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Free to play at WQNA
Tune to 88.3 FM, where colorful characters present original music
The phone chirps incessantly. Loud and fast heavy metal music blares from the speakers. Amid the cacophony a red light flashes on, and up to the DJ microphone steps Chris Hupp, transforming into Metal Chris as he takes a slug of Mountain Dew.
"Good evening and welcome to another edition of Monday Night Metal on WQNA with two hours of blasphemous metal coming your way. Call in your request or hit us on the old Facebook."
Co-host Dr. Metal, aka Tim Simmons, answers the phone, takes a request, then searches for the asked-for song on the Internet. As Chris and Tim scurry around the compact DJ booth, Mike Goza, the knowledgeable and affable radio host of Blues Power, who just moments before started a death metal song after his last BB King selection to insure a smooth transition between shows, gathers his stacks of CDs and heads out the door.
Within minutes, into the studio comes Lana Wildman of the Fly-Over Zone, WQNA's Saturday morning variety talk show featuring hosts Lana, Hugh Moore and Sam B. Davis. "We're entering an interview we had with Dawn Wells, the Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island, in a radio program contest," she says. "I have to edit the hour-long talk down to about five minutes."
And so goes another evening on WQNA 88.3 FM, the Edge, Springfield's combination student and community radio station.
Community radio explained
Involved volunteers like Chris, Tim, Mike and Lana are only a few of the many, many community members who produce, promote, arrange, announce and do whatever else needs to be done for WQNA to air about 50 different weekly shows, along with student creations from the station's host school.
Once a common, accepted and initially necessary part of radio, the idea of the DJ as music giver-discoverer-presenter is nonexistent on most major commercial radio stations. The music is piped in from other places and the song list is chosen far away from the DJ booth, usually to the benefit of publishing companies and recording conglomerates, resulting in the same songs played over and over. (Metal Chris jokingly extends congratulations to a local classic rock station for playing "Jukebox Hero" by Foreigner once a day for 24 years.)
Most commercial stations use between 400 and 600 songs, depending on the music genre they represent, as parent companies send the tested and proven cuts to the proper stations supporting classic rock or oldies or easy listening or contemporary sounds or Top 40 or classic country or whatever moniker classifies and categorizes the music. That's why you can drive across the country and hear the same formats in different cities using identical song lists over and over again.
Generally the opportunity we receive to hear music on the radio comes from this system. Combating this artistically limited but profitable style of presenting music to the public via the airwaves are community radio stations and, to a lesser degree, public radio stations. As far as true grassroots, community-involved, not-for-profit radio, designed to inform and invigorate, not to make a buck at the cost of artistic integrity, small but mighty stations like WQNA run mostly by volunteers on tight budgets, are our salvation. In our listening area, 88.3 FM is the only place to hear dub reggae, diverse blues, swing, jazz, punk, pop, classic country, alt-country, techno, metal, indie-rock, umpteen varieties of folk and bluegrass, funk and other types of music rarely heard on common broadcasts all on the same station, with sensible commentary by knowledgeable presenters included in the mix.
In the St. Louis area, KDHX plays the part; WEFT does the same in Champaign-Urbana. Both are not-for-profit, independently owned stations established for decades. WESN, operated by Illinois Wesleyan University for 37 years, does the trick in Bloomington-Normal. Springfield came a little late to the game with WQNA using volunteers to man the microphones in the evening hours only by the late '90s.
Creative beginnings
The station began as an offshoot of the Capital Area Vocational Center, a public school offering area high school students an opportunity to attend half-day classes oriented toward vocations or, as they are more commonly known, jobs. The Capital Area Career Center (CACC) as it's now titled, is alive and well, located near Lincoln Land Community College on Toronto Road, focusing on various alternatives for students interested in pursuing other careers than those offered in a regular high school curriculum. The center offers courses in photography, auto mechanics, computer graphics, human services, business technology and, of course, radio.
"In 1977 I was working at then WSSR at Sangamon State when they called me about starting this program at the CAVC," says Jim Grimes, founding WQNA station manager and retired CACC communications instructor. "We had a tremendous amount of help from local people, including technical advice and used gear from other stations. We built it from scratch and went on air in August of '79."
In the late '90s, after some FCC rule changes, the advent of computers and the arrival of automation, Grimes was ready to expand the station from daytime student programs to evening and weekend shows hosted by volunteer DJs.
"In '98 we were able to go on air 24 hours a day using recorded student programs and automation, but it became real obvious, as our goal was to be live as much as possible, that we should reach out to community members," says Grimes. "Our first contacts were Dennis Clark, Jim Dunn, Jim Pemberton and Kerri Donovan, and it quickly grew to about 50 volunteers. The goal was to do stuff the commercial stations can't afford to do and give an alternative to the community. Students also got the chance to record programs during the day and listen to themselves on air at night."
The original WQNA purpose of training high school students attending the CACC is still the primary use of the station, and its main source of funding is the public school system. Students learn how to create a radio program by having one. First-year students use pre-recorded methods and the second year ones go live on the air.
Mike Ware, a senior at Springfield Southeast High School who hosts a show on Thursday morning, came to the CACC for the television classes and stayed for the music.
"It's a great experience having a radio show in high school, playing songs I like for other people," he says. "My favorite part is actually getting requests, knowing that someone is out there listening. Sometimes I get a call from family in California and once someone working at the state fairgrounds called to request a song and thank me for doing a good job."
Current CACC instructor and WQNA director Deb Antoine works with the students, using an easygoing style that fits into the laid back atmosphere of the media classroom and the individual freedom offered to students working fairly independently. As the overall person behind both areas of WQNA, she guides the student DJs in classroom work and helps the volunteer DJs. She takes care of budget issues and oversees program scheduling while admiring and appreciating the amount of effort delivered by all involved in keeping the station on the air.
Beyond the radio signal
If one thing seems as special as the devotion of the volunteers, it would be WQNA's commitment to giving back to the community. Every year they sponsor a day's worth of airtime to Homeless Marathon, a national broadcast asking for homeless or nearly homeless callers to relate their plights on air (coming up on Feb. 23 and 24). In conjunction with the downtown family-owned store, Recycled Records, WQNA participates in National Record Store Day, showing support for independent record stores by broadcasting live and drawing attention to these important sources of retail music with a remote broadcast, scheduled for April 16. For a special Valentine's Day celebration and fundraiser, the station will do a Request-a-Thon remote broadcast from Recycled Records on Feb. 12, asking for $1 donation per song in exchange for Valentine requests on the radio. An annual trivia night (not yet scheduled for 2011) is a major benefit function for WQNA.
Several years ago, in an effort to promote local music and create a fun fundraiser, the station sponsored a concert and produced a full-length CD of songs featuring area bands and musicians. On any given program, DJs often air music by local bands and musicians and/or feature live in-the-studio performances by area performance artists. Larry Corley, WQNA DJ of "Jazz Now and Then," received the 2010 Silver Dome award for first place from the Illinois Broadcasters Association for Best Local Show. Along with these efforts, the continuing commitment of the DJs drives the spirit of the little station that could. The result is a striking alternative to the pre-programmed commercial stations.
Free to play
Jim Pemberton, community program director of WQNA, admits to having the broadcasting "bug" since being three years old. He attended the CAVC as a student in the mid-80s, learning the ropes of radio from instructor Jim Grimes. After spending time working for radio stations in various capacities after graduation, Pemberton became the first volunteer WQNA DJ in May of 1999.
"I'd stayed in touch with Grimes over the years and one day he called and told me they were ready to be on the air 24 hours a day with automation but wanted some live DJ time too," recalls Pemberton. "I asked him what he wanted me to do and he said just do anything I want. I couldn't believe it. That's all it took for me."
Pemberton contacted his friend Dennis Clark, collected recordings for the show, then proceeded to play whatever music he cared to on the radio all night long.
"That first night we played the Bonzo Dog Band and Janet Jackson, just whatever came to mind. Then we got to brainstorming about the station and thinking how to start this new thing," he says. "Dennis called Bill Hickerson, who called back about six months later wanting to know when he could start. From there people just gradually started calling asking if they could do shows until now we have more than we can air. It'd take two stations to get them all in."
The remaining DJ from the early days besides Pemberton is Mike Goza, a state employee by day and the on-air voice of "Blues Power" every Monday night from 4 to 7 p.m. The former commercial radio broadcaster had two shows for awhile but it got to be too much to do and he's happy and settled with his three hours a week on the air and a few more hours preparing his show.
Goza's dedication and enthusiasm seemed to run through everyone at the station, from students simply keen for talking on air to community volunteers who devote hours of personal time designing programs, choosing music and promoting shows.
"Probably 80 percent of our community DJs have no previous radio experience and learn through doing," says Pemberton. "The desire for exposing music not represented out there drives them. Their passion pulls them through."
Late last year WQNA lost a treasured voice and special on-air personality with the passing of Edward Ruebling [see a tribute by David Antoine in "Remembering the lives they lived," Dec. 30, at illinoistimes.com]. Known as Fast Eddie to his radio program listeners, his story epitomizes the volunteer DJ experience.
"Bill Hickerson brought him in to meet me one day after they were finished bowling and told me he was my country classics guy," explained Pemberton. "Truth be told, I wasn't going to use him. I didn't think he could do it on air. Good thing he got started because he became one of our most popular DJs and just got better as he went along. He was warm and real and played what he knew and liked. Listeners who didn't even like country music would tune in just to hear what Eddie was going to say. He was the embodiment of what WQNA stands for and we all looked up to him."
The importance of having an interesting alternative to commercial radio and data-based programming in Springfield is immeasurable, as is the station's contribution to our arts culture. Or, as Metal Chris puts it, "I think, more than ever before, a station needs to be good and give the people what they want. I think WQNA stands out because our shows are done by music lovers for music lovers, and listeners appreciate that."
More to come
As for the future of WQNA, both Jim Pemberton and Jim Grimes talked about the precarious position public education funding puts the CACC and the station in, and they trust school systems will continue supporting the valuable career center. Pemberton encourages anyone interested in helping out, especially off air with engineering or underwriting, to contact him at the station. Grimes, retired from the station but pleased and happy about its legacy, asserts that radio is fun and, "helps keep people busy and out of trouble."
As the one currently ultimately responsible for maintaining the station for all concerned, Deb Antoine sees it as an opportunity to offer real experience to students and give the community a radio alternative.
"There's something quaint and special about keeping it going. Certainly it will always be diverse as long as the community members continue giving and I think they will," she says. "The commitment and devotion by those involved is just tremendous."
Perhaps "Blues Power" DJ Mike Goza aptly and succinctly puts it best, "WQNA is a labor of love."
Contact Tom Irwin at email@example.com.
WQNA 88.3 FM Program Schedule
12am Eclectic Session with Jim Pemberton
6am Swing That Music with Bill Hickerson
12pm The Real Deal HIFi Blues Show
2pm Jim Jam with Jimmy Pearl
4pm Smooth Edge w Cherri Coffman
6pm Fear and Loathing in Springfield with Dave Hustava
9pm 80's Insurrection with Keith Reichert and Bob Lee
12am Paton Place, with Joe and Linda Paton
3am WQNA Programming Music
6am Monday Morning Groan with Cindy Cantwell
9am Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
11am Back to Work Groove with Masterjam
1pm Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
3pm WQNA Programming
4pm Blues Power with Mike Goza
7pm Monday Night Metal with Metal Chris and Dr. Metal
9pm Basement Tapes with Geoff Ryan and Jim Holler
12am Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
3am A New Song, Contemporary Christian with Deb Lewis
6am Soft Sounds with Lady Rachel
9am Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
11am Ben's Wacky Radio
1pm Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
3pm Rock n Roll Armageddon with Steak and Eggs
6pm Fast Eddie's Country Classics with Bruce Morrison
10pm Esoterica with eTed Keylon
12am It's Country with Deb Lewis
3am Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
6am Air Raid with Chris
9am Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
11am Aging Adult Rocker with Dave Antoine
1pm Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
2pm The Alleged Show with Tim and Aaron
4pm World of Rock with Mark Thompson
7pm The Eastern Hemisphere with Sofya
9pm Earth Tones with Lisa Hensley
12am Northern Lights, New Age Music with Kelly Sapergia
2am Oldies and More with Rich Lewis
6am Pemby's Basement with Jim Pemberton
9am Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
11am Still @ Work Groove with Masterjam
1pm CACC Student DJ Kali Birk-Student Radio with CACC Radio-TV Classes
3pm Jazz Now and Then with Larry Corley
7pm RadioActive with Jam Man Jeff Meier
9pm The Eck Brothers
12am Reg's Good Stuff with Reg Webb
2am Joe's Joint, Traditional Jazz with Joe Paton
4am Joe's Joint with Joe Paton
6am Front Row Center with Jim Pemberton
10am Big Music Show with Ray Von
2pm Classics Show
3pm Friday Metal with Chris Hupp and Wayne the Rocker
6pm Boot Party
9pm Dub System with Chris Dycus
12am Crossroads with Grant
7am Sam n Danz
9am Flyover Zone
12pm Crop Circles
2pm Shady Grove
4pm Spider Soup
7pm Dance Mix with C-Low
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Beef and Sausage Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Beef and Sausage Meatballs in Tomato Sauce are delicious and kid-friendly!
Beef and Sausage Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
(Makes about 6 servings, recipe adapted slightly from Old Fashioned Meatballs at Epicurious.com.)
1 pound ground beef, 15% fat or less
3 links hot Turkey Italian Sausage, about 12 oz. (squeeze out of casings)
1/3 cup 100% whole wheat bread crumbs
2 T flax seed meal (optional, but good)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp. minced garlic,
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese,
salt-pepper to taste
Additional Parmesan for sprinkling over meatballs
Sauce Ingredients:
2 cans diced tomatoes. pureed with food processor or immersion blender
(I used Muir Glen fire roasted organic tomatoes)
1 T minced garlic (or less, I used garlic puree in a jar)
2 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
(can substitute 1 T Penzeys Pasta Sprinkle for the oregano and basil)
salt to taste (I used McCormick's Mediterranean Sea Salt which I received as a sample, and it was great in this.)
Put breadcrumbs (and flax seed meal if using) in large bowl and add 1/3 cup very hot water. Let sit a few minutes until water is absorbed, then add eggs, teaspoon of garlic, grated Parmesan, and salt and pepper. Add ground beef and sausage to mixture, then use your hands to combine breadcrumb mixture with meat.
Spray glass casserole dish or roasting pan with nonstick spray, then use a tablespoon to measure out meatballs, rolling them in your hands to make them round. Arrange meatballs so there is a small space between each meatball.
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South Beach Suggestions:
Use lean ground beef, turkey Italian Sausage, and 100% whole wheat bread crumbs to make this if you're following the South Beach Diet. You could eat this with Dreamfield's Low Carb Pasta if desired, or just serve as a meat dish. This would be great with a salad like Arugula and Gorgonzola Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette.
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Marcus Garvey Park
The Daily Plant : Monday, September 9, 2013
Funds Invested To Restore Historic Fire Watchtower
On August 28, NYC Parks Manhattan Borough Commissioner William Castro joined Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, City Council Member Inez Dickens, State Senator Bill Perkins, and members of the community including the Mount Morris Park Community Association and the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance to announce that capital funds were invested to restore the historic Mount Morris Fire Watchtower at Marcus Garvey Park.
The fire watchtower located between 120th and 124th Street at the interruption of Fifth Avenue in Marcus Garvey Park (formerly known as Mount Morris Park) was designed by the engineer Julius Kroehl and built in 1856-57. The last of many watchtowers that once provided fire detection for the City of New York, the structure is recognized for both its local and national significance. It is a designated New York City landmark and also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The tower was last restored in 1937-38 using WPA funds to reconstruct the park, restore the tower and create a large surrounding plaza, known as "The Acropolis" at the top of the hill. The tower was stabilized in 1991 with the addition of contemporary metal braces for support until funds could be raised for its full restoration. This metal bracing has reached the end of its useful lifespan and the original cast iron members have deteriorated.
This restoration will ensure the continued survival of an extraordinary remnant from our city's history. It will provide for the disassembly of the tower, testing of all components to determine structural integrity, and restoration and replacement of components as required. The project has received capital allocations of $1.75 million from Council Member Dickens, $1.25 million from Mayor Bloomberg, and $1 million from Borough President Stringer.
"When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half."
Gracie Allen
(1906 - 1964)
Directions to Marcus Garvey Park
- Walk It Out! Trail Dedicated At Marcus Garvey Park
- Funds Invested To Restore Historic Fire Watchtower
- The Wailers' Julian Junior Marvin / DJ Queen Majesty In Association with DoNYC
- Movies Under the Stars: Amazing Grace
- Harlem 100: Mwenso and the Shakes / Brianna Thomas / Vuyo Sotashe / special guest Fred Wesley / Jazzmobile presents: Winard Harper & Jeli Posse
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The taste of sweet sweet humble pie!
What a joy (from the point of view of someone who went the PS3 and Blu-ray path) to see MS come crawling (alledgedly) to Blu-ray now their gamble went pear shaped!
It really really must be stinging!
Microsoft's Xbox division has already denied it's talking to Sony about Blu-ray, but that hasn't stopped the rumours. It's now claimed that Taiwanese outfit Lite-On IT is developing a Blu-ray drive for the console. According to a DigiTimes report, unnamed industry sources have claimed that Lite-On is developing a built-in Blu- …
By the time the Xbox360 Blu-ray addon arrives, the console will be on the verge of being obsolete, the damage has already been done, with the outragous failure rates, and choping and changing of Microsoft's vision, optional hard drives, chargable, laggy and unreliable online service, and advert splattered blades.
The funniest thing, Blu-ray can never be used for gaming on the 360, without crapping on 17million existing owners. Microsoft are stuck between a rock, a hard place, and a failed HD DUD drive. The addon will always be that, an addon, bolted to the side, possibly sat ontop of the obsolete HD DVD bolt-on, connected via USB and noisier than a jet taking off in your living room.
At least the 360 can be used for digital downloads... Oh hang on, scrub that, many of them don't have hard drives...
You really couldn't make it up, how many bad decisions Microsoft made with the Xbox this generation...
Paris, because even a dumb dimwitted blonde can see that Microsoft has been badly caught offguard...
The xbox is already 2 years old.. it sounds like the bluray version would be the next version.
And all the other stuff you mentioned... I don't know anybody with an xbox without an hdd. There was some slow downs with the online service, but that was right after christmas.. all good now. And the jet engine comment, if you stick the thing in an area with no air circulation of course it will get loud. I guess the quiet consoles would just shut down from thermal protection?!
Lastly, I would prefer to be able to add things on to my system instead of it being all built in. It makes my console less likely to become obsolete. It must suck to own a console that still can't do half of what a two year old console can do. :)
It must suck to own a 2 year old console, creaking with obsolescence, that can't do things a 12 month old console can...
Blu-ray, GT5:P, the numerous PS3 exclusives, and the superior 2008 exclusives..
It must really suck to be a 360 owner right now, finding out you backed the wrong horse, the same day it catches fire, burns your house down, and kills your pet parrot...
...It only took three posts to get TOTALLY off the point of the article and degenerate into a "my console is better than your console" bollock fest.
If you can't afford to buy both consoles, go away and do something about it. Stop the bitching and moaning at one another in here, shut up and just carry on with your colouring books will you.
So Xbox is dead .. HHmm So why were people trading in PS3's at my local Gamestation store and buying Xbox 360's .. Wht are here always more second hand PS3's for sale than Xbox
Exclusives - try Halo .., Online gaming via Live, new chips systems are quieter and cooler - no red circles of death..
and I don't know anyone without a hard disk or wireless network adaptor.
And it hooks into my PC network as a media extender ...
PS3 - overpriced and too late to market.
Wii - totally differnet emphasis - more family games console than hard core gaming
But at the end of the day - get whatever you like - as long as you are happy with it - who cares ....
When the 1st comment is about Microsoft and humble pie, (and then is echoed several times within the first 10 comments), you've really got to wonder why these PS3 fanboys are so intent on flaming the 360. Could it be they still feel their machine of choice is threatened?
I fully realise that someone has made comments about crayons and childishness, but in the very best tradition of being childish, I'm going to say: 'But they started it!'.
Also, if you're bored of reading comments of this nature, don't read them. The information you're likely to be after will be in the main article, meaning that there is no actual need to read the comments.
Anyway - to continue...I'm not going to let Sony fanboys take over this thread with their usual 'ooh, red ring of death, ooh the console is sometimes quite loud, ooh HD-DVD is dead'. Well done numbskulls, we all know about these things, and we know that:
- Microsoft extended the warranty and that newer machines have a lesser chance of experiencing this problem
- Yes the console is noisy - no arguments there. But I can live with it.
- Yes, HD-DVD is dead. But I don't have a HD-DVD drive; I've no interest in having one. I have no interest in Blu-Ray either. I'm not in the habit of buying GAMES CONSOLES to play movies on. I buy dedicated equipment for that.
Sure, the 360 has had its problems, but then again, as someone else has mentioned, its a perfect console for someone who doesn't want/can't afford to spend several hundred pounds all at once, but instead wants to steadily add hardware to it. Also in its favour is the fact that it has a huge catalogue of superior games and a decent online gaming service.
Meanwhile, the PS3 has just received the much-vaunted GT5 Prologue to a chorus of yawns and general apathy. For one of the PS3's long awaited 'must have' games, (that hardware packs are being released around, no less), that must be more than a little disappointing.
From the reviews I have read, (both professional and gamers' own posted reviews), the game is basically a shinier, cut-down version of its predecessors with the same lack of damage modelling and poor AI. Oh yeah, and when it was released, the multiplayer was apparently totally broken.
Angry PS3 owners will now be lining up to blurt such comments as 'but this is only a taste of the full game', 'you wait until the full version comes out'.
To which I reply, 'so you're having to pay £25 for a demo then?. If it has taken this long to release a demo, how long is it going to be before you get the full game?'. Maybe Microsoft will be on Xbox 720 by then, with Forza 3 or Project Gotham 5...
Bottom line is that if the Xbox 360 is as poor a machine as PS3 owners are constantly trying to make out, they wouldn't be flaming it at every opportunity. I'd say that criticism is the most sincere form of envy in this case.
...the only reason we read the comments, let ourselves got roped into the spats and post comments one after another is because we are all equally as bored at work as one another! I'm NOOOOO different!
Crayons comments were a little tongue in cheek by the way.
What the line of childish PS3 owners fail to remember (or realise?), is that the console was later to launch than the 360 and as such Sony had chance to learn from MS's mistakes. As well as include features not available or viable to the 360 at the time.
Just as the line of original Xbox owners having a go at the PS2 didn't remember when MS had the chance with the original Xbox to learn from Sony's mistakes with the PS2, unavailable features etc.
Any console coming so much later than another is going to have better features. Or at least be more refined in many ways. It's like any technology product. It just pisses me off when people start sticking the knife in without stopping to think about things like this, and the sorts of comments started here are a little childish. You have to admit that.
I've got em' both. In fact I have most consoles from the last 15 years, and I can't think of a single one that I didn't want to kick with frustration on one hand, but also love on the other. Where one was rubbish, wouldn't you know it, a rival one that came out later was better developed.
It's just a fact and the PS3 and Xbox are no different. As were the spats in the Dreamcast, PS1 and N64 days.
Now I'm going to go and get my colouring books out and keep myself occupied before my afternoon nap.
I too own both and much prefer the 360. Right nowe the PS3 is lacking in seriously good games. I got the GT5 'demo' because I wanted to see what a great game it was. Oh dear. It's like every other GT game before it with shinier graphics. Deformation is STILL missing. hye promise to get it sorted for when GT5:Proper is released. Yeah right.
If I was being brutally honest, the Wii has recently seen more action that either the 360 or PS3 in my house. It's a cracking bit of kit that is so easily accessible.
Crayons at the ready - pass me the book after you Monkey...
Devil Bill as MS get blamed for everything..right?
That's odd. They promised to add online multiplayer to GT4: Proper as well, and that didn't happen. They promised to add deformation to Prologue when GTHD didn't get it. I'm thoroughly bored of Polyphony's excuses, and so wait until we see what actually comes in the box on release day.
But then, Sony shills' entire philosophy is based around the promise of things to come rather than actual product, so I shouldn't be surprised.
I joined the console game (pun intended) very late. As a PC gamer, I finally got sick of needing to drop Oz loads of money to have the competitive edge or to accept that I was always going to get my Oz handed to me every game.
So when a friend gave me their old PS2, I picked up GT4 and had a blast playing split screen with a buddy in my living room. Around Christmas I decided to upgrade to a next gen console and spent FOREVER deciding what to get. I loved GT4, but PS3 still didn't have anything to compete with GT4. Let me repeat that... The next gen Playstation still didn't have ANYTHING as good as dropping in GT4 and playing a PS2 game. When I looked at all the games out there, I kept coming back to the 360. The library was impressive and I started thinking about how the PS2 dominated its market by having more games, not better technology, not better anything but selection. So, I went with selection and bought a 360.
My 360 is noisy. I refuse to pay $100 for a wireless adapter, so am figuring out how to set up my own wireless bridge from living room to router by flashing the firmware on a wrt54gl. And when I am done, I will have a router that I can plug 4 devices in to and access wirelessly for $20 cheaper than the adapter. And... I prefer the controller to the PS2/3 controllers. Bioshock is stunning, HALO3 was fun for as long as it took to beat. Mass Effect is by far the best single player game I have played since ZORK. PGR 4 is even more fun than GT4 was. And Forza 2 is the technical side of the GT series when you want realism, but it also has damage modeling. Madden still pisses me off no matter which console I play it on... But that's because I suck at it on every console I've played it on, including the PC. =)
Which is better? Umm... the console that plays the games you most want to play. Sonic the hedghog is graphically beautiful, but I still would rather play Tecmobowl!
Which is the better entertainment center? Probably the PS3. Who knows, I may pick one up so that I can have a Blu-Ray player. It would be strange... I haven't played a single DVD on my xbox and have players for all of my media that I would rather use, but who knows... If M$ offers an add on, I'll probably just buy that if it's cheaper. If $ony actually allows manufacturers to offer a player at a price that is cheaper than their whole game system, then I will just get a player and be done with it.
Mine's the one at the back with blow me and an NES cartridge printed on it.
Every single line of your comment is flawed.
My local paper is full of used 360's for sale, from owners lucky enough to still have a working one. It's very rare to find a PS3 for sale.
Try buying a 60GB PS3, it's rarer than hens teeth. Even the 40GB units are hot property and outselling the recently reduced and cheaper Xbox360..
Finally, my PS3 hooks up just fine as a media centre entender. infact it's better implemented than the 360's, as not only does it work with Windows Media Player, it works with ANY DLNA complaint server.
And I mean a seriously avid gamer, I went with xbox360.
Over the years I've owned C64, Master System, Mega Drive, Game Gear, NES, SNES, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, PS1, PS2, PSP, xBox, xBox 360.
Bluray appears to be adding nothing to the PS3 in gaming terms, maybe it will in the future but up until that point, who cares?
As soaklord so rightly puts it, the best console is the one with the games you want to play on it, PS3 misses the mark by a long shot.


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Jonathan Unger is director of the Contemporary China Centre at Australian National University. The most recent of his 14 books is Chen Village: Revolution to Globalization, co-authored with Anita Chan and Richard Madsen. Unger is lead author of a chapter in Wal-Mart in China on the conditions of employees at Chinese Wal-Marts.
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A November 17 Monitor article reported that the Environmental Sustainability Board (ESB) was considering a "pay as you throw" (PAYT) option for trash pickup. PAYT attempts to change behavior by making current behavior more expensive than the behavior preferred by the ESB. This is clear from the statement in the article that "the first priority involves encouraging residents to change behaviors". This does not agree with my experience with recycling in Los Alamos. As a past member of the old Solid Waste Board, I asked the manager of the curbside recycling company what was the biggest problem with working with Los Alamos. His answer was that the residents were "over zealous" putting too many non-acceptable items in the collection bins. I believe the residents of Los Alamos are more than willing to recycle given the outlets to do so.
The curbside recycling program has always been restrictive with significant limitations on plastics and cardboard (no cereal or cracker boxes). Over the last dozen years, the outlets for recycling in the county seem to have decreased. Glass was dropped from the curbside program. The used lumber put-and-take pile and the trailer for collecting building materials for Habitat for Humanity were removed from the landfill. I understand that the composting operation near the Eco Station has been discontinued. All of these were done for sound reasons. Nonetheless, they decreased opportunities for recycling.
Similarly, there has been a decrease in the capacity of the local thrift shops. Casa Mesita moved to a smaller building limiting their ability to handle large items. I have been turned away from thrift shops both here and in Santa Fe more than once because they were overloaded or not handling specific items.
Before instituting PAYT, I recommend the ESB do everything possible to open up more recycling outlets. A county-operated reuse center near the Eco Station would be an excellent addition. The reuse center would have to be staffed to be successful and avoid the problems that killed the used lumber put-and-take and the building materials trailer. I also recommend that the ESB members visit some communities that recycle a wider variety of materials and find out how they do it. Park City, Utah would be a good place to visit. Apart from the great skiing, they have a staffed community recycling center takes a wide variety of materials and is combined with a reuse operation, all done in a pretty small area.
Finally, rather than being shocked and reacting to specific items that show up at the Eco Station, I recommend that the ESB accumulate data on the composition of the material passing through the Eco Station and use that data to focus recycling and waste avoidance efforts. Years ago, the Solid Waste Board prepared a request for proposals (RFP) to have a contractor evaluate what was going into the landfill, the data to be used to direct improvements in the recycling program. A good number of consultants with experience with this task were found, but the RFP was never let because of funding limitations. Perhaps the money can now be found.


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Last night was good news, bad news.
For the third straight game, the Phillies got shutout pitching by a starter. Joe struggled a bit with his control but kept the Nationals off the scoreboard.
This team can beat you many ways, pitching, defense, power, speed. Chase stole home as part of a double steal, giving the Phillies two steals (Jayson vs. LA) of home this season. Last time the Phillies had a pair of steals of home was 1997, Scott Rolen and Kevin Stocker.
Chase has a career-high 20 steals, making him the 10th player in team history to have that many steals and 20 homers. He hasn't been caught stealing (23) since last Septembeer.He is some kind of offensive machine.
As a team, the Phillies have stole 23 consecutive bases. Last caught stealing was August 2.
Jayson put the icing on the cake with a grand slam, extending the club's season record to 10. The old mark was 8 set in 1993 and tied in 2005.
Now, the bad, Chan Ho, a very valuable and reliable part of the pen, pulled a hamstring, apparently a bad pull. He'll be reevaluated today and Todd Zolecki will have an update later.
J. C. is getting closer to returning, Clay is back, Eyre is still unable to pitch in a game. The bullpen played a huge part in winning everything a year ago.
Ruben, Charlie and their respective staffs will meet prior to the start of the playoffs and picking a 25-man roster will be difficult. Inconsistent and injured relievers are the biggest concern at this point. Rosters can be changed for each playoff series.
Quote of the Week
Jimmy Rollins in Rich Hofmann's column: "If we started worrying about what the people were worried about, that would be too much worrying."
Jenn the Winner
She answered yesterday's trivia question: Name the pitchers the last time the Phillies had back-to-back shutouts. The season was 2002: "the 8/15 game was Joe Roa, Timlin and Silva; 8/16, Randy Wolf, complete game shutout."
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Pearl River Man Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxymorphone Causing The Overdose Death Of 21-Year Old Man
Defendant alleged to have distributed a variety of other prescription drugs
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge, New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Longworth, the Commissioner of Westchester County Department of Public Safety, Thomas Zugibe, Rockland County District Attorney, and Kevin Nulty, Chief of the Orangetown Police Department, announced the arrest this morning of Craig Oleksowicz for illegally distributing oxymorphone, a Schedule II controlled substance, the use of which caused the October 2011 death of another individual, a 21-year-old man in Pearl River, New York. Oleksowicz was additionally charged with illegally distributing codeine, methadone, and Valium pills. Oleksowicz was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge George A. Yanthis in White Plains federal court.
DEA Special Agent in Charge Brian Crowell stated: "There is zero difference between the local street drug dealer selling heroin to that of a person selling illegally obtained prescription pain medication. Some of these diverted pills, like Opana, are known on the streets as 'Stop Signs', due to its shape. The misuse of this and other diverted pain medicine can cause people to become addicts leading to tragic overdoses. Diverted pain pills, not prescribed for the right reasons nor by the right doctor, and sold to people on the street, are the leading cause of overdoses and deaths in our region. Many continue to believe the illegal distribution of pain medications is harmless, this charge and arrest should make clear there is no difference between selling pain medication not prescribed by a doctor and supplying heroin."
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated: "As has been reported, prescription drug trafficking and abuse is an exploding epidemic, claiming the lives of almost 15,000 people a year, more than illegal street drugs like heroin and cocaine combined. As alleged, the defendant was essentially an outlaw pharmacy, and worse, a lethal one. The illegal dealers of prescription drugs will not get any easier treatment from this Office simply because what they are selling can be legally used when properly prescribed. We will not relent in combating this new drug scourge. We commend the teamwork and professionalism of our federal and local partners that led to this arrest."
Westchester County Department of Public Safety Commissioner George Longworth stated: "This investigation is another example of the tremendous collaboration that exists among federal, county and local law enforcement agencies in the Hudson Valley. The Department of Public Safety is committed to continuing to work with all our law enforcement partners to combat narcotics trafficking in our communities."
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe stated: "This defendant is accused of trafficking in drugs which are extremely potent and sometimes deadly. Rockland County has seen a huge rise in the use and abuse of prescription painkillers, such as Opana. In fact, the White House Office on National Drug Policy says prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest-growing drug problem, responsible for the deaths of more Americans than heroin and cocaine combined. My thanks to the members of the Rockland County Drug Task Force, the Orangetown Police Department Detective Bureau and the DEA's diversionary unit for partnering in this investigation. All levels of law enforcement must continue working together to battle our growing pill epidemic."
Orangetown Police Department Chief Kevin Nulty stated: "It was sad for me to see a young man from my own neighborhood in Orangetown die as a result of being illegally sold a prescription narcotic substance. The death was very real to me. I greatly commend the work of the investigators from my department and the US Drug Enforcement Administration who worked very hard in identifying the parties responsible for the drug sale that caused this death. I am very pleased that this case has been brought to a successful closure. Stopping the epidemic of the sale of and illicit use of prescription drugs is a new challenge for law enforcement agencies across the United States. We will continue to work with our local, state and federal partners in our public education, prevention and enforcement efforts."
According to the Indictment, which was unsealed today in White Plains federal court and other public documents:
Between at least February 2011 and October 2011, Oleksowicz, 37, of Pearl River, New York, and others regularly distributed Oleksowicz's prescription oxymorphone pills for profit. Oxymorphone is a powerful painkiller with a high potential for addiction and abuse, and its improper use may be fatal. In October 2011, the use of oxymorphone pills supplied by Oleksowicz caused the overdose death of a young man residing in Pearl River, New York. Following that death, Oleksowicz continued his illegal distribution of pills, selling codeine, methadone, and Valium pills on at least three separate occasions in February 2012.
If convicted, Oleksowicz faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum penalty of life in prison, and a maximum fine of $1 million or twice the gain or loss resulting from the crime.
Mr. Bharara praised the investigative efforts of the DEA, the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, the Rockland County Drug Task Force, and the Orangetown Police Department. He also thanked the Rockland County District Attorney's Office for its assistance in the case.
The case is being handled by the Office's White Plains Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher J. DiMase and Abigail S. Kurland are in charge of the prosecution.The charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.


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Rain will grab the headlines tonight, with sharply colder temps on tap for the rest of the week. The latest forecast data shows another inch of rain will likely fall over all the Tri-State tonight and tomorrow morning. Timing on the rainfall: Best chances from 6pm Tuesday night to 6am Wednesday morning. Here is the latest rainfall forecast for the 14News viewing area:
The Wabash, Little Wabash and White rivers continue to rise. The crest prediction for New Harmony has been pushed back to next Tuesday to account for tonight's rainfall. Flood levels will run about 5 feet above flood stage at New Harmony through the weekend.
Here is a look at the temperature profile for the next 48 hours…we'll drop well below the last few days' highs and actually stay a little below normal through Thursday.
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In an effort to make sure Edmodo educators are heard by every member of the company, we're excited to announce that Support has opened up its doors–and the Support Community–to the rest of the Edmodo team!
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We are in for a dynamic and radical Full Moon (at 7 degrees 22 minutes of Aries), on this Saturday, September 29th (at 8:19 pm, Pacific Daylight Time). If you notice that you are feeling emotionally edgy (or unstable) and reactive to your friends and family, you are not alone! The Universe is stimulating us to move any stuck emotional energy that we are holding on to. Two of the most dynamic and dangerous emotions that may emerge are frustration and anger. At the root of these emotions may be a feeling that your individuality, freedom or independence is being threatened.
This Full Moon in Aries is being intensified by the interactions of the Sun and Moon with the Uranus/Pluto Square Aspect, creating a T-Square configuration. This energy is stimulating a purging of our unresolved emotional issues. Be sure to process any difficult emotions.
Because both the Moon and Venus are in Fire Signs (Moon in Aries and Venus in Leo), life can get pretty intense and dramatic! You can take charge of and re-direct these energies through humor and philosophy.
It is especially important, during the Full Moon day and the few days before and after the Full Moon, to get focused and centered in Spirit, before you have any interaction with others. Remember that a part of our personal mastery is to be the witness of our own human nature. Instead of reacting to people and circumstances, it is better to respond to life experiences from our center.
A second T-square configuration, involving the planets Venus, Jupiter, Chiron and Neptune, may reveal hidden agendas and illusions in our relationships. Matters to do with resources and finances will require extra sensitivity and clarity.
A Conjunction Aspect of the planets Mercury and Saturn (both in the sign of Libra), could cause us to be more critical and judgmental in our thinking. If you find yourself doing this, use this same energy to consciously change your focus of attention to something positive.
Happy Full Moon to you all. I am so exhausted from all the work on the house that I didn't have the time or energy to write a Full Moon post myself. So this info is via this wonderful source.


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Dweezil Zappa's music camp Dweezilla has a motto "Learn And Destroy." It refers to destroying the boundaries that confine music creativity. At camp students are in total immersion for 4 days of music instruction. While on tour with Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil will be previewing some of the guitar concepts he teaches at camp in a special event prior to each concert.
"I transformed my guitar technique before starting Zappa Plays Zappa out of necessity to play my dad's most sophisticated and challenging melodies. I've found a lot of exciting new approaches to the guitar. I started Dweezilla music camp as a way to share this information with guitarists. I'm excited to present an opportunity to share thoughts on my approach to guitar with students of all levels before each show on tour."


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Jimmy and Drew's, a Boulder Jewish deli, has closed; Thai Kitchen is moving in
Jimmy and Drew's, a Boulder Jewish delicatessen, has gone under. Thai Kitchen is moving into the space.
This is too bad, but not terribly surprising. The first time I visited Jimmy and Drew's, back in 2008, the place was hopping, the service was snappy, and the food was excellent. The last time I visited, about six months ago, things had changed.
I had to shout into the kitchen to get the attention of one of the college-kids working the grill and yakking with a friend. When he finally, and begrudgingly, made the effort to deal with, you know, the customer – I was the only person in the place, and it was around lunchtime – he told me he couldn't make everything on the menu. He told me the place had gone downhill. I didn't stick around for lunch.


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The Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) was born out of the success of Outwood Grange, a large school of 2,200 students which has achieved record exam results every year for the past 10 years, culminating in 84% including English & Maths. Outwood Grange is an Outstanding school recognised by Ofsted – achieving all Grade 1s – and was one of the first National Leader of Education Support Schools.
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Like ExpressJets pilot Michael Roberts, the world's largest union of airline pilots is urging its members to boycott body imaging machines rolling out in airports across the globe. Instead, they want pilots to go for the aggressive genital pat-down. Seriously.
The president of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents 11,500 pilots, many of whom work for American Airlines, has urged members of the union to revolt against the devices.
But, unlike the fully commendable anti-tyranny concerns raised by pilot Michael Roberts last month, the APA is sorta wussing out and making this about "dangers of excessive exposure to harmful levels of radiation during the screening process." Really, guys? Come on — the tyranny route is totally more persuasive.
The union is urging pilots to refrain from being put through the scanners and if necessary opt for a pat down by TSA officials instead. What? So that TSA officials can aggressively pat down our genitals? No thanks!
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The Fire Emblem Series Ranked From Worst to Best/
Kotaku runs a series called the Pecking Order, ranking games in a series from best to worst. In the spirit of this series, let's look at the Fire Emblem series today, ranking them from worst to best. All of the games in the Fire Emblem series are worth playing in their own right, but which are the best in this great series?
Note: Fire Emblem Fates (which you can grab here) is not on this list. I'll hopefully update it at some point to add it. Same with Tokyo Mirage Session #FE.
This article was originally hosted with our friends over at Talk-Amongst-Yourselves, a fun reader-run video game blog. You should check them out here http://tay.kinja.com/
Previously I took a look at what the Fire Emblem series does so right, examining how this storied franchise has managed to stay relevant and stay true to its roots over the years. It can be daunting trying to get into a new franchise for the first time, so the Pecking Order is meant to make this a little less scary.
I'll be looking only at the 6 installments that have been released worldwide.
6. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (2009)
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is the series first installment on the Nintendo DS and is a remake of the first game in the series, Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi. Set on the continent of Archanea, it follows the Altean prince Marth as he ventures to defeat the shadow dragon Medeus.
This game is the only one in the series I would not wholeheartedly recommend, and is by far the weakest of the worldwide releases for a number of reasons. Being a remake, it does not reflect the improvement that has been made over the course of the series.
Features such as supports are not utilized and characterization suffers greatly as a result. In addition, the class switching system is hugely unnecessary and clutters the focus of the gameplay. The story is also very bland and lacks the depth of future installments, and the colourful spirites of the Game Boy Advance games is changed for unremarkable semi-3d spirtes. The only strong point is the gameplay is still good albeit less developed than what we would expect from Fire Emblem today. Put short, this game feels dated despite its remaking and is disappointing.
5. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn was released on Wii and is a sequel to 2005's Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. Set on the continent of Tellius, it follows Michiah and the Dawn Brigade as they attempt to free Daein and features the return of characters from Path of Radiance.
This game is a solid installment in the series, and serves as a good follow-up for players who want to continue the story began in Path of Radiance. The story itself is very good and it is nice to see returning faces from Path of Radiance. It is not as captivating a story as Path of Radiance but it expands upon the world of Tellius well.
The gameplay itself is good, but the game is known for its punishing difficult curve and on normal is arguably the most challenging game in the series. I felt the graphics were largely underwhelming, with character illustrations of good quality but graphics in battle are nothing remarkable and lack the character of the sprites used in the Game Boy Advance games.
4. Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (2005)
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones is the second game in the series released worldwide. Released on Game Boy Advance and set on the continent of Magvel, it follows the twins Eirkia and Ephraim after their country of Renais is invaded by the Grado Empire.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is a strong entry in the series and builds upon the gameplay concepts established in Fire Emblem with features such as choosing promotions and an overworld map with optional skirmishes. In addition, it offers a basic skill system which was new for the series, a branching story and improves on the graphics from Fire Emblem.
This game is a great one, and I really enjoyed it. The story is pretty good, but I felt the overworld map was an unnecessary addition considering how wonderfully balanced Fire Emblem was. I felt that the features added such as dual-promotions didn't really add to the gameplay, but the characters in this game are very good and help this game to stand as a strong installment in the series.
3. Fire Emblem: Awakening (2013)
Fire Emblem: Awakening was released on Nintendo 3DS and was the first original Fire Emblem game released in more than five years. Taking place on the continent of Ylisse, it follows Chrom and his allies as they journey to defeat the dark dragon Grima.
Fire Emblem: Awakening represents a great return to form for the series and is by far the most progressive, adding in many new features. It introduces the battle pairing which encourages players to pair up characters in battle for state increases. It builds upon the overworld map from Sacred Stones and adds the most robust support system to date in the series.
Awakening earns its high place in the series based on its innovative gameplay additions such as battle-pairing which compliment the gameplay nicely. The robust support system is fantastic and characters having children is another interesting feature that was added to the game. (Seisen No Keifu also featured children but was not released worldwide)
The art style is also strong, and this is the only entry in the series in which 3D has really added the game. The graphics are a cool fusion of the 2D sprites with 3D graphics and I hope that future entries will go in this direction if they decide to pursue 3D. The new features introduced in Awakening work well, and feel like a natural extension of the series. However, the story is underwhelming in comparison and this holds back the game from being the pinnacle of the series.
2. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was released on Nintendo Gamecube and marked the series' return to home consoles. Taking place on the continent of Tellius, the game follows Ike and the Greil Mercenaries after the country of Crimea is invaded by Daein.
This game is a fantastic entry in the series and is a departure from the gameplay structure shared in the Gameboy Advance games. It introduces a number of new gameplay concepts such as the use of Laguz units and also incorporates a skill system. In my opinion the use of Laguz clutters the gameplay and is largely unnecessary and the gameplay is not as polished compared to Awakening and Fire Emblem. The graphics are also unremarkable and lose some of the charm that other installments in the series have, holding this game back.
The story in Path of Radiance is amazing and is the best in the series, propelling it into the upper echelon of these rankings. The story of Ike as he comes of age is extremely compelling and draws players in, standing out in a series of strong stories. The characters are also particularly excellent, and the overarching story of characteristic political intrigue is enthralling.
1. Fire Emblem (2003)
Fire Emblem was released on Gameboy Advance and marked the debut of Fire Emblem outside of Japan. The game follows Lycian nobles Eliwood, Lyn and Hector as they attempt to find Eliwood's missing father, unraveling a darker conspiracy.
This is the game that started it all, and represent Fire Emblem at in its most pure form. The balancing is phenomenal, with every gameplay element creating a cohesive and focused whole. It lacks some of the more complicated features of future games but this does not detract from the experience and makes it more streamlined and immediately accessible. There are no unnecessary gameplay elements to be seen and the level of focus is fantastic, making it a wonderfully smooth experience gameplay-wise.
The story is also great, and the characters presented in this game are some of the most memorable in the series. It should also be noted that character art-work is strong, with the battle sprites adding a lot of personality to the game. There is simply no topping this game when looking for the definitive Fire Emblem game.
So to sum up:
- Fire Emblem (2003)
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (2013)
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (2005)
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007)
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (2009)
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Liberty Law Students to Volunteer Free Tax Return Preparation ServicesJanuary 17, 2012
Liberty University School of Law will continue in its tradition of reaching out to the community by offering qualifying taxpayers free assistance in preparing income tax returns this spring. This is the fourth year Liberty has participated in the...Read More
Law school reports high number of graduates in judicial clerkshipsJanuary 12, 2012
Though it is a young institution, Liberty University School of Law is producing graduates who are quickly advancing their career goals, on par with students from well-established programs throughout the country. U.S. News & World Report has...Read More
Liberty Law Students Appear on Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van SusterenJanuary 03, 2012
Three Liberty University School of Law students joined several Liberty University Helms School of Government students on Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren in a three-part series focusing on the 2012 Presidential Election. The program,...Read More
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SACRAMENTO, April 11 (UPI) -- John Salmons helped Sacramento get off to a quick start Wednesday and the Kings rolled to a 121-110 victory over New Orleans.
The Kings a 17-point lead at halftime and were never threatened while snapping a four-game losing streak.
Salmons scored 22 points, hitting 7-of-10 from the field while playing 32 minutes. Jason Thompson and Marcus Thornton both had 20 for Sacramento, which shot 56 percent from the field and made 10-of-20 from 3-point range.
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This limited edition book is an expanded, annotated and profusely illustrated version of the acclaimed essay originally written for AIGA Voice. It takes into account new information and is supplemented by comprehensive notes, a bibliography and a chronology of the New York City subway system.
There is a common belief, reinforced by Gary Hustwit's documentary film Helvetica, that Helvetica is the signage typeface of the New York City subway system. But it is not true - or rather, it is only somewhat true. Helvetica is the official typeface of the MTA today, but it was not the typeface specified by Unimark International when they created the signage system at the end of the 1960s. Why was Helvetica not chosen originally? There is a history to the New York subway Helvetica font that is a interesting read by AIGA (The Professional Association for Design). what was chosen in its place? why is Helvetica now used? when did the changeover occur? Paul Shaw answers these questions and then goes beyond them to look at how the subway's signage system has evolved over the past forty years. The resulting story is more than a tale of a typeface. It is a look at the forces that have molded a signage system.
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System has been awarded a Certificate of Typographic Excellence by the Type Directors Club. Marine industry specialists who create personalized vinyl boat names with the helvetica font are popular as well. It was included in their 56th Awards Exhibition and is in their annual Typography 3.
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Youtube user C0nc0rdance discusses skepticism, "psi of the gaps", and the difference in thought processes behind the scientifically minded and credulous "woo-believers", specifically when confronted with anomalies in the data. You'll find a lot of overlap between creationism, astrology, ghost-hunters, psychics, et cetera. This kind of thinking is what I, as a skeptic, have made it my business to fight.
All tied up in a neat little package. People believe strange things for a number of reasons, most of them to do with selection bias and some sort of emotional investment in having their chosen hypothesis turn out to be true. Any time you're dealing with someone that believes in something very strongly, but has no evidence to back it up, you'll get these creeping failures to analyze evidence in their proper context. You'll get cherry-picking, or manipulation of the data, or even manipulation of the data-collecting methodologies. You'll get the kind of knock-down, drag-out fight we get around these parts now and then, like the astrology dust-up. You'll also specifically get the kinds of arguments about studies that Robert Currey attempted to make, about what studies showed what, and what studies were worth keeping, almost entirely on the basis of what proved and disproved what he was trying to say.


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90.24 - University of Idaho Student Health Services
Last updated August 25, 2005 (formerly 80.24)
A. General. The University of Idaho's Student Health Services provides excellent high quality outpatient medical care to full-time students, spouses, and dependents. The center has a professional staff ready to provide preventive care as well as to treat illnesses and injuries. Psychiatric services, pharmacy, x-ray and laboratory services are also available.
B. Procedures. The following guidelines are used to establish patient eligibility, charges, hours of operation, medical withdrawals, and handicapped parking privileges.
B-1. Eligibility. Only full-time and part-time students, spouses, and dependents are eligible to be seen at Student Health Services. Eligibility is determined by having a valid ID card. Faculty and staff are not eligible to be seen at the Student Health Services. Special contracts have been arranged with the University for asbestos physicals and chemical vapor physicals for employees, medical surveillance for animal workers, summertime campers at the University of Idaho, and visiting students from other campuses.
B-2. Fees. Full-time students are charged $5.00 per outpatient visit. Part-time students, spouses and dependents are charged a $40.00 eligibility fee [per semester] to be seen at Student Health Services. In addition, they are charged a $5.00 office fee each visit. Reduced nominal fees are charged for certain procedures and special services such as laboratory tests, x-rays, and medications. Students may pay in cash or charge to their student account, fees incurred at Student Health Services. Students may also charge by the Vandal card system. Students that do not cancel their appointments within 24 hours are charged an outpatient service charge.
B-3. Hours of Operation. The Student Health Service is open throughout the year except University holidays. During the regular school year the hours of operation are MTWF 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Th 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
B-4. Operations. The Student Health Service operates on a walk-in basis with no appointments necessary. Appointments may be scheduled for physicals and Pap smears by calling the Office at (208) 885-6693 or by coming in to the Student Health Service to make an appointment. Emergency care is available at Gritman Medical Center when the Health Service is closed.
B-5. Medical Withdrawals. Only the director of the Student Health Services may issue a medical withdrawal for a student regarding a particular medical illness. Registration may be flagged for the next enrollment in order to determine if the patient is able to re-enter the University of Idaho.
B-6. Handicap Parking. All physicians and nurse practitioners may issue a temporary or permanent handicap parking permit following the special forms distributed by the Information and Parking Services, North Campus Center.
C. Information. Inquiries regarding medical care should be referred to the Student Health Services at (208) 885-6693.


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You probably won't be surprised by what the top YouTube video of 2012 was for Canadian viewers.
It knocked Justin Bieber out of YouTube's coveted all-time top spot. Peter Mansbridge danced to it. A child donned an awesome sweater and pretended to be Justin Trudeau while singing it. It was the song of 2012.
But Psy couldn't take all 10 spots in YouTube's annual end-of-year list. Covers of pop hits, a now cringe-worthy viral campaign video and Felix Baumgartner's legendary free fall from the stratosphere also made the cut. Click through the gallery below to see them all.
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West Coast Tramping North of Punakaiki
Some great tramps North of Punakaiki
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Around Charleston
Charleston Bays
About halfway between Westport and Punakaiki along SH6 is Charleston. It was once a thriving gold mining town with about 12,000 inhabitants. The most well known bays are: Constant Bay, Joyce Bay, Ladies Bay and Doctors Bay. The turn off is well sign posted. The reserve has public toilets and forms a good base for parking, a picnic or BBQ. It is a good starting point to explore the tracks through the dense flax bushes. At the start of the reserve immediately to the left starts a track leading to Doctors Bay and further to the Charleston Rocks, a popular spot for climbers on the 60m rockface. Pods of Hector dolphins are regularly sighted cruising the coastline. Enjoy the wonderful views from a variety of vantage points. Allow 1 hours
There are 2 new tracks called The Argylland The Bromielawthat are 2-3 hours each. They are open to the public but not advertised. Ask Andre for more information.
Nile River Rainforest and Limestone Cliff Walk
The Charleston Nile River Rainforest Walk takes you through ancient rain forest in to the magnificent Nile River limestone Canyon. Allow 1 hour
Mitchell's Gully Historic Gold Mine
Mitchells Gully Gold mine is 5 minutes South from Birds Ferry Lodge where gold is still mined today. You can take a short tour and see how gold was mined 100 years ago.
Cape Foulwind Walkway and Seal Colony
The Cape Foulwind Walkway takes you along the cliff tops. The Seals are 5 mintes walk from the Tauranga Bay car park and you can continue along the cliff tops to the lighthouse end, which takes 1 hour. Tauranga Bay has relative safe swimming and the surfing is usually good. On the south side of the bay is a small cafe/restaurant called The Bay House.
Bucklands Peaks
A challenge with just reward, this is not for the faint hearted. Before the start of the track up to the peaks some farmland needs to be crossed. From Westport, drive into the Buller Gorge. Just before you drop down to the river flats a bright yellow sign points you in the right direction. Follow this road jump the gate and follow the farm track until the airstrip. At the highest point of the strip are the fertiliser bins. Facing uphill, to the left is a sign, follow the fence line and at the marker hop over. The track is well marked up to the tree line after which small cairns and snow poles lead the way. The 4-bunk hut is bright orange and visible from some distance. With the hut as a base the rock gardens and seagull colonies of the Peaks can be explored. Hut fees are payable at Wood's menswear, main street Westport or use the honesty box. Recommended 2 day trip but can be done in 10 hours. Take clothes for all weather conditions, reasonable fitness required.
Westport Domain
An opportunity to wander through a small area of lowland forest without leaving town, just as it once covered the present site of Westport. From Palmerston Street head south until just before the Buller Bridge. To the left this magnificent piece of bush is clearly visible. It offers some impressive examples of mature native trees like rimu, rata and kahikatea. Allow 45 min.
Westport Riverside Walk (Millennium Walk)
A pleasant walk of about 4 km that could be started anywhere along the way. At the Post Office head South following the main street. On reaching the Buller Bridge turn right, then pass the railway marshalling yards on the left. A bit later pass the cement silos on the right. Access is possible further along the wharf, passing the dredge and barge moorings, and the coal loading facilities to finish up at the Fisherman's Wharf. The round trip is finished by walking back along Palmerston Street until reaching the Post Office again. Allow 1.5 hours.
North Beach
A relaxing beach walk starting at the Buller River mouth, Westport side. A feature of this beach is that timber flushed down the Buller River is washed up by the coastal current and forms the only protection from the sea. It is a great source for the wood carvers in the region who are always on the look out for well weathered pieces of native timber. Park on the Northern tip head, sign posted from Derby Street as Buller River Mouth. Walking North the beach can be followed till the Orowaiti Lagoon, being both mouth of the Orowaiti River (locally sometimes referred to as Giles Creek) and exit point for the Westport Flood Protection Scheme. Not crowded at the best of times the beach soon becomes totally deserted while heading North. The tidal character of the lagoon forms an ideal habitat for a great variety of birds. The round trip is about 10 km. Allow 3 hours.
Britannia Track
The Britannia Track is named after the most successful gold mining operation in the area. It is sign posted about 3 km north of Waimangaroa off SH 67. (O'Connor Road) The unsealed road crosses the railway, passes a farm house and seems to turn into a farm track. Just keep going, keep left at the fork but look out for single wire electrified gates. (If found open, leave open, if found closed, get through and close again.) Park at the small picnic area at Stoney Creek. Go straight up until the benched track turns into a narrow trail. Here a small steep track takes you down to the battery site of the Britannia Mine. Small trails allow for some more exploring and many relics can be found. Half way down the main track again is a small trail leading to a mine shaft. Complete with props, drips, semi-transparent cave wetas and glow worms. As the track bottoms out a detour to the Republican Mine can be taken. This site is flood prone and only bits and pieces can be found now. At lower water levels in the creek follow the trail, you need to cross the creek twice. After a boggy section, re-unite with the main track. Gold panning at the picnic area has brought some good results. Pan hire at the farm house. Allow 4.5 hours, bring a torch.


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Chiesman Endowment for Promoting Democracy 2015-2016 BHSU Student Scholarship Awards
In an effort to promote student research and writing on the subject of democracy, the Chiesman Committee will offer two scholarship awards in the amounts of $750 each for the best papers dealing with any aspect of democracy. One scholarship will be awarded to a student who wrote the best paper for a 100/200 level course and the other to a student who wrote the best paper for a 300/400 level course. The papers need to be written as part of a classroom assignment, under the direction of a university instructor.
Papers written during the 2015-2016 academic year are eligible. All submissions need to be made to Dr. David A. Wolff for consideration. Members of the Chiesman Committee will select the winners, with the selections made at the end of the academic year. No submissions will be considered after April 30, 2016. There are no specifications on length -- quality is the most important factor. The awards will be applied to the students' university accounts.
Inquiries and Proposals can be made to:
Dr. David Wolff Chair, BHSU Chiesman Endowment Committee Black Hills State University USB 9560 Spearfish, SD 57799-9560 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: (605) 642-6221
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Eastridge Mall has drawn a red line for unruly teens: Cross it and you�re no longer welcome without a chaperone.
It�s about time � for Eastridge to invoke the rule and for the teens to behave.
The teens have until April 11 to demonstrate a turn-around. No change and the rule takes effect.
Let�s be clear that every teenager who goes to the mall does not misbehave. The Eastridge ultimatum targets the large numbers who do. For those teens who protest that the rule would punish all rather than the �guilty� only, we say, �How �bout some peer pressure to advocate change?�
Let�s also be clear that bad behavior at the mall isn�t limited to teens. Mall security has a job to do involving people of all ages.
But the out-of-control behavior by the multitude of teens who go to the mall after school and on evenings is a serious issue that Eastridge management is correct to address.
Warning notices when out last week at the mall and via social media outlining the behavior changes that must be made by the deadline:
Be nice to everyone and everything.
No running.
No yelling.
No bad language.
No stealing.
What a sad comment on our society when young people behave in such unacceptable ways that a business must consider such a rule as Eastridge is proposing.
The parents and guardians of these young people are failing in their responsibility. How else can it be that the teens repeatedly shout vulgarities or display lewd and rambunctious behavior?
Parents, not a business, should rightly address the problem, first by teaching appropriate behavior and secondly by determining appropriate consequences when a young person�s behavior veers in the wrong direction.
With parents failing, Eastridge is left no choice but to address the problem.
The mall is not public property and it is not a free babysitting service. The mall is a private enterprise and managers have a responsibility to operate in the best interest of mall owners.
That includes creating an environment that is pleasing, safe and attractive to shoppers and to tenants.
There are plenty of places to shop in Gastonia and Gaston County. Unruly mall visitors will drive customers to other businesses if mall management does not address the worsening situation.
Eastridge managers are right to draw the red line. It is now up to the teens � and their parents � to decide whether it will be crossed.


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That you can't be totally sure that it actually is Virgil but you just know it is, is part of it. That he is in the center of the frame, but your eye is drawn anywhere but, is part of it. That a former professional wrestler's picture was taken outside the gaudy Madame Tussauds in chintzy Times Square, is part of it. That there is a pile of horse shit, is part of it.
Mostly, though, it's the feeling that even though he's probably trying to sell autographs, it looks like someone left him outside while stopping in the bodega real quick for a pack of smokes.
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In reviewing some key ratios and quant data for Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR), we note that the mother of all ratios (Return on Equity) stands at 0.030554 for the firm. ROE reveals what percentage of each investment dollar is returned as a profit. Used in conjunction with a variety of other ratios, this indicator is a very important tool for investors in determining the effectiveness of a company to generate returns for investors.
Further, we can look at some other ratios and financial indicators in order to get an idea of the company's valuation. Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) presently has a current ratio of 3.12. The current ratio, also known as the working capital ratio, is a liquidity ratio that displays the proportion of current assets of a business relative to the current liabilities. The ratio is simply calculated by dividing current liabilities by current assets. The ratio may be used to provide an idea of the ability of a certain company to pay back its liabilities with assets. Typically, the higher the current ratio the better, as the company may be more capable of paying back its obligations.
The FCF Yield 5yr Average is calculated by taking the five year average free cash flow of a company, and dividing it by the current enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The average FCF of a company is determined by looking at the cash generated by operations of the company. The Free Cash Flow Yield 5 Year Average of Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is -0.033811.
One of the most popular ratios is the "Return on Assets" (aka ROA). This score indicates how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. The Return on Assets for Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is 0.031521. This number is calculated by dividing net income after tax by the company's total assets. A company that manages their assets well will have a higher return, while a company that manages their assets poorly will have a lower return.
The M-Score, conceived by accounting professor Messod Beneish, is a model for detecting whether a company has manipulated their earnings numbers or not. Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) has an M-Score of -1.887251. The M-Score is based on 8 different variables: Days' sales in receivables index, Gross Margin Index, Asset Quality Index, Sales Growth Index, Depreciation Index, Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index, Leverage Index and Total Accruals to Total Assets. A score higher than -1.78 is an indicator that the company might be manipulating their numbers.
The Value Composite One (VC1) is a method that investors use to determine a company's value. The VC1 of Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is 14. A company with a value of 0 is thought to be an undervalued company, while a company with a value of 100 is considered an overvalued company. The VC1 is calculated using the price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, and price to earnings. Similarly, the Value Composite Two (VC2) is calculated with the same ratios, but adds the Shareholder Yield. The Value Composite Two of Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is 27.
The MF Rank (aka the Magic Formula) is a formula that pinpoints a valuable company trading at a good price. The formula is calculated by looking at companies that have a high earnings yield as well as a high return on invested capital. The MF Rank of Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is 8430. A company with a low rank is considered a good company to invest in. The Magic Formula was introduced in a book written by Joel Greenblatt, entitled, "The Little Book that Beats the Market".
The Earnings to Price yield of Argonaut Gold Inc. TSX:AR is 0.057876. This is calculated by taking the earnings per share and dividing it by the last closing share price. This is one of the most popular methods investors use to evaluate a company's financial performance. Earnings Yield is calculated by taking the operating income or earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and dividing it by the Enterprise Value of the company. The Earnings Yield for Argonaut Gold Inc. TSX:AR is 0.060699. Earnings Yield helps investors measure the return on investment for a given company. Similarly, the Earnings Yield Five Year Average is the five year average operating income or EBIT divided by the current enterprise value. The Earnings Yield Five Year average for Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is -0.006070.
Price Index
The Price Index is a ratio that indicates the return of a share price over a past period. The price index of Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) for last month was 0.94400. This is calculated by taking the current share price and dividing by the share price one month ago. If the ratio is greater than 1, then that means there has been an increase in price over the month. If the ratio is less than 1, then we can determine that there has been a decrease in price. Similarly, investors look up the share price over 12 month periods. The Price Index 12m for Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) is 0.85507.
Price Range 52 Weeks
Some of the best financial predictions are formed by using a variety of financial tools. The Price Range 52 Weeks is one of the tools that investors use to determine the lowest and highest price at which a stock has traded in the previous 52 weeks. The Price Range of Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) over the past 52 weeks is 0.817000. The 52-week range can be found in the stock's quote summary.
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