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Michael Gove has signalled a u-turn over controversial plans for schools to face unannounced inspections, amid an outcry from head teachers.
The Education Secretary appeared to offer an olive branch to school leaders on Saturday as he suggested Ofsted's proposals for no-notice visits could be dropped. Currently, schools with "outstanding" status no longer face Ofsted inspections, while all others are subject to impromptu visits by inspectors if a complaint is made.
Addressing the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) annual conference in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Gove said there was a fear that Ofsted has become "an arm of the Spanish Inquisition" storming in to deal with problems.
He told delegates that there was a particular concern that "people fear it (no-notice inspection) sends a message that we don't trust the profession, that Ofsted has become an arm of the Spanish Inquisition or Sean Connery's Untouchables, that they have to be ready to storm in without any notice in order to deal with something that has gone drastically wrong".
Gove said: "That was never the intention. In this process of consultation, Sir Michael Wilshaw is clear that he is listening to the profession.
"That is why when we come back after the consultation it will be clear that we have listened to the principle that has been articulated that teachers and heads deserve to have the chance to know when an Ofsted inspection is coming and to be there in order to present the best face of the school."
Gove added: "In due course the chief inspector will explain how we change the way notice is given, so we combine efficiency of the inspection regime with fairness to schools."
Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw announced proposals for no-notice inspections in January, saying it was vital that the public has "absolute confidence" in the integrity of inspections.
The launch of a new website for parents to record their views and less time spent going through documentation before visits means less notice is needed, Sir Michael had suggested.
He also said that there is a need to make sure the public views inspections as "rigorous and robust" with no question that schools can break the rules.
The proposals, which are currently being consulted on, were announced soon after fresh concerns were raised that some schools were attempting to trick Ofsted by using tactics such as sending weak teachers and unruly pupils home when inspectors were visiting.
But the plans were met with concern from teaching unions, who said headteachers should be given notice to ensure they can be at their school when inspectors arrive.
Under the current system, schools get 48 hours notice before an inspection.
Gove also suggested today that Ofsted inspectors should be paid more to encourage good people to take up the job.
Inspectors are paid around £60,000 he said, questioning "is that enough?" to attract good senior leaders into those roles.
Speaking after, he said: "I think there could be few better uses of public money than making sure our inspection system is working as effectively as possible."
Gove's comments on Ofsted come just days after the NAHT raised concerns that some inspectors are arriving at schools with their minds already made up about their performance, or with personal agendas.
It is setting up a new website, School View, asking heads to report their experiences of Ofsted inspections.
The union said it plans to put the evidence it collects to Ofsted to "persuade them to address the variable quality of its inspection teams and to concentrate on helping schools improve rather than simply criticising them".


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Scientists have improved the eyesight of mice born with night blindness by injecting healthy light-sensitive cells into their retinas. The work is the first demonstration that cell transplants can restore useful vision.
Injections of the cells produced only modest changes in the animals' eyesight, but the results have raised hopes that a similar therapy might one day help reverse some forms of human blindness, such as age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness, which affects up to 15 percent of people over 75.
In the study, researchers at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology injected the precursors of light-sensitive cells — taken from newborn mice — into the eyes of adult mice with a genetic form of night blindness.
Each jab delivered about 200,000 photoreceptor cells, of which 20,000 to 30,000 attached to the animals' retinas and made working neural connections. Although the newly wired-up cells accounted for less than 1 percent of the rods in the retinas, the mice still showed an improvement in eyesight.
"This is the first proof of principle for restoring vision by transplanting photoreceptor cells. Until now it's been assumed, and hoped for, but not actually proven," said Rachael Pearson, a neuroscientist at the institute, who led the study published in Nature.
The retina contains two broad kinds of light sensitive cells, rods and cones. In mice and humans, more than 95 percent are rods. These work well in the dark and are good at spotting movement, but see the world in black and white. Cones are less numerous, but give a sharp, color view of the world in good lighting conditions.
The scientists used only rods in the latest experiments, as they are easier to transplant, but they are now pushing ahead with plans to repeat the work with cone cells. In humans, about 200,000 cones are concentrated in a small, central part of the retina called the fovea.
In a series of tests, including one that measured the animals' ability to distinguish varying shades of gray, and another that timed how quickly mice found a submerged platform in a water tank under low lighting conditions, the animals' vision was 10 to 20 percent as good as healthy mice. The animals that performed best had the most newly connected rod cells.
Untreated, the mice were effectively blind in dim light.
"Now we've discovered we can restore vision, it gives us impetus to go on and make the process better," said Robin Ali, a senior author on the study.
Scientists need to clear several major hurdles before considering rod and cone transplants for human clinical trials. One crucial step is to make suitable donor cells, either from established stores of embryonic stem cells, or by converting patients' skin cells into photoreceptor cells.
Another question is whether donor cells last for long when transplanted, or are rejected by the body's immune system.


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A little change can do some serious good.
One month ago, Chicago Wolves forward Nathan Longpre made a pledge: if he could raise $750 in support of Chicago Wolves Charities by the end of February, he would shave off his long locks.
The effort was inspired by the plight of Longpre's friend and former teammate Chris Kushneriuk, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year at age 25.
"It was heartbreaking when I heard," Longpre said when he launched his fundraising efforts. "I feel I need to be of assistance somehow and to show my support and give this cause everything I can."
He left it all on the floor -- literally -- the morning of Feb. 25 at Hair Cuttery in Hoffman Estates, when stylist Fran Zelma buzzed off several inches of hair from Longpre's head.
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"It's obviously a change, but it's a good change. I can definitely get used to it," he said, adding he hasn't had such short hair since he was a young kid.
"My girlfriend was really supportive of me going through with this," he said. "I hope she's going to like it. Let's hope."
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(CNN) -- "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is already making critics cheer.
The follow-up to 2011's surprise hit "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" won't open until July 11, but early reviews and strong box office predictions are setting it up for a splashy debut.
As the sequel to "Rise," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" takes place 10 years following the events of that 2011 movie. In this future existence, the apes, led by Andy Serkis' Caesar, have built a functioning society in the woods of California's Bay Area, while humans have suffered a severe blow from a global virus.
When the survivors stumble upon the apes' community, there's an initial attempt to keep the peace, but it isn't long before the dawn of a war.
In addition to Serkis, who received plenty of praise for his work in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Dawn" also stars Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman and Keri Russell. Interestingly, it's not the human cast that's really driven critics bananas.
"Few blockbusters this summer are likely to provide an image as stirring as an angry chimp on horseback, leaping through a wall of fire with a machine gun blazing in each hand -- in 3D," The Guardian's review begins. "Both the forest settings and post-apocalyptic San Francisco are rich in detail and atmosphere, the action sequences are thrilling without being flashy, and the apes themselves are uncannily expressive, particularly their eyes. ... We've arrived at the stage where the soulful expression on the face of a virtual chimp can conjure more sympathy than a real, emoting human."
HitFix's Drew McWeeny goes as far as to call "Dawn" one of the best movies of 2014, thanks to its combination of digital expertise and talented direction from Matt Reeves.
While McWeeny entered his screening just wanting "a solid and respectful follow-up," what he got instead was "a film that digs deep, that challenges not only the notion of what a studio blockbuster looks like but also how sequels are supposed to work in a commercial world, a movie about real ideas with a spectacular sense of character and mood. 'Dawn' is not just a good genre movie or a good summer movie. It's a great science-fiction film, full-stop."
And the effort to make the apes as realistic as possible "pushed performance into a whole new realm," McWeeny continues. "It's one thing to pull off one or two characters like this, but ... to bring to life dozens of characters, and to have them all register as fully as they do here, is a remarkable accomplishment. Add to that the idea that so much of this was shot outside, on real locations, and you end up with something that destroys any boundaries in terms of what can or can't be done at this point."
To put it another way, "'Dawn' is to 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' what 'The Empire Strikes Back' was to 'Star Wars' — it's that much better," says The Hollywood Reporter. "[D]irector Matt Reeves' synthesis of brains and brawn kicks it over the goalposts and out of the stadium ... Whatever anyone might think about the film as a whole, there is no question that Andy Serkis gives the most expressive, soulful, deeply felt performance of a non-human character the big screen has ever offered as the mature Caesar."
With praise like that, it's no wonder box office prognosticators are imagining huge returns when "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" opens on July 11. According to Variety, many observers believe "Dawn" will easily grab a $54.8 million opening, with BoxOffice.com placing its bets that "Dawn's" first weekend will land close to $70 million.


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Like corn. Summer twist -- I would love to do corn on the cob, but it's too early yet. I know they have the frozen 1/2 cobs (I would order a bunch from my grocery store) but have never had frozen corn on the cob before . . . would this be tacky?
Grilled sweet potato wedges. Or roasted. Either way. Now I have a sweet potato craving.
Frozen corn ears are lovely, easy to handle, and take minimal effort on your part. If you want to fancy it up, try making a compound butter or other special topping. Alternately, you can do a corn and black bean salad type of dish, which is always lovely.
* cranberries - i vote for not messin' with this. and just serve the jelled kind, but that's me.
*green bean - the easiest summer dish is to lightly steam/blanch them and then pour over a homemade herb vinaigrette and let it chill.
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Quote from: cicero on May 17, 2012, 07:11:14 AM*green bean - the easiest summer dish is to lightly steam/blanch them and then pour over a homemade herb vinaigrette and let it chill. Do you have a recipe for vinaigrette that would go with the beans? (What herbs to add?) I'm really liking this idea . . . I can add slivered almonds and dried cranberries.
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The University Community is invited to attend a new series of lectures called Praxis: Doing Scholarship Digitally. Praxis conversations are designed to create opportunities for researchers from a variety of disciplines to come together to hear about and discuss how digital tools are being used to aid discovery and visualization across diverse fields and forms. The Praxis Conversation series is co-sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities and the University Libraries.
In this 2nd Praxis talk, we will look at the reasons we planned the Demystifying Digital Humanities workshop series, and the content that we are presenting. This content is a mixture of specific skills and broader perspectives. As a field, digital humanities (DH) is often closely associated with skill acquisition (i.e., programming languages). Our experience, however, is that the broader perspectives, though harder to define concretely, and thus harder to teach, are crucial to helping DH learners develop a sense of agency as scholars.
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Originally published in Compass, April 17, 2014
Misty Morning Farm awarded $10,000 community food grant
"Stuff grows in my greenhouse in January," said Sean Dooley of Misty Morning Farm in Blue Hill, Maine. "It just doesn't grow as fast as in July." The farm was awarded a 2014-15 $10,000 grant from Maine Farmland Trust to build a second greenhouse and supply Tree of Life food pantry with 100 pounds of fresh produce each week.
by Anne Berleant
What began with a greenhouse and a desire to help has been transformed into a working operation with a name and $10,000 in grant money behind it.
Misty Morning Farm in Blue Hill may not look like a typical farm right now, but this summer it will begin supplying the Tree of Life food pantry with 100 pounds of fresh, green produce each week.
"I just wanted to do something that was positive," said Sean Dooley, who moved to Blue Hill with his wife and two daughters four years ago, in a recent interview.
Dooley built his solar-powered, 240 square foot greenhouse on his Mines Road property and, using aquaponic, vertical farming, is able to grow for 10 months a year, producing four times the amount of food than a "similar, outside garden," Dooley said.
On a recent, frigid March afternoon, the greenhouse was at least 75 degrees with a damp, jungle atmosphere, helped by the vines of young bok choy leaves sprouting from floor-to-ceiling columns and water dripping from tubes in a goldfish pool.
The grant from Maine Farmland Trust will help build a second greenhouse, which Dooley said will cost about $13,000. He is in the process of securing four acres of reclaimed farmland in Blue Hill to build a 640 foot greenhouse and a hoop house for chickens that he estimates will supply 15 to 20 dozen eggs weekly.
"We have a signed contract," he said, but he is waiting to close on the property before revealing its location.
Misty Morning Farm is a "private, not-for-profit food pantry farm," Dooley said, that will cover costs over and above the grant. He registered the farm on March 24, just days after Maine Farmland Trust awarded the community food grant and immediately put up a website, mistymorning.me.
"Misty Morning Farm was specifically created for this project," Dooley said. "Everything we grow is going to Tree of Life."
Farming with fish and towers
In aquaponic farming, fish live in containers that pipe water and fish waste into growing plants that, in turn, clean and filter the water before it returns to the fish pool.
Dooley uses goldfish in his aquaponic system, and pipes water into vertical growing towers and tubs.
"It's a time-tested, proven design," Dooley said. To keep the greenhouse warm, solar panels combine with close-cell foam and reflective insulation. The electricity is supplied from solar panels installed in Dooley's home.
"We grow everything," he said. "Last year we grew lettuce, tomatoes, cukes…We're growing cilantro for our friends at El El Frijoles."
Building an aquaponic, vertical greenhouse costs "a little more" than a traditional one, but uses 10 percent of the water, according to Dooley, and has a longer growing season.
"It fits in spirit with the [MFT community] food grant…maximized social impact and sustainability."
The MFT grant specifies that Misty Morning Farms will supply Tree of Life with bok choy, lettuce, chard, collard greens and kale each week.
Some of the customers who use Tree of Life "maybe don't necessarily eat kale or bok choy, maybe all of a sudden that becomes part of their diet," Dooley said.
Providing 100 pounds of produce each week is "scratching the surface," he added. "When you're serving 200 people [weekly], that's a Band-aid on a severed leg." His goal is to increase his delivery to 200 pounds weekly by 2015.
Dooley has been a supporter of the Blue Hill food pantry since moving to Blue Hill. "I started to talk to [volunteer] Rick Traub and other people to get a better idea of what could be helpful. If I showed up once a week with a bag of groceries, that would be more of a hindrance…They need to have a consistent, reliable quantity."
Traub said a regular fresh produce delivery will be a first for the pantry.
"Fresh, green summer produce has been sporadic. [Dooley] really built this specifically for the food pantry."
This isn't the first time Tree of Life has benefited from local farms. In 2012, Horsepower Farm in Penobscot contracted with Good Shepherd Food Bank to supply summer crops to the food pantry, and this year has added Penobscot's King Hill Farm. In addition, Maine Farmland Trust awarded $2,500 grants to King Hill and Blue Zee farms to grow for Tree of Life.
The Tree of Life has provided weekly boxes of food to Peninsula families in need since 1988, and that need has steadily grown.
Currently the pantry feeds more than 200 families each week, mainly funded by its secondhand clothing store, TurnStyle, and powered 100 percent by around 25 volunteers.
Misty Morning Farm will also run on a volunteer basis—at this point by one volunteer, Sean Dooley.
"It's the only way I can make it feasible, with me doing it," he said.
"I'm not a farmer. [But] I know how to grow things. If I'm growing food and I'm delivering it, I'm farming."


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West Country Bishops condemn benefit changes
The Bishop of Bristol and the Bishop of Bath and Wells have signed an open letter criticising government plans to change the benefits system, describing the "deeply disproportionate" effect the change will have on children.
The Rt Rev Mike Hill and the Rt Rev Peter Price are among 43 others - including the Archbishop of Canterbury - who signed the letter to The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
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Enjoy the pick of the week's science and technology stories from around the web, as selected by Bob Trevelyan, editor of The Browser.
Controlling brains with a flick of a light switch
Amy Barth | Discover | 25 September 2012
Karl Deisseroth has been conducting some extraordinary research. His technique, known as optogenetics, uses lights to switch specific neural pathways in the brain on or off. So far, he's shown that he can control the behaviour of mice via optical fibres implanted in the cortex. The possible applications for humans are stupendous. They could include cures for drug addiction and mental illness and a treatment for Parkinson's disease. This engrossing piece explains how the process works.
The drugs don't work: A modern medical scandal
Ben Goldacre | Guardian | 21 September 2012
How much do you and your doctor know about the drugs you take? This account suggests "not enough". Says Goldacre: "Drugs are tested by the people who manufacture them, in poorly designed trials, on hopelessly small numbers of weird, unrepresentative patients, and analysed using techniques that are flawed by design, in such a way that they exaggerate the benefits of treatments. Unsurprisingly, these trials tend to produce results that favour the manufacturer. When trials throw up results that companies don't like, they are perfectly entitled to hide them from doctors and patients, so we only ever see a distorted picture of any drug's true effects."
Proportion control
Steven Strogatz | New York Times | 24 September 2012
"No other number attracts such a fevered following as the golden ratio," says Strogatz. "Approximately equal to 1.618 and denoted by the Greek letter phi, it's been canonized as the 'Divine Proportion.' Its devotees will tell you it's ubiquitous in nature, art and architecture. And there are plastic surgeons and financial mavens who will tell you it's the secret to pretty faces and handsome returns." Here's everything you need to know about the golden ratio.
Deconstructing recommender systems
Joseph Konstan & John Riedl | IEEE Spectrum | 24 September 2012
Have you ever wondered what you look like to Amazon, Netflix and others? "Here is the cold, hard truth: You are a very long row of numbers in a very, very large table. This row describes everything you've looked at, everything you've clicked on, and everything you've purchased on the site; the rest of the table represents the millions of other Amazon shoppers. Your row changes every time you enter the site, and it changes again with every action you take while you're there. That information in turn affects what you see on each page you visit and what e-mail and special offers you receive from the company."
Tricks foods play
Janet Raloff | Science News | 24 September 2012
"Most people would never equate downing a well-dressed salad or a fried chicken thigh with toking a joint of marijuana." But new research suggests that the comparison holds up, in at least one key respect. Certain foods can trick your brain into over-eating, by converting a constituent of vegetable oil into natural compounds called endocannabinoids, which heighten appetite. Many cannabis users will have experienced "getting the munchies"; now we know how something similar can affect non-cannabis users too.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Gain higher quality item, than what you paid for
Make sure the vendor has two of the same items, but different quality. If you buy the cheaper quality item; you gain the higher quality item instead
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Infinite Caps (Pre-Patch)
First, you must go to the town of Primm. Complete the "My Kind Of Town" quest for them by getting a sheriff for the town. After you get them a sheriff, or the NCR's troops, you have to wait 3-7 in game days, and the Vikki and Vance Casino will open again in Primm. Go there, and exchange some Caps for some of the casino's chips. Then, turn in the casino's chips for caps. You will notice that when you turn the chips in, you don't have them removed from your inventory, however you get the payout. You can exploit this for as long as you want.
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Infinite Caps Glitch
This requires that you complete the Wang Dang Atomic Tango quest to perform this glitch. After you complete this quest, Fisto will become an available "escort." First, ask for his services and meet him up in the rented room at the Atomic Wrangler, then use his service. Next, go back to him and talk to him again, but say "Never mind" instead. As a result, he will say "Very well, please return if you require further service," and you will keep getting back 10 caps every time you do this. This works as long as you have the room rented at any time after the first performance, but will not work with the other escorts.
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Infinite Experience
For this glitch you will need to go to Vault 11 or any other location with mantises. All you need to do is kill a mantis or find a dead one and take the forelegs out of it's inventory. Doing this will give you 22 xp and cause it's body to pop, and If you put the forelegs back in the inventory you will gain an additional 22 xp. You can repeat this multiple times on the same mantis to get the desired amount of xp.
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Infinite Speech Check Loop
This requires a speech skill of 20. Talk to 10 of Spades in Camp McCarren. You may need to find out about Corporal Betsy's trauma beforehand. Anyway, open a dialogue with him and select "I heard about what happened to Corporal Betsy" then "Tell me what happened." Your next options will be the speech check or "If you were unconscious, how could you have done anything?" Do the speech check, then the other option is the only one available except "Never mind." After you select the unconscious option, the speech check will be available again, but grayed. Regardless, keep pressing A and they'll alternate. Even though the check is gray, it still counts as a pass. NOTE: This does not glitch XP as well.
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Infinite Sunset Sarsaparilla Star Bottle Caps
If you fast travel into Scorpion Gulch you will find a wastelander either dead already or about to get attacked by Bark Scorpions. If he is alive pull back as soon as you travel in and watch the Scorpions kill him, now kill them and search the body for a 'Sunset Sarsaparilla Star Bottle Cap'. Fast Travel to Novac and wait 3 days, now fast travel back to the Scorpion Gulch and repeat. This guy always has a star cap on him alive or dead. Repeat till you gain the 50 caps needed for 'The Legend of the star' side quest.
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Infinite XP
You need Speech of 30 or the perk Confirmed Bachelor. You must also be on the good side of NCR. Go to HELIOS One and the lady should automatically talk to you. Once she allows you access HELIOS One, you should be able to start the mission "That Lucky Old Sun". Follow the mission and talk to Fantastic and Ignacio Rivas. While talking to Rivas make sure you get him to reveal that he's a Follower of the Apocalypse by using Speech or Confirmed Bachelor and agree with his ideals about peace or just say you're neutral. Do the mission regularly until you get to the point where you activate the Mainframe Terminal. Configure the Power Grid to "5) Full Region (Emergency Output Level). Finish the mission by hitting the Reflector Control Panel outside on top of the tower. Go back to Ignacio Rivas and choose the option "I overloaded the plant. No one.....". The glitch is that the option never disappears, so you can choose to keep pressing it. You get 350XP, 3 Stimpacks, and 2 Doctor's Bag
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Infinite Xp (post patch)
Quick note: You only need 25 Speech Skill to do this. At Camp McCarran, in the Terminal Building, on the ground floor you will find Dr. Hildern. He will give you quest to go to vault 22 accept this quest. Get through this and Angela Williams will come up and speak to you as you're leaving. She will Ask you to save her friend Dr.Keely, again accept this quest. At this point you want to ask her "What's your role here?" followed by "What do you think of Dr. Hildern". You will now have to option to use your speech skill, now simply rise and repeat. You can do this as much as you like, enjoy.
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Infinite XP Glitch
If your speech skill at 50 or higher, you can persuade Old Ben to offer his escort services to the local bar, if you succeed in the Speech Challenge, you'll gain 61 XP. If you follow him back to the bar afterwards and wait until he sits down, you can speak to him again and redo the same Speech Challenge over and over again for infinite XP! You can find Old Ben sitting by a fire close to The King headquarters in Freeside.
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Infinite XP Loop
This glitch can be found when arriving at the strip for the first time and you are invited into the Lucky 38 casino, talk with Mr. House and ask about his lifespan (This requires a Medicine check of 35). This will award 35 XP and asking about his age again and reselecting the option 'you appear to be more computer than man will present the medicine check again granting 35 XP each time (This glitch works in the current patched version of the game)
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Set fire to/kill enemies without using ammo! (Pre-patch)
Equip the Anti Materiel Rifle and load it with Incendiary rounds. Enter vats on any target, then exit vats without shooting them. Whatever you aimed at will now be on fire, with no ammo used.
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|Ain't That a Kick in the Head
|Complete All or Nothing.
|All or Nothing
|Complete Arizona Killer.
|Arizona Killer
|Pick 50 pockets.
|Artful Pocketer
|Cause 10,000 damage with Energy Weapons.
|Blast Mastery
|Win 30 games of Caravan.
|Caravan Master
|Complete Come Fly With Me.
|Come Fly With Me
|Craft 20 items.
|Heal 10,000 points of damage with food.
|Desert Survivalist
|Play 10 hands of Blackjack.
|Double Down
|Complete Eureka!
|Complete For the Republic.
|For the Republic
|Complete G.I. Blues.
|G.I. Blues
|Discover all snow globes.
|Globe Trotter
|Hack 25 terminals.
|Hack the Mojave
|Play the game from start to finish in Hardcore Mode.
|Repair 30 items.
|Jury Rigger
|Win 3 games of Caravan.
|Know When to Fold Them
|Cause 10,000 damage with Guns.
|Lead Dealer
|Play 10 spins of Roulette.
|Little Wheel
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|Love the Bomb
|Discover 125 locations.
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|Install 20 weapon mods.
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|Cause 10,000 damage with Melee Weapons.
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|Complete No Gods, No Masters.
|No Gods, No Masters
|Pick 25 locks.
|No Tumbler Fumbler
|Recruit any companion.
|Ol' Buddy Ol' Pal
|Cause 10,000 damage with Unarmed weapons.
|Old-Tyme Brawler
|Play 10 spins of Slots.
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|Make 50 Speech challenges.
|Outstanding Orator
|Complete Render Unto Caesar.
|Render Unto Caesar
|Complete Return to Sender.
|Return to Sender
|Complete Ring-a-Ding-Ding.
|Heal 10,000 points of damage with Stimpaks.
|Stim-ply Amazing
|Complete Talent Pool.
|Talent Pool
|Complete That Lucky Old Sun.
|That Lucky Old Sun
|Reach 30th level.
|The Boss
|Get banned from all the Strip's casinos.
|The Courier Who Broke the Bank
|Complete The House Always Wins.
|The House Always Wins
|Complete The Legend of the Star.
|The Legend of the Star
|Recruit all companions.
|The Whole Gang's Here
|Complete They Went That-a-Way.
|They Went That-a-Way
|Reach 20th level.
|Up and Comer
|Complete Veni, Vidi, Vici.
|Veni, Vidi, Vici
|Complete Volare!
|Discover 50 locations.
|Walker of the Mojave
|Complete Wild Card.
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Hey M Girls!
Last Friday HAD to be one of the funnest days ever -- we got to hang with Austin Mahone at his FIRST-ever magazine photo shoot in NYC! We had such a blast, we couldn't wait to tell you all the deets!
First, the morning started with getting a big hug from Austin and his mom, Michele (get this -- they even arrived at the shoot 20 mins early, which doesn't happen too often..LOL), and going through outfits with Austin's stylist (we had to make sure they were bright for the mag!). To get hyped for his first mag shoot, Austin flipped through M for inspiration and blasted his iPod to loosen up (Psst -- One Direction's "One Thing" and Cody Simpson's "Not Just You" were just a few of the tunes played!).
Even though Austin was a little nervous, he had no reason to be -- the pics turned out totally awesome! We can't wait to show 'em to you in future issues of M. In the meantime, Austin recorded these exclusive videos for M's Mahomies only!
Austin was super-excited about the shoot:
If you've ever wondered how you can get re-tweeted by Austin, Austin gives his top-secret tips here:
We were loving Austin's accessories at the shoot -- he didn't remember where and when he got his necklace, but wanted to share the meaning behind his special bracelet:
Another cool part of the day? There was a piano in the studio we shot at, and any break Austin got, he played at the piano. (His bodyguard, Dave, played the piano really well, too!) Here's this video of Austin playing:
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Everyone is a bit concerned about the upcoming US remake of "Let the Right One In". Director Matt Reeves says that "Let Me In" will be much darker and scarier than "Twilight".
The John Landis produced "Some Guy Who Kills People" has had a flurry of casting news. Among the list are Kevin Corrigan, Lucy Davis, Barry Bostwick and Karen Black.
Daniel Harris has posted some behind the scenes stills from her next feature, "Stakeland". Directed by Jim Mickle who last helmed "Mulberry St.", a director who has already shown that he knows vampires pretty well.
Actor Sam Tramell who portrays Sam Merlotte on HBO's "True Blood" gives About.com a few tidbits on season 3 of the show.
If you follow Danielle Harris (@Halloweengal) on Twitter, then you already know that she will be starring in the new Jim Mickle film "Stake Land," a post apocalyptic vampire Western road movie. Let's just hope that all of those elements make a badass movie. I think this one looks okay.


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If you go
What: Peter Kater's pre-Grammy home concert
When: Jan. 17 and 18
Tickets: $55 at tinyurl.com/PeterKaterTix and tinyurl.com/PeterKaterTix2. Space is limited.
Info: PeterKater.com
Peter Kater albums that have been nominated for a Grammy:
2004: Red Moon
2005: Piano
2006: Fire
2007: Faces of the Sun
2008: Ambrosia
2009: In a Dream
2011: Wind, Rock, Sea and Flame
2012: Light Body
2013: Illumination
The album is different than anything he's created before -- anything he's heard before.
And this year, when Boulder's multiplatinum-selling pianist and composer Peter Kater received a Grammy nomination, he said it felt different, too.
"I have a feeling that I could win this year. I haven't had this feeling before in the past," he said. "This year I'm going to go for it."
This is Kater's ninth Grammy nomination in the New Age category.
In celebration of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, Kater will hold two intimate pre-Grammy concerts in his Boulder house. The shows, Jan. 17 and 18, are capped at 40 people per night. He will perform songs from his newest album, "Illumination," released in September.
Kater is one of the world's best-known New Age musicians, but "Illumination" is nothing like the music he's famous for. He said it's designed to feel like a musical "journey," spanning four 15-minute songs that are deep and intense. These songs are not traditional, he said.
"They don't work in melody and chord structure, with a verse, bridge and chorus," Kater said. "You kind of find yourself sinking into the music and go on this journey."
"Illumination" also features Boulder saxophone player Mark Miller, among other musicians.
"I was really thinking I might not get nominated this year," Kater said.
He said he was pleasantly surprised to be recognized for his unique work, which could help shape future evolutions of New Age music -- and now he's ready to win his first Grammy.
Although that's not why he makes the music, he said.
"I don't approach music from the idea of wanting to influence other people or even to try to get any particular results out of it at all," Kater said. "I'm a purist -- very much about following my muse."
"Illumination" was inspired by and written in Boulder, where he also started his piano career 30 years ago. Over the years, he has also lived in Hawaii, and until recently, he said he was thinking about moving back to the islands. Not anymore.
Kater said he is enjoying the surge of work that he always finds in Boulder. He just wrapped up the score for a five-hour PBS mini-series, "The Civil War: The Untold Story." This week, he is completing another new album, planned for release this spring. The album, with Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai, is not yet titled.
Contact Staff Writer Aimee Heckel at 303-473-1359 or email@example.com, or on Twitter @Aimeemay.


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Enhancing our understanding of teen-driver crashes." JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(6):511-2."
Adult-supervised practice driving for adolescent learners: The current state and directions for interventions." J Safety Res. 2012;43(1):21-8."
Factors associated with driving in teens with autism spectrum disorders." Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2012;33(1):70-4."
Safety belt laws and disparities in safety belt use among US high-school drivers." Am J Public Health. 2012;102(6):1128-34."
Variation in teen driver education by state requirements and sociodemographics." Pediatrics. 2012;129(3):453-7."
Grandparents driving grandchildren: an evaluation of child passenger safety and injuries." Pediatrics. 2011;128(2):289-95."
Prevalence of teen driver errors leading to serious motor vehicle crashes." Accid Anal Prev. 2011;43(4):1285-90."
Associations between parenting styles and teen driving, safety-related behaviors and attitudes." Pediatrics. 2009;124(4):1040-51."
Non-fatal and fatal crash injury risk for children in minivans compared with children in sport utility vehicles." Inj. Prev.. 2009;15(1):8-12."
Primary access to vehicles increases risky teen driving behaviors and crashes: national perspective." Pediatrics. 2009;124(4):1069-75."
Rear-facing car safety seats: getting the message right." Pediatrics. 2008;121(3):619-20."
Seat belt use among 13-15 year olds in primary and secondary enforcement law states." Accid Anal Prev. 2007;39(3):524-9."
Teen drivers and the risk of injury to child passengers in motor vehicle crashes." Inj. Prev.. 2005;11(1):12-7."
Factors associated with front row seating of children in motor vehicle crashes." Epidemiology. 2004;15(3):345-9."


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Motorcyclist dies in 60-foot fall on 610
Updated 1:50 pm, Sunday, January 20, 2013
A motorcyclist died after crashing into the wall of a ramp and then falling 60 feet over a wall onto the South Loop on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
The 22-year-old man, who has not been identified, was driving his motorcycle at a high rate of speed around 3:35 p.m. Saturday at the 8300 block of the South Loop eastbound, according to the Houston Police Department.
The man lost control of the cycle and struck the right wall on the ramp. The impact caused him to fall over the wall onto the Loop. He died at the scene. His identity is pending verification with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
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LA Kings Rookie Goalie Martin Jones Has Come A Long Way From The North Shore Winter Club
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In two games, Jones has won both contests, the first coming at Anaheim, a 3-2, nine-round shootout win on December 3. In those games, Jones earned an 0.97 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage.
Those are magnificent numbers, to be sure. However, given the small sample size, they do not mean a whole lot. Even so, it represents a tremendous, near-fairy tale start to a young goaltender's NHL career.


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Say Hello to Small Group Training
Have you hit a fitness plateau? This could be in the areas of fat loss, strength gain, or speed and power. whatever it may be – it's time for a change. Your body gets used to the same activities, same foods and in general the daily routine of life. Specific targeted change to shock the body into doing something outside [...]Read more ›


text: Margaret Jean "Peggy" Carmona, loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013.Peggy was born on Aug. 30, 1939, in Jackson, Miss. to Jeanette and James Morring. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1963 with a B.S. in home economics and a masters in Child Development where she met her future husband of 50 years. On May 26, 1963, Peggy married Gildardo Carmona.Peggy, an accomplished teacher, homemaker, seamstress, and cook will be remembered for her graciousness, kind and cheerful nature and wonderfully infectious laugh. An avid reader, Peggy also loved music, the arts and nature - especially the mountains of Tennessee and Mexico. She had a love for all things good, pure and sweet and will be missed dearly by her family and friends.One of Peggys greatest joys was her 63-year membership in Red Bank United Methodist Church. During the 26 years that she and her husband and children lived in Monterrey, Mexico, they were also faithful members of the Union Church of Monterrey.Cherishing her memory are husband, Gildardo "Gil"; father, James Morring; son, David, his wife, Kelly and their daughter Tyler; son, Daniel, his wife, Holly and their daughter, Wren; and brother, David Morring and his daughter, Marika.Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday in the Chattanooga Funeral Home, North Chapel, 5401 Highway 153, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in Red Bank United Methodist Church.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Red Bank United Methodist Church, 3800 Dayton Blvd, Red Bank, TN, 37415, with Rev. Jeff Lambert officiating.Please share your thoughts and memories at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.


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Exams can bring about emotions that students will have to manage to be successful in their university career. Preparation is a vital component to doing well on exams. Following some helpful suggestions will hopefully lead to an enjoyable and well deserved Winter break.
Recognizing such things as what the instructor has stressed in the final few classes and determining what will be covered and what format will be used is very crucial.
It is important to know if the exam will cover material from the whole term, since the mid term or only certain sections.
Equally important to know is if the exam will consist of essay type questions, short answer, multiple-choice, true-false or any combination of the four.
Reviewing copies of previous exams, if available in the library, and recognizing a consistent theme may be helpful.
Studying with fellow peers may be wise as discussions among classmates can create new ideas and new ways of communicating potential answers. )This strategy can also bring about a better understanding of the topics covered.)
Remember to take a break! Watch your favourite television program, go out for a quick coffee, tea or hot chocolate and enjoy some fresh air or workout for thirty minutes. Taking breaks is important to stay sharp and to ensure you do not become too overwhelmed with information.


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The Best Big Cities For Renters
Do you love big city livin', but you're tired of spending 65% of your monthly salary on a 45-year-old studio apartment with a bathroom that feels like it was transplanted from an RV? (Yeah, we're talking about NYC.) BusinessWeek lists the results of a recent survey of rental prices in cities with populations larger than one million. The best deal is (drum roll): Oklahoma City, with an average rent of $520 a month!
Of course, there are often good reasons why the prices are lower in these cities—we won't trash Oklahoma City, but having grown up a few hundred miles south of there, we know without a doubt we'd never move back. The most important problem, actually, is that it might be next to impossible to get a comparable salary in your industry there. But there's always a trade-off, and at least you can have a bedroom that's not also a living/dining room.
A more attractive choice (to this writer, at least) might be Phoenix, Arizona, which is the fifth largest city in the U.S. but has an average rent of $773. By contrast, New York City's is $2,825, and San Francisco's is $1,861.
Florida, Arizona, California, and Nevada, which were tremendously popular during the housing boom, are now facing the most severe downturns. But the housing slump has also hurt rentals in some of these markets because of real estate-related job losses and an oversupply of rental units.
In the Phoenix metro area, which ranked 20th on the list of metros with the lowest rents, traditional apartment landlords are competing for business with investors who are trying to fill the vacant condos they haven't been able to flip.
"Big Cities, Low Rents" [BusinessWeek]
Slideshow: "Biggest Cities, Lowest Rents 2008" [BusinessWeek]
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Amarillo police are investigating an attempted Sunday night robbery at Executive Inn, 2100 S. Coulter St.
Around 8:30 p.m., a motel guest was walking on the stairs when two males approached him, pointed a handgun at him and demanded money, police said Monday.
The victim ran to the hotel office.
He was not injured, and no money was taken, police said.


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Published: 2013/06/28
by Mike Greenhaus
Jackie Greene Restores Southern Harmony
Photo by Stuart Levine
Jackie Greene was already an accomplished solo artist when Phil Lesh asked him to join Phil & Friends in 2006. Since that time, the singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist has drifted toward the center of the Grateful Dead universe, and he currently is one of the few musicians involved in projects with both Lesh and Bob Weir. His solo work has also opened up sonically to reflect the conscious, psychedelic American visions so core to the Grateful Dead's ethos. This year Greene added another feather to his cap when he joined The Black Crowes as their new touring guitarist. During the Crowes' spring run, Greene spoke with us about his new gig, connection to the Grateful Dead family and upcoming solo plans.
Let's start by talking about your next solo album. I know that a couple of months ago you posted something on your website that you were doing your last solo shows at Sweetwater but that you're also working on your next studio project, and I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about where that is in the process?
Sure, well I actually started recording it last summer – just at my home studio. We ended up going on the road for quite a bit and I didn't get as much done on at as I would have liked.
The reality of it was that I wasn't really totally pleased with the result that I was getting on the stuff, so I put it on the backburner for a bit and went on the road. And between that time and now, I got the call to join The Black Crowes, which I did, and now I don't really anticipate coming back to working on that record probably until the end of this summer. Which means it's probably not going to be available until next year at this point.
It's just a matter of, like, you know, going out and working on the road and having to pay the bills and all that stuff.
In terms of the songs that are on this album, have you been playing those live or are you keeping it as a studio project for now?
Well, a couple of them—I'm trying to think of what's new—it's hard to keep balls straight. Yeah, definitely a couple of the songs that I was planning to put on the record we've played live, but there's a great deal of them—at least over half of them—that I was anticipating on putting on the record that are brand new and no one's ever heard. And that's what I say now. I mean, there might be, you know, when I get down to recording, there might be half-a-dozen or a dozen new songs between now and then, as well. I always keep myself open to the idea that there might be more songs coming in. You know, some songs are written at the very last minute, right before recording. It's hard to say.
My initial thought was that back last summer when I started recording, a couple of the songs weren't songs that I'd take live. Or I've got a YouTube version or something like that. But they didn't come out exactly the way I wanted them to. I got real anal about the whole thing, and you know, I'm not on a label – I'm not under any pressure to put a record out right away, so I'm gonna try to take my time and not force anything at this point.
I know for your past couple albums, you've worked with a range of different producers, some of whom have been your musical collaborators, and some are just veteran producers – are you planning to work with any name producers on this project or do it yourself with your own production team?
No, I think I'd like to work with a producer this time. I'm not really sure who, but I definitely think I want to try to get out of my own space to do it.
As you said, you have a lot of projects going on. The other thread that's been going through your career in the last few years is your work with Phil Lesh and now Bob Weir. Can you talk a little about your relationship with them at this point? Phil was the first member of the Grateful Dead that you worked with on a regular basis, and now you've been touring with Bob Weir, as well. I was wondering if you could talk about the dynamic of playing with the two of them and how that's influenced you as a songwriter and as a musician. I know you were somewhat familiar with The Dead's canon when you joined Phil & Friends, but now I feel like you've been such a part of that family that I'm sure things have rubbed off on you, musically.
When I first started playing with Phil, I actually didn't know many Grateful Dead songs at all. I knew maybe half a dozen of them? Like "Casey Jones" or "Friend of the Devil" – you know, stuff like that. But after playing with Phil for all those years, I learned so much music. And I mean not even just Grateful Dead music – just a lot of music that he played. It can't help but make you a better musician. If you come out of that not being any better than you were, then there's something really wrong. It's almost impossible to play with those players at that level and not have it rub off. And me, I'm like a little sponge, so I'm always learning from everybody that I play with. And definitely song-wise – you know, it took me a couple years but I turned into a Dead Head. What gets me more than anything is the songs. That's what sets the Dead apart from any other quote-unquote jamband to me: The Dead have fucking amazing songs. And those songs can be played by any band, anywhere, and they're still great. And that's just what gets me.
And Phil – Phil is, like, one of the most generous, loving…he's just a wonderful dude. You can't say enough good things about him. And Bob is the exact same way. Although they're very different guys. You know what I mean? Bob kind of likes to watch football and hang out with the boys. But they're both such great musicians. I just feel real lucky to even be involved in that scene – even on a small level – and I've been lucky enough to be involved on a big level for many years. So, it's just a real blessing.
In terms of your own songwriting, not only has playing with members of The Dead taught you that canon of music, but it brought all this other great American music into your repertoire. Would you say that there are specific examples of your own solo material in the last few years that have been influenced by that time?
Yeah, definitely the very last record that I made, called Till the Light Comes – that was, I mean that came right after a heavy Phil and Friends – you know, several tours, so there's a lot of things, musically, on that record that are seriously Grateful Dead-influenced. Sonically and lyrically. Just, you know, like, for example, there's a song called "A Moment of Temporary Color." In my mind, I was doing a nod to "Bird Song" because thematically, it was sort of the same. And I always loved "Bird Song." You know, after learning it and playing, it was, like – 'God I fucking love this song!
So you wrote your own tribute to it in a sense…
Yeah, I made my own. And there are a lot of songs on that record that have these codas, these alternate musical endings. I mean, that's a thing I learned from playing with Phil: A lot of their songs have these drastically different parts. And that's something that never really even occurred to me that it was okay. And it turns out that it is okay and, in fact, some people really like it. And me being one of those people…
The tension with that is that a lot of my core fans didn't really get that. They didn't see it. They thought it was weird or maybe it was a little too heavy. I don't know. Some of them didn't really like that record, I don't think.


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Harvard takes to the road for a non-conference game Saturday at Patriot League-member Lafayette. It will mark Harvard's second-consecutive season with a trip to Easton, Pa. after taking a 35-10 victory there 364 days ago on Oct.2, 2010.
The game can be heard on the radio (WBNW 1120 AM, WPLM 1390 and WESO 790) with Bernie Corbett and Mike Giardi '94 on the call.
The game can also be heard live on the radio and over the internet on AM 1120 (Boston), 1390 (Plymouth), 970 (Sturbridge), as well as WHRB-FM 95.3 (Cambridge) with students Scott Reed and Charlie Hobbs.
The game is being carried by the Lafayette Sports Network on RCN-8 in Boston.
Series History
Saturday's game will be the 16th meeting between Harvard and Lafayette in a series that dates to 1966. The Crimson holds an 14-3 lead in the rivalry and has won nine of the last 10 meetings - including five-straight at Fisher Stadium.
Last Year's Meeting
Ivy League Player of the Year Gino Gordon '11 gained 170 yards and two touchdowns on just 12 carries, leading Harvard over Lafayette, 35-10, in Easton, Pa.
With quarterback Colton Chapple making his first start for the Crimson, Harvard led 21-0 before the Leopards scored on Davis Rodriguez's 45-yard field goal 33 seconds before halftime.
Gordon, who had 92 yards on 10 carries in the first half, ran 74 yards for a touchdown on third-and 15 to put Harvard ahead 28-3 with 8:59 left in the third quarter. He didn't play the rest of the way and finished with a 14.2-yard average per carry.
Chapple was 6-for-11 for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Ryan O'Neil completed 27 of 42 passes for 210 yards for the Leopards but was sacked four times for 32 yards. Harvard's defense also came up with 12 pass breakups in the game.
Harvard's Last Time Out
Emergency starter Colton Chapple threw two touchdown passes and Harvard forced five turnovers in a 24-7 victory over Brown on Friday night.
Treavor Scales rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown for the Crimson, which improved to 5-0 in night games at Harvard Stadium. Harvard also improved to 9-0 following a loss since the 2006-07 season and won its 11-straight home opener.
Kyle Newhall-Caballero passed for 269 yards and a touchdown for the Bears while Mark Kachmar had 19 carries for 97 yards but the duo committed all five turnovers amidst steady Harvard pressure
Brown trimmed Harvard's lead to 14-7 on Newhall-Caballero's 30-yard TD pass to Tellef Lundevall in the third quarter, but Katchmer fumbled on Harvard's 1-yard line and Chapple responded with a 56-yard scoring pass to Adam Chrissis with 6:39 left in the game.
Lafayette's Last Time Out
After a first-half field goal demonstration that left Stony Brook and Lafayette tied at 6-6, the Seawolves turned to Miguel Maysonet and turned him loose. The running back erupted for four second-half touchdowns as previously winless Stony Brook earned its first victory 37-20 on Saturday night.
Despite completing just one pass in 13 attempts, the Seawolves cruised after halftime. Maysonet ran 35 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and a 13-6 lead that Stony Brook never relinquished. His 1-yard burst then made it 20-6.
After Wesley Skiffington's third field goal of the game for Stony Brook, Maysonet struck again. He raced 30 yards for his third touchdown and finished the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Lafayette's Andrew Shoop was 32-for-56 passing for 400 yards and two touchdowns. But he was also intercepted three times on the night.
Harvard Coach Tim Murphy
In his 18th season as Harvard's head coach, Tim Murphy enters Saturday's game with a 112-59 record with the Crimson and a 144-104-1 overall head coaching record, which includes five years at Cincinnati and two years at Maine. Murphy is one of just five coaches to win 100 games since the formation of the Ivy League in 1954. Murphy has led Harvard to five Ivy League championships (1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008). He is 9-2 all-time against Lafayette.
Lafayette Coach Frank Tavani
Frank Tavani is in his 12th year on the Lafayette sideline, and he takes a 64-65 record into Saturday's game. Tavani led has the Leopards to Patriot League titles and NCAA tournament appearances in three of the last five years. He is 1-9 against Harvard.
Recovery Time
Since 2007, Harvard is 9-0 following a loss. The Crimson has not lost consecutive games since weeks nine and 10 of the 2006 season.
Home Openers
Harvard has won its last 11 home-openers.
Into The Night
Harvard is 5-0 all-time in night games at Harvard Stadium.
Harvard drew 18,898 fans to its first-ever night game in 2007 at The Stadium.
A year later, in its 2008 opener against Holy Cross, the Crimson drew 20,462 in the first Friday night game at The Stadium.
The Crimson drew 17,263 to its third night game - against Brown in 2009.
21,704 fans saw Harvard's 34-6 win over Holy Cross on Sept. 18, 2010.
In 2011, Harvard saw rain hit the Stadium for the first time in a night game but 18,565 still turned out for a 24-7 win over Brown.
Out of the Gates
Harvard has won its Ivy League opener in 11 of the last 13 seasons with 10 of the wins coming against Brown and the other coming against Columbia.
In its 24-7 win over Brown, Harvard received contributions from numerous defensive players; Five different players had a tackle for a loss, two others forced a fumble (three forced in all), three others still recovered those fumbles and two others intercepted a pass in the win. Harvard also had 10 QB hurries in the game.
Seeing Red
In its 24-7 win over Brown, Harvard forced turnovers on both Brown possessions in its "Red Zone." Dan Minamide intercepted a pass in the end zone and Zach Hodges forced a fumble at the 1-yard line.
Ivy Honors
Junior linebacker Bobby Schneider was tabbed as the Ivy League's Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven tackles (5 solo), including a key 9-yard sack while also intercepting a pass in the Crimson's 24-7 win over Brown.
Defensive end Zach Hodges was named the league's Rookie of the Week after he had three tackles, three QB hurries and forced a key fumble at Harvard's 1-yard line by poking the ball free from behind Brown's Mark Katchmer as he was headed towards the end zone.
Sophomore tight end Cameron Brate led all players with 93 receiving yards on five receptions with one touchdown against Brown including three highlight-reel catches.
In its last 46 Ivy League games, just two teams have managed 400-yards of total offense against Harvard.
Running To Par
Since 2000, Harvard is 36-8 when a player rushes for 100 yards.
Half Full
The Crimson is 50-2 when leading at halftime since the start of the 2003 season. Harvard last surrendered a halftime lead against Lehigh on Oct. 16, 2010 (led 17-0, lost 21-19).
Ball Control
Since the 2000 season, Harvard is 30-0 when it does not fumble and 23-0 when not committing a turnover.
Run Stoppers
Harvard has held 12 of its last 22 Ivy League foes under 100 yards rushing dating back to the 2008 season
Going back to 2006, the Crimson has held Ivy foes under 100 yards in 22 of 36 games including five times each in 2006, 2007 and 2009.


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SOURCE: Connectyx Technologies Holdings, Inc.
November 08, 2012 08:00 ET
CTYX Management Expects to Meet 2013 Revenue Goal Exceeding $3 Million
CTYX Management Expects to Meet 2013 Revenue Goal Exceeding $3 Million
STUART, FL--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2012) - Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: CTYX), www.connectyx.com, a Healthcare Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company with personal healthcare product offerings, announced today that as a result of their networking Call Center Team, its company has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with iVox Solutions, LLC of Palm City, Florida, another BPO company which will result in servicing new business in the travel, telecom and healthcare sectors. iVox Solutions has over three hundred (300) telemarketing agents that service consumers in the Telecom customer support vertical.
Connectyx Technologies and iVox Solutions will be jointly promoting Medical Alert US, the Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) known as Life Control, and the MedFlash, the personal health and wellness solution, through iVox's call centers. iVox also targets the Hispanic marketplace with bi-lingual callers. The two companies will share in all revenues generated as a result of the joint venture.
Rob Newton, CEO of iVox Solutions, said, "We are excited to be working with Connectyx in diversifying our client base and maximizing our contact center. We have a great deal of experience in the BPO industry and we look forward to expanding our healthcare domain business through Connectyx. We believe that their unique and innovative products and services, the Life Control and the MedFlash products, will be a win - win for both organizations."
Ronn Schuman, CEO of Connectyx, noted, "As a result of the collaborative efforts with Call Center Team, LLC, management believes the company is on track to meet the goal of realizing revenue exceeding $3 Million in 2013."
Family Holiday Club Update
Separately, Connectyx has closed on its previously announced Letter of Intent (LOI) to support and transact the membership program for Family Holiday Club, Inc. The pilot project with a near shore call center is underway. The company has been receiving revenue from this new venture and anticipates significant growth moving forward.
Interested investors and shareholders are invited to be added to the corporate e-mail database for future corporate press releases and industry updates by sending an e-mail to email@example.com. For more information please visit our website at www.connectyx.com.
About Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc.
Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. is a Healthcare BPO that provides unique products for the healthcare market including MedFlash®, the electronic Personal Health Manager (ePHM), USA Medical Monitoring Services, a Personal Emergency Response Services (PERS) product and Medical Transcription, Disease Management, Revenue Cycle Management and Medical Consulting - Billing. Connectyx's consumer product, MedFlash® PHM, is an easy to use Personal Health and Lifestyle Manager that is accessible using a powerful web portal suite. The MedFlash® PHM provides member benefits including instant access to members' Emergency Medical Profile and Personal Health Record in the event of an accident or a medical emergency. MedFlash also offers lifestyle and wellness features that provide significant health benefits to members and risk mitigation for employers and insurers alike. USA Medical Monitoring Service, a Personal Emergency Response Services product for patients and senior citizens who want to live independently, but are concerned about falling and staying in communication with family members or emergency services, if necessary. For more information, please visit our websites at:
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iVox Solutions, LLC began in 2003 as Old Cell Phone Corporation. Since the organization's inception, the company has broadened its scope to include call center functionalities, order fulfillment, and overall logistics solutions by listening to and understanding the client's needs. Due to market changes and adaptability to adhere to those changes, iVox Solutions, LLC was formed in 2011. The leadership team has over 100 years of industry experience which brings forth a unique understanding of our clients' and an ability to develop mutual partnerships required to maximize returns on investment. This ability, coupled with enormous flexibilities that allow the organization to pioneer the next generation of services throughout various market and industry segments. The organization is aggressively broadening its scope by forming alliances with our customers here and abroad. iVox Solutions, LLC has expanded its market share within the United States in addition to foreign countries.
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CallCenterTeam.com (CCT) specializes in all forms of call center services including outbound and inbound telemarketing, e-commerce and bottom-line revenue growth. With unequaled staff, process and technology, CCT provides its clients with control, quality, dependability, stability, commitment, as well as years of technical, business, and product knowledge. CCT continually aims to improve the results that deliver success to its clients by looking for ways to enhance their telemarketing contact center projects. CCT specializes in all outbound/inbound programs, lead generation, prospect management, and sales pipeline appointment setting with a focus on new relationship acquisition and retention. CCT provides its clients with primary sales, up-sell, and cross-sell techniques that meet and exceed all aggressive sales and retention objectives. Effective telemarketing sales require a combination of strategy, technical support, implementation, and sales culture to produce profitable results. CCT's contact centers provide businesses with the unmatched performance and skill. For more information - visit www.callcenterteam.com
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly split six singles matches on Tuesday afternoon, but the Mustangs scored the all-important doubles point to secure a 4-3 Big West victory in San Luis Obispo.
Because rain was anticipated, the teams played their six singles matches before playing doubles.
UCSB jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Jordan Dockendorf swept past Ane McPike at No. 6, 6-3, 6-0. Cal Poly tied the match with a win at No. 1 as Alexa Lee topped Sofia Novak, 6-3, 6-2, but the Gauchos went up 2-1 on a win by Paolo Cos at No. 5.
Natalia Lozano was next off the court as she defeated the Mustangs' Jocelyn Davis, 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2. But Cal Poly bounced back with wins at No. 4 and then No. 3 to draw even heading into the doubles.
The Gauchos and Mustangs split the first two doubles contests that came off the court. McPike and Kathryn Webb defeated Novak and Cos 8-4 at No. 2 to take take the first match. Lozano and Dockendorf evened things with an 8-5 win at No. 1. No. 3 doulbes turned out the be the decider and Jen Cornea and Gabby Gatewood beat April Scatliffe and Kiersten Meehan, 8-3.
The loss drops UCSB to 8-13 overall and 3-3 in the Big West. The Gauchos will travel to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, April 14 for a noon match against the Titans before returning home for their final regular season match on Sunday, April 15 when they host UC Riverside at Robertson Gym Tennis Courts.
1. Lozano/Dockendorf (UCSB) def. Lee/Davis (CP), 8-5
2. McPike/Webb (CP) def. Novak/Erica Cano (UCSB), 8-4
3. Cornea/Gatewood (CP) def. Scatliffe/Meehan (UCSB), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
1. Alexa Lee (CP) def. Sofia Novak (UCSB), 6-3, 6-2
2. Natalia Lozano (UCSB) def. Jocelyn Davis (CP), 6-3, 7-5
3. Jen Cornea (CP) def. April Scatliffe (UCSB), 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
4. Kathryn Webb (CP) def. Kiersten Meehan (UCSB), 7-5, 6-4
5. Paola Cos (UCSB) def. Gabby Gatewood (CP), 6-2, 6-4
6. Jordan Dockendorf (UCSB) def. Ane McPike (CP), 6-3, 6-0
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For the past three weeks, driving has become a stressful task for some. Drivers say they fear they or someone they know could be the shooter's next victim.
"A truck threw a rock and hit my windshield and it just had me nervous. I was so nervous my hands were shaking when I finally got to my destination, my heart was racing," said Miya Williamson, who drives from Detroit to Lansing every day.
"Maybe someone I knew might get shot at, you know," said Webberville resident Sheila McKinney.
The string of shootings started three weeks ago. Five incidents were reported around 7 p.m. on October 16th. One was in Oakland County's Commerce Township and four others were in Wixom. Another incident was reported the next day in Commerce Township. Thursday October 18th was the busiest with a total of 16 incidents reported -- six in Wixom, one near Howell, two in Perry and seven in Ingham County. Finally on October 27th, two cases were reported near Fowlerville including the only shot to injure a driver.
Now that someone is in custody, people say they feel life can go back to normal.
"People can actually travel without worrying if there's going to be somebody pulling a gun out on them," said Tina Noll, who often drives from Lansing to Webberville.
However, some other drivers still have reservations.
"Let's just say I'll feel a lot safer when they finally have some answers, some concrete answers," said Williamson.


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Yarnell Fire District Chief Jim Koile has resigned.
The Daily Courier newspaper in Prescott says Koile gave his notice to board members during a special meeting Tuesday.
According to his resignation letter, Koile will stay on in an advisory role until Nov. 30.
Assistant Chief Ben Palm will take over Koile's duties on a temporary basis.
Koile's management methods were questioned after the June 30 wildfire that killed 19 members of a Prescott-based hotshot firefighter crew.
The Daily Courier reported this week that some community members were concerned after learning recently about Koile's manslaughter conviction in Maricopa County in 1974.
Koile was sentenced to five years of probation and 52 days of community service. The Daily Courier says a judge later granted Koile's request to dismiss the conviction.
Here is the letter the chief submitted to the board:
"It is with both sadness and pride that I submit this letter to you. I have worked very hard, as you know, to build a professional Fire Department in Yarnell upon being hired as your Chief in May, 2011. I am proud of the work I accomplished here, and I know that you recognize the value of my contributions to Yarnell Fire Department.
"Some of my major goals when I started with YFD were to improve professionalism, training, equipment, communication, personnel, and administration in order to provide protection to the community, a progressive team atmosphere, an organized auxiliary to raise funds for the Department, a working relationship with Peeples Valley Fire Department, and lower homeowner insurance rates. I believe I have successfully met these goals.
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"It has been a privilege to represent YFD and to enjoy the excellent working relationship I have had with you. However, I recognize that the fire department and the community of Yarnell are now at a point where a younger fire chief with high energy and progressive ideas is required. I am proud to be leaving a department well prepared for this next step in development and improvement.
"I hereby resign as Yarnell Fire Department Chief, effective Nov. 30, 2013. I will be happy to provide whatever support and organizational memory to you and to Assistant Chief Ben Palm, to ensure Yarnell Fire Department can continue to grow and develop."
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Always eager to share the good word, NCSE is pleased to report the opening of a page on our website to house multimedia presentations: http://www.ncseweb.org/multimedia.asp. Currently posted there are a talk on grassroots organizing that NCSE's executive director Eugenie C.
Pope Benedict XVI's views on evolution are back in the news, following the publication of Schoepfung und Evolution (Sankt Ulrich Verlag, 2007), the proceedings of a seminar on creation and evolution that he conducted at Castel Gandolfo, the pope's summer residence, with his former doctoral students in September 2006.
The second segment of "In the Beginning" -- the BBC World Service's two-part program on creationism featuring NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott and Henry M. Morris III of the Institute of Creation Research -- is now available [Link broken] on the BBC's website, where it will remain until April 7. [Try here - Ed.
NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott and NCSE Supporter Kenneth R. Miller were presented with the Exploratorium's Outstanding Educator's Award on April 4, 2007. The accomplishments for which they were honored were described in a press release:
Brown University Biology Professor, Dr. Kenneth Miller, is an expert in cell membrane structure and function. A prolific writer, Dr. Miller is the author of more than 50 scientific papers and reviews.
Brown University Biology Professor, Dr. Kenneth Miller, is an expert in cell membrane structure and function. A prolific writer, Dr. Miller is the author of more than 50 scientific papers and reviews.
A poll recently conducted for Newsweek by Princeton Survey Research Associates International contained two questions relevant to the creationism/evolution controversy. The results [Link broken] were broadly consistent with those of previous polls using similar questions. The poll was conducted March 28-29, 2007, with 1004 adults aged 18 and over participating; the margin of error was +/- 4%.
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Animal Mix and Match - Educational Matching Game
- Publisher: Jackson Fish Market
- Genre: Education
- Released: 15 May, 2010
- Size: 8.7 MB
- Price: $0.99
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Description"...these apps are simple but they're full of charm because of the design. They're beautiful to look at and full of lots of character. Plus they've got a hippo. Do I need to say more?" --The iPhone Mom
Hippo Hooray series was a "Gold Recipient" -- Mom's Choice Awards
Created by parents for their own children (and tested extensively with those very same kids), Hippo Hooray Animal Mix and Match is a great way to help young children hone their pattern matching skills and keep them entertained. From the makers of Hippo Hooray Colors, Shapes, Numbers, and Letters, this streamlined game spins three dials with colorful images of fruit. Your child spins the dials until the picture is complete, gets an approving sound effect, and then can shake the device gently to get the dials to spin again. Every few matches your child gets some encouragement in the form of a congratulatory video from the Hippo Hooray cast of characters.
Amid beautiful illustrations, you'll find Honey the Hippo and Raphael the Robin (yes, he paints!) peeking out from behind scenery, and coming out to encourage your child. (Keep an eye out for the monkey with the cupcake hat.) In addition to high quality artwork, the user interface is incredibly simple letting your toddler focus on cognitive, language, and motor development.
Hippo Hooray Mix and Match is available with Fruit, Animals, and even silly Alien Monsters! Collect all three. :) And don't forget to get Hippo Hooray Colors, Numbers, Letter, and Shapes as well.
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Founded in 2006 in Seattle, WA, Jackson Fish Market (www.jacksonfish.com) is focused on making handcrafted software for people of all ages to fall in love with. Follow us on Twitter @hippohooray for updates on new versions, and new Hippo Hooray experiences for your children. You can also visit www.hippohooray.com for news and updates.


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On Sept 5th will the tradition continue from last year with the victor's march into the locker room and will it start from the same spot? Didn't want to miss it if so.
My guess is yes. Why would RR change it?
I guess you haven't heard. Rich Rodriguez is the Destroyer of Traditions. A real Michigan Man would call it the Walk Of Bo.
Bump Elliott and Bo Schembechler did something similar. The tradition ended in the early 70's before RR brought it back last year.
The Victors march is actually what the band plays as the football team does their Victors Walk into the stadium before the game.
After a Victorious football game the Victors Waltz is played; but not before "Down In Front!" is bellowed during a crucial moment in said game by a Victors Club member.
I don't see why it would not continue.
but thats just me
Thanks for the reminder. Sept. 5 is the first game I have ever attended. I am lucky enough to have a spouse that is also excited to be going and I am thinking that is something she would be interested in also. When does it take place and where does is start.
2 hours before the game and it is behind the stadium. around the other side Crisler
Here is where I believe Rich Rodriguez is golden. He institutes two things that make the team more accessible to fans, more fan-friendly, and a hell of a lot more fun. To me, it is a different approach than before, which seemed to separate players from fans.
It's why I'm ALL IN for new TRADISH-IGAN (HAHAHAHAHAHLOLZ). Just because something is old doesn't make it great, and just because something is new definitely doesn't make it bad or mean that it can't become a tradition.
I do the Victors March in my neighborhood on Game Day. It's kind of a thing I adapted. Before each televised game, I strip down to a speedo, paint my face all in maize and blue, and march up to a convenience store to beg for money to buy beer. When I get enough, I buy beer and then march home to watch the game.
After the game, when the players gather with fans to sing "The Victors," I go over to my neighbor Ralph's house, ring his doorbell, and sing "The Victors" on his front porch. Then I tinkle on his petunia garden and go back home, knock on the door, the kids don't let me in, and I pass out on my front porch.
This is a video I took of the Victors walk at the Illinois game last year. I apologize for the terrible camera work.


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Looks like Stargate is out to compete with Star Trek for the most spinoffs ever.
Someone told me there is another Rocky movie on the way -- I guess if you're going to do one, it has to be soon, eh? Now if Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong would only stop procrastinating...
Learn what? Futurama was much better than The Simpsons.
And you are like Hitler.
The third series better be darn good.
Fourth series [imdb.com], I think you'll find.
Is there an analog to the Star Trek fanbois, you know, a slur similar to "Trekkie?"
How you mock me.
That should be:
I don't even want to guess at inconsistencies in the physics, seeing as they seem to grab anything you ever hear that sounds physicsy, especially if it has words like "quantum" or "dark matter", and include it in some random alien technology.
IMHO the series is in dire need of a reboot, which is why I find myself enjoying Atlantis more than SG1. With a show like SG1 it's far too easy to rely on prior-knowledge and previous episodes, which rewards long-time fans but make the show increasingly unapproachable by new viewers. Since the show isn't gaining many fans, it experiences a net loss of viewers until it inevitably starves itself out and gets canned.
With Atlantis character development has to be pushed, enemies are still fresh, mysterious, and menacing. Part of the thing with the Goa'uld at the beginning was how little we knew about them. We didn't know their customs, we didn't know too much about their physiology, and we certainly had no idea how to beat them. Part of the problem right now is that they've killed off all the bad guys, necessitating the need to create ever more powerful bad guys - and now we're literally fighting gods. The show's also drifted away from the Stargate-y roots. I enjoyed episodes where the gate would meet strange new enemies through the gate, not... by going to hyperspace and waging intergalactic war in ginormous battlecruisers. Please. Leave that to Star Trek.
Every week they travel to unimaginable worlds, meet (and kill) new people, then write about it on their SG blogs
Wake me if Claudia Black shows up.
Can we please please please not have another jarring character like McKay like in Stargate: Atlantis? Not only is he completely over-the-top antisocial, but he seems to make everyone around him lose any sense of tact that they might otherwise have had.
And that formula of having McKay/Carter start explaining the technical details of something, only to be interrupted by the superior officer who doesn't understand the jargon, is getting very very tired. Please kill it.
Gateworld reports that an exclusive, third Stargate series is in the works
In what way is it exclusive? Perhaps it excludes plot, character development, and good writing?
The new series is in the concept phase
and is being actively worked on by the Vancouver creatives behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis
Stop. Back up. What the hell is a "creative"? In my dictionary that's an adjective, not a noun. Nounizing adjectives is almost as bad as verbifying nouns...
No concept for the show
It just means that the dipshit who submitted it took the headline of TFA "Exclusive: Third Stargate series in development" and mangled it into his summary without apparently understanding the journalistic meaning of "exclusive".
The last thing one knows in constructing a work is what to put first. -- Blaise Pascal


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