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Bill would shield social media during hiringBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 23,2013MONTPELIER That mortifying Facebook photograph your old college buddy tagged you in last week? It may not be such a deal-breaker after all.
Vermont lawmakers want to shield the social media accounts of job applicants from the prying eyes of their would-be employers.
For the second year in a row, Sen. Dick Sears is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for employers to request from job seekers their passwords to Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts. He attached similar language to ill-fated jobs legislation last year; Sears said Tuesday that hell seek passage of the provision as stand-alone legislation in 2013.
Sears said hes unaware of any instances of Vermont employers demanding access to applicants online profiles as a condition of employment. He said reports of the trend nationally, however, merit some proactive steps in the Green Mountains.
Its sort of like saying, when you come in for your interview, bring your diary with you, and were going to read your diary, said Sears, a Bennington County Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Vermont isnt the first jurisdiction to tackle the issue of human resources personnel hunting for skeletons in online closets. Federal lawmakers last year considered a ban on the practice; in September, California enacted legislation prohibiting employers from requesting passwords to social media accounts.
Its a practice that has (increased) over the past five years, and I actually know younger people coming into the job market who are naïve ... and who are asked as a matter of course to provide Facebook and Twitter password information, the rationale being that (the) company didnt want to be embarrassed, and you have nothing to hide, Sen. Philip Baruth said.
Allen Gilbert, executive director of the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said Sears diary analogy effectively conveys the scope of the intrusion when companies gain access to applicants social media accounts.
People are assumed to have reasonable expectations of privacy in their jobs, and I think theres a reasonable expectation that what you write ... in what is essentially an online journal a Facebook page is private, Gilbert said. And an employer should not be able to make it a condition of employment to make you ... provide them with access to personal information that you might not want them to have.
Human Resources Commissioner Kate Duffy said the administration supports the bill, on the condition that it waive the prohibition on online scrutiny for applicants to the Vermont State Police. Background checks for these individuals is fairly significant, Duffy said. I think we hold troopers to a higher level and do kinds of checks on troopers we dont do with the average state employee.
Duffy said the state also wants to ensure that the law wouldnt prevent her department from accessing employees social media accounts even with a subpoena.
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July 14, 2009
Leslie Getzinger
Statement by Randi Weingarten,
President, American Federation of Teachers,
On White House Initiative To Invest in Community Colleges
The White House announces 10-year, $12 billion program
to support community colleges.
WASHINGTON—For many students, community college offers an important pathway to attain higher education, to launch careers or to retool for new work opportunities. President Obama's $12 billion initiative will help boost the number of high school graduates who would be able to receive a college education, and will fill a tremendous need to fund improved courses and facilities at the two-year institutions.
AFT member John McDonald, president of the Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers, met with President Obama today to offer support for the proposal, which the president unveiled in a speech at Macomb Community College in Michigan.
The most effective way to develop and implement reforms and other improvements on campuses is to ensure that faculty and staff are engaged in shaping those initiatives and programs. As I said yesterday to more than 2,500 educators at the AFT's educational issues conference, when we work collaboratively with everyone who has an interest in improving education, we can make real and sustainable changes.
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Best Player
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A. LennonTottenham Hotspur Position: Midfielder
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A. LennonTottenham Hotspur Position: Midfielder
Worst Player
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I. HarteReading Position: Defender
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J. KébéReading Position: Midfielder
Team Ratings
Tottenham Hotspur
H. Lloris
Helpless for Reading's goal and little else of note to do - but kept his concentration to deny Pogrebnyak in the second-half.
M. Dawson
The Spurs captain was solid defensively as he battled with Pogrebnyak and notched a rare goal in the ninth minute when he glanced in a header from a corner. Cleared a Reading header off the line in the second half.
J. Vertonghen
Maybe could have reacted more quickly for Reading's goal but a comfortable afternoon and useful on the ball stepping into midfield.
K. Walker
Fine at the back and offered forward support for Lennon - although he seemed to lack confidence on the ball and dallied with his decision-making.
K. Naughton
No problems defensively and grew as an attacking threat as the game went on.
A. Lennon
Tottenham's rapid winger had the beating of Ian Harte and looked the player most likely to break down Reading's well-organised defence - and he did to set-up Adebayor's goal.
M. Dembélé
A classy display from the Belgian midfielder as he danced past challenges, fired shots and goal and showed brute strength to shake off Reading players.
Sat in front of the Spurs defence, although he had few defensive responsibilities as the hosts controlled possession. Could have been more creative on the ball but looked to drive Tottenham forward.
G. Sigurðsson
The Icelandic playmaker replaced the suspended Gareth Bale but looked uncomfortable playing in a left-sided role. Excellent deliveries from set-pieces though, including the corner for Dawson's goal.
E. Adebayor
Very quiet until he popped up in the 51st minute with an excellent leap and header for just his second league goal of the season. His confidence seemed to improve after scoring.
J. Defoe
A frustrating afternoon for the forward as he struggled to get involved in the game or find space. Always looked to shoot on goal and fired just wide from the edge of the penalty area in the first-half.
A. Federici
The Reading goalkeeper was in excellent form, making a number of sharp saves as Spurs peppered shots from around the edge of the penalty area. Could do nothing about any of the Spurs goals.
I. Harte
Did all the hard work for Reading's opener with a tremendous free-kick from 25 yards that crashed against the crossbar - but from then on the 35-year-old had a tough afternoon and was constantly beaten by Lennon.
C. Gunter
The Welsh full-back was solid up against Sigurdsson but could have offered more attacking threat once Spurs went ahead.
A. Pearce
Generally strong up against Adebayor and Defoe but may think he could have done more for at least one of the Spurs goals. Saw his second-half header cleared off the line by Dawson.
A. Mariappa
Decent effort from the centre-back as he kept his concentration, took up good positions and denied Spurs space in the box.
M. Leigertwood
An impressive display as he sat deep in midfield, protecting the back four and making key interventions to stop Spurs attacks. Unlucky to see Dempsey's shot cannon off him and over Federici for Tottenham's third.
J. Kébé
Looked lively on the few occasions he was able to run at the Spurs defence but he had few opportunities and his passing was off target.
J. McAnuff
Unable to use his pace to make much of an impact on the game and lacked options when on the ball.
D. Guthrie
Got through plenty of hard work but lacked quality on the ball and misplaced passes.
J. Karacan
An ineffectual performance in midfield before being replaced by Robson-Kanu in the 57th minute.
P. Pogrebnyak
The Russian striker scored his fourth league goal of the season in the fourth minute as he nodded in the rebound after Harte's free-kick rattled the crossbar. Barely touched the ball thereafter but did force Lloris into a smart save in the second-half.


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Happy new year, blog friends!
The period between Thanksgiving and New Year's is a funny time here at the opera. For many of us (particularly those of us who aren't involved with our Broadway series), it's the only "dead" time of year we have. It's the longest period during the season when there isn't a show going on. We put Giovanni to bed (pun intended) and then: almost two full months before rehearsals begin again. And every stinking year I get lulled into a false sense of "I have plenty of time to get this done," when in fact, those almost-two-months are chock full of preparations for this latter part of the season, where, frankly, we hit the ground sprinting and do not stop until we close in May.
To that end: TOSCA!
Knock knock!
Who's there?
Tosca who?
This week, we begin rehearsals for our February production of Puccini's Tosca. The artistic folks -- cast, conductor, director, designers -- are in transit, the set is loaded in to our rehearsal space, and we are (more or less) ready to go.
Tosca is particularly special to me, and marks a watershed moment in my career, because it was the first opera I ever worked on with this company, back in 2005. In fact, it was more or less my first opera; although I had seen Carmen with my french class in 9th or 10th grade, I had no recollection of it at all save that I missed the bus we'd hired to transport our class there and had to frantically get my mom to drive me down to the theater in Baltimore in time to make the show. So: not much.
Back in 2005, I was fresh out of graduate school. I arrived in Portland maybe a week or so before the first orchestra reading, so I didn't mark the parts myself. I had no idea what to expect sitting in on the first rehearsal! It turned out to be a decent introduction to life in the opera pit: one of the bass players discovered that two pages in his part had been reversed; then, during the break, the first violins requested that I go through and re-mark all the bowing changes that had been made during the first half of rehearsal. I dutifully helped everyone, knowing exactly nothing about the music or the people or the conductor. I don't recall being terrified, but maybe that was just the ignorance of youth!
For the record, I look back on the antics of that rehearsal and -- I mean this in a loving way -- I imagine it to be just like children who test a new babysitter. You cheeky violins! I make them mark any bowing changes made in rehearsal themselves now.
I don't yet have much to tell you about this Tosca, since nothing has yet begun. I can tell you that it's lovely -- I remember the sets and costumes from 2005. I can tell you that I'm quite certain you can't go wrong with Tosca, if you're looking for some good, juicy, beautiful opera to hear and see. And I can tell you that for some reason, there exist more hilarious stories -- or, I should say, tall tales -- about this opera than any other opera. So today I present you: Tosca jokes.
Bouncing Tosca
I first heard this one from, of all people, my teenage brother. Also: for the one person out there reading this who doesn't know the end of this opera: SPOILER ALERT!
At the end of the opera, Tosca leaps to her death from the Castel Sant'Angelo. Customarily, she lands on a mattress or gym mat. But in one production (some sources claim it was a Lyric Opera of Chicago production -- I haven't spoken with the Lyric but let's just say I have my doubts), stage workers decided it would be safer and more secure if, rather than a mattress, a trampoline was used instead. The result? Tosca plunges to her death ... only to appear again, and again, and again...
Alternate versions of the story suggest the placement of the trampoline to be revenge for troublesome behavior from the soprano.
Collective Suicide
In another wonderful tale, the supernumeraries who act as the firing squad at the close of Act III receive the following last-minute instruction: "Shoot the person you find onstage, then exit with the principals." When they enter, however, they find two people onstage; unsure of who to shoot (they are, after all, both saying "don't shoot"), they choose Tosca, only to be surprised when Cavaradossi drops dead. Then they linger, waiting to exit with the principals. When Tosca leaps to her death, they see their moment, and exit the same way she does -- off the Castel Sant'Angelo.
Stage Accidents
Some very real calamities have taken place during the seemingly cursed Puccini opera:
• There's the tale of tenor Fabio Armiliato, who was carried offstage on a stretcher when one of the blanks fired by the firing squad was loaded with a bit too much powder, catching him in the leg. He was treated, and then returned for a second performance ... where he fell backstage at the end of Act I and broke his other leg in two places.
• There's the story of Elisabeth Knighton Printy, who, singing the title role at Minnesota Opera in the early 1990s, missed the crash pad when she leapt to her 'death' (some reports say she leapt from the wrong side of the parapet) and broke both legs.
• Then there's the famous tale of Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi: in a 1965 performance, Callas lingered too long over a candelabra during the Act II scene with Scarpia, and her wig caught on fire. Gobbi, seeing smoke emanating from Callas's hair, came over and "embraced" her, putting the flames out with his hand.
Callas reportedly also once stabbed Gobbi for real during the Scarpia murder scene, when the stage knife was mistakenly replaced by a real one. The story has it that Gobbi, cut but not seriously injured, uttered "My God!" and continued right on with his death scene.
Obviously, we hope our Tosca is thrilling -- but not this thrilling!


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The end of the very stagnant synoptic weather pattern which has dominated our region for much of the month of September thus far is finally in sight. This pattern, which has resulted in unseasonably warm and wet conditions in the absence of any organized tropical activity, has indeed helped many areas catch up in rainfall from the record or near record dry conditions this past meteorological summer. For example, Tallahassee had its driest period of June, July, and August of all time with with only 8.99 inches of rainfall, which happens to be the only time on record this period has ever been below 10 inches. Through Sept. 14, 5.14 inches of rain has already fallen this month, and if 3.86 inches of additional rain were to fall during the next 3 days (which is certainly possible), then the September rainfall would already exceed that of the entire summer. The defining features of this month so far (which is also averaging nearly 3 degrees above normal in temperature every day) have been characterized by a weak Sfc pressure gradient and a stubborn "dirty" upper level ridge (with plenty of deep layer moisture (PWATs between 1.8" and 2.2") continuing to flow into the CWA from western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. This ample moisture will remain in place across the region through at least Tuesday night, and with the upper ridge finally expected to break down and retrograde westward, a steepening upper level trof will initially help energize the above mentioned Sfc boundary, increasing the chances for another period of heavy rainfall on Tuesday, possibly lingering into Tuesday night. While mean storm total rainfall amounts are generally expected to be in the 1" to 3" inch range across the entire region, isolated amounts of 3" to 5" or even 4" to 6" could be possible (especially near the coast of the FL Panhandle and western Big Bend) before all is said and done on Wednesday. However, since these higher amounts should be isolated as well as spread out over 3 days, the threat for any widespread flooding appears minimal at this time. Additionally, during each successive run of the Global Models during the past few days, the trend in both the GFS and ECMWF has been to accelerate the steepening of the trof which will help push the stalled out boundary through as a cold front on Wednesday and Wednesday night. This will put a quick end to the heavy rain chances, and may even bring a slight taste of fall to the region by the end of the week. .Long Term [Wednesday Night Through Sunday]... 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where certain programs and diagnostic stuff could be run from it how much would that impact you as an IT person... Would your statement change at all.. I am only curious. Hell I dont even have an iPad. lol
I know for my job "Service tech" that needs a pc for certain things above and beyond email and such. I would never touch my laptop if i had a compatibility mode, or someone could rewrite the programs i need into apps.. and they are very simple programs. Hell it would make my whole day tens times easier.
Also, short of program creation, or art intensive things what cant you do on the iPad.. It seems most things "could" be done. People just haven"t done some of it yet...
Once again, not trying to fight with anyone.... Just constructive conversation...
I have an ipod mini, 2 iPhone 3G's, and an iPhone 4 setup on my computer alone. Plus I plan to get an iPad.
My wife and I could probably get away with a desktop computer in the house and two ipads for what we do. Have one iTunes account that we both use. Each idevice can have different settings and different items on them.
I think that is how we are going to steer our stuff at home since right now we have 2 laptops but do not really use them much. Mostly use our iPhone 4's. Only really use the laptops for more intense stuff like syncing and MS Office.
However, I take your meaning and agree that it would be nice to be able to choose to use flash or not. Have a toggle or something. Turn it on if I need it. Leave it off for the rest of the time.
That is exactly what I think too. In fact I was just considering this as well. Currently we have 2 laptops (wife's and mine), 2 iPhone 4s, external HDD, and soon to have atleast 1 iPad 2 in the house. For what I use a laptop for, I could get away with an iPad IMO. I use it for email, small amounts of word processing and excel type spreadsheets, music, videos, surfing the internet, etc... No real gaming.
Now granted I do not buy high end laptops, I used to and just don't see the point anymore for my needs. I usually won't spend more than $400 for laptop. The one I have now is a Lenova G530 with dual processors (2.16 Ghz and 2.17 Ghz), 2Gb of RAM, 140Gb HDD. It gets me by. Does what I need it to. If I want to game I use my Xbox 360.
I will probably see about transitioning to a decent desktop that I can upgrade if nessessary, and get myself an iPad 2 64Gb and my wife eventually a iPad 2 16Gb (she doesn't use a lot of multimedia stuff like videos and barely uses the 16Gb in her iPhone 4). Or wait until the iPad 3 comes out and then give her the iPad 2.
I would like to transition eventually to one Desktop, two iPads 3G+wifi (or whatever cellular version we are on by then) and then probably a dumb phone for my wife and I (since I don't see much point in having an iPhone and an iPad). Some do and that is fine. yes an iPhone is smaller and easier to carry though. So you never know.
It is like buying a top of the line gaming machine for a grandmother who just wants to be able to send an email to her grand kids or see pictures emailed to her.
You purchase the product that is best suited to the needs of the customer.
The world's about to expire in 2012 so how the hell will apple be able to master the tablet market ?
iPad 2: The analysts weigh in - updated - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech
"Oppenheimer's Yair Reiner:....We continue to see Apple grabbing 75-85% of the tablet market in 2011."
"BMO's Keith Bachman: We note that the original iPad sold 1 million units in approximately 1 month of shipment (US only) and 2 million units in less than 2 months."
I can't find it now but I read that they sold 500,000 to 1 million iPad 2s in the first weekend (U.S. launch only).
Can't find a number of how many Xooms have been sold soooooo.....................
I tried out the iPad 2 and the XOOM at my local bestbuy and I'll be buying the XOOM when the wifi-only version is released. The iPad 2 feels too much like an original iPad.
My lady's iPhone has yet to be hooked up to the computer and as far as I know she hasn't needed to for anything to work properly. I assumed a wifi iPad would be the same.
Thats what I meant, just my opinion, but I do agree Apple will own the tablet market. I just really like the way the XOOM felt, Honeycomb is definitely a big improvement to android. I will also be buying an iPhone 5 when its released, hopefully with 4G.
But non the less if its a new tool that will make my life easier, its worth looking into.
if at some point in time it became an invaluable tool then yes the iPad would jump to first place in my upgrade list
Just FYI
People talk a lot about how an iPad could never replace their computer needs. What you fail to consider is that your computer needs are probably not typical. Face it, if you're posting to this site you're probably pretty nerdy and not an average user. Most people only need computers for a few basic things. Surfing the internet, e-mail, and sorting their pictures. The iPad does all that with style and more. F*#& Flash!


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Complexity in Civilization
Since Civilization 5 released last year in early October, there has been a torrent of negativity spewed at it from the veteran Civ community. In comparison to previous Civ installments (primarily Civ 4), it has been labeled as "dumbed down", "restructured for mass appeal", made into a "casual game"…and the list goes on. The general feeling among Civ vets is that Civ 5 is the Wii of Civilization progression.
And yet, when I hear this, something just does not jive. I played every Civ from launch (okay, I may have been a little late on Civ 1, since I was around ten years old at a time when PC gaming truly was for nerds only), including Civ 4 and Civ 5. For each installment, I played probably around 200-500 hours total – not as much as the uber-vets, but still more than enough to have an adequate frame of reference. All versions were quite easy to understand and control because Firaxis (and before that, Microprose) specifically designed them that way. None of them has been as complex or "realistic" as the Europa Universalis or Hearts of Iron games. In short, a young person could easily pick up the game, learn all the mechanics and manipulate them quite adroitly within a few play sessions. Put simply, there is already a relatively low ceiling on how complex any Civ game can be. But let's narrow the focus. Is Civ 4 the "adult strategy game" to Civ 5′s "Fisher Price Fun Time"?
To analyze this, we have to break both games down to their differing component features. Let's take combat first, because it's the most glaring difference. In Civ 4, you could stack as many units into a tile as you wanted and strategically, it only made sense to. Armies, both on the player side and the AI side were organized into "Stacks of Doom" (SoD). When considering how much strategy is involved in simply steamrolling a SoD across a map, landing it next to city, and pounding away at it, you begin to realize that war in Civ 4 was akin to a giant wooden maul with which you beat on your opponents.
Civ 5, on the other hand, in limiting units to one unit per tile, forces the player to take terrain into account, protect ranged and injured units, and just generally spend way more time planning, or "strategizing". Where in Civ 4 you would routinely have giant SoD hammering away on each other or a city, in Civ 5, you have combat taking place across a wide swath of ground, often with many hotspots and lots of advances and retreats. Compare armies below:
If not definitely more complex, the player at least spends much more time considering movement and tactics. Next up would have to be diplomacy. Here, I just don't see much difference between the two games. You can still trade resources (which are made much more important in Civ 5 for happiness reasons), gold and cities, make defensive pacts, join in cooperative wars, and even enter into non-formal "friendships" and denunciations. So what is missing? Civ 4 had religions, which were the main dividing lines between blocks of alliances. If I was Buddhist and you were Hindu, chances are, we weren't going to be friends, until maybe later in the game. Does this add complexity? No, what it adds is arbitrariness. Instead of the AI disliking or liking you based on what you do (the actions you take regarding settling cities, gathering troops worryingly close, etc), the AI was disliking or liking who you are. In essence, it was almost like racism. It worked okay in Civ 4, but when you really analyze it, it was never the wonderful system that people remember it to be. Finally, you can't trade maps or technologies in Civ 5. Does that make it less complex? I suppose in some slight way, but it does serve to keep all the different civilizations from instantly catching up to each other in the middle ages, making for a more varied game experience. If anything, diplomacy is a draw, with neither game being definitively more "deep" than the other.
There's the big debate between social policies and civics. Essentially, this boils down to what type of domestic policy your civilization is going to employ. In Civ 4, you were given a 5×5 list of choices and made to pick one from each column. Each choice had both bonuses and drawbacks. For the most part—and this has been confirmed multiple times by devs and their play-testing experiences—people had their chosen wartime civics and peacetime civics and would switch back and forth as needed. But even more common was that players would simply pick the least detrimental set of civics and then sit on them all game, never even bothering to check the civics screen again. Clearly, while the system wasn't awful, it also wasn't super-engaging.
Along comes Civ 5′s social policies. Here, instead of a random mish-mash of 25 civics, the player has their choice of 50 bonuses (no drawbacks). Now instead of locking yourself into wartime/peacetime alternates or just the "lesser of all evils", you have a smorgasbord of desirable paths to take. In this way, you can play the same civilization in completely different ways each playthrough, effectively roleplaying differently each time. Greece of last game may have been all about expansion (with an ungodly settler creating ability) but the Greece of this game is all about defending its smaller borders (with the military bonuses to back it up). And because there are no detrimental factors to consider (other than losing out on alternate bonuses), visiting the social policy screen is a joy, not a chore.
But none of that answers the question of complexity. Is one system more complex or "adult" than the other? Only in the minutia. Civics, assuming you are really grappling with the system as all "veterans" claim to, was all about creating constant cost/benefit analyses. You had to factor in which drawbacks were worth suffering and which bonuses you needed, right now. On top of that you had to factor in the "Is this worth going through a few turns of anarchy over (anarchy being the game's way of punishing you for switching civics)?" Social Policies, on the other hand, is more about budget management. First off, you have a limited amount of choices in one game, usually a bunch at the start and then less and less as the game goes on. You have to think to yourself, "I'm not going to get another policy for another 20 turns at least, I have to make this selection count." You also have the tough choice between two or three policies that would all help you greatly, and you have to make the tough call (like choosing between which of your children survives). Both have a certain level of "complexity", such that neither really stands out as deeper than the other, but I sure know which one I enjoy playing with more.
Happiness is really the only remaining difference between the two games, and here I can definitely throw Civ 4 a bone. The happiness and healthiness factors were certainly more complex than the current happiness system in place with Civ 5. From what I can remember, happiness in Civ 4 was all about production and when your city dipped into negative territory, the entire city would start shutting down, one citizen at a time. Health was all about city growth and having a stinky city (literally, there were stink lines), meant no growth or even starvation. The big difference between this system and Civ 5 is that it was city-based – every city had their own individual levels of health and happiness. Conversely, Civ 5′s happiness corresponds to production, growth and even military ability (it's the all encompassing "how is my empire doing" meter).
This is a clear example, in my mind, of complexity for complexity's sake. I'm not sure how dividing up the different meters, not just between production and growth, but also between each city, helped make the game more "deep." I suppose this type of gameplay appeals to the micro-managers among us, but in order to find this gameplay fun, you have to enjoy micro-management as a concept. In gaming, you can't rely on a player's own OCD to generate fun. If you make a gameplay feature all about the minutia, you have to really draw the player in and make the minutia fun in and of itself. I don't believe Civ 4 did that, and from my point of view, health and happiness were just mild annoyances that I ignored until they went away (which they almost always did). But I digress, this isn't about which system is more fun, it's about which is more complex. Civ 4′s system is certainly more complex.
Totaling the score, we have Civ 5 with deeper combat, Civ 4 with deeper happiness, and a draw across the rest of the board. That, essentially, denotes a tie (and if you had to pick between Civ 5′s war and Civ 4′s happiness, I think we all know what everyone will pick).
One small caveat: There is a big difference between design and execution. Many may be thinking "He didn't even talk about AI!" This is because AI, and how good it is at playing the game against you, is all about execution. Civ 5′s AI is not even close to on-par with where Civ 4′s AI ended up being by the last patch. Civ 5 is still growing, with new patches coming out every two months, so this gap will narrow over time. Still, this current difference does not address design complexity though. It may make the AI a more fun opponent in Civ 4, but "more fun" does not equal "complex".
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- 1 (before expected time) her early arrival took us by surprise su llegada anticipada or antes de tiempo nos tomó por sorpresa I was early llegué temprano we were 20 minutes early llegamos con 20 minutos de adelanto the baby was a week early el niño se adelantó una semana the bus was early el autobús pasó ( or salió etc) antes de la hora your report is early for once por una vez entregas el informe antes de tiempo I was early getting to work this morning esta mañana llegué al trabajo antes de la horato be early
forsth he was early for his appointment llegó a la cita antes de la hora
- 2 2.1 [crop/variety] temprano, tempranero (Colombia) 2.2 (before normal time) I had an early breakfast desayuné temprano or (in Spain also/en España también) pronto let's have an early night acostémonos temprano Easter is early this year (la) Pascua cae temprano este año early retirement jubilación (feminine) anticipada it sent him to an early grave lo mató antes de tiempo an early death una muerte temprana or prematura 2.3 (first, far back in time) she was an early advocate of the free market fue una pionera en la defensa del mercado libre early man el hombre primitivo early music música (feminine) antigua early reports from the area los primeros informes de la zona his earliest memories sus primeros recuerdos the earliest train we can catch el primer tren que podemos tomar at an early stage en una etapa temprana if detected in the early stages si se detecta en sus comienzos at an earlier stage en una etapa anterior it's too early to tell es demasiado pronto para saber 2.4 (in morning) we're early risers somos madrugadores you won't find anyone up at this early hour no vas a encontrar a nadie levantado tan temprano or a estas horas in the early hours of the morning en las primeras horas de la mañana, de madrugada to get o (in British English also/en inglés británico también) make an early start salir* temprano I went for an early swim me fui a nadar temprano I asked for an early morning call pedí que me despertaran por la mañana tempranoMore example sentences2.5 (toward beginning of period) (before noun/delante del nombre) in the early afternoon a primeras horas de la tarde in early June a principios or a comienzos de junio the early 20th century los comienzos del siglo XX the Early Middle Ages la Alta Edad Media the early Church la iglesia primitiva in early childhood en la primera infancia he spent his early life in India pasó sus primeros años en la India from an early age desde pequeño, desde temprana edad [literary/literario] he was in his early twenties tenía poco más de veinte años an early goal un gol temprano or (Mexico/México) tempranero an early Picasso un Picasso de la primera época Early English [Architecture/Arquitectura]primera fase del gótico inglés Early American style [Architecture/Arquitectura] estilo (masculine) colonial americano
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- 1 (before expected time) temprano come early if you want to get a seat ven temprano si quieres conseguir asiento the baby arrived two weeks early el niño se adelantó dos semanas she was released earlier than expected la pusieron en libertad antes de lo esperado
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- Today we woke up early and decided to see as much of the city as we could on foot.
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We all know that 'It takes a village,' but Saint Joachim is more than a village - it's an entire community. This is a school where students, staff, faculty and parents come together as one big family. We are all working with one another for the same cause - our children, our future. Saint Joachim is like a home away from home.
Absolutely a wonderful school. The school's environment is that of a big caring family. The teachers stay closely connected to the parents and students and so does even the principal Sr. Kathleen Marie, who looks over every child's report card before it gets handed out and leaves a personal note of encouragement and praise for the student. The school grounds itself have been completely rebuilt in 2003 and are inviting with their modern and lightfilled classrooms. Every class room is equipped with smart boards. The school has a great science lab, a computer room, a music room and a library offering a great variety of books, not to mention the impressive 9000-square-foot Nevin Hall. I personally am very glad to have found this school for my son and hope we will be sharing the Sea King's spirit and pride for a long time to come.
We have three children attending or that have attended St. Joachim School. Our oldest is now a freshman at Mater Dei High School and is enrolled in three honors classes with a 4.3 GPA. St. Joachim not only prepared him academically but also gave him the communication and organizational skills required for high school and beyond. More importantly however, St. Joachim School provides a disciplined yet nurturing environment in which the students can reach their full potential. Its small size allows for a high level of parent involvement and sense of community you'd be hard pressed to find at public schools. Along with a good education, St Joachim provides a loving and supportive atmosphere for both the students and their parents.
This school does much more than just educated your children. The education is above average and continues to challenge my children. They learn how to think on their own. But, it is the extras that it gives for which I am grateful and VERY impressed. They learn to be great communicators and public speakers, as they are encourage to participate in Student body activities and weekly mass. Kindness and Consideration toward their peers and adults is highly emphasized. Though the junior High years can be challenging anyway, including at St. Joachim, the teachers and staff work VERY hard at helping and supporting the children. One of the rewards for sending your children to St Joachim is the sense of Community and life long friends that the not only your kids will make, but the ones the parents make!
We have 3 children attending St. Joachim and we have been very pleased with the overall education. We have 2 top-rated public schools both only 1 mile from our home, but have been completely satisfied with our decision to send our children to St. Joachim. The school family is amazing! It is truly a wonderful environment for our children to grow in. The principal maintains a loving and disciplined approach to education and is committed to continually improving the school through technology and mentoring teachers. We are looking forward to the installation of SMART Boards in all of the classrooms this spring.
School did a great job up to 4 grade. After that both of my children although straight A students, were bored and unchallenged. We pulled both and sent them to Public school, where they are doing well and enjoying the larger classes and extra-curricular activities.
We have 3 children attending . We came from Public in 3rd grade and we have noticed a huge change in our sons character. Our son and daughters are flourishing in this school. Under the leadership of Sr. Kathleen Marie the school is consistently getting better and better each year. She has put a lot of focus on academics, technology, and spirituality. We have found the teachers to be well qualified and challenging. The things we love most about this school? #1 We have one child with a learning disability and one who is excelling in academics. St. Joachim meets the needs of both. #2 The nicest families are at this school. It has the most amazing sense of family community. #3 The young adults we know who went there are the most down to earth engaging kids. It is a hidden gem of Newport-Mesa!
I have two children attending thus far. One going into 2nd grade. One going into 1st grade. We have had issues with advanced help with reading. Over all the school is promising for a good education for our children. Less than 300 students total from k-8th. Not alot of after school activities. They do have daycare for working parents. This is a plus. We attend the sunday masses. Very nice church. The school is going through growing pains. With parent involvement. The school will improve each year.
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With daytime temperatures topping 40 and the rainy season still a month away, those of us in Delhi are searching out new ways to stay cool—both literally and figuratively. We think we found it when we stumbled into the late-night, underground food scene.
On a recent night, Johanna Hussaini and her friends gather around a rickety wooden table. Between responding to messages on What'sapp on her iPhone, Hussaini, breaks a piece of paratha, dips it in raita and eats it with an onion ring.
Earlier in the evening they'd been club hopping around south Delhi's hotspots, but for many Delhiites street food is the preferred after-hours option. "After midnight the party shifts to Delhi's streets," she explains.
Tonight we're at a small eatery located in front of the Moolchand Metro station. Under the dramatic glow of bare bulbs and the light from zipping cars, the mood is relaxed. It's the perfect spot to recharge after a long night out. Conspicuous by their absence here are notes, calculators, names, signboards and advertisements. This roadside food stand is simply known as the Moolchand Parathawalla, and people come here through word of mouth recommendations.
"There are legends about street food joints, we know them by their special offerings," Burhan Fayaz tells us. "After dancing in stuffy and booming clubs, the outside air is such a relief."
Most of the roadside eateries offer vegetarian snacks. Trust us: You have to try the different dips made of tangy garlic chutney, tomatoes and puffed rice mixed with condiments. Dehli's street food scene is constantly changing, but right now our favourite 'hoods for roadside food are:
• Gurgaon and Noida (Always a good crowd.)
• Shivaji Stadium around Connaught Place
• Chandni Chowk
• Defence Colony
• Munirka
• Green Park (especially the Chur Chur Naan).
These places are perfect for meeting up, eating and comparing stories with our new friends about our wild nights. After all, the teammates who eat together rule the night together, and late nights in Delhi are the best time to beat the heat before the sun comes up.
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By Monica Van Aken, Ed. D, Head of School
What three things should a school do so that in the future it might be considered a 'school of consequence?' This generative question guides and challenges the faculty members and administrations of many private schools. In borrowing from Jim Collins' book, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… And Others Don't, we might extrapolate this distinction: good schools incorporate success factors and run with them. Great schools go one big step further. Great schools define "greatness" itself as the outcome they seek.
Greatness is exemplified in our Portrait of an MMS Graduate, which lists the qualities we strive to develop at MMS and that we see in our graduates. They:
• Value time and manage it effectively.
• Are skilled in the creative use of technology.
• Are effective self-advocates.
• Take ethical action on behalf of others.
• See critical reaction as information and opportunity.
Through interviews and anecdotes, we have learned that our graduates are excellent in the skill of using time efficiently: "I am able to use time effectively, completing my work on time, excelling on tests, projects, oral reports, team assignments, and I am never late for anything," said 2005 graduate, Brittany Mays.
MMS graduates are able to execute projects and academic assignments using software in ways that far surpass their peers. One graduate said,
"Using a computer for Facebook, gaming, and talking to your friends is not the skill-set needed to crank out an academic assignment. I came out of MMS already knowing how to write a paper using footnotes and endnotes; I can easily insert my own illustrations and interesting graphics to create slides that won't bore you to tears, and can compose music to go with my presentations. I can make timelines and films. I know how to be responsible with technology. More importantly, I can learn new applications quickly because of the time I spent learning new things here," said Steve Mather, MMS '05.
MMS graduates have no problem speaking directly to their teachers to ask questions, clarify, seek out pointed feedback to improve their academic performance, or just to develop a friendly relationship. Vanessa Libby, MMS '08 said, "I couldn't believe how students avoided teachers when I got to high school. I mean they actively tried to stay away from them, even avoiding eye contact. That was completely foreign to me. I mean, they are there to help!" Stephanie Hice, MMS '07 told us, "There were kids in my class who hated my math teacher. I mean everyone really had bad things to say about this teacher. I always made a point to stick around after class to talk about the work, and I found that she was helpful, kind, and very creative. There is no doubt that she was consistently demanding, but I liked her for that. She really wanted us to have a grasp on the material."
MMS graduates adopt a long horizon beyond the playground into the community and the world and demonstrate the public purpose of private education through their volunteerism and interest in issues that affect us locally, nationally, and globally. Graduates have served in the Peace Corps, as Vista volunteers, and have been community activists in Milwaukee. They have raised money for water wells in Central America, taught in the slums of India and South Africa, advocated for the cleanliness of the Great Lakes, and a great deal more. Our hope is that our students will understand that their advantages in life must be used for the common good, and we know from learning more about the ongoing work of our graduates that this is important to them as well.
Becoming great is a process of honing and reflecting, tweaking and perfecting. For example, we continue to learn the most important developments in technology so we may bring them to your children. This enables our students to become fully functional creators and problem solvers. Having an excellent formula for education is good, and we have that with the Montessori method and philosophy as our rudder. Striving to become great by constantly adding and improving on the formula means that our school is able to have a lasting impact on the lives of children as they become adults in the wider community.


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SPEEDWAY LIVE: Swindon Robins 51 Coventry Bees 39 (From This Is Wiltshire)
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- Swindon Robins 51 Coventry Bees 39 (final score)
- ROBINS: Rory Schlein (2-3-3-FX) 8; Simon Stead (0-1-2') 3+1; Peter Kildemand (2'-0-3-3-3) 11+1; Jason Doyle (3-2-FX-3-2') 10+1; Troy Batchelor (2-3-3-FX) 8; Nick Morris (FX-1-1) 2; Dawid Lampart (3-1'-3-1-1-FX) 9+1.
- BEES: Chris Harris (3-3-4^-3-FX) 13; Adam Roynon (1-1-0) 2; Edward Kennett (0-2-2-2-1) 7; Kenni Larsen (1-FX-0) 1; Scott Nicholls (3-2-2-2'-1) 10+1; Leigh Lanham (FX-0-1'-0) 1+1; Michal Szczepaniak(2-0-1-2) 5.
The result sends the Robins top of the league
Heat 15: Kildemand, Doyle, Nicholls, Harris FX. 68.55 (51-39).
Harris falls going into the second lap and the Robins duo secure all three points in style.
Heat 14: (re-run x2) Doyle, Szczepaniak, Larsen, Lampart. 69.52 (46-38)
In the second re-staging of heat 14 Lampart and Doyle tangled with the Pole hitting the deck, but by staying down he allowed Doyle to win the re-run.
Lampart goes down after tangling with Morris in heat 14, and stays down after seeing his own man trailing the Bees duo in third
Szczepaniak falls in the first corner of heat 14, all four back
Heat 13: Harris, Nicholls Schlein FX, Batchelor FX. (awarded) (43-35)
Schlein falls again in the re-run as the Bees take a 5-0
The Robins guest will take his place in the re-run
Schlein is up, which is good news. Batchelor is excluded
Batchelor overcooks and hits the fence, and his bike appears to hit Schlein in the head who looks to be out cold.
Power packed heat 13 coming up here, with the Bees' Brits Nicholls and Harris facing Swindon' Aussies Batchelor and Schlein.
Heat 12 (re-run): Kildemand, Kennett, Lampart, Szczepaniak. 68.99 (43-30)
Kennett goes down in the first bend, and with all four called back Kildemand storms to success.
Heat 12 was re-run with all four riders after Kennett went down in turn one
Heat 11: (re-run) Batchelor, Harris (tactical), Morris, Roynon. 68.12 (38-29)
Roynon is taken to hospital after hitting the fence, and in the re-run Batchelor superbly beats Harris who was on a tactical ride.
Roynon off to hospital now. Remember Harris is still on a tactical here
Ambulance on for Roynon here, a young rider who has had a very bad time with injures. Get well soon.
Adam Roynon down, and we are going to have a re-run here. Shame for the Robins, Harris was third at the end of lap one
Harris going for double points here
Heat 10: Schlein, Kennett, Lampart, Larsen. 68.21 (35-24)
Schlein wins from the gate
Heat Nine: (Re-run): Kildemand, Nicholls, Lanham, DoyleFX. 68.33 (31-22)
Kildemand makes a flyer and is pulled back, but wins the re-run with an electric start again. Doyle looks quick but falls while chasing Nicholls.
Peter Kildemand makes a flyer in heat nine and the red lights go on
Heat Eight: Lampart, Stead, Szczepaniak, Roynon. 69.02 (28-19)
Both Robins riders pop out of the gate for an easy win. Great team riding as the Bees don't get a sniff.
Heat Seven: (re-run) Batchelor, Kennett, Morris, Larsen FX. 68.15 (23-18)
Morris is pushed into the fence by Larsen, and after the Dane is excluded Batchelor passes Kennett for the win.
The youngster is up, and on his way back to the pits. Larsen is excluded
Kenni Larsen loses it on the still very skiddy turn four, and his bike slams into Nick Morris who is thrown into the fence at speed. Paramedics looking at the Aussie now
Grading again, but the track is looking a lot better now
Heat Six: Schlein, Nicholls, Stead, Lanham. 68.24 (19-16)
Schlein wins from the tapes, Stead chases Nicholls up the inside but can't find a way through.
Heat Five: Harris, Doyle, Roynon, Kildemand. 67.09 (15-14)
Harris takes an easy win, but the track is looking better.
Heat Four: Nicholls, Batchelor, Lampart Szczepaniak. 68.52 (13-10)
Nicholls passes both Batchelor and Lampart to take the win, after the Robins slip up on the troublesome turn four.
Grading over, should be back racing shortly
The track staff are doing some grading now, the riders are struggling to stay on particually in turns three and four
Heat Three : Doyle, Kildemand, Larsen, Kennett. 68.39 (10-7)
The Robins pair win from the gate, but struggle coming out of turn four, which looks especially wet.
The track is looking very greasy here, that shower just before the off causing a few issues
Heat Two: Lampart, Szczepaniak, Lanham FX, Morris FX. 69.37 (5-6)
Morris goes into the corner too fast and hits the fence while Lanham packs up. Lampart eases round to beat Szczepaniak.
Heat One: Harris, Schlein, Roynon, Stead. 66.4 (2-4)
Both Robins make the gate to lead coming out of turn one but are passed by Harris who wins. Roynon and Stead both hit the deck but get upto race it out for the final point.
Right, up at the tapes for heat one. Schlein, Stead, Harris and Roynon. Here we go!!!!!
Robins boss Alun Rossiter up against his former club once again this evening, and is expecting a tough meeting.
"It is certainly going to be tough because they ride Swindon well, and I brought them here and did some good things over the last few years.
"The Bees got a 45-45 draw out of Peterborough which is impressive, so we will have to be at our very best if we are going to take the points."
Former Robin Scott Nicholls is hoping for a successful return to Blunsdon, he spoke to the Advertiser this week.
"Last year was a very difficult year for me both on and off the track, but I said all the time I was at Swindon that I was enjoying it, and I was," he said.
"I liked being at Swindon despite the problems we were having, but for whatever reason I just couldn't get on with the track.
"I think I was a little like Troy Batchelor in that sense, although he has done really well to turn things around now.
"It was hard going in because I was the first rider to go in and replace Leigh Adams, and I was not happy with how I performed.
"But the fans were fantastic and I took it on the chin, and no-one was more frustrated than me about how I performed.
"But I don't think I have anything to prove to anyone, because I know how good I can be, and there is only one person I need to prove myself to and that is me, because I know what I want to achieve."
Rory Schlein (centre), is guesting in place of Hans Andersen this evening, while Scott Nicholls (left) will be hoping for a good return to Blunsdon.
All set at Blunsdon for this evening's Elite League match between Swindon and Coventry, things have got a bit wet in the last half an hour, but we are still set to start on time.
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