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The HawkEye Elite™ Alignment System and Auto34 Tire Changer Speed Up and Simplify Vehicle Maintenance Operations and Repair
The HawkEye Elite™ Alignment System and Auto34 Tire Changer Speed Up and Simplify Vehicle Maintenance Operations and Repair
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2011) - Based on its recent analysis of the automotive tool and equipment market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hunter Engineering Company with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation for two recent advances the company has made in automotive service equipment design -- the HawkEye Elite™ alignment system and the Auto34 leverless tire changer.
"In the automotive aftermarket, technology innovation is paramount in keeping up with changes in the North American vehicle population," notes Frost & Sullivan Program Leader Stephen Spivey. "Hunter Engineering's recent advances in automotive service equipment design speeds inspection and service processes, reduces the risk of damage, simplifies equipment operation and employee training, enhances customer satisfaction, decreases equipment obsolescence, and makes service businesses more profitable."
The HawkEye Elite™ alignment system includes patented features that increase the speed of alignment service to unmatched levels of productivity. The newly designed adapters adjust easily to various wheel sizes using spring-loaded clamping arms that grip the tire tread of a wheel instead of the rim edge. The unique design speeds set-up times with much less adjusting and avoids potential rim damage. By using the Hunter adapters and targets with the high-resolution digital camera sensors, and the most comprehensive alignment software in the industry, a shop can produce printed alignment readings for a customer in as little as 90 seconds, increasing the probability of a repair authorization.
"HawkEye Elite™ enables quick alignment checks, which are usually performed at little or no cost, generates goodwill, and gets authorization for additional services from vehicle owners, who originally visit the shop to purchase other services," says Spivey. "This capability gives shop owners and managers another tool to promote the service and increase the return on investment."
Similarly, Hunter's Auto34 leverless tire changer makes it easier than ever for service shops to quickly demount and mount the most complex and sensitive tire and wheel combinations. With fast, simple operation, shop owners can maximize employee productivity and business profitability. While competitors have developed tire changers featuring a similar leverless design, so far only Hunter Engineering's is recognized for resolving all of the different problems associated with changing all wheel types.
Shop owners recognize a wide range of positive impacts from the new products introduced by Hunter Engineering; both products simplify complex tasks and reduce the risk of wheel damage, making it possible for shops to accommodate more vehicle types and complete more service jobs, while maintaining good customer service. The equipment is utilized efficiently by employees, who require less operational training for proper use. As a result, shop owners using Hunter Engineering's service equipment can increase sales and improve the overall profitability of their businesses. No other competing technology in the marketplace has the potential to generate all of these benefits to automotive service businesses.
Hunter Engineering also has an industry-leading technical team to support its products in the field. The company assembles the equipment, trains its customers to use it, and provides updates, a post-sales warranty and life-of-product service. Its main competitors for these products have outsourced many support functions to distributors, resulting in decreased customer satisfaction.
"For service providers struggling to compete effectively in a consolidating industry environment, the timing and relevance of Hunter Engineering's recent technological advances cannot be better," concludes Spivey. "With robust growth forecast in the automotive aftermarket over the short to medium term, these new products from Hunter Engineering can help level the playing field for service professionals struggling to overcome the competitive challenges of the aftermarket."
In recognition of these achievements, Frost & Sullivan is proud to present Hunter Engineering Company with the 2011 North American Technology Innovation Award in the automotive tool and equipment market. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated uniqueness in developing a technology, which significantly impacts both the functionality and the customer value of new products and applications. The award lauds the relevance of the innovation to the industry.
Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry.
About Hunter Engineering Company
Hunter Engineering is the leader in alignment systems, wheel and tire service, brake service and inspection lane equipment. Hunter equipment is approved and used by vehicle manufacturers, automobile and truck dealers, tire dealers and service facilities around the world.
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A Henderson resident is suing Credit Suisse on behalf of homeowners at Lake Lakes Vegas and three other resorts, claiming the Swiss bank gave investors "predatory" loans in an attempt to take over the resorts.
The lawsuit, filed Sunday in federal court in Idaho, seeks $24 billion in damages for the alleged "predatory" loan-to-own scheme and accuses Credit Suisee of racketeering, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty and other civil violations. The suit says Credit Suisse first tested its loan-to-own strategy at Lake Las Vegas.
"We believe the suit to be without merit, and we'll defend ourselves vigorously," Credit Suisse spokesman Duncan King said Monday.
The lawsuit estimates that it represents a class of 3,000 owners of land and homes at four resorts.
The plaintiffs include L.J. Gibson of Henderson, who lives at Lake Las Vegas but also owns property at the Tamarack Resort in Idaho and the Ginn sur Mer project in the Bahamas. Plaintiff Beau Blixseth owns property at the Yellowstone Club in Montana.
The lawsuit claims the bank got money for the loans through a separate illegal scheme to help Iran get around international trade sanctions.
Credit Suisse paid a $536 million fine last month to settle a criminal case accusing the bank of a scheme to strip identifying information from $1 billion in wire transfers to Iranian banks in violation U.S. economic sanctions. Bank clients included Iran's Atomic Energy Commission, "which purportedly oversees Iran's attempt to build a nuclear weapon."
The Iranian scheme enabled Credit Suisse to increase its capital and ability to lend to the resorts and others, according to the lawsuit.
The loan-to-own scheme "depended on artificially inflating the value of a resort project in violation of U.S. law" by using an appraisal method created by Credit Suisse and real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield of New York. The lawsuit said the appraisal method violates federal law and regulations.
Credit Suisse is accused of obtaining money for loans from syndicated lenders and persuading developers and homeowners to obtain "crushing" debt loads that often were not repaid, allowing Credit Suisse to take over the property.
The loans generated "tens of millions of dollars" in fees for Credit Suisse, the lawsuit said.
Credit Suisse made loans to Lake Las Vegas developer Transcontinental Corp. which is owned by Ron Boeddeker. The resort occupies 3,600 acres in Henderson around a man-made lake.
The investment bank knew it was burdening Lake Las Vegas with so much debt that the borrower would default, according to the lawsuit.
The Swiss bank nominated itself as the loan administator so that it gained control of the project, court papers said. The Swiss bank persuaded Boeddeker to accept the appointment of Frederick Chin as chief restructuring officer, but the defendants were conspiring to foreclose on Lake Las Vegas, according to the lawsuit. Lake Las Vegas and affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Las Vegas in 2008.
The defendants closed shops, restaurants and two golf courses at Lake Las Vegas.
Gibson's residence lost more than $1 million through a decline in the value of her home and the loss of two properties "that sit next to dead golf courses," the court papers said.
Attorneys Robert Huntley of Boise, Idaho, Peter Neumann of Reno and five others filed the lawsuit.
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The last time the Avalanche and Predators faced off was April 7th of 2012 where the Predators finished off Colorado by a score of 6-1 in front of their home crowd in their last home game of the season. It's a new season with a new captain for Colorado in Gabriel Landeskog, but the same results appear in the standings as last season with the Avalanche hovering just above the cellar floor in the Western Conference (14th) and NHL (tied for 27th).
Nashville keeps on trucking with a 6-1-2 record in their last 9 games, good for 4th in the West and 6th in the NHL with 19 points. This Monday marks President's Day and the Predators and Avalanche will enjoy a 2 P.M. starting time and can be heard on 102.5 the Game with Tom Callahan and Stu Grimson and viewed nationally on the NHL Network or locally on FS Tennessee with Pete Weber and Terry Crisp proving the play-by-play and color commentary.
The Avalanche have struggled for the first part of this season only garnering 11 points with a 5-7-1 record. One of their key offensive pieces, Ryan O'Reilly who was their leading scorer last season with 55 points (18 G, 37A) is still holding out in a contract dispute with the Avalanche brass. Matt Duchene coming off a concussion-shortened season is pacing the Avalanche with 14 points and free agent acquisition PA Parenteau is chipping in offensively with 11 points and leads Colorado with 7 goals.
The newly christened captain, Gabriel Landeskog has only managed to play in 4 games so far this year tallying a single point (one goal). Although practicing for the third straight day after suffering head and leg injuries over nine games ago, it is not expected that Landeskog will be in against the Predators on Monday night.
A player that might be in the lineup for the Predators is Patric Hornqvist. After suffering a leg injury against the Ducks on January 26th, the Predators electric right winger may crack the lineup Monday night against the Avalanche giving Nashville a potent down-low presence and goal scorer that it was lacking the last 10 games. Pekka Rinne's shutout streak ended Saturday night with a Matt Beleskey goal but Rinne managed to keep the Predators in the game and through to overtime and a shootout to get the overtime loss point.
The expected lineup for the Predators:
For the Avalanche to win: Continuous pressure on the Predators. The Avalanche have to take away time and space from the Nashville Predators since lately the Predators have been dangerous on the cycle and getting those tip-in goals and rebound chances. If Hornqvist cracks the line-up, the chances become that much more severe in the slot so it'll be up the the Colorado players to keep the Predators to the outside, clear out lanes and pucks and eliminate Nashville's ability to screen.
Varlamov has not played as he was billed to when acquired from Washington. His GAA and SV% are below-average and he has dropped 7 games on the year while allowing 30 goals in 11 contests, almost 3 per game. JS Giguere has two wins for the Avalanche so far and if he can stay vigilant, it could be a long night for the Predators as Giguere has the ability to put a team on lock-down.
For the Predators to win: Continue the effort, with just a touch more defense. The shots on goal against the Ducks were an uncharacteristic amount for the Predators and that constant pressure helped Nashville to gain two one-goal leads and get an overtime loss point against one of the hottest teams in the Western Conference. Even though the Ducks capitalized on the very few mistakes the Predators made Saturday night, the Predators shooting effort was a welcome improvement for a team that has been for lack of a better word, anemic, when putting shots on goal.
Rinne has been playing all-world over the last few weeks, but with the back-to-back and the altitude adjustment for playing in Colorado, expect Mason to get the call and Rinne to start against the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night in Nashville. Hopefully Hornqvist is close to returning either against Colorado or Detroit as another forward unafraid to shoot the puck will make Nashville an even more imposing team with their shut-down defense and solid one-two combination in net.
Looking at the Predators/Avalanche matchup historically…
Last Win in Colorado: 4/7/12 (6-1)
Last Loss in Colorado: 1/22/10 (1-2)
Overtime Record: 5-1-5
Longest Winning Streak: 9 (2/4/10-4/7/12)
Longest Losing Streak: 3 (2/27-10/5/99)
Most Goals by Nashville: 6 (4/7/12, 6-1)
Most Goals by Colorado: 7 (1/1/03, 3-7)
Most Goals by Both Teams: 10 (1/1/03, 3-7)
Last Five/Ten Games: 5-0-0 / 9-1-0
Last Transaction 1/19/12: Claimed Brandon Yip on waivers from Colorado.
Series Notes via the Nashville Predators Media Guide (thanks to the Predators PR department)
4/7/12: Nashville closed out the 2011-12 regular season by sweeping its season series with Colorado for the second consecutive season with a 6-1 vistory at the Pepsi Center…
1/12/12: David Legwand scored two goals, including one in overtime, as Nashville overcame a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena…
1/10/12: Ryan Ellis scored his first career game-winning goal in a 4-1 victory at Pepsi Center…
2/12/11: Mike Fisher had an assist in his Predators debut, a 5-3 victory at Bridgestone Arena…
11/25/09: David Legwand scored 3:07 into overtime and both Shea Weber (1g-1a) and Jason Arnott (2a) had two points in a 4-3 win at the Pepsi Center…
10/8/09: Patrc Hornqvist scored twice in a span of 2:17 of the third period to lift the Predators to a 3-2 victory in the 2009-10 home opener at Bridgestone Arena…
12/4/08: David Legwand scored the game-winning goal with 0.3 left in the first period, and became Nashville's all-time leader in games played (574) in a 3-2 victory at Bridgestone Arena…
10/4/07: Chris Mason stopped 35 shots as Nashville shut out Colorado 4-0 in the 2007-08 season opener at Bridgestone Arena…
1/1/03: Peter Forsberg registered six points (1g-5a) in a 7-3 Avalanche victory at Bridgestone Arena, setting the building record for points in a game…
1/27/01: Colorado held Nashville to a franchise-record low nine shots on goal in the Avalanche's 5-1 win…
12/26/00: Scott Walker recorded the Predators' first-ever hat trick at Bridgestone Arena…
2/19/99: Joe Sakic recorded the first hattrick against Nashville in a 4-4 tie at Bridgestone Arena.
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Through eight days and two sessions of testimony in the state`s 16 1/2-month criminal investigation of Sheriff Richard Wille and his suspended K-9 unit leader, Palm Beach County grand jurors have heard evidence from 50 witnesses.
They could hear from dozens more when the third session starts May 19.
Among those who testified in the second session, which ended last Wednesday after three days and 20 witnesses, were an often-investigated New York plumbing contractor-turned-FBI informant, a physician with a million-dollar Sheriff`s Office contract and a K-9 deputy who entered the grand jury room accompanied by his dog.
No one but grand jurors and prosecutors know what was said inside the room on the third floor of the Palm Beach County Courthouse, because grand jury proceedings are kept secret.
But public records, earlier interviews and court depositions have provided clues, sometimes full-blown stories, about what each witness knows about the dealings of Wille and Sgt. Thomas McGinn.
Those dealings first came to light when the Fort Lauderdale News/Sun-Sentinel revealed that McGinn submitted phony receipts and inflated purchase prices after returning from three official dog-buying trips to West Germany between April 1983 and May 1984.
He claimed to have spent $58,000 to buy 23 dogs on the trips, but thousands of dollars remain unaccounted for.
Wille benefited from the trips when he bought at least five dogs through McGinn, but paid less in expenses than other buyers, including police departments that also bought dogs.
Wille also resold some of those dogs, and others, for nearly $16,000, but failed to report the income on constitutionally required financial disclosure forms.
Wille also bought three dogs on his own trip to West Germany in May 1982. The Sheriff`s Office reimbursed him $5,000 -- the price he said he paid -- for two of the dogs.


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We are Mexican food lovers. We have it almost weekly. Which unfortunately means that I am always looking for variety. My eldest son is a taco lover and the middle is a quesadilla lover. My husband loves enchiladas and I love just a little bit of everything. Chimichangas aren't a regular in our menu. Mostly because I used to deep fry these babies. And Im not going to lie sometimes I still do. But for this time I baked them. Stuffed these tortillas rolled them up and baked them. Topped them with some green enchilada sauce, cheese, sour cream, and garnish then enjoy!
You can also add the enchilada sauce inside the chimichanga before you roll it up. But since my younger son doesn't love any type of "sauce" I decided to keep it out this time. Next time ill place it in their too and then put his on one of the edges so I know which one is his!
Baked Beef and Bean Chimichanga
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Refried Beans, heated up on the stove top
Mexican blended cheese
Garnishes: optional
Green Enchilada sauce
Sour cream
Tomatoes, diced
Green onions, thinly slice
lettuce, chopped into fine pieces
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grab a tortilla and spread beans on it. Fill with a couple of large spoon full of meat. Sprinkle with cheese. (You can add some enchilada sauce here) Roll up and place seam side down on greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Continue steps until you have made all the chimichangas that you would like. Then brush with melted butter. Then cook for 30-35 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and top with green enchilada sauce and any other toppings that you would like! Then serve!


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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Speaking to Vice News, Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell's former chief of staff, said the British territory of Diego Garcia was used as a transit location for the CIA to carry out interrogations.
"What I heard was more along the lines of using it as a transit location when perhaps other places were full or other places were deemed too dangerous or insecure, or unavailable at the moment," he said.
"So you might have a case where you simply go in and use a facility at Diego Garcia for a month or two weeks or whatever and you do your nefarious activities there."
"No one has indicated there was a detention site there, not in so many words," Wilkerson said.
"What they indicated is that interrogations took place there."
This is the first time a US official has spoken on record about the British territory and its role in CIA rendition programs.
On whether the British government was aware of illegal activities on the island, Wilkerson said:
"That doesn't mean London knew," he added. "But I just don't, myself, I can't see how we could have used Diego Garcia for almost any function other than maybe a bounce-in and bounce-out and even that, the bounce-in and bounce-out, they'd be aware of."
The British government has not commented on Wilkerson's statements.


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For those new to the world of business there are many things to consider. One of the biggest decisions you'll have to make when you're starting a business is whether to set up as a sole trader (self employed) or limited company.
Both sole traders and limited companies have their distinct advantages and disadvantages (make sure you read our guide on 10 Advantages of running your business as a limited company instead of being self-employed to learn the main benefits of the limited company option).
Whilst the professionalism and protection that comes with running a limited company is appealing to many, becoming self-employed is the more straightforward option, and with it comes a number of other benefits.
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WASHINGTON, July 16 - It is like Congressional clockwork. Senate Democrats argue their case on judges; Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, soon strides onto the floor and in calm and measured tones, seeks to dismantle the Democratic argument.
"We have seen before that if one side dominates the debate early, that can have a big impact," said Mr. Cornyn, a 53-year-old from San Antonio who is emerging as a one-man rapid response team in the building political debate over the Supreme Court vacancy. "I want people to understand there is more than one side to the story."
Although he arrived in the Senate just two years ago, Mr. Cornyn, a former state attorney general and Texas Supreme Court justice, has quickly established a reputation as a determined partisan, eager to confront Democrats over their resistance to President Bush's judicial candidates. His own legal expertise and personal familiarity with some of the nominees has helped establish his credibility.
Now the Supreme Court fight could get much more personal for Mr. Cornyn. He is among those being mentioned as a possible nominee, an idea fueled in part by the fact that he served in state office alongside Mr. Bush when he was governor of Texas and counts Karl Rove, the White House political strategist, as both a friend and professional adviser.
The prospect of a Cornyn nomination is disturbing to some Democrats and liberal activists. They view him as a hard-right ideologue who delivers his views in a polished and gentlemanly manner. To his opponents, the combination of sharp political philosophy and smooth personal demeanor makes him a very dangerous man.Continue reading the main story
"He is very smart and very articulate and very, very conservative," said Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, who regularly jousts with Mr. Cornyn, a fellow member of the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Cornyn said he did not expect Mr. Bush to choose him as a nominee for the Supreme Court and had no hint of any vetting being done by the administration. He is digging in for the Senate hearings, hiring a new counsel for his Judiciary Committee staff expressly for the expected confirmation fight.
In the days ahead, said Mr. Cornyn, who is backed by an aggressive public relations operation, he sees his main role as making sure that no Democratic charge goes unanswered, responding through speeches, appearances in the news media and op-ed articles, among other avenues.
"We are going to do what is necessary to try to see that the nominee gets a fair consideration, that their record is put in the proper context and that the process is not overly politicized," Mr. Cornyn said.
There has been a bit of serendipity in Mr. Cornyn's quick move onto the Senate's center stage since his 2002 victory in the race for the seat vacated by Phil Gramm. The continuing Senate focus on federal court nominations has played into his strength, and more senior Republican senators have welcomed his involvement.
"I think he has made quite a contribution," said Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, who heads the Judiciary Committee. "He has a solid background. You bring your talents to bear on the current battles, and he has certainly done that."
Senator Sam Brownback, Republican of Kansas and a strong social conservative, said Mr. Cornyn also won the respect of some of his colleagues with his work on behalf of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages, an initiative that failed but paid some political dividends for Republicans.
"It was something that a number of older members don't like to handle, social issues," Mr. Brownback said. "That really gave him stature with the broader caucus at a very early setting."
Work that has drawn praise from Republicans and conservatives has drawn scorn from Democrats and liberals who say Mr. Cornyn is in too much of a rush to pick a fight with the opposition and burnish his conservative credentials.
"I think sometimes he has been a little presumptuous," said Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts.
Ralph Neas, head of the liberal group People for the American Way, said, "I am not sure anyone has more consistently been public on so many issues for the right as John Cornyn."
The strong conservative flavor of Mr. Cornyn's Senate career has also surprised some in Texas, where he was known more for his efforts to expand public records laws -- a cause he continues to pursue in Washington in a rare bipartisan effort.
"I have thought, where did this guy get so conservative," said Robert Stein, dean of the School of Social Sciences at Rice University in Houston. "It is hard to figure."
Mr. Cornyn said he was just gravitating to the subjects in Washington that he knew well. But it has not all been smooth sailing.
In April, during a floor speech in the wake of the Terri Schiavo case, he made a remark associating violence against federal judges with political decisions made by the courts, a comment that was quickly condemned as a Congressional threat against the judiciary.
He said the comment was misinterpreted but quickly learned that the spotlight can be hot. "I am comfortable with what I said and what I meant, but I certainly understand how it would appear taken out of context," he said. "I let my guard down."
While Mr. Cornyn is a steadfast ally of the White House, he has a much closer relationship with Mr. Rove than with Mr. Bush, and he has been making a strong show of support for Mr. Rove as he faces accusations that he helped disclose the identity of a covert C.I.A. operative.
"Karl handled my 1996 campaign for the Supreme Court and he has been involved in one way or another in all my elections since that time," Mr. Cornyn said. "Obviously I consider him a very good personal friend. And I trust him a lot."
Should Mr. Cornyn find himself answering questions as a Supreme Court nominee rather than asking them as a senator, he knows there will be a thorough airing of his record in 13 years as a judge. One of the rulings he is best remembered for is the so-called Robin Hood decision, which upheld a law requiring more affluent school districts to subsidize poorer ones.
The decision remains extremely unpopular in some Republican circles, but Mr. Cornyn said it was a vivid illustration of his view of how judges should do their jobs.
"Judges are not supposed to make popular decisions," he said. "They are supposed to interpret the law, and that was a tough one."Continue reading the main story


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To prepare World of Warcraft players for the new content in Mists of Pandaria, patch 5.0.4 will be deployed before the expansion's September 25 launch date and change around many major systems. This includes a dramatic overhaul of each class' talent tree, condensing the current branching system into what Blizzard hopes is a better alternative, where every 15 levels you pick one of three talents to customize your class.
"Say I'm a fire Mage online today," said Ion Hazzikostas, lead encounter designer. "I probably spent thirty-three points in the fire tree and twenty-eight or twenty-nine of those points are being spent on things like 'oh, your fireball hits harder,' 'oh, you have pyroblast now.' Those weren't very interesting choices. Those weren't really choices at all. They were just the things you were expected to spend. If you somehow managed to not take those, you were just hurting yourself. So we got rid of those, but we actually just gave them to you for free. So the player who logs in as a fire Mage is still going to be a fire Mage, is still going to have pyroblast. It's not going to be a foreign, unsettling experience."
The new talents are meant to let players make decisions without really hurting their combat efficiency. "I think they're going to find some interesting choices that really let them set themselves apart and differentiate themselves from other players of the same class and spec in the game. If they want to be more mobile, if they want to be more defensive, if they want to have more offensive crowd control. They can customize themselves in a way that layers on top of what's already in place."
Changes to many of the classes, some of which are significant, will be rolled in with the patch as well to let players get familiar with the altered mechanics before Pandaria is released. "Some have really just had balance adjustments, got a couple new abilities, had some streamlining," said Hazzikostas. "Others, such as the Warlock, have been more heavily overhauled. In all cases we take efforts to preserve a lot of the core that players expect and are used to with the classes."
"I wonder about the Hunters and the removal of the ranged slot," said John Lagrave, lead producer. "The bow is now the main hand. Whether the Hunters go, 'what the hell, I need my polearm too.' We'll see."
With so much changing, Blizzard also looked back at existing systems and in some cases made cuts in order to keep everything from spiraling into chaos. "We removed resistances from the game. There's no elemental resists any more," said Hazzikostas. "Years ago, you crafted resistance gear and that was part of the progression. You needed to get a full set of shadow resist gear before you could fight Mother Shahraz in Black Temple, but we haven't made that type of gear in a while and it was just a buff that players cast. So we just assumed that you have Blessing of Kings and Mark of the Wild that gives you resist all. So you're taking less damage from all these attacks, but you also have these five numbers on your character sheet that are adding to noise and really potentially confusing. So we took that out. That also means, though, if nothing else changes, you're going to take about fifteen percent more damage from every elemental attack in the game, which means we go through and adjust those elemental attacks so we're not making the game harder for players."
"Suddenly you're not just dead," said Lagrave.
"That's one of the great challenges of a game as expansive as World of Warcraft," continued Hazzikostas. "It's very difficult to just touch one thing without their being ripple effects that you have to take into account across the entire game."
Also in the patch will be a Scenario, a new type of story-focused dungeon that doesn't require the standard healer / tank / DPS group composition to complete. Lagrave explained the Scenario will link the events in the existing world to the events of the soon to be added continent of Pandaria. "There's a version for both the Horde and the Alliance, that starts the story of what has happened since the Destroyer's end. After Deathwing's fall, what does the world turn back to? Of course, the world turns back to hating each other. The Horde and the Alliance start fighting again."
Then moving into Pandaria and beyond launch, Blizzard sees Scenarios as a better way to deliver focused stories. "As a vehicle it allows us to further along whatever plotline we want to go with," said Lagrave. "We know that everyone will have a chance to see it because any three of us can queue up for a scenario and boom, we're in. Three tanks can do it, three healers can do it, it doesn't matter what your group composition is."
"In many cases they occupy and expand upon a niche that previously might have been filled by some of our more involved outdoor quest experiences, events that were kind of multi-stage things," said Hazzikostas. "Those can be very tricky to do in the open world where you have player interactions. In an instanced version of that, we can really set up a multi-stage quest event where this village is going to be attacked and you're setting up defenses. We've done things like that in the open world before, we can give players a better experience when it's an instanced version. Once we move away from the DPS, healer trinity as it's called, players suddenly use all kinds of abilities they would never find an occasion to use in instances. You're suddenly using CC [crowd control] all the time, because as a Rogue there isn't someone to tank for you and something's actually hitting you. So you stun it, you gouge it or you fear it. That gives the combat a very unique feel. We're looking forward to expanding on the system in the future."
Lagrave provided more detail. "The big challenge we had in outdoor events like that was, when those things go live you have fifty, a hundred people trying to do that event. So everybody's trying to click on the NPC to get up the dialogue to get it started. It really is a cluster***. You don't really have a sense of what's going on because it's more important for you to step through the process rather than enjoy the experience. Because if I don't get going on this, all these people are going to stop me from progressing. [Scenarios] allow you, the player, to spend the time to go through the content at a reasonable pace and get what we're trying to tell you."
Blizzard has been making changes large and small over the course of the Mists of Pandaria closed beta testing period, which started up this past March. Blizzard found that the starting experience on the new continent of Pandaria, home to the Pandaren race and all the level 85 through 90 questing content, wasn't quite up to the proper quality level. So during testing the beginning sections on Pandaria were closed off and Blizzard took one month to alter the experience to better reflect the growing animosity between Alliance and Horde. "Previously you just landed on the shore. Now you come in, depending on your faction, as part of a massive assault. Whether you're in a gunship bombarding an Alliance encampment or you're doing a strafing run in an Alliance gyrocopter on a Horde fleet, and you really get that feel of conflict between factions. You see one of the main themes of Pandaria is war, the consequences of war."
Outside of the main questing content, Blizzard is adding plenty of extras into the game, such as a Pokemon-like pet battle system, which lets players create teams of pets and battle others. It's a system build just for fun – battling with pets will not serve as a method of progression for your character – but even so, Blizzard has been balancing the gameplay to try and ensure it remains interesting for those excited to try it. "Our players are great about sitting there and hammering on a system and letting us know 'this is broken' or 'this is way OP [overpowerd]. They love to tell us what's OP," said Lagrave.
"There was a cockroach that had an ability, I think it was called Apocalypse," said Hazzikostas, "that basically killed everything after X turns. Everything that's not a cockroach dies. And it's like, 'yeah ok, multi-target death touch is maybe not the most balanced ability,' even if there's a delay of a few turns. Sometimes, some our more creative ideas, that's what play testing iteration is for."
The cockroach Apocalypse ability has since been removed. "We have a ton of new pets in the game as well," said Lagrave. "We want people to go out there and explore and trap new pets and not just run after one thing."
In case you'd rather take on something a little more grand in scale than a pet battle, Blizzard is also adding two outdoor world bosses to Pandaria. "They fill slightly different niches," said Hazzikostas. "The Sha of Anger in Kun-Lai Summit is this massive, towering Sha. Whenever it's up, you can see it from pretty much anywhere in the zone. It's the size of a mountain. That one actually respawns every two hours. It drops from a large random pool of raid loot and PvP loot, so it's going to be attractive to all players regardless of play style, but it's designed to be accessible because it respawns so frequently. You can only actually loot it once per week."
"The other boss is Salyis's Warband. It's a band of saurok lizardmen that are riding on the back of a gigantic mushan. A mushan is a beast that's unique to Pandaria, it's kind of like a green lizard kodo. That is also pretty much the size of a small town. It has about a dozen lizardmen on its back and huge cannons that it uses to bombard villages in the Valley of the Four Winds. That respawns every three to five days. It has unique loot. We expect it to be very hotly contested. We look forward to seeing, particularly on PvP servers, how that's going to play out."
So what kind of group will you need to successfully take out the Warband? "It's designed for a group somewhere around in the teens," said Hazzikostas. But you're going to want to bring more people because you want to kill it faster before someone else comes to gank you. You can have ten people fighting off the gankers while the rest of the people actually kill the boss. For the world bosses we're also using our new loot system. That is personalized loot. Your chances of getting a reward for the target are independent of the number of people in the raid and class compositions. So if I'm a Paladin, it doesn't matter if there are six other Paladins in this raid group with me. When I kill the boss, I get my own personal roll. If it's a success, then I will get an item that's usable by my spec. That means there isn't an incentive to keep the boss to yourselves with the fewest number of people possible."
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J2S announces the availability of version 1.1 of its J2SEditor, an IPTC caption editor with file management capabilities running on MacOS X and MacOS 9.
J2SEditor is a programme designed to edit picture documents. Its image browser displays documents thumbnails and helps you sort files . Its caption editing module lets you add or modify textual meta-data of graphics files separately or in batch without affecting the documents (e.g. the caption of a JPEG file can be updated without recompression of the document).
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Make Windows® XP PC Look Like Windows® 7 PC
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Switching from Windows® XP to Windows® 7 will be interesting. In the meantime, till you upgrade to Windows® 7, you can create the look and feel of Windows® 7 in your Windows® XP desktop and user interface. Various types of wallpapers, icons, boot screen, taskbar dialog boxes plus some extra visual elements such as Aero Snap, Aero Shake or Aero Peek etc., options will help you make your Windows® XP PC look like Windows® 7. Here are different options that you can use:
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One of the best methods to create Windows® 7 look for your Windows® XP desktop is to deck up your desktop with Windows® 7 wallpapers. There are Aero 7 Windows® 7 series wallpapers which are a collection of gorgeous Aurora and Aero designed wallpapers. These wallpapers are available in diverse resolutions to fit to your desktop pixels. You may also check out Windows® 7 wallpapers which are based on myriad themes including nature, landscapes, oceans, abstract designs, animals etc.
Though it is not fully completed, the Seven calculator tool is another option to make your Windows® XP desktop interface to look and feel like Windows® 7. This Seven Calculator is not equipped with the same functionalities as of Windows® 7 calculator. However, interface of the calculator looks just like of Windows® 7 and the basic functions of the calculator work well. Users who know Visual Basic can operate this calculator even better and edit this application.
AeroSnap is one of the reasons why Windows® 7 look and behave differently as compared to the Windows® XP or Windows Vista® desktop. Windows® 7 desktop is being praised for this 'Aero Effects'. The good thing about it is that users can adorn their Windows® XP desktop with such effects by installing 'WinFlip'. The Aero Effects let users flick between several programs even more easily and enjoy its transitional effects too.
If you are not yet satisfied with the Windows® 7 look and feel provided by aforementioned applications and visual impacts, then consider downloading 'Seven Transformation Pack' to make your Windows® XP desktop look like Windows® 7. This Seven Transformation Pack consists of a series of fonts, gadgets, icons, screensaver, system sounds, cursor and other small utilities to provide you with an overall Windows® 7 look and experience.
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Angelina Jolie has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from a Croatian journalist who alleges the storyline for her directorial debut In The Land Of Blood And Honey is lifted from his book about the Bosnian Civil War.
The actress wrote, produced and directed the 2011 movie, which chronicles a romance between a rape and kidnap victim and one of her captors during the 1990s war.
Reporter James J. Braddock filed suit for copyright infringement, alleging the film's plot is based on his 2007 book The Soul Shattering. He claimed he showed his tome to the film's co-producer Edin Sarkic during a 2008 meeting to discuss the possibility of turning the project into a film - although nothing came of the discussions.
Jolie subsequently brushed off the claims, stating: "It's par for the course" - but now the star has filed legal papers in a bid to have the case dismissed.
The actress, as well as officials at production company GK Films and distributor FilmDistrict, have fired back at the lawsuit in documents filed this week (begs03Sep12) at the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The papers state, "Defendants deny that they violated the Berne Convention for the production of Literary and Artistic Works or any other law at issue in this case, including United States copyright laws. Defendants further deny that the protectable elements of the Motion Picture and the book entitled The Soul Shattering are legally or substantially similar under controlling Ninth Circuit law."


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With the appointment of a woman to the Supreme Court, President Reagan sought to patch a weak place in his political armor -- his lack of support among college-educated women.
Mr. Reagan is unique among recnet presidents in his relatively low standing among women. His more bellicose image, and his consevative stands on women's issues (like the Equal Rights Amendment [ERA] and abortion) do not tell the whole story.
Reagan's vulnerability with the women's vote means he lacks the traditional firm anchor that support from women voters usually gives an incumbent when events turn against him. Male voters, traditionally more volatile, even though they elected Reagan and continue to support him, would be more apt to leave him should the economy sour of foreign events entangle him in controversy.
The White House went to a woman for its first Supreme Court appointment to head off a predicted firestorm of controversy over reneging on what many Americans took to be a campaign promise.
Its particular choice -- Arizona Judge Sandra D. O'Connor -- is seen as a moderate within the conservative spectrum. This has angered issue-oriented conservatives. But it helps to position Reagan more favorably among the majority of the women's constituency, who also tend to be moderate on women's issues.
But most political observers do not see the proposed appointment of the first woman Supreme Court justice as wholly redressing the skepticism about him among women voters -- particularly among college-educated and professional women but also among lower-income women who see his attitudes as harsh on social security and on a range of other economic issues important to women.
Evidence of the disparity between the views of men and women on Reagan was clear on election day, and is just as evident today.
Overall, men voted 37 percent for Carter, 54 percent for Reagan, and 7 percent for independent John Anderson last November according to the CBS News-New York Times exit poll. Women voted 45 percent for Carter, 46 percent for Reagan, and 7 percent for Mr. Anderson.
By education, men and women high school graduates voted about the same -- 45 percent for Carter. But college-graduate men and women split sharply -- the men 29 percent for Carter and 58 percent for Reagan, the women 44 percent for Carter and 41 percent for Reagan.
In the latest CBS-NYT survey completed June 27, which asked about approval of the President's performance, the sex difference again appears. Overall, the public approved Reagan's performance by a 59 percent to 23 percent margin. Among men, his approval rating was 66 percent disapproval 19 percent. Among women only 53 percent approved, 26 percent disapproved.
The sex difference also is showing in party identification, as the policy implications of the Reagan era hit home. Women seem to be thinking Democratic. Republican ranks appear about evenly divided among men and women, in the latest CBS survey. But 41 percent of women call themselves Democrats compared with only 30 percent of the men. Among independents, the group most apt to shift, men lead women 44 percent to 34 percent.
"In the last election, we had the largest sex difference in history -- a 10 percent edge for Carter among women," says Tom Smith, director of the National Opinion research Center.
The principal election factor among men and women was economic performance under carter, Mr. Smith says. After that, war and peace was the biggest concern among women, follwed by the ERA and possibly abortion. "On social women's issues -- abortion, ERA, would you vote for a woman president -- there is traditionally no difference between men and women, or men are even a little more liberal," Smith says. "On anything to do with war or violence -- capital punishment, gun control -- there is a 10 percent to 20 percent difference, with women the more cautious."
White House officials acknowledge that a woman nominee was their primary choice from the outset, when Justice Potter Stewart privately announced his retirement to Vice- President George Bush in March.
Judge O'Connor's views and actions as a legislator on a range of issues put her close to the mainstream of American opinion on these issues. She leans toward the ERA: 40 percent of the public favors it, 25 percent oppose it, and 28 percent haven't an opinion, according to the June NBC poll. On abortion judge O'connor says she personally opposes abortion, thinks it suitable for legislative action, but does not take a doctrinaire stance: The public by 71 percent to 21 percent rejects a constitutional amendment to ban abortion, and prefers to leave an abortion decision to the woman and her physician. Her rejection of busing fits with the majority who oppose it.
"A woman appointee had to be a moderate," contends I.A. Lewis, opinion analyst for the Los Angeles Times. "reagan had two choices: either appoint a woman or appoint a conservative." A conservative woman would have gained Reagan nothing with the right-to- life, anti-ERA women who were already with him, while offending tha majority of women who are already skeptical of him.
"It was better to pick a woman now, and pay those due bills from the campaign ," analyst Lewis says. "Reagan came out with a pledge to appoint a woman in the first place because he was soft with women."
Michael Barone, a Democratic political strategist, agrees Reagan made a correct tactical decision. However, he does not see Reagan gaining politically from the decision in the long run..


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Resident Poetry Club Rap Session
The RiverWoods Exeter Resident Poetry Club recently welcomed Ivo Nedyalkov, "Doctor of flow" (fluid mechanics PhD, rapper and faculty member at University of New Hampshire), to host a rap music workshop on campus. If Rap or poetry is not your passion, there are more than 150 different resident committees and interest groups from which to choose.
Had an amazing time doing a rap workshop for the @riverwoodsrc poetry club! I felt so welcomed and was so impressed by all the talent in this group! #RiverwoodsRap pic.twitter.com/4cYS5RqAbf
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I turned on the ball game, but I must have fallen back into what Ryan Seacrest has dubbed "unprotected sleep" (He means falling asleep without setting your alarm clock; get your minds out of the gutter.) because I was jolted awake about an hour and a half later by a phone call.
Then I was ticked, because I had forgotten to turn the VCR off so it could record Friday Night Lights. I'll have to watch it on nbc.com later. I read some comments on the forums at TWOP, and apparently it's an awesome episode. (That's another thing: I couldn't get the site to come up for the longest time. Apparently they were having server issues.)
That time I stayed up long enough to watch Chris Sligh get the boot. Can't say I'm sorry to see him go, but it continued the feeling that I was in some sort of bizarro universe.
This morning, I pull in to the parking lot, and mine is the only car there. Spooky! Apparently this is what happens when all the lights are green and you get there two minutes before 8, as opposed to five minutes after. Okay, ten minutes after.
Anyhow, that's my life up to the last five minutes. (Dennis Miller was on the Daily Show the other day — I loved the bit where Jon and Stephen interact between shows and Stephen tried to out-Dennis Dennis with the obscure references and whatnot.) I might get some more CDs from Lala today, which would liven things up considerably. I need something interesting to listen to while my mind boggles at the complexity and detail of the web redesign project at work.
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If by complexity and detail you mean utter chaos and disorganization, not to mention complete inability of anyone to make up their minds and stick with a decision ...ReplyDelete
Yes! That's exactly what I meant, but I was too addled to accurately describe. I was looking for a Dilbert cartoon that would effectively communicate my point, but then someone came over to get the diocesan directory off the shelf (Q: Why doesn't she just keep it at her desk already?! She's the only one who uses it! A: Because if she did that, she'd have no reason to come over here and spy on me.) and I had to quickly Alt-Tab to switch some windows around. After that, I thought I'd better wrap things up and get back to my part of the massive mess. Oh, I see the mini-meeting just broke up. Can't wait to find out what happened there.ReplyDelete


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I just finished today testing of all the payment stuff. The payment processor is going to be PayPal and the product price will be EURO 39. / $49.
All the payments are processed on PayPal site and at the end the payer receives software activation code generated by ProStockMaster site. I hope you guys will excuse me if I will not accept GBP and AUD at least at this phase. PayPal also accepts credit cards, so it should handle 99% of payment options this way.
I am also adding an affiliate program, so anyone who want to promote ProStockMaster will get 25% sales commission on any sale of the software to his/her referred buyer.
At the moment I need 2-3 more days to add "lock/unlock" functionality to the software, so a person who has downloaded ProStockMaster can pay, get his activation code and enter it in the app without a need to re-download the software. I think at the end of this week all this stuff will be ready.
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Six advanced energy storage systems have been installed at sites in northern England as part of a three-year smart grid project.
NEC Energy Solutions (formerly A123 Energy Solutions) has completed commissioning the GSS (Grid Storage Solution) units for Northern Powergrid. In total, they have nearly 2.9MW of power and 5.7MWh of energy storage capacity, and were installed at substations in both urban and rural locations as part of the Customer-Led Network Revolution (CLNR) project, which is part-funded through Ofgem's Low Carbon Networks Fund.
The largest installation, a 2.5MW, 5MWh GSS, is located in an urban industrial area in Darlington, while one of the smallest is a 50kW unit in a residential area in Wooler, a small town in Northumberland.
"Part of the challenge of installing energy storage in these areas was the wide diversity in the various sites," said Ian Lloyd, CLNR technology manager at Northern Powergrid. "We needed battery systems that could fit into a range of electricity distribution substations, so it was important to have a very flexible battery design to accommodate our very different locations."
Energy storage is a key component of the CLNR project, and will be used to help integrate more solar and wind energy into Britain's electricity network, as well as supporting other low-carbon technologies.
To fit the needs of the project at four of the six sites, NEC Energy Solutions supplied lithium-ion-based grid battery systems packaged in a variety of enclosures including standard 40ft containers and smaller customised enclosures. The last two locations required energy storage systems installed directly into existing buildings.
"This project enables distribution network operators to implement new technologies designed to increase energy efficiency and support the adoption of clean energy, which represents an excellent opportunity to showcase the flexibility of our products," said Bud Collins, CEO of NEC Energy Solutions.
"Our versatile battery energy storage solutions have the proven ability to deliver multiple high-value grid services such as frequency response, operating reserves and many others, and we look forward to demonstrating how advanced lithium-ion battery energy storage can help enable a new, low-carbon energy future in the UK."
NEC Corporation recently acquired A123 Energy Solutions, the grid energy storage business of A123 Systems, in a $100m (£60m) deal that was finalised this May. A123 is now focusing on the transport market, especially micro-hybrids, but it has retained its cell-manufacturing plants in the USA and China and will become a key cell supplier to NEC.


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EditStar Player
After achieving certain objectives in each minigame, Monita will inform you that you've become a Star Player. She will congratulate you and put a star symbol on the game.
Becoming a Star Player in all the different mini-games will unlock the End Credits.
EditSingle Player Games
EditBalloon Trip Breeze
Complete each level, including day 3 night.
EditCaptain Falcon's Twister Race
Complete all stages, including area 12 (in the day-time stages).
EditDonkey Kong's Crash Course
Complete the first course.
EditOctopus Dance
Complete all stages. (Except for the extra stage)
EditTakamaru's Ninja Castle
Complete all stages. (Only till fake monita)
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Complete all gates. (till gate 20)
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Play the attraction 30 times.
EditThe Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest
Complete all Quest Mode stages. (not including the extra stages)
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Play the attraction 30 times.
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My name is Rob, I'm 24 and I'm a recent graduate of Penn State University. Grew up in Trenton, NJ and I currently reside in Hamilton, NJ. I was introduced to sports at a young age when I learned my father played professional baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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I graduated from Penn State with a degree in Broadcast Journalism in May 2009. I love both aspects of journalism, both print and broadcast.
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At Penn State, I worked with the school hockey team in broadcasting their home games and writing game stories.
I have interned at NBC Universal for Late Night w/ Conan O' Brien in New York City and with ESPN Radio 1450 in State College.
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I know Alan, but im always with the team through radio. I have more access than he does, but he does get through sometimes also. I go to every game and I travelto away games.
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Great apes, despite their impressive intellect and five-fingered hands, do not seem to come factory-loaded for pointing. But they may just lack the opportunity to practice it. A baby ape rarely lets go of its mother, clinging to her abdomen as she knuckle-walks from place to place. But Kanzi, who was raised in captivity, was often carried in human arms, and that left his hands free for communication.
"By the time Kanzi was 9 months old, he was already pointing at things," says Savage-Rumbaugh. I witnessed him do it in Iowa, not only when he pointed at me to invite me for coffee but also when he swept his hand toward the hallway in a be-quick-about-it gesture as I went to get him his ball.
Pointing isn't the only indicator of a smart species that grasps the theory of mind. Blue jays another corvid cache food for later retrieval and are very mindful of whether other animals are around to witness where they've hidden a stash. If the jays have indeed been watched, they'll wait until the other animal leaves and then move the food. They not only understand that another creature has a mind; they also manipulate what's inside it.
The gold standard for demonstrating an understanding of the self-other distinction is the mirror test: whether an animal can see its reflection and recognize what it is. It may be adorable when a kitten sees itself in a full-length mirror and runs around to the other side of the door looking for what it thought was a playmate, but it's not head-of-the-class stuff. Elephants, apes and dolphins are among the few creatures that can pass the mirror test. All three respond appropriately when they look in a mirror after a spot of paint is applied to their forehead or another part of their body. Apes and elephants will reach up to touch the mark with finger or trunk rather than reach out to touch the reflection. Dolphins will position themselves so they can see the reflection of the mark better.
"If you put a bracelet on an orangutan and put it in front of a mirror, it doesn't just look at the bracelet," says Bhagavan Antle, director of the Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species in Myrtle Beach, S.C. "It puts the bracelet up to its face and shakes it. It interacts with its reflection."
With or without mirror smarts, some animals are also adept at grasping abstractions, particularly the ideas of sameness and difference. Small children know that a picture of two apples is different from a picture of a pear and a banana; in one case, the objects match, and in the other they don't. It's harder for them to take the next step correctly matching a picture of two apples to a picture of two bananas instead of to a picture of an orange and a plum.
"It's called relations between relations, and it's a basic scaffold of intelligence," says psychologist Ed Wasserman of the University of Iowa. Last year Wasserman conducted a study that proved some animals have begun building that scaffold. In his research, baboons and surprisingly pigeons got the relations-between-relations idea, correctly identifying the proper pairings with a peck or a joystick when images were flashed on a screen.
Significantly, just as humans better understand an idea when they have a term to describe it (imagine explaining, say, satisfaction if the word didn't exist), so do animals benefit from such labels. Psychologist David Premack of the University of Pennsylvania found that when chimps were taught symbols for same and different, they later performed better on analogy tests.
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If animals can reason even if it's in a way we'd consider crude the unavoidable question becomes, Can they feel? Do they experience empathy or compassion? Can they love or care or hope or grieve? And what does it say about how we treat them? For science, it would be safest simply to walk away from a question so booby-trapped with imponderables. But science can't help itself, and at least some investigators are exploring these ideas too.
It's well established that elephants appear to mourn their dead, lingering over a herd mate's body with what looks like sorrow. They show similar interest even what appears to be respect when they encounter elephant bones, gently examining them, paying special attention to the skull and tusks. Apes also remain close to a dead troop mate for days.


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PS: we would all love some snow for Christmas...
Friday, 23 December 2016
Day 23: Dear Saint Nick,
PS: we would all love some snow for Christmas...
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Hari OmReplyDelete
...Ed... Sheeran? Or MR ED..???
That's a fine letter of request you two and I am sure Santa will do his best. As for the snow... we are in the height of Barbara's fury. Two more sleeps!!! Hugs whiskeries growlies, YAM-aunty xxxReplies
A no to Mr Ed, that's for sure. I think he would creep me out a bit, apart from not having the room for him in the first place...Delete
We all hope Santa will do his best for all of us.
I think Brom's request have more of a chance of fulfillment than Miss Oswin's. As for Ed ... I've got nuthin.ReplyDelete
THAT is a grand Letter. We hope you get EVERYTHINGY on your list. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you two and Miss Mara.ReplyDelete
I'm sure you'll get all the things you asked for since you've been so very good this year! Happy Christmas!ReplyDeleteReplies
We hope so, we are keeping our paws crossed...Delete
Merry Christmas! I hope Santapaws brings you some of the things on your list!ReplyDelete
Mama also wanted to say thank you for the beeeaaautiful Christmas card!Replies
You are quite welcome. We love sending and receiving cards.Delete
We know you all have been very good! Merry Christmas to all of you!ReplyDelete
Your Pals,
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Thank you, merry Christmas to you too!Delete
As I am reading the post in reverse, no that would not make sense. As I am reading the most recent posts first as I catch up on your posts, I know you all received your wishes.ReplyDelete


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Shirley, Thank you for sharing these beaitiful deer and there story with us! It is so wonderful to see these deer photos. A few years ago for hunring deer where I live they had some knew rules for hunting because we were short on deer in our area. I do not know if it will be the same this year though.
Judith, Paavo is so cute thank you for sharing him with us!
I have three cats, three dogs that I will share with you all soon.
Hi everyone, I'm a new member and am happy to meet fellow animal lovers! Here is a picture of our sweet Shih Tzu named Paavo. :)
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Thank you for Sharing the White Fox, Shirley! Yes it's just Gorgeous!
Wow! Looks so real! Love this picture Shirley
Love the bear!
Thank you for joining and sharing you lovely story with us! I love the name promise. She is a beautiful dog.
God's Blessings, Sharmelle
Anyway, Promise came to me in October 2014. I am a compulsive spender and had bought a large priced item without consulting my husband and on top of that didn't need. It was a Kirby Vacumm cleaner. No sooner had I signed on the dotted line, I knew I couldn't keep it. So on Monday I returned it to the office after telling my husband what i did. Going home I felt so much better. When I got home, my husband was on the computer looking at dogs. We had not had a dog for several years and were starting to think about getting one. My thought was a toy poodle - we had had one before and I really liked the size, and the fact they don't shed. My husband found labradoodle puppies for sale - only $600. Well, I wasn't about to get a labradoodle let alone a puppy. so, I decided to check on Craiglist in my area for toy poodles. There were only two ads. One was an adorable sweet femal, 4yrs old. I immediately called the number, the people lived just a few miles away, and we were on our way over! Upon meeting , this adorable little female, jumped into my arms and snuggled in. Needless to say, she came home with us. Her name was Promise. As I thought about changing her name, I decided, No, Promise was her name - and everyday she reminds me of God's promises. He is faithful even when we are not.
I jjust jointed this gorup because I have a special pet named Promise - she is a toy poodle and a gift from God a little over 2 years ago. Forgive me but I'm having trouble downloading this image!
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That is too funny Gloria LOL
What kind of dogs do you have Shar??
That is too funny Gloria! Thanks for the smiles :))
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Thanks again for sharing your friends rescue kitten and cats with us. I want one but I already have three cats and two dogs lol. Pluss you live to far away from me lol. You are in Michigan too; I am just in the UP part of Michigan and you are aways down in lower Michigan lol.
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1. Re: Blank icon in control panel (Win7) after PROSet/Wireless 14.2.x.x installationPicodon Jun 3, 2012 6:45 PM (in response to MPM)
I had the same problem (though I think that, for me, it appeared after installing revision 14.3.x.x of PROSet/Wireless, but I could be wrong and I might also have skipped revisions).
Looking in the registry, I found a seemingly unused control panel namespace labelled "Intel® WiFi Connection Utility", with key "{B9F96805-88EC-4952-929F-397985D7B2D7}" (in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\"). That key did not appear anywhere else in my registry, so I surmised that it was likely to be unused.
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This just in: teens love Ian Somerhalder. And most residents of Rosewood. And they even remember when Gossip Girl was on the air.
The first wave of 2013 Teen Choice Award nominations are out, with cast members from The CW leading the way.
Scroll down for the complete list and watch this Josh Duhamel-hosted ceremony live on Fox on Sunday, August 11...
Choice TV Show: Drama
"Gossip Girl"
"Pretty Little Liars"
"Switched At Birth"
Choice TV Actor: Drama
Penn Badgley, "Gossip Girl"
Joshua Bowman, "Revenge"
Lucas Grabeel, "Switched At Birth"
Ian Harding, "Pretty Little Liars"
Nick Wechsler, "Revenge"
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Troian Bellisario, "Pretty Little Liars"
Blake Lively, "Gossip Girl"
Vanessa Marano, "Switched At Birth"
Hayden Panettiere, "Nashville"
Emily VanCamp, "Revenge"
Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
"Beauty and The Beast"
"Once Upon a Time"
"The Vampire Diaries"
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Jensen Ackles, "Supernatural"
Stephen Amell, "Arrow"
Jared Padalecki, "Supernatural"
Ian Somerhalder, "The Vampire Diaries"
Paul Wesley, "The Vampire Diaries"
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Katie Cassidy, "Arrow"
Nina Dobrev, "The Vampire Diaries"
Ginnifer Goodwin, "Once Upon a Time"
Kat Graham, "The Vampire Diaries"
Kristin Kreuk, "Beauty and the Beast"
Choice TV Show: Action
"Chicago Fire"
"Hawaii Five-0"
"NCIS: Los Angeles"
Choice TV Actor: Action
Scott Caan, "Hawaii Five-0"
LL Cool J, "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Jonny Lee Miller, "Elementary"
Jesse Spencer, "Chicago Fire"
Shane West, "Nikita"
Choice TV Actress: Action
Lyndsy Fonseca, "Nikita"
Lucy Liu, "Elementary"
Grace Park, "Hawaii Five-0"
Maggie Q, "Nikita"
Monica Raymund, "Chicago Fire"
Choice TV Show: Comedy
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Modern Family"
"New Girl"
Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jake Johnson, New Girl
Ashton Kutcher, "Two And a Half Men"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory"
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project
Lea Michele, Glee
Bridgit Mendler, "Good Luck Charlie"
Choice TV: Reality Competition Show
"American Idol"
"The Bachelor"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"The Voice"
"The X Factor"
Choice TV: Reality Show
"Dance Moms"
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo"
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians"
"Married to Jonas"
"Tia & Tamera"
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