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Pentax Q system partially leaked on their website (12mp 1/2.3", sensor shift, DNG, etc)
The official announcement is now out! A new post is published with our usual official announcement round-up. The Leak is preserved below for historical reference. The latest updates are at the official announcement round-up! The post below will no longer be updated!
The LEAK
The Pentax Q system was partially leaked at Pentax's own website! The PentaxForums forums and Serious Compacts (with image of the leaked camera included, showing a 8.5mm f1.9 native smc lens taking 40.5mm filters!) captured some of the information! You can also see a picture of the back of the camera via Foto Actualidad. Leakages at efoto.lt, Xitek forums, mitbbs.
A dpreview forum user has captured two images from the leak before they got pulled, they show the "Mr Roboto" pop-up flash climbing the ladder (you'll get it when you see the picture), and a top view of the camera [NEW!]
As rumorized, it will have a 12mp 1/2.3" backlit CMOS sensor. No details on the lenses yet, but it will called the "Q mount" and will have primes, fisheye and zoom lenses (no details). It will record RAW (DNG) and JPEG and have a 5fps burst mode. External EVF available as optional.
Hope we can believe in?
As you may recall, the Optio i-10 generated some excitement because of its retro-looks, but got hammered in the reviews for image-quality issues. Some Optio-defenders may say that the retro-look of the camera raised expectations, so the fall from IQ grace was steeper than it would have been for a typical P&S camera. Regardless, there is some hope because, according to the dpreview specs, the i-10 uses a CCD sensor. The new system is using a backlit CMOS sensor! There are still many other variables to consider but on the plus side, this is not the same sensor as the i-10!
+ in the comments at Serious Compacts, "wt21" ponders whether the grip is a hint that this is AA-powered.
+ on-going discussion of this in the on-going PentaxForums mega-thread
+ forum power-user "Ogl" has a very bearish view of the new system (in the aforementioned PFFs mega-thread)
+ discussion in the dpreview Pentax SLR forum
Early Opinion
+ DNG support will likely get the system some love from Adobe
+ not to be a Debbie Downer, but I hope they spent more time on the image processing and this does not turn out to be an "Optio i-10" image-quality-wise
+ if their marketing is smart, they should get the Star Trek Q actor (John de Lancie) to promote it to #StarTrek geeks
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Generics Set to Soar
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IMS Health pegs the worldwide generic drug market at an impressive $240 billion, which should only grow over the long-term as a large number of branded drugs lose patent protection -- pushing the total generic drug market to over $420 billion in 2016.
Other key factors driving generic market growth will be a rapidly aging population and the healthcare reform in he U.S., which will give more people access to prescription drug benefits. This is offering investors an impressive investing opportunity. So what are some of the best ways to capitalize on this?
Hospira (NYSE: HSP) is the 2004 spinoff from Abbott Laboratories and is now the leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies. Specifically, it's the world's largest producer of generic injectable pharmaceuticals, manufacturing generic acute-care and oncology injectables.
Hospira has had its ups and downs, with various manufacturing quality concerns, having received several notices form the FDA related to quality control issues at various facilities. Most notably, Hospira faced quality concerns regarding one its key plants in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which it had to temporarily shut down. The plant resumed production in February last year.
The company also imports various intravenous pumps manufactured at Hospira's Costa Rica facility. Going forward, Hospira expects the import ban to impact 2013 sales by $50 million to $100 million, which in reality, is a small portion of the $5 billion in revenue it generated in 2012.
Hospira has been making efforts to recapture its lost market share, improve its manufacturing quality, as well as expand its presence in emerging markets. Via this strategy, the company plans to modernize its device portfolio by removing its relatively old pump technology from the market and bringing in customer replacement programs over the next few years. While these efforts may be successful in the longer-term, the near term outlook for the company remains murky. Even still, the company appears to be a solid long-term investment option.
The comps
Actavis (NYSE: ACT) is another leading specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of generic, branded generic, and over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical products.
Actavis has an impressively strong position in the generics market. Its pharma division is expected to post sales of $6.3 billion to $6.5 billion in 2013, up from sales of $4.4 billion in 2012.
Big news of late is its $8.5 billion acquisition of Warner Chilcott. The move will turn Actavis into an $11 billion global specialty pharma company. The deal also expands Actavis' reach internationally, including Australia, Brazil, Central and Eastern Europe, and Japan.
The acquisition also provides Actavis with operational expertise to support its long-term investment in biogenerics. Meanwhile, the company is also focusing on biosimilars, where its 2010 Eden acquisition gave it manufacturing capabilities.
Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE: TEVA) is an Israel-based pharmaceutical and drug company. It develops, produces and markets generic drugs in all treatment categories. Last quarter, its U.S. generic business posted revenue that was down 27% year-over-year. The big drop comes as sales in 2012 were inflated by a large number of major drug patent expirations and robust sales of Copaxone, a multiple sclerosis drug.
Teva, however, plans to focus on growth via specialty drugs and higher value generics. Teva expects to see $2 billion in cost restructuring savings through 2017. What's more, alongside Hospira, Teva is one of the cheapest generic drug stocks, but don't let that fool you. Teva could be cheap for a reason. At the middle of this decade, Teva will lose patent protection on the Copaxone MS franchise, which accounts for close to 50% of its profits.
Beyond North America
Mylan (NASDAQ: MYL) is a fully integrated pharmaceutical company, developing, licensing and manufacturing generic pharmaceuticals. Generics accounted for nearly 90% of operating revenue in 2012, with specialty products making up the other 10%. The company markets more than 1,100 products throughout the world, with 365 generics in the U.S., primarily oral dose drugs encompassing a wide variety of therapeutic categories.
Mylan is looking to tap the emerging markets for further generics growth. This includes its acquisition of Merck KGaA's generics business and Matrix. Its Merck KGaA Generics acquisition expanded the company's distribution and marketing presence in more than 150 countries and territories, while Matrix gave it a significant presence in India.
Bottom line
On a price to sales basis...
…it appears that Hospira trades the cheapest. Hospira also has one of the best balance sheets in the industry.
With the rapid rise in generics, these stocks are sure to be great buys. With recent FDA issues, Hospira is now trading at a deep discount to the industry, but its initiatives for turnaround operations could mean now is a great time to buy. Actavis' Warner acquisition is a big positive for the company, but it's the most expensive and it has a levered balance sheet. Teva may not be a great buy due to the headwinds related to its MS drug.
I do like Mylan given its moves to break into the international market and relatively cheap valuation compared to Actavis.
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Carson, CA (Sports Network) - Washington State quarterback Jeff Tuel finished a perfect 8-for-8 passing for 64 yards and a score to lead the National team to a 34-0 victory over the American team in the second annual NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at the Home Depot Center.
Kansas signal-caller Dayne Crist also tossed a touchdown pass on 7-of-10 efficiency, while Texas Tech running back Eric Stephens Jr. rushed for 33 yards and a score on 13 carries for the National team.
Vanderbilt quarterback Jordan Rodgers finished 8-of-11 passing for 91 yards and Georgia Tech running back Orwin Smith added eight carries for 39 yards in a losing effort.
The National team struck first with a 14-play scoring drive spanning the first and second quarters that Crist capped with a 1-yard TD surge for a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the second.
After a quick three-and-out from the American squad, Miami-Florida running back Mike James broke free for 16 yards to the American seven before Crist found Rice tight end Luke Wilson for a 7-yard TD to make it 14-0 with 7:25 left in the second quarter.
South Carolina kicker Adam Yates buried a 41-yard field goal on the National team's next touch to make it 17-0 heading into the locker room.
Yates then knocked down a 40-yarder early in the third, and after Jakar Hamilton fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Tuel found Norfolk State wide receiver Xavier Boyce for a 9-yard touchdown to push the margin to 27-0 with under seven minutes left in the third.
Following an Isi Sofele fumble early in the fourth, Stephens carried it across the goal line from one yard out to account for the final margin.
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Yahoo said it plans to close GeoCities on October 26. The service, which Yahoo acquired for $2.9 billion, was once a key player on the Web.
Yahoo's closure of its personal home page service comes as no surprise. Today, Internet self-expression is all about blogs and social networks.
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RALEIGH, NC (WECT/AP) – Governor Pat McCrory said Wednesday he will not carry out one of the two bills passed this week by the General Assembly.
The Senate voted to override McCrory's vetoes of HB 392 & HB 786 by comfortable margins Wednesday morning, a day after the House did the same thing. The Senate took less than 10 minutes on both bills.
Governor McCrory released a statement Wednesday afternoon after the Senate votes. McCrory restated his criticism of the bills, and stood defiantly against HB 392, saying his office will not act until the General Assembly provides the necessary funding. The legislation requires drug-testing for welfare recipients and creates a wider exemption for employers to calculate whether they must access a federal database to determine the legal status of new hires.
"Based upon the lawmakers' vote on drug testing, the executive branch will not take any action on the new law's implementation until sufficient funds with this unfunded mandate are provided, not only for the Department of Health and Human Services, but also the funding for consistent application across all 100 counties," McCrory said in an email release from his office.
That brought this terse response from Senate President Pro-Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham). "All governors, without regard to party, swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. We expect Gov. McCrory to perform his constitutional duty to enforce the law," Sen. Berger said in an email release.
"House bill 786 triples the E-Verify seasonal worker exemption from 90 days to nearly nine months and has created a loophole that could cost legal North Carolinians jobs," McCrory said in the release regarding the override of his other veto. "This measure changes the law's focus from exempting "temporary seasonal employees" to help the state's farming industry to exempting a category of employees for any industry, regardless of the season or the needs. Thus, I will direct the executive branch to explore all legal and executive authority to ensure the letter and spirit of our nation's immigration law is followed in this state."
The three senators from our area, Thom Goolsby, Bill Rabon, and Michael Walters, voted to override the veto of the drug-testing bill, as did all local House members except Rick Catlin, who originally supported the bill but voted Tuesday against an override.
As for the immigration bill, Sen. Bill Rabon and Sen. Michael Walters voted for an override. Sen. Thom Goolsby, who voted for the bill voted against overturning the governor's veto.
Local members of the House split along party lines, with Democrats Ken Waddell and William Brisson voting for an override. Republicans Rick Catlin, Ted Davis, Frank Iller and Chris Millis sided with the governor, voting against the override.
Rep. Susi Hamilton received an excused absence. She didn't cast votes Tuesday despite explaining how she planned to vote with a WECT reporter just after 3 p.m. Hamilton had a "constituent obligation" in Wilmington at 7 p.m., according to her spokeswoman Tori Jones.
James White, a staff member in the House Clerk's office, told WECT that Hamilton's assistant requested the excused absence Tuesday morning because the lawmaker had a stomach bug.
Hamilton did not return a call for clarification.
The overrides are a blow to McCrory, who actively lobbied legislators to uphold his vetoes. He says the drug-testing bill would not be cost effective. He said the veto on the E-Verify program would allow immigrants in the country illegally to take jobs.
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Samurai dating game Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi gets release date and special edition
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Back in April, Aksys announced that it would bring
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The female-focused dating game (that's 'otome game' to non-otaku) is based on the Bronze Award-winning
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
and casts you in the role of Chizuru, a young girl searching for her missing father.
Chizuru's quest leads her across the Shinsengumi, a band of Samurai sworn to protect the shogun who are also searching for her father for reasons of their own.
In the midst of this visual novel mystery, romance blossoms as Chizuru learns that she can find love - and six separate storylines - with the various members of the Shinsengumi.
Girl power
Similar to other visual novels,
isn't a button masher. You'll spend most of your time reading your way through this one and helping Chizuru make difficult decisions - but that's all part of the charm.
And speaking of charm, Aksys announced a Limited Edition version of
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi
which comes with an exclusive artbook, a traditional Japanese foldable fan, and a towel.
You read that correctly, it comes with a towel.
The Limited Edition will set you back $49.99, while the standard edition of the game costs $29.99.
Amazon lists a release date of September 24 for Hakuoki, while GameStop has a release date of September 27. We've contacted Aksys for clarification on these dates and will update this story as soon as we hear back.
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Proposed capital surcharges hit Citi, JPMorgan and RBS
Regulators want to ensure that bigger banks are better protected from failing. But there are concerns that banks may be hiding actual risk levels.
The list, which classifies 29 global banks on the basis of their asset size at the end of 2009, suggests that these banks' reserves will need to be maintained at 1 to 2.5 percentage points above the agreed-upon minimum capital levels. The list, however, expected to be revised repeatedly until the surcharges kick in in 2016.
Regulators want to ensure that bigger banks are better protected from failing, but there is also a fear of banks hiding actual risk levels in order to avoid higher surcharges.
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Global banks have been beefing up their capital structures in the aftermath of the economic downturn as there has been an increased focus on ensuring the sustainability of banks' operations in the event of a financial crisis. While various regulations have been debated -- with a considerable number of them already in place -- the need for banks to boost their reserve levels comes unanimously from regulators.
These changes are being worked on by the G-20 nations and take into account the "banks' interconnectedness, size, complexity, global reach, and the ability of other firms to take over their functions if they fail," according to a Bloomberg article. While regulators are waiting for end-of-2010 data from banks, we expect the list to remain more or less the same.
Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BCS) and Deutsche Bank (DB) have been grouped in the category that faces a 2% additional capital requirement, whereas Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), BNY Mellon (BK) and Swiss banks UBS (UBS) and Credit Suisse (CS), will likely see a 1.5% surcharge. For the time being, Wells Fargo (WFC) can rejoice the fact that it has been placed in the lowest category with a 1% surcharge.
With banks already raising their core Tier 1 capital through all available means, the implementation of the new Basel regulations may force banks to cut down on lending activities to meet the stringent criteria.
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MADISON – Legislators and other guests have been invited to attend a showcase of service learning and entrepreneurship projects involving more than 100 Wisconsin technical college students from across the state on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the State Capitol Rotunda.
The Celebration of Student Engagement will include project displays from all 16 technical colleges. Technical college courses routinely combine traditional learning with community service, outreach, and entrepreneurship. Project displays will highlight industry sectors like advanced manufacturing, agriscience technology, and interactive media, and innovative approaches to addressing community issues like senior health care and homelessness.
"I am constantly amazed by the energy and passion of our students," said Morna Foy, president of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). "They always find creative ways to give back to the communities in which they live and will soon launch careers," Foy stated.
Students will be displaying projects from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Foy will address students and attendees at 12:30 p.m. Legislators, news media and the public are invited to attend and learn more about how technical college students serve Wisconsin communities before and after graduation.
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Prices set records again on the back of a weaker US dollar.
By Alix Steel, TheStreet
Updated at 2:34 p.m. ET
Gold prices broke to new highs Friday at the start of the fourth quarter on continued U.S. dollar weakness.
Gold for December delivery settled $8.20 higher at $1,317.80 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold today traded as high as $1,322 and as low as $1,307.30.
The U.S. dollar index was slipping 0.8% to $78.13, while the euro was rallying 1% to $1.38 against the dollar. The spot gold price Friday was adding $6.60, according to Kitco's gold index.
Gold prices got a pop this morning as the U.S. manufacturing index came in weaker than expected, falling to 54.4 in September. Although any number over 50 indicates growth, the slowdown reignited fears over growth problems in the U.S. and highlighted gold's appeal as a safe-haven asset.
Even before the ISM report, gold was rallying Friday. Continued speculation that the Federal Reserve will bow to some form of monetary easing at its next meeting in November has been weighing on the dollar and helping gold prices. The two forms of currency typically trade inversely, as the price of gold, a dollar-backed commodity, is measured in a currency that is less valuable.
The dollar also has been losing steam as a potential currency war heats up in China. The House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow American companies to lobby for higher taxes on Chinese imports. The goal is to make American goods cheaper and more attractive to consumers while the U.S. government tries to pressure China to let its currency rise in value against the dollar.
Although the Senate is not likely to vote on the bill until after midterm elections, the threat of an even weaker dollar has been helping gold prices rise. Gold has shrugged off a better-than-expected September manufacturing activity report from China, which expanded at its fastest pace in four months.
Gold prices rallied 6% in the third quarter and almost 5% in September alone, triggered largely by hedge fund and momentum buying. Gold's rally might spark some selling at the start of the fourth quarter, but many analysts expect more of a rally from gold and other metals.
"The metals . . . look set to post further gains on a mix of solid fundamentals, technical momentum and diversification from fiat currencies as investors edge towards tangible assets such as commodities," says James Moore, and analyst at thebulliondesk.com.
Aside from strong investment interest, demand for the physical metal has also been strong despite record-high prices.
Gregory Marshall, the CEO of Global Asset Management, a wholesale bullion and coin dealer in the U.S., says he is seeing strong buying in the U.S. and Canada in all the precious metals. The U.S. Mint "can't keep up with demand. . . . The people who are entering the markets are trying to save themselves over the destruction of paper currencies," Marshall said.
Marshall added that the average investor is still not in the gold market, which is why he sees demand building and $1,500 gold "just around the corner."
"We're seeing gold on investment television stations . . . (and) as it plays more and more in the general press, it sparks more and more interest. . . . I do see new people coming in more and more."
Marshall said every pullback triggers more buying, which then helps push prices back up. The most popular items are bullion coins, which have the purest gold, 24-karat, such as the American Buffalo and Canadian Maple Leaf.
Marshall said demand isn't just for gold but for the other precious metals as well, the most popular being palladium, which has popped 35% year to date.
Silver prices settled up 24 cents to $22.06 per ounce, while copper added 4 cents to close at $3.69 per pound on strong manufacturing activity in China.
Gold mining stocks, a risky but sometimes more profitable way to buy gold, were rising Friday. Barrick Gold (ABX) was up 1.2% to $46.84 while Newmont Mining (NEM) was gaining 1.2% to $63.53. Randgold Resources (GOLD) was rising 1.8% to $103.30, and AngloGold Ashanti (AU) was up 1.7% to $47.02.
Capital Gold (CGC) was down 2.3% to $4.72 after the company accepted a merger deal with Gammon Gold (GRS) for $4.57 per share, or $288 million. Gammon Gold beat out Timmins Gold, which announced a hostile bid on Monday for the smaller company for $4.50 a share.
Gammon Gold is almost three times the size of Timmins and will produce 100,000 to 110,000 ounces of gold this year, according to the company's Web site. Capital Gold owns and operates the El Chanate open pit gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, which is expected to produce between 65,000 and 70,000 ounces in 2011.
A press release from Gammon Gold said that the transaction would make the company "among the lowest cost producers in the industry." For the second quarter, Gammon produced 29,231 ounces of gold at a cash cost of $494, which was a 17% increase from the same period a year earlier.
This is not only the latest trend in M&A in the gold mining sector but also the most recent case of a larger company outbidding a smaller company both in need of replenishing their gold reserves. Goldcorp (GG) recently outbid Eldorado Gold (EGO) for Andean Resources, a deal Eldorado had been working on for years.
As gold demand grows, gold miners are feeling the pressure to replace their reserves quickly to take advantage of rising prices. Identitfiable investment demand grew 118% in the second quarter, according to the World Gold Council, spurred by skyrocketing exchange-traded-fund demand. The largest ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) has added 179 tons of gold this year.
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Approximately 462 days after this site was started, Jim Leavitt has been fired. It may not be because of his conference record, but ultimately it came down to his lack of discipline, which lead to this deplorable situation, where he allegedly attacked one of his players. While this may be a shock to the rest of the country, the true USF fans are probably not shocked by Mr. Leavitt's reported inexcusable behavior!
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It is time for USF Head Football Coach Jim Leavitt to move on. He started the program from scratch and I am very thankful for where he has taken the program, but I dont think he can take us any further. Too many people are sucked in by his Ra Ra attitude and his running sprints across the field during pre-game warm-ups, but the facts speak for themselves!
His teams are immature and undisciplined and when things go bad on the field the players just bitch and complain, instead of stepping it up and taking care of business. The bottom line is that USF is in the Big East, which is without a doubt, the weakest of the BCS Conferences. The Bulls should rule the Big East, but if you cant take care of your Conference Games, it doesnt matter what you do. Since joining the Big East in 2005, Leavitt has led his team to a Conference Record of 17-18. That doesnt get it done.
Coach Leavitt has a career record of 95-57, which is more than respectable. Of those 95 Wins, 20 were when the Bulls played on the I-AA Level and 7 more came when they were a Transitional Team. Leavitt has a 3-2 Record in Bowl Games and I love that he has guided the team to those games, however coming from a BCS Conference, the Meineke Car Care Bowl, the Papajohns.com Bowl, the Sun Bowl, the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl and the International Bowl are not the Bowl Games you want to be playing in. Unfortunately, those are the Bowls you get when you only win half your conference games.
So what will the future bring? Leavitt has a contract through 2014 and the 2010 Non-Conference schedule includes games against Stony Brook, Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Florida and Miami. It would be nice to win those games, especially against the "real schools," but I would rather lose all 5 games and win a Big East Conference Championship any day. In reality, they will probably go 3-2 or 4-1 in those games and if history repeats itself they will have a .500 conference record.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is concerned that parents will put off getting flu shots for their kids until they can located the new four-strain flu shot instead of the regular three-strain shot. The four-strain shot is new this year, along with some other flu shot options, but the Academy advises parents it's not worth waiting for.
"Parents should get their kids – and themselves – vaccinated against flu as soon as possible, pediatricians advised on Monday.
There are some new vaccines on the market and while some of the newer ones might appear better, it's not worth waiting for one, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in an advisory…
"Theoretically, four strains sounds better than three strains. We just don't have data to support that that's actually the case," (Dr. Michael Brady of Nationwide Children's Hospital and chairman of the Committee on Infectious Diseases for the Academy) said. "The AAP is not going to recommend a preference, but that doesn't mean that parents don't have a preference."
The Associated Press explained more about your new options:
"…For the first time, certain vaccines will guard against four strains of flu rather than the usual three. Called quadrivalent vaccines, these brands may prove more popular for children than their parents. That's because kids tend to catch the newly added strain more often.
"These four-in-one vaccines are so new that they'll make up only a fraction of the nation's supply of flu vaccine, so if you want a dose, better start looking early.
"But that's only one of an unprecedented number of flu vaccine options available this year.
"Allergic to eggs? Egg-free shots are hitting the market, too.
"Plus there's growing interest in shots brewed just for the 65-and-older crowd, and a brand that targets the needle-phobic with just a skin-deep prick.
"We're moving away from the one-size-fits-all to choosing the best possible vaccine for an individual's age and condition," said Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic.
"The flip side of that," he said, is that "this will be a confusing year" as doctors and consumers alike try to choose.
"Federal health officials recommend a yearly flu vaccine for nearly everyone, starting at 6 months of age. On average, about 24,000 Americans die each flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Some questions and answers about the different vaccine varieties to choose from:
"Q: What's the difference between those new four-strain vaccines and the regular kind?
"A: For more than 30 years, the vaccine has offered protection against three influenza strains — two common Type A strains called H1N1 and H3N2, and one strain of Type B. Flu strains continually evolve, and the recipe for each year's vaccine includes the subtypes of those strains that experts consider most likely to cause illness that winter.
"Type A flu causes more serious disease and deaths, especially the H3N2 form that made last year such a nasty flu season. But the milder Type B flu does sicken people every year as well, and can kill. Two distinct Type B families circulate the globe, making it difficult to know which to include in each year's vaccine. Adding both solves the guesswork, and a CDC model estimates it could prevent as many as 485 deaths a year depending on how much Type B flu is spreading.
"Q: How can I tell if I'm getting the four-strain vaccine?
"A: All of the nasal spray version sold in the U.S. this year will be this new variety, called FluMist Quadrivalent. The catch is that the nasal vaccine is only for healthy people ages 2 to 49 who aren't pregnant.
"If you prefer a flu shot, ask the doctor or pharmacist if the four-strain kind is available. Younger children, older adults, pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions all can use flu shots. Four-strain versions are sold under the names Fluzone Quadrivalent, Fluarix Quadrivalent and FluLaval Quadrivalent.
"Manufacturers anticipate producing between 135 million and 139 million doses of flu vaccine this year. Only about 30 million doses will offer the four-strain protection.
"Q: Who should seek it?
"A: Type B flu tends to strike children more than the middle-aged, Poland noted. And he said it's not a bad idea for seniors, who are more vulnerable to influenza in general. But the CDC doesn't recommend one vaccine variety over another, and the American Academy of Pediatrics said either kind is fine — just get vaccinated.
"Q: How are these new vaccines different from the high-dose flu shot for seniors?
"A: Fluzone High-Dose protects against the traditional three strains of flu, but it quadruples the standard vaccine dose in an effort to rev up age-weakened immune systems don't respond as actively to regular flu shots.
"The government calls the high-dose shot an option for seniors, not one that's proved better. Last week, Sanofi Pasteur said initial results from a study of 30,000 seniors vaccinated over the past two flu seasons suggest the high-dose shot is about 24 percent more effective. Federal health officials will have to review the full study results to see if they agree.
"Q: What if I'm allergic to eggs?
"A: Traditional flu vaccine is made from viruses grown in eggs, and specialists say it's usually not a problem unless someone has a serious egg allergy. But the new FluBlok vaccine eliminates that concern because it is made with cell technology, like many other nonflu vaccines. So far, it's only for use in people ages 18 to 49.
"Q: What if I'm scared of needles?
"A: If you don't qualify for the ouchless nasal spray vaccine, there is one shot made with a teeny-tiny needle that pricks the skin instead of muscle. Called Fluzone Intradermal, it's available for 18- to 64-year-olds, and protects against the usual three strains.
"Q: How soon should I be vaccinated?
"A: Early fall is ideal, as it's impossible to predict when flu will start spreading and it takes about two weeks for protection to kick in. But later isn't too late; flu season typically peaks in January or February.
"Q: How much does flu vaccine cost?
"A: The vaccine is covered by insurance, and Medicare and some plans don't require a copay. Drugstore vaccination programs tend to charge about $30; expect the quadrivalent versions to be slightly more expensive."
My girls are not allowed to have the mist because they both tend to have lung issues. Walsh got the mist last year and did fine with it so he will probably have it again. My decision about getting flu shots is generally a question of which drug store or grocery store won't charge me a copay to administer them. My pediatrician's office charges the $30 copay for each child's shot so I tend not to get them there. (My pediatrician in Georgia didn't charge a copay for the shots.)
So my question is would you hold off getting the flu shot seeking out the four-strain shot? Are you more concerned with copays as opposed to how many strains the shots are covering? When do you tend to get your shots? (I caught the flu very early last year before I even had a chance to get the shot.)
September 3rd, 2013
5:40 am
I've not had a flu shot in over 20 years. I did get the flu about 12 years ago, but not since then. I very rarely get sick. Obviously I've built up a great immune system. Lol.
September 3rd, 2013
6:14 am
I was not aware that there are different flu shots this year. I just take my child to the pediatrician for his well child visit each fall, and they do the shot there as part of the office visit co-pay. I've never had the flu shot since I work from home don't encounter a lot of people on a daily basis. I do think it's important for my child to get it since he's at school and other activities and surrounded by who knows how many people.
September 3rd, 2013
6:48 am
I will get the regular flu shot, and my kids will do the same. My son gets his at his pediatrician. My college age son will get it at school. I will get it from the leat expensive place. Even the 4 strain shot doesn't give you 100% protection.
September 3rd, 2013
7:00 am
Don't know if it's the unseasonably cool weather causing an early flu season or if we're just unlucky.
3 weeks ago my 6-year-old was diagnosed with the flu. He was CHOA's first of the season (we were informed that there is no prize for that). It was absolutely freaking miserable. Took him 6 days for the fever to break, and he wasn't himself for about two weeks.
My kids have always gotten the flu vac and will continue to. Because he got it so early obviously we had not had him vaccinated yet. I've now seen the results of them not being innaculated, and it is awful! He was a pitiful pool of humanity.
September 3rd, 2013
7:58 am
I work from home so I typically don't get the shot either. Since my son is living in the dorms this year though, he will be getting it. I actually need to see if he can get it at the health center on campus or not.
September 3rd, 2013
8:16 am
Thanks for the reminder TWG. I get my shot when I am not going out of town, just in case I feel bad. I can do it next week. I get it at Walgreen's and will try to go to my son's store. I am going to ask him about the four strain. I just had my check up last week and my Doctor did not mention it to me at all.
September 3rd, 2013
8:38 am
Never had the flu and never used to get the shot, but my firm pays a company to come in and provide it to everyone who wants it free of charge on-site. No excuse not to take it under those circumstances.
September 3rd, 2013
8:58 am
@ATL Born and Raised, no other reason then they are actually injecting you with a virus….or that it's a mind control serum fed to us by the government…..or that's it's all pharmaceutical propoganda supported by the government….
September 3rd, 2013
9:06 am
@jarvis My corporate and government overlords are benevolent and worthy of my adulation. lol
The firm actually began providing flu shots a few years ago after one of the partners spread the flu to half the employees and everyone was out on sick leave and nothing got done for two weeks. A healthy staff equals profits. We sell time, after all.
September 3rd, 2013
9:49 am
Nice to at least see one of the medical experts admitting that the new 4 strain has no data yet to support it's better. It would be nice to have actual trial data published and/or presented to the public before the vaccines are marketed. That way, parents could make an actual educated decision.
"Theoretically, four strains sounds better than three strains. We just don't have data to support that that's actually the case," (Dr. Michael Brady of Nationwide Children's Hospital and chairman of the Committee on Infectious Diseases for the Academy
September 3rd, 2013
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September 3rd, 2013
1:27 pm
Just spoke with my son who is going to check if our insurance covers the four strain, for me. He says they can get it but is not sure if it is covered by our provider. I plan to get mine next week. Guess he can give it to me. I am not afraid of vaccines but have never had one administered by my son…haha!
I am pretty sure we do not have a co pay and if we do, it is $10.00.
TWG do you belong to Costco? I think they offer flu shots. Usually a good price. We stopped at a Costco near the PHX airport last month.
I was iffy about getting them…some years yes and some no. After a dear friend got very sick, I have gotten mine every year. She was in Kinder. I am in all sorts of schools with all sorts of germs. Plus on all sorts of airplanes. YES I get a vaccine.
September 3rd, 2013
1:39 pm
I have no philosophical issue with vaccines… I'd rather not endure polio, smallpox, whooping cough, etc. That being said though, I don't bother with flu shots, my head's stuffed up enough from common allergies since I moved to Florida. Nothing like clogged sinuses to ward off viruses.
September 3rd, 2013
2:07 pm
@ Lyons….I had oodles of allergies in Texas and almost none here in Atlanta. The flip side is true for the rest of my family. Odd, for sure!
September 3rd, 2013
2:44 pm
I'll be getting mine either next week or the week after. The copay is a non issue with me because the insurance covers it 100%.
I will be all afterschool PSA and say everyone that can should get one, but that's because I've seen what a bad case of the flu can do. Hospitals, ventilators, months of recooperation, losing your job, etc.
September 3rd, 2013
3:05 pm
I get a flu shot each year as I my elderly parent lives with us. And we are cautioned each year that the flu shot does not prevent all flu strains. So we get our shots and deal with it. I do not care about co-pay or free. It is worth the expense. Playing a version of Russian Roulette with your child's health while waiting for a better vaccine is negligence.
September 3rd, 2013
4:29 pm
TechMom: Why can't your son check with his college's health center on his own? Seems like some over-protectiveness when he should be an adult?
September 3rd, 2013
5:22 pm
I'd prefer the most coverage, as I work in one of the places in the US with the highest viral/bacterial load–an elementary school serving less affluent (75% free lunch) students, who are often sent to school sick. However, I will follow my doctor's advice. I will see him Saturday.
September 3rd, 2013
5:26 pm
I had the flu in January/February 1988. I begged for death, and called my children in and said goodbye. Never had the shot before; cannot imagine doing without it, especially since I have several challenging "health conditions."
September 3rd, 2013
6:26 pm
I'm more worried about
September 4th, 2013
9:47 am
I've had the flu twice and I'm sure I got the flu shot as a child. However, as an adult, I don't get them. CDC says there is a 50/50 chance of them not working anyways. I don't have kids and I actually see it as a time to rest if I get the flu, lol!
If you work around the public a lot or with children, then yes, please get your shot! I'd also recommend getting the children their shots. I know of several people who won't get their children vaccinated and probably won't get them their flu shots, either. I've heard rumblings of measles in Texas and some other plague in CA or out west.


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Highlights from the American Journal of Public Health: March 2013 issue
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The articles below will be published online Jan. 17, 2013, at 4 p.m. (EST) by the American Journal of Public Health ® under "First Look," and they are currently scheduled to appear in the March 2013 print issue of the Journal. "First Look" articles have undergone peer review, copyediting and approval by authors but have not yet been printed to paper or posted online by issue. The American Journal of Public Health is published by the American Public Health Association.
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1) Many young adults believe e-cigarettes are less harmful, addictive than cigarettes
2) Women teased about their weight growing up were more likely to have disturbed eating
3) More Americans get moving: Transit walkers increase by 2 million since 2001
Many young Americans believe that e-cigarettes could help with smoking cessation and are less harmful and addictive than cigarettes despite a lack of evidence to support these views, according to a new study published by the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers analyzed survey data from 2,624 participants aged 20 to 28 collected between 2010 and 2011. Surveys assessed whether participants were aware of e-cigarettes; their usage of e-cigarettes and frequency of usage; and their perceptions of e-cigarettes as related to cigarettes.
Results from the study show that 69.9 percent of participants were aware of e-cigarettes, 7 percent had ever used e-cigarettes and 1.2 percent had used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days. Out of those aware of e-cigarettes, 44.5 percent agreed that e-cigarettes could assist with quitting smoking, 52.9 percent agreed that e-cigarettes are less harmful and 26.4 percent agreed that they are less addictive than cigarettes. The study also found that men, enrolled in or graduated from college, were current or former smokers, and those with at least one friend as a smoker were the most likely to be aware of e-cigarettes.
"Considerable proportions of young adults perceived that e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking and are less harmful and less addictive than cigarettes, despite the lack of scientific evidence related to e-cigarettes," the study's authors point out.
"Given that the risks associated with e-cigarettes are still largely unknown, strategic health communication interventions to communicate to the public that evidence to support these perceptions is lacking and strengthening tobacco control regulations to include e-cigarettes could potentially reduce the prevalence of e-cigarette use among young adults," the authors of the study suggest.
[From: "Characteristics associated with awareness, perceptions and use of electronic nicotine delivery systems among young US midwestern adults." Contact: Kelvin Choi, MPH, PhD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minn. 55454].
Disturbed eating was found to be more prevalent in women who experienced weight teasing in their past, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers analyzed data from an online survey taken by 1,539 women between the ages of 18 and 26. The survey assessed current eating behaviors, weight teasing histories, recalled body weight-status histories and demographic information. An analysis investigated the long-term effects of weight teasing insults on current eating behaviors in addition to their connections to previous body weights during the growing years.
Results indicate that 45 percent of participants recalled being teased about their weight as a child. Women who encountered weight teasing were more likely to engage in disturbed eating, including binge eating, self induced vomiting, and misuse of medicine or excessive exercise. As the variety of weight teasing insults received increased, there was also an increase in disturbed eating behaviors. Furthermore, those who recalled being heavier than average during childhood were more likely to have received more weight teasing insults and feel greater distress from the insults.
"Results from this study reported here support findings of previous work and extend them by demonstrating that disturbed eating behaviors persist at least into young adulthood," the authors explain.
"Eating disturbances and disorders can have serious – even fatal – outcomes. Thus to protect the health of children, especially those who are overweight and at greatest risk for being weight teased, efforts to make weight teasing unacceptable are warranted," the study's authors suggest.
[From: "Fatty, fatty, two-by-four: Weight-teasing history and disturbed eating in young adult women." Contact: Virginia M. Quick, PhD, RD, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Md.]
The number of Americans adding physical activity to their day by walking to and from public transit is on the rise, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health found that between 2001 and 2009, the number of transit walkers increased from 7.5 million to 9.6 million, which is a 28% increase. Researchers used phone interview and travel diary data from the US Department of Transportation's National Household Travel Survey to estimate the daily levels of physical activity attained by people walking to and from transit, and to assess their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Study results found the highest proportion of transit walkers were from low-income households making less than $35,000, 54.8 percent were non-white and 64.6 percent lived in a city with a rail system and a population of 1 million or more people. Walk time for white and middle-income transit walkers increased slightly.
In 2009, 3.4 million people walked 30 minutes or more per day in conjunction with a transit trip, helping them meet the recommendations of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Of the transit walkers attaining 30 or more minutes per day of physical activity solely by walking to transit, 43.1 percent made less than $15,000 per year, 41.3 percent had less than a high school education, 44.6 percent were Asian/ Pacific Islanders, 38.9 percent lived in large cities with a rail system and 38.8 percent had no household d vehicle.
The study's authors conclude that, "transit walking contributes to meeting physical activity recommendations, especially for people of lower socioeconomic status or minority groups. Continued improvement to public transit systems can lead to lasting improvements to opportunities for physical activity."
[From: "Walking associated with public transit: Moving toward increased physical activity in the United States." Contact: Amy L. Freeland, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.]
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"I hire a brain with every pair of hands--they have so much more to offer if you give them the tools," says Chris Murphy, of Maximum FX Salon in Austin, Texas, who encourage his staff to submit blogs for the salon website. As the owner of three salons in the Austin, Texas, area, Chris Murphy leverages his iPhone and some key applications to keep on top of things and to communicate with staff throughout the organization. "A couple of applications have really changed things for us," he says. "We use Basecamp, which is a project management application. We have educators in all three locations and they use it as a company intranet when they are working together on a class. It really unleashes the brainpower of the team."
The salon also uses Google docs to store frequently used forms, such as guest care forms, color consultations, retail prescriptions and management forms. "The staff member doesn't have to go to the office and find a computer to access the form, they can access it from their phone.
Murphy encourages his leadership team and recruiting department to use the higher-level application of Evernote. "For example, we go to a number of job fairs and we use it to keep track of potential candidates," says Murphy. "The archiving software allows you to scan and store documents and pictures, as well as store voice memos and videos. We set up a series of folders for each step of our interviewing process, and because the app is web-based, anyone, anywhere can share thoughts or notes on a prospect anytime throughout the process."
The recruitment department uses the phone application Evernot to keep track of graduating cosmetology student and job applicants as they go through the recruiting and hiring process. "It has resulted in a higher level of employee and a better team," says Murphy. Murphy says the program date-stamps and time-stamps each piece of information and can even use GPS to help tell you where the information was gathered. As a result, the salon now can manage a large volume of applicants—it currently has 175 active potential candidates in the system—and anyone along the way can pull a person's file and see the resume that was gathered at a job fair or notes that were made after an interview.
"It's completely changed how we recruit—we are a lot more thorough and put candidates through a much stricter interview process," says Murphy. "It's resulted in a higher level of employee. We've been around 21 years and in the past year our staff retention was at 93 percent. We're getting the right people on the bus."


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Delicious Dishes 3.8.11 Mardi Gras
How is everyone's Fat Tuesday going? I hope you have a great day. If you are celebrating Mardi Gras today please share your activities with us here on It's a Blog Party, would be great to see all the wonderfully creative ways it can be done.
But for today I would like to share a couple from last week for the frugal minded and those that prefer to make their own condiments, and who doesn't.
First up we have Homemade Ketchup from An Oregon Cottage…
And for your salad and dips from Linda's Lunacy we have Homemade Ranch Dressing…
Thanks ladies for sharing these here on Delicious Dishes, now everyone have a great day and we will see you here next week so let's not forget about St. Patrick's Day…Blimey!
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The best conversations happen at the hair salon or barber shop.
The public was invited to one hosted by Englewood native Rashanah Baldwin who returned home after receiving her Masters from DePaul and Bachelors from UIC. She Co-Founded RAGE - the Resident Association of Greater Englewood and hosted the this one-hour 'shop talk' sparked by Whole Foods coming to the poverty-ridden Englewood neighborhood.
Dozens showed up.
"The reaction has been mixed. A lot of people talked about gentrification, a lot of people talked about not being able to afford the prices inside Whole Foods and a lot of people welcome Whole Foods to come here," said Baldwin.
The city's Planning Commission signed off on the project this week. The Thursday approval paves the way for Whole Foods to develop its 18,000 square foot building and open in 2016.
"What happens in Englewood could very well happen in your individual communities," said 6th Ward Alderman Roderick Sawyer.
And 100 jobs are up for grabs when the upscale grocer opens.
Sawyer who attended Thursday night's barber shop talk says it's also an opportunity for Chicago-area entrepreneurs.
"There are local vendors that can open and get wears in Whole Foods," said Sawyer.
Shop talk - energetic and filled with good ideas is just getting started.
Fox 32's Tisha Lewis reports the 'shop talk' is just the first of a year-long, monthly conversation series happening at the barber shop. The next one is scheduled for January, it's focused on voter registration.
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As this blog has noted, the main issue holding up a comprehensive immigration reform bill is not legalizing immigrants or border security, but whether it will include a guest worker program. The Chamber of Commerce wants it, the AFL-CIO doesn't and without both of them on board a deal could fall apart.
In a press release issued this afternoon, Sen. Jeff Session, R-Ala., came out on the side of Big Labor and attacked the idea of a guest worker program. He said:
The last time Congress considered a comprehensive immigration bill, unemployment was 5 percent. Today, it's nearly 8 percent. 40 percent of those unemployed have been out of work for six months or longer. The labor force participation rate is at a thirty-year low. The unemployment rate for teenagers is 25.1 percent. Wages are stagnant. Never before have more Americans been on food stamps and other forms of welfare. Yet all we hear from those interests pushing for a comprehensive immigration bill is that we have a labor shortage and need to import more low-skill workers. An expanded guest worker program will not benefit unemployed American and legal workers. We should be trying to help unemployed Americans find good jobs, not importing cheap labor to take these jobs. …
Every American worker, union and non-union, is right to be concerned about a large guest worker program combined with a large amnesty of illegal workers. There is no doubt that such a plan will reduce Americans' wages and job prospects.
Sessions, incidentally is not known as much of a union booster. Alabama has a unionization rate of 9.2 percent, below the national average of 11.3 percent. Only 5.7 percent of the state's private sector workforce is unionized.
He is, however, a staunch critic of immigration. So it is perhaps best to view his comments in that light.


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[-Eventing-] Guild System, My own version fo the other tutorial
Nov 24 2009, 12:58 AM
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If you haven't seen Ghostbusters, we have nothing to discuss
Type: Designer
Alignment: Neutral Good
This is my own variation of that other guild system tutorial, slightly different, though. When I first tried the demo of the other, it wasn't quite like I needed. It was one where you made your own, rather than what I needed, which was to join a pre-existing one. So here it is:
Step 1. The Outside
First let's make it so that you have to do something to get into the guild. How about kill a monster? In the demo, I chose a slime, because I needed something easy to defeat. So, let make it o that once you defeat it, it turn on a switch titled DEFEATED SLIME and you get the item Medal of Honor in your inventory. Then Let construct a guild. We can make the outside easily. Use your imagination. Then do the quick create event DOOR. After that, make a third tab in it, where if the player tries to enter, it display that he can't. Then in the one where it does open, make the conditions so the switch needs to be on and the item Medal of Honor needs to exist.
Step 2. The Inside
Make a first story. Maybe put a bookshelf and some wine in it. Some food maybe. Then lets put a person there who asks your player if he wants to be in the guild. If the player says yes, he gets a Membership Card. Also, create 2 variables, make Rank (Add 1 to it) and Exp (Don't add or subtract anything from that). Once he has that, he may go up to the second level. Maybe up there there can be some beds to re-heal. Up on the third floor is the entrance to the Arena. This is the most important feature of the Guild. But before he can enter the Arena, he has to go through a room with someone who will explain everything to him. The way the arena works is this. You fight one monster three times. Each time you win against a monster, you add 1 to Exp. Every multiple of three will add 1 to rank. Every new rank will unlock a new level of the building. I put in seven levels, though I would advise for 5 or 4, because adding 7 levels of 4 transfer events each is really time-consuming and tedious. I made a few custom monsters, all human since I decided this would be fighting members of the guild. Each no level you unlock gives a new feature on that level, so I would find some good scripts and tutorials and use those on it. Maybe a Lottery, a Shop, a Bank, and some other stuff.
I took some unconventional ways of eventing due to some problems I had. First of all, Defeated Slime was on at the beginning of the game and turned off after you defeated it. I found that for the door thing to work, the part that didn't let you in had to have a condition to. Also, some of my transfers are weird, that's just because I tried different ways of doing them at different times. Don't ask.
Well, that's about all, here's the link to the Demo: Demo
Tell me how you like it!
Nov 24 2009, 01:33 AM
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Why did you post this three times? Is the giant note at the top not visible enough?
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If you haven't seen Ghostbusters, we have nothing to discuss
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Mar 17 2011, 04:03 PM
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I just simply did not see it, I apologize.
Invalid or Deleted File.
this is what I got for trying to download your demo.
My project is Adventure RPG online: "Reopened"
1.Title screen:100%
2.Gameover screen:100%
5.other dungeons:
8.I have all scripts already on cdr.
9.Website:0% (making new website)
I see too many remakes of old games. Disobeying copyright law!!!!!!!
1.Phantasy star
2.final fantasy 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14
3.Dragon warrior
4.Kingdom hearts
5.Chrono trigger
Any other game that has been made already!
my video demo on my project in progress:(maybe but i am not putting it here)
Jerks are people who get into other peoples accounts without asking!
"Secondly, do not insult my intelligence, for I assure it's much greater than yours."
"Obey elders that is older than you"
"Don't be bullied by younger age kids"
"Use your head think new games"
"No useing old game material" (thats disobeying copyright)
Mar 17 2011, 06:10 PM
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Thats what happens on threads that are over a year old.
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Some of this year's Red Cross heroes saved lives by facing the unexpected. Others, like First Dep. Chief Nicholas Amicone of the Reading Fire Department, dedicate their lives to saving people everyday.
For the first day since State Police identified the shooter accused of gunning down a state trooper and injuring another, Pocono Mountain School District will be open.
People who are not allowed back to their homes because of the search for an accused cop-killer have a Red Cross shelter they can use.
The potentially deadly game of cat and mouse to catch an accused cop-killer continues. Police have concentrated their search in Price Township as the hunt for Eric Frein continues into its 10th day.
The search for Eric Frein has frustrated and frightened a lot of residents, but it has also shown how a community can come together when times get tough.
For 10 days now, Eric Frein has managed to evade police.
The candidates for Pennsylvania Governor shared a stage Monday night for their first debate.
A fire caused heavy damage to a home in Lehigh County.
A 300-pound male bear believed to have killed a hiker in northern New Jersey was circling the victim when sheriff's officers and wildlife officials killed it.
Two of the young victims killed in a violent crash last week have been identified as Chester County firefighters.
Construction on a bridge in Lehigh County could cause some traffic headaches for the next year.
East Penn School District superintendent J. Michael Schilder again has publicly expressed dissatisfaction with STA of Pennsylvania, which is transporting students in the district for the first time this school year.
Smaller lunch portions are served to Bangor Area School District students by the international food service the district hired to manage the cafeteria, head cooks told the school board Monday at a meeting that sparked outrage by two council members and dismay by Superintendent Frank DeFelice.
A Quakertown Borough resident would like to see sidewalks included in the design plans when construction on Mattress Warehouse begins.
The Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors Monday evening reviewed and forwarded to the township's zoning hearing board an appeal for a special exception use from the new owner of the former Peppercorn Pub on Route 309 in Coopersburg.
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Imagine the idyllic surroundings that teacher education major Christine Holland will experience this fall while student teaching as a math specialist in elementary classrooms at the Royal Wolverhampton School, a traditional boarding school in central England.
Holland was accepted to the Educators Abroad Program, with which UW-Superior is affiliated, to complete the first 10 weeks of her student teaching. She received the prestigious Benjamin Gilman Scholarship, a federal grant for which students with Pell Grants are eligible to apply, to lessen her expenses for this program.
Holland described her reasons for applying to the program:
"As an education major, it is hard to find time to study abroad. It is difficult to finish within four years, and doing a semester abroad could push back graduation. When I found out that it was an option to student teach abroad, I knew that was something I wanted to do.
"Luckily, I have an amazing husband who understands why I want to leave for three months and teach abroad. The main reason that I want to go abroad is for the experience in a completely different setting. How often do teachers get an opportunity to teach in a completely different country?
"Student teaching at a British boarding school and then at an American public school and being able to see and experience the differences in teaching styles, curriculum, and daily school life will be tremendously beneficial for my future career.
"Another great experience for me abroad is to be the minority. As a white American female, I am rarely the minority in most environments. I want to take the chance to put myself in the position of being the 'outsider' and trying to see what it feels like. I know I will have students in the future who are in that same position, and having experienced it myself, I will be able to show greater empathy for those students."
Educators Abroad offers student teaching placements of 10 to 18 weeks in 50 countries and many states within the United States. Previous UW-Superior students in the program havedone their student teaching in Australia and Czech Republic.
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Google: A New Crankshaft for V8
Earlier this week, Google released Crankshaft, a new compilation infrastructure for V8, Chrome's JavaScript engine.
Crankshaft improves the performance of JavaScript applications and should give Chrome users a better experience when loading web pages and JavaScript applications.
Crankshaft's four main components include a base complier, a runtime profiler, an optimizing compiler, and deoptimization support. V8 with Crankshaft for the 32-bit Intel architecture is available now and work on ARM and 64-bit ports are underway.
More information on can be found on the Chromium Blog.
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Fedora Developer Announces New Partition Manager
New tool will look like GParted but support a wider range of storage technologies.
Mozilla Releases a New Firefox
New public key pinning feature will help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
SSH Key Management Guidelines
The US government rolls new best-practice rules for protecting SSH.
Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.


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Book your room at The Q Hotel & Spa
Super-inclusive, environmentally-friendly boutique hotel in the heart of Kansas City
With a stay at AC Hotel by Marriott Kansas City Westport in Kansas City (Westport), you'll be minutes from Riot Room and close to Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
This eco-friendly hotel is within close proximity of Kansas City Art Institute and Fountain of Neptune.
Make yourself at home in one of the 123 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Additional features include a fireplace in the lobby, a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can get around on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 5 mi.
Grab a bite from a grocery/convenience store, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and limo/town car service. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge, and free self parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
The Q is strategically located right in the heart of all the best the city has to offer. We are located in the historic Westport Entertainment District, with over 75 restaurants, bars and shops within 2 blocks of our front door. Whether you want a dueling piano bar, or a jazz speakeasy, or a Mediterranean eatery, or a hip/modern boutique, or simply the oldest pub in the city, Westport has it all.
Just 6 blocks to our south is the famous Country Club Plaza and 30 blocks to our north is Downtown and the Power and Light District/Sprint Center. Our complimentary shuttle service can whisk you to these locations and everything in between. When you check in at the Q, you can hide your car keys for the duration of your stay.
The Q is KC's super-inclusive, 'green' hotel. Super-inclusive means free hot breakfast with an omelet station, free evening cocktails in our lobby bar, free parking, free shuttle service between downtown and the plaza, free Wi-Fi and free passes to Gold's Gym. With a nationally recognized Eco-Plan, the Q is proud to be introducing eco-friendly lodging to KC. Named the Best Hotel in KC by Pitch Magazine, the Q is 1 of 2 KC hotels recommended by the New York Times.
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Express check-in
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 123
- Multilingual staff
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Fireplace in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 4
- Bar/lounge
- Free Wi-Fi
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
- ATM/banking
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free self parking
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Fitness facilities
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Designated smoking areas
- Grocery/convenience store
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Picnic area
- 24-hour business center
- Train station pickup (complimentary)
- Spa services on site
- Television in lobby
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Pay movies
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Shower/tub combination
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Pillowtop mattress
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Flat-panel TV
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Yard
- Complimentary bicycles on site
The fine print for The Q Hotel & Spa
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Your pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1, Pet maximum weight in lb is 50
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
- Pet fee: USD 50.00 per room, per stay (maximum USD 50.00 per stay)
- Pet deposit: USD 50.00 per stay
- Late check-out fee: USD 65.00
- Deposit: USD 25.00 per stay
- Refrigerator fee: USD 10.00 per stay
- In-room microwave fee: USD 10.00 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per stay
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Children 12 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
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Spa Credit
Book a stay in any room category and receive a spa credit good for either $25 off a 90-minute Swedish massage or 10 percent off a 60-minute Swedish massage.
One credit per room per stay. Credit is valid at the hotel spa during guest stay only. Guests must contact the hotel using the number on the reservation confirmation received after booking via this Web site in order to make an appointment. Not valid with other promotions. Offer may be discontinued at any time without prior notice.


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