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The Great Artesian Spa provides a relaxing and unique outback experience! A soak in the thermal mineralised artesian waters is relaxing for the body and therapeutic for the soul.
Located at the eastern entrance to Mitchell, The Great Artesian Spa comprises two large pools of artesian water. One spa has heated waters from the Great Artesian Basin which is maintained at a comfortable temperature designed to relax tired muscles, ease tension and revitalise both body and mind. The other pool is designed for those who prefer a cooler experience.
The Spa has been designed for easy access which includes a hydro chair for those who have restricted mobility. Also located within the complex is the Cafe, Fitness Centre and Mitchell's Visitor Information Centre.
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Re: Bigger, Better, Stronger Bear Hugs ~ Team Emmett
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:32 pm
you pretty much said all of what i would have said. those are my favorites too.Bronze Haired Girl wrote: I have so many, but the most VISUAL one and the one I have the most fun picturing is when Emmett is acting as the jack while Rose is working under his Jeep in Eclipse.
My other favorite isn't something that actually happened, but rather the suggestion in Eclipse that Emmett officiate the wedding. I can just see him standing there trying to be all official, and of course it wouldn't be becasue it's Emmett. Or he would go to the other extreme and it would be the most innuendo laden ceremony in history.
And of course, in BD, the arm wrestling match. As soon as I realized what was coming I laughed out loud. I'm so glad we got that because I had fun, after reading Eclipse, imagining the scene.
I could probably keep going and going and going with the favorite moments until I've listed every Emmett scene from the books. But these are my most favorite moments.

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EVGA GTX 260 FTW Edition Review
This year has been one to remember for video card enthusiasts. On the red side of the fence there have been the three series X2 models, the release of the 3400 series that can be used in hybrid Crossfire X with the added HTCP benefits. Just recently, the red camp released the 4xxx series to the world. The green side of the fence has been far from idle during this time as well. First was the launch of the 9xxx series cards, the 9600GT, 9800GX2 and the 9800GTX. Now, the GT200 series cards are in the pipeline with the GTX 280 and GTX 260 video cards. With the performance delivered by the GTX 280, the question has to be asked, just how far down the ladder does the GTX 260 fall? That's something we will find out.
The EVGA GTX 260 FTW (For The Win) Edition is the top factory overclocked model in EVGA's GTX 260 arsenal. Most people are aware of the superclocked cards the company makes. This series goes even further. EVGA has pushed the GPU core clock speed to 666MHz (It's the "debil" I say to quote a movie phrase), the shader clock speed to 1404MHz and the memory is overclocked by 107MHz to bring the speed up to 1107 MHz on the 898MB of GDDR3 memory. Normally, cards from the factory are not leaned on this hard. Is there something special here or is this maxed out with little left in reserve?
The GTX 260 uses 192 stream processors, 898MB of GDDR3 memory, 1.4 billion transistors all tied up in one huge 65nm core to deliver jaw dropping video performance. By using Nvidia's CUDA technology, the GTX 260 can be put to work with video transcoding and complex scientific simulations. Let's find out if the GTX 260 is just a neutered version of the GTX 280 or if it has the same performance potential as its big brother!
Closer Look:
Sweet simple basic black with a little flash for effect. The packaging shows that EVGA is the #1 seller of Nvidia based products in the U.S.A. The only features of the FTW GTX 260 that are prominently featured on the front panel are the amount of GDDR3 memory and the fact that the card is PCI-E 2.0 compliant. The rear panel lists the features of the GTX 260, the lifetime warranty (with registration of course) and the contents of the package. The window in the panel allows the end user to compare the serial numbers so that there is no doubt about what is inside.
Once inside the box, it looks as though EVGA is taking no chances when it comes to protecting the goods within by putting everything into a foam enclosure. Front to back and side to side, the GTX 260 is protected. This is a huge improvement over the last EVGA cards I have used.
There is always a bundle of accessories shipped with video cards nowadays. Of course, the number of items ranges from as little as a driver disc to as much as every connector and cable you could ever need. The EVGA falls right into what I would call the standard package. Documentation for the GTX 260 FTW includes an installation guide, a quick start guide, the driver disc and a bubble type sticker with the EVGA logo. The accessories include two 2x4 pin to 6-pin PCI-E power connections, the HD Video dongle and two D-sub to DVI adapters. Pretty much everything you need to run the video out to dual monitors or your HDTV.
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Well, I'm a doctor who fan, and the show is amazing. From its incredible actors, to a stellar plot, and an unbelievable unique setting its one of the best tv shows of all time.
However I can't help but feel that whenever I stop watching a part of me just dies. As I watch, and experience the amazing adventures the doctor and his companions have I can't help but feel how dull life can be. Granted there are some exciting points in my life, and my life is by no means boring. (In fact I just had a party with some friends last night. ) But I tend to compare my life with the life of the doctor, and everytime I compare I just wish that I were in his place. I mean who wouldnt want to travel through all of space and time in a box that is bigger on the inside.
Anyways I was just wondering if any other fans thought this way when watching the show, and if not, what are your feelings when you watch the show?
Not much. They try to make it too British, which is fair enough, but not my cup of tea. For example, I really like Stargate, but they don't have United States all over it. In other words, Doctor Who feels like propaganda to me. I also don't like the music, and the setting makes me feel distant and having trouble connecting.
All for all, I don't necessarily dislike it, but I don't like it too much either. I watch one episode here and there.
I really like it, but the weird explainations for things that happen on the show can get annoying since you know its just made up BS. Plus Amy pond pisses me off no end.
The last series was terrible but its been good so far. Never really got that feeling your describing, though I did get a touch of it when playing pokemon while knowing they weren't real
You can't choose what stays and what fades away
I really like Doctor Who too and my life felt dull too after watching it. But that's what makes a serie good in my opinion.
I think if a serie, movie or anything else doesn't make you feel dull, it misses something. With something like Doctor Who, you want to travel with the doctor, be the doctor and just travel through time and space. The serie would be pretty dull if it didn't make you feel that way.
I've got this feeling a lot, especially with characters. When a serie ends or a characters dies, it makes me want to look for more information about the character. Just to look for just I didn't know about him/her yet.
Also, Season 6, Best season ever!
I feel kinda dull when i compare my life to the doctors or companions.
Watch the classic Doctor Who series whenever the new Doctor Who takes a break. The old shows are just as good as the new shows, and there are a lot more of them as well. It will take you years to watch every classic Doctor Who episode.
Trust me, I love doctor who and the old series is just as good as the new. The story is brilliant and is executed amazingly leaving little room for plot holes even though their explanation for these holes are bs they make it seem believable which is amazing. If anything the show has finally shown me that I need to take iniciative for my life to make it as interesting as possible, trying new things, doing new stuff, adventuring the world. So in a lot of ways all of our lives can be like the doctors you just need to go out there and make your time worth while. Yes there is times where it makes my life feel dull by comparison (hence why this article was even created), but other times it opens up my eyes to the beauty of this world making living every day in it more amazing.
Doctor Who is great. and if you haven't watched any of the classic/older episodes then i really recommend you do so.
"You only live twice."
Yeah ive been watching Doctor Who on and off since 2005 and I agree that it is a good series, but I dont really get that feeling of dullness about my own life... Doctor Who is like almost a different world where there a lot of different things to experience but if you think about it there is a lot you can do in this life if you want to :] Of course it would be fun living life as the doctor but if it was me over time I would have gotten exhausted of all those adventures O.o Still sometimes I think things like if only magic existed or things like that which would make stuff more interesting, but I guess thats why I like science and nature a lot because there are enough amazing things in the world anyway (:
I love how popular this show has become in America, you guys seem to like it more than us lol.
I just started watching it again at the beginning of this season.
I used to watch it in the 80s.
My only thing is, Karen Gillan made me wanna fucking die. I'm so glad she left.
I agree that it sucks having to wait for a new season but that's basically the pain of being a fan of any series be it anime, movies, or TV
Doctor Who is amazing even though I've only been a fan for about 7 or 8 years when David Tenant was the Doctor which was awesome, that was easily my favorite season finale ever with David's last episode my gosh I probably was almost crying my sister thinks I'm crazy for thinking that David was a better Doctor than Matt Smith but they both did amazing job playing the Doctor
If you have something interesting to say leave a note, I may even pay attention
I don't really compare my life to the Doctor's because that may get me depressed because he's seen and been through so much. Instead I get hooked on the characters so when a companion leaves (if it's super emotional) like with Rose or Donna then I almost cry or I get emotional. I felt like almost crying for the freaking star whale in the episode The Beast Below. Same with Torchwood too.
Back into the anime world!:D
ugh i feel the same way! i started watching doctor who with the 2005 series - when the companion was still rose. and damn, i was so addicted and in love with the idea of a time lord coming to earth and taking a companion with him for adventures in time and space that i actually felt sad/disappointed when i realized that my life was not as exciting. i watched and re watched the series... and i continue to follow the recent season with matt as the new doctor. but man... i had to take a long break from that show.... otherwise it bums me out - the fact that my life is really dull!
i feel your pain :(
lol ~ i didn't watch it ? is it really good ?
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This is a continue from my other thread about my cat Beaver. I messaged Dr. Lee and told him I'd start a new thread with a picture of his eye as well as some background.
Beaver is an eight year old neutered male, I've had him since the day he was born. He's always been in great health, had shots and so on. He originally weighed around 18 lbs. but about 3 months ago I noticed he started acting differently... I can only describe it as looking the way I feel when I have a migraine. Also he had a slightly runny eye and then began losing a bit of weight.
I took him to the doctor and he said he looked good, but they weighed him and he was down to 13 lbs. He did some blood work for a thyroid test and gave me some eye ointment for his one runny eye. Said not to worry, it was probably just age... this was after the test came back and the thyroid was fine. He also did a fecal test and it was fine.
I used the eye stuff which he seemed to absolutely hate, but he kept acting like he felt bad. He would still eat, but not as much as usual. Normally when he wakes up the first thing he does is run to the trough to eat a few bites. At this time he had stopped doing that, though he did eat several times a day as well as drink water just as always.
When I didn't see any improvement in the weight and then I noticed his eyes, both of them, were looking cloudy, I took him to a new doctor. This doctor did a thorough exam, more blood work, more mashing around in his stomach and looking at his eyes and ears. He did have a temperature of right at 103, but his blood work showed nothing at all... again. He said he tested him for everything, not just thyroid and it was all fine. But his eyes were really bothersome. They were even too cloudy for him to get a look at the retinas, he gave us some amoxicillin to see if that would do anything for his fever.
That week went by, he took all the amoxi and did seem to act as though he was feeling better. His eyes were still messed up though. Behind the cloudy stuff in them you could tell his pupils were very large and he started acting like he had trouble seeing. He wouldn't follow my fingers until they got toward the side of his head then it was like he could see out of the corners of his eyes. He stayed in my bedroom, I assumed it was because it was darker and quieter in there with not much movement through the day.
After about 10 days and all the amoxi was gone I took him back to the doctor. He had been without the amoxi for about 3 days and his fever was back and it was like he was declining again. This time the doctor gave us two more bottles of amoxi and some eye drops called Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Opthalmic Suspension USP. He does the antibiotics every 12 hours and the eye drops every 8 hours.
Today will be the last dose of amoxi, he's been on it and the eye drops for twelve days this time. There has been progress! He acts like his old self, goes to eat first thing when he wakes up and is out and about more. He does act like he can see better, but there are times when his pupils are huge again and cover almost his entire eye area. Also, there's a spot on his right eye that doesn't look good. The cloudy stuff is gone though, so hopefully that's a good sign. He goes back to the doctor on Thursday and he's hoping he'll be able to see his retinas, and is going to try doing a pressure test on them. If he can't figure it out after this trip, he said I should take him to an opthamologist as the next step. I would have already done this but the closest one is several hours away and it seems as though the drops have done at least some good.
So Dr. Lee and anyone else... here's a picture I took of his eyes today. I mainly was focusing on the one with the spot on it and it came out better than I thought it would. Please tell me what you think....
It appears that there is corneal edema which is improving with the drops. The corneal opacity could represent a couple of possibilities. First might be corneal scarring secondary to inflammation. Another possibility might be a sequestrum. While sequestra is typically dark in color, some can be lighter. While it is a very good picture, eye problems can be difficult to diagnose with a picture (or in person too!). Here is a link to sequestra information - you can read it and see if it may apply (it states breed predilection however any cat can acquire them)... http://www.animal-eye-specialists.com/sequestrum.htm
I do like your veterinarian's idea of an ophthalmologist referral. Some of these corneal opacities can benefit or require surgical debridement. I hope this helps.
Christopher A. Lee, D.V.M., C.V.L.S.
Promoting surgical options and pet comfort through the use of lasers.
He's got an appointment with the doctor who prescribed the drops and antibiotics for tomorrow and then we'll see what we're going to do next.
Thanks for taking a look at it Dr. Lee.
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foursquare, rules and reasoning for using it
Recently I've once again begun getting more and more into foursquare, the location based social networking site. I first signed up when it became available in London sometime late 2009 and after a few months of avidly checking in everywhere that I went I began finding it less and less useful and eventually stopped using it.
Then earlier this year prior to attending SXSW I recalled someone saying how useful a service it was during the previous year for helping to keep track of where everyone was during the conference and throughout the evening parties. And it was. Throughout the conference the convenience of notifications each time a friend moved from one venue to another was invaluable both in terms of knowing where to go next and of course saving on costs of expensive SMS and voice messages.
Coming back to London post SXSW I continued using foursquare, although the benefit of knowing where my friends were quickly subsided due to the small number of people I knew who used it. My check ins were becoming less and less frequent, often occurring when I was stood in a queue, or I happened to notice the foursquare sticker on an entrance door. That was until I attended a London Quantified Self / Self Hacking meet up.
At the London Quantified Self meet up I heard from a bunch of people who were using data collected about themselves (from mood, to weight, to productivity) to help analysis and improve themselves. This got me thinking about the data that I collected about myself (at the time I wrote a short blog post) and other data that I may like to capture. One personal data set that I have which is fairly vast is a list of music I've listened to. The data goes back to pretty much all (digitally recorded) music that I've listened to since 18th July 2008. In a similar vain I also have a fairly comprehensive list of all the gigs I've been to. Many of these pre-2008 were added from memory or from rifling through a shoe box full of ticket stubs!
On the point of the listened to (or scrobbled) music I could have had a much richer data set. Pre-signing up to LastFM, the service which allows you to scrobble your music, there was a period where I didn't know why I'd want to capture a record of all the music I'd listened to. It seemed a bit pointless and I'd have no idea as to what want to do with that listening history. So I didn't sign up and I carried on listening to music.
Granted, right now I'm not doing massive amounts with that listening history. It provides a great mechanism for recommending new music to listen to, and via being hooked up to Songkick it serves well in notifying me of upcoming gigs based upon the music I listen to the most. And of course it provides great ammunition for bragging rights over who listened to a particular band first! I'm also certain that in the coming months, year, and years there'll be many more services that will call on that data to provide me with great things. So in hindsight I'm annoyed that during the period when I could have been scrobbling my music listening but chose not to I'm now missing out on having access to (personally) valuable data.
Back to the point of foursquare location data. I'm now thinking that although I don't know just how useful the data will be if I don't start capturing it now then it's lost forever. And when there's a revelation as to its use I'd be at risk of missing out due to not having that data available to me. Capturing the data is cheap in terms of effort, and there are all ready some obvious immediate benefits such as knowing where friends are hanging out, seeing places I've visited before, or the restaurants friends are liking. The potential future of location based data is exciting and I'm keen to make sure I'm set up for it!
Explaining my rationale for using foursquare has helped encourage a few more friends to also sign up or to revert back to checking in. This has evoked another side to foursquare, gamification, the use of points, badges and leaderboards to encourage some healthy competition amongst peers. Clearly this provides some added fun to process of checking in, some instant gratification to the process of collecting longer term useful data. It has also stirred up some healthy debate in the Osmosoft office, particularly around what constitutes a suitable check in. I thought I'd share a few of the unwritten rules that we've been playing by and highlight some areas of contention!
- Your home – a check in here is borderline acceptable. Personally I don't do it but I wouldn't take offence against any of my friends who checked into their own home. Discussions around this point inevitably led to debates around the wider security implications of letting people know where you are and when you're not home. Lots to think about but given you could likely garner the same information from Facebook status updates or recent tweets its all a bit of a non-issue.
- Train stations, bus garages, airports – this is fine as from the perspective to collecting data about where you've been this is all useful stuff. However I draw the line at checking into a specific platform, unless its platform 9¾!
- Coffee shops, restaurants, bars – these are all clear yes's although there are some finer points which need to be considered. For example, on Friday two of my colleagues and I went for lunch. We fancied some jerk chicken so headed to Caribbean Lunches on Strutton Ground. We were a little late for lunch and whilst queuing I checked in. Reaching the counter we were told that there was only enough food left for two people, Ben and Jon had jerk chicken and I went off to get some other goodness from another place nearby. I didn't check in at the other second place as I'd already completed my lunchtime check in and didn't want to be accused of hoarding points! I'm not sure whether this is the right etiquette to follow?
- The office – this is cool, however typically should only be done once a day. Going out to lunch and returning to the office doesn't warrant another check in! Exceptions to a once a day check in may be if you move between offices.
- Shops – this is a tricky one. One of my general rules is to check into places of significant importance or a place where some form of social interaction may occur. Checking into a supermarket or a pharmacy may be frowned upon, however checking into somewhere like Magma, one of my book shops in London, is fine as friends who've seen this check in would likely ask what awesomeness was acquired in that trip.
- Multiple checkings – similar to the office scenario there are certain times when checking into a single venue more than once in a day is perfectly acceptable. Perhaps you've met some friends in a bar, moved on for dinner and then return to the same bar later in the evening. This would warrant three legitimate check ins. However going to a bar, ducking out to visit an ATM and then returning to the bar should probably require just the one check in for the bar.
- Dubious check ins – a statue walked passed en route home (ahem, Jon) or north-west corner of a park followed by south-east corner of the same park would be considered dodgy check ins.
Clearly this list is neither exhaustive nor is it official, its all a bit of fun. Standards for using the service will continue to adapt and evolve amongst groups, and new applications that utilise location data will open up exciting new possibilities. Lots to think about but right now I'm off to my local coffee shop to claim my mayorship!


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Wyatt Kemper is a young man of few words, but many rebounds
Kemper, an 18-year-old senior power-forward for the South Walton Seahawks, is leading the varsity basketball team in rebounds with more than 60 to his credit.
In last week�s 64-60 loss to county-rival Walton County High Braves, Kemper pulled down 22 rebounds and scored 13 points, and then in a 55-40 road-victory over Port St. Joe he grabbed 12 rebounds. After the win over Port St. Joe on Dec. 13, the Seahawks sit at 5-4 overall and 3-0 in the district.
"I like being a threat," said the 6-foot-4 forward. "I like it when coaches tell their players to worry about me."
But most of all he just likes being on the court and playing ball.
It wasn't always that way. Kemper, the son of Gary and Tess Kemper of Santa Rosa Beach, started playing basketball in the YMCA recreational league in Walton County, then played as a seventh grader at Emerald Coast Middle School
"I didn't like it as much in middle school," Kemper said. "I wasn't as good. I didn't feel like I was a threat on the court."
However, he didn't give up on the game completely. He missed out on freshman tryouts at South Walton because he didn't get his physical done in time.
"I was bummed out," he said.
When his sophomore year rolled around he made the junior varsity team and this is his second year to play varsity.
"He's quite and very dedicated," said South Walton Coach John Davies. "He leads by example � he's a positive guy to be around all the time."
"It's a blast playing on the team," Kemper added. "We're like family."
And he knows his role in the family.
"He's our power forward. He's very mobile," Davies said. "And he's getting better. He wants to get better and he's very dedicated and coachable. He brings a great energy to everything we do."
Kemper says his strength is inside.
"I try to jump as high as I can and grab the ball," he said, noting he has a high vertical leap.
But he also likes when he's able to go "coast to coast" after pulling down a rebound and driving down for the score.
"I have a good shot in the paint, but I'm not very consistent on my 3s," he said.
In six games played, Kemper is averaging about five points a game.
Although he likes to score, he favors the rebound.
"I like pulling down rebounds in traffic," Kemper said. "But I'll do whatever to help the team out."


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Post Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcard Artwork - Doug Harvey
Starting Bid - $300, Sold For - $356
Offered here is the post Perez-Steele Hall of Fame postcard artwork of Doug Harvey, who was inducted in 2010. Every year legendary artist Dick Perez would create the official portraits of the newly elected Hall of Famers which, in the past, would then be published in the form of a Perez-Steele Hall of Fame postcard. This special artwork was first unveiled by Dick Perez in his 2010 book The Immortals: An Art Collection of Baseball's Best (see introduction for more information). This painting has not yet been published as a postcard because Doug Harvey was elected to the Hall after Perez-Steele Galleries' last series update in 2001. Though Perez-Steele Galleries is no longer publishing, if the Hall of Fame postcard series is updated in the future, this is the image of Harvey that will be used. Signed by Dick Perez in the lower left. 10.25 x 14 inches. Watercolor on 100% cotton fiber arches WC paper. Mint condition. A copy of The Immortals accompanies the original painting. Reserve $300. Estimate (open). SOLD FOR $356
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US investigates coal exports over lawmakers' concerns, but no royalty violations yet issued
BILLINGS, Mont. – The U.S. Department of Interior is investigating whether mining companies are skirting royalty rules as they increase exports of coal to Asia, but no violations have yet been issued, federal officials disclosed Friday.
The investigation is focused on companies that use affiliates or brokers to sell coal from mines in the Western U.S. to customers in Asia.
That's when the parent company pays government royalties based on the mine price, then the affiliate ships the fuel overseas where it's sold for many times the original price.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a letter to two U.S. senators released Friday that he's asked the agency's Office of Inspector General to look into whether such actions have violated federal law.
Salazar wrote that one federal coal lessee is under investigation for possible criminal violations. But no specifics were offered and it was uncertain if that involved coal shipped overseas.
Salazar was responding to concerns raised by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. They've warned that as coal exports grow, taxpayers could lose many millions of dollars annually if royalties are unfairly calculated.
Last month, the senators jointly called for Salazar to look into whether the industry's practices violate federal royalty rules.
Audits of coal sales are ongoing, Salazar said, and a special task force of state and federal officials is reviewing coal sales and contracts from 2009 and 2011. Typically, the agency audits coal sales three years after they have taken place.
In a joint statement, Murkowski and Wyden said they were "pleased with the formation of a task force to ensure coal companies have paid their fair share when coal is mined on public lands and sold overseas."
Salazar said the issue underscores the need for reforms in how royalties are calculated, and said his agency is pursuing changes that would make the process more transparent.
Murkowski's spokesman said Friday she would be open to changing royalty rules if needed, but was waiting for the issue to further unfold.
"It doesn't appear there were any knowing or willful violations of the royalty law. That doesn't mean they might not find violations," spokesman Robert Dillon said.
Companies defend their use of affiliates for export sales, arguing that the higher price their fuel fetches in Asia reflects additional shipping costs. That should be counted as a different line of business than mining, they contend.
But the chief of the Montana Department of Revenue's business tax division, Lee Baerlocher, said the industry's practices have the attention of government auditors.
"It's an audit red flag, meaning we've got to look into it, but it doesn't necessarily mean that's not a fair price," Baerlocher said.
Half of royalties go to the federal government and half to the states.
U.S. coal exports hit an estimated 124 million tons in 2012, a record level that gave the industry some sorely needed relief in the face of declining domestic demand for the fuel.
That includes increasing quantities of steam coal used in power plants shipped to Asia by companies including Arch Coal Inc., Peabody Energy Corp. and Cloud Peak Energy Inc., and Signal Peak Energy.
Most of the exported coal from the West comes from Montana, with coal also being exported from mines in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
In 2011, the most recent year for which state-by-state figures were available, those states sent 21.7 million tons into the export market through ports on the West and Gulf Coasts.
Proposals to export even more coal, through new and expanded West Coast ports, faces concerted opposition from environmentalists and some public officials.
The special task force, established in December, includes auditors from the federal government, Montana and Wyoming who are trying to determine if the mining industry has been paying its fair share of royalties.
Securities filings by Cloud Peak Energy show Asian exports accounted for 23 percent of the company's royalties but only 5 percent of its coal production through the third quarter of 2012.
In a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Cloud Peak chief executive Colin Marshall said the company considers transportation logistics work as "fundamentally different than our business of selling coal at the mine."
He said the company plans to list mining and logistics as separate businesses in its upcoming annual report.


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Addon (Erweiterungen) Liste
JDownloader provides several Addons. How to install and update the addons is explained here
JD Ubiquity Addon
If you've got the amazing Ubiquity installed, a popup should appear now asking for your permission to install the JD Ubiquity-Command.
To use the Addon you (still) have to turn on the JD Clipboard-Detection.
JDTray Icon Light
JDTRayIcon Light enables JD to get minimized to tray instead of the taskbar. It implements a tray-menu with the most important features of jd.
JD Scheduler
There is a scheduler addon which allows you to set times where JDownloader should
- Start/stop downloads
- Set Speedlimites
- Allow/Disallow Reconnects
The addon works, but is a bit outdated. We will rewrite it soon.
JD RemoteControl
The addon called "RemoteControl" allows you to control remotely your JDownloader-client by doing so-called HTTP-requests. In doing so you execute commands which are nothing else than URLs that will be called over the network-protocol HTTP. This can be done by simply typing them into the address-bar of a webbrowser or by (and that's why this addon was made) other applications and scripts that can handle HTTP-requests.
If you like to write your own web interface based on JD RemoteControl feel free to use and modify "JD RemoteControl Demo", an ajax application written in JavaScript and HTML which should demonstrate how to communicate with JD RemoteControl without the need of a webserver.
You can download the demo here: Externer Link
A propper remote-API will probably come some day but until it's done the "new old" "RemoteControl" will do the job quite well, I think.
JD Unrar
This addon comes by default with JDownloader. JDUnrar is a wrapper for the unrar freeware. It enables JDownloader to extract archives automatically after download.


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An incredible work of art created through the pages of a Cahier plain journal. A very special book made by Wang Rui Jia, the young artist selected by myDetour Shanghai's jury for best creativity and skill in execution. In her notebook, she tells about her life, from her childhood to nowadays, revealing doubts and fears, making her feelings real through her subtle drawing style. Her notebook, together with the others picked (here below), will be part of future Moleskine exhibitions around the world. Furthermore, as first selected, Wang Rui Jia is invited to the opening of the next Moleskine event.
In accordance with tradition, all participating notebooks will be donated to the non profit Foundation lettera27, supporting the right to literacy and the access to knowledge in developing countries.
Yu Chen Lu Zsa Ye Ming
Bai Lu Chai Lar Zen Jin Jing
Li Meng Ying Lisa Juen Huang Pei Wei


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MPD Officer Inspires Community Garden Project
June 16th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs will help dedicate Rays of Sunshine Community Garden on June 16 at N. 24th Pl. and W. Keefe Ave. The event, which will include neighborhood residents and community groups, the Milwaukee Police Department and Northwest Side Community Development Corp. officials, represents a positive victory for the neighborhood.
Nuisance activities like drug dealing and loitering once plagued the area where the park is located, and a few years ago it was the scene of a homicide. After that occurred, the neighbors stood up and decided enough was enough.
" Through the tireless efforts of concerned neighbors, MPD, and several community groups, the abandoned house and fortress of trees that once were a magnet for nuisance activity were demolished and transformed into a beautiful community park and garden. "From nuisance property to neighborhood jewel, this garden and park represents what is possible when people come together and take back their neighborhoods," Alderwoman Coggs said.
Neighbor Clifford Ray, of Community Hands Neighborhood Block Watch, joined forces with then-MPD Community Liaison Officer Ray Robakowski to organize efforts to convert the lot into a community park – hence the name "Rays of Sunshine Community Garden."


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- Heat-Bulls: Series Hub | Game 1: Box score | Notebook
MIAMI – Maybe, as one postgame wiseguy smirked after Game 1 of Heat-Bulls, the Brooklyn Nets should call P.J. Carlesimo and give him his job back.
There was no shame in losing Sunday to an undermanned, overachieving Chicago team in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference's first round after all. Because 48 hours later, defending champion Miami lost Game 1 of the East semifinals on their home court to that same driven, unflappable bunch.
While the outside world has been busy defining Chicago by the bodies that are not there – Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich again, same as in the clincher in Brooklyn Saturday – the Bulls keep on defining themselves by the hearts of the players who are. And their habits, discipline and trust.
When something happens that isn't supposed to happen – like beating a well-rested Heat team while missing a pair of All-Stars and a third guy who started in Rose's spot when he wasn't otherwise banged up – it might be written off as a fluke. Monday, it might have been a bit of rust on Miami's game, maybe, and a nothing-to-lose, why-the-heck-not? attitude from the Bulls.
But when it happens over and over, like the Nets ouster or the victories at Miami in January or to snap the Heat's 27-game winning streak in March, it's less about game-plan trickery or hard-foul skullduggery.
And when multiple things happen to bring it all together – Jimmy Butler playing 48 minutes while shadowing freshly re-minted MVP LeBron James, a Little 1 (Nate Robinson) outscoring each of the Big 3, a Miami attack that ground down to 39.7 percent shooting, a Bulls team or anyone else for that matter hanging 35 on the Heat in the fourth quarter – then it is about a pattern, a culture, a way of life as ordained by coach Tom Thibodeau.
"It starts up with Thibs," said power forward Taj Gibson, who banged with Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem, felt James breathing down his neck a few times and even chased Ray Allen through screens a few times. "Thibs is the guru, he understands the game plan. Then it's the bigs talking to the guards, understanding what they need to do. Bigs are the second defense, guarding that rim. And it works out. We all talk to each other. Talking is big on this team and we help each other. We cover a lot of our weak points and we show our strong points, that's the main thing we do."
Look, every team has a culture of one sort or another. Championship teams such as Miami most definitely do. Thibodeau just determined that he was going to build this particular one, the sort that would lead to this more-with-less resiliency.
Late Monday night, after the cameras and lights were turned off, Thibodeau talked about building the Bulls' foundation. It started with a group effort, with general manager Gar Forman and VP of basketball John Paxson rounding up the pieces. It is even more of a group effort now, because guys who were pieces – five, six, seven of them, by Thibodeau's count – they're "like assistant coaches now," he said. It's upperclassmen indoctrinating freshmen, essentially, and if they can embrace and preach defense to career incorrigibles (on that side of the ball anyway) such as Robinson and Marco Belinelli, they can get through to anyone.
That was the goal — a San Antonio-like program where either newcomers change or they're out.
"Most of our core guys have been together three years," Gibson said. "So we understand what it takes."
At which point he rattled off a list of the basics: Know that rallies come. Stay with it. Don't let the crowd get involved. Get, take and hit big-time shots. "Guys are stepping up whenever their name's called," he said. "No matter who it is and wherever they're needed, and they're always doing a good job."
Why is that? In Thibs they trust.
"He watches so much film, he knows what's going to happen," Gibson said. "He knows everybody's defensive stance. He had me guarding Ray Allen — that's how much confidence he has in everybody's ability to guard on defense. He just really drew up and knew what the team was going to do. Every time they ran offense, it was exactly what Thibs showed us on paper. It worked.
"We feel totally prepared. We just follow the paper. We follow the game plan."
The Bulls drew on their many meetings against Miami in the past two-plus seasons, dating to their 2011 Eastern Conference finals clash. Then as now, whether against Joel Anthony or Chris (Birdman) Andersen, Chicago knew that controlling the boards, limiting Miami's possessions and shortening their own defensive exposures, was crucial. They outrebounded the Heat 46-32 on Monday and had a 40-32 edge in points in the paint.
Drawing on the past didn't prepare them entirely for the present. Without Deng, home in Chicago recovering from complications of a spinal tap before Game 6 vs. Brooklyn, Thibodeau was without his most leaned-upon player and Chicago was without its defensive counter for James. Next man up: Butler was thrown into the fray. The second-year player from Marquette stayed ornery and, after a phone consultation with Deng, did was he was told.
"He was just like, 'Take up his space, make everything tough for him, challenge every shot and of course, no layups,' " Butler said.
James' line still was stellar, thanks most to a scoring final quarter: 24 points, eight rebounds, seven assists. But Butler was right there with him (21 points, 14 rebounds and more free-throw attempt than James and Dwyane Wade combined). And the other Bulls were there with Butler.
"Jimmy took an assignment, and it was our job to help him from the weak side," Gibson said. "The offensive side – it doesn't matter, we all just helped out Jimmy.
"Jimmy understands it. Everybody who comes on this team understands it right away. Because we've got guys that are blue collar and understand the hard work we're putting in. They see every game we play against [Miami]. They understand the grittiness and griminess of the East game. And guys just adapt to it. You see Marco, the way he's playing. You see the way Nate's playing. Everybody plays with heart."
Other teams have heart. Culture isn't unique to Chicago. But the culture that the Bulls built is special because it's theirs.
Next man up? More than enough to win? There never has been a better time for that than now, maybe no better team to heed it than this one.


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LONDON, July 17 (UPI) -- Same-sex marriage was legalized in England and Wales Wednesday, with the required Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth.
The legislation, backed by Conservative, Labor and Liberal Democrats leaderships, was approved by peers and parliament members earlier in the week.
With the assent of the queen, a ceremonial but required formality, the proposal became law. Same-sex marriages are expected to take place by summer of next year, the BBC said.
The law does not compel religious organizations to perform same-sex marriages but churches can "opt in" if they choose.


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Feb. 2, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Today we continue the four-part preview of the 2009 UC Santa Barbara softball season with an outlook on the Gaucho infielders.
The UC Santa Barbara infield returns most of its core from the 2008 campaign. Senior Christine Ramos returns to cover second base while junior Jessica Ziegler will once again be at first. Jessica Beristianos also returns to the infield, but will make the move from shortstop to third base, replacing 2008 graduate Tisha Duran at the hot corner.
"Like the outfield, there is a nice mixture of veterans and rookies in the infield," head coach Brie Galicinao said. "The whole right side is basically going to be the same with Ramos being a four-time starter really anchoring down the infield.
"Ziggy (Ziegler) will be in her second year at first base starting and she worked really well with Ramos," Galicinao continued. "Jess will be moving over to third base and she did a fantastic job at shortstop last year but it is a matter of what is going to make our left side of the infield stronger. I just really think the third base position is going to be a great move for her. Like I said she was a fantastic shortstop, but I think she is going to be a phenomenal third baseman just because she has such a good glove."
Ramos, a three-time All-Big West selection and two-time First Team honoree, returns to the Gauchos for her final season. A leader on defense and a sparkplug on offense, Ramos will once again be relied upon to bring her unique energy to the field each and every game.
Currently UCSB's career batting leader with a .346 average, Ramos was third on the team with a.339 average in 2008 and led the team and conference in hits with 65. In addition to her offensive output, she has posted a .948 fielding percentage during her three seasons in a Gaucho jersey.
Ziegler had a breakout season in 2008 that culminated in All-Big West Honorable Mention honors. She batted .253 on the season with 45 hits. She was third on the team with 36 runs and led the team with 16 stolen bases. At first base, she posted a .988 fielding percentage and led the Big West Conference with her 16 double plays.
"Offensively, the one-two punch of Ramos and Ziggy is going to be nice to have back," Galicinao said of her leadoff hitters. "Half of the time, I don't know what Ramos and Ziggy are going to do because we work so much in practice on the different options; in games I don't give them signals. They are free to do whatever they want, so I just like to watch and see what they come up with. They work really hard and we talk a lot about situations, so once its game time, it's like play time."
The Gauchos' new third baseman, Beristianos, started all 54 games during her freshman season and posted a .260 batting average with 40 hits. She tallied 15 extra-base hits and was third on the team with 23 RBI.
"Jess was one of our clutch hitters last year," Galicinao said. "Wherever she is in the lineup, whether its fourth or fifth, I think she is going to pick up where she left off from last year. She has good hands and is able to get the bat on the ball and make things happen for us. Plus she is, like a lot of our base runners, smart and aggressive."
The rookies in the Gaucho infield are freshman Keilani Jennings and Amanda Ziegler (sister of Jessica). Jennings will fill in at shortstop and Ziegler, a utility player, may fill in at the corner or the middle, or even in the outfield.
Jennings comes to UCSB out of Newbury Park High School where she was the 2008 Maramonte League Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
"Keilani and Jess compliment each other well defensively and Keilani has also been working well with Ramos up the middle," Galicinao said. "She is just a smart player and has all-around athleticism. With (assistant coach) Caitlin (Benyi), she has improved a lot since fall in her glove work.
"Keilani adds a lot of power to the middle of our lineup, whether she is hitting behind Tiffany (Wright) or behind Jess (Beristianos), she is another hitter who is going to make something happen," Galicinao concluded.
The Gaucho season gets underway this Friday, Feb. 6 when UCSB heads to the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Santa Barbara will face Oregon, Wichita State, McNeese State, Wagner, Penn State and No. 7 Arizona during the three-day tournament.
For a chance to catch all of the Gauchos' games at Campus Diamond this season, the UCSB Athletics Department is, for the first-time, offering season tickets. Ticket prices are $50 for adults, $40 seniors (55 and over) and $24 youth (13 and under) and include all 16 home contests. With the purchase of a season ticket, you will also receive a free UCSB visor. To purchase tickets, click here.
The 2009 UCSB softball season preview will conclude on Tuesday with a look at the Gaucho pitchers and catchers.
Part I: The Journey Ahead
Part II: The Outfielders
UCSB - a nationally recognized university in both academic and athletic excellence - is located on the central coast of California in a picturesque campus and community setting on the Pacific Ocean. Each year over 450 Division 1 Gaucho student-athletes compete for national championships, succeed in the classroom and give back to the community.
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Diane Kruger: Champs-Elysees Christmas Lights Launch!
Diane Kruger waves to her fans while switching on the Christmas lights along the Champs-Elysees on Wednesday (November 21) in Paris, France.
The 36-year-old actress wore her hair in braids while joining Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe at the ceremony.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Diane Kruger
The evening before, Diane attended the Jaeger-LeCoultre Place Vendome Boutique opening to cut the store's ribbon. She was spotted arriving in Paris earlier that day wearing a striped sweater at the airport.
FYI: Diane is wearing a Lanvin dress and belt with Brian Atwood boots.
20+ pictures inside of Diane Kruger turning on the Christmas lights…


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Becoming a BDSwiss IB partner is a simple process with a number of great benefits including high commissions and remuneration options and state of the art monitoring and reporting. Thousands of partners have already joined.


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2013 Audi RS 5: New Car Review Video
While many luxury manufacturers are concentrating on fuel economy and pulling back on power and performance, the 2013 Audi RS 5 is bucking that trend. The RS 5 is a great-looking premium sports coupe that has more than enough performance to back up its sculptured body lines and aggressive front end.
On the outside, the xenon headlights up front and LED taillights in the rear are similar to those on the regular-badged A5 model; however, the wider fenders and quarter panels offer a sportier look, while the automatic rear spoiler gives the RS 5 that bring-it-on attitude.
The inside is full of high-quality materials such as perfectly contoured front seats and a race-car-inspired flat-bottomed steering wheel. We recommend the MMI Navigation Plus Package. Along with a joystick placed exactly where it should be, this package includes a powerful Bang and Olufsen sound system, a rearview camera and voice control.
However, like many low-slung performance coupes, the rear seats are not ideal. The rear bench might look nice wrapped in leather, but it certainly won't be comfortable for many full-size adults.
The 2013 RS 5 comes standard with a powerful 4.2-liter V8 engine, a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic manual transmission with paddle shifters and Audi's proprietary Quattro all-wheel-drive system. When all these parts are brought together, the RS 5 sounds great at any rpm level and pulls hard as soon as you depress the throttle. While the dual-clutch transmission is great, a vehicle like this would be even better with a true manual transmission.
To control the power, the suspension in the Audi RS 5 is firm, to say the least. With no adjustable suspension such as you might find on more luxurious Audi models, you will certainly feel every bump.
Fuel economy is actually impressive in spite of the V8 engine and all-wheel drive. The 2013 RS 5 tops out at 23 miles per gallon on the highway. Keep in mind that the RS 5, just like many other Audis, requires premium fuel.
The base price for the 2013 RS 5 coupe is just under $69,000. The cabriolet, or convertible, stickers around $78,000, but a fully loaded one will be just shy of $100,000.
Other choices in this vehicle class include two European rivals, the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, and one American, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
The 2013 Audi RS 5 doesn't overlook much in the luxury and performance equation, with power, style and a choice of coupe or convertible. The interior may have a few shortcomings, and the ride isn't all that smooth, but the RS 5 is a blast to drive, and that's what performance cars are all about.


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Improving protected area networks
With our partners, we are at the forefront of all aspects of protected area work – from planning, establishing, and managing to securing sustainable financing, influencing policy, and ensuring that such areas bring benefits to people.
Our work combines:
- Large-scale conservation strategies to safeguard the world's most important terrestrial, freshwater, and marine places and species
- Field projects in more than 100 countries to establish, restore, and effectively manage protected area networks, protect them from long-term global threats such as climate change, and ensure they bring benefits to people
- Advocacy and policy work
- Partners, including indigenous people, local communities, park managers, local and international NGOs, land owners, governments, universities and research institutes, international organizations, development agencies, business groups, and industry.
For example, well-planned and well-managed protected areas can help to safeguard freshwater and food supplies, reduce poverty, and reduce the impacts of natural disasters.
Still a long way to go
This is an impressive accomplishment – and has contributed enormously to the conservation of many threatened and endangered species and habitats.
But despite this, several problems with the current network of protected areas mean that the world's biodiversity and natural areas remain under threat.
For example, many habitats, such as marine and freshwater areas, are not well-represented, while many protected areas are too small and isolated to conserve their habitats effectively. In addition, poor management of some protected areas is undermining conservation efforts.
What needs to be done?
Basically, governments need to declare many new protected areas as well as effectively manage existing ones and ensure connectivity between them.


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Sprawling Casino Resort Close to Memphis
Drive 20 minutes south of Memphis and you can't miss it: Harrah's Tunica, a giant casino and hotel complex, is lit up with pink spotlights and glowing neon. It stands out like a mini Vegas in the countryside; in fact, Harrah's Tunica is the biggest casino resort you can find from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. It has three giant hotel towers, and a 24/7 shuttle runs from the towers to the on-property Harrah's casino, also open 24 hours a day.
In the 140,000-square-foot casino, there are more than 2,000 slots, including high-payout slots, as well as 60 table games such as blackjack, poker, and craps. Check out the revolving events calendar and you'll find daily poker tournaments and live entertainment. The complex has multiple restaurants onsite, too, including the over-the-top Paula Deen's Buffet, which offers rich southern cuisine in a setting designed to look like the celebrity chef's house and kitchen.
You can play a round at The Links at Cottonwoods, the onsite 18-hole championship golf course set among three lakes.
As part of this package, you'll stay in either the Casino tower, located adjacent to and within walking distance of Harrah's casino, or the Veranda tower, which looks out over the rolling hills of the golf course.
Robinsonville, Mississippi: Casino-Resort "Town" On the Mississippi
On the shores of the Mississippi River, right on the border of Arkansas and Mississippi, Robinsonville is not a town in the classic sense of the word. Alternatively, the town is simply called Tunica Resorts—there are nine casino resorts in this area, making it the third-largest gambling vacation spot in America and the clear focal point of visitors' vacations. The town's name was changed from Robinsonville in 2003 to help tourists find their way to the gaming tables.
If you know any die-hard Elvis fans, Robinsonville is just a 30-minute drive away from Graceland, Elvis Presley's mansion and museum. Memphis is also just 30 minutes away, close enough for a quick day trip. Memphis is famous for its blues music; B. B. King, Elvis Presley, and Muddy Waters are just some of the many musicians who made their names in Memphis blues clubs. Excellent live music can still be heard nightly on Beale Street, both on the street itself and inside its many clubs. For soul music, visit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music—it resides in the former location of Stax Records, where artists such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, and Sam & Dave once recorded.


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Our Mission
The University of North Carolina is dedicated to the service of North Carolina and its people. Our mission is to discover, create, transmit, and apply knowledge to address the needs of individuals and society. This mission is accomplished through instruction, through research, scholarship, and creative activities, and through public service.
Our Charge
In order to fulfill our mission in today's 21st century knowledge-based global economy, the University should proactively anticipate and identify the needs facing our state both now and into the future, and to respond to those needs efficiently and effectively.
Our Commitment
Through UNC Tomorrow, our University will not only become more responsive to the needs of North Carolina, we will also remain responsive so that we can continue to contribute to the positive economic and social transformation of our state.
Our Team
The work of this initiative was guided by a blue-ribbon Commission comprised of a host of North Carolina's community leaders and public servants, and driven by a Scholars Council made up of 14 of University's best and brightest faculty. Most importantly, our work was significantly shaped by the public input we received from almost 10,000 individuals all across our state.
Our Results
The Commission's Final Report and Recommendations, unanimously adopted by the UNC Board of Governors in January 2008, continues to serve as our "road map" for steering the University toward fulfilling our commitment to the people of North Carolina.
To receive updates about UNC Tomorrow please sign-up for our mailing list. If you have questions or suggestions feel free to contact Norma Houston.
SPECIAL REPORT!! Economic Benefits in North Carolina of UNC Campuses (February 2012), prepared by Dr. Michael L. Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor at NCSU and UNC Tomorrow Scholars Council member. Dr. Walden calculates that the total direct economic impact of UNC campuses resulting from the productive value of its graduates, spending by its out-of-state students, and federal and privately funded research by its faculty is $7.7 billion. Read more . . .
CHECK OUT our "In The Spotlight" section of this website for highlights of campus, faculty, and student efforts that respond to the needs of North Carolina.
UNC Tomorrow Commission Final Report
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I don't get into FPS games either, so I wouldn't play this or Halo. I got friends who create their own levels and play the game for hours, but I couldn't fathom that. I need a game like GTA or FF to get me involved.
This game looked fairly interesting. A friend planned on getting it, but he was having problems with his console and ended up exchanging it. Still look forward to trying it.
i just finished the game like 2 hours ago and it was worth spending my time on. I also played my first game of multiplayer and even though its laggy its suprisingly fun.
I had a go on the demo and really didn't think much of it. Probably cuzz I dont think FPS' work on consoles though! Didn't think the graphics were all that either - very lowres textures etc
I always call Perfect Dark Zero, "Dark Force Zero", still do to this day. Mike always has to correct me...
Prey for XBox 360 Many people are saying prey is the next halo. this comparison has been made to many games such as perfect dark zero, and has failed to fufil its promise. I bought the game last night and first off I noticed the game was notably short. That fact aside I played on and began to love the game. The breathtaking visuals and the in depth story and matching characters had me hooked. I played the game for about 4 hours and ended up bein on chapter 11 of 22. The best part of this game is controlable gravity. you can walk on certain pathways the go everywhich way and you stick to them. the guns and the enemies are very cool too. of course everyone has seen aliens in game but this game make them more deformed, much like quake 4. getting back to the subject of halo this game is great but should be considered in a different category than halo. it is kind of like the quake atmosphere (which is more action liike than suspenseful) and doom morphed together. There is one scary element of the game thought. There are possessed children tht are much like ghosts that you must battle and the sound of their laugh is kind of scary. They also sing nursery rhymes while you fighting them. These are all pretty unique features but the most unique of all is the abailty to spirit walk. This is when you leave your body and either fight or go through obstacles that a human couldn't. I haven't gotten a chance to play the multiplayer part of the game but from what I hear it is amazing. all-in-all I would give this game a 9.3 out of 10. I love the game and it is definately worth the 60 bucks (unless your playing on a PC then ots only 50). There is also a special edition game w/ some bonus content and two figurines and also and art book. go out and buy this game. If you don't believe my review go download the game's demo on xbox live.
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If you could travel through the body, a swamp boat might be a good vehicle. Each of us is a walking, talking Everglades, about 75 percent water, and we can't survive for more than a few days without fresh intake of the life-giving juice. With water as the main ingredient, our internal machinery brews a variety of fluids including blood, sweat, saliva and tears, and our ability to do this, to absorb water and move it place to place as needed, depends critically on a protein called aquaporin.
Completely unknown until 10 years ago, when it was discovered accidentally by researchers at Johns Hopkins, aquaporin is a family of related proteins that reside in cell walls. As their name suggests, aquaporins are pore-like channels for water to flow into and out of cells, and their discovery solved a physiological mystery.
Why does water pass through some cells such as in the kidneys and the glands that produce saliva and tears much faster than others? The answer is aquaporins. Lab studies show they have the remarkable ability to conduct water at rates of up to a billion molecules per second. In the human kidneys, this means as much as 400 pints a day.
"They're very common proteins," says Klaus Schulten, director of Theoretical Biophysics at the University of Illinois Beckman Institute, "in plants, bacteria and mammals. More than 10 different aquaporins have been found in the human body, and several diseases have been traced to their malfunction." Defects in aquaporin underlie diabetes insipidus, a kidney malfunction that leads to thirst and frequent urination. Aquaporin is also a culprit in dry-mouth syndrome and in cataracts in the eyes.
When aquaporin was identified, several teams of molecular biologists began work to find its structure, an effort that culminated two years ago when Robert M. Stroud and colleagues at the University of California San Francisco succeeded. That success, however, still left important questions unanswered.
How is it that aquaporin lets water molecules flow unimpeded while, at the same time, remarkably, it acts like a molecular doorman, refusing passage to the uninvited? The uninvited in this case is protons positively charged hydrogen ions, what you get when a hydrogen atom separates from water and leaves its single electron behind. Healthy metabolism depends on not allowing protons to travel at will through the cell wall.
"Every living cell is its own battery," explains Schulten. "If you let protons escape with the water, as they're naturally inclined to do, the battery would run down. Too many of these run-down batteries, and you're in big trouble."
Several other channel proteins allow protons to pass, and it's been perplexing that aquaporins don't. Experiments show what happens but can't say how. Working in collaboration with Stroud's group and using Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's LeMieux, Schulten and University of Illinois colleagues Emad Tajkhorshid and Morten Jensen launched a series of aquaporin simulations. Their results, reported in SCIENCE (April 19, 2002), appear to answer this long-standing question.
Single File Water
When the structural data of aquaporin spatial coordinates of each atom in relation to the others became available, Schulten's team used it to build a computer model of the protein within its cellular environment. They inserted aquaporin into a patch of cell membrane, represented by long-chain fatty molecules, called lipids, that form a sandwich-like seal against water. They then, in effect, put this membrane with the embedded aquaporin into a pool of water, surrounding the membrane and protein with water molecules to realistically emulate the cell's watery environs.
With this kind of model, a computational approach called molecular dynamics can track atom-by-atom movements, in effect recording a movie, one frame at a time. Schulten and his team used molecular dynamics software called NAMD, developed in their laboratory to exploit large-scale parallel systems, such as PSC's Terascale, comprising thousands of processors. NAMD includes several features designed to capture the atomic-level details of protein movement with the highest possible realism. "With this machine, the Terascale, and this program that can use it effectively," says Schulten, "we have quite an achievement in technology development for our science."
The amount of computing depends, in large part, on the model's size, and since the aquaporin model included over 106,000 atoms, a huge number, availability of the Terascale system was crucial. "These are formidable simulations," says Schulten, "particularly since they have to be done at a high level of exactness, with the best simulation conditions that can be achieved today. Only the Terascale system at Pittsburgh permitted us to do this in a timely manner."
Earlier work, before the detailed aquaporin structure was available, indicated that water molecules line up single file in the aquaporin channel. "It's a narrow channel," says Schulten, "not much more than one molecule wide." A first round of simulations with the new model confirmed a single-file alignment of seven to nine water molecules, and it went further, identifying the position and orientation of each molecule in line as it moves through the channel.
This gave Stroud's group in California something to work with, and they found good agreement with the simulation for the position of the water molecules. The experimentalists, however, had no way to verify how each water molecule was oriented. "We saw something they couldn't recognize," says Schulten, "because the resolution of their observations isn't fine enough."
Slamming the Door on Protons
With another round of work, the researchers assessed the accuracy of their simulations. Using a version of aquaporin altered by changing two amino acids, results with the computer model closely matched the laboratory structure, giving a high degree of confidence. "We found very close agreement," says Schulten, "and we realized we could trust our findings about the orientation."
Those findings, it turns out, reveal the secret behind aquaporin's ability to let water flood through the cell membrane while, at the same time, locking out protons. As Schulten watches a movie from the simulation, he sees a molecular ballet. One after another, each water molecule enters the channel with its oxygen atom leading the way. At mid-stream, the molecule does a half-pirouette and exits facing the direction it came from.
"They orient with the oxygen atom into the channel," says Schulten, "and then they reverse, so that the hydrogens lead the way out. It's a very relevant finding because for water to conduct protons, orientation matters."
The ability of protons to pass along a single file of water molecules, as they do in other channel proteins, depends on a particular arrangement of water molecules and surrounding protein atoms. Called a "proton wire," this arrangement is like a stepping-stone pathway for protons. This pathway is disrupted and blocked by the mid-channel flip-flop that occurs in aquaporin.
The simulations show that aquaporin's mid-channel architecture doesn't vary under differing conditions and is a stable feature of the protein's structure. "We tested with simulations to see how strongly the channel preferred this orientation," says Schulten, "and we found it's very strongly preferred. As a result, it filters against the conduction of protons."
These results culminate more than ten years of effort, first, to find the three-dimensionsal structure of aquaporin and then to use structural data to understand how the protein works. By providing a picture of the atom-by-atom details of structure that experiment can't provide, computational simulations appear to have solved the second part of this problem. "We could see this orientation of the water molecules in simulation," says Schulten, "but you can't recognize this experimentally."
Knowing these atomic details could eventually help with treatment of aquaporin-related disease. Perhaps also, says Schulten, it can lead to improved approaches for water treatment. "The kidneys are a filtering system that relies on aquaporin, and it suggests what kind of technologies might give us better water purifying filters." Since aquaporin filters ions it also suggests an approach to removing salt, an ion, from sea water. "It's possible that we can learn from these proteins and make filters designed according to the principles mother nature uses."
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mlurie needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 43 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
We need a design/template for a splash page and for the first page after a user logs in (a 'customer interface' page). $100 bonus if the winning design can be delivered in CSS/HTML. We will likely invite the winner to design other aspects of the site as well.
Make one up, if you want one.
Desired Color Scheme:
See logo
Desired Style:
clean, professional (but not too corporate), functional web 2.0
Accepted File Formats:
Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
First, some background: We provide text message (SMS) alerts to customers when there are potentially dangerous events in their region/country, such as natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, etc), political unrest, terrorist events, severe weather warning, etc. Our customers are both travelers and people who subscribe to the alerts for their home city/region. We have plans for individuals, for groups, and for whole companies.
you can see our logo at http://www.warningtxt.marklurie.com/warningtxtÂ
We need two related designs/templates. The first is for our splash page, which users see when they first visit the site. The second is our Customer Interface, which customers see after they log in. We want the design themes for these two pages to be very closely aligned because, after all, it's the same site. Feel free to submit only the 'splash page' at first. If we like your design a lot, we'll invite you to submit the customer interface page as well.
The Splash Page should probably have the following elements,
- A Login box
- A 'Subscribe' button
- A Place for the description/explanation of service. If you want to create a visual of some sort that helps explain the service, or use stock photos (along with, not instead of, the text), feel free.
- Place for recent news about our company/service
- Examples of recent alerts or a ticker-tape.The Customer Interface should have,
- Four tabs/nav-links, with what will probably (but not certainly) be 'Home', 'Your Alerts, 'Your Info' and 'Billing'.
- As an example of what these mean, the 'Home' tab might contain a list of the customer's recent alerts, news about the service and a box to leave feedback in. The 'Your Info' tab might just be a form so a user can update their name, email, password etc.Desired Style:
We have a preference for simple, functional websites in the 'Web 2.0' style. Note, however, that we are a product site rather than a content site, so we do want some design elements that are more attention grabbing. We want a professional, but not too corporate feel. Sites we like are: globalrescue.com, 4info.net, red24.info (competitor), brring.com, 37signals.com, intelliguide.com (competitor), experience.com.
You can see the logo we will use at http://www.warningtxt.marklurie.com/warningtxt. This logo can be used as a . If you want to tweak the logo for your design concept, though, feel free.
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- Our website will incorporate little or no Flash or other plugin-related web technology.
- Whether you can code CSS/HTML or are submitting un-coded designs (and we have no preference between the two), the website must be buildable to be compatible with all modern Mac and PC browsers.Website Size
- The design should be no more than 760 pixels wide (so that our website will fit comfortably in web browsers on monitors using 800 by 600 pixels).
- Some thought should be given to the fact that only the first 500 vertical pixels will be viewable by such visitors before they have to scroll down, so a significant amount of navigation and content should fit above the 500 pixel "fold"


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This article provides information on "Transferring data with Windows Easy Transfer" - applicable to Microsoft OS up to and including Windows 8.1 (Win10 exempt)
With Windows Easy Transfer, you can transfer your information from one computer to another, including user accounts, files, folders, photos, music, and videos, and, depending on the operating system, email messages, contacts, Windows and Internet settings, and Internet favorites. Software programs are not transferred. Windows Easy Transfer cannot transfer files between a 64-bit version of Windows and a 32-bit version of Windows. Instead, files need to be transferred manually using external storage devices. See below for the different methods of transferring data between computers:
To use this method, connect the USB Easy Transfer Cable on both computers. Always start Windows Easy Transfer on the new computer first nd follow the on-screen instructions. If the old computer is using a different Windows operating system, Easy Transfer will display instructions on how to download the Windows Easy Transfer software to the other computer, and will guide you through the transfer process.
When using this method, both computers must be connected to the same home or business network. On your new computer, start Windows Easy Transfer and then follow the on-screen instructions.
To transfer files directly over a network without copying to and from a network location, a Windows Easy Transfer key is necessary. The key helps protect files and settings when you transfer them over the network.
When using this method, Windows Easy Transfer estimates how much disk space is needed on the USB flash drive or an external hard drive to transfer your selections.
If you are using a USB flash drive, try to use one with enough storage space for the entire transfer. If you do not have enough storage space on the USB flash drive for the entire transfer, copy as many files as possible and then repeat the process until you have transferred all of your files and settings.
When using this method, Windows Easy Transfer estimates how much disk space and now many CD/DVD discs are necessary for transferring your selections. Both computers must be able to read and write the same type of CD/DVD format.
After logging onto the user account with administrator rights and choosing a method for transferring your data between two computers, start Windows Easy Transfer by using the one of following methods, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Transferring files and settings using the USB Easy Transfer Cable requires that the cable be connected between both the old and new computer.
You have the option to use a network to transfer large quantities of files and settings to another computer with one simple process. Make sure you have logged into the old and new computers with administrator authority. On each computer connect an Ethernet cable to a router so that they share the same network. Start Windows Easy Transfer on both computers. On each computer, indicate "Which computer are you using now?" you will be prompted to enter a Windows Easy Transfer key provided by the old computer also running the Windows Easy Transfer feature. After entering the key, you will have the option to customize which data and settings you would like to transfer.
You have the option to use a USB drive or external hard drive, or CD/DVD Drive to transfer files and settings from your old computer onto your new computer. Make sure that there is enough space on the drive to complete the transfer. This will avoid repeating transfers.
1 - CD/DVD Drive
2 - USB Drive
Completing file transfer
After you have followed the onscreen instructions for the method you choose to use on Windows Easy Transfer, you can click Customize to decide what specific files and settings you would like to have transferred from your computer.
The Protected Content Migration window will appear after you have customized and clicked Transfer. You will be prompted to enter the password of the account being transferred. This is to protect the files from being transferred without the owner's permission.
Your customized transfer will be complete once you have finished the process and should be able to access the files and settings that were transferred.
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