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The assembly process is straightforward and takes approximately 10-20 minutes per cabinet. For help assembling our cabinets, watch the following instructional cabinet assembly videos: How To Assemble Wall Cabinets, How To Assemble Base Cabinets, and How To Assemble Drawers. You'll need a screwdriver for assembly and everything else is included in the box. The assembly process requires lining up the pre-mounted metal interlocking brackets on the cabinet panels and fastening them together. To provide additional stability to the joints, you can use wood glue.
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July 4th Fireworks Shows In and Near Bangor
Bangor's Fourth of July fireworks show draws thousands of people each year to the city. Here's the rundown of what's going on in Bangor and the surrounding areas on July 4, 2014.
- First, the day starts off with a pancake breakfast at the Brewer Auditorium. The breakfast runs from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Price: $6 for Adults and $3 for children.
- Then, it's time for the annual parade, which will start on Wilson Street in Brewer at 11 a.m. and end in downtown Bangor.
- The Chords for the Cure concert starts at 2 p.m. at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion featuring the Stone Doctors. There's music until 9:30 p.m. Admission is free.
- Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m. on the Penobscot River.
If you find yourself closer to the coast, Bar Harbor also hosts a popular July 4 celebration featuring a craft fair, parade, lobster races, fireworks and more.
- The festivities start with a blueberry pancake breakfast at 6 a.m. at the Bar Harbor Athletic Field on Park Street.
- The parade starts at 10 a.m., followed by the seafood festival and the annual lobster races at 11 a.m.
- The Fireworks over Frenchman's Bay are set to start at 9:15 p.m.


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On CNN's Larry King Live last night, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said that he would "absolutely" allow a gay man or woman to serve in his administration. "I have people who are homosexual that work for me in the governor's office," noted Huckabee:
KING: Could a gay be in your administration?
HUCKABEE: Absolutely.
Why not?
People are competent because — not with anything to do with their sexual orientation. I have people who are homosexual that work for me in the governor's office. And it was not a qualification. I think you should never (INAUDIBLE)…
In the interview, Huckabee also indicated that he would not change the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Watch it:
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Huckabee's openess towards LGBT employees may indicate that he is personally tolerant towards gay men and women. But, as his reticence to change Don't Ask, Don't Tell shows, he is still in favor of using the power of government to discriminate against gay Americans.
Huckabee is against gay marriage, arguing that "civilization" may not survive if "what marriage and family means" is "rewritten." As Governor of Arkansas, he "avidly" supported the state amendment banning gay marriage. That wasn't the only anti-gay public policy Huckabee pushed in Arkansas:
— In 1997, Huckabee requested an amendment to a state Senate bill stating "that it is Arkansas public policy to prohibit sodomy to protect the traditional family structure." [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 1/23/1997]
— In 1998, Huckabee supported banning gay men and women from acting as foster parents because "it is not in the best interest of children." [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 7/29/1998]
— In 2003, Huckabee said "If you ask for survivor benefits to be paid to a same-sex survivor, I think we have a right to say no to that." [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 7/3/2003]
Additionally, in the past, Huckabee has spoken of homosexuality using some of the most divisive and hyperbolic rhetoric possible:
— In a 1992 questionnaire for the Associated Press, Huckabee claimed that "homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk."
— In his 1998 book, Kids Who Kill, Huckabee compared homosexuality to necrophilia, decrying "publicly endorsed and institutionally supported aberrations — from homosexuality and pedophilia to sadomasochism and necrophilia."
While Huckabee now wants to claim that he has no personal animus against gay Americans, his record suggests he has no problem using the powers of government to discriminate against them.


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Following up on my post about OODA, I thought I'd expand a little on the reason for strategic planning and some specific methods I've used in the past to facilitate planning.
One of the important lessons that Colonel Boyd derived from his study of military history was the importance of decentralized decision-making and field-level initiative. As the military has applied Boyd's concepts on the modern battlefield, this lesson has been further reinforced. Quoting from the Boyd Wikipedia entry:
"... [T]he most effective organizations have a highly decentralized chain of command that utilizes objective-driven orders, or directive control, rather than method-driven orders in order to harness the mental capacity and creative abilities of individual commanders at each level."
This only works if you have (1) creative, intelligent commanders (or managers in business); and (2) a strategic framework that establishes common objectives and helps establish a context for orientation, the second "O" in OODA. This orientation context is vitally important -- I like to call it a "shared hallucination" of the company's place and purpose. Managers need the flexibility to make quick decisions, but unless those decisions are consistent with the overall strategy of the organization, the results can be haphazard and uncoordinated.
Clear, simple articulation of corporate strategy is crucial. I have primarily used two tools to help me do this: a recursive goal-objective-strategy-metrics approach to writing the annual plan, and a threat map.
In my recursive goal-objective-strategy-metrics approach, the CEO establishes the top-level plan. This plan is comprised of a single, overall goal for the company (a thing to be accomplished, not a mission statement), some key objectives that support the goal, the strategies necessary to achieve the goal and satisfy the objectives, and some metrics by which success can be measured. This top-level plan should fit on a single page.
The recursive aspect of this approach is that each of the strategies from this top-level plan becomes a goal for the next level plan. So if one of the top-level strategies is "Finish the product before Christmas," the VP of production gets this as her goal and will develop objectives, strategies and metrics to reach it. This can get pushed down even further into the organization, so departmental managers get an annual goal and articulate their objectives, strategies and metrics.
The beauty of this approach is that it rolls perfectly back up into the master plan. If you want to know why the art department is outsourcing to China, for example, you can see that it satisfies their goal of delivering all art assets in September for $1MM, which serves the higher goal of shipping for Christmas on budget, which serves the top-level objective of reaching cash flow break-even by the end of Q1. And if one of the lower-level strategies fails, if China outsourcing can't deliver by September, you can change it to something else consistent with the overall goal. And that change propagates up and down the chain.
In practice, I only used this tool at the top-level and one level down, as a way to coordinate strategy at the VP level. But it worked to keep everyone on the same page. Actually, the process of writing and critiquing the plan as a team was more important than the resulting document, because the process surfaced tensions, fostered debate, and led to a better plan.
The other strategic planning tool I really like is the threat map. The way I create a threat map is to put my business in the center of a series of three concentric circles. The first circle closest to the center represents the immediate, near-term competitive threats, the next circle represents the medium-term threats that might arise in certain circumstances, and the outer circle represents the long-term threats.
Radiating out from the center I draw several axes, representing the things that will make the company successful (or its key vulnerabilities). I then place the competitive companies and market trends on the map, in the temporal bands, near the axis along which they are attacking my company. In addition to clarifying competitive threats, this was actually a great way to see opportunities, set priorities, and think about candidates for alliance, business development, and acquisition.
For example, in the case of JAMDAT, we had three axes: intellectual property, distribution, and game quality/innovation. On our map, we identified EA early on as a medium-term threat to us via intellectual property, so we sought to license the most dangerous of their properties from them, effectively neutralizing their threat and co-opting their advantage against us for several years.
Another example: we identified content aggregators as threats to our direct distribution relationships with carriers. In response, we carefully avoided using them as an alternative to the lengthy carrier sales process, even at the cost of immediate and incremental revenue, so we wouldn't inadvertently strengthen the aggregators' collective market position against us. This is a perfect application of strategy to value creation; the default response of the sales team would have been to simply maximize revenue, but that would have diminished our long-term competitive advantage.
Ultimately, the threat map and the annual plan are just tools. Without intelligence, creative thinking, and decisiveness in execution, the best laid plans are worthless. These tools can help direct a good team, but they can just as easily reveal weak organizational design and bad hires. Caveat emptor.


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VB NSW Cup Previews - Round 1
Auckland Vulcans Vs Newcastle Knights
Mt Smart Stadium, Saturday, March 3
Kick-off: 1.00pm (NZST) 11.00am (AEST)
Referee: Robert Bowen
Summary: The 2012 season kicks off across the ditch when two of the more fancied sides in the VB NSW Cup lock horns at Mt Smart on Saturday. It only seems like yesterday when the Vulcans hearts were broken as Jonathan Wright scored out wide for the Dogs at ANZ Stadium to deny the New Zealanders a maiden title, and no doubt it has been a long and gruelling off season for all involved. However an influx of youth from their Premiership winning Toyota Cup team sees the Vulcans well placed to make another run towards the Grand Final in 2012 under rookie coach Ricky Henry. The Knights (formerly Centurions) are back in the competition under their traditional banner and wearing the red and blue which is sure to make the traditionalists very happy. Their appears to be plenty of depth in Rip Taylor's squad this year and a top four finish will not be beyond the Knights if they can stay healthy.
Talking Point: Young Talent Time - Fisiiahi, Collier, Ikahihifo and Lousi are just a few of the young guns that will be at Ricky Henry's disposal this season and the Vulcans once again look set to be one of the true entertainers of the VB NSW Cup. If Henry can find a way to stiffen up their defence a little, the Vulcans will be one of the favourites for the title in 2012.
Prediction: The Vulcans home form was exemplary in 2011 and although the Knights look to have a very strong side, We think the locals will kick off the season with a win. Vulcans by 6.
Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers Vs North Sydney Bears
Concord Oval, Saturday, March 3
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Referee: Phil Henderson
Broadcast: Triple H 100.1FM (Link available via the www.nswrl.com.au Broadcast page)
Summary: Two sides square off here that finished in the bottom half of the eight last year despite losing more games than they won. The Tigers were eliminated by the Dogs in week one of the finals while the Bears hung around a few weeks longer only to also feel the bite of the eventual premiers in week three. The two foundation clubs will both be eyeing off finals football once again in 2012 however much like a lot of the clubs in this competition, their fate may well lay with the respective health of their NRL affiliates in the Wests Tigers and South Sydney. Strong line ups will be on show at Concord Oval by both of these sides and there is no better way better way to kick off the year than with a win.
Talking Point: Speed V Size - A classic encounter awaits those that head out to Concord as the high flyer in Curtis Johnston takes on the speedster in John Grant. Much has been made of Grant's speed, and his ability to find the line as a rugby player was second to none, so his match up with Johnston looks a very interesting one. Johnston has been one of the more prolific try scorers in this competition over the past couple of years, although his speciality is more one of an aerial route rather than via the turf. Keep an eye on these two!
Prediction: Another of the tough matches to tip this round but will go with the home side in a close one. Tigers by 7
Illawarra Cutters Vs Cronulla Sharks
WIN Stadium, Saturday, March 3
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Referee: Michael Laverty
Summary: It has been on the radar for some time but finally we have an Illawarra side back playing in the Cup. The Cutters look set to debut amidst a storm of fan fare down in the


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Rob O'Connor is a YouTube sensation.
The UMass junior linebacker from Westboro hasn't seen the field yet this season, but almost 180,000 viewers have seen the video of him and teammate Daniel Maynes being "served" with full scholarships earlier this season.
First-year UMass coach Charley Molnar is addressing players during a team meeting when two campus police officers, each holding a brown manila envelope, enter the meeting room and announce they have "paperwork" for O'Connor and Maynes.
"Guys, get up here," one of the officers commands.
Looking confused, and, yeah, a little bit nervous, O'Connor and Maynes followed orders.
"We thought we were in trouble," O'Connor said after Wednesday's practice. "I was trying to rack my brain to think of anything I had done wrong or something I could get in trouble for. I couldn't think of anything. There wasn't anything, but we thought we were getting booted from the team."
When O'Connor and Maynes open their envelopes, they don't pull out any kind of warrant, but rather a note, which was shown to the team on a video projector as the astounded pair's horror turned to delight.
The note said: "Coach Molnar is awarding you a full scholarship for the 2012-13 calendar year for your hard work and team dedication on and off the field. Congratulations."
Molnar, who orchestrated the ploy and played along perfectly, hugs both players and the room erupts.
"Coach Molnar is a real serious guy," O'Connor said. "We never thought he would pull a prank like that. We were pretty scared walking up there."
After attending Clemson for one year, O'Connor transferred to UMass to pursue a degree in accounting. He walked on to the football team last season.
"It's hard as a walk-on because you're getting used to the program and you question if your efforts are worth it and if they're actually helping the team or whatnot," O'Connor said. "It's nice to get the recognition and know that you are helping and that the coaches appreciate my hard work. It feels great."
The Minutemen are 0-8 and struggling through their first year in the Football Bowl Subdivision and Mid-American Conference. Their losses have been by an average margin of 30.5 points, but O'Connor said the team has remained upbeat.
"It's been tough," he said, "and we wish we had a little more success, but everyone is working hard and spirits are high. We knew it was going to be a struggle and we knew we were up against a pretty good task. Everyone has a great attitude and is working really hard."
O'Connor has enjoyed being at Gillette Stadium for the Minutemen's home games and he's traveled to most of the road games. He's been working on special teams units in practice and expects to get some game action soon. UMass plays at Northern Illinois at 3:30 tomorrow.
It was UMass student and football operations manager Corey Schneider, who is also from Westboro, who first posted the video on O'Connor's Facebook page. Then it went wild on the Internet.
You can check out the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ympIInqjg08.
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Holy Cross doesn't have a quarterback controversy, but eight games into the season the Crusaders do have a quarterback competition.
Sophomore Steven Elder started the last four games, but struggled early last week against Fordham and was replaced by sophomore Ryan Laughlin, who started Games 3 and 4 after senior Kevin Watson went down with a knee injury and while Elder was recovering from an elbow injury.
"Steve was a little bit off and we just wanted to see if Laughlin could come in and provide a spark and take some pressure off Elder," Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore said. "He did more than that."
Laughlin completed 18 of 28 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns in the 36-32 loss.
"Ryan graded out higher (vs. Fordham)," Gilmore said, "but in the body of work, it's close."
After a week of practice, Gilmore will decide today on his starter for tomorrow's game against No. 6/8 Lehigh at Fitton Field.
The Mountain Hawks (8-0, 2-0 Patriot League) are coming off their bye week and chasing a third straight PL title. Lehigh has won 17 straight regular-season games and 17 consecutive games against PL foes. Holy Cross was the last Patriot League team to defeat the Mountain Hawks, a 24-20 win on Nov. 7, 2009.
Lehigh features the league's best defense in scoring, total defense and pass defense and on third downs. The Mountain Hawks have been strong on special teams, as evidenced by their four blocked kicks in a 42-19 win over Bucknell.
Senior quarterback Michael Colvin and junior tailback Zach Barket lead the offense, while junior Lee Kurfis has stepped in for All-America wide receiver Ryan Spadola (out with mononucleosis) with 19 receptions for 261 yards and two touchdowns in Lehigh's last two games.
"They're a talented team that executes very well," Gilmore said. "They're not deficient in any area."
Holy Cross will honor its 21 seniors prior to kickoff at 12:30.
McClune honors pour in
WPI graduate defensive back Mitch McClune collected a number of honors, including the New England Football Writers Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Gold Helmet Award, for his record-setting performance against St. Lawrence.
McClune set a WPI record with four interceptions in the 36-17 victory while also totaling five tackles. He returned four kickoffs for 98 yards.
McClune is the first WPI player to win the Gold Helmet Award since quarterback Justin Wells in 2005.
McClune was also named the Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week and the ECAC Division 3 Defensive Player of the Week, and was selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week.


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Based on enquiries made to the Royal
Horticultural Society, these 10 common creatures were the most
troublesome pests for gardeners in 2012. Here they are in descending order.
Lily beetle
At number 10 is the lily beetle. This leaf-eating pest likes to eat and lay its eggs on lilies and other fritillaries, damaging your plants' appearance. Attacks early in the summer can result in small bulbs developing, which may struggle to flower the next year.


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Since the XO-1.5 casing and connector positions is the same as the XO-1 and generally seems to use very similar components (same battery, same screen ...etc) it seems possible to make the XO-1.5 baseboard compatible with the XO-1.
This would mean that the huge number of XO-1s deployed (more than 100K G1G1 owners and 900K units in country projects) could be upgraded into a much more powerful machine for a small cost.
The XO-1.5 will have similar performance than todays low power netbooks. Admittedly, it will not be the fastest in the leage but it will be in the same category.
This upgrade could transform XO-1 machines into completely usable, responsive browsing devices with acceptable Flash and Java speed.
If anyone has information about this possibility, please let us know.


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Wild Kratts "Stuck On Sharks" Martin and Chris are on a mission to uncover the secret life of the mysterious Great White Shark. They use Aviva's incredible Remora Rocketsub to "stick with" a female shark and soon learn that the giant predator of the sea actually has lots of challenges to contend with and that she could help them discover something that no one has ever seen before - the birth of Great White shark pups. But when Gourmand sniffs around looking for ingredients for his Shark Fin Soup recipe, the Wild Kratts team must help rescue their new friend. D
3:00 pm
Dialogue for Kids "Dinosaurs" They once roamed the Earth, but they eventually went extinct. Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guest scientist. David Varricchio, associate professor of paleontology at Montana State University, answer students' questions about dinosaurs. They also take a tour of one of his dinosaur digs and discuss his team's recent finds.G
3:30 pm
Dialogue "Kenneth Feinberg" The Washington lawyer, whose firm specializes in mediation and dispute resolution, has acted as a government-appointed special master to settle million-dollar claims arising from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the BP Deepwater Horizon Disater Fund among other catastrophes. Feinberg's book Who Gets What was published earlier this year.G
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Bluegrass Underground "Vince Gill" A Country Music Hall of Famer and 20-time Grammy winner, Gill has recently been sharing the stage with Eric Clapton, Sting and James Taylor. Known for his razor-sharp instrumental skills, his expressive tenor voice, his richly varied songwriting and his superb choice of backup musicians, Gill delivers everything from heartfelt honky tonk ballads to hot bluegrass to full-throttle country rock, all leavened with an easygoing sense of humor that makes a Vince Gill show feel like you're just hanging out with on old friend. This is as good as country music gets. D
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Music Voyager "Mumbai" Host Jacob Edgar visits Mumbai, the capital of India's entertainment industry, where he meets two of Indian pop music's biggest stars, Kailash Kher and Sona Mohapatra. Along the way, Edgar learns the secrets of Bollywood, explores ancient Buddhist caves, eats some death-defying street food and tries his hand at cricket. With live performances and insightful conversation, Kailash Kher and Sona reveal what lies at the soul of their sound, while giving Edgar an eye-opening tour of the city and its surroundings. D
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Land Girls Dr. Channing encourages John to recall his escape from France, but Joyce intervenes when the memories become too upsetting. Reverend Jameson finds out about Connie's past history with Danny Sparks.G
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Midsomer Murders "Garden of Death, Part 2" More deaths occur and within the current investigation, Barnaby and Troy solve a five-year-murder. But as the investigation deepens, Barnaby finds older and more deep-seated motives than the threat of the new tea room poses. Part 2 of 2G
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Vera (Apt) "Ghost Position" Vera's former colleague Stuart Macken is left badly burned when his house is fire bombed. His 18-year-old daughter is in intensive care. Vera and Joe pick their way through her former sergeant's recent history and uncover a broken family while tracking down a suspect.G
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New Tricks "Ice Cream Wars" Two families feuding over their rival ice cream businesses includes mysterious raids on their businesses and a shooting during a robbery. Police focused on suspects outside the families but now the UCOS team looks closer to home as the case is re-opened.G
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Masterpiece Classic "Downton Abbey (S1 E2)" Lord Grantham's oldest daughter Mary entertains three suitors, including a Turkish diplomat whose boldness leads to a surprising event. Downstairs, the shocking former life of Carson, the butler, is unmasked, and Bates risks his health to remain a valet. Part 2 of 4G


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How To: Make Upcycled Quilted Coasters
You Will Need:
- 1 cotton dishtowel for the top of the coaster (flat cotton types are best—don't use terrycloth)
- A second dishtowel or fabric scrap for the bottom of the coaster
- 100% cotton quilt batting (we prefer Warm & Natural brand) — an 11" x 11" square will do it
- Rotary cutter and cutting mat (or you can mark your measurements with chalk and cut your pieces with scissors)
- Sewing machine and thread
- Iron and ironing board
- Wash, dry, and press your fabric. Cut four pieces each from the dishtowel ("top fabric") and the second fabric ("bottom fabric"), each measuring 5 1/4" square.
- Cut four pieces of quilt batting, each measuring 5 1/4" square.
- Place the top fabric and bottom fabric right sides together, and top with a square of quilt batting. Repeat until you have 4 stacks of fabric and batting, then pin layers together.
- Sew around all edges of each square, starting on the middle edge of one side and leaving a 2" opening for turning the coaster right side out. Once all squares are sewn, turn each one right side out and press with iron.
- Topstitch around all edges of each square, sewing about 1/8" from the edge. Continue sewing through all layers in a geometric pattern, remembering to leave your needle down in the fabric when you turn the corners (so as to not lose your place). Ending your stitching in the center of the coaster, making sure to backstitch. Now pour a tall glass of iced tea and drink up.
And remember: stay thirsty, my friend.
Be sure to check out Jenny's previous DIY project, How To: Sew an Envelope-Back Pillow
Jenny Ryan is the recent author of Sew Darn Cute: 30 Sweet & Simple Projects to Sew & Embellish and also and is also co-owner of the Home Ec. Department at Reform School.
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With a 16" bar.
The MS 251 is the successor to the popular MS 250 chain saw. This mid-sized unit will deliver great power to get through those bigger cutting jobs. Powered by a low emission and fuel-efficient stratified scavenging engine, it features the STIHL Quickstop® inertia chain brake, Master Control LeverTM, anti-vibration system, carburetor preheat shutter for summer/winter operation, toolless fuel and oil caps with retainers and a high power-to-weight ratio, making this unit a great chain saw for home or small property owners. Part of STIHL's new generation of fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly chain saws.
Recommended range of guide bar lengths: 16'' and 18''.
Weight shown is for power head only.
The NEW MS 311 is a powerful chain saw for farming and landscaping that comes with stratified scavenging engine technology which reduces fuel consumption by up to 20% and fullfils all emission regulations. Comes equipped with a new handle system with three special springs for lower vibration levels, an air filter system with pre-separation for a much longer life between filter changes and a high torque over a wide RPM range making this unit an excellent choice for farmers and landscapers.
Recommended range of guide bar lenghts: 16", 18" and 20".
Weight shown is for powerhead only.
The HT 56 C-E is the newest addition to our pole pruner line up designed for occassional users. Featuring a 10" guide bar and a reach of up to 13' to make pruning jobs quick and easy. This unit comes with a split shaft for ease of transport and stratified scavenging engine technology that reduces fuel consumption by 20% and fullfils all emission regulations - just the product you were waiting for!


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Caught in the middle of a rivalry between Jason Dante - his old friend - and Marisa Chase - the granddaughter of an archaeologist who has mysteriously vanished without a trace - Nathan Drake races into the treacherous river basins, undiscovered temple ruins and karst caverns of Central America in search of a legendary lost city, only to find himself pushed to the edge of the Golden Abyss.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is the portable system debut of the franchise, offering a cinematic experience on-the-go complete with industry-leading motion capture, a rich storyline, highly-detailed environments, and special effects that truly captures the look and feel of the Uncharted universe.
Key Features:
- Epic single player campaign that takes players through richly detailed realistic environments and undiscovered lands.
- Utilize all the intuitive controls of PS Vita to jump, swing, slide and traverse through a cinematic adventure displayed in amazing detail on the stunning OLED screen.
- Complete deadly missions using either the dual analog sticks and buttons or the PS Vita system's interactive control features to best complement your playing style.
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There�s a new twist in the long-running Bessemer City/Gaston County police saga, but there�s no need for it to have officials from either side tied in knots.
At issue is how long Gaston County Police serviced Bessemer City after the city decided to end its contract with the county � and how much the city owes the county for police protection.
On the Bessemer City side of the dispute, officials say the county did not fulfill its contract and that the city does not owe $214,000. Councilman Howard Jones said he thinks the city not only does not owe the county, the county owes the city a refund.
On the Gaston County side of the dispute, Police Chief James Buie says county officers did their job �to the very end� and that Bessemer City was not shortchanged.
The contract for county police to service Bessemer City ended when the city�s own police department began rolling July 1.
The switch came after county officials announced an increase in Bessemer City�s annual police protection charge. The cost, those officials said, would take a mighty jump from $435,000 to $1.1 million.
Hold on, said the folks in Bessemer City. Instead of paying the county for police protection, they decided to form their own department.
As renovations began, county officers moved out of their quarters in Bessemer City, but according to Chief Buie, they never reduced the time spent serving residents. With no station, the officers might not have been as visible, he said, but they were working as much as ever.
Over in Bessemer City, Councilman Joe Will claims that county officers �left us and came when they had to.�
Assistant County Manager Phillip Ponder, who is heading up county operations while the search is on for a new top-level administrator to run Gaston, says he wants to meet with Bessemer City Manager James Inman to discuss the police matter.
Good idea.
By getting together with open minds and willing attitudes, the two stand the best chance of working out an arrangement that is fair to both sides.
There is a great need for these managers to look at the circumstances professionally and without emotion and propose a solution.
Politicians can bring too much emotion to discussion of a sensitive matter, most often brought on by comments from voters who might not have all the facts.
Others can be too defensive, unable to see shortcomings out of pride and protection.
Sitting down and having an honest, straightforward conversation is exactly what is needed to resolve this difference.
Manager Ponder said he wants to get it done within two weeks.
The sooner, the better.


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This article provides information about different types of memory DIMMS for Dell PowerEdge servers.
There are 3 types of memory DIMMS for servers available:
RDIMMs, by buffering and registering the address, control, and clock lines, removes loads from the system memory bus and isolates these to the well-defined signal paths on the DIMM itself. While this register introduces some latency to buffer these signals, the pipelined nature of the memory allows full speed access once the transfer begins. Rather than having eight or sixteen loads on these signals, the system memory bus only sees one load, that of the register. However, the data I/O signals on an RDIMM remain connected directly between the connector and the individual DRAMs (up to four loads on a 4-rank DIMM).
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31w, 0d. Happy Halloween from Yoda (and a mini Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader)!
This is the one and only Halloween I've ever been noticeably pregnant, and I really wanted to make the most of it--back in August. And then I spent most of October in denial about how quickly the weeks have been flying by and found myself without a costume just days before Halloween. Good planning, I know. Over the summer, my kids decided they wanted to be Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, and I spent the next several weeks trying to come up with a good costume to go along with them (I've become kind of nerdy with themed family costumes--last year the kids were a cheeseburger and fries while my husband and I were mustard and ketchup, respectively). And while Facebook friends had good suggestions (a pregnant Padme... Jabba the Hut, ahem), I just couldn't pull things together.
Luckily, our au pair agreed to paint Yoda on my belly and we called it a day. This particular Yoda looked like the unfortunate offspring of the real Yoda and Shrek, but I ended up being the only obviously pregnant woman in town to dress up for the occasion (we go to a little Halloween parade for families)--and the only one to bare her belly in the process--and we got a lot of laughs on our trick-or-treating route, so it was still worth it.
How did your family dress for Halloween this year? Did you ever dress up while pregnant? Share your awesome pregnant costume ideas in the comments below (although just for the record, this is the last time I ever plan to be pregnant--on Halloween or any other time of year).


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Mike Brey, who has won 300 games in 14 seasons at Notre Dame, is on the shortlist of coaching candidates with whom Cal athletic director Sandy Barbour would like to speak, according to a report in the South Bend Tribune.
Brey, 55, is coming off a 15-17 season, including 6-12 in Notre Dame's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He won coach of the year honors three times in the Big East.
The newspaper cited a source familiar with the Cal search and noted that Barbour worked as an associate athletic director at Notre Dame from 2002-04 while Brey was basketball coach.
After the 2012 season, Brey signed a 10-year contract extension with Notre Dame that runs through the 2021-22 season.
NIT: Austin Hollins hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 46.1 seconds left, and Minnesota (25-13) won the NIT championship for the third time, beating Larry Brown and SMU 65-63.
The Mustangs finished 27-10.
With Gophers coach Richard Pitino's famous father, Rick, sitting near his son's bench at Madison Square Garden, Minnesota made up for a blowout loss to Stanford in the NIT final two years ago.
AP awards: Doug McDermott was a near-unanimous selection as The Associated Press' player of the year. He led the nation in scoring with a 26.7 average and received 64 votes from the same 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Russ Smith of Louisville got the other vote.
Gregg Marshall, whose Wichita State team was the first to reach the NCAA tournament undefeated since UNLV in 1991, was selected coach of the year.
North Carolina: Forward James Michael McAdoo announced he will forgo his senior season and enter the NBA draft.
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My problem is this in2007 my mother re married a guy 10 years younger than herself.
He seemed like a nice guy, And me and my other siblings were happy for them.
Then it soon became apparent after a few years that they were both drinking quite heavily every night. And arguing. Then her husband started not going to bed at the same time as my mother and staying up to use the computer!
Meanwhile unbeknown to us he was wasting time at work on the computer as well
And getting into trouble. Then one day told my mother that he needed to get away for a few days, So he did ,And it turned out he was arranging to meet up with a woman online for Ana fair!
Then my mother confided in me that they had run up terrible debt! And alarm bells started to ring for the rest of us!
Anyway she took him back. Fast forward to today ,We have recently found out that there debt is even worse than before They have re mortgaged the family home. Quite a while ago now, couldn't afford the repayments, Have been paying the interest only! Plus very heavy credit card and loans to boot! It's a real mess! But every time we try to speak to mum about it , She lies and says everything is ok and she isn't stupid ! Now he has encouraged her to put the house on the market , But after they have sold it .there just won't be much money to buy anywhere, Her husband wants to rent a privet flat, In short we are worried that they are going to fritter all the little money from the house sale down the drain. And then he will do a runner leaving my mum homeless and penniless!
My mother is 75 years old but she will not listen to me or anyone else. And keeps lying all the time! This is really making me ill! I am also recovering from cancer so i really don't need the stress! Help anyone !


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Mississippi mom April Beaver lost her 16-year-old son, Caleb, on Christmas Day 2011 to two sudden strokes caused by a congenital circulatory condition. Still drowning in grief, she got a letter from psychiatrist Dr. Chuck Shelton, who received the boy's heart through organ donation. He wanted to meet and thank her in person for her son's part in saving his life.
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Public hearing on fare increase, parking fee changes set for May 28
Preliminary budget pamphlets of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District concerning its preliminary annual budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, were made available beginning April 9, 2009, to persons requesting them at the Office of the District Secretary, Twenty-Third Floor, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California.
On Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. in the Board Room, 344-20th Street, Third Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, pursuant to the direction of the Board of Directors, the District will convene a hearing for the purposes of hearing comments regarding the fixing of the final budget. Any person may appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding the increase, decrease, or omission of any item of said budget or the inclusion of additional items.
Also at the May 28, 2009, public hearing, comments will be heard on possible options for fare increase(s) and modification(s) to the District's parking fees. The ongoing economic downturn has caused significant declines in sales tax assistance and passenger fare revenue, as well as the elimination of the District's transit assistance funding from the State of California. These losses have contributed to a large deficit of $54 million for the District's FY10 Operating Budget. Options to reduce the deficit include expense reductions and revenue generation, including fare increase(s) and modification(s) to parking fees.
Fares. The proposal to increase fare(s), on or after July 1, 2009, could include some or all of the following options: (1) a $0.25 increase to the minimum fare from $1.50 to $1.75, plus an average increase to all other fare components of 6.1%; (2) a $0.25 increase to the base fares, plus an average increase to all other fare components of 6.1%; (3) a new fare surcharge of at least $0.05, plus an average increase to all other fare components of 6.1%; and/or (4) an increase to the San Francisco International Airport (SFIA) Station Premium Fare that is charged for trips to or from the SFIA Station, plus an average increase to all other fare components of 6.1%. The current SFIA Premium Fare is $1.50; an increase of up to $3.50 or more is under consideration.
Parking. The modification(s) to parking fees that could become effective in FY10 could include some or all of the following:
Modification to criteria for implementing daily parking fees. The current criteria are as follows: (1) that the station's parking lots become full three or more times a week; and (2) a minimum of 15% of the station's parking spaces are sold for monthly reserved parking. The proposed modification is to only use criterion (1), above—that the station's parking lots become full three or more times a week—in making the determination whether daily parking fees are to be implemented at a station.
Modifications to parking charges. Maximum dollar figure increases for systemwide parking charges to be discussed are as follows: (1) parking charges of up to $7 per day for daily parking; (2) parking charges of up to $147 per month for monthly reserved parking; (3) parking charges of up to $8 per day for single-day reserved parking; and/or (4) parking charges of up to $10 per day for airport long-term permit parking.
The possible options for fare increase(s) and modification(s) to parking fees will be discussed at a future meeting of the Administration Committee, after which the full Board of Directors may be asked to take action on the fare increase(s) and modification(s) to parking fees. The Board of Directors may adopt any, all, or none of the elements. For more information, contact Charlotte Barham at 510-464-6379.
Comments may be made at the hearing or should be sent to:
Kenneth A. Duron, District Secretary
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Dated at Oakland, California, this ____ day of May, 2009.
Additional background on options that the BART Board of Directors is considering for dealing with the budget deficit can be found here.
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"Coincidentally, Elvis's favorite word of endorsement was 'burnt'. 'That's burnt, man' he would say, which could indicate either a good steak or a good performance".
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Are you hungry tonight?
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Wish I could come - sounds great. I took a driving tour around the southern states, including Graceland and the shotgun house where Elvis was born, last year. Being veggie I avoided a lot of the traditional southern foods but I did enjoy biscuits and grits (at least when they had a bit of cheese mixed in). Sounds like it's going to be a really fun night. Fingers crossed about the loo!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5 January 2010 at 18:28
Not 75 years old??????????ReplyDelete
I've never been grabbed by Elvis (ha ha) but this menu sounds incredible and I wish I was coming, I bet you'll have fabulous night.ReplyDelete
Oops you are right...will correct post thanks!ReplyDelete
What is it with celebs and all this medication? Someone said to me recently that US meds are much stronger hence the addiction...I don't know...are they more readily available or something?ReplyDelete
Anyway returning to food - I enjoyed this entry. Sounds like you've been reading up on your subject! I'm not sure this meal will go down well with potential January detoxers but oh well! You only live once and diets and detoxes are overated anyway in my opinion.
I used to live in the US as a child...I sure did like my Betty Crocker! But sugar/salt corn - do tell more, it never occurred to me to add sugar...? xxx
PS On your recommendation I ventured down to Leong's Legend - not bad! I quite enjoyed it compared to the usual chinese fare. We had the aubergine there and it was gooood and the dim sum! Thanks for flagging it up! xxxReplyDelete
PPS We tried those dumplings too and they were very enjoyable though we went for the whole shoving them into your mouth approach and being alarmed and surprised at the bursting hot soup rather than the more delicate approach you mentioned below! Whoops...xxxReplyDelete
Hi CC: yes I boil my sweetcorn in a sugar and salt mixture then barbecue it. It softens and sweetens the corn.ReplyDelete
yes quite fiddly to eat those soup dumplings isn't it?
Glad to know I'm not crazy about how hard it can be to cook American when outside the States. During my three months in London in Fall '08 I realized how non-transferable many of my recipes were because they include something pre-packaged. Have been trying to cook from scratch more now that I'm back in Tennessee (Nashville rather than Memphis). Enjoy your Elvis meal!ReplyDelete
Would have loved to come along, but sadly/usefully Elvis' 75th is my 29th, so I will be drinking elsewhere...ReplyDelete
Hi Ms ML, and a very, VERY happy, prosperous and downright sparkly new decade to you! One of my resolutions is to make it over to your place SOON! Meanwhile: will you be raising a glass to a certain Mr Bowie on Friday, too? The dear old dame/Thin White Duke will be turning - what, 41 again??? I'm not sure he'd approve of the menu...but I do! Have fun, and be in touch soon xxxReplyDelete
- Anonymous6 January 2010 at 08:55
When you broil, the heat comes from above, not below, and in general you put the food just a few inches below the heat source (or most good American recipes would tell you how many inches from the heat the food should be). Mentioned just to keep you from a potential cooking problem.ReplyDelete
Anon: are you sure? So basically broiling is grilling?ReplyDelete
I keep getting different stories on broiling.
Animal Disco: of course! Bowie too. I was a member of his Fan club. And Shirley Bassie was born on that day.
Palfrey: have a good one!
Kami rice: one of the best 'ready made' recipe (all very Duchamp) from the states was find pack of onion soup powder add sour cream and you have a dip! Love it.
I thought broiling was just grilling. Americans have funny words. Like grits.ReplyDelete
Keep meaning to try the sweet potato topped with marshmallow.
Marmite flavour baked beans?
Squeazee Cheez? Key Lime Pie? Ugh I feel sick but it all sounds fab. I think you should wear a little white rhinestone cape whilst cooking. Broiling is basically searing then adding fat at last minute to seal (I think). Bleaurgh.ReplyDelete
Rockmother: yes I want a cape!ReplyDelete
James: sweet potatoe pie with marshmallows...brilliant idea...have a link to a recipe?
Anon's right...broiling is the heat from above. Typically in american ovens the broiler is a small space below the oven.ReplyDelete
This menu looks great - I also love American packaging. So bright!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, Ms. M. This looks like a challenging menu. I was laughing at the part about the margaritas- very naughty of you to have tried to prepare them without a mix! Best of luck with the dinner, I enjoyed reading this post. (BTW americans still like to use betty crocker mixes with add-ins to make it taste "real"). xReplyDelete
Hahaha! This made me laugh. Love the way you write.ReplyDelete
Good luck with it all, particularly the bathroom - I hope nobody dies on your toilet from 'strain' - YUK!!!
Happy Birthday Elvis. RIP.
I cannot WAIT! XReplyDelete
Brilliant! I love kitsch Americana in all its guises :-)ReplyDelete
Hope the night went well and your guests appreciated the HUGE effort you've gone to creating this menu. Elvis himself must be crooning with joy from the grave...
Happy Birthday, Elvis! I love grits, but it's so expensive over here. I put two boxes on my Christmas wish list, and my wish was duly granted. A bit of butter and salt and pepper, spot on.ReplyDelete
If you're ever Memphis bound, can I recommend a few places (Jon's an Elvis fan, so we were there last Jan): Coletta's pizza - deep-pan heart-stoppers: barbecued pork pizza smothered with BBQ sauce. The Arcade Diner (another Elvis favourite) serves up incredible Southern breakfasts. And, for some light digestive relief: a fish "ka-bob" at The Flying Fish.
Have a great meal tonight.
I have all my American grandmother's recipes (hundreds: she was a home ec) to try out, so may need your advice on US ingredients/conversions some time soon!
You should make coco-cola cake for dessert for it to be very southern, or a red velvet cake.ReplyDelete
Elvis wasn't exactly a healthnut, and even Southerners think some of what he ate was gross.
I would love to hear what you think of this post! I try to reply to every comment (if there is a delay, I am probably away from an internet connection or abroad)


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Bentonville, Arkansas, March 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRMT) today announced the opening of its 121st dealership. The dealership is located in Harrisonville, Missouri.
"Harrisonville is our 16th location in Missouri and our 7th new dealership for this fiscal year. We have a proud history and a bright future and our plans are to continue to expand our business to more cities like Harrisonville as we grow," said William H. ("Hank") Henderson, President and Chief Executive Officer of America's Car-Mart. "We feel confident that we will have at least three more new lot openings prior to our April 30 year end which will put us at ten for the year."
"For almost 32 years, Car-Mart has provided quality vehicles, affordable payment terms, and excellent service while expanding throughout the South-Central United States. With each new dealership we have an opportunity to provide our excellent service to more customers and to earn their repeat business in the future," added Mr. Henderson. "The Harrisonville dealership will be managed by Marc Hester who is very excited to lead our efforts at this great new location."
"Our solid financial results, strong balance sheet and competitive strengths will continue to allow us to provide the best possible service to our 57,000+ active accounts and to future customers we will gain as we grow. We expect to open additional dealerships at an approximate 10% annual rate beyond fiscal 2013," said Jeff Williams, Chief Financial Officer.
About America's Car-Mart
America's Car-Mart operates 121 automotive dealerships in ten states and is the largest publicly-held automotive retailer in the United States focused exclusively on the "Integrated Auto Sales and Finance" segment of the used car market. The Company emphasizes superior customer service and the building of strong personal relationships with its customers. The Company operates its dealerships primarily in smaller cities throughout the South-Central United States selling quality used vehicles and providing financing for substantially all of its customers. For more information about America's Car-Mart, including investor presentations, please visit our website at www.car-mart.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements address the Company's future objectives, plans and goals, as well as the Company's intent, beliefs and current expectations regarding future operating performance, and can generally be identified by words such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "foresee," and other similar words or phrases. Specific events addressed by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
· new dealership openings;
· performance of new dealerships;
· same store revenue growth;
· annual growth of the number of dealerships; and
· the Company's business and growth strategies.
These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current estimates and assumptions and involve various risks and uncertainties. As a result, you are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and that actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's projections include, but are not limited to:
· the availability of credit facilities to support the Company's business;
· the Company's ability to underwrite and collect its loans effectively;
· competition;
· availability of quality vehicles at prices that will be affordable to customers; and
· general economic conditions in the markets in which the Company operates, including but not limited to fluctuations in gas prices, grocery prices and employment levels.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made.
CONTACT: William H. ("Hank") Henderson, CEO at (479) 464-9944 or Jeff Williams, CFO at (479) 418-8021
Source:America's Car-Mart Inc.


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MaryAnn is a sweet, mousy brunette Archon, previously in the service of Charlescomm, then croaked and decrypted during and after the Battle for Gobwin Knob, and now in the service of Gobwin Knob. She (along with Ginger) was selected by Parson to accompany him on his rounds. She was dusted in the Siege of Spacerock.
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Friday, January 4, 2013
3DS Piracy Revisited!
I would like to thank those who took the time to read my post regarding 3DS piracy and respond with support, different view points, and interesting comments. It wasn't pleasant, however, reading the rude and hateful comments, but I won't dwell on those. Piracy is a very emotional topic; one with many facets.
I have always been a huge supporter of Nintendo, the Nintendo DS, and the Nintendo 3DS. If you have followed my vlogs, blogs, and tweets over the past 6 years you will know this. What saddens me is that some people have taken my comments as an attack on Nintendo, the 3DS, and the players. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I wrote this: "If piracy gets bad on the 3DS, we will have no choice but to stop supporting the platform with new games."
This does not mean I am taking a stand against piracy. This does not mean I am taking my business elsewhere in an action of protest.
What this means is if we cannot make money from developing games we can no longer develop games. That is what can happen if piracy gets bad. If enough people choose to illegally obtain copies of my games for free instead of paying for them, it directly affects my business and my home.
Many claim the Nintendo DS market was not affected by piracy. Nintendo themselves blamed piracy for a 50% drop in European sales in 2010, reported the Asahi Shimbun.
I understand that piracy is always going to exist, and that every market has some form of piracy. I accept that piracy will exist on the 3DS. The question is how much is it affecting the market? Some markets maintain a healthy business environment alongside piracy. I believe this is due to many factors, not least of which is the service provided in that market.
I don't think there is a solution to piracy. It will always exist in some form. We just need to make sure the price of games is affordable. We need to make it easy to buy and own games. The availability and access player's have to their games needs to be at least as easy and convenient as the ROM sites make it to illegally download a game file. Ideally, it should be better. If the player's only question is, "buy or not buy?", and not dealing with issues such as, "how do I transfer ownership of this game to my new system?" then we'll have minimized the appeal of piracy.
I hope this helps explain where I was coming from a little better. We have games planned for the 3DS into 2014. Our support of the 3DS platform couldn't be stronger. I expect the cynics out there will discard my words as an attempt to just smooth things over. No. I just want to try and get my original intent communicated. That is all.
Thanks for reading.
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Great to see a developer standing up & speaking logically about piracy!ReplyDelete
"at least as easy and convenient as the ROM sites make it to illegally download a game file." - couldn't agree more. Knowing that you can go scouring the dodgy websites, downloading & sharing a torrent with all the risks that go with that, to get a dodgy copy (which may or may not work fully), then going through USB to transfer it to your pirate cart...or paying a small fee for the convenience of getting it downloaded straight to your 3DS, guaranteed to work, ready to run and hassle free - this is where more users will prefer the official option.
Similar case with DVDs - the number of times I've been forced to watch an unskippable anti-piracy intro before the film, and found myself thinking "If I had a pirated copy it probably wouldn't even include this bit".
However as Jools points out, you'll never get rid of piracy completely. I had someone commenting on one of my youtube piano videos, asking how to download the song as an mp3. I replied and said he could spend $1, download the track from bandcamp, and get the album version, studio mixed & mastered without all the quality loss / wrong notes in my bedroom performance. He then replied something along the lines of "I'm from Brazil, nobody pays for anything around here" and that he'd used a youtube converter to save the video as an mp3 file (shamelessly in a public comment, on the video he'd just pirated!) Trying to force this type of person to get their wallet out is just not worthwhile.
I agree, and you get into discussion of piracy driving by service...similar to the great GabeN's position. Now personally I have never pirated a game on the DS as I never bought an r4 card, but I can understand the convenience of simply having all of one's games on a single cart, this one the reasons I feel nintendo is really pushing for the digital downloads as it adds that convenience. Unfortunately they haven't really incentivised (is this a word?) this initiative enough in my opinion.ReplyDelete
In some territories downloading a title is actually more expensive than buying it in a store. Which takes away some of the convenience of buying a game cheaper or being able to resell it to mitigate its cost.
I am a developer as well, fortunately in a field that can't be effected by piracy (I write router software for an ISP, all our software is leased on our own hardware and its included in the service) Which brings me back to the games as service argument. I think that if games provide a service that the pirates cannot provide that will help mitigate piracy, but I don't know how to reasonably do that, especially in single player experiences. I do NOT think online activation is the answer, which many PC companies think it is.
Its a difficult problem with no easy solution, I wish there was one. I think providing a good service for paying customers is the first step though, and thats what valve got right. I don't have numbers since I don't think they exist, but while PC piracy is still rampant I do believe it has gone down since steam has become big.
I would like to ask you about your opinion on certain companies battles against the used games market? I personally think it is sillly of them since most used games are traded in for credit towards new games. I know when I was in college sometimes the only way I could afford a new game was to trade in a few of my older ones. But I would like to hear your opinion on the used games market as well..
- SæglópurJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:14 PM
I choose to support your games because:ReplyDelete
1. They're fun and well made.
2. I really enjoy how you guys try the best with the resources you have. You've made some great first-person shooters, a great platformer, a great puzzle game, a great racing game, etc.
3. You're a nice dude. There are a lot of jerks out there. You communicate and talk to the gamers via your blog, Youtube, Twitter, etc. I like to help nice people out. You remind me of David Jaffe, except a bit less controversial, at least until this whole piracy thing, lol.
Renegade Kid is a small developer, guys. They can't continue to exist if you just steal their games. Making games isn't free, so playing them also shouldn't be free.
I think Nintendo games are overpriced too much, really its just prohibitive to purchase a game for the DS or the 3DS, its not worth it, look at the sales at Steam, the Humble Bundles and you will get the idea.ReplyDelete
Great follow up and I couldn't agree more.ReplyDelete
One of the current big problems that I'm having now is finding a lot of games that were on DS and Wii as many are out of print and at some pretty high prices online. Sometimes I wish I could just go snag a digital copy of the games and let that be that.
Having the game readily available for purchase will greatly decrease piracy (which is already a proven case with services like Steam).
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 1:51 PM
"Many claim the Nintendo DS market was not affected by piracy. Nintendo themselves blamed piracy for a 50% drop in European sales in 2010, reported the Asahi Shimbun."ReplyDelete
Just like when Ubisoft said 95%(might've been 90%, same difference) of the playerbase for their PC games are pirates? Or earlier, when they claimed their DRM was a success(even though it was cracked, and it lost them legitimate players)? I just don't think a company's public messaging a good source, even disregarding that any such calculation would be nigh impossible to make with any degree of accuracy. On the other hand it's a convenient scapegoat to avoid criticism from shareholders, so they don't necessarily have a vested interest in objective analysis to begin with.
3DS needs a lot of work before I feel good about getting one and investing in their digital offerings. Start with removing the region lock and locking down purchases to hardware instead of an account, finally improve pricing.Replies
- SæglópurJanuary 4, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Ubisoft's DRM was a mess, which is often the case with DRM. Instead of being pro-developer and pro-publisher, it's all shifted to anti-consumer, which is a problem I have with the industry's answer to piracy. It's a piss poor response. Things like "Always Online" DRM that restricts the single player content unless you're physically connected to the internet all of the time is a complete and total bust. What a stupid, nonsensical idea. The more control you give the publisher, the less the consumer has. While I understand their knee-jerk reaction to piracy, their solution is a farce. DRM, most of which is both restrictive and intrusive, only leads to more piracy because people don't want to put up with their anti-consumer crap.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:51 PM
I'm sorry Jools but you are just plain wrong on this.ReplyDelete
There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that the amount of people who have pirated your game that would have bought it otherwise is absolutely tiny.
If you are not making enough money from sales of your games to keep making them then the issue is most definitely not piracy.
Trust this truth and it shall set you free.
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 7:24 PM
Renegade kids games still suck never buying them.ReplyDelete
waste of money. Every electronic can be hacked, stop crying about it, loser.Replies
- SæglópurJanuary 4, 2013 at 9:19 PM
Please grow up.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:20 AM
Yeah, grow up and blind yourself from the truth you just told. wow, what an idiot response to that comment.Delete
- TrotmeisterJanuary 5, 2013 at 1:33 AM
Oh noes, an indie dev that has only released a few subpar games in threatening to boycott 3DS! Whatever shall we do?ReplyDelete
- Colin UngerJanuary 5, 2013 at 1:55 AM
I'm still behind you 100! Just keep making great games on Nintendo platforms!ReplyDelete
"Many claim the Nintendo DS market was not affected by piracy. Nintendo themselves blamed piracy for a 50% drop in European sales in 2010, reported the Asahi Shimbun."ReplyDelete
I have seen similar outlandish claims from the movie and film industry, and they have been debunked by now.
I have also seen Ubisoft say that they lost 90% of their sales to piracy.
You know what I have NEVER seen? A study or actual numbers PROVING this.
Now, I get it. Piracy is a problem. Sure. But to come here and say that this is the reason why your game doesnt sell just doesnt sit well with me.
You have people like Stardock, who releases their games WITHOUT DRM, and yet make a killer profit and keep him well fed and able to keep making better games despite the fact that their game is instantly thrown on torrent sites as soon as it is out. Maybe he could hypothetically make $100 million if piracy didnt exist. Maybe he would be able to buy EA if not for piracy. But playing this game of hypothesis really does no one any good, so good devs focus on what they know that is true, which is - make a good game (and/or service), and it will sell.
To me, piracy will always be that scapegoat terrible devs use to justify their horrible game failling in the market. It is a problem, but not one as big as most people try to make it out to be.
I am now making my first game and I want to create my games company.
I am just 17 yers old but in a few months Igo to the university to study computers engineer. What I want to do in my life is making games.
I have a few questions I would like to ask you.
Could you please send me an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com?
I know you are very busy with yoir work but I really need some advice.
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:18 AM
Mutant Mudds had poor programming, good music and graphics. eShop games are just too pricey relative to the smartphone market. You can get the same satisfaction with usually better graphics from a smartphone game. Whining about piracy and not making money is what politicians do, not programmers who love to code and have fun making games. boohoo if you don't make money, there's a deeper - more meaningful return on work developed from someone with the right passion. If Nintendo themselves want to blame piracy, then they should drop their prices for non-transferable digitally downloaded games from the ridiculous $39.99USD to < $10.00 and they'll see a difference. I woundn't buy another Renegay Kidd game if my life depended on it.ReplyDelete
- Ed the NerdMarch 14, 2013 at 9:55 PM
First off, let me say that i LOVE Mutant Mudd, and have it on both 3DS and iOS, and that I cant count the amount of time that I poured into the dementrium games. You are an amazing developer and no ease of pirating your games would stop me from throwing my money at you.ReplyDelete
Also, to make my comment fair and fully disclosed, allow me to admit that yes, I do in fact have a flashcard for my DS. But my use is that I have enjoyed programming since i was a little kid, and wanted to explore my favorite game system without paying thousands on dev kits to do the same darn thing.I used it to expand the functionality of my system that I owned, and made it the brain of a little robot. Find that on a store shelf!
(Im well aware my use is in the vast minority, but read on for my point/actual post)
The irony of the current arguments about 3ds "hacking" is that the only people who have made any kind of progress are very open about being against piracy.
These guys do indeed have kernal level access to the 3ds that could allow them to do ANYTHING, and have proven as such, but they haven't released ANYTHING. Not a single thing.
Why? Because they care about developers like you and want to find a way for hobbyists like myself to find a way to make things for something other than a dang phone with no buttons, and for others to then be able to play those games. They want to expand the functionality of the system.
The people who are hacking the 3DS dont want to make you lose money, they want to allow things like media/movie players, a web browser that isn't crap, and for people to enjoy games made by people who are simply not able to meet the absurd requirements to become a "legal" developer that Nintendo willingly puts in place.
Imagine all the fun games people have thought of that could only be possible with the 3DS's unique features.
Now imagine yourself as the guy wanting to make a game in his free time, but find yourself unable to.
Why? Because:
-You don't have a non-residential location as required by Nintendo's NDA (non disclosure agreement)
-You don't have the THOUSANDS of capital that Nintendo requires for licensing.
-You don't have the THOUSANDS of capital needed to get the development kits and debug units.
Region lock is one thing, but there are a lot of great games that FANS want to make, but will never see the light of day because of the restrictions Nintendo put in place on the 3DS, and on developers.
If you agree/disagree with anything or have comments on what I said Jools, I would love to speak with you. You seem like a great down to earth guy.
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Research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that many HIV-infected youth who meet criteria for treatment with HAART (highly active anti-retroviral therapy) either get no treatment or do not get it in the recommended time, which puts them at risk for complications and may speed up the progression from HIV infection to full-blown AIDS.
In a study of hundreds of HIV-infected youth seen in high-volume HIV clinics nationwide, researchers found that overall 43 percent of the 656 who qualified for treatment by one of several criteria were not given HAART, the gold standard of HIV therapy to ward off complications, restore immunologic function and reduce the risk of infecting others.
Treatment criteria have evolved since 1997, when HAART became available, but currently most HIV experts agree that anyone with a CD4 cell count below 350 per cubic milliliter of blood should start HAART. CD4 cells, immune cells that are a favorite target of HIV, are slowly destroyed as the disease progresses. Other HIV care providers may rely on different criteria, prescribing HAART only to those with a viral load above 100,000 per cubic milliliter of blood regardless of CD4 count, or HAART treatment only for those who have both high viral load and low CD4 count. Using all three criteria, separately and in combination, the researchers assessed initiation of HAART.
Teenagers and young adults traditionally have been the hardest group to treat because they often miss appointments and find it hard to follow the complicated multidrug regimens that make up HAART. However, frontline HIV care-providers must realize that they too are part of the equation, the researchers say, and find ways to increase both initiation and compliance with HAART.
"We're not blaming anyone, but it takes two to tango: Teens should want to be treated, and providers should persist in treating them," said lead investigator Allison Agwu, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at Hopkins Children's. "We must figure out just why it is that we're not treating so many of these young people and, once we do, design better strategies to get them on timely treatment."
According to the CDC, there are 53,000 new HIV infections diagnosed each year in the United States, and 14 percent of these infections occur in 13- to 25-year-olds.
Other Hopkins investigators in the study include Jonathan Ellen, M.D., and Kelly Gebo, M.D.
Other institutions in the study: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, University of California-San Diego, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York.
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CRESTVIEW � There were laughs, hugs, balloons and cake aplenty at the First Presbyterian Church Jan. 3, when longtime member Bertha Mae Corkins celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family, church family and friends. Unable to find a 100th birthday balloon, friends presented her with two 50-year balloons.
CRESTVIEW � There were laughs, hugs, balloons and cake aplenty at the First Presbyterian Church Jan. 3, when longtime member Bertha Mae Corkins celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family, church family and friends. Unable to find a 100th birthday balloon, friends presented her with two 50-year balloons.
Corkins was born to Martha and Alton Smith in Mossy Head in 1913, before Crestview was a city and before Okaloosa County existed. Her father worked at the Louisville and Nashville Railroad managing a stretch of track in the Mossy Head area.
After the city�s incorporation, Alton Smith became a city council member and was roads commissioner. His daughter shared his concern and affection for Crestview, and over the years was instrumental in spearheading multiple civic improvements, including beautifying the triangular median that once graced the State Road 85-U.S. Highway 90 intersection. She and her husband, Charles Wesley Corkins, helped organize the Auburn Water System.
Bertha Mae married Charles on June 6, 1933, and with her only son, Charles Jr., followed her husband around the country during his 30 years in the Navy. During World War II, she worked in the defense industry in Pensacola.
Originally an enlisted seaman, Charles Corkins Sr.�s wartime service allowed him to advance to a warrant officer, finishing the war as a lieutenant. He ultimately retired as a commander. For about a year in 1956, both Bertha Mae�s son and her husband were on active duty at the same time at the same post.
While her husband was stationed in Pensacola, Bertha Mae helped establish an enlisted wives� club. Among other civic contributions, club members were hospital volunteers.
�She had, believe it or not, a bout with cancer in the 1940s,� Charles Corkins Jr. said. �It was surgically removed and she�s never had a problem since. She�s always been pretty healthy. I think we were healthier back then, living in the country. And she never went sunbathing. She always wore sun bonnets.�
After settling in Crestview and joining the Presbyterian Church in 1963, she helped start the Crestview Garden Club, the city�s now-defunct Music Club, was an early member of the Women�s Club, and was a founder of one of her church�s service circles.
Bertha Mae worked as a dental assistant after moving to Crestview, and was also a teacher at Bob Sikes Elementary School when it was still a wooden schoolhouse. In addition, she taught a millinery course at Okaloosa-Walton Community College, present-day Northwest Florida State College.
Today, she lives with Charles Jr. and Madelyn, her daughter-in-law, in the home he designed and built in the Garden City community north of Crestview. Bertha Mae�s seven great-grandchildren live nearby.
�My granddaughters love to have tea parties and put on Grandmother�s hats,� Madelyn Corkins said.
Madelyn said she always enjoys Bertha Mae�s stories.
��Some of my stories are true, and some I�ve made up, but they�re all very interesting,�� Madelyn said her mother-in-law once told her.
�She had very strong opinions about some of the presidents, not because of their politics, but because of the way they treated their wives,� Madelyn said. �She�s always been a fighter if she believed in a cause. She would come well armed. She had her facts in a row to back her up. She is gifted in so many ways.�
Although active in many community affairs and busy with her careers, �her main job was to take care of me,� Charles Jr. said with a chuckle. �She gave me a lot of freedom growing up, but she didn�t mind stokin� my rear end if I broke the rules.�
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