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Combined with over 100 miles of achingly beautiful California coastline--with everything from wide sandy beaches to rocky tidepools and rugged cliffs--the redwood forests of Humboldt County provide an outdoor playground that is second to none. The number one reason why vacationers and especially families choose to visit Humboldt is to connect with nature. Whether you choose a gentle stroll among towering redwoods, a challenging mountain trail or a backcountry tour by car or motorcycle, you will find a wild, unspoiled slice of California. If you're into birdwatching and whale watching; or watersports, kayaking sailing & rafting; mountain biking or cycle touring; bouldering, backpacking or extreme sports, or just kicking back and beachcombing on the shore, Humboldt offers California's most scenic, untouched and uncrowded place to do it.
Small Town Life
You don't have to be Tarzan to appreciate Humboldt County. Our natural wonders are just minutes away from small towns and cities that provide a full range of lodging, dining, shopping and other attractions for you to experience. Eureka is the largest, most central city with the most amenities, a vibrant arts scene and lots to see and do, especially in the Historic Old Town district. Eureka makes a perfect home base for your Humboldt County vacation. Find out more about Humboldt County's towns.
North of Eureka is the college town of Arcata, with unique attractions like the Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary and excellent visitor amenities. Other towns that are popular with visitors are Trinidad, a picturesque coastal village and part of the California Coastal Monument area, Orick, gateway community to Redwood National Park, the Victorian Village of Ferndale, an historic farming community, Shelter Cove, perched on the remote Lost Coast and Fortuna, an all-American town with plenty of old time hospitality. All have cozy B&Bs and plenty of rural tranquility.
Rural Retreats
Moving away from the coast, Garberville and the Avenue of the Giants are the gateways to southern Humboldt County and especially to Humboldt Redwoods State Park. In eastern Humboldt County, the town of Willow Creek is on the doorstep of Six Rivers National Forest and is known for fishing, rafting and Bigfoot. If you like to feel even closer to Nature, Humboldt's national, state and county parks offer plenty of camping options, too.
Humboldt County is a rural, nature-oriented destination with a lot of forest, coast and countryside between our small towns. If you choose to stay in one of the towns mentioned above, you can make easy day trips to the many redwood parks, beaches and other public lands. You can also fit other activities from wine-tasting and beer tasting to art appreciation to heritage touring to local events into your itinerary. Speaking of which, we have provided some suggested itineraries to help you plan your visit--go to Things To Do and select Travel Itineraries in the left side-bar.
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- Humboldt County has over 40 national, state and local parks, forests, beaches and preserves.
- Our redwood forests are easy to access by foot, bicycle or by car.
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Freedom Foundation plans forum on Dayton's budget at Humphrey School
By Joe Kimball | 02/21/13
UPDATE: The time and date of this forum has been changed. It's now 9 a.m., Friday March 1.
The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, which has been critical of Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed budget, will host a discussion of the topic Feb. 28 at the Humphrey School.
University Professor Larry Jacobs will moderate a panel discussion with former state commissioners, including John Gunyou and Tom Hanson. There also will be a bipartisan panel of legislative leaders, the group says.
The free event is scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Humphrey School for Public Affairs in Room 180, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis.
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Jerry Stackhouse Ready For Coaching
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Interesting tidbit from The Journal Times on the possible future plans of former Tar Heel Jerry Stackhouse.
Under normal circumstances this would be a noteworthy "Stackhouse wants to be a coach" item. Since Roy Williams is looking to fill a position on his staff it takes on a slightly different flavor. What is unclear is how much experience Roy is looking for in the person he hires to replace Jerod Haase. If he wants someone who has put time in as a college coach already then Stackhouse probably won't be considered. However if he is not concerned about experience I suppose it is possible Stackhouse could be a candidate if both parties are willing.
Still no word on who Roy plans to hire as a new assistant coach and with the April evaluation period going on right now it could be a while yet.
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Yemeni security forces fire on anti-gov't protesters
Anti-government protestors carry a wounded demonstrator to a field hospital during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. (AP / Hani Mohammed)
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Published Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:29AM EDT
SANAA, Yemen - A Yemeni activist says security forces have fired on anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, killing two people.
Nouh al-Wafi says one protester was killed and four wounded in the flashpoint city of Taiz and another protester was killed in the city of Damar after demonstrators calling for the ouster of longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh clashed with police Wednesday.
Also, protesters in the capital have started a second sit-in on one of the city's main streets. This adds to the already large permanent sit-in on Change Square near Sanaa University.
Organizers also are considering marching on the presidential palace despite the heavy security around it to press Saleh to step down.
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Ibrahim, Siti Zuraidah and A. Rahim, Mohamad Kamal (2007) Switched beam antenna using omnidirectional antenna array. In: Applied Electromagnetics, 2007. APACE 2007. Asia-Pacific Conference, 4-6 Dec 2007, Melaka, Malaysia.
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This paper presents the result of using omnidirectional antenna array on the switched beam antenna system. The 4times4 conventional Butler matrix has been used in this project as the beamforming network to provide four different values of the phase difference that coupled to antenna elements. By integrating the omnidirectional antenna array with 4times4 Butler matrix, this system has the capability to generate four different beams at four different directions with the coverage area of 360deg. Two types of beam can be generated by the system which are narrow beam and broader beam. The comparison between the measured and computed radiation pattern of the switched beam antenna also presented.
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CYO Diocese Championship
Good Shepherd-Pittsburg 54, St. Edward-Newark 31: The Good Shepherd 8A Pittsburg boys basketball team wrapped up its final game of the season with a win over St. Edward of Newark to win the 2014 Oakland Diocese Championship.
This was the final game of CYO play for Good Shepherd, who has been playing together as a team since the fourth grade. The team was the first-ever Good Shepherd squad to reach the Diocese Championship in each year of eligibility (grades 4-8). They finished CYO play with a 47-3 record in the East Diablo League and a 12-2 record in the Oakland Diocese. The roster consisted of: Giles Carlos, Donovan Crosse, Brandon Harris, Willie Harts III, Jan Michael Lopez Brenden Riso, Czaryl Macayan, Zachary Moseley and Isaiah Trapps.


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All of my classes were at the Pima community college West campus. I had a very safe and positive experience while I earned my Associates degree in Archaeology. The classes are usually 20 to 40 students that makes it a more pleasant learning experience. They had really awesome Tutor center that could help you with any class or homework assignments your stuck on. The school also has many different student resources for clubs, disabled students, financial aid, support departments and an amazing advising center for transferring to a University. They also have a organized and well maintained campus that was kept safe by the on-campus police.
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i am very annoyed that i am told by my computer that i may be a victim of software
counterfeiting and that i have copied windows...
which i havent.
i have had my laptop for 2 years and now when i turn it on same as usual it says i have been a victim of system counterfeiting.
it says this in the bottom right hand corner in a blue star which, when i put the mouse ontop of it it says 'you may be a victim of software counterfeiting'.
i would like to know what this means and how i can cure it
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There are plenty of internet articles about this. Try here:
There are numerous reasons as to why Microsoft may detect an irregularity on legitimate software and thus labeling it as pirated software. Until this issue can be resolved with Microsoft, there are a few tips that you can do so that your computer will function properly. With this comes this disclaimer; In no way does this posting support counterfeit software, NOT AT ALL : ). These fixes are intended to make your computer run fluidly and uninterrupted (seemingly normal) until the pirated issue can be resolved (unfortunately, it is often times a long road to recovery). These are fixes that will work on all XP operating systems to allow your operating system to run fluidly even after Microsoft has detected the irregularity and incorrectly labeled it as pirated software.
You've probably been searching around for cures and here is just some common sense information. When you have computer problems due to viruses, trojans, malware, spyware, etc. there are specific programs to take care of these issues and they will isolate and/or delete them, it's what they're intended to do (I personally prefer AVG for viruses and Spybot for the other stuff, merely because they work and are FREE). Like I said it is what those programs are intended to do, not what the novice computer person is supposed to do. Do yourself a favor, if you see anybody telling you to fix your computer problems by deleting things, downloading stuff, or messing with your registry, it would be a great indication of their incompetence . . . RUN! Things are far easier than that. It's just common sense. That said, back to the issue at hand, your XP is being detected as pirated. First thing you will see when Microsoft labels you a thief is a blue star logo and various messages that come along with. Also, it will be followed by a continuous update warning icon on your system tray. The fixes listed below are intended to make those aspects inactive and thusly make your computer fluidly functional until . . . you can fix your falsely labeled pirated software, of course ; ) Follow them slowly, to the "t", and DO NOT DEVIATE. If you do this all will flow smoothly.
So as for the blue star icon and all the associated messages, follow these steps. Go to and open "My Computer" icon>Local Disc (C>Windows>system32. Now in the "system32" file, find and rename these two files (any other name will do: spot, scruffy, mildred, whatever): "WgaTray.exe" and "WgaLogon.dll". Once the two files have been renamed then close the window. Hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete, click "Task Manager" and click the "Processes" tab, click on "wgatray.exe" and click "End Process" button and a warning window will pop up, inside that window click "Yes". Then simply restart your computer and BLUE STAR GONE BYE BYE, as well as all of its' associated messages. Isn't that simple?
Now you will probably be getting an ANNOYING windows update icon on your system tray. This icon will direct you to the Microsoft website where it will only redetect your unresolved issue (as of yet, of course). To resolve this temporary situation merely go to: "Start" button>run>type in "services.msc" and hit "ok" and a new window will appear. There's gonna be two areas you want to concern yourself with in that window. First is "Automatic Updates": right click on that and hit properties and the properties window will pop up, you will see "Startup type", select manual and hit "apply". Now click "Automatic Updates" and at the upper left corner select "stop the service". The second area of concern is "Security Center", take the same two steps that you did for "Automatic Updates". When you've finished go up to the file button at the upper left corner of the window and hit exit. Then restart you computer. VOILA! Isn't that simple?
Once these steps have been taken your computer will run almost as normal as any XP out there. I did say almost, right? But please remember, Microsoft still thinks you're a thief (which makes our rich uncle Bill very unhappy). As such, during this period of time that you haven't as of yet resolved your pirated software issues you must keep in mind these simple things. You CAN (oh yes you can) continue to download security updates from Microsoft. However, you will not be able to update certain software and bask in the plethora of wonders that the Microsoft gods have created. Such as: internet explorer 7 (however you will have version 6), media player 11 (but you'll have 10), etc. and so on. I know . . . it's crushing. But the gods of another universe have created Firefox and WinAmp, equally worthy of worship. If by chance you download that nasty blue star logo again (because these issues can at times take a long time to resolve), then just merely follow the above steps again.
Piracy is no joking matter, it robs companies (from the smallest to the ridiculously GINORMOUS) of much potential earnings. Our multi-multi-billion dollar friend, Microsoft, is only using all its' available resources to look out for the its interests and that of it's patrons and of course to protect us all from such malicious pirates. I know we all sleep better knowing that Microsoft looks after us so well and I just want to say thank you Bill. Kids, thank your uncle Bill. (Oh! And I wrote this on a program called Open Office. If you haven't heard of this open source FREE version of Microsoft's Office software, then merely go to openoffice.org to receive your completely FREE copy. It has it's compatible version of Excel, Powerpoint, Word, etc. And yes, they do communicate and can transfer information to and from Microsoft Office documents. Just don't tell uncle Bill). Hope this posting was helpful and beneficial . . . HAVE A NICE DAY!
Sincerely your friendly neighborhood Microsoft supporter,
There are reports that the false positive rate in WGA is quite high. Some reports claim an error rate of 50%. If you really have a genuine Windows then you're ok. This might help:
Does that work for Vista as well? I don't have an annoying blue star, but I DO have a stupid window popping up every five minutes saying "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting. To use all Microsoft Windows features, such as all updates from Window's Update; get the latest updates; and receive product support, your copy of Microsoft Windows must be validated as genuine. Go Online and resolve now."
I'VE GONE ONLINE AND RESOLVED IT TWENTY TIMES!!! It won't go away. Tell me how to make it go away. I just deleted my system and rebooted it from my disk I got with my laptop and now I've got this mess.


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On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote: >> The plan I was thinking of was to pass a flag indicating if it's a >> directory to fsync_fname() and open it RD_ONLY if it's a directory and >> RDRW if it's a file. Then ignore any error returns (or at least EBADF >> and EINVAL) iff the flag indicating it was a directory was true. > > Works for me, but let's first try just ignoring EBADF, which is the only > value we saw in the recent buildfarm failures. If we got past the fd<0 > test then EBADF could only indicate a rdonly failure, whereas it's less > clear what EINVAL might cover. So I'm thinking of something like this. Ignore ESDIR when opening a directory (and return immediately) and ignore EBADF when trying to fsync a directory. -- greg
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Lomography + tokidoki Happy Thoughts Rumble Winners Announcement!2013-07-17 6 15 Share Tweet
We were so excited to partner with tokidoki on our "Happy Thoughts!" rumble! Check out our cheerful bunch of winners after the jump!
The lovely month of June was dedicated to our "Happy Thoughts!" rumble with tokidoki, the creator of criminally cute characters and eye-popping designs! Hope these photos will put a smile on your face as they did for us!
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When I first see a trade setup, I'll typically hold off and see if a key price zone hold steady -- and, if it does, I'll then wait for a "trigger" that suggests the stock is worth an entry. The typical trigger comes when the eight-day exponential moving average crosses above the 34-day EMA on the 30-minute chart, and when the stock also takes out a prior swing high or low (depending on whether it is a buy or sell setup).
For example, in the following buy-side setup in Actavis (ACT), we would have waited for both of these events: The EMA crossover and the breaching of a prior swing high. These typically indicate a shift back to a bullish trend, telling us it is worth placing a bet against the price zone we've identified.
Let's revisit my original setup from a couple days ago, which I posted on my Twitter feed. It was a relatively simple setup, as it included the coincidence of three Fibonacci price relationships, including an important "symmetry" or 100% projection of a prior decline, as illustrated on the daily chart below.
If you missed the first entry, we have another opportunity if we fine-tune the work on a 15-minute chart. Support came in between $156.19 and $156.30, and the actual low was made at $156.40, which is close enough to that zone. Now, if this setup plays out fully, the initial upside target will come in around $174.35, and the second will be around $179.23.
Let's now take a look at the pullback on that 15-minute chart, which offers us a pullback zone for another possible entry between $159.53 and $161.94. Now, some traders will just buy the pullback and establish risk below the recent low of $156.40. Others will wait for yet another "trigger" to suggest that the 15-minute support has value.
For example, you can see if a five-minute chart triggers a reentry against this pullback zone. Either way, your maximum risk can be defined below the recent low. The tightest stop you might institute would be about $1 below $159.53, the low end of support. Your bigger-picture targets are listed above.
Let's see if Actavis can resume the rally from here. The risk-reward scenario is pretty healthy!


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Joss Whedon not too happy about planned 'Buffy' reboot
There are no doubt Juice*heads of a certain age who fawned through all seven seasons of the WB's and UPN's Buffy a decade or so ago, and all of them are furious at news that Warner Bros. wants to make another big-screen version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- but without TV series creator Joss Whedon, who made the 1992 movie a watchable series to begin with. The Juice* already hates all things remake, so you know which camp we're in.
The flick will officially be a "reboot" (the most overused term in Hollywood) and won't necessarily be based on Whedon's show or the Kristy Swanson movie, or have any of the same actors. You don't see the studio not making it, though.
"There is an active fan base eagerly awaiting this character's return to the big screen," producer Charles Roven said. "Details of the film are being kept under wraps, but I can say while this is not your high-school Buffy, she'll be just as witty, tough, and sexy as we all remember her to be."
Whedon wasn't necessarily happy about the news, but what's he gonna do, sue?
"I don't love the idea of my creation in other hands, but I'm also well aware that many more hands than mine went into making that show what it was," he told E! in an email. "And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly."
No, he's not going to sue. But will anyone be remotely interested in yet another high-school cheerleader/vampire killer anymore? Hey, people keep buying tickets to Saw movies.
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This August, we bring you back to your roots and explore the wonders of nature! First, we cook up a storm with a film soup experiment. Followed by nature photowalks at beautiful scenic parks in Singapore to unearth the tips & tricks of trouble exposure, as well as the unique methods to perfect our macro shots. To cap off the learning month, we'll gather on a cozy Friday night for a new special sharing series by the Lomography Community — with Sharing Session #1: Nature.
Saturday, 2 August 2014 @ 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Let's Cook the Film! A Film Soup Experiment – S$5
Discover the wonders of science for the curious Lomographer!
For all film lovers with a sense of adventure, here's an invitation to our cool science experiment – Film Soup Experiment! Explore different concoctions that will completely alter your films (and maybe your mind!) by soaking in it or 'souping', causing a marvelous chemical reaction and producing unexpectedly extraordinary effect(s) to your Lomographs! Join us for this exclusive and wild experiment session!
So come down with your favorite 35mm film. Color negatives, slides, black & white, whatever you fancy. Bring'em down, soak it in!
Sunday, 10 August 2014 @ 4pm – 5.30pm
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Take a walk with us, as we will share some nifty nature tip & tricks with you. It is also the perfect time to try out different lens, films and techniques! Especially for the Fisheye with wide-angle lens, the Diana F+ & Konstruktor with macro lens, and films like the Lomochrome Purple 35mm & Lomography Xpro 200.
Don't have any of these? Loan a Fisheye or Diana F+ with macro lens for free! (Limited to 6 and 3 sets respectively.) Bring your own camera (Diana/Konstruktor/Fisheye) & enjoy a S$5 discount!
Sunday, 17 August 2014 @ 2pm – 4.30pm
Sprocket Rocket Double Trouble Workshop S$20 & PhotoWalk (Henderson Wave Bridge) – FREE
:: Sprocket Rocket Double Trouble Workshop – S$20 ::
Learn the basic functions of our colorful panoramic camera as well as the art of double exposure! We will break traditional practice of instant double exposure by shooting from the start again. This way, you'll get unexpected results from snaps & even the option to do a film swap with a friend!
Four sets of Sprocket Rocket cameras will be available for loan. Bring your own camera and enjoy a S$5 discount! Each workshop participant will also receive a free roll of Lomography Color Negative 100!
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Meet up Point: Hort Park Entrance, 3pm
The workshop will then continue with our popular photowalk session – and this time, we will head over to Henderson Wave Bridge! We welcome non-workshop participants to join our photowalk. Bring your own film & camera.
Friday, 29 August 2014 @ 7pm – 9pm
Lomography Community Sharing Session #1 (Nature) – FREE
This new special sharing series aims to promote sharing, interactivity and bonding within the Lomography community in Singapore. 5 Lomography Community will be sharing some of their works based on the theme: Nature. This open sharing session is open to all – new, interested and experienced photographers are welcomed.
If you're interested to share your work, please email firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject title 'Interested Speaker: Sharing Session #1'. Do include 3 theme-related photos for reference, via attachment or an online link.
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- Films will be available for purchase at the walk special prices: Lomochrome Purple 35mm – S$17/roll (U.P S$19.90) Lomography XPro 200 – S$9.50/roll (U.P S$10.60)
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Paris has always been a city revered for its culture, fine art and sophistication but sadly, not even the sweeping cinematic shots of the city of light can save the Smurfs 2 from being anything more than bearable.
Although the world's favourite little blue creatures are still as adorable looking as ever, unfortunately what also hasn't changed is their ability to make you want to knock your head against the back of a cinema chair.
In 2011, the Smurfs managed to escape the clutches of the evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) and now they are back on a quest save their beloved Smurfette voiced by the reliably irritating, Katy Perry.
Gargamel has been playing God again and has created some Smurf-like creatures called Naughties who he intends to use to harness the all-powerful Smurf essence but first, Gargamel needs Smurfette to tell him how to perform the spell that will turn his two creations into real Smurfs.
Neil Patrick Harris and Glee's Jayma Mays return to help their beloved blue friends as the annoyingly perfect couple Patrick and Grace now complete with an annoyingly perfect child called you guessed it, Blue.
One of the biggest mistakes you could make before watching this film is to expect Harris to be half as funny as his character in How I Met Your Mother as he struggled to get even a mild chuckle from the audience throughout the full 103 minutes.
What does manage to provide some much needed comedic relief is the role played by Brendan Glesson who joins the cast as Harris' Irish step-father. Aside from the cringe-worthy Irish musical ditty that's played whenever he walks on screen, Gleeson's presence is probably the best thing about this sickly sweet film and I would not be surprised if the only reason he was in it is due to losing some kind of bet.
The youngest in the audience will most likely find the Smurfs 2 enjoyable however anyone over eight will probably struggle to sit through the full thing.
So If you find yourself twiddling your thumbs at the Smurfs 2, I suggest trying to count the amount of times a character incorporates 'Smurf' into another word, sadly, this should keep you occupied right until the credits role.
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Welcome, I am a professional counselor, Behavioral-Consultant and relationship expert. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions to better understand your situation and problem?
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Thank you...
Was or is there any formal medical or psychological diagnosis that may be contributing to your son's behaviors of concern?
none. And I don't think gaming is the problem. He's always avoided things he has to do. He can't even write a thank you note without procrastinating. I think his problem is perfectionism. If it can't be perfect, he won't present it, or hand it in, or show it, etc. He's seen two counselors and one said "anxiety" and the other he didn't give him time to diagnose - he only went once!
Thank you. It's great to see you are really loving and proactive parent for your son. I'm going to ask a few more questions that may seem disjointed but their purpose is to give me a brief clinical picture to work with from many different perspectives....
Everyone just thinks he is a "wonderful, friendly, and charming young man" and I think he is very sensitive, kind and compassionate, but he just can't get himself together!
oh, ok
How has he done academically over the years?
I think that might be the problem. We homeschooled and in a very disorganized manner because he was VERY into his music. But, he did attend the local public school in his SR year to 'try out' school and did very well on paper - graduated top 10% - but in reality we had to always be on him to get things done. When he would get things done, they were SO good! Teachers loved him but couldn't understand why he always left things 'til the end. BUT, in all honesty, and for the sake of my son, he learned it from me. I have FOREVER procrastinated. For God's sake, I don't even have furniture in my newly built house (4 YEARS!!) because I can't get it just right. know in my heart this is my fault and that what he has a learned behavior from me, but he can't be like me!! He has to do better! I want that for him.
he's a bit slow on the uptake, like everyday jokes and some reading comprehension, but with a 2nd and 3rd going-over, he gets things. This makes him feel dumb, he says, but I just tell him that some people require more time. But when he does the work, things gel in his brain and he can apply the information
Thank you very detailed description. What are the top 2 or 3 behavior changes you'd like to see for him in concrete terms and what are his feelings and motivation levels for these changes?
I was also a very impatient, yelling mom, and depressed at times, I'm sure. Sometimes I think my son is just like me...:(
Thank you. I'm not sure if you saw the question I asked earlier:
Thank you very detailed description. What are the top 2 or 3 behavior changes you'd like to see for him in concrete terms and what are his feelings and motivation levels for these changes?
oops, sorry, missed it.
I'll wait for your response.
I would say the top 2-3 behavior changes I would like to see for him would be
1) no more lying
2) stop procrastinating
3) get out of himself
Those are great goals. Anything else you'd like to add before I go and type out an answer and research some supportive resources for you?
his feelings and motivation levels for these changes I would have to discuss with him because of our situation. He is back home in TX while I am living in Chicago with my younger daughter who studying with a wonderful teacher here. I can only phone/skype my son and get reports from my husband. But I would guess that he doesn't truly want to lie to us or procrastinate or be all about himself and his feelings. I would guess that he really does want to be a productive member of our family and the community. I don't know about his motivation, though. How would I go about finding that out? What would be the questions to ask him?
I'm going to address a specific strategy for assessing motivation very effectively in my answer for your question. Does that make sense?
Yes, thank you
Great. I'll have a detailed answer posted for you by the fist thing tomorrow morning but probably earlier. I want to make sure to find strong supportive resources and links for you to explore as well. Thank you so much for taking the time to chat and to provide such detailed and thoughtful responses. I really appreciate that. I'll be back in while with your answer.....
Thank you. I will check back later for your answer
I'd like to start my formal answer by commending you for being such a caring and proactive parent. I think it's very important to help your son work on making the changes you listed:
Your son's good academic performance and his brilliance you describe as a violinist tell me that there are no problems with teaching and learning new knowledge, skills and abilities when he's well motivated to change or to learn. It sounds to me like his "lying" most often serves the basic purpose of avoiding the immediate negative consequences for his poor choices when you as his parents discover that he hasn't followed through with commitments.
His procrastination could come from many sources ranging from areas as diverse as not having a specific strategy for acting in spite of him-self when motivation is low all the way to the possibility of having some challenge with attention. In ADD (they call it a subtype of ADHD these days) for example, which can be very mild in some cases, there are tested strategies for compensating for intentional and motivational lags that come with the diagnosis. Many kids with ADD are just literally brilliant in those areas for which they have a natural passion and one strategy often recommended is that kids really look for work and areas of study for which they are really passionate. I'm not saying that ADHD/ADD is the case here but here's an example of the type of strategies indicated if it were:
You mentioned your son's suggestion that he is addicted to gaming. I'm not sure if addiction is the correct word, either. As with the possibility of ADD type symptoms, I'm not there working with him face to face to really interview to explore and to do basic screening. I can say that gaming can be very addicting and often serves as the perfect procrastination tool or event. Gaming is designed to be so stimulating and rewarding that many people can really get "stuck" in gaming particularly when required tasks and responsibilities are less intrinsically motivating, at least in the short term. I think that intervening with your son in his behavioral choices in keeping with the 3 target behaviors you outlined in our chat, should take the gaming issues seriously, just in case.
Now you mentioned counseling. I think that real goal focused counseling is indicated here rather than counseling based on just talking about issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a strong behavioral focus would be very good here for your son and would likely get some pretty good results for him, in terms of his learning long term life-enhancing strategies. I think finding him a CBT therapist with a strong "behavioral activation" (BAT) and perhaps practical familiarity with Motivational Interviewing (MI) would be very helpful, within 10 sessions or less.
Motivational interviewing is a very well researched processes for helping a client develop and sustain motivation for change, and to clarify goals like the ones we discussed earlier. BAT is the best available counseling method for really learning how to overcome procrastination and to work with sources of motivation that may currently be holding your son in the behavior patterns and poor choice tendencies you described. He sounds like such a bright person. I think he'd really buy into CBT with just a session or 2.
This what I mean by CBT:
This is what I mean by BAT which is really the "B" in CBT. Some therapists leave this out or minimize it so it's important to make sure that a CBT therapist you work with is committed to the behavioral component. Here's why:
Now, most behaviorally oriented CBT therapists or counselors will use principals from "MI":
Once you've read about these CBT approach I'm advocating here you may want to have a talk with your son about what he feels are the top 3 changes in behavior he would like to make for himself, and to ask about what how these would benefit him, and to get some examples from him. You can also ask him about what he feels is really getting in the way.
Many young adults or older teens have difficulty with motivation, so it may require you setting some limits if you see that the behavioral choices he's making are really interfering in the quality of his life. For example, you may want to make access to privileges in your home (gaming, computer, TV, contingent upon his attending counseling. You may want to approach a CBT therapist asking for "family counseling" so that you and/or your husband can be involved in the process with the therapist, to see that your son is making progress (and attending regularly) and to learn how to best help him make changes in his routine and home life that will be most supportive to the changes he wants to make behaviorally, and that you want him to make (since your supporting him financially and you're his loving parents). A licensed CBT therapist will also be skilled in identifying areas that may require supports or strategies for example, if there is in fact some ADD involved in your son's case.
Here is a good resources for finding a therapist in your son's area:
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Test Bench: JVC DLA-HD1 1080p D-ILA Front Projector
Color temperature (Cinema Image Profile, Low Color Temperature before/User Image Profile/Color Temperature after calibration): 20 IRE: 7,411/6,656 K 30 IRE: 6,943/6,526 K 40 IRE: 6,846/6,535 K 50 IRE: 6,840/6,456 K 60 RE: 6,776/6,411 K 70 IRE: 6,761/6,422 K 80 IRE: 6,768/6,440 K 90 IRE: 6,711/6,374 K 100 IRE: 6,700/6,370 K Brightness (100-IRE window before/after calibration): 19.2/16.8 ftL
With the JVC's Cinema Image Profile and Low Color Temperature presets selected, its grayscale tracked within ±443 degrees kelvin of the 6,500-K standard from 30 to 100 IRE -a somewhat below-average level of performance. Adjustments to the red, green, and blue settings in the User color-temperature menu improved performance considerably, resulting in ±156-K grayscale tracking from 20 to 100 IRE. Color decoder tests showed 0% error for HDMI and only +5% red error on the component-video input. The projector's red and blue primary color points, meanwhile, measured close to the SMPTE HD specification. Green displayed a noticeable degree of oversaturation, however.
Overscan - the amount of picture area cut off at the edges of the screen - measured 0% for 1080i/p signals with the Mask option set to Off. The projector displayed 1080i/p and 720p test patterns with full resolution via the HDMI and component-video connections, although resolution test signals showed a slight rolloff at the highest frequencies. The projector was able to accept 1080p/24-fps signals via its HDMI inputs.
Screen uniformity was very good, with only a slight pinkish tint visible at the far right side of the screen on full-field gray test patterns. A degree of red color fringing could also be seen even after tweaking with the Pixel Adjust feature. Standard- and high-def Silicon Optix HQV test discs showed picture softening when noise reduction was applied, although no ringing artifacts were visible in motion sequences.


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Company accused of abandoning Rio Blanco well sites
An energy company is accused of having walked away from operations in Rio Blanco County, leaving behind eight wells needing attention and pads that must be cleaned up and reclaimed.
Violations being alleged against West Hawk Energy (USA) LLC by state inspectors vary somewhat by well. They include wells that haven't been properly tested or plugged, spilled exploration and production fluids; lack of erosion controls; chemical containers and other debris on site; and pits with liners in poor condition, oil in them, and lacking fencing or netting to keep out livestock and wildlife. A dead animal was found in one pit, inspectors said.
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is scheduled to consider during its August meeting whether to find West Hawk in violation of its rules and impose a fine. West Hawk's bond is insufficient to cover the needed work, the commission said.
The commission will be asked to authorize Puckett Land Co. to take over plugging and reclamation activities. The work would be handled by Encana Oil & Gas (USA), Encana spokesman Doug Hock said.
"Essentially it's at our cost," Hock said.
He said Encana will do the work because of a contractual obligation to Puckett, which owns the land involved. Encana had farmed out the gas leases for West Hawk to develop under an agreement between the two companies. Hock said Encana settled a lawsuit against West Hawk over agreement obligations.
The property in question is part of what's known as the Figure Four Ranch, northwest of De Beque.
Vancouver-based West Hawk Development Corp. owns West Hawk Energy and in 2006 announced the start of drilling under its agreement with Encana. It said it envisioned a drilling program involving up to 256 wells on the ranch, which would mark its transition from a purely exploration company to an energy producer.
Rob Willis, the oil and gas commission's acting hearing manager, said he hasn't been able to reach West Hawk Energy by mail. The Denver-based company's phone number on record with the commission is no longer in service, and a message left at a phone number for West Hawk Development was not returned for this story.
West Hawk Energy is accused of breaking more than a dozen rules in the case of some wells. It could face a fine of up to $10,000 per rule violation.
Willis said he would expect to ask for the maximum allowable penalty, although he hasn't figured out what the total amount would be. He acknowledged the company's only incentive to pay might be if it wants to again operate in the state.


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Universal Is Working On A Graceful Send-Off For Paul Walker In Fast & Furious 7
It's been a little under two weeks since Paul Walker's shocking death in a car accident, and in addition to mourning, many people have been wondering what will happen with the Fast & Furious franchise. That's not to suggest that the importance of the movie in any way outweighs the tragedy of his death, but the fact that a large portion of the seventh film in the franchise had already been completed makes the situation especially problematic and delicate.
According to one source, Paul was pretty close to halfway through filming, which leaves the studio, Universal, debating whether to scrap the footage they've already gotten and start over or to try to complete the movie without its star. It sounds like they're currently leaning toward completion, with writer Chris Morgan working on revisions to the script that would give Paul an appropriate send-off using scenes that were already shot. If he's successful in his attempt to come up with a script that feels appropriately respectful and feasible to everyone, the cast and crew could be back to filming by as early as January 2014.
But whatever the producers decide to do, The Hollywood Reporter points out that experts are saying this tragedy could lead to the largest insurance claim in movie history.
'According to a knowledgeable source, the studio already has poured about $150 million into the film, a bill that its insurance firm, Fireman's Fund, might have to pay in full if Universal concludes the picture must be started anew.'
The studio has declared 'force majeure', which means production has been indefinitely shut down do to unforeseen, unpreventable extenuating circumstances, but that can't last forever. It does save money not to be in active production, but everyone on set is a member of some union or another, and there are varying rules as to how long they can remain held in limbo.
The bottom line is that sometime very soon, someone's going to need to make a decision about the future of Fast & Furious 7 in light of this tragedy, and depending on which way they go, it might cost someone $150 million.
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GAZETTE readers signed up in their thousands to ensure a campaign in a brave little girl's memory was a success. Today we're asking for your help again.
More than 2,000 people joined the organ donor register as a result of our In Miley's Memory campaign.
It was sparked by the tragic story of baby Miley Turbitt's fight for life, and touched the hearts of our readers.
The 14-week-old suffered from a severe form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and was in need of a donor heart if she was to have any chance of survival.
Confined to hospital, medics launched a desperate Europe-wide search for a replacement heart for Miley, as her mum Sharon Eckert and family waited in hope.
Sadly, a suitable donor organ was not found in time, and battling Miley finally gave up her fight for life on November 12, 2012.
Desperate not to let her daughter's death be in vain, Sharon joined forces with the Gazette to launch In Miley's Memory three months later.
Its aims were twofold – to get more people signed up to be organ donors, and to call for a change in the law – to make everyone an automatic donor unless they choose to opt out.
It was a campaign the people of South Tyneside took to their hearts. Businesses and individuals stepped forward to offer their help to encourage people to sign up to become organ donors.
Miley's grandmother, Margaret Eckert, who supported her daughter throughout the campaign, said: "We always thought Miley would get a heart. We never for one moment thought she wouldn't. She struggled so hard all her short life.
"Being in that position, we experienced two sides – one was we were waiting for a heart, and the other thinking if we ourselves, could give Miley's heart to someone if we had to – it was so hard.
"When Sharon decided to launch In Miley's Memory, at first I thought it might be too soon, but then no one should have to go through this, and it was important for people to be aware of the organ donor register and to sign up to it.
"For us, Miley's campaign was so important. It's like she is still here with us, and she is helping to save lives, and brought so many people together and putting names on that register.
"If it wasn't for the paper, the Gazette, getting behind the campaign, there would have been no campaign.
"It's just amazing what they did in helping to get it out there to a lot more people.
"It has definitely made a difference to people's lives, and we wouldn't have got as far as we did if it wasn't for the paper.
"For Miley being a tiny baby and here for such a short time, she has done so much, and we couldn't be more proud of our Miley."
High-profile supporters of the campaign included X Factor champion Joe McElderry and world and Paralympic gold medal swimmer Josef Craig.
The campaign, also backed by the Mayor of South Tyneside, Coun Ernest Gibson, and Mayoress Patricia Ridley, saw the Gazette join Sharon and her family as they travelled to Downing Street in London on the first anniversary of Miley's death to hand over the petition calling for a change in the organ donation system.
In Miley's Memory ran from February to December last year, and saw an extra 2,070 people in South Tyneside sign up to become organ donors.
The families of South Tynesiders who had given vital organs after death to help others also came forward to tell their poignant stories and raise awareness of the campaign.
Support also came from the business community.
Now, we're asking you to sign up again - to ensure our In Miley's Memory campaign is voted the best in the UK.
As part of Local Newspaper Week, 30 of the strongest newspaper campaigns in the country have been shortlisted as part of the Making A Difference Initiative.
From today until Wednesday, an online vote will be running, giving readers the chance to vote for campaigns they feel made a real impact in their community.
Among them is our In Miley's Memory campaign. To vote for us visit the Local Newspaper Week website via this link and vote for the Gazette.
Local Newspaper Week is an annual initiative run by the local newspaper industry and the Newspaper Society to highlight the important role played by local papers in their communities.
The winning campaign will be announced on Friday.


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I told you so' is an unbecoming political posture, but NDP leader Jack Layton could certainly be forgiven such thoughts when the subject turns to negotiating with the Taliban.
pretty well sums up the hubris of the troops-out and peace-talks lobby: Claim credit for what only the most casual or reactionary observers would think wise, but when the grisly consequences of such counsel become horribly apparent, try not to get noticed, or
. Do you expect all those sanctimonious know-it-alls to step up to admit their folly now that the knives are coming out?
'I told you so' is indeed an unbecoming posture, but Fawzia Koofi, Abdullah Abdullah, Berhanuddin Rabbani, Amrullah Saleh and a constellation of Afgan reformists, human rights activists, parliamentarians and women's rights leaders would be perfectly justified in saying exactly that to all the appeasement-fetishists who have so
successfully insinuated their idiocy into establishment thinking
in the NATO capitals.
It's not like we weren't warned.
: "Bringing back the Taliban by some kind of reconciliation is not to bring about security. This is to play a card against others. . . It is not playing a national card. It is bringing an ethnic card into play in Afghanistan. The result of that would be to threaten to deprive other ethnic communities of their political rights, their social rights and the other rights they have in the country."
, representatives from more than 200 Afghan women's rights and civil society organizations gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul and hammered out an eight-point
. It begins: "Based on the persistent violation of the rights of women and men by the Taliban, whether when in power or after, objections were clearly and strongly expressed by all parties participating in this meeting regarding any negotiation with the Taliban."
Yesterday, the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul was
from Tuesday's Taliban suicide-bomb attack. That is the "peace" that will result from all this. Maria Abi-Habib reports on
a pan-ethnic alliance of democrats, reformers and hard boys
that has been re-arming and re-assembling, although almost entirely unnoticed by the West's "war-weary" mainstream press: "We want to inform the international community and Karzai that we don't agree with the direction the country is moving in," said Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq. "Political leaders from all ethnicities are being left out of government. Look at how he is trying to end parliament because it's not allied to him."
Our own Grant Kippen, former chair of Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission,
what all the smart set in the appeasement camp would rather you not notice: The Karzai administration is trampling on the Afghan constitution and lynching Afghan democracy, while the NATO countries simply sit back and watch. To bring this to the attention of Canadians, Maclean's blogger Andrew Potter had to put it up as a blog post after it appeared originally in the Afghan newspaper Hast-e Sobh, in Dari. The main thing: "Building credible, legitimate and inclusive democratic institutions and processes is the only way forward for Afghanistan as a young, emerging and vibrant democracy."
Did you get that? It's the only way forward.
Last week, more than 100 Afghan legislators announced the formation of "The Coalition for Support of the Rule of Law" and vowed to prevent "powerful individuals from usurping the rights of others."
The Afghan Parliament has appealed to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to intervene.
Karzai has warned the international community to stay away. As of this writing, it would appear that the "international community" is doing just that, and falling all over itself to offer the Taliban a surrender, negotiated or otherwise, in the bargain.
Last year, I asked Abdullah Abdullah, who leads what is still the broadest democratic alliance in Afghanistan, about the implications of the peace-talks sellout and the abandonment of Afghan democracy.
Here's what he said about Afghan democracy
: "We cannot survive without it. If we don't have the least political assurances, the safeguards, then what is the choice for me, for example, as a person? Forget about elections candidates and so on. How can I fight for my rights? Which way? The Taliban way? Violence is the only option left if you don't have other options."
Where is this headed? Amrullah Saleh, the brilliant and fervently anti-Taliban intelligence chief who Karzai ousted from his post as director of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security last year – and who has yet to be proved wrong in any of his prognoses about what ails Afghanistan –
: "First, a massacre campaign will start. The human cost in this country will easily be up to two million people killed, at least. It will not be big news for Afghanistan. We are used to tragedies, throughout our history. But the cost for you will be bigger."
Should that happen – and if the unfolding of Afghan history is allowed to proceed on its current course, it most assuredly will – can we expect the peace-talks lobbyists to step up and accept the blame for the very approach for which they have been telling us we owe them credit? Somehow I doubt it, and telling them all 'I told you so' would be a bitter vindication indeed.
National Post
Journalist, author and blogger Terry Glavin is editor of Transmontanus Books. He was awarded the 2009 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.


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Daughter captures unforgettable moment with dying dad during faux wedding (video)
Despite not being engaged and her father dying from cancer, one California woman took destiny into her own hands and sculpted a memory she will never forget.
Rachel Wolfe, 25, of Auburn, Calif., held a full-blown, make-believe wedding last Saturday and while it was surely not the wedding of her dreams, the unforgettable moment she manufactured in the face of her parent's death will be one she cherishes forever.
Wolfe's goal of the faux wedding was to surprise her 58-year-old dad, Dr. James Wolfe, with the opportunity to see his daughter in a beautiful gown and the experience of a father-daughter dance before he loses his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Her plan went off without a hitch.
"It meant more to him than I ever thought it would," Wolf told ABC News. "The joy that I saw in his face when he saw me was amazing."
And the smiles, tears, hugs and embraces were all captured on video. Watch it all play out above.
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July 29, 2014 - Hyderabad
Two non-cadre SPs transferred
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Government on Wednesday transferred to non-cadre SPs. Vigilance and Enforcement SP Ammireddy has been transferred as SP CID while Kurnool Additional SP (Administration)A Venkata Ratnam is posted as Intelligence Additional SP.
'Welfare Schemes will be linked to Aadhar', says Chief Secretary Krishna Rao
HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary IYR Krishna Rao has directed all the heads of the departments to link all welfare schemes of the beneficiaries to Aadhar numbers. As part of the weekly programme with the head of the departments, the Chief Secretary has wanted the officials on Wednesday to link the schools, students joined in Government hostels and Revenue records to be linked with it in time bound programme.
Special officer for Kuppam
CHITOOR: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is keen on bringing a total change in development of key areas of agriculture and its allied sectors in the State according to his Special Secretary A Giridhar. He visited Kuppam along with Chitoor Collector Siddartha Jain on Wednesday and held a review meeting with the district heads of various departments. Speaking to press, he said that special officer for Kuppam constituency would be appointed soon.
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee to hold meeting
SRIKAKULAM: The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president N Raghuveera Reddy will hold a review meeting with Congress leaders on August 2 at Indira Vignana Bhavan to chalk out the action plan for strengthening the party.
100 hostel inmates taken to ill
RAZOLE (East Godavari): Over 100 inmates of the social welfare girls hostel at Sivakodu were taken to ill after consuming 'Ravva Laddu' that was served with the afternoon meal on Wednesday. The girls complained of nausea and vomiting and after administering first aid, 35 girls were shifted to the community health centre. Home Minister N Chinna Rajappa ordered for an inquiry into the incident.
'Two governments are playing with students' future', says Botcha Satyanarayana
HYDERABAD: Former PCC president Botcha Satyanrayana said that the two governments are playing with the future of students. He appealed the Governor to interfere immediately. He welcomed the decision of the Government to investigate the Indiramma Housing scheme. He alleged that Chandrababu Naidu is releasing White Papers without any basis. He questioned why the government is silent on MSP to paddy while TDP government is planning to distribute Ipads.
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HYDERABAD: TDP youth leader Nara Lokesh on Wednesday distributed Rs.1 lakh financial aid to the next of the kith and kin who died in the recent Masaipet Nanded passenger-Kakatiya Techno School bus accident.
'Employees division in consultation with Chief Secretaries of both States
HYDERABAD: Employees' division advisory committee secretary PV Ramesh said on Wednesday that the division of employees have been agreed in consultations of the Chief Secretaries of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. He said that district, zonal and multi-zonal will not come into their purview. He committee will once again meet on August 13. The committee will take up objections from public up to August 5 and after that only changes will take place in the guidelines. He said that 76,000 employees are being divided in 58:42 ratio.
'Union Government send notices to former Union Ministers
NEW DELHI: The Union Government on Wednesday issued notices to former 16 Union Ministers who have not vacated the official residences allotted to them. Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu said that they are still residing in the government houses unofficially.
Court orders II town police to file a report within 15 days on KCR comments
ANANTAPUR: A court on Wednesday directed the police to submit a report on the alleged controversial statements given by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao on Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan. The II town police are supposed to submit a report by today. It may be recalled that a case u/s 153, 506, 307, 109 and 156 sections. The court recorded the statements of advocate Murali Krishna.
Minister Atchannaidu faults with KCR on transport tax
HYDERABAD: Minister Atchannaidu faulted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao of imposing transport tax on the vehicles of Andhra Pradesh. He said that AP State Reorganization Bill itself says that no tax be levied on the vehicles belonging to Andhra Pradesh.
NIT to come up at Ananthapur
ANATHAPURAM: Minister P Narayana on Wednesday visited Ananthapur and said that NIT University will come up here. He said that the government is searching 300 acres of land for that purpose.
Supreme Court stays High Court orders
DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday stayed the orders of High Court and ordered issuance of notices to 52 accused in Tsundur massacre case.
Two killed due to electrocution
KRISHNA: Two persons were killed in Bapulapadu mandal in Krishna district due to electrocution while another woman was seriously injured. The injured was shifted to hospital.
SU Medical college students stage dharna
TIRUPATI: The Sri Venkateswara Medical College students on Wednesday staged a dharna demanding not to allot the newly constructed building to Padmavati College.
RTA raids on buses
HYDERABAD: Road Transport Authority officials on Wednesday conducting raids on school buses that are plying in violation of rules.
Committee formed to curb sand mining
VIZIANGARAM: To curb illegal sand quarrying, the district administration has decided to initiate action under WALTA.
Joint Collector B Rama Rao said that they constituted a committee with tahsildrs, station house officer, panchayat secretaries and officials of Ground Water, RWS and Mines Department at mandal level and sarpanch, panchayat secretary and VRO at village level to arrest illegal sand mining.
The Joint Collector said that a penalty of Rs.5,000 per tractor, Rs.15,000 per 10 tonne capacity truck and Rs.25,000 for trucks above 10 tonnes. Will be levied.
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WillOfTheD 4 years ago#1
Online interaction.
Lots of secrets.
Lots to do.
Blah blah blah it's fun I can't be bothered listing more.
Story is very minimalistic, and while this is my preference, it's could annoy RPG fans. If you liked Dragon's Dogma's it'll be fine.
Online interaction. Only listing this because the current hacking scandal.
Game expects you to jump through a lot of hoops for some things.
Can **** up your game easily; here's how not to: Don't kill NPC's.
Blah. Blah. Blah.
It's fun.
Jiggityjax 4 years ago#3
It's not open world in a traditional western sense, more like a metroid style open world, with pieces of the world cleverly interlocking as you progress.
It is quite difficult at first, but once you get over the hump it is not frustratingly difficult.
One of the main draws here is the PVP, which is pretty unique: Any time you are online you can be invaded by someone of a similar level. You and said invader will duke it out, with the winner getting "souls", the games currency
There are plenty of different ways to play, especially for warrior types, so you are good on that front.
I immensely enjoyed both the games you mentioned, as well as this Dark Souls
Plus the board is really active(although not the cuddliest) and usually helpful
From: Jiggityjax | #003
(although not the cuddliest)
****. You.
We are cuddly as ****.
Go take a ****.
Now cuddle it.
That's what it's like to cuddle us.
Game is set up kind of like a Metoid-ish game (linear but open at the same time) so technically it is an open world but there are no sprawling fields or anything like that.
Combat is skill based as opposed to stat based; granted it is not a highly technical game or anything but stats won't mean much if you can't play still.
It is very geared towards towards melee combat, magic tends to take more of a support role, with the premise that you learn your weapons moveset and your enemies attack pattern to win.
Healing is handled with potions called Estus Flasks that you get a set amount of and they refill at each checkpoint (or anytime you die). Meaning your heals are limited but you won't ever have to farm for more or anything and you can't abuse a pile of 99 potions.
There are bonfires that act as checkpoints (as I mentioned) and each time you rest at one or you die and are sent back to one, all of the enemies respawn (with a few exceptions like bosses).
Enemies drop Souls. Souls are your currency AND experience points (you must choose how and when to spend them).
If you die your souls collected will be on your bloodstain where you died and you must make it back to them to collect them again. However you can only have one bloodstain at a time; meaning if you die again without retrieving your souls they are gone forever.
If you build your shop in front of an arrow trap, sometimes you are going to get shot by an arrow.
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Con: I'm playing it
WillOfTheD (Topic Creator)4 years ago#7
Jiggityjax posted...
One of the main draws here is the PVP, which is pretty unique: Any time you are online you can be invaded by someone of a similar level. You and said invader will duke it out, with the winner getting "souls", the games currency
what do you mean by invader? like someone else that is playing the game could randomly appear to fight a boss and when said boss is killed we will have to fight to see who gets the loot?
Jiggityjax 4 years ago#8
Arc166 posted...
From: Jiggityjax | #003(although not the cuddliest)
You made TMK suicide(where has he been?), I think that at least qualifies as "not the cuddliest"
Also have you been to the Dragon's Dogma board? It's like an overly friendly cult.
Jiggityjax 4 years ago#9
WillOfTheD posted...
Jiggityjax posted...One of the main draws here is the PVP, which is pretty unique: Any time you are online you can be invaded by someone of a similar level. You and said invader will duke it out, with the winner getting "souls", the games currency
No, invaders only fight you, and not during boss fights or any cleared area. They only appear in areas where the boss hasn't been killed, or is not currently being fought.
No. They appear during the level. Then they attempt to kill you.
You need to be human for this to happen, which requires humanity, gained either via a relatively rare item outside of certain grind spots or rewarded when you help someone else kill a boss.
If they kill you, you get sent back to the last bonfire (checkpoints), no longer human, and all the souls (combined money and exp) and held humanity (appears in the corner, gained when using humanity items or killing bosses in co-op, and is what is used to become human) is lost. You can get it back by going back to where you died without dying again.
If you kill them, they're sent back to the bonfire, but aren't killed. They lose all humanity and souls, but likely invaded from a bonfire, so just pick it back up.
That's the jist of it.
Human form is also required to summon allies. It's a risk-reward thing for the host.
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Arts and History: The Way the Culture Crumbles
Cuts run deep for arts, historic preservation, and libraries
By Richard Whittaker, Fri., March 4, 2011
From the ongoing war against the National Endowment for the Arts to the new push to defund NPR and PBS, conservatives keep fighting to cut culture out of government. So there was little shock when Gov. Rick Perry proposed suspending all funding for the Texas Historical Commission and the Commission on the Arts for the next two years. By comparison, the House and Senate budget proposals for the two agencies seem positively profligate – but they still represent damaging cuts.
The proposals recommend that the Historical Commission lose 77% of its budget, leaving it with only $24 million, while the Commission on the Arts would lose 52%, cutting its budget to $7.5 million. Similarly, the Library and Archives Commission budget would fall by 38% to $48.4 million. On Feb. 24, Arts Commission Executive Director Gary Gibbs thanked the House Appropriations Committee for even these tiny crumbs. Making the economic argument that a cultured state is an educated state, he told lawmakers, "It signals to me that you recognize the importance that the arts play in Texas." However, with this current budget, Gibbs stands to lose a third of his already small staff. He also warned lawmakers that while the number of grants the commission gives out should stay the same, the size of those grants will inevitably slip. While that situation would be bad for theatrical, dance, and opera companies, it could be catastrophic for schools that use those grants to bring artists and authors into the classroom.
The Arts Commission wouldn't be alone in such tough decisions. The Library and Archives Commission may have to terminate its Loan Star Libraries and TexShare programs, which provide books for public libraries and school libraries (see "Library Cuts Run Deeper Than They Appear," Feb. 11). Meanwhile, the Historical Commission may have to leave Texas' heritage to crumble. The proposed budget would allow it to complete current projects like the renovation of county courthouses and the preservation of the wreck of the 17th century ship La Belle. But no new sites or structures, no matter how endangered they are, would be added to the list.


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Ansell has distinguished itself by offering best-in-class products and services coupled with high-value, end-user educational programmes, notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Marta Dawidziuk. The company has demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies that proactively create value for its customers, while enhancing customer return on investment.
Ansell offers a comprehensive range of superior quality products ranging from thermal and mechanical protection to chemical and special protection. A commitment to innovation has resulted in the company continuously expanding its product portfolio with new generation gloves like the HyFlex and AlphaTec gloves. Many of Ansells gloves, such as Monkey Winter Grip or Hycron, not only comply with the highest quality standards but are also best sellers for personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution companies.
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The company is playing a critical role in the collective effort to boost awareness about the importance of PPE and, specifically, protective gloves, adds Dawidziuk. In doing so, Ansell also assists its clients in optimising their product selection from its diverse and wide-ranging portfolio.
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As a result of this customer-centric approach, Ansell maintains a very high level of customer satisfaction and offers value-added products, concludes Dawidziuk. The company aims to deliver the best quality products and solutions to every end-user, contributing thereby to the reduction of the high injury rates prevalent in manufacturing industries across Russia.
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Driven: Peugeot 508
The Peugeot lion isn't asleep tonight. He's sunk his teeth into a French styling revolution that threatens to take a hefty bite out of the German market.
Peugeot is actively changing its image, as was evident with the RCZ. Those credentials have been underlined by the fine 508 we put through its paces on the highways and in the hills around Alicante in Spain. Nothing beats a pleasant surprise…
French revolution
OK, there hadn't been any mega-news about in this part of Spain the week we drove the 508 line-up. Brit satellite TV was sure a runaway villain was holed up somewhere around Alicante (what else is new?) and Christopher Columbus' floater (a replica, of course) had docked in the harbour where we parked our cars. But the fleet of 508s definitely got the town talking and heads turning.
One positive thing the credit crunch did was rip a lot of so-called brand loyalty out at the roots, including in the UAE. Nowadays, it's not just about the badge on the keyring when you do the latte scene at the Marina in Dubai. Punters look to product quality first, plus a sticker price that makes it easier dealing with the bank around the corner.
You can see where Peugeot is heading with the nomenclature here as the 508 isn't replacing anything.
It's all change at the front where the 508 gets the new face of Peugeot with a distinctive but more restrained grille replacing the gaping mouth of the current models, along with a more prominent Lion badge on the sculpted bonnet. The XXL-sized headlights have also been replaced by sharper and sleeker LEDs that look a treat. The streamlined side profile and the extra length of the 508 give it excellent proportions that lead to a nicely rounded rear that is dominated by three striking LED "claw" taillights.
The 508 has a lot to offer, particularly with the cabin. There's plenty of storage space and headroom, and comfy front and rear seats. Your tester needs a bit of room to stretch and favours the approach of this mag's fellow scribe Tim Ansell, who spends a fair chunk of any ride-and-drive in the back. Fit and finish is well up to that of German rivals. True — no speaking with forked tongue here at wheels. The dash isn't revolutionary; it's just done pretty much right. There's nothing groundbreaking about brushed aluminium, chrome and piano-black trim, yet it's the attention to detail that impresses.
The 508 chassis is basically the same as that of sister company Citroën's C5, but with different suspension, and every time we grabbed some tapas someone mentioned, "We're known for doing a lot of work with our chassis." But fair play, Peugeot used to be a byword in chassis engineering and it's clear that it's back on track in that regard.
Petrol engines comprise a naturally aspirated and turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder, with six-speed manual and robotised manual transmissions. The 1.6 is definitely refined and quiet, and dynamite on the corners.
I'm OK with the "automated manual" gearbox although some feel it moves slower than rivals' double-clutch operations. I did sometimes wonder which gear I was in as it shifted. I do have a gripe with the manual though, which was awkward to change. But it's pleasing we'll get the manual in the UAE and it's likely to be substantially cheaper so it's got 'fleet' written all over it.
The 508's sector is a toughie — you need the right product at the right dosh. Jamal Sahl, Peugeot's regional chief, has made no secret of the fact he'll be going in hard when it comes to keeping the readies down. He didn't just mutter "we'll be competitive" like so many clones in the industry. "Extremely affordable", is how he describes it and if you've checked Peugeot sticker prices over the recent years you'll know what we mean.
Key 508 plus points include that Peugeot really worked hard on the road handling aspects and it shows. The panoramic roof is larger than the 407, the stop-start vibrates when it, er, stops and starts. Steering is quick and accurate, brakes don't dither…
But I had difficulty reading the writing above the shifter in the centre stack as the font was too small and some numbers are a tad tiny on the dash too. I did mention this to the experts and was told it had never been raised before. I then went off to get my eyes tested.
Peugeot wants to be a leading producer of niche vehicles. It's clear who the 508 is going after but Sahl wants his vehicles to do the talking.
"We don't really speak about the competition — except in good terms. We have a product plan. We'll continue with our strategy," Sahl told wheels.
Peugeot isn't messing about. The 508 is part of one of the biggest product offensives in the brand's history.
Sahl says, "From now to the end of 2012 Peugeot will maintain a rapid rate of product launches. By the end of 2012 we will launch 14 new products. Peugeot has had holes in the market. These will be filled."
Any competitor assuming this latest offering is some sort of taxi-in-waiting for the UAE is making a serious mistake. The timing is right and the 508 is able enough to do a serious number on the competition.
Specs & ratings
- Model 508 THP 156
- Engine 1.6-litre four-cyl turbo
- Transmission Six-speed auto, FWD
- Max power 154bhp @ 6,000rpm
- Max torque 240Nm @ 4,250rpm
- Top speed 217kph
- 0-100kph 9.2sec
- Price NA
- UAE friendly
- Plus Fantastic interior, great road manners
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