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Mutual funds have 2nd-biggest week ever
Investor deposits with global equity mutual funds in the first week of January were higher than any other period except one, a sign they may be coming back to stocks after withdrawing cash for the past six years. About $22 billion flowed into equity funds around the world in the week ended Jan. 9, according to data compiled by research firm EPFR Global going back to 1996. Emerging-market equity funds took in the most money on record. The MSCI All-Country World Index jumped 3.1 percent in the first week of 2013 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index reached a five-year high yesterday on signs the global economy is gaining momentum. "An improving backdrop is causing investors to reappraise equities," said Graham Bishop, an equity strategist at Exane BNP Paribas in London. "Equities are well placed to benefit as the recent flow data implies."
US Airways' Kirby gains $1.37M
US Airways Group Inc. President Scott Kirby, who has helped lead the carrier's push for a merger with bankrupt AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, earned a $1.37 million profit from a sale of the company's stock. The disposal of 114,862 US Airways shares occurred on Jan. 8 when the stock hit the $15 trigger price set last year when Kirby created the so-called Rule 10b5-1 plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The shares were valued at $3.10 when placed in the plan, the filing said.
Apple CEO: China biggest market
Apple expects China to overtake the United States as its biggest market, CEO Tim Cook told a Chinese government news agency. "China is currently our second-largest market. I believe it will become our first. I believe strongly that it will," the Xinhua News Agency quoted Cook as saying. The report gave no details of when Cook thought China might pass the United States. Apple has said sales in China more than doubled in 2010 and 2011 though growth has slowed in the past year. Apple's iPhones, iPads and other gadgets are popular with China's highest-earning consumers but its fast-growing smartphone market is dominated by handsets that use rival Google Inc.'s Android system.
Other business news
• Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas dropped by one for a second consecutive week to settle at 1,761. The Houston-based company said in its weekly report Friday that 1,323 rigs were exploring for oil and 434 for gas. Four were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago, Baker Hughes counted 1,987 working rigs. Pennsylvania lost six rigs while Colorado and Texas each dropped two. Arkansas and New Mexico remained unchanged.
• Bridgeway Capital, a community development financial institution based Downtown, said Friday it's expanding its microloan-making territory northward to Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Lawrence, Venango and Clarion counties. The microloans, whose maximum is $50,000, are backed by the Small Business Administration. Bridgeway Capital already makes microloans in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler and Indiana counties.
• Susan Balla, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce Inc., will retire on Feb. 15 from the head of the organization, which represents businesses in 16 municipalities in the North Hills. Balla has led the group since October 2009, when it was formed from the merger of the Cranberry and Northern Allegheny County chambers of commerce.
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Undercover Agent Zoe reports back on her Hawaii Five-0 Fanbook mission!October 17th, 2014 by officer808
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Undercover Agent Zoe
18th September 2014
When my husband bid on and won the CharityBuzz auction in April, I had no idea what to expect when it came to visiting the set of Hawaii Five-0. I had been arranging the visit with Jess from the Production Office, and the day we arrived in Hawaii, she confirmed that we would be visiting the Diamond Head Studios on Thursday afternoon.
We had been told beforehand that there were no guarantees that we would be able to meet the cast, it would depend on the filming schedule for the day. As part of the auction I had already received some H50 signed goodies and I was just excited to be able to visit the studio itself!
On Thursday afternoon, myself, my husband and our 3 year old daughter rode a taxi from the Hilton Hawaiian Village over to the Diamond Head Studios. Jess met us at the gates of the studios and gave us a tour of the production offices and allowed for us to help ourselves to drinks and snacks from the kitchen. She also gave us a copy of the call sheet for the day so that we could follow along with filming. She informed us that usually they wouldn't allow children on set during filming and that one of us may have to take our daughter off set once filming began. My husband immediately volunteered as this visit had been arranged as part of my birthday present; I couldn't help but feel a tiny bit disappointed that we wouldn't all be able to enjoy the full experience. Jess was amazing though, she arranged for all of us to be able to stay on set as long as our daughter was quiet. Those of you who have kids will know how hard it is to get a three year old to do anything you want them to!
Jess explained that the cast and crew were running late as they were filming exterior scenes downtown at I'olani Palace, and had been delayed due to the rain showers we had earlier in the day. This meant that we were able to take a tour of the sound stages before the crew arrived to set up for the scene. First, Jess took us past the rendition room 'blue box'. Next, she took us onto the main sound stage which was the interior for the Five-0 Headquarters.
The set itself is amazing- each individual office is one self-contained set. Kono's office has both her bike and surfboard in it! Whilst we were exploring the set we got to meet the lovely Marc and Una (McGarrett and Kono's stand ins) who had arrived to begin set up for the scene. Both were really lovely and engaging to chat with! Marc let us in on a little fact- the Magic Table is actually just a flat screen TV set into a table (hubby was gutted at this fact!) .
We left the HQ sound stage just as the production trucks were beginning to roll in from the last shoot. We walked past the cast trailers to walk up to the original Five-0 sound stage. Jess explained that they used this stage for the interior shots of the McGarrett house, the crime lab, Max's office and the mortuary. The mortuary wall only has one working gurney/freezer drawer so whenever they have to pull a body out it will always be in the same one!
Jess explained that a typical episode will take 7 days to prep and 8 days to shoot. Because they have 25 episodes this season but no extra working time, they have to prep the following episode whilst they are shooting the previous one. We also chatted about how the premiere went at Sunset on the Beach. She explained that when they had seen the premiere they realized they still had some more editing to do before it aired on the network.
We went back down to the main sound stage, where we could sit and watch the crew setting up. The scene they were filming would involve Alex O'Loughlin, Grace Park and Chi McBride discussing evidence around the Magic Table. The crew started to bring in all of the cameras and rigs for the scene set up – they were actually taking down walls inside the set to get everything in – everything is movable. Jess came back in and explained that she had been told by Alex's assistant that he was ill today so it was unlikely that we would be able to meet him. We got talking to Max who is responsible for character props – he let us play with THE Five-0 badge! The actual Five-0 badges are really heavy shields. Max explained that they were exact replicas of real badges which is why they weighed so much. Our daughter was quite taken with the badge and Max and she happily chatted away with him about 'making a show'. Something somewhere had clicked for her, so much so that Max asked her to be his assistant! He had Captain Grover's watch, and explained that when Chi came on set, she would need to give him the watch and his Five-0 badge. When Chi came on set he was brilliant with her, pretending to play swapsies with her over the watches. Chi was gracious with his time before rehearsals began, allowing photos with all three of us, before taking some time to chat with us about our trip. I cannot speak highly enough of Max and Chi, they were absolutely amazing with our daughter; she thought it was the most amazing thing in the world!
We were allowed to remain on set whilst watching the read through with the cast before being introduced to the episode director, Jerry Levine and taking our seats with him in the Video Gallery. We were given directors chairs behind the monitors and headsets to listen to what was happening on set, even our daughter got her own chair and headset. They ran through a couple of rehearsal takes before catering arrived with pizza and snacks, this made our daughter's day as she happily sat in her chair, silent as a mouse, munching on her cheese pizza! Whilst she was enjoying her pizza we were thrilled to get the opportunity to chat with Alex himself. Despite being unwell (he did sound full up of cold!) he came over to speak to us and apologized for not shaking hands or giving hugs as he had the 'lergy' (his own words!).
Alex chatted with my husband first, picking up first on his accent and asking whereabouts in the UK we had traveled from. My husband told him that the three of us had traveled from London to be able to take part in the set visit for my birthday. Alex turned to me and said, 'your face is familiar…' I will tell you quite unashamedly that controlling my grin at this point was completely beyond my control and I didn't care that I must have looked like a Cheshire cat! I had obviously forgotten how to speak as my husband told him that we had met before. Once I had managed to form words into sentences I explained that we had traveled over last year so I could attend the self-defense seminar, the penny seemed to drop at that point for Alex, as we explained that I had darker hair at the time. He asked me whether he knew at the time that I had traveled from London, he even apologized for not realizing sooner as his schedule has been so busy since then. Seriously, does this man even realize how many people he must meet in one week let alone nine months ago?! Whether he remembered or not, the fact that he said it just goes to show what a genuinely nice guy he really is. He even took the time to chat with our little girl, who pretty much just stared at him wide eyed with a piece of pizza hanging out of her mouth, pretty much how mummy would've looked if I could have gotten away with it! Before they called time on the break, Alex made sure we were being looked after before heading back onto set. Whilst I can't reveal anything about the episode they were filming out of respect for the production team, ladies, I can tell you that the McG blue shirt is back.
They did several takes of the scene before breaking again to reset to shoot the scene from a different angle which would be their last take of the day. Unfortunately, this signaled the end of our visit. Initially we had only been scheduled to be there for an hour but by the time we left it had been closer to three. Everyone had been incredibly gracious with their time and allowing us to stay on set. Before we left the set for the day, we were introduced to Grace Park. She is an incredibly lovely lady to speak to; she was shocked when she learned how far we had traveled. She asked if we had enjoyed our visit and wished us a good rest of vacation. Time with Grace was short as she was heading back onto set, so no photos but I am thrilled to have been able to meet her.
So, many of you would like to know what happened with the Fanbook. Because of the nature of the visit being during filming, it wasn't appropriate to give it to the cast directly. Also, I couldn't give it to Peter either as he had already returned to the mainland the previous day. So the book is in Jess' capable hands – she is the assistant to Jeff Downer, Bryan Spicer & Peter Lenkov – with the promise that it will be passed on.
We had an amazing time on set, everyone in the cast and crew made us feel so incredibly welcome. Not that anyone would ever doubt it, but they really have put together an amazing team. CBS should be very proud of everyone involved in this series.


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Genome-wide association scan of quantitative traits for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder identifies novel associations and confirms candidate gene associations
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex condition with environmental and genetic etiologies. Up to this point, research has identified genetic associations with candidate genes from known biological pathways. In order to identify novel ADHD susceptibility genes, 600,000 SNPs were genotyped in 958 ADHD proband-parent trios. After applying data cleaning procedures we examined 429,981 autosomal SNPs in 909 family trios. We generated six quantitative phenotypes from 18 ADHD symptoms to be used in genome-wide association analyses. With the PBAT screening algorithm, we identified 2 SNPs, rs6565113 and rs552655 that met the criteria for significance within a specified phenotype. These SNPs are located in intronic regions of genes CDH13 and GFOD1, respectively. CDH13 has been implicated previously in substance use disorders. We also evaluated the association of SNPs from a list of 37 ADHD candidate genes that was specified a priori. These findings, along with association P-values with a magnitude less than 10−5, are discussed in this manuscript. Seventeen of these candidate genes had association P-values lower then 0.01: SLC6A1, SLC9A9, HES1, ADRB2, HTR1E, DDC, ADRA1A, DBH, DRD2, BDNF, TPH2, HTR2A, SLC6A2, PER1, CHRNA4, SNAP25, and COMT. Among the candidate genes, SLC9A9 had the strongest overall associations with 58 association test P-values lower than 0.01 and multiple association P-values at a magnitude of 10−5 in this gene. In sum, these findings identify novel genetic associations at viable ADHD candidate genes and provide confirmatory evidence for associations at previous candidate genes. Replication of these results is necessary in order to confirm the proposed genetic variants for ADHD.


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Am I suppose to be silent?
Am I suppose to be silent? barelybreathing: Okay, got an email today from a couple friend of "ours". They wanted to make sure that I had tried everything to save the marraige. That I had been humble and that I had no pride and no ego. That I needed to think of my actions for our daughter's sake. That I need to compromise. That would be their Christmas wish for us to resolve this and get back together as a family. This is the same family that sent me the Christmas card yesterday.
I was absolutley insensed. If they only knew the TRUTH! If they knew about his AFFAIR! How he has abandoned all his responsiblities. If they only knew how compromising I have been. How forgiving I am. Gosh. I can't even defend myself. The shame of revealing what he did to church members of mine is too much for me. Too much. So I get to be looked at as one who left and did not try....
I am not happy right now. Such injustice. I did call my s2bx and read him the email. Cause this is his best friend. S2bx said he would call him and tell him that it was not me and that I have tried everything. Big flippin deal, he should just tell the world that he is an adulterer. So people can stop looking at me like I was the one. Arghhh.....
nerak: I don't have any brilliant advice. Just wanted to say that I'm so sorry. That is a really tough one.
Hang in there.
barelybreathing: Thanks....it is tough. The scornful looks, the being treated like a leper, all of it.
I carry around the truth and am respectfully silent. I don't want my daughter to grow up with people knowing about this. Geez.
Guess my silence is going to come with a heavy burden. Scrutiny of me.
Brian75034: "..They wanted to make sure that I had tried everything to save the marraige. That I had been humble and that I had no pride and no ego. That I needed to think of my actions for our daughter's sake. That I need to compromise."
How rude. I couldnt consider them friends...at least not after that. Some people just have no manners or "couth".
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I totally agree with Brian. HOW RUDE!
I bet if they knew he had an affair, they'd probably still tell you to be a good christian and "forgive" him of his trespasses.
I know exactly what you're going through with all of your preachy relatives and friends who mean well. They tell you to do your best, compromise, forgive(ALL THINGS ALWAYS), sacrifice all of your being and who you really are just so the "marriage" can survive. Don't these people know that once you start doing that there is no marriage to save?!?!?!?!????
That's why I haven't told anyone, not even my own parents what hubby and I are going through. They were the ones who helped us get back together 6 years ago when I should have ran like hell from him. All my mom knows is that I'm in counseling and he had a "fling".
Oh yeah, and she keeps telling me to "pray for him 3x a day. Things will get better. God has a plan for him." blah :Pblah :Pblah :P
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A Paddy Madden double helped Yeovil Town to a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient at Huish Park.
Madden scored either side of the break with James Hayter grabbing a goal in between.
The win boosts The Glovers' play-off hopes, lifting them to ninth in the tabel, three points off 6th spot.
Yeovil Town won for a club record 8th time in a row. Bristol Rovers also won, Cheltenham drew and Bristol City lost in the Severnside derby.
There were wins today for both Bristol clubs and Yeovil Town. Swindon Town could only draw and Cheltenham Town slipped to defeat.
Bath have beaten West Country rivals Gloucester 32 - 5 in the LV= Cup.


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Rutgers Edges DePaul, 2-1, on Friday Night
Oct. 12, 2012
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Despite a second-half goal from Jared Blincow—his second in as many matches—the DePaul men's soccer team could not overcome an early deficit as it fell 2-1 to Rutgers on Friday night in New Jersey.
Not long after the opening whistle sounded, the Scarlet Knights (6-5-1, 2-2-1) found the back of the Blue Demon net. Just 29 seconds into the first frame, Rutgers' Kene Oziz took a pass from Mael Corboz and chipped it past DePaul's Eric Sorby for the first goal of the match.
Oziz quickly added two more shots before senior Antonio Aguilar registered the Blue Demons' first. When DePaul (3-9-2, 0-5 BIG EAST) was called for a foul in its own end, the Scarlet Knights got another opportunity to score.
Corboz once again generated the scoring chance for Rutgers as he lined up for the free kick. Off the service, RU's Olisa Eze—brother of Kene—cut into the box and headed it home to make it 2-0 in favor of Rutgers.
In the waning minutes of the opening period, Aguilar tallied DePaul's first shot on goal, but Rutgers' keeper Kevin McMullen denied Aguilar to preserve the 2-0 advantage for the Scarlet Knights.
Much like how he ended the first half, Aguilar opened the second. He fired again at McMullen, but the keeper once again turned him aside.
In the 48th minute, however, McMullen could not stop Blincow, the defender who has recently found his scoring touch.
Freshman David Selvaggi, who was booked with a yellow card earlier in the match, sent a feed to Blincow from six yards out. Blincow, just as he did on Tuesday afternoon, finished it with a low shot that the goalkeeper could not get a hand on, pulling the Blue Demons to back within one.
The goal was DePaul's first in five BIG EAST Conference matches so far this season.
Despite a flurry of shots by DePaul after its initial goal, McMullen held strong in net for Rutgers, turning away five Blue Demon shots to preserve the win for the Scarlet Knights.
The Blue Demons have a quick turnaround before their next BIG EAST match when they welcome Cincinnati to Wish Field for a 3 p.m. contest on Wednesday, Oct. 17. That Saturday, DePaul then heads to Syracuse for a 6:30 p.m. matchup against the Orange.
Notes: Aguilar led all players with a game-high six shots, four on goal…Drew Dempsey, Ray De Leon, and Michael Kozielek also registered a shot on goal each…It was Blincow's second career goal…five Blue Demons played the full 90 minutes… Sorby finished with two saves…McMullen finished with seven.


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Two men meet in a restaurant. The one who had to wait for the other enjoys the wine and conversation but the one who made him wait becomes increasingly seductive. The director, who is making his debut, loves movie and has filled this one with film gimmicks.
I'm a student in Mathematics in Switzerland, but I have been in love with cinema for a long time. The movie I'm submitting, "Double Talk" is my first movie, but it won't be the last...
Screening / Award history:
"Double Talk" has been screened in around 20 festivals, here are some of them:
Action on film international film festival (Long Beach, USA)
Palouse Short Film Festival (Palouse, USA) Won 3rd place
Durango Independent Film Festival (Durango, USA)
Treasure Coast International Film Festival (Port St Lucie, USA) Nominated for Best Editing Short Film
Newport Beach Film Festival (Newport Beach, USA)
2008-10-26 10:40:17
Alrighty, real cute. The atmosphere supported this little romp to perfection. Now I'm hungry. Not for a kiss but real food!
2008-06-30 19:05:45
Very interesting movie you can feel the tention between the two actors! Great
2008-06-30 10:29:15
I really like tihs movie! I would even eat it!
2008-06-30 10:18:21
Thanks for the nice reviews, I really appreciate!
2008-06-30 10:10:49
I'm looking forward to see the continuation...
2008-06-30 09:08:31
Great Movie Cuz!!! (even though i have seen it 6,000,000,000 times!!!) <3 keep rockin!
- From Your Cuz in NYC Ayla
2008-06-29 23:39:40
What a great movie, lots of suspens along the scenes, and what a surprising and kind of relieving ending!!! Well done! Looking forward for your next performance!
2008-06-29 23:34:33
Great job, I always love movie with a twist at the end!!!
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2008-06-29 21:11:31
I love gay people! I really enjoyed the conversation between the two guys and how the first one try to bring the second one in his bed! Nevertheless I do not understand why we suddenly see two girls at the end... The actors are really handsome! Are they used to practice the Saccomie?


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Smart & Final Expands Recall Of Pasta Product Over Labeling Error
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles-based Smart & Final is expanding its recall of certain batches of frozen tortellini because of a labeling error.
The recall, initially announced on April 29, includes La Romanella Tri-Color Cheese Tortellini sold in 2.5-pound sacks.
The company said the bags may contain undeclared wheat, eggs, and milk.
Sacks of the pasta bear the following codes: 020713, 022513, 031113, 031813, 031913 and 040313. The UPC number is 728920130026.
The pasta was distributed to California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. They were sold at Smart & Final and Cash & Carry stores.
No reports of injuries or illness have been received, Smart & Final said on its website.
Those, who purchased the product, may return it to the location where it was bought for a replacement or refund.
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It's the second-to-last Saturday in the NHL's regular season, and the playoff races are coming down to the wire. The Montreal Canadiens will try to solidify a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Maple Leafs (7 p.m. ET, CBC, NHLN-US). In the Western Conference, the slipping Oilers will try to gain ground against the Canucks, who are trying to regain the Northwest Division lead.
Three other Saturday night games with playoff implications in the Eastern Conference include the Devils playing their second game in two nights when they travel to Buffalo to try to shrink the gap between them and the second-place Capitals; the Flyers go for home-ice advantage in the first round when they face off against the Senators (7 p.m. ET, CBC), and the Penguins battle the Hurricanes in a game where both teams are separated in the standings by just one point.
There also are three other games with playoff significance in the West. The Predators will try to jump back into the top eight against the Blue Jackets; the Blues are seeking their first playoff berth since 2004, but the Stars will try to play spoiler, and the Ducks must hold their ground in the playoffs when they face the Sharks.
Two other games see the Lightning playing on back-to-back nights against the Islanders and the Kings hosting the Coyotes.
Here are some fast facts about some of the teams:
* Montreal has won four of its last five games, but four of those games were at home and the Habs play three of their next four games away from the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have a 26-6-5 record when scoring the first goal, but have a 14-21-5 record when allowing the first goal.
* Senators left wing Dany Heatley reached the 35-goal mark for the fifth time in his seven-season career with a game-winning goal Sunday in Ottawa's 3-0 win against the Lightning. Heatley has 14 goals and 25 points in 23 career games against the Flyers, including 5 goals and 1 assist in three games this season.
* Islanders center Frans Nielsen has just eight goals, but has two in his last four games, including the game-winning goal March 27 in the Islanders' 2-0 win against the Red Wings. Nielsen is averaging the most ice time among Islanders forwards expected to play Saturday at 16:31 and has scored just two of his eight goals at home.
* Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby is just one point shy of hitting the 100-point plateau for the third time in his fourth season in the NHL -- last season Crosby failed to hit the 100-point mark largely because he missed 29 games with an ankle injury. Crosby has 12 assists and 17 points in 13 career games against the Hurricanes, including 6 assists and 7 points in three games this season.
* Blue Jackets defenseman Jan Hejda is second on the team with 162 hits and is third among Columbus players with an average ice time of 22:21. Hejda leads the team with a plus-23 rating and has a plus-15 rating in his last 40 games.
* St. Louis defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo had just one assist in 10 games with the Maple Leafs, but has 26 assists and 29 points in 59 games with the Blues since being traded with Alex Steen for Lee Stempniak. Colaiacovo is averaging 3:26 of power-play ice time this season after averaging just 0:16 of power-play ice time with Toronto last season.
* Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne has 3 goals and 7 points in his last seven games, including two goals Thursday in Anaheim's 6-5 win against Vancouver. Selanne normally fares well against the Sharks and has 44 goals and 86 points in 67 career games against San Jose, but has no points in four games this season.
* Vancouver defenseman Alex Edler is third among Swedish-born defensemen and second among Canucks defensemen with 34 points. Edler has missed only two games with the flu this season and has 12 more assists this season than he did as a rookie last season.
* Oilers defenseman Steve Staios leads the team with 147 blocked shots and an average of 3:37 of shorthanded ice time. Staios has missed just two games this season after missing none last season.
* Los Angeles left wing Dustin Brown is just 1 goal short of becoming the third King to score 25 this season. While Brown knows how to put up points, he also isn't afraid to be physical either and has 80 more hits than any of his teammates.
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It's time to take the free motion quilting plunge! So I grabbed some stash and made myself a table topper to practice on. First I stitched in the ditch all the straight lines. In the centre block I outlined the centres and the petals of the flowers. You can see I couldn't wait to try a bit of stippling in some hearts.
That's my progress so far – this is going to be fun!
Finished this topper to grace my Mother's table. The original pattern is from the book On the Run by Heather Mulder Peterson. I used the basic pattern shape but have adapted it to use fabrics from my stash.
Had a lovely surprise package in the mail this week. I won this from the Prairie Flower Farm blog. Enough sweet recipes to keep me exercising, some recipe cards and an adorable fabric covered notebook. Thanks very very much, dear Linda.
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Submission Google joins Samsung against Apple->
danomac writes: It appears that Google isn't going to take an attack on the Galaxy Nexus lightly. It has now been confirmed by Samsung that Google has partnered with Samsung to defend the patent lawsuit brought forward by Apple.
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Saint Nuno of Saint Mary
Nuno Alvares Pereira, born in 1360, was a descendant of Charlemagne and, by the marriage of his daughter to a son of the King of Portugal, became ancestor to many shapers of history, including Catherine of Aragon and Mary Tudor.
Saint Nuno of Saint Mary
One of his descendants was Catherine of Bragança who became Queen Consort of England by her marriage to Charles II and in whose honor our city's Borough of Queens, New York was named. She also popularized tea-drinking in England. With his friend Henry the Navigator, Nuno began the "Age of Exploration" and took the Gospel to Africa. Columbus might never have sailed without the patronage of Nuno's descendant Queen Isabella. The assassination of another descendant, Archduke Ferdinand, triggered World War I and changed the world again.
On April 26, Pope Benedict XVI, having recognized the miraculous cure of a blind woman by Nuno's intercession, declared him a saint, 578 years after his death in the same year that Joan of Arc was burned. Saint Nuno consecrated his life to the Blessed Virgin, whom we crown with flowers in the month of May because she was granted to us as our mother by her Son when he was crowned with thorns. Nuno engraved the name of Mary on the sword he wielded to protect the people of his land. He secured Portuguese independence from the Kingdom of Castile in battles against tremendous odds: Atoleiros, Aljubarrota, and Valverde. Under a banner emblazoned with Our Lady and St. George, he would stop in the middle of the fighting to fall on his knees in prayer, as once when his 6,000 troops were being attacked by a force of more than 30,000.
Like Wellington and all true soldiers, he knew that "save for a battle lost, nothing is so tragic as a battle won." Called "the Peacemaker," he nursed his wounded enemies and refused the spoils of battle. When his wife died, he distributed his wealth to his comrades in arms and orphans, and became a Carmelite monk. When former foes came to see "Fra Nuno of St. Mary" in his monastery, he showed them his armor beneath his religious habit and warned them he was ready to mount his steed again if anyone harmed the innocent. Sir Galahad was of legend; Nuno was the perfect knight in fact. He died on Easter Day as a priest was reading Our Lord's words from the Cross: "Behold your Mother." His epitaph said:
"Here lies that famous Nuno, the Constable, founder of the House of Bragança, excellent general, blessed monk, who during his life on earth so ardently desired the Kingdom of Heaven that after his death, he merited the eternal company of the Saints. His worldly honors were countless, but he turned his back on them. He was a great Prince, but he made himself a humble monk. He founded, built and endowed this church in which his body rests."
Father George William Rutler. "Saint Nuno of Saint Mary." Weekly Column for May 3, 2009.
Reprinted with permission of Father George W. Rutler.
The Author
Father George W. Rutler is the pastor of St. Michael's church in New York City. He has written many books, including: Hints of Heaven: The Parables of Christ and What They Mean for You, Principalities and Powers: Spiritual Combat 1942-1943, Cloud of Witnesses — Dead People I Knew When They Were Alive, Coincidentally: Unserious Reflections on Trivial Connections, A Crisis of Saints: Essays on People and Principles, Brightest and Best, Saint John Vianney: The Cure D'Ars Today, Crisis in Culture, and Adam Danced: The Cross and the Seven Deadly Sins.Copyright © 2009 Father George W. Rutler
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Leedey junior shortstop Drew Ward looks to be headed to the 2013 MLB Draft, he said during this weekend's Class B fall state tournament.
High schools: Leedey's Drew Ward leaning toward entering MLB Draft
Ward, who is one of the nation's top prospects in the 2014 class, has been working to meet the necessary requirements to graduate a year early.
"(There is) about a 95 percent chance I'm going to (graduate early)," Ward said following Leedey's loss to Red Oak in the semifinals.
"I've been talking to some scouts and stuff. Well, my adviser has. They told me that I'm ready to do that. We kind of discussed it and decided to do it last year."
Ward said he is being advised by Legacy Agency.
He also said he lacks just three block classes remaining after starting online last year on his senior requirements.
However, Ward said he is still interested in college.
"I really do want to go to college," he said. "That's one of my priorities is college, get a degree and everything. I wouldn't mind going in the draft, but college is a priority for me."
McLOUD ROLLS TO THIRD STRAIGHT WIN
A year after struggling to an 0-10 finish, McLoud finds itself in the middle of the playoff berth in District 4A-2 after its third straight win Friday night, 40-16 at Tecumseh.
"We're excited. We're sitting in a pretty good spot if we can keep it rolling," Redskins football coach Eric Cardin said. "We had some kids out early, and we're getting them back healthy. The kids that are seniors have been starting since they were sophomores, and we took our lumps the last two years, but it's coming around now."
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July 31, 2003 Russia says it has been informed by a North Korean official that Pyongyang now favors talks with five countries to resolve the standoff over its nuclear weapons programs. Until now, North Korea has insisted on direct talks with the United States. Leaders in Pyongyang have not made an official comment. Hear NPR's Lawrence Sheets.
July 31, 2003 David Kay, a key CIA adviser heading the hunt for weapons in Iraq, tells members of the Senate Armed Services Committee that the search team is making "solid progress," but warns that results may not come soon. Kay says senior Iraqi scientists are cooperating in the search, contradicting a Washington Post report. Hear NPR's David Welna.
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July 31, 2003 U.S. civilian administrator Paul Bremer says democratic elections could be held in Iraq within a year to replace a U.S.-appointed governing council. Once a new government is in power, "our work here will be done," Bremer says. The assessment comes as two American soldiers are killed in Iraq. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.
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July 30, 2003 After the end of Argentina's dictatorship in 1979, amnesty laws exempted the country's generals from being prosecuted for atrocities committed under their regime. But now 45 key figures in the period known as the "Dirty War" await extradition to Spain, where they will be tried on charges of genocide. Jerome Socolovsky reports.
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July 30, 2003 British Prime Minister Tony Blair defends the intelligence he used to make the case for war in Iraq, but acknowledges the need to build trust between his government and the public. Polls suggest 40 percent of the British public doesn't believe Blair's claims regarding Iraq's weapons, and a growing number of Britons think he should resign. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.
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Caroline O'Connor | Corporate Responsibility Manager | Gas Networks Ireland "24 Companies from around Ireland are currently involved in the Time to Read programme. We asked a selection of employees and managers from some of the 24 companies involved in the programme to discuss their experiences." "Time to Read addresses key elements of Ireland's plan to improve literacy levels nationally and Gas Networks Ireland is delighted to be involved with
The Time to Read programme has seen a huge growth within the last year. One of our new partnerships, between the Insurance Institute of Ireland and St. Vincent's GNS has been going from strength to strength. The principal, Margaret O' Connor outlines her experience of the programme since its launch in September. "The Time to Read initiative has been a wonderful experience for the girls in 2nd class in St
Interview with Niamh Scanlon, 2nd Class teacher in St Finian's, which is partnered with Irish Life: How do you feel the programme has benefited your students? "The interest and excitement around reading is almost infectious. They now love going to the school library and choose their reading material with much thought and deliberation. They share books and discuss pictures/events in pairs/groups without prompting. The children overall have developed great confidence


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Denver Broncos: John Fox Shouldn't Mistake Tim Tebow as the Next Jake Delhomme
Somewhere in between a labor strike and Kyle Orton, sits an answer for head coach John Fox after the NFL announced training camps could take place as late as next Wednesday.
But even so, Tim Tebow is the hot topic in Denver right now, only further making the next six weeks even tougher from a coaching standpoint.
For Broncomaniac's, nothing has seemed more important in the past few years than this seasons training camp standoff. It is vital that Fox – a coach who was originally brought in by owner Pat Bowlen to influence change – gets every call right this offseason, and the quarterback hoodoo headlines the long list of problems.
Obviously, the Broncos knew what they were getting when Fox was originally appointed new front man earlier in January, a move that went along with the complete rehaul of the coaching staff. His 34 year old resume speaks for itself. But so does Fox's time in Carolina – an eight year venture which resulted in a Super Bowl appearance, plus a handful of losing seasons.
What perhaps interested Pat Bowlen the most though – that is, once Panthers owner Jerry Richardson discontinued Fox's contract late last year — was his quarterback know-how. Or more importantly, his relationship with former Panthers quarterback, Jake Delhomme.
In six seasons as the starter before being shipped to the Cleveland Browns, Delhomme accomplished four consecutive plus 3,000 yard seasons under Fox, and lead the Panthers to a 12-4 record in 2008 before being pushed out of the playoffs by the Arizona Cardinals.
So now, as the Broncos face a dead heat at quarterback heading into training camp, sources close to the team report that Fox will give both players a fair chance to prove themselves. But as Fox's past has taught us, Tebow is likely to come out on top.
The reason for that being?
Fox loves winners, and Tebow is one of them. The other reason is just as simple. The Broncos are in the midst of a strict rebuilding phase, and if Denver insists on keeping butts in the seats at Mile High, Tebow is the better option to keep fans optimistic.
For you see, Fox isn't a great appreciator of quarterback mechanics. He's a defensive coach at heart, and doesn't tend to get too wrapped over numbers, throwing motion or the ability to roll out of the pocket and throw a 40 yard dart. He does however, have an appreciation for work ethic and chemistry with teammates, the whole reason Delhomme was handed the ball and told to run back in 2003.
All of this probably means that a comparison between Tebow and Delhomme is fair – and if Fox gets his way, Delhomme may be making a move to Denver, only to take over the role as quarterback mentor for three potential starters.
That doesn't mean Fox should get comfortable with Tebow like he did with Delhomme, though.
In the four games that Tebow did play in last season, the good was certainly shown. After all of the worry following the Senior Bowl, Tebow displayed strength out of the pocket when rolling to his left, but the same accuracy issues are still a problem. On the plus side, the Broncos do have a quarterback with legs – six rushing touchdowns last year proved that – and a 24-23 win over the Houston Texans showed that he has the arm to go with it.
But if Tebow really is the next Delhomme of his early Panther years, a lot will have to happen in a short space of time. Tebow will have to severely outplay Orton in training camp, or fall lucky, and see Orton traded elsewhere entirely. Otherwise, Tebow must place accuracy issues aside, and find a way to make Fox believe that he is worth the risk.
The biggest thing Tebow must overcome though is perhaps the simplest: the playbook. It's the one thing Delhomme managed to master from season to season in Carolina. And fortunately for Tebow, he isn't completely in the dark quite like this year's rookie class is thanks to the lockout.
If Fox has made one thing clear this offseason, it's that he will give the nod to the quarterback who shows the most promise in practice. Don't take that to mean much however, because this year's Broncos team needs a quarterback who is capable of handling such a wobbly offense – someone like Orton who was woeful in the red zone last year simply won't cut it.
Don't be mistaken though, Tebow has done his homework this offseason. He's had his head buried in the playbook whilst the lockout has drawn on, and unlike Delhomme, if Tebow does win the starting job; it's unlikely that he will be looking over his shoulder throughout the season. Therefore, don't be surprised if when Tebow takes over, Orton is traded as a result — there is no sense in keeping a quarterback of Orton's skill away from teams like Arizona and Cincinnati when draft picks could be on offer.
What the Broncos most need right now is a winner, and Tebow can give them that. So if there's one giant reason for Fox to distance himself from reshaping Tebow into the next Delhomme, it should be the whole reason he was brought to Denver: to inflict change and demeanor.
The comparison between the two quarterbacks is far from physical. It's mental. As Tebow and Delhomme have a hardened winner's attitude – something Fox loves — but their half thrown passes and jump balls almost always leave coaches with a grey head of hair come the end.
With the NFL now close to a season, we could find out in less than two weeks' time who is leading the circus in Denver.
Until then, it's hard for Fox to commit to any quarterback. Let alone one who is being compared with a 36 year old veteran.
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Sasha (L) and Malia Obama, daughters of US President Barack Obama, take a photo of themselves during the Presidential Inaugural Parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. / Joe Klamar/Getty Images
WASHINGTON � That�s how it goes with kids. You hardly notice how fast they�re growing up, then suddenly big sis is nearly as tall as Mom and the little one is a tween, gently sassing Dad.
On the inaugural platform again four years later, a more mature Malia Obama, 14, and Sasha, 11, smiled, sometimes giggled, and chatted with their cousin Avery Robinson as they awaited their father�s arrival. Sasha bounced on her feet a bit as if chilly in temperatures hovering around 40 degrees, and later huddled in her seat. Malia, looking poised in calf-high black boots, rivaled her mother�s 5 feet 11 inches. Like any girls their age, they whipped out their smartphones in the parade reviewing stand to take photos.
Both daughters appeared relaxed and oblivious to their global TV audience, unaffected by their rare status, unfazed by the fuss over their father.
Meanwhile, fashion-watchers were tweeting about the girls� coats in vibrant shades of purple. For the record: Malia wore a J. Crew ensemble, Sasha�s was Kate Spade, and first lady Michelle Obama was in a Thom Browne coat with a navy print like a man�s silk tie.
Such attention to the Obamas� clothes, their Hawaiian vacations, their hair � Michelle lit up Twitter last week by adding bangs � will continue as they charge into a time of turbulence for so many American families: the teen years.
In the second term Sasha, who arrived in the White House as a second-grader, moves on to high school. She expressed her pre-teen spirit Sunday, when Barack Obama took his official, nonpublic oath of office. After giving Dad a �Good job!� she added a reminder of his flubbed words four years ago. �You didn�t mess up,� Sasha teased the commander in chief.
For Malia, the milestones to come are many � she�ll be hitting the age when typical teens start driving, dating and applying to colleges. How normally can any of this go at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.?
Life in the White House is bound to feel different to a teen than it does to a second-grader.
Seven-year-old Emanuel Coleman�s grandmother positioned him on the steps of the National Gallery of Art to watch the swearing-in on a giant outdoor screen Monday. The Durham, N.C., boy thought life for a White House kid must be cool, because the president has �his own private limo, helicopter and lives in a really big house.�
�It would be fun to fly in the presidential helicopter,� Emanuel enthused.
Sixteen-year-old Colleen Casey isn�t so sure.
�They have to live their life in their dad�s shadow,� said Casey, part of a group of Girl Scout volunteers who came to the inaugural from nearby Woodbridge, Va. �You can�t be your own person.�
That�s the struggle for White House youngsters, said author Doug Wead, who has interviewed 19 sons and daughters of former presidents and wrote about them in �All the Presidents� Children.�
�When your mom�s the first lady, and all your classmates are oohing and ahhing over her, it�s hard to compete with that,� Wead said. �At any given time, half the country hates your father and half the country loves him. It�s hard to establish a separate identity.�
Just last week, the National Rifle Association referred to the Obama daughters in an ad berating their father for opposing a proposal to put armed guards in all schools, while his children get Secret Service protection. And the president�s been criticized for sending Sasha and Malia to the private Sidwell Friends School.
Even the great stuff � traveling the globe, meeting rock stars, mingling with world leaders � can go to a girl�s head.
Mrs. Obama says she strives to give the girls a normal life � homecoming dances, playing basketball, trick-or-treating, slumber parties � and also to keep them respectful, responsible and down-to-earth.
There�s been lots of speculation that Mrs. Obama, who turns 50 next year, may design her own transformation in the second term, when she�ll be freed from the pressure of her husband�s re-election. Will the first lady who dubbed herself �mom-in-chief� add to her portfolio of family-centered causes? The White House isn�t yet saying.
Some feminists want to see the Harvard Law School grad take on a more forceful public role. Not all of her fans are so sure.
�I like the roles she�s taken on with troops, with health, with children,� said W. Faye Butts, 68, an enthusiastic Obama supporter who traveled from Macon, Ga., for the inaugural. No need to try to do more: �She has a family to raise, that�s her first priority.�


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Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan and James Hildreth are going head-to-head this week for the right to succeed Paul Collingwood in the England Test side. All three are playing for the England Lions in a four-day game against Sri Lanka at Derby, and the prize for this particular instance of 'the winner takes it all' is a starting place in the three-match Test series against the Sri Lankans which begins in Cardiff on May 26.
But I wonder if the three young Lions could yet be playing for two places, not one? Down at Whitgift School, in Croydon, there is also a highly significant County Championship match taking place between Surrey and Essex. Alastair Cook and Chris Tremlett are both playing, but the real significance of this fixture is that it sees Kevin Pietersen's first proper comeback match since the hernia operation which caused him to come home early from the World Cup back in March.
Pietersen did play for Surrey against the students of Cambridge MCCU last week, of course, but scored only 30 and 48 in a game which, embarrassingly for captain Kev, ended in a heavy defeat for a predominantly young and inexperienced Surrey side.
But I'm in no doubt that Pietersen needs to show the England selectors something in the game against Essex if he is to be picked for the opening Test against Sri Lanka. I'm sure that at least one selector will be at Whitgift, while the majority of England's hierarchy will surely be in Derby watching the Lions, and KP has to prove he is fit enough and properly ready both physically and mentally for a five-day Test.
For the moment, however, let's assume that Pietersen will take his place in an England top five at Cardiff that will read: Strauss, Cook, Trott, Pietersen, Bell. That leaves the No 6 batting position to be filled because, now that Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the entire Sri Lanka series with a recurrence of his worrying calf injury, I do not expect England even to think about going into the first Test with Matt Prior batting at six and with five bowlers forming the lower middle-order.
With Bresnan to bat at No 7 above both Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann, it was possible that this option would have been taken – at least at some stage during the Sri Lanka series, if not at Cardiff – but now it will surely be six batsmen, plus Prior at No 7 and four bowlers.
And that, to my mind, enormously strengthens Bopara's hand because his medium-pacers represent a real option as a fifth bowler. I already had Bopara down as the heavy favourite to take the Collingwood position, and although he is not quick he is certainly nippy and he moves the ball around enough off the seam and a bit in the air to be a real early-season bowling option for Strauss if he wants to give his frontline quick bowlers a little rest.
Morgan also did himself no favours by opting to play in the Indian Premier League, which Bopara rejected, but the England hierarchy rates Morgan highly and I think they want to keep him involved at Test level although he did not figure as the spare batsman chosen for the winter Ashes series.
Hildreth is the real outsider for a Test place, and it may be that the selectors are lining him up for a one-day international outing first. The Somerset batsman, however, has impressed as captain of the Lions during the winter and he is a talented player. The Strauss/Andy Flower regime would certainly have no compunction about throwing a young player they rate straight into a Test match.
If it was my choice, I would go with Bopara at six because he has three Test hundreds to his name to Morgan's one, he has run into form in the last fortnight with Essex, and because he offers the extra bowling option. Perhaps Morgan will get KP's place? Whatever happens, both at Derby and at Whitgift, it is great for England to have genuine competition for places right across the Test team.
I am particularly encouraged by the number of younger bowlers who now seem to be developing quickly in county cricket. Outside of the likely starting Test fast bowling trio of Anderson, Broad and Tremlett there is (besides the unfortunate Bresnan) now the likes of Steven Finn, Graham Onions, Ajmal Shahzad, Chris Woakes and Jade Dernbach, plus others a little bit further down the pecking order such as Toby Roland-Jones, Stuart Meaker and James Harris who are all coming on very well.
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Oxnard event celebrates kids, draws attention to dangers of abuse
Plaza Park in Oxnard filled with kids, parents and relatives as the first Celebrating Children's Day included more than 55 booths with arts, crafts, food and entertainment.
The event was sponsored by the Children's Wall of Tears and the National Association Against Child Cruelty.
Founders Jane and Leo Alvarez and Pauline Daerr partnered with Roberto Garcia of Garcia Mortuary in Oxnard to "educate people and make them aware of the problems of abuse," Garcia said.
"We need to remind ourselves, our community, to respect our children, to treat them with love and honor them every day," he said.
Among the entertainers was KNS Rockstar, an Oxnard-based urban and hip-hop husband and wife duo. They use music and motivation to speak to children and teens about bullying and youth violence.
"We feel like we've been called to do this, to use urban music and hip-hop in a positive way," said Kevin E. Turner, whose performing name is Key-I. "We're in the kids' ears with positive messages and using music that they hear with other lyrics to give them messages that will build them up."
The Children's Wall of Tears is a mobile 10-foot by 20-foot black structure with video screens featuring footage of children's abuse stories. Most of the stories involve the death of the child featured.
"We had unveiled the prototype of the Wall of Tears last year," Daerr said. "But we decided the city really needed to know more about what we do. And since the wall itself is a very sad thing, we wanted to surround it with more positive things and give people a sense of hope and talk about how to prevent and stop child abuse."
The Alvarezes have adopted several children who lived in abusive situations.
"You can't just hear about child abuse," Jane Alvarez said. "You have to do something about it, too. Unfortunately, our justice system slaps the hands of people who abuse children, and it's absurd. We need to see to it that these people are prosecuted and that they are not allowed near children again."
Pablo Ortiz, who has emceed the Oxnard Salsa Festival and other area events, was the emcee on Saturday, as well. On stage, he gave a blessing as the Alvarezes, Garcia and Daerr released five white doves to start the event.
Speakers included Oxnard Councilwoman Carmen Ramirez, David Tovar of state Assemblyman Das Williams' office, Berenice Diaz of the Mexican Consulate in Oxnard and Police Chief Jeri Williams.
"Police officers see these horrendous crimes frequently. Between the schools and us, we're aware of it every day. But it's one thing to see it and another to do something about it," Williams said. "Today is a day to get involved and do something."
While her niece, Jaeda, 7, used a hammer and stamp to imprint letters into a leather bracelet at the Tandy Leather booth, Florina Medina said she felt the event was a good cause to support.
"I read about it and thought it was a chance for Jaeda and I to spend some quality time together," she said. "I contacted a couple of co-workers, too and had them bring their kids. It's a great day."
Child abuse is an important social issue, Diaz said.
"The Wall of Tears is amazing, and we as parents, as authorities, we are the ones who need to take care of our children and keep them free from want and fear and provide them with opportunities. They are our future," Diaz said. "It's impossible that we live in the 21st century and things like child abuse are still happening."
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Coming from FlatOut developer Bugbear Entertainment, it's clear that Unbounded isn't your daddy's Ridge Racer. The exuberant arcade announcer is out and destructive carnage is in, but does this explosive racer hold up despite its tenuous ties to the brand?
Unbounded's city of Shatter Bay is split into nine districts, each with seven events to complete. As you accumulate points for various feats, you'll unlock more cars, events, and new parts of town. Even if you don't win a race, the game lets you keep your earnings, letting you try something else if a particular event gives you trouble.
The majority of events are domination races which involve taking out other drivers and smashing through buildings to win. Meanwhile, Shindo races take away your destructive abilities for contests of pure speed, although they tend to be much easier. There are also drift challenges and time attacks that often take place on stunt courses with ramps and half-pipes. Rounding out the modes are frag attacks, challenging you to demolish as many drivers as possible within a set time limit, frequently putting you in a cab of a semi-truck ramming through cop cars.
While destruction is a big theme, Ridge Racer Unbounded also has a creation mode that lets you build tracks and bundle together collections of up to five events. In comparison to a game like ModNation Racers, the tools are fairly simple. You're essentially given whole blocks with turns, tunnels, or bridges, fully populated with background elements and destructible buildings. Once you've connected the pieces from beginning to end, you can then drop in additional elements like bushes, explosives, loops, and ramps. Unfortunately, you have to keep a close eye on your resource budget if you want to complete your track, and AI doesn't always know how to navigate around your additions. So you may see cars falling from the sky near a loop or racers crashing straight into the side of a half-pipe.
The bigger issue is that tracks in the career are also built with this modular structure. So you'll venture to another side of town only to find that new sections of track are inter-mingled with re-used corners and buildings that you're already familiar with. It's initially disorienting, and after a few hours, everything just starts to blur together. Since everyone's using the same building blocks, the only thing to distinguish user creations from the developers' is the arrangement of ramps and explosive trucks.
Going online allows you to browse player-created tracks or challenge yourself in highlighted user events. Multiplayer options, however, are fairly limited. There's no lobby browsing, no offline split-screen, and your choices basically amount to whether you want to play quick matches on default courses or user courses. Within a lobby, you can cue up a set of user events, but if you don't like a set that you've started, the option to change events doesn't work between races. There don't seem to be many players online, but it doesn't help that the countdown to race starts as soon as a second player appears in the lobby. Since you can't wait around for a full room of players, most races are one-on-one or three-way affairs, which is a shame since battling it out with another player is easily the most fun Unbounded has to offer.
Make no mistake: Unbounded's only similarity to traditional Ridge Racer games is the vague notion of gaining boost by drafting behind other cars and drifting around corners. The drifting mechanics are vastly different, taking more effort to master and providing more satisfaction when you do hit a corner just right. Once your power meter is filled, it not only gives you a boost of speed, but allows you to punch through targeted buildings or take out other drivers. If you try to smash through a building without the system engaged, you'll simply wreck, no matter how fast you're going.
Traffic isn't a concern. You can plow through filler vehicles without consequence, and demolishing city property is one of the ways you gain power in domination races. However, there's no good way to tell what can and can't be destroyed. Some walls smash apart like Styrofoam while other barriers stop you dead in your tracks.
The destruction isn't as impressive as Split/Second, rarely amounting to more than a hole through a few walls, and many of the shortcuts don't result in much of a lead. Likewise, the crash cam that highlights collisions with other drivers suffers from clumsy transitions. With your car on auto-pilot during these moments, you may lose momentum when the race resumes, or, conversely, you can cheat your way through corners by smashing an opponent beforehand. The constant interruptions are especially detrimental in Frag Attacks, and the game plays smoother in general with the crash cam turned off.
Challenge is somewhat inconsistent. One race has you struggling to make third while another puts you far ahead of the pack, and the AI doesn't play by quite the same rules. Other drivers will never bash through buildings or blow up tanker trucks, letting you revel in all the flash. At the same time, it's clear that their boost recharges automatically, making it easy for them to keep up or to smash you at the finish line.
Of course, unpredictability comes with the territory with an arcade racer, and while you're still discovering new terrain, it's genuinely fun to bust through gas stations and frag other drivers. Every time you encounter a new destructible building, it's like seeing a birthday present that you can't wait to tear open.
Ridge Racer Unbounded looks nice in general, but it's rough around the edges and some effects like the dazzling lens flare are a bit excessive. While not in any way realistic, Unbounded's gratuitous vehicle destruction is fun to watch. Menus are nicely designed and some race data is displayed across the environment, but there's currently a bug that blasts a wall of text on-screen whenever you're competing online.
For all the wanton destruction, the audio design sounds muffled as you bash through buildings, and sometimes debris tumbles by without so much as a clatter. The playlist sticks to driving electronic beats, mixing licensed picks from the likes of Skrillex and The Crystal Method with new and returning songs from series veterans.
With an emphasis on vehicular carnage and shattering buildings, Ridge Racer Unbounded rides high as long as you can find new thrills. However, the way it recycles elements from course to course quickly wears away the sense of discovery and makes it hard for user creations to truly stand apart.
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When choosing a lead, you must keep several things in mind. If you have a smaller dog that does not pull too hard, purchase a nylon or cotton lead. A chain or leather collar is best if you have a large breed or one that has a tendency to pull.
The lead length is totally up to you. If you are going to do obedience work, purchase a 6-foot lead - it is required in most classes. For just tooling around town with your pooch, a 4-foot lead will do. It will keep your dog near you and give you plenty of control. Retractable leads are also an option, but are best purchased once your pup is used to a regular lead and has had some control training.
Repeat this step every day for about a week and every day you should see your pup becoming more confident and yourself having a little more control.
Following these tips will go a long way towards making life with your dog more fun. A leash-trained dog not only puts you in control, but also gains respect from pedestrians you encounter on your walks.