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Dictionary facts
First Edition
Proposed size: 4 volumes, 6,400 pages (with provision for 'a larger dictionary containing not fewer than 10 volumes, each containing not less than 1,600 pages')
Actual size: 10 volumes, 15,490 pages
Proposed time to complete: 10 years
Actual time to complete: 70 years (from approval date)
Publication date: 1884-1928 in 128 fascicles. Published in 10 volumes in 1928 and reissued in 12 volumes in 1933, with addition of one-volume Supplement
Price of fascicles: 12 shillings and sixpence for large sections
Price of bound volumes (1928): from 50 to 55 guineas for the set, depending on binding
Number of pages edited by James Murray: est., 7,200
Number of entries: 252,200
Number of word forms defined and/or illustrated: 414,800
Number of contributors (readers): est. 2,000
Number of quotations submitted by contributors: est. 5 million
Number of quotations used in Dictionary: 1,861,200
Number of authors represented in quotations: 2,700
Number of works represented in quotations: 4,500
Supplement (1972-1986)
Proposed size: one volume, 1,300 pages
Actual size: 4 volumes, 5,730 pages
Proposed time to complete: 7 years
Actual time to complete: 30 years
Publication date: vol. 1, 1972; vol. 2, 1976; vol. 3, 1982; vol. 4, 1986
Number of entries: 69,300
Number of quotations: est. 527,000
Second Edition (1989)
Proposed size: 20 volumes
Actual size: 20 volumes, 21,730 pages
Publication date: 1989
Weight of text: 62.6 kilos or 137.72 lbs.
Amount of ink used to print complete run: 2,830 kilos or 6,243 lbs.
Number of words in entire text: 59 million
Number of printed characters: 350 million
Number of different typographical characters used in text: approx.: 750 (660 special plus approx. 90 on regular keyboard)
Equivalent person years used to 'key in' text to convert to machine-readable form: 120
Equivalent person years to proof-read text: 60
Number of megabytes of electronic storage required for text: 540
Number of entries: 291,500
Number of main entries: 231,100
Number of main entries for obsolete words: 47,100
Number of main entries for spurious words: 240
Number of main entries for non-naturalized words: 12,200
Longest entry in Dictionary: the verb 'set' with over 430 senses consisting of approximately 60,000 words or 326,000 characters
Number of cross-reference entries: 60,400
Number of cross-references within entries: 580,600
Number of word forms defined and/or illustrated: 615,100
Number of pronunciations: 139,900
Number of etymologies: 219,800
Number of quotations: 2,436,600
Most frequently quoted work (in various full and partial version, and translations): Bible (est. 25,000 quotations)
Most frequently quoted single author: Shakespeare (approx. 33,300 quotations)
Most frequently quoted single work of Shakespeare: Hamlet (almost 1,600 quotations)
Percentage of quotations by centuries:
20th century 20 per cent
19th century 31
18th century 11
17th century 16
16th century 10
15th century 4.5
14th century 3.5
13th century 1
1st to 12th centuries 1
Undated (see note) 0.5
Note: 'Undated' includes approximately 1,250 quotations from Beowulf, with the balance consisting of proverbs, nursery rhymes, 'made up' illustrations, and references to the appearance of word forms 'in mod. Dicts.'
OED Additions Series (1993, 1997)
All the above figures should be regarded as approximate.


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Intel saw its sales and profits drop in 2012 as the company was hit by slower demand for personal computers and its continued inability to make it big in the smartphone and tablet markets, although its data centre business continued to grow.
The world's biggest chip maker reported revenue of $53.3 billion (£33.4 billion) for the year, down 1.2% compared with 2011, and posted net income of $11 billion (£6.9 billion), down 15%. Full-year revenue from its PC client division, which accounts for more than half its revenue, fell 3% year-on-year.
Intel also reported its fourth-quarter results yesterday. Revenue slipped 3% and net income was down 26% from the final quarter of 2011, and while earnings per share slipped from $0.64 to $0.48, they were $0.03 above a consensus estimate from analysts polled by Thomson Financial.
The root of Intel's PC client problems lies in the declining market for PCs, where it has traditionally been the market leader, and the rise in popularity of tablet computers, where it faces much stronger competition.
Worldwide PC shipments fell 5% in the last three months of the year compared to the same period of 2011, according to an estimate from Gartner. The market amounted to 90.1 million units, it said.
Much of the drop is being blamed on tablet computers, which rather than emerging as a new class of machine that takes a place in the home between smartphones and PCs, is becoming a replacement for a PC, said Gartner.
In the tablet market, Intel faces competition from companies like chip makers relying on chip designs from competitor ARM.
However, Intel's data centre business recorded better results. Sales rose 6% to $10.7 billion as demand for its server chips climbed.
"We made tremendous progress across the business in 2012 as we entered the market for smartphones and tablets, worked with our partners to reinvent the PC, and drove continued innovation and growth in the data centre," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO.
"As we enter 2013, our strong product pipeline has us well positioned to bring a new wave of Intel innovations across the spectrum of computing," he said.
For the coming year, Intel said it expects to see sales rise in the low single-digit percent range.
Some of the company's hopes for 2013 stem from new chips it plans to release for laptops, tablets, and smartphones, Otellini said in a conference call with analysts.
"Looking ahead, I am exited about a strong pipeline of products coming to market," he said.
Intel plans to launch its Haswell chip in the first half, a new laptop processor that will deliver "the largest generation-to-generation battery life improvement in Intel's history," said Otellini. The executive said the new chip should help its PC partners produce thinner and lighter computers with longer battery life.
It also expects to see more Intel-based tablets shipping beyond the 10 that are already available. And the number of smartphones based on Intel chips will expand beyond the seven devices currently available, said Otellini.
Intel's new chips will be "extremely competitive with ARM designs," he said.
Intel also plans to launch its first Xeon and Atom chips produced on its leading-edge 22-nanometre manufacturing process targeted at the data centre market.
Those new chips should return the data centre group to double-digit percentage growth this year, Intel CFO Stacy Smith said during the conference call.
In after-hours trading, the company's stock on the Nasdaq was trading at around $21.60 per share at the time of this report, down from its close at $22.68.

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Declan Kidney was all but thrown to the lions in a rugby coliseum as Ireland suffered their first ever Six Nations defeat to Italy, 22-15, and effectively condemned the coach to the dole queue in the process.
The critics have rounded on Kidney, with speculation mounting that his time with Ireland will come to an end after he meets the IRFU's National Team Review Group this week.
Officially Kidney and his coaching staff are under contract until the end of the summer tour, but already reports have indicated that a new man will be in charge.
His cause hasn't been helped by a Six Nations campaign that saw Ireland win just one game – away to the champions Wales – and gain just one other point from a draw with France in Dublin.
The defeat to Italy, a fitting result on a day when Ireland's injury crisis went from bad to worse, is seen as the final straw by many after Ireland's worst showing in the championship since it was expanded to six teams in 2000.
Les Kiss, Mike Ruddock, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter are already being touted as successors to Kidney, whose Grand Slam glory in 2009 is now long forgotten.
Kidney knows the writing is on the wall. "I said all along that I'd concentrate on each game as it came and that's all I did with Italy," he said.
"I wasn't thinking that it could be my last match as coach, all I was concentrating on was getting the win. I wanted to get a result, we didn't manage to do that and we'll reflect on it over the coming days and weeks.
"I'd have to sit down and think about whether I want a new contract. These guys are a pleasure to work with, but beyond that I'd have to sit back and think about it.
"I know what I can bring to it, I know what I brought to it over the years. I know that I've been in holes before like this and I know how to get out of them, but I think now is the time to sit back and reflect and let's take a look at things."
Not everyone believes Kidney should go as Ireland coach, with many of his players publicly supporting his right to a new contract.
Flanker Peter O'Mahony said, "The players should take the blame for what's happened. We've been given every opportunity to go out and play for Ireland.
"It has to come down to the players, I don't know where the stick aimed at the coaches is coming from. We're the ones who have made decisions on the pitch and have made mistakes at times. It's on our heads, we're the ones who are not delivering."
Italy deserved the win, fashioned by a 49th minute try from winger Venditti, 14 points from the boot of Luciano Orquera and a penalty from Gonzalo Garcia.
All 15 Irish points were kicked by young out-half Paddy Jackson, and captain Jamie Heaslip had to admit it wasn't good afterwards.
"We gave away too many easy shots at goal and also turned over a lot of ball at the set piece. They cut us off at source," Heaslip said.
"The set-piece is a big launching platform for any team, so to lose that was frustrating. But we were still in it until the end, despite the injuries."
Ireland: Kearney; Gilroy, O'Driscoll, L Marshall, Earls; Jackson, Murray, Healy, Best, Ross, McCarthy, Ryan, O'Mahony, O'Brien, Heaslip, Fitzgerald.
Replacements: Madigan for L. Marshall (28), Fitzgerald for Earls (25), Kilcoyne for Healy (71), Cronin for Best (71), Archer for Ross (67), Toner for McCarthy (64), P. Marshall for Ryan (79), Henderson for Fitzgerald (37).


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Chile recalled its ambassador to Israel on Wednesday because, it said, the scale and intensity of the Israeli operation in Gaza violates the principle of proportionality.
This lack of proportionality, according to the Chilean government, forfeits any justification for this otherwise legitimate act of self-defense. In the name of proportionality, therefore, Israel's right of self-defense is denied.
Chile was only the latest of a handful of South American countries to adopt this position and recall their ambassadors.
I was left to wonder, what should the proportional response of the Chilean police be when faced with a thug trying to break into a house with the clear intention of killing everybody in it with his machete? If Chile's condemnation of Israel is valid, it should employ no more than three policemen similarly armed with machetes to take the thug down.
Let's look at proportionality from a different angle. Suppose for every rocket Hamas fires at an urban area in Israel, we retaliate proportionally by firing one of our own rockets indiscriminately at Gaza. Would that be considered proportionate? Or, maybe for Chile proportionality simply means an equal number of dead on both sides.
Contrary to the world of make-believe, the first thing every sergeant in the real world learns is that the use of disproportionate force is the very key to military success.
This simple, common sense principle does not require validation by any Chilean ethics professor or military genius. It has been known and practiced from time immemorial.
Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still studied today by every officer who aspires to lead armies. It was he, and not some wicked Zionist, who taught that disproportionality is a prerequisite for any real chance of winning a war. In the third chapter of his book Sun Tzu gives this simple piece of advice:
"It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Hence, though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force."
If Sun Tzu is right, what Chile is demanding of Israel is to lose its battle against terror before it even started. By condemning Israel for the use of excessive force, Chile tries to restrict Israel to a battle it can't win. In so doing, Chile is not only robbing Israel of its right of self-defense, but also condemns both sides to an indefinite war.
If this is Chile's sense of morality, it must be rejected by every sensible human being, including Chileans.
I doubt that the Chilean government decision to recall its ambassador has anything to do with anti-Semitism. It may be that Chile merely has lost its common sense. If this is the case, sensible human beings must do whatever they can to bring Chile to its senses.
NOTE: While this article focused on Chile, its points can be applied to any number of nations and individuals currently condemning Israel for disproportionate use of force.
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What's your definition of a beach paradise? The B.V.I., as locals call it, is the personification of an exotic, stunningly beautiful Caribbean destination with its gin clear waters, picturesque coves, and yacht dotted marinas. Comprised of four major islands, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada, as well as fifty other smaller islands, the B.V.I. is a water lover's nirvana with world-class sailing, diving, and snorkeling.
After a day frolicking on the water or below the surface, wouldn't it be great to return to a stylish, roomy, amenity-laden vacation rental rather than a cramped hotel room? You'll be amazed at the variety of rentals available, including luxury, multi-bedroom beachfront homes with expansive tiled terraces, outdoor grills, portable bars, and swimming pools, villas set on acres of lush tropical gardens, and charming cottages just steps from swimming and snorkeling areas.
Divers and snorkelers grab your masks and fins because the B.V.I. has some of the best spots in the world to enjoy the sport with its many reefs, wrecks, rock formations, walls, and caverns. High on the list for most visitors are The Caves at Norman Island, where it's believed Robert Lewis Stevenson drew inspiration for his Treasure Island novel. Other excellent snorkeling sites include The Indians, Rainbow Canyons off Pelican Island, Spy Glass, Sandy's Ledge and Angelfish Reef.
Big game fish anglers seeking blue marlin and other fish head to places like Anegada's North Drop, where fish congregate in great numbers in various undersea canyons.
Other popular activities include whale watching, windsurfing, parasailing, and shell collecting.
Families relish space to store all their luggage and beach and sports equipment and a hotel room is not large enough to accommodate that need. Vacation rentals offer increased closet space, large areas where you can truly spread out and relax, and outdoor settings like balconies and patios where you can soak in the magnificent surroundings. They're great for kids because you can always keep track of their whereabouts, and the fully equipped kitchen allows you to forego pricey restaurants and prepare excellent snacks and meals. You might even become adventurous and fix B.V.I. delicacies such as peas soup with pigtail or stewed conchs.
You'll be amazed at the value-oriented aspects of a vacation rental compared to a hotel room in the B.V.I. We have a wide variety of special deals and discounts on properties in varying price ranges on different islands. Even if you're not familiar with the offerings, we'll help guide you with comprehensive information on properties and plenty of unbiased user reviews.


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Western to host Senior Thesis Exhibition
DANBURY, CONN. — The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art will host the annual Bachelor of Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition from April 24 through May 6, 2013, Monday through Thursday, noon to 4 p.m., in The Gallery at Higgins Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White Street in Danbury. A reception for the artists will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24. The exhibition and reception will be free and open to the public.
The Senior Thesis Exhibition is the capstone experience for the students who major in art and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Within the program, there are four areas of concentration: Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography and Studio Art.
Graphic Design seniors are: Kristen Brassard, of Newtown; Janet Dey, of Milford; Antonio Franqueira, of New Fairfield; Christopher Gabriel, of Milford; Michael Gmitter, of Danbury; Zachary Hossan, of Danbury; Sarah Jackson, of New Milford; Danielle McPhee, of Oakville; Megan Mills, of Danbury; Stephanie Moran, of Stratford; Santiago Osegueda, of Norwalk; Shavonna Person, of Danbury; Briana Stottle, of New Milford; Sarah Weber, of Newtown; and Tina Yuanglamyai, of New Milford.
Illustration seniors are: Joseph Albert, of Lake Carmel, N.Y.; Sonya Elser, of New Fairfield; Timothy Heinlein, of New Milford; and Emily Gombos, of Woodbury.
Photography seniors are: Kayla Adams, of Bristol; Heather Brasche, of Burlington; Heather Braxton, of Stratford; Frederick Fitch, of Wallingford; Maria Palacios, of New Milford; Samantha Quattro, of Danbury; Robert Siemon, of Litchfield; Emily Staley, of Stafford Springs; and Brendan Wixted, of Southbury.
Studio Art seniors include: painters Corinne Speidel, of Newtown, and Amy Wheeler, of Sherman.
For more information, call Moira Kelly at (518) 894-3755 or Lori Robeau at (203) 837-8403.
Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England's best small private universities.


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Sunday, bloody Sunday. Don't worry, we're not about to subject you to some U2. Instead, we've concocted a lush Sunday playlist to doze to and turn up whilst reading the hefty Sunday Papers (and if you're reading Sunday Times today, look for my fortnightly column in the Culture bit).
Sunday has various songs written about it and dedicated to it but almost all of them are downbeat dreamy affairs. Strangely Sunday has nowhere near as many songs written about it as Saturday but maybe that's because those who've already written songs about Sunday have pretty much nailed it? Most of this playlist touches on things you might do on a Sunday but it's mostly songs that give me the Sunday feeling.
This playlist was originally compiled earlier this year and about a fifth of it was suggestions from people on Twitter and the DiS boards. This was the playlist which inspired this week (or rather the success of it when I shared it was a catalyst for the lazy/fun idea of compiling a spotify-playlist-a-day), so hopefully it's the best one but comment below which playlist was your favourite.
Drowned in Sunday
The Velvet Underground 'Sunday Morning'
Liars 'The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack'
Animal Collective 'The Softest Voice'
Mum 'We Have a Map of the Piano'
Jeniferever 'Swimming Eyes'
Elliott Smith 'I Didn't Understand'
Beck 'Sunday Sun'
Prince 'The Morning Papers'
Andrew Bird 'Anonanimal'
Bright Eyes 'Land Locked Blues'
Azure Ray 'The Drinks We Drank Last Night'
Panda Bear 'Bro's'
Frightened Rabbit 'Poke'
Emily Haines 'Reading in Bed'
Devendra Banhart 'I Feel Just Like a Child (extended mix)'
The Shins 'Australia (Peter Bjorn and John remix)'
School Of Seven Bells 'Half Asleep'
Hauschka 'Blue Bicycle'
Regina Spektor 'Us'
Mercury Rev 'Runaway Raindrop'
Youthmovies 'Archive It Everywhere'
Bloc Party 'Sunday'
Longpigs 'All Hype'
Au Revoir Simone 'A Violent Yet Flammable World'
Deftones 'Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) (acoustic)'
Rufus Wainwright 'Dinner At Eight'
Maximilian Hecker 'Kate Moss'
Antony & The Johnsons 'Another World'
dEUS 'Hotellounge (Be The Death Of Me)'
Blur 'Sunday Sunday'
No Doubt 'Sunday Morning'
Thom Yorke 'Harrowdown Hill'
The National 'Ada'
Low '(That's How You Sing) Amazing Grace'
Weezer 'Only in Dreams'
The Smashing Pumpkins '1979'
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 'The Tears Of A Clown'
Laura Marling 'My Manic and I'
Beirut 'A Sunday Smile'
Sufjan Stevens 'They Are Night Zombies'
Ash 'Folk Song'
Reindeer Section 'Tout le monde'
M. Ward 'Duet for Guitars #1'
Wooden Spoon 'By The Riverside'
Otis Redding 'I've Been Loving You Too Long - Remastered Mono Single/Album Version'
John Coltrane 'A Love Supreme Part I: Acknowledgement'
Belle and Sebastian 'Judy And The Dream Of Horses - Live Version'
Sonic Youth 'Sunday'
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore 'Unkerich'
Ryan Adams 'Fuck the Universe'
Broken Social Scene 'Lover's Spit'
Boards of Canada 'Roygbiv'
Modest Mouse 'The World at Large'
The Mars Volta 'Televators (radio edit)'
Arcade Fire 'Haïti'
Pavement 'Grounded (Crooked Rain version)'
Commodores 'Easy - Single Version'
Morrissey 'Everyday Is Like Sunday'
Arab Strap 'The First Big Weekend - Four Tet Mix'
Stiff Little Fingers 'Bloody Sunday'
Listen: Drowned in Sunday on Spotify
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License Renewal Information From the MASS RMV
Your Massachusetts license is valid for a maximum of five (5) years and expires on your birthday. You may renew your license up to one (1) year prior to the expiration date by going to any RMV full service or license express office. You may also be eligible to renew your license online.
The temporary photo-imaging license you receive during your renewal is valid for 30 days, and your new Photo-Imaging License will be mailed to your address of record.
Current renewal fees can be found on the RMV fee chart .
Turning 21?
If you choose to renew your Driver's License before your 21st birthday, you will receive a vertical license with the words "Under 21" printed on it. However, if you renew your license on or after your 21st birthday, you will receive a standard horizontal license that does not have the words "Under 21" printed on it.
Non Renewals
If you have any outstanding parking, excise or abandoned vehicle tickets, you must obtain releases from the city or town concerned in order to renew your license. If your driver's license is marked nonrenewable due to E-ZPass MA violations, a customer service representative in our telephone center can collect the fees for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and clear the non-renewal status. We accept MasterCard, VISA, and Discover. For an outstanding warrant, a recall notice from the court will be required. If you have outstanding child support obligations, your license may be suspended and you will not be able to renew it until the Department of Revenue has removed your nonpayment status. For more information regarding outstanding Child Support obligations, please contact the Department of Revenue at 1-800-332-7233.
To Renew your License
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Saturday, 28 September 2013
#SaveTheDay Now Confirmed as Official Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Hashtag
The Sting for the 50th Anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, has just been shown on BBC One and it has revealed that #SaveTheDay is the official Twitter hashtag.
Please note, that ALL the sting contained is the hashtag being slowly (if you can call 2 seconds slowly) revealed.
For those after a trailer, there has been a specially-produced trailer that is now in post-production.
By PCJ at 20:40
Labels: 50th Anniversary , 50th anniversary special , Day of the Doctor , Doctor Who , The Day of the Doctor , Twitter
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Great mini teaser XD
- 28 September 2013 at 21:39
Yes...or as its known to Steven Moffat's ex-lovers, #STD
- 29 September 2013 at 10:13
There was a little too much build up for this mini teaser, I think I would have felt slightly less disappointed if I hadn't of known that it was going to be on and just saw it. Still, it kind of feels like the 50th is now getting underway, roll one the trailer....
- 29 September 2013 at 17:05
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NAI Summit leases office building
Logan Winchester of NAI Summit recently represented the owner, Hanover Office Plaza, in the lease transaction with MaGauren Guild Malls, that plans to open an administrative branch at 961 Marcon Blvd. in Allentown. The 104,960-square-foot office plaza includes flexible floor plans and full-service rates with suites ranging from 400 to 20,000 square feet.
Rite Aid Foundation awards $1,000 to Equi-Librium
The Rite Aid Foundation recently announced a $1,000 grant to Equi-librium's Equine-Assisted Learning Program. The Nazareth organization provides children with developmental and neurological disabilities with accessible and...


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God and Chance: Christian Perspectives
David J. Bartholomew
In many quarters God and chance are still seen as mutually exclusive alternatives. It is common to hear that ascribing anything to "chance" rules out God's action.
Recent scientific developments have tended to reinforce that distinction. Quantum theory introduced an irreducible uncertainty at the atomic level by requiring that certain microscopic physical events were unpredictable in principle. This was followed by the biologists' claim that mutations, on which evolution depends, were effectively random and hence that evolutionary development was undirected. The problem this posed to Christian apologists was put most forcibly by Jacques Monod when he asserted "Pure chance,… at the root of the stupendous edifice of evolution alone is the source of every innovation."
Several attempts have been made to include chance within a theistic account. One, advocated by the intelligent design movement, is to contend that some biological structures are too complex to have originated in the way that evolutionary theory supposes and therefore that they must be attributed to God. Another is to suppose that God acts in an undetectable way at the quantum level without destroying the random appearance of what goes on there.
A third approach is to contend that chance is real and hence is a means by which God works. A key step in this argument is the recognition that chance and order are not mutually exclusive. Reality operates at a number of different levels of aggregation so that what is attributable to chance at one level emerges as near certainty at a higher level.
Further arguments, based on what is known as the anthropic principle, are also used to judge whether or not chance is sufficient to account for existence. These are critically evaluated.
Magic and the Occult in Martin Luther's World
Kathryn A. Edwards
In the 15th- and early-16th-century German-speaking lands, reports circulated of spirits shaking the walls of houses, comets presaging imminent doom, and dwarves warning miners to leave their tunnels. Widely accepted, such accounts point to a worldview in which the natural was believed to encompass a far broader swath of beings and activities than modern definitions of the term. Humans were enmeshed in a world where forces beyond human experience and, at times understanding, were active; they accepted their place in it and manipulated it, if necessary.
When studying such attitudes and the practices surrounding them, scholars of late medieval and early modern religious movements must move beyond truisms about "magical" or "enchanted" worlds to understand the impulses driving both reformers and those they wished to reform. Certainly 15th- and 16th-century Germans accepted that the divine permeated all creation, as creation was a product of God, and they saw divine manifestations throughout their world. Based on this truism, scholars have debated the extent to which pre-modern Europe was an enchanted world for approximately a century. Yet the powers imbuing that world had a more complex relationship to divinity than the somewhat romantic connotations of "enchanted" found in various modern works. Magicians, witches, devils, and other entities were all created beings who could access powers beyond the normal ken but were certainly not divine, despite any claims they might make to the contrary. Because such powers were imbued into nature itself, they were accessible to ordinary humans as well. And access them humans did! They were invoked to protect a village, cure ill children, and ward off injuries to livestock. They could also be used for evil, and archival and print documents attest to the practice of maleficent or demonic magic by learned clergy and illiterate peasants alike. When Protestant reformers demanded recognition of God's omnipotence, they implicitly condemned this applied, occult magic and, in the process, practices that reflected a complete cosmology, that is, an understanding of how this world and the heavens operated. In this circumstance, it is not surprising that even the early reformers themselves could seem reluctant to abandon this immanent occultism.
Martin Luther's Influence on the Rise of the Natural Sciences
Duane H. Larson
Were Luther to have lived another two decades, he might have been surprised even so early on to be informed that he positively influenced the rise of natural science. One can readily cite many Luther quotes that would cast him as anti-science; decontextualized quoting readily constructs such caricatures. But the truth of the matter is quite otherwise.
Consideration of Luther and Luther's protégés and their philosophical-historical contexts reveals their positive regard for science. This is explicit in Luther's immediate heirs like Melanchthon and Andreas Osiander. Though they differed in their opinions about the work of Copernicus, both respected him and the discipline he practiced. Luther's influence carried beyond his immediate disciples through Johannes Kepler into the 17th century. The Irish-Anglican chemist and theologian Robert Boyle, for example, was significantly influenced by the Reformation principle of God's sovereignty. In turn, Boyle strongly influenced Isaac Newton. But Lutheran support for the natural sciences had one major qualification. When "freed science" appeared to speculate more on God's action than describe the visible character of natural phenomena, Luther saw overreaching ambition.
Such are the outlines of a historical approach of Luther's influence on the beginning of the scientific revolution. Other Lutheran theological themes contributed to natural science's robustness. In addition to a focus on God's sovereignty—and so the doctrine of justification by grace through faith—these themes include (1) the nature of biblical authority, (2) the "realistic" epistemology of the theology of the cross, and (3) sacramentology.


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Liberty News
Alumni Weekend begins with Business Executives Day
Alumni Weekend kicked off early Thursday afternoon with the Alumni Business Professionals Networking Fair in the DeMoss Hall grand lobby. Part of the Alumni Business Executives Day, the networking fair joins professional Liberty graduates with Liberty students seeking internships, part-time work and full-time professional careers. More than a dozen companies and charitable organizations were on hand to offer advice to students, share their experiences from the working world and, in some cases, extend career opportunities.
Other events for Alumni Business Executives Day included an executive luncheon, a golf outing and Q&A session.
The first-ever Alumni Business Executives Day was jointly sponsored by Alumni Affairs and the Career Center. For more information on alumni opportunities, see Liberty's Alumni website.


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Dixon Lanier Merritt
The pelicans are indeed famous for their beaks, which they fill with
huge gulps of water, strain out the liquid, and eat the remaining fish
or squid. These Brown Pelicans (left or above) are following a boat
on Monterey Bay, hoping for scraps.
And speaking of beaks, the Australian Pelican (right) is said to own the longest beak of any bird in the world. Pelicans are a very distinct group (all 8 species belong to a single genus), and there remains debate about which other birds are their closest relatives. Fossils of pelicans go back 40 million years (Elliott 1992), so their feeding strategies have obviously been successful. However, two basic types of strategies are used: plunge-diving (used by the Brown Pelican of North America and its close relative along the western South American coast, the Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus) and group fishing (used by the various white pelicans of the world). A group of American White Pelicans (below top), for example, will form a line to chase schools of small fish into the shallows, and then scoop them up liberally. Adults have the odd bill protuberances in the breeding season, while younger birds do not.
Pelicans are among the larger and heavier birds in the world, so they are very impressive in flight. The various white pelicans, like the Eastern White Pelican (left) of Eurasia, often show striking contrasts between white bodies and black remiges (although this younger bird is still washed with brownish). Two of the world's pelicans -- Dalmation P. crispus and Spot-billed P. philippensis -- are endangered by loss of habitat in southern Eurasia and southeast Asia, respectively. Breeding colonies of all species require protected islets away from predators.
The Brown Pelican was heavily impacted by DDT in the 1950s and '60s,
and breeding populations plummeted. It once nest north along the Pacific
coast of California to my home county (Monterey Co.; Baldridge 1973) but
the colony at Pt. Lobos disappeared in the early 1950s. They have made
a great comeback throughout their range since DDT was banned, and today
pelicans are common in Monterey Bay, often remaining year-round. Breeders
may recolonize here in the future.
Photos: The boat-following Brown Pelicans Pelecanus occidentalis were on Monterey Bay, California, on 5 Dec 1987. The Australian Pelicans P. conspicillatus were along the Esplanade at Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in Nov 1983. The American White Pelicans P. erythrorhynchos were in Moss Landing harbor on 25 Aug 2001, the only time such a flock has ever been documented feeding there. The immature Eastern White Pelican P. onocrotalus was at the Huleh Reserve, Israel, on 26 Oct 1981. Photos © D. Roberson.
Bibliographic note:
There is no "family book" per se of which I'm aware (there are numerous coffee-table "survey" books that include pelicans along with other seabirds or marsh birds), but an excellent introduction to the family, with incredible photos, is in Elliott (1992).
Literature cited:
Baldridge, A. 1973. The status of the Brown Pelican in the Monterey region of California: past and present. Western Birds 4: 93-100.TOP
Elliott, A.. 1992. Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) in del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J., eds. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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We missed getting product for the initial release of the Samsung 840 Pro SSD, although we did get in on the non-pro version back in November. When we mentioned it to Samsung during our meeting at CES, they handed over a 512GB version to throw on our test bench upon our return. Good times! Better late then never, right? We talked a lot about the focus of SSD makers now that performance has hit a bit of a plateau while awaiting the next generation of SATA interfaces as well as alternative interfaces like PCIe. One of those areas coming into focus is power consumption which is something we've been keeping an eye on but we lack the expensive hardware to really measure it objectively. We also talked a bit about the contraction of the SSD market with the smaller players starting to bow out (a la Patriot) and how that may impact end consumers. We'll talk a bit about these in this and upcoming articles but for now, we'll focus on the fancy 512GB 840 Pro we have in our hands. Samsung has come a long way with their drives and have really placed themselves at the forefront of SSD manufacturers. Based on the results from the testing we've seen, the 840 Pro is quite the beast so this is Samsung's flagship consumer drive and their bid to lead the SSD pack.
Unlike the non-pro version (which we'll just refer to as simply the 840) which was designed for economy in terms of pricing and power consumption with its TLC NAND, the Pro ups the ante on performance and price with a more enterprise/enthusiast demographic in mind. Topping out at 540MB/s reads and 520MB/s writes along with IOPS hitting six figures, it promises to be one of the fastest drives available in terms of raw horsepower. It also leverages 21nm MLC Toggle 2.0 NAND which carries a longer endurance rating and is faster than the TLC variant. Samsung also pointed out something we mentioned before in that they are the only manufacturer to build drives comprised of 100% in house manufactured parts. This allows them to control costs and quality more definitively than if they sourced them. The Pro model can be found in capacities of 128GB (MZ-7PD128), 256GB (MZ-7PD256) and 512GB (MZ-7PD512) and can be found online for $139, $239 and $529 respectively.
|Product Type:
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|2.5″ 7mm (Ultraslim) Form Factor
|Sequential Read Speed:
|Up to 540MB/s
|Sequential Write Speed:
|Up to 520MB/s
|Random Read Speed:
|Up to 100K IOPS
|Random Write Speed:
|Up to 90K IOPS
|Power Consumption (W):
|Operating Systems:
|Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Vista, XP, MAC OSX, Linux
|Environmental Specs:
|Operating Temperature:
|32ᵒF to 140ᵒF
|0.15 lb
|5 Years
|Product Contents
|Samsung SmartMigration Software, Samsung Software & Manual CD, Quick User Manual
The design of the drive is not unlike the non-pro version and similar to that of the 830 version save for the change in placement of the orange decorative square that graces the front of the drive. All have a 7mm height for easy fit into any system.
The drive comes with an installation guide, a warranty pamphlet, a few stickers (who doesn't like stickers?) and a CD containing the migration software as well as the Samsung Magician toolbox software.
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mensinga necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 25 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
AppManifesto. Striking Insight. Striking Apps.
AppManifesto is a specialist design, development and go-to market iPhone applications shop for marketers seeking to extend their brand to consumers and SME's. We offer a thought leadership position in the iPhone segment thru metrics analysis, brand experience reviews and ROI insights. This foundation enables us to provide striking app design, development and deployment results.
We are seeking a web site design only, no coding required. Three page types are required; homepage, services page and standard content page. You can start with the homepage, we will work our way to end deliverable thru the content process.
VP Marketing thru Marketing Communications individuals.
The objective is to maximize distribution, viral sharing, references, re-mixing, readership etc. of my thought leadership content by media, blogosphere, marketers etc. The material will be high-value market analysis released on a periodic basis. The secondary is to "sell" consulting services to companies.
In brief, the site should emote the following;
Thought leadership positioning in the iPhone segment thru metrics analysis, brand experience reviews and ROI insights. This foundation enables us to provide better app design, development and deployment results.
The word Manifesto, meaning "public declaration of principles and intentions" focused on bringing brand democratization to the iPhone.
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Hallo! Just to announce that next week is Skincare week – there will be a review a day on various skincare ranges and products I have been trying out these last 6 months or so.
It has played havoc with my skin I have to say. I have learnt some things, like how the price of something DEFINITELY does not mean that its great. I also got my mama and aunties in on the act – they are pretty (annoying) good for their age!
Now I've got to pick out the best of everything I have tried and create a skincare routine that will work well for me.
Anyway! I have been a dope and forgot to announce the Dr. Dev skincare sprays so the winners are:
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Can Diabetes Cause Blurred Vision?
Can diabetes be a cause of blurred vision?
Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to high blood sugar levels. High blood sugar levels, or changes in blood sugar levels, affects the lens of the eye and can cause blurred vision. It takes days to weeks for the blurred vision to improve when the blood sugars are corrected. Diabetes has other damaging effects on the eyes apart from the effect to cause blurred vision. One of the most serious is diabetic retinopathy which results from damage to the retinal blood vessels from prolonged periods of high blood sugar.
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness. Early detection of diabetic retinopathy makes early treatment possible. People with diabetes should have a dilated eye exam by an eye specialist at least once a year to detect retinopathy early and treat it.
Other serious eye problems that can be worsened by diabetes include cataracts and glaucoma. A cataract is a condition in which the lens of the eye deteriorates and the person has increasing difficulty seeing. It can be treated by an operation to remove the cataract.
Glaucoma is a condition in which the pressure builds up in the eye from interference with the normal flow of fluid through the eye. It can be treated with either medicines, surgery or sometimes a laser. However the best approach for all of these is to prevent them by maintaining the best blood sugar control possible over long periods of time.
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We are just about to launch our new site http://www.athlete.com, but we aren't happy with the logo.
I'd like a new logo before we proceed with our launch, as the current branding is weak. We want to keep the buttons at the top, but we need the logo to fit in with the background of the top banner area (a new background image / banner can also be designed as part of this brief).
- new logo design for ahtlete.com
- needs fit within current design
- background of banner area (top of page) can be changed to fit in with the new design, although it needs to gel well with the rest of the existing layout
- if you have time the "Add an Athlete" part of the design could also be updated to fit in with the new design although focus of the job is a a better looking logo
- need finished images at size and also a larger .AI / PSD version of the finished artwork + logo
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by James Morrow
Book list A past winner of the World Fantasy Award, Morrow could easily claim another prize, for the year's most outlandish fictional premise, if there were prizes for such things. When God Himself drops dead, leaving His two-mile-long corpse floating face up in the Atlantic, former sea captain Anthony Van Horne is recruited by a grieving archangel to haul the Corpus Dei to an icy tomb at the North Pole. Eager to redeem himself for indi~rectly causing the century's worst oil spill, Van Horne resumes command of his newly repaired supertanker, the Carpco Valparaiso, and speeds north with God in tow. Already faced with protecting the corpse against marauding predators from the air and the sea, Van Horne confronts a series of setbacks as absurd as the notion of his divine cargo--setbacks such as a plot by a rescued feminist castaway to bomb and sink the patriarchal corpse for the good of womankind. Writing a brand of masterfully understated comic prose all his own, Morrow is a genius, and this book is one of the most deliciously irreverent satirical sprees in years. ~--Carl Hays
From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission.
Library Journal Anthony Van Horne, the disgraced captain of an oil tanker that spilled its cargo, is approached by the angel Raphael at the Cloisters in New York to command his former ship on an important mission. It seems God has died, and his two-mile-long corpse has fallen into the ocean at 0 latitude, 0 longitude. The Vatican would like the captain to tow God to a remote Arctic cave for a quiet burial. Naturally, things don't work out this simply, and the complications form the events of this splendid comic epic. As more and more folks with varying perspectives become aware of the covert mission, more hell, if you will, breaks loose. The author, an sf crossover, puts the weighty subject and its possible ramifications to clever use on many levels. He packs the story with sailing matters, cultural criticism, theology, physics, and more but still manages to keep the encounter bubbly and inviting. Recommended for general collections.-- Brian Geary, West Seneca, N.Y.
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Publishers Weekly God is dead, and Anthony Van Horne doesn't feel very well himself. Van Horne--whose captaincy of a mammoth oil tanker during an Exxon Valdez -type spill has left him unemployed, estranged from his family and suffering nightmares--is hired by the Vatican to pilot his former vessel as it tows the Supreme Being (found dead of unknown causes) to a tomb in the Arctic that His angels have built for Him. Van Horne's task would be difficult enough without the well-intentioned efforts of devout atheist Cassie Fowler and her compatriots from the Central Park West Enlightenment League, whose reactions to God's corporeality belie their organization's quaint name. Morrow (winner of a World Fantasy Award for his novel Only Begotten Daughter ) describes a captivating voyage. As complication builds upon complication--including a shipwreck, an island that appears to be the abode of pagan gods, a mutiny, acrimonious dealings with Van Horne's father and contretemps from both the reappraising Vatican and the WW II Reenactment Society--Van Horne's journal reads like that of a modern-day Odysseus. There's an unnecessary death that deprives the narrative of the perspective of one of its potentially most interesting characters, but this clever novel still stands as a wry, boisterous celebration. (May)
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4 cups blend of blueberries, marionberries and raspberries, crushed (Costco frozen berry blend recommended)
1 cup unsweetened apple juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
11/2 tablespoons Ball brand low sugar pectin
11/2 cup sugar
Prepare waterbath canner, jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions. Measure ingredients. Combine fruit, fruit juice and lemon juice in an 8-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in measured pectin. Bring mixture to a full, rolling boil, stirring constantly. Then, add the sugar all at once, and return mixture to a full, rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Ladle hot jam into jars, leaving a quarter-inch of headspace. Wipe rims. Apply lids and bands. Adjust to fingertip tight. Place filled jars in canner, ensuring that jars are covered by 1 to 2 inches of water. Place lid on canner. Bring water to a steady boil. Process jars for 20 minutes, which is adjusted for Longmont's altitude. Remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove jars from water, and cool undisturbed for 12 hours.
Yield: six 8-ounce jars or 12 4-ounce jars of jam
Source: Adapted by Debra Sherrill from BallJudges score jam on characteristics that include flavor, firmness, texture and even appropriate headspace between the lid and the jam in the jar.
LONGMONT -- Though a homemaker at heart, Debra Sherrill never attempted to make homemade jam because she knew that traditional recipes often require a cup of sugar for every cup of fruit.
"I was put off by that amount of sugar. I have a daughter who is eight, and I don't need to sugar her up any more than she already is," Sherrill, 45, said.
Taking a food preservation class in 2011 from Stephanie Estreen, a food safety adviser with the Colorado State University Extension Office in Longmont, changed all of that.
There, Sherrill learned how to make low-sugar jams and soon created her own low-sugar jam -- one tasty enough to bring home ribbons from the Boulder County Fair last summer. She won first place in the fair's 2011 low-sugar jam lot and earned a champion ribbon awarded to 25 of the 378 food preservation department entries for the high quality of her low-sugar jam.
"I think I got all the accolades because I didn't use any artificial sweeteners," she said.
Instead, Sherrill selected a naturally sweet frozen fruit blend of blueberries, marionberries and raspberries packaged by Kirkland and sold at Costco.
Using frozen berries appealed to her because someone picked the fruit at the height of its ripeness, and she could make the jam year-round.
Then she bought Ball's low-sugar pectin product that came with a basic low-sugar jam recipe on the label. That gave her a template to use 11/2 cups of sugar with her triple berry blend versus the usual 4 cups.
To make the recipe her own, she tinkered with the directions by stirring and boiling the product a tad more.
Though judges sometimes dock jams on color -- less sugar makes a lighter, less appealing color -- the berry blend stayed dark enough to please them.
Sherrill hopes to repeat her success at the fair again this year.
Even without 2012 ribbons, though, her Longmont family wins big with all her low-sugar jam experimentation.
Commercially produced low-sugar jams taste thin by comparison, she said.
"Unlike them, I'm not doing everything possible to save money. My low sugar jam is spreadable and substantial."
This year's entry form extension deadline is Sunday, July 15. For more information, visit bouldercountyfair.org.
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Philadelphia isn't some flashy food town easily swayed by passing trends. True to the spirit of its founding fathers, the city is a refuge for freethinking entrepreneurs who put their faith in community—passionate chefs supplied by the family farms of neighboring Lancaster County.
Outsider chains don't do well in Philadelphia, where the biggest restaurant empires are homegrown. Stephen Starr, for example, is as much urban-renewalist as restaurateur, with 18 eateries in wildly diverse locations, many of them spurring the emergence of new neighborhoods. Iron Chef Jose Garces, who got his start at Starr's Alma de Cuba, clocks in with seven restaurants and a taco truck; Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran preside over three—Barbuzzo, Lolita, and Jamonera, not to mention a small grocery and two shops selling gifts, housewares, and accessories—all on the same half-block of 13th Street.
These colonizers expand because they can: a deep reserve of commercial property in an erstwhile industrial capital hell-bent on redevelopment makes Philadelphia a deal maker's paradise. Kingpins aren't the only ones taking advantage. Independent chef-owners can afford to step away from big-scene cuisine and showcase their talent in smaller spaces, often rehabbing shop-fronted houses with an inviting, lived-in look. The state-controlled monopoly on wine and liquor has created a strong BYOB culture that makes it easier for chefs to forgo a liquor license altogether and focus on the plate. Menus aren't designed to please a committee of investors; they are personal statements.
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Games are starting to get too… "hand-holdy." Not even 10 minutes after I've started playing a brand new game, and I'm already reading a wall of text about how to scorch my enemy with a fireball, how to swing my sword, or how to jump. The intro story is laden with break after break. I'm over-burdened with too much information at once, and I'm not even sure what's going on with the story! The first couple of hours of Final Fantasy XIII were a nightmare; let's face it. It's hard enough trying to figure out what a fal'Cie is, but throw in a complicated menu and battle system, then sprinkle some multi-page tutorials in the mix and you have a recipe for disaster.
On the other hand, Portal is a masterpiece from top to bottom, and their level design stands out amongst the accolades. What's ironic is that the majority of game players don't even realize they are being led through the levels and are being introduced to game mechanics until they've already done it. There are no lengthy menus or breaks in the action that spend 500 words trying to explain what a portal is, you just kind of… figure it out. Very few developers really know the art of level design.
I had the chance to spend some time with one level designer, who had some special insight into level design techniques that are sure to make your game top-notch.
Enter Jesse Tucker.
Jesse is currently a level designer for Runic Games, the masterminds behind the wildly popular game, Torchlight, but his experience doesn't stop there. Prior to working with Runic, he was a level designer for Bethesda Games and had a hand in developing for Fallout 3 and its award-winning DLC packs. Jesse had a lot to say about the difficulties of level design and provided helpful feedback for those who are currently learning to perfect the art.
Visual Cues
Moving a player from the beginning to the end of the level, while keeping the fun-factor high, is more difficult than it may seem. For the designer, it may seem like common knowledge for the player to take the path to the left instead of the one to the right, but many players will become frustrated when they can't determine the best route without trial and error. The player wants to have some idea of the consequence or reward that takes place, when they decide to go right. Jesse explains that visual cues are a very basic and useful techniques that lead players to the suggested path. The path that leads to your next objective may be the one with neatly placed columns, while the side path will be narrow or harder to see. Some gamers will choose the path with the overgrowth and dead bodies, rather than the path with the beaming light, because they want the challenge. This is all part of the risk and reward that a level designer provides to the player.
Audio Cues
The sound in a game plays a much larger part than you might think. A deep rumbling from a side room could warn the player of danger, or serve as a signal to fight a looming beast in the distance carrying a high-level battleaxe. On that same note, a melodic piano tune may ease the player's nerves by informing them of a nearby safe-zone on the brink of an imminent attack. Portal utilized this technique with their sarcastic character, GLaDOS. GLaDOS was an ever-present audio technique used to tip the player off, when they were headed in the right direction. If GLaDOS was silent, chances are you weren't making progress. Even though her snarky comments seemed like humorous narration, they had a strong effect on leading the player through the puzzles.
Offering Opportunity
Jesse also offered a specific example of how he used level design in Fallout 3 as a means of teaching the player the consequences of using a laser pistol near a gas leak. In one particular area of the game, the player has the opportunity to equip themselves with a laser gun. Not too far ahead, there is a hallway with a dangerous gas leak guarded by an enemy. Instead of trusting that the player would automatically make the connection, Jesse placed a context specific "Laser Gun Manual" nearby, to warn that firing the weapon near the leak would cause a consuming explosion. Once the player was introduced to the enemy, surrounded by gas, they had a chance to fire the gun from a safe position into the hallway, where the enemy lurked. The combination of the safe haven and the "Laser Gun Manual" allowed the player the opportunity to test what they had learned without distractions or fear of being attacked. Giving the player too much stimulation can often distract from the mechanic you're trying to teach them.
Removing Distraction
How many times have we spent 30 minutes or an hour back-tracking through a maze of rooms and hallways searching for the next destination, only to get frustrated, throw down the controller and flip off the system? What about when you're talking to an NPC, trying to get some valuable story information, and that chatty citizen interrupts the conversation and tells you about how his wife keeps complaining that he spends too much time at the pub? "Why don't you do us all a favor and glitch yourself off of that cliff?!" These are the moments that pull the player out of the experience and ruin what the developers worked so hard to achieve. Jesse wants to teach designers that removing distractions, and drawing the player's attention to the desired point of interest (ie. a newly opened door), is essential to keeping the player happy and having fun. When you are designing something in a game that players need to see, give them the opportunity to experience it. Don't pile on the distractions. Wait until after the explosion before you make the previously locked door fall off its hinges.
It's very easy for a game designer to get so wrapped up in their work that they occasionally forget, despite their constant involvement with a specific game mechanic, that gamers haven't experienced it yet. Jesse says, "When you're designing a system, it's impossible to view it with a fresh set of eyes. You already know how the whole system works together, and your mind doesn't have to make the same mental links that someone who is new to the system would."
One of the biggest points that Jesse stressed is that, as a designer, you are going to fail hard at getting people to understand what you want them to do. One useful tip is to grab someone who isn't familiar with the new mechanic, and watch them play through your instance. Jesse states, "Once you watch someone play through your experience, you figure out where the communication is failing. Then you have to figure out some creative mechanism that lets the player understand what you want them to. It's different in every situation. The key is that you need to understand that the experience won't be perfect at the start, and you need to watch others play through your spaces."
Level designers need to be willing to bend in response to moment-to-moment design. The techniques listed above are not all-inclusive, and it's likely that you will be faced with demands that don't fit nicely into the problems we've discussed. Be willing to bend, and occasionally break, in order to find the right fit for your levels.
Know where you want to lead your audience, and take them there in as many interesting ways as possible, without making it too obvious. Jesse finished with the following comment, "The most important thing is to listen to other people's issues with what you're working on and try to improve on that."
Torchlight 2 is Runic Games' next title, which should be releasing soon. Check it out to get a glimpse of Jesse Tucker's dynamite design techniques.
Michael Johnson is a games industry marketing professional with a focus on feature and review writing, as well as social media management. https://johnsonm325.wordpress.com/
Jesse Tucker is a level designer at Runic Games, and is currently working on Torchlight 2. He also did level design and trap design for Fallout 3 and its expansions during his time at Bethesda.http://www.joystickmonkey.com/about-me


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Name: Dan
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Location: Illinois
My wife and I have enjoyed anal sex (giving and receiving to each other) for years, but now I have a problem I need help with. I had a hemorrhoidectomy surgery 3 months ago and we waited 3 months to start up again. Now using the same strap-on as we have been using it was very uncomfortable. The strap-on is only 1-1/2 "thick and I tried again by my self but it did not matter how much lube I used it still hurt. Then I started bleeding. It seems that when the hemorrhoidectomy surgery was done it made my rectum smaller. The question I have is; is there away to stretch the rectum back to the pre-surgery size or do I have to buy smaller toys (the 1-1/2" is the smallest we own right now)? I appreciate any help you can give.
Sorry to hear about the pain in your ass, Dan. I know that recuperating from invasive surgery like that isn't fun.
Here's the thing; I believe that you're gonna need way more than 3 months to heal completely from the hemorrhoidectomy. I know, bummer, huh? If I had to guess, your down (pardon the pun) time will be more like 6 months to a year.
At 3 months, your ass is, no doubt, healed enough for comfortable bowel movements. But butt fucking is quite another thing. And I don't think it's simply an issue of stretching your rectum or the amount of lube you use. Internal healing isn't like external healing. Plus, there's the fact that every one of your bowel movements is stressing your rectum making the healing process more lengthy. I encourage patience.
That's not to say that you still can't enjoy your hole. External simulation on your rosebud will feel real nice. Digital stimulation, just inside your hole, might also be possible. Just don't over do it or you will find the healing process will take even longer.
I have a question. Are you able to stimulate your prostate without pain? Or do you experience pain with any insertion to any depth?
Since you're not here to fill me in on the gory details, I'll try to respond to my own questions. If you are able to stimulate your prostate without difficulty, I recommend that you keep your anal wanderings to that depth. If, on the other hand, you can't even go that deep without discomfort, then I suggest you stick to external stimulation for the time being.
I already suggested butthole massage, but don't forget your perineum, or taint, if you will. I suggest that you find a good strong vibrator, perhaps one that has a pointed (phallic) shape to it. You're gonna want some fine pin-point accuracy for this stimulation. Move back and forth between your hole, over your taint, to your balls. Stimulate the whole shebang down there. I think you will find that pressing the vibe into your perineum will shiver your prostate in the most delectable way. Done correctly you will discover that your whole pelvis will light up.
[Anyone out there who is afraid of anal insertion, but wants to experience some of the fabled pleasures associated with being a butt pirate, will want to give this external vibration thing a try. Who knows, one day you might wind up slipping the phallic shaped vibe in your ass for real and discover that your insertion fears were unfounded.]
Dan, give your ass at least 3 more months to heal. At that time try doing some very careful and tentative insertions to see how things feel down there. If there is even the slightest pain [internal pain as opposed to sphincter discomfort] stop what you are doing. Don't try and force the issue. Like I said, this could take a year to heal properly.
Keep me posted on your progress.
Good luck


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Even after years of fruitful work on Christian-Jewish relationships, good biblical scholarship and the landmark Second Vatican Council document "Nostra Aetate", the nagging old canard that the Jews killed Jesus won't quite go away. And there is no other time of year when this rears its head than Holy Week, when the the passion and death of Jesus is proclaimed in liturgy after liturgy, and those problematic Scripture verses are spoken for all to hear. They have been the source of millennia of persecution and pain. How are we to think of them, and why can't they just go away?
This week, New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine, herself a Jew, pens as essay for the Australia Broadcasting Networks' Religion and Ethics program, "Holy Week and the Hatred of the Jews." Levine offers a reason why this hatred remains and looks at six approaches that the church and academy have tried to resolve the issue. None, she notes, are entirely satisfactory.
Her essay is well worth the time to read and puts a new spin on the Gospel you hear at Good Friday liturgy.
Levine is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Graduate Department of Religion, and Program in Jewish Studies. Her most recent book is "The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus." CNS recently reviewed another work, "The Jewish Annotated New Testament, New Revised Standard Version Bible Translation," that Levine co-edited along with scholar Marc Zvi Brettler. You can read the review at Catholic San Francisco.


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Halloween Mayhem 2013!
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Published on 11-01-2013 09:51
Get ready for the most terrifying event in Planet Calypso history!
Fight your way through hordes of undead as you compete for the prizes in this years Halloween event, featuring...
A spooky haunted graveyard instance
Two creepy new creatures and two new bosses
Special loot, including Halloween Candy, a consumable booster item
and lots of great prizes!
In this Mayhem style event, similar to the Feffox Mayhem event, you will hunt in a solo instance and score points by looting and handing in Halloween pumpkins. The Halloween pumpkins have been distributed in relation to creature difficulty, so that hunters in all five instance levels have a fair chance at scoring points in the event.
The Halloween Mayhem event starts on Thursday November 7th, 00:00:00 UTC and ends on Sunday November 17th, 23:59:59 UTC.
Are you ready for Halloween Mayhem?
Where do I Enter?
The Mayhem Entrances are located in three locations; Fort Ithaca, Fort Zeus and Nymphtown. The map and screenshot on this page should make it is easy to locate.
There are five instance entrances for various skill levels, ranging from 1 to 5. Choose the entrance that suits your current level for fighting mobs of the following levels:
Entrance Level 1;
Zombie Mutant Outcast (LVL 5)
Zombie Mutant Bandit (LVL 9)
Zombie Dog Young (LVL 3)
Zombie Dog Mature (LVL 6)
Entrance Level 2;
Zombie Mutant Guard (LVL 13)
Zombie Mutant Raider (LVL 16)
Zombie Dog Old (LVL 8)
Zombie Dog Provider (LVL 10)
Entrance Level 3
Zombie Mutant Warrior (LVL 20)
Zombie Mutant Berserker (LVL 25)
Zombie Dog Guardian (LVL 13)
Zombie Dog Dominant (LVL 15)
Entrance Level 4
Zombie Mutant Hunter (LVL 32)
Zombie Mutant Warlord (LVL 39)
Zombie Dog Alpha (LVL 20)
Zombie Dog Old Alpha (LVL 24)
Entrance Level 5
Zombie Mutant Champion (LVL 51)
Zombie Mutant Clan Warlord (LVL 57)
Zombie Dog Prowler (LVL 30)
Zombie Dog Stalker (LVL 34)
Point Reward System
The following point reward system has been offered for those assisting in the retrieval of Halloween Pumpkins:
Rotten Halloween Pumpkin (1 point)
Sickly Halloween Pumpkin (5 points)
Damaged Halloween Pumpkin (10 points)
Healthy Halloween Pumpkin (20 points)
Mature Halloween Pumpkin (50 points)
Fully Developed Halloween Pumpkin (100 points)
Twin Halloween Pumpkin (500 points)
Mutated Halloween Pumpkin (1000 points)
Mission NPCs
Mission NPCs have been placed in the following locations:
Cape Corinth
Fort Ithaca
Fort Zeus
Port Atlantis
Twin Peaks
Recovered Halloween Pumpkins should be submitted to the one of these Mission NPCs
Be sure to turn in any recovered Halloween Pumpkins to one of the mission NPC before the event ends! Any Halloween Pumpkins remaining after the event end time will not be included in your final event score.
Event Prizes
1st Place - Modified Hedoc Mayhem
2nd Place - Improved Hedoc Mayhem
3rd Place - DOA Slugstorm
4th Place - Omegaton M83 Predator
5th Place - Emik Enigma L4
6th Place - CalyTrek CR Spirit Mk.I
7th Place - Genesis ArcSpark
8th Place - Adjusted Hedoc Mayhem
9th Place - Omegaton Igni L1000
10th Place - 10 x Calypso Land Deeds
11th Place - EWE LC-100 Frontier
12th Place - Isis Project Zero-Three
13th Place - Castorian Xeno-Dagger Scratcher
14th Place - Kilic Rex
15th Place - 5 x Calypso Land Deeds
25th Place - 1 Calypso Land Deed
50th Place - 1 Calypso Land Deed
100th Place - 1 Calypso Land Deed
Rules & Notes
Each participant is limited to a maximum of 40 hours in the Halloween event instances. This 40 hour limit applies to combined time in any of the Halloween instances, not each individual instance level. Event participants must keep track of their time spent in the event instances, since the current instance system unfortunately does not track time spent across multiple login/instance sessions.
This event is intended for solo hunters. Any attempt at abusing team mechanics or any other Entropia Universe systems or features in order to gain an unfair advantage over other participants will be grounds for disqualification from the event, forfeiture of any prizes, and possible sanctions imposed on ones Entropia Universe account.
Do not abandon the mission! If you abandon the mission for any reason, either intentionally or accidentally, all points earned up to that point will be lost forever. Support cannot and will not restore points for abandoned missions, regardless of the situation.
Happy Hunting!
Happy hunting and Happy Halloween!
The Planet Calypso Dev Team
Skill Up Weekends!
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Published on 10-03-2013 10:47
Finally the major upgrade to Entropia Platform has regained stability and we are getting close to delivering the Game Experience we want to share with all participants inside the virtual Universe.
We want to show our deepest appreciation for your patience during this more than wobbly week. We will therefore significantly increase both the strength and the chance of getting the automatically triggered Skill Bonus introduced in VU 14.3 during the following two weekends.
First Skill Up Weekend:
starts Thursday 3/10 10.00 UTC and ends Monday 7/10 10.00 UTC.
Second Skill Up Weekend:
starts Thursday 10/10 10.00 UTC and ends Monday 14/10 10.00 UTC.
The Skill Bonus Buff symbols will be visible in the Dashboard UI, by default in the lower right part of your screen. Hovering over the symbols will show the Type and Strength of the Skill Bonus you will get during the Buff period. The Buff symbols appearance differ by the kind of Skill Buff you have received.
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EBN: RX Unit Omega and the Egg Located - Final Showdown This Sunday
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Published on 04-14-2013 22:43
Jermaine Johansson
: Youre watching Entropia Breaking News. Im your host, Jermaine Johansson.
Todays top story:
Spatial units collected from the destroyed RX units of type 'Alpha' have lead the CDF to the whereabouts of the RX unit known as 'Omega'. The Egg is believed to be with the Omega.
CDF Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Yevgeny de Souza released the following statement:
Voice of Brigadier General Yevgeny de Souza
: Its time to end this.
This Sunday, between 18:00-19:00 UTC,
the final RX on Calypso will be destroyed, and the Egg will be recovered.
Whoever lands the killing blow on an RX unit will be rewarded with the following:
RX Unit Bounty Rewards
RX Unit Omega
- RX OpTac x1 Harness (M) or (F) + Armor Plating Mark.10C TEN Edition
RX Unit Alpha
- Armor Plating Mark.10C TEN Edition + CalyTrek CR Spirit MK.III RX Edition (L) + Isis LC-35 RX Edition (L)
RX Unit Beta 242
Armor Plating Mark.10C TEN Edition (L) + CalyTrek CR Spirit MK.III RX Edition (L) + Isis LC-35 RX Edition (L)
RX Unit Beta
- CalyTrek CR Spirit MK.III RX Edition (L) + Isis LC-35 RX Edition (L)
RX slayers will have their rewards placed in their inventories after the fight is over.
Stay tuned for more details.
End transmission.
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EBN: RX Spotted in Northern Eudoria
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Published on 04-06-2013 14:43
Jermaine Johansson
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The CDF released a statement today about a very important development in the hunt for the RX and the Egg. Lets listen.
Voice of Brigadier General Yevgeny de Souza
: Earlier today, CDF Scouts spotted what appeared to be RX units. We know for sure that these arent colonists wearing RX armor, as the 'female' RX clad in orange armor was sighted.
The Scouts held back, as they could not engage the RX on their own. Tomorrow,
Saturday, between 1 PM and 2PM UTC,
the CDF will make a concentrated effort to find and destroy the RX. Any colonist who manages to land the killing blow on one of the RX units will be rewarded.
The rewards are as follows:
RX Unit Bounty Rewards
RX Unit Alpha
- Armor Plating Mark.10C TEN Edition + CalyTrek CR Spirit MK.III RX Edition (L) + Isis LC-35 RX Edition (L)
RX Unit Beta 242
- Armor Plating Mark.10C TEN Edition (L) + CalyTrek CR Spirit MK.III RX Edition (L) + Isis LC-35 RX Edition (L)
RX Unit Beta
- CalyTrek CR Spirit MK.III RX Edition (L) + Isis LC-35 RX Edition (L)
More detailed instructions will be released on Planet Calypso closer to the time of the attack.
End transmission.
: There you have it, folks. Its time to show those metal-clad demons what Calypsians are made of - the time being
between 13:00-14:00 UTC on Saturday
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EBN: Egg-citing news out of Treasure Island - and thats no yolk!
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Published on 03-07-2013 14:38
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Todays top story: A major announcement coming out of Treasure Island.
We go now to our reporter, CJ Weave, who is reporting live from Treasure Island Castle. CJ?
CJ Weave
: Thanks, Jermaine.
'Aaaah, The Egg...' A standing joke among Calypsians, ever since entrepreneur-colonist Zachurm Deathifier Emegen bought the petrified ovum for a fantastical amount of PED. Now, scientists say, we might finally get to hear the punchline.
The Egg will hatch - if everything goes as planned, that is.
We are joined now by renowned Xenobiologist Charles Marvin, who is leading the project to hatch the Egg.
Charles, how exactly do you plan on hatching the Egg?
Xenobiologist Charles Marvin
: Its simple, really. The Egg was extracted from the carcass of the Atrox Queen - it was never brought to term. We intend to tell the Egg that its time to hatch, by subjecting it to a cocktail of hormones... Atrox and otherwise.
CJ Weave
: What exactly do you hope to accomplish by hatching the Egg?
Xenobiologist Charles Marvin
: Knowledge. The Egg is a xenobiological anomaly. It will remain a missing link in our understanding of this world we call Calypso until it hatches.
And who knows what we could learn from whatever hides within the egg?
CJ Weave
: Charles, its an Atrox Queen egg; would it not be safe to assume that it contains an atrox?
Xenobiologist Charles Marvin
: Well... Uhm... Good point. Hmm... Its actually a green Atrox Queen egg, so...
CJ Weave
: Thank you, professor. For EBN News, Im CJ Weave. Back to you at the station.
: Well, there you have it, folks. A new chapter in Calypsos history, or the worlds most expensive omelet? I personally cant wait to find out. Stay tuned.
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Honeybees responsible for pollinating crops worth billions of dollars are under attack from a cocktail of fungicides and pesticides that weaken colonies and make them susceptible to a deadly parasite, according to a study by the University of Maryland and federal agriculture researchers.
The report, published in the online scientific journal PLOS ONE this week, said contaminated pollen from seven different test crops on the East Coast reduced the ability of healthy bees to fend off a parasite that causes them to starve to death.
Researchers say this is the first study to demonstrate how the blending of pollen collected in the field and pesticides affect honeybee health.
"Our results show that beekeepers need to consider not only pesticide regimens of the fields in which they are placing their bees, but also spray programs near those fields that may contribute to pesticide drift onto weeds," said the study, funded by the National Honey Board and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
However, the researchers stopped short of linking the chemicals to colony collapse disorder, a mysterious ailment that wipes out an entire hive in a short amount of time. Scientists and the beekeeping industry blame the disorder for destroying 10 million bee colonies across the country.
In Maryland, a robust honeybee population contributes to the prosperity of farms. State agriculture officials estimate that crops valued in excess of $40 million — apples, melons, berries and pumpkins — require or benefit from honeybee pollination.
The state has 1,782 registered beekeepers who together own more than 13,000 hives, also called colonies. Close to 60 percent of the managed hives across the state died last fall and over the winter.
The new study, begun four years ago, is an attempt to understand why bees are dying in record numbers.
A national report issued in May by the Bee Informed Partnership, a collaboration of state and federal agencies, confirmed that six of the last seven winters have been particularly deadly for honeybees.
"We've been working on the assumption that it's not one cause but several causes coming together. This work supports that theory, and it's one of the first studies to do this," said Dennis vanEngelsdorp, a research scientist at the University of Maryland and one of the report's authors.
Beekeepers brought their hives to crops to be pollinated. Researchers collected the pollen being returned to the hive, analyzed it for pesticides and then fed it to bees. Bees consuming contaminated pollen were significantly less able to resist a parasite called Nosema ceranae that impairs the digestion of pollen and, in effect, starves the bees.
Bees consuming pollen containing one fungicide were three times as likely to become infected by the parasite as those eating pollen without it.
"What's important about this in terms of what we can do is to make sure that insecticides are labeled so that farmers are told not to spray it when bees are foraging on flowering plants," vanEngelsdorp said. "Even more immediate is that beekeepers can work with farmers to say, 'Hey, when you're renting my bees to work your flowers, please don't spray during those times."
But that's small consolation for Maryland's beekeepers, most of whom do not rent their bees to farmers and keep colonies to produce honey for personal use or for sale at local produce stands.
Steve McDaniel, a Carroll County beekeeper for 35 years, said that while he applauded the research, he hopes it leads scientists to look at other potential culprits.
"They need to look beyond agriculture uses of these chemicals and look at home use," he said. "The directions on bottles of pesticides call for applications that are 40 times higher than what a farmer would be told to use."
McDaniel believes if scientists tested pollen taken directly from plants sprayed with household pesticides, "I bet you'll find it's enough to knock a bee dead on the spot."
A review of household pesticides and their use in urban and suburban areas would be "a very good thing," vanEngelsdorp said. Another step would be to review all the national data and try to develop a set of best practices for beekeepers to ensure healthier colonies.
McDaniel, the former president of the state beekeepers association, lost more than half of his bees last winter and is fighting to keep them alive this season.
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Although Feng Shui practices – including belief in the afterlife and a traditional burial — have been considered illegal in China by the Communist government since the Mao era, many people still stick to the traditions. But now, a new local burial decree makes it even harder for Feng Shui believers to keep up the customs, pushing some Chinese to defy the rule by taking their own lives.
In recent months, six elderly people in Anqing, a city in central Chinese province of Anhui, have committed suicide to ensure they can be buried in the ground after death, ahead of the government's ban against burial, according to various of media reports.
The Anqing government has made it mandatory for the dead to be cremated after June 1. Officials in several regional villages have smashed up or taken away coffins prepared by local residents to push ahead with a "funerary revolution", said the Beijing News newspaper on Wednesday.
The funerary revolution in Anqing is aimed at "breaking with old customs and habits" and "complying with a trend of times", the state-run Mirror Evening Newspaper quoted an official from Anhui provincial government as saying.
The funeral rituals, which are usually carried out around tombs in the mountains, have also caused several forest fires in recent years, the official added.
Other reasons behind the ban include concerns that graves would take up too much land that could be used for economic purposes.
The local government has denied the suicides had anything to do with the decree, but the children of the deceased elderly claimed their parents were trying to avoid being cremated, the Beijing News said.
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Cut the top 1/4 off the choke and snap off the outer leaves until you reach pale green, soft leaves. Using a spoon, remove the hairy choke from the center and discard. Immediately plunge in acidulated water to avoid discoloration. Repeat with remaining artichokes. Drain the artichokes and spin to dry. Toss in a bowl with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Lay the chokes out on a sheet pan lined with foil and place on the lower rack of the oven, and broil for 5 to 6 minutes. Flip the artichokes and return to the oven for 3 minutes. Eat as they are or marinate in herb oil for up to 2 days.
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The doctor seen on a chilling video vainly aiding "Neda," the Iranian woman shot dead as she protested the nation's presidential election, has fled his homeland in fear for his life.
Arash Hejazi, an Iranian who lives in Britain but was in Tehran on business when the protests and subsequent government crackdown broke out, said he is haunted by the woman who died in his arms, according to Reuters. Video of Neda Soltan's death from a government sniper's bullet has been seen around the world on the Internet, making the 26-year-old woman a martyr for the cause of freedom in Iran.
"I felt she was trying to ask a question, 'Why?'," Hejazi, 38, told the Times of London, recalling Neda's final moments lying bloody in a street.
"She was just a person in the street who was against the injustice going on in her country, and for that she was murdered," said Hejazi, an Iranian who is resident in Britain but says he went to Tehran on a business trip.
Hejazi said Neda Agha Soltan was killed by a government militiaman.
Hejazi said he fled Iran because he feared his own life might be in danger since he is seen in the video.
The hardline government in Iran has cracked down brutally on protesters who say the the June 12 election was rigged to return Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to office. The international media has been barred from reporting from inside the country, but at least 20 people and possibly many, many more, have been killed by government militia and riot police.
The government has sought to prevent funerals which could draw more attention to its harsh tactics, and Neda's own family was not permitted to mourn her, according to The Guardian. The British paper reported that the Iranian government would not turn her body over to the family, and even forced Neda's clan out of its home in Tehran.


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New TV ad campaign in Utah spotlights Mormon grandparents who support marriage
April 08, 2014
Today, Utah Unites for Marriage launched a new ad campaign running state-wide in favor of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. The campaign features two new 30-second commercials and comes just a few days before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry in Utah. That lawsuit, Kitchen v. Herbert, received a lower court ruling in December 2013, which was followed by nearly 3 weeks of same-sex couples legally marrying in the state.
One of the TV ads shares the story of William and Marge Bradshaw, who have five children - including a gay son - and 18 grandchildren and fell in love while serving on a Mormon mission trip. In the commercial, William says, "A marriage is bond between two people based in love and commitment. Allowing civil marriages will be a good thing for Utah."
A second commercial features popular Utah media personality Terry Wood, who explains that he never really considered why marriage matters until his son came out as gay and was denied the freedom to marry the person he loved. Terry is a co-chair of Utah Unites for Marriage. Watch:
Brandie Balken, executive director of Equality Utah - one of Freedom to Marry's coalition partners for Utah Unites for Marriage - explained the purpose of the commercials this week. She said: "The point of these ads is to inform the conversation of who we are and who our families are. We're taking the conversation into people's living rooms."