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They're no denying that last year, Activision suddenly became the *it* publisher to talk about. Seemingly casting a bit of a shadow over EA, with games like Call of Duty, Tony Hawk's Project 8, and the all-out amazing Guitar Hero II. Well, Activision's achievements haven't gone unnoticed by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. The AIAS has granted Activision various awards at their 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony in Las Vegas last night.
  The aforementioned three titles all took home awards. Guitar Hero II took the important Family Game of the Year award and Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack. Call of Duty 3 picked up Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, and Tony Hawk picked up Sports Game of the Year.
  Were thrilled that Guitar Hero II, Call of Duty 3 and Tony Hawks Project 8 have been recognized by the Academy as three of the best games of 2006, said Robin Kaminsky, Executive Vice President of Activision Publishing. The development teams are all dedicated to delivering top quality gaming experiences and these awards are a testament to their talent and hard work.
  Our kudos go out to Activision for a good effort in 2006.
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Dundee Wanderers are on the verge of claiming the women's indoor Division 1 title for a second time, with only an outbreak of stage fright in the final three games at Forthbank tomorrow possibly stifling the celebrations.
Wanderers lead city rivals Grove Menzieshill by five points, so only need to take the six points from the fixtures against Kelburne and Cala Edinburgh to take the crown.
"We have worked hard to gain our points advantage, so it's great to go into the last weekend with perhaps less pressure on us than the other teams, but our aim is still to win all three games," said Carmin Dow, Wanderers' international goalkeeper.
"I'm confident we will beat Kelburne in the first game; Cala have had a good season but I'm sure we can win if we put everything into this game. Then we can relax and enjoy our final confrontation with Grove knowing we already have the league in the bag."
Dow sees finishing the league campaign with a perfect record as a bonus, but form would suggest that is the most likely outcome. In the first half of the season Wanderers whipped Kelburne 9-0, then Cala fell 10-1, and finally Grove were humbled 8-3.
Although Dow emphasised that teamwork has been the key, the influence of Scotland and GB player Vikki Bunce has been pivotal. She has not only dictated the flow of play but has scored in every game, with a total of 37 strikes in 11 outings so far. But Bunce's expertise also extends to her coaching skills, which have transformed the squad and also brought on teenagers like Jessica Ross, 16, and Charlotte Watson, 14.
"Having Vikki back in the team and playing regularly makes a huge difference, she gives the team strength and confidence, she drives play forward and can always be counted on for a goal or three," said Dow.
Despite being deducted two points for infringing the umpiring regulations, Cala Edinburgh are in third spot with a place in the European play-offs secured. Cala may find Wanderers a bridge too far, but they should see off bottom side Granite City Wanderers with ease, and may still need to do the double over Milne Craig Western in their final game to maintain their status.
Perhaps the pinnacle of this season's renaissance was the 7-4 victory over Western in Dec-ember. There was a hat-trick for Angie Davie and two for Amy Brodie while Amy-Jane Russell and Amber McNeill got the others.
At the other end of the table Inverleith look to be heading for the drop. They are unlikely to take anything from their opening fixture against second-placed Grove, so three points against Wildcats is the only realistic relegation life-line.

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LOL – We previously posted about "closing the gap with humor" as a way to connect a larger audience to the relevancy of the Kommos site and its Minoan era artifacts. By using contemporary media we can reach out to people outside the interest groups of archaeology and conservation. Similar to the podcast in the Zits comic strip this video utilizes a popular web based medium but with added contemporary music (Radiohead), to make accessible artifact images and humor, introducing the pre-Greek culture with its associated mythology of the man-bull minotaur.
Contemporary Music and Minoan Mythology
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We spoke about humor and music as a means by which we can spread knowledge about a historic/prehistoric, interpreted place, dare we say "educational" content, about Kommos and the cultures that occupied the site in the past. The compromised authenticity of the second most visited archaeological site in Greece*, a cultural heritage site on Crete has led to a significant lessening of the global formal recognition of the Minoan capitol of Knossos. Lessons from both tourism and edutainment perspectives is discussed in editors Walker & Carr's book "Tourism and Archaeology: Sustainable Meeting Grounds". At the conclusion of 2013, we came across this edutainment park on Crete, but without data collection/ survey and analysis, it is impossible to know the answer to: Does visitation to this Minoan theme park add or subtract from alternative means or best practices by which cultural heritage is presented to the lay public?
A sensory enhanced learning experience will probably reach a larger audience with diverse learning styles at the Kato Archanes Cretan Theme Park. Perhaps the last paragraph of Chapter 3's Visitor's Experiences by Hughes, Little & Ballantyne is worth repeating here in regards to this question. "Although interpretive experiences enable us to illustrate aspects of other times and locations, they rarely provide total simulation (Robertshaw N.D.). Nevertheless, with careful planning and attention to detail, these experiences can provide visitors with an unparallelled insight into the topic, site, or event being interpreted. Whether these experiences are authentic is a related and hotly debated issue." We await a visit to Minoan World and further conversations about heritage tourism, economic development and the educational upload before judgment and relevancy for the Kommos Archaeological Park can be determined.
* http://www.cretalive.gr/crete/view/akropolh-kai-knwso…-pshfizoun-oi-touristes/134588
Not just Minoan but the whole panoply of Greek mythology at risk of inappropriate Disnification at archaeological sites. That seems to be a significant concern here. Any subcontracting privatization would surely have to be overseen appropriately by the Ministry of Culture, including the interpretive program. Private for profit schemes like the Kato Archanes Cretan Theme Park, may stretch archaeological facts for the sake of drama and visitor appeal.
The other issue here seems to be patrimony. Whose job is it to take care and manage national heritage. The government through direct management of employees, personnel under rigorous performance standards.
This is an issue that has been examined and considered in other countries too. What are some of the outcomes of those objective studies?
This article from Η ΑΥΓΗ in Greek can be easily, if not fully accurately, translated by Google Chrome into other languages.
I have copied that rough translation in English here below.
But there is something deeper that our messy …
Koutsouba Despina|01/26/2014
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From the exhortations of the German newspaper Bild Zeitung to sell some islands and the Acropolis until asking yourself magazine Time whether privatization can save Greek monuments, it took until three Memoranda and a … willing archaeologist! Others stood in the banner of the latest issue of Time . Others in outrageous proposal of an American archaeologist Steven Miller to pass the management of archaeological sites on private companies' will operate better. " Others in the deafening silence of the Greek government. And others, fortunately, in direct response to the Association of Greek Archaeologists.
What is sold as "new" idea is very very old. As old as colonialism: the core of the concept is the 'natives'
In a few, however, struck two small details which, if magnified, show nude that point where the future (we are preparing) meets with the past (even one that is not lived).
The first detail is the category of "nationalism" for anyone who insists on something … antiquated notions of public management and protection of cultural heritage, as she describes that dusty book entitled Constitution of the country. Why, according to Time, «any proposal would allow the vast cultural wealth for Greece to leave the hands of the government raises deeply rooted nationalist sentiment in a country marked by repeated looting of foreign countries." To reverse the argument, therefore, the Bild Zeitung, the Time and the company AppleBaum, presented a proposal to the NYSE for an "investment" in the antiquities of Athens Lavrion as Plato's Academy, is-to say- preachers of cosmopolitanism. Indeed, as cosmopolitans were the colonialists in India or U.S. companies ravaged Latin America.
The second detail is the "outrage" by S. Miller because there are no hotels and taverns that serve visitors next to the site of Nemea. It is not as "innocent" as it sounds! Why worry that the restaurants are located in the modern town of Nemea, a short distance in a wooded area? Put anyway: what would be the way a hotel next to the site could be "connected with the history the ancient games' and attract visitors The answer, unfortunately, is simple: to be a hotel that promises its tourists that "will live the magical experience of the battle of Hercules with the Nemean lion." To say it with the language of "investors" of Applebaum, an 'integrated experience' that will thrill tourists.
Because we have … entrepreneurship, it's hard for us to imagine Persians and Greeks to fight at Marathon, Flute-playing girl wandering in the Ancient Agora and revival of Ecclesia in sandals and togas on the Pnyx to the delight of tourists. Maybe because we have any other images in mind as the Troy-Chrysler or cave in Georgia, where tourists encounter living Medea and Jason. Perhaps because we know the feel of Disneyland. Maybe because we have a memory and remember the corresponding aesthetic junta ceremonies at the Panathenaic.
Unfortunately, not exaggerate: what is sold as "new" idea is very very old. As old as colonialism: the core of the concept is the 'natives'. The poor natives who can not draw on the resources of the land, did not even have the cultural capital to 'appreciate' history and culture. But it is pretty for decor when colonialists taking photos with their new acquisitions. They have certainly modernized. Now talking in terms of leasing, marketing, fund raising, flow of tourists – do not say anymore neat "mirrors". In the end, however, the result is exactly equivalent. And it took them suddenly the pain for the monuments of Greece, revenues from "fillets" are put in the eye.
But there is something deeper that our messy in this debate. There is an upfront placement of what is 'mass' (ie what attracts many tourists), and therefore modern. Everything else is elitism or regress. Elitism is the cultural heritage to teach, rather than "selling." It is regressive to see the monuments as living cells culture in society that gave birth to and not as "gold mines". It fetched to believe that it is more attractive for the visitor to learn to "read" the same monuments, where you can set it to a whole Cinecita digestible. It is an anachronism in the age of fast-fright everyday, believing that experience visiting a historic place is just this character reflection. And of course, it is unacceptable to insist that scientific knowledge is that which has the first word, when outside waiting impressive discoveries.
The monuments can not be privatized so soon. But when the Prime Minister's favorite museum, the new Acropolis Museum, made news last year only on matters relating to the restaurant, it is obvious that this perception has already dirty …
* Despina Koutsouba is chairman of the Association of Greek Archaeologists
Music and drama can widen the appeal of prehistory, as oral recounting of mythology and legend have done in the past.
Other contemporary web based media that can be educational if accurate can be an effective teaching tool but… does the fictional narrative script and the special effects compromise the transfer of fact based archaeologically informed prehistory? See for your self in the use of the BBC Atlantis story.
The amount of prep time is important to make sure there is a quality educational experience. This Pros and Cons listing of Using Movies to teach by may help answer my question above.
* Can cause students to lose focus
* May take too much time
* Really educational part may only be a small portion of the overall
* May not be completely historically accurate
* Perception of using movies can be bad.
* Parents might object to specific content within a movie.
* Can extend the learning beyond the textbook
* build interest
* Provide teachable moments
* Can be a good thing to do on days where students would be unfocused
In the end, movies can be an effective tool as you are creating your lesson plans. The key to success is to choose wisely and create lesson plans that involve the information learned in the movie.
This isn't music and I have not spoken to anyone who has played the game but the medium offers an opportunity to expose gamers to the ancient mythology of Kommos/ Crete/ Greece.
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Update: Carlos Beltran will be starting and playing in centerfield today, as opposed to what was reported earlier. Thanks to Amazin86er for the tip.
I'm not one to mess around with a real life Gangsta, but what exactly was Jerry Manuel on, when he wrote out his lineup card for todays game?
Did he toast to Santana's great start a little bit too much last night? Or was this decision the result of something a little bit more sinister… Hmm, I wonder…
In todays outfield configuration, you won't see Carlos Beltran manning centerfield, but instead Ryan Church will assume the position. Beltran will start in centerfield today.
He will be flanked by "Fool's Gold" Glovers Daniel Murphy in left, and Gary Sheffield in right.
In addition to this bizarre defensive alignment in the outfield, Fernando Tatis will make his first start of the season at second base. Was there no room for him in the outfield? Nevermind the fact that Castillo is scorching the ball, and all that jazz about not messing with a guys playing time when he's scorching the ball, but what exactly are we trying to prove here?
Omir Santos will be behind the plate, and you know what? That actually is a defensive upgrade at catcher over Castro as evidenced yesterday by that throw to second base to nail Ryan Braun and end the game.
You never know though, these guys can go out there and deliver a third straight win for the Mets despite looking completely lost in the field. Stranger things have happened.


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Countdown to The End and Eternity
Articles and papers
|What Comprises the Word of the LORD?
|What time is it?
|Torrential rains, a fulfillment of the word of God, signs of His tears over what He is about to do.
|The Harbinger - Synopsis and Commentary
|Regarding Women's Ordination in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
|The Importance of Forgiveness - La Importancia del Perdón
|How to Truly Repent and Prepare for the Seal of God
|The Word of God regarding the LGBT movement - Listen to mp3 version (24MB)
|Quick Summary - How to be Clean (for the Holy Spirit to fill you)
|Islam and the Prophecies of Revelation
|A Clarification Regarding the States of Those Who Die
A few of the Books by the Lord's messenger Ellen G. White
|Patriarchs and Prophets
|Prophets and Kings
|Desire of Ages
|Acts of the Apostles
|Great Controversy
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Messages through the Lord's messenger Earnest Ray Knoll
|Messages from God for His People As of this date, there have been 73 public messages, some short, others quite lengthy. The pdf is searchable. "Blessed Be the Ones Who Believe Before the Evidence Mounts."
While not written by Knoll, the following book answers the arguments and allegations of the critics to the Lord's messages and that may have questions about the messages:
|The Truth, Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
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Jesse B. Bump is Lecturer on Global Health Policy in the Department of Global Health and Population, and Executive Director of the Takemi Program in International Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Bump's research focuses on the historical, political, and economic forces that are among the most fundamental determinants of ill health and the effectiveness of related institutions. Projects have investigated the history of child health problems such as diarrheal disease and congenital syphilis to explain how issues rise and fall on the global health agenda and to produce strategies to better align political visibility with health needs; the historical development of health systems and the implications for development assistance in that area; and the political economy of policy making and implementation in areas such as universal health coverage, humanitarian assistance, tobacco control, and nutrition governance.


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When Father Gilbert traded in his detective's badge for an Anglican priest's collar, he never expected he would be pulled into a different kind of mystery - the mystery of the spiritual world.
Even attending a conference in a seaside town provides no escape as he has yet another supernatural encounter, this time with a murdered girl who worked at a local massage parlour. Details of the murder lead Father Gilbert to approach the police with clues in common with other cases, bringing him into contact with a detective from his days with Scotland Yard. Meanwhile, a local monastery has been vandalised, with grotesque images and profane graffiti defacing the altar and walls.
The head of the monastery, from whom Father Gilbert received spiritual direction a couple of years before, is distressed by the attack, accusing the local sex trade industry of retaliating against his outspoken stand against it. Then, one of the brothers at the monastery is found dead in the local red light district. All evidence points to his having been a regular at a massage parlour - the same one where the murdered girl had worked. Intertwined within this web is a young woman who sees the same apparitions that Father Gilbert thought only he could see, plus an obstinate runaway, a distraught father, and a deep corruption pervading the town.
And, whether he likes it or not, Father Gilbert is at the centre of it all.
Death in the Shadows by Paul McCusker was published by Lion Hudson Plc in August 2016 and is our 39160th best seller. The ISBN for Death in the Shadows is 9781782641223.
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Just as readers don't just read one genre, writers don't just write in one genre. I've always been a fan of mysteries. I loved Laurell K Hamilton's early Anita Blake books. I'm a big fan of Simon Green's Nightside series and who doesn't love Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books?
So, naturally, I couldn't resist writing my own paranormal-mystery, published by Clandestine Press. With this book I tried to deliver a convincing mystery, while maintaining the paranormal elements.
"Strong, complex – and don't read the last three chapters alone, after dark."
Kerry Greenwood
Suspenseful, eerie, sexy, sad and triumphant. RC Daniells certainly knows how to tantalise readers.
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RC Daniells' vivid storytelling, strong characters and distinctive sense of place combine to make The Price of Fame a compelling tale with a distinctly Australian feel.
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The Price of Fame
Sex, drugs and rock music: the demons of youth – until fame demands its price
Documentary maker Antonia Carlyle uncovers dark secrets when she researches the cult '80s band, The Tough Romantics, and its doomed singer Genevieve James. The iconic band's rise to international fame had as much to do with their cutting edge sound as their history of tragedy, betrayal and murder.
The deeper Antonia digs, the stranger the circumstances surrounding Genevieve's death seem. Was the wrong man charged with murder? Do the surviving band members know more than they've revealed? How far will they go to hide the truth?
Antonia must face her own demons and those that haunt the St Kilda terraced house where the band tore itself apart decades before. As the past spills into the present, Antonia's growing psychic link with the dead girl feeds her obsession to find the truth.
But will it be enough to lay Genevieve's ghost to rest?
I had a fantastic time with The Price of Fame and the characters stuck in my head whenever I had to put the book away. If you enjoy Daniells' epic fantasy tales, this is another book you'll want to check out. If you're unfamiliar with her work, because you don't enjoy epic fantasy, then this book is a perfect way to be introduced to her writing.The Price of Fame is an exciting paranormal crime story, though the emphasis is more heavily on the paranormal than the crime. Personally, I'm looking forward to reading the next book Daniells will have on offer for us, whatever sub-genre it is, but I hope she'll write more paranormal crime/urban fantasy books in the future.
-Meineke, The Fantastical Librarian
The Price of Fame is the first foray into the world of paranormal crime for well-known Australian Fantasy author Rowena Cory Daniells, and she has nailed the genre with spectacular results.
'I have a soft spot for stories set in Melbourne, my home city. I might not have spent all that much time in St Kilda, but I've walked down Acland Street and bought pastires, and been to Luna Park and ridden the same roller coaster the band rides in the book (a few safety-induced renovations later). The language Daniells uses is distinctly Australian, particularly in the slang all the characters use, which I also enjoyed.
Overall, I enjoyed The Price of Fame and read it in two sittings, finding it difficult to put down, especially once the 80s story started to unfold. It has minor paranormal elements, but they don't really become pivotal until the end and could almost be dismissed as magical realism (if paranormal elements aren't your sort of thing).
I strongly recommend The Price of Fame to anyone who enjoys mystery/crime novels, paranormal fiction and/or historical Melbourne.
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'The Price of Fame is an intriguing crime novel and a commentary on the changes St Kilda has undergone. I loved the depiction of St Kilda, both in the 1980s and now. My first memory of St Kilda is as a backpacker in 1990, when it was a seedy and edgy inner-city seaside suburb. A few years later I came to know it as the home of Sisters in Crime Australia. Now, of course, it has become yuppiefied, and it's fascinating to meet the two St Kildas in the pages of one book.
Hopefully this won't be RC Daniells' only foray into crime …'
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'I read it two sittings, getting sunburnt because I couldn't but the book down.
The writing and the pacing, overrode my aversion to "psychic energies", the characters were real, the ending a mix of triumph and sadness. While I think The Price of Fame is a one shot, I hope Daniells decides to play in the crime fiction sandpit again. I'll read it with or without restless spirits.'
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"We are enhancing the skills of our students to include intellectual acuity and critical thinking, enabling them to become sharper physicians and biomedical scientists."
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has implemented a new course to stimulate critical thinking and enhance intellectual acuity and inquisitiveness in medical students, in order to prepare them for the challenges of clinical practice or research. The course – called Foundations of Research and Critical Thinking – strengthens the curriculum's focus on research and critical thinking by requiring each medical student to create and execute a scholarly scientific research project. Each student will select a mentor for his/her project, prepare a proposal, and complete either a clinical, translational, or basic science research project or a grant application. The course represents an innovative approach to medical education that is in place in few medical schools nationwide.
The Foundations of Research and Critical Thinking course has two components. First, in their first year of medical school, students will take part in a series of lectures and small-group sessions. Lectures focus on topics such as "The Physician as an Academic Investigator," "How to Critically Evaluate and Write a Scientific Paper," and "Ethical and Responsible Conduct of Research." The second component of the course is a scholarly project that for most students will take place during the summer between the first and second years of medical school.
For their scholarly project, students will develop a proposal for a basic, translational, or clinical biomedical research project. With the assistance of their mentor, they will complete the research project and submit a final report summarizing their work. As an alternative, they can complete an extensive grant application describing a research hypothesis and project. Students may also satisfy the requirements of the course by completing one of the school's dual-degree programs, combining the medical degree with a PhD or a Master's degree – the combined MD/MPH (Master of Public Health) program, for example.
"This is the latest step in our ongoing effort to make our medical education comprehensive, teaching our future doctors every aspect of medicine, from science to patient care," says George Fantry, MD, Assistant Dean for Student Research and Education and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine. "We are enhancing the skills of our students to include intellectual acuity and critical thinking, enabling them to become sharper physicians and biomedical scientists."
"We hope that they will use these skills to provide better patient care and revolutionize medicine with biomedical innovation," says Donald R. Matteson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, and Director of Student Research Education and the dual degree programs. "They'll use these skills in problem-solving as they diagnose and treat patients, or as scientists as they create and study research hypotheses to advance medicine. This course is keeping the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the top tier of medical schools, providing students with the best education possible."
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On Friday, November 20th, the Communication of Ideas class recorded a "Thin Man" radio drama. "Students supported each other," wrote Mr. Clark. "They used inquiry to establish the issue, investigation to see what others had done, analysis to construct meaning, and "thinking about thinking" to create the final presentation. A stellar synergistic effort resulted." The students involved in the production included: Farhio Abdirahman, Usamah Abdul Khaleq, Joy Carpenter, Srijana Dahal, Ranjit Darjee, Jasmine Gendron, Krishna Gurung, Key Nguyen, Chanda Pringle, and Shrijana Rai.


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Dedham nonprofits join to provide opportunities for seniors, young adults
Two Dedham-based nonprofit organizations have joined forces to bring volunteer opportunities to young adults with disabilities, and socialization and a sense of family to seniors.
The Jewish Family & Children's Services CHAI Works program has partnered with Hebrew Senior Life in Dedham in the six-month-old partnership that expanded from a similar program in Roslindale.
More than 40 young adults, most in their 20s, rotate shifts four days a week spending time with the seniors and participating in HSL programs.
Staff at both CHAI and HSL hope the time spent will help the young adults feel important and needed in the community. Meanwhile, they hope the seniors gain a sense of companionship.
"A lot of participants need help in their own life, but it's really empowering for them to see that they can still help someone else," said Sue Stellick, director of day programs for Jewish Family & Children's Services. "Really, it builds so much self confidence."
Volunteers work Monday through Thursday and do everything from delivering newspapers to walking residents to physical therapy. Some volunteers work where staff at HSL feels there is a need, while others focus on starting their own programs.
"This is a busy place, and as in any type of health care environment sometimes there can be a wait," Julie Wade, community life leader at HSL, said. "These volunteers allow us to let residents know that help is coming, and it's been a nice support for us as well."
All of the volunteers have some sort of physical disability, and though the severity of some first surprised the HSL staff, Wade said, now it helps the seniors feel needed.
"A lot of our residents have a sort of maternal or paternal role now," she said, explaining that on many occasions residents will stop her in the hall and ask where the "kids" are.
"Working with the disabled young adults gives the seniors a chance to nurture someone else," Wade said. "It's a win-win for everyone."
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The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University is gearing up to hold a two day national conference on current scenario and emerging trends in hepatocellular diseases. The University has released press note stating that the conference will focus on the key aspects of hepatology research, and strategies to explore liver at the cellular and molecular level. The conference is likely to highlight the recent advances in the field of hepatology research along with its future perspectives in various perspectives.
About the subject: Liver is a vital organ in the human body. It plays a central role in metabolic regulation and toxin excretion. Liver is constantly exposed to a variety of stress due to lifestyle adaptations. This along with several other factors leads to malfunction and disease conditions of the liver.
The damage caused to liver may worsen with time. It is essential to find a cure or treatment through biocompatible methods, herbal medicines etc. The present conference would discuss all these issues in detail.


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Published 6:53 am, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The Alamodome will offer free parking Saturday for the San Antonio Talons' first arena football game and for Luminaria events at HemisFair Park.
The Talons host the Utah Blaze at 3 p.m. Saturday. Luminaria is a free showcase for the arts and artists starting at 7 p.m.Free parking will be available from 9:30 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday in Alamodome Lots B & C.
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Screams came from the alley below, someone yelled something, a gunshot, and the screaming stopped. Unfortunately I had gotten used to these nightly events; someone always gets hurt at night in this city.
I had been living in an apartment on the eight floor of a run down building. The rent was cheap, and so was everything else. The toilet worked when it wanted to and the fridge would only come to life when there was nothing in it. I never knew appliances could be ironic. The hallway leading to my place was a long mustard yellow corridor that was covered with years of graffiti; most of it was too hard to see due to the poor quality of the lights. The carpet had been torn out in patches, and everything that was still on the ground was old, soiled, and falling apart.
I never used the elevator anymore; someone had been beaten to death in it a few months ago. I unfortunately needed to use it that day. When the doors opened, the mirrored walls were covered in crimson, still moving. The killer probably wasn't even a kilometer away. One of the mirrors had a large crack in it, with a blood stained indentation, presumably from where the guy on the floor had gotten his head smashed in. I took the stairs for the rest of the time I lived there.
I came to this city looking for a job, whether it be legal or not I really couldn't care less. I had originally wanted to set up a small music store, but a friend advised me that people would just walk in and take anything they wanted. If you said anything, they'd shoot you in the face. I didn't have a hard time believing that these things can happen here. I decided my music store might have to wait a while.
I didn't have much money left, and it kept
decreasing by the week. I finally decided to phone up my buddy Trent.
He had connection in a lot of places with a lot of people, so I
figured he could help me out.
The phone rang twice before he picked up.
"What do you want?" Trent asked harshly.
"Nice way to greet a friend" I replied.
"Oh, hey man, what's up?" His voice changed to something a little less aggressive.
"I need a job or something, I'm out of cash."
"So go rob someone." Trent said bluntly, I knew he was only half serious.
"Seriously though, I need some way to get some cash." I said, not trying to sound too desperate.
"All right, here's what I'll do. I'll make a few phone calls, see if anyone needs a runner or something, cool?"
"Yeah man, thanks a lot, I'll call you back in an hour."
"Later" The phone clicked and it was done, I would phone him back in an hour and see what kind of job Trent had found for me. Hopefully it wasn't too bad."
Bleeding from so many different places, everything was in pain and I think my leg was broken. I just laid there, concentrating on keeping my breathing at a somewhat normal rate. What the hell had just happened? What went wrong?
I handed off the 'product' and when I asked where the cash was all I saw was a fist flying towards my face. Three guys, Russians I think. They had called wanting a few ounces of coke, and Trent had told me they were regular customers. He also told me they didn't take shit, so not to piss them off, which I didn't but they robbed me and beat me regardless.
When I got back to Trent's apartment, bleeding
all over the ground looking completely trashed, I explained what had
happened. I could tell Trent didn't agree with what they did
"They're fuckin dead!" He got up and got a small phone book out and started dialing some numbers. Each conversation lasted about fifteen seconds.
"Yo, it's me"
"What can I do you for?"
"I need someone fixed"
"Another one eh? Heheh, you're pissed off at a lot of people this month."
"Yeah, this one ain't for me."
"Alright, I'll make some arrangements."
With that, the conversation was over and he would be looking through his book again, trying to find yet another number. After it was all done he turned and looked at me.
"We'll find these fuckers. I can guarantee it. I'll show em why no one fucks with me, or anyone I'm on good terms with." He said, sitting back in his chair, it's all he needed to do right now, sit and wait until whoever it was that he phoned to phone back with some news.
So maybe it wasn't the type of job I had in mind. But I didn't want to quit, something good could come out of being a dealer. Probably not, but hey, it's was a good source of income for the time being. I just needed to learn how to fight.
The next day I got a phone call, it was Trent. He sounded a little
less enraged than yesterday.
"Hey, it's me."
"What's up?"
"You want another job? This time it'll go the way it's supposed to." He said with some assurance behind his voice. I knew as well as he did that what happened was a pretty rare thing, even in an illegal business. Most people pay respect to the ones that supply them with their needs.
"Sure, just tell me where to be."
"Alright, I need you to go meet a guy, one of my close friends; he'll be waiting for you at the corner of Mallard St. and 54th. His name is Chavez.
"I'll be there" I responded. I was glad to have some more business, hopefully this source was reliable.
At three o'clock I was standing at the corner of Mallard St. and 54th waiting for Chavez. I didn't like standing there, I had an insecure feeling someone was watching me. I casually looked around at the windows of the surrounding buildings, looking for someone that might have been looking at me. I didn't see anyone, but that's never a good enough reason to believe you're actually not under someone else's secret supervision.
Fifteen minutes later I saw a man get out of a black 87 mustang that had been parked across the street. He was tall, not huge, but larger than average, and he wore mostly black clothing. He had on a black leather coat, too short to be considered a trench coat, black jeans and dark brown leather boots. His dark sunglasses made it impossible to see where he was actually looking. Summing it up, he looked like the stereotypical street dealer, which is what he was, so I guess it works.
He casually walked up
to me, checking around him for anything that looked suspicious
"You Trent's friend?" He asked. He had a Spanish accent and a deep scratchy voice.
"Yeah, you must be Chavez, right?" He nodded.
"Come with me." He said as he began walking back towards his car.
When we got into his car I noticed a small metal briefcase in the back seat. I assumed I'd be getting whatever it was that was in the case. We began driving down 54th, it was basically an abandoned street, the only people you see there are the strung out junkies and the homeless, which were usually junkies too. As we were driving he reached around and took the case that was resting on the back seat.
"Here, this is everything you'll need." Passing me the briefcase, I opened it to find six small vials of neon green liquid.
"What the hell is this?" I questioned. I didn't want to come off as someone that didn't know anything about current drug trends, but I had never seen anything like this.
"It's something a few of my boys in the lab have been testing out. So far they haven't gotten a good street name for it; they've called it lot 9900C. Don't ask me why, that's just the name they've chosen."
"Well, what does it do to you? This stuff looks hardcore." Eyeing one of the vials, it was transparent green goo almost.
"I dunno, I've never done it myself. But from some of the tests, the best way to describe it is like you're falling up. I don't really get what that would mean myself, but I'm sure anyone that tries it would understand. The guy that wants this is all into the chemicals. He buys different kinds, makes them into pill form, and charges something like four times the cost to make them. He's making a small fortune offa this. That's where you come in. I need you to drop this off at his house. It's under surveillance, so don't act stupid. I'll be parked down the block."
We drove silently for the remainder of the trip
until we arrived somewhere on the other side of town. I thought my
area was bad, but the real slums are the dangerous parts. People lose
their lives here and no one notices. If they do notice no one say's
anything. You get lost here; you're probably gone for good.He
parked a few hundred meters away in an alleyway.
"So all you have to do is go up to the sixth floor of the building over there, and knock on room 627. When he asks who you are, just say a friend."
With that I got out of the car with the briefcase and started to walk towards the building. Sirens were going off all around this area. Ambulances, police, and anything else, it was almost constant. I got to the building and opened the steel gates that were the only entrance into the building. I typed in the code 627 and waited for the door to open. It buzzed and I walked in. The elevator was out of service, so I took the stairs.
between the fourth and fifth flight of stairs was two teenagers, one
male, looked really strung out or something, the other one female;
she looked about the same as her friend. Both of them looked like
they hadn't slept in days. They looked like they were probably off
of the street, and sleeping in an alleyway usually didn't involve
much sleep. Why they were there I didn't really know. As I walked
past them they gave me a glance but mainly focused their attention on
the case.
"You think that's it" The girl whispered
"It better be."
"I need this, I need this bad."
"I know me too."
I got to the door, number 627, it was already open.
I wasn't sure if I was taking that as a good sign or not.
Cautiously, I walked in, knocking three times before stepping
"Over here man" Said a voice from down the hall. I walked over to a doorway and inside the room was a man sitting on a couch in front of a television, rolling some type of cigarette on the table.
"Hey, just have a seat over there," He said, pointing over at the couch adjacent to his. As I went to sit down, the man reached into one of his pockets and drew out a large amount of bills. He looked at it for a moment, and then tossed it onto the table.
"Here you go, now I believe that's mine." He said, eyeing the case.
"Yeah, all yours buddy." I said with a smile. "By the way, how's that stuff make you feel?"
He looked at me questioningly; I guess he expected that I knew what I was talking about.
"It's kind of like being in a dream, but you're awake. You're just free. Free to feel how you want to feel or something. I dunno, but a lot of people really like this stuff, so I'm probably going to be talking to you again sometime soon.
"Well, whenever you need it, just give us a call I guess." With that, I stood up, and walked out, putting the large amount of bills in my inside pocket of my jacket.
Walking down the stairs I noticed that the two teenagers had vacated. The only sign of them was a smoldering cigarette butt that was only half stepped on. The second I got outside I started to become paranoid. There were sirens close, very close. I began to walk back to the car, looking around casually for anything suspicious. I didn't see anything, but I still had that weird feeling that someone was watching me. I got in the car and shut the door. Chavez looked at me, took a pull from his cigarette and started the engine.
"I trust everything went okay." He
"Yeah, I have you're cash right here." I said as I pulled the large wad of bills out of my pocket.
"So what's my cut?" I asked. I was hoping for something good, even though all I did was drop something off.
"Take this." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small roll of bills. I gave him the cash I had, and he gave me the stuff he pulled out of his pocket. It was about a thousand or so. Not too shabby.
We came to a
stoplight and waited. I looked in the rear view mirror to discover a
squad car two cars back. I didn't really think much of it. You see
cop cars all over the place. When the light turned green we turned
left, so did the cop.
"Turn right." I said, keeping my eyes on the car behind us.
"Why?" Chavez asked.
"Just do it man, I want to see something."
"Alright man, but I don't get why you want to turn right, we gotta go straight."
The car turned right at the next corner, and my prediction was correct, the cop did too.
"We're being followed." I said quietly.
"Shit. Well, as long as we act cool and don't do anything stupid we can't get in trouble for anything." Chavez said in an assuring voice.
All of a sudden the lights started flashing. The siren chirped to life and the police were on our ass.
"I still got a lot of shit in the back of this car man, I can't let them find it." Chavez said nervously. Out of nowhere his facial expression changed. He looked pissed.
"Screw it, we ain't getting caught, not today." He shifted into fourth and floored it. The cop sped up with us, but it wasn't catching up completely. Chavez shifted into fifth and the old 87 mustang that we were in actually outran the cop car. We drove using mainly back roads until we reached my apartment. When I got out Chavez thanked me for the help and told me I'd probably be getting some more tasks sometime soon. With that I returned to my apartment.
When I got up to my floor I walked off the
elevator and down the hall. A television was blaring in my neighbors
place, it sounded like a soap opera or something.
When I got to my apartment I walked in and sat on the couch. Turned on the TV, and sat back. It had been an interesting day to say the least and I had a feeling there were going to many more opportunities to come. As long as I don't get killed I think I'll be okay.
The phone
rang at around seven. I picked it up.
"Hey, it's me." It was Trent. "How'd it go?"
"Good, everything went as planned."
"Good, good. You know those guys that robbed you yesterday? One of my buddies found em for ya. Hehe, and let's just say they won't be doing that type of shit in this city ever again." He said with a somewhat twisted tone to this voice. The guys that had beat the hell out of me were getting theirs, but for some reason I think they were getting it a hell of a lot worse.
"Thanks man, I appreciate all this."
"Hey, no problem man, what are friends for right?"
"Yeah, I guess so."
"Cool, so I guess you'll be needing another job right?"
"Yup, got anything?"
"Not right now, but I will soon, trust me, you'll be among the first to know about some good stuff to come in the future. I'll give you a call later." With that there was a click on his end of the line and it was done.


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The church will move to its new location in Bordeaux next month. It has been worshiping in the auditorium of Martin Luther King High School throughout construction of the new place on Buena Vista Pike.


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Star batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has recovered from a minor injury suffered in the nets on Tuesday and been declared fit for the third Test, starting Mohali on Thursday.
-Photos: India-Aus prepare ahead of Mohali Test
"Pujara is fit and will play in the Test," confirmed Shikhar Dhawan, who will also make his Test debut in the match.
Pujara, who was hit on his left leg on Tuesday, underwent light practice in the nets.
Meanwhile, Dhawan also confirmed that he has been named in the Indian playing eleven for the third Test.
Dhawan will replace Virender Sehwag, who was dropped after the second Test following a run of poor scores.
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Members and non-members are welcome on most Sunday mornings from 8:00am until noon. Target and ammo prices are very competitive with any club in the area.
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Burn 700 calories cooking thanksgiving dinner
By Matthew Thompson, November 16, 2012 - 10:07am
I love being in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. Between the delicious smells, nice company and constant foot traffic (everyone finds a reason to stop by the kitchen on Thanksgiving!), it's the place to be in the lead-up to the year's most sumptuous meal. But anyone who's ever hoisted a turkey out of the oven or chopped so many veggies their wrists have cramped knows that making Thanksgiving dinner can be hard work. And though a lot of attention is paid to the calories consumed on Thanksgiving, not that much thought is given to the calories burned. It turns out to be a lot.
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We decided to calculate the number of calories burned while making Thanksgiving dinner for the November/December issue of EatingWell. Using some of the Mayo Clinic's research into working metabolic rates (and some simple calculating), we were able to work out just how much you burn while you're cooking 7 traditional dishes for your Thanksgiving meal. Here's what we found:
1. Turkey & Gravy
Calories burned cooking (45 minutes of seasoning and prepping the bird as well as stirring and whisking the gravy): 122 calories
Calories in a serving of Classic Brined Turkey & Gravy: 237 calories
2. Mashed Potatoes
Calories burned cooking (20 minutes of peeling, cutting and mashing potatoes): 54 calories
Calories in a serving of Classic Mashed Potatoes: 376 calories
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3. Green Beans
Calories burned cooking (20 minutes of trimming, cooking and tossing the beans, as well as making a sweet-and-sour sauce to dress them): 54 calories
Calories in a serving of Classic Green Bean Casserole: 330 calories
Bonus savings: Use EatingWell's 5 Tips for a Healthier Green Bean Casserole
4. Stuffing
Calories burned cooking (75 minutes of chopping fruits and vegetables, prepping bread, sautéing sausage and mixing ingredients together): 203 calories
Calories in a serving of Classic Sausage Stuffing: 665 calories
5. Corn Pudding
Calories burned cooking (30 minutes of chopping ingredients, whisking and mixing): 81 calories
Calories in a serving of Classic Corn Pudding: 491 calories
6. Pumpkin Pie
Calories burned cooking (50 minutes of measuring ingredients and mixing): 135 calories
Calories in a serving of Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream: 604 calories
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7. Cranberry Sauce
Calories burned Cooking (20 minutes of prepping cranberries and stirring the pot): 54 calories
Calories in a serving of Classic Cranberry Sauce: 95 calories
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London's Acne store is finally here
By Alice Watt
One-shouldered dresses are ruling the red carpets this season. Perfect for summer evenings, asymmetric styles are de rigueur after-dark for these stylish stars. Whether its simple and light like Zoes gorgeous Calvin Klein number, super-sexy like Elles leather version or glamorous and ruffled like Kristens Marchesa dress, this shape works for everyone. To adopt the trend, look to Lanvins cinched satin and layering for summer parties and weddings (cue Cameron and Natalia). Or draw inspiration from Kate Moss by investing in a minimalist, classic style for autumn and team with a pair of new season pointed stilettos.More
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Results and Offers
You will receive your child's test score by 13th October 2017. The letter will indicate the scores required for admission to each of the schools in the previous three years. Parents/carers can then decide whether or not to include any of the Grammar Schools in Birmingham on their home Local Authority preference form.
If you have not received your child's letter informing you of their test score by Tuesday 17th October 2017, please email to request a further copy.
Parents/carers MUST complete a Local Authority preference form. These are available from your home Local Authority.
If a school is not named on your child's Local Authority form they cannot be offered a place.
Pupils are admitted on the basis of their performance in the test. Applicants are ranked according to the school's admissions policy (see eligibility).
Offers will be made by the Local Authority on 1st March 2018 (or the next working day) and full details are given in your Local Authority booklet which is available online.
Parents will only receive one offer and will not hear from any school unable to offer their child a place.
The rankings for each of the Grammar Schools will be passed to Local Authorities who will allocate places.
Your home Local Authority will consider your application to each of the schools you have named on the preference form. You may be able to name up to six schools.
Information on how places are allocated is given in your home Local Authority booklet. Please read the information very carefully.
All Local Authorities must now operate an equal preference system so, if your child meets the criteria for two or more schools, the Local Authority will offer them a place at the school ranked highest on your preference form. Therefore, if you put a grammar school first on your Local Authority form, but your child is not successful in the entrance test, you will not put at risk the chance of them being offered a place at any other school you have listed. Your child's application for other schools will be treated in the same way as every other application. For example, it will depend on the distance between your home and the school for most non selective or faith schools.
Please see below the scores of the last child to be offered a place for entry in 2017 and 2016 (for information) as at 1st March:
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|2017 (Pupil Premium)
|Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
|King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
|209 (As the school already admits about 20% of children who qualify for Pupil Premium, this is not a priority within their admissions criteria)
|208 (As the school already admits about 20% of children who qualify for Pupil Premium, this is not a priority within their admissions criteria)
|King Edward VI Aston School
|King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
|King Edward VI Five Ways School
|King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
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|King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
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CFUNITED - Day 2
June 19, 2008 ·
I finally have a brief window to start blogging about what I've been up to for the last few months so I thought I'd start with today and work backwards. Since the first session was at 8:15am and there were only two sessions before the HostMySite keynote, I slept in and went over to the Convention Center for lunch. Sandwiches and the usual lack of sodas and coffee (more on that below). Then it was my Event-Driven Programming talk at 1:30pm. It was a packed room but the presentation went too quickly even with additional examples. At least I got a good number of questions this time and not as much of the stunned "deer in the headlights" looks that prevailed at Scotch. I'll see if I can improve it for Saturday's repeat (first thing in the morning - ugh!). Next I went to Hal Helms "Changing the Game" which started with Clark Valberg introducing the "outsourced" Hal Helms (Ajay from TeraTech) to prove the point that if you build up a good relationship with your clients, being outsourced is less likely (the audience chanted "We want Hal! We want Hal!"). The talk covered material that will be familiar to listeners of Out Loud but it's always good to hear Hal give advice and talk about his experiences. Last up was Alan Howitt's Amazon EC2 talk. He covered a lot of ground and showed a lot of tools so it was a bit frantic and he ran over but it's really good to see cloud computing exposed to more people. He talked through four uses (temporary servers, permanent "general" servers, web servers without persistence and web server with persistence), explaining the pros and cons of the elastic cloud computing approach and how to leverage the S3 storage system. I headed back to the hotel and then went to dinner in Cure, the outrageously overpriced bistro / bar in the Grand Hyatt, with a bunch of folks and several of us got stiffed on the bill because the (very slow) wait staff seemed unable to deal with multiple checks. I skipped the special event because TeraTech wanted $150 for a guest to attend and that seemed outrageous. After chatting to Dana Tierney and Judith Dinowitz in the lobby for a while, I headed up to my room to blog. My wife's off doing legislative work this evening. So far I haven't managed to snag a coffee at the Convention Center, nor have I managed to grab a morning or afternoon snack. There just aren't enough of either put out for attendees nor is there enough lunch it seems. I heard several folks complain about food running out and the unionized staff don't seem to care. I have lots to complain about with the Convention Center but I'll save that for another entry.
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You are certainly not alone in your complaints about the catering situations. It seemed to be a consistent theme so far. The venue is nice enough, albeit enormous, but the food and coffee situation needs a lot of work.
If you want really good food at a decent price at a place a little off the 'tourist path' but that's only a 5 or 6 minute walk from the hotel, I strongly suggest "Teaism". As their name implies, in addition to great food (I'm particularly fond of their Salmon Bento Box and Zen-Zhou Pearl Bubble Tea) they have an outrageous selection of teas.
They're on 8th St. between E and D (near the Natl. Portrait Gallery) - just take a right out of the hotel onto G, walk to 9th and take a right, take a left onto F (you'll see the Spy Museum there), then your first right onto 8th and they'll be on your right just before the park.
It's also a nice place to read, have a conversation, and/or write.
I brought my wife to the Crime & Punishement event last night; her guest pass was $65. Liz told me that both events were only $100.
The C&P event was a big disappointment, and wouldn't have been worth $65 for the both of us. Overcrowded, duplicate content to pad various sections, and a serious lack of food. If you were there to drink (a lot), it might have been worth the money; we weren't.
We left and went to Finn & Porter for some very good sushi & seafood. They even stayed open late to accommodate the crowds which kept showing up.
@John, good to know. I've heard all sorts of stories on the guest passes but I was going on what Liz posted on the advisory board list before the conference.
Entrance to the museum is normally $15 I believe and I've heard a few people say they wouldn't even pay that for it.
Regarding the lack of food: A guy at my table was only able to get himself green beans and potatoes for lunch today. They were out of everything else.
You are right on about the catering situation at the conference. For the last two days, I've been reaching a lunch a little late (15-20 mins) and every time, they run out of few items. The lack of coffee and/or soda is definitely another nuisance.


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Awesome game!
Very simple but addicting! Good job! 5'd and 10'd! Yeah! Check out my music also. I might have some good background music as well.
Awsome! Really addictive!
Good job! A suggestion though... Perhaps make your box slide along the top of the screen instead of simply stopping? I know it encourages the player to stay around the boxes but when you have no choice.....
Anyways im happy coz i got a top score XD
Interesting but...
Its a nice concept, but oversimplified. Needs some more stuff to make it a real game.
its ok.
not much going on.
but i like how the blocks breakup into smaller blocks for more points, thats a good idea
I think it shoul be scripted
It tould be better if it was scripted, then you could slowly increase the difficultly.
Like at first, just slow reds and alot of greens thens the reds get faster and later the greens stop appearing as often, maybe you could also introduce power-ups? Like Shield, shooter, magnet, and color switch(for the later levels).


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Heat's James, Wade team for 66 points in win over Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- Their work for the evening done, LeBron James shouted out to Dwyane Wade over a deep crowd of reporters Thursday night inside the Miami Heat locker room, "What are we doing for your birthday?"
Now 31 years old and slowly easing his way from the limelight, Wade yelled back at his prodigious younger teammate, "Flying across the country!"
No worries, they already had their celebration.
James and Wade combined for 66 points, and the Miami Heat put the clamps on Kobe Bryant for three quarters to take the 99-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
With a full 40 percent of the NBA's All-Star starters on the court for much of the game, Thursday's matchup might as well have been considered an All-Star Game preview.
In that case, watch out, Western Conference. Miami's terrific twosome far outshined Los Angeles' stars.
James had a season-high 39 points on 17-of-25 shooting. He added seven rebounds and eight assists. Wade scored 27 points on 11-of-20 shooting, and he also had five assists and four rebounds.
Miami stole the momentum in the last two minutes behind James and Wade, who scored seven points as the Heat went on a 9-0 spurt to end the game.
"Against good teams, it's always a game of runs," said Miami center Chris Bosh, who had seven points, six rebounds and six steals. "Especially when it's so close, those two minutes can make up the whole game. We pride ourselves on our defense, and we started out aggressive and finished up aggressive."
The Lakers trailed 73-65 heading into the fourth quarter, but Bryant came alive late to make it a game. Bryant had 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, connecting on five of nine shots. In the first three quarters, Bryant, who was named the leading All-Star vote-getter -- narrowly beating James -- had nine points on 3-of-16 shooting while committing six turnovers.
"Every shot he took we wanted to contest and not put him on the free-throw line," James said. "If he made some, we could deal with it -- he has 30,000 points plus. He's gonna get some points."
Bryant topped 20 points for the 23rd straight game, the fourth-longest streak of his career, but the Lakers coughed up the ball 20 times on the evening, including 16 turnovers in the first half as Miami turned up the pressure. The Heat forced four turnovers and racked up four dunks as it built an 8-2 lead less than four minutes into the game.
"We started the game how we wanted to start," Wade said. "We started off getting steals and turnovers, got ourselves into it. We did a good job running our offense, even when we missed shots. Obviously, me and LeBron were on the attack."
Added Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni: "That's what they do. The first half we just started clogging things up and running down and the ball just quit moving. If it quits moving against this team, you're in trouble."
Dwight Howard, the Lakers' other All-Star starter, had 13 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Metta World Peace scored 16 points, and Pau Gasol added 12 points off the bench in his first action since suffering a concussion against Denver on Jan. 6.
NOTES: Gasol made his return late in the first quarter and quickly scored four points and grabbed two rebounds. For the season, Gasol was averaging a career-low 12.2 points and 8.4 rebounds entering play Thursday. ... Wade missed last year's matchup with the Spurs on his birthday because of injury, The Heat defeated San Antonio 120-98 in his absence. ... Lakers guard Steve Blake (abdominal surgery) appears to be nearing a return, as he participated in light practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering the injury in early November. Blake, who had surgery Dec. 5, has played just seven games this season. His comeback has been delayed by a sore groin. ... The teams split last year's season series, 1-1, with each team winning at home. Bryant had 33 points, including 18 in the first quarter, to lift the Lakers to the 93-83 win on March 4, in the teams' last matchup before Thursday.


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The Willows Primary School visited by England captain with Ashes Trophy
Girls at The Willows Primary School in Wythenshawe (Manchester) were welcomed back to school after their summer break by a very special guest.
Only a few days after winning back the Ashes, England Women's cricket captain Charlotte Edwards visited the school to inspire the next generation of Ashes winners.
She was also celebrating the news that the Chance to Shine schools' cricket campaign is on the verge of reaching its one millionth girl. The milestone will be reached during the autumn school term (currently 983,000)*.
Charlotte took part in a cricketing session with Year 6 girls in school. Some of the girls now form a school team due to the success of the Chance to Shine campaign which is a great achievement as many of the girls hadn't played cricket before its introduction.
All the girls involved had the opportunity to ask Charlotte about her experiences in cricket and get their hands on the impressive Ashes trophy. A video report of the session was also aired on Granada Reports.
* Source Chance To Shine, for further details visit: http://www.chancetoshine.org/news/england-captain-and-ashes-trophy-help-make-girls-feel-like-they-re-one-in-a-million.
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Pilot program helping service dogs sense trauma in veterans
The Department of Defense knows how serious Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is, and is funding a pilot program of specially-trained service dogs. The dogs are tested to see if they can smell the adrenaline that comes from when a veteran has a flashback or a nightmare, and then draws the attention away from the trauma.
Veterans like Sonny owe a lot to these dogs like "Aquino", his Australian Labradoodle.
"He's a wonderful person -- I mean, a wonderful dog. He's helped me through the adjustments of becoming a civilian from a soldier," Sonny told FOX 13.
The K-9 Partners for Patriots program started three years ago in Hernando County Florida, and has matched over 100 veterans with service dogs that primarily come from rescue shelters. But this program's 19-week course goes beyond companionship.
"To get them a dog that didn't do that would be providing them with a pet, and they don't need a pet, they need help," explained Mary Pete, founder and CEO of K9 Partners for Patriots.
"I don't know why I got him, but I'm sure glad I did," continued Sonny.
Watch the video to see how these specially trained dogs are making a difference.


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My back pain is becoming a real pain in the neck
I'M grumpy, snappy and incredibly irritable at the moment. So you have my apologies. As does everyone in fact who has to 'put up' with me at the minute, because to be quite frank, I'm just not myself right now. All thanks to my beautiful back which just does not want to play ball at the moment or do anything in fact. It's not very happy you see. Not happy


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If you're a Republican in Niskayuna or Glenville and are interested in politics, then GOP Chairman Tom Buchanan wants to hear from you.
Buchanan has put the call out to prospective candidates to run from the District 3 seat of the Democratically controlled County Legislature. That is Glenville, Scotia, and Niskayuna.
Not because the county GOP is having trouble attracting candidates but because Buchanan says he wants to "cast a wide net and get more qualified candidates in the pool."
He said the party is currently talking to three candidates about running in the district but the more the merrier.
"We're just opening the door to any registered Republicans who may want to serve," Buchanan said.
The seat became vacant when former county lawmaker Michael Eidens resigned New Year's Day and took a job as a state judicial hearing officer. Earlier this month, attorney Martin Finn replaced Eidens.
Finn will serve until November but then would have to seek election to serve the remainder of Eidens' term, which runs until 2009.
Buchanan said anyone interested in submitting their resume should get in touch with him.


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Greg Roman, the 49ers' offensive coordinator, is a finalist to be the next head coach at Penn State, a source confirmed Monday.
The news of Penn State's interest in San Francisco's first-year assistant was first reported by Tom Dienhart of the Big Ten Network.
According to the source, Roman interviewed for the job about a month ago and is awaiting a decision, which is expected to be made within a week. ESPN and USA Today have reported that Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien is the leading candidate to replace Joe Paterno, who was fired by Penn State in November in the midst of the child-sex-abuse scandal involving former Nittany Lions defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
Roman has interviewed for at least four college head-coaching jobs within the past 14 months.
Roman's agent, Mike Harrison, said his client was offered the job at Tulane University earlier this season, but rejected it based, in part, on the timing. Tulane wanted to make a hire quickly and Roman wasn't ready to accept during the 49ers' regular season. Tulane hired Saints wide receiver coach Curtis Johnson in early December.
Last year, Roman was among the three finalists for head-coaching jobs at Pittsburgh and Vanderbilt. Roman, who is in his first season as an NFL offensive coordinator, spent 2009-10 as an offensive assistant under 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh at Stanford.
Roman became the 49ers' ninth offensive coordinator since 2003 when he was hired last January. The lack of continuity often has been cited as a reason for quarterback Alex Smith's struggles, but Smith has flourished in Roman's offense.
In the regular season, Smith established career highs in yards (3,150), passer rating (90.7) and completion percentage (61.4). He threw 17 touchdowns and five interceptions in 446 pass attempts. His interception percentage (1.1) is the third lowest in NFL history among quarterbacks with at least 400 attempts in a season.
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Redirecting OutputStream to JTextArea
I'm currently developing a telnet application, using Apache commons Telnet.
the Telnet API gives the following function: telnet.getOutputStream();
I would like to redirect the output stream from the console to a a JTextArea.
I googled a bit and found only an option of extending PrintStream, however, because I receive a OutputStream object, I didn't find any of the solution helpful.
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The case describes the challenges that Foxconn faced after a series of suicides took place at its plants. The response of Foxconn's management is presented and the associated implications for Foxconn's stock price are discussed.
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Recount of Andrews bond election slated for today
Published 7:00 pm, Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Officials will recount the more than 1,200 ballots cast in Andrews County's recent bond election today after results from the initial count showed the $75 million bond had passed by a three-vote margin.
The recount was requested by Melodye and Peggy Pryor, who started the non-profit No Bonds for Billionaires in opposition to the bond. They accumulated 25 signatures from registered voters on a petition in order to request the recount.
The measure, as passed, will allow the county to take out a $75 million bond to fund the construction of a low-level radioactive waste site to be built and run by Waste Control Specialists. WCS then will repay the county for the bond so that the measure will end up costing taxpayers nothing, said WCS Vice President of Community Relations Tom Jones.
Construction is slated to start in July, he said.
The recount will take place this afternoon, county officials said.
The tallies from the initial count showed 642 or 50.12 percent for the bond and 639 or 49.88 percent against.


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I used to Gamemaster a lot for … well, not necessarily AD&D, but my own system based on that game. It was lots of fun. I especially enjoyed designing clever tricks, traps, and puzzles. This has carried over into my writing, as well. Many of my books and stories have some kind of puzzle in them. In RPG games (like AD&D) puzzles are an integral part of the game. I mean, after a while, even the most bloodthirsty person will tire from the endless hack and slash of your basic dungeon crawl. Tricks and traps add a special degree of unexpected flair to your basic gaming session. They force the players to think—and usually require them to put the thief in the party to work; though the best ones require input from the whole group. There are loads of pretty standard tricks and traps to choose from: poisoned needles, trap doors, poison gas, etc…. The best, though, are the ones you design yourself to really challenge the players. Probably the most difficult to pull off in a gaming session are riddles. This is because it's all too easy to write a poor riddle (I know … I've done it). Basically, you write something that seems crystal clear to you at the time of writing, but when it comes time to spring it on the players, either they come up with two or more equally valid answers which you didn't think of, or the riddle is too opaque and vague, and they just can't solve it. In the case of riddles and RPG games, it's usually best to go with actually published riddles, something some company somewhere wrote down, researched, and developed, supposedly with the help of experts, or something. The above is true of other puzzles you might feel inclined to include in your game. Some puzzles, like riddles, may just be too difficult for the players to figure out. That happened to me once, with one of my favorite puzzles of all time: an invisible maze. I won't go into the details of the puzzle—I believe I have elsewhere—but I will just hold it up for the lesson it taught me. A puzzle/riddle in an RPG is useless if it is unsolvable.
This is NOT true in writing. No, when you are writing a story, you, the author, are the one who determines what the purpose of the puzzle is in the context of the story. You can use your basic tricks and traps from the RPG setting—the poisoned needle or the trap door, or what-have-you—or you can design your own. In such a case, almost anything goes because, generally speaking, the puzzle will be solved by the characters in the story because you are the writer and you are in complete control. There is no risk of, say, a riddle being unsolved because it's too opaque, because you know what the answer is and you can just write it in—unless, of course, you want the riddle to remain unsolved, but that I would probably counsel against lest you irritate your readers. Regardless, you should still make the effort to design good riddles (and avoid the published ones for copyright reasons) but that is because they are a reflection of your skill as an author and not because you may inadvertently stump the characters. Puzzles in writing serve a similar purpose to what they serve in an RPG—they provide a break from action and just give the reader something to wrestle with. There is one more point to make about puzzles in writing: distance. Generally speaking, the puzzle shouldn't be solved the sentence after it is presented to the reader; otherwise, they won't have a chance to think about it and be impressed with its cleverness. The presentation of the riddle must be separated by a certain amount of distance from its solution in the story. The characters must struggle with it for a certain length of time, otherwise, the reader will not struggle with it—and what's the fun of that? Give it a few pages, at least, so that the reader has a chance to ruminate about it for a while.
Anyway, those are some of my thoughts on tricks, traps, and puzzles in both RPG settings and writing. Enjoy!


text: Video News: Canada New MP, boxer Klitschko, gives lawmaker brawl a miss A session of Ukraine's new parliament collapsed amid chaos on Thursday. Groups of deputies wrestled with each other in a mass of bodies after the opposition tried to physically block a vote on the ruling Party of the Regions' nomination for the position of speaker. In equally rowdy scenes on Wednesday, opposition deputies paralysed the session by encircling the podium to hamper ruling party efforts. The opposition, which includes deputies loyal to jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, nationalists from the far-right Svoboda Party and a liberal party led by boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko, accuse the ruling coalition of trying to ram through voting despite violations of parliamentary rules. Despite his boxing past, Klitschko watched the brawl from the sidelines. The session was suspended until later in the day. © DailyMotion - Thursday, December 13, 2012


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Is the problem down to the fact that you're not in the US ChillyMum? I find some retailers over there haven't quite grasped that there is a worldwide audience on the internet (although sometimes when they suddenly wake up you get really good postage rates as they don't add on anything extra from the real cost).


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zzzzz wrote:billh, kinda of depressing?
Sacrificing yourself for a cause is as old as the humans are young. Every society, religion, ideology in human history has glorified selfless acts of giving oneself to future generations or saving of another. Anybody that stands on a line and watches over others has to deal that they may have to give up their lives to protect others.
Now the question that may being asked is why are these well educated, and intelligent men and women committing these acts. Simply they believe that it is the only method of attack left open. this is the reason the war is already lost to them because this is the act of desperation only in the last death throws do people throw their best and brightest away so carelessly. In every war from the Fall of the Aztecs to Japanese and Germany defeat of WWII only when defeat was apparent do people start throwing their lives away for little to no gain in the objective of winning.


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At Kempo Martial Arts Academy, we will help your child to develop good habits, take responsibility, develop self-discipline, teach them the importance of keeping commitments, and develop self-confidence and self-esteem. They will have fun while learning and developing balance and coordination. They will also learn to defend themselves when needed and how to avoid or escape threatening situations.
We believe karate, leadership and life skills are equally important.
We are committed to bring out the best in ourselves and our students.
We work towards establishing future leaders of society.
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Since Kempo Karate is a Japanese hard style karate, we only allow Black Belt instructors to teach classes. Our style of karate is broken into three segments: the art or fundamentals of karate which consist of drills and exercises that promote balance, strength, coordination and self-discipline; sport karate (tournament training) which includes katas (a series of defined forms) and controlled sparring; and street techniques which include throws, joint controls or locks, strikes, awareness and escape techniques.
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The YKM group is headed by Dr. Y .Krishna Mohan and associates. Their entrepreneurship
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Zooey Deschanel & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Reunite For Adorable New Year's Eve Duet
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We're having flashbacks to '(500) Days of Summer' with this amazing duet all about New Year's Eve plans. Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are too cute!
If this doesn't melt your heart, we don't know what will. Zooey Deschanel teamed up with her former (500) Days of Summer co-star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, to sing the sweetest duet we've heard.
While Zooey, 31, plays the banjo and sings, Joseph, 30, strums his guitar and harmonizes. The whole point of the song? Asking Zooey's Hello Giggle readers what they are doing for New Year's Eve.
Although Joseph is reportedly dating Scarlett Johansson, we have to admit, we'd love for Zooey and Joseph to be a real couple — especially because she recently split from her husband.
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What's hot: Underwater visibility has forced many spearfishermen to man the rails with fishing poles. The fishing has been hot and when divers find visibility on the bottom, they are doing well targeting gag and red grouper and hogfish. The best visibility has been north of John's Pass on the ledges and rocky areas north of Clearwater. In areas south of John's Pass, visibility has been better in varied depths from week to week. This past week the best visibility, due west of St. Petersburg and south of the ditch, has been in 70 to 90 feet.
Tips: Gag grouper are at the top of most of divers' search list and are being taken in most depths. When divers can't find clear water, the best plan has been boarding the boat and using a fishing pole. Frozen baits have done as well as live bait, with grouper eager to attack the cut bait.
Lobster season: The Florida Sportsman's two-day spiny lobster season is next Wednesday and Thursday, and hordes of divers are planning to hit the Keys. The regular season opens on Aug. 6. For more information go to myfwc.com.
Bill Hardman teaches scuba, spearfishing and free diving through Aquatic Obsessions Scuba in St. Petersburg and can be reached at (727) 344-3483 and [email protected]


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So, the BBFC has decided to take the Manhunt 2 debacle a step further. You might remember that last week the game's UK ban was finally overturned by the Video Appeals Commission. Cue much rejoicing and popping of corks all round at Rockstar. But now things are different. Rather than accepting the decision, the BBFC has decided to take the matter to the High Court for a judicial review.


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Carolyn Kapioltas is President and Owner of C.K. Woods, Inc. and C.K. Woods Stables. The company breeds, sells and races thoroughbred horses in Kentucky, New York and Florida. Some of the races the stable has won are the Maryland Million Nursery Stakes, the Kent Breeders Cup, the Transylvania Stakes, the Miss Preakness Stakes, the Ticonderoga Handicap, the Mecke Stakes, the Pilgram Stakes and the O.B.S. Sprint Stakes among others. Carolyn and her husband John spend the winter months in Florida and the summer in Vermont.


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Proposed Argyle Theater Receives Approval From Babylon Village
As per Newsday, the proposed performing arts center got the go ahead last week from the Village Board. Mayor Scordino opined, "This is going to be a tremendous asset for this village and for residents and nonresidents who will visit our shops and our restaurants," Babylon Village OKs performing arts center on W. Main Street The arts center, to be called the Argyle Theater at Babylon Village, would be Long Island's second year-round professional theater, joining the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport and would employ unionized Broadway players. … Attorneys for the village and for Mark and Dylan...Read More