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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New Haven, Connecticut, firefighter Frank Ricci, the lead plaintiff in perhaps the most controversial case involving Judge Sonia Sotomayor, said Thursday that Sotomayor's rejection of his reverse discrimination claim had undermined the concept of a merit-based civil service system.
New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci sued after the city threw out results of a 2003 firefighter promotion exam.
Ricci was one of a group of 20 mostly white firefighters who sued the city of New Haven after it threw out the results of a 2003 firefighter promotion exam because almost no minorities qualified for promotions.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, including Sotomayor, backed the city in the 2008 case Ricci v. DeStefano. The ruling of the Circuit Court was overturned in June by a 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The "belief that citizens should be reduced to racial statistics is flawed," Ricci told the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"It only divides people who don't wish to be divided along racial lines. The very reason we have civil service rules is to root out politics, discrimination and nepotism. Our case demonstrates that these ills will exist if the rules of merit and the law are not followed." Watch firefighters testify »
Ricci also criticized Sotomayor's 2nd Circuit for disposing of the case in an "unsigned, unpublished summary order that consisted of a single paragraph."
Sotomayor was not present when Ricci spoke. She left the session after concluding her remarks earlier Thursday.
Sotomayor argued before committee members Tuesday that her ruling in the Ricci case was decided on the basis of "a very thorough, 78-page decision by the district court" and followed an established precedent.
"This was not a quota case or (an) affirmative action case," she said. The case was a challenge to a firefighter test that had a wide range of difference between the pass and failure rate of different groups. The city of New Haven, she noted, was at risk of being sued by employees who could show they were "disparately impacted" by the test.
New Haven city officials, after a number of days of hearings, decided they wouldn't certify the test but would instead attempt to develop a test of equal value in measuring a candidate's qualifications without having a disparate impact, she said.
The question before the 2nd Circuit, Sotomayor said, was whether the city's decision was based on race or its understanding of what the law required it to do. The Circuit Court ruled that it was based on the latter.
Based on established legal precedent, the 2nd Circuit decided that the city's decision was proper under established law. The Supreme Court, however, applied a new standard, she said, based on a different area of law. If she were ruling on that case today, she said, she would be bound by the new standards set by the Supreme Court.
Ricci was one of several witnesses who testified both for and against Sotomayor.
Linda Chavez, head of the conservative Center for Equal Opportunity, which opposes affirmative action, argued that "it is clear" from Sotomayor's record "that she has drunk deep from the well of identity politics." It is impossible for Sotomayor to be a fair judge when she has "shown a willingness to let her policy preferences guide her," Chavez said.
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel testified on Sotomayor's behalf, arguing that her opinion in the Ricci case was, in fact, an example of judicial restraint. It followed a string of legal precedents dating back almost three decades, he said.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also testified in favor of Sotomayor, telling committee members that she is an "independent jurist" with a "sharp and agile mind" who would bring "a wealth of unique experience" to the high court.
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Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest
Several tornadoes struck parts of the Midwest Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kansas, killing one and injuring 21.
2. Fla. Town Awaits Powerball Winner
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in Zephyrhills, Fla., to find out who won the largest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The winner has up to 60 days to claim the prize.
3. Hot Air Balloon Crash Kills at Least 1
Two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured.
4. Measles Surges in UK Years After Vaccine Scare
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least one million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
5. Swift Dominates Billboard Music Awards
Taylor Swift was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home eight awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red."

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antisoma needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
We need a new web design for our website VisitorsNow.com. As you can see there is a high quality Flash presentation already on the home page. I would like to take the colors and themes from that flash presentation and use that to create a cohesive and professional design for the entire site.
If you watch the brief flash presentation on VisitorsNow.com you'll get a great idea of what we do and what the mock up of the site should be.
- Item 1...a mock up of a template for the home page which will contain the flash presentation and sales letter. The home page template will contain 4 tabs. Home, About Us, Log-in, and Subscribe.
- item 2... a mock up of the order form currently located https://secure.itimedomains.com/vn/join.php. Needs to covey the themes of the main page but with security.
I'd prefer to have a designer who, for an extra fee can cut up the site into HTML and help us to deploy it. IF that's not possible, that's ok. but it is my preference.


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Audio production, broadcasting, postproduction and mastering with Sequoia
Sequoia is one of the leading software solutions for acclaimed studios that focus on audio production, broadcasting, post-production and mastering.
New highlights
- Avid® Pro Tools | S6 controller extensions
- SpectraLayers Pro 4 full version (£299 value)
- Melodyne essential from Celemony (£79 value)
- Alternative interface design: Birdline Platinum Pack V. 6.0 (£59 value)
- ARA interface
- Tempo automation for audio recordings
- Audio to MIDI conversion
- zplane élastique V3 timestretch algorithm
- Clear, redesigned start dialog
- New mixer skins for a choice of algorithms
- Efficient docking options for multi-project management
- Batch processing for watch folders
- Support for new video formats and codecs
- Clipstore folders
- Safe record stop
- Multichannel export without surround master
- Simplified embedding for external editors
- New shortcuts for spectral cleaning
As mastering engineers, we know that extraordinary ideas need to be combined with precision, efficiency and creative craftsmanship. That's why Sequoia is a true icon when it comes to mastering. With a unique object editor, detailed phase and peak meters, high-quality plug-ins and native audio restoration, the software fulfils all professional demands.
Audio productions
The success of a complex audio production depends on each and every detail and nuance. With this premise in mind, we've developed features for source destination cut and multi-synchronous cut. This allows you to combine different concert recordings into a single whole in the blink of an eye.
Time is a decisive factor in broadcasting. For this reason, Sequoia offers direct connection to broadcast CMS and automation systems. Thanks to the powerful audio engine, you can edit material during a live recording and sent to a broadcast station with a slight delay.
"[...] it's an incredibly versatile DAW. I heard so much about it over the years and it just seemed like the right fit for me the moment I started testing it."
Heba Kadry, Timeless Mastering, New York
Sequoia is a constant in an ever-changing film industry. This is due on the one hand to the software's high stability and reliability, on the other to the close collaboration between our team of developers and recording studios, TV stations and broadcasters. With these industry connections, we're in the know - so this lets us focus on developing and bringing to the market features that are actually needed in post-production.


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Microtel Inn & Suites - Zephyrhills
Enjoy FREE continental breakfast, FREE local and long distance phone calls within the Continental U.S. , FREE high-speed wireless internet access and advance online check in and check out services. While you're here, enjoy a relaxing swim in our outdoor pool and remote control television with three ESPN channels, CNN and HBO in each room . Our hotel has all interior corridors with elevator access and elctronic door locks.
Looking for a bite to eat? We are adjacent to a number of restaurants, Ruby Tuesdays, What-a-burger, Beef-o-Bradys, Chili's and many more.
Visit historic downtown Dade City and Zephyrhills, their many antique shops. Just a short drive to Busch Gardens, Museum of Science and Technology and the Hard Rock Casino.


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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia.
Patient discussion about money
Q. who is most likely to gain more money guys -or - girl
so i guess that the answer is- men.
Q. My brother who is 14 years old has a problem ……he spends a lot of money….is this linked to bipolar? My brother who is 14 years old has a problem ……he spends a lot of money….is this heavy spending linked to bipolar as he threatens me of running away somewhere and he is creating a lot of problem loosing all vital friends and relatives……and he does not like to visit doctor….please help me …..What needs to be done…..is this linked to bipolar?
Q. Is spending money irresponsibely a sign of impending manic attack? My 32 years-old husband is known to have bi-polar disorder, but for the last ten years he has been on lithium treatment and had no attacks. Last week he bought some very expensive things to our home, without asking me (we usually discuss these things before we do anything). Does this mean he's getting a new manic attack? Other than that purchase everything else is normal, and he appears and behaves as usual. I don't want to take him for the psychiatrist just for spending some money.


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SendGrid.com Gets a FaceliftTim Falls
Why the Redesign?
Today, we are very excited to release to the public our all-new site design. We've been working hard to roll this out, and it feels good to finally set it free into the wild. Over the last year, we've collected significant feedback from our users in regards to the UX/UI aspect of the site, which we have used to guide our efforts with this release. We would like to continue this collaborative effort, so please give us your feedback by clicking the tab on the right side of each page.
A BIG Thanks
This was made possible by countless hours spent by a number of amazing people, including: our kick-ass engineering team, our designer, and an awesome outside firm called Soft Facade. We couldn't be more proud of what that the team has accomplished, and we thank everyone involved for their hard work.
What's Different
We've totally revamped both the public-facing pages as well as the user backend.
When you visit SendGrid.com, you will notice that the home page is completely different and features our brand new logo (compliments of SoftFacade). From there, you can see that our Pricing and Testimonials pages are much different. For example, on the pricing page we've added a calculator tool to help new users decide which plan will best meet their needs. We've also added a Tour page to offer a quick tutorial explaining "what SendGrid does," which will include video soon. And if you appreciate awesome design, check out these these amazing icons on the documentation page!
For quick reference, you can view screenshots of every page at our flickr page.
As a SendGrid user, you will have a much different experience after logging into your account:
- Account Overview is cleaner and allows easier navigation from the right sub-menu
- Dashboard provides you with a snapshot of your recent activity and news from the company
- Stats are just plain prettier! Plus, the ability to filter by various metrics and date ranges is even easier
- Email Lists show you invalid email addresses and others that have resulted in blocks, bounces, spam reports, and unsubscribes
- The Apps tab has replaced the former "Filters" tab. Instead of a drag-and-drop, you can now enable and disable with one click and view all of your apps according to their current status (i.e., enabled or disabled) [Note: this section is going to become an exciting place to visit in the future!]
- Multi-User Management is easier than ever – search, add, and delete subusers quickly and easily
- The My Newsletters tab provides a starting point for sending a message via new or existing templates to your list(s)
- Everything you need to know about using SendGrid is in the Documentation area. If you find something missing, please use the feedback widget or contact support directly
Finally, you'll also notice that we've added a feedback widget (by GetSatisfaction) to the right side of the screen.
If you have ideas that you think will make the site better, we want to hear from you. When you click on feedback, you will see a pop-up where you can submit your idea to the SendGrid community.
We know that we can (and will) make the site better, but we need your help in doing so. We truly value everyone's input, so make SendGrid your own by being a contributor and having your voice heard.
We also know that sometimes change is difficult to embrace. Other times, you just like to work with what you know. For this reason, we have decided to keep the old site live and usable for a short period. Simply visit classic.sendgrid.com to log in to your account and use the site just like you did in the days of old.


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Patterns in the World Wide Web
By Bernardo Huberman
"If one concentrates on the number of visitors to sites, a proxy for their commercial value, it turns out that the top 0.1% of all sites in the World Wide Web capture a whopping 32.36% of user volume."
Riding on top of this transformation and actually accelerating its pace is the phenomenon of the Web, which is the medium through which much of the information carried by the Internet is accessed and displayed. Originally conceived in a physics laboratory in Geneva as a mechanism for distributing information among physicists trying to unravel the ultimate structure of matter, the web quickly spread through the globe to all sorts of people and business, making it the de-facto interactive medium of the information age. This spread is nothing but phenomenal; from a few pages available in 1993 and several million in 1998, to two billion pages indexed by Google last year. And the user population has also increased in astonishing fashion. Whereas in 1996 there were 61 million users, at the close of 1998 over 147 million people had Internet access worldwide. And as of May of this year, the user population was estimated to be 580 million worldwide.
While a casual examination of a few web pages, or of traffic along the Internet, would confirm one's intuition that such gigantic informational web is essentially random, a systematic and scientific study of the nature of the web has revealed the existence of order in the midst of this chaos. And the discovery of this order is surprising because no one would have anticipated finding anything regular when considering the chaotic fashion in which the web grows. No central planner tells its users how to design their sites, forage for information, or even how to organize the links that allow for users to surf from one page or site to the other. The structure and content of the web is the result of actions by millions of people who seldom, if ever, think of the global implications of their adding an extra page or a link to their sites. That these actions can lead to an organized whole in spite of their independent nature was articulated in the context of societies by Hayek in his paper "The Use of Knowledge in Society", which he published in 1945 in the American Economic Review.
The order that one finds in the Web manifests itself in the form of lawful patterns that persist over different geographical locations, millions of pages or even the nature of electronic commerce throughout the world. I describe these lawful patterns in my book The Laws of the Web: Patterns in the Ecology of Information published by MIT Press last year. It turns out that there are many small elements contained within the Web, but few large ones. A few sites consist of millions of pages, but millions of sites only contain a handful of pages. Also, few sites contain millions of links, but many sites have one or two. Millions of users flock to a few select sites, giving little attention to millions of others. In many of these cases, these patterns can be expressed in mathematical fashion as a so-called power law, meaning that the probability of attaining a certain size x is inversely proportional to x to some power, whose numerical value is greater or equal to 1.
The reason that power laws are interesting is that unlike the more familiar bell-shaped Gaussian distribution, a power law distribution has no 'typical' scale and is hence frequently called 'scale-free'. To understand the notion of scale-free, imagine for a moment that the order found in the Web was described by a Gaussian, or normal distribution, rather than the power law one. In that case most of the sites on the web, for example, would be of a given size, given by the peak of the bell-shaped curved, and that size, which is the most common one found among all sites, would set the 'scale' of the distribution. But a power law distribution, which is the one that accurately describes the properties of the web, does not have a peak, and therefore most of the sites do not have a given size, but come in all sorts of sizes, with few having many pages and many having few. That is why power law distributions are called scale-free, which means that if one were to look at the distribution of site sizes, for one arbitrary range, say between 10,000 and 20,000 pages, that distribution would look the same as that for a different range, say between 10 to 100 pages. In other words, zooming in or out in the scale at which one studies the web, one keeps obtaining the same result, i.e. an inverse power law in the probability of finding a given feature. It also means that if one can determine how something is distributed over a given range, one can then predict what the distribution will be for another range.
A power law also gives a finite probability to very large elements, whereas the exponential tail in a Normal, or Gaussian, distribution makes the probability of finding elements much larger than the mean extremely unlikely. Another way of saying this is that power law distributions have very long tails, which means that there is a finite probability of finding sites extremely large, compared to the average. That occurrences many times larger than the average are striking can be illustrated by the example of heights of individuals, which follow the familiar normal distribution. It would be very surprising to find someone measuring 2 or 3 times the average U.S. male height of 5'10". On the other hand, a power law distribution makes it quite possible to find a site many times larger than average.
The implications of this finding are far reaching. If one concentrates on the number of visitors to sites, a proxy for their commercial value, it turns out that the top
0.1% of all sites in the World Wide Web capture a whopping 32.36% of user volume. Moreover the top 1% of sites capture more than half of the total volume.
This concentration of visitors into a few sites cannot be due solely to the fact that people find some types of sites more interesting than others. Together with my colleague Lada Adamic we verified this very skewed distribution by performing the same analysis for two categories of sites: adult sites and sites within the .edu domain.
Adult sites were assumed to offer a selection of images and optionally video and chat. Educational domain sites were assumed to contain information about academics and research as well as personal homepages of students, staff, and faculty, which could cover any range of human interest. Again, the distribution of visits among sites was unequal. 6,615 adult sites were sampled by keywords in their name. The top site captured 1.4% of the volume to adult sites, while the top 10% accounted for 60% of the volume. Similarly, of the .edu sites, the top site, umich.edu, held 2.81% of the volume, while the top 5% accounted for over 60 percent of the visitor traffic.
This result is interesting both to the economist studying the efficiency of markets in electronic commerce and to providers contemplating the number of customers the business will attract. From an economics point of view, such a disproportionate distribution of user volume among sites is characteristic of winner-take-all markets, wherein the top few contenders capture a significant part of the market share. In a winner-take-all market the rewards are proportional to relative performance rather than absolute one, and imply a very skewed distribution of income to those participating in the market.
The ubiquitous patterns that appear in the informational ecosystem of the Web are manifestations of the underlying dynamics through which people interact with information and each other. While the details of these interactions are complicated and incorporate a number of intentional factors that are often hard to identify, they give rise to large-scale phenomena that are regular and reproducible on many scales. This is yet another example of the fact that a social system, while complicated and diverse in appearance, can display orderly patterns when observed with the proper tools and time scales.
The Laws of the Web: Patterns in the Ecology of Information, by Bernardo A. Huberman, MIT Press, 2001.


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Malia Obama turned 14 this summer and you would never know it from her composure and grace in the media eye; in all the pictures taken of her she manages to refrain from expressions of teenage angst or boredom and beautifully carries an easy sense of teenage style.
Malia is tall and leggy and the dresses, flats and cropped pants that she wears suit her perfectly. The dresses she wears typically hit mid thigh and are a flattering and modest cut while still looking chic and youthful. She often pairs dresses with a cardigan in a thin fabric and a modestly toned, oversized bag.
The pieces she chooses are occasionally recognizable from popular teenage hot spots like H&M and Urban Outfitters, and she looks as comfortable in her church and event wear as she does casual wear. The color that pops up the most in her wardrobe seems to be a bright cheerful yellow! Her shoe choices have matured and the basic Converse and flats she donned are now often instead strappy sandals, a low boot or a flat with flourish.
This gathering of pictures reveals a sweet young woman who looks happy and comfortable with herself- the most stylish thing of all!


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Winter Health Tips for Older Adults
Posted 2/1/2012
Beat the winter blues and stay healthy year-round with three simple steps
The nights are longer. The air is colder. The last thing you might want to hear is that you should go outside for a walk, but a simple stroll around your neighborhood is one of three key tips to staying happy, healthy and warm this winter.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) published Winter Safety for Older Adults this year — a publication with expert insight into staying happy and healthy throughout the winter months. Though the publication is geared toward older adults, the information is universal.
"I don't care if you're 16 or 60," said Claudia Collins, an aging wellness specialist for UNCE in Las Vegas. "A lot of the things we offer in this publication work for everybody."
The crux of the publication can be boiled down to three simple steps, with additional information and tips relating back to these core principles: wash hands, stay active and stay warm.
- Wash hands — This universal advice is especially important for the elderly population. Washing your hands will help stop the spread of any germs at home or elsewhere. Collins said people would be shocked at the kinds of germs on ATM machines, gas pumps and door handles, but washing your hands for 20 seconds with soap and warm water will get rid of them and keep you healthy.
- Stay active — Get out of the house! Walk around the neighborhood, partake in activities at your senior center or visit family. It doesn't matter what you enjoy, but bundle up and enjoy it outside. With increased activity, comes increased circulation. Better circulation means your body stays warmer longer. Though it's tempting to stay in during colder, darker months, it's better for you mentally and physically to stay active.
- Stay warm — Being warm is more important than being frugal. But if you're keen on saving money, wear several loose-fitting layers around the house. Seal air leaks in drafty windows and under doors. Set your thermostat to 68 degrees. Just being 'really cold' can make you sick. So make your home comfortable. Contact the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for more information on low-cost heating at (702) 4861404.
"We walk into a room of people 65 and older and ask, 'what if you could learn one secret to preventing illness that doesn't cost a penny, that doesn't require you to go to the doctor's office, and all of you do it anyway?'" Collins said. "They'll look at you and make guesses, but the secret is hand washing. You're probably not going to get sick if you just wash your hands."
For Collins, good health boils down to simple changes in lifestyle — with healthy patterns leading to healthy results.
"It's really all part of a cycle," she said. "When you exercise well, you get a good night's sleep. When you're exercising, you don't fall down. When you wash your hands frequently, you don't get sick. "
In the same way, bad habits can lead to drops in mood and overall health.
"If you're living on sugar, you're going to get depressed," Collins said. "If you're depressed, you won't go out and walk. If you don't walk, you won't get good sleep. If you don't get good sleep, you'll get sick …"
Short-term illnesses like the common cold or flu can be prevented. According to the Centers for Disease Control, influenza and pneumonia are the fifth-leading causes of death among people aged 65 or older. Similarly, one out of three adults over the age of 65 fall every year — leading to debilitating drops in their quality of life. Both of these statistics can be significantly lowered if we take the time to wash hands, stay active and stay warm, Collins said.


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More browser-based RPG goods for you today: the developer behind the game Moonshades recently indicated on the Opengameart.org forums that this neat old-school (ok not as old-school as Heroine Dusk) dungeon crawler is now fully open-source.
Have a look at the alpha game-play:
It seems the entire game (including the source-code) is released under the rather art focused Creative Commons Attribution (cc-by 3.0) license, but since that is pretty compatible even to the GPL, this shouldn't really matter at all.
Have fun playing!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
WebGL dungeon crawler Moonshades now FOSS
More browser-based RPG goods for you today: the developer behind the game Moonshades recently indicated on the Opengameart.org forums that this neat old-school (ok not as old-school as Heroine Dusk) dungeon crawler is now fully open-source.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Browser based MMO: Ironbane
I wanted to write about this browser-based MMO game called Ironbane for a while, but never actually got around trying it (it's easy though, no need to register for the alpha currently, just hit play; but for me under Linux with Firefox 23 it just kept loading and loading... could have been my very slow connection though). Luckily the creator got into contact with us to remind me about it.
Here is an slightly older video of the tutorial level:
The code (GPLv3) can be accessed on Github, and there is a nice contributors guide. The author also confirmed that there are plans to release all the artworks under CC-by-SA soon, so it can be called a proper FOSS game.
But regardless of that, I feel they need to work on the huge pixel (ok actually texel) density spread, e.g. the strongly different size of individual pixels on the screen ;)
We also asked the creator about any longer plans to commercialize it and this is what he got to offer in that regard:
Which I guess sounds like a good idea to fund further development and hosting costs.When we reach beta we would like to offer optional stuff like houses, special clothes and other things for donations (nothing that can give an unfair advantage). So in a way this can be classified as F2P, yes.
Anyways... unless you live in the same internet darkage like me, there is no reason not to give it a try!
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Assault Cube reloaded, version 2.5.8
I'm a bit hesitant to cover this game, as media licensing is a complete mess, but well some might enjoy playing it and the source-code is there ;)
Here is a longish game-play video of Assault Cube Reloaded:
You can follow the latest development and see the change-log here.
P.S.: Funny to see some of the Red Eclipse artwork and Xonotic sounds (I think) reused, but I wouldn't want to open the can of worms in regards to them being copy-left licensed...
Monday, August 12, 2013
Lips of Suna 0.7.0 released
After a long hibernation a new version of the 3D RPG Lips of Suna was released today!
|Take that you, ermm brown something?
More screenshots here, and there are quite a few great new features:
- New terrain system.
- More responsive controls.
- Real single player mode.
- New spell and enchantment systems.
- Many graphical improvements.
- Added limited scope game modes.
- Improved script performance.
- Extended character modeling support.
- User interface improvements.
- Improved mod loading.
- Major code cleanup.
- Several less interesting changes.
Friday, August 09, 2013
GSoC 2013 pushes SuperTuxKart forward!
If you follow our planet, this is no news, but the recent advances in graphics, networking a other stuff from SuperTuxKart are quite nice. This is basically a result of them being accepted to this years Google Summer of Code.
Not showing most of the new features yet is this nice video featuring the mascot of OpenGameArt.org as a new player character:
But their blog has many interesting technical details (and other screenshots + videos) to show off the new features.
So if you like to also contribute, or just want to praise the great work, have a look at their FreeGamer hosted forums :)
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Stunt Rally 2.1 released
My luck... I do the reluctant once in two weeks post to keep the blog alive, and almost the next day is an unexpected big new release of a cool game ;)
Ahh well... Stunt Rally 2.1 seems to have ventured into even less realistic spheres now:
|Awesome alien worlds in Stunt Rally 2.1
All I need now is a nice unrealistically spongy arcade style vehicle handling, and I am happy :p
Monday, August 05, 2013
Assorted news #1024
- New FreeOrion 0.43 release.
- Unvanquished Alpha 18.
- Some news from the standalone idTech4 Hexen remake.
- Open-source reimplementation of Caesar3 engine picked up again.
- OpenMW 0.25.0 released.
- New Ya3dag 1.42 release.
- Files of the Open(GameArt)Bundle released under CC0.


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The Fantasy Fan
The Fantasy Fan was a fanzine by Charles D. Hornig published in the 1930's in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Charles Hornig began The Fantasy Fan at seventeen and published his first issue in September 1933. It is regarded as the first fanzine in the weird fiction field. It featured articles, news, fiction, poetry and letters. Although it had a small print run of 300 copies, it attracted the premier fiction writers of the day - H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch, August Derleth, David H. Keller, and Robert E. Howard. These same contributors were also letter writers to the fanzine and frequently argued with one another in the section called "The Boiling Point".
The Fantasy Fan also included contributions by Forrest Ackerman (editor of Imagination!), F. Lee Baldwin, R.H. Barlow, Robert Nelson, Emil Petaja, Kenneth B. Pritchard, Duane Rimel, P. J. Searles, Louis C. Smith, Bob Tucker (editor of Le Zombie), and Natalie H. Wooley, and included news items on weird writing by Julius Schwartz and Mortimer Weininger (editors of The Time Traveler).
After 18 issues had been released, the last issue was published in February 1935. There was talk of reviving it, with Lovecraft as editor, but it did not come to pass.


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The human body contains a total of about 15–20 mg. of manganese. About half of that is in the bones, and the remainder is found in the liver, pancreas, pituitary gland, adrenal glands, and kidneys—the active metabolic organs. Manganese is present in many enzymes in body cells, particularly in the mitochondria (or energy factories) as manganese—containing superoxide dismutase, an antioxidant enzyme.
In the food chain, most manganese is present in plant tissues, mainly in nuts, seeds, and whole grains, but in most vegetables as well, particularly the dark leafy greens. Like that of iron, our absorption of manganese is low; utilization of manganese from the diet has been estimated in the range of 15—30 percent efficiency. Absorption may be influenced by body manganese levels. Alcohol and lecithin cause slight increases in manganese absorption.
Large amounts of calcium and/or phosphorus will interfere with manganese absorption. Heavy milk drinkers, meat eaters, or consumers of soda beverages may therefore need additional manganese. Magnesium, as is found in antacids, may interfere somewhat with manganese absorption. Iron definitely has a seesaw interaction with manganese; too much of either mineral will interfere with absorption of the other. In other words, taking extra manganese can interfere with iron absorption and lead to deficiency, which must then be corrected by taking extra iron. Zinc, cobalt, and soy protein may also interfere with manganese absorption into the blood from the intestines. Manganese can interfere with copper absorption and can decrease copper levels. Optimal absorption of manganese occurs when it is taken in the absence of other minerals or food and in its protein–chelated form.
After absorption, manganese is transported to the liver and then to other organs, such as the kidneys, for storage. A globulin protein called transmangamin carries the manganese molecules in the blood. Manganese is eliminated mainly through the feces after being excreted in the bile. The kidneys clear only a small amount. A manganese blood level (whole blood) can be measured; this level is often low in a person who eats the average American diet.
Sources: Nuts and whole grains are the best sources of manganese. Most animal foods have low levels, though egg yolks are a decent source. Seeds, legumes (peas and beans), and leafy greens, especially spinach, are all good sources of manganese if there is manganese in the soil in which these plants are grown. Alfalfa is high, and black teas and coffee beans have some manganese.
A number of factors, however, can affect dietary manganese levels. As I just implied, food manganese levels may vary greatly because of soil deficiencies; the leafy greens are particularly sensitive to this. Soil mineral losses related to runoff and high-tech farming have created manganese and other mineral depletion problems. Lime added to the soil binds manganese, and, though it may make nice greens, it will result in most foods having a lower manganese content.
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Hot Dad not Brad
True. Brad Pitt is totally hot when he's with his kids. There were some photos a while back of him with his boys Maddox and Pax in Venice or something… adorable.
But he's not the only one.
The other ones are just underrated. Let's give some love then to Liev Schreiber. Here in LA with his firstborn – so blonde! – hanging out having a man moment while mom presumably is tending to his younger brother.
Liev was spotted by several readers in Vancouver last week – he was in town for Wolverine – walking down the street. Apparently in person it's a major quiver. He's tall. Like legitimately tall. And a sexy beast. Was holding a ciggie sauntering down the block.
Have never had any loin action for him myself but if you do, I don't blame you. He's a beast. And a very, very good actor. I liked him on CSI. You?
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Nioh - Back to back battles with Nue and White Tiger have me embracing a new boss strategy
I haven't picked the game back up since beating Onryoki How are you enjoying it overall, compared to Souls?
I finished DOOM over the weekend and started playing Super Metroid today.
The modern Doom? What'd you think?
Nope, the original version from 1993. I played the crap out of Doom 64 when I was a teenager, but I never played the original. It was awesome!
Oh cool. Yeah, I actually play through Doom once every few years. It's pretty fantastic. The thought and care in level design and enemy placement still makes for a great game. Play through it in zDoom (enhanced graphics and mouseaim) and it's even better than the original.
Have you played the most recent version of Doom? If so, what did you think?
The modern one? Yeah, it was fun. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for in a Doom follow-up, but I had weird expectations for what it should actually be.
I'm planning on checking it out, but it's way down the list.
Tell us more? I thought it was a nice return to form in a modern interpretation, at least as far as the gameplay went (the whole manually initiating big combat sequences was weird). It was definitely a "fun" vibe, which the original Doom had, though one didn't exactly imagine that's what it was all about or trying to convey as best it could in 1993 (Aliens with demons). Maybe that's why the 2016 version was ultimately fleeting; I played it, beat it, deleted it, and didn't think much more of it. Would you have preferred something with an atmosphere more like Doom 3 with the Doom 2016 engine or at least more speed?
I think they successfully made Doom relevant again, which is a huge feat. It's just not the successor I was hoping for. And honestly, I don't even know how to explain what I want. I suppose I wanted something crazy, like a direct evolution of what Doom 1-2 were, not a full-scale reboot. Something that was faster, more enemies on screen, more care into enemy placement, weapon spawns, etc. Imagine '90s Doom + Super Meat Boy, with levels that could be played (and replayed) quickly and mastered over time. What we got with Doom 2016 was a bit too cinematic and linear for me, the forced melee stuff fell flat, and the whole experience didn't really hold my attention longer than it took to beat it.
I'd say I'm a pretty big DooM fan (as my snooty writing of the name shows) and I was happily surprised by the 2016 edition. It wasn't a landmark game like DooM 1+2 were, but I doubt that's even possible in this day and age.
It brought me the same joy Zelda: A Link Between Worlds did.
I bet, let us know what you think in 2041.
Man, I hope it doesn't take that long.
This is easier to pull off, and I'm not saying easy as a slight, because it's also easy to screw up or misunderstand exactly what made something fun, so pulling it off as well as ALBW and Doom 16 is admirable, but it's much harder to create a successor that's equally fun and engaging that's also a unique and transcendent reinvention of the form in and of itself, from scratch. Practically impossible as you say because what could make it transcendent could also make it unrecognizable from its predecessors, "We don't want to make it too different from what people want/expect." So, many times it's too different or not enough, thus why the ALBW method is more effective since you're basically swinging into that familiarity the best you can while making it feel freshly modern.
You are plowing through these pretty fast, but what a backlog! I've pretty much given up on playing classics I missed from too long ago. No matter how transcendentally good they may be, it's just not a fair representation at a certain point. As in, there's no way for me to truly experience the impact on a gut level.
Continuing your comparison with Zelda, a series with many more entries than Doom, look at how many games of varying experimentation they relased since 1998 before making BotW, and these are the best, most-consistent game developers in history trying their hardest to hit a grand slam on cue.


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Source Report: Guatemala, February 2011
Last week, I was in Guatemala visiting our friends at Finca Nuevo Vinas and also exploring the diversity of coffee within this beautiful country. My journey began with some intensive cupping as a starting point for the direction I would take. Guatemala is blessed with a number of distinct microclimates, soils, and varietals, all which can result in a staggering breadth of coffees. I cupped coffees from Antigua, Huehuetenango, Atitlan, Fraijanes, Santa Rosa, Sacatepequez, Jalapa, and Acatenango, just to name a few. Alex, my gracious and knowledgeable host, explained certain trends to notice in the cup depending on soil composition and elevation, and that some years the distinct flavors of each region are clear and pronounced, and others they are muted.
After cupping we took a short plane ride to his farm, and it was great to be back! I visited him a few years ago and was eager to see how his efforts in increasing biodiversity, improving compost, and increasing shade had impacted his farm. His harvest was near its end, so the trees were at their weakest, drained from the energy they required to produce fruit. Still, the care and health of the farm was evident in their structure: sturdy trunks, branches, and healthy leaves. Small buds were forming on the branches, all waiting for a nice rain to spur flowering.
Next, we took a hike up to the bio-reserve which occupies over forty percent of his land. This land boasts pristine forest, home to native and endangered species including gray fox, armadillo, anteaters, parrots, and butterflies, just to name a few. Alex explained how this diversity is key to improving the quality of the soil at the plantation. He often scours the forest floor for rich decomposed fungal matter to add to his composting system, increasing the diversity, and terroir of his soil.
We also witnessed the impact tropical storm Agatha had on his land: huge trees had been torn from the ground, the landscape altered. Though the record breaking rains had their negative impact such as an increase in fungus problems, and a raising water table cramping the root structures, Alex was also optimistic that the storm had stirred up the land to erode and release valuable minerals into his soil. The impact of Agatha would be a recurring theme on my trip.
We had a delicious dinner of isote flowers, black beans, fresh cheese, and tortillas, which was deeply satisfying, and exactly what I needed after my long first day in Guatemala, and sleep came easy.
The following days in Guatemala included visits to farms in Antigua, Atitlan, San Martin Jilotepeque, and Santa Rosa. I was able to meet a handful of wonderful, dedicated farmers, and plan on bringing Caffe Vita a few exciting new crop offerings in addition to our delicious, celebrated Finca Nuevo Vinas coffee.
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In his book, The American Soul, Rediscovering the Wisdom
of the Founders, Jacob Needleman states, "we need to appreciate
the important role that innovative religious communities played
in the formation of our country--remembering that, for many of
the Founding Fathers, America itself was envisioned as a new land,
a new community defined not only politically but also spiritually."
While the definition of "spirituality" took many forms, from enlightenment
principles to freedom of worship, many European groups envisioned
America as a place to plant the seeds for utopian communities,
both religious and secular. One such group was the United Society
of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the
Shakers, who arrived in America from England in 1774. Founded
in 1747, in Manchester, England, from a group of dissenting Quakers,
only a handful of Shakers came to North America in 1774. Once
in America, the Shakers won many converts, and their faith spread
to include roughly 6,000 members just before the Civil War. The
Shakers were but one of many sects that found fertile soil in
the North American continent to practice their beliefs and expand.
Today, except for one active community in Sabbathday, Maine, the
great Shaker villages are diminished, but the Shakers left an
enduring impact on the religion and culture of the United States.
Historical Background: The origins of the Shakers, like
many other religious sects that splintered off mainstream Protestantism,
are found in the 17th century. The Protestant Revolution, which
began in Europe in 1517, along with the discoveries of new technologies
and trade routes, altered the political, spiritual, and economic
life of Europe and the world. The discoveries of the Americas,
the uses of the vernacular tongues in writing, and the ancient
earth-centered universe disproved by Tycho Brahe and other astronomers,
along with the opening of new trade routes and newer technologies
for warfare altered the earlier medieval conception of the universe.
With new scientific and religious interpretations opening up (the
publishing of the Bible in various vernacular languages helped
speed the process), the creation of new Christian Churches outside
the Catholic Church and the mainstream Protestant denominations
(the Lutheran Church, the Calvinists and Church of England) continued
in the 17th and 18th centuries. Already in Elizabethan England
the Puritans were becoming separate from the Church of England.
Following came the Baptist Church, the Quakers, the French Camisards,
the Community of True Inspiration, the first Unitarian tract,
various Anabaptist and millenarian groups, the Methodists and
others. Often the congregations that created these new churches
believed that the mainstream Protestant Churches were becoming
too legalistic in interpretation of the Bible. Two of these newer
sects, the French Camisards and the Quakers, lead the way to the
Shakers. The beliefs and early histories of these two religious
groups will be briefly explored, as both groups contributed to
the formation of Shaker beliefs.
It was a merging of both Quaker and French Camisard beliefs
that created the Shakers. The Quakers were founded in England
in 1652 by George Fox. Stressing the "Inner Light of Christ,"
the early Quakers taught that direct knowledge of Christ was possible
to the individual without a Church, priest or book as the final
word of revelation. While no official creed holds the Quakers,
or Society of Friends, together, the belief that God exists in
all people caused many Quakers to be sensitive to injustice and
degradation. They have a long history of pacifism, and this belief
was found also among their spiritual descendants, the Shakers.
During the 1740s, the Quakers changed their process of worship
where their violent tremblings and quakings, from which they derived
their name, predominated. One group in Manchester, England, retained
this form of worship, and it was during the 1740s that the "Shaking
Quakers," or Shakers, came under the influence of some exiled
French Camisards. This group split off from mainstream Quakerism
in 1747, and developed along their own lines, forming into a society
with Jane and James Wardley as their leaders. Ann Lee, the founder
and later leader of the American Shakers, and her parents were
members of this society.
In 1780, the first two American converts joined the small community,
but Ann Lee and the Shakers came under suspicion of not aiding
the American Revolution against the British. Ann Lee was placed
in jail until George Clinton, governor of New York, released her,
provided she did not work against the patriot cause. While her
English followers opposed the war between the Colonies and Great
Britain, they did not aid the British. Ann returned to Niskeyuna,
north of Albany, New York, in 1783. This location was already
becoming the headquarters of the American Shakers. Ann gathered
more followers with her teachings until her death in 1784. Historians
interested in the history of women's rights have recently reevaluated
the life of Ann Lee.
The Shaker communities referred to those who lived outside as
people from "the World." They allowed contact with outsiders,
and many outsiders, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, observed their
religious practices. Shaker communities were agriculturally based,
and consisted of several Shaker "families." The celibate Shaker
"family" was not a family of blood relations; rather all referred
to themselves as brothers and sisters of the Shaker community.
The sexes lived, and mostly worked, apart, living in communal
homes that could house up to 100 people. The community meeting-house
became the center of Shaker worship services on Sunday where the
sexes sat in separate rows. The spontaneous dancing that was part
of Shaker worship until the early 1800s became replaced by choreographed
dancing. Around the 1840s spontaneous dancing returned, but by
the end of the 19th century dancing ceased, and worship services
were taken up with the singing of hymns, testimonials, a short
homily, and silence.
Information for this essay was found in several
sources, among them the biographical account of Ann Lee written
by Stephen J. Stein, edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
(general editors) and found in American
National Biography Volume 13 (New York:
Oxford University Press, 1999).In
passing, one book which explores the larger theme of spirituality
in America, Jacob Needleman's The American
Soul Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders, (New
York: Putnam, 2002) deserves mention. F. W. Evans original
1859 work,
Shakers Compendium of the origin, History, principles, Rules and
Regulations, Government, and Doctrines of the United Society of
Believers in Christ's Second Appearing with Biographies of Ann
Lee, William Lee, Jas. Whittaker, J. Hocknell, J. meacham, and
Lucy Wright was found online at http://www.passtheword.org/SHAKER-MANUSCRIPTS/Shakers-Compendium/shaker1x.htm
Much of the information found here was taken from the National
Park Service's pamphlet The Shaker Historic
Trail. Information on the current beliefs
of the Shakers was found at their Sabbethday Lake Shaker Community
website at http://www.shaker.lib.me.us
www.shaker.lib.me.us. Christian's
Becksvoort's The Shaker Legacy Perspectives
on an Enduring Furniture Style (Newtown,
Ct: The Taunton Press, 2000) gave a good account of Shaker innovations,
while the reforms of Joseph Meachum, a successor of Ann lee, were
found in Julie Nicoletta's The Architecture
of the Shakers (Woodstock, Vermont:
Norfleet Press, 1995).
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I apologize for this picture--I'm not that great with a camera anyway and our daylight is fading so fast that by the time I've got dinner on the table I have no light to speak of.
So you'll just have to take my word for it that this was a wonderful recipe--a definite must make that everyone loved. I modified it from a Cooking Light recipe I found recently and it was so well received that in fact the next afternoon Lillian came home from school and said with this fond emotion in her voice, "Mom, you know that chicken you fixed last night? It was SO GOOD!"
Take that McDonald's!
Anyway, it smells wonderful cooking and drove the workmen crazy--they kept commenting on how great the place smelled and considering that we were all choking on dust that's saying something.
4-5 tablespoons olive oil
6 5-inch cinnamon sticks
7 bay leaves
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 14-ounce can chicken broth
1 8-ounce container of fat free plain yogurt
1 tablespoon flour
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup toasted ground almonds
1 red bell pepper, diced
3 tablespoons slivered toasted almonds
Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. Cook 2 minutes or until it's smelling very good. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until tender. Add the curry powder, turmeric, salt, and cardamom and mix the add the broth and stir to mix.
In a large lightly greased baking dish pour the sauce over six chicken breasts. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes or until chicken is tender and nearly done.
Remove the chicken from pan with a slotted spoon. Discard the cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. Transfer the remaining sauce from the baking dish back to the skillet and cook over low heat 5 minutes. Combine yogurt, flour, and sugar in a small bowl then stir in 1/2 cup hot liquid. Add the yogurt mixture to pan, stirring until smooth, then stir in ground almonds. Cook 5 minutes or until thick, stirring frequently. Return chicken to the pan and cook for five more minutes. Sprinkle with diced bell pepper and slivered almonds.
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August 2013 Vintage VaultPosted in Features on July 3, 2013
A Go-Fast Flattie
For this edition of Vintage Vault we will show you a few color photos from the 1973 Baja 500. Why? Well, because we can. And honestly, who doesn't like looking at vintage shots of vintage Jeeps going fast through the desert? Here, in a photo shot by Gerry Stiles, we see two hardy souls pounding through Baja in a prepped Flattie. And by prepped we mean it has a bare minimum of equipment to get from here to there in a 500 mile off-road race.
Vintage Race Prep
Here is a row of vintage Jeeps from the '73 Baja 500. We frequently talk about Brian Chuchua, and it's mainly because Jeeps he was associated with keep popping up in our Source Interlink Media archives. He was busy playing with Jeeps! Little wonder that the guy is an off-road/Jeep/race legend. Here we see a photo shot by Eric Rickman showing last-minute repairs and prep to the Holey Toledo Baja Commando. We spy a shackle reversal and a fiberglass front clip on the race Jeep. Check out that J-Truck chase rig. Nice! We are guessing the longer wheelbase of the Commandos made them more popular for the go-fast crowd than the short CJs.
Baja Via CJ-6
Another way to get more wheelbase is shown here in this shot by Pat Brollier. This Arizona-based CJ-6 with a patriotic paint scheme is running fast and loose around a turn. Again, we see a shackle reversal, multiple shocks per corner, and what would appear to be a wider-than-stock rear axle with a very complex truss. Check out the foam padding duct taped to the headlights and running lights. Other photos showed a similar set-up with duct tape and cardboard. We are betting that's to ensure at least a few of the lights would still shine after dark despite the flying rocks. How about those long-tube headers—we can almost hear the roar!


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I went from shoulder-length hair to an a-line/bob just below my ears! A DRASTIC change for me(I haven't had hair this short since grade school! But the cut actually made me look 35 instead of my actual 45 years! My best friend went shorter in stages till she found the right a-line length that looked fantastic on her! You don't necessarily have to jump right in to a shorter cut/style!
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She's very pretty, and has some great haircuts, but a smile would help her look a lot!
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She can definitely rock a short or choppy bob. I liked one of the updo's they showed but other than that, I can't even (and don't want to) imagine my hair in these cuts. I think that she can and will look good no matter what she does to that hair. What I DID like were some of the colors she donned in the photos. She always has a great color and/or highlight.
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The eerie sounds of the planet Saturn are telling a tale of two hemispheres.
As Saturn rotates, its magnetic field produces radio waves, which are recorded by the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini scientists convert the data to sound.
The radio waves are one way that scientists measure the length of Saturn's day. Saturn is a big ball of gas with no solid surface, so there are no fixed landmarks to track as it spins. But the radio waves repeat as the planet rotates, providing a way to measure how fast Saturn is spinning: once every 10 hours and 40 minutes.
Over the last few years, though, scientists realized that the radio waves coming from the northern and southern hemispheres were out of sync. And as the seasons on Saturn changed, so did the radio waves. As the Sun moved from southern to northern skies, the cycle of radio waves got shorter in the south and longer in the north — as though the two hemispheres were rotating at different speeds.
That's not actually the case, though. Instead, the changing levels of solar energy are most likely causing the two hemispheres of Saturn's magnetic field to "sing" a bit out of tune.
Look for Saturn near the crescent Moon in the southeast at first light tomorrow. The star Spica is close to the left of the Moon, with fainter Saturn a little farther to the left of Spica.
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The Reverend Father Dimitri Tsakas is the rector of the Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Brisbane, and the Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of Queensland and New Guinea, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
- 1966 - Dimitri was born in Brisbane. He would receive his school education from Junction Park State School and Brisbane State High School, and then moved to Townsville to complete his undergraduate degree in Social Work, with honours in Social Policy. After graduation, he worked with disadvantaged groups from Townsville to Hughenden in Northwest Queensland, under the auspices of the Department of Social Security.
- 1988 - Dimitri married Michelle. The next year, they moved to Brisbane.
- 1989 - Dimitri practised social work in psychiatric disability.
- 1991 - Began practicing as Family Court Counsellor in the Family Court of Australia, Brisbane.
- May - Dimitri is ordained by Archbishop Stylianos of Australia to the diaconate at the Church of St George, where he is assigned to serve.
- 1994 - At the end of this year, Dcn Dimitri was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of St George.
- 1995 - At the beginning of the academic year, Fr Dimitri began studies at St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Theological College, Sydney, serving parishes in Sydney at the same time.
- 1997 - At the end of this year, having graduated from St. Andrew's with a Bachelor of Theology, Fr Dimitri was again placed at the Church of St George, Brisbane, where he currently serves as rector of the parish with an assistant priest.
- 2000 - On the retirement of Fr Gregory Sakellariou from the position, Fr Dimitri is made Vicar-General of the Fourth Archdiocesan District of Queensland and New Guinea. Fr Gregory continues to actively serve as assistant priest until his 2007 retirement.
- 2001 - Fr Dimitri was elevated to the rank of Economos.
- 2007 - Awarded a Masters of International Relations with Distinction from Macquarie University.
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- Biography, on the website of the Greek Orthodox Church of St George.
- Sermon on the Publican and the Pharisee.
- Article in 1999, within the Voice in the Wilderness, on The Prodigal Son.
- Article in 2000, within the Voice in the Wilderness, on Church Etiquette.
- Article in 2004, within the Voice in the Wilderness, on the Importance of Confession.
- A book on incarnational theology, That Our Joy May Be Complete, in which Fr Dimitri has an essay on the Orthodox viewpoint.
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Nice, France – Second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon and American Sam Querrey both came up a quarterfinal losers, while French wild card Gael Monfils secured a semifinal berth at the $530,000 Nice Open, a final clay-court French Open tune-up.
Spaniard Pablo Andujar doused Simon 6-4, 7-5, while French wild card Edouard Roger-Vasselin saved nine-of-11 break points in coming from behind to bounce the third-seeded Querrey 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club.
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Also on Day 5, Spaniard Albert Montanes took out France's Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-1 in 67 minutes to set-up a semifinal clash with Roger- Vasselin.
Friday's semifinals will not feature any seeded players.
The 2013 Nice champion will earn $95,000.