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Australia will push for a new regional trade deal at the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Cambodia next week.
Leaders of 16 nations are expected to agree to talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the seventh EAS in Phnom Penh, which Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Trade Minister Craig Emerson will attend.
RCEP would involve the 10 members of ASEAN plus Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and India.
The 16 nations account for about half the global population and a third of the world's annual gross domestic product.
ASEAN sources say the talks could be concluded by the end of 2015, covering a broad range of goods, services and investment.
The agreement would bring together existing ASEAN free trade agreements, including the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA which is being seen as a benchmark for the broader deal.
Dr Emerson would not put a timeframe on the new agreement.
"Once you put timeframes on the completion of negotiations that haven't yet started you end up being wrong," Dr Emerson said.
"The RCEP proposal ... is one pathway to the mountaintop of a free trade area for Asia and the Pacific and we'll be in there vigorously negotiating for it."
During the summit, Ms Gillard is expected to meet with US President Barack Obama and other proponents of another trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
There is also the prospect of bilateral meetings with leaders from China, Japan, Brunei and Thailand.
Regional security will also be on the agenda, with President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao key figures in finding a peaceful settlement over the disputed territories in the South China Sea.
Australian National University's Dr John Blaxland told AAP that security and "regional confidence building" would be key issues at the summit.
"China's approach to the South China Sea is going to be on everybody's minds, but how much China is prepared to allow that to be a point of discussion we will wait and see."
Dr Blaxland said Australia was being seen as a "respectful and important contributor" to the region.
The summit will start on Monday with a gala dinner hosted by Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen and conclude on Tuesday.


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Aragonese pork loin sausage
Cured pork loin
Which area of Spain is it typical?
- Autonomous region: Aragón
Aragonese pork loin sausage is one of the meat products that the Aragonese Provincial Council has covered with its guarantee mark since 1993, in order to protect its quality.
Pork loin has been produced in Aragon since ancient times. Originally, the product was obtained from traditional pig slaughters. Nowadays the umbrella of the Aragonese Provincial Council Guarantee Mark attempts to maintain the traditional fine quality and excellence of the meat. Aragonese pork loin is made from the fresh loin of castrated pigs or sows not in heat, together with salt and other natural spices. The result of this mixture is put into sausage skins and allowed to mature for a maximum period of 60 days. The loin obtained has an intense flavour and fine texture and is gentle on the palate. On the market it is sold with the Food Quality stamp. It is presented in a "candle" shape between 50 and 70cm long.
More information
Product information
- Type of product: Meat
- Season: All year round.
- Origin: The territorial origin includes the various provinces of the region of Aragon
Nutritional information
- Energy: High
- Cholesterol: High
- Comments: Rich in Proteins.

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Top Japanese Automakers Toyota, Honda And Nissan Sold 2.4 Million Vehicles In The US In First Half Of 2013; Toyota and Honda Both Up 6.4% While Nissan Jumped Over 9% [CORRECTION]
A previous version of this story had a word misspelled in the headline.
The top three Japanese automakers on Tuesday reported selling a combined 2.4 million cars and light trucks in the U.S. in the first six months of 2013, led by perennial Japanese leader in the U.S. market Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM), which sold 1.1 million of the total.
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201) reported the biggest jump from the first half of 2012, 9.4 percent or 572,476 units, selling a sliver more cars in March than Honda.
For June, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) reported selling 136,915 units, or nearly 14 percent more vehicles than it sold in June 2012, led by record sales of its highly popular CR-V and Pilot crossovers. So far this year Honda has sold more than 745,000 units, up 6.4 percent from the first half of last year.
Honda's Odyssey minivan saw the biggest jump in sales at 26 percent last month.
Toyota, the world's largest automaker and the third-biggest seller in the United States, sold nearly 10 percent more vehicles in June than in the same month last year.
"The auto industry led the economic recovery through the first half of 2013, kicking off a strong summer selling season, which we expect will carry into the second half of the year," said Bill Fay, Toyota Division group vice president and general manager.
Nissan sold 9.4 percent fewer units in June than it did in May but 16.1 percent more units than it did in June 2012, or 95,010 vehicles, led by strong demand for the new designs of the company's core models: the Pathfinder SUV, the Altima and the Sentra sedans.


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I watched a few videos on youtube and can't really see the point/plot, granted I had the audio muted at the time. I saw a lot of space travel and some walking around...
Is anyone out playing around with Star Citizen yet? still in development, crowd funded, but have raised 100mill about now. Going to be a awesome game I think. The level of detail and intricacy i have never seen before in a MMO.
Bought me a few ships already, only a few of them are available now to play with, but i have a feeling once the game goes live those same ships will be EXPENSIVE as heck to purchase in game.
Reply to this thread and lets talk Star Citizen!
I watched a few videos on youtube and can't really see the point/plot, granted I had the audio muted at the time. I saw a lot of space travel and some walking around...
turn the sound up Right now it is the very early stages, a few of the ships are in game and playable. there is a Persistent World in Beta, and it is opening up to more rather quickly. Could be open within a couple weeks. The Baby PU as they are currently calling is just that and is no where near as large as it will eventually be. I am interested in it mainly because it crowdfunded over 100mill and is being developed by Chris Roberts of UO, WingMan Fame to name a couple titles on his resume. I spent a little money up front and have a few nice ships waiting in my hanger for Baby PU. Friend of mine is going to be a Drug Lord lol will be fun. Check it out for more details
If you do Enlist use my refferal Code and you will receive 5000 in game credits as opposed to 1000. The code is
I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
I'm in Star Citizen with 3 ships. I am a member of The Older Gamers org in the game...we have 100's of ships to date. Some members have spent $1000's USD on the game...to rich for my blood.
My system is too old and my internet connection is too slow to actually enjoy the game. Just walking around in my hanger is an "animated slideshow" at this time. I tried Arena Commander but can't get past the 3rd wave due to lag (system and ISP). SO currently it remains a game I update but not much else.


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1. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsAryan2411 Oct 2, 2009 7:27 AM (in response to reinick)
Here is the list below:
Btw, E8200 is not on the list.
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6700 2.66 GHz 8 MB 1066 1713 All Q6600 2.40 GHz 8 MB 1066 1713 Multiple Values Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor E6700 2.66 GHz 4 MB 1066 0816 All E6600 2.40 GHz 4 MB 1066 Multiple Values All E6420 2.13 GHz 4 MB 1066 0816 All E6400 2.13 GHz 2 MB 1066 0816 All E6320 1.86 GHz 4 MB 1066 0816 All E6300 1.86 GHz 2 MB 1066 0816 All E4700 2.60 GHz 2 MB 800 1719 All E4600 2.40 GHz 2 MB 800 1713 All E4500 2.20 GHz 2 MB 800 1698 All E4400 2.00 GHz 2 MB 800 1698 All E4300 1.80 GHz 2 MB 800 1614 All Intel® Pentium® Processor for Desktop E2200 2.20 GHz 1 MB 800 1713 All E2180 2.00 GHz 1 MB 800 0816 All E2160 1.80 GHz 1 MB 800 Multiple Values All E2140 1.60 GHz 1 MB 800 Multiple Values All Intel® Pentium® Desktop Processor E2220 2.40 GHz 1 MB 800 1719 All Intel® Celeron® Processor E1500 2.20 GHz 512 KB 800 1713 All Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core Processor E1400 2.00 GHz 800 Multiple Values All E1200 1.60 GHz 512 KB 800 1719 All Celeron® Processor 440 2.00 GHz 512 KB 800 1687 All 430 1.80 GHz 512 KB 800 1687 All 420 1.60 GHz 512 KB 800 1687 All
All the best,
Kind Regards,
2. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Oct 16, 2011 8:00 PM (in response to reinick)
BIOS download for Intel Desktop Board DG965WH
The latest BIOS version available is listed as 1754.
Compatible Processors for Board DG965WH
Lists many processors, like, for example, E6700 2.66Ghz Core 2 Duo. On that same page "Min BIOS Version" is 0816.
It seems like the processor compatibility tool has some problems. Looking at my BIOS setup screens it looks like the DG965WH FSB is 800MHz, and many of the upgrade processors in the grid are at 1066MHz or better. Can the board actually run at 1066MHz? And where would I find a download for the 0816 version of this BIOS?
3. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsFlying_Kiwi Oct 16, 2011 8:15 PM (in response to geogherkins)
It seems like the processor compatibility tool has some problems. Looking at my BIOS setup screens it looks like the DG965WH FSB is 800MHz, and many of the upgrade processors in the grid are at 1066MHz or better. Can the board actually run at 1066MHz? And where would I find a download for the 0816 version of this BIOS?
I have found issues with that tool but this doesn't look like one of them. From the Technical Product Specifications for this motherboard available here: It mentions in para 1.3 "Intel Core 2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus" (not that that mean all such processors are supported). The latest BIOS (which is reccomended over just version 0816) can be found by seaching the downloads for your board but you may need to select the 'discontinued' radio button near the top in order to be able to see and select your board model in the first place. Make sure you carefully read the instructions in the readme file on the download page to ensure you're fully conversant with what to do before flashing the BIOS.
4. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Oct 17, 2011 1:40 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
Thanks for the tip indicating 800/1066 FSB are both supported.
Oh, now I see the "discontinued" radio button on the Main download search page. You have to get there by opening the home directory of that support site - not linking from elsewhere in Intel's pages and not using a non-Intel search engine. The radio button is not repeated on subsequent searches; one must start over from the beginning if you modify the terms of the search. Not the most elegant design, I do thank you for this tip!
What I'm finding is that the Intel support download site seems to suffer intermittent crashes with "Page not found" often the result instead of giving a valid list. See for example: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng with search criteria filled in (doesn't matter what you search for) often redirects to: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Error.aspx?ErrorMsg=undefined for no particular reason. Clicking on the browser back button takes me to my search page again, and if I select different search criteria it is hit-or-miss that I get an actual search result page.
Using Google, bypassing Intel's support search engine, I found a page to download the DG965WH 0816 BIOS, which I am planning to load on my system when I get home tonight. However, your comment, and the unreliability of the Intel download search engine, makes me wonder if there might be a more current version (0816 dates back to 2006). The ReadMe file for the BIOS does indicate expanded processor support in the version history released since my current BIOS.
5. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsFlying_Kiwi Oct 17, 2011 3:56 PM (in response to geogherkins)
Glad you found the discontinued button - was just about to post a screenshot. Earlier today I had the same problems with Intels site but it seems to be crawling along again now. There's Plenty of far newer BIOS revisions available for this board from there. I'd NEVER choose any firmware from a third party search engine over the official source - who knows what may have been embedded in there or what file corruption may have occurred. Here's the download page I found on Intels website for your board.
Remember to read up fully about how to flash the BIOS and back up all your valuable data first.
6. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Oct 18, 2011 1:48 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
The processor compatibility tool lists a BIOS version 0816 as required for DG965WH (for certain processors). That BIOS is very, very old. Maybe the tool defaults to the original BIOS developed for the DG965WH?? My DG965WH requires a BIOS with a version string incrementing upward from 1600's thru 1754 (which seems to be the most current). Luckily the BIOS upgrade checks versioning before applying. It told me I was putting on an old BIOS and failed. So far haven't had any luck with getting 1754 to work. I am back where I started, 1729. I'll look into it again, maybe need to install using one of the offline methods.
7. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsFlying_Kiwi Oct 18, 2011 3:38 PM (in response to geogherkins)
The processor compatibility tool lists a BIOS version 0816 as required for DG965WH (for certain processors).
No that 'min' at the top of the chart beside BIOS version means *at least* 0816 ie newer versions should still support the CPU fine. That means the version you already have should support it. What problems are you having?
8. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Oct 20, 2011 7:19 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
Problems I'm having:
Occasionally the computer hangs during shutdown.
Thanks for asking.
9. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsFlying_Kiwi Oct 20, 2011 11:14 PM (in response to geogherkins)
What does event viewer (or even the screen itself - in some cases) say is stopping the shutdown? Sometimes such behaviour is driver related - which drivers off the Intel website have you installed (specifically)?
10. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Oct 21, 2011 3:14 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
Nothing logged in Windows System or Application logs. Nothing on the screen (just Windows "Shutting Down" and an hour glass). Yes could be drivers, could be hardware, who knows. Maybe a BIOS update could help. Also I just remembered another annoying thing is that the computer won't go into Standby or Hibernate consistently. There is often some process keeping the computer awake, but I can't find it and can't force a consistent sleep state. So hopeful maybe something in BIOS would help there too...
11. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsFlying_Kiwi Oct 22, 2011 8:58 AM (in response to geogherkins)
Firstly, the fact that the latest BIOS won't flash onto the board using the express method may be because it's attempting to run on an unsupported OS - what OS are you using with the board (if it's not XP or Vista, it really should be - even though some Win 7 drivers may exist, that's far from guaranteed to work). It'd also be usefull to know (specifically) which drivers you've loaded on the system (they should all be direct from the Intel website). If you fix whatever's causing the express update to fail, you may well fix the other issues.
Is this a freshly installed OS, if so and you've not had a chance to load much additional software onto the system, don't do so yet, you may need to perform another fresh install (especially if it's XP and you haven't performed an F6 install using AHCI drivers etc).
12. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Oct 23, 2011 5:48 PM (in response to Flying_Kiwi)
It is WinXP Pro w/ SP3. Nothing unusual about what drivers are installed. Using Intel-provided for MB hardware options, or standard Windows drivers for everything else.
I haven't had time to work on this since the intial problem with the express flash. Will post my results when I get there.
13. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Nov 25, 2011 11:41 AM (in response to geogherkins)
Reporting progress:
I successfully upgraded to the latest BIOS image (1754). For some reason the Intel MQ96510J.86A.1754.EB.EXE Windows XP executable did not function. Instead I used the download MQ96510J.86A.1754.BI.zip (extracted file MQ1754P.ISO) ISO image and boot from a CD in order to flash the BIOS update. Perhaps it is coded to require some specific version of Windows - just not Windows XP Professional SP3?
I purchased 4 2GB sticks of DDR2 800MHz RAM (8GB total). (Corsair VS2GB800D2 PC2-6400). This memory has specifications that match the requirements listed in the DG965WH. Interestingly, the DG965WH indicates that the bus speed will be stepped down to 667MHz. I find that both the BIOS and the Intel Desktop Utilities reports the 8GB RAM running at 800MHz. Perhaps a BIOS improvement allows the higher clocking (and the documentation is out of date)? There is no specific mention of this in the BIOS upgrade readme files. Another strange thing: the Intel Desktop Utilities (version 184.108.40.206) reports total RAM as "8MB" instead of "8GB". Before my upgrade it may have reported "2MB" instead of "2GB", but I had never noticed this reporting error prior to today. Funny. Control Panel > System correctly reports the available RAM to the 32bit OS as 3.24GB.
I have not yet upgraded to a 64bit operating system or ESXi. That is coming later, after I upgrade my processor to one that supports Intel VT (virtual technology) assist.
14. Re: Motherboard DG965WH upgrade processorsgeogherkins Mar 3, 2012 10:27 AM (in response to geogherkins)
I upgraded the CPU to a Q6600. It works just fine.DG965WH automatically stepped up the clocking to 1066MHz. No BIOS or physical switches to set.
I loaded both VMware ESXi 5.0 and Windows Home Server 2011 (both 64bit OS) and they work fine on the processor.


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I agree with Natty that bonus patches can be difficult to distinguish from each other, with names or more diffrend color it will be more clearly.
when that is said, then who ever wear that shirt has a creepy taste
thanks for the support.
i have increased the patches (see previous post).
if it is still a problem i will try and rearrange them some other way and put the bonus numbers outside so the texture is fully visible.


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Chris Brown, the singer whose Hollywood Hills house once drew the ire of neighbors for its graffiti-like artwork, has sold his hillside residence for $1.69 million.
Although the exterior was repainted before the home went on the market, several interior walls in the four-story home still bore cartoon-esque characters in the listing photos.
An elevator and staircases connect the vertical house, which includes an art studio, a loft, three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,000 square feet of living space. A quirky open-concept bedroom features a red stand-alone tub and a glass shower in full view of the sleeping area.
The home's front, the saltwater pool and the spa are illuminated by colored LED lights. There's also an outdoor projection screen, stone waterfalls and fire pits.
Brown bought the house, which was built in 2008, two years ago for $1.55 million. He had listed it at $1.92 million.
He also sold a West Hollywood penthouse in an off-market deal in April for $1.6 million, the same price he paid in 2011. Noise from the penthouse brought complaints from other residents of the building when he lived there.
The three-bedroom, four-bathroom unit occupies 3,105 square feet on the entire top floor of the building, which was constructed in 2009. Features include a bar, an art studio and dual master suites.
Brown, 25, has spent parts of this year in rehab and jail. Some of his current legal troubles began five years ago when he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna.
The singer-dancer-actor won a Grammy for his R&B album "F.A.M.E." He is working on his sixth studio album, "X," and planning a tour.
Manuela Villa of Coldwell Banker was the listing agent for both properties. Ernie Carswell and Chris Pickett of Teles Properties represented the buyer of the Hollywood Hills house.
Michael Jackson estate buys house
The Calabasas home Michael Jackson's estate bought in an off-market deal for $10.75 million was sold by Kassabian Design Build, which constructed the Mediterranean-style home before there was a buyer.
The style of the home was inspired by a trip that designer Diko Kassabian took to Tuscany, Italy.
The 12,670 square feet of living space includes a massive dual-stairway entry, a pub, three fireplaces, a home theater, a sauna, a library, an elevator and eight bedrooms. The oversized kitchen has a mosaic-tile wall behind the commercial range and a large island.
There are also extensive covered patios, a 633-square-foot guesthouse, a swimming pool with a spa and a putting green. The 1,548-square-foot garage can accommodate five cars.
Michael Jackson, who died June 25 five years ago at 50, got his start as a member of the family group the Jackson 5. His album "Thriller" had record sales.
Katherine Jackson leased the nearly one-acre property, where she lives with the late singer's children, for $26,000 a month after the pop star's death.
The gated neighborhood is popular with celebrities. Recent home buyers include reality show personalities Kourtney Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian, who purchased her house from Justin Bieber.
Marc and Rory Shevin of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices were the listing agents. Nichelle Robinson and Barbara Robinson of Hilton & Hyland/Christie's International Real Estate represented the estate.
A place to crash after the tour
Adam Lambert, an "American Idol" runner-up who has gone on to a successful career in music, has bought a home in Hollywood Hills West for $2.995 million.
The Modern-style house was built in 1947 and has been renovated. A sweeping exterior staircase follows the shape of a curved wall with a tall glass-brick window.
The nearly 3,800 square feet of living space includes a dining room with a floor-to-ceiling climate-controlled wine room, an oversized kitchen with commercial-grade appliances and a diner-style booth/breakfast room, a den with a fireplace, a screening room and a gym.
The master suite has a fireplace, a sitting area and a spa-like bathroom for a total of three bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Ferns and lush landscaping fill the courtyard-style backyard, which features a grotto spa.
Lambert, 32, took second place on a hotly contested "Idol" season in 2009, the same year he released the album "For Your Entertainment." While he has continued to release albums and tour, he also has been doing soundtrack work for television as well as acting. Since last year, he has been on five episodes of "Glee."
He is touring North America, Asia and Australia this summer with Queen, filling in for the late Freddie Mercury. L.A. fans can catch them Thursday at the Forum.
Jeff Yarbrough and Chris Jacobs of Keller Williams were the listing agents. Brad Downs of Rodeo Realty represented Lambert.
Mayor Garcetti sells to M83 founder
Anthony Gonzalez of the electronic music band M83 has bought the Silver Lake home of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and his wife, Amy Wakeland. The sales price has yet to be made public.
The boxy contemporary, built in 2010, was the Garcetti family home before they moved to Getty House, an 8,076-square-foot English Tudor-style mansion in Windsor Square that serves as the official mayoral residence.
Among the 4,000 square feet of living space in Gonzalez's new place are an open living room, dining room, media room, office/gym, six bedrooms and five bathrooms. The sleek kitchen features concrete counters and a walk-in pantry.
The top-level master suite looks out at the reservoir. There are multiple decks with views of the city.
The Garcettis bought the hillside property four years ago for $1.425 million. The home was briefly listed in April for a one-year lease at $8,500 a month.
Gonzalez founded the electronic music band in 2001. M83 has six studio albums and two soundtrack albums, including one for last year's Tom Cruise/Morgan Freeman sci-fi film "Oblivion." "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming," released three years ago and promoted on a Europe and North America tour, drew an international following. The French producer moved to Los Angeles four years ago.
Garcetti took office last summer to become L.A.'s 42nd mayor.
Jacqueline Tager of Sotheby's International Realty represented Garcetti and Wakeland.
Managing 'Anger' and realty portfolio
Charlie Sheen listed a house in Westlake Village at $1.695 million and in less than two weeks it was in escrow.
The "Anger Management" star bought the property last year for $1.6 million.
Set on a corner lot in the North Ranch area, the home features a family room, three fireplaces, plantation shutters, vaulted ceilings, four bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,883 square feet of living space. The house was built in 1989 and has been upgraded.
The more than half-acre lot contains an infinity pool with a spa, a built-in barbecue, fruit trees and vegetable gardens.
Sheen, 48, also starred on "Two and a Half Men" (2003-11) and "Spin City" (2000-02). His film work includes last year's "Scary Movie 5," "Hot Shots!" (1991) and "Wall Street" (1987).
He owns several properties in the Los Angeles area.
Terri Freidin of Troop Real Estate is the listing agent.
Leaving highlands of Sherman Oaks?
Adrian Paul of "Highlander" fame has listed his home in the hills of Sherman Oaks at $1.4 million.
Described as contemporary Mediterranean, the open-plan house features an ornately carved front door, vaulted ceilings, three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 3,544 square feet of living space on three levels. The updated kitchen has stainless-steel appliances and a prep sink.
There's an attached one-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse with a living room and kitchen. The three-car garage also is attached. Decks take in expansive mountain and city views.
Paul, 55, starred in the "Highlander" television series and later in films. He will be in the upcoming movies "Outpost 37" and "Dante's Hell Documented."
Venessa Blair of John Aaroe Group is the listing agent.
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There's a checkbox that's checked by default on nanoHUB ("Keep me logged in?"). It leaves you permanently logged in. There should be alternatives that are less risky but still convenient enough. I suggest instead a select box with a configurable default value, with choices like 3, 6, 12, 24, and if you really must have it, permanently (never the default). You shouldn't leave users logged in permanently, this is very bad security.


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I'm gazing out the window as our van rumbles along winding dirt roads, climbing higher and higher into the Andes, past rock-strewn ancient Inca ruins, splashing waterfalls and roaring rivers.
Hanging gardens protrude from the rocks along the road – cactus intermingling with rare orchids – illustrating the collision here between the Amazon rain forest below and the high Andean desert above.
At home, this scenery would be part of a national park.
Here, it's just another dirt track, providing the only access to tiny villages where people still eke out a living by farming potatoes.
We're on our way to learn about the other livelihood for these villagers: hand-woven fabrics that are so intricate and complex that, in Inca times, they were used instead of money.
The weaving process today is similar to what was used when woven fabrics were considered gifts from the gods.
We've signed onto a day tour of one of the Quechua villages high in the Andes. The tour is run by Awamaki, an organization devoted to preserving these ancient arts.
It starts in Ollantaytambo, a charming mountain town in the Sacred Valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu. It's the only remaining living Inca town that wasn't destroyed or significantly altered by the Spanish conquerors.
Today, it's still possible to walk the ancient cobblestones, past walls laid by Inca stonemasons 500 years ago, stepping over Inca water channels in the rock that still serve to the town.
Village women in colorful native dress stroll the streets, babies tied to their backs with colorful shawls.
In the cities, you seldom see women in native clothing, because, we are told, indigenous people have historically been mocked and downtrodden, and they feel like they're in a zoo with tourists snapping their photos all day.
Here, though, they feel free to wear their traditional clothes without being harassed.
The landscape is dominated by a nearby mountain on which busloads of tourists arrive daily from Cusco to visit the Inca fortifications that allowed the empire to hold off the Spanish temporarily.
We are glad we're staying here, rather than daytripping on one of those buses.
In fact, we're in love with our charming Hostal Iskay, a simple thatched guesthouse with a beautiful garden full of flowers on a quiet street of ancient Inca cobblestones. My single room with a view of the ruins costs $25 a night, including a big breakfast but sans phone or TV. I greatly prefer it to the upscale, much noisier accommodations that most tourists inhabit near the train station to Machu Picchu.
My friends have a double room in a garden with a tree growing out of the wall for $53 a night.
This lodging is run by a young couple who emigrated here from Spain. They run it in the shadow of the Inca fortress built to fight off invaders like their ancestors.
Reluctantly, we leave our hotel early, walking the Inca lanes to the main plaza so we can meet with the Awamaki tour guide who will take us up to the weaving village of Patacancha.
Awamaki, which means "handmade" in the Quechua language spoken by people of the Andes, was formed in 2009 to preserve the old ways of weaving and dyeing, and also to provide a source of income for the rural villages.
Until recently, Patacancha was a village of subsistence farming, where people were more likely to swap and trade for their necessities than spend money. But medical care and the newly built school require cash, changing the way people here live.
To earn money, the men of Patacancha have been forced to leave home and take jobs as porters on the famous Inca Trail. Outdoors enthusiasts from around the world come to hike this trail that was the traditional way the Incan emperor traveled to Machu Picchu.
The hikers pay tour agencies $200-$500 for the multiday trek, which includes the cost of having men from Patacancha and other villages haul all their tents and supplies for them.
This has been hard on the women back home, who are left to raise children and tend the home as well as farm and raise livestock.
This lifestyle change has meant that women have increasingly given up their traditional weaving style using backstrap looms, which is very labor-intensive.
Weaving one garment can involve raising feed for the sheep or alpacas, moving them to fresh pastures, shearing them every spring, combing the wool, gathering leaves and other materials to make natural dyes, spinning the fibers into yarn, dyeing the yarn, and then putting a loom around your waist and tying it to a tree or other source to weave the pattern.
Patterns vary by village and also by family and are handed down from generation to generation.
To speed things up, weavers began buying cheap synthetic dyes instead of gathering and processing colored materials.
But the dyes pollute the mountain streams and are considered less desirable by collectors, lowering the value of the fabrics.
That's when Awamaki stepped in, to help local women regain the art of using natural means to dye their fabrics and also to provide a way for them to sell their work directly, instead of at a store in town where they would only receive a small percentage of the sales.
We are paying $40 each for a half-day visit to Patacancha, a chance to meet some weavers and briefly try our hand at their crafts.
The van climbs into the Andes for 45 minutes, finally arriving at the village and the Awamaki compound, where they've set up demonstrations of natural materials used for dyes, yarn and spinning.
There are no telephones in this hamlet. Sarah – our tour guide who is a volunteer from the United States and is here for a few months – jumps out of the van, runs around and rustles up some women, who are happy to bring their work in the hope we might buy something.
They come in their colorful clothing, including shawls that have designs woven into them passed down from mother to daughter. We learn about the craft of weaving, try our hands at the deceptively difficult art of spinning wool into yarn on a hand spindle and then go shopping.
Each of four women has set out her wares on a blanket. Small items like friendship bracelets cost around $2. But more elaborate pieces like table runners or tablecloths can cost $100.
I buy a woolen table runner for 100 Peruvian soles, around $40, and ask to have the symbols woven into it explained to me.
These aren't just decoration to the women who weave them. In a landscape in which everything, including mountains and trees, has a sacred connotation, each pattern is a pictogram with a secret meaning.
I also spend around $32 on a baby alpaca winter scarf with pictograms on it representing a local sacred lake, a bird, a spider, a condor, a dog and Tupac Amaru, the last ruler of the Incas.
Alpaca is one of the softest wools in the world, and baby alpaca is even softer, because every time the animal is sheared each year, its hair gets a bit more coarse. It's one of the most costly materials in the world.
Later in the trip, I see cheap goods in markets labeled "alpaca," which I know is a lie because they're not whisper soft or expensive like real alpaca. Here, though, I know these sellers have raised the animals themselves.
I ask the ladies to pose with the textiles I've bought, and they giggle and comply as I take their pictures.
I promise Sarah I'll send printed copies back, so the women can have their own. Digital cameras are a costly curiosity in a place where even running water and the chance to go to school are luxuries.
A week earlier, a group from the U.S. had been here, helping to build a new school for the village. Few of these women can read or write since there was no chance to get an education. Few even speak Spanish. Mostly, they speak Quechua, the old language of the vast Inca Empire that was never written down until 20 years ago.
Awamaki also brings in teachers to help the women learn to do things like open a bank account, instead of keeping their money in a jar. The younger women are learning to use a computer.
The weaving cooperative has expanded to five villages and also has a fair-trade store in Ollantaytambo. More avid weaving fans can do homestays, where they spend more time weaving and studying ancient dyeing crafts. And the organization accepts volunteers.
We drive back down from our day in the mountains with a newfound appreciation of this ancient art. And it has been thrilling to make some new friends.
Back in Ollantaytambo, we gaze at the ruins and relax in the garden at the hotel, our peaceful oasis. Tomorrow, we will take a train for 90 minutes to visit Machu Picchu. This town is the starting point for the Inca Trail, one of the world's great hikes, but that's too strenuous for our lazy behinds.
We'll be happy to sit on a train with the other tourists and sip tea as we're transported to the magical ruined city, which can only be reached on foot or by train.
But we're feeling the whole visit has been pretty magical so far, from visiting the village high in the Andes to reliving the Inca Empire all around us. Maybe these mountains are alive, just as the Quecha people believe.
Getting there: Most visitors fly into Lima, Peru, then fly or take an overnight bus ride to Cusco. We flew the local airline, Star Peru, cheaply with tickets bought online. From Cusco, it's a very scenic 90-minute cab ride to Ollantaytambo, which is between Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Where to stay: Note the term "hostal" in Peru means guesthouse, not youth hostel. Hostal Iskay, Patacalle s/n, Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru. $25-$73 per night. Contact: email@example.com or hostaliskay.com
Where to eat: The Hearts Café in Ollantaytambo has tasty meals, and profits support the Living Heart foundation, which helps destitute women and children with education and food.
Weaving tour: The nonprofit Awamaki organization conducts tours and homestays of Patacancha and other villages by reservation. Contact it at awamaki.org, where, you can also find a catalog to purchase goods online or learn how to volunteer.
Visit the famous city: Ollantaytambo makes a good base to visit Machu Picchu. It's slightly lower in elevation than Cusco, so it's easier to acclimate to the high altitudes. It's closer to the famed city and you can board the train there daily.
Online: Peru government tourism website: peru.travel/en/
Tips: Make sure any currency you bring is in like-new condition for easy exchange. Note that seasons are reversed in South America. If you visit during the rainy season, prepare to get wet and muddy.


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Horizon Transport held its annual Driver Appreciation Day Aug. 3, honoring around 600 of its contractors at the Grand Horizon Center in Elkhart, Ind. "Our fleet has grown to close to 1,300 drivers in 48 states," said Rob Jackson, motorized operation manager for the Wakarusa, Ind.-based company. "Horizon is a very busy transportation company so it's hard to get our drivers together to spend quality time as a group. This event is 100% about paying tribute to our dedicated drivers and the great job they do for Horizon." Reinforcing the family owned aspect of the firm, president and owner Marion Schrock, and his wife, Brenda, personally greeted the drivers as they filed into the hall. Horizon was founded in 1984 by Schrock's father, Melvin, along with his mother Ruthann, who was also on hand for Saturday's celebration. (Shown in the photo are Marion and Ruthann Schrock in front of Horizon's driver fleet.) After serving a full-course meal, attendees enjoyed a two-hour program that included special driver presentations, a performance by comedian Craig Tornquist and a raffle that included close to 100 door prizes. Five of the company's six million mile drivers were also recognized by Horizon.


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"I have started to port the linux ACPI subsystem because ACPI is becoming more important now and slowly replaces subsystems like the pci routing table, multi-processor table and apm. The Linux ACPI code is based on the os independent intel reference implementation and so the port has been very easy (and fast to do) so far. Currently the ACPI busmanager contains the basic acpi code (about 90% of the code)."


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Pray Scripture. Pick up a Bible and start reading. Select a verse such as "Truly, I say to you,as you did it to one of the least of these,my brethren,you did it to me" and turn it into a prayer: "God help me to to reach out to the least of these in my world and to treat them as your beloved children." Or select a psalm as an inspiration for prayer. Try taking the Lord's prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) and write your own translation in a way that reflects your life and needs.
Be quiet. If prayer is a conversation, then you also need to listen in silence. Simply sit in silence, perhaps close your eyes, and see what comes to you.
Meditate on an object. Pick up some natural object nearby (a rock, a leaf, a stick, a flower) and just focus on it for awhile. Admire all its details, its quality, its texture. Consider what a gift this piece of nature is and give thanks.
Repeat a word or phrase: Chanting or repeating a mantra over and over can focus your thoughts and free you mind to be open to new things. Pick a word to say slowly and repeatedly to yourself quietly (or in your thoughts) such as love, peace, life, or perhaps the name of someone or something important to you. You could also choose a phrase such as "Jesus, be with me" or "God so loves the world" or "Open my mind, open my heart,"
Ask Questions. What are the big questions of life you'd like answers to today? You know--the ones like "Why is there suffering in the world?" Spend some time just asking those questions, one after another, offering them to God and see what happens.
Imagine. Close your eyes for awhile and imagine the world as God would have it be – not as it is. What do you see? How is that world different from the one we live in today? Now imagine yourself as part of that vision, helping to make it come true. What are you doing? How is God calling you to be part of bringing that vision to reality in your own little corner of the world?
Walk the Labyrinth. Find a copy of a finger labyrinth. Sit in a quiet place and take time to slowly trace your finger along the path of the labyrinth, all the way to the center and the slowly back out. Even better, use a finger of your non-dominant hand. As you move along the path, spend time thinking about your journey of faith, the journey of your life, all the people you have met, the things you have done, the problems you have overcome, the challenges you still face, and focus on where you have encountered God along the way.


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Called Wisconsin's most famous haunted house Summerwind did invoke images of fear and foreboding. It sat among a stand of pine overlooking West Bay Lake in northern Wisconsin. This once proud mansion had fallen into disrepair as vandals, bats and the harshness of the Wisconsin winter combined to reduce the structure to a mere shell of it's former glory
Summerwind haunting
Prairieghosts info
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Clippers' 9-game winning streak snapped as dominated on boards losing 94-82 to Grizzlies
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Los Angeles Clippers are much more subdued this time around after their latest game in Tennessee.
When the Clippers left the FedExForum late in the season with a road victory against the Grizzlies, the music blared with singing and an air of celebration as the Clippers solidified their hold on home-court advantage in the playoffs.
The Clippers' locker room was much quieter Thursday night after their nine-game winning streak ended with a 94-82 loss in which the Grizzlies employed the game plan Los Angeles used so well in taking the first two games of this first-round series in California. Game 4 is Saturday.
The Grizzlies did everything they couldn't in dropping the opener 112-91 and Game 2 93-91 on a last-second shot.
"The 50-50 balls tonight, they were able to come up with, the hustle plays," Clippers reserve guard Jamal Crawford said. "We had a couple of pretty good stretches, but mainly they were the aggressors."
The Clippers, who had dominated the boards 87-61 in the first two games, saw the roles reversed Thursday night. Memphis outrebounded the Clippers 45-33, including a 17-5 advantage on the offensive glass. That contributed to Memphis outscoring Los Angeles 22-4 in second-chance points.
"They came out very aggressive, you know," said Chris Paul, who was held to eight points on 4-of-11 shooting. "A lot of credit goes to their team. They played hard and they rebounded."
Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro added: "The rebounding was obviously the big factor, no question about it."
Blake Griffin led the Clippers with 16 points, while Matt Barnes had 12 off the bench. Chauncey Billups scored 11 points, and Caron Butler and Crawford added 10 apiece.
The Grizzlies' rebounding combined with foul trouble stymied the Clippers, and that contributed to Memphis converting 28 of 38 free throws.
"It's a tough line to walk, but you kind of get a feel for it by the first quarter or after a couple of possessions," Griffin said of the foul calls. "For some reason, it has been somewhat difficult to walk that line. There were a lot of double fouls. There were a lot of fouls down low.
"We just have to keep pushing for it, keep playing hard and try to stay out of foul trouble as best we can, but still play a physical game."
The Clippers had beaten the Grizzlies three straight in Memphis, including a Game 7 win in the first round a year ago. They also had won six of the last seven in the series overall coming into this game.
"We just played better," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said.
Zach Randolph scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds after being limited both on the boards and by foul trouble in Los Angeles to start this series.
"I definitely wanted to come out and be aggressive," Randolph said. "They've been double-teaming, triple-teaming me. So just go fast, you know hit a couple jump shots and open it up. Most definitely, I wanted to come out and be aggressive."
Marc Gasol accepted his trophy as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year before tipoff, then scored 16 points. Quincy Pondexter and Tony Allen had 13 each. Mike Conley was 1 of 9 but had 10 assists and no turnovers on a night where he was so sick he sipped on soda and didn't talk much.
The Clippers last led 10-8 in the first quarter before the Grizzlies took control with Randolph hitting four of his first five shots and all five free throws for 13 points in the quarter.
They tried to make a run late in the third and into the fourth as they have so often to beat Memphis in this series. They got as close as 74-69 with 8:39 left on a pair of free throws by Barnes.
"He came out aggressive, and that's what they needed," Griffin said of Randolph.
Memphis answered with a 7-2 spurt to push the lead back to double digits on a reverse layup by Pondexter off an assist from Randolph.
The Grizzlies outscored the Clippers 23-20 in the first quarter and 24-19 in the second, taking a 47-39 lead into halftime. They hadn't led by more than six in Los Angeles and were up by seven in the first quarter back on their own court. They pushed that to 12 in the second quarter.
Memphis' lead grew to 14 a couple times in the third, the last at 68-54 on a pair of free throws by Pondexter with 1:22 left.
That's when the Clippers went on a 10-2 run featuring back-to-back 3s by Crawford and then Lamar Odom. Ronny Turiaf dunked to pull the Clippers to 70-64 with 11:04 to go.
Pondexter then scored five points for Memphis as he got the rebound after he missed his second free throw attempt and put it back while being fouled by Barnes.
Pondexter added the free throw, pushing Memphis' lead back up to double digits with 10:16 remaining.
Notes: Randolph wound up part of a double foul situation for a third straight game in this series with Griffin late in the game. ... The Clippers hadn't lost in Memphis since Game 5 last year in the playoffs and had won 24 road games during the regular season. ... The Grizzlies went 28 of 38 at the free throw line compared to 21 of 23 for the Clippers. ... The Clippers' 82 points were two shy of a franchise low in the postseason. ... Pondexter had only five total points in the first two games of the series. ... Paul had averaged 23.5 points in the first two games of the series.


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Try a class at the Long Island City Y! It's a great way to learn something new, achieve your fitness goals, and meet new people. Plus, our program lineup has something for everyone - fitness, sports, swim and more. It's time to get your class on!
Registration Dates
Fall II Session: October 29 - December 23
- Member Registration: October 13
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Program Registration FAQs
How do I register for programs?
The Y offers online registration for most programs at register.ymcanyc.org. You may also register by phone or in-person. Some programs, such as camp and child care programs require in-person registration.
You can register online in one of three ways: If you are a returning program registration user, simply log in to your account. If you are a returning program registration user but need to re-set your password, you will activate your account to activate it. If you are new to the Y, you will create an account so you can begin to register for programs online.
When can I register for programs?
Programs are offered in eight-week sessions six times per year. Registration begins two weeks prior for members and one week prior for non-members.
How do I register a child for programs?
Minors under 18 years of age must be registered by an adult. To register your child for classes, please enter 00 in the last box of the membership number when logging in. 00 is the number associated with the adult in your child's account. During checkout you may then choose your child as the class participant.
Can I register for programs at another branch?
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Why didn't I receive the member discount when I registered for a class?
When you sign up for online registration, make sure to select activate my account, to connect your account to your Y membership. This will automatically apply the member discount to your registration.
Can I register for a program after the session has started?
Depending on the program, you may register for certain programs after the session start date. If registration is no longer available online, please check at the Member Services Desk.
What is the refund policy?
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Russell Brand has filed for divorce from Katy Perry.
In documents filed in Los Angeles, the British funnyman and actor cites "irreconcilable differences" for the split.
The news comes following weeks of speculation about the state of the couple's marriage, which went into overdrive a week ago when it became clear Brand and I Kissed a Girl singer Perry would not be spending Christmas together.
Instead, both were pictured without their wedding rings – Perry on vacation in Hawaii and Brand in London.
In a statement announcing the sad news, Brand writes, "Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends."
The pair wed in India in October, 2010.


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Provides tightly-integrated knowledge representation, reasoning and search capabilities, with vanilla XML and RDF/XML interfaces, built around a portable extension of CLOS.
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The Common Lisp Reasoner project aims to create a practical technology that exploits the synergy between its three major components to make AI-related applications, such as scheduling and diagnosis, easier to develop. These components are:
Because CLOS permits, by means of the Metaobject Protocol, open-ended extension, it is both the implementation language and the kernel of the implemented system, within which a set of sound principles appropriate to the practice of knowledge representation rather than programming have been realized.
In reasoning applications, the values stored into the slots of an instance (the data to be reasoned with) are accumulated rather than replaced. Permitted values are specified in the class of the instance. They are either other instances, or enumerated ranges of (mutually exclusive) values that may subsequently be narrowed by reasoning activity.
Each stored value is encapsulated in an ATMS nodea record not only of the value, but also its justification (derivation) and the resultant belief states (or environments), determined by the ATMS, in which it holds. An environment is given by a set of primitive assumptions; an assumption constitutes an explicit, problem-specific decision to assume some datum or data. The ATMS enables environments to be explored systematically and efficiently.
The rule language permits the expression of arbitrarily complex logical sentences. The slot definitions of classes collectively constitute a vocabulary of attributes that can be referred to in rule definitions. When reasoning, classes and instances provide an efficient means of retrieving rules and the data upon which they operate.
Source code may be downloaded via the project page. Before downloading, consult the release notes to determine compatibility with your Common Lisp implementation of choice.
The design outlined above was conceived in relation to the development of legal reasoning applications, in order to meet some exacting requirements: to capture the explicit and implicit exceptions inherent in legal language, to accommodate conflicting rules which give rise to competing arguments, and to derive all inferences sanctioned by a logical sentence by restricting the values of attributes.
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Possible typo: According to the 2010 edition (2nd printing) of the Academics and Sports Program Guide, (I have the hard copy in front of me and have confirmed with BSA that it is the most recent release as of 1st quarter 2011), the Photography pin requirements are 5 of 11, not 6 of 10. (The 11th is on the back of the page.)
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- I'm sorry, but we don't have that one, yet. Although I do not usually make worksheets (Milominderbinder2 is the worksheet guru), since you want this one, I will add this to my 'To Do' list and see what I can whip up for you. On a MediaWiki website, such as ours, a "red link" indicates a page/image/file that has not yet been created, but is needed and will, hopefully, soon be added. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Red_link for an excellent description.) —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 11:51, February 15, 2011 (EST)


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Lone Wolf
Wolves on the remote islands of British Columbia live on a very diverse selection of primarily sea food. They are truly wolves of the sea.
The Wait
Coastal rain wolves rest on the outer Islands of the BC coast as they wait for the tide to fall to its max low where they will be able to dine on chitons and gooseneck barnacles.
Breaking Surface
A large male orca breaks the morning glassy surface of offshore waters along the coast of British Columbia, Canada.
The Famous Pipe
A Hawaiian surfer rides Banzai Pipeline, the mighty and famous north shore break in Oahu, Hawaii.
The Herder
A large male orca swims underneath a ball of herring, driving them towards the surface. They use the surface as a natural barrier.
On The Move
Two female wolves patrol the shores of an offshore island in search of sea prey like mussels, chitons and even sea lions. Up to eighty percent of their diet comes from the ocean.
Hanging it High
An eager humpback whale hangs its tail high into the air as it dives down into a ball of herring. Humpbacks were hunted to the verge of extinction, but years of protection have allowed their populations to rebound significantly. The introduction of oil exploration in Norwegian waters could not only affect the humpbacks, but every other living marine organism in this productive area.
Bubble Jet
Emperor penguins shoot out of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica.
Peel Watershed
The Peel Watershed was once under siege by mining companies and thanks to the support of First Nations, is now protected.
The Migration
A herd of the porcupine caribou push east across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on their way to their summer/fall breeding grounds in the Yukon territory.
Azure Lake
Azure Lake in Canada's Yukon territory bursts with deep colors against the first snowfall of winter.
Ghost of the Great Bear Rainforest
A white Kermode bear rests in a grove in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Walrus Dive
The walrus is one of the coolest, most intelligent animals I have spent time with in the Arctic. I have nothing but respect and awe for these incredible creatures. Scientists predict that the Arctic will be void of sea ice during the summer months in the next 10 to 20 years. We know of the effects on polar bears but the effects will be equally severe for species such as walrus.
Sockeye Journey
Salmon are a nutrient powerhouse, when they migrate from the ocean to spawn and ultimately die, they feed an entire ecosystem of wildlife, creeks and forests.
The Aerial Dance
Light mantled sooty albatross perform a courtship dance by performing mirrored flight.
The Arrival
A large male elephant seal rests in the surf of South Georgia, Antarctica after a long migration. Thousands of elephant seals arrive for the breeding season each year.
Polar Wanderer
A polar bear walks over the sea ice in search of seals in Svalbard, Norway.
Floating Reprieve
Adelie penguins take a moment to rest on an iceberg near South Georgia, Antarctica.
The Hunt
A polar bear sniffs the fall winds, searching for a sign of a sleeping seal.
A mother polar bear and her two young cubs must wait for the sea ice to freeze again so they can access seals, their favorite meal.
In perfect stride, king penguins prepare to enter the seas surrounding South Georgia, Antarctica to gather food for their waiting chicks.
The Fisherman
Iceland boasts the cleanest and healthiest salmon rivers in the world.
A mother and her two year old cub are stranded on a piece of glacial ice. Bears are excellent swimmers but like humans, they will experience hypothermia if exposed to the cold water temperatures for too long.
Spirit Bear
The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest temperate rainforest in the world and home to the rare and elusive spirit bear or Kermode bear. These white bears are not albino, but have a recessive gene that turns one in every ten bears pure white. This beautiful large male let me into his world allowing me to show the connection between an apex predator, the salmon, the forest and the ocean.


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Car News
New Gadgets and Apps Aim to Curb Distracted Driving
From screaming kids to exuberant pets and hurried snacking, the car has become a haven for distractions. And when you throw in beeping smartphones and other look-at-me gadgets, those distractions allow for some dangerous trends.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 3,000 people died in distracted driving crashes in 2010. Since most states are banning texting and handheld calling behind the wheel, with violators facing hefty fines, it's no surprise car manufacturers and technology companies are rolling out gadgets and apps to make it tougher to read those emails or jot off a quick text.
Take Ford, for example. In its vehicles equipped with MyFord Touch, the newest version of its in-car infotainment system, the Do Not Disturb feature lets you block incoming calls and texts while the car is moving. For those who absolutely must get their texts, you can turn on the Bluetooth Message Access Profile to hear those messages instead of reading them. The system does allow for outgoing, hands-free calls in case of emergency.
But you don't need to drive a Ford to reap the safety benefits of this "don't bug me, I'm driving" feature. Apple has its own Do Not Disturb option as part of its just-launched iOS 6. It silences your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, and doesn't even light up when you receive an incoming call or text, eliminating any temptations to take a quick peek. And to make sure you don't forget to enable it, you can set up a schedule for it to turn on and off automatically. Like Ford's Do Not Disturb feature, Apple doesn't want you to miss emergency calls either. You can set up a list of favorite numbers that will come through even if you've activated the blocking function.
If you want to save money by getting a used car but you still want to exercise some control over your teen's driving habits, Louisiana-based Cellcontrol has a device for you. It plugs into the on-board diagnostic (OBD) port of your car (located below the steering column in all vehicles 1996 or newer) and communicates with mobile devices. When the car is in motion, a blocking screen pops up, preventing any texting or talking. When the car stops, the blocking screen disappears.
While technology has made serious strides in keeping us safe behind the wheel, we're pretty much tempting fate any time we take our eyes off the road. Even the font on navigational devices and control systems can influence distracted driving. Researchers at MIT's AgeLab found that male drivers spent more time glancing at the screen when the text was in a modern script than a cleaner font. It's a minor point, but one worth considering if you're looking to buy a car for your young driver.
With a plethora of technologies to choose from, let's hope we all remember to fire up the apps and plug-in the devices that can keep us from becoming another tragic statistic.


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Governor appoints Ed Townsend to GRDA board.
Governor Mary Fallin announced the appointment of Ed Townsend of Grove to the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) board of directors. Townsend succeeds Gregory Grodhaus, and will serve a five-year term.
Townsend is the founder, owner and chief executive officer of Bank of Grove. He previously served as chairman and CEO of Local Oklahoma Bank, a $3.3 billion commercial bank based in Oklahoma City.
"Ed's business sense and commitment to the Oklahoma community will make him a great asset to the GRDA board," Fallin said.
He also served as chairman of Integris Health based in Oklahoma City and was instrumental in getting the 58-bed hospital built in Grove, Oklahoma in 2010. Because of his commitment, an area of the hospital is named the Townsend Women and Children's Center.
Townsend received bachelor's degrees in economics and accounting as well as a master's in business administration in finance from the University of Texas.
He and his wife, Barbara, through their foundations and Bank of Grove are actively involved in funding medical needs of children in Delaware County.


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NA Juniors Playoffs Game Night: 4-19-14
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Val-d'Or Foreurs 4 @ Halifax Mooseheads 2
Foreurs lead best-of-7 semifinal series, 2-0
C/W Jonathan Drouin, HAL: 1-0-1, E, 2 PIM, 1 Hit, 7 SOG, 10/22 FO
Playoff totals: 11 GP, 10-19-20, +7, 12 PIM
Season totals: 46 GP, 29-70-108, +49, 43 PIM
2011-2012 Season: 49 GP, 41-64-105, +48, 32 PIM
Like the Lightning with Montreal, Halifax finds themselves in a 2-0 hole after losing their first two games of the series at home. On Saturday night, Val-d'Or skated out to a 3-0 lead before the midway point of the first period, and held on for a 4-2 win. Drouin scored on the power play for Halifax to extend his point streak to 24 games. Anthony Mantha had an assist for the Foreurs. He has 1+2 in the series to Drouin's 1+1. Neither QMJHL superstar has been an overwhelming factor thus far in the series. Game 3 is Tuesday in Val-d'Or.
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Atlanta Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities Distributes $140,000 in Grants
The Atlanta chapter of Speedway Children's Charities distributed $140,000 in grants to 29 metro Atlanta non-profit and children's charitable organizations on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
"The Atlanta Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities continues to grow," said Ginger Moats, the Director of the Atlanta Chapter. "We have significantly increased the amount of grant money we have distributed and increased the number of organizations that have received funds from the charity over last year."
Throughout the year, The Atlanta Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities collects donations from area businesses, individuals and through fundraising efforts at Atlanta Motor Speedway and throughout Georgia. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Labor Day weekend serves as a catalyst to the charities' fundraising efforts with more than a dozen events serving as the anchor to the organizations activities.
In addition to the monetary donations distributed by the Atlanta Chapter, the charity helped organize more than $70,000 of in-kind donations during the past year. The Charity also hosted Feed the Children in Henry and Spalding Counties that helped feed 800 families for a week, organized the Driving out Hunger Can Drive in Henry County and secured 40,000 pounds of hot dogs from Smithfield Foods that was donated to local area food banks. Volunteers also donated over 2,900 hours of service throughout the year
The mission of Speedway Children's Charities remains true to the ideals it was founded upon in 1982: To care for children in educational, financial, social and medical need in order to help them lead productive lives.
SCC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and provides funding for hundreds of non-profit organizations throughout the nation that meet the direct needs of children. Our vision is that every child has the same opportunities no matter what obstacle they are facing.
2014 Speedway Children's Charities Grant Recipients:
A Friend's House
Advo-Kids CASA
Auditory-verbal Center,Inc.
Camp to Belong- Georgia
Carrie Steele-Pitts Home,Inc.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Communities in Schools of Henry County
Corrigan House,Inc.
Crosswalk Ministries Usa,Inc
Cure Chilhood Cancer
DDD Foundation,Inc
Developmental Disabilities
Feed My Lambs
Ferst Foundation For Childhood Literacy,Inc
Flint River Council
Fragile Kids Foundation
Georgia AGAPE,inc
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
Haven House
Henry County Parks & Rec. (Special Olympics)
Honey Creek Youth Ranch Inc.
Sara Harp Minter Elementary School PTO
Motor Racing Outreach
Prevent Child Abuse -Henry County
Rush Ministeries
Southwest Christian Care
Spalding County Jr. Deputy Program
Visiting Nurse Health System
YMCA of Georgia
For more information about Speedway Children's Charities, visit http://atlanta.speedwaycharities.org or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com or call Atlanta Motor Speedway at or (770) 946-4211.


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Channel your inner Olympian with these fun-filled, Olympic-inspired toys, games, and gadgets from Kaplan Toys!
Ready, Aim, Toss Set
As close to Olympic archery as you'd want your kids to get! This set of safe, weighted darts with rip stop nylon tails causes the darts to land head down. This dart set will teach children cooperative play and is fun for the whole family!
Wobble Deck
Your little gymnast will test their balance and reflexes with this fun electronic balance challenge! The Wobble Deck can be used indoors or outdoors, and has 3 multi-level balance games that improve coordination, reflexes, and mental energy.
Balance Beam by Guidecraft
Is your child the next Paul Hamm or McKayla Maroney? With this fun toy, they find their inner Olympic gymnast and improve their sense of balance!
Little Tikes Trampoline
Who knew getting your bounce on was an Olympic event? With all-side netting and a padded frame to help keep children safe, children will be able to jump, jump, jump to their heart's content!
Monkeying Around Ring Toss Game
Pretend the rings are disci with this ring toss game! This colorful, safe ring-toss game is made of soft fun foam is great for indoor and outdoor play.
Digital Stop Watch
Creating your own Olympic Track & Field event? You'll need this six-function digital stop watch with large and easy-to-see numbers!
3-in-1 Sports Set
Field hockey and soccer are just two of the exciting Olympic events taking place in London in just a few, short weeks! Your child will channel their inner David Beckham or Mia Hamm with this fun sports set. Set includes 2 Insta-set goals, 2 adjustable hockey sticks, 1 Air Tech® mini soccer ball, 2 mini foam hockey balls, 1 hockey ball, and inflation pump and needle.
Air Tech® Baseball Glove and Ball Set
Baseball may have been dropped from the Olympics this year, but that doesn't mean you still can't play like an Olympian with this soft foam glove with adjustable self-stick wrist closure! The ball is included, so you all you need to do is grab a friend and go play!


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In his element: Temple retiring after 31 years at Wayland
PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University has been touting itself as a part of helping young people seek their dreams through education for nearly a century. But the way Dr. Harold Temple sees it, Wayland has been part of his own dream story on the faculty level.
Temple may not have expected to spend the better part of his teaching career at Wayland when he came to Plainview in 1976, but he has. And as he retires marking 31 years at the university, he said it's been a blessing.
"Wayland fit my dream of what I wanted to do with my life," he said. "I wanted to teach in a small Baptist college, and I have."
While Temple is at retirement age at 68, he's still young at heart and enjoys the same deadpan wit and humor he's had for years. Though he's enjoyed teaching students and the camaraderie of his fellow faculty members, retirement holds great things in store.
"I want to spend time chasing grandkids around," he said, then turning on the quiet humor known to many, adds, "Besides, the annuity's finally gotten up to where I could retire."
When Temple and wife Audrey, a retired educator herself, came to Plainview in July 1976, they were a young couple with young children. Not too many years after completing his doctorate degree, Temple had tried the corporate world of science work and found it just didn't fit his goals for a life teaching young minds. He was teaching high school science in Pleasanton when he saw the notice for a chemistry teacher at Wayland Baptist College.
A native of Bishop in South Texas, Temple didn't know much about Wayland, but knew the Baptist school fit his vision for the future.
"When I got home, I showed the notice to Audrey and she said, 'Let's pray about it,' so we did. Then we got out the map," Temple recalls.
Plainview was a long drive from Pleasanton and the move was a tough one, since Temple's parents lived nearby and would be away from their young grandchildren. But they felt sure the Lord was leading them to Wayland.
"I guess the Lord knew where he wanted us," he said. "The Lord has led in every decision we've made."
Temple interviewed in May 1976 and signed a contract with then-division chair Dr. Harold Reese, then returned home to move his young family. Since that time, he's taught nearly every class in the chemistry curriculum, including a few he never thought he'd enjoy, like biochemistry.
"I've done everything I've dreamed of doing as far as teaching chemistry," he said with a grin. "What I'm surprised about is that I'm teaching art."
Temple chuckles while recalling his second passion that became part of his teaching rotation a few years back: jewelrymaking. He credits Reese with developing an interest in rock hounding – collecting gems and minerals – and teaching him to facet them into precious stones several years ago. That then evolved into making jewelry when he needed something to do with all those faceted stones.
After taking a class in wire wrapping in Georgia, Temple brought his craft home and began creating a bevy of jewelry pieces for his wife and others. That caught the eye of Dr. Candace Keller, professor of art, who asked Temple to teach the craft at WBU. That was January 2004, and he's taught jewelry making every semester since then, attracting students of all ages and majors who want to learn the trade.
Temple said while he's bidding adieu to the chemistry lab, he plans to keep the jewelry class going at least for a short while. But his travel plans to see grandchildren come first. With three in Colorado Springs and three in Mississippi, the Temples have a lot of ground to cover. He'd also like to travel to more arts and crafts show in the region and sell his jewelry creations.
Looking back over his 31 years here, Temple said many memories are special. Some moves were learning experiences and simply solidified his call to be in the classroom. For Temple, the biggest one was serving as the university's first graduate dean in 1983, a position he held for five years while teaching part-time.
"That was probably the biggest mistake I made," he laughs, adding the role of administrator was not as enjoyable. He directed the 1986 self-study in preparation for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation visit and promptly got back to the Moody Science Building.
Prompted for his favorite memories of the years, Temple remembers faces. Longtime coworkers Dr. Gerald Thompson, who with wife Marilyn has also been a longtime neighbor, Reese and Dr. J. Hoyt Bowers – whom Temple calls the best natural storyteller I know – have been good friends along the road. He also recalls great students who have gone on to do great things in the science arena and make him proud.
"The enjoyable thing is seeing students mature and go on to graduate schools or professional schools," he said. "One of my earlier students, Dr. Gary Gray, will be coming on board to take my place here, and Dr. Joel Boyd is already teaching here. I couldn't be more pleased to have them here."
Temple is excited to turn the scepter over to his former students and knows the WBU chemistry department is in good hands. He said the field has changed in the 31 years he's taught, with new technology in place at Wayland's labs. He laughs when noting that two tools on opposite ends of the technology spectrum – the periodic table of elements and the gas chromatograph – are located within inches of each other in the chemistry lab. He's surprised he lived long enough to see that technology at WBU.
The Temples are longtime members of College Heights Baptist Church, where he is a deacon and they previously taught college Sunday school. A scholarship was established in their name by the chemistry department and donations are welcomed to bring the scholarship to endowment level. Gifts can be sent to the Office of Advancement at Wayland.


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Penn State football has made a change to its iconic uniforms, announcing Tuesday that the player's name will be placed on the back of the jersey "in recognition of (his) resolve and dedication to the team and the university," according to a statement.
Penn State also announced that each uniform will feature a blue ribbon to support victims of child abuse.
Penn State uniforms have been known across the country for their simple design and lack of a name across the back. Head coach Bill O'Brien had said as recently as May that the uniforms wouldn't change from the design favored by Joe Paterno for much of his 46 years as head coach.
However, O'Brien and the program apparently had a change of heart during the summer, given the conclusions of the Freeh Report into the university's conduct during the Jerry Sandusky scandal and the harsh NCAA sanctions imposed against the team, including a four-year bowl ban, scholarship reductions and a $60 million fine.
According to the statement, O'Brien said he spoke with some members of the team and a decision was made by all to add names to the uniforms. He said the players decided that adding the names meant that each player would hold others accountable in representing Penn State football.
"We want our fans to know and recognize these young men," O'Brien said in the statement. "They have stuck together during tough times and I commend them for the leadership they have shown. Moving forward, I'm deeply committed to honoring Penn State's traditions, while building a bright future for our football program."
O'Brien also said he was "proud that our players want to be part of the university's efforts to help victims of child abuse."
He added, "We hope our fans join us in wearing blue ribbons to all Penn State home games. Together, we can make a different in the lives of children everywhere."
Acting athletic director Dave Joyner said the move by O'Brien and his players "made it clear they want to support victims and bring more awareness" to the issue of child abuse.
The new uniforms will be on display for the first time at the Nittany Lions' Sept. 1 season opener against Ohio at Beaver Stadium.
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Tom and Brandi Harmsen of Dysart wish to announce the birth of their first child, a daughter. Alivia Anne Harmsen was born Thursday, Jan. 22 at 10:44 p.m. at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.
She weighed 6 lbs. 2.6 ozs. and was 19 3/4 inches long.
Grandparents are Paul Burhenn of Dysart, Rhonda Burhenn of Grinnell and Jim and Cecelia Harmsen of Reinbeck.
Great-grandparents are Phyllis Burhenn of Dysart, Lucille McConnell of Sumner, Catherine McLean of Traer and Donald Harmsen of Reinbeck.


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Reel World
Swingin' Cinema—Gorilla Tango Theatre, downtown Albuquerque's hub for all things comic and improvisational, will be hosting a local film festival on Saturday, Nov. 19. Organizers are currently searching for films in any genre, any length. Films must, however, be submitted in one of the following formats: DVD, VHS, SVCD or VCD. Films for the festival will be chosen based on a juried selection. There is a $5 non-refundable submission fee per film. The submission deadline is Thursday, Nov. 10. Don't have a film? Hurry up and make one! There will be cash prizes for the best films as determined by Gorilla Tango's distinguished panel of judges. The cash prize amounts will be based on the number of films entered. So, the more films entered, the greater the potential cash prizes. For more information, e-mail Jason Witter at email@example.com. You can also download entry forms at www.gorillatango.com.
Film Review
The Legend of Zorro
Belated sequel is no Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it knows how to buckle a swash or two
This somewhat belated follow-up to 1998's fun, frivolous The Mask of Zorro finds much of the same cast and crew (stars Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, director Martin Campbell) reunited for more old-fashioned derring-do in the wild, wild West.
Video Review
Tis the Season for Scary Cinema
A ghostly glimpse at some hot DVD releases for Halloween
The chilly winds and spook-filled atmosphere of Halloween are perfect excuses to curl up on the couch with a sizable pile of horror films. Here are a few recent DVD releases, which may have escaped your attention. These films run the gamut from old-school studio chillers to modern-day J-horror. Each one would make a fine addition to any horror-lover's library, and none of them features Paris Hilton.
Idiot Box
Spooks on Screen
Halloween around the dial
Halloween this year happens to fall on a Monday, the scariest day of the week for schoolkids and office workers. Given that the holiday arrives on a weekday, odds are pretty good that you'll have completed all the partying and pumpkin-carving you can handle over the course of the preceding weekend. That leaves you with nothing to do but hand out candy to bemasked beggars and watch TV come Monday.
Week in Sloth
The Week in Sloth
"Everybody Hates Chris" (KASY-50 7 p.m.) And Chris, apparently, hates Halloween. Especially when he's forced to chaperone his little brother and sister.
"I Shouldn't Be Alive!" (Discovery 7 p.m.) Well, not with that attitude, you shouldn't. Discovery's newest series documents people who have survived horrifying experiences, such as--in tonight's premiere--a shark attack.
"The Secret Life of Vampires" (A&E 7 p.m.) This historical documentary explores more than 100 years of the vampire's impact on pop culture.


text: Salesforce launches high-end Performance Edition Published on August 13, 2013. San Francisco—Salesforce.com Inc. is introducing a new high-end bundled product with more features than its previous Unlimited Edition premium version. The new Performance Edition—to be available in November and priced at $300 per user per month—offers the company's Sales Cloud sales-enablement software, plus sales contact lead information from its Data.com database; performance management features from its Work.com product; and customer service capabilities from its Service Cloud application, the company said in a statement. Salesforce continues to bundle its products in different ways. Last month it released Sales Performance Accelerator, a combination of collaboration, prospect data and sales coaching features. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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Don't call it a comeback.
Usually when a boxer loses a high profile match, he claims not that he was beaten
by a superior fighter, but rather that there was a flaw in his preparation or
that the guy landed a few lucky punches. It's all about saving face, even if
that face looks like a giant swollen blueberry after a two-hour meeting with
a leather glove.
EA Sports, though, didn't have much to offer in the way of explanation for its
relatively unsuccessful Knockout
Kings series, but you get the feeling that if they did, it would have been
a story about coming into the fight unprepared. To prove that they could take
a punch, the company opted to avoid putting out a game last year in favor of
going back to the gym, studying some fight footage, and rebuilding this bruiser
from the ground-up.
result, Fight
Night 2004, is more than just the same old game given a brand new name.
Its interesting new control scheme marks a big step for the boxing game genre,
though it still manages to take a few hits by failing to deliver a truly solid
Career mode.
Picking up where Knocking Kings left off, Fight
Night lets you step into the ring as one of 32 current and historic
boxers spanning six weight classes, from heavyweights like Ali, Frazier and Norton
to Bernard Hopkins, Sugar Ray Robinson and cover boy Roy Jones, Jr. A few notables
are missing, such as perennial problem child Mike Tyson and some classic brawlers
like Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns or Julio Caesar Chavez, but in general it's
a decent selection.
Regardless of whether you're a big lug or a quick twig, Fight
Night 2004 gives you an entirely new way to box. Dubbed Total Control,
the scheme removes the concept of button-mashing by effectively removing the
buttons. This is done by relegating all punches to the right analog-stick.
Move the stick to the upper right to throw a right jab, swing it out and around
to throw a hook, or bring it back and bust out a quarter-circle to try an uppercut.
Meanwhile, the left stick controls general movement around the ring as well as
evasive maneuvers when standing toe to toe. And what about those face buttons?
Not much use here aside from one special and one illegal punch.
Taken together, this daring new approach totally changes the way most gamers
have played boxing games in the past. You can no longer just stand there and
mash out jabs and hooks. This leads to a slower, more methodical fight that's
much closer to the real-life sport it attempts to emulate. You'll need to learn
how to dodge and counterpunch if you want to get very far, giving what used to be bland, typical fighting a significant, much-needed learning
The last Knockout Kings made a fatal error by not allowing you
to block for longer than about two seconds at a time. This ridiculous concept
has been ditched in Fight
Night 2004, so you can once again block punches indefinitely in an effort
to wear down your opponent. But another irritating element of the last game,
the inability to clinch, is here as well. Clinching is an essential part of the
sport; how else are you supposed to rest for a second if you're getting maimed?
Run away, I guess, but that's not very effective in a twenty square-foot ring.
Clinching is constantly used in the real-world sport, but it's missing from Fight
Night 2004 and the game suffers for it.
isn't much in the way of gameplay modes, just a Fight Now option for quick exhibition
bouts and a revamped Career Mode. Here you can build your own boxer and take
him from the bottom of the rankings up to the title, if you have the patience.
This mode is where the boxing genre has had the hardest time competing, and while
better than before, the one in Fight
Night 2004 still has a long ways to go before it comes even vaguely
close to the depth of nearly every other serious sports game out there.
You start by building a fighter using the decent character creator, one that
merely gets the job done but pales next to the likes of what we've seen in
EA's own Tiger
Woods 2004. From there you move your way up the rankings by beating fictitious
boxers, eventually reaching the top ten, who are all real fighters. Along the
way you can gain stats by partaking in four different training exercises, essentially
little mini-games that feature increasingly difficult point challenges. Winning
fights earns you cash, which can then be spent on items like new trunks, gloves,
and even personal dancing ladies during your ring entrance. Naseem, eat your
heart out.
The bummer is that none of these items have any affect on your performance, so
unless you're really into playing Boxer Barbie, the cash becomes useless quickly.
Plus, you automatically retire at age 40, so even if you max out stats and
are in top form, you throw in the towel. George Foreman would be very displeased.
The training segments get pretty repetitive after the fourth time around or so,
and in a bad deisgn move, you cannot choose which training to undertake. It
simply cycles from the heavy bag (improves strength) to the practice dummy
(improves agility) and so on, which means you cannot truly customize your boxer
by opting to train strength over speed, for instance. The whole mini-game training
concept is a bit dated anyway – how about letting you pick from a list of
sparring partners that match your upcoming bout, duke it out a bit and watch
your stats go up based on your performance? Or how about a Career mode that
reflects the shady undercurrent of the sport? Dealing with promoters, outlandish
egos and millions of dollars sounds compelling, but is ignored here in favor
of a very safe and ultimately unrewarding mode.
Night 2004 is a good looking game. The facial
mapping is accurate, the animations are smooth and the framerate is rock solid.
Bruises and welts slowly form over areas that take too much pounding. The loading
times on the Xbox are better than the PS2, but otherwise the two games look the
In a
strange move, the developers decided to toss in a rag doll physics system only
during a knockdown. The effect is a little unsettling as punch a guy nine times
in a row, and then on the tenth he suddenly loses complete control of every
limb and turns into a lifeless corpse that falls to the ground. Creepy.
The sound is disappointing if only because the soundtrack is entirely new school rap/hop hop. If that's not your bag, you'll grow weary having to endure the same 10 beats over and over again.
The PS2 version of Fight Night 2004 does offer online play, which works well enough. You can take your created boxer online to go up against other PS2 pugilists, giving the notion of a title defense more weight.
By virtue of its impressive new control scheme and solid delivery, Fight
Night 2004 doesn't really have any peers and by default can be declared
the unanimous champ. However, it still needs a much better single-player Career mode before
it can stand toe to toe with other, deeper sports games.