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Freespace picked back up by Interplay ... almost good news
Subject: General Tech | June 12, 2013 - 02:37 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: freespace, gaming, interplay
Interplay were the original owners of the Freespace IP and sold it off to THQ, who did absolutely nothing with it and apparently did not see any value in it as THQ just sold it back to Interplay for a mere $7500. This is not necessarily good news as Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN points out Interplay is not necessarily the healthiest company right now. So far there is no news about future releases nor really anything apart from the transfer of ownership, but at least we know Freespace is still somewhat alive.
"Yes, Interplay, the company who's only slightly more existent than THQ at this point. The publisher sealed the deal with a cool-as-an-airless-vacuum sum of $7500, which is a disturbingly small amount of my total yearly rent. If I moved someplace else, I could own Freespace. Right now. I will carry this regret to my deathbed."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- No Force Can Prevent There Being A Warhammer 40K MMO @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Metro: Last Light Review @ OCC
- Metro: Last Light Review @ Techgage
- The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing @ Kitguru
- 10 E3 Trailers You Don't Want to Miss @ Wired
- Borderlands 2 Step By Step Modding Guide @ TechwareLabs
Computex 2013: EVGA Shows Off Latest MiniBox Chassis With Support For High End GPUs
Subject: Cases and Cooling | June 6, 2013 - 10:31 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: evga, minibox, mini-itx, gtx titan, gk110, gaming, computex, computex 2013
First shown off at CES 2013, the EVGA Minibox is a small form factor chassis for Mini-ITX systems that can accommodate large graphics cards. EVGA has managed to enable users to pack a lot of hardware into this tiny form factor chassis. As a demonstration of the case's capabilities, the company showed off the latest version using a full system build with Core i7-4770K and GTX TITAN interals at Computex this week in Taipei.
The Minibox chassis itself is a dark brushed metal case with two USB 3.0 ports on the front IO and space for a slot loading optical drive. The MiniBox chassis further features a motherboard tray that supports Mini-ITX boards, two 2.5" SATA hard drive bays – and best of all – enough room to install full size GPUs. In order to support lengthy graphics cards, EVGA is including a small form factor 500W power supply that is mounted on the floor of the case..
HEXUS reporters spot the EVGA Minibox at Computex 2013. Look how small it is!
There will be at least two SKUs of the Minibox, depending on whether you want to go with air or water cooling. According to Bit-Tech.net, the air cooled version will use two 92mm fans in the top of the case and one 80mm fan for the bottom-mounted PSU. The water cooled SKU will be slightly larger but have enough room for a water cooling radiator (likely 240mm). Beyond that, details are scarce, but the air cooled version is said to be available as soon as next month with water cooled options becoming available later this year.
The Minibox looks to be one of the better Mini-ITX cases out there (although the price is still unknown), and should be popular among enthusiasts wanting a small box that does not sacrifice gaming potential.
Get your game on in a simulated prison
Subject: General Tech | June 5, 2013 - 03:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, Alpha, Prison Architect
The makers of DEFCON have come up with another very original game idea which they are currently developing and which is available in an alpha version on Steam. Prison Architect is a game which is exactly as it's name implies, you attempt to run a prison and keep the guards safe and the prisoners controlled. This is not about abusing prisoners but instead is an exploration into the dynamics of the prison system and how difficult it can be to run a safe prison. As an example of how the prisoners work the designers revealed to TechSpot that "50% of prisoners plead innocent to their crimes, and about 5% of all prisoners are actually innocent" which has an effect on their behaviour. Check out the interview to see if you might be interested in trying out the alpha.
"Prison Architect is like 'SimPrison', if there ever was one, made by people who seem to be damn near fearless about making video games about uncomfortable topics. The game is from the indie studio Introversion, who have also made the saddest/best game about nuclear war.
Here's a brief interview with Introversion's own architects about their newest work. They served up some fascinating answers about the possibilities of a game about building and running a prison."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Mirror's Edge 2 Is Probably A Thing Again @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- A Slash From The Past: Shadow Warrior Free On Steam @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Microsoft and 343 Industries announce Halo: Spartan Assault @ The Inquirer
- AMD Aiming To Smooth Ports Between PC And Console @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
Computex 2013: ASUS Reveals New ROG Gaming and Overclocking Hardware
Subject: General Tech, Motherboards, Systems, Shows and Expos | June 4, 2013 - 04:36 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: z87, ROG, Maximus VI Formula, maximus vi, Intel, haswell, gaming, g30, crosschill, computex 2013, computex, asus
During an ASUS ROG press conference at Computex 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan, ASUS launched a number of new bits of hardware aimed at PC gamers and overclocking enthusiasts. In addition to the mini ITX Maximus VI Impact launch, ASUS showed off the ASUS Maximus VI Formula motherboard, OC Panel accessory, and ROG G30 desktop. The available details on each piece of hardware is as follows:
ASUS Maximus VI Formula Motherboard
While ASUS hinted at several of its Z87 motherboards last month by allowing us to post teaser photos ahead of the launch, until today enthusiasts have not seen the latest "Formula" motherboard. However, now that the board is official, you can see the new Z87 motherboard in high resolution photos below!
The board comes in red and black colors, and surprisingly, comes equipped with ASUS' thermal armor accessory which includes a plastic shroud for the front of the motherboard and a SECC back-plate with thermal pads to aid in cooling and supporting the motherboard (even with heavy CPU HSFs). In addition to the thermal armor, the board has finned heatsinks on the PCH and VRM hardware. The VRM heatsink in particular uses the company's CrossChill technology which allows user to integrate the VRM heatsink into their water cooling loop or leave it as air-cooled. The board also features a diagnostic display and start/reset buttons.
The ASUS Maximus VI Formula features a LGA 1150 CPU socket, four dual channel DDR3 DIMM slots, three PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, three PCI-E 3.0 x1 slots and a total of 10 SATA 3 6Gbps ports.
The rear IO panel includes a mPCI-E Combo II card that supports 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless radios along with a M.2 NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor) SSD slot at the top. Other IO includes:
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports (one used for BIOS flashing)
- 6 x USB 3.0 ports
- 2 x HDMI video outputs
- 1 x S/PDIF connector
- 1 x RJ45 Gigabit LAN
- 6 x analog audio jacks
Overclocking technology includes ASUS' Extreme Engine DIGI+ III power delivery that incorporates 60A BlackWing chokes, (90% efficient) NexFET MOSFETs, and 10K Black Metallic capacitors.
Finally, ASUS has also added a SupremeFX chipset for quality onboard audio. This audio chip is capable of 120dB SNR, a headphone amplifier for 600 ohm cans, EMI shielding, and quality OpAMPs.
ASUS OC Panel Overclocking Accessory
The ASUS OC Panel is a hardware accessory for the company's ROG Maximus VI Extreme motherboard. It allows you to adjust the BCLK and other settings related to overclocking your processor in real time. It also provides CPU temperature feedback on the top of the LED display.
According to the press release, overclockers Andre Yang and Shamino managed to push a system with a Maximus VI Extreme motherboard, 32GB RAM, and a Core-i7 Haswell processor to 7GHz CPU and 4200MHz clockspeed using liquid nitrogen cooling. It looks like a cool accessory that will allow you to easily adjust the overclocking settings without rebooting into the UEFI BIOS. Pricing and availability have not been announced, but expect it soon.
ASUS ROG G30 Gaming Desktop
The ROG TYTAN G30 desktop PC features a stylized case with red LEDs and a front door with ROG and ASUS logos. Internals include an Intel Core i7 4770K "Haswell" processor and a NVIDIA GTX 780 graphics card. Even better, ASUS is using liquid cooling for the CPU, and offers a 1-button overclock of all four CPU cores to 4.1GHz. The PC also integrates ASUS' SonicMaster and AudioWizard technology which reportedly enhances in-game audio.
Again, pricing and availability for the haswell gaming PC are still unknown.
What do you think of ASUS' recent ROG product announcements? Stay tuned to PC Perspective for more Computex 2013 news throughout the week!
Also read:
- ASUS Maximus VI Impact ROG Mini-ITX Motherboard @ PC Perspective
- ASUS Z87 Motherboard Lineup Preview @ PC Perspective
- ASUS "We Transform" Press Conference: Mobile devices, tablets, VivoPC, and more! @ PC Perspective
- ASUS VivoPC and VivoMouse Details @ PC Perspective
- ASUS Working On GTX 770 Poseidon With Hybrid Air/Water Cooler @ PC Perspective
- ASUS G750 Gaming Notebook With Haswell and GTX 700M Hardware @ PC Perspective
Computex 2013: ASUS Hosting Computex Livestream Tonight
Subject: General Tech | June 2, 2013 - 11:55 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: livestream, gaming, computex 2013, asus
ASUS will be kicking off Computex 2013 with a livestream where the company will likely announce new products. The theme for the event is "We transform". The press conference will be held at 38 Songren Road Xinyi District, Taipei, 101 Taiwan, but for those not in attendance the livestream is in approximately 3 hours and allow enthusaists and press to cover the event from afar.
If you are a 'night owl,' insomniac, or just plain excited about new ASUS gear feel free to tune into the livestream at this link (or via the embedded stream below the break) and discuss any announcements in the comments below!
The livestream and press conference starts at 3:00am ET (3:00pm local Computex time).
I am expecting to see some new motherboards, graphics cards, and PCs from ASUS to complement the launch of Intel and NVIDIA's new CPU and GPU components. Perhaps we will finally see the launch of the rumored RAIDR PCI-E SSDs. It should make for a good show, so tune in if you can!
While you are waiting for the live stream to start, feel fee to check out Morry's review of the ASUS ROG Maximus VI Extreme Motherboard, a new Z87 motherboard!
Origin PC Integrating Haswell CPUs and GTX 700M Hardware Into New PCs
Subject: Systems, Mobile | June 2, 2013 - 07:18 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: quadro k1000m, origin pc, nvidia, kepler, Intel, haswell, gtx 700M, gaming, eon17-s, eon15-s
Origin PC has announced that it will be integrating Haswell CPUs and GTX700M GPUs into its line of gaming notebooks and desktops. Specifically, Origin PC will add Haswell CPUs to its Genesis, Millennium, and Chronos desktop PCs. Origin PC is also outfitting its EON gaming laptops with both Haswell CPU and GTX700M GPU upgrades. And to sweeten the pot (if only slightly), Origin is bundling a voucher for Grid 2 with each Haswell-equipped Origin PC order.
Both the EON15-S and EON17-S gaming laptops feature Intel Haswell processors, NVIDIA GTX700M or Quadro K1000M mobile graphics cards, and up to five storage drives when the optical drive is removed. The laptops are even able to have an independent RAID of two mSATA SSDs and two hard drives or SSDs along with a non-RAID storage drive in the optical bay—that's a lot of storage for a laptop!
The laptops come with customizable display lids available in red, black, silver, or a custom air brush as well as back-lit keyboards and touchpads. As the SKU names suggest, the EON15-S has a 15.6" display while the EON17-S has a 13.3" display. Origin PC is further offering factory overclocking for the Haswell processors and GTX700M graphics cards. The company claims up to a 20-times power reduction during idle thanks to the more power-efficient hardware.
Unfortunately, all this new tech comes at a premium, and the EON15-S and EON17-S gaming notebooks start at $1,722 and $1,784 respectively. As far as the desktops go, there is also a slight bump in price depending on the Haswell chip you select during the customization process. Upgrading to an Intel Core i7-4770K on the GENESIS desktop costs an extra $193, for example.
You can find more information on the Origin PC website.
Zotac Announces Factory Overclocked GTX 770 Cards, AMP! Edition Is Fastest So Far
Subject: General Tech | June 1, 2013 - 10:50 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: zotac, gtx 770, gk-104, gaming
Not to be left out, GPU partner Zotac has announced its own set of graphics cards based on NVIDIA's GK-104 GTX 770 GPU called the GTX 770 and GTX 770 AMP! Edition. Both cards come with Zotac's custom dual fan cooler and have some impressive factory overclocks. In fact, the GTX 770 AMP! Edition is the fastest factory clocked GTX 770 so far, and is the only card to feature overclocked memory.
The Zotac Geforce GTX 770 features a GPU base clock of 1059 MHz and a GPU boost clock of 1098 MHz. It will be available with either 2GB or 4GB of GDDR5 memory. In either memory configuration, Zotac is keeping the GDDR5 at the stock clockspeed of 7010 MHz.
Meanwhile, the GTX 770 AMP! Edition has GPU clockspeeds of 1150 MHz base and an impressive 1202 MHz boost. However, the GTX 770 AMP! does not only feature an overclocked GPU, but overclocked memory at 7200 MHz.
The chart below compares the two Zotac graphics cards.
Zotac GTX 770 | Zotac GTX 770 AMP! Edition | |
GPU Base | 1059 MHz | 1150 MHz |
GPU Boost | 1098 MHz | 1202 MHz |
Memory | 2GB or 4GB | 2GB |
Memory Clock | 7010 MHz | 7200 MHz |
Both of the Zotac graphics cards also come with a Splinter Cell game bundle that includes three (digital download) games:
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist (will be release later this summer)
As far as pricing and availability, the GTX 770 (ZT-70301-10P) is on sale now at Newegg for $400, but the 4GB GTX 770 and GTX 770 AMP! have not yet been released by the looks of it, and Zotac has not announced official pricing or ship dates yet. More information can be found here. The AMP! Edition has some impressive factory overclocks, and the benchmarks should be interesting.
GPU beatdown, Metro Last Light edition
Subject: General Tech | May 29, 2013 - 02:47 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, metro last light
Metro 2033 quickly gained a reputation as a game which can take everything a modern GPU could throw at it and still want more. Now we have not only a new generation of Metro but also some new hardware to test it with, namely the TITAN and the GTX 780 which are now in [H]ard|OCP's test bed. They tried out the new game at 2560 x 1600 with high tessellation enabled and found the TITAN to be the overall winner thanks to its ability to support PhysX at these high settings, with the GTX 780 a very close second and perhaps a better choice for those not planning on using PhysX. Their testing also backs up the developers statement that in order to enable SSAA you will need a second GPU.
"Today we look at 4A Games Metro: Last Light. Running the 4A Engine it supports modern DX11 effects including tessellation, and NVIDIA PhysX, providing realistic simulations of particles, water, cloth and fog. We'll evaluate this game using today's latest video cards including GTX TITAN and GTX 780, for a total of eight video cards."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Metro: Last Light @ LanOC Reviews
- Metro: Last Light PC @ Tweaktown
- Metro: Last Light Performance, Benchmarked @ TechSpot
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Review @ OCC
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon @ Tweaktown
- Defiance Review: Resistance is Not Futile @ Techgage
- Wot I Think: GRID 2 @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Endless Space Now Even More Endless Than Before @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
MSI Launches GX70 and GX60 Gaming Notebooks Powered By AMD Richland APUs
Subject: Systems | May 21, 2013 - 08:21 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Richland, msi, gx70, gx60, gaming notebook, gaming, APU, amd
MSI announced two new gaming notebooks powered by AMD's latest Richland APUs today called the GX70 and GX60. Both gaming notebooks use AMD A10-5750M processors, a discrete AMD graphics card, 8GB of RAM, and a 750GB (7200 RPM) hard drive. Other shared specifications include a Killer E2200 NIC, Blu-ray drive, THX certified speakers, a headphone amp, and a large 9-cell battery.
The GX70 is the largest of the two gaming notebooks at 8.6 pounds and packing a 17.3" display. The GX70 uses the A10-5750M APU and a Radeon 8970M discrete mobile GPU to deliver gaming performance to the 1080p display. The system is also capable of outputting to multiple displays over HDMI and supports AMD's Eyefinity 3D technology. On the outside, the MSI GX70 features a 17.3" 1920 x 1080p display with an anti-reflective coating as well as a SteelSeries gaming keyboard.
Meanwhile, the MSI GX60 is a 15-inch notebook that weighs 7.7 pounds. This gaming notebook uses an AMD A10-5750M APU and a Radeon 7970M mobile discrete GPU. Further, the GX60 has a 15.6" 1080p anti-reflective display and SteelSeries gaming keyboard.
MSI claims that the new AMD Richland APUs will give its gaming notebooks much better battery life. The new GX70 and GX60 will have up to 40% better graphical performance compared to previous generations thanks to the new APUs and discrete cards. According to MSI VP of Sales Andy Tung, "the GX70 and GX60 deliver the ultimate sensory experience for both professional and amateur gamers." More information on the new gaming notebooks can be found on this MSI press release.
Introduction and Design
While Lenovo hasn't historically been known for its gaming PCs, it's poised to make quite a splash with the latest entry in its IdeaPad line. Owing little to the company's business-oriented roots, the Y500 aims to be all power—moreso than any other laptop from the manufacturer to date—tactfully squeezed into a price tag that would normally be unattainable given the promised performance. But can it succeed?
Our Y500 review unit can be had for $1,249 at Newegg and other retailers, or for as low as $1,180 at Best Buy. Lenovo also sells customizable models, though the price is generally higher. Here's the full list of specifications:
The configurations offered by Lenovo range in price fairly widely, from as low as $849 for a model sporting 8 GB of RAM with a single GT 650M with 2 GB GDDR5. The best value is certainly this configuration that we received, however.
What's so special about it? Well, apart from the obvious (powerful quad-core CPU and 16 GB RAM), this laptop actually includes two NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GPUs (both with 2 GB GDDR5) configured in SLI. Seeing as it's just a 15.6-inch model, how does it manage to do that? By way of a clever compromise: the exchange of the usual optical drive for an Ultrabay, something normally only seen in Lenovo's ThinkPad line of laptops. So I guess the Y500 does owe a little bit of its success to its business-grade brethren after all.
In our review unit (and in the particular configuration noted above), this Ultrabay comes prepopulated with the second GT 650M, equipped with its own heatsink/fan and all. The addition of this GPU effectively launches the Y500 into high-end gaming laptop territory—at least on the spec sheet. Other options for the Ultrabay also exist (sold separately), including a DVD burner and a second hard drive. The bay is easily removable via a switch on the back of the PC (see below).
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Ian Somerhalder gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Best Emmy Cut-eye: Ian Somerhalder
Written by Duana Oh, I watched this over and over again. It's so painful – he and Lea Michele are presenting, have a bit of scripted 'unscripted' banter, he has the last line with "right" and then moves on with "okay –", but she can't help herself. Full Story
About Nina and Ian
I know. I'm sorry. I deserved your yelling. It's just...the articles that require a recounting of personal experience, I need to be super focused for those. And the last few days I've been working in studio and there's so much sh-t happening here, I haven't been able to escape it. Full Story
And here we are
Written by Duana The finale. I never thought I'd get so emotionally involved in a show I didn't watch until two months ago… Previously, if you didn't know, why are you here? Elena/Katherine doppelgangers, Elijah gives information to kill Klaus and he'll finish the job, but then of course he doesn't because he likes his family, Damon shoved some vampire blood into Elena, and Damon got bit by Tyler Lockwood. Full Story
The Sun Also Rises
Written by Duana I feel good about my decision not to watch this show on Thursday nights. There's a lot going on then, and I also really like this as the first part of the week. Palate-cleansing, in a weird way. Full Story
Stefan = Talk, Damon = Action
Written by Duana We now return to the continuing story of Elijah + Elena = ?? Previously, Elena/Katherine were doppelgangers, the curse was actually on Klaus because he's a werewolf/doppelganger hybrid, Jenna found out everything, Klaus came back to life, Elijah can save Elena from dying, Damon's unimpressed. Full Story
Vampire Diaries Last Dance
Written by Duana Oh, you guys. I am so excited. What I've heard, but not seen, is that the VD deliciousness gets an extra special swirl when these guys are high school kids – like, going to sock hops and hanging out in the cafeteria – while vamping out and worrying whether good ol' Tyler is going to come home and cause problems. Full Story
Dear Old Mom and Dad
Written by Duana Hoorah! This week's episode is new! I'm fainting with anticipation. Okay, here we go – previously, when we caught VD (thanks, viral marketing!), Vampires and Werewolves used to roam freely until the Shaman put a curse on them. Full Story
The Title I Want To Write is a Spoiler
Written by Duana Season 2, Episode 13 – and our last 'catch-up' recap before the show starts back up for some breakneck weeks this Thursday! Previously on the Vampire Diaries…a man with a twang says Vampires and Werewolves used to roam freely until a shaman put a curse on them, Mason and Tyler look like they're in pain (or consternation) and Damon self-mutilates his hand in the sunlight. Full Story
The Rise Of Caroline
Written by Duana At your behest, we jump forward to Season 2, episode 5 – Kill Or Be Killed. I am a broken record these days but you guys being all nice with your enthusiasm and your tweets has really made me want to discover why Matt is a werewolf. Full Story
Written by Duana Previously on the Vampire Diaries….Thanks to all of you on Twitter who told me which episodes would be best to watch and reminded me that Matt is human. OR USED TO BE. Anyway, interestingly, nobody wanted me to watch anything from season 1 except the finale, "Founder's Day". Full Story
Real Love on VD
Exclusive I receive requests for Vampire Diaries all the time. Don't watch the show but I hear you, I know you think I should… Anyway, many of the VD emails involve Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder and whether or not they're dating. Well, maybe this tip will answer that question for you. Full Story
Catching up on Vampire Diaries
I don't watch the show but, as mentioned before, I do get a lot of requests from those of you who do – for gossip, photos, and to convince me to start getting into it. Totally forgot that I interviewed the cast at Comic-Con and since you've been emailing me to write about them after Teen Choice, it seems a good time to get caught up. Full Story
Vampire conventions
These vampire conventions are everywhere. Just one season old, Vampire Diaries is popular enough to have a travelling convention. And the stars of the show were at the convention in Australia yesterday to solicit the all important international audience. This is where a lot of the money comes from – overseas syndication. Full Story
In Monte Carlo at the opening of the 50th Annual TV Festival, here are the stars of The Vampire Diaries on the red carpet yesterday. Many of you write very often for more pictures and gossip from the show. Am trying though I confess I have never watched it. I am however very, very happy to see that Nina's part of a project that's doing so well. Full Story

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author: George Clare | shelved under: Fiction |
date: 2002, c1980 | publisher: London : Pan |
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description: On Saturday 26 February, 1938, seventeen-year-old Georg Klaar took his girlfriend Lisl to the first ball at the Konzerthaus. His family were proudly Austrian. They were also Jewish. Just two weeks later came the Anschluss. A family had been condemned to death by genocide. | |
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June 19, 2012 Calgary, AB. FoundLocally.com Media Inc, which has long been asked about making its site bi-lingual, is excited to announce that it has added omni-lingual translation to all its websites. Statistics Canada says there are almost as many non-official language speakers as there are French speakers Now, FoundLocally's websites are available in not only French, but a total of 57 languages, adding innovative programming to integrate with Google's Translation capabilities.
These languages are now supported on all FoundLocally websites: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, and Yiddish. It not only translates, but displays the content in the correct foreign keyboard/fonts.
The FoundLocally.com web site [http://FoundLocally.com], founded in 1999, creates community information sites providing local info, photos, maps, about local shopping, business, travel, sports, including a business directory, events calendar, jobs board, coupons, and news announcements. FoundLocally has focused on creating high quality community information for 30 communities across English Canada, and last year added mobile versions for all its websites. These sites are an excellent resource for both local residents and business & leisure travelers. The sites are designed to provide important information with as few mouse-clicks as possible, filtered to the user's specific needs. Says Mark Ruthenberg, FoundLocally's General Manager and Editor-in-Chief,"That's why we say, 'It's the web site for people who have a life, and want to get on with it.' It's the perfect tool for those with busy lives."
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canada at a Glance 2011, 2009 data
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The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries.
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Little by little. That's Serena Williams's approach to Australian Open 2013. Little by little, her ankle is improving. And little by little, she's making her way through the draw, the first three rounds under her belt, and a fourth round on Monday to look forward to.
Almost taking umpire Fergus Murphy's head off during the coin toss process with her habitual racket-swinging routine before jogging to the baseline, Serena was, on the face of it, not quite at her best in this third round hit-up against Ayumi Morita.
Her first serve percentage was at the 67 mark, although she did win 88 per cent of those 67 per cent that went in. Her unforced errors were up at 25 for the match – 11 in the first set, 10 in the second, and three double faults. But her winners made up for it, 29 to Morita's seven.
But, the statistics aside, and a very brief wobble to hand over her first break of the tournament, Serena revealed the challenge was a positive one.
"I feel good. I feel today was actually a really good match for me," Serena said. "I was involved in a lot of longer points, something I definitely wanted. I hope I can keep this level up and go higher."
Roaring through the first set 6-1, and then producing a virtual bagel to recover from a 0-3 deficit in the second, she ambled through, ankle and all, 6-1 6-3 in an hour and six minutes.
The hour and six minute match also featured a second 207km/h serve from Williams, two days after breaking her own personal record on match point.
"I went for it, but I wasn't going for it that hard. Every time I go for it, to hit it really hard, it goes in the 190s," she said.
"So when I hit the 207, I was like, OK the first one wasn't luck, maybe I can hit 207. So it was pretty cool."
As for the ankle? The strapping was less than it was in her second round, and her movement never looked severely compromised. "It's definitely doing better," she said. "I'm still taking it a day at a time."
But it will take a tougher opponent to demonstrate if it really is a problem or not.
Speaking of problems, as Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka were, Serena was also asked for her opinion on Lance Armstrong, whom she revealed she had met briefly.
"I think as an athlete, as someone that works really, really hard since I was four or three, I think it's a sad day for athletes in general," she said.
"But I think that overall it's even more disappointing for the people that were adversely affected through everything. You can only hope for the best for them."
But back to the tennis. Serena's next opponent is Maria Kirilenko, who survived a tough tussle with Yanina Wickmayer, and Serena is under no illusions that the Russian will run and run.
"Maria is playing consistent tennis, especially in the past 16, 18 months. So my goal is just to be really focused against such a player that's doing so well."
One hazards a guess it will be a sixth win out of six for Serena on Monday. But, as she says, little by little.


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Has anyone ever produced a house track solely with an MPC (excluding any post-processing for effects)??? I have an MPC and old Yamaha DX27 synthesizer (remember that word) and want to bang out a house track (not for radio, but for me).
Anybody??? Are all these beats done in software? And, how do they make kicks sound so non-punchy. The only way I can explain my question (re: kick) is to say how a sound is when you bring it in from 0-fullonVolume with a slider. I've played with the attack on a kick and it's not the same. Oh forget. Nobody's going to understand what I'm saying.
Heck, while I'm at it. Anyone no how to use SWING on an mpc???
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The Heritage Of Hatch Show Print
Hidden among Nashville's honky-tonks and cowboy-boot tourist shops, one unassuming storefront at 316 Broadway is marked by a red and white sign, emblazoned with three iconic words: Hatch Show Print.
Kreh Mellick: Constant And Changing
Asheville, North Carolina, painter Kreh Mellick's keen eye for the constant and the moving was birthed out of long hours of studying an unlikely subject.
Metrics Of Affection
For most rising bands, the matter of continuing success is primarily a question of "Will people keep listening and coming to shows?" For Bombadil's Daniel Michalak it was a concern of "Will I ever be able to play again?"
Out On The Trace
This summer, may we suggest a 444-mile scenic path, stretching from Nashville to Natchez, Mississippi, to do just that?
Chincoteague Island
At the northern tip of Virginia, just east of the Chesapeake Bay, a group of islands is scattered across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Importance Of Seasonal Eating
"Food is something we all share. We've got to get away from these shortcuts and the convenience factor and get back to buying food that is in season. It's critical to do what's best – not what's easiest."
Stars And Stripes
On July 4th, the nation will join in concert to celebrate 237 years in the life of America. But more than fireworks, cookouts, baseball games or singing the national anthem, for many it's the sight of the American flag that captures the spirit of Independence Day and the gratitude of a free people.
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waste of time and moneyPros: After setup all good except usb features. Sees hard drive but no functions. Cons: Firmware sucks. Tried several times to revert to Classic, no go. Back to stock and as soon as you reconnect it showed router not setup and wouldn't connect wirelessly. No dd-wrt, tomato, ect. options. Other Thoughts: reliability is more important to me than speed or bells and whistles that are buggy. Going back to my Linksys wrt600n that has run hard 5+ years with no problems. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
threw mine outPros: The advertising for it is very seductive. A very large range. A very high bandwidth. Wow! Cons: The real range was maybe a quarter the advertised range. It broke after 13 months when it was past warranty. I didn't want a replacement or a fix. I just need stuff that works. Other Thoughts: So, I bought TWO WRT 54 GLs and connected one to the other with CAT 5. Now I have excellent connectivity through the whole house. Reliability is rock solid. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
AvoidPros: Wireless signal strength is very good. Cons: Cabled connections through the RJ-45 ports fail. Printers and computers cabled to the device may not be seen and may fail after connecting to the internet. Other Thoughts: Linksys/CISCO customer support laughed at me and could not supply a resolution. I even demanded and spoke to the senior shift lead. Linksys devices seem to have a life expectancy of a few years. This one lasted about a month - far to short for the high price demanded. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
Died after 14 monthsPros: Provides route to external name mapped to internal IP address. Cons: Signal strength not sufficient for 3 story house. Dies after 14 months. Other Thoughts: Turned into a brick after 14 months - really? What a piece of garbage. Was it the wireless repeaters that sent it over the edge? Who knows. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
Struggling for 14 monthsPros: None (after I went through all the pain) Cons: This router continues driving me crazy. I already wrote about the firmware instability with respect to port forwarding rules. Today, I will be talking about this router one more time as it has once again proven as the most useless WiFi router I have ever come across in my years dealing with PC and networking equipment. In summary, I needed to configure an RDP access from the outside world into my home PC. No matter what I was doing, this stupid product and its firmware doesn't allow to get such a simple thing to work. I reinstalled the firmware multiple times, did a soft and hard reset, installed the Smart WiFi firmware, rolled it back, etc. etc. Now, I could not even connect to it. Manufacturer, PLEASE TAKE IT BACK AND REFUND ME THE TOTAL PRICE I PAID FOR THIS C.R.A.P!!! I'm not asking you to compensate for the amount of hours I invested into getting your low-quality product to work! 1 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
Nice Looking PaperweightPros: It was fast, until it wasn't. Cons: I received this router as a RMA from Linksys for an EA4200 which had a known problem that Linksys gave up fixing. This router performed well sitting atop a 140mm fan for almost a year. Recently if more than one device joined my network it would slow down to be almost unusable. Not what you expect from a $180 dollar router. Because the router is out of warranty by 1 month I've got myself a nice paperweight. Other Thoughts: Buy something other than Linksys or maybe stick with their cheap routers at least it wont hurt as much when they fail. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
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Global warming has felt like breaking news a few times in recent years, but the first big pulse of coverage and public attention came in 1988.
Global warming has felt like breaking news a few times in recent years, but the first big pulse of coverage and public attention came in 1988.
This summer saw a record-breaking loss of Arctic sea ice.
How can we protect the planet for our children? Andrew C. Revkin looked at the latest research on global warming for AARP The Magazine.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report on Feb. 2, which provided a grim and powerful assessment of the future of the planet. The Times' Andrew C. Revkin answered readers' questions and responded to comments.
In a series of articles, a team of Times reporters described how the world is, and is not, moving toward a more secure, and less environmentally damaging, relationship with energy. Several of the writers responded to questions and comments
What should be done to address the world�s future energy needs? Andrew C. Revkin discusses the issues with readers.
Bill Clinton sits down with New York Times reporter Andrew C. Revkin after announcing his new plan to fight global climate change at the Large Cities Climate Summit in New York.
Malawi, India, the Netherlands and Australia will experience global warming in very different ways.
Science reporter Andy Revkin examines the long-term social consequences of rising temperatures and seas around the globe.
Dr. James Hansen, NASA's top climate scientist, says the Bush administration tried to stop him from talking about emissions linked to global warming.
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December 16, 2009 World NewsThe top United Nations climate official said the many disputes at the climate conference reflected the challenge of finding common ground among 193 countries.
December 16, 2009 World NewsWith time running out, negotiators in Copenhagen need to produce, at the very least, an interim political framework for a global agreement.
December 17, 2009 Opinion EditorialDemonstrators called for radical measures to curb global warming and sought to enter the conference center to hold a "people's assembly."
December 17, 2009 World NewsThe Group of 77, a group of poor and emerging nations, has raised repeated objections to what its members see as the economic and environmental tyranny of the industrial world.
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December 19, 2009 World NewsFrom Copenhagen to Capitol Hill, the president determined the outer limits of what he could accomplish on climate change and health care and decided that was enough, for now.
December 20, 2009 Front Page An AnalysisThe Copenhagen fault lines can be interpreted not as India and China versus the global rich, but rather China 1800 versus China 1978 versus China 2100.
December 20, 2009 Week in Review NewsAfter delays, theatrics and deal-making, climate talks ended with an agreement to "take note" of a pact shaped by five nations.
December 20, 2009 World NewsA competitive Earth Race led by America can be a more self-sustaining way to reduce carbon emissions than a festival of nonbinding commitments at a U.N. conference.
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December 21, 2009 World NewsAn enormous amount of work lies ahead for all the signatories to what is now being called the Copenhagen Accord.
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Humiliation of Hearts recalled historic thrashing of St Mirren in 1986 in that everything went to plan, writes Roddy Forsyth.
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By the time you read this post, you will already have a number of good Christmas meals behind you and made up plans for which New Year parties you will be attending. We here at MedHelp Clinic hope you had a really good Christmas and, most importantly, stayed happy and healthy throughout the holidays. To make sure you enter the New Year flu-free as well, our last post of the year will impart some more super effective tips on protecting yourself from common illnesses.
(You can read tips 1 – 9 in our last three posts).
This heading may sound strange but what it basically means is that you should not sneeze or cough directly into your hands (as we all tend to do). The reason is the same one as we have discussed before: because we use our hands to touch our faces ever so often, any germs on the former get easy access to the latter. A good alternative to using your hands? The crook of your elbow or a tissue you dispose off soon after.
Can any 'health' list ever be complete without telling readers to quit smoking? Well now you can add one more reason to getting rid of your smoking habit: Because smoking adversely affects the respiratory tract and weakens the immune system, it can leave you more susceptible to flu and cold viruses. More particularly, research has shown that smoking can destroy the cilia (the tiny fibers inside the nose) which can increase your risk for contracting infections.
Feeling positive, having a good time and being happy have more great effects than just the obvious: they can help increase your immune system! Pleasurable events- smiling, playing with a pet and, yes, sex- can all give a boost to your immunity and help you fend off infections better.
At any rate, you should absolutely begin the New Year on a happy note! Go out with friends, have fun at parties and be sure to make positive resolutions for the year to come.
You will now hear from us next week. Happy New Year!
P.S. If you have been a bit too careless in the Holidays and now feel a chill coming, get yourself checked at the MedHelp clinic in time. Our trained medical staff will have you treated and ready to enjoy the beginning of the New Year in no time.


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I used the Hexagon Cover Plate with Soft Stone cardstock. I left some of the Soft Stone hexagons in and added other stamped hexagons with the Happy Hexagons stamp set!
INK: Spring Moss, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Orange Zest, True Black, Blueberry Sky
PAPER: white and Soft Stone cardstock
DIES: Cover Plate: Hexagon
OTHER: rustic twine, dimensional adhesive.
And because I couldn't stop playing with the hexagons, I made this.
INK: Sweet Blush, Spring Moss,Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding
PAPER: White cardstock, Soft Stone cardstock
DIES: Cover Plate: Hexagon, Eyelet Lace Die
OTHER: floral pin, Smash Tape, pearl, Papertrey Ink felt, dimensional adhesive.
The next card was made with the new Lovely Layers stamps and dies. I was feeling the purple again.
I used two 3" envelopes as the card base, punched two tiny holes and tied them together with twine. The new Limitless Layers 2.25" Square die fits right in the pocket! I cut it from Soft Stone cardstock and added some teal felt leaves with a pin. (You can add an earring back to the pin if you are worried about the recipient being poked. Or just trim the end off with scissors to remove the point.)
On the inside, I tucked another little note with the Limitless Layers die again. I embossed some sayings on the envelope and added some hexagons for color.
PAPER: white, Soft Stone cardstock
DIES: Lovely Layers, Cover Plate: Hexagon, Limitless Layers 2.25" Square
OTHER: True Black ribbon, Aqua Mist felt, 3" envelopes by PTI, True Black button, pearls, Maya Road pin.
Here is the new Framed Out #5 stamps and die in action. I cut the frame from the Fine Linen Pattern Pack and used Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy inks for the flowers and sentiment, and yellow (Harvest Gold) for the leaves. Who says leaves have to be green? :)
PAPER: Rustic White, Sweet Blush
DIES: Framed Out #5
OTHER:Seam binding.
Next is Background Basics: Rainbows and a We Go Together sentiment.
I started by stamping the Pure Poppy ones with Orange Zest in the middles, then the Summer Sunrise ones with Harvest Gold centers. The clouds are cut with a die and the heart is cut with the Tiny Tags die. Love these happy little rainbows!
PAPER: Pure Poppy Pattern Pack (heart), My Mind's Eye (gray), Harvest Gold and Rustic White cardstock
DIES: Clouds die, Tiny Tags
OTHER: staple, floss.
This one is made with Military Stars and another We Go Together sentiment. I used Spring Moss, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky and Soft Stone for the background circles.
A Harvest Gold star is popped up with dimension. I thought to add the file folder tab at the top to go with the saying "for the record".
PAPER: Fine Linen Pattern Pack, Aqua Mist Pattern Pack
DIES: Desktop File: Left die
OTHER: Fiskars star punch.
Here is Military Stars with Military Hero sentiments.
I used Spring Moss, Spring Rain and Harvest Gold for the stars in the background, then stamped the sun rays over the top with Soft Stone ink (from Hello Sunshine).
PAPER: White cardstock, Simply Chartruese Pattern Pack
DIES: none
OTHER: pinking shears, star punch by Fiskars.
The last card features the little banners and saying from Heart-2-Heart #5. I actually used the big star from Military Stars (yellow one) to stamp all over the card. Then I cut the little banners out and stamped them in all different colors, and placed them over the top of the big stars to form my own little patchwork looking stars! In other words, I used the large stamped stars as a guideline to build stars with banner shapes!
PAPER: White and kraft cardstock,
DIES: Heart-2-Heart #, Super Stars Borders Die
OTHER: Pure Poppy ribbon.


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Boston Veterans Launch Military Social Network. It was only after Aaron Kletzing and Yinon Weiss met at Harvard Business School that they realized they'd served together. At the same outpost outside of Taji, just north of Baghdad, Kletzing served as an Army fire support officer and Weiss commanded a team of special forces. Seeing each other again in Boston made it sink in how armed service members have strong, but often brief, professional interactions. "People in the military moved around so much," Kletzing said. "And they meet new people professionally everywhere they go, and then they move again." On this Veterans Day holiday, the two retired officers are using their Harvard Business School training to launch a new social network. Called "RallyPoint," the idea is to help military personnel and veterans stay connected...
Soldier's insider attack story to be a teaching tool for war. Not a day goes by that Zach Camp doesn't replay that terrible August day over in his mind. Was there anything he could have done differently? Were there any signs that an Afghan Army soldier was going to turn his machine gun on the American troops he had been training alongside for months? Nearly three months after the assault that sent Camp home with a gunshot wound, the Army first lieutenant says he doesn't think there was any way he or his fellow team members could have anticipated the insider attack...
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War stories, in words, photos. War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan were given a camera and an assignment - use photos to tell your story, to convey what it was like to be deployed, come home, get medical care, get along in the world. Eighty photos and accompanying quotes were assembled for an exhibit, "From War to Home," that opens Tuesday at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, timed for near Veterans Day. The images, submitted by 40 veterans from the Philadelphia area, convey the horrors of war and difficulties of coming home...
Monroe County's frontier forts: Diary details captain's 18th-century life at Fort Hyndshaw. This is the third in a four-part series highlighting the history of the four frontier forts that were built from 1755 to 1756 at the command of Benjamin Franklin. From December 1755 to January 1756, frontier forts were built in and around present-day Stroudsburg and Shawnee-on-Delaware, but there was a necessity to protect the settlers who lived in the northeasternmost corner of the area...
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Ken Hall: Combat veterans have earned right to tell war stories. This will be a special Veterans Day for Tammy Duckworth. She lost both her legs in combat in Iraq, then turned to politics. Last week she won the election to represent the 8th Congressional District in Illinois. It was, as they say in political circles, a hard-fought battle — not that it came close to the real ones veterans like her have survived or the others that veterans face when they return home. The contest attracted national attention because she and her opponent, one-term incumbent Joe Walsh, let each other have it...
New LA film festival highlights veterans in movies. The GI Film Festival Hollywood has chosen Veterans Day weekend to launch its first event in Los Angeles. Festival co-founder Brandon Millett said Sunday that films at the two-day festival highlight the successes and sacrifices of American military personnel and the worldwide struggle for democracy...
(Houston Chronicle)
US military looks to social nets for intelligence strategy. Students at a U.S. military graduate school in California are mining social media with new methods that may change the way the armed forces collect intelligence overseas. Students and researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School have tackled two projects that could begin the shift in the way intelligence is gathered...
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Have you found yourself sympathizing for one side or the other?
You may have been fooled.
An article that appeared in the GlobalPost today has a good analysis on many of the fake disturbing videos that have been circulating on the internet, which are assumed to be from Syria, but really aren't.
"The sham videos can have very real effects, creating sympathy for one side or the other. Last week, the United Nations accused the rebels of war crimes, based on a YouTube video of fighters executing prisoners. This type of atrocity makes intervention less appealing to the West.
While that video appears to have been real, many other bogus ones have found their way onto major television networks in the United States and beyond, and are spread widely by social media. It's not uncommon for the two sides to use the same footage to make opposite claims."
To have a look at some of the most viewed fake videos, go to GlobalPost.
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A Veterans Day story: 'Why Johnny and not me?' This is a Veterans Day story in two parts. It involves my late father, Harold Silverberg, and a deadly battle in Germany he survived during World War II. Like many war veterans, he rarely talked about those times. But 41 years later, at the age of 65, he finally was able to express in writing its lingering impact. The first part is his 1985 account of an attack by his unit, the 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment of the 8th Infantry Division, on Nov. 27, 1944. Its objective was to capture a vital hill near the Hürtgen Forest from the enemy, despite steep embankments, deep mud, barbed wire, land mines and German artillery fire...
From waterboy to war hero, a Veterans Day story. Ben Overstreet badly wanted to play football, but when he started his senior year at Gulf High School in 1949, he stood 5-feet-5 and weighed 105 pounds. He was as fearless as he was slow. His parents knew he would try to play and probably get hurt. They talked to the coach. Ben made the team, but as equipment manager, not player. He cheered from the sidelines, celebrated the other boys' glory, brought them water. His time would come...
(Tampa Bay Times)
87-year-old veteran breaks silence, lets loose his war stories. The stories of World War II came Stateside first in newsreels, papers and radio dispatches from the front. Then the troops returned home, and they went to work or college on the G.I. Bill. Drafted as teens and turned into adults, it was time to earn a living, get married and start a family.Meanwhile, many kept their most painful memories hidden, or they leaked out their war stories over decades. Gerald Bregman's tale of war, capture and salvation spewed out suddenly, over Spanish food...
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Local man shares story of Korean War battle. The Korean War is often considered the "forgotten war." But for those who were there, including one Leavenworth man, the conflict is impossible to forget. Hersch Chapman, 85, will serve as the grand marshal of the 93rd annual Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade. He has since 1980 been one of the owners of Lavery's Jewelry in downtown Leavenworth. But among the massive jewelry display cases in the circa 1892 store is one at the end containing maps, pictures, articles and items from the Korean War. Every piece has a different story and Chapman is more than willing to share...
(The Leavenworth Times)
Veterans Day: Pennsylvania soldier's art helped him get through WWII. WWII veteran Williard Dominick's story is one of many in the new exhibit: "The Soldier Experience" at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle. The following account is based on a 2000 interview with Dominick. Williard Dominick was born in Bolivar, Westmoreland County, Pa., in 1920. He started drawing at an early age and discovered that he had an innate talent for sculpture. In the 1930s, he entered a soap-carving contest sponsored by the Ivory Soap Co. He won a national prize by carving a colt. While he was growing up, he kept sketchbooks and diaries...
Haverhill WWII veteran shares memories of a long escape. John Katsaros's adventures in World War II seem like something straight out of a Hollywood movie. For now, his story is told in a book he wrote four years ago called "Code Burgundy — The Long Escape." It is the basis for talks he now gives regularly at schools, colleges, and community organizations. "I don't do this for myself," Katsaros said, after speaking to the Student Veterans' Organization at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. "I want people to know what the Eighth Air Force did, how we helped to win the war."
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I watched a great video, Note to Self, produced by CBS.
Military blogger and Iraq War veteran writes a note to his younger 21-year old self on the eve of war.
Hat tip: Blackfive
Source: CBS
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7 Navy SEALs disciplined for role with video game. The U.S. Navy SEALs are part of an elite force that operates in the shadows, best known for killing Osama bin Laden. However, CBS News has learned a group of SEALs has been disciplined for revealing secrets. The seven members of SEAL Team Six are all still on active duty. One of them was on the raid which killed Osama bin Laden and made SEAL Team Six a household name. For two days this spring and summer, they worked as paid consultants on a recently released video game, "Medal of Honor: Warfighter."
(CBS News)
History preserved through Military Museum of Butte County in Oroville. Located inside Surplus City, the museum has dozens of items, including a 1917 Swiss Army ammunition wagon, a 1942 M-16 Half Track, a troop carrier tank and various posters. A tank and a Nike missile outside are also part of the museum. Of course, the missile's electronics are gone, said owner Steve Seidenglanz in a phone interview Wednesday. Seidenglanz began collecting military memorabilia 51 years ago...
(Oroville Mercury Register)
Army Wives 'Battling Bare' For Their War Torn Husbands Are Everywhere From CNN To Psychology Today. I first wrote about Battling Bare and Ashley Wise in June when her case made it to a small Clarksville, Tn newspaper and onto the web. The story went viral and made its way to the Daily Mail, by the end of the day I'd signed Ashley and her group on as contributors and they've submitted some powerful pieces...
(Business Insider)
War exhibits in danger of being lost to time. Many valuable collections of military artifacts and memorabilia may be lost as aging custodians become fewer, military veterans and historians say. "Our volunteers here are Second World War and Korean War vets," Jim McKinny, a veteran with the Nutana branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Saskatoon, told CBC News. "So the youngest one would be in their low 80s."
(CBC News)
Gravesend nurse's diary tells the story of WW1 victims. For Remembrance Day, Anna Dubuis opened the pages of an album that returns to the days when Gravesend Hospital housed the victims of the First World War…On Christmas Day, 1901, a girl named Kate Harvey was given an empty album by her father. Fifteen years later, she was working at Gravesend Hospital when the First World War broke out, and she took the album with her...
(Gravesend Reporter)
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News reports are being heard around the world about General David Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell.
Emails sent by Paula Broadwell, Petraeus's biographer, to another woman who knows both of them, led the F.B.I. to the C.I.A. director, reports the New York Times.
"When F.B.I. agents following up on the complaint began to examine Ms. Broadwell's e-mails, they discovered exchanges between her and Mr. Petraeus that revealed that they were having an affair, said several officials who spoke of the investigation on the condition of anonymity. They also discovered that Ms. Broadwell possessed certain classified information, one official said, but apparently concluded that it was probably not Mr. Petraeus who had given it to her and that there had been no major breach of security. No leak charges are expected to be filed as a result of the investigation."
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Female officers sent nude photos to general. Two female Army officers testified Wednesday they provided nude photos to a general facing sex crime charges. A married captain testified that Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair repeatedly asked her to send him nude photos of herself, which she said made her uncomfortable. Eventually, she said she placated the married general by sending him downloaded pornographic photos of other women cropped so that their faces weren't visible...
Comedian Victoria Jackson fooled by spoof blogger over Romney loss. Brushing off the criticism by Wednesday night, Victoria Jackson tweeted about a military blogger going by the name of "Drew" who posted an article titled "Military Absentee Ballots Delivered One Day Late, Would Have Swung Election For Romney." The only problem is, the article is obviously a spoof...
Facebook Page Connects Fort Hood Families. What if everything you needed to know about your new hometown was conveniently placed on one Facebook page? Well, that's a reality for Fort Hood families. All thanks to a stay at home military wife. And she's helping more than 9,000 people for free. As a stay at home military wife, Jessica Mitchell found her calling in sewing. But it wasn't until she saw a post about vendors at a local event on the Fort Hood Area Events Facebook page that she decided to use those sewing skills to make some extra cash for her family...
Battlefield Images, Taking No Prisoners. AS a form of photojournalism, war photography can sometimes seem to be telling the same story over and over across conflicts and eras. But as technology has grown more sophisticated, photojournalists have been able to bring us ever closer to its daily realities and to offer new ways of understanding the experience of those who live through it. That's one lesson of "War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through Feb. 3...
(New York Times)
Campus veterans to share war stories. "War: Through Their Eyes, Warriors & Nurses" exhibit will be held on Friday in Reeve Memorial Union Theater and Steinhilber Gallery to tell the stories of students and alumni who have seen war. The Warrior & Nurses event is a multimedia project led by UW Oshkosh professor Grace Lim, students from the journalism and music departments, art director of the University's Learning Technologies Shawn McAfee and others in the campus community...
(The Advance-Titan)
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The event which takes place Veterans Day weekend will feature "best of" award-winning films from the 6th annual GI Film Festival.
Attendees will be able to watch films, connect with top industry professionals, and even mingle with Hollywood celebrities.
To learn more, visit the GI Film Festival website.
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One project uses software for Twitter that helps to gauge public opinion in some of the world's hot spots, while another project analyzes the situation in Syria with social media.
There are a lot of details provided in the story that explain each project in more depth.
Full story here.
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(Ottawa Sun)
A soldier's story: Injured WWII warrior found lifetime success in Granville. In Granville, there are many veterans worthy of thanks on Veterans Day for what they did for their country in the military service — none more so than World War II veteran and retired Denison University professor, Andrew Sterrett. The quiet and reserved Dr. Sterrett's life in and out of the military serves as an inspiring demonstration of human fortitude, considering the nightmarish sacrifices he and thousands like him who answered their country's call have made...
(The Newark Advocate)
Ancestry.co.uk releases Remembrance Facebook app to raise funds for Royal British Legion. Ancestry.co.uk, the genealogy website has released a Remembrance app on its Facebook page while planning to open up its military records for free over the weekend of Remembrance Sunday. The company has posted the app to allow users to donate £1 for each tribute that they leave, and £3 for each heroic story posted to the Hall of Heroes section, with the funds going to the Royal British Legion...
(The Drum)
Museum exhibit tells the story of the Civil War through quilts. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the American Textile History Museum in Lowell presents "Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War," through Nov. 25. An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum tells America's story through the art, history, and science of textiles. The Civil War traveling exhibition is presented by guest curators Madelyn Shaw and Lynne Zacek Bassett...
SC World War II vets' stories told in ETV documentary. Lou Fowler was a waist gunner with the 454th bomber group when he was shot down over Yugoslavia. After being held in a German concentration camp for more than a year, Fowler, who lives in Columbia, planned and eventually made his escape. It was 1944 and he and three other prisoners of war had just stumbled upon an American tank in the dead of night. "That was the greatest day of my life," he said. "My freedom." Fowler's harrowing account along with others can be seen in the fifth installment of the series, "South Carolinians in World War II – A World War."
(The State)
Concord vet writes memoir of his battle experiences to garner appreciation for the military. When Bob Whitworth was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1967 and served as a combat infantryman during the Vietnam War, he'd witnessed horrors that to this day remain vivid in his memory. "The minute we stepped off the military base, there were snipers, ambushes, land mines in a jungle so dark you couldn't even see your hands," said Whitworth. In his early 20s, Whitworth said he faced the fact that his life, which was just beginning, could possibly end in a blink of an eye...
(San Jose Mercury News)
'My Army Life in Photos' seeks contest entries. "My Army Life in Photos," a new contest by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command's Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs, is now accepting submissions. Eligible FMWR patrons can upload photos capturing their Army experience to the entry application on Facebook.com/FamilyMWR. All eligible submissions will be entered into a random drawing for a prizes...
(My Guidon)
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At its peak, the blog reached over 3,000 page views per day according to Corcoran, but he also says interest in the blog had been waning since passing the 1 million hits a year ago.
He attributes the "waning interest" to "war fatigue" by the news media and the American public.
Corcoran discusses the highs and lows of the blog in a story that was published in The New York Times yesterday.
"I'm a realist and I'm fully aware that after so many years it is hard for people to continue to care deeply about a conflict that doesn't seem to have any end goal or sense of mission. So a few weeks ago, I decided I would stop the blog after the election. (I'm leaving the door open just a bit to a last-minute change of heart.) If I do stop posting, however, I intend to keep it on the Internet as a historical reference for anyone interested in the Iraq and Afghan wars.
There have been many gratifying moments. One involved a woman who wrote me after I had posted a video of a firefight in Afghanistan that included her son. She said that she had not heard from him in weeks and that she was thrilled to be able to see him in the video. She went on to tell me what a wonderful job I was doing for all the military families who felt as she did, that the media had let them down in its coverage of the Afghan war."
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Earlier this week Powers posted a new story called "Preparing For An Embed: Getting Started" that talks about the first step.
Powers writes on the military blog Blackfive:
"The first step in any embed is a journalistic outlet. All embeds are journalistic embeds. Period. Dot. They are not for morale, they are not for sightseeing, and they are not for cooking or other culinary endeavors. Trust me, I spent a couple of months earlier this year trying to set something up for a chef who wanted to go cook for the troops, and despite my efforts and those of two very helpful people in DoD, no go, not even in conjunction with a real embed. Now, that is not to say that an embed can't chose to do something once there if the unit approves, but that is not a valid reason for an embed and won't help your cause in applying.
Embeds are for journalism and journalism only. Keep in mind that blogs (even milblogs) don't have the clout or prestige they once did and that there does still seem to be an institutional bias towards "real" media in some circles."
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War Widow's Lawsuit Says Nat Geo, Fox Depicted Dead Husband's Body, Aired Family Photo. An Army staff sergeant's widow says in a lawsuit against National Geographic and Fox that a documentary from the companies depicted her husband's dead body and showed a private family photo she believes was taken from his laptop after he died. The suit seeks unspecified damages and to ban Nat Geo and Fox from using military family members' images, names or likenesses for commercial purposes without their permission. Nat Geo declined to comment. Donnice Roberts, of Carthage, Texas, has two children with Staff Sergeant Kevin Casey Roberts...
(Chicago Tribune)
'Witness' Documents the Work and Art of War Zone Photojournalists. "The violence is what you start out with because it's the obvious story. I fill in the blanks with contexts about how these people live," says Eros Hoagland. A photojournalist in war and conflict zones, he sees in his work both opportunity and limits. "You need layers and arcs and different things happening kind of at the same time, rather than in-your-face imagery of death and suffering. How much of that can you look at?" As Hoagland speaks, he's packing for his next gig, the camera panning over his camera case, his helmet, and his body armor...
Social Media Wins and Fails: Eye of the Storm. Mashable tackled this very early on in a post they called "7 Fake Hurricane Sandy Photos You're Sharing on Social Media". From a photo of soldiers in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to a picture stolen from a popular disaster movie, to various photoshopped photos combining non-sandy images with random storm photos — people spent much of the day passing around images that were either blatant fabrications or legitimate photos that weren't of Sandy at all. In fact, as I was stuck on the East Coast because of the storm, I spent a good couple hours practicing my troll skills as I debunked photo after photo on my own timeline...
(Business 2 Community)
Veterans Day: Loveland veterans share their stories (video, form). Note from the reporter: Thank our veterans for their service to our country. Fill out the form at the bottom of this story; call 599-1218 and leave a message of thanks; or email email@example.com. The military experiences changed many veterans for life even though their service spanned such a short time. Some of the comments and voice recordings will be printed with a story on Nov. 11, Veterans Day...
(Reporter Herald)
Family defends Malaysian held over Facebook insult. The family of a Malaysian man detained for allegedly insulting a state sultan on Facebook called for his release Monday, saying the government is violating his free-speech rights. Police arrested 27-year-old Ahmad Abdul Jalil in Kuala Lumpur and took him to southern Johor state late Friday. He was freed briefly Monday after a magistrate court in Johor refused to extend his remand order but police immediately arrested him again, said his sister Anisa Abdul Jalil...
Bookout shares stories of courage and loss during Vietnam. One peek into Army veteran Steve Bookout's Newton home gives a glimpse into the two tours of duty he served during the Vietnam War: At his computer desk sits an armored seat, stripped from a helicopter much like the ones he used to fly. His basement houses two helicopter doors, emblazoned with a red wild boar, the symbol of the Razorbacks gun squad, and a photo of Gen. William Westmoreland hangs on a wall, a personalized inscription scrawled at the bottom....
(Newton Daily News)
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Video of Syrian rebels executing government soldiers that surfaced last week has gone viral, while drawing condemnation from around the world.
This isn't the first video of a war crime being committed in Syria by either rebels or government forces, and likely won't be the last as the war continues on.
According to The Wall Street Journal:
"Summary executions by rebels of regime loyalists, soldiers and members of the Syrian security forces and police are believed to have occurred with frequency in the northern city of Aleppo, where fighting has been raging since July, according to human-rights groups, video footage and in some instances the admission of rebels themselves.
Amnesty International said it was working on verifying the video and the circumstances of the executions, but the preliminary assessment by its technical specialists indicated the footage was authentic and doesn't appear to have been manipulated."
More on the story here.
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Civil War-era diary gives insight. Sally Hale holds history in her hands. Wearing protective cotton gloves, the nontraditional history student gently turned the pages of the personal diary of Franklin E. Fox, a Michigan soldier who chronicled his experiences during the Civil War. She paused and referred to a page, separated from the binding of the 150-year-old diary. "Here is a passage on the assassination of the president," she said, referring to Abraham Lincoln. "They learned about it several days after it happened. It says, 'The men were not in good spirits.'"
(Kearney Hub)
Civil War letters tell story of Niagara County veteran. For more than a century, the letters sat in a tiny Niagara County farmhouse, a precious link to one of the nation's bloodiest struggles. The long-forgotten ink – spread across yellowed pages – has roared to life once again, telling the story of a Niagara County man who battled through the Civil War and lived to tell about it. More than 40 letters from Elmer Fox, who left Somerset at a young age to join the Union Army, are on display in the Royalton Hartland Community Library, 9 Vernon St., through November...
(The Buffalo News)
Blog Roundup: Three Blogs You May Have Missed. It was a busy week with Hurricane Sandy blasting through town and leaving many Sudbury residents without power. If you're catching up on your news from the week, look no further. Throughout the week Patch's Local Voices bloggers share information, insight and opinion about what matters to them. Here's a selection of blogs from throughout the week. In Not Forgotten: Sudbury Military Support Network Collects for Troops, Thom Kenney talks about collecting food and supplies to send overseas — where he recently returned from as a captain with the U.S. Army...
Korean War vet shares stories during Monticello visit. One of the Cold War's most grueling and bone-chilling battles came to life during a Korean War veteran's recent presentation at the Monticello Senior Center. Harry Burke grew up in Clarkfield, Minnesota, and currently lives in Bloomington. He is prominently featured in the book, "The Last Stand of Fox Company," the story of how his military unit was cut off at the Chosin Reservoir. Burke visited Monticello Oct. 26 and spent more than an hour telling his tale of service to local listeners...
(The Monticello Times)
Photojournalists "Witness" war zones in new HBO series. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some people liken a bad day at work to being in a war zone but for the photojournalists chronicled in HBO's upcoming documentary series "Witness," that's not an exaggeration. The series, which premieres on November 5 and will air every Monday for the rest of the month, follows photojournalists in Mexico, Libya, South Sudan and Brazil as they navigate violence to report issues such as drug trafficking, gang violence, corruption, and ethnic warfare...
(Chicago Tribune)
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According to the Associated Press, an online activist charged with insulting the Bahrain king on Twitter has been sentenced to six months in prison.
"Bahrain has been hit by unrest for nearly 21 months as the island's Shiite Muslim majority seeks a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled kingdom that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet," wrote the AP.
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The Grand Prize includes a complete digital camera set, a $1,000 gift certificate and the photo to be featured in an Installation Management Command, Army MWR branded campaign.
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Beginning 1 November, right here on ArmyMWR.com, you can win great prizes by submitting your best photos of Army Life.
So start saving those snapshots from favorite MWR events, memorable homecomings and more!
Weekly winners will be awarded for submitting photos in the following categories:
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Simply submit photos that fit the week's theme and you will be entered to win!
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The battle for Maarat: Using social media to cut through the fog of war. Following Syria's civil war is never easy. The old adage that the first casualty of war is the truth still applies, and such is the relentless brutality it is often difficult to even confirm when an incident took place. But we've been following the Syrian conflict through social media since the beginning, and have developed a number of methods of cutting through the fog of war to get a clearer picture of what's taking place in the embattled state. The recent battle for Maarat al-Numan was a case in point...
(Storyful Blog)
Old tricks, new target: cyber criminals scam soldiers. No one earns their paycheck more than the men and women who defend our country. Scam artists are now using old tricks online on new targets; members of the American military. "When you sign up for the military, it's a sign up for service, and pay is never mentioned as part of the good deal," said U.S. Navy Adm. Robert Natter. Natter spent 41 years in the Navy. From his start at the prestigious Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md, to consulting the Commander in Chief, he admits that the military pay is sufficient as long as thieves can't get a hold of it...
Learn about soldier through diary at Frank House. As part of the Saturday at the Frank House series, Sally Hale of Kearney will present her research on the Franklin Fox Diary. The program, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Frank House on the University of Nebraska at Kearney West Campus. Hale said Fox was a Union soldier in the Civil War, and he volunteered in Michigan. "The Franklin Fox diary was discovered in the Frank House by archivist Rachael Downs," Hale said. "I was then assigned the task of electronically preserving the document."
(Kearney Hub)
Expanded Social Media for Army-Navy Game Presented by USAA. The Army-Navy Game Presented By USAA, already the top football rivalry game in the country, will have an expanded presence on Social Media, leading up to and following the annual service academy matchup. The Army-Navy Game, will take place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Dec. 8 with kickoff set for 3 p.m. Now, fans will have the opportunity to follow and participate in a host of new initiatives surrounding the event. Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube will all be utilized to showcase this rivalry in the weeks leading up to the game as well as on gameday itself...
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This is a heartwarming love story of Sean and Heather Brown.
As reported by the Longview News-Journal, during Heather's pregnancy — and Sean's time of military service in Afghanistan — she slipped into a coma and baby John Brown was born by cesarean section.
People from all over the world are following their story on Facebook.
This week, their Facebook page passed 600,000 likes.
You can follow their story here.
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Fake Photos of Sandy Flood Social Media. No matter what part of the country you're in, it's nearly impossible not to be aware of the devastation and destruction that superstorm Sandy wrought as it pummeled the East Coast of the United States. In fact, with 24-hour news coverage, there are seemingly endless photos and videos being shared via social media. But not all the images -- nor the captions that accompany them -- are real...
(Yahoo! News)
Online daters, be warned! 1 in 10 profiles are scams, report reveals. In many cases, scammers will choose to use pictures of military personnel. After discovering that his headshot consistently showed in hoax dating profiles (thanks to a Google alert), Army Master Sgt. C.J. Grisham set up a personal blog for soldiers to report their photo being used on online dating sites. "Over the past few years, I've seen these scammers use all kinds of photos removed from open Facebook pages, blogs, official military websites, and command pages," he wrote in a blog post last month...
French army wives back pay protest: Facebook campaign to sort out salary chaos Software glitch leaves soldiers owed millions. Wives and partners of French soldiers, many of whom are serving in Afghanistan, launched their protest this month after a rally this year. Inspired by campaign on post-traumatic stress disorder by the wives and partners of US troops, the women posted photographs of themselves on social networks with messages written across their backs, many sceptical that computer software was purely to blame, fearing it was also down to the failings of a cash-strapped French state...
Defence disciplines 15 over Facebook slurs. The Defence Department has taken action against 15 members for posting offensive anti-Islamic comments on a Facebook page in response to violent protests in Sydney last month. Defence said two people had been charged under the Defence Force Discipline Act and given formal reprimands. Administrative action had been taken against another 13 who had been formally counselled. Disciplinary action is continuing against one other member...
(The Sydney Morning Herald)
Is the military ready for zombies? Are our nation's military and emergency personnel prepared for a zombie apocalypse? We'll find out on Halloween, as hordes of zombies attack a counterterrorism summit in California to be attended by Marines and Army and Navy personnel, along with police, firefighters and other first responders, the Associated Press reports...
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