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DETECTIVES have made a fresh appeal for information as a murder investigation is launched into the death of a churchgoing grandfather brutally attacked on a Sheffield street.
Father-of-four Alan Greaves, aged 68, was on his way to play the organ at St Saviours C of E in High Green when he suffered life-threatening head injuries in a violent assault on Christmas Eve.
He was found lying on the pavement outside a primary school minutes after leaving his home in Greengate Lane.
Police believe he was attacked with a weapon.
VIDEO: Press the play button to watch stunned friends and others talking about the killing which has devastated the community.
He underwent four hours of surgery and was on life support at the Northern General Hospital with his family praying at his bedside over Christmas.
But a South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said today: "We can confirm that Mr Greaves sadly died last night in the Northern General Hospital."
In a press conference this afternoon, Detective Superintendent Matt Fenwick, leading the investigation, made a plea for information as officers try to catch the culprit.
"I would like to say that if anyone has any information or intelligence to assist in this investigation - please contact us," he said.
"Your conversation or information you provide will be treated in confidence. The motive behind the attack is very unclear.
"We cannot think of a motive why anyone would choose to attack Mr Greaves. Any assistance from the local community would be very much appreciated.
"At the moment we have no motive, or suspects, and no arrests have been made."
He said robbery was not being ruled out as a motive, but that no money or possessions were believed to be missing when Mr Greaves was found.
Witnesses have come forward and officers are trawling through CCTV from nearby homes and businesses, DS Fenwick added.
Mr Greaves, a retired social worker, left his home at 11pm on Christmas Eve to play the organ for the midnight service at St Saviours on nearby Mortomley Lane.
Just 15 minutes later he was found by a pizza delivery driver, collapsed across the kerb halfway between home and the church.
Det Supt Fenwick said: "At the moment we are not aware of any possible motive, and that's another reason we'd appeal to the community to assist us in this."
Canon Simon Bessant of St Saviours Church - where a prayer vigil has been held - said Mr Greaves was a 'gentle', 'well respected' man.
"He is a retired social worker who has worked in Sheffield practically all his life, he is a lay preacher as well as the organist in the church," he said.
"He was walking here to play at the midnight service, and we all thought it very unusual when he didn't turn up. He is totally reliable.
"We phoned his home but there was no reply. Then I had a phone call at 8am on Christmas morning, and I spent most of Christmas Day with the family in the hospital.
"He has been the victim of a very violent attack. The reason why is unknown. He is a very gentle man.
"This is not a dangerous place, one would have thought, and this is a fit and spritely man, a tall man. But he is a gentle soul, a man with four children and a wife, who is well known in this community and well respected."
Canon Bessant added: "He plays the piano at Angram Bank Primary School so he is known to the children there, and his wife Maureen is the community outreach worker at the church - she recently set up a community project and food bank on Greengate Lane not far from where this happened."
Greengate Lane was closed on Christmas Day by police who yesterday carried out door-to-door inquiries.
Brian Batty, who lives opposite with wife Joan, said: "He lives just across from us with his wife Maureen and one of their sons, Peter. It's terrible, a big shock.
"We know him to talk to, to say 'Good morning, how do you do?'. He is a very quiet man.
"It's not safe to be out these days."
Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 quoting incident 1,183 of Monday, December 24, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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Saying the country is "in the midst of a national education emergency,'' Romney lamented that the current education system does not live up to the country's standards.
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filter is new but the pump is really loud. Idles great and revs halfway but then as I said it sounds like a rev limiter. In my experiance when its the pump it usally dies slowly but I will checl pressure. thanks!
Could be a faulty fuel pump or filter. Pumps are a pretty common problem on those.
Posted 10 October 2007 - 12:20 PM
Posted 10 October 2007 - 01:53 PM
I replaced them one at a time to see what one was maybe bad. I did o2 first with no change, then did Tps next with no change. I hate fuel injection! If it was my carbed sube it would have been fixed already.
You can also be in limp mode. Since you replaced two parts at once, put the old TPS back in and see what happens.
Posted 10 October 2007 - 04:35 PM
Does the spedo work?
When was the last time the timing belt (I think it has one) was changed?
How many miles?
Can be a clogged cat. Hit the cat with your hand and see if it rattles (when its cold).
Posted 10 October 2007 - 05:16 PM
Posted 10 October 2007 - 08:01 PM
Clear codes by disconnecting the battery for about five minutes, or go back to AZ and have them do it with the scanner.
The lower O2s will be after the cat, sticking out of the side of the pipe right by the footwells.
Were you getting a bank1 sensor1 or sensor2?
Posted 11 October 2007 - 08:05 AM
Were you getting a bank1 sensor1 or sensor2. I get Both.
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Posted 13 October 2007 - 08:37 AM
Coil packs. It turned out to be the ECU was turning on the rev limiter to soon. Thanks for all the help
Check ignition stuff-on my 96 2.4 the coil packs etc failed and it would hardly run, but didnt throw any codes. Does the 2.2 have wires and a disty, or cioil packs and "integrated" ignition like my 2.4(almost impossible to check for good spark by "old time" methods)
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On behalf of Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation, I would like to thank our generous community for supporting the First Annual Fort Myers Beach Charity Beach Ball. Your efforts in making this event a success are sincerely appreciated.
I want to thank our numerous attendees and business donors for their generous contributions to our event. The FMB Community Foundation is humbled by your benevolent donations and commitment to our cause. Your dollars go beyond fulfilling our goals as an organization--it shows that you care.
The FMB Community Foundation thrives and survives through monetary donations and volunteerism, but it is also sustained by kindness, which we witnessed in abundance last Saturday night.
The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation is a charitable foundation dedicated to working cooperatively to improve the quality of life in Fort Myers Beach and surrounding communities. Our members raise funds and donate time to support programs for kids and education, the Beach School, scholarship programs, island history and resources, beach cleanups and much more.
Last Saturday night, I was a witness to an experience that occurs often on our island; the joining together of many people in support of their community, with the goodwill and generosity that makes this island a great place to live. The Charity Beach Ball was a fabulous evening. Starting with the attendees arriving impeccably dressed in their finest dresses and tuxedos. Santini Floral supplied beautiful arrangements for the tables and the beach balls suspended from the ceiling provided a festive backdrop. NBC-2's Senior Chief Meteorologist Robert Van Winkle was the perfect Master of Ceremony. DiamondHead Resort offered a wonderful dinner service. The Marc Vee Band provided great music and packed the dance floor with their first song. The Photo Booth was wildly popular. The Silent Auction Tables were busy all evening, and everyone went home with a fun little bag full of goodies donated by local businesses.
The Charity Beach Ball was a huge success because of our extraordinary community and we look forward to seeing you there next year.
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American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ASI) today announced that the Company's 2012 fourth quarter results will include prior year net loss reserve strengthening of approximately $12 to $14 million pre-tax. This reserve strengthening is attributable to the Assumed Reinsurance division and specialty programs within the Alternative Risk Transfer division. The Assumed Reinsurance reserve strengthening stemmed from four casualty contracts that were non-renewed in prior years. The Company continues shifting the risk profile of the Assumed Reinsurance division away from quota share contracts, which are the primary source of the reserve strengthening, to excess of loss contracts within targeted specialty classes of business. The reserve strengthening in the ART division was primarily attributable to two casualty programs. Consistent with the Company's previously announced decision to de-emphasize specialty programs, the Company had only five continuing programs remaining in the ART division at the end of 2012. For the fourth quarter, the Company expects to report an after-tax operating loss of between $0.35 and $0.40 per fully diluted share, including the catastrophe losses from Super Storm Sandy announced on December 27, 2012. Also today, A.M. Best affirmed the financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) of the insurance operating subsidiaries of American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd., referencing the consolidated capitalization of the Company and its solid long term operating results. A.M. Best, however, revised the outlook to "negative" due to recent underwriting results combined with current market conditions. Commenting on the quarter, Stephen R. Crim, Chief Executive Officer, said: "While I am disappointed in our fourth quarter results, the reserve strengthening occurred in areas of the Company's business that we have de-emphasized as part our overall strategy to improve profitability. The decision by A.M. Best to affirm our "A" rating confirms their view in the strength of our balance sheet. Our Excess and Surplus Lines division continues to perform well, and I remain confident that our strategic focus on growing the E&S platform will result in improved profitability."
ASI is scheduled to release fourth quarter and full year 2012 results following the market close on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, with a subsequent dial-in analyst conference call on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern.This press release contains forward-looking statements and unaudited and non-GAAP financial measures. The forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, including insurance market conditions, combined ratio, premium growth, acquisitions and new products and the impact of new accounting standards. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially, including competitive conditions in the insurance industry, levels of new and renewal insurance business, developments in loss trends, adequacy and changes in loss reserves and actuarial assumptions, timing or collectability of reinsurance recoverables, market acceptance of new coverages and enhancements, changes in reinsurance costs and availability, potential adverse decisions in court and arbitration proceedings, the integration and other challenges attendant to acquisitions, and changes in levels of general business activity and economic conditions. About Us: For 25 years, American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE:ASI), a Bermuda holding company, has offered innovative solutions outside the U.S. in the reinsurance and alternative risk markets through its subsidiaries, American Safety Reinsurance, Ltd. and American Safety Assurance, Ltd., and in the U.S. for specialty risks and alternative risk markets through its program administrator, American Safety Insurance Services, Inc., and insurance company subsidiaries and affiliates, American Safety Casualty Insurance Company, American Safety Indemnity Company, American Safety Risk Retention Group, Inc., and American Safety Assurance (Vermont), Inc. As a group, ASI's insurance subsidiaries and affiliates are rated "A" (Excellent) IX by A.M. Best. For additional information, please visit www.asih.bm .


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The graph above shows an estimate on when it will happen. aproximately 2020. I think it may happen sooner, personally. I think an estimate of 5 to 8 years for it to happen.
My question is this... Will it change our national relationship with the Oil Market and industry in any considerable way?
America has been dreaming of this day, politicians have used it against each other for a decade now, and I guess my question for all of us is, after you go fill your tank, and consider climate change, do you think it's all been worth it?
Has Drill baby drill helped anyone but the politicians, the stock holders and the board of directors of the Global oil industry?
You are soon going to be energy independent as an american. Feel any different?"The United States, which currently imports around 20% of its total energy needs, becomes all but self sufficient in net terms -- a dramatic reversal of the trend seen in most other energy importing countries," the IEA stated.
The U.S. is experiencing an oil boom, in large part thanks to high world prices and new technologies, including hydraulic fracking, that have made the extraction of oil and gas from shale rock commercially viable.
From 2008 to 2011, U.S. crude oil production jumped 14%, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Natural gas production is up by about 10% over the same period.


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SALINA, Kan. - Soldiers and families of the Kansas National Guard's 287th Sustainment Brigade will be honored with a steak feed cookout on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. The cookout is being sponsored by the All American Beef Battalion and will be held at the Salina Armory, 2910 Arnold Ave, Salina.
Approximately 260 soldiers of the 287th are conducting pre-mobilization training in Salina for a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 287th (headquartered in Wichita) along with members from its subordinate units, will leave next week for Fort Lewis, Wash., and then deploy to Iraq. In Iraq their mission will be logistical support for U.S. and Coalition forces in their assigned area operations. A deployment ceremony for the 287 Sustainment Brigade will be held on Friday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Center, 336 S Santa Fe Ave., in Salina.
The All American Beef Battalion is a group of individuals within the United States beef cattle industry dedicated to support the troops fighting the Global War on Terror. They work to organize and sponsor steak feeds, entertainment, and programs with service members and their families.
"It is a real heart-warming thing for us to do," said Bill Broadie of Ashland, KS, founder of the All American Beef Battalion. "It's been very well-received."
The All American Beef Battalion began in August 2007. Organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes, the All American Beef Battalion strives to serve as a contact group for the United States Beef Industry. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef provides Black Angus beef to the battalion which operates on donations. For more information on the All American Beef Battalion, go to www.steaksfortroops.com .


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Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova's improving health has brought delight to the dressing room, assistant coach Jordi Roura has revealed.
Since replacing Pep Guardiola during the summer, Vilanova has ensured an impressive 85 per cent win-ratio, but he has spent the past few days hospitalised after a reoccurrence of gland cancer.
However, the Blaugrana coach has been allowed to return home following surgery and Roura - who has stepped into the 44-year-old's shoes while he recovers - admitted that players and staff were thrilled at the latest news.
"Football-wise, nothing has changed, but of course emotionally it has been a difficult few days," he told reporters after their 3-1 win on Saturday night over Valladolid.
"We heard Tito had left the hospital when we were in the dressing room. Of course, there was immense joy for all of us as a result."
Despite an improvement in health, Vilanova did not select the team which swept Valladolid aside in the club's final game before the winter break, Roura revealed.
He said: "I talked with him today, but the line-up was already decided before."
Xavi, who was among Lionel Messi and Cristian Tello as one of the three goalscorers on Saturday night, dedicated the victory to his Barca boss.
"We dedicate this win to Tito and his family, these are very tough times for them," he said. "I am happy he's back home."


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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 The U.S.-South Korea alliance provides security and stability in Northeast Asia and that partnership will continue into the future, said Brig. Gen. Kang Yong-hee, chief of public affairs for the South Korean Army.
The United States and South Korea today stand together to face the threat posed by North Korea, Kang said in an interview with the Pentagon Channel. That partnership, he said, stems from the two nations' comradeship during the Korean War.
"We fought together to protect values we both share -- freedom and democracy," Kang said. "I think this experience is the founding stone of the ROK [South Korea]-U.S. alliance."
North Korea has a 6 million-man military out of a population of 23 million. An armistice, rather than a peace treaty, ended the Korean War, which was fought from 1950 to 1953. Technically, this means the North and South are still at war.
The United States has about 28,000 troops serving in South Korea who exercise and train with their South Korean counterparts. They are seasoned by 10 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan and are passing lessoned learned to their South Korean counterparts.
"I think the realistic, action oriented training system based on real combat experience has been very helpful," Kang said.
South Korea is scheduled to assume wartime command of allied forces on the peninsula in 2015.
"As we develop our level of cooperation beyond the realm of military and security to areas such as politics, economics, society and culture, we need to enhance our military partnership beyond operational level," Kang said. "I believe we can achieve that."
During his visit, Kang received briefings and met with officials at the Pentagon. He also visited Fort Meade, Md., where he toured the studios of the Defense Media Activity.


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2012 Record: 95-67 (804 RS, 668 RA, 96-66 pythag. record), won AL East, swept in ALCS
Top stories from last week:
- The Yankees were not close to acquiring either Justin Upton or Scott Hairston, who landed with the Braves and Cubs, respectively. They did not make Pedro Feliciano an offer before he signed with the Mets, but they did discuss Delmon Young. New York had no interest in George Kottaras.
- The Yankees did strike two deals last week. First they signed David Robertson to a one-year contract worth $3.1M to avoid arbitration, then they signed DH-type Dan Johnson to a minor league pact.
- Alex Rodriguez could miss the entire 2013 season due to his hip injury, and both MLB and the DEA are probing a trainer with connections to A-Rod. Meanwhile, Kevin Youkilis and Kevin Long are working on new hitting mechanics.
- Andy Pettitte has until February 20th to decide on participating in the World Baseball Classic.
- There's a chance the 2014 payroll plan will be less lucrative than anticipated.
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Jimbo's restaurant closing
Longtime downtown eatery to become Monarca's Authentic Mexican Cuisine Bar & Grill
July 5, 2013
Carole and Wayne Wasylyk, owners of Jimbo's Restaurant, a dining landmark in downtown Cape Coral, announced today that, after 35 years of continuous service, the restaurant will cease operations at......
The end of an era for sure. Carole and Wayne created a wonderful, friendly place ...good food, the long-time tradition in the name, Jimbos. We will truly miss you and your restaurant. Good luck to the new owners.
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Submission + - Playboy Creates Its Own Uncensored Web App (ibtimes.com)
RedEaredSlider writes: "Playboy has announced every issue of the magazine ever made will be available, nude pictures and all, on the web for eight bucks a month or $60 per year. Earlier this year, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner prematurely announced plans to bring the magazine to the iPad. However, it was quickly learned that the digital archive wouldn't be on an iPad app, but rather available on the web and would be compatible with the iPad. Apple has a strict no-nude policy for its apps. This new web app is a way to get around Apple's policies and feature the uncensored content that most Playboy fans love."


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A joint initiative between the American Immigration Council and AILA seeks to change the playing field for immigrants facing deportation.
Learn more about AILA's official statements on immigration issues.Read Now
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Washington, DC – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) looks forward to what is expected to be the first balanced hearing on immigration policy from the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Titled, "H-1B Visas: Designing a Program to Meet the Needs of the U.S. Economy and U.S. Workers" this will be the fifth hearing this year from the committee, but the first with a promise of thoughtful discussion on an important matter relating to highly skilled foreign workers.
Today's hearing will feature expert witnesses, two of whom will focus on how the H-1B visa program benefits and helps grow the American economy. A third expert is expected to offer testimony critical of the H-1B program.
"The H-1B visa works to enhance the American workforce in several critical areas. While the U.S. economy is recovering, the pace is still slow. It is no surprise that the demand by business for any new workers is currently less than it was five years ago. But once the economy picks up we will see increased demand for U.S. workers as well as H-1B visa workers," said AILA President David Leopold.
"We hope to see a balanced hearing that sheds light on the importance of high skill visas to America's continued economic recovery and future global competitiveness. A common sense approach to H-1B visa reform would make sure it remains available to legitimate employer needs in order to keep up with our dynamic economy instead of pinning the visa numbers to a static cap that was determined by Congress in the last decade," concluded Leopold.
H-1B petitions are filed by U.S. employers seeking to hire a specific foreign national in a specialty occupation involving the theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge (such as the sciences, medicine and health care, education, biotechnology). The numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2011 is 65,000. Additionally, the first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of aliens who have earned a U.S. master's degree or higher are exempt from the fiscal year cap.
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As 4th and 5th graders from Bryan/College Station filled Rudder Auditorium, the Brazos Valley Symphony prepared to fill their ears with something most of these 10 and 11 year olds had never heard.
Some were eager with anticipation, others couldn't wait for the journey to begin.
But this was more than just a concert, this was a performance that included a little ballet. One lucky student even got to conduct the orchestra. 5th Grader Avery Hamff was handed the baton and lead the symphony to March from the Nutcracker. It was a pretty empowering experience for Avery.
"You could feel the beat in your feet."
A&M Consolidated Senior Michael Bettati also got to stand up in front of the orchestra and play a concerto thanks the Brazos Valley Youth Concerto Competition he won.
"It's just spectacular to be able to play with an orchestra of this magnitude."
The performance wrapped up with a narrative piece called "Billy and the Carnival," and it happened to be one of the highlights for many of the concert goers.
"I thought it was pretty amazing how the sounds made Billy and the Carnival sound so much like carnival," said Traditions Montessori School Student Leah Carins.
Passing along an appreciation for the arts is what this concert is all about and judging from the crowd, well they liked what they heard.
"Oh it was awesome," said Davina Elms from Traditions Montessori School.
"I think it was great," said Irvin Gallegos from Anson Jones Elementary.
"I liked how all the instruments sound," said Elianni, another student from Anson Jones.
"Exciting, it was very thrilling," said Elms.
In all, over 3500 students from Bryan and College Station ISD attended the concert.


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Centre Adam Hughes changes roles and moves to the wing alongside Hallam Amos. Meanwhile Ashley Smith, Wayne Evans and Phil Price all start in their usual positions.
The men of Gwent will try out a different centre pairing with Pat Leach and Ashley Smith and will be hoping to repeat their 53-3 victory over the Italian side at Rodney Parade earlier this season.
"We know what Zebre are about and we played them at the start of the season. They have improved as the season has gone on, especially up front," said Phil Price who starts on the loose head.
"We have to think of ourselves and make sure that we put a good performance in."
Personally, Price is looking to maintain his recent level of performance.
"I have come back with a more positive attitude to regain my place and try to keep it," he added.
"I have worked hard this week. We have pulled tighter as a unit and we are all looking forward to the Zebre game and putting in a good performance."
On the bench, Rob Sidoli makes a welcome return and sits alongside Owen Evans, Dan Way, Jonathan Evans, Tom Prydie and Jack Dixon who have all been changed from the previous line-up.


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Pentagon Wikileaks probe reaches MIT
Top boffins implicated in Afghan log dump
The investigation into Bradley Manning - the US Army intelligence private suspected of sending tens of thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks - has led to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), it's claimed.
Adrian Lamo, the hacker who reported Manning to authorities in May, said that two men at the prestigious university assisted in releasing the material, CNN reports. Lamo also said the men were connected to Wikileaks and gave Manning encryption software, and taught him to use it.
The claims follow a report in the New York Times on Saturday which also said Pentagon investigators were focused on 22-year-old Manning's acquaintances in the Boston area.
An MIT spokesman said: "We are monitoring the situation closely, but are not commenting at this time."
Manning has been in jail since May and has been charged with leaking a classified video of a helicopter attack in Baghdad. He is now also prime suspect for leaking more than 90,000 Secret intelligence reports from the front lines in Afganistan. He was flown back to the US from the Middle East on Friday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has suggested that security measures would have made it very difficult for Manning to send the reports to Wikileaks over the US Army network. The New York Times reported that investigators believe he copied the mass of files to CDs and may have physically passed them to a contact.
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TNTBasic: Getting the framerate
Hi, I decided to try out TNTBasic whilst I wait for a book at my local library on carbon programming to come in...basically I'm just using TNTBasic to try out some game physics, I chose it because it does rotation...important if I want to do something more than straight-line physics. Anyway, whilst doing this I got stumped, you see, I need to find the fps so that no matter what computer it runs on or whatever other background tasks I have going on, my white square will still move the same amount of pixels in one second...if I'm making any sense whatsoever. Now I know I can set the framerate, but thats no good because the framerate will still vary, so the only thing I can do is 'set framerate max' ...but that is problematic because I need to actually get the framerate so I can do the simple calculation, and I can't just do 'int fps=set framerate max'...sorry, I know its a real simple question and prolly shouldn't be on here...but any help most appreciated .
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Create two global variables (or whatever the TNT equivalent is). Set one to the current system time in whatever unit it gives you. The other should be increased every time you draw the frame. Whenever you want the FPS, divide the frame counter by the time. Thats how many average frames you've achieved per millisecond, second, or whatever time unit the time function you use gives. You can adjust to seconds fairly easily.
Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath the clear blue sky?
Oh, okay, thanks steven ...thought I had to do something like that, but weren't sure, what with TNT's own calls I thought I had to use them to do everything.
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Oh, oops, one more thing - when you divide the frames by the time, you should divide by the time elapsed instead. Ex:
That's not TNT code - you'll have to replace currentTimeMillis by whatever you call to get the current time.
fps = frameCounter / (startTime - currentTimeMillis)
That's not TNT code - you'll have to replace currentTimeMillis by whatever you call to get the current time.
Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath the clear blue sky?
Oh, right, yes, thanks , I knew what you meant first time round though. Don't quite understand why TNTBasic has a facility to show the fps but yet, doesn't let you use it for your own use, only it's. If I'm making any sense. Anyway, I'll do what you said , thanks again.
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[dateline] April 10th. 1782
[salute] My dearest Friend
"Oh! haste to me! A Little longer Stay
Will ev'ry grace, each fancy'd charm decay:
Increasing cares, and times resistless rage
Will waste my bloom, and wither it to age."
"While pride, oppression and injustice reign
the World will still demand her Catos presence."
[salute] I cheer my Heart with the distant prospect. All that I can hope for at present, is to hear of your welfare which of all things lies nearest the Heart of Your ever affectionate


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It takes just one caring person to change the world. That's what my grandson, Adam, learned at school last month.
His assignment was to list characteristics a person should have, such as being honest and brave and dependable and a good friend. It was a great assignment to give to a fourth-grade class because it made a classroom of children think, not just about the qualities they admired in others, but qualities they would want to cultivate in themselves.
Adam's mother and father, of course, were his examples of caring people. But then came the fictional George Bailey. Adam had seen "It's A Wonderful Life" at Christmas, not so long ago, and apparently the story of George Bailey stuck with him — Bailey, who helped everyone, who was a good son, friend, husband, person.
It takes just one caring person to change the world. As Adam was learning this, I was watching a movie at my friend Anne's house in Edgecomb, Maine, "Charlie Wilson's War." The movie came out in 2007, but neither of us had seen it, and a friend said we should.
It stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and is based on the true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's efforts to fund and arm Afghan rebels who were being decimated by the Soviets in the late 1980s and early '90s.
It takes just one caring person to change the world. In this case the caring person was a woman, Texas socialite Joanne Herring, played by Julia Roberts in the film. She knew that the Afghan people were sitting ducks for the Soviets. She knew and she did something about it.
Movies always take liberties with facts, so there are gaps in the film and no doubt the dialog is cleverer than what was said in real life.
Herring: Why is Congress saying one thing and doing nothing?
Wilson: Well, tradition mostly.
But the movie doesn't stray from the fundamental truth that Herring persuaded Wilson to fly to Afghanistan and see what was happening, then see if he could turn his back on the people.
Wilson went. He saw. And returned to the United States haunted by images of kids with missing limbs, children who picked up the detritus of Soviet weapons, shiny things on the ground, which exploded and blew off their arms. He came back determined to get Congress to give the Afghans money so they could buy weapons and defend themselves.
He was successful. And the rebels won the war. And the Soviets lost. And then the Soviet Union collapsed.
Wilson was a womanizer with a history of drinking and drugging. Herring's money came from oil and she was at the time honorary consul for Pakistan.
So maybe she had a horse in this race. Or maybe she was what the movie presents her as: a caring person who was appalled at a superpower, which the Soviet Union was at the time, using its super powers on a country that didn't have the weaponry to defend itself.
One caring person. No matter her motives, she changed the world.
I read an obituary the other day about a man who had all kinds of degrees, traveled everywhere, toured music halls and art galleries. And I thought, yes but what did he care about besides music and art. Who did he help?
Adam says, "The world would be really sad if no one was caring. Everyone would be mean to each other and wars would happen more."
He's almost 10. People might say he has a lot to learn. But it seems to me he's learned life's most important lesson already.Beverly Beckham can be reached at beverlybeckham@ me.com.


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However, the recent earthquake in Japan caused damage to its manufacturing plants and, as a result, the availability of these lenses is currently unknown. Canon stated that it will provide an update on the availability of these lenses once that date becomes clear. Note that B&H Photo has listed an approximate availability date of May for the 8-15mm and 400mm lenses (see above links).
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Friday night Sourdough Pizza
I was trying to get creative and use as much starter as I could before leaveing for Massachusetts so I ad libbed a crust recipe that my wife gave two thumbs up. The eveidence has long since dissapeared but the recipe will make a return by New Year's Eve
100g starter (100% hydration)
130g water (lukewarm)
200g AP flour
1 tsp salt
1TBS olive oil + 1 TBS olive oil
This is crude but it worked the first time out and I'm convinced others can repeat this.
Mix the starter with the water in a small bowl. In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt, blend in starter mix, add oil, and stir. Cover and rest at room temp-70F- for 30 minutes. Knead and place the dough in an oiled bowl. Cover and bulk ferment for 2 1/2 hours with two quick stretch and folds. I turned out the dough and shaped it for a piece of parchment paper that fit on my sheet pan to load onto a rectangular stone. I covered the dough and let it rest for about 45 minutes. The oven and stone were preheated to 450F. Using a tip from the America's Test Kitchen Family baking book I brushed the edge of the dough with olive oil and sprinkled the rest with grated parmesan cheese.
I baked the crust for about 6 minutes and took it out to dress it with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, Italian sausage, and mozzarella. Then I loaded the pie on the the paper onto the stone, baked for 10 minutes, removed the parchment paper after turning the pie around and baked for another 6 minutes. I took the finished pizza out and let it cool for about 5 minutes. The crust really worked. The edges were golden and the bottom was browned nicely. Not shabby at all for something I started at 145PM and served at around 7PM. Remember the parmesan I sprinkled on the crust before the start? The sauce stuck to the parm and the ingredients stayed inplace, not sliding at all when we sliced or bit into the slices.
OK, so that's not perfect technique wise but I won't argue with my results. I think that just about everybody can read this, follow the instructions, and have a good time and good pizza as long as they have skills to bake a loaf of bread. After nine months of searching for a recipe and the method to make a good pizza, I feel that I can go to work on making this even better.
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|Thief and Destroyer
So I've noticed that Thief is strictly better than Destroyer, and if you get to choose between the two, you should always pick Thief. Is this a deliberate design decision, or plain indifference toward the relative power of Domination Cards, or am I missing something?
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Generally, it is better…but sometimes you DON'T want extra scoops, because pulling into the lead means you can be easily bumhole'd. So Destroyer does have it's use, but always pick Thief, given the choice.
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Yes, there are rare strategical reasons to choose a Destroyer over a Thief. But not enough for it to be justified. Now, if the Destroyer was anonymous… now we have an interesting tactic.
|Posted On: 04/07/2008 8:28PM
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I hate when I get a selection with only picks of bumhole, destroyer, peeping tom, and switcheroo. (at least when I don't need switcheroos.)
|Posted On: 04/07/2008 11:09PM
Velveteen Posted:
I think I'd agree about the uselessness of those 4 cards.. but some people really like the peeping tom. I don't get it. Why waste 4 scoops on seeing someone's goodies when you could AT LEAST take one away (destroyer).
I'm sure as time goes on we'll see better cards made and worse one's removed (at least one can only hope!)
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Oh.. and my point relevant to this discussion? Thief yes, Destroyer no. But given those other "useless" cards Velveteen mentioned, I'd take Destroyer. Log in to see images!
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It depends on who's in your bracket. If there's a guy with 30 cards who looks like he's gearing up to take some trophies, a Peeping Tom might be a good idea. If he's only got like 5 shields, you can go to town on his bum. If he's got 25, you might want to propose a strategic alliance instead.
|Posted On: 04/08/2008 6:54PM
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Peeping Tom and Destroyer are currently pretty useless.
Destroyer has the worst cost/benefit ratio of the scoop affecting cards- 4 scoops to nuke 1 of someone else.
In comparison thief gives a net benefit of 2- +1 for you in your choice and -1 for your competitor and of course modest improvement allows you to make late min scoop runs.
Peeping Tom offers virtual no benefit in comparison to it's costs and seems mainly used to annoy other players rather than offering any real tactical benefit.
If CZ wanted to upgrade the utility of Destroyer I'd suggest having it nuke 2 scoops of the players choice and ignore the effect of shields. That way you can effectively use it to punch through the defenses of someone doing a min scoop shield combo.
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Yeah, and who needs Shotguns to be worth anything anyways?
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Sancdar Posted:
Just because one gets upgraded doesn't mean another can't be upgraded or changed…
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Power level creep isn't cool. If there was a card that removed 1 random scoop and went through shields, or a card that killed 2 shields and did nothing else, I wouldn't mind that much – if you build up a stockpile, they still can't do major damage without spending a bunch of cards.
Your idea basically just rapes anyone trying to get minscoops who doesn't do some ridiculous leap in the last five seconds for scoops.
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Vuron Posted:
Peeping tom actually has a use now; specifically, seeing how many shields someone has.
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Student Leaders: SPRINT
Summer 2011 SPRINT Teams: Haiti
Trip Dates: August 10 - 24
Project Description: Students will serve hand in hand in materially-poor communities and the local church. Program includes construction work on a vocational school, Vacation Bible School, and medical clinic assistance.
Host: Foundation for Peace
Estimated Cost: $2700
View a digital story from last year's team.
SPU Graduate Luke Davies explains the work of the Foundation for Peace in Haiti and Dominican Republic (Video produced by Mandie Sodoma)
Download tax-deductible donation information
Follow the team's personal blog
Team Updates
August 21
Here's a text update from the team. On Monday I'll send their return flight info and some thoughts on how you can support them upon their return home.
Tomorrow the group will help Foundation for Peace staff distribute aquatabs for at-home water purification.
Thanks for your support of this team!
On our way to tour Port au Prince. Tomorrow we are passing out aquatabs to villages and a last day at the worksite and goodbye ceremony Tues night. We are staying at Valentin's Tues night to be closer to the airport. Talk to you soon!
August 15
We can't believe that today marks our fourth day in Haiti. With all the fun we're having, it feels like we've been here for weeks! Today was our first day hosting VBS at Camp Hope. We put on our prettiest skirts and dress shirts and headed to church. On our usual drive through the different towns, it was refreshing to see that almost every person was dressed in their Sunday best for church, with their Bibles in hand. Once we got to the church at Camp Hope (a miracle village where once tents were forms of shelter are now colorful homes, community water systems, outhouses and solar panels for lighting). The people who worship here do so under a huge tent. There were probably over 150 Haitians in attendance, and they were all very welcoming. We enjoyed the loud music and enthusiasm from the Haitians - we even clapped and danced along! After the two-hour service was done, it was time for VBS!
There are no words to describe how adorable and precious these children are. They were so eager to hear us sing Creole and English Bible songs, and they caught on to the lyrics very quickly. When it was time to pass out the crayons, construction paper and stickers, it almost brought tears to our eyes to see the children's faces light up. We spent time coloring with them, rotating around different tables. There were probably about 90+ kids, and we wanted to draw pictures with them all! VBS lasted for about an hour or so, then we passed out lollipops to the children and said goodbye. Working with the Haitian children has been such a blessing. We remember one little girl in particular - Vlady, who unfortunately lost one of her legs in the earthquake and uses a prosthetic leg now. Even after all that Vlady has been through, she has so much joy and love inside of her. Many of the children we met today have overcome tremendous hardships, yet they continue to be strong, grateful and express so much happiness to one another.
After our day at VBS, we headed to the lake for an afternoon of swimming. With each day that passes here in Haiti, we grow closer to the Haitians we are in contact with (Pastor Valentin, FFP interns, our security men, and drivers) and our relationships grow stronger. Just imagine a whole van full of both Haitians and Americans rapping to American hip-hop songs! Drake and Chris Brown, anyone!? :)
On our way back home from the lake, it started pouring down rain. If you think our rain storms in Seattle are bad...wait until you've experienced rain here in Haiti. Lightning storms are also very constant here, you can see the entire length of the lightning bolt from start to finish. In the midst of the rain, looking outside onto the Haitian streets at the people walking around has been very eye-opening, but at the same time discouraging. We would pass tents filled with people living inside of them, children running with nothing but underwear on and no shoes as fast as they could to find shelter and stay dry, and some were even holding water jugs almost as big as themselves, struggling in the rain to head home. Once again, God showed us how sometimes, we tend to take the simple things we have back at home for granted: rain boots, umbrellas, towels, and even just a dry car to stay in for shelter against the rain.
Tomorrow, a group of 19 people from New Jersey will be arriving in Fond Parisien, so we will be moving to the Peace and Love Hotel in town. We appreciate you taking the time to pray and read our email updates! Knowing that we have many people who support us back in the States is encouraging and gives us strength to get through each day. Like we said in yesterday's update, we will not be sure if there will be internet access at the hotel, so we will try to email again as soon as we can. Bondye beni nou (God bless you all) and we'll see you all in 9 days!
August 12
It's currently 7:14pm here in Haiti and we're all at home relaxing for the rest of our night. The church service we went to last night was amazing. We have never experienced anything like it. The music and singing were loud, passionate and expressive. Not to mention, the service was over 2 and a half hours long! The drive to the church was about an hour away, but our drives to any place never feel as long as they really are because of the scenery and people we see along the way. The church welcomed us during this service and earlier in the day, we learned some Creole phrases to say to the congregation.. Pastor Valentin asked us to sing a song in English to the church, so we sang "Open the Eyes of my Heart, Lord" (there were probably over 100 people in attendance, if not more - so imagine the butterflies in our stomachs)!
Today was our first day at the work site. We started our day with a group devotion and delicious breakfast, and at around 10am, we arrived at the site. The site is located on a huge lot, and Foundation for Peace hopes to eventually build a vocational school, language school, public water system, dormitories, and so many other resources to help the children and people in the community. We are currently working on the foundation of the school, and our entire day consisted of standing next to each other in an assembly line and passing metal buckets of gravel to fill the foundation. We literally did this from 10:00am-6:00pm, with maybe an hour and a half for lunch. However, the work was extremely fun - we met more Haitian people and were in conversation the entire time! We are picking up on Creole pretty fast :) It's amazing to notice the ways in which God watches over us here. For example, we were afraid to work in the heat at first, but He provided us with a constant, cool breeze throughout the day.
Each day we are falling more and more in love with this country, culture and its beautiful people. Please continue to keep us in your prayers, and thanks for all of your support. Tomorrow we are going to the depot to help organize donations from Foundation for Peace, and will be passing out these donations to the community. Please pray that as we come in contact with more of the Haitian community, that we will be able to show God's love and be a blessing to them, as much as they have been to us so far. We will email again as soon as we can!
Bondye beni ou! (God bless you!)
August 11
Hello from team Haiti! It is 10:20am here and we just arrived in Croix-Des-Bouquets, where we will be staying at Pastor Valentin's house for the first four days. We were picked up at the airport by Pastor Valentin, and Foundation for Peace interns Esther (she goes to SPU as well) and Andrea.
We stopped by the market on the way to Pastor Valentin's house to pick up some cold drinks and enjoyed seeing colorful "party" buses (they're actually colorfully painted and decorated shuttle buses) and lots of goats along the way. We're just waiting to eat a delicious lunch being made by Pastor Valentin's wife, and later this evening we will be attending our first church service at 6:00pm!
We're finally glad to be here and are anxious to start work on our construction project tomorrow. Haiti is a beautiful country overflowing with immense culture and the people are absolutely friendly and welcoming.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers, specifically for helping us adjust to the heat and that God would continue to open our eyes and hearts to what He has in store for us. Our journey is only just beginning!
Linet, Kelly, Katie, Erik, Sarah and Kaye Lee
August 10
Hello, friends of the Haiti SPRINT team!
This afternoon six Seattle Pacific University students began their journey to Haiti, where they'll spend the next two weeks volunteering with Foundation for Peace (www.foundationforpeace.org), helping with a school-building project, Vacation Bible School and community health activities. Over the course of their trip I'll send updates to keep you informed.
SPRINT (Seattle Pacific Reachout International) is SPU's short-term missions program. This summer we'll send nearly 70 students to 9 countries across the globe to learn from and serve alongside local community leaders. These students have been meeting together since February, and have spent significant time in pre-trip training to consider the impact of short-term service, ways to approach unfamiliar cultures and the role of American Christians in the global context.
Our hope for SPRINT is to provide opportunities for students to learn first-hand from leaders engaged in significant issues in their communities and to encourage others through their service. There's more information on the SPRINT program on our website at www.spu.edu/sprint. On the website you'll also find a brief biography of this team and the other groups serving this summer.
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UPPER DARBY – Five men, who were hanging out in a township park after hours, were arrested for drug violations.
Michael Baptiste, 19, of the 100 block of Westdale Road, Joseph Carlin, 19, of the 7600 block of Parkview Road, Keshawn Hudson, 19, of the 100 block of Westdale Road, Tyrone Hunter, 22, of the 200 block of Sherbrook Boulevard and Madani Toure, 21, of the first block of North Fairview Road, all of Upper Darby were arrested 11 p.m. June 26 at the Parkview Playground, Parkview Road and North Pennock Avenue.
"This is a quality of life issue," police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. "These bums are taking over the park so we went in and took them out. People are always complaining about drug sales and drug use in the parks. They are drug havens so we got them out."
Under cover of night officers entered the Parkview Playground and located the five men on the parking lot.
According to Chitwood, Carlin, Hunter and Baptiste have prior arrests for felony convictions.
"Carlin just got out of prison for shooting himself in October, 2012," Chitwood said. "He has a record for a robbery conviction and is prohibited from having a gun.
"The five men were all on the parking lot. We confiscated several bags of marijuana and pills."
They are facing charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and a township violation of trespassing after dark.
Carlin was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance for allegedly having Oxycodone pills in his pocket.
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It depends on what you're looking for in a game. Role playing? Shooters? Sports? Single player? Multiplayer?
Best answer for you is to go on Xbox live and try out their large array of demos to see what you like before you pick anything up.
But if you're looking for straight answers, single player solely i'd have to go with Fallout 3. Bioshock, Fable II, Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed.. Although i haven't had a real chance to play it "Alone in the Dark" seems like a good game (correct me if i'm wrong).
Multiplayer i'd go with well any new release sports games, based on your preference, because of the amazing way developers have handled online updating to match real life games and seasons. Call of Duty 4, and if you want the most challenge online hold off for Modern Warfare 2.
Also the original Gears of War was also a good single player game and had a great team-based multiplayer, but hard to tell if anyone really plays it online anymore.
I could go on and on, but those are a few of my personal favorites, hope it helped you with any decisions.
Edit: Also look into Brutal Legend, new game based on a highly "Metal" world. Right off the bat, you can see how graphic the game is, in language and violence, but Jack Black does a great job voice acting, and kept me highly entertained as i was hacking through demons.
Nice imput gang and feel free to contribute, but this thread is generally used for a user to ask a question about a certain game and then get answers from the community.
Wait what? I thought the thread was about what games we like with customizable characters? You spelt input wrong.... ^_^
Definitely get Fallout 3, but if you prefer online play rather than an expansive storyline, save up for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
batman AA was great. brutal legend has been a surprise. loved red faction guerilla and fable II, which has a high replay value. wet was ok. you can't go wrong with GOW. assassin's creed 2, alan wake, darksiders, forza 2 , bioshock 2 are coming out soon. there's much to choose from!
ummm halo 3 duh
Lost Odyssey was a great game. I loved the backyard challenge and all the other superbosses.
I have to say, because I'm awesome., that you should get:
RPG: Fallout 3, Borderlands, Sacred 2 Fallen Angel
FPS: Borderlands, Bioshock
Action: Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Red faction Guerilla
Puzzle: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Puzzle Quest: Galatrix
Racing: Burnout Paradise
Sports: The BIGS 2
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Get Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST both are awesome games. Also get fallout 3 and pre order COD modern warfare 2.
the darkness,assassains creed,guitar hero(any),left for dead,and deadrisnig are all good games o and army of 2
You should get, Halo three, cod 4, assasins creed, cod 5, and gears of war 2, in that order
All GH games, Rainbow Six Vegas and Vegas 2, HAWX, Forza 2 and 3, NFS pro street and SHIFT those are my favs as of now.
left 4 dead is a pretty beast zombie/shooter game. if you like RPG's, then i'd get Dragon Age: Origins(coming out in november)
Though I'm sure I missed some stuff, this should be a good place to start, though I didn't include many non-360 games, as I'm not as familiar with the previous system's Library:
Assassin's Creed
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Batman: Arkham Assylum
Battlefield: Bad Company
The Beatles: Rock Band
Bionic Commando
Brutal Legend
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: World at War
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
The Darkness
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Devil May Cry 4
Dragon Age: Origins
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Eternal Sonata
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Fable II
Fallout 3: Game of The Year Edition
Far Cry 2
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Grand Theft Auto 4
GTA: Episodes From Liberty City
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero Metallica
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Wars
Left 4 Dead
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Mass Effect
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Mirror's Edge
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
The Orange Box
Prince of Persia
Red Dead redemption
Red Faction: Guerilla
Resident Evil 5
Rock Band or Rock Band 2
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
Skate 2
Soul Calibur 4
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Tales of Vesperia
Tom Clancy's End War
"" Rainbow 6: Vegas
"" Rainbow 6: Vegas 2
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Underworld
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Grave Is No Bar to My Call.
Fallout 3 is the best bang for your buck IMO. You can easily get 100 hours of gameplay out of it and still have plenty to do. I am enjoying this thread i think i will grab my sons copy of CoD and give it a go, many of you seem to really love it.


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Broadway's Four Young Matildas Meet the Press at the Shubert Theatre
Matilda stars Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, and Milly Shapiro meet Broadway's press for the very first time.
Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, and Milly Shapiro -- the four young ladies who will alternate in the title role in the upcoming Broadway production of Matilda the Musical -- were officially introduced to the Broadway press corps on Thursday, November 15 in front of the Shubert Theatre. The production, to be directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus, begins previews at the Shubert on March 4, prior to an official opening on April 11.
Prior to the photo session, the girls lunched at the famed eatery Sardi's, where they dined on chicken fingers and drank Shirley Temples.
Gennusa has appeared in the last six productions of The Nutcracker at Purchase College Conservatory of Dance; Laurence, a jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and modern dancer on merit scholarship with the Harkness Dance Center, has appeared in the film A Little Game opposite F. Murray Abraham and Ralph Macchio; Ryon, one of the lead vocalists in the rock band The Blackjacks, starred as Cindy-Lou Who in the 2011 national tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical; Shapiro has appeared in professional stage productions of Annie, Les Miserables, and Gypsy.
Based on the popular children's novel by Roald Dahl, Matilda features a book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. It tells the story of a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic powers. The show won seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical.
As previously announced, London-based actor Bertie Carvel will reprise his Olivier-winning performance as the evil Miss Trunchbull in the Broadway staging. Gabriel Ebert (Lincoln Center Theater's 4000 Miles) will play Matilda's father, Mr. Wormwood. Additional casting will be announced in the future.
The production has sets and costumes by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music, and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, and sound by Simon Baker.
Click here for more information and tickets to Matilda the Musical.


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The University of Colorado will pay Charleston Southern $400,000 to play a football game Oct. 19 that was recently scheduled after the Buffs' Sept. 14 game against Fresno State was postponed because of flooding in and around Boulder.
The game contract between the schools, obtained through an open records request, also calls for CU to pay for a charter flight to and from Denver International Airport, bus transportation for the Buccaneers while they are in Colorado, 60 hotel rooms at the Omni Hotel in Broomfield and meals.
The $400,000 fee is in line with what CU has paid other nonconference teams to play in Boulder in the recent past and is a substantial savings compared with what some schools asked for when CU athletic director Rick George contacted them about possibly playing.
Charleston Southern is 5-0 and at the top of the Big South Conference standings at the Football Championship Subdivision level of college football, one level below the Football Bowl Subdivision in which CU plays.
CU has received a waiver from the NCAA allowing the game to count toward bowl eligibility this season. NCAA rules allow FBS teams to count only one win over an FCS team toward bowl eligibility each season. CU already has a victory over FCS school Central Arkansas. But the NCAA recognized the extraordinary circumstances that led to CU needing to rework its schedule and granted the waiver. It also granted Charleston Southern a waiver to play a 13th game this season against the Buffs.
CU is honoring tickets to the Fresno State game in September at the Charleston Southern game. If fans are not able to attend the game against the Buccaneers, they can use their tickets for any of the Buffs' four other remaining home games this season. But those fans might not be able to sit in the same seats they purchased for the Fresno State game.


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Pictured: Jeff Reynolds turns a double play against Minnesota eaelier this season.
The Particulars
Harvard opens its 2010 home schedule Tuesday afternoon as the Crimson welcomes Bryant University to O'Donnell Field for a single nonleague contest.
Live Stats
All Harvard home baseball games will feature live game statistics, weather permitting. Fans can visit the Live Stats page to follow along on their computer
About Harvard
In the first weekend of Ivy League play, Harvard kept pace with defending league champion Dartmouth by splitting doubleheaders at Princeton and Cornell. The Crimson received some impressive pitching performances during the weekend and a 2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Will Keuper highlighted the weekend out of the bullpen with 5.0 shutout innings of one-hit baseball at Princeton in what was a 12-inning affair. Keuper struck out six and did not walk a batter while allowing just an infield single.
Eric Eadington threw eight strong innings in a 4-2 win over Princeton with five strikeouts against just one walk.
On Sunday, Brent Suter got the victory in a 12-6 decision at Cornell with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.
Offensively, Harvard got on track with a team batting average of .305 thanks to some monster efforts from Sean O'Hara (.538, three sacrifices), Kyle Larrow (.467, 8 RBI) and Tyler Albright (.400).
Larrow went 3-for-5 with five RBI in the first game at Cornell, hitting his first career homer and adding an RBI triple. Larrow and O'Hara played prominent roles in Harvard's 4-2 win at Princeton as O'Hara had a two-run double and a pair of important sac bunts while Larrow drove home the game-winning run with a double and an insurance run with a suicide squeeze.
For the season, Jeff Reynolds leads the team with a .315 batting average while O'Hara (.299) and Larrow (.297) follow close behind. Dan Zailskas has also had a fine early season with a .292 average.
About Bryant
Bryant is in its second season as a Division I member. Last season, the Bulldogs posted an impressive 32-22 record in their first go-around while playing as an independent.
This year's team has won six straight following starts of 0-6 and 3-13.
Nick Campbell (.330), Kevin Brown (.326, 10 2b, 3 HR), Dylan Stone (.326) and Jeff Vigurs (.318, 15 RBI) lead the team offensively.
Brent Almeida (1-0, 4.76) could be tapped to start on the mound for Bryant after earning a win with 5.1 innings of work against Marist last Wednesday. John Michael Ryan (0-3, 6.63) is the only other non-weekend pitcher to have started a game this season.


text: A friend of mine is currently 34 weeks pregnant with fraternal twins. Both babes are currently head-down and she is planning a natural hospital birth. A little over a week ago she had some preterm labor (resolved with a steroid shot), during which she was put on constant fetal monitoring for three extremely unpleasant hours; she was not permitted to move at all during this time. She is drawing up her birth plan and would like to request intermittent fetal monitoring, but is expecting quite a bit of pushback from her midwives and the general hospital staff. Are there any articles available on the risks/benefits of constant fetal monitoring vs. intermittent monitoring in the vaginal delivery of multiples?


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wit:Gary Pruitt, President and CEO of the Associated Press, rose up raging on Monday afternoon and threw a bag of live rats over the White House fence. To
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.
The records obtained by the Justice Department listed incoming and outgoing calls, and the duration of each call, for the work and personal phone numbers of individual reporters , general AP office numbers in New York, Washington and Hartford, Conn., and the main number for AP reporters in the House of Representatives press gallery, according to attorneys for the AP.
In all, the government seized those records for more than 20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012. The exact number of journalists who used the phone lines during that period is unknown but more than 100 journalists work in the offices whose phone records were targeted on a wide array of stories about government and other matters.
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The government would not say why it sought the records.
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The letter notifying AP that its phone records had been obtained though subpoenas was sent Friday by Ronald Machen, the U.S. attorney in Washington.
(Emphasis added)
The AP wire release of this report was followed by the letter Pruitt posted to Eric Holder and the Department of Justice, in which he stridently protested the surveillance of dozens of journalists in at least three cities who were working on any number of stories:
I am writing to object in the strongest possible terms to a massive and unprecedented intrusion by the Department of Justice into the newsgathering activities of The Associated Press.
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This action was taken without advance notice to AP or to any of the affected journalists, and even after the fact no notice has been sent to individual journalists whose home phones and cell phone records were seized by the Department.
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There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its reporters. These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP's newsgathering operations, and disclose information about AP's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know.
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We regard this action by the Department of Justice as a serious interference with AP's constitutional rights to gather and report the news.
When questioned about the Associated Press records secretly obtained by the government, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney first offered a studious "No comment" and referred all questions to the Department of Justice. Later, speaking for the Administration, Carney claimed the White House had "no knowledge of any attempt" to collect phone records of the Associated Press by the Department of Justice.
Carney: "We are not involved in decisions made in connection with criminal investigations, as those matters are handled independently by the Justice Department. Any questions about an ongoing criminal investigation should be directed to the Department of Justice."
So there's that, for whatever it's worth, which isn't much. Ask the government if the water in the showers of the Super-Secret-We're-Protecting-You-Please-Keep-The-Blinds-Up-In-Your-House-And-Don't-Ask-Why Department is wet, and they'll deny ever hearing about water before referring you to the Department of Something Else, which isn't taking questions right now, thank you.
The blog ThinkProgress burrowed into the question of why the government went after the AP's phone records in the first place, and came up with this:
Last year, the Associated Press reported that an Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) plot had been foiled, thanks to a timely intervention on the part of the United States. The plan, according to the AP's March 2012 story, involved an upgrade of the 'underwear bomb' used in the failed Christmas Day 2011 bomb plot that was meant to take down a passenger airplane in Detroit, MI. Why that drew the attention of the Justice Department, however, is that the CIA was the one who foiled the plot, which the AP report made clear.
AP learned of the plot a week before publishing, but 'agreed to White House and CIA requests not to publish it immediately' due to national security concerns. But, by reporting the CIA's involvement in foiling the plot, they put AQAP on notice that the CIA had a window into their activities. The AP's reporting also led to other stories involving an operative in place within AQAP, and details of the operations he was involved in. That operative, it was feared, would be exposed and targeted by AQAP as retribution for siding with the United States.
So, apparently there are legitimate "national security" issues at stake in this matter, which is why the government was able to issue a secret subpoena over a year ago to track everything - not just the stuff related to the leak, but everything - that more than 100 AP reporters did on both their home and business phones...and that's why the government didn't have to notify the AP of their surveillance until a year later. On Friday, to be exact.
And here's the funny part: after years and years of governmental power-grabbing, Unitary Executive over-reaching, Supreme Court rubber-stamping and congressional go-alonging, the dirty fact of the matter is that, almost certainly according to what now passes for American law, the Department of Justice technically did nothing wrong when they plundered the phone histories of all those reporters.
They can do that now, see.
In that spirit, here's my note to the aggrieved parties at the Associated Press:
Dear Mr. Pruitt et al.:
Some of us in the so-called "alternative media" have been yelling and screaming for years about the government's legalized ability to plunder our right to privacy to little avail, while you big dogs in the "mainstream" news media haven't bothered to give a damn in all that time. Too taxing to report accurately and consistently on complicated issues, yeah?
It was Abraham Lincoln who said, "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts." A shame; maybe if you'd been better at bringing the real facts to the people, the people would be better informed, and the elections/legislation that legalized the travails you currently endure could have been avoided.
It's funny to me that the Associated Press is nailing itself to a cross because you've been victimized by the same laws, politicians and tide of history you've either blissfully ignored or gleefully promoted for so many years.
Well, welcome to the future you helped to create. I have neither pity nor sorrow for you, but I am hopeful that your sudden inclusion in the ranks of the "Oh Shit, They Can Do That?" Club will inspire you to truthfully and factually inform the American people about what has been happening to their country right under their, and your, nose.
Let's see what happens next.
(Photo: jeffschuler / flickr)


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From Clinical Update, Fall 2006
Patients come in and say, 'This is scary, you don't know how scary this is.'"
Susan G. Butler, PhD, an associate professor of surgical sciences-otolaryngology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center was describing a condition that some physicians tend to write off as not serious enough even to treat. The condition is what doctors commonly call "globus," and patients call a "lump in the throat."
Butler said doctors tend to dismiss globus as something relatively minor that will take care of itself. But, the patient is suffering a lot of discomfort, it is potentially a very dangerous condition, and there is no need for the condition to persist as it can often be treated successfully, she said.
Butler, a swallowing expert in Wake Forest Baptist's Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, said globus is frequently caused by stomach reflux in the upper esophagus, which in turn causes the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) muscle, or cricopharyngeal muscle, to go into spasm, which can cause the sensation of something stuck in the throat.
Food can actually stick in the throat because of the spasm. "When they try to swallow, the cricopharyngeus/UES will not relax to let a big bolus or a big piece of food go into the esophagus. They can have solid food right above their airway. And some of those patients have had situations where they've needed the Heimlich maneuver to cough out a pill or piece of meat out of their airway," she said.
A first step in diagnosis and treatment of globus is to test for reflux in the throat. If the reflux is under control but the sensation of globus persists, Butler performs simultaneous manometry and flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (manovideoendoscopy). She uses a tiny manometric catheter to check for elevated pressure in the UES, indicating a spasm in the cricopharyngeus. At the same time of the manometric evaluation, the flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) assesses bolus flow through the pharynx. "Often when elevated UES resting pressures are identified, FEES identifies solid food that sticks in the pharynx," Butler said.
"Elevated UES pressures as measured manometrically indicate UES dilatation and/or BOTOX®. We have had a lot of success with those procedures."
BOTOX can be injected in a short surgical procedure done by S. Carter Wright, MD, assistant professor of surgical sciences-otolaryngology. "It just weakens or paralyzes that sphincter so that the sensation of globus can be alleviated," said Butler.
The key, however, is the manometric study. If the patient does not have elevated UES pressures, BOTOX may have no effect because the globus is being caused by something else.
"Currently the Center for Voice and Swallowing disorders is the only clinical lab in the country offering this simultaneous manometric and FEES exam, which can illuminate the likely etiology of and problems associated with globus. It is a quantitative assessment and truly guiding how we are treating patients," Butler said.
"So if a primary care physician has a patient who mentions, 'I have something stuck in my throat,' there is probably a physiologic reason, which we may have treatment for."
If you are suffering from the symptoms of globus and would like more information, schedule an appointment with your primary care physician at Wake Forest Baptist Health.
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As news of the killing of Col. Moammar Gadhafi spread, politicians, world leaders and dignitaries have been issuing statements. We've collected some them on this post and we'll add more as we get them:
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said this in a statement at U.N. headquarters in New York:
"In the coming days, we will witness scenes of celebration, as well as grief for those who lost so much. Yet let us recognize, immediately, that this is only the end of the beginning. The road ahead for Libya and its people will be difficult and full of challenges."
"Combatants on all sides must lay down their arms in peace. This is the time for healing and rebuilding, for generosity of spirit – not for revenge."
John McCain, Republican Senator from Arizona:
"The death of Muammar Qaddafi marks an end to the first phase of the Libyan revolution. While some final fighting continues, the Libyan people have liberated their country. Now the Libyan people can focus all of their immense talents on strengthening their national unity, rebuilding their country and economy, proceeding with their democratic transition, and safeguarding the dignity and human rights of all Libyans. The United States, along with our European allies and Arab partners, must now deepen our support for the Libyan people, as they work to make the next phase of their democratic revolution as successful as the fight to free their country."
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D, Mass.):
"Qaddafi's death marks the end of his reign of terror and the promise of a new Libya. The United States demonstrated clear-eyed leadership, patience, and foresight by pushing the international community into action after Qaddafi promised a massacre. Though the Administration was criticized both for moving too quickly and for not moving quickly enough, it is undeniable that the NATO campaign prevented a massacre and contributed mightily to Qaddafi's undoing without deploying boots on the ground or suffering a single American fatality. This is a victory for multilateralism and successful coalition-building in defiance of those who derided NATO and predicted a very different outcome.
"Qaddafi denied Libya the basic building blocks of democracy and instead leaves behind a legacy of cruelty and international isolation. This is an extraordinary moment, but the days ahead will not be easy. The Middle East revolutions remind us that creating a free and tolerant political order is a more difficult challenge than removing a despotic one. The Libyan people have inspired the world with their incredible courage and fierce determination to be free. I urge the leaders of the Transitional National Council to begin the political transition to a permanent, democratically elected government. And I urge the international community to continue to stand with the Libyan people and support the creation of viable governing institutions."
Speaking outside of 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister David Cameron said:
"I think today is a day to remember all of Colonel Gaddafi's victims, from those who died in connection with the Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, to Yvonne Fletcher in a London street, and obviously all the victims of IRA terrorism who died through their use of Libyan Semtex.
"We should also remember the many, many Libyans who died at the hands of this brutal dictator and his regime.
"People in Libya today have an even greater chance after this news of building themselves a strong and democratic future. I am proud of the role that Britain has played in helping them to bring that about and I pay tribute to the bravery of the Libyans who helped to liberate their country.
"We will help them, we will work with them and that is what I want to say today. Thank you."
Texas Governor, and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry:
"The death of Muammar el-Qaddafi is good news for the people of Libya. It should bring the end of conflict there, and help them move closer to elections and a real democracy.
"The United States should work closely with Libya to ensure the transition is successful, and that a stable, peaceful nation emerges.
"The U.S. must also take an active role in ensuring the security of any remaining stockpiles of Qaddafi's weapons. These weapons pose a real danger to the United States and our allies, and we cannot help secure them through simple observation."
From the BBC, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi:
"Sic transit gloria mundi (the glory of the world is fleeting). Now the war is over."
Also from the BBC, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe:
"The announcement of the death of Gaddafi and the collapse of Sirte is the end of a very difficult period for the Libyan people. It's the end of 42 years of tyranny, of a military conflict that has been very difficult for the Libyan people.
"It's an historic event. It's the beginning of a new period, of a democracy, freedom and the rebuilding of the country. France is proud to have helped the Libyan people."


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Pictured: Andre Akpan scored his ninth goal of the season on
a penalty kick at 89:46
Photo courtesy: David Silverman Photography
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Desmond Mitchell and
Andre Akpan each tallied goals in the final minutes of action to
propel the ninth-ranked Harvard men's soccer team to a 2-1
non-conference victory at Providence Tuesday afternoon. Austin
Harms stopped two shots, as Harvard won its 10th game of the season
and improve to 10-2-1 overall.
The Crimson and Friars battled to a scoreless first half, with the Friars holding a 6-4 edge in shots. Providence (5-6-3) also earned all three corner kicks of the first half as the teams looked to create plays offensively. Midway through the second stanza, Harvard goalkeeper Austin Harms made his second save of the day, blocking a header attempt by David Datilus at 73:25. Moments later, the Harvard defense blocked a shot in front by Marc Cintron, keeping Providence off the scoreboard.
Late in the second half, Adam Rousmaniere placed a cross pass in the middle of the box and Mitchell scored on a shot from seven yards out to put Harvard on top, 1-0, at 87:51. The Friars stormed right back, scoring on a redirection by Marc Cintron with only 27 seconds remaining in regulation. Just moments later, Harvard was awarded a penalty kick and Akpan capitalized for his team-best ninth goal of the year, clinching the dramatic victory for the Crimson.
The Friars owned a 10-7 advantage in shots, and earned five corner kicks, compared to two for the Crimson. Harvard returns to the Ivy League portion of its schedule Saturday, as the Crimson hosts Princeton at 1:30 p.m.


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Need some help setting up the following problem:
A plane is 40 miles (horizontally away from an airport) flying at a constant altitude of 4 miles. The radar at the airport determines that the distance from the plane to the radar dish is changing at 240 mph. Determine the speed of the plane.


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Recent comments
Game: Stunt Rally
Now available from the openSUSE games repository:
Game: Mad Skills Motocross
this is a great game. :P
My friends say I should have put russian Matryoshka on the shelf. :) So gamers would not fall in despair so much. :) An idea for release 1.1. :)
Game: Cave Story
Great old-school platformer.
Graphics are retro and cool.
It is not just a simple platformer as it has strong story and few extra rpg things (weapons, items).
Recommended for everyone!
Download link is a archive, I have unpacked it and it was working right away (xubuntu 8.04)
grr the first one is so hard :P
Game: Escape from Quaoar
mmm looks nice :)
Game: Trine
What an awesome game!
Visuals are great, the music is great and the gameplay is real fun, specially in coop mode.
The three characters have different abilities that make riddle solving so much more worthwhile.
The knight can smash things and guard himself with his shield. The wizard can levitate things and create boxes from air, and a blue liquid. The thief can shoot arrows and ropes.
To get sound with pulseaudio start the launcher with
padsp ./trine-launcher


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A 78-year-old Pope will replace John Paul, or should I say, to repeat what I just heard repeated over and over on TV during the post-white-smoke, pre-announcement period, will never be able to replace John Paul.
UPDATE: I was watching NBC, and I must say, they were pathetically unprepared to fill the time which they knew they were going to have to fill. They really did just keep saying one thing over and over: John Paul is a tough act to follow, the new Pope must know that he will not be able to take the place of John Paul, John Paul has made it very difficult for this next Pope to find a way to begin to fill his shoes, those are very big shoes to fill, and this new Pope is going to have quite a difficult time in this, his effort to fill those unusually large shoes that John Paul II has left us with here today, shoes indeed of the very great, very large-shoe-wearing, now deceased, Pope John Paul II.
April 19, 2005
Pope Benedict!
3 comments:
- Gerry said...
Queue up the Spike Lee / Air Jordan commercial.
"It's gotta be the shoes."
- price said...
I hope that this new Pope won't appear intoxicated in public very often. I also hope he'll be wise with money and will do the dishes without complaining. I hope he'll refrain from telling the same jokes over and over. And you know what else I hope for? A popsicle.
- Dean said...
Seeing this kind of stuff again and again is why I took up blogging. If I was as pretty as some of these airheads, I could do a better job than some of these clowns on TV. :)
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