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Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities are resorting to desperate measures to quell rising violence, ordering huge numbers of cars off the roads, bulldozing soccer fields and even building a medieval-style moat around one city in an effort to keep car bombs out.
Many Iraqis question the security benefits of the heavy-handed efforts, lampooning them online and complaining that they only add to the daily struggle of living in a country weathering its worst bout of bloodshed in half a decade.
Over the weekend, authorities began banning several hundred thousand vehicles from Baghdad streets each day in a bid to stop the increasing number of car bombings. Cars with license plates ending in odd numbers are allowed on the streets one day, followed by cars with even-numbered plates the next. Government cars, taxis, trucks and a few other categories of vehicles are exempted from the policy.
"Easing the traffic load on checkpoints will make it easier for security forces to search vehicles without causing long lines," an Interior Ministry official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. Big backlogs of cars, he said, "put pressure on the security forces to do hasty searches."
Deadly violence, much of it caused by car bombs, has spiked in recent months as insurgents capitalize on rising sectarian and ethnic tensions. The scale of the bloodshed has reached levels not seen since 2008. More than 4,000 people have been killed over the past five months alone, according to U.N. figures.
Still, many Iraqis think the license plate policy is a step too far.
"Our genius security officials have turned license plates into the sole solution for all of Baghdad's security problems," said Haider Muhsin, a government employee and father of three. He fears he'll lose out on a good chunk of the $400 in cash he earned on the side each month by shuttling colleagues to work, and won't be able to take his children to school on certain days.
Another Baghdad resident, Qais Issa, is now spending much more on taxis on days he can't drive.
"Once again, the leaders of this country are failing. They keep coming up with primitive and useless solutions that add more problems to our life," he said.
The new policy has become a big topic among Iraqis on social media sites like Facebook.
Many posts ridiculed the decision, with some joking that the government will next allow people to go out only according to the first letter in their names. Underneath a photo showing Britain's Queen Elizabeth II getting off a bus, someone quipped that her plate number must end in an even number on an odd-number day.
The al-Sharqiya television channel, which known for its anti-government stance, has launched what it's calling the "Pedal It" initiative, offering more than 2,000 bicycles to Baghdad residents hurt by the license plate limits. It started handing out the first batch of bikes this week.
In June, authorities in Baghdad temporarily banned all cars with temporary black license plates. Those cars made up a large percentage of older vehicles on the roads, but their ownership history is difficult to trace, and authorities feared they were more likely to be used in car bombings. Now only black-plated cars from outside Baghdad are banned.
Earlier this year, authorities ordered the closure of Iraq's border crossing with Jordan, plugging up one of the country's most vital economic lifelines. Officials cited unspecified security concerns, but many residents in the western, Sunni-dominated Anbar province where the crossing is located saw the move as collective punishment for anti-government protests. It was eventually reopened.
In the volatile province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, the local government recently launched a campaign to bulldoze several soccer fields after a series of deadly bombings during games killed or wounded dozens of spectators.
The head of the local soccer federation, Salah Kamal, said more than 20 soccer fields have been razed, causing the cancellation of several matches and angering young people who have few options for leisure activities.
"The solution should have been providing better security at the fields instead of punishing the youth," he said. Police turned down earlier requests for extra protection, he added.
Authorities in the province have also urged residents to avoid holding large funerals after a series of deadly attacks on mourners.
And north of the capital, authorities have completed more than 70 percent of a medieval-style dry moat around much of the city of Kirkuk, home to an ethnic mix of Arabs, Kurds and Turkomen who all have competing claims to the oil-rich area.
The 57 kilometer (35 mile) -long trench will surround much of the city, according to Rakan al-Jubouri, the deputy Kirkuk governor.
Al-Jubouri said the project will be finished by the end of the year at a cost of $2.7 million, and will significantly improve the security of the city by keeping many car bombs out.
But many Arab and Turkomen residents fear the real goal is to tie Kirkuk more closely to Kurdish regions to the north. The Kurds want to incorporate Kirkuk into their self-rule northern region. The city is hit frequently by attacks on mosques, commercial streets and security forces.


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Hi I was looking to buy a car sometime in april/may and I was wondering if having a used credit card would hurt me. I have two but one is paid off and the other i have used 800 on the other out of 2000. I have been paying more than minimum payments on it every month and will continue to pay more than minimum till then, so i should have under 700 due by then. My credit score is around 730 (might be higher by then too) and im 20. Also I have money for down payment but lets assume I'd be giving 0 down. It will be a used car!
So my question is will any of that keep me from getting a loan for the car? and would i be able to get a decent interest rate if I do?

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We're not ones to go with the saying, "We told you so." But, well, we told you so. All you hungry consumers who are O2 UK customers can now relax as the Lumia 920 is heading to O2 this month. The UK mobile operator has listed the flagship Windows Phone on the official website, also revealing a February release (though no exact date has been provided).
We previously touched on the company and Nokia's Windows Phone back in October when a support representative from O2 revealed that the Lumia 920 would indeed be heading to O2 at some point in the future. We were sceptical at first because support staff generally do not have access to future company plans and EE still held exclusivity over the Lumia 920. But then it just made sense.
O2 has become Microsoft's premium partner in the UK for Windows Phone. The mobile operator has a healthy line-up of hardware from HTC, Nokia, Samsung and soon Huawei - it's definitely the place to go for all your Windows Phone needs with the variety of handsets available. The Lumia 920 will join the likes of the ATIV S, 8S, Lumia 620 and Lumia 820.
What's more is the Lumia 920 is 4G ready, which means the Windows Phone will be able totake full advantage of O2's upgrade to LTE. Pricing hasn't been announced just yet, but we'll bet that the handset will be available on contracted plans, starting from £13 (with upfront fees) to £34 (without the immediate fee).
To recap on the specifications of the Lumia 920, should you be looking at this Nokia Windows Phone, we're talking dual-core 1.5GHz chip, 1GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 4G, Bluetooth, wireless charging and the 8.7MP PureView shooter (with FFC).
Source: O2; thanks, Sam, for the heads up!
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So, How Do You 'Spot A Gay?' Malaysian Paper Claims to Tell You
Here's a low point even in the current era of fake news being peddled as real and credible news being dismissed as fake: A newspaper in Malaysia has published a list of characteristics it claims to add up to a picture of the typical gay man or lesbian. The long and short of it? Beards, buff bods, and trendy clothing make the man... the gay man, that is.
One notable irony is the idea that beards indicate homosexuality, given that facial hair is traditionally popular among men of the Muslim faith. Commentators on the deteriorating situation for LGBTQs in Malaysia ascribe growing homophobia there, in part, to "the increasing influence of conservative Islam," U.K. newspaper The Daily Mail reported.
The checklist was published in the newspaper Sinar Harian, which also claimed that gay men frequent gyms - primarily to cruise other men but also, evidently, to gain sculpted bodies that include six-pack abs.
The Daily Mail noted that the checklist quickly came in for ridicule. Social media personality Arwind Kumar took on the checklist with a video in which he slammed the stereotypes it peddles.
"If you really want to educate society, then explain to them the traits of a pedophile, a molester, a murderer, a kidnapper, people who actually endanger the lives of others," Kumar challenged. "How the hell does a gay person endanger your life?"
The checklist might be fodder for stinging social comedy, except for the fact that it's symptomatic of an alarming rise in vicious hare crimes targeting LGBTQs in Malaysia. The Daily Mail article referenced two shocking incidents: The murder of a student whose own classmates beat and then burned alive, and the shooting and stabbing of a trans woman.
The article noted that escalating violence parallels increasingly hostile rhetoric from the Malaysian government that has the markings of a propaganda war. "A Malaysian health ministry youth video competition... called for entries on the topic of the prevention and consequences of being gay, lesbian, or transgender," the article reported.
The Malaysian government infamously demanded that gay elements be removed from last year's live-action Disney remake of "Beauty and the Beast," multiple news sources recalled. (The film eventually played there without being censored.)
Another U.K. newspaper, The Guardian, noted that a website run by the Malaysian health ministry struck a Rush Limbaugh-like tone concerning women, publishing inflammatory rhetoric in an article with the title "Why Would a Person be Lesbian?" Although the word "feminazi" did not appear in the article, its claims rang familiar in saying that professional women focusing on their careers might opt for lesbian relationships instead of marrying men. The Daily Mail also reported that the checklist's items relevant to lesbians included the claim that lesbians "Hate men and enjoy belittling them."
Like many former territories under British rule, Malaysia has been left with anti-gay laws on its books. Homosexuality carries a penalty of 20 years in jail, according to The Guardian.
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School gates
Entrance to Andinet Elementary
School grounds & some classrooms
School classrooms
Inside this classroom
A recently refurbished classroom at the school
A friendly space to learn
Freshly plastered & painted walls of this refurbished classroom
Inside the recently refurbished classroom
Students in this classroom
Friendly faces!
Another recently refurbished classroom
Happy smiles at school
Kids who love learning
Kids in class
School flag
School Director
Threshing teff grain, for income generation
Farmers using cattle to thresh teff
The famous teff cereal grain - used to make injera flatbread
Growing teff is an important source of income for the school
Teff is the worlds smallest grain, and is gluten free
Young children often work as farmers in their spare time
This means they can help support their families
School toilets
School garden
School garden - growing cabbage for generating extra income
The garden during the dry season - in a few months everything will be green!
The school grounds - note the irrigation channel in the foreground
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Frank Lloyd Wright, original name Frank Wright, (born June 8, 1867, Richland Center, Wisconsin, U.S.—died April 9, 1959, Phoenix, Arizona), architect and writer, the most abundantly creative genius of American architecture. His "Prairie style" became the basis of 20th-century residential design in the United States.
Early life
Wright's mother, Anna Lloyd-Jones, was a schoolteacher, aged 24, when she married a widower, William C. Wright, an itinerant 41-year-old musician and preacher. (There is uncertainty over whether Frank was given the middle name Lincoln at birth. However, he later adopted Lloyd as his middle name.) The Wrights moved with their infant son to Iowa in 1869 and then lived successively in Rhode Island and Weymouth, Massachusetts, before eventually moving back to Wright's mother's home state of Wisconsin. The young Wright attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison for a few terms in 1885–86 as a special student, but as there was no instruction in architecture, he took engineering courses. In order to supplement the family income, Wright worked for the dean of engineering, but he did not like his situation nor the commonplace architecture around him. He dreamed of Chicago, where great buildings of unprecedented structural ingenuity were rising.
The early Chicago years
Wright left Madison early in 1887 for Chicago, where he found employment with J.L. Silsbee, doing architectural detailing. Silsbee, a magnificent sketcher, inspired Wright to achieve a mastery of ductile line and telling accent. In time Wright found more rewarding work in the important architectural firm of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Wright soon became chief assistant to Sullivan, and in June 1889 he married Catherine Tobin. He worked under Sullivan until 1893, at which time he opened his own architectural practice. His family grew to six children, while his firm grew until as many as 10 assistants were employed.
The first work from the new office, a house for W.H. Winslow, was sensational and skillful enough to attract the attention of the most influential architect in Chicago, Daniel Burnham, who offered to subsidize Wright for several years if Wright would study in Europe to become the principal designer in Burnham's firm. It was a solid compliment, but Wright refused, and this difficult decision strengthened his determination to search for a new and appropriate Midwestern architecture.
Other young architects were searching in the same way; this trend became known as the "Prairie school" of architecture. By 1900 Prairie architecture was mature, and Frank Lloyd Wright, 33 years old and mainly self-taught, was its chief practitioner. The Prairie school was soon widely recognized for its radical approach to building modern homes. Utilizing mass-produced materials and equipment, mostly developed for commercial buildings, the Prairie architects discarded elaborate compartmentalization and detailing for bold, plain walls, roomy family living areas, and perimeter heating below broad glazed areas. Comfort, convenience, and spaciousness were economically achieved. Wright alone built about 50 Prairie houses from 1900 to 1910. The typical Wright-designed residence from this period displayed a wide, low roof over continuous window bands that turned corners, defying the conventional boxlike structure of most houses, and the house's main rooms flowed together in an uninterrupted space.
During this period Wright lectured repeatedly; his most famous talk, The Art and Craft of the Machine, was first printed in 1901. His works were featured in local exhibitions from 1894 through 1902. In that year he built the home of the W.W. Willitses, the first masterwork of the Prairie school. In 1905 he traveled to Japan.
By now Wright's practice encompassed apartment houses, group dwellings, and recreation centres. Most remarkable were his works for business and church. The administrative block for the Larkin Company, a mail-order firm in Buffalo, New York, was erected in 1904 (demolished in 1950). Abutting the railways, it was sealed and fireproof, with filtered, conditioned, mechanical ventilation; metal desks, chairs, and files; ample sound-absorbent surfaces; and excellently balanced light, both natural and artificial. Two years later the Unitarian church of Oak Park, Illinois, Unity Temple, was under way; in 1971 it was registered as a national historic landmark. Built on a minimal budget, the small house of worship and attached social centre achieved timeless monumentality. The congregation still meets in the building's intimate, top-lit cube of space, which is turned inward, away from city noises. The Unity Temple improved on the Larkin Building in the consistency of its structure (it was built of concrete, with massive walls and reinforced roof) and in the ingenious interior ornament that emphasized space while subordinating mass. Unlike many contemporary architects, Wright took advantage of ornament to define scale and accentuation.
Europe and Japan
By 1909 Wright's estrangement from his wife and his relationship with Mamah Cheney, the wife of one of his former clients, were damaging his ability to obtain architectural commissions. In that year Wright began work on his own house near Spring Green, Wisconsin, which he named Taliesin, before he left for Europe that September. Abroad, Wright set to work on two books, both first published in Germany, which became famous; a grand double portfolio of his drawings (Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe, 1910) and a smaller but full photographic record of his buildings (Ausgeführte Bauten, 1911). With a draftsman, Taylor Willey, and his eldest son, Lloyd Wright, the architect produced the numerous beautiful drawings published in these portfolios by reworking renderings brought from Chicago, Oak Park, and Wisconsin.
By 1911 Wright and Cheney, still unmarried since Wright could not get a divorce, were living at Taliesin. Wright's career suffered from unfavourable publicity generated by his relationship with Cheney, but he found a few loyal clients like the Avery Coonleys, whose suburban estate, west of Chicago, the grand masterwork of the Prairie style, he had designed in 1908. In 1912 Wright designed his first skyscraper, a slender concrete slab, prophetic but unbuilt.
At this time the Japanese began to consider Wright as architect for a new Tokyo hotel where visitors could be officially entertained and housed in Western style. Thus, early in 1913 he and Cheney spent some months in Japan. The following year Wright was occupied in Chicago with the rushed construction of Midway Gardens, a complex planned to include open-air dining, other restaurants, and clubs. Symmetrical in plan, this building was sparklingly decorated with abstract and near-abstract art and ornament. Its initial success was cut short by Prohibition, however, and it was later demolished. Just before Midway Gardens opened, Wright was dealt a crushing blow; Cheney and her children, who were visiting her at Taliesin, and four others were killed by an insane houseman, and the living quarters of the house were devastated by fire.
Stunned by the tragedy, Wright began to rebuild his home and was soon joined by the sculptor Miriam Noel, who became his mistress. In 1916 they went to Japan, which was to be their home for five years.
The Imperial Hotel (1915–22, dismantled 1967) in Tokyo was one of Wright's most significant works in its lavish comfort, splendid spaces, and unprecedented construction. Because of its revolutionary, floating cantilever construction, it was one of the only large buildings that safely withstood the devastating earthquake that struck Tokyo in 1923. No one still doubted Wright's complete mastery of his art, but he continued to experience difficulty in acquiring major commissions because of his egocentric and unconventional behaviour and the scandals that surrounded his private life.
The 1920s and '30s
Wright's transpacific journeys took him to California, where he met a wealthy, demanding client, Aline Barnsdall, who about 1920 built to Wright's designs a complex of houses and studios amid gardens on an estate called Olive Hill; these now serve as the Municipal Art Gallery in Hollywood. In 1923 and 1924 Wright built four houses in California, using textured concrete blocks with a fresh sense of form.
Late in 1922 Wright's wife Catherine divorced him at last. His relationship with Miriam Noel ended, and in 1925 Taliesin again burned, struck by lightning, and again Wright rebuilt it. That same year a Dutch publication, Wendingen, presented Wright's newer work fully and handsomely, with praise from Europeans. In 1924 Wright had met Olgivanna Hinzenberg; soon she came to live with Wright permanently, and they married in 1928. Meanwhile, Wright's finances had fallen into a catastrophic state; in 1926–27 he sold a great collection of Japanese prints but could not rescue Taliesin from the bank that seized it. Amid these debacles, Wright began to write An Autobiography, as well as a series of articles on architecture, which appeared in 1927 and 1928. Finally, some of Wright's admirers set up Wright, Incorporated—a firm that owned his talents, his properties, and his debts—that effectively shielded him. In 1929 Wright designed a tower of studios cantilevered from a concrete core, to be built in New York City; in various permutations it appeared as one of his best concepts. (In 1956 the St. Mark's Tower project was finally realized as the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.)
The stock market crash of 1929 ended all architectural activity in the United States, and Wright spent the next years lecturing at Chicago, New York City, and Princeton, New Jersey. Meanwhile an exhibition of his architecture toured Europe and the United States. In 1932 An Autobiography and the first of Wright's books on urban problems, The Disappearing City, were published. In the same year the Wrights opened the Taliesin Fellowship, a training program for architects and related artists who lived in and operated Taliesin, its buildings, and further school structures as they built or remodeled them. From 20 to 60 apprentices worked with Wright each year; a few remained for decades, constituting his main office staff. In the winter Wright and his entourage packed up and drove to Arizona, where Taliesin West was soon to be built. At this time Wright developed an effective system for constructing low-cost homes and, over the years, many were built. Unlike the Prairie houses these "Usonians" were flat roofed, usually of one floor placed on a heated concrete foundation mat; among them were some of Wright's best works—e.g., the Jacobs house (1937) in Westmorland, Wisconsin, near Madison, and the Winckler-Goetsch house (1939) at Okemos, Michigan.
International success and acclaim
Wright gradually reemerged as a leading architect; when the national economy improved, two commissions came to him that he utilized magnificently. The first was for a weekend retreat near Pittsburgh in the Allegheny Mountains. This residence, Fallingwater, was cantilevered over a waterfall with a simple daring that evoked wide publicity from 1936 to the present. Probably Wright's most-admired work, it was later given to the state and was opened to visitors. The second important commission was the administrative centre for S.C. Johnson, wax manufacturers, at Racine, Wisconsin. Here Wright combined a closed, top-lit space with recurving forms and novel, tubular mushroom columns. The resulting airy enclosure is one of the most humane workrooms in modern architecture. Each of these buildings showed Wright to be as innovative as younger designers and a master of unique expressive forms.
Thereafter commissions flowed to Wright for every kind of building and from many parts of the world. His designs for the campus and buildings of Florida Southern College at Lakeland (1940–49) were begun, and the V.C. Morris Shop (1948) in San Francisco was executed. Among Wright's many late designs, executed and unexecuted, two major works stand out: the Guggenheim Museum in New York City and the Marin County government centre near San Francisco. The Guggenheim Museum was commissioned as early as 1943 to house a permanent collection of abstract art. Construction began in 1956, and the museum opened in 1959 after Wright's death. The Guggenheim, which has no separate floor levels but instead uses a spiral ramp, realized Wright's ideal of a continuous space and is one of his most significant buildings. The Marin County complex is Wright's only executed work for government, and the only one that integrates architecture, highway, and automobile, a concept that had long preoccupied Wright.
A prolific author, Wright produced An Autobiography (published 1932, revised 1943), An Organic Architecture (1939), An American Architecture (1955), and A Testament (1957).
Wright was a great originator and a highly productive architect. He designed some 800 buildings, of which 380 were actually built and about 280 are still standing. Throughout his career he retained the use of ornamental detail, earthy colours, and rich textural effects. His sensitive use of materials helped to control and perfect his dynamic expression of space, which opened a new era in American architecture. He became famous as the creator and expounder of "organic architecture," his phrase indicating buildings that harmonize both with their inhabitants and with their environment. The boldness and fertility of his invention and his command of space are probably his greatest achievements.Edgar Kaufmann The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica


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Physics Courses Offered in the Summer
Typically four summer courses are offered by the Department: PHY 112 and PHY 120 during the first summer session and PHY 113 and PHY 121 during the second summer session.
If you are a University of Hartford student who wishes to take physics at another institution, you should get the course pre-approved by the Department of Physics to ensure that it is the right one for your academic program. The appropriate forms are available at Bates House. The Department will also need the course description and the syllabus or the name of the textbook and chapters covered. It is the student's responsibility to obtain this information.
If you are a student from another institution and wish to take a summer physics course at the University of Hartford, you should have your own college approve the course before you enroll to ensure that it meets your needs. The following course descriptions and syllabi should be helpful for this.


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Ladies and gentlemen, I am concerned. Once again, it seems that a great many people are suffering, and that's hard to watch. This tends to happen when fighting games are involved, and while I'm not exactly sure what causes it, I like to do what I can to help.
To that end, I have put together a simple troubleshooting guide that might soothe some of the unbearable pain you seem to be experiencing. Hit the jump for some easy instructions on how to STFU about Super Street Fighter IV.
Step 1: Shut the fuck up.
Above all, this is an effective method of problem solving that will, in most cases, alleviate any issues you may be experiencing. Think of it like a reset button. Should any of the measures you've attmepted prove ineffective, rest assured that simply closing your mouth and worrying about something more important is usually enough to set things right. It can be difficult to believe, but there really are better things to get upset about. If that fails, try some of the troubleshooting steps outlined below.
Problem: I already bought SFIV. Why do I have to buy it again?
Solution: You don't. While the simple addition of the word "Super" to the title isn't enough to make this seem like a new game, that's kind of what it is. Adding new characters and rebalancing the old ones is going to completely change the way it's played, not to mention any additional Ultras and new attacks that are being thrown in. That doesn't look like much on paper, but if you play Street Fighter, you know that the tiniest tweaks can make a world of difference.
And if the rumors are true, we're going to see anywhere between eight and ten new characters. That bumps the roster of playable fighters up quite considerably over the first edition. Bonus stages are said to be making a comeback. A new lobby system. Tons of new content. Whether or not you think it's worth paying for is up to you, but this is by no means the same game. Capcom's been doing this since the franchise was born, and it never is.
If the above is not enough for you, the short answer is, you don't. No, really. Nobody is forcing you to buy it. Still having trouble? Refer to Step 1.
Problem: SFIV just came out, why is this happening so soon?
Solution: It's not. We don't even have a release date yet, beyond a general "Spring 2010" ballpark. By the time this drops, it will have been more than a year since the first edition was released. Did you really not get your money's worth? How many $60 games did you buy in 2009 that remained just as fun for over a year?
You paid $60 for Arkham Asylum this year and didn't seem to mind. Are you still gonna be playing that come December? So why does this bother you? Sports games make their previous versions worthless every year and nobody stamps their feet and cries for their mommy about it. Given, some years they undergo bigger changes than we'll see with SSFIV, but we also haven't had NINE Street Fighters this decade, have we?
The point is, if you bought SFIV in February, you'll probably have gotten a lot more than sixty bucks' worth of fun out of it by next Spring. When a whole year of awesome gameplay for the same money you spent on Mirror's Edge or Assassin's Creed still leaves you feeling ripped off, I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you should have spent that cash on a Fleshlight. Or better yet, a visit from one of those "assisted suicide" doctors, so you can end the painful misery of knowing that nothing will ever be good enough for you.
Problem: We live in the digital age, this should have been DLC
Solution: Maybe you missed the last few paragraphs, but in case you haven't heard, there's a lot of stuff being changed, retuned, updated and expanded, and at least eight new characters being added. For one, that would be a bigass download for people who don't have a lot of space left on their hard drive. Secondly, you're talking about tinkering with a huge portion of the game's code, and that's a Pandora's box full of potential for fuckuppery.
I can understand where you're coming from with this one, and I love my digital downloads as much as you do, but for something this enormous? I think I'd rather Capcom just do it right, make sure it works, and then put that working game on a whole new disc, thank you very much. Save me the trouble of all the potential compatibility issues and save me the ton of HDD space as well. I don't need the virtual equivalent of the Genesis power tower. If it's that big, it belongs on a disc, at least until console hard drives are big enough that it's not an issue for anyone who wants it.
Problem: This new version isn't worth the money, even at a discounted price
Solution: Tell us what you know! Seriously, spill the beans, we want to know what else is on the disc. You obviously have some kind of awesome inside scoop on what else is included if you can say it's not worth it. Did Dudley make it in? Is Ibuki really coming back?
Wait ... what do you mean you're not sure what's on the disc yet? You don't know? Then what the fuck are you complaining about? You might feel that way after you know for sure what's included and exactly what it will cost you to get a copy, but until then, it's a bit early to be crying.
Oh, I know you. You're that same guy who always says you're waiting for a full 6-hour demo and a price drop. Or that nothing's worth the money without 500gb of free DLC and a ton of pre-order bonuses. Man, it must suck to be you. What's it like to never play new games because nothing's ever a good enough value?
Problem: Capcom is milking us dry, they shouldn't be charging for this AT ALL!
Solution: Consider the possibility that you may very well be stupid. I'm not trying to insult you, I say this out of genuine concern. If you actually believe Super Street Fighter IV should be given to you for free, you might be a certifiable idiot, and should probably stop reading now so you can go see a doctor.
Working in this industry for a few years has taught me that very few people understand this concept. You might find it mind-boggling, but real human beings worked on this game, and those people deserve to eat. They deserve to pay their bills and be compensated for their time and effort. Nobody likes to work for free.
"But what about MEEE? I work hard! My money is valuable!"
Well you know how it feels then, don't you, motherfucker? You work hard for the money you spend on games, and somebody else worked just as hard so you could have them to play. Why don't you want them to get paid for that? What makes you so special, little miss snowflake?
These seem to be the most common concerns. If you're worried about the fact that it's not compatible with the original for online play, you needn't fret about that, either. I'm sure there will be a few other disgruntled souls out there who won't want to buy it, and they can keep you company while the rest of us are too busy having fun with the new one.
But there really are better things to bitch about. This isn't one of those situations where the content was already on the disc and you had to pay to unlock it. Capcom has listened to its fans and made the adjustments and corrections we've been asking for, and thrown in a tremendous amount of new stuff on top of it all. I would've been happy with rebalancing, a Shinkuu Hadouken for Sakura and a couple of new characters, personally, but I'm getting a whole lot more than that. For starters, a sexy Korean girl with some quick, fluid attacks and the kind of straight, black Uma Thurman bangs that set my heart on fire. But that's just me talking.
The truth of the matter is, nobody is holding a gun to your head and making you buy SSFIV. Some of us are really pumped about it, and if you're not one of those people, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. If you don't like the fact that it exists, you can easily voice that opinion by not spending your money on it. That's how it works. But please, find something better to get angry at. There have been far worse crimes committed against gamers, and chances are, you spent your money on them.
At least you have the option this time around.
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I found this in my backyard. I think it's a battery but cannot be sure. Consists of two identicle bottles, approximately 2 1/2 inches tall- rounded on three sides and flat on the fourth side, so as to fit together while wrapped in a metal casing.


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I am very pleased to announce today that we are moving to the next stage in our launch plans for the Native SDK for BlackBerry® Tablet OS ('Native SDK') tools targeted at game developers. As of today, developers from around the world can apply to participate in our closed beta program to get access to these new and exciting tools.
The Native SDK provides you with the ability to create rich and compelling games for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet using C/C++, the Standard Template Library (STL) and Open GL ES 1.1/2.0. The Native SDK includes a number of POSIX compliant libraries, as well as support for accelerometer, device orientation, and a variety of other functions to make porting your existing games as easy as possible. When you check out games like Need for Speed: Undercover or the new Dead Space from EA, what you are seeing is the Native SDK in action, providing the framework for EA to build incredible gaming experiences on our platform. We are incredibly excited to see what the broader developer community can do when provided with access to these tools.
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Girl Banned From Selling Mistletoe To Pay For Her Braces; Guess What She Was Told To Do Instead?
11-year-old Madison Root had a plan to help pay for her braces. She would pick mistletoe and sell it in the market. A security guard stopped her because she didnt have a permit. His suggestion? Beg for money.
Via The Oregonian: Madison spent much of the day last Friday cutting and bagging mistletoe at her uncles farm. On Saturday, the 11-year-old went to the Portland Saturday Market with dozens of beribbonned bags inside. In less than a half-hour, shed sold seven of them at $4 a pop.
She had an idea to make some money to help pay for her braces, said her father. Actually, the idea came from her dad, who did the same thing when he was a kid to make extra cash for Christmas presents.But the sixth-graders home-grown business was short-lived.
A private security guard for the market told Madison and her dad that they were violating a city code: Soliciting For or Conducting Business in a public park. Under the rule, its illegal to sell or offer to sell any article or service without a permit.
Madisons dad said the guard told them that his daughter could beg for money, but she couldnt sell the mistletoe or even give it away and ask for a donation.
We totally understand the rule, Root said. But here she was selling mistletoe and all around her were people playing music for money, or asking for money for pot, or just spare change. Were allowing people to beg, but not to sell; it seems like there should be some sort of exception.Yes, its okay to beg for money for pot in the Peoples Republic of Oregon; just dont try to become an entrepreneur and earn money honestly. Besides, it might embarrass the beggars next to you. On second thought, no, no it wouldnt.
Link to article: Girl Banned From Selling Mistletoe To Pay For Her Braces; Guess What She Was Told To Do Instead? | Independent Journal Review
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Halloween Safety Tips
Last Updated on Monday, 28 October 2013 11:00
The Pullman Police Department wants you to have a happy and safe Halloween!
Below are some safety tips for everyone to keep in mind on Halloween.
Halloween Safety Video (SafeKids.org)
Pay extra attention, particularly to crosswalks, intersections and the side of the road. Kids tend to walk along the curbs, cutting across the street to get to other homes. Keep scanning all around you as you drive, whether as thru traffic or along with your kids as they trick-or-treat.
Drive below the posted speed limit in residential areas during trick-or-treating hours. This will allow you time to break if you see a child dart in front of you.
Do not pass other vehicles that have stopped in the roadway, they could be dropping off children.
Don't use a cell phone or other electronic device while driving on Halloween night, as the distraction will severely hamper your reaction time. (
You shouldn't be doing this anyway, as it is against the law in Washington State
Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or contact with flame.
Consider adding reflective tape or striping to costumes and Trick-or-Treat bags for greater visibility.
Because masks can limit or block eyesight, consider non-toxic makeup and decorative hats as safer alternatives. Hats should fit properly to prevent them from sliding over eyes.
When shopping for costumes, wigs and accessories look for and purchase those with a label clearly indicating they are flame resistant.
Obtain flashlights with fresh batteries for all children and their escorts.
Teach children how to call 9-1-1 if they have an emergency or become lost.
A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children on their neighborhood rounds.
If your older children are going alone, plan and review the route that is acceptable to you. Agree on a specific time when they should return home.
Only go to homes with a porch light on and never enter a home or car for a treat.
Because pedestrian injuries are the most common injuries to children on Halloween, remind Trick-or Treaters:
Stay in a group and communicate where they will be going.
Carry a cell phone for quick communication.
Remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk.
If no sidewalk is available, walk at the far edge of the roadway facing traffic.
Never cut across yards or use alleys.
Only cross the street as a group in established crosswalks.
Never cross between parked cars or out driveways.
Don't assume the right of way. Motorists may have trouble seeing Trick-or-Treaters. Just because one car stops, doesn't mean others will!
Law enforcement authorities should be notified immediately of any suspicious or unlawful activity.
Party Goers
Trust your instincts. If you feel spooked at any point, go with your gut. If you see something suspicious, contact the police immediately.
Avoid being alone or isolated with a goblin you don't know well. Let a trusted friend know where you are and whom you are with at all times. If a goblin asks you to go somewhere, let him or her know you'd rather stay with the group.
Know your surroundings and learn a bright route back to your car or dorm.
Always carry emergency cash and store the phone numbers of local cab companies in your phone.
When you are out with your friends, arrive together, check in with each other throughout the night, and leave together. Form a buddy system so that no one wanders off alone.
Agree ahead of time on a secret signal for uncomfortable situations, such as "Mummy!"
Don't accept "witch's brew" from people you don't know or trust and never leave your "witch's brew" unattended. If you lose sight of your "witch's brew," get a new one.
Don't let your guard down. Don't assume people you've just met will look out for your best interests.
Watch out for your friends. If a friend seems out of it, is way too intoxicated for the amount of alcohol they've had, or is acting out of character, get him or her to a safety place immediately.
If something goes wrong, please do not hesitate to call 911!
Additional Resources:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
American Academy of Pediatrics
Halloween Safety Tips for College-Aged Adults
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Bus Stations: Greyhound Bus Terminal, 118 High St., for Atlantic Greyhound, Penn. Greyhound, Richmond Greyhound, Norfolk Southern, Virginia Coach, Carolina Coach, and Peninsula Transit Lines.
Taxis : Fare 25 cents for 1st m., 10 cents for each additional half m.; no charge for extra passengers.
Local Bus: Fare 70; 16 High St., for busses to Deep Creek, fare 25 cents, round trip 4o cents, and to Bowers Hill, fare 20 cents, round trip 30 cents.
Traffic Regulations: No U-turns under traffic lights, parking limits in business district from io minutes to 2 hours day and night in most congested district.
Accommodations: 4 hotels; numerous tourist homes, especially on highways leading out of the city.
Information Service: Chamber of Commerce, 215J High St.; Tidewater Auto Ass'n, Monroe Hotel, NE. corner Court and High Sts.
Motion Picture Houses: 4, including i for Negroes.
Baseball: Sewanee Field, Washington St. between Lincoln and Henry Sts., for games of Portsmouth 'Truckers,' Piedmont League.
Golf: Portsmouth Country Club, Glensheallah, 0.5 m. NW. of city limits, off W. end High St., 9 holes, open by arrangement, greens fee 25 cents for 9, 4oe for iS holes weekdays, 50~ for 18 holes Sun.; Portsmouth Municipal Golf Course, Portsmouth City Park, 1.5 M. W. of city limits at end of King St., 9 holes, greens fee 25~, 40 for 18 holes, Sat. and Sun. 30e, 50 for 18 holes.\par
Swimming: Y.M.C.A., 527 High St.; Portsmouth Country Club, 0.5 m. NW. of city limits off W. end High St., achn. by arrangement, fee 25 cents; surf bathing at Ocean View, io m. NE. of city limits via Granby St., Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, 20 m. E. of city limits on US 58.
Tennis: Portsmouth City Park, W. end King St., 4 courts, no fee; Portsmouth Country Club, 0.5 m. NW. of city limits off W. end High St., open by arrangement.
Annual Events: Pilgrimage to Cape Henry, Apr. 26; tour to Dismal Swamp and Lake Drummond, round trip fare $1.25, Oct.; Navy Day, Oct. 27 (inspection of shops and ships in dry docks).
In PORTSMOUTH (12 alt., 45,704 POP.) the sea dominates. The odors of brine and creosote fill the air, and the hollow sound of boat whistles floats eerily from the water. Commercial fisheries lie at the end of cobbled alleys and near docks and freight piers. Blue-jacketed sailors hurry to some long anticipated rendezvous or idle in groups. Less conspicuous are the old families of Portsmouth, who cherish their traditions and customs, and find diversions at the country club and cotillion.
The city occupies a waterlocked point of flat land penetrated by numerous arms of the oily Elizabeth River and its southern and western branches. Its geometric blocks, bisected by many railroad tracks, spread from a rich truck-farming section on the southwest to the circling water's edge, lined on the east with piers that look across the river to the jagged Norfolk skyline. The two cities are connected by a tollbridge and profitable ferries commercial shuttles that are crowded with weekend pleasure vehicles. Along Portsmouth's treelined streets, walled in by close-set rows of comparatively modern residences, are occasional survivals of eighteenth-century buildings, many overlooking narrow gardens planted with boxwood, magnolia, and other shrubbery of the South. From dingy Crawford Street, divided by railroad tracks and edged with raucous beer bars intermingled with commercial houses, streets run at right angles to cut their way through the old town, the center of which is occupied by the extensive Seaboard Air Line Railway shops. The commercial life of Portsmouth flourishes along wide and lengthy High Street, which begins opposite the ferry landing, runs between shops and restaurants, lighted at night in a blaze of neon, then past churches and the courthouse, traverses a Negro section, and finally leads into an area of homes. Residential Court Street, a wide north-south artery, begins at the water's edge, runs through midtown, and ends in a cluster of all-night food and beer bars at the guarded entrance of the Navy Yard. During working hours Navy Yard employees hurry along the shaded length of these two thoroughfares, while at night shipbound sailors and marines trudge its darkened sidewalks. Westward stretch the suburbs, densely populated, shaded, flat, and frozen or cooled, according to the season, by winds sweeping across the wide mouth of the Western Branch. Living in numerous sections is Portsmouth's Negro population 41 per cent of the whole), which supplies the city with seafood workers, fishermen, marine yard employees, and domestics. Along parts of County and High Streets, and for several blocks on streets extending toward Scott's Creek, life teems in ramshackle houses that rise flush from the sidewalk. The homes of the business and professional class meet much higher standards. Despite too evident poverty, the Negroes support a theater, and many 'cook shops' and general stores.
Portsmouth's industrial life is carried on in the 40 freight piers that edge the water front, in buildings on the ragged peninsula just beyond the Navy Yard, and in various factories and mills scattered about the city. Cottonseed oil, fertilizer, paint, hosiery, chemicals, foundry products, and lumber constitute the major part of the city's industrial output. The aggregate annual pay roll exceeds $ 12,ooo,ooo. The palisaded village of the Chesapeake Indians had long disappeared when Captain William Carver, mariner, acquired a plantation in 1664 along the brackish southern banks of the Elizabeth River. Later, despite the high offices he held, Captain Carver, 'deciding to risk his old bones against the Indian rogues,' participated in Bacon's Rebellion (1676), even attempting to capture Governor Berkeley. For this treasonable escapade, he was afterwards hanged. His confiscated land was granted in 170 to Colonel William Crawford, who in 1750 laid out a parcel of land into one hundred and twenty-two lots, commodious streets, places for a court house, market, and public landings for a town . . . and made sale . . . to divers persons . . . desirous to settle and build thereon speedily.' Naming the place Portsmouth, he presented it to Norfolk County. In 1752 the general assembly 'enacted . . . that the said . . . parcel of land be . . . established a town . . . and retain the name of Portsmouth.' Among the traders, merchants, and shipbuilders, chiefly Scots, who flocked to the new town, was Andrew Sprowle. Acquiring land immediately to the south, he started the village of Gosport named after the town opposite Portsmouth, England by building a marine yard and tenements for workers. The British Government, recognizing the value of this enterprise, soon took over the yard as a repair station and appointed Andrew Sprowle navy agent. When royal government ended in Virginia in 1775, Governor Dunmore fled to Sprowle's home in Gosport, where he lived 'riotously upon his friend.' For several months, he rallied Tories and Negroes about him and plundered the countryside, until his defeat at Great Bridge. Immediately afterwards he joined the British fleet, accompanied by Sprowle.
Following the burning of Norfolk in 1776, Dunmore and his Tories took possession of Portsmouth and remained until the eccentric General Charles Lee arrived with his forces, and Dunmore sailed away with his whole following. Finding the town a hotbed of Tories, General Lee, 'to quell this Toryism,' had the houses 'of the most notorious Traitors' demolished. Sprowle's property and the abandoned marine yard were seized. Later, Fort Nelson, named for General Thomas Nelson, was erected on Windmill Point. One May morning of 1779, a great gray British fleet, carrying 2,Ooo men and commanded by Sir George Collier, anchored in Elizabeth River. General Edward Mathew of the fleet burned Fort Nelson and the marine yard, and the British departed. Portsmouth was the landing place and base for three other invading British expeditions under Leslie, Arnold, and Phillips.\par The Revolution had repercussions in Portsmouth. Filled with refugees from burned Norfolk, the town, tolerant at first, soon flamed with indignation. About 1784 'those execrable miscreants called Tories' were told 'to leave this town immediately' or 'measures' would be taken. Thus banished, the 'Tories' went back to ruined Norfolk. In 1784 Andrew Sprowle's confiscated property, Gosport, was divided into lots and made a part of Portsmouth. A decade later, the navy yard, which the State had retained, was lent to the Federal Government, Captain Richard Dale was placed in command, and the keel of a frigate was laid. The Chesapeake, the first ship built by the Federal Government, was completed in 1799. In 18oi the Government purchased the Gosport Navy Yard (now Norfolk Navy Yard) for $12,000. In 1798 a visitor remarked that 'one might walk from Portsmouth to Norfolk on the decks of vessels at anchor.' In an attempt to take Portsmouth and the navy yard during the War of 1812, the British landed 2,6oo men at Port Norfolk (now a part of Portsmouth), but the guns of Fort Nelson and Fort Norfolk stopped the invasion. A fresh onslaught was made on sandy Craney Island, lined with redoubts. Approaching in barges, the British were met with a bombardment that sank several vessels and caused an immediate retreat. After extending its town limits in 18 11, Portsmouth witnessed the opening of the Dismal Swamp Canal in 1812, a 'boat containing i o,ooo shingles' being the first to pass over the mingled waters of Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound. In 1821, when the first horseboat ferry was built, the town was swept by a fire of incendiary origin, but it was soon rebuilt. The land on which Fort Nelson lay was augmented by a 61 acre tract in 1826, the old fort was demolished, and on its site a naval hospital was begun. The town's first railroad was chartered in 1834, and public schools were established in 1846. During this period Portsmouth attended its jockey, cricket, and quoit clubs; frequented racecourses; watched the launching of the Lady of the Lake (1830), which 'moved by its own steam'; and welcomed such visitors as Andrew Jackson (1833) and Henry Clay (1844). Yellow fever, brought by a ship just returned from the tropics, decimated the inhabitants of Portsmouth in 1855. Of the 4,000 people who remained in the town during the epidemic, 1,o89 died. In 1858 Portsmouth was chartered as a city. When Virginia seceded from the Union, the Gosport Navy Yard was evacuated and burned, after which Virginia troops occupied the area. In May 1862 the Confederates burned the navy yard and evacuated the area. Then Federal forces moved in, established martial law in Portsmouth, and again took possession of the navy yard. Another phase of Portsmouth's commercial era begap in 1837 with the completion of the Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad. Subsequently this line was incorporated in the Virginia and Carolina Railroad, which in 1900 became the Seaboard Air Line Railway, with its coastal terminus at Portsmouth. Branches of two other railroads, the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern, bring inland produce to the city. Since taking over the lines of the Atlantic and Danville Railway in 1894, the Southern has built an elaborate system of freight piers on the Western Branch. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Portsmouth started extending its wharves along the water front, and, as necessity demanded, demolished its old houses to make way for modern business establishments.
The NORFOLK COUNTY COURTHOUSE (Open 9-5 Mon.-Fri., 9-1 Sat.), NW. corner Court and High Sts., is a brick building with broad stone steps leading to a shallow, four columned portico. The first court\-house for Norfolk County, erected 1693, stood on land later part of Norfolk City, was burned by Dunmore in 1776, and was rebuilt between 1784 and 1788. In 1801-1803 a courthouse was built in Portsmouth on this, the third site. The present building, erected in 1844-46, was later remodeled. New Norfolk County was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City County and the next year divided into Upper Norfolk and Lower Nor\-folk. The present Norfolk County was cut from Lower Norfolk in 1691 TRINITY CHURCH (open 9:30-5 daily), SW. corner Court and High Sts., is a brick building, stuccoed tan, with green classical trim. One of the original churches of Portsmouth Parish formed from Elizabeth River Parish in 1761, it was erected in 1762, partly rebuilt in 1829, and later remodeled. The bell, which cracked while pealing the news of Cornwallis's surrender, was recast. The church is on one of the four corner lots that Colonel William Crawford gave for public buildings in 1750. Because its greensward was the first public burying ground in Portsmouth, Trinity stands among the tombs of the city fathers. The oldest stone, dated 1763, memorializes Alexander Scott, editor of a Norfolk newspaper, who lived in Gosport; others identify Commodore James Barron (1768-1850, commander of the Chesapeake; Colonel Bernard Magnein, aide to LaFayette; and the Reverend John Braidfoot, second rector of Portsmouth Parish (1774-85) and a chaplain in the Continental army.
UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL (open 6 a.m.-9 p.m. daily; adm. by arrangement), N. end Green St., occupies a beautiful peninsula in the Elizabeth River. The main unit, a three-story brick and stone structure on a high basement, is stuccoed in white and gray. Long stone steps lead up to the ten Doric columns of the portico. Among the 5, other build\-ings to the west is the Pharmacist's Mates School, in which an average of 325 men are trained annually. A swimming pool, athletic field, and tennis courts provide diversion for the 572 enlisted men and civilian employees. The institution serves navy and marine corps, their dependents, and the Virginia and North Carolina war veterans. The naval hospital was begun in 1827 under the direction of John Haviland, Philadelphia architect, and was opened in 1830. During the yellow fever epidemic of 1855 nearly 6oc, patients were cared for here. Its capacity was taxed during the War between the States and the Spanish-American War. In 1902 the Hospital Corps Training School was instituted. Between 1907 and igog the main building was demolished, except for the portico, and a new one erected.\par On the grounds are two monuments. One, designed by John Haviland, is a memorial to Major John Saunders, commander of Fort Nelson in 1805; the other, of rough granite surmounted by a cannon, marks the site of Fort Nelson.
In the BURYING GROUND, NW. corner of the grounds, are tombstones bearing inscriptions in many languages. Here lie the bodies of yellow fever victims, of many members of the Confederate and the Union navies, of those who drowned when the ship Huron was wrecked in 1877, and of many Spanish-American and World War veterans. The STONE CAIRN, surmounted by a pillar and an urn, is in memory Of 300 men lost when the Cumberland and Congress were sunk by the Confederate ironclad Virginia (Merrimac) in 1862.
The RICHARD DALE MONUMENT, intersection of Washington and North Sts., is composed of three massive slabs of granite with a bronze tablet. It was erected in IQI7 to honor the Revolutionary naval hero,Richard Dale (1756-1826), who served first in the Virginia Navy, transferred his allegiance to the British, and then returned to fight for the American cause. Captured by the British, he escaped to France and became lieutenant on the Bonhomme Richard. In 1794 Dale was put in command of the Gosport Navy Yard. Jefferson, in 1801, raised his rank to commodore and sent him in command of a squadron to blockade the Tripolitan ports. The following year Dale resigned from the service and settled in Philadelphia.
The WATTS HOUSE (private), NW. corner Dinwiddie and North Sts., a frame building with a gabled roof, has three porches with fluted columns and a fanlight over the main entrance. The interior woodwork remains intact from heart pine floors to hand\_carved mantels and graceful curving stairway. Colonel Dempsey Watts built the house ini 1799. It passed to his son, Captain Samuel Watts, who entertained Chief Black Hawk here in 182o, and Henry Clay in 1844.
The PORTER HOUSE (private), 23 Court St., a tall stuccoed brick structure, has a hipped roof with elaborate cornice and a classically framed portal. Built just before the War between the States, it was acquired by John L. Porter, designer of the ironclad Virginia, and was his home until the Confederate evacuation of Portsmouth.
The BALL HOUSE (private), 213 Middle St., set back from the street, is a frame building with paired chimneys at each end of a steeply curbed green-shingled roof, and five dormers are set closely along the lower roof surface. It was built about 1784 by John Nivison at the corner of Crawford and Glasgow Streets. After the building had served as barracks during the War of 1812, subsequent owners entertained La Fayette in 1824 and Andrew Jackson in 1833. It was moved to the present site in 1869.
The BUTT HOUSE (private), 327 Crawford St., is a two and a half story brick building with leaded glass windows. It was built about 1826 by Dr.Robert Bruce Butt and used during the War between the States as commissary headquarters for the Federal army.
The CASSELL/McRAE HOUSE (private),108 London St., two and a half stories of brick, painted gray, has a steep gabled roof and twin chimneys. The house has stone lintels over the windows, a graceful fanlight over the entrance door, large outside locks, paneled doors, and deep wain\-scoting on the interior. About 1825, when the house was being constructed, Captain John W. McRae, the builder, is thought to have left on a long voyage and to have been lost at sea.
The CRAWFORD HOUSE (open day and night), SW. corner Crawford and Queen Sts., is a tall brick building with four dormer windows in the gabled roof. Aaron Milhado I, a Spaniard who had just migrated to America, built the house in 1779 as a residence. For many years it served as the Centennial House, an exclusive hotel frequented by naval officers and their families. About 1835 its name was changed to Crawford House in honor of Portsmouth's founder. Remodeled and painted cerise, it was used for several years as a warehouse and store, but since 1938 has housed the Helping Hand Mission.
The IRONMONGER HOUSE, NE. corner Crawford and High Sts., a large brick building built in 1822 by John Thompson, has been gaily painted and metamorphosed into shops. Here, in 1853, was born Frank M. Ironmonger, youngest soldier of the Confederacy. Enlisting when no quite eleven years old, he acted for a time as courier then participated ir important battles. Captured within the Federal lines in 1865 and sen\-tenced to be shot as a spy, he escaped and served until the end of the war.
The BILISOLY HOUSE (private), 8oi Court St., a white frame building, has one gable end facing the street, and the other is broken by paired chimneys. In the yard stands a two-story kitchen, formerly detached, but now joined to the main unit by an addition. The house was built sometime after 1797, the date that Captain Andrew W. Kidd purchased the property. It passed to the Bilisoly family, French refugees who came to Portsmouth in 1799.
The NORFOLK NAVY YARD (open 8:30-4:30 daily; adm. free pass issued at gate), entrances S. end First and Fourth Sts., is one of the two largest navy yards in the United States. Scattered over 453 acres are 212 low brick buildings, including the marine barracks, housing machine and training school shops; and plants manufacturing from government formulae and specifications such widely divergent articles as paint, gases, metal furniture, and turbine blades. Along the water front are 6 dry docks varying in length from 324 to 1,011 feet, 3o berths totaling 9,000, feet, for ships of every class, immense steel framework building ways, a reservation for ships condemned to be sold, and a base station for the lighthouse service. In addition to the ever changing enlisted personnel, some 5,000 civilians are steadily employed.
TROPHY PARK, reached through First St. gate, is a treeshaded reservation established to preserve Confederate and other American weapons of war and equipment of historic value from old ships. After its acquisition by the Federal Government in 18oi, the Gosport Navy Yard, as it was known until the War between the States, remained under the somewhat inadequate direction of navy agents until 18io; then Commodore Samuel Barron was appointed the first commandant, a position to which his brother, Commodore James Barron, later succeeded. The year after the launching of the Delaware (1820), the first battleship built in a government owned navy yard, a school for midshipmen was established here aboard the frigate Guerrire. A dry dock was opened in 1833 in the presence of President Andrew Jackson and his cabinet. Here in 1861-62, the Merrimac was converted into the ironclad Virginia. During the World War a fourth dry dock was added, one of the largest in the world.


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I have a large data set, A, containing 100 x/y pairs. I've divided it into two smaller data sets, B and C, containing 30 and 70 x/y pairs respectively.
I have Pearson's product-moment correlation r for each of the two smaller data sets, B and C. Can I combine the correlation coefficients from the two smaller sets to generate the correlation coefficient for A?
This is for a programming problem I'm working on, and my dataset, A, is very large. I need to somehow calculate the correlation coefficient for it, but I'd like to split the dataset up into many smaller datasets, calculate the correlation for each small dataset, and then combine those correlations to get my result for the dataset as a whole. Is it possible?


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The June PlayStation Plus update has been revealed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, confirming five new games available free to subscribers.
PS3 gamers can look forward to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection and Demon's Souls on May 29.
PS Vita users have Rayman Origins and Coconut Dodge Revitalised scheduled for release on June 5.
Look out for a few discounts on the PlayStation Store too, with 70 per cent off Tekken Tag Tournament 2, 40 per cent off Germinator, and a 20 per cent discount on Metro: Last Light.
As ever new titles means older games must be removed from PS Plus, so be sure you have the following downloaded so not to miss out.
Leaving PS Plus in June:
- 29th May: Hitman Absolution
- 29th May: Joe Danger 2
- 29th May: Dead or Alive 5
- 5th June: Sine Mora
- 12th June: Velocity Ultra
Source: EU PlayStation Blog


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David55 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 164 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
I'm male, have a background in finance and startups, and derive personal satisfaction from creating something new. In this regard I have been involved in a pre-internet startup, a dot.bomb and ran my own venture capital advisory business. This latest project is my next attempt at elusive success and self-fulfillment!
The target audience comprises:
- buyers of bulky goods on online auctions (such as eBay). The goods would be single furniture items, antiques, motorbikes, cars, jetskis etc.
- people wanting to move house and needing a household removal company
- people needing to move commercial freight/haulage (part-loads): less common
Thus the target market is likely to be both male and female, and given the furniture focus, probably over 25 - with an average of 35-40? Older people than 50 are probably unlikely given the need to be internet-savvy.
I need a snappy logo design, perhaps with an additional icon. It needs to be fairly compact (to work on a website) but being able to be used in other media. It needs to be easy to read - not too "curvy" a font! The competitors are uship.com, shiply.com and anyvan.com. Of these, I like the Shiply website itself the best. But I don't particularly like any of the logos of the 3 competitors.
Another similar site is mybuilder.com (also not beautiful!).
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Liberty News
Liberty team finalist in economics competition
Liberty University's College Fed Challenge team was a finalist in a regional competition held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., on Oct. 26.
The Richmond Federal Reserve Bank sponsors the academic competition to encourage better understanding of the nation's central bank, the forces influencing economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and the ways the economy affects everyone. The competition consisted of 20-minute presentations on Fed Open Market Committee monetary policy and Q&A's with a panel of judges made up of experts in the field of economics.
Liberty was one of just three teams from the field of 12 to advance to the second portion of the competition.
"This marks the third time that Liberty University teams have reached the finals of the Richmond competition, including 2002, 2007, and 2009," said Scott P. Ehrhorn, LU assistant professor of Finance.
Other schools competing were James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University Bridgewater College, Christopher Newport University, Lynchburg College, Old Dominion University, Roanoke College, University of Richmond, University of Mary Washington and Virginia Union University and Marshall University of Huntington, W.Va.
"I am certain I speak for all of our team members when I say a hearty 'thank you' to all of those who played an important role in the preparation of our team," Ehrhorn said.
Liberty's presenting team members were Jacob Childers, Elisha Distler, Drew Lewis, Juan Reyes and Julie Schmidt. Other team members were Zac Bauman, Tom Brown, Tyler Harris and Jeremy White.
For more information on Liberty's Department of Finance and Economics, click here.


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Some disabled people have a special card they use when they park their car. These are called disabled placards. They are removable signs that can be hung from the rearview mirror of a car. These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.
These placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways. They allow the person to park in special parking spaces. They can also be used when dropping-off or picking-up a disabled person. A disabled person can even use it to park without having to put money into meters.
Parking officials think that some people are cheating. Not all people who have these placards are disabled. Today, one in sixteen drivers in California carries the sign.
There are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than ten years ago. A person from the DMV says that there are many reasons for the increase in numbers. As people get older they may have a reason to receive one. There are also more reasons that allow drivers to have one today. Finally, there are a number of people who have them that should not.
Last year the DMV cancelled more than 25,000 permits. They found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died. These permits are no longer valid.
Some people are worried about the system being abused. They are worried that access to the program could be limited because of misuse by others. More rules could make it harder for truly disabled people to get disabled placards.
(This was adapted from an original story provided by News10 KXTV Sacramento.)


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Authorities arrested David Bronner when he locked himself in a steel-bar cage in front of the White House last year and began using a hand-powered press to extract fresh oil from 12 large hemp plants, which he planned to put on French bread and serve to passers-by.
Bronner, a California executive, says there's no good reason that growing hemp – the non-intoxicating sister plant of marijuana – is still illegal in the U.S.
On Monday, he came back to Washington, joining a group of 50 citizen-lobbyists who urged Congress to lift the federal ban, saying it would allow more domestic hemp to be used in food, clothing, body-care products, construction materials, even auto parts.
"It's time to grow hemp," Bronner said. "I mean, it's been a long and ridiculous situation."
The issue gained traction in September, when California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that would allow farmers in the state to grow hemp if the federal government lifts its ban. California joined nine other states with similar laws, but growers still never know if they'll face federal prosecution.
"You have to be willing to bet the farm to find out," said Tom Murphy, national outreach coordinator for a pro-legalization group called Vote Hemp.
Ryan Loflin, a Colorado farmer who joined the group at the Capitol, decided to take the risk, growing 60 acres of hemp and harvesting the crop last month. It was touted as the first acknowledged commercial hemp crop in the U.S. in more than 50 years.
"It's a ridiculous policy, so I just challenged them on it," Loflin said, adding that he so far hasn't faced any threats of enforcement action.
Growers say the situation in the U.S. is complicated by the fact that it's legal to buy and sell hemp products but not to grow and cultivate the crop. They're out to sell legalization with economic arguments, saying the industry already has more than $500 million in annual retail sales.
"It's not a drug. It's purely about jobs," Loflin said.
Not everyone's convinced, however.
"Hemp is the forgotten child of drug policy, and for good reason: I have never heard a solid rationale for legalizing something with such little demand," said Kevin Sabet, the director of the University of Florida Drug Policy Institute and a former adviser on drug issues to Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Sabet said the small demand for hemp was filled by foreign producers at little cost to the American economy but that legalizing it "might frustrate enforcement efforts, as people could be growing marijuana but hiding it under the guise of hemp."
Hemp growers say their cause is helped by the growing popularity of the movement to legalize marijuana. A majority of Americans now say they want criminal penalties removed for possession, polls indicate. Two states, Washington and Colorado, voted last year to approve marijuana for recreational use for adults 21 and older beginning in 2014.
Hemp backers say they'll secure another big win if they can convince House of Representatives and Senate negotiators to include language in a new farm bill that would allow colleges and universities to grow hemp for academic and agricultural research.
Bronner, the CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, imports the plant from Canada and uses it in his line of natural soaps, saying it contains the popular omega-3 essential fatty acid and produces a smooth lather that's less drying to the skin.
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Bronner said "the most ridiculous part of the drug war" has been banning hemp at all, because it can't be used for getting high. He said it never should never have been classified with marijuana as a controlled substance in the first place and that it now became "increasingly untenable" to maintain the hemp ban as states moved to legalize marijuana.
He and other hemp supporters said it was only a matter of time – perhaps a few years at most – before the federal government would give a green light to their industry.
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Re: Canucks buy Peoria Rivermen - AHL
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 11:54 am
LOLblack ace wrote:This is another Gills mess.
Winnipeg was a great affiliate then we go to Chicago for 2 years which was a disaster. A team much more interested in winning then developing prospects. Now there are rumors that we will go dormant for a year while Gillis thinks about it. The fact that we had more prospects in the ECHL than AHL last year shows how bad our player development has been the last few years.
I think we will end up somewhere but FFS Gillis get your shit together.


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Regional coding
This article is a travel topic
Ever thought of buying a game or television programme not available in your home country when overseas? Ever learnt a foreign language and thought of buying a show in its original language when travelling in its country of origin? While these may sound attractive, it may get more complicated than it seems as many companies use regional coding, in other words DVD's bought overseas may not work on your DVD player. Why this phenomenon? It's all about money spinning. A French video game usually sells for a higher price in France than in Canada, so by using regional coding, developers can ensure that French gamers would not import games from Canada as they would not be able to play the Canadian version on their French consoles, thus ensuring that they would buy the higher priced French version.
Video games[edit]
Video games typically have one of four regional codes. The list below shows the areas covered by each code:
DVDs are divided into 8 different regions, labelled 1-8. In addition, there are region code "0" DVD's which would work in regions 1-6 and region "ALL" DVD's which work in all regions. For more details, see this website.
Blu-ray Discs[edit]
Blu-ray discs have 3 different region codes. For more information see this website
Circumventing regional coding[edit]
Some shops can modify your player or console such that it would support all region codes. The legality of this varies from country to country. Most notably, such modifications are illegal in the United States. However, in other places like Hong Kong and Australia, such practices are encouraged as long as they only circumvent regional lockout but do not enable illegally copied media to be played, as their governments claim that regional lockout is contrary to free trade practices. In fact, Australian law requires all DVD players sold to be either region free or to come with instructions on how to disable regional lockout. For the rest of the world, check your own local laws.


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Continue to scenic Halong Bay for a romantic overnight cruise on a luxurious, traditional junk-style boat. Sail among beautiful limestone islands, dine on fresh seafood, enjoy on-board activities such as tai chi at sunrise, and perhaps explore local caves, hike to a scenic overlook, go sea kayaking or visit a floating village.
Finish your tour in Siem Reap, Cambodia to explore incredible Angkor, the ruins of the ancient Khmer empire. With your private guide, tour the most interesting parts of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, including Angkor Wat, an enormous temple city built as a model of the Hindu universe in stone; Angkor Thom, an ancient capital filled with iconic sites such as the Bayon, Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King; Ta Prohm, a temple being devoured by the jungle; and serene Preah Khan, a former monastery and school. Also visit Banteay Srei, a petite temple with elaborate carvings in pink sandstone, and other lesser-known temples. One day, visit more remote temples or enjoy an excursion to Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake and an ecological wonder. Enjoy a boat cruise among the lake's floating villages, markets and gardens. Also cruise through the flooded forest to learn about the Tonle Sap ecosystem and spot birds and other wildlife. If desired, enjoy special activities customized to your interests, such as riding bikes to temples and local villages, a private Khmer cooking class, visiting children's centers, touring local villages, photography excursions, visiting traditional Cambodian art centers, specialized shopping, private yoga, a helicopter ride to remote jungle temples, or attending traditional Khmer dance performances.
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