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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Dominique Diezi O'Brien, a two-time Olympian for Switzerland, has been named assistant coach for the Yale women's swimming and diving team. Diezi O'Brien joins the staff of Cristina Teuscher, who enters her second season as Yale's Robert J.H. Kiphuth Head Coach of Women's Swimming and Diving.
"Dominique brings a wealth of knowledge, is a fantastic coach and motivator and I am looking forward to sharing the pool deck with her," said Teuscher, who medaled for Team USA in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.
A native of Zurich and a member of the Switzerland's National team from 1992-2004, Diezi O'Brien competed in two Olympics (1996 in Atlanta and 2004 in Athens) and several World and European Championships. She graduated from Northwestern with a degree in economics and international studies in 2001. During her career, she earned multiple All-America honors and held NU school and Swiss national records in various sprint events.
Diezi O'Brien comes to Yale after five seasons with Southern Methodist. She helped the Mustangs to four straight Conference USA Championships, and SMU finished in the top 20 at NCAAs three times in her tenure. While at SMU, Diezi O'Brien worked with many international student-athletes who represented their countries on the European, World and Olympic stages. In 2010, she graduated from SMU with a Masters in Education, specializing in English as a second language (ESL).
Diezi O'Brien has worked as a counselor for Swiss Swimming in age group development programs. She has also worked swim camps at various universities in the United States.
In addition to her work as a coach, Diezi O'Brien has also served as a freelance translator and as an ESL teacher for adults and children. Aside from English and German, she also speaks French and Spanish.
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British Go Journal No. 56. June 1982. Page 8.
Matthew Macfadyen
This is my game from the second round of the 1982 World Championships. I had black (the ninth time out of 9 that I had won the nigiri in a world championship game).
Comments are by me, but draw heavily on a discussion after the game with Shiraishi Yutaka, 9 dan.
Black: Matthew Macfadyen 6 dan (UK)
White: Fernando Aguilar 5 dan (Argentina)
The game-file in SGF format.
Figure 1 (1-54)
Figure 2 (55-100)
Figure 3 (101-150)
Figure 4 (151-194)
White 194: Black resigns - please confirm for yourself that the Black group is unable to make two eyes.

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Paul R. Thompson, III, dean of college to careers, Harold Washington College
Paul R. Thompson, III, 48, has been appointed dean of college to careers at Harold Washington College. He most recently served as a principal for Quest Development and ConQuest Construction, a real estate development firm and general contractor in the South Loop. He also worked as a management consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and has held several leadership roles in manufacturing operations. Thompson has a Bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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Lies! I spoke to the Novartis rep yesterday, actually Deramaxx comes to be cheaper (the bigger the dog, the bigger the difference) than Metacam, and is active in the system after 1.5 hours, rather than 2.5 to 7 hours (but that's their data). And indeed, less gastric side effects - apparently it's not a problem to give Deramaxx to a dog without a meal.
My sister's dog was on Sasha's blend for the longest time, she liked it and tought it made a difference.


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Glenn "Max" McGee, the finalist in Palo Alto Unified School District's search for a new superintendent, would initially be paid $295,000 per year and receive a $1 million interest-free home loan, according to a tentative employment agreement released Friday.
The Board of Education is scheduled to discuss — but not vote on — McGee's appointment and contract Tuesday.
The employment agreement, which spans four years, is similar to one outgoing Superintendent Kevin Skelly received when he joined the district in 2007. Skelly initially earned $225,000 per year and received a $1 million interest-free loan to buy a home within the district. Including a one-time 3 percent bonus, Skelly will be paid nearly $300,000 this year.
McGee would be paid $295,000 for 224 days of service, according to the contract. But he wouldn't make that much in the first year because he would only work 205 days, earning just $270,416.
His salary could climb to $319,318 by fiscal year 2018-19, according to a salary schedule attached to the contract. As long as he maintains a satisfactory rating, he would receive a 2 percent bump each year.
The interest-free $1 million loan is contingent on McGee relocating to the district. The contact calls for him to be reimbursed for moving and temporary housing expenses. The latter would be limited to $15,000.
McGee would also receive a monthly car allowance of $750, as well as $6,000 to spend on life insurance premiums, according to the contract.
The Board of Education selected McGee as a finalist for superintendent on May 15. A week later, a delegation including four board members traveled to Aurora, Ill., for a "validation visit." The delegation toured the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, where McGee served as president for six years, and interviewed several of his current and former colleagues.
McGee's selection was publicly announced on May 23. In a statement, Board President Barb Mitchell described McGee as a collaborative educator who leads by example, cultivates a student-centered culture and cares deeply about developing the talents of young people.
"Aside from his demonstrated knowledge and leadership, our next superintendent is a strong, creative and strategic team builder who listens, builds bridges, communicates clear rationale for goals and actions, and gets things done," Mitchell added.
McGee has spent more than four decades in the education field, starting out as a middle school teacher and principal. He went on to serve 17 years as superintendent of three K-8 school districts in Illinois, including the nationally acclaimed Wilmette Public School System, where he launched a district-wide initiative to improve the reading ability of boys.
As the state superintendent of education for Illinois from 1998 to 2001, McGee reportedly led efforts to close the achievement gap and revamp a retirement system for teachers.
From 2007 to 2013, McGee served as president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. He currently heads the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, a global high school collaborative startup for teaching, learning and research in New Jersey.
The board is scheduled to vote on McGee's appointment and employment agreement on June 17.
Human Resources Assistant Superintendent Scott Bowers is expected to fill the role of interim superintendent between Skelly's departure on June 30 and McGee's arrival on Aug. 1.
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Police pursue fugitive crime-watch volunteer charged with 4 rapes in Dallas neighborhood
DALLAS – Dallas police have sought help from federal agencies in pursuing a suspect in a two-month series of sexual assaults that has an inner-city neighborhood living on edge, officials said.
Three new arrest warrants were added Monday to one issued Saturday for Van Dralan Dixson, police Maj. Jeff Cotner said. Each warrant charges the 38-year-old crime-watch volunteer with aggravated sexual assault. DNA test results linked Dixon him to four attacks in the Fair Park neighborhood southeast of downtown Dallas, Cotner said.
DNA test results are still pending from two other attacks, while DNA evidence from two other attacks was unavailable, he said.
Dixson's car also was impounded after it was found abandoned in Garland, a northeastern Dallas suburb. A warrant for a police search of the vehicle was pending Monday, Cotner said.
Dallas police said Monday night that DNA evidence linked the crime-watch volunteer to four sexual assaults in a Dallas neighborhood where at least eight rapes were reported over two months, with more tests pending.
Police had taken Dixson into custody briefly last week and obtained a DNA sample from him but lacked evidence to bring charges at that time, Cotner said.
Police are interviewing friends, family, other associates, his employer and tipsters for clues to Dixson's whereabouts, Cotner said.
State criminal records show Dixson was arrested and convicted of aggravated robbery in 1993. But he was also arrested as recently as last month on a deadly conduct charge, according to Dallas County records.
County records also show that he filed for divorce three years ago, and it was finalized a few months later. A judge awarded Dixson custody of the couple's three children, who are now 21, 8 and 6.
Dixson's attorney during the divorce, Tiombe Jones, said Monday that she didn't remember anything particular about Dixson or the divorce proceeding. Messages left on a cellphone listed for Dixson's ex-wife were not immediately returned.
As a crime-watch volunteer, Dixson would patrol the streets several times a week, neighbors said.
"He just walks every night, all night," one resident, Billy Washington, told Dallas television station WFAA. "Every time I would look out my window, or out my door, he was walking."
Dixson has been part of the area's neighborhood crime-watch group, the Mill City Community Association, since January. The group's president, Alendra Lyons, didn't return messages Monday from The Associated Press.
The group said Dixson's duties were limited to telling neighbors about the association, not patrolling at night — but neighbors told The Dallas Morning News that he was referred to as "neighborhood watch," and it seemed he was patrolling the neighborhood almost every night.
Authorities have said they believe one suspect committed the nine sex assaults that have been reported in the Fair Park area this summer. In each, the attacker approached his victims in the early morning hours, forced them to secluded areas nearby, and then robbed and sexually assaulted them.
The assailant in each case was armed with a handgun, wore shorts and a T-shirt, and masked his face using various types of cloth, according to police. The victims said they were approached on foot.
A $15,000 reward has been offered for information leading to arrests and an indictment in the cases.


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Congressman Brian Higgins celebrated Tuesday's release of stronger pilot training requirements by the Federal Aviation Administration.
"As we learned all too well following the crash of Flight 3407, pilot training can mean the difference between life and death," Higgins said. "The flying public owes its thanks to the persistence and tireless advocacy of the dedicated families of those aboard Flight 3407, who never stopped fighting to keep these flight safety reforms a priority in Washington, D.C."
This rule is one of several reforms released by the FAA in response to the legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama in August 2010 in the wake of the February 2009 crash of Colgan Flight 3407 in Western New York. It would directly address training for high altitude and autopilot stalls, including the increased use of simulators.
Higgins, as well as the entire Western New York congressional delegation, has fought along with the families of Flight 3407 since 2009 to secure passage of the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, in addition to the release and enactment of final rules on pilot qualifications and flight and duty times.


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Schalke are open to allowing Lewis Holtby to move to Tottenham this month, according to managing director Horst Heldt.
Spurs last week reached an agreement with the Germany midfielder to move to White Hart Lane when his contract with the Gelsenkirchen club expires in the summer, but Heldt said that could be brought forward if terms can be reached with Spurs.
Quoted in the Daily Mail, he said: "If Tottenham ask for Holtby in the January window, we will talk to them about it. Nothing has happened yet but, from our point of view, we are prepared to speak to them. It would have to be done quickly, because we would have to find a replacement for him."


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks posted small losses on Tuesday, as investors focused on the unofficial start to the U.S. earnings season and discounted euro-zone data that painted a mixed picture of the region's economic recovery.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.22% closed 0.1% lower at 286.25, adding to the benchmark's 0.4% loss on Monday.
"U.S. earnings are what everybody is focusing on this week," said Guy Foster, head of portfolio strategy at Brewin Dolphin.
Although investors "had fairly modest expectations for the earnings season, they are now looking more optimistic. Surveys have been better, payrolls have been better and the housing market has improved. There are various factors that support risk premiums," he said.
Among Tuesday's movers, shares of Vodafone Group PLC VOD, -0.81% VOD, -1.04% gained 1.7%. Lowell McAdam, chief executive of Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +0.45% said it is possible the U.S. blue-chip could buy out Vodafone's 45% stake in joint venture Verizon Wireless. See: Verizon CEO says buying out Vodafone is feasible.
Nokia Corp. FI:NOK1V NOK, -0.17% sank 6.2%, as Credit Suisse reiterated its underperform rating on the handset firm and said it "faces material challenges in turning the business around over the next 12 months." It specifically mentioned that Nokia's Windows phones will struggle to gain traction, as the firm's hardware is less competitive compared with Apple's AAPL, +0.36% iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy.
On the same vein, shares of Ericsson LM ERICB, +0.11% slumped 4.8%. Credit Suisse also reiterated an underperform rating on that firm, saying it faces muted growth in 2013.
Shares of Telekom Austria AG TKA, -0.29% lost 3.2%. The carrier said it expects the "challenges which characterized the operational environment during 2012 to continue to dominate" in 2013.
Alcoa on deck
Investors were jittery as they waited for U.S. corporate-earnings releases. A bellwether for global growth, Alcoa Inc. AA, -3.82% releases its fourth-quarter results after Tuesday's closing bell on Wall Street.
"With a global footprint and being the first cyclical name to report, investors will be keenly watching [Alcoa] management's guidance for forward aluminum demand as a gauge of global economic conditions," analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a note.
Foster from Brewin Dolphin said that while earnings expectations have improved recently, investors will find it hard to only focus on potentially good news from the corporate sector.
"It has to be a pretty strong earnings season to make investors look beyond the [U.S.] debt ceiling," he said. "If it's not solved you could expect a technical recession based on sequestration. But we don't expect that to happen."
U.S. policy makers last week hammered out a last-minute deal to avert the fiscal cliff, but they will soon return to the negotiating table to deal with the nation's debt ceiling.
U.S. stocks traded lower on Wall Street. See: U.S. stocks trade lower with earnings ahead.
Europe data
In Europe, a raft of macroeconomic data kept investors busy. The European Commission reported unemployment in the 17-nation euro area rose to 11.8% in November, up from 11.7% in October, hitting a euro-era record. Meanwhile, retail sales for the region rose a less-than-expected 0.1% in November.
On a more hopeful note, the European Commission's economic sentiment index for the euro zone rose to 87 in December, beating analysts' expectations.
Separately, German data showed exports dropped 3.4% in November, adding to concerns that Europe's largest economy might have slipped into contraction in the fourth quarter.
In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 index DAX, +0.57% fell 0.5% to 7,695.83. Shares of Munich Reinsurance Co. MUV2, +0.54% gave up 1.7%, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch added the firm to its least preferred list and cut its rating to underperform from neutral.
French-listed insurer AXA SA CS, +0.15% also got downgraded, to underperform from neutral, sending the shares down 2.4%.
Greek stocks, on the other hand, rallied, after the Public Debt Management Agency said it successfully sold a total of 2.6 billion euros ($3.41 billion) in four- and 26-week Treasury bills at higher demand and lower borrowing costs than at previous auctions. The amount sold exceeded the targeted amount on offer for both sets of bills.
The ASE Composite index GD, +0.64% gained 1.1% to 980.52.
Among Tuesday's other notable European movers, shares of HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA, +0.18% US:HBC 0005, -0.37% fell 1.1% in London. Investec Securities cut its rating on the banking heavyweight to hold from buy. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.15% lost 0.2% to 6,053.63, supported by Vodafone's gains. See: Vodafone leads U.K. stocks narrowly higher.
And in Paris, the CAC 40 index PX1, +0.31% closed slightly higher at 3,705.88, with French banks on the rise.
Shares of Credit Agricole SA ACA, +1.26% added 0.8%, while Société Générale SA GLE, +0.05% rose 3.2% and BNP Paribas SA BNP, +1.13% picked up 1.1%, extending gains from Monday. That session saw the whole sector buoyed by a delay in implementation of stringent capital rules. See: Global regulators water down bank liquidity rules.
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Google Chief Executive Officer Larry Page says we should all work fewer hours, and — like most people — I love the prospect.
"The idea that everyone needs to work frantically to meet people's needs is just not true," Page said at a recent event organized by the venture capital firm Khosla Ventures. He was joining his voice to that of another business icon, Richard Branson, who has long championed part-time employment. What they propose, however, would require a complete overhaul of the way governments redistribute wealth: Having people work less would mean instituting some form of universal basic income.
Page believes in "giving people things to do" because they tend to be unhappy otherwise, but he is convinced that satisfying humanity's basic needs doesn't require everyone to work all the time. Do 600,000 Chinese people really have to die from overwork every year, for example?
Said the Google co-founder: "You just reduce work time. Everyone I've asked — I've asked a lot of people about this. Maybe not you guys, but most people, if I ask them, 'Would you like an extra week of vacation?' They raise their hands. One hundred percent of the people. 'Two weeks of vacation, or a four-day workweek?' Everyone will raise their hand. Most people like working, but they'd also like to have more time with their family or to do their own interests. So that would be one way to deal with the problem, is if you had a coordinated way to just reduce the workweek. And then, if you had slightly less employment, you can adjust and people will still have jobs."
Page seems to be unconcerned about people not being able to afford those shorter hours and longer vacations. Page is worth $32.7 billion, after all, and Google pays its employees 25 percent more than the average market rate. Branson, worth an estimated $5.1 billion, also skirts the issue when he calls on the government to subsidize the hiring of two part-timers to replace one full-time worker: In Britain, that costs about 20 percent more.
In effect, creating a mostly part-time workforce is the solution long recommended by the New Economics Foundation, a London think tank devoted to creating a sustainable society and environment: Just cut the working hours to 21 hours a week, it says. The thinking behind that is that if the shorter workweek becomes law, workers will have the bargaining power to extract more pay from employers. When France cut the workweek to 35 hours in 2000, that is more or less what happened, but few countries have France's powerful unions, and the tide is running against them anyway. People at Google know at least one reason why: Sergey Brin, the search giant's other co-founder, said at the same event as Page that he thought machines would continue displacing human workers from a growing number of jobs.
NEF admits its proposal could work only if it was coupled with "more progressive taxation." A state-guaranteed universal basic income has been tried before, in experiments during the 1970s. They worked surprisingly well, although back then, neither robots nor China were much of a threat to jobs. Derek Hum and Wayne Simpson revisited the data from these experiments in 1993. They found that receiving a minimum income from the state only made American men reduce their working hours by 6 percent a year, compared with 19 percent for their wives and 15 percent for unmarried women. In Canada, reductions were even smaller: 1 percent, 3 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
At the same time, quality-of-life measures improved significantly. Evelyn Forget, an economist at the University of Manitoba, showed in 2008 that while a universal basic income experiment, called Mincome, ran in the Canadian town of Dauphin in 1975-1978, high school enrollment rates increased, accident and hospitalization rates dropped, and women started giving birth later in life because they could afford more schooling.
Last year, Swiss activists collected the requisite 100,000 signatures to hold a referendum on universal basic income of $2,800 per month for all adults in the small nation. The vote has not been held yet and the proposal will probably be defeated: Older, conservative voters rejected a higher minimum wage proposal in May, making it clear they disapprove of egalitarianism. The idea is worth exploring, however, if only because it may prove more beneficial and possibly no costlier than current, cumbersome, fragmented, badly administered and nontransparent Social Security systems.
Leonid Bershidsky is a Moscow-based Bloomberg View contributor and writer.


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Bombshell? More like a bomb.
Smash crashed and burned in its much-hyped, two-hour, revamped return, drawing a mere 4.5 million viewers and a 1.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic Tuesday. That's down a whopping 71 percent from its post-Voice series premiere last season and almost 40 percent down from its season finale. It's also well below the 4.98 million viewers and 1.8 that Parenthood averaged in the 10 o'clock slot in the fall.
TV Musicals: The highs and lowsLead-in Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special earned 6 million viewers and a 1.5. CBS won the night, led once again by NCIS (21.5 million, 3.7).ABC's decision to air a special episode of The Bachelor against Smash paid off, drawing 7.8 million viewers and a 2.6, up two-tenths from Monday. Fox's lineup was mostly steady, with The Mindy Project (3.6 million, 1.9) inching up a bit.On The CW, the series finale of Emily Owens, M.D. nabbed 1.5 million viewers and a 0.4.8 p.m.
CBS: NCIS 21.5 million viewers (3.7 demo rating)ABC: The Taste 5.3 million (1.8)Fox: Raising Hope 3.9 million (1.6); Raising Hope 4.6 million (1.5)NBC: Betty White's 2nd Annual 90th Birthday Special 6 million (1.5)CW: Hart of Dixie 1.4 million (0.6) 9 p.m.
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles 16.6 million (3.1)ABC: The Bachelor 7.8 million (2.6) [9-11 p.m.]Fox: New Girl 4.8 million (2.5); The Mindy Project 3.6 million (1.9)NBC: Smash 4.5 million (1.1) [9-11 p.m.]CW: Emily Owens, M.D. 1.5 million (0.4)10 p.m.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding, there is no place like home.
Harding stopped 22 shots and improved to 10-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center this season, backstopping the Wild to a 2-1 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.
Mikko Koivu's second goal of the game broke a 1-1 tie with 3:12 remaining in regulation. With the win, Minnesota finished its three-game homestand undefeated and improved to 10-1-2 on home ice this season.
While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are still a ways off, Harding's game seems to already be in post-season form, allowing 20 goals in 17 games. He is 12-2-2 overall with a 1.25 goals against average. His goals against at home is even better at 1.15.
"Our team is not giving up much and when they do, that's when I have to make that big save," Harding said. "But I can't say enough about how the D-men are playing, coming back to get the puck and breaking it out clean. It's fun to watch."
At times Sunday, it was tough to tell who the home team was. A large percentage of the 18,000-plus in attendance were clad in blue and white, chanting "Go Jets Go," during the cheers of "Let's go Wild," and tormenting the home goalie with chants of "Har-ding."
Asked if he'd ever seen a goalie get taunted in his home rink, Wild coach Mike Yeo said he hadn't.
"That was probably a first, but I don't think it affected [Harding] too much," Yeo said. "It was awesome. I loved it. Our fans were great too; it made for a great atmosphere."
Added Koivu: "It felt a little bit like a playoff game out there."
Winnipeg trudged through the first period, putting just two shots on Harding and allowing the game's first goal when Zach Parise beat a pair of Jets to a loose puck behind the net and fired a no-look pass to Koivu in the slot, who beat Ondrej Pavelec (22 saves) for his third goal of the season at 16:37.
"It was a tough game to lose," Jets coach Claude Noel said. "I thought our guys were very engaged. They really wanted to have a good outcome."
Like they did 48 hours earlier against the Florida Panthers, the Wild seemed to let off the gas in the second, allowing the Jets to establish their game and their confidence. Harding stoned Blake Wheeler on a partial-break midway through the second and sprawled to make a glove save on a hard slap shot by Dustin Byfuglien from the top of the circle late in the period to preserve the lead.
"Pretty similar … I don't know if we get complacent or what," Parise said. "We start well. But as the game went on, I thought we got a little sloppy in some areas."
The Wild's inability to extend their lead bit them early in the third, when Byfuglien tipped a Bryan Little shot in front of a screened Harding 54 seconds into the period to tie the score. Byfuglien's goal, his fourth of the season, was his fourth in as many games.
But also like Friday, it was Minnesota's first line on the ice for the tying goal, and once again, they atoned for it.
After winning a faceoff to Pavelec's right, Koivu set up shop at the dot. Charlie Coyle won a puck battle in the corner and passed to Koivu, who rifled a one-timer short-side to beat Pavelec for his first two-goal game since Mar. 14 against the Colorado Avalanche. After a slow start offensively, Koivu now has nine points (3-6–9) over his past six games.
"It doesn't matter if it's Zach or Charlie [going into the corner], you try and find an open spot and try to create," Koivu said.
Winnipeg pulled Pavelec with just under a minute remaining, but never threatened Harding with the extra attacker. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Jets.
"I thought we played a pretty good road game," Noel said. "I thought we made some mistakes that led to the defensive zone faceoff that led to the goal that led to the game. Other than that, we managed the game fairly well."
The Wild have now gained at least a point in 12 of their past 13 games and have points in eight straight games for the first time since 2007-08. Minnesota has pulled within two points of the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Central Division and set off on a four-game road trip beginning Tuesday night against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Jets return home and open a three-game homestand Monday against the Calgary Flames.


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Check out your first glimpse of a huge, hellish vehicle from the fourth Mad Max movie, now filming at last after years of delays. What do you think this monster is? In the photos below, you can glimpse the "Wives," the new female characters in the movie, sitting in what looks like the cab of that same massive juggernaut. These photos come from the Super Hero Hype forums, via Ain't It Cool News.
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2 bodies found in N.J. home standoff; suspect dead
The bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy were found after a 37-hour long standoff at a home, and a suspect was killed as officers rescued three children who had been held captive, authorities said Sunday. (May 12) AP
The suspect, who had been dating the woman found dead, was not the father of any of her children, police said.
A 37-hour standoff with an armed man inside a Trenton, N.J., home has ended and three children taken hostage are safe after police discovered the bodies of a woman and a 13-year-old boy.
Authorities found the bodies of Carmelita Stevens, 44, and her son in an "advanced state of decomposition," Trenton Police Director Ralph Rivera told reporters Sunday at a news conference.
Officers stormed the home early Sunday morning, wounding Gerald Tyrone Murphy, 38, with a gunshot as he threatened one of the children. Murphy was taken into custody but later died of his injuries.
The three children — two girls ages 16 and 18 and a boy, 4 — were rescued and taken to a medical center for evaluation and treatment, Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph Bocchini told reporters.
Murphy, who had been dating Stevens, was not the father of any of her children, police said.
Col. Joseph Fuentes said there was a "deteriorating state of mind" with the subject and threats to harm children during the complex standoff. Hostage negotiators were in contact with Murphy throughout the ordeal.
The hostage situation began Friday afternoon, when Trenton police were called to check on the welfare of Stevens, whose family had not heard from her in some time, Rivera said. In addition, police were told Stevens' two daughters had not been to school in 12 days.
When officers entered the home, they smelled an odor consistent with a decomposing body and found Murphy upstairs in a room.
Murphy told officers he had three children and a decomposing body in the room and that he was armed with a gun and explosives. Murphy also told officers about another body in a rear bedroom.
A man, 19, was found unharmed Friday in the basement and may have been hiding from the suspect. He was evaluated and is safely back with his family, Bocchini said. The teen said he had not seen his mother or sisters since April 24.
Bocchini said authorities believe Stevens' and her son's deaths occurred about two weeks ago.
Police say Murphy had an extensive criminal record. An arrest warrant had been issued from Pennsylvania for Murphy for failing to register as a sex offender. He had been previously arrested for robbery, weapons offenses and child endangerment.
Bocchini said there are allegations that the two teenage girls were abused and assaulted during the time they were held hostage.
Police wouldn't speculate on a motive or disclose how the two victims died.
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Today we are celebrating National Coming Out Day and we're celebrating by playing disco and dancing at Babylon. OK, no. We decided against that plan. There's always next year.
The book The Letter Q asked queer writers to pen a letter to their younger selves to offer advice, humor, perspective, and hope for the kids that they were because they certainly weren't the only ones who could use a few words of encouragement. We loved the idea so much that we decided to contribute a few more letters. To honor today and the coming out right of passage it celebrates, we asked the AfterEllen writers and some other friends of the site to contribute her own letter to her younger self. I hope you will enjoy reading them as much as I have.


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GOP, Obama Want Panel To Find Funds For Jobs Plan
President Obama will send his recommendations regarding his jobs proposal to the supercommittee on Monday. On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner asked the group not to consider raising taxes to fund a jobs measure.
STEVE INSKEEP, Host:
Let's talk about politics, the economy and more with NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson, who's on the line.
Mara, good morning.
MARA LIASSON: Good morning Steve.
INSKEEP: Okay, we heard Speaker Boehner's proposals having to do with this supercommittee that's supposed to reduce the deficit. The president takes his swing at this on Monday, right?
LIASSON: Right. That's right. He's going to send his recommendations to the supercommittee. The big question has been whether he would revisit the grand bargain. Grand being defined as Republicans agree to some kind of tax or revenue hikes, and Democrats agree to entitlement cuts. You just heard John Boehner rejecting that idea.
And the big question is, will Obama revisit the grand bargain he tried to strike with John Boehner earlier this year? We know that he's going to offer more than $1.9 trillion in cuts to spending and tax hikes. We know that he won't touch Social Security - that was discussed with him and the speaker earlier, but he's not going to propose changes there.
And the big question is whether he will propose the kinds of changes that he and the speaker were discussing in Medicare: raising the retirement age, hiking premiums for wealthier recipients. It sounds like the appetite for a grand bargain is certainly weakening elsewhere in Washington. And now the big question is how hard will the president push.
INSKEEP: You just said $1.9 trillion in deficit reductions over a decade. That's actually a good deal more than the committee is required to come up with.
LIASSON: Yes.
INSKEEP: He's going bigger.
LIASSON: Yes. Well, first of all, the committee has to come up with 1.5, but the president wants them to make sure that if they don't accept the pay-fors for his jobs plan, they find $450 billion to pay for it. And he wants them to do more than the minimum.
INSKEEP: OK. So let's talk a little bit about the politics here. There were a couple of special elections this week for House seats, open House seats, both of them won by Republicans, including one in New York City where, if I'm not mistaken, Democrats outnumbered Republicans in the district 3-1 and still the Republican won that district.
LIASSON: That's right. This was a real blow to Democrats. It was a heavily Democratic district, heavily Jewish district. What the Republican managed to do in that race was nationalize the race, tie the Democrat to President Obama. It was effective. It really shows that Democrats have a lot of problems going into the 2012 election. The economy is a huge drag on the Democrats, and the president is a drag on Democrats, even in this extremely Democratic district in New York.
INSKEEP: And you can't be happy if you are the incumbent in the White House, whoever you are, to see a report like one that came out this week finding that one in six Americans living under the poverty line, pretty disappointing number.
LIASSON: Yes, this was a 10 year study. Over 10 years the number of people in poverty have risen. We also learned that median income is now the lowest it's been since 1996. This shows you what a bad environment this is for an incumbent to run for reelection in. It's not just nine percent unemployment, it's these long-term trends. Now, of course the 10 years that this report reflected, eight of them were under Bush and two of them were under President Obama.
But he does own the economy now and voters are holding him responsible even if they don't blame him for creating it.
INSKEEP: Well let me ask about some of these poll numbers, Mara Liasson, because the president's approval rating remains quite bad, well south of 50 percent. And yet there was an interesting fact in a Reuters Ipsos poll today, which compared him to the Republican, leading Republicans ? Romney, Mitt Romney, and Rick Perry.
And I was a little surprised to see at least in this one survey the president seemed well ahead of both of them, even though he seems to be well behind in the overall approval of the American public.
LIASSON: Well, that's true, but there have been other polls that show him uncomfortably close to his potential Republican rivals, sometimes beating Mitt Romney by only a point or two, beating Rick Perry by just a couple more points. So the president can't take heart from the overall polls on this.
We also saw some new polls recently from blue states that highlight the problem the president is facing among what should be his most reliable supporters. In California his approval rating is down to 50 percent. A year ago it was 61. A poll in New York showed him at only 45 percent. Another poll in New York showed support among Democrats for the president down to 67 percent. Now, that sounds pretty healthy, but it was at 86 percent previously.
The president needs very strong support among his base. That is weakening too. So the problem is not just independent voters souring on the president. It's also his own base.
INSKEEP: Now, in just a couple of seconds here, is Rick Perry still the Republican frontrunner after being attacked by his rivals in the last couple of debates?
LIASSON: Yes, I think you'd still have to call Rick Perry the frontrunner. There's no doubt that he's taken some dents. He's under a tremendous amount of scrutiny. His record in Texas is being poured over by journalists, And some polls show the gap between his ? the way he runs against President Obama and the way Romney runs to be widening.
LIASSON: But I still think he is the frontrunner.
INSKEEP: OK. That's NPR's Mara Liasson right here on MORNING EDITION from NPR News.
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Mother charged in baby's death:
25-year-old Lori Beth Workman of Uniontown, Pennsylvania has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of her 3-month-old son Homer.
Back in august the Workman's called 911 because Homer was being unresponsive. The emergency crew found a pacifier taped to Homer's mouth. The Workman's said that was a common practice with Homer.The autopsy revealed that Homer had died from repeated blows to the head.
Just this past Wednesday during police questioning Workman admitted to squeezing the baby and letting his head repeatedly hit the handle of a baby stroller during a walk. She said that she was mad that her husband was not helping with the baby. Then as she was assembling a crib Homer wouldn't stop crying. That's when Workman allegedly took a piece of the crib that she was putting together and repeatedly struck Homer in the head. Their older son, Eric Jr., was placed into protective custody after Homer's death.
Now get this. Workman is now 8 1/2 months pregnant with their 3rd child. If your husband didn't help with the baby you killed what makes you think this time is going to be different? Now he'll have no choice as I'm sure mom will be giving birth in prison.
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Wasn't sure how a vegan version of this recipe would go. In fact, I spent hours scouring through pumpkin pie recipes trying to figure it out. Sure there were plenty of vegan pumpkin cupcake recipes but I wanted something with the soft velvety texture of real pie! I decided to use some silken tofu to replace the eggs only to discover I had bought mango flavoured silken tofu because they had put the sale sticker over the word mango! Crap!
Then it hit me, pumpkin puree is a natural binder...why even use an egg replacement! I'm slow, but I get there eventually.
Now, these aren't baked in shells so obviously they needed a little more hold to them than the really creamy texture of the traditional pumpkin pie I've been lucky enough to try (which by the way is only once as here in Australia no-one seems to have cottoned on to the wonders of this dessert). I ended up deciding that some flour would have to be added. This resulted in a cakey outer layer and a gooey middle and I can't think of anything better than having your cake and eating pie too.
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes w/- Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting (makes 12-14)
- 3/4 cup soy milk
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, cardamom, all spice)
- 1 425g can pumpkin puree (I found mine at a specialty candy store as it's not readily available here in Australia)
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees and grease or line tray with silicone cupcake papers.
- In a medium bowl mix together soy milk and apple cider vinegar. Place aside to curdle.
- In another medium bowl sift together plain flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
- To the soy mixture add pumpkin puree, canola oil, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Whisk until mixed thoroughly.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until no large lumps remain.
- Fill each paper about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 20-22 mins or until tops are a golden brown and a few cracks are forming.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 10mins then remove from pan to completely cool.
- Chill in refrigerator.
Vanilla Cream"cheese" Frosting
- 1/4 cup Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 2-3 cups icing sugar
- scraping from 1 vanilla bean pod or 1 tsp vanilla essence
- Whisk together cream cheese and margarine.
- Add icing sugar 1 cup at a time until it is a stiff enough consistency that it holds it's form and is at desired sweetness.
- Add vanilla bean scraping or vanilla essence and whisk until fully incorporated.
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Live Higher Than the Empire State – in Mumbai
A Mumbai developer is about to start construction on what he claims will be the world's tallest residential tower. If you are super rich, you can see what such lofty living feels like.
Mumbai builder Lodha Developers Ltd. said it will finish the over 117-storey stack of private homes called "World One" in 2014.
At more than 450 meters, it will be taller than the Empire State Building in New York or the Willis Tower, known until quite recently as the Sears Tower, in Chicago. It is also scheduled to beat the record for tallest residential tower which is currently held by the 323-meter residential complex in Australia called "Q1."
World One will cost around $450 million to build and its rooms are already being sold at prices of $1.5 million all the way up to more than $12 million, according to the developer.
The building will get one of the highest environmental ratings in the world by recycling its water, harvesting rain water and using solar power, the developer said.
"This will help put Mumbai at the forefront of the architectural revolution that is happening across the world," said Abhisheck Lodha, managing director of Lodha Developers.
He said this proud protrusion on the Mumbai skyline will point to how, "India is asserting itself on the global stage."
This tallest residence, built on the grounds of a failed textile company, will not suffer the fate of many of the world's tallest buildings which have often heralded the end of property booms, Mr. Lodha said. There is more than enough economic growth and demand for quality housing in Mumbai to find enough rich folks to fill the tower, he said.
India's first sight of what may become a symbol of the city's vibrancy didn't go so smoothly, though. As Mr. Lodha and the building's designers stood amid loud music, flashing spotlights and a bunch of stage smoke, the rotating platform that was supposed to turn and reveal the projected profile of the World One refused to turn all the way around.
After five minutes of uncomfortable smiling on stage it was fixed to show the architects' rendition of what the oval-shaped tower will look like.
To design the massive building, Lodha brought in two U.S. firms: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, which helped design the pyramid in the Louvre in Paris, and Leslie E. Robertson Associates, which was behind the old World Trade Center in New York and other famous buildings including the Bank of China in Hong Kong.
The design of the skyscraper takes into account Indian family values, said Jay Berman, partner at Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Indians want access to outside air so each apartment has a balcony.
"The insides of the apartments are not like New York, Hong Kong or London," as Indian families don't want to be shut in, he said. "Everybody expects some outdoor space."
And like most big projects here, the principals of Vastu, or Indian Feng-Shui, were used in the building's design. The tallest part of the building, for example, towers over the most auspicious corner of the property.
The height of the building will not only allow great views of the city and the Arabian Sea, it will also cut down on some of the less desirable things that Mumbai is also famous for: noise, pollution and heat.
The flats on the higher floors will get 30% less street noise and 4.5C degrees lower temperatures than all of us who dwell at the bottom.
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Four years ago, Dave Frazier spent a whole summer in court, suing Boise over the city council's decision to build an $18 million police station without putting it to a vote. At first, he represented himself, but later he hired an attorney — and eventually, he won. Three years later, says Frazier, the city tried the same stunt with a proposed $27 million parking garage. Again, Frazier hauled the city into court, where he won again, this time in the Idaho Supreme Court.
Now, he's found a new way to be a thorn in the side of local government, and at the same time rile the natives: He started the online Boise Guardian. "I couldn't get the city council to listen to me," says Frazier. "I'd get my three minutes. They'd say, 'Thank you,' and go on with their business."
Frazier, a 60-year-old photographer, professes "some type of neutrality." "I'm a radical middle-of-the-roader, though a lot say my views are libertarian in nature," he says. "I want the people to vote, and I'm rabidly anti-growth."
Since starting the Guardian in 2005, he's revealed the city's misuse of federal farm subsidies, and a developer's plans to co-opt five acres of state highway department land east of Boise for access to a new subdivision. He's kvetched about using state tax incentives to lure a Hawaii-based manufacturer to build a solar panel plant along the Snake River, and he's helped fuel rumors that a local developer plans to send run-off from condos into a local park. He regularly posts transcripts of calls that Boise residents make to complain to the mayor.
Frazier considers the Guardian a news site, but he writes in the style of the perturbed and maniacal blogger. A newcomer to the site could use a glossary: "Lame Duck Guv" is Frazierese for Idaho Gov. Jim Risch; when someone has "cajones," it means he did the right thing; and when Frazier asks, "Who's your daddy?" it means he has been proven right about something.
And then there's Frazier's "Dope Awards," an honor given to local reporters nominated by readers. One recently went to Alyson Outen of KTVB, for broadcasting live from the station roof during a severe thunderstorm warning. Frazier later added: "A second GUARDIAN reader… offered a 'common sense' award to Rick Lantz (the station's weatherman) who 'ordered' Alyson off the roof. Nice job Rick. Those meteorologist academy classes paid off."
By stirring up local politics — and raising Cain about government "irregularities" — Frazier seeks to keep lawmakers on their toes. People are eager to pass on information, he says: "One thing I've learned is everyone has something for you to check out." He gets tips from local attorneys, "people in local government who could not go on the record, ever," and readers who check the site regularly, post comments or drop him e-mails — "good citizens," he calls them all.
In a July 3 post concerning farm subsidy misuse on the 2,300-acre farm run by Boise's public works department (one of his "poop farm stories," as Frazier calls them, because the farm is fertilized with biosolids from the city's wastewater treatment facilities) he credits his readers with breaking the "real" story: "The information was included in a Washington Post story detailing the out of control spending by the U.S. Department of Agriculture nationwide. A Boise mainstream paper printed the Post story Monday, but it took a GUARDIAN reader to do the real LOCAL reporting."
His advice for fellow Web journalists: "Be absolutely accurate. Be slanted however you are, but tell everybody you're slanted."
To get Frazier's "different slant on the news," go to boiseguardian.com.


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TOWSON, Md. – Junior Shanteona Keys (Roswell, Ga.) of the Georgia College women's basketball team was selected today to the Division II Capital One Academic All-America Second Team. The only Academic All-American in Bobcats women's basketball history, Keys is being honored for both her work in the classroom and on the court in consecutive seasons after making the Third Team last season.
Keys, a mass communication major, shared the highest grade-point average (GPA) of all Division II selections with a 4.0 and had the highest of any Second Team selection. She is the lone Peach Belt Conference (PBC) representative.
Joining Keys on the Second Team are another junior, two seniors, and one graduate student. In addition to Keys, the team is comprised of senior Katie Benson (Seattle Pacific University), junior Megan Fogt (Hillsdale College), senior Jen Papich (Gannon University), and graduate student Ariel Marsh (California State Polytechnic University - Pomona).
Only a junior, Keys already ranks prominently in three Georgia College top-10 all-time categories. She is currently No. 6 in scoring with 1,191 points, No. 5 in free-throws made at 249, and No. 9 in three-point shots with 128.
The Bobcats take to the court tonight hosting Clayton State University at 5:30 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Big Boi "The Crown Life" (Europe)
"In celebration of Crown Royal Black's partnership with Big Boi, cameras went behind the scenes to document Big Boi during his tour in Europe to capture moments of his life and career that showcase his definition of "The Crown Life." The short film lets audiences into Big Boi's life as he performed at Glastonbury in England and at Hove Festival in Norway, as well as a day off in Budapest, Hungary." - crownroyalbrand
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Caught On Tape: Man Flings A Cat 30 Feet In The Air In Georgia!
CBS reports "Surveillance camera were rolling as a suspected burglar tossed a cat some 30 feet in the air. Luckily, the cat survived"
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Birds often run into objects that seem obvious to humans, like poles or wind turbines. In France, it's estimated that 25 percent of young storks die from running into power lines. Why does this happen, and what's the solution?
Ecologist Graham Martin, an expert in bird vision, wanted to find out. He examined the problem from a bird's perspective, rather than a human one, taking into account where birds' eyes are and how they hold their heads when they fly. Eventually it became more obvious what the problem was.
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Because birds have their eyes on the sides of their heads, rather than the front like humans, their frontal vision is generally less acute than ours. Add to that the fact that their frontal vision is tuned for movement rather than obstacles, and you get the problem of birds slamming straight into unmoving power lines that are directly in front of them. Also, many kinds of birds fly so fast that it's hard for them to pick up a lot of landmarks, Martin explained, especially when they're in low visibility conditions.
Martin said:
When in flight, birds may turn their heads to look down, either with the binocular field or with the lateral part of an eye's visual field. Such behavior results in certain species being at least temporarily blind in the direction of travel . . . Armed with this understanding of bird perception we can better consider solutions to the problem of collisions. While solutions may have to be considered on a species by species basis, where collision incidents are high it may be more effective to divert or distract birds from their flight path rather than attempt to make the hazard more conspicuous.
So how do we help birds avoid smashing into poles and turbines? Martin added that birds generally watch the ground or look to the side, so warnings should not be place on the obstacle, but perhaps far from it, or to the side. He suggests the use of "alerting sounds or signals."
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NBA Playoff Highlights: Rajon Rondo Ejected For Screaming At An Official, Andrew Bynum Breaks Playoff Record With 10 Blocks Against Nuggets & Manu Ginobili Dunk Fail!
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo was ejected during the final minute of Game 1 of an Eastern Conference playoff series for screaming at an official. Rondo also bumped the referee and could face a suspension from the league office.
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Patrick B. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 47 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
This will be an art website/blog about drawing dragons specifically and fantasy art in general. It will feature how tos, book reviews, and artist spotlights…ect.
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The first major battle of the Civil War was fought in Virginia, near the
Manassas, Virginia railway junction, after which the battle is called (or
First Bull Run, named after the flowing stream on the battlefield, if of the
Union persuasion). The armies in this first battle were not very large by
later Civil War standards. The Federal forces under Brigadier General
Irvin McDowell were organized into four divisions (five, if one includes
Runyan's division), of about 30,000 men. These divisions were
commanded by Tyler, Hunter, Heintzelman, (Runyan), and Miles. The
Confederate command structure was somewhat more unwieldy,
including two "armies", with no division structure and thirteen
independent brigades under Bonham, Ewell, Jones, Longstreet, Cocke,
Early, Holmes, Kershaw, Evans, Jackson, Bartow, Bee, Smith, and a
cavalry brigade under Stuart. The Confederate Army of the Potomac
was under the command of Brigadier General Pierre G. T. Beauregard,
and the Army of the Shenandoah was commanded by Brigadier General
Joseph E. Johnston. These two forces would equal McDowell's strength.
Interestingly enough, each commander had planned to initiate an attack
on the other side with a feint attack on the enemy's right flank and a
massed attack on the opposite flank. Had this been done
simultaneously, and both been successful in their purpose, the two
armies would have simply pivoted around each other and ended up in
each other's rear, able to march unopposed to Washington or
Richmond, as the case may be. As it turned out, the general least
successful in initiating this movement was the winner.
McDowell had planned to use Tyler's division as the diversionary attack
at the Stone Bridge, while Davies' brigade did the same at Blackburn's
Ford. At the same time, Hunter's and Heintzelman's divisions would
cross Bull Run at Sudley Springs and attack from the north.
McDowell's green troops involved in the flanking column, reached their
jumping off positions two and a half hours behind schedule. Tyler's and
Davies' attacks at the Stone Bridge and Blackburn's Ford were already
well under way, and the Confederate high command was beginning to
sense a ruse because the Union attacks were not pressed very hard.
When Beauregard was notified that Federal troops were massing on his
left flank, he realized that this must be the main attack so began to shift
his own troop dispositions.
The Federals had about 18,000 men in the main attack column and it
was only thanks to the quick reactions of Colonel "Shank" Evans and his
small brigade that Beauregard did not suffer a major disaster. He
quickly moved his small force to Matthew's Hill to block the Federal
move. Sounds of the fighting drew other brigade commanders to Evans'
aid on their own initiative. Brigadier General Barnard Bee and Colonel
Bartow joined Evans' defensive line and deployed their men to his right
to extend and strengthen it.
The Confederate position was still badly outnumbered however, and
eventually the weight of those numbers began to be felt. With Tyler's
division threatening the right flank and rear of the Confederate position
after having forced a crossing at the Stone Bridge, and their left flank
now being overlapped by Federal reinforcements, the three
Confederate brigades broke to the rear, heading toward the cleared
plateau of the Henry House Hill. Unfortunately for the Federals, they
were slow to follow-up their success and allowed the Southern brigade
commanders to rally the remnants of their units behind Jackson's
brigade which had just arrived and formed a line of battle on the reverse
slope of Henry House Hill.
In the meantime, McDowell ordered two artillery batteries to advance to
silence the defensive fire. Rickett's Battery and Griffin's Battery
advanced to well within musket range of the Confederate positions near
the crest of the hill. These batteries were counterattacked by
Confederate infantry and overrun and although it is still somewhat an
open question, most historians give credit to the 33rd Virginia Infantry,
although the 6th North Carolina State Troops, and elements of the 2nd
Mississippi Infantry also claim credit for silencing Ricketts. This
counterattack also routed the infantry supports to the guns -- a battalion
of U. S. Marines and the 11th New York Infantry, the famed Fire
Zouaves. The loss of the guns became a focal point for see-saw
attacks and counterattacks by each side, with the possession of the
guns changing hands several times.
Finally having accumulated enough units to not only stabilize the
Confederate lines, but also overlap the right flank of the Federal lines,
the order was given for a general advance by Beauregard. This attack
caved-in the Federal right and what began as a fairly orderly retreat
turned into a disorganized rout. The equally tired and inexperienced
Confederates however, were in no shape to conduct an effective
pursuit, so the battle ended. The Federals lost about 3,000 casualties
(killed, wounded, and captured or missing), and the Confederates
suffered about 2,000.
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Yakuza: Of the End hitting Japan on June 9
Sega has announced that Yakuza: Of the End will launch in Japan on June 9, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.
Yakuza: Of the End has a new release date, along with a socially conscious benefit. The Japanese site Ryu-ga-gotoku (via Joystiq) reveals that the game is now set to come out in Japan on June 9. Sega hasn't yet confirmed the game for North America or Europe.
Besides the release date, the announcement brings has word that a portion of the proceeds will go towards the Red Cross relief efforts in Japan, and copies of the game will come with a "Let's Go, Japan" bumper sticker.
The game was originally slated to hit on March 17, but in light of the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan, Sega elected to move the game. The Yakuza spin-off deals with a zombie apocalypse hitting Japan, so it was probably the tasteful move. Zombies, tsunamis -- pretty much all disasters are taboo for a little while.
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Windows registry tweaks II
In this tutorial I am going to be showing you some more registry tweaks and as always Make backups of your registry listed below is how to do it for each version of windows
Windows 98 Click on Start Run then type Scan reg in the dialog box that comes up and press Enter. When a window tells you that there are no errors, click on yes to back up the registry, and then click on ok. To restore the registry, click on start shutdown then click on restart in MS-DOS mode, and select OK.
At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt, type Scan reg /restore (there is a space before the slash) and press Enter. Select a backup from the list and press Enter again.
Windows 2000 You use Regedit's Export feature to do this click on start then run and type regedit in the dialog box that comes up and at the top click on Registry then select export registry file a new window will come up and you will have to put in a name for the back up I would name it "Registry Backup" then click on the save button and at the top click on the yellow folder that has a arrow pointing up to change where you want to save the backup file I recommend making two copies one on the hard drive and one on a floppy or Cdr/Cdrw CD (if your computer has a rewriteable drive)
Windows Me and XP Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore to bring up the System Restore Wizard. To back up the Registry, choose create a restore point
To restore the Registry, follow the steps above and select restore my computer to an earlier time
Change the start button text
This is something I do when I either buy a new computer or do a clean install I hate to have to click on start just to shut down to begin you will have to download a Hex editor to do this tweak I have included links to some free hex editors
These Hex editors work with Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
The file we are looking for is called Explorer.exe
In windows 95,98,Me and Xp it is located in C:\windows
For windows 2000 and NT it is located in C:\WINNT
Before modifying it make a backup of the file and create a new folder to put it in and name it Explorer backup and put it on your desktop or in a place that will be easy for you to find
Make a copy of explorer.exe and rename it explorer1.exe and then open it up in your hex editor
Next look for the word START there are a lot of entries for START so use the search function on the hex editor to find all strings that are equal to S T A R T the hex number is 53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74 you want to keep searching until you find one that is before the following text There was an internal error and one of the windows you were using has been closed
These following offsets should help you find it in the version of windows that you are currently using
Windows 98
Offset: 0x00028D6E - 0x00028D76
Windows NT4
Offset: 0x00028BEE - 0x00028BF6
Windows ME
Offset: 0x00033DDE - 0x00033DE6
Windows 2000
Offset: 0x0003860E - 0x00038616
Windows XP (Enhanced Start Menu)
Offset: 0x000412B6 - 0x000412BE
Windows XP (Classic Start Menu)
Offset: 0x0004158A - 0x00041592
Windows XP SP1 (Enhanced Start Menu)
Offset: 0x0004208E - 0x00042096
Windows XP SP1 (Classic Start Menu)
Offset: 0x0004259A - 0x000425A2
As soon as you find the right string, you can begin changing the letters in "Start" with five other characters. You should use five characters or less to save on task bar space, if the word you are using is less then five, replace the remaining characters with the space key
Save the modified file "Explorer1.exe" in the Windows directory, and check to see that you have two Explorer files in the Windows directory, they should be both be the same file size but show different modified dates.
***only do the one for your version of windows***
Windows 95, 98 & ME
Start up in DOS at the command prompt go to the Windows directory and rename "explorer.exe" to "explorer.old". Then copy the new Explorer file "explorer1.exe" to "explorer.exe". Next do a directory listing and make sure that "explorer.exe" has the most recent modified date and time. Restart your computer and Windows should reload along with the new Start button text that you have changed it to.
Windows NT
Close any open programs that you have open if any and bring up the Command Prompt window and then switch back to the GUI (graphic user interface) and open the Task Manager. Find the "explorer.exe" process and end it, the only thing that should be open is the command prompt and the task manager. Switch back to the command prompt and go to the Windows directory and rename "explorer.exe" to "explorer.old", and copy the modified Explorer file "explorer1.exe" to "explorer.exe". Then do a directory listing and check that "explorer.exe" has the most recent modified date and time. Go back to the Task Manager and launch a "New Task" called "explorer.exe" this should reload the shell along with your modified "Start" button.
Windows 2000 and XP
Open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Search for the value named "Shell" and change it to the filename of the new explorer "explorer1.exe". Close regedit and reboot Windows for the change to take effect. To undo the changes modify the value of "Shell" and set it back to "explorer.exe".
Change logon wall paper
Open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s)
Hkey_users\default\control panel\desktop
the value we want to change is Wallpaper
change this path to where the file you want to use is example C:\windows\Dead.bmp or what ever your file name will be.
Close regedit and reboot your computer and your logon wall paper has been changed.
Change the command prompt
Example: C:\documents and settings\user>
open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s)
Create a Reg_expand_sz string and name it prompt in the dialog box that comes up listed below are some codes and variables that you can use to customize the prompt
Special Codes
$A - & (Ampersand)
$B - | (pipe)
$C - ( (Left parenthesis)
$D - Current date
$E - Escape code (ASCII code 27)
$F - ) (Right parenthesis)
$G - > (greater-than sign)
$H - Backspace (erases previous character)
$L - < (less-than sign)
$N - Current drive
$P - Current drive and path
$Q - = (equal sign)
$S - (space)
$T - Current time
$V - Windows XP version number
$_ - Carriage return and linefeed
$$ - $ (dollar sign)
%USERNAME% - Current Username %COMPUTERNAME% - Local computer name %USERDOMAIN% - Local domain name
The default prompt is "$P$G"
[%computername%]$S$P$G shows the computer, drive and path [%username%]$S$P$G shows the current user, drive and path
You will have to Restart or log-off Windows for the changes to take effect.
Change the Command Prompt Colors (Windows NT/2000/XP)
open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s)
HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\command Processor
Double click on Default color and in the dialog box that comes up type in two hex color values
Hexadecimal value Colors
0 Black
1 Blue
2 Green
3 Aqua
4 Red
5 Purple
6 Yellow
7 White
8 Gray
9 Light Blue
A Light Green
B Light Aqua
C Light Red
D Light Purple
E Light Yellow
F Bright White
A value of F0, for example, would give black text on a white background, and 1E will give show yellow text on a blue background.
The change should take effect the next time you open a console window
Uninstall some of Windows programs in Windows 2000/XP
Windows hides some of these programs from being listed in the add remove list from its users for the simple reason they dont want you to mess with them This tweak will allow you to see these items and have the option to uninstall them if desired. The
first thing you need to do is
Open the SYSOC.INF file this file is located in your windows folder the quick way of doing this is to click on start, search then all files and folders then click on more advanced options and check the following boxes Search system folders, Search hidden files and folders and Search sub folders and the long way if you want to look at other things while you are in the folder. (It is safe to look but when you start modifing the wrong files you can really screw your computer up so use caution when editing any file in you windows folder).
Example. C:\Windows\INF you may have to click on show the contents of this folder if you have the files hidden next thing you will have to do is click on tools then click folder options then click on the view tab and where it says Hidden files and folders click on show hidden files and folders click on apply and close the window the highlight any folder or icon and press the letter I and it will go through all folders that start with the letter I if you do not see it near the top of your screen and do the same for the Sysoc.inf file
once you have found the file double click on it and Notepad will open up and you will see something like this
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
To change it so wordpad or other listed programs are shown remove the "hide" text, leaving the surrounding commas. For example you would change the WordPad entry from:
These are the main hidden Windows components in Windows XP
Accessibility Wizard
Automatic Windows Update
Communications components (including Chat, Hyperterminal, and Phone Dialer)
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Windows Messenger
Multimedia components (including Media Player, Volume Control, and Sound Recorder)
Pinball game
Tablet PC
Terminal Server
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
Windows Management Instrumentation
To save the changes click on file then save and reopen the Add/Remove programs window in the control panel .
Show Detailed Information in Device Manager (Windows 2000/XP)
This is useful when you want to have more information on devices that are not displayed in Device Manager
to start out open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s)
HKEY_Local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\session manager\environment
then Create a new String value "DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS"
0(zero) is the default setting and 1 will show detailed information
close regedit and you may have to either log out or reboot the computer for the changes
Change the Alignment of Drop-Down Menus
this will change the alignment of the drop down menus by default they are to the left but with this tweak you can make them align to the right
Open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s)
Hkey_current_user\control panel\desktop
and create a new string and name it 'MenuDropAlignment'
and to have it go to the right use '1' or use '0' for left alignment
you will have to either log off or restart your computer for the changes
Restart or logoff Windows for the changes to take effect.
Wrap Icon Titles
this will change the icon title text to either be one long line or in multiple lines
open up regedit and expand the trees to find the following key(s)
double click on Icon Title wrap and change the 1 to a 0 (zero) and then press ok and
and create a new string and type in "IconTitleWrap" in the box that comes up in regedit
0(zero) is to disable it and 1 is to enable it
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.
Thanks for reading this