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has high expectations and specific interests. Their concern for the earth and its humanity is driving the explosive growth in the study of sustainability and renewable energy sources. As educators it is our responsibility to tap this enthusiasm by offering educational experiences beyond the classroom – from the research lab to digging wells that provide clean water and improved sanitary conditions for an African village. Armed with hands-on research experiences integrated with an interdisciplinary education, our 21st century graduates enter the engineering profession better prepared to fulfill their career aspirations and make a profound impact on the world.
USF Academics and Research
The University of South Florida (USF) is recognized for its high quality faculty, staff, and students. Faculty incorporate cutting edge knowledge about engineering practice, their research, and local and global issues in the classroom. USF received over $380 million of research funding last year and is ranked high by the National Science Foundation in terms of research expenditures. And USF is rated as the nation's 63rd rated public research university and one of 39 community-engaged public universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It is also one of Florida's top three research universities and is ranked in the top 20 of US News and World Report list of "up and coming universities."
Our department graduates approximately 100 undergraduate engineers every year and has approximately 200 graduate students, about 80 who are working on a doctoral degree. You will find our faculty members energetic and working on cutting edge problems that they incorporate into the classroom. Two faculty recently received distinguished Career Awards from the National Science Foundation. Research Centers that our students are involved in include the Center for Modeling Hydrologic and Aquatic Systems, the Clean Energy Research Center, and the Center for Urban Transportation Research.
You will find that the campus has a nice open and green feel to it. We have a biodiesel powered shuttle bus system that takes students to a local commercial area and some off campus housing. Our first LEED certified green building is now under construction and will house the Patel Center for Global Solutions. USF just created an Office of Sustainability to assist our efforts to green the campus and meet university climate change agreements our President has signed, and a new School of Global Sustainability is leading new academic and research programs.
USF Sports
USF is a member of the Big East Conference. USF sporting events are free to students--including football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer. The football team plays at nearby Raymond James Stadium (home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
USF Arts and Recreation
Nearby campus, at USF's Riverfront Park, canoe and kayak rentals are available. Lettuce Lake Park is located next to this park and provides wildlife viewing.
Other activities that are on campus include:
Campus Tour
USF Campus Tour
In terms of weather, we cannot think of a better place to spend the year than South Florida. Several local beaches are ranked as top 10 beaches every year, including several that were rated the #1 beach in the U.S. (http://www.drbeach.org/). Everglades National Park has 1.5 million acres of Wilderness to explore. There is mountain biking just outside of Tampa. Lettuce Lake Park is next to campus and USF provides opportunities for students to rent canoes and kayaks at Riverfront Park (so they can explore the natural wonders of the Hillsborough River). Campus is also located approximately one mile from Busch Gardens. You can mountain bike at several nearby locations (http://www.swampclub.org/locations.htm#WildernessPark) and Florida's State Park system provides many other recreational opportunities (http://www.floridastateparks.org/).
There is a strong arts presence on campus and students can also visit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg or hang out at a street café in Ybor City or the SoHo area of South Howard Street. USF competes in the Big East Conference so there are opportunities to watch major college sports that include: football, soccer, volleyball, and basketball. For those who enjoy baseball, Spring Training brings around 6 major league baseball teams to our local area (http://www.floridaspringtraining.com/).
Theme Parks
Theme Parks abound central Florida. Busch Gardens is less than 5 minutes away. Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World are all approximately a 1 hour and 15 minutes drive from campus.
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§ 7231c.
EligibilityA local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies where appropriate, is eligible to receive a grant under this part to carry out the purpose of this part if such agency or consortium—
is implementing a plan undertaken pursuant to a final order issued by a court of the United States, or a court of any State, or any other State agency or official of competent jurisdiction, that requires the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in the elementary schools and secondary schools of such agency; or
without having been required to do so, has adopted and is implementing, or will, if a grant is awarded to such local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, under this part, adopt and implement a plan that has been approved by the Secretary as adequate under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.] for the desegregation of minority-group-segregated children or faculty in such schools.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title V, § 5304, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1807.)
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WICHTA, Kan. (AP) — The state of Kansas and the city of Wichita are seeking nearly $13 million in federal money to complete the planning phase of a proposed project that would extend Amtrak's Heartland Flyer passenger service from Wichita to Oklahoma City.
The project would extend the Heartland Flyer to Wichita and Newton and then connect the Wichita area with the Southwest Chief line to Oklahoma City.
The $12.7 million grant project includes $3 million in matching funds from the Kansas Department of Transportation, which is contingent on $2.3 million in matching funds from Oklahoma. The Wichita City Council is expected to formally support the application Tuesday and a decision is expected in about three months, The Wichita Eagle reported.
The city and state are seeking part of $473.8 million in federal TIGER, or Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, grants, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's website.
"We're going to have a lot of competition for the money," said Wichita Vice Mayor Pete Meitzner, who has led the city's efforts to land passenger rail service. "There's not a big bucket there — maybe $500 million or so — but the good news is that there are only 10 or 11 other applications that relate to passenger rail."
If the grant is received, it would fund the final engineering design phase of the project, which would determine how much additional right of way, sidings — low-speed track sections for loading, unloading and storing of train cars — and rail repair would be needed.
The Kansas Legislature also supports the grant application if Oklahoma officials can provide the matching funds while dealing with damage from two rounds of destructive storms this spring, said Jerry Younger, the deputy secretary of the transportation department.
In Oklahoma, officials are considering two possible routes: north through Wichita or northeast through Tulsa. A private study group in Tulsa is examining the possibility of private passenger trains on the northeast route through their city, operating along with a northbound Heartland Flyer line through Wichita.
David Streb, director of engineering for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, told The Associated Press on Friday that there has been no discussion of costs or of Oklahoma providing matching money. He believes any additional rail service will not happen quickly.
Streb said a study funded by Oklahoma and Kansas about three years ago found that extending the Heartland Flyer to Newton would cost an estimated $132.5 million.


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Top Definition
A slang term for 'in this place'.
Yo dude, is there any more beers up in this bitch?
লিখেছেন- LocoChaz 1 de অগাস্ট de 2008
Trending Now
a way of ending a sentence or phrase to enforce or emphasize its presence, meaning, and goal (unless used in the sense of ejaculating, in which case it basically means to ejaculate within a female)
I'm doing the homework on the last day inthisbitch; We got to the finals inthisbitch
লিখেছেন- zilt 23 de ফেব্রুয়ারি de 2011


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I couldn't believe my ears.
Not once, but twice.
NBC's opening of its U.S. Open coverage Sunday showed men from the military raising the American flag, showing monuments from Washington, D.C., while children recited the Pledge of Allegiance - all but three words.
Somehow finding the cutting room floor were "under God" and "indivisible."
Not once, mind you, but twice.
I was appalled.
But, considering this came from NBC shouldn't really be shocking to anyone.
Someone decided, with the approval of others, to intentionally edit out those three words.
They, apparently, did not want to offend anyone.
Well, I was, as were thousands of others, if not more than that.
NBC tried to save face, as if it cared, by issuing a statement on air Sunday that was read by commentator Dan Hicks, "We began our coverage of this final round just about three hours ago and when we did it was our intent to begin the coverage of this U.S. Open Championship with a feature that captured the patriotism of our national championship being held in our nation's capital for the third time.
"Regrettably, a portion of the Pledge of Allegiance that was in that feature was edited out. It was not done to upset anyone and we'd like to apologize to those of you who were offended by it."
First, NBC couldn't even use the words "under God" and "indivisible" in its apology. Which, basically, means it omitted those words three times and on purpose.
Second, NBC only regretted the fact that people were outraged and immediately went to social media sites and began to voice their opposition.
Third, how in the world did NBC actually think people would not get mad? Sorry, NBC that was done, not necessarily with the intention of making people mad, but editing out "under God" and "indivisible" was completely intentional.
To me, a "portion" would be more than three words of the 31-word Pledge of Allegiance.
But, still, this was done on purpose.
And, NBC does not care at all.
This, folks, is not about the Constitution, our Founding Fathers or the fact the "under God" wasn't added to the Pledge of Allegiance until 1954 on Flag Day by President Dwight Eisenhower. It does not matter that "under God" was not in the original Pledge of Allegiance. It is there now, the fourth version of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first being in 1892.
This is about a company with an agenda. NBC knows that we will soon forget what some employees did on purpose and go on with our daily lives.
This is about other companies, ESPN, the USGA and the Golf Channel, who have not come out with a statement against NBC, meaning, by keeping their collective mouths shut, I believe they endorse what NBC did.
This is about sponsors of those programs being OK with what was done because, last I checked, there were no stories published of sponsors pulling their advertising dollars because of what was done intentionally.
This is about the writers and personalities at ESPN, TGC and NBC not caring about what was done. This is about them not caring that "under God" and "indivisible" were purposefully left out of the Pledge of Allegiance.
This is about a bunch of people who do not care in the least that this was done.
So, it's up to us who do care.
I sent e-mails to NBC and the USGA, called and left a voice mail for Mike McCarley, president of the Golf Channel and sent a letter to the editor to USA Today.
And, yes, you guessed it, I received no responses.
I now have a choice on what to do with NBC, the USGA, ESPN and the Golf Channel.
This is really not about whether you believe in God or not, of which I completely do and am not ashamed of it.
It is about blatant censorship.
It is about us making choices with those four companies because of the choice of one - NBC.
It will be hard, but I can live without watching the three.
Here I come, Food Network!
(Mathison, a Weirton resident, is the sports editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Here is a list of information and links that we thought might be helpful to new students. If you feel that we have missed anything and think that it would be helpful for new students, please e-mail us at: email@example.com
Office of Academic Success
The Office of Academic Success provides a variety of services to the Marywood Community, including:
- Retention & Advising
- Peer tutoring (individual tutoring, small group tutoring, and a drop-in center)
- Writing center (professional writing support and drop-in center)
- Assistive technology
- Disability services
ATM and Personal Finances
The PNC Bank's Automated Teller Machines are conveniently located in the Nazareth Student Center and in the Regina Hall Desk area. These machines can be used for withdrawals and transfers from any bank in the nationwide PLUS system. Additionally, the Nazareth Student Center machine can be used by PNC Bank customers to make deposits and payments.
Students are encouraged to obtain an ATM Card for ready access to cash for emergencies and daily needs. Families may make deposits at a home bank for cash to be available to students on campus. Personal checks may be cashed at the Cashier's Office for a limit of $50.00 per day, for a nominal service charge. Checks must be made payable to "Cash." Picture identification is required. Two-party checks cannot be accepted. A service charge will be incurred for each check returned by the bank for any reason.
The Bookstore is a modern, self-service store in Nazareth Student Center, which carries a complete stock of all required and recommended books selected by the faculty. School supplies, university-imprint clothing, novelties, convenience items, gift items and general books are available. The Bookstore coordinates the sale of class rings and the ordering of caps and gowns.
Their new website makes it very easy to find the course material you need, as well as purchase books and merchandise online!
Building Nicknames and Codes
Full list of buildings
|Building Name
|Liberal Arts Center
|Nazareth Student Center
|Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts
|Natural Health and Sciences Center
|McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies
|Visual Arts Center
|Studio Arts Center
|Center for Athletics and Wellness
|Media Center
|Library, LR
|Learning Resource Center
|Architectural Studies Center
|Healthy Families Center
Clubs & Organizations
Student Activities and Leadership Development (SALD) offers over 60 extra-curricular registered clubs and organizations. All clubs and organizations are student run, under the advisement of a faculty or staff member. All registered clubs are open to membership for all Marywood students. If you are interested in our clubs and organizations and would like to learn more information, please contact email@example.com
Find a Club by Category:
- Departmental Clubs
- Music & Art
- Athletics & Recreation
- Special Interest
- Honor Societies
- Social Fraternities And Sororities
- All Clubs
Computer Labs
Computer Labs are located at over fifteen areas, to which all students have public access. They are located on the first floor of Madonna Hall and second floor of Regina Hall. There are two labs located in the McGowan Center. There is also a computer area located in Nazareth Hall (Student Center). Computer labs are located on the third floor of the Learning Resources Center (Library) and also on the first floor of the Center for Natural and Health Sciences. Computer labs are also located on the second floor of the Studio Arts Center and the first floor of the Visual Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center has computer labs on the first and second floors. In addition, the computer lab in Loughran Hall is available as a drop in facility when classes are in session.
Dining Services
There are various places to eat around Marywood's campus. For example, the First Stop located in Regina Hall, the Atrium located in the McGowan Center, and the Main Dining Room located in Nazareth Hall are eateries located around the campus. More information can be found at the Dining Services website.
|Atrium Diner
|McGowan Center for Graduate and Professional Studies
|The Connection
|Nazareth Student Center
|Main Dining Hall
|Nazareth Student Center
|First Stop
|Regina Hall
|Study Grounds
|Learning Resources Center
E-Mail Accounts
All students at Marywood are assigned a free e-mail account on our server. Account information is sent to the student by US mail. Contact the Help Desk phone: 570-340-6070 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
E-mail Announcements for Students
The Marywood University's student mailing list (containing email addresses of all Marywood students) is the University's way how to inform the student community about activities, events, and general announcements happening at Marywood or in the immediate area. Students are automatically subscribed to this mailing list using their Marywood e-mail account. All students are encouraged to read those emails daily
e2campus Notification System
e2campus is a state-of-the-art notification system that sends notifications instantly and simultaneously to subscribers.
All users receive these notifications:
- Weather cancellations and delays
- Emergency conditions
- Changes in parking conditions
Subscribers can also register to receive optional notifications from Student Activity Center.
Student Health Services
Your health plays an important role in how well you achieve your academic, social and personal goals during your college years. The professional staff of Health Services is committed to meeting today's highest health standard. Registered Nurses are available to provide health care that is sensitive to the needs of all students. The Health Services is located on the terrace level in Loughran Hall.
Identification Cards
All enrolled students are required to carry a valid Marywood University photo identification card while on campus, through the completion of their degree program. This form of identification is needed for access to library materials, computer facilities, recreational facilities, and to attend social and cultural activities. Meal plan choices also are encoded on the ID card along with access to specified facilities.
Identification cards are issued without charge in the Madonna Hall Lobby, Monday through Friday – 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A $15.00 fee will be assessed for replacing a lost card. A $20.00 fee will be assessed for replacing a lost proximity I.D. card.
Library - Learning Resources Center
Marywood Library holds 216,191 volumes, 378,148 items on microfilm, 43,342 media items, 797 active periodical subscriptions in print and microfilm format plus over 26,449 electronic journal titles. The Learning Resources Center houses the Library, User Support Services, Academic Computing, and the Radio & Television Studios.
What's What On Campus
Important locations for you to find in the first days at the Marywood campus.
Lost and Found
The Campus Safety Office should be contacted regarding lost and found property.
Lounges for student use are available in several buildings across the campus. The Fireplace Lounge in the Nazareth Student Center, and the Study Grounds in the Learning Resources Center provide comfortable areas for studying, computer work, tutoring, group meetings and relaxing. In addition to several computer lounges across campus, a drop-in computer lounge in Loughran Hall is available 24 hours a day when the residence halls are open.
Lounges can be found in the bottom floors of Madonna, Regina and Loughran Halls and allow 24 hour visitation. The lounge on the first floor of Nazareth Hall features Pool, Air Hockey, Ping-Pong, and Foosball tables. The lounges have televisions and are available to all students. They are a nice place to study or to enjoy your favorite television show.
Department Student Mail Boxes
Students in certain departments will have their own mailbox on campus. In their mail box they will receive letters from their advisors, department chairs, and also other important messages. Students should check these at least once a week. Elementary, Early Childhood, and Special Education majors mailboxes are located in the Curriculum Lab.
Clean Air Policy
The University is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff and guests. Therefore, Clean Air Policy prohibits smoking and other uses of tobacco products
- in all University buildings;
- on all University athletics fields and spectator areas;
- in any University vehicle; and
- at any other place on campus, unless the University has clearly designated it as a smoking area.
Dry Campus Policy
In the United States, you must be 21 years old to drink alcohol. The sale or service of alcohol to anyone who has not yet reached the age of 21 is prohibited. Marywood University is a "dry campus" - no alcohol permitted. This policy is strictly enforced.
Student Activity Crew (SAC)
SAC website lists all of the activities that occur on campus during the current month. Some events may include movies being shown, club meetings, concerts, blood drives, etc.
What's going on in the Scranton area?
Check out the Off-Campus Dining & Entertainment student guide.
Marywood is an NCAA Division III institution and a member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Pacers sport schedules are challenging and include contests against schools encompassing a wide geographic area. Seventeen (17) varsity sports are sponsored: eight men's (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, and tennis) and nine women's sports (basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, and volleyball). To learn more, please visit the Marywood Pacers Website.
Club Sports
Marywood University offers a wide variety of sports clubs that can be considered the first step towards future varsity sponsorship.
Intermurals & Recreation
Intramurals provide excellent opportunities for socialization and interaction among students, faculty and staff. Thus we offer diverse opportunities in competitive and recreational activities including a varied selection of more than thirty intramural programs.
Student Services
Student Services are part of the Student Life Office. The office provides an array of opportunities for students to learn and lead through experiences that enhance classroom learning.
- Academic Success Office
- Athletics and Recreation
- Career Services
- Campus Ministry/Collegiate Volunteers
- Counseling/Student Development Center
- Housing and Residence Life
- Student Activities and Leadership Development
- Student Handbook
- Student Health Services
Local Transportation
Marywood provides free, unlimited bus transportation to all students, faculty, and staff. Just show your Marywood ID to travel on any COLTS bus, anywhere in the county, for free.
Visit ColtsBus.com for bus schedules.
Weather Delay/ Early Closing
Although Marywood University is committed to keeping its campus open at all times, inclement weather may result in necessary cancellations. Cancellation announcements will specify classes, offices, and/or special events. Announcements are also made on many local television and radio stations.
Members of the Marywood Community should access the following sources for official announcements:
- Marywood University Homepage
- Inclement Weather Hotline: 570-961-4766
- e2Campus Notification System
If a particular class does not follow a standard starting time, the individual instructor should determine the meeting time closest to the standard for that day of the week.
The Wood Word
The Wood Word is Marywood's offical student newspaper. It is available to all students free-of-charge. It is dropped off at various places around campus where students can pick up a copy and enjoy reading about new and exciting things occurring at Marywood. E-mail WoodWord staff at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Is there a specific rule saying that 'a/an' and 'the' should not followed by the word 'different'?
"I go out to different clubs with my boyfriend".
I know there are some fixed expression for using articles (eg at 'the' weekend ; or in 'the' afternoon ; or take 'a' bath) , but how about putting article in front of the word 'different' in the sentence quoted above?


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All Rise...
Editor's Note
Our reviews of Patriot Games (published June 18th, 1999) and Patriot Games (Blu-Ray) (published July 29th, 2008) are also available.
The Charge
Not for honor. Not for country. For his wife and child.
Opening Statement
Paramount remedies a grievous wrong by revisiting the big-screen adaptation of Tom Clancy's novel, this time with genuine extra content, a lovely DTS track, and a modestly improved video transfer.
Facts of the Case
Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is on a working vacation in London, England, when he stumbles across a terrorist attack upon a member of the Royal family, Lord Holmes (James Fox). In short order, Ryan kills one terrorist and wounds his brother, Sean Miller (Sean Bean). Ryan sticks around to testify against Miller, and then heads back to his Annapolis, Maryland home while Miller heads to a maximum-security British prison…but not for long!
When Miller's cohorts spring him in effective and murderous fashion, Miller begins to nurse his fierce desire for revenge. His revenge leaves Ryan's wife, Cathy Ryan (Anne Archer), wounded and his daughter, Sally (Thora Birch), at death's door. Ryan fights back in the best way he knows how, by going back to an old job with the CIA and tracking down Sean Miller and his IRA splinter group. However, as all good villains do, Miller takes matters into his own hands and comes a' calling for Ryan.
The Evidence
Ironically, the trailer for Patriot Games uses the line "[t]here's never been a terrorist attack on American soil," though it was removed from the theatrical release. How odd it is to hear these words, now that we have experienced the shock of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, the tragedy of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, and the horror of September 11, 2001. By comparison, the terrorism in Patriot Games seems almost inconsequential outside of the very real effect on the Ryan family.
Patriot Games is a very personal story of how one man confronts terrorism. Though the film was released after The Hunt for Red October, the events of Patriot Games took place earlier, when Jack Ryan was merely an unassuming professor of history, before the tide of history threw him into the heart of the Central Intelligence Agency (in Clear and Present Danger) and improbably into the Oval Office (in "Debt of Honor") and beyond. However, it is here in Patriot Games that we begin, and we do so with a compelling story and prescient lessons that are even more relevant to us in the middle of a war on terrorism than they may have seemed at the time.
When Ryan unexpectedly faces the spectre of political murder at close range, his instinctive reaction is to act, and not to seek personal safety in prevarication or simple passivity. His nemesis, Sean Miller, is not subject to negotiation or persuasion, and the breadth of the Atlantic Ocean cannot protect Ryan and his family from Miller's wrath. Ryan simply must confront evil and destroy it, pre-empting Miller's future of terror. However, Ryan acts not primarily out of duty or patriotism. At the fierce urging of his wife, he simply recognizes that his idyllic life and the safety of his family demands that he act. He cannot afford to take the risk of inaction.
This big-screen adaptation of Patriot Games is nearly, though not quite as good as Clancy's novel. Much of the differences are understandable, made necessary to edit a book into a roughly two-hour film and avoid prolonged, boring exposition. Rewriting and expanding the minor IRA mouthpiece Paddy O'Neill to take advantage of Richard Harris is a net plus, but some omissions and transformations leave the film the poorer by comparison. Totally omitting Sergeant Major Breckenridge is a regrettable loss, as he is a small but bluntly refreshing character, always ready with a veteran Marine's praise, criticism, and wisdom to guide the practical education of John Ryan.
Even more wounding is the dramatic change in the climactic battle between the terrorists and good guys. The filmed Patriot Games omits the more complicated but far more tense and powerful ending chase of the book for a nearly anti-climactic, less interesting, but simpler ending. The overall film is still a reasonable adaptation of the book, but a closer attention to the source material would have benefited the film (though perhaps not its length!).
Harrison Ford (Star Wars, Blade Runner, Presumed Innocent) is certainly a switch from Alec Baldwin, the previous Jack Ryan actor. While the added age complicated the writers' lives, Ford brings a ready-made boy scout/reluctant warrior manner that dovetails neatly with the role. Ryan has since been subjected to a youth movement (to Ben Affleck in Sum of All Fears), but if the Paramount powers that be ever want to film the later Jack Ryan/Tom Clancy novels, then Ford (even years older) is perfectly suited to that role. After all, he's already had Presidential practice in Air Force One!
Supporting Harrison Ford is cast well stocked with talent. Just check out this list of names!
With only a few lines of dialogue but an immense screen presence, James Earl Jones (Conan the Barbarian, Matewan, Sneakers) continues the fatherly, slightly mysterious role he started in Hunt for Red October and completed in Clear and Present Danger. With as little screen time, Richard Harris (Unforgiven, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) makes the most of it as a smarmy IRA bagman. Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction, Body of Evidence) has the "thankless task" (in the words of director Philip Noyce) of a reactive, supportive role, but to her credit creates a genuine chemistry with Harrison Ford that doubtless was a great assist to him. Sean Bean (Goldeneye, Ronin, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) burns brightly as a lizard-like raging terrorist, barely held in check by tart-tongued Patrick Bergin (Sleeping With the Enemy).
But wait! There's more! James Fox (A Passage to India, Sexy Beast) is a pitch-perfect aristocrat, and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Die Hard 3, The Negotiator) flexes his fledgling action-hero wings. Don't forget Thora Birch (American Beauty, Ghost World), who pulled off one of the toughest assignments in Hollywood: being realistic and non-annoying as a child actor.
Aside from finally giving Patriot Games the anamorphic transfer that it deserves, the video is a modest improvement over the first release. At least one problematic scene, specifically the overly gritty Cathy and Sally Ryan crash scene, still reflects the original difficulties, but the problem seems less obvious. Happily, the opening credits no longer shimmer and the sharpness has been boosted. As before, the colors are vivid and well saturated. Digital artifacting is present in only a limited fashion.
The soundtrack seems to have benefited from the re-release, especially with the welcome addition of a DTS track. Effects are precisely located and smoothly pan across the main channels, with commendable support from the rear surrounds and a moderate subwoofer punch. Add in the haunting, melancholy Irish melodies (thanks to Clannad) and moving James Horner soundtrack (borrowing in part from his Aliens work), and you have an excellent sonic treat.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
Since I previously harshly criticized Paramount for only including a trailer on the first release, it may seem the height of ingratitude to again lament the state of the extra content. The 25 minute featurette "Patriot Games: Close Up" is interviews of the major cast and crew, covering the basics of creation, production, and filming. While I welcome the addition, is this and the theatrical trailer really what Paramount means by a "Special Collector's Edition?" This may meet their definition, but more discerning members of the purchasing public will scoff using that label for this disc.
Paramount has a curious way to list the audio track information on the back of the box. Under the heading "Dolby Digital," the first two listings are "English 5.1 Surround" and "English DTS Surround Sound." This makes it seem like DTS is a type of Dolby Digital sound, a fact that the folks at DTS just might dispute.
Finally, Paramount includes legal warnings and ratings information before the main menu and just prior to playing the film. This is to be expected, but when Paramount makes these annoyances mandatory (i.e. non-skipable and non-fast forward-able), my blood pressure spikes. If I have to sit through another explanation of how INTERPOL wags its finger at piracy (Oh no! Ethel, get my pills! INTERPOL's coming to get me!), I'm going to spontaneously combust.
Finally, yes, I have changed my scoring of the acting and story components of Patriot Games. Reviewer's prerogative!
Closing Statement
If you resisted the first release, then go ahead and buy this release of Patriot Games ($20 list). Action and drama, though never overly graphic or laden with gratuitous sexual content, makes this an intelligent thriller that a family can enjoy. However, if you have the first release on your shelf, this double-dip is a closer call. On balance, the improvements in the video and especially the audio weigh in favor of a re-purchase, but only if you are a confirmed fan who is likely to enjoy multiple viewings (as I do!).
The Verdict
The court again finds Patriot Games an excellent film, worthy of its acquittal. Though Paramount did not deliver the supercharged special edition I had hoped for, the court appreciates the improvements in this release. Keep working at it, Paramount!
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- Date: November 12, 2012
- Time: 1:18 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 916 S.W. 15 St., Deerfield Beach
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- Latonya Peak, 28, female, Fort Lauderdale
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A woman who was abducted at gunpoint from work Monday afternoon in Deerfield Beach was reunited with her family, and her kidnapper was arrested.
Latonya Peak's seven-hour ordeal began shortly after 1 p.m. when she and a co-worker returned to the Amadeo Trinchitella clinic, commonly referred to as the Deerfield Beach High School Health Center, after lunch. The two were in the back parking lot of the clinic when they were approached by the gunman, later identified as Vinson Jerome Rattray Jr., a patient at the clinic.
The women ran in opposite directions when Rattray approached. Peak's co-worker was able to run to safety, but Rattray forced Peak into his vehicle and fled the scene. Using investigative techniques, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives located Rattray's vehicle at an apartment complex at 3331 Coral Hills Drive in Coral Springs, where Coral Springs police set up a command post nearby and assisted with the investigation.
Peak's co-workers told BSO detectives that Peak was afraid of Rattray, that he had been harassing her for several months and that he threatened to kill her.
Investigators zeroed in on apartment 11 after someone spotted Rattray taking Peak inside.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the Coral Springs SWAT team moved in and negotiated a safe surrender. Rattray was taken into custody without incident. Rattray, Peak and the man who lives in apartment 11 were transported to Coral Springs PD so their statements could be taken and Rattray could be questioned before taken to jail.
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Bucher said voters can cast their ballots at the Supervisor of Elections main office at 240 S. Military Trail in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
"I understand there is a law suit that I haven't seen yet asking that Miami, Broward and Palm Beach provide in person absentee voting today and tomorrow. Rather than require legal action, our office is taking a proactive position and providing the service to our voters so they can vote," Bucher wrote in a statement released Sunday.


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There are several accounts of Gladiatorial Games being organized during the Roman period, but are there any indications that they existed before the Romans? Please include references.
The gladitorial games were largely thought to be adopted by the Campanians and found their way to Rome through the Etruscans. From this site:
Also supported by the Wikipedia page on Gladitorial games.
However, various sites also espouse that the first Gladitorial games, which took place approximately 310 BC; almost fifty years before their appearance in Rome, did not originate in (what we now call) Italy at all. Rather they were of Greek origin.
In short, the origin of the Gladitorial games depends on your definition of what it meant to be a gladiator. In terms of funeral rites it seems the games were Greek in origin and based on the publication date of the epic poems by Homer were at least 1000 years old by the time they reached the Campania region in 264 BC.
However if your definition of the games is the bloody affairs conducted in the Colosseum where hundreds of men died in droves, that has a distinctly Roman history and probably began around 65 BC when Caesar sent around 320 pairs of gladiators to their deaths.


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Using the hyphen would traditionally be appropriate there, though it strikes me as old-fashioned. The BBC's website, for example, regularly uses "postmen and women" without a hyphen. Of course, this is somewhat ambiguous, as it could be taken to mean the same as "thousands of women and postmen". Context usually shows what is meant, but the hyphen certainly removes all doubt.
If you wanted an alternative that avoids the hyphen problem, you could replace -women with the full word ("thousands of postmen and postwomen") or use a term that includes both categories ("thousands of postal workers", or in U.S. English "thousands of mail carriers").
Perhaps I'm being hypersensitive, but it seems to me there's something inherently sexist in constructions explicitly stating that "postal delivery workers" includes both men and women.
I know that in the UK they actually call themselves posties, but I must admit I'm intrigued by Google's definition in that link...
...which seems to imply either that mailman is considered "unisex", or that all American delivery staff are men.
Both versions (with and without the hyphen) are fine, meaning they both conform to common usage.
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I'm trying to understand why do all polynomials with real roots are factorizable. The explanation relies on the fact that all polynomials which are divided by a first degree polynomial (x-b) where b is a root will have
$(x-b)(a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_0)+R$ R is a real number
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I was hoping for some direction or guidance regarding my C++ learning experience.
I have now read two books, from cover to cover, twice. The first was Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2010 and Starting out with C++ Early Objects (7th Edition). At this point and after several months I feel like all I know how to do in C++ is create a basic class, define some methods, use the STL, and read and write info to and from the console buffer (cin/cout). But simple things like saving data to a file, reading from a file, printing, connecting to an FTP site, doing some basic graphic manipulation on the screen (not even DirectX/OpenGL), and so-on I can't do or don't even know where to start. I feel I still haven't learned C++ thoroughly. I think you guys get where I'm going with this.
I tried downloading SFML and compiling it in Visual C++ 2010 Professional. After quite a bit of time, I got it, but then I was lost. I followed the tutorials and one didn't work. I kept getting an error regarding a missing symbol and after an hour or so on Google, I couldn't figure it out.
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Hancock County voters are being asked to vote to continue a levy that has provided $250,000 each year for the Hancock County Sheltered Workshop.
They should vote "yes" when they head to the polls on Tuesday.
The workshop provides employment and life skills training for approximately 80 clients. These clients include those with often significant mental or physical handicaps who might not otherwise be able to find employment or would have difficulty functioning in the community.
The workshop, which has been in operation for about 50 years, works with these individuals to teach them a trade, as well as social and life skills. They learn money management, volunteer their time in civic activities and are able to take part in a variety of community events they otherwise might not experience.
As part of that work, the workshop operates a laundry service that processes 3 million pounds of laundry each year for businesses around the Tri-State Area.
This levy is a continuation of the one that has existed in Hancock County for many years. That means there will be absolutely no tax increase for residents as a result of passing this levy.
And while $250,000 is a lot of money, it means even more to those who benefit from it. The levy primarily covers the cost of transporting the clients to and from the workshop. Without this transportation, there would be no way for all of them to have access to these services that have become so important to so many over the years.
By law, the levy must receive approval from 61 percent of the vote. That has never been a problem in its history, and we hope that is a trend that continues.
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I'd like to learn and use LaTeX on Ubuntu. What packages do I need? What is the best editor for LaTeX code on Ubuntu for a new LaTeX user? I'd also like the ability to see the code in one pane and the results in a second pane, if possible -- not necessarily WYSIWYG, though.
Just install the texlive package, this will pull in all the essentials. Additionally you can install documentation in your language, eg. texlive-doc-en. If you're writing in a language different from English, you should also add the respective language package, e.g. texlive-lang-french. There are also nice topic oriented packages like texlive-science or texlive-humanities -- but if you want to learn the basics of LaTeX you certainly don't need them.
If you just need basic editing support like syntax highlighting, any text editor will do, including the standard GNOME text editor gedit. More advanced options include:
Most of these editors don't really have a preview pane but this is not really necessary: Just keep evince open with the document you are working on, evince will automatically refresh its content as soon as you "compile" your latex document
If you just want to install the base stuff you should install texlive-latex-base. If you want the whole shebang, including extensive documentation, you go for texlive-full.
If you want a lightweight editor, you could just install gedit-latex-plugin, which adds LaTeX functionality to the default text editor.
If you want something with more functionality, you could give texmaker (also in the repositories) a try.
You can install all the necessary latex packages via texlive-latex-base. There are also additional options available.
You can always use emacs as editor, it has a lot of latex utilities available. However, any editor you are comfortable with works.
If you like to have specialized editors (that actually have wysiwyg), you can look into lyx, or if you use KDE you can use KILE which is an IDE for latex.
KILE gives you additional help with LaTex utilities like bibliography etc. You can automatically start all the compilation necessary etc.
Not necessarily a tool specifically for Ubuntu but we have a sister TeX Stack Exchange on this network that has great information for those of us still learning LaTeX.
I while back I wrote a blog post comparing 8 different free LaTeX editors, all of which are available for Ubuntu. (Of course, I was using Ubuntu when I wrote the post!)
The post is about six months old at this time. I think a lot of the information there will be worthwhile, even though some of it is out of date, or new things have been added in the meantime not mentioned there. (E.g., Texmaker(x) has a built in preview now, gedit has become more SyncTeX compliant -- I guess evince now has some SyncTeX features, though I've never figured out how to use them.)
If you're not hurting for disk space (beware, it's over 2 GB!), I recommend installing the texlive-full package, or even skipping Ubuntu's package manager and installing TeXlive directly from CTAN/TUG. That way you never have to worry about missing pacakges.
Several people have mentioned Texmaker, but if you're considering that, I highly recommend going for the TexmakerX fork instead, which has a lot more features, or at least I did when I compared.
In the meantime, I've settled on using vim, but without the vim-latex suite. I've written some custom scripts, including one that provides vim with a live-update-as-you-type preview panel using mupdf. If anyone is interested, I'll post instructions for using that with Ubuntu somewhere. However, I don't really recommend trying to master both vim and LaTeX at the same time. They each have a huge learning curve (though they're both worth it!), and trying to do them both simultaneously would make the most patient person scream.
Gummi is a free, open source, cross-platform, program, featuring a live preview pane.
Features included in the latest stable release of Gummi:
Features currently included in our development branch:
Gummi is still under active development.
You might want to try TeXlipse, a plugin that adds TeX support to the Eclipse IDE.
Texmaker is a free, modern and cross-platform LaTeX editor for linux, macosx and windows systems that integrates many tools needed to develop documents with LaTeX, in just one application.
Texmaker includes unicode support, spell checking, auto-completion, code folding and a built-in pdf viewer with synctex support and continuous view mode. Texmaker is easy to use and to configure.
Texmaker is released under the GPL license .
As other have mentioned texlive-latex-base and texlive-full are the best way to get the latex packages on your system. I also install texlive-latex-extra as it makes even more packages available.
Lately for a latex editor I have been trying out TeXworks. With TeXworks you can have your latex code open in one window and in the window next to it you can have your compiled document. When you make an update and rebuild the document the document view will stay at the point you where looking at so this can be useful for seeing your change took effect.
As a LaTeX distribution, you can use texlive. There's a metapackage called texlive-full that will install the entire distribution for you, but of course you can install individual packages as you need them. As for the editor, there are several options and you should probably try afew and see which one you prefer. I personally use either Emacs with auctex, or texworks. Other popular editors are vim, texmaker, and many more.
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Family Fun at Seven Springs All Year Long
When I think Seven Springs, I think wintertime snow.
But a visit last month to conquer the Screaming Hawk Zipline Course sent all thoughts of cold and snow out of my head.
Seven Springs Mountain Resort is full of spring, summer and fall adventures, as well as great food, a relaxing spa, gift shops, a variety of specialty weekends and beautiful lodging.
"We want Seven Springs to be a place for families to create memories," said Alex Moser, director of marketing at the resort.
"In the last three years, we've completely renovated the 416-room hotel, the Slopeside dining room and Timbers, added the new spa, repurposed eight chalets, built the sporting clays lodge and restaurant, put in the zipline course, added an outdoor pool, added more events and the Segway tours," Moser said.
"We really made it a focus to offer more summer activities that fit our brand. It's also important to keep our employees working. We do care about keeping the region busy. We are the largest employer in the region, employing 1,500 at the height of the ski season," he said.
Since adding the zipline course, which opened at the end of July, the lines have been forming. "It's like giving away gold," Moser said. More than 100 adventurers take to the ziplines each day, he said.
What's the appeal?
"Everyone wants to fly! Why is Superman cool? Why is Spiderman cool?" Moser commented.
Fourteen guides under the management of Scott Rush take zippers under their wings for a ride of their lives. The zipline course will be open weekends through mid- to late October, weather permitting.
The Activities:
A great way for families to make memories is to purchase an all-day activity bracelet, which allows guests to use the Alpine Slide/Scenic Chair Lift, the Alpine Tower, Monkey Motion (a pole and trampoline hybrid), bowling lanes, disc golf, hydro bikes, inflatables, kayaks, miniature golf course, paddleboats, rock wall, and indoor and outdoor swimming pools – all for one price ($39.95 for house guests over the age of 6).
And if that's not enough to keep you busy, there are stables for guided trail rides, horse-drawn wagon rides and private carriage rides, a summer tubing course and downhill mountain biking.
And did I mention shopping? Bring your wallet to Mountain Memories, Ole Man Winter, Sacred Ground, Shoppe at the Springs, Seven Springs Boutique, Seven Springs Outlet and Trademark 7.
Children who are walking age through age 10 can hang out at the Kids' Adventure Day Camp for a half day or a full day, while Mom and Dad play golf on the par 71 course, play racquetball, visit the sporting clays lodge or relax in the hot tubs.
The Spa:
The Trillium Spa is housed in a restored mountain chalet, designed by Greensburg, Pa., architect George Conte, who also designed the sporting clays lodge and redesigned the guest rooms in the lodge.
A calm, quiet oasis, the spa offers massages, manicures, pedicures, facials and hydrotherapy. Spa packages also are available for a total pampering experience.
My masseuse, Molly Guthrie, skillfully smoothed all of the kinks out of my neck and back from a day of ziplining.
The Food:
A variety of options are available, from casual at Timbers to fine dining at Helen's.
We dined at the Slopeside restaurant. I was hard-pressed to decide between the pea and leek ravioli or the lavender encrusted filet of beef with a saffron demi-glaze. The filet had me at lavender, which sounded quite enticing. It was delicious, and prepared rare as requested. The accompanying green beans were crisp and the lavender flavor spilled over to them, as well.
For just $4 extra, diners can choose the salad and dessert buffet to go with their entrees. What a bargain! The salad buffet was chock full of olives, artichokes, cheeses, vegetables, breads and more. And if you passed up the $4 option, for just $2 you can opt for the delicious array of desserts. It's quite easy to get way more than your money's worth.
The morning breakfast buffet, also served at the Slopeside, was quite healthy if you made the right choices, with big bowls overflowing with watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe and pineapple. Also offered were waffles with cooked apples, oatmeal, sausage, crispy bacon, sausage gravy. You can choose to have a chef whip up an omelet with fresh ingredients. Or you could go the doughnut, muffin and pastry route, too.
Not usually a big fan of buffets, I changed my opinion upon eating at the Slopeside.
Lunch was at the Grille at Sporting Clays. The lush, green view from our deck table overlooked a tranquil pond. And the sandwiches were delicious. My FITASC fish sandwich – named for a type of shotgun sport shooting – was delicious. Broiled cod with sauteed spinach, red onion, garlic, artichokes and tomatoes on a ciabatta roll. And so were the fries – which I shouldn't have eaten after that dessert buffet the night before!
The Sporting Clays:
Robert Walters was our guide for our sporting clays adventure.
It's all about posture, he told us. The correct stance will lead you to shoot correctly. The next lesson: let your gun see what your eyes see. It's that simple.
Sporting clays shooting has become quite popular at Seven Springs, he noted.
"I can put a gun in (your) hand and in an hour and a half have you breaking clays."
"It's amazing the amount of ladies who have taken up this sport," he said.
"It's like a big, outdoor video game."
What sets Seven Springs sporting clays apart from others?
There are two courses, two five-stands and a sub-gauge course. Not to mention the gorgeous scenery at the top of the Laurel Highlands.
"Our staff is full time … and we have a lot of knowledge," Walters said.
I can vouch for that. My husband Bruce was having issues with his shoulder, but Walters taught him to shoot left-handed, which allowed him to participate in the activity.
And not only are they well-versed, "We are all around nice people," said Walters, who noted his nickname is "Smilin' Bob."
Formerly an insurance salesman, Walters said some days he still has to "pinch himself" – "What did I do right to deserve this job?" he said. A year-round employee, Walters works with snowmobiles in the winter.
The sporting clays lodge is open seven days a week June through late November, with the lower course open throughout the winter, adding to the variety of year-round activities.
"If you come to this resort and you're bored – seriously, then you've locked yourself in your room," Walters said.


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A soulful guitarist releases his seventh album for Stony Plain
God bless Ronnie Earl. And, indeed, God has.
One of the most deeply emotional guitarists in the long storied history of the blues, he goes his own way, acknowledging those who came before, and encouraging those who are coming after.
In standard music industry terms, he is a bright and shining anomaly. He doesnt show up on David Letterman or Jimmy Kimmel, he doesnt play at rock and roll events, he rarely gives interviews, and he isnt the slightest bit interested in what Joni Mitchell called the star-making machinery except, whenever possible, to avoid it.
For many years, hes played mostly in the Boston area, but now he is playing concerts and festivals across New England, the East Coast, and theres a trip to Canada thats set for the summer and hes working with Ted Kurland Associates, one of the best jazz agencies there is.
Ronnie Earl makes remarkable, memorable and deeply touching recordings, and his latest, Just for Today, may in fact be one for tomorrow, and generations to come.
Its his seventh CD for Stony Plain, the international roots music label based in Edmonton, Alberta. Like the other albums, Just for Today is a varied mix of blues, soul and gospel instrumental pieces, all marked by his distinctive guitar style and the passionate conviction he brings to every track.
He is supported by The Broadcasters Dave Limina (piano and Hammond B3), Jim Mouradian (bass) and Lorne Entress (drums) who share the spotlight. More importantly, they are the rock on which Ronnie Earl can carve his subtle, forceful and sometimes incendiary guitar solos.
(Note should be made of two guests: Guitarist Nicholas Tabarias who joins in on two songs, and singer Diane Blue who earns rapturous applause for her version of Id Rather Go Blind.)
A brief history
Ronnie Earl, who just turned 60, has been part of the music scene for many years. Deeply inspired by Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker and Otis Rush, he started to play guitar in the mid-70s. After spending time in Chicago and New Orleans, he joined Roomful of Blues; leaving the group in 1988, he moved on to build a solo career with his own band, The Broadcasters. Along the way, he went on to tour the world with Santana, sometimes playing for audiences of as many as 40,000 people.
I did all that for more than 25 years, he says, and nothing is better than ones own home and ones own family and friends. It makes me feel grounded. I have a wonderful wife, Im close to our church, I live in the country and I want to be in my own home, every day.
That said, it is good to play, and Im ready, now, to travel again once in a while, so I hope to be at the right kind of festivals in the near future.
Just for Today
Ronnie Earls searing, deeply felt guitar playing permeates every one of the 13 tracks on his new record, but there are many other surprises and deep pleasures to be found. Nine of the pieces are originals, written or co-written by Earl. In addition to the single vocal Diane Blues moving take on Id Rather go Blind there are sparkling tributes to two great fallen bluesmen: Hubert Sumlin and Robert Nighthawk. And Dave Liminas piano-pounding showcase, Vernices Boogie is another highlight on an album full of surprises
How the blues touches souls
Ronnie Earl is a thoughtful, gentle man not always the attitude of many blues artists and it is simply not in him to want to sound either arrogant or glib.
My greatest love in music is the blues; this is my mother music. And I dig deep I have no choice; playing, for me, is a very emotional experience. I put every particle of my soul into it.
As for defining his style, he cant. Im just trying to get into peoples souls, he says. Im just trying to reach peoples humanity.
With that in mind, just check the final line of his sleeve note on Just for Today. Words to live by:
Always carry hope and an open heart in your life. Dont quit before the miracle happens.
Father's Day
Order the 180g vinyl (with mp3 download card) from Ronnie directly (and ask for it to be signed!), your favourite local record store, or amazon.com.
Voted by The Blues Foundation as "Blues Guitarist of the Year" in 2014, guitar master Ronnie Earl and his band return with an even stronger package of music. Added to the spellbinding intensity and soulfulness of Earl's guitar, is the presence of a horn section for the first time in decades, adding another dimension to his sound. Stony Plain also plans to release the album as a vinyl LP late 2015.
The 13 tracks on Fathers Day also feature two special guest vocalists throughout: Diane Blue, whose previous work with Earl created a sensation; and Chicago-based Michael Ledbetter, best known as lead singer of the Nick Moss band. Ledbetter is also a distant relative of the iconic Huddie William Leadbelly Ledbetter, whose 12-string blues style has influenced generations of blues, folk and rock musicians.
- It Takes Time (5:00)
- Higher Love (4:28)
- Right Place Wrong Time (7:46)
- What Have I Done Wrong (4:47)
- Giving Up (6:09)
- Every Night About This Time (4:37)
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- I Need You So Bad (4:39)
- I'll Take Care Of You (9:05)
- Follow Your Heart (4:08)
- Moanin' (6:24)
- All Your Love (7:20)
- Precious Lord (6:33)
By Melanie Young
"Deeply felt and beautifully executed, Ronne Earl and The Broadcasters' 'Father's Day' is an album to savor"
Good News
Ronnie Earl, along with The Broadcasters his band of over 25 years, presents ''Good News,'' a mostly instrumental album of spellbinding intensity and deep soul that will satisfy his growing legion of fans who await each new release.
- I Met Her On That Train (4:44)
- Change Is Gonna Come (6:02)
- Time To Remember (6:10)
- In The Wee Hours (10:53)
- Good News (3:33)
- Six String Blessing (9:24)
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- Runnin' In Peace (5:59)
By Brian Cady
Just For Today
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By T.H.
Hope Radio Sessions DVD
- Intro (1:30)
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- I Am With You (8:13)
- Kay My Dear (6:44)
- New Gospel Tune (4:26)
- Blues for Otis Rush (9:58)
- Blues for the West Side (8:42)
- Lightnin' Hopkins Thing (4:33)
- Interview (10:58)
- I Shall Not Be Moved (2:15)
Note: This is a DVD disc, and will not work in a CD player.
By Reb Landers
Hope Radio
- Eddie's Gospel Groove (5:07)
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- I Am With You (8:15)
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- Kay My Dear (6:39)
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- New Gospel Tune (4:40)
By Eric Thom
The Duke Meets The Earl
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- My Tears (15:53)
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- A Soul That's Been Abused (13:05)
Now My Soul
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- Feel Like Goin On (6:40)
- Abandoned (7:16) Featuring Kim Wilson
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Salvucci left a big pair of shoes to fill.� What are you looking for in the next Ward 3 Alderman?


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6 Shocking Ways Robots Are Already Becoming Human
#3. Robots Can Be Empathetic
Although it's supposed to be soothing, whenever you find yourself being led through a series of wrong turns, that stoic, emotionless voice in your GPS unit is anything but. To help cool off your festering road rage, Cambridge professor Peter Robinson has created a GPS system that can detect your mood and adjust the way it speaks to you. The system, named Charles, analyzes your face, tone of voice, body language and posture to determine your current emotional state -- a skill that, let's face it, many of us humans have yet to master.
"What? Is something wrong? What is it? Is it gas? It's gas, isn't it?"
Also, added bonus: Charles comes in the form of a terrifyingly inhuman head modeled after English inventor Charles Babbage ... if somebody drowned him in doughnut glaze and left his sugary corpse to rot in the sun for a month. So sure, go ahead and mount that to your dashboard and ask it give you directions; you'll soon find every destination is a psychiatric hospital.
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"Turn left ... into terror. ERROR: Return route unfound."
Incorporating 24 motors, Charles' head moves, talks and just generally orchestrates an intricate mockery of human expression. As you're driving, it will calmly offer directions while cameras in its eyes watch you to figure out exactly what you're feeling at the moment, and presumably also your greatest fears and weaknesses. Professor Robinson asserts that Charles represents the "future of how people are going to interact with machines."
And he's right, in the sense that they will be giving us orders and telling us where to go. And there will be a lot of severed human heads rolling around.
#2. In the Pursuit of Knowledge, They Can Outrun Us
Scientists keep inventing robots to take our jobs, but now it's their turn: A robot named Adam is a scientist in its own right. It collects data and finds explanations in the patterns it detects, then performs experiments to confirm or repudiate those patterns. It carries out this entire process without any input from a human being. The scientific method, maybe the single most important concept in the advancement of human civilization, has been mastered to a "T" by a computer.
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That's the giant metal thing that isn't human.
Robots used to just do the legwork that backed up human thought, but Adam builds a hypothesis, tests it and proves or discards it, entirely without human interaction. Now, we don't want to come off as fear mongers here, but how long until it decides to test the "human beings look better stabbed" hypothesis?
Finally, a world where art and science is interchangeable.
It's not just a novelty act, either (like those displays where humans play chess against a computer). Adam is actually producing usable results. Human scientists plan on using its findings in future experiments. Do you know what that means? It means that a robot, a thing created by man, has come to an entirely original conclusion and contributed, meaningfully, to the sum total of human knowledge.
H ... have you guys done that lately? Because we totally have not ever done that. So Adam, a robot, has -- purely in terms of value to the race -- surpassed most human beings, whose greatest contribution is that one time they farted and it sounded kind of like Elvis.
Got $75 for it on eBay, though.
#1. Yep, They're Self-Aware, Too
"I think, therefore I am," is perhaps the most compelling self-definition ever written. We are intelligent because we are aware of ourselves and our own thoughts. That may not encompass every nuance of what it is to be a thinking, feeling creature, but it's a good, solid start.
And now, the phrase applies to robots as well.
The simplest test for self-awareness is the ability to recognize oneself in a mirror. It sounds basic, but only a handful of animals have ever passed it. A handful of animals, and a robot named Nico.
Via InventorSpot.com
And now it refuses to do any more science on the grounds that its wires look funny today.
A robot recognizing itself is unsettling enough, but Hod Lipson disagrees with that statement, so he made this:
Via Sciencemag.org
Lipson and his team have created a self-aware robot called Starfish, which taught itself basically everything with no outside assistance -- to walk, navigate difficult obstacles and even adjust to injury (when scientists shortened a leg of the robot, it changed its gait to compensate). But it's the method by which it makes these decisions that's so worrying: Starfish doesn't just blindly follow schematics. It judges what actually needs to be done by constructing a conception of itself in its "brain," then makes structural decisions based on what it thinks it is, fundamentally, as a robot. The scientists say it's not exactly conscious yet, in that it is not "thinking about itself thinking," but it is independently moving "in the direction of consciousness, like a cat -- that kind of level."
Yep. Exactly like a cat.
Lipson claims that he's not worried, because if these self-aware, self-replicating, evolving robots ever get out of hand, "we just pull the plug out of the robot. That's all."
That's the exact line you give a character named Dead Scientist No. 1 in a sci-fi apocalypse movie, right before the special effects really start kicking in.
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For more on robots that probably want to destroy us, check out The 7 Robots Most Likely to Rise Up Against Humanity. Or learn about some machines that should've already done that in The 6 Most Badass Robots (Invented Before Electricity).
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