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Corsair Vengeance DDR3 memory modules are designed with overclockers in mind. Vengeance DIMMs are built using RAM specially selected for their high-performance potential. Aluminum heat spreaders help dissipate heat, and provide the aggressive look that you want in your gaming rig. As a bonus, the attractive low price of Vengeance memory will also leave lots of room in your system build budget.
Like the legendary Dominator, enthusiast-grade Vengeance DRAM is designed for stability, stringently factory-tested, and backed by our limited lifetime warranty. And, we know that great looks are as important as great performance. This is why Vengeance modules come in a variety of colors to match your components and let you build your system just the way you want it.
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"The Vengeance line of memory is another great product from Corsair. As usual we see them perform extremely well, with no troubles at stock timings or with relaxed ones while overclocked, we were impressed by the kit. The new style of heat spreaders are attractive ones and not flashy by any means, somewhat simple or perhaps aggressive, but by no means would we describe them as flashy."
The Corsair 600T should clearly move to the "Short List" for anyone in the market for a Top-of-the-Line chassis. Standing on its own merits the Corsair 600T is one of the very best mid-tower gaming cases you'll find available today with a price of $160 USD.
"As we've seen time and again from Corsair, they produce well-designed and well-built memory modules that are very well-priced. If you want 8GB worth of memory that won't break the bank for your Sandy Bridge system, these Vengeance modules are a great option."
"The Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 memory kit is a great performer in every regard. Being able to overclock this memory kit easily to 1866MHz is huge! While it does not win outright in benchmarks it is narrowly behind. The results are so close that it would be tough to actually see the difference in everyday scenarios. Its true value lies in its cost per GB where at just $5 more provides double the capacity of the highest performing 2133MHz kit!"
The 12GB Vengeance under review today is priced at £150 which is amazing value when you consider other 12GB kits available on the market at the moment. The Vengeance series is placed between the XMS and Dominator range - so if you want similar performance to what the Dominator kits offer but don't have the budget then this is surely the kit to go for.
"The Corsair Vengeance 8GB kit performed as expected in the testing we subjected it to. It was right in line with the other 1600 Mhz kits and performed well against the comparably overclocked kits. The 8 GBs would come in handy when additional RAM is required for things like CAD, photo editing and video editing where your computer utilizes a larger chunk of available RAM."
A really nice new series from Corsair that carries low voltage and good performance; all wrapped up in an attractive price tag.
"I am very pleased with the new line of Vengeance line of memory kits from Corsair. You always know you are getting a quality product when you choose Corsair and the Vengeance kit we received was no different. Corsair stands behind this product with a lifetime warranty, which is very impressive! The kit looks great and is very visually appealing. As far as performance goes this kit rocks! I was able to get these sticks running at 2000MHz stable, which is a 400MHz overclock!"
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A defective memory module(s) can cause various issues on your computer. These are just a few of the possible issues you may encounter. It is important to remember the issues below can also be caused by more than just defective memory.
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Sleepwalk With Me (US - BD RA)
Jonathan watches Mike Birbiglia's film adaptation of his one-man show...
When an aspiring stand-up fails to express his true feelings about his girlfriend and his stalled career, his anxiety comes out in increasingly funny and dangerous sleepwalking incidents. (From the IFC synopsis)
If there is any podcast/radio program that I would recommend to every person on this earth, it is This American Life. Each episode is a wonderful series of journalism stories, short fiction, memoirs, or the occasional monologue from a gifted writer like David Sedaris. At the end of every episode I feel enriched with knowledge and world views that I didn't possess before. The producers of the show produced this film. It was through this radio show that I first heard of comedian Mike Birbiglia. In an episode focused on "Fear of Sleep", he read an excerpt from a one-man show titled "Sleepwalk With Me". Birbiglia isn't the kind of comic that keeps you rolling with one-liners or raunchy tales. The kinds of laughs he elicits come from a place of personal storytelling and perfectly measured self-effacing. His everyman appeal and intimate revelations make for the kind of lasting laughs that are warm and heartfelt. You'd be hard pressed to find a more likable and modest comedian. His monologue works so well, so I was curious to see how his style of humor would translate to a feature film.
Playing things safe, Birbiglia guides the screenplay with a first-person narration, filmed from the passenger seat of his car. It keeps the story progression in line with his monologue, and it works on film. The story is a more or less true tale from Birbiglia's life, but here he gives his character the amusing pseudonym Matt Padamiglio. Matt is in a long term relationship with Abby, played by the very capable Lauren Ambrose who held her own with Frank Langella in Starting Out in the Evening. With a recent wedding in the family the pressure is on Matt to propose to his girlfriend. But it doesn't feel right. On top of that conflict, Matt is struggling to makes ends meet with low wage jobs while he pursues a flailing career as a stand-up comedian. Though Matt is a very sweet guy who means well, his bottled up stress beings to manifest itself through a series of sleepwalking incidents; many of which end up in blood loss.
As he stretches his legs and tries to do more stand-up work, Birbiglia ceases the opportunity to include other comedians in supporting roles. There are brief appearances from producer Ira Glass, Kristen Schaal, Amy Schumer, Hannibal Burress, Marc Maron and more. One thing I particularly love about Sleepwalk With Me is that it does not vilify any of its characters. In most movies that follow a male character through a relationship that is falling apart tend to make the girlfriend a fun killer. Abby is a reasonable and likable person. She isn't the nagging, obsessive type that Hollywood movies have their fair share of. In the end, you care about every character. The material should be depressing. A man with deteriorating health and a big breakup don't usually fit the recipe for a feel good movie, but Sleepwalk With Me is so sweet-natured and deftly executed that you can't help but smile at the end of it. It satisfies as a personal memoir, a story of a budding comedian, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of being too complacent.
IFC releases Sleepwalk With Me on Blu-ray with a reasonably good 1080p transfer. The film is on a BD-25 disc, but the movie file itself only takes up 12GB. A higher bit rate would have been preferable, as the total disc space taken up is only 20GB. Despite the lower bit rate, the image actually looks quite good. The film was shot on the Arri Alexa digital camera, which has been used for many recent blockbusters like The Avengers and Skyfall. It makes for a good looking image that a bit of compression can't do much damage to. Artefacts are relegated to a few noticeable instances of banding and blocking, but you'd have to be focusing intently on the shadowy areas of the picture to really see it. Detail is remarkably strong. Black levels are good, but they don't look quite perfect thanks to compression making its mark primarily in darker areas of the picture. There is no consistent color scheme to the film, but skin tones look very natural and the occasional wardrobe choice looks very vibrant (see Lauren Ambrose's blue outfit in the fifth cap). All in all, this is much stronger video presentation than is required for a movie of this scale.
The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that comes with this small independent feature is fitting. Dialogue is the main focus here, and whether a scene takes place in a quiet, spacious comedy club or next to a busy road, every spoken word sounds perfectly clear. Rear channels are only used for minor ambient noises, which is really all that is required of them in a movie with so little action happening on screen. Volume levels remain consistent, but at the start of the film I did have to raise the volume higher than usual to get it to an agreeable level. There isn't much going on in terms of movement or spatial effects. Everything pretty much stays front and center with this mix, which is fine really. Frequent indie composer Andrew Hollander lends a pleasant, if sometimes generic-sounding score to the film. Aside from a couple of brief and intensified dream sequences, the music is the only audio that spreads out around the room nicely and makes use of the LFE channel.
The Commentary with Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass only solidified my feeling on the movie. These two are incredibly funny and insightful people, and they do a great job of explaining what they were going for in each scene as it plays out. Birbiglia sorts the film version of his life from reality, pointing out what scenes came from his own personal experiences and which were invented to tell the story. Glass, who produced the film, has a lot of input on the filming process and choice of story elements. He almost feels like a co-director, collaborating with Birbiglia in a lot of the decision making processes. The Making Of (HD, 13:40) is a short but sweet look at the origin of the movie and Birbiglia's challenges as a first-time director. The cast and crew give each other a lot of credit for getting the movie made, and Ira Glass, host of This American Life and producer on the film, has a much more hands-on role in the film than I imagined. Next up is Outtakes (SD, 03:56), which mostly focus on the movie's weirdest visual gag where Mike Birbiglia is wearing a neck pillow made out of pizza while a woman sprays tomato sauce on him with a hose. Seeing the raw footage and the actors losing composure is rather amusing.
Next is a Q&A with Ira Glass and Mike Birbiglia moderated by Joss Whedon at the Writers Guild Foundation (HD, 34:02). You may have seen videos online of Joss Whedon jokingly mocking Sleepwalk With Me, fearing that this small indie movie would overtake The Avengers at the box office. This is addressed at the top of the Q&A, where Mike and Ira joke about how their per theater average on opening weekend was higher than The Avengers when Sleepwalk With Me was playing in one theater and The Avengers was playing in over 4,000. This joking around continues for the first third of the segment, then things transition into a more formal Q&A; covering subjects like translating the one-man show to the screen, and Birbiglia's challenges as a first time director. It's an insightful and funny extra that fans will be delighted with. There is a collection of Behind the Scenes Shorts (HD, 13:31), split into five segments: 'The Baby', 'The Comedians', 'Dr.Dement', 'The Cast', and 'The Creative Look'. Each lasts for a couple minutes and is filled with humorous sarcasm. Crew members complain about baby's being uncooperative, or how awful it is to work with Birbiglia. It's a great mixture of silly and educational, and fits right in with the movie's tone and the other special features.
Just like Birbiglia himself, Sleepwalk With Me is a modest but very likable film that is fueled by sincerity and charm. Birbiglia's comedic voice translates to the screen effortlessly, and he shows some real talent as a director. Some have compared the film to the early work of Woody Allen, and I think that is a fair assessment. I hope he continues to collaborate with Ira Glass and make feature films. There is little to complain about in the audio and video departments, plus there's a great assortment of funny and informative special features on this Blu-ray release from IFC.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
filmforever Member Join Date: September 2010 Location: United States Posts: 23
I am a huge fan of Birbiglia. Saw him live earlier this year and met him after the show. He is one of nicest, down to earth people I have ever met. Very humble and sweet. As for the movie itself, it's my favorite comedy of the year. I highly enjoyed it.
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
That's awesome. I've heard nothing but good things from people who have met him.
For the interested, he was just on a podcast episode of You Made it Weird that dropped this morning: http://www.nerdist.com/2012/12/you-made-it-weir...
For the interested, he was just on a podcast episode of You Made it Weird that dropped this morning: http://www.nerdist.com/2012/12/you-made-it-weir...
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Disc Details
Release Date: 18th December 2012
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Q&A with Ira Glass & Mike Birbiglia moderated by Joss Whedon at the Writers Guild Foundation, Making Of, Outtakes, Behind the Scenes Shorts, Trailer, Commentary with Mike Birbiglia & Ira Glass
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Mike Birbiglia
Cast: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn
Genre: Comedy
Length: 81 minutes
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Alcohol inks have been my obsession for the last few months because there are SO many projects you can do with them. They are a bit more expensive than say quality acrylics or oils, but they have way more versatility.
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Yupo is a beautiful and mighty strong type of paper that you can use to paint with alcohol inks. However, this a lot more money per sheet than I was willing to spend (but I am incredibly thrifty so don't doubt yourself if that is the material you want to use).
Someone on Pinterest shared a post about a sale from craftables website. They sell all types of vinyl at a fantastic price! Honestly I did not even know that was an option in the art world.
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Vitamin B6 and Red-Blooded Athletes
By Frank Horwill
Why all the fuss about vitamin B6, and what does it mean to athletes, anyway?
It's a funny business, nutrition. Sports nutrition is even funnier. While a Government scientific committee has issued a warning that taking more than 10mg of B6 a day 'may damage nerve endings', the Colgan Institute of Sports Nutrition in San Diego, California, actually recommends taking 150mg daily to boost the oxygen-carrying powers of the blood. Notice the title of the American establishment; its sole purpose is to discover what is 'optimum' sports nutrition. So what do they have to say about the allegation of 'nerve damage'?
Taken in large amounts (500mg to 5 grams) for months or years, vitamin B6 does cause severe damage to nerve endings. Some cases of nerve damage have been reported at an intake of only 117mg a day. Fortunately, most cases clear up spontaneously within six months of stopping supplementation.
That said, one wonders why the Institute still advocate 150mg of B6 a day for athletes 12 weeks before a major competition? To answer that, we must take a closer look at this vitamin. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is found in avocados, bananas, bran, brewer's yeast, carrots, flour (wholewheat), hazelnuts, lentils, rice, salmon, shrimp, soyabeans, sunflower seeds, tuna and wheat germ.
The reasons for ensuring an adequate intake is that B6 contributes actively to many chemical reactions of proteins and amino acids. It also helps normal brain function. But for the athlete it plays a vital role: it promotes normal red-cell formation. Athletes need to maximize their red cell count. It regulates the excretion of water. Another key factor for athletes is that B6 is concerned with energy production and resistance to stress. One of the ways it does this is to make iron in the diet more available - more iron, more haemoglobin and more oxygen available for the working muscles. Another way it produces energy is to make carbohydrates more burnable for mitochondria (furnaces within cells).
A vast range of 'magical powers'
Let's now look at the unproved and speculative benefits of B6. It is said to treat or prevent depression when used with oral contraceptives, and also to alleviate pre-menstrual tension. It has been used for the latter for about 35 years at around 100mg a day. Other magical powers attributed to B6 include: helping arthritis, curing migraines, relieving nausea, treating diabetes, helping mental retardation, improving vision, aiding weight-reduction, helping infertility and curing carpal tunnel syndrome (a painful condition of the wrist often caused by repetitive strain injury). That's quite a list! However, the vitamin does not work alone. It must have B2 (riboflavin) and magnesium alongside it in adequate amounts.
Now we come to some revealing research. Twelve male marathoners were asked to double their training load of eight miles a day for 20 days at a paltry 8½ minutes per mile. All of them showed large reductions in haemoglobin and haematocrit (the proportion of red blood cells). Over the period, their usual nutrition was unable to maintain the blood components essential for carrying oxygen to their tissues. The principal nutrients involved in making red blood cells are zinc, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin C.
In a double-blind crossover trial, the Colgan Institute fed athletes increased levels of these nutrients over a 12 week period, during which they increased their training levels. They were compared with a control group who were given 100 per cent of the RDAs for all nutrients. The athletes given additional nutrients maintained their red blood status, increased their VO2 max and improved their performance. One of my own athletes on the same regime for the same period competed in a half-marathon in France; en route she ran a personal best 10km time, a personal best 10-mile time, and won the race in a new record time! She subsequently gained her first New Zealand international vest.
Are we deficient in B6?
Now, one would think that with all the foods available that contain B6 (about 18 of them), the chances of a deficiency occurring would be remote. Not so. First of all, cooking food that contains B6 in large amounts of water reduces its nutritional value by 33 per cent. Freezing vegetables with good B6 content results in a 30-56 per cent reduction in value. And if you rely on canned food for your B6 supply, there is a whopping 57-77 per cent loss. What do surveys reveal? The Nationwide Food Consumption Survey in America found that B6 intake is deficient in 33 per cent of households. In a recent study at the Colgan Institute, 58 per cent and 73 per cent of two groups of athletes were B6-deficient.
So what's the bottom line?
The Government may or may not lift its proposed limit on the free sale of B6 to 10mg daily (Food Safety Minister Jeff Rooker was due to make his decision after PP went to press). The health-food industry, of course, has challenged the limit, because the sale of B6 to women is big business. Is the Government in danger of over-reacting? For every over-dosed B6 victim, there are an estimated 12 million people in the UK who have an inadequate intake (using the US survey as a yardstick). Have you ever met a person who said: 'I'm suffering from B6 toxicity'? I've met many who have said: 'I'm suffering from alcoholic poisoning', yet the Government hasn't ordered that a person cannot be served more than one pint of beer in any one pub!
What's the best way to ensure a good intake of B6? Rely on uncooked sources. A banana chopped up with cereal for breakfast, a banana sandwich with mid-morning coffee, plus an avocado starter for dinner, will go a long way towards maintaining the status quo. If you want to try the Colgan Institute blood-boosting formula (quite legal), remember you're only meant to continue it for 12 weeks and no longer. Here it is (per day):
2.4mg of folic acid
100mcg of vitamin B12
150mg of vitamin B6
500mg of vitamin C
48mg of iron 60mg of zinc
50mg of vitamin E
That lot will cost you about £35 for a six-weeks supply. Don't forget to train hard as well!


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The Historical Association of Lewiston has unveiled its first ever, free-of-charge, audio tour of Lewiston, which includes some of the village's most historic stories.
HAL received a grant from the East Hill Foundation for revamping the exhibits in the Lewiston Museum. Part of that project included audio tour wands, which are hand-held devices that deliver pre-recorded explanations of exhibits. The wands are to be used with a walking tour map of Lewiston. The historical sites each have a number. When plugged into the wand, the numbers trigger a recording.
"People always do have questions about the places that they're looking at," said HAL Executive Director and Curator Pam Hauth.
The updated walking map includes snippets of the history of Lewiston's most historic buildings, homes and sites.
"We've had this walking tour map for a while now, so this is an enhancement to it," said HAL Vice President Leandra Collesano.
Using the audio tour wands with the map will provide the listener more in-depth information about the rich history residents enjoy in Lewiston. History buffs will learn about Lewiston's role in the Underground Railroad, about famous (and infamous) personalities in Lewiston's past, and why Lewiston is where it is. There is no set path for the wands; participants can visit the historic sites in whichever order they prefer.
"I think it's an added feature for tourists that come here, but I also think it's exciting for people who actually live here and may not know about the rich history," Collesano said. "There are buildings and places they go by maybe every day and don't know the wealth of history that's occurred, whether it's the building itself or an event or a famous person that may have been there. I think's it's going to open some eyes."
"And it's a fun way to learn about it, too," Hauth said.
"I just think this brings us up to speed with being a contender for other cool places to visit," said HAL publicist Lisa Ohanessian.
There are a total of 10 wands available. Those interested in taking the enhanced walking tour of Lewiston can borrow the wands at the Lewiston Museum, 469 Plain St., and at the Lewiston Welcome Center, 895 Center St., during operating hours.
Use of the wands is free, however, each borrower must leave a driver's license until his or her wand is returned.
Donations are gratefully accepted.
For more information, or for hours of operation, call the Lewiston Museum at 716-754-4214 or the Lewiston Welcome Center at 716-754-7030.


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Reading genotypes from file './genotype_illumina.txt' ...
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illegal genotype (three alleles) for SNP 'NC0199888' (line 2)!
Bellow the first three rows of my file
name chr pos strand RADA017 RAFU002 RAFA001
NC0199888 1 100 u AA AA AA
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I checked many times if exists some genotyped with three alleles and it not exists.
Thanks in advance!


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After several lackluster years, the $5 trillion foreign exchange market has bolted back to life with institutional investors leading the charge and banks standing to gain from the activity.
Currency volumes spiked in January and have stayed robust so far, thanks to unexpectedly strong and persistent rallies in the euro and weakness in the yen, demand from institutional clients, and increased flows in world equity markets.
A strong mergers and acquisitions sector has also boosted turnover in the world's largest financial market, as often large volumes of currencies need to be traded for cross-border transactions.
Global M&A volume hit more than $158 billion so far this year, more than double the activity in the same period in 2012, according to Thomson Reuters Deals Intelligence.
"It's not just leveraged customers betting on where FX is going, it's more real money business, more hedging, bringing longer-term players back into the market," said Peter Taylor, managing director of FX trading at Barclays in London.
Barclays saw its second- and third-busiest trading days ever in January, with the yen as the primary driver. Citibank had four of the five best volume days in the bank's history last month. Its volumes were up 50 percent in January year-over-year, also boosted by yen flows.
In recent years, it hasn't been like this. The euro zone debt crisis scared investors and confined them to the sidelines, while low volatility has curbed currency moves.
But that trend may have changed. Most banks saw record volumes last month, while large forex trading venues such as EBS and Thomson Reuters saw sharp increases as well. That fed optimism about healthier revenues for most market participants.
Breakout moves in heavily traded currencies such as the euro and yen spurred clients to enter and exit the market to hedge or cover rapidly changing positions, which should boost bank forex trading revenues after weak numbers the past five years.
Forex contribution to total fixed-income revenue from the top global investment banks has fallen since 2008 due to competition from other currency trading platforms and low volatility, said London-based financial analysis firm Coalition.
In 2012, forex revenues at major banks fell 22 percent to $22 billion from the previous year, according to Coalition's survey, which tracks financials of the 10 largest investment banks led by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, and Barclays.
Investors this year seized on the weak yen theme, a trend that emerged in November 2012 when it became apparent Shinzo Abe would become Japan's prime minister. Abe favors aggressive easing to end Japan's tenacious deflation, which has spurred a wave of yen selling that has persisted to this day.
Market participants have shorted the yen as a way to play the carry trade, which involves borrowing or selling a currency with a low interest rate and then using the proceeds to buy another with a higher yield.
On the other hand, short bets on the euro were unwound sharply on the view that euro zone crisis fears have eased. As a result, central bank reserve managers brought their euro weightings back to more normal levels from underweight.
Banks and Trade Platforms
Deutsche Bank, the world's largest forex bank, saw "some of the best days in terms of volume and requests for quotes in January," said Kevin Rodgers, the bank's global head of FX sales and trading in London.
At UBS, forex volume was still at robust levels as of last week, although they have moderated from January's peak. Yen flows were still 36 percent higher than the average weekly flow of the last 52 weeks, UBS data shows.
At EBS, the largest interbank FX platform for the spot market, the daily volume was $141.3 billion in January, up 54 percent from December, after several months of declines, according to data from parent ICAP Plc.
Volume on Thomson Reuters FX dealing platform was at $126 billion per day last month, up 24 percent from December, data from the company shows.
Jeff Feig, global head of G10 forex at Citigroup, said there are a number of potential catalysts for increased volatility as 2013 progresses.
For instance, intrigue over who will replace Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose second term expires in January of 2014, could spur more activity as early as the third quarter, Feig said.
A Fed chairman viewed as an inflation hawk would tend to be supportive of the U.S. currency, as rising interest rates would boost the appeal of dollar-denominated assets such as U.S. Treasuries.
Last year's focus on the global risk environment, which made it tougher to profit in currencies as volume declined and currencies reacted predictably to macroeconomic events, may be ending, analysts said. Investors will likely focus more on fundamentals specific to individual currencies and economies this year, which should spur more volatility.
Institutional Investor Demand
The rotation out of cash into equities by institutional investors early this year, as risk appetite improved, has also helped drive momentum in the currency market. Investments in stocks in foreign markets entails a lot of currency conversions.
"Greater equity participation from institutions is a key source of currency flows," said Samarjit Shankar, BNY Mellon's director of market strategy in Boston. He added that BNY has seen large institutions pour money into equities especially in Asia and the United States.
In most cases, foreign equity holdings' currency exposure needs to be hedged and that further boosts forex activity.
London-based asset manager Seven Investment Management, for instance, is bullish on Japanese equities, senior portfolio manager Alex Scott said. But the firm, which manages assets of about $7 billion, has fully hedged its yen exposure because of the Bank of the Japan's easing stance, he added.
U.S. investors have also been big buyers of foreign equities this month, UBS data show. In the first week of February alone, U.S. investors' weekly purchases of foreign stocks were the largest since October 2008. They bought mostly euro zone, UK, and Japanese shares.
That same week also saw the euro zone attract more than $1 billion in inflows, the strongest since April 2009, supporting the euro and backing assertions by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi that capital inflows were gradually returning.
The rise in institutional FX trading was evident in the spike in volumes at Knight Capital-owned Hotspot FX, a forex venue known for attracting asset managers and big-money investors. In January, Hotspot said its daily turnover was $27.1 billion, up 38.3 percent from December.
Hedge funds such as Soros Fund Management have already scored huge profits in the forex market betting against the yen. Soros made close to $1 billion on a bearish yen trade since November last year, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Soros is often remembered for making a fortune shorting the British pound in the early 1990s.
Overall, most market participants agree that signs of optimism are evident after two years of what Barclays' Taylor described as a "difficult trading time."
"I think there will be massive change (in the FX market) this year. I'm happy to see a resurgence," Taylor said.


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Early in the semester in which you will be completing your certificate requirements, you should contact the Admissions and Records Department at West Valley to apply for a certificate. Many businesses do value the certificate program. They see it as evidence that an applicant for a particular job has certain skills. Private industry has helped with the implementation of the certificate program at West Valley through participation on our advisory board.
Most business courses are transferable to CSU. This means the units you earn at West Valley for taking and passing the course count toward the 4-year degree. However, because we are a community college, all of our courses are considered lower division courses which means our courses do not meet upper division articulation requirements.
If a course is articulated with a 4-year school, this means that the course taken at West Valley will not have to be taken again at the 4-year school. We have several articulated courses and you should contact your counselor to get a current listing as this can change over time.
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Lippert, Falcon Corp. Receiving Tax Phase-ins
May 8, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Lippert, Falcon Corp. Receiving Tax Phase-ins
The Goshen City Council approved Tuesday (May 7) tax phase-ins for two RV companies that could bring more than 400 new jobs to the Indiana city.
According to a report by the Goshen News, Lippert Components Inc., which produces chassis, chassis parts, galvanized steel roofing and components for the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries, received approval for a tax phase-in to expand its operations at three Goshen facilities.
According to Mark Brinson, community development director for Goshen, new manufacturing equipment, painting equipment, lathes and dust collectors will be added beginning this month. The cost will be $10 million, resulting in up to 376 new jobs being created by 2016. All the jobs created will be for production positions, which will average $13 per hour.
Ocala, Fla.-based Falcon Corp., a distributor for electrical, plumbing, ventilation, air conditioning, doors, windows, electronics and appliances, received a seven-year tax phase-in for real property and a five-year tax phase-in for personal property investments.
With the approved phase-in, the company plans to build a 170,000-square-foot distribution facility which will also serve as a regional headquarters. The $3.9 million facility will be constructed along Century Drive beginning this month. The company will also spend $502,000 for equipment.
About 27 new jobs will be created with the approved phase-in and the company will move 37 jobs to Goshen from its Elkhart facility. Wages for the new positions will range from $33,280 a year for production workers to $148,000 for sales positions.


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Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W Review
With the release of all the new processors from Intel and the release of power hungry video cards, you may be wondering what you need to do to keep enough power going to your computer. You may not have two or more video cards inside of your case, but even if you think a little further down the road that you might want to, then you should get a power supply that is going to be able to power all of your components and your processor. Yet with so many choices, which is the best? This is where Cooler Master comes in, with their Real Power Pro 850W power supply, which is said to be able to power a Quad-SLI setup. This should more than protect you from any upgrades you may add to your computer. Let's take a look at this piece of hardware and see what makes it so special and stand out from the others.
Closer Look:
Taking a look at the packaging that the Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W comes in, you are able to see that the power supply does have enough connectors to support an SLI setup, which can be a big selling point for some purchasers. Also, by taking a look at the front of the package, you are able to see that the power supply not only comes with 850W of power, but a five year warranty to back it up, which is another big selling point for some system builders. There is not a lot of information on the two sides of the package, other than that the power supply is English type and that if you wish for more information, to consult their website. However, the back of the box is packed with information. When you look, all of the specifications are listed out in a neat table and there are a few key features that are important for you to read if you are interested in the power supply.
When you open up the package, you are able to see that Cooler Master packed this product very nicely using molded foam to keep the product in its place and protected from any type of damage during the shipping process. Not only is the cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W power supply protected by the foam, it is also wrapped in a plastic cover to keep from getting scratches on it during the shipping process. Everything is divided up into its own little section of the package, which makes it neat and organized. With the Real Power Pro 850W, you also get a power cord to power the device, as well as an instruction book, a case badge and a bottle opener for your key chain, which could come in handy for the installation of this piece of hardware.
Let's keep looking at the Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W power supply and see what it looks like up close and personal.


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O'HARA, Pa. - Tagg Romney, the eldest son of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, announced via Twitter that he and his wife Jen have new twin boys, delivered by a surrogate today.
"Happy 2 announce birth of twin boys David Mitt and William Ryder. Big thanks to our surrogate. Life is a miracle," Tagg tweeting, linking to a photo of himself and one of his new sons.
This the second time that Tagg, 42, and his wife, Jen,39, have used a surrogate. The same surrogate was used for the twins carried their youngest son Jonathan, who was born in August of 2010. Their other three children were not born via surrogacy.
On Facebook, Tagg gave even more details about the birth, confirming that the twins are his biological children. "Jen and I are happy to announce the birth of twin boys, David Mitt and William Ryder," he wrote. "Everyone is healthy and happy. They weighed in at 5 lbs 13 oz and 19-3/4 inches and 6 lbs. 13 oz and 19 inches. A special thanks to our gestational surrogate who made this possible for us. Life truly is a miracle, and we feel so blessed to be able to celebrate the arrival of these precious boys into our family. For those keeping score at home, these are grandchildren numbers 17 and 18 for my parents."
According to the official handbook of the Church of Latter Day Saints, to which the Romney's are members, surrogacy is not encouraged. "The Church strongly discourages surrogate motherhood," the handbook reads.
A Romney aide, when asked about the church's view on the procedure, said that Tagg had made the bishops at his church aware of his family's plans.
Now a grandmother of 18, Ann Romney promptly tweeted her congratulations. "Grandchildren 17 and 18 are here - congratulations @TRomney and Jen! We can't wait to meet David and William," she wrote.
David and William's birth mean that Tagg and his wife are now the parents of both the eldest Romney grandchild - 16-year-old Allie - and the youngest. Romney, who has taken various grandchildren out on the trail with him during the campaign and mentions them often, may have nearly leaked the news of Tagg's upcoming arrival back in September during a town hall in Goffstown, N.H.
"I care about the future of this country, I have 16 grandkids. 17, something like that," he said. "Sixteen. I'm counting ones that aren't hatched yet." At the time, aides to Romney did not know which of Romney's five children may have been pregnant.


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A fluorescein dye disappearance test is used in children
and adults to find out whether
tears are draining normally from the eyes into the
Normally, tears sweep the dye out of the eye and into the
tear ducts. If dye stays in the eye, the tear duct may be blocked.
Both eyes are usually tested and compared during this test, which is done
after other exams have not clearly shown that the duct is blocked.
A baby may fuss and cry during this test. Parents are often asked to hold
and soothe their child while he or she is being tested.
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I wouldn't want his approval to go to my head.
Religions need books because they don't have gods.
The atheist worldview believes God's decisions are subject to man's approval
A well-known atheist website (approved by Richard Dawkins), whywontgodhealamputees.com, attempts to justify a believe that there is no God by attempting a logical argument based on the question, "Why Won't God Heal Amputees?" Though the website's "START HERE" link takes you past the introduction, I want to start with the introduction's premise to demonstrate that the conclusion that is being reached is exactly the presupposition one must already have in order to reach that conclusion, or in other words, the author already believes in his conclusion BEFORE starting his "investigation."
The atheist worldview believes God's decisions are subject to man's approval.The Christian worldview knows man's desires are subject to God's approval.
Before continuing to analyze the atheist website, let's first understand that we have no promises from God to have a comfortable life, no promises to be saved from all suffering and pain, and no promises to be healed of all injury. That's false doctrine mainstream churches are teaching as to why people should become a Christian.
So why do they make these gigantic leaps of illogical faith that God does not exist? The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.-Psalm 14:1 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.-John 7:7 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.-John 3:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.-John 15:19
I may delve in to this site, but I suspect I've heard it all before.
But when, exactly, did this site get approved by Richard Dawkins? I assume he was all happy about the content rather than the forum. I wouldn't want his approval to go to my head.
Yea, and Hatter missed the part where the dude says we hate god. Talk about unclear not he concept.Of course it is fine to bring up new sources of idiocy. It keeps us prepared for whoever shows up next and tells us how wrong we are.
I just grabbed a few random passages so as to not go into overload of stupid. Heh, hate God...just like Kevin Sorbo's character.
Quote from: Hatter23 on April 02, 2014, 07:25:25 AMI just grabbed a few random passages so as to not go into overload of stupid. Heh, hate God...just like Kevin Sorbo's character.Well last I checked, the god's were always trying to f**k with Kevin Sorbo's character. So he certainly had good reason to hate them.We are talking about Hercules, right?


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From his leather chair in the hospital's third-floor board room, the end-of-year audit presentation began to look less like a series of line items and more like an affirmation to Pardee Hospital CEO Jay Kirby.
From his leather chair in the hospital's third-floor board room, the end-of-year audit presentation began to look less like a series of line items and more like an affirmation to Pardee Hospital CEO Jay Kirby.
He nodded his head in agreement as Steve Stang, an accounting representative with the Charlotte-based firm of CliftonLarsonAllen, addressed members of the hospital board of directors Wednesday.
"You're better and stronger than you were," Stang said as he clicked through a PowerPoint slideshow. "You're in a good position from a community standpoint."
From September 2012 to October 2013, the hospital reported operating revenue of roughly $150 million — an increase of 4.35 percent from last year, said Pardee Chief Financial Officer Alan House.
Throughout the year, executive leadership presents monthly financial statements to the hospital board. The annual audit presented last week, however, was conducted by an independent third party to validate the board's financial findings.
After the meeting, Kirby said receiving the bill of good financial health from an outside agency meant a little more this year to the hospital's board, since the accomplishments came "in spite of the storms that were put up against us."
First, the North Carolina General Assembly voted not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare." Kirby estimated the hospital lost $4 million to $6 million this year as a result.
Then came the sequester, when automatic budget cuts hit the hospital March 1. That, Kirby said, resulted in another loss — this time for $1.2 million.
Yet, Stang said, the hospital overcame those external pressures, ended its fiscal year in the black and did it differently than most community hospitals of similar size.
"Many community hospitals are struggling with how to get their revenues in through the doors," Stang said, explaining that the local hospital's revenue came largely from an increase in patient volume rather than investment earnings.
A breakdown of the $150 million in operating revenue shows the patient population the hospital serves. Kirby said 60 percent of that revenue came from Medicare dollars, 10 percent came from Medicaid, 23 to 24 percent came from commercial patients, and self-paying patients contributed the rest.
The hospital also saw an increase in expenses. Financial statements show that the hospital used $146 million to cover items such as technology, bandages, supplies, drugs, power and heating bills and about $75 million of that was allocated for the hospital's 1,200 employees.
"The margin (of revenue over expenses), even though it's positive, is always razor-thin at a hospital," House said.
Board of Directors Chairman Bill Moyer also applauded the hospital for its ability to maintain its amount of cash on hand. Treasurer Bill Smith estimates it costs about $375,000 per day for the hospital to conduct its operations. According to the audit, the hospital can keep its doors open 136 days — 24 hours more than it could last year.
"Some of us can remember the days when our cash on hand was 60 days and were wondering if we were ever going to get there. This is a nice improvement," Moyer said.
With those figures in mind, Kirby said that even though the hospital "weathered the storm," the forecast for the coming fiscal year doesn't look much brighter and the first quarter is already proving stormy for the hospital.
According to a Dec. 19 report from Citi Financial Research's survey of nearly 100 hospitals nationwide, hospital inpatient admission in November dropped to its weakest level in more than a decade. The report attributes the drop to changes in reimbursement rules for Medicare patients and confusion surrounding the rollout of the federal health care law.
Pardee Hospital has not been immune to the trend. In November, emergency room visits dropped to 4,814, which was 391 below expectations. Urgent care visits and overall patient admissions visits were also down.
House said this illustrates the ripple effect that can occur when emergency department visits decline.
"One of the key indicators for us is our emergency room visits because, of all our admissions that happen, 80 percent of those admissions come to us through the emergency department," he said, explaining that when those numbers, drop it hurts overall because "that's one of your main sources of how you get patients in because they need in-patient care."
The other conundrum, he said, comes from the fact that unlike advertistments for phsycians or urgent care facilities, "You can't encourage emergency room visits because that's just a function of whether people need it or not."
Hospital officials explain that the recent drop in admission numbers ultimately makes for a delicate balancing act between hiring, staffing and budgeting.
"We're expecting to make $160 million in revenue to cover expenses this year, and if those don't come out and hospital revenues are slow, then we have to adjust our staffing," Kirby said. He told the board, "We want to be judicious in our hiring, and we want to make sure that physician (jobs) posted are needed."
Last year, the hospital couldn't open all of its beds because it didn't have an adequate amount of staff, which forced officials to turn patients away.
This year, Kirby said, "You can't just have stagnant staffing. You've got to flex up and flex down. We have to do a better job of flexing. That's always difficult because we know in November, December and January, a flood of patients are coming because of flu, because of cold weather, because of a number of things."
Board member Dr. Bill Medina described the challenge the board faces with its budget as "a moving target."
"But we're moving in the right direction," Moyer said.
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WASHINGTON – On the brink of an expected North Korean missile test, U.S. officials focused on the limits of Pyongyang's nuclear firepower Friday, trying to shift attention from the disclosure that the Koreans might be able to launch a nuclear strike. They insisted that while the unpredictable government might have rudimentary nuclear capabilities, it has not proven it has a weapon that could reach the United States.
A senior defense official said the U.S. sees a "strong likelihood" that North Korea will launch a test missile in coming days in defiance of international calls for restraint. The effort is expected to test the North's ballistic missile technologies, not a nuclear weapon, said the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.
Unless the missile unexpectedly heads for a U.S. or allied target, the Pentagon does not plan to try to shoot it down, several officials said. As a precaution, the U.S. has arrayed in the Pacific a number of missile defense Navy ships, tracking radars and other elements of its worldwide network for shooting down hostile missiles.
The tensions playing out on the Korean peninsula are the latest in a long-running drama that dates to the 1950-53 Korean War, fed by the North's conviction that Washington is intent on destroying the government in Pyongyang and Washington's worry that the North could, out of desperation, reignite the war by invading the South.
The mood in the North Korean capital, meanwhile, was hardly so tense. Many people were in the streets preparing for the birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung — the biggest holiday of the year. Even so, this year's big flower show in Kim's honor features an exhibition of orchids built around mock-ups of red-tipped missiles, slogans hailing the military and reminders of threats to the nation.
The plain fact is that no one can be sure how far North Korea has progressed in its pursuit of becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, aside perhaps from a few people close to its new leader, Kim Jong Un.
Concern about the North's threatening rhetoric jumped a notch on Thursday with the disclosure on Capitol Hill that the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency believes with "moderate confidence" that the North could deliver a nuclear weapon by ballistic missile. The DIA assessment did not mention the potential range of such a strike, but it led to a push by administration officials to minimize the significance of the jarring disclosure.
Secretary of State John Kerry said in Seoul on Friday "it's inaccurate to suggest" that the North had fully tested and demonstrated its ability to deliver a nuclear weapon by ballistic missile, a message also delivered by the Pentagon and by James Clapper, the director of national intelligence.
Indeed, the attention-getting DIA report made no such suggestion; it simply offered what amounts to an educated guess that the North has some level of nuclear weapons capability. It has been working on that for at least 20 years, and private analysts who closely track North Korean developments say it's fairly clear that the North has made progress.
Kerry, who was headed to Beijing to seek Chinese help in persuading North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile testing, told reporters in Seoul that the North's progress on nuclear weapons, as described in the DIA report, pushed the country "closer to a line that is more dangerous." Kerry also was due to visit Japan.
"If Kim Jong Un decides to launch a missile, whether it's across the Sea of Japan or some other direction, he will be choosing willfully to ignore the entire international community," Kerry said. "And it will be a provocation and unwanted act that will raise people's temperatures."
The DIA report's assessment, written in March, was in line with a statement it issued two years earlier.
In March 2011, the agency's director, Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, told a Senate panel, "The North may now have several plutonium-based nuclear warheads that it can deliver by ballistic missiles and aircraft as well as by unconventional means."
David Albright, a leading North Korea expert at the Institute for Science and International Security, wrote in February, after the North's latest nuclear test, that he believes North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a shorter-range Nodong ballistic missile, whose estimated range of about 800 miles puts it within range of Japan.
"Pyongyang still lacks the ability to deploy a warhead on an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile), although it shows progress at this effort," Albright wrote.
Bruce Bennett, a Rand Corp. specialist on North Korea, said this week there is a "reasonable chance" that North Korea has short-range nuclear missile capability, but it is "very unlikely" that it has one that can reach the U.S.
While U.S. officials are watching for a missile test as early as this weekend, they are equally concerned about other actions the North Koreans might take to provoke a reaction either by the United States or South Korea.
Officials say that the U.S. has seen North Korea moving troops, trucks and other equipment arrayed along the Demilitarized Zone that separates the North and South. And they worry about the possibility Pyongyang could once again shell a South Korean island, torpedo a ship or perhaps fire artillery rounds at South Korean people or troops.
Limited attacks of that sort could be a greater threat because they would more likely result in injuries or deaths, and could more quickly trigger a military response from South Korea or the U.S. and its allies.
Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor, and AP broadcast correspondent Sagar Meghani contributed to this report.
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Sundays in Savannah Book Club, is for women of color to come together, so we can explore novels about our history, culture, experiences, and desires. The purpose of the book club is to build relationships, have good eats, and great conversations about the book of the month; all while in an enjoyable and engaging environment.
We will meet on the last Sunday afternoon of every month (except for November and December; held on the third Sunday). The meetings can be held at a number of places, such as, a member's home, restaurant, coffee shop, park, lounge, etc. The book of the month and meeting locations will be determined by the suggestion and selection of all members…please, feel free to share what interests you.
I have wanted to be apart of a book club for a long time. And, since I have the opportunity to start a book club, the overall goal is to have a lot of fun with it…so the sky is the limit. If this piques your interest, by all means…join us!
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Hey, just recently bought the game and am really enjoying it. I've been looking over the boards and finding them very useful too. I've seen a few people suggesting things, regarding balance and flow, but if there's one thing I would want added to the game it's this:
WARNING - Are you sure you want to die?
I've had well over a dozen games end where I simply stopped paying attention for a second and accidentally clicked on a monster that was going to kill me. Sometimes it's that I'm not paying particular attention to his stats or I just click on the wrong spot (my most recent disaster was after killing one of two bosses accidentally clicking on a high level monster next to the shrine I intended to click on).
I know this is a game about planning and precision, and I know that dying is part of the fun but... losing 20-30 minutes of a successful run simply because I stopped paying attention for one second seems like excessive punishment. Especially after 20 minutes of trying to get lucky with the exact things needed on a successful run (right shrines, good monsters around the start, etc.).
Maybe it could be an option that the user can turn on and off if it's a concern that it would interrupt the flow of the game. But I think most players would appreciate a small reminder that they're about to lose an hour of their time with nothing to show for it.
Anyway. Thanks again for the great game.


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Saying Google Wallet for Android isn't doing well would be a massive understatement. With almost no adoption aside from Sprint, very few supported devices and a dearth of places to use it, Google Wallet has been an unpopular but awesome concept that's going nowhere lately. At least Nexus devices support it, right?
Unfortunately, the new Nexus 7 does not. The Google Wallet app could not be installed from either the Play Store or sideloaded APK. Many thought the reason behind this was that Google had been a little slow in updating the app to work on the new Nexus 7, but that is not the case. Director of Product Management for Google Wallet, Peter Hazlehurst, has stated that the new Nexus 7 lacks a secure element in its NFC chip, so Wallet support won't happen.
Google Wallet works using NFC, but it needs a secure element for payments to stay safe and secure. The secure element is a piece of hardware, so no amount of software modding will ever add Wallet support to the new Nexus 7. It's unfortunate, but true. The HTC One Google Play edition has met the same fate.
This shouldn't be a big deal in terms of usability (not all that many people will consistently use their tablet to make mobile payments using NFC), but what does this mean for Google Wallet? A Nexus device, Google's flagship midsized tablet, does not have support for an important Google service. Add this to the head of Google Wallet leaving less than three months ago, and we're suddenly not feeling so confident about Google Wallet's future.
Mobile payments are awesome, convenient and a great advancement in technology. I definitely wish Google Wallet would stick around and advance further with some serious push from Google. But looking at recent events, it seems a little unlikely. What do you think will happen to Google Wallet?


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Today on the Rockhouse, we continue our countdown of the Best Soul Albums of the 70s with our picks for the #19 slot. The selections take us from the Watts neighborhood, to New York City and then down to Jamaica. Join us!
On this edition, we observe the passing of the great songwriter Jerry Lieber, as well as review the albums at No. 18 of our lists of top soul albums of the 70s. Also, an hour's worth of 45s from the Hotpants guys,including fresh discs from DJ Joe from NYC!
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It's a little old but here's a quick opinion piece via eGamer.co.za about why such games as Rage, Final Fantasy XIII and even Crysis 2 in the minds of some, are bad games. Spoiler alert: They're tech demos.
"Is bad the right word to use? Perhaps. It's definitely the easiest in a pinch, especially when you're finding difficulty placing such games. It certainly isn't too harsh of a criticism while remaining on the side of judgement that you'd like to place the games in question, wherein you are in fact saying the following: They're shit. "
I like the Unreal tournament series, and they're all tech demos.
I loved Rage (obviously apart from the terrible ending), for me its a perfect example why you should not always listen to reviews or other gamers, sometimes you just gotta try games for yourself.
I agree with Rage, but have no opinion of FF13 as I've never played it.
Rage was a boring game. So boring, it basically stole the plot of another boring game, and tried to mimic the gameplay of the very good Borderlands. I've tried multiple times to complete Rage but I just can't seem to give a s***. There's just too much stupid in Rage. For example...Wingsticks usually kills most mobs instantly, but shooting them in the head with steel or feltrite bullets does nothing.
The game also feels old. id did a good job with melee character's A.I., but anyone with a gun made me feel like I was playing Doom again. And while the game is open ended (sort of), most of that open ended gameplay comes in the form of car combat, with the rest of the gameplay taking place in a series of dungeons that are nothing more than a bunch of corridors...
There's more reasons why I thought Rage was terrible but the game is just too boring to talk about anymore.
The author should talk about Crysis 2 next round and why they're bothering to make another..


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Life in Christian County, Kentucky...
I talked to my elderly neighbor on the telephone this afternoon. For Isaac's Eagle Scout project, the Boy Scouts will be cleaning the old cemetery where her grandparents are buried. The first workday will be next Saturday, and we were talking about where the Scouts might camp that night.
Ms. M. explained that it wouldn't be a good idea for them to camp on her farm. She's seen so many copperhead snakes there over the years that she's afraid someone might get bit, and her son who lives on the place says that the cows have started to run in packs. She doesn't know if they would attack anyone or not, but she doesn't want to take a chance.
When I hung up, I told Dennis that Ms. M. had cows on the farm now and that they were running in packs. He gave me a funny look and commented that usually groups of cows were called "herds", not "packs."
Later in the evening, I went over to Ms. M.'s house to get a package she had for me, and she wanted to talk some more about the Scouts' camp-out. She said it made her mad that the wildlife people had ever released those cows here -- and finally, I understood.
It's not cows that are running in packs on her farm. It's cowts! Coyotes, that is. (I'm relieved!)
Actually, Ms. M. was pronouncing the word as I do (kī'ōt') but with the accent of this area. I just wasn't listening carefully!
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Top Story: Though still small religious minorities throughout the world, contemporary Pagan groups have increasingly involved themselves in charitable campaigns, and created charities of their own. In Kansas City, Missouri Gaia Community, a Pagan Unitarian-Universalist congregation, raised a half-ton of food at the 2011 God Auction, which was donated to Harvesters Community Food Nework. It was estimated that the food raised was enough to provide for 795 meals.
"…one of the reasons we schedule this fund raiser in the summer is we know it's a time when donations to Harvesters tend to be low, while demand for food is high with children out of school." – David Reynolds, Gaia Community member
You can read more about Gaia Community's efforts by downloading the press release for the event, or visiting their website. While Gaia Community raised food for an already existing charity, in Australia the Community Church of Inclusive Wicca Inc. (CCIWI) has started their own food pantry, which was just granted full tax deductibility status. The first Wiccan group, though not the first Pagan group, to achieve this. Founder Amethyst Treleven said that she was "very proud" to have her charity receive "the same recognition as other religious based charities which have traditionally been Christian organised." CCIWI's food pantry was founded so that Pagans in need could find aid without feeling pressured to "accept the faith of that charitable body," and won't have to "compromise their spiritual and religious beliefs."
Those are just two examples of how Pagans are helping each other, and reaching out to help the communities we live in. Every year Pagans collect tons of food for charity though the annual Pagan Pride days, while several Pagan organizations engage in outreach, fundraising, and volunteer efforts. Back in 2003 Jim Towey, then-Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, questioned the charitable instincts of Pagan groups. Since then Pagans in the United States, and around the world, have worked to show that though small in number, we have a true commitment to charity and helping others.
In Other News:
- Prominent Salem Witch and business owner Christian Day was censured by the Salem licensing board for allegedly making threats against other Salem business owners and practicing fortunetellers. Day said he respected the decision of the board, "even though I may not agree entirely with it." Day's fortunetelling license was suspended for six months, but the penalty was put on hold for one year as long as there are no similar incidents. For more on Christian Day, check out my interview with him about Salem's fortunetelling regulations.
- PNC-Minnesota covers the experiences of Summerland Spirit Festival (SSF) attendees and organizers in Wisconsin, where a flash flood washed out a footbridge and temporarily stranded some campers.
- Hindu leader Rajan Zed has sent out Lughnasadh/Lammas greeting to Pagans, "wishing that it brought joy, happiness, blessings and cheer to all." Rajan Zed gained international attention when his invocation before the United States Senate was disrupted by Christian extremists.
- Why should Christian morals dictate public policy in a multi-religious nation? Because they're the biggest, that's why. No, really. That's the answer Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr gave to NPR: "I think only because of the sheer numbers in this democracy that we have." Do you think their answer will change should they ever lose their majority status?
That's all I have for now, have a great day!


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Texans re-sign LB Dobbins
Houston, TX – The Houston Texans have re-signed inside linebacker Tim Dobbins, the team announced on Friday.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Dobbins will enter his third season as a member of the Texans and saw an increased role in 2012 following a string of injuries to the linebacking corps.
A special teams captain in 2012, Dobbins made six starts for the team last season and amassed 49 tackles, one interception and tied for the league lead with a franchise-record four fumble recoveries.
He too was hit with the injury bug, though, having been placed on injured reserve after hurting his ankle in the regular season finale against Indianapolis.
The 30-year-old, originally drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of 2006 NFL Draft, has played in a total of 107 games with 20 starts and has totaled 203 tackles, 13 sacks, three interceptions, six forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.


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About Elizabeth Bayley - the below is an extract from "Delaney Decades",I hope it is of help to you.
"Nicholas and his compatriots were transported from Cork Harbour, on 30th May, 1802 per the Atlas 2. The Master of the ship was Thomas Musgrave and the Surgeon was Thomas Davie. Of the 193 male convicts transported,only 5 died on the voyage. Quite a remarkable feat for that period.Having rounded the Cape safely, the Atlas 2 finally arrived in Sydney Cove on 30th October, 1802, after a voyage lasting 153 days.
On arrival in New South Wales, Nicholas was assigned to Major George Johnston of the Rum Corp fame. 1802-1806. In the early days with Johnston, it is believed that Nicholas worked as a groomsman on Johnston's property at Annandale.
Occupation 1806-1813:- Government Servant.
Absolute Pardon granted 1813.
Nicholas was the Overseer of the gang of convicts who constructed Mrs Macquarie's Road and was Superintendent of the Western Road from Parramatta to Penrith.
During this time Elizabeth Bayley left England and arrived in Australia,on the ship "The Brothers". It is believed that she came with Mr. & Mrs John Blaxland and family, who arrived in Sydney on Friday 17th October,1807. As a free settler it was not necessary to list the passengers'names at that period of time. This has proved one of the biggest problems for Family History Researchers compared with the in depth recording of convicts. However, we know that Elizabeth was only 16 years of age on arrival and 18 when she married Nicholas. One wonders why a young girl of her age came half way around the world and to a place only known as a penal settlement in the early part of the 19th century. Who were her parents? Was she running away from home? Where was she born? Did she have an education? So many questions are unanswered and there is no way of finding out about Elizabeth and her background.
Nicholas was active in Carnew, Ireland and His mother lived in Ballyellis, Ireland
Convict. After trial on a charge of Double Murder at Wicklow in 1799 was sentenced to death. This was commuted to Transportation for life to Australia aboard "Atlas" on its second voyage in 1802. On arrival Nicholas was assigned to Major George Johnston of the Rum Corps. In the early days with Johnston, it is believed that Nicholas worked as a groomsman on Johnston's property at Annandale.
Nicholas received an Absolute or Free Paredon (No. 200) on 31st of January, 1813. Very few Convicts received an Absolute Pardon, which 'cleaned the slate' and allowed Nicholas to go anywhere including a return home to Ireland if he wished.
Nicholas was involved in the building of roads in the early colony as overseer of the working gang constructing "Mrs Macquarie's Road", in the Government Domain, including what may be Australias first Stone bridge, over what is now the Royal Botanic Gardens creek. He was also overseer of the convict gang that constructed Maquarie Place. Both of these projects are mentioned in the diary of Lachlan Maquarie, 10th April, 1816, 1 July, 1818, held in the Mitchel Library.
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