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Topic Page: Northern Mariana Islands
islands W Pacific; in Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947–76 & a U.S. commonwealth since 1986; area 184 sq mi (478 sq km), pop 69,221
(märēä'nä), officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing entity in association with the United States (2015 est. pop. 55,000), c.185 sq mi (479 sq km), comprising 16 islands (6 inhabited) of the Marianas chain (all except Guam), in the W Pacific Ocean. The islands lie E of the Philippines and S of Japan and extend 350 mi (563 km) from north to south. The most important are Saipan (the capital), Rota, and Tinian. The northern islands are composed of volcanic rock, the southern islands of madrepore limestone covering a volcanic base. All the Marianas are mountainous, with the highest peak (3,166 ft/965 m) on Agrihan. There are active volcanoes, and the islands are subject to sometimes devastating typhoons. More than two fifths are Pacific Islanders (mainly Chamorros), and Asians form nearly as large a portion of the inhabitants; there are minorities of Caucasians and persons of mixed descent. Most of the people are Roman Catholics. Chamorro, Philippine languages, Chinese, English, and other languages are spoken.
Livestock, coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons are the chief agricultural products. Tourism, especially from Japan, is a major industry, employing roughly 50% of the workforce. Construction also is critical to the economy. Clothing was formerly the major export, but the liberaliztion of U.S. garment import restrictions in 2005 led to demise of the once significant garment manufacturing industry by 2009. The islands experienced a significant population loss (more than one fifth between 2000 and 2010) when many Asian garment workers returned to their native countries as a result. The Northern Marianas receive substantial financial assistance from the United States.
The Marianas Islands are governed under the constitution of 1978. The president of the United States is the head of state. The government is headed by a governor, who is popularly elected for a four-year term and is eligible for a second term. There is a bicameral legislature. Members of the nine-seat Senate serve four-year terms, while members of the 18-seat House of Representatives serve two-year terms; all legislators are elected by popular vote. Administratively, the Northern Marianas are divided into four municipalities. Residents are U.S. citizens but do not vote in U.S. presidential elections; they do elect a nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Settlement of the islands, by people of Indo-Malayan stock, dates back to c.1500 B.C. The Latte Culture, beginning c.A.D. 800, is noted for the surviving large stone pillars and foundations of what are believed to have been ruling class houses, but the nature of the sites had been forgotten by the indigenous Chamorros at the time of European contact. The islands were visited in 1521 by Ferdinand Magellan, who named them the Ladrones Islands (Thieves Islands). They were renamed the Marianas by Spanish Jesuits who arrived in 1668.
Nominally a possession of Spain until 1898, the islands were sold to Germany in 1899, except for Guam, which was ceded to the United States. The islands belonging to Germany were seized by Japan in 1914 and were mandated to Japan by the League of Nations in 1920. U.S. forces occupied the Marianas (1944) during World War II, and in 1947 the group (exclusive of Guam) was included in the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Residents approved separate status for the Northern Marianas as a U.S. commonwealth in 1975. They became internally self-governing under U.S. military protection in 1978, and trust territory status was officially ended in 1986. Benigno Fitial, governor from Jan., 2006, resigned in Feb., 2013, after he was impeached. He was succeeded by Lt. Gov. Eloy Inos, who won election to the office in 2014. Inos died in office in 2015 and was succeeded by Lt. Gov. Ralph Torres.
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Clinging to the twists and turns of my family tree
When you say "built" do you mean that he built it in his garage or that he built it at a car factory? Either way, it's impressive!
Hi Nancy,He built it himself in his garage (if he had one) or on his property.Thanks for the comment.CeCe

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I read a few parts of the draft, here are some things that do not seem right to me (but maybe I am wrong) :
- On page 169 line 24 after examle A.10.1f it says "The example prints: 2 3." However I do not see that anything is printed in the example (at least if bar is an unknown function).
- Shouldn't the output of the example A.10.2.f on page 170 line 20 to 25 have only two colums, because "print *, klast, jlast" only prints two variables?
- There is a typo on page 323 line 17 "The omp_get_active_level runtime library routine has benn added": benn -> been
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About the Legislative Branch
"The student senate shall have the powers to summon, investigate, or question such acts of person or persons that expends monies appropriated be her" (SGA Senate By-Law Section III: c).
"Shall have the power to censure members of the student government- the legislative, executive or judicial branches" (SGA Senate By-Law Section III: d).
"Shall by virtue of these foregoing provisions make such laws for the lawful governance of the student body in general" (SGA Senate By-Law Section III: f).
The Student Senate makes the laws of SGA. They also approve and appropriate all monies from the SGA budget.
Senate President:
Presides over senate sittings. He/she also appoints various students to Senate positions and the chairs of the Senate Standing Committees. Votes in cases of a tie of the Senate.
Senate Pro-Tempore:
A Senator who is the Administrative head of the Senate. Presides over Senate sittings in the absence of the Senate President. Has the legal binding right to declare a Senate position vacant and decides which Standing Committee legislation passes through. Recommends Senators to the Internal Affairs Committee for an immediate investigation.
50 Student Senators:
Identify students' concerns and formulate student policy. They also handle and distribute all monies within SGA. The student senate is composed of 2/3 elected positions and 1/3 positions appointed by the Executive Vice President.
6 Senate Standing Committees:
All senate business is conducted through the committee system. This includes, Internal Affairs, Rules and Administration, Finance & Appropriations, Academic Affairs, Student and Auxiliary Services, and the Select Committee.
Senate Ex-Officio Positions:
These nonvoting office positions perform and handle different functions of the Student Senate. Such positions include: Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Faculty Senate Liaison, Sergeant at Arms, Parliamentarian, Chaplain, Historian, and etc.


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William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague
How did an artist from a small Scottish town become a major influence on important Canadian artists like A.Y. Jackson, Maurice Cullen, and James Wilson Morrice? How did he become the core of a creative milieu that made Montreal the undisputed hub of Canadian art in the first decade of the 20th century? And what were his ties to the WAG?
Born in Scotland, raised in rural Quebec, and spending his formative years in Ottawa, William Brymner (1855-1925) went on to forge a significant international career. By the late-1870s he was studying and painting in Europe, and exhibiting in the French Salon in the 1880s. He delivered one of the earliest lectures in Canada supporting Impressionist painting in 1897.
Once settled in Montréal, Brymner became the core of a creative milieu that made that city the undisputed hub of Canadian art in the first decade of the 20th century. He taught some of Canada's best-known artists who, under his example, were the first sizeable generation of Canadian artists to study abroad and to advocate for the purchase of Canadian art by collectors and galleries. Brymner's connection to the WAG goes back to the Gallery's inaugural exhibition in December 1912. As President of the Royal Canadian Academy (RCA), Brymner oversaw and contributed to a display of RCA work at the WAG (then known as the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art).
William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague comprises 60 works by Brymner, as well as by peers including Horatio Walker, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, James Wilson Morrice, and Maurice Cullen, and pupils such as Clarence Gagnon, A.Y. Jackson, Edwin Holgate, Lilias Torrance Newton, and Sarah Robertson. It is remarkable that so many distinguished Canadian artists emerged from his classrooms. His openness to new movements and propensity to experiment informed both his painting and his pedagogy.
A 200-page exhibition catalogue is available, fully illustrated with archival photographs and colour reproductions of all the works in the exhibition, with contributing essays by Paul Maréchal, Alicia Boutilier, Hélène Sicotte, and Lydia Bouchard.
This exhibition is organized and toured by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen's University, Kingston, with the co-operation of Power Corporation of Canada and a contribution from the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.
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Members' Preview
Special membere's preview of William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleage and Quilt of Belonging.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 11am to 5pm
Building Corporate Art Collections: The Inside Track
Paul Marechal, Curator of the Art Collection of the Power Corporation of Canada, and co-curator of the exhibition William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague, will speak on the significance of corporate art collections to Canada's art scene.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 7pm to 8pm
Public Opening
Free public opening of William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague and Quilt of Belonging.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 8pm to 10pm
Art for Lunch - Exhibition Tour
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 12:10pm to 1pm
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday 11am-5pm
- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
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*Tuesday Afternoon Update*
A Brazos County family loses everything in a fast moving house fire Tuesday morning.
News 3 has exclusive footage from the scene and discovered why a family of four feels grateful they were staying with family when it happened.
"It just went so fast everything was gone," said Tranika Montgomery of Brazos County.
Montgomery has nothing left to show for the place she's called home the last two months and the family car was destroyed too.
A fire broke out around 1:30 Tuesday morning in the 8700 block of Mark Street in Brazos County.
More than15 firefighters battled the blaze.
Montgomery and her three kids were sleeping across the street at her aunt's after a movie night.
"Thank God we just fell asleep over there and went to sleep over there because if not, me and my kids would have been inside the house and only God knows what would have happened," said Tranika Montgomery.
This fire burned so quickly and with such intensity there was nothing left to save.
Dangers lurked on the ground for first responders as three power lines were knocked down. One firefighter escaped injury after stepping on a live wire with his insulated boots.
"We believe from the neighbor's report that it might have started in the kitchen but at this point in time we do not know," said Lt. Dan Williams, with the Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department.
Her grandmother Mildred Montgomery owned the home for 20 years but lives in College Station.
"I was very glad that they wasn't even in the house and they are ok," said Mildred Montgomery.
Tranika's mom Tammy Johnson lives across the street from the destruction.
"Everybody is just in a state of shock we just, they can't believe it," said Johnson.
"I just thank God me and my babies are safe," said Tranika Montgomery.
In the meantime they are turning to their faith, friends, and family to get through the days ahead.
We're told the house was not insured.
The Red Cross is providing assistance to the family who tell us they plan to stay with relatives for the time being.
Firefighters say the fire appears to be accidental but a cause is not known.
No injuries were reported.
4:31 A.M. Update*
An early morning fire destroys a home on Mark Street near the O.D. Butler Animal Science Complex on Highway 60 in Brazos County.
A mother and her three kids were not at home when the fire started.
They were sleeping across the street at a relative's.
The house collapsed and a car was also destroyed as more than a dozen firefighters responded.
There were several downed power lines as well and one firefighter accidentally stepped on a live wire but was ok wearing his insulated boots.
The grandmother who owned the home tells News 3 it wasn't insured but is grateful her family is ok.
"Yeah I was very glad that they wasn't even in the house and they are ok," said Mildred Montgomery, the homeowner.
"We believe from the neighbor's report that it might have started in the kitchen but at this point in time we do not know," said Lt. Dan Williams with the Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department.
No injuries were reported.
We're following this story all morning and will have the latest on air and online at KBTX.com.
*Previous Story*
Firefighters with Brazos County Precinct 3 and 4, South Brazos County and College Station battled a house fire that spread to nearby yards.
Around 1:30 Tuesday morning, crews were called to Mark Street in South West Brazos County.
When they got there they found the house had collapsed and a car was on fire.
Early reports say everyone made it out of the house safely.
News Three has a crew on the scene and will have the latest as it is available.


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- The Mata Elang International Stadium
Located within Indonesia's largest recreation park, the Taman Impian Jaya Ancol's Carnaval Beach has a large open area, perfect for outdoor musical concerts and other shows. The popular heavy metal band Iron Maiden successfully performed here to a most enthusiastic crowd. Carnaval Beach can accommodate up to 6,000 persons. Here is also the Mata Elang International Stadium (MEIS) that has a capacity of up to 20,000 people.
- Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan
For the Super gigs the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium at Senayan is used. The Indoor /Outdoor Tennis Stadium and the ISTORA or Indoor Sports Stadium are venues frequently staging many international performances. The Istora can seat up to 9,500 people.
Among some international music performances staged here were Deep Purple, Mick Jagger, Linkin Park, Big Wave Festival, Jakarta International Java Soulnation Festival, JakJazz Festival, Incubus, Maroon 5, N.E.R.D, Deftones, Bruno Mars, Helloween and Avril Lavigne.
- Gedung Kesenian Jakarta
Gedung Kesenian Jakarta or Jakarta Performing Art Theatre is a classic building constructed in 1884, in response to the request of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, British Governor General of Java at the time. The building has been restored and today it has a stage of 24 x 17.5 meters and can accommodate up to 500 persons. GKJ is often used for traditional and modern performances, the latest being the piano recital.


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NAIA Baseball Pitcher & Player of the Week ? No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Nerio Barreto of Talladega (Ala.) has been named the NAIA National Baseball Player of the Week and Jeremy Gooding of Madonna (Mich.) has been tabbed National Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Barreto and Gooding were selected based on their performances from March 4 - 10 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Barreto, a native of Zulia, Venezuela, hit 1.000 for the week with nine hits in nine at-bats, including four doubles, two triples, four RBIs and seven runs scored. The junior outfielder's highlight game came in the game-one of a double header against Bethel (Tenn.) on March 4. Barreto finished the contest 4-for-4 with three doubles and one triple.
On the season, Barreto ranks fifth in the NAIA in doubles (11) and 10th in total bases (54). His .478 batting average leads the Tornados and is 18th in the NAIA.
Gooding, a senior from Livonia, Mich., finished 2-0 last week, including a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Point Park (Pa.) on March 4. Against Point Park, Gooding allowed two runs on four hits while striking out a season-high 10. He walked one batter in the effort. Gooding's second victory of the week was an 8-0 combined no hitter against Avila on March 9. He struck out nine and walked five in six innings of work against the Eagles.
On the season, Gooding owns a 3-0 record and 1.42 earned run average.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
The next NAIA Baseball Pitcher and Player of the Week announcement will be on March 19.
Pitcher Nominees: Craig Johnson, West Virginia Tech; Josh Smetana, West Virginia Tech; Ricky Holm, Bellevue (Neb.); Derek Vaughn, Texas Wesleyan; Adam Brush, William Woods (Mo.); Ryan Fares, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Tino Luna, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Jordan Geiger, Bethany (Kan.); Eric Green, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Jeff Pool, Talladega (Ala.); Justin Brown, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Matt Smith, Georgetown (Ky.); Jake Fabre, William Carey (Miss.); Taylor Morris, Northwestern (Iowa); Corey Rhoney, Tennessee Wesleyan; Carsen Nylund, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Zach McLean, Brescia (Ky.); Andrew Redman, Clarke (Iowa); Adam Panayotovich, St. Francis (Ill.); Jordan Morales, Oklahoma Baptist; Nick Turner, Biola (Calif.)
Player Nominees: Kyle Pearson, LSU Shreveport (La.); Zach Sizemore, West Virginia Tech; Grant Williams, West Virginia Tech; Eric Stone, West Virginia Tech; Kyle Kinman, Bellevue (Neb.); Ryan Kern, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Randy Santiesteban, Peru State (Neb.); Blake Debacher, Cumberlands (Ky.); Bob Seda, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Kevin Lindheim, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Joe Battaglia, Sterling (Kan.); Justin Cook, Madonna (Mich.); Wesley Roberson, Lyon (Ark.); Blake Crowe, Berea (Ky.); Braxton Hamil, Mobile (Ala.); Corey Van Gorp, Northwestern (Iowa); Trey Griffin, Tennessee Wesleyan; Tyler Gregory, Saint Francis (Ind.); Cody Lavalli, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho); Brett Kauten, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Steven Karkenny, The Master's (Calif.); Sergio Cruz, Clarke (Iowa).
2013 Composite Award Winners (Pitcher; Player)
Week 1: Jeremy Gooding, Madonna (Mich.); Nerio Barreto, Talladega (Ala.)


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The new chairman of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen continued where Ben Bernake left off. On Wednesday evening the it was announced that the Federal Reserve would taper their monthly asset purchases by $10bn in April, as they had in recent months, easing the US economy from the stimulus as growth begins to gain pace. As expected interest rates were left unchanged at the record low of 0.25%, but hinted that rates could rise in 2015, which would be about 6 months after it is has finished its…Continue Reading →
The release on Wednesday morning from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the number of people in employment has continued to increase. The 3-month unemployment rate for November 2013-January 2014 was 7.2%, just above the Bank of England Forward Guidance 7% threshold announced in August 2013. The full ONS Labour Market Statistics release for March 2014…Continue Reading →
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee minutes from the meeting held on the 5th and 6th of March show that the members voted unanimously to leave interest rates and asset purchases unchanged. Current base rate: 0.50% Asset purchases (QE): £375bn The report highlights the appreciation of Sterling due to safehaven flows due to the escalation of tensions in Ukraine/Russia. The MPC mentioned that Sterling could continue to strengthen if UK growth remains favourabl…Continue Reading →
The central bank of the UK, has announced two new deputy governors, Ben Broadbent and the first female Nemat Shafik, who was previously with the International Monetary Fund. There is a third deputy governor role that is yet to be announced. Spencer Dale and Paul Fisher will lose their votes on the Monetary Policy Committee; however it is unlikely the change will have an effect as to when interest rates will be raised. The full press release from the Bank of England can be found h…Continue Reading →
The UK housing market is regularly covered in the UK press, but there is a significant regional disparity. There has been considerable concern from analysts and the media that the sustained growth in UK house prices, primarily in London, are creating a property bubble. The governments flagship Help-top-buy scheme, providing loan guarantees requiring only a 5% deposit have been criticised for being reckless, and potentially fuelling a UK subprime. However the latest release from the RIC…Continue Reading →
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research released their estimates that output grew by 0.8% in the 3 months ending in February. This is a slight improvement on the estimate for January which believed growth to be at +0.7% for the prevailing 3 months, though this undershoots the pre-recession peak. Interest Rates The NIESR anticipates that the Bank of England will leave rates unchanged at the record low of 0.5% until the Q2 2015. There is concern from some market comm…Continue Reading →
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As the 5 year anniversary of the Bank of England cutting interest rates to 0.5%, the bank has announced to leave the base rate and asset purchases unchanged. The current level of asset purchases (QE) remains at £375bn. The 5 year anniversary is a significant length of time for interest rates to be held at the record low of 0.50%. The ultra-loose monetary policy has been highlighted as a risk to the economy by some analysts. Mark Carney's policy of Forward Guidance headline…Continue Reading →
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I'm always surprised by the number of experienced artists who've never come across a battery powered eraser before. I'm forever handing out details of how to get hold of this one - after people have seen what it can do.
Using an electric eraser for the first time is rather startling - one never knew that a small stub of eraser could move so fast - then it starts to be rather satisfying as you begin to realise that erasing marks will now become a totally different experience. No more frustration with smearing. No more holes in the paper. From now on it's clean living...........
Until time comes to replace the first eraser. Then you begin to detect the virtues and vices of various different models rather quickly.
I won't mention the ones which I have found to be frustrating beyond belief! Rather, I will introduce you to my dirt cheap super light Jakar Battery Operated Eraser Pen.
The huge advantage of this eraser pen is its light weight due to its plastic body. The only real weight comes from the two AAA batteries. This makes it very easy to use as a pen as its name suggests. I find that I use it more and more like a rather fat pencil which erases rather than making a mark. Used slowly, it removes all trace of graphite and coloured pencil very cleanly without abrading the paper. Used quickly and lightly - in a stroking or dabbing action - it can lighten without removing all colour. If you you then work back over the erased area it's possible to create a complex texture of optical colours. A lot of my artwork employs this technique and the Jakar eraser pen is an essential item in my kit - both when drawing at home or while out and about sketching.
You can see an example of a sketch where I used the eraser pen extensively to lift colour on the right
(8th October, 6pm)
8.5" x 11", coloured pencils in Daler Rowney sketchbook
copyright Katherine Tyrrell
The batteries enable the eraser to be spun very fast making erasure a simple and painless operation. If the non-pvc eraser picks up colour, use of the eraser on a clean piece of paper quickly restores the end to pristine condition.
The erasers are soft and the act of erasing produces a lot of debris and a drafting brush or household paint brush are useful for removing all evidence of debris before picking up another pencil.
I always know when the batteries need replacing as the speed of erasure slows down. Replacing erasers and batteries is easy peasy compared to some. I usually pull the eraser out and then use the other end before discarding and replacing. The body comes apart and puts back together really easily when you need to replace the batteries.
The whole set-up is also amazingly cheap. Consequently whenever I see them in the shops (I can usually find them in Rymans) I always buy a bunch of them - one for every pencil case plus one for every backpack plus spares to lose / file away and forget where you've put them etc etc. It saves me panicking every time I can't find mine!
|Product: Jakar Battery Operated Eraser Pen
|Manufacturer / Distributor: Jakar
|Technical Details: Jakar battery powered eraser pen - requires 2 x 1.5V AAA batteries. Available in Four Colours (blue, pink, yellow and green). Comes with 5 non-PVC erasers. Packs of 30 erasers also available.
|Summary: A very cheap and very effective battery powered eraser pen. Facilitates drawing through erasure.
|Suitable for: Pencil artists using graphite and/or coloured pencils
|Think Again?
|Suppliers:For those not familiar with Jakar, Jakar International has been the exclusive UK distributors of Caran d'Ache products since 1960. Jakar do not sell direct to the public, the company is a distributor which contracts with multiples, wholesalers, retailers, mail order companies and educational suppliers throughout the UK and Ireland.
Online suppliers include Amazon UK which can supply the Jakar battery Operated Eraser Pen (Assorted Colours) 5370-B for £2.80. It comes with 5 replacement erasers but you really also need to buy the pack of 30 Jakar Non-PVC Eraser Refills - which will set you back all of £1.57! (Prices as at May 2019)
This product is also available via Amazon.com
(This review is based on a review which first appeared as My electric eraser on Making A Mark in May 2006)


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Charges have been upgraded to murder for the 16-year-old boy who allegedly set a mattress on fire in a Coney Island apartment building, sparking a blaze that killed a veteran NYPD officer who responded to the blaze, authorities say.
Teenager Marcell Dockery was charged Friday with second-degree murder; he had already faced charges of assault, reckless endangerment and arson. Detectives say the boy told them he lit the mattress on fire because he was bored.
Dennis Guerra, 38, and his partner, 36-year-old Rosa Rodriguez, were among the first police officers who responded to the fire Sunday afternoon in the building on Surf Avenue.
The two took an elevator to the 13th floor to warn residents and help evacuate the building, but when they emerged from the elevator they were overcome by smoke.
Both officers, who are members of the force's housing bureau, were found unconscious by firefighters. Guerra, a married father of four and seven-year NYPD veteran, died of his injuries Wednesday morning. He had two daughters, 20 and 14, and two sons, 17 and 7.
Rodriguez is still recovering.
Five people suffered minor injuries, including two firefighters, authorities said.
Dockery's attorney, Jesse Young, warned against a "rush to judgment" and said Friday his client is innocent.
--Andrew Siff contributed to this story


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Woah Dave! is on Fire!
Dant Rambo
Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2015 - 5:08pm
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P.S. - All of the Deluxe content is included, free of charge!
An Interesting Theory…
Dant Rambo
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015 - 2:37pm
As many of you are likely aware, the BIT.TRIP series tells a story. We don't often talk about that story—nor do we tell people they're right or wrong when they theorize about it—but it's there.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, some people have begun to wonder if all of our games fit into this story. Again, we're not going to say one way or another if that's true, but it's always super interesting for us to see what people come up with.
Last Friday we received one of the most out-there, elaborate theories about our games to date. It comes from Ganon95, a longtime BIT.TRIP fan who's made some great remixes of BIT.TRIP and Woah Dave! tracks. He reached out to us and informed us he thought that Woah Dave! and Destructamundo fit somewhere in the BIT.TRIP canon, and we couldn't resist asking him to elaborate on that. We're going to paste his entire theory below, but our sharing it here should not be considered an endorsement. We just thought it was too fun not to share.
If you have any crazy theories about our games, definitely let us know! We'll share the best ones here on our site!
"Woah Dave! Deluxe is seen from Dave Lonuts perspective.
Mingrawn Timbletot is the one behind the alien invasion in Woah Dave! Dave Lonuts is caught up in this mess when he is abducted and mind controlled into believing he is fighting an alien army when in reality he is helping them destroy the world.
Dave and CommandgirlVideo are married in Deluxe, however this is not the same CommandgirlVideo from BIT.TRIP. They have a kid named Jr. Melchkin, but this is not the same Melchkin from BIT.TRIP.
CommandgirlVideo and Jr. Melchkin were with Dave when he was abducted and were also put under mind control.
The alien invasion eventually ends in a retreat and everyone who was under the affect of the mind control returned to normal. nobody believed they were abducted and due to their crimes against humanity, they were sentenced to death after the events of Dave Deluxe.
Jr. Melchkin was sent to live with his grandparents. He does not remember much about what happened.
Dave Lonuts is CommanderVideo's father.
Jr.Melchkin from Deluxe is CommanderVideo himself and the events of WD take place before BIT.TRIP CORE but after BIT.TRIP BEAT. The first cutscene of CORE is Jr. Melchkin moving in with his grandparents. After the events of WD. They end up changing his name from Jr. Melchkin to CommanderVideo.
The entire 6-game BIT.TRIP series is seen from CommanderVideo's perspective and the cutscenes are all actually CV's memories of his life which all flashed before his eyes at the end of FATE before he died.
Because the first cutscene in CORE took place when he was very young he doesn't remember it clearly.
There is a several year gap between discovery and exploration.
CV grew up with his grandparents and has some memory of his mother, the CommandgirlVideo from Dave.
In RUNNER he meets up with a kid who reminds him a lot of himself, Jr. Melchkin. Because the game is seen from his perspective, Jr. Melchkin looks like he did when he was younger.
Later on he meets up with a girl who has a lot of character traits that remind him of his mother, so he sees her as that… Commandgirlvideo.
By the end of FATE, CommanderVideo learns that Timbletot was the reason why his father, Dave, was sentenced to death. At first he forgives him but he ends up losing control of his emotions. This leads to the events of FLUX.
Mr. Robotube from Woah Dave! Deluxe is the same one that appears in BIT.TRIP 5 and 6. He and Dave Lonuts were good friends. He was also abducted and mind controlled.
After the events of Dave he avoided his death sentence by creating and hiding in a special suit for a very long time.
An interesting extra bit:
Adoma was inspecting earth to blow up for resource gems during the events of Dave. He got briefly involved then disappeared. Nobody knows what happened to him, but he never destroyed earth.
Destructamundo takes place on the same timeline for Dave. Some of the planets being destroyed are not far from earth. (After the events of BIT.TRIP FLUX this caused catastrophic world events, Earth becomes uninhabitable.)
Bloktom is Dave's imaginary friend that could be real. Dave met him when he was a child, and he still exists inside his head. Dave believes he is real and sometimes, he might be.
Dave!? is a Dave Lonuts that exists in another reality. The situation is exactly the same as Dave's, except his colors are reversed.
When you play as him you are playing in an alternate reality.
Illuminati confirmed."
A Humble Bundle on Nintendo Platforms!?
Alex Neuse
Posted on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - 11:10am
Tags: Woah Dave, Humble Bundle, Wii U, 3DS
Hold on to your tiny little Marios, because we're about to blow your mind!
The wonderful folks over at Humble Bundle have partnered with the fine-smelling individuals over at Nintendo and have created The Humble Nindie Bundle!
Several fantastic games are on offer, including our very own Woah Dave!
Spanning both the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS, this pay-what-you-want bundle is an historic moment for both Nintendo and Humble Bundle, and we couldn't be happier to be included in the FIRST CONSOLE HUMBLE BUNDLE EVER!


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A source close to Shonn Greene, who spoke with the New York Jets running back overnight, said he wasn't advocating for a quarterback change in remarks he made to Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday.
Greene seemed to suggest in the article that starting quarterback Mark Sanchez should be replaced by backup Tim Tebow.
"You feel bad for Mark, but at the same time, you want to win games," Greene said. "We're not here to protect people's feelings. If you want to win games, you've got to try something."
The source said Greene wasn't suggesting any specific personnel changes. Instead, according to the source, the "change" Greene meant is that the Jets need to start winning instead of losing.
Jets coach Rex Ryan addressed the issue Thursday, saying he'll "let him (Greene) handle it."
Greene addressed his remarks later Thursday, telling reporters, "I said nothing about Tebow needs to be a starting quarterback."
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A judge Wednesday entered a $70 million default judgment on behalf of relatives of four members of Jenni Rivera's entourage who died along with the singer in a 2012 Learjet crash in Mexico, holding the owners of the aircraft responsible for the deaths.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Kendig's order regarding Starwood Management LLC comes 3 1/2 years after the lawsuit was filed by family members of Rivera's publicist, Arturo Rivera; makeup artist Jacobo Yebale; hairstylist Jorge Armando Sanchez Vasquez; and lawyer, Mario Macias Pacheco.
In September 2014, Kendig granted a motion striking Starwood's answer to the lawsuit, opening the door for the default judgment.
Family members claimed in the lawsuit that the plane's owners failed to properly maintain the aircraft and train the crew, according to court documents.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs issued a statement regarding the judge's ruling.
"Responsibility for the crash of the Learjet that tragically took the lives of Jenni Rivera and her entourage on December 12, 2012, has now been determined," the statement reads. "Starwood Management LLC has been held responsible for the deaths of our clients' respective loved ones and judgment was entered on our clients' behalf. The next step in the litigation will be moving to compel Starwood to satisfy the judgments by paying the families for the death of their respective loved ones."
Relatives of Rivera and Miguel Perez Soto, one of two pilots who died in the crash, Mexico, each have separate civil suits pending.
The crash of the 1969 Learjet 25 occurred about 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2012 -- 15 minutes after takeoff -- in the mountains of northern Mexico. The 43-year-old singer had just performed in Monterrey and was on her way to Mexico City to appear on the Mexican version of "The Voice."
Rivera dominated the banda style of regional Mexican music popular in California and northwestern Mexico. She was one of the biggest stars on Mexico television and was popular on "regional Mexican" stations in California.


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Nintendo has confirmed that the software update to the Nintendo 3DS that brings 3D video recording to the console is delayed until 8 December.
The company had hoped to release the software before November's end, but it seems that the "final stages of internal testing" are taking longer than it thought, hence the delay.
As well as 3D video recording, the update will bring the ability to transfer downloaded content between 3DSes, as well as new "game content" in the Mii Plaza.
Wrong castle, Nintendo update fans
Nintendo has struggled to shift the 3DS console and, after price drops and other tactics didn't really help, recently decided that it should focus on casual gamers in order to sell more.
As well as the 3D video recording functionality, the handheld console will see more titles that appeal to the over-50s and women landing in the coming year, so women over 50 should have a field day.
The move to a more family-friendly strategy should take the Nintendo 3DS out of direct competition to the PS Vita – Sony's handheld is due to launch in early 2012, aimed firmly at the higher end of the market.


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Although digital SLRs have been around since the mid-1990s, when Kodak produced digital adaptations of high-end Canon and Nikon 35mm SLRs, it is only since the launch in 2000 of the beautiful but deeply flawed Contax N Digital, that the market for "consumer" digital SLRs has grown. In that short time the market has already stratified into distinct sectors, from the fiercely contested sub-£500 mass-market category, all the way up to the £2000+ professional cameras such as the Canon EOS 1Ds MkII and Nikon D2X.
In between these two extremes you'll find the mid-range cameras, aimed at keen amateur or semi-professional photographers, and priced between £600 and £1200. Examples include the Nikon D200, Olympus E-330 and the Fujifilm S3 Pro. Canon has also recently launched a new camera into this range, in the shape of the EOS 30D.
The EOS 30D is the replacement for the extremely popular EOS 20D, which was launched in August 2004. It is the latest incarnation of a range of models which started back in 2000 with the EOS D30, which was followed by the D60 in 2002 and the 10D in 2003.
The 20D has, in many ways, defined the mid-level DSLR market for the past two years. With an 8.2MP CMOS sensor, award-winning DIGIC II image processing engine and robust magnesium-alloy body, it was clearly a winning formula. So much so in fact, that Canon has barely changed it at all for the new model. As product upgrades go the new EOS 30D is something of a disappointment.
Admittedly there is a long list of improvements, but they are all somewhat superficial. The 30D gets a larger and sharper 230,000 pixel 2.5in LCD monitor, a larger selection of ISO settings at 1/3-EV intervals, and spot metering, something that was inexplicably omitted from the 20D. Other additions include a slightly larger image buffer, an RGB histogram function, a second lower speed continuous shooting setting (3 fps as well as 5fps), and a new more durable shutter mechanism that is supposedly good for 100,000 shots. Changes to the ISO setting are now shown in the viewfinder, and file sizes are shown in playback mode. I'll pause here for your pulse to stop racing.
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OpenShift Enterprise: An On-Premise, Private PaaS by Red Hat
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Artist's description:
In my paintings and drawings I present a unique artistic world that incarnates a kind of fantasy that lays the foundations for questioning.
For me, a kind of mythic consciousness is present in my imagery and poetic expression and can lead to a greater awareness of the psyche, the inner world, the unconscious.
A few artists who have inspired/ influenced me in my work include, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Edgar Varese, Jackson Pollack, Anselm Kiefer, Joan Mitchell, Gerhard Richter. Claire Denis, and Jean-Luc Godard.
'Untitled 7217' is ready to frame; a light matte finish fixed protective varnish has been applied to the surface; it is signed, titled and dated on back side (unless noted otherwise).
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Untitled 7217 (2017)
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The Harvard men's hockey team takes a seven-game ECAC Hockey unbeaten streak into weekend games at rivals Brown and Yale, looking to finish regular-season sweeps of both teams and solidify its top-four position in the league. The Crimson visits the Bears Friday at 7 p.m. at Meehan Auditorium in Providence, R.I., and the Bulldogs Saturday at 7 at Ingalls Rink.
Game Notes (PDF: Hi-res | Lo-res
Standings: ECAC Hockey | Ivy League
Scoreboards: ECAC Hockey | National
Follow From Home
Live video (pay-per-view), audio and statistics are available at the links above. Brendan Roche and Raafi Alidina will have the call on WHRB-FM 95.3 and WHRB.org.
Game On
• The Crimson (8-7-10, 6-4-8 ECAC Hockey, 3-2-3 Ivy League) defeated Northeastern, 3-2, in Monday's Beanpot consolation game. Harvard is 3-0-4 in its last seven league games and 4-1-4 in its last nine games overall, with the lone loss coming to then‑No. 1 Boston University in the Beanpot semifinals Feb. 6.
• Harvard stands fourth in ECAC Hockey with four games remaining. The top four finishers earn a first-round by in the league tournament. The Crimson closes its Ivy League schedule this weekend and can wrap up a second-place finish in the Ancient Eight.
• Harvard has trailed during play in 21 games, but has rallied to win or tie 15 of those contests (5-6-10).
• The Crimson leads the NCAA in power-play efficiency at 29.6 percent (29 for 98). Harvard has scored at least one power-play goal in 20 of its 25 games and netted multiple power-play goals in eight games.
• Alex Killorn (Montreal, Que.) leads Harvard with 31 points and 16 goals. He ranks 13th nationally with 1.24 points per game and 10th with 0.64 goals per game. Danny Biega (Montreal, Que.) ranks third nationally among defensemen at 1.04 points per game (7-19-26).
Playoff Picture
With two wins this weekend, Harvard would clinch a home playoff series. With the two wins, Clarkson losses to Cornell and Colgate and one loss each by Quinnipiac (at Union or Rensselaer) and St. Lawrence (against Colgate or Cornell), the Crimson would clinch a first-round bye.
Last Time Out
Harvard scored once in each period, with Tommy O'Regan (Needham, Mass.) assisting on two goals, to defeat Northeastern, 3-2, in the consolation game of the 60th Beanpot tournament Monday evening at TD Garden. Alex Killorn, Alex Fallstrom (Stockholm, Sweden) and Luke Greiner (Faribault, Minn.) scored for the Crimson, and Steve Michalek (Glastonbury, Conn.) made 24 saves. Northeastern's Clay Witt stopped 36 shots to keep the Huskies within a goal despite Harvard's 39-26 shots advantage. Greiner's shorthanded tally was the game-winner.
Repeat Performance?
The Crimson came into last season's Beanpot consolation game off a league tie (4-4 at home against Princeton). Harvard rallied to a 5-4 win against Boston University and went on to win three of its final four league games, sweep a first‑round playoff series at Clarkson and win the first game of its ECAC quarterfinal set at Dartmouth. The consolation win was the first of eight for Harvard in a nine-game span.
On a Roll
Harvard's last ECAC Hockey loss came to Union, 2-0, in the Jan. 13 Frozen Fenway game. Its seven‑game league unbeaten streak is its longest since the Frozen Four season of 1993-94, when the Crimson doubled that number with an 11-0-3 record over its final 14 ECAC games.
Crimson Calendar
Harvard is 22-3-2 in February home games under Ted Donato '91. The Crimson is 22-9-5 in post‑Beanpot ECAC games and 46-23-15 in all post-exam league games in Donato's seven‑plus seasons. (Harvard's first-semester exams took place in January until being moved to December in 2009.)
Point Men
The Crimson earned taken at least one standings point in 14 of its 18 ECAC Hockey games. With a 3-1-5 record in league road games, Harvard has taken points from eight of nine away contests.
Closing Time
The Crimson holds a 30-16 advantage against its opponents in third-period goals, including 12-3 over the last eight games. Harvard is 6-1‑3 when entering the third period leading or tied.
Comeback Crimson
Harvard has entered the final period trailing in 15 games but has rallied to win or tie in nine of those, including two of its last four league games.
Harvard has trailed 31 times during play this season and has come back to tie 25 times. The Crimson trailed twice each in its win against No. 18 Colgate (Nov. 12) and its ties against No. 19 Quinnipiac (Nov. 5), Dartmouth (Nov. 25), No. 18 North Dakota (Dec. 30), No. 14 Union (Jan. 6) and No. 9 Cornell (Jan. 21). Harvard scored seven goals over the final two periods to rally from a four‑goal deficit and defeat New Hampshire, 7-6 (Nov. 22), and erased four separate one‑goal deficits in a 4-4 tie at Massachusetts (Dec. 2). Harvard is 2-6-7 when trailing after two.
The Drawing Board
The Feb. 10 tie against Rensselaer was Harvard's eighth in ECAC play, eclipsing the previous league record held by the 1991-92 Yale, 2003‑04 Dartmouth and 2010-11 Quinnipiac squads. Harvard has tied 10 games overall, breaking the previous program record of six from 1991-92 and 2008‑09. The 2-2 draw with RPI matched the NCAA record first set by Minnesota State in 2002‑03. Colorado College matched that mark in 2008‑09, as did Western Michigan last season.
Time and a Half?
Eleven of Harvard's 25 games have reached overtime, including 10 of the last 18. The Crimson has played 50 minutes, eight seconds of overtime.
Outside the Box
Harvard averages the fourth-fewest penalty minutes per game in the nation at 10.7.
Harvard has held seven of its last nine league opponents to two goals or fewer and and each of its 13 overall opponents in the 2012 calendar year to three or fewer goals in regulation.
Magic Numbers
The Crimson is unbeaten when scoring four goals or more (5-0-2) and has lost just twice when allowing three goals or fewer (7-2-8).
Head-to-Head Tiebreakers
Harvard has won its season series against Colgate and Quinnipiac; tied its series against Dartmouth, Princeton and Rensselaer and lost its series against Cornell and Union. The Crimson leads Brown, Clarkson and Yale and trails St. Lawrence.
Pairing Up
With Monday's win, Harvard climbed five spots, to 24th, in the PairWise Ranking. Harvard is 4-5‑5 against its fellow teams under consideration for the NCAA tournament (Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or better).
Crimson Hot
Luke Greiner has scored four goals in the last five games and five in the last seven. He netted four goals in his 57 career games before this season. Greiner's shorthanded goal against the Huskies was Harvard's first of the season.
Walter Brown Semifinalists
Marshall Everson (Edina, Minn.) and Colin Blackwell (North Andover, Mass.) have been named semifinalists for the 60th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best United States-born college hockey player in New England, Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Paul Stewart announced Monday afternoon.
Everson and Blackwell are among 21 semifinalists from 14 schools and three conferences, including six candidates from ECAC Hockey. Harvard is one of five schools with multiple nominees. Nine Crimson players have combined to win the award 10 times, most recently Dov Grumet-Morris '05 in 2004‑05. Everson ranks third on the Crimson with 24 points and nine goals in 24 games and is tied for second on the squad with 15 assists. Blackwell, has registered 15 points, including five goals.
Survey Says ...
The Crimson has received votes in 14 of the 19 weeks of the USCHO.com national poll.
Poll Positions
Harvard played seven ranked opponents in a stretch of eight games in December and January. The Crimson was 0-3‑4 against those seven ranked opponents and is 1-3-5 against ranked foes this season. Dating back to last season, Harvard is 3-5‑6 against its last 14 ranked opponents.
Close Calls
Only two of Harvard's games have been decided by more than two goals. Nineteen of the 25 games, including 17 of the last 21, have been tied in the third period. At a point in every third period but two, the score has been tied or the teams have been separated by one goal. The Crimson is 5-3‑10 in one-goal games and ties.
Big Stages
The attendance of 17,565 at Monday's Beanpot games was a season-high for Harvard. The Crimson skated before five-digit crowds in the opening round of the Beanpot (16,005), both of its games at North Dakota (11,500 Dec. 30 and 10,980 Dec. 31) and an ECAC regular‑season‑record 8,891 fans in its Frozen Fenway game against Union (Jan. 13). Three Harvard home games and two road games have been sold out.
Power Outage
The Crimson has allowed its opponents only 90 power plays this season, the nation's second-lowest total and an average of just 3.6 per game. The only other team to allow its opponents fewer than 100 power plays is New Hampshire (89).
Power Surge
Dating back to 2010-11, Harvard has netted 32 power-play goals in its last 24 ECAC games. The Crimson has had three man-advantage goals in three of those games and two in nine others. The Jan. 13 shutout loss to Union ended a Harvard streak of 18 games with a power-play goal.
Special Forces
The last team to score on at least 30 percent of its power plays in a full season was Colorado College in 2002‑03 at 30.8. The last team to break 35 percent was the 1986-87 Harvard squad at 35.9. The NCAA record for power-play efficiency is 40.2 percent, by Boston University in 1970-71.
Power Players
Danny Biega has a league-high 12 ECAC power‑play points (1‑11‑12), leading four Harvard players ranked tied for sixth or better. Alex Killorn is tied for eighth nationally with eight power-play goals.
League Leaders
In ECAC Hockey play, Danny Biega leads league defensemen in points (7-12-19). Patrick McNally (Glen Head, N.Y.) (3-9-12) is tied for fifth among freshmen, first among rookie defensemen, in scoring. Harvard's power play is operating at a league-high 29.2 percent (21 for 72) in ECAC play. With overall totals of 4-5-19, McNally ranks second nationally among freshman defensemen with 0.76 points per game.
Marshall Plan
Marshall Everson registered two points each in four straight games in January and has four goals and 10 assists in his last nine games. He had scored or assisted on 15 of Harvard's previous 25 goals before missing Monday's game with an injury.
Ancient Enemies
Harvard played its first hockey game against Brown Jan. 19, 1898 at Boston's Franklin Park, the first installment in college hockey's oldest rivalry. Brown won, 6-0. Harvard and Yale first faced off Feb. 26, 1900, a 5-4 Yale victory in New York. The series is college hockey's third‑longest‑running and 12th-most-contested at 234 meetings.
Jan. 28 at Bright Hockey Center
Eric Kroshus (Calgary, Alta.) scored the tying goal and assisted Alex Killorn on the game‑winner later in the third period as Harvard came from behind to defeat Brown, 3-1. Steve Michalek made 24 saves. Danny Biega sealed the win with a final-minute, empty-net tally from deep in his own zone after Harvard entered the third period trailing by a goal. The Crimson killed all five Brown power plays.
Series History: Harvard vs. Brown
Harvard owns a 105‑42-12 lead in a series that had seen the road team win each of the last six games before last month. The only consecutive shutout losses in Harvard history came to Brown in a 2009 ECAC first‑round playoff series.
Scouting the Bears
Brown (8-14-3, 5-11-2, 2-5-0) pulled off a 3-1 win home win against first‑place Union Jan. 21 but has lost each of its six games since, most recently a wild, 7-6 affair Saturday at Colgate. The Bears swept the season series from the Dutchmen and also have wins against Cornell, Yale and New Hampshire. Captain Jack Maclellan paces Brown with 14 goals, 13 assists and 27 points. Rookie Ryan Jacobson has scored 10 goals, while Bobby Farnham has logged 12 assists. Mike Clemente owns a .905 save percentage and 2.70 goals-against average in 19 starts.
Jan. 27 at Bright Hockey Center
Alex Killorn scored his second goal of the game with 1:19 left on the clock, guiding the Crimson to a 4-3 win against rival Yale with a national television audience watching on NBC Sports Network. Marshall Everson set up the winning goal after scoring to give Harvard a lead earlier in the third period. Luke Greiner also scored. Steve Michalek made a career-high 36 saves, including 16 in the third period, while Danny Biega and Colin Blackwell logged two assists each.
Series History: Harvard vs. Yale
Harvard leads the all-time series, 138-77-19. In 1913, six weeks after voting to make hockey a "major sport," the Harvard Athletic Committee voted to award a varsity letter to any Harvard player who had ever skated against Yale. The Crimson is 6-0 all-time in playoff meetings against the Elis. Yale has ended three of Harvard's longest season-opening win streaks, including in 1988‑89, when a Jan. 31 loss in New Haven, Conn., snapped a 15-game win streak and was one of two regular-season setbacks in the Crimson's national championship season.
Inspiration for Innovation
The Harvard-Yale rivalry was the impetus for one of the great innovations in hockey history. In their March 7, 1923 game against Yale, Harvard coach William H. Claflin '15 and captain George Owen '23 implemented the practice of changing entire lines of three forwards at a time. The tactic, which became known as the line change, helped the Crimson defeat the Bulldogs in overtime, 2-1.
High Standards
Harvard and Yale rank first and third, respectively, in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report national university rankings. On the ice, the Crimson has won a conference-high 13 regular-season ECAC titles, while the Bulldogs have won two of the last three. Harvard has won 21 Ivy League crowns, the most of any school, while Yale ranks third with 10 Ivy championships, including the last three.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Yale (10-13-2, 7-10-1, 3-4-0) bounced back from its Jan. 27 loss to Harvard by scoring four straight goals to rally past Dartmouth a night later. The Bulldogs have only won once in four games since, however, and dropped a pair of 4-2 decisions last weekend at nationally ranked Colgate and Cornell. Brian O'Neill (17-13-30) and Andrew Miller (5-22-27) lead the Bulldogs' offense, with the help of Kenny Agostino (10-13-23). Jeff Malcolm has started 22 games, with a .911 save percentage and 2.70 goals-against average.


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Counseling—or psychotherapy—is a professional relationship with a therapist to help you with personal problems. The counseling relationship differs from both social friendships and traditional patient-doctor relationships. Rather than giving you specific advice, counselors serve as skilled listeners who help you clarify issues, discover wishes and explore feelings, and provide information which can help you deal more effectively with your problems.
2. Isn't it better for me to solve my problems on my own?
A counselor doesn't solve your problems for you. Rather, he or she helps you clarify issues so you can solve problems on your own. The goal of counseling is to make you more self-sufficient, not more dependent.
3. What are the fees for seeing a counselor?
Students currently enrolled in credit courses for the current semester are eligible for counseling. The costs are included in student's health services fee.
4. How often do I come in for counseling?
Counseling sessions vary for each student as the need for counseling is different for each student - the student and therapist can determine what is the best treatment plan. At this time, students are eligible for 12 sessions per academic year.
5. If I have a specific grievance with someone, will they be asked to do some sort of mediation with me?
Each student and each student situation is treated with compassion and respect in Counseling Services. Individual counseling does not involve a mediation process.
6. What are my responsibilities in counseling?
Because we know that resolving issues requires your commitment, we ask that you keep all of the appointments you schedule. If it is not possible for you to keep an appointment, please call to cancel, preferably 24 hours in advance of your appointment. Someone else may be able to take that time. Your most important responsibility is to take the steps necessary to keep yourself healthy emotionally, as well as physically. Taking the first step to seek services may be difficult for you, but it may change your life in a most positive way!
7. Why do I feel worse after some of my counseling sessions?
Counseling often may be uncomfortable because you are addressing emotions, feelings, and self-awareness issues that aren't always easy to hear or feel. Facing your feelings and emotions in order to learn how to deal with them so they are no longer presenting problems for you is often an intense and difficult thing to do. Having the support of a counselor is important and helps in working through difficult areas.
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Does the iPad mini's screen have too few pixels, lagging behind its similarly-sized rivals the Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7? According to DisplayMate's Raymond Soneira, it does.
Soneira calls the iPad mini "a very capable small tablet" in his review of the device, but is disappointed by the screen. It's traditional for Apple devices, he says, to provide the best display among their contemporaries, and the fact that the iPad mini's 7.9-inch screen boasts a resolution of merely 1024 x 768 goes against that tradition. He goes on to say the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7 "outperform" the iPad mini's screen in DisplayMate's tests.
The Kindle Fire HD and Nexus 7 have slightly smaller screens than the iPad mini, a fact which Apple was keen to highlight during its launch event. However they also have higher resolutions (1280 x 800 in both cases), meaning they have a higher pixel density and the screens appear sharper.
Apple would probably point to the iPad mini's opening weekend sales figures of three million when asked if the screen is of sufficient quality, but Soneira does have a point: this, coupled with the Google Nexus 10 having a "sharper-than-Retina Display" screen, means Apple is no longer at the forefront of display quality for tablets. And this on tablets that cost significantly more than their Android-based equivalents.
It does, of course, mean that Apple has somewhere to go when it launches the iPad mini's inevitable second-generation model: a Retina Display-quality screen on a small tablet is still yet to appear.
Do you think Apple has missed a trick by using a lower resolution screen on the iPad mini? Give us your opinion in the comments box below.