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The Maricopa County Shared Use Initiative focuses on the coordination and expansion of safe, affordable recreational spaces for community use.
The 2016 Shared Use Summit offered an exciting funding opportunity to community members interested in bring share use to their neighborhood. Public, private, and government entities brought together a diverse group of individuals that resulted in 6 shared use project teams.
Successfully activating 6 shared use sites, the project teams were able to connect over 1250 community members to safe, affordable recreational opportunities within the first few months.
Read more about the 6 shared use sites below. Maricopa County Shared Use Initiative was made possible thanks to funding from Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Vitalyst Health Foundation.
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- Nadaburg School District
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- Paloma School District
- Unlimited Potential
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"Health Hub" at Garfield Elementary
Project Focus and Activities:
- Focus on food, community and healthy life habits
- Create a garden, outdoor food preparation and cooking space
- Mentorship programming
Location:Garfield Elementary School
811 N. 13th Street,
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Contact:Mollen Foundation
"At the heart of our rural community" at Nadaburg Elementary
Project Focus and Activities:
- Open gym, library and computer lab
- Scheduled programming
- Transportation provided on Saturdays
- Partnerships with Friends of Surprise Library and local hospital
Location:Nadaburg Elementary
21419 W. Dove Valley Road
Wittmann, AZ 85361
Contact:Nadaburg Unified School District
"Open fields, open play" at Solano Elementary
Project Focus and Activities:
- Install a new gate to make entry to school and to fields safer
- Creative programming like kite day, geo-caching, Little Free Libraries
Location:Solano Elementary
1526 W. Missouri Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Contact:Osborn School District
"A true community resource" at Kiser Elementary
Project Focus and Activities:
- Installation of new outdoor fitness equipment to go with new walking track and field
- Use incentives like Fitbit giveaways to promote site use
Location:Kiser Elementary
Gila Bend, AZ 85337
Contact:Paloma School District
"Enhance 18 acre plot" at Cultivate South Phoenix
Project Focus and Activities:
- Add amphitheater and walking path
- Get a community organizer to ramp up community involvement
- Bring farmer's market and food baskets to a food desert
Location:Cultivate South Phoenix (CUSP)
6641 S. 15th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85041
Contact:Unlimited Potential
"Expand services of shared use" at Wilson Elementary
Project Focus and Activities:
- Increase staffing and volunteers for open gym
- Incorporate new cooking classes
- Keep library open five days a week
Location:Wilson Elementary
3025 E. Fillmore Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Contact:Wilson School District


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I have a stack of reading that I'm going through to research for my Fluid Dynamics exhibit next August at Waterstone Gallery in Portland, Oregon. I decided to start with what is probably the most fun, easiest, and least depressing of the bunch, Water: A Natural History, by Alice Outwater (I assume that last name was completely coincidental). And it has proven to be a fun and informative read.
Just for fun, here's the back side of the state flag of Oregon:
I have lived in Oregon for 30+ years, and had never really fully appreciated the state mammal, the beaver, until I started reading this book. I knew, of course, that they built dams, that they had powerful teeth, that they had an unusual tail, and that they were hunted almost to extinction for their pelts when Europeans started to settle in N. America. (Their pelts were prized for coats and hats, but it was the hat trade that did them in.)
What I didn't know was how big an impact they had on managing rivers and the riparian zones (habitats for fish/insects/birds), and ground water. When the beaver population was decimated, the rivers flowed faster, provided fewer shelters and less organic materials as food for fish/insects/birds. And not only that, by cutting down trees near the water, the beavers created more diverse habitats. And for humans, the faster flow meant that less water seeped down to the aquifer to be stored for future use.
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Murray Heller Warren, Portrait. Tintype Photograph. c. 1877, most likely taken near Spartansburg, Crawford County, PA or near Corry, Erie County, PA. Privately held by Herstoryan, Houston, Texas. 2010
Daughter of Edward Morgan Warren and Sarah C. (Schriver) Warren, M. H. Warren was born 27 Sept 1854 in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He married Ida Lois Elderkin daughter of Dyer White Elderkin and Lois (King) Elderkin, 11 Aug 1877 in PA. He died 25 Mar 1925 while traveling. He died at the Hotel Green, Pasadena, California and is buried in Grave 12 Lot 2172 of Mountain View Cemetery, Pasadena, Orange County, CA.
They were the parents of three known children: Murray Heller Warren Jr; Laura Blanche Warren wife of O. H. Berryman; Sarah/Sadie Lois Warren wife of William Levis Judson (the one whose bridal portrait was restored).
He is my great great grandfather.
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junction necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web codificada y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 8 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
The site is a membership site that will feature offers and discount codes in many categories. Members will also receive cashback into their account by shopping at many of the merchants.
We are looking for clean and modern 'Web 2.0' style, probably with a lot of white space.
Desired Style:
Clean, modern, professional, Web 2.0 influenced.
Accepted File Formats:
HTML, External CSS Stylesheet
The site is a membership site that will feature offers and discount codes in many categories. Members will also receive cashback into their account by shopping at many of the merchants.
We are looking for clean and modern Web 2.0 style, probably with a lot of white space. The following link provides useful background to Web 2.0 (http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com…-guide.cfm)
One of the goals of the site is for it to be co-branded with the logos of the membership groups who are involved and when a member logs on they see the logo of their membership group as they are using the site. For example, the site members may be members of a club. The club logo then appears at the top of the pages when that member logs on or returns to the site. This means that the colour scheme used in the design must be capable of sitting alongside logos which may have quite diverse colour schemes.
The standard/default colour scheme for the site will be based around the attached logo. Note that although the logo has black in it, we do not want the design to have solid blacks in it, as we think it will dominate the page and may not work well with some of the logos that may be used. Various other items are attached which will hopefully be useful to the designer. (The attachments can be found in a zip file at http://www.cpjunction.co.uk/dload/sitepoint.zip)
The site is currently under development using php/MySQL. The programmer who is producing the site is concentrating on the functionality, not the design so it is not pretty at the moment! We are looking for the designer to focus on the following:
The overall look & feel/design that will be used across the site, with specific designs for:
the index page (which lists the offers)
the offer detail page (which shows the details about the selected offer, and will normally also show the logo for the merchant)
the design for a corporate type of page, which give information to customers about the site such as the About Us page, the Contacts page etc, which are expected to be two column pages with the menu in the left hand column and the text on the right hand side. We can then create these pages ourselves.
We are looking for the designer to create the overall style that will carry through the site including the key components such as the appearance of the menu boxes and link buttons, the fonts and font sizes for the various sections, etc.
A site that we like that operates in a similar way from a functional perspective that will give you an idea of what our site will do is http://www.quidco.co.uk. Note the site does not display different logos dependant on who logs on.
Another site that interests us is http://www.prepaidreviews.com, although it feels a bit like it is generated by an ecommerce shopping package, rather than Web2.0.
We are looking for a CSS coded site. We are going to need further enhancements and design input as the project progresses. For example, we will need an interesting home page (like quidco). We also have other traditional marketing material that is required so we are ideally looking to establish an ongoing working relationship with a designer.


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Before I get into the issue of other record availability, I should note that Ancestry.com and other large online databases serve a valuable function of "one-stop-shopping," they are the large supermarkets and discount box stores of Internet genealogy. For some of the same reasons I shop at Costco, I also use Ancestry.com. Time is money and availability is valuable. This post is not intended to be a criticism of Ancestry.com, but an illustration of alternative availability for some of the records.
One other comment. You might find the exact same documents on Ancestry.com, freely available from other sources, but you should also be aware that there may be even more material than is in Ancestry.com outside of their databases.
Now back to the examples. If you dig down into Ancestry.com you will find a lot of very interesting collections. Ancestry.com has a general category of records called "Stories and Publications". In that category, they have a further category of "Stories, Memories & Histories." If you click on this link, you will get a further category called "Oral Histories & Interviews." A further filter lets you select a geographical area, such as "USA." At this point, you are down to 12 or so collections of records. The first one that came up on my search was 2,370 "U.S. Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936 -1938." If you read the description of this collection, you will see that it has the following description:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
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A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, 1936–1938. Vol. 1-17. Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration microfilm publication SCM 000 320, SCM 000 321, SCM 000 322, SCM 000 323, SCM 000 325, 5 rolls. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.First of all, this is a document in the public domain as a U.S Federal Government publication. So does this document exist outside of Ancestry.com? A quick Google search on the name of the so-called collection shows that you can download a searchable copy of this publication in PDF format for free from many locations on the Web. See one example, http://manybooks.net/titles/wpa1944619446-8.html
In addition to downloadable copies, this particular book is entirely searchable through the Library of Congress. Now, just because I can buy some of the things at Costco elsewhere does not stop me from going there to make purchases. But I may not want to drive all the way to Costco and it is always nice to know that I can buy the same stuff at other stores.
Another important note. The Library of Congress not only has the transcripts of many of the slave narratives, but it also has actual audio recordings of the former slaves. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices/
Here is another, but opposite, example from the next collection down on the list of the search I made above; Transcriptions of Ellis Island Oral Histories. Is this document available elsewhere? Well, they are available for free at Ellis Island, but I don't think I will be going there any time soon. This is a copyrighted collection (how that works is an interesting issue) and Ancestry.com seems to have a lock on the collection except for Ellis Island.
Is it worth looking elsewhere (or do I just get in my car and drive to Costco?) There are two points here; you should look for the collections' subject matter in other locations on the Internet and you should look for additional material about the subject, not in Ancestry.com.


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Disney starlet Selena Gomez is now UNICEF's youngest Ambassador.
The 17-year-old singer and actress went to Ghana over the weekend for her first field mission, a trip was designed to allow her to observe the poor conditions in which some children -- lacking water, nourishment and education -- are forced to live, according to PopEater.
"I'm having such a wonderful time helping and learning about this culture and life!" she wrote on her Twitter page Sunday.
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The teen idol documented her journey to the African nation that is ranked No. 30 out of 195 countries with the highest mortality rate of kids under five in updates and photos she uploaded to Twitter.
"I went to visit a tribe where the women gifted me with an outfit they hand made," she tweeted today. "Then I got to hold a new born."
Gomez will advocate and raise funds for the organization which aims to reduce the number of preventable child deaths. Clay Aiken, Lucy Liu, Alyssa Milano and Sarah Jessica Parker are among those who have been linked to the charitable organization in the past.
The brunette pop tart began her career acting on "Barney & Friends" and has since starred in a number of Disney Channel series and made-for-TV movies.


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Thurrott slams "knee-jerk reaction" to always-online rumours [OXM]
A lot of people will write off something based on "literally nothing". It's why they say first impressions are important. It's not just PS4 fans writing it off. Plenty of gamers from different platforms are concerned about it. Of course, there will be people who end up buying it anyway and who brag about it being the best console ever. It's just the way the world works.
You don't have to worry about ps3/4 fans writing off the new Xbox (to begin there Sony fans).
"Worry about Xbox fans writing off there next gen Xbox"
Many have already said there jumping ship from Microsoft
'...Of course, there will be people who end up buying it anyway and who brag about it being the best console ever'
So true, and they're the worst kind of people, cos they don't have a mind of their own.
'...Worry about Xbox fans writing off there next gen Xbox. Many have already said there jumping ship from Microsoft'
Yeah, I see your point too. Basically, all it will take is for MS to debunk all the negative rumours and show a bunch of new games at E3, and watch the same clowns 'Jump Back In'.
These types of people are literally dumb cattle sheeples.
Many? You mean a few fanboys on N4G.
Most people are just waiting for the console to be announced, before making any decisions.
Anyone that makes a decision based soley on a rumour, is an idiot.
I greatly preferred my Xbox360 over my PS3 this generation. But **if** the always online thing proves to be true then I will be getting the PS4 only. Which makes me sad because I really want to own both but I just don't live in an area with reliable enough internet to have an online only console.
and there right for doing so.
come on what's to know
dicks like Orth work there (not for long)
no used games not confirmed but very likely
windows 8 like dash controlled with kinect 2.0
no exclusives worth mentioning.
that about sums it up.
yeah i think i'll pass thanks..
1. Everything is rumor...
2. Always Online doesn't mean Required Online
3. All of Microsofts new (including the Xbox 360) product use the "Metro" style interface first used on Zune HD
4. You're the same person who when asked what exclusives the Xbox has can only name 2... 3 at the max.
5. You don't sum anything up you're just being contrite.
Included is a pic of my triple panel gaming rig, Fanatec CSR Elite FFB wheel (best wheel that is compatible with the XBox 360) and it takes 3 360's to use this triple panel display to play Forza. BUT I also own 2 other 360's for other areas in my home to game.
Okay, with that aside. Am I now allowed to express concern if these rumors turn out to be facts? Sorry but this article is pure flame bait. Is there Sony fans chuckling and jumping on the coat tails of these rumors hoping they are true so they can find fault or rub salt in the wounds? I'm sure there is. BUT I know a lot of 360 gamers that are very concerned these rumors might be true.
Most of the people I talk to so they would most "likely" end up still getting the next offering from MS but they will do so reluctantly. Myself, something like this, again and IF ONLY they are true, could turn me off completely. I rent and purchase used a lot more than purchase new. I'm not hurting for cash but only buy certain titles at full MSRP from specific genres that I know I will play for more than a couple weeks.
I am hoping these are rumors that MS will refute come E3 but I'm a concerned if they were why is MS at the very least not saying, "people wait until E3". All will be known then. When the dust settles. I don't see MS going this route. Always on hopefully is rhetoric and doesn't mean you always need an active connection to the internet. More importantly I hope all these used and rental rumors are pure nonsense.
Signed: An anxious but slightly nervous 360 fan, NOT a Sony fanboy.
@Cueil: You say everything is a rumour then you say "Always Online doesn't mean Required Online" as if you know that for sure. You're contradicting yourself and ignoring what this leaker is saying. In his own words, he's seen documentation that an internet connection is necessary for the Durango to function, he also further on says it's too late in development to change that now, so how do you know that it's not required?
I don't think many are jumping ship until they announce the new xbox and it's features.
well yeah there are only a few exclusives.
the ones i use to play are already milked to death.
as for windows 8 style kinect 2.0 gui.
you know there going to force hand-gestures and voice commands now. it's not 100% but why els would kinect be forced to be connected to function??
i know it looks cool in the movies but i just want to play a game, i don't want to hold up my hand like i would in a class room to use the bathroom.
and don't like talking and especially repeating my self to a machine to eject disk or power on.
sorry but the direction they have been going for years now and the always-online + kinect 2.0 included and must be connected to function stuff, is just rubbing me the wrong way.
let's see there console but, my money is on it not being my cup of tea.
46 million XBLive Users active right now, do you really think they'll ditch their years of investment? I don't see that happening always online or not
Truth, no one saw what MS got under their sleeve, IF X720 becomes a success... lot of you will be eating so much crow... it's going to be a nice spectacle to watch :D
another day with the same fanboys spewing the same stuff which is not yet true or false..
could please someone tell me what it feels like to be a pathetic fanboy??
If it's true I'll jump ship. If it's not I'll weigh up my options when I know everything about the 2 headliners.
I thought it was Xbox fan boys who are writing Microsoft off and cursing them for this always-online crap.
Why would PS4 fan boys care what the 720 is doing to make people opt for a PS4!
"Many have already said there jumping ship from Microsoft"
That is the thing, historically Xbox LIVE Gold membership has increased every year while the next console isn't likely to be released at the end of the year.
Basically what it means is depending on what grand plans MS has, it might just blow everyone away.
Remember when Netflix was released on Xbox 360? That is when Netflix adoption exploded, and made huge waves. A very simple feature executed very well.
Xbox TV might just be that, or it might not, but we won't know for a while. Same thing with the Wii, nobody thought it would be the superstar it became!
deal with it! :D
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"2. Always Online doesn't mean Required Online "
Actually, in this case it does mean "Required Online," that's what's got everyone so upset. Either the new Xbox will play a game when it is not connected to the internet or it won't. All the rumors and leaks say that it will not play a game if it is not connected to the internet. Since this is a game console we are talking about, this means that the system will not perform it's intended purpose without the internet. That is very much required online.
The fact is no one cares whether has to be "Always online" or not. We only care whether it has to be "online for my game to work." If the only time the internet was required was when I want to play my game, then that is enough to make it broken. The system is slave to the internet, and not fit for use, or purchase.
The only defense possible is for someone to say "it's not true, the next Xbox will play a game if there is no internet connection".
It's as cut and dried and as black and white as can be. There is no wiggle room here. Either it will play the game or it will not; and these rumors either are true or they are not.
@ onyoursisterback "THERE Sony fans" @ sengoku "and THERE right for doing so" [THEY'RE]
Yeah, because it's only PS4 fans complaining.
Personally i can't find nothing for me in the PS4 so i'm waiting for MS to announce what they got but i think i will stick with my PC since PS4 games are still running [email protected] so i will assume the same goes to the new Xbox.
Not all games are going to be 30fps in fact most will probably be (1080p) 60fps (for example battlefield 4) and as for games that are puzzlers and such, 60fps doesn't really do anything to help the game out.
But, if you only want the super incredible deluxe graphics that "only the PC master race can achieve" then you sir don't truly appreciate the story, music, and emotion evoking-ness that we should judge a game on.
Yes, I will admit that for some people having great graphics will make the game easier to like and play but it should not be the first thing you judge a game on.
Plus your use of a double negative means that you actually can find something in the PS4 that you like. Grammar . . . it's a lifestyle.
Xbox fan(boy)s love to pull the old "Emmanuel 'Sony fan' Goldstein" whenever any sort of doubt or dissatisfaction happens to anything Xbox.
The entire internet isn't happy that leaked documents, angry MS developer leaders, third party developers, and a hundred other sources suggest that the next Xbox will be online only?
"It's the Sony fanboys' fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
--Delusional fanboy
... is pretty much what MS has shown the last 3-4 years at E3 when it comes to stuff that interests me as a gamer, with their main focus on Kinect and dashboard apps.
THAT'S why I've lost interest in their new console. MS has lost it's focus on GAMES for ME.
I started this generation as a big fan of the original Xbox, never having owned a PS1 or PS2, and I also loved my 360. Still do actually, although mainly for 3rd party games and XBLA, and ofcourse the terrific controller.
But somewhere along the line, Microsoft has seriously dropped the ball, and after a very slow and poor start from Sony this generation, they really picked up that ball in the last 2 years orso, remaining a focus on cool new original IPs and core-games, and scored BIG with their PSN+, along with their PSN being free anyway.
The 'Always Online' rumours now surrounding the new Xbox, just means I won't even consider buying it.
MS is being run by fools nowadays. Sadly. The ONLY GREAT thing about the 360 the last 3 years, has been an absolutely fantastic output of games on XBLA, with some tremendous titles. And somehow MS has managed to piss off many of those great developers one way or another, so it's doubtful they'll be developing exclusively for the next MS console...
So 208 comments and still nobody has noticed that Paul Thurrott also confirmed the always online necessity and even that MS are focusing on TV in this very article?!
For the love of god, read before you comment people. There's people in here trying to say its all rumor just because that's what the headline says. Try reading the rest of it first.
Funny how it reads PS4 fans when it's mainly 360 owners who are up in arms about this.
I would too, if my console of choice stood the chance of being online only.
agreed. The next Xbox was not on my radar based on how poorly MS has performed these last 3 or so years and the lack of free online. This latest bit of controversy kinda made me say..."huh...whatever&quo t;.
@k2d I don't know why you are getting so many disagrees?as a ps fan only thing i want to see from Ms is,specs,games/features and if any of these rumors turn out to be true.
The closer you hit to home, the more flak you get in return. :)
It's not just Sony fans but also current Xbox 360 owners. If it requires an online connection to work then a lot of people will write it off. What I do agree with is not to have knee-jerk reactions until we get official details on everything we should have clarification on. That includes the PS4. Sony hasn't revealed everything either, although what they have shown and said is very positive so far.
IF (i'll say again IF) rumors are true about the next Xbox...
$500, always online, no used game, more kinect functionality and titles... yep Microsoft's got a winner on their hands. /s
They're writing them off based on rumors based off of devs saying stuff like "It needs a constant connection." I wouldn't say thats literally nothing. Maybe if it came from a Joe Shmoe, then yeah.
This, also Xbox need to pull their collective fingers from their A-holes and give us something concrete to base our decision off.
Have you guys notice how everyone saying anything positive about MS have 2 or less bubbles while the ones saying anything positive PS or negative MS have three or more. I wonder why?
anyway, I say lets wait and see, If this rumors turns out to be false a lot of people here will look foolish.
You wonder why? Here's a clue. Sony4G.
What has MS done in the last couple years for games? 360 owners have literally been left hanging. Sony is the only company supporting hobby gamers and N4G is a website for gamers.
Load of crap m8, im more of a sony fan than anything else and i have been on two bubbles for years.
i play everything but i support Sony focus alot more and i have 3 bubbles. Ohh less then you.
Maybe people losing bubbles because all they seem to do on this site is cry like little school girls about being outnumbered and blah blah blah.
never seen such victim card kids in my life.
Give me a break.
You lose bubbles based on complaints and screaming 'fanboys!!' instead of engaging in a productive debate.
You speak as if N4G had a "community" behind it to make the bubble rating system have any meaning to it. This site is more like a "trollunity" if anything.
You're right about people buying it anyway. The majority of the noise is from Sony fanboys. People that are willing to buy any brand will buy both, all three or whichever they think is best. All of the talk is just N4G talk. If the 720 proves to be a better console they will go with the wind.
I'm not writing of the Nextbox, I may be getting bad vibes based off Microsoft's last few years but I'm not writing it off, because the console hasn't even revealed yet, and that's what's pi$$ing me off the most that it hasn't even revealed yet.
Realistically the 720 (as with the PS4) should have been announced and released 2-3 years ago, the 360 is almost 10 years old and we still don't know anything about it's successor, all we have are these negative rumours,
If we were in 2009 then I easily would have dismissed them, but the fact that where this late into the generation 2013 and so far only one next gen console has been released, and all we have of the Nextxbox, are rumours, bad ones that is, it's really off putting and it makes me wonder what Microsoft has been doing for the past 4 years.
This is the part that worries me;
"Thurrott also reckons Microsoft has less to fear from other console manufacturers than from digital media outlets, presumably in light of such initiatives as Xbox TV, under which the manufacturer has founded a studio in Los Angeles to work on unique, bespoke television programming for Xbox Live."
And this:
"The problem Microsoft has has nothing to do with Sony or Nintendo anymore, it's Roku and AppleTV," he said. "The market for hardcore video games, the market of people will always buy the next Gears of War game, the next Halo game, the next Call of Duty game, it's fairly finite."
I got a SMART TV so I dont need TV services, I want GAMES MICROSOFT.
Yeah...I read that also, and I noticed it right away. This is what scares me. But the sad part, is that I am not surprised. in an IM message to another n4g user, we had a great conversation on this, and the other day i found an article that contained an Xbox tablet, MS is thinking of releasing. To me that proved why they are pushing Always on. Maybe this is the only way to allow the tablet to always be connected. Who knows. they are switching their competition and going into the realm of casual versus hardcore gamer market. either way this E3 is going to be interesting.
Xbox 720 leaker: PS4 fans are writing off Microsoft based on "literally nothing coming out for it except a few kinekt titles"
have anyone though that the "always on" comments from orth was Microsoft way to test the waters imagine how bad it would be at E3 if they say one more thing our console is always on and you can't play used games as all games are locked to your account/console.the article writer assume that because some games he play have online parts that all games does need a online connection.can anyone tell me honestly how many console games are MMO only on xbox for it to warrant a "always on approach.
"First impressions are the most important"
How can you have a first impression on something that has yet to be even confirmed it exists.
Its the equivalent of hating someone you have never met, heard of, spoken too. Because someone told you that they were annoying.
This website is literally the only website bad mouthing a fairy tale every single chance it gets.
Some of the users are the most hypocritical biased morons you will ever see.
For example i have literally seen one user say this in two different articles.
"Well its understandable really. Sony spend alot of money releasing these perfect games it must be heartbreaking to watch when people are playing there game with out actually giving Sony the reward they deserve for Being the one publisher who cares"
"Typically M$. Screwing over its "fan" base again.
So now not only to you have to pay for online you can even save a little money by buying used games. It isn't even as if there are any exclusives worth buying anyway. If anybody buys the nextbox knowing it does this they are nothing but a sheep"
That is sad that they actually said that because it means they really didn't read the pattens. I understand that this is a rumor, but the content discussed is in favor to be relevant. I think what makes this even more creditable is the fact its coming from an Xbox website and again, the information discussed states the subject to be true. You might disagree with this, but the facts are in 'Read full story' link above.
PS4 fans are writing off Microsoft based on "literally nothing"
Lol of course fanboys will take any excuse to ride off the Xbox. But just like @dedicatedtogamers said, plenty of people on the net are upset obout the rumors.
We virtually know nothing about the Xbox besides this "Alaways on" rumor that continues to make its usual rounds.
But, despite the negativity shrouding the unannounced console, I have a feeling the new Xbox is gonna turn out to be a damn good machine. And great showing from MS.
Here's the thing for the leaker. Assume that the always-online DRM is true.
Yeah, while they're using an always-online system and there's only a handful of people online, and nobody's stressing the system, it's fine, and it's totally non-intrusive.
But there are a billion ways from prototype to production that something non-intrusive can come to be exceptionally INTRUSIVE.
This always online sux. Unless it's a 4g Lte option like W8 on tablets with some contract for less money SKU. Not allowing you to play software that you legally own however, would not hold water in court and I don't think all devs would like that. I personally have privacy and kid issues, or atleast my kid got issues, so my Surface and ipads are NOT 4g and my router is off when im not online(I live in a big city, this also stops people from trying to steal it). Basically my phones are the only thing always connected and i turn those off all the time. A "always online" NextBox would be horrible. MS, just deny this already. Between PS4, nextbox and their respective accesories and fees I'm gonna be dropping around 15-16 hundred in a clouple months. Ain't nobody got time for that!!
From the "Official" Xbox magazine, saying there is "nothing wrong" with always being online... = Damage control topped off with a hint of spin.
no we are writing them off based of what they did in last 3 years, and that's coming from a day one buyer of xbox360 and original xbox
once kinect was introduced than they forgot about core gamers, they thought that market had been maxed out but look at sony still selling ps3 strongly and still delivering top notched games
personally i am tired of halo,gears,forza. I like fable,alan wake and crackdown but all 3 of those IP's have huge potential but MS just doesn't care since they don't sell millions of copies
also watch the last 3 E3'd MS conferences, I dare you to watch them back to back to back and than come back to me. we have mostly kinect crap and dance games followed by maybe a showing of next halo or gears
this time they don't have the advantage of coming out 1st or RROD, they better come out with a good plan otherwise i see sony demolishing them in every sense. Sony under Kaz's leadership reminds me of old sony which was aggressive and use advertisement to their advantage
so if expecting greatness out of MS or next xbox is hating on ms than so be it but when another company provides better value and more bang for my buck but i have every right to support that company with my money
The fact that Microsoft hasn't denied these rumors is troubling. But they are rumors so we have to wait and see what happens.
And there are plenty of 360 fans that are worried about the rumors as well. I don't see why the journalist felt the need to say 'PS4 fans are worried about nothing.'
Some people own two consoles you know...
PS4 hasn't shown me why I need to have it. My PS3 has tons of life and can still WOW me. I find no reason to worry about next gen right now. Let's see of most of you are going to give a shit when GTA5 releases
I want Solid State Drive in Raid 0!!!500MB per sec
on Xbox 720
80GB is fine for me!
Then I will gladly tell Sony to F off!!! LOL
This is the only way I will Buy a MS product over the PS4!
No news is good news the old saying is . In Microsoft's case they need too start showing there hand or they will get left way behind because everyone I know is per-ordering the Ps4 already .
not strictly true, they have all the info so far on the Ps4 to go on, Sony's track record of exclusive games and the closer and better developer relations Sony now has, to go on. Granted they don't have anything other than rumors on the net xbox but if people want to make a decision then they are basing it on something- also if they listen to him isn't that the same as listening to the rumors...
For starters, this guy sounds like a teenage girl. Lots of "like" and "by the way."
Secondly just because for you Xbox is an almost entirely online experience, doesn't mean an always-online requirement is a good thing. For the millionth time, there is no such thing as a 100% consistently stable network connection, and that includes places like Japan who have a far better infrastructure for it than the Western world.
"Thurrott claims he has access to documents that reveal the next Xbox "must be internet-connected to use", but says he's not sure of the precise ramifications."
You'd have to be an idiot not to know what that means. It's plain as day. You need to be connected to use Durango. No connection, no usage. What part of that is ambiguous?
""I look at all this stuff that I've seen about Durango and I think, 'it's all positive.' I don't really see any bad news here at all. Like to me, everything I've seen about this is really positive."
Because you're an idiot.
"It's amazing to me that, based on like no information at all, everyone is like freaking out about everything. Aside from this online thing, by the way, the number one question I've gotten from people is, 'What does it look like?' Who gives a shit what it looks like?"
No information? You're the one that leaked this "online thing." YOU just said it requires a network connection to use. That's not "freaking out about nothing." You're either calling yourself a liar, or you're an idiot. And I'm pretty sure the next concern is about the Durango playing used games, which leaked information claims won't be possible as the Durango will force a complete harddrive installation of every game and lock each game to that one console. Clearly there is reason for suspicion.
""The market for hardcore video games, the market of people will always buy the next Gears of War game, the next Halo game, the next Call of Duty game, it's fairly finite. It's a decent market, yada yada yada, it's not the market for tablets, it's not the market for smartphones."
*Facepalm* You know so little.
As for the rest of the article where Thurott is then backpeddling, but then not backpeddling, and then backpeddling again, you're the problem. It seems that most of what you're saying is "The Durango will have an always-online requirement and you're just going to have to deal with it." And you think people are having a "knee-jerk" reaction? You haven't been paying attention to Assassin's Creed 2 on PC, Diablo 3 on PC, or SimCity (even though you mention it) much have you? This isn't a knee-jerk reaction, this is an experienced reaction. Gamers know what always-online means and have damned good reasons for not wanting or liking it. You really look foolish by claiming gamers have nothing to complain about.
Steam... it works ok (though it was a pile of garbage for a long time)
Steam is a bad example. It has its problems as well. It may have an offline mode, but after awhile it will force you to go online to check for updates and ensure you're not playing pirated games. Let's not forget also the ease with which people are banned, the fact that you don't get refunds easily after your first one, the fact you don't own the games you buy from there and can easily be locked out of playing your games because of that.
Steam is only lauded because of its various sales really.
Steam still doesn't work perfect. The new UI is cute but unnesesary and it seem they make u be online more and more often. Also if you loose connection before a game can cloudsync when u quit it will almost certainly make you be online to restart. It's nice that they always update their games but always updating the Steam app itself gets annoying aswell
"For me, Xbox 360 is almost entirely an online experience,"
He seems to be taking the Orth mentality on this. His way is how it is for everyone. Hey, great, you're online almost all the time. Me? Almost never. I use my 360 for games, and only games. I rarely play online with other people, so I don't want and I don't need an always on console.
so you wouldn't want a console that automatic kept itself updated with newest firmware and updated your games while you were not using it? There are positives to having a always connected device
No. I can do that now with my PS3 and I have it turned off. I don't want it starting up every night just do download stuff I probably don't even want, at least for game patches. I'm usually done with the game within a week or so. No point having it keep downloading updates for games I'm done with.
System updates might be another thing, but they're usually infrequent enough to not bother me. If 10 minutes out of my day every few weeks is too much, I probably shouldn't be playing games anyway. Besides, I usually do something else anyway while a system update is running.
@Cueil Ummmy ps3 does that whilst turned off, and my PS4 will do it whilst turned off/on standby without turning on fully and using a background processor with highly reduced power intake... and so far as we are are it doesn't always have to be online
Its because they are scared, MS beat Sony this gen taking nearly half of their PS2 userbase and they know next gen MS will take their remaining fanbase.
Scare tactics are their only weapon against the 720 storm
I'll say the same thing I say in the Sony threads. Sony is not scared of MS, MS is not scared of Sony. They're both huge corporations that make money hand over fist regardless of what the other does, not kids in the playground.
Microsoft hardly beat Sony this generation! The numbers are pretty much on par from the last time I saw, there's really not much in it.


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Even before the Tampa Bay Rays started their 2007 season I had a gut level reaction that we were within a few years of breaking the "losers" curse and begin a winning tradition. That season I left my job at Pepsi and was anxiously seeking a position somewhere in the Rays organization. Something within me had me thinking that this franchise was about to turn a corner, and I really wanted a front row seat to the show.
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And then you had the odd broad-shoulder pairing of Eric Hinske and Jonny Gomes who could reduce the clubhouse into tears of laughter and showed extreme amount of emotion and passion for the game. Then you had the Rays rotation, all under 26 years of age who acted 5 years older than their birth certificates listed on any given day. From top to bottom, this team enjoyed each other not only as teammates, but as a sense of brotherhood. And that can be a powerful tool when you are molding yourself to do something you team has never done before………..Win, and win now!
And we all know how far that confidence and that slight air of arrogance got this team. How dare they trample to pecking order of the American League East and sit on top of the division for most of the season. How dare they take the mighty Red Sox Nation to 7 games, then disregard them like rag dolls on their way to the team's first World Series appearance. And all throughout this adventure was door and door being broken down by this bunch of Rays. They had changed their logos and uniforms in November 2007, and with that stripped the losing mentality along with the loss of the forest green caps.
The 2008 Rays even on the plane ride home after World Series game 5.5 were not looking forward to leaving each other yet. the bond of this squad was tight, and the general feeling was that to separate would be the end of that karma train. So as the team packed up after the trip home and had their baseball belongings sent from sea-to-shining sea, they hoped that vibe would continue for a a second shot at the title. They wanted that feeling amongst each of them to hibernate and spring to life in late February 2009, but it was never the same.
People have been trying to find multiple reasons for the wild mood swings and the odd chemistry this team seems to have in 2009. Some might say it is a little bit of the leftover World Series experience mixed with a new found respect for how hard it is to repeat in this game. But the meshing of this team out of Spring Training in 2009 did not have the same feeling to it. You could see it on the field. The powerful defense became average for some reason. The power stroke of B J Upton seemed to be stalled by surgery and unforeseen situations.
The all-mighty pitching staff, the saviors in 2008 seemed to be subdued this season. Almost in a calm serenity than in a mix of attitude and daring antics. Gone was the fire you could see in their eyes and feel in their voices. Not extinguished, but down to embers. The offense still churned to its own beat just like in 2008 finding new heroes every night or so to prop up as examples that 2009 is better than 2008. But other key components of the hitting seemed to be lagging behind and could not adjoin with the rest. This team did not have that fundamental same feeling to it. Something critical was missing.
And some would say it was a few of the fire-breathers that were no longer here like Jonny Gomes, Eric Hinske and Cliff Floyd who inspired by example, and shined through by pure energy and power. You knew that Floyd would take the "father" role and try and nurture some of the guys into becoming better more productive members of the team. Hinske you knew would be fired-up and ready for battle at any time, and he carried that same energy out on the field with him. And Gomes was the ultimate confidence guy.
If someone did something amazing, he was one of the first to see you as you came on the bench. Each of the three had a key role in the bench players, the same way Trever Miller and Dan Wheeler did with the Bullpen guys. They always discussed things, always compared notes, and dined together out on the road. You knew that even young ace Scott Kazmir and the other rotation members keyed off each other to try and post a quality start every time out. People on this team genuinely rooted for each other day in, and day out to succeed.
And this season there has seemed to be something missing from the beginning. Even when I went down to Spring Training for the first time in Port Charlotte, you felt a different vibe. Not a negative energy, just something different. Gomes, Hinske, Miller and Floyd, all left for other teams, and the incoming guys did not replace that lost energy or that instant energy levels. There was leadership in this clubhouse, and there was a sign of wanting to again reach the top of the hill, but it did not have any urgency or finality to it.
For some reason this 2009 edition of the Rays had the talents, abilities and the heart to produce a winner, but some of the classic energy and chemistry seemed to be lacking at moments. And those gaps in the system showed up from time to time. Lackluster performances without someone coming over and encouraging you. A more quiet bench than in 2008 when you never knew what would be said or visualized f
rom a distance. Plenty of times in 2008 the bench seemed alive and the 26th player on the team.
But this season that player is missing in action. Maybe he was lost in the charts and the schemes and the general "cool" vibe of the clubhouse. There is still a huge amount of fire in this team, but they have to spread the embers out again and add wood to that fire. As the losses total up the members grow darker and darker this year, with pillows of hot spots peaking out, and the general feeling of extended dread hanging over the game. And the Rays coaches might have sensed this too.
With traveling parties all dressed in black, dressed in all white and also cowboy wear it is a basic team building exercise to promote from within a pride and a energy among the team. And it has worked at times and had extended into the road trip and on into the next home stand, but the energy seems to dip down again and another action/reaction has to be pulled out of this team. Props and events like this can mold a team, but only if all of them want to mesh as one.
Rays Manager Joe Maddon, knowing the recent stress and daily barrage of expectations went with a "Ring of Fire" Johnny Cash tribute road trip. With this road trip now history and the team heading back to Tampa Bay with a 4-3 record on this trip, was it a success? Or is it going to be an ongoing theme for the rest of the season. Last year the rally cry fell under the guise of a "Rayhawk" with several players even going above and beyond the usual mode of hair.
But for some reason the black hair sported now by Maddon has been christened the 2009 version of the "Rayhawk", and again there have been a great response to the visual bonding agent, but it doesn't feel the same. This team is a little more laid-back than the 2008 version, both in personalities and in outward bursts of energy. Maybe it is time for each of these guys to dig deep and know that for the Rays to again taste that Mumm's champagne, they all have to crank it up a few notches and leave it all on the field.
I know I do not have a solid answer for this decline in energy and outward excitement. I wish I had the perfect solution, because I would march into the Rays offices with the answer. I would proudly ask to speak with Maddon and present this gift with nothing in return. Some times it is the simple things that get us the most confused. Maybe all the expectations and promises have clouded the goal. Something missing this year has been a long winning streak, a true defining moment that separates this club from all the others in the MLB.
We have all seem the signs at different times this season. Players have shown us that even the "Team Meetings" at home plate after Walk-off wins seem more subdued compared to 2008. I know it is not a case of "Been there, done that!", but it could be a symptom of the problem. Maybe something as simple as playing like you are 10-years old again and remembering the fun will shakes the cobwebs and give the Rays back their mojo.
Like I said, if I had the right answer, I would bottle it and sell it to everyone else, but the Rays could have it for FREE. For I want to again see the smiles nightly on their faces for no reasons. See the bubble gum bubbles on top of players caps. I want to see the sunflower seed competitions between the Bullpen guys again. Maybe it is just wishing for the past, maybe it is hoping for the future, maybe it is just about something as simple as having fun playing a kids game again.
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We all could be rich if we could figure out a way for our teams to "click" and to have the spark they need to be successful. September is going to be a huge month in the AL and especially here in the AL East. All we fans can is strap in and enjoy the ride!
Cliff — amazing story.
I don't know what the thing is with BJ: but he seems like he isn't seeing the ball well.
Maybe it's just an off year – and pitcher's have figured out how to get him out.
Ya never know in baseball — many things just HAPPEN.
Every one has a bad year sometime in their career:
Heck Travis Hafner has had three.
Jeez: when will he get better?
Not making the playoffs is hard Cliff
and frankly – we never contend and make it to the playoffs anymore.
You are lucky that your team has the chance to make it.
In 2007 it was the best year of my life: because the Indians had something really going.
Good luck Cliff: and I have a new post up on Contending – I think you will like it. =)
The "X-factor"… isn't that what Simon Cowell calls it? I agree. Perhaps another caveman or superfan in the clubhouse would do the trick. Get to work, Cliff! Haha.
Guess you are referring to Boston as Hot since they have won 3 games, and the Rays as cold.
Well, they always say that it is easier to make cold water work your way than hot water, so I have to go with cold.
Should be a great time in the old Trop. for the next three games.
The Boston rotation has been set-up in playoff series mode, so I guess you will see how effective they will be come October 4th by the set-up.
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I truly think this is just a aspect where too many positive energy guys got popped out of the system fast, and the system has not adjusted correctly in the clubhouse.
I do not see one fire and brimstone guy left on this roster.
Carl Crawford, B J Upton, Carlos Pena are all low key guys, so the vibe went instantly low-key.
In the bench area, maybe only Willy Aybar has an outwardly energetic power. Everyone else on the bench has a more low key approach to everything.
Maybe the antics of Gomes and Hinske last season started the fired that now grow darker by the game?
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Tribe Ted,
I will definitely come check it out later.
Contending team.
That stills a bit odd in respect to the Rays, but I will take that anytime, any day.
The worst part of this time of the season is that if the Rays miss the playoffs, to a majority of the fans, it will be a failure.
They will not notice any improvements or a above .500 record for the second year in a row.
They will focus on the missed opportunities and blast the low average guys.
Rays Renegade
I am not a superfan.
I will not sit up in the stands dressed up in a huge blue wig or even bang a cowbell until a win comes in.
I have become a bit low key in my seat, because I was scolded a few months ago that if I write about the team, I have to have flexible intentions.
I might not agree with that since I write for free, but the reality is that I write what comes into my beady little mind.
It might not always be good, but it is always me.
And my dream of working for the Rays is gone……….And that is their loss.
Rays Renegade
Your comments have all been fair. You are a true fan and you never give up the fight. I would be standing there right next to you if I lived there. Your support of the team is awesome.
Thank you for that cat.
I am just of many people who try and look like a huge crowd when the cameras shine upon us.
Always fun to hear from another great fan.
Rays Renegade


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Sierra Leone's constitution guarantees freedom of speech and of the press, and in a sign of increasing political maturity by President Ernest Bai Koroma, respect for press freedom and tolerance of opposition criticism appear to be gaining a foothold. However, despite improvements in the general climate for press freedom, the Public Order Act of 1965 still allows for prison terms of three to seven years for criminal libel and up to one year for the separate crime of publishing false news. Criminal libel charges apply in some cases even when the defendant can prove the published information was true, and defendants charged with publication of false news must prove that they took reasonable measures to verify the information's accuracy. The constitutionality of the act was challenged in 2009 by the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), but the Supreme Court upheld it; nevertheless, SLAJ continued to lobby against criminal libel during the year.
Discussions on a Right to Access Information Bill to guarantee freedom of information in Sierra Leone have been ongoing for several years. In 2009, Koroma and other government figures pledged their support for a draft bill. In June 2010, after slightly weakening the draft, Sierra Leone's cabinet passed the bill, and in November the parliament gave it a first reading and referred it to a committee. However, the passage of the bill appeared to have stalled in 2011.
The media in Sierra Leone are regulated by the Independent Media Commission (IMC), whose members are appointed by the president "acting on the advice of SLAJ and subject to the approval of parliament," according to the Independent Media Commission (Amendment) Act of 2006. The IMC provides an alternative to pressing charges under the Public Order Act; aggrieved parties can register complaints with the IMC, which affords them a hearing. If the IMC agrees that a complaint of libel, defamation, or falsehood is valid, it can request that the offending media outlet publish a retraction and an apology, or can levy a fine on the outlet. The IMC can also summon editors at its own discretion. The IMC generally demonstrated independence from government interference in 2011. However, in April, the IMC fined the newspaper Awareness Times one million leones ($222) for publishing articles describing the president's underwear, an incident that the IMC determined violated the media code of practice. The fine came after government officials threatened to prosecute the newspaper under the libel law. Two politically affiliated radio stations were shut down in 2009 and remained closed through 2011; a petition to reopen one of the stations was denied by the High Court. In October 2011, authorities blocked the sale and distribution of an issue of the Global Times that included an article critical of a ruling party politician, allegedly because of concerns that the article would be a threat to the peace in the politician's district.
A positive development in 2011 has been Koroma's refusal to let ruling party supporters crack down on the press and stifle opposition criticism. Instead, many journalists have joined the ranks of the government as public affairs officers, a trend that is designed to improve press-government relations. Journalists are generally not subject to attacks or intimidation, and media outlets are usually safe from overt government interference or attempts to influence content. Although there were cases of both in 2011, there were not as many as in previous years. In February, the SLJA initiated legal action against an opposition presidential aspirant who allegedly organized attacks on two journalists in December 2010 for critical articles published in the Awareness Times. Investigative journalist Ibrahim Kalokoh with the private daily For Di People was reportedly threatened with death by two Port Authority staff after the publication of his reports about alleged corruption by the general manager of the Port Authority in July. In the most dramatic case of the year, reporter Ibrahim Foday of the Exclusive was stabbed to death in June while covering a land dispute between two communities. Prior to the attack—the first journalist fatality since 2005—Foday had written a series of articles that one party to the dispute felt were biased against them. Three suspects were arrested in connection with his death.
In 2011, there were 74 newspapers, 64 radio stations, and five television stations registered with the IMC, and it registered eight additional newspapers during the year; however, not all outlets operate regularly. Most newspapers are independent, though some are associated with political parties, and the print press routinely criticized both the government and opposition parties. All Sierra Leonean newspapers are written in English, a language only about a third of Sierra Leoneans speak. Many radio and television programs are also in English, although some are in local languages. A low literacy rate coupled with the high cost of newspapers and televisions make radio the most important and widely available medium for obtaining information. In June, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service and UN Radio were merged to create a public-service broadcaster, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation. The number of community radio stations has proliferated in recent years. Many community radio stations are not sustainable due to their dependence on foreign grants for operations and the difficulty of overcoming high operational costs such as providing electricity, especially in rural areas. Due to Sierra Leone's poverty, advertising rates are among the lowest in the world and the business management and operational structures of media outlets are not always efficient. Few news sources can afford to station reporters outside the capital, Freetown, and printing presses and other materials are scarce and unreliable. Journalists' pay, in general, is very low, and many work without pay, leading them to take second jobs that can cause conflicts of interest. Reporting is often politicized and inaccurate because of poor training, a lack of resources, and poor ethical standards among journalists. Business interests often attempt to influence the editorial content of newspapers. International media operate freely; though foreign media outlets are required to register with the government, the government did not deny permission in 2011.
The government does not restrict internet access, though less than 1 percent of the population used the medium during the year, according to Internet World Stats.


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Three Takeaways From Buffett's Shareholder Letter
WSJ's Anupreeta Das gives her take on the top three takeaways from Warren Buffett's 2013 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Photo: Getty Images
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I ... the air and wind up that pen a letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway ... this letter to influence his investing in size and fits in with them about the state of the U S economy ... this year was no different share my three main takeaway is from the latter takeaway Number one ... Warren Buffett continues to be bullish about the U S economy ... here's what he said ... indeed ... who is ever benefited during the past two hundred and thirty seven years but betting against America ... the dynamism and ended in a market economy will continue to work its magic ... America's best days lie ahead ... and here's my second takeaway ... Berkshire is open to more transactions of the soul what he did for Heinz ... where he partnered with Brazilian investment firm three G Capital last year ... but it's not a private equity tied deal that's the case that because Scripture doesn't intend to sell a single share of high costs ... he said ... what we look alike drop there is to buy more and that could have been sick this week investors may sell some or all of the high-end shares in the future ... and we might increase our ownership at such times ... my third takeaway is ... the Fed continues to be thrilled with the performance of these two investment managers Todd Combs and Ted WEXLER ... I close ... in year in which most equity managers found it impossible to outperformed the Essen P five hundred ... both Todd Combs ... and Ted WEXLER ... handily did sell ... each now runs a portfolio exceeding seven billion dollars they bend it ... further he said ... both men have Berkshire blood in them things ...


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Unbelievably it is December already and 2013 is fast approaching. With the Christmas break fast approaching now is the time to start thinking about your SQL Server training needs for start the new year.
If you are based in Europe and fancy a trip to Sweden in early January I am scheduled to be deliver SQL Server Virtualisation and Consolidation for Learning Tree in their Stockholm education centre. Book fast though as I'm not sure how long registration will remain open. You can use the link above to Register for this event. The event is scheduled to run between the 9th and 11th of January 2013.
I will be delivering this event in London during March 2013. So if your organisation is running or planning on running SQL Server in a virtual environment then this is the course for you. I will be delivering SQL Server Virtualisation and Consolidation in Learning Tree's London Education Centre between 13-15th March 2013. You can book your spot on this course using this SQL Server Virtualisation and Consolidation link
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Today is the sixteenth which means Halloween is only fourteen days away. For Halloween I thought I would submit another tutorial on the very popular Jack Skellington. But instead of calling him Jack, I will be calling him what he calls himself. So, today I hope you have fun with learning "how to draw the Pumpkin King", step by step. As you know Jack does a song in the movie where he refers to himself as being the Pumpkin King, and I also think that is the part of the movie where he is certain that he wants to do something else, like take over Santa Clause's job. Jack goes through so many twists and turns just to become the new Santa for a season. He believes so strongly that he can do a better job than old St. Nick. What Jack doesn't realize at this point in his ghoulish life, is the fact he will always be, the Pumpkin King. That is what I wanted to convey with this lesson. Teaching you "how to draw the Pumpkin King" is something that needs to be done with confidence. If I drew this version of Jack with little or no confidence at all, he would've probably came out looking weak, and frail. Anyways, I think I did a good job, and I'm sure you guys will get a blast out of this tutorial. I will be back with some other cool stuff for you all to learn from so stick around gang!
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Mystery of the 'butterfly' nebulae alignment
Compass needles? Astronomers have discovered something weird in the Milky Way's galactic bulge - a population of planetary nebula are all mysteriously pointing in the same direction.
They noticed the mysterious alignment in the long axes of bipolar planetary nebulae.
Planetary nebulae are caused by the death of red giant stars. During their final years, long after the hydrogen fuel has run out in their cores, these puffed up stars begin to shed their outer layers, blasting huge quantities of material into space.
At the end of its life our Sun will also enter into a red giant phase, swallowing up the inner solar system planets (possibly even Earth), eventually creating its own planetary nebula.
The resulting nebulous clouds can take on many beautiful shapes, but bipolar planetary nebulae can be the most striking, generating two lobes of material expanding in opposite directions. These nebulae often resemble butterfly wings.
Although the surveyed nebulae are completely separate, non-interacting and are of various ages, the researchers noticed a large number of the nebulae long axes are aligned.
"This really is a surprising find and, if it holds true, a very important one," says Bryan Rees of the University of Manchester, co-author of the paper to appear in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
"Many of these ghostly butterflies appear to have their long axes aligned along the plane of our galaxy. By using images from both Hubble and the NTT we could get a really good view of these objects, so we could study them in great detail."
The other two populations of planetary nebulae appear to be randomly oriented in relation to the galactic disk.
"While any alignment at all is a surprise, to have it in the crowded central region of the galaxy is even more unexpected," says the paper's second author Albert Zijlstra, also of the University of Manchester.
Why aligned the same way?
So what could be causing this strange alignment inside the galactic bulge?
The shapes of planetary nebulae are thought to be caused by factors such as the orientation of its system before the star turned into a red giant, or whether the star was part of a binary pair. But as for a common alignment across an apparently independent selection of nebulae, some external factor appears to be having a strong influence.
"The alignment we're seeing for these bipolar nebulae indicates something bizarre about star systems within the central bulge," says Rees. "For them to line up in the way we see, the star systems that formed these nebulae would have to be rotating perpendicular to the interstellar clouds from which they formed, which is very strange."
Interestingly, bipolar planetary nebulae do not appear to have a preferential orientation in our galactic neighbourhood many thousands of light-years from the galactic core. The alignment effect only seems to act near the centre of the Milky Way.
The researchers suspect that powerful magnetic fields emanating from the galactic core as it formed during the evolution of our galaxy may be influencing the direction of the nebulae - akin to a magnetic field forcing the direction of compass needles.
"We can learn a lot from studying these objects," says Zijlstra. "If they really behave in this unexpected way, it has consequences for not just the past of individual stars, but for the past of our whole galaxy."


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When Scooter Gennett got to the Milwaukee Brewers dugout, his teammates ignored him for more than 20 seconds before finally acknowledging his first home run.
There was no silent treatment when the rookie second baseman homered again. They instead held their hands high in the air and made him jump to slam them.
"The silent treatment, it was actually a really good one. It's all fun, it's always good to give a few people some laughs," Gennett said after the Brewers' 5-1 victory at Texas.
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"The second one, I got a lower body lift in there on that one. They always hold their hands up right high so I jump and get them."
Behind Gennett's two homers, a solo shot by fellow rookie Khris Davis and six solid innings by starter Marco Estrada, Milwaukee snapped the eight-game winning streak by the Rangers that had been the longest in the majors.
Brewers manager Ron Roenicke had a better reception for Gennett that broke a 1-all tie.
"I wasn't going to dog him the second time," Roenicke said.
Davis' homer in the seventh ricocheted high off the left-field pole, making it 4-1 and chasing Alexi Ogando (5-4).
Estrada (5-4) allowed one run and four hits against AL West-leading Texas, which was coming off its first 9-1 trip in team history.
"I don't think we were out of sorts. I think you've got to give Estrada credit," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. " He kept us off-balance. We had some chances against him to make a difference, but we didn't, and then his bullpen came in and did the rest."
Jim Henderson, the fourth Brewers reliever, came on to retire Ian Kinsler on an inning-ending soft liner with the bases loaded in the eighth. The right-hander also worked the ninth for his 17th save in 20 chances.
Gennett, a 23-year-old rookie second baseman listed at 157 pounds and playing only his 26th major league game, led off the third pulling a ball into the second deck of seats in right field.
The Brewers' No. 9 batter, who says he weighs closer to 170 pounds, then hit a two-run homer that landed in the seats under that for a 3-1 lead in the fifth. He has four homers this season.
"It's a little off," Gennett said of his listed weight. "For some reason they like to make the smaller guys look even smaller."
Ogando allowed four runs and six hits while working more than five innings for the first time in his five starts since coming off the disabled list because of biceps tendinitis.
The right-hander had allowed only three homers in his previous eight starts going back to the beginning of May.
"I think overall my command on my pitches was working a lot better," Ogando said through an interpreter. "But I left some out there and they took advantage of them."
Mitch Moreland homered leading off the third for the only Texas run.
The Brewers added a run in the eighth when Jean Segura scored after getting caught in a rundown between third and home.
Segura singled, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch before his unusual score, which came after a pitch way outside when Jeff Bianchi first showed bunt before pulling his bat back.
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski threw to third baseman Adrian Beltre to get the runner in a jam. There were three more relay throws, with Pierzynski throwing wide on the inside of third base.
By the time the catcher got the relay from Beltre, Segura was going around him and avoided a sweeping tag to score for a 5-1 lead.
The Rangers official scorer conferred with Elias about the play before crediting a double steal, with Segura going home and Jonathan Lucroy going to second on the play.
"I just got rid of the ball too early," Pierzynski said. "When I threw it, my foot kind of slipped out from under me on the grass. ... That guy's really fast and when he got the ball back to me, he was already by me. It was just one of those plays."
Notes: The start of the game was delayed 42 minutes by rain. ... The Rangers recognized Ron Washington in a pregame ceremony for becoming the team's winningest manager. He was presented a jersey with the No. 582 on it, signifying the Aug. 4 win at Oakland that pushed him past Bobby Valentine. ... Brewers 3B Aramis Ramirez, who had been on the disabled list since July 8 with patellar tendinitis in his left knee, went 0 for 3. He was replaced in the field by Bianchi in the bottom of the sixth. ... Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin, who was general manager of the Rangers from October 1994 until October 2001, was with the Brewers for their first trip to Texas since 2007.