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In our news wrap Tuesday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rebuked U.S. spying programs in her address to the UN General Assembly. Leaked documents previously revealed the NSA intercepted Brazilian phone calls and emails. Also, for the first time former Pope Benedict XVI publicly denied covering up sexual abuse by priests. Continue reading
Judy Woodruff sits down with two former NSA officials who blew the whistle on what they said were abuses at the NSA, along with that agency's former inspector general, to talk about whether that secretive agency is recording all domestic calls in the U.S. Continue reading
At a hearing on Capitol Hill, Congress members debated the scope of domestic surveillance programs operated by National Security Agency in light of the recent disclosures made by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Meanwhile, Snowden officially applied for asylum in Russia in a handwritten note. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue reading
Edward Snowden, the man who leaked information about major surveillance programs at the National Security Agency, renewed a request for political asylum in Russia and met with human rights activists and Russian politicians. Ray Suarez reports on the White House's response to the possibility of Snowden staying in Russia. Continue reading
European allies of the United States were angered by reports alleging the National Security Agency had bugged offices of European Union members. Is the U.S. justified in its surveillance of allies? Ray Suarez gets perspectives from The Washington Post's David Ignatius and Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff of the German Marshall Fund. Continue reading
In other news Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments challenging parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The case was brought to the court over an expansion of the law that some are concerned gives government too much power to eavesdrop and spy on innocent U.S. citizens when targeting foreign suspects. Continue reading
Two of the largest telecom companies in the world are looking to expand to the U.S. market. But the House Intelligence Committee has charged that Huawei and ZTE have ties to the Chinese government and run a potential cyber-security risk, recommending their products and services should be avoided. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue reading
Jeffrey Brown discusses the House Intelligence Committee's report with Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., which suggests Chinese telecoms pose a national security threat. Then Brown talks to Huawei Technologies spokesman William Plummer who refutes any claims of an inappropriate relationship between Huawei and China's government. Continue reading
Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student, was found guilty Friday of all 15 charges against him, including bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence, relating to a webcam spying incident that preceded the suicide of his roommate, Tyler Clementi. Ray Suarez reports. Continue reading
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A new broadband battleground could be the result of the takeover of Virgin Media by the American giant Liberty Media. Analysts have already predicted that Liberty's boss, the mogul John Malone, will use the deal to take on his rival Rupert Murdoch.
But does that mean UK consumers will emerge as winners? Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at uSwitch.com, thinks not. "It's unlikely to have any real impact on UK customers – at least not for now," he said.
"The Virgin Media brand will still exist, so it's likely to remain business as usual for consumers, although there are hints of improving the customer offering."
Virgin Media, founded by Sir Richard Branson, who retains a 3 per cent stake, has built its business by flogging bundled services, but it is its superfast fibre offering that has given it a leading position in the broadband market.
For that reason the takeover could yet prove to bring good news to UK consumers, said Dominic Baliszewski, telecoms expert at broadbandchoices.co.uk. He predicts better pricing and better services for customers.
"The Virgin Media buyout is hugely exciting for the telecoms market," he said. "It already has one of the most advanced broadband networks in the country and with new and ambitious owners the business could progress even further, providing more cutting-edge products."
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You know, joyfulli, every once in a while I, completely by mistake, get a clear shot like this. Ha ha!Thank you, Gene. Are you feeling better now?
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Laura, this is simplicity at its very best. A superb shot! Even the little hairs on the stem are visible. I noticed the pretty stripes, too. This is gorgeous!
I thought the same thing about the stripes. Pink on pink. Aren't they beautiful?
Look at those lines in the petals! Superb detail!
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As registration in minor hockey leagues slows, Ottawa hockey leagues are expanding their offerings for older players who are interested in getting involved in the game.
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The Ottawa Senators, which have run a continually expanding league at their Bell Sensplex facility for the past 10 years, are looking to replicate that feat at the new facility they are planning to open in the east end.
The team wanted to make ice time for minor hockey leagues the priority when it opened the Kanata facility in the early 2000s, said Andy Bryan, the director of hockey programs with the Senators.
That remains the case today, but increasingly the team has looked to senior hockey leagues to fill vacant ice times such as late at night and during the day when kids are at school, he said.
"While minor hockey rates might be relatively stagnant as far as registration numbers in Canada go, adult hockey continues to grow," said Mr. Bryan. "We see that very clearly in the way that our own league here has grown."
The Senators' senior hockey league has gone from about 22 teams a decade ago to about 108 at the Kanata facility this year, he said.
Mr. Bryan said the team sees a lot of growth coming from groups that weren't traditionally big hockey players.
"You'll get new Canadians, there's hockey moms that are getting involved in the game later on in years that may not have played minor hockey growing up," he said. "One of the areas where you see more growth than any is at those lower tier divisions."
The women's league has also seen a bump, he said.
In late 2013, the team began accepting applications for the new league in the east end. It will also be rolled in with the old league in Kanata under a new, more formal, banner: the Ottawa Senators Adult Hockey League.
However, the Senators aren't the only group that's moved in to help fill that growing demand. The Ottawa Travellers Hockey League bills itself as one of the largest in the capital, while the Ottawa Senior Men's League has dozens of teams as part of leagues in both the east and west end.
Mr. Bryan said he isn't worried about the market getting saturated any time soon, but nevertheless tries to differentiate the Senators' league by leveraging its connection to the NHL franchise.
The team gives access to Senators tickets for team reps in addition to other team-related prizes. This has the added bonus, he said, of further helping to build the team's brand in the community.
The league also places a big emphasis on ensuring a safe environment that allows participants to play hockey in their spare time but still remain healthy to go to work and see their families, he said.
He said the Senators are aiming to have 80 to 90 teams for the new league, which he expected will begin play later in 2014.
Construction on the Richcraft Sensplex east project, which will be located on Shefford Road in Gloucester, began last year.


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Wall Street advanced after Federal Reserve policy makers said they are extending and expanding their efforts to stimulate growth in the world's largest economy.
"The Committee remains concerned that, without sufficient policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labour market conditions," according to a Fed statement following a two-day meeting of policy makers.
"Furthermore, strains in global financial markets continue to pose significant downside risks to the economic outlook," the Fed said.
The Fed will continue purchasing agency mortgage-backed securities at a pace of US$40 billion per month and it will buy longer-term Treasury securities after its program to extend the average maturity of its holdings of Treasury securities, the so-called Operation Twist, is completed this month, initially at a pace of US$45 billion per month.
It also said it will keep the target range for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25 per cent as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6-1/2 per cent and inflation "between one and two years ahead is projected to be no more than" 2.5 per cent.
"This is going to be quantitative easing of US$85 billion a month of both purchases for mortgage bonds and Treasury securities," Douglas Cote, chief market strategist at New York-based ING US Investment Management, told Bloomberg News.
"That's very stimulative to asset prices. It puts a lot of cash into the system."
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will discuss the latest policy moves at a news conference later today.
In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.50 per cent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 0.44 per cent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.35 per cent. All three benchmarks were higher after the Fed's statement.
Europe's Stoxx 600 Index ended the day with a gain of just under 0.1 per cent from the previous close.
Tempering gains were comments by House Speaker John Boehner that there were still "some serious differences" in the budget talks targeting a deal to avoid US$600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts by year end.
An agreement would bolster growth, according to JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon.
"You might have a booming economy in a couple of months," with economic growth accelerating to 4 per cent rather than 2 per cent, Dimon said today at a conference in New York hosted by the New York Times's DealBook, according to Bloomberg.
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway gained, last up 3 per cent, after Warren Buffett's company raised the threshold for share buybacks.
Still, "I don't expect a significant repurchase program to be announced as [Buffett] is clear that he is in acquisition mode," Michael Yoshikami, founder and CEO of Destination Wealth Management and a long-time Berkshire investor, told Reuters.


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Let's head to J.J.'s Diner for some celebratory waffles: NBC is committing to a Season 7 for beloved comedy "Parks and Recreation."
During the executive session at NBC's winter TCA press tour day on Sunday (Jan. 19), Bob Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, fielded questions regarding the future of the Amy Poehler comedy. He played coy, initially, only offering that he felt "bullish" regarding the returns of both "Parks" and "Community."
Pressed further by reporters in the room, Greenblatt says, "I'll go out on a limb: 'Parks and Rec' will have a seventh season."
Greenblatt admitted to struggles with the NBC's Thursday night comedy lineup, saying the network would be looking at all options for the evening and examining how much comedy will be on the schedule for the fall 2014 season.
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Perfect 10 | 8 | 14.29% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 12 | 21.43% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 13 | 23.21% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 10 | 17.86% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 4 | 7.14% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 4 | 7.14% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 1.79% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 1 | 1.79% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
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Addendum: 8) Sayonaki went into Hysteria Mode before transformation. He has a sadist fetish, so he needed to torture Riko to activate HSS, which is necessary to transform to Vlad. (The anime didn't mention it, thus it seemed like Riko's torture was to attract pity to the viewers. Why Sayonaki can use Hysteria Mode is also explained in the novel) 9) Technically, Sayonaki = Vlad is false. The two are different entities, thus, when Sayonaki implicitly told Aria and Kinji that he is not Vlad, he is not a lying. 10) The vampire setting in HnA is explained, as well as the details about Vlad's weak spots. 11) The scene about the wolf in Ep10 is explained, in the anime, it was eternally buried in mystery. (Speaking of Ep10, the anime omitted ALL the details regarding EU. That was a long discussion Kinji and Jeanne had in the novel) 12) The reason why Vlad proposed that deal to Riko is deducible in the novel. 13) Vlad was squashed by his own weapon after losing strength when his weak spots are destroyed. He did not self-destruct like that in the anime. 14) Vlad is not dead. He is currently in custody. 15) They omitted the scene Kinji calming Aria down using Leopon when she got scared by thunder. (We missed out Aria's moe scene here) |
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Oh dear god, I take it them weak spots aren't weak spots after all
I certainly hope for the anime if a 2nd season comes around he stays dead. Some of these changes I actually find myself thinking they seem ok, at least with stuff like details not being explained I can live with since obviously the anime will be tight on time for all that. But then by the sounds of some things I would have liked to see the likes of 3) Kinji frees Riko by stabbing Vlad with his knife, while Aria provides fire support. See now this makes alot more sense than having the 2 of them rush at Vlad for some fancy CQB but then I have to go along with thinking that Vlad is just another typical arrogant villain that looks down on others. No matter how good Aria and Kinji are at CQB, without fire support I doubt they could do anything to Vlad yet we have Aria jumping all over him>__<
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I mean we had Kinji dodging bullets throughout the series, a little more wouldn't hurt. Plus you'd only need a few selective shots from Aria to distract Vlad for a sec for Kinji to get the job done.
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Jesus Christ. I understand the difficulties that an anime studio has in that they must make the show seem like a stand-alone entity, but the changes they made in the entire show were incomprehensible. The best adaptation in the whole series was Shirayuki and her locking Kinji in the nurse's room. I will second, third, and fourth the dismay of novel-readers. I actually read Zero no Tsukaima after I saw the anime and have come to the conclusion: JC Staff is incompetent. I honestly hope there is not a second season, for fear it will end up like ZnT season 3.
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There have been plenty of second seasons after poor or average DVD sales. There have been plenty of shows that did not get second seasons after very good sales numbers. Someone may have made the decision they want so many sales to do a second season but there is no hard and fast rule. Sometimes a studio just wants to do it, sometimes they just don't.
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I wonder if a second season comes around though, how are they going to bring Vlad back...he's vital to Kanae-san's trial...and he looks rather dead in the final ep....
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they will be making an ova right? then I wonder if the ova will clear up the idea of a second season. If they decide to show the ghost then theirs a high chance for second season and if it's just a bikini centered episode just like what Aria is doing because I think she's preparing it for something. That will give less chance for 2nd season and I will probably not see badass tohyama brothers bullet storm battle.
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1) Sure, Dracula was a twisted fucker, but who else drooled at how much detail JC Staff put into the pork that Kinji prepared for it in Episode 11? It looked so succulent you can almost smell and taste it!!
2) That aside, that beating Dracula gave to Riko-chan is stomach-turningly painful to watch. The fact the loser implied she was sexually abused (to produce "The Fifth") made me want rip its fucking heart out and break its goddamn spine even more. Haven't spat at my computer screen since the antics of QB from Madoka, did it again tonight at Dracula. 3) In spite of all she claims, Riko-chan isn't a bad girl after all. All considered, the poor thing is lucky to be this emotionally well adjusted after all that she went through.
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A McKees Rocks man is being held in Michigan pending extradition on charges that he killed a man inside an East Allegheny bar.
Wesley Richards, 35, faces one count of homicide and a gun violation in connection with the Oct. 18 death of 46-year-old Donald Lowry inside JR's Bar on East Ohio Street.
Members of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force arrested Richards Tuesday afternoon in Detroit.
"He initially did not own up to his true identity," but when marshals confronted him with a photograph, he gave up, said Michael Baughman, chief deputy of the Western Pennsylvania office of the marshals service.
He said the task force received a tip that Richards might have an associate in Detroit.
Pittsburgh police said the shooting, about 1 a.m. Oct. 18, occurred after Mr. Lowry and Richards "exchanged words."
Police said a security guard tried to stop Richards but a second man — for whom police are still searching — struck him with a beer bottle.
Richards is being held in the Wayne County Jail in Michigan. Online court records show he had pleaded guilty in the past to numerous drug, gun and fraud charges.
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The Top 75: Corbett Worldwide Healthcare
Corbett is hoping to put 2009, a year when the setbacks seemed to come as fast as the successes, behind it. Last year the agency, part of Omnicom's Corbett Accel Healthcare Group, felt the brunt of client downsizing as an ill wind of industry conservatism sucked the air out of some marketing budgets.The agency lost two significant pieces of business, through no fault of its own, but bounced back winning an oncology assignment involving Bristol-Myers Squibb and a diagnostics account from Johnson & Johnson.
"We finished 2009 stronger than we expected," says Elaine Eisen, Corbett president. Yet, she adds, "It was more a year of maintaining status quo." Has the year, now half over, brought the relief the agency seeks?
"My hope was 2010 was going to be miraculously so much better," she says. "We have definitely experienced some growth, but there has not been a magic lifting of the layer of [industry] concern." That concern, she adds, manifests as "a level of stress from our clients and sometimes tighter budgetary control and a more conservative approach to strategies and programs."Wins include an oncology assignment for XL184, a small-molecule compound being co-developed by Exelixis and BMS. The drug is in phase III testing for medullary thyroid cancer and earlier stages for other malignancies. Core client Alcon awarded new launch assignments in a couple of different categories. During the year, the agency also completed a CRM program for this client's OTC contact lens care brand. A major highlight was Corbett's global launch of the BMS oral anti-diabetic Onglyza. The agency is now working on some line extensions and new combinations.
Despite doing some great work, the agency lost two accounts, former Procter & Gamble osteoporosis drug Actonel and a J&J epilepsy brand. Actonel had been co-promoted by P&G and Sanofi-Aventis until P&G divested all of its pharma holdings last year to Warner Chilcott, prompting Sanofi—in a move that took Corbett by surprise—to sell its Actonel rights to Chilcott, as well, this year. "Overnight, Actonel only became about Warner Chilcott, and they decided to go with a local agency," Eisen laments, characterizing the loss as a "big blow," and not only because Actonel was a significant piece of business. "It was a great source of pride to us having P&G on our roster. They are such professional marketers."Another non-performance-related setback came in 2009 when Omnicom lost the network pitch at J&J to Interpublic Group and WPP. Corbett saw an epilepsy brand go. "We were essentially eliminated, but Omnicom was able to hold onto the diagnostic and devices division," says Eisen. That division houses nine key brands, one of which was retained by Corbett in a competitive pitch. It's a small foothold but one Eisen hopes to expand: "Diversification of clients is always one of my top priorities."
The foregoing adds up to, in Eisen's words, "a mixed bag" for her agency. In this environment, she is thankful for enduring partnerships with core clients Alcon, which has entrusted both its pharma and consumer products portfolios to the agency, as well as AstraZeneca, BMS, Otsuka America and Pfizer.Growth will be tough. "Because there are fewer new drugs being approved, there are fewer launch opportunities, fewer new pitch opportunities, so agencies are really clawing and doing anything it takes to hold onto their business."


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As I was looking through my notes from Helen Caldicott's book-signing last night, I remembered how many times she said the nuclear industry tells lies. She said, "In science, you can't lie" and "You can't use propaganda when it comes to people's health."
I agree wholeheartedly, which is why her book and last night's event stun me so.
One of the things that shocked me was her assertion that an incident in Sweden this past summer was "two minutes from meltdown."
That is patently untrue. As explained in the post linked above, two of the four emergency diesel generators failed to start automatically and had to be started manually after the unit was disconnected from the grid. Similar to U.S. designs, each generator is capable of providing at least 50 percent of the power to run the usual safety systems. And this is in addition to the other redundant safety systems that, when all else fails, can prevent the core from damage.
Through my activities with International Youth Nuclear Congress, I know several engineers and other professionals who work in the Swedish nuclear industry. Were they close to a meltdown? Absolutely not.
In fact, the only person who even suggested such a dire scenario was not a "former plant manager" as early media reports referenced him, but rather a fellow who had a beef with Forsmark over some contracts.
From Sweden, Caldicott took us to the hills of Pennsylvania and spent most of the rest of her time reading from pages 65-72 of her book. These pages cover her assessment of the Three Mile Island accident. We also took a detour through Ukraine to talk about Chernobyl.
I don't even know where to begin in correcting the misinformation. It is so vast that a line-by-line rebuttal would take years. For anyone who takes the time to read the propaganda and conjecture, I urge you to look carefully at some of the sources Caldicott cites for her more outrageous claims. Among others, she cites her own previous books, Paul Gunter of NIRS, David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Joseph Mangano of the Tooth Fairy studies, all of whom are well-known for their anti-nuclear bias. From there, read NEI's information here and here and look carefully at those references (more below).
Citing dubious sources, she claims that thousands of people suffered acute radiation sickness and that there is a marked increase in cancer in Pennsylvania from TMI and 8,000 people have thyroid cancer from Chernobyl.
Let me make a non-exhaustive list of some of the people and organizations that directly counter Caldicott's claims of the effects of TMI and Chernobyl: The Pennsylvania Department of Health (with studies in 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991), the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health, University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health (whose study in 2002, 23 years after the TMI event, covered the latency period of cancers associated with radiation exposure), Dr. Maureen Hatch (associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia University's School of Public Health), Dr. Mervyn Susser (Professor of Epidemiology, also at Columbia), Dr. Jan Beyea (a nuclear physicist in the New York office of the National Audubon Society), U.S. Federal Appeals Court, the International Chernobyl Project (an advisory group of international experts including representatives of the Commission of the European Communities, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and International Labor Organization), the WHO, the European Union, UNSCEAR, and the Chernobyl Forum (which is composed of experts from eight U.N. agencies and the governments of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine).
Now I know that Caldicott doesn't trust NEI, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Bush administration or the Pennsylvania Health Department, but doesn't it strain good sense to think that all of the abovementioned independent people and organizations are in a grand conspiracy with the nuclear industry?
I should add that when I asked Caldicott why she would choose to recognize such discredited sources as Mangano, she said that she didn't agree with him on his studies of baby teeth, but she liked his reports about TMI. If I had time to follow up (I wasn't allowed to ask more than one question) I would have asked her how one can trust any of the work of a person that so deliberately distorts facts and data.
More to come if my hands don't get too tired.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Postcards from a Nuclear-Free Zone, Part 2
Posted by Lisa Stiles at 2:05 PM
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- Starvid, Sweden said...
Thank you for all your dedicated work.
A lot of people over here are very happy that at last someone is countering all the lies of the green-black ("greens" sponsored and or supporting the fossil fuel industry) lobby. - September 28, 2006 at 8:11 PM
- Brian Mays said...
"I should add that when I asked Caldicott why she would choose to recognize such discredited sources as Mangano, she said that she didn't agree with him on his studies of baby teeth, but she liked his reports about TMI. If I had time to follow up (I wasn't allowed to ask more than one question) I would have asked her how one can trust any of the work of a person that so deliberately distorts facts and data."
Perhaps it's because this woman has no regard for the truth. Of course, she likes Mangano's stuff! Although she does apparently admit that his junk science with the baby teeth is so embarrassingly bad that she must distance herself from that. - September 29, 2006 at 3:23 PM
- Dan said...
Starvid, doesn't it seem a bit incongruous, considering how vehemently opposed "greens" are to any carbon-based fuel (you know, that CO2 - AGW boogey-man), that there would be a "green-black lobby" opposed to nuclear power?
This series of posts have been very informative. They have been posted before the announcement of a "mini-nuke" by Hyperion Power Generation using UH3 as fuel. I'd like to hear some commentary from the informed readers on this development. While I have a doctor's degree, I am not a nuclear physicist - don't even play one on TV!
Thanks NEI, for your excellent info. - April 13, 2009 at 1:02 AM


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Anthony Raglani Homered and Accounted For Four Of GW's Seven Runs
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NORRISTOWN, PA - The Colonials outlasted the Hawks coming back to win game one by a score of 7-4. George Washington (21-11, 6-1) improved its winning streak to seven straight games and now has the most conference wins in Atlantic 10 with six while Saint Joseph's (6-28, 1-6). Anthony Raglani led the way for GW with a two-run homer in the top of the seventh and final inning.
The Colonials did not score until the fifth inning and were out-hit by the Hawks 8-7 but the club scored three runs in the fifth followed by two in the final two innings. Dan Sullivan improved his record to 4-3 with a seven strikeout performance. He pitched five and two thirds of an inning allowing four runs on all eight SJU hits and two walks. Derrik Lutz came in relief to get the final four outs with a 7-4 score. Lutz earned his third save of the year which is tied with Nick Koken for the Colonials lead.
Saint Joseph's scored one run in the third through the sixth innings. In the third, a double from Jason Tarewicz scored Brian Schappert who had scored on a fielder's choice. In the fourth, Greg Mason drove in Ryan Stadanlick on a groundout after Stadanlick and Jason Volker had singled. In the fifth, Saint Joseph's tied the game at three with a gutsy double steal allowing Tarewicz to steal home with two outs and two strikes on the batter. Sullivan threw to first taking Saint Joseph's bait as they sent Bill McCollum early. Anthony Smith took the throw at first and threw home but the tying run was already well on its way to the plate. GW's catcher Fertitta blocked the plate but could not get the tag down in time. On the very next pitch Sullivan struck out the Hawks cleanup hitter to end SJU's threat.
The Colonials first runs came in the fifth leadoff by Brad Rosenblat's walk. Bill Simpson also walked but was thrown out at second on Geoff Milsom's ground out. Matt Owens was hit by a pitch and after a fly out for the second out, Raglani came to the plate with two outs and two runners on. Raglani responded and hit a two-run double down the right field line. In the sixth inning, Fertitta also hit a double scoring one to put GW ahead for good. Fertitta would then score the deciding run on a two-out RBI single from Milsom. After Tom Shanley, who doubled in the first inning, reached in the seventh on an error, Raglani added two insurance runs with a two-run home run to almost 400 feet to center field.


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Overview |
This chapter provides a basic understanding of the features of Sun Fire entry-level midrange servers--Sun Fire E2900 and Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280/Netra 1290 systems.
The procedural overview of how to set up your system with detailed procedures, is covered in Chapter 2.
This chapter describes the following topics:
The system controller (SC) is an embedded system resident on the IB_SSC assembly, which connects to the system baseplane. The SC is responsible for providing the Lights Out Management (LOM) functions which include power on sequencing, sequencing module powe- on self-tests (POST), environmental monitoring, fault indication, and alarms.
The SC provides an RS 232 serial interface and one 10/100 Ethernet interface. Access to the LOM command line interface and the Solaris and OpenBoot PROM consoles are shared and obtained through these interfaces.
System controller functions include:
The software application running on the SC provides a command-line interface for you to modify system settings.
The following ports are on the rear of the system:
Their locations are shown in FIGURE 1-1.
The console serial port and 10/100 Ethernet port can be used to access the system controller.
Use the console serial port to connect directly to an ASCII terminal or an NTS (network terminal server). Connecting the System Controller board with a serial cable enables you to access the system controller command line interface with an ASCII terminal or an NTS.
Use the 10/100 Ethernet port to connect the SC to the network.
The LOM prompt provides the command-line interface for the SC. It is also the place where console messages are displayed:
Some of the system management tasks are shown in TABLE 1-1.
If the Solaris Operating System, the OpenBoot PROM, or POST is running, you can access the Solaris console. When you connect to the Solaris console, you will be in one of the following modes of operation:
To switch between these prompts and the LOM prompt, see Switching Between the Different Consoles.
There are sensors that monitor temperature, voltage, and cooling.
The SC polls these sensors in a timely manner and makes the environmental data available. If necessary, the SC shuts down various components to prevent damage.
For instance, in the case of an overtemperature, the SC notifies the Solaris Operating System of the overtemperature and the operating system takes action. In the case of extreme overtemperature, the SC software can shut down the system without first notifying the operating system.
The system indicator board contains the On/Standby switch and indicator LEDs as shown in FIGURE 1-2.
The indicator LEDs function as shown in TABLE 1-2.
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Lights when a fault occurs in a FRU, which can only be replaced from the top of the system |
Lights when Solaris is running. Off while the system is powering up Can be reset by watchdog timeout, or by assertion of user-defined Alarm 3 (for further information, see Programming Alarm 3 |
Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) are features of this system.
The following sections provide details on RAS. For more hardware-related information on RAS, see the Sun Fire E2900 System Service Manual or Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280 Service Manual. For RAS features that involve the Solaris Operating System, see the Sun Hardware Platform Guide.
The software reliability features include:
The reliability features also improve system availability.
The power-on self-test (POST) is part of powering on the system. If the board or component failed testing, POST disables components or boards. The showboards command displays the board as either being failed or degraded. The system, running the Solaris Operating System, is booted only with components that have passed POST testing.
The system controller provides component-level status and user-controlled modification of component status.
Set the component location status by running the setls command from the console. The component location status is updated at the next domain reboot, board power cycle, or POST execution (for example, POST is run whenever you perform a setkeyswitch on or off operation).
The showcomponent command displays status information about the component, including whether or not it has been disabled.
The SC monitors the system's temperature, cooling, and voltage sensors. The SC provides the latest environmental status information to the Solaris Operating System. If hardware needs to be powered off, the SC notifies the Solaris Operating System to perform a system shutdown.
The software availability features include:
The following components can be dynamically reconfigured:
On recovery from a power outage, the SC attempts to restore the system to its previous state.
The SC can be rebooted and will start up and resume management of the system. The reboot does not disturb the currently running Solaris Operating System.
The SC monitors the state of the Solaris Operating System and will initiate a reset if the system stops responding.
The software serviceability features promote the efficiency and timeliness of providing routine as well as emergency service to the system.
All field-replaceable units (FRUs) that are accessible from outside the system have LEDs that indicate their state. The SC manages all the LEDs in the system, with the exception of the power supply LEDs, which are managed by the power supplies. For a discussion of LED functions, see the appropriate board or device chapter of the Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280 Service Manual.
The SC, the Solaris Operating System, the power-on self-test (POST), and the OpenBoot PROM error messages use FRU name identifiers that match the physical labels in the system. The only exception is the OpenBoot PROM nomenclature used for I/O devices, which use the device path names as described in Chapter 10 to indicate I/O devices during device probing.
SC error messages are automatically notified to the Solaris Operating System. The SC also has an internal buffer where error messages are stored. You can display the SC logged events, stored in the SC message buffer, by using the showlogs command.
The SC reset command enables you to recover from a hung system and extract a Solaris Operating System core file.
The Capacity on Demand (COD) option provides additional processing resources (additional CPUs) on systems containing UltraSPARC IV CPU/Memory boards, (such as the Sun Fire E2900 servers) when you need them. These additional CPUs are provided on COD CPU/Memory boards that are installed in your system. However, to access these COD CPUs, you must first purchase the COD right-to-use (RTU) licenses for them. After you obtain the COD RTU licenses for your COD CPUs, you can activate those CPUs as needed. For details on COD, see Capacity on Demand.
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July 23, 2012, 23:57 | #11 |
You just got into WoW *this year*?
You read the scroll labeled NOBIMUS UPSCOTI... You are surrounded by a stasis field! The tengu tries to teleport, but fails! |
July 24, 2012, 02:25 | #12 | |
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So in short, no, there's no PC port. However, emulators are readily available (I suggest SNES9x), and while owning a ROM without owning the corresponding cartridge is illegal, that doesn't stop many people. Alternately, if you own a Nintendo Wii, you can buy Super Metroid on its online store -- though that won't allow you to play any of the hacks of the game. |
July 24, 2012, 09:50 | #13 |
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Yes. I successfully resisted it for seven years! Then a friend asked me for help installing it, and my will crumbled.
I'm quite glad I've missed all the seismic upheavals though, as each release seems to have changed the game almost beyond recognition. I'm already planning to stop playing when Mists of Pandaria is released, because of the massive dumbing-down of the talent points system (I really like it how it is now), and also because of the "moving achievements to the account level" idiocy (i.e. more D3-style dumbing down - again I really like how it is now). I'm also enjoying not hitting a level cap. My main has just hit L70 (only about halfway through Outland - the levelling isn't sync'd very well with the content), and I'm glad I'll still be levelling until well into Northrend. (At this rate I'll probably hit 85 around the time I start the Cata content, but never mind - I may not even get there.) Ho hum. Off to look up economical blacksmithing training.
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Derakon: There's a pretty active Super Metroid speed-running community which you may or may not be aware about (or already be part of!) I think they do giant competitions that everyone streams on Friday evenings, speedrunslive.com hosts them. I find that I enjoy watching video games more than playing them, especially when they're done competently.
Magnate: I played a lot of Civ I too, along with Civ II. I skipped Civ III but have recently started playing around with Civ IV again. The Civ games have always been some of my favorite because of the insanely high replay value. (angband is the same way) T-Mick: I've watched people play La-Mulana and was seriously confused by what was going on... |
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Extremely noteworthy are the jaw-dropping and completely broken speedruns of ALL the castlevania TASes, especially super castlevania IV, which is one of my fondest memories of the SNES days, both for the gameplay and the music. |
July 25, 2012, 22:17 | #16 |
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You didn't like Civ V? They went to hexes at last!
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Aww, man! The Gods & Kings expansion brought back some much-missed mechanics from Civ4 (religion and espionage), though they work quite a bit differently now. Unfortunately mods still don't work in multiplayer (despite the mod list having a "works in multiplayer" field and the multiplayer game list having a "using mods" field)...
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Oh yes, I have sank totally unreasonable amounts of time into Europe Universalis 3, including expansions, back in the days. Good times that was.
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[Bk] Yo O. C. Are you ready to win the G?
[Oc] The Gusto is comin home with me
Yo Bumpy Knucks are you ready to win the G?
[Bk] The Gusto is comin home with me
Yo O. C. Are you ready to win the G?
[Oc] The Gusto is comin home with me
Yo Bumpy Knucks are you ready to win the G?
[Bk] The Gusto is comin home with me
[both] Comin home with me (comin home with me) comin home with me
Verse One: Bumpy Knuckles
Who got the hardest, mc style, ever created?
Who got celebrity, status, and is still underrated?
Who got them two glock nines that be black and nickel plated?
And I'll blow a nigga's chest out, to keep me motivated
My periphreal, sees mc's, that ain't nice with these
So all my new rivalries'll be, mc robberies
I got these niggaz shook like, Shake-N-Bake, cook like
I knock your punk ass out, wake you up, and I show you
What I look like, who's that mc, that thinks that he can fuck with
F-are-E-D-D-I-E, excuse me, Bumpy Knucks
I don't give a fuck, if it's friend or foe
This shit is my job to let you niggaz know so don't take it personal
When I stick this verse in you, I don't know what you gon' do
Even if you get your crew I'll walk through the stage
Like it's Hoe Stroll Avenue, tappin on them pockets
Puttin tabs on your revenue, now dig this
It's mad niggaz that be thinkin they nice with they flow
It's mad niggaz that be frontin like they holdin some dough
It's mad niggaz that'll challenge me and after the show
They Don't Wanna Be Players no mo', like Joe
Niggaz try and come at me, with contemporary gangsta
Fusion I'm smashin with the simple shit I'm usin
Bashin and bruisin, who's in charge, bumpy
Step up in my face I leave your forehead lumpy
Verse Two: O. C.
I bring the pain like a slice to your vein, fuck your fame
Platinum and gold plate, don't hold no weight
I be that, prophetic soul drainer, ain't a motherfucker
In his right mind steppin in my cipher tryin to take mine
From West coast to East I'm full-fledged
Bust the science, niggaz better know the ledge
O see all, I G off, enemy I spot you
Two rhymes to my one verse, you go first
You tasteless face it, I engrave my name in your scalp
Like Damien, out for world domination
Don't get me wrong, I don't represent 666 figures
I'm just out to make figures
Who holds the threshold, to be the best
I crunch niggaz with my gold teeth like, vegetables
Carniverous deliverance, murder one nemesis
Like a virgin, I snatch your innocence
Talkin bank robberies when you rhyme, hold up
You turn pussy on the mic when I roll up
Coca-Cola, a fission like soda
While you say butter, I'ma say Mazola
Money folder hold a grudge cold like a polar bear
Thug niggaz what? Blowin up spots like a scud
Win the G.. Win the G..
Win the G.. Rrrrahhhh!
Verse Three: Bumpy Knuckles
Who's that New York nigga left, that be nice like B. I.
G. I., niggaz can't see I, see why?
You new poppin niggaz, and you crew hoppin niggaz
Step up in my face, and Bumpy be, 2Pa-cin niggaz
If this bitch up in yo' heart, I'ma find it
If you think I'm talkin to you, then just rewind it
I got six shots behind this, even with a vest on
Ya yellin, because I aim for the melon
I'm a felon, and I bet you never, been in a fight
Kinda like you really, never said shit on this mic
So if I diss a nigga hustlin that makes me a displayer
And if you buy my record twice, that makes you a two-payer/toupee-er
And if your girl like Donna Karan, that makes her a dk-er
And cause I hate your punk ass, that don't make you no playa
Without this record business shit you niggaz is broke as fuck
Smokin weed smokin woolies while I smoke your luck
And while your flow needs, medical aid
I just appear on niggaz shit, and I still get paid
Now where's my G nigga?
Verse Four: O. C.
What niggaz'll think they made of steel and wanna play brave?
Bitch mc's will find theyself in the grave
I make slaves of niggaz in ways never made
Voice like an Ox or better yet sharp as a blade
Intense the moment like s** when I'm bonin
Iller than Caligula brainwashed the Romans
I set it, let it be known, better beware, better be careful
Who dared to oppose my phenomenal flows, how dare you?
I smite your ass quick fast like Flash runnin past your ass
Niggaz'll end up with whiplash
But for the moment, I'm zonin, any opponents
I'ma cut it short right now, because this rap shit we own it
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BOWLING GREEN -- Bond was set at $500,000 Thursday for a Bowling Green man charged in the death of his 3-month-old son.
Brian Steinmiller, 31, entered not-guilty pleas in Wood County Common Pleas Court to murder, involuntary manslaughter, and four counts of endangering children stemming from the May 5 death of his son, Carter, from abusive head trauma and other injuries. After setting bond, Common Pleas Judge Robert Pollex scheduled a pretrial hearing for Sept. 18.
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The baby's mother, Rebecca Steinmiller, 25, is charged with one count of endangering children for allegedly failing to seek medical care or alert authorities when she knew the baby's arm was broken.


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As an actor, especially being female it is very tough competition. There are fewer roles for women and more female actors than men. To make matters worse, nobody wants you when you get older, which makes our time frame as a working actor very slim if one is even lucky enough to be a successful working actor.
Some women turn to plastic surgery to try to obtain roles for parts that really should be played by 30 or 40 somethings, yet the casting notices dictate that you must look 20's.
Not only are there these unrealistic roles, but lately I've been seeing more and more degrading roles out there for women such as being topless, OK with performing simulated sex acts – even as far to be OK with being peed or defecated on.
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Earlier this year, I had the great honor of meeting Lori Martini. She was instrumental in helping me set the 'World Record for Fastest To See All 30 MLB Parks' in April, by attending 10 Games with me. We had a nice little media blitz around the whole trip. I even interviewed Lori as our Citi Field Expert. The next week, she wrote a great review about the New Marlins Ball Park, that is one of the highest viewed on the internet and has also written a few other articles. Later on in the summer, Lori interviewed Yankees Prospect Tyler Austin for the MLB Reports. Before any of this all happened, I was already a fan of Lori's music prior to meeting her in person. Her songwriting is incredible and she is finally receiving some recognition for it. Lori has now used that recognition for a greater cause….
In April of this year, Lori Martini's song "I'm Not Perfect" was placed on Dance Moms Miami and subsequently Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition on Lifetime. Since then, the song has exploded and has inspired many young girls and boys. It has become their anthem as it deals with accepting yourself for who you are and champions anti-bullying. There are hundreds of fan made videos that combined have over 1 Million hits and counting. These kids are doing covers of the song; they use it for their dance recitals; for their school projects; for anti-bullying videos; they score it to their favorite shows, dancers, singers and artists etc. Read the rest of this entry →
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Halloween is a time of costumes, haunted houses, hayrides and trick-or-treating, but did you know that the most visual sign of Halloween is the pumpkin? Many centuries ago, October 31st was a magical night when glowing jack-o-lanterns, carved from turnips or gourds, were set on porches and in windows to welcome deceased loved ones, but also to act as protection against malevolent spirits. Burning lumps of coal were used inside as a source of light, later to be replaced by candles. Soon after, it was the Irish who decided it was much easier to use pumpkins since they were much larger and easier to carve.
During the Halloween holiday, pumpkins are carved into jack-o-lanterns and put on porches and in yards for all to see. Today there are many different ways to decorate a pumpkin. When I was young we would just wing-it and carve out two triangle eyes, an upside down triangle nose and a big open smiling mouth with a couple teeth here and there. Now there are some really elaborate pumpkin carving stencils you can use to trace just about anything you like, scary or not, onto your pumpkin then start carving using pumpkin carving tools and following the lines you drew. If you'd rather not go through the mess of cleaning out a pumpkin to carve it, you can just paint a face or design right on the pumpkin shell. It's really easy and my niece loves to do it that way. The best part of carving a pumpkin in my opinion are the pumpkin seeds. It was a tradition in my house growing up that we would take the seeds, clean them, mix in a little olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper then broil them in the oven until they were crisp. I swear they are so good and taste just like popcorn! I kept the tradition going with my family and my children love them. Sometimes I think they carve their pumpkins just to get the seeds!
If you're looking for some extreme pumpkin carving techniques and other decorating ideas check out some Halloween "how-to's" on the DIY Network.
At HalloweenExpress.com we have some great pumpkin costumes for everyone from infants to adults. Tom Arma's Pumpkin Costume is adorable and any child would look so incredibly cute wearing it.
Then for toddlers we have our Plush Pumpkin Halloween Costume.
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Every once in a while I get emails from local restaurants or staff asking me to try their place out - and sometimes I'm really quick. Other times...not so much! Three years ago (I'm guessing) one of the staff from Pelican's Reef on Beechmont told me I should come in and do a review...oops. Better late than never!
It was okay - I tend to like soups better that have chunks in them - but I understand a bisque doesn't. That said - I sort of thought there would be pieces of lobster. There weren't any...it still had a decent flavor.
Meals started with a salad as well - it was fine - regular Caesar salad - nothing too fancy.
Our friend Rachel went for the Fish Tacos ($9.95). They looked okay but Bayou Fish House seems more my style.
Dani & I went for the Seafood Enchiladas ($13 I think). They came with a side of dirty rice - which was dry and undercooked. The enchiladas were fine and had a lot of shrimp in them. I wish they'd had a little more crab in them.
Dani was very pleased with her enchiladas - but we were all starving! :-)
She also decided to take a slice of key lime pie home with her. Our server forgot to add this to her bill so Dani mentioned it and they just said - don't worry about it. So service and hospitality is very nice.
Why Should You Go? Well unfortunately I didn't care for the food too much. I would have tried some of their seafood rather than the enchiladas but those dishes were all more in the $20 price range and I was trying to stay on budget a bit more. The service was great and very friendly. It's got the feel of a sports bar so it's casual and comfy. There's also outdoor seating for the nicer weather.


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Woman To Hand Out Fat-Shaming Letters to Halloween Trick Or Treaters In Place Of Candy
When you're a kid, what could be worse than receiving an apple or a mini toothbrush in your holy Halloween bounty? Seems like a woman in West Fargo, North Dakota has found the answer: letters to parents that fat shames kids the scrooge deems overweight.
It started when the woman called into Fargo's Y-94 radio station to let her community know that she will only be giving children she finds thin candy. Everyone else gets the following letter:
Happy Halloween and Happy Holidays Neighbor!
You are probably wondering why your child had this note: have you ever heard the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child?"" I am disappointed in "the village" of Fargo Moorhead. West Fargo.
Your child is, in my opinion, moderately obese, and should not be consuming sugar and treats to the extent of some children this Halloween season.
My hope is that you will step up as a parent and ration candy this Halloween and not allow your child to continue these unhealthy eating habits.
Thank You.
During her radio interview, the woman added:
"I just want to send a message to the parents of kids that are really overweight... I think it's just really irresponsible of parents to send them out looking for free candy just 'cause all the other kids are doing it."
What do you think about this woman's trick or treating tactic?
(h/t: Jezebel)
Hey, Ashke & Wayne! May I give you a hand on this one?? Please, oh please??? :D
Although I think it is no ones business, I think that someone needs to state the obvious sometimes, and maybe, just maybe, it will make parents open their eyes. #raisingworldwar3
Well someone is getting her house egged and toilet papered. Too bad I don't live there cause I would do it myself. And this so called village conscience what does she look like is she the perfect size according to the weight scale?.......I bet not
I am with you. Eggs, toilet paper, shaving cream, dog shit lit in a bag...


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In this post I'm going to present a simple way to convert your learning/course materials to an interactive learning episode. Instead of using linear heavy information slide mode for presenting an interactive story, I used a form of a Learning map. Yes, you can use Learning map also for storytelling. See the example below.
So, how did I make this?
1. I gathered all the relevant resources about using hashtags for teaching purposes. Then I built a story around the information to make everything more coherent. Here comes a sense making step of the curation process: filtering out irrelevant information, adding value (your own words, etc.) and putting everything in a format which facilitates the understanding of the curated topic context for the audience.
2. I divided a story into a meaningful independent units (i.e. chunking information). Thus a learner can click any unit he wants without fear of getting lost. Every unit represents one node. Each node includes:
- The headline with keywords which gives the learner a first impression of what is going to be explained in this part. I presented a headline in a form of a question that my protagonist asks.
- Short explanation is presented like an answer to my protagonist. I kept the answers very short with only the essential information given. Answers are the output of my curation process.
- All supporting information was put into node's attachment, in order not to overload the learner with too much information at once. These attachments are my original resources, in case the learner wants to dig deeper into the content.
Tip: Try to use no more than 4-5 main nodes and 2-3 sub-nodes to each node. Otherwise the Learning map becomes untransparent.
3. I chose the right images to support the information. By that, I mean images which help learners to understand the text. As you may already know, combining relevant images with text results in a deeper cognitive process.
Of course you can prepare all of this, using list of links or maybe a slide mode presentation with inserted links. But my opinion is that no method is so visually engaged, interactive, memorable and transparent like Learning map is. What do you think?


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Please, please, please post sample pictures, links to flickr of sample pictures, etc. I'm currently sitting on a lemon of a Droid Bionic. 4G completely stopped working for me. Monday is my 30th day for return potential at Radio Shack and I'm at a complete loss as to whether I should swap for a RAZR tomorrow or return tomorrow and grab a Rezound on Monday. I like what I've heard about the Rezound camera and the recent HTC cameras. That said, the videos I've seen show a rather slow response between shots. That's a deal breaker since my primary subject is my two year old son. That's the other plus for the RAZR, is that the thing will be nearly indestructible in his hands. That said, my experience with the Bionic's camera has been miserable, even using other camera apps like Camera Zoom FX. SO...please, please, pretty please, post pictures and your opinions on the camera in the RAZR. Thanks in advance!
Take my experience with a grain of salt. I moved from the Droid 1 to the Razr. My biggest gripe with the Droid 1 was the camera. The camera in the Razr is 1000x better than the Droid 1 camera. It works as I would expect a camera should. Without flash the camera is very quick to snap the picture. With flash, there is a slight delay. However, the image with flash is not blurred even if the object is moving. Here are 3 quick picks that I snapped of my pugs. The one just had eye surgery, hence the need for the cone. The one with cone is without flash, the other two are with flash. I have not changed any settings since I powered up the phone earlier today. Let me know if there is something in particular you are looking for. https://picasaweb.google.com/envydr...authkey=Gv1sRgCM3tt4nu0a6VjwE&feat=directlink
Those were some pretty good pics. I could even see the name of the dog. Marley is it? I did have the bionic and did take it back because of the camera and went back to my Thunderbolt. I'm picking up the Razr tomorrow and hope to be satisfied.
Well i'm watching some football here, but I do have time to take a pic of my wifes razr with my razr (ain't moto grand?). Here you go. View attachment 42434 Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
Does the Nexus snap photos with "zero lag" even with the flash on auto? Who knows? As far as those pictures, adm, it shows the obvious deficiencies of the Droid RAZR camera. First of all, they came out all wrinkled! And forget red-eye, that's close-eyed. Just kidding, very cute.
Very close. Barley. Not bad for just aiming and pointing. Just glad my phone number wasn't visible...
My best advice for you is wait out the extra week or two or whatever it is for the galaxy nexus... i had the droid charge and it was all around amazing as far as screen and camera goes in daylight or at night time i could take flawless pictures, if you look at pictures from the bionic as well as the razr that are taken at night you can clearly see if you take them with the flash you will get very washed out pictures with a blueish or pale white tint from the led flash. I am selling my bionic to get the nexus when it comes out because nothing beats the quality of samsungs screens and cameras in my opinion. Htc is also great but however with HTC you suffer with battery life severely and the rezound will have sense overlayed on top of android 2.3.4 which you may or may not like but ICS is a huge plus and the camera on the nexus is incredibly fast as well.. overall being that you are going to take loads of pictures of your two year old son i would recommend holding out for the nexus because it will most definitely be worth the wait.
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NavPal, an Android smartphone app, was developed through the Robotics Institute's TechBridgeWorld program to provide audio and tactile cues to help guide the visually impaired. The technology and Project Scientist Balajee Kannan were featured in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article.
From Deborah M. Todd's article:
"The university's TechBridgeWorld program, which focuses on increasing technology access to underserved and developing communities, and the Robotics Institute's rCommerce Lab have been working the past few years to create NavPal, an Android smartphone app that combines GPS technology with audio and tactile cues to help blind users find their way around.
"Balajee Kannan, project scientist who holds positions with both the rCommerce lab and TechBridgeWorld, said representatives of the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children approached TechBridgeWorld a couple of years ago seeking solutions to help blind people evacuate buildings during emergency situations. The need became all too apparent mid-April, when the Oakland-based school was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat.
"Mr. Kannan said researchers decided early on that applying the technology to a smartphone would be the most cost-efficient and accessible approach."
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Buccaneers clinch first place
The Nanaimo Buccaneers have made their inaugural season a banner year.
The city's Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League team clinched first place in the North Island Division with a 6-2 win Thursday against the Westshore Wolves at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.
The Bucs completely dominated the game, especially Nanaimo's first line which combined for five goals. Will McNamara scored a hat trick, Beau Blanaru potted a pair and Riel Gibson scored the other.
"We got into a rhythm, I thought," said Brad Knight, Bucs coach. "We played really well – you could see it breaking open."
Blanaru scored the first two goals of the game, Gibson finished off a pretty passing play for the game winner, and then McNamara went to work, scoring two of his three goals on breakaways.
Knight said his team created traffic and forced rebounds in the attacking zone, and also displayed skill by scoring some beautiful goals. He also liked the Buccaneers' play in their own end, as they limited second chances and cleared out the front of their net.
The game was notable for a line brawl with two minutes left that featured a goalie fight between the Bucs' Cam Large and the Wolves' Alec Dillon. Knight felt the Wolves started the brawl.
"I think they got upset and got tired and got frustrated," said Knight. "You could see it coming."
After the gloves and sticks were picked up off the ice and the penalties doled out, the teams finished the game without incident and the Bucs got to celebrate a division title.
"It's awesome. A lot of people doubted us, a first-year team coming into the league…" McNamara said. "We can beat the best teams. We clinched first in the [division] and we're a new team – that says a lot for us."
Knight said he's happy for his players.
"In sports you always compete to be the best and I think the kids did a good job and I'm proud of them," he said.
ICE CHIPS … McNamara finished with five points and Garrett Dunlop supplied four assists. Large earned the win as his team outshot the visitors 45-25 … The Buccaneers play the Kerry Park Islanders on Saturday (Feb. 9) on the road. The game will be played at Duncan's Island Savings Centre in a 3:45 p.m. faceoff. There will be a fan bus that day; for more information please click here … The Bucs will play either the Islanders or the Campbell River Storm in the first round of the VIJHL playoffs.


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Woah! I love how you can turn photos in your own style, I envy that that :D Can you draw me in your style!?
actually it's not a photo :)) i imagined the pose myself, i have the photo of they kissing but drawing it would be pretty awkward LOL.
omg this is so sweet how lovely superb gift i like the cute cute and those fancy glasses your drawing is so impressive :)
One BIG thank you for making this awesome drawing! I'm going to make a poster from this, so she can put it on her wall in her room or something. :D
u drew them very well! really luvvv how well u colored em n drew their features, im sure that vanessa will luv it--favesssss :))


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National Library Week events planned at Grand Marais Library
Celebrate your library in April with events and a prize drawing! Sign up for the drawing Monday – Saturday of National Library Week beginning April 15.
On Tuesday, April 16 at 10:30 a.m., a "Poems & Rhymes Storytime" will focus on nursery rhymes and poems for kids. Reading a poem for the group will grant you up to three extra chances for the drawing.
Finally, on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. the library will host an "Open Mic Poetry Night."
Bring your favorite poem to share or pick one of ours for extra entries into the drawing.
Prizes include embroidered book bags for kids, Hohner recorder and music book, "I Love Books" reusable shopping bags, Chocolove premium chocolate bars (inside each wrapper is a classic romantic poem), gift certificates from Lake Superior Trading Post, Birchbark Books & Gifts and Beth's Fudge, and Drury Lane Books.
For more information call Patsy Ingebrigtsen at the library, 218-387-1140.


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This wonderfully intimate collection contains some of the most important Renaissance and Baroque paintings in the world, including works by Raphael, Titian, and Caravaggio but the real crowdpleasers at the Borghese are the sculptures by Bernini and Canova, who tested the limits of marble in unbelievable ways. Piazzale Museo Borghese (eastern end of Villa Borghese), Open Tuesday – Sunday 9am-7.30pm (entry by reservation only at 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm. It is advisable to book at least a few days in advance. Euro 8,50 including booking fee (Euro 13,50 in case of exhibition). Bus 116 or 910 to Via Pinciana.
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Although it's been awhile, I can confirm that this happened to me, too. The felhunters are the most demanding part of the fight because they require getting aggro very quickly, and holding it, and keeping them faced away from your pitlord. I fear their dispel is a cone effect that ignores LOS.
The plural of anecdote is not "data". It's "Bayesian inference".
Hate me all you want, but I find it very pleasant that all these alt players are struggling and having a hard time hahahah
I can't have the pride to say that I have green fire now that everyone has it too (altough i got it way earlier), but at least I have fun. This is how a (trully) lock feels inside MWAHAHAH
So after 3 hours of getting my ass kicked by the last guy, I have given up. That last guy is bout fucking impossible.
and I'm a clicker. if I did it, you can do it too!
EDIT: I'm ilvl 500, but I came to the conclusion that ilvl is not really important (unless you don't have a purification potion). there's PLENTY of time to get him down with a semi-lousy rotation. my first doom was running out (10 secs remaining) when his HP was at 25% and I was already past doomguard phase 2.
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Warlorcs of Draenorc made me quit. You can't have my stuff.
If there is one thing that Kanrethad has taught us about dps, it is that, yes, sixty imps is indeed better than two. /UVLS GO GO
Just wanted to say thanks to Ackthal and his guide I got my green fire in only 8 tries! It made the fight much easier to do without having to worry about the chaos bolts.
I did it yesterday with 495 iLevel. Honestly the fight was pretty simple and I didn't need a Potion of Purification. As long as the boss is aggro'ed to your pet then you get no Chaos Bolts cast onto you at all. Just make sure you use gateway to remove threat. Imps die in seconds with Fel Breath and RoF + Immolate (Fire and Brimstone). Fel-hunters are simple I didn't even bother saving burning embers for them as they still died before the boss did cataclysm. I used soulshatter to remove aggro from the boss before they spawned too. I didn't bother CCing the two big mobs when they spawned just had pitlord tank them.
I wish Blizzard would scale the gear for this encounter so everyone who wants green fire has to work for it rather than EZ mode it in a few patches time.
Better down him before the 5.4 nerf guys. It will make it even harder
Jubeka: So, what do you do in your spare time WarlockJack?
WarlockJack: Kanrethad.
Jubeka: Kan- yeah, what do you do there?
WarlockJack: I sit in a circle and I dps a green guy for the green fire quest.
Jubeka: What's that?
WarlockJack: Well see, they wrote all these quests to get green fire, and, uh, to make people feel special, they used a mechanic that screws you every chance it gets. So, like, instead of doing it 9 times, instead you'll be doing it 98 times. Uh, so I go through these thousands of phases and, uh... it doesn't really matter. I uh, I don't like my quest, and, uh, I don't think I'm gonna go anymore.
Jubeka: You're just not gonna go?
WarlockJack: Yeah.
Jubeka: Won't you miss out on Green Fire?
WarlockJack: I don't know, but I really don't like it, and, uh, I'm not gonna go.
Jubeka: So you're gonna quit the quest?
WarlockJack: Nuh-uh. Not really. Uh, I'm just gonna stop going.
Jubeka: When did you decide all that?
WarlockJack: About an hour ago.
Jubeka: Oh, really? About an hour ago... so you're gonna get another quest?
WarlockJack: I don't think I'd like another quest.
Jubeka: Well, what are you going to do about gold and repair bills and...
WarlockJack: You know, I've never really liked paying repair bills. I don't think I'm gonna do that, either.
Jubeka: Well, so what do you wanna do?
WarlockJack: I wanna take you out for some int food, and then I wanna go back to the shrine and watch the pandas do Kung Fu. Do you ever watch Pandas do Kung Fu?
Jubeka: [surprised] I love Panda Kung Fu.
WarlockJack: Shado-Pan Monastery.
Jubeka: Totally.
WarlockJack: You should come over and watch Panda Kung Fu tonight.
Jubeka: Okay, Okay, can we order some int food first? Okay?
Wiped few times around 30% before I went to bed but defo gonna finish this tomorrow.
What was bugging me tho was : on every single try when I'm dealing with 2nd wave of Fel hunters my Pit lord comes from the shelter and Enslave gets removed...
I've done everything by the book , dropped threat , positioned him so he's out of LoS and what not but still it happened every time for 2nd Fel hunters spawn.
First one is flawless , no problems what so ever.
Anyone got idea what could it be?
Other then that , it's great quest line overall , wish they bring more stuff like this to other classes as well.
Fight itself isn't that complicated , especially with all those tips people are providing here.
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I found the easiest way of handling the Pit Lord was to not hide him away but to use a tactic demonstrated in another video linked somewhere in this thread that I reposted for someone else.
The felhunters only break enslave if they face him. If you drop rain of fire on the portal and stand in a direction so they aren't facing him after coming out, the enslave doesn't break. If you drop your enslave manually and recast it while Kanrethad is summoning a Doom Guard or whatnot, you don't have to worry about the timer.
I posted a link to the Youtube video guide in the other thread asking for help with green fire. I totally recommend looking at it. After following the instructions I completed it the same night, ilvl 479. If you check my post history you should be able to find it.
I also recommend taking Soul Link with Demon Sac. It gives you a massive extra health buffer that helps if you are undergeared.
First of all , cheers for the reply mate .
Maybe I wasn't specific enough with my previous post : Breaking enslave didn't happen cus I've forgot to re-enslave him during the fight or I didn't position myself properly with obvious RoF on portal for initial threat , the issue is that Pit Lord itself is rushing toward me from that corner where I put him before Fel hunters spawn , and no I didn't press any of the macroes or pet attack keybinds ...hence i was confused since it always happened for 2nd wave of Fel pups.
1st one was flawless without any issues, and in general it's not hard to deal with other mechanics as well .
Gonna try it again after work and will let you know if issue still persists.
Serbian <MYST> , Draenor EU
After completing the quest tonight (about 25 attempts + research from here) I dont know why there was so much discussion and fuss over Line of Sight and Felhunter Devours. Both are pretty largely irrelevant and trivial parts of the fight with very simple management. Why was there all that discussion and fuss over them?
- Simply use demon gateway (aka the debuff) to eliminate all chaos bolts. LOS not relevant, he simply wont cast chaos bolts while you have the debuff. Even if you forget to take the gateway once or twice in the fight and a Chaos popts through, you have 2-3 cd to let you survive anyway.
- Felhunters: Simply make sure they never face the pit lord at all (within their full frontal 180 degree angle). LOS is not relevant! (I ctrl+3 move the pitlord to the right of portal to Stay still - while I run to the left and bring the felhunters with me. The pitlord is still in LOS of them, but their frontal 180 degree arc is wholly facing me)
Thats my advice to people doing this, ignore everyone elses advice about the importance of LOS and ways to handle/manage it - you dont need to worry about that shit! You can, of course, but you are basically making a mountain out of a molehill just for the sake of it!
After a few attempts to get used to the felhunter/pit lord positioning dance, the rest of the fight simply is about you handling a bunch of mechanics and simply not forgetting to use X at the appropriate time.
The fight takes getting used to - not because its necessarily hard - but because it simply takes practise and repetition until everything becomes muscle memory to do at the right time.
The biggest problem I had with my warlock (an alt who just hit 90 this week - so im still new to the class) was not knowing how to use Havoc to DPS kill the felhunters efficiently enough. LOS/Devour was never the issue.
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look, if you're getting him to 20%, that means you're almost there. that last bit is just imps, and you gotta have dominated imps by now. I suggest you carry and use those purification potions to increase the enrage timer, so dps is not a concern. than, just relax, and never rush. don't immolate and rain of fire the imps just to spam shadowburn on kanrethad, just kill the imps like you did on phase 1. keep killing them, than hitting kanrethad, killing them, than hitting kanrethad. eventually he'll die.
when I tried and started getting him to 20% and dying, I noticed that what was killing me was the fact that I was trying to burn him AFAP and leaving the imps there, and they were bitchslapping me. don't do that and you'll be fine.
Warlorcs of Draenorc made me quit. You can't have my stuff.
Did they ever fix the whole "I cant do the black temple raid" because I'm doing or have done the green fire quest" problem yet?
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Remember this post from the other day?
Where I promised you a {Part Two} surprise???
Well I wasn't sure I could make raw maple cinnamon oatmeal raisin maple pecan cookie dough any better than it already was.
But, you know what?
I did.
And if you like ice cream, and you like oatmeal raisin cookies, you will LOVE this Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Ice Cream.
There's really not much to say about this creamy, oatmeal raisin cookie studded dish of deliciousness other than this…
Trust me.
Here's the recipe…
Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough Ice Cream {gluten-free and vegan}
- 1 batch Raw Oatmeal Cinnamon Raisin Maple Pecan Cookie Dough, chopped in to small chunks
- 2 14-ounce cans coconut milk {preferably full-fat}
- 3/4 cup maple sugar OR organic cane sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons cinnamon, or to taste
- Combine coconut milk, sugar, and cinnamon in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Chill coconut milk mixture in refrigerator.
- Make ice cream following manufacturer's directions for your ice cream maker. I use a Cuisinart and got soft serve consistency ice cream after 20 minutes.
- Mix cookie dough chunks in to ice cream. Place ice cream mixture in glass container, and place in freezer until desired consistency is achieved.
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We can understand if you're a little fuzzy on what was happening when "V" left the air three months ago.
ABC apparently understands too. In advance of Tuesday's (March 30) return, the network has offered up a "V"-cap of the first four episodes, which aired way back in November. If you're a "Lost" fan, you'll probably recognize the voice-over: It's the same detached, sardonic female voice who's done the "Lost" recaps in past seasons.
Here's the refresher course:
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