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While Intel and AMD were outdoing each other at CES 2019 by announcing their respective 10-nanometer (nm) and 7nm processors, both companies also introduced hybrid processors that may change the future of computing forever.
On one side, there's Intel's LakeField processors, with architecture that is more like an ARM CPU than a traditional computer chip. Instead of just having a block of 10nm CPU cores, the LakeField processor will feature one central 10nm Sunny Cove core paired with four Treemont Atom cores.
Later into CES 2019, AMD also introduced its own hybrid processor with a Ryzen 3rd Generation chip that pairs an eight-core 7nm chiplet with a second 14nm chiplet to manage memory controllers and PCIe lanes.
Both processors aim to do different things with their hybrid architectures, but they share one thing in common: they're both moving away from the traditional monolithic processor.
Monolithic vs Hybrid
Now, after all that talk, you might be wondering what the difference is between monolithic and hybrid processor designs. The answer is actually simpler than you might think.
For the most part, processors that have come in laptops and PC have stuck to a monolithic design, in which there is one homogeneous processor die built from a single architecture. For example, Intel Coffee Lake processors used a single 14nm die, Ryzen CPUs featured a 14nm die, Ryzen 2nd Generation a 12nm die, and so on.
Hybrid designs shake things up by introducing chiplets that may add a second type of processor core, integrated graphics, memory or any number of features.
ARM-based CPUs found in phones, tablets and even Qualcomm-powered Windows 10 machines typically use this type of design to great effect for maximizing battery life and even performance. Now, it seems we're starting to see the beginnings of hybridization in computer processors now – at least in Intel's case with LakeField.
By packing in both performance cores and low energy cores into the same chip, hybrid processors could allow your devices to handle all your tasks on demand and save battery life when they're just on standby. What's more, chips with this type of architecture can act as compact systems on a chip if they also have integrated graphics, memory and other modules.
Proof in the pudding
Intel has actually already shown an example of the how small its hybrid processor-powered device can be. At its CES 2019 keynote stage, the company introduced its LakeField processor built into the smallest motherboard it has produced, measuring just the length of five American quarters, a form factor that could easily fit into tablets and even some phones.
According to Intel, LakeField processors can power anything from very low power devices to full PC performance.
AMD didn't have nearly as many proof of concept examples, but it did show that its new hybridized processor doesn't lose a step in performance due to the new design. The company's mystery Ryzen 3rd Generation processor scored 2,023 points in Cinebench. By comparison, the Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X scored 1,873 and 1,798 points, respectively in our own testing.
While it seems like hybrid processors have a promising future in computing devices, we don't want to buy into the hype too much until we actually get some devices with them inside.
There's also no reason for processors with monolithic designs to disappear anytime soon. All the complexity of hybrid chips will likely add to the cost of devices until their production becomes ubiquitous.
Also, not all devices may benefit from a hybrid architecture. For example, PCs built for production and gaming will be better off with classically constructed CPUs and the maximum power a monolithic processor can deliver. Though, the regularity at which Apple's iPads, equipped with its self-made processors, outpace Windows 10 laptops may prove this to be false.
It's too early to tell what devices powered by Intel and AMD's hybrid processors may look like, but we're excited this is even happening. The software and experience of using laptops and PCs has evolved in step with phones and mobile devices – with touchscreens, biometrics and features like modern standby – and it feels like it's about time for the same thing to happen to the hardware that powers them.
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Star: Tensyo
Origin: Sol-Falena
Events: Falenan Civil War, Sun Rune War
Position: Oracle
Born: IS 411
Death: N/A
Haswar is the daughter of Princess Shahrewar, the eldest daughter of the late Queen Olhazeta. A civil war between Shahrewar and Falzrahm dominated after Olhazeta's death. Although Shahrewar was technically in the right to succeed, Falzrahm would try for the throne herself. The two princesses feuded, using Nether Gate to assassinate many influential members of their party. Eventually, Shahrewar gave up her right to succeed, wanting to end the war. But Falzrahm, excessively paranoid, thought it was a plot and had Shahrewar assassinated anyway. Falzrahm would die after two years on the throne.
The three princesses of Falena: Arshtat, Haswar, and Sialeeds, entered into a pact. To prevent that kind of war from ever happening again, Arshtat would ascend to the throne, and Haswar and Sialeeds would renounce their claim. Also, neither Haswar nor Sialeeds would get married or have children.
Haswar would become the Oracle of the holy land of Lunas. During Arshtat's reign, she would watch over the Prince whenever Arshtat was too busy with politics. Haswar first met Lymsleia when she came to be purified in the holy fountain, and thought she was the cutest little girl ever. When she realizes Lun and Logg were stealing gold dust, and quickly deferred to Sialeeds, who always had a better head in politics, what to do so that they could be punished without making the royal family and Raftfleet enemies.
After Arshtat's death, the Prince and Sialeeds fled to Lunas following a brief rest at the East Palace. Haswar gave them sanctuary, but the Godwins soon learned they had gone to Lunas because some priests, who believed Haswar should have been Queen, told them that the two royals were resting there. Haswar told them to flee through a secret elven path to Rainwall while she stalled them. Although she knew Lord Barows was not to be trusted, he was the only person strong enough to protect them at that time.
Haswar went to Sol-Falena to stay with Lym, and was responsible for placing the crown on the Princess's head when she was coronated. After the Queen's campaign, she returned to Lunas. The Prince returned to Lunas with the aid of the elf Urda, who wanted the elven priest Isato to return to his home. However, Isato would not leave because his duty required him to protect the Oracle. However, Haswar decided that she was going to leave Lunas. She asked if she could join the Prince. She knew she could not replace Arshtat or Sialeeds as a mother figure, but she wanted to help the boy somehow. The Prince accepted her offer.
Haswar gives big hugs to everyone she thinks is cute. Although Fuyo doesn't mind when Haswar does this, Toma thinks he's too old for that. Haswar also loves the beavers, and hugs them at every opportunity, although she can't decide which is the cutest.
After the Prince's army retakes Sol-Falena, Haswar shows the Prince and Lyon the secret path to the [Sindar] Ruins in the Ashtwal mountains. After the war ends, Haswar helps with the placement of all three runes in the Sun Palace, to prevent something like the misplacement of the Dawn Rune from ever happening again.
Haswar returns to Lunas and continues serving as the Oracle, although she was worried about the royal family dying out since the only royal women left were Haswar herself and Lym. So, later after the war, Haswar announces that she is to be wed. - Matt620 (article), Basel (image)
How to Recruit: After the Queen's campaign, return to the Lunas Northern Woods with Takamu in the party. Talk with Urda and go through to Lunas. In the Master's Conclave, enter the dining room for a scene and the three will join your party regardless of your choice. As you exit [Lunas North Woods], Haswar, Isato, and Urda will officially get recruited.

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For Ben Morrison, the guitarist and one of the vocalists for The Brothers Comatose, recording their second album, 2012's Respect the Van, was a very different experience than recording their debut album, 2010's Songs from the Stoop.
"The first album was a little more thrown together," Morrison says. "We recorded it in one room, standing together around a microphone and we did everything live. With this one we took more time to work on the sound. We still did a lot of the tracking live, but then we'd go back and do harmony vocals and maybe a fiddle solo after the fact so we could take the time to get what we wanted out of it."
Respect was largely informed by the band's heavy period of touring in support of Songs. Blitzkrieg bluegrass tracks like "Pie for Breakfast" recount the struggles of being away from a loved one, and the Americana-tinged "120 East" highlights the camaraderie that forms on the road. They even have a track called "The Van Song." But, as Morrison explains, the album is not a series of journal entries.
"It is pretty topical to our situation, but not all the songs are about being on the road," he says. "There are common themes people can relate to in the music, so it's not like every song is 'I'm on the road.' It's more like 'This relationship is hard, so what are we going to do?' A lot of people can relate to things like that." Another blue-grassy band, The Devil Makes Three, can relate; the Devil recently asked The Brothers Comatose to go on tour, and they'll be back at the McDonald Jan. 28.
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To be able to trace back the WLAN adapter that is connected to a certain unit on the smartphone application, you can use the connection test function1.
When this function is enabled, the LEDs on the matching WLAN adapter will start blinking for about 3 minutes.
1 To access the "Connection test":
- Select a unit on the smartphone application.
- Go to the adapter settings ("Gear" icon in top right corner).
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You have what it takes to move forward positively, but you are inclined to let self-doubt and insecurity stand between you and victory. Trust your intuition to help you discover trends that will be beneficial to attracting interest to your ideas.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Taking advantage of monetary matters will improve your financial situation. Keep your mind open to new ideas regarding investments or savings. You will receive a helpful tip from an expert.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- New partnerships could prove prosperous. Join a cause or group and make new friends. Those sharing your views will help you reach your goals. Love is in the stars.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don't let your disappointment show today. If something is puzzling you, ask questions until you figure out how to fix what's gone wrong. Don't give up when a couple of adjustments are all that's required.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your thirst for knowledge will lead to cultural events or exotic destinations that will help you discover interesting facts, new philosophies and lifestyle options that are apt to agree with you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Good fortune is heading in your direction. Look into an investment opportunity that you feel has potential. Put forth an effort and spruce up your surroundings.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- All you need to do is ask, and you will receive all the help you are looking for. If you express your feelings truthfully, your friends and colleagues will be glad to help you reach your goal.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Your unusual way of facing problems will help you find a way to aid a friend. Distinct solutions based on smart intuition will lead to your success.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Make physical activity part of your day in order to feel rejuvenated. Meeting people from different walks of life will give you valuable information. Network to gain support.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Do your best to clear up a misunderstanding. Making amends will lead to better sleep and new possibilities. Forgive, forget and move forward.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your willingness to pitch in and help will result in a new friend and ally. You'll get the assistance you need to turn your venture into a success story.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Pare down your ideas if you want to make headway. Focus on the one thing that moves you the most, and see it through. Put quality, not quantity, first.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Get your friends together and check out a local attraction. Your planning will encourage your peers to look up to you. The more diverse you are, the more popular you will become.


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Friends of Lewis & Clark Remembered
Jane Templeton Bryson, for whose family Templeton Campus Center is named, died of pneumonia on January 26 in Portland. She was 93. Bryson was a Lewis & Clark trustee from 1982 to 1986 and then a life trustee until her death.
Born in Montana, Bryson attended Scripps College and graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in 1938. She served the community on a number of boards including the Herbert A. Templeton Foundation, Albina Youth Opportunity, Portland (now Oregon) Symphony, Family Service Association of America, Family Counseling Service (now Metropolitan Family Services), Camp Fire Girls, and the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Bryson was the founding chair of the Portland Symphony Women's Association, and also served as a member of the acquisitions committee for the Portland Art Museum.
The large reading room in the Watzek Library's south wing was named in the mid-1990s for James E. and Jane T. Bryson. In an earlier generation, Jane Bryson's father, Herbert Templeton, contributed funds to build Evans Music Center as well as Templeton Campus Center. Continuing the interest of her father and her brother, Hall Templeton, Bryson joined Lewis & Clark's board in 1982. At that time she said that her involvement with the Herbert A. Templeton Foundation "continued to keep me in touch with the life of the whole community which I love. The reason I did this job? The belief that private voluntary responsibility to the total community is an absolute necessity in a democratic society. Our response to this personal mandate really stems from Christian teachings."
Survivors include her son, John; daughters, Ruth and Susan; and nine grandchildren. The family suggests contributions to charities she supported, including Lewis & Clark.
W. Burns Hoffman, life trustee and benefactor of Lewis & Clark, died February 12. He was 93 and lived in Santa Barbara, California.
While a member of the Board of Trustees from 1963 to 1972, Hoffman served as chair of the Physical Plant Committee. During the 1990s, his generosity helped advance the Signature Project, which renovated and expanded Watzek Library and built the Miller Center for the Humanities and the Fields Center for the Visual Arts.
Hoffman was born in Portland. After earning his BA in civil engineering from Stanford University in 1938, he worked for the construction company founded by his father, Lee Hawley Hoffman. Burns Hoffman later served as president of Hoffman Construction Company, retiring in 1965 to pursue his own business and investment interests. He also served as national director of the General Contractors Association of America. He moved from Oregon to Santa Barbara in 1975.
A leader in Portland's civic and community life for many years, Hoffman was a trustee of Catlin Gabel School and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lake Oswego, the Arlington Club, the University Club, and Waverley Country Club. He was also active for many years as Oregon's representative to Radio Free Europe.
Survivors include his daughter, Caroline Swindells, wife of life trustee and former board chair Charles "Butch" Swindells BS '66, and his younger brother, Eric—who, with wife Ronna Hoffman, a life trustee, endowed the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art.
Suzanne "Sue" Schoenfeldt Fields, a Portland native, community leader, and philanthropist, died February 3 in Indian Wells, California. She was 83. Fields was married for 52 years to Fred Fields, life trustee and former chair of Lewis & Clark's Board of Trustees.
According to Jane Monnig Atkinson, interim president, "Individually and together, Sue and Fred have been at the forefront of business, education, community service, and philanthropy in our city, state, and region for many decades. Their generosity has had a lasting impact on academic leadership and innovation at Lewis & Clark. Their gifts helped endow our Morgan S. Odell Professorship in Humanities, led to the construction of the Fred W. Fields Center for the Visual Arts, and time and again set the pace for philanthropy that supports our students and faculty."
Sue Fields herself was active in many civic causes and clubs. She served on the board of regents of the University of Portland and contributed to endow a distinguished visiting writers program on that campus. One of her proudest achievements was her active involvement in bringing about the 1984 restoration and renovation of St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Northwest Portland.
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Andrew Ng has likened artificial intelligence (AI) to electricity in that it will be as transformative for us as electricity was for our ancestors. I can only guess that electricity was mystifying, scary, and even shocking to them — just as AI will be to many of us. Credible scientists and research firms have predictedthat the likely automation of service sectors and professional jobs in the United States will be more than 10 times as large as the number of manufacturing jobs automated to date. That possibility is mind-boggling.
So, what can we do to prepare for the new world of work? Because AI will be a far more formidable competitor than any human, we will be in a frantic race to stay relevant. That will require us to take our cognitive and emotional skills to a much higher level.
Many experts believe that human beings will still be needed to do the jobs that require higher-order critical, creative, and innovative thinking and the jobs that require high emotional engagement to meet the needs of other human beings. The challenge for many of us is that we do not excel at those skills because of our natural cognitive and emotional proclivities: We are confirmation-seeking thinkers and ego-affirmation-seeking defensive reasoners. We will need to overcome those proclivities in order to take our thinking, listening, relating, and collaborating skills to a much higher level.
I believe that this process of upgrading begins with changing our definition of what it means to "be smart." To date, many of us have achieved success by being "smarter" than other people as measured by grades and test scores, beginning in our early days in school. The smart people were those that received the highest scores by making the fewest mistakes.
AI will change that because there is no way any human being can outsmart, for example, IBM's Watson, at least without augmentation. Smart machines can process, store, and recall information faster and better than we humans. Additionally, AI can pattern-match faster and produce a wider array of alternatives than we can. AI can even learn faster. In an age of smart machines, our old definition of what makes a person smart doesn't make sense.
What is needed is a new definition of being smart, one that promotes higher levels of human thinking and emotional engagement. The new smart will be determined not by what or how you know but by the quality of your thinking, listening, relating, collaborating, and learning. Quantity is replaced by quality. And that shift will enable us to focus on the hard work of taking our cognitive and emotional skills to a much higher level.
We will spend more time training to be open-minded and learning to update our beliefs in response to new data. We will practice adjusting after our mistakes, and we will invest more in the skills traditionally associated with emotional intelligence. The new smart will be about trying to overcome the two big inhibitors of critical thinking and team collaboration: our ego and our fears. Doing so will make it easier to perceive reality as it is, rather than as we wish it to be. In short, we will embrace humility. That is how we humans will add value in a world of smart technology.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 29, 2020
M-NCPPC, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Announces Additional Amenities Available for Prince George's County Residents, Visitors
RIVERDALE, MD – The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation announces more amenities will be available for Prince George's County residents and visitors as the Department gradually reopens its facilities to the public.
Effective Wednesday, July 1, 2020, the Department will open: All outdoor pools, with reduced capacity
Effective Wednesday, July 8, 2020, the Department will reopen Cosca, Fairland, and Watkins tennis bubbles with court reservations accepted, starting Thursday, July 2 by phone and online. The tennis bubble at Fairland is the only part of the complex that will open on July 8. The rest of the complex remains closed to the public.
"We continue to follow the guidance of health officials as we make available more recreational activities for our patrons. We are excited to open our pools and provide a variety of activities for all ages as we continue to do our part to keep our community safe," states M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation Director, Bill Tyler.
The Department will also provide expanded services, hours and programs at its three golf courses, including restarting one of its junior golf programs, First Tee. For more details about First Tee, visit TheFirstTeeDC.org.
Additionally, the Department is cancelling all of its outdoor festivals and large events through October 31, 2020.
The Department continues to urge residents and visitors to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. As a reminder:
Customer Service can be reached at email@example.com or at 301-699-2255.
The Department of Parks and Recreation delivers an award-winning park system through progressive, innovative leadership and a commitment to the community and the environment in Prince George's County. For more on the Department of Parks and Recreation, visit www.pgparks.com and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Instagram. The M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities in all programs and services. Register at least a minimum of two weeks in advance of the program start date to request and receive a disability accommodation.


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Croaker Climate
The fish's future is bright, collaborative study suggests
Jonathan Hare of NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Narragansett, R.I. wanted to know how climate change information could be used to help plan for the future of our fisheries. "Most current management plans do not include the effect of climate change on specific fish populations, some of which will increase and others decrease as a result," said Hare.
Hare knew that the Atlantic croaker would be an excellent species of fish for such a study since its survival is directly related to temperature changes. Millions of pounds of this mild-flavored fish are caught in the United States every year. In the winter, croakers travel to shallow bay areas along the U.S. northeast coast and lay eggs. Once hatched, the young fish have a better chance of making it to adulthood when winters are warm. To figure out how climate change might affect croakers, Hare needed the right kind of climate information.
So Hare gave Mike Alexander, of the ESRL Physical Sciences Laboratory (PSL), a call. The two had previously served together on a scientific committee, and Hare knew Alexander worked with climate data.
"I was excited about the prospect of collaborating," said Alexander, a climate scientist who has always been interested in marine biology. He had already done research on how climate variability may impact amphibians and stellar sea lions, for example. He worked with Hare to determine what data would be best for this study and where to get it.
Because ocean temperatures in near-shore bays and estuaries generally track the overlying air temperature, the latter could be used as input to the croaker model. Alexander and Jamie Scott (PSL and CIRES), extracted air temperatures along the U.S. East Coast spanning 1870-2001 from 14 General Circulation Models (GCMs) that were used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report. Also used from this widely established and freely available dataset were three different CO2 scenarios that estimate greenhouse gas and air temperature changes from the present out to the year 2100. Alexander also helped explain the climate models, how to use the data, and checked the consistency of the information both in nature and within the model.
Hare and his colleagues at NFSC then fed the climate data into a fish population model that combined temperature and fishing rates; two key factors that affect fish mortality. This new fish-climate model is one of the first to look at the relationship between temperature change and its impact on a specific fish population.
The results looked pretty positive for the Atlantic croaker: If global temperatures continue to increase as predicted, more croakers will make it to adulthood and, therefore, the population will grow. Climate change may also widen the geographic range of croakers. Currently the Chesapeake Bay houses the highest density of croakers. Over time their range could expand into an area around New York.
The team of scientists published their work in the March 2010 issue of Ecology Applications.
Alexander cautioned that the results are specific to the Atlantic croaker: "While climate change may increase the population and range of croakers, it is likely to adversely affect other fish such as cod," he said. Because climate change information has not traditionally been included in fisheries planning, this model could be a breakthrough in performing stock assessments and planning for sustainable fisheries.
Hare concluded: "Our results demonstrate that climate effects on fisheries must be identified, understood, and incorporated into the scientific advice provided to managers if sustainable exploitation is to be achieved and maintained in a changing climate."
Current GCMs can only provide forecasts out to 50-100 years, a bit far in the future for most fisheries planning, said Hare. Shorter-term forecasts ranging between 5-50 years may soon become available for incorporation into fisheries models, to make even better informed decisions.
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Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
New features in telecom area (sorry if some of the described features are not there present in your release, but they are already implemented and work) - Speak in the house: as you described, there is a posibility to speak in the house, to do so, every onscreen orbiter runs "Orbiter's Embedded Phone" this a very basic IAX2 softphone, which can auto answer the call if there is a certain callerid. This is mostly a security feature. On phones page you have checkboxes for phones that will be used to speak in the house.
- On new installations every user gets an internal extension (on old ones, please assign them manually) starting with 301. Usually hard phones are in range 200-299. On pluto-admin Telecom->CallRouting you may specify how to reach you. For example when you are at home, try phone 1 then phone 2, then mobile, if you are away, call directly on mobile, if you are sleeping, it will send you to voicemail (this is just an example, you have to edit such scenario but it's not that hard). So now if somebody in the house dials 301 (your extension) it will follow the path you specified in that page.There are also priority callers, calls from which can have different route.
- Also on new instalation there is a incoming call scenario (on old ones please delete your existing voip line, please check in amp that everything is deleted and then add it again) and then you can specify if the the house is for example in party mode, send caller to voicemail and so on.
- Another change: there should be (not sure if in release build there was a final version) a list of active calls, a list of recent calls, and a list for speed dial (speed dial is somewhere in webpage/telecon scenarios)


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The recording of today's webinar, The 5 C's for Success in Genealogy Today, by Barbara Renick is now available to view for a limited time. Using a series of case studies, Barbara taught advanced research methodologies that will help genealogists of any level of expertise. She covered:
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One of the viewers, Kristine, wrote, "WOW. I just might be able to tackle my two brickwalls using these ideas!! Wonderful!! Thank you Barbara!!! Oh my I am excited!" I think you'll agree with Kristine after watching Barbara's webinar.
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Writer and ethicist Jean Bethke Elshtain died this month in Nashville, Tenn. She was 72. As a very specific kind of political theorist, Elshtain was known as a realist, unafraid to talk about God. It made her a unique and influential public intellectual of her time. Rather unusually, she held a joint appointment at the University of Chicago in both the divinity school and the political science department. William Schweiker was Elshtain's colleague at the U of C, and her friend; and he offered this remembrance.
WILLIAM SCHWEIKER: One of the great things about having Jean come to the divinity school is that it allowed us to have a working political theorist on our faculty. But for her, it allowed her to use texts in her teaching and her writing, that are outside the usual canon of political science. And to be able to access that wealth of material can enrich a thinker's reflections on political life - which it did, in her case.
LYDEN: Grounded in both political and religious thought, Elshtain became a leading thinker on the concept of justifiable war, a tradition of Christian doctrine that goes back to Augustine.
SCHWEIKER: Christians under this tradition are to protect the innocent. And sometimes, that requires using military force to protect innocent people. And not only Augustine, who was a bishop in the church; but also Elshtain and a whole history of reflection, has seen that concern to defend the innocent as consistent with Christian faith.
LYDEN: That reflection made her a supporter of the use of U.S. power to protect the vulnerable as a moral imperative in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. And while Schweiker disagreed with his friend on that...
SCHWEIKER: Jean was a kind of firebrand. She was a gadfly, not easily pigeonholed. Folks who liked to pigeonhole her as, say, a neocon or a conservative, really missed the force of what she was trying to do, which was to provoke people to think seriously about the positions they held. I think she'll be remembered not for some system of thought, or not some grand political theory. I think she'll be remembered more for this insistence that when we're thinking about political and social matters, we cannot forget the vulnerabilities of human life.
LYDEN: Until her death, Jean Bethke Elshtain was still at work on the big issues of our day. She had turned her attention toward the political and moral aspects of sovereignty. Jean Bethke Elshtain was 72 years old. She died this month.
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Fox's "American Idol" wants to remind you of the good times.
Jennifer Hudson, season 3 finalist-turned-Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning recording artist, is negotiating her deal to join "American Idol" as a Season 13 judge, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.
Hudson, who appeared on last week's finale results show, is interested in joining the show. "She got the offer and her reps are currently negotiating with [the show's production company] Fremantle," the insider said of the process that could take as long as six months to complete.
Fox declined to comment on Hudson's negotiations. Kelly Clarkson was also said to be considering an offer to judge the show.
Also read: 'American Idol' Judges Notably Absent From Fox's Upfront
"The show's producers feel they've lost their core audience," the insider said. "And they want to bring back former contestants in order to tell their core audience, 'We love you.' They know they've made some major mistakes over the past few seasons and they want to make it right with their fans."
Vulture was the first to report that "Idol" had offered Hudson the judging role in a plan to overhaul its judging panel with former contenders.
Clarkson's representatives didn't immediately respond to TheWrap's request for confirmation of an offer.
See photos: 'American Idol' & 'Voice' Winners: Who's Broken Out, Who's Just Broken
The fresh start to a judges panel is part of a massive overhaul at "American Idol" that TheWrap first reported earlier this month.
Randy Jackson announced his resignation the day after TheWrap's report went out. The fate of the other three judges, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban is still unconfirmed.
When asked about TheWrap's report that all four judges are leaving, Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly told reporters, "Everything is on the table."
That statement seems true as the series is not only looking to replace the judges with former "Idol" contestants, but is also looking to get rid of its stale theme nights and overall look.
Reilly also said that the show would probably go back to three judges, the number it started with back in 2002.
See photos: 'X Factor' First Look: New Judges Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio
Although the series is still one of the highest rated shows on broadcast TV, Season 12's ratings fell more than 20 percent over the previous season.
Last Thursday's season finale earned a series low with a 3.6 rating, which was 44 percent down in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic from last season's finale. It also fell to 14.3 million total viewers from last season's 21.5 million.
Sharon Waxman contributed to this report.


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Embroidered Holly Tablecloth
Create special linens embroidered with a holly border with this free Christmas embroidery craft project. With a sewing/embroidery machine and holly design, you can create a set of Christmas linens in no time, perfect for holiday gift-giving.
- Brother Innov-•s 4000D sewing/embroidery machine
- 12" x 7" embroidery hoop
- Built in border holly design (#88) or one modified in PE-Design 6
- Brother Aqua Melt Adhesive Backed (SA5906) water soluble stabilizer
- Purchased tablecloth
- Washable pen
- "W" foot
Preparation for Embroidery:
- Measure your tablecloth and decide where you wish the holly row to stitch. The center of the sample design is 2" from the tablecloth edge. Use the washable pen to mark a line all the way around your cloth.
- You can use the built-in design but the sample uses a version of Border design 88 enlarged in PE Design® 6, which also changes the density. See below.*
- Open the design in Embroidery Edit. Touch the Border key.
- Touch the Thread Mark key. That opens a dialog box where you can click the lower two corners and the lower center thread mark. These marks will sew arrows using the final thread in a design so you can line up subsequent sections. Click Edit End and then Sewing. Save design to Memory.
* If you have the Brother software, save design 88 to USB media and import into PE Design® 6. Highlight the design and select Edit/Numerical/Size and check the "Aspect" and "Keep density and fill pattern" boxes. Change size as desired. You can also hold down the Control key as you change the size with the corner handles to keep density and fill pattern. The design used on the sample was about 234 mm long. Save the single design to USB and transfer to your machine. Use legal size paper and you can print the whole design at once to check your spacing. Duplicate the design several times to make a print out to cut up for templates.
- Hoop the Aqua Melt Adhesive Backed stabilizer. Tear away the protective paper in the center where you will first embroider. Use the plastic template to gauge where to position the first corner. Pin the top edge in place. Place hooped stabilizer/fabric in machine.
- If you want the bobbin to be the same color as the top, wind bobbins and set up to embroider with green.
- Use the Starting Point key (and then the top center point) so the design moves to the top. Use the arrows to move the needle to the top of the line you drew on the fabric. To line up the lower portion of the fabric use the Starting Point key Holly Bordercloth fragile. Don't forget to remove the protective paper as you move the design to the bottom (center). Adjust the fabric if needed so the needle is on the same line at the bottom as the top. Pin tablecloth to the stabilizer at the bottom and around the sides. Use the Trial key to test that the design will go where you plan and not hit pins.
- Embroider the design, which will include thread marks at the bottom of the design. Carefully cut the stabilizer close to the embroidery. Patch the Aqua Melt and move to a side if you used the center the last time. You may get a least three embroideries from one piece of stabilizer before it is too work.
- Select the top (center) Starting Point again and move the needle so it goes back in the point of the center thread mark you embroidered. Adjust your fabric as before and pin in place. Once you get the design started, you are using the Thread Marks, needle and the Starting Point icon/arrows to position the fabric. If your design is not too heavy, this is a fast and easy way to do border work.
- Embroider the design and repeat around the cloth.
- Rinse Aqua Melt from cloth and press. Trim loose bobbin threads.
- Add red beads and crystals as desired.
For other similar sewing ideas, check the FREE eBook, "The Sewn Christmas Gifts Guide" on our sister site, AllFreeSewing.com
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Spittle Stuns In San Antonio
Spittle birdied holes 15-17 in regulation before winning with a par in sudden death.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Monday qualifier Rod Spittle won the AT&T Championship on Sunday for his first Champions Tour victory, beating Jeff Sluman with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Spittle, a 55-year-old Canadian, and Sluman closed with 4-under 67s to finish at 12 under on the Oak Hills Country Club course. Spittle earned $262,500.
Spittle birdied Nos. 15-17, hitting a wedge shot to 2 feet on the 17th and parred the 18th, while Sluman birdied 15 and 16 and finished with two pars.
"Not to sound corny, but to say this is a dream come true literally is the case," said Spittle, the former Ohio State player who sold insurance until turning pro six years ago. "These are great players out here, and to come and tip-toe in that company is truly amazing."
He's the 11th player to win on the Champions Tour after qualifying Monday and the first since Pete Oakley won the Senior British Open six years ago.
Sluman hit his tee shot into the front bunker on the playoff hole -- the par-3 18th -- and had a bogey putt left when Spittle won with a 4-foot par putt.
Two-time Oak Hills winner John Cook (68), second-round leader Larry Nelson (70) and Chien Soon Lu (69) tied for third at 11 under. Nelson, the 63-year-old Hall of Famer who was looking for his first win in six years, fell out of the lead with a double bogey and bogey on consecutive front-nine holes.
Cook missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole. Cook, Spittle's teammate at Ohio State, led by two strokes after he birdied No. 8, but he had bogeys on 11 and 13.
Corey Pavin (66), Steve Haskins (67) and Jay Don Blake (70) tied for sixth at 10 under, and Charles Schwab Cup points leader Bernhard Langer (69) was another stroke back along with Jay Haas (67).
Spittle's playoff par was set up by a chip with an awkward stance when he had to stand on the lip of a bunker behind the green. Once on the green, after moving the coin to mark his ball to get clear of Sluman's par putt, he had to be reminded by several people surrounding the green - including Sluman - to move the mark back before replacing his ball on the green.
He would have lost the playoff if he putted before returning the ball to its spot, which he admitted he almost did. "It sounded like the posse was coming to get me," he said.
"Fortunately it didn't end on a terrible note like that," Sluman said. "It would have been awful."
The tournament was the final full-field event of the year. The top 30 on the money list earned spots next week in the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco.
Next year, the AT&T Championship will move from A.W. Tillinghast-designed Oak Hills to a TPC course across town designed by Pete Dye. Oak Hills, opened in 1922, was the tournament site since 2002 and was the site of the PGA Tour's Texas Open for 24 years until 1995.


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Explore What's New in Old Pasadena
Old Pasadena is a 22-block historical area known worldwide as a fun getaway for shoppers and diners visiting Southern California. The area is filled with turn-of-the-century Victorian, Mission Revival and Art Deco buildings that have been renovated to offer more than 200 dazzling retail stores, art galleries, boutiques, antique shops, restaurants and bars. Stroll down quaint alleyways or duck into one of the airy European-style piazzas to explore some of Old Pasadena's best dining, nightlife and shopping.
Whether you're looking for a date night outfit or an addition to your living room decor, Old Pasadena offers a variety of shops, from apparel to housewares. Local boutiques like Veronica M. share sidewalks with the best in national brands, including H&M and Banana Republic.
Nestled in the heart of Old Pasadena, One Colorado is a creative square where 19th-century architecture meets superlative shopping, elegant al fresco dining, live music and art events. Find fashion staples at essential national retailers like the Gap, Kate Spade and Juicy Couture, or discover a new favorite designer at boutiques like Elisa B.
Arts and Entertainment
Old Pasadena offers an array of arts, culture and entertainment options. By day, discover etchings by Rembrandt and Goya and a collection of Picasso graphics at the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Nearby, the Pasadena Museum of California Art showcases uniquely Californian art and design. If the kids are in tow, don't miss the Kidspace Children's Museum, including the hands-on Galvin Physics Forest.
At night, enjoy music under the stars at the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena's free outdoor concert series. And if movies are more your speed, catch the latest blockbuster at iPic Cinemas.
Old Pasadena offers an array of restaurants and cafes with an emphasis on alfresco dining. Fuel up for a day of shopping and entertainment with a cup of single origin coffee from Intelligentsia Pasadena Cafe or Crème de la Crêpe's namesake dish. If a midday sugar craving strikes, cool down at 21 Choices Frozen Yogurt or go Parisian at 'lette Macarons.
For dinner, consider one of the Old Pasadena's many ethnic cuisines. Get a taste of the Mediterranean at Cafe Santorini, sample tapas at La Luna Negra or try a Himalayan dish at Tibet Nepal House Himalayan Cuisine. If you're craving traditional American fare, try a sophisticated meal at La Grande Orange or a/k/a An American Bistro's California cuisine.
Want to get the full Old Pasadena dining experience? Try a three-hour culinary adventure with Melting Pot Food Tours.
Whether you prefer checking out a live band, kicking back with a cold brew or cutting loose on the dance floor, there's something in Old Pasadena to keep you entertained from day to night. Sports fans can catch the game at Barney's Beanery, a Pasadena institution. Just down the street, craft brew enthusiasts can sample ales, lagers and stouts at Haven Gastropub & Brewery and Kings Row Gastropub.
If you're looking to indulge in an upscale night out, pair sparkling wine with the souffle of the day at POP Champagne & Dessert Bar. And nearby, you're sure to find a bottle to love from Vertical Wine Bistro's selection of 650 wines. End the night on a high note at redwhite+bluezz, offering live jazz performances.


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About the Book
The Sanctuary
THE SANCTUARY is the gripping story of vigilante priest, Danny Hansen, who is now serving a 50-year prison term in California for the murder of two abusive men. Filled with remorse, Danny is determined to live out his days by a code of non-violence and maneuvers deftly within a ruthless prison system.
But when Renee Gilmore, the woman he loves, receives a box containing a bloody finger and draconian demands from a mysterious enemy on the outside, Danny must find a way to escape.
They are both drawn into a terrifying game of life and death. If Renee fails, the priest will die; if Danny fails, Renee will die. And the body count will not stop at two.
THE SANCTUARY is Ted Dekker at his best, a powerful thriller that relentlessly plumbs the depths of punishment and rehabilitation, both in a flawed corrections system and in the human heart.


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Picturesque Views in England and Wales . Photograph by Elizabeth K. Helsinger from a copy in the Joseph Regenstein Library, the University of Chicago. [Click on image to enlarge it.] [Plate 4 in Elizabeth K. Helsinger's Ruskin and the Art of the Beholder.]
. Drawn by J. M. W. Turner. 1838. Engraving. FromCommentary by Elizabeth K. Helsinger
Turner's two engravings, Launceston and The Fall of the Tees, capture the distinction between the two ways of viewing landscape. The figure in the landscape, in each case, has a different perspective and a different way of looking at the scene from what the artist offers us as his own. The tiny man on horseback in Launceston is moving through the scene that the artist has comprehended in one larger view; the equally small sketcher in The Fall of the Tees studies and records a portion of what the artist has given as an emotionally and visually unified version of an impressive natural phenomenon. Turner may well be depicting himself as the traveler-sketcher in the landscape; he did in fact take sketching tours to produce books of views like the England and Wales series. But in the completed pictures he has—literally—distanced himself from the traveler-sketcher to create the work we see. The distinctions Ruskin makes in Modern Painters III between the painter-poet and the beholder-critic, between Wordsworth's poetic imagination and the critical science of aspects, have their roots in this distinction between two modes of experiencing landscape.
Helsinger, Elizabeth K. Ruskin and the Art of the Beholder. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982.
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It's Over, AT&T Drops Bid To Purchase T-Mobile, Will Pay Break-Up Fee
Here it is TmoNews readers and T-Mobile lovers, the news we've all been waiting for, hoping to hear and believing in. AT&T has dropped their bid to buy T-Mobile USA and will pay Deutsche Telekom the $4 billion dollar break-up fee. That's one hell of a price for a bad first date. Viva la T-Mobile.
AT&T will pay a total of $3 billion in cash plus around $1 billion in spectrum and the two carriers will now agree to a roaming deal allowing devices for each network to work on each others. Sounds like we might see more of this.
Let's get right to the official statements and we'll revisit the next step in our next post.
AT&T released a brief statement announcing the end of merger talks:
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said today that after a thorough review of options it has agreed with Deutsche Telekom AG to end its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA, which began in March of this year.
The actions by the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice to block this transaction do not change the realities of the U.S. wireless industry. It is one of the most fiercely competitive industries in the world, with a mounting need for more spectrum that has not diminished and must be addressed immediately. The AT&T and T-Mobile USA combination would have offered an interim solution to this spectrum shortage. In the absence of such steps, customers will be harmed and needed investment will be stifled.
"AT&T will continue to be aggressive in leading the mobile Internet revolution," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. "Over the past four years we have invested more in our networks than any other U.S. company. As a result, today we deliver best-in-class mobile broadband speeds – connecting smartphones, tablets and emerging devices at a record pace – and we are well under way with our nationwide 4G LTE deployment.
"To meet the needs of our customers, we will continue to invest," Stephenson said. "However, adding capacity to meet these needs will require policymakers to do two things. First, in the near term, they should allow the free markets to work so that additional spectrum is available to meet the immediate needs of the U.S. wireless industry, including expeditiously approving our acquisition of unused Qualcomm spectrum currently pending before the FCC. Second, policymakers should enact legislation to meet our nation's longer-term spectrum needs.
"The mobile Internet is a dynamic industry that can be a critical driver in restoring American economic growth and job creation, but only if companies are allowed to react quickly to customer needs and market forces," Stephenson said.
To reflect the break-up considerations due Deutsche Telekom, AT&T will recognize a pretax accounting charge of $4 billion in the 4th quarter of 2011. Additionally, AT&T will enter a mutually beneficial roaming agreement with Deutsche Telekom.
That's not all we've got for you though as we're TmoNews so we're bringing you the internal statement from Philip Humm, T-Mobile CEO announcing the end of the deal before T-Mobile's 37,000+ employees:
Dear colleagues,
Today AT&T and Deutsche Telekom announced they have mutually decided to terminate their agreement for AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA. This announcement effectively ends the acquisition process launched March 20, including the regulatory approvals process with the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission. Additionally, with the termination of the agreement, T-Mobile will receive certain spectrum licenses and a 3G roaming agreement from AT&T, and AT&T will pay $3B to our parent company, Deutsche Telekom.
What does this mean for T-Mobile USA? Our Challenger Strategy continues as before, with energy and focus. We have seen early successes with our great 4G network, affordable unlimited rate plans and strong Android portfolio. We now have an exciting chance to build upon these and other strengths to bring our business to the next level of success and beyond. We have an opportunity to write our own future – making the latest mobile products and services affordable to more people. We call it "4G for All." We'll continue on this path through 4G network leadership, affordable smartphones, being a trusted brand, evolving as a multi-segment player, and executing our Challenger business model.
The leadership team and I will be meeting intensively in the next few weeks on our go-forward plans for the business, to identify and map out any and all options to further strengthen our strategy and prospects for the future.
I know you also want to know what this means in terms of retention bonuses and other details that impact you personally. I promise to make that information available to you in the coming days and weeks on OneVoice and through your leaders.
Most importantly, I want to thank you for the amazing effort and focus each of you put into the business over the last nine months following the acquisition announcement. You performed well under extraordinarily unusual circumstances. Thank you for your ongoing commitment and support.
Let's now go into the new year and show everyone we are, indeed, ready to be Challengers!
With sincere appreciation,
Philipp Humm
CEO & President
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The Tragedy Paper
The Tragedy Paper
Elizabeth Laban
Perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Looking for Alaska, Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, calls Elizabeth LaBan's The Tragedy Paper "a beguiling and beautifully written tale of first love and heartbreak." It follows the story of Tim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is "Enter here to be and find a friend." A friend is the last thing Tim expects or wants—he just hopes to get through his senior year unnoticed. Yet, despite his efforts to blend into the background, he finds himself falling for the quintessential "It" girl, Vanessa Sheller, girlfriend of Irving's most popular boy. To Tim's surprise, Vanessa is into him, too, but she can kiss her social status goodbye if anyone ever finds out. Tim and Vanessa begin a clandestine romance, but looming over them is the Tragedy Paper, Irving's version of a senior year thesis, assigned by the school's least forgiving teacher. Jumping between viewpoints of the love-struck Tim and Duncan, a current senior about to uncover the truth of Tim and Vanessa, The Tragedy Paper is a compelling tale of forbidden love and the lengths people will go to keep their secrets.
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Tumblr for iOS goes native: now with redesigned Dashboard, improved notifications and more
Just as Facebook did a while back, Tumblr, too, has decided to rebuild its iOS application from the ground up. Inside this new version (3.2), daily users of the blogging service will find a completely redesigned Dashboard, which displays larger pictures and offers faster overall speeds when loading posts. In addition, Tumblr's also added "spiffy" notification previews to its iOS application, allowing folks to see when other users reply, like or reblog their posts -- oh, and better yet, GIFs now automatically play on the all-new Dashboard. The new Tumblr app's now live on Cupertino's App Store -- all you have to do is either hit the source link below or snag it directly via your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.


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The past week or so, I've had a lot to say about Arcadias no Ikusahime (The Warrior Princess of Arcadias). I've praised the art style and music, and have taken an in-depth look at the gameplay. But even after all that, there's still much more to say about a game that is just so enjoyable to play.
Good — A Light-Hearted Plot
Arcadias no Ikusahime is a PS3 title set in a world where warrior princesses are sent out to fight the ever increasing monster population — as well as invading enemy kingdoms. While this could easily serve as the set up for a serious dramatic plot, Arcadias no Ikusahime has nothing of the sort. Rather the story is that of a comedy more than anything else.
Plume, the resident warrior princess, is hilariously naive — so much so that when her manservant dies at the start of the game, she assumes he will eventually re-spawn like the world's monsters seem to do. She is joined by a colourful cast of characters like her brother, the King, who has been transformed into a duck; the poor hapless schlub who has been assigned as her newest manservant; and her new manservant's sister — who, while a complete airhead out of battle, transforms into a curse-spouting brawler in the face of the enemy.
In other words, the story is full of light comical fun where it's quite enjoyable to just watch the characters stand around and talk.
Good — Bright, Vivid Visuals
I've already talked somewhat at length about the visuals of Arcadias no Ikusahime, but they deserve to be mentioned again. The game is full of bright colours and vivid backgrounds that mesh perfectly with the game's enemy designs. The game's world is split into volcanoes, caves, icy mountains, jungles, forests, plains — not to mention the town or castle — and each has its on distinct visual style that sets it apart from the game's other locations. Even better, the game's soundtrack matches each of the areas perfectly, making for a great overall presentation.
Good — Character Variation
There is a lot of variation in the game's playable characters. While they all use the same basic comboing system of strong and weak attacks, no two characters have the same skills and attacks. Even characters of the same class have entirely different move sets.
Then on the back end, you upgrade their weapons and armour to do everything from raising strength or defence to adding elemental properties to their gear. This, coupled with being able to switch between two other characters at any time in battle, allows you a lot of customisation in how you play the game.
Good — More Than Just Another Brawler
When Brütal Legend was released a few years back, most people were expecting a third person hack n' slash similar to God of War or the like. However, when players picked up the game, they discovered that while it was that, it was also a real-time strategy game as well.
Arcadias no Ikusahime is very much the same. While it looks like a side-scrolling brawler at first glance, it also has some light RTS elements as well. In general, there are three types of levels: brawler levels where your team of three simply fights till it reaches the end of the stage; boss levels where you control not only your three characters but also an army that follows you around at the same time; and army-versus-army battles, where you brawler battle in the foreground while your army battles in the background.
The three different stage types really serve to mix-up the gameplay and keep it from being monotonous. And more than that, there is quite a bit of strategy when your army comes into play. In a lot of ways, it's like playing The World Ends With You, where you must split your focus as you fight two different battles at once.
Bad — Repetition
If there is one weak point in Arcadias no Ikusahime, it's that you're going to be running into the same basic enemies countless times. At first, it's a normal bird. Then it has a slight jungle redesign and has an electric shield sometimes. Next level it's the same basic sprite again only blue and capable of shooting icicles. However, despite the minor changes in appearance and the occasional addition of a new skill, the enemies still act largely the same, requiring little to no change in your own strategy. Yes, you will constantly be facing new combinations of enemies, but even this does little to disguise that you are encountering the same basic entities again and again.
Final Thoughts
Arcadias no Ikusahime is a beautiful-looking game with a great soundtrack and a cute little story. Its three different styles of gameplay serve to keep everything fresh, and the character variety and customisation allow you to play in any number of different ways. In other words, when it comes down to it, Arcadias no Ikusahime is one of those games that is simply fun to play. If you like RPG-brawler hybrids or like the challenge of having to split your focus while playing, you'll probably enjoy this game.
Arcadias no Ikusahime was released in Japan on September 26, 2013, for the PlayStation 3. There is currently no word on an international release.


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Apple has an application pending that would probably go into iPhones. The idea is that you have the camera or fingerprint scanner or other electronic component behind a window that can be turned transparent or opaque (probably an LCD layer). The window could also be behind the LCD screen itself, so the display would be normal, but then could selectively show the camera through the display when needed. The publication is 2012/0258773. I've seen some articles talking about this application, so I feel it may be one that Apple is paying attention to. It seems cool, but is it really patent-worthy?
Any prior art publications or products prior to April 7, 2011?
Link to Patent Application US20120258773
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An electronic device comprising:
- A window configured to selectively become transparent or opaque;
- A component disposed behind the window, wherein the component comprises an image capture device, a strobe flash, a biometric
sensor, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, or a solar panel, or a
combination thereof; - Data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs; and
- A window controller configured to cause the window to become transparent to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed.


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You've certainly heard all about it, but do you really know what it is? Pi is that pesky mathematical expression first used in 1706 that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, measured out as 3.14 (and, oh, so much more since the decimals never stop going, ever). This formula plays an integral part in math and engineering and has proven the most popular math aspect to move into pop culture, likely because it is easy to know and hard to understand. Math people love to celebrate their fame on 3/14. We will celebrate with them. Somehow.
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Programmatic resizing can be done using the function
. For example, to double the width of an interface about its center:
(setf interface (contain (make-instance 'interface)))
Use the mouse or window manager-specific gesture to resize the interface, then evaluate:
(multiple-value-bind (x y w h)
(top-level-interface-geometry interface)
(execute-with-interface interface
:x (round (- x (* 0.5 w)))
:y y
:width (* 2 w)
:height h))
All resize operations are subject to the constraints. The constraints can be altered programmatically as described in Changing the constraints.


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Summary: The second part of our interview with Richard Stallman covers social networks and Web browsers
FURTHER to this interview with Richard Stallman (about UEFI) I spoke to him about another area of technology which is less to do with software and more to do with civil rights. Here is the transcript.
Dr. Roy Schestowitz: Obviously, quite famously, the FSF has made a statement about Facebook and my question was, what is your take on Google Plus? I know you've stated that in your Web site very briefly. And also, are there any centralised platforms that you actually deem benign?
Dr. Richard Stallman: Well, the first question is, well, the FSF doesn't talk about Facebook too much. It's a different issue from the Free software issue. So, I'm concerned with other issues of freedom besides that of Free versus proprietary software. So, I disapprove of Facebook because it collects a lot of personal information and I don't think it's good for anything to do that.
When I give a speech, at the beginning I ask people, "please don't put a photos of me in Facebook." And now I explain why. When you put a photo with people in it in Facebook, Facebooks asks people — asks users — to enter the names of those people. In other words, that photo gives Facebook an opportunity to do ad surveillance of those people. Those [can't make out the word] the victim of having a photo put in Facebook. So, I would suggest that if you are friends with somebody that you treat that someone well by not putting photos of that person in Faceebook. And and in any case, I ask people not to put photos of me in Facebook. Now, there are many other bad things Facebook does. See stallman.org/facebook.html for a list of quite a few.
But what about Google Plus? Well, from what I know, which is not everything, Google Plus does some of these bad things but not all. One bad thing that they both do is require people to give their real names. Now, Google Plus says that in some cases we're wiling to publish a pseudonym but they demand to know the person's real name. Well, I think that's enough reason not to use it. I urge you not to use such communication systems which demand to know who you really are. Because if they do that, they're basically one more eye of Big Brother.
I think in practice one of the issues is many of the browsers these days have actually got some surveillance built in and one of the usual excuses these days is security, so they try to prevent phishing scams and things like such that are absolute; I think since Internet Explorer version 7 and Google Chrome and other browsers by default they will track the users and leave a trail, or at least provide the corporate maker of the browser, with a list with pages you visit, so the other releases…
Those are non-Free programs. Internet Explorer is non-Free and Google Chrome is non-Free. Not only that, Google Chrome has a universal back door, which is another way of saying auto-update; basically it means that Google can forcibly impose software changes and the user can't say no. This is the same thing that Microsoft has in Windows, so Microsoft can also impose software changes. Any malicious feature that's not in the program today could be remotely installed tomorrow. So, once a program has a universal back door, you must consider it not merely malware but universal malware.
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The first-ever Broadway production of Dames at Sea will drop anchor at the Helen Hayes Theatre this season. Directed and choreographed by three-time Tony nominee Randy Skinner, the tap-happy tuner will begin performances on September 24 and officially open on October 22. No word yet on casting for the show, which features a book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller, along with music by Jim Wise.
Skinner's production of Dames at Sea debuted at the Infinity Theatre Company in Annapolis, MD, in 2012, starring Megan Kelley, Eric Huffman and Darien Crago. It had originally been aiming for a Broadway bow in 2014. Dames at Sea first opened at the Bouwerie Lane Theatre in 1968 in a production starring Bernadette Peters, then transferred to the Theater de Lys (now the Lucille Lortel Theatre) in 1969, where it played for 575 performances.
Dames at Sea tells the story of Ruby, who steps off a bus from Utah and into her first Broadway show. But hours before the opening night curtain is set to rise, the cast learns that their theater is being demolished. With the help of some adoring sailors, Ruby and the cast set a plan in motion to perform the show in a naval battleship.
The production will feature music supervision and vocal and dance arrangements by Rob Berman, scenic design by Anna Louizos, costume design by David C. Woolard, lighting design by Ken Billington and sound design by Scott Lehrer.
This will be the first production at the Helen Hayes under the ownership of Second Stage. It had previously been reported that renovations and upgrades were scheduled to begin at the theater in 2016, where Second Stage would present its first production on Broadway during the 2017-18 season.


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New publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its counterpart in Brazil can help manufacturers in several industries successfully navigate the landscape of state and national product regulations and voluntary industry standards.
NIST has produced guides that distill U.S. requirements for four product classes: furniture, footwear, auto parts, and apparel and household textiles. Brazil's National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) has published guides to the South American nation's compliance requirements for agricultural machinery, toys and petroleum products.
All seven guides can be downloaded from NIST's Global Standards Information website.
In addition to laying out relevant regulations and standards, the industry-specific guides list testing laboratories and certification bodies that manufacturers can use to demonstrate that their products comply with requirements.
U.S. and Brazilian exporters are a key audience for the publications. In addition, U.S. companies, in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), that produce merchandise for domestic markets may find the NIST-prepared guides to be useful references.
For example, the guide to U.S. requirements for furniture contains details on flammability and other safety standards as well as rules for labeling. The guide also lists regulations that states have enacted to govern the sale and import of products. For example, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington have banned the use of the fire retardants PentaBDE and/or OctaBDE in products, including upholstered furniture. The furniture guide advises that brominated flame retardant limits have been proposed in several states.
The collaboration between NIST and INMETRO was carried out under the U.S.–Brazil Commercial Dialogue, a bilateral cooperative mechanism between the United States and Brazil that seeks to increase bilateral trade and investment through increased mutual understanding and best practices exchanges. These guides support the objectives of the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). The agreement requires WTO member nations to efficiently distribute trade-related regulatory, standards, and conformity-assessment information to other members. NIST and INMETRO serve as official WTO TBT Inquiry Points for their nations. NIST plans to publish additional sector guides in collaboration with other country inquiry points.


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1967 Chevrolet Chevelle - Rock Breaks Scissors
The terrible twins in this Malibu WILL bust your brains out
According to San Diegan Jake Wallace, this car should have been left to its inevitable decline. You know, the part where the earth reclaims its progeny, a once noble creature curiously (possibly hopelessly) overrun with rot, pop rivets, and patch panels. Unbeknown to him at the time, the only part of the car with integrity was the roof, but he didn't discover the slow death until the '67 Chevelle was being overhauled in the extreme. The decline had spread to every major system, a fact rudely impressed on Jake in real-world driving.
Naturally, the shining path to Jake's door was convoluted. His father (who lived in North Carolina) and he purchased the car in 1995 as a project but as life would have it they could give only minimal devotion due to the usual "work commitments." They sold it to Jake's uncle who attended it in his spare time and made the thing functional. Another round of musical cars put the Chevelle in the hands of a local. Jake got it back from that story board in 2005 … and sighed in relief.
Then Jake moved around a bit. "I performed some basic engine work, redid the interior, and had the car while I was living in Alabama." Then, he moved to Texas, where he had a revelation: "I was driving the car around one day in the summer of 2006. A traffic light just turned yellow and I didn't think I could make it through. I got on the drum brakes hard and the car stopped, but barely. I had to pull to the shoulder so I didn't hit the car in front of me. It was then I realized that I needed modern safety features like disc brakes, suspension, full seatbelts, etc."
Jake had seen a magazine article that summer touting the premium chassis that Schwartz Performance Engineering (SPE) offered for the A-body. "It was the perfect choice because they offered modern-day handling in a package that was competitively priced. It seemed a much more viable alternative rather than to purchase all the assemblies related to the conversion one at a time," he offered.
Then that curious situation suddenly expanded. As long as SPE was doing the chassis, building the foundation for this enterprise, why not let 'em do the entire car? "It just made sense that SPE perform that restoration because they could alter their product specifically for my application without compromising the quality of the frame," said Jake. "I also wanted a more reliable and more powerful engine. I had a target of 800 horsepower and was torn between a roots-type supercharger and a turbo system. I ultimately chose the turbos. I chose Nelson Racing Engines (NRE) because they offered high-horsepower engines with (reliable) performance for a daily driver. I have touted SPE and NRE over the years and am always amazed at their passion for performance."
Kind of reads like a commercial, doesn't it? Like these guys just airlifted in parts and service for the common good, but Jake got none of it on the cuff. The price of glory would have doubtless produced delirium tremens. With the inclusion of the bat-cave engine, the Chevelle was equipped with race-car stuff, equipment designed to handle considerable stress in a reliable manner. Beyond the hands-on ministrations, how much bank did the black bullet require? Jake was succinct: "I don't want to know." But he does know. He's got his lungs in this thing. Follow along as we piece the '67 back together and make your own call.
By the way, Jake entered the Chevelle in the 2013 Car Craft Nationals. It won the CC Pro Build Car of the Year.
Engine & Drivetrain
Anyone who has seen a Nelson car under power on YouTube would have no doubt of its ferocity. Tires ignite as if spewing gasoline and spin for a quarter of mile. Initial shrieks of delight are soon squelched to silent reverence. To underwrite the terror, Nelson includes high-quality internals. They begin with a Rat stretched slightly to that favored 509ci displacement. Using this platform, they insinuated a Callies 4340 billet crankshaft, matching 4340 connecting rods, and JE 2618 pistons fitted with Hell Fire ring packs. NRE fixed the bottom-end with a Billet Fabrication aluminum sump and then inserted one of their proprietary-spec roller camshafts and put the front cover in place. The 509 huffs through ported Brodix aluminum lungs fitted with Inconel exhaust valves, chromoly rocker arms, and Smith Brothers pushrods. The system is fed through an NRE-prepped intake manifold and exhales mightily through custom NRE turbo stanchions and an SPE 3-inch stainless exhaust. Spark and timing, such as it is, is the province of a 60-2 crank trigger and four ignition coils. The terrible twin T76 Turbonetics units are programmed for 14 psi, a street-fighter setting that builds 1,105 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 rpm and 1,209 horsepower at 6,300 rpm, though this output is actually modest. Nelson claims that the "alien style" intake and the appropriate increase in boost will rage 2,000 hp on race gas. It's also capable of assuming an NRE "octane on demand" feature that pulls fuel from separate tanks and incorporates two fuel injectors per cylinder. Aromatic juice sloshes gently in a Rick's Stainless fuel tank. No way a clutch would be capable of feasibly applying this much grunt smoothly so Jake opted for a Bowler Performance 4L85E. The gear ratios are stock but it has a 13-inch lockup converter with a stall speed of just 2,500 rpm. A Bowler fluid cooler has been included. Torque travels a Schwartz prop shaft to the narrowed (2 inches) Winters Performance Products 9-inch axle carrying a 3.70:1 ratio and Detroit Truetrac differential.
A badass powertrain must be supported by an equally gnarly set of rails. Schwartz Performance's G-Machine chassis is just such a thing; it exhibits 200 percent less torsional stress and weighs 125 pounds less than the original, a boon to enhanced handling at the very least. The rear section is carried by a modified four-link controlled with RideTech air springs and antisway bars with splined ends and billet arms. In front, the Chevelle rides on Schwartz spindles, an AGR quick-ratio steering box, a splined bar, and another cache of RideTech components. Throughout the space, SPE inserted gussets and extra bracing.
Jake: "The mediablasting revealed a rusted hulk with pop-riveted patch panels everywhere. The car was rusted almost beyond repair. Schwartz replaced every panel on it except the roof. Suffice that the smoothing and block-sanding sessions were monumental. As for the engine bay, the finite detail and compact dimensions are unsurpassed. We've never seen a nicer way of stuffing ten pounds in a five-pound bag. Finally, SPE jammed the Chevelle over to Jerry Lins in Harvard, Illinois, for the applications of PPG Black.
The theme remains as it was designed, no wild departure here, just a clean rendition with a few eye-catchers along the sight line. After the Painless wiring was installed, SPE erected the full rollcage and attached the Sparco six-point harnesses. Tavis Highlander, in league with NRE, designed and assembled the Redline Gauge Works package in a custom panel. Cassis Customs in Woodstock, Illinois, developed the Sparco seats with lots of leather and carried the theme to the panels that flank them. What would all this tech be without a little respite? Jake got a Vintage Air HVAC installed, affixed a Grant steering wheel and drowned the world with a complete Alpine sound system: single-din CDE-HD149BT receiver with Bluetooth and HD radio built in, SPR-69C Hi-End 6x9 coaxial 2-way speakers, SWR1234D Type-R car subwoofer, and 4-channel PDX F4 amplifier. The shifter is a B&M Magnum Grip Pro Stick.
Rollers & Binders
Baer Racing figures heavily in the speed burning department. SPE brought in the popular 6S system to squelch forward motion: 14-inch rotors tapped by six- and four-piston calipers. It's got some big tires and wheels, too, Bunky. In front, we see 18x9 Rushforth Livewires with 265/40 M/T Street Radials. On the drive end, 18x12 Livewires pose bulbous 345/35 Street Radials.
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Sultry, soulful Memphis is an interesting and vivid place, located along the Mississippi River at the Arkansas border. The largest city in Tennessee, Memphis has a history of dramatic highs and lows: antebellum cotton-trading prosperity, Civil War destruction and reconstruction, yellow-fever epidemics, resurgence as a lumber and (again) cotton-trading center, and post–World War II decline. Today the city is on an upswing, thanks to recognition of its unique cultural assets and urban renewal.
As the hometown of the blues and Elvis Presley (who was actually born in Tupelo, Mississippi), the city left its mark on the history of music. A general resurgence in the popularity of blues has brought new life to Memphis as a tourist attraction. The historic Beale Street neighborhood provides music and entertainment opportunities for residents and tourists. The city is a patchwork of redevelopment, preservation and decay, but downtown is generally becoming a more habitable place. The area spreads in all directions including across the Mississippi into the gritty West Memphis, Arkansas and south into Mississippi. Bartlett to the north is a more upscale suburb, while Germantown and Collierville to the southeast are undergoing the strongest growth and are also more upscale. The NBA Memphis Grizzlies add a spark to the area and there are several minor-league and collegiate sports attractions.
The economic base is diverse and its status as a good business base is on the rise—the city is headquarters for retailer AutoZone and FedEx Corporation, and International Paper is relocating its headquarters from Connecticut. It is also known as a good base for smaller and especially minority owned businesses. FedEx operates mainly at the Memphis Airport, which is the largest air cargo hub in the world, south of town, but the company also has a large research facility in Collierville.
Healthcare resources are strong, in particular the well-known St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. There are a few specialized small colleges, but Memphis is generally not a higher education destination. Status as hub for FedEx and Northwest Airlines says something of its central geographic location. Cost of living is low for a large city; the biggest downsides are a high crime rate and oppressive summers.
The city lies along the Mississippi River with a level landscape to the west in Arkansas and a level to slightly rolling landscape into Tennessee and northern Mississippi. The climate is a blend of continental and subtropical. Although not directly located on the Gulf and western Canada storm paths, it is still affected by both. Weather changes are frequent. Summers have periods of warm, steamy weather with thundershowers. Winters are cool with a few periods of freezing temperatures. At 50 inches per year, Memphis is comparatively wet with precipitation spread evenly throughout the year. Extreme temperatures are rare.
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