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It seems like years since E3 '06, when it's only been a few months. As we struggle through the summer drought, it becomes simple to lose sight of the imminent and enormous change that is ready to overtake the entire gaming industry. We've had a good taste of the coming generation with Xbox 360, and while it has fared much better than the Dreamcast, round two is approaching quickly. In a few months, Sony will unleash its Playstation 3 entertainment powerhouse, and Nintendo's Wii will finally be on store shelves. While there are plenty of questions about the PS3, Nintendo Wii seems to be gaining strength towards it's release later this year.
As the Nintendo guy, I'm zeroing in on Wii. You might predict that I have a positive slant toward Nintendo and you would be correct. After all, developer support is the strongest in years, there's a radical and compelling new dynamic to the console, and people are proably still standing in line to see the Wii in the LA Convention Center. So, it's pretty easy to presume success for the House of Mario, right? Wrong. Not by a long shot. Today, we examine the question…"Could the Wii Fail?"
Dumb mistakes. Nintendo's made plenty of them in the past. From cringe-worthy advertising to burning bridges with developers, the gaming veteran has hit most of the metaphorical potholes. Does disaster loom? Well, that all depends on the new Nintendo, the Satoru Iwata Nintendo, and if the risks he's taking are right. Iwata has done a good job to cleanse Hiroshi Yamauchi's imperialistic Nintendo image, making amends with scorned developers and paying some honest-to-god attention to the American market (Reggie, anyone?)
These improvements considered, the Wii is still Nintendo's biggest risk since the NES. A massive philosophy change is sweeping the company, and here I'll examine how disastrous it could be if the overhaul isn't handled with the utmost care. Let's look at some key elements of this new movement.
1: Bigger ideas, not bigger budgets.
Iwata stated that Wii will embrace more creative game concepts that haven't been tried before, focusing on fresh gameplay instead of graphics. This seems like a good idea in principle, but a firm balance must be maintained. We need a healthy, diverse collection of software—the low-budget quirk games, the pick-up-and-play titles, and most importantly, the epics. The magnum opuses that fuel the industry and stir speculation must not be abandoned. Is Nintendo doing just that? Not entirely, but there is reason for concern.
As an example, Wii Sports garnered as much criticism as praise during its E3 showing, from diametrically opposed factions in gaming fandom. Nintendo loyalists were shouting rhetoric, while the PS3 fans from just across the way were smirking and guffawing at the simplistic visuals. Wii Sports is admittedly low-tech in its presentation, almost embarrassingly so.
However, the most telling response has come from Nintendo's new target market: the non-gamers. E3 was dominated by gamers and gaming journalists, but I saw an older man and some other uninitiated passersby who were truly engrossed. Even some of the booth babes, hired to understand the game only to the extent that they could show someone else how to play it, couldn't put Wii Sports down.
Do I think Wii Sports is a good idea? Certainly. But it has to be executed correctly. Nintendo can't charge top dollar for this low-tech game, and they can't expect the Wii to stand on simple content alone. It'd be perfect as a pack in, ingenious even; we Americans do love our sports, and what better way to get good old dad interested in video games? But when I, the gamer see it next to Metroid Prime 3 on the shelf—well, no contest.
On that note, we also shouldn't be getting an overwhelming volume of simple games like Wii Sports. At least, they shouldn't be crowding the displays at EB or Gamestop—they should be on the Virtual Console, but I'll get to that later. Without masterpiece titles, Nintendo's loyal following might actually start to dry up, for the first time since the 80's. We need our Zelda, Metroid and Mario to keep us gaming long into the night. We need our Final Fantasies and Sonics to remind us why we love gaming. Some call it franchise stagnation; I call it nostalgia. And, there will always be a new generation of hardcore gamers to introduce to the classics (I didn't know about Metroid until I played Smash Bros., and now Samus's series is my personal favorite).
Iwata made a nice analogy: sometimes you don't want an elaborate banquet, but a simple bowl of rice and soup. Quite true, but gamers do not live on rice alone.
Probability of Disaster: Small
So far, we've seen evidence of a healthy balance, much like the one we have on DS. DS drew in hardcore gamers with the Mario 64 remake, but also slipped in Meteos, Nintendogs and Brain Age. The rate of female gamers on the DS is staggering, rivaling the early 90's Game Boy Tetris craze. Meanwhile the top-tier titles, Mario Kart, Metroid Hunters, are satisfying the appetite of the hardcore. With a nice skew of gaming tastes, DS is sustaining two different demographics: old-school and brand new, never-before-touched-a-controller consumers. Wii seems to have the same lineup. Zelda Twilight Princess and Prime 3 will definitely make launch, with Super Mario Galaxy not long after, but Wii Sports will draw in the non-gamers, and titles like Elebits and the virtual console offerings will keep them playing. I only hope that Nintendo doesn't start to cater to the non-gamers exclusively as we definitely don't want the Apple Syndrome taking over.
2: Virtual Console.
The massive backlog of Nintendo games is potentially one of the Wii's greatest assets—and an equally dangerous threat, if fumbled. Iwata has promised original content on the VC, the aforementioned simple low-budget games, and that's great—we need an avenue for indie developers. But we also need our classics, just like a literary connoisseur needs Great Expectations and The Great Gatsby. And in the gaming sense of classics, that is where we hit our first major snag: the Virtual Console will be Rare-less.
That's right. Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Blast Corps, Jet Force Gemini, they'll all be totally absent. Every IP owned by Rare will never see new life on Wii, but will more than likely show up on Xbox Live Arcade. For Nintendo, that is very bad. We all know that Rare saved the N64. You can talk up and down about Ocarina of Time, Mario 64 and the rest of the first party hits until you're blue in the face. It doesn't change the fact that a massive chunk of Nintendo fans cut their gaming teeth on masterworks from the
For a practical example, I didn't have the slightest interest in Nintendo until GoldenEye 007. Once I played that hallowed shooter, I was a Nintendo fan for life. GoldenEye was the hinging point for many fans, and without it, the N64 download section will feel fundamentally wrong. However, with the Bond license being tossed about in a mess of red tape, there's a slim chance we'll see GoldenEye anywhere soon, except right where it began: on that N64 cartridge you still have in your attic. But that still doesn't give us the rest of Rare's gold. About the only saving grace is Donkey Kong 64, as Nintendo still owns that property and Rare will grudgingly have to allow them to use it on the VC. The rest of those classic franchises are for Microsoft to do with as they please.
But not all is lost. Far from it, actually. The NES, SNES and N64 catalogues will go mainly untouched, with most, if not all of Nintendo's first party software showing up eventually. Third parties are coming out of the woodwork now, with Sega going so far as to put their own Genesis titles on the VC.
But suppose they don't go the extra mile, and give us a half-baked emulator? The demos at E3 were somewhat rough, with Mario 64 lacking anti-aliasing and Bonk's Adventure looking rather grainy. PR people reassured us that the demos weren't at all final builds, so hopefully we won't be stuck with a worse deal than pilfering illegal ROMs from spyware-infested websites.
We also have the issue of storage. Wii's 512MB of internal flash memory could theoretically hold every NES and SNES game, but only a few of the really big N64 titles. And we still have to take save games into account for the actual Wii software. Yes, there will be support for SD cards, but until I can hook up a beastly 120GB external hard drive, I won't be completely happy.
That leaves the classic-style controller. I played around with it a bit at E3, and it takes some definite getting used to, but it's serviceable. They've actually done a decent job on a pad that's supposed to work for five console's worth of games, with only the N64 controls feeling awkward. There might be some ergonomic add-ons for the VC controller, to make it more comfortable for N64 use. Just as long as they reposition that cramp-inducing Z button…
Probability of Disaster: Medium
I say this because so many things could go wrong. Omitting the wrong games from the list or pricing them too high could spell doom. Decades-old software should be priced in the iTunes neighborhood of $1 or so per game; I'm not paying $20 for an N64 game when I can get the original cartridge at EB for half that price. Meanwhile the classic controller still has a ways to go before it fits like the proverbial glove. The absence of Rare will be felt deeply by all old-school Nintendo fans, the exact market that Nintendo is aiming for with the nostalgia-laden VC. The ability to use the near-perfect GameCube controller for all the downloadable games would solve several problems. The GCN saw many ports of older games—NES Metroid, Zelda: Link to the Past and Ocarina—so it can clearly triple team for Nintendo's older consoles at the very least, and it shouldn't have much trouble conforming to the Genesis and TG-16. Then they'll need a significant storage option for the nostalgia buffs who want to download every last game they offer on the VC.
3: Third Party Support.
During Hiroshi Yamauchi's long rule over Nintendo, the company took on a very isolationist strategy. Developing for Nintendo was considered a privilege, and if a developer didn't like the strangling restrictions Nintendo put on them, well, they could hit the road. This approach worked at first—Nintendo had tight control over all of the games being developed for their home consoles. This made it easy to regulate their reputation as a family friendly company, as well as maximize profits. However, as competitors like Sega entered the market, Nintendo began to lose support. When Sony came along with the Playstation, a notoriously easy system to develop for, Nintendo began hemorrhaging developers and cash faster than energy from a ruptured Metroid. Sony's friendly attitude and loose regulations made them even more appealing to developers. One of the heaviest losses was Squaresoft and their Final Fantasy series.
Yamauchi stood firm, declaring that Nintendo didn't need Square's help, he formed the Dream Team, a core of Nintendo's best developers, and put them to work on the N64. Nintendo supported the N64 admirably, but the isolationism eventually cost them in the form of long delays between software and a relatively sparse library in comparison with the Playstation's massive game lineup.
So, why the history lesson? Because current Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata is trying to reverse his company's stubborn image and offer the hand of friendship to developers once again. Let's see how he's doing.
Admittedly, the GameCube saw a great gain and loss of development houses. Rare was taken out of the picture when they were purchased by Microsoft, Factor 5 stayed long enough to make two Rogue Squadron games and then went to the PS3, and Silicon Knights is now making the Too Human trilogy exclusively for the Xbox 360 exclusively ,with no plans for an exclusive Eternal Darkness sequel in sight. On the other side of the coin, Nintendo built up a great deal of support. After a very rocky start, Retro Studios braved the fire to become one of Nintendo's most prestigious assets. One look at any of the Metroid Prime series will show you that. Capcom came back around, with Resident Evil 4 topping the charts as a CGN exclusive, at least initially. Kojima Studios is warming up to the Wii, with one unnamed title confirmed for the console and, above all people, Solid Snake in the new Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Clover and Grasshopper and hard at work on their twisted designs for Wii, which will no doubt be compelling.
But what about emerging support, new blood, so to speak? It seems there is plenty. NiBRIS, an indie Polish house is working on Raid Over the River for Wii and DS, and a psychological thriller called Sadness that will take place entirely in monochrome, much like
Probability of Disaster: Small
That is, if the developers stay with Nintendo. The GCN had a healthy stable of support, but it dried up quickly due to the lack of online functionality and Nintendo's "less is more" strategy in regards to graphics. The sparse opening lineup didn't improve any reputations. Wii is in decidedly better shape, with a much more appealing launch list made by respected industry names. If the Wii and its ambitious concept work, most of the talent will stick around to produce successful second and third generation software. If not, well…we can always wait another four years for the next Zelda.
4: Nintendo Wifi Connection.
The NWC is an elegant, simple way for gamers all over the world to play together on some of their favorite Nintendo games. New titles, such as Star Fox Command, will support online play, and the DS is only better for it. There's just one problem: simple and elegant may work for a portable, but it's going to feel cheap and half-baked on a home console.
Mario Kart DS was a good starting point for Nintendo Wifi—it was a wildly popular franchise, one of the best DS games to date and it was multiplayer-centric. It was easy to dismiss its shortcomings, the lack of options, the exclusion of some levels, and above all a very limited matchmaking system. It worked, it proved the concept and paved the way for more complex online games. But Nintendo isn't getting more complex, and their "safety first" mandate is strangling creativity.
I understand the fears of the Nintendo corporate brass. They don't want kids exposed to perverts and deviants and all sorts of dangerous people on the internet. Lawsuits probably haunt the nightmares of these executives. After all, back in February ABC Action News did a sensationalistic (and wholly false) report on how pedophiles could use the DS to Pictochat-stalk children. So, for the safety of the children, we the gamers get stuck with the "Friend Code" system.
I'm not saying that friend codes don't work, but compared to the server-based system we've had on PC's for a decade, Nintendo's way is stifling. In order to play with someone you know, you can't simply look up their ID on a game, search for their callsign or browse the server that they frequent. You have to input their friend code, and then they appear on search lists. Your friend must also have your friend code in order for them to find you. And each game gives you a friend code, unique to that game. So you're stuck swapping friend codes for every online DS game you own—even if you and your buddy known each others' Mario Kart codes, the ones for Metroid are different, so you'll have to go through the short (but annoying) input process again.
What's worse, many of the cool online features on DS games like voice chat in Metroid Hunters or town visits in Animal Crossing are unavailable when you're playing total strangers. This prevents trolls from ruining your town, but it also keeps you from good natured trash-talking between matches of Metroid. You basically have to know a person and have at least email contact to exchange codes—you can't very well make friends online if you can't ever find out who you're playing. Metroid Hunters has tried to loosen things up a bit with their "Rival" list. Basically, it lets you flag opponents as rivals once the match ends, and if they do the same, they are added to your rival list and vice versa. You can see when they're online, but you still don't get their friend code.
The final blow comes from Nintendo's friend code policy: it's illegal to post friend codes on their forums. I know there are other fan forums dedicated entirely to the sharing of friend codes, but when the official forums ban the practice it just feels suffocating, and liability issues be damned.
So, what's all this DS griping mean for the Wii? Well, the Wii is rumored to have the same exact system. For a company like Nintendo, who is trying to build a thriving online community similar to Xbox Live, this move is basically a self-inflicted shot to the foot.
Probability of Disaster: High
Nintendo has to streamline this concept, and in a good way, or they'll be hurting big time. First of all, friend codes for each individual game should be replaced with a single code, similar to Xbox Live's gamertags. That way only one swap is needed, and then you can compete with a person on anything from Red Steel to Excite Truck. Secondly, the issue of servers. It's wonderful that so far the NWC has been completely free, with Nintendo running all of the servers. But that opened up other problems; there have been laggy nights and errors galore. To smooth things out, the Wii could act as a standalone server for moderately sized multiplayer games. I've run non-dedicated matches on my PC, and it's hardly top-of-the-line, so I'm sure the Wii (and a moderate high speed connection) could handle Wifi games. That way, I could do a server search on my Wii similar to scanning the net for fan-run Unreal Tournament servers on my PC. Coupled with the Opera browser and an IM app, friends could tell each other when they'll be playing, and swap friend codes easier. It isn't the perfect system, but it's better than the one they have now. The DS online play is fine within the limits of a portable—it's amazing it works as well as it does—but for a home console, we're going to need more of everything: features, options, games, and most of all freedom. If Nintendo doesn't heed the warnings, they're looking at a very stagnant online community.
5: Marketing.
I sustain that if Nintendo does not come up with a miraculous ad campaign for Wii, the console will fall flat on its glossy white face. This is the big hurdle, the near insurmountable obstacle that means life or death for the Wii. Unfortunately, Nintendo doesn't have a very good track record in regards to advertising.
Remember the NES Zelda rap ad? How about the Game Boy "Play it Loud" campaign? I'm sure you recall the N64 player's choice shower room gem. Let's face it: up until recently, Nintendo flat out sucked at marketing their products. There were a few good moments, but those are recent; the Metroid Prime series seems to have the good fortune of uniformly slick advertising. But for every good commercial there are five bad ones—I could barely tell that the ad for Zelda Majora's Mask was actually for a Zelda game.
One typical problem is a scarcity of gameplay footage. Nintendo has always been reclusive with their details, and with their conservative stance on graphics they seem even less willing to show you what you'll be playing. For Nintendo, it's always been about the experience. That's good in terms of gameplay, but conveying one person's emotional response to a game is hard, and when Nintendo does it, it comes off as arty and bizarre.
The DS campaign is still suffering from the problem. Each game concept is introduced in a way that average people will understand, again Nintendo is reaching out to the non-gamers. As an example, the Mario Kart DS ad featured people all over the world throwing random objects into TVs that were showing a NASCAR race. The objects caused the cars to dodge and spin out. The emphasis was that no matter where you were, you could go online and influence the race in crazy, nonsensical ways. The ad ended with about five seconds of actual game footage.
I understand that ads have to be short, but acting weird only gets attention, it doesn't spark interest (I haven't eaten at Burger King since those "Bucking Chicken" ads started showing). As the old saying goes, you may have their attention, but you don't have their respect.
Times seem to be changing at Nintendo, despite the continued artiste mentality. E3 had the most promising campaign yet, in the form of "Playing=Believing." Nintendo had a really great idea, in that they emphasized how you played the game, as much as what you were playing. The booth babes were going on about how you should watch the players' hands as well as the screens. It worked well in person, but in print (and I suspect on TV) it needs some tweaking. The print ads all have game screenshots, but down in the corner is a picture of someone holding the controller in a dramatic position, like swinging a sword or golf club.
This is an interesting approach, but it drips of excess. All of the people are "slice of life" kind of models, the age/race/gender diversity of people you see in a catalogue modeling clothes or furniture. That would be fine, if they didn't have the most played-up "OMG I'm having such an awesome time!" expressions on their faces. Coupled with these fake expressions, the poses look rather embarrassing too. The whole thing is meant to imply the Wii's universal appeal, but comes off as, for lack of a better word, dorky. It's like Nintendo tried to imitate those pretentious iPod commercials but didn't quite hit the mark.
Probability of Disaster: High
Nintendo needs to fix this problem, and fast. Within the next two months fast. They need a marketing blitz the likes of which they've never attempted before, and more importantly, it needs to be handled with finesse. The enjoyment of the people in the ads has to be tangible, but not extreme. Nobody wants to look like a fool when they're playing a game, unless they're a diehard DDR nut. And that's a different story altogether.
What Nintendo needs is a fusion of their previous tactics and their current ones. They need to show a wide array of people enjoying the Wii, but in a casual way; the different game tastes should be presented with their appropriate audiences, so the crucial message is sent loud and clear: Wii has something for everyone, NOT just for gamers. The artistic element from the old ads should be reworked to lend sophistication and credibility—Apple is great at doing this, so much so that Microsoft is ripping them off for their new Zune campaign. Then, almost subconsciously, Nintendo should show that playing the Wii is more exciting, more engaging, than just listening to your iPod. Wii needs to be the thing the whole family does on a Friday night, the ideal party machine, the easy-to-use online alternative to computer gaming, and above all, low-cost and power efficient.
Can Nintendo communicate this? Yes, in a good way, and in a bad way. They can't bounce all over the place in their commercials, or it'll end up sounding like a late night infomercial (it even does your taxes!). What's more, they need to keep the feeling of suave consumerism, the understated popularity that convinced everyone that everyone was buying the overpriced iPod.
I think the DS "Touch Generations" campaign is a good indication and a great start, but that line of thinking has to be exploited to the fullest extent before the average game-shy American is convinced that those there newfangled video games won't turn them (or their kids) into Columbine imitators.
Is this the End?
Analysts have been predicting Nintendo's demise for an entire console generation. Our own Ben Berry predicts that they will go the way of Sega. Me? I am reserving judgment, because like it or not, Nintendo is finally doing something worthwhile: they are making a change and sticking to it. The GameCube's life was spent catering to too many different audiences while shifting away from an outmoded philosophy; the GCN was a transition phase. The DS was an experiment. Nintendo is sticking to their guns and hitting as many marks as they can, and prosper or fail, I'm impressed. There is still PR doublespeak, but it's consistent now. There are still the quirks and idiosyncrasies that endear and aggravate us, but there is also something more: a defined purpose.
For the first time in six years, Nintendo is 100% behind one idea, the idea of change. And whether it's instant success or a ripple of influence far down the line, change is only good for gaming in the long run. Making it work now is up to Nintendo. And despite their numerous shortcomings and mistakes, I think they have a better chance now than ever.
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Prove that if a sequence satisfies $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}|a_{n+1} - a_n|=0$ then the set of its limit points is connected.
My professor once mentioned a proposition likewise but I cannot find the exact version of it. Can anyone help?
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Prove that if a sequence satisfies $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}|a_{n+1} - a_n|=0$ then the set of its limit points is connected.
My professor once mentioned a proposition likewise but I cannot find the exact version of it. Can anyone help?
If this is about sequences in $\mathbb R$, then the statement boils down to this:
Let $(a_n)$ be a sequence in $\mathbb R$ such that $\lim_{n\to \infty}|a_{n+1}-a_n|=0$. If $x<y<z$ and $x,z$ are limit points, then $y$ is a limit point.
The proof is simple: For $\epsilon>0$, find $M$ such that $a_{n+1}-a_n<\epsilon$ for all $n>M$. Let $N$ be a natural number $>M$. Because $x$ is a limit point, there is an $r>N$ such that $a_r<y$. Because $z$ is a limit point, there is an $s>r$ such that $a_s>y$. Therefore, among the numbers $r,\ldots, s-1$ there exists one $n$ such that $a_n<y$ and $a_{n+1}\ge y$. Because $n\ge r>M>N$, we have $y>a_n>a_{n+1}-\epsilon\ge y-\epsilon$. In summary, given $\epsilon>0$ and $N\in\mathbb N$ we have found $n>N$ with $|y-a_n|<\epsilon$. In oher words: $y$ is a limit point.
As a corollary using closedness: If $(a_n)$ is a sequence in $\mathbb R$ such that $\lim_{n\to \infty}|a_{n+1}-a_n|=0$, then the set of limit points of $(a_n)$ has one of the following forms:
To merge this with my previous comment: The above statement is in general not true in other spaces. As a simple example consider $\mathbb R^2$ and the curve $\gamma\colon[0,\infty)\to \mathbb R^2$, $t\mapsto (\cos t,(1+ t)\sin t)$. Note that $\gamma$ passes through both $(1,0)$ and $(-1,0)$ infinitely often. Let $\tilde\gamma$ be the reparametrization of $\gamma$ by arc length. That is: $\tilde\gamma(t)=\gamma(h(t))$ for some continuous and monotonuously increasing function $h:[0,\infty)\to[0,\infty)$ and $|\tilde\gamma'(t)|=1$ for all $t$. Set $a_n = \tilde\gamma(\sqrt n)$. Then $|a_{n+1}-a_n|\le \sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt n=\frac1{\sqrt{n+1}+\sqrt n}\to 0$, but $a_n$ is unbounded.
Then $(1,0)$ is a limit points of $(a_n)$: Let $\epsilon>0$ and $N\in \mathbb N$ be given. We have to exhibit $n>N$ such that $|a_n-(1,0)|<\epsilon$. Wlog. $n>N$ implies $\sqrt{n}-\sqrt{n-1}<\epsilon$. There is $k\in N$ such that $2 k\pi>h(\sqrt N)$. Let $t_k=h^{-1}(2k\pi)$ and $n$ minimal with $n>t$. Then $n>N$ and $|a_n-(1,0)|=|\hat\gamma(\sqrt n)-\hat\gamma(t_k)|\le \sqrt n -t_k\le \sqrt n-\sqrt{n-1}<\epsilon$.
Similarly, one proves that $(-1,0)$ is a limit point.
If the set of limit points is connected, there must be a limit point of the form $(0,y)$. But $|a_n-(0,y)|<\frac12$ implies (with $t:=h(\sqrt n)$) that $|\cos t|<\frac12$, hence $|\sin t|>\frac 12$ and $|(1+t)\sin t|<|y|+1$, i.e. $t<2|y|+1$ and finally $n<\left(h^{-1}(2|y|+1)\right)^2$. Thus $(0,y)$ is not a limit point and finally the set of limit points is not connected.


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California cat disappears, turns up in Canada 4 years later
One summer day in 2014, Boo Boo the cat went missing from her home in Watsonville, Calif.
Nearly four years later, the brown tabby reappeared in southeastern Canada.
How did a cat end up nearly 3,000 miles from home?
When Boo Boo arrived at Guelph Humane Society in Ontario as a stray, she hardly looked like a grizzled, tired traveler. The cat was slightly fat. And her striped fur was soft and groomed.
"She is in fantastic shape," said GHS executive director Adrienne McBride. "She is so well-fed, she might need to go on a diet when she gets home."
Just how the missing cat got there remains a mystery, but her owner, Ashley Aleman, has a hitchhiking hunch.
Aleman told Canadian television network CBC that Boo Boo had a habit of hopping in strangers' cars.
Lucky for this traveling feline, she was microchipped. When the cat arrived at Guelph Humane Society, the chip revealed her surprisingly far away home address.
Aleman will be flying Friday to pick up her cat in Canada.


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Is it possible to predict what the final temperature will be by taking temperature samples. For example, an object is 0ºC and moved to a room above 0ºC. I'm taking temperature of the object using a thermometer every second. Can I predict (approximation) on what the final temperature would be after a few samples? I guess the more samples the more accurate it would be. Can I calculate when the final temperature might occur based the rate of the temperature change?
Is there any formulas for these kind of calculations?


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1. sample - noun
· a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
Hypernym(s): example, illustration, instance, representative
2. sample - noun
· items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Synonym(s): sample_distribution, sampling
Hypernym(s): distribution, statistical_distribution
3. sample - noun
· all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
Hypernym(s): natural_object
4. sample - verb
· take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"
Synonym(s): try, try_out, taste
Hypernym(s): consume, ingest, take_in, take, have
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Going to the prom with the star of the football team is something most girls dream about, but it's something Mary Lapkowicz got to experience firsthand.
She went to the prom with Ben Moser, the quarterback for a team at a neighboring high school.
What's more remarkable is that Lapkowicz has Down syndrome and Moser is able-bodied. Lapkowicz and Moser have known each other since the fourth grade. Like a true friend, Moser always tried to ensure Lapkowicz was included in school activities.
"He watched over her constantly," their fourth-grade teacher, Tracey Spogli, said to PennLive in 2015. "If she was looking like she wasn't having fun, he would go over and talk to her. He would pull her in to whatever activity they were doing. He just always watched out for her."
It was also during that fourth-grade school year that Moser promised to take Lapkowicz to prom when they got older.
When it was prom season, Lapkowicz thought Moser had forgotten until she got balloons from him with the word "prom" written on them.
"I was surprised," Mary said to PennLive. "I was going to go with some friends."
Moser said that he looked forward to prom with Lapkowicz.
"Today with joyful tears in my eyes and down my face I watched a promise made, seven years ago, to a beautiful girl fulfilled," Ben's mother, Lisa Moser, posted on Facebook, according to ABC News.
The pair went to prom on May 8, 2015.
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Seven days of music, adventure, relaxation, new friendships and amazing moments await you on board the sixth edition of Cayamo! This vibrant journey through song, where songwriters and their most passionate listeners are brought together on vacation, sets sail January 13-20, 2013, on the Norwegian Pearl from Miami, including stops in the beautiful islands of Tortola and Antigua.
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Veteran Northwest High School volleyball coach John Rafailedes doesn't fancy himself a prophet, but he had a feeling about this year's edition of the Indians.
Veteran Northwest High School volleyball coach John Rafailedes doesn't fancy himself a prophet, but he had a feeling about this year's edition of the Indians.
"I remember having a meeting with (this year's seniors) in the auxiliary gym four years ago, and there was like nine girls there," Rafailedes said. "I told them that if they stuck together, then this team could go to state, or at least regionals. Of those nine at the meeting, three of them are on the team this year.
"That was a strong class, and I felt if they stayed together they could make some noise."
The Indians are making themselves heard after they captured the eighth district title in Rafailedes' 28 seasons at the school last week. At 18-7, Northwest will meet Crestwood at 7:30 tonight at Stow High School in the second of two Division II regional semifinals. Lake Catholic and Cleveland Heights Beaumont will meet at 6. Tonight's winners return Saturday at 2 p.m. for a berth in next week's state tournament.
Northwest last played this late in the season in 2009, when the Indians defeated Celina 3-0 in the Division II regional semifinals at Ontario. Northwest was beaten 3-1 in the regional title match by eventual state champion Padua.
That Northwest team was built around 6-foot senior middle hitter Dakota Harkins, who went on to play at the University of Toledo.
This year's Indians won't blind anyone with that kind of star power.
"This team has a lot of heart. They're unselfish, they work hard, and they're willing to learn," said Rafailedes, who sports a 470-207 record in his career. "They have talent, too, even though we don't have any real superstars on the team. Everyone is pulling for one another."
The three seniors who remain from Rafailedes' meeting are middle hitter Celsie Channell, outside hitter Kaitlyn Thompson and libero Hannah Gordon. At just 5-7 and 5-6, respectively, Thompson and Channell exemplify the different methods the Indians employ to compensate for a shortage of height.
"Kaitlyn Thompson is a very athletic young lady," Rafailedes said. "Her and Celsie are opposites in what they bring to the table. Kaitlyn will thump the ball, she's a boomer, whereas Celsie plays more of a finesse game.
"Celsie's ... not big at all but she's a very smart player. She uses her brains instead of brawn to get the job done."
Three freshmen have also played a significant role for Rafailedes — all-around players Maria Kolinoff and Sidney Ailiff, and setter Abbie Swaino. The latter has stepped into the lineup and helped Northwest nearly reverse last year's 8-17 finish.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A torrid first half for UC Santa Barbara was more than enough for the Gauchos to win their third in a row, knocking off UC Riverside, 53-43 at the Student Recreation Center.
UCSB jumped out to a 12-2 lead very early on and held UCR to just 15.4% shooting in the first 20 minutes to take a 24-12 lead into halftime. The 12 points allowed represented the fourth-lowest total by a UCSB team in a half in program history.
In the second half, though, UCR made it a little interesting. The Gauchos scored the first 11 points of the second half and then the Highlanders outscored UCSB 31-18 the rest of the way. Fortunately for UCSB, they had built a 33-12 lead and were able to withstand UCR's best punch.
UCSB's third straight win marks its longest of the season and improves the team's record to 11-13 overall and 5-6 in the Big West. UCR falls to 5-20, 3-10.
The win almost assuredly gives UCSB a spot in the eight-team Big West Tournament as the Gauchos swept the season series against both UCR and Cal State Fullerton, the two teams below the Gauchos in the standings.
Santa Barbara had four players score in double figures, led by Emilie Johnson who finished with 12 points to go with five rebounds and five assists. Destini Mason, the Moreno Valley native playing in front of more than 20 family and friends, finished with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists and played stifling defense against Tre'Shonti Nottingham. Sweets Underwood and Kelsey Adrian each finished with 10 points and Underwood grabbed six rebounds.
Kirsten Tilleman pulled down eight rebounds to go with four points while Nicole Nesbit had four points and five rebounds off the bench.
Nottingham finished with 16 points, but was just 3 of 13 from the field and went 9 of 10 from the free throw line.
UCSB will take its three-game winning streak to UC Irvine on Saturday at 4 p.m. The game can be heard live on AM 990 and online by clicking here with the pregame show starting a half-hour prior to tip-off.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
7L2 - The Happiness Patrol 2
The same contemporary British press and public that lauded Remembrance of the Daleks as a long-awaited return to glory for a fading icon were the same group of people who then immediately decried the Kandy Man's appearance in Doctor Who as the final nail in the coffin for the show. How could a pantomime villain that looks like Bertie Bassett ever be taken seriously? For that matter, how could a television programme with an evil Bertie Bassett be taken seriously?
I love the Kandy Man, especially for the reasons I just stated, not in spite of them. In a place where everyone is required to be happy, but the people who are the least happy are the eponymous Happiness Patrol, how could you not have a robot made out of candy that makes sweets that kill people? The Kandy Man is such a wonderfully subversive idea that it borders on brilliance. I am so glad the original scripted description of the Kandy Man, a typical scientist in a white lab coat, was tossed out in favour of the design we get here. The Kandy Man succeeds where the possessed Croagnon in Paradise Towers fails - an obviously ridiculous force of evil, but this time with actual, real menace. It doesn't hurt that the Kandy Man is brought to life by a wonderful performance by David John Pope. The Kandy Man's repartee with Gilbert M is like that of an old embittered married couple ("What time do you call this?" is one of my favourite lines), and Pope's outlandish delivery veers from wild ranting to his almost sensual descriptions of what goes into his deadly sweets; he is excellent.
And then there's the scene where The Doctor stares two snipers down and not only talks them out of shooting innocent protesters but practically dares them not to. The two gunmen start out the scene as macho misanthropists, wishing for better guns to help them mow down their fellow man. During their encounter with The Doctor, they back down, unsure - almost scared - of the task they have been ordered to do, and become better people because of it. It is a scene full of righteous anger on the part of Sylvester McCoy, who is superb in this story, as he perfectly portrays his Doctor as someone who abhors any and all violence because he is so confident in his abilities that he knows he will never need to use it.
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I'm taking part in my first open weekend at Coburg House Art Studios in Leith. If you're knocking about Edinburgh today or tomorrow between 11am and 5pm, why not drop in and take a look at the great work on show...there may even be a free glass of wine in it for you.
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by Kevin Mackinnon
The ninth running of IRONMAN Arizona featured pretty much everything we're used to seeing here in Tempe – a huge field (over 2,500), lots of first-time competitors (almost 1,000) and exciting racing.
This year's event continued that tradition in style. With near-perfect race conditions (blue skies and, for Tempe, cool temperatures that never got above the low 80s), former ITU Olympic distance competitor Frommhold exited the water first, followed by Joe Umphenour (USA), Kevin Everett (USA), Fraser Cartmell (GBR) and Paul Matthews (AUS).
Once out on the bike, though, the race quickly became the Andy Starykowicz (USA) show. After posting the fastest bike split in IRONMAN history (4:04) two weeks ago at IRONMAN Florida, Starykowicz set another course record here, breaking Jordan Rapp's time by just under six minutes with his 4:16:31 split. Behind him a group of between six and 10 spent much of the first two loops chasing, but during the final third of the ride TJ Tollakson pulled away to come off the bike a clear second.
Tollakson quickly passed Starykowicz for the lead, but it wasn't long before he was run down by the 26-year old German, who had turned to distance racing this year after failing to make the German Olympic team for London. Frommhold struggled over the last six miles of the run, but managed to hold off Paul Matthews by a few minutes for the win. Tollakson hung on for third, while Olympian Tyler Butterfield managed to run his way to fourth. Rounding out the top five was Finland's Jarmo Hast.
Top five pro men:
1. Nils Frommhold DEU 8:03:16
2. Paul Matthews AUS 8:05:01
3. TJ Tollakson USA 8:07:39
4. Tyler Butterfield BMU 8:14:44
5. Jarmo Hast FIN 8:16:12
Corbin finally gets the win
Haley Chura (USA), competing in her first pro race, was the first pro woman out of the water, but was only a second ahead of Meredith Kessler (USA) and ended up second onto the bike.
Kessler, who is in the midst of an incredible up and down season (wins in New Zealand, St. George, Eagleman 70.3, Coeur d'Alene and Vineman 70.3, followed by a crash and broken vertebrae that affected her training and saw her struggle through the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, followed by another crash while she was riding in fifth place overall at the IRONMAN World Championship, then a struggle through through the latter stages of the run in Florida to go from first to fourth), dominated the bike leg, riding an impressive 4:53 split and leading the way onto the run course. Corbin, though, was even more impressive on the bike, riding the fastest bike split with a time of 4:51:35. That put her 6:51 behind her teammate and good friend starting the run. As she did for her first IRONMAN win in Coeur d'Alene in 2010, Corbin caught and passed Kessler at the 19-mile point and never looked back as she came perilously close to breaking nine hours for the second year in a row here.
The time was, in the end, irrelevant to the Montana native, though, who ran down the chute with her trademark cowboy hat to take the title that has eluded her for so many years. Kessler hung on for second, while Great Britain's Corinne Abraham ran her way to third. Canadian Sara Gross took fourth, while the Netherlands' Mirjam Weerd rounded out the top five.
Top five pro women:
1. Linsey Corbin USA 9:01:44
2. Meredith Kessler USA 9:06:44
3. Corinne Abraham GBR 9:15:13
4. Sara Gross CAN 9:18:07
5. Mirjam Weerd NLD 9:24:30
In addition to the exciting pro race, there were a number of exciting special interest stories that helped make the event even more exciting. Thad Beatty, a member of the Grammy-award winning band Sugarland, finished in under 12 hours, while handcycle athlete Ricky James flew through the course in 11:47. There were also a number of members of the Ironheart racing team competing today who will be featured in an upcoming documentary "From Flatline to Finishline."
Check back to Ironman.com later this week for follow up stories about some of the athletes competing here today. To see the text updates and photos from today's coverage, click here.


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What is tooth decay?
Tooth decay is also called dental caries. It's a diet-related disease that damages teeth.
Tooth decay happens when germs in the mouth create a sticky covering called plaque on the tooth surface. These germs feed on sugars in food and drinks and produce an acid that damages the tooth surface. Over time, this acid eats away at the surface of the tooth, creating holes or 'cavities'.
Tooth decay can cause pain and infection. It can even affect children's growth. Severe decay in baby teeth can have serious consequences for your child's speech and jaw development.
The longer tooth decay is left untreated, the more your child will experience:
- pain and discomfort
- a higher risk of new decay in other baby and adult teeth
- more complicated and expensive treatment
- anxiety when he does visit a dentist, because he might start to associate dentists with pain
- loss of time at school.
Early signs of tooth decay
Early tooth decay can be hard to spot.
The first sign of tooth decay is when teeth develop a dull, white band along the gum line (the area at the base of the teeth, near the gums). In early stages of decay you might see brown spots on the teeth, and the gums might be red and swollen.
In more advanced stages of tooth decay, blackened areas show up on the teeth, and the gums still look red and swollen.
Getting help for tooth decay
If you think your child has tooth decay it's important to visit a dentist to stop the decay from getting worse.
Public dental care
Dental care for children is often free in the public dental system, up to a certain age. Contact your local public dental provider for details.
Private dental care
There are private dental clinics all over Asia. You'll have to pay for your appointments, but people with private health insurance might get money back from their private health funds.
Preventing tooth decay with good dental care
Brushing teeth twice a day, using fluoride toothpaste, eating a healthy and nutritious diet, and having regular dental check-ups with the dentist are essential steps towards preventing tooth decay.
You can read more about dental care for your child in the following articles:
- Dental care for newborns
- Dental care for babies
- Dental care for toddlers
- Dental care for preschoolers
- Dental care for school-age children
- Dental care for pre-teens
- Dental care for teenagers.
Cleaning and caring for children's teeth early on sets up good dental habits for life.
Preventing tooth decay with healthy eating and drinking
Cleaning teeth isn't a guarantee against tooth decay. The types of food and drink you give your child also affect dental health and the development of tooth decay.
Babies under 4-6 months
Newborns and young babies need only breastmilk or formula. When your baby is old enough to drink something other than milk, water is the best option.
Babies over 6-8 months
When your baby is 6-8 months, she can start to use a cup for drinking. A bottle isn't necessary after 12 months of age. Avoid giving your baby sweetened milk, fruit juice or cordials. These drinks increase the risk of tooth decay.
Older babies, children and teenagers
Children need a wide variety of healthy foods and snacks. Foods and drinks that are low in sugar are best. Avoid giving your children sweet biscuits or cakes as treats. If your child does eat something sweet, drinking a glass of water or eating tooth-friendly food afterwards can reduce the amount of acid on your child's teeth.
Tooth-friendly foods are low in sugar, promote chewing and get your child's saliva going. Some good examples of tooth-friendly foods include cheese and chopped vegetables like carrot and celery.
The longer food and drink stays in your child's mouth, the more chance there is for acid to develop and cause damage to tooth enamel. This means that nibbling foods and sipping drinks – especially sugary foods and drinks – over longer periods of time is more likely to cause tooth decay.
You can discourage your child from long periods of eating or drinking by:
- having regular snack and meal times, rather than letting your child 'graze' all day – aim to leave 1½-2 hours between meals and snacks (including sweet drinks)
- making sure your child eats and drinks in one place only – for example, at the table
- putting food away when snack time or mealtime is over
- encouraging your child to drink tap water if he's thirsty, rather than juice, cordial or soft drink
- giving your child sweet foods as part of a meal rather than as a snack.
Other ways to avoid tooth decay
Good family dental health
The germs that cause tooth decay can be transmitted between people. This means it's important for the whole family to keep their teeth healthy and clean.
If you keep all family members' toothbrushes in the same place, make sure the brushes don't touch – this reduces the risk that decay-causing germs will travel between brushes and into mouths.
And when it comes to toothbrushes, there's no sharing! One for each family member is best.
Bottle-feeding and breastfeeding
Settling babies to sleep with bottles of milk can lead to early childhood tooth decay, particularly if it happens often. The problem is that the milk contains natural sugars, which can build up around baby's teeth at night. The germs on the teeth can turn the sugars into acids, which eat away at the enamel of the baby teeth.
It's recommended that you don't settle your baby in bed with a bottle of milk. If your baby needs extra fluids, give her a quick drink of cooled boiled water before you put her into bed. Bottles in bed are also a choking risk.
In general, if you're bottle-feeding, take the bottle away when your baby is finished. Likewise, if you're breastfeeding, take baby off the breast when he's had enough. Simple measures like these can help prevent early childhood tooth decay.
Asthma inhalers or puffers
These are a vital part of some children's asthma management plans, but the powder in some puffers is acidic and can damage tooth enamel. This could lead to tooth decay over time if it isn't balanced with good oral hygiene.
To avoid tooth decay, rinse your child's mouth with water immediately after each use of the puffer. Ensure that your child's teeth are cleaned twice a day with toothpaste. But don't brush teeth straight after using the puffer – allow 30-60 minutes before brushing.
Other medications
Some medicines can affect your child's oral health because of their sugar content. Check the labels of medications for any hidden sugars, particularly if your child will be taking the medication for a long time. Always ask for sugar-free medication from your pharmacist.
Some medications can reduce saliva production. Saliva helps clean and protect your child's teeth. Without saliva, tooth decay and other oral health problems can become more common. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about the effects of medications on saliva and teeth. Older children and teenagers could try chewing sugar-free gum if they're using these medications. It stimulates saliva flow and helps to protect teeth from decay.
You can also encourage your child to rinse her mouth with water immediately after taking medication (including asthma inhalers), and to brush with fluoride toothpaste about an hour later.
Sports drinks
The acidity and sugar in sports drinks can cause decay and damage your child's teeth, particularly if your child drinks them regularly. This can lead to permanent damage to your child's teeth and further dental treatment.
It's best for your child to drink sports drinks only sometimes, and to drink plenty of water instead. When he does drink sports drinks, it's a good idea for him to rinse with water straight away and to brush his teeth with a fluoride toothpaste about an hour later.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA - The Little East Conference playoff schedule for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's teams has been changed, due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
The women's soccer team and field hockey team, which were scheduled to begin their playoffs Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, will now begin action Wednesday and Thursday.
Women's soccer, the fifth seeded team in the tournament, will travel to fourth-seeded Keene State Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. The semi-finals and finals of the tournament will now be played Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the home of the highest remaining seed.
The top-seeded field hockey team will now host Western Connecticut State Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Cressy Field. The semi-finals and finals for field hockey will be Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. each day and the Corsairs will host all of the games they participate in.
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Ian Gonsher is an artist, designer, and educator who studies and teaches the creative process at the School of Engineering at Brown University. Today, he sent me photos of these attractive geometric structures he made from drinking straws and wooden coffee stirrers while sitting in a coffee shop this weekend. He said that the coffee shop employees "tend not to mind if you tip generously."
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Meet Erick Erickson: CNN's newest political commentator
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CNN announced that RedState.com editor Erick Erickson will join the channel as a political commentator, stating that he is "a perfect fit" for the new show John King, USA. Erickson's long history of incendiary, sexist, and racially charged statements includes asking when voters would "march down" and "beat" lawmakers "to a bloody pulp" and referring to former Supreme Court Justice David Souter as a "goat fucking child molester."
CNN: "Erickson joins the Best Political Team"
CNN calls Erickson "a perfect fit" who is "in touch with the very people" they want to reach. A March 16 post on CNN.com's Political Ticker blog on Erickson's hiring:
Prominent conservative commentator and RedState.com editor Erick Erickson will join CNN as a political contributor, appearing primarily on CNN's new show John King, USA¸ the network announced Tuesday.
Erickson, a self described "obsessive news junkie" who grew up in Dubai and rural Louisiana, will also provide perspective and commentary on other programs across the network.
"Joining CNN is like coming home, and being in Atlanta makes the decision right for me and my family," Erickson said in a statement.
Under Erickson's leadership, RedState.com has become the preeminent right of center community online. Prior to leading RedState.com, Erickson practiced law for six years and managed a number of political campaigns, and he currently serves as a member of the Macon, Georgia, city council. He studied political science and history and earned a bachelor's degree at Mercer University in Macon. Erickson also earned his law degree from Mercer's Walter F. George School of Law.
"Erick's a perfect fit for John King, USA, because not only is he an agenda-setter whose words are closely watched in Washington, but as a person who still lives in small-town America, Erick is in touch with the very people John hopes to reach," said Sam Feist, CNN political director and vice president of Washington-based programming. "With Erick's exceptional knowledge of politics, as well as his role as a conservative opinion leader, he will add an important voice to CNN's ideologically diverse group of political contributors." [CNN's Political Ticker, 3/16/10]
Erickson's history of violent incendiary, sexist, and racially charged commentary
Erickson defends Beck's statement that Obama is "racist" and lashes out at "Obama Brownshirts." At Red State, Erickson defended Glenn Beck's assertion that President Obama is a "racist." Erickson stated, "A while back, Glenn Beck called Barack Obama a 'racist.' Given all the terrorists, thugs, and racists Barack Obama has chosen as close personal friends (see e.g. Rev. Wright), it's not a stretch to say it." Erickson went on to call for a boycott of companies that have pulled out of Beck's show and are, according to Erickson, "kowtowing to Barack Obama's worshippers, brownshirts, goons, and thugs."
Erickson calls Michelle Obama a "marxist harpy wife." In a blog post headlined, "Is Obama Shagging Hookers Behind the Media's Back?" Erickson stated, "I assume not. I assume that Obama's marxist harpy wife would go Lorena Bobbit on him should he even think about it, but I ask the question to make one simple point: Barack Obama, like Elliott Spitzer, is a creation of the liberal media and, as a result, could be a serial killing transvestite and the media would turn a blind eye."
Erickson calls Souter a "goat fucking child molester." On his Twitter account, Erickson responded to Souter's retirement from the Supreme Court by stating, "The nation loses the only goat fucking child molester ever to serve on the Supreme Court."
Erickson suggested that the Clintons killed Vince Foster and that Dems would kill former Rep. Eric Massa. In a March 8 post to his Twitter account, Erickson discussed the controversy then surrounding former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) and stated, "Wonder if the Dems will make Massa take a walk in Ft. Marcy Park." In response to a question, Erickson subsequently clarified that his statement was "a poor attempt at conspiracy humor" and told his followers to "See Vince Foster." Conservatives have advanced the conspiracy theory that the Clintons had Vince Foster murdered. Multiple official investigations that determined Foster committed suicide.
From Erickson's Twitter account:
Erickson: "At what point do the people ... march down to their state legislator's house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp?" In a March 31, 2009, post on RedState.com discussing a Washington county's ban on certain kinds of dishwasher detergent, Erickson wrote: "At what point do the people tell the politicians to go to hell? At what point do they get off the couch, march down to their state legislator's house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp for being an idiot?" Later in the post, Erickson added: "Were I in Washington State, I'd be cleaning my gun right about now waiting to protect my property from the coming riots or the government apparatchiks coming to enforce nonsensical legislation."
Erickson: Purpose of Bachmann rally is "to tell Nancy Pelosi and the Congress to send Obama to a death panel." In a post on RedState.com, Erickson wrote: "Today, thousands will pour into Washington to tell Nancy Pelosi and the Congress to send Obama to a death panel (that's section 1233 of the original legislation). If you need details on where to go in D.C. or if you can't go, but want to show up at your Congresscritter's local office, go here." Erickson later "[c]larifi[ed]" that "Americans are sending Obamacare," not Obama, "to a death panel"
Erickson on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: "I did not realize the Nobel Peace Prize had an affirmative action quota." In a RedState post discussing Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, Erickson wrote, "I did not realize the Nobel Peace Prize had an affirmative action quota for it, but that is the only thing I can think of for this news. There is no way Barack Obama earned it in the nominations period."
Erickson declares the "profoundly sick and immoral" Jennings "a proponent of statutory rape" and "a zealous advocate of NAMBLA." In an anti-gay rant posted on RedState, Erickson wrote: "Kevin Jennings is a profoundly sick and immoral human being -- a proponent of statutory rape, an opponent of the Boy Scouts of America, and a zealous advocate of NAMBLA." He added that Jennings is "not just a gay man, but a man who believes in the full gay rights agenda, where men and boys can have sexual relationships free of prudish moral people frowning" and called Jennings "a man who encourages predatory relationships between young boys and grown men."
Erickson: Kennedy wanted to be a "martyr for the cause." During the January 19 edition of CNN's Campbell Brown, Erickson discussed Scott Brown's election as Massachusetts senator and stated that "the irony here, though, is that Obama's unicorn of hope and changes is dying under Ted Kennedy, that, if Ted Kennedy had decided to resign or retire when he found out just how bad his health was, instead of wanting to be a martyr for the cause, the Democrats wouldn't be in this position."
Erickson makes repeated attacks on feminists. On his Twitter account, Erickson has made numerous sexist statements. After an anti-abortion ad during this year's Super Bowl, Erickson wrote, "that's it?!?! That's what the feminazis were enraged over? Seriously?!? Wow. That's what being too ugly to get a date does to your brain"; and "Thus ends the credibility of all pro-abortion groups. Thanks Mrs. Tebow for that. Ugly feminists return to their kitchens." The next day, Erickson wrote, "Turned on twitter today and there was a barrage of angry feminists upset with me telling them to get in the kitchen and learn to cook"; "Good thing I didn't suggest the feminists ... you know ... shave. They'd be at my house trying a post-birth abortion on me"; and "Feminists have no sense of humor, but clearly God did in creating feminists."
Erickson: "Dorgan and Dodd are healthcare suicide bombers." In a Twitter post, Erickson stated: "[Sens. Byron] Dorgan and [Chris] Dodd are healthcare suicide bombers. Instead of 72 virgins, they'll get ambassadorships."
Erickson: "It is and has always been the left" that resorts to violence. In a March 7, 2009, Red State post, Erickson wrote: "It is not conservatives burning down homes in Washington State with the ELF. It is not conservatives throwing blood on women wearing fur. It is not conservatives burning down the Texas Governor's Mansion during riots. It is not conservatives rioting during G-8 summits. It is and has always been the left. Deal with it."
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Vatican City, Dec 7, 2013 / 02:09 pm ().- On Saturday afternoon Pope Francis met with members of an international organization that promotes human dignity, warning them against a "false model" of humanity.
"Unfortunately, in our time, so full of so many hopes and achievements, there are powers and forces that end up producing a 'throw-away culture'; and this tends to become a common mentality," said the pontiff on Dec. 7. "The victims of this culture are its most weak and fragile humans – the unborn, the poor, the elderly sick, severely disabled…those who risk being 'thrown away,' expelled by a mechanism that must be efficient at all costs."
"This false model of man and of society effects a practical atheism (by) denying, de facto, the Word of God that says, 'let us make man in our image, according to our likeness,'" Pope Francis explained to the members of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute.
Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, the insitute's honorary president, said the group was founded in 2008 in the European Parliament "with the goal to protect and promote human dignity based on the anthropological truth that man is born in the image and likeness of God."
The cardinal spoke briefly at today's meeting with the Pope, saying, "to evangelize the very culture itself is the activity and ambition of this institute."
"We work with all people of goodwill. We are firmly ecumenical in our approach, respectful and tolerant of those with another (or) different faith; but we celebrate with joy our uncompromising inspiration by the holy Word of God, and Catholic social teaching."
Pope Francis' remarks focused on similar themes. He reflected on the need "to let ourselves be questioned by this Word" of God.
"If we allow it to approach our personal and social awareness, if we let it be part of discussions and our ways of thinking and acting, criteria, priorities, and choices, then things can change," the Pope encouraged.
"The power of this Word puts limits on anyone who wants to become dominant, abusing the rights and dignity of others," he continued. "At the same time, it gives hope and comfort to those who are not able to defend themselves, (and) to those who do not have intellectual and practical means to affirm the value of their suffering, of their own rights, of their lives."
The pontiff encouraged the group's initiatives, emphasizing the importance of a Christian presence in the political sphere.
"It is necessary to raise awareness and training, so that the lay faithful, in all conditions, and especially those who engage in the political field, are able to think according to the gospel and the social doctrine of the Church and act consistently, dialoging and collaborating with those who, with sincerity and intellectual honesty, share, if not the faith, at least a similar vision of man and of society and its ethical consequences," he said.
Ben Harnwell, the Dignitatis Humanae Institute's founder, was part of today's audience with Pope Francis.
Harnwell told CNA that he started the organization five years ago because he saw the need to "create a way, in the political sphere, of dialoguing with Christian politicians." He hoped to "create an environment in which politicians could be Christian" without being dismissed simply because of their religious beliefs.
Not expecting to meet Pope Francis personally, Harnwell was both surprised and thrilled to find himself shaking the pontiff's hand.
"It's incredible to talk to someone who is known by everyone, the acknowledged successor of Peter, and yet find a man of such humility, and a visible embodiment of the gospel. It's really a once in a life time experience," he said.
What struck Harnwell most of all, however, was the "transmission of joy embodied in Pope Francis."
The Pope took time to meet with many more people than originally planned at today's event. "The generosity of time, the freshness that he brought to each introduction – he's the Pope, but that generosity of spirit is the visible embodiment of what we're trying to do," reflected Harnwell.
"The work of the institute has been an uphill push, but today has been unbelievable. Everyone has said, 'this is far more than what we were expecting.'"
Harnwell also discussed institute members who fight to uphold human dignity in politics.
"We can hold the line," he said, "but people come here and get filled up with the joy and hope of being Catholic."
Harnwell said today's meeting with the Pope has "reinvigorated" the institute's members to continue their fight.
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(HONG KONG) A special workshop being organised as part of the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy, a core initiative of the airline's corporate social responsibility programme, will give university students a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of cabin crew.
The half-day interactive cabin crew workshop, named "Cabin Crew Insight", has been specially designed for undergraduate university students. It will be held on 10 April and is now open for enrolment. Through demonstrations, hands-on practice and case sharing, participants will get informative insights into the work and lifestyle of cabin crew.
Details of the Cabin Crew Insight workshop are as follows.
Date: 10 April 2012 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00am – 1:30pm
Location: Dragonair House, 11 Tung Fai Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau
Language: Cantonese (supplemented with English instructions)
Fees: Free of charge
Eligibility: Undergraduate university students
* Certificates will be given to those who complete the workshop.
The interactive workshop will cover a wide range of topics including:
Online enrolment is open until noon 2 April 2012 (Monday) and can be done through the Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy website, www.dragonair.com/aviationacademy.
The Dragonair Youth Aviation Academy was established in 2011 with the aim of inspiring Hong Kong's young people to learn about the exciting world of aviation and to consider pursuing a career in the industry.


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The U.S. Justice Department has just slapped Apple and their various publishing partners, like HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Penguin, with charges of e-book pricing collusion. Sources say that HarperCollins is in a hurry to get the issue settled as soon as today, but Penguin was ready to put up a fight in court. Apparently Apple's contract demands that publishers sell their e-books on iOS for the lowest price that's currently being offered by competitors. This supports the agency model, whereby publishers are the ones setting the price, while the Justice Department wants things to stick with the wholesale model, where retailers set the price. We had heard last month that publishers were willing to concede to the Justice Department over the issue, but apparently settlement talks haven't been as productive as expected.
The idea here is that by having all of the publishers agreeing on the same pricing structure, it stagnates competition. Amazon still has a big lead in the e-book world, and under its current model, Apple won't be able to put up much of a fight if their prices aren't competitive. On the one hand, consumers should be getting the best prices possible, but on the other, publishers and their authors will have a rough time staying in business with smaller margins.
How often do you use Apple's iBooks? Do you prefer Amazon Kindle, or Kobo? Regardless of who you use, how much are you willing to pay for an e-book?
UPDATE 1: John Sargent from Macmillan has published an open letter on the matter:
But the terms the DOJ demanded were too onerous. After careful consideration, we came to the conclusion that the terms could have allowed Amazon to recover the monopoly position it had been building before our switch to the agency model. We also felt the settlement the DOJ wanted to impose would have a very negative and long term impact on those who sell books for a living, from the largest chain stores to the smallest independents.
Go read the whole thing via the TOR link below.
UPDATE 2: Nilay Patel of The Verge got his hands on the DOJ's paperwork, including references to the involvement of the late Steve Jobs, and Apple's head of internet services, Eddy Cue.
the government alleges that the publishing industry openly colluded to raise ebook prices and end Amazon's dominance, and that Apple was a willing participant in the scheme. What's more, the alleged conspiracy sounds like it was actually quite a conspiracy, with secret CEO meetings in private New York dining rooms and promises made to bosses up and down the chain.


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Tyler Greene Homers Twice to Help Cardinals End Skid
HOUSTON (AP) -- Adam Wainwright hasn't felt like himself this season in his return from elbow-ligament replacement surgery that cost him all of last year.
On Sunday, he finally felt close to being the pitcher he once was.
Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston.
"It was the first time all year I've really felt extension out over the rubber and better life on the fastball, especially early on," Wainwright said. "I controlled the counts for the most part and let our defense work."
The victory breaks a season-long five-game winning streak for the Astros and ends a three-game skid for the Cardinals.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny raved about Wainwright.
"Adam was great," Matheny said. "He seemed to have a real good feel with his fastball, it was sinking, he was hitting the corners. You could see that they were just off-balance and that curveball seemed to have a little extra bite to it. You just didn't see the kind of swings that you were seeing in some other games this year."
Allen Craig also homered for St. Louis, getting things going with a two-run shot in the first inning.
Greene's two-run home run in the fourth pushed the lead to 6-0 and his solo homer in the eighth made it 8-1.
Wainwright (2-3) allowed seven hits and one run with seven strikeouts in seven innings. He improved to 10-1 in 17 career appearances against the Astros -- his most wins against any team. But Wainwright believes his success was more about him than the opponent.
"I don't think it had anything to do with who I was facing, it was more just going out there executing," he said.
Wainwright is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his past three starts after opening the season 0-3 with a 9.88 ERA.
Houston starter J.A. Happ (2-2) allowed six hits and a season-high six runs -- five earned -- in five innings. He has lost five straight games against the Cardinals.
"He was having a hard time keeping the ball down in the zone," Houston manager Brad Mills said. "He's been throwing the ball so well and keeping it down in the zone. He's been effective. Today, I didn't see that."
Greene entered the game with eight hits in 18 games this season. Matheny wouldn't say if a day like Sunday's could propel him into being their regular second baseman.
"We certainly look forward to getting him back in the lineup," Matheny said. "You can't expect those kind of days every day."
His performance on Sunday, where he finished 3 for 3 with a walk, doubled the RBI total he had entering the game.
Carlos Lee and Jed Lowrie hit consecutive singles in the fourth inning before Travis Buck grounded into a force out that left Lowrie out at second. A wild pitch allowed Lee to score to make it 6-1.
Greene walked and stole second base in the sixth inning before scoring on a two-out single by Rafael Furcal.
Matt Holliday walked in the first before Craig's two-out homer, which bounced high on the wall above the Crawford Boxes in left field, gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead.
The Cardinals added a run in the second on an RBI double by Greene to make it 3-0.
Carlos Beltran walked to start the third inning. He was out at second on a fielder's choice on a grounder by Holliday. Holliday, who tripped leaving the plate, reached second on an error by Jose Altuve. A double by Craig sent Holliday home to push the lead to 4-0.
Jay robbed pinch-hitter Justin Maxwell of a hit with a nifty catch while sliding to his knees near the wall in left center field in the fifth inning. Brian Bogusevic one-upped him in the seventh when he denied David Freese of a home run when he jumped and reached back into the stands in right field for the catch.
Houston's Jordan Schafer went 0 for 4 to end his streak of reaching safely in 25 straight games to start the season. The mark ties a franchise record which was also reached by Denis Menke in 1969.


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NI secretary 'working to understand' concerns over withdrawal deal
Karen Bradley has said she is focused on persuading MPs to back the Prime Minister's Withdrawal Agreement with just days until the crucial vote in the House of Commons.
The Northern Ireland Secretary made the comment on a visit to Belfast hours after Theresa May signalled that MPs could be given the power to decide whether the UK goes into a controversial Brexit backstop arrangement regarding the Irish border.
Mrs May indicated Parliament would choose between triggering the backstop or extending a transition period after the UK formally quits the EU.
The move is likely to be seen as a bid to bolster flagging support ahead of a crunch Commons vote on her EU withdrawal deal next Tuesday – a showdown the PM made clear she would not postpone.
When asked about this, Mrs Bradley said the whole cabinet are talking to MPs to attempt to address their concerns.
"We are all working, as cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister, with individual MPs to understand what their concerns are, because we all have had concerns and we have all worked to address those concerns," she said.
"We are all working to understand those concerns and what can be done to mitigate those concerns and to give people comfort around them in the way that we have had comfort around them.
"But this ultimately comes down to a political decision – do you believe the risks of a worse case scenario have been mitigated in order that we can benefit from the rewards of leaving the European Union in an orderly way, in a way that respects the referendum result and gives us that brighter future?"
On Wednesday a group including business leaders, farmers and representatives from civic society travelled from Northern Ireland to Westminster.
Mrs Bradley urged their MPs to listen to their views on the deal.
"The businesses, the farmers and the civic society who came to Westminster from Northern Ireland yesterday were unanimous in their view that on leaving the European Union we should seize this deal, we should make the most of it and we should look forward to the future," she said.
Democratic Unionist representatives have been firmly opposed to the Withdrawal Deal, sparking speculation their confidence and supply deal with the Conservatives is on shaky ground.
Mrs Bradley insisted she continues to work with the DUP as well as the other Northern Ireland parties in her role as Secretary of State.
"I work very closely with DUP members of parliament and MLAs in my role as Secretary of State as I do with MPs and MLAs from all parties," she said.
"That is the role of the Secretary of State and I will continue to do that."
Mrs Bradley also visited the new Primark store in Belfast city centre which is due to open on Saturday.
Primark's former flagship store in the city was destroyed by a major fire in August.


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More than $45 million in state funds will be shared among 37 community health organizations that include several serving people in the Finger Lakes region, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.
Organizations include Rochester Primary Care Network Inc./Rushville Health Center Inc., receiving $402,187; Anthony L. Jordan Health Center (Finger Lakes) receiving $856,220; Finger Lakes Migrant Health Care Project (Finger Lakes Community Health), receiving $796,794; and Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region, Inc. (Finger Lakes/Central New York) receiving $1,396,150.
It was news Michael Leary was waiting to hear. Leary, who is chief executive officer for Rochester Primary Care Network, said his organization first applied for the aid in October 2012. The process required several steps and reworking application materials before word came more recently that it looked promising.
�We have been waiting ever since,� said Leary.
The funds will be used for opening and expanding the network�s dental health center at the Wayne Community Health Center in Lyons, he said. The center will be able to take more patients and that, in turn, will allow the network�s Rushville Health Center to take more dental patients, Leary said.
The network will be able to relieve staff from handling an overflow in Lyons, to serve more patients in Rushville, he said.
The network�s main center is Rushville, at 2 Rubin Drive, which serves about 75 percent of patients using network centers. Other sites are Livingston, Wayne and Utica, along with a community denistry program and service in the Rochester area.
Other organizations benefitting from the money include the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center, a not-for-profit primary care center that this year began operating Jordan at CCIA (Canandaigua Churches In Action). The medical clinic at 120 N. Main St. in Canandaigua provides patients who have Medicaid coverage or no insurance with a sliding fee scale to access the full array of family practice services.
In a press release, Cuomo said the funds are through the Vital Access/Safety Net Provider Program (VAP) to support projects over the next three years by the 37 facilities statewide �that were selected due to their serious financial condition and critical role in providing services to New York State�s fragile, elderly, and low-income population.�
The facilities were awarded the funding for 2013-14 for multi-year projects. The funds will be used primarily to improve community care through expanded facilities and services and to help the organizations meet financial goals.
�As the state continues its work to increase access to quality health care for New Yorkers, these grants will ensure that these 37 community organizations can continue to serve our most vulnerable populations,� Cuomo stated. �This new support will give elderly and low-income New Yorkers expanded and better health care service for years to come.�


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