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The impact of the HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, sexual behaviour change and confidence in sexual practices. Shimbuli, Frieda; Oyedokun, Comfort; McNally, Alta (Polytechnic of Namibia, Department of Communication., 2009)The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is caused by the Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) is the greatest threat facing Namibia today. It is the largest management challenge facing the education sector ...

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Frittata, the Italian omelet made with egg and vegetable and finished in oven. After few minutes, you have a fluffy omelet ready to eat.
No, my frittata is not the one made with egg; it has been substituted with silken tofu. I tossed some leftover macaroni and some grated vegetables. I baked in muffin tins and the result individual portion is pretty easy to pack in the small school lunch box.
To tell the truth, I never got bored of eggs, eggs are the rescue ingredients in my kitchen. It could be from simple egg toast in busy morning or turn into an elegant egg pulaov as a full meal for dinner.
Inspired by their awesome creations here and another spicy vegan version there , I was tempted to create a Vegan frittata for the egg replacement baking event created by Madhu.
They are great for lunch box, so the frittata is ending his way to Lunchbox special hosted by Vandana.
The frittata has purely made with lots of egg, this vegan version is pretty healthy and would be great diet food. Sending to Divya who is hosting Diet foods event!
Macoroni: 1 cup cooked or 1/2 cup uncooked (cook in plenty of salted water, drain and keep it aside)
Vegetable: Can be anything of your choice
I used grated carrot, red and green bell pepper (all veg together 1 cup)
Silken tofu: 1 and 1/2 cup
Soya milk (unsweetned): 1/4 cup
Chilli powder: 2 tsp or less
Salt: 1 tsp less or more (adjust)
Black pepper (freshly grounded): 1 tsp
Oil to grease the muffin pan
Method:Take a bowl, mix the cooked macaroni and grated vegetable, add 1 tsp of chilli powder and toss all together.
Blend the tofu, milk and remaining chili powder and salt together in a blender until smooth.
Grease the muffin pan with oil, preheat the oven for 350 C , scoop some mac & veg mixture half way of muffin tin. Pretty much six muffin tins.
Next pour the tofu mixture on top of mac & veg mixture, crack some fresh ground pepper
Place in middle of the oven rack and bake 25 or 20 min, until the edge pull out of the tin .
They will look jiggly but let it cool and run a clean knife to pull the frittata out
Great for lunch box idea or use any leftover pasta in different way!
Non-vegan or egg eater:Tofu can be substitute by 6 eggs (less or more) NO need of milk or 1 1/2 cup of egg substitute.


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2009 marks Marcos Ambrose's fourth season in NASCAR and his first in the top-level Sprint Cup Series.
It's the culmination of a dream for the driver from Launceston, Tasmania, who left Australia as a two-time V8 Supercar Champion to pursue a career in NASCAR in the United States.
The Australian has worked his way up through the Truck Series and Nationwide Series, making 11 Sprint Cup starts in 2008 in preparation for the biggest season of his career in 2009.
Ambrose will drive the #47 Toyota Camry of JTG Daugherty Racing, the team he was been with throughout his entire NASCAR career. Major sponsorship for the car will be shared among Little Debbie, Kingsford, Clorox and Bush's Beans.
Marcos' car will be built and maintained by Michael Waltrip Racing as part of a new technical alliance between MWR and JTGDR, with Ambrose's car and crew based out of the 140,000 square foot facility in Cornelius, North Carolina, along with the Sprint Cup cars of MWR's David Reutimann (#00) and team co-owner Michael Waltrip (#55).
Ambrose, already the first Australian to race in NASCAR full-time, becomes the first Australian to race in the world famous Daytona 500 in 2009 as he strives to cement his place in arguably the world's toughest motorsport series.
It was at an early age Ambrose showed signs of his motor racing ability and won four Tasmanian Junior karting titles before commencing senior competition at an age of 16. Leaving Australia to chase the elusive Formula One dream in England in 1996, he learned quickly and won regularly, but despite his success, Ambrose needed further financial backing to continue chasing his elusive F1 dream, so it was time to come home to Australia.
The Stone Brothers Racing team and Ford signed Ambrose in 2001 to compete in the V8 Supercar Championship Series and he backed up their confidence by sensationally earning pole for his first ever event at Albert Park and finishing eighth in the championship in his rookie season. Marcos earned four poles in his debut season, including pole at the biggest and most daunting race of the year at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. The 2002 season started with a bang with Ambrose snaring the pole position at Phillip Island before recording his debut race win in the first race. Marcos finished the year third in the standings.
With a new BA Ford Falcon, Ambrose gave the Ford team a great start to the 2003 season with victory in the first race of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. He followed this fantastic start with a third career win at Eastern Creek Raceway where he led Ford home to a memorable 1-2-3 at the Sydney track—Ford's first clean sweep of the podium since Eastern Creek '97 and Ambrose's first round win for the season. After 13 rounds in the 2003 V8 Supercar Series, Ambrose was presented with the driver's series trophy, 102 points clear of second place.
In 2004, Ambrose continued to shine. He claimed three pole positions and five round wins and went into the final round at Eastern Creek with a virtually unbeatable lead. In the end he collected his second championship in the opening Saturday night race and then went on to clean-sweep the round in record-breaking style in his Pirtek Falcon.
He started 2005 the way he ended '04 with a clean sweep of the opening round in Adelaide. He remained in the championship lead until after round 11 at Bathurst when he was taken out of the race and settled for second in the final standings.
2006 offered a new opportunity to Ambrose as he embarked on his debut season in NASCAR. Joining forces with Wood Brothers/JTG Racing, Ambrose performed strongly achieving his first pole position and two third place finishes in a season that included nine top ten qualifying positions and four top ten finishes. Ambrose, driving the #20 Aussie Vineyards Ford F-150, made his mark in his debut season, leading to a promotion into the NASCAR Busch Series for 2007.
Ambrose made history in 2007, becoming the first non-North American driver to finish in the top 10 of a NASCAR championship (NSCS, NNS, NCTS) with eighth overall in his rookie season in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (formerly NASCAR Busch Series). Ambrose was second to fellow Ford driver David Ragan in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings and achieved a best finish of fourth along with pole position at Memphis in November.
During 2007 Ambrose achieved six top 10 and 19 top 20 finishes but undoubtedly the highest-profile moment of the year came in Montreal, Canada, when Ambrose dominated the race only to be taken out of the race by Robby Gordon with a few laps remaining. Ambrose led more laps than any other driver and was on his way to his debut NASCAR win until the Gordon incident.
As a result of the clash Gordon was suspended from the following day's NASCAR Nextel Cup event, but as a gesture of goodwill, Gordon offered Ambrose a drive in one of his Cup cars for the following weekend's Cup race at Watkins Glen. Unfortunately Ambrose was denied the chance to qualify for the race when qualifying was rained out and the field set on championship owner's points.
2008 saw Ambrose again suit up for a full season in the Nationwide Series and like 2007, Ambrose finished the season in the top 10 in the series points score.
The undoubted highlight was Ambrose's sensational win on the Watkins Glen road course in the spectacular STP livery of the #59 Ford Fusion. It came just one week after Ambrose dominated the Montreal event for the second-consecutive year, only to be denied the win, this time by torrential rain.
The Watkins Glen win made Ambrose just the second non-North American to win a NASCAR event, after former Formula One driver and Columbian Juan Pablo Montoya, who claimed two wins in 2007.
The 2008 season also saw Ambrose make his Sprint Cup debut, running as high as second in his first race at the top level before gearbox failure on the Sonoma road course.
Ambrose would make 11 Sprint Cup starts in 2008, with a best finish of third at Watkins Glen after starting from last position. Ambrose also finished 22nd on his Sprint Cup oval debut at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation recognizes extraordinary leadership, service, and stewardship with its highest award—the Churchill Bell. The award is given to those who have helped preserve and perpetuate the values exemplified by 18th–century Williamsburg—liberty, courage, devotion to the dignity of the individual, and responsible citizenship.
In 1955, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's trustees, led by Chairman Winthrop Rockefeller, presented the first Williamsburg Award to Sir Winston Churchill to honor his leadership and commitment in the cause of liberty and freedom. A replica of a town crier's sterling bell, handmade by the silversmiths in the Historic Area, The Colonial Williamsburg Churchill Bell is inspired by that presentation. It has been awarded ten times.
The Foundation's most important awardThe Churchill Bell is the highest honor one can receive from The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. We intend that receiving the Bell will serve as an honor to the recipients, as an inspiration to all who value Colonial Williamsburg's educational mission, and as a reminder of an important chapter in American history.
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This Town Crier's bell, symbol of the people's vigil, commemorates the presentation of The Williamsburg Award to the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston S. Churchill, K. G., O. M., C. H., M. P., for his unexampled contribution in our time to the historic struggle of men to live, free and self-respecting, in a just society.


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In a world that is constantly changing, it is very difficult to find the perfect material to remodel your home. Many homeowners become overwhelmed trying to keep up with the latest trends and newest developments, that it becomes virtually impossible to focus and muster up the inspiration they need to remodel their home. Often, remodeling causes homeowners stress instead of inspiration. Sometimes we become so busy crunching numbers to pay for our home remodels that choosing design and style for the project is unintentionally the last thing on our list. But, inspiration to remodel your home is all around you! Find inspiration in the organic trees and colors of the forests or in the geometric structure of the city. There are a variety of books, magazines, and websites that provide an infinite amount of information and ideas.
Sometimes your perfect vision doesn't always come to you; you have to go to it.
Everyone loves to travel! A great way to find new ideas to upgrade your home is to go out and see and explore the world. Explore fine hotels and imagine how the style and structure could look in your home. You can bring your favorite vacation spot into your house by creating a room that reminds you of your most relaxing vacation spot or visit other cultures to form richly creative and unique styles. Yet, another great way to gain inspiration is to tour a local model home or visit open houses. Custom model homes let you discover new gadgets and features to upgrade your home, and can also help you choose the ambiance and home atmosphere you want to dwell in. Instead of relying on two-dimensional images in a magazine or book, leaving your house and seeing the world will open a wealth of opportunity to future remodelers.
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Developing World to Receive Billions in Clean Energy Investments
U.S. President George W. Bush urged Congress to commit $2 billion toward his proposed international clean energy technology fund at Wednesday's session of the three-day Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC), held March 3–6 in Washington, D.C.
Industrialized nations are increasingly embracing such funds as part of their efforts to combat global climate change. The investments would provide financial support for countries in the developing world to expand their renewable energy capacity.
"This is an issue that requires substantial commitments of money, and it's hard to commit money if you don't have any," Bush told the crowd of international environmental ministers and renewable energy investors. "In my travels here in my last year of the presidency, I'm going to call on other wealthy nations to contribute to this fund."
Bush first proposed his clean energy initiative in September 2007 at the First Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change, also in Washington, and he reiterated the idea in January during his final State of the Union speech. According to the White House, the technology transfers and investments would target nations that are "undertaking credible national plans to limit greenhouse gases."
Bush's announcement received a warm welcome from representatives of developing nations that hope to obtain start-up investments, which renewable energy projects in the developing world often lack. "Biofuel and geothermal attract overseas companies because the capital is beyond the capacity of most people in my country," said Nigel Carty, sustainable development minister for St. Kitts-Nevis, a Caribbean nation burdened with high debt.
The World Bank will administer the new technology fund, which currently has contributions from the United Kingdom and Japan, in addition to the U.S. pledge. Japan announced earlier this week that it would invest $1.93 billion in the fund, while the U.K. has pledged 800 million pounds ($1.6 billion).
Some European leaders, however, say Bush's $2 billion commitment is insufficient. "Every effort made is a good effort, but considering the size of the United States, we expect the amount to increase," said Michael Müller, parliamentary state secretary for the German environment ministry. Germany has pledged 550 million euro ($842 million) to renewable energy and efficiency projects in the developing world.
Müller said in an interview that European leaders would soon offer a clean energy technology fund of their own. "We're in the process of a European fund on efficiency and renewables, markably above the [U.S. proposed] amount," he said.
Such clean energy funds are considered important follow-up initiatives under the so-called "Bali Roadmap," the agreement reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference last December that calls for long-term and cooperative measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
WIREC concluded on Thursday with announcements from several of the 40 nations who made pledges to reduce their carbon footprints as part of the conference activities. Highlights include New Zealand's promise to obtain 90 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025, Norway's goal of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, and Jordan's announcement that it would make all of its energy efficiency and renewable energy equipment duty-free. Participating nations had less than two months notice to submit the WIREC pledges, so most announcements reflected commitments made well before the conference.
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Central Macau is full of food stalls selling a variety of Macanese and Cantonese treats. It's possible to spend an entire day eating without resting your feet, though resting your feet has its own merits, of course. The street in front of the Forteleza de Monte is especially appealing, and one of the first spots you'll see is Pastelaria Koi Kei, buzzing with pastry hounds.
For days before coming to Macau I had been daydreaming of Macanese egg tarts, also known as Portuguese-style egg tarts. Koi Kei keeps them in a warming oven in the front of the store, and for 6 patacas (75 cents) you can have a hot and fragrant egg tart of your very own. Whereas Cantonese egg tarts (sweetened egg custard inside a flaky shell) are tasty enough, the Macanese version goes one step further with a caramelized top, not unlike crème brûlée. The top isn't delicate enough to crack with a spoon, but the entire tart is good enough to be gobbled up in seconds.
Koi Kei was also handing out samples of its almond cookies, tastier than what I've been able to find on mainland China. Varieties include almond cookies with whole walnuts, with egg yolk, even with shredded pork jerky. And speaking of jerky, the store was handing out free samples of that too. Eager customers bought bags of jerky - spicy, regular, pork, beef - by the kilo.
Wandering further we saw a line in front of a smoothie shop that specialized in drinks with large chunks of fruit inside. Craving fresh fruit, we joined the line. What the mango smoothie lacked in liquid, it more than made up for in the fresh pieces of watermelon, kiwi, mango, and dragonfruit.
And who can resist roasted chestnuts when they are being roasted in front of you in a metal cylinder over a roaring fire? Even in Macau on a warm fall day, hot chestnuts sounded like a good idea. At first a crowd gathered around the chestnut-roaster, until he said "These things are going to pop." They stood a bit further back, until the chestnuts coming out of the barrel really did pop with the force and reach of small firecrackers. We kept walking backwards, but still straining forward to see. A woman who walked by shielded her baby from the hot flying chestnut bits.
As soon as the chestnut-roaster wiped his forehead and took off his goggles, the crowd rushed forward to buy a bag of hot roasted chestnuts. "Be careful," he warned us. "Wait 5 minutes, at the very least." We heard the sounds of popping chestnuts in other people's bags. At least there were other street vendors to watch while we waited.
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TPWD Proposes Opening Deer Hunting Near Dallas
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering opening deer hunting in three North Texas counties and another on the upper coast this fall as part of recommended changes to the 2012-13 Statewide Hunting Proclamation.
TPWD staff recommended an open season for deer in Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and Galveston counties during a presentation Wednesday to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission's Regulations Committee.
In addition, the department is proposing to eliminate pheasant season in four coastal counties and permit the use of firearm silencers for hunting game animals and game birds. Staff recommendations addressing bobwhite quail hunting were tabled by the committee until additional population data is available later in the summer.
Wildlife officials cited the rules for Grayson County, the only county in Texas with an archery-only deer season, as a starting point for the Dallas metro area counties being considered for an open hunting season.
Under the proposed amendment, the current season structure in Grayson County would be altered to allow full-season, either-sex whitetail harvest. The amended Grayson County archery-only deer season structure would be implemented in Dallas, Collin, and Rockwall counties. In addition, the department is proposing to implement the Harris County season structure in Galveston County.
The deer season in Collin and Rockwall counties has been closed since 1976 after agricultural development had virtually eliminated deer habitat. Since that time, agriculture has been gradually displaced by the extensive urban, suburban, and exurban growth of the Metroplex, which has resulted in highly fragmented habitat and minimal populations of white-tailed deer, mostly in riparian areas surrounding lakes and streams.
The department believes that there is no biological reason to prohibit hunting and this is a way to increase hunting opportunity. Opening a season would also provide an additional method for addressing nuisance deer issues.
In 1976 the department stocked pheasant in seven counties along the upper Texas coast in an effort to create hunting opportunity. By 2002, surveys indicated no pheasant populations in four of those counties, and the seasons in those counties were closed. Surveys now indicate that there are no pheasants remaining in Chambers, Jefferson, or Liberty counties, either. Therefore, the department proposes to close the season in those counties because there are no birds left to hunt.
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Red Sox drop tight finale to A's in 10 innings
BOSTON -- Jackie Bradley Jr. took Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Athletics on Sunday afternoon to heart. He knew if he had executed either of his two bunt opportunities late in the game, the outcome might have been different.
"It's tough," said Bradley. "We obviously want to win. We didn't take advantage of the opportunities that we had presented. I feel like I'm one of the main ones who didn't take advantage of it."View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Jackie Bradley Jr. took Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Athletics on Sunday afternoon to heart. He knew if he had executed either of his two bunt opportunities late in the game, the outcome might have been different.
"It's tough," said Bradley. "We obviously want to win. We didn't take advantage of the opportunities that we had presented. I feel like I'm one of the main ones who didn't take advantage of it."View Full Game Coverage
During their disjointed 15-17 start, this is the way it has often gone for manager John Farrell's team during losses. One little thing here or there winds up being the difference in the game.
In the seventh inning with the game tied at 2, Bradley came up with runners on second and third and one out, and tried to push home a run on a safety squeeze.
But A's reliever Fernando Abad had an easy play on the ball and threw Bradley out while holding the runners.
"I just didn't get it where I wanted," Bradley said.
And where was he trying to get it?
"A little away from the pitcher. Anywhere but the pitcher," Bradley said.
Dustin Pedroia followed with a groundout, ending a promising inning that started with A.J. Pierzynski hitting his first career homer at Fenway Park in 172 plate appearances to knot things up.
Pierzynski's clutch hit came against A's righty Sonny Gray, who engaged in a strong pitchers' duel with John Lackey.
"It's nice to finally get one," said Pierzynski. "I've played in a lot of games here. Obviously, it was bittersweet, the fact we lost the game. It would've been nice to get the win. But their pitcher was really good. For as young as he is, to come in here and pitch the way he did, he's pretty darn good."
Other than Pierzysnki's big swing, the Red Sox didn't do much against Gray.
"You see what Sonny does," said A's manager Bob Melvin. "He gets ugly swings. It's almost a shock when he gives up a home run like that. He certainly did his job today."
Yoenis Cespedes drove in the winning run in the 10th inning on an infield tapper that Will Middlebrooks barehanded and made a strong throw to first on, but it was just late.
Jed Lowrie started the winning rally with a two-out double off the wall in center against Chris Capuano. After an intentional walk to Josh Donaldson, Alberto Callaspo drew a walk to load the bases.
In came Burke Badenhop, who did his job. But Cespedes simply hit the ball too softly for the Red Sox to get the out.
"You can't play in on him there," said Middlebrooks. "You need to be able to cover as much ground as you can. Unfortunately, he hit it where we weren't."
Yet, there the Red Sox were, with another tantalizing chance to tie or win the game in the 10th.
Middlebrooks opened with a single up the middle, and was able to get to second on a gift of an error by center fielder Coco Crisp.
Bradley had another chance to bunt a runner up, but fouled his attempt. He squared again on the second pitch, but took it for a strike.
"I'm in the nine hole. I've got to be able to handle the bat," said Bradley, who went 0-for-4 and hit into a 1-2-3 double play in the fifth.
Bradley then hit a grounder to first, and Middlebrooks tried to get to third. But Daric Barton made the play of the game, firing a strike across the diamond to take the tying run out of scoring position.
"I'm trying to make a hustle play, trying to advance on that," Middlebrooks said. "I knew it was going to be tough. I was breaking [for third] off the bat. I didn't know if it was to his right or to his left or right at him. Unfortunately, it was right at him. I had to take that chance, at that point in the game, to get to third base with one out."
And when he didn't, Pedroia followed by hitting into a double play to end the game, leaving the Red Sox still with a losing record. They've been below .500 since April 5 -- and have yet to win three games in a row this season.
"It'll happen," said Middlebrooks. "Just not today. That was a good ballclub. We should be pretty happy about taking two out of three from them."
Lackey gave the Red Sox six innings, while allowing five hits and two runs. He walked three and struck out four.
"For the most part, I felt pretty good about it," said Lackey. "Only gave up a couple of runs against a pretty good team."
Making his first career start against Boston, Gray scattered six hits and two runs over six-plus innings.
"I thought Sonny threw the ball really well," Middlebrooks said. "He was all he was hyped up to be. He made good pitches. He threw four or five different pitches for strikes, for chase. He was good. He competed really well today."
The Red Sox, stifled by Gray in the early going, rallied in the fifth. Mike Carp started it with a single to right. Pierzynski reached on an infield hit. With one out, Grady Sizemore roped an RBI double to right to tie the game. Lackey gave up an RBI double by Cespedes with one out in the sixth to put Oakland back in front.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne.


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TV, Cable Companies Convincing Themselves People Don't Want To Cut The Cable
from the the-self-delusion-of-the-damned deptThere's a NY Times article that appears to have a bunch of cable & TV companies congratulating themselves for beating the internet in getting people to keep paying high monthly premiums to get premium TV channels on their TV, rather than using some of the various internet solutions out there. Like so many awful NY Times "trend" pieces these days, it appears to key off of a single anecdote of one guy who tried to ditch cable, and then went back after a year. How many people are actually doing this? No idea. It's not like the reporters at the NY Times tell us. They do tell us that not too many people have dropped cable, but that's hardly surprising. What's much more amusing is the suggestion that the cable and TV companies have somehow "beat" the internet by restricting content:
In part that is because the television business took action to avoid the same fate. Heavyweight distributors and producers have protected their business models by ensuring that some must-see shows and live sporting events cannot legally be seen online.Legally. Yes. But, just wait until you see what that enables on the less-than-legal side of the internet. As for the fact that people aren't dropping cable yet, this all really sounds like the cable companies not recognizing how trends accelerate. They do, indeed, start slow, and as Clayton Christensen has noted for years, the incumbents don't pay attention early on, because the other solutions just don't seem as good. And... here in the NY Times article we get:
Technology companies are pushing alternatives like Web-connected set-top boxes. But these are still not as easy as signing up for cable or satellite service, particularly for those who want to watch on a big flat-screen TV and not a computer.Classic innovator's dilemma statement. It's certainly true that, right now, it's not as easy to use these internet services as it is to sign up for cable, but it's getting easier all the time, and sooner or later, someone is going to create a breakthrough service that makes it really easy. We've seen it time and time again. Napster did it for music file sharing after we were told that people didn't want music online. Vonage did it for VoIP after telcos insisted that VoIP quality would never sell. Who knows who it will be, or when, but someone will figure it out, and then we'll see the cable and TV companies freak out, because the cable cutters will shift into high gear.
This is the problem we were discussing recently, where disrupted companies simply don't recognize the speed at which a disruptive offering catches on when it does finally catch on. They think that they're successfully "protecting" their existing business with things like Hulu's subscription plans, but that will cause them to miss the truly disruptive innovation.
At least the NY Times article hints at the growing undercurrent, in noting that the younger generation is four times as likely to go without a cable subscription. That number is just going to grow, and as new offerings come along that make it easier and easier to get what you want, when you want it, without silly restrictions, the idea that the legacy guys "beat" the internet by restricting access to content will seem laughable.
Update: And look... just as this is published, out comes the news that cable TV has suffered its first ever decline in subscribers. Nice work, NY Times, in pitching a whole story based on a single anecdote, about how cable has nothing to fear... just as the numbers come out to show that people are, in fact, cutting back on cable subscriptions. I'm sure stories like this will make the upcoming NY Times paywall that much more valuable.
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The Old Windows Games Thread
Posted 02 July 2008 - 06:06 PM
Raven 27" i3 iMac 3.2GHz | 12GB RAM | 1TB HD | 512MB 5670 ATI Radeon HD
Crow iPad 2 | 32GB WiFi
"Not my circus, not my monkeys." -- Polish folk saying
"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this." -- Terry Pratchett
"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul." -- Jean Cocteau
Posted 03 July 2008 - 11:30 AM
UniversalWolf, on July 2nd 2008, 06:48 PM, said:
But were they released as OS X titles, or OS 9 and below? Do they have UBs? If not then they are useless to most modern Mac gamers, where as on Windows all I have to do is pop in my old CD's and play. I think Apple lost something when they dropped Classic support.
Gosh it's been a while... Sold the Green Monster and the iPad for a truly amazing new beast.
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Posted 03 July 2008 - 11:51 AM
mR.sELvETaRM, on July 3rd 2008, 07:30 PM, said:
"We do what we must, because we can."
"Gaming on a Mac is like women on the internet." — "Highly common and totally awesome?"
Posted 03 July 2008 - 03:25 PM
Gosh it's been a while... Sold the Green Monster and the iPad for a truly amazing new beast.
THE RAINBOW GREMLIN: i5-760 @ 3.2ghz, ASUS H57 Mobo, EVGA 470 GTX (1280mb) , 8gb OCZ Reaper HPC, 60gb OCZ Vertex 2 SSD, 2tb Samsung F3, 800 Watt Corsair PSU
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Posted 05 July 2008 - 04:55 PM
UniversalWolf, on July 5th 2008, 10:25 AM, said:
Posted 15 July 2008 - 06:54 PM
I picked up IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 at Best Buy for $20. It's definitely a great purchase. The amount of content you get for the money is amazing. Good call, Janichsan.
I'm currently in the middle of a campaign as a Hungarian Bf.109 pilot, which has been a good way to get used to the controls and interface.
I still think Parsoft has the best flight model ever made, which is why I wish Eric Parker would make a new sim. That's not really a criticism of IL-2, though. On the other hand I turned off stalls and spins in IL-2. I wish there were a way to tone down the spins alone, without turning them off. They seem too touchy, but the stalls didn't bother me. That's my only real complaint.
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 11:34 PM
- Lego Indiana Jones
- Lego Batman
- Star Wars: Dark Forces II - Jedi Knight
- Star Wars: Rebellion
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
- Star Wars: Force Commander
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
- Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (not sure if this one even made it to PC before LucasLearning closed down)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic (not a game though)
Posted 09 November 2008 - 12:00 AM
It was because of this game, that I kept around an old Windows machine to play on. Now that the Mac is Intel-based, I'm all smiles.
3.7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5
AMD FirePro D300 (Dual GPU, 2048MB VRAM each)
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Posted 24 July 2009 - 04:02 PM
If you liked Fallout I think you would also like Jagged Alliance 2.
Posted 26 July 2009 - 01:05 AM
Rome: Total War is amazing
Emperor: Battle for Dune was one of Westwood's last
Fallout 2
Jagged Alliance 2
Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight
Age of Empires 2
Dune 2000 is still classic
Rise of Nations
Homeworld and Homeworld 2
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
Baulder's Gate and Icewind Dale
Final Fantasy 8
Ugh, I could keep going. And I will be selling many of these since i finally quit...
Time, Truth, Hearts
Posted 26 July 2009 - 09:27 AM
There is a similar fan made graphics update for Stalker but its a resource PIG and has annoying issues (at lest the version I tried) like rain falling inside buildings...
I know the original thread suggested games two years old at least, but it also said "for a pittance" and to my mind, $15 is a pittance and that's the current steam price for King's Bounty : The Legend. An award winning (and stunningly beautiful) strategy RPG with an add-on/sequel that requires the original game due out later this year. Bricks and mortar stores are selling it for even less in some areas.
Posted 26 July 2009 - 03:55 PM
Crunchy in milk, on July 26th 2009, 10:27 AM, said:
Only if it was windows xp friendly.
Posted 07 June 2010 - 01:26 AM
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Many thanks.
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postal 2
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postal 2
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I'm asking because earlier today while I was walking to class, a woman handed me a "trillion dollar bill". It was not until I read the back that I found out it was one of those religious stuff....trying to tell you to repent your sins so you don't go to hell >_>
Here's what it said:
The trillion dollar question: Will you go to heaven when you die? Here's a quick test: Have you ever stolen anything, or used God's name in vain? Jesus said, "Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery in his heart." Have you looked with lust? Will you be guilty on Judgement Day? If you have done those things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous adulterer at heart. The Bible warns that if you are guilty you will end up in Hell. God, who the Bible says is "Rich in Mercy" sent his son to suffer and die on the cross for guilty sinners. We broke God's law, but Jesus paid our fine. That means he can legally dismiss our case. He can commute our death sentence. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life." Then he rose from the dead and defeated death. Please repent (turn from sin) today and God will grant everlasting life to all who trusts in Jesus. Then read your Bible daily and obey it.
Yeah, I was pretty pissed that I got this stupid thing but I decided to keep it and wrote all over the words like "Hell doesn't exist" and stuff like that :P
so if you've received something similar, what did you do? I guess most of you would rip it up and throw it away? Would any of you confront the person that gave the paper to you? :P
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Jesica - great post.
I have heard this topic discusses on some Atheist podcats. It seems that some atheist collect this kind of material, mostly to have a laugh at it.
I do like reading them for a laugh (although I do not collect them).
The "Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery in his heart." argument always makes me laugh. It was a common one when I was growing up in the cathoilic church.
It is laughable 'cause it tries to prevent sin, but actually gives permission to sin. If I have already committed the sin of adultery, then what difference does it make to actually do it?
The xtian brothers that taught religious education at my high school did not have an answer for that. But they were quick to physically punish me for raising the objection.
I've gotten loads of them throughout the years. I suppose I would decline them if I knew what they were before I got them, but that never happens. They'll find ways to ninja-shove fliers into your hands anyway.
There was a guy who was handing out fliers at the grocery store. I didn't say much when he gave it to me, but then I did the passive-aggressive thing and ratted him out to the store. Most places have no solicitation policies. So... yeah. I got him kicked out. (Mwahahahaha~!)
As a rule, I pick up a religious flyer or tract left in a public place, to take it out of circulation and put it in the paper recycling.
(Once I returned to leave a copy of "Kissing Hank's Ass".)
That's what I was thinking Grin. Take it out of circulation & into the recycling bin. Kissing Hank's Ass is a great one to replace them with.
Oh, you mean one of these, right?
No, I haven't received one, but if confronted around here in a public place (not bloody likely in Cleveland, Ohio, to be sure!), I might be sorely tempted to tear it up in front of him/her, then take 'em on at their own game. Would depend on how feisty I was feeling, whether I had the time to spare, things of that nature.
Were this manner of thing common, I might carry THIS around to lay on 'em in return:
and I wonder: if people, ordinary people got in these idiots' faces more often, maybe they'd get the message. I mean, let's be real: they do it BECAUSE they get away with it.
Wow, that would shut 'em up. But there's a better way. Show them you know about their Holy Book than they do. I love to tell proselytizing J.W.'s and L.D.S.'s about the actual sin of Sodom being xenophobia and Lot's impregnation of his own daughters, pointing out, even if the Sodomites were homos, why does God put down gays but praise fathers who screw their daughters? They go away. Quick.
@ Loren - Love it, stole it and I think I'm going to have those printed to carry around!
Yep that's the thing I received
Great poster! I feel like laminating it and carrying it around!
Love it Loren. It's a keeper.
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When comedian Stephen Colbert ran for president in 2008, his spoof campaign raised serious questions about the role of corporate backers in political campaigns. Colbert not only used airtime paid for by Comedy Central (owned by Viacom) to promote his candidacy, he secured official sponsorship from Doritos. To avoid direct corporate funding, though, Colbert claimed the chip brand was only sponsoring coverage of his campaign: the "Hail to the Cheese Stephen Colbert's Nacho Cheese Doritos 2008 Presidential Campaign Coverage," that is. Though South Carolina eventually rejected his application to be included on the ballot, news media and followers of election law took up the question: Was Colbert's campaign illegal? Many concluded that it probably was.
Since then, the legality of corporate involvement in elections has changed in dramatic, and still not entirely understood, ways. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Colbert announced that, "thanks to" the Supreme Court, he was finally free of such legal concerns: "If I run in 2012—no promises—I am going to leave my competition in the dust," he said. "The nacho cheese dust."
Democracy's Next Step
Colbert is not alone in using satirical comedy to draw attention to a decision that seems to ignore the fundamentals of democracy. Taking the implications of Citizens United to their logical extreme, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, Murray Hill Incorporated, has announced that it is running for Congress in Maryland's 8th Congressional District.
10 Ways to Stop the Corporate Dominance of Politics :: How are democracy's defenders responding to the Citizens United decision?
Who Will Rule? Citizen movements are proving that we can take on corporate power.
"Until now," the company said in a statement, "corporate interests had to rely on campaign contributions and influence peddling to achieve their goals in Washington. But thanks to an enlightened Supreme Court, now we can eliminate the middle-man and run for office ourselves."
In a campaign video posted on YouTube, Murray Hill Inc. tries out campaign slogans like, "The best democracy money can buy," "Democracy's next step," and "The way we see it, corporate America has been the driving force behind Congress for years. But now it's time we got behind the wheel ourselves."
Eric Hensal, a former union organizer and current managing partner with Murray Hill Inc. (which, when not running for office, offers consulting services to organizations like the National Resources Defense Council and the Association of Construction Professionals) has volunteered to be the campaign's "designated human." Since corporations can't sign paperwork or register to vote, Hensal will perform what the company calls "antiquated 'human only' procedures."
"We want to get in on the ground floor of the democracy market before the whole store is bought by China," said Hensal in a statement released by the "campaign."
William Klein, a political consultant and writer whose headlines on Huffington Post read like they ought to be on the Onion ("The Only Solution to Airport Security—Fly Naked!"), is the campaign's manager. Klein says he plans to use robo-calls and Astroturf methods to spread the campaign's message: that Murray Hill Inc., as a fair-minded corporate representative, pledges to always "put people second."
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ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian court rejected a $10 million compensation claim against U.S. pop star Madonna on Thursday by a group of anti-gay activists who accused her hurting their feelings by promoting homosexuality at a St.Petersburg concert.
Performing in black lingerie with the words "No Fear" scrawled on her back, Madonna attacked a city law adopted in March that imposed fines for spreading homosexual "propaganda". She had earlier called the law a "ridiculous atrocity".
The activists based their case on a video recording where they claimed Madonna could be seen trampling on an Orthodox cross and asking spectators to raise their hands with pink bracelets in support of the gay movement.
Judge Vitaly Barkovsky did not explain his decision but also ruled the activists should compensate legal expenses to companies which organized Madonna's concert. The activists said they will appeal the court ruling.
"Our position is the same. We believe there was a case of the breach of law, namely gay propaganda among minors," said activist Darya Dedova.
Homosexuality, punished with jail terms in the Soviet Union, was decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but much of the gay community remains underground as prejudice runs deep.
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Belize has a rich history that resinates in the culture today. Learn more about Belize before your next vacation to Turneffe Flats.
about belize
Location: At latitude approximately 17 degrees North, Belize is the northernmost country in Central America. Bordered on the South and West by Guatemala, the North by Mexico, and the East by the Caribbean Sea, Belize is approximately 200 miles from North to South and 100 miles East to West or approximately the size of Massachusetts.
Climate: The climate of Belize is sub-tropical with temperatures averaging around 80 degrees throughout the year. Lows during winter months rarely drop below 70 and highs during the warmest months are only occasionally above 100. April and May tend to be the warmest months and "cold fronts" in the late fall or early winter generally bring the coolest temperatures.
Terrain: Belize is a small but very diverse. Much of the coast is covered by mangrove forest which provides important protection from storms and erosion. Inland, much of Belize consists of tropical rainforest.Victoria Peak, in the Maya Mountains, is the highest point at approximately 3,000 feet. Along the coast of Belize are nearly a thousand islands, locally called "cayes", as well as three of only four coral atolls in this hemisphere.
Brief History of Belize: Belize is thought to have been at the center of the Mayan civilization which flourished until around AD 1000. In the classical period of the Maya, between 300 and 900 AD, Belize is thought to have been occupied by as many as 2,000,000 people. Several important Mayan archeological sites, including Xunantunich, Caracol, Lamani, Altun Ha and Cahal Pech are located in Belize.
The first European settlement in Belize was established by shipwrecked English seamen in 1638. British settlers included buccaneers (pirates) who continuously harassed Spanish ships for their riches of gold and silver. These settlers called themselves "Baymen" in reference to the Bay of Honduras.
Logwood and subsequently mahogany became important exports from British Honduras and for centuries, Spain and Great Britain fought over the right to settle this area. The British eventually prevailed in 1798 when the Spanish were defeated by the "Baymen" in the Battle of St. George's Caye.
Devastating hurricanes struck British Honduras in 1931 and 1961. Following Hurricane Hattie in 1961 the capital of Belize was moved from Belize City to Belmopan.
In 1973 British Honduras became known as Belize, and in 1981 Belize gained independence from England, although it remains a member of the British Commonwealth.
People and Population: Substantially the least densely populated country in Central America with only 280,000 inhabitants; Belize is a magical "melting pot" of races, cultures and nationalities. The indigenous people of Belize are the Maya and Mayan remains the principal language of a number of villages in Southern Belize. Spanish and English influences are obvious and the largest population group in Belize is Creole (a mixture of Africans and Europeans). Garifunas (African Caribs), Mestizos (Spanish and Indian), Hispanic, African, East Indian, Chinese, Lebanese, Mennonite and several other groups make up the diverse population of Belize.
Government: Formerly known as British Honduras, Belize became an independent country on September 21, 1981. Belize has a democratically elected parliamentary government and is a member of the British Commonwealth.
Environmental Protection: Belize has been a leader in environmental protection with with nearly one third of the country under National Park or some other protected status.
Currency: Local currency is the Belize dollar which is pegged to the US dollar at two Belizean dollars for one US Dollar. US dollars are readily accepted in Belize.
Language: The official language is English and but most people speak at least one other language including Creole (the local patois), Spanish, Mayan and Garifuna.
Time Zone: Belize is in the Central Time Zone but does not observe daylight-saving time. As a result,Belize is the same as Mountain Daylight Time during summer months.
Air Service: International airline service is available at Phillip Goldson International Airport is located in Ladyville, on the outskirts of Belize City. Local airline carriers including Tropic Air, Maya Island Air and Javier Flying Services provide excellent connections throughout the country.
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At the Moscone Center
- NEWS ALERT: The Moscone Center has received LEED® Gold certification. It is the first convention center on the West Coast to attain the green building honor.
- Recycling of paper, plastic, and glass is available throughout the Moscone Center. Behind the scenes, the center also recycles cardboard, kitchen organics, wood, vinyl banners, carpet padding, foamcore, and more. Nearly 2 million pounds of materials are diverted from the waste stream annually, with nearly 13% of that total as donations to local nonprofits.
- A food composting program captures all organic material from food-service operations throughout the convention center, with over 12 tons of food scraps composted to date.
- Bowls and plates used throughout the convention center are made from sugar cane, and the center uses potato starch cutlery made from bio-based resins and potato scraps.
- One of the nation's largest municipally owned solar generation installations now operates from the roof of the Moscone Center. The solar component consists of a solar electrical system capable of producing enough power for 550 homes annually. This is accompanied by an extensive lighting system retrofit and related energy efficiency measures designed to reduce energy usage without diminishing interior lighting levels. Check out this video for a tour of the largest publicly owned solar system in the nation.
- The facility uses the most sustainable household cleaning products available. Cleaning agents used in all areas including restrooms, carpets, lobbies, and Exhibit Hall floors are Green-Seal certified and U.S. EPA approved.
- The Moscone Center received the prestigious 2009 Environmental Achievement Award for distinguishing itself as a sustainable building that has helped protect the environment. The EPA and Department of Energy also awarded the Moscone Center the 2004 Green Power Leadership Award for distinguishing itself by using onsite renewable energy applications.
In San Francisco
- The city is working to meet its goal of zero waste by 2020, with a current recycling rate of 72%, the highest in the nation.
- San Francisco was the first U.S. city to ban plastic shopping bags.
- Beginning in October 2009 the city requires everyone in San Francisco to separate their refuse into recyclables, compostables, and trash.
- San Francisco is a primary reason that California has the most green jobs in the country, with 125,000. The city recently passed $100 million worth of bonds to go toward future sustainable work. More than half of the commuters in the area use public transportation.
What You Can Do
There are numerous opportunities for participants to contribute to making Fall Meeting a green event. Here are a few:
- Recycle your badge before you leave. We'll have boxes available for you to drop off your badge holder so that we can reuse it for the next conference.
- In addition to paper, cans, and bottles, remember that you can recycle your poster as well. All posters are recyclable, as long as they aren't laminated.
- Take advantage of the many public transportation options throughout the city. We encourage you to walk or bike around town, or explore the area using the city's buses, cable cars, and light rail vehicles. Three- and five-day MUNI passes are a great way to see the sights.
- Plan to take BART around the city and to/from the airport. Fall Meeting attendees can prepurchase vouchers for an easy and quick way to travel to their hotels. A portion of the proceeds from those vouchers will be donated to Save the Bay. Not only that, but using BART saves up to 10 pounds of CO2 per trip.
- Consider bringing your own water bottle/coffee mug to the meeting. Water fountains are available throughout the convention center, and 16,000 people switching to tap can make quite an impact!


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In every civil war there is a moment before all hell breaks loose when there is still a chance to prevent a total descent into the abyss. Egypt is at that moment.
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts this week, and it can't come too soon. One can only hope that the traditional time for getting family and friends together will provide a moment for all the actors in Egypt to reflect on how badly they've behaved — all sides — and opt for the only sensible pathway forward: national reconciliation. I was a student at the American University in Cairo in the early 1970s and have been a regular visitor since. I've never witnessed the depth of hatred that has infected Egypt in recent months: Muslim Brotherhood activists throwing a young opponent off a roof; anti-Islamist activists on Twitter praising the Egyptian army for mercilessly gunning down supporters of the Brotherhood in prayer. In the wake of all this violent turmoil, it is no longer who rules Egypt that it is at stake. It is Egypt that is at stake. This is an existential crisis.
Can Egypt hold together and move forward as a unified country or will it be torn asunder by its own people, like Syria? Nothing is more important in the Middle East today, because when the stability of modern Egypt is at stake — sitting as it does astride the Suez Canal, the linchpin of any Arab peace with Israel and knitting together North Africa, Africa and the Middle East — the stability of the whole region is at stake.
I appreciate the anger of non-Islamist, secular and liberal Egyptians with President Mohamed Morsi. He never would have become president without their votes, but, once in office, instead of being inclusive, at every turn he grabbed for more power. With Egypt's economy in a tailspin, I also appreciate the impatience of many Egyptians with Morsi's rule. But in the Arab world's long transition to democracy, something valuable was lost when the military ousted Morsi's government and did not wait for the Egyptian people to do it in October's parliamentary elections or the presidential elections three years down the road. It gives the Muslim Brothers a perfect excuse not to reflect on their mistakes and change, which is an essential ingredient for Egypt to build a stable political center.
But Egypt's non-Islamists, secular and liberal groups need to get their act together, too. The Egyptian opposition has been great at mobilizing protests but incapable of coalescing around a single leader's agenda, while the Brotherhood has been great at winning elections but incapable of governing.
So now there is only one way for Egypt to avoid the abyss: the military, the only authority in Egypt today, has to make clear that it ousted the Muslim Brotherhood for the purpose of a "reset," not for the purposes of "revenge" — for the purpose of starting over and getting the transition to democracy right this time, not for the purpose of eliminating the Brotherhood from politics. (It is not clear that the "interim constitution" issued Tuesday by Egypt's transitional government will give the Brotherhood a fair shot at contesting power. It bans parties based on religion, but that ban was in place under Hosni Mubarak, and the Brotherhood got around it by running as independents.) Egypt will not be stable if the Brotherhood is excluded.
Dalia Mogahed, the C.E.O. of Mogahed Consulting and a longtime pollster in the Middle East, remarked to me that the original 2011 revolution that overthrew Mubarak was mounted by "young people, leftists, liberals, Islamists, united for a better future. The division was between those revolutionaries and the status quo. The revolution wasn't owned by the secularists or the liberals or the Islamists. That's why it worked." Democracy in Egypt "only has a chance when revolutionaries again see the status quo as their enemy, not each other."
She is right: Muslim Brothers can kill more secularists; the military can kill more Muslim Brothers; but another decade of the status quo in Egypt will kill them all. The country will be a human development disaster. With the absence of a true party of reform — that blends respect for religion with a strategy of modernization as the great 19th-century Egyptian reformers did — Egyptians today are being forced to choose not a better way, but between bad ideas.
The Brotherhood posits that "Islam is the answer." The military favors a return to the deep state of old. But more religion alone is not the answer for Egypt today and while the military-dominated deep state may provide law and order and keep Islamists down, it can't provide the kind of fresh thinking and educational, entrepreneurial, social and legal reforms needed to empower and unleash Egypt's considerable human talent and brainpower. In truth, the 2002 U.N. Arab Human Development Report is the answer, which, by the way, was mostly written by Egyptian scholars. It called on Egyptians to focus on building a politics that can overcome their debilitating deficits of freedom, education and women's empowerment. That is the pathway Egypt needs to pursue — not Mubarakism, Morsi-ism or military rule — and the job of Egypt's friends now is not to cut off aid and censure, but to help it gradually but steadily find that moderate path.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Yahoo Inc. shares sank on Wednesday after the company posted a bigger-than-expected drop in ad revenue while shares of Facebook Inc. headed south ahead of its quarterly earnings release.
Shares of Yahoo US:YHOO declined 8.4%, topping the losers in the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.03%. Although the Internet company's fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings beat analyst expectations, shares came under pressure as investors took a closer look at its revenue results. Yahoo's display-ad revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs, fell about 6% to $491 million. Also, results for Alibaba Group Ltd. appeared to show signs of slower growth. Yahoo holds a 24% stake in Alibaba. Read commentary: Yahoo results may further pressure CEO
Teens' social-media habits are likely to be in the spotlight when Facebook Inc. FB, +0.03% announces quarterly results after the bell. Investors are likely to watch for signals on teen interest in Facebook, as well as expected gains from video ads and Instagram. Facebook shares declined 2.1%.
Electronic Arts Inc. EA, -0.14% shares climbed 4.6%. The videogame company said late Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit jumped to $1.26 a share from 57 cents a share a year ago. However, for the current quarter, EA expects adjusted profit of 9 cents a share on sales of $800 million, below the 10 cents a share profit and $827 million in revenue forecast by analysts in a Thomson Reuters poll. The videogame company also lowered its fiscal year revenue outlook to $3.52 billion from $3.55 billion.
Shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. MPC, +0.66% rose 4.1%. The company on Wednesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell to $626 million, or $2.07 a share, from $755 million, or $2.24 a share, a year ago. Excluding items, earnings fell to $2.10 a share from $2.26 a share, but still came in above analysts's average estimate of $1.15 a share.
Dow Chemical Co. DOW, -1.02% shares gained 3.7%. The company said Wednesday it swung to a fourth-quarter profit of $963 million, or 79 cents a share, from a year-earlier loss of $716 million, or 61 cents a share. Adjusted earnings were 65 cents and revenue rose to $14.39 billion, with the results beating expectations.
Seagate Technology Inc. STX, +1.25% recovered from an 11% drop in the previous session to advance 3.9%. The stock was battered after the company said its second-quarter profit fell 13%, compared with analyst expectations of flat earnings.
Shares of Ezcorp Inc. EZPW, -0.72% soared 21%. The operator of pawn shops said Tuesday its same-store sales jumped 8% in the fiscal first quarter, on the back of a 29% surge in same-store jewelry sales. It also reported adjusted earnings of 49 cents a share, down from 59 cents a share a year ago but 11 cents a share above analysts' estimates.
Boeing Co. BA, +0.58% shares fell 5.6%. While the aerospace giant's fiscal fourth-quarter results beat analyst expectations, shares moved lower on the forecast for 2014. Boeing said it expects 2014 adjusted per-share earnings of $7 to $7.20 and revenue of $87.5 billion to $90.5 billion, lower than expectations from a Thomson Reuters survey.
McCormick & Co. MKC, +0.17% shares dropped 6.5%. The spice maker said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings dropped to $129.9 million, or 98 cents a share, from $148.5 million, or $1.11 a share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding charges and a loss on a voluntary pension settlement, the company said earnings rose to $1.20 a share. Revenue increased 2.1% to $1.17 billion.
Avon Products Inc. AVP, -0.21% shares dropped 5.2%. Analysts at Bernstein Research said companies with large exposure to Venezuela like Avon and Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL, +1.27% are vulnerable given the "imminent risk of another Venezuelan devaluation." Shares of Colgate-Palmolive lost 2.1%.
Tupperware Brands Corp. TUP, +0.65% shares fell 5.9%. The company said Wednesday it expects full-year earnings of $5.51 a share to $5.66 a share on sales that could range from flat to an increase of 2%. Both forecasts missed expectations.
Energizer Holdings Inc. ENR, -2.33% shares shed 5.9%. The company on Wednesday said its fiscal first-quarter profit slumped to $1.71 a share from $129.8 million in the year-earlier period. Excluding charges, earnings fell to $2.10 a share from $2.20 a share. The company best known for batteries also cut its full-year profit target to $7 a share to $7.25 a share, The Wall Street Journal said.
Tickers to Watch
AAPL: Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.94% retreated further, losing 1.2%, after skidding 8% in the previous session, its worst drop in a year. Apple's share of the tablet market slid to 34% in the fourth quarter from 38% a year ago, according to data from IDC. Apple shipped 26 million iPads in the quarter, up 14% year-over-year. Samsung's 005930, +2.20% shipments rose 86% to 14.5 million tablets for a 19% market share while shipments of Amazon.com's AMZN, -0.28% Kindle fell 2% year-over-year.
T: AT&T Inc. T, -1.08% shares retreated 1.3%. The telecommunications company late Tuesday reported it swung to a fourth-quarter profit of $6.9 billion, or $1.31 a share, from a year-ago loss of $3.9 billion, or 68 cents a share. On an adjusted basis, AT&T earned 53 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had projected AT&T to post adjusted earnings of 51 cents a share. However, it added only 566,000 customers in the quarter, down from 780,000 additions a year ago.
CLF: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. CLF, -1.80% added 1.8%. Shares of Cliffs got a strong lift after Casablanca Capital LP disclosed it owns a 5.2% stake in the mining company and urged management to take steps to boost shareholder value, including raising dividends and reducing costs. Casablanca believes such measures could help to double Cliffs's share price to $53.
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Jeff Gutt has been pounding away at the music industry for a good two decades now, with groups such as Dry Cell, Dragonfly, Acrylic, Band With No Name and Innerfaith.
But after this year's runner-up finish on "The X Factor," the Mount Clemens-born musician has his eyes wide open and feels more like the master of his own destiny than ever before.
"I can make a lot of money without a (record company) right now because of what happened on the show," says Gutt, 37. "I can go play venues for the next year and a half and have people show up, and I can put out singles on iTunes and put a band together and make a project that's ME."
In that regard, Gutt's weekend concert at Detroit's Masonic Temple is part homecoming celebration for his "X Factor" success and part showcase for music biz suitors. While it's not yet clear who might be checking him out on Saturday, Gutt's reps say several major labels have asked to hear his latest music, while festival promoters from the Middle East and Australia would like to book him at their events.
There are even some fans from Down Under rolling into town for the Masonic show.
The lure, of course, is "The X Factor," where the single father wowed viewers with renditions of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Radiohead's "Creep" and Aerosmith's "Dream On" — the latter despite creator and judge Simon Cowell's objections. It was Gutt's second run on the show. He was booted early in 2012 but made enough of an impression to be brought back last fall. Cowell, in fact, had publicly noted that he regretted eliminating Gutt so early the previous season.
The second time was indeed the charm, and Gutt describes his success as "surreal."
"The fact they were even interested in me coming back in the first place gave me a boost of confidence to go back and do it," he said. "They told me they looked at 100,000 people and wanted me; that meant a lot.
"It was great because I've always despised the game shows and all of that. I feel like it's people that don't really pay their dues. But it was a chance for me to go into that forum and show people what I love about music and, to me, what real music is. I'm not going to go up there and have it be a big dance crew and sing to a CD. For me it's more about the making of the music as much as the presentation of it.
"I just tried to come from a real place and make everyone realize that's what real music is."
Since the Dec. 19 "X" finale, Gutt has busied himself with making music, both in Detroit and in Los Angeles. He put together a batch of new songs, including "Shadows and Light," which has received some local airplay.
"All the songs have different vibes, but they all have a common thread — very Aerosmith/Bon Jovi/Eagles," Gutt says. "I have some other stuff that's a little darker and heavier — there are guitars and we do have a badass drummer in the band now, so maybe it's more of a Foo Fighters kind of a thing."
Gutt says his "perfect situation" would be signing with an independent label "that has a lot of money ... and is excited enough that they won't drop me if the first single doesn't hit in the first two days." But he's hoping that a lot of options present themselves in the coming months.
"I hate waiting to get things done — especially if I know something's going to happen," Gutt acknowledges with a laugh. "It's not like I'm ever going to give up. But, really, I just want to put out the record I want to make with the vision I have and not stress about things that are out of my control. I'm going to try to worry about things that I CAN control and let the rest of it happen on its own."
• Jeff Gutt, Molal & the Definition and Justin Alexander perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Jack White Theatre in the Detroit Masonic Temple, 500 Temple Ave. Tickets are $23 and $43. Call 248-858-9333 or visit www.thecrofoot.com.


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With negotiations breaking down last Thursday and no end to the student protests in sight, Quebec can expect a long and tumultuous summer. What better way to cap a season of turmoil than with a general election?
That appears to be where the province is heading. Neither the government nor the student leaders seem willing to budge more than a little on their positions, with both accepting the idea of compromise only within the rubric of their own entrenched positions. On the one side, the Liberal government wants to increase tuition fees, while the students want a freeze in tuition hikes. The wiggle room appears to exist only in how these goals are achieved.
The chances that the social unrest will come to a rapid close appear slim, especially after CLASSE, one of the major student associations and the least compromising, elected a third spokesperson considered to be even more radical than the other two. On the other side of the bargaining table (though he has rarely sat at it), Jean Charest believes his hard-line approach to the students is politically beneficial.
Talk in Quebec is that an election will be called for mid-September, with the campaign starting in August. Though an election is unlikely to put an end to the impasse between the government and the students, it will certainly strengthen the Liberals' position if they manage to come out on top.
Calculations within the Liberal Party of Quebec put mid-September as the last potential electoral window for Charest. The premier has to call an election before the end of 2013, but with the Charbonneau Commission into corruption in the construction industry (which has the potential to tangle the Liberals in its web) scheduled to run right through to the end of next year, the general consensus is that Charest needs to go sooner rather than later. It's likely he would have preferred a spring election, but the students ensured that was impossible.
While the questions the Charbonneau Commission raise can hardly be avoided during the campaign (the inquiry would probably start in the final week, though it is unlikely to have any damaging revelations so early in its investigation), they could be overshadowed by an on-going crisis over tuition fees. The Liberals believe they are on the right side of that issue. And in the unlikely case the government finds a solution, Charest can bask in the afterglow.
Nevertheless, the wily premier still faces an uphill battle. Polls show the Liberals neck-and-neck with the Parti Québécois, while the Coalition Avenir Québec is not far behind. An election campaign could turn these numbers on their head, but at the very least Charest, a more experienced campaigner than either Pauline Marois or François Legault, has a decent shot at a fourth term.
By-elections scheduled for June 11 will serve as an early test. LaFontaine, a safe riding for the Liberals, is not expected to be much of a race. But in Argenteuil, a more rural riding between Gatineau and Montreal, the Liberals face stiff competition from the PQ and the CAQ. The by-election will provide an indication of the Liberals' strength outside of the metropolis, where they have support for their approach to the student protests, as well as the PQ and CAQ's ability to beat the governing party.
A good result for Charest in Argenteuil could be the opening act of a summer of political theatre in Quebec. But will he still be on the stage when the curtain falls?
Éric Grenier taps The Pulse of federal and regional politics for Huffington Post Canada readers on most Tuesdays and Fridays. Grenier is the author of ThreeHundredEight.com, covering Canadian politics, polls, and electoral projections.


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This Week on Xbox Live - Duke Nukem Forever Trailer and Dead Space 2 DLC Video Feature
The Duke is back, Isaac is Gabe, and Skyrim drops a sweet gameplay trailer.
The Duke is back, Isaac is Gabe, and Skyrim drops a sweet gameplay trailer.
Ubisoft's updated classic hits storefront tomorrow; Fable III DLC also out; Games on Demand adds Metro 2033, Far Cry Instincts Predator, Open Season, Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon; demos for ...
Activision reviving purple dragon platformer series for consoles, PC, and portable devices via Toys for Bob; Skylanders Spyro's Adventures release pegged for fall 2011.
MX vs. ATV Untamed, Pony Friends developer opening new studio in Brisbane, Australia.
The only good zombie's a dead zombie.
Plenty of games to spend your hard-earned cash on this week.
An awesome interview with the voice actors in The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.
It's raining games, as headliners join Midnight Club, PS3 trio of BioShock, Eternal Sonata, Rock Band 2, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Portal: Still Alive, and more.
Check out our tour of all the video game booths at Comic-Con 2008!
Associate producer Kevin Sadini takes us through a demonstration of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon.
Spyro has a new look to go alongside his arrival on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Sierra's airborne-reptile trilogy wraps this fall with Dawn of the Dragon on 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS; marsupial practicing Mind Over Mutant on 360, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS.
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Get the Most from Telepresence with Cisco Unified Call Control
Ensuring seamless, secure connections over telepresence and video, Cisco Unified Call Control offers a scalable and pervasive collaboration solution. It includes the following:
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), which delivers key aspects of core call control; and,
- Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway, which enables advanced telepresence applications such as secure B2B communication, remote access and firewall traversal capabilities;
- VCS Expressway also supports H.323 for interoperability and interworking to maximize customers' investments.
Check out the video below from InfoComm 2012, where I gave a short overview of how CUCM and VCS Expressway operate together to streamline and simplify the telepresence experience.
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