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COVER- Why are we here? A literal look at an abstract question
Why are we here? The question has tormented philosophers for millennia, and this week, at long, long last, the great minds at the Hook will finally... nah, we won't even try to answer it. At least not the question in its most vexing, existential form.
The more concrete version of that question, however, is something we've wondered about as well– and it's something we're more equipped to tackle.
Who are the people in our neighborhood? Why are they here? Where did they come from, and are they planning to stay?
According to the U.S. Census, while Charlottesville's population has remained relatively constant at approximately 40,000 since 1990, Albemarle County has grown nearly 30 percent in the same period– from 68,000 to almost 90,000 estimated in 2005.
Is Mr. Jefferson's university the driving force behind the growth? Maybe. There's no doubt that UVA is expanding– nearly 13,000 full and permanent part-time employees now work at the school, up from 11,614 in 2000– and each year nearly 5,000 new students arrive to fill the undergraduate and graduate programs.
But never mind coming here to study– it's what happens after graduation that may be driving up local population numbers. According to UVA spokesperson Carol Wood, at least 9,300 UVA alumni currently call Charlottesville home, making it one of the top five UVA alum roosts in the country.
And while their effects are certainly smaller, other organizations also do their part to bring new residents to town. The International Rescue Committee places 150 refugees in and around Charlottesville each year, and companies including Lexis-Nexis and Northrop-Grumman (known to old-timers as the Michie Company and Sperry Marine), as well as newcomers such as MusicToday, draw beaucoup employees to the region. Government jobs are also multiplying with the National Ground Intelligence Center announcing it will soon add nearly 1,000.
In particular, the Hispanic population is booming in Central Virginia, with a new television program, Zona Latina, launched this fall on the local CBS affiliate in response to the growing number of Spanish speakers.
According to U.S. Census data, the Hispanic population in Albemarle grew by nearly 50 percent between 2000 and 2005, from 2,029 to 3,247, much faster than overall growth. In Charlottesville– where the population has grown less than one percent in the last five years– the Hispanic population grew 14 percent, from 1,102 to 1,261.
Why are they coming? The low unemployment rate is one draw, says Quan Cai, director of demographics and workforce section for the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Policy. While the Charlottesville area still has a Hispanic population of just three to four percent (compared to areas in Northern Virginia which have 16 percent Hispanic population), it will continue to attract Hispanics, says Cai, because of "chain migration," in which immigrants tend to relocate where they have friends or relatives. Fertility is another reason behind the growth, says Cai, since babies add to the count.
Bob DeMauri, head of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development, says the need to fill low-paying service industry jobs also pushes the numbers up. "As the more affluent move to the region, demand for these services rises, and workers have to come in to provide them," says DeMauri. "The Hispanic population is the source of most of those workers."
While employment and family draw immigrants, Charlottesville is also a magnet for the needy. According to several homeless residents, Charlottesville is a "mecca" thanks to the resources available to the homeless including the Salvation Army, Region Ten, and churches that offer daily lunches.
"You can eat three squares here every day if you choose," says a self-described homeless man sitting in downtown's Lee Park, who asks that his name not be used. "There's no other place I know in Virginia like this."
As the Hook proves with its informal survey– conducted at various spots around town last week– jobs, natural beauty, and the welcoming population draw people to Charlottesville. But sometimes it's something more prosaic that lands us here, if only briefly– say, a broken-down car. For anyone who's had that experience, we advise vigilance: like the Hotel California, Charlottesville seems to be a place where you can checkout any time you like, but (all together now...) you can never leave!
Lynn Rubenoff (with daughter, Sarah)
In 1978, my husband and I came down from Westport, Connecticut. We'd wanted to buy a house there, but they were too expensive. We went down the coast on a vacation and came into Chapel Hill. At the end of the trip, we had a day left, so we came to Charlottesville. In one day, we found a house, and he found a job. I'm a midwife, and after making one phone call, I had more clients than I could handle. I think the Lord brought us here.
Sarah and Lynn Rubenoff
Todd Barnett
UVA brought me here as an undergrad from 1983 to 1987. I left several times, but I keep coming back. I got here this time in June, for the camp I run [Field Camp], and I'm staying to launch the Field School in fall 2007. I really like the proximity to mountains. It's a town of educated people. It feels like home.
Todd Barnett
Jeannine Orejudos (with Keaton)
I came here three years ago because my husband got a job in the area. We moved from the suburbs of Chicago. We like it here because we like hiking and the mountains.
Jeannine Orejudos
Lainie Allen
My family moved here seven years ago because we do leadership mentoring with college students, so we obviously wanted to be in a college town. My husband had an offer to do some work in Virginia, and we could live anywhere in the state, so we picked Charlottesville. It's a small town that feels like a larger city. We moved from L.A. to rural Tennessee before this, so this is a good in-between. It has great East Coast flavor– it's in the south, but it doesn't feel too traditional.
Anna Ma
I moved here five years ago from Denver because of my husband's job as a research associate at UVA. Charlottesville is very good for raising kids, except the housing is expensive still!
Harvie Linkous
I came down here and met a woman four or five years ago. I lived in West Virginia and retired about five years ago. After that, I went into the woods for about a year and hunted and fished. I got married a year ago, and I'm going to stay here. I like the mountains and the valley, and the people are pretty nice.
Clarence Stovall
I'm from Fluvanna, but I started living in Charlottesville when I was 24– about twenty-some years ago– until I got in trouble. I left and lived in Radford and Roanoke, and I just came back in May for my grandmother's funeral. I'm not going to stay for long– I'm going to go back to Radford or Roanoke.
Corbin Hargraves
I ended up here because I got a job with Wachovia. I'm originally from Danville, but I lived in Australia before this and did sports managerial consulting work. The job opportunity here came up, and I decided to get my investment license. Charlottesville is a beautiful place, and the people are very friendly here. But as far as the social scene, it's not up to my speed. I like city life.
Sarah and Lynn hargraves
Tom Bridgers
We're here because our car is being repaired. We live in Richmond, at Stony Point, and we went through Charlottesville on our way to visit our son over Thanksgiving. We stopped at Brown's to have our Mercedes fixed, and we came back up today to get it.
Cara Chambers
I grew up here. We moved from Virginia Beach in 1985 when I was five because my dad got a job at Sperry. Then I went to college in Arizona, and then I moved back here to be close to family and because I like Charlottesville. There are so many things to do.
Josue Salinas
I'm originally from Mexico City, and when I first came to America, I lived in Washington, D.C. Then I lived in Roanoke, where I managed a restaurant. I first came here 13 years ago to manage the Guadalajara, but I moved back. I didn't know I'd be coming back to Charlottesville, but I had the job opportunity and I came back three years ago. I didn't like Roanoke after living in Charlottesville; it's clean here and quiet.
Patrick Madden
I was born in Batesville, and I was homeschooled. I'm 18, and I'm looking to get out in the next couple of years, probably to go live in Richmond, D.C. or Philly. I'll come back after that.
Joan Schatzman
I've been here 30 years. I got here the day after I graduated from Boston College because my best friend got accepted to UVA engineering, and she said, "Do you want to move to Charlottesville?" I said, "Okay." We're both still here. She left briefly but came back because it's "the hook."
Rachel Campbell
I moved here four years ago from Newport News to be with my dad for high school. I'm thinking of moving this June to Philly. I kind of want to get out of Charlottesville, see something new.
Noah Fiel
I moved here from San Francisco with my mom eight years ago. She used a pendulum over a map, and it picked Charlotttesville. I went to Western Albemarle High School, and I'm moving in the summer to Richmond for school at VCU– and for skateboarding.
Sam Lowe
I was born and raised here. My family moved up here from Salem in the early '80s, and then I was born here. I went to Monticello High School; now I go to Murray. Charlottesville is all right. I have a lot of good friends, but I'll probably get out of town because I've been here for 12 years.
Ed Lynch
How did I get here? It was a disaster! I was dating a girl 37 years ago, so I moved here, but it didn't work out. I never got married. Now I have to go to New York to meet women! I moved here from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and I stayed in Charlottesville because I got two jobs– each one better than the last. Now I'm working into my retirement for the Post Office.
Dave Ackerman
I came for graduate school in architecture in 1989. I met the woman who became my wife, and she hadn't graduated yet, so we stayed. We've been here since, and I'm now with the firm Wolf Ackerman. I'm from Cleveland, so Charlottesville is pretty nice.
Tommy Parker
I've been around here about 22 years, maybe longer. I was sick, and I got treatment at the Blue Ridge facility. I'm from the Eastern Shore, by Virginia Beach. I like Charlottesville because people help you out. Good people work in churches. They believe in Jesus and God.
Rebecca Frischkorn
We came from West Virginia 10 years ago and planned to stay for one year so that my son Will, who was going to become a professional cyclist, could attend a private school and train in Europe at the same time. We rented a house, loved it, loved Charlottesville, and we stayed. Now I'm collaborating with Ruben Rainey on Garden Story, a series for public TV on American gardens.
Michael Ponzini (with wife, Adrienne)
We moved down to Lake Monticello from Staten Island this past summer. A friend also moved down, and we're going into the photography business together. We had been doing professional sports photography, but now we're going to focus on the beauty out here.
I laugh whenever I read in the Hook or somewhere about people complaining about how expensive it is here. Our car insurance is one fourth what it was in New York. It's ridiculous that the quality of life is so much higher here.
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Hmmm-- all this begs the burning question: when are you folks gonna LEAVE?
What a crabby comment, you old crab. You should go out and reprogram your Sony PSP. And get your spouse a new stereo this year!


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Schultheis wants room for religious views in schools
*** Update: Hearing on Schultheis' religion in schools bill was canceled this morning along with a number of other Senate committees as the upper chamber takes up tax exemption legislation. ***
Outspoken social conservative Sen. David Schultheis shows once again that he's unafraid to cut to the heart of some of the most controversial issues with new legislation that would require school districts to develop religious bills of rights.
Under Senate Bill 89, already winning accolades from conservative groups like Colorado Family Action, school districts would have to draft contracts allowing students and staff to express their religious views in school and at school-sponsored events in the same way secular views are allowed.
Students would be allowed to opt out of classwork that conflicts with those views. And school board members in districts that fail to create or enforce the religious bills of rights could be held personally liable under Schultheis' legislation.
Colorado Family Action cast the bill
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Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, has garnered a reputation for wading into the thick of social debate in ways that grab headlines.
He voted in 2009 against a bill requiring pregnant women to be tested for AIDS to prevent spreading the disease to the children. He said then that infected children would set examples for women against sexual promiscuity.
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Scope and Contents of the Records
Texas Governor Ross S. Sterling:
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1924-1933 (bulk 1931-1933)
Biographical Sketch
Ross Shaw Sterling served as governor of Texas from January 20, 1931 to January 17, 1933. Sterling was born February 11, 1875 in Anahuac, Chambers County, Texas. He grew up on a farm and, after little formal education, began working as a clerk at the age of twelve. At the age of 21 he started his own merchandising business, and in 1911 he organized the Humble Oil Company. In addition to oil, Sterling was also involved in a railroad, a newspaper, banking, and real estate in the Houston area, and was an active member of the Houston Port Commission. He served as chair of the Texas Highway Commission under Governor Dan Moody.
Sterling defeated former governor Miriam Ferguson and several other candidates in the 1930 race for governor. When Sterling took office, the worst effects of the Depression were beginning to appear in the state. Appropriations exceeded revenues, and Sterling had to veto funding for education and other programs. During Sterling's term in office, the East Texas oil fields experienced rapid and uncontrolled development. The Railroad Commission attempted proration, but the courts struck the plan down. Because of the chaotic situation, Sterling declared martial law in four counties for six months. National Guard troops were sent to the oil fields to limit waste and control production. This action was later declared unwarranted by the federal district court and the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Railroad Commission's plan for proration was accepted. Cotton prices also suffered during Sterling's term in office. Governor Sterling was defeated by Miriam Ferguson in his attempt at re-election in 1932. Ross Sterling died on March 25, 1949.
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Scope and Contents of the Records
Types of records are correspondence, application files, financial records, clippings, reports, and related records dating from 1924 to 1933 (bulk 1931 to 1933). Materials are from Ross Sterling's term as governor of Texas. A large number of files relate to oil and martial law in East Texas, Texas Rangers, and the prison system. Other records include applications and appointments for government positions, requests and recommendations for extradition and pardons for criminals, and service station reports for 1931 from around the United States. Correspondence regarding legislation covers banking, cotton, education, highways, insurance, and the judiciary.
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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
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(Identify the item), Records, Texas Governor Ross S. Sterling. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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Accession numbers: 1985/024, 2004/182
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Records Management Division of the Texas State Library in 1961. Several files were discovered while processing the records of Governors Allred and O'Daniel and were given an accession number for purposes of control on July 2, 2004.
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In This Corner, Netflix. In the Other Corner. . .Amazon?
The hunter becomes the hunted -- it's a plot twist that has been repeated in countless movies.
So it's only fitting that Netflix (NFLX), whose DVD-by-mail service and no-late-fee policy helped hasten the demise of several video rental chains, may soon find itself in a similar predicament. Amazon (AMZN), the world's largest online retailer, appears to be on the verge of augmenting its video-on-demand service with an unlimited movie and TV show streaming service that would compete directly with Netflix.
Amazon last weekend temporarily offered an option on its website that gave Amazon Prime customers unlimited streaming of about 5,000 movies and TV shows, DailyFinance sister site Engadget reported. Amazon Prime membership, which already includes a variety free, fast shipping deals on purchases made by members, costs $79 a year -- less than Netflix's unlimited streaming subscription plan, which runs about $96 a year.
Serving Notice to Netflix
Granted, Amazon's title selection would be only about a quarter of the approximately 20,000 titles Netflix offers, and it wouldn't include a high-resolution option, according to Engadget. Additionally, the content would come mostly from independent film companies as well as from the BBC and PBS.
Still, by offering the streaming service, Amazon could ease into the market, serving notice to Netflix that it may face additional competition over the next few years as some of its exclusive content agreements with companies such as Starz, Epix and, eventually, all of the major studios, expire, according to BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield.
"While Amazon's appetite for fresher, more expensive content is unclear, they clearly have interest in deep catalog content," wrote Greenfield in a blog post earlier this week. "While Amazon might have interest in sub-licensing content near-term to bulk up its content offering, longer-term, we suspect they could have interest in eliminating the 'middle-man' for content and seek to acquire pay window rights directly from the studios."
Disks Decline, Streaming Surges
Amazon, whose representatives didn't respond to a request for comment about the new service, would be looking to benefit from the growing trend of watching movies on laptop and tablet computers, and the widening user base of network-enabled TVs. And with $9 billion in cash on hand and a $77 billion market cap -- seven times that of Netflix -- Amazon is well positioned to invest in broader digital content delivery.
The Consumer Electronics Association forecasts that about 18% of the approximately 30 million high-definition TVs shipped to U.S. dealers this year will have Web connectivity, up from just 4% in 2009.
Such trends have already benefited Netflix, which has aggressively pushed its "Watch Now" streaming service over the past couple of years, and whose stock price has periodically spiked on rumors of a possible buyout by Amazon. Netflix said last week that fourth-quarter earnings surged 52% from a year earlier as its video-subscription service surpassed 20 million customers. About a third of its new subscribers are choosing a streaming-only plan.
Buying Out LOVEFiLM
Finding itself in the position of established market leader fighting off an aggressive new competitor would be something of a role reversal for Netflix. Founded in 1997, the company lured customers from video rental leaders Blockbuster and Movie Gallery by pitching its "no late fees" policy and the convenience of its DVD-by-mail service. Movie Gallery and its Hollywood Video stores closed their doors last year, while Blockbuster declared bankruptcy in September.
Amazon recently said that it would acquire the 58% of European home-video distributor LOVEFiLM that it didn't already own. The price wasn't disclosed, but Reuters pegged it at about $200 million. LOVEFiLM, which was founded in 2004 and sold its first download-to-own movie two years later, currently has nearly 1.6 million members in the U.K., Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Analysts have pointed to the company as a potential digital distribution partner for Coinstar's (CSTR) Redbox movie-rental kiosk operations. Redbox has said it would unveil its digital-distribution strategy this year, though it hasn't disclosed further details.


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Pier-Olivier Michaud and the Crimson penalty killers have not allowed a power-play goal in the last 11 periods (photo courtesy Steve Babineau).
Game On
The Harvard men's hockey team returns home to face Colgate for the first time this season Friday and takes on Cornell in one of college hockey's most celebrated rivalries Saturday. The opening faceoff for each game is slated for 7 p.m.
Game Notes (PDF)
ECAC Hockey Live Scoreboard
Vote for Hobey - Alex Killorn
Friday – Faculty and Staff Night
Harvard faculty and staff can celebrate the beginning of a new semester with a pre-game reception, giveaways and more. Faculty and staff receive free admission to the game against Colgate and should RSVP to email@example.com.
Saturday – White Out!
Crimson fans are encouraged to wear white to the game against Cornell. The first 200 Harvard students will receive a White Out T-shirt. Full details are available here.
Follow From Home
Live video of the games is available with a Crimson Central subscription on GoCrimson.com, which also provides free live statistics. WHRB-FM 95.3 and WHRB.org offer live audio with Brendan Roche and Raafi Alidina on the call.
Behind the Bench
Former Crimson captain, NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player and 13-year National Hockey League veteran Ted Donato '91 is in his seventh season as The Robert D. Ziff '88 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Ice Hockey. He owns a 94-104-20 record, three ECAC title-game appearances and two NCAA tournament bids.
Last Weekend
A dominant third period was not enough for the Crimson to catch No. 14 Rensselaer in a 3-2 loss Friday night in Troy, N.Y. Harvard outshot the Engineers by margins of 38-16 in the game and 18-3 in the third period but could not come all the way back from a two-goal deficit in the final frame. Allen York made 36 saves for RPI, allowing goals to Harvard senior forwards Michael Del Mauro (Watchung, N.J.) and Pier-Olivier Michaud (Mont-Joli. Que.). Chase Polacek scored twice for the Engineers.
Mat Bodie scored with 2:17 remaining to lift No. 12 Union to a 2-1 win against Harvard a night later in Schenectady, N.Y. Bodie's goal completed a Dutchmen comeback from a goal down in the third period. Ryan Carroll (Hackensack, N.J.)made 40 saves, including 10 on five Union power plays. Michael Biega (Montreal, Que.) scored a power-play goal for the Crimson.
History Nearly Repeats
The Crimson came just shy of repeating last season's successful road trip to Rensselaer and Union, almost exactly one year later. Harvard faced a 3-1 third-period deficit at RPI both Jan. 23, 2010 and Jan. 21, 2011. The Crimson rallied furiously on both occasions, earning a 3-3 tie last season and coming up a goal short this year. A year to the day before Saturday's game at Union, Ryan Carroll made 47 saves to lead Harvard to a 4-1 win over the No. 13 Dutchmen. Carroll made another 40 stops this year but Union rallied for the win.
The Killers
Harvard killed all 12 of its opponents' power plays in three games last week and has not allowed a goal in its last 16 power plays against. The Crimson penalty killers went 6 for 6 Wednesday at Northeastern.
Power Trip
The Crimson scored a power-play goal in each game last weekend and has had a man-advantage tally in five of the last seven games.
Busy Crimson
The Crimson just completed stretches of four straight road games and three games in four nights. Three of those four road games and four of the last five games overall have been against ranked opponents. This weekend's games are the fifth and sixth of eight in a 20‑day span for Harvard and the only two home games in that stretch.
Close Calls
Harvard has lost six games by a single goal and another game by two goals with one coming on an empty net. Three of the Crimson's last four league games have been one-goal losses.
Leading the Crimson
Alex Killorn (Montreal, Que.) and Michael Biega are Harvard's leading scorers with six goals and 14 points each. Danny Biega (Montreal, Que.) paces the Crimson with nine assists and ranks third with 12 points. Eric Kroshus (Calgary, Alta.) and Conor Morrison (London, Ont.) have seven points each, while rookie defenseman Dan Ford (Skaneateles, N.Y.) has logged six.
A New Teammate
The Crimson adopted Nathan Potvin as a member of the team in a Friends of Jaclyn Foundation gathering Jan. 14 at Bright Hockey Center. Nathan, a 12-year-old left wing from Hooksett, N.H., has been battling a spinal cord tumor since age 5 and travels to Boston frequently for treatment.
Through Friends of Jaclyn, Nathan has been attending Harvard games and meeting the team throughout the 2010-11 season and is now a member of the Crimson, complete with his own stall in the Harvard men's hockey locker room.
Vote for Alex
Alex Killorn is one of 68 nominees in the preliminary fan-voting phase of the Hobey Baker Award selection at www.hobeybakeraward.com, running through March 6. The fans' vote accounts for one percent of the total ballot in each phase.
Clutch Performer
Alex Killorn has scored all three of Harvard's game-winning goals, including the lone goal with 8.2 seconds left on the clock against then-No. 18 Rensselaer Nov. 6. He is tied for 15th nationally in game-winners and tied for second leaguewide with two winning scores in ECAC action.
Top of the [Blue] Line
Danny Biega has registered three goals and eight assists in ECAC Hockey play. He ranks second in scoring among defensemen in league games.
All in the Family
Michael Biega has notched five goals and four assists in the last eight games, and brother Danny has three goals and five assists in the last seven games. A Biega brother has scored or assisted on 10 of the last 11 Harvard goals.
Family Tradition
A Biega brother has led Harvard in assists in each of the last two seasons, Alex Biega '10 with 16 in 2008‑09 and Michael with 15 last season.
Help from the Blue Line
Defensemen have assisted on or scored 15 of Harvard's last 18 goals, totaling three goals and 14 assists in the last six games.
Outside the Box
The Crimson averages just 11.8 penalty minutes per game, the 13th-lowest mark in the nation.
Shooting Gallery
Alex Killorn leads ECAC Hockey with 56 shots on goal in league play.
Leading by Example
Seniors have scored Harvard's last three goals.
Harvard vs. Colgate Series History
The Crimson owns a 44-20-6 series lead against the Raiders since the teams' first meeting Jan. 7, 1961, a 4-1 Harvard win. Harvard is 8-0 in playoff meetings against Colgate, including a win in double overtime in the 2005 ECAC emifinals.
Harvard vs. Colgate in 2009-10
Colgate won both meetings last season. In an early-season tilt in Hamilton, N.Y., Austin Smith scored twice as the Raiders came back from three goals behind for a 5-4 win. Alex Killorn led the Crimson with a goal and an assist while Chris Huxley (Weymouth, Mass.), Eric Kroshus and Marshall Everson (Edina, Minn.).
In Harvard's 2009-10 home finale, Alex Evin made 15 of his 38 saves in the third period, and an empty-net goal in the final seconds iced a 4-2 Colgate victory. Danny Biega and Luke Greiner (Faribault, Minn.) scored for the Crimson.
Scouting the Raiders
Colgate is seeking its first win in 12 games, but included in its 0-10-1 stretch are seven one-goal losses. Three of those defeats came in overtime, and another came by a 6-5 score against No. 4 Boston College. The Raiders have defeated Army twice and Sacred Heart once. They tied Cornell, 2-2, Friday. The travel partners were tied again through two periods of Saturday's rematch, before the Big Red pulled away to a 5-2 win.
Francois Brisebois and Brian Day share the Colgate lead in points with 19 on seven goals and 12 assists each. Kurtis Bartliff also has 12 helpers, and Austin Smith paces the team with eight goals. Alex Evin has started a team-high 14 games in net, but Eric Mihalik has started the last four and holds a 2.98 goals‑against average and .888 save percentage.
Harvard vs. Cornell Series History
The Crimson had won seven of its previous nine meetings with Cornell before the Big Red swept last year's regular-season matchups and an ECAC quarterfinal series in Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell holds a 69-58-7 all-time series lead.
The teams first met Jan. 8, 1910, a 5-0 Harvard win in New York City. The games have been closer in recent years, with 15 of the last 20 being decided by two goals or fewer. The Crimson and Big Red have faced off in eight of the last 11 ECAC tournaments.
Harvard vs. Cornell in 2009-10
The Big Red scored five unanswered goals, including four after the Crimson entered the third period with a 3-2 lead, to win, 6-3, in Ithaca, N.Y. Joe Devin scored the tying and winning goals, while Conor Morrison netted his first goal for Harvard and Chris Huxley had two assists. Ben Scrivens made 22 saves for a 3-0 shutout in the late-season meeting at Bright Hockey Center.
The Crimson defeated Princeton in the opening round of the ECAC playoffs, earning a quarterfinal date with the Big Red. Pier-Olivier Michaud tied the score at 1-1 in the first period of Game 1, but Nick D'Agostino scored the first two of four straight for Cornell in a 5-1 win. Scrivens made 17 saves in a 3-0 win in the second game.
Championship Quality
The Crimson and Big Red have combined for three NCAA titles, with Cornell capturing two and Harvard one. They rank first and third in ECAC Hockey regular-season championships (Harvard 13, Cornell 9) and first and second in league tournament crowns (Cornell 12, Harvard 8). They alternated playoff titles from 2002 to 2006 and faced each other in the championship game in four of those tournaments.
The rivals have accounted for nine of the 18 ECAC regular-season and tournament titles awarded over the last nine seasons. For six of those nine championships, the other rival was the runner-up.
Either Harvard or Cornell has won or shared the Ivy League crown in 37 of the league's 53 seasons, with Harvard totaling 21 titles and Cornell 18. The teams shared the honor in 1983-84 and 1984-85.
Scouting the Big Red
Cornell won just twice in its first eight games but has posted a 4-1-1 record in its last six contests heading into last night's game at Dartmouth.
Tyler Roeszler logged three goals and an assist in the win Saturday against Colgate and leads the Big Red with eight goals this season. Greg Miller is the team's top scorer, with 16 of his 18 points coming on assists. Mike Garman and Andy Iles have split time in net, with Iles typically starting on Saturdays. Iles owns a .910 save percentage and 2.50 goals‑against average.
The Bright Stuff
The Crimson is 58-34-3 (.626) at home under Ted Donato and 280-127-28 (.679) all-time at Bright Hockey Center, which opened in 1979-80.


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Five days after a fertilizer plant explosion, volunteer Albert Saenz, from China Spring, Texas, clears debris from a home belonging to Ray and Patti Rosales on April 22, in West, Texas.
The Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are all in West, Texas, to help victims of this month's fertilizer explosion. They've collected tens of thousands of dollars, piles of clothes, toys and food.
It's been almost chaotic, with volunteers piling in and shelters popping up everywhere. But instead of clamoring for the aid, many of the 3,000 or so residents of this small, central Texas town are instead fighting to help one another. That's just as well in Texas, where the official government line is self-sufficiency.
"Right after the explosion happened that evening, there were shelters opened up all over the place," said Ryan Adams, Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus Council in West. "They originally evacuated the entire town. But those shelters were empty because we all help one another in our community. Most of the people that are displaced from their homes, being such a small, tight-knit community, they are staying with family. They are staying with friends."
While the help is pouring in, it's still not entirely clear to anyone who's in need, what, precisely, they do need or where the money should go first. Coordinating all that is still a work in progress.
The April 17 explosion at West Fertilizer killed 15 people and injured as many as 180. Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused it, but the blast at the 10-acre plant left a crater 10 feet deep and more than 90 feet across, destroyed two schools, a nursing home and a nearby apartment building and shook homes 50 miles away.
Most of those killed were volunteer firefighters rushing to help put out the fire that preceded the explosion, while many of the injured were elderly residents of a nearby nursing home who couldn't be moved quickly when the fire started.
Nurse Tammy Adams says she still has blood in her car from patients she ferried from the nursing home to a community center, where ambulances picked them up and took them to nearby hospitals. It all happened so quickly, Adams didn't have a chance to take note of who went where. "I don't know what happened to any of them," Adams said in a telephone interview.
'Regulate-yourself' environment
While victims are turning to their friends and relatives, by most accounts, they are not looking to the government for help – something citizens of this deeply conservative area scorn. And that's just as well, because there's not much help on offer – especially when it comes to medical care.
"I haven't had any calls requesting assistance," said Eva Cruz Hamby, who heads health services for McLennan County. In Texas, the counties pick up indigent health care. If the calls do start coming in, the available money won't go very far. "There is a limit of $30,000 per fiscal year. That is not much care," Hamby added.
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A huge blast rocked a small Texas town causing an unknown number of deaths and destroying nearby homes.
Nearly a quarter of the population of Texas lacks any health insurance. That means many of the 160 or more people treated at area hospitals will end up getting charities to pay for their care. Most of the nursing home residents are almost certain to have been covered by Medicare, the federal health insurance plan for the elderly.
Hospitals will likely pick up a big part of the tab for those they have treated. Providence Health Center in nearby Waco treated 87 of the injured, 21 of them who were admitted as patients. Spokeswoman Heather Beck says all have since been discharged.
They treated many minor burns, cuts, broken bones and head injuries. At least one seriously ill patient had respiratory distress from breathing in caustic ammonia fumes.
Beck won't comment on how patients will pay their bills. Nor would other hospitals that treated patients from the explosion, including the not-for-profit Scott & White Healthcare system of hospitals. "Providence does do charitable care all the time," Beck said, adding that the hospital provided about $35 million worth of charity care last year.
Eva de Luna of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, which is pressing for more government regulation in Texas, says 31 percent of McLennan County's residents are poor and uninsured. "This is what happens when you have a low taxes, low government, regulate-yourself type of environment," she said. "Food stamps and Medicaid are pretty much it in Texas."
Charles Nemec, president of PointWest Bank, agrees. "I have got all I can handle," he said. "We have handed out a lot of money." He won't say precisely how much, but says it's "thousands".
The Knights of Columbus has collected $100,000, but all the aid groups agree the cash won't go too far as people seek to rebuild homes that may have to be razed and started from scratch.
'Everybody is family here'
Town officials are planning to meet with the various charitable organizations this week to work out a way to distribute the aid fairly, without duplicating efforts, Ryan Adams of Knights of Columbus says.
"There were a lot of people that the only clothes they had were clothes on their back," Adams said. "Now that we have made it through that first wave of immediate need, we as a council are working with the mayor's office to take inventory of the need." Knights of Columbus is still accepting donations online.
She lost her job when the West Rest Haven Nursing Home was damaged beyond immediate repair. "We all have to find work," she said. "I looked at three places today for a job."
Yet Adams is collecting donations from friends and family for her homeless neighbors. "I have toothpaste, toothbrushes, clothes, water. I gave out bicycles to kids," she said. "That's how we work. Everybody is family here."
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Tom Smith, director of the Texas office of consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, says Texas policies will leave many of West's residents reliant on charity.
"The average income of people in West is substantially below the state average," Smith said.
Texas has declined to expand Medicaid to more low-income people who lack health insurance. Adams is now one of them. "My kids are on Medicaid now. They say I don't qualify," she said. "There's nothing I can do until I get another job."
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVNR) announced today that it has successfully completed the first of a two-stage pharmacokinetic study with AVP-786, a drug product containing a deuterium modified form of dextromethorphan. Based on interim data, Avanir believes that it has identified a formulation of AVP-786 with a comparable pharmacokinetic, safety and tolerability profile to AVP-923 (dextromethorphan hydrobromide and quinidine sulfate). The company has requested a meeting with the FDA to discuss the full development path for AVP-786.
"The results of this study are very encouraging," said Joao Siffert, MD, chief scientific officer for Avanir. "We were able to successfully replicate the steady-state plasma levels of AVP-923, but with a substantially lower dose of quinidine. Given these results, we believe that AVP-786 would be an ideal candidate to test in one or more of our ongoing clinical programs."
Avanir also announced today that the company intends to modify the enrollment target of its ongoing phase II clinical study of AVP-923 in central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis to 200 patients.
"With the encouraging pharmacokinetic results in hand, we have made the decision to accelerate the completion of the PRIME study, as we believe AVP-786 has the potential to be a preferable development compound," said Joao Siffert, MD. "We plan to use the data from the PRIME study to guide the further development of AVP-786."
As a result of this change, the company now expects to have data from the PRIME study in the fourth calendar quarter of 2013.
About the AVP-786 Phase I Study
The study design is a single-center, randomized, double-blind 2-way crossover to assess the pharmacokinetic profile, safety, and tolerability of single and multiple doses of AVP-786 (alone and in combination with low-dose quinidine). AVP-923 was used as a control. The first stage of this study included 36 healthy subjects. Twelve additional subjects are currently enrolled in the second stage of the study, which will explore a further reduction in quinidine.
About AVP-786
AVP-786 is a novel compound developed through incorporation of deuterium into specific molecular positions of dextromethorphan. The compound maintains similar pharmacology to that of dextromethorphan, but is less susceptible to metabolism by the CYP2D6 enzyme. Avanir licensed exclusive worldwide rights to AVP-786 from Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AVP-786 is an investigational drug not approved by the FDA.
About AVP-923
AVP-923 is a combination of two well-characterized compounds, the active CNS ingredient dextromethorphan hydrobromide (an uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist and sigma-1 receptor agonist) plus low-dose quinidine sulfate (a CYP2D6 enzyme inhibitor), which serves to increase the bioavailability of dextromethorphan. AVP-923 is being studied in several ongoing clinical trials including agitation in Alzheimer's disease, neuropathic pain in Multiple Sclerosis, levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease, and behavioral symptoms of autism. AVP-923 is an investigational drug not approved by the FDA.
About the PRIME Study
The objectives of the PRIME (Pain Research In Multiple sclErosis) study are to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of AVP-923 for the treatment of central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis. The trial is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 4-arm parallel group study. Eligible patients will receive one of three dose levels of AVP-923 containing either 45mg DM/10 mg Q, 30mg DM/10mg Q, 20mg DM/10mg Q or placebo, daily for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint will be measured based on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale as recorded in patient diaries. Secondary assessments include measures of fatigue, impact of MS on daily life, sleep quality, cognition and depression. Safety will be assessed by monitoring adverse events, clinical laboratory tests, ECGs and physical examinations.
About Avanir
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative medicines to patients with central nervous system disorders of high unmet medical need. As part of our commitment, we have extensively invested in our pipeline and are dedicated to advancing medicines that can substantially improve the lives of patients and their loved ones. For more information about Avanir, please visitwww.avanir.com.
Avanir® is a trademark or registered trademark of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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The Accounting Historians Journal Vol. 17, No. 1 June 1990
Dale L. Flesher UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI and
William D. Samson UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Although this is the first issue of The Accounting Historians Journal that has been published by the new editorial team, the current editors and reviewers have been processing manuscripts for nearly a year. During that time, 40 manuscripts have been received and, so far, only six have been accepted for publication. Such a low acceptance rate brings to mind the question of exactly what is publishable accounting history research.
The reasons for rejection have been numerous. A few manu-scripts have been poorly written and were simply boring to read, some have been based too extensively on secondary sources, others have been reiterations of previously published articles, but the majority have failed to meet the expectations of reviewers because of a lack of significance of subject matter or weaknesses in research methodology. For these reasons, this essay is designed to give potential authors some guidance in what and how to research.
First, what is research? Basically, research of any nature is an organized effort to investigate problems and answer ques-tions. It has often been said that research begins with a question and then includes a clear description of the problem to be solved. This is just as true for historical research as for a laboratory experiment. There is, however, a difference between historical research and other methodologies in that the re-searcher often cannot figure out the question or describe the problem until much of the field work has been conducted. In other words, the historical researcher often does not know the question until after the answer has been found. Therefore, a lot of wasted effort occurs in historical research because re-


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(CNN) -- There's a reason it's called "making a fashion statement" -- and Rihanna's already strong sartorial voice has only grown louder with her fourth album, "Rated R."
At her album release party last week, while her guests were swathed in standard Manhattan black, Rihanna entered her fete in a see-through gold-plated chainmaille dress with so many spikes only the daring would offer a close embrace.
"It was made of very heavy metal mesh, so kudos to her for wearing it!" joked the co-designer of the blingtastic 30-pound frock, Leeora Catalan.
But Rihanna wasn't wearing armor to "Rated R's" release by happenstance -- defensive clothing has practically become a new signature look.
Her fashion has become "very fierce [and] harder-edged," said People magazine style editor Clarissa Cruz. "I can't speak to what she's feeling personally, but visually she's communicating the message that she's a strong woman."
The singer worked closely with Catalan and celebrity design team The Blonds to create the sheath of gold spikes and rhinestones, and it's not the first time she's been drawn to the outlandishly aggressive. From the spiky rings she's worn (by Catalan's Noir jewelry line) to the barbed wire she wound around herself for her album cover, Rihanna's been taking the concept of "edge" quite literally in the aftermath of the personal hailstorm brought on by Chris Brown's assault in February, 2009.
"As rough as that experience was for her, it probably was empowering," said fashion expert and celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch.
The artist, in fact, proclaimed exactly that when she sat down with Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America" in early November. She still considers herself to be the picture of strength she'd begun painting before rumors of a Chris Brown-Rihanna coupling even existed, regardless of what others may think of domestic violence victims.
"You'd think she'd come out and be daisies and sunshine, but her style is very 'I am woman, hear me roar,' " Bloch said.
It was her combination of femininity and strength that Catalan and the design team found so inspiring.
"She's very directional and unconventional -- we all look at the fashion blogs to see what she's wearing," Catalan said. "She's had a tough year, [but] she's a survivor. She's coming out and experimenting."
Whether those experiments have been successful or not are debatable. In the past six months, Rihanna has tried everything from thigh-high boots with garters peaking out at the top to blazers with silver pasties covering her nipples, confounding even armchair-cum-professional wardrobe critics The Fug Girls, who often ask of Rihanna's concoctions, "is it fug or fab?"
Which, of course, is the first sign of a true trendsetter, Cruz said.
"People are continuously fascinated by her," Cruz said. "She pushes the envelope and that's always so fun to watch; it keeps the conversation interesting."
That's exactly what makes the 21-year-old a young woman well on her way to being a fashion icon, spikes, thigh-highs and all.
"Being best-dressed isn't about looking great all the time, it's about being an influencer," Cruz said. "I think she's definitely an influencer because the stuff she wears, it's constantly interesting."
Rihanna hasn't always been this brave.
When she was just a teenager in 2005, sweetly singing to a DJ about turning the music up on "Pon de Replay," her fashion sense screamed "crossover appeal."
Then, with her second album, "A Girl like Me," she and her advisers "went for this 'I'm sexy' thing," Bloch said, which again made the singer just one of many pop starlets. "I think they realized, 'Why do we have to be the same?' So she went into an edgier direction."
Edgy in the pop world translates into sexy goth. The haircut -- the one that was inescapable for more than a year after Rihanna was seen sporting an asymmetrical, jet black bob in 2007 -- took the star from "whatshername" to "the one to watch."
Rihanna's style evolution has likely been so engrossing because it's not only the complete opposite of the saccharine and safe clothes she wore while promoting her first two albums, but because it's so rare to see an R&B artist cross over to the dark side.
"Really, I think she will eventually be a fashion icon because she's doing something different from everyone else. There's just no R&B chick that's doing the same thing, " Bloch said.
"She filled a gap -- a black girl with a rock and roll, tough girl edge. Nobody's inventing anything right now -- they're reinventing and putting a spin on it," he added. "You've had a lot of white girls who have dove into the R&B world, but there haven't been a lot of black girls who have been able to dive into the rock world, and there is that side to some people and there's that audience there."
But Rihanna is now entering some noticeably rocky territory, and it's unclear whether or not her audience will follow. The questionable American Music Awards costume is one example, and then there's suggestive, borderline explicit imagery in her just-released "Rated R" album cover.
In one photo, Rihanna wears nothing but a pair of panties, garter belt and stockings; in another, it's a top hat and a body-length "censorship" sign to cover her assets.
Racy -- but ultimately interesting, Cruz said.
"At this point, Rihanna has transcended those labels of hits and misses," she said. "People have different expectations for her based on her look -- they know that she's going to push the envelope and that's what keeps people interested."


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Singapore, 15 April 2011 – Lunchtime visitors to the Jurong Bird Park, the world's largest bird paradise, can now delight in rich cuisine in some highly unusual winged company at the park's Songbird Terrace every day. From 12-2pm daily, dine-in customers at the restaurant can catch the highly-interactive Parrot Show while feasting on an all new lunch buffet.
From wok-fried butter prawns to chocolate and strawberry roulade, the lunch buffet offers a variety of local cuisine including dishes such as Singapore Laksa and Oriental Beancurd with Mixed Vegetable. Visitors with a sweet tooth will enjoy the ice cream and the tropical fruit platter after the mains. Coffee and tea are served with the buffet, but the Singapore Sling or local draught beer will be charged separately. The buffet, specially prepared by The Lodge's kitchen, costs $19+ per adult, and $15+ per
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"The idea is to bring together the best of both worlds – food and entertainment. We then decided to move the Parrot Show from the Pools Amphitheatre to the Songbird Terrace so that visitors can have a leisurely lunch while enjoying the lovable antics of our parrots and macaws," said Ms Agnes Toh, Assistant Director, F&B, Wildlife Reserves Singapore. "With an extended stage that overlooks the Flamingo Lake, the Songbird Terrace provides a natural and stunning backdrop for photography. The new layout also creates a fun-filled setting for visitors to see the birds up close."
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Longest-serving first minister Salmond will not 'go on and on'
SNP leader Alex Salmond said he was proud to be Scotland's longest-serving first minister but he had no intention of going "on and on" in the post.
In interviews with the BBC, the politician added he had no immediate plans to "depart the scene" with the independence referendum due in 2014.
Mr Salmond is Scotland's fourth first minister and to date the only non-Labour politician to take the post.
Donald Dewar, Henry McLeish and Jack McConnell went before him.
Mr Salmond conceded that his darkest days were around the time of the release of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
He said his political high point was his election victory in May 2011 when he delivered a historic majority of MSPs to Holyrood.
Mr Salmond told BBC Scotland's Raymond Buchanan: "I wake up every morning and look forward to the day ahead."
He insisted he would not go "on and on", but added: "I want to see Scotland win the referendum, I want to see the opening of the door of opportunity in that referendum and I have no immediate plans to depart the scene."
In an earlier interview with BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Salmond said he was proud of his achievements during his 2002 days in the post.
He told presenter Hayley Millar: "I think the most substantial thing that I am proud of, and the administration should be, is the establishment of a social contract between the Scottish government and the people of Scotland in extraordinarily tough times.
"In these difficult times we have managed to both preserve and indeed extend social objectives like the removal of tuition fees, the protection of free care for the elderly, the importance of having a national health service which is free at the point of need to everyone.
"These are big social protections and advances and that is what I would describe as a social contract between the government and the people."
Following devolution and the first elections to the new Scottish Parliament, Labour grandee Mr Dewar became the first minister on 13 May 1999.
He held the post until his death in October 2000.
Mr McLeish was Scotland's next first minister, taking on the role from 26 October, 2000, to 8 November, 2001.
By the end of November that year Mr McConnell was in the hot seat. He lasted until May 2007 when the SNP, under the leadership of Mr Salmond, won minority government.
On Wednesday, 7 November, Mr Salmond overtook Mr McConnell's time in the post.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon congratulated the SNP leader on reaching the political milestone.
She said: "The people of Scotland overwhelmingly trust the Scottish government headed by Alex Salmond - 71% trust the Scottish government to act in Scotland's interests, up from 51% under the previous Lab/Lib Executive in 2006, and compared to just 18% who trust the UK government.
"In 2011, people in Scotland gave a remarkable vote of confidence in Alex Salmond's leadership and the team, record and vision of the SNP - delivering an overall majority at Holyrood, and becoming the only first minister to win two elections.
"It is this record of success that will help win a yes vote in the referendum for an independent Scotland in autumn 2014."


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Inspired by a 7-11 Slurpee machine, Mariano Martinez invented the frozen margarita maker using parts from an ice cream machine in 1971. Salute this fine piece of engineering with a frozen concoction of your choice this Labor Day.
Sadly, the margarita-makin' days are over for this particular specimen—the machine is living out the remainder of its days as a historic artifact in the National Museum of American History.
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Yesterday, the landscaping company delivered a truckload of compost and 3 pallets of sod, so today Kelly and Jack are hard at work laying the sod on the newly ivy-free dirt lawn. While they are working, I thought I would post some pictures of an interesting discovery we made after the ivy was removed.
Notice those two pieces of concrete bracketing the sidewalk? Yep! We unearthed some ancient planter boxes! They had been completely covered in dirt and ivy that we had no idea that they were even there.
Because we had already been thinking that we wanted to somehow flank the sidewalk with some kind of flowers or bushes (what we will do exactly is yet to be determined…) we will not cover them up with grass, but leave them as they are.
But eventually they will most likely be covered up with dirt again, as they're buried pretty deep, and Kelly wants to make the border to the pathway be more organic, with curvy lines, not straight like the concrete planters.


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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Two New Games on the Horizon
Borderlands is the first game that piqued my interest. I read something about it a few weeks ago and a couple of weeks back I started reading reviews. Man, that's one awesome game. Here's Gamespot's review. This review is for the Xbox 360 only but the game is for the PC and PS3 also. I normally don't care about console games ported to the PC (being a 100% PC gamer) but this one is really hot. Gamespot gave it a 8.5/10 which is a pretty damn good score coming from them.
Borderlands is a first person shooter with RPG elements as opposed to an RPG with FPS elements. I like shooters but ones with RPG elements are even better. People called this game a sort of Diablo with guns and a first-person perspective and from the gameplay videos I've seen, it certainly looks like it. In fact it really shines when played in cooperative mode with friends or over the internet.
Unfortunately I hit a snag with this game because I found out by chance that it requires a video card capable of DirectX 10 in order to run. Bummer. My ATI X800XL may be able to run WoW without a hitch but it only supports DX9. So I used this as an excuse to upgrade my video card. I just ordered a cheap one that supports DX10, which should be better than what I have. Eh, it was high time I upgraded my card, the X800XL being almost 4 years old.
Torchlight is one of those games that took me by surprise. I was certainly not expecting to see yet another Diablo clone before the release of Diablo 3. Well, here it is: a very cool looking Diablo clone with modern 3D graphics. Here's Gamespot's review, although you will easily find other reviews if you search for them. It only got a 8/10 but that's good enough in my book. Reading about it though makes me wanna play it right now!
Torchlight was clearly meant to be a Diablo clone and doesn't make any apologies for it. The graphics are cartoony but the gameplay seems to be fast-paced with plenty of loot drops in classic Diablo tradition but also some interesting new features such as a pet which fights for you and can carry some of your inventory and fishing (!) which allows you to fish cool stuff. The pet, for example, can carry some of your loot into town and sell it for you, returning after a few minutes. That's very neat if you ask me.
A really cool thing that I like about this game is that it only costs $20 (!!) and it's distributed in a digital format only. Some of the developers were even part of the team for the original Diablo game.
As you can probably tell, I'm very excited about these two new games. It's just as well because I need another break from WoW. I suspect I'll be playing the new ones for at least a couple of months and I will certainly write some long reviews for both. Who knows, if I like them enough I might even be diverted from WoW until Cataclysm hits. It's all good though, both games are either RPGs or have important RPG elements and if there's one type of game I love above all else, it's a good RPG.
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Personally, i'm looking forward to Bioware's Dragaon Age: Origins. Bioware has put together some awesome RPG's in the past and their concept of having your game origin impact how you are perceived in the world and the way their are taking the morality angle to the next level just looks awesome. Definitely will be worth a WoW break for a few week for that one.
- October 31, 2009 at 11:49 PM
- Tony Bowman said...
Borderlands is pretty flippin' awesome in my book. The co-op is fantastic. Drop in/drop out at any time and any progress you make or loot/cash you collect goes with you. The only thing to keep in mind is to have the person who is furthest behind, quest-wise, host the game. That way they can get caught up and get help from those further along.
- November 1, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@mike DAO sounds fun, though I wasn't a big fan of the Baldur's Gate games. What puts me off though is the publisher: EA. Can't stand those guys. BTW, how's the DRM on this one?
@Tony how does the online-activation work? I assume that if I want to play the game in 10 years when their servers are dead, I won't be able to, correct? Also, does it allow me to sell the game if I wish to?
- November 1, 2009 at 7:14 PM
@Darth I hear you about EA. Can't stand those guys. I haven't heard about the DRM on it but expect it's their usual. I'll probably have to pick it up for my PS3 anyway. I haven't heard it coming out on the Mac which is what I play WoW on these days.
- November 2, 2009 at 9:21 AM
I tried Torchlight (demo) and I confirm is a very well done Diablo clone in almost every aspect. OMaybe it's a bit easy: click'n'kill, even on bosses. No tactics at all, just click 100 times and use health potions if needed (no cooldown).
- November 3, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Darth Solo said...
@Anonymous that's exactly what I gathered from all the reviews. It seems a bit easy, especially for Diablo vets. However, it looks like you can also start it in a harder mode. Anyway, there are 100 levels to burn through and I can't wait to play it :)
- November 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Well yesterday I digged into the demo playng the 3 classes up to level 7 (maximum level allowed for the demo). Graphics, setting and overall feeling is 100% Diablo. I could say it's Diablo III, if you ask me. The only thing is: lack of real strategy, dunno if it changes later. You keep collecting 324857349587 items, send pet to town, go back to dungeon.
I find a bit annoying that you need to identify ANY item above common (grey), as it requires a scroll.
I was going to buy it for the low price but I wont do it, I'm 90% sure I would get bored too soon without multiplayer :-(
- November 4, 2009 at 1:55 AM
- Darth Solo said...
Well, truth be told, in Diablo 2 at least, you had to identify anything above normal (white) quality also. So in that aspect it's not far off.
- November 4, 2009 at 7:53 PM


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BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said that she had been informed of the arrest of a German man who, according to media reports, is an intelligence service employee accused of spying for the United States.
Federal prosecutors said a 31-year-old German man was arrested on suspicion of spying for foreign intelligence services. They did not identify the suspect or the intelligence services.
"The Chancellor was also informed of this case yesterday," Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters in Berlin.
He declined to comment on reports by Der Spiegel magazine and the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that the man worked for Germany's foreign intelligence service, known by its German acronym BND.
The newspapers, which didn't identify their sources, said the man was suspected of passing on information about a German parliamentary committee investigating the activities of U.S. and other intelligence agencies in Germany.
Seibert said committee members had also been informed of the arrest. "I will have to leave the conclusions to you," he said.
Reports that the National Security Agency spied on German citizens, including on Merkel's cellphone, have caused friction between Berlin and Washington since they were first published last year, based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Martina Renner, a member of the opposition Left Party on the parliamentary panel, said the case indicated that anyone who examined Snowden's revelations in detail was subject to scrutiny by U.S. intelligence agencies.
Her panel heard testimony from two former NSA employees, Thomas Drake and William Binney.
"If the media reports (about the case) are confirmed then there can't just be a legal response, there also has to be a political response," she said.
Seibert said Merkel discussed "foreign policy matters" in a telephone conversation with President Barack Obama on July 3. He said the conversation focused on Ukraine but declined to say whether the arrest was discussed.
Officials at the U.S. embassy in Berlin declined to comment. The BND didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
By Frank Jordans. AP's Geir Moulson contributed to this report.
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