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The Senegal international was preparing for Newcastle's clash against Everton last week when he was made aware of the London club's offer for him.
|Demba Ba is 11/1 with Paddy Power to be the Premier League's top scorer
Ba has admitted he was eager to join Chelsea because of the club's size and its squad of "world-class players".
"When you know a club like Chelsea wants you the decision is going to be easy," he told TalkSport. "With all due respect to Newcastle, because Newcastle is a big club with a big history.
"I woke up on Wednesday and prepared myself to play against Everton, I got a text from the manager to tell me I need to come and see him and from that moment I knew that everything was fixed for me to go."
Ba made 54 first-team appearances for Newcastle since joining them from West Ham in 2011, scoring 29 times.
"I'm very happy, very pleased to play with these players [at Chelsea]." Ba continued. "They're world-class players and when you play with them it's something different, they're really intelligent in the game.
"I just want to enjoy my football here and that's what I do."

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Organizing your house is among the most critical job to do. Yet, you also know that it is not going to be such an easy job because you have to consider so many factors along the way. However, there is no need for you to worry when organizing your house since you have so many options to take in order to make the most of the space around your house. If you see this post as an interesting and exciting thing to read, I am going to suggest you to stay with me here reading the rest of this post at this very time!
When you want to organize your home, it is better for you to start with one room in order to make the whole process much more effective. What I am trying to say here is that you have to avoid planning to achieve everything in a short time no matter how small your home is or how less your things are. Once you are able to sort out which room you want to start with, you could make a list of what you want to do with it. Once in there, making the whole list, you have to continue right until you have walked through each and every room of your home with what you want to do.
The plan and preparation matter the most so you have to spend time and effort looking at what you will be doing. Indeed, it is not going to be easy, but believe me, it will all be worth the time and effort. When organizing your home, it should be such a good idea to play your favorite music as it has always been a booster for me to keep going and get it all done. A spring cleaning is what you are going to do by the time you start organizing each room. So, those are a few first things to know when organizing your home, stay tuned for more info later.


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The recently concluded Intel Developer Forum (IDF) was a place for Intel to show off its latest processors such as its new Atom C2000 "Avoton" low-power processors and its new high-performance Xeon server processors.
More importantly, however, was the opportunity for attendees to see first-hand a new wave of systems, components and software built on and into the Intel ecosystem.
Highlights from the show floor and demo rooms at IDF included new mobile and tablet PCs, software-defined networking and other solutions, a wide variety of advanced semiconductors, and even products for the gamer inside all IT geeks.
Couldn't get to IDF? That's OK. Just turn the page for a look at some of the most interesting offerings at the conference, including many not seen prior to this slideshow!


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now he does "tank work" mostly.
At the bike shop we got a fine from OSHA for not wearing safety glasses when using WD-40. How on earth is "free climbing" a 1700ft tower OK?
I watched the video. The climbers did have helmets, safety glasses, safety harnesses, D-ring carabiners, and carabiner/rebar hooks, and tool bag lanyards.


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Police say a Pennsylvania thief stole an SUV with a baby inside as the mother unloaded groceries, then swiped the little girl's gold earrings before ditching the vehicle.
The 1-year-old was unhurt and quickly reunited with her mother after the car was stolen Wednesday afternoon in Allentown.
Investigators say the girl's mother left the baby in her car seat in the air-conditioned vehicle while she unloaded groceries at home. Temperatures on Wednesday were in the 90s.
The thief dumped the car about two miles away. A man passing by heard a ringing cellphone inside the vehicle and saw the abandoned baby.
The Morning Call of Allentown reports that a diaper bag containing the mother's purse was also stolen.
The theft remains under investigation.


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The sixth annual Bekel Memorial YMCA Basketball Membership Scholarship Fund Basketball Tournament and Raffle took place on Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Danvers Community YMCA with assistance from YMCA Executive Director Lenny Mercier.
This tournament honors the memory of father and son, William and Steven Bekel, who passed away in a car accident five years ago in May of 2009.
Steven�s passion for basketball and his frequent visits to the Y to shoot baskets with friends was the inspiration behind this event that also aids in the funding of YMCA youth activities and memberships to those who would not otherwise have an opportunity to participate.
Over 40 showed up to play 3-on-3 basketball divided into two divisions earlier this month. There were also many volunteers on hand to help out, not to mention spectators, who were there to cheer on the players.
Two of the teams included Chris and Katie Bekel, William�s children and Steven�s siblings. While Chris has played in the tournament each year, winning the three-point shooting contest in 2011, before his team captured the Division A title in 2012, it was the first time his sister, Kate, laced up the sneakers to play on a team.
Though her team did not finish first, she made history of sorts as the first girl to participate in the annual tournament. She and her teammates moved fast, played hard, scored baskets and made a lasting impression on their formidable foes.
Both Division A and B players played their best, and as a result the matchups were fierce.
The Division A winning team players consisted of Nick Bates, Dan Connors and Justin Woodbury. Kieran Beck, Matt Costello and Mark McCarthy ended up a close second.
The Division B winning team players included Peter Muchena, Alex Silva and Tom Waterman. Chris Bray, Steven Christopher and Ethan Tye accounted for second as a trio.
There was also a three-point shooting contest that took place between the A and B Division games, and it was open to all. With long-range precision, this year�s winner was Chris Bray.
Tournament insignia basketballs were awarded to the top two teams. The championship teams also had their individual names engraved on the tournament plaque that is on display in the YMCA.
Bray, the three-point shooting champ, also received a tournament insignia basketball.
The top two teams in each division, as well as Bray also received gift certificates that were donated by the community at-large, and area businesses and organizations.
Once the tournament was over, it was time for all to enjoy the refreshments, while waiting for the raffle to begin, and as always it was a great end to a momentous day.
Volunteers and many of the tournament participants had spent the weeks leading up to the games selling raffle tickets in many locations throughout Danvers, and also on their own. The local community, and area businesses and organizations, not to mention Boston sports teams, donated all the prizes.
A day of hoops to help needy kids
The sixth annual Bekel Memorial YMCA Basketball Membership Scholarship Fund Basketball Tournament and Raffle took place on Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Danvers Community YMCA with assistance from YMCA Executive Director Lenny Mercier.


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China's first official data of the year has shown signs of economic recovery, as exports, imports and new lending soared.
Exports in January were up by 25% compared to a year earlier at $187bn (£119bn), and imports surged by over 28% to $158bn (£100bn).
These pushed the resulting trade surplus up by more than 7% to $29bn (£18.5bn) - well beyond market expectations.
Economist Zhang Zhiwei, from Nomura International, said the figures were good news for China's recovery.
"These data suggest that external and domestic demand are both strong, which supports our view that the economy is on track for a cyclical recovery in the first half," he said.
Moody's economist Alaistair Chan added: "Seeing the underlying trend is a little difficult. Nevertheless, the data were above expectations and seem generally positive."
There was also good news from China's banking sector, as new lending more than doubled, compared with December, to 1.07trn yuan ($109bn).
It comes as inflation slowed to 2% in January - down from a seven-month peak of 2.5% in December.
But economists warned against focussing too much on last month's data, as it did not include the Lunar New Year holidays - which fell during January in 2012.
The Chinese government is seeking to boost growth after the country expanded at its slowest rate for 13 years in 2012.
China experienced seven straight quarters of slowing growth, but it picked up in the fourth quarter.
Its central bank cut interest rates twice last year and reduced the amount banks must keep in reserve in an attempt to encourage lending and stimulate growth.


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Deathly Hallows Seven Potters Chase Scene Photos From Bovingdon Airfield
Sep 09, 2009
DH Film
Last month we reported on possible location filming for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at Bovingdon Airfield in England. New high res photos are now available clearly showing more of the chase scene involved with the Seven Potters episode in the film. Thanks to Thiego and Oclumencia we can see nice high res close ups such as this of Hagrid and Harry zooming along on the magical motorbike from Sirius Black. A reminder as well, additional second unit filming for the Seven Potters chase scene is wrapping up tonight in Liverpool at the Queensway Tunnel.
Thanks so much Thiego and Oclumencia!


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2. What is wrong with the Toll House Cabin?
The Toll House cabin has a few logs which need to be replaced. Because of the instability created by the damaged logs, we have been forced to temporarily close the cabin to visitors. While we do have logs which we can use as replacements, we need the workers with the expertise to be able to replace the logs while not doing any other damage to the building. We are hoping to have this building repaired soon and back open once again before the end of this year.


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We're Totally Stealing This Braiding Technique We Saw at Fashion Week [VIDEO]
(Photos by ImaxTree)
When we first arrived backstage at Badgley Mischka's fall 2013 show, this is what we saw — a room full of models hunched over in chairs, heads between their knees. No really, look:
(Lindsay Schallon/StyleBistro)
Afraid the entire modeling cast of New York Fashion Week had suddenly been stricken by that flu thing going around — and terrified that one of those horrific Drop Dead Gorgeous situations was about to unfold right before our eyes — we timidly tiptoed closer, then gasped: "Ooooh, braids!"
As you've now seen, to create the Hitchcock-inspired hair, hairstylist Peter Gray for Moroccanoil literally tipped the models forward to begin reverse French braiding from the nape up to the tip of the crown. Then, at the top of head, he created a disheveled coif — reminiscent of Kim Novak's haphazard locks in The Birds — by treating hair with Moroccanoil's Volumizing Mousse before running strands through a curling iron and back-combing them out.
While we can't say we'll be rocking the fluffy top of this 'do at home — it's just a little too... much for everyday, right? — we're definitely delighted by the idea of switching up a classic bun by using Gray's braided back technique.
Watch the stylists in all their masterful braiding action, below:
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures rose then turned lower Wednesday after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a smaller-than-expected rise in last week's crude inventories. Crude supplies climbed by 600,000 barrels for the week ended Feb. 8. Analysts polled by Platts expected a 2.5 million-barrel climb. Motor gasoline supplies fell 800,000 barrels, while distillate stockpiles declined by 3.7 million barrels, the EIA report said. Analysts expected gasoline stocks to be unchanged, and forecast a fall of 1.6 million barrels in distillate supplies. Following the latest data, March crude CLH3, +0.00% briefly topped $98 a barrel, then turned lower to last trade at $97.29 a barrel, down 22 cents, or 0.2%. It was trading around $97.75 ahead of the report. The American Petroleum Institute reported late Tuesday that crude supplies fell 2.3 million barrels last week.
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Saturday, March 19 brought us the scheduled Berkeley Beach Clean-up and despite heavy rain early in the morning and a gloomy forecast, luck was on our side as the rained stopped magically at our scheduled start of 9am.
Many thanks to Peter Schultze-Allen at the City of Emeryville for helping to coordinate everything. Peter helped us out greatly by coordinating the drop-off of a dumpster from Waste Management, getting the city's liability waivers modified by the city attorney for our event, and for showing up on his own time on Saturday morning to get us the waivers for everyone to sign before the event could take place.
And of course, thanks to everyone who showed up for the event! We had a lot of people-power to get even the biggest timbers moved into the dumpster, which definitely took some teamwork. At one point, fourteen people were working hard to get the beach cleaned up. It was great to see everyone come out and lend a hand, even those who couldn't stick around to kite afterwards.
Here's a Before pic of the beach:
As you can see, much debris of all sorts, but mostly huge timbers, had been washed up onto the beach during the winter. Eliminating this debris eliminated hazards and was an important step in order to make the beach safer. Thanks to everyone's hard work and enthusiasm, we were able to use manpower, chainsaws, weed-trimmers, rakes, and shovels to clear the beach and get everything to the dumpster.
Here's a After pic of the beach:
We were all tired and sore, but had been working all morning while the wind was cranking, so many of us figured we would rest up plenty later and hit the water. The winds were strong and gusty, and we all managed to have some great fun.
Another shot of the final product:
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::begins setting up argument::Where does the cycle of poverty begin?
Quote from: mugatu on April 21, 2007, 01:16:16 PM::begins setting up argument::Where does the cycle of poverty begin?It begins in education and based on history, but if education was adjusted and the home was focused on education and environment also less focused on other things, then education would and should be the equalizer. Everyone is socialized through 5 major arenas; Home, School, Religion, Government, can't remember the last one. Educationwould work better if the home environment were fixed, but yea poverty starts at the home and with education or lack there of.
I know as a URM that if I can study enough to get a 3.7 and 165, then I will get into Harvard So what's my motivation to get a 3.9 and 175?
Quote from: Miss P on April 21, 2007, 04:00:17 PMQuote from: bosco1385 on April 21, 2007, 01:04:31 PMI know as a URM that if I can study enough to get a 3.7 and 165, then I will get into Harvard So what's my motivation to get a 3.9 and 175? You are a URM?No - sorry I didn't mean to imply that...just speaking hypothetically.
Quote from: bosco1385 on April 21, 2007, 01:04:31 PMI know as a URM that if I can study enough to get a 3.7 and 165, then I will get into Harvard So what's my motivation to get a 3.9 and 175? You are a URM?
I agree with what I think is the overall point the proponents of AA are making on this board: bringing races together is good. Having a more equal society in terms of race is good.Struggles....my problem is not with a poor black kid with a 165 who "climbed mountains" getting into Harvard over a "privileged wealthy white kid" with a 175. If that black kid can talk about the mountains he climbed, and how that can add to the learning of others at Harvard, then fine let him in over the privileged white kid, because he'll add a different viewpoint that people at Harvard will benefit from. But that same opportunity isn't open to a poor white kid with a 170 who climbed mountains to get there. In addition, there are plenty of privileged URMs with 165s that can offer less than that poor white kid to the classroom discussion, but will get in over that poor white kid with a 170 who worked his ass off. Say in this country of about 300 million people, there's going to be 50 million "rich" people, 100 million "middle class" people, and 150 million "poor" people. Assuming those numbers are going to stay the same, why do I care what the color of the skin is of the 150 million poor people? Why is it better to have 50 million poor whites and 100 million poor minorities, as opposed to 150 million poor minorities? (this is kinda a weird and probably stupid way of demonstrating what I'm trying to say, but do you know what I mean?)And this is all assuming that 1) URMS benefit from AA as a whole and 2) that racial awareness, respect, tolerance, etc are increased by AA. I think in general AA is probably a good thing for that second notion of awareness and respect of other races, cultures, etc. But there is also oftentimes resentment by whites towards URMs, when the whites miss out on a job, or a college or law school admission, etc in favor of a URM with lower numbers. I think bringing different races together is overall a good thing, and AA is a good step toward this goal, but the positive effects are also mitigated by the fact that so many whites get angry and say things like "If I was black, I wouldn't have been rejected from Harvard," and turn that anger at being rejected from Harvard into an anger directed at URMs. I don't agree with these people, but anyone who's been on a college campus knows it exists.And again, I'm not sure that lowering the standards for URMs will benefit URMs in the long run. It's this paternalistic aspect of AA that I have the biggest problem with. I know as a URM that if I can study enough to get a 3.7 and 165, then I will get into Harvard So what's my motivation to get a 3.9 and 175? Keep in mind that I know admissions is not solely a numbers thing, and that people aren't only motivated by grades and getting into good colleges, law schools, etc, but it's the easiest way to give examples.So I'm just not sure that AA is a good way to accomplish what I see as it's two goals 1) bringing races together to increase awareness, respect, tolerance, etc 2) benefiting URMs
Well, from my point of view there's no true detriment cause by AA. I believe in equality and for things to get closer to equal some get pulled back and some get pushed up. Which, is not entirely "fair" if your not the one reaping the benefits. However, there's a greater good here. Yes, is unfair if some over priveledged wealhty white kid gets pushed out of their spot in school X (if that's even the reality of what happens, and I'm not saying it is). But, that poor black kid who climbed mountains to get there is just as deserving of the spot, even if that means a few less points on the LSAT. If the LSAT can even be used as a good measurement or predictor of a minorities qualifications to go to law school. It will take years and years to change society into one that brings up equal black and whites in terms of education. And small steps along the way help. Its not so much an individual thing, that white kid vs that black kid. Its more a macro picture, there's no detriment to society for giving that URM an extra push, but there's possibly a detriment to that losing idividual....In fact, the more and more URMs that get in push us somewhere closer to a more equal society. Whats on the other side of that coin? there's a few less spot for whites? doesn't seem like much detriment to me.


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IKA News:
Ranking and Point Allocation Update
The decision to re-instate windsurfing for the 2016 Olympic Games has caused some confusion regarding the point system and event grading systems to be applied for the remainer of 2012 and, more importantly, for 2013 ff.
IKA and ISAF have negotiated throughout various meetings during the past week and have agreed on the following system for the course racing discipline.
For 2012, the ranking system prior to September 1st 2012 will be used to reward riders for their 2012 overall performance. This agreement had been reached already before the Olympic decision. The 2012 ranking will therefore include all events from 01.01.2012 until 31.12.2012, including the European Championship, the World Championship, the South American Championship and the upcoming Sail Melbourne Sailing World Cup. Grading for these events will follow the old, prize money based grading system. The events are graded as follows:
-European Championships: 405 points
- World Championships: 715 points
- South American Championships: 200 points
- Sail Melbourne: 300 points
On January 1st 2013, the old grading and ranking system ceases to apply and the new ranking system as introduced on September 1st 2012 will be the only ranking system. The first event counting for the new ranking is the European Championships 2012, and all events after September 1st 2012 will be re-graded according to the ISAF grading criteria currently used, with some small changes that have been agreed as follows:
200 pointer events:
- IKA World Championship, ISAF Sailing World Championship (if including kiteboarding)
100 pointer events:
- IKA continental championships, ISAF Sailing World Cups (if including kiteboarding)
50 pointer events:
- Other international events (including all kiteboarding tours), ISAF multi-class events (if including kiteboarding, e.g. Eurosaf-events)
20 pointer events:
- One event nominated per paid up IKA member, e.g. national championships
- Event organizers need to apply for event grading in accordance to ISAF grading criteria. Details can be found here and the grading form will be available soon from the secretariat.
The ranking will include every riders best 5 results in the past 12 months (for the 2013 ranking, starting on September 1st 2012).
If major events apply a quota (e.g. world championships, continental championships), places will be assigned on the following base:
- One starting place per applying country for the best rider from that country
- max 10 regional wildcards
- max 5 injury wildcards
- remaining places strictly in order of the position in the world ranking as of close of registration
ISAF and Eurosaf are currently negotiating with the individual event organizers to include kiteboarding in as many events as possible. We will update the event schedule on our website as soon as we have more news and either confirm or delete the respective events.
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Weekly Standard: Obama's "Evolution" Is Insincere
Elliott Abrams is a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign. He was a deputy national security adviser in the George W. Bush administration
The debate over same-sex "marriage" has engaged the heartfelt feelings and convictions of millions of Americans. Then there is Barack Obama.
In his ABC interview, the president pretended that his much touted "evolution" had now led him, ineluctably, to speak out now, today; he simply could longer stay silent. ABC let him off the hook, but this is not a credible account. In March, the Washington Post was reporting the debate among his advisers on whether the issue would help or hurt the reelection campaign and what, therefore, Obama should say: "Obama's top political advisers have held serious discussions with leading Democrats about the upsides and downsides of coming out for gay marriage before the fall election."
The same advisers told the Post that Obama would make the decision based on his gut, but that is an insulting way to refer to the vice president. There is no evidence that Obama planned to speak until Joe Biden said last weekend that he was for gay "marriage" and forced the issue.
In fact, Obama has not "evolved" — he has changed his position whenever his political fortunes required him to do so. Running for the Illinois state senate from a trendy area of Chicago in 1996, he was for same-sex marriage. "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages," he wrote in answer to a questionnaire back then. In 2004, he was running for the U.S. Senate and needed to appeal to voters statewide. So he evolved, and favored civil unions but opposed homosexual "marriage." In 2008, running for president, he said, "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage." Now in 2012, facing a tough reelection campaign where he needs energized supporters of same-sex "marriage" and has disappointed them with his refusal to give them his support, he is for it. To paraphrase John Kerry, he was for it before he was against it before he was for it again.
Mr. Obama's statement today is a marvel:
"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that 'don't ask, don't tell' is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married."
The president, when he says, "at a certain point I've just concluded," appears to refer to the point where Joe Biden smoked him out, unintentionally no doubt (as are most of Biden's actions). And it is important "for me personally" to speak, the president says; this isn't politics, you see, but some kind of testimony, a baring of the soul.
But Mr. Obama actually did bare his soul unintentionally today (perhaps the Biden disease is catching) with his astonishing characterization of American fighting men and women, whom he referred to as "those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf." Really?
Most Americans thought they were fighting for the country, not on Barack Obama's behalf. Slip of the tongue, to be sure, but can one think of another president who'd have made it? They are fighting under his command, under his orders, to be sure, but this particular locution is offensive and solipsistic. Mr. Obama has switched his position on the sanctity of marriage back and forth and has a new one, again, today, revealed when politics made that advisable to him and to his campaign. Whether this is the end or he will "evolve" some more is anyone's guess.
But let's leave our soldiers out of this. They aren't fighting for Mr. Obama and his campaign, and no one sent them out to risk their lives to win same sex "marriage."


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Companies, governments, and individuals voluntarily spent just under $4.5 billion on conservation and clean energy over the past decade by purchasing nearly 1 billion carbon offsets, finds a new report released on the sidelines of this week's international climate talks in Bonn, Germany.
The Forest Trends Ecosystem Marketplace report, Ahead of the Curve: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2015, demonstrates that voluntary demand for carbon offsets – each representing a one-tonne reduction in greenhouse gases that compensates for emissions elsewhere – is impactful well beyond the markets' relatively small size.
The issue of REDD+ benefit sharing has captured the attention of policymakers and local communities because the success of REDD+ will depend greatly on the design and implementation of its benefit-sharing mechanism. Despite a large body of literature on potential benefit-sharing mechanisms for REDD+, the field has lacked global comparative analyses of national REDD+ policies and of the political-economic influences that can either enable or impede the mechanisms. Similarly, relatively few studies have investigated the political-economic principles underlying existing benefit-sharing policies and approaches. This working paper builds on a study of REDD+ policies in 13 countries to provide a global overview and up-to-date profile of benefit-sharing mechanisms for REDD+ and of the political-economic factors affecting their design and setting. Five types of benefit-sharing models relevant to REDD+ and natural resource management are used to create an organising framework for identifying what does and does not work and to examine the structure of rights under REDD+. The authors also consider the mechanisms in light of five prominent discourses on the question of who should benefit from REDD+ and, by viewing REDD+ through a 3E (effectiveness, efficiency, equity) lens, map out some of the associated risks for REDD+ outcomes.
Download the publication here.
This paper builds on the legal priorities identified by key stakeholders during national workshops held in November 2011 in Hanoi, Lusaka and Mexico City to discuss the country studies commissioned by FAO in 2011 for the UN-REDD Programme. The study has been reviewed by government representatives from the three countries, the UN-REDD Programme's partner agencies and international experts.
The main legal issues that affect REDD+ implementation identified by national stakeholders and analyzed contextually in this study include:
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CZW "The Wolf of Wrestling" Oct 14: MJF-MASADA in Sewell, NJ Sep 18 - 08:32 pm EDT
Live Report by natestein
CZW "The Wolf of Wrestling" Oct 14: MJF-MASADA in Sewell, NJ!
CZWrestling.com - Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) brings "The Wolf of Wrestling" to the NEW CZW Arena at the Rastelli Complex, 1855 Hurffville RD in Sewell, NJ at 7:30 pm!
Who is the REAL wolf? The current CZW Wired TV champion MJF or the man who won a #1 contendership four-way, MASADA?
October 14 is CZW's debut at the NEW CZW Arena at Rastelli's in Sewell, NJ! Alcohol is available for purchase.
Monday and Tuesday night, we announce a new match for October 14!
Tickets: CZWtickets.ticketfly.com or, day of, at the door. Show support on Facebook at facebook.com/events/1311127452262399.
Keep up with the latest action at CZWstudios.com!
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December 2nd, 2011
by Josh Freed
This piece was originally published by Grist.
Tags: clean energy, Solar, venture capital, wind
Posted in Clean Energy Program
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Fister rides five-run first to victory over Rangers
DETROIT -- Doug Fister was as cool as a cucumber, but the Tigers' bats were hot as they scored seven runs in the first two innings of a 7-2 victory against the Rangers on Friday night at Comerica Park in front of a sold-out crowd of 41,686.
Fister allowed two runs on eight hits in six innings while striking out five. He gave up six earned runs in each of his last two starts.View Full Game Coverage
DETROIT -- Doug Fister was as cool as a cucumber, but the Tigers' bats were hot as they scored seven runs in the first two innings of a 7-2 victory against the Rangers on Friday night at Comerica Park in front of a sold-out crowd of 41,686.
Fister allowed two runs on eight hits in six innings while striking out five. He gave up six earned runs in each of his last two starts.View Full Game Coverage
The win was Fister's first since June 16 and only his second since May 14. Despite several good outings in between, the Tigers haven't provided him with much run support.
"It felt good to be able to go out there and get some runs for him early so he can just calm down, settle down and throw strikes," Torii Hunter said. "That's what he did today. He was poised, he gave up two runs, but at the same time, he looked totally different than when he had to go out there and fight when we weren't giving any run support."
The Tigers went to work on Rangers starter Justin Grimm in the first inning, as the first six batters reached base. Austin Jackson and Hunter hit back-to-back doubles to start the game, while Jhonny Peralta punctuated the five-run inning with a two-run double.
Detroit extended its lead to 7-0 with two more runs in the second. Jackson and Hunter both reached on singles before Miguel Cabrera brought home Jackson on a sacrifice fly for his 95th RBI.
Victor Martinez extended his hitting streak to 14 games with an RBI double in the second inning, batting .446 during that stretch with 10 runs scored and nine RBIs.
"We came out aggressive, and we came swinging," Hunter said. "The last time we faced [Grimm] in Texas, we didn't know much about him. We were taking pitches, he was getting ahead in the count. This time, we just had a different attack plan, and we went out there, swung the bats and got him early."
Fister ran into trouble in the fourth inning after A.J. Pierzynski hit his ninth home run of the season and Jurickson Profar delivered an RBI single. The Rangers loaded the bases in the frame, but Fister escaped the jam by striking out David Murphy.
"There were a couple of innings where he was fighting his own mechanics a little bit," catcher Alex Avila said. "There were some innings where his sinker was really good, some that it wasn't. We had to make adjustments on the fly there, and he was able to make the pitches he had to."
Fister was able to throw 17 of his 26 curveballs for strikes, using it more effectively as the game wore on.
"That's Fister," Pierzynski said. "He throws the ball over the plate, doesn't walk anybody, changes speeds, comes at you with that high angle, and his motion is very deceptive."
Bruce Rondon replaced Fister in the seventh and pitched a perfect 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. All 10 of his pitches were strikes.
"That's probably his best outing and you can't get any better than that," Avila said. "He threw the ball well. It's not something that you'll see every single time out there, but it's good for him. He's done well since he's come back [from the Minors] and I'm very happy and proud of him, because he's worked hard."
Rondon was able to throw all of his pitches -- fastball, changeup and slider -- for strikes, which led to hitters being unable to focus on hitting his fastball.
"Success builds confidence," manager Jim Leyland said. "It breeds confidence. I'm thrilled with him. I don't want to get carried away, there's going to be some bumps and bruises, but he's got the equipment."
Drew Smyly pitched 1 1/3 innings after Rondon, but Joaquin Benoit came on in the ninth inning with two outs and two runners on base. Benoit was able to strike out Nelson Cruz, who was 2-for-4 lifetime against him including a home run.
"I think Benoit might have the best temperament of any pitcher we have on the team," Leyland said. "I think he's pretty even-keeled."
Against a top team in the American League, this was the type of game plenty of people were hoping to see this season from the Tigers. The offense scored plenty of runs, the starting pitching gave opposing hitters fits, and the bullpen shut the door.
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As an expecting mother out in Castle Valley, this letter shocked and frightened me. The writer then goes on to talk about living in harmony. Well, if you know anything about fossil fuel companies, you know that is the furthest thing from their minds. They are international companies coming into Utah to maximize profit, use up our available groundwater, and hope that nobody holds them accountable.
It's a tale as old as time. It's about water. It has nothing to do with what the oil platforms look like. They apparently need tons and tons of water to process the stuff and Utah is the second driest state in the country!
How can we let outsiders come in and use up our most valuable resource? If you ask anybody who lives near a mine site anywhere in the world, they will most certainly tell you how the processing chemicals leech into their water supply, or how their children have asthma from the refineries.
We mothers in Utah need to stand up and draw a line in the sand. Say NO to these international companies who want to just come into the U.S., tear up our land, use up our water, poison our air, and then leave. We need to nip this in the bud and stop the madness before it starts.
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Cerro Toco Climber's Log
bennovak - Dec 26, 2012 8:23 pm Date Climbed: Dec 12, 2012Normal Route
Nice walk and warm up for Licancabur.
Old School WB - Sep 5, 2012 3:01 pm Date Climbed: Dec 29, 2006Southern Route
On December 29, 2006, my life partner, Karen Wilkie, and I ascended the standard southern route up Cerro Toco. Great hike to a high elevation summit that provides excellent views. We had been hiking at high elevations (up to 5000m) for the previous week, so starting the hike around 5000 metres wasn't a problem for us. Chile is an incredibly beautiful country with very friendly inhabitants; it rocks!
DiverDave - Oct 3, 2011 12:29 am Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2009Cerro Toco
2.0 miles and 2 hours round trip from mining camp at 17092 feet to summit at 18471 feet (5630 meters by Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS) and return. Good acclimatization hike and confidence builder for Sairecabur.
PAROFES - May 27, 2010 10:32 am Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2009Easy ans nice climb!
Actualy is just a walk up, but really incredible view for Licancabur and Juriques volcanoes.
I loved that day!
barryg - Mar 21, 2008 3:14 pm Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2008Breathless
Many tour agencies in San Pedro offered this climb but using the excellent directions on summitpost we hired a car and climbed it alone. We had 4 days of hiking in San Pedro plus one hour at Laguna Miscanti so I don't think we were fully acclimatized but we still made it. Took 2 hours 20 minutes from the old mining shed, 45 minutes to descend.
Vic Hanson - Jan 27, 2008 9:35 pm Date Climbed: Jan 22, 2008First Chilean mtn. ascent
After being told we couldn't climb any mountains in Chile without a permit, and they wouldn't issue permits because of the weather, we went to San Pedro and found out permits weren't needed. We drove up as far as possible until we were stopped by the fresh snow (about an hour's hike to the mining camp) and then hiked up from there, about 3 1/2 hours up and 1 1/2 down. Heavy clouds blowing in and out made for limited but beautiful views.
Ski Mountaineer - May 30, 2006 8:43 pmFirst mountain bike descent, ski descent, 2 times summited solo
Likely first mountain bike descent and also a ski descent on the same day (from mining camp), plus two solo climbs to the summit in 2002 and 2003 (from the road to Paso Jama).
joe_akeem - May 15, 2006 5:14 pm Date Climbed: May 10, 2006Great Views!
In 2 hours from the old mining camp, 30 minutes back. Below the summit it was easier to go around the right side. The path that goes to the left was all icy.


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Fresno State used an 11-run fourth inning on the way to a 13-11 win in game one and then took the nightcap 10-0.
The Bisons close out the four-game series Sunday at 3:05 p.m. (CDT) when senior right-hander Charles Williams (1-4, 8.06 ERA) takes the mound.
In game one the Bisons responded with eight runs in an attempt to rally, but fell short.
After taking a 2-1 lead in the first inning and adding another run in the third for a 3-1 advantage, the fourth completely changed the direction of the game. In that critical fourth inning Fresno State capitalized on three Lipscomb errors, four hits, three hit batters and a three-run home run by designated hitter Jordan Ribera.
However, the Bisons quickly regained some momentum with four runs in the fifth, one in the sixth, one in the eighth and two more in the ninth. They out-hit Fresno State 17-8 falling one short of their season high for hits in a game set in Friday's 10-6 win.
Justin Sanders led the Bisons with four hits, including a double. Tyler Wilson and Ryan Wilkins each had three hits. Antonio Butler hit a solo home run.
It was the second time this season that Sanders has collected four hits in a game. He leads the Bisons in multi-hit games with 11. He also had two runs batted in. He leads the team in multi-RBI games with seven.
Brandon McClurg started for the Bisons and pitched 3.1 innings. He gave up four hits and nine runs, seven earned. He walked four and struck out three.
Matt Bowling relieved and pitched 1.2 innings. He allowed two hits and three runs, two earned. He struck out one batter. Martin Grude pitched the final three innings. He gave up two hits and one earned run and walked one batter.
In game two the Bisons managed only two hits as Derek Benny pitched a complete game shutout. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter. M.L. Williams and Branden Cadavid were the only Bisons to get hits in game two. Williams has a four-game hitting streak, the longest active streak on the team.
Sanders was hitless in game two, ending his team-high hitting streak at 13 games.
The Bisons used three pitchers. Josh Smith started and lost for the first time in four decisions. He pitched six innings and gave up three hits and three runs, all earned. He walked four and struck out five.
Jerry Young pitched two-thirds of an inning in relief and gave up one hit and three runs, all earned. He also walked three batters. Jordan Baron followed Young and also pitched two-thirds of an inning. He gave up one hit and two earned runs while walking two and striking out one.
Infielder Clay Lehning shifted to the mound to close out the game. He also lasted two-thirds on an inning. He gave up two hits and two earned runs and walked two and struck out one.
Tom Mendonca was the big hitter for Fresno State with a two-run homer in the first inning and an RBI- double in the seventh.
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'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the sports world,
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The North Pole Police made sure he was protected from the laws,
But the online Daily Beast reported he was cheating on Mrs. Claus.
It started on Thanksgiving when he came home from the pub,
And Mrs. Claus met him at the front door with a club.
"Hey, Sweetie Pie," he cooed, "you're sure lookin' good,"
Then she whacked him in the teeth with a Big Bertha wood.
She chased him from the house like a furious cyclone,
And screamed, "Who're all these women programmed into your cell phone?"
Santa jumped on his sleigh; he was trying to flee,
But he ran poor Rudolph into his neighbor's Magnolia tree.
Nancy Grace no longer thought Santa was so jolly,
She lambasted him for sleeping with Jaimee, Rachel and Holly.
She even claimed Santa cheated on his poor, loving spouse,
With a waitress who worked at the North Pole Waffle House.
This was only the beginning of Santa's many woes,
One female elf even took his picture without clothes.
An angry Mrs. Claus wanted badly to split up,
And Santa tried to console her with a renegotiated pre-nup.
It didn't help that Santa's elves were also mad and bitter,
And this became public by a random toyshop Twitter.
The star elf named Dwight, whose talent was quite huge,
Complained about the chief elf ... one Stanley Van Scrooge.
"He's too mean and negative," it said in the Tweet,
"He needs to be more kind, more gentle and sweet."
Van Scrooge fired back, "My negativity is causative,
"If you guys worked harder, then I'd gladly be positive."
All of this commotion caused the workshop to divide,
Except for one elf, who sat in the corner and cried.
The tears rolled down his cheeks like a raging river's flow,
He was an emotional one ... was Elf Timmy Tebow.
Timmy cried during good times and he cried during bad,
He cried when he was happy and he cried when he was sad.
This was the year Timmy hoped to win a second Heisman,
He didn't accomplish that goal, but he did win his first Cries-man.
Yes, Santa's workshop world was utterly in shambles,
He'd been far too reckless, taken too many gambles.
Companies pulled their sponsorships faster than Flash Gordon,
They acted like adidas after UCF signed Marcus Jordan.
Wouldn't you think Santa had built up some good will?
With all the letters he answered and stockings he filled?
He built the holiday season into what it has become,
Who else could conjure visions of a dancing sugarplum?
But up in the executive boardroom there arose such a clatter,
So Santa went up to see what was the matter.
He found the elf boosters had turned into a mob,
As they griped and groused about axing Santa's job.
They wanted this holiday season to be his swan song,
They told him he was old and had been around too long.
"This is my life," he pleaded. "I have no other hobby,
"And suddenly St. Nick had transformed into St. Bobby."
It seemed his recruiting had gone carelessly awry,
Some of the reindeer stiffs he signed couldn't even fly.
So they told him bluntly, he was no longer fit to Ho-Ho-Ho,
They even hired his replacement -- a younger elf named Jimbo.
As he sprang onto his sleigh and to his reindeers gave a snap,
He said, "I built North Pole U. and put it on the map.
"Because of my contributions, Christmas benefitted greatly,"
But 'ere he drove out of sight, they screamed, "YEAH, BUT WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR US LATELY?"


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Active Rock WRIF-FM's (101.1) morning show hosts Drew & Mike will send one lucky winner and a guest to Miami tomorrow night to watch the Pistons battle the Heat in game 6 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The morning show duo will give the trip away through a 3-Point shot contest tomorrow at the WRIF studios. Throughout the show today ten listeners will be qualified on-air to join the morning show tomorrow, June 2 at 7am to participate in the contest. The contestant, or their pre-selected "ringer," who scores the most points in a series of two rounds will leave the station and head directly to the airport for their flight to Miami.
This is the third consecutive year that Drew & Mike have held this contest, with the help of sponsor, Rock Financial, sending listeners to Pistons playoff games in San Antonio, Los Angeles and now Miami. The winner and guest will also receive a blue Pistons "away" jersey to wear at the game. "We intend to throw some blue into the white out in that Miami Crowd", says Drew Lane, WRIF morning show host.
Spring cleaning is here and Habitat For Humanity and Adult Urban WMXD-FM (92.3) are coming together to collect your items! MIX92.3 is helping to restore our community with Habitat for Humanity "ReStore Detroit". On Saturday, June 3, 2006, join MIX92.3 at Steve's Soul Food, 8443 Grand River, Detroit, as the station broadcasts live from noon-7p.m. collecting gently used home furnishings, air conditioners, appliances, building materials, tool, and any other home goods. All items donated will be re-sold at affordable prices at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore Detroit, in effort to help eliminate sub-standard housing in our community. Habitat for Humanity ReStore Detroit will be on site to collect all donated items and also schedule to pick up large and heavy appliances, and home furnishings. All donated items are tax-deductible. Steve's Soul Food will offer 10% discounts to individuals who make a donation.
It's a united effort to help "ReStore Detroit"... won't you join the effort?
WMGC-FM / Magic 105.1's "Teacher of the Year" program culminated today with an awards presentation live on the air with Jim Harper & The Magic Morning Show. Every Friday, starting on September 12, 2005, Jim Harper read one letter nominating a special teacher from Metro Detroit to be "Teacher of the Year." After 38 weeks of nominations, Cathy Keeler of Hazel Park High School was chosen as the winner of the awards program. She was invited to come in as a "finalist" this morning. Little did she know, she was the winner and was awarded $5,000.
It's either ironic or cosmically fitting that WDET-FM (101.9) 's newest music host, Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs , hasn't listened to a lot of radio in the last few years. "It's not because I don't want to," said Collins with a laugh. "It's not for want of trying, but the antenna on my house blew down, so I can't pick up any radio there at all. And my car has an electrical short so the radio only plays occasionally"... Get ready to ride 'Night Train' (Thu 6/1)
Next week could provide the next bit of news in the Frank Turner vs. WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) soap opera. When last we tuned in, news anchorman Turner was pursuing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sanction against the station for refusing to let him out of a contract exclusivity clause that would prohibit him from doing a two-hour weekday religious radio show on WEXL-AM (1340) in line with his avocation as a Christian evangelist... Stay turned for 'As the Anchorman Turn(er)s' (Thu 6/1)


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Heavy Object [Light Novel]
Author : Kamachi Kazuma
Illustrator : Nagiryo
Summary: In the end, war couldn't be extinguished. But, there was a transformation. Even in the heart of a worthless accomplice in murder who was indifferently continuing his task, there was a transformation. The massive weapon "Object". This was a weapon that changed the whole definition of war. An exchange student named Kwenser, who was dispatched to the battlefield, met at the base a girl with a strange aura. The girl, dubbed "Elite", is the pilot of "Object". The near future. This diminutive boy had come to take on the role of standing up against the strongest weapon "Object" for the sake of the girl. This was the motive for their first meeting.
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Part 9 of Chapter 1 of Vol 1 has been translated So far Quenser seem like a fusion of Touma and Hamazura
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I read the trans of vol 2, and something caught me as odd (not the penguins). Is Hevia (the womanizer) already in love with that noble girl?
It seems like Quenser is the harem guy (princess, the foreign pilot, Floryietta) while Hevia is the dueteragonist who already has a relationship.
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If you are familiar with Kamachi's main series Index then he's pretty much cut from the same cloth as Kamijou and Hamazura. Saying this much should give you some idea.
If you are NOT familiar with the Index series, then the mc can be best described using three words- goofy, dependable and innovative. He's a pretty funny guy especially when partner with his best friend, they're like one of those buddy cop duos. But at the same time they're a reliable bunch that you can count on to do the craziest things and succeed. Kamachi likes his heroes to be creative thinkers, rather than overpowered monsters. I've only seen the manga, but basically in the span of those 5 chapters, the mc and his buddy took out a giant mecha all by themselves, without using another mecha. Imagine taking out a Gundam without using another overpowered mech.
(EDIT: Apparently, those five chapters equal to only the first chapter of the LN -_-)
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Aksel Hennie joins The Rock in Hercules
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- 21 February 2013
Norwegian actor Aksel Hennie will play madman warrior Tydeus opposite Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in 'Hercules', the new film adaptation of the classic Greek myth
Aksel Hennie will star opposite Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in 'Hercules'.
The little-known Norwegian star has been cast in Brett Ratner's big budget blockbuster about the mythical Greek hero with super-human strength.
In the new take on the classic tale, Hercules - played by actor-and-wrestler Dwayne - is a powerful mortal who leads a team of mercenaries on an epic adventure.
The script has been loosely adapted from graphic novel 'Hercules: The Thracian Wars' by Ryan Condal and eradicates the supernatural element of Hercules' story, who is Zeus' son in the original myth.
Aksel will play twin axe-wielding warrior Tydeus, one of the most fearful men on Hercules' team who needs to be chained up at night while he sleeps because he is so unpredictable.
The actor made a name for himself in his native Norway with thriller 'Headhunters' and has just finished filming his English-language debut 'The Last Knights' with Morgan Freeman and Clive Owen.
'Hercules' is being co-produced by Paramount and MGM and is expected to begin filming this year.


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Section will be taught totally online with no scheduled class meetings. Students must arrange for daily access to a computer and the Internet prior to the start of classes. Robert Morris labs are to be used only as a backup in special situations and may not be relied upon for extended periods of time. In addition to the Internet link, online classes have a large emphasis on email. All messages from the instructor and other information regarding online classes, including user ids, passwords, and login instructions will be sent to your Robert Morris University email account.
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This course provides the student with the concept of data structures such as strings, lists, trees, multilevel lists, files, and data-method integration (object-oriented programming). Practice in implementing these concepts is provided using C++ as the programming language. Emphasis is placed on the algorithm design of business application solutions, using a significant number of data structures. The student will develop, modify, and/or maintain solutions to business systems problems that illustrate the use of discussed techniques. Additional topics covered include alogrithms for creating, organizing, searching, and updating data, and the use of recursion. Terms of importance that are discussed include strings, arrays, records, sets, files, pointers, lists, stacks, queues, trees, and heaps. Hands on experience will be provided through implementation of algorithms through the development of C++ programs.
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ST. LOUIS – For months, Steve O'Neal had set his sights on trolling southern Illinois' Rend Lake for crappies, having never fished that water in any of the angling outings he enjoys once a year with his buddies.
But the federal government's partial shutdown ruined all of that, forcing the closure of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-managed campsite the Kentucky man had reserved for four days.
O'Neal isn't happy about it. Neither are Illinois bow hunters, whose deer season began the same day as the shutdown and who now are officially shut out of tens of thousands of acres of federal lands they annually prowled in search of a prized buck.
All of it is a setback to southern Illinois, an economically challenged region with miles upon miles of scenic splendor that lends itself to recreation and helps feed the local economy.
The fallout may become more pronounced the longer the U.S. government's first shutdown in 17 years drags on. But without question, the ripple effect already is being felt.
"Recreation in Illinois is and always has been very big business," said Chris McCloud, a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. "People need to understand what kind of impact these things have in Illinois. It's a multibillion-dollar industry."
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey bears some of that out. The agency found that money spent on recreation in Illinois in 2011 included $972 million for fishing activities, $1.2 billion for hunting and $1.9 billion for watching birds and other wildlife. Such payouts run the gamut, from equipment to gas, hotels and meals and anything else that went into the trip.
In addition to land around the sprawling Rend Lake, other Corps-managed federal lands in Illinois include property around Lake Shelbyville, Carlyle Lake and Kaskaskia River. Other federally managed lands include the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge.
O'Neal's case reflects how the local economy loses when those activities are disrupted.
The 43-year-old electrical engineer from Clinton, Ky., had planned to join four friends from near Peoria, his Kentucky brother and a Tennessee pal in fishing Rend Lake, an Army Corps-created reservoir that's among southern Illinois' recreational gems.
"This was gonna be our first trip there, and we were pretty excited," O'Neal said. "The fishing was looking pretty good."
Having usually staged the yearly fishing gathering around Lake Pepin near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, O'Neal reserved a spot at Rend Lake's South Sandusky campsite. The cost was nearly $100 for a planned four-day stay in his brother's camping trailer.
O'Neal figures the group would have spent $1,000 – perhaps more – on groceries, beer, bait, boat fuel, fishing licenses and a day of guide services.
The adventure, which would have started Wednesday, was foiled the previous day by the federal shutdown.
"It's just not going to happen this year," O'Neal shrugged, having always prized such trips as his yearly outlet from his job. "I wouldn't say the (spoiled vacation) has anything to do with Illinois; it just confirms my lack of faith in our current leadership at the federal level. I see so much goofy crap from those guys."
Clint Taylor, a fishing guide from Mount Vernon, Ill., who had been set to host O'Neal's group, said he worries the region's economic toll could mount if people lose jobs or are furloughed and cut back on vacations.
"When I first heard about the shutdown, I didn't think it'd really affect me, a little fishing guide on Rend Lake," he said. "But obviously, there's a trickle-down effect."
How much of that involves the state's fledgling bow-hunting season remains to be seen.
Since the shutdown, the Army Corps has barricaded entry points to more than 56,000 acres of federal land in southern Illinois, much of it relished by deer hunters. But that turf isn't fenced off, meaning hunters intent on using the acreage still can find ways to get onto it, said Mike Petersen, a spokesman for the agency's St. Louis district.
Petersen said any use of the closed Corps land by hunters comes at their own risk.
"We literally don't have the staff to enforce the closures," he said.
State-managed campsites, boat ramps and other properties are not affected by the federal shutdown, so sportsmen and vacationers still will have unabated access.
At his bait shop and lodge on Rend Lake's northeast corner, Rick Barth hasn't seen any dramatic shutdown-related fallout on his business – yet. But the prospect of drawn-out restrictions to 19,000-acre Rend Lake – the place Barth calls "one of the primary reasons people come to southern Illinois" – is stoking concerns.
"It's a one-stop shop for anyone who enjoys being on the water, and the shutdown is gonna take its toll," said Barth, owner of Gun Creek Fin, Fur and Feathers Sportsmen's Club near Whittington.


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Bandit moves with a lot of tact and tempo, his canter is extra. He is easy to ride, and has a fine mouth. Bandit is currently at level 3 dressage. He is very gentle and easy to handle in competition.
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If you told someone a few years ago that there would be a free-to-play game that could potentially revolutionize the entire gaming industry, they would likely point and laugh at you. Then maybe hop on MySpace and totally tell their 90 friends what a tool you were. Today, those same people would need to kneel before you and beg for your forgiveness after seeing what PlanetSide 2 has to offer.
Sony Online Entertainment has been at the forefront of online gaming for years—coming up on decades now. The developers of EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies, and DC Universe Online know how to create massively multiplayer games, so the move to a first-person shooter genre that features 2000 players at once is something right up their alley, and something they had already tried before–with mixed results.
When the original PlanetSide was released in 2003, it was a success more in theory than in practice. Players were blown away by the concept of playing a FPS against hundreds of other real life players that also featured vehicles, multiple combat roles, and a leveling system with character progression trees.
When it worked, it was an amazing thing. Battles could last an entire day or more as groups fought over territory, and each inch of area was hard won. It was compelling and engaging, but it wasn't without its flaws.
2003 was a good year for games, but the technology needed to fully embrace the original PlanetSide wasn't as widespread as it is now. The game was still a success, but broadband cable was still catching on, the hardware requirements limited the number of people that the game could play at full resolution, and the monthly subscription fee on top of the retail cost of the game rankled enough people to keep the total number of players to a relative minimum. That has all changed.
"There were things we just weren't capable of doing in the first game," Josh Hackney, Executive Producer of PlanetSide 2 told us. "Now we've got years of experience. Our infrastructure, our ability to deal with the servers, communications, the factions—we've had years and years. What we've been doing is taking all those kinds of developments that SOE can basically do in its sleep, and integrating that into an FPS genre."
It has been nearly a decade since the original PlanetSide was released. With a sequel due sometime soon (no release date, or even release window has been issued), the follow up will feature more than just a few years' worth of technological upgrades. PlanetSide 2 will be a fundamentally different game in one simple way: it will be free.
"For us, more than anything else, players are everything. We wanted to give everyone the chance to get in" Hackney said. "If you go back two or three years, the expectations and the thoughts on what the quality of a free-to-play game was, is completely different than what it is now."
The industry has changed, and the model has changed with it. SOE will offer PlanetSide 2 as a free-to-play title that anyone can join. The system requirements have yet to be released, but the game is designed to attract as many players as possible, so they shouldn't be too prohibitive.
"We are looking at it pretty hard. We are concerned that our partners in Asia and Europe are going to be able to get in as many people as possible," Hackney said, insinuating that the requirements wouldn't be anything outrageous, at least.
Switching the model to free-to-play is a risky move for a company like SOE–or any publisher for that matter–but it is one that has proven to be successful for the company. It recently changed the model of DC Universe Online, post-release, and has seen a fair amount of success with it. Several other SOE titles are also free-to-play, but this will be the first FPS.
"Take a look at what we've seen in the last few years—Free Realms, Clone Wars, we've got EQ (EverQuest Next) coming up soon, and the quality and our expectations have shifted dramatically," Hackney stated. "I think between that and everything that is happening with social games, people want access, they want to get in. We know it works, we know how to make it work financially on our end through the market place, through micro transactions."
SOE is still fine tuning the financial model, so it isn't yet clear if there will be a monthly subscription fee for all player, possibly a tiered subscription plan that offers boons for the higher models as with DC Universe Online, or if there will be a monthly charge at all (although it seems likely). But SOE has confirmed that while there will be a cash shop, it will focus more on customizable aspects like character skins, and not costly weapons that you need to purchase with real money.
The thing that sets this game apart from others is the genre. Arguably, first-person shooters are the top genre in gaming at the moment, or at least they are if you judge the sales numbers set by games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3, two of the best selling franchises of the last year. If SOE can pull it off and give gamers a free-to-play FPS, with an engaging experience system, it could be the start of something.
Last month at GDC, there was a definite emphasis on free-to-play experiences. Numerous games with a free-to-play business model in place will be trotted out over the next year, and it seems unlikely that the trend will slow as developers find how to make that model work for both themselves and the gamer. Many titles sacrifice something along the way—graphics usually—but there are some exceptions. Crytek will be using its new CryEngine 3 to power its free-to-play FPS title, Warface, but that game will operate on a much smaller scale than PlanetSide 2. Check out our hands-on with Warface for more details.
During GDC we also had the chance to check out PlanetSide 2 in action. It was still a bit raw and had a ways to go yet, but it looked amazing and played like a standard FPS. If it can offer gameplay that will satisfy traditional FPS fans and keep the costs down, it should have a broad appeal.
But while the game should obviously appeal to PC gamers happy to explore a free-to-play world, the idea of introducing it to the console world borders on revolutionary.
"We're talking about it right now," Hackney said, referring to a possible console port of the game. "Our primary focus has been getting this version out. I wouldn't rule it out for some time in the future."
Of course, even if it does head to the consoles there is no guarantee it would remain free, but ideally the game could be released on the XBL and PSN at either no cost, or a deeply discounted one. Even though technical limitations would cut the number of players online for the consoles, the possibility of a quality free-to-play shooter that anyone could download and jump into is at the very least intriguing.
Regardless of whether or not PlanetSide 2 hits the consoles, the PC version should be enough to satiate even the most bloodthirsty FPS fan on a budget. But if it can offer a game that is deep and satisfying enough to reach a wide enough audience that it ends up competing with full retail releases, it could mark a turning point for the gaming industry.
Update: The article has been updated to clarify the number of players that PlanetSide 2 will allow.


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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two Republican state representatives want voters to decide whether to overturn a new law that allows immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission to obtain driver's licenses. Rep. Kim Thatcher and Rep. Sal Esquivel are behind a referendum submitted to the Secretary of State's Office. They need 58,000 signatures in 90 days after legislators adjourn.