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November 2011 Newsletter
[OW2 Newsletter - November 2011 - From the OW2 Management Office]
Dear OW2 Members, dear All,
Get ready for *OW2con 2011*, November, 23-24, the third edition of the OW2 community annual conference!
Check out the great program we've put together for you. Once again, attendance at our Annual Conference is completely FREE of charge thanks to our sponsors Canonical, Inria, Microsoft and Orange. *REGISTER HERE*. Space is limited! And help promote the OW2 Annual Conference by inserting the OW2con button in your blog, website or eNewsletter, copy from here.
Our conference theme, "Open Source: The Innovation Drive" is a testimonial to the value creation potential of open source and to the state of the art technologies presented by our 50 distinguished speakers. OW2con 2011 will showcase the leading role played by the OW2 community in the changing nature of open source software. OW2 is uniquely positionned to leverage the evolution of open source from a disruptive model in commoditized product categories to key innovation driver in emerging technology segments such as cloud computing.
Last month's China Open Source Week (COSW) was a great success. Propelling OW2 to a new level in China, we are already committed to COSW2012. For more details and pictures on the COSW series of events, please follow the links from here. As a direct result of COSW we are pleased to welcome two new members: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) who will host the 2012 OW2-Scilab programming contest conference and Forever OSS, China's most dynamic pure play open source systems integrator.
I look forward to seeing many of you again at OW2con (November 23-24) in Paris!
Cedric Thomas
PS: Project leaders: Do not forget to use the OW2 Forge to tell everybody about your project updates. News will appear on the OW2 forge, our home page and in this newsletter
>New Members\NUAA: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics will host next year's programming contest award conference and joins OW2 to leverage its cloud computing expertise and develop its international network.
Forever OSS: the largest pure play open source systems integrator in the Chinese enterprise computing market, Forever OSS joins us to develop awareness for open source software by teaming up with OW2 and other organizations.
>Project Updates\31 Oct 11: XWiki Enterprise 3.3 Milestone 1 Released (Posted by: sdumitriu) \ 30 Oct 11: Sat 4j 2.3.1 released (Posted by: leberre) \ 29 Oct 11: ASM 4.0 released (Posted by: ebruneton) \ 26 Oct 11: Download SpagoBI Quick Start now! (Posted by: cazzin) \ 21 Oct 11: Telosys 1.1.2 (Posted by: lguerin) \ 11 Oct 11: XWiki Enterprise and Enterprise Manager 3.2 Released (Posted by: sdumitriu) \ 07 Oct 11: LemonLDAP::NG 1.1.2 is out! (Posted by: clement_oudot) \ 05 Oct 11: XWiki Enterprise 3.2 Release Candidate 1 Released (Posted by: sdumitriu) \ 05 Oct 11: XWiki Enterprise and Enterprise Manager 3.1.1 Released (Posted by: sdumitriu) \ 03 Oct 11: Joram 5.7.0 is released. (Posted by: afreyssin)
>New ProjectsAt the time of writing, the Technology Council is evaluating three projects. Stay tuned.
>Community News
OW2conIt's time to register for OW2Con 2011! Our annual conference will take place on November 23 and 24 at Orange Labs Innovation Gardens in Paris-Issy-les-Moulinaux. Check out the program here, display the OW2con button and register here. Hurry! space is limited.
OW2 Programming ContestThe first prize of the 2011 OW2 Programming Contest was awarded to Sa Wang, Feng Zhu, Yulong Wu, Fei Tian, of Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences, for their contribution in adding a script module for Internet application to Bench4Q. Check out the full results published here.
China Open Source Week (COSW)The China Open Source Week was a great success, and we are already looking forward to the 2012 edition. In the meantime check out the details and pictures of the events; follow the links from here.
OW2 SQuAT programme updateJoin us at OW2con for a session dedicated to the Software Quality Assurance and Trustworthiness programme and learn more about the SQuAT tools currently implemented by OW2, and next stages in the program. More.
Cloud Expo Europe 2012
OW2 is planning to be present at Cloud Expo Europe 2012, January 25-26 in London to promote OSCi and CompatibleOne. Please contact us if you want to participate in the OW2 booth or give a talk in the conference track we'd like to organize. More.
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BOULDER -- Prosecutors on Wednesday showed a Boulder County jury intercepted jail letters and played recordings of phone calls from the jail in which a man accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend instructs her to recant or skip town during his trial.
Meanwhile, in phone calls and letters to others, 22-year-old Kyle Brooks calls the woman a "whore," "slut" and other names, while discussing how he is "playing" her to get the charges dismissed.
The letters and calls were presented in the second day of Brooks' trial on two felony counts of attempting to disarm a police officer, eight bail-bond violations and a felony count of second-degree assault.
According to police and prosecutors, Brooks -- angry that his girlfriend Shelby Laning got pregnant by another man while they were separated -- strangled her and pinned her to a bed and pressed his knee into her abdomen on Nov. 15, 2011, demanding that she abort. They report that he then fought with officers later in the day at the Boulder County Courthouse in Longmont where police met him to arrest him on suspicion of the earlier assault. During the fight with officers, police reported, Brooks tried to take one officer's gun and grabbed a Taser that had fallen on the ground and tried to shoot an officer with it. The Taser did not deploy.
On Wednesday morning, prosecutors showed jurors a series of letters that Brooks' cellmate turned over to authorities. Inmate Michael Lynn testified on Tuesday that Brooks asked him to send the letters because court orders prohibited Brooks from contacting Laning. He said he did not want to get in trouble for helping Brooks and thought that turning over the letters might win him favor in trying to get out of segregation in the jail.
In the letters, read aloud in court on Wednesday, Brooks wrote a draft of a recantment letter that he instructed Laning to rewrite in her own handwriting and have notarized and sent to attorneys in the case. He also called her "love" and told her to copy a letter he had written in her voice to him in which she offers him an apology for falsely reporting an assault. Brooks and Laning, 20, have a 2-year-old son together. She gave up the second child for adoption.
In another letter addressed to another woman, Brooks wrote: "Really, the b---h is a ho and always will be a ho, but I worry about ... my poor little baby boy."In a phone call to a mutual friend Brooks says he has no intention of being with Laning when he gets out of jail, but that he has to "play" her or he will be "f--ked" in his case. Their friend, Kayleigh Randall, can be heard on the tape agreeing that Laning would be angry if she found out.
Brooks was also heard on the call saying that he hopes Laning's second baby dies and calls her a series of derogatory names.
Laning testified on Tuesday that she made up the account of the assault in police reports, even denying that she told officers some of the details included. She explained that a mark on her neck that police found was not from strangulation, but was a hickey. She also testified that she loves Brooks and that he loves her and has a "big heart." She said they consider themselves to be married under common law and tried to use a "marital privilege" to avoid testifying at all. However, Boulder District Judge Roxanne Bailin said the rule does not apply when one spouse is the victim in a case.
Testimony is ongoing.Pierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or email@example.com.

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Vegas Magic, A 911 Call, A Family Tree and Politics as Usual: We review The Incredible Burt Wonderstone with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. Discuss The Call with Halle Berry and The Place Beyond The Pines with Ryan Gosling. Then go to D.C. for the Netflix political drama - House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey.
Visit the Website: http://www.justseenit.com
Episode #112 / Length: 26 minutes


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What Do Facebook "Likes" Really Mean? Stephen Colbert Knows.
Maybe you've heard that your Facebook "Likes" say more about you than you think — and that there's a scientific study that says so.
But it turns out that you really didn't need a study to suss out some of this stuff. Stephen Colbert explains.
Bonus: Keep your eyes peeled and see if you can spot a "native ad" from Cadillac!


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Deploying BIRT
Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4
Adding the BIRT Viewer to an RCP Application
The BIRT Viewer is also wrapped as an Eclipse plugin and is located under the eclipse/plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.viewer_2.1.0 directory within the BIRT Designer install. When BIRT reports are previewed, this is the plugin that is used for generation and viewing. RCP developers can make use of this plugin to embed report generation and viewing capabilities within their applications.
To deploy BIRT in this fashion, first modify your plugin dependencies to include the BIRT viewer, as illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Dependencies needed to include the BIRT Viewer
The BIRT Viewer depends on several BIRT and Eclipse plugins, such as the Tomcat plugin. For a complete list of required plugins, see the launch configuration (RCP
Example.launch) within the example source code. Also note that additional plugins that are not in the dependency list may be necessary. These are usually determined by the type of report that is being generated and include plugins such as the XML ODA driver, which is used to retrieve data from an XML stream or file.
Next, you will need to add code to your application to run and render the report. BIRT's Viewer plugin makes use of the Eclipse Tomcat plugin to run and render the reports. The BIRT Viewer is a servlet, which runs in the Tomcat plugin. BIRT supplies a utility class, WebViewer, which can be used to launch the application.
The WebViewer class supplies two variants of a method named
display. This method launches the BIRT Viewer, runs, and then renders your report. Both take report name and format as parameters.
public static void display( String report,
String format,
boolean allowPage )
The first variant of
display takes
allowPage as a boolean parameter. If this parameter is
true, the "/frameset" servlet mapping is used. If the parameter is
false, the "/run" servlet mapping is used. As described above, the "/frameset" mapping separates running and rendering of the report, and supports operations such as TOC, Export to CSV, and paginated HTML. The "/run" mapping generates a single HTML page or PDF document with the report output.
display in this manner renders the report in a separate browser window. This may not be desirable. It is possible to render the BIRT reports to an SWT Browser Composite. The second variant of display takes a Browser as a parameter. In the example source, a Browser is added to an Eclipse UI ViewPart, and the report is rendered to this Browser.
public static void display( String report,
String format,
Browser browser,
String servletName )
servletName parameter accepts "run" or "frameset", which allows access to the full capabilities of the BIRT Viewer. The BIRT Viewer allows parameters to be entered. In BIRT 2.1, if your report definition has parameters that are required, and no default value is specified, a parameter entry dialog will be displayed before running the report.
It is also possible to use the
WebViewer.startup method to launch the BIRT Viewer and then use the
Browser.setUrl command to run and render the report. See the source code for an example of this option. Figure 4 shows the result.
//option 1 display with no parameters in url.
//Parameter box will display if
//required in a separate window.
//This uses the /run mapping
//WebViewer.display(reportName ,
// WebViewer.HTML,
// false);
//option 2 display BIRT Viewer in separate
//Browser with /frameset mapping
//WebViewer.display(reportName ,
// WebViewer.HTML,
// true);
//option 3 display in SWT Browser
//using /frameset mapping.
// WebViewer.HTML,
// browser,
// "frameset");
//option 4 display in SWT Browser
// using /run mapping.
//option 5 display with parameters
//encoded in the URL
//- Note this required adding
//additional functions
//Use the TopNPercent.rptdesign
//with this example
//String format = "html";
//String preParameters =
// createURL( "run", reportName, format );
//Make sure to encode your parameters
//String parm1NameString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "Top Count", "utf-8" );
//String parm1ValueString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "5", "utf-8" );
//String parm2NameString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "Top Percentage", "utf-8" );
//String parm2ValueString =
// URLEncoder.encode( "25", "utf-8" );
//String finalUrl = preParameters +
// "&" + parm1NameString + "=" + parm1ValueString;
//finalUrl += "&" + parm2NameString
//+ "=" + parm2ValueString;
//browser.setUrl( finalUrl );
Figure 4. RCP Application with BIRT Viewer embedded


text: I don't know how many of you know who PSY is but he has this annoyingly catchy video of him jumping around like an idiot to technocrap music. Here is the video link. Well, it appears as though this apparently fun loving little man has been a part of anti American protests not to mention singing a song about "Killing Yankees". Well, he's giving a concert and, of course, Obama will be in attendance despite this about PSY is making headlines. Par for the course I guess. Here is a link to the story: http://music.yahoo.com/news/obama-at...215215389.html


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UH presents results of update to its Strategic PlanUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Ofc of the VP for Planning & Policy
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) System held discussions during the fall 2007 semester at UH campuses and university centers to update its System strategic plan, which expires in 2010. Based on input received from the UH community and the public, the University's administration developed a companion piece to the plan that assigns strategic priorities and performance measures and extends the plan to 2015.
The update to the plan, which pertains to the future direction of the university through 2015, seeks to strategically position the university to meet the needs of the state. The University of Hawaiʻi is the only public institution of post-secondary education in Hawaiʻi.
The UH community and general public are encouraged to review the draft strategic priorities and performance measures and submit their comments. Information on the update to the plan and a discussion board are available at www.hawaii.edu/ovppp/uhplan/.
In addition, two presentations on the UH System's draft strategic priorities and performance measures will be held in 2008. The first presentation is for members of the UH community on January 18, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. through Polycom at the following sites:
UH Hilo, Moʻokini Library, Rm 350 (originating site)UH Mānoa, Bachman 113UH West Oʻahu, Bldg B, Rm 106Hawaiʻi CC, Bldg 379, Rm 6AHonolulu CC, Bldg 2, Rm 214Kapiʻolani CC, Naio Bldg, Room 206Kauaʻi CC, Learning Resource Center, Rm 121-ALeeward CC — Not AvailableMaui CC, Kaʻaʻike Building, Rm 103Windward CC, Halekuhina, Rm 106Molokaʻi Education Center, Rm 105University Center West Hawaiʻi, Bldg 1, Vid Con
Attendees must be members of the UH community and are requested to print the PDF document "Outcomes and Measures 2008-2015" at http://www.hawaii.edu/ovppp/uhplan/ and bring it to thesession. Handouts and a PowerPoint presentation will not be available.
The second session will be on January 24, 10 a.m. — 12 p.m. through Hawaiʻi Interactive Television System (HITS). Both members of the UH community and the general public are invited to attend any of the following HITS locations:
UH Mānoa, Kuykendall Hall, Rm 201 (originating site)UH Hilo, Moʻokini Library, Rm 350Honolulu CC — Not Available Kapiʻolani CC — TBD (Please check http://www.hawaii.edu/ovppp/uhplan/ for an update on room location.)Kauaʻi CC, Learning Resource Center, Rm 121Leeward CC, Library Bldg, Rm 116Maui CC, Kaʻaʻike Building, Rm 105AWindward CC, Hale Ākoakoa, Rm 113Lānaʻi Education Center, Rm 106Molokaʻi Education Center — TBD (Please check http://www.hawaii.edu/ovppp/uhplan/ for an update on room location.)University Center West Hawaiʻi — Not Available
There will be a PowerPoint presentation and limited copies of handouts at the UH Mānoa site. Individuals attending other sites are encouraged to print their own handouts at http://www.hawaii.edu/ovppp/uhplan/.
Seating is limited for both sessions. No reservations required.
Visit http://www.hawaii.edu/dl/location/ for more information on HITS room locations.
For more information, visit: http:// www.hawaii.edu/ovppp/uhplan/


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Washoe County sheriff's deputies were searching Friday for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl under the pretext of hiring her as a baby sitter.
Michael Botelho, 42, Dayton, is wanted on a warrant for kidnapping, batter and sexual assault. He's accused of assaulting the girl near the south end of Washoe Lake on Aug. 7.
Botelho allegedly made contact with the girl by placing a newspaper ad for a baby sitter in Carson Valley, Sheriff Dennis Balaam said in a statement Friday.
The suspect picked her up, then drove to a secluded area near the lake north of Carson City where he allegedly attacked her. He later learned he was under investigation and fled the area, leaving his wife and two small children behind, the sheriff said.
He returned to his residence Thursday and picked up his wife and children before fleeing again, Balaam said. He's believed to be driving a Red 2000 Ford Explorer with Nevada license plates 398-MAN.
Botelho is described as a 5-10, 215-pound, white male. Investigators said he has family and friends in Fernley, Yerington, Smith Valley, Northern California and Hawaii.


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One-Year Onsite Hardware Warranty
Except when purchased as part of a system, Hewlett-Packard warrants your graphics peripheral hardware product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from receipt by the end user (proof of purchase required). If HP receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP will either, at its option, repair or replace products that prove to be defective.
Should HP be unable to repair or replace the product within a reasonable amount of time, the customer's alternative exclusive remedy shall be refund of the purchase price upon return of the product.
If this product was purchased as part of an HP system in a coordinated shipment or as a system add-on, it is warranted against defects in material and workmanship during the same period as the HP system.
The above warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from: improper or inadequate maintenance by customer; customer-supplied software or interfacing; unauthorized modification or misuse; operation outside the environmental specifications for the product; operation of non-supported media; or improper site preparation and maintenance.
HP's limited warranty is valid in any country where the covered HP product is distributed by HP except for the Middle-East, Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, and France's "Departments D'Outre-Mer"; for those excepted areas, the warranty is valid only in the country of purchase. Contracts for additional warranty services, such as on-site service, may be available for any authorized HP service facility where the listed HP product is distributed by HP or an authorized importer.
Warranty Limitations
HP makes no other warranty, either expressed or implied, with respect to this product. HP specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Some states or provinces do not allow limitations on the duration of an implied warranty, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. However, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness is limited to the one-year duration of this written warranty.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that may vary from state to state, or province to province.
Obtaining Service During Warranty Period
If your hardware should fail during the warranty period, read the "Troubleshooting" section, then contact your local Hewlett-Packard Sales and Support Office or an Authorized HP Personal Computer Dealer Repair Center and arrange for onsite repair of the product. Retain proof of purchase in order to obtain warranty service.
After the Warranty Period
If your hardware should fail after the warranty period, read the problem solving sections, then contact an Authorized HP Personal Computer Dealer Repair Center or call an HP Sales and Support Office for details of the services available. If you have an HP Maintenance Agreement, request service under your agreement.


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Steers upset by Snyder 31-21
SNYDER — After scoring a touchdown on its opening possession — a 31-yard run from sophomore quarterback Tobyn Tannehill — it appeared Big Spring was eager to redeem last week's District 4-3A opening loss against a Abilene Wylie with a convincing victory over the Snyder Tigers on the road.Instead, costly Steer turnovers and a handful of momentum-changing plays resulted in Big Spring coming away with their second loss of the season and a 0-2 conference record as Snyder outlasted the Steers 31-21.The upset puts added pressure on BSHS Head Coach Phillip Ritchey, who guided his team to a 5-0 record prior to the start of district action."We were definitely expecting to win," Ritchey said. "You can't make that many crucial mistakes — giving them short fields, a pick-six — and get a win against most anybody. When you give them the ball that many times at the 20, it's a dangerous situation. There were too many critical mistakes that were game-changers. It was too much to overcome."Up 7-0 to begin the second quarter, Tannehill attempted a short pass that was picked off by Snyder's Zach Harris and turned into an 80-yard touchdown run coupled with a valid point after kick to tie the game.With the Steers defense on the field deep in their own territory, what looked like a bit of a backwards lateral pass was attempted by Snyder. The pitch was caught and fumbled, with a Steer recovery, but the officials called it an incomplete pass, extending the Tigers possession. D'Vincent Allison then scored on a 5-yard run to put the Tigers up 14-7 after a valid extra point.On their next offensive drive BSHS running back Michael Oliva began pounding his way down the field after three straight rushes for 16 yards and a first down. With send down and eight yards to go, a pass interference call benefited the Steers and on first and goal, Oliva scored on a two-yard run and after another good PAT kick from Devin Roberson, Big Spring had evened it up at 14."We moved the ball well," Ritchey said. "Our defense played well at times. The kids played hard. It was just one of those nights it seemed everything went against us."With under a minute left in the half, the Tigers scored on a six-yard run to give them a 21-14 advantage headed into halftime.The start of the second half didn't bode well for the Steers. The kick return was fumbled with the Tigers recovering the ball on their own 13. A nine-yard run by Harris capped Snyder's drive and increased its lead to 28-14.A big defensive stop by the Tigers foiled a drive by Tannehill and company despite a pair of completed passes to Tate Kennedy — including one for a first down — and 15-yard personal foul penalty against Snyder. Big Spring turned the ball over on downs after a failed quarterback sneak play.The Steers next offensive possession would prove to be more effective. Oliva and Tannehill each gained seven yards in back-to-back rushing plays before a 23-yard pass completion to Roberson put the Steers in a position to score.Oliva ran in a two-yard touchdown and Roberson's kick was good, as the Steers made it a one-possession game with a score of 28-21.A key defensive stop by the Steers began the final period of action, but the Steers offense was non-existent."We still had opportunities, even with all the mistakes," Ritchey explained. "We felt like we could win even in the fourth quarter. We didn't take advantage of some situations and it didn't happen, so we move on."When asked if the loss to Wylie last week — the squads first all season — may have taken the wind out of the Steers' sails, Ritchey said it's possible, but not likely."It may have effected them," Ritchey said. "But Wylie is a good team and I thought that first quarter was the best we had played all year. It's my responsibility to get those guys emotionally ready to play. I feel like we kind of beat ourselves. I don't think we were having a problem moving the ball. We just had to execute better. Snyder's got a good program. It was a rivalry at one time and it was at their house."Snyder picked off Tannehill once again, but this time failed to generate any points off the interception. A 24-yard field goal by Snyder kicker Chance Reneau put the game on ice, as Big Spring was unable to score for the remainder of the affair.Disappointed, but not out of it yet, Ritchey is setting his sights on a three-game win streak against remaining district foes Sweetwater, Greenwood and Monahans."We certainly control our own destiny," Ritchey added. "We are going to focus on us and make sure we go out there and take care of business."The next challenge will come at Memorial Stadium, as the Steers host the 3-4 Sweetwater Mustangs."We got a big one this week," Ritchey said. "We need a lot of support. It's a home game, I encourage everyone to play a part in this and come out to support our guys."


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Henderson County's Children & Family Resource Center will be the subject at a continuing education class at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, 699 N. Grove St., Hendersonville.
The public is invited to the class, offered by the Stephen Ministers at First Presbyterian Church.
CRFC's mission is to improve children's lives through parent education, quality child care resources and leadership on children's issues.
For more information, call 692-3211.
Edneyville United Methodist Church will hold its vacation Bible school from 6-9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The church is located at 799 Bearwallow Road, Edneyville.
Children of all ages invited to "Blast Off!" Each evening begins with a meal, and activities include worship, singing, crafts and games.
For more information, call 685-7344.
First United Methodist concert series to begin
First United Methodist Church at 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville, will launch its eighth annual concert series at 4 p.m. Aug. 17.
The Aug. 17 program will feature Dorothy Duensing, mezzo soprano, and Carolyn Grimes-Sherwood, soprano, with Andrew Rogelberg, accompanist.
The program will be held in the sanctuary and is open to the public at no charge.
For more information, call 693-4275 or visit www.fumchvlnc.org.
Marc Mullinax, professor of religion at Mars Hill University, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unity Center of Mills River, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road.
In Sunday's presentation, Mullinax will speak about our native capacity for joy, the ways joy can be killed and the hope for more joy-filled lives and, therefore, world.
Mullinax describes himself as an "unrepentant Baptist minister."
A student of East Asian religious traditions, Mullinax seeks to bring the wisdoms of the world's spirituality traditions into close conversation with local congregations.
His talks intentionally address the intersection where religion, culture, society and spirituality meet, all with a social justice twist.
For more information, call 891-8700.


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It may look like Diablo, but once the action started, it felt like Diablo even more. Many games have sought to copy Diablo's action RPG formula. And while those titles can clone the various pieces of the game, it's Diablo's pace that makes playing it such an addiction. Within moments of starting this demo, I knew Diablo 3 had managed to capture that je ne se quoi again. The secret lies in the balance of rhythm of adventuring in the game. Encounter areas frequently feature large groups, yet never quite so many that I would get overwhelmed. It's a dynamic that gets the adrenalin going, and rewards me with a little downtime to poke around, uncovering the map, before hitting the next battle. Pushing the limits of what a character can take on also promotes learning how to use all of the chosen character's strengths and tools. Since the last time I saw the game, the skill system has been switched up. Characters will be able to ultimately equip a combination of six active and three passive skills. These slots open up with new levels. Everyone starts with two actives, and gains one additional at levels 6, 12, 18, and 24 to reach the full complement of six. The first passive skill unlocks at level 10, with the other two opening up at levels 20 and 30. The new approach may sound a little simplified. One of the points behind the change was to make it more flexible, and easily adaptable to situations in the game. As I progressed through the beta, I found this to be the case. Trudging through the swampy graveyards above ground, I found myself using a lot of snare traps combined with rapid fire to entrap and then take down groups of zombies. When the action shifted into the halls beneath the Cathedral, so did my plan of attack. Game director Jay Wilson described the combat as "layered," thanks to a tiered series of abilities. So-called "spammable" attacks make up the first tier, followed by "breakout abilities" that can't be used as often but disrupt the battle. Finally, each class has an "escape" move to allow them to regroup when it all goes wrong. In the case of my Demon Hunter, that ability was smoke screen, and when used it gave me a few seconds of effective invisibility, allowing me to get away from groups.
See the latest Diablo III screenshots
Before facing off the Skeleton King, I encountered a crusading knight willing to join my fight. Followers can be thought of as "mini-heroes" that believe in the character and will fight alongside. In this case, the addition of a fighter to get out in front of my arrows proved invaluable. Diablo 3 allows the player limited control over the development of followers. They level up, and gain assignable skills at levels 5, 10, 15, and 20. I also found I was able to select my companion's weapon, so I equipped him with a heavy pike. But this customization does not extend to selecting their full set of gear. Followers also figure prominently into the storytelling scheme for Diablo 3. Lengthy monologues are gone, replaced by conversations held with the various people met along the way. One of more important of these is Leah, the adopted niece of Deckard Cain. As well as a potent archer, she serves as a narrative bridge between the volumes of knowledge we know Cain has from chronicling the story for so long and what we as players of the game need to know. When I finally reached the Skeleton King (yes, the legendary King Leoric who was cursed in death to serve Diablo), I took advantage of one more skill. Hitting him with "marked for death" boosted the damage my follower and I did to him, making it a little easier to bring him down while dealing with all the minions he had at his disposal. Fall he did, which meant the demo had come to an end. Much to my dismay, I couldn't continue down the glowing doorway that beckoned me on. It's undoubtedly a throwback, but if this beta is any indication, Diablo 3 is primed for recapturing its predecessor's addictive hold. It shouldn't be long before everyone gets a chance to play the beta and get a taste of it for themselves.
See the latest Diablo III screenshots


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EXETER -- Joseph Lovett a 2005 Peabody award winner, decided to confront his fears of vision loss (he has battled glaucoma over 20 years) by directing and producing "Going Blind Going Forward", a documentary examining the lives of six different people with visual impairment. Joe's film was released in 2010 and has made a significant educational and inspirational impact across the nation.
Please join the Exeter Area Lions and The New Hampshire Association for the Blind for the showing of "Going Blind Going Forward" on February 18. The program will be held at 6 pm at the Exeter Hospital in the 3 North Conference Room.
The New Hampshire Association for the Blind is pleased to partner with the Lions Clubs to bring awareness to communities, regarding the topic of vision loss. There are people in nearly every neighborhood, who are facing such a change with their sight. This raises questions and concerns for themselves, families and friends. The "Going Blind Going Forward" event pulls information together with an opportunity to speak with professionals and others, who can address the issues, build awareness, and achieve such objectives on a local level. This event will also bring awareness to communities about the Lions.
Come enjoy the film, light refreshments, and a panel of speakers that will be available for questions. Any questions? Please contact Dana Trahan 603-580-5096 or email@example.com


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Boffins shine 800Mbps wireless network from flashlight
LEDs torch LAN record
German researchers have discovered how to fill a room with 800 megabits per second of wireless data using an inexpensive LED setup.
"Using red-blue-green-white light LEDs, we were able to transmit 800Mbit/s in the lab," said researcher Klaus-Dieter Langer. "That is a world record for the [visible light communication] method."
Langer, working at Berlin's Heinrich Hertz Institute, an arm of Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, also described an earlier experiment that reached 100Mbit/s using only white-light LEDs.
"We turn the LEDs off and on in very rapid succession and transfer the information as ones and zeros," he explained. "The modulation of the light is imperceptible to the human eye.
On the receiving end is a simple photo diode, and circuitry that converts the diode's signals into a digital data stream. According to Langer, advantages of this method include the simplicity of converting the LEDs into signal-sending devices, and the elimination of cabling as a signal-transferring medium.
In the 100 Mbit/s experiment, the signalling LEDs were placed on the ceiling, and the transmission was error-free in an area of 10 square meters, received by a group of four photo diode–equipped laptops.
"We transferred four videos in HD quality to four different laptops at the same time," said another HHI researcher, Anagnostis Paraskevopoulos.
Using visible light as a signaling medium rather than radio waves has clear advantages in areas such as hospitals and aircraft where radio transmission is not possible and where cabling would be prohibitively expensive.
The most obvious disadvantage of visible light communication (VLC) is that the signal can be easily blocked by any solid object – a hand moving between the LEDs and the photo diode, for example. The inability for light to penetrate walls also limits VLC to special-case scenarios.
As limited as VLC may seem, when The Reg spoke in June with Aicha Evans, wireless engineering manager at Intel, she told us that "a lot of people are talking about visible light."
Although Evans admitted that "it's still science fiction," VLC may very well show its value in the last few meters of a data stream. If at this early stage of its evolution it's already being demonstrated at 800Mbit/s speeds, VLC may very well prove to be a serviceable high-speed, within-four-walls broacast WLAN in future implementations. ®
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text: Unitus DSpace The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. http://http://dspace.unitus.it:80 2018-05-23T10:57:07Z 2018-05-23T10:57:07Z Cellular and molecular immune responses of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) experimentally infected with betanodavirus Scapigliati, Giuseppe Buonocore, Francesco Randelli, Elisa Casani, Daniela Meloni, Sabrina Zarletti, Gianpaolo Tiberi, M. Pietretti, D. Boschi, I. Manchado, Manuel Martin-Antonio, B. Jimenez-Cantizano, R. Bovo, Giuseppe Borghesan, Fabio Lorenzen, Niels Einer-Jensen, Katja Adams, S. Thompson, K. Alonso, C. Béjar, Julia Cano, Irene Borrego, Juan J. Alvarez, M.Carmen http://hdl.handle.net/2067/1685 2011-06-28T10:07:01Z 2010-12-31T23:00:00Z Title: Cellular and molecular immune responses of the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) experimentally infected with betanodavirus Authors: Scapigliati, Giuseppe; Buonocore, Francesco; Randelli, Elisa; Casani, Daniela; Meloni, Sabrina; Zarletti, Gianpaolo; Tiberi, M.; Pietretti, D.; Boschi, I.; Manchado, Manuel; Martin-Antonio, B.; Jimenez-Cantizano, R.; Bovo, Giuseppe; Borghesan, Fabio; Lorenzen, Niels; Einer-Jensen, Katja; Adams, S.; Thompson, K.; Alonso, C.; Béjar, Julia; Cano, Irene; Borrego, Juan J.; Alvarez, M.Carmen Abstract: Naïve sea bass juveniles (38.4 ± 4.5 g) were intraperitoneally infected with a sublethal dose of betanodavirus isolate 378/I03, followed after 43 days by a similar boosting. This infection resulted in an overall mortality of 7.6 %. At various intervals, sampling of fish tissues were performed to investigate: i) B and T lymphocyte content in organs and tissues; ii), proliferation of leucocytes re-stimulated in vitro with inactivated virus; iii) presence of serum antibody specific for betanodavirus; iv) expression of genes coding for the following immunoregulatory molecules involved in innate and acquired responses: IFN-1, Mx, IL-1, Cox-2; IL-10, TGF-, TCR, CD4, CD8, IgM, by using a quantitative PCR array system developed for sea bass. The obtained results showed a detectable increase of T cells and B cells in PBL during betanodavirus infection. Furthermore, leucocytes obtained from blood, head kidney, and gills showed a detectable in "vitro" increase in viability upon addition of inactivated viral particles, as determined by measuring intracellular ATP concentration. ELISA analysis of sera showed that exposure to nodavirus induced a low, but specific antibody titer measured 43 days after infection, despite the presence of measurable levels of natural antibody. Finally, a strong upregulation of genes coding for IFN-1, Mx, and IgM was identified after both infection and boosting. Interestingly, an upregulation of Cox-2 until boosting, and of TGF- and IL-10 after boosting was also observed, while the other tested genes did not show any significant variations with respect to mock-treated fish. Overall, our work represents a first comprehensive analysis of cellular and molecular immune parameters in a fish species exposed to a pathogenic virus. Description: L'articolo è disponibile sul sito dell'editore http://www.sciencedirect.com/ 2010-12-31T23:00:00Z


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Think about the Marion Bermuda Race as a two tiered family vacation. While sailors like the challenge and adventure of a 645 mile Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream crossing to Bermuda, landlubbers can travel fast and dry, choose a two-hour ride on a 737 and a long weekend of fun in sunny Bermuda. They'll be enjoying pink sand beaches, snorkeling adventures, golf, tennis, island tours, historical museums, art and Bermuda cuisine— all while waiting in comfort for their sailor's arrival. This makes the Marion Bermuda Race special— it's a family affair.
So, get moving, get it in gear. You still have time to enter the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. The start is Friday, June 14 and the early-bird discount entry fee doesn't end until April 15. If you don't make that deadline the fee goes up $150, and you could be putting that toward family time in Bermuda. June is high season in Bermuda, so it's essential to start making your hotel and plane reservations now.
And you still have time to sign up for Marion Bermuda's Safety-at-Sea Symposium scheduled for March 23-24 in Boston. It's smart to brush up on thinking safety; and for racers, a recent sanctioned seminar is required for 30% of crewmembers and for skippers or watch captains. In-the-water training, actually getting into a floating life raft with an inflatable lifejacket on, is available for limited enrollment. The Safety-at-Sea course is essential for anyone setting off on an offshore race, a cruise or just day sailing in the ocean or a large bay. Register for the seminar at http://www.marionbermuda.com/sas/index.php.
Many social events are planned at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC) and are designed for sailors' extended family and friends waiting for "their ship to come in". Weekly children's activities are offered simultaneously to allow adults a "hands free" social experience. Group rate accommodations are also available. Events are subject to change depending on demand.
Monday, June 17th
• St. David's Lighthouse Cocktail party at the Finish Line! Witness the first boats approach Bermuda from this premiere location. Traditionally it's a party for the Race Committee, Volunteers and Bermuda officials. This year the folks at the Lighthouse have gracefully extended an invitation to early guests. Transportation is provided.
Tuesday, June 18th
• Enjoy Tea (4:00 PM) at the RHADC hosted by the Governor's Wife, Mrs. Margaret Fergusson. Experience a classic British tradition with Bermuda's First Lady.
Wednesday, June 19th
• Fashion Show Luncheon (12:00 PM) at RHADC. Enjoy a delicious meal while feasting your eyes on the latest in Bermuda fashion from Beachwear to Eveningwear provided by downtown's chicest boutiques!
• Wednesday Evening: Gosling's Rum Tasting at the RHADC.
Thursday, June 20th
• A taste of Bermuda culture, literally! Renowned RHADC Chef John will share his delicious recipes for Classic Bermuda Fish Chowder and Codfish Cakes (with Gosling's Rum). Master Bartender Phil will also reveal his secrets to making Bermuda's signature drink, The Rum Swizzle! (With Gosling's, of course.)
• Thursday Evening: See the colorful Gombey Performer's tribal dance to drums in full costume. Make your own costume mask! A great activity for the whole family.
• Dancing under the stars! Try out your new-found Gombey moves, harbor-side by the light of the Tiki torches down at the Flip Flop Grill.
• Kids Movie Night at the RHADC.
Friday, June 21st
• Morning Cricket Lessons on the RHADC Tennis Courts
• Water-world Activities with Kids Sailing Clinic and Water Tramp
• One design racing. Race around the warm, turquoise harbor in one design dinghies in full view of the clubhouse. Creative Crew attire will be richly rewarded!
• Award Ceremony following. Awards will be presented for … um… no particularly good reason! Whatever the Junior Judges feel is worthy, or notable in one way or another. Just fun. This activity will kick off the much anticipated Gosling Rum's cocktail party following the race
• Friday Evening: Gosling's Rum demonstrates a brilliant way to mix your Rum Swizzle – in the Washing Machine! Doing the wash has never been so intoxicating. Come get washed-up and partake of this hilarious and tasty mixer, followed by DJ and Dancing at the Flip Flop Grill of course. Good clean fun.
Saturday, June 22nd
• Explore a Shipwreck in a 2-hour snorkeling expedition off the coast of Elbow Beach.
• Evening Gala Awards Ceremony at the Dockyards with Ferry service provided from the RHADC.
About the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association
Since its inception in 1977, the biennial Marion Bermuda Race has been a premier 645 mile ocean race and sailing event which appeals to a broad range of cruising and racing enthusiasts. The spirit of the race is one focused on Family and Fun, and all yachts and crew are participating for the joy and pleasure of sailing, competition, and the camaraderie that accompanies such an offshore event.
The Marion Bermuda Race encourages the development of blue water sailing skills on seaworthy yachts that can be handled safely offshore with limited crew. The Marion Bermuda Race is a 501(c)(3) organization and among other educational efforts, supports and encourages Youth Sailing programs. The Marion to Bermuda Race is organized and run entirely by hundreds of volunteering members of The Beverly Yacht Club (BYC), The Blue Water Sailing Club (BWSC) and The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club (RHADC) for the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association.


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2003 Cross Country
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Beaver's Run Respectable on Difficult All-Ohio Course
Delaware, OH - The Bluffton College Beaver's cross country team competed at the All-Ohio Championships today, on a muggy October afternoon. New course modifications increased the level of difficulty for the runners this year, and it showed in the finishing times. The All-Ohio Championship cross country meet is a meet that involves only Ohio colleges/universities from NCAA Division I, II, III, and the NAIA. The Beaver men improved on last year's finish in the meet placing 32nd overall and 15th in the Division III race while the women finished 31st overall and 13th in the Division III race.
The women were the first to run at 2:00pm. The squad was led for the first time this year by sophomore Carrie Hudecek. Hudecek utilized a pace strategy which propelled her to 170th place, finishing in 21:35.9 for the 5,000m course. Finishing second for the Bluffton women was Lauren Borga in 21:42.2, good for 179th. Third was Lauren Bailey with another strong outing finishing in 21:50.5 for 187th place. Also scoring for the Beavers were Jennifer Creamer in 22:05.3 for 200th, and Rachel Noirot in 24:05.4, for 246th. Other Beavers competing were Lindsay Bryant (254th/24:41.1) and Alicia Stanko (162nd/26:51.0) in the open race.
Next up were the men who felt the course changes the most. The 5-mile race proved to be the toughest course the men's team has seen in recent history. Working his way back to the number one spot was junior Andy Schiefer who completed the race in 29:14.4 earning him 150th place, the best finish of his career at the championships. Close behind Schiefer was Dave Espinoza who finished strong completing the course in 29:25.4 for 157th place. Finishing the scoring for the Beavers were Patrick Cooley, who improved on his time last year by two minutes, running a 29:53.1 to earn 181st place. Chris Wojciechowski followed Cooley in 216th place (31:24.5) and then Johnny Ichrist, who finished 221st in a 31:52.9.
"What an extremely difficult course we had this year," said Head Coach Derek Stanley. "Except for a few set-backs, I'm happy with how the teams ran today. I saw some gutsy performances today. Sometimes it takes a meet like this to put a season into perspective," Stanley added.
Full results can be found at: http://bishops.owu.edu/alohxc03.html
The Beavers will be in action again Saturday, October 18 at Manchester College in North Manchester, IN. The women run at 11:00am and the men at 11:45am (Indiana time). This will be the teams' final tune-up before the HCAC Championships.


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text: "Learning and teaching are not symmetrical. They are not flip sides of the same coin…The working assumption is this: Solve teaching and you will get learning." –Sugata Mitra, Beyond the Hole in the Wall: Discover the Power of Self-Organized Learning What if the majority of our systems and methods in education are not needed? What … Continue reading


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Most common in rural areas, bright orange "Slow Moving Vehicle" triangles on tractors and other farm equipment also are spotted by motorists in suburban and (sometimes) urban areas, especially as spring planting season approaches. Farmers and ranchers are encouraged to use SMV signs and follow other farm and ranch safety protocols through initiatives such as the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program, which is spearheaded by the Farm Bureau Safety and Health Network.
This year, the theme of the program is "Agricultural Safety: Your Best Investment." Through the program, farmers are urged to take just a few minutes to think about and implement safety precautions before heading out to the field. This can save lives and resources by preventing accidents, injuries and lost time.
The physical, emotional and financial consequences of a serious safety incident on the farm and ranch are well-documented.
According to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 243 agricultural workers suffer lost-work-time injuries daily in the U.S. Five percent of these injuries result in permanent impairment. That equates to 12 workers daily who sustain injuries resulting in permanent disabilities.
Further, between 1992 and 2009, the leading cause of death for farmers and farm workers was tractor overturns. To prevent such tragedies, Farm Bureau promotes the use of a Roll-Over Protective Structure with a seatbelt.
One bright spot is the sharp decline in the total number of youth injuries on farms and ranches. Ag safety statistics compiled by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health indicate that during the 11 years from 1998 to 2009, the rate of childhood agricultural injuries per 1,000 farms (includes youth who live on, visit and are hired to work on farms) declined 57 percent. The rate of injuries per 1,000 household youth (those living on farms) declined by 60 percent during that same period.
Industry experts say for youth on farms additional safety outreach efforts should focus on their use of tractors and other machinery, motor vehicles including ATVs and water hazards.
These statistics emphasize why state Farm Bureaus continue to place a priority on making farms and ranches safer for farmers, their family members and employees.
ASAP is part of the Farm Bureau Safety and Health Network of professionals who share an interest in identifying and decreasing safety and health risks.
(Cyndie Sirekis is director of news services at the American Farm Bureau Federation. She may be contacted at email@example.com.)
Permission for use is granted, however, credit must be made to the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this item.


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Aussie Review: Confidentiality Guaranteed
Sep 26, 2012
Confidentiality will be assured to any who wish to give evidence to the independent review into Australia's performance in the pool at London 2012, extending to team culture and allegations of swimmer-to-swimmer bullying and pranks that allegedly included the use of banned sleep aid Stilnox by male sprinters.
Todd Balym reports in News Limited papers today that former federal sports minister Warwick Smith, at the helm of the review, will be joined by Olympic champions Kieren Perkins and Petria Thomas, former swimming board member Tim Ford and AIS head Matthew Favier.
"In seeking stakeholders' views, the review panel will instigate a process to ensure participants can submit their views confidentially if required in order to receive frank and open input to assist in the panel's deliberations," the terms of reference say, notes Balym.
"It is clear that if Swimming Australia is to sustain high standards of success in an increasingly competitive environment, it must critically assess its high performance programs and the governance structures and administration that underpin them," the terms assert.


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(WEAU) - Several community members were honored Thursday for giving back.
The Chippewa Valley Fund Raising Professionals honored the Barland family as the 2012 Philanthropist of The Year and Katharine Rhoten got the youth honors.
The Barland family of Eau Claire is well known for their philanthropy and volunteerism for four generations.
Katharine Rhoten is the youngest person to establish a donor-advised fund with the Eau Claire Community Foundation. "Katharine's Wish" gives toys or books to children in the hospital.


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NEW YORK - Cellphone video captured a FedEx driver in midtown Manhattan casually heaving stacks of boxes into her truck, even allowing a celebrity shot from a non-FedEx employee off the street and later sharing a chuckle with that man.
But the humor in their Hail Marys turned a little darker -- or disappeared altogether -- for those who routinely ship with the carrier.
"Well, if I had a box in there, I would certainly be angered," one man said.
"Who knows how many other workers are doing it," said another.
Speaking outside of boxes now, the catching of this strong-armed truck-loader by a regular Joe with a cell phone may represent a trend in itself.
"In this world of social media," Greystone Recruiting Vice President Tim St. Clair said. "It takes one moment and you're sort of not famous, but infamous."
St. Clair recognizes anyone on the job as an extension of their employer's brand and said -- like it or not -- companies now have more unpaid consultants enforcing that brand than ever before.
"Someone's watching you," St. Clair said. "Someone's going to be focusing in on you and if you make a mistake or if you do something stupid like throw boxes in the back of the van, you're going to get in trouble. Someone's going to see it. And then it's going to go viral. And then from a parent company point of view, there's going to be some serious issues from a PR standpoint."
Texting bus drivers, bird-flipping delivery men and TV tossers, beware.
The vigilante publication and worldwide reaction the FedEx video forced that company to announce its disappointment and promise to discipline an employee whose actions might otherwise have gone undetected.
But thanks to the Internet and the sneaky camera-phone-man who shot the video and posted it to YouTube, FedEx knows, we know and employees wearing different uniforms just might know: Goofing off when bosses aren't around won't guarantee escaping punishment.
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text: Nintendo-owned developer Monolithsoft (who made the Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos games before it was purchased) announced today that it's looking to hire new staff to work on its latest project -- a Wii U game. The studio is looking for programmers, planners, CG artists, 2D designers, effects designers, and more. In other words, it's looking to build its roster significantly for this project, which suggests a big one.\n\nOf course, the last three games Monolith made for Nintendo were Xenoblade, Disaster: Day of Crisis, and Soma Bringer, so we're already pessimistic about the American localization prospects of this unreleased, undeveloped game.


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Do you remember those sunny carefree days of summer, those days of childhood, playing in a woodland, by a stream, or chasing friends across a lawn, filling you with joy and delight?Perhaps you believed in angels and faries, or on wishing on a star, and your world seemed full of moon-dust and miracles.Somewhere along the way the magic fades, along with our ability to be 'happy for no reason', to gasp in awe and wonder, to dream the impossible dream. Our ability to glimpse the invisible realms is slowly buried beneath a mound of daily demands and routines, rationality and cynicism.For some, life seems at best hum-dum and ordinary, or at worst, full of struggle and anxiety - we simply focus on getting through each day. Yet deep down we have this nagging feeling, that life itself isn't meant to be this way. That there is more to life than this. That a more joyous and magical existence lies just beyond our reach.Have we possibly been brainwashed? For the past 300 years most scientists have persuaded us to believe in a clockwork, mechanical universe in which life is a random accident, which happened to emerge from a primordial broth.Science has given birth to a nightmarish existence in which we are isolated cogs in a mundane world - machine, leading brief, meaningless lives while battling against the brutal forces of nature.Whatever does not fit this materialist world view has been declared irrelevant or even nonsensical and therefore been devalued, e.g. The mind, consciousness, experience, feelings, thoughts, intuition, love, wisdom, faith, God, spirituality, inspiration, creativity, myth, religion, art, ethics, psychic experiences and personal growth. No wonder we live ni an age of anxiety and despair. We are being deprived of our very humanity, our very souls.Religious dogma has also promoted the mundane world view. Both science and religion have portrayed humanity as the helpless pawns forces beyond our control. Science sees our lives determind by the laws of nature or the whims of so called 'chance' and 'coincidence'.Religion has pointed towards the (often cruel) dictates of God, fate or past karma. Either way we are powerless. Both science and religion have viewed the world as purely physical. Scientists simply pooh-poohs the non-physical and non-rational. Religion often contrasts the mundaneness and suffering of life with the divine. Viewing earthly life - with God as our absentee landlord. Something to be endured until we ascend to the dubious pleasure of playing the harp for eternity, or vanish into the personal oblivion of Nirvana.However, our vision of reality is now undergoing a transformation so profound. Collectively, we are taking a quantum leap in conciousness - a leap towards rediscovering our connectedness with others. A leap towards awareness of other dimensions of reality. We live on the edge of the miraculous. A vision of New Age is indeed beginning to dawn.When we look closer and closer at 'solid objects' - such as chairs, candles, etc we do not see tiny but separate particles, but rather interlocked web of energy fields. At a quantum level everything is interconnected.The new biology is shifting towards a similar vision of reality. Remarkable studies have shown that people, monkeys, rats, birds and even crystals seem to communicate in telepathic ways. The mundane world view would dismiss this as impossible. We are not a conglomeration of molecules, we are connected to everyone else, and in a way that transcends time and space.As we approach this quantum leap in consciousness, could it be that we are beginning to move beyond the limitations of the rational mind, beyond the five senses, beyond space and time, beginning to explore the inner realms, to stretch the boudaries of our consciousness? We are moving beyond our human potential towards our spiritual potential.GOD IS LOVE NOT TO BE FEARED
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Tickets, Please
The hunting-style spring jacket is having quite a surge these days.
We marveled over Mr. Ford's version yesterday, but the folks at Winn Perry just pointed us towards a treated cotton version that offers a lighter hang and adds a ticket pocket in front for anything that didn't quite fit in the others.
That makes for five total pocket flaps—more than any reasonable man should ever need—but we're glad to see the ticket pocket outside of a suit jacket. It's too good an idea to leave to bespoke tailors alone.


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You certainly are a Beautiful Tuxedo Cat Yuki, but then again I am a bit prejudiced as you do have that Mr Scrappy Angel and Scrappy Two look to you.
You are like all of Our Tuxedos a Cat who is ready for just about anything and would fit in well at a formal dinner.
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Jan. 3, 2004
Santa Barbara, Calif. - Tonight UC Santa Barbara tips off league play against Long Beach State. The Gauchos enter Big West competition with a 6-3 record that includes pre-season victories over Hawaii, Pepperdine, and UCLA. The 49ers enter league play with a 2-7 record but have defeated the Gauchos the last two times the teams met in Long Beach's Pyramid. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on KTLK 1340 AM.
UC Santa Barbara Probable Starters
Although Santa Barbara has its full roster for the first time this season, the starting lineup will still have a few variations, until everybody is up to game speed. Starting in the backcourt will be seniors Jacoby Atako and Branduinn Fullove, along with sophomore Josh Davis. The Gauchos anticipate Nick Jones' return to the starting five, but Coach Williams will be easing him back in slowly and a start for him tonight is doubtful. Atako has been on a bit of a roller coaster ride offensively, averaging 6.7 points per game. In three games Atako has exploded for 13, 23, and 13 points, the 23 becoming a career high, yet he has struggled in the other games, leaving his scoring average at 6.7. But where Atako is most valuable is on the defensive end of the floor. The reigning Big West Player of the Year has made a career out of shutting down opposing guards and he is continuing with his dominance this year. Fullove returned to the Gauchos lineup against the University of San Diego but he didn't actually return until the game against Alabama State. It took him a couple games to get back into playing shape, and when he did, he scored the first twelve points against Alabama State and led UCSB to victory finishing 8-of-12 from the floor for a total of 23 points. Davis has been a savior to the backcourt for Santa Barbara considering the absence of Fullove and Jones during the pre-season. He leads the team in minutes played with 247 and he is averaging just over seven points per game. On the blocks for the Gauchos will be sophomore Cameron Goettsche and junior Casey Cook. Goettsche, like Atako, has had his ups-and-downs during the first part of the season. The 6-foot-8 high-flyer is clearly Santa Barbara's most explosive player, having the ability to get to the rim on every play, but sometimes it seems as though that's a game time decision whether or not he wants to contribute offensively. He too is averaging just over seven points per contest and is second on the team with an average of 5.4 rebounds per game. Cook has emerged as the best offensive weapon for UCSB throughout the beginning of the season. Not including Jones' 12 points in one performance, Cook leads the Gauchos with 11.6 points per game. He also leads the team in rebounding with 5.9 boards per contest, and when Santa Barbara needs a big shot, the ball undoubtedly makes it into his hands. He drilled the three-pointer to beat Pepperdine and calmly sunk two free throws to upset UCLA for the first time in school history.
Long Beach State Probable Starters
Starting in the backcourt for Long Beach will be sophomores Jibril Hodges and Louis Darby, along with freshman Kevin Houston. Hodges leads the guards with 9.8 points per game. In the team's loss to Colgate, December 30, Hodges scored nine points and was 3-of-5 from three-point territory. Darby is averaging 4.8 points per game on the season and also scored nine points against Colgate. In the last two games, he has averaged eight points. Houston is scoring 4.3 points per game and is dishing out 2.7 assists. He leads the team with 24 assists on the season. Starting on the blocks for LBSU will be seniors Kevin Roberts and Marcel Jackson. Roberts has been the go-to guy for the 49ers throughout the season thus far. He is averaging 15.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Against Colgate Roberts scored a season-high 24 points and notched his fourth double-double of the year. Jackson, 6-9, 290, is clearly the most imposing figure of the 49ers' starting five. He is averaging 5.6 points per game and 4.3 rebounds. He has specialized in hitting the offensive glass for Long Beach as 25 of his 39 total rebounds have come on the offensive end of the floor.
Scouting the Gauchos
As UC Santa Barbara becomes a full squad again, it will become more and more difficult to really scout the Gauchos. The options offensively are becoming more numerous with the return of Fullove and Jones, and both add depth defensively. At this point in the season, the first player that must be accounted for is clearly Casey Cook. Cook has paced the Gauchos throughout the beginning of the season and he gains confidence with every game. When the Gauchos were underdogs against UCLA, Cook came out aggressively and eventually won the game by making two free throws and grabbing a lose ball and chucking it down court to run out the clock. And when Santa Barbara was clearly out-matched by a stronger Kansas team, Cook was the only player who looked as though he came to play regardless of the Kansas ambiance, leading the team with 16 points in 27 minutes of action. Now that Fullove is back and moving like the Fullove we all know, he will contribute more on the offensive end as well. Poised to become one of the top-ten scoring leaders in UCSB history, Fullove will be paid close attention to by Long Beach. As a team, the Gauchos are doing two things well entering league play. Santa Barbara has been very impressive on the glass, pulling down 3.4 more rebounds per game than its opponents. This is an impressive stat considering the team has played the likes of UCLA, Kansas, Pepperdine, and Hawaii, all considerably tall teams. The other area UCSB has shown promise is defensively, holding teams to a shooting percentage of .415 and a three-point percentage of .327. The combination of good defense, solid rebounding, and an improving offense, should hold well for UC Santa Barbara as Big West play gets underway.
Scouting the 49ers
Senior Kevin Roberts is the biggest offensive threat for Long Beach as he is scoring 15.4 points per game. He is the only 49er to be averaging double digits in scoring and his 15.4 mark places him sixth in the Big West. He also leads the team and the conference with 8.6 rebounds per game. Assisting Roberts on the offensive end is sophomore guard, Jibril Hodges. Hodges is averaging 9.6 points per game and is a capable three-point shooter. As a team, the 49ers rank third in the Big West in rebounding with 37.2 rebounds per game, and first with 15.25 offensive rebounds per contest. Coach Larry Reynolds definitely understands the importance of rebounding and this should make for a good battle down low with Santa Barbara. Long Beach has improved in other areas as well. LBSU started the season turning the ball over 20+ times a game, but during the last five games, that total has dropped to 15. Additionally, the 49ers are lowering opponents' shooting percentages as the season progresses and the average is now down to .436
Key Match Up
Leading the way offensively for both UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State have been two talented forwards, Casey Cook and Kevin Roberts. Both have led their teams in scoring throughout the pre-season and will continue to be primary options during league play. Undoubtedly the two will spend time matched up against one another tonight and it should turn out to be an exciting competition both in the scoring column, on the defensive end, and on the glass.
What To Look For
Look for a healthy Santa Barbara team to begin conference play with the goal of backing up its Big West pre-season No.1 ranking. The Gauchos completed a successful pre-season schedule going undefeated at home and beating quality opponents like Hawaii, Pepperdine, and most importantly, UCLA. Also, look for Long Beach to enter league play refreshed, after struggling during the pre-season. The ticket to the Big Dance for most Big West schools will come through a league championship, and as of today, everybody is tied at 0-0.


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Devil May Cry TV Series
ADV Films have announced the license for Devil May Cry at Anime Expo 2007. Link to ANN report.
Devil May Cry was produced by MFI, therefore we didn't list fansubs here on AnimeSuki. See Removal of Media Factory Inc. Works for details.
Since it is licensed, the following posts are not allowed.
You still are allowed to discuss the anime, that has not changed but please remember to limit the discussion to the story. End of edit by Mod (xris)
Genre: Action that reeks macho
Expected Release Date: January 2007
Website: http://dmc-tv.com/
The rumors have been going on for sometime that there will be an animated TV series of this very popular Play Station game. I have been a huge fan of the games and most likely will spend a fortune to buy the Play Station 3 console so I could play the upcoming Devil May Cry 4 (among few other games). So I cry for joy when I see the confirmation of an anime to be released at a not so distant future.
Some of the good news and bad news from my point of view: the good news is that Madhouse will be the production company and the length of the series listed in AniDB is showing 12 episodes long, meaning, the chance of the show dragging is already at minimum. Let's face it, even Dante's raising hell without any attitude adjustment can become old pretty quickly if the story starts to drag. So, as I was worrying about the story, I do a bit of searching and find that Devil May Cry has mangas! My ignorance is what caused this little surprise since I'm not a big fan of reading mangas. Hopefully NeoSam will provide the covers.
The director for the show is the same person, Shin Itagaki, who directed Black Cat, which I consider a bad news. I just couldn't find anything good about Black Cat other than the showing of some really cool characters who came short most of the time because things and events seemed to jump randomly. Some of the event that was described to be very emotional by the Black Cat manga-readers, completely seemed ordinarily unstriking. Sometime, some of the emotion portrayed seemed overbearing. That said, the production company is Madhouse, so, I'm hoping for the best.
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|2006-09-23, 16:26
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Location: UK
Interesting. It'll either be a hilarious cheese-fest or the worst pile of crap imaginable. Either way it's bound to be snapped up for licensing pretty quick.
Bit early to say but I hope they go with the gothic horror of the first game, which is still the best in the series IMHO.
|2006-09-24, 07:08
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Backed up by Mad House, we can hope it is not something that could be compared to Gonzo's average anime.
|2006-09-24, 08:22
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i love the game, but the anime won't last.
there is no real story, character development, or anything complicated that can be offered by this anime besides action.
You say Hellsing? There was a good amount of character development in Sera's case and even a bit on Alucard.
I guess we will see with time... probably will be good i just don't see any story tied into it unless they make one up
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As a fan of the games I'm looking forward to this. Particularly with the mention of Madhouse being involved. I'm not expecting a fantastic story or anything but just some fun action sequences involving Dante and Vergil(one can hope). Hopefully they pull some of the moves/weapons from DMC3 which is IMO the best game in the series(though this could change with number 4).
|2006-09-24, 11:50
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Physics' playing dirty! I'm telling.
No, really! Is it possible for me to be that lucky to be able to author another thread for a show as bad (or as good if one is from the bizarro world) as Zaizen Jotaro? Thankfully, the answer lies in the future. As long as Dante doesn't take out a CCIA card to have the surrounding crowd gasp for breathe, I won't complain.
The music alone, if it's done right, will make the show an instant hit. Just look at Air Gear for a prime example! Good animation also favors the show due to its projected length. Involvement of Madhouse also helps. Granted, the show will be cheesy, but that goes for everyother shounen series. Now the question is will the cheese-fest will dish out entertainment?
|2007-03-18, 00:03
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Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry (anime).
Official Websites (Japanese):
Promo has been released (and as far as I know at least one subber is on it - Animanda)
The 12-episode show produced by Madhouse will reveal the day-to-day life of Dante.
Director: Shin Itagaki ("Black Cat," "Desert Punk," and others)
Character Design: Hisashi Abe ("Chobits," "Gunslinger Girl" and others)
Series Organization: Toshiki Inoue ("Death Note," "Kamen Rider 555" and others)
Script: Toshiki Inoue
Shoutarou Suga ("Ghost in the Shell S.A.C.," "Eureka Seven" and others)
Bingo Morihashi ("Devil May Cry" 3 & 4 (Games))
Ichirou Sakaki ("Scrapped Princess" (Novel), "Straight Jacket" (Novel))
Animation Production: Madhouse ("Death Note," "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo," "Nana," and others)
The Devil May Cry anime premieres on WOWOW.
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Although I've never played the game, the story sounds interesting but only 12 episodes? I wonder how this will turn out. I'm not too familiar with directors, etc. (never paid much attention to that) but from the series that these people have already created, seems like it's quite a talented team to work on this short anime.
EDIT: Oops! Sorry Mods. I didn't see that a thread was already created for this - although I did look...must have missed it somehow. Anyway, thanks for moving it - sorry for the trouble.
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SOUTH WILMINGTON — These days, Evan Simms is a pretty normal 3-year-old.
He likes trucks, tractors and cows.
He likes being held, but often prefers to run around. He likes watching YouTube videos, operates an iPhone better than some adults, and has a knack for making jokes.
"He is constantly making us laugh," said his mother, Anne. "I'm afraid we have a class clown on our hands."
His life now, in which he is "very, very, very" active and "never stops," is moons away from the first two years of his life, when he spent much of his days on dialysis.
He was born with cysts in his kidneys, rendering one of them completely useless and one barely functioning.
That means he couldn't clean the toxins out of his body, and he had to be hooked up to a machine at a hospital for up to 18 hours each day... until 2011, when he received a donation from an unlikely source.
According to the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, one in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease, and one million Illinois residents already suffer from it.
On June 30, about 2,000 people — including Evan Simms, his family and his donor — will participate in the National Kidney Foundation's Gift of Life Walk in Chicago, a 3.1 mile trek by the lakefront beginning at Soldier Field, to raise awareness of kidney disease and money to help fight it.
This is a story about how Evan Simms got a kidney, an organ we tend not to notice until it doesn't work, and about the Chicago woman who donated it to him. But it's also a story of struggle and sacrifice, of the strength of family and the extraordinary kindness of strangers.
And it begins in a hospital room.
Evan Simms was born with multicystic dysplastic kidneys, a condition that affects about one in 2,400 live births in the United States.
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"I had no idea how much the kidneys do," Anne Simms said.
Evan's kidneys wouldn't get the toxins out of his body, and he started off with 18 hours a day on dialysis.
Soon, his parents were able to bring him down to 12 hours a day, then even less.
But it still meant days spent in a Loyola hospital room in Chicago while his parents juggled work, education and trying to provide a normal life for Evan's 5-year-old sister with caring for him.
"That was probably the hardest thing," Anne said.
But they pushed on, making it work with the help of a supportive family and "phenomenal nurses."
"They were like part of the family," Anne said. "They made me feel so much better."
In the spring of 2011, Anne found she was a match with Evan, and was prepared to donate a kidney to her son.
But that July, another challenge faced the Simms.
After Evan began behaving strangely, they took him to the emergency room, where it was discovered he had liver cancer.
"That was a hard blow," Anne said.
Doctors caught the disease early, and were able to treat it without chemotherapy.
But after removing part of his liver and giving him several blood transfusions, doctors found Evan's blood type had changed and Anne was no longer a match.
Anne says she was devasted, but remained determined to get her son healthy.
"I'm not the type of person that's going to lay down and give up," Anne said.
One day, she got a call from Northwestern Children's Memorial Hospital, now called Lurie Children's Hospital, where Evan was then being treated. They could join a kidney chain.
Anne and her sister, Mary, signed up immediately.
A kidney chain is essentially a pay-it-forward organ donation program in which donors who don't match the intended recipient can donate to a different person in the chain, allowing several people in need to receive kidneys.
It was through such a chain that then 25-year-old Megan Craig came into the Simms' life.
Megan Craig didn't know anybody who needed a kidney.
In fact, she'd never thought that much about her health at all — she'd never had surgery; she'd never even had her tonsils removed.
But about a year earlier, a family she knew lost someone to liver disease, which got her thinking about how fragile everything is.
"I never really thought about my organs before," said Craig, 27, of Chicago. "You never really think about things like your kidneys unless they're not working."
To hear her tell it, that's about all that it took for her to make a phone call that would eventually lead to her donating a kidney to a 3-year-old boy she'd never met.
"I just kind of woke up one morning and thought, 'This is something I should do,'" Craig said.
At first, she called Northwestern Memorial Hospital, wanting to donate part of her liver.
They said she could not, but that they were looking for kidney donations.
Without much deliberation, Craig signed herself up and they matched her with Evan Simms.
Craig did not know she would be donating to a child at the time. Hospitals do not tell the donor anything about the recipient in advance to prevent any coercion.
"They want to make sure you're doing it because you want to," Craig said.
There was never really a moment where she didn't want to, although the surgery was difficult. She got nervous the day before, and cried as she was wheeled into the operating room.
"It was all surreal until it was actually happening," Craig said. "I was scared."
She remembers sitting in the hospital room, about to go into surgery, thinking, "What am I doing here?"
"I don't doubt for a second I made the right decision," Craig said. "But I look at it and it's like, 'This is what crazy people do.'"
The surgery was microscopic, but involved making an incision. The surgeon reached in and pulled out the kidney with his hand, Craig said.
When she regained consciousness, the first thing she said to her husband was, "Totally worth it."
In the time that has followed, she's been proven to be right.
Three people got kidneys as a result of the chain, one of which was donated by Anne Simms' sister, Mary, to someone who'd been waiting for seven years.
"Unless you see it first hand, you don't know what a difference it makes to someone who needs one," Anne said.
Megan Craig spent two days in the hospital recovering, but returned to work four days after the surgery.
Evan Simms, who has faced down more challenges in three years than some do in an entire life, is finally getting a normal childhood.
He's catching up on developmental stages, such as walking, that he missed while he dealt with his illness.
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"He's an incredibly spunky kid," Craig added. "He doesn't so much walk as he does run."
Megan Craig and the Simmses connected after the surgery and are now extremely close, sharing holidays, birthday parties, and baseball games together.
Craig is part of the family, Anne said.
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Craig said one of the most rewarding aspects of the whole experience has been getting to be part of Evan's life.
"It's really great to watch him grow up," Craig said. "I have a big feeling of responsibility for him. It's really been wonderful."
For all the challenges they faced, Anne Simms feels grateful for the lives saved in the donation chain and Craig's involvement with Evan.
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"First Person" begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus. Tickets are available through the Luther Box Office by calling (563) 387-1357 or online at http://www.boxoffice.luther.edu.
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Music winds around the spoken word as images are projected on a large screen to more fully tell a story. "Images from the Met's incredible collection of photographs are recorded indelibly on the American imagination," says Neal Conan, award-winning journalist and current host of NPR's "Talk of the Nation."
When the words of great American writers and poets, and the brilliant music of Ensemble Galilei are added, audiences will find new meanings and associations with these images. These great works of art animate the stories of, among others, Frederick Douglass and Calamity Jane, while poems by Jim Harrison and Lucille Clifton add unexpected intensity and resonance. "First Person: Seeing America" gives audiences new ways to imagine not only great works of art, but the stories of the land and people of a country shaped by unending change.
The performance is a poignant history of America that creates a cohesive, rich, multidimensional story of perseverance through some of America's most trying times, such as the Dust Bowl, Civil War, Great Depression and more.
Nagle has appeared in several films including "The Soloist," "Life As We Know It" and "Fun With Dick and Jane." His television credits include appearances on "Mad Men," "Meet My Mom," "The Middleman," "Everwood" and more.
Knight appears on stage in Los Angeles and New York. Her film work includes roles in "Changeling," "Around the Bend" and "The Assassination of Richard Nixon." She has appeared on more than 50 television shows including, "Big Love," "Saving Grace," "The Mentalist," "Boston Legal" and "Weeds."
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1. SoulcasterDeveloper: MagicalTimeBeanPrice: 240 Microsoft points ($3)Our favorite game on the Indie channel is Soulcaster, a remarkably original and enjoyable fantasy adventure that's more than worth the price of a cup of coffee it'll take to purchase it. The game clearly emulates the early days of the Gauntlet franchise in its look, with pixilated environments and characters shown from a top-down view. Don't let the primitive graphics scare you away, as a great gameplay mechanic is waiting within. You play an old wizard with almost no powers of his own as he wanders into a lost and ruined ancient city. There, he begins to encounter statues that embody heroic spirits from a bygone era; these powerful warriors join the wizard on his journeys, and he can summon them to fight the evil monsters that lie ahead. In practice, the game becomes a mobile tower defense experience, where your position, and that of your towers, is constantly shifting. Each of the three warriors you can summon has unique abilities. One is an armored melee warrior who can hold the line against charging enemies, blockading doors and protecting your other heroes. The second hero shoots arrows over gaps at long distances, but has limited utility in tight spaces. The third hero flings explosive bombs that wreak havoc on the baddies, but only at short range. At any time, you can summon any combination of heroes, including all of the same type. And by the end of the game, you can have access to up to five heroes at once.The result is a game of strategy and planning that still has plenty of action along with the requisite fantasy trappings. It's a great adventure that is unlike anything else you'll find on the Xbox Live Indie channel, or anywhere else, for that matter. Try or buy it here
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