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|System: PS3*, Xbox 360, PC
|Dev: CyberConnect 2
|Pub: Namco Bandai Games
|Release: October 22, 2013
|Players: 1-2
|Screen Resolution: 480p-1080p
|Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence
Aside from these updates, the game has 100 new challenge missions to offer and a whole host of new costumes to try out. The challenge missions are… OK. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst is best when played in single-player mode, so including more single-player content is always a good idea. The problem is, a lot of them feel like busy work, and it's unlikely that anyone other than die-hard completionists will go through the trouble of completing them all.
The costumes, on the other hand, are really a nice touch, once again proving that aesthetics rule the day with this game. Call me an otaku, but dressing up Naruto and friends in school uniforms is a nice treat. There's also samurai armor, funny hats, and references to other anime such as Dragon Ball Z and One Piece. So if you are the kind of guy that likes to play dress up, customizing each character to your own twisted aesthetic specifications, you can lose yourself in the many costume options the game has to offer.
Whether or not you purchase Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst will come down to whether or not you purchased the original. Even at a discount price, Full Burst doesn't offer that much more than its vanilla counterpart. So if you bought and completed the original, it doesn't make a lot of sense to drop $40 on a new story chapter and one character. Luckily, CyberConnect2 and Namco Bandai are taking a page out of Capcom's book and offering Full Burst as a DLC expansion as well as a full game, and it will only cost a mere $9.99 as DLC. Granted, this will mean that you can't bring the game to your friend's house in order to show off Sage Mode Kabuto, but that's an acceptable loss.
In short, if you haven't played Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 yet, then Full Burst is a pretty good deal, but then again, if you haven't played it yet, you probably aren't a hardcore Naruto fan, and that's basically the one demographic that the game really appeals to. If you are a hardcore Naruto fan, then pick up the DLC expansion to the vanilla version we all know you bought and call it a day. If you are looking for a good fighting-game experience, however, you really should look elsewhere. Full Burst may not be as cinematic as games like Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls, but make no mistake, the whole purpose of this game is to watch the Naruto plotline unfold again… this time with funny costumes!
Angelo M. D'Argenio
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Date: October 28, 2013
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Perimeter Institute (PI) has signed an agreement with three Australian universities to strengthen collaborative research in quantum foundations. The new partnership, called the Perimeter Institute - Australia Foundations Collaboration (PIAF), unites PI with the University of Sydney, the University of Queensland, and Griffith University, in a common effort to get at the heart of quantum mechanics.
The program has created four new postdoctoral training positions, with research fellows spending part of their time in Australia and part of their time at PI. In addition, a scientific exchange program will facilitate a consistent flow of researchers between the partnering institutions. This will be reinforced by a series of workshops and annual conferences bringing together the best and the brightest in the field.
Perimeter Institute Director Neil Turok commented, "Since it is part of PI's mandate to pursue foundational research, this is a very welcome opportunity, and an eminently logical partnership. Gerard Milburn, who heads the University of Queensland group, and is currently Chair of PI's Scientific Advisory Committee, has long been a supporter of quantum foundations research and knows well the benefits of this style of thinking for physics more broadly. Similarly, the leaders of the University of Sydney and Griffith University groups, Professors Huw Price and Howard Wiseman, both hold prestigious Federation Fellowships from the Australian Research Council, and are in a unique position to raise the level of quantum foundations' prestige within Australian science. These are exciting times for quantum foundations, and by joining forces, we will nurture new scientific talent and give fresh impetus to the field."
Though widely separated geographically, both Canada and Australia have emerged as hubs of scientific activity in quantum foundations and the closely related areas of quantum information and quantum computing. By providing support for new researchers dedicated to the area of quantum foundations, it is hoped that the PIAF partnership will catalyze new discoveries across the board in physics.
Professor Huw Price at the University of Sydney, the largest partner institution on the Australian side, added, "It is a great tribute to PI's vision that it is now leading the resurgence of interest in quantum foundations, and we are very excited to be part of it. The centenaries of the major discoveries in quantum theory are just around the corner, and what better way to mark them than to settle the questions about its significance that so troubled its founders? Richard Feynman once remarked that nobody understands quantum mechanics. I think today he would say that although we know a lot more about the problems, we still haven't found the deep solutions. Thanks to PI, I'm now optimistic that it will happen in time for the birthday parties -- and convinced that PI will play a very big role."
Quantum foundations draws on the complementary techniques of physics and philosophy to analyze tensions in various frameworks of fundamental physics, wherever quantum theory is or might be applied. The field is a forerunner to much of what is now quantum information theory and quantum computing, and has had a substantial impact on fields as far ranging as quantum cosmology, experimental quantum optics, and atomic and molecular physics. Most recently it has had an impact on framing questions for the development of a theory of quantum gravity, the attempt to unify Einsteinian relativity with quantum mechanics.
PI researcher Christopher Fuchs commented, "This is quite an important agreement. I think no one who grew up in the quantum information and computing communities, as I did, can any longer deny the significance of foundational work. Indeed, Professor Milburn, one of the founders of quantum computation, was led to the area in part through his investigations into foundational aspects of quantum theory."
Productive collaborations between Perimeter and Australian researchers are already underway. PI faculty member Robert Spekkens, for instance, works closely with researchers in Sydney and Brisbane and has recently accepted an appointment as Adjunct Research Fellow in the Centre for Quantum Dynamics at Griffith University in order to facilitate some of these collaborative efforts. Furthermore, the participating institutions have jointly sponsored several successful and well-attended conferences and workshops. Spekkens, who co-organized the recent conference "New Perspectives on the Quantum State," held at Perimeter in September, noted of the attendees, "It's evident that the field of quantum foundations is attracting many new researchers, especially young people, who are contributing fresh ideas and making rapid progress."
Insights from quantum foundations have proved useful and influential in several other areas of physics. These include Bell's theorem and quantum entanglement, the many-worlds interpretation, dynamical collapse theories, pilot-wave theories, and epistemic and Bayesian approaches to quantum states. The quantum Bayesian approach, for example, has motivated a new representation of quantum states and quantum channels that promises to be a useful tool in the emerging science of quantum computing, at the same time as giving credence to the idea that quantum mechanics should be viewed as not separate from, but an addition to probability theory. In another example, a physical effect known as Hardy's Paradox, originally discovered by PI faculty member Lucien Hardy, was confirmed experimentally by two independent teams in Japan and Canada earlier this year, prompting widespread excitement in the wider scientific community.
As Perimeter Institute welcomes the laying of the foundation for its new Stephen Hawking Centre, it also welcomes the laying of the foundation for collaborative research on quantum foundations itself.


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We love watching Theo Jansen's kinetic sculpture strandbeests walk about in real life, and it's not hard to imagine them as real, sentient creatures. David Lance agrees, bringing Jansen-like robots to CG life in his beautiful short film The Future Forms of Life, in which prancing robots promenade through a city, and occasionally run amok.
What Lance's film hits home is how animalistic Jansen's sculptures are. The first sequence resembles a marching antelope, while the later one calls to mind the mating rituals of certain species of spider, only to go bat-like in the end. Lance makes the power of these machines slightly chilling, but undeniably lovely to watch.
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Ashley Lynn Birkhold and Jason Daniel Borer have announced their engagement.
Jason is the son of Dave and Mary Borer of Fayette. He is a 2003 Fayette High School graduate and is employed as an electrician for Romanoff's Electric in Toledo, Ohio.
Ashley is the daughter of Fred and Kim Birkhold of Bryan, Ohio. She is a 2003 Edgerton High School graduate and is employed as store manager of Movie Gallery in Bryan.
The couple is planning a Nov. 1, 2008, wedding at St. Patrick's Church in Bryan with Rev. Charles Ritter presiding.


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The Boulevard Veterinary Clinic and Union Animal Hospital are presently looking for a new full time or part time associate veterinarian. We are searching for a person who is looking to practice high quality medicine, and make a difference in the lives of our clients and patients.
We are a multi doctor companion animal practice with two locations in pleasant central New Jersey towns. We have a stable, talented staff along with a great work environment that allows our doctors to work to the limits of their comfort zone. Associates are offered a generous salary and benefits package, commensurate with experience. Experienced clinicians as well as new graduates are welcomed to apply.
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Game 18: Toronto at Chicago pregame
Ah, Chicago. Coming here brings back all kinds of memories for me. I grew up about 20 minutes south of Comiskey Park…er, U.S. Cellular Field. I was a huge Cubs fan, though, in a family of Sox fans. My ma grew up not too far from old Comiskey back in the 1950s, used to tell me all about the Go Go Sox.
When I was young, my dad was a preacher in downtown Chicago. I used to skip church on some Sundays, hop on the 22 Clark Street bus and head to Wrigley. I'd buy an obstructed view seat, sit somewhere close until one of the little old militant lady security guards booted me out of the section. Good times.
But, enough about me… how 'bout them Blue Jays?
Prior to the game, Brian Burres had his contract selected from Triple-A and he'll get the nod to start tomorrow against the Sox. Today, Jesse Litsch played catch for the first time since injuring his right forearm/elbow and he is on schedule to make a rehab start early next week. Ricky Romero (right oblique strain) hopes to play catch tomorrow.
Casey Janssen (right shoulder) will have a rehab outing in the Florida State League on Monday and could have two outings there before moving to Double-A. The schedule isn't set in stone yet. Shaun Marcum (right elbow) is going to throw in a bullpen session in Kansas City — his hometown — on Thursday.
Was chatting with Jays assistant GM Alex Anthopoulos today in the visitors' dugout and Dustin McGowan was brought up. Asked if McGowan's diabetes was playing a role in the pitcher's slow recovery from his right shoulder injury, Alex said, "Being a diabtetic hasn't helped it, let's put it that way." This isn't to say this is the reason McGowan is taking longer than expected to return, it's just an added element to the situation.
When we first walked into the clubhouse today, Jose Bautista came up to us reporters sporting a new look. Gone is his full beard. Bautista trimmed up and now has the thin "chin strap" look going. "Hi, I'm the new player on the team," Bautista said with a grin, shaking each of our hands.
Today's lineups:
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Scott Rolen, 3B
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Rod Barajas, C
9. Travis Snider, LF
Starter: LHP Brian Tallet (0-0)
1. Chris Getz, 2B
2. Josh Fields, 3B
3. Carlos Quentin, LF
4. Jim Thome, DH
5. Jermain Dye, RF
6. Paul Konerko, 1B
7. A.J. Pierzynski, C
8. Alexei Ramirez, SS
9. Brian Anderson, CF
Starter: RHP Gavin Floyd (2-1)
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I might just get used to watching the Jays hit like this! Off to a great start.
Tallet is the man.
Hi, I'm not new to the blogs but this is my first posting. I'm surprised with how good Tallet's outings have been. The Jays' rotation might not miss Litsch, Marcum and McGowan a lot, and they might have the pitching depth that's required in this tough division to triumph.
rockbard that is for sure the Jays just keep turning up with new starters. Ever since the begining of 08 this team has shown great pitching depth.
It's a great day to be a Blue Jays fan, we now have the best record in baseball at 13-5. But we also either are first or close to first in a number of categories in the American League
# at bats: first with 663
# of runs: first with 118
# of hits: first with 200
# of doubles: first with 46
# of triples:tied for second with 3
# of hr.'s: second with 29
# of rbi's: first with 111
Team BA: first at .302
# of total bases: first with 339
Slg Av.: first at .511
Team OB P: second with .357
Team era: 3rd at 3.65
# of k's first with 147
BA against: first with .230
Least # of errors: tied for first with 7
The other very impressive item about our offense is how well balanced it's been. We have 8 guys with 2 or more hr'.s, and 10 guys with 7 or more rbi's.
Great hitting, combined with good pitching and excellent defense, which is what The Jays have delivered in the first 18 games is extremely difficult to compete against. I expect if our starters stay solid, the rest will take care of itself. Let's hope this outstanding level of play continues.
While it is hard to not be extremely excited about the great start, the fact that we haven't begun AL East play begs for some perspective. On the other hand, Tampa Bay surprised everybody last year, so why not us this year….all the way to the post season. I say keep building momentum and roll right on into October.


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ATV-2: Johannes Kepler
ESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) was named Johannes Kepler after the German astronomer and mathematician. Europe's unmanned logistics spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station on 16 February 2011.
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a German astronomer and mathematician who is best known for discovering the laws of planetary motion. Starting his career as a teacher in Graz, he later moved to Prague where he worked with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Kepler's work contributed greatly to the scientific and technical progress of Europe and enabled space exploration today.
2009 - the year ATV-2 was named - was the International Year of Astronomy, and the 400th anniversary of the publication of one of Kepler's most influential works, Astronomia Nova.
"We are proud that Europe's second ATV will carry the name of Johannes Kepler," said Simonetta Di Pippo, ESA's Director of Human Spaceflight at the time, when the name was revealed.
"A world-renowned European scientist, his name reflects how Europe's role in human spaceflight and exploration is rooted in a long tradition of science and technological progress. The next ATV mission will be the confirmation of Europe's commitment to and interest in the International Space Station for the years to come, as the first step in a global space exploration effort."
ATV Johannes Kepler was launched to the International Space Station on 16 February 2011 on an Ariane 5 launcher - the 200th Ariane launch - and it docked with the Zvezda module on 24 February. ATV-2 remained attached to the Space Station until July 2011, when it was filled with waste bags and unwanted hardware by the crew. The craft was deorbited over the Southern Pacific Ocean and perform a controlled reentry to burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere on 21 July.
ATV-2 carried 1760 kg of dry cargo, including food, clothes and equipment, 860 kg of propellant and 100 kg of oxygen. Most of the load on Johannes Kepler was propellant in its own tanks, needed for its own thrusters for periodic Station reboosts to compensate for atmospheric drag and possible other attitude control needs.


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Our last article compared the pros and cons of tanks vs. bins, now let's take a look at the differences of plastic vs. wire housing…starting with plastic.
- Protects against drafts
- Easy to see through
- Prevents bar chewing
- Usually has poor ventilation
- Might be chewed up quickly
- Prone to crack over time
- Might be hot and stuffy inside
Plastic cages are probably one of the most popular/sold housing types available today. They are usually designed to be very colorful and eye appealing to both children and adults
There are many different types and styles, ranging from round to rectangular, and some are even made to be clear and in the shape of an "aquarium" tank, which can be a great thing if you want the look of a tank without the weight! However, the largest these are typically manufactured to be is in a 10 gallon size, so if you ever wish to expand, the only possible way is to insert long tubes through the lid or to perform modifications such as cutting a hole at the side of the unit and joining the tube through it. Some brands that are available in the UK (such as Savic, ZooZone, and FOP) make wonderful housing as they are quite roomy and allow for an 8 inch wheel, if needed, but again they might be difficult to add on to, should you wish to expand.
With a plastic cage (I happen to use the Habitrail OVO line as an add-on), I love the fact I can blast the fan or a.c. in my room without worrying about it blowing directly on my hams and they can stay toasty warm in their little dens. However, this also means I need to control the temperature more closely to avoid it getting hot & stuffy on summer days. The ventilation in most plastic cages that are on the market today can also be very poor, if you use these as a sole habitat, so if you choose to use plastic, be sure to clean it out often to avoid ammonia fume buildup inside. Just because you can't smell it doesn't mean it isn't there. Perhaps you can consider attaching a wire cage for better airflow so your hamster can have the best of both worlds! Oh yeah, wire cages….let's look at those now:
- Allows proper ventilation and air flow
- Gives opportunities for climbing
- Allows for better interaction with your hamster
- Gives your hamster a chance to smell and see his surroundings
- A bad choice for hamsters who are impulsive bar chewers
- Bedding & droppings do not stay inside without a deep base
- Hard to take photos through the bars
- Not ideal for drafty environments
- Hard to add on with no pre-cut tube holes
With wire cages, you need not worry about them getting as stuffy or stinky like a plastic housing unit, but of course they still need dilligent cleaning, like any cage. There are some models on the market today which are made for easy disassembly where you can slide out a bottom tray or lift the top wire part off and clean the base out. Try to find a cage with a deep enough base to allow for ample shavings for your hamster's burrowing pleasure, but also so the bedding isn't kicked out and ends up on your nicely-vacuumed carpet! Also take care, when cleaning the metal parts, that water and other solvents are wiped and dried off completely to avoid rusting the bars.
The main drawbacks of a wire cage is that 99% of them do not have precut holes to connect tubes for expansion. Unless you get one big enough to start, such as the Jack 72 resort, it will be frustrating to add-on to these. Another thing to keep in mind, if you are a budding photographer, is that the wire bars make a great "prison cell" effect for your photos, but after about 3 shots, they will start becoming annoying and you'll wish you had a better view of your furry critter!
Overall, Wire cages are a great choice if your ham is a little monkey who loves to climb and you live in a warmer climate, but keep in mind what was said about bar chewing……*nom nom nom*
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Anniversary: Telecommunications Act (section 255)
Monday, February 08, 2021
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a comprehensive law overhauling regulation of the telecommunications industry. Section 255 of the Act requires telecommunications products and services to be accessible to people with disabilities. This is required to the extent access is "readily achievable," meaning easily accomplishable, without much difficulty or expense. The law directs the Access Board to develop accessibility guidelines for telecommunications products.
Signed by: William J. Clinton
Date signed: February 8, 1996
Public Law: 104-104
U.S. Code: 47 U.S.C. 255


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Catching up on my blog reading with Pollyanna Takes "Self Referential" to a New Level « Pollyanna Rainbow Sunshine and the Needles of Doom and feeling very superior about the songs that were popular when I graduated from high school, in 1966, I decided to Google for a list of the Top 100 hit songs list of 1966. Shot my superiority all to you know where.
Disclaimer: I had several friends and relatives who were in the Vietnam war. One of them had his company shot out around him three times. I have one grandson who is in the Army and overseas right now, and two more grandsons who are considering a military career. I have the utmost respect for men in the military.
That said:
The Ballad of the Green Berets. Seriously, what were we thinking? Neither the music, nor the lyrics are worthy of honoring the military.
There were some good songs: 2. Cherish by the associations; 3. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration – Righteous Brothers; 4. Monday – The Mama's and the Papa's; 8. Summer in the City – Lovin' Spoonful; 10. California Dreamin' by The Mama's and the Papa's.
It was a diverse list that included Nancy Sinatra, Roger Williams and Frank Sinatra, as well as The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
But, what truly amazes me is this:
On a list that includes four Beatles songs: We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Yellow Submarine and Nowhere man and three Simon and Garfunkel songs: I am a Rock, Sounds of Silence and Homeward Bound, just exactly how did a Green Beret come out number one?
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An afternoon panel of top women advisors was moderated by Cambridge Investment Research president Amy Webber (left) and touched upon the secrets to success, juggling the life/work balance and smashing through possible glass ceilings that might arise. Interestingly, two of the three panelists were former teachers whose area of focus was special education.
Held Thursday afternoon at the firm's Women Advisors Forum and tilted "Secrets of the Rainmaker—Proven Ideas to Attract Clients," the panel included Lynn Hinds of Lighthouse Financial, Barbara Hennings of Hennings Financial and Nadia Cavner of Nadia Cavner Group.
Webber, a member of the 2012 IA 25, began by asking the panel about the culture and support each advisor fosters in her firm and why it's important to their success.
"Client complaints have nothing to do with returns," Cavner said. "They complain when they feel they're ignored. We're honest with them, care for them deeply, create a peaceful environment and always put them first," she added as the other panelists nodded.
Cavner said she never asks for a prospect's business. "I just assume it's mine, and 99% of the time I'm right."
However, if she senses the client will be "difficult," she has no problem with raising the issue of a possibility of a personality conflict, and suggests they go elsewhere.
"We feel we are called to give back," Hinds added. "We have a program called 'First Fruits' in which we take 10% of our profits and put it back into nonprofits. We also close the office twice each year to volunteer in the community. We like to say our processes and procedures are 'cold, hard steel,' which they should be. But that means our personal relationships are soft and warm."
Webber then asked each panelist to recall a decision each made that propelled their careers forward.
"Don't be concerned about what you're competition is doing," Hinds advised. "Find what it is that you are best at and then create 'delightful advocates.' I always thought I was financial planner, but I am not and that actually bores me. I am committed to my clients and managing the relationship."
Hinds also told attendees to "outsource, outsource, outsource," and she feels there is a glass ceiling for women advisors "only if they themselves create it."
"I wish I was 40 years old again because of all the opportunity in this business," Hennings added.
In an emotional moment, Webber inquired about the importance of choosing the type of client with which they wanted to work early in their careers.
Choking back tears, Cavner related the story of her young daughter lamenting Cavner's frequent absences due to a heavy workload.
"I realized I was gone a lot from my daughter and I needed to get my priorities straight," she said. "I'm not a superwoman, and I started to get help. But for those of you just starting out who think you're too small to make a difference, think about it like trying to sleep with a mosquito. In that situation, the mosquito will make a big difference."
In response to a question from Webber, Cavner then detailed her greatest success story in the business.
"I was very busy one day as a financial advisor in a bank. A woman came in and asked for a signature guarantee. My mother always told me to be gracious, humble and even if I was busy I was to act like I was not. She was a client of the bank and I gave her the guarantee."
A few days later she received a call requesting that she fly to meet with the woman and her husband, an orthopedic surgeon, in Kansas.
"The woman said it would be worth my while. When I arrived, her husband handed me a statement for $3 million. I was flabbergasted. He then said, 'I like you' and handed me another statement for $2 million. That was 18 years ago and even though they're now divorced, they're still with me today. You never know, even on your busiest day, where your success will come from, so don't doubt yourself."
See our additional reporting on the Cambridge Women Advisors Forum, including:
- a look at the independent broker-dealer's succession planning S.W.A.T. team and
- consultant Maribeth Kuzmeski's "Four Absolutes" on how advisors, especially women advisors, can better connect with clients.


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Nine Martyrs at Cyzicus: Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, Thaumasius, and Philemon
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Your holy nine martyrs of Cyzicus, O Lord, for their sufferings / have received incorruptible crowns from You, our God. / For strengthened by Your might, / they overthrew tyrants and destroyed the powerless boldness of demons. / Through their supplications save our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 1
Let us praise the nine-fold choir of martyrs: / Renowned Theognes, and Antipater, Magnus and Theostichus, / Artemas and Theodotus, Thaumasius, Philemon and Rufus; / for they exude divine grace for us from the well-spring of life, our Savior!


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LG's New Flagship Phone, Optimus G, Coming to the U.S. by End of Year
It was the September smartphone event you haven't been waiting for: LG's new flagship phone, the Optimus G.
As expected, the electronics company showed off its latest Android-powered smartphone at a press event in New York today, a day after LG unveiled the phone in Korea.
It might not be the new iPhone, but this is far from a budget phone. As my AllThingsD colleague Bonnie Cha writes, the 4G LTE, NFC-equipped phone is powered by Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, which promises speed, power and longer battery life. It has a 4.7-inch, 1,280 by 768-pixel HD touchscreen, a 13-megapixel camera on the back, and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. It's running Android's Ice Cream Sandwich operating system — not the latest flavor of Android — and a feature called the QSlide lets users work in two screens at the same time. It's unclear whether the phone will be upgradable to Android Jelly Bean 4.1, Google's newest OS.
The LG Optimus G goes on sale in Korea next week, and will launch in other "key global markets" in October. It will come to the U.S. in the fourth quarter of this year, LG said today. LG didn't announce which carriers will offer the Optimus G or how it will be priced, but it's safe to say, since this is a flagship phone, it won't be priced in line with budget phones. It definitely won't be free, as confirmed by an LG spokesperson.
The model LG showcased today has 32 gigabytes of storage and is supposed to toggle between 3G and LTE or HSPA+ high-speed networks with minimal impact on battery life, due to its quad-core processor.
But the question for LG isn't necessarily whether this is a good phone; it's how LG plans to market this phone in an increasingly crowded Android market, with a handful of formidable smartphone competitors hitting stores this fall, including Nokia's new Lumia phones, the Samsung Galaxy S III and — oh, yes — the iPhone 5.
LG has tried to strike at both the low end and the high end of the smartphone market in recent months; at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, the electronics maker showed off three phones, the L3, L5 and L7, which run on varying flavors of Android, as well as a range of high-end models, including a 3-D phone and the large-screened LG Optimus Vu. (The Optimus Vu came to the U.S. market this month as the LG Intuition, offered through Verizon Wireless.)
In April, the company launched the Sprint-offered, family-friendly, $99 LTE Viper phone, first announced at CES this past January.
In a recent comScore report on the U.S. mobile market, Samsung led the handset manufacturing market with a 25.6 percent share. LG followed with an 18.8 percent share, down half a point, and Apple came in third with a 15.4 percent share, edging up 1.4 points from a previous report.


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DEAR ABBY: It happened again today! I was buying several bottles of wine and a six-pack of beer along with my other groceries. While I was standing in the checkout line, someone behind me said the predictable, "I wish I was going home with you!"
I'm married to an alcoholic, and it makes me so sad that people think a lot of alcohol is "fun." It's a tragedy for our family to see a great husband, father and grandfather slip into a stupor each day. It wasn't always this way. Sadly, he has changed so much he is hardly recognizable.
I'm asking those out and about to think before you comment, because alcohol is not something to celebrate. — WIFE OF AN ALCOHOLIC DOWN SOUTH
DEAR WIFE: Why are you buying large quantities of liquor for your alcoholic husband? When you do, you enable him to feed his addiction. If I ever heard of someone who should attend Al-Anon meetings, it is you. Al-Anon was started by the wife of an alcoholic who was just like your husband. When you go, you will meet other wives whose husbands' drinking is also out of control.
If you would prefer a secular organization, an alternative program to contact would be SMART Recovery. Its Family and Friends program was created for loved ones who are affected by someone's addiction. If there isn't a meeting in your area, you can attend one online. Go to www.smartrecovery.org and click on Online Meetings and Activities to register. Please don't wait. These organizations can help both you and your husband.
DEAR ABBY: On behalf of my fellow museum docents, I'm asking you to educate your readers about how to behave when they visit our nation's historic buildings. The most important rule is: Do Not Touch Anything!
This includes the walls and woodwork. Even the cleanest hands have skin oils that can damage a finish. Next, do not lean against the walls or doorways because this, too, may damage original paint, wood finishes or carved details.
If ropes are blocking access to part of the room, do not go beyond them. The dirt on your shoes can damage carpets. If a door is closed or only half open, do not move it.
As a courtesy to your guide and other visitors, cellphones should be turned off. The docent has important information to share with you. If we do not have an immediate answer to a question, we will seek it from another guide or staff member.
Guides and docents enjoy sharing our knowledge with guests. So please visit, but while you're with us, follow our guidelines and help us preserve and protect these glimpses into the past. — DOCENT IN PORTLAND, ORE.
DEAR DOCENT: Your letter deserves space in my column because people sometimes forget when touring historic buildings that they are not in their own homes, but in fact are in museums. May I add one more tip to your list: It is always a good idea to ask permission before using a camera with a flashbulb.
Docents are individuals who study their subjects intensively, and then function as unpaid teachers who transmit their knowledge to visitors in institutions such as museums, art galleries and zoos. They perform an important service and should be treated with respect for the time and effort they put forth to prepare themselves for it.
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Ganon Baker demonstrates 35 of the most useful, unique, and "unguardable" street moves ever seen on video! Ganon does a fantastic job demonstrating each move, and sharing when to use them. More importantly for coaches and players, Ganon shares how to take these mesmerizing moves from the street and implement them into team basketball to deliver success at any level. The "training wheel" drills in this video reinforce proper hand-eye coordination ... the key for successful dribbling at any level. Learn how to relieve defensive pressure and create better scoring opportunities when being closely guarded by utilizing any of these moves. This is an outstanding tape for enhancing individual improvement in the areas of creativity, ballhandling, and breaking people down off the dribble. Fantastic!
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Okay, it's a silly example - but the above code consistently gives me error C2589: '(' : illegal token on right side of '::'. I'm building with VC8. If I don't #include <winsock.h> the code compiles correctly but it doesn't matter if I #include <winsock.h> before or after including <algorithm>Code:
#include <algorithm> #include <winsock.h> void some_func() { int result = std::min (0, 16384); }
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Wing Road Farm, located at 270 Wing Road in Greenfield, NY, was settled around 1797 by Prince Wing. The Wing Family were Quakers that resided in the Plymouth Colony and gradually moved west. The farm passed out of the Wing family in the 1920's. The farm was purchased from the estate of Emilie Kremp in 2004 by Barbara Linell Glaser. Emilie lived on the farm until her death at age 102. The proceeds of her estate went entirely to the Jane Goodall Foundation at her request. Barbara Linell Glaser and her husband Paul Zachos established the small development company, Linell Lands, for the purpose of acquiring special places for unique purposes. Wing Road Farm was purchased because Linell Lands wanted to preserve local farmland and model a different style of development. Conservation easements held by Saratoga P.L.A.N. have been placed on 49 of the 120 acres of land to ensure its preservation as a farm, woodland and wetland. For more information on the work of P.L.A.N., visit http://www.saratogaplan.org . The rest of the acreage has been subdivided into 12 lots, some of which are currently available for sale. Contact Linell Lands for more information.
Chris and Aaren Harris acted as caretakers of the farm from 2007-2010 and purchased 18 acres of the 120 acre farm in 2010. This land surrounds the farmhouse once belonging to Albert Goodrich and Ida Wing. The farm includes a woodlot of mixed hardwoods, a 1/4 acre fenced garden, a 50' unheated greenhouse, fallow pastures, a young orchard and small fruits. They grow a wide variety of vegetables and herbs, shiitake mushrooms, flowers, and fruit. They tend a flock of 50 laying hens and 4 hives of bees. Aaren learned most of what she knows about veggies during a two-year apprenticeship with Certified Organic farmer Chris Lincoln of New Minglewood Farm in Greenwich, NY. Although Wing Road Farm is not Certified Organic, they follow NOP rules and are dedicated to the challenge of balancing their ecosystem without chemicals. Aaren has also attended a "Good Agricultural Practices" training to ensure the safety of the farm's produce. Wing Road Farm produce has been sold at the Ballston Spa Farmers' Market, the Greenfield Farmers' Market, the Saratoga Farmers' Market, Wild Thyme Market, and through a 20 member CSA. They are currently running the farm as a homestead, growing and producing much of what they eat year-round themselves.
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A Brooklyn man has a long road to recovery after a man bludgeoned him with a hammer in an attack so vicious he lost an eye.
Dru Barnes, a musician, was walking home to Fort Greene from a friend's house in Bedford-Stuyvesant last week when he got lost, he said. Police believe the attacker followed him for a block before he struck, hitting Barnes in the eye.
The friend Barnes had just been visiting rushed to his hospital bedside.
"I arrive two hours later at the trauma unit, and there is Dru on a gurney. It was horrific, it was like a horror movie," Gerrit Vooren told NBC 4 New York.
At the hospital bed, Vooren recorded Barnes' recollection of the attack.
"I'm not sure what the motive was," Barnes says in the video, groggy from pain medication.
Police don't know, either. Authorities don't think it was a hate crime or a robbery. They have some surveillance video, witness reports and the hammer, but no identity of the attacker.
On Wednesday, they released a sketch of the possible suspect (below).
"This guy's on the loose, this can happen again. Clearly, he's deranged," said Vooren.
Barnes says he's relying on his Buddhist faith to get him through the multiple surgeries that are ahead.
His friends have set up a Facebook page to help pay for the costs.
More than money though, they want information to help catch the perpetrator and prevent it from happening to someone else.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect in the sketch is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.


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I got a PM recently from a user who wanted to know if his sister's fish had Ich. I told him yes, and what to do about it. And that PM got me thinking about Ich and other diseases that affect freshwater and marine fishes. So, I thought it time to write up a post about the most common fish diseases you're likely to run into, and how to cure a fish infected by them.
Surprisingly, several of the same diseases are both found in freshwater and marine fish, and the life cycle of the parasites are very similar. For example, both marine and freshwater fish contract Ich, and though the protozoa that causes the disease is different, with the freshwater parasite Ichthyophthirius multifilius and the marine Cryptocaryon irritans, the symptoms of the disease are exactly the same, as are the reproductive strategies.
In this post I'll list several diseases as to what they are, how they operate, and how to cure them. Correct diagnosis is essential to a cure, so I encourage you to make yourself familiar with what the parasites look like. Google images is handy in that respect.
I should say that this primer shouldn't make you afraid that around every corner there's a parasite there to kill your fish; on the contrary, it's unlikely you'll run into the majority of them, if you're a conscientious aquarium keeper. So, I wrote this primer on what to do if you ever run into one of them.
Now, on to the diseases.
Ich (Ichthyophthirius multifilius) is perhaps the most common disease that plagues freshwater fishes, whether in the aquarium or in commercial fish farming. In this post I'll tell you what it is, how to prevent it, and how to cure it.
Ich is simply a protozoan, that is, a tiny unicellular organism. Though it's among the largest protozoa that infects freshwater fishes, it is so tiny you'd need a microscope capable of 100X magnification to see it, similar to what you'd need to see things like amoebae or paramecium, clearly. The adult Ich protozoan is round to slightly oval, and covered with thousands of cilia (hair-like threads used for propulsion). Its nucleus is shaped roughly like a horseshoe, making the parasite easy to pick out through a microscope. The much smaller motile protozoans are teardrop-shaped, and it takes a very practiced eye and high magnification to identify them. The natural life cycle of Ich is a week to 10 days, depending on the temperature.
And it's a killer. Ich is an obligate parasite, that is, it has to have a live fish to during it's life cycle to perpetuate its species. When a fish is compromised by a chill (rapid lowering of tank temperature) or stress, or an infected fish is introduced, the parasite can penetrate a fish's protective slime coat, and burrow into the fish's epidermal layer where it encysts itself and is referred to at that stage as a trophont (a reproductive body). Thus encysted, the parasite grows up to 1 mm in size by feeding on fish cells. The parasite divides into many hundreds of copies of itself, the cyst drops off the fish within a week, anchors to the substrate, and in a day or so it bursts, and the tear-drop shaped copies surge out looking for a fish to encyst upon. Without fish, the motile parasites die within 48 hours at 80 degrees.
The motile parasites can encyst themselves on the fish they came from, which is why Ich can spread so rapidly on a fish. A fish literally covered by cysts is quite usually doomed. Unchecked, Ich can easily kill every fish in a tank. It is one of the few fish parasites that is 100 percent fatal if not promptly addressed.
Thankfully, when identified early enough, when there are just a very few spots of Ich, the prognosis is excellent.
Hundreds if not thousands of times I've recommended founding a quarantine/hospital tank to prevent introducing disease into your main tank. The benefit vies a vise Ich and other diseases is quarantine tanks are most usually small, like a 10-gallon tank. Thus, an observant person can pick out a fish with an Ich spot or two quite easily, and take prompt steps to eliminate the disease.
The most common excuse not to have a quarantine tank is financial, but replacing dead fish routinely will cost you more than the money for a 10-gallon quarantine aquarium set-up in a short time.
There are several methods of eliminating the parasite, and some are more effective and safe then others. The best cures are those that stress the host fish as little as possible.
The most popular cure is marine salt and heat. The former, because most fish can tolerate the salt, the latter, to speed up the life cycle of the parasite. Average temperature for the process is 82 degrees, and salt is added at a prescribed amount for the types of fish you keep. It's best to use real sea salt in this process.
It works because the motile parasites, which are those that burst out of those cysts, do not adapt to the osmotic change in the water due to the salt, making it difficult for the motile parasites to move, killing some, and more difficult for them to find a host fish in time. As you remember, if the motile parasites can't find a host fish in 48 hours, they'll die.
I say more difficult to move because at the size protozoans are, water is thick like pancake syrup. Protozoans are mostly water. They have a nucleus where the DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) and some of the RNA (Ribonucleic acid) are, with those making the blueprint of what the creature is. The nucleus is surrounded by cytoplasm, which is thick enough to maintain just enough pressure against the water pressure for the protozoan to maintain it's shape. In that cytoplasm there are a few to several small ovals of most of the RNA in communication with the DNA and RNA in the nucleus.
When salt is added, it makes life difficult for the motile protozoans. I. multifilius is a freshwater creature. Protozoans very much are what they are, and thus are such simple organisms with just a single cell they can't adapt to change like higher organisms can. You and I can walk out of a warm house to say, a 30 degree day. People can do it easily; walk between changing temperatures and air pressure. Fighter pilots go through maneuverers of many times the force of gravity. Higher animals can easily adapt to change. Simple organisms can not, at least not in any kind of hurry.
The heat is reputed to speed up the life cycle (encyst to motile protozoan). The motile protozoans must find a fish at 80 degrees within two days. The thought is that high heat - say in the low to mid-80's, would speed up the life cycle so the salt can take care of the motile protozoans before they have time to infect another fish.
The downside of this process is it's very, very hard on small, and scaless, fish. Those that developed in soft, acidic waters like the majority of tetras and Corydoras catfish, also don't do well in the long period (usually a week to 10 days) of salt and heat. Also, large partial water changes are needed to remove the salt from the aquarium system.
The astute among you have picked up that if the motile protozoans can't find a fish to encyst upon within two days, it dies. And that, my friends, is why I recommend a quarantine tank.
A quarantine tank is designed to give new fish or fishes the once-over, and also to get them eating. Personally, I quarantine every fish at least a month. A fish that comes in with a spot or two of Ich is isolated, treated, then later returned to quarantine. In over 30 years no disease of any kind has gotten into my show aquariums because I use quarantine.
Another method of curing Ich, and the one I favor, is a marine dip.
A marine dip is a container of marine water of the same temperature as the tank the fish came from. When I say marine water, it's tank water that has commercial marine salts added to make it like sea water, that is, 1.026 specific gravity at 77 degrees. I use a clear glass beaker for the container, and run an air stone during the process for the fish's benefit and to help evenly mix the salt. You can use whatever container you like, as long as you can see the fish clearly, and you'll need a refractometer or hydrometer to measure the salinity as you add the salt..
An infected fish is identified, and removed to another container of quarantined aquarium water, since it does healthy fish no good to be treated for a disease they don't have.
The affected fish is then placed in the container of salt water, and removed when it shows distress. Different species of fish take different amounts of time before they show distress. Larger Cichlid species can take it up to 10 or 15 minutes fairly easily, small tetras and similar well under five. When the fish shows distress (rapid breathing is a sign) it is removed and returned to isolation.
It works because the fish can stand the osmotic change from fresh to marine water for a short time. The encysted protozoans can not, and die almost immediately; within seconds. Some recommend following the dip with a formalin* bath, but I've not found it necessary with freshwater Ich.
The cysts darken and fall of the fish within a day if there are just a few spots, perhaps two if there is a heavier infestation. The marine water does cause the fish to produce more slime coat, and is perfectly healthy and ready to be returned to quarantine usually within a week.
It is vitally important to maintain the same temperatures in this process, as you want to stress the affected fish as little as possible. All my tanks run at 77 degrees, so all my quarantine tanks are the same.
The downside of the marine dip is you have to sit and watch the fish very closely to detect distress. Also, you have to purchase marine salt, refractometer, airstone and an air pump, and have a container for the process, and another to isolate the fish after it.


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Male executives may have to swallow their pride when it comes to which of the sexes do a better job at running a company, according to a recent study.
A report on global businesses called "Women Matter" by McKinsey & Company, suggests that the firms where women are most strongly represented at board or top management levels are also the companies that perform best in terms of growth and earnings.
The study concludes that "women provide a source of high quality talent in a competitive market and have a positive impact on organizational and financial performance."
"Women bring forward a passion that men may not have," says Leslie Wilkins, CEO of isABelt Ltd., a fashion-accessory firm that sells products in more than 1,000 stores.
"That passion is what enables us to not only start and run a business, but to balance it between home and work," explains Wilkins, who started her company five years ago. "I think that's what makes our business run as well or better than if a man did it."
Jacqueline Corbelli, CEO of the interactive television advertising firm Brightline, says the distinctions between male and female executives couldn't be more obvious.
"Women bring two things to the boardroom that some men do not," says Corbelli, who had a 15-year career in the financial services industry before launching Brightline in 2003.
"Women are good collaborators; we do it naturally," Corbelli says. "Even the most competitive women know how to create and motivate teams. Another thing I see is that working women who are mothers know how to get things done and move on to the next task."
It's not just women who see contrasts in boardrooms.
"I think women are better execs in that they aren't so afraid to speak up," says Bretton Holmes, who head up his own media relations firm in Austin, Texas. "Women tend to shoot more from the hip, I've found, while guys wait sometimes and the opportunity to say something may pass."
As can be expected, there are those who contend any differences between men and women are just style over substance.
"I think it's personalities more than genders that bring something to the power table," says Charley Polachi, a partner and co-founder of the executive search firm Polachi. "Women may be more sensitive to subtleties, but I really don't see all that much of a difference on how they use power."
But just getting a place at the executive table has not been easy for women. While they make up 40 percent of the global workforce, they represent less than 14 percent of the corporate executives at top companies, according to a recent report by the research group, Catalyst.
The report highlights how women lag behind men in career advancement and compensation—trends the study says "imperil the leadership pipeline for women."
In a day and age when it seems like women should have an easier time getting into seats of power, the opposite may be true.
A 2010 report conducted by Mercersays that 71 percent of the all global companies do not have a clearly defined strategy or philosophy for the development of women into leadership roles.
When women do find themselves in power, not all of them display the characteristics that differentiate them from men, says Stephen Xavier, an executive coach and president and CEO of Cornerstone Executive Development Group.
"Women usually fall into three camps," says Xavier, who has worked exclusively with Fortune 500 executives. "There are those who go along for the ride to be accepted, those who become 'one of the boys' and those who are just themselves. The last group are the ones who do things differently and it shows up in better results."
Even if women are successful, acceptance among their male peers is not easy, argues Dr. Jean Lau Chin, Professor in the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.
"For some men, a woman CEO is a threat to the status quo and the historical dominance of men in these positions," says Chin, who has written a book on the topic of women in leadership roles. "This triggers negative reactions associated with loss of privilege or power. For others, the perceived lack of fit between "leader" and "woman" violates social beliefs about what is right or what is normal."
In the end, whether women use power differently than men is not really the issue, says Emma Sinclair, who is CEO of Target Parking, a three year old business in the United Kingdom that manages auto parking facilities.
"I don't think it's fair to stereotype in a business environment," says the 35-year-old Sinclair. "You've a vested interest in success. I think that styles across both sexes are pretty practical."
But Sinclair, who had a career in mergers and acquisitions before starting her own firm, acknowledges that no matter how accepted women are in business, a meeting with the male mind is hard to find.
"I recall being in a crowd of male bankers when I was a junior banker," explains Sinclair. "We were having snacks and they were talking about their big deals. I was inclined to say 'How are you' or 'What did you do on the weekend?"
Frustrated, Sinclair concluded it was difficult to bridge the gap with her colleagues.
"I thought it was unnecessary to chat about who was working the hardest," explains Sinclair. "Perhaps men are more inclined to assert their credentials whereas women feel less of a need to prove themselves and just get the job done."


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Genesis Technical Systems launches Superfast DSL Rings to North American and rural markets
The affordable alternative to fiber, DSL Rings delivers 400 Mb/s broadband to rural and urban communities.
Calgary – Genesis Technical Systems Corp. is demonstrating, for the first time in North America, its innovative DSL Rings, a technology that will deliver 400 Mb/s to rural and urban Telco customers over existing copper telecommunications infrastructures, at the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting and Expo in Florida next week.
DSL Rings is an award-winning, patented, revolutionary technology that enables telecommunication companies (Telcos) to deliver superfast broadband at a fraction of the cost of fiber to the home (FTTH) or fiber to the premise (FTTP). It delivers more than enough capacity to bring very low cost triple play and quad play offers to both rural and urban areas. It can be deployed in response to customer demand and Telcos can realize pay-back within two years.
Genesis's DSL Rings rural solution can be used where distances from the exchange are a limiting factor in deploying traditional broadband methods.
"DSL Rings facilitates Telco customer acquisition, win-back and retention by offering better, faster services; more bandwidth; and a lower unit cost (per Mb/s) than current methods of delivering broadband services over copper," stated Stephen Cooke, Genesis President & CTO.
In North America alone, there are millions of people who currently do not have even the most basic 4 Mb/s service.
DSL Rings supports VoIP, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, M2M, CCTV and CATV, automated meter reading, mobile network offload, femtocells, picocells, HD IPTV, video conferencing, video streaming, video on demand and 4k UHDTV. It has the potential to change the lives of millions of people through home working, cloud computing, ecommerce, distance learning, telemedicine and access to government services over the Internet.
DSL Rings can be deployed in rural and urban situations with the potential for return on investment typically within 24 months following low cost, rapid deployment.
DSL Rings is generally backhaul agnostic and works with both conventional copper, using standards-based bonded DSL technology, and FTTCab, or fiber to the neighborhood (FTTNode). It is a great alternative for FTTH or FTTP. DSL Rings can also provide backhaul for femtocells to off-load congested mobile networks. See below
Garry Kelman, Genesis CEO, said: "We are very pleased to be launching our DSL Rings Rural Solution at the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting in Florida and build on the success of our global launch at the Broadband World Forum last October. As a part of our rural launch we are offering attending Telcos the unique opportunity to sign up for special field trial packages. Genesis Technical Systems is passionate about enabling affordable Superfast Broadband for everyone, whether they live in rural communities or cities."
Genesis is showcasing its environmentally friendly DSL Rings rural solution, with live demonstrations at the Rural Telecom Industry Meeting Expo on stand #715 on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th of February 2013.


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Meet a Faculty Member: Myra Waters
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A 2012 ACC Women's Basketball Legend, an ACC champion, an NCAA Final Four competitor, an all-time top-10 Terp even three decades out, Myra Waters has made her mark on the court. Off of it, the director of UB's Counseling Center and an adjunct faculty member supports students when they need it most. Here, she rebounds with additional insight into her athletic career.
Q: When did you first start playing basketball and did you ever have a sense that it would lead you to where you are today?
A: Actually, my first sport was track and field, mostly because of my older sister Corine Allen. In 1970, she earned a scholarship to run track at Kalispell Community College in Montana. At that time, track and softball seemed to be the most popular sports for girls. I did not see women playing organized basketball at the high school and college levels until I was 10 years old. Soon thereafter, one of my older brothers introduced me to my first game of pick-up basketball on a playground.
Title IX became law in 1972, a year before I decided I wanted to pursue a career as a psychologist. That is when I began to realize that I would need a scholarship of some kind to attend the college of my choice. I believe that God caused some unique circumstances to come together just in time for me and others like me to take advantage of this new era in education for women.
Q: What is the significance of your basketball scholarship to where you are today?
A: Although my parents would have made provisions for me to attend college in Ohio, as they did for my five siblings, there is no way I could have afforded the out-of-state tuition for the University of Maryland. So that scholarship to play basketball was pretty significant to me being where I am today.
Q: What do you consider the highlight of your time playing for the Terps?
A: I would have to say being a starter on a team that won three Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball tournaments in four years. Second to that would be earning a trip to the first-ever NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four in 1982 in Norfolk, Va. In terms of individual performances, I scored 29 points at [a tournament at] Madison Square Garden in New York [City, in December 1979].
Q: Do you still play?
A: No way! That would result in my very stiff and painful demise. I am pleased to have shared my love of the game through coaching girls in the Amateur Athletic Union (Maryland Classics, 12 & Under National Championships at Disney World, first place, 2001) and I have also coached at the collegiate level (two years each at Georgetown University as assistant coach and at the University of Maryland, College Park as a graduate assistant coach).
Q: You've said that you donated your Terps uniform to the African American Legacy Project in your hometown of Toledo, Ohio. How did you become connected with that initiative? And is it the uniform that you took to the first-ever NCAA Women's Final Four?
A: The primary function of the African American Legacy Project is to discover, document and preserve artifacts and historical information demonstrative, representative and reflective of life, lifestyles and culture of Toledo's African-American community [per the organization's mission statement]. The director of the organization contacted me several times, seeking to include some of my possessions along with those of other African Americans from Toledo who had impressive achievements in athletics. Recognizing that my sports memorabilia was only collecting dust at my parents' home in Toledo, I donated the awards (trophies, certificates, plaques, her varsity M, etc.) to this important project last spring after the ACC Women's Basketball Legends event. And my jersey from the first NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four was part of the collection that I donated. The timing was perfect—just like a great bounce pass.
Q: What message would you relay to today's young female athletes?
A: Playing collegiate sports can be fun, exciting and very rewarding on many levels. But it will challenge personal identity, values and character in ways that young people can hardly be expected to anticipate or manage without self-awareness and strong support. So approach your experience in collegiate sports with a balanced perspective, knowing you are there not only to receive training in athletics but, most importantly, to train your mind for success in life.


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Gadhimai Mela - The Largest SacrificePosted by Enrico Fabian • Friday, June 18. 2010 • Category: People and Places
In the last quarter of 2009, the famous actor and animal rights activist Brigit Bardot wrote a letter to the president of Nepal, urging him to intervene in the planning of an upcoming religious festival. Her request was received, but shunned by the president; the Gadhimai Mela, held every five years, would again go on as it had for centuries. It is considered the biggest single animal sacrifice on our planet. The festival's name, Gadhimai, comes from a goddess whose temple is situated in a vast complex near a tiny village in Nepal not far from the Indian border.
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Distinctive and different, the front-wheel-drive Ford Flex is like no other vehicle on the road. Combining impressive space and comfort with upscale features and clever flexibility, Flex delivers a contemporary interior environment full of class-leading technologies. In a world of vehicles that are easy to categorize, Flex is by choice difficult to define and polarizing.
From its planted stance and broad shoulders – flanked by signature side grooves – to its all black greenhouse and distinctive multi-panel Vista Roof, Ford designers have succeeded in creating a provocative vehicle. Capping the horizontal design cues in bold contrast is the unique roof of the Flex.
Upgrades and enhancements for 2016 include: first-ever Flex Appearance Package features black door handles, window sills, roof, liftgate appliqué and grille, along with standard 20-inch rims to provide a signature look; new colors include Shadow Black, Too Good to Be Blue and Kona Blue.
Available in SE, SEL, and Limited trim levels, SYNC® 3 – Ford's new communications and entertainment system – features faster performance, conversational voice recognition, intuitive smartphone-like touch screen and easier-to-understand graphical interface and is now standard for SEL and Limited trim levels.
Base power for the Flex is generated by the refined 3.5L V6 engine mated to a fuel-efficient six-speed automatic transmission. The automatic gearbox uses a wide 6.04:1 gear ratio to deliver good fuel economy and performance. The automaker's 3.5L EcoBoost™ V-6 engine is an available option.
Torque is transferred to the street through a six-speed SelectShift Automatic™ transmission. This advanced gearbox offers the driver a choice between fully automatic operation and manual control. All-wheel drive (AWD) is optional on the base engine and standard with the EcoBoost engine.
Intelligent all-wheel drive continuously monitors vehicle and driver input, predicts traction, and automatically delivers the precise amount of engine torque needed to all four wheels – even before slippage occurs.
Inside the cabin offers impressive room for seven adults. The upscale and elegant interior is a place of contemporary, relaxed style. An example of "surprise and delight" items in the full-size Flex crossover is the class-exclusive refrigerated console. Mounted between the second-row captain's chairs, the available compressor-driven refrigerator can cool upto seven 12-ounce cans, four half-liter bottles or two 20-ounce bottles from room temperature to 41 degrees in a little more than two-and-a-half hours – 40 percent faster than a standard home refrigerator.
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Wheelbase: 117.9; overall length: 201.8; width: 75.9; height: 69.3
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Engine: 3.5L V6 – 287 hp at 6,500 rpm and 254 lbs-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm; 3.5L V6 EcoBoost – 365 hp at 5,500 rpm and 350 lbs-ft of torque at 3,500 rpm.
Transmission: six-speed automatic overdrive
EPA Fuel Economy: 3.5L V6 – 18 city/25 hwy (FWD), 17 city/23 hwy. (AWD); 3.5L EcoBoost V6 – 16 city/23 hwy.
Cargo capacity: 83.2 cubic feet
Towing capacity: 4,500 lbs.
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Dual front airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags, dual head curtain airbags, battery run-down protection, four-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock, brake assist, fog lights, automatic headlamps, reverse sensing parking system, remote keyless entry, rollover protection sensors, rearview camera, SecuriLock theft deterrent system, traction control, and Advance Trac stability control. SEL adds SYNC3 communications system, universal garage door opener. Limited adds high-intensity discharge headlamps, blind sport information system with cross traffic alert, power liftgate, navigation system, remote engine start, and power adjustable pedals.
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Redmond, Marlins to get early sense of replay
JUPITER, Fla. -- Grapefruit League games will take on added significance this year, as organizations will use them as trial runs for expanded instant replay.
Select games this spring will be equipped for replay, but even in games for which the equipment isn't available, the Marlins will monitor plays that potentially could be reviewed.
Miami's video coaching coordinator, Cullen McRae, will have access to the telecasts, and the video room will play a major role in the process.
Replay details haven't been finalized, but each team will have no more than two challenges. Each team opens the game with one. If a review is requested and a call is reversed, the team gets a second challenge. If the initial challenge is lost, then the team will have no more challenges for the game.
From the seventh inning on, however, the umpires can decide if a play should be reviewed.
There will be a room at Marlins Park not far from the playing field where the umpires will go to get the ruling.
"We will have a couple of [spring] games where the system is here where we can use it," manager Mike Redmond said. "All of our televised games we will go through like we would in a regular game, and if there is a close play, we'll talk to Cullen, and he will relay whether we review it or not. We'll try to simulate to the best of our ability to prepare for it."
Strategy promises to come into play in regard to when a team should issue a challenge. Will teams use their challenges early, or hold off in anticipation of a potentially more telling play later in the game?
Getting the calls right, naturally, is the main objective, but Redmond is worried about the pace of the game.
"Pace of play is still a huge issue," he said. "They'll have the video within 10 seconds of the play. There's going to be a person in the camera well that is going to have a headset, and as soon as they get on the headset, they'll tell them if he's safe and out."


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In this clip, a robotic submersible saves a swordfish that's been stuck in a mechanical rig. Upon being rescued, the swordfish turns right around and jams his head back in the rig. Wotta rapscallion! UPDATE: Now with footage of whales!
UPDATE 6/29/10: I just found these awesome clips of whales bumping into remote-controlled submersibles and decided they were too nifty not to post. Enjoy!
According to the Youtube descriptions, here's a whale off of Norway (things get wild ~0:45)...
...and a whale near Mississippi around 3000 feet.
[Swordfish video via The Scuttlefish]


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Dear Mr. Farshid Farhat,
On behalf of Dr. Manouchehr Farkhondeh, President of the Iranian American Academics and Professionals (IAAP) and the entire organization, I would like to congratulate you on your outstanding academic success as well as the invaluable service to the Iranian-American community. We are also delighted to inform you that you have been selected as one of the recipients of IAAP's Scholarship Awards for 2017.
We look forward to the opportunity to congratulate you in person and present you the Award Certificate and the accompanying check at our special gathering on June 24, 2017 (Information of the ceremony is posted at http://iaadc.net/).
We ask that you kindly acknowledge receipt of this email at your earliest convenience and be prepared to introduce yourself and provide a short background on the program you are in and any studies or project(s) you might be working on for a total of 3 to 4 minutes.
You will be among our honored guests, and as such exempt from making the customary fee, but to order enough food for everyone, we request that you register for the event at your earliest convenience, if not done so already. Your guests, if any, are also welcomed and expected to RSVP early but are required to pay the nominal dinner fees.
In case you are truly unable to participate in the ceremony, your certificate and the check can be given to a designated person provided the receipt of your notification by Tuesday, June 20th at the latest, or they can be mailed to you at a specified address. Also, in case you are unable to be with us in person, please make sure to send us a short video on the information we requested on the third paragraph with the notification by Sunday June 18th as well.
Yasaman Ardeshirpour, PhD
Scholarship Committee Chair
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