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As you settle into the new semester, we would like to let you know about our preparations in case the H1N1 virus (swine flu) affects you or other members of the Chicago-Kent community. You can find detailed information in our H1N1 FAQ at http://www.kentlaw.edu/depts/stuservices/H1N1faq.html. We would particularly like to encourage you to follow the guidelines listed below. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jenna Abhijeet, our Director of Student Services, at email@example.com.
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IT Management Slideshow: 10 Things CIOs Need to Know About HP CEO Meg Whitman
By Don Reisinger | Posted 09-27-2011
10 Things CIOs Need to Know About HP CEO Meg Whitman
More of the same?Incoming CEO Meg Whitman has stated that HP will move forward with the strategies put in motion by ousted CEO Leo Apotheker. She said that the company will focus on software and solutions, and will evaluate what to do with its PC business.
After only 11 months on the job, Leo Apotheker was ousted Sept. 22, 2011, from the CEO slot at HP and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman was named by the company's board of directors to replace him. Whitman, who had attempted an unsuccessful run in 2010 for the California Governor's office, becomes the company's third CEO in 13 months. She has very little experience in the enterprise technology sector, and she appears to know more about the online world than the PC business. Indeed, some critics wonder whether she's the right choice for the job. Then again, running a company of the size and scale of HP is no mean feat, as the revolving door of the CEO's office has shown. HP's enterprise customers have no choice but to wait and see how things play out under Whitman. As you consider your options, here are 10 things you need to know about HP's new CEO.
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Three company recruiters evaluated presentations from behind a one-way mirror.
Victaulic is in the global business of making piping connections. Executives at the company's Leland plant have made it their business to create a connection with the UNCW Cameron Business School.
Last year Scott Adams, Leland plant manager, invited the business school to participate in a new company-sponsored sales competition. Adams is also a mentor to business students as part of the Cameron Executive Network.
On Friday, 21 students accepted the challenge.
Participants had 10 minutes to sell Victaulic's latest coupling product to a potential Victaulic customer. The "customer" was role played by an actual Victaulic sales specialist. Close to real as real gets.
And allowing just 10 minutes to confirm the customer's needs, make the pitch and overcome objections compounded the stress. Call it "Sales Stress 401."
Cash, internships and jobs were on the line for top performers.
Everyone was rewarded with invaluable professional selling advice.
Three company recruiters evaluated presentations from behind a one-way mirror.
At the conclusion, each student received immediate feedback from the "customer."
Dale Petroski, the "customer" and Atlanta-based sales person, praised the participants.
"I was really impressed with the high level of performance, especially when considering that they are still in school," Petroski said.
Seniors and marketing majors Taylor Hewitt, Lucas Gibson and Melanie Clark captured the top 3 spots.
First-place winner Hewitt enjoyed winning the $500, but was looking at the bigger picture.
"Winning the money was nice, however, the biggest thing was getting the practice and experience of an actual sales call," Hewitt said.
Runner-up Gibson joined the contest to "try and get an internship after graduation in May."
That's not a bad strategy as one of the company's evaluators, Lindsey Derstine, leveraged a post-graduation internship into a full-time position just last year.
Melanie Clark, the third-place $100 winner, said she learned how to handle and overcome objections more effectively while staying focused on customer benefits and not just the product itself.
Last year's competition winner, Troy Slider, realized the quest of all competitors.
Troy parlayed a successful internship into a full-time job offer that is waiting for him upon graduation next May.
Victaulic's local involvement goes beyond this semi-annual sales contest.
The Leland plant, has hired 19 interns from the University of North Carolina Wilmington business school during the last six years.
Adams explained, "our internships are about doing real projects and adding value."
"If the intern was not doing the work, a regular full-time employee would do it," Adams said. "Our internships have involved operations, human resources and accounting."
The Leland facility currently employs 270 employees working three shifts.
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Man's Promise Map Legend
B1. Main Deck: Two 10-foot-square hatches sit in the deck forward of the mainmast and open onto the middle hold. Between the hatches and mast, a steep set of wooden steps descends into the middle deck (area B8) 15 feet below.
B2. Foredeck: The foredeck rises ten feet above the main deck. The ship's nameplate on the hull reads Man's Promise.
B3. Aft Deck: The aft deck sits ten feet above the main deck, and steps lead up to an even higher deck behind the mizzenmast. The ship's wheel stands just before the rail overlooking the main deck.
B4. Sterncastle: This high deck sits behind the mizzenmast, twenty feet above the main deck. A pair of light ballistas sit upon this deck, next to a box containing a dozen ballista bolts.
B5. Ship's Boats: Two ship's boats, a cutter and a gig, hang from davits on the gunwales just forward of the aft deck. The boats are lashed to the ship and require three DC 10 Profession (sailor) checks or Dexterity checks to launch. Each such check is a full-round action. Each ship's boat has four oars and a single mast. The cutter can carry up to twelve Medium passengers, while the gig can carry up to eight Medium passengers.
B6. Officers' Quarters: This tidy cabin has two portholes to allow light and fresh air to enter. A hefty trap door sits in the floor, leading to the middle deck (area B8).
B6a. Officers' Storage: These two storerooms are both unlocked and hold the lockers and personal effects of those pirates berthed in the officers' quarters (area B6).
B7. Captain's Cabin: The rear wall of this luxurious (by pirate ship standards) cabin holds four gilt-framed windows that rise the full height of the chamber. The cabin contains a luxurious hammock, a dining table and chairs, and a few chests and bookshelves. A trap door opens directly into the cook's cabin below (area B11). The two doors opening onto the main deck and the trap door are locked with good locks (Disable Device DC 30). The windows do not open. The hammock is a hospitality's hammock.
B7a. Captain's Storage: These small storerooms do not have doors, but are separated by sliding walls that can also be removed and made into a folding table. The starboard compartment contains a small writing desk and a couple of chests. One of the chests is locked with a good lock (Disable Device DC 30) and trapped with an electricity arc trap); this chest holds Mr. Plugg's share of the booty from the Man's Promise, worth 2 points of plunder.
B8. Middle Deck and Armoury: The middle hold of the Man's Promise is currently empty, though the weapon racks along the walls only need to be restocked to turn this hold into a working armoury. Steps behind the foremast descend into the main hold (area B12). A second set of stairs against the aft bulkhead lead up to the main deck (area B1).
B9. Crew Berths: Ten supporting pillars behind the mainmast fill this spacious compartment, with room for over a score of hammocks.
B10. Galley: This sizable galley contains a large stove against the aft bulkhead and a single porthole in the starboard wall. In one corner, a derrick stands next to a trap door that opens into the secure storage below (area B13). The door is locked with a huge, good padlock (Disable Device DC 30). It takes a full round to raise or lower the line on the derrick, which can lift up to 200 pounds of cargo.
B11. Cook's Cabin: This filthy cabin contains two dirty hammocks and a single porthole in the port wall. A rickety ladder ascends to a trap door in the ceiling, leading to the captain's cabin (area B7).
B12. Main Hold: Essentially empty after being looted by the crew of the Wormwood, the main hold of the Man's Promise contains a large water barrel secured to the starboard wall. Stairs behind the foremast lead up to the middle deck (area B8), while a trap door near the mainmast leads to the bilges, which contains two bilge pumps, forward and aft. If anything, there are more bilge spiders there than in the Wormwood.
B13. Secure Storage: This large compartment aft of the main hold is locked with a good lock (Disable Device DC 30), but is presently empty.


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Following an outcry from women's rights groups and others, House Republicans have removed the "forcible" to describe the rape exception in H.R. 3, an anti-abortion bill introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Congressional Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair, with the support of House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA).
The bill, which purports to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions and ensure that healthcare reform law does not cover the cost of abortions, had provided for an exception only when the woman's life is endangered, in cases of "forcible" rape, or in cases of incest if the woman was a minor. The exemption in the bill will now cover all forms of rape.
HR 3, which has a short title of "No Tax-Payer Funding for Abortion Act," goes far beyond that issue. If passed, the bill would permanently ban women in the military from obtaining an abortion in a military hospital overseas, even if they pay for it with their own (not federal) funds. This is particularly important to women stationed in areas where local clinics may be unsafe. Moreover, Americans who have private insurance plans that include abortion coverage would have to pay tax penalties, and federal workers who pay their own insurance premiums out of pocket would nonetheless be prohibited from having abortion coverage in their insurance.
Organizations including the Feminist Majority Foundation, the National Women's Law Center, Emily's List, and MoveOn.org, criticized the Smith bill, for changing the definition of rape to exclude statutory rape, date rape, drug-facilitated rape, and other instances when the woman was unconscious or otherwise unable to give consent. Steph Sterling, a lawyer and senior adviser at the National Women's Law Center, explained, "It speaks to a distinction between rape where there must be some element of force in order to rise to the standard, and rape where there is not. The concern here is that it takes us back to a time where just saying no was not enough."
The Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing next Tuesday on the bill.
Media Resources: Washington Post 2/3/11; Politico 2/3/11; Statement of National Women's Law Center 2/1/11; Committee on Judiciary 2/2/11; Huffington Post 2/2/11; Mother Jones 1/28/11; Feminist Daily Newswire 1/21/11, 1/10/11, 1/6/11
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School is back in session and parents and children alike are gearing up for a new year and all the fun and chaos that go along with it. Whether it's your child's first ever school day or the last year before college, it's important to take a moment to check off all the things they will need for a great year – and a healthy lunch is right at the top.
With school supply shopping and new outfit hunting in full swing, it can be easy to overlook planning nutritious lunches. "But don't count out lunch," says Elizabeth Ward, registered dietitian, mother of three, and author of "MyPlate for Moms, How to Feed Yourself & Your Family Better: Decoding the Dietary Guidelines for Your Real Life." In fact, students who eat a nutritious, balanced diet are better prepared to learn, reports the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
"School lunch is more than just a meal – it's an opportunity for good nutrition and teaching during children's prime learning hours," says Ward. "Children are always growing and developing, both physically and mentally, so providing them with great lunch nutrition keeps them healthy in and out of the classroom."
Although many schools serve hot lunches each day, the only way to be certain your child is getting the nutrients he/she needs is to send a lunch with them to school that you're sure they will enjoy. Additionally, parents need to remember that while their own bodies are finished growing and developing, a child's isn't, and their meals and snacks should be jammed packed with good nutrition. Breakfast and lunch provide the opportunity to make sure your kids are eating the food they need before they come home for dinner with the family.
Ward offers the following tips to help keep your child eating healthy during school hours:
* Talk to your children. Ask them what they would like to eat for lunch and teach them where food comes from. Involving children in meal planning will make the process more fun. Packing lunch with their favorite character on their Thermos brand lunch kit will make their meal even more enjoyable.
* Check with the school to see how close snack time is to lunch. This will help you determine how much food to pack for your children. Portion control is important for a healthy, balanced diet. Since children are smaller than adults, they should eat smaller portions, too.
* Lunch can be more than just the traditional milk, sandwich and fruit. Eating the same thing every day may get boring fast. As long as the food is healthy, you don't need to get hung up on serving a traditional lunch. Use a Thermos vacuum insulated FUNtainer food jar, which keeps food hot for five hours or cold for seven hours, to pack leftovers from dinner, a hearty stew or soup, or fruit salad with low-fat yogurt. Alternate cold meals and hot to keep your child's interest. If your child craves pizza, make one at home with low-fat cheese and vegetables. Use sunflower seed butter or olive oil instead of regular butter, and make sure milk, cheese and yogurt are low or non-fat. If you want to send a sandwich for lunch, try making it on a whole-wheat bagel, pita pocket or sandwich wrap.
* Give your child an alternative to sugary soda and juice drinks by packing ice water with fruit slices in a Thermos FUNtainer bottle. The fruit will add the sweet taste your child craves, without the added sugar. There is no nutritional value to sugary drinks, so cutting them out of your child's diet and helping them understand why you're doing so early on will benefit them in the long run. As a bonus, the insulated bottle will keep drinks icy cold for up to 12 hours.
* Provide a balanced meal. Keep kids fueled during and after school by offering essentials packed with fiber or protein, which will also help reduce snacking urges. Fiber, dairy foods, and protein-packed fare are essential to keeping kids fueled during and after school for activities, and reducing the urge to snack. Children eat what is available, so having carrot sticks and hummus available keeps kids' minds off of cookies, candy, and chips. Send protein-rich Greek yogurt with fruit and nuts or whip up a smoothie made with fruit and milk and send in an insulated straw bottle.
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September 2005 Equipment Round-Up - Food Safety
This collection of products can help processors maintain a high level of food safety from top to bottom throughout the plant.
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Goff's curtain walls
Curtain walls enable separation between cleaning and processing, and are partitioned to fit in with the sanitation needs of the food processing environment. They have a slick surface able to shed water and soils, and are available either in a 40 mil PVC, 40 mil USDA grade PVC or 40 mil antimicrobial PVC. To eliminate trapped contamination, the curtains have welded seams and do not have sewn joints or hems. Curtain panels are clear from top to bottom for visibility and overlap to prevent wash breakthrough.
Goff's Enterprises; Pewaukee, Wis.
800-234-0337; www.goffscurtainwalls.com
Sanitizing wipes
Eco-Wipe FCS is an EPA-registered, pre-moistened, single-use, sanitizing wipe for use on hard, non-porous food contact surfaces in the dairy, food and beverage processing industries. The wipes are proven 99.999 percent effective against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC #6538), E. coli (ATCC #11229) and Shigella boydi (ATCC #9207) in 60 seconds with a consistent 175 ppm sanitizing solution. They are moisture-controlled and quick drying and are applicable to a range of uses.
Ecolab Inc.; St. Paul, Minn.
800-392-3392; www.ecolab.com
Empowering water
Advanced C-Series Electrolyzed Oxidative Empowered Water System disinfects poultry and meat processes without toxicity. With water, salt and electricity, a non-toxic disinfectant is created that can be used in the poultry plant to first clean chicken carcasses and then disinfect them. It is a safe alternative to the toxic chemicals. The disinfectant is generated on-site as-needed, the machine placed between the municipal water source and the plant.
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Diagnosing bacteria
A suite of microbial testing systems rapidly detects contamination in products and raw materials. The Soleris system (formerly BioSys) and the Envisio system provide rapid microbiology testing solutions for food, dairy, meat and nutraceutical processors. The diagnostics portfolio tests for pathogens such as E Coli O157, as well as routine organisms such as coliform bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus, Listeria and environmental, yeast and mold and lactic acid bacteria.
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800-853-8101; www.centrusinternational.com
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Beaver Falls Boot Washer effectively cleans and sanitizes the bottoms and lower halves of shoes and boots. Photocells, which are located at both ends of the machine, are activated by personnel traffic. Once activated, four large bottom and four side brushes begin rotating. A timer-controlled magnetic valve opens allowing water to enter the manifold and dampen all brushes with a sanitizing solution. The step-on/step-off footplates also act as protective guards for the slip-in drive gear motors.
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800-240-3770; www.numafa.com
Good ozone
WaterZone 30 is an FDA and USDA approved skid-built unit that can add 2 to 8 gr/hr of ozone to water and is capable of generating ozonated water at a rate of 30 gpm. Ozonated water can be used to kill bacterial, for CIP in food processing plants and for washing down produce and meat to extend shelf life. Ozone is a useful tool in the battle for food safety.
Ozone Systems; Mahwah, N.J.
201-848-7676; www.ozone-systems.com
Chilling salmonella
FreshFx is an antimicrobial solution that reduces salmonella contamination when applied post-chill in poultry processing. It can be used as a spray or a dip to guard against Salmonella, E.coli, listeria and campylobacter in poultry processing with low environmental impact. The solution has also received written USDA approval for multiple steps along the poultry processing line, including the scalder, rinse, pre-evisceration, chiller, on-line reprocessing and post-chill.
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That scene where Kaito and Freecell were solving that puzzle with Nonoha watching really was touching <3 Best moment in whole episode to me. That and that scene with shota Kaito's speech in Freecell's closed off world.
Also YAAAY FOR NONOHA FINALLY BECOMING REAL HEROINE!! xDDDD I was starting to get sick a little from people saying that Anna is actual heroine. Damn, even Rook and Freecell are considered a heroine, even the staff were joking about it( or were they O__O) xDDD
And yes, I hope too Jin will recover soon. He is one of important people to Kaito...His past at least..
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For those interested, the Phi Brain manga is starting to get translated into english. It should be in the usual manga sites on the internet. The expressions are much funnier than the anime.
also there are some differences like:
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|2012-10-13, 18:27
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Uwah... Satou Junichi has been tweeting about developing S3, and he's just posted the following:
"【ファイ・ブレイン】 気になるノノハのヒロイン度ですが。勿論みんなノノハにとても愛情を持っていますが、愛情を注げば注ぐほど ヒロインの座から滑り落ちていくような気がします。いたしかたなし。 #phibrain"
"I'm worried about Nonoha's position as the heroine. Of course everyone loves her, but the more love she gets [from the writing staff, I presume -kuro] the more she seems to slip from the heroine position... There's no helping it."
"【ファイ・ブレイン】逆にルークはどうやってもヒロイン度があがっ…おっと。第三期に既存キャラの誰が出 るかは公式の発表があるまで、しばしお待ち下さいませ〜。 #phibrain"
"On the other hand, no matter what Rook's heroine points are increa-- oops. It's not public yet which existing characters will appear in S3 so please wait for the official announcement~"
Gaah?! What? >__<) As someone who likes Nonoha a lot, this doesn't sound good. :/ She wasn't even a proper heroine, are they going to take even this away from her? And Rook again?! -__-) Please tell me Satou is just trolling...
In other news (very old news), they're holding a popularity contest so go to the link below and vote for Nonoha! Or vote for whoever you want, but I'm definitely voting for her. You have one vote per day, the contest is open until October 21th.
She's not going to win, obviously, but she really needs some love from fans right now. :/
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|2012-10-13, 18:48
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Hmm well I'n not one for the Nonoha side but I'm definitely not one for Rook. Please just let him search around the world for the Orpheus Rings or the replica rings or what have you. Less time around Kaito can only be a good thing from my point of view. My favorite is Ana so he gets my vote.
|2012-10-13, 18:48
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This really sucks. if nonoha doesn't get much involvement they might as well ship her abroad somewhere so i wouldn't have to care for the anime.
like seriously can't they see how much she can be used and how story can be developed around her? sometimes this yaoi pairing shit really bites in animes. the fangirls are crazy.
|2012-10-14, 04:04
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Spoiler for O______________________O:
Spoiler for TuT:
Satojun better be trollng. If Nonoha's role lessens even more, yaoi vibes will skyrocket double-- I'm not sure if I can handle that -____-I like Rook to certain extent...Don't make me not like him please <,< Honestly, I found whole yaoi subtext tolerable because she was in the picture (barely xD), found it funny at times and whole puzzle plot idea looks appealing for some reason, but if only (actual xD) good female character completely "merges" with background....I'm not happy about this at all -__________-
Elena has her spot secured because she works for POG and can do puzzles but...AAAAArh! This news made me so mad and heartbroken T____T and here I was looking forward to summer T______________T
Oh I've been voting for her...almost every day. Apparently she's loved by..whom? Staff? Fandom? O,o I don't see it honestly...Is this the fate and treatment of loved characters!! Dx
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HAHAHAHAHAHA i'm lovin' the news in this thread, while i don't outright despise Nanoha, if they can't outright give me a reason to like her they might as well put her on vacation.
It is either interrupted UST that i have seen so many times before or outright kicking her off the ship.
|2013-06-23, 04:47
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This is just a doodle so it's not an official statement or anything, but it's still valid speculation I guess. They're showing reruns of S2, and perhaps S3 will start when that's over, that is, in October. Perhaps. xD (Well, they promised 2013 so at this point it's either fall or winter season. xD)
In the meanwhile, the staff continues to take special delight in tormenting poor Nonoha.
Also, the Puzzle of Battle manga is apparently in S2 territory now. I wonder what it's like...
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|2013-06-28, 17:15
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And the guy in the background? His voice is Nakata Jouji. *dies and goes to heaven*
The girl's name is Rachel(? Reitzel?) and apparently she'll be the main antagonist, with Nakata's character who is called Enigma. OMG... a GIRL? How scandalous!
Also, the official site now has a poll where you can vote for your favorite pair (1 vote/day). I'm SOOOO excited to see which pair wins!
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Valent Announces 2010 Launch of INOVATE™ System for Soybean Seed Protection
December 2, 2009
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.—Valent U.S.A. Corporation announced plans to market INOVATE™ System, a state-of-the-art seed-applied insecticide/fungicide for soybeans beginning in January 2010. Company officials said the active ingredients in INOVATE are all now EPA approved.
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Corsair Force Series 100GB SSD Review
To test the drives, I started with an image of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP2 with all the latest updates and patches and the testing software. Each drive was filled with data, then imaged to simulate a used drive. Testing is accomplished by using the test drive as the main drive containing the OS. This is done so that the testing is not just plugging in a raw drive and showing stellar numbers. That's not real life - you don't purchase a new drive to let it go unused. Write testing was completed before the drive was imaged. As many of you probably already know, solid state drives slow down as the pages in the flash memory are filled and must be rewritten to each time data is stored. This is the basis for loading the drives up first and then loading an image to the drive with Acronis True Image. Comparisons will include both SSDs and standard hard drives.
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- CPU: Intel Core i7 920
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- Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 260-216
- Power Supply: Mushkin 800 watt Modular Power Supply
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- OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1
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- Comparison Drive: Corsair SSD Force Series 100GB
- Comparison Drive: Kingston SSD NOW V Series 128GB
- Comparison Drive: Mushkin Io Series 128GB
- Comparison Drive: Seagate 1TB 7200.11 SATA
- Comparison Drive: Seagate 2TB SATA
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Hey. I just want to say that I freakin' love your map design writeups.
I know that I'm just a lurker, but seeing you being (rightfully) upset about getting little commentary on your posts, I thought I should let you know.
Keep bein' awesome, please.
You should update your Pre-Disaster Planning post to accommodate your multiplayer map progress: forums.blackmesasource.com/ind…?postID=613784#post613784
Hey, just popping by to thank you for the awesome work on the pre-disaster maps. I've downloaded and explored all of them and I think you've done a really excellent job. Really looking forward to the others (including those other people are making). I understand that you plan to add sections of the transit system into the maps, working and all. I will be happy to advise you on the specifics of this as I am somewhat of a rail enthusiast and I know how the tram would look and work best/realistically.
I did also hear from someone that once all the maps in the game are pre-disaster and complete that there may be a possibility of combining them into a short single-player game - like an RPG set before the disaster takes place. I don't know if you know of this or not but it sounds like a really good idea to me!
X RaY -
Hey Buddy. Do you need a mapper for your pd mod? I know some source mapping. I would to join your pre-disaster mod group. My steam id is: byxray Name: X-RaY
There is no formal group. If you want, you can claim a section of Black Mesa and get to work; if you want to share a map with me I would be willing to send you some WIP VMFs and credit you for any work done.
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Sure but add me on steam for details and i would to claim FAF (Forget About Freeman) Just some restoration.. ok? or something
Sure. I'm a little busy today though.
More Office Complex, and I don't know.
Hi te next PD maps?
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look at the conversation
The OCPD maps won't appear in the console.
What do you want to talk with me about, then?
As I have gotten Steam requests from people I have never heard of every few days since I released OCPD, I typically do not accept them unless I've already arranged things with the person behind them through another channel.
Are you interested in working on BMPD?
The short answer is "with great difficulty". The long answer is to follow the instructions in this old thread: forums.blackmesasource.com/ind…dit-workshop-submissions/
How upload a black mesa mod to he black mesa workshop?
Я не знаю английского языка.
И все же вы, кажется, не имеют каких-либо проблем отвечая на посты, сделанные в нем.
Google Translate русский / английский довольно хорошо- это то, что я использую, чтобы поговорить с вами сейчас. Даже если он делает ошибки в реверс-и я видел очень мало при переводе сайтов-вы, по крайней мере быть понятным для подавляющим большинством английского языка членами немецкой организовали (?) Форума.
(And yet you don't seem to have any problems responding to posts made in it.
Google Translate Russian/English is quite good- it is what I am using to talk to you now. Even if it makes mistakes in reverse- and I have seen relatively few while translating Russian websites- you would at least be comprehensible to the overwhelmingly English-speaking members of the German-hosted(?) forum.)
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CONCORD, N.H. -- A bill that would have required New Hampshire school districts to vote on whether to allow teachers and other employees to carry concealed firearms on school property was defeated in a rare setback for the gun lobby in the New England state.
Under the proposed law, individual districts would have been required to decide whether to allow school employees who are licensed to carry a concealed weapon to do so on campus.
The bill had been submitted in January, weeks after a gunman armed with a semi-automatic assault rifle attacked a grammar school in Newtown, Connecticut, a brazen assault that left 26 people dead, including 20 children ages 6 and 7.
In the wake of that incident, the head of the National Rifle Association lobby proposed putting armed guards in schools who would have the ability to fight off future attackers.
While New Hampshire, whose motto is "Live Free or Die," has some of the least restrictive gun laws of any state in the northeast, the suggestion of arming school staff ran into opposition. The bill was defeated on Wednesday by a voice vote.
"It was just a bad, bad bill," said Representative Steve Shurtleff, majority leader of the Democratic-controlled House, in a Thursday interview. "The idea of arming teachers, it takes care of the symptom but doesn't go to the cause of the problem itself."
Proponents of the measure argued that arming teachers and staff would help prevent future mass shootings.
"The one thing we know is gun-free zones don't make people safe," said Representative Daniel Itse, a Republican who sponsored the bill. "It's created a discussion. When you're changing the paradigm, these things seldom happen on the first time out. You've got to make your case. You've got to change minds."
The United States has seen an intense debate on guns in the wake of the Newtown shooting, with gun-control advocates arguing more restrictions are needed to promote public safety, and proponents of gun rights arguing that restrictions on legal gun ownership will not prevent criminal use.
The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution enshrines the right to bear arms.
South Dakota last week passed a similar law, which would have allowed its school districts to arm teachers, staff or recruit volunteers to stand as armed sentinels.
Other communities have taken more symbolic measures. The town of Byron, Maine, last week voted against a symbolic proposal that would have required every household in the small rural town to own a gun.
New Hampshire, which neighbors Maine, does not have a firearms registry or require a permit or license to own guns. Though it requires a permit to carry a concealed handgun, loaded guns are allowed to be carried openly in most public places without a license, including banks, bars and hospitals.
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In 2011, New Hampshire's then-Republican-controlled legislature voted to allow carrying weapons in the state's legislative chambers, a measure that was repealed earlier this year by a new Democratic majority.
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It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. —Psalm 127:2
It is not surprising to find those growing rich in a short time who spare no exertion, but consume night and day in plying their occupations and allow themselves only scanty fare from the product of their labor. Solomon, however, affirms that neither living at small expense, nor diligence in business will by themselves profit anything at all.
Not that he forbids us to practise temperance in our diet and to rise early to engage in our worldly business; but to stir us up to prayer, and to calling upon God, and also to recommend gratitude for the divine blessings, he brings to nought whatever would obscure the grace of God.
Consequently, we shall then enter upon our worldly avocations in a right way when our hope depends exclusively upon God, and our success in that case will correspond to our wishes. But if a man, taking no account of God, eagerly makes haste, he will bring ruin upon himself by his too precipitate course.
It is not, therefore, the design of the Prophet to encourage men to give way to sloth, so that they should think upon nothing all their life long, but fall asleep and abandon themselves to idleness; but his meaning is rather that in executing what God has enjoined upon them, they should always begin with prayer and calling upon his name, offering to him their labors that he may bless them. —Commentaries
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.
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Psychological inventories are crucial to sport psychologists from theoretical and applied perspectives. Such tests help to evaluate the accuracy of different psychological theories and provide practitioners with a tool for applying theory to their practice. We focus on the use of psychological tests in applied settings because it is here that abuses of test results and misconceptions in analysis are more likely. Who is qualified to administer psychological tests to athletes? The American Psychological Association (APA) recommends that test givers have the following knowledge and offers some cautions when giving psychological tests:1. An understanding of testing principles and the concept of measurement error. A test giver needs a clear understanding of statistical concepts such as correlation, measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode), variance, and standard deviation. No test is perfectly reliable or valid. Tests work only in specific settings.2. The ability and knowledge to evaluate a test's validity for the purposes (decisions) for which it is employed. A qualified test administrator will recognize that test results are not absolute or irrefutable and that there are potential sources of measurement error. He or she will do everything possible to eliminate or minimize such errors. For example, testers must be aware of the potential influences of situational factors as well as interpersonal factors that may alter the way test scores are interpreted. In addition, cultural, social, educational, and ethnic factors can all have a large impact on an athlete's test results. Finally an athlete may answer in a socially desirable light (i.e., "faking good") such as saying on a test that he is calm, cool, and collected, when he really feels very nervous and tight in critical situations. As noted later, this distortion of information can render a test virtually useless.A test not only has to be reliable and valid but also needs to be validated for the particular sample and situation in which it is being conducted. For example, you might choose a test that was developed using adults and administer it to athletes aged 13 to 15 years. However, the wording of the test might be such that the younger athletes do not fully understand the questions; thus, the results are not relevant. Similarly, a test might have been developed on a predominantly white population, and your athletes happen to be mostly African American and Hispanic. Cultural differences might lead to problems in interpreting the results with different populations.3. Self-awareness of one's own qualifications and limitations. Unfortunately, in sport psychology there have been cases in which individuals were not aware of their own limitations and were thus using tests and interpreting results in a manner that was unethical and in fact potentially damaging to the athletes. For example, many psychological inventories are designed to measure psychopathology or abnormality. To interpret the test results, a test giver needs special training in psychological assessment and possibly in clinical psychology. Without this background, it would be unethical for an individual to use such tests with athletes. Thus, test givers should make sure they have the appropriate training to administer and interpret the tests that they employ.4. Some psychological tests are used inappropriately to determine whether an athlete should be drafted onto a team or to determine if an athlete has the "right" psychological profile for a certain position (such as a middle linebacker in American football). This practice was particularly rampant in the 1960s and 1970s but seems to have abated. These unethical uses of psychological tests can cause an athlete to be hastily eliminated from a team or not drafted simply because he or she does not appear to be mentally tough. In truth, however, it is difficult to predict athletic success from the results of these tests. An athlete's or a team's performance (often measured in terms of winning and losing) is a complicated issue affected by such factors as physical ability, experience, coach–player compatibility, ability of opponents, and teammate interactions. It would be naive to think that simply knowing something about an athlete's personality provides enough information to predict whether he or she will be successful.5. What types of psychological tests should be given to athletes, and what conditions should be established for test administration and feedback? Psychological tests have been abused in sport settings both during their administration and when feedback is provided to the athletes. In several cases, athletes have been given psychological tests with no explanation as to why they were taking the test; furthermore, these athletes received no feedback about the results and interpretation of the tests. This, again, is unethical and violates the rights of the individuals taking the tests. Before they actually take the tests, athletes should be told the purpose of the tests, what the tests measure, and how the tests are going to be used. In most cases, the tests should be used to help coaches and athletes better understand the athletes' psychological strengths and weaknesses so that they can focus on building up the athletes' strengths and improving their weaknesses. In addition, athletes should be provided with specific feedback on the results of the testing process. Administer feedback in a way that athletes can gain more insight into themselves and understand what the test indicates. The results and feedback can then serve as a springboard to stimulate positive changes.6. If athletes are not told the reason for the testing, they will typically become suspicious regarding what the test is going to be used for. In such cases it is not unusual for athletes to start thinking that the coach will use the test to select the starters or "weed out the undesirables." Given these circumstances, athletes will be more likely to attempt to exaggerate their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. This response style of "faking good" can distort the true results of the test and make its interpretation virtually useless. Thus, it is important that athletes be assured of confidentiality in whatever tests they take, because this increases the likelihood that they will answer truthfully. Coaches should typically stay away from giving and interpreting psychological tests unless they have specific training in this area. A sport psychology consultant who has formal training in psychological assessment and measurement is the best person to administer and interpret psychological tests.It is often a mistake to compare an athlete's psychological test results with the norms, as explained earlier, when norms were used to draft players in American football years ago. Rather the more critical point is how the athlete feels in relation to him- or herself, which represents an intra-individual approach. In essence, the information gleaned by the use of psychological tests should be used to help athletes improve their skills relative to their own standards rather than comparing them against others.
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A person is not only the product of his own parents but is also shaped by the community they grow up and live in. So it is very important, firstly to realize that we are talking about OUR children, which are our responsibility. And we seem to have forgotten our kids, brothers or sisters altogether. Recently, children of Central Africa have finally gained the attention of the adults that they so desperately need.
Although I am not supportive of Invisible children financing the Uganda army and openly seeking military conflict between them and Joseph Kony's "army", I do support their cause for building schools and rescue centers in the affected areas of northern Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. I also support the buzz they have created and the attention they are drawing to the enormous problem that is child exploitation and the lack of proper education for millions of children across the world.
But this problem is not confined within the borders of Africa. Central and Southern Asia, and more specifically India, have been fighting this social crisis for decades. Scientists and psychologists there have proved that the argument "those kids just don't want to learn" is absolutely invalid and ridiculous. Every child wants and craves learning - it is a natural process. According to the Convention of the Rights of the Child - every child has the right to a proper and complete education which means that depriving children of their rights is not only immoral - it is also illegal.
Think about it this way - if your daughter,son, brother or sister were told by anyone that they were not allowed to go to school, or that no one will be driving them 8 miles to the nearest school, or that they can not or will not be given money for schoolbooks and notebooks, how would you react? You would be outraged! Then, why on earth are people not thinking about the actual consequences on the individual human life?
In Eastern Europe, in my home country - Bulgaria, we are facing this problem. Romani children and children in the so-called "Child-homes" (institutions where abandoned children or children of parents who can not afford to raise them), live with dozens of other kids, who are often violent and completely hopeless. If you saw one of these homes, you would entirely understand the idea of the "children of the world" philosophy. They grow up in these homes - in these small societies, made up of other kids like them. Naturally their social environment is mostly hopeless and violent. Then they (because the law requires it) go to school for 7 years, where they are mocked, beaten and generally treated horribly. And this is the best case scenario!
Romani children who live with their families are not forced by law to go to school, meaning that they rarely finish their elementary school. What Bulgaria specifically needs is a new law forcing kids to finish middle and high school and providing them with the financial resources to do so (books, notebooks, etc)
But what society, all over the world needs to do, is remove their blindfold and finally begin to treats children as their own, accept them into society and their own hearts. Because we all cry for integration, do we not? We all beg for equal rights, but what do we do about it? KONY 2012 follows a simple and brilliant principle - as long as society is OK with the current situation, the government doesn't need to change anything. But if society requires a new method, a new set of rules and the respect of human rights for every person, then governments have to make a change, in order to prevent any kind of aggressive social reply (or in order to win the next election).
So, in conclusion our job is to maintain a humane and warm relationship with all people and execute OUR right to request change. Raise your voice, right now! I am certain that in your country, even your region there is at least one non-governmental organization that is working on the problem. But they need you - so find them (the Internet will make your quest easier). All you need is a little spark and some enthusiasm. You have the power to change things - so USE IT!