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MIT's Mind-Bending Media LabBy
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, founded in 1985, has given birth to such inventions as the video game Guitar Hero and e-Ink, the screen display used in the Amazon Kindle. In March, the prolific design and engineering center opened a new $90 million wing designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki.
The 163,000-square-foot addition emphasizes transparency. Its exterior walls are glass, as are many on the inside. Eight laboratories are spread over six floors, and some space is shared with the university's architecture and planning school. Each lab houses several teams attacking a central theme from different angles. In one, engineers, computer scientists, and other researchers work on cutting-edge education technologies. Another group has the assignment of imagining an ideal city and then designing a car suitable for motoring around it. "Serendipity occurs when you discover an invention or a person who has an idea or a thought that you might be interested in that day," says director Frank Moss. "The building makes that happen."
MIT's Media Lab expansion hosts a range of new research projects:
East Lab (2nd and 3rd floors): Home of "biomechatronics"—the study of prosthetics and exoskeletons. A team run by an engineer who lost both legs in a climbing accident has developed the Powered Ankle-Foot. It uses battery-driven motors to help lower-limb amputees walk. Sensors on the bottom detect terrain and aid in balance.
Nicholas G. Hayek Swatch Lab (3rd and 4th floors): Here's where a group is working on the CityCar, a vehicle designed for the "smart city" of the future. CityCars will fold up for compact storage at electrical charging stations. They're powered by motors in each wheel, which allows them to move sideways for easy parking and pivot 360 degrees. Two companion projects are focusing on super-efficient electric scooters and bicycles.
LEGO Learning Lab (4th and 5th floors): Before this lab moved to the new wing, it produced Lego's Mindstorm toy robots. Today, one project is Sixth Sense, a wearable computer in which keyboard and mouse are supplanted by the user's fingers. Hand movements become commands. A tiny projector turns any surface into a display: Your bare wrist can become a virtual watch, an ordinary newspaper can feature live video.
Telmex Lab for Communications and Development (4th and 5th floors): Here, the "camera culture" team is using inexpensive imaging devices to update the scan code. The Bokode looks like a dot, 3 millimeters across. It can contain well over 10 megabytes of information. That might be reams of product data and instructions or a song download. Software will allow consumers to access this information using a smartphone camera.
BT Lab for a Connected World (3rd and 4th floors): One theme here is "tangible media." An example is a 3D modeling system called SandScape. It's a box full of sand-like beads that are really a computer interface. If you form them into a mound or sand castle, those precise shapes appear on a display.
Motorola Innovation Lab (5th floor): The Living Wall project uses "smart" wallpaper to turn an ordinary surface into a household control panel for lighting, heating, appliances, and sound systems.

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I haven't finished watching this video yet, but I seems pretty cool. To sum it up, if you've got the money and a 3D printer, you'll never again be effected by magazine shortages. All you'd need to do is find the main spring and that's it.
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Fiat 500 Carbon, Titanium Models to Bow at SEMA Show
Fiat has announced that it will be showcasing a pair of custom 500s at this year's SEMA Show. According to Fiat the 500 Titanium is a discretely tuned 500 with more aggressive styling while the Fiat 500 Carbon features more subtle modifications, accenting the Italian hatchback's styling, craftsmanship and nimble handling. Both vehicles get upgraded products from Mopar including their respective cold-air intake, strut-tower brace and cat-back exhaust.
Starting with the Fiat 500 Titanium, Mopar has outfitted the Italian subcompact with a new aggressive front bumper with large honeycomb grilles. A satin black insert on the front bumper features integrated LED fog lamps while the circular projector headlamps have been finished in gloss black to match the Titanium's exterior paint. For wheels, the Titanium features custom 16×6.5-inch Matte Titanium rollers with a two-piece design.
Lowering the vehicle are custom Mopar springs while braking performance has been upgraded with Matte Titanium front and rear brake calipers with larger rotors. Styling is further enhanced with a pair of side skirts and a large liftgate spoiler while the rear bumper has been completely redesigned with a rear diffuser. A center-mounted rear Mopar exhaust tip can be seen housed in the new rear diffuser.
On the inside, the Titanium features a black with Titanium Metallic accents color scheme. Both front and rear seats have been reupholstered in smooth black leather and accented with Titanium Metallic vinyl seat centers. Metallic Gray stitching accents the finished product.
Meanwhile, the Fiat 500 Carbon features an Anodized Azzurro (blue) exterior with blackened accents inside and out. The front bumper on the Carbon features integrated satin carbon fiber foglamp bezels and lip spoiler. The headlights have been refinished in a Dark Hyper Black finish while 17×7-inch Dark Hyper Black aluminum wheels are on all four corners. Similar to the Titanium, Mopar outfitted the Carbon with their lowering springs, strut tower brace and cold-air intake.
In the rear, a carbon fiber liftgate spoiler improves the aerodynamics while a powdercoated carbon fiber exhaust tip is a nice, subtle touch. Carbon fiber can also be seen in the rear bumper and valence while the tail lamp bezels have been refinished in Dark Hyper Black. The interior continues with a dark black theme, but has been contrasted with Anodized Azzurro accents.
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BROOKSVILLE — Months ago, the County Commission, desperate to keep parks and boat ramps open despite dwindling revenue, approved user fees.
Since the parking meters and pay stations were installed in mid October, the county has collected more than $39,000 in fees without enforcing the payments. Last week, commissioners considered an ordinance that would allow enforcement to begin, then rejected it.
Not long after, some people started asking for refunds for the annual fees they had paid. Also, someone reportedly removed the passes dispensed by parking meters so that even those who wanted to pay on the honor system couldn't.
On Tuesday, County Commissioner Jeff Stabins urged the three commissioners who had rejected the ordinance to reconsider. "What we're doing right now makes us all look terrible,'' he said.
Commissioners agreed to reconsider putting teeth into their park fee plan. The issue will land on the agenda again Jan. 11.
The commission had voted to spend more than $40,000 on parking meters for Rogers Park, Pine Island, the Centennial Rotary Dog Park and area boat ramps. Constituents questioned the expense for meters if the fees were not going to be enforced, Stabins said.
Commissioner Wayne Dukes said he was opposed to the enforcement ordinance last week because he was concerned about the safety of county employees who would have to issue the $40 citations.
After last week's vote, Dukes said he met with Sheriff Richard Nugent to find out whether uniformed deputies could swing by the parks to see whether people are paying the fees. Nugent seemed willing to consider that and promised an answer back to the commission, Dukes said.
Dukes then asked Pat Fagan, parks and recreation manager, to send a copy of the ordinance to Nugent's attorney for review.
Commissioner Jim Adkins said he would reconsider his vote against the ordinance only if the enforcement was done on a trial basis and a report was returned to the board.
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• Commissioners were reluctant to take the first step in making the difficult salary adjustments promised by County Administrator David Hamilton to reduce operational costs.
Instead of approving two pay increases and two pay decreases that Hamilton recommended, the board voted to ask Hamilton to bring back a broader recommendation affecting a larger number of supervisory personnel in late January.
• Hamilton was more successful in several other recommendations he made Tuesday concerning changes in the county's organizational structure.
Commissioners agreed to put current human resources director Cheryl Marsden into the position of director of administrative services. Hamilton himself had been doing that job, which oversees central services such as human resources, the budget, information technology and purchasing. He said the county needs a close connection between staff and budget, especially as the county works to reduce the cost of doing business.
• The commission approved an increase in the surcharge paid for both minor and major traffic offenses from $15 to $30. The funds are earmarked for maintaining and providing judicial facilities. There had been previous concern that the funds could go into state coffers, but Hamilton assured the commission that the money will go toward local projects.
The fund could have paid for the new courtroom that was recently constructed in the county government center, Chief Judge Daniel Merritt told the commission.
• After more than an hour of workshop discussion about Hernando County's approach to attracting tourists, Hamilton told commissioners that he will bring forward a candidate for tourism development director in January. He promised that, with a new person on board, a new marketing approach will be established, and measurable goals will be put into place. If those are not reached, Hamilton said, something else can be tried. Commissioners agreed with that course of action.
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My dear brother just had his lower leg amputated due to smoking. MisterSister quit this past January. Five months nicotine free for him. Looking forward to him having many, many years of being nicotine free.
"Oh, why do my actions have consequences?" ~ Homer Simpson
"She knew my one weakness: That I'm weak." ~ Homer Simpson
You actually just reminded me that I quit on Mother's Day 2006...
~Feel your emotions, but control your behavior~ Unknown
looking forward - I hope your youngest son can kick the habit soon too. Ecigs are better than the real thing (as far as we know) but no nicotine is even better.
SisterMilkshake - Sorry about your brother, but MisterSister being quit for 5 months means the worst should definitely be behind him!
LisaP - Sounds like you have an anniversary coming up soon. Congrats on 8 years free!
3 boys: 11, 9, and 1.
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Given the rainy season last year it is believed to be a onetime event. Judith Stribling, a biology professor at Salisbury University and with the Creekwatchers, told the Salisbury Daily Times that wet years always look bad while dry years produce better results. Body Found in Wicomico River Identified By Don Rush • Jun 7, 2016 Don Rush The Salisbury Police have identified a body found in the Wicomico River as Richard Hitchens Jr. He was found in the north prong. The Salisbury Daily Times reports that authorities are still trying to figure out how he got into the water. Ron Holloway, owner of R.C. Holloway Company told the paper that one of his employees found the body around 8 a.m. yesterday and then called police. MD Waterways Get $112 Million from Senate Funding Bill By Don Rush • May 13, 2016 Don Rush $112 million is coming Maryland's way as part of a 2017 Senate bill funding Energy and Water Development that was approved this week. The money will be will go to projects by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers involving the state's waterway and infrastructure. The projects range from $62 million for Poplar Island environmental restoration and $1 million for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration program to $1.9 million for the Chesapeake Bay Comprehensive restoration plan and $2 million for maintenance dredging of the Wicomico River. Whitehaven Ferry is Back in Business By Don Rush • May 3, 2016 creative commons WHITEHAVEN, Md. (AP) - The Whitehaven Ferry is returning to the waters of the Wicomico River. The ferry is returning to service Tuesday after an overhaul. It has been offline since November. The ferry serves as the only link across the Wicomico River between rural sections of Wicomico and Somerset counties. A contractor has replaced the bulkhead on either side of the ferry ramp on the Wicomico side of the river and replaced the cable that pulls the ferry from one side of the river to the other. Industrial Chicken House Could Be Coming to Salisbury Area By Don Rush • Dec 8, 2015 elizabeth prata / creative commons Wicomico County could see the largest chicken operation to be built in the area just outside of Salisbury. It would contain 13 poultry houses and would be located near Naylor Mill and North West roads to the northwest of the town. The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the proposal has environmentalists rallying for a fight against the project. They say it's just part of a major move toward large poultry operations that began in Accomack and Somerset counties. Salisbury Police Save Man from Apparent Suicide Attempt By Don Rush • Oct 15, 2015 Don Rush Salisbury Police saved a man who jumped into the Wicomico River in an apparent suicide attempt. Police Chief Barbara Duncan along with Cpl. David Underwood dove in after him Wednesday and brought him to safety. He was eventually taken to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Police say that man had called 911 threatening to kill himself by jumping off the bridge. Underwood told the Salisbury Daily that he believes the man wanted help. Bodies of Missing Boater and Swimmers Found By Don Rush • Jul 27, 2015 ewallpapers.eu The body 50 year old Kenneth Vickers has been picked up from the Wicomico River. He had been out in his boat when it struck a dredge pontoon and was thrown out of the vessel. His wife, Flora, was also on the boat and suffered non-serious injuries. She was taken to the hospital. The U.S. Coast Guard had been searching for Vickers since Saturday along with help from Wicomico County Salisbury and state agencies. Officials told WBOC that this is the 12 boating death of the year matching 2014. Cove Point Wicomico River Water Quality Mixed By Don Rush • Jun 16, 2015 Don Rush The Wicomico River got some mixed reviews from a local environmental group. The Wicomico Creekwatchers found that the nitrogen and phosphorous level have improved slightly. 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(AP) - Authorities say drowning has been ruled the cause of death of a 25-year-old Salisbury man found dead in the east branch of the Wicomico River in Salisbury City Park. Police said Wednesday that it could be weeks before the state medical examiner's office gets toxicology results on Rodney Stevenson Jr. Stevenson's body was found Monday morning near a spillway close to a foot bridge in the park. He had left his home about 12 blocks away on foot less than an hour earlier. Details of Body Found in Wicomico River at Salisbury City Park By Don Rush • Jun 17, 2014 Don Rush Salisbury police officers and fire crews yesterday pulled the body of 25 year-old Rodney Stevenson Junior from the Wicomico River's eastern prong that runs through the Salisbury City Park. Police Chief Barbara Duncan told reporters that his family had last seen him leave his Ohio Avenue home at around 8:30 a.m. yesterday. She said a 911 call came in at round 9 o'clock that said a body had been seen floating in the water. Duncan said Stevenson was going to a location on East Main Street…but did not specify where. Body Identified in Wicomico River in Salisbury City Park (Update 3) By Don Rush • Jun 16, 2014 Don Rush The man, whose body was recovered this morning from the east prong of the Wicomico River in Salisbury, has been identified as 25-year old Rodney Stevenson Jr. Police say that he was taking a walk at around 9.30 a.m. this morning and somehow wound up in the river. WBOC reports that police say soon thereafter someone spotted his body floating in the water west of the spillway near the pedestrian bridge in Salisbury Park. At the scene police told reporters that there appeared to have been an injury to the back of his head. Upper Ferry Out of Service for Repairs By Don Rush • Sep 30, 2013 wicomicorecandparks.org SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - Wicomico County officials say the Upper Ferry is out of service until further notice. Officials announced Sunday that the ferry that crosses the Wicomico River near Salisbury will be out of service until further notice due to a mechanical failure. A repair crew is expected to visit Monday to assess the repair. Salisbury Work Crews Grapple With River Pollution By Don Rush • May 15, 2013 Don Rush The pollution build up in the Wicomico River has Salisbury work crews out dealing with globs of muck and trash that have come to the surface. Mayor Jim Ireton says recent rains has resulted in flushing out the outfall pipes churning up the river. In addition, to cleaning up the debris emerging from the water, he said, the city is working on a more long term solution like installing grates in the town streets to keep the trash from entering the river. The Mayor said that the town has another 100 of them coming to the city. Salisbury Sewage Plant Still Troubled By Don Rush • May 9, 2013 wicomicoenvironment.org Despite efforts to upgrade the sewage treatment plant in Salisbury the facility is still having its troubles. The Maryland Department of the Environment is looking into an incident on April 14th that released 30-thosuand gallons of partially treated sewage into the Wicomico River. Maryland has set aside nearly $25 million to fix the city's sewage treatment plant to greatly reduce pollution into the Chesapeake Bay. Slight Improvement in Wicomico River Water Quality By Don Rush • Jun 4, 2012 SALISBURY, Md. (AP) - An annual study of pollution levels in the Wicomico River and its watershed shows that levels went down slightly in 2011. The Daily Times in Salisbury reports that results from the Wicomico Creekwatchers' 2011 Water Quality Monitoring Results were mixed. Creekwatchers supervisor Judith Stribling says water clarity went down substantially, which she attributed to low rainfall. 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Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863) was a celebrated Confederate general in the American Civil War. Born in Virginia, Jackson graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican-American War. He resigned his commission in 1851 to take a position as a professor at the Virginia Military Institute. When Virginia seceded in 1861, Jackson remained loyal to the state and was commissioned as a Confederate colonel. He was soon promoted to brigadier general and took part in the First Battle of Bull Run. There, his forces held their line and Jackson earned his historic nickname, "Stonewall." Jackson was promoted again to major general and soon saw success in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. At Fredericksburg in December 1862, Jackson's forces delivered a crushing defeat to the Union armies of Ambrose E. Burnside. In May 1863, Jackson and Lee devised a plan for confronting Union forces at Chancellorsville. The Confederates managed to rout Hooker's army, but Jackson was fatally injured in the fighting. After his death, Jackson's reputation as a daring and skilled leader was solidified, and he became one of the Confederacy's most prominent Civil War heroes.
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Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 | 1:23 p.m.
The value of $1 million depends entirely on how it is spent, and if Elton John has proven anything over his 40-year career, it's that he knows how to make the most of his millions.
John has ordered up a piano grander than most any grand, naming it "Blossom," for jazz vocalist Blossom Dearie, as John has named five previous pianos for his favorite female singers. He rolled this exotic instrument out Wednesday night as the centerpiece of his "The Million Dollar Piano" production at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
The performance kicked off the first spree of shows, in a three-year residency, that covers 16 dates through Oct. 23. (Tickets range from $55 in The Colosseum's upper regions to $250 for a VIP package, not including fees. For information, go to Ticketmaster and key in "Elton John," or simply visit the box office at Caesars Palace, which is at The Colosseum entrance as you head toward the sports book from Colosseum valet and the hotel's parking garage, and if you reach the Pussycat Dolls blackjack pit, you have gone too far, my friend.)
John played 241 shows over five years in his "Red Piano" showcase at Caesars, a run that ended two years ago. In many areas, his latest production is more effective even than was "Red Piano," impressive because that show unleashed John's greatest hits and a full-scale video spectacle of giant inflated effects and a dizzying array of videos produced by image visionary David LaChappelle.
Realizing a "Red Piano II," or "The Redder Piano," production at Caesars would seem more derivative than inspired, John has managed to maintain the visual dynamism required to fill The Colosseum's 125-foot-wide stage and still focus on the music.
How this show surpasses the previous launch by the self-dubbed Rocket Man:
• The instrument: Early, John joked that he wanted to talk of "my instrument, which is big and black." Haha! But the Yamaha grand piano has been tricked out immensely, yet smartly, by John and Yamaha design wizards Akie Hinokio and Chris Gero. When you think "Million Dollar Piano," you might figure a piano dipped in pure gold and studded with diamonds, but that is not the case. The piano took four years to build; The Colosseum itself took fewer than three years to construct. This storied instrument is outfitted with 68 LED screens (because, heck, 67 was just not enough), allowing videos to be played across its side panel as John performs. At one point, John said, "Kiki Dee has never played Las Vegas, until now!" as the 1975 video of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was sampled. The piano gets a musical and video workout, and near show's end, numbers spinning to $1 million roll across the side like a glowing telethon tally board. More telling, the visual effect keeps the audience focused on John at center stage, where it rightfully should be.
• The staging: John and his band are enveloped by a set that at once manages grandiosity and intimacy. A spacious video panel is set in the middle, winged by swirling, illuminated patterns on either side. Lights are ablaze throughout, but warmth exudes as John sings "Blue Eyes" to a video montage of his late, dear friend and AIDS/HIV activism pioneer Elizabeth Taylor. During "Philadelphia Freedom," the stage is awash in red, white and blue. When John bounces through "I'm Still Standing," shots and videos of him throughout his career are a noble complement, not a distraction.
It all makes for an uncommonly visceral experience. One musician in the city told me after seeing an early friends-and-family show Tuesday night that the montage of Taylor actually brought tears to his eyes in a manner that a stop-and-start production built with a dozen costume changes can't quite achieve.
• The musicians: Joining such longtime holdovers as Davey Johnstone (lead guitarist who has backed John since the early 1970s) and drummer Nigel Olsson (an original band member who first teamed with John in 1969) are one of rock music's great percussionists, Ray Cooper (billed as making a "special appearance" in this run); Sly and the Family Stone co-founder Rose Stone on backing vocals; and the Croatian cellist duo of Stepjan Hauser and Luka Sulic, whose away-from-Elton act is called 2Cellos. Oh, and John himself, who didn't leave the stage for the two-hour performance and seems at this point in his career able to play the piano unconsciously.
• The songs: Few modern artists can match John's vault of classics. Nearly every song was met with at least a partial standing ovation from the sellout crowd. He played favorites "The Bitch Is Back" (an apropos opener), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Your Song," "Levon," "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)," "Rocket Man" and "Benny and The Jets." He also churned out some obscurata, including "Indian Sunset," about the plight of the American Indian, from "Madman Across the Water."
John ended with "Circle of Life" from "The Lion King," what can be termed an "interesting choice" given that he performed the encore as the audience was still buzzing over "I'm Still Standing," a classic showstopper.
But that is a quibble from a performance that was in many ways superior to and about a half-hour longer than its predecessor.
The piano is said to be worth a million bucks. Metaphorically speaking, the show is, too.
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King Philippe I has taken the reigns as the seventh king of Belgium, succeeding his father Albert II who abdicated the throne.
Philippe, 53, took his vow in the country's three official languages - Dutch, French and German - in a ceremony in parliament.
The Oxford and Stanford-educated king will have the difficult task of keeping the fractured country united.
Belgium is largely split between the 6 million Dutch-speaking Flemings in the north and 4.5 million French-speakers in southern Wallonia.
The country holds parliamentary elections in June 2014 amid calls for even more autonomy for the language groups.
Belgium's royals are mostly ceremonial but they do play a key role in government by appointing mediators and potential government heads to steer coalition talks after elections, reports the Guardian.
The BBC's Chris Morris reports that along with the nation's soccer team, "the monarchy is often regarded as one of the few institutions that actually holds Belgium together."
The evening before his son was to take over, Albert, 79, made an emotional appeal to the people of Belgium.
"Today, it is with emotion that I speak to you one last time as king," said Albert.
"You will ask me, at the moment when I hand over my duties, what are my wishes for the future. My wish is that Belgium keeps its cohesion."
Philippe returned to that theme in his speech on Sunday.
"Time and again we find the balance between unity and diversity," King Philippe said.
"Belgium's strength is precisely that we make room for our differences."


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PROMISSSORY NOTE DEAL TO BOOST NTMA - Initial reaction to the restructuring of the Anglo legacy debt burden now borne by the state suggests that investors are viewing it as a watershed. The yield on 10 year government bonds, which gives us an indication of the interest rate investors would demand if the Government were to borrow money over that term, is typically the benchmark we rely on to assess confidence in nation-states and their financial stability. Ireland does not have 10 year bonds because it has been in a bailout programme since 2010, but the yield on the Government bond due in 2020 fell as low as 3.95% yesterday evening. This was back to 2007 pre-crisis levels. This morning it moved back up slightly again to 4.1%, but this is in contrast to Italy's 10 year bond yield of 4.6% and Spain's 5.4% level.
Owen Callan, senior dealer with Dankse Markets - which is a primary dealer in Irish government bonds - says he expects to see strong positive comments from the international rating agencies after yesterday's deal. But he cautions that the agencies are like big tankers - they turn direction at a very slow pace and tend to stay pointed in that direction for some time also. He also points out that their ratings lag real time events. They were slow on the way down during the crisis and will be slow on the way back up and are generally the last people to recognise a country's economic achievements.
Mr Callan notes that Moody's - which has Ireland at junk status - has not changed its mind about the country's rating, while it also keeps us on negative outlook. But he notes a ''softening'' in their language in recent weeks and they said that yesterday's deal was credit positive. The senior dealer says that the promissory note deal has to be seen as a positive and it will help to put National Treasury Management Agency in a more flexible position on the international markets. He says the NTMA will sell a ten year bond in the first half of this year, adding that the sale may come as early as this month as the agency is opportunistic and will return to the markets when there is a suitable window.
MORNING BRIEFS - Apple is facing legal action by one of its shareholders, the hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who is putting pressure on the company to start divvying out some of its $137 billion cash to investors. Apple, like many successful US companies, holds a lot of its cash outside the US and would face a hefty tax bill were it to repatriate the money.
*** Retail sales in China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday next week expected to be up 15% compared to the holiday period last year. Chinese radio and television stations have been instructed to pull advertisements encouraging people to give expensive gifts and buy luxury items such as jewellery and high-end watches. That news hit share prices of high end brands on stock markets yesterday. Fashion label Burberry fell 4.5%, while watchmaker Swatch was down 1.2%.


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In 1999 they brought us the original Shark Attack
In 2001 they came back for seconds in Shark Attack 2
In 2002 they unleashed the masterpiece that is Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
In 2003 they dropped the "attack" and replaced it with Shark Zone
In 2005 they added aliens to the mix and let loose Raging Sharks
Also in 2005, they had a shark walk upright in Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy
Now, in the year of our Lord 2008, they're bringing the sharks back… and the canals of Venice will run red with the blood of man.
Nu Image proudly presents… SHARKS IN VENICE
Like Snakes on a Plane, this is another brilliant movie title that also doubles as the film's plot synopsis too.
The great Gregory Conley at the wonderful website Your Video Store Shelf has broken the news that Nu Image is once again returning to the realm of man-eating sharkdom with Sharks in Venice, a film that dares to speculate what would happen if a low budget production company prone to making shark movies loaded to the gills with stock footage of actual sharks were to make yet another Jaws knock-off that this time depicts a voracious shark terrorizing the seemingly tranquil canals of Venice, Italy.
Now if you know anything about the city of Venice then you know that more or less the only means of travel is by boat since the city is pretty much half submerged to begin with. Unless, of course, the movie League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was accurate, in which case there are also roadways on which cars can speed along doing about 100 mph.
But getting back to Sharks in Venice, directing this bad boy will be none other than Nu Image honcho himself Danny Lerner, a man no stranger to shark-on-human action having previously directed both Shark Zone and Raging Sharks.
Now the bad news … Sharks in Venice will star human charisma vacuum Stephen Baldwin, a man with such a knack for sucking the life out any production he appears in I wouldn't be shocked to learn that he sustains himself in real life by feeding off the essence of Gelflings. Yes, I recently re-watched The Dark Crystal. Sue me.
Interestingly enough, his co-star (and most likely love interest) will be Vanessa Johansson, older sister to the much lusted after Scarlett, soon to be seen in what will no doubt be her breakout role as "Receptionist" in Steve Miner's upcoming Day of the Dead remake.
Nu Image has only just recently wrapped production on Sharks in Venice, so I wouldn't expect to see it rearing its head onto DVD or the Sci-Fi Channel – whichever comes first – until sometime next year.
Oh, and Sharks in Venice was filmed on location in cost-effective Bulgaria. I realize Bulgaria is pretty much the go-to country for B-filmmakers wanting to make movies on the cheap, but how the hell are they going to pass off Bulgarian locales for the very distinct waterlogged vista that is Venice? I smell more stock footage.
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Ferndown Upper School is a purpose-built, mixed comprehensive school for students between the ages of 13 and 19. It opened in new buildings in 1972. These have been added to in stages, and the final phase was completed at Easter 1984. A new 6th form college block was opened in 1999. More recently this has been extended to cater for increased demand. A new suite of Food Technology rooms was created in 2003 and plans are under way to extend Photography and Textiles accommodation as part of the Arts College capital work. The reception area was also remodelled in 2004.FACILITIES13 science laboratories, including computer suite shared with MathematicsLearning Resource CentreLanguage suite, including computer suiteBusiness Information Centre, including computer suiteComputer Centre8 workshops for design and technology, including computer suiteArt, ceramic and textile design areas, including open-plan AtriumMusic suiteFood Technology suiteAssembly HallDrama studioCollege Block: used predominantly by Sixth FormIn addition, the school has priority use of Ferndown Sports Centre which is on the same campus and offers a large multi-purpose sports hall, gymnasium, swimming pool, squash courts, and a multi-gym, together with extensive playing fields, all-weather floodlit sports area and tennis/netball courts. The Centre is under new management from January 2005 and there are exciting plans for refurbishment.The Ferndown Pyramid comprises First Schools (for students aged 5-9), three Middle Schools (for students aged 9-13), and the Upper School. Most students reach the school through the Pyramid, but students are admitted from elsewhere, particularly at Sixth Form level.The school places great emphasis on liaison within the Pyramid, in order to ensure continuity of educational experience from 5 to 18. All the schools work closely together on curriculum and assessment. Their good practice is acknowledged as exemplary.The main school is organised in Year groups. The Heads of Years 9, 10 and 11 are responsible for the monitoring of overall progress, guidance and welfare. A permanent Head of Year (also a member of the SLT) and Deputy are responsible for the Sixth Form.All members of staff are involved in the guidance programme for students as group tutors with an increasing emphasis on tracking academic progress.Teaching and learning is organised for the subjects of the National Curriculum through the subject teams: English History Mathematics Geography Science RE/PSHE Modern Languages PE Technology Business Arts (inc Music, Drama) ICT Vocational EducationalThe school's curriculum is designed to reflect the values of a comprehensive school, which seeks to provide the best, in terms of opportunities, and resources, for all students. It builds on the work done in First and Middle Schools, and there is close liaison to ensure both continuity and progression. The school seeks to create an intelligent and flexible curriculum, which ensures both a broad and balanced programme which prepares students for the future and a degree of individual choice which allows students to pursue particular interests and aptitudes.
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Wow! That was awesome! I can see what everybody else means about the kick and the fade at the end, but it was just a minor drawback. This melody REALLY gets me going! it's just so.....so good! I still don't understand how to make a good melody though. How do you do it? (If it's not too much trouble, do you think you can PM me about that? I could use some tips on that.)
Thanks friend! i got good at melodies basically by doing trial and error and what seeing what sounds good and what doesnt.
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I like this track, but you could've spiced the kick a bit more up. But that doesnt mean that you have to give it a hardcore kick or something, oh no.
Just make the kick a bit more noticable.
I did like this though ^^
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gotta love this and boii i do <3
the only minor thing i didnt like is when the kickdrum sort of fades when the bass gets more body near the end of this piece.
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LaSalle Lady Tiger Lexi Laine Humphries (7) throws to fellow Lady Tiger Daley Jordan (23) for an out on first base during the LaSalle vs Block home game last week. The game resulted in a 6 to 0 win for the Lady Tigers. LaSalle takes on Montgomery at home tomorrow
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TAMPA — Where has Arrelious Benn been?
Heading into the final preseason game, the Bucs' second-round pick from Illinois has one catch for 16 yards.
He was targeted once in the opener at Miami and once against Kansas City but did not see a football thrown his direction last week vs. Jacksonville.
For a 3-13 team desperate for receiving help and investing heavily in that position in the draft, the Bucs still believe Benn is more prospect than project.
"I know where I'm going to be, and I know how good I'm going to be," Benn said. "It takes time."
But shouldn't Bucs fans expect more from the third receiver taken in the draft with the 39th overall pick, behind only the Broncos' Demaryius Thomas and the Cowboys' Dez Bryant?
In fact, Benn hasn't been the most productive rookie receiver on his team, much less the NFL. Mike Williams, a fourth-round pick from Syracuse, ranks sixth in the league in the preseason with seven catches for 157 yards.
"The unfair part is Arrelious is being compared to Mike," coach Raheem Morris said. "It's unfair to Arrelious because they've got to learn at a different level. They're developing at a different speed. Mike is the clear-cut starting X, and right now Regis (Benn) is coming. He's starting to give you more each day. … The thing you're going to get is that it's going to take a little more time."
As usual, Benn was the last player off the practice field Monday. After a two-hour practice, he caught kickoffs from a machine and extra passes from receivers coach Eric Yarber.
"I'm just out there learning, getting mental reps when I'm watching, and playing time will come," Benn said. "It's preseason, it's a long season ahead of us. The coaches are doing everything they need to do, and I've got faith in everything I'm doing. So I'm going out there doing everything they tell me."
Morris has a point. For starters, Benn is playing the Z position, off the line of scrimmage and on the tight end side. The X receiver position is much easier to learn because all the routes are "tagged" during the play call in the huddle.
"We'll tag the route X dagger, or X Puma," offensive coordinator Greg Olson said. "If you're the X, you'll know the route. With the Z, you've got to know the combination. It's a two-man combination with the tight end on your side and the X is by himself. … As he gets more comfortable with the concepts, then he'll play faster and obviously be more productive."
Last week, Benn didn't enter the game at receiver until late in the second half. That was by design, Olson said, because the Bucs wanted an extended look at veteran Reggie Brown at the Z position.
"We planned on playing Regis in the second half," Olson said. "Unfortunately, we didn't have a lot of snaps there in the second half. This week, Regis will look toward playing the entire football game, and we'll try to script some things to get him the ball."
Benn has been described by Morris and Olson as a "rep guy," which means he learns faster with repetitions on grass than on a chalkboard or in a film room.
It's not uncommon in the NFL, particularly at receiver. But it probably is the reason Benn hasn't been a bigger part of the offense. He's behind Sammie Stroughter and Brown at the Z position, but that could change before the season opener.
"I've got to know the (route) combinations. I can't just learn one thing; I've got to learn the concepts and stuff," Benn said. "I can be moved anywhere in the offense. I won't always be to one side. … I love it. It's a challenge, and I'm taking it on full speed, and I'm going to get better every day.
"I didn't come in here with the expectation that I already know it. Everything is a learning process. It was a learning process when I was in college. It takes time."
It would be hard to find a player on the roster with a better attitude or work ethic than Benn, who is learning to cover kicks as well as return them.
"When I got my first catch and I'm out there, I'm like, 'C'mon, man.' The game is fast, but it's not that fast," Benn said. "It's fun. I go out there and have fun. I go out there and play special teams. I've never done that in my life except kick returns. But when I'm out there now, I'm out there as a flier on my team."
Morris has no doubt Benn will be a factor for the Bucs as a rookie, sooner rather than later.
"The fact is when he's had opportunities, he's made plays. He's had a big block; he's had a play," Morris said. "(People) should be more encouraged about what he's doing as a rookie than comparing him to Mike. It's hard to go out here and play in this league as a rookie, and a lot of guys will tell you that."


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California has strong laws guaranteeing government openness, but that guarantee sometimes faces obstacles. A new bill by Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, addresses a big one. It would require government agencies when replacing existing technology systems to switch to software that presents data in a searchable format, such as Word or Excel.
This would make it far easier to find relevant information. It would also make it easier to thwart some public officials' strategy of releasing such a vast volume of information in response to record requests that it overwhelms the resources of those who want to dig into government actions. We hope common sense prevails and Yee's proposal is quickly enacted.


text: Hi all I am a Female, and I live in NYC I am extremely inquisitive LOL, I've been roaming forum's and youtube for awhile to check out pc parts. I am by far no enthusiast, but not quite a beginner I've built about 10 pc's in the past...heres how it all came about I first became interested in computers when I bought my first desktop which was somewhere around 1998ish, it was one of the pc's from one of those pc tv programs that use to run, it had a wooping 20 gigs of hard drive LOL. One day the floopy disc just stop working (which was needed back then) so I called tech support and they told me I'd have to ship it in for repairs geesh! go through all of that and risk not getting it back no no no! so I took a dreaded look inside of the pc to see if it looked possible to fix and surprisingly it did, so off to staples I went to get a brand new floppy drive and it was so simple and easy to fix, whatever I did to take out the old floopy I just remembered it and reversed the procedure when putting in the new. Next thing I knew I was updating the sound card to a sound blaster live, the graphics card to a aiw radeon, I was adding zip drives it was just a blast to me, I started getting carried away LOL. I remember my first 200gb hd costed around 400 bucks, I took the plunge lol, I even took the plunge on the ATI AIW 9700 Pro which was also about $400 bucks, but that card was a disater for me it had so many forums filled with bad reviews on that card...I could never get it to work, I still have it though LOL. Since then I have built around 10 simple pc's I know for me I put in a hell of a lot of research when building a pc which can be tiresome, so last year I wanted a pc that can handle viewing of hd videos and so I really did'nt want to do reasearch so I decided to just buy a desktop...I went for the HP e9180f and BOY was that a disaster it would start out ok and everything seemed beautiful until within 30 to 45 minutes in all hell broke loose...bsod constant freezes, you name it sheesh what a waste! so now I have that dead beat sitting on the side LOL. This year I was looking at the gateway fx 6803-25 it was around 1500 bucks, I even bought it but I never opened it. At the time there were really no reviews on it and I was afraid that it may be a dud and I did'nt want that experience again so I took it back and decided hey! I might as well build me one and so here I am, that's what brought me to this forum and a couple of others. LOL I've always been just a simple builder not really an enthusiasts I've never really overclocked or anything like that it just seem like it's so much to learn, so I guess Im more of a plug and play builder most of the boards that I used were asus or epox and my harddrives were maxtors lol. so thats just a little bit about me and my intrest in pc building, Im not really a beginner and I am by far no Pro and hence I learn what I can from forums. That's me lol


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There are either a lot of mad or very pissed off (or furious, if you will) people in these 4 new Comic Con posters for George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road." I can't say as I blame them. I mean, the world did go to shit, and they're all stuck driving around in a desert being chased by guys wearing football pads and sporting '80s haircuts. That's gonna ruin anyone's day, I would imagine.
Check out the 4 posters below, featuring stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, and some guy name Hugh Keays Byrne, who I assume is the villain since he got his own poster and everything. Too bad a trailer for this didn't show up at Comic Con, too…
Starring everyone listed above, including Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Nathan Jones, Josh Helman, and Megan Fox's temporary replacement, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
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Hello, I plan to have rhinoplasty to shave the hump on the bridge of my nose, and I'm only allowed to take 2 weeks recovery time off. I am a Laser Therapist, so as you know, I have to wear goggles for my work. What would you advise?
I Am a Laser Cosmetic Therapist. I Need to Wear Goggles for Work, but After Rhinoplasty?
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Lase goggles are loose and wont compromise rhinoplast
We restrict certain glasses after rhinoplasty since they rest on the bridge can change the result. Laer glasses are loose and dont rest on the nose...no problem
Googles after rhino
I think the answer to this question lies in the type of the goggles. if they are held on with a strong elastic band (and have shallow "cut out" for the bridge) i would recommend to my patients to avoid them for up to 3 wks if osteotomies were preformed. if they are light and just rest on the nose that is an other issue - 10-14 days would be the recommendation i would give to my patients.
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Wearing safety goggles after rhinoplasty
Try to place padding between the goggles and nose to disperse pressure off the nose. If the goggles are left on for a lengthy period of time, small indentations will occur but that will not affect the overall end result of the rhinoplasty work. Do not keep the goggles on for any more time that is needed during the first month after rhinoplasty.
Laser Goggles after Rhinoplasty
Laser goggles, which are very light, can be worn after your rhinoplasty as long as they don't rest on your nose. Should not be a problem.
Eyewear after Rhinoplasty
The lightweight frame style of Laser Goggles should generally be ok to wear after your Rhinoplasty. During the days and weeks following surgery it is imperative to maintain your nose's new shape. Patients who wear glasses will often times, by recommendation, have them taped to their forehead or propped on their cheeks for approximately six weeks following Rhinoplasty. It is best to bring in your eyewear and allow your Physician to take a look to best determine suitability.
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Prior to founding Gura & Possessky, PLLC, Mr. Gura began his career by serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Terrence W. Boyle, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Subsequently, as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California, Mr. Gura defended the State of California and its employees from all manner of lawsuits, in state and federal courts, at trial and on appeal. Thereafter, Mr. Gura entered the private practice of law with the Washington, D.C. offices of Sidley & Austin. In February 2000, he left the firm to serve for a year as Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight.
Alan Gura is admitted as an active member in good standing in the District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar, and the State Bar of California. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and numerous federal courts of appeal and district courts.
In 2009, Alan was named one of Washington's Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 and a Champion of Justice by Legal Times.
Alan Gura is a 1995 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He is also a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government, with Distinction in All Subjects, in 1992.
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The Austin Powers in Goldmember cheering thread!
It comes out tomorrow people! I love Austin Powers, the spy who shagged me is up there as one of my fav movies.
In this movie, Mike Myers plays an incredible 4 diff characteers, Austin, Fat Bastard, Dr. Evil, and Goldmember. Beyonce Knowles from Destiny's Child is in the movie as well as Britney Spears. Check out the movie everyone, it will be great as Mike said it will be!
yeah, i own The Spy Who Shagged Me on DVD!:) i'm so glad Beyonce is in this new movie, i hope she's a good replacement of that really cute blonde from the 2nd movie (what's her name again?).
Heather Graham, aka Felicity Shagwell. I will miss her in this movie because she was great. I wonder what happens to her though?
oh yeah, that's her name! that's a good question. Elizabeth H. from the 1st one turned out to be a fem-bot in the 2nd movie, wonder what'll happen to Heather?
I personally thought that Vannessa being a fembot was very stupid. What about her mother? the originally partner of Austin, she had a fembot daughter? Well its just a movie but that part doesnt make a lot of sense.
Opens today!!!!
I loved the first, liked the second, but I am not going to watch goldmember as I feel a third is pushing the series too far.
Hell, even Mike Myers didn't want to make this film!
also I hate Beyonce and Britney.
hey guys, i saw Mike Meyers on Access Hollyood today! he was talking about how he was close to George Harrison of the Beatles and was crying when he died just recently. George had been a huge fan of Austin Powers!
anyway, Access Hollywood gave the movie bad reviews, but what do they know anyway?
Anybody watch it?
I'm so anxious about this movie, cause I LOVE Beyoncé!!!! And I also find Austin very funny LOL! "Yeaaah Babey, yeeeah!" LMAO!!!
I also advice all of you to get "Work it out" from Beyonce! Which is pretty AWESOME :hearts: and the video too!!! :lick: :drool:
She's marvelous, and I'm pratically watching this movie cause of her. I don't care for Britney.. :p
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The BLR FastFin is a major part of Bell's recently announced enhancements for the 412EP medium-twin. FastFin will be standard on all new 412s and available via retrofit on existing aircraft. More than 600 already are in service on the UH-1, 205/206 and 212/412, according to Dave Marone, BLR vice president. Those aircraft have logged more than one million flight hours with the system.
The $75,000 system (uninstalled) consists of a new re-sculpted carbon-fiber vertical fin and a pair of parallel five-pound aluminum tailboom strakes that dramatically enhance aircraft performance. Marone said FastFin gives the aircraft an additional 1,250 pounds of IGE hover capability. "That translates into up to 90 percent of the useful load of the aircraft," he said. "You have anywhere from 7.5- percent increase at sea level or 1,000 msl on a warm day to over 90 percent at the 6,000- to 8,000-foot range. Even a guy operating at sea level in the Gulf of Mexico is going to get additional utility from that," Marone said. "In the Gulf you can get up to 2,000 feet density altitude on a hot summer day. With the system, you are going to get 300 pounds of additional IGE hover capability in that scenario plus 10 to 15 knots of critical wind azimuth tolerance, so operational flexibility and safety is enhanced quite a bit."
BLR estimates that the system will pay for itself in one to two years for operators flying 400 hours annually.
The strakes work by taking the accelerated main rotorwash airflow around the tailboom and stalling it on the left side, creating low pressure on the right and higher pressure on the left so the boom naturally moves in the direction of the applied tailrotor thrust. The fin relocates approximately one third of the vertical surface area to the aft tailcone, which is below the thrust arc of the tailrotor.
"You still have the surface area for weathercock stability, but you've removed the impediment to lateral thrusting," Marone explained. "The trailing edge of the vertical fin has a rounded radius cut similar to the leading edge of the vertical fin. Having that large radius cut makes operations from critical wind azimuths far less likely to create a significant decrease in efficiency when that airflow is trapped by the sharp leading edge."
BLR (Booth No. 1814) is accepting orders to retrofit the system on Bell 412s for operators of nine or fewer aircraft, while Bell's Aeronautical Accessories affiliate is accepting orders from operators of 10 or more aircraft. Marone estimates it would require six business days for experienced shops to complete the retrofit.
FastFin is part of a new upgrade package announced by Bell for all 412EPs. It includes more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-9 engines, which yield a 15-percent power increase, and glass-panel avionics akin to those onboard Bell's new 429 light twin, better onboard communications and a new tailrotor. The 2,143-shp PT6T-9 will replace the current 1,800-shp PT6T-3D, yielding a 15-percent shp increase, improved OEI and high/hot performance, and electronic engine control.
The upgrade will yield a 10- to 12-percent increase in Cat A/PC1 and PC2 performance and a future path to increased payload and range. The new onboard communications system will be compatible with civil standard headsets, eliminating the need for military-style, low-impedance microphones and earpieces.
STC approval for the package is expected later this year, with customer installations beginning in 2012. Bell vice president Larry Roberts said the upgrade was prompted by customer requests, primarily from the oil and gas market. A price for the entire package has not been set.


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Lakers Clinch Seven Seed in the West
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(LOS ANGELES) — Pau Gasol recorded his seventh triple-double of his career helping the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Houston Rockets, 99-95 in overtime Wednesday night. The win clinches the Lakers the seventh seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
The Lakers (45-37) almost won the game in regulation but Rockets forward Chandler Parsons hit a 34-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.
Gasol finished the game with 17 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists.
"It was satisfying because we got another great win," Gasol said. "The way we've been playing lately has just been great. We just got to keep the momentum going…see if we can carry it over to the first round of the playoffs."
There the Lakers will meet the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers entered the night with a chance of not making the playoffs at all. A Utah win coupled with a loss, would have had the Lakers on the outside looking in. Instead Utah lost, and the Lakers won the seventh seed with Houston getting the eighth seed.
Lakers guard Steve Blake scored a team high 24 points in the win.
"No one was expecting this that's for sure," Blake said of the team getting the seventh seed. "We've been through a lot as a team from coaching changes…to players being hurt….to our owner passing away. I mean you name it we've gone through it in one year. I think in some ways it's made us stronger and hopefully it will help us out in the long run."
Houston (45-37) will now take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
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Penn State released its Week 1 depth chart Monday, and six starting spots remain up for grabs.
A closer look at each battle:
Right tackle: Mike Farrell vs. Adam Gress
Synopsis: Gress was named starter in the spring, but Farrell's had a solid camp and has pushed for playing time. The two have rotated with the first team, both at left tackle and right tackle. But, with LT Donovan Smith's recovery from a hamstring injury, it appears as if these two will now strictly practice on the right side.
Gress is a junior, but it looks as if he'll graduate in December. So, for both players, this could be their final season to start. They both have game experience as backups and they're both physically similar (both 6-foot-6, just 5 pounds apart), so Penn State really can't make a bad decision here.
Wide receiver: Shawney Kersey vs. Trevor Williams
Synopsis: Really a surprise to see a true freshman challenge the most experienced wideout for playing time, but that likely has to do with Kersey's limited practices. Kersey has been nursing an ankle injury and, if he's ready to go, should start Saturday.
Bill O'Brien has praised Williams this preseason camp and must think highly of him if he's willing to start the freshman over Matt Zanellato and Christian Kuntz.
Slot receiver: Alex Kenney vs. Evan Lewis
Synopsis: Lewis has had quite a wild ride. He played quarterback in high school and cornerback at Penn State before being moved to wideout, kicker and now back to wideout. He's a little short -- 5-foot-9 depending on which roster you're looking at -- but he's shown good hands in practice. Kenney has terrific speed and split time evenly with Lewis in the preseason.
Both will likely play Saturday. This is definitely a battle to watch.
Defensive end: Deion Barnes vs. Pete Massaro
Synopsis: Massaro would definitely be the starter here if he wasn't plagued by injuries. He tore the ACL in his right knee in 2009, tore the ACL in his left knee in 2011, and is still trying overcome the lingering effects.
Massaro missed some practice last week, and Barnes is talented enough to step right up. Massaro's the better defensive end when he's at 100 percent, but can Massaro get to 100 percent this year?
Defensive tackle: DaQuan Jones vs. James Terry
Synopsis: At 324 pounds, Jones is the biggest player Penn State has to offer. He was listed as the starter in the spring, and Terry's name wasn't mentioned much during preseason camp. So this battle definitely came as a surprise.
Both played about the same amount last season -- Terry played in 231 snaps, and Jones in 247. No matter who starts, defensive line remains a strength for the Nittany Lions.
Safety: Stephen Obeng-Agyapong vs. Jake Fagnano
Synopsis: Fagnano has been limited because of a lingering hamstring injury. O'Brien toyed with the idea of moving Adrian Amos to safety if Fagnano couldn't play Saturday, but players said Obeng-Agyapong impressed in practice -- and he appears to have at least locked down that backup role.
Fagnano said earlier this month he expected to start but, then again, he probably didn't expect to stand on the sidelines this much. If Fagnano can have a good week of practice, he'll start. If he can't, Obeng-Agyapong's not a bad Plan B.


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From the unconventional and awe-inspiring to the hilarious and heartwarming, here's a look at some of the most interesting photos, videos and stories that have our newsroom talking today. What's capturing your attention, filling your inbox and cluttering your Facebook/Twitter feed? Tweet us the stories you're talking about using #InstantIndex or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and they could appear on World News.
Meteor Source Astronomers have calculated the source and size of the Russian meteor. Using dashcam and traffic videos, they were able to determine that the 55-foot rock came from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Presidential Gray In an interview with " Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts, first lady Michelle Obama said that President Obama's gray hair wasn't the result of his work. "People think the gray is from his job," she said. "It's from his children."
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Former Dallas Cowboy Daryl "Moose" Johnston to Speak in Lubbock
The Children's Advocacy Center of the South Plains announces Former Dallas Cowboy
Daryl "Moose" Johnston to speak Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00) at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater. The speaking engagement is a fundraiser to benefit the Children's Advocacy Center mission. Tickets are $25 general admission and $40 reserve seat and available at all Select-A-Seat locations, by phone at 770-2000 or 1-800-735-1288 and on-line at www.selectaseatlubbock.com. For sponsorship information call the Children's Advocacy Center at 806-740-0251
Nicknamed "Moose" by former teammate Babe Laufenberg, Johnston became a full-time starter in 1991 and was key member of the Cowboy's three Super Bowl winning teams (1993, 1994, and 1996).
A two-time Pro Bowl selection in 1993 and 1994 (the first ever Pro Bowl Fullback), he played in 149 consecutive games, including post seasons. He finished his career catching 294 passes for 2,227 years and 14 touchdowns, as well as 232 rushes for 753 yard and eight touchdowns. He had a career-high 50 receptions in 1993.
Johnston has contributed time to many charities including the Special Olympics, Children's Cancer Fund, Cystic Fibrosis and Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT). He has served as honorary chairman for MDA's "Aisles of Smiles" campaign, an organization he has served for over ten years, and the American Cancer Society's Gunslingers' Ball. In 1999 Johnston's numerous community service activities led to his nomination for the prestigious "Whizzer White Humanitarian Award."
For more information, contact Carmen Aguirre, executive director, or Judy Powell, program director, at 806-740-0251.


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I just wanted to get your attention one more time!
Just a reminder to our Fort Wayne/Northern Indiana readers to come out to Buckets tonight for the Estel Walker Show on FM 100.1 in Fort Wayne. We'll be talking and signing Blue Blood!
We'll be at Buckets Sports Pub on 6282 West Jefferson in Fort Wayne from 6-7 PM. We'll sign some books, sell some books, and talk some Colts football!
Here's a promo for the show running on FM 100.1
On Friday, from noon-2 pm I'll be at Teapots N Treasures at 7 Market Street (almost right on the Circle). The owner, Donna, has books on sale now, so if you are downtown, stop in and say hi. The nice thing about this signing is it's extremely chick friendly, so impress your wife or girlfriend by saying you are taking her to a down town antique store for a book signing. By the time she figures it out, it'll be too late!