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LEWISBURG, Pa. — During last May's Commencement Celebration, more than 800 people were treated to a one-of-a-kind performance — some of the world's most renowned Irish performers converged on the stage at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts for Bucknell's first-ever Commencement Concert. WVIA's high definition cameras captured the event, and now the special evening of entertainment will make its television debut on the PBS affiliate this Saturday at 9 p.m.
"Cherish the Ladies: An Irish Homecoming," stars one of the most successful and sought-after Irish-American music groups of all time. Led by Grammy Award winner Joanie Madden, Cherish the Ladies has performed thousands of shows around the world. The group has shared the stage and studio with such legendary performers as James Taylor, Joan Baez, the Chieftains, Pete Seeger and dozens of distinguished orchestras, including the Boston Pops. The group's 14 critically acclaimed albums have earned numerous accolades, including being named Best Musical Group of the Year by the BBC.
The special television event also features multiple Grammy nominee Maura O'Connell and such accomplished Irish dancers as World Champions Michael Holland, John Jennings and Noelle Curran; U.S. National Champions Joe Dwyer and Cara Butler; and Canadian National Champion John Pilatzke. Curran performed for five years with the Irish dance phenomenon "Riverdance." Colleen Farrell, a lead dancer for "Lord of the Dance," aso will be on hand.
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Kugel is served often in our region. It's really rich and tastes like cheesecake.
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- 4 cups uncooked egg noodles
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups (16 ounces) 4% cottage cheese
- 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Toss with butter; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs for 3-4 minutes or until thickened and lemon-colored. Beat in the cottage cheese, sour cream, milk, cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, vanilla and salt until blended. Stir in noodles.
- Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over noodle mixture.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Yield: 15-20 servings.
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"This is my recipe & I've made it MANY times!It wins raves from my family-I make it for the Passover & Rosh Hashanah holidays with my family!It IS VERY rich & does taste like cheesecake! A friend gave me the recipe& I've used the recipe since!Dawn E. Lowenstein"


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Wilshere was left out of the Gunners starting line-up for the goalless draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday, and was an unused substitute. But boss Wenger insists it is only a minor problem and is happy with Wilshere's progress since his return to the side, ahead of the midweek clash at Everton. When asked how the England international was progressing, Wenger said: "First, it's a relief that he's had no setback (since returning to action).
"He had a little bit of inflammation of scar tissue (in the ankle) but it's nothing. It's very minor.
"The rest (against Villa) will help him get rid of it. Apart from that, he has done very well.
"He has not played for 17 months. People forget what that mean. Seventeen months in a career is massive.
"But I'm very happy with the way he is progressing." Wenger remains convinced winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will develop into "a great player" after he looked below his best at Villa Park. He said:
"Alex has not played a lot recently. He lacks a bit of physical fitness. He tried at Villa and in patches he looked dangerous.
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Wenger has promised to spend wisely the extra money available after the extended £150million shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates which was announced on Friday. He said: "It (the deal) means the people who invest in us believe we are doing things in the right way.
"So it's first a credit in the way we do things and, after that, we will try to use the money intelligently."
Gunners goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny insists ambitions are higher merely than a Premier League top-four finish. He said:
"We are outside the top four so our first target is to reach that top four. But our ambitions are much higher than that.
"We have managed to get a couple of good results recently. We need to climb the table and hopefully do well in the other competitions as well.
"I think in the last two matches before Villa - against Tottenham and Montpellier - offensively we played really well.
"We had a few disappointing performances before that, so it's important we get back to that level and I think we are in a good position to do so."
Szczesny is aware of the importance of the clash at Goodison Park. He said:
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WRX mastercylinder in an EA82?
Posted 12 January 2005 - 03:11 PM
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Posted 12 January 2005 - 09:18 PM
To answer your question, more then likely the WRX will not work. Where do the brake lines come out on your current MC? To the side and to the bottom? Do you have ABS? If you have ABS, you probably have them only to the side.
If you have upgraded to larger calipers, and are having issues with pedal travel being too much, you could probably upgrade to a legacy MC.
If you can give me some more details on your current setup, and what you want to change, I can help you size things properly. I've essentially redesigned my entire brake system. The only thing left stock is the hard lines.
Posted 12 January 2005 - 10:05 PM
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Posted 13 January 2005 - 09:27 AM
i believe that a larger master cylinder will reduce stopping power, bigger area pushed reduces the multiplication, so if you go to a bigger bore, the brakes will be less effective.
This is sort of true. You are correct in saying that output pressure of a larger bore MC will be less with a known input force, when compared to a smaller bore MC with the same known input force.
As far as saying the brakes will be less effective, I'll have to disagree with that. Almost all, if not all production cars have over boosted brakes, especially the newer 90+ subarus. The older ones may not be as bad, but the brake booster still provides plenty of assist. The end result would actually be a better feeling brake pedal. A side benefit would be brake lockup would require a more pedal force, which is usually good.
Posted 13 January 2005 - 09:29 AM
that is true but you will have more brake fluid flow, so if you upgraded to a higher piston caliper count (2 vs. 4), brake fluid dynamics can get pretty complicated.
You really don't have to worry about any fluid dynamics. The main thing you need to take into consideration when swapping calipers is volume requirements. How much fluid are these calipers going to use compared to my old ones. If it is a small amount, you can probably get away with leaving your MC alone. However if volume requirements increase enough, a larger bore MC is needed to meet those volume demands.
Posted 13 January 2005 - 09:36 AM
ok here's what I'm planning on doing to my setup right now. I am putting XT6 brakes on it but I plan on upgrading to a drilled rotors from a Legacy since I believe they'll fit along with some upgraded calipers. I saw a gen 1 Legacy in a U-Pull-It in Oregon that was done up by RalliTek with 2 pot calipers and I was planning on doing the same. Along with this, I'm adding stainles steel brake lines as well. This is why I asked if the WRX or even a Legacy MC would work. I haven't look at the MC on the RX yet but I will get back to you as soon as I find out where the lines come out from. Even if it they don't come out the same direction, I can make new hardlines pretty easily:D
Are the XT6 calipers 2 pot calipers? Are you current calipers single pot calipers? Do you or anyone have any information regarding piston sizes of the calipers for your car and the XT6, and possibly MC bore sizes? If you have all that info, it's pretty easy to come up with an answer whether you need to mess with swapping your MC or not.
Does your car have the same bolt pattern as the Legacy? I'd also recommend against cross-drilled rotors. I wrote up this article a while ago, but the information in it is still good
Here's a excel spreadsheet with some sizing info on calipers, MC's, etc that I created when I was trying to figure out what to swap over on my brake work.
Posted 13 January 2005 - 10:15 AM
ery well written, I had no idea that they would suck that much compared to OEM ones. I knew that they would be able to warp a little easier due to the amount of rotor to pad contact they make thus making more heat into less metal. You should put that in the USRM for everyone to read.
Thanks guys for the input, keep it coming, I want opinions on doing this setup!
Posted 13 January 2005 - 10:49 AM
I haven't touched much EA82 stuff and I am looking to increase the brake heat capacity on the BRAT.
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Posted 13 January 2005 - 04:09 PM
i have loads of stopping power with just 4 disc brakes. get that rx DRIVING, and try out the brakes. no need to upgrade. if it doesnt work great, flush the lines, new pads and rotors, and your set.
Well since I'm doing all these lovely upgrades to my RX and brakes and suspension are one of them, I was wondering if a WRX mastercylinder would fit into it as well? Anyone know?
in my experience master cylinders arent gonna give you any more stoping power. just more pistons in your calipers
untill you get tires the size of subarubrats the 4 disc works great.
Posted 13 January 2005 - 04:42 PM
Posted 13 January 2005 - 07:01 PM
I actually had a pretty good brake setup on my stock legacy brakes. I ran performance friction carbon metallic pads. These things were great pulling the car down from higher speeds.
The main drawback from the stock setup was the rotors were too small and just couldn't sink, and dissipate heat fast enough. Looking back at things now, cryo-treated rotors probably would have helped the rotors last longer.
Posted 14 January 2005 - 08:36 AM
Believe me a third of that truck is aftermarket. The problem remains that I would like to know the basic series compatability for fitment. For example, will legacy/outback calipers mate up on the stock EA81 hub? Has anyone retrofitted newer calipers to older hubs? Rotors? Once I know say gen I impreza calipers fit I can go get the aftermarket I want.
I'd go complately aftermarket, go with who ever you like brembo, wilwood, whatever. but thats me
Posted 14 January 2005 - 10:25 PM
you have a very good point there. but I don't think anybody has, if I had a set of calipers I'd try them on my hatch. but alas I don't, but I might know somebody who does
Believe me a third of that truck is aftermarket. The problem remains that I would like to know the basic series compatability for fitment. For example, will legacy/outback calipers mate up on the stock EA81 hub? Has anyone retrofitted newer calipers to older hubs? Rotors? Once I know say gen I impreza calipers fit I can go get the aftermarket I want.
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Last winter I skied with two women in their early 40s who had a lot in common. Being moms of tweenage kids ranging from 9 to 13, they both described themselves as the managers of their skiing families. They skied every weekend from Thanksgiving to Easter in the East, and spent every spring vacation out West. Both women had professional lives, so with the incessant juggling between family and career, me-time was scarce.
They each attended my Fear Workshop at Windham Mountain and during our orientation, separately confessed that they'd grown sick of skiing, and "the whole world around skiing as well," from the uncertain weather to the schlepp every Friday and Sunday.
Unfortunately for our industry, the malaise of these two moms is common. Parents get so busy managing their kids' welfare and progress, they lose the opportunity to develop their own relationship to the sport. Once they start threatening to spend their money going to the beach, we've pretty much lost them.
Skiing and snowboarding families are our industry's bread and butter, so it's to our great loss if the decision-makers, moms especially, grow disenchanted. And it's a double shame since the sports we offer are inherently family-friendly. With their infinite latitude for skill, risk, and thrill, they can accommodate almost everyone. My mother made some of her best turns at 82; my dad skied after a brain injury. Every grandparent wants to ski or ride with their grandchildren as soon as they're out of diapers. This is a rare gift our sports give!
But skiing and riding also take a great amount of effort and expense on the part of the parents, so we must figure out how to keep them. Let's look deeper into the stories of these two women, who after years of investing in their kids' skiing were ready to quit. In their tales we can discover how to keep people like them happily, passionately involved with our mountains. And us.
Jen's Tale: Adventure Tops Form
Of the two, Jen's story was easier to understand. She was a pretty skier who didn't like to challenge herself, so over the years her comfort zone had never been stretched beyond blue terrain. Occasionally she'd go with a friend down an easy black run, but only if it was groomed and not too icy. Her kids, both in junior programs, flew by her with their perfunctory hellos.
Billy, her husband, a dear man, skied with his buddies all over the mountain, using an app to measure the day's total vertical and fastest speeds. For Christmas, Billy had given Jen the Fear Workshop, because, he said, she'd lost her love for skiing. But she admitted to me, it was a love she wanted to feel more than she actually did. I was like a therapist in a divorce case: Jen vs. Skiing.
What Jen did not need was to ski "better," or to take part in another program geared toward developing skills, or as she said, "improving her form." Her skiing was just fine, but she had never seen herself as a skier able to explore a mountain. She had always felt excluded from the club.
Jen didn't relate to her husband's competitive drive to get in one more run to beat his or his friend's vertical record. She didn't relate to the magazine images of teenagers jumping off cliffs or dropping into couloirs. And she rolled her eyes at what she called the "happy holy-family photos." Her kids skied by her, not with her.
Technically, her many ski lessons had served her well. But the technique she took away from those lessons didn't help her feel any more included. What she called "good form" was a series of technical hoops she felt she had to jump through before she could belong to the club and be "one of us."
A Change of Mindset
For Jen to fall back in love with skiing, she needed to perceive it as an experience she could partake in rather than a performance she had to do. The performance mindset, so important in our Monday to Friday work lives, invokes a polarity: success as opposed to failure, right as opposed to wrong, win vs. lose, good vs. bad.
In contrast, an experience suggests a one-of-a-kind event, a singularity. The words play, exploration, adventure, sensation, and emotion do not trigger a string of oppositions in the mind. Rather than evoking competition, experience evokes a connection, an engagement with the mountain. And, unless you race or compete, skiing has no net, no score, no win-or-lose, as my son used to say. Skiing is between you and the mountain.
Jen actually wanted an adventure, a small "do-able" thrill. This was supposed to be her recreation, her play, after all. But she couldn't switch out of her Monday through Friday performance mindset. Skiing became just another demand with that same old, "am-I-good-enough?" thinking.
Teach with a Ski and Terrain Focus
So, we focused on what her skis were doing above all else. She grinned, "My skis? Where are they?" In that joke was a sad reality: she had been so focused on how her body was positioned, she'd never truly felt the frictionless freedom of her skis sliding over the snow. Though it seems very simple, the more you can do with your skis wherever and whenever you want, the more choice sensations you can have, and the more of the mountain you can ski. Simple. But it changed her focus entirely.
As we helped her expand her repertoire to include tracking, sideslipping, stepping, skating, and so forth, she was able to fearlessly attempt challenging terrain that she'd never skied before. Each small ski trick she learned was like a dear friend, there to help her out tactically when she wanted to try something new. She had options. Now Jen could start exploring the mountain. The words discover or play became more than just marketing clichés. Skiing went from right and wrong to a "do-able" adventure.
Dana's Tale: Learning Beats Knowing
Dana's issue was more complicated. An ex-racer who grew up on straight skis, she skied fast, and could get down just about anything. So she never took a lesson. Skiing became her time spent between dropping the kids off and picking them up for lunch. In fact, she admitted she enjoyed riding the chairlift up and talking as much, or maybe more, than skiing down.
As she got older, she challenged herself less and less in the bumps, trees, and icy steeps. She came to the Fear Workshop not because she was scared, but because she wanted to break out of her boredom and feel some thrill again. But, she added, "I don't want to kill myself." She was already a self-identified skier, but her desire needed to be rekindled.
Even though Dana was a "good skier," her experience of skiing had grown as stagnant as Jen's. She hadn't expanded her repertoire to tackle new terrain, and she hadn't felt a new internal sensation from her skis in years. The top-down teaching she'd experienced as a kid reinforced for her an endpoint in learning. As an adult, she already "knew" how to ski—she didn't have to bother with learning.
Unfortunately, this is all too common among self-described experts. Confirmed by the current paradigm of our culture, they value the smug comfort of knowing over the vulnerable risk inherent in learning. This makes them miss one of the main gifts skiing offers: its infinite continuum of learning, its never-ending capability to provide new-ness.
Switching Dana to a ski and terrain focus made her feel like a teenager again. She hadn't been that excited about skiing since her racing days. The mountain opened up to her. She wasn't learning new skills like Jen had—how to step, track, slip, or skate—she was mostly refining those skills, learning how and where to apply them in difficult terrain and variable conditions.
In short order, Dana had fallen back in love with skiing. Her renewed vows to the sport not only spurred her to buy a new pair of skis, but she and her husband (who hadn't grown up skiing) also signed a contract on a ski house. They were all in.
Adventure Creates the Experience
Many programs and camps have focused for years on a ski-and-terrain orientation. The steep and deep camps and all the backcountry treks are fine examples. And they have their place, for sure. But they're usually for experts and often presented with a hefty dose of machismo. We need programs and camps that reframe skiing as a mountain experience for our novice and intermediate skiers, too, as well as expert women like Dana who are either put off or somewhat intimidated by overt bouts of testosterone.
Terrain parks are wonderful, but they're usually artificial, kid-dominated, and isolated from the mountain at large. What we need more of are bridges or gateways into the hill's natural terrain, especially at novice and intermediate levels—low-angle gullies, easy-to-ski glades, machine-made bumps on blue terrain. I call it "beginners' off-piste."
That's what triggers the a-ha moments for our students. They understand then why it was important to take that time and effort to learn to step, to refine a sideslip. We have a motto: "Get the most thrill from the least skill." They're learning to think like a skier: I ski so I can experience the mountain's inherent beauty.
This takes a boatload of support from resort management. Sometimes a keen eye, a bit of imagination, a little clearing, and a readable sign is all it takes to create an adventure. But occasionally, the investment can be significant, as architects and bulldozers may need to be brought in to design, sculpt, and maintain the landscape.
Many resorts have seen the light. Vail's Blue Sky Basin is an intermediate paradise. Snowbird, a famously steep mountain, has devoted Baby Thunder to novice-level adventure. Killington created an easy-to-ski glade called Squeeze Play that extends for nearly a half mile. If all new skiers experienced early-on this kind of access to skiing's beauty and the thrills the hill can offer, our retention levels would spike.
The beauty experienced in skiing is an old-fashioned value. The advertising posters shown in Skiing History from the 30s into the 60s display a sensuality and aesthetic that serves as a balance to the harsh weather, the extreme acts of daring, the mountain's wildness. Coming from Europe, ours was a sexy sport.
Trail design was an art form. In the East, trails snaked along the contours of the mountain with each little dip, swoop, and knoll expressed. Old trees serving sometimes as guides, sometimes as meeting points. And then what happened? To make grooming and snowmaking cheaper and more convenient, we cut the trees, created tipped-up football fields and called them trails, though it was hard to tell one from another.
It is time, now, if we want to thrive again as an industry, to prioritize in our budgets the values of beauty and adventure, alongside safety and convenience. A memorable, breathtaking experience can make all the hassle and expense that skiing and riding demand worthwhile. Satisfaction eliminates exhaustion; thrill rejuvenates. It is the beauty of our sports that seduces our guests into becoming skiers and riders.
One of the first rules of tourism is to offer something different from what the tourists are leaving. The experience we offer should be a psychological, emotional, and physical reprieve from their Monday through Friday performance demands. We should tap into the most valuable gift of snowsports: their infinite continuum of learning, their unending capacity for new-ness. None of us will ever fully get our sport. As one of my students said, "I've learned again how to learn. And how to play."


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The recent announcement that a woman will be taking up Thor's hammer shook up the comic book community and provides a brand new perspective to one of Marvel's oldest characters. It's important to note she will trully be Thor - not She-Thor, Lady Thor, or Thorita. So, it's a very exciting time for female characters and fans. With the San Diego Comic Con right around the corner, we started thinking about video game characters that might benefit from a gender switching fem-flip.
Death (Darksiders II)
It's not too uncommon for Death to be personified as a woman in comic books. For example, the Sandman series portrays Death as an attractive and pleasant young girl who happens to take her job very seriously. This is in stark contrast to Death in the Marvel universe, who is more cold and calculating. Although the abstract entity is normally a skeleton in a dark cloak, it often chooses to replace the skeletal look with that of a human female.
In the game, Death is the most feared of the Four Horsemen, and is portrayed as a dual weapon wielding, fast-moving assassin who is out to reverse his brother War's alleged crimes. So, a fem-flip in Darksiders II might be easy to accept. Making Death a female character probably wouldn't change much beyond aesthetics and voice, since a sister would be just as dedicated toward vindicating a sibling as anyone else. As the American Ninja Warrior competition proves, a woman can be fast and agile enough to swiftly eliminate anyone that gets in her way.
Master Chief (Halo Series)
A female Master Chief isn't a terribly far-fetched idea. In Halo: The Graphic Novel, there's a story titled "Armor Testing." In it, a Spartan soldier drops from orbit, uses a sniper rifle to shoot some guys out while falling, lands, and takes out even more soldiers with a pair of SMGs. After some more butt-kicking, the Spartan is escorted to a commanding officer. There are some salutes, and then comes the big Samus Aran reveal as Maria-062 takes her helmet off. The armor was to be shipped to Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 pending her approval. However, the officer hints that she could have one of her own if she reenlisted into the UNSC. Maria declines, stating that she wanted to start a family. So, in the span of a few panels, Halo scores a point for gender equality, then loses two.
Giving Halo a fem-flip wouldn't change the look or gameplay of the game, considering how the armor is androgynous. But having a female protagonist could have a significant impact on how the story plays out, and not just in terms of the interaction and relationship with Cortana, or whether or not there would be a G.I. Jane-esque undertone. We don't know if there's gender equality among the Covenant, or even if there is gender. Would they be just as fearful of a female soldier who could tear through their ranks, more so, or would they become indignant? Would fans feel the same way about a female hero sacrificing herself and going into indefinite cryo sleep, like Ellen Ripley in Alien, compared to a man?
Team Fortress 2 Cast (Team Fortress 2)
There's no reason for men to dominate the whacky class-based multiplayer game Team Fortress 2. As the Love & War animated short indicates, even the mercenary team's cleanup crew (comprised of a single woman) can be as deadly as the rest of the team. Still, having an all-female team should be more than a simple gender/voice swap. Female mercenaries should have their own unique look, and players should be able to select between genders when they pick a class. Not only would this look great for team diversity, but it sets the stage perfectly for men vs women matches. Also, let's admit it... nobody appreciates shooting up the opposing team to win a new hat more than a girl.
Dante and Vergil (DMC: Devil May Cry)
The twin sons of Sparda and Eva could have just as easily have been the daughters, or even the children. A brother and sister rivalry would further play up the dichotomy between the two siblings. The intro for DMC: Devil May Cry would probably have to be altered, along with some of the enemy interactions, but the gameplay could remain almost completely unchanged. Although a hot-headed female Dante would certainly be amazing, a smart, cold, and ambitious queen-bee Vergil could make for a more interesting character, especially after the Vergil's Downfall storyline.
The Prince (Prince of Persia)
The series is called Prince of Persia, but that doesn't mean there can't be a Princess. Come on, women can be dark and brooding too. The Prince of Persia storylines usually have the player cleaning up some catastrophic mess that someone else started or masterminded, while the gameplay centers on platform puzzle solving. We know from the Tomb Raider series it's a formula that works. We also know from seeing Farah in action that women in the series can be deadly. So, trade in the bow for swords and you have... a Persian Mulan. Or perhaps Elika from 2008's Prince of Persia could be the main character of her own story instead of being a magical assistant - especially given how Prince of Persia: Epilogue ends.
Agent 47 (Hitman Series)
Given what happens in Hitman: Absolution, a female assassin is completely possible. No, she wouldn't have to dress up as a S&M leather loving nun. For that matter, a genetically engineered femme fatale could be FAR more effective than a bald guy with a bar code and an aversion to small talk. Infiltration probably wouldn't be nearly as hard. It's a wonder why the evil scientists of the world aren't racing to clone them by the dozen. Then again, a female protagonist might break the gameplay precisely for that reason. So, with all respect to the Nikita fans out there, this assassin should stick with a perfectly engineered killer Y chromosome.
Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell Series)
The Splinter Cell series doesn't have a lot of prominent female characters. There's Sam Fischer's daughter, Sarah, who is often used as leverage against him. Then there's Anna Grímsdóttir, the technical operations manager. Other than that, Third and Fourth Echelon are total boys clubs. However, the president is a woman, so... there's that. In any case, there are probably significant parts of the running story that need to be changed to accommodate for a female super spy, but the gameplay can remain relatively unchanged. A woman can hide in the shadows, scale buildings, employ a host of gadgets, and assassinate targets just as well as anyone else. All while running a black ops team and calling home to make sure her daughter hasn't been kidnapped again.
Garrett (Thief Series)
With slim fingers, a slender figure, and the agility of an Olympic gymnast, a woman could be the ultimate master thief, as demonstrated by numerous characters - not the least of which include Catwoman from Batman and Black Cat from Spider-man fame. Garrett could be the ideal character for a fem-flip. The gender swap wouldn't change the gameplay or the character all that much. His acute kleptomania, OCD tendencies, and role as pawn for the Keepers could be kept whole. Given how he works with a female partner, Erin, at the start of the latest Thief game, it's completely believable to have a female burglar and pickpocket running through the city's shadows. Plus, you know, diamonds are a girl's best friend.
Marcus Fenix (Gears of War Series)
After destroying their own cities and still ending up on the losing side of the war against the Locust Horde, the humans on planet Sera can't afford any discrimination. Women serve equally alongside men and fight with the same ferocity against aliens, mutants, and whatever else pops out of the ground to eat them. However, we've seen very few, if any, women assume leadership roles. The closest might include Alicia Valera (who met an untimely end) and Sophia Hendrick (who also saw a potentially bad end). Anya Stroud probably deserves to be more than the Control contact, even though communication is her chosen specialty; considering how Gears of War 3 opens with her narration.
As far as the Gears of War plot is concerned, giving Marcus a fem-flip probably wouldn't be too much of an issue. A woman could just as easily decide to abandon her post to rescue her father, leading to a 14-year prison sentence. Fe-Marcus could also step up and take command of a squad when the CO dies. Delta Squads's frat brother attitude might get toned down a bit, but it doesn't necessarily have to. The world government is destroyed and humanity is nearly wiped out, so there's no reason why the camaraderie wouldn't apply to everyone.
Isaac Clarke (Dead Space Series)
Fem-flipping Isaac Clarke could potentially change the entire feel of Dead Space. Sure, we're no stranger to women fighting monsters using high-tech gear, and the RIG suit is pretty androgynous once the helmet is down. However, even though there are plenty of stories of men embarking on perilous missions to find their loved ones, there are shockingly few that involve a woman looking for her missing husband. Maybe the social expectation is that she should forget about him and move on? Plus, wandering through the wrecked nursery section of Dead Space 2 could have a deeper significance to a female protagonist. Not to mention, for me, watching a woman stick a needle in her eye seems that much more intense, along with the multitude of death scenes in the game.
A Character that CAN'T make a fem-flip...
Ezio Auditore (Assassin's Creed II Trilogy)
Players can take the role of Aveline and stab their way through 1765 New Orleans in Assassin's Creed: Liberation. However, Liberation is a spin-off game, and a true fem-flip has to involve the main series. With three games to his name, no assassin is quite as popular as Ezio Auditore. But even though you can recruit and dispatch female assassins in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, there's no evidence suggesting that Ezio's predecessors were as progressive. So, giving Ezio himself the fem-flip presents some difficult challenges.
Although women enjoyed more freedom compared to the feudal era, it would still be extremely unlikely for a woman in Renaissance Italy to inherit the Assassin's robes and mission from her father. Although women could own land, they were largely regarded as property of their fathers and husbands. So, even if say, Claudia, discovered the robes, along with a knack for killing and a thirst for vengeance, she would still have an extremely hard time picking up her family's legacy.
But that doesn't mean a different assassin can't rise the ranks someday. Although it wouldn't be a fem-flip, the World War II era would be an ideal time for a female Assassin to rise up.
Which video game character do you think could do with a fem-flip? Let us know in the comments!


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Departing Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes coy about future
Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has hinted he may not retire at the end of the season amid interest from Schalke.
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Heynckes will walk away from Bayern in the summer with former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola to take over at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern and Heynckes denied he was being replaced when Guardiola's three-year deal was announced, on January 16, instead claiming the 67-year-old was ready to call time on his career.
But Heynckes said: "I do realise there is some rumour and some information about that.
"I can't do anything about the rumours. I am a big-name manager and my name will come up.
"I will see about it at the end of the season."
Heynckes has guided Bayern 15 points clear of the chasing pack in the Bundesliga while they are one of the favourites to return to the Champions League final after last year's penalty shoot-out heartbreak against Chelsea.
The former Real Madrid boss is, however, reluctant to let speculation affect his side as they aim to finish his third spell in Bavaria on a high.
"What managers have to do is work hard with their teams," he said.
"Until the end of the season I will do what I have been and focus on my team."
Schalke sacked Huub Stevens in December but his replacement Jens Keller has won just once in six games since he took charge.
Under Heynckes Bayern are arguably the form team in Europe, having won their past 11 matches in all competitions.
They have kept 10 clean sheets during that run, while goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is yet to be beaten at all in 2013.
The Germany international revealed following Bayern's arrival in London that he has been left bored by his side's dominance at times.
"After some games this season I haven't needed to have a shower," he joked.
"Yes I guess sometimes it is boring being in goal.
"But it is actually important to keep talking and have communication with my defence.
"The key for Bayern Munich is that the whole team defends and we cover the spaces well.
"We immediately go to win the ball back. You can see that in the fact we have only conceded seven goals (in the Bundesliga) so far."


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Wests Tigers chief executive Stephen Humphreys says there is "no chance" star standoff Benji Marshall will be released from his NRL contract so he can play rugby in Japan.
Marshall's manager, Martin Tauber, floated the idea of allowing the Kiwis captain to secure lucrative overseas opportunities during the 2013-14 off-season after the announcement that Sonny Bill Williams had signed with the Sydney Roosters.
Williams, still contracted to Japanese rugby club Panasonic Wild Knights, will rejoin the NRL next season with the Roosters, four seasons after walking out on the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2008.
Tauber unsuccessfully attempted to secure Marshall a stint in Japanese rugby in 2009 when then-NRL CEO David Gallop blocked a potential move, despite Marshall being off contract at the time.
Interim Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) CEO Shane Mattiske made it clear last week the code would not support players exploring opportunities in other sports while contracted to the NRL when he shut down Newcastle hooker Danny Buderus' coaching role with Super rugby team the Brumbies.
And with Marshall contracted until 2015 at the Tigers, any off-season activities would require a release from his current deal - a move Humphreys insists will not be happening. "Let me put your minds at rest. This will not be happening," Humphreys said.
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A spookily good time was had Oct. 28 during Tsalteshi Trails Association's second annual Spook Night. Community and municipal organizations as well as businesses sponsored activity stations along our trick-or-treat trail, and about 200 kids came out with their families to enjoy the fun. After costume judging for kids, adults and dogs, our 5-kilometer Zombie Run lurched into motion with nearly 50 entries, complete with a volunteer zombie scare crew. Once the sun started to go down, hot beverages and chili were available to help warm up.
The Tsalteshi Trails Association would like to thank our Spook Night volunteers: TTA Board, Bill Holt, Carole and Ted Bear, Tammy and Gavin Goggia, Keri Nelson, Pat King, Patty Berkahn, Jenny Cope and Mary Geiser, Cathy Carrow, Laura Pillifant and Jeff Fox, the Scary Soldotna High School National Honor Society Zombies, Shiela Best and Zombie crew, Skyview Athletic Director Kent Peterson, and Dan Pascucci, emcee extraordinaire.
We offer our sincere thanks to our trick-or-treat trail station sponsors: Kenai Watershed Forum, Sportsman's Warehouse, Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, Stanley Ford, Central Peninsula Hospital/Central Peninsula Pediatrics, Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, KPEA/KPESA, Alaska State Troopers/911 Emergency Dispatch, River City Rotaract, City of Soldotna and Soldotna Police, Peninsula Pediatric Dentistry, Learning Tree Montessori, Jumpin' Junction, Mountain Magic Massage, Diamond M Ranch, Central Emergency Services and Tustumena 200.
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Arrow of Time confirmed... Wheel of Time fans disappointed.
Thus is our treaty written; thus is agreement made.
Thought is the arrow of time; memory never fades.
What was asked is given; the price is paid.
Arrow of Time confirmed... Wheel of Time fans disappointed.
Physicists on the CPLEAR experiment will be disappointed as well - they actually discovered this effect (called T-violation) back in the 1990's before Babar was running by looking at kaon oscillations produced in low energy proton/antiproton collisions [Phys. Lett. B 444 43 (1998)]. So Babar was certainly not the first experiment to see the "arrow of time" although it is the first to do so using B mesons.
Well, reading the article backwards still results in WTF?
Whan read backwards it sounds like a foreign language and I can't understand a word. Thus, no change in that.
Now, seriously, the paper's abstract makes more sense than the article. And it is heavy in a jargon that I don't completely understand, while the article was arguably translated into normal english. What a bad translation!
Except the real point of the story is that since B mesons were not symmetrical for C and P, then finding out that it was symmetrical for T would mean that quantum theory isn't symmetrical.
Basically the particle needs to be non-symmetrical for all three of CPT, or none (which we know it isn't), else there is as you say 'something extra on top of the basic quantum theory'.
They would be more specific about the arrow of time. I get that they have confirmed it and all, but which direction is it pointing?
which direction is it pointing?
Slightly to the left, until I see the doctor again.
Oh, great. Now time has a liberal bias too.
which direction is it pointing?
Slightly to the left, until I see the doctor again.
Oh, great. Now time has a liberal bias too.
From the Doctor's perspective it points to the right.
From a Doctor's perspective, it may point to the right - from THE Doctor's perspective, time points anywhere he wants (unless it goes wibbly-wobbly).
They would be more specific about the arrow of time. I get that they have confirmed it and all, but which direction is it pointing?
As I understand it (greatly simplified), time is a consequence of matter and energy interactions in space; They don't all happen at once though because of separation, and the distance (relative or absolute) between them is what creates time. That's why they call it 'spacetime'; The smallest unit of time then is the fastest change in quantum state possible. As time is a byproduct of matter and energy interactions, and couldn't exist without it, there's still the question of the "arrow of time". We perceive it to be always moving "forward", but there's no reason why the reaction A-B-C shouldn't go C-B-A as well, or instead.
If I understand this experiment correctly, what they're saying is "as well" is bogus. It's not just that it isn't observable, but that it just doesn't happen. No matter which way the reaction chain goes, there's no mirror reaction that goes unobservable. But perhaps someone who actually is a particle physicist could provide a layman explanation better than mine... I'll be honest: Most of what they do is beyond my grasp because they talk mostly in math and seem to eschew visualization or story explanation. -_-
The question is, why? If everything at the quantum level always worked the same way forwards as it does backwards, then entropy would be constant; the universe would be in some kind of steady state and nothing would matter because we wouldn't be here.
Maybe the universe was bored with the idea...
Time flies like an arrow, but Drosophilia Melanogastera like a banana.
Time is what keeps everything from happening at once; Space is what keeps everything from happening to you.
There are other suitable aphorisms I trust.
I don't really know this stuff that well. I did well in quantum computing, which covers the philosophy of the quantum postulates, but never really gets past baby level physics. That said, I've been thinking that maybe there's a bit more to flip than C, P, and T to get a better picture.
If you think of an explosion starting at time 0 and centered at [0,0,0], you start with density concentrated around that point and over time it spreads out from that point. Alternatively, starting at time t and going backwards
If everything at the quantum level always worked the same way forwards as it does backwards, then entropy would be constant; the universe would be in some kind of steady state and nothing would matter because we wouldn't be here.
That's not true. "Everything at the quantum level always working the same way forwards and backwards" is completely consistent with the second law of thermodynamics ("entropy never decreases"), and completely consistent with the observable universe (barring CP violation). All that's necessary is that the universe started with very low entropy -- like, say, the Big Bang.
See for example this from this Arrow of Time FAQ [preposterousuniverse.com] (from cosmologist Sean Carroll):
The observed macroscopic irreversibility is not a consequence of the fundamental laws of physics, it's a consequence of the particular configuration in which the universe finds itself. In particular, the unusual low-entropy conditions in the very early universe, near the Big Bang. Understanding the arrow of time is a matter of understanding the origin of the universe.
The arrow of time is the reason why random bits of shrapnel and chemicals don't fly together and "un-detonate" to become hand grenades. In one direction of time, entropy in the universe always increases; in the other, it always decreases. The question is, why?
The reason is very simple. Entropy is a measure of the probability of a particular outcome. The statement that "entropy increases" is simply the statement that the most probable thing to do happen is almost always the one that does happen. The "almost
The arrow of time is the reason why random bits of shrapnel and chemicals don't fly together and "un-detonate" to become hand grenades.
No, that is entropy. The reason that balls fall off tables and rarely bounce onto them (when provided with enough heat energy) is because there are many, many more states where the balls atoms vibrate incoherently and only one state (or a tiny handful) where the vibrations are organized enough to cause it to bounce back onto the table.
With mesons you can study a particle oscillating between two states. What you find is that the P(A -> B) is not equal to the P(B -> A) where B is the anti-particle state of A and there is no entropy involved. It's all to do with something called CPT symmetry which is a result of relativity and, since CP together are violated (anti-matter is not exactly the same as matter) we expect that T (time reversal symmetry) is also violated so this is an expected result.
nothing would matter because we wouldn't be here.
Oh yes, there would still be matter. The universe is important with or without us.
The arrow of time refers to the fact that we perceive a difference between the past and the future: we remember the past, but not the future. That's explained adequately by noting that entropy tends to increase and the universe, for some reason, was in a low entropy state in the past.
What they've found is that, at least for b-mesons, going forward in time is different than going backward in time, presumably in addition to the rest of the universe accumulating entropy. It's as if there was a fundamental difference between moving "north" and moving "south" in empty space.
The arrow of time refers to the fact that we perceive a difference between the past and the future: we remember the past, but not the future. That's explained adequately by noting that entropy tends to increase and the universe, for some reason, was in a low entropy state in the past.
What they've found is that, at least for b-mesons, going forward in time is different than going backward in time, presumably in addition to the rest of the universe accumulating entropy. It's as if there was a fundamental difference between moving "north" and moving "south" in empty space.
Yes! Exactly!
It's as if there was a fundamental difference between moving "north" and moving "south" in empty space.
Would a ratchet favoring one direction serve as some kind of applicable metaphor, or is it too crude to make any sense at all?
I understand well the entropy side of things, in that, since the universe started at a low entropy (an unlikely configuration) it moves towards high entropy over time (toward more common configurations.)
Would it be worthwhile to think of the T violation (in terms of visualization mi
As far as the laws of physics are concerned, you can "move" either way in time and it doesn't make any difference (except for small violations like this one). It's just that you only remember going one way. For some reason we remember "back" in time, when entropy was lower.
Another poster had the best analogy I've heard: http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=3261471&cid=42034773 [slashdot.org].
I'll paraphrase it: sitting in your chair you experience a distinct difference between "up" and "down." Things fall do
Left if you're facing one way, but right if you're facing it from the other side. If you're facing it head-on or are behind it, you're holding your time wrong.
Take a video of some physical process and run it in reverse. At a macro level we humans can generally tell that the video is in reverse - tea cups break apart when hitting a floor, they don't spontaneously assemble and then fly off the floor. However, if you analyze such situations using the physics you learned in high school, there is no way to tell that the course of events has been reversed - statistically it's very unlikely that a tea cup would do that, but there is nothing physically impossible about it. So it appear that the laws of physics are the same if time was running in reverse yet to us humans it does not appear that things would be the same if time was running in reverse - because of entropy.
This is the problem of the arrow of time - how can we tell in a physical way which way time is running? Is there any way to distinguish going forward in time to going backward in time using just physical laws? You could say that entropy increases with time (the basis of how we humans can tell on a video whether it is running forward or backward), but that is only a statistical observation and it only holds because it just happens to be that our past has a very small amount of entropy compared to the high entropy situation that the universe will eventually reach. Increasing entropy is a consequence of an accident of what our past looks like and it is not a physical law in the strict sense we are looking for here. So entropy is not a good candidate. This research shows a way that you actually CAN tell if time is running in reverse. Though physicists still believe that there is a CPT symmetry, indicating that if you reverse time and also two other things, then there is no way to tell from physical laws that you did that.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Wow. I didn't know Groucho Marx was also a particle physicist
http://www.marx-brothers.org/info/quotes.htm [marx-brothers.org]
My favorite
Groucho: "That's in every contract, that's what you call a sanity clause."
Chico: "You can't a fool a me there ain't no sanity clause"
Fruit flies like a banana.
Yes. Yes they do
Time does not run the same way backward as it does forward. It, like, runs forward and does not run backward.
Same. I hope some quantum physicist will chime to mention how one can observe time going "backwards" and how this extremely high level of statistical significance isn't another way of saying that they can't.
No, they watched particles "decaying" in one way versus ones "decaying" in the opposite direction. The second process would be identical to the first if you were running time backwards.
This is Slashdot. You're supposed to demand a flying car analogy.
I wouldn't really describe this as confirming the arrow of time.
The really powerful arrow of time is the thermodynamic one. The second law of thermodynamics says that entropy always increases. This thermodynamic arrow is essentially the same arrow as the psychological one, which allows us to remember the past but not the future, and all the other ones we see in nature, such as the laws of black hole thermodynamics, which say that the area of a black hole's event horizon always grows with time. This group of time-arrows, which are all essentially the same time-arrow, appear to occur because the big bang was fine-tuned to be extremely low in entropy, with its gravitational-wave degrees of freedom inactive. Nobody knows why we had a low-entropy big bang, when a random choice of initial conditions would be overwhelmingly more likely to produce a maximum-entropy one. (In particular, inflation doesn't explain it. Also, statistical mechanics doesn't explain it, because to produce the second law from statistical mechanics, you need to assume a low-entropy initial state.)
This paper is about an arrow of time that is obscure and completely unrelated to the others. It has to do with the weak nuclear force. Unlike the others, it has essentially no effect on the world we see around us.
"it has essentially no effect on the world we see around us."
Well, except for being necessary for CP violation, which in turn is the only way we have of explaining why there isn't much antimatter around.
So it does explain why the planet is here and doesn't experience nuclear-style detonations many times an hour as antimatter grains of dust hit the atmosphere. But other than that no effect on the world around us.
Could it just be that all universes exist but since virtually all the other kinds from ours don't produce life, the odds are very high that we exist in one with a "tuned" big bang?
Kind of a cross between the anthropic principle and that recent theory I remember saying that all universes based on consistent logics exist..
Come on people, how hard is it to include the arXiv link? Just google the title, it's usually the first hit.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.5832 [arxiv.org]
The summary is a bit confusing if you don't know what it's talking about. The title is even worse, since it implies the exact opposite of what it actually means. Let me try to explain it.
First: physicists believe that the "arrow of time" isn't a fundamental property of the laws of nature. There's no fundamental difference between "forward in time" and "backward in time". The laws of physics operate identically in both directions. So why do those directions seem so different? Why do objects fall down but not up? Why can you make an egg into an omelet, but not an omelet back into an egg? Why can you remember the past, but not the future? This turns out to be a property of our local region of spacetime. More precisely, we live very close (a mere 13.5 billion years or so) away from a point of incredibly low entropy (known as "the big bang"), and that creates an entropy gradient throughout our region of spacetime. What we call "forward in time" simply means "the direction of increasing entropy", or more simply, "away from the big bang".
A good analogy (not involving a car - sorry!) is the direction "down". It seems obvious to you that one particular direction in space is fundamentally different from all other directions. Objects fall down. They don't fall in any other direction. Yet to person on the other side of the earth, the direction they call "down" is completely different from the direction you call "down". That's because the "arrow of gravity" is not a fundamental property of the laws of nature, just a property of our local region of space. "Down" means "toward the center of the earth." In the same way, "forward in time" means "away from the big bang".
Second: what I just said swept a few details under the rug. You see, the true symmetry is not time reversal (which would imply that simply reversing the direction of time would leave all laws of physics unchanged), but a slightly more complicated symmetry called CPT invariance. That stands for Charge, Parity, and Time. It says that if you multiply the charge of every particle by -1 (so positive charges become negative and negative become positive), flip space as if in a mirror so that your left and right sides are reversed (a "parity inversion"), and reverse the direction of time, then all the laws of physics are left unchanged.
Scientists had previously observed a violation of CP. That is, swapping only charge and parity is not an exact symmetry of the universe. If CPT is an exact symmetry (which scientists generally believe), that implies that T is not - changing only the direction of time without also swapping charge and parity should change the laws of physics. But testing that experimentally turned out to be very hard to do. Well, they've finally done it. And the results are exactly what people expected: it appears that CPT really is an exact symmetry of the universe.
Since photons do not routinely experience CP violation they also behave the same way forward and backwards in time.
Since photons do not routinely experience CP violation they also behave the same way forward and backwards in time.
Well, photons don't experience time in either direction. Those who experience photons do, but to a photon, no time can pass because they by definition move through vacuum at c.
It also has no antiparticle (or, you could say, it is its own antiparticle), so there's no way to reverse time even if you managed to prolong the subjective lifespan of a photon beyond instantaneous.
no time can pass because they by definition move through vacuum at c.
What about when they move through air or water? Are they really "slowing down" or is there quantum wibbly-wobbly nonsense going on?
Photons moving through a medium are "slowed down" by interactions of the electromagnetic field with the atoms of the medium.
Remember that a photon is just localised electromagnetic energy. In a medium, the electromagnetic fields behave differently than in a vacuum, because of the all the atoms with their various charged bits (protons, electrons) -- there is a different "resistance" to changing the field strength because the field has to move the atoms as well. This resistance to changing the field strength
Yes, and not just photons. Any particle will follow the same path backward, as long as you also reverse its charge (which has no effect on a photon, since they're uncharged) and parity (which I think flips the polarization of a photon, but don't quote me on that). What CPT invariance really says is that there are two ways of describing the universe that are exactly equivalent in every way. They predict exactly the same result for any experiment you can ever do. But what one description calls "forward in
So if CPT is the true symmetry of the universe, then doesn't that solve the matter/antimatter problem (the problem that we observe more matter then antimatter)?
Say that the Big bang didn't create 'just' our universe, but a second that is a complete CPT reversal from ours. That universe would have the same kind of physics but with the arrow of time reversed relative to ours and would consist primarily of antimatter with minute quantities of matter. And 'left' probably being our universe equivalent o
After detecting and identifying the mesons, the experimenters determined the proper time difference between the decay of the two B states by determining the energy of each meson and measuring the separation of the two meson decay vertices along the e-e+ beam axis. When time-reversed pairs were compared, the BaBar collaboration found discrepancies in the decay rates. The asymmetry, which could only come from a T transformation and not a CP violation, was significant, being fourteen standard deviations away from time invariance. Thus the long wait for an unequivocal time-reversal violation in particle physics is finally over.
IANAP, but here is my understanding of the experiment. They knew that two different decay chains occur from some positron/electron collisions. If time is symmetric, there should be equal numbers of both chains. By making the beam energies different between the positron and electron (e-e+) beams, they were able to differentiate the decay order. If time symmetric decay occurred then there would be one spacial pattern in the results, and if time was asymmetric there would be another. The results conclusively show that for this subatomic event time runs in the direction we know as "forward". This is a big deal for subatomic physics.
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...but then I took an arrow of time in the knee.
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Leo Hickman reports in the Guardian:
It really is hard to know where to begin with this one. But let's start with: "What on earth were they thinking?"
The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based rightwing thinktank notorious for promoting climate scepticism, has launched quite possibly one of the most ill-judged poster campaigns in the history of ill-judged poster campaigns.
I'll let its own press release for its upcoming conference explain, as there's simply no need to finesse it further:
Billboards in Chicago paid for by The Heartland Institute point out that some of the world's most notorious criminals say they "still believe in global warming" – and ask viewers if they do, too…The billboard series features Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber; Charles Manson, a mass murderer; and Fidel Castro, a tyrant. Other global warming alarmists who may appear on future billboards include Osama bin Laden and James J. Lee (who took hostages inside the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in 2010).
These rogues and villains were chosen because they made public statements about how man-made global warming is a crisis and how mankind must take immediate and drastic actions to stop it.
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Get Moving is the name of tonight's episode from Season 14's Biggest Loser. This is the second night of 2 hour shows. A summary of this episode:Quote:
The contestants are pushed to new limits in outdoor gyms personally designed by the trainers; Dr. H talks to the contestants about their health; professional football player Antonio Gates cheers on contestants during a challenge.


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Former New Kensington student Sue Schultz to deliver commencement address
Former New Kensington student Sue Schultz to deliver commencement address
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. -- Former Penn State New Kensington student Suzette Shaffer Schultz, senior project manager for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, will be the principal speaker at the campus' spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., May 10, in the campus Athletics Center. More than 70 graduates will receive baccalaureate and associate degrees.
Schultz, a Plum Borough, Pa., native, attended New Kensington before earning bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering and chemistry at University Park. In her current role at AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Wilmington, Del., Schultz oversees the product launch process for drugs across the company's key therapeutic areas: cardiovascular and metabolic disease; oncology; and respiratory, inflammation and autoimmunity.
Prior to joining AstraZeneca, Schultz began her career in chemical engineering at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Indiana where she was a production foreman, supervising all aspects of pharmaceutical production from raw material delivery to packaging and distribution. During her time at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Schultz contributed significantly to developing an aqueous-based coating for a prenatal product that resulted in major cost and environmental savings.
A chemical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Schultz recently became the second woman to receive the Engineer of the Year award from the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia. Established in 1953, the annual award recognizes an individual who has pursued a career of achievement and leadership in the engineering profession.
Schultz connection to the New Kensington campus includes philanthropic activity. Last year she pledged $50,000 to create the Shaffer Family Trustee Matching Scholarship at the campus. Undergraduates and incoming freshmen at the New Kensington are eligible for the scholarship.
"Penn State set me on the path to a rewarding career, allowing me the ability to give back to the community," Schultz said. "Creating a scholarship ensures continued financial support to students for many years to come. In a small way, I hope to help other students attain their dream of getting a college education as a springboard to a rewarding working career."
In March, Schultz was inducted into the campus' Arch Recognition Society at the annual dinner at Oakmont Country Club. The donor society's membership is reserved for campus supporters who have contributed a total of $25,000 to the campus. There are 31 members in the society.
The Shaffer-Schultz family's Penn State bloodline runs through the New Kensington and University Park campuses. Her brother, David Shaffer, took the same New Kensington-University Park route in earning his bachelor's degree. Her daughter, Katherine Schultz, graduated from University Park in 2012, and is now a Fulbright teaching assistant in Vienna, Austria.
In addition to her professional accomplishments, Schultz, a resident of Thornton, Pa., is also involved in a number of organizations that help to give back to the community and promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to future engineers. She has been a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for more than 30 years, providing her the opportunity to direct programs at the pre-college and college level to encourage and mentor young men and women in the engineering field. As the immediate past president of Girls Inc. of Delaware, a non-profit organization that works with 1,400 disadvantaged girls throughout the state to help encourage them to overcome challenges through research-based initiatives, Schultz shares her passion for the engineering field with the young women in the program. She has even hosted girls from the program at AstraZeneca's corporate headquarters for a first-hand look at the industry.
For more on commencement, visit http://www.nk.psu.edu/academics/graduation.htm


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The Kempton Music Center held its 2nd Annual Spring Blossom Family Music Festival at the Kempton Community Center on June 7 and 8.
�Last year we did straight blue grass,� said Kempton Community Center Board of Directors member Rob Hunt. �This year we have a mix.�
Gates opened at 4 p.m. on June 7 and The Still Hand String Band began playing at dusk. The band played a set of more than four and a half hours.
Though the rain may have scared some festival-goers away, Hunt was hopeful that more of a crowd would start to come on Saturday as the day grew on. Later in the day, more cars began to enter the area to join the numerous campers and tents set up from people who camped the night before and planned on camping Saturday night as well.
The grounds were filled with people of all ages enjoying the day and music as well as looking at the various vendors set up around the pavilion. Children ran back and forth around the grounds playing on the playground and finding other activities in the open fields.
Saturday featured Kris & Julie Kehr & Friends, Greg Sover, Pan, Turnips, MiZ & Family, Moonshine Love, Garcia Grass and a late night campfire sing-along with special guests.
Festival-goers danced along to the music, caught up with old friends, made new friends with similar taste in music, enjoyed the scenery and quite a few brought their dogs along to also enjoy the open space.
Children activities and some adult activities were also part of the festival. The view of the Appalachian Trail Mountains was one that the audience and musicians often commented on.
�This is a great venue here,� said one of the members of the Turnips. �Thank you for having us.�
The band interacted with the audience throughout their set encouraging people to just have a good time. They even dedicated a song to �the little girl playing with stones right there.�
It was a nice day for people to sit back and enjoy both the view and the music in Kempton.
Upcoming events at the Kempton Music Center include:
The 1st Annual Jambalaya Music Fest from July 5-7. Three days of music, dancing and camping featuring funk, rock, zydeco, blues, Americana and Cajun. For more information visit www.jambalayamucisfest.com.
Summer Jam on July 13 featuring Splintered Sunlight (as the Grateful Dead), The Weight (as The Band) and Live at the Fillmore (as the Allman Brothers) plus friends and surprises.
Jammin� for the Animals, benefit for the Human Society of Berks County in memory of Bobby Jones, from July 26-28. Pets are welcome. For more information visit www.jamminfortheanimals.com.
The Marshall Tucker Band will be playing at the Kempton Music Center on August 3.
For more information and full list of upcoming events as well as tickets, visit www.kemptonmusiccenter.com.


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A 24-year-old man who has been in and out of East Hampton Town Justice Court and is now in the county jail may stay there for some time.
Justice Catherine Cahill set bail for Jose B. Maria-Jimenez of East Hampton, also known as Jose Maria, at $15,000 on Feb. 13, after what was at least his fourth arrest in the past 11 months.
He was arrested last April after the mother of his two children called police, saying he had choked and struck her. Police reported at the time that she had redness on her throat and pain in her stomach.
On Sept. 11, Mr. Maria-Jimenez was charged with driving while intoxicated after a one-car crash. The charge was raised to aggravated D.W.I. after his blood-alcohol level registered over twice the legal limit, exceeding the level at which the law considers someone to be extremely intoxicated. That charge may be prosecuted as a felony, as Mr. Maria-Jimenez has already been convicted of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
He was arrested again on Jan. 17 of this year for violating a court-mandated order of protection issued to the woman he allegedly attacked last April.
His latest arrest came last week after a 15-year-old girl told police that Mr. Maria-Jimenez had punched her sister, Charibel Victorino, 19, in the face. An officer reported that the young woman had noticeable facial cuts and swelling.
After the most recent arrest, Mr. Maria-Jimenez was charged with a class A misdemeanor, endangering the welfare of a minor, as well as second-degree harassment. He awaits his next appearance in Town Justice Court, on March 7, in county jail in Riverside.


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The Passing of Elinor Bourjaily: Memory Eternal!
The Order of St. Ignatius was saddened to learn about the passing of our member, Elinor Bourjaily, on January 4, 2007. She was a past member of the Governing Council and chaired our Public Relations committee. She was a member of St. Matthew Church in North Royalton, Ohio. Currently her daughter, Anne Thomas, is the Chair of Long Range Planning. The family requests all spiritual bequests be sent to the Elinor Bourjaily Endowment Fund to benefit Campers and College students:
St. Matthew Church
North Royalton, Ohio 44133
C/O Elinor Bourjaily Endowment Fund
May her Memory Be Eternal!


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15 U.S. Code § 1667e - Applicability of State laws; exemptions by Bureau from leasing requirements
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Applicability of State laws; exemptions by Bureau from leasing requirements
This part does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person subject to the provisions of this part from complying with, the laws of any State with respect to consumer leases, except to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any provision of this part, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. The Bureau is authorized to determine whether such inconsistencies exist. The Bureau may not determine that any State law is inconsistent with any provision of this part if the Bureau determines that such law gives greater protection and benefit to the consumer.
The Bureau shall by regulation exempt from the requirements of this part any class of lease transactions within any State if it determines that under the law of that State that class of transactions is subject to requirements substantially similar to those imposed under this part or that such law gives greater protection and benefit to the consumer, and that there is adequate provision for enforcement.
(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 186, as added Pub. L. 94–240, § 3, Mar. 23, 1976, 90 Stat. 260; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), (10), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107, 2109.)
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The existing forum uses Drupal Forum. It is having terrible spam problems.
Do you think SMF instead would stop the spam dead? How does it achieve this?
Inside the SMF admin panel there are anti-spam settings you can configure to help stop spam.
There are also a number of mods you can use with SMF to help stop spam.
Straight out of the box, with no settings changed, SMF is as vulnerable as any other forum. CAPTCHA can be set (but isn't all that effective any more). You should set several questions to be asked, and have new member approval by administrator (or at least, need to respond to an email). There are a number of mods that can be installed to check the applicant against known spammer lists. You should set a minimum number of posts to do thinks like allow links and set a signature, and a maximum number have to solve a CAPTCHA in order to post. Among all those, it should greatly cut down on spam, but nothing can totally eliminate it. When someone spams, be ruthless about banning them and erasing all their posts.
I did not get a box with my copy of SMF.
Must have been a pirated copy. Send me $34.99 plus tax and I'll send you a legit softcopy.
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Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema travels the country sampling the latest dishes. He gives host Michel Martin a slice of what's in and what's out in the food world, including some unusual experiments "ear to tail" cooking.
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Wanna hear a good one?
This has to be the ultimate in whining...
More specifically, whining about your team being punished for violation of rules and regulations, from players on up to the head coach, and then admitting to those violations and having to accept the consequences.
A couple of years back, several athletes from "The" Ohio State University were found to have traded game tickets and other items to private businesses in exchange for tattoos and other special considerations, a direct violation of c conduct and ethics rules in place for student athletes, as established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA.
The players found to be in violation of these rules admitted their guilt, and in several cases, were suspended from "The" Ohio State Buckeyes football team for those violations.
But the buck didn't stop there. Former Buckeyys Head Coach Jim Tressel first denied knowing anything about these incidents, but after investigations, admitted he had been made aware of the incidents. For not being truthful and forthcoming with that information, Coach Tressel parted company with the Buckeyes.
As a punishment for the whole mess, the NCAA declared the Buckeyes would be ineligible to play in any post-season bowl games or to play for the Big 10 Conference championship this season.
End of story. Right? I don't think so, Tim.
Early last week, some intrepid Buckeye supporters posted a petition on the official White House website, asking President Barack Obama to grant a pardon their football team from its NCAA sanctions. Here's what these folks asked the President in their petition.
"The Ohio State University football team is one win away from an undefeated season. However, due to imposed sanctions, they are not allowed to participate in their conference's championship game or the following bowl season. While a punishment for past indiscretions is to be expected, a bowl season ban is too harsh for a few young men trading memorabilia for tattoos and some change. The offending players and coach who covered it up are no longer part of the program. Please exercise your executive power to pardon the NCAA's excessive sanctions placed on The Ohio State Buckeyes to enable a rightful, satisfying culmination to the college football season for the American people."
As if President Obama doesn't have enough on his plate, with the fiscal cliff, ongoing deficits, and unrest in the Middle East to worry about now this bunch of dunderheads (and that's not the word I'd really like to use to describe them, but this is a family publication) honestly think they deserve to be put above the nation's problems?
Now, this is the point where we need to remind folks that Penn State is also ineligible by NCAA sanction, for any post-season bowl games or conference championships, for their own problems in the "Showergate" fiasco that brought about the downfall of the legendary Coach Joe Paterno.
But you don't see Penn State fans sending petitions to the White House, do you?
If all this foolishness has you a little disgusted with college football, you should be happy to know that the petition has since been removed by whitehouse.gov
If it wasn't obvious enough to the Buckeye folks that President Obama was not going to pardon the football team of their tattoo wrongdoings, the removal of the petition from the White House website should make it very loud and clear that the Buckeyes will have to wait another year to participate in the postseason, whether the President is an Buckeye or a Wolverine fan.
Personally, I think he cheers for the Cubs and the Bears, myself.