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SAN JOSE, Calif. — February 21, 2013 — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.09 billion in orders worldwide in January 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14, according to the January Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.14 means that $114 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in January 2013 was $1.09 billion. The bookings figure is 17.2 percent higher than the final December 2012 level of $927.4 million, and is 8.5 percent lower than the January 2012 order level of $1.19 billion.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in January 2013 was $952.1 million. The billings figure is 5.4 percent lower than the final December 2012 level of $1.01 billion, and is 23.2 percent less than the January 2012 billings level of $1.24 billion.
"In January 2013, the three-month average for bookings improved again for new semiconductor manufacturing equipment orders placed by worldwide customers to North American manufacturers, while billings declined slightly," said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI. "The ratio is above parity for the first time since May 2012, although both orders and billings currently remain tempered by the economy and relatively conservative spending plans at the start of the year."
The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving averages of worldwide bookings and billings for North American-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers. Billings and bookings figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
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Source: SEMI, February 2013
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The data are contained in a monthly Book-to-Bill Report published by SEMI. The report tracks billings and bookings worldwide of North American-headquartered manufacturers of equipment used to manufacture semiconductor devices, not billings and bookings of the chips themselves. The Book-to-Bill report is one of three reports included with the Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS).
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From The Enquirer
Motown icon SMOKEY ROBINSON embroiled in bitter family turmoil as his penniless niece accuses him of turning his back on her.
Just a month after the death of Smokey's sister Rose Ella Jones - who co-wrote some of his most famous songs - her disabled daughter faces eviction after Smokey stopped helping out with their $1,225 monthly rent.
"The only important thing for Smokey Robinson IS Smokey Robinson. He has an icy heart," a tearful Stacye Jones, 48, told The ENQUIRER.
Smokey;s sister Rose died at 82 from stomach cancer in April, and while Stacye is disabled with painful arthritis, she nursed her mother as she sank deeper into dementia.
"Finally last July, I couldn't cope any longer without help, and I asked Smokey if he would pay for home nursing," Stacye said.
"He told me coldly, 'Your mother never did anything for me. Let the state look after her.'
"Smokey's accountant wrote to me right away to say he would no longer be helping out with the rent and bills because he had economic problems 'like everyone else.'"
Now, she faces being thrown out on the street.
"Smokey knows I've been in the hospital and that I'm being evicted, but he hasn't lifted a finger to help me," she said.

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It was an old-fashioned neighborhood gathering, an outdoor potluck barbecue where you could eat a hot dog, try a few different types of potato salad or opt for a mouthful of banana pudding or another mouth-watering dessert.
It was an old-fashioned neighborhood gathering, an outdoor potluck barbecue where you could eat a hot dog, try a few different types of potato salad or opt for a mouthful of banana pudding or another mouth-watering dessert.
This was my Colonial Heights neighborhood a week ago when my neighbors Dave and Betty invited the residents in the 100 homes in our area to come to one of the cul-de-sacs near their house for a few hours to meet each other, chat, grab a bite - Dave was supplying and grilling the hot dogs - and share a dish.
I didn't want to go, too tired and lazy after a long week of work. But my wife and kids were going, so I tagged along in the interest of "domestic tranquility." I think we brought along cookies, but I'm not sure. I was the roadie on this one.
But I arrived to see a number of familiar faces whose names I would later learn.
There was the guy who lived down the street, who kept his truck sparkling clean - Butch. There was the neighbor whose rear yard abuts my home's rear yard - Judy. She was chatty but in a nice way.
And there were others whom I did know, such as those who live only one or two doors away from me, such as Jim, Bob and Angie. There were also a number of fresh faces too.
It was fun and purposeful socializing; it was about meeting with those who live around you and growing a sense of community.
And that is needed more now in a city in bankruptcy with spiraling crime.
FBI crime statistics released last week showed that in 2011, the Stockton Police Department investigated 58 homicides, up by nine from the previous year. Stockton police also reported 2,684 aggravated assaults, up by 220; and 15,463 property crimes, down by 714 from 2011.
My neighborhood has had its share of crime - homes broken into during the day, a moving van broken into overnight and other such things. Fortunately, nothing major among our neighbors, but there have been more than enough disconcerting activities just a few blocks away.
So knowing your neighbors is important, because when you do, you're more likely to look out for each other - to let someone know a garage door has been left open or when someone who doesn't quite fit the area is knocking at their door or something looks out of place.
That's what a community does.
Last month, the We Are Family-sponsored Peace Picnic at Oak Park looked to do the same thing.
"We are a city under siege," Ulysses Hall, a city activist and an organizer of the Peace Picnic, said at the picnic.
What better way to strike the siege than by building something strong within?
There used to be a time when neighborhood barbecues were common, and maybe in some places they still are. But that was before life got busier, commutes became longer and cocooning was less enjoyable.
Our barbecue eventually wound its way toward an end. People were chatted out, bellies were full, and besides, there were some baseball and football games to be watched.
But what better way to spend part of a Sunday afternoon than talking with those who live around you and building that sense of community?
In the end, I was glad I went. It kept peace within my home and maybe will help keep peace in my neighborhood too.
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Jonas Brothers Unplug for 'Pom Poms' + 'First Time' at O Music Awards [Videos]
Oh, that was unexpected.
The Jonas Brothers, shedding their boy band image with their new album, performed an acoustic, bluesy version of their bouncy single 'Pom Poms' at the 2013 O Music Awards. They also unplugged for 'First Time.'
The arrangement for 'Pom Poms' was totally different, starting out slow and steadily accelerating to the chorus. The song is a pep rally anthem, so to hear it stripped down was interesting and refreshing.
We'll hand it to the Jonas Bros. They are good enough to makeover their own song in a new way. Nice job, guys! They also performed the electronically-tinged 'First Time' in similar fashion.
These versions certainly demonstrate the musicianship of the trio, stripping down to basics without any pretense.
Joe Jonas sported a near-shaved head and his usual five o'clock shadow. Where are the models at?
The crowd, comprised mostly of ladies, at this intimate gig was feeling it. They were singing along and kept their eyes fixed to the trio while they performed.
If this performance and the reaction of the audience are any sort of indication, well, then, the Jo Bros still have it.
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In her native England where her new album "Fall to Grace" debuted at number two, Paloma Faith performs to an average of 5,000 people. She recently played for a crowd of 40,000 as part of a BBC radio event, also featuring Emeli Sande and Jessie J.
During her first U.S. tour, the remarkable 27-year-old singer (who's approaching 300,000 twitter followers) says she's playing to about 200 per night.
"Which is kind of strange but also exciting," says Faith, whose record comes out Dec. 4 in the states. "I kind of get [why] somebody like Prince does his big arena [show] and then does his after-show, which is more intimate because there's something so beautiful about playing in that capacity."
In fact, Prince has shown his support for Faith, and it's easy to see why the artist's old-fashioned pop songs—which she says aim to inject hope into tragic situations—would catch on in America, especially when they hear her Adele-sized voice. By the way, Faith's resume spans from recently running with the Olympic torch in stilettos to playing the devil's girlfriend in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."
In Chicago for the first time before her show last month at Martyrs', the charming, open Faith talked about fearing that no Americans would come to her shows, her friendship with Adele and how her feet were feeling after that Olympic run.
How do you feel your shows in the states have gone so far?
Amazing! I'm really astonished because when I was on my way to the states I was really worried that nobody was going to come and see me play. Because I'm British; we usually err on the side of self-deprecation. [Laughs] I just spent nights going, "Oh, god, they don't even know I exist. This is too early for tour!" But actually there's a lot of people who have come to the shows who also have my debut album and [are] genuine American fans and I feel so happy about it.
And your new one is on Spotify, so people can hear it before it's out here.
Yeah, that's exciting for me. And also I just really enjoy the American audiences I've met so far because they give you instant feedback. Whereas in Britain you have to go online to figure out what people thought because they're a very reserved culture.
What feedback have you gotten so far?
It's like whooping and cheering. People in the middle of the song going, "Yeah! Sing it!" And all that. And I love that.
People in the UK don't whoop?
No, everyone's just like (claps politely).
How surreal is it to go from playing for 5,000 or 40,000 people to 200? Is it a weird transition?
No, I'm not somebody who ever gets used to a particular position. Every time somebody says, "We'd like to take you for dinner" I get excited for a free meal, no matter how many times it happens. So I would say to people, I come from a background of always working. I started my first job when I was 14; if I had to go back to working in the lingerie shop that I worked at for three years selling pants and bras to people then I would. So I don't feel remotely it's a step back. I feel it's a luxury because I'm enjoying the intimacy and the connection with the people. Obviously I would like to progress, for it to be an escalation as opposed to … because it's expensive to come to America and even to do a small gig. It doesn't fund the flight. It's the label putting goodwill in. It won't happen that often if it doesn't get bigger, I'm aware of that.
In England is that something people talk about in the music community, breaking out in the U.S.? Is there any type of logic to it? I'm a big Arctic Monkeys fan and have always wanted them to catch on here in the same way.
I think it's because they use a lot of local language and stuff and their accents are really strong. So I think maybe people don't relate to that so much. There is talk about it, but it is kind of one of those things that's a rarity. It's very rare for a British act to break America. Many have tried, me included. Well, this is my first [attempt]. But the general consensus is that Amy [Winehouse] and Adele were anomalies, and I don't necessarily think that's true. I just think that they're exceptionally talented and exceptionally brilliant and I think that America is very good at recognizing real talent. Whereas in the UK audiences might find someone more appealing because they said something funny on television. [There] they buy more into a person. Whereas I think in America people are genuinely big music lovers, and when it's good music you can't deny that.
You give us a lot of credit; I like that. Speaking of Amy, I read you were offered a spot in her band at one point?
Not really. I think sometimes in the media you say something flippantly and it follows you around for years. Basically I was at a party when her first record was out which was called "Frank" and I met her, and I was a big fan straightaway. She liked the way I dressed and she came up to me and she was like, "Do you play anything? I'm trying to put a band together, and you look really cool." And I was like, "No." Yeah, that's it.
In the past you both promoted and headlined shows at a club where Adele performed as well. What, if anything, did you learn from her during that period?
Well, I was promoting a night where I was trying to showcase artists I admired and respected and also played myself. I just wanted to create a club night that was different and appreciative of real, homegrown music without any kind of extra. She just obviously has always been an undeniably talented vocalist. I talk about her, I get goosebumps. The thing is what she does is she just makes us feel how we feel in a way. She makes it acceptable. She's always done that, and it's strange because when I first heard her sing, I think she was about 17, and it was like she carried all the world's joy and pain and everything inside her but she was like a kid. So it was strange, but I'm really happy for her. I think she's amazing.
What reaction did she have to your work? Do you think she picked up any tips from you?
No, we didn't really have that conversation. We're just both really supportive of each other. There have been times where we've both been at awards ceremonies and she's gone, "Oh, my friend Paloma's there. Listen out for her." We don't sit there going, "I learned this from you." It's like, "Let's have a drink and talk about what was on TV last night." [Laughs]
What was on TV last night?
[Laughs] I don't have a television. I just learn from everyone else.
Why don't more people wear stilettos while running with the Olympic torch?
[Laughs] I don't know. I just do everything my own way, so when they said to me, "There's a regulation track suit," something inside of me died. [Laughs] So I thought I had to do this my own [way]. And I asked them if I could customize it and they said no, but I did it anyway.
How were your feet feeling afterward?
Fine, it was only 300 meters.
How far could you have gone?
Well, I've run for a lot of buses in stilettos. Much faster. They wanted a leisurely place so they could take a flattering photograph.
On wanting to see blues in Chicago: "I think I'm a blues singer really that tries to make a bit of money [combining] that with the pop. So I'm really looking forward to going and probably try and get up on stage and do some songs."
Why she's not frustrated by the success of lesser singers like Britney Spears or Katy Perry: "I'm not really that kind of person. The beauty of music is that there's something for everyone. And I feel like there's space for everyone. Unfortunately because of the current climate in music there are less artists actually getting released because there are less record deals going around, but I wouldn't undermine the ability of artists like that because I could never sing and do a dance routine at the same time. That stuff makes me feel fear. [Laughs] And also [I] probably couldn't sustain that amount of time without my weight fluctuating up and down either. [Laughs] So I'm pleased that there's room for everyone."
When and why she got into the vintage style: "I think since I hit puberty because I kind of realized that my body wasn't going to be androgynous, so I started looking for a style that accentuated femininity and I think that's why I ended up dressing [in the style of the] '40s and '50s."
What it takes to embarrass her: "Quite a lot to embarrass me. I feel like I'm sort of probably a 60-year-old woman trapped in a 27-year-old's body because I feel uninhibited."
If she'll act anymore, following "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus": "Yeah, I do [want to]. I haven't had that much time to go to auditions recently because I've just been promoting this record. It's 100 percent something that I enjoy doing and that I would like to do more of."
Guilty pleasure movies: "I'm not guilty about much; it takes a lot to embarrass me. All the ones I'm thinking of are actually quite good. I'll give you a few: 'Neverending Story,' 'Labyrinth,' 'Coming to America,' 'Big,' 'Gremlins.' They're all brilliant childhood movies."
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STOCKTON - "Are you thinking about suicide?"
STOCKTON - "Are you thinking about suicide?"
Five words few people ever say, five words that are scary even to contemplate, five words that might make a life-or-death difference.
Nearly 300 educators, medical professionals and mental health experts from across San Joaquin County jammed into a conference room Thursday morning to examine one of the "final taboos" in American society:
And they learned that the five words in that question need to be uttered more often.
Suicide, particularly youth suicide, was the topic of a symposium, the county's first, that tackled the sensitive, almost-unspoken issue.
Prevention was the goal.
"When you connect with kids, you give a little piece of your heart," said Richard Lieberman, the keynote speaker. "It's extraordinary what we're dealing with in the schools. It's no one thing; it's no one person who's to blame. It's complex."
Lieberman is coordinator for suicide-prevention services with Los Angeles Unified, the nation's second largest school district.
Some of what symposium participants learned:
San Joaquin County: Loss is a big reason for depression. And depression can lead to despair. "Unfortunately in our community, we have a lot of losses. Losing jobs and homes makes kids particularly vulnerable," said Jean Anderson, with county Behavior Health Services.
School campuses: Young people considering suicide often tell someone ahead of time. Usually, it's a friend. "Kids talk to kids, not educators," Lieberman said. Learn to listen, pay attention and respond.
What to look for: Substance abuse, loss of any kind, a previous suicide attempt, behavior changes, mental disorders, bullying, impulsiveness, hopelessness, major physical illness.
There is a difference: Bullying over time impacts boys; frequency isn't an issue with girls (one incident can be devastating). Rates of suicide have risen over the past three years for both genders, but girls even more so. Other factors for girls might be substance abuse and depression. For boys, it more likely is behavior disorder.
Avoid absolutes: There are multiple factors behind suicide, and the aftermath lingers. Lieberman said "closure is a media term ... the healing takes many, many years." There are no single-cause explanations. Ninety-five percent of those who die from suicide "have mental-health issues" as well as other external factors, Lieberman said. Cyber bullying is one of the newer influences.
Prevention techniques: Vic Singh, director of San Joaquin County Behavior Health Services, said community members need to "stand together, and say, 'Not one more.' " Just as millions of Americans have learned CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), they can learn QPR (question, persuade and refer), said Ken Fitzgerald, a regional health and safety-planning coordinator. Lieberman, known by students in Los Angeles as "the suicide man," pointed to the room and said those assembled were "change agents."
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Inspired by an upcoming Italian honeymoon, this couple drew from the beauty of their favorite place while planning their wedding. The result is a delicious mix of fall colored blooms by Stacy K Floral, and tablescapes dotted with the flavors of Italy. From olive branches at each place setting to signage of all their favorite spots, see how New York perfectly melds with Italy through the gorgeous images by Michael & Carina.
From the Photographers... Lindsey and Justin married on the most beautiful day at a vineyard in New York and celebrated with their friends and family in style. The couple is headed to Italy on their honeymoon; to celebrate their love for Italy, the wedding decor was heavily inspired by their favorite place. Fruits and wine were carefully placed on each table in the reception area and each table had a special Italian city they were inspired by.


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#1 Horror Movie 2 Starts: Obama to Launch 2012 Campaign Next Week
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Looks like horror movie 2 is about to start, Politico reports that Barack Obama is going to launch his 2012 Presidential campaign next week.
The most likely day for the campaign to file registration papers with the Federal Election Commission is Monday, but officials are not committing to a specific date in case some transcendent event in the world would overshadow the kickoff. Obama aides want to tell their supporters first, and so are not encouraging preview stories by the press.
One could only wonder what his new catchphrase will be for 2012. Since he cant use Yes we can, his likely phrase will be Yes we did. Although unofficially it will mean yes he did ruin this country, shove Obamacare down our throats, triple the national deficit in his first year, and the list goes on.
Yes we did..Tuck it up your butts !
I thought he started his 2012 campaign January 21st of 2009?"In England a king hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which in plain terms, is to impoverish the nation and set it together by the ears. A pretty business indeed for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived."
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
At my company our benefits year runs from June 1 to end of May annually. I'll be getting my renewal packet this week. Our employee share of insurance premiums is skyrocketing. From what I'm hearing mine is going to triple from what it has been. :mad::mad::mad:
If he gets re-elected I may go work overseas for a while. I'm not sure I can keep watching my country being destroyed, where over half the population hates America so much that they'd repeat the mistake of electing him. The first time was a mistake....doing it again for a second term would be intentional. They won't enforce our immigration laws. They won't even enforce our election laws to ensure only US living citizens are voting one time only. In the headlines this week, they are telling the Border Patrol to stop arresting illegals, now they are just to try to 'scare them back across' WTF. I'm feeling really fed up today. I may go live in the backwoods of Alaska for a while, or become an ex-patriot and just roam around the Caribbean somewhere and watch from afar. :mad:
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One could only wonder what his new catchphrase will be for 2012. Since he cant use Yes we can, his likely phrase will be Yes we did. Although unofficially it will mean yes he did ruin this country, shove Obamacare down our throats, triple the national deficit in his first year, and the list goes on.
Yes we did..Tuck it up your butts !Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:
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Obama has released his first political ad to start off his re-election bid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIA5aszzA18"It's a convention of wolves over there with all the snarling, snapping, and baring of teeth."
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think I just heard the alarm go off at ACORN
is that a squeaky gate I hear at the cemetary???Increase the peace
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Pilgrims in Texas? Who would have thought that could occur? Actually it makes a lot of sense.
The same character strengths that built America, starting in New England, also bullt Texas.
In fact, a lot of the original Texas settlers came from New England,
and a lot of Texans were not born in Texas, but got here as soon as they could.
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'Trick' questions fuel the gender wars in relationships
In order to preserve the delicate balance amongst all things living, Mother Nature designed mankind using two entities of opposite physical and intellectual make-up.
She used females and males. However, the design is living proof that mankind is an experiment that is a work in progress, because the design is flawed.
The intention was to use the opposites to produce offspring that would have properties from both sides; thus, a human being with a balanced perspective on life.
Oops! That's not what happened.
People are born as males or females, and whatever they turn out to be dictates how they think. Either it's one of Mom Nature's jokes or an experiment gone awry.
I choose to think that it is an amusing experiment needing some adjustments.
According to the latest and greatest info from the shrinks and life coach gurus, relationships do not fail because of "lack of communication." Failure results from "lack of agreement."
Men have learned how to deal with "trick questions," and women are tired of not getting honest answers. Thus, the gender wars.
For instance: If a woman asks a man, "Do I look good in this dress?" most men know that she means, "Do you think I look good in this dress?"
Most men will sidestep the question by saying something like, "I'm the wrong person to ask. When you love the way someone looks, they look good in anything."
Now the woman has to ask, "Do you still love the way I look?" if she wants an honest answer.
According to the gurus, both people are being dishonest. They are verbally sparring to avoid dealing with a sensitive issue.
It is too easy to recognize the use of "diplomacy," because it always comes out as "patronizing" when it is used between two people who know each other well.
The man in the aforementioned scenario is challenging the woman to question his integrity. He is forcing her to ask how he thinks after he implied that he loved her so much that in his eyes, she looks good in anything she wears.
She wants a little assurance that he accepts her for what she is, even though maybe she doesn't look as trim as when they first met. Usually, she knows that he is not in a position to criticize, because he isn't as trim as he was when they first met either.
Both know that they have allowed themselves to get out of shape and gain a few pounds. So they punish each other by playing this game of diplomacy, which does nothing but annoy, if not anger, the other person.
If either the man or the woman has taken the time and trouble to stay in shape, while the other has not, the situation is particularly frustrating.
Men think that women know when they are overweight or out of shape and they shouldn't expect their men to feel good about it. Women think exactly the same way, according to the self-claimed authorities on the subject.
Nonetheless, I can't see a woman asking a man a direct question like, "Do you think I look good in this dress?" and expecting an honest answer that is going to make her feel good.
The direct answer would be, "If you thought the dress looked good when you bought it, and when you put it on, you're not sure if the dress looks good, then maybe it isn't the dress that looks bad."
If the situation were reversed, it would work the same way.
However, that is not realistic. If the person being asked the question is in shape and honest, he/ she could give a direct answer by saying, "I love you, but I'm not thrilled with the way you look. You're out of shape and need to shed some weight."
If the person answering the question is also out of shape, a good direct answer would be, "You know how you look. Are you happy with it? That's what is important. We're both out of shape and need to lose weight. We should do something about that."
A direct answer with clarity doesn't have to be mean. It just has to be true. It's difficult to argue against the truth.
I think our government and diplomats should do the same.
If we heard clear, direct answers from our loved ones and our diplomats, living in a system we can't understand would be a lot easier.


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New E-Comic Tells Story Of Chicago NATO Protests
- July 16, 2012
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Activist-artist Luke Radl offers an illustrated and hyper-linked narrarative of the Chicago NATO protests with "Chicago Is My Kind of Town".read more >
Humanizing The Occupy Movement: Portraits of the 99 Percent
- June 3, 2012
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AMO Grant Awardee Report #3: With Portraits of the 99 Perecent, San Francisco-based photographer Robert Schultze has set out to capture the human element of the Occupy movement. The project currently features over 300 high-quality images that help tell some of the many stories of the individuals who participated in the encampments across the country in the fall and winter.read more >
Indignados in New York: The Indig-Nación Newspaper and Outreach Project
- May 27, 2012
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AMO Grant Awardee Report #2: The Indig-Nación project offers news and conversation surrounding the economics and politics of the Occupy movement to New York's Latino neighborhoods. The Spanish-language website and paper were launched earlier this year and have now recieved an AMO grant to continue growing their important work!read more >
Illuminating Hidden Histories with the Greenpants Collective
- May 20, 2012
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AMO Grant Awardee Report #1: Arts and activist group hosting Bi-Monthly "Luminous Intervention" in Baltimore City. As part of our series of recent grant awardees, AMO covers Baltimore's "Luminous Intervention" series, a project of the Occupy Baltimore-born Greenpants.read more >
- April 29, 2012
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We are excited to announce the recipients of the Spring 2012 Arts Grants!read more >
Occupy Minneapolis Posting "For Squat" Posters On Abandoned Buildings
- April 1, 2012
- Tags: Cultural Change, prank
Editing the urban landscape with counter-narratives about the right to the city can help prepare public perception for future battles over housing and the right to abandoned space.read more >
OWS & Transit Union "Hack" Subway System, Launch Fare Strike
- March 25, 2012
- Tags: prank, Street Theatre
With fare strike posters and the chaining open of Subway service doors, Occupy Wall Street and members of the Transit Workers Union of New York launch successful day of Economic Disobedience trageting Wall Street, MTA bosses.read more >
Occupy Orlando Participant Faces Jail Thursday for Chalking Sidewalk
- March 25, 2012
- Tags: Street Theatre
Occupy Orlando participant Tim Osmar will be facing jail for the third time Thursday, March 29th for chalking protest slogans on public sidewalks. He has already served 18 days.read more >
Spring Resurgence: InterOccupy Arts Call 3.22
- March 20, 2012
- Tags: interoccupy
We've been planting seeds. Now it's time for them to bloom.
Join the call.read more >
Mad Graffiti Week Iran: Think, Innovate, Struggle and Paint
- March 20, 2012
- Tags: Cultural Change
Iranian activsits have put out a call for an internatinoal day of graffiti and stenciling to raise awareness and support for Iranian political prisons, inspired by a similar day of action taken in Egypt.
Cultural Strategy: Accesbile public art, international solidarityread more >


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The Craft Classics in Just 5′
Fight woodworking ignorance 15 minutes each day.
By Christopher Schwarz
Pages: 30-35
From the June 2011 issue #190
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In 1910, Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot laid out a plan that allowed every man and woman to get the basics of a liberal education by reading for 15 minutes a day from a list of books that fi t on a 5′-long shelf. Called "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," the 51-volume set of books were later renamed "The Harvard Classics" and are still a must-read list for people with ascots, pocket squares and elbow patches on their corduroy jackets. Eliot's list is comprised of everything from Charles Darwin and Cervantes to Descartes and Confucius.
What does this have to do with woodworking? Every week – if not every day – readers ask us for book recommendations. What they are mostly looking for is a single woodworking book, that will cover everything they need to know about every aspect of the craft, that they can refer to for the rest of their lives. Oh and it would be nice if it were $10. That book doesn't exist. But the idea of Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf inspired me to compile a 5′-long shelf of woodworking books that would make you a well-rounded and well-read craftsman. And though I have a sizable woodworking library, I also know that my interests are a little too narrow. I like traditional texts and traditional furniture.
So I enlisted the help of the magazine's staff and asked them to bring in the books that they consider essential to their woodworking. Then I built a 5′-long shelf and we spent a long morning debating the merits of each book before we placed it in the shelf.
Video: See a short clip of all the books fitting on our 5′ shelf.
Article: Find out reader responses about their favorite books in the comments section of this blog post.
Blog: "Good, Better, Best," by Glen D. Huey.
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Police issue advice to encourage Hathersage residents to remain vigilant around doorstep callers following a suspicious incident in the area.
Officers from the local Safer Neighbourhood team were alerted by a resident at 2.45pm on Tuesday, April 29 about a man offering goods for sale on Chequers Inn in Froggatt Edge, Calver.
The offender was stopped by police and he was found to be trading without a pedlar's certificate. He has been strongly advised about the importance of trading with the correct documentation.
PCSO Anthony Boswell from the Hathersage and Tideswell Policing Team said: "We are encouraging residents to continue to be cautious and to report any suspicious activity to police to help to prevent a crime from happening.
"We are advising people to keep front and back doors locked when at home, use a chain when opening the door and if someone calls at your door unexpectedly, always make sure that you ask for identification."
Officers are advising residents to follow some simple safety tips when dealing with doorstep callers, including asking to see the identity card of the caller, and if they are selling goods, to ask for their pedlar's certificate.
They should take the ID card or certificate, close the door and examine it from inside, and to call the organisation they work for using a number from the telephone directory or a utility bill if they are unsure.
Other advice includes:
Never invite a stranger into your home; if they ask to use the toilet, for a drink or to make a call then direct them to the nearest public facilities.
Question whether you really need the goods or services they are offering and don't be obliged to buy or sign up to anything on the spot. You may get a better deal if you shop around or get alternative quotes.
Remember that genuine callers will not mind while you make these checks.
Keep an eye out for your neighbours and report any suspicious activity to police by noting down any information you have including descriptions of anyone in the area and the details of any vehicles.
To contact Derbyshire police call the non-emergency number on 100, except in an emergency when the number is always 999.
For further advice and information visit the Derbyshire police website: www.derbyshire.police.uk or Derbyshire County Council website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk.


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The study of philosophy has traditionally been regarded as an essential component of a liberal arts education. Philosophy deals with fundamental questions about the ultimate nature of reality, our place in the world, and our relations with one another. What sort of person should I be? What are my obligations to others? What can we know? What is the relationship between science and ethics? Between science and poetry? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Do we have free will? Is there a God?
Students of philosophy confront these and other questions through close study of the great thinkers throughout history, thinkers whose work informs our common cultural heritage. By reading and analyzing philosophical texts, students also sharpen their critical facilities. Each course taught in the Department of Philosophy, no matter how advanced, is designed to train the mind, awakening students to the demands and satisfactions of clear reasoning, cogent argument, and accurate explanation.
The philosophy department does not require that students begin with any single "gateway" course. Instead, they are free to choose from a number of introductory classes: first-year seminars, surveys of the history of philosophy (ancient and modern), and introductory topics courses. Many intermediate-level courses are also without prerequisites, and most are small classes with many opportunities for discussion. Typically these classes cover philosophical sub-fields, such as epistemology, philosophy of science, environmental ethics, and the philosophy of mind. Upper-level seminars are usually focused on a single philosopher or philosophical problem.


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'I should have come sooner'
Why a leading chef who abandoned life in the big city is in no hurry to return:
By R.W. APPLE Jr., Page A2
For a change of pace, here is a Canadian story told by a visitor, an esteemed writer for The New York Times.
Two hours or so northwest of Toronto, near the intersection of Osprey Township 10th Line Road and Side Road 30, almost within sight of Georgian Bay, a driveway branches off a dirt road. It leads to a ramshackle 19th century brick house and an old red barn. Chickens scratch and cackle in the barnyard, pigs laze nearby, and at dusk a dozen ducks fall smartly into line and waddle toward their sleeping quarters. Nasturtiums tumble picturesquely from an old iron kettle, and bushels of wild apples - small and splotchy but wonderfully scented - rest on a sagging porch.
There is no sign, but clearly this is a working farm: It lacks the carefully trimmed shrubbery and obsessively tended lawn that might mark it as a weekend place or summer house. Yet, a stack of polystyrene fish-shipping boxes and the unmistakable deep, beefy aroma of a simmering consomme that greets a pair of early-autumn visitors suggest that the place must be something more.
It is the unlikely refuge of one of Canada's better chefs, Michael STÄDTLANDER, 50, his wife, Nobuyo, and their three children. Weary of the Toronto rat race after almost 15 years of cooking in restaurants there, he left with his family four years ago, setting up shop in this remote spot. The family lives upstairs. Downstairs, six-course dinners are served to a maximum of 18 people a night, B.Y.O.B., by reservation only.
People come for walleyed pike or whitefish from the bay, grilled over coals, and local beef, and vegetables that spill from two gardens seven months a year. They fill the little dining room four or five nights a week in summer and on weekends in winter. Often, 50 seek reservations for a single night, and at the height of the summer, it sometimes takes eight weeks to get a table. Anne Hardy, the editor of the annual Where to Eat in Canada guide, ranks it among the country's top dozen restaurants.
The STÄDTLANDERs call the place Eigensinn Farm. The name, borrowed from the title of an essay by Hermann Hesse, means "single-mindedness" or "obstinacy," and it could hardly be more appropriate for a self-sufficient little world created by two determined people with not much money.
Cooking professionally has always been hard work. It is harder in a day when cooks have become media darlings. Some flourish, but some, like Mr. STÄDTLANDER, a friendly man born near Luebeck, Thomas Mann's home town in northern Germany, grow to detest the grind.
"You work like an idiot, 100 people a night," he said recently. "You seldom get a day off, let alone a real vacation. You miss life, and you miss the joys of life. Here, for the first time since I came to this country, I feel like I am at home. Mostly, I cook what I raise, and what a few others raise. I work with my wife, and the kids live close to nature."
Imbued with a love of the outdoors, he has sought personal and professional regeneration through living a simple life, in close communion with nature, far from the bright lights.
Like Alice Waters in the United States, he has come to believe strongly that a chef can ensure the integrity of what appears on the plate only by maintaining the closest possible links between the farmers and the fishers who produce the food that enters the kitchen. So he has become a farmer himself, but a farmer who still practices his old craft at the highest level. In a sense, he returned to his roots: He grew up on a small family farm, where as a boy he handled chores like feeding the chickens and ducks.
My wife, Betsey, and I arrived in Singhampton on a soft Sunday evening in early October after a leisurely drive through some of the nation's richest farmlands. It was Canada's Thanksgiving weekend. A harvest moon was rising, and the trees were aflame with the reds, yellows and oranges of the season.
After stumbling around a bit, we walked through the back door and found ourselves in a mud room jammed with kitchen supplies, an old couch and assorted paraphernalia of country living. But the dining room, just beyond, is something entirely different.
Above the crimson walls is a mock-rococo ceiling, painted by the chef himself, in pink, turquoise and beige, with gold highlights here and there. A massive fieldstone hearth dominates one wall. There is one electric light -- a single bulb, suspended in a homemade fixture in the shape of a fish, fashioned from bits of driftwood and shell -- supplemented by candles on each table.
This is the domain of the energetic Nobuyo STÄDTLANDER, 31, a tiny vibrant woman from Japan, who wears her hair in a bun. The night we were there, she and a helper served dinner to. three tables: a group of eight Japanese, who arrived with a cooler full of wine; a foursome, and us.
Maple boughs, their leaves just turning, had been brought inside in lieu of flowers. Recorded music played unobtrusively in the background: guitar, piano jazz, a Baroque divertimento.
The scene was both elegant and utilitarian, the mood unaffected and relaxed. Mrs. STÄDTLANDER joked with her clients while carefully explaining each dish. Neckties look out of place, as do high heels. This is a home as well as a restaurant, as we were reminded when the STÄDTLANDERs' four-year-old son ran in to hold urgent consultations with Mom.
The 6-foot-6 chef loped around his kitchen in Bermuda shorts and army boots. He eschews the formal toque, but not the white, side-buttoned tunic.
When he started here, he somehow managed to cook in a kitchen the size of two clothes closets, on an old blue electric stove with only two of four heating elements working. Now, he has a professional setup, including a Garland range.
"I never could cut the big-business stuff," he said. "I thought about moving out for three years before I did it. I should have come sooner."
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Appetizers: Crusty, whole-grain sourdough bread and carpaccio of tuna dressed with wasabi (Japanese prepared horseradish), rice vinegar, soy and ginger, and served in an abalone shell with seaweed collected, salted and mailed to Singhampton by Mrs. STÄDTLANDER's mother in Japan
Consomme: Mild broth containing ravioli (stuffed with celery root and beef tongue) and beef marrow, with chopped celery greens on top.
Seafood: Sauteed lobster and monkfish, barely moistened with a butter sauce that gave a hint of rosemary and juniper.
Risotto: Prepared with foie gras, herbs and plump, moist, locally picked chanterelle mushrooms, served with a caramelized pear.
Palate cleanser: An "egg" of dense, tart, black-currant sorbet, made with kirsch, red wine and little sugar.
Main course: Incredibly tender lamb chops and loin from milk-fed animals raised by a friend in neighbouring Grey County, with carrots, acorn squash, yellow summer squash and a wedge of cheesy rosti potatoes.
Dessert: Wild apple strudel with custardy homemade vanilla ice cream and, for contrast, spicy home-preserved damson plums.
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Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie speaks to friends around the NFL who share with him the reputation of the Eagles defense. It's not flattering.
"Everybody looks at us as a pretty defense," Rodgers-Cromartie said. "They're just big guys with big talent that don't really want to hit nobody."
The comments come after two games in which opponents easily moved the ball against the Eagles and tackling has been an issue. He said opposing players tell him, "You guys are talented, but you all don't want to hit nobody."
Asked if that reputation is fair, Rodgers-Cromartie said, "When I look at film, it's fair."
He said the Eagles must play more physical and that teams are obvious with their gameplans.
"Teams are going to line up and probably run the ball my way and throw the ball over there at Nnamdi in some dink-and-dunk type of stuff," Rodgers-Cromartie said.
He added that the Eagles are seeing more passes to the flat and screen passes because they play the Wide-9. He admitted it occurs more against the Eagles and that offenses will do it until the Eagles can stop it.
"It's working. Why not?" Rodgers-Cromartie said. "That's one thing about this league. Until you fix it, it's always going to show itself."
In his time in Philadelphia, Rodgers-Cromartie has seen teams get excited to play the Eagles. Even with the team struggling, he anticipates that continuing.
"We're the Philadelphia Eagles, so we're going to get their best shot," Rodgers-Cromartie said. "Because you know what this program and what this team's history is, winning and just being a dominant team. So everybody wants to beat the Philadelphia Eagles."
- Andy Reid running back LeSean McCoy (illness) will be back practicing on Friday.
- Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder said there will be no surgery for Todd Herremans right now. He might need surgery in four weeks, but it's still not likely.
- Andy Reid said he isn't likely to list guard Danny Watkins (hamstring) as out. Watkins will likely be a game-time deicison.
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Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday that it will promote Karen Roberts to executive vice president and general counsel effective Feb. 1.
In her new role managing the company's legal department, Roberts, 42, will report to Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary Jeff Gearhart, who oversees the company's compliance, ethics and investigations, the retailer said in a statement.
A 17-year veteran of the company, Roberts currently serves as executive vice president and president of Wal-Mart Realty for Wal-Mart U.S.; before that, she was senior vice president and chief compliance officer for Wal-Mart U.S.
"Karen's humility, transparency and collaboration embody the leadership qualities we look for at Walmart," said Gearhart, 48. "She is an extremely talented professional whose integrity, breadth of experience, and knowledge of Walmart make her uniquely qualified for this important role. Karen's legal background and previous responsibilities directing our U.S. compliance and real estate functions provide an important perspective for overseeing the complex legal issues we deal with every day in our business."


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County attorney: Break in Bedford home invasionBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 09. 2013 9:15PM
Divers searched waters in Amherst and Milford Tuesday looking for evidence related to the violent attack on Bedford doctor Eduardo Quesada and his wife, Sonia.
"(The dives) did have to do with the investigation into the assault at the Quesada home in November," Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance said Tuesday night.
The Nov. 24 home invasion left Dr. Quesada, 52, and his wife severely injured and rattled the Bedford community. LaFrance told the New Hampshire Union Leader late last month that authorities have identified a motive.
She would not say Tuesday night whether divers recovered any evidence, nor would she confirm reports that authorities have suspects in custody on unrelated charges.
"I can say that we have made significant progress," she said. "We should have some developments that we can make public in the next few days or within a week."
Bedford police refused to comment.
Dr. Quesada has worked as an anesthesiologist at the Pain Management Center at Elliot Hospital and Amoskeag Anesthesia PLLC in Manchester.
Sonia Quesada died Jan. 7 in an incident that police have said was not a homicide. Police were called to the Bedford condominium where the couple was staying to check on their welfare. They found Dr. Quesada unconscious, his 29-year-old wife dead; a pile of prescription drugs was nearby.
LaFrance said she understands the public's desire for more information.
"I know a lot of people are upset at the lack of information being given so far," she said. "I understand that people are scared. But prematurely releasing information may jeopardize the investigation and the prosecution.
"My ultimate goal is to see that justice is done," she said.
New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondents Henry Metz and Nancy Bean Foster contributed to this report.


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Rubella (German measles or 3-day measles) was officially proclaimed eliminated from the United States in 2004, largely due to intense vaccination efforts; with <10 cases reported per year, these are often travel associated and sporadic. Serologic testing for detection of antirubella antibodies can be used to establish immunity or to provide laboratory-based evidence for rubella infection ( Table 57 ). The presence of IgG antibodies to rubella virus in an asymptomatic individual indicates lifelong immunity to infection. Acute rubella infection can be serologically confirmed by documenting seroconversion to IgM and/or IgG positivity or a 4-fold rise in antirubella IgG titers between acute and convalescent serum specimens. As with measles and mumps serologic assays, however, assays providing quantitative titers for antibodies to rubella are not commonly offered at local or reference laboratories.
Laboratory Diagnosis of Rubella
Abbreviations: NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test; RT, room temperature; SST, serum separator tube.
Laboratory Diagnosis of Rubella
Abbreviations: NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test; RT, room temperature; SST, serum separator tube.
Only approximately 50% of patients are positive for IgM antibodies to rubella at the time of rash onset, which emphasizes the importance of collecting a convalescent sample. Acute phase serum should be collected upon patient presentation and again 14–21 days (minimum of 7) days later. Due to the rarity of rubella in the United States and thus the low pretest probability of infection, serologic evaluation should only be performed in patients with appropriate exposure risks and a clinical presentation highly suggestive of acute rubella; in patients not meeting these criteria, positive rubella IgM results should be interpreted with caution as they may be falsely positive.
Congenital rubella syndrome can be diagnosed by the presence of IgM-class antibodies to rubella in a neonate, alongside symptoms consistent with congenital rubella syndrome, appropriate exposure history of the mother, and lack of maternal protective immunity. NAAT for detection of rubella RNA can be performed on throat or nasal swabs and urine, though such testing is largely limited to public health laboratories and/or the CDC. Specimens for NAAT should be collected within 7 days of presentation to enhance sensitivity.
BK virus is a polyomavirus that may cause allograft nephropathy in renal transplant recipients and hemorrhagic cystitis, especially in bone marrow transplant patients. A definitive diagnosis of these conditions requires renal allograft biopsy with in situ hybridization for BK virus.
Detection of BK virus by NAAT in plasma may provide an early indication of allograft nephropathy, although there are currently no FDA-cleared NAATs ( Table 58 ) [ 276 ]. Urine cytology or quantitative NAAT may be used as a screening test, and if positive, may be followed by BK viral load testing of plasma, which has a higher clinical specificity. As there are no FDA-cleared quantitative NAATs available for monitoring BK viral loads, each institution must establish a threshold for identifying patients at highest risk of BK virus–associated nephropathy. Urine NAATs for BK virus may be more sensitive than detection of decoy cells (virus-infected cells shed from the tubules or urinary tract epithelium) using urine cytology, as BK virus DNA is typically detectable earlier in the urine than are decoy cells. However, shedding of BK virus in urine is common. Therefore, if used as a screening test, only high levels (ie, above a laboratory-established threshold that correlates with disease) should be considered significant. Urine testing for BK virus places the laboratory at risk for specimen cross-contamination, as extremely high levels of virus in the urine may lead to carryover between specimens and, potentially, false-positive results.
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Samuel Alexander. "Universal, Particular and Individual." Chapter 3 of Book 2 in Space, Time and Deity: The Gifford Lectures at Glasgow, 1916-1918 , Vol I. London: Macmillan Company (1927): 208-237.
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EXISTENCE is identity of place and time, or numerical identity, and distinct from other such identities. Universality is identity of kind. It is the existence or subsistence of a universal or concept which unites its particulars, which they imitate or in which they participate, or however else we may provisionally and traditionally describe the relation between the universal and its particulars—the transaction in which they are engaged. An individual is a particular as determined by its universal. Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a particular or a universal. All things are individuals. But every individual possesses particularity which separates it from others of the same kind, or under the same universal ; and it possesses universality which converts its bare particularity into individuality. Universality is thus a categorial character of all things. Such a thing need not be a thing with continued existence in time. It may be a sensory object, a flash of colour, or of sweetness, which is momentary and yet as being of a certain kind, red or sweet, is individual. A bare event or point-instant is particular as distinct from other events, but as qualified by the universal character of existence, its particularity is determined in total Space-Time and it is individual though from the nature of the case momentary and punctual. Can we discover in Space Time any fundamental feature in virtue of which the empirical complexes within it possess universality and hence are individualised so that throughout the world we have existents embodying laws of construction ?
Singular universals
Let us begin with an individual of a low type or organisation, for example a marble ball whose particularity may be supposed secured by its markings of colour. Let us suppose for simplicity that these do not change in colour, and let us disregard the intramolecular movements of the ball, confining our attention to its spherical form. The ball changes its place in space and time as the earth moves, and may also be displaced on the relatively resting earth. Its universality is that in all these changes it is unaffected in form ; that wherever it is, it undergoes no distortion, and this arises from the uniformity of Space-Time or, as it may be expressed equivalently, from the constant 'curvature ' [1] of Space. The same account applies obviously to balls which are turned out from one machine, so that they differ from one another, let us say, only in their place and time. They are identical in kind because owing to the constant curvature of Space their form is unaffected, and so far as form goes one can take the place of the other. A round ball does not become in another place elliptic or crooked.


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This short video explores what it is to have schizophrenia, what
causes it and how to help yourself and others with this
information. The film was produced by the RCPsych Public Engagement
Committee in conjunction with Damn Fine Media.
It is a condition which affects thinking,
feeling and behaviour and causes people to have abnormal
experiences. It is most likely to start between the ages of 15 to 35 and will
affect about 1 in every 100 people during their lifetime.
Schizophrenia is not a split personality.
Many people think that schizophrenia makes
people violent. This is the exception, not the rule. People with
schizophrenia are more likely to be victims of violence by
Hospital admission is often not needed and
many people with schizophrenia live a stable life, work, and have
It seems to be a combination of factors.
Genes, perhaps slight brain damage at birth or during
pregnancy, childhood abuse. Street drugs (ecstasy, LSD,
amphetamines and crack) seem to trigger it. Stress and family
tensions make it worse.
symptoms include:
symptoms include:
Most people have a mixture of positive and
negative symptoms. If someone just has negative symptoms. the
problem may not be recognised for years.
The earlier you get help, the better the
outlook - and there is less need for hospital treatment.
This helps to weaken any delusions and
hallucinations. It should also help you to think more clearly and
to look after yourself better. It can help in around 4 out of
5 people. It works best when taken regularly, even when you have
felt better for some time. We are not sure how they work, but most
of them reduce the action of a chemical in the brain called
'dopamine'. Like all medicines, they do have side-effects,
especially at higher doses:
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Was that...John Romero?
hahaha i think yahtzee is trying to convince himself he isnt gay more then he is the rest of us. so yes, keep telling yourself that. whatever gets you to sleep at night.
Wanker's cramp, lol. Eddie Knox is my favorite character who is also MIA from Guitar Hero 3.
Sure, but please, we're all intelligent boys and girls, ignoring the points made in a reply and just dismissing disagreements with 'well that's your opinion' is very disrespectful. Either respect your OP enough to offer counter points and discussion of their points or ease the finger off the reply button.
But x hours on 10 games or x hours on 5 is still x hours of time, which *most* people don't have.
The point I feel the review was trying to make and that the one I re-iterated was that while the early stages of the game can be completed with a reasonable 'time investment' the later stages require the patience of a saint and isolation in some secret government bunker removed from such distractions as a day job, family, kids and 'life'.
The point that 'hardcore gamers just play less games' (which is surely a definition that depends on who you talk to) doesn't really enter into the equation.
And were ZP done by said GH3 QA team, you'd have a point. As it is, we're all here for
Which brings us back to the original point that 'yes we do, but only when it is indeed a challenge, not mission sodding impossible'.
Maybe I'm not 'hardcore' enough, maybe Yahtzee isn't, god knows he's mentioned often enough in his reviews that he's more than happy to f**k a game right off if it stops being fun and that's the key part of the point being made.
Not that we're running away from the challenge of GH3 when it is asking us to open a can of soda without breaking a nail, but that suddenly without warning game switches from 'ooo this is a bit tough' to the button mashing equivalent of sending the South Ascot Ballerina Association into Iraq on a peacekeeping mission, without any reason or warning other than the dark chuckle eminating from the console.
Sure that's the *opinion* being offered here, but just because it isn't yours doesn't make it wrong nor should it be a reason for you to "take offense" when such opinions are offered.
Happy gaming.
So... Am I the only one who wishes Yahtzee actually was gay?
You had me until this point. Seriously. I love Rage as much as the next, but Slash is kinda a rock demi-god, whatever one's opinion about his ego is. You'd have to get Kurt Hammet or Eddie Van Halen (etc) to compare, and yeah. This is not a dis to Morello, it's just that he's nowhere near as big of a legendary name as Slash, and his band isn't exactly Classic enough to qualify for Legend status. So.
Clearly you missed my earlier post.
To sum up: not at all.
I will stop spamming this board now, but I simply had to say that your JTHM icon rocks.
...yes... but... :) It's on PC now - so all the console-haters finally got this game. :) And apparently it's selling like fu[beep]g crazy!
I agree with you completely about the difficulty.
I havnt played it but I gay jokes get me to lol as the next guy.
Sorry, Corbineau I don't really have the time to read through five pages of messages. And that wasn't meant to rude, it's just the truth. It's quite nice to know, though :D
I would also like to point out that the people he calls freaks are the one who would send him emails about how he sucks at Guitar Hero and shouldn't criticize it because of that.
Also, as to people who don't understand the draw of GH: I personally see GH as more of an "interactive listening experience" than a game really. The songs that I keep coming back to and playing over are the same ones that I have subsequently bought and put onto my MP3 player.
LOL @ the new review - loved it.
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Great review! I enjoy the game, but it truly can be too difficult sometimes. The Yapper dog bit reminds me of an Eddie Izzard routine. Keep it up, man!
The video, she is down, she won't load! Why does the escapist fear the you tube? reliable servers backed by the might of google is made of the good surly?
scratch that i'm a fool...apparently firefox isn't playing ball...safari was happy to play ball
ball was played
Seconded, and yes, it is definately the trilby.
Also, I don't hate GH3, but I also wouldn't fork out AUD$148.00 to buy the thing.
Oi Oi Yahtzee!
Not happy man,
Lets get this comment buried in the pile then.
Yahtzee's the reason I'm on this forum. It gives me a reminder to watch his rants every week. And yeah, there are some things I wished he complained about (such as, I dunno, the publishers basically pissing on us loyal PS2 users who've been with the franchise since GH1 by passing off the port to a third party or how multiplayer is to be enforced if we want to play some of the songs), but then again I realise Yahtzee isn't me so he can complain about whatever he wants.
And hey, genuinely funny piece I fully agree with on a game I went out and bought on (UK) release date regardless of knowing how much of a cash in it is, formed by someone who seems to be at the same "just about competant at Hard but don't put me in front of that Slayer song please" level as I am. I'm a happy little mini-fanboy now. Can't wait for next week's.
Hey Vorsuc :). Your feedback is much appreciated.
Well, right back at you. You dismissed the point made in my OP and instead talked about something else in your reply. Even hinted at me being part of the "pissing contest", which isn't true. By the way, I did address some of your points and offered counter points or tried to rationalise since differing, equivalent perspectives exist. That's why I broke up your post and responded to each "block". Sorry if some counter arguments point to their relativity, but that's how I see it.
x is a variable, and thus x can equal 0. So the equation you propose is valid for all people, although I won't consider the x=0 population for obvious reasons.
The precise value of x depends on the person involved, sure. How much time is one willing to invest in video gaming? How much time does one have available? The precise amount can differ from day to day. It's a complex matter, which is why comparisons can only be made if x is the same for the gamers you're trying to compare. That was the assumption I made in my previous posts. Thing is you can have hardcore and regular gamers with x = 10, you can also have such gamers with x = 1. As long as x is the same for both, one can compare their gaming behaviour, evaluate it on an equivalent basis.
It's the same in science: in order to study gas pressure in function of gas volume, all other relevant gas parameters need to be constants.
By the way, a more accurate depiction of "regular gamer versus hardcore gamer" isn't 10 games versus 5 games, but rather 10 games versus 1 - maybe 2. A hardcore gamer specialises, a regular gamer wants different experiences. Whether they each play 1 hour a day on their games or 10, is irrelevant.
Sure, but the review also made it a point (and showed it visually) that if you live up to the challenge of GH3, then you're a "freak". Which means the people who made those GH3 Youtube movies are freaks. Sorry, but I do not consider (the majority of) them freaks and am a little offended (not utterly and completely offended, of course, this is Zero Punctuation after all :) at that kind of gamer branding.
It does, and is central to my considerations, as shown above. I do not call someone who plays video games 10 hours a day just to complete them "hardcore". However, someone who plays 1 video game 1 hour a day could very well be hardcore, if the player already completed the game earlier on and is now attempting to hone his/her skills.
Of course, within this terminology, a regular gamer could also be considered a sign of going "hardcore", since in that case the player's genre of choice is "playing everything". However, if one wants to go truly deep in that case and become hardcore at it, the time investment needed will be significant, and that is not something I'd expect a regular gamer to cough up. There are always exceptions, of course.
Yahtzee's review is only one viewpoint concerning the relativity of the perceived difficulty curve of GH3 - which fits perfectly to the point I discussed.
Again, whether or not it's mission sodding impossible is relative. For you it is, for someone else it isn't, for yet someone else it was but no longer is because he or she practiced or discovered a new, seemingly trivial insight which turned out to be crucial for the game segment involved. Either way, *IF* the QA team was up to snuff (important assumption, obviously), the segment you're facing is definitely not mission sodding impossible. Several people got past it. It's up to you to run away or find out how they did it (with or without a little help).
So let me rephrase my question: "You're at a point in the game where it *seems* mission sodding impossible. Do you persist, or back down?"
Personal anecdote: first time I faced Nightmare (a boss creature) in Devil May Cry (Normal mode), I thought I was going insane. Before, everything went relatively smooth, but Nightmare creamed me like no tomorrow with me not even close to denting it. Major spike in difficulty for me. Knee-jerk reaction: "What the **** were they thinking with this thing"?! I faced a choice: quit playing and never see the ending, or persist. I persisted, gradually discovered a few interesting facts about Nightmare's defences, and eventually overcame the challenge. And it felt great - personal victories like that are an important part of gaming for me now, and I can appreciate the road you need to follow to achieve them. Like I said before, rhythm games are not my genre so I can't say if the GH3 spike is similar to the DMC spike I experienced, but the existence of the Youtube videos lead me to suspect that this is indeed the case.
Again, I do not take offense because Yahtzee perceived a difficulty spike and talks about it. I take offense in him calling those who got past that spike "freaks". I'm pretty sure that save for a few exceptions, this simply isn't the case.
Thanks, you too :).
Yahtzee and Maddox are quite similar, if you look. Both use copious amounts of sarcasm, swearing, wit and absurdity to make points and laughs. They also both seem to be awe-inspiring and hate-inducing at the same time.
I'm not saying Yahtzee copied Maddox, mind you. I'm just saying they're similar... and it's working for both of them. It being their style.
Anyway... I am confused as to why people are getting so defensive about G.H 3. It didn't seem that special to me, I have no idea who any of the "famous" people are and it just looks boring, to be honest.
I think the only good thing I can say about it is that it caused Yahtzee to make me laugh, which is the only good thing I can say about Halo 3, as well.
It's not System Shock 3, Mercenaries 2, Prototype or Duke Nukem Forever... why are there so many people getting worked up about it?!
Hmm...All I really thought of GH3 was that it was just an excuse to have a bigger playlist, and nothing more. They took out Clive Winston, Eddie Knox, Paradox, and replaced them with a 10 year old Midori, Elroy Budvis (WTF?), and MetalHead. I actually happen to like MetalHead, but I guess I will never understand why Midroi and Elroy (still...WTF?) had to be included. Multiplayer was practically left in the dust, even though Battle Mode was the newbie. But Battle Modes tends to be either very fun (if you throw no powerups at all or just sparringly) or very cruel for the dickheads that leave their Guitars hanging up whenever they got a powerup. To me, GH3 is basically GH2 on steroids (Even more so with the incredible difficulty on Hard Mode. DAMN YOU RAINING BLOOD!), but I still got it for the Wii since I never owned a Guitar Hero game.
Plus now that I hearing more about Guitar Hero for the DS (maybe it's just me), I'm actualy kind of damning the idea. I'd rather see the sequel of Elite Beat Agents be made. Thanks Yahtzee for that review. YOU ROCK!!!
...I need coffee.
It's all good. :D We should start a band.
I haven't enjoyed any of the GH series, but I attribute it to a lack of musical talent that extends even into to video game realm. I'm not saying the games are bad, but perhaps rhzic speaks for those of us whose musical ability peaks at synching an Ipod.
Elite Beat Agents sequel... oh yes now please. I'm curious as to how Guitar Hero would work on the DS, but I think more dubious than anything else.
Mmmm... Trilby.
Yes, the trilby adds a certain... je ne sais quoi. :D
And thanks re: the icon! Jhonen Vasquez is godlike in his art style and humor.
Eh... this was the worst review yet... Always been a huge fan, but this review was neither terribly critical, informative or funny.
"I'm not gay!" c'mon. Stupid joke.
ps. Review Mario Galaxy!
Yahtzee just sucks at Guitar Hero III.
Seriously, besides hammering out achievements, there is absolutely no reason to play Guitar Hero on anything but expert. It's just too fucking easy. Guitar Hero is in the RYTHYM genre for a reason: you need to have a sense of rythym. If you don't, then either stay away from the game or enjoy the 1-note-every-five-minutes stylings of easy and medium.
I am pissed at the lack of Clive Winston, but as Judy Nails was my character of choice I'm more pissed that she has been completely slutified and turned all "hardcore" and shit. What happened to the fun-loving, cute little bundle of videogame character from Guitar Hero II?
No more absurd than telling people playing a video game to do the real life 'equivilent'. Spend what, 60 bucks for your latest FPS.. or a few thousand for a good rifle, not to mention the cost of ammunition, time at a firing range... Much like it would cost a great deal more and more time invested to learn a real guitar. The comparison is actually fairly similar.
Calling anonymously posting on a message board about a video game review a fruitful exchange of ideas is about as silly as calling playing guitar hero a guitar training simulator.
ive never played it. i cant say it struck my appeal, being able to play a real guitar an all. but a good review nevertheless.
I suppose I could be called a 'hardcore' GH player. I log more hours on Guitar Hero games than I do on just about any other type of games, although I enjoy the RTS genre and of course multiplayer Smash Bros.
I also play real guitar. OMG. Totally different things. Real guitar costs about as much as a next-gen console + GH + controller for a decent guitar and amp, and the guitar learning curve is MUCH steeper and more complex than the Guitar Hero curve... and you can't play any other games on your amp other than "let's annoy the neighbors."
I have been playing real guitar for about five years now and have prior musical experience with other instruments, and I still can't play "Freebird" or "Cliffs of Dover" on my real guitar. Hell, I can play War Pigs, but that's only third tier GHII, right? Honestly, comparing Guitar Hero to real guitar is like comparing Counter-Strike to paintball; there's a major cost difference between the two, and a reasonable increase in difficulty along with other distinctions.
Guitar Hero can also be a lot more fun as practicing real guitar by yourself is not always fun and can be quite frustrating. Also, having the whole "backing band" behind you in Guitar Hero is very satisfying, as is nailing "that tricky spot." It's like a jumping no-scope headshot to all you Halo players or killing twelve Zerglings with four Marines in Starcraft; that "YES!" feeling.
One of the main reasons I am attracted to Guitar Hero is because it is a very social game. It is easy to get people of all sorts to play with me, even (and especially) women. Try getting a girl with little to no gaming experience to play Halo or Starcraft or Baldur's Gate II and, even if they're willing to try, they get frustrated and confused very quickly. Guitar Hero, on the other hand, is easy to pick up, even for those with little to no prior gaming experience, but difficult to master.
I like the fact that there are hard tracks on GH3; however, I don't think that they should have been in the main setlist. The bonus songs are where the absurd finger-tying stuff should really go, and this is coming from someone who's 4-starred One and Cliffs of Dover, passed Raining Blood, and beaten the Devil. Also, I agree on the "WTF" for quickplay co-op. Online co-op and pro faceoff is awesome though...
I also agree on the negative effects of product placement and the generally ugly look of the game. The drummer in particular moves like a bad Disney robot. And, the new hammer-on system can be confusing. But, overall, there are a lot of great songs and great times to be had with it.
Guitar Hero actually singlehandedly revitalized my interest in gaming. Before Guitar Hero, I had fallen into a pattern of playing games to "beat" them, and not necessarily for fun. Guitar Hero really injected the "pure fun" back into the gaming experience for me in a way that the Wii was supposed to (but didn't for me), and for that alone I strongly recommend it, regardless of how suddenly successful or sold-out it is.
There's this conscious backlash against the "mainstream" and "successful" games, bands, and television shows in today's critical society; to that I say, get off your elitist high chairs and come down and have some fun.
Okay so:
1) Wednesday is no longer just "Oh my God, only two more days until I'm free for the weekend" day. It's "Gotta Have Yahtzee Day"
2) I fucking love you. Your videos are amazing, I love your wit and humor - it makes me smile when nothing else can, I swear.
So thank you for that.
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we need a new way to referr to steeler addicts lol, cause everytime i see SA i think of san antonio lol
we need a new way to referr to steeler addicts lol, cause everytime i see SA i think of san antonio lol
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You can say... Welcome to the addicts website
Good thing you are a Spurs fan!......Originally Posted by koopa
Sorry, just had to use that smilie.
I would say SteelAdd but that might be a little harder to remember.
Steeler addicts works best for me.
Congrats BRC.
Shouldnt we stop talking about other sites and stick to our own though
Originally Posted by blackNgold22
On to bigger and better things
Congrats on your new position Matt! SA is very lucky to have you. I know I enjoyed working on the other board's staff with you very much.
Thanks prosdo !!! It's good to see here checking out SA. You've earned the respect of the Steeler faithful on SF and that rep certainly follows you
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1 x Panasonic tm-700 hi-def video camera and 1 x Sealux video housing. With this housing you have all manual controls including white balance and focus control.
It comes with a microphone fitted as an extra. http://www.sealux.de...07-tm700-hs700/
The camera has a couple of scratches on the body, but works fawlessly and the optics are scratch free.
The whole setup is about 2 years old, but has only beens used a handfull of times.
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