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What Google has done for the industry is set up a digital listening post. By providing "Designer Analytics," Google gives the boutique owners a deep dive into the habits of shoppers, telling them not just what they are buying, but why. They are given information about what specific products are "loved" or "hated", what colors, shapes and patterns are resonating or not. Then there is a totally different, and broader, data set on the consumer trends. Here the designers learn what is happening in the aggregate to all designers, not just themselves. So industry trends in color, shapes and patterns can emerge from the general public.
Besides helping the designers find their audience, Boutiques.com is also designed to help the shopper find what he or she is looking for.
Google describes the service on the site this way:
"Boutiques.com is a personalized shopping experience, brought to you by Google, that lets you find and discover fashion goods through a collection of boutiques curated by taste-makers — celebrities, stylists, designers, and fashion bloggers. Boutiques uses visual technology to help fashionistas discover and shop their look and creates the opportunity for designers to showcase their collections and latest inspirations online.
"Boutiques.com is built on technology developed by our team of fashion experts who work with engineers to "teach" our computer systems to understand various patterns, pairings, and genre definitions. When signed into your account, Boutiques.com learns about your style and preferences and in turn, provides you better results and recommendations over time. Ultimately, Boutiques.com will provide shoppers with a much richer and interactive shopping experience and help drive traffic to retailers' websites."
Consumer behavior is fed more directly into production; it doesn't expend itself in the creation of the consumer's self-image. The pleasure consumers take in consuming by way of self-presentation is recaptured by manufacturers and used to shape subsequent designs, tightening the loop, accelerating it. We don't buy a shirt and wear it and that's that. Now the degree to which we are satisfied by the purchase, the various modes of satisfaction, are fed back into the production cycle as a component of the manufacturing process.
Consumption becomes much more directly a part of production. The self we postulate with the shirt in this example is already aware of itself as bearing that R&D responsibility; the personal brand is at stake in the degree to which one's personal efforts to be fashionable are recaptured. The success of the self depends on the success of its usefulness to industry as fashion R&D. Accordingly, the self is an ongoing experimental space, not ever anything secure or established -- it is always a capital stock to be risked in ventures, not something that exceeds or exists outside of the dynamics of the market. This is a triumph for neoliberalism and its imposing a fundamentally entrepreneurial subjectivity. We exist insofar as we see ourselves profiting, we see our personal brand equity growing (or, alas, shrinking). We don't exist when we refuse to see how our brand plays in the market-driven world.
The online repository becomes the site of the self -- the way in which the recommendation engines and tracking databases know better than we do what we want, what we should see, what we are going to do, what sorts of choices we would like to have presented to us to give us a sense of control over the actual surfeit of possibilities. The self naturally requires markets and retailers to supply it with the terms by which is can express itself, realize itself, give itself instantiated being. We rely on those accelerated exchanges, which are our opportunities to speak the self.
So we end up in symbiosis with digital devices which archive our identity-making gestures. Because the devices can record all our gestures, they all become identity making in the end -- no activity that is not overtly self-defining. To overstate it: One's identity can never be so strong as to render particular gestures negligible. The identity is always tenuous, always being rewritten anew by each addition to the archive. So it is cumulative at the same time it is totally discontinuous. Each addition generates an entirely new formulation from a selected set of gestures from the archive.
The neoliberal self is the personal brand, which depends on accelerated opportunities for consumerist exchange to augment and evaluate itself, know it exists.


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In addition to the Dell Lightning Windows Phone 7 leak, Engadget also received information about three Android smartphones, Dell seems to has in work. According to these information, Dell works on the Dell Flash, Dell Smoke and Dell Thunder. The Dell Flash and Dell Smoke share some of the same specs. However, the Dell Flash is a typical touchscreen smartphone while the HTC Smoke is a candy-bar QWERTY keyboard device. Nevertheless, both smartphones are said to run Froyo (which is expected to be Android 2.2) and feature quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and aGPS.
Both devices are said to come with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera. The Dell Smoke features a 2.8" TFT QVGA touchscreen (TBD) while the Dell Flash is said to feature a 3.5" TFT WVGA touchscreen.
Somewhat more powerful is the third Dell Android smartphone, the Dell Thunder. It's design is said to be unique and inovative by featuring curved glass and a premium finish. On top of Android, the Thunder runs Dell's own Stage User Interface which is used in combination with the 4.1" WVGA OLED display. It's mentioned that the Dell Thunder will support HSDPA and HSUPA as well as WiFi. Also on board is a 8 megapixel autofocus camera.
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International Women's Day has been observed since the early 1900s -- with the first "National Women's Day" held in the United States in 1909, before women even had the right to vote.
Today, it's become an official holiday in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Laos, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam, and Zambia -- just to name a few. In many of these countries, IWD is celebrated like Mother's Day and children give small gifts to their mothers or grandmothers.
While women have undoubtedly made huge strides since the first celebration of a "Women's Day" -- unfortunately, we are still far from achieving perfect equality. In the United States, women still don't receive equal pay for equal work nor are they proportionately represented in politics.
On a global scale, women consistently receive less access to education and health care. Not to mention there are still many places where women do not have rights to their own bodies and are victims of regular domestic violence.
But this doesn't have to be the case. Women are powerful in ways beyond measure and great strides are being made.
Did you know that on average, women invest 80% of their income in their families? This means that not only does a loan help a woman, but her entire family as well. This means a small loan could ultimately enable her kids to go to school, or get proper health care.
At Kiva, we strongly believe that microfinance is an invaluable tool to empower women and change their place in society. When you loan to a woman, you not only empower her economically, you help her model gender equality for future generations.
If a daughter grows up in a home where her mother is respected and justly compensated for her work, her future actions and mindset will be significantly different than if her mother worked grueling hours for unequal pay and had no influence in family decisions. Similarly, if a son is brought up by a mother who contributes equally to family income, he will likely show more respect for women in his own actions. This is how women's empowerment happens -- through small changes passed from generation to generation.
COMIXMUL is one particular Kiva field partner making strides to empower women -- focusing exclusively on women borrowers in rural Honduras. Now with over 26,000 members, COMIXMUL provides women with much more than just financial products, including extensive educational programs that allow them to get a leg up on growing their business, and medical services that often times are these women's only option for quality healthcare.
Nokeira is a single 29 year-old woman who had to drop out after primary school due to a lack of resources. She received a $625 Kiva loan through COMIXMUL to buy fertilizer, manure, and fumigation pumps to maintain healthy coffee crops on the land left to her from her father.
The Mahashakti Foundation is another one of Kiva's partners that works exclusively with women in India's low-income state of Odisha. There, 91% of the population lives in villages and 39% live in tribal communities where the average income is less than $1 per day. Mahashakti also provides clients with health and life micro-insurance, health care options, livelihood development services, water and sanitation services, and food security programs for a holistic approach to well-being.
A women's borrower group speaking with a Mahashakti loan officer.
We are so proud to work with partners who not only provide loans, but also invaluable training and even healthcare that will radically change borrowers' quality of life.
If you aren't already convinced of the opportunities microfinance provides women -- here is one of our favorite and most inspiring stories:
Angela is a 30-year-old divorced mother of two living in Zambia. In July 2011, she received a $5,000 loan from Kiva partner Zoona to open her own mobile money transactions kiosk. Not only has she already paid back her loan, but the demand for her service was so high that she was able to create a job and open a second teller window at her kiosk. Angela's increased income from her new business also allowed her to bring her children back to live with her (they had been living with her parents 12 hours away). She also had extra capital to build a roof over her kiosk so her customers wouldn't have to stand out in the sun while waiting in line.
Angela outside her Zoona kiosk.
It's stories like Angela's that remind us why microfinance is so important for women. All it took was a $5,000 loan, and not only was she able to pay it back, but she has already further grown her business and improved her whole family's quality of life.
Of the 511,000 loans we've processed on Kiva, 74.6% of them have been to women borrowers. To encourage your International Women's Day celebration, we are currently offering a $25 FREE TRIAL loan to all new Kiva users when you loan to a woman. Click here to redeem your free trial.
If you aren't a new user, lend just $25 to a woman borrower. When you invest in her potential, she will do the rest.
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MLB' Key Latino Players Down The Stretch
This is the time of the year that many players are thinking October. It is the time to step up en route to the World Series.
Every franchise in the post-season race is looking closely at their so-called "super nine", but there is always one or two players that can make the difference.
These are the Latino players that their franchises need, and count on as key factors.
These are the Latinos that can be their key master to this year 2009 Fall Classic.
New York Yankees: 3B-Alex Rodriguez; P-Mariano Rivera
Boston Red Sox: 3B-Mike Lowell
Tampa Bay Rays: 1B-Carlos Peña
Detroit Tigers: IB-Miguel Cabrera; OF-Magglio Ordoñez
Minnesota Twins: SS-Orlando Cabrera
Chicago White Sox: Ozzie Guillen (Yes! The Manager)
Los Angeles Angels: OF-Vladimir Guerrero
Texas Rangers: P-Neftali Perez; C-Ivan Rodriguez
Philadelphia Phillies: 3B-Pedro Feliz; C-Carlos Ruiz
Florida Marlins: SS-Hanley Ramirez; 3B-Jorge Cantu
Atlanta Braves: SS-Yunel Escobar; P-Javier Vazquez
St.Louis Cardinals: 1B-Albert Pujols; C-Yadier Molina
Los Angeles Dodgers: OF-Manny Ramirez; SS-Rafael Furcal
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So this is a little weird even typing this out but here we go! I have a friend that tells me she loves it when her boyfriend cums in her. Me personally, I just do not see the appeal of getting chummed inside of. Perhaps this is because I have zero desire to have a child. Also, I have a medical issue that gives me a minimal chance of ever having a child.
I am more curious to your responses and that is why I am asking here.
So I pose the question. What is going through your head when you say to your guy, "cum in me!"? Even if your on birth control. Which my friend is on by the way.
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Haha whaaaaa?? Isn't this site about atheism?
Any rate I had a girlfriend who liked it too. She said it made her orgasm feel better so I had no problem helping her out with it. Maybe you're just so afraid of getting pregnant that it's just impossible for you to imagine. You should try it maybe you'll like it.
I accidentally joined this group so I can post here... Something tells me I don't belong in this portion of the site....
This is a girls group. Or the girls of think atheist group. So we can talk about anything here.
Exactly Sophie, this is not the place to be prissy :D
Why do people say "grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding'.
- Betty White - Aged 90
waaahhaaaa!! Your the best Suzanne!! By the way, best thread ever!! I logged on to post a thread about an article on yahoo talking about the re-sovietizing on Europe but after reading this thread it somehow feels....inadequate, lol.
@Bryan - you would be surprised at what women really do talk about. I am a feminist, and I luv men, well, most of them, anyway. Great respect for men, and I am a baby boomer, we changed the rules on prissy :) Just look at the ex-muslim women on this site, and find out what is going on in muslim countries, the only way that the men are going to beat the women is by violence, that is the only time men have a precedence. And with the internet and video phones, we know exactly what these bastards are doing. Yep, forget about re-sovietizing on Europe, this is a much more interesting group. As far as I am concerned, men are very welcome here, always willing to impart knowledge on why men and women are so different. Any questions :)
Yep, you do, Nick - as a man you could learn a lot from this site, and women are always willing to teach a bloke :D
By the by - The vasectomy was the best thing to happen in our relationship - no more fear, which is really a huge hinderance to the brain - what if??? AAAggghhhh!!!!
I like it. I had a hard time telling my bf cause I was afraid he'd think I was crazy. But it turns him on too. Makes the orgasms better, in my opinion.
I like it, too. Maybe it's because he thrusts deeper when he's cumming, and I really like that. All that deep thrusting makes my own orgasm more intense. It helps that my guy has had a vasectomy, because I'm not at all interested in getting pregnant, either, and it would be a bad idea for me because of some medical issues I have. I'm on birth control, too, but that's another story. Oh yeah, and he's usually got his mouth close to my ear, and I love the feeling of his hot breath in my ear, and listening that closely to all the good noises he makes.
I like it, it makes me feel closer to the man. For some reason it turns me on a lot to have a part of him (read as: another part of him) in me. Is so sexy and romantic. Muy caliente! :)
I just re-read this a couple of times in case it was some sort of spam! LOL - great question Sophie :-) For me it would be no, since I am only sexually attracted to women.
Well lol, I saw this on the front page and couldn't leave it alone so I joined (hiya ladies). As a hetero male, I can say it's alot more conveniant to be able to complete the deed mid action as condoms deaden the sensation (even the ones that claim 'thin lining' it's BS) and the pullout just isn't as sasisfying...
I have no desire for children eithere, and even the prospect of that however minimal..is not something I'll risk.
What a bizarre post, I had to do a double take that my failing eyesight had not played some trick on me ! lol
As a lesbian who has never been with a man I guess I should sit this one out but........................
In fact I can see the sensuality in wanting your lover to ejaculate inside where nature intended it to go. I asked my mother (she was a sex educator and doula for many years - as a result is very open about sex even for a Dutch woman !) what she thought and she observed that she always enjoyed it for several reasons. Firstly the idea of impregnation and pregnancy, motherhood being the ultimate expression of female sexuality, in short having cum inside her made her feel more senual. Secondly she liked the idea that by having it inside her she could enjoy her sexuality even after completion of the act as gravity had its inevitable effect and she could feel the result of her lovemaking making an exit (trying to put this all delicately - its tough though !). She then went onto to raise a point which I hesitated to write here but I guess it is as valid as the original question so I will write it;
"When a woman ejaculates is that not just as sexy, just in a slightly different way ?"
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Webgame Wednesday on Thursday: They Took Our Candy
The invasion of the Halloween-themed horror games continues on Webgame Wednesday. They Took Our Candy is fairly straightforward. Space aliens have invaded the streets of suburbia and snatched up all the good candy. You must assemble your best team of costumed kiddies (different costumes bestow different special powers), and sidescroll your way though wave after wave of monsters from space. Use the candy you gather to upgrade your powers and unlock new costumes (a kitty cat?). Yay, candy!


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What's all this fuss about Erlang?
by Joe Armstrong
Nobody can predict the future, but I'm going to make a few informed guesses.
Let's suppose Intel is right: let's suppose that the Keifer project
succeeds. If this happens, then 32 core processors will appear on the
market as soon as 2009/2010.
This comes as no surprise; Sun already ships the Niagara with 8 cores
running 4 hyperthreads per core (which is equivalent to 32 cores).
This is a development that makes Erlang programmers very happy. They
have been waiting 20 years for this to happen, and now it's payback
Here's the good news for Erlang programmers:
Your Erlang program should just run N times faster on an N core processor
Is this true?
Almost. It's early still, but we're optimistic (Wildly optimistic; I haven't seen this kind of optimism for the last 20 years!).
Sometimes we have to tweak our programs a bit—when I generated some Erlang documentation on a Sun Niagara (with 32 equivalent cores), I had to make a one line tweak to my program (I changed a map to pmap—sorry, I'm getting technical here. pmap is just "parallel map").
The program (which generates 63 documents from wiki markup) ran 7
times faster. Not 32, I'll grant you, but
(later work makes us think we hit an I/O bottleneck writing to the
disk here, so unless the disk I/O gets parallelized
we'll be stuck at 7 here :-)
At Ericsson, where I work and where Erlang was developed, we're moving
some applications onto 4 core processors—and guess what? After a
little tweaking they run almost 4 times faster. We can't wait for the
80 core processes that Intel has in the labs …
Why do our programs just run faster?
It's all about mutable state and concurrency
Mutable State and Concurrency
Back in the old days (20 odd years ago) there were two models of concurrent:
- Shared state concurrency
- Message passing concurrency
Now the whole world went one way (towards shared state), and we went the other.
Very few languages have followed the "Message passing concurrency
road"; some others that did so were Oz and Occam.
In message passing concurrency, we say that there is no shared
state. All computations are done in processes and the ONLY way to
exchange data is through asynchronous message passing.
So why is this good?
Shared state concurrency involves the idea of "mutable state"
(literally memory which can be changed). All languages like C, Java,
C++, etc., have the notion that there is this stuff called "memory"
and we can change it.
This is fine as long as you only have ONE process doing the changing.
But if you have multiple processes sharing and modifying the SAME
memory this is a recipe for disaster—madness lies here.
To protect against simultaneous modification of shared memory, we need a
locking mechanism. Call this a mutex or a synchronised method or what
you will, it's still a lock.
If programs crash in the critical region (i.e., at the time when they
hold the lock) disaster results. All the other programs don't know
what to do.
How do programmers fix these problems? They don't. They pray. On a
unicore processor their program might just work, but on a multicore—disaster.
There are various solutions to this (transaction memories is probably
the best), but these are at best kludges—and at worse, nightmares.
Erlang Has No Mutable Data Structures
(Not quite true, but true enough)
No Mutable Data Structures = No Locks
No Mutable Data Structures = Easy to parallelize
How do we do the parallelization? Easy, the programmer breaks up the
solution of the problem into a number of parallel processes.
This style of programming has it's own terminology—it's called
… roll the drums: ….
Concurrency Oriented Programming
Erlang doesn't do objects—it has its own metaphor.
Objects are out. Concurrency is in.
The world IS concurrent. It IS parallel. Things happen all over
the place at the same time.
I could not drive my car on the highway if I did not intuitively
understand the notion of concurrency; pure message-passing concurrency is what we do all the time.
Imagine a group of people. They have no shared state.
I have my private memory (in my head) and you have yours. It is NOT
shared. We communicate by passing messages (sound and light waves). We update our private state based on the reception of these messages.
That's Concurrency Oriented Programming in a nutshell.
As for hiding mutable state in an object: it is exactly this
property that make parallelization an almost impossibly difficult
Does it work?
Yes. Erlang is used all over the world in high-tech projects where
reliability counts. The Erlang flagship project (built by Ericsson, the
Swedish telecom company) is the AXD301. This has over 2 million lines
of Erlang.
The AXD301 has achieved a NINE nines reliability (yes, you read that
right, 99.9999999%). Let's put this in context: 5 nines is reckoned to
be good (5.2 minutes of downtime/year). 7 nines almost unachievable
… but we did 9.
Why is this? No shared state, plus a sophisticated error recovery
model. You can read all the details in my PhD thesis
Who Uses Erlang?
- People "in the know"
- Startups
- Ericsson
- wings, a 3d modeling program http://www.wings3d.com/
- ejabberd, an instant messaging server for jabber/XMPP
- tsung, a multi-protocol distributed load testing tool
- yaws, a very-high performance web server
- Thousands of ("I wish I could do this in my day job") hobby hackers.
Is Erlang Difficult?
No—but it's
Erlang does not have "A C-like syntax to make it easy to learn."
It is not "Object Oriented," it does not have "Mutable state,"
and it's a "Functional programming Language."
This is all scary stuff—and at first sight, off-putting to the new user.
The funny thing is that it's really a very small and simple language.
You might be wondering what Erlang code looks like. Erlang makes heavy use of a pattern matching syntax; here's a small example of Erlang code (from the new Erlang book):
area({rectangle, Width, Ht}) → Width * Ht;
area({square, X}) → X * X;
area({circle, R}) → 3.14159 * R * R.
Now we'll compile and run it in the Erlang shell:
1> c(geometry).
2> geometry:area({rectangle, 10, 5}).
3> geometry:area({circle, 1.4}).
Pretty easy… Here's some Java that does something similar:abstract class Shape { abstract double area(); } class Circle extends Shape { final double radius; Circle(double radius) { this.radius = radius; } double area() { return Math.PI * radius*radius; } } class Rectangle extends Shape { final double ht; final double width; Rectangle(double width, double height) { this.ht = height; this.width = width; } double area() { return width * ht; } } class Square extends Shape { final double side; Square(double side) { this.side = side; } double area() { return side * side; } }
Where Do I Download Erlang?
You can download Erlang from erlang.org
How do I learn more about Erlang?
Well, I am just finishing up
Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (Pragmatic Bookshelf, US$36.95, 978-1-934356-00-5)
This is a tutorial introduction to Erlang. It covers
the entire language and includes full source code for a number
of demo applications. These include:
- An irc/chat like system
- A SHOUTcast server for streaming media
- An implementation of map-reduce which is used to build a full-text indexing system
There's a lot of activity in the blogsphere; go to Google search and search for Erlang blogs. Also, here are some articles you might enjoy:
Web documentation
Now go and look in this directory. You'll find 50-odd PDF files here. I've chosen a few of these for you to look at:
- asn1.pdf
- design_principles.pdf
- dialyzer.pdf
- efficiency_guide.pdf
- getting_started.pdf
- inets.pdf
- mnesia.pdf
- parsetools.pdf
- programming_examples.pdf
- reference_manual.pdf
- sasl.pdf
- snmp.pdf
- tutorial.pdf
Each one of these represents a book that is just waiting to
be written :-)
Have a good read.
Copyright © 2007 Joe Armstrong


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"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" – Matthew 6:34
How many endless hours do we spend thinking about things we cannot control? How often do we find ourselves worrying about situations that are totally out of our power? How common is it that we don't get today's tasks finished because we cannot quit thinking about tomorrow's troubles? If we are honest, the passage before us addresses something which we are all commonly guilty of.
A child of God cannot live in the past. The past is full of mistakes and shortcomings. All we can do is learn from those many mistakes and move on. Even the Apostle Paul said, "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead" (Philippians 3:13). Did Paul have some things in his past that he regretted? Without doubt! He had taken part in the murder of believers. He persecuted the church of God (1 Corinthians 15:9). He could have sat around dwelling on that constantly…but he didn't. He lived in light of the blessed truth that "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…"(Romans 8:1). Learn from your mistakes and move on. If you do not, you cannot serve the Lord today.
None of us knows what tomorrow may bring. It may bring great joy. It may bring heartache. Simply, we have no control over that. We can take comfort in knowing that "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). Our Heavenly Father will watch over us tomorrow. He may indeed allow some things to come our way which are challenging. However, even those things will benefit us as He uses them. All that said, we cannot dwell on this either. We must simply trust Him.
The only time we can actually affect is the present. Today we are alive. Today, we have opportunity to serve the Lord. This moment is what we must concentrate on. "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). Whatever you are doing right now, do it for the glory of God. We do not know what tomorrow may bring. In fact, we do not know what the rest of this day may bring. But, we have this moment in time. God has given it to us. Right now, you have been given the opportunity to either serve God or serve this world. You cannot do both (Luke 16:13). The past teaches us that we all do things we regret. Do not let this moment be one of those times. Take this moment…this opportunity that has been graciously afforded you…and use it for the glory of God.
Child of God, quit concerning yourself with the problems that have already passed. Whatever you do, stop worrying about the troubles which may or may not ever come to pass. Your Heavenly Father has control of all of that. Live for today. Live for this moment. Take this very opportunity now to live your life for the glory of God. And whatever you do, thank Him Who gave you the opportunity.
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Here's the problem with DC Universe Online: do you score it for what it is, or for what it might have been? As a superhero MMORPG, it's a qualified triumph, taking the crown from the dated City of Heroes/Villains duo and effortlessly outclassing Champions Online. It's also the first MMO to hit the PS3, and as such it's a superb entry point into the genre. If we have reservations, it's just because the likes of Crackdown and inFamous have spoiled us, giving us new expectations of what to expect from a free-roaming superhero game.
DCUO (our typing fingers aren't superpowered, you know) works more like a standard console action game than any MMORPG we've played before it, and it's not short on character or drama, but when it comes to delivering the kinds of believable worlds and exciting freeform gameplay as Crackdown or inFamous, it can't compete. For a game Sony Online Entertainment is billing as a revolutionary MMORPG, it's actually surprisingly conservative. It's progressive, sure, but revolutionary? Maybe not.
The game takes place in a DC version of the Earth where Superman's old enemy, the villainous Brainiac, has invaded with a fleet of battlecruisers and generously distributed a mass of little bugs that turn ordinary folks into caped crusaders or costumed crims. As one of these newbie crimefighters or evil-doers, you'll fight the good fight against Brainiac while simultaneously dishing it out to the opposition.
After a good hour or so of installation and patch-downloading, you'll find yourself creating your first protagonist and Sony Online Entertainment has done an excellent job with the designer. You can either follow an established template or build up your own character from scratch, choosing a mentor, a personality, your fundamental power (e.g., fire, ice or sorcery) while also selecting your physique, your face, your hair, your colours and your costume. The designer is extremely configurable, with a vast range of options available, and whether you prefer your goodies/baddies in the classic 50s/60s mould or in the newer, more hard-edged style of modern comic-books, you won't struggle to create something that looks good. This variety also helps keep the game interesting. While there are plenty of would-be Supermans and Batmans on the streets of Gotham and Metropolis, you'll also see all kinds of weird, wonderful and downright whacky super-folk. Marvelling at the local populace is one of the great pleasures of the game.
With design over, you're straight into a tutorial level on one of Brainiac's ships. The game eases you into the basics of combat, powers, levelling and the menu system, and it's all quite easy to pick up. Movement works very well, and DCUO wins friends quickly by not making you wait to fly around or crawl up walls - you've got these options from the start, with solid, intuitive controls. By the time you've escaped the ship and found yourself on the streets of Metropolis or Gotham City (depending on your mentor) you'll be more than capable of fending for yourself.
And it's at this point that a slight feeling of "is this it?" starts creeping in. During the first few hours, DCUO seems to be a very conventional, even grind-heavy MMORPG. You wander the streets, take on quests from various heroes, villains, criminals or cops, and practically every one you accept will focus on those old stalwarts of MMORPG quest design: beat up 10 of these, collect 10 of this or interact with these 10 objects. This is a very combat-heavy game, and while the combo-driven fighting is fun, it's also a bit heavy on the button-mashing. DCUO has a stronger combat system than City of Heroes or Champions Online, but put it next to most conventional third-person action games, and it struggles to match up.
Luckily, the classic MMO reward cycle, where you fight to loot and level, then use your new powers and gear to fight some more, is as potent as it ever was, and it's still all too easy to get hooked in. Both Gotham and Metropolis have different districts, offering a little scenic variety, and the quests are nicely organised into distinct plotlines, each going through several phases and culminating in a showcase battle against an established villain or hero. It might not have the polish or depth of Lord of the Rings Online or World of Warcraft, but DCUO is definitely fun.
Initially, its biggest failing is a lack of variety. There are investigation markers hidden around the city, but little in the way of real investigation or non-combat activity, and you rarely get the same sense of exploration that you do in WoW or LotRO. Bashing ten of Gorilla Grod's apes on the boardwalk isn't a vast change from bashing ten of Felix Faust's acolytes In Chinatown, and interaction with the scenery or the tiny AI-driven population is minimal, to say the least.
However, this doesn't mean that DCUO hasn't got a lot of things right. The game continually drips rewards in terms of new gear, achievements and boosts to your personal renown, and it doesn't punish you for falling in combat by making you walk miles into the middle of a hotzone to reclaim your stuff. Best of all, DCUO is entirely happy to let you play as a solo player or join up with a team, and as the majority of the missions take place in public spaces, you'll often find yourself working in ad-hoc groups, helping fellow heroes or villains just by sharing the work of bashing baddies. DCUO has been cleverly designed to focus on the fun stuff, and keep the dull stuff and the housework to a minimum. We just wish that some of the mechanics, like fast travel or grouping were better introduced and explained.
And the more DCUO goes on, the more its scope widens. Hit level nine and you can go on Alert missions, where you'll find yourself joining up with a crew of superheroes to take on a special mission in Area 51, Gorilla Island or the crime-ravaged city of Bludhaven. You'll also find yourself invited to the Watchtower - the Justice League's fortress orbiting the Earth - which is an extensive location in its own right, but promises to be a gateway to future environments as time goes on (villains have the Legion of Doom HQ instead). You'll also find your hero or villain becoming embroiled in the game's Player vs Player modes, either teaming up with allies for objective-based match missions, or guesting as an established hero in the game's Legends matches. The Alert and PvP matches give the game the variety the main campaign lacks, without feeling like an entirely separate game. With them in place, nobody can argue that DCUO is lacking in places to go or things to do.
DCUO also has an edge over Champions Online and City of Heroes/Villains in that (a) it's modern, Unreal Engine-powered graphics look much better and (b) it has a more familiar and well-established universe to play with. Visually, the game isn't quite up there with inFamous, but it is nicely-lit, cell-shaded graphics have plenty of colour and detail, and both the scenery and the characters look great. Once you have umpteen heroes whaling on umpteen villains using all kinds of energy beams, magic hammers, sprouting thorns, plasma cannons, blasts, shields, martial arts and plain fisticuffs, it all gets pretty spectacular.
What's more, the game packs in plenty of interaction with key characters from DC's comic-book universe, whether it's heroes like Superman, The Flash or The Titans, or villains like The Joker, Gorilla Grod or Lex Luthor. You don't have to be familiar with any of the comic-book stuff for the game to work, but it's all the more enjoyable if you're vaguely familiar with the Superman or Batman mythos, and even better if you're au-fait with The Flash and Wonder Woman, not to mention more obscure stars like Zantana or the Titans. Fans can feel entirely reassured: this is anything but a City of Heroes in a Superman T-shirt. It's a game rich in love for comic-book lore.
All MMORPG launches have their problems, and DCUO has seen our hard-working PS3 freeze up on several occasions, while heavily populated areas can cause the game to glitch and stutter. As with many Unreal Engine games in the past, we've also seen plenty of examples where you enter a new area and have to wait for the textures to pop in. Overall, though, this is one of the smoothest launches in a while, queues for the PvP elements aren't agonising (and you can play on while you wait) and game-breaking issues are few and far between.
We should make clear that, even with many hours of play logged in both the retail version and the Beta, and having played as both heroes and villains, we're still in the relatively early stages, and it's impossible to say how things will play out as weeks and months go by. As with any MMORPG, things evolve, more content is added, and the experience changes as the community beds in. Bearing all this in mind, DCUO is in a good place. Once you get used to the idea that it's another MMORPG, and not a massive mulitplayer version of Crackdown or inFamous, it turns out to be a very good one, and one that's bursting with potential to improve. As a "My First MMORPG" for console owners, it's practically ideal, but PC gamers looking for a next-generation City of Heroes could also do far worse than sign up.


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text: [As MJ called it, "Exterminism, the Highest Stage of Imperialism"] U.S. plans massive invasion of Iraq By Richard Sale UPI Terrorism Correspondent >From the Washington Politics & Policy Desk Published 7/10/2002 5:34 PM View printer-friendly version President George W. Bush and his advisers are reviewing plans for a massive, full-scale military conquest of Iraq, composed by Central Command under Gen. Tommy Franks, that would require five ground force divisions numbering 200,000, two Marine Corps divisions, and 15 wings of U.S. fighters and bombers, key administration officials told United Press International. These officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Britain is expected to provide as many as 25,000 troops for a total on-the-ground force of 250,000 men. Franks briefed the Pentagon and the White House on major outlines of his plan in May. Though Bush has declined to provide any details in recent weeks, Monday, for the first time, he acknowledged being thoroughly involved in the planning. "I'm involved in the military planning, diplomatic planning, financial planning ... reviewing all the tools at my disposal," the president said. Bush stressed, as he has in the past, it is his firm intention to get rid of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein. The president said he is a "patient person ... but I do firmly believe that the world will be safer and more peaceful if there's a regime change in that government." The president and other officials have repeatedly said that military action is only one of the options they are looking at to impose regime change in Iraq. According to officials who spoke to UPI, three dates are being discussed as possible times to launch the attack. The first would be before the November elections -- an option now considered the least likely, officials said. Another would be just after the elections or January/February of next year, sources said. Franks believes that the optimum date for an attack would be just after the November elections, one U.S. government source said, adding that the date would depend on logistical readiness. Good weather that would allow for maximum use of U.S. air power is also a chief consideration, Pentagon officials said. According to U.S. intelligence sources, Kuwait would be the leading staging base of the huge operation. Sources said there are already advance elements of five American divisions in Kuwait searching for sites to quarter U.S. troops and set up advanced communications and logistics networks. Other preparatory deployment moves are taking place all over the map. For example, the 101st Airborne Division, which will be used against Iraq, is being quietly withdrawn from Afghanistan, while the 82nd Airborne, which would not be used, is being assigned to Kabul, according to Pentagon intelligence officials. Turning day-to-day command of Afghanistan operations over to the 18th Airborne Corps, under Lt. Gen. Daniel McNeill, left Franks and the Central Command free to focus on planning the attack on Iraq, U.S. government officials said. Sources familiar with the plans told UPI that the U.S. Army already has about a division's worth of armor and other heavy equipment pre-positioned in the Persian Gulf region, including brigade-sized depots in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and on ships in the Indian Ocean. U.S. Air Force planes are already based in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. In the event of the attack, more planes would operate from Turkey, which is expected to join any U.S. effort against Iraq. Former senior Army intelligence official Pat Lang, said the United States would use U.S. facilities in Saudi Arabia, probably with a minimum of notice. "The Saudi government would prefer not to know," Lang said. Pentagon casualty estimates range as high as 2,000 deaths, but Lang pointed out that 5,000 deaths were predicted for Operation Desert Storm, which cost only 28 American lives. The invasion of Iraq would occur from three directions: the north, south, and west using land- and sea-based forces. One U.S. analyst called it a "major amphibious effort" and "vertical envelopment" of Airborne and Marine Corps units, adding, "There are a dozen ways to do it." The leading U.S. ground commander would be Lt. Gen. David McKiernan, of U.S Army Forces Central Command -- Arcent -- based at Ft. McPherson, Ga. McKiernan is formerly deputy chief of staff of military planning for the U.S. Army. The attack would be a preemptive strike, a source familiar with the plans said. He added that the Armed Forces Staff College had done studies three years ago on U.S. preemptive strike capabilities, which are excellent. "The problem is that they cost a lot of political capital," he said. Bush announced several weeks ago that the U.S. reserves the right to strike first under certain circumstances, essentially changing long-standing U.S. Cold War policy. The first stage of Franks' plan would entail using electronic and other advanced military technologies "to get into Saddam's decision process" and disrupt his command and control system -- Hussein's ability to talk to his military, secret police, and security forces, including his land telephone lines, according to sources familiar with the plan. The U.S. air strikes would use round-the-clock strikes on Hussein's palaces and his major bases of support such as the Republican Guard, the Special Republican Guard, the Saddam Fedayeen and the Baath Party, in the hope of sparking a coup. According to Ken Pollack, deputy director of national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a 1998 attack called Operation Desert Fox which attacked such targets provoked Hussein to overreact and order arrests and assassinations that resulted in Shi'a uprisings. Anthony Cordesman, national security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, noted that Desert Fox "was more of a retaliatory strike than an attempt to topple Saddam," but Pentagon officials said the planned attack would go for many of the same targets. Cordesman said that the Pentagon expects "committed resistance" from Iraqi forces, at least at first. But to mount such a huge invasion involves solving certain problems. One is manpower. According to Eliot Cohen, professor of strategic studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, over the decade the United States has developed a military system "very dependent on reservists." This includes areas of intelligence, logistics, communications, and even combat support and service, he said. After Sept. 11, Bush mobilized over 80,000 reservists and National Guardsmen to support the war in Afghanistan, with tours of duty lasting up to a year. Homeland security duties occupied the bulk of Guard troops who were used to protect U.S. forces and bases, especially those overseas. The wear and tear has reduced the readiness levels of some units, Pentagon experts said. According to these sources, a key indicator of the administration's readiness to attack Iraq will be extending the tours of duty for the 80,000 already in service and mobilizing more reservists. One U.S. military analyst said that a call-up of more reservists was "unavoidable" and would be done "quickly." Larry Wortzel, military expert at the Heritage Foundation said, "Bush will not be able to run a major operation without extending tours of duty and ordering a larger call-up." Nearly a quarter of a million National Guard troops and reservists were activated for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991, he said. Next, a full-scale invasion would mean the transfer of "heavy" Army and Marine Corps divisions -- those with tanks and artillery -- from bases in Germany, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, California, and other locations. Such transfers "would telegraph what was coming, and Saddam isn't just going to sit there," a Pentagon official said. Some have questioned if the United States has the necessary military resources, given the war in Afghanistan. But Mike O'Hanlon, military expert at the Brookings Institution, quoted the Bush administration as claiming that the United States still retains the capability to wage one all-out war and a second major operation, half as big, with both requiring as many as 750,000 troops in combat. According to Pentagon figures, operations in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf currently total about 60,000 Americans personnel while ongoing commitments in the Balkans involve another 10,000. Another 10,000 are involved with small missions in Georgia, the Philippines, and Yemen. The United States also keeps some 37,000 troops in South Korea. But O'Hanlon said those numbers left the United States with "a total of 10 divisions immediately available." Because of the declining pace of air operations in Afghanistan, the rate of sorties has fallen to 50 per day, leaving plenty of assets free to topple Hussein, including unmanned aerial vehicles, aerial tankers and transports, O'Hanlon said. "We have plenty of tactical intelligence assets in the inventory," including U-2s, a traditional, single-seat aircraft, UAVs, or unmanned surveillance aircraft, and RC-35s, a large, tanker-sized aircraft, said O'Hanlon. In terms of critical over-flight and basing rights, Kuwait would be key. One former U.S. senior CIA official who recently talked with Kuwaiti officials reported they had expressed impatience with the fact that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict had complicated U.S. plans to get rid of Hussein. "They want him out," the former analyst said. "They wanted to know why Kuwait was being held hostage to the Palestinian question." Vice President Dick Cheney's 11-nation tour last March to garner support for an attack produced no public backing for the plan, but administration officials claimed that the United States will be getting plenty of crucial support privately from Arab countries who will publicly disown it. One continuing worry is the U.S. Air Force, the most heavily stressed of all the U.S. armed services. Not only has it been playing a major part in Operation Enduring Freedom, it had been conducting reconnaissance flights over the Balkans, the Middle East, and Korea, as well as continuing Operation Northern and Southern Watch flights for the last 11 years over Iraq. But Wortzel pointed out that the war in Afghanistan has not yet drawn on U.S. Army aviation "which ate up the Iraqis big time" in Desert Storm. -- (Nicholas M. Horrock, UPI's Chief White House Correspondent, contributed to this report.) Copyright © 2002 United Press International ~~~~~~~ PLEASE clip all extraneous text before replying to a message.


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Student artists at Chaparral High School in Temecula had an opportunity to shine last week at the school's third annual Art Gallery showcase, which gave them a rare chance to display their works to the public.
About 150 pieces of art from students and a handful of teachers were exhibited in the gym, which got a makeover to become an art gallery. Special colored lamps gave the room a breezy, cool atmosphere, and the school's jazz band provided live entertainment for the free evening art show, which ran from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The event offered visitors a wide range of works to see and hear including drawings, sculpture, three-dimensional art, music, painting and photography. The theme for the event was "Culture," and students could interpret it any way they wanted.
Chaparral students who exhibited works said they enjoyed a chance to show the public what they had made – something student artists rarely get to do. Several students, teachers and visiting parents noted that there are plenty of venues for student athletes, actors, musicians and others to show their stuff at sporting, band and drama events open to the public, but student artists often don't have the same opportunities.
That's why Chaparral High's Associated Student Body decided three years ago to host the annual gallery, said ASB Director July Hill-Wilkinson. The gallery received a lot of support from the school's staff and art teachers as well as the student Culinary Club, which catered the event with appetizers and desserts.
"We have so many talented students in many ways. It's the only way to shine for some of them," Hill-Wilkinson said.
Rachel Barron, a Chaparral senior, is taking Advanced Placement Studio Art this year and exhibited an intricate black and white drawing in pen of a person holding a stack of paper money. She said she plans to major in art in college and was thoroughly enjoying the gallery, as an exhibitor and guest.
"There's a lot of cool stuff here," Rachel said. "I love that this encourages a group of people to find their voice through art."
AP Studio Art student Arianna Bowley proudly showed several pieces she submitted, including abstract sculptures she created called, "Chaos Builder," and "In One Ear," and a unique three-dimensional paper mache flower arrangement called, "A Picture Worth a Thousand Words." She crafted the piece from yellowed pieces of paper that came from old books.
"It's nice to do art again. I missed it," said Arianna, who said she had taken a break from doing art for a few years to take up music.
Her dad, David Bowley, a local commercial artist, was among the many parents who came to admire the works. He praised the high school for holding the annual gallery event.
"It's hard to get your art out there," David Bowley said. "We should be teaching art from the get-go. We should be recognizing the creative skills of the students."
Chaparral High art student Erin Hedrick, a sophomore, agreed. She's taking drawing and painting this year, and displayed her watercolor, called "Faerie," and an ink drawing called, "Props and Mayhem."
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Here are numbers 70-61 on my countdown of my 100 favorite songs.
70. The Flaming Lips- The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)
"It's a very dangerous thing to do exactly what you want"
"The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" brings up an excellent social point in my mind, in that we shouldn't be able to critique those above us without first considering what we would actually do in that situation. No hypotheticals, if you were placed into a position where you actually did have power what would you do with it? The whole song is really an accusation that you would probably misuse the power you had too in some way, and that that's just a natural part of being human and not something to hold against a person. Try to find the good things in those people and understand that they could be infinitely more cruel and inept than they currently are and we're lucky to have them.
69. Jeffrey Lewis- Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song
"If I was Leonard Cohen or some other song writing master/ I'd know to first get the oral sex then right the song after."
One of my favorite things in music is when you fall in love with a song on the first listen. I listened to "Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song" for the first time a few months ago and Jeffrey Lewis' story-telling ability amazed me alongside his openness about being a nervous male. There are so many things that get captured perfectly within the interaction, like how he slowly becomes more confident as everything in the conversation seems to progress perfectly, but then he lets you know ahead of time that the conversation only lasted for a few minutes and he never saw her again afterwards. After this, you learn that not only did the girl like him but she basically invited him to have sex with her, but he still couldn't bring himself to suggest it. That interaction is tough for him to look back on in hindsight, but he reveals that that wasn't the true motive he had in mind while writing the song. Rather, he realized that he wrote a love song for a girl that met him for two minutes and who he will likely never meet again, and realized that there could be people all around the world doing the same thing. There may even be people out there doing this for you and me, and that's a beautiful thing to consider.
68. The Mountain Goats- No Children
"I hope you die. I hope we both die."
This was the Mountain Goats track that introduced me to the side of John Darnielle which is crazy. "No Children" is the story of the alpha couple which he wrote numerous song about, but stopped doing so after this track was made. That's because Darnielle was becoming to depressed writing these songs, and after the chorus of "I hope you die. I hope we both die." arrives you understand why. This couple has grown to despise each other so much that they want to see their pair die, but a fear still exists about what they would be if they had to exist alone.


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Fondly Remembering my Encounters with Musial and Weaver
I am truly saddened by the passing of two Major League Baseball icons who had ties to the Tampa Bay and in particular, the St. Petersburg, Florida community. Both spent several Spring Trainings in this area, and both proudly wore their team's bird upon their chest. I did have the pleasure of meeting both Stan Musial and Earl Weaver during the time the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles shared the St. Pete sunshine. I remember each for different reasons, but always cherished them as true baseball icons.
Musial was a frequent visitor to my father's Pure Oil/Union 76 gas station during the 1970's gas war days. I was the young kid who came out and pulled the cones for residents and ball players alike to come fill their tanks and get a windshield wash, tires and fluids checked and even bits of conversation about anything and everything under the bright Florida sky. Musial actually asked about getting a LOF (Lube, Oil and Filter) and was surprised to see a pint-sized junior mechanic under the grease rack doing the duties. He walked into the service bay and chatted with me about my love of baseball, offered to leave tickets for myself and my Dad, and even asked how my Little League season was unfolding.
I found him to be a unique and soft-spoken man who got the privilege of playing baseball for a living for so long and made it to the top-tier of his profession. Musial came in a few more times that Spring, and we seemed to begin our conversations right where we left off, and I did go to a n umber of games where Musial tipped his cap to my Dad and myself and I even got to hold his bat once while he was signing autographs for other along the dugout fence.
The worst part of all of this is that Musial was no longer a player at this time, and his time was spent sitting in the dugout, walking down the Al Lang Field fencing signing balls, photos and conversing with the fans before he made his way into the Clubhouse and disrobed and became one of us mingling near the Press box and wandering stadium with just a slight hint of invisibility. If I saw him under the stands I always came up to him, offered conversation and wanted him to know how much I respected him as a ballplayer and a man. St. Louis eventually decided to not come to St. Pete anymore for their Spring Training, and with it my special moments with Musial ceased. I have always wanted to hit the new and expansive Busch Stadium and hoped to catch a glimpse of the man I truly felt was not only "Mr Cardinal", but one of my first baseball buddies.
Before the Tampa Bay Rays were even a whisper on my lips, the Baltimore Orioles were my team of choice when it came to baseball. This was even before the Orioles decided to make St. Petersburg their Spring Training home for several seasons before they migrated elsewhere, never to return to this vista. I was a young ballplayer in the late 60's, just beginning my on-field love of the game and enjoyed any moment I had down at the complex watching the likes of Boog Powell, John Lowenstein, Paul Blair and my favorite Brooks Robinson stride into the batters box or take their position on the field.
My introduction to O's Manager Earl Weaver came bay accident, and in the most embarrassing situation. I was one of those kids who felt like an adult and wandered away from my parents a lot in my younger years. On this day I somehow got behind the security line of defense and wandered into the Orioles Clubhouse looking for the bathroom. If you have every seen the older style bathrooms of that era, there would be a massive trough or stalls lining one side of the room and what seemed like a mile of sinks and products lined along mirrors that seemed to go on forever.
I was startled by the flushing sound behind me and even more startled when Weaver came out of the stall grumbling and throwing a few unknown words to the heavens. I think we both took a step back when we face each other, him in shock of seeing a young kid in his Clubhouse and myself seeing someone I respected and admired for his style of baseball.
I extended my hand and introduced myself and Weaver just chuckled and called for the Clubhouse attendant. I was not sure if I was in trouble and should run, or take the penalty for my mis-guided adventure into an authorized area. Weaver instead asked the "clubbie" to get me an official Orioles cap and asked if I was having a great time. I shuddered a bit wondering why this legend wanted to know anything from me, but as we both walked out of the bathroom area the clubbie popped a cap on my head and we both walked out the green double doors towards the 4 fields on the North-side of the complex.
My Dad saw me walk out with Weaver and you could see on his face I had done another of my many lifetime "Dennis the Menace" moments. I kind of shadowed Weaver a bit that day while I was at the ballpark complex, standing behind the fencing near him hearing his sage wisdom and advice to both players and fans alike. He was a grizzled baseball veteran, but also showed a heart of gold this day, even to a young fan like myself. I stayed at the complex until the players began to again head for the Clubhouse and leave for the day.
Weaver saw me tired and a bit sunburned from the day and tipped his cap as he also ventured into the coll air of the clubhouse for meetings and a bit of lunch. People talk about the harsh nature of Weaver, for his gruff commentary and demeanor, but on that given day, none of that came to the surface or showed its face to me or the assembled Spring crowd. Over that Spring I ventured down to the complex and to games as much as I could either in attendance of my parents, or by a lone bike trek to the St. Petersburg waterfront. Each time I scampered down to the fencing by the dugout with my O's cap on my head hoping to get a pre-game cap nod from the O's skipper.
Both these men made huge impression on me at a young age about the game of baseball and I think each helped sow even more seeds that flowered into my undying love for this game. I had not seen or talked to either of these great baseball icons for many years, talking to both at charity events in the Tampa Bay area. It is always a somber event when you hear of one of your respected heroes and role models leaving this Earth. But I know if there is truly a place above the cloud where we ascend to, Weaver is growling with the Umpires and Stan the Man is young again and patrolling the outfield with passion and joy. Musial and Weaver are in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but they also share a special place in my baseball heart…forever.


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ASHKELON, Israel, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Israel has begun mobilizing 16,000 troops, a move that could signal plans to invade the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip amid a swelling rocket barrage in which Iranian-made missiles hit the edges of metropolitan Tel Aviv, Israel's largest urban conurbation.
Israeli warplanes kept up a relentless campaign of airstrikes against Palestinian extremists and their rocket depots for the second day, reportedly destroying an estimated 200 medium-range Fajr-5 missiles from Iran and other rockets stored across the densely populated coastal enclave.
The three missiles that hit Tel Aviv were the first to strike the country's commercial capital since Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein unleashed 36 Scud-B ballistic weapons against it in the 1991 Gulf War.
The attacks on Tel Aviv Thursday and Friday marked a major escalation by the Palestinian militants in Gaza, and underlined the extent to which they have acquired more powerful and longer range weapons since Israel's last invasion in December 2008.
One missile reportedly exploded near Rishon Letzion, about 8 miles south of the center of Tel Aviv.
This has dramatically changed the calculus of conflict since until a few days ago Hamas was only firing short-range Soviet-era 122mm Grad rockets and Qassam rockets produced in makeshift factories in Gaza's teeming refugee camps.
The fighting is likely to intensify. Israeli Home Front Defense Minister Avi Dichter, former director of the internal security service Shin Bet, declared: "We expect the continued firing of hundreds of rockets in the coming days."
Israeli military sources estimate the Palestinians -- the fundamentalist Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since June 2007, and other extremist factions such as Islamic Jihad -- have amassed up to 11,000 missiles and rockets over the last couple of years.
These were largely from Iran, smuggled into Gaza through tunnels from neighboring Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. More recently, weapons have come from Libya following the 2011 civil war there.
However, there's been no sign Hamas has used the Soviet-made SA-7 surface-to-air missiles it's reportedly acquired against the Israeli F-16 strike jets pounding Gaza.
One SAM was fired at an Israeli helicopter several months ago. It missed, but it raised fears the militants were now able to challenge Israel's long-held air supremacy for the first time.
That may yet happen, of course. Even with the Israelis hammering Gaza by land, sea and air, Hamas and the other groups are still able to keep up a steady barrage of rockets.
The Israeli air force claimed to have attacked scores of targets in Gaza since Wednesday, knocking out a large number of projectiles. But the Palestinians have fired an estimated 450 since Wednesday, including 100-plus since Thursday night.
In Israel's 2006 war against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, the air force knocked out most of the organization's Iranian-supplied long-
range weapons in the first 24 hours.
But Hezbollah, which had an estimated 12,000 missiles of various calibers then, was still able to bombard northern Israel for 34 days, the length of the war, with nearly 4,000 missiles, around 120 a day.
Hamas seems to have a similar capability now.
If the air force cannot shut down the Gaza rocket fire, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may have to order a major ground offensive that would likely result in heavy Palestinian casualties.
He's empowered to mobilize 30,000 troops for this crisis. That's a third more than the 20,000 that battered Gaza in 2008's Operation Cast Lead.
Military sources say the 16,000 reservists called up so far are mainly from infantry and engineering units.
Given the international furor over Cast Lead, in which 1,400 Palestinians, mainly civilians, were killed along with 13 Israelis, 10 of whom fell to friendly fire, there will likely be substantial international diplomatic opposition to another large-scale incursion.
British analyst Jonathan Freedland noted that Hamas' diplomatic power has grown alongside its arsenal since the 2008 invasion, which was aimed at crushing Hamas to end its rocket fire.
"The Arab revolutions have redrawn the regional map, much of it in Hamas' favor," Freedland observed.
"Once a Pariah, Hamas now sees its own movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, ruling Egypt.
"Where Hosni Mubarak played broker between Israel and Gaza, often seeking to stay Hamas' hand, Cairo's new rulers feel a grassroots pressure to stand as the ally of Hamas."
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The City of Portland is pleased to unveil the recommendation for the location of a new homeless services center, based on extensive input from staff and the public. The new services center will replace the adult emergency shelter currently located on Oxford Street. The new facility will be based on a comprehensive model for providing critical transitional services. City staff is recommending a parcel of land located on the corner of Brighton Avenue and Holm Avenue adjacent to The Barron Center and The Loring House in order to create a new and modern two-story homeless services center.
"It is time for us to offer people these critical transitional services in a more humane and dignified way," said City Councilor Belinda Ray, who represents District 1 and is the Chair of the HHS and Public Safety Committee. "It is clear we need to implement a more comprehensive way of providing services in a new facility, and I look forward to reviewing this recommendation with the Council, our community partners, and the public."
"The staff at Oxford Street have done amazing work in less than ideal conditions, but it is simply no longer sustainable and it's time to move on," said City Manager Jon Jennings. "We're not proposing to move Oxford Street to a new location, we're proposing a location in which we can offer comprehensive services in a modern facility that we can all be proud of while we assist people transition to a better life."
The proposed location fulfills the key attributes that were identified during the Committee process when discussing the need for a new location. The site provides access to existing wrap-around services at the Barron Center and Loring House, transportation access with METRO bus service, including the soon-to-be-launched Husky Line, as well as City-run shuttle van service. In addition, it is a safe and visible location with proximity to employment opportunities. It will enable the City to provide access to all the critical services currently offered by partner agencies at existing locations and on-site in conjunction with City staff. It is also a City-owned parcel, which offers the ability to build to suit.
The new facility will provide emergency shelter services with raised beds instead of mats, meals, and day-services on the first floor. Related healthcare, housing, and employment services would be on the second floor with an outdoor courtyard that would provide dignified outside space. The center will be operational 24/7 with on-site services, including health (mental health, substance use treatment and dental services), housing assistance, peer support, case management services, General Assistance services, as well as employment assistance through the City's HIRE program. The new modern design will reduce long lines and crowding, and the hardship that currently goes with staffing a three-level shelter. Additionally, there are funds in place provided by developments in the area to enhance sidewalk, crosswalk, and bus shelter conditions along Brighton Avenue.
The announcement of this recommended location follows a year long process in which the City examined open concept shelter models in Boston as well as in Maine to view current best practices, and presented initial concepts to the HHS and Public Safety Committee. The City's planning staff went through a land use suitability process, which allowed for an expanded geographical area in which to search for potential sites. City staff scouted several locations for a new services center, and seriously evaluated several opportunities that could match staff recommendations.
The HHS and Public Safety Committee will hear a presentation from City staff on this recommended location at its meeting on Tuesday, June 26 at 5:30 PM in Room 24. There will be a public hearing on this topic at the Committee's July 10 meeting.


text: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 New Podcast: Developing Preferred Outcome Measures for Patients With Stroke A new podcast featuring Jane Sullivan, PT, DHS, associate professor and assistant department chair in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science at Northwestern University, outlines the process a Neurology Section-appointed task force used in developing preferred outcome measures for patients with stroke. Widespread use of standardized outcome measures is "lacking," says Sullivan, who describes the task force's charges, the framework chosen to assess the outcome measures, and how the task force determined which outcome measures to review. She also illustrates the objectives achieved in the recommendations generated by the StrokEDGE group. A transcript accompanies the prerecorded podcast. A list of the task force members and the recommended outcome measures are available on the Neurology Section's website.