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NCAA Men's Golf Championships Regionals Round-Up: May 22, 2010
May 22, 2010
No. 1 Oregon Cruises to NCAA Regional Title
SANTEE, Calif. -- After an uncharacteristic sixth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships three weeks ago, the University of Oregon men's golf team validated its top-seed status and No. 1 national ranking by running away from the field at the NCAA Southwest Regional tourney. The Ducks claimed their first-ever regional championship, shooting 2-under 286 in the final round to finish at 6-over 870, ten strokes clear of runner up Augusta State. [Read More]
Cal Advances to First NCAA Championships Since 2004
SANTEE - Cal has advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time since the Golden Bears won their lone men's golf national title in 2004 and the sixth time in school history. Cal finished in a three-way tie for third place at the conclusion of action Saturday at the 2010 NCAA San Diego Regional. [Read More]
Stanford Captures NCAA Central Regional Title
SOUTH Bend, Ind. - The second-ranked Stanford men's golf team shot a final round 274 (-6) to claim the NCAA Central Regional title by four shots over Florida State at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. [Read More]
M Golf Ties for 10th at NCAA Regional
TUCSON, Ariz. - The University of Arizona men's golf team finished in a tie for 10th place at the 2010 NCAA Southwest Regional in Santee, Calif. [Read More]
Tucker's Career Comes to Close at NCAA Regional Championships
Washington State University senior Kevin Tucker posted a final-round 77 (+5) at the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional Championships Saturday, at the par-72, 7,104-yard Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. [Read More]
Beavers Earn NCAA Championship Berth
BREMERTON, Wash. - The Oregon State men's golf team advanced to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships June 1-7 at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn. with its fourth place finish Saturday at the NCAA Gold Mountain Regional. It is the first time to the national tournament since the 2000-01 season. [Read More]
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BREMERTON, Wash. -- The No. 1 seeded Husky men's golf team ran laps around the rest of the NCAA West Regional field, winning the team title by an impressive 29 strokes and sweeping the top three individual spots on Saturday at Bremerton's Gold Mountain Golf Course. [Read More]
Trojans Punch Ticket To NCAA Championships Final
Freshman T.J. Vogel was 2-under while freshman Martin Trainer and junior Matt Giles added par rounds as USC finished second at the 2010 NCAA Championships Regional at Gold Mountain G.C. in Bremerton, Wash., on Saturday (May 22). [Read More]
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"Throughout 2014, our mission team witnessed how Christ faithfully builds His church in our beloved country, the Philippines. As 2015 begins, please remember to pray for me, my family, our church and mission." – Pastor Glem Melo
Kagay-an Reformed Church in Cagayan de Oro City
"… I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." – Jesus Christ, Matthew 16:18
I am happy and excited to share with you how the Lord is building and growing His church in our beloved nation.
- The upbuilding of our church in Cagayan de Oro continues.
- We have a new mission congregation in Antique.
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- Gospel preaching, teaching and discipleship continues at our mission congregation in Puerto, Cagayan de Oro.
- The Lord continues to use our Theological Training Program to equip, edify and reform one (1) church in the province of Bulacan and two (2) in Pampanga.
- I continue to teach a church of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Middle East through Skype, teaching videos and online materials.
- We served five (5) churches in supertyphoon-ravaged areas.
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I was wishing today that I'd never learned to play Bejeweled. (I started to write Bedazzled but that's something else entirely, maybe a Ronco product?) Not only is it a time waster but I'm compulsive about it when I get stuck. Stuck on an idea. Stuck on what to do next. Stuck with too many things to do and none of them include a beach, sun and some fruity rum drink.
And then, as I was wishing this, this voice in my head said "What's done can't be undone." and that pulled me up short. It's true of course but I wondered if that came from somewhere. Did Hamlet say it? Or maybe Napoleon? I don't think it's biblical because I can't envision Charlton Heston saying it, it seems a little too homey for him. So, I googled it. And found "A done bun can't be undone." which I like even better. Such nice assonance. (yeah I looked it up.)
So much of what I read today seems to talk about all the things we've been doing that we know is a "done bun." Probably shouldn't have run up so much debt. Really shouldn't have put all our money into things we didn't understand. Definitely shouldn't have trusted people who said "I have a formula." Stuff like that.
But hearing about what we shoulda, coulda done, doesn't change where we are today. It's a done bun. We have to just eat it and move on. So starting today I'm going to work on forgetting where to find BeJeweled. And Zuma.
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After nearly a quiet first half hour of the match, the Pioneers drew first blood when Maggie Meyer received a pass from Melissa Mineti across the front of the net that she buried in on the left side at 27:55. Mineti followed with a goal of her own at 40:13 on a breakaway that extended Alfred State's lead by two goals heading into halftime. But like they have all season, Delhi's comeback spirit once again shined with the team facing elimination. They wasted no time to begin the closing period, as Innes connected for a corner kick goal from Sydney Tuysuzian at 51:41. The Broncos gave it all they had with five more shots on goal, but fell victim, however, to a ten-save performance by Pioneer keeper Madison Papaj, as the match maintained its score until the final whistle.
Innes finished her freshman campaign as the team's leader in both points and goals with 31 points on 13 goals and five assists. Freshman goalkeeper Rachael Scoones had four saves on the day as she finished her rookie season with a 7-4 record. Tusyzian's assist marked the junior defender's second of the season.
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Indianapolis – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announced they are now accepting applications for Generation 5 of the Hometown Collaboration Initiative (HCI).
Communities (or counties) with a population of 25,000 or less that wish to: (1) promote the launch, survival and growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs; (2) invest in place through community design, public space developments, local foods or other quality of life initiatives; or (3) develop a new generation of local leaders, are eligible to apply.
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Generation 5 applications will be accepted beginning Monday, February 6 and should be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com. Applications are due by Friday, March 31 at 4:00 p.m. EST.
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- Leadership – Develop a new generation of local leaders who will take an active part in addressing community priorities.
- Placemaking – Invest in your place through creative quality of life initiatives related to public spaces, design, local foods and tourism, among others.
"Every community has strengths they utilize to make their homes a better place and HCI allows them to identify where they still have room to improve," said David Terrell, Director of Ball State University's Economic Development Policy. "The local HCI teams will develop a deep understanding of what their community needs to successfully maintain dedication of local leaders for years to come."
HCI Generation 5 designees will join 14 communities that have already received the Hometown Collaboration Initiative designation. The previous 14 designees are engaged in the process and moving forward with the Building Blocks and projects to improve their communities.
For more information regarding the application, eligibility requirements or to sign up for the webinar, visit http://indianahci.org/apply. If you have any questions concerning the application process, please reach out to your OCRA Community Liaison.


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LaughFest to host blood drives
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For the sixth year in a row, LaughFest wants to help fill the banks by hosting blood drives.
There will be one on February 19 in Lowell and another on February 26th in Grand Rapids.
Blue Care Network has pledged a $10 donation to LaughFest for each person that donates blood.
The names of donors will also be entered for the chance to win free tickets to several of the shows.
About a third of all donations go to cancer patients.
If you didn't know, Gilda's Club makes it a mission to help families impacted by cancer.


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If all goes as planned, one of America's most innovative residential structures, Porche Design Tower, will rise near Miami. The highrise on Sunny Isles Beach will live up to its name, with large elevators taking owners straight to their condos…as they sit in their cars.
The car elevator, profiled on Curbed Miami and Invest in Miami, is shown in the rendering below as a glass shaft. The lift was painstakingly designed by the building's architects, Porche Design Group. Owners will have views of the city as they ascend. Likewise, condo owners will be able to see their cars (hopefully Porche's), from their living room windows.
The 57-story luxury tower is efficiently sited on only 2.2 acres of land. But what a site. The waterfront property has stellar views, especially from the higher floors. (The building will be the tallest oceanfront residential tower in the U.S., at 650 feet.)
If tall towers continue to march up the coast from Miami's South Beach, will the beach change from Tropical Paradise to Urban Oasis for some of the People? Is that OK? What should cities do to protect access of all the people to our natural resources?
Please let us know what you think and leave a comment below.
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"Dr. McElhaney and Critical Response Associates have helped many of our client companies not only protect the safety of their employees during critical times but have very simply, saved them money, in terms of potential litigation costs and the numerous other indirect costs that occur when companies experience a traumatic event. Plus, utilizing their prevention program will protect the company from future incidents and charges of negligence – at a cost far less than what the company will have to incur to address even one threat-related incident."
Chad Shultz
Attorney, Ford & Harrison, LLP
Costs to the Organization
There are many reasons to address the issue of aggressive behavior within your organization. Violence and aggressive behaviors can lead to:
- Loss of Life
- Your Employees' Physical Safety
- Property Damage/Vandalism
- Lawsuits and Attorney Consultation Costs
- Health Care Expenses
- Security Costs
- Worker Compensation Claims
- Decreased Efficiency
- Increased absences
- Employee turnover/premature separation
- Interference with productivity
- Diversion of resources
- Effects on Employee Morale
- Damage To The Company's Reputation (i.e., going "Postal")
The Organization's Obligations
Legal and regulatory decisions and actions have emerged that underscore the general consensus that employers have a "duty of care" to safeguard their employees and customers.
- OSHA Requirements: Beginning in 1994, OSHA's policy has been to increasingly cite employers who failed to adequately protect their workers from acts of violence, under Section 5(a) of the OSH Act and under its "General Duty" clause.
- Legal Implications: The courts are permitting employees to bring suits under various charges of negligence, with some rather dramatic and costly examples of the success of these lawsuits for the plaintiffs:
- Negligent hiring
- Negligent retention
- Negligent termination
- Negligent security
- Negligent referencing/duty to warn
- Negligent training
The overall result of all this is that if a violent act or threat occurs in the workplace and the company could have known about it or should have known about it and did not respond adequately or were not adequately prepared, then they it may be determined that they may bear some responsibility and liability.
The Stats*
- There are 7000 homicides (2007) and approximately two million assaults and threats of violence per year in the workplace.
- Workplace homicide has been described as the fastest growing form of homicide in the country, accounting for 20% of all violent crime, and increasing over 400% over the last decade.
- The leading cause of death on the job for women is homicide.
- The second leading cause of death on the job for men is homicide.
- One out of every four employees is attacked, threatened, harassed verbally or physically at work every year.
- It's estimated that corporate America spends roughly $36 billion per year (not including indirect costs) in the aftermath of workplace violence.
- Assaults at work cost an average of 3.5 lost days at work per incident, with annual total lost wages estimated to be more than $55 million.
- 74% of abused women reported that some of the abuse occurred while they were at work.
- Intimate partner violence alone accounts for nearly 8.0 million days of paid work each year.
- In spite of these statistics, approximately 43 percent of those threatened and 24 percent of those attacked at work don't report the incident.
- In a 2009 survey, workplace violence topped the security concerns of Security Directors nationwide.
*Sources: Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Study on Workplace Violence, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Safe Workplace Institute, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Society for Human Resource Management, Security Director News, Institute for Crisis Management, ASIS International.
At CRA, we manage literally hundreds of these cases per year, with a 100% success history. Our associates are all uniquely experienced professional specialists, who are well recognized in their field. We offer safe, expeditious, and cost-effective solutions to protect your employees from harm and your company from litigations, large financial losses, and continuing risk. This is what we do. Our clients are lifelong clients, who witness the cost-effective benefits of our services, each of whom is unique, with their own corporate structure, needs and culture. Our objective is to support our clients' goals and objectives. For more information about our services, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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TAYLORSVILLE — Police are investigating a report of an individual who was shot in Taylorsville Tuesday morning.
Police were called to the Chevron gas station at 5595 S. Redwood Road after a man showed up there with a gunshot wound in his hand, according to Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke.
Investigators believe the man was shot in a hotel room at the nearby Economy Suites, 5683 S. Redwood Road, Lohrke said.
The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition.
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President's Message for January 2018
Dear Friends of Rotary and Rotarians,
On behalf of RC EClub of 3310, I would like to wish all our donors, volunteers, medical staff & doctors, Friends of Rotary and Rotarians A Happy and Peaceful 2018.
Amazing, how time passes like a "Blitzkrieg" and six months had passed since our new term began in July 2017. We are excited, exhilarated and honoured that we are featured in Be a Vibrant Club publication and our successful medical outreach Gift of Sight, Nepal 2017 with 1,000 cataract surgeries done; and many new milestones and achievements. The first six months of the term was focusing on membership drive and building quality & sustainable programs. We had structure to develop and build our club activities based on these four major programs; mainly Prevention Blindness, Youth Development, Happy Community and Water & Sanitation.
A summary of key milestones and achievements from July to Dec 2017 are as follows:
I. Prevention Blindness Program
* Pre-Conference Rotary Joint Districts 3310 & 3300 "Seeing Eye to Eye" Conference on 6th Oct 2017
* Rotary Joint Districts 3310 & 3300 Blindness Prevention Conference @ SNEC on 7th Oct 2017
* Eye Screening for Elderly @ Jamiyah Home for the Aged on 3rd Sep2017 jointly organized RCSH & RC EClub of 3310
* Launch of 3 months PR Campaign for GOS Nepal 2017 and 8 designated collection points.
* Gift of Sight, Nepal 2017 was featured in Sin Min Daily Singapore edition on 17th Oct 2017
* Gift of Sight, Nepal 2017 @ Hetauda Community Eye Hospital on 16th to 20th Dec 2017.
* Gift of Sight Indonesia 2018 was initiated on 8th Aug 2017 and will be led by Chef de Mission CP Chew BS. We are waiting for approval from The Rotary Foundation for Global Grant of US$53k before rollout of the full plan.
II. Youth Leadership Program
* Participated in ITE College West Gavel Club ISTT Contest @ ITE College West on 15th Nov 2017
* Organized ITE College East Rotaractors - 1st Youth Leadership Program (8 sessions program)
* ITE College East Field Trip to Philippines hosted by our sister club RC of Loyola Heights on 17th - 25th Sept 2017
* Speech Workshop for Youth @ Zespiron Balestier on 25th Jul 2017
* Speech Workshop for ITE College East @ Toa Payoh Advanced South TMC on 28th Jul 2017
* 2nd ITE College East Rotaractors Club Installation on 31st Jul 2017
III. Happy Community Program
* Our signature project Rotary My Wish since 2008, there were on average one wish we fulfilled every month.
* Launch RC EClub of 3310 Newsletter (1st Issue) TRUE ROTARIANS @ BigStreet on Installation
* Distribution of Mooncakes @ Yong En Care Center on 2nd Oct 2017
* Participated with RC Marina City Rotary Flag Day 2017 @ Vivo City on 27th Nov 2017
* 1st District 3310 World Polio Day 2017@ BM Cafe on 24th Oct 2017 with extraordinary guest speaker PP John Soe
* Project Kopi Friends @ Society for the Aged Sick on 11th Nov 2017 participated with RC Singapore together.
IV. Water & Sanitation Program
* In collocation with Emaan Foundation to distribute food packets to rural area families, oral and general hygiene and introduction of computer to Children Center at Emaan Education @ Koh Kong from 4th to 9th Sept 2017.
* We are in planning phase to have a GG Water & Sanitation project in Cambodia.
V. Other Projects & Visits
* Hosting of RC Bandar Utama and Disaster Aid Response TEAM (DART)
* OKIOS Helping Hands @ Tondo - Visited and sent shipment of 60 cartons of soya meals in two shipments - 25th Jul and 24th Sep 2017
* RC Loyola Heights Installation & Dinner on 25th Jul 2017 - Signing of renewal agreement to celebrate our 10th Anniversary as our sister club .
* Installation Dinner of RC Muar and RC Batu Pahat on 7th and 8th July 2017
* Installation Dinner & Signing of 10 years renewal agreement with RC Bandar Utama on 26th Aug 2017
RC EClub of 3310 members must stay focus, united and cohesive, active participation and continue to build our quality and sustainable programs. Our membership has increase to 29 members and with 3 more members to be inducted in Jan 2018, therefore we need to engage our new members actively.
We need to uphold our Motto : We Believe, We Act and We Live As TRUE ROTARIANS.
Let's work together closely in harmony to Serve Humanity Above Self and Making A Difference.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the BOD and CLP Chairs 2017/18 and all members for your selfless contributions and commitments; and active participation in various projects in order to continue to grow and becoming a Dynamic & Vibrant club.
Bring A Friend and share with them " Who is Rotary ? " come and attend our monthly physical meeting on 11th Jan 2018 @ Chinatown Point.
President Richard Ong
Rotary Year 2017-2018


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The annual NCHBA STARS Awards Gala was held in Charlotte on Wednesday, September 16th at the Charlotte Convention Center. The STARS awards program honors the achievements of the home building industry professionals from North Carolina and surrounding states. Winners received recognition in categories such as marketing and advertising, web design, sales/information center, landscape design, interior merchandising, architecture/floor plans, remodeling/renovation and special projects. Awards were also given to local Home Builders Associations.
From the Lake Norman HBA, STARS Awards went to ...
The Lake Norman Home Builders Association's mission is to promote, inspire and safeguard integrity in the building industry for the enrichment of our community. The association represents builder and associate members who live and work within the Lake Norman Community.
The Lake Norman Home Builders Association is located at 128 Cedar Pointe Dr., Mooresville, NC - www.lakenormanhba.com
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Finding the Best Roof Installation for Your Home
Energy costs are sky-rocketing as always and they are uncontrollable. If we check closer, though, a significant portion of our monthly energy needs have something to do with heating or cooling appliances that keep our homes comfortable, irrespective of the climate outside.
The use of roof insulation panels is an effective way to cut down on energy costs and contribute to earth-saving efforts. Due to nature's unpredictability these days, indoor insulation has become an absolute must, and that is where roof insulation comes in. It is a more efficient alternative to the use of heating and cooling appliances, because it saves cash, the planet, and maintenance labor and costs.
The insulators panels are in various types, and their prices vary widely as well. In general, the higher the cost of the insulator, the better the insulation. That is how simple it is. Better insulators mean improved quality, durability and performance. You can decide on your roof insulators, depending on your ability to pay. In any case, compare between various insulator types before making a purhcase. This can offer you a clear picture of which roof insulator is the best for you.
Roof Types
Panels used for roof insulation must be in line with factors like weather conditions, location and roof space. Pitched and flat ceiling are two of the most common types of roofs. For a new home, a pitched roof and related insulator make the best options. In other words, choosing the right roof insulation type requires you to first determine what the types of ceilings you have installed in your home, along with the health condition of your household members and, of course, the climate.
Roof insulation Benefits
Roof installations are tough, robust and hard-wearing. They can surely stand up to harsh climates for prolonged periods. They offer warm and comfy indoors, and when done correctly, they make water tank and pipe insulation unnecessary. Thus, they are a win-win situation overall. They may be pricey in the beginning, but they are built for long-time use, and they help reduce the need for room heaters and bed comforters, saving you a ton of cash on your annual electricity costs. An additional benefit is energy savings, which is the best way to be green.
Types of Roof insulators
Roof insulators are one-off investments, and thus, many things have to be considered before you decide to have them installed in your home. Each roof insulator comes with an R-value that indicates its thickness, quality and other related external factors. Knowledge and understanding of this value is crucial to decision-making. These insulators are used for both cooling and heating. Ceiling insulation is perfect if you live in cold weather. Full roof insulation, which also gives you a bit cooler summer, is best otherwise.
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Practical Insights: How to make your organisation resilient
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Yesterday we brought you Ron Paul's insane scheme to destroy the economy.
Basically, he wants to instantly slash about $1 trillion in government spending, which, purely due to math, would result in a minimum 7~% contraction to GDP, not counting the knock-on effects from all the people put out of work, etc.
In short, that kind of GDP shock would create a recession.
Au contraire say the Paulistas, just spending a lot of money does not a healthy economy make.
Here's Austrian thinker Tom Woods responding to us with a straightforward reductio ad absurdum, designed to point out the folly of spending money for spending money's sake.
Perhaps we should build some pyramids while we're at it, since "spending" is all the economy is about. Not allocating resources in such a way as to satisfy consumer wants at the least cost in terms of opportunities foregone. Just "spending." Nevermind all the micro-level corrections throughout the economy that need to be repaired, and which an extra $1 trillion would go a long way toward repairing. Let's think instead in terms of a crude macro aggregate — "spending" — and see if politically determined, economically arbitrary "spending" will just happen to redirect resources to those sectors where consumer demand wants them, following the years and years of misdirected resources that occurred during the artificial boom.
Now typically, we would respond with something like: Well, we're not planning on building something as pointless as a pyramid, we want to rebuild our roads, bridges, airports, and lay high-speed rail all up and down the coasts.
But just for the sake of Woods, let's take on his example directly: Even building a pyramid would make sense, and here's why:
The fundamental problem facing this economy is private sector deleveraging.
We've established this again and again, but let's just run over a few charts.
One thing that makes this recovery so distinctive is the ongoing decline of the household debt stock.
Meanwhile, household debt vs. income continues to be very high, representing a major drag on end demand.
The effect of this drag on demand show up all the time.
Time and again, businesses say in surveys that lack of sales is the #1 problem for business right now: That's far ahead of other things like taxes, regulations, or whatever else people complain about.
Here's an NFIB table of small business worries, via Mish.
So the #1 priority for the economy is getting back to strong household balance sheets. Everything depends on that.
There are basically two ways to do this. One is to increase exports, which may be a decent long-term goal, but it's very tough.
The other way to do this is to lever up the public sector.
This chart, via PragCap, shows something important: Public sector deficits are the mirror image basically of private sector surpluses.
The way to create private sector savings is to spend public sector money.
This chart has some very important implications. Not only is public sector spending associated with private sector deleveraging, public sector surpluses are associated with private sector debt. This is why the Bill Clinton surpluses — which everyone thought were so great at the time — were so awful, because that's when the seeds of the latest credit-boom were really on display.
Think of it another way: When the public sector is running a surplus, then the government contribution to GDP is negative (reverse stimulus) and so to keep the economy in place, homeowners have to go deeper into debt just to tread water.
So let's circle back around: If the only thing the government did was build a gigantic, $2 trillion pyramid, that would be $2 trillion added to the deficit, and $2 trillion going to repair private sector balance sheets. That in itself would get us closer to the finish line in terms of helping the economy.
Of course, there are no worries about public debt sustainability either. The demand for U.S. Treasuries is enormous.
We're not actually advocating building a pyramid, because there are clearly better things we can think to do with all that labor: Rebuilding bridges and airports and improving the country's internet infrastructure come to mind.
Now you might object and say: Okay, we can keep people employed with a sugar high as long as we want by having them do make-work, but once the project runs out, don't we just crash again?
Well the answer is no, because at that point, households have a "fortress" balance sheet.
Going back to our critic Tom Woods, he unwittingly acknowledges this, when making the case that cutting spending doesn't destroy the economy.
What about when the federal budget was cut by two-thirds after World War II? Then as now, Keynesians predicted catastrophe. Nine million would be unemployed! they said. We can't just stop building tanks! (Alvin Hansen actually said that — we can't stop building tanks even when we're no longer fighting. Hansen was Keynes' most significant American disciple.) I talked about this a bit in this video.
The actual result? The single greatest year for the private economy in U.S. history, with civilian output increasing by 30 percent. True, the GDP figures didn't look good, but that goes to show what a lousy proxy they can be. No one in his right mind thought the economy was poor in 1946 (though writers like Miller and Blodget use the same flawed figures to argue that the U.S. was prosperous during World War II — an equally absurd conclusion). And Keynesians shouldn't bother pretending that "pent-up consumer demand" solved the problem — neither the timing nor the magnitudes involved will allow that conclusion.
He's right. After the massive Federal spending program called WWII, U.S. households had extremely strong balance sheets, and were ready to pick up the football of economic growth once the government handed it off.
What Tom Woods fails to realize is that there's a huge difference in slashing spending after a huge spending boom like WWII, and slashing spending when the private sector has so much debt.
All you have to do is look at Japan, which experimented with fiscal consolidation before things had gotten better. The economy shrunk dramatically, and deficits got worse (!) as this Richard Koo chart shows.
Bottom line: The goal isn't to have everyone do nonsense, make-work, public sector jobs building pyramids. The goal is to fix private sector balance sheets. When that's done, we can have another conversation about where to go next.


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1. Former GOP Supreme Court justice: 2 year terms amendment continued effort to 'intimidate judiciary'
The North Carolina Senate filed a Constitutional amendment Tuesday that would shorten all judges and state Supreme Court justices terms to two years and end all sitting judges terms in December 2018.
Bob Orr, a prominent Republican who served as a justice on the state Supreme Court and as a candidate for governor, described the Constitutional amendment, Senate Bill 698, as a "continued effort to try and intimidate the judiciary."
"It's just wrong," he said in a phone interview Tuesday.
Orr said the amendment sends the wrong message to the judiciary that if judges won't rule the GOP's way, lawmakers will retaliate.
"That's just fundamentally repugnant to everything I believe," he said.
He added that when the 1868 state Constitution was being discussed — it was the first one with a requirement for judges to run for election — the issue was how long a term judges should serve, not how short. He said some lawmakers at the time wanted 16-year terms. [Read more…]
2. A new low in the dismantling of democracy
The folks running the General Assembly reached a new low this week in their efforts to dismantle our democracy—-and that is no small feat given their actions in the last few years.
Senate Rules Chair Bill Rabon filed legislation calling for a constitutional amendment to shorten the terms of all judges in the state to two years and end every current judge's term at the end of 2018. They would all have to run for reelection this fall and every two years after that.
That would literally turn judges into partisan politicians spending as much time much raising money and campaigning as they do hearing cases. There are currently 403 judges serving, when you add up district court, superior court, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
The idea is absurd on its face and makes a mockery of the judicial branch of government. District Court judges currently serve four-year terms. Every other judge and justice serve terms of eight years, the idea being that they will be less affected by the shifting political winds. [Read more…]
3. NC Senate appoints industry front group member to Oil and Gas Commission slot reserved for conservation voice
Jim Womack has a reputation in North Carolina for being many things, but a conservationist isn't one of them.
An outspoken fracking proponent, of course. A blogger who, under the pseudonym James Madison, likened President Obama to a Marxist Muslim imam, sure. A Tea Party supporter and Lee County Commissioner who voted to dismantle the environmental board — yes, that happened.
It was because of this background that many environmental advocates and political observers were puzzled earlier this month when Senator Phil Berger reappointed Womack to the state's oil and gas commission to fill a seat reserved for a "nongovernmental conservation interest."
Womack's purported conservation bona fides stem from his membership on the board of science and policy advisors of the American Council on Science and Health. However, a review of the group's position papers, books and the backgrounds of all 300 advisors shows that ACSH performs no conservation activities.[Read more…]
4. Facing charter takeover, Robeson County leaders tell state to stay out
Just days after a North Carolina official tapped a Robeson County elementary for a controversial charter takeover district, local leaders say the state isn't welcome in Southside-Ashpole Elementary.
"The governor of North Carolina and the legislators cannot justify that, as far as I'm concerned," Jerry Stephens, a Robeson County commissioner, told Policy Watch Tuesday. "It'll be such a great fall-out."
Commissioner Jerry Stephens
Members of the county's Board of Commissioners and Board of Education unanimously approved a joint resolution Monday night opposing Southside-Ashpole's selection for the state's Innovative School District (ISD), which could allow charter or education management organizations—including, possibly, for-profit groups—to seize control of operations and staffing in hopes of turning around lagging test scores.[Read more...]
5. Our rogue General Assembly returns to Raleigh for yet another rump session
Why the legislature now operates this way and why it's a big problem
The North Carolina General Assembly (or, at least, a goodly portion of it) returned to town last night. Nearly four months after having passed a new state budget—the event that used to signal the conclusion of an annual legislative session—lawmakers are back yet again.
The top agenda item this time for our "part-time" lawmakers: to override Governor Cooper's veto of a bill to alter state elections passed during their last cameo appearance in the state capital. At least, that's what we think the plan is. Though the Senate acted last night, no one knows for sure. The move comes just days after legislative leaders had stated publicly that no such action would be taken until at least January of 2018.
This makes roughly a half dozen times this year that lawmakers have convened, departed and returned. Though legislative leaders have wised up (at least from a P.R. perspective) and stopped always referring to their serial returns to Jones Street, as "special sessions," (there were at least five of such sessions in 2016—remember the HB2 session and the pre-holidays session to undermine Roy Cooper?) that is, effectively, what's been going on with great regularity for several years. Rather than coming to Raleigh for a single annual session and then returning upon its conclusion to their homes, jobs and families as was long the tradition in the state, lawmakers—especially since Republicans assumed control back in 2011—now operate under a new model. [Read more...]
*** Bonus read: Searching for the 'Holy Grail' in partisan gerrymandering standards: An update from the federal trial in Greensboro


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Pentatrichomonas(pen'tă-trik'ŏ-mō'nas, pen'tă-trī-kom'ŏ-nas),
A genus of parasitic protozoan flagellates, formerly part of the genus Trichomonas but now separated as a distinct genus by the presence of five anterior flagella and a granular parabasal body. The species Pentatrichomonas hominis lives as a commensal in the colon of humans and other primates, dogs, cats, oxen, and various rodents.
[penta- + Trichomonas]
a genus of protozoan parasites with five flagella.
Pentatrichomonas hominis (syn. Trichomonas hominis, T. intestinalis)
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Hello everyone!
It's finally here - Christmas Eve! The day we've all been waiting for since weeks. I know it's different wherever you are, but here in Germany this is the day we celebrate - or better said the night. When it gets dark outside kids get finally allowed to enter the living room where the tree is lightning with the pressies are put under it. And with this day finally having arrived I am sharing my last christmas card of this year:
Here I used papers by Studio Light and Maja Design. I used white Gesso on the edges to add a winter-ish touch.
Across the card I've put the Winter Wishes Landscapes cut from white paper. I just needed to give the penguin a place to go to with this big present.
Here is the cute Penguin by Studio Light, bringing the last present to be put under the tree. He was colored in with Copics and I used Polychromos for the fine details and a white gelly marker for the dots on the present.
I've used the Shape Art Diamond stencil by Dutch Doobadoo to cut the paper I glued the penguin on, putting a doily and a die cut circle with stars - that you don't see much of - under it.
Between the label and the penguin I've put the Pine Trees, cut from cardstock and covered with some Gesso as well.
Of course the card wouldn't be complete without some embellishments. Here I went with one of the white berries, a star from birch bark and one of the lacey hearts by Noor!Design. These are covered with lace on one side, but this just didn't fit the style of my card here so I just turned it over showing the backside.
The saying on my card comes with the penguin stamp in a set.
So, I am wishing all of you a happy, peaceful and joyous christmas surrounded by the ones you love!
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Legacy Book Awards
The TAGT Legacy Book® Awards honor outstanding books published in the United States that have long-term potential for positively influencing the lives of gifted individuals and contribute to the understanding, well-being, education, and success of gifted and talented students.
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- 2018 Winner: Ancient Egypt: Gift of the Nile
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Legendary female MC Lil' Kim was the talk of New York City last night as she debuted her baby bump on the red carpet of Fashion Week (February 12, 2014).
The Brooklyn rapper, 39, is reportedly pregnant with her first child and she proudly showed off her bulging baby belly while attending The Blonds fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Wednesday.
Tamar Braxton was on of the first to congratulate Kimmy on her good news, via a tweet which stated:
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NMB Executive Mayor Athol Trollip has today signed a memorandum of agreement with the NMMU SRC leadership, outlining a number of support services and systems that will assist all students during the current closure impasse and beyond.
We are the first municipality to come to the table in terms of directly assisting students and aim to set the standard of coordination with our youth in Higher Education institutions. This is in the interest of ensuring that our young people are able to access education so that they can reach their dreams.
We support the reopening of our universities and a staggered tiering system for fees that seeks to take the financial burden off middle- and lower-income students.
Although local government has no Higher Education mandate, we wish to assist our student residents in whatever way we can within our sphere of government, to alleviate the pressure felt by NMMU and all registered students.
Some items of assistance will provide long term support that will extend beyond the timeframe of this closure, while others will be in place to assist during this period of negotiation.
We will make available any municipal community hall or facility free of charge for the purpose of examinations and/or study.
Additionally, we have committed to expediting the promulgation of the Student Accommodation Policy and Problem Buildings By-Law both of which seek to enforce standards for housing in respect of building standards, facilities, overcrowding and illegal alterations.
We will also begin negotiations to set up a forum with a link to Home Affairs to assist students facing cancellation of visas due to the possible extension of the academic year.
Lastly, we aim to improve security presence and lighting in the inner city area where many students currently reside and roll out the IPTS in 2017 with subsidised fares for students.
This ground-breaking agreement between the NMMU SRC and the Municipality is in line with our commitment to usher in a political era of freedom and fairness for all, especially in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipality.
We stand with residents, young and old, as we forge a new legacy that will take this Metro forward.
The memorandum, as signed between NMMU SRC and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Executive Councillor Athol Trollip, appears below:
Memorandum of Agreement
This Memorandum of Agreement is made and entered into at City Hall in Port Elizabeth by and between
The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality represented by Executive Mayor, Athol Trollip, hereinafter referred to as NMBMM.
The Student Representative Council of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) represented by SRC President, Nicholas Nyati, hereinafter referred to as SRC.
WHEREAS, NMBMM in its concern to support NMMU students within its local government mandate, has agreed to provide operational and administrative assistance, where possible.
WHEREAS, NMBMM has at its disposal significant facilities and services, use of which would benefit both the SRC and the entire NMMU student body.
WHEREAS, NMMU students are facing considerable issues relating to transport, accommodation, visas, eviction, examination venues, safety, security, internet access and food, all compounded by the possible extension of the academic year, should lectures resume, NMBMM is prepared to work with NMMU and the SRC to alleviate these concerns, where possible.
NOW, therefore, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, NMBMM and SRC hereby agree on and stipulate the following:
A. NMBMM undertakes to proceed with or investigate the following items:
a. Review and promulgate the Student Accommodation Policy, which is in draft format and is yet to be considered by council. This policy aims to enforce standards for student accommodation such that it caters to students' varied needs, and furthermore aims to regulate noise levels, illegal alterations and overcrowding.
b. Promulgate Problem Buildings By-Law to rejuvenate Port Elizabeth's CBD, so as to improve safety and security.
c. Set up a coordinating forum with a link Home Affairs to assist foreign students facing cancellation of visas.
d. Grant access, free of charge, to municipal community halls for the purpose of studying and writing exams.
e. Launch the IPTS in 2017.
i. Offer subsidised tariffs for students who can produce a student card.
f. Improve inner-city security by reviewing the CCTV network and increasing the visibility of security services.
g. Improve street lighting by repairing faulty units.
B. SRC shall:
a. Liaise with the University's Registrar and indicate when/if municipal facilities will be required.
b. Provide a list of foreign students facing cancellation of visas and coordinate assistance through the Home Affairs coordinating forum.
C. Duration
This AGREEMENT shall hold until all items from Section A have been considered and implemented if possible, and/or until the current University closure impasse has been resolved.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed these presents on this 13th day of October 2016 in Port Elizabeth.
Athol Trollip
Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
Nicholas Nyati
SRC President, NMMU
Mayor @AtholT is about to sign a MOA with the NMMU SRC to assist students with ongoing issues. @AtholT is one of the first Mayors to do so. pic.twitter.com/leEKcAHHHy
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I'm delighted to be on the official blog tour for Mary E. Pearson's Dance of Thieves, hosted by Macmillan! I LOVE Mary, and I love Mary's books, and this next journey to the world of the Remnant Chronicles is not to be missed! You can expect the same beautiful writing, lovable characters, and lyrical descriptions that Mary has always provided her readers. My tour stop today features my mood board for Dance of Thieves. I selected each picture for a very specific reason. Those who have read it will understand why, and hopefully it pushes others to read it as soon as it comes out tomorrow!
My Dance of Thieves Mood Board
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Series: Dance of thieves #1
Published by Henry Holt & Company on August 7, 2018
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A new novel in the New York Times–bestselling Remnant Chronicles universe, in which a reformed thief and the young leader of an outlaw dynasty lock wits in a battle that may cost them their lives—and their hearts.
When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty's resentment and anger.
At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressions against the new settlements. When Kazi arrives in the forbidding land of the Ballengers, she learns that there is more to Jase than she thought. As unexpected events spiral out of their control, bringing them intimately together, they continue to play a cat and mouse game of false moves and motives in order to fulfill their own secret missions.
About Mary E. Pearson
Mary E. Pearson is the NYT bestselling and award-winning author of eleven YA novels and one novella. Her works include the completed trilogy, The Remnant Chronicles, which in a starred review, Publisher's Weekly called "masterfully crafted." Her favorite activities as a child were climbing tall trees imagining she was a hero in some fantastical world, or running along fence tops and roofs pretending she was a spy with a bagful of amazing gadgets. She was rarely herself. Amazingly, she never broke a bone until she caught a basketball in gym class. Catching real balls was not her forte. These days she continues to live in make-believe worlds she creates in her books. Her latest 2-book series, Dance of Thieves, allows her do all kinds of dangerous things without breaking any bones. So far.
Have you read The Remnant Chronicles? If not, you should!
If you have, are you excited to revisit this world in Dance of Thieves?
(It's not mandatory that you read The Remnant Chronicles trilogy to enjoy this book, but you'll enjoy it more if you do!)


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Boise State Football
Bronco run defense shines early and often, stifles Utah State
Postgame: David Moa
Boise State knew heading into its Mountain West opener against Utah State on Saturday that containing dual-threat quarterback Kent Myers was going to be of the utmost importance.
Myers tormented the Broncos a season ago in Logan, Utah, scoring four total touchdowns in the 52-26 blowout. In anticipation of his dynamic skill set, Boise State defensive coordinator Andy Avalos showed his unit film of Super Bowl 50, according to nose tackle David Moa. Specifically, he showed the defense footage of the Denver Broncos shutting down Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.
They quickly discovered the key to stopping Newton was disciplined containment. The key to stopping Utah State was to contain Myers. And, other than a 45-yard scramble from the quarterback early in the third quarter, No. 24 Boise State's defense couldn't have contained him or the Aggies much better.
The Broncos entered the game tied for first in the country in sacks (4.33/game) and sixth in total run defense (72.3 yards/game). Avalos' group exceeded expectations against Utah State despite not having star linebacker Tanner Vallejo. Boise State sacked Myers four times and allowed just 71 rushing yards in a 21-10 win. The Aggies entered the game averaging 179.3 rushing yards per game. Utah State was just 3-for-18 on third down and gained 358 yards of offense, nearly 30 yards below the team's season average.
"The first thing Avalos said when he stepped in (as defensive coordinator), he goes, 'This defense needs to establish a mentality, and that mentality is not feeling like the victim when you step out," defensive lineman Sam McCaskill said. "It's a mentality that we're going to go out and take it to them and they're not going to get in the end zone. And I think we did pretty (well)."
The first half was particularly prolific for the Broncos' defense. It allowed 112 yards of offense, 7 on the ground. Though they were without the services of leading rusher Devante Mays (234 yards, 3 TDs), the Aggies still featured three other players with at least 100 yards rushing on the season and an offensive line that starts four seniors.
The Aggies had minus-1 rushing yard in the first quarter and two rushes of more than 6 yards overall. Outside of Myers' 47 rushing yards, Utah State gained just 24 on 13 carries from running backs Tonny Lindsey and LaJuan Hunt.
"It's everything. That's our first goal, every single time coming out as a defense is, we have to stop the run," McCaskill said. "The minute they establish the run, we have to start scrambling a little bit. So if we can minimize that at the start, that's huge for us."
Myers was never able to find any sort of rhythm against a stout Boise State defense. Myers threw for 287 yards on 29 completions. David Moa and McCaskill each had 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup in the game and consistently pressured Myers into inaccurate, off-balanced throws.
"I don't have an answer (for the sacks)," Moa said. "It goes back to our gameplan. Just getting to them."
Boise State did not force a turnover in the game but had several near-misses on tipped balls down the field by cornerback Jonathan Moxey. The Broncos' defense has just two takeaways this season but once again made up for it by living in the opposing backfield. The Broncos had six tackles for loss and nine pass breakups, three by defensive linemen.
"We were really bogged down — we'd have one really big play and then it was an inconsistent play or two," Utah State coach Matt Wells said. "Against a good defense like that, you gotta be able to put plays together and finish a drive off, and we weren't able to do that."
The defense cruised through the first three quarters despite being put in bad positions by ineffective offense and special teams. The unit found itself in trouble midway through the fourth quarter, however, when Myers found Andrew Rodriguez for a 30-yard touchdown.
Utah State took the field one last time with 1:37 left at its own 8-yard line and received newfound life after a targeting call on Moxey. The Aggies were unable to capitalize and ran out of time after a 31-yard completion from Myers to Rodriguez.
"If you're going to be a successful team, you play very good defense. That's just how it is," Boise State head coach Bryan Harsin said. "They're doing a good job of going back to and trusting the call, trusting their assignments and playing just consistently pretty well."
Michael Katz: 208-377-6444, @MichaelLKatz


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Before an Unreal project can be distributed to users, it must be properly packaged. Packaging ensures that all code and content is up to date and in the proper format to run on the desired target platform.
Under the main File menu, there is a submenu called Package Project. This submenu provides a list of all supported platforms for which you can package your project.
Before packaging your game, you will first need to set a Game Default Map, which will load when your packaged game starts. If you do not set a map and are using a blank project, you will only see a black screen when the packaged game starts. If you have used one of the template maps, like the First Person template, the starting map will be loaded.
To set the Game Default Map, click on Edit > Project Settings > Maps & Modes in the Editor's main menu:
To package a project for a specific platform, click on File > Package Project > [PlatformName] in the Editor's main menu:
You will be presented with a dialog for selecting the target directory. If packaging completes successfully, this directory will then contain the packaged project.
Confirming the target directory will then initiate the actual process that packages the project for the selected platform. Because packaging can be very time consuming, this process is executed in the background, and you can continue to use the Editor. A status indicator will be displayed in the bottom right corner of the Editor to indicate the progress:
The most important log messages, such as errors and warnings, are logged to the regular Message Log window:
If these windows are not visible, they can be accessed by the Window > Developer Tools > Output Log / Message Log options.
When packaging, you will be prompted to pick a directory for the output of the packaging process. Your packaged game will be placed in a sub directory based on its platform. For example, if you selected a directory called ~/Desktop/PackagedOutput, a Mac build would be placed in ~/Desktop/PackagedOutput/MacNoEditor/. In that subdirectory, you will find the packaged game in a format appropriate to the platform. For example, Mac games will have an application bundle, Windows games will have a .exe file, Android games will have .apk and .obb files along with a .bat installer and iOS games will have a .ipa file. The number and type of files created will vary depending on the target platform. The following image shows example output for a Mac project, inside the MacNoEditor sub directory:
To submit an iOS or Android game to the App Store or Google Play Store, you need to create your package in Distribution mode. To do this, go to the Packaging Settings option in the Packaging menu, and check the Distribution check box.
On iOS, you will need to create a Distribution Certificate and MobileProvision on Apple's developer website. Install the Distribution Certificate the same way as your Development certificate, and name your distribution provision with a "Distro_" prefix, next to your other one (so you would have both Distro_MyProject.mobileprovision and MyProject.mobileprovision).
On Android, you will need to create a key to sign the .apk file, and give some information to our build tools with a file called SigningConfig.xml. This file exists in the installed Engine directory (Engine/Build/Android/Java/). If you edit this file, it will apply to all your projects. However, you can copy this file to your project's Build/Android/ directory (without the Java/ subdirectory), and it will be used for just that project. Directions for how to generate the key and fill out the file are found in the file itself.
Clicking File > Package Project > Packaging Settings... or Edit > Project Settings > Packaging in the main menu will present you with some advanced configuration options for the packaging feature.
Currently, these include:
Build Configuration
The build configuration to compile your code-based project with. For debugging a code project, select DebugGame. For most other development with minimal debugging support, but better performance, select Development. For the final shipping build, which will have no debugging information and no debugging-oriented features (such as drawing debug shapes or printing debug messages on the screen), select Shipping.
Staging Directory
The directory that will contain your packaged build. This will be updated automatically when you pick a different directory in the target directory selection.
Full Rebuild
Whether all of your code should be compiled. If disabled, only the modified code will be compiled. This may speed up the packaging process. For shipping builds, you should always do a full rebuild to make sure nothing is missing or outdated. This option is enabled by default.
Use Pak File
Whether to package your project's assets as individual files or a single package. If enabled, all assets will be put into a single .pak file instead of copying out all the individual files. If your project uses a lot of asset files, then using a .pak file may make it easier to distribute as it reduces the amount of files you need to transfer. This option is disabled by default.
Generate Chunks
Whether to generate .pak file chunks that can be used for streaming installs.
Build Http Chunk Install Data
Whether to generate data for HTTP chunk installer. This enables this data to be hosted on a webserver to be installed at runtime.
Http Chunk Install Data Directory
This is the directory where data will be installed once it is built.
Http Chunk Install Data Version
This is the version name for HTTP chunk install data.
Include Prerequisites Installer
This specifies whether to include installers for prerequisites of packaged games, such as redistributable operating system components.
Directories to Always Cook
The list of directories with files that should always be cooked. By default, the packaging feature automatically detects and cooks all content that is referenced by your game. Some required content may not be referenced directly, such as textures for a custom Slate UI. The directories in which such content resides should be listed here to also include it in the package.
When distributed in a shipped product, '.Pak' files can be signed or encrypted, usually to hinder data extraction or tampering.To activate, deactivate, or adjust the cryptographic settings on your project, go to the Project Settings menu and find the Crypto section.
The cryptographic options within the Project Settings menu.
The following settings are available from this menu:
Encrypt Pak .ini Files
Encrypts all .ini files that exist in your project's .pak files. This will prevent easy mining or tampering with configuration data for your product, at minimal runtime cost.
Encrypt Pak Index
Encrypts the .pak file index, which prevents UnrealPak from opening, viewing, and unpacking your product's .pak files, at minimal runtime cost.
Encrypt UAsset Files
Encrypts the .uasset files in the .pak file. These files contain header information about the Assets inside, but not the actual Asset data itself. Encrypting this data provides extra security to your data, but does add a small runtime cost and an increase in data entropy, which can increase patch sizes.
Encrypt Assets
Fully encrypts all Assets within the .pak file.
Enable Pak Signing
Activates or deactivates .pak file signing.
In addition, keys for signing or encryption can be set or cleared.
As a developer, when iterating over new or modified game content, you may not always want to go through the lengthy process of packaging everything into the staging directory and then running it from there. It is, therefore, possible to only cook the content for a particular target platform without packaging it by clicking File > Cook Content > [PlatformName].
Short loading times are essential for open-world games but are valuable in every type of game. The Unreal Engine provides several methods to optimize your project's loading time during the packaging process. Here are some recommended practices to decrease the loading time in your games. For information on how to package your project, see the Packaging and Cooking Games section.
The Asynchronous Loading Thread (ALT) is turned off by default but can be turned on in the Project Settings menu under the Engine - Streaming section. For modified engines, some tweaks may be needed, but in general, ALT should double the speed of loading, including games with "up-front" loading times and games that constantly stream data. The ALT works by running serialization and post-loading code concurrently on two separate threads, and as a result, it adds the requirement that UObject class constructors, PostInitProperties functions, and Serialize functions in your game code must be thread-safe. When activated, ALT doubles loading speed. For further information about using asynchronous loading methods (in C++), see the Asynchronous Asset Loading page.
The Event-Driven Loader is activated by default, but can be deactivated in the Project Settings menu under the Engine - Streaming section. For most projects, the EDL will cut load times in half. The EDL is stable and can be back-ported to older versions of the Unreal Engine, or can be tweaked for modified or customized engine versions.
Sony PlayStation 4
Compressing the .pak file will be redundant with the compression automatically applied to every PlayStation 4 title and will result in longer load times without decreased file size. It is therefore not advised to compress .pak files for PlayStation 4 releases.
Nintendo Switch
Compressed .pak files on the Switch will sometimes load more slowly due to the processor time it takes to decompress the data, but will sometimes load faster from compressed files. The recommendation for Switch titles is to test out the load times with each title and make a case-by-case decision.
Microsoft XBoxOne
Compression is critical to achieving the fastest possible load times on the XBoxOne platform.
Steam compresses files while they are being downloaded by users, so initial download times will not be affected by your game's .pak file being compressed. However, Steam's differential patch system will work better with uncompressed files. Compressed .pak files save space on the customer's system, but will take longer to download when patching.
Do not enable compression of the .pak file. The Oculus patch system cannot properly process a compressed .pak file. Finally, compressing the .pak file will not reduce the size of the file.
Check this box to enable compression in your .pak files.
In a production environment, the log file should be checked into source control and updated periodically with the results of new "-fileopenlog" runs, including a final run when the game is ready to ship.
A well-ordered .pak file is critical to reducing load times. To assist with ordering your .pak file optimally, UE4 provides a set of tools to discover the order in which your data assets are needed, and build faster-loading packages. Conceptually, this process is similar to profile-guided optimization. Follow this method to order our .pak file: