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I know what you're thinking. You're thinking a Family Ties game would be amazing, and you're right. I'm making a note to send that idea to TellTale Games. "Alex will remember that."
That's not what I'm here to talk about though. I want to talk about what gaming has given me over the decades. Yes, I wrote "decades" because I am rapidly approaching middle age and have been playing games for almost 30 years. During those years, there has always been one constant involved in my gaming world, and that is the element of family.
I started off on a Texas Instruments console playing super basic games like Hunt the Wumpus and what I think was some port of Defender. I was around 3 or 4 at the time, and I would sit with my older brother (3 years older) and we would freak out as were being attacked by the Wumpus. Our parents would sit back and have a good laugh at us and encouraged us to perservere and overcome the fear and the challenge. It sounds kinda weird when I say it out loud, but it led to my family's long-lasting love affair with video games and created solid bonds between brothers, mothers, and sons.
After our Texas Instrument days, we moved into the NES era. This was a particularly monumental time for us. I can remember playing countless hours of Super Mario Bros with my brother, but not quite being hooked on games yet. We still had time for G.I. Joes and M.A.S.K toys, and time to skateboard, ride bikes, and be little hooligans. One day, however, the bulk of our interest shifted towards video games in a major way. We were playing in the garage and our mom was in the living room doing something; we weren't paying attention because we were kids and in some imaginary world state of mind, as most kids tend to be. Then we heard it. We heard the opening theme to The Legend of Zelda. We dropped everything and ran into the house exclaiming, "What is that?! What is that?!" and our mom just smiled and started playing.
We couldn't believe it. First of all, the music was better than anything we'd ever heard come from a video game. Secondly, she was playing as a dude with a sword who was able to walk in any direction at all, from screen to screen, and attack in any direction at all. Sure there had been games before that let you attack in any direction, but this was something else altogether. This was a proper adventure.
From that point on, my brother and I would spend hours discovering every little secret the game had to offer. Keep in mind that this is ages before you could just look up walkthroughs on the internet. That was the joy of it all, just firing up The Legend of Zelda with my brother and finding new things every day. We would watch each other and take turns bombing walls systematically until we found that new secret or burning every bush in sight until we achieved the same goal.
The NES ended up giving us a plethora of gaming experiences together. We would watch my dad play Platoon and get mad at the game because--in case you haven't played it--you basically have to map out the first level in your brain like a super genius, or on actual paper. We'd play Bases Loaded and try to outsmart each other with crazy pitches and stupid moves. My uncle bought us Tennis, which doesn't seem that great, but it was actually really awesome and just great that he was taking part in it as well. We just had an incredilbe time with that era as a family.
Eventually we moved onto the SNES and this is when things really took off. I remember the Christmas we got the SNES. Our parents had given us all of the presents and were acting like they were wrapping up for the day. "That's it" we thought. "Christmas is over and no SNES." But all of a sudden, they handed us this note. It was a clue. It led to other clues all over the house that eventually led us right to a SNES in a cabinet at the end of the hallway. We nearly messed ourselves with joy.
The SNES eventually led us to this:
See, my brother and I had played Street Fighter 2 before at a 7-11 a few blocks down the road from our house. We were enamored with it, but at some point, you had to decide if you were going to buy that Slurpee and those Shock Tarts you came for, or if you were going to play more Street Fighter. When Street Fighter 2 released on the SNES, it marked the beginning of a life-long rivalry (friendly mind you) between me and my brother that has spanned every entry of the series.
If there has been one thing that has remained pure and untouched in this world, it is the bond my brother and I share over Street Fighter. I know it may sound silly, but it's no different than the bond two people might share over baseball or football. In some ways, I believe it is a much deeper and important bond. We learned how to almost read each other's minds, and we also learned how to give each other feedback on our skills and our moves and how to grow from that. It really has been a super important part of my life to this day, and I thank video games for this. I believe, for me, there is no other medium out there that can offer this level of camaraderie and mutual respect, while simultaneously offering an entertaining, engrossing experience.
Let's fast forward quite a bit to wrap up this story so it doesn't turn into TL;DR situation for you short attention span folks out there.
Here we are in the present day. My brother and I, now 33 and 36, still play games together as often as possible. We've tried everything. We always try out every co-op game we can find and strive to find that perfect experience, but we always seem to fall back on Street Fighter and that bond we formed there.
What's awesome now though, is I have a son to share this passion with. He plays tons of games with me and I have been able to share my favorite games with him. I have played through FFVII and FFVIII with him. We shared the experience of Dragon Quest VIII together and I even got to introduce him to his favorite series, The Legend of Zelda. It just feels cool that it has, in a way, come full circle.
To this day, we all still play as a family. My brother, son, mom, myself, and my uncle all play Minecraft on our own server together. We have our houses all decked out and we share supplies with each other, bring each other gifts, and even protect each other from time to time, even though we all live 100+ miles apart.
Video games have given me the gift of amazing family experiences, and for that, I am truly grateful.
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Seriously. What is wrong with everyone?
I'm not really sure what happened to gamers. Maybe it was the internet. Maybe it was the fact that everyone thinks they are some kind of psuedo game designer now and somehow think they can make better games than the actual people who get paid to make them. I don't know what it is. I can't quite put my finger on it. I just feel ashamed to be called anything remotely related to a "gamer" these days.
Gaming seemed to have been about the games in the past. Even the shitty ones still had some kind of redeemable charm about them and still held a special, yet crappy, place in our hearts. These days, it seems like people can't appreciate what they have right in front of them. Maybe it has something to do with the huge volume of games that get thrown at us on a yearly basis. Maybe that makes buying a game that much more difficult and really makes us critical about what we spend our $60 on.
I don't think that's it though.
I think gamers have forgotten where they come from. People forget so easily that the games we play today would blow our fucking minds out if we saw them as kids. Say I just got done playing Hunt the Wumpus as a child, and someone plopped Destiny down in front of me. I wouldn't be alive today. I would have thought that I was in a different world and I was going to live there, and I would have just stopped eating, shit my pants, and would have eventually died.
It would have been incredible!
I think the problem is that everyone has lost the ability to just look at something for what it is and enjoy it for being its own thing. Everyone has to compare everything to something else. I'm not sure why. Why can't a game like Destiny just be Destiny? Who fucking cares if it is or isn't enough like Halo? Who cares if it is or isn't enough like other MMOs? I certainly don't. I didn't even pay attention to any of the hype surrounding the game. I didn't watch countless videos about it before its release. I bought it because I knew it was from Bungie, it looked really cool in that moment, and guess what, it is really fucking cool.
The best thing I can tell you to do is... get over it. If you set unrealistic expectations, you will be a sad, sad person.
Maybe everyone should stop ruining everything for themselves by inundating themselves with too much information before a game's release. When you do that, you start to create this version of a game that doesn't exist. It only exists in your head because you have cobbled together all of these snippets of videos and gossip into this make-believe uber-game. You haven't experienced it for yourself. And once you finally do, the experience doesn't come together like you thought it would because you fucked yourself out of that experience. I have been sticking to this lately, and I have to say, it has made every game I've played recently so much more enjoyable. For example, I honestly don't know anything about MGS V aside from what I've played in Ground Zeroes, and I plan to keep it that way until it is in my PS4.
You might actually enjoy the next game you buy a million times more if you try it yourself!
Another problem is, people always find something to complain about. One of the most hilarious things I find people complaining about, is that some video games are too repetitive. All video games are repetitive. That is the nature of a video game. That is the nature of most anything with "game" in the title. Are you honestly ever expecting there to be a game that has no repetition? If you are, I hate to break it to you, but that one and only game is called "Real Life."
All video games provide a world for you to interact with, they give you a toolset, they give you specific ways to use that toolset, and you're on your way. At some point, the game will repeat something. At some point, things will begin to feel familiar. Once upon a time, I believe this was the point of video games and arcade games. We repeatedly played the same levels (of which there were very few) of the same games, over and over and over and over. We did this because we got better. We did this because we accomplished something in the end and felt like a badass. That's it. I believe a game like Destiny accomplishes what the games of old used to accomplish. You get a real sense of progression, a sense of challenge, and yes, a sense of familiarity from running over the same areas and constantly fighting and shooting everything that moves.
There was a time when we were okay with this. What happened? When did we start expecting everything to be just utterly groundbreaking and life-changing? It's a fucking game. Play it or don't, but I don't think it's right to jump down the throats of the people who put their hearts into these games to bring them to you. If you are claiming to be the Michael Jordan of game design with all of your fantastic ideas that you just can't believe someone didn't put in their game just for you, then get up off your ass and make a game. Leave your computer and get to work on making this life-changing, spiritual experience you seem to be expecting so I can have some peace and enjoy some intelligent conversation about games, instead of just constantly reading about how disappointed or angry people are about them.
Every time amy new game comes out, there is a flood of negativity. I don't know what the hell it is, but "gamers" are vicious little trolls. Just fucking relax. Go buy a game that you know nothing about and play it until you've squeezed every last bit of content out of it. I don't mean until the next big game comes out in a month, I mean really treat it like you are a kid again and you are stuck with that damn game. Make it work. Use your imagination to expand the world a bit if it's not to your liking, meet the developers halfway. Then after that, if you really don't like it, don't waste your time trying to convice other people to not like it. That's just fucking weird. Stop it.
In the end, it only really matters to you if you don't like a game. I honestly don't care. I'm going to keep buying games like Destiny because I can appreciate how far this industry has come. I can appreciate where the technology is today versus where it was when I was playing games simply called "Baseball" or "Tennis." I think it's really important to keep this in mind. For those of you who do not have firsthand experience with gaming's past, I suggest you get informed and learn your history. It might just make you feel better about a few things and hopefully make you less of a whiny twat.
And yes, I probably sound like an old man, and yes I am probably a hypocrite somewhere along the line with this. My point is, I think everyone should try to make more of an effort to appreciate a game first. Go into things with an open mind and be grateful that you even get to play these games at all.
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Let the voting begin!
Early voting is set to start Monday, May 2, 2011, at Borger City Hall, for the Borger City Council and Borger Independent School District Board of Trustees.
The voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Monday, and these hours will run every day through Friday, May 6, 2011. Early voting will also take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 9-10.
The general election will be held Saturday, May 14, 2011. The polling places are as follows:
Precinct 11 ŌĆō Borger Middle School, 1200 South Florida
Precincts 33 and 42 ŌĆō Paul Belton Learning Center, 800 North McGee
A Borger native is currently taking a special bike ride to honor breast cancer patients, with one especially dear to her heart in mind: her mother.
With plans to ride and raise $100,000 to honor her mother Martha Vinyard, Michelle Cooper, former Miss Borger 1987 and professional skydiver turned cyclist is riding her bicycle from Phoenix, Ariz. To Borger. The ride began on April 27, and will conclude on May 8. Cooper is hoping to raise funds for breast cancer patients.
BorgerŌĆÖs newest hotel is now officially open for business.
The new Hampton Inn of Borger officially opened on April 19 . It has been almost a year since Harish Patel began construction on the 64-room hotel. The hotel has such features as 32-inch LCD televisions as well as free high-speed internet access.
A ŌĆ£Suite ShopŌĆØ is available for late night snacks or goodies for the road, along with a fitness center for people wanting to get in a good workout.
With the Hutchinson County Health Fair quickly approaching, Coffee Memorial Blood Center plans to be present for an upcoming blood drive.
The CMBC will host the Hutchinson County and Frank Phillips College Blood Drive during the health fair, set to take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at the Center for Access and Innovation Building at 901 Opal, Room 102.
All eligible donor who presents to donate will receive a ŌĆ£Share the RoadŌĆØ t-shirt and a chance to win a new bicycle.
A photo ID or donor card is required to donate.
The Hutchinson County SheriffŌĆÖs Office wants parents to do all they can to keep their children safe.
Throughout the years, there have been various cases of kidnapped children, such as Adam Walsh, Polly Klaas, Jonathan Foster, and others. When such a crime occurs, law enforcement needs as much information as possible, such as photos, descriptions, fingerprints, and DNA, if possible.
According to James Qualls of the Hutchinson County SheriffŌĆÖs Office, it is the desire of his agency and other law enforcement that such a crime does not happen again.
The current Subway location in Borger will be closing its doors this May.
The decision has been made to terminate the storeŌĆÖs current leasing agreement and move it to a different location. Several locations are currently in the works, but a new location has not been selected, according to Frank and Sherry Wingate and Jeff and Rene Brain, operating partners of Subway.
The restaurantŌĆÖs last day to serve customers will be May 13, and after that time it will be closed until a location is remodeled or built.
One of BorgerŌĆÖs elementary school classes is celebrating a milestone, the publishing of a book!
Debbie MaxwellŌĆśs 2010- 2011 first grade class from Gateway Elementary School recently saw a book it put together published!
Borger firefighters are seeking more information on a fire that occurred this past Friday evening.
On The night of Friday, April 22, 2011, a fire was reported to Borger Fire department around 10 p.m.. The fire was located in a field between Arline and Elise street on the north side of town.
It was reported that neighbors saw kids playing with firecrackers and fled the scene before officials showed up.
A doctor from the Amarillo Heart Group was the special guest speaker for the Rotary Club meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Alan Chu of the Amarillo Heart Group shared about some of the work he does with the Amarillo Heart Group, along with some particulars about peripheral artery disease (PAD).
A suspect has been arrested for the homicide of a local citizen that took place last Thursday.
On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at approximately 6 p.m., Borger police and Texas Rangers arrested 47-year-old Gregorio Felan for the murder of Lois Kimbrell. Felan, a nearby neighbor to the victim, was processed at the Borger Police Department on the charge of murder, which is a felony of the first degree.

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Schreur was driving east on I-196 in a heavy rainstorm when she lost control of her 2004 Chevrolet Impala, Ditmar said. The car traveled off the south side of the road and struck several trees before coming to rest with the passenger side against a tree.
Georgetown Township Fire Rescue and the Georgetown Township E-Unit responded to the scene, along with the OCSD and AMR Ambulance.


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[efoods]When Patricia McArdle volunteered for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, her duties and goals were clear. Now she's devoting her time to his health-care plan and says she's confused and frustrated.
Obama, who enlisted a 13 million-member grassroots army to help him win the White House, is trying to remobilize those people to build support for his proposed overhaul.
That goal may prove elusive. The constituencies that joined forces to back Obama the candidate disagree over the scope of the health-care overhaul, particularly whether it should create a so-called single-payer system that reimburses providers through a government-run fund.
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Could You Trust Someone You Met on Twitter?
Could You Really Trust Someone You Met on Twitter?
Recently, my favorite author (and recent woman with a job we're jealous of) Susan Orlean experienced a questionable situation, and exhibited a serious amount of Twitter trust. She writes the full story on her New Yorker blog; check out what happened after the break.
Essentially, she tweeted about some netbook trouble on Twitter, and was met with a flurry of helpful responses, including one from a man who offered to fix it for her. After some back and forth, she packed up the offending netbook and shipped it to a perfect stranger. Immediately after sending the machine, this thought:
"I felt like an idiot — like I had fallen for one of those Times Square scams where a weeping teenager tells you he's been locked out of his grandmother's apartment and if you could loan him fifty dollars he could get a locksmith to let him in."
Thankfully, it turns out that the man was both honest and helpful — he fixed the problem and sent her computer back, a truly awesome example of genuine kindness aided by technology. I think I'm too skeptical to do something like this, though. Could you have done it? Would you?


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Dr Gavin was a dedicated professional
Published 03/04/2012 | 09:20
DR. E. L. (EAMON) GAVIN died peacefully at his home, West House, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown, in the loving care of his family, on Monday, March 5 in his 97th year.
A native of Rochfortbridge, Co Westmeath, Dr. Gavin began his medical studies at University College, Dublin, in 1932. He served seven years as a dispensary doctor in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath and in 1949 he was appointed to Bagenalstown with responsibility also for the local hospital. There was no Caredoc in those days and Dr. Gavin often worked a 24-hour day.
In the case of an emergency a phone call to his house saw Dr. Gavin arrive within a few minutes. He had no time for small talk in emergency situations but immediately applied his diagnostic and treatment skills to his patient.
Over 100 babies were born annually at home in this area in the ' 50s and '60s and at one time there were three midwives in Bagenalstown.
Dr. Gavin was totally dedicated to his profession and he was always interested in keeping upto-date with all advances in modern medicine.
During the years he was in practice the community was very lucky to have had a man of such outstanding talent in the area that operated a 'one man show', working to a very tight schedule and covering a vast area in the ' 50s and ' 60s. At that time there was no retiring age for a dispensary doctor and many couldn't afford to retire. Since Dr. Gavin became a medical student in l932, to his retirement in l985, there were more medical advances than in any comparable period. At that time pneumonia was then a dreaded and often fatal disease, epidemics of diphtheria were frequent and TB was rampant. In l985 the scene was very different with modern drugs and improvements in living standards.
Dr. Gavin was a founding member of Bagenalstown Pitch and Putt Club of which he was Captain and twice President. He was also an active member of Bagenalstown Musical Society and twice Chairman.
In his life he was supported by his wife, Doreen, who shared his burden over the years, a warm and sincere lady whose home was, for many years, open day and night to those in trouble. She reared a large family and yet had time to listen to people's troubles.
I worked for him for many happy years in West House until the medical practice moved to Bachelors Walk in l984. My fond memories of him include his patience and kindness when I started in the job and was not familiar with medical terminology; sharing my work when he could; his appreciation of a job well done and his friendship throughout the years.
He retired from public service medicine in l985 and from the Bagenalstown Medical Practice on September 30, 1985.
After his retirement he kept in contact with many of his patients, often calling for a chat and a cup of tea. He was very interested in local history, enjoyed walking, music and his garden.
He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Doreen, in September 1999.
Dr. Gavin's Funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr. Gerry Byrne, P. P. Graiguenamanagh (a family friend) assisted by Fr. Tom Bambrick, Fr. Paddy Byrne and Fr. Eamon Newell, Gormanstown. The offerings were brought to the altar by Teresa Gavin and Marie Murphy and the Prayers of the Faithful were read by Dr. Gavin's grandchildren Richard Ryder, Kathleen Valentini, Elizabeth Hunt, Alannah Gavin, Louise Gavin, Michael Gavin, Karen Moubarak and Jack Mercy.
He is deeply mourned and will be sadly missed by his sons, John (Bagenalstown), Edward (Celbridge), Brian (Dublin); daughters Caroline (Stamullen), Teresa (Dublin), Mary ( Rugby), Judith ( London), Nicola ( Dubai) and Dorena (France).
He will also be sadly missed by Marie (Murphy), his sister in law Mary (Gavin), daughters in law, sons in law, his 30 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends and by the community he served for over thirty five years. May he rest in peace. Margaret Cushen


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Fixing Your Fence Can Be As Easy As Baking A Cake
Wood fences are not invulnerable to being damaged over time. Wood is always susceptible to rotting, termites, abuse or just general damage from an incident or weather event.
With regards to the degree of the damage, nevertheless, it could not be required to replace the fence.
Alternatively, you might be in a position to save it by repairing it. You might want to consult with them before beginning repairs to decide if they are going to allow you to pay for the expenses should you share the fence with neighbors. You also ought to check with your town or city clerk to recognize fence regulations that are relevant.
Option One: Repairing the Posts
- Shake the fence posts to decide which, if any, need replacing. They will usually tend to wiggle a little bit, however they should feel firmly attached to the ground still.
- Choose the materials that you are going to use. Pressure-treated lumber is really your best option because it shields the bottom part of the fence that is in the ground and it can withstand the elements for a longer amount of time.
- Dig holes new holes for the posts that you are replacing. Make use of a


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The 4th annual Pasadena ARTWalk is taking place on Saturday, October 10 from 11 am to 5 pm at 46 N. El Molino, Pasadena, will feature an art show and sale, a gallery walk, performances from jazz, trip-hop, and world music groups, interactive children's activities, free museum admission and more. The event is free and all-ages.
The Pasadena ARTWalk is a juried fine art festival that offers attendees the opportunity to view one-of-a-kind art pieces and meet some of their favorite artists. This year more than 35 participating artists will showcase their work at the Pasadena ARTWalk. From painting to photography, woodworking and new media, the event will have something for all art lovers to enjoy.
"The Pasadena ARTWalk supports and highlights the art and culture in the Pasadena community," says Playhouse District Association President, Paul Jacoy. "The event celebrates diversity in visual and performance art."
This year the festival will be offering a variety of new components for ARTwalk guests to enjoy, including the following:
-Gallery Walk
The Gallery Walk offers art enthusiasts an eclectic mix of galleries and art installations in non-traditional spaces . Walk from gallery to gallery to view the latest exhibitions.
-Hands-on Activity Village
Located at the Vroman's Courtyard, children and families can enjoy a variety of fun and creative activities in the Vroman's hands-on activity village. The village offers interactive stations including drawing with pastels, spin art, printmaking, and more!
Join in on the discussion! A six artist series of stimulating talks on various art subjects including conservation, print making, art theft and true crimes, among other topics.
Get into the Halloween sprit and attend a Wicked Lit reading at the Pasadena Playhouse. The Wicked Lit. series includes Halloween spooky classic tales such as A Ghost Story and Pigeons from Hell among others.
The main stage features an eclectic musical roster including the United States debut of Mexican trip-hop favorite Faro, the San Gabriel Valley jazz favorite Elliott Caine, Susannah Crawley, and Alan Lightner. At the Vroman's stage, the California College of Music Traveling Ensemble, featuring special guest Jules Alveria will be performing.
-Free Museum Admission
The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) and Pacific Asia Museum will offer free admission to all ARTWalk attendees.
Saturday October 10, 2009 ~ 11AM-5PM
46 N. El Molino
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Much Ado About Michelle Obama's Dress
Umbrage is taken over Mrs. Obama's presumed snub of black designers.
January 26, 2009 - 12:00 am
The sight is already permanently etched in our nation's psyche: standing on the steps of the Capitol's West Front on the day after the nation honored Martin Luther King Jr., his hand on the Bible once owned by the president who abolished slavery, Barack Obama became the nation's first black president. To many, including the candidate himself, his inauguration was a sign that America had transcended its racist past.
Yet even as people continued to talk about Aretha Franklin's Church Lady hat, as the literati debated the style and meaning of Elizabeth Alexander's inaugural poem, as the first couple danced together while Beyonce Knowles sang Etta James' immortal tune, the Black Artists Association was already seeing red over the fact that Michelle Obama wore a white dress created by an Asian designer.
According to the association's cofounder, Amnau Eele, the first lady had an obligation to represent her race through her fashion choices for the momentous occasion.
It's one thing to look at the world without color but she had seven slots to wear designer clothes. Why wasn't she wearing the clothes of a black designer? That was our moment.
To many within the black community, Inauguration Day represented so much more than a change in governmental administration. For some, it was a day on which healing America's racist past truly began. Another described it as a day of brotherhood between the races. So how, many wonder, could the first lady have neglected to reflect that moment by consciously choosing a black designer?
Such are the contradictory pressures the first couple now face: to not only fulfill Barack Obama's campaign promises — including his promise of a post-racial presidency — but to raise the profile of other black Americans as well.


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NetSPI, a leading professional security services company, today announced it has joined the Secured by RSA® Certified Partner Program , establishing interoperability between CorrelatedVM™ Vulnerability Management Software and the RSA Archer® eGRC Suite. This certification signifies that an interoperable partnership has been established to help reduce risk and increase security for joint customers through interoperability for the collection of network and software vulnerability data.
NetSPI addresses the penetration testing and risk assessment needs of many of the largest most security-conscious U.S. corporations. And the powerful vulnerability data correlation features in CorrelatedVM, its in-depth penetration testing tools (both manual and automated), and the disciplined thoroughness and consistency of methodology that it brings to the vulnerability management challenge has set NetSPI's professional services well apart from its competitors; both in winning business and in maintaining long term customer relationships. Vulnerability data can come from many sources – network scanning tools, penetration testing activities, static and dynamic code analysis tools, manual testing efforts, Internet security alert services, and more. CorrelatedVM allows customers to centrally collect all of their vulnerability data from those many disparate sources and turn that mountain of data into a concise and actionable data set. Then it makes that actionable data fully manageable in an organized/programmatic way with sophisticated team-collaboration tools.
"We are pleased to further enhance power of CorrelatedVM for our enterprise customers who have already invested in or considering the purchase of the RSA Archer Threat Management solution," said Deke George, CEO of NetSPI. "Deploying the CorrelatedVM and RSA Archer eGRC solutions together can help organizations better asses
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Senate Republicans released a bonding bill this week that is very different from the House version. The $497 million bill includes $25 million for State Capitol restoration; the House has a separate bill that provides $220 million for the renovations. The bill includes $20 million for local bridge replacement, $36 million for supportive housing infrastructure, and $32 million for the Rochester Convention Center, $10 million for the St. Cloud Civic Center expansion. The Senate version also includes $75 million more for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities than the House version. The bill was approved by the Senate Finance Committee Thursday and is on its way to the Senate floor for a vote.
The House passed their Omnibus Health and Human Services Bill Thursday evening by a 78-50 vote. DFLers tried unsuccessfully to reinstate reimbursement rates for personal care assistants who provide care for their relatives. House Minority Leader Paul Thissen (DFL-Minneapolis) said there is something fundamentally wrong with asking people caring for their disabled relatives to pay more but to give tax cuts to millionaires. Thissen said the bill is essentially a healthcare payment shift. "We're saying we'll pay for this—but not until next year," Thissen said. Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka), the author of the bill said it contains some really good provisions. The bill creates new options and new freedoms and is going to make a difference for the disabled, Abeler said.
The Senate passed the Omnibus Liquor Bill Wednesday by a 58-4 vote. The bill was amended on the floor to include a provision allowing beer to be sold at the University of Minnesota's TCF bank stadium. For the first time since the stadium opened in 2009, liquor may be sold in stadium suites as well as designated areas in and around the stadium. The House passed their version of the bill Friday by a 107-16 vote.
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Since these are also goods used for the organisation, they have to be valued at cost and not at their selling prices.
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DULUTH -- The Gwinnett Gladiators roster continued to change Thursday with movement to and from the AHL.
Joey Haddad was called up to Hamilton and fellow forward Jonathan Parker was assigned by Rochester.
The team also signed defenseman Stephen Mallaro.
Those moves come just a day after defenseman Dallas Jackson was called up to Bridgeport and Rochester sent forwards Riley Boychuk and Shawn Szydlowski to Gwinnett.
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Published every weekday, the Switchboard highlights five tech policy stories you need to read.
Join us for Switchback, our weekly livechat, Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern! Come hang out with The Switch's writers to talk tech, gadgets and nerd culture. You can submit your comments and questions early right here.
White House pulls plug on controversial Patent Office nominee after tech sector backlash. Gigaom reports: "The Obama Administration has changed its mind over a plan to name pharmaceutical executive Phil Johnson as head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to multiple sources. The reversal is a victory for the technology industry and other proponents of patent reform."
Google, Canon, Dropbox and others pool patents to ward off trolls. Re/code reports: "A coalition of technology companies large and small has created a sort of arms-control treaty to prevent future abuses of their intellectual property."
Calling 911 from your cellphone in D.C.? Good luck getting first-responders to find you. "Over a six-month period in 2013, the D.C. data show, calls to 911 were easily narrowed down to a general geographic area covered by a single cell tower. But a startling proportion of those calls lacked the latitude-longitude data required by federal regulations for pinpointing people in distress."
Supreme Court said Aereo is a cable company, so now it wants to be treated like one. "Aereo has filed a letter with the U.S. District Court saying that since the Court said it's like a cable system, it is entitled to the same statutory license that cable companies pay broadcasters," according to Engadget. "CEO Chet Kanojia sent a message to users and supporters explaining "The Path Forward" with a link to the letter, but hasn't laid out a timeline for the service's return."
Chinese hackers pursue key data on U.S. workers. The New York Times reports: "Chinese hackers in March broke into the computer networks of the United States government agency that houses the personal information of all federal employees, according to senior American officials. They appeared to be targeting the files on tens of thousands of employees who have applied for top-secret security clearances."


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Waxworks (1924) is a trilogy of horror stories, centered around the wax figures in a carnival show. The rarely seen German Expressionist film is directed by Paul Leni.
Helicoprion is back for seconds at the Silent Film Spectacular. Using their concoctions of orchestrated and improvised sounds on guitars, bass, percussion, horns, and electronic instruments, Helicoprion will give the viewer a chilling and multisensory experience.
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Certifying into History Pre-Law
The history pre-law option emphasizes the historical evolution of the law and the role of legal change in the formation of the social, political, and economic structure of the modern world. The student enrolled in this program will gain knowledge of legal institutions as they currently exist and of the ways in which they evolved.
A student may certify a major in history pre-law upon completing 24 credits with a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students majoring in history with an option in pre-law should have a strong and broad high school background in humanities, social science, and languages.
Bachelor of Arts in History with Option in Pre-Law (66 hours)
Required History Courses
Hist 300: Writing about History
Hist 469: Seminar in History
6 hours of upper-division U.S. history
6 hours of upper-division European history
9 hours of non-Western/global history (at least 3 hours upper division)
9 hours 100-level U.S./European history
Pre-Law Option: 30 credits - may double as GERs
- Political Science – 3 courses [must include 300], Pol S 101[S], 102[S], 198[S], 206; and 300
- Business/Accounting – 2 courses, EconS 101[S], 102[S], 198[S], Acctg 230, B Law 210, Fin 323
- Social Sciences/Humanities – 3 courses (at least one from each), Psych 105[S], 198[S], Soc 101[S], 198[S], Anth 101[K], 198[S], Phil 201[H], 260[H], 360[H], 370[H], 470
- English – 1 course, Engl 201[W], 301[W], 402[W]
- Communication – 1 course, ComSt 102[C]
1100-200 level history electives – Choose from 101, 102, 110, 111
2300-400 level history electives – The following courses are recommended to fulfill upper-division requirements: European History: 341, 342, 343, 440, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 453, 455, 459, 488, 489; American/U.S. History: 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 423
History courses used to complete the degree must be passed with a grade of C or better.
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Vientiane is the capital city of Laos.
The cheapest hostel in Vientiane is on the left side if you enter the town (sleepy Vientiane is not really a city) from the north (Louangphabang). Unfortunately Worldhitch can't remember the name, but it's only 2$. In this area are also many other hostels, so get of your car here instead of being dropped in the center as this saves you a 20min walk.
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Daybreak Doppler: Another One Bites The Dust
This week's Daybreak Doppler Dames theme is women born in November.
A Vanessa Minnillo (Nov. 9) sort of morning.
Max over at Purple Pants, Green Jersey recaps his experience while at the Metrodome this Sunday .
Jersey Al recounts the Top 5 Most Staisying Packers Wins of the Last Decade .
This coming weekend the Packers take on the Atlanta Falcons. Ol' Bag of Donuts takes a look at the differences & similarities between Aaron Rodgers & Falcons QB Matt Ryan .
Marquette took on #1 Duke last night & while they made it semi-respectable, lost 82-77 .
BadgerFans.com is wondering Could Wisconsin Have Three 1,000 Yard Rushers?
Badger Branded on the Big Ten Players of the Week: One Badger becoming a regular .
The Milwaukee Bucks Win Chart through Game 13 from Courtside Analyst.
The Brewers Bar is making the case to save Brewers minor leaguer Brendan Katin .
Inspired from the Richard Seymour clocking Ben Roethlisberger: 9 Unexpected Attacks from Angry Athletes .
To take note of if travelling by air this Thanksgiving, 11 Unusual Security Measures Employed By the TSA .
Good thing we know that the lost crab's name is Oliver as I'm sure he'll respond to it: The Most Unusual Missing Pets .
I don't know if all of these should count, but most of them are valid: 50 things every guy should know how to do .
Neil Patrick Harris is pretty awesome, as is his character Barney on How I Met Your Mother, now you two can be legen…wait for it…dary: The Top 10 Plays from Barney Stinson's Playbook .
Natalie Portman , lots & lots of Natalie Portman.
Chortle, chortle, snort, snort – Seriously, how funny is it that the Packers are now 'responsible' for getting 2 NFL head coaches fired? Now, I fully realize it wasn't solely the Packers that caused these events, but in both instances they seemed to the catalyst for the final outcome. While I could care less about Wade Phillips, the Childress axing is just priceless. After getting the extension last year, wooing back Favre for one more season, trading for and then cutting Randy Moss, watching Childress go down in a ball of flames is comedy gold. Now, if I'm Leslie Frazier, the first thing I do is put the old gunslinger on the pine and see what you really have with Tavaris Jackson. There's no longer any sane reason to keep Favre as your starting QB and if Frazier has aspirations of shedding the interim label and becoming the regular head coach, he needs to find out what Jackson is capable of now vs camp next year.
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Can someone PLEASE fix the Symantec South Africa telephone #s????
Created: 11 Jul 2011 • Updated: 11 Jan 2013 | 1 comment
This issue has been solved. See solution.
...trying to call in, and every number (anything with 011 797 6xxx) comes back with a message stating that the # is not in service.
It's making it very hard to follow up on a critical call that was closed without me saying so when the problem still exists!
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Craig hi,
It seems that you're not alone. I had similar problem last week and what I did - contacted local Symantec subsidiary. Together we figured out that the tech support phone number could be dialed different ways. So now Symantec is updading the instructions on how to dial tech support in my country. I have tried a lot of ways to get it fixed and the only way that really worked was to contact local Symantec.


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The actor will be lending his voice and said that he will start dubbing his voice with the Telugu version of Maatraan. On a lighter note, the Ghajini star said that he can do it better than his brother Karthi, who voiced for his character in Awaara (Paiyaa in Tamil).
Surya enjoys a good fan base in Andhra. His recent movies like 7th Sense (7aum Arivu) and Yamudu (Singham) did wonderful business at the Telugu Box office in the recent years.
However, Surya clarified that they have not named the Telugu version of Maatraan as Duplicate and they are yet to finalise it. The movie directed by KV Anand also features Kajal Aggarwal.
Surya is following the footsteps of his younger brother Karthi. Well, the actor, who was recently in Hyderabad for a promotional activity of his upcoming Tamil film Maatraan, has promised to dub his voice from now on in Telugu.


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Film and TV Stars Get a 24-Hour Crash Course on Broadway
Around 10 P.M. on Sunday, in the penthouse lobby of the American Airlines Theater on 42nd Street, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "I Am My Own Wife" introduced himself to a large group of celebrity colleagues.
"Hi," he said. "I'm Doug Wright. I'm a playwright. I just brought my laptop and some Xanax."
The cause of his anxiety was understandable. In less than 24 hours, Wright and five other playwrights, 24 actors and six directors — including Megan Fox, Tracy Morgan, Jesse Eisenberg, Lynn Nottage, David Lindsay-Abaire and Terrence McNally — would open a brand new show on Broadway, and not a word had been written, not an act rehearsed. The show was already sold-out, and by 8 P.M. the following night, the audience members would be in their seats, five floors below, ready to be dazzled.
This feat of extreme theater is known as "The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway."
Now in its tenth year, the event, which is part of "The 24 Hour Plays" project, consists of six short plays. The plays are written overnight and are cast a mere 24 hours before they are performed in front of a live audience on Broadway. This year, "24 Hour Plays on Broadway" was sponsored by Montblanc and benefited the Urban Arts Partnership, a non-profit arts and education program that serves 12,000 underprivileged public New York City school students.
Despite the quick turnaround, the production quality of the short plays is held to high standards, and is complete with lighting cues, props and costumes. Actors must memorize their lines. All of these things make "24 Hour Plays on Broadway" intensely challenging, even for veteran practitioners of the stage. A big question as this year's show got off the ground was how this year's film and TV stars celebrities would do out of their pre-recorded element, especially those making their Broadway debuts, like Fox, Morgan and Eisenberg. Would they be fish out of water?
"One thing I do notice is that the TV actors and film actors are much more nervous than the theater actors," said Rosie Perez, the artistic board chair of Urban Arts Partnership.
Sitting behind Megan Fox on Sunday, one of the stars of "Transformers" and "Jennifer's Body," one could feel the pressure in the room rising. Entertainment news gossip Web sites like OnTheFlix were already weighing in with lines like: "If things go well, Megan might even land a new Broadway gig out of it."
Eisenberg, the star of "The Social Network" and playwright of the new Off-Broadway play "Asuncion," downplayed the pressure around the event.
"The focus is not on us," he said. "I think the focus is just on having fun. It benefits a wonderful organization."
After hours of writing, casting, rehearsing and hand-wringing by actors, directors and playwrights, Monday night had arrived. As fate would have it, Doug Wright's play, "A Green Room of One's Own," took the stage first. The play's subject matter was apropos: "The 24 Hour Plays."
In "A Green Room of One's Own," Billy Crudup ("Coast of Utopia") and Jason Biggs ("American Pie") played themselves. At one point onstage, Crudup lamented to Biggs, who was dressed in a blonde wig and green sequin dress, "No art can happen in 24 hours. This whole night is built on risk. You know what can happen in the blink of an eye? A train wreck! That's why all these people have come here."
Indeed, many of the plays staged Monday night had a delirious, absurd quality to them. While the format for the rest of the year's "24 Hour Plays" lend themselves to "Saturday Night Live"-style sketch comedy, the majority of the work on display at "The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway" were reminiscent of a playwright's nightmare, taking place at, say, 4 A.M.
Take for example the "The Maid" by Rachel Axler, who won an Emmy Award for her work on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Axler's cast included Sara Silverman ("There's Something About Mary"); Tracy Morgan and Jack McBrayer ("30 Rock"); Megan Fox, and Paul Bettany ("Iron Man").
In this short parlor farce, Bettany commands McBrayer — dressed in a maid's outfit — to get rid of the rabbits that have been driving him mad for, one can only guess, a long time. Before long, Bettany is eating greenbacks out of a garbage bag full of cash, while Silverman and Fox dance around as bunnies. Though Tracy Morgan was one of the better-known comics in the play -- think of his hilarious portrayals of Astronaut Jones and Brian Fellow on "SNL" and his role of Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock" -- he has just one line in Axler's play.
"I'm a rabbit!" Morgan hollered, before promptly exiting the stage.
Fox, in her Broadway debut, didn't have many more lines than Morgan. She was mostly inaudible and shoved to the perimeter of the stage throughout the show.
Amidst all this madness, however, a stage star in the making may have emerged: McBrayer, the 38-year-old actor from Macon, Georgia who is best known as Kenneth Parcell on "30 Rock."
During the play, McBrayer had a solid technical sense of the stage, engaged with the audience and responded well to his fellow actors. Perhaps it was his theater training at the University of Evansville. In any event, it seems only a matter of time before we'll see McBrayer extend his stay on the Great White Way.
Jesse Eisenberg had the good fortune of being cast in Terrence McNally's "Four Play," another play-within-a-play. Apart from winning four Tony Awards for "Master Class," "Ragtime," "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," McNally has experience: he has participated as a "24 Hour Play" playwright two times prior. Although Eisenberg didn't have to memorize his lines since he was cast as an actor rehearsing a play, the audience responded to his strong stage presence.
The evening came to a blissful end with David Lindsay-Abaire's "Dress The Orphans," a send-up of Jean Paul Sartre's "No Exit" where hell is a place filled with telemarketers.
Long-time "SNL" comedian Rachel Dratch expertly played a captive at the mercy of Diane Neal, John Krasinski and Rosie Perez. The play's finale, which included an encore appearance by Tracy Morgan, as himself, was a reminder of what the 24-hour exercise can do best: turn out star power to raise money for a good cause.
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By JOHN SERFUSTINI Sun Advocate editor emeritus
Police nab drug suspect after 2 high-speed chases
The suspect was allegedly drving on an alcohol-revoked license and carrying several bags of methamphetamine and heroin.
Instead of stopping when Price City Police Detective Chris Pugliese signaled him to pull over for a busted and dangling side view mirror, he sped off.
This was at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the South Alley near Carbon Avenue. According to Capt. Bill Barnes, things got complicated after that. Here is the captain's summary:
Pugliese gave chase but gave up after two blocks because the speed was too dangerous for a city pursuit.
However, police radio moves at the speed of light and officers knew what to watch for.
Not long after that, Officer Ralph Vose spotted the suspect vehicle at the junction of Highway 55/6 and Airport Road.
The suspect, later identified as 34-year-old William Uptain of Green River, again raced away, heading south.
Uptain apparently tried to turn off the highway and back into town at 500 South, but was going to fast to negotiate the turn. The fleeing car skidded off the road and landed in a ditch.
He took off on foot.
Uptain was found later at the Rosecrea Apartments in south Price, having apparently gained entry to an apartment that was not his.
He was arrested there, and allegedly was found with eight grams of heroin and two grams of meth, as well as a digital police radio scanner.
As a result of the drugs and two chases, Uptain was booked into Carbon County Jail for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine and Heroin, Felony Evading, Driving On An Alcohol Revoked License and what Barnes called "a laundry list of other traffic-related charges."
The captain added, "Uptain has a significant criminal history, allegedly involving alcohol, drugs, weapons, and violence."


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DREAM.1: Mirko Filipovic vs. Tatsuya Mizuno
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tuf newbs that's a ****in' joke. i don't know if you directed that at me, but i hate that show, have only watched a couple episodes, and don't like 98% of the fighters who come off the show. so you can generalize and say 'most the guys in here' but in reality most the guys in here i debate with are more knowledgable than you. um i've been a fan of ufc since 98, a pride fan since 03, so you can say what you want, i sent you a nice little message, then i went back and saw this post. you debate opinions i debate facts. the fact is he's (CC) lost two in a row when all three of them were set up on a silver platter for him and he didn't come through, he bitched right out of the UFC and now he's facing a no namer...and you're right it would be more intriguing if it was Assuerio(nice spelling newb)but it's not. i don't hate the guy but he lost alot of respect with alot of fans, becuase alot of fans like myself respect his striking ability and enjoy watching it, and would rather see it against frank mir (or any other HW in the show)than Mizuno. and a guy of crocop's caliber has no business beating up on that guy in this point of his career, two consecutive losses or not.
First off on the assurio remark ive seen it spelt both ways so sorry about that.
second im not just remarking that your a tuf newb.If you want to say other people are more knowledgeable then im sorry that i didnt even know there were forums ...Honestly im a little back when it comes to computers.
im stating that the majority of these guys would say the same thing about say chuck facing jardine,a lot of people saw that as a huge step up in competition.
Would you rather see him as a fan of his face a guy who has a chance of getting his confidenece back on track or seeing him get his head clocked into the second row.The fact is outside of mir who else in the heavyweight division that could actually help set him back with his confidence to where it used to be.Maybe herring but then again herring goes and beats kongo who whupped cro cop.The fact is the heavyweight division of the ufc isnt where it would be enough of a start up to get cro cop back on track..and the fact is in case noone remembers this dana white even signed off on this and said that if the cro cop of old came back out then hed be back in the ufc by the end of 08.
I wont remark on the majority of his competition in pride .Yes the majority of them shouldnt have been anywhere near that ring with him in it.But you dont give a few guys hes fought the credit that maybe they deserve.Hes almost knocked out nog.Hes gone the distance with fedor and hunt.Stopped herring and barnett.Vicious cut on fujita.KOd aleksander emelianenko...among others.And of course his fights with Wanderlai silva.The fact is even when he lost fights in pride he still was holding his own pretty well.
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Ashridge Estate
Ancient sites
From Iron Age farms to Roman settlements, the Ashridge Estate is brimming with history. The remains of a hill fort, which once guarded the area against attack, can still be seen at Ivinghoe Beacon.
Bonfires are still lit on the beacon for special celebrations such as the Millennium and Royal Jubilees.
Ashridge deer
Fallow deer have been a feature of Ashridge since the 13th century. They were hunted by Henry VIII when he used Ashridge as a country residence.
In the autumn they can be seen rutting as the males fight for supremacy.
Royalty at Ashridge
Ashridge House was popular with Royalty from 1290 when Edward I held a parliament in the monastery, until 1604 when the estate passed into private hands.
Henry VIII held court here and his children sometimes lived here.