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9.10: Mini-Lessons
The Stress and Strength Testing lesson unit is comprised of the following mini-lessons:
- Introduction of Material Properties
- Engagement - Teacher Modeling with 2" × 4"
- Introduction to Strength of Material
- West Point Bridge Builder program
Introduction of Material Properties
Overview: This lesson provides an introduction of material properties through the game World of Goo and completion of a worksheet during play
Resources: World of Goo (http://2dboy.com/games.php)
Although the full game costs $20, students can complete the lesson using the free demo version.
Time Required: 100 Minutes
Procedure: Introduce students to the game World of Goo. The game is fairly straightforward, and students should gain a basic understanding with little teacher assistance. Students are to complete a worksheet while playing the game (worksheet follows lesson).
Following the students' completion of the worksheet, lead them in a discussion on the following:
- The importance of iteration in the design process.
- The use of computer modeling and simulation in the design of structures in order to increase efficient use of time resources.
- The importance of computer models in determining the material efficiency and safety of structures.
- Material properties determine the limits of a design and are one of many design constraints in structural design that must be overcome through engineering.
World of Goo
Bridge and tower construction and engineering game
"World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle/construction game. The millions of Goo Balls who live in the beautiful World of Goo don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious."
A free demo version may be downloaded: http://www.worldofgoo.com/
WORLD OF GOO: Worksheet
Name: ____________
Description of Game:
The world of this game is inhabited by a strange species... balls of goo! A mysterious person known as "The Sign Painter" seems to want you to guide as many of them as possible into the black tube at the end of each level. To accomplish this, construct structures composed of the goo balls themselves(!) that span vast chasms and reach great heights.
Follow the directions given throughout the game in order to complete each level. At the conclusion of a level, record the amount of time and number of moves used. We will use these to compare the efficiencies of each student at the conclusion of the activity.
Level 1 – "Going Up"
Time: _____ Moves: _____
Q: What shape(s) does the game allow you to form with the goo balls?
Level 2 – "Small Divide"
Time: _____ Moves: _____
Q: Why does your structure begin to bend when you make it longer to bridge the gap?
Q: What happens to the lengths of the connections on the top of your structure while it is bending?
Level 3 – "Hang Low"
Time: _____ Moves: _____
Q: Try to build a tall, slender tower. When does it become unstable?
Level 4 – "Impale Sticky"
Time: _____ Moves: _____
Q: What can be done to counteract a long, horizontal structure's tendency to bend or topple?
*When you complete the "Impale Sticky" level, you are presented with a choice of two paths that you can follow. Proceed along the upper path. When you reach the level entitled "Tower of Goo," complete the next two questions.
"Tower of Goo"
Time: _____ Moves: _____
Q: What are two obstacles you are presented with in trying to complete this level?
Efficiency Challenge
Time: _____ Moves: _____
Replay "Tower of Goo" until you reach what you believe is your lowest time and number of moves. Record that combination and draw a picture of your resulting structure in the space below.
Engagement – Teacher Modeling with 2" × 4"
Overview: In this lesson, the teachers will lead students in a modeling activity with a 2" × 4", followed by class discussion of material test terminology (stress, strength, etc). Students will test their understanding of compressive strength with cups of different materials, review lab expectations, and test large popsicle sticks.
4-Point Bending Test Videos
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dQ05Ma06QY – Unsuccessful Trial
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mFEQNE64lI – Successful Trial
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfmvlRXJdI – Close-up View
- 2" × 4" × 8' piece of wood
- 2 milk crates
- Clay or Play Dough
- Styrofoam cup, paper cup, and a plastic cup
- Two desks/tables
- Gallon buckets (sand pail or milk jug will also work)
- Large Popsicle sticks (large = 6.0" × 3/4")
- Weights (i.e. sand or rocks)
- Balance/scale
Time Required: 100 Minutes
- Support a 2" × 4" with milk crates positioned on either end. Ask for a volunteer to walk across the board, using a spotter if needed. Ask the class for observations. What do you observe happening to the wooden plank as the student walks across? What would happen if multiple students were on the plank simultaneously? (try adding an additional student) Have you ever been on a structure that has bent under your weight? (i.e. bridges) Why do you think the structure reacted that way?
- Move into an introduction of stress, strength, deflection, and point of failure of materials/structures. Students should record the following definitions into their notebooks:
- Stress: the load (force) in Newtons per unit area (m2) of a material; the heavier the load, the more stress is put on an object
Strength: the amount of stress that causes failure.
- Model different types of strength using clay — compressive strength (pushing down), tensile strength (pulling apart), shear strength (tearing in different directions), and bending strength.
- Deflection: the movement of a material away from its original position when it is subjected to a load (e.g., the amount the material bends).
- Point of failure: when the stress is larger than the strength (in this case the amount of weight it would take to cause the 2" × 4" to break); not an exact value.
**Check for understanding: Which material would have a greatest compressive strength: a styrofoam cup, a paper cup, or a plastic cup? How do you know? Model by placing books on each of the cups until they crush under the weight. Were the students predictions correct?
- Lead into video clips from NASA. This is a 4-point-bend stress test led by Dr. Wally Vaughn at a NASA Structures and Materials Research Lab. The test shows Dr. Vaughn testing a wide tongue depressor. The machine in the clip is run on hydraulics and can apply up to a 1,000-pound load! Show pictures of the "Million Pound Machine," which can apply up to 1,000,000 pounds of force when testing large pieces of equipment, like the wing of a plane or a support strut for the Constellation Program's lunar lander, Altair.
- Distribute lab procedures with the "Stress and Strength" worksheet, which contains their data tables, and review the goals for the class experiment. The students will test the strength of 3 large popsicle sticks by measuring the amount of mass (kg) in the applied load at the point of failure, recording the information on their data table, and converting each to a load (i.e., force or weight) in Newtons.
- Make predictions as to how much weight the large popsicle stick can hold when it reaches its point of failure. Record predictions prior to beginning the experiment.
- Review lab safety rules and arrange lab partners to conduct the experiment.
- As groups complete their experiment, they should record their data on the "Class Data Collection" section of the "Stress and Strength" worksheet (following page). The worksheet may be converted to a format that can be shown on an LCD projector. Members of each group could then add their respective results so the whole class may view them.
Homework: Graph the class set of large popsicle stick data. Using the class set of data, the students create a histogram and answer the questions on the sheet provided.
"The Million Pound Machine"
Stress and Strength: Lab Procedures
Name: ____________ Date: ____________
Lab Procedure: (students work in groups of 4)
1. Each group will need to collect the following materials:
- 3 small popsicle sticks
- 3 large popsicle sticks
- 1 bucket with handle
- 1 4-cup measuring cup with pour spout
- 1 bag of sand
- 1 balance/digital scale
2. The apparatus for your experiment will be set up as follows:
3. Begin by placing a single popsicle stick between 2 desks, with the bucket suspended from the stick as shown. The popsicle stick should be placed so that 0.5 inch of each end is on a desk. All students should be careful to keep the stick-desk overlap distance the same for all trials so the results are consistent between groups. One group member's job should be to catch the bucket before it hits the ground and spills sand everywhere. They should be ready at all times with their hands just under the bucket, but not touching the bucket. Another group member should slowly pour sand into the bucket using the 4-cup measuring cup until the stick breaks.
4. Find the mass of the bucket and sand. Record this on your data table.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 for each of the remaining of the sticks. Take turns in your lab roles.
6. Calculate the average mass applied to your popsicle sticks and record it in the appropriate box in the data table.
Calculate average force applied to your popsicle sticks. The average force in Newtons is calculated by multiplying the average mass (when measured in kilograms) by 9.8 m/s2.
Stress and Strength: Worksheet
Name: ____________ Date: ____________
Each member of the group is responsible for completing the data table and questions.
How much mass do you think it will take to break the large popsicle stick?
________ kg
|Trial 1
|Trial 2
|Trial 3
|Mass of Load at Point of Failure (kg)
|Average Mass
|Average Weight (N) = mass × 9.8 m/s2
Class Data Table:
(Record this information from the Class Data Collection Sheet, which the teacher will display.)
|Trial 1
|Trial 2
|Trial 3
Introduction to Strength of Material
Overview: In this lesson, students will be introduced to the concepts of breaking stress (also known as "strength"), allowable stress, bending stress, and factor of safety (FoS). Students will test the large popsicle sticks, measure their strength, and calculate the stresses that caused failure. The data is then used to predict the load that would cause the small popsicle sticks to fail. Small popsicle sticks are then tested to verify the prediction. This lesson also introduces the students to concepts of factor of safety and confidence level, which are used by engineers for structural safety and conservatism.
- Two desks/tables
- Gallon buckets (sand pail or milk jug will also work)
- Small Popsicle sticks (small = 4.5" × 3/8")
- Weights (i.e. sand or rocks)
- Balance/scale
Time Required: 100 minutes
Glossary of terms:
- stress (N/m2)
- force per unit area within the interior of a structure caused by an external forces acting on it.
- bending stress (N/m2)
- stress that is induced within a structure subjected to loads that cause it to bend.
- breaking stress or strength (N/m2)
- level of stress at which a structure fails.
- allowable stress (N/m2)
- maximum amount of stress that a material in a structure is designed to experience. The allowable stress is derived from material test data and typically includes a predetermined factor of safety.
- bending stress (N/m2)
- stress within the structural member due to bending forces.
- breaking load (N)
- magnitude of the force acting on the structure, which causes the structure to break.
- allowable load (N)
- magnitude of the force acting on the structure, which causes maximum stresses to be at the allowable stress level.
- 3-point-bend loading
- refers to a beam that is supported at both ends and subjected to a point load at the center of the beam, causing the beam to experience bending stresses.
Day 1:
1. Teacher leads a discussion of breaking stress.
Based on the results from the popsicle sticks in the "Engagement – Teacher Modeling with 2" × 4"" lesson, how much weight would you say any given stick could safely hold? Why?
2. Discuss with the students how engineers define breaking load or maximum load, strength reliability, and confidence.
Explain to the students that not all the popsicle sticks will fail at the same load. Although the popsicle sticks all look the same, there are small differences in dimensions, the kind of wood and the tree it came from, and non-uniform thickness along the length of the stick. Because of such differences, popsicle sticks will each support a different amount of load (i.e. weight) before breaking. So if someone asks, "how much load does a popsicle stick support?", an engineer will test a large sample of popsicle sticks, and will determine the breaking stress from the largest load supported by 99 percent of popsicle sticks before breaking. This gives the engineer more confidence that the answer he is providing would result in a safe structure. If the engineer wants more confidence in his answer, he can test a larger sample of sticks, and choose the load that 99.9 percent of the popsicle sticks support. The 99.9 percent result is going to be a lower breaking stress than the 99 percent result.
3. Ask the students to figure out the load that causes failure in this 3-point-bend loading configuration. Ideally, we would choose some confidence level, say 99 percent, as the breaking load. But since only a handful of sticks are being tested, we will choose the load supported by the weakest popsicle stick at the breaking point. The weakest popsicle stick is the one that broke with the least amount of weight.
4. Introduce the terms breaking stress and bending stress.
Breaking stress: most uniform materials in nature will fail and come apart when the internal stresses and pressures reach the breaking point. A material like steel will fail at much higher stresses than a material like wood. Strength of each material can be determined in many ways. One way is to subject a sample of the material to a tension load, like the pulling force like in a "tug-of-war" rope, to the point of failure. Another method is to subject a sample of the material to bending forces and seeing when it breaks. In this lesson, we will use a 3-point-bend test to determine strength of popsicle sticks under bending stress. Using the approach discussed in step 3, the breaking stress in this case is the bending stress for the weakest popsicle.
Bending stress: The maximum bending stress within a beam in a 3-point-bend test configuration is determined using the equation below.
6. Ask students: "During the experiment, what values can change within the formula? Which are fixed (do not change)?"
7. Hand out small popsicle sticks and task the students with measuring their dimensions.
Homework: Predict the breaking load of small popsicle sticks using the breaking stress computed from the large popsicle sticks.
Day 2:
1. Students test the small sticks using the same procedure as with the large popsicle sticks.
2. Students add their load data to the projected spreadsheet and compare the values to their predicted value.
3. Introduce the term factor of safety.
Factor of safety (FoS): the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the calculated maximum stress for which it is designed.
4. Students find the breaking stress of small popsicle sticks.
5. Tell students that NASA engineers usually use a FoS of 1.5. Students are to compute the allowable stress for the small popsicle sticks using a FoS of 1.5 and their previously calculated breaking stress from step 4.
*Point out to the students that stress at maximum allowable load is now 1.5 times less than the load that caused material failure. When engineers make designs with a factor of safety of 1.5, the structure would still be safe if loads unexpectedly went up slightly.
6. If the students have grasped these key concepts, move into bridge building. Popsicle sticks are often used as "members," or the building blocks in bridge design contests. Check the web for contests in your area. Often, there are prizes given away for the best/strongest bridge design.
Stress and Strength: Lab Procedures
Name: ____________ Date: ____________
Lab Procedure: (students work in groups of 4)
Each group will need to collect the following materials:
- 3 small popsicle sticks
- 3 large popsicle sticks
- 1 bucket with handle
- 1 4-cup measuring cup with pour spout
- 1 bag of sand
- 1 balance/digital scale
The apparatus for your experiment will be set up as follows:
Begin by placing a single popsicle stick between 2 desks, with the bucket suspended from the stick as shown. One group member's job should be to catch the bucket before it hits the ground and spills sand everywhere. They should be ready at all times with their hands just under the bucket, but not touching the bucket. Another group member should slowly pour sand into the bucket using the 4-cup measuring cup until the stick breaks.
Find the mass of the bucket and sand. Record this on your data table.
Repeat this procedure for each of the remaining of the sticks. Take turns in your lab roles.
Calculate the average mass applied to your popsicle sticks and record it in the appropriate box in the data table.
Calculate average force applied to your popsicle sticks. The average force in Newtons is calculated by multiplying the average mass (when measured in kilograms) by 9.8 m/s2.
West Point Bridge Builder Program
Overview: In this lesson, students will be introduced to the West Point Bridge Builder program and review the aspects of a bridge member that influences the stress the bridge can withstand without failure. Two-member teams of students decide which design to build and begin construction.
- Two desks/tables
- Gallon buckets (sand pail or milk jug will also work)
- Weights (i.e. sand or rocks)
- Balance/scale
- Standard size popsicle sticks
- Elmer's glue
- Cardboard base
- West Point Bridge Builder Video from TeacherTube.com (http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=181665&title=West_Point_Bridge)
- West Point Bridge Simulator (free download) (http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/index.htm)
Time Required: 4-5 50 Minutes class periods; (Teacher may choose to add an extra 50 minutes to the building portion of the week in order to ensure that care is taken in the construction process.)
Day 1:
- Show the West Point Bridge Designer (WPBD) video on TeacherTube as a starting point. WPBD is free simulation software that allows students to design a blueprint for their own bridge and run tests to investigate its effectiveness. If the bridge is not strong enough to hold up its own weight, it will collapse — sending the student right back to the drawing board, just as NASA engineers often have to do. Also, a series of trucks drive over the bridge, testing its capability to withstand outside forces.
- Model the West Point Bridge Builder simulation using a Smartboard interactive whiteboard or LCD projector, if available. You may choose to provide the class with a set budget; for example, the cost of the bridge cannot exceed $500,000. The cost can be reduced by using less material, but then the build's structural integrity may be compromised, so this will be a trial and error engineering process. Instructions for how to use WPBD are provided following this lesson.
Homework: create two different designs to possibly build in class. The students should have about 2 days to design their bridge and work on their blueprints, which should be printed and submitted to the teacher.
Days 2-4:
- The students should then have 2-3 days to construct their bridge according to the blueprint. If students are planning to participate in a contest in your area, be sure to check contest guidelines about the size of the popsicle sticks allowed and the type of glue allowed. There may also be height limitations for the bridge design. Standard size popsicle sticks and Elmer's White School Glue are the typical materials.
Day 5:
- After construction is complete, the teacher conducts the ultimate stress test on each bridge to determine its strength. Contest rules, if applicable, may dictate how this test is conducted, often using rocks/bricks, sand, or water as the applied load.
- One of the most important parts of the learning process is reflection. Ask your students:
- What changes would they make if they could go back to the drawing board now?
- Is there a connection between the bridge designs that were the most successful?
- What do they have in common geometrically?
- Try graphing class data. What is the mean amount of weight that caused failure? Can you determine a best fit curve to match this data?
- If you were advertising your bridge design, what is the maximum weight you would say that it could safely hold?
Students should submit a final written evaluation to be assessed by the teacher.
West Point Bridge Design Program Contest
The purpose of the contest is to provide middle school and high school students with a realistic, engaging introduction to engineering. West Point provides this contest as a service to education — and as a tribute to the Academy's two hundred years of service to the United States of America.
The contest will provide students with an opportunity to:
- Learn about engineering through a realistic, hands-on problem-solving experience.
- Learn about the engineering design process — the application of math, science, and technology to create devices and systems that meet human needs.
- Learn about truss bridges and how they work.
- Learn how engineers use the computer as a problem-solving tool.
Students are challenged to pit their problem-solving skills against those of other virtual bridge designers around the globe.
The West Point Bridge Design software is free and on the web. You can download the program and use it at school or home. Just go to: http://bridgecontest.usma.edu
Another great web site is: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/lab/index.html
To learn how to design and test a bridge using the West Point Bridge Design Program follow these steps:
Designing The Bridge
There are two things you make your bridge out of:
- Joints, which are represented by a circle. (These are the points at which the bars will connect together.)
- Members, which are represented by a line. (These are the actual bars that make up the bridge.)
Try to put joints (circles) and then connect them with members (lines) using the template:
Test your bridge again.
*You may need to increase a couple of members (lines) still highlighted in red to 160mm.
Good luck!
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You people are negative about everything. Good God wait to see what they say. Besides, you have no idea about the politics and finances. No matter what they do people bitch. At least they are doing something positive.
You people are negative about everything. Good God wait to see what they say. Besides, you have no idea about the politics and finances. No matter what they do people bitch. At least they are doing something positive.
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Good to see Ross is treating the stadium like the front office just slap some more lip stick on the pig!
The above post is not subject to penalty under the TOS I declare the Hayden Fox defense. " It is impossible for the staff to know my context therefore I cannot be penalized"
Ross has plenty of minority owners who can come up with the money and Huizenga still owns 5% of the Dolphins and 5% of SunLife Stadium. Between two billionaires and a bunch of millionaire celebrity minority owners they should be able to come up with a couple hundred million dollars.
Personally, I agree that the stadium should be demolished and rebuilt somewhere else.
However, if they insist on staying where they are, the plans (as much as we know them) will be a complete waste of money. You cannot 'bring the seats closer to the field'. You can, at best, reprofile the lower sidelines so they are flatter and the bottom 10 rows are closer to the field. 90% of the seats will remain exactly where they are - it is not going to make any real difference.
The ONLY option that would make the stadium viable in the future is to build a new seating bowl INSIDE the existing bowl. It would be closer and steeper. They could then link it via walkways to the existing concourse setup, so they maintain the investment they have made there, although they would need to shift the executive suites. It would not be as expensive as you might think since most of the cost of the stadium would be saved. Personally, I would do this and drop the roof idea - if Goodell doesn't want to get wet he can get stuffed.
Trying to renovate the stadium leaving the current seating bowl mostly intact will be pointless.


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The eighth annual Music and Oysters for Wildlife comes to Awendaw with local bands, all-you-can-eat bivalves, and fun for the whole family. Check out the great buys in the silent and live auction and be sure to bring your oyster knife and gloves. This rain-or-shine event kicks off with the Lincoln Middle/High School Steel Band and is followed by musical acts such as Danielle Howle + Firework Show, Mark Bryan with Occasional Milkshake, Doug Jones, and the Red Dog Ramblers. If you're not an oyster fan, enjoy barbecue, burgers, and hot dogs for sale along with sodas, wine, and beer to quench your thirst. All proceeds from the event benefit the SEWEE Association and their efforts to protect coastal National Wildlife Refuges and National Forest. SEWEE Outpost, 4853 Hwy. 17N., Awendaw. Saturday, 2-6pm. $35; free for child under 12. (843)884-7539, www.seweeassociation.org


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The Spirit of Alberta, CN 6060 at Big Valley, Alberta, July 1st, 2011
Hooked up to the caboose and the other cars, Bullet-nose-Betty prepares for her run to Big Valley.
Shown here with the full excursion train she pulls from Stettler to Big Valley. As she approached Big Valley she was held up by pistol-shooting bandits! Steam model builder Ernie Beskowiney is currently undertaking the construction of a precise live steam model of 6060. www.newwestlivesteam.com/flash.htm ...
One of the best preserved and still fully operational steam locomotives in the world, CN 6060 proudly carries excursion trains from Stettler, Alberta to Big Valley. Engineer Harry Home tells me that he's had " Bullet-nosed Betty up to more than 90 miles per hour when crossing Saskatchewan...with plenty in reserve. Th...
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Zombie aficionados, here's your chance to show off your mad monster maquillage skills; if you're undead makeup-challenged, master creep stylists will be on hand to help you ooze that post-undertaker look. The official Dark Matters Film Festival launch party happens at Sister (407 Central NW) on Thursday, May 16. The ghoulish soundtrack will be provided by surf/dance/indie rock sextet Hoverbourd, lo-fi indie pop trio Lindy Vision, punk foursome Get Action (formerly Riley Switch), dance-pop trio YOU, unknown quantity First Lovve and DJ Limn. Scare up some 21-and-over fun starting at 8 p.m. with costume contests, a zombie apocalypse photobooth and even a zombie moan-off. Five bucks gets you in.
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Catch dreamy Los Angeles-based, acoustic singer-songwriter Lucy Langlas on Sunday, May 19 at the Me, Myself, and I solo showcase at Blackbird Buvette (509 Central NW). Langlas purveys her charming brand of alt.folk at 7 p.m., and stellar DJs Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Amanda Minette and DJ Mello spin hot, worldly wax thereafter. There's no cover, so bring some cash for merch and cocktails.
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Antwan André Patton aka Big Boi is best known as a member of Outkast, but his solo work is even more intriguing. … and infinitely more introspective and weird. His latest solo release, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, incorporates whip-smart guest choices—Phantogram, Little Dragon, Kelly Rowland, Wavves, ASAP Rocky and more—and garnered critical accolades. Find out why when Boi's Shoes for Running World Tour hits Sunshine Theater (120 Central SW) on Tuesday, May 21. Tickets to the all-ages show range from the general admission price of $23.50 to a VIP meet-and-greet package for $75, and the sly, polyvocal rhymin' commences at 7 p.m.
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Morrison named recipient of Ohioana Book Award
Posted October 4, 2004; 12:02 a.m.
Toni Morrison , the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton, has been selected to receive a book award from the Ohioana Library Association for her eighth novel, "Love" (Alfred A. Knopf, 2003).
These awards have been given annually since 1942 to recognize outstanding books written by Ohioans or about Ohio. The is the sixth Ohioana award for Morrison, who was born in Lorain, Ohio.
Also the recipient of major international honors, Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1993. She was the first African-American winner and the first woman to win since 1938. She won the 2000 National Humanities Medal for her contributions to American cultural life and thought, the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for "Beloved" and the National Book Critics Award in 1977 for "Song of Solomon." Her other novels include "The Bluest Eye," "Sula," "Tar Baby," "Jazz" and "Paradise."
In addition to enriching the field of literature, Morrison has created collaborative works with artists in other disciplines, including Kathleen Battle, Bill T. Jones, Andre Previn, Richard Danielpour and Jessye Norman. This kind of collaboration inspired her to create the Princeton Atelier, where students and artists from different media create works that are then performed or exhibited.
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The Sept. 25 visit to campus by Joschka Fischer, the foreign minister for the Federal Republic of Germany, has been cancelled. He was to present a lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
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During the week of Halloween the Santa Clara YSL Kickers, Under 6 and Under 7 Trainers will be coming out in costume to the practice with treats! We also have Spooky Prices for Winter Programs and Tryouts for the new Under 7 Teams. Who can see them and scare them back!
SCYSL Halloween Treats - This Halloween the SCYSL Trainers will be coming round Kickers, Under 6 and Under 7 fields with treats for players! There is also a fun San Jose State Mens Soccer Halloween Night on October 25th with Coaches in Costume and with treats for the kids!
This winter we are having a Kickers and Winter camp program for those players that want extra skill development or have something to do in the holidays period. We will have the same options as our summer program: short morning, half day and full day at SANTA CLARA SOCCER PARK TURF FIELD. Come out and see the trainers you all know. We also have Kickers on Saturday mornings INDOOR at Off The Wall Soccer
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Deeplinks Blog posts about PATRIOT Act
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy. Click here to read other blog posts in this series.
It seems like a fairly straightforward principle: when the government interprets a law in a way that affects citizens, the public is entitled to know the interpretation and understand its effects.
As we noted in an earlier post, EFF received the first batch of records from the DOJ in our FOIA lawsuit related to Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act yesterday. The government released approximately 300 pages of records to EFF, but (not surprisingly) none of those records shed any light on the information EFF sought in the first place -- the government's secret interpretation and use of Section 215.
In honor of Sunshine Week, yesterday we reviewed what EFF's Freedom of Information Act requests revealed in the past year. Today, we'll take a look at the FOIA lawsuits we filed last year and the information we hope the suits will provide.
Secret Interpretation and Use of the Patriot Act
Yesterday, EFF and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed an amicus brief (PDF) in support of certiorari, asking the Supreme Court to enforce the plain text of the Wiretap Act and its absolute prohibition against the use of illegally intercepted communications.
Ten Years After the Patriot Act, a Look at Three of the Most Dangerous Provisions Affecting Ordinary Americans
Ten years ago today, in the name of protecting national security and guarding against terrorism, President George W. Bush signed into law some of the most sweeping changes to search and surveillance law in modern American history. Unfortunately known as the USA PATRIOT Act, many of its provisions incorporate decidedly unpatriotic principles barred by the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution. Provisions of the PATRIOT Act have been used to target innocent Americans and are widely used in investigations that have nothing to do with national security.
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Coperion joins Hillenbrand stable with K-Tron, RotexComments Email Print
BATESVILLE, IND. (UPDATED Oct. 18, 10:05 a.m. ET) — Hillenbrand Inc., the parent company of auxiliary equipment maker K-Tron International Inc. and Rotex Global LLC, has now inked a deal to buy compounding extruder maker Coperion GmbH in a move to create a supplier system it believes will become a major force in a growing North American polymer industry.
Complete designs that include both K-Tron and Coperion products can win a key spot in operations being built in the U.S. to take advantage of new natural gas supplies from hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, Hillenbrand CEO Kenneth Camp said.
"The beauty here is that we can leverage so much more across the two companies," Camp told analysts during an Oct. 16 conference call discussing the acquisition plan.
At the same time, Rotex's screening and material-separation equipment is used widely in the oil sands operations of the northern U.S. and Canada.
"The value [of the acquisition] is not just based on [financial] chop, cut and eliminate," he said.
Hillenbrand expects to complete the deal in December or January, buying Coperion from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG of Frankfurt, Germany. Hillenbrand will pay $530 million (408 million euros), which includes an assumption of $99 million (76 million euros) in debt and $130.4 million (100 million euros) in pension liability.
P&M Corporate Finance LLC of Southfield, Mich., was a financial adviser to Hillenbrand during the transaction and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP of New York was the legal adviser.
Coperion will become the largest company in Batesville-based Hillenbrand's Process Equipment Group, which also includes K-Tron and Rotex. Gunter Bachmann, currently Coperion's CEO, will continue as president of Coperion, which will retain its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.
For the 12-month period ended Sept. 30, Coperion's revenue was $675 million (520 million euros), Hillenbrand officials said.
Once the acquisition closes, the Process Equipment Group will generate $1 billion in annual sales and represent about two-thirds of Hillenbrand's total revenue.
The other firm in the group, TerraSource Global, is a material-handling specialist. Hillenbrand also owns Batesville Casket Co.
Camp said he first met Coperion's Bachmann during a trade show in Germany. During discussions the men discovered they had similar views of future economic prospects, he said.
"It was clear that we would meet again either as adversaries or allies," Camp said.
By joining forces, both firms have access not only to complementary production, but also geographic opportunities. Only 20 percent of Coperion's current sales are in North America, while Hillenbrand's numbers are almost the opposite, said Joe Raver, president of Hillenbrand's Process Equipment Group. Jointly the companies will have manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia.
"With this, we are adding several more steps within the value chain to [Coperion's system development]," Bachmann said. "This helps quite a bit because instead of buying equipment or parts from someone else, we will have it within the company."


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It's all in the name: Feel free to wear Blue Tie & Boots. The GumTree Museum of Art's annual fundraiser has a laid-back dress code.
"As the title implies, you can take the dress code and go any direction you want to with it," said GumTree's director Kit Stafford. "You can wear boots and a full suit, any kind of tie – there's a lot of creativity in our events."
Blue Tie & Boots, the Tupelo museum's biggest fundraiser, will include music by 2 Drink Minimum, dancing, silent and live auctions, food and a cash bar.
Items auctioned will include art as well as donations from local merchants.
It's not too late for artists to donate their art to be auctioned at Blue Tie & Boots.
The museum will provide a canvas for those who want to paint something specifically for the event, or will give a canvas to artists who donate something that's already been created.
The party will help fund the museum's spring activities which include Mustache Bash and the GumTree Festival. The museum is also gearing up for a cultural partnership with Toyota that will launch this spring and will include lectures, workshops and more.
Like many art programs, the museum has faced tough financial crunches lately, but Stafford said things are looking up.
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Democratic nominee for coroner Tao Martinez has announced his public support and endorsement of Republican nominee for Kane County Board chairman, Chris Lauzen.
"I have been saying from the beginning of the campaign that there is not a Republican way, or Democrat way, to run the Coroner's office. Just the professional way. I see Senator Lauzen as a man with a great background to be Chairman of the County Board. He has 20 years of legislative experience. But even more important than that he has many years of accomplishments in business and accounting in the private sector. Voters should look for the most qualified candidate in every race and I believe that Senator Lauzen is the best person for the job," Martinez said.
"Mrs. Klinkhamer is a nice lady and I mean no disrespect for her or her background. I just see the combined public and private sector experience of her opponent as a better option," Martinez added.


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This photograph from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope presents the first clear view of one of the hottest known stars, the central star of nebula NGC 2440 in our Milky Way galaxy. The superhot star, called "the NGC 2440 nucleus" is the bright white dot in the center of this photograph.
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Crescent-shaped ornaments have been popular for millennia in Southeast Asia, yet within the form there is great variation. This 9th or 10th century Javanese gold ornament may have functioned as a neck pendant. It displays tree-like motifs with spiralling foliage extending into the ends of the crescent.


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Jennifer Rubin usually raises hackles with her blogging at the Washington Post. Now, her latest controversy about a Gilad Shalit-related tweet is raising questions about how journalists on Twitter reflect on the papers they work for. But more importantly, the ombudsman's response raises a happy precedent for HonestReporting and web activists.
It started with the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap and this tweet by blogger Rachel Abrams. Rubin then retweeted this to her 7,000+ followers.
The link takes you to a graphically tasteless screed on Abrams' blog about what she'd like to see happen to the terrorists released that day. WashPo readers were more offended by the article than the tweet, and let the ombudsman, Patrick Pexton, know as much. The ombud weighed in, agreeing that Rubin should not have retweeted it. (I'm with Pexton.)
However, Pexton adds:
But how responsible is Rubin for it? She didn't write it. It did not appear anywhere in The Washington Post — online or in print. It appeared on Abrams's independent "Bad Rachel" blog, and then Abrams broadcast it on Twitter.
Some readers suggested that because an employee retweeted this link, The Post somehow condones genocide against Palestinians. That's nonsense. The Post's journalism and its editorials show a deep commitment to human rights around the globe, from Russia to China, to North Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and beyond.
It's also worth noting that the rules of objectivity that apply to editors, reporters and bloggers in The Post newsroom do not apply to Post opinion bloggers and columnists. Post opinion writers are given greater leeway to say what they want. That's how it should be. If the opinion section were too politically correct, it'd be dull . . .
When I spoke with her, Rubin made several points in her defense. "First, a retweet is not an expression of agreement . . . . A retweet does not suggest one agrees with everything in that tweet," she said. Technically she is correct. You might retweet something for the same reason you might follow someone on Twitter — not because you agree but because you disagree, or because it's provocative.
There's a lot more to be said about journos and pundits on Twitter, and how their tweets reflect on the paper they work for.
But the ombudsman touches on another point that's especially relevant for HonestReporting and web activists.
Pexton said a lot of the emails demanding Rubin be fired appeared to be driven by two specific groups that made online calls for action: Al-Akhbar English (Max Blumenthal) and a J Street blog post. (J Street, in fact, didn't address Rubin; it only called on the Emergency Campaign for Israel to cut ties with Abrams, who is a board member).
Editors are often dismissive of emails when they appear to be facilitated by online activists — including HonestReporting. But here's Pexton's take:
But even if some e-mails were motivated by those groups, it doesn't mean the outrage wasn't genuine. And I heard from people all over the country, and abroad, who thought Abrams's post was over-the-top and that Rubin was wrong to seemingly endorse it with her retweet.
I agree with the critics.
I can't tell you how many times editors have brushed off complaints from HonestReporting readers simply because they were "part of an orchestrated email campaign by HonestReporting, a pro-Israel web site." Is that an excuse to not address the substance of our criticism?
Abrams can deal with the headaches she brought upon herself. And Rubin will carry on.
But as post script, I say Thank you, Max Blumenthal and J Street for setting a precedent.
The ombudsman of the Washington Post (the Post!) is on record saying that reader outrage isn't necessarily less genuine just because an article was brought to their attention by web activists crying foul.


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Numerous construction projects are underway at Princeton University, from cutting-edge laboratories to renovations of historic structures. Above, Forbes College, one of Princeton's six residential colleges, is getting a new pizza oven in its servery along with some renovated living and common areas.
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New campus landmarks loom with new construction
Posted August 22, 2013; 12:00 p.m.
The Princeton University campus is undergoing transformative changes this year with numerous construction, renovation and maintenance projects, including the beginning of the Arts and Transit Project and the completion this fall of the neuroscience and psychology complex.
The projects reflect the University's 10-year Campus Plan and its investment in historic buildings and park-like grounds.
Updates on the following projects were provided by the Facilities Organization's units, including the Office of Design and Construction, the Office of Real Estate Development and the Office of the Vice President for Facilities.
Progress on many of these projects may be followed on the Major Projects section of the Facilities website. Information on construction impacts, such as disruptions to traffic, crosswalks and parking, may be found on the Facilities website, along with a map (.pdf) of where the work is occurring.
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Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Peretsman-Scully Hall: Construction of the 248,000-square-foot neuroscience and psychology complex is in its final stages, as the two buildings are to be completed this fall and move-in is scheduled to begin in December. Exterior work was completed over the last year, and landscaping was completed this summer. Interior work — ranging from electrical, mechanical and plumbing work to lab layouts and furniture installation — is ongoing, primarily in the neuroscience building. Designed by José Rafael Moneo Vallés Arquitecto of Madrid, the complex offers a number of shared spaces and sustainability features such as a two-part, energy-efficient outer façade of a ribbed sunscreen made of artisanal Spanish glass and an inner weather barrier of high-performance glass.
The exterior of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Peretsman-Scully Hall, which will house neuroscience and psychology facilities, is complete, with move-in scheduled for December. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Arts and Transit Project: Construction on the 22-acre site for the Arts and Transit Project began this spring with the demolition of University-owned buildings along Alexander Street. Over the summer, construction crews have completed utility work and construction of a new commuter parking lot and a temporary Dinky train platform, which will open Aug. 26. Over the next year, a roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of Alexander Street and University Place; a new permanent train station, Wawa and transit plaza will be opened, along with a new access road from Alexander Street to the West Garage. After the transit and infrastructure improvements are completed, work will begin on three buildings for the Lewis Center for the Arts and Department of Music, designed by Stephen Holl Architects; they are scheduled to open in fall 2017.
Construction on the Arts and Transit Project began this spring with the utility work and the demolition of buildings on Alexander Street and continues this fall with the development of a new transit plaza. (Photo by Christopher Lillja)
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment: The tops of the concrete towers of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment are beginning to emerge over the construction fencing at Olden Street and Prospect Avenue. Over the past year, much of the work on the complex has been below street level; site utilities, footings and foundations have been completed, and waterproofing and framing is underway. Work on the brick and masonry façade will soon begin and is scheduled to be completed by next summer, with the building to be completed by fall 2015. The 129,000-square foot complex was designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects of New York.
Framing for the main structure and towers of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment rises from the construction site below street level on Prospect Avenue. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Lakeside Graduate Housing: Along Faculty Road, work is underway on the foundations for the Lakeside Graduate Housing buildings, which will house up to 715 residents in 329 units. The Hibben and Magie apartments were demolished over the past year to make way for apartments, townhomes, common areas and a parking garage. Work is being staggered on the numerous buildings on the site, and the parking garage will be the first completed structure. As foundations are completed, framing and exterior work will begin on the buildings, which are due to be completed in summer 2014. The project team includes the architectural firm Studio Ma of Phoenix and Princeton, and developer American Campus Communities of Austin, Texas.
A new parking garage emerges from the Lakeside Graduate Housing site, formerly home to the Hibben and Magie apartments. (Photo by Christopher Lillja)
Stanworth Commons (Merwick-Stanworth sites): Foundation and infrastructure work began this spring on the first phase of the redevelopment of the Merwick and Stanworth sites along Route 206/Bayard Lane. The project will result in townhomes and apartments primarily for faculty and staff, with some affordable units for local residents. In the first phase to be completed by summer 2014, 11 buildings consisting of 128 units will be constructed on the previous site of the Merwick Care Center. The second phase of construction, on the Stanworth Apartments portion of the site, will begin in summer 2014 and result in 198 additional units. American Campus Communities of Austin, Texas, is developing the project, and design services are being provided by Torti Gallas and Partners of Maryland.
Olden House: An 11,779-square-foot apartment building for visiting faculty, Olden House will be completed near the end of the fall semester. The exterior walls are up, roofing is complete, and once doors and windows are added to weatherproof the space, interior finishing will begin on the building's 18 units. J. Robert Hillier of Princeton is the architect and developer of the property at the corner of Olden and Williams Streets.
Olden House, which is made up of 18 apartment units, is intended to serve as a home for visiting faculty. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Bedford Field: Last summer the field hockey team's playing field was converted from grass to artificial turf, and this summer the University is installing new field lighting, building a grandstand, and constructing a team room building and restrooms for the field hockey team and lacrosse teams. The lacrosse teams use the adjacent Class of 1952 Stadium, and concourse area construction between the two grandstands will tie the facilities together. The field will be available for use at the start of the fall semester, though work on the team building will continue until the middle or end of the semester.
Above, mid-summer construction at Bedford Field shows the new grandstand (left) that will serve the field hockey team, and the team building (right) that will serve the field hockey and lacrosse teams. (Photo by Christopher Lillja)
Firestone Library: The second phase of the comprehensive, 10-year renovation of Firestone Library continued over the last year. New cooling and heating infrastructure upgrades are in place, and additional stack areas and reading spaces were finished on A Floor. Summer work included completion of the new circulation desk on the first floor for use by the fall semester, and lower floor spaces were cleared and readied for use as temporary swing space in preparation for the upcoming third phase. Summer work also included window replacements as part of ongoing major maintenance work, with new windows in place on the entry façade and tower. Extensive reconfiguration of the second and third floors will continue through the winter, including construction of a signature reading room on the third floor. The executive architect for the project is Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, and the design architect is Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects.
As work progresses inside as part of Firestone Library's 10-year renovation plan, regular maintenance continues as windows are being replaced on the tower and entry façade. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Forbes College: The seminar room for Forbes College, one of Princeton's six residential colleges, has been relocated from 99 Alexander St. to the main building. In addition, the servery has had a small renovation, which primarily involved the addition of a pizza oven; the café has received new finishes; and a new lounge area replaced the area of the former mailboxes. One resident graduate student, seven undergraduate rooms and a common room will now be housed at 99 Alexander St.
Maclean House: In June, Maclean House was vacated and workers began to prepare for interior and exterior renovations to the 10,000-square-foot structure, which was built in 1756. The next phase will be demolition of old piping and mechanical systems; interior walls, floors and ceilings; and the exterior brick chimneys and slate roof. Along with re-finishing the space, new elements will include installation of fire department standpipe connections and emergency power, and new designs will incorporate the re-use of a number of historic elements. The building, which is home to the Alumni Association, is scheduled for completion in spring 2014.
4 Mercer St.: Construction began this spring to convert this historic property, built in 1878 and formerly home of the Town Topics newspaper, into three faculty housing units on the upper floors and University administrative space on the ground floor. The building's brick exterior is being restored, and the 8,200-square-foot interior will feature new utility systems and finishes. Where an addition was removed from the back of the building, a stairway is being added. Work began in March and is due to be completed in September. The project team includes HMR Architects of Princeton.
The structure at 4 Mercer St., built in 1878, is being restored and renovated for University administrative use and faculty housing units. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Guyot Hall: The Department of Geosciences gained a new laboratory this spring with the opening of the Princeton Grinder Lab, which houses the Grinding, Image and Reconstruction Instrument (GIRI). The instrument allows researchers to automate the sampling and imaging of materials such as stone, and then create 3-D models of items that may have been embedded in an object, such as animal fossils. The 800-square-foot lab is located to the south of the main building.
Eno Hall: Research laboratories are being renovated in the basement of Eno Hall, which houses some of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and the building was vacated in preparation for the renovation work. Summer construction included a new emergency power feed, fire water supply piping, sanitary piping upgrades, the installation of an elevator and utility shaft, a revised ADA compliant entrance, ADA compliant restrooms on the first floor, as well as fire code and common area finish upgrades on both the first and second floors. Re-occupancy of the first and second floors is targeted for fall 2013, while the work associated with the basement research laboratory and associated support spaces will continue into early 2014.
Hoyt Laboratory: Hoyt Laboratory, a 34,000-square-foot facility that serves the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, had its utility and laboratory systems upgraded and reopened in early spring. Additional work scheduled for this summer and fall will see the creation of a new loading dock on the east side of the facility adjacent to Lot 10. This loading dock will replace the existing one at 20 Washington Road and will contain nitrogen filling and emergency generator capabilities. The dock will be completed in early fall and the emergency generator will be placed during the winter of 2013-14.
After renovations in the past year, laboratory systems at Hoyt Laboratory are upgraded for use by the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)
Jadwin Hall: The phased construction of Jadwin Hall continued this summer, and the main building renovations to windows and heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, sprinkler and alarm systems are complete. The fire alarm and sprinkler work in the high bay area is scheduled to begin in the fall and end in spring 2014. Additional lab renovations in the high bay are being planned in coordination with researchers.
120 Prospect Ave.: This 39-unit apartment building for faculty and staff has been renovated over the past year with new utility systems; compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act; complete kitchen and bathroom renovations; and upgrades to the façade and storage and laundry facilities in the basement.


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The Daily Caller now has evidence that the many spirited defenders of the old profession of teaching are right in many exciting, stimulating ways.
SeekingArrangement.com, which bills itself as "the #1 online dating website for sugar babies and generous men," is now boasting that some 40,000 public school teachers of a certain moral caliber have joined the website in an attempt to sell sexual services seek wealthy, older men for "mutually beneficial relationships."
In a press release, SeekingArrangement's CEO suggests that teachers on the website are responding conventionally to diminished budgets, overcrowded classrooms and, of course, the perpetual need for school supplies.
"You can't expect a teacher to accept less pay for more work than their peers, and then reach into their pockets to fund your child's classroom," declared Brandon Wade, the website's founder and CEO. "But that's what's happening. If those are the expectations and pressures we are putting on our teachers in America, than they can't possibly be judged for whatever extracurricular activities they choose to pursue to stay afloat."
Further digging into the treasure trove that is SeekingArrangement's sugar-baby data set reveals that the average public school teacher who uses the site is between the ages of 28 and 33. She (or, certainly, he) seeks about $3,000 in pampering and financial assistance each month from the benefactor on the other side of the bargain
seeks about $3,000 in pampering and financial assistance each month
Honestly that isn't an unreasonable amount considering the services provided.
You doubled her yearly salary and she ain't fricking you 8 hours a day M-F.
A little over dramatic are we?
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Remember that American Idol ebony chick named Fantasia Barrino who's getting sued by his married boyfriend's wife after finding out her husband has been sexing her in the down low and what's worse is that she claims to have a copy of their sextapes? Well it looks like Fantasia couldn't handle the embarrassment because she's reportedly rushed in the hospital last night after getting her ass overdosed from Aspirin and a sleeping pill.
Her rep is saying she didn't do it on purpose but bitch's got good timing huh? Anyway more from the rep. He's also saying that Fantasia knew nothing that the dick she was humping was a married one and that she is heartbroken and all kinds of sowwy for any pain she has caused. The rep also got deep saying, "Fantasia is a fighter and a survivor. This is not the hardest thing Fantasia has endured." Aha! So there are other 'hard' things Fantasia is enduring on the side huh? Would it be too over-reaching if I ask whose hard thing?


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Fun Game. Nice time period. 8/4/2014Dave from Spring, TX
A great addition to the assassins line of games. Fun and adventure await. Enjoy.
Great open world Pirate games 8/1/2014
its more of an open world Pirate games then a Assassins creed game
Excellent Game 8/1/2014
Best creed game i've played. very well put together
So far, So good 7/31/2014
I am not that far into the main story but so far this game has beautiful graphics and an interesting story. Gameplay is what you would expect from an AC game and it is still disappointing that there is no controlled crouching. Huge world to explore, definitely worth a pick up if your a fan of the series/genre.
A must have in your library! 7/30/2014Cesar from Wendell
I was never really into Assassins Creed games until black flag. It really sets the game apart from the rest of the others. You will die because you were the one to make the mistake. The movement and control are a solid 10/10, Graphics are 9/10, Music 10/10, and story line is just amazing 10/10. Don't miss out on this gem, this is a must have for hardcore players.
seems fine 7/30/2014
Good game
Xbox One Game 7/30/2014Steve from Carmel Indiana
I got my game right on time and was in excellent condition. Great shopping experience with this group.
Pretty good game so far 7/28/2014
I have only played it for roughly an hour and will post a more complete review later.
One of the great games that I have played 7/27/2014
One of the great games that I have played
awesome 7/27/2014
Xbox one game best price seen very fast shipping very highly recommended
Excellent pricing, fast shipment! 7/26/2014LGR from El Paso, TX
Received great quality game at less than half the price of full retail. My son is very happy as am I with the price.
Great Game 7/25/2014
Haven't played any of the other games in the series, but I will now.
First Assassin's Creed for the Xbox One 7/24/2014
After playing previous Assassin Creeds on Xbox 360, and PC, I must say the graphics are much better than previous versions. The gameplay for the most part, is the same as previous games, although it introduces ship battles, which is fun on its own.
A good addition to the series 7/24/2014Chris Root from St. Augustine Florida
I've played all of the previous Assassin Creed game and have enjoyed them greatly. This new addition to my collection did not disappoint. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.
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a super-duper transaction!
Awesome game worth your time 7/24/2014Pirate Pete from Menifee, CA
The game is a great followup to the series. Love the exploring and large open world gameplay
This again. 7/24/2014
This is a pretty good gane. Better than I epected. The free-running seems like a step down from previous AC games but the naval combat is much better than AC3.
Best AC So Far 7/24/2014
Wasn't a huge fan of the AC games because I felt like they were always too repetitive. This one offers so many side missions that I don't find myself getting bored. Good game if you're looking for an adventure game that requires lots of stealth or not lol.
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Great first entry into the next gen era. Can't wait for unity
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I snagged this offer for almost half price. Great game, amazing buy!
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I really enjoyed playing this game, it's a lot of fun with great graphics.
Good Game 7/23/2014
Have yet to play the game but am really looking forward to it
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This game is a lot of fun, lots to explore!
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Product arrived promptly and in good condition
Great 2/11/2014Mike from Willow Spring
Was excited to get back into this series.Parkour is much smoother, and almost easier to climb than run. Sailing is great, though upgrades get expensive and tedious to find plans and supplies. The store of weapons is great, the fighting is more realistically timed and not just block-counter as it was (though still fairly repetitive).
Overall a great addition to the series and a great game to play.


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The onset of ODS
posted at 10:50 am on November 11, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
For the past seven-plus years, the Left has suffered from Bush Derangement Syndrome. Well, actually, the rest of us have suffered from their embrace of BDS, which one might think would inoculate us from any related maladies. As Jake Tapper notes, though, the onset of Obama Derangement Syndrome might prove that wrong:
We all remember "Bush derangement syndrome" — defined by Charles Krauthammer as "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency — nay — the very existence of George W. Bush."
We already need a name for the reverse disorder.
Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia, recently said that he fears President-elect Obama may create a security force akin to the Gestapo to impose a Marxist dictatorship.
"It may sound a bit crazy and off base, but the thing is, he's the one who proposed this national security force," Broun told The Associated Press. "I'm just trying to bring attention to the fact that we may – may not, I hope not – but we may have a problem with that type of philosophy of radical socialism or Marxism."
Broun refers to this portion of a speech Obama gave in July in Colorado. The media dropped two sentences from its reporting of the speech, which set off critics when World Net Daily reported it:
We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
At the time, Obama's supporters claimed that he meant the Peace Corps and other volunteer organizations. That seems a stretch, but so does Broun's interpretation of it. As I wrote at the time, the nation already has a number of non-military national security forces, including the FBI, ICE, Border Patrol, and so on. If we want to fund that better, many conservatives would agree, but not funding it to the same extent as the military. In the context of Obama's remarks above, though, he fairly clearly meant to at least include a volunteer force in outreach within and outside the US as some sort of Department of Peace-like indirect boost to national security.
Nothing in that speech hints at a Gestapo-like organization at all. I'd agree that we have to remain vigilant at all times to ensure that the government doesn't try to impose such a regime upon us, but this is an extremely thin reed to grasp for such a conclusion. Although I supported a freer hand at the NSA in monitoring communications with one end in the US for possible terrorist activities given the dangers we face in this era, it's far easier for the government to turn that into a Gestapo than what Obama proposed. That's why I understood the Left's opposition to it (as well as a small minority of conservatives) and thought reasonable safeguards against potential abuse were appropriate, as the eventual compromise in Congress provided.
If we plan to offer a rational alternative to the coming debacle of the next two years, then we'd better stick to facts and eschew hyperbole. We need to oppose the reality of the radical agenda proposed by Obama and the Democratic majorities in Congress, not fantasies spun out of context-free snippets of speeches. The more critics invoke Hitler and Stalin instead of Jimmy Carter and Lyndon Johnson, the better the reality of Obama, Reid, and Pelosi will seem in 2010.
Addendum: Also, can we please get rid of this canard?
"We can't be lulled into complacency," Broun said. "You have to remember that Adolf Hitler was elected in a democratic Germany. I'm not comparing him to Adolf Hitler. What I'm saying is there is the potential."
No, he wasn't. Hitler was never elected to any office. He became Chancellor because of a deal struck between political factions warring with each other in the twilight of Weimar Germany, appointed to the position by President von Hindenburg. The Nazis never even won a majority in the Reichstag, and in fact lost seats in the last free elections before Hitler became Chancellor. Unlike in most parliamentary systems, the executive in Germany did not need to hold a seat in the Reichstag. The Weimar system never had the support of the German people, and the reversion to strong-man rule was almost inevitable.
And unlike Germany, we will get free elections in two years. If we want to win majorities back, we'll need to stop invoking Nazis at every turn.
Update: I'm going to add this here rather than reposting it every 50 comments or so in the thread. Nothing in this post says we should refrain from criticizing Obama. I'm just arguing that we have to stick to the facts rather than screeching historically inaccurate references to Nazis every time we disagree with Obama. No one will have any credibility left if we all give into the impulse to act like the Kos Kiddies for the next two years.
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Samsung Shows Off Galaxy NX Android Camera with Interchangeable Lens, New ATIV Windows 8 Tablets
"The Galaxy NX reflects the unique needs of a user who needs to take professional photos and share them immediately in any situation. For those who want to express themselves and the exciting moments that make up their lives quickly, easily and on the go, the Galaxy NX is an ideal choice," said Myoung Sup Han, Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics.
Not only does the Galaxy NX connect to Wi-Fi hotspots and offer support for 3G/4G LTE, it also boasts a Photo Suggest feature that provides location-based recommendations of popular photography spots, which itself is sourced from a massive library of images taken by fellow photographers around the globe.
As to the actual hardware and surrounding feature-set, the Galaxy NX boasts a 20.3-megapixel (effective) APS-C CMOS sensor, 4.8-inch HD TFT display, 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, DRIMe IV Image Signal Processor, Advanced Hybrid Auto Focus (AF), 1/6000 sec shutter speed, 8.6fps shooting, 100-25600 ISO range, 16GB of internal memory, microSD card slot, 4360mAh battery, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
ATIV TabletsA digital camera wasn't the only thing Samsung had on tap. Far from it, Samsung also announced a new line of ATIV tablets, including one that's billed as the world's thinnest Windows 8 slate and another that supports both Windows 8 and Android. Let's start with the former.
The ATIV Tab 3 is a tablet with the power of a PC running Windows 8, and according to Samsung, it's the thinnest of its kind measuring just 8.2mm (0.32 inches) thick. It's also fairly lightweight at just 550g (1.21 pounds). Other features include a 10.1-inch HD (1366x768) display, Intel Atom Z2760 processor, 2GB of LPDDR2 RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, 720p HD webcam, micro USB 2.0 port, micro HDMI output, microSD card slot, and up to 10 hours of run time. It will come pre-loaded with Office Home & Student.
Samsung also introduced its ATIV Q tablet. The ATIV Q isn't quite as slim, though it's dimensions are also thin and light, measuring 327 by 217.8 by 13.9 millimeters (12.87 by 8.57 by 0.55 inches) and weighing 1.29kg (2.84 pounds). The convertible tablet's claim to fame, however, is that it allows users to enjoy both Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on the same device. Users have full access to Android apps via Google Play, and can also transfer files from Windows 8 to Android.
Another standout feature of the ATIV Q is its 13.3-inch touchscreen display with QHD+ (3200x1800) resolution. That's even higher than Google's Chromebook Pixel. Flanking the display is an Intel Core i5 processor, Intel HD Graphics 4400, 4GB of DDR3L processor, 128GB SSD, 720p HD webcam, USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports (one each), micro HDMI output, SD card slot, headphone/microphone combo jack, and of course Windows 8.
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Partnered with social solidarity institutions, we promote a solidarity weekend every year. Baleal Surf Camp's spirit is that by giving back to the community within the scope of our activities we can lend a hand in making a fairer and more inclusive society.
These activities revolve around two main axes. One is giving surfing classes to children with little economic resources, and another is helping kids with various mental and physical disabilities have a chance to get their first contact with the sea and the waves.
Baleal Surf Camp's Official
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The results have been extraordinary, and with the reactions we've had we think these activities have been extremely gratifying.