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STATEMENT BY DR.H.A.P.Kahandaliyanage, Secretary/Healthcare and Nutrition at HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT ECOSOC ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW, GENEVA, 9TH JULY 2009 "Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments In Regard of Global Public Health" Madam Chairperson, Sri Lanka is pleased to participate in the General Debate of the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC relating to the Annual Ministerial Review on "Implementing the Internationally Agreed Goals and Commitments in the Health Sector." The Annual Ministerial Review process has given increased visibility to the targets that Member States have collectively undertaken relating to the IADGs, including the MDGs and has also provided momentum to their realization. Achieving these goals requires a global partnership, and ECOSOC has a long tradition of bringing together multiple high-level stakeholders on global issues related to economic and social development. As we approach 2015, it is a timely measure that ECOSOC has assumed a dynamic and catalytic role relating to the realization of the MDGs. The Secretary-General's Report on the theme of this debate, while highlighting successes, outlines the challenges ahead of the international community in respect of health-related MDGs. As the Report summarizes, health is at the heart of the MDGs and a critical pre-condition for progress on most of them. In today's globalized world, external circumstances significantly impact on national progress. Against this background, we are concerned that the multiple crises facing the world could even reverse the progress made by developing countries in achieving the MDGs. As a result of the global financial crisis, resources available to the health sector from within national budgets and from international partners, are likely to shrink. Simultaneously, other global challenges such as the world food crisis, food insecurity and rising food prices are likely to adversely affect public health, and to aggravate under-nutrition and malnutrition. Similarly, the adverse long-term impacts of climate change are likely to affect human health in multiple ways. Mr. Chairman, The concept and goals of development have evolved over the past decades in a gradual move away from an exclusively or largely material view to a holistic view of human development. Development as it is understood today and as embodied in the IADG's and MDG's, encompasses goals related to human well-being, including freedom and empowerment of people, distribution patterns and environmental sustainability. Despite added challenges, such a broader dimension of development is aligned with Sri Lanka's pluralistic democratic traditions and its commitment to a people-centred development. Sri Lanka is committed to the realization of the IADGs and MDGs that we have collectively undertaken. My delegation believes that health promotional policies and spending are justified, not only because they promote human welfare, which is valued for its own sake, but also because they are a part of a society's investment for further production and growth. Health is an essential input to the process of human capital accumulation, which enables individuals to achieve greater material success in life and States to generate higher national economic growth. In Sri Lanka, our experience over the past decades has demonstrated that there are clear socio-economic benefits to be derived from improving health conditions of people and that there are strong positive relationships between investments in health and economic growth. In many other countries improvements in people's health conditions followed economic growth; Sri Lanka, however, used its revenues to improve people's health conditions even before attaining such progress. It is said that globally millions are found unable to seek and obtain needed health care because of inability to meet costs. Sri Lanka, however, has developed over the years a very healthcare-friendly system for its people. Despite our limited resources as a developing country, Sri Lanka have made commendable progress in the health sector. While the Secretary-General's Report identifies maternal and new born health as an area in which much more progress is needed world-wide, in Sri Lanka, the infant mortality rate has declined from 19.8 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 11.2 in 2005, which is one of the lowest for a developing country. Maternal mortality rate (MMR) has declined from 4.23 per 10,000 live births in 1991 to 1.97 in 2003 and is on par with developed countries. Under-five mortality rate had declined in 2005 to less than half of what it was in 1990. The immunization programme has been a great success and we have effectively controlled or eliminated all vaccine-preventable diseases. Life expectancy at birth has gradually risen to 71.7 years for males and 76.4 years for females. Sri Lanka has already eliminated the debilitating diseases like filariasis, leprosy, polio and measles as well as iodine deficiency disorders. The health authorities in Sri Lanka are confident of being able to achieve complete malaria elimination by 2015. The prevalence of HIV/Aids in Sri Lanka is low and it is not widespread in the country. All the above health indicators are considered rather exceptional for a developing country with a GNP per capita of US$ 1970. Progress in the health sector has been positively influenced by the progress we have simultaneously made on other spheres of human and social development. These include high literacy rates among men and women, which have reached 89% for females and 92% for males. We have achieved near universal primary school enrolment covering both male and female children. Empowerment of women through gender equality, female literacy and equality in women's access to economic resources has had a direct beneficial impact on our success in maternal and new born health. Sri Lanka's experience substantiates the observation made in the Secretary-General's Report that "maternal and new born health is also linked with education of both women and men and women's access to economic resources." The expansion and improvement of health infrastructure was mostly responsible for improved health indicators. Two salient features of the management of Sri Lanka's public sector healthcare system have been the provision of healthcare free of charge and the provision of services close to patient. The public sector in healthcare has expanded to be able to treat over 4.6 million in-patients and 43 million out-patients. We have around 1 doctor per 1300 population and the current medical intake assures an improvement in this ratio in the future. Our healthcare system, with its public and private sectors, has gradually developed into one of universal coverage. It has been based on the principle of equity and social justice for the past six decades. Benefits of government health expenditure reach the poor effectively as health services are widely dispersed to reach out to people in even the distant rural areas as well. Sri Lanka guarantees effective access to free health services, especially hospital care, for the poor, while permitting private facilities to expand, which the more affluent opt to use. Our healthcare system has thus been able to protect the poor and the middle classes against catastrophic financial risks associated with illness. The government takes on the major burden of meeting the people's in-patient, out-patient and community health needs. Financed by tax revenues, our public sector healthcare institutions ensure that everybody has access to needed health services. Sri Lanka's achievements in this regard are commendable as these results were achieved by spending only 2 percent of GNP on health. Sri Lanka incurs an estimated per capita annual health expenditure of US$ 50, out of which the Government bears US$ 23. Sri Lanka's achievement however, is that its population enjoys health outcomes that are comparable to those of more developed countries spending several times more on health on a per capita basis. Mr. Chairman, Sri Lanka's experience relating to maintaining healthcare infrastructure and providing healthcare in times of conflict and crisis is also unique. During the past 3 decades, the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist group proscribed in over 30 democratic countries worldwide, claimed to control parts of the north and the east of the country through the use of force. Even in the so-called LTTE controlled areas, the Government continued to effectively deliver healthcare services to the civilians. All health infrastructure, including hospitals, medicines, doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel were maintained through funds allocated by the Government since the inception of the conflict. Healthcare infrastructure and provisions have been maintained in these conflict-affected regions despite the well-known fact that much of the supplies and facilities were being used by the LTTE for their own cadres. The regular dispatch of medical provisions to the conflict areas by land, air and sea routes was challenging and a risky operation, and its continuation for almost 3 decades demonstrates on the one hand, the Government's commitment to looking after the health related needs of all civilians, and on the other hand, the resilience of the healthcare infrastructure and facilities even in conflict situations. Today, the Government has been successful in defeating terrorism in Sri Lanka. We are now effectively facing up to the challenge of providing the necessary care and assistance including healthcare to the displaced civilians, who had previously been held hostage by the LTTE and who are now awaiting early voluntary resettlement. The Ministry of Health has mobilized its resources to a maximum for this purpose, with the assistance of the international community, including UN agencies, ICRC and local and international NGOs working in the health sector. Seven hospitals are providing facilities for the IDPs in the north and east. Additional medical officers and nurses have been dispatched to these areas. The bed capacity has been increased and adequate stocks of essential drugs made available to the hospitals in the north. Healthcare facilities are also provided in the welfare sites. Preventive healthcare facilities are in place. Routine immunization, drinking water quality surveillance, family planning and dental care are carried out. Primary healthcare centres have also been set up covering 10,000 – 15,000 people per site. Mental health and psycho-social support have been made available. Most of the displaced civilians are in poor nutritional health status due to their prolonged stay in areas under LTTE control. Our healthcare authorities have taken up the task of bringing their health gradually to conditions comparable to those in the rest of the country. UNICEF has been an important partner in this process. Mr. Chairman, Given the centrality of health to all aspects of human welfare, we need to be mindful of future challenges related to health, both at national and global levels, so that reaching MDG targets is facilitated. The burden of disease in Sri Lanka is gradually shifting from communicable to non-communicable diseases. The ageing population raises the demand for expensive, but less effective services in elderly care. Under-nutrition due to poverty remains as a part of an unfinished health agenda. Sri Lanka's Health Master Plan proposes remedial measures to move towards greater equity and minimization of regional disparities in healthcare delivery through improved access to quality services. This is the main guiding principle in determining allocation of capital investment in the health sector. We need to explore collectively ways and means of ensuring that health systems are protected to the greatest degree possible from the impact of the world financial crisis. Financing healthcare is the predominant challenge we face right now and we see this as an emerging problem in the coming years. Healthcare financing needs of developing countries are exacerbated by increasingly sophisticated technology that doctors and patients demand. Leading global financial agencies, such as the World Bank, the IMF and the ADB have a responsibility to find innovative ways and means to bridge gaps that are being created by the global financial crisis. The contribution from foreign aid in Sri Lanka has been traditionally marginal. This is partly a reflection of the limited global outflow of ODA resources from developed countries, in spite of the 0.7% of GDP commitment, Mr. Chairman, In conclusion, budgetary support for the social and development sectors, in general, and for the achievement of health related MDGs in particular, is ultimately dependant on the availability of resources generated by a country's economic progress. Therefore, the long-term sustainability of the efforts by developing countries to achieve the MDGs is dependent on an enabling global environment for trade expansion and economic development. External impediments such as barriers to trade, protectionism and inadequate access to concessionary financing need to be addressed as an inherent part of the global partnership that we have collectively undertaken, and embodied in the MDG's, in order to improve the lives of millions . I thank you. |
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"This is a meringue cookie with a double chocolate taste. Store these in an air tight container."
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3 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
I made one batch of these and they were flat as pancakes but that was totally my fault. They tasted good so I read a little tutorial on whipping egg whites and made a second batch that came out great. The first time I used cold egg whites, wasn't that careful about separating and started on high speed which I know now is all wrong. Thanks for a great recipe and a good learning experience.
This was my fourth of fifth time making meringue and I usually use a different recipe, the one for Authentic French Merigues on this site. That recipe has always made my meringues perfect-airy, sweet, and pretty. These are, in my opinion, not sweet enough, not chocolatey enough, and i don't know what caused this (I followed the recipe exactly) but the center is sort of chewy. Never using this recipe again.
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This is good! I used splenda instead of sugar, omitted the chocolate chips and I have a treat that is good for diabetics and lowcarb! All Atkins dieters should try this!
After I'd read others' reviews, I used 2 Tbsp cocoa and only 1/2 cup sugar in my cookies; choc chips were omitted. Just the right sweetness and chocolatey-ness for me. On top of that, I didn't follow the instructions verbatim. I adapted instructions from other meringue cookie recipes to suit this recipe instead. First, beat in cream of tartar and vanilla when the egg whites become foamy; continue whipping till soft peaks form. When soft peaks form, gradually beat in sugar (a little at a time) to egg whites till they form stiff peaks and look glossy. I folded in cocoa lastly--don't overfold the mixture. Since this was my first attempt at making meringue, I was slightly worried. I wondered whether combining vanilla and cream of tartar with egg whites first will actually prevent the the egg whites from "growing" in volume. Separate the egg whites from the yolks right after the eggs are out of refrigerator. Then, wait to start baking when the egg whites get to room temperature. Also, make sure you use only grease-free metal or glass mixing bowl and beeaters for whipping egg whites. Finally, these cookies took longer to get done (for me), about 35~40 minutes; they're done when the tops of the cookies are kind of hard. I got about 36~40 of them with a teaspoonfuls for each. Overall, this is a wonderful choc meringue drop recipe--definitely a keeper! The best part is they're lower in calories than other cookies!
I doubled the cocoa in this recipe and it came out fine. I also substituted chopped pecans for the chocolate chips. Make sure they are completely cool before storing in an airtight container. The slightest bit of dampness will turn these to chocolate marshmallows. Delicious right out of the oven!
Great recipe. These turned out wonderfully and were very quick and easy. I did make a few changes to suit my personal taste. I also read the article concerning making meringue. I used only 1/2 cup of sugar and increased chocolate chips to 1/2. I baked them at 275 because my oven tends to run hot. I did have to "assist" the cookies off the cookie sheet. I expected this due to the sticky nature of meringue and found that it was no problem, but may try parchment paper next time.
MMMMMMMM!!!!! I'm not usually a meringue fan, but these are awesome!! Easy to!! I didn't change a thing. For those having trouble with the egg whites, maybe you're just not beating them long enough. It takes at least five minutes. I baked for the full 30 minutes. A must try. Thanks.
freakin' amazing!!! these babies whipped up in a jiffy are are sooooo yummy :) i added a tich more cocoa, and i didnt fold it in all too well for a marbled look, and i just left them peaked any which way, not like the pretty ones in the picture, but all wild and pointy like. crazy lookin' yummy bites! they're crunchy and chewy :) oh and i used mini mini choc chops. i think i'll try coconut bits next time.
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When I was in the second grade, a new girl started in my class a little late in the year. I will never forget her name, it was Penny. She was the prettiest girl I had ever seen, and she talked with what I now know, to be a southern accent. As some of you know from my other stories about my childhood, it was bad. Out of my 3 brothers and my sister, I am the youngest. We never had nice clothes nor did we have a washer and dryer. It didn't matter to our dad because he took his clothes to the drycleaners anyway. But anyway, I really liked this girl. I thought that if I had a really nice shirt, she probably wouldn't notice my pants and shoes. So, I began my journey to get the most perfect shirt. I started looking for soda bottles, you could get 3 cents for the small ones and a nickel for the larger ones. I looked everywhere I knew of to find bottles, and finally by that afternoon I had found 6, which gave me 18 cents. I didn't know if this would be enough for a shirt, but I went to the second hand store anyway. That's where all of us kids got our clothes from. I was worried that I would not have enough money. This shirt was going to have to be magnificent. Penny would have to notice it. I walked into the store, and there it was, it looked like a diamond in a field of coal. I knew without a doubt, this was the shirt. It was the most magnificent shirt I had ever seen, and I knew Penny would surely notice me with it on. My brother Boone was the closest to my age, he was in the 3rd grade. He went to the store with me and was the only one that knew what I was doing. He thought it was a nice shirt too. It was kind of off-white and had cowboys and horses all over it. I took the shirt from the rack and went to the register. I asked how much the shirt cost, and it was like magic. The lady said, it was only 15 cents. I said, are you sure ma'am? She said, for you it is, you and your brothers are my best customers. I smiled so big and said thank you. When I got home, I didn't want to let anyone see my shirt, so I waited until everyone was busy and then I ironed it. It was perfect. This is the only time I was looking forward to going to school on Monday. Before I knew it, it was Monday morning. I was so excited when I put my new shirt on. I felt so good. Boone and I left for school and we were hungry as usual, but this morning I didn't care. It wasn't a far walk to school, and we always got there early. The gate was locked. Soon, alot of the other kids started arriving. I noticed that the kids were staring at me. I couldn't believe they liked my shirt that much. They would look at me and then whisper to each other. I never could hear what they were saying. A few minutes went by and Mr. Couch came to open the gate. He was a nice man and would always tell us kids funny jokes. Well, finally, the big moment came, going into the classroom. I walked in and Penny was already there. She was looking at me and I was amazed that she had noticed my shirt so fast. Our teacher, Miss Krill, walked in and asked everyone to sit down. All the kids started laughing and pointing at me. I didn't understand why. Someone said, Miss Krill, Daniel is wearing his pajama top to school. I said, it is not a pajama top, it is a shirt. The kid asked Miss Krill if it was a pajama top. I thought my heart was going to stop. Miss Krill said it looks like one, but if it is, it's the prettiest one I've ever seen. It's prettier than alot of shirts but I don't want you all to start wearing pajamas to school. As you can see, I was quite embarrassed. The shirt trick didn't work and Penny started eating lunch everyday with another boy. Needless to say, I never tried to impress a girl with a fancy shirt again.
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October 21/08 A chance meeting = today's essay post.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Here's another one for you all, based on bumping into an Ex, yes I've had a few. This one, however, the most screwed up of them all.
Just take my advice on this one, if you meet a guy on the first date, and his last name is that of a serial killer, don't go on a second date like I did.
When we got together, I was working and then went on disability and moved in with him. Another bit of advice, never move in for economic reasons alone.
The daily drinking when he came home from work turned into more and more, and of course, with my history, "no" wasn't in my vocabulary at the time.
Things got messy, we were consuming 1000 dollars of GHB a month alone, not to mention the Crystal Meth, E, K, pot, and alcohol.
Suffice to say it was not pretty. At some point my survival instincts kicked in and I fled from this sinking ship. If I was going to jump off the Titanic, I was going to do it early while there were still life boats.
He continued on being a mess, a big one. He was negative, and was taking all sorts of risks. He was also obsessed with barebacking as a bottom.
At some point after I left, and I think he got into crack, he got online to invite someone over. He then proceeded to show all this barebacking porn. There was no discussion about serostatus. Mr. Crackhead clearly gave all the signals that he wanted a bare cock up his ass, and he got it.
The other guy was positive. Now let's be clear here, I know both parties involved, and the messy one has put himself many a time into risky situations.
When Mr. Crackhead finds out he is positive, over the course of several events (to lengthy to go over here) he decides to blame Internet Date X.
Not only does he do that, he contacts Public Heath and makes Internet Date X life hell. That wasn't enough though. Internet Date X was also involved in some other activities of which Mr. Crackhead knew of and proceeded to write a letter to those involved with that.
The sum of all of this was, Mr. Crackhead, drug addict spiraling on his way down,and constantly living on the edge, doing tons of drugs, and was pointing the finger of blame at someone else.
Of course this is standard practice for addicts, we don't like to take responsibility, and like to play the role of victim quite often. I prefer to refer to myself as one in recovery, another topic not much discussed in our community. We certainly have no problem being a mess in public, but heaven forbid we should talk about it if it becomes a problem — a subject for another post. I was into the drug scene at this time as well, so I'm not thrown stones, if you know what I mean.
Internet Date X's time with him was so brief that he can't even remember what he looks like, but it was enough time to have a legacy that would destroy his reputation, and had public health calling for several years on a regular basis.
Mr. Crackhead then called me up with this was all happening to tell me he was "proud of himself" for what he had done.
I said, "Look [Crackhead] you weren't raped, you played the game and you lost. If you want to go down on a sinking ship don't try to take anyone else with you, you made your choices.
I stand by that statement today. If you are going live recklessly don't blame others. Yes it takes two to tango, and this is what happens when assumptions get made.
I still maintain, you gotta be a real something special to be negative and assume that only negative guys would fuck you, and the play the victim once you become positive.
I know, this is where the outcry begins, "What about the positive guy he should have said something."
In a perfect world that would happen, but in this imperfect world where so many things affect our disclosure such as non-verbal communications and assumptions lend for a rather imperfect result.
Yes it still takes two to tango. This is an ongoing pattern of blame, which happens and public health is the weapon of choice. I have many other examples where they have been called on guys who weren't even positive. It's not always black and white as you see in this example. Personally I would have disclosed, but I wasn't there. But given Mr. Crackhead's history how could one person be the focus of a witch hunt, when I've seen Mr. Crackhead passed out on GHB more times that I can count.
All I can say is thank god he didn't seroconvert when we where together.
This is why I plaster my name everywhere; I want to protect myself from the crazy guys.
That brief chance encounter yesterday left me with the feeling of, "Oh that was soooo ten years ago!"


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revision – title, course description, prerequisites, effective
Fall 2009
This course provides an introduction to appropriate instruments and testing strategies necessary for assessing the gross motor development and health – related physical fitness levels of persons with disabilities. Students learn how to administer, interpret, and use the results of motor assessments to develop individualized education program plans that are utilized in either adapted or general physical education programs for students with disabilities. Prerequisite: ESS 231 (for ESS 436) or graduate admission to Physical Education Teacher Education program (for ESS 536) or consent of instructor. Priority enrollment will be given to students admitted to the Adapted Physical Education minor. Offered spring, plus summers as needed.
Teaching and Service Delivery Models in Adapted Physical
course revision – prerequisites , instructional pattern,
effective Fall 2009
Admission to the Adaptive Physical Education minor and ESS 436 (or concurrent enrollment) or admission to graduate Physical Education Teacher Education or consent of instructor. Offered both semesters. Lect.3 out of class 1-2.
727 Planning for
Effective Instruction in Physical Education
2cr., course
revision -
prerequisites, credits, effective Fall 2009
was 3 credits, add ESS 759 as prerequisite
736 Critical
Analysis Project: Adapted Physical Education
3cr., course
revision – title, course description, effective Fall 2009
This is a required course in the adapted physical education graduate emphasis.
The student proposes, develops, and analyzes an issue or problem in the adapted physical education profession. Upon approval, the student will conduct an in- depth analysis of the issue/problem. The end product will be a written document describing the student's analysis and an oral presentation with the analysis committee. Prerequisites: ESS 530, 536, 537, and EFN 730. Offered both semesters.
Curriculum Design in Physical Education
2cr., course
revision – credits,
effective Fall 2009
was 3 credits
787 Clinical
Internship in Adapted Physical Education
1-3cr., course revision – title, course description,
prerequisites, effective Fall 2009
Students complete clinical experiences in
adapted physical education settings. Students are required to
complete three different clinicals. Each experience is one
semester for one credit hour. Clinical experiences may include
infant (0-2 years) stimulation programs, pre –school or early
childhood programs, motor development and physical fitness
programs for persons with disabilities, and school – based
adapted physical education programs. Three credits of internship
are required in adapted physical education emphasis of the
graduate Physical Education Teacher Education program.
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate Physical Education teacher
education program.
4. Consent Agenda:
Change the effective date of the prefix changes for CI, CS, IS, OT, PH, WGS from Fall 2009 to summer.
5. Old business: None
6. New business: Items changed during proofing of the 2008- 2010 catalog: see attachment.


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2x23 & 8x24 - "You once said, I love my son the most."
We were told "expect one fatality and one possible death — one of which is a character played by a series regular — as Season 8 ends."
I'm predicting that Erin Strauss is the one who dies. All of her three children were included in the guest cast yet they were not given any names so I'm assuming they have minor roles or non-speaking roles. Seems like they make an appearance to mourn for their mother. :(
The "possible death" could be anyone. All of the series regulars except MGG have yet to sign a contract for next season. I believe Jeanne Tripplehorn signed a one year deal with an option to sign on for a second. If Strauss is the one who dies, I'm leaning toward Blake being in peril. We learned earlier in the season that these two women have a sour history and The Replicator could be someone from their past. I'm also assuming it's Blake because Sharon Lee Watson mentioned in Thursday's chat that she will be heavily featured in the last two episodes. In the upcoming episode "6", Blake's husband returns with a "life-changing career proposition". Sounds like they're leaving the door open for Blake in case Jeanne doesn't sign for a second season.
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Hello fellow addicts!
Glad to see all the progress out there. I too have been busy making some progress of my own. Pictures to come soon
Today, I hit another snag yet again... The tank is on the stand, plumbing is done and it's full of water. Time to turn on the dart! ABORT ABORT PULL THE PLUG!!
Well, that was short lived it was only on for 30 seconds for us to realize the brand new dart has a leak it's leaking somewhere between the impeller washer and SS seal. I've had it for about 3-4 months new in the box - not sure if at this point to call reeflo or take it back to my LFS where ordered it from... I'll start making calls in the morn. Any advise is welcome. Sometimes I wonder, am I the only person out there that has these weird random things happen to? I'd also like to hear your story, I'm hoping I'm not the only one. Melev I've read yours 2X's....lol


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Warcraft player suffers seizure after marathon gaming session
A teenage gamer collapsed and suffered seizures after playing World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King for 24 hours straight, it has been alleged. The 15-year-old boy from Sweden is thought to have suffered an epileptic seizure during the extended gaming session, according to a local newspaper Kvällsposten. "They played all …
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As to how this is a hardware story. Wetware, maybe.
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.our Xmas project.
December 5, 2010I can't believe its December already….the last month of this year, and this come up so quickly i found it scary! lol
Of course the most exciting thing about December is the countdown to Christmas,
so this year i have a new idea for my lil girl to get even more excited about Christmas approaching…
my lil girl loves scrapbooking, and anything arty and creative….she loves cutting paper, drawing, writing stuff, making cards,
all the things i used to love to do when i had plenty of time to occupy myself - hence before i had kids which felt like a looongg time ago lol.
So for almost for the whole month of November our Christmas project is to create the "25 days of Christmas countdown treat cards".
I know we can easily buy the ready made stuff for this, but i thought it was a good idea to make them ourselves.
This was my plot to keep her busy during the weekdays for about an hour or so each day after i pick her up from school.
Usually we wait til Logan is due to have his nap before we start on the project each day
because there are a lot of scrapbooking material that can be a choking hazard for him.
Anyway, so Claudia was really excited to start the project after i explain to her what its all about. However each day it gets harder and harder
to think of a new idea of what to put on the cards…since we have to make 25 of them we have to come up with new idea each day….
sometimes thinking about what she wants to put into the card doesn't come easy
so i suggested a few things for her and she gets the last word to say yay or nay lol
the most exciting thing for her is choosing what treats goes into each card…
she carefully chooses each one for the cards each day and she even said that she will share them with mummy and daddy, isn't she nice?
she said she would also would love to share it with little brother but seeing that he is not allowed sweets yet
she said she will wait til next year before she shares her treats with her brother LOL
well the first day of December is been and gone, the night before i saw her eying the cards and excitedly said to me
"mummy i get to open my first countdown card tomorrow morning, yay!"
and sure enough early in the morning on 1st Dec she came down the stairs bouncing with excitement and grabbed her first card…
this will continue til Christmas and so far we still have 20 more cards hanging on the wall for her to open and enjoy each day.
I really enjoy the quality time we spend together making these countdown to Christmas cards with her,
and i honestly think she really appreciates the one on one time with mummy too.
For at least one hour each day we get to have a quality time together without anything else interrupting us
and just enjoy being creative and doing something we both like to do.
So for those of you with children who loves being crafty, i highly recommend doing something like this with your kids..its well worth the effort.
So, just to show you our crafty work, here are a few shots of our Christmas countdown cards hanging at the corner wall of our stairs.
you can see how proud she is when we finished all the cards…
i was just about to take picture of the cards when she stood proudly beside our handy work and said "tadaa!!" lol
a closer look of the cards hanging on the wall
and this is what the cards looks like inside with her special message & one of the treats…
and lastly here is the finishing result at the end of our project…you can clearly see which cards she did herself
and which cards that has a lot of help from mummy LOL


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How should you spend your income tax return?
GAYLORD, MI -- Some people dread filing their taxes because they know it's time to pay the government.
Others can't wait because they know they're about to get a big, fat check.
For those getting money back, the question is, what's next.
We've talked to a couple experts who say it depends on the individual's financial situation.
According to the IRS, last year, the average refund American's received was $3,000.
The question becomes, how do you get the best "bang for your buck?"
Here are a few ideas.
April 18th. That's the date you need to have your taxes filed, a few days later this year because of a Washington, D.C. holiday, but even with the extra time, accountant Matt Rooyakker says don't sit on it.
"The dollar today, it's worth more today than it is tomorrow, so you don't procrastinate it, but at the same time, you don't want to rush it, I mean, there are a lot of tax deductions out there where it's worth taking your time and going through," said Accountant Matt Rooyakker.
If you file electronically you can expect your refund to hit your bank account in about 10 days. So now that you have the money, the question becomes, what do you do with it?
"Based on your circumstance, you take a look at what would be best for you; work with a financial advisor that spends time with you face to face to make those great decisions," said financial planner Phil Hofweber.
Hofweber is a financial planner for Edward Jones and has a list of three main things you could put the return toward. Number one -- pay down some of your debt. Number two -- put the money away for emergencies. And number three -- fund your individual retirement accounts, or IRA's.
"Use your chunk of change wisely," advised Hofweber.
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Friday, February 20, 2004
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Clayton News Daily
Born a few decades too late.
Gazing into the mirror, my mind wandering, that thought drifted through my mind. The barber turned the chair a bit, jarring my mind back to where I was, sitting getting my usual haircut, my familiar trim. Just grab the clippers and make it quick and easy, I said to the woman eyeing how to proceed. Earlier, I sat wedged into a worn crevice of my couch surfing hopelessly through channel after channel on the TV only to find Britney video after Britney video. Back in the day, just a few decades a go, songs topped the charts for how they sounded and not how they looked. Musicians were judged by talent scouts and not by mass popularity. How dare musicians be represented by their music, instead of their physical appearance. Video killed the radio star and gave rise to passing pretty faces and catchy dance moves. Bring back The Beatles. My mind continued to wander about, imagining what life was like before my time. My mind conjured a time when clothes were bought for comfort and practicality, not price tag and name brand. Oh this shirt feels like burlap, but look how the name brand shimmers in the sunlight. The hair stylist woke me from my daydream to ask how I wanted my hair cut. "Just trim it. I'm not picky," I replied. My eyes darted to the menu of hair options, a list that read like Forest Gump's list of shrimp dishes. Life is like a box of chocolates, but there is something to be said about simplicity. I went for a haircut, not a perm, highlights, frosting and a shampoo. Maybe I grew up watching too many reruns of "Andy Griffith" and "Leave it to Beaver." Maybe the evolution of music into a generic blob of silicone and hairspray is a step in the right direction. I affirmed my choice. "Just cut it short. I'm really not that picky." Greg Gelpi covers education for the News Daily. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (770) 478-5753 Ext. 247.Comments
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Red Shale Fire Update 8/28/2013
Incident: Red Shale Wildfire
Released: 8/28/2013
Red Shale Fire Information
Wednesday Aug. 28, 2013 - 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Fire Information
(406) 466-5351 x 113
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cause: Lightning
Detected: July 18, 2013
Location: Upper Red Shale Cr. in the Bob Marshall Wilderness
Legal Location: Portions of T23N and T24N, R10W and R11W
Jurisdiction: Rocky Mountain Ranger District, Lewis and Clark National Forest
Current size: 12,284 acres
Incident Summary: The Red Shale Fire was reported by Beartop Lookout at 4:30 p.m. on July 18. The fire perimeter remains within the 1988 Gates Park Fire perimeter. It is working its way up Frazier Creek and Route Creek where it crossed to the east of the North Fork Sun River in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. On the north end, the fire is actively backing into the South Fork of Lick Creek. The fire continues to reduce much of the heavy downed and standing dead timber with pockets of thick, young lodgepole pines regenerating from the 1988 Gates Park Fire.
Current Activities: An infra-red flight Monday night showed the fire is at 12,284 acres. The fire has been moving slowly up the Route Creek drainage and has been checked by bucket drops from our helicopter as well as the moist conditions which exist in the heavy dead and down timber fuels. The fire continues to creep and smolder in this area as well as burning out heavy fuels in the interior.
The lightning caused Rock Creek Fire was detected on August 20th at the head of Rock Creek (T23N, R12W, Sec. 22) and is at 207 acres. It has moved downslope in the northwest corner and up the other side of the headwaters of Rock Creek to the continental divide, to the east of My Lake. Due to the remote location of this fire, the low values at risk and existing trail closures in place for public safety, it will be monitored by fire personnel. Two smoke monitors are in service to monitor smoke in this region: one in Augusta and one at the U.S. Forest Service Bunkhouse in Choteau. Reports are available on-line; please go to www.inciweb.org/incident/3550 and "Related Incident Links."
Management Actions: Evaluation and mitigation of potential risks to the public, fire personnel, and resources remains the top priority. Heavy downfall, abundant hazardous snags and dense young lodgepole pine stands dominate the area. A long term management plan identifying activities to slow progress and reduce intensity of the fire and provide for public safety was completed on July 24. The use of helicopter water bucket drops is one of the strategies identified in the plan. This plan is being routinely reviewed by District Fire Managers to ensure management actions are adequately addressing concerns identified.
Restrictions and Closures: For public safety, several trails are closed in the Upper North Fork of the Sun River and along the south and north Chinese walls. All forest visitors travelling in the backcountry are urged to use caution and be observant of changes in weather and fire behavior. As of Wed. Aug. 21, additional trail closures were added for public safety. Trail closures are updated frequently; for a current detailed map, please visit inciweb.org
The following trails are closed in full length as of Aug. 21: #108 Route Creek (w/in the Wilderness boundary); #109 East Side Sun River Tr. (from Jct. w/ Tr. #165 north to jct. w/ Tr. #108); #110 North Fork Sun River Tr. (pack bridge north to jct. w/ Tr. #116 Open Creek.); #111 Rock Creek; # 117 Washboard Reef (w/in the Wilderness boundary); #125 Moose Ridge Lookout; #130 Red Shale, #132 Moonlight Peak; #151 N. Fk. Lick Creek; #157 Nesbit-Oley Creek. (w/in the Wilderness boundary); #162 Gates Creek; #163 Ray Creek Cut-off; #164 Ray Creek; #166 Gates - Moose Creek; #174 North Wall Tr. (south of #132); #175 Chinese Wall, (from jct. w/#131 Moose Creek. Tr. To Larch Hill Pass); #187 Wrong Ridge; #188 Monroe Cutoff; #194 My Lake.


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"Where there are alps, there is Napoleon to cross over" The 'Men in Uniform' are the backbone of the nation. They are given multiple responsibilities to safeguard security of the people, industry and the vast borders of our fast developing nation from internal and external threats, If we turn the pages of history, it speaks about their gallantry, success stories and achievements. The history of 21st century is full of uncertainty, fear, tension and mental stress. The Global scenario is explosive with the invention of weapons of mass destruction i.e. nuclear, biological and chemical warfare. The relation among the super powers and their allied nations is polluted and strained. On the national front. Our country is facing major challenges in the form of natural calamities, hardcore terrorism, threat of border invasions and frequent riots. This has adversely affected our country's economy, administration and law & order situation, thus adding to the responsibilities of the 'Men in Uniform'. It has directly affected their mental physical health. The security wing of Rajayoga Education & Research Foundation has been set up to strengthen the services personnel internally to enhance their efficiency was well as their capacity to cope with stress arising out of their hazardous life style. This will help them to maintain equanimity of mind so as to take quick and correct decisions during war and peacetime roles. [ Top ] |


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"Jan. 31, 1977: A horse and rider watch as the space shuttle Enterprise is towed from a Rockwell International facility in Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base for a year of flight tests. Townspeople lined the route for a glimpse of the 110-ton shuttle. A 90-wheel transport was used and accompanied by a 20-vehicle convoy." (via)
I want this future back.
The Wild West meets the Space Age.
At first glace, I thought this was Harry Potter on a horse watching a space shuttle race with a firetruck and was like,...


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METALLICA's much-anticipated 3D movie, "Metallica Through The Never", will make its theatrical debut on August 9.
Alongside Metallica, the the film stars Dane DeHaan as a young crew member who is sent out on an urgent mission while the band is playing a rousing live set in front of a sold-out crowd and unexpectedly finds his world turned completely upside down.
Drummer Lars Ulrich commented: "METALLICA's way of doing things is to jump into unexplored creative endeavors with no safety net whatsoever. Putting this movie together for the last couple of years has been a pretty wild ride, and we've definitely done our share of flying without a net! It goes without saying that we are really just getting rolling here and will have many more updates for you. And of course, we can't wait for you to see the film!"


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On the lurker system thread, Nipper spoke to his desire that only the "brightest, best, most eager of us" be admitted into the ranks. Talk about the best example of insufferable self-importance. This site is designed to promote discussion and analysis for baseball fans and we should leave terms like the "best and the brightest" to books about presidential cabinets written by Pulitzer Prize winners.
I joined SOSH because I wanted to be able to utilize the search function to follow the posts of certain members---that's all. Some members sound like the popular kids sitting at the back table in the junior high lunch room. I didn't care about proving myself to them and I don't care about passing some test to achieve SOSH membership.
This thread---and discussion topics like it---are created so that certain people can feel good about themselves by exhibiting their "power" and reminding us of their superiority.
And now the chorus will join together to attack this message and reassure themselves that they are as truly important as they tell us they are (and, if you don't do that, then they won't grant you membership!).
Actually, we created this thread to get feedback from people about what they thought about the process to become a member. That's all we are trying to do here.
I do love your post. It's a great example of irony in action.


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Top Google Logos 1998 – 2000
About Google's Logo Doodle collection from 1997 – 2000. Google has had several logos since its renaming from BackRub. The longest running official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a wordmark based on the Catull typeface. "There were a lot of different color iterations," Kedar says. "We … [Continue Reading]


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Bonde's Back - Bonde's Briefing 08.09.2008
Jens-Peter Bonde is back in Brussels and continues his work on the Lisbon Treaty. Read about the latest developments here.
Read more...The re-run in Ireland
By Jens-Peter Bonde
President of the EU Democrats
Member of the European Parliament from 1979-2008
Has published 60 books on European integration
I am reading the EU cuttings from Irish newspapers every day. It is interesting to see how the Irish elite now prepare the re-run of the referendum 12 June.
Ireland voted a strong "no" to the Lisbon Constitution, as the French and the Dutch. However, they don't take no for an answer. Ideally there shall be no referendums at all. If necessary the choice should only be between now and later.
Yes or Jawohl.
First the Irish government has spent a lot of money to prove that the Irish citizens are badly informed and silly. They pose a question on conscription which was mainly raised in the public by criticism from the foreign minister. I never met that argument in my many meetings in Ireland.
Then they forgot to ask about the main argument from the different spokespersons on the no side: the lack of democracy in the Lisbon Treaty. Since people could not answer "lack of democracy," they were instead presented as badly informed.
The hidden premise is that the government will then be psychologically allowed to inform them to have a new answer in a second referendum.
But a second referendum is a risky option. So why not just simply ratify the important part of the Constitution through the national parliament and leave some small points to be decided by the voters?
The institutional side of the Constitution can be placed in the agreement on Croatian membership. Then Ireland can vote on their own possible participation in the Charter of fundamental rights and defence policy. The Charter and defence will be carried anyway.
Ireland will have nice words (with no new content) on neutrality, abortion, taxation, agriculture and every thing the government needs to cheat the voters. In real terms they will only be permitted to opt out.
This could make sense if everyone else had approved the Lisbon Treaty by referendum. But the prime ministers I know about are absolutely right when they privately admit that the text could never be approved in their own country, as well.
We need a short treaty – or constitution – which can be read by prime ministers before they sign and can be put for referendums in all EU countries. Why not the same days?
All friends of democracy should now prepare for the re-run in Ireland and to turn the European elections for June 2009 into an all European referendum against the Lisbon Constitution.
The EUDemocrats will have our next congress in Brussels 17 October to prepare our part of the work. You are welcome to follow our work at the website: eudemocrats.org.


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Mike Preston grades the Ravens' 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston grades the Ravens on their 34-31 win over the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.
Joe Flacco continued his hot streak and dominance in the playoffs. His consistency has improved with his mechanics, and he appears to have more pocket awareness. There were several times he stepped up in the pocket to make big plays, something he didn't do earlier in the year.
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Add / View comments | Discussion FAQDavid1117 is now MusicMan63? What a clown!
"Flacco is not suddenly the benficiary of a brand new offense that doesn't hold him back - it's the same thing Cam Cameron ------(and eventually you say)-- Cameron's play calling WAS suspect"
Glad you can finally admit that, you may want to go back and read some of your old posts regarding your defense of Cameron. You have a very selective memory.
If you think, or are trying to imply that the firing of cameron was not a huge turning point for this team you are just reinforcing why so many people find your posts so ridiculous.
The play calling, lack of rythym, inability to make changes during the game, stubborness, controlling nature and inability to develop a culture of good communication within the offense WAS holding Flacco and the TEAM back. That is why he was fired!
The decision to replace him helped the entire team including the offensive line. If you disagree, or try to twist, negate the huge positive impact this decision had on Flacco and the final results you are ??? so take it up with Harbaugh and the organization. Does anyone think for a minute that we would have won had this decision not been made.
Yeah, Joe just decided he was going to flip the switch because he was reading what you and David had to say. It had nothing to do with the decisions the coach and organization made.
Go back and read your old posts.
Scanned a few troll comments, so I have to add this; According to both Flacco and Harbaugh the offense did not change, but for some alterations in situational play calling by Caldwell. Flacco is not suddenly the benficiary of a brand new offense that doesn't hold him back - it's the same thing Cam Cameron developed, as so stated by Flacco, Harbaugh, and even Biscotti. There was no time that late in the season to re-invent an offense when players needed more rest and downtime than ever. The "offense" was not holding Flacco down. Cam Cameron's play calling WAS suspect, (and even that problem started surfacing again to some degree in the playoffs and SB 2nd half (nakedrun, naked run, obvious pass,punt) ) What changed was the re-oriented O line and the fact that Flacco just decided to ramp it up and make plays under pressure like an elite QB - so good for him. Unlike the past 5 years he audibled for plus yardage and scrambled for big-gain completions, which he hardly EVER did before. Before he got happy feet and panicked. It's cool to see what he's doing now, so I hope he keeps it up, but the point there is, trolls, Joe Flacco needed to do this. No OC or HC can be on the field after the snap and make him MAKE plays, not just run them. I wish he'd have shown that moxy for the last five years, but he didn't, but HE IS NOW. GOOD FOR HIM. And good for the Ravens.


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An Inside Look at the Middle-Class Squeeze
From retirement to health, how the struggle plays out in everyday life
The decline of the middle class has become a focal point of this year's presidential election. Each candidate claims their plan would put an end to the middle-income slide that accelerated during the Great Recession and still shows no signs of abating.
But lost in the rhetoric about the decline of the middle class is the reality of the decline. Nearly everyone is aware that the middle class is struggling, but few understand how the struggle plays out in everyday life.
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According to experts, the decline is fundamentally reshaping the U.S. economy. The Great Recession has affected the way the middle class feels about higher education, government, and the future. Even their health has suffered as a result of the decline.
"Their economic future isn't very bright," says Timothy Smeeding, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. "Wages and income are flat. Transportation, childcare costs, and healthcare costs are going up, and your income isn't."
Smeeding calls the current state of the middle class "the squeeze." Even people who have jobs are being forced to squeeze more and more out of their income, despite the fact that incomes aren't growing. "These people live on earnings. They're working on not great wages and their jobs are threatened," he says. "They don't see any hope in the future of things getting better."
By the numbers. Hard numbers paint a stark picture of the middle-class decline. According to an August 2012 Pew Research Center report, only half of American households are middle-income, down from 61 percent in the 1970s. In addition, median middle-class income decreased by 5 percent in the last decade, while total wealth dropped 28 percent. According to the Economic Policy Institute, households in the wealthiest 1 percent of the U.S. population now have 288 times the amount of wealth of the average middle-class American family.
The income decline has caused many people to accumulate high levels of debt. And as the cost of college increases, more people are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans after they graduate.
Only 23 percent of people were confident they had enough money to get them through retirement, according to the Pew report. It also found that fewer people believe hard work will get them ahead in life.
[Read: Where Do You Fall in the American Economic Class System?]
"You have far less disposable income and increasing levels of debt," says David Madland, director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress. "You have this fundamental squeeze on most members of the middle class. It's impacting their quality of life and their outlook for the future."
Behind the numbers. These are the kind of statistics used by politicians to sell policies, but they tell little about the realities behind the numbers—or how the decline of the middle class plays out in people's everyday lives.
More and more middle-income families are turning to government programs such as food stamps, Medicaid, and unemployment insurance. According to a recent Senate Budget Committee Report, "Among the major means tested welfare programs, since 2000 Medicaid has increased from 34 million people to 54 million in 2011 and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) from 17 million to 45 million in 2011. Spending on food stamps alone is projected to reach $800 billion over the next decade."
People are also saving less. Wage increases have not kept up with increases in the cost of living, forcing people to dig deeper into their savings to make ends meet. Meanwhile, many middle-class workers who lost their jobs during the recession remain unemployed.


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Gamescom 2010: Def Jam Rapstar Preview - Mic Check, 1-2, 1-2! Written Saturday, September 04, 2010 By Lee Abrahams View author's profile | |
With the rise and rise of music games on consoles it was only a matter of time before someone stepped in and made a game based on one of the industry's biggest genres. No – I don't mean Justin Bieber. I'm of course referring to R&B and Hip-hop, which have been remarkably under-represented in games like Lips, Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Here at last is a game that focuses on luscious beats, exceptional lyrics and community style to really get your juices flowing. Developed by new boys 4mm Games in conjunction with Def Jam Interactive and Terminal Reality, you can see that a lot of time has been spent getting the feel of the game just right from choosing the 45 featured tracks to making the whole game have a wonderful community vibe. Your first port of call will probably be the career mode, which sees you tackle five different stages with seven tracks on offer per stage. You can earn up to five mikes (no stars here kids) per track, and doing so will unlock new levels and songs. The lyric sheets for each song flow pretty well, though you may notice that a few choice words are omitted at key moments. The interesting twist was the fact our singing compare inserted those words back in and boosted his score because of it, cursing may not be clever but it gets you points – you heard it here first. The majority of the tracks on offer will be available from the off, but expect to have to battle your way to unlocking the hidden stuff which will make up 10% of the whole list. The great thing about the game, though maybe not for those of us that can only be deemed 'vocally challenged', is the fact that you cannot really cheat the game in any way. In Lips you could hold the microphone up to a speaker and let the game do the work, but Rapstar is smart enough to be able to follow the pitch and timing of the lyrics so that it will automatically detect any fraudsters and stop giving out points. It will certainly separate the men from the boys. You can also select a variety of difficulties too, though rest assured the song and lyrics will stay exactly the same, and instead you will have either more or less tolerance for mistakes with your delivery. If you fancy yourself as a rap master then step up to Expert mode, where there will be NO lyrics on screen at all. Let's hope your memory skills are as quick as your voice. Luckily the game has a complete breakdown after each song so you can look through the lyrics and see, verse by verse, where you screwed up no matter what difficulty you are on. The depth is impressive and it is sure to help highlight you improve. Outside of the regular gameplay you can expert Freestyle and Party modes, but the real selling point here is the massive community element. Using a vision camera or the Kinect peripheral, which will be compatible from launch, you can film your entire performance during a song for your viewing pleasure – or the mocking ridicule of your friends. You can then cut out a thirty second chunk of that performance and gloss it up with up to with up to twenty seven effects, which works out as nearly one a second should you so desire. You can add simple stickers, fade effects, graffiti, animations and then blur them all together, run them over the top of one another and generally create your own masterpiece, with you centre stage of course. After watching the developer throw something cool together in about thirty seconds it is clear that this could be something quite special, and there is no doubt that hardcore fans will devote some serious time to making some top notch videos. The fun doesn't just stop on your own console though. You can then upload your videos online and take things to another level via the Rapstar site. The wealth of options here is pretty far reaching and there is plenty for aspiring stars to take in. Players can post up to ten of their own creations up, which can then be viewed and rated by other users. The more highly rated your songs become then the more prominently they will feature on the site. You can also issue challenges to your friends and other users, then let the community vote on your efforts to see who reigns supreme. Flick over to the global map and you can see the activity on a global scale – hover over your friend in Scotland and you can see their statistics and latest videos, as well as posting up comments and challenges. Think of the little activity map in Halo 3 but on a much more interactive and interesting scale. Your profile can also be linked with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in order to show off your work, drum up support for your challenges or generally diss the competition. If you don't fancy being in the limelight then fear not – Rapstar still has a role for you. Each budding superstar needs a promoter and you can take on this role for a friend if you so desire. Your role then is to get support for your act, post up their work and get them some love from the community. The promoter role can snag points for successful; work which can then be spent on things like top flash box billing on the Rapstar site for your act. Sweet. Your online success will also be tracked by site specific achievements (no gamer points for these though I'm afraid) so there is always something to strive for. With a wealth of online options, stats and ideas it was obvious the developers were serious when they said that they really hoped to find some genuine talent through the game. So dust off your bling now. The fact the site will be shared between 360 and PS3 users is a neat touch, and finally enables some cross platform shenanigans. Though you will only be able to duke it out via the specific internet site, as you cannot share content directly between the platforms. You can also expect plenty of DLC support too with twenty extra songs available from day one. At the most basic level this is a rap themed singing game, but thankfully the package seems to add up to a whole lot more than that. The community aspect of the game looks supremely ambitious and innovative and, if it takes off, could lead to the discovery of the next big thing. Expect to be dropping some bombs in Def Jam Rapstar come November 5th. |


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Gerry Ryan's death marks end of a radio era in Ireland
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 at 03:08 PM
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It's the end of an era in Ireland with the sad news that Irish broadcaster Gerry Ryan (above) has died.
Ryan breathed new life into the staid national broadcaster RTE with his irreverent brand of humor which served him well in his early years.
Who can forget 1987's "Lambo" incident in which Ryan and his crew claimed to have been forced to kill and eat a lamb after getting stuck in the wilds of Connemara.
His morning show burst onto the national airwaves in 1988 and it shook up the usual order of things.
This was the late 1980s and the Church was still very much in charge in Ireland.
Certain things were not to be discussed on Irish radio but Ryan pursued certain
topics like a crazed terrier.
He will be remembered by many people for his sometime cringe-inducing segments on sex, bodily functions and food. Famously, he once googled images of tapeworm porn!
But he could also stop the clowning around and create a quiet stunning show.
His 1993 show which featured rape victim Lavinia Kerwick quietly describing her ordeal was classic radio. Ryan stopped asking questions and let the Kilkenny woman describe what it was like to be raped and then sit in the court room while her attacker was tried. Kerwick sacrificed her anonymity that day to highlight the way rape victims were left out of the trial process.
RTE legend Gay Byrne paid tribute to Ryan today saying he was a "terrific friend, a terrific drinker and a terrific guy to be with. He was tremendously arrogant in his views and opinions and he was very funny about it at the same time. You couldn't possibly take offense.
"He lived life to the full, he was full of fun and hilarity and pure bloody devilment. That is how I will remember him."
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ciarrai | May 01, 2010, 12:42 AM EDT
A terrific drinker? That's really important. What the hell does that mean, anyway.
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T_ski, I wish you didn't post that man. Now I want water again more than ever but there's no way I can afford it!
Eh, I had all the watercooling parts left over from my last build. Never get rid of the good stuff...
Well I know that now all my WC gear is gone Silly thing is I spent the proceeds on silly things rather than things I needed so regret it more than normal Ahh well, when I get another job I'll invest in a nice 420mm rad and some nice pumps and fans : ] Good job on making me look at my own rig and pull a face like this though
I love making loops with small tubing runs. It looks SOOOO much better than big loops. The downside, of course, it everything is fairly difficult to move around and pull out of the case.
Thanks for the pics, your build shows your dedication to your craft, I really love how clean it looks, awesome!
Sandy Bridge rig complete!! (before you say cable management, I will be doing this when the time comes)
Just received my "new" used 5850 from a friend... Pics included I'm ashamed to admit that my PC needs a blow out... Living near a freeway is not cool.
Well heres mine and last time i posted here my cards were bending from my 2 Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus's but you can now see i fixed this problem
Nice at least with both of your AXP's you have a little space unlike mine. Here is build i did for a friend recently:
hi brandon, complete ?? if i see that cable mess i get a heartattack how it runs ? hopefully you feel kinda sad that you switched in the other league


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Avast: "People get their virus protection from warez sites"
December 6, 2010 33 Email article | Print articleEighteen months after leaking, Avast's ship released a new number: 774,651. 774,651 is the number of users who are using avast! Pro with the one single license that got leaked almost two years ago.
What happened is a year and a half ago an avast! Pro license, sold to a small firm in the United States, got leaked online. Since then, users in over 200 countries have taken advantage of the leak. Even the Pope got in on the action: Two computers in Vatican City installed the illegal avast! Pro. (Avast has already replaced the license for the legitimate Arizona business that legitimately owned the leaked license.)
According to Avast's CEO, "There is a paradox in computer users looking for 'free' antivirus programs at locations with a known reputation for spreading malware."
Interestingly, Avast is not simply sinking the pirates – rather trying to use this as an opportunity to turn them. Avast recently started showing popup messages to the 3/4 million users; messages that ask the users to either use the free version of avast! or legitimately purchase the paid version. With this unorthodox marketing campaign, Avast has been able to flip some pirates into customers. New corporate strategy, anyone?
If you were one of the users hit by the devalidation, try one of the four most popular free antivirus options from dotTech's original antivirus showdown article.
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I'll NEVER think that I'm safe if a WAREZ ANTIVIRUS takes care of the security of my computer! Maybe that is the real virus! It's kind of logic.
If the WAREZ site is trustful, then download. If not, then don't download. Simple as that. ^_^ It's all about common sense. :D32Hello, Ashraf.
I saw your discussion RE: touché.
According to my [legal] copy of WordWeb, touché means;
1. Acknowledgement of a hit in fencing
2. Acknowledgement of a good point made at one's expense
So, yeah, its about making the point, but its more about *acknowledging* the point was made.
BTW, Ashraf, you can stop using Locutus as a spellcheck, if you'll download the freeware version of WordWeb.
The license says that you can't drive a SUV, take more than 1 or 2 flights per year, but other than those limitations,
its freeware, all the way, baby.
WordWeb is great too.
I use it for spellchecking, as a thesaurus, and of course as a dictionary.
With the stock keyboard shortcut its quick and easy to highlight a word, hit Ctrl+Alt+W,
and the program opens with the highlighted word defined, or, if its misspelled, but close,
WordWeb will offer a word that it thinks will work.
And now I'm all done pushing WordWeb, for the day.Have a GREAT day, neighbors!


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Obama's Drone Policy Has No Safeguards Against Abuse
Drones strikes may be creating more terrorists than they eliminate
February 6, 2013
There are two problems with the Obama administration's drone policy. The first problem is that the process for determining who can be targeted contains no meaningful safeguards against abuse or error. According to the administration's legal logic, as evidenced in a recently-released Justice Department white paper written in 2011, any person—including any U.S. citizen—can be targeted and killed overseas if an "informed, high level official" believes the individual being targeted poses an "imminent threat of violent attack" and that capture is not "feasible."
But who's a qualifying "high level official"? What does it mean to be "informed"? What counts as evidence? On what basis is the "feasibility" of capture determined? Does "violent attack" include throwing rocks at a U.S. embassy, or is there some requirement that a potential attack pose a grave threat to U.S. national interests? And, most crucially, what's an "imminent" threat?
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On this last issue, the Justice Department's 2011 memo is particularly troubling. Both U.S. law and international law normally define the word "imminent" narrowly: You don't get to say you're using force in self defense if the threat is distant or speculative. To the Obama administration, however, the idea of "imminent threat" gets watered down until it's virtually meaningless. The Justice Department's memo asserts that the requirement that a threat be imminent "does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future." On the contrary: The very absence of clear evidence is offered as a justification for strikes: "[C]ertain members of al Qaeda… would engage in such attacks regularly [if] they were able to do so, [and] the U.S. government may not be aware of all… plots as they are developing and thus cannot be confident that none is about to occur."
This notion of "imminence" is indistinguishable from the Bush administration's doctrine of so-called "pre-emptive self-defense," a doctrine Barack Obama once firmly repudiated. It's a mighty shaky basis on which to rest the lives of U.S. citizens.
The other problem with the administration's drone policy is strategic. Even if every individual targeted by U.S. drones "deserves" to be targeted, drone strikes can cause civilian casualties and have consistently sparked anti-American sentiment. It's time to ask the same question Donald Rumsfeld asked during the Iraq War: Are we creating new terrorists faster than we can kill them?
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Relive ten memorable incidents from the season just gone and vote for your favourite in our poll.
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Stuart Barnes believes England will benefit far more from loss to New Zealand than if they had won.
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