CGI for print, POS and online.


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Farhad Manjoo, writing for Slate.com, argues that Google completely blew its opportunity to compete directly with Facebook in the lucrative social media space. He says that when corporations raced to join Google +, they were met with nothing short of shear rejection from the network, that seemed surprisingly unprepared for prime time.
A product manager posted a message discouraging businesses from creating Google+ profiles, and the company began shutting down the profiles posted by renegade firms. This prompted many creative workarounds—TechCrunch jokingly created a page for a fellow named Techathew Cruncherin—but Google was unmoved. (Cruncherin's profile was shut down.)


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The Cadet program provides an opportunity for participants to learn skills applicable to the firefighting profession. The Cadet learns about the Fire Service and, in turn, volunteers time to the City of Mesa.
To find out more about eligibility requirements, the application process, program fees and program commitments, visit our recruitment page.
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When they're onstage, Lela Elam, Betsy Graver, Ethan Henry, Katherine Amadeo and Alex Alvarez aren't themselves. They become other people, the characters in a play, and what they wear is what South Florida's top costume designers create or choose for them.
But on Monday evening when actors, directors, designers and others gather at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts for the 37th annual Carbonell Awards — or "Theater Prom," as the region's top theater award ceremony has been dubbed by the artists it celebrates — these five nominated actors will be expressing the most glamorous versions of their own taste and style, as will the 33 other actors honored with nominations for their work in plays and musicals during 2012.
Elam, who won a best actress Carbonell for her performance in GableStage's In the Continuum, is nominated for two more this year. In the Zoetic Stage world premiere of Michael McKeever's Moscow, Elam wore a maid's uniform (and earned a best supporting actress nod) as Olivia, a woman working for an affluent family in early '60s Miami. In Ruined at GableStage, she wore colorful African dresses (and got a best actress nomination) as Mama Nadi, the operator of a brothel in war-torn Congo.
But offstage? The fashion-conscious actress is all about rocking different looks and creating an impression.
"Honestly? I want everybody to look at me and be like, 'Oh my God, girl, you look so good!,' " she says, laughing. "We work really hard and don't make a lot of money. So at the Carbonells, I like to work it. It's our prom."
Elam currently favors green or blue nail polish, sparkly to match her personality. When she wakes up in the morning, she thinks about what kind of look will work for her day and her mood — hip-hop, professional lady, glamor girl — and puts it all together. It is, she says, "like you're the costumer of your life."
The princess-like white Jessica McClintock gown she wore to the 2008 Carbonells was a last-minute substitution. She had bought a corset-top, crystal-beaded black gown, but when she tried it on two days before the ceremony, she discovered it didn't fit. More worrisome, her hand and foot were badly swollen. When she saw a doctor the day after the ceremony, he guessed she had lupus, and tests soon confirmed the diagnosis. Elam has been managing and living with the autoimmune disorder ever since. But on that special night, wearing the gown and wider shoes, she felt beautiful.
"I walked out wearing the gown, and my dad just gasped. He didn't even do that for my real prom," she says.
Graver and Amadeo are both competing with Elam (and with Harriet Oser and Laura Turnbull) for best actress in a play. Graver is nominated for playing Vanda, an auditioning actress, in David Ives' erotically charged Venus in Fur at GableStage. Amadeo got her nomination for playing the frightened young governess in Naked Stage's gothic thriller The Turn of the Screw at Barry University's Pelican Theatre. Coincidentally (or maybe not), both actresses did their two-character shows opposite Matthew William Chizever, nominated as best actor in a musical for playing Henry Higgins in Stage Door Theatre's My Fair Lady.


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By Charles Black | 22 March 2010
(Sen) - Today Virgin Galactic's spaceship took to the sky above California for the first time, attached to its mothership.
The flight is part of a long period of testing of the Virgin Galactic spaceship system for sub-orbital flights. The Virgin Galactic system consists of a mothership ("WhiteKnightTwo") and a rocketship that will carry 6 passengers and 2 professional astronauts ("SpaceShipTwo").
The first mothership has been named VMS Eve (Virgin Mother Ship Eve) after Sir Richard Branson's mother. The first SpaceShipTwo was named VSS Enterprise (Virgin Space Ship Enterprise) on its unveiling on 7 December 2009 by Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and New Mexico Governor Richardson.
During today's flight from Mojave spaceport VSS Enterprise remained attached to its mothership. The mothership takes off like a normal aeroplane and eventually will carry the spaceship to approximately 50,000 feet at which point the spaceship will detach and rocket itself and its passengers to 360,000 feet (about 110km). The Virgin Galactic space ship has been designed and built by Scaled Composites.
Over 330 people have signed up and paid deposits for a flight into space on board Virgin Galactic, and today's test flight is yet another positive step for those pioneers who are looking forward to their space trip. Today's flight is the first step in a long test and safety programme that will be undertaken throughout 2010 and 2011 progressing from captive carry to independent glide and then powered flight prior to the first flights commencing. No specific date has been set for the first flight but it is thought that it will take place by 2012.
Commenting on the flight, Burt Rutan, the designer and builder of the space ship, said: "This is a momentous day for the Scaled [Composites] and Virgin Teams. The captive carry flight signifies the start of what we believe will be extremely exciting and successful spaceship flight test program."
Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Galactic added: "Seeing the finished spaceship in December was a major day for us but watching VSS Enterprise fly for the first time really brings home what beautiful, ground-breaking vehicles Burt and his team have developed for us. It comes as no surprise that the flight went so well; the Scaled team is uniquely qualified to bring this important and incredible dream to reality. Today was another major step along that road and a testament to US engineering and innovation."


text: ...meaning it is something else all together! Have you ever noticed how selective we humans can be when it comes to expressing gratitude? We glibly say thanks to store clerks and bank tellers with little attention paid to what we're really saying. When something good happens to us it's not uncommon to hear someone say, "Thank you, thank you, thank you," usually with eyes upturned to the heavens. What about when things don't go our way? What about when we're having a rotten day and nothing seems to be going our way? Where is our gratitude then? Gratitude is not so much about what happens to us. It is more about how we happen to the world. It is a way of life, not just a passing sentiment. Most of the people who read The New Times know that our thoughts, feelings, and actions make an impression on the world around us. It's one of the first things we learn when we begin to study life from the metaphysical viewpoint. For those who still doubt that they influence the world around them, try this simple experiment. Work yourself into a great mood. Think happy, prosperous thoughts, hum a lively tune in your head. Now walk into a bank, store, or meeting with a big smile on your face. Hold yourself in a confident manner, shoulders thrown back, walk with a bit of a jig in your step. Now watch how people respond to you. The whole room will light up just because you've arrived. People will be glad to see you. Now do the opposite. Work yourself into a lousy mood. Think dark, unhappy thoughts of lack, deprivation, and misery. Slouch, drag your feet, furrow your brow, frown. Walk into a bank, store, or meeting and watch what happens. It will be as if you're lugging a dark storm cloud with you. People will be hesitant, repelled, and won't be drawn to talk with you. Our overall mental and emotional state impacts the very air around us. What kind of impact do you think you can have if you're able to maintain an atmosphere of gratitude? Another word for this is appreciation. Live your life with a sense of appreciating what it gives you and you'll create a sense of wellness and wholeness about yourself that life can't help but respond to. What about the ratty days? What about when things don't go our way? This happens to everybody. The best of the best have days when things are out of sync, when things are not going the way we wish they would. There is always something to appreciate, even in the worst of situations.The kind of gratitude I'm talking of here, though, goes way beyond being grateful for individual things, people, or events. It is an overall way of living your life that incorporates appreciation into the very cells of your body. It is having a zest for living, a basic sense that all is well, a profound connection with life itself. We have a new puppy, Raven, at our house, and she appreciates life with a deep sense of gratitude. I love watching her try new foods. She takes the tidbit she's given, rolls it around in her mouth, throws her head back, and smacks loudly while she chews it up. Her face is filled with contentment and satisfaction. When she explores life on this planet by romping through the house trying to play with the cats (who, of course, are from a different planet), she sparkles with appreciation for this fun diversion (don't worry, the cats have fun, too!) Sometimes Raven's puppy enthusiasm gets her into trouble with my adult dog, Magic, who proceeds to growl fiercely and pin Raven to the floor. Her piercing puppy screams would make you think she'd run into Godzilla! Two seconds later, all is well and the two of them are playing like long-lost buddies again. We need to be more like puppies by throwing ourselves into our daily experiences with greater abandon. We've become far too dependent on outer circumstances allowing them to dictate how we feel rather than the other way around. When Raven gets up in the morning, she is filled with joy. She stretches and yawns, wags her tail, and smiles. She's ready for another exciting day. Never mind that today will most likely be much like yesterday was. Never mind that she'll hear the word "no" at least a million times in the next few hours (far more than you or I). To her, every day is filled with joy and wonder, just because it is. Even when something terrible happens, life continues to offer fun and mystery. How can we return to this more innocent state of joyful appreciation? By slowing down and paying attention. By making the conscious choice to be present for our own lives. Most of us run on automatic. We get up and get going and before we know it, it's bedtime and the day is gone. We have our routines, we have our goals, and we have our outer focus. What we don't have many times is the ability to be present. Being present means paying attention to what we're doing and to what's going on around us. It means listening when someone is speaking to us. It means knowing what we're eating and drinking while we're eating and drinking, not ten minutes later when we realize the meal is over! When we're present to life we'll find that there is a natural state of appreciation within us that we lost touch with years ago. We all have an inner Raven, an innocent being inside who knows how to feel the joy in the simplest things in life. This part of us lives with constant wonder, in a perpetual state of appreciation. It is up to us to invite her or him into our daily life. Find something playful that is easy to carry with you or to wear, maybe a small bell or ribbon. Let this object be your reminder to let loose and get into life. Every time you see or hear it, remind yourself to be present to what you're doing and let yourself feel appreciation for that instant.The more we let ourselves delight in our lives and be grateful for everything in them, the more life will smile upon us and give us even more to appreciate. November is the month for giving thanks. Start today, continue this month, and then don't ever stop. Like Raven, deeply savor everything life puts before you. If it makes you laugh, laugh from your gut. If it makes you cry, let the tears pour out. Then jump back up on your feet and go find a cat to chase! |


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Cal Spas' parent to make Coleman Spas
Partnership creates Home Resort powerhouse
-- Casual Living, 10/9/2009 1:56:00 PM
LMS, Inc., the corporation that manages Cal Spas, OC Hot Tubs, Cal Flame, Cal Heat, Cal Designs and Cal Patio, will begin manufacturing and distributing spas under the Coleman Spas brand, marking the beginning of a new chapter in Coleman history.
Jason McClintock, Coleman senior director of product management with Casey Loyd, LMS president |
Plans are already underway to launch an all new 2010 lineup and an interactive Web site for Coleman Spas. The addition of the Coleman Spa line to LMS' already strong collection of home resort product brands secures LMS' position as the manufacturing leader in spas and hot tubs.
"Coleman is the No. 1 brand in outdoor recreation with more than an 85% brand awareness among all consumers," said Casey Loyd, LMS President. "Coleman is a brand that consumers know and trust. We are proud to carry on that legacy with an all new Coleman Spas lineup that is quality built and backed by our national service network."
Coleman President and CEO Sam A. Solomon said, "Coleman and LMS are a natural fit. We each make it easy and fun for people to enjoy each other in the great outdoors. LMS is a natural choice for Coleman Spas. They are the No. 1 brand in home resort products and our preferred partner."
The new Coleman Spa line will be manufactured in Pomona, Calif. at LMS' state-of-the-art 1 million-sq.-ft. manufacturing headquarters. Coleman hot tubs will be produced to order and will ship within five days of order receipt — the fastest manufacturing turnaround in the industry. Coleman Spas will be backed by a national service network and the new lineup will feature a variety of models to fit any home, including 8' and 7' spas in bench and lounger configurations plus specialty spas. The 2010 line of Coleman Spas will officially become available in November.
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EVERY DAY, in every way, Hillary is looking more and more like someone who's going to lose. In the video here she looks more like a frightened scold than a tough leader.
And what is she so angry about? Obama does not have "the right to attack" her health plan. Huh?
Then she challenged Obama to another debate. Since he wins those debates, that's a good idea because ... ?
Her full comments are after the jump. Sorry about the advertising in the CNN video, but so far no one else has put the video or the sound bite online. You know they will soon.
From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:
CINCINNATI -- Speaking to reporters following a rally at a community college here, Clinton slammed Obama and his campaign for distributing mailings to Ohio voters attacking Clinton's universal health care plan and her position on NAFTA.
"Today in the crowd I was given two mailings that Senator Obama's campaign is sending and I have to express my deep disappointment that he is continuing to send false and discredited mailings with information that is not true to the voters of Ohio. He says one thing in speeches and then he turns around does this," Clinton said waiving the two mailings at the cameras.
"Just because Senator Obama chose not to present a universal health care plan does not give him the right to attack me because I did. So let's have a real campaign. Enough with the speeches and the big rallies and then using tactics that are right out of Karl Rove's playbook, this is wrong and every Democrat should be outraged."
"This election is about misleading, false and discredited attacks that interfere with voters being able to make an informed judgment," she said.
"I am not going to stand here and see this campaign polluted by the kind of misleading, discredited and false attacks. We deserve better than that. He's been called out on it, he has been contradicted on it, he knows better and here it is 'Paid for by the Obama for America Campaign.'"
"So, shame on you Barack Obama. It is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in public, that's what I expect from you. Meet me in Ohio and let's have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign."
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ICA & CA Habitat for Humanity Pattern Book
From Classicist.org, the website of the Institute for Classical Architecture & Classical America:
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America and the U.S. Area Office of Habitat for Humanity International have embarked upon a national collaboration, with architects selected jointly by the ICA&CA and Habitat, to design Habitat homes that fit within the context of both local communities and regional architectural traditions.
More than building new affordable houses, Habitat for Humanity International's mission is to help people build new lives. The strength of our democracy is based on individual economic achievement and social mobility. Traditional American neighborhoods provided a range of types and cost of housing, all within a walking distance of daily services, schools and churches. This mix provided role models for success that served to inspire young people. It ensured the long term stability of the community by providing life-long housing options for people: small inexpensive housing for those beginning their careers, larger family houses when children come along, smaller urban housing for empty nesters, and assisted living for the elderly. Studies have demonstrated that over time the social capital created in such neighborhoods is a key in community stability and the health of its residents. Each house built has two roles: one to provide adequate shelter and the other to become part of a neighborhood. The architectural character of the exterior of the house is the most critical part of its design in fulfilling its responsibility to the community.
Development practices over the course of the last 60 years have eroded, and in some places obliterated, this great American tradition. Instead of building mixed-income neighborhoods, we have built single-income subdivisions isolated from each other. While nobly motivated, much of the low-cost housing built in many communities has been clearly identifiable as different from other housing. Public housing projects may be the most obvious example. And as Habitat affiliates increase their production, the challenge of striking the balance between building simple, decent homes and designing homes to fit the fabric of the surrounding neighborhood intensifies. Communities may resist the construction of housing that doesn't match the existing neighborhood style because they fear for their property values. Therefore, the goal of this Pattern Book is to provide both an operating manual and prototype house designs that will enable Habitat for Humanity affiliates to design houses that build strong neighborhoods as well as affordable accommodations for the future homeowner.
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February 23, 2008 in Architecture, Classicism, Culture, Current Affairs, Education, History, New Urbanism, Urbanism, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Friday, February 22, 2008
Waldo Peirce
WALDO PEIRCE was the type of character the Harvard Lampoon likes to claim. A Harvard classmate of the American Communist John Reed, Peirce once decided to travel to London with his classmate on board a cattle ship. Once the boat left the dock, however, Peirce decided the accommodations were lacking and dove overboard and swam back to Boston. Unfortunately for Reed, Peirce declined to tell anyone what he was doing, and when Price was nowhere to be found, the ship's captain threw Reed into the brig. Luckily for Reed, Peirce took a more comfortable boat to England, arriving in London just in time to save his friend Reed from standing trial for his murder.
According to Harvard Magazine, Peirce's friend Ernest Hemingway once asked his young son Jack, "Who is the greatest man you know?" — expecting to hear "Papa." Jack quickly responded, "It's Waldo."
Peirce was the son of a lumber baron in Bangor, Maine. My grandfather was in the paper business in Bangor, and became friends with Peirce. On March 6, we're selling two paintings Reed gave my grandfather. C'mon down.
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Terrible Towers
TOWERS can be great in New York. They've been a part of the city's character since the 1880s, and they became mythic in the 1920s, when every Hollywood movie studio had elaborate sets showing the New York cityscape, the most elegant and romantic place in America at the time (a great website about this is Celluloid Skyline).
We're having a problem now that we're building many towers with high embedded energy costs and that rely on technology to light and ventilate floors that are too large to be naturally ventilated and lit. Not to mention that many of these glass towers kill the streetscape and are boring on skyline.
The situation is different in Europe, where historic cityscapes that have survived for centuries have no buildings over 8 stories. The French national parliament debated the "Manhattanization" of Paris a hundred years ago, deciding that all Parisians have the right to justice and beauty — and therefore Paris would have no towers.
In the 1970s or so, the city allowed one much-hated tower, which many Parisians hope will be torn down. And then the city planned La Defense, an abysmal quarter of towers thankfully concentrated on the edge of the city, where they're less bothersome. Nevertheless, their poor design was one of the causes for the famous headline in the New York Times, France Has The Worst Modern Architecture In The World.
The citoyens there are baffled that Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë wants to bring towers to other parts of Paris. It's a situation that I admit I don't know much about.
London has been less lucky. I was a student there when there were only three towers in the city, one of which was an American hotel that looked into the back yard at Buckingham Palace. Despite the undeniable unpopularity of these towers, London later allowed more towers, like Richard Rogers' fiercely anti-urban Lloyd's of London tower, and the boring masses concentrated at Canary Wharf.
Now London's famous Socialist mayor, "Red Ken" Livingstone, has aligned with big business and is proposing many more towers for the city, so that London can get even more investment bankers. He doesn't seem to see the irony of the alliance. (More irony, the Financial Times is against the towers.)
When you step out the door of the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, the worst of these towers stands on axis at the end of the street, rising like an alien spaceship above the city. Nicknamed "the Gherkin," it's a sinister building that looks like the world headquarters for the New World Order.
Prince Charles has more against these towers then the fact that they look down on his private garden and his Institute. "The pockmarked skyline of London" is his newest battle with the Modernist establishment in Britain, led by Red Ken's allies, Lord Rogers and Sir Norman Foster, the architect of the Gherkin.
You can read his speech here, and watch it here.
February 22, 2008 in Architecture, Culture, Current Affairs, History, New Urbanism, Urbanism | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I'm so glad that Congress, under the direction of a Red Sox owner, is spending its time investing New York Yankees, at the same time they allow George Bush to spend $177 million a day in Iraq.
WHAT a coincidence that when every team has steroid users, the Red Sox owner concentrated on the testimony of a Yankee clubhouse employee.
The team with the second most players implicated was the Mets, who were responsible for one of the two or three worst moments in Red Sox history. For the sake of propriety, Senator Mitchell should have leaned over backwards to have other teams involved, including his own.
February 19, 2008 in Baseball, Current Affairs, New York, Sports | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Yes We Can Part II - No You Can't
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Remember this guy?
HE opened his heart and let it fly. And everyone got it.
Art (Young At Heart)
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I had the strangest experience this evening. It all started this morning when my co-worker Mark told me about a porno that he had found online that starred our ex-supervisor Shannon. He said it was raunchy, sexy, and funny and that I had to see it. He told me to stop over after work and check it out. I was game, but I asked if his wife Maggie would be home and he said that Maggie and his mother-in-law Carol were leaving to attend a conference this weekend. I showed up at Mark's house after work and we are sitting on the couch checking out Shannon on Mark's fifty inch TV. Sure enough, it was hilarious to see our old boss Shannon on the big screen doing some pretty nasty things. We were laughing, talking to the TV, and having a good time when I heard someone clear their throat behind me. I turned around and it was Mark's mother-in-law Carol! She was standing there staring at the screen, and then she asked Mark what was going on. Mark said, "I thought you left for the conference," and Carol explained that there was an emergency at the hospital where Maggie works and she was working a double. They weren't leaving until tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, Carol's eyes have not left the TV screen and she asked again what we were doing. While Mark was explaining to Carol about Shannon, I was checking out Carol. I had met Carol once before three years ago at Mark and Maggie's wedding. She is fifty-something, short and chubby, with a very impressive chest and an enormous behind. She has short gray hair, wears glasses, and had on a gray dress with a white blouse. After Mark finished his explanation, she said, "I'll leave you two boys alone," and started to leave. I don't know what I was thinking, but I invited her to finish the movie with us. She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I haven't watched anything like that before, are you sure I won't put a damper on your fun?" "Of course not," I said. Carol came over and sat on the couch between Mark and I and we started the porno over. It was a little uncomfortable at first, but she just sat there watching. When the first real nasty parts came on, she said, "Oh my," and, "I had no idea," and she seemed a little flushed. I think Mark was really feeling weird, but I was actually getting turned on by the whole thing. I noticed when the action on the screen would heat up, Carol's breathing would get louder. I was watching her huge chest moving up and down with her breathing. I had no idea what would happen, but I decided to put my hand on Carol's leg. She didn't flinch, so I started to run my hand up and down her leg. She actually moved a little closer to me, and I became a little more aggressive with my hand. I leaned over and whispered in her ear that she had the most amazing chest. Though I was paying close attention to Carol, I noticed that Mark was no longer watching Shannon on the TV, but was watching his mother-in-law and me. I leaned over to kiss her, and she responded with unexpected passion. I thought I was home free, but after a few seconds she pushed me away, stood up, and said, "Oh my god! What am I doing?" I said, "I never wanted anyone so bad," reached up, pulled her into my lap, and we really started making out. Mark was watching the whole time as Carol and I went at it right beside him. Believe me; it didn't last long. I left the room to get straightened out, came back in a few minutes, and found Carol and Mark going at it. Seeing Carol in action was more impressive than Shannon! We each had one more turn before I had to get home to my wife. What a strange evening.
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>> Yeah Dodge Durango and yep it's got a what? Hybrid and a Hemi. Let's find out if this is really the next big idea in automotive power-train technology or something that is so early 2000's. ^M00:00:16 [ Music ] ^M00:00:22
>> Now Chrysler's been doing some head units these days and this Durango Hybrid gets the benefit of that but notice the main features--really great map and Nav display, really smooth resolution rendering. Notice the green line alongside the highway there; that's part of serious, live traffic; shows you traffic and intelligently routes you based on traffic conditions. Touch screen display, nice big buttons. The one thing I like about these Chrysler products they tend to have plenty of processor behind them so when you press a button and things are going on in the background they're going on quickly. Now one of the big stars of this system though is the 30 gigabyte hard drive you've got in here; there it is HDD hard disk drive, music gets in there one of two ways; you can either open up your single optical disk slot right here which takes CD's and DVD's for playback, or you can copy music over to your system from this little USB port right here. Now you can only copy from USB, you can't play off the USB drive and of course Sirius Satellite Radio up here with a one year contract included, but speaking of serious--in the back we have the optional rear seat entertainment system with a drop down 7-inch LCD, it will play CD's and DVD's for video watching but also Sirius backseat TV which is three channels of children's programming; again one year subscription is included, that's gonna keep the kids real happy. Okay enough of that. Let's get to this Hemi Hybrid combination--5.7 liter gas V8 Hemi, big old roardy engine, coupled to what they call a dual mode Hybrid. The Hybrid electric power on the apparatus is built into the transmission--that's where this 2-mode thing comes from. It can run on electric only or electric with gas assist or straight up gas, and it also they say is optimized for regular driving as well as the heavier load work that this kind of vehicle, a body on-frame truck, will likely be called upon to do. The numbers are 399 on the horsepower, 390 foot pounds on the torque. It's a stump puller to be sure. The power goes out only one way, 5-speed column shifted automatic, top gears overdrive as you might imagine. Economy is also aided by MDS, the multi-displacement system. This V8 can shut down to being a 4 when it detects very low, low driving. You'll see an indicator here on the screen when that's happening--fuel saver mode. That means we're running on 4 cylinders right now. I've got to tell you in my driving here in the relatively Bay area, it's rarely on and you can also see here on this screen how the electric motor is kicking in whether we're regenerating to the batteries or drawing power from the batteries to power the electric drive train. Now it's all supposed to add up to really good fuel economy right? Well, it's improved but it's not gonna change your mind about SUV's I don't think. This guy's rated at 18, 19 EPA; or 19, 20 depending which Chrysler material you read. They don't all agree. The driving impression is one that is; I've got to say, not too dramatically different than a regular gas engine Hemi Chrysler product. I don't feel a really amazing pull from the electric motor helping out this big Hemi. It gets off the line really well--like a regular Hemi. So what you're really going to feel differently is in the wallet by spending less money on gas. And the ride quality is kind of floaty, kind of bouncy, there's a lot of travel under this guy. It's a true truck-based SUV and you remember that every time the whole thing does one of these over a heave in the pavement. Let's price our '09, Durango Hemi Hybrid Limited 4x4. All that costs about $46,000; major tech options about $1800 for that rear seat entertainment system. All the other toys are built in. This Hybrid comes pretty well trimmed.
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The bottom line: The 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid is the best value in a full-size hybrid tech-loaded SUV and will save plenty of money at the pump if you need a vehicle of this size.
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Deep Run sending three graduates to West Point
With a 13 percent acceptance rate according to http://www.collegeprowler.com the U,nited States Military Academy at West Point (Army) is one of the most selective colleges in the country. Try telling that to Deep Run High School, which is sending three students – Ricky Black III, Stephen Brooks and Patrick Gardner – from its 2012 graduating class to the prestigious academy. Brooks and Gardner will be playing together on Army's baseball team. "I know baseball helped me get in there, but I wanted to go to a school that was mainly about academics and setting me up for success," Gardner said, "and West Point is the perfect place to do that." Brooks and Gardner have been friends for several years, having played baseball together since before high school, they said. All three students knew each other before, but Brooks and Gardner didn't talk much with Black until their decisions, they said. They talk just about every day now, Brooks said. "Mostly, we talk about the summer boot camp we have to go to," he said. "They nickname it 'Beast Barracks,' which as you can tell, sounds like it'll be just a heck of a ton of fun. "A lot of running probably, being in the mud, not showering for a couple weeks, not having any contact with the outside world." None of the three have much family background in the military, they said. "It wasn't something I heard about growing up," Black said. Each has his own unique reasons for the big decision. Black visited the campus his junior year for a weeklong summer leadership seminar program. "I really liked everything that they were as far as the physical, the ethics, the mental and decided that was some place I really could see myself," he said. Brooks knew he was going to play baseball in college and, though he was talking to some ACC and SEC schools first, started to look at Army after they called him one night, he said. "I couldn't really find anything that could match up to what West Point could offer me in regards to academics, ethics, morals [and] the leadership that they preach," he said. Gardner really wanted to do something with the military, he said, and felt the baseball team there offered a more family-like feeling than anywhere else he looked. At 18 years old, all three agreed future employment opportunities were big reasons for their decisions. "I'm going to have a job when I get out of college," Brooks said. "We have to serve five years coming out of West Point and so, for those five years, I'll have a job." Gardner added, "A degree from West Point: who's not going to hire you with that?" Of course, deciding that they wanted to attend West Point was hardly half the process for an academy known for its strenuous application process. "First of all, they want to see your transcript, all your grades, SAT scores, other programs you've been involved in," Black said. "But on top of that, you have to be cleared by the Department of Defense Medical Exam Review Board. "You also have to be physically qualified and do a certain amount of pushups, pull-ups, sit-ups, run a mile." A student must also apply to a congressman or senator to get congressionally nominated, Black said. Each congressman and senator has 10 slots for high school hopefuls. All three were nominated by Rep. Eric Cantor, with Gardner also receiving nomination from Sen. Mark Warner. "Even after you've been accepted, you still have to get security clearance, still have to keep your medical records up to date," Black said. "Like I just had my wisdom teeth taken out, and I'm going to have to send them my dental information so that they know nothing's wrong." Despite all these stresses associated with applying for their top college choice, all three managed to have successful senior campaigns in their respective sports. Black earned 35 wins for Deep Run's wrestling team, which has won districts every year he's been in high school, he said. Brooks and Gardner were part of Deep Run's first baseball team ever to win the district title outright in the regular season, according to the team's head coach, Will Hicks. Finishing 16-2 in the regular season, the Wildcats won the Colonial District Championship before falling, 5-4, to Cosby High School in the Central Region playoffs. Both Brooks and Gardner pitched for the team, with Brooks also playing third base and Gardner also playing in the outfield. "They're team leaders in their own sense," Hicks said of his two West Point-bound seniors. "One's more boisterous [Stephen], the other [Patrick] is a leader by example, but they're both leaders inside and out." |
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The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
Slated to begin play in the fall of 2014, Richmond United will field U13/14, U15/16 and U17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. The teams will train and play home games at two of the top soccer specific complexes in the nation, Ukrop Park and Striker Park. > Read more.
Gettin' piggy with it at Henricus
Photo by Roger Walk for the Henrico Citizen 11/24/2013
Henricus Historical Park has a new, messy guest. Eleanor, a rare five-month-old Tamworth pig, was donated this month to the Chesterfield park by the Chesterfield County Farm Bureau as part of an effort to enhance the living history museum's partnership with the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Eleanor and her livestock pig and goat neighbors at the park will be a special attraction for the schoolchildren and others who visit the Henricus Historical Park. Eventually, she will triple from her current 150-pound weight and grow to about two feet tall. > Read more.
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Members of Triangle II, a community service club at Hermitage High School, braved the elements Nov. 16 to serve as a spirit team at the Richmond Marathon, providing half-marathoners with cheers, motivational signs and shouts of encouragement as they ran through Bryan Park. > Read more.
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AMC television series seeks background actors
The new AMC television series "TURN" is currently being filmed in and around Richmond, and casting officials are seeking background actors to appear on screen.
"The background actors are profoundly important to the filmmaking process," said Erica Arvold, casting director. "The show takes place during the Revolutionary War, and background actors contribute to the atmosphere of that era." > Read more.
Scene sparkles, food falls flat
American Tap Room's new Willow Lawn location offers breath-taking atmosphere, but average dishes
On a rare warm night in late November, the newly opened American Tap Room was, to my surprise, bright and packed with guests – many eating outside.
I didn't have a clue what to expect from this unheard-of restaurant in an unexpected spot – right in the heart of Willow Lawn. I came to learn it's not unheard of; it's a restaurant chain out of Northern Virginia.
"It definitely improves the look of Willow Lawn," said my friend, who ventured to the new spot with me on a Monday night for dinner one week after the restaurant opened. > Read more.
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Thanksgiving season is upon us – a time for friends, family, and recklessly indulgent overeating. As we settle into our annual turkey-induced food coma, there's no better time to take in a festive holiday film. And Free Birds, for better or worse, has the distinguished honor of being one of the only Thanksgiving-themed movies currently on the market.
The film stars Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson as Reggie and Jake, two turkeys who can't stand the Thanksgiving tradition of watching their neighbors be plucked and served for dinner. > Read more.
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Relationship help for kids with ADD/ADHD
Children with ADD/ADHD often have difficulty with simple social interactions and with reading social cues. Their relative emotional immaturity can make them stand out among children their own age and make them targets for other children's unethical behavior. They may talk too much, interrupt frequently, and come off as aggressive or "too intense." Accordingly, parents often worry that their child with ADD/ADHD will attract undesirable people as friends or will be unable to make friends and to sustain important relationships as teens and adults.
Don't forget, though, that many kids with ADHD are quite intelligent and creative and eventually will figure out for themselves how to get along with others and how to spot people who aren't appropriate as friends. Moreover, personality traits that might exasperate parents, teachers, and other authority figures may come across to other people as quirky, funny, and charming. Your job is to help your child with ADD/ADHD become a better listener, learn to read people's faces and body language, and interact smoothly in groups.
Finding support for childhood ADD/ADHD
One of the most important things to remember in rearing a child with ADD/ADHD is that you don't have to do it all by yourself. Be willing to ask for support and coordinate services from your child's doctors, therapists, and teachers. Also, take advantage of support groups for yourself and for your child.
Support groups for parents of children with ADHD:
- connect parents with others dealing with the same issues.
- offer a forum for giving and receiving advice.
- provide a safe place to vent feelings and share experiences.
Support groups for children with ADD/ADHD:
- give kids a place to share helpful strategies.
- show children that they aren't alone; they're not the only kids with these problems.
- teach children how to transfer the skills they've learned to the larger world.
There are also social skills groups geared toward children with ADD/ADHD that can teach them the nuances of social interaction and help them try out learned social skills in the real world. Ask your school psychologist or a mental health clinic for a referral to a local social skills group.
Ellen Jaffe-Gill, Lisa Flores Dumke, M.A., Robert Segal, M.A., Tina de Benedictis., Ph.D., Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., contributed to this article. Last modified on: 9/04/07.
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What happened to the Calvin and Hobbs cartoon? I liked it the best!
- Mon Oct 31, 06:35:00 PM EDT
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It's still there in that post. I guess you have to complain to Waterson for still not making any more ;)
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if only.... :-( :-(
if only.... :-( :-(
Thank you for posting.
It seems that I can't read anything abt Mike, watching him, listening to his music etc... and only I could do is cry.....
I've become such a crybaby that I hate myself....
And you White Chocolate (I don't like white choco) made me cry tooooo....
"Why have you come?" I whispered.
"To wipe away your last tear," you replied. "It was the one you saved for me....."
it was interesting to hear him talk about his insatiable appetite for michael in the weeks leading up to his death, to the point where his other half thought he was nuts. I find myself going through that now, and ive never really been one to be like that. Ive always quietly loved michael in my own way, never seeing the need to collect everything etc etc. But now, ive had to ban myself from ebay from spending hundreds of $$$$$ on MJ stuff..... I wonder how many around the world experienced this at this time?
i like Darren a lot. as far as i remember he defended Michael during the trial
a nice review. what amazes me most is why people thought Michael was too old to do the concerts. his health might have not been the best but if he had more time and less pressure- nothing could have stopped him. his magic was always with him. i will never ever understand why people doubted him
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Darren is a true fan. He's just saying what he saw. What he saw might not be exactly what someone else sees, but that doesn't make it invalid or untrue. We know from this very board that peoples' perceptions of Michael vary, especially in terms of physical health. That doesn't make them any less fans It makes us all have different opinions.
I think what he said is honest. It's the honest heart ache of a true fan, of a little kid who grew up to realise the dream thay MJ ignited in him. Who felt less alone for seeing his image reflected in MJ. I'm glad he wrote this so openly. It truly lets us see into him. We've all shared the sorrow of these past months and now we can hopefully have some respite and shared joy in seeing what michael wanted to give to us with This Is It.
yea they did, when savage garden was originally a cover band (called 'red edge' at the time) and there is no footage of it just a 30 second clip of darren singing it, and i think it would have been a brilliant cover, as darrens voice seems to fit the song so well...!
That was beautiful.. Im seeing this tomorrow and I think I will feel what most people felt - it will be beyond my expectations, like always thats Michael.
it just amazes me how people get so touchy when u mentioned mike's weight. how about when he's watching the green screen, in the super tight beat it jacket sucking on a lollypop...not scurred then?
if it's not an issue, u don't need to rationalize it by say ing ur mom or ur brother is that skinny or ur cat or dog. u just leave it alone. it matters cuz it sticks out like a sore thumb
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A silvery-white rare-earth element that is exceptionally difficult to separate from the other rare-earth elements, used in nuclear technology. Atomic number 71; atomic weight 174.97; melting point 1,663°C; boiling point 3,395°C; specific gravity 9.840 (at 25°C); valence 3. See Table at element.
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- n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. It is a member of the Lanthanide rare earth group. Symbol, Lu; atomic number 71; atomic weight 174.967 [C=12.011]. Previously spelled Lutecium.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
Latin Lutetia, ancient name of Paris, France (where it was discovered) + -ium.
(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)From Latin Lutetia ("Paris, the capital of France"). (Wiktionary)


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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II finally reaches Steam
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It's been a long time in coming, but for those people who've waited patiently for Obsidian's Knights of the Old Republic II to show up on Steam today is a good day. BioWare's original has been there for quite some time, but for whatever complex licensing and rights reasons, the Star Wars-themed RPG sequel never seemed to appear.
Whether this is available in every single region, I'm not sure. But it's certainly up in the US for $10 USD, here.
If you do pick it up, consider grabbing the 'restored content' mod too. It helps make the ending less … abrupt.
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