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A 1600s painting by Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo that was hanging in a dark corner at Meadow Brook Hall will go on display next year after it was spotted by a Detroit Institute of Arts curator.
Dr. Salvador Salort-Pons was at Oakland University in Rochester to deliver a lecture and was walking through Meadow Brook when he saw the painting. He said it turned out to be the work "Infant St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness."
Commissioned in 1670, the painting changed hands several times before Matilda Dodge Wilson and her husband, lumber baron Alfred Wilson, bought it in the 1920s. It was hung in their home, Meadow Brook Hall, which is on what is now on the university's campus.
The painting is being restored by experts at the DIA and will be displayed in at the museum likely starting in February. Under an agreement, Oakland University and the museum plan to show the painting for several years.


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Microsoft partners say the software giant's Azure Infrastructure offensive is going to succeed or fail based on how the company follows through in the sales trenches with partners.
"Microsoft's going to have to do whatever it can to compete against Amazon and Google, whatever. They need to launch as much as they can. It's how they engage with the channel that's a challenge," said Paul Benson, president of Virtual Communication Specialists, an Athens, Texas-based solution provider.
Microsoft Tuesday announced the general availability of its Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, which the company described as the final component of its cloud services lineup. The new infrastructure-as-a-service offering puts the company in head-to-head competition with Amazon Web Services in the IaaS market.
[Related: Microsoft Cloud Outage Blamed On Faulty Update]
Microsoft has been offering the Azure Infrastructure on a preview basis since June. The Redmond, Wash.-based company also announced price cuts to its cloud services, ranging between 21 and 33 percent, to better compete with Amazon Web Services.
Microsoft's challenge is going to be convincing VARs to sell Azure Infrastructure Services, said Lester Keizer, CEO of Business Continuity Technologies, a Las Vegas-based VAR.
"If Microsoft is really serious about playing in the channel, investing in the channel, putting their money where their mouth is, then yes, I'm interested. In the past, they talked about their [Surface] tablet, [and] then they went the other way [direct and through limited retailers]. That caused some conflict. But if they can [engage the channel] and they show the interest, that's of interest to me."
Kris Shoemaker, a marketing and development executive at Eleven Consulting, a Waterloo, Ontario-based solution provider, said his company built its own private cloud infrastructure for clients. But, he might be interested in Microsoft Azure services if it made sense.
"Certainly, if they have an infrastructure we could work with. We have our own private cloud infrastructure, but that doesn't mean that there couldn't be a hybrid collaboration there," he said.
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- In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water and ginger. Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds; add bean and seeds to sugar mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 20 minutes. Strain mixture, discarding ginger and vanilla bean. Refrigerate until chilled.
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- South Korean pop star PSY apologized for what he called "inflammatory" lyrics
- PSY rapped in 2004: 'Kill those f---ing Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives'
- The lyrics, posted in October on CNN iReport, exploded on blogs, social media months later
- PSY: 'I will be forever sorry for any pain I have caused by those words'
Is this the end of "Gangnam Style" mania?
Korean pop star PSY -- who rose to fame through his YouTube record-breaking video "Gangnam Style" -- apologized Friday for anti-American lyrics he rapped back in 2004.
That performance resurfaced on CNN's iReport and then circulated widely online. It included lyrics calling for the death of American troops serving in Iraq, not long after news of the brutal slaying of a South Korean hostage by Iraqi insurgents -- an incident which sparked anti-American sentiment in South Korea.
In his apology, PSY said his performance had been emotionally charged and was a response to events in the war in Iraq.
"I understand the sacrifices American servicemen and women have made to protect freedom and democracy in my country and around the world," he said in a statement.
He said the song "was part of a deeply emotional reaction to the war in Iraq and the killing of two Korean schoolgirls that was part of the overall anti-war sentiment shared by others around the world at that time."
The girls were struck and killed by a U.S. military vehicle.
PSY continued: "While I'm grateful for the freedom to express one's self, I've learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I'm deeply sorry for how these lyrics could be interpreted. I will forever be sorry for any pain I have caused by those words.
"While it's important that we express our opinions, I deeply regret the inflammatory and inappropriate language I used to do so."
The lyrics of the song, titled "Dear America," were written by the South Korean rock band N.E.X.T., and PSY was one of three performers rapping out the lyrics on stage.
The lyrics were posted on a then-unvetted CNN iReport in October. The English translation of the Korean lyrics has picked up steam online since then, drawing thousands of views, and then exploding on blogs and social media this week. CNN reached out to the iReporter who brought attention to PSY's anti-American lyrics, but did not receive a response.
CNN was able to translate the lyrics as saying," Kill those f--ing Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives and those who ordered them to torture," and going on to say, "Kill them all slowly and painfully," as well as "daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law and fathers."
PSY shook hands with President Barack Obama over the weekend at "Christmas in Washington," a charity music concert where he performed alongside stars such as Diana Ross and Demi Lovato.
Before PSY's D.C. performance, his controversial lyrics led to a petition on whitehouse.gov demanding that he be dropped from the concert. Even as conservative websites picked up the story, the petition was deleted later in the day. The White House website claimed that it violated terms of participation.
Commenters on the original CNN iReport responded with varying viewpoints on the lyrics.
Some expressed outrage over the Korean pop star's alleged call for the slaying American troops. Commenter shin000 said on October 31: "Whatever the reason is, the fact that PSY insulted American Army and their family is changeless. He sang this song because of that accident and public opinion?"
Others praised PSY for speaking up and expressing his anti-war sentiments. Commenter SavvyMike said on October 30: "As an American, this makes me like Psy even more. Glad to see he has the balls to call out America when we are doing evil."
Other commenters lashed out at the iReporter, saying that he misrepresented PSY in his iReport contribution. Commenter jsong9172 said on October 30, 2012: "He is criticizing the US Army, not the country. Do a thorough background research before you scribble something otherwise you'd ruin one's life."
After the lyrics from the 2004 performance surfaced, there was an often vitriolic response on Twitter:
"So Mr. 'Gangnam Style' @psy_oppa made a song before about America and how all U.S. soldiers should be killed....guy should flee the US now," said @TheOfficialTate.
Fashion publicist/reality star Kelly Cutrone said his "words against the women in my country" were "disgusting," and referred to him as a "poseur faker freak."
@eclecticbrotha defended him saying, "Oh look, we're supposed to hate Psy because he once joined protests against American imperialism."
As for PSY's handling of the criticism, Matt J. Duffy, a journalism teacher from Atlanta, tweeted, "His statement is lesson in good crisis PR."
It's unclear what the fallout of the revelation of these anti-American lyrics will be.
But it has us wondering -- what do you think the consequences should be? Should a rapper be held accountable for what he said in 2004? Let's talk about it in the comments on this story. You can be sure we'll continue this conversation on CNN for the next few days.


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- Increasing militant activity in western Pakistan poses three key national security threats: an increased potential for major attacks against the United States itself; a growing threat to Pakistani stability; and a hindrance of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. This report addresses this issue at length. It also describes the recent upsurge of militant activity on the Pakistani side of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as well as the general political climates of Pakistan and Afghanistan and their relationships with the United States.


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"unless the terms are specifically part of a news story"
Well that hardly ever happens.
France Bans Facebook and Twitter From Radio and TV News
It surprises me that they use Twitter at all. The BBC has hashtags for most of its popular shows, but when you actually read what people post it is at least 75% inane, libellous or obscene. I tried it watching Question Time (political QA session with questions from an audience) the other day and there was a steady stream of profanity and "tits or GTFO" posts. Back when it started the BBC used to ask people not to swear, but they stopped when it became obvious that whenever they did the response was invariab
"unless the terms are specifically part of a news story"
And what else do they present other than news? Who do they think they are, slashdot?
Imagine something similar:
Visit us at www.texaco.com/abcnews for more information.
Facebook == culture??
No, they're jealous that it's not livre des faces and twitteur [google.nl]
livre des faces and twitteur
More like trombinoscope [wiktionary.org] and piailleur [wiktionary.org].
This isn't limiting freedom of speech. Granted it sucks (I know in Australia we've had all kinds of stupid/funny "if we get x followers on twitter we'll do y" things on breakfast shows that this sort of thing would stomp on were it here), but it doesn't have anything to do with civil rights.
How do you figure it's not limiting freedom of speech or, at least, freedom of the press?
It might be acceptable or justified based on whatever doctrine you're working from. But if you can't say X, Y or Z, it's a limitation, any way you slice it.
Generally, if you have to say something or can't say something, it impacts your freedom, but more importantly implements a level of control on you. And, generally, if someone went to the trouble of lobbying the government to control your speech, it will definitely so
Product placement is not allowed in state channels, commercial websites are just that, products.
Product placement is not allowed in state channels, commercial websites are just that, products.
And in Europe, it's taken for granted that this is a reasonable restriction and that the idea of state channels is reasonable.
Most Americans (and probably a lot of Euros) don't grasp that European leftism != American leftism and European rightism != American rightism. There are strong parallels in abstract, but as you cross the pond you see a fundamental change in the cultural gestalt of the relationship between the state and the individual.
I would say that European rightism = American leftism. And there would still be place between the two.
Obviously talking about major parties, not minority groups or individuals.
You just can't treat Europe as a single country, each country has a different idea of what 'right' and 'left' means.
Not to mention that there's different kinds of 'right'; some are more economically liberal (privatizations, etc), while others are more conservative.
On the really broad lines my impression is that the US leaves it to the "invisible hand" of the market to fix everything. In most of Europe we'll employ any regulation we like as long as we treat all competitors equally. The free market is in the sandbox with the rules and limitations we choose, if say we want to clearly separate news from ads we just make a rule saying that you must, even if the "free market" would like to offer you a slush taking great kickbacks on their promotion. Rather than trust a mar
Telling viewers to hit your facebook page or follow your twitter account is product placement? The product here belongs to the news program.
Can we PLEASE go in on the side of the Germans next time?
I say the same thing and I am European. Would have prevented all the wining Americans about how they saved us from speaking German.
(Karma to burn)
No more follow/like us on twitter or facebook interrupting something generally more interesting.
Seriously the PR departments must be really under pressure to appeal to the new generation, without fully understanding it, to think that we would rather follow them using a facebook or twitter interface rather than there generally well done actual website.
It also seems to be strange that they would be saying "Stop watching TV and use the internet".
On the one hand, the freedom of speech lover in me thinks that this goes to far, as I do with many things the French do...
On the other hand, I imagine what CNN would be like if they had to report or analyze a story instead of asking what Twitter thinks of a story...
On the one hand, the freedom of speech lover in me thinks that this goes to far, as I do with many things the French do...
On the other hand, I imagine what CNN would be like if they had to report or analyze a story instead of asking what Twitter thinks of a story...
If you are actually interested in news, just watch C-SPAN. Yeah, sometimes it's dry as hell and the callers are often painful, but it actually does a really good job of presenting both sides, and there are no ads. Bottom line: "I heard Rep X say this on the House floor and then Rep Y said this" wins a lot more arguments than "I heard talking heads X and Y scoring points on CNN."
If you're in the DC area, 90.1 FM is C-SPAN radio, and they have XM, webcasting, etc. If you're up late, they play historic Supreme
from anonymous children
Three words that show you just don't get it.
Twitter and Facebook have a large number of anonymous children. They also have a large following of corporate PR, legitimate news announcers, and non-anonymous important dudes (in someone's view). The fact that some news is broken FIRST on twitter and Facebook and the fact that news articles mention it at all is a clear indication of its perceived importance and relevant in the modern world.
If the term has become generic, the venture loses its trademark. Problem mostly solved.
You can blog about something without implying you're using a particular company's service. You can't follow someone on Twitter without using Twitter. You can't 'like' someone in Facebook without going through Facebook. These forms of communication can only be referred to through the brand names, because only the brand names provide them.
(But there are generic names... microblogging and friending/networking/liking/following, depending on what you're doing. We just don't tend to use them because microbloggi
There is no generic word, because those communication media are not generic: those are not open communication protocol, instead they are linked to closed platforms. Closed because they totally control your access to your own communications and they can filter as they want.
Some other threads said that forbidding to talk freely about those private networks was against free speech. But I don't see how advertising closed platform that can totally control speech is an advancement.
I believe the proper terms have already been invented. Twitter is a blog which only accepts a terribly limited amount of text. Therefore, if "blogging" is seen as a verb then it also covers message posted to twitter. If that fails then there is also micro-blogging. Even if some people don't believe that that is good enough then I don't see how it is impossible to say "he/she stated that..." or even "he/she stated in a website that..." instead of "he/she tweeted...".
Regarding facebook, it is nothing but
Any objective person can see that saying "Follow us on twitter!" is an endorsement of a commercial service, and it's not legal in France to pepper news programs with adverts like this.
The blogtards and upcoming posters who say "Stupid bans like these don't work" and "Next they will be after McDonalds and Disney" are either missing the point due to a lack of thought, or don't care about the point and just like to criticize France anyway.
Personally, I'm amazed that CSA have finally pulled their finger out and have reminded the broadcasters of their responsibilities.
All of your points are specious.
Which of your questions encourage viewers to become customers of a particular commercial service? Not one.
If you really think that saying "Check out our website!" is a clandestine advert for a web host/ISP/wifi chipset manufacturer then you must be seriously hard of thinking.
Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.
I'm tired of the 'news' stories pointing out what X said on twitter, and what pictures Y put on facebook related to the news in question.
I for one hope more people adopt it.
Before social network deniers are celebrating and saying "We don't need people to be dependent to this shit!", sorry guys, they already are. People are using Tweets for news what have happened *right* now. People are using this short form to communicate more effectively than any public radio/television have ever done. Denying these additional ways of communication between public press and people is stupid and back-crawling. Also there is quite fine line between endorsement/advertisment and just mentioning a
Facebook and Twitter etc can easily be called together as social media, which is part of the news making and gathering today. Actually media today is social as a whole, and there are many means to be in contact in real time. This ban is about commercialisation of the news and not about the contact details given later on the stream.
I think the move is justified and you missed the point.
What we really need are decentralised systems, as we already have for email and to a lesser extent IM with jabber...
While it's almost certainly against the rules to talk about gmail because thats promoting google's business, to talk about the general concept of email is just fine because its an open standard that covers thousands of different providers.
So, have a decentralised equivalent of facebook and twitter, then everyone else would be far better off... No single point of failure, no single company havi
While it's almost certainly against the rules to talk about gmail because thats promoting google's business, to talk about the general concept of email is just fine because its an open standard that covers thousands of different providers.
Try telling that to people who use Outlook.
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SAN DIEGO, CA A history of cancer was a significant risk factor for developing blood clotting issues following knee arthroscopy, according to a study being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota analyzed the records of more than 12,000 patients who had undergone the common knee procedure.
"A history of malignancy has not been widely recognized as a significant risk factor for developing a VTE (venous thromboembolytic event) following knee arthroscopy," said Diane L. Dahm, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic. "VTEs are a rare but potentially serious complication and our research may help doctors better analyze when thromboprophylaxis therapy is necessary and when it isn't."
Dahm and her colleagues analyzed the records of 12,595 patients who underwent knee arthroscopy between 1985 and 2005. Forty-three cases of VTE occurred (1 in 294 surgeries). Of the 43 cases, several risk factors were associated with the individuals who developed a clotting issue, including cancer (4), prior VTE history (8) and history of two or more of the following other risk factors - age greater than 65, BMI greater than 30, use of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy, regular use of tobacco, and chronic venous insufficiency.
"As patients with a history of cancer are clearly more likely to develop VTEs following surgery, more careful monitoring and initiation of thromboprophylaxis therapy may be justified in order to help prevent this potentially life threatening complication" said Dahm.
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Last season was the most successful season of the 29-year-old's career, yet he made no attempt to hide his desire to leave Craven Cottage. With less than a year left on his contract, Fulham eventually sold Dempsey to Tottenham on transfer deadline day after a period of speculation that unsettled the midfielder. This week Dempsey intimated he could have stayed had he felt more "valued and appreciated", but Jol laughed off those comments ahead of his return to west London.
"We did everything we could do so there are no regrets," Jol said.
"He wanted to be appreciated financially and he wanted a bigger club, a Champions League club, and that is what he probably got with Spurs.
"He didn't feel appreciated financially, but I am not the one deciding over the contracts.
"He said it time after time again that he wanted to go to a Champions League club.
"Even when I said in my last conversation with him that I loved him, it was not good enough to keep him here."
Asked if there was anything Fulham could have done to get make him stay, Jol shook his head and said: "No, no.
"You know what he wanted. He wanted to go to a Champions League club.
"If you feel appreciated, you would like maybe to stay at Fulham so there is a contradiction there.
"I think he felt loved but he still wanted to move, but of course I understand what he means.
"From the first day he came back from holiday he didn't want to play here. He wanted to move so of course you can force the issue and then come up with things.
"But hopefully he will get over it and hopefully he will feel loved at Spurs."
Dempsey will not be the only player making his first Fulham return on Saturday, with Mousa Dembele also set to feature after also leaving the club for Spurs during the summer. The Belgium international parted on far better terms, but Jol expects both players to receive the same reception from home fans.
"I feel that Dembele was very popular and Clint Dempsey was very popular as well so I think it is okay," Jol said.
As if there was not enough to spice up Saturday's encounter, the match also sees Jol and striker Dimitar Berbatov come up against their old club.
"You get used to it," Jol said about facing Spurs.
"We played them last year so that was a different experience and was nice.
"For us, of course, it just another game, a home game. We need the points and the same applies to them.
"We are quite excited because they have terrific players and we've got some good players.
"We had a decent result at Chelsea so for us the game is not about Spurs, it is about trying to get the three points."
Jol left an indelible mark at Spurs, with Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon and Tom Huddlestone among those to arrive during his time there. The Dutchman also brought Darren Bent to White Hart Lane and would not rule out a January move for the out-of-favour Aston Villa striker.
"You never know but we have three good strikers," he said. "We have Hugo Rodallega, Mladen Petric and Berbatov, then in the hole we have Bryan Ruiz.
"We could do with maybe another creative player in that position, then I could leave Berbatov up front all the time.
"As the situation is now, it is different, but you never know what will happen and what will change.
"If you saw him at Charlton he scored almost one in two games. I thought he was a quality finisher."
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CONCORDIA, Mo. – GC men's tennis failed to overcome a stingy Westminster squad on Monday, as the Bluejays handed the Black & Orange a 9-0 defeat at Concordia's Bethel Park.
Despite WC's handling of the Panthers, GC battled hard throughout and dropped several matches that could have gone either way. Senior Ian Wolf was edged 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 in No. 1 singles play and freshman Jordan Tingle was ousted in a close 6-3, 7-6, (8-6) battle at No. 2's
"I was pleased with our effort and we battled at every single spot," commented head coach Brett Brannon. "We are a very young team, and I knew that we would have to learn how to win close matches."
Doubles play was more of the same for the visiting Panthers, with all three doubles tandems falling in close exhibitions.
"We have now proven that we can be competitive with very good teams," continued Brannon. "Now we need to figure out how to get results against very good teams. That was the challenge that I presented to our team with after the match."
GC men's tennis will look for redemption on Thursday, April 29 as SLIAC bottom feeder Fontbonne University come to Greenville for an afternoon conference tilt.


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Egocentric is an anagram of geocentric after all ^_^
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He's on fire.
Microsoft paint is a bad program, although I love the idea.
I will frikkin' PUNCH you if you diss MS paint, anon... |:p
I do most of my work in it, it's a useful program if you know what you're doing. :3


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Several lucky Palm Beach Atlantic University students will enjoy a taste of home when moms (and dads) go head-to-head in a bake-off during Family Weekend, which begins Thursday, Oct. 11, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 14.
Family Weekend 2012 also will include a family walk/run, laser tag, a family Nintendo Wii competition, soccer and volleyball games and performances of the Shakespeare play As You Like It. Family Weekend registration will be held Friday, Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Lassiter Student Center. Registrations received prior to Monday, Oct. 8, will be entered into a drawing for hotel gift certificates. The drawing will be held at the President's Brunch on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Online registration and a complete schedule of events are available on the following web page: www.pba.edu/family-weekend. Among the highlights:
♦ Families can cheer the Lady Sailfish to victory as the volleyball team takes on St. Thomas University at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Greene Complex for Sports and Recreation. Information is available at www.pbasailfish.com.
♦ A coffee house and mom bake-off will be held at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Lassiter Student Center. Dads, too, are eligible to share a favorite family recipe in this fun competition.
♦ A family Workship project will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Families will meet at the Lassiter Student Center and then travel to the Lourdes Noreen-McKeen retirement community to volunteer.
♦ Evening with the Artists, a showcase of student artwork with live music and refreshments, will be held from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at Einstein Bros. Bagels and the Warren Library.
♦ The Panera Bread Family Fun Walk/Run begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, along the Intracoastal Waterway on Flagler Drive. Breakfast bites will be served compliments of Panera Bread.
♦ University President William M.B. Fleming Jr. will present the State of the University address at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the DeSantis Family Chapel. Afterward, President Fleming and the Parents Council will host the President's Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Weyenberg Center on the second floor of the Lassiter Student Center.
♦ The women's soccer team will take on the University of Tampa at noon Saturday, Oct. 13, at Magic Jack Field. Information is available at www.pbasailfish.com.
♦ A laser tag competition will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Greene Complex for Sports and Recreation. The entire family is welcome to participate.
♦ At 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, the School of Nursing will hold a commitment ceremony in the DeSantis Family Chapel. During this ceremony, upper division nursing students make a commitment to the profession. A reception will follow in Oceanview Hall.
♦ The Family Nintendo Wii Competition begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Weyenberg Center on the second floor of the Lassiter Student Center. Prizes will be awarded.
♦ A Showcase of Dance featuring student-choreographed pieces will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, in Vera Lea Rinker Hall. For ticket information, visit www.pba.edu/performances.
♦ Throughout the weekend, the PBA Theatre Department will perform Shakespeare's As You Like It at the University's Fern Street Theatre. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Seating is limited. For information, visit www.pba.edu/performances.


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No Mercy FestivalKOKO Camden, London10th April 2007
Moonspell / Napalm Death / Behemoth / Dew-Scented / Root / Hades Lab
Review and pics by HannTu
I went into this gig not fully 100% for a couple of reasons. One, I wasnt feeling too well, suffering a little from flu and a bad throat, not the best things to take to an extreme metal gig. Secondly Id never heard any stuff from half the billing (the first half obviously), and was quite nervous about reviewing something I had no knowledge of. Thirdly, Manchester United were playing the second leg of the Champions League quarter finals against Roma, and needed to overturn a 2-1 deficit at home, and I have to admit, more than 25% of my mind was on the game (we won 7-1 in the end, very nice!) rather than the gig.
However, I was there to do a job, that was to review the gig for Metal-Rules.com, and it was a first for me, because it was the first gig that I had managed to wrangle a photo pass to. Or so it seemed. Having been promised the photo pass, there was some mix-up between label and venue, and so I didnt get the damn thing. So readers, forgive the poor quality of the photos (and lack of complete setlists), but enjoy a personal account of a cracking gig!
Hades Lab
I hadnt even known there would be a sixth band until I saw the schedule posted on one of the walls. At least I had done a bit of research into Root and Dew-Scented before coming to the gig, but the appearance of Hades Lab took me completely by surprise.
I dont know what the story is, but they took to the stage as a three-piece band: singer, drummer and guitarist, no bassist. They play a competent mix of death and hints of thrash, certainly very headbang-worthy. Their drummer is very good, and the barked vocals raised the aggro level nicely for what promised to be a very extreme evening. There was no bottom end due to the missing bassist, but that only served to highlight the level of good drumming that we heard. Major complaint, the guitar could not be heard over the overly loud drums and vocals. If thats with a bass missing, what will they sound like with one? Poor job in soundcheck and leveling.
As I write this review, Im doing a bit of research into Hades Lab on the interwebby thingy, and find that they have quite a reputation in London already, having played with such big bands as Decapitated and Necrophagist (who I missed, damnation!) Best of luck to them for the future!
The Czech Republics epic black metal band Root took to the stage after about 15 minutes. One good thing about having an 11 oclock curfew is that bands have to change set efficiently or risk losing a couple of songs. Root play a quite unique form of black metal that features the vocal talents of the self styled Big Boss. His full bodied tenor was on display that left me impressed. Not that he couldnt mix it up with death growls and screams, although understandably, some of the growling duties were handled by the other members of the band to save his voice.
I call them unique because they dont have keyboards to soften their sound, and yet his operatic voice is an integral part of their overall effect (they remind a lot of Ihsahn and Emperor), which is to be a nasty evil black metal band. Satanic references and tributes to the Horned One were very much the order of the day, and I have to say Root do it more convincingly than most. Good quirky banter between the Boss and the crowd. Quite a good performance, although by this time my eardrums were starting to seriously hurt.
The German thrashers have a reputation that I was only aware of while talking to my friends before the gig. They have high ratings and reviews on most websites, so I was quite excited to hear and watch them.
They play a high octane mix of death and thrash (more thrash than death), and they actually sound like a heavier version of The Haunted. Readers should know whats coming next having seen the words thrash, death and The Haunted in the same sentence, and youd be just about right. Complex drumming (the death metal influences are in the drumming, think Derek Roddy or Flo Mounier), but the guitars are pure thrash, with good riffs and solos. And heavy, boy are they heavy. Loads and loads of bass kicking the wind out of your insides. A complaint is that they did get a little repetitive towards the end, but perhaps thats because I wasnt familiar with their material. Id definitely go to watch them again if they came to London. My ears were really hurting now, but I wasnt going to leave before Behemoth.
Rant of the Day 1Ive been to the KOKO quite a few times now, but Ive never been very aware of the house music that plays during set changes. Unfortunately this time I WAS aware of it (which didnt do my ears any good either), and really, for a metal show, they have to drop the emo whining metalcore playlist. For gods sake! Please. It saps the will to live, it really does.
The mighty Polish juggernaut rolled onstage relatively quickly (according to a friend who watched them in Estonia, they once took 45 minutes to appear onstage), and then MY evening really kicked off. Behemoth has never been one of the bands that drop easily into one genre, or that you can say belongs to a certain sound or type. All you can say of them is that they play brutal uncompromising metal, whether death or black (as their back catalogue shows, they have had phases of both).
They pounded out all the old favourites: Decade of Therion, Christians to the Lions, Antichristian Phenomenon. They sounded tight as heck, with Nergal and co. really playing it up for the crowd. Inferno blazed through the set as well, and was very in tune with the crowd, setting the beat for the crowd chanting between songs, which is always nice to see. You dont want bands playing in a vacuum, determined to get through their set and nothing else. They take time to chill between songs, tease the crowd and get some banter going, all the while maintaining mood and tempo effortlessly. Inferno has to be one of metals most underrated drummers, and listening to him sound check was a privilege (I swear, nothing gets you right in the stomach like a death metal drummer showing off his double kicks, nothing). Following the theme of understatement, I would consider Nergal to be up there with some of the finest metal guitarists today as well. Definitely hope they come back to London soon, and play a longer show. A 45 minute set is criminally short.
Rant of the Day 2The KOKO was really empty for what I thought was a pretty good lineup. In comparison with the other times Ive been (Kreator and Blind Guardian among others), the numbers and the atmosphere were seriously lacking for this gig. I would even go so far as to say that it was half empty (the KOKO was formerly a theatre with two or three levels other than the ground level, and usually two of the three levels would be packed on this occasion everyone was on the ground level, not a single soul upstairs). Even on ground level, it wasnt super packed, and for us standing up front, it was a relative doddle. I certainly didnt experience any major crushing, and was even able to move around relatively freely. Perhaps it was the £20 ticket (which for six quite good bands is a steal!), or the fact that it was on a Tuesday night, or there was some plague in central London, but it really was puzzlingly empty.
Napalm Death
Right, Im sorry but I dont like this type of music. I like musicianship in metal, and while I dont doubt that Shane, Mitch and Danny are good musicians, two minute blasts of noise I dont consider as metal or music. They have rightly been regarded as kickstarting the grindcore genre, and fans of that kind of music revere them as titans. Fair and fine and well, but not my cuppa tea. Best to leave it at that.
Quick note: Barneys, umm, unique stage movement, left me wondering if there was an escapee from the local school for special needs children. He really looked like an overgrown special kid. I know I know, in metal, we do not judge by appearance (if we did Nick Barker would be out on his arse a long time ago), unlike the fatuous and superficial worlds of pop and rap-crap bollocks. We judge by musicality and skill and talent and sincerity and passion. But seriously, Barneys movement on stage really did not make me take them any more seriously than when I heard their one-second song You Suffer. Sorry, but there it is.
Good things do come out of bad situations though, as I spent most of the 45 minute Napalm Death set at the back, kicking back and chilling out, much like the people I derided and mocked in a previous review. In the spirit of self conscious irony, I also managed to have a chat with a very nice bargirl, who funnily enough, and to my lasting chagrin and hers, was into art house, which is some form of club music apparently. Its a funny old world we live in.
Again, another band Im not too familiar with. They have soldiered on with workmanlike determination over the years, and yet cannot be said to have taken the metal mainstream world by storm. The Portuguese dark merchants have hovered somewhere on the fringes of my consciousness, oft-mentioned but never really materializing. How my eyes were opened last night.
They really put on an awesome show. A friend I was with was a little skeptical about the presence of such a band amongst extreme metallers, more so headlining the Fest itself with a 1 hour set. Our skepticism was quickly dispelled with the first song. I cant name any, firstly because my ears were a little fucked by then (definitely will invest in some ear protection the next gig I go to its not cool to lose your hearing at age 21), and also because I dont know any of their material well enough. However Moonspell fans will know their old concert favourites.
The entire experience made it one of the best shows Ive been to. The stage set up was remarkable a little mini city and cool backdrops set the tone with soft mysterious red lighting doing the rest. Two sets of keyboards made me wonder a little about the composition and possible imbalance in the sound at first, and visions of TWO keyboardists mucking about with synth nearly made me chuck the whole thing in and go home. Luckily I didnt. I dont remember how the two keyboards were used interchangeably, but I do remember that the one in front swivelled, so their keyboardist Pedro Paixão could alternate between keyboards and guitar. Singer Fernando Ribeiro was in fine fettle, his voice effortlessly dropping between clean and growl, and he was a ball of movement as well. My perception of what I thought a gig like theirs would be usually entails a static singer moaning and keening into the mike stand, but he was thrashing and bashing with the best of them.
Regarding their sound, it was remarkably good from what I could hear. The keyboards NEVER once threatened to overpower the guitars (which to my mind are the essence of a metal band), they were there to enhance and add a different dynamic to the sound. Where Napalm Death previously wanted to steam roller everything in their path, Moonspell subtly seduced you and then delivered the crushing riffs to kick you in the arse. And melody, never once losing the melody.
We always talk about the relationship between metal band and metal crowd, and critics might cynically remark that the bands do their nightly love-in with the crowd of X (like the Spinal Tap episode in the Simpsons, where the singer sticks the name of the city theyre playing in on the back of his guitar as a reminder) as a matter of course. I sincerely beg to differ. One can tell when someone on stage is faking it except bubblegum pop fans I suppose and as much as a metal crowd loves a band on stage, if they sense that the band isnt giving it its all theyre quick to pick up on it. And metal fans have long memories. All the bands gave their thanks and appreciation to the crowd (who lacked the numbers somewhat), but Behemoth and Moonspell in particular stand out. Its always nice to see.
Last words on Moonspell? They give credibility to their style that has become tainted with its association with weepy weedy female vocals, unconvincing death growl male vocals, over-use of synth, boring and plodding tempos, uninspired and unimaginative guitars and drumming and overall poor lyrics and songs. Moonspell bring aggression to the table, while retaining the melody and epic atmosphere.
Rant of the Day 3First time Ive actually bought a drink at the KOKO, and prices were extortionate! If it wasnt for that cute bargirl Id never have put the best part of 15 quid behind the bar.
Acknowledgements:Thanks to Jan at Century Media for attempting to get me on the guest list, although it didnt work out too well, but thanks for the effort!
The bands websites:Hades LabRootDew-ScentedBehemothNapalm DeathMoonspell


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OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Stevenson men's lacrosse junior Tyler Reid (Clinton, Conn./Xavier) totaled six points with five goals and one assist, breaking the school's NCAA Tournament record for goals as the No. 5 Mustangs advanced to semifinals of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship with a 14-7 victory over No. 8 Denison Wednesday at Mustang Stadium.
With the win, Stevenson (18-4) improved to 13-1 at home this season and advanced to its third national semfinal in four NCAA Tournament appearances. The team is also one win shy of the school record for wins in a season set in 2010.
The win also sets up a third meeting between the Mustangs and rival Salisbury for the third time this season. Sunday's game will mark the ninth meeting between the schools in the last three seasons and the third in last four in the NCAA Tournament.
For Reid, he now has 19 goals in five games in the NCAA Tournament, breaking the school record held by Richie Ford who had 15 in eight games.
The Mustangs jumped out to a 4-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and held an 8-3 advantage at the half. In 22 games this season, Stevenson has outscored its opponents 131-57 in the first half, including 80-27 in the second quarter.
Reid scored four of his five goals in the first half, including three in-a-row to end the second quarter.
Denison (15-2), who suffered both of its losses this season at Mustang Stadium, pulled within four on Alex Hardt's 37th goal of the season with 10:56 remaining in the fourth quarter. Both teams would exchange goals over the next two minutes before the Mustangs finished the game by netting the final three to send the team to its third semifinals.
Freshman Stephen Banick (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte) finished with four goals while senior Nick Rossi (Lutherville, Md./Towson) had two goals and one assist and sophomore Chris Dashiell (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) had one goal and two assists.
Senior Justin Lea (Elkridge, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) also scored two goals.
Senior Ian Bolland (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes) totaled 11 saves to lead the defense while junior Kyle Fendlay (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) and junior Peter Green (Hereford, Md./Hereford) each had three caused turnovers.
Hardt finished with three goals to lead the Big Red while Cory Couture had two goals and one assist. Nick Petracca was credited with 15 saves.
Sunday's semifinal game time between Stevenson and Salisbury will be announced on Thursday.


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- "The New Left [Hippies] then, like the Tea Partiers now, had a legitimate point about the failure of the ruling class. But they ruined it through their own imprudence, self-righteousness and naïve radicalism." Yep.
- Three myths about water [pdf] -- it's NOT static or renewable and desal is not the answer.
- Janice Beecher (Institute of Public Utilities - Michigan State University) has an excellent presentation [pdf] on urban water and pricing. I recommend it to anyone interested in urban water. Slide 17 has a great description of the results of over/underpricing water or over/underinvestment in infrastructure. I could teach a 10-week course with this!
- FAO publication [pdf]: "Farmers living in harsh environments in the regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America, in continuous coping with extreme weather events and climatic variability, have developed and/or inherited complex farming systems that have the potential to bring solutions to many uncertainties facing humanity in an era of climate change."
- The nuts and bolts of irrigation delivery.
- Point-use meters in apartment buildings may not be economical, but they "can reduce use between 15 and 39 percent."
- NorCal water users unite to fight against SoCal. Markets are better at resolving these conflicts.
12 Mar 2010
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I'll definitely read the FAO report, especially after hearing a portion of the highly biased crop conversation on Science Friday today.ReplyDelete
JWT says: I loved the highlight comments. Not a single one of them understood what the Left Movement of the 60's was all about. None of them seem to remember (nor does the article's author) the DRAFT. The reason all those young people created the movement was that they, justifiably, did not want to go to Vietnam to die in the jungle in truly pointless war.ReplyDelete
The Vietnam War ended and so did the protest movement.
The Tea Baggers are a whole different bag (forgive the pun). They are demonstrably old, white, dumb folks. Everything is summed up in their slogan, "Don't let the government touch my Medicare (or Social Security)!"
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Four years ago, Melissa Block traveled several times to Milford, N.H., to talk with voters. Friday, she talks to two of the people she met there: Noreen O'Connell and Steve O'Keefe. They discuss the current GOP presidential field.
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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/25/ofcom_bskyb_u_turn/
Ofcom in screeching U-turn on BSkyB, begins probe
Wait 'til the cops are done? No, that would be silly
Posted in Policy, 25th July 2011 10:41 GMT
Ofcom has reversed its decision not to wade into the News Corp and BSkyB row, following public and parliamentary pressure over phone hacking allegations swamping Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
In a letter to three MPs on Friday, the communications watchdog's boss, Ed Richards, outlined a change of direction for Ofcom's handling of BSkyB, which is 39 per cent-owned by News Corp.
"I can confirm that Ofcom is not precluded from acting by the ongoing police investigations," Richards wrote to MPs Simon Hughes, Don Foster and Tim Farron on 22 July.
"I can also confirm that Ofcom's process is not dependent upon a criminal conviction being secured by the police and that we are looking at a range of evidence that may be available."
Politicos are pushing for the regulator to assess whether BSkyB, under the chairmanship of Murdoch's son, James Murdoch, passes the so-called "fit and proper" test to hold a UK broadcasting licence.
But until now Ofcom had insisted it could not undertake an investigation into the company, the remaining 61 per cent share of which News Corp recently tried to buy out before temporarily ditching its bid following cross-party pressure in Parliament.
Indeed, in a meeting with this reporter and other members of the press on 6 July, the Ofcom CEO's stance was quite different to the one he expressed to Hughes et al on Friday.
Richards said earlier this month – as the phone-hacking scandal at News International, the sister company of News Corp, began to unfold – that Ofcom could not intervene on Murdoch's proposed merger of BSkyB until a police probe into phone-tapping allegations at the NI's now-defunct Sunday tabloid News of the World had concluded.
Richards said at the time that any recommendation to block Murdoch's bid to buy BSkyB could not be put forward until facts in the case were established.
"We will consider our position only once the police investigation is complete ... then we'll look at it, if we need to," said Richards on 6 July. "We, like many others, will wait to see what emerges."
Late last week, Prime Minister David Cameron said James Murdoch "still had questions to answer" about the phone-hacking scandal.
Meanwhile, a police probe into illegal voicemail interception allegations against NI is ongoing.
The Register asked Ofcom to explain why it had suddenly reversed its stance over BSkyB.
"Our position hasn't changed; we've always said that we would be in contact with the police and other bodies," said a spokesman at the watchdog.
As part of its inquiry, Ofcom said it had written to Scotland Yard, the Press Complaints Commission and the Information Commissioner's Office. ®


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ITASCA – In July 2009, a world record was set.
Itasca and Subaru of America Inc. Great Lakes Region set the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of Subaru cars. The parade included 339 cars traveling a 4.2-mile route through Itasca.
This past September, Elk Rapids, Mich., tried to beat Itasca's record with 356 vehicles and a Guinness World Record minimum parade length of two miles. To hold the Guinness World Record, a Guinness World Record adjudicator must be present at the event. The Elk Rapids parade was not authorized by a Guinness adjudicator, and Itasca's reign as record-holder remained.
To secure the title from future contenders, the village of Itasca and Subaru of America Inc. Great Lakes Region decided to have another go at the record, Subaru representative Tom Gehrke said.
"It was the right time to go for it again," Gehrke said.
During a 2.5-mile parade July 13, the village beat its previous record by 32 vehicles.
The parade of 371 Subaru cars began at 9 a.m. at the Subaru office, 500 Park Blvd., traveled to Thorndale Avenue, west to Prospect Avenue, south to Irving Park Road, west to Walnut Street, east on North Street to Arlington Heights Road, back on Thorndale and finished back on Park.
Cars from 13 states, including Indiana, New York, Texas and Virginia, registered for the event. More than 400 people participated. Families decorated their cars, and performance drivers were present to give the crowd a good show. Also in attendance were members of two charities.
The parade raised $10,000 from registration fees and donations from Subaru of America Inc. Donations of $5,000 were given to Pets are Worth Saving Chicago (PAWS), Chicago's largest no-kill animal organization, and Salute Inc. of Prospect Heights, an organization that helps military personnel and their families.
"It's nice to break the record," Gehrke said, "but it's nice to give back too."
Subaru also donated a 2013 Subaru Impreza WRX STI to the Itasca Police Department. About every 18 months, Subaru donates a brand-new car to the department, Gehrke said.
The department adds lights and decals and brings it to Itasca events, including the Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games. The car also is present at the nation's largest and longest-running auto show, Chicago Auto Show, every year and is the most photographed car at the auto show, village Special Events Coordinator Dan Kompanowski said.
Guinness World Record adjudicator Michael Empric was at the event to record the broken record and to award Itasca and Subaru America with a certificate of achievement.
The relationship between Itasca and Subaru America also is strengthened by this event and broken record.
"We want to thank the village of Itasca," Gehrke said. "They are great people who open things up when it's a great cause."


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Even if it weren't AFL, it makes no sense to schedule an NRL final in direct competition with an AFL final involving the most supported team in the state. Particularly when there's bugger-all interest in NRL in Victoria.Originally Posted by steds
As Benchmark said, it's in the best interests of Victorian Rugby and the Storm to not play a match in direct competition with Collingwood or Essendon.
Why not play on Saturday when they'll have Melbourne all to themselves (sports-wise)


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Now that your mind has been totally cleansed of anything that has passed for (so-called) Michigan football the last two years, I think I was just as horrified by something Rich Rob said this week in an interview with Free Press columnist Mitch Albom as I was by any of the above . In the Q&A, Albom asked Rich Rod his thoughts on moving the Michigan-Ohio State game. Here is Rodriguez's response:


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With only four days before their special election, Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch and Republican Mark Sanford laid out ambitious schedules and tried to ensure their supporters arrive at the polls.
Sanford campaigned in Beaufort on Thursday and will make stops on Edisto, Seabrook and Johns islands today. Colbert Busch went door to door in Charleston on Thursday and travels to Beaufort today in a new bus with "Elizabeth Means Business" emblazoned on the side.
A poll by a Republican-leaning blog, redracehorses.com, showed the race in a dead heat, meaning the outcome could turn on the respective get-out-the-vote efforts.
That involves phone calls, both human and automated, and personal visits like the ones Colbert Busch made Thursday evening in West Ashley's Air Harbor neighborhood.
She met with Lamont Hartwell, who moved here six years ago. He told her she has his vote.
"I'm sure you're going to win next Tuesday," he said.
Meanwhile, dozens of GOP volunteers in Charleston County plan to make calls, deliver signs, canvass neighborhoods, send emails and arrange transportation for those who need it, County Republican Chairman Joe Bustos said Thursday.
"Everyone has a hand in it," he said. "Everyone is trying to get plugged in wherever they can."
Judging by early absentee voting, turnout in Tuesday's 1st Congressional District election will be heavier than the 15 percent who voted in March primaries.
In Charleston County, early absentee voting was particularly heavy Monday but has lightened since then, Board of Elections and Voter Registration Director Joseph Debney said. "I would say that the absentee is heavier than for March 19," he said.
Berkeley County Elections Director Wanda Farley also said absentee voting has been heavier, "although not a lot heavier."
Colbert Busch's campaign put out a statement repeating her pledge during Monday's debate — that she would give back 10 percent of her congressional salary to 1st District taxpayers "until the country is on a path to put our fiscal house in order."
Sanford's campaign criticized her new ad in which she says she underscores her fiscal responsibility.
"I find my opponent's newfound advocacy of fiscal responsibility very interesting given the stands she's taken in the past in favor of Obamacare, in favor of government stimulus, and in favor of raising the debt ceiling," Sanford's statement said.
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The only logically coherent and scientifically valid function of money/currency is to record the measure of value and its divisions so that the value of portions of indivisible wealth may be negotiated.
As a record of value, the unit used to measure value must obey the mathematics of measure and the science of passive stability i.e. Passive BIBO Currency (Note: that stability is a requirement for measure). This value recording function colloquially understood as "providing liquidity" can be universally performed and accessed without any arbitrary limits or conditions using a standard technical specification and without any requirement for the unit to "circulate".
The notion that money is an "object" that must "circulate" in order for value to be generated is a logical and scientific absurdity and represents the basis of the rationales being exploited to justify the actions being taken by authorities to deal with the current crisis. However, if the "circulation" model of money is not accurate then such actions cease to have legitimacy as they are based on a false model of reality...
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American Forces Press Service
March 5, 2010 - Combined patrols of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force servicemembers have detained several insurgents and seized numerous weapons in operations throughout Afghanistan in recent days, officials said.
In Wardak province today, a combined force searched a compound in the Chak-e Wardak district after intelligence indicated militant activity. As the assault force approached the compound, an armed insurgent fled. Servicemembers followed and called for him to surrender. When the insurgent tried to engage them with a machine gun, the force killed the insurgent.
The unit found several weapons in the compound and on the insurgent, including grenades, an automatic rifle, a machine gun, and a rocket-propelled grenade.
In operations yesterday in Afghanistan:
- A combined force searched a compound in the Panjwa'I district of Kandahar province last night after intelligence information indicated militant activity. They detained three suspected militants.
- In Khowst, a combined security force searched a compound in the Sabari district after intelligence information indicated militant activity. During the search, the force detained a suspected insurgent and found some weapons parts.
- In Paktika province, a combined force searched a compound south of Orgun after intelligence indicated militant activity. During the search, the security force captured a suspected Haqqani weapons trafficker responsible for the purchase and movement of machine guns and antiaircraft components. Another insurgent also was detained.
- An international patrol searched a vehicle in the Reg-e Khan Neshin district of Helmand and found two 107mm rockets, an RPG warhead, two anti-tank land mines, a Chinese mortar round, three 107mm rocket fuses, 20 14.5mm rounds and a 122mm projectile. An explosive ordnance disposal team destroyed the weapons.
On Wednesday, in the Chorah district of Uruzgan province, Afghan National Police officers on patrol with ISAF servicemembers discovered a weapons cache. The cache contained four RPGs, an 81mm mortar and seven RPG fuel cells. An EOD team destroyed the cache.
No Afghan civilians were harmed during these operations.
(Information compiled from an International Joint Command news release.)
Friday, March 05, 2010
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Capcom CFO Kazuhiko Abe noted in a speech at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo that the game sold over 4.4 million units in March alone. Resident Evil 5 was released on March 5 in Japan, with the game hitting North America and Europe on March 13. nope Sales of as many as 570,000 units in April brought the game near the 5 million mark, with May sales likely pushing it easily over the impressive milestone.
The company now expects sales of the game to total over one million copies in its new fiscal year, which would bring the total to around 5.4 million sales by the end of March 2010.


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he went to my high school i'm happy i was a freshman and he was a senior and i saw a playoff game of his and he was sick, i know i mention this all the time though, but anyways i'm glad to see him succeeding.
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he went to my high school i'm happy i was a freshman and he was a senior and i saw a playoff game of his and he was sick, i know i mention this all the time though, but anyways i'm glad to see him succeeding.
I really dont think bowden will be that special he will not be an ace i think he could be a good 2 or 3 on a normal team but not higher
He pitched well last night, lets see if he gets another chance soon
I still and always have liked Bowden better than Buchholz against all others opinions. I like mentally tough pitchers he has that odd arm angle , he is bulldog. Buchholz to me seems to be fragile. Neither have conventional arm angles.
I said this once, I'll say it again, he HAS three ML ready pitches right now , two plus pitches. Name a pitcher this side of Dicek that throws more than three. I'm ok with him in a set up role to start with ...but he is doing just fine , thank you , as a starter.
I don't get the ceiling thing , not yet anyway. He has dominated every level given enough time. Go look......
I'd say eventually he is a solid starter but I'm not smart enough to slot him with such a small sample. Same with Buchholz.
Bowden is younger too. Much more powerful build. As for longevity who knows. I just like his mental makeup. I'd also love to see a batter run out to the mound, now tell me you feel the same with Buchholz. :D Luckily Buchholz runs real fast...
Or...if things are really weird, this:
i really like bowden i think he can be better than people give him credit for. im still waiting for clay to show me something, he had a good spring but honestly i think hes another over rated prospect, i hope im wrong about him but jmo.
Why do you think that though? What are you basing that opinion on? What is the critical difference that you see between Buchholz and Bowden?
I'm asking honestly, not sarcastically.


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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -- It was a night full of wintry fun at Boyd Park in Eau Claire Thursday evening.
That's because it was the first night of Winter After Hours, hosted by Eau Claire Parks and Recreation and Volume One.
You can find ice skating, snowshoeing, winter kubb, a fire pit and even hot chocolate served by 'Half Moon' at Boyd Park every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. until the end of February.
One dad at the event with his daughter says event's like this are a charge of pace from growing up in Tennessee.
"This is a little different for a southern boy, having it this cold, the ice skating. But it's a lot of fun. The hot cocoa, the ice sculptures, it's just a good family night," said John Conklin of Altoona.
His daughter Reagan said she enjoys ice skating the most at Winter After Hours.


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Yankees rookie ace Masahiro Tanaka placed on DL with inflamed elbow
CLEVELAND — Yankees rookie sensation Masahiro Tanaka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to elbow inflammation and has returned to New York to have an MRI on his right arm.
Tanaka, who leads the majors with 12 wins, allowed five runs and 10 hits — both career highs — in 6 2-3 innings in a 5-3 loss to the Indians on Tuesday night. The All-Star is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 18 starts, but has lost three of his last four outings.
Tanaka went back to New York for an MRI, but manager Joe Girardi said there is no prognosis yet.
"We won't be sure until he actually sees the doctor, and we'll go from there," Girardi said.
Tanaka began the season 11-1 with a 1.99 ERA, but hasn't been as effective in his last four starts, going 1-3 with a 4.25 ERA. He's allowed eight home runs in his last five starts, including two on Tuesday, a two-run shot in the sixth to Nick Swisher that put Cleveland ahead and a solo blast by Michael Brantley in the seventh.
Tanaka has anchored a shaky Yankees rotation missing CC Sabathia and Ivan Nova. Sabathia is expected to have season-ending knee surgery and Nova had elbow surgery in April and won't pitch again until next season.


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No timeshare hawkers, high rises or massive resorts; just quiet coves and pristine islands for kayakers, gorgeous desert for mountain bikers, the original California missions, and an unspoiled Mexican town. In this episode, hosts Julie Conover and Mark Jennings discover the secrets of the real Baja. Whether they are kayaking along the coast, or riding mules through the hinterland, the drama and mystique of the desert is a constant force. Mark and Julie hike with an environmentalist to learn about the delicate desert ecosystem and the preservation of it's coveted water supply. They visit a remote California mission, and "ranchos" owned for generations by the same families, getting intimately acquainted with the landscape, history and people of Baja California.
Visit the Website: http://www.passporttoadventure.com/
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Send In The Clones Pro for POSER! [Commercial]
Live In Store Send In The Clones Pro for Poser
Well first, y'all need to thank Zev0 for giving me a project to work on. that forced me to learn wxPython [Vascularity For Poser]. Because of this I've been able to write a Poser version of Send In The Clones Pro, for Poser 8 and above.
I am finishing up, and doing Promos to get ready to submit to DAZ (hopefully I'll be submitting this Sunday 11/25)
Poser user will now be able to Clone figures also! Including Genesis.
Zev0 Posts: 5,263
Haha glad I could help. A much needed utility for Poser:) Excellent job!!
Thanks Zev0
Here's some more renders (prospects for promos ;) )Popup_3.jpg500 x 650 - 517KPopup_1.jpg500 x 650 - 394K
esther Posts: 559
okay sounds promising. This will work on mac computers I think.
Love esther
Theoretically, Yes.... I don't own a Mac to know for sure.
esther Posts: 559
I can take a look at it if you like but I have a pretty good feeling that it will work.
Love esther
I'll PM you in a bit :)
Send In The Clones Pro for Poser has been submitted to DAZ3D and is in testing..
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I was just wondering if you would develop a Poser version. Thanks for the update, this would be great to place random props or plants. Any hope for a tutorial video? I have a collection of content that's quite cool, as a hobbyist I don't have the time learn it.
I have Send in the Clones for Poser. Is there an upgrade path? If not, what additional features exist in the Pro version to tempt me to upgrade at full cost?
I have Send in the Clones for Poser. Is there an upgrade path? If not, what additional features exist in the Pro version to tempt me to upgrade at full cost?
Where Send in the Clones could only clone props, Send in the Clones Pro will let you clone figures along with props, and also randomly apply poses, morphs, clothing, props to the cloned figure/prop... And then let's say you have applied hair or clothes to your cloned figure, you will be able to apply different textures set to said hair, clothes... whatever.
No there isn't an upgrade path.
[sigh] Thank you for the information. I'll give it some careful thought.
Okay. I'm done. I'll get it, while it's on sale. [mutter, grumble]
Thanks again.
Is it compatible with Poser Pro 2014?
It certainly seems to be.
Porthos1 said:It certainly seems to be.
Thanks Thalek! It would help those contemplating on purchasing it to have up-to-date info on the product!
I'll try to get some tests done to see if I can break it, but a very hasty test of the Matrix cloning worked well. Re-reading the manual would probably be a good start for me on that project.
Draagonstorm, I have a couple of feature suggestions if you do an update: 1) add editable boxes to the numeric sliders, so numbers can be entered directly. Sometimes, the sliders are a bit too enthusiastic. 2) See if you can get the character/prop importer to remember the last location used. It currently defaults to the actual Poser installation, and most of my runtimes aren't even on that drive for space reasons.
I'm looking forward to reading the results of your tests Thalek, I'm still undecided on whether to buy it or not seeing as the product is not cheap!
If it works in 2014 as well as it does in 2012 (which looks likely), it's worth it. I haven't used its full power even in PP 2012, and the listed capabilities are incredible.
I'm a bit rusty, and I tried some things I hadn't used before, so it took awhile to figure out where I was going.
I took a Terror Bird, and asked that the coat character and the crest character be conformed to it.
I then set up nine action poses for the bird, four colors for the bird, three eye colors for the bird, and created a simple 3 x 3 matrix with that information. After it created the birds (each with coat and crest), I then selected the coat character inside SITC, and added a list of nine colors.
Thus, I ended up with nine birds in nine poses, the four colors poses repeated across the nine birds, with three eye colors repeated three times across the nine birds, each bird with a different color coat. I include the resulting image here.
Note that it could be even more complex; for example, if I'd used nine Victorias, each one could have had its own pose, shape morph, skin texture, hair, and a different type of clothing on each. You can set them up in a line, a matrix, or have them positioned entirely randomly.
I'd like to discuss its minor quirks with Draagonstorm, but yes, it would have taken me much more time to have created the same scene manually. And if I wanted to plant a desert with cacti, it would have done a much better job at random placement than I could.TerrorBirdMatrix.jpg800 x 600 - 43K


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The Bowl Jersey Per Kvein Koger
Sneak Peak of the Bowl Jerseys
...that smile, it makes my objection to the shoulder stripes seem insigificant.
I have admired their stuff in the past, even as others preferred Nike. But my objection here is not the stripes but the nasty logo (smaller please) and retro numerals. From a design standpoint, clean tends to be good, busy bad, especially when you're viewing something at a distance.
But it's true--Denard lights that thing up, in a way that makes you forget the jersey.
Don't love it... but it isn't Oregonesque either. C'est la vie.
way. way. way. way. way worse.
What the hell is that?
I must know who put that together, so I never pull for that team ever and laugh at anyone associated with them.
no, REALLY, WTF is that? You posted it - you hold responsibility for my eyes melting. I at least deserve some explaination. I'll have my son read it to me. My eyes no longer work.
I agree. I also think they are less tacky that the UTL jerseys that had even more stripes on the sleeves.
Denard is Awesome!
Extra Des Howardish here
its the thin lip stache and glowing smile
This should be the normal jersey. I like it.
completely agree. Look classy. I'd add one maize stripe between the 2 blue stripes and it'd look amazing. but overall sweet jersey very clean looking
Those jerseys look slimming.
Stripes for piping... good tradeoff, imo. I like the clean look, but honestly think they might be a bit too bland without something on the shoulders. A couple of stripes is fine instead of numbers or a block M, imo.
Lol @ score 5: underrated
everything looks perfect in front of that smile
Way better than whatever we had for the game in the trash tornado.
Got it from Moe's. This is what the replicas will look like: http://www.moesportshops.com/products/view/3365/1
FYI I went to M Den tonight and they will not be exactly the same as the ones they have posted. As you see in the picture of the jersey Denard is holding, there are no holes in the number. This is the same as the one on the site for both M Den and Moe's. However, the actual jerseys they will be shipping will NOT be solid numbers. They will be the cheaper replica ones that have those small holes through the jersey as well as the numbers. It's not as big of a deal on the blue ones but the white ones make it look really cheap in my opinion. Just a heads up to those looking to buy them. I would have been very disappointed had I not checked it out first.
I reeeeally like these. The normal ones not so much.
They screwed around with our regular away ones so much that these are actually better.
Are there leg holes on that thing? Seriously...
It looks like a onesie for grown ups. However, I do love it and will be adding it to the collection.
Bad angle.
Pretty, pretty good. They're going to look slick for the bowl game.
No to the number font. The numbers will look like they were drawn on with a pencil from a distance. Its sad that we all have to try to find something we like or say, "it could be worse".Who designs them?
Underwhelmed again.
the neg and trolling label.
It is just my opinion,I think there are better options.
I'd be totally content to have these as our normal away jerseys. But I still hate that I have to fear what Dave Brandon is going to pull out of his butt before every big game
with the white pants, perhaps with some maize and blue trim.
Wouldn't ind these as the everyday whites.
Not gonna lie, those are sharp jerseys. They should use these all next season.
but really...i'd rather them wear these than the away jerseys with piping
Put a maize stripe on those things right between the two blue ones and you'd have an absolutely perfect jersey.
I'm getting one
I love these jerseys. Very well done!! I'm excited to see these in NOLA
URL jerseys? or UTL jerseys
Will they have an NOB? I hope so.
Does anyone know why some QBs in the NFL (ex. Brady and Manning) wear the old style loose sleeves while most college level QBs and newly drafted QBs wear the elastic sleeves?
Has anyone else noticed that or am I just insane?
both, very likely.
If they have been wearing loose sleeves their entire career, there is little incentive to switch to something that could interfere with their throwing motion (even the smallest amount).
Newer players have been using the elastic their entire career, and are just fine with them.
You would never want to switch anything up, even a minor change can get a qb into overthinking their throwing motion and make a mistake.
I like 'em with the exception that it looks way too busy with the "M," Adidas logo and patch right in a row.
I like them - much better than the ones with that ugly yellow stripe. The only thing is that I'd switch around the M (and make it smaller) and the Adidas logo.
I'm with you. The jerseys themselves don't look so bad - I just hope they last more than just the bowl game. Isn't that how the maize piping started, come to think of it? It was first for "just the Alamo Bowl" and then became the regular white jersey and then exploded at the start of...'08 or '09 was it?
If these jerseys had a three year run they'd be a significant improvement over what came before them.
Maize stripe
I like the jerseys, but I am loving Koger's twitter handle.
I still prefer the classic late 90s, early 2000s away jerseys with the block M on the shoulders. Classic. Wish we still had Nike, although I would not like to see the pro combats on Michigan players
They would probably give us Bronze wings on the helmet and a more royal blue, or maybe even darker.
LOL at Sparty for having bronze as one of their new colors. MSU: Green/White/Bronze
Just love this group of players... What a great bunch of guys...
The details make the difference.
I agree with you. It should be common sense,on both points.
Probably has to do with the helmet numbers being a decal and the wings are painted. I disagree with you about the helmet number font though, I don't think it would look good on the jerseys. Too much like an NFL font. I'd like to see the bowl jerseys with the regular block number font.
Denard likes it. End of discussion.
I love them more I see then. Plus having denard's smile doesn't hurt either.
No stripes, no piping, why is this so difficult? The road jersey needs to be changed to Hanes undershirts with personalized marker on them. This isn't necessarily a DB thing because our road jerseys have changed a lot over the years. I just wish they would stay with the basics.
White jerseys with blue numbers and nothing more, keep it simple.
But Denard seems pleased, so I think we're OK.
I like simple and clean so here is my suggestion. Solid white jersey, with maize numbers and a blue block M on the right side of the chest. Maybe blue lettering for names on the back or no names at all.
No stripes, no piping, no outlined numbers, nothing on the shoulders or sleeves.
I figure our home jerseys are simple and clean so why not our road jerseys?
Can anyone else picture it?
May be a bit tough to see, no?
I do recommend blue lettering for the names on the back to make it easier to read.
That sounds good to me as someone who likes basic or classic jerseys. Except I don't really mind the outlined numbers, I think that's ok. Good logic on the comparison between home and away jerseys.
May God have mercy on the soul of the guilty man that negged a picture of Denard smiling.
Also, if u use to finger to block out the majority of denard's dreadlocks u got the spitting image of desmond
Also, if u use to finger to block out the majority of denard's dreadlocks u got the spitting image of desmond
you can double post anytime you like
I wouldnt be opposed to those becoming our full time roadies
Just no white pants.
Yes white pants please.
White Pants.
Teams 115 to 132
Agreed. I like the look, could even get used to seeing those on the road full-time. Like others have said though, no white pants.
Something unrelated... anyone have a good suggestion for a flag for the house??? I bought the one from the link below, but it is terrible. It came to the house, and the "M" is not Michigan maize. It's more gold, like Missouri's color on the Navy--brutal in person.
We're in Houston, so I can't really see any in person. I was hoping for some MGo help. I'm trying to get one for our new house to fly on gameday!
end rant.
Uh, didn't our seniors just do that?
I think most of the ANGAR (myself included) doesn't come from this jersey, but more from the lack of a consistent away uniform this year. And at no point was that worse than @Sparty with the bumblebees.
This uniform is classy, but I hope it gets promoted from "alternate" to "away" and is so successful that it obliterates all other white jerseys we've seen like a wolverine obliterates its prey.
letting the seniors pick the jersey (road game or not) is a slippery slope. We are Oregon.
design pov, let alone Herbert Hoover's 1950s.
I guess it's not as terrible as the mden's artist rendering. It benefits immensely from Denard smiling though.
But I'd like to see Winged Epaulets with the stripes running laterally to the collar.
I'll decide if our jerseys were ugly after I find out who won the Sugar Bowl.
You think if we email DB or Mark Riordan(marketing ad) that we could get these changed to the normal away uniforms?
I'm admittedly liking them more... the front is still too busy, but then again the bowl jerseys almost always seem to be too busy somewhere
Looks like Techfit which means the entire O and D lines will switch back to the 2010 jerseys with the piping on them at halftime.
Also, why 2 stripes? That's so arbitrary. Put the blue stripes all the way up the shoulders (like the UTL stripes were.... but not with maize in between them like the jerseys for the MSU game) and make the font of the numbers the same style it usually is, and those are pretty sweet jerseys.
The first thing I thought when I saw the UTL jerseys was "why on the classic homes?" They're good looking and could be iconic but our home jerseys are already great - and the home unifrom really hasn't changed since 1938. The roadies, on the other hand, have changed always, and had that terrible yellow piping the last few years. If they stuck with an-UTL style look, I think I'd be okay with it, if it was as you describe it.
Instead they went bumblebee against Sparty and then went "alternates" against Tech. If they pick a look stick with it. And the look you describe would be unique and I think still classy.
I think they're pretty sharp... I'd probably get one if there was a women's slimmer cut version in stores. Overall, the players seem amped about it, so I'm amped for them!
Junior Hemingway is gonna look like a NASCAR driver.
Get rid of the block M and outline the stripes in Maize and I would buy one
These should not be mentioned alongside those monstrocities (sp?) we wore in EL...To Mr. Brandon - Leave the home jersey alone and have fun with the away jersey, just don't get too carried away (see EL)
That picture just made my weekend.
It def needs moar maize...being to look like Penn State....and right now we don't wanna look like them...MOAR MAIZE!
Am I the only person who hates the font for the numbers? They are too round. They should use the font for the numbers on the home uniforms.
Which would be the away uniforms of Ohio U at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.


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Category talk:Locations
Hello, all. I am admittedly a little confused by the heirarchy decided upon. Why would we not want to also put cities, e.g. San Fierro, into Category:Locations in GTA San Andreas? Isn't San Fierro a location in the game? As is stands, it seems a little jumbled to me to have individual cities only listed in Category:Locations, but not in the appropriate game subcategories. If I were a new player of GTA San Andreas, looking through Category:Locations for the Calton Heights district of San Fierro, I would most likely not start by looking through the numerous (IMO, too many) articles listed at the bottom, but would instead look under Category:Locations in GTA San Andreas to find the city and specific entity I'm looking for in this particular game. Furthermore, it seems to me a little more succinct to have the heriarchy go Category:Locations --> Category:Locations in GTA San Andreas --> Category:Locations in San Fierro --> Calton Heights. According to the pre-defined heirarchy, I would only be able to find Calton Heights by going to Category:San Fierro. What does everyone else think?
All that having been said, I am most likely confused by what is being considered as a location, and what constitutes gaming info., and what is simply general interest. Can someone enlighten me? :-) EganioTalk 20:18, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Yes, it would be easier just like that. --Tsukaji 20:37, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- I like your idea of subcategorizing within the cities, such as Category:Businesses in San Fierro. The only problem I can foresee is overcategorization, something I have definitely been guilty of! However, I am of the opinion that categories that tend to become too full of articles and subcategories should be parsed in favor of clarity and ease of navigation. So far, there is so much information that will end up in categories such as Category:Locations, that I think it would behoove us to discuss how to subdivide things. For instance, I go into Category:Locations, see the jumbled mess of articles at the bottom, and immediately go to the top, because it seems organized much more succinctly. Thoughts? EganioTalk 21:19, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
Categorisation 2
I think that Tsukaji makes a good suggestion for the categorisation of business in the Locations categories. As they aren't really locations, merely businesses, a sub-category is logical. However, I would suggest that the categories have qualifiers in brackets because, for example, businesses in Liberty City could refer to either GTA 1, GTA III, GTA Advance, GTA Liberty City Stories and/or GTA IV. A-Dust 21:15, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- OK, yes, that's more or less what I had in mind. Howerver, it might be better to subcategorize within game designations, as is already being done here, i.e. Category:Locations in GTA San Andreas --> Category:Locations in San Fierro --> etc. I think the same should be done for businesses, i.e. Category:Businesses in GTA San Andreas --> Category:Businesses in San Fierro --> etc. That way we don't have to distunguish between games in the subcategories. Thoughts? EganioTalk 21:19, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- Actually, we still do have to distinguish between games for Liberty City, don't we? I see your point. EganioTalk 21:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- How about this: because [[San Andreas]] is only a city in GTA 1, and is an entire state in only GTA San Andreas, it would be alright to say Category:Businesses in San Fierro, since San Fierro exists in only one game. For Liberty City, then, how about just creating categories like Category:Businesses in GTA IV, without subdividing, since no subdivisions are necessary, owing to the fact that GTA IV takes place in only one city. What does everyone think? EganioTalk 21:34, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- Well despite the fact that in GTA IV Liberty City is only a city, it's only slightly smaller than San Andreas. However, it could be done by borough... ie. Category:Businesses in Algonquin. Thoughts? Biggest GTA Fan EverTalk 11:22, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Locations and Places
I'm confused on what should be there. To me those two words mean the same thing. It's the same problem with Locations in GTA IV and Liberty City in GTA IV.--Spaceeinstein 17:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
- You're (still) right that this is all messed up with many overlapping categories. The intention with all these categories was to separate areas (districts etc), with specific places that have a purpose (parks, harbours), with locations being specific buildings with a function (from police stations to gas stations), and the various types of buildings, structures and businesses. The reason locations was per-game (not per-city or per-era) was because many things were different in each game, and I didn't want each article to have 10 categories of an endless string of "Locations in city in game". But it all needs rethinking.
- I think this might be the simplest way of separating things:
- Category:Liberty City in GTA IV Era should only contain named areas of the map. This should not include any buildings (except where one building defines a whole area, like Cedar Ridge Observatory or Area 69).
- Each sub-area can have its own category (eg Category:Bohan), containing any features of that area, such as roads, parks and other transport systems - but not buildings/businesses.
- Category:Locations in GTA IV should contain all functional/accessible/notable buildings and locations in each area - everything from hospitals to tourist attractions (i.e. places the player could go to). This should not include inaccessible shop fronts, but it can include major inaccessible buildings that are not businesses (such as hospitals, government buildings, skyscrapers etc), as that is more than just a flat shop-front texture. The specific game doesn't matter, just city (and era if required) - game that can be specified in the article.
- There should be subcategories for each area, such as Category:Locations in Bohan in GTA IV (or perhaps just Category:Locations in Bohan where the area only features in one game)
- There could be subsubcategories within each area for any large groups, such as Category:Roads in Bohan
- Category:Businesses in GTA IV should contain any business, company, shop or service operating/mentioned in the game, whether or not they have a building
- There should also be a top-level category for each type of business, such as Category:Airlines, but these can be broken down per game when there are dozens (like Category:Shops in GTA IV)
- Note that the top-level categories (locations/places) should never be used - always be as specific as possible (use Category:Locations in Bohan, rather than Category:Locations in GTA IV or Category:Locations)
- Note that for expansion packs/DLC (like TLAD and BOGT), locations/business should just be in the main-game's categories (GTA IV/Bohan). We'd only need to use specific categories for TLAD/BOGT where there are significant numbers of differences (if it's just the odd bar/club/safehouse that's only accessible in one expansion, it can be mentioned in the article rather than needing an extra category). We could even have an additional category specifically for locations accessible ONLY in TLAD, to make that easier.
- Category:Liberty City in GTA IV Era should only contain named areas of the map. This should not include any buildings (except where one building defines a whole area, like Cedar Ridge Observatory or Area 69).
- Just a suggestion, but probably worth another community discussion! gboyers talk 03:21, 31 October 2011 (GMT)
Why not use the same style of categorization as vehicles/weapons/characters? The site already has "Locations in GTA III", "Locations in GTA Vice City", etc., for the structures and areas in the games.--spaceeinstein 04:28, 31 October 2011 (GMT)


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Located on a quiet beach stretch along Pattaya Bay, Dusit Thani Pattaya offers sweeping views of the sea. All 457 guest rooms have private balconies with either garden or sea views. It features 3 restaurants and 2 swimming pools. Guests enjoy free parking and free WIFI. Dusit Thani Pattaya is 2 km away from the major shopping areas, 3 km from the Pattaya Walking Street, 7 km from the Elephant Village and 9.5 km from the Floating Market. Bangkok City is a 1.5-hour drive from the hotel.
Recreation choices include playing a game of tennis or enjoying a massage at the spa. The hotel offers currency exchange services, while daytrips can be arranged at the tour desk. Guests can sample a wide variety of local and international dishes at Cascade Restaurant. The Bay Restaurant serves Italian dishes and offers views of Pattaya Bay. The Peak Restaurant offers modern Chinese cuisine complemented by a panoramic view of the bay.
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Harvard University is saddened to report the passing of former head football coach Joe Restic. Joe passed on the evening of December 8 at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston. He was the husband of Marian "Bea" (Biedinger) Restic who passed away in 2008. He was 85.
Restic is survived by a children, Kathleen A. Restic and her husband Robert Brown of Groton, Mass., Joseph W. Restic and his wife Susan (Schaumburg) Restic of Lake Oswego, Ore., Suzan R. and her husband Lou Milione of Gainesville, Va., and David L. Restic and his wife Jaime (McGadden) Restic of Milford, Mass. He is also survived by one sister, Agnes Mancuso of Ohio, eight grandchildren; Chelsie, Brittany, Eric, Kelly, Marcus, Shawn, Hailey, Riley and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by 4 brothers; John, Michael, Frank and George and 4 sisters; Margaret, Kathryn, Mary and Goody.
A Funeral Mass will be held Tues. Dec. 13, 2011 at 10 AM at St. Mary's Church, 19 Winter St., Milford, 01757. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Cedar St./Rt. 85, Milford. At Joe's request, the family is having a private viewing.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society , 30 Speen St., Framingham, Mass. 01701-9376. www.bumafuneralhome.com Buma-Sargeant Funeral Home, Milford 508-473-5511
On January 5, 1971, he became the head coach at Harvard, leading the Crimson to five Ivy League championships and a 117-97-6 record in 23 years.
Restic, who served as president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1988, also coached collegiately at Brown and Colgate as an assistant coach. He was named AFCA District 1 Kodak Coach of the Year in 1975.
He coached in six all-star games, serving as head coach in the East-West Shrine Game and the Blue-Gray Classic. A three-time Eastern Coach of the Year honoree, Restic was the 1990 winner of the "Distinguished American" award given by the Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
He also coached in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, leading the team to six Grey Cup appearances.
Restic, who began coaching in 1955, said in a 1993 interview, "I'm really concerned about college football. There are forces taking over the game that only care about money."
In another 1993 interview, Restic said, "Success is not what the players on my team do on the field, but what they are doing five years after they leave here. If I can have an impact in helping them along, that's what means the most to me."
Restic was born July 21, 1926 in Emeigh Run, PA, the son of the late Louis and Mary (Hoyson) Restic. A native of Hastings, Pa., Restic graduated Villanova in 1952 and earned his master's degree from Seton Hall in 1962. A talented athlete, Restic played professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization and was also a wide receiver and defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952-53.
Restic served in the US Army and the US Air Force during WW II. Sgt. 1st Class Restic served in the Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. He was awarded the Army Occupation Medal (Germany), the American Theater Ribbon and the WW II Victory Ribbon.