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A meeting was held at 09:30 on Oct. 15th in the Aims class room with Ron bland presiding. Tom Boos gave a summary of the Young Eagles Day of Oct. 8th. 12 Young Eagles were flown by members. Two more that had signed up and could not come, and one Eagle, will be flown tentatively on the 22nd by Truman and Russ. Tom announced also that he will become an aviation merit badge instructor. 8 Young Eagles from Boy Scout Troop 1 were the preponderance of the group. It was generally expressed that Girls Scouts are also welcome to become EAA Young Eagles. Frank Whitely gave a brief on the present situation, and opportunities for people, of soaring clubs across the U.S.
An existing Greeley airport program of displaying aviation art by school kids was presented by Ron. A proposal was discussed whereby the Chapter 1117 could participate as additional sponsors for this by offering an airplane ride and/or a 50 dollar cash prize for the winner. This will be further developed and discussed more at a later date. The club membership expressed much support for the idea.
A 2017 Learn to Fly Day was tentatively set for 20, May, 2017. This is also Armed Forces Day. The Aims college is celebrating an anniversary, and again desires to be a part. The Aims flight school has become a integral part of the LTFD and is instrumental in its success. Ed offered that advertising is key with radio, flyers, and newspapers being utilized. Coordination by Ron with Aims is ongoing. The club is always looking for people who can spare an aircraft for a static display which always adds to a successful day.
November is election time for the club. Anyone desiring to hold a position in the club can let the leadership know. Most club positions for 2017 will be filled by those presently holding positions. The club has agreed to create an activities coordinator. Mark Hinze has agreed to be a co-chair for this position. The club is encouraging someone to step forward and assist Mark. It is generally felt that a program, or guest speaker, could be scheduled at least every other month, but that would be up to the co-chair individuals. We will have access to the new conference room, with computer screen, for our meeting use. All members of the club were encouraged to send program ideas to club leadership for consideration. This can include tours, fly outs, talks from club members, etc.
A belated Christmas dinner is tentatively scheduled for January 7th at the Cattleman's restaurant. Cocktails will be at 6 with dinner at 7pm. The Secretary will make this reservation.
The John Artz scholarship money discussed. This will be spent on a EAA Flight Academy, or flight lessons to a local young person who is selected by the club. Thank you messages will be sent by the Secretary.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:50 Truman Sager, Secy.
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IT is hard to recall a time when headlines did not proclaim, virtually on a daily basis, some new war atrocity in the former Yugoslavia. The situation has received extensive debate in the United States Congress, the United Nations, and in other forums, and added "ethnic cleansing" to our vocabulary.
But more questions than answers have resulted from this worldwide deliberation. How long will the war continue? How many more will die or be forced from their homes? Will the newly imposed maritime blockade against Serbia help Bosnians? Will the killing and purging spill over from Bosnia into Kosova, making ethnic Albanians (90 percent of the population of Kosova) the next target of Serbian-backed ethnic cleansing?
One vitally important question has not received much attention: Will those guilty of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia eventually be punished? It is not too early to consider this question. An affirmative answer by a unified world community might bring the atrocities to an end. The Bosnian government estimates that more than 40,000 individuals are dead or missing and more than 2 million have been driven from their homes - the greatest tide of refugees in Europe since World War II. Atrocities are report ed on both sides, but Serbian atrocities appear to far outweigh those committed by Muslims and Croats.
We must send a strong message that these actions will not go unpunished. On Aug. 11, 1992, the US Senate endorsed such a message by a 74-22 vote. During Senate debate on the resolution, I referred to this as a "defining moment" in US foreign policy. How we handle this situation will tell the world much about America's role in the post-cold-war world.
Among its provisions, the resolution on the former Yugoslavia called for the convening of a war crimes tribunal. On Oct. 6, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 780, requesting the secretary-general to establish a commission of experts to analyze war crimes information submitted by countries and human rights organizations. The commission also would conduct its own investigations into alleged violations of the Geneva Conventions and other violations of international humanitarian law committed in the
the former Yugoslavia. The resolution allows the UN secretary-general to recommend "further appropriate steps."
What are further appropriate steps? Perhaps the most famous instance in which individuals were held responsible for war crimes was the Nuremberg Trials. On Aug. 8, 1945, the Allied Powers London Agreement was signed, creating an International Military Tribunal.
The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 95 (1) on Dec. 11, 1946, noting the agreement and annexed charter establishing the tribunal and affirming "the principles of international law recognized by the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the judgment of the Tribunal." Later, the UN's International Law Commission would formulate seven principles of international war crimes law which evolved from the Nuremberg experience.
Unfortunately, while work has continued in this area over the years, a comprehensive regulation of crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity has not yet evolved. This does not mean that the work of the newly created UN Commission of Experts will be in vain. The world can still use the UN to pass judgment on the criminals of the former Yugoslavia.
Another avenue open to a world community seeking justice in the former Yugoslavia may be the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The Genocide Convention was first adopted in 1948. Yugoslavia is a signatory to the convention and thus bound by its provisions. The convention defines genocide as the intentional destruction of any national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part, by killing its members, causing them serious physical or mental harm, imposing c onditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction, imposing measures intended to prevent births, or transferring children from one group to another.
The convention renders punishable the actual commission of any of these acts, as well as conspiracy, incitement, attempt, and complicity in connection with any of them.
How is the convention enforced? The main sanction lies in the undertaking of its parties to enact legislation to implement the convention. Each party is then responsible for providing for the punishment of offenders by national courts of the state within the territory on which the genocide has been committed. However, it is possible for accused individuals to be tried by an international tribunal agreed to by the parties.
Few are yet willing to call what is happening in the former Yugoslavia "genocide" as it is historically understood. However, if the UN Commission of Experts verifies reports of ethnic cleansing and of torture, starvation, and execution in detention camps, it is hard to imagine how such activities would not fall within the scope of activities punishable under the Genocide Convention. In the end, justice must be served for the crimes being committed in the former Yugoslavia.


text: I am planning on buying my first domain for a (hopeful) future website I want to build. Currently the domain I want is available as a .com but is considered premium and is ridiculously expensive. The .net is currently taken but the owner has lapsed on his registration and it expired Sep 28, 2012. How long must I wait before I can register this domain? Are there additional steps i need to take to register this? Will the .net still be considered premium to name cheap and cost thousands? Thanks!


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Galaad said:4dot elephant! They are good for defense, especially awakened ones, had I known during the event I would have farmed it completely.
lordgraa said:PS: guys - shall I use "he/she" or "it" when I speak about creatures? I know he/she should be used for humans but... can I use it also for animals/creatures? Sorry for this crazy question I just want to be sure And get better with my English.
Stevie said:I think it's fine to use he/she for creatures who are basically humanoids with a distinguishable gender, for example I'd call my Storm Giant a he and the Siren a she. But for dragons, elementals, beasts and other mythical beings I'll use it.
markmasters said:Did you guys try using the elephant as 'final boss'? I wonder if that works...its pretty tanky
Raenus said:Okay, I am putting the guild in charge of punching me in the face next time I complain about my luck.
My current team pleases me to no end.
The Sludge Hulk's 50% PWR debuff is freakin amazing. Also it can be used to detonate my Pheonix's burn for quick, nice damage.
The Pheonix is a powerhouse and really the most important part of my team. It provides probably 60% of my damage by itself.
The Kirin is an amazing (but fickle) healer. It's main use is the 30% Luck buff though. That buff makes the Sludge Hulk's poison/debuff, the Pheonix's burn, and the Tiamat's stun/silence/debuff much, much more reliable.
The Tiamat is the creature that enabled me to take on Stegos (I actually beat a dungeon with two Stego bosses earlier). It has much higher luck than the Treant making it a more reliable silencer, albeit the silence is 1 turn as opposed to 2 from the Treant. However it also has a 4 turn stun as a backup. I don't think I have ever had both fail and I KNOW that they have not both failed when I had the luck buff up. If all else fails it usually debuffs all of the enemies stats by 20% making them hit significantly lighter.
The Hunchback is a safety net in case a creature dies. I left it with the assassin tome mainly to try and minimize the number of times it gets hit and try and keep it alive. I would gladly replace it if something nicer came along though (I think that either the black or yellow Genie would be absolutely perfect to round out my team).
I honestly don't need to check defenses anymore. I completely agree with Galaad, at this point literally the only things I have to fear are the first and fourth waves when my ability charges are empty.
I am currently eagerly waiting for Big P to hit me so I can exact sweet, sweet revenge (assuming he actually shows up in my revenge list, the no shows are really starting to get on my nerves).
Raenus said:Okay, I am putting the guild in charge of punching me in the face next time I complain about my luck.
My current team pleases me to no end.
Lunatic said:Sorry Galaad,but with the thing that boss waves are not that important I disagree.
The first boss wave is crucial too in my opinion,cause it can either kill something of if you have a good boss there force the enemy to use up a lot of his mana...which makes the usually strong setable wave 4 a lot more valuable too.
Except for that I agree with your point of view in any other thing
Best regards
Stevie said:I agree with Lunatic, I am fairly sure I'm winning dungeons only because of my bosses, they either wipe out the enemy team outright or set them for failure on the next waves. But I can see your point, and I very much concur on how the 1st wave can be decisive if set up properly.
Stevie said:(the silence fails half of the time)
Galaad said:Yes exactly.
Stevie said:(the silence fails half of the time)
Stun always works first time and gets resisted second time if targetted on same creature.
Rakshasa92 said:The biggest bug I encountered so far is the Phoenix.
Really, it just keeps reviving, healing and my attacking monsters just die instantly, and the siren's heal ain't doing anything about it, she also dies when she heals. Also my forest giants stun doesn't work against the phoenix for some reason..
Phoenix = a bug, if you win with a phoenix you are just happy to have the phoenix as it is a freaking bug and the game becomes too easy with one of those suckers.


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Local swimmer catches the eye of
Olympic selectors
A young Longford swimmer has caught the eye of Olympic selectors with his current run of form, which has seen him break records and pick up several gold medals.
Sixteen-year-old Gerry Quinn, who is a son of Seamus Quinn and Patricia Honeyman, has impressed with his performances this year, and his family say his best is still to come.
"He is only really starting to up his training now," his mother, Patricia, told the Longford Leader.
"He's only just begun land training and gym work to improve his strength and conditioning."
Over the past year, Gerry has collected an impressive haul of medals, and he has even had the opportunity to compete at international level, where his abilities have impressed.
"He won four golds at the Irish Championships, which were held at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin, and he won a gold, two silvers, and a bronze at the Canadian Championships," Patricia revealed. "It's been his best year to date.
"He also won two golds at the UK Schools Games. His coach, Ronan McNiven, said it was the first time an Irish swimmer achieved that."
His father, Seamus, adds: "He set a new Junior and Senior Connaught record in the 100-metre freestyle about two weeks ago. That's probably his best achivement of the year, and the race was recorded and can be viewed on Longford Swimming Club's website."
Maintaining the standards required to compete in these competitions requires dedication and Patricia highlighted just how much effort Gerry puts into his training.
"He trains Tuesday to Friday from 6.15am to 7.45am, and he also trains for an hour on Friday evenings," she explained.
"On Saturday mornings we get up at 4.40am to take him to the pool in the Kingfisher Fitness Club at NUI Galway, where he trains for five hours, and he also trains on Sunday mornings for two hours. Monday is his only day off."
Gerry's results over the course of this year have brought him to the attention of selectors for the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo.
"Gerry automatically qualified for the Olympic Focus Squad with the times he achieved this summer," Patricia continued.
"There are about 20 from all over the country in that squad.
"His next competition is the Short Course Nationals in Lisburn, and he's hoping to qualify for the World Junior Championships in Singapore, and the European Junior Olympics in Baku, Azerbaijan."


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Cuevas de Campanet
The Caves of Campanet are in the foothills of the Tramuntana and first opened to the public in 1948. There are guided visits and a bar, but this is a less commercialized visitor experience than other caves on Mallorca.
Covering an area of more than 3,000 square metres, almost a thousand feet deep in places, the caves have spectacular stalactite and stalagmite formations, with names such as the Lake and Palma Tree Chambers.
Cuevas de Artà
In the northeast, near Canyamel beach, there's a guided tour through these superb caves – less busy than those in Porto Cristo.
There are various named chambers – including Hell, Purgatory and Paradise; 'Queen of Paradise' is a unique stalagmite, 22 metres tall. A light and sound show enhances the effect of the amazing stalagmites and stalactites.
The year-round 18°C temperature is pleasant on the hottest of days, and the view of the Mediterranean as you exit is lovely.
See the abcMallorca guide to the beautiful, historic town of Arta in north east Mallorca and find out more about luxury lifestyle on offer. […] Artá
Cuevas del Drac in Porto Cristo
World-famous ancient limestone caves, mapped by French geologist Edouard Martel in the late 19th century.
There are four enormous main chambers, numerous romantically named formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and one of the world's largest underground lakes – the scene of several daily classical music concerts.
Guided tours take you through the caves.
Porto Cristo
Discover the history, mystery and best things to see and do with our abcMallorca guide to the tranquil harbour town of Porto Cristo in the east of Mallorca. […] Porto Cristo


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September saw the start of the pilot phase of a public gigabit Wi-Fi access point on the famous Fan Mile in Berlin, Germany. HUBER+SUHNER is providing Wi-Fi antennas and coaxial cables, thus playing its part in enabling users in the area to surf, chat and stream for free for 30 minutes.
Everything about electronics can be viewed at electronica. Whether it comes to PCBs, semiconductors, sensors, connectors or displays: electronica is the best place to find out first which components, systems and applications are made possible by the latest developments.
The Cube Optics TERABIT MUX Unit is a flexible network solution based on passive DWDM in 50GHz Grid.
The Box contains two pieces of four channel CWDM multiplexers (one mux, one demux). CWDM 40G multiplexers to multiplex and de-multiplex four CWDM channels 1271/ 1291/ 1311/ 1331nm, these correspond to the 40GBase-LR4 transceiver wavelengths. The CWDM multiplexers are compliant with the ITU G.694.2 standard and Telcordia GR1221 (former Bellcore) standard and is designed to meet NEBS level 3. The system interoperates with any router, switch, DSLAM, SFP and GBIC, which supports the CWDM ITU G.694.2 standard.
Platform to multiplex and de-multiplex up to 88 DWDM channels out of C and H band. The DWDM Multiplexer are based on a-thermal AWG technology with wideband pass bands. Point to point transmission for up to 88ch DWDM TERA BIT MUX over fiber pair. The TERA Bit MUX can be combined with CUBO Transport Cube DWDM Optical Amplifier. Multiple 100G data transmission over fiber pair, up to 2.2Tbps totally.
Cube Optics TERABIT MUX Unit is a flexible network solution based on passive Dense wavelengths Division Multiplexing DWDM in 50GHz Grid, The Unit is based on 19" rack type installation (2HU) is adaptable to all rack system (ETSI 19", 23") TERA-BIT MUX is for 100G applications over fiber pair, provide two pieces of up to 88 DWDM channels in 50GHz (one mux and one demux). The Unit is compliant with ITU G.694.1 standard and Telcordia GR1221 (former Bellcore) standard and designed to meet NEBS level.


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Kristina Rihanoff wants Harry Styles on Strictly
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- 3 April 2013
Kristina Rihanoff would love to partner One Direction hunk Harry Styles on 'Strictly Come Dancing' because she is confident he would be keen to make their routines "sexy"
Kristina Rihanoff wants Harry Styles to partner her on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The 35-year-old dancer is keen to take to the floor with the 19-year-old singer because she thinks he would be happy to make the routines "sexy", but admitted she would have loved to have teamed up with McFly drummer Harry Judd, who won the Glitterball Trophy in 2011 with Aliona Vilani.
She said: "If I could have any celebrity to dance with I thought I would like someone like Harry Judd, a very handsome and gifted boy from a very likeable band. I think that is the right combination.
"Harry Styles. He's a bit of a naughty boy, though! I think he would be happy to make the dances sexy."
Kristina - who has been dating retired professional boxer Joe Calzaghe since partnering him on the BBC show in 2009 - admits she developed a "girl crush" on Kimberley Walsh when the Girls Aloud star performed on the programme last year.
She explained: "Louis Smith was there, and Denise van Outen, Lisa Riley and Dani Harmer. It was great to see how addicted they've become to dancing.
"You make great friends during the show. I've kept in touch with Kimberley Walsh from last year. I was so taken by her. I had a little girl crush because she's so lovely and unaffected by fame.
"We ended up in the same resort because Joe and I went to Barbados on holiday and Kimberley was there with her family. We had great fun together.
"I'm also still close to Kara Tointon from the 2010 series."
While Kristina is yet to be asked back for the 10th anniversary series of 'Strictly' this year, the blonde beauty is keen to do the show again in its "most exciting year".
She added to the Daily Star newspaper: "I would love to do it again this year if they ask me. I think it's going to be the most exciting year.
"Last year was incredible and the ratings showed that."


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October 29, 2001 16:13QIAGEN and Polysciences Inc. Announce Alliance on Magnetic Polymer Bead TechnologiesVENLO, Netherlands and WARRINGTON, Pa., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGENF, Neuer Markt: QIA; Easdaq: QGEN) and Polysciences, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a development, supply and marketing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement QIAGEN has received exclusive rights to develop and market certain of Polysciences' existing and future magnetic polymer technologies. QIAGEN believes that Polysciences' broad technology portfolio will lead to a range of products for manual and automated separation and purification of cells and proteins and that it will significantly expand QIAGEN's current magnetic particle technology range addressing certain applications in nucleic acid purification. QIAGEN believes that the intended magnetic particle-based products uniquely combine requirements in the rapidly growing genomics, proteomics and cellomics markets. Certain forms of cell separation and protein separation required in cellomics and proteomics are closely linked with nucleic acid purification, in both research and clinical applications. Therefore, products which link the technologies will offer significant advantages for users in these markets, who will benefit all the more because the products will be optimized to share the same QIAGEN BioRobot automation platforms. Magnetic particles are seen by QIAGEN to have applicability in certain segments of nucleic acid purification and have therefore already been one of many technologies incorporated in the broad portfolio of QIAGEN nucleic acid purification products today. QIAGEN intends to launch the first products resulting from this alliance in the second quarter of 2002. These intended first products will primarily address several applications in cell separation and will also include products for the separation and purification of nucleic acids and proteins. Under the terms of the agreement, Polysciences is to receive approximately $0.8 million in cash and approximately 52 thousands shares of restricted common stock in QIAGEN N.V. in exchange and in consideration for the transfer of certain assets. "We are very impressed by the depth of polymer chemistry technology and expertise at Polysciences. This perfectly complements QIAGEN's technology focus," said Dr. Ulrich Schriek, QIAGEN's Vice President for Corporate Business Development. "The exclusive nature of this agreement allows QIAGEN to access Polysciences' substantial research and manufacturing strength with the goal of unleashing the benefits of magnetic polymers in applications requiring the moving or purifying biological samples using magnetic forces. We also look forward to working with Polysciences on research and development programs on new applications for our customer base. Their customers include many names in health care and other fields. With this alliance, we believe that Polysciences' technologies will soon be incorporated into a number of QIAGEN's market and technology leading products used in the handling, separation and purification of biomolecules." "Polysciences looks forward to a mutually beneficial relationship in this specific particle area and other future endeavors with QIAGEN," said Mr. Michael Ott, CEO of Polysciences, Inc. "Polysciences brings its 40 years of experience in the specialty monomer, polymer, and particle areas together with Qiagen's extensive technical and marketing expertise in innovative biotechnology, to further help supply novel solutions to scientists around the world." About QIAGEN N.V. QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands holding company with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Italy, Australia and Canada, believes it is the world's leading provider of innovative enabling technologies and products for the separation, purification and handling of nucleic acids. The Company has developed a comprehensive portfolio of more than 320 proprietary, consumable products for nucleic acid separation, purification and handling, nucleic acid amplification, as well as automated instrumentation, synthetic nucleic acid products and related services. QIAGEN's products are sold in more than 42 countries throughout the world to academic research markets and to leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In addition, the Company is positioning its products for sale into developing commercial markets, including DNA sequencing and genomics, nucleic acid-based molecular diagnostics, and genetic vaccination and gene therapy. QIAGEN employs approximately 1,500 people worldwide. Further information on QIAGEN can be found at http://www.qiagen.com. About Polysciences, Inc. Polysciences Inc. is dedicated to addressing its leading chemistry competence to supplying products, services, and manufacturing. The Company's business can be segmented into three categories. The laboratory products category includes catalog sales of fine chemicals, certified & fluorescent dyes, electrophoresis reagents, histology & microscopy products, microspheres & particles, polymers & monomer, and other products for industrial users and scientists. In the areas of Custom Synthesis and Contract Manufacturing & Formulation, Polysciences offers the custom design of materials to suit specialized needs and an extensive array of FDA and GMP compliant manufacturing services. Operating out of facilities in Warrington, PA, and Eppelheim, Germany, privately held Polysciences, Inc. employs over 90 people, most of which are scientists. 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Architect of the Capitol:
Progress in Improving Energy Efficiency and Options for Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GAO-08-917T: Published: Jun 18, 2008. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 2008.
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In April 2007, GAO reported that 96 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions from the Capitol Hill Complex facilities--managed by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC)--resulted from electricity use throughout the complex and combustion of fossil fuels in the Capitol Power Plant. The report concluded that AOC and other legislative branch agencies could benefit from conducting energy audits to identify projects that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions. GAO also recommended that AOC and the other agencies establish a schedule for conducting these audits and implement selected projects as part of an overall plan that considers cost-effectiveness, the extent to which the projects reduce emissions, and funding options. AOC and the other agencies agreed with our recommendations. This statement focuses on (1) the status of AOC's efforts to implement the recommendations in our April 2007 report and (2) opportunities for the Senate to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and associated environmental impacts. The statement is based on GAO's prior work, analysis of AOC documents, and discussions with AOC management.
AOC has made some progress toward implementing the recommendations in GAO's April 2007 report, but opportunities remain. For example, AOC has prioritized a list of Capitol Hill buildings that need energy audits but has not developed a schedule for conducting the audits that explains the prioritization scheme or provides information on the anticipated costs. AOC prioritized the order of energy audits based on each building's energy use and has begun conducting the first of the audits. In addition, AOC has contracted with a private firm to conduct preliminary audits of the Senate office buildings that could lead to more targeted audits and eventually identify cost-effective projects that would decrease energy use and related greenhouse gas emissions. We believe that developing a more detailed schedule for future audits that includes an explanation of the prioritization scheme and cost estimates would assist the Congress in its appropriations decisions and facilitate the completion of additional audits. With respect to our recommendation that AOC implement selected projects as part of an overall plan to reduce emissions, AOC has implemented projects to reduce energy use and related emissions, but the projects were not identified through the processes we recommended. AOC could more fully respond to our recommendation by first completing the energy audits and then evaluating the cost-effectiveness and relative merits of projects that could further decrease the demand for energy. The Senate's options for decreasing the greenhouse gas emissions and related environmental impacts associated with its operations fall into three main categories--implementing projects to decrease the demand for electricity and steam derived from fossil fuels, adjusting the Capitol Power Plant's fuel mix, and purchasing carbon offsets or renewable electricity from external providers. Of these options, efforts to decrease the demand for energy could lead to recurring cost savings through reductions in energy expenditures while the other options may prove less cost-effective and involve recurring expenses. However, a key challenge in identifying energy-saving opportunities results from limited data on the baseline level of energy use within each Senate building. Specifically, the meters for steam and chilled water no longer function or do not provide reliable data. In addition, the buildings are not equipped with submeters for electricity that, if installed, could enhance efforts to identify sections of the buildings that consume relatively high levels of energy. AOC has purchased but not installed new chilled water meters, is evaluating options for acquiring new steam meters, and plans to install submeters by February 2009.
Sep 28, 2018
U.S. Postal Service:Enhancing Procedures Could Improve Product ScanningGAO-18-638: Published: Sep 28, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 28, 2018.
Sep 20, 2018
Grants Workforce:Actions Needed to Ensure Staff Have Skills to Administer and Oversee Federal GrantsGAO-18-491: Published: Sep 20, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 2018.
Sep 17, 2018
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I am trying to get back into the swing of posting as much as possible again. I was lucky enough today to come up with double the mojo. Diva Mojo! The Diva Coffee Break Design Team Challenge this week is to create something using the colors of Kraft, Always Artichoke, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and then add in some Whisper White or Very Vanilla.Okay, so as I write this, I see I forgot to add some Bashful Blue. I was feeling so good about my card, too! LOL! Oh well! That will just be our little secret! ;) So, I had my colors and now needed a layout. I printed off Julee's mojomonday91 sketch. She has beautiful sketches! This sketch seemed a little different, but not complicated. The next step was to choose a stamp set. Since I don't have any designer series paper with these darker colors of Night of Navy and Almost Artichoke, I knew I would have to create some sort of background on the plain cardstock. You really can't see it in this picture, but I used the same main image and stamped it in Versamark on the Night of Navy so that it wasn't quite so plain. Once again, I reverted back to the Fresh Cuts stamp set for this adorable sentiment. It fits so nicely in the small oval punch!
Stamps: Friends 24/7, Fresh Cuts
Ink: Versamark, Almost Artichoke
Cardstock: Kraft, Night of Navy, Almost Artichoke, Whisper White
Accessories: Small Oval, Large Oval and Wide Oval punches, Scallop Oval punch, Kraft cordoroy brad, Kraft taffeta ribbon, dimensionals
What do you think? Why don't you play along with us? These are gorgeous colors to work with and uploading your creation is sooooo easy using Mr. Linky! Make a quick stop over to the Diva Coffee Break Designs blog and see what the other Diva Design Team members have created for your inspiration.


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MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- With just five days to go before the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich is taking a much harsher tone against a couple of his GOP rivals while raising the question of electability.
"Why would you want to nominate the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama?" Gingrich asked the crowd at Rioz Brazilian Steakhouse – a direct jab at Mitt Romney, who lost the 2008 nomination battle to John McCain.
Attacks on Romney by the former House Speaker have been ramping up over the past few days -- after Romney was able to diminish Gingrich's campaign in Iowa -- but Monday afternoon, Gingrich threw another presidential candidate in the mix.
"If you vote for Senator [Rick] Santorum, in effect you're functionally voting for Governor Romney to be the nominee because he's not going to beat him," Gingrich told the roughly 200-person crowd. "The only way you can stop governor Romney for all practical purposes is to vote for Newt Gingrich. That's just a fact. It's a mathematical fact now and I think that'll be a key decision point for conservatives in South Carolina for the next four or five days and I expect it'll be very intensely discussed."
But the Speaker's attack on the former Senator from Pennsylvania did not end there.
"I think evangelical voters would like to defeat Barack Obama and evangelical voters would like to have a nominee who knows how to win a general election.," Gingrich said. "And somebody who set the all time Pennsylvania record for the size of their defeat has a harder case to make as to why they could be elected."
The Speaker is staking his campaign here in the Palmetto State after finishing fourth in the Iowa caucus and fifth in the New Hampshire primary. Romney is leading in the state but with Jon Huntsman's exit from the race, Gingrich says, "now we are into the real game."
"As the number of competitors keeps shrinking, it will become more and more obvious and we will have clearer and clearer differentiation," the Speaker said. "If the conservatives decide to consolidate, we can clearly defeat Romney by a substantial margin."
Tonight the five remaining candidates will debate here in the Coastal Region of South Carolina.


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NICOLA STURGEON today admitted it was "unfortunate" that the SNP had given a wrong impression over whether they had taken legal advice on an independent Scotland's place in Europe.
The Deputy First Minister was speaking after her boss Alex Salmond was accused of being a "bare-faced liar" over the row.
Sturgeon said: "Given the fact that previously the impression had been created that we had legal advice, that we were not prepared to reveal because somehow it didn't suit our purposes, I think was an unfortunate one."
The row erupted this week when Sturgeon told MSPs that the Government had only now commissioned "specific legal advice from our law officers on the position of Scotland within the European Union (EU)".
But it emerged that Salmond told political interviewer Andrew Neil in March that he had already sought advice from Scottish law officers on the matter of Scotland's future in Europe.
Today, referendum chief Sturgeon insisted ministers had "never confirmed whether or not we did have legal advice because we're not allowed to do so under the ministerial code".
She told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "We were very deliberately not confirming whether we had legal advice."
But she conceded the impression had been created that ministers had already taken legal advice on the matter.
Salmond blamed his "lies" on the key issue on interrupted by Neil during the March interview.
Neil asked him: "Have you sought legal advice on this matter?"
He replied: "Yes, in terms of the debate"
Challenged yesterday on the comment, Salmond said: "I was about to say 'in terms of the debate and the documents which we have produced'. But Andrew Neil interrupted me."
Salmond claimed documents published by the Scottish Government are all consistent with legal advice from the Government's top lawyer the Lord Advocate.
He added: "What you can say is that the documents we have published are consistent with legal advice we have received.
"What you can't talk about is specific legal advice except if you have got the prior permission of the Lord Advocate. We didn't have the permission at that time.
"It is a great lesson for interviewers not to interrupt interviewees.
"We took this legal action because we had to obey the precepts of the ministerial code. There is a point of principle there.
"We, according to the ministerial code, cannot reveal or confirm the existence of legal advice – the fact or the content of legal advice.
"We had to defend that."
But opposition politicians continued to attack the SNP leader on the issue.
Yesterday, they demanded Salmond make an emergency statement in Parliament.
Labour's Patricia Ferguson said: "Alex Salmond is running scared and with the debate on separation just begun, he can run from the questions but can't hide from the answers that Scotland demands and deserves."
Tory leader Ruth Davidson said: "The SNP's twisting and turning in the past 24 hours has made it perfectly clear we can't trust the First Minister to tell the truth and we can't trust his deputy to come clean either.
"The only way this can be cleared up is if Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland makes a statement to the Scottish Parliament, preferably with the opportunity for MSPs to ask questions."
Scottish Secretary Michael Moore described the SNP Government's reason for not seeking EU legal advice earlier as "pretty implausible".
He added: "It is no longer good enough to wish your way to independence.
"The landscape has changed and people will not accept ducking and diving on something this important.
"If Scotland is to leave the UK then people deserve to know what our currency arrangements will be, who will regulate our banks and what our defence forces will look like."


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Month: June 2012
Beef and Guinness Stew
Still no word from Anca about the recipe but I feel I've got it in the bag! I even decided to make things easier on her by asking permission to cook for her family. By asking I mean, waving my arms and saying each word 50 times before we finally understood each other. She accepted giving me a curious look and went on her way.
I dug out an old recipe called Beef and Guinness Stew. It's exactly what it sounds like but with vegetables as well. If seasoned right, the flavors are quite brilliant.
It was pretty amazing cooking without a microwave or stove. The iron grates they cook on outside heat up quickly and dare I say, make the food taste better? Maybe it only tasted better because I was sore and tired from cooking for 19 people. Yes…19.
I hope you enjoy this as much as they did.
Real Homemade
Imagine waking up after a long journey and seeing a sword of bright light piercing through white cotton curtains flowing gently from the wind. As you sit up, stretching your tired muscles, you hear singing and laughter coming from outside.
Upon parting those curtains and letting the coolest of breezes kiss your face, you behold fog engulfed mountain peaks, dew covered green grass and the sun's achingly beautiful attempt to shine through the trees.
There are men and woman dressed in colorful garb laughing, talking, singing and getting ready for a long day of work. Little Roma children chase goats and dogs around the tiny village nestled between two mountains and hidden deep within the woods. You smile and inhale deeply as total contentment rests your weary bones and replenish your spirit.
It's at that moment you notice the most amazing aroma and walk from your room in search of the source. On your way, you pass by another room filled with the tangled, tanned limbs of the Romanian men women and children who gave up their sleeping quarters to make you more comfortable.
You're heart aches at their hospitality and you smile while venturing onward in search of the aromas source. You walk outside and a large fire pit with iron rods stretched across the expanse of heat and on top of the iron rods are pots and pans. There is a small iron dome heated by the fire as well that served as their oven. This was their kitchen.
Two tiny woman, one old the other young, were busily kneading dough with their fists and taking the finished product from the oven. You notice other food and hug your stomach as it growls.
The two woman notice you and smile cheerfully. The young girls name is Anca and the older woman is Catina. They speak broken English but manage to ask how I slept and if I was hungry. I told them I'd slept perfectly and that I was indeed very hungry.
Anca offers you a piece of bread that you call Lady Fists. You know of Lady Fists. Your mother and law makes it every Christmas but refuses to give you the recipe. You take a bite and sink into bliss. You must have this recipe.
Once finished, you look up at Anca and Catina's smiling faces and ask.
"That was absolutely delicious, how did you make it?" The tenor changes slightly as Anca's eyes widen and turn to look at her mother who stands perplexed.
"It is family secret," Catina says in a deep throaty accent smiling gently.
"Oh, of course it is my apologies. Is…is there any way I could maybe work for it? You see I'm a traveler…"
"No," says Catina her smile tightening. Not wanting to anger her and be thrown out, you nod politely.
"I completely understand. I just wanted to show the world what a talented cook you are. But, I respect you decision, just know that if you change you're mind, I'm willing to do whatever you ask…whatever you ask." You emphasize and before leaving, thank them again for the food.
You smile as you walk back to your room knowing by the pondering look upon on their faces, that you've peaked their interest.


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I used candle pillars, glass plates, pretty much anything I could
find that was pretty to incorporate into the table for height and interest.
Overall it is a simple look, but the varying heights and
textures make it warm and inviting.
Those are so interesting!ReplyDelete
the tattoos are fabulous!ReplyDelete
Beautiful table! The tattooed pumpkin and fruits are a great idea!ReplyDelete
I am like you at Thanksgiving! Family
fanfare of less formal, but beautiful in it's own right! I too love muslin accents, natural elements. I love your pumpkins, they are gorgeous!!!
Its gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
Hi Holly!
The table looks great! Love the "tatoos". What a fun look!
Neat, interesting, different. Love it.
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This is simply the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen!!! I want a Silhouette. You were so clever to think to put it on fruit and pumpkins. It would be great on the everlasting pumpkins wouldn't it. Wow, what a table it made. I am super impressed.ReplyDelete
Wow - what a pretty table!! I am soooo in love with these tattooed pumpkins. I think that idea is genious!ReplyDelete
What a delightful tablescape! That tatooing looks so great on pumpkins and pears! JoniReplyDelete
I LOVE the idea of the tattooed fruits! I looked over the tutorial and it doesn't seem too hard, but I'll have to see....I'm not always very patient when it comes to "crafty" things. Maybe I can lure my grandchildren into doing it for me! :-)ReplyDelete
This is your idea of a bad camera day?? These photos are beautiful! I love, love, LOVE those gorgeous pumpkins (and even the cute little pears...even though pears are icky).ReplyDelete
Well, this is a new one on me, but I love it. Great job on the pumpkins and pears. Unique.ReplyDelete
LOVE LOVE LOVE the tattooed fruit! Thanks for linking up to FFF! Great to have you! www.lilyslaundryblog.comReplyDelete
Love your tablescape. You are such a cretive gal. Tattooed Pumpkins. . . great! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a sweet comment. I link to Tickled Pink every week. I just love it. Hope you will stop by my blog again. Thanks for sharing your great idea.ReplyDelete
Ok, Holly! I just absolutely LOVE these! SO cute! Really!
Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!


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Host A Latke-Making + Potato-Printing Party
The time has come to celebrate potatoes! Gather plenty of friends, plenty of oil, and, of course, plenty of potatoes, and spend a few hours printing and frying to your hearts' content. Make your holiday cards with one hand while eating latkes with the other!
I must confess: I did not come up with the idea for a combination latke-making and potato-printing party on my own. Last year, my dear friends Imin Yeh (artist and printing-teacher) and Leah Rosenberg (artist and pastry chef) hosted a charming event at San Francisco's 18 Reasons in celebration of The Latke Who Wouldn't Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket and Lisa Brown. They taught kids to make latkes and print with potatoes, there was a dramatic reading, and a grand time was had by all. In honor of all that delightfulness, allow me to encourage you to have a Potato Party of your own!
The Decor:
- Burlap Wreath, The Blissful Loft, $39.99
- Printable Burlap Invitation, Sunday Design, $12
- The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming, Better World Books, $12.38
- DIY Potato Candle Ring, The Flying Quiche
- Potato Wreath, Laura Dowling for Local Kicks
- DIY Potato and Onion Wreath, Laura Dowling
- The Official Chanukah Latke Server, Traditional Jewish Gifts, $5.95
- Piles of Sweet Potato Fries Fabric (for tablecloths + napkins), Victoria Lasher, $17.50/yard
- Burlap Garland, The Ruffled Daisy, $30
- Stars: Sweet Burlap Bunting, Sweet Bennett, $17
- Lotta Prints: How To Print With Anything, From Potatoes To Linoleum, Chronicle Books
- DIY Potato + Latke Buttons, Leah Rosenberg for 18 Reasons
- DIY Latke-Themed Potato Printing, Imin Yeh for 18 Reasons
- Loyal Order Of The Latke Cards, Cafepress, $15.99/pack of 10
- Burlap Tablecloth, Burlapfabric.com, $22.99
- Hamentaschen + Latkes Fabric, Eve_S, $17.50/yard
- Latke Apron and Potholder, Challah Connection, $36.99
The Menu:
- Apple and Cheese Stuffed Latkes
- Potato and Leek Galette
- Potato Dough Rolls
- Mini Potato Pancakes With Green Garlic and Chives
- Parsnip Latkes with Horseradish and Dill
- Kale and Potato Gratin
- Zucchini Latkes
- Apple Latkes
- Sweet Potato Latkes With Brown Sugar Syrup and Candied Pecans
- The Ultimate Dill Cocktail
The Music:
- John Prine- The Frying Pan
- Meatloaf- Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)
- Devo- I'm A Potato
- AC/DC- Cover You In Oil
- Louis Armstrong- All That Meat And No Potatoes
- Booker T + The MG's- My Sweet Potato
- Louis Armstrong- Potato Head Blues
- Ludacris feat. Gucci Mane- Shake N Fries (NSFW!)
Special thanks to Leah Rosenberg, Imin Yeh, and 18 Reasons for their inspiration and photos!


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October 15-17, 1999
Sheraton Bal Harbour
Beach Resort
Miami, Florida
The Diabetes Research Institute "A World of Hope" Conference will:
- Inform and educate families affected by diabetes about the recent progress made in cure-focused research.
- Provide a forum for the interaction between scientists performing the research and those who will benefit.
- Show why there is more hope for a cure now than ever before.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Friday, October 15 Saturday, October 16 Sunday, October 17
10:00am-8:30pm Registration 10:00am-12:00pm DRI Tours 2:00pm-4:00pm DRI Tours 10:00am-8:30pm Welcome Reception Hotel Poolside
7:30am-6:00pm Registration & Exhibits 8:00am-9:00am Continental Breakfast 9:00am-10:30am Opening Remarks
State of Diabetes Research
History of Islet Transplantation
10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-12:30pm Current Advances in Islet Transplantation 12:30pm-2:00pm Keynote Speaker Luncheon 2:00pm-3:30pm Islets: The Challenge of Supply 3:30pm-3:45pm Break 3:45pm-5:00pm Intervention & Prevention of Type I Diabetes
7:30am-1:30pm Exhibits Open 8:00am-9:00am Continental Breakfast 9:00am-10:30am Roundtable Discussions 10:30am-11:00am Break 11:00am-12:00pm Roundtable Discussions 12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch & Closing Remarks
REGISTRATION INFORMATION For a registration form or other information, call 954-923-0800 or toll free at 1-877-567-HOPE.
Additional information, including an on-line registration form, is availabe at the DRI web site.
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS Camillo Ricordi, M.D.
Scientific Advisory Committee Chairman
Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery and Medicine
Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer
Chief, Division of Cellular Transplantation
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Rodolfo Alejandro, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Clinical Islet Transplantation
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL
George F. Cahill, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth University
Dartmouth, NH
Ronald B. Goldberg, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director and Chief, Division of Diabetes and Metabolism
Director, Eleanor and Joseph Kosow Diagnostic and Treatment Center
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
David M. Harlan, M.D.
Head, Immune Cell Biology Department
Associate Professor of Medicine
Captain, Medical Corps, U.S. Navy
Naval Medical Research Institute
Head, NIDDK-Navy Transplantation & Autoimmunity Branch
Bethesda, MD
Alberto Hayek, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Islet Research Laboratory
University of California/San Diego School of Medicine
The Whittier Institute
La Jolla, CA
Bernhard J. Hering, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Medicine
Head, Islet Transplantation Program
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
Luca Inverardi, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Basic Research
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Norma S. Kenyon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Pre-Clinical Research
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Paul E. Lacy, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Luigi Meneghini, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medecine
Miami, FL
Daniel H. Mintz, M.D.
Mary Lou Held Professor of Medicine
Scientific Director Emeritus
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Robin L. Nemery, M.D.
Medical Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Memorial Regional Hospital
Hollywood, FL
Christopher Newgard, Ph.D.
Touchstone Chair in Diabetes Research
Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine
Southwestern Medical Center
University of Texas
Dallas, TX
Alberto Pugliese, M.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Head, Immunogenetics Laboratory
Diabetes Research Institute
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Arthur Rubenstein, M.D.
Dean, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Executive Vice President, Mount Sinai
Medical Center
New York, NY
Massimo Trucco, M.D.
Hillman Professor of Pediatric Immunology
Head, Division of Immunogenetics
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Gordon Weir, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director, Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA
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Samsung has used Wacom's stylus and screen technology in several of its products, including the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note II and the Galaxy Note 10.1, and now it's investing in the firm that provides those parts. Wacom announced in a release recently that Samsung will acquire 20,996 common shares of Wacom, giving it 5 percent voting rights in the company's future.
Neither Samsung nor Wacom discussed what this means for consumers, but we're betting Samsung didn't buy a part of Wacom if it didn't plan to deploy tons of new phones and tablets that take advantage of the technology. As it stands, we're already expecting the Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress and a few rumors have suggested Samsung's flagship Galaxy S IV will also come equipped with an S Pen.


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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - East Central, ranked 24th in the Division II Bulletin national rankings, topped the Great American Conference men's basketball preseason poll following a vote of the league's 12 head coaches, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
The Tigers posted a 22-8 record last season and earned a share of the regular-season title. Braxton Reeves, a First-Team All-GAC performer, earned a spot on DII Bulletin's Preseason Honorable Mention All-America Team. He averaged 15.1 points and ranked in the top seven in both 3-point field goals made and 3-point field goal percentage. ECU also features Ishmael Donzo, an Honorable Mention All-GAC choice who led the conference in field goal percentage.
Ouachita, the 2016 GAC Tournament champions finished second in the poll. The Tigers must replace First-Team All-GAC standout and GAC Tournament MVP Tirrell Brown, but do return David Berete, the 2016 GAC Defender of the Year and Lakee Westbrook, last season's GAC Newcomer of the Year. Westbrook averaged 14.9 points and shot 38.2 percent from the 3-point arc.
Harding, who shared the regular-season title with ECU, placed third. Jacob Gibson, the GAC Player of the Year, graduated but the Bisons bring back a pair of double-figure scorers in Will Francis and Stefan Andelkovic. Francis averaged 13.6 points and 4.1 assists while shooting 50.7 percent from the field. Andelkovic averaged 10.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game
Southern Nazarene picked up three first-place votes and took fourth in the balloting. The Crimson Storm feature three of their top four scorers from season, led by LB Willis who averaged 15.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He also shot 41.7 percent from the 3-point arc. SNU also returns C.J. White, the team's leading rebounder and Deshon Portley, an Honorable Mention All-GAC selection.
Southern Arkansas finished fifth, three points ahead of Arkansas Tech. The Muleriders posted a 17-13 record in 2015-16 to set a record for wins during the program's Division II era. SAU returns C.J. Elkins, the GAC's Freshman of the Year. He averaged 11.5 points and 4.0 rebounds.
Southwestern Oklahoma State placed seventh with Henderson State in eighth. For the third time in five seasons, SWOSU reached the 17-win mark. The Bulldogs feature Markeise Champion, who led the conference in 3-point field goals per game while making 41.5 percent of his tries. Henderson State brings back Kevin Kozan, an Honorable Mention All-GAC pick and Zydrunas Jurgutis, who led the conference in 3-point field goal percentage.
Northwestern Oklahoma State edged out Southeastern Oklahoma State by one point for ninth. Shawn Dirden takes over as Ranger head coach for Brad Franz, who ascended to Director of Athletics. His first team features Adrian Motley, the only player in the GAC to rank inside the top five in scoring and rebounding, as well as Brandon Green, who ranked second in the GAC in assists per game.
Oklahoma Baptist and Arkansas-Monticello rounded out the poll. In their first season in the GAC, the Bison went 7-19, but they bring back all five starters. Steven Green averaged 17.9 points per game last year, most among returning players, Chandler Rickey ranked second in rebounding and Vladimir Nemcok led in assists.


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Assemblymember Das Williams will be returning to the legislature for another two years after Tuesday's vote put him ahead of Republican Challenger Rob Walter.
With more than 91 percent of the vote counted, Williams had 59.3 percent of the vote, with 40.7 percent going to Walter.
Williams, who was elected to the Assembly in 2010, was running strongly ahead throughout the district, which includes voters in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Previously, Williams served on the Santa Barbara City Council from 2003 until his election to the Legislature.
Walter is an attorney from Los Olivos.
Williams formerly represented the 35th district, but redistricting consolidated the South Coast and Northern Ventura County through Oxnard into the 37th district, which Williams applied for and eventually won.
His signature issues in the legislature have been education and the environment during his term, and he is currently chair of the Higher Education Committee.
Going forward, Williams said he'll continue to fight for more students to partake in higher education.
"My battle cry at the committee is going to be access," he said.
In the race for the 35th District Assembly seat, Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, R-San Luis Obispo, coasted to victory over Democrat Gerald Manata, 61.4 percent to 38.6 percent, with all precincts reporting.
The 35th District includes all of San Luis Obispo County, and a slice of northern Santa Barbara County.


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Lemon Pistachio Dressing
Enjoy this fresh nutty dressing with veggies or on a fresh salad.
1⁄4 Cup Fiddyment Farms Pistachio Paste
2 Tablespoons Minced Shallots
1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest
Juice of 1⁄2 a Lemon
1 Teaspoon Fresh Thyme Leaves
1⁄4 Cup Rice Vinegar
1⁄4 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
2 Tablespoons Honey
2 Tablespoons Toasted Pistachio Oil
Dash of Salt
Whisk together the first 8 ingredients. Slowly whisk in the pistachio oil and season with salt. Store the dressing in a covered container in the refrigerator.


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...is two site-specific performance art events happening on Spectacle Island, and Georges Island in the Boston Harbor curated by Alice Vogler, Drik Adams, Jan Willett and Vela Oma.
There is a rich history of art happenings on the Boston Harbor Islands over the last twenty years, including last year's installment of TBOS4 on Spectacle Island which was under the umbrella of The Island Arts Initiative that happened on Georges and Spectacle Islands during the summer of 2015. The Bumpkin Island Art Encampment which happened from 2007-2011 and was curated by Megan Dickerson, Carolyn Lewenberg and Jed Speare and was co-presented by Studio Soto, an artist performance/screening/exhibit space in Fort Point; Mobius; and the Island Alliance. Boston Cyber Arts, the National Park Service and Boston Harbor Island Alliance collaborated on an ongoing project on the LED screens at the Boston Harbor Island Pavilion on Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway for a 24 month stretch during 2014-2016, and through its public art program (formerly called Vita Brevis), the ICA Boston hosted Art on the Harbor islands in 2007.
We are seeking proposals for site-specific performance art work that responds to the history and natural environment of each island.
This public space in the Boston harbor invites artists to think about their work in a public destination which includes families, tourists and Bostonians. Being conscious and considerate of this audience is a must.
On July 16 the Spectacle Island OUTSIDE/INSIDE event will happen - all work will happen OUTSIDE.
On August 13 the Georges Island OUTSIDE/INSIDE event will happen - INSIDE - all work will happen INSIDE the fort barracks.
Each event will be from 12noon - 5pm.
More about the islands: Spectacle Island and Georges Island
We will be doing three site visits that will include both Georges and Spectacle Island. There are limited spots for each visit so please reserve a spot by emailing email@example.com, with your name and date you would like to join us.
Site visits will be on Saturday, April 23, Saturday, May 14 and Saturday, May 21st, 2016.
Please send an email with the following attachments in PDF or Word format:
Title of piece you would like to present
Proposal of the piece you would like to present with a brief description of your practice. (500 word maximum) - please tell us which island you are choosing.
Short biography (150 word maximum)
Detailed curriculum vitae / resume
And where relevant:
Link to website OR 10 images (maximum) in JPEG format, with image title / date / name
2 links of video (maximum)
Application should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Email subject line: OUTSIDE/INSIDE SUBMISSION - YOUR NAME HERE.
Deadline for proposals: Friday, June 3, 2016
Applications are reviewed by a curatorial team and notifications will go out via email on: Friday, June 24, 2016.
Applicants are not required to be from the Boston area, though Boston artists are strongly encouraged to apply.
While we encourage artists from every part of the world to apply, we are not able to cover travel expenses, but can offer lodging and some home cooked meals for a few days around each event.
Some important things to know about each site:
Work can be durational or time based
There is a small honorarium for each chosen artist.
The site visits are free!
Your ferry trip to the island on the day of the event is free!
Tides. They really change the entire landscape of the beach area, so check them out.
No fire.
No nudity.
No digging.
No affixing anything to walls or structures without permission in advance.
Be respectful of the island. There are a few places that we need to avoid going. The general request is...if visitors can't go there, we can go there either.
You can only use what you can carry over on the ferry.
Nothing can be left on the islands, no remnants left behind.
There is no electricity at either island.
These events are made possible in collaboration with National Park Service, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Boston Harbor Now (formerly the Boston Harbor Alliance)
for more information please visit: http://templeofmessages.com/outsideinside/


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A Model Musician
Four years ago Nina Kotova was an up-and-coming model, sashaying down runways in Fendi furs and pouting for the pages of French Glamour and Cosmo. But when a British management company offered her the chance to play a debut solo recital in London's Wigmore Hall, she promptly abandoned the catwalk. She hasn't looked back since. Last summer the Moscow-born cellist joined the prestigious roster of Columbia Artists Management. She recently signed an exclusive recording deal with Philips Classics for a CD due out next fall. And in October, she's scheduled to make her Carnegie Hall debut.
Kotova hasn't always been so lucky. Her father, virtuoso double-bassist Ivan Kotov, died unexpectedly when she was 15. Four years later she left behind the prestigious Moscow Conservatory, and her mother, to study abroad. She traveled first to Cologne and then to the United States, where she won a scholarship to Yale University. Short of money and hoping to earn enough for a new cello (she'd had to return her old one to the Soviet government), she stopped by an open call at New York City's Ford Modeling Agency. They signed her on the spot, and within two days she was on her first editorial assignment.
Modeling may have been a smarter career move than Kotova realized. As classical music's core audience ages and shrinks, record companies are looking for ways to broaden their appeal. Promoting the style and sex appeal of classical stars has become a sure way to sell records to a younger, hipper audience. Among Kotova's current competitors: the cleavage-baring Anne-Sophie Mutter, Britain's Vanessa-Mae, who once performed Bach in a wet T shirt, and Finnish violinist Linda Lampenius, who posed nude in Playboy last year.
But for Kotova modeling wasn't a publicity stunt. It was a way of breaking out of her musicbound lifestyle. "I grew up between four walls," she says, "practicing and going to school, going to conservatory and playing concerts. I didn't go out or see the real life that most of us live." She still has the earthy presence of a classical musician--unstyled hair, no makeup--rather than the glamorous persona of a model. But she's been able to effectively mesh the two experiences. She recently wrote a short, humorous piece for cello and orchestra, "Scenes from the Catwalk," which she premiered at her Wigmore Hall recital.
Costa Pilavachi, president of Philips Classics, says he was impressed with "the whole package" when he signed Kotova--her talent, training, beauty and compelling life story. She first came to the company's attention when a senior executive from PolyGram, Philips's parent company, heard her play at a function for bankers and financial execs in London three years ago. "He came back to his office and called us and said, 'This is a fantastic cellist--and she's beautiful'," recalls Pilavachi. "All the bankers had stopped what they were doing and couldn't take their eyes off of her and couldn't stop talking about her afterwards. If a classical artist can do this to a bunch of serious financial people, then imagine the success she could have on our label."
Impressions of her musicianship vary. Some say she's no more talented than other young, aspiring soloists. Others rave. Her Yale cello professor, the renowned Aldo Parisot, says, "She's a fantastically gifted cellist. Very expressive, very imaginative, and she has a wonderful stage presence." The conductors she's played with compliment similar aspects of her musicianship: a warm tone, a facile technique and a strong rapport with the audience. "I think people really listen when she plays," says Hans Vonk, the Dutch-born music director and conductor of the St. Louis Symphony. "She has a special atmosphere about her, something extra which impresses them very much."
Kotova does have another important asset: her boyfriend, a young well-connected businessman and arts patron with whom she lives in Texas. He has bought and loaned valuable instruments to several prominent musicians, and recently purchased a rare Guarneri cello for Kotova's use. The couple met three years ago when he heard her play in London. "He was taken with her, and then he took her," says a close acquaintance.
Kotova's long-term goal is to continue living "the musician's life," though she won't rule out occasional modeling gigs. "I love performance," she says. "I love creation and just sharing that beauty." Whether it's on the catwalk or in the concert hall.


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Not Just for Kids
January 31 - February 6, 2002
The How-To Cowboy
Secret, Magic How-To Fun Tricks
How to Dupe Dopes
1) Form a secret club with friends. Name it the Royal Order of SIAM.
2) Nominate leaders, give them fancy names: Potentate, Grand Wizar, Prince of Records.
3) Draw up bylaws, charter. Make them mysterious, esoteric, secretive. Be creative.
4) Recruit new members (dopes).
5) Invite them to a midnight initiation ceremony around a bonfire.
6) Members wear fancy costumes, talk in mysterious code.
7) Speak of the ancient lineage of the Order, the need for secrecy and daily ritualistic homage to the deity TAGU.
8) Now comes the fun part. The potentate commands dopes to face bonfire, kneel, bow heads, place their outstretched arms on the ground.
9) He next orders them to raise up, arms outstretched, reaching skyward.
10) Dopes repeat exercise, down, up, down, up, and begin to slowly chant homage to the almighty TAGU, ruler of SIAM: AHWA-TAGU-SIAM.
11) Potentate orders recruits to repeat bowing and chanting. Again, but faster.
12) Faster. AHWA-TAGU-SIAM. And faster.
13) Dopes will come to their senses, realize what they are chanting: Oh, what a goose I am. Be nice to dopes afterward. No one likes being duped, even though its instructive.
The How-To Ranch Hand Challenge:
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Fun Stuff to Do:
February 1
Movie Nite - Register by today to go to the movies Feb. 22. Travel in style (by coach) to the gigantic Mount Vernon Multiplex Theater in Alexandria, VA. Ages 10-12. tba @ Southern Community Ctr., Lusby. $19.50; rsvp: 410/586-1101.
February 2
Whistle Pig Walk - Search the park for furry creatures, including whistle pigs (a nickname for groundhogs or woodchucks) w/Ranger Bob. 10am @ River Birch Pavilion, Kinder Farm Park, Millersville. Free; rsvp: 410/222-6115.
Animal Sleepers - Learn where groundhogs, chipmunks, bats and sometimes bears slumber for the winter on a hike at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. 1-3pm @ the Sanctuary, Lothian. $2.50 w/discounts; rsvp: 410/741-9330.
February 5
What Jobs do People Do? - Learn what Moms and Dads do in the story My Day, Your Day. 10am @ Barnes & Noble, Annapolis: 410-573-1115.
February 6
A World of Music
Listen to music from different cultures as Nada Brahma uses a variety of unique ethnic instruments. 7pm @ Severna Park Library: 410/222-6290.
February 7
Kids Computer Club - Lets face it: Learning how to use the computer is right up there w/reading, writing and arithmetic. In this computer club, ages 3-5 learn self-discovery, reading and readiness for school. 4 week course. 1-1:45pm @ Northeast Community Center, Chesapeake Beach. $30; rsvp: 410/257-2554.
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Joshua Beruete charged with DUI, felony child endangerment
(WJLA) - A Springfield man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly driving under the influence of drugs with his two kids in the car.
Josuha Beruete, 25, was found unconscious in a car outside a Sterling home just before midnight Wednesday, authorities say. A resident of a nearby home found a child inside their house, then found Beruete and another child inside a nearby parked car.
Beruete was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, two counts of felony child endangerment and driving on a revoked license. The kids were returned to relatives of the suspect.
The suspect is being held at a Loudoun County jail without bond.


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Is it that good? The Order 1886
Sony has released a new trailer for its upcoming Playstation 4 title The Order 1886. The trailer is label 'The Pledge' is showing off The Order as a type of Knight of the Round Table order, that 'Pledge to protect London from these supernatural creatures known as "Half-Breeds". This new trailer a refresher on the premise an a nice reminder that this title is on its way and looks great.
You can check out below an interview with Ready At Dawn Co-founder Ru Weerasuriya, with some brief gameplay. Enjoy !
GTA Online: Valentine Massacre Special Update !
Rockstar just dropped heir latest free update to GTA Online, they plan to release this update on Friday, February 14 until Monday, February 17. This update will be adding new exclusive Valentine related weapon, car and jobs. Take a look at the Valentine Massacre event exclusives.
New Weapon: Gusenburg Sweeper
This new weapon gives a nice tommy gun look, you can obtain this it at any ammu-nation on GTA Online(in story mode, the Sweeper will be automatically placed in your weapon inventory with two full clips, you may also buy more ammo and any Ammu-Nation).
New Vehicle: Albany Roosevelt
The Albany Roosevelt is a Armored 1920s limousine perfect for Mafia type of crews or just classic car lovers.
New Attire
The new Attire will give a unique and nice look, if your a fan of 1920s.
This update will feature special event crate drops, triple RP arm wrestling, strip club VIP perks, and much more.
Be sure to participate in the new update/event. Finally, Rockstar also mention that they will be releasing new info about an upcoming DLC pack called the Dangerous Business Pack. They also mentioned Online heist as an expansion to the Creator Tool.
Check out for more details about the Valentine Massacre Special at Rockstar.
Free Xbox Live Gold This Weekend
Hey Xbox Fans, Quick update.
Turns out you guys can get into the Titanfall beta, for those that don't currently have Xbox Live Gold Membership, lucky for you. The free access will begin from 12:01 am Pacific on Friday, February 14 and will run through 11:59 pm Pacific on Sunday, February 16. So enjoy you Xbox Live Gold, Watch as many Netflix Videos and Try out the Titanfall beta. Final thing, this will only be exclusive deal on the Xbox 360.
The Last Of Us Dominates The 17th Annual D.I.C.E Awards
During the year of 2013 many amazing games like BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, Tomb Raider, and Dota 2, you would think that the voting field would yield a diverse array of winners at the 17th annual D.I.C.E. awards. Well think again.
Turns out Naughty Dogs'The Last of Us dominated the competition, gathering 10 awards including Game of the Year.
Check out the full list of winners:
Outstanding Achievement In Original Music Composition: BioShock Infinite
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement In Story: The Last of Us
Outstanding Character Performance: The Last of Us – Ellie
Downloadable Game of the Year: Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons
Casual Game of the Year: Plants vs. Zombies 2
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Diablo III
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: The Last of Us
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 14
Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 5
Fighting Game of the Year: Injustice: Gods Among Us
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Within
Family Game of the Year: Super Mario 3D World
Mobile Game of the Year: Plants vs. Zombies 2
Handheld Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Adventure Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Online Game of the Year: World of Tanks
Action Game of the Year: BioShock Infinite
Outstanding Achievement In Animation: The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement In Art Direction: The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement In Visual Engineering: The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement In Gameplay Engineering: Grand Theft Auto V
Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction: The Last of Us
Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Titanfall Beta Confirmed !
Respawns's Titanfall will have a beta on PC and Xbox One, studio head Vince Zampella revealed. This follows a previous leak that we'd see a beta very soon.
Zampella also revealed that Titanfall on Xbox 360 is in development at Bluepoint Games, Respawn's Vince Zampella revealed. This is the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus HD and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection developer, for reference. It doesn't seem that we'll see an Xbox 360 beta.
"Details in the coming days," Zampella promised.
#supersecret announcement time. I'm sure no one has been able to guess from the leaks. PC and XboxOne Beta! Details in the coming days
— Vince Zampella (@VinceZampella) January 28, 2014
Titanfall Beta Could Be Coming February 14
Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts' online-only first-person shooter is going to start its beta on February 14, according to an image captured by the French website Xboxygen. The beta will run from February 14-19, all leading up to the game's release on March 11 for Pc,Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Neither Respawn or EA have confirmed the beta, but it would fix with what we already know. The game has already concluded an "Alpha Trial" test phase on the Xbox One, although participants are prohinited from voicing their opinions. No word on if the beta will also be an Xbox One exclusive, or if it will appear on PC and Xbox 360.
Everything I Know So Far About No Man's Sky
Joe Danger developer Hello Games announced its next game at the Spike VGX awards, a massive, sci-fi exploration sim called No Man's Sky.
In the game's debut trailer, No Man's Sky was pitched as an exploration game where "every atom" is randomly procedurally generated, from flora and fauna to the stars in the sky. Every planet and every galaxy is procedural, and filled with unexplored territories. The trailer shows that players will be able to explore underwater environments, the surfaces of planets, the skies and outer space in spaceships.
"It's a huge game," said Hello Games' Sean Murray. "We wanted to make a game about exploration. And we wanted to make something that was real."
Murray said that, on planets, if you can see it – whether it be a mountain miles away in the distance – you can walk there. The game's persistent world is being created by the small team of 4 at Hello Games, and puts players into an ecosystem where they're not at the top of the food chain, Murray said. Space-based combat against other players and capital ships appears to be a major component of No Man's Sky.
Many game developers will earnestly tell you that their creations defy categorization, and Hello Games' Sean Murray is no different. He stresses that although this game clearly involves space combat, exploration and resource gathering, a little like Minecraft, but it's not really about any of those things individually. He said that there is also land-based combat, not shown in the trailer, but would offer no more details.
Based in England, Hellow Games is known for their Joe Danger games, charming plaform-drivers that hark back to the purity of character-led cartoon games made during the Genesis/ SNES era. They were good games and have sold over a million copies.
No Man's Sky is not, according to Murray, a project born on the back of Joe Danger's success. It was part of the company's plan when it was set up by four programmers and designers as I mentioned earlier. each of them spend some years learning their craft at various game development houses in the London area.
Murray and his team wanted to make sci-fi that dreams of new possibilities, that eschews the dark cynicism that has dominated that genre in recent years. They want to get back to the bright, garish promise of strange new worlds, and away from the gray, broken cities and gruff space-marines.
"We want the future to be cool again." said David Ream, creative director.
Still, I need to at least try to define No Man's Sky. Hello Games is being cagey, but here's what we know, There is a universe to explore. Every planet and every star-system in the game is created procedurally, but they all make sense and have ecology, Once they are discovered by one player, they exist for everyone else, and so the act of discovery is also an act of creation, Having said that, according to Murray, players can make significant changes to the places that they visit that endure for everyone else.
Players begin the game at the outer perimeter of the universe and are invited to move towards the center, although this is a difficult quest that takes "intelligence, imagination and cooperation," according to Murray.
The universe is a dangerous place, and so there is plenty of combat and peril. It's not just about wandering around looking at the pretty fauna.
But the desire to go out there and look at the universe is at the center of this game's emotional appeal. Murray was born in Ireland but spend his formative years in extreme outback of Australia, a hostile and beautiful place, but also one marked by isolation.
Hello Games is a small developer with big ideas. Murray said that, while this game is pretty, it is not a next-gen sci-fi graphical showpiece like Titanfall or Destiny.
"Next-gen is empowering us" he said, adding that no decision has been finalized on the particulars of release dates and platform choices. "The new consoles are really good. But most of the games we have seen feel like experiences you could have had with the last generation. They have next-gen graphics but we are more interested in creating next-gen gameplay."
Sadly during Christmas Eve, the devs mentioned a Flood at their studio. "We have learned that laptops float sometimes, one of the developers at Hello Games Tweeted that day, breaking what appears to be the unfortunate news that the office of one of 2013's most exciting indie studios have all but been ruined.
Good news, there are no reports of injuries, but the fate of Joe Danger studio's next game, the development of No Man's Sky is unclear.
Here are the Tweets sent from the official account of the Guildford, England-based studio shartly before midnight their time:
Oh god. Water moves really quick. Hello Games has been totally flooded. Everything in the office has pretty much been lost 😦
— Hello Games (@hellogames) December 24, 2013
A lifesize cardboard cut out of Joe Danger went floating past face down. Poor Joe. He's taking this the worst.
— Hello Games (@hellogames) December 24, 2013
Massive thanks to everyone who tried to help here today. We have learned that laptops float sometimes
— Hello Games (@hellogames) December 24, 2013
But even a flood won't stop this studio. The flood that consumed Hello Games' office on Christmas Eve 2013 hasn't stopped work at the Joe Danger developer and won't delay No Man's Sky, founder Sean Murray revealed yesturday on the developer's official blog.
The team at Hello reassembled in a temporary location, and some developers are working from home for now. Murray expects that Hello will be in a more permanent space in the next few months.
"What's happened sucks," Murray wrote." It sucks to see years of concept art floating in muddy water, it sucks to lose so much so quickly(Christmas or not). When we moved into this office it was a wrecked warehouse, and we did it up real nice. It isn't some anonymous building to us, and it literally broke my heart to watch what happened. If you've been robbed(or flooded), you probably know how it feels. From the outside it might make us seem fragile as a company, but I promise we're strong and I hope we'll come out of this stronger."
As much of a setback as the flood was, Murray said that he doesn't anticipate that it will delay the procedurally generated No Man's Sky, which was revealed at VGX awards last year.
"We won't let that happen!" he wrote.
Hitman Returns to Next-Gen
First Look at Sly Cooper Movie
Sony and Rainmaker Entertainment have released the first trailer for the upcoming Sly Cooper file. watch it to see Sly,Murray, and Bentley in the middle of an exciting score, with a police chase.
The film is being directed by Kevin Munroe, the guy behind 2007's TMNY, with the animation being handled by Rainmaker and Blockade Entertainment, who are also currently working on a Ratchet & Clank project. The movie's Facebook page has a few words to say about the movie plot:
Sly Cooper is a kinetic and comedic heist film that tells the story of Sly Cooper, an orphaned raccoon thief, along with his childhood friends and partners in crime, Bentley Turtle and Murray Hippo. In the film, Sly learns of his birth family's secret legacy; that he comes from a long line of talented and international thieves.
Endowed with this knowledge, Sly and his friends are catapulted into a global adventure as they race to reassemble pieces of an ancient book holding The Cooper Clan's family secrets before it can fall into the hands of Clockwerk – an evil Russian metallic owl bent on ending the Cooper family line. From romantic Parisian backdrops to the lush mountains of China, gritty film noir meets bright, colorful graphic novels in this origin story of the world's greatest thief-turned-hero.
Have a look at the trailer here:
The Sly Cooper movie is scheduled for a 2016 release.
What I think
I'm curious to see what they can do with this movie, as we've all seen before, the same animators are also making Ratchet & Clank movie, and now already starting another project before finishing the first, I really hope that both movies end up being good and memorable, as they were when they were games.
My Top 3 Most Anticipated Games of 2014
Hey guys, Happy New Year ! Alright today I would like to start off by saying Hey ! I'm new here and I thought it would be great to blog about stuff that interest me, Like games and review them and even give First Impressions on them, for my fellow gamer's and readers, Now I would like to share some of my Most Anticipated Games of 2014.
Now this is one of the games I personally can't wait for, I've been waiting this game since day they first debut it ! After hearing Bungie ended their 10 year Contract with Microsoft and are making games for PlayStation as well, I was super excited. The one thing I'm also hoping from Destiny is maybe a PC release as well. Anyways if you all don't know what Destiny is It is a "Shared World Shooter" from what Bungie says. This is Bungies newest IP, which has a Fantasy Scifi Style Look, but personally in my opinion its just a masterpiece. So the game begins seven hundred years from now in the Last City on Earth, in a Solar System littered with ruins of man's Golden Age. A massive, mysterious alien ship hangs overhead like a second Moon. No one knows where it came from or what it's here for, but only that it's our protector. Meanwhile, strange, alien monsters creep in, from the edge of the universe, determined to take Earth and the Last City. We are young "Knights" tasked with defending the remains of humanity, discovering the source of these monsters and – eventually – overcoming it. Sounds awesome doesn't it? truly can't wait.
The Division
Hm, Ubisoft is trying something very new with their games, and making The Division. We've seen them make Splinter cell, Assassins Creed games but nothing quite like this before, an opening world FPS MMO. When I first saw this game it got me quite hooked when they shared the story about The Division. So you're part of The Division, an organization developed around "Operation Dark Winter. In reality, Dark Winter was just a simulation that took place in 2001; however, this game makes it real in their universe. In 2007 President George W.Bush signed Directive 51, launching The Division's Agents into effect. About three weeks ago, many sleeper cell agents released a weaponized virus in the United States. The Division tried to sop it, but they failed. This day was known as Black Friday. The entire population was nearly wiped out in the process. The Division's goal is to save what remains and restore society. After reading that made me so have a nerdgasm.
Watch Dogs
So Watch Dogs was suppose to come out in November as a launch title for the PlayStation 4, but got delayed !!!!! WHY!? I don't know why, but this game takes setting in Chicago or future Chicago, where a central network of computers connects everyone and everything, Watch Dogs explores the impact of technology within our society. Using the city as your weapon, you will embark on a personal mission to inflict your own brand of justice. Chicago now has an overarching network that is known as the Central Operating system(ctOS), and it controls almost all of the city's technology and information, including key data on all the city's residents. Now if I had that power ! Actually never mind, rather not share…