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CORVALLIS, Ore., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Studies have shown marriage changes men's negative behavior and U.S. researchers say fatherhood can also have an impact on crime, and tobacco and alcohol use.
Lead author David Kerr, assistant professor of psychology at Oregon State University, and colleagues assessed more than 200 at-risk boys annually from the age of 12 to 31 in how their crime, tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use changed over time.
"These decreases were in addition to the general tendency of boys to engage less in these types of behaviors as they approach and enter adulthood," Kerr said in a statement. "Controlling for the aging process, fatherhood was an independent factor in predicting decreases in crime, alcohol and tobacco use."
However, the study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, also found men who were well into their 20s and early 30s when they became fathers showed greater decreases in crime and alcohol use, compared to those who had their first child in their teens or early 20s.
Men who had children at a more developmentally expected time could have been more able or willing to embrace fatherhood and shed negative lifestyle choices, Kerr said.
"This research suggests that fatherhood can be a transformative experience, even for men engaging in high risk behavior," Kerr said. "This presents a unique window of opportunity for intervention because new fathers might be especially willing and ready to hear a more positive message and make behavioral changes."


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The Piston Group, led by former Detroit Pistons guard Vinnie Johnson, announced Monday it hired Jacqueline Dedo as president.
Johnson will remain the Detroit-based supplier's CEO and chairman.
Dedo, most recently chief strategy officer for Dana Holding Corp., will assume the role on Jan. 30. At Dana, she led the company's global business plan for its four business units.
Prior to Dana, Dedo served as the president of Canton, Ohio-based The Timken Co. and served in leadership roles at Motorola Corp., Covisint LLC, Robert Bosch Corp. and Cadillac.
"Jacqui understands the evolution of our supply chain and the challenges our customers face," Johnson said in a press release. "In this position, she will leverage that experience to help us evaluate our growth opportunities and define and implement our strategic direction while ensuring we maintain our solid financial viability and commitment to our customers."
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More records add to podium from IAAF World Relays
26 May 2014
ATHLETICS: Australia set a brace of national endurance relay records and claimed two battling fourth place finishes on the final day of the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas. These fantastic efforts followed a bronze medal on Day 1 and ensured an overall placing of fifth for Australia in the team standings.
Leading the way was the men's 4x1500m team of Ryan Gregson (NSW, 3:39.1), Sam McEntee (WA, 3:44.9), Collis Birmingham (VIC, 3:38.3) and Jordan Willamsz (VIC, 3:43.7), who produced an epic effort to record a time of 14:46.04 and trim 0.88 from the previous best Australian mark.
McEntee handed the baton on to Birmingham in fourth some 30m down on the third leg Ethiopian runner. However, the experienced Birmingham refused to panic and after a storming leg handed the baton to Willamsz on anchor some 5m clear in third.
Williamsz, who also competed in yesterday's men's 4x800m, produced a brave run but he could not maintain third spot up against Aman Wote (ETH), who had set an Ethiopian record of 3:30.86 in Doha (QAT) earlier this month. The African caught and then glided past the American-based Australian just before the halfway point on the anchor leg before securing the third and final podium spot.
"I was a little tired after yesterday but I had to focus on the task at hand, but I thought I executed well," Williamsz explained.
"It would have been great to have finished third, but I had to manage my expectations and do the best job I could do. World Relays has been a great experience. I've got to spend time with Collis Birmingham and Ryan Gregson and I hope to spend a lot more time with them in future."
Out front, Kenya set a world record 14:22.22 to finish clear of the USA and Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, three quarters of the women's 4x1500mteam, which had claimed a podium spot to finish third the previous day, returned with the addition of Selma Kajan (NSW) to shatter the national record in the women's 4x800m. The team performed above expectations up against a stellar field to place fourth with Brittany McGowan (QLD, 2:03.1), Zoe Buckman (VIC, 2:02.1), Kajan (2:02.2) and Melissa Duncan (VIC, 2:05.8) combining to run 8:13.26 behind the heavyweight trio of the USA, Kenya and Russia.
The women's 4x800m team also performed with pride to offer further evidence of the strength in depth of Australian middle-distance running.
Buckman said it was great to "smash" the national record and added: "It shows we can compete with the best in the world. Hopefully we can help inspire other younger athletes to train hard."
"I was on fresh legs and tried to race as hard as I could. It was a great atmosphere, although I really wish they could have been a Bahamas team in the 4x800m because it would have added something extra," Kajan added.
The Australian women's 4x400m team ended their campaign on a high as they blitzed to a morale-boosting victory in the B-Final in a time of 3:31.01. With a reshuffled order from yesterday's heats the quartet of Anneliese Rubie (NSW, 52.60) Morgan Mitchell (VIC, 52.10), Jessica Gulli (VIC, 53.50) and Lyndsay Pekin (WA, 52.80) produced a mature performance amid a raucous atmosphere inside the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, to repel the challenge from Bahamas (3:31.71).
The performance ranked Australia ninth overall in the women's 4x400m, which is encouraging form ahead of July's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (SCO).
A quartet of Craig Burns (QLD), Dylan Grant (QLDS), Joshua Ralph (NSW) and Alex Beck (QLD) placed fifth in the men's 4x400m B-Final to place 13th overall. Burns produced a blistering first leg of 45.90 to give the Aussie foursome a lead at quarter distance, but they could not maintain their advantage and registered a time of 3:04.61 – 0.03 quicker than in yesterday's heats.
There was disappointment for the men's 4x100m team as a baton mishap on the second exchange led to an unfortunate DNF in the B-Final for the youthful sprint quartet.
Australia completed an excellent all-round performance at the inaugural competition – which took place in front of a passionate and colourful home crowd – to place fifth with 21pts in the team standings behind the USA, Jamaica, Kenya and Great Britain.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Should I Relax, or be Productive?
"What did you accomplish this weekend?"
I hear that question almost as much as I ask it. Did I have a productive weekend, I wonder? And why is it I feel that I have to have accomplished a great deal not only during the week, but also on Saturday and Sunday? Whatever happened to a relaxing weekend, or even keeping the Sunday as a day of rest?
I'm not a workaholic, perfectionist or Type A personality. But I also don't enjoy puttering or sitting around and I hate having the television on during the day. Like many people, I guess I don't really know how to relax. Does a vacation sound relaxing? I know few people who come home from a vacation feeling anything but absolutely exhausted (and facing piles of laundry to do.) When I go home to visit family in Vermont, I am so short of time I try to pack everything in and visit everyone, and end up having little quality time with anyone. The only real vacation I took was to Disneyworld, where we woke up early every morning, followed an itinerary to make sure we experienced the most desired shows and rides, and stayed out until well after midnight, walking from parks to bus stops to hotels until our feet ached. I'm sure there are some vacationers out there who know how to sit on the beach, bask in the sun, enjoy leisurely dinners and come home refreshed, but I've never met one.
So, just like vacation time, I've never considered having a purely leisurely weekend. This past weekend I cleaned the fridge, went to a high school graduation, shopped for my church's 200th Birthday Party celebration, not to mention regular tasks such as cooking meals and walking the dog. Sunday I went to church, worked outside, weeded the garden, organized a closet, critiqued some stories, and called Mom.
I wonder if I can re-train my thinking. Can I ever feel good about abandoning the To-Do list and putting my feet up, visiting with an old friend, swaying on the garden swing with my husband, spitting watermelon seeds with my son, throwing a stick to my dog?
Maybe, in a way of thinking, that's productive.
What I Learned from My Dog: Appreciate every moment of every day. Kelly runs down the stairs, ears flopping, tail wagging. She picks up a toy joyfully. She doesn't do anything really important. But she is there in each moment, living it.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Doing a Good Job
We call him Grouchy Mailman.
Grouchy Mailman apparently doesn't like our mailbox. We live in a 100 year old house. There is a wonderful small door beside the front door, a tiny door with insulated sides which originally served as a milk box. (See the picture above. This is Hudson, our yellow lab, trying to fit out the milk box door!!) For more than 20 years, our newspaper and mail have been slid into the milk box, which I can open from another tiny door inside the enclosed front porch, allowing me to collect the mail without having to step outside in my pajamas.
But Grouchy Mailman decided that it was too much effort to be sure the mail fit into this box, so he began simply dropping my mail to the ground beside the steps. More than once I had to chase an envelope caught in the breeze. Since I conduct business through the mail, with vital communications from editors and--more importantly--pay checks, I was not pleased to think of what might be blowing away down the street.
I am not big on confrontation, but finally decided to nicely ask Grouchy Mailman to be sure my mail got into the box. After all, if it was big enough for a few bottles of milk, surely it was big enough for my envelopes. Not to mention, since I work from home, if something was too big to fit in my milk box mail box, he could have rang the bell and handed me the envelope in a jiffy. But my talk with G.M. did not go well. He flat out refused to turn the envelopes sideways, all that would have taken to make sure taller envelopes fit without falling out.
I suppose I could have called the post office and spoken to his supervisor. Maybe even should have. But I imagined this would have made G.M. even grouchier, and my mail might have suffered a far worse fate. So I ignored the little voice that said I was right, bought a new mailbox, and mounted it above our quaint old milk door. Now, at least, the mail is not on the ground.
Then I was talking with my mother-in-law, who lives across town, and she was telling me about her postal worker. He brings her stamps and lets her give him cash for them, asks her if she needs anything. He goes out of his way to smile and say hello and good morning. And recently, after having her mail held while she was away for a few weeks, he brought it to her personally when she returned, without having to go through any paperwork, so she wouldn't have to stand in line at the post office. He checks to make sure the seniors in the neighborhood are okay. I imagine G.M. would rush by, figuring it was none of his concern.
I know, our jobs aren't always a barrel of fun every day. Maybe Grouchy Mailman's back hurts. Maybe he got chased by a dog. But he's not helping himself by having a bad attitude. We can dread each day and grumble and complain. I do that sometimes. But we can also take the very same situation and put our heart into it and ask God to use us in some way that will honor him. I always ask God to guide my words as I write.
I like to think of these two mailmen; mine and my mother-in-laws. One grumbling and giving poor service, and the other smiling and seeking ways to go above and beyond to help others. Same job. Same town. Similar circumstances. Different attitude.
God, please don't let me be a grouchy mailman today.
What I Learned From my Dog: Kelly must be a good judge of character. She doesn't like the mailman either.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Don't Leave Me
Does this scene sound familiar? You're getting ready to go out on an errand, pick up your pocketbook and your keys, and your dog appears out of nowhere, parks herself in front of the door and stares up at you with eyes that could melt a snowman. Or, he dances around your ankles, jumps up on your legs, and begs you not to leave in that way known best to dogs.
Kelly wants to be with me wherever I go. But worse, when I leave, she lies by the front door and waits dejectedly until I return. Although this devotion is sweet, I feel bad for her. In a way, I kind of wish she'd be like Tom Cruise in Risky Business, dancing around the house and having wild fun while I'm away. It makes me sad to think she's just lying by the door pining away. It's nice to be loved, but Kelly has separation anxiety.
I work from home, so my dog and I are together all day. She lies by my feet as I type. She follows me into the kitchen and up and down the stairs. We take breaks to walk and play fetch. Granted, I need her as much as she needs me. My kids are grown up and out of the house. She's my little girl. But, like all moms, I want her to be happy and well adjusted.
I've considered buying another dog, so she could have a playmate. But Kelly thinks she should be the only dog in the world. She doesn't always get along well with other dogs. For the same reason, doggy play groups are out.
It's not that I leave her often, but when I do, I'd like her to feel confident that she'll be fine while I'm away. I haven't gone on a vacation in a long while, but I would like to. If Kelly is upset when I leave for a few hours, how will she handle my being away for a few days? The last time we took a trip to visit our daughter out of state, we brought Kelly along. We kept her in her crate when we went out to dinner. But Kelly barked the whole time and upset the neighbors in the apartment complex. If only she'd known to keep quiet for that brief time, she would have earned the opportunity to join us on the trip again. Now that option is closed.
There are many joys in pet ownership and many concerns. I will continue to search for ways to ease her anxiety and make adjustments easier. After all, I would like to visit my daughter again.And I'd like Kelly to know I'll always return home to her.
What I Learned From my Dog: The love of a dog is special and sweet. But Kelly reminds me that part of my responsibility is to foster a sense of security, and patience, too.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Bugging Out
Check out this bug! Does anyone know what it is?
This bug was a little friend I found in the driveway last weekend. It didn't move while I watched it, but when I looked away and came back, it was gone. I love spotting nature in the city. It's always a surprising treat. Here are some of the animals I've seen around my house:
ribbon snakes
mourning doves
the thing that lives under the garage
Although I love all animals, some of these I'm not especially crazy to see in my yard. I love watching the squirrels. They tease Kelly and climb up a tree and hide, making clicking noises to taunt her. She stares up into the branches and barks, but never can find them.
Tell me about the wildlife in your backyard!
What I Learned From My Dog: Despite fascinating wildlife, a dog is still the best animal of all. Kelly only had to look at me with her big brown eyes to show me that.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
When Baby Bird Returns to the Nest
The baby falcons are flying! They can fly!
I've blogged a lot about the baby Peregrine Falcons, nesting under a bridge in my NY hometown. Thanks to the DEC, I've been able to watch them in their nesting box, hatching, growing, testing their wings, and now flying!
Sadly, there is a parallel between Mama Falcon's plight and my life. Last year I wrote several articles about my son flying the nest--he was a freshman at RPI. I cried, I worried, I stressed out. Then I got used to it. Even enjoyed it.
Now, my baby bird is back home.
It's tricky navigating the strange new relationship between adult child and parent when the child comes back to the nest. Is it still okay to ask him where he's going and when he'll be back? (I still do!) Should I wait up for him? (Good thing I"m a night owl.) Sometimes he snaps when I ask him to pick up his room, then the next thing I know he's sprawled next to me on the couch, trying to snuggle with his 6-foot tall frame. If I try to talk about something deep, however, the moment's gone.
My son is working this summer. He doesn't mind when I pack him a bag lunch. But last week he was offended when I put his new allergy pill in a plastic sandwich bag, labeled TAKE AT .
"I don't need my mommy to give me a little baggy with a little note attached," he whined.
The other night as I was climbing up the stairs to go to bed, I asked him to let the dog in.
After I brushed my teeth and got ready, and still no Kelly curled up in her little doggy bed by my closet door, I called down again.
Maybe I'm not putting a lot of faith in my son's retention ability, but I couldn't sleep until I knew Kelly was in. So eventually I stomped down the stairs and let her in. My son was sprawled out on the couch watching Craig Ferguson, enjoying his snack.
"I didn't know you meant NOW," he said.
What is it about that makes parents think what they say is totally clear, while their child hears something totally different? Has this ever happened to you?
So I think we'll have some challenges this summer. But for the most part it's all good. We're learning about each other. We enjoy playing cards, and going to the lake as a family.
And, it's only 65 days, 3 hours and 28 minutes until next school year.
What I Learned From my Dog: Teenage dogs don't think what you say is ridiculous, or what you wear is dorky, or refuse to do what you tell them. Perfect!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Seriously, are you STILL sleeping?
Can one dog really sleep this much? Sheesh! I mean, Kelly certainly bears truth to the saying "sleep like a dog." I was worried about how much she sleeps during the day, so I did a little research. It turns out that most dogs sleep 12-14 hours a day. That made me feel a little better. But Kelly produces more than her share of zzzzz's. She might be on her way to setting the all time record for dog napping.
Since I work from home, I feel it's my responsibility to try to get Kelly active during the day. I take her on at least one long walk. I play with her in the yard. And I toss a ball for her to fetch. The thing is, Kelly doesn't like to play unless I generate the enthusiasm. I have to throw the ball, then say "Get it, get it, get it!" and chase after it myself.
Not that I can't use the exercise, but times like these I wish she had a little neighbor friend to knock on our door and ask "Can Kelly come out and play?"
Speaking of dogs sleeping, this video of a man singing puppies to sleep is so sweet!
Well, Kelly is snoring on the couch now, and it's a beautiful sunny day, so I think I'll wake her up and go out for our walk. Because if I don't, I might consider joining her and take a nap for myself.
What I Learned from My Dog: Sometimes we don't feel like exercising or being active. We could use a friend to encourage us. When I see Kelly playing, her ears bouncing and that spring in her step, I know she's enjoying it, and it's good for her too!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Doggy Paddling
Does your dog love to swim, or is he afraid of the water? When I was in high school, I worked grooming five gorgeous Newfoundlands for a local breeder. The owner was away on vacation, and I came every day and combed out those huge dogs, each one shedding a massive mound of hair. I would groom them outside on their deck. In the distance was a little pond on the property. Every time I had those dogs out on the deck, one of them invariably broke free and headed straight for the pond, where they just stood in the middle. They loved water that much! Once, one was in the house and even went right through the screen on the sliding glass door to get to the pond!
Our Yellow Lab Hudson loved to swim. He was a strong swimmer, and with his thick hide, he could tolerate the cold water in the early spring and late fall. Watching him swim was a pleasure.
Kelly loves the water too, but she's more of a princess about it. At first she's a little hesitant to get her pretty feet wet. Then she gets going, but her splashing isn't pretty. I don't think she has the stamina to last very long. But she does enjoy a nice dip on a hot summer day.
What I Learned from My Dog: If you really love something, go for it and give it all you got. But if you're only mildly enthusiastic, it's okay to dabble, too.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Like a Bassett Hound at a Picnic
As we all sat under the soaring white tent, clapping and swaying along to the spirited worship band, a soaking rain shower dowsed the field around us. Would the sun come out in time to shine on our annual church picnic?
Well good news, it did.
But first we enjoyed a longer-than-usual, uplifting service with plenty of music, good messages, and as a friend commented "Just enough mistakes to make it real." This is an annual event at our church, although this year we had the added benefit of celebrating our church's 200th anniversary. I wrote and produced a bicentennial historical commemorative for the event, (along with my husband, who interviewed one of the oldest members of our congregation, and was the graphic lay-out genious of the operation.) It's filled with copies of historical documents, old photographs, and important dates and historical details. With a first run printing of 400 copies, we were happy to be able to hand out a book to each member of the congregation.
Okay, but onto the picnic! The food was fabulous-- bbq chicken, roasted pork, hot dogs, and four long tables filled with everyone's favorite dishes brought along to share. I bypassed yummy creamy potato salads, jello and whipped cream concoctions, and cheesy casseroles to opt for more health-conscious green salads, an interesting cold sweet potato and corn salad, and a whole grain pasta with veggies.
I wish I'd taken a picture of the dessert tent! These people can bake! Beautiful cakes of every size and shape, many decorated to celebrate our church's 200th birthday, brownies, cookies, and pies too. Fortunately there was enough fruit to keep those of us on a diet happy. Well, fairly happy. Okay, I did snitch one small brownie square.
A few people brought their dogs along for the picnic. I saw the most adorable Bassett Hound. But Kelly stayed home. When we returned, she acted like I'd left her for a month. I rewarded her with a game of fetch.
What I Learned From My Dog: This is going to be What I Learned from the Basset Hound at the picnic: Staring up at someone with food in their hand--quietly staring without blinking your with huge, sad, brown eyes--usually results in a handout. It doesn't hurt to have long floppy ears either.


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BATON ROUGE – The LSU Track & Field program is excited to welcome one of the nation's rising stars in the coaching ranks as head coach Dennis Shaver announced Tuesday that two-time Olympian Khadevis Robinson has been appointed an assistant coach to lead the men's and women's middle distance and distance groups and cross country teams.
Robinson joins Shaver's staff following an impressive 2013 season at The Ohio State University where he also served as head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach.
Robinson boasts a distinguished pedigree as one of the all-time great middle distance runners in the history of USA Track & Field as a two-time U.S. Olympian and eight-time U.S. champion in the 800-meter run before joining the coaching ranks with stints as a head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach at UNLV in 2012 and Ohio State in 2013.
"LSU has always been one of the premier programs in the nation, both on the men's and women's sides. Having the opportunity to work with Coach Shaver and his staff is exciting for me because I know it will help me develop into a better coach and learn what it takes to be a part of a championship program," Robinson said. "We all strive to reach our full potential, no matter your profession. Becoming a part of the LSU tradition will give me the opportunity to work harder and pursue my full potential while working with coaches and athletes who have been at this level for a very long time.
"It's hard for a program to do what LSU has done on both the men's and women's sides for so long. To learn from Coach Shaver is a great opportunity for me and something I'm looking forward to."
Shaver believes Robinson has the talent and experience to lead one of the nation's premier middle distance groups following the departure of Mark Elliott as Clemson's newly-appointed director of track and field.
"Khadevis Robinson is the perfect fit for our program here at LSU. We're very excited that he will be leading an event area that's really been instrumental in our pursuit of SEC and NCAA championships over the years," Shaver said. "Khadevis is a rising star in our (coaching) ranks. It's special any time you can welcome someone with his experience and pedigree into your program.
"He's a world-class athlete in his own right, which gives him immediate credibility to the athletes already in the program and the future stars we will recruit well into the future across all event areas."
In his one season at Ohio State, Robinson coached sophomore Katie Borchers to All-America honors in the 800 meters while setting school records with personal records of 2:06.95 indoors and 2:05.56 outdoors to claim a spot in the national semifinals at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
He also coached a young Buckeye squad to great success during the 2012 cross country season as Ohio State claimed a pair of sixth-place team finishes at the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. That includes junior Meredith Wagner and sophomore Michelle Thomas earning all-region honors and Wagner adding a Second-Team All-Big Ten selection for her performance.
Prior to joining the Buckeye staff, Robinson guided the UNLV Runnin' Rebels to a successful 2012 campaign in which Kelsey Williams swept Mountain West Conference championships in the women's 800 meters during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Brett Zorich, the 2012 Mountain West Indoor bronze medalist, also qualified for the NCAA Outdoor semifinals while earning a 13th-place finish nationally in the event.
"One of the things I've enjoyed most in watching Khadevis mature as a coach is how he motivates his athletes and gets the most out of their talent. He is also a great recruiter who has shown the ability to connect with young men and women across all event areas," Shaver said. "It's easy to say given his athletic background, but he has a bright future as a coach in our sport."
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, and 1998 graduate of TCU, Robinson was crowned the NCAA Outdoor champion in the men's 800 meters during his senior season with the Horned Frogs in 1998.
He would go on to a distinguished professional career as one of the world's premier 800-meter runners in which he represented the United States at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and London in 2012. Robinson also earned his spot on Team USA at the IAAF World Championships a total of seven times while setting a lifetime personal best of 1:43.68 in his specialty event.
Robinson is one of the most accomplished middle distance runners in USA Track & Field history while winning four U.S. Indoor titles in 1999, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and four U.S. Outdoor titles in 1999, 2006, 2008 and 2009. He is also a six-time silver medalist in the 800 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships, including a pair of runner-up finishes at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in 2004 and 2012.
Robinson graduated from TCU in 1998 with an undergraduate degree in social work before earning his master's degree in public administration from Cal State Los Angeles in 2004.
According to his official biography on Ohio State's website, Robinson has spent the past decade training and competing as one of the world's top runners while coaching athletes from all age groups. He's also served as a public speaker and as an educator in the Santa Monica Unified School District. He also co-founded a 501c3 called The Youth Track & Running Club of which he remains an active board member.


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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was quietly released on the App Store at midnight on January 18th, 2010. The game features the same missions available for the Nintendo DS and PSP versions. One difference is the lack of Rockstar Games Social Club - the bonus Xin missions, which were previously only available after completing the main story line, locating the two Lions of Fo and syncing the device to Social Club, are now available without the use of Social Club. A new radio station allowed players to use a custom radio track-list from their iTunes. This version features the enhanced graphics of the PSP version released after the DS iteration, but re-introduces the touch screen functionality of the DS, replacing the quicktime events suplemented in the PSP port.
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Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition was released for iOS devices on December 15th, 2011. The year 2011 marks the tenth year since Grand Theft Auto III was released. The game is essentially a port of Grand Theft Auto III with updated textures and resolution. Otherwise, there are no other obvious changes. Due to the iPhone lacking physical buttons, the developer of the port, War Drum Studios, supplies on-screen touch controls which can be remapped. The game was originally support the iPhone 4s but support has been added for the iPhone 4.
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Grand Theft Auto Vice City: 10 Year Anniversary Edition was released for iOS devices on December 6th, 2012. The year 2012 marks the tenth year since Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released. The game is essentially a port of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City with updated textures and resolution however the crouch and cheat abilities were removed from the game. Rockstar announced that it would include "native high-resolution graphics and several enhancements unique to the iOS and Android platforms including updated character models and lighting effects, new and more precise firing and targeting options, a fully customizable control layout and native support for retina display devices". The game was supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, all iPad models, 4th and 5th generation iPod touch.
Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasEdit
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released for iOS devices on December 12th, 2013. December 2013 is just 10 months before the 10 year anniversary of the game's release. The game includes massively improved graphics and controls, however the ability to cheat, 1 driving school lesson and 2 bike school lessons were removed. The player uses touch screen buttons to control although iOS controllers can be used. The game is supported on iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, the 5th Gen iPod touch, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina Display[2].


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The prices that Americans pay for gas at the pump may reach an all-time high this summer. The average price is $3.70 per gallon, which is an increase of 30 cents since July and the climb in price from July to August was 9 percent. The increase is particularly concerning because a reduction in global demand, caused by a persistent world-wide recession, has kept demand for gas relatively low. Some have predicted that the price of gas will reach $3.90 per gallon before Labor Day. Gas prices have risen each month for seven straight months this year.
Rising gas prices are often cited as one of the reasons that Jimmy Carter was not reelected in 1980. Prices have actually risen more this year under Barack Obama than under the last year of the Carter administration. This is one of the "core" consumer expenses that can be reduced only by a certain amount because people need to drive to work, go to the grocery and the doctor, and travel some in their communities.
Americans in the Midwest have been especially hard hit. Supplies of gas in that region have been reduced because of cuts in production at four refineries in the area. Gas prices in Illinois and Michigan have risen to $4 per gallon or even higher. Wildfires in northern California have also affected refinery production, pushing gas prices up by 40 center per gallon.
Scott Anderson, an economist at the Bank of the West, noted: "The $4 threshold is when you see sticker shock and marked changes in consumer behavior and spending patterns. When prices come down, that really revives disposable income. The longer we see these highs, the more impact you'll see on consumer spending." The rise of gas prices has also pushed consumer spending higher. The Department of Commerce reported that July consumer spending rose by 0.8 percent, which is the largest gain in five months.
What are the causes of these rising prices? Despite serious impediments to oil and gas exploration caused by federal environmental regulations, the market has responded to the higher price of oil and the oil industry has been increasing proven reserves of oil and gas, as well as increasing production in the United States. Federal regulations have increased the cost per BTU of oil and gas to be produced, but that ought to be offset, in some part, by the increase in the supply.
The oil and gas industry, however, involves more than the exploration and production of these hydrocarbon fuels. Oil has almost no value until it is refined. Refinery capacity is tightly constricted today. This is not something that can be fixed overnight. Refineries are very expensive capital investments and the workings of refineries, as anyone who has ever visited one knows, are complex and require constant testing and attention.
Political uncertainty caused by international tension, federal commitment to so-called "reneweable energy," and the prospects of litigation by environmental groups or the EPA all have to be factored into the equation before a corporation decides to make the major investment into a new refinery.
Transportation systems are another factor. The Keystone Pipeline is a solid economic investment, if political considerations do not impede on decision-making. However, the Keystone Pipeline has become a political football and so it is not being constructed. This means years down the road that our petroleum transportation infrastructure will not grow as a natural part of the oil and gas industry. The absence of an adequate transportation system for oil and gas means that the decisions in areas of production or refining are influenced by the availability of pipelines and not by what natural economy and efficiency would cause.
Gas prices are also affected by high levels of consumption taxation on gallons of gasoline sold. High taxes increase the cost to consumers without correspondingly increasing revenue to the producer. This is a "worst of all worlds" in which consumers suffer because of high price and scarcity, but the resources which producers need to build infrastructure and to explore and produce is largely taxed away.
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Sowing Your Wild Oats: Avena fatua, a species of grass in the oat genus, has been referred to as "wild oats" by the English for centuries. Though it's thought to be the precursor of cultivated oats, farmers have long hated it because it is useless as a cereal crop and hard to separate from cultivated oats and remove from fields. Literally sowing wild oats, then, is a useless endeavor, and the phrase is figuratively applied to people engaging idle pastimes. There's also a sexual connotation in that a young man sowing his wild oats is spreading seed without purpose.The saying is first recorded in English in 1542, by Protestant clergyman Thomas Becon.
A Piece of Cake: The earliest appearance I can find is in Ogden Nash's Primrose Path in 1936, and the phrase seems to have descended from the earlier "cakewalk." This second term originates with a 19th-century African American tradition where slaves or freedmen at social gatherings or parties would walk in a procession in pairs around a cake and the most graceful pair would win the cake as a prize (this may also be the origin of "takes the cake"). Although the cakewalk contest demanded some skill and grace, the phrase was eventually adopted as boxing slang and flipped to connote an easily-won fight.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jrue Holiday is set to run the show for the Philadelphia 76ers for years to come.
Holiday signed an extension with the Sixers just before the midnight deadline and hours after he led them to an 84-75 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
A person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that the extension was for four years and worth at least $41 million. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it is team policy not to disclose contract terms. The Sixers had until midnight to strike a deal or risk Holiday becoming a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
He had 14 points and 11 assists in the season opener. Holiday, who was the 17th overall pick in the 2009 draft, averaged 11.7 points and 5 assists over his first three seasons.
``I'm ecstatic to continue playing in Philadelphia,'' Holiday said. ``I'm going to keep putting in the work and pushing myself every day in order to bring a championship to the city and our fans.''
Sixers owner Josh Harris was pleased to keep his star point guard.
``Jrue is both an outstanding player and an important part of our future,'' Harris said. ``We are very excited to keep a player of Jrue's caliber in Philadelphia and truly look forward to further building the 76ers legacy around his leadership.''
Coach Doug Collins has heaped Holiday with praise and believes he can become one of the top-five point guards in the NBA. The Sixers have let Holiday, Evan Turner and former Sixer Andre Iguodala take turns as the primary ballhandler over the last three seasons, stunting Holiday's growth, even as he's shown flashes of stardom. Collins decided on the first day of training camp that it was time to trust Holiday completely with letting him call the shots at point, and use him and injured center Andrew Bynum as the building blocks for a run toward Philadelphia's first championship since 1983.
Holiday said after the game he was hopeful he would remain a Sixer for the long haul.
``Whatever I get, I get,'' Holiday said. ``If I get what I want, thank you.''
He had plenty of reasons to be thankful Thursday and beyond.


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Europe, it seems, is determined to resolve its problems using other people's money. But there are at least three reasons why the IMF should resist this pressure, and abstain from increasing its (already extremely high) exposure to Europe.
BUENOS AIRES – A short-lived rumour recently suggested that the International Monetary Fund was putting together a €600 billion ($803 billion) package for Italy to buy its new government about 18 months to implement the necessary adjustment program. Except for the magnitude of the package, this sounds no different from a standard IMF adjustment program – the kind that we are accustomed to seeing (and criticizing) in the developing world. But there is one crucial difference: Italy is part of a select club that does not need outside rescue funds.
By contrast, the attempt to crowd multilateral resources into Europe was made explicit by eurozone finance ministers' call in November for IMF resources to be boosted – preferably through debt-generating bilateral loans,– so that it could "cooperate more closely" with the European Financial Stability Facility. That means that the short-lived story of Italy's jumbo IMF package, which was to be funded largely by non-European money, can be regarded as a game changer: while Italy may never receive such a package, Europe, it seems, is determined to resolve its problems using other people's money.
Related: Italy, Spain Haven't Asked For IMF Aid. Yet.
Related: IMF Steps In With New Liquidity For Europe
Related: Europe's New Technocracy: Superseding Democracy & Force Feeding Austerity
There are at least three reasons why the IMF should resist this pressure, and abstain from increasing its (already extremely high) exposure to Europe.
First, and most obviously, Europe already has its own in-house lender of last resort. The European Central Bank can make available all the euros needed to backstop Italy's debt. And printing them would only offset, through mild inflation, the effects of the otherwise Draconian relative price adjustment that is taking place under the corset of the common currency.
And if, as appears to be the case, Germany is playing a dangerous game of chicken with some of its eurozone partners, why should the cost be shifted to the IMF for the benefit of Europe's largest and most successful economy? Letting the ECB off the hook in this manner would simply validate for Europe as a whole the same moral hazard feared by German and other leaders who oppose ECB intervention.
Related: France-Germany Split Widens Over ECB's Role
Related: French-German Split May Spell Doom For EU Summit
The second reason to avoid IMF intervention in Europe is that lending to a potentially insolvent country has serious implications for the Fund. For starters, taking the IMF's preferred-creditor status at face value, an IMF loan would entail substituting its "non-defaultable" debt for "defaultable" debt with private bondholders, because the Fund's money is used primarily to service outstanding bonds. As a result, a group of lucky bondholders would be bailed out at the expense of those that became junior to IMF debt and remained highly exposed to a likely restructuring. Since a "haircut" can be imposed only on whatever is left of the defaultable private debt, the larger the IMF share, the deeper the haircut needed to restore sustainability.
For the same reason, IMF loans can be a burdensome legacy from a market perspective. Because they represent a massive senior claim, they may discourage new private lending for many years to come.
This brings us to the third reason why the IMF should stay out of Europe's crisis: what if Fund seniority fails? The implicit preferred-creditor status is based on central-bank practices that establish that the lender of last resort is the "last in and first out." It is this seniority that enables the IMF to limit the risk of default so that it can lend to countries at reasonable interest rates when nobody else will. This works when the IMF's share of a country's debt is small, and the country has sufficient resources to service it.
Related: Divided We Fail – The World Needs Quick And Collective Action: Christine Lagarde
Related: Times of Trouble: Can Christine Lagarde Lead the IMF Through its Toughest Period?
The IMF's seniority is an unwritten principle, sustained in a delicate equilibrium, and high-volume lending is testing the limit. From this perspective, the proposal to use the IMF as a conduit for ECB resources (thereby circumventing restrictions imposed by European Union's treaties), while providing the ECB with preferred-creditor status, would exacerbate the Fund's exposure to risky borrowers. This arrangement could be seen as an unwarranted abuse of Fund seniority that, in addition, unfairly frees the ECB from the need to impose its own conditionality on one of its members.
It makes little sense for the international community to assume that unnecessary risk. Let us hope that the IMF's non-European stakeholders will be able to contain the pressure. The solution for Europe is not IMF money, but its own.
Related: The Endgame For The Eurozone Has Begun: Nouriel Roubini
Related: SOS – The Eurozone Can No Longer Save Themselves: Raghuram Rajan
By Mario Blejer and Eduardo Levy Yeyati
Copyright: Project-Syndicate, 2011
Mario I. Blejer is a former governor of the Central Bank of Argentina and former Director of the Center for Central Banking Studies at the Bank of England. Eduardo Levy Yeyati is Professor of Economics at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution.
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Green Tea Cakes Recipes
Green Tea Cake Roll Recipe
Cake rolls, as the name implies, are cakes that are spread with jelly or buttercream and then rolled into logs. The French name is roulade. For this recipe, I decided to use matcha green tea because of its very delicate flavor. It also gives the cake (called génoise in French) a beautiful jade green color. I filled and covered the cake with vanilla butter-cream and kept the flavors appropriately Zen in their simplicity.
Matcha green tea is fairly expensive and has a very short shelf life, so once the box is unsealed, consume it fast. Enjoy it as is with hot water or flavor your favorite desserts with the green tea powder. I had a little less than one tablespoon left in the tin. I think I had made pretty good use of it with desserts such as Vietnamese agar agar desserts, tea lattés, crème brulées and ice cream.
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The IV Reich – Book presentation
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to the presentation of "The IV Reich" written by a childhood friend of mine Jose Maria Arriola.
I used the opportunity to shoot pictures and re-encounter some friends that I haven't seen in many, many years. It was nice to see old friends, listen to the presentation and get a glimpse what goes behind the mind of novel writer.
In this new book Jose tells the adventures of a young argentine navy officer that has to investigate a possible disembarkment of nazi leaders in the patagonia shores after Hitler's suicide, quite a challenge to write. It mixes submarine escape, sea battles, bombardments, desolate landscapes of Patagonia with known characters as Hitler, Harry Truman and Peron.
Jose is also the author of Operacion Rosario. A book that tells the story of a plot to kill the Pope John Paul II in his visit to Argentina during the Malvinas/Falkland war, another must read.
Here are the photos of the event, you can find a link to all the photos at the end of the page and also a link to the publisher's site.
All the pictures of the evening in Facebook.
The IV Reich at Editorial Dunken the publisher page.


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GeekGirlCon had its maiden voyage a few weeks ago at the Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington. I would say it was a success considering they sold out of general public passes for the weekend. This wasn't including exhibitors, panelists, or kids under the age of ten.
The Con: Thankfully, I was a panelist and didn't have to wait in the REALLY long line to get my weekend pass. Once in the convention, there were lots of different vendors and artists to visit and buy from. There was a vendor hall and at least five different rooms available for panels. The gaming room was small, popular and always full.
The Gaming Room: There were workshops ranging from how to design a board game to making a mask. Steve Jackson Games was there along with Jennifer Powers from Looney Labs. Between my husband, daughter, and myself we played all of the games available from her and ended up going to the local game store Card Kingdom to purchase IceDice. There were board games available to play in the game room, and a couple of Magic tables, and a Dungeons and Dragons table as well. I hope next year there is at least one vendor who sells board games. There was a vendor who had video games for sale, but no one with board games.
The Exhibits: We purchased a Happy Gelatinous Cube print from Mikeatron! My daughter was happy to go through boxes of comic books for .25 a piece and picked up Spiderman, Superman, Captain America, and other favorites dated in the 80's. We also enjoyed visiting Nice Rice, The Cute Factory, and Card Kingdom where my kid picked up buttons with her hard earned allowance.
The Panels: The Women In Popular Culture panel was wonderful. It was fun to hear what goes on in the minds of a few of the writers and actors of some of my favorite web and tv shows. Sunday morning we attended a Women in Science panel. My husband was happy to listen to (and meet!) the moderator, Kelly Wienersmith (parasite biologist and wife of Zach Wienersmith, creator of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal webcomic and sketch comedy series). It was nice to see so many intelligent women. I was a little disappointed that it turned into a "Where do I find a grant for my field" panel. The Geeks Raising Geeks panel I moderated was well received. I have seen comments on Twitter and Facebook raving about the content. Panelists included, Nancy and Belle Holder, Carrie and Katie Goldman, Jenn Fujikawa, and Sharon Feliciano. We actually missed out on making a Yoda stick puppet with Bonnie Burton because the location for the activity was so far away from the main convention area.
The People: I was finally able to purchase the Star Wars Craft book by Bonnie Burton. She autographed it to my daughter and me. I took a picture of VIP (my daughter) and her together, but Bonnie's eyes were closed (oh no!). TV writer Jane Espenson has to be one of the nicest women I have ever met. She talked to Tim and VIP for quite awhile before I got to talk to her. When we had our picture taken, she requested Yoda stay in the photo. Liz Smith - organizer of w00tstock, PAX, and JoCo Cruise Crazy events - and I met in passing, but long enough to trade cards and shoot the breeze about the upcoming events from our favorite musical artists. It was great to finally meet Dungeons and Dragons blogger and podcaster Tracy Hurley AKA Sarah Darkmagic. I have followed her on Twitter for quite awhile. I was happy that our schedules met up so we could have lunch together and chat about different games. VIP liked her quite a bit too. You know you have met a truly unique individual if your five-year-old daughter grabs a stranger's hand to cross the street and the stranger just goes with it. It is always great to see The Doubleclicks and Molly Lewis. Meeting Marian Call was a happy first.
GeekGirlCon was a great experience and show for its first year. I look forward to what they plan for next year and planning to attend when the dates are announced.


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Skeptic Check: Mummy Dearest
Categories: Earth
Jun 24, 2013
Shh …mummy's the word! We don't want to provoke the curse of King Tut. Except that there are many curses associated with this fossilized pharaoh – from evil spirits to alien malevolence. So it's hard to know which one we'd face.
We'll unravel secrets about the famous young pharaoh, including the bizarre events that transpired after the discovery of his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and learn what modern imaging reveals about life 3,000 years ago.
Plus, we dispel myths about how to make a mummy, while learning the origin of that notorious mummy curse. Also, discover why superstitions have survival value.
- Jo Marchant – Author of The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy
- Andrew Wade – Physical anthropologist, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
- Salim Ikram – Professor of Egyptology, American University, Cairo
- Stuart Vyse – Professor of psychology, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition
- F. DeWolfe Miller – Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa


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