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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - Trophy Guide & Roadmap (PS3 & Vita)
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Get Ready Trophy Hunters! 3, 2, 1...GO! - Introduction:
Sonic and the gang are back in a sequel to the 2010's great game, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, only this time, you're not just racing in the car. You will be racing transformed. Your vehicle will transform to a boat or a plane in parts of the track.
The first game Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, can be platinumed in a weekend because it's an easy platinum and an easy game. Sonic fans complained how easy this game was (me included) and Sumo Digital took notes.
Sumo Digital then came up with this sequel, which is much harder than the first game. Hard and Expert difficulties in this game are tough and the AI won't go easy on you at all, even when you're in last place. Lastly, the expert ghosts are going to pull your hair out.
Sumo has changed the game. This is no longer a kart racing game like the first. It's now an arcade racer, so don't expect the game to play exactly the same as the first.
If you are after the platinum, the modes you will be spending most of your time are World Tour, Grand Prix and Time Trials. Online shouldn't take you longer than an hour. 4 controllers are required to get the platinum.
Now before we move on this is very important. If you are after the platinum, I highly recommend you BUY the limited/bonus edition of the game and NOT rent. You'll get this platinum a lot easier with the Limited/Bonus DLC installed.
The most noticeable addition to the game is the three different modes of racing: land, sea, and air, a combined-like concept previously used in Diddy Kong Racing and Mario Kart 7. Racers' cars can now change into a plane when in the air and a boat when on water, after passing through a transformation gate.
All-Star Moves and other items return. There are new weapons, such as ice which freezes opponents and a baseball glove that catches an attack from behind. There are also 17 new tracks, plus four favorite tracks from the previous game.
Players are able to earn XP points to put towards a leveling system, which can potentially unlock vehicle mods and other items. The more XP points are collected, the better characters become on the track.
Here are a few notes:
This is probably where you will be spending most of your time in (well, maybe). You have to get collect all 232 stars in this mode. It's impossible though to get all 232 stars on Hard, you can only get them all on Expert. However, Expert difficulty is not unlocked from the start. You have to unlock Superstar Showdown Tour (a trophy will be unlocked when you get there) to unlock Expert. You can also unlock Expert through Grand Prix, but it's recommended you go through the World Tour.
When you unlock Expert and Superstar Showdown, don't continue with that tour. Start all over again from Sunshine Coast Tour on Expert, completing all challenges all the way to Superstar Showdown. Once you starred all the challenges to Superstar Showdown, then can start Superstar Showdown and finish that tour on Expert.
By completing this section, you should have earned these trophies:
Racing Transformed (Come on, you can't tell me you'll never get and use an All-Star throughout!)You should try and aim for other gameplay trophies while you get a chance. Some trophies will unlock without you even knowing.
2 - Complete Expert Grand Prix
Since you got 232 stars, you should know by now which character and mod you should use and you are most comfortable with. Choose Expert (S-Class) on all the championships and come 1st in all. You don't have to come 1st on every race, but you must have 1st on the final standings.
You'll unlock Mirror along the way (you need to complete that too) and once you complete everything here you'll also unlock the full character roster.
By completing this section, you should have earned these trophies:
Holosseum3 - Online Trophies
You can do this step anytime, but I put this as step 3 anyway. The most important trophy you'll need to get here is Team Sonic. Again, the platinum is not possible without 4 controllers. Team Sonic can be boosted with 3 people. More info under the trophy.
You can do this step anytime, but I put this as step 3 anyway. The most important trophy you'll need to get here is Team Sonic. Team Sonic can be a pain if you don't boost. More info under the trophy.
The rest of the online trophies has to be done in match-making mode. This includes winning at least one race.
By completing this section, you should have:
Team Sonic4 - Time Trials, SEGA Super Star & Clean up
Now this is the hard part. Many people unlocked SEGA Super Star trophy in different ways. I had to unlock more mods (for some reason) on the Vita version than on the PS3, but it varies.
Time Trials is where your skills have put to a real test. You cannot unlock SEGA Super-Star without doing some Expert runs. There is a trophy Yokozuna which asks you to beat all ghosts including Expert, but because of the DLC, it had glitched the trophy up in a good way and you can unlock it by just beating 1 expert ghost. More info under that trophy. Still though, you can't run away from beating at least SOME expert ghosts.
More info in SEGA Super Star on what you should do to unlock this trophy. However, meanwhile I suggest while unlocking new mods, you unlock all other trophies you couldn't get before.
Once you complete this stage, you'll receive your shiny new platinum.
By completing this stage you should have:
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Ultimate All-Star
Earn every Trophy in the game
Collect all 51 trophies in this game to receive this! Just like any other trophy game, if you have this, congratulations!
Racing Transformed
Go All-Star!
You shouldn't aim for this trophy at all because it requires no effort. Just keep on picking items until you get an All-Star. The announcer will shout out "All-Star!" when you pick it up and the item icon is a sparkling star. Use it, and the trophy will unlock.
Parts Shop
Win an event with a Mod equipped
Using Metal Sonic (if you have the DLC) is the fastest way to get the trophy. If not, level up at least one character (by collecting XP which you receive at the end of each race/event) (You Got the Horn! should unlock) then go to the Character Selection screen and choose a mod OTHER THAN Standard. Win an event/race and the trophy will unlock.
Sonic Drift
Do a 10 second Drift as Sonic
Use Sonic, and drift nicely for 10 seconds. This came to me naturally and I can't think of another stage to do this for now apart from Sunshine Tour.
Do a Level 3 Air-Drift
Just pick a ring race from World Tour, ignore the rings, find an open spot and keep holding drifting (R2) around until you hit level 3 air drift.
Magic Second
Finish 0.5 seconds ahead of an opponent in a Race
This may look tricky, but it's not. You will get this naturally, so there's no point telling you, but in case you "don't", towards the end stay very, very close towards your opponent and finish along with him/her. You don't have to finish 1st to unlock this trophy.
Spin Dash
Do a Boost-Start in each vehicle mode
You have to have a full boost start on each vehicle mode to unlock this. At race start, you have to follow a rhythm. You have to hold R2 everytime the screen goes black. If you fail, you'll notice if the vehicle just puffs smoke.
Car: Ocean View
Boat: Adder's Lair
Plane: Dream Valley
Scud Racer
Finish 1st in a Race without getting hit by weapons
Choose Easy difficulty and stay in front and have Blowfish, Ice or Glove in your disposal just in case. This trophy should be easy to unlock if you tackled Expert mode.
Blast Processing
Hit 2 opponents with a single Hot Rod Blast
Another tricky trophy. Pick up a Hot Rod item, wait until you have several racers around you and immediately double tap to detonate the Hot Rod. If you hit two opponents, the trophy will unlock.
Fighting Viper
Evade or Block a homing-weapon 3 times in a Race
This can get annoying to get in a race if you don't have Super Glove, many single Glove items or incoming drone attacks (if you are an expert on how to dodge), but there is an easy way. Find a Traffic Attack event in World Tour that has the stage "Dragon Canyon" from the Panzer Dragoon series; run through that stage until you get Super Glove. Use it, and go crazy hitting all cars on your screen.
Catcher Pitcher
Absorb a weapon with the Glove and fire it back at your attacker
I recommend you do this on Expert as the A.I loves to hit you with stuff. Wait until you get a Glove, hold it until you see a racer behind you having a weapon. You have to hope for that racer to attack you with something, but make sure you have your glove on. If he/she throws an item at you and you catch it, you have to then find that opponent and hit him/her back with the item you just caught. Successfully do that and the trophy is yours. If this is annoying you, find a second controller. For Vita owners, find another Vita or boost this.
Eyes On The Road
Hit an opponent with a weapon while looking backwards
Hold the button to look behind you. If you have Ice, this should be a breeze. Wait until a racer is directly behind your tail then hit . Trophy unlocked. You can do this with a second controller too.
Cosmic Smash
Detonate the Hot Rod at the very last second
This can be annoying if you don't know what second you need to detonate before it explodes. Look at the Hot Rod meter that will be attached to your vehicle and watch the timer go down to the red area. Hit then. If it doesn't unlock, try again but wait even further this time then hit . You don't have to hit an opponent to unlock this.
Visit every location in the game
You will unlock this when you complete the Grand Prix, normal and mirrored versions.
Rank B
Earn your B Class License
See "SEGA Super Star".
Rank A
Earn your A Class License
See "SEGA Super Star".
Rank S
Earn your S Class License
See "SEGA Super Star".
SEGA All Star
Earn your Star License
See "SEGA Super Star".
SEGA Super Star
Earn your Triple-Star License
This trophy is the hardest trophy in the whole game. Before you even attempt this trophy, make sure you have completed the following:
If you are a Metal Sonic + Outrun Bay DLC holder, do the following:
If you are NOT a Metal Sonic + Outrun Bay DLC holder, do the following:
If you are not after the platinum and just this trophy:
If you ARE after the platinum:
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Complete a World Tour event on Expert difficulty
See "All Stars ".
Manually select a Random character for a Matchmaking game
Go to Matchmaking, and when you visit a lobby make sure you go to the Character Select screen and select "Random". Wait until a race/event starts and the trophy unlocks as soon as the event/race starts.
SUMO Wrestled
Beat your first Staff Ghost in Time Attack
See "Yokozuna ".
Beat all the Staff Ghosts in Time Attack
Make sure you have beaten all Expert World Tours & Grand Prix tournaments before attempting this trophy. That way, you should know how to work this game by now.
This is the second toughest trophy in the game. If you have the Metal Sonic + Outrun Bay DLC installed, you're in luck and you'll be jumping for joy. If not...well...I will give you a cookie if you beat all these expert ghosts!
Basically, go to Time Trial and beat all ghosts, from Easy to Expert. I recommend Sonic + Speed Mod. That is what I used to tackle most of these ghosts. Now really, if you beat all the expert ghosts, you have mad skills.
Now for the lucky ones (like me and other Outrun DLC owners), there is a glitch that you only need to beat ONE expert ghost to unlock this trophy. I don't know if Sumo's going to fix this in the future but let's hope not.
Start up Sunshine Tour (Mirror) and yes there is still a lot of hard work to be done...you have to beat that expert ghost. Use Sonic + Speed mod and make sure you perfect those turns and drifts. Once you beat that horrid ghost, you'll unlock the trophy. You should able to unlock "SUMO Wrestled " on your first lap around (and I should expect you too otherwise you have no hope beating any expert ghost).
You're not out of the woods yet though, you still need to beat other Expert ghosts if you are after the "SEGA Super Star " trophy. The next visit, I WANT you to do (yes WANT) is to do Outrun Bay and beat all ghosts there. The expert ghosts there are very easy to beat.
De Rol Le Credits
Unlock Superstar Showdown in World Tour
Unlock the hidden tour. It unlocks when you completed all tours.
Takes AGES
Unlock every Character in the game
You need to unlock all characters in the game. All but 1 character can be unlocked on World Tour. If you are after the "All Stars " trophy, by the end you should be able to unlock all characters in World Tour. Once that's done, you have to complete Grand Prix (normal and mirrored) to unlock Dr. Eggman.
Racing Hero
Get a Podium Finish in every Grand Prix tournament
See "Welcome to Victory Lane ".
Welcome To The Fantasy Zone
Finish 1st in a Grand Prix tournament
See "Welcome to Victory Lane ".
Unlock Mirror Grand Prix mode
See "Welcome to Victory Lane ".
Gale Racer
Get a Podium Finish in every Grand Prix tournament on Expert difficulty
See "Welcome to Victory Lane ".
Race Leader
Win a Matchmaking game
Join a matchmaking lobby and simply beat every player in at least one race/event. Let's just hope you don't face a person who is after this trophy too or some expert!
House Party Of The Dead (PS3)
Complete an event with 4 local friends
This has to be done in Career mode. Choose what you please in Career mode, but for what I did is start a Ring Race in World Tour and I completed it while the other controllers were idle.
Swirling Ranger! (Vita)
Survive a Twister attack without crashing or being hit
A secondary sticker from the PS3 version that is a trophy in the Vita version. Basically wait until a CPU player hits you with a twister attack. Then don't hit or touch ANYTHING (in fact don't move if you're not a pro on this yet). Wait until the announcer says "Survived Flippy!, Stickers Unlocked!" and the trophy should unlock.
Virtua Trickster
Roll Left, Roll Right, Backflip, Forward Flip and land as a car or boat
Start up Graveyard Dig, and drive until you fall out of the house with a green river in front of you. You have a lot of air time to perform tricks. Use the right stick to roll left, roll right, roll up and roll down. You have to land perfectly too to get this trophy. You should also get the "Genesis " trophy.
Link Chain
Complete the Dream Valley Ring Race and pass every Ring as NiGHTS or Reala
Go to World Tour, find a ring race that has the NiGHTS stage and complete with NiGHTS or Reala (one of them must be unlocked to use) passing every ring. If you hear a "RING MISSED" from the announcer, restart. Choose Easy difficulty to make things easier.
Vyse The Legend
Beat 01:11.16 in Time Attack as Vyse in Rogue's Landing
Open Time Trial, choose Rogue's Landing (Normal) and pick Vyse (must be unlocked to use) on Character select. Simply beat the Normal ghost and the trophy will be unlocked.
You Got The Horn
Level-up a character
See "Parts Shop ".
All Stars
Collect every Star in World Tour
Collect all 232 stars in World Tour. Collect only 10 stars to receive the "Meteor Strike " trophy. It's impossible though to get all 232 stars on Hard, you can only get them all on Expert. However, Expert difficulty is not unlocked from the start. You have to unlock Superstar Showdown Tour (a trophy "De Rol Le Credits " will unlock) to unlock Expert.
When you unlock Expert and Superstar Showdown, don't continue with Superstar Showdown tour. Start all over again from Sunshine Coast Tour in Expert, (play just one event and you'll unlock Hardcore ) finish all expert challenges all the way to Superstar Showdown. Once you starred all the challenges to Superstar Showdown, then can start Superstar Showdown and finish that tour on Expert.
Tips (Characters recommended in brackets):
Battle Outrunner
Do 5 overtakes in a single Drift
I forgot how I did mine, but basically choose C-Class (easy), select a place like Sunshine Tour or Ocean View and keep focusing on drifting past 5 opponents.
Triple-Stunt while transforming into a car or boat
See "Virtua Trickster "
Drift More
Get a Perfect Drift score on a Drift Challenge event
Choose the Shibuya Downtown Drift Challenge on Easy difficulty found somewhere in World Tour. You have to drift nicely and make sure the drift marks don't turn red while you're drifting.
Mega Jet
Do a Reckless Boost
...or perform a "Risk Boost". This can only be performed on plane sections. Go near an incoming object/rock/whatever and use the right stick to just avoid it on the last second to perform a risk boost.
Ax Battler
Finish a Battle Race without losing any lives
Choose C-Class (Easy) on any Battle Race. Stay last place (but make sure you're still in reach of other racers) and eliminate them from the race. Don't lose a life!
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Arrow of Light
Freeze an opponent with Ice from at least 100 meters away
To freeze an opponent, you have to have x3 Ice in your disposal. When you are directly behind a racer with at least 100 meters away, hold the button to freeze them.
Buzz Bomber
Hit 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with a Swarm attack
Make sure you're not in 3rd place or above when you have Swarm. Use Swarm, and hope that the top 3 racers get hit by the swarm. If so, the trophy will unlock.
Lock On Sight
Score 90% accuracy with aimed weapons in an event
Firework or Ice will do nicely. I don't know exactly how to unlock this trophy, but keep hitting enemies with these weapons and at some point you'll unlock this trophy.
Welcome To Victory Lane
Finish 1st in every Grand Prix tournament on Expert difficulty
You'll unlock 6 trophies (or more if you follow the roadmap) on your way to this trophy. Basically finish each tournament in 1st place on Expert. You don't have to win EVERY race, but the final standings count. On the podium celebration at the end, your character must be in the middle, higher than everyone else. During races, use your weapons wisely, keep your distance away from other racers, and make sure you don't drive in straight lines. Driving in straight lines makes you vulnerable to other racers who has ice and firework.
You should unlock these trophies along the way to this trophy:
HolosseumMeteor Strike
Collect 10 Stars in World Tour
See "All Stars ".
Justice Shot
Get 10 hits by firing weapons backwards in a single event
A tricky trophy. For an easy way out, grab a second controller, start any event with Player 2 involved, and let Player 1 continuously hit Player 2 backwards with Ice, Drone or Firework by holding down the left stick and . For Vita owners and the ones who don't have a second controller, start up Sunshine Tour and use Gum (character must be unlocked). Try your very best to hit racers behind you. When you get her All-Star, fire as much hearts as you can behind her.
Shadow Step
Do 10 Stunt Combos in a single event
Race as you normally would until you hit lap 3. Now you will notice you get a big air jump and immediately go down into the cellar and get another jump. Do 1 flip for each and there is 1/10 super combos done. Now you must drive back up the stairs and do this 9 more times. What makes this annoying is the game automatically sets you on track so you will have to turn around 3 times thanks to the game holding our hand before you can get another combo off. Repeat this for about 5 minutes for the trophy.
Another way:
Get a total of 20 hits with weapons in a Race
Can be obtained along with Justice Shot . Use almost the same method there but stay just behind the pack picking up all weapons and blast away the entire time.
The King Of Speed
Finish 1st in a Grand Prix tournament at Expert difficulty
See "Welcome to Victory Lane ".
Team Sonic
PS3: Finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th with local friends in a 10 player Race
Vita: Raced in an ad hoc or Online game with Sonic, Tails, Amy, Shadow and Knuckles in the same race.
Use the boosting thread to arrange meetings. You need at least 2 other PSN users together. Start a custom game, have two players with all of their controllers active in a race with the third player only filling up the remaining 2 slots. Start up any race and make sure the selected user's controllers finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. A DNF is okay as well as long in the race standings, the selected user's all controllers finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Use the Vita boosting thread to arrange meetings. The trophy description for Team Sonic is wrong. Yes, you have to have Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Shadow in the same race, but what the description doesn't say is that you also need to win that race.
Long story short, you must also claim 1st place for the trophy to unlock. You can include CPUs to help you get this trophy. Use King_Ubu's thread for more detailed information about this trophy if you are still unsure.
Final Thanks:
Check out my other trophy guides!
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Still have to do a number of things here, this guide is not fully complete yet but at least the guide is now usable. =D
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You know, there is a much easier way to do Shadow Step.
Time Trial.
Time Trials are classified as events, however they won't end until you physically pause and end the game. Therefore select Samba Studios as it's ramps easilly allow you to do at least 2 combo stunts on. By the time you are on your thrid or fourth lap you should have this one. It's also easier as theres no time limit, no opponents and if you mess up you don't have to worry about running out of laps.
The sticker/trophy will unlock during the event, so you don't need to pause and quit until you hear 'Stickers unlocked' and see the trophy pop.
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Thanks for the guide, good job!
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Trophy Guide Updated with graphics, trophy icons and additional tips. There will be one more review before this guide is fully completed and ready for submission.
I'm happy the way this guide is turning out. Haven't made a guide since 2010.
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|All research personnel who are actively involved with the project (principal investigator, co-investigators, study physician, research assistants, coordinators, etc.), and anyone who will be interacting with human subjects from a research perspective is considered a key personnel and must complete this training. When in doubt about your own, or a staff person's involvement in a project, call the OReC for special interpretation. However, the human research protection program at UNTHSC is a campus wide endeavor. CITI training is a good thing for anyone, and we encourage staff members who think they may be only marginally involved in a project to go ahead and take the training at their own pace. It's educational, informative (and free!) and broadens awareness of what human subject research is all about.back to top
|Why CITI training?
First, CITI it is the most diverse, effective, and comprehensive on-line training and educational approach for the subject matter in use by over hundreds of institutions worldwide (as of Aug 2008). The CITI system offers broad training across both biomedical and social/behavioral science areas and is updated regularly to be current with federal guidelines and regulations.Second, investigators can log on and go at their own pace…the program is eligible for CME credits for those seeking them, and many institutions already use CITI allowing for "reciprocity" of training requirements for collaborative research projects…thus our researchers (or our partners) won't have to prove their training or undergo off-site training to satisfy another IRBs requirements. Typically, the full set of required modules takes a total of about 2 – 3 hrs of on-line reading and quiz responding time. Again, since this is an open-access internet training system, anyone can log on from anywhere and do one or more modules at their leisure at any time.
Third, the training on CITI can be tailored to fit certain research disciplines and expectations. For example, social and behavioral science researchers can be required to take those modules only, and leave the biomedical units as options; and the reverse for clinical trials investigators. Of course, anyone can take all the modules if they so desire (IRB members must complete all modules, for example).
|How much time is involved with CITI training?
|Typically, completing a required series of modules will take about 2 – 3 hours. However, the CITI training program is set up as a series of short (5-15 minute) modules that can be taken at any time from any place with internet access.back to top
|Which CITI training modules do I take…Biomedical-Clinical or Social-Behavioral Science?
Among the many important aspects of CITI training is that it can be tailored to meet specific research interest areas. As a result, everyone can select which group of modules best suits their training needs.Currently, the CITI program has two main clusters of modules: Social and Behavioral Research (SBR), and Biomedical (Clinical) Research. The CITI website for UNTHSC will list and describe four "Learner Groups". Simply select the Learner Group most appropriate for your research area and proceed accordingly:
Biomedical-Clinical:Researchers involved with clinical drug or device trials or engaged in integrative physiology and anatomy studies or similar biomedical intensive studies, would select the Biomedical-Clinical Learner Group.
Social-Behavioral:This learner group is most appropriate for key personnel specializing in social and behavioral sciences studies (School of Public Health, School of Health Professions, etc.). This group would select the SBR group of modules.
Interdisciplinary Researchers:This learner group, Interdisciplinary Researchers, provides an array of modules that focus primarily on biomedical issues, but there are additionaloptional modules relevant to social and behavioral sciences. Persons likely to benefit from this training series would be investigators in ORC (Osteopathic Research Center), Epidemiology, Occupational and Environmental Health, Human Genetics Research, and so forth. Given the rapidly expanding overlap of behavioral and biomedical research and the trend toward multidisciplinary studies, research personnel are strongly encouraged to take this Learner Group to have the broadest most effective training program available.
NOTE that this group is required to take the same group of modules as the Biomedical learner group, but the SBR modules are offered as an option.
IRB Members:IRB members, because they must be able to effectively review projects across a wide range of disciplines, are required to complete all modules from both the social- behavioral as well as biomedical-clinical groups.
|Is there a "passing grade requirement" for the CITI training?
|Each required module has a short quiz of a few relatively straight-forward questions. In order to successfully complete the CITI training program, an overall average score of 80% is required. Note that the goal of CITI training is for researchers to have an awareness and understanding of the issues associated with human research protection. Thus, anyone may take the CITI training as many times as needed to obtain this level of education and training.back to top
|How often does one have to take CITI training?
|At present, initial CITI training for UNTHSC research faculty staff and students is a "one-time" requirement valid for 3 years. However, there is a Refresher Course for CITI trainees that will be required every three (3) years thereafter. This refresher course is primarily a series of updates on changing regulations, findings and case studies that impact human subject researchers. The Refresher Course takes about 1 hour to complete.back to top
|Is CITI training eligible for CME credit?
|Yes. The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education will provide up to 6 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ for Physicians, Physician's Assistants, Nurses, Psychologists and other health care providers. The current fee associated with the Basic Course is through the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education. Details are at the CITI web site.back to top
|Are there alternatives or substitutes for CITI training?
|Yes. The new training policy allows for valid and current certificates of clinical research professionals (CRC, CTI) and IRB professionals (CIP) to serve as evidence of appropriate training in human research protection. In addition, successful registered completion of the UNTHSC course on human subject research (as in BMSC 5203) also qualifies as evidence of required educational knowledge. Note that this specific form of human subject protection training (BMSC 5203) is good for six (6) years. No other on-line tutorials can serve as substitutes for CITI training (see policy for details).back to top
|Record Keeping: Do I have to hand in a certificate of training to verify course completion?
The CITI web site, under ordinary circumstances will automatically forward to the UNTHSC OReC a list of who has completed a CITI training program. Our Office will then update a database (and eventually you will be able to check your CITI status through the UNTHSC web site…more on that later).But back-up plans are always a good idea, so we encourage everyone to print out and retain your own copy of CITI completion; and also send a copy directly to our office (OReC, CBH-160, Attn: Dr.Gladue). Once we have it "on file", your status will be noted for current and all future research protocols involving human subjects.
|For Additional Information…
|Contact the Office of Research Compliance (OReC) at (817) 735-0409.back to top
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Men are programmed to go for healthier people who can birth children safely and these are usually younger.

Women are programmed to get men who have the skills to help them survive and survive themselves and these are usually older..
i'd think a younger guy would be better at protecting me than some old man, personally...so i'm not sure how much of this "programming" is true.
They want to taste fresh meat.
Oh you should read stories in here about I love older men
There are many who likes older. Many are also after money.
My bf is "old" and he looks better than I do ;)
who knows what motivates someone else,i'm sure many reasons apply besides just money,it is possible to love someone of different age
I do love older men I am 30s he is in his 50s
Honestly it depends on the particulars. I have dated a man in his mid 50's omg!! He had stamina and skill!! He was intelligent, attractive and fun! My ex who was my age 40, couldn't keep up with me. So I say bring it on!!
I'm female 42 and find men in 20's are delicious :p
IM 39 oh darn...
39 is not excluded sweety :)
Cougar alert!
soap... I never considered myself a cougar, I said they were delicious but mostly men in 30's 40's **** me and lately find those in late 30's Gemini + Scorpio are ******* hot :p
The six I have "known" over the past few years have also recovered quickly.
I haven't ever asked their sign, just danced with them to check their size
I am 47 and going through a divorce. I use to joke that at some point I would trade my wife for a younger model. Now that I am here and it is no longer a joke I find myself attracted to older women and women of my own age. Who would have thought. LOL
I didn't realize that it was 'just' middle aged men that wanted younger women. huhh. . .
midlife crisis?
makes them feel younger?
it's all a mind game
it is different for each man/couple. I am 55. It is not a question of age but outlook of the woman. those in my age group often can't keep up with me hiking or they have stopped learning ( I am a life long learner and need engaged thinkers) and many of them are very set in their ways and no longer want to make the compromises needed to be a couple. That said, there are women my age that fit my personality and lifestyle, just not nearly as many. For the woman in my life I think my calmness, established financial life and ability to participate in activities affectionately is attractive. I like sex, but I love warm company - I think my SO does too so we are a good match. 27 years difference between us.
Younger women can give older men children. A man might had never had children or if he did he might had not been there to raise them due to a divorce.
Umm, you can still raise your children even if you are seperated or divorced. It's called equal custody
because younger women are fun to be with and no baggage
I would love a youthful middle aged guy...but most are "tired" and boring...so I have to go out with younger guys
You can also ask why younger women want bad guys that treat them like crap. (they have admitted it here on ep). But the truth is that neither is true of "everyone". Always is not the case.
That's just the way it is. Fresh fruit. I think it's just men in general. I mean, why wouldn't they?
They can only go higher or lower, so...
They start to be interested in people who are different from them. also, by going out with younger girls, it is likely that the old man can get the feelings that he is at his 20s, which is a good thing for him. also, younger women are likely to be prettier and fresher, better at sex ;)
Younger women. . . better at sex? In my twenties I was SO naive and had to be taught in my 30 s Fortunately in my mid forties, I am now QUITE good and due to lots of exersize and good genes attract both old and younger.
I'm in my 50's and I have a nicer body than most 30 year olds. Can a woman the same age as me say that? If women my age today would take care of themselves better, maybe I'd be attracted to one, but they don't, they let themselves go after having kids.
ALL men of any age want a beautiful woman at their peak (soft skin, no wrinkles or gray hair) if they can get it!

And that's before 30!!!
Wow, I so disagree! There needs to be mutual attraction but that does not always equate to our culture's obsession with youth. My previous SO was 57, gray hair, crows feet and (I thought) very pretty and sexy. It was our brains and emotional dispositions that eventually ended the relationship. btw the sex was always top notch. ALL, ALWAYS, NEVER statements are usually broken to thinking to begin with. Really lets hear from some actual couples with 20+ years difference in age and see what they have to say. Most poster here are speculating.
Insecurity, they do not know how to deal with women their own age and appreciate their experience.
Some are insecure, maybe many but not all. Women their own age may have experience or (instead) may be jaded and inflexible. my last age peer SO in time admitted that she simply didn't like anything in the house being not exactly the way she wanted it, including bed times and how the plants were watered. She recognized she would prefer to live alone where no compromise was needed.
From my experience of these middle aged men, they are immature losers. There are plenty of older attractive women looking for a good man (and a good time) if these stupid men can be bothered.
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text: Upcoming Photoshop feature de-blurs shaky-cam photos Technology 11 October 11 by Mark Brown At its recent MAX Conference in Los Angeles, graphics behemoth Adobe revealed a sneak peak at a feature we might see in a future version of Photoshop: a jaw-dropping sharpening filter than can fix blurry photos.You simply drag a shaky-cam image into Photoshop, load up this plug-in and ask the program to analyse your photo. According to the Adobe engineer demonstrating this on stage, this will analyse "how the photo was blurred in the first place.""It involves some intensive computation that I won't try to explain here," the presenter says, but suffice to say it outputs a handy doohickey called a "blur kernel" which reveals the motion trajectory of the camera when the shutter was opened, and a few other environmental factors like lighting.By taking this data, throwing in an algorithm or two and reversing the blur kernel, Photoshop can make your hazy photo -- as if by magic -- made sharp and snappy. It comes complete with an audible gasp from the audience, followed by a wild round of applause.The feature works well with text, too. The presenter pulls up a photo of a poster that he hastily snapped with his phone camera, only to return home and find that the words are illegible. So he runs his selection tool over the phone number, picks the text option so "the system knows to apply some special treatment", hits analyse and, voila, the phone number appears. Will you see this feature in the next release of Photoshop? It "may or may not appear in a future version. We don't commit to timing for anything in a sneak [preview]," an Adobe spokesperson said at the conference. But he reminded the audience that the content-aware filter was shown off at a conference sneak peak, too, and that materialised in Photoshop CS5. Edited by Duncan Geere Latest on wired.co.uk


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Subject: [hwloc-devel] topology-x86.c warning
From: Jeffrey Squyres (jsquyres_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-15 21:04:04
I found this warning in OMPI 1.5:
CC topology-x86.lo
topology-x86.c: In function 'look_proc':
topology-x86.c:189: warning: 'ways' may be used uninitialized in this function
On the hwloc trunk, the ways variable is not initialized, and there's an "if" block where one of the branches initializes it and the other does not. Then below this conditional assignment, it has a comment:
cache->size = linesize * linepart * ways * sets; /* FIXME: what if ways == -1 ? */
Which is somewhat amusing because ways was never set to -1. :-)
Should it be initialized to -1, or set to -1 in the "if" block right above it? And what to do if it is -1 in the cache->size assignment?
Jeff Squyres
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One of the motivational tools used by World Renown Olympic Lifting Coach and CrossFit Coaching Legend Mike Burgener at this past weekend's Olympic lifting certification at CrossFit Scottsdale. Coach and his team of 4x world class coaches spent the weekend teaching 32x students from all over the globe including 10x of our very own and our entire CFS coaching staff.
The words STANCE+ FEET+ POSITION were used frequently to train our minds before our bodies on proper technique. Never lifting more than a barbell all weekend fundamentals were the key focus. "Form before strength and body weight before barbell" were great quotes in our quest for perfection. "Speed through the middle" was drilled in us to learn why we practice the "Burgener" warm up and the skill transfer exercise.
So what does all this mean to you? It means that all 5 of your CrossFit Scottsdale Coaches have learned one way, the same way, from one of the greatest coaches this sport has ever seen so that we can teach you how to "Snatch, clean and jerk" at any and all fitness levels.


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Notable Books
Books | Popular theological books
Blood Work
By Anthony Carter
The Christian faith is a bloody faith. Every benefit available to those who believe in Jesus Christ is connected to them through a trail of blood that leads from the cross. In Blood Work, Anthony Carter, pastor of East Point Church in East Point, Ga., demonstrates from the pages of the Bible how the blood of Christ is necessary for purchasing, propitiating, justifying, redeeming, cleansing, sanctifying, electing, freeing, and so much else. In a book that is equally descriptive and meditative, Carter forces the reader to take a look at the Bible's blood motif and to see it as equally vile and beautiful, for the blood that flowed to demonstrate the cost of our salvation is the very thing that accomplished it.
Crucifying Morality
By R.W. Glenn
Though we could hardly claim that Jesus' Beatitudes are unknown or underappreciated, they are too often misunderstood and inappropriately applied. Instead of understanding them as qualities that mark the one who has been saved by grace, they are reduced to a series of commandments through which we win God's favor. In Crucifying Morality R.W. Glenn teaches through the Beatitudes. As he does so, he battles their misappropriation, showing that Jesus "uses counterintuitive gospel logic to show us that life in the kingdom of God is completely contrary to what we expect. In fact, we could not have predicted it. Kingdom blessing looks like the opposite of everything we value." The Beatitudes, properly understood, show a Christian who lives in the joy and freedom of the gospel.
Humble Orthodoxy
By Joshua Harris
In 2010 Joshua Harris released Dug Down Deep, a book challenging the reader to build his life upon robust, biblical theology. That book's strongest chapter, a call to equal parts orthodoxy and humility, forms the basis for Humble Orthodoxy. Here Harris challenges readers to hold the truth high without putting people down. J.D. Greear aptly describes the challenge in his foreword: "Getting doctrine right is a matter of life and death, but holding that doctrine in the right spirit is essential too. A great deal of damage is done by those who hold the truth of Christ with the spirit of Satan." Harris' call to hold fast to both truth and love is written in and for a digital age in which words come quickly and damage deeply.
Saving Eutychus
By Gary Millar & Phil Campbell
Eutychus had a privilege we have all wished for at one time or another: an evening with the world's foremost theologian. Yet he is known to history for just one thing—falling asleep and plunging to the ground (Acts 20). Pastors Gary Millar and Phil Campbell are concerned with preaching that is boring or bad, and Saving Eutychus is their biblical, practical, and delightfully quirky antidote. They desire to equip preachers to prepare sermons that change the heart, offering powerful insights into the nature of preaching combined with practical pointers. The book's greatest strengths come in describing sermon preparation—particularly prayer—and the intricacies of pitch, pace, and volume in sermon delivery. It is for good reason that both D.A. Carson and Alistair Begg hail it as one to read.
Martin Luther said, "The highest worship of God is the preaching of the Word; because thereby are praised and celebrated the name and the benefits of Christ." This dedication to the preaching of the Word is among the greatest legacies of the Reformation, for the Reformers held that preaching is one of God's greatest means of grace to His people. Steven Lawson's The Kind of Preaching God Blesses attempts to recapture the priority of biblical preaching in the face of its many contemporary counterfeits, for "As the pulpit goes, so goes the church. … The spiritual life of any congregation and its growth in grace will never exceed the high-water mark set by its pulpit." This is a book for those who preach sermons, for it will challenge them to preach God's Word in God's way, and it is a book for those who listen to sermons, for it will challenge them to be satisfied with nothing less. –T.C.


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Dear Colleague Letter - Big Data For The Geosciences - Calling Attention to Big Data Challenges in the Geosciences
May 9, 2014
This Dear Colleague letter is intended to highlight the importance of Big Data challenges in the geosciences and identify an opportunity to address part of that challenge. NSF encourages active dialog between geoscientists and computational scientists to consider and develop community-oriented and broadly applicable solutions.
The geosciences, in the study of the Earth System, including atmosphere, geospace, earth, ocean and polar sciences, faces the growing need to manage, synthesize and understand unprecedented scales, rates, and diversity of data.
"Big Data" refers to data that challenge existing methods due to size, complexity, or rate of availability. The National Big Data Initiative is a coordinated set of activities involving multiple federal agencies that aims to address this challenge through:
The Geosciences Directorate (GEO) calls the attention of U.S. Academic geosciences researchers to the Critical Techniques and Technologies for Advancing Big Data Science & Engineering (BIGDATA) program, solicitation (NSF 14-543, http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504767) organized by the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate (CISE). The purpose of this solicitation is the development of fundamentally new techniques and technologies in Big Data knowledge management, data analytics challenges and computational scientific discovery, encompassing formalization, analysis, and algorithmic realization of all aspects of scientific discovery. These techniques and technologies may be attractive to the geosciences. In particular, GEO may find value in:
GEO is asking the community to organize and articulate common challenges in the Big Data arena to better shape future projects and collaborations. Key aspects the geosciences should consider are how outcomes from Big Data projects can be incorporated into geosciences research, broadly disseminated and shared across the discipline. The community should consider and express the definition and implications of Big Data for the geosciences or which aspects of Big Data require immediate attention for advancing geosciences research.
EarthCube provides resources to organize communities of scientists, to articulate common problems, find tools or concepts or application problems for tool development and to build partnerships between geoscientists, computational scientists, CI specialists and mathematicians (http://earthcube.org). This effort may be used by geoscientists to organize community-based Big Data requirements and potential solutions.
This year, we expect the geosciences community to begin development towards future Big Data projects and to identify the potential role of Big Data in the geosciences. Some projects that develop novel core technologies using geosciences data or use cases may be acceptable in the current solicitation. PIs are encouraged to contact their program directors to discuss their potential projects and ideas. Questions about GEO cyberinfrastructure may also be directed to Eva Zanzerkia, GEO/OAD, email@example.com.
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Born into a gypsy family, French guitarist Biréli Lagrène started playing the guitar at the age of four and by the age of eight was performing material from his idol Django Reinhardt earning him the title of child prodigy. Lagrène went on to mix with some of the most distinguished jazz musicians on the international scene including Stéphane Grappelli, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter and Larry Coryell and explored jazz fusion with bassist Jaco Pastorius with whom he toured Europe. For this string of shows, Lagrène is back performing his classic gypsy sound with a fiery quartet. Described by Lagrene as "Blues with a bit of harmony" , he performs with his electric band featuring Hono Winterstein on guitar, Franck Wolf on sax and William Brunard on double bass.
Born into a traditional manouche Gypsy family in Soufflenheim, Bas Rhin Alsace, France in 1966, Biréli Lagrène showed early promise on guitar and by when by the age of eight he was covering the repertoire of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt, his relatives were already calling him a child prodigy. By his late teens, he was mixing with jazz greats such as Stephane Grappelli and Benny Goodman, and exploring jazz fusion with the likes of bassist Jaco Pastorius. Now he is back with his classic gypsy sound with a fiery quartet.
"Blues with a bit of harmony." This is how the artist, in one of these elliptical forms which he has the secret, defines his new music. What does it mean? That after the exciting adventures of Gypsy Project, Bireli Lagrene wants to move towards new horizons? Yes, no doubt. But remember, when he was just coming out of adolescence, our guitarist - whom Django Reinhardt's music taught him early to "go elsewhere" - had already rubbed shoulders with Jaco Pastorius, and other Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker (for occasional reunion of Cream, Biréli replacing Eric Clapton!). This affinity with a more "black" vein (its expression) is therefore not new: it deeply runs through his fibers.
Back to the blues, then. This can at least be understood here in three ways. The rhythm, first (imposing "Jay's" well felt shuffle at the opening of this album), which generously cultivated groove and funky accents ("Captain Ferber").
In the sound, resolutely "electric" (including this "dirty" side, one of the inevitable part of the modern guitar), that also justifies the choice of the formula (sax, hammond organ and drums for the occasion from reinforcements , a privileged caskets of six - exceptional string players, from Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith to Tony Williams Lifetime, and Electric Ladyland). Via the theme well, which gives pride to the blue note ("Where's Frankie", "Maybe Tomorrow" ...).
Remains the band: in fact, a combo of friends composed by two members of the "bodyguards" leader, Jean - Yves Jung (organ) and Frank Wolf (sax), longstanding accomplices and talented partners (we know that with such companies Lagrène usually gives the best of himself), joined by drummer Jean - Marc Robin. The repertoire consists essentially of compositions (except "Oleo" and "Liebesleid"). Among them, the title track (the iconic) "Movements" appears as a real gem. This is indeed harmony! Is one of golf's favorite Biréli, and a new kind of blues suddenly reconciling Jean - Sebastien and cotton fields. Wink, mobility, virtuosity, musical intelligence in Lagrène it has both more refined and more palpable.
Who else but him today, on the guitar, is distilling for us such lightness, elegance and constancy: music as happy, in fact?
Support: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars
The Ronnie Scott's All Stars are comprised of some of the greatest talents on the U.K scene, including some of our most regular performers James Pearson (piano), Sam Burgess (bass) and Pedro Segundo (drums)
James Pearson:-
Musical Director at Ronnie Scott's and the owner of a ferocious piano technique coupled with a sense of musicality rarely heard, James Pearson is one of the most exciting musicians to have emerged from the U.K in the last 25 years. After working with him, the late jazz legend Sir John Dankworth declared: "James Pearson is an exceptionally gifted artist. His masterful playing makes him head and shoulders above the rest of his contemporaries. He shows signs of true greatness".
Sam Burgess:-
Double Bass Despite only being in his early 30's, already Sam is a stalwart of the UK jazz scene. As well as appearing on numerous film soundtracks such as 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Hannibal'. Sam's thumping, pounding, relentlessly driving bass lines have been heard accompanying the likes of Bob James, Billy Kilson, Gary Novak, Joe Lock, Dave Kekowski, Guy Barker, Dave O'Higgins, Pete King, Gareth Williams, Claire Martin, Jim Mullen, Alan Barnes, Tim Whitehead, John Horler, Gwyneth Herbert, John Dankworth, The BBC Big Band and Robbie Williams.
Pedro Segundo:-
At 22 years old Pedro Segundo, Portuguese drummer joins the James Pearson Trio at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
Born and raised in Lisbon, picked up the drums seriously at the age of eight starting studying classical percussion a year later. In June 2011 he graduates from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Timpani and Classical Percussion. His musical ability combines a blend of styles creating a unique sound on the drum set. He has played regularly with Dennis Rollins, Femi Temowo, Mário Franco, Cleveland Watkiss and many other artists touring in festivals all around the globe.
Other regular performers include:
Dave Ohm (drums), Natalie Williams (vocals), Alex Garnett (sax), Nigel Price (guitar), Steve Rushton (drums), Polly Gibbons (vocals), Alistair White (trombone), Gary Baldwin (hammond), Al Cherry (guitar), Matt Home (drums), Alan Barnes (sax), Ralph Salmins (drums), Arnie Somogyi (bass), Mark Smith (bass), James Nisbet (guitar), Pete Long (sax), Gerard Presencer (Trumpet), Dave O'Higgins (sax), Alec Dankworth (bass), Steve Fishwick (trumpet) and others...
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The Stoughton Traffic Report (2006) highlighted the desire of Stoughton residents for a pan-Stoughton solutions to traffic, speeding and parking problems. It was felt that solving a problem in one area would only move it to another. This argument has been accepted by SCC Guildford Local Committee, and Stoughton has been placed on their list of 'minor schemes' as a special case. A reslt of that is the Stoughton Parking Review.
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New Speed Visors
A number of tools help reduce speed on the County's roads. You may see infrastructure on the streets, such as traffic calming and safety cameras. In areas where speed may be an issue, temporary 30mph posters provide a visual reminder of the speed limit to drivers. These stay up for a maximum of three months.
Speed visors attach to a lighting column, and contain a sensor that detects the speed at which a passing vehicle is travelling. If the vehicle is breaking the speed limit, the sign will flash up a reminder to the driver. These signs also record the information, allowing the level of traffic that is passing, and it's speed, to be monitored. This information can be used to justify further work, if necessary.
Additional information may be collected using a "blank" speed visor - this contains a sensor and records information, but does not have a sign attached. Comparing information collected on a blank visor with information from a visor with a sign, provides data to see if drivers take notice of the warning signs, and reduce their speed accordingly.
Speed visors are not cameras - information collected can not be used for enforcement. However if the information collected indicates a high level of speeding motorists, the Police can be requested to visit the location.
Stoughton Traffic Report
See SCA's Traffic Report page for more detail and progress.
SCA took up the challenge of identifying problems and solutions for Stoughton's traffic problems at a series of public Community Action Plan meetings at Stoughton Youth & Community Centre. This started in November 2004 and a report was submitted to Surrey County Council on 21st June 2006.
The report favours a holistic approach to solving Stoughton's traffic and parking problems, as we know solving one problem may just move it to another part of Stoughton.
SCA recognise there is insufficient money to pay for it all in one go, so all we ask for is a strategic plan for a series of projects.
We have been in regular contact with County Highways asking for some action.
Thus far, we have succeeded in having Stoughton's 'various problems' registered on the County's list of 'Minor Schemes'.
SCA and County Highways recognise there are some very special problems in Grange Road and Manor Road, which are very narrow roads but treated as main roads with bus services etc. See Grange Road page.
You may wish to fill out a survey at: www.saferguildford.org.uk
You may report a problem via the Surrey County Council web-site
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Someone asked the question below on SO and it made one very energetic user (I rather not point fingers) lose his mind: Using GetPixel() on Minimized Windows
The question has been edited, but the original title was "Minecraft bot in c++".
Since I answered the question, a lot of his negative energy was aimed at me. It got to a point where the other user started to be irrational, and fortunately (or not) Bill was fast to deleted all comments related to this discussion and suggested we started a thread here in Meta.
The fact is that this specific question was very simple, it has been asked several times before (not on SO, though) and the kid who asked it would have found the answer in a couple of minutes if it wasn't to lazy to Google it.
I defended that whether he knows this or not, software security is a known and growing field in CS, which has been around for many years. There are even great books on the subject, like Exploiting Software, which teaches how to design software so it's as resistant as possible to attack. Other documents might be interesting to a more specific or smaller community like gamers, game developers and software security professionals, to whom Exploiting Online Games addresses, exposing the inner workings of online-game security for all to see.
Anyway, I found the question intriguing and tried to answer it the best I could. I don't want something like that happening to me again and I would like to know how to approach further questions related to security topics. What's the standard behavior, do we talk about it and contribute or should we keep this matters a secret?


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Consuming Passions: In Product Design, Form IS Function
We used to distinguish between form and function, but in today's design economy form is function.
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We used to distinguish between form and function, but in today's design economy form is function.
By Michael R. SolomonOctober 4, 2008
Topics: Business Communication, Marketing, Management & Leadership, Advertising
What is reality? Marketers and consumers coexist in a complicated, two-way relationship. It's often hard to tell where marketing efforts leave off and "the real world" begins. One result of these blurred boundaries is that we are no longer sure where the line that separates this fabricated world from reality begins and ends. Will consumers pay to live in a brand-free environment?
By Michael R. SolomonOctober 4, 2008
Topics: Marketing, Management & Leadership, Ideas, Advertising
Computer mediated environments like Second Life are not only a new marketing opportunity for corporations, but also a new horizon for educators, policymakers, and non-profits. Do the promises of these virtual worlds outweigh the pitfalls?
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Topics: Marketing, Ideas, Advertising
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Winestein: Moët & Chandon continues to lead in sparklers
Few names in sparking wine tower as high as Moët & Chandon.
The two names represent the founder and a son-in-law taken into the business about 200 years ago. In the 1960s the company cobbled together a Paris-based luxury goods empire now under the umbrella of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessey.
Moët led the way in French investment in California, creating Domaine Chandon in Napa Valley in 1973.
I don't like to have fine Champagne at the ball drop. Typically, people have already burned their palates on mixed drinks, dips and cocktail sauce. For one-third of the price of some authentic Champagne, you can enjoy an outstanding domestic sparkling wine.
Better with an elegant dinner than a perfunctory New Year's toast, Moët & Chandon Imperial Rose merits quiet attention with clean lavender and dry cherry smells and flavors of dry peach and cherry skin with the pinot noir component of this blend coming through. $55. Four and a half stars.
Regularly served at the White House, Domaine Chandon Blanc de Noir can be served at your house. Made from the red sparkling wine grapes - pinot noir and pinot meunier - Chandon Blanc De Noirs smells of dark cherry and cassis, and tastes like fresh strawberry. A value at $15. Four stars.
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BURT, Garen R., 57, of Wrightstown, NJ, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at home.
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He was a US Air Force Veteran; a truck driver with Freehold Cartage, Inc.; and loved riding lawn mowers.
Survivors include a son, Steven Burt; a sister, Constance (Daniel) Somers of Millstone, NJ; two nieces, Dannette Wheeler of James town, TN, and Shannon Smith of Murfreesboro, TN; three great-nephews, Dustin Tipton, Braden Wheeler and Jared Wheeler; and several cousins.
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Wallisch was also strong on the defensive side recording five blocks and five rebounds in 24 minutes of action.
Jami Hodge had five points and a team high eight rebounds off the bench, while Baker also had 26 points in the paint and 16 second chance points.
Allison Swanson was a force inside for the Crusaders scoring a game high 26 points and adding nine rebounds, she was also 12-of-14 from the charity stripe.
Baker shot 46 percent from the field, including an uncharacteristic 4-of-15 from beyond the arc, while Evangel shot 41-percent from the field.
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Oprah's Big Give is Not Just About Money
February 21, 2008 03:12 PM by Jennifer_Brown
Oprah Winfrey has always been big on giving. The mega-star talk show host has been a force in philanthropy for decades.
But executive producer, Ellen Rakieten, doesn't want to use the word "philanthropy" when describing Oprah's latest foray into the world of reality television.
"This is a competition show," Rakieten said in a recent interview, "about how big can one person give in a deadline. The reason we made it a competition is simple: because competition inspires people."
Celebrity judge Jamie Oliver was quick to add that need is not always about money or a new house, but rather sometimes about "the intimate things." The tasks that the contestants will face reflects this ideology. According to Rakieten, some tasks will involve having a great amount of money to give away in a short period of time, while others will involve having no money to give away, forcing contestants to get creative.
"The whole point of the show is that it's not about millions and millions of [dollars]," Oliver says. "To measure the show in money is completely wrong. The whole point of the show is much more intimate. The point is that with a dollar or just with your time alone you can make a massive difference to your neighbor. To people, you know. To me that's the clever bit of the show."
It's also the bit that made judging the show tough, according to Oliver.
"We had some set criteria for the judging to give us a guide: Creativity, leadership, presentation, and accomplishments. It was more of a guide than anything. As far as any show I've seen on television before, it was hard to judge," he says. "To be honest, every week I was in tears. Every single week there were emotional things happening."
Host Nate Berkus agrees. "The judges had to look at how they gave, not just what they gave," he explains. "So it was an incredibly dramatic experience for everybody involved because we as the host and the judges became really invested in these different competitors and in their stories and in their journeys, not just the stories of the people that they helped in our cross-country tour. We were rooting for them because it was all for the greater good. But when somebody would make a mistake or fail you felt it."
"[Oprah's Big Give] is a great cross between Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and The Amazing Race," Rakieten explains. The contestants are dropped in cities with little more than a map and a task to perform, sometimes under great time pressures.
"They're in different cities each week. The challenges are very different each week. It's a combination of them being creative enough to think of how they can leave a situation far better than it was when they arrived, and how to get there in the first place," Berkus says.
To make the contest even more difficult will be Oprah herself, who will show up on-location in surprising ways and surprising places to throw a wrench into the challenges.
"It's incredible to watch how these people have to think on their feet," Berkus says.
Of course, being reality TV, there will be plenty of drama involved. "The truth of the matter is when you put 10 very competitive people in a very intense situation you're going to have some drama," Rakieten says, promising "some real mixing-it-up" in episode 3. This drama, claim the producers, is a natural byproduct of the constantly-changing format of the show.
"Even we as producers get caught off guard all the time," says executive producer Bertram van Muster. "So it makes for true reality. Nothing is manipulated. It's really exciting to watch a show like this because you can feel that even we don't know [what's going to happen]."
Still, drama isn't the goal of Oprah's Big Give.
"This is an entirely new idea for TV," Berkus says. "I hope it gets people off their sofas." He adds that he wants the show to encourage conversation among families and friends at the end of each episode, for viewers to ask themselves, "What could we do?" "We want it to catch on. We want people to see what they can do in their neighborhood, in their community."
And as for plans for future seasons of Oprah's Big Give? Mum's the word on that prospect. "We're focusing on this one. Our hope is that everyone falls in love with the heart of the show," Rakieten says. But, she teases, "We're very creative here. If we decide to do it again, we've got some tricks up our sleeves."
Oprah's Big Give premieres Sunday, March 2 at 9:00 PM (ET) on ABC.
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My pair and I were looking into Chai, a BDD / TDD assertion library for JavaScript, and noticed a very interesting syntax. In many places, where a method took no arguments, Chai removed the need for parentheses.
For example, to verify a listener has been called looks like this:
Or testing that something is truthy:
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expect('everthing').to.be.ok; expect(1).to.be.ok; expect(false).to.not.be.ok; expect(undefined).to.not.be.ok; expect(null).to.not.be.ok;
Looking into the source, we found that Chai was using the
defineProperty method in JavaScript to create a property that acted like a function.
If you're unfamiliar with the
defineProperty call, try Understanding "Prototypes" in JavaScript by Yehuda Katz.
Overall this technique is very useful for Chai. It helps their API read clearly, which could help a test suite function as documentation. However there could also be confusion when accessing what you think is a property, which could have unintended consequences. This pattern should be used with great care.


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November 12, 2012 04:00 PM by Lisa Princ
As if we needed yet another reason to love Carrie Underwood, we now have one! The American Idol alum and Country music superstar recently joined the growing list of celebrities to help out victims of Hurricane Sandy. What did she do?
Carrie Underwood never ceases to amaze us. Not only is she an incredible singer, but she has one of the biggest hearts around. Recently, Underwood was set to perform in Atlantic City, NJ (the first performance there since Hurricane Sandy hit), when she decided to take it one step further. What did she do? Carrie Underwood donated ALL the proceeds of the sold out show to New Jersey communities in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
"You know, after something like this, you wonder whether the show should go on. We thought, this building was still here, so it must be here for a reason," Carrie told the crowd, and then added: "I wouldn't feel right making any money off of tonight's show, so anything I make is going right back into the community here."
Underwood, who has been known to donate to charities in the past, took to Twitter after her show to post: "Thank you beautiful Atlantic City! You all made my year! You have been through so much and still rocked the house! I leave in awe."
What do you think of Carrie Underwood's good deed? Like we said, just another reason to love her! We know you have an opinion and we want to hear it. Comment below to share your thoughts with us.
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That's Carrie..she is so sincere and giving..I am humbled by her contribution. The victims of Sandy can be assured this donation came straight from her heart.
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Carrie Underwood – "How Great Thou Art". This fits you perfectly


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Federal regulators on Monday reached an $8.5 billion settlement with 10 major lenders to resolve claims of foreclosure abuses, including the use of flawed paperwork and bungled loan modifications that may have led to wrongful evictions.
The settlement, which includes the nation's largest lenders — like Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup — concludes weeks of negotiations between the banks and the federal regulators, led by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
It is intended to end a troubled foreclosure review of millions of loan files that was mandated by the banking regulators. Among the problems that came to light in the last several years were sloppy record-keeping and so-called robo-signing, in which foreclosures were made based on forged or unreviewed documents.
Notably, four banks — Ally Financial, HSBC, OneWest Bank and Everbank — that were originally part of the negotiations, did not sign on to the deal.
Under the settlement, $3.3 billion in cash relief will go to borrowers who went through foreclosure in 2009 and 2010. The remaining $5.2 billion will be directed to homeowners in danger of losing their homes and will be used to reduce the amount of principal owed or the monthly payments, for example. Individual payments under the settlement, which covers 3.8 million households, could be as much as $125,000.


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United Centre party intends to participate independently in parliamentary elections, says Kril
The United Centre party is to participate independently in the parliamentary elections, United Centre leader Ihor Kril said in an interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
Asked how the United Centre party would take part in any possible parliamentary elections, Kril said that it was first necessary to liquidate the possibility of forming of blocks for participation in the parliamentary elections at the legislative level.
"I fully support the view that the format of Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc, as it exists now, is not realistic or effective. Every political force should take responsibility for their actions before the electorate," Kril said.


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This paper shows the macroeconomic and welfare implications of an aging population in the United States, using an overlapping-generations model with heterogeneous households. The model uses three population projections in Social Security Administration (2003), and generates economies as equilibrium transition paths from 1961 to 2200. The paper demonstrates how several different population projections and government financing assumptions—to make the Social Security system sustainable—affect households' decisions and welfare. One of the policy experiments shows that an immediate increase in the payroll tax may not improve the welfare of future generations as much as it reduces the welfare of current generations.