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Suspense and compedy combine to create this ingenious thriller. After struggling with a dry spell, Broadway writer Sidney Bruhl discovers a potential hit script: Deathtrap. Sidney and his wife devise a plan to offer a collaborative arrangement to the student who wrote it, but the plot soon turns sinister. Twist after twist will keep you guessing until the unforgettable finish.
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South Scranton man sentenced for sexual assault of teenage girl
A South Scranton man was sentenced Tuesday for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl after he went on a drug-fueled binge and woke her in the middle of the night.
Lackawanna County Judge Michael J. Barrasse sentenced Brandon Novack to 30 days in Lackawanna County Prison, followed by two months of house arrest.
In a short statement before the judge, Mr. Novack, 18, blamed his actions on the "severity" of his addiction to drugs and said he was taking steps to overcome it.
"I'm working to the best of my ability to make a better future for myself," Mr. Novack said, adding otherwise he would face "death" or be "sitting behind bars" for the rest of his life.
Scranton police Detectives Vincent Uher and Jennifer Gerrity arrested Mr. Novack, of 125 Crown Ave., in May and charged him with rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor. Mr. Novack pleaded guilty in July to misdemeanor indecent assault.
According to police, the victim said she was asleep in her bedroom around 3:30 a.m. when someone woke her by touching her buttocks. Mr. Novack then climbed on top of her and assaulted her, she said.
Afterward, a medical examination at the Children's Advocacy Center revealed she had injuries consistent with being sexually assaulted, police said. The Times-Tribune does not identify victims of sexual assault.
While acknowledging Mr. Novack's progress in recovering from his drug addiction and noting that guidelines allow a sentence that does not impose jail, Judge Barrasse said it would be "inappropriate" for the court to let him off the hook.
"We cannot ignore the type of crime this is," the judge said.
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The Supreme Court has dismissed Subrata Roy-led Sahara groups plea seeking review of the August 31 order that asked its two firms to refund around R24,000 crore to investors who had invested in its optionally fully convertible debentures (OFCDs).
The Sahara entities Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (now known as Sahara Commodity Services Corporation) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation had raised nearly R17,656 crore as on August 31, 2011 via the OFCD scheme.
A bench comprising justices KS Radhakrishnan and JS Khehar, while dismissing the two review pleas, said: We have carefully gone through the grounds raised in the review petitions filed by the appellants (two Sahara group entities)...We also do not find any inconsistency in the views expressed by both of us. On the other hand, all the contentions, legally and factually, raised by the appellants were examined, addressed and answered on all possible angles and dimensions... As a sequel to this, applications seeking permission for open court listing, intervention and directions/stay also stand dismissed.
Market regulator Sebis plea seeking initiation of contempt against the Sahara group, Roy and other directors is yet to be heard by the bench.
Sahara group had also sought expunging of its remarks that cast serious aspersions upon the firms business ethics without any basis.
According to the firms, they had been mobilising investments from the weaker sections of the society for the last 20 years and the investors were well known to the group and there was, till date, not a single case of default in repayment to any of the investors. The Sahara groups petition said the company had erred in believing that Sebi did not have any jurisdiction, but it was an entirely different thing to suggest that it was a pre-planned attempt.


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Editor's note: ClarionProject.org would like to inform our readers that the veracity of the story below has been called into question. The story was first reported in a number of Middle Eastern news outlets, (taayar.org, PressTV and the Lebanese Arabic-language TV station Al Jadeed) but the cleric himself has since released a YouTube video in which he denied making the comments.
Al-Arifi is a well-known, popular and hard-line cleric in (Sunni) Saudi Arabia. It is possible that Al-Arifi is telling us the truth. Sectarian baiting through false stories is rampant in the Sunni-Shia world of intense hate and rivalries, especially when it comes to the civil war in Syria. Alawite Shias (aligned with Iran and Syrian President Bashir Al-Assad) and Sunni jihadist rebels (aligned with Saudi Arabia) are fighting it out, unfortunately both committing unspeakable atrocities on the way.
It is also possible that Al-Arifi made the statements and then later retracted them under pressure, possibly from the Saudi government who has been trying in recent years to present an image of modernity to the Western world.
Al-Arifi has a history of making outrageous statements and retracting them, as in the case last October when he called for the Emir of Kuwait to step down, saying he was not qualified for the job and didn't satisfy the religious conditions of an Islamic ruler.
Al-Arifi's comments – perceived as interfering in Kuwaiti domestic affairs – caused an uproar and outrage in Kuwait, prompting Al-Arifi to retract his statements.
What is significant is that, based on Al-Arifi's previous statements regarding what is and is not allowed in Islam, this currently reported "fatwa" from Al-Arifi would not be surprising.
In speaking about the "beauty" of a Muslim giving his life fighting infidels, Al-Arifi said in a well-documented video, "There is no doubt that a person whom Allah enables to sacrifice his soul, and to fight for the sake of Allah has been graced with a great honor … Devotion to jihad for the sake of Allah and the desire to shed blood, to smash skulls and to sever limbs for the sake of Allah and in defense of his religion, is, undoubtedly, an honor for the believer."
Just in case we are unclear about who these infidels are, Al-Arifi tells us in the same video, "By Allah, the infidel countries today – the U.S. and its allies – dare to fight the Muslims, to rape their women and turn them into widows and to inflict their corruption on Islam and the Muslims on a daily basis…"
In another well-documented video, Al-Arifi gives instruction on how to beat a wife. When, according to the cleric, a man has to convey: " 'Woman, it has gone too far. I can't bear it anymore,' " Al-Arifi tells his audience how she may be beaten. He may "not make her face look ugly" and "He must beat her where it will not leave marks," like on the hands and face. Also, Al-Arifi instructs, "He should not beat her like he would beat an animal or a child, slapping them right to left."
ClarionProject.org apologizes if our original story below was not correct. Although we have been attacked as being anti-Islam, this false representation is a smokescreen to prevent vital information from being disseminated. Our purpose and goal remains, as always, to factually report to our readers the events in today's world regarding the phenomena of radical Islam.
A Saudi Arabian imam, who is a very influential cleric in jihadist circles, has issued a fatwa (religious edict) that essentially allows all jihadists fighting in Syria to rape women.
Related: Raquel Evita Saraswati: Combating Abuse of Women
Muhammed al-Arifi, a Wahhabi religious cleric, officially calls this act an "intercourse marriage" that can last only a few hours – "in order to give each fighter a turn" -- and restricts the men to Syrian females at least 14 years old, widowed or divorced.
Al-Arifi, expressed his annoyance at the "warriors of Islam" being denied sexual pleasures while fighting in Syria "alongside the armed opposition forces" for the past two years. He said this fatwa "solves [their] sexual problems" and "boosts the determination of the mujahideen in Syria and is considered a duty to enter paradise for those females who enter such marriages."
The Arabic language news site Tayyar.org reports that critics of Al-Arifi have expressed anger about the fatwa, saying that it permits the exploitation of Syrian women through rape.
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What do the Hollywood Community Plan and programs for Early Child Development in Australia have in common? Seemingly, nothing. But what I am about to show, however, is how policy proposals can produce counter-productive results when officials fail to follow the simple predicates of causal sequencing – what we call causal chains – in communications.
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The ADAPT Study
A Phase II, Randomized, Open-Label, Pharmacokinetic and Behavioral Study of the Use of Intermittent Oral Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
The HPTN 067 study team presented three posters at the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston, MA.
- HPTN 067/ADAPT Study: Predictors of coverage of sex events in PrEP regimens, Thai MSM-TGW
- Modeled Effectiveness of Non-Daily PrEPBased on Sex Coverage Data from HPTN 067/ADAPT Study
- Factors Associated with PrEP Coverage among MSM and TGW in NYCHPTN 067/ADAPT Study
Preliminary results from HPTN 067 (ADAPT) found that daily dosing appeared to foster better adherence, better coverage of potential sexual exposure, and more sustained use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) by South African women study participants. Learn more about these results presented at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle, WA.
- Poster: HPTN 067/ADAPT Cape Town: A comparison of daily and nondaily PrEP dosing in African women
- Results Fact Sheet: HPTN 067 Cape Town Results
- HPTN announcement: Daily Dosing May Foster More Sustained Use of PrEP by African Women to Prevent HIV
What is HPTN 067?
The ADAPT Study: Alternative Dosing to Augment Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Pill Taking
HPTN 067, also known as The ADAPT Study, is a unique study looking at the use of non-daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is a new HIV prevention method in which people who are HIV-negative take HIV treatment drugs (antiretrovirals – ARVs) daily to reduce their risk of becoming HIV-infected. The study is designed to identify PrEP pill-taking schedules that participants are more likely to follow and determine if these schedules influence healthier sexual practices.
Protocol Status: Closed to Follow Up
Study Purpose: This is a behavioral study to evaluate the feasibility of intermittent dosing of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen. Recommendations for intermittent usage, compared with daily usage, may provide comparable coverage of possible exposures with pre- and post-exposure dosing, decreased pill requirements, and decreased symptoms. This study is designed to optimize and facilitate future efficacy research, to be proposed separately. The study aims to identify dosing regimens that foster healthy sexual practices and pill-taking behavior in people at high risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The word ADAPT in the study title is an acronym for Alternative Dosing to Augment PrEP pill-Taking.
Study Design: A Phase II randomized open-label clinical trial of oral Truvada® [tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) plus emtricitabine (FTC)] PrEP among HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men and transgender women (MSM/TGW) and women who have sex with men (WSM), at high risk of acquiring HIV infection. The study includes a six week lead-in period which includes directly observed therapy (DOT) at Enrollment and Weeks 1 through 4, followed by one week without dosing to determine individual steady state pharmacokinetics (PK). This will provide the opportunity to create a pharmacokinetic analysis of drug levels to be expected at given rates of intake (adherence). Participants will then be randomly assigned to one of three dosage groups in a 1:1:1 ratio: daily dosing, time-driven dosing, and event-driven dosing. After randomization, participants will then complete a 24-week period of self-administered dosing (Weeks 6 through 30), with one visit four weeks after the completion of dosing (34 weeks total). Participants who acquire HIV infection during the study discontinue dosing and will be followed until study closure and referred for post-trial care as per local regulations. A subset of participants in each of the study arms will also participate in a qualitative evaluation of the social and behavioral aspects of differing dosing strategies utilizing focus groups after Week 34. A subset of clinic staff who directly interact with participants regarding pill-taking and sexual risk behavior, as well as a subset of participants identified as particularly informative will participate in key-informant interviews after Week 34.
Study Population: HIV-uninfected MSM/TGW, WSM at high risk of acquiring HIV infection.
Study Size: 540 evaluable participants, including 360 MSM/TGW and 180 WSM
Study Duration: The total duration of the study will be less than two years. Enrollment is planned over 8 months. Follow-up will include a 30-week dosing period, with a single (final) visit four weeks after completion of dosing. The 30-week dosing period includes a 6-week lead-in period which includes once-a-week DOT administered at Enrollment and Weeks 1 through 4, followed by one week without dosing. The lead-in phase will be followed by 24 weeks of self-administered use, a 4 week off-drug period, and a final clinic visit at Week 34.
Treatment Regimen: Oral FTC/TDF in three dosage groups: daily dosing, time-driven dosing, and event-driven dosing. The time-driven dosing group will be asked to take FTC/TDF twice weekly with a post-exposure boost. The event-driven dosing group will be asked to take FTC/TDF before and after a potential exposure to HIV infection. In all three dosing groups, dosing will not exceed two doses per day or seven doses per week.
Primary Objectives: To test the hypothesis that recommending intermittent (non-daily) usage of oral FTC/TDF chemoprophylaxis, compared with recommending daily usage, will be associated with: 1) Equivalent coverage of sex events with pre- and post-exposure dosing; 2) Lower number of pills needed for coverage and fewer pills used; and 3) Decreased self-reported symptoms/side effects (both severity and frequency) during 24 weeks of self-administered use.
Secondary Objectives: 1) Develop objective measures of drug exposure by obtaining steady state pre-dose "trough" drug concentration in several biological matrices for participants during a lead-in period of weekly DOT; 2) To describe safety outcomes among PrEP users including adverse events among all participants and drug resistance and plasma HIV ribonucleic acid (RNA) levels among participants who seroconvert; 3) Assess differences between arms in the acceptability of different PrEP regimens and in perceptions of advantages and disadvantages of different regimens; 4) Assess differences by arm in adherence; and 5) Evaluate the potential influence of PrEP usage on changes in sexual behavior, planning for sex, prediction of risky situations, and recognition of possible HIV exposure from baseline to final on-drug assessment in relation to PrEP optimism.
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April 28, 2009 03:00 PM by Britteny Elrick
Last night's Dancing With The Starswas full of drama! Starting out with Gilles' separted shoulder, which resulted in a hospital visit, and ending with the news that Melissa Rycroft wouldn't even be dancing due to fractured ribs. Melissa and Tony were judged on their dress rehearsal, in the same way Steve-O was, so will that mean they are in trouble for elimination?
The judges were upset they had to judge Melissa's rehearsal, considering she was only "marking," which means that she wasn't full out performing because there was no audience.She and Tony ended up at the bottom of the leader board with only 21 points, their lowest score this season. Despite the new spray tan, Ty Murray and Chelsea ended up not too far behind with a mere 24 points.
But not only did individual scores count last night, but the group performance scores as well. Team Tango ended up beating Team Mambo by a score of 28-25. Although I thoroughly enjoyed the humorous side of Team Mambo's dancefar better than the predictable Tango. Unfortunately, no one cares what I think.
Gilles still came out near the top, in spite of his shoulder injury. He and Cheryl tied Shawn and Mark with a score of 27, only to be beaten by Lil Kim and Derek, who continue to up their game every week. Be sure to tune in tonight to see who will be sent home. Also, the professional dancing competition will continue!
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Enrique Iglesias to water-ski naked?Enrique Iglesias will ski naked in front of the city of Miami.
The Spanish heartthrob - who is in a long-term relationship with Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova - bet he would "get drunk and ski naked" if Spain won the soccer World Cup, which they did last Sunday (11.07.10).
He told the BBC in June: "If Spain wins, I'm going to get drunk and ski naked in Biscayne Bay."
Now, his spokesperson has confirmed Enrique will likely undertake the challenge, telling Access Hollywood: "A bet is a bet!"
It would not be a first for the 35-year-old singer, who admitted to the BBC: "That is what we used to do when we were kids."
His girlfriend Anna is unlikely to be upset by the jaunt, as Enrique recently revealed she was an "independent" spirit and the pair do not depend on each other like other couples he knows.
He said: "I think independence in a woman is a great quality. Someone who you know doesn't necessarily depend on you. I know women or men that need someone to lean on. It's good to be independent and strong."
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Admission is highly competitive and is based on a number of factors: your fit within the program and potential contribution to a collegial learning environment, relevant work experience, leadership potential, letters of recommendation and a competitive GMAT or GRE score.
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"Ashes of Time" (1994)
Before there was "The Grandmaster," there was "Ashes of Time," Wong Kar-wai's first go-round at the Chinese literary and filmic wuxia (literally: "Martial Hero") genre. And it didn't have a much easier journey to the screen than its upcoming cousin—Wong shot for over a year, with the production suffering numerous delays and rumored budget overruns. Boasting an all-star cast of major Hong Kong stars, arguably only subsequently outshone by the wattage of "2046," "Ashes of Time," however was a notorious flop. A restored, rescored and shorter version "Ashes of Time Redux" was released internationally in 2008 and did better, as of course by that time Wong Kar-wai had established himself on the international arthouse circuit. But whichever version you see (and it'll most likely be the Redux cut, since the reason for it was the deterioration of the original theatrical cut's negative), it's not difficult to fathom why the film failed to find much of an audience at first. Wrapped in semi-mythological, period package, the story is maddeningly elliptical, overpopulated with enigmatic characters whose identities shift and blend into one another as they reminisce and wax poetic about affection spurned, the nature of memory and the self-defeating lengths people go to to "win" the unwinnable game of love. But it is also quite extraordinarily beautiful to look at, with Wong experimenting with painterly post-production effects that enhance Christopher Doyle's legendary, hypnotic shotmaking, and one particular fight scene, in which the assassin in question (Tony Leung Chui-Wai, the nearest thing to a Wong muse) must fend off seemingly hundreds of opponents while going blind, is masterfully, thrillingly evoked. Indeed, though the film may frustrate attempts to piece together a coherent plot, it's arguably more successful than "The Grandmaster" in achieving a sustained mood, with the overtly poetic voiceover and dialogue perfectly suited to the dreamy, fluttery, sensual imagery, whether it's bloody death or wistful regret that is being depicted. Essentially the story details an assassin's agent (Leslie Cheung) whose woman (Maggie Cheung) pines for him even after she married his brother to spite him, who encounters a series of swordsmen, a magical wine purported to erase memory, a beautiful but penniless girl who wants to avenge her brother, and a quasi-incestuous, identical brother/sister duo who may or may not, in fact, be the same person. What it all means is anyone's guess, but how it feels is more the point, and its heady, drifting lyricism, that marked a slight departure for Wong from the more pop-culture sensibility of what had come before, makes "Ashes of Time" worth reevaluating now. [B-]
"Happy Together" (1997)
In Wong's cinema, there are love stories, to be sure, but love is the heaviest burden of them all, leaving open wounds that, even if they heal, leave permanent scars. But when he's firing on all cylinders, as he was for this love story about two men (frequent Wong collaborator Tony Leung and pop star Leslie Cheung, who tragically committed suicide in 2003) who share a deep passion, but are otherwise all wrong for each other, the melodrama works because you get a sense of how the characters evolve and learn from their past. "Happy Together" works like our memories, offering quick glimpses and moments at a relationship that you know from the beginning can't work, but is nonetheless compelling to watch for its raw, visceral honesty. Anybody—gay, bi or straight—who's been with someone to whom you felt an intense connection that while meaningful, left you sad, lost and frustrated more often than not can find truth in the struggles of these two men. Watching Wong's good films, how can you not be impressed by his command of tone, atmosphere, mood and style, and how they all coalesce to form a wholly alive, warts-and-all, cinema. He's the eternal sensualist, tuning you on to the sounds, images and smells of the environment and somehow building a wellspring of interiorized feeling from all these exterior details. The inherent irony in the title only adds to the emotional heft and atmosphere. "Happy Together" puts you through the wringer, putting almost embarrassing private moments on display, but there's a sense of hope left at the end when you realize the characters, damaged and lonely though they may be, are better for having met each other. [A-]
"In the Mood for Love" (2000)
No other sensualist filmmaker can so quickly wrap the audience in his spell but while Wong's films are alive, breathing, they're also capable of changing the viewer's perception. Watching "In the Mood for Love," the pinnacle of his career thus far and a flat-out modern masterpiece, it's as mood-altering as smoking some really good weed. You watch the gorgeous gliding camera, the way it dances with the music, how much time is given to take in a hallway, or a moment between two would-be lovers who never take the romantic steps they so longingly desire, and you feel different, changed by what's on screen. It's a haunting, absolutely stunning piece of work. The period details are lush, perfect and unbelievably evocative: this is easily the most romantic film ever about a couple who never consummate their love. Following a journalist (Leung) who moves in to an apartment in the same building as Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung), the film chronicles the longing, chance encounters and missed opportunities between the pair as they realize their spouses are having an affair. Despite being cuckolded, they never stoop to the level of their partners, and instead aim for a platonic friendship, which, this being a Wong film, has its own sad realities and heartbreak. This is the last film on which the Hong Kong filmmaker would work with DP Christopher Doyle (barring some parts of "2046" and short film "The Hand"), as the production proved to be straining on their fruitful collaboration. We do wish we could add more nuance and original thought to the glowing praise this film has already received (one of three films made in the 2000s that landed on the most recent Sight and Sound greatest films of all time list), but sometimes you just have to join the chorus: this film is lush, luxuriant, undeniable greatness. [A+]
"2046" (2004)
Narrative concerns seem miles away from "2046," Wong Kar-wai's strangest and most adventurous picture yet. Four years in the making, the film robbed us of one of the world's most vital filmmakers for an extended period, shrouded itself in mystery and ultimately ended up vexing those who sought easy answers. After all, Wong is a director whose trademarks are ambiguous motivations and ambivalent characters all portrayed with deceptive figurative lucidity—and in "2046" he gives full, expansive rein to all those instincts. The story picks up after "In The Mood For Love," following that film's protagonist, Chow (Tony Leung) as he recovers from the fallout of his relationship with Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung) by sequestering himself in his hotel room. The science fiction stories he starts to write there are portrayed as a microcosm of his ongoing life, adding Su Li-Zhen to his tapestry of past lovers in an act of catharsis. And so the film becomes a multi-character study that follows the emotional entanglements of several women, including Zhang Zi Yi as a showgirl with a double life, as well as Chinese cinema all-stars Gong Li and Faye Wong. Not everyone was appreciative of Mr. Wong's sluggish working style, including DP Christopher Doyle (one of two cinematographers credited here, the other being Kwan Pung-Leung), who told the Guardian, "I feel that '2046' is unnecessary, in retrospect... I think probably Wong Kar-wai realized that somewhere, and that's why it took so long. You do realize that you have basically said what you needed to say, so why say more? I think you have to move on." But, respectfully, "2046" nonetheless feels alive with the lyricism of a reinvigorated filmmaker, one not afraid of forming bonds that don't always connect, and one who is aiming so high that even a failure to achieve those heights leaves a film that at times towers above most others. "2046" is messy and sometimes disjointed, but then so is love interrupted, life on hold, and so are the broken ties to a past you can neither forget nor escape. [A-]
"My Blueberry Nights" (2007)
Known in some circles as Wong Kar-wai's most egregious misfire, the Asian director's maligned English-language debut, "My Blueberry Nights" isn't quite as bad as its legend suggests, but it does have its share of problems. Fetishist that he is, one of the road trip-cum-romance's most glaring issues is how WKW uses visual shots of various sumptuous pastries and confections to express desire and longing, that come across as a kind of unintentionally hilarious dessert pornography. And Darius Khondji, while one of the great living DPs, in lensing his director's wishes, shoots a movie so overblown and oversaturated in luminous neon-soaked lighting, that it takes on the quality of a cinematographer shooting a parody of a Wong Kar-wai film. Then there's the thin narrative and a lead, musician Norah Jones, who hadn't acted before and it shows. While Jones, a terrific singer who knows a thing or two about heartache, isn't terrible, she's not the most dynamic force on screen either. Which leaves this hopelessly romantic picture—about a heartbroken woman, Elizabeth (Jones), who travels the U.S. to get away from her pain—to rely on its supporting characters, most of whom work, but that's also far from a certainty. An alcoholic cop (David Strathairn) and his estranged wife (Rachel Weisz) in Memphis, Tennessee give the movie some engaging southern flair and genuine emotional depth, plus a chance for Elizabeth to focus on something other than her own sadness. But the miscast Natalie Portman never convinces as a sassy, free-spirited (and crucial third-act) gambler in Nevada who helps Elizabeth find her way spiritually. There are more surprising highlights, too. Cat Power, nee Chan Marshall (who provides some key cuts in the movie's romantic soundtrack) has a completely electric cameo as the ex-girlfriend of Jude Law and their brief time on screen crackles with regret, anguish and a genuine-article wistfulness that you couldn't bottle if you tried. And musically, Ry Cooder provides an exceptional dusty twang score with emotionally resonant melancholy notes around the edges. But even the sum of these first-rate elements can't add up to anything resembling a first-class film. Notoriously taking several years to direct and edit a movie ("2046" took up five years, "The Grandmaster" was shot over a three-year period, minus the editing), "My Blueberry Nights" was shot in a scant seven weeks, indicating that as frustrating as those long waits can be, perhaps they're justified. That said, a "rushed" production is hardly the worst of its problems, and "My Blueberry Nights" remains the black sheep of WKW's back catalogue. [C-]


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Sony RX100 makes Time Magazines "50 Best Inventions of 2012"!
Sony RX100 makes Time Magazines "50 Best Inventions of 2012"!
I was sitting in my office last week thinking to myself "what has been my favorite camera release of 2012"? There have been so so many but I whittled the list down to 3 and the RX100 was in that top 3 for me. I have still not decided what camera will make my #1 of 2012 but I thought that Time Magazine was spot on when they put the RX100 in their top 50 Inventions of 2012 article at TIME.COM.
The RX100 is a marvelous piece of equipment. It is small, has a solid nice build, amazing IQ for the small sensor and it is FAST and hassle/fuss free. This has been the hottest seller for Sony in 2012 and I know why..because it is worth it. It beats just about every other compact pocket cam and does so with the same size sensor that is in the Nikon 1 series which they call a 1″ size sensor (though it is a bit smaller in reality).
So congrats to Sony for this one, it is well deserved! BTW, Amazon sells the RX100 and is where I bought mine!
You can read my RX100 review HERE. You can read other mirrorless and compact camera reviews HERE.
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Steve, I wanted to ask a question of you as I value your opinion, tremendously, when it comes to this market. I am looking to make a purchase within the next month or two and I have narrowed my choices to the Sony RX100, the Fujifilm X100 or the Sony NEX-6 (an upgrade from my current NEX-3). This year I want to step out of my comfort zone and begin shooting some street portraits but I still want the flexibility to create great landscape images as well. If this was your choice to make, which camera would you choose? Thank you, and whoever else may respond, in advance.
Fuji X100 focal length is fix on 35mm. You must buy Fuji X100 wide converter and the wide also not wide enough. To me, 24mm is the minimum wide angle. Also Fuji X100 can't good enough focusing in low light situation.
Sony NEX-6, to be honest, their lenses are not good. But if landscape you are after, it will works since landscape usually "play" on F11 above. For street, it's can work too but for low light situation i think not so different with Fuji X100.
Sony RX100, almost complete camera. But for landscape photographer who needs to add more filter (3 or above which is ND, 2 ND graduates), this can't work since RX100 is a pocket camera except there is some photographer, glue their RX100 (the called it adhesive), please look for this link. It's from lensmate.
Also RX100 has limit on F11. Can't go any further. There is no hotshoe either. The flash also pre-flash. Can't set it off.
Flash on slave mode works with my YongNuo 460II though (set it to S2).
Hope this will helps you
I've had this in my B&H wish list since your review. But after my recent climb of Mt. Whitney, I think I'm off point-and-shoots forever. I find it too hard to compose accurately and hold steady while holding the camera at arm's length. In fairness though, I did make one of my best photos ever on this trip with the P&S.
Any Macro experience with this camera?
Pity that I just lost my RX100 a couple of days ago…still miss it…
I am really enjoying my RX100. It has replaced my S95. Now, finally, I don't feel like I am making a huge compromise when I just want to carry a camera in my pocket, not around my neck.
What were the other two cameras on your list, Steve?
OM-D and M Mono I guess :-)
But the real question is…..: What are the other 2 favorite cameras?
Looking forward to a price drop on this so I can replace my S90….
When looking at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-cybershot-dsc-rx100/14 I cannot understand the hype about this camera.
The images are blurry compared to almost every other camera (e.g. Canon Powershot S100, GX-1, Olympus XZ-1, Nikon 1, etc).
Ok, not all that bad.
When I look at DPReviews test image, especially the following areas look bad:
– playing card (center)
– watch (bottom right)
– paper clips
– the kodak logo (top)
On the other hand the RX100 is better at
– the earth (top)
– the logo of the martini bottle
I'm a bit confused about this…
So: what do you shoot most often – playing cards or Martini bottles ?? :-)
two possibilities, i think?
– those bad parts are out of plane because of they are out of the main focus plane chosen during the test (doubted for still such a small sensor to have thin plane on such a distance)… or…
– field curvature (if this is true… this is not good… since this could only mean that the lens(es) is not aligned properly…)
DPR has one major problem with there test setup. When they shoot, they set the camera to AF field metering and then, the camera chose the place where it focuses. They should set the AF to spot or selective field and focus the center of the set-up. Only then you can get an idea. If every camera chose a different point to focus on, you never can compare in a correct way. I have compared many cameras, in sharpness, jpeg and raw, and chose different places of the image, and, I find the focus point to change all time, what proves that they do not focus on the same spot at every test. I take the playing card, queen's head, as my reference point to start with, then I go in an X shape to different points in 3 frames of different sizes and here i find the pint where the camera focused. I notified that in many comments on their site, despite that, they do not change it. DPR has good test reports, nut, the picture samples are quiet often crappy, blurred and look "fast done". I like the pictures that Steve shows here on site, they show the mastering of the camera settings, and the mastering of the rework and finishing software, and only by that we can get a real view of what a camera can do. I prefer a test report made on the field with pictures in many different situations, ISO ranges and light conditions to a test setup or any DXO lab testing. DPR is a reference for many, but to my opinion there is other, better places to complete what is missing their tests, real field work and experience written in words by someone who has that experience, like Steve, for example.
I'm in the same boat; when I look at the dpreview test shots I don't see anything special. Having said that and even if the RX100 dpreview tested was somehow defective, I don't think the RX100 high ISO image quality will be superior enough to the likes of the Panasonic LX7 and the Canon G15 to offset the markedly faster lenses of those cameras. In practical terms, the image quality obtained from all those cameras should be broadly similar since there will be little need to use high ISO (where the RX100 is better) on the LX7 or the G15 due to the faster lenses on those cameras.
So, again, I don't know what the fuss is all about!
This is Time we're talking about… Time once maed George W. bush prson of the year in 2004. so Time magazine is not as credible as some may think.
Not that I like Time, but Herman makes a common error here: "Person of the Year" is a judgment of the person's influence on world events, not his character. Hitler was Man of the Year (back before we all got gender-neutralized) in 1938, but they weren't saying Adolf was a great guy. Time named Mohammad Mossadegh Man of the Year in 1951, but considered him a "menace" because of his determination to make Iran independent of the West (Mossadegh, Iran's democratically elected Premier, was overthrown by an Anglo-American engineered coup in 1953).
I just never warmed up to the RX100. The grip helped and the Clearviewer added a pseudo viewfinder at the expense of more bulk. I think the real reason is that I prefer to use the OM-D since it is usually small enough.
Still waiting for that RX1 review…
Time finally got something right (npi). Probably too late to save it, though.
It's an amazing camera, never been happy with the iq of pocket cameras until I bought the rx100 a few months ago.
Nice review, Steve. However, despite the obviously good Zeiss lens on the RX100, my real question is how sharp is the combo of the OM-D EM-5 and the Oly 60mm m.Zuiko Macro.
Very nice camera indeed. It can be a little slipper to hold because it is small in size. However that can be fix with a custom grip by Richard Franiec RX100 Grip for I think $34 dollars.
You're so right. My RX100 is at Sony right now being repaired. I've dropped it three times. Thanks to you, I just ordered the Franiec Custom Grip.
And by the way, the Time article is "The 25 Best Inventions", not 50, which makes the camera just a bit more special.
Nice camera. Just too small and slippery for me. Returned it and went back to my GX1 w/ 20mm.
If Panny added IS to the GX1, it would be amazing.
And They would call it olympus epl-5 :-)
Tried the Oly OM-D and the images were great. The camera was hard to grip and it was too heavy for me. Again, back to the GX1 for handling, size, and weight.
Love the camera, but hate the menu.
Trust me, it's way better than the Sony Nex menu


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New report: Texas housing declines could take a while as oil falls
If falling oil prices cause a slowdown in the Texas housing market it probably won't happen right away, a top industry economist predicts.
Jed Kolko with Trulia Inc. said the dramatic fall in oil prices will probably hurt housing in oil producing states like Texas but should boost the industry in other parts of the country.
"In oil-producing markets, home prices tend to follow oil prices, but with a lag," Kolko said in a new report. "Oil prices won't tank home prices immediately.
"Rather, falling oil prices in the second half of 2014 might not have their biggest impact on home prices until late 2015 or in 2016," he said.
Kolko said any impact from the more than 50 percent drop in oil prices should be limited to Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and other states with high energy sector employment.
"While home prices and oil prices move in the same direction in oil-producing markets, they tend to move in the opposite direction in many other markets," he said. "Cheaper oil lowers the costs of driving, heating a home, and other activities, boosting local economies outside oil-producing regions. "
Major Texas cities including Houston and Dallas have recently been leading the country with the largest year-over-year home price increases.
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The boards of global cement majors Holcim and Lafarge have unanimously agreed to merge their global operations (in 1:1 ratio) to create the worlds largest building materials entity, to be called LafargeHolcim. In India, Holcim is present through ACC and Ambuja Cement, while Lafarge is present through Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd (LIPL).
The gigantic merger will see three possible scenarios in India: (i) ACC, Ambuja, LIPL will continue to function as independent entities in India. Indirect consolidation will make it a positive for industry if the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves; (ii) objection by CCI may result in cement assets sale to third parties, and hence neutral for industry; and (iii) LIPL is acquired by Ambuja or ACC (high probability for ACC as it has cash on its books) and CCI approves the same.
While this will be positive at industry level, the deal valuation will decide its attractiveness for the acquirer.
We await clarity from respective companies regarding execution of the merger in India. We maintain our cautious view on the sector due to continued low industry utilisations.
LafargeHolcim-the worlds largest building materials entity: Holcim will issue one share for every one share of Lafarge, valuing the latter at 10x TTM (trailing twelve months) EV/Ebitda (enterprise value/ earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation). LafargeHolcim will have presence in 90 countries with a combined cement capacity of 427mtpa (Holcim 206mtpa and Lafarge 221mtpa). The merger, which is expected to be completed by H1 2015, is expected to generate EUR1.4bn synergies per annum after three years.
Three scenarios for India
*The three entitiesACC, Ambuja and LIPLcontinue to function as independent entities in India.
Though Holcim oversees the daily affairs for both ACC and Ambuja in India, the two entities continue to function independently. Similarly, LIPL also may continue to function independently despite the three entities having a common parent LafargeHolcim. If CCI does not object, the merger will see indirect consolidation in Indian market which will be a positive for industry, especially in the east where the combined entity will have major stake (38%) in the regions capacity. This, in our view, is one of the possibilities as CCI recently approved acquisition of 4.8mtpa of JP Associates cement assets in Gujarat by UltraTech. Post-acquisition, the two entities jointly control 45% of Gujarats capacity.
* CCI objects to independent functioning of ACC, Ambuja and LIPL, forces asset sale.
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Just days after receiving the hands-on treatment, the full specifications have leaked for the Blackberry Bold Touch.
N4BB got their hands on the specs, showing that RIM is upping the ante when it comes to its 2011 line-up. Under the hood there's a Qualcomm 8655 Snapdragon processor clocking in at a hefty 1.2GHz, and coupled with 768MB RAM.
Asides from its whizzy innards, the Bold Touch will feature a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 LCD display, paired with a four row back-lit QWERTY keypad. Despite measuring in at just 115 x 66 x 10.5mm, it also will also arrive sporting a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and 720p HD video capture, a first for any Blackberry handset.
Other confirmed specs include a 3.5mm audio jack, a USB port, HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, 3G mobile Hot Spot functionality, 8GB of onboard storage expandable to 32GB via microSD, and a 1230mAh battery.
Research In Motion is expected to launch the Blackberry Bold Touch 9930 at its Blackberry World Expo in May, with a June/July launch to follow. Details on the handset's UK release however, is still to be confirmed.
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But it costs you verifiability. How do you know that number 123 is really "John Smith" and pay salaries and taxes to him? Did you put him in the database twice? Did someone else get his number? Who knows? With SSN, which you have to have anyway, you can verify it with other documents and the tax boys.
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Join performance is a Red Herring these days. Most computers have a long word size, so we are not back in the days of 16 bit minicomputers when Sybase was just starting on UNIX on DEC PDP-11s and Data General Novas were the neatet thing on Earth. You really have to have a really long, ugly key for it to slow things down (SQL Server GUID, for example). Your algorithmic key is easy to verify, unique within each job to which an employee is assigned. I like it. Received on Wed Jan 23 2002 - 12:34:59 CST
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa junior guard Samantha Logic has been named Big Ten Player of Week following her second career triple-double in Iowa's 73-51 win over Drake on Saturday. The announcement was made Monday by the conference office.
"What can I say about Sam that hasn't already been said?" said UI head coach Lisa Bluder following Iowa's 11th victory of the season. "Every game I get an `oh wow' moment where I just stand up and applaud because it's so much fun to see what she did.
"It was a great performance. For her to grab 17 rebounds as a point guard, that's pretty amazing, and she also shot the ball well."
Logic (5-foot-9) -- the Big Ten leader in assists -- tallied 12 points, 10 assists and 17 rebounds, while shooting 85.7 percent from the field on 6-of-7 shooting and added two steals. She last accomplished the feat on Feb. 26, 2012, against Michigan (13 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists).
Logic -- the only current Big Ten player with two career triple-doubles -- has two of the five triple-doubles in program history -- Cara Consuegra, Kachine Alexander (twice).
The Racine, Wis., native, who has 15 career double-doubles, is second in career assists at Iowa (441). She surpassed Michelle Edwards (431) during Iowa's win over the Bulldogs.
Logic, 1-of-2 conference juniors named preseason All-Big Ten, has nine career games with double-digit assists, equaling Cara Consuegra for the most in program history.
The award marks Logic's fourth career Player of the Week honor, and second this season (Nov. 12).
Iowa (11-2) returns to action Saturday, hosting North Dakota at 2 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in its final nonconference game.


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Hey Birders,
Tom Dahlen and I had a chance to get out for a couple of hours this afternoon and cruise through the Watonwan River Valley. The best highlight was an adult Golden Eagle that was extremely cooperative. The bird's crop was bulging and we debated whether its behavior indicated it was migrating or not. The bird was last viewed just east of CR20/Deerwood Rd. along the Watonwan River and heading downstream toward Garden City. That was at 3:30 Sunday afternoon.
The other significant highlight was a Eurasian Collared-Dove in Mankato. Tom indicates he has seen upwards of 4 birds on the west side of 3rd Avenue, particularly 1 block west on Chestnut. A cooperative bird was perched on the power line upon our arrival.
Other highlights: 65 Horned Larks, American Tree Sparrow, Cooper's Hawk
Happy birding!
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Preparing Individual Training Plans
TeamOJT Tip of the Month for June, 2006
Adult learners want to learn things that are directly relevant to what they personally need to know. A drawback to traditional training is that it is geared to the "average" learner and, therefore, wrong for most people. One of the advantages on on-the-job training is that it can easily be tailored to meet the needs of each individual trainee.
Every trainee brings a unique background to the job. Before preparing an individual training plan, the trainer needs to find out the prior skills, knowledge, and experiences of the trainee. Even before the trainees arrive for work, trainers should know who they are and what their backgrounds comprise. Based on that knowledge, trainers can create individual training plans. A trainee's background can be determined in a number of ways: input from supervisors, existing records of work history and training, self-assessments by the trainee that include comfort level with equipment and tools, and employee development plans. Such development plans are extremely valuable to trainers because they evaluate the trainees' prior skills, knowledge, and experiences.
It is vital that trainees have the opportunity to provide input to their own individual training plans. Trainees are responsible for the success of their job performance and they drive the learning process. Before any training begins, trainer and trainee should engage in a pre-meeting or orientation, during which trainees are responsible for verifying that they have the required background to learn the tasks already identified in the individual training plan. There is no substitute for asking the trainee directly whether he or she has the necessary skills, knowledge, or experience to complete the training. In fact, this verification check should occur at the beginning of each training session to assess the trainee's readiness to learn the task.
When a trainer has a clear idea of what the trainee knows and doesn't know, he or she can select the training modules that meet the training needs of the individual and the requirements of the workplace. Trainees may develop training plans to attain skills for their current job, for a higher grade level within that job, or another job.
The next step is to sequence the training modules in a logical order so that each element of the job is learned. Proper sequencing results in better retention.
In devising a training plan, it is very important to consider when the trainee actually needs to be trained and in which tasks. Every effort should be made to ensure that after the training session on a particular module, the trainee will be able to practice and perform the task several times. Ideally, the training should occur as close as possible to the time that the skill will be used. Imagine having one training session on riding a bicycle and then not being able to get on the bicycle again for a year. Job skills are no different.
Individual training plans generally include immediate follow-up training and spot-checks every six months. Don't make the mistake of training and then doing no follow-up.
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traditions.... to wrap or not to wrap Santa's gifts.... our Santa did NOT wrap his presents, they were on the couch or chair in the livingroom next to the tree - we could look at and explore them while my parents made coffee - who knew they needed the coffee after a late night visiting friends, sharing egg nog, then coming home and being Santa! Wasn't until college that I discovered that Santa wrapped gifts at some people's houses!
Santa also filled the stockings and left them on our bedroom door handles - that is, we put them there at night when we went to bed, and Santa filled them without waking us up. Years later I asked my mother, and she admitted that she took the stockings downstairs to the light and filled them - boy, was she lucky that we never woke up and discovered our stockings missing even for one instant! We slept with our doors open so this was a real risk indeed. But this meant that we could explore out stockings when we (inevitably) woke up at 4 or 5 in the morning, excited! But we KNEW we couldn't go downstairs until 7:30am to wake our parents, so we stocked our rooms with board games to play after we explored our stockings. And we DOUBLE KNEW that we couldn't go to the livingroom to see our gifts until our parents were up and with us..... MANY games of trouble, card games and parcheesi were played on our beds in the wee hours of the morning...
You know what? I have no memory of whether my parents gave us anything as young children - I know they did once we stopped doing Santa, but I don't remember anything my parents gave us, but every gift I got from Santa I remembered (seriously), so I bet they didn't do it. Our cats gave us gifts, too - my sister has continued that tradition - she has her kids believing that the cats somehow telepathically make her understand what they want to give to each child.... so much fun.
Today at school I was listening to a 2nd grader excitedly tell me about how she heard Santa's sleigh bells as she fell asleep, AND that she stayed up SO LATE (get this, 8:45pm!) on Christmas Eve.... I remember that true excitement of Santa, reindeer, sleigh bells, hearing his footsteps on the roof, or whatever. I'd forgotten that part of Christmas, since I don't have children.


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Things to be worried about in Texas this week
This week Houston's stanky tap water was the talk of the town as we found that more people drink city tap water than we previously thought. We also learned that Dallas has more billioniares than we do, but hey, we have more skyscrapers so that makes us infinitely better than them.
By Craig Hlavaty
on June 26, 2014 11:00 AM
Stanky water blues
Some poor person is a millionaire and doesn't know it
Dallas wins this round
At least we'll be ready for the Apocalypse, right?
Going hogwild
Schaub's palace is up for sale
Don't eat the flowers
Tex-mex heaven, waistline hell
Texas is making you fat
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Images: Team Osprey learns to operate simulators [Image 3 of 7]
Photo by Cpl. Sarah Fiocco
Maj. Matt Baldwin, operations officer with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 and one of the pilots who instructed Team Osprey, helps guide a Team Osprey member during a flight in the MV-22B Osprey simulator aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Dec. 14. The simulators provided Team Osprey with a virtual flying experience.
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WSU CAREER. JUNIOR (2013-14): Indoor - Ran indoor 400m dash PR time of 56.68i at WSU Open II (2/22/14, Pullman)…ran the anchor leg of 4x400m relay that placed sixth at the MPSF Championships with a season-best time of 3:40.93i…Outdoor - Just missed the final at the Pac-12 Championships with ninth-place prelims finish in a time of 1:00.74…also ran lead leg of eighth-place 4x400m relay in a time of 3:43.55…season-best 1600m relay time was 3:40.21 where Allen ran anchor at Jim Click Shootout…at NCAA West Prelims ran a PR in 400m hurdles of 59.19 for 20th (5/31/14, Eugene)…named to the Pac-12 All-Academic track and field honorable mention team…named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Indoor - Ran the 60m hurdles in a time of 9.19i at Cougar Indoor (1/26/13, Pullman)…400m dash time of 57.34i…at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships anchored 4x400m relay to sixth place with season-best time of 3:42.93i…Outdoor - Season-best time in 400m hurdles was 1:00.50 for 10th place at Pac-12 Championships (5/12/13, Los Angeles)…also anchored the eighth-place 4x400m relay with time of 3:39.95…named to Pac-12 All-Academic track and field honorable mention team.
FRESHMAN (2011-12):Indoor - Did not compete…Outdoor - Ran 400m hurdles in time of 1:02.71 at Cougar Invitational (4/21/12, Pullman).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned six varsity letters at Inglemoor High…three in cross country for coach Frank Shuck…three in track and field for coach D.J. Baddeley…Viking girls' team won KingCo League championships in 2010 and 2011…won league 300m hurdles titles as junior…senior season was KingCo and district champion in both 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles…finished second at state 4A meet in 300m hurdles and fourth in 100m hurdles…ran school record time of 43.80 in 300m hurdles at state 4A meet.
PERSONAL. Born in January 1993…father Mike was a decathlete on the WSU track and field team and his 7,497 points total from 1978 is the eighth-best in WSU history…mother Deb…older brother Jason…enjoys hunting…received a math excellence award in 2011…majoring in basic medical sciences at WSU.
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League of Legends maker Riot Games announced that, beginning in early 2013, it will kick off the League of Legends Championship Series. The new professional gaming league will feature teams from North America, Europe and Asia, taking part in multiple regular season matches each week, all streamed in HD broadcasts available globally for free.
More importantly, players will actually be paid like the professional gamers that many of them are.
"Talking to players around the world, they repeatedly asked if we could kick League of Legends eSports into higher gear," said Brandon Beck, co-founder and CEO of Riot Games. "The new League of Legends Championship Series is our answer. Millions of fans tune in every time we support a major League of Legends tournament, so we're broadening that support in an unprecedented way."
The top eight teams from North America, Europe, and Asia will compete for regional and global championships with millions of dollars in salaries, prize pools and other compensation for Championship Series teams up for grabs. eSports fans will get to see teams battling in organized and regularly scheduled sporting events – with a regular season culminating in regional playoffs and a World Championship.
Alongside the action taking place in League of Legends Season 3, competitions will take place in a Challenger Circuit, which is made up of events hosted by Intel Extreme Masters, Major League Gaming, and the IGN Pro League.
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Source: The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, April 10, 2013
"Starting this fall, middle-school students from across central Ohio can apply to attend Ohio's original science- and math-focused school.
Metro Early College High School, which had served only Franklin County high-school students until this school year, is expanding its program to serve students in grades 6 through 8 in and around Franklin County.
"We feel like adding the younger kids and innovating the middle-school experience can help us broaden our footprint," said Principal Aimee Kennedy, who sent a letter to parents about the expansion on Monday.
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The gunman has been identified as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui. A ministry official says he's been in the U.S. since 1992.
He was a senior and an English major. He lived in a dorm on campus. An official with Homeland Security says Cho was a permanent legal resident of the U.S.
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On its release last year for the PlayStation 2, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty was widely hailed as a masterstroke of game design, blending a complex, twisting narrative with unparalleled stealth mechanics and a surprising indulgence of creator/producer/director Hideo Kojima's existentialistic musings on individualism, love, loyalty, and faith. It was a bold creation that used the interactive gaming medium to communicate a vision; rather than the narrative being a backdrop to the gameplay, the gameplay served as a palette through which Kojima articulated an ideology, much of the story serving as mere filler for the more substantial (and relevant) message he spoke with the games dramatic and unexpected conclusion.
But Metal Gear Solid 2, for all of its sweeping ideology and bold provocations, was a game that suffered under the weight of its own ambitions. Kojima's vision was given to us unrestrained and unrefined. Often, plot twists became so frequent and arbitrary that not only did it become difficult to comprehend Kojima's narrative, but it also became burdensome to dichotomize its convoluted progression, separating the most vital turning points from trivial distractions. The characters were similarly indulged in a most arbitrary and confusing manner; lengthy codec conversations and cutscenes that stretched up to 40 minutes often featured overdrawn speeches rife with trivialities that served no purpose other than to confuse the player and detract from the tension Kojima had so purposefully hoped to build.
Kojima's failure to restrain his vision created an imbalance in gameplay that only further compromised the poignancy of his final message. Oddities such as a tutorial that begins hours into the game; gameplay elements that are bluntly explained rather than left to the challenge the discretion of the player; and level designs that failed to lend many opportunities for players to implement the substantial array of skills, gadgets, and weaponry at their disposal drained Sons Of Liberty of its phenomenal potential. Nowhere is this lack more evident than in the title of this new expansion of the original: Substance. The original game is still here in its entirety, but is now packaged with the addition of five "Snakes Tales" (adventures that revolve around the games classic protagonist), a few hundred VR missions, over 150 alternative missions, and many other unlockable challenges too numerous to mention. Kojima seems to have recognized that he started running so fast that he forgot to tie his shoes, and thus Substance finally gives players the opportunity to more deeply explore the beautifully nuanced stealth engine that was so sorely undermined by his penchant for melodrama.
The original Sons Of Liberty is here, exactly as it was released a year ago. Although the graphics have not been improved for the Xbox, they still look spectacular even a year after the games release. The superb use of blur effects, cinematic direction and unmatched motion-capture make it a real treat for the eyes, particularly during cutscenes. A dramatic original score, superlative sound effects and excellent voice acting make it a treat for the ears as well. And although its a game wrought with imbalances, its still a unique experience no gamer should miss.
"Snakes Tales" are five adventures that seem to loosely revolve around the Sons Of Liberty story, featuring bosses and important characters from the main game. The stories are told through text, which set the backdrop and feature all dialogue (no new cutscenes were recorded for Substance) as well as delineate your objectives. The missions are challenging, long enough without feeling overdone, and often place you in situations where using your head is more prudent than using your instincts.
The VR and alternative missions are also quite challenging, but their inclusion only makes me wish that they had been implemented last year as a training mode. Upon loading the missions, you can choose to use Raiden or Snake and while the levels are the same for each, the placement of objectives and enemies varies moderately. After selecting your character, you choose between VR missions and alternative missions. The former are the same kinds of missions found in 1999's Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions—3D simulated environments, with simple backgrounds that hearken back to the film Tron, that are usually short and require you to complete a basic objective and reach the goal. There is a sneaking mode in which you have to evade guards and reach the goal without being spotted, an "eliminate all" mode in which you stealthily disable each guard, as well as various weapons-training and combat missions. There are countless missions and enough variety to provide hours of enjoyment, although the weapons training levels are somewhat bland (amounting to little more than target practice). Completing the initial set of missions unlocks yet even more missions along with new costumes for Snake and Raiden. Although the variety wears thin after a time, the sheer number of missions is undeniably impressive.
The alternative missions are much more interesting. Instead of taking place in computer-simulated VR rooms, they take place in actual locales from Sons Of Liberty and feature more interesting objectives such as diffusing bombs, taking pictures, eliminating invisible enemies, collecting dog tags, or being given only a few shots and told to dispatch all enemies in an area.
All the extra missions included with the game, replete with many unique situations not encountered during Sons Of Liberty, highlight both the strengths of the game's stealth engine and the weaknesses of Sons Of Liberty itself. Although there is a great deal of enjoyable gameplay to be had, its completely disjointed from the core game. It becomes clear that Hideo Kojima's scattered, unfocused cinematic vision left his brilliant gameplay design painfully undeveloped. Substance does offer a deep, challenging experience, but its unfortunate that the real "substance" was missing from Sons Of Liberty in the first place. It was a groundbreaking but deeply flawed game, and this expanded version of the game serves best as a reminder that as games begin to transcend the boundaries of simulation and cinema, developers must remember that gaming's strength lies in its interactivity. When that core element is overlooked, no amount of dramatic vision or philosophical indulgence can save it.
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man i have been trying to get them for a while dont know were to catch em
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man i have been trying to get them for a while dont know were to catch em
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You can't catch then in the wild, you have to evolve Trapinch and Bagon up.
Trapinch= Desert
Bagon= Deep in Meteor Falls (harder to find)
ahh! with thanks bud well lotsa time on my hands so here goes nuttin lolz
to get bagonu have to have surf and waterfall and then go up the waterfull and theres a tm called dragon claw and then on that spot is a bagon
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In case you found it to hard. Just try to go north. When you meet a trainer named Dragon Tamer Nicholas go down from the edge take the 'leftest' side and be careful don't jump the last ridge. Then You'll find a ladder keep going north and you'll gonna see what Pkmnpearl said.
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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Editor-in-Chief: Renda-Tanali, Irmak, D.Sc.
Managing Editor: McGee, Sibel, Ph.D.
IMPACT FACTOR increased in 2014: 0.406
5-year IMPACT FACTOR: 0.481
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2014: 0.217
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 2014: 0.429
Impact per Publication (IPP) 2014: 0.333
Volume 13 (2016)
Volume 12 (2015)
Volume 11 (2014)
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- Disaster Resilience Indicators for Benchmarking Baseline Conditions by Cutter, Susan L./ Burton, Christopher G. and Emrich, Christopher T.
- The Evolving Role of the Public Information Officer: An Examination of Social Media in Emergency Management by Hughes, Amanda L. and Palen, Leysia
- A Social Vulnerability Index for Disaster Management by Flanagan, Barry E./ Gregory, Edward W./ Hallisey, Elaine J/ Heitgerd, Janet L. and Lewis, Brian
- A Critical Evaluation of the Incident Command System and NIMS by Buck, Dick A/ Trainor, Joseph E and Aguirre, Benigno E.
- The 'Titanic Syndrome': Risk and Crisis Management on the Costa Concordia by Alexander, David E.
Between Safety and Security: The Policy Challenges of Transporting Toxic Inhalation Hazards
1Harvard University and University of California, San Diego
2Stanford University
3Harvard University
Citation Information: Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Volume 9, Issue 2, ISSN (Online) 1547-7355, DOI: 10.1515/1547-7355.1999, September 2012
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The transportation of hazardous materials is vital to the U.S. economy and inherently dangerous. In the decade since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, policymakers have struggled to confront the distinct safety and security challenges associated with hazardous materials transportation. Reducing the risks of "toxic inhalation hazards," a dangerous subset of hazardous materials, from both accidents and intentional disruptions is an ongoing source of controversy. In this paper, we examine proposed risk mitigation measures and outline a policy program designed to reduce the risks associated with hazardous materials transportation. The analysis highlights the limitations and counterproductive nature of narrowly-targeted strategies exclusively designed to confront either safety or security, and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive risk-mitigation strategies.
Keywords: safety; security; transporting; toxic; inhalation; hazards
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TOXIC TRAIN SAFETY - A First Responders Petition caused The Chlorine Institute to conduct a five-month study comparing the safety of secondary containment to the chlorine "C"-Kit for chlorine tank cars. The study proved secondary containment to be, by far, the safest technology for containing and preventing releases of chlorine gas. To see secondary containment - search "CHLORTANKER."
WARNING: FIRST RESPONDERS' use of THE CHLORINE INSTITUTE "C" KIT may cause the catastrophic failure of a chlorine tank car, instantly creating a toxic gas plume with a distance of not less than seven miles. The first mile will have chlorine concentrations of 1,000 ppm, causing death after one or two breaths with no opportunity for escape. To learn more, see PETITION C KIT, click on "First Responder Warnings."


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Von Miller is planning to have a fowl offseason. (Sorry). (AP)
"Got my first chickens—38 chickens," Miller said from the team's facility in Englewood, Colo. on Thursday. "I'm pretty excited about it. You've got to start somewhere. As you guys all know, getting into the poultry industry is something that I always wanted to do. I just didn't want to go out and buy a [chicken] house and do all this stuff and throw money at all that stuff. I really wanted to get to the fundamentals, get back to just raising chicks, and I'm just going to go from there. I raised chicks in college in class and stuff, but now it's just a project for me to do it on my own and see where I go with it. I'm pretty excited about it. The chickens are not out here in Denver—the weather is fluctuating way too much right now. I've got them back in Dallas. I'm pretty excited about it. It's a start for Miller Farms right now."
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Miller actually majored in poultry science at Texas A&M ("I raised chicks in college in class and stuff"), so this isn't a fly-by-night operation. Miller's got eight acres in Dallas, and this is just the beginning.
"We had a chicken coop for about a year-and-a-half now, just no chickens in it," he said. "We finally just made the move to go ahead and get them. So I'm pretty excited about it. I'm looking forward to seeing what it turns out. Miller Farms is where I'm starting out, but it's all raw right now. Who knows? I'm only in my third year in the league. This is just a small investment where I can see where I go from here. Hopefully it will snowball into something bigger."
Speaking of something bigger, Miller has great expectations for his third NFL season. The Broncos were bounced in the first round of the playoffs by the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens despite a 13-3 record and the top seed in the AFC. Even when he was part of a USO tour in Afghanistan, Miller found football inspiration -- in this case, from J.J. Watt, who led the NFL in sacks with 20.5.
"We were good friends before all of that stuff but when you see the way the guy works—it's a motivator for me. The guy works out every day. I want to take that aspect of what makes him the type of player that he is and add it to my game. We were out in Afghanistan and he woke me up in the morning and he wanted to go work out. He was telling me he was getting ready to go to the Astros [game] to throw the opening pitch. We were working out in Afghanistan and having a good time in Afghanistan and you leave and turn on ESPN and you see J.J. just cracking them out there [in batting practice]. He had been working at it.
"I just want to take that aspect of what makes him the type of person and the type of player he is and just add a little bit to my game and hopefully I can have a little bit better season."
Miller's an original, and he's proud of that. He's also got 32 different eyeglass frames, many of which were acquired during a recent shopping binge in New York's SoHo neighborhood.
"I'm the only one that wears glasses and raises chickens and plays football the way I do," he told the New York Times in January.
Well, there's no arguing that. In fact, there's only one hero we could think of who has engaged in such poultry-related acts of athletic derring-do!
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