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Virtual Safety Car Future
Posted on 23 April 2015
By Adam Cooper
The first four Grands Prix of the 2015 season have provided plenty of entertainment, and it's clear that we will enjoy a fantastic battle between Mercedes and Ferrari as the year progresses. However, one thing we have yet to see in action is an interesting addition to this year's Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Sporting Regulations – the Virtual Safety Car, or VSC.
The VSC does exactly what it says on the tin. Instead of the familiar Mercedes being dispatched from the pit lane all drivers are obliged to slow and run to a minimum speed mandated by the FIA, using the screens on their steering wheels to make sure that they comply. The general idea is that the VSC proves an element of safety while keeping the flow of the race going.
The VSC was introduced as a direct result of Jules Bianchi's crash at last year's Japanese GP. Quite rightly the FIA and the teams took a long look at the accident and as part of the never-ending quest to improve safety. One of the key issues was the role of the Safety Car, which was not deployed when Adrian Sutil's car went off the road and a tractor was dispatched to remove his Sauber.
A thorough investigation, which involved a panel of experts such as Ross Brawn, agreed that race control had followed normal procedures. In other words double waved yellow flags should have provided drivers with sufficient warning to slow down.
Meanwhile the VSC emerged from the discussions as an extra tool that race control can use to slow the field down in certain circumstances. At the same time plans for standing starts after normal safety car periods, which had been seen as a way to improve the show for fans, were dropped. Teams had concerns about the practicalities of having all the cars stop on the grid and conduct a fresh start partway through the race. The VSC however received unanimous support, and after experiments in practice sessions at the end of last season it was added to the 2015 regulations.
Those regulations make it clear when it will be used: "The VSC procedure may be initiated to neutralise a race upon the order of the clerk of the course. It will normally be used when double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of track and competitors or officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not such as to warrant use of the safety car itself."
The bottom line is that race control has the flexibility to use it as and when circumstances demand, and usually it will be when it looks like an incident can be dealt with in a couple of laps, so there's less reason to introduce a normal safety car.
Race director Charlie Whiting explains: "It will be used when a double waved yellow flag is necessary, and that's normally when you have a vehicle or marshals on or beside the track. I think we would use a safety car when we would want to control the speed below what the virtual safety car reference lap will be. Or wet conditions would be a classic example of when you would use the safety car."
So how does it work? The words of the actual regulations are the best way to summarise the procedure:
"When the order is given to initiate the VSC procedure a message 'VSC DEPLOYED' will be displayed on the official messaging system and all FIA light panels will display 'VSC.'
"No car may be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person at any time whilst the VSC procedure is in use. This will apply whether any such car is being driven on the track, the pit entry or the pit lane.
"No car may enter the pits whilst the VSC procedure is in use unless it is for the purpose of changing tyres.
"All competing cars must reduce speed and stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU at least once in each marshalling sector (a marshalling sector is defined as the section of track between each of the FIA light panels). All cars must also be above this minimum time when the FIA light panels change to green.
"When the clerk of the course decides it is safe to end the VSC procedure the message 'VSC ENDING' will be displayed on the official messaging system and, at any time between 10 and 15 seconds later, 'VSC' on the FIA light panels will change to green and drivers may continue racing immediately. After 30 seconds the green lights will be extinguished."
Whiting explains: "The computer will randomly generate a number between 10 and 15 and then it will decide when to go green. It will be 'VSC ENDING', and then from that point any time between 10 seconds and 15 seconds everything will go green. And the drivers have to be positive at the green."
Staying above the minimum time is absolutely essential, and the stewards have a range of penalties they can use, namely a five second time penalty, 10 second time penalty, drive through penalty, and 10 second stop and go penalty. Meanwhile no overtaking is allowed during the VSC, but the rules allow for the following exceptions:
"a) When entering the pits a driver may pass another car remaining on the track after he has reached the first safety car line.
"b) When leaving the pits a driver may overtake, or be overtaken by, another car on the track before he reaches the second safety car line.
"c) Whilst in the pit entry, pit lane or pit exit a driver may overtake another car which is also in one of these three areas.
"d) If any car slows with an obvious problem."
As noted, the VSC has yet to be deployed, and it will be fascinating to see how things unfold when it is used. Will it be used in Singapore? Quite possibly, given how often we have seen the regular safety car in use over the years...
Adam Cooper has been a motor racing journalist for 30 years. In his early days, he covered a variety of categories, including the WEC and IndyCars, and he also spent two years in Japan. He then focussed on F1, and has been to every Grand Prix since 1994. A regular contributor to Autosport, Autoweek and www.motorsport.com, he has also written several books, including a biography of 60s racer Piers Courage.


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A cabinet minister has spoken about how he likes to unwind by spending time with his "very large" Lego collection.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright told Talk Radio he found assembling the building bricks "therapeutic".
"I think everybody who does any difficult or stressful job needs a way to switch off," he said. "We all have different ways, mine is Lego."
The Conservative MP also said claims that he did not read any newspapers were "complete nonsense".
Mr Wright, whose department is conducting a review of the future economic viability of the press, raised eyebrows last month when he told a media conference he did not subscribe to any newspapers or magazines.
He told Talk Radio that he had given a straight answer to a straight question when he was asked if he had read a newspaper on the morning of the Society of Editors event in Salford.
"The answer I gave was I didn't read a newspaper that morning which was true," he said. "To suggest that I don't read newspapers is complete nonsense, of course I do."
What politicians do in their spare time is a subject of enduring interest and occasionally political significance.
For some, it is watching their local football team – if they can remember which one they support – or going to the opera. For the prime minister, it is famously walking in the Welsh, or Swiss or Italian hills.
The former attorney general, and father-of-two, has a more unusual hinterland for a 46-year old but one which most parents will be able to identify with.
"In my view it is a great way of putting your brain into neutral, which sometimes we all need to do," he says of the building bricks.
And just how big is his collection? "It is very large indeed, my wife would say far too large but I find Lego therapeutic."

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Our granmohters have already been saying that for each baby the woman pays with one tooth. This saying should have reflected the fact that there is higher dental dacay during pregnancy.
There are a lot of myths about the teeth among the people. For example, the fetus inside the womb is taking the calcium away from the woman's teeth and that is why her teeth spoil more.
"This is not absolutely the truth. The woman's body is really requesting of getting more calcium during pregnancy and it is important that the woman gets more calcium. It is not possible that the developing fetus would have taken the calcium from the teeth of the woman for its own need." MDDr Victor Kolarik, stomatologist at Elite Dental clinic described. Despite that doctors still meet the women whose teeth condition has been getting worse during pregnancy.
"It is caused by more circumstances. The pregnant women suffer nausea at the begging of their pregnancy going along with the higher acidity in their mouths. This leads to the disruption of strength and integrity in teeth enamel. It is more prone to the cavitation inception." the doctor explains. Nausea and stomach hyperexcitability together with hypersensitivity to aroma and toothpaste taste are the reasons leading the pregnant women not to perform the oral hygiene so carefully as it should be done. This becomes evident on the teeth condition.The teeth cariosity in some of the women is supported by pregnancy cravings. High level of the sugar in the sweets and fruit acids, which are not only an ingredient of the fruits, but also of many sweets, they are also increasing the potency of the dental caries. The positive information in this way is that the discomfort and pregnancy cravings are usually subsided after the first trimester. The women can return back without any problems to the ordinary oral hygiene and regular menu.Another factor causing decondition of the buccal caxity is hormonal fluctuation which can lead to sublimed gums bleeding."If the pregnant woman notices the gums bleeding, it is suitable to replace the toothbrush for a softer one. Equally together with it the appointment at the dentist should be made. The dentist will check the gums condition and in case of need recommends the visit of the dental hygientist." the doctor said.For many women the improvement of the gums condition happens spontaneously after the childbirth and everything goes back to normal. In case the gums bleeding still persist it is necessary to make appointment at the dentist and start to solve the problem.
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The Long Lost Song from "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"
Another musical number cut from On A Clear Day was "E.S.P."—or Extra Sensory Perception (the psychic gift that Daisy possessed). The number has achieved "urban legend" status over the years and a few Streisand biographies have written how the song was supposed to be the finale of the movie. Until Paramount's archives can be consulted or the Vincente Minnelli or Barbra Streisand film vaults can be explored, Barbra Archives believes that "E.S.P." was never filmed.
Many photographs of Streisand wearing a modern, zebra-like outfit circulated over the years with claims that Streisand wore this outfit during the futuristic sequences of the lost "E.S.P." number.
Filmed at Manhattan's Central Park zoo, the costume was for two lines of "Come Back to Me" that was omitted, possibly because Streisand's costume was too outlandish. Minnelli confessed in an interview:
We did, however, cut out a scene at the Central Park Zoo, because she was wearing a very high-fashion outfit. That was just too much.
The rumor that the zebra-yellow outfit was for "E.S.P." was finally put to rest when newsreel footage surfaced in 2012 of Streisand filming this scene. The playback she was performing to was of Yves Montand singing two lines from "Come Back to Me."
More On "E.S.P."
The biggest clue about "E.S.P." is in the 1968 screenplay. Screenwriter Alan Jay Lerner made a reference to the song at a place where fans might not expect it. In the 2nd revised first draft, Lerner often wrote descriptions of the new songs he intended to insert, without specifying their titles or lyrics. "E.S.P." was supposed to be in Scene 113—where "Go To Sleep" now resides!
Daisy and Dr. Chabot, both having fallen asleep, began to dream. Daisy, according to Lerner's screenplay, sang a song "in which she drifts back in time from lifetime to lifetime, changing languages as she goes." At the conclusion of the song, Chabot suddenly sat bolt upright in bed. Later in the script Chabot said, "One day in the office she asked me if I had been thinking of her around four o'clock that morning. I said no. But it wasn't true. I had been dreaming about her all night. I saw her in distant lands and in distant times...." This line, of course, was cut as well.
In Mark Griffin's book, A Hundred Or More Hidden Things: The Life and Films of Vincente Minnelli, he discovered another song for Chabot in a Clear Day screenplay dated April 18, 1969. Titled "People Like Me," the lyrics went like this:
To a sober-minded man of reason, E.S.P. is worse than treason ...
It is odd that no "E.S.P." demo has never been released, especially since the other cut songs have surfaced over the years.
Finally, a 1968 L.A. Times story on producer Howard Koch pretty much spells it out:
[Studio vice president] Donnenfeld wants $250,000 trimmed out of the budget which is now at $9 million and will probably increase as the picture is shot. The trim is accomplished by a slight reshuffling of the schedule and re-planning of a complicated song sequence in which Miss Streisand, as a clairvoyant, appears as all the historical figures she claims to have been in her other lives. It will take five days to shoot and is timed down to the costume changes and hairdressing.
Looking at these cumulative clues, one can assume that "E.S.P." was cut before it was filmed.


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How To Stop Your Dog From Running Out The Front Door
13 February, 2012
I know that it is very common for dogs to run out the front door when it is opened. This is a headache for dog owners as well as a potential danger to dogs. I did some research to try to figure out the best way and/or methods from preventing a dog from running out the front door.
Teaching your dog to remain on one side of the door until you allow him to go through it is important training that could save his or her life. The methods below will take time, patience and consistency. Everyone in your home needs to have your dog wait before going through a doorway or your dog will learn that he or she can sometimes get away with running outside.
Attach a six foot leash to your dog and walk him to the door. It is best to begin at a door that opens to a fenced yard in case your dog escapes your grip. Next, practice at a closed door with your dog off leash once it consistently waits for your command before going outside.
OK.. I will learn this!
Bring your dog, on his leash, to an open door once he has conquered the previous step. Physically block your dog from going through the door by placing your body between the dog and the threshold. Say 'Wait,' and quickly allow the dog out the door. Extend the amount of time between the wait command and access to the outdoors as your dog begins to understand what you want.
Next, try the above without the body block. With your dog on his leash, tell him to wait as you step over the threshold. If your dog does not wait on the other side, immediately say 'no' and walk the dog back inside to try again. If your dog obeys, allow him to go outside, increasing the wait time with each successive attempt.
Walk out the door to your fenced yard and leave it open with your dog off his leash. If your dog follows but waits at the door for your signal, reward it with treats and allow him outside (that is a true accomplishment!). If he goes outside without waiting, correct him and bring him back inside.
Next, repeat the process, but hide around a corner to see if your dog will obey the 'door rule' even when he thinks you aren't there.
While this training is not an easy one to get under control, if you are patient and keep practicing, your dog will be waiting at the door in no time! Build a pet profile today!
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Fifth-grade students participating in the Hilliard Science Club at Horizon Elementary School will have a chance to show off what they have learned during a Math and Science Family Night beginning at 3:30 p.m. on March 31.
Fifth-grade students participating in the Hilliard Science Club at Horizon Elementary School will have a chance to show off what they have learned during a Math and Science Family Night beginning at 3:30 p.m. on March 31.
Students in the club will set up a table during the family-oriented event and determine whether a change in a property is chemical or physical. They will mix lemonade, baking soda and vinegar, while comparing broken and burnt wood.
"We ask the kids to become empowered," said Karen Brainard, an intervention teacher.
Brainard started the science club about three years ago when she became disillusioned by the lack of participation and results from Science Olympiad.
She was then the egg-drop coach for the district, but she saw a lack of momentum in the event.
With encouragement from then-Principal Mary Rykowski, she said, they decided to change the focus and do things a little differently to encourage an interest in the sciences.
"We looked at the Ohio Standards," said Brainard, "and came up with hands-on types of activities that enrich the standards and look at it from different aspects."
Fifth-grade teacher Brian Pence, fourth-grade teacher Ann Richards and her husband, art teacher Paul Richards, all decided to pitch in to make the science club a success.
Twenty-five fifth-grade students were recruited and began meeting every Wednesday immediately after school.
The number of students seemed to be a good fit for the four teachers, allowing for lots of one-on-one instruction.
It didn't take long before the students were fully immersed in the sciences.
"It is pretty popular," Brainard said of the club. "They harass other students about not coming."
The ultimate goal is to get students to embrace science. "There is nothing you do in life that doesn't involve science and math, whether you think about it or not," said Brainard. "It is an innate learning you take in."
In baseball, she said, the velocity is vital.
"Kids don't think of it that way," she said.
The club makes the members more aware of the life that evolves around them, according to Brainard.
"Kids feel more comfortable with science and do better academically," she said. "They embrace something and they succeed in it."
In addition to gaining academic payoffs, she said, they are also learning life skills.
During family night, the students will also look at the rotation of the earth and determine how shadows develop as a result and share that with future club members, parents and staff.
Brainard hopes to be able to continue it next year.
"I love doing it," she said. "Ultimately the goal as an educator is for kids to be successful in the academic world."


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Galen and Sharon Boese, Liebenthal, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Amber Boese, to Daniel Irwin, son of Jeri and Milton Jamison, WaKeeney, and Craig and Melissa Irwin, Hays.
Grandparents of the couple are the late Norman and Lila Matal, Galen and Mary Ann Boese, Fort Smith, Ark., Virginia Loflin, Ellis, the late William Loflin, Riley Irwin, Hays, and the late Doris Irwin.
The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of La Crosse High School and a 2008 graduate of Fort Hays State University with a degree in athletic training. She is employed at Hays Medical Center.
The prospective bridegroom is a 2004 graduate of Hays High School and 2008 graduate of FHSU with a degree in business management. He is employed at Farm Bureau Financial Services, Hays.
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The year 2005 really marked the beginning of the "era of data breaches," and with it, the "era of data breach lawsuits." The ChoicePoint data breach in late 2004, which first became newsworthy in early 2005, was the catalyst. That breach involved approximately 163,000 records, which by 2005 standards was a "major" data breach, and ChoicePoint was the first organization to notify the data subjects of the breach under the first (and only) data breach notification law in the country – the California law known back then by privacy experts simply as SB 1386. The media floodgates that opened in the aftermath of ChoicePoint's notification set off a chain reaction that ultimately resulted in similar data breach notification statutes being passed in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. Territories, as well as under various federal statutes, including the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act and HIPAA. It also resulted in what is now commonplace in the wake of major data breaches – class action "privacy" litigation on behalf of data subjects, seeking millions of dollars in damages, under a dizzying array of legal theories.
What's perhaps not widely realized is that, more than 10 years later, significant obstacles to would-be class action plaintiffs still exist. In fact, there is still a divide among various U.S. Circuit Courts as to what is necessary to even establish standing by data subjects in these cases. Many pundits have been theorizing for years that this issue of standing is finally about to be resolved in favor of plaintiffs. But even in the few courts where plaintiffs have achieved favorable decisions on standing, there still has never been a single jury verdict in a consumer class action data breach case. One reason for that is because not a single court in the country has ever even certified a class in such a case. Not one – in more than 10 years.
There have been many settlements, and many of them have been quite large. But the settlements have been driven mostly by the non-legal risks of data breaches – the public relations nightmare, the customer churn, the glare of the regulatory spotlight, and the mounting legal fees.
Still, what gets lost in all of this is that none of the underlying claims included by plaintiffs' lawyers in the consumer class actions has been successfully litigated to a conclusion on the merits. Many of these underlying claims are based on so-called "rights to privacy." But, in most consumer data breach cases, "private" information is not really what's at issue.
What Do We Mean by "Privacy"?
Legally, when we have traditionally discussed rights of "privacy" in the U.S., what we mean has been heavily influenced by two important law review articles. The first article was written by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis (who ultimately became Justice Brandeis) – "The Right to Privacy" – published in the Harvard Law Review in 1890. The second article is entitled, merely, "Privacy," penned by Dean William R. Prosser of Berkeley Law School and published in that school's Law Review in 1960.
In regard to a definition of privacy, Warren and Brandeis famously coined the phrase – "the right to be let alone." They wrote,
"It is like the right not be assaulted or beaten, the right not be imprisoned, the right not to be maliciously prosecuted, the right not to be defamed."
In Dean Prosser's article, he dealt with the recognized causes of action related to privacy:
- (1) intrusion of solitude and seclusion;
- (2) public disclosure of private facts;
- (3) false publicity; and
- (4) misappropriation of name or likeness.
The difference in these concepts of "privacy" and what we are commonly dealing with in consumer data breach cases is obvious. Consumer data breach cases commonly involve information that is not truly "private," but what we have come to refer to as "personally identifiable information" or "PII." This includes, among other things, information such as payment card data, social security numbers, physical and email addresses. But most of this information is not, in any sense conceived by Warren, Brandeis or Prosser, "private" at all. Payment card information is not private. It's freely exchanged in merchant transactions and is, in fact, information that is intended to be shared. Name and address are not private. There was a time not long ago when everyone had a large book in their home that had the name and address of almost everyone in their city! Email addresses aren't really private. They are commonly included on business cards, websites, Facebook pages, and more. Even a social security number is not truly private. It's used – or "published" by the owner – for all kinds of purposes. For example, it's shared freely when applying for credit, and every employer is privy to the social security number of every employee in their workforce. It's notable that Warren and Brandeis argued, "The right to privacy ceases upon the publication of the facts by the individual, or with his consent."
Thus, it's a fair conclusion that much of the information commonly at issue in a consumer data breach class action is not really subject to a "right of privacy," as we have traditionally thought about such rights in the U.S. What we are really talking about in data breach cases is not "privacy" at all. Rather, it's data security. What is being litigated is not "the right to privacy," but an expectation of data security. And data security is defined quite differently from privacy. Data security may be defined as "the practice of defending information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction."
The problem for plaintiffs in consumer data breach class actions is that, if one of these cases ever gets to the merits, there are very few, if any, laws in the U.S. that grant an individual a private right of action to challenge the practices employed by organizations to defend information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction. And, moreover, the standards for what constitutes the correct set of practices are subject to interpretation. The answer is often – "it depends." Certainly, with respect to consumer data breaches of PII, there is, as of yet, no case law – from which the "common law" develops – that establishes which practices are correct and which practices are insufficient. And with more than 10 years of litigation and not a single case that has even gotten past the class certification stage, the first case establishing such precedent is likely still far off.
Which means that plaintiffs in consumer data breach cases still have a long way to go.


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The Ancient Art of War
Also available on: Mac - Amiga - Amstrad CPC - Apple II - PC-88
Description of The Ancient Art of War
Before Dave Murry and Barry Murry designed the seminal The Ancient Art of War in 1984, best-selling wargames like SSI's Kampfgruppe bear no resemblance to best-selling strategy games like M.U.L.E. As a result, strategy gamers and wargamers are two secluded camps who don't speak the same language.
The Ancient Art of War united the two camps in one masterful stroke. Here, at last, is a wargame that wargamers would enjoy for the excellent engine based on the classic war treatise by Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu. Implementing tactics based on Sun Tzu's words becomes the key to victory. Strategy gamers were drawn to the game for its colorful graphics, the chance to match wits with 8 of the most famous military leaders in history in their most important battles, and intuitive command interface.
Here is your chance to challenge the goddess Athena, Alexander the Great, Geronimo, Crazy Ivan, Caesar, Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Sun Tzu himself. As in the first game, battle locales are varied and historically important. You will wage wars in the Sherwood forest, ancient Rome, Asgaard, Custer's Last Command, Napoleon's France, ancient China, the Appalachians, and Mongolia.
The game, like chess, is simple to learn, yet hard to master. The lack of campaign mode is just about the only criticism I can think of. Suffice it to say that anyone who's never played this game is missing out an important chapter in the history of war and strategy gaming. Two thumbs up!
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Comments and reviews
Azrael 2017-08-19 0 point
awesome! cuando todo era tan simple este juego estuvo adelantado a su epoca,, Warcraft???
SoulSoldier 2017-01-10 1 point
If the installation doesn't work, you can go to
It gives downloads for the Ancient Art of War for multiple platforms, and also gives the manuals and some custom campaigns. It's a really cool website, give it a shot!
SoulSoldier 2017-01-10 1 point DOS version
I just discovered it and it should work.
To create a new campaign, in the location where Ancient Art of War is stored, create a new directory (folder for you non-tech people) named floppy (I actually don't know if it's name matters or not). Then, on DOSBOX:
mount a c:/dos/artofwar/floppy
mount c c:/dos
CD artofwar
Then run it. Go to the campaign selection and then create a new campaign. It should work.
Sun Tzu 2015-05-18 1 point Mac version
Thanks for this amazing game it brings back a lot of memories.
Unfortunately this download doesn't include Disk 2 ("Campaign Disk") that was included with the original, which allows editing and creating new game campaigns. If anyone knows where this can be downloaded please post a link. thank you.
Hawabaz 2015-01-04 -5 points Mac version
Wow. This is blast from the past. used to love BroderBund games. I really wanted to try this and its sea version again. Thanks for providing the link. Can you advise how to play it on windows 8? Is there an emulator or a simple way to load the game and play without bugs?
Thanks a bunch.
Fucking Animals in their asses 2013-02-26 -13 points DOS version
This game makes my sack hard and allows me to cum buckets.
guest 2012-10-03 -1 point DOS version
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Aviad 2012-05-22 -1 point DOS version
I spent most of my time on this game back in the 80s. Brilliant !!!
Alex 2008-10-08 -1 point DOS version
This is the best RTS game ever made and no one has the hindsight to remake it?
Joe M 2008-06-06 -1 point DOS version
Oh man I used to love this game back in the day. Could be the original RTS game.
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The Naruto series has gone strong ever since the manga was first published back in 1999. The manga was of course turned into an anime and then into a video game. The first game appeared back in 2003 and since we have seen a steady stream of Naruto and his ninja friends. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 looks to continue this long-standing story of friendship and the fight between good and evil. With a fun combat system and beautiful graphics, does this game have the right ninjitsu to stand on its own and win over people who are not fans of the series.
In Ninja Storm 2 players will take control of Naruto and his many friends as they try to fend off evil ninja's from every direction. A group that calls themselves Akatsuki is out to steal the power of nine tailed beasts, one of which is stored inside of Naruto himself. Add on to this the evil Orochimaru and players will have their hands full. This story is very well fleshed out in the adventure mode. Here players will get to experience the Hidden Leaf Village and many more of the villages found in the world of Naruto. The story is very well told and does a good job of not alienating gamers who have not followed the anime. With that being said, there are times where you will have needed to seen the anime to understand certain situations.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 consists of three modes for gamers to enjoy; Adventure, Free-Battle, and Online. Free battle is fairly self-explanatory with gamers able to quickly jump into a battle vs computers, a second player locally or just watch a computer vs computer battle. The biggest beef of the game comes in the form of the adventure mode. Here is where gamers go through the story of the game, fighting in battles and carrying out quests for the people of the world. Most of these quests are fairly simple with things like collecting ninja tools for someone or gathering dropped pearls from a special necklace. While out doing these quests gamers will also want to gather the random materials found throughout the world. These materials are used to create new battle items and bento to boost abilities before battle. Adventure mode can become a bit narrow as the free-roaming world of past games is gone, replaced with a very straight forward world. That being said there is still plenty to do in the game from the side-quests to replaying past boss battles.
Speaking on the battles, this is where the game — and especially the adventure mode really shines. Battles can be intimidating at first with how fast the action happens, but it is surprisingly easy to grasp. There is essentially only a few buttons you must master with a up close attack, ranged, jump, and block but there is plenty to keep the battles interesting. Gamers can have two support characters to fight alongside them and these characters can be called out to give a solid defense and help you go on the offensive. Along with the support characters you can also equip the directional buttons with a battle item, with these ranging from exploding balls to cards to slow down your enemy. Just when you think that is it, add in the ability to use Chakra in the battle and things can get hectic. Chakra is essentially mana that characters can use to do super attacks and this mana will refill over time during the battle or if you can find time, you may charge it.
Yet another wrinkle is to the combat when you must fight in a boss battle. These boss battles bring quick time events into the fold but before you start to gripe, these are done so exceptionally well. At certain stages during these battles things will turn to these quick time events which are blended into a splendor of beautiful graphics and amazing power moves. Players will quickly be displayed with a button to press and the quicker you pull off the button press, the more stars you will receive. Collect enough stars and you will unlock a secret during the battle which flashes back to a past event, helping to explain certain characters motives. Make sure to also check your health at the end of every battle as it does not always refill following a fight.
Not everything is all great and dandy when it comes to the adventure mode; there are some nagging issues. The main one of concern is the amount of loading that players must endure. It seems no matter where you turn in the world you are greeted with a loading screen. Now most of these only last 10-25 seconds but with the frequency that they occur, things definitely add up. The camera can also become your worst enemy at times when traversing the world, especially when you find yourself in tight corridors. This wouldn't be an issue if you could control the camera at all times but sadly you seem to only be able to in completely wide open areas. Lastly the game will feature way too much back-tracking, requiring players to run to one side of the town for a cut scene, only to have to return back to where you started.
If you find yourself tired of simply following the story or fighting against the computer, it might be time to take this battle online. Here you will have the option to play in a ranked or unranked match and to search for games by same level and connectivity. There were plenty of matches to be found when searching and hopefully the online community continues as it is a lot of fun to destroy your fellow ninjas. Be very cautious though as a lot of these people online are extremely good, maybe even too good! You will have over 40 characters to select from when you take things online and 16 levels, though make sure you have finished both the adventure and free battle first. These modes are required to unlock many of the characters in the game, especially in my mind some of the best.
It may have not been mentioned yet but Ninja Storm 2 is full of cell-shaded beauty at every corner. Towns are wonderfully crafted and battles become a visual ecstasy for the player. The story is orchestrated to perfection with characters and events sucking you in and forcing you to care about every experience and character in the game. The voice acting is also top-notch once you switch from English to Japanese and music in the game correctly fits every area or scene.
Despite an excessive amount of loading screens which will have you questioning the 3GB mandatory install, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 oozes with a vast amount of Chakra. Sexy cell-shaded graphics are flanked by a strong story and fun, interesting characters. While the story might confuse those who are not fans of the anime, the fun and deep combat will keep them in the fight. The adventure mode can become a bit tedious in between fights and with it being essential to unlock the full roster, it could scare off potential buyers who just want to hop on and fight with a full cast.
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Use renewable and sustainable power
Though some regions generate their grid power from cleaner energy sources such as hydropower other regions source their grid power from emission-heavy fossil fuel powered plants. Consequently, emissions from electricity generated from fossil fuels can have a significant impact the environment and your organization's carbon footprint. Green power is electricity that is generated from renewable energy sources such as wind, sun, geothermal, and biomass. Purchasing your power from renewable energy sources is an effective way for your organization to reduce its carbon footprint and environmental impact. Visit the EPA's Green Power Partnership for information on how to purchase green power in the United States. In Canada your business can purchase green power from Bullfrog Power.
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Flying is resource intensive and produces large carbon emissions; you can prevent the need to fly by phone, audio and video conferencing instead. You can also save money, time, and reduce stress by teleconferencing. If you must travel consider alternate less carbon intensive modes of transport such as trains. Train travel is estimated to produce 90 percent fewer emissions than flying. You could also consider telecommuting for your everyday work if possible; this could also reduce your emissions and save you waiting in traffic every day.
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This is like most anything else. For example, when one says Yes to marriage in the presence of God and man, one cannot possibly know what one is signing up for. Rather, faith, both horizontal and vertical, spouse and vow, is an intrinsic part of the deal. I suppose that's why they call it being faithful.
It is the same with regard to choosing a career or pursuing a discipline. More generally, there would be no reason to get out of bed in the morning in the absence of faith.
In this regard, it seems that faith is phenomenologically related to hope. Therefore, faithlessness would apparently correspond to a kind of total cynicism: nothing to trust and no reason to trust it. Except, of course, for a total faith in the power of one's own corrosive cynicism.
As we have said before, the typical leftist somehow combines a childlike credulousness with an omniscient cynicism. It is specifically this combination of traits that made possible President Malevolent Cipher. The same ruthless cynicism that couldn't stop itself from preposterous attacks on George Bush turned into its seeming opposite, an innocent and childish faith in his successor.
As I wrote once upon a post, "contemporary philosophy does not begin with a sense of wonder, nor does it attempt to cultivate it. Rather, it begins with the capacity to doubt, and then aggravates it, eventually turning a good servant into a tyrannical master, for there is nothing that cannot be doubted by doubt. It takes no wisdom or skill at all. Any buffoon with a capacity to doubt is already pre-approved for tenure."
Josef Pieper writes of the orthoparadox that "Man is true to himself only when he is stretching forth -- in hope -- toward a fulfillment that cannot be reached in his bodily existence." This paradox essentially revolves around the complementarity of being and becoming: or of Is and Ought, potential and fulfillment, time and eternity.
Life Itself is an audacious act of hope in the teeth of cosmic hopelessness. We might have well asked that first bit of matter that wrapped around itself and decided to go on being: just what are you hoping to accomplish here?
It seems that we have no right to horizontal hope -- or hope in history -- in the absence of a vertical hope for real fulfillment and genuine wholeness. Indeed, a purely horizontal hope is the very basis of the world-historical nightmares of the previous enlightened century. I don't think it is possible to place more hope in history than did the communist or national socialist, nor is it possible to bring about more radical change than they did.
Why hope? On what basis? Again, returning to the idea of life-as-hope, what is it hoping to accomplish? Is there an end game, an exist strategy, or is it just making things up as it grows along?
So long as one limits oneself to the horizontal perspective, there can be no purpose whatsoever in life. Someone like Jacques Monod was ruthlessly but refreshingly candid about this. "His thesis," writes Ratzinger, "is that the entire ensemble of nature has arisen out of errors and dissonances." Except that one.
Here is the purest possible example of the impossible doctrine of absolute relativity, i.e., the random error called Jacques Monod somehow having the ability to know ultimate truth. How it is possible for absolute contingency to pronounce on absolute necessity is wisely left unsaid. But if Monod's belief were true, it couldn't be known.
Interestingly, Monod (according to Ratzinger) rejects a priori any question to which the answer would be "God." Turning it around, this would also mean that the very idea of God can answer no legitimate questions. If it does, then there is something wrong with the question or questioner.
I don't know. That's an awful lot of faith to place in a meaningless cosmic accident. Could man really live in this kind of negative faith? Not if Life Itself is a hope for something transcending it, for how much more is the soul intrinsically oriented to that which surpasses it?
Among other arbitrary metaphysical errors, Monod is committed a priori to a monadic view of reality. But reality is not fundamentally a monad, Monod. Rather, it is fundamentally a relationship. There is nothing beyond, nothing more elemental, than Relation.
Our verticality makes this especially clear, since verticality is intrinsically oriented to the Great Beyond, O. Thus, man is man because he has an intrinsic relation to O. Yes, we are also oriented to the empirical world, but no man stays down there, except someone with severe autism or some tragic graduate school degree.
To quote Ratzinger, "God means, first of all, that human beings cannot be closed in on themselves." However, I believe this can be turned around to say: because human beings are not closed in on themselves, therefore God. In other words, God is the very possibility of our self-evident transcendence, both its origin and it destiny.
"God implies relationality," says Ratzinger. "It is the dynamic that sets the human being in motion toward the totally Other. Hence it means the capacity for relationship.... Human beings are, as a consequence, most profoundly human when they step out of themselves..."
To put in another why, God is indeed the only possible answer to the question, "how is it that human beings live in this vertical space of transcendent truth?"
Contrary to Monod, there is no serious question of this nature to which the answer could possibly be "natural selection," or "physics," or "biology." And in any event, the vertical questioner always transcends the horizontal answer.
This means that in him alone appears the complete answer to the question about what the human being is.... human persons are beings en route, beings characterized by transition. They are not yet themselves; they must ultimately become themselves.... They are oriented toward their future, and only it permits who they really are to appear completely. --Josef (then) Cardinal Ratzinger


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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Infant Sleep Machines and Hazardous Sound Pressure Levels
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- Bradley Christensen said...
Hi Carina,
It appears that hearing loss has become a hot topic in our society, with more research being done, and more awareness of the various factors that contribute to hearing loss. With every new device that emits sound, it seems like it is being tested for any repercussions. We already know how dangerous the ipod can be, or a rock concert, but there are some things we haven't yet taken into account. This is why I liked reading your post. I think most of us can say that as a child, we went to bed with some sound device next to our ears… But who of us were aware that distance from the head and volume had such an effect? When you mentioned that hospital nurseries and neonatal intensive care units are limited to 50dBA measured over 1 hour, I thought that we should be more aware of information like this. I know that companies are simply creating products to make money, and that it is hard for them to be monitored by health authorities, unless the government passes a law to control it.
I'm not sure if you are aware, but a few years ago in England, they passed a law that restricts employees from being exposed to loud noises for too long a duration. Work places now need to monitor their decibel levels, providing the necessary breaks to employees if exposed to noise for too long. They have also been looking at how to help musicians in the Universities who sit in practice rooms with sounds bouncing off the walls. This is a fantastic initiative that other countries should adopt! Now, as I sit here, I start to think about condominium buildings and their air-conditioning units. Are these causing hearing damage as well? It seems that we will only be aware of problems when they have officially been tested.
Thank you for making us aware of this topic and the issues, which need to be addressed!
- November 19, 2014 at 5:11 PM
- Mr Aipoi said...
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That's how easy it can be to finally enjoy restful nights and see the surpring health benefits for your child.
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[TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday said it was recalling 2.87 million vehicles worldwide over a possible fault with their evaporative fuel emissions control unit.
The recall covers vehicles produced between April 2006 and August 2015, and includes the Japanese automaker's gasoline hybrid Prius model, the Auris compact hatchback and Corolla compact models.
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Topic: Phew! (02/11/10)
TITLE: Eye Yie Yie!
By Barbara Lynn Culler
This was the report by the doctor during a routine visit to the optometrist. Pryor to this visit, I had noticed a blur spot in that eye and reading had been more difficult. I felt scared at this information, for there is glaucoma-induced blindness in my immediate family history. Now, what was originally a routine eye exam became the opening scene for a painful and frightening experience.
A week later, I was in the office of the ophthalmologist who had been referred by the insurance company. Test after test, my eyes were examined and compared to one another. After 3 hours of endless exams, the doctor came in to the room and announced:
"There appears to be retinal bleeding in your left eye. I am referring you to an eye specialist for further evaluation."
Looking at this doctor through dilated eyes, I queried "I thought that was what you were?"
"You need to see a specialist in this type of eye condition" he answered as he typed out instructions on the computer.
Two days later, I was in the chair of the second eye specialist; eyes dilated, as is the norm for any eye exam. It was early afternoon, and I had been confident I would be done before dark, so I drove myself.
After two hours of tests, and waiting, and tests and waiting, the handsome doctor compassionately looked into my eyes;
"You need an injection in the eyeball to stop the bleeding"
Sitting bolt upright in the examination chair, I responded in disbelief
"I need a WHAT in my WHAT?"
Twenty minutes later, a device that felt like a super-sized magnifying class had been wedged into my eye socket and I was unable to close that eye. Because the eye was dilated, this was painful as the ceiling light bounced off my exposed eyeball.
This was followed by several layers of anesthesia swabbed onto the eye, and an ointment that felt like Vaseline.
Through blurred vision, I still saw the injection coming and held my breath, but only felt pressure.
"There, it's done." The doctor declared as his assistant put away the equipment and washed up.
Whew! Glad that's over!"
But it wasn't. It stung as if boiling chemicals were pulsating inside my eyeball.
I was free to leave, but first needed to get antibiotic drops for the eye. It seemed an eternity waiting for that 5 ounce bottle of liquid when all I desired was to attach an ice pack to my eye and go home.
Home was 27 miles away and it was then dusk. My eye stung and vision was distorted due to the dilated eyes. Car lights appeared as starbursts, and traffic signals appeared as long green and red ribbons that reached to the hood of my car.
"God, please help me to safely get home" I prayed the entire trip.
Raising my arms into the sky as I walked into my home, I blurted out: Phew, Thank you God! It really is over!
And it was. The injection did its job, the bleeding stopped, and the blur spot shrunk. Phew. Praise God!
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We have 22 years of thermoelectric peltier and Seebeck knowledge. we build our own products and sell into the commercial market for over 21 years. Thermal Electronics Corp.
Any knowledge on a peltier cooler thermoelectric cooling module Answered
Needs help putting assembling a thermoelectric module for a possible inventing. Suggestions on the supplies and parts needed
Moved to forums>tech
Well I'm not going to pitch the entire idea to the person. Just need help setting up part of it which I have no knowledge of which is that Peltier device.
Not a good place to wave commercial ideas around - they could easily be "acquired" by others with better resources.


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Feed the birds
It's noisy round here at the moment. Little chirps from hungry baby birds. You can hear them from all over the house, they are so noisy.
Poor parents must be tired out! Its a lot of work to feed 5 hungry mouths every day!
They are up in the rafters on our back porch - making plenty of mess too! Guess when they leave the nest, it'll be a big clean up time!


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Software Export Board
Boosting Pakistan's IT business
From SHAMIM AHMED RIZVI, Islamabad
Sep 11 - 17, 2000
The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) is an
organization that has been established by the Government of Pakistan
to ensure development and implementation of a national policy
framework for software and related services industry in Pakistan,
promotion of software exports, and match making between local and
foreign software companies.
To act as one Stop shop to cater to all needs of a
"Software House/Software Company" for setting up or
facilitating its business.
To plan, develop and execute a Technical Assistance
Program for computer training institutions as part of its institutions
strengthening exercise.
To plan, develop and execute the "Software
Technology Parks (STP) Scheme" and to provide office space,
international data communication links as well as un-interrupted
electric power to Software Houses/Software Companies set up in these
parks. To facilitate development of a Computer Training Institute with
Export Promotion Bureau's Export Development Fund that will induct
graduate engineers and will train them as software engineers in a
short span of time.
To develop and execute a marketing plan to help
local "Software Houses/Software Companies" reach out to
potential clients abroad, to attract and facilitate foreign software
firms to establish their software development facilities in Pakistan.
Developing technical assistance programs with the
World Bank, IFC, GTZ, Protrade, CBI, and other foreign donor agencies
to develop Pakistani Software Industry.
To facilitate projects between the Pakistani
educational institutions and the computer industry to bridge the gap
between academia and the industry. The government of Pakistan has
extended very liberal fiscal and monetary incentives for software
exports. The incentive package consists of two major categories i.e.
Fiscal Incentives and Corporate Incentives as follows:
All computers and related hardware, peripherals
including communications, hardware and software, telematic
infrastructure and software development tools to be used exclusively
for software exports are exempt from all duties, taxes, surcharges and
leviable Octroi etc. The mandatory export obligation on net foreign
exchange terms in US dollar value is as follows:
Export obligation to be fulfilled over a period of
five years — 3 times CIF Value of the imported computer hardware,
software, and/ or software development tools.
"Software Houses/Software Companies" are
exempt from corporate income tax on export earnings from
"Software and Related Services" besides the exporter need
not be a company for availing of this exemption. Export earnings shall
be authenticated/verified by PSEB.
Profits and gains derived by an assessor from the
running of any computer training institution or computer training
scheme approved by the Central Board of Revenue (CBR), set up between
the first day of July, 1997, and the thirtieth day of June, 2000,
would be exempt from tax for a period of five years beginning with the
month in which such institution is set up.
Financial assistance will be provided to the
"Software Houses/Software companies" by extending the
facility of Refinance for Export of Computer Software by the Software
Houses/Companies and in the shape of loans to software
houses/companies by the nationalized/ commercial banks. The State Bank
of Pakistan under its Circular No.23 has fixed an export re-finance
limit of 50% of last year's exports.
The PTCL shall provide international high speed
data circuits to "Software Houses/Software Companies" at
rates which are highly competitive as compared to rates offered by
other telecom companies in the region.
Subsidized rentals for office facilities/office
space in Software Technology Parks (Software Technology Parks) shall
be charged which shall be competitive to such rentals offered by
techno-parks in the region. Software Technology Parks in Pakistan will
be made available to Software Houses/Software Companies". The
first such park has since been established at Islamabad.
Software Houses/Software Companies" are
allowed to re-export capital goods without any levies.
Foreign investors will be allowed up to 100%
ownership of equity in Software Houses/Software Companies".
The Software Technology Parks will act as a One
Stop solution to all the needs of a "Software House/Software
Company". Law from piracy will protect software that is developed
in Pakistan or part of which is developed in Pakistan and complaints
can be lodged with Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB).
"Software Houses/Software Companies"
could be located either within STP or anywhere else in Pakistan.
"Software Houses/ Software Companies" located in STP's shall
be allowed to carry out Only "Software and Related Services"
business within the STP bounds and No Other Business.
The rapidly expanding demand for software
professionals both domestically as well as worldwide can only be met
by a commensurate increase in Pakistan's output of trained software
professionals. The key requirements of such an export-oriented
expansion is quality and volume. 'The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)
has turned this need into a business proposition and insisted private
sector to participate in a scheme of setting up educational
institutions called the "Action Learning Centers of Software
(AL-COS)" program developed by the PSEB.
Under this program the private sector has entered
into a business relationship with the Pakistan Software Export Board
and imparting training to students leading to a Post-graduate Diploma
in Computer Science. The will to create and sustain an IT education
industry in Pakistan is at the core of the ALCOS project.
The ALCOS Program ensures that maximum flexibility
is available to investors to tailor a large part of the curriculum to
their chosen area of expertise. The program is focused to develop
thousands of software professionals programmes to enter the market
armed with software development and engineering theory, basic
management concepts, business communications, knowledge of the
Internet, a bursh of English and another foreign language as well as
plenty of combat experience in his/ her own area of expertise. These
graduates will be formidable candidates for employment in the most
challenging environment possible.
Software houses/companies are exempt from customs
duties and leviable taxes on import of hardware/software tools which
are not manufactured locally and to be used for software development
and export purposes. CBR Notification NO. SRO 551(I)/98. A software
house/company must 'be a member of PSEB and hold membership
certificate to avail the incentives.
To get your equipment/tools released from Customs,
please get the invoice, whenever you purchase the items. Send copies
of invoice airway bill (if any) and items' list with a covering letter
to PSEB for verification. Your invoice and other documents will be
examined and verified by PSEB and sent back to you. The verified
invoice along with copy of PSEB's membership certificate should be
presented to Customs Authorities for clearance of items being imported
by your company.
Realization of earnings against export of software
by software companies.
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) had
approached the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for evolving a procedure
for realization for export earning by the software houses/ companies
for export of software. Accordingly, the State Bank of Pakistan has
evolved a procedure, & issued Circular NO.2/FEB.1(51) Software-96
in this regard.
A software house/company must be registered with
PSEB and the State Bank of Pakistan, in order to realize its earnings
and to avail Export Finance/Refinance Scheme.
The Government of Pakistan has decided to allow
setting up of Call centres in Pakistan in spaces controlled by
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB).
The PSEB will take care to provide International
Private Leased (IPL) circuits for these call centres. A 2MB IPL
Circuit has been extended to STP at Islamabad and similar arrangements
are being made at Lahore and Karachi once STPs are established.
Islamabad is the ideal location for setting up such
Call centers because of its high literacy rate in Pakistan, friendly
environment, good logistics and a large population of bilingual
persons readily available.
A prospective Call center operator can take
advantage of low manpower cost and very low rentals of the STP at
Islamabad. The PSEB is willing to provide all possible help to
facilitate setting up of Call Centers.
Technology Parks
Providing state of the art facilities at lowest
possible cost.
In late 1997 it was decided that the Awami Markaz
building in Islamabad may be earmarked for conversion into a STP. This
step was taken by the Government in recognition of the software
industry's immediate need for infrastructure. The STP project in
Islamabad is now well under progress. Several software companies have
already signed up for space in the STP.
The rent, certain terms and conditions and salient
features as determined by the government are:
The tenants of the STP must be registered with the Pakistan Software
Export Board and should be in the business of Software
development/software education/ exports of software.
Option of furnished or unfurnished space.
Fully air-conditioned.
Rent payable quarterly in advance.
Ready connectivity via STP's high-speed
communication links. Network cabling.
Business centre complete with conference room and
video conferencing facilities is planned.
Ample room for further expansion.
Car Park.
Security services.
Minimum of 1000 sq.ft. available for rent.
Total of 40,000 sq.ft. available immediately.
The Software Technology Parks (STPs) for Islamabad,
Karachi and Lahore have been conceived as one-stop-shop for all
software houses which seek working conditions conducive to create
inexhaustible bandwidth and power supply, "high IQ" (or not
just intelligent) buildings, minimum regulatory overheads, maximum
flexibility in the choice and use of space and minimal costs. The
project companies which will build and administer these STPs will
ensure that all these facilities are available with the barest minimum
hassle to the software houses themselves.


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By summer of 1991, the lion's share of industry buzz was transferred to the 16-bit generation. The Genesis was entering its second year on the shelves and the Super Nintendo was about to debut in America with the anticipated pack-in title Super Mario World. However, smart developers were not about to ignore the millions of original NES systems that were still regular fixtures in living rooms. The NES was still a viable system in all territories and people were buying games for it.
Rare, one of the most prolific developers for the NES, was still a gun-for-hire in 1991. Nintendo would not purchase its 49-percent stake in Rare until 1994, on the eve of the wildly successful Donkey Kong Country. The developer was enjoying a solid bottom line by creating a slew of licensed titles or arcade ports for a variety of publishers, such as NAR, Double Dare, and Marble Madness. Rare was not without its own original fare, though. One of the firm's best known pre-DKC hits was Battletoads, an answer to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles phenomenon that played similar to Double Dragon.
Appreciably, Battletoads makes few bones about its inspiration. Rare was aping TMNT. Each of the toads has a specific style, which is very similar to the turtles employing their own signature martial arts weapon. The Battletoads are hit with "extreme" names, too: Pimple, Zitz, and Rash. Names like this are also relics of the era, when videogames were starting to test the waters of taste. These names seem tame now, but the Battletoads' names were just part of the gross-out humor epidemic that was hitting kids' pop culture.
What made each of the two Battletoads you and a friend controlled -- Zitz and Rash -- special were Smash Hits that finished off an enemy. For example, Battletoads grew enormous, cartoon-ish fists to flatten an enemy after peppering it with normal punches. But even though the emphasis of the game was on fighting, Rare added some extra mechanics to help separate Battletoads from games like TMNT and Double Dragon, such as racing stages. These racing stages weren't actual races, but more like obstacles courses that demanded fast reflexes; and if you didn't have those, at least a keen ability to memorize obstacles. A wall or ramp would flash for a second on the right side of the screen, giving you a slight warning that it was coming up. The underwater maze in stage nine (Terra Tubes) was a personal challenge. You had to avoid spikes while swimming through a labyrinth. That wasn't too bad, but sometimes you had to grab a lift that yanked you quickly through the water and if you didn't react fast enough, it pulled you right into spikes.
Although Battletoads is memorable for its strong production values during the sunset period of the NES, its difficulty is perhaps the biggest influence on its enduring reputation amongst hardcore gamers. Simply put, Battletoads is a beast to complete. Rare was very stingy with extra lives and continues. You had only three continues to complete the game. If you failed, you were sent all the way back to the first level. There was no password feature, either, which was actually a common element in games at the time as an alternative to save files. Hardcore gamers are likely thinking: Three continues should be enough to finish a beat-'em-up with considerable practice. But the game's difficulty is actually compounded in two-player mode (which was encouraged by most beat-'em-ups, Battletoads included) since you can actually injure your compatriot toad. If you are not careful and in constant communication about which enemies you are going to take, you can accidentally drop a friend.


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Some thrill to the feeling of spring in the air. Others crave something more primal such as love. Well, friends, can't you feel it? Love is in the air… bird love! We've been talking about it–often in rather graphic terms–all week. Don't pretend you're not a little bit curious…
This weekend, Corey and I will make every effort to be in front of the newest wave of migrants in our respective territories. Planning on doing the same? Where will you be this weekend and will you be birding? Share your plans in the comments below…
Whatever your plans this weekend, make time to enjoy SkyWatch Friday. Also be sure to come back Monday to share your best bird of the weekend!
Love is in the air, sometimes literally. No matter where you are in the world, there's a chance that swifts or swiftlets are doing it high above your head. Don't look up!
Central Park tomorrow, Stone Harbor and Nummy Island Saturday, the New Jersey Meadowlands Sunday.
I am headed to the Caribbean lowlands around Sarapiqui, Costa Rica for a weekend of guiding around El Gavilan lodge. Migrants have moved on but it should be good!
I will be heading up to Ashmore Heritage Preserve in the upstate of South Carolina for our Spring count.
Beginning our World Series of Birding scouting this weekend in Cape May county. We really need to find Screech and Barred owls this year.
I'll be doing some county birding here in California. I'm hoping to hit 3 counties and hit 175, 150, and 150 species.
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What is CSI?
The Common Sense Initiative Office (CSI), led by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, was created in 2011 to create a regulatory climate in Ohio that maximizes business economic potential while ensuring the health and safety of Ohio's citizens.
I want to have an impact on proposed regulations
What is a regulation?
Ohio's executive branch of government is comprised mostly of state administrative agencies, such as the Department of Agriculture, and boards and commissions, such as the State Medical Board. Each agency has authority to create regulations governing the substantive areas of its jurisdiction. For example, the Department of Agriculture creates regulations impacting farmers, while the State Medical Board creates regulations impacting doctors. These regulations are created by individual rules that carry the weight of law. It is these rules that, as a whole, comprise the Ohio Administrative Code. Laws passed by the General Assembly comprise the Ohio Revised Code.
Where does CSI fit in?
The rulemaking process can have a substantial impact on business, which is why CSI was created. All agencies, boards and commissions must submit any rules that impact businesses to CSI for review.
To submit rules to CSI, an agency must first reach out to businesses impacted by the rules for feedback. Once this early stakeholder outreach phase has been completed, and the agency has made any necessary changes to its proposed rules, it will then send a notification to stakeholders, typically by email, that the rules have been filed with CSI.
This notification will contain an official public comment period allowing businesses, trade associations, other government agencies, or anyone else with thoughts or concerns about the rules to share them directly with the agency and CSI. The notification will contain a copy of the proposed rules and the Business Impact Analysis, or "BIA." The BIA contains questions posed by CSI to the agency about the proposed rules, their impact on business and the reasons why the agency believes those impacts are justified.
If necessary, CSI will have additional conversations with the agency and stakeholders to resolve any outstanding issues with the rules.
Ultimately, CSI will issue a Recommendation Memo, which analyzes all of the information submitted throughout the CSI process and includes any recommendations for the rules. After this, the agency may proceed to the next step in the rulemaking process.
How do I follow regulations that affect my business?
Your participation in the early stakeholder and CSI comment process is vital to improve upon Ohio's business-friendly regulatory climate. You can contact individual agencies and boards and commissions and request to be contacted for early stakeholder outreach and CSI rule review notifications. You can also sign-up for rule notifications through the Ohio Business Gateway or check out active rule packages on the CSI homepage.
Tools for impacting proposed regulations:
- Sign-up for rule notifications through the Ohio Business Gateway
- See specific examples of the CSI rule review in action
- See which rule packages CSI is currently reviewing
- Learn more about the legislature's role in rulemaking through RuleWatch Ohio
- Visit the websites of Ohio's State Agencies or Boards and Commissions for industry specific information
I need help with a regulatory issue affecting my business
If your business is having an issue with a specific regulation, or having trouble with a state agency, CSI is here to help. CSI operates under three general tracks which allow you to have a voice in Ohio's regulatory process.
The first track is reforming the agency rulemaking process for business-impacting rules, outlined above.
The other two tracks both focus on how regulations are implemented on the ground where businesses actually experience them. p>
One of the ways CSI has been most effective is in helping small businesses overcome regulatory obstacles specific to their business. As a point of contact for businesses dealing with state agencies, we strive to facilitate helpful communication and explore all possible solutions to any problems. Many times these solutions save businesses time and money. There is no limit to what CSI can help with providing the issue is a result of state regulations and has an impact on business. Examples of this second track include helping small businesses obtain permits and licenses, clearing up confusion with compliance standards, and eliminating burdensome requirements that impede growth. If you are struggling to find a solution to a regulatory issue, we want to hear from you.
In another effort to make Ohio more business-friendly, the CSI Office initiated a third track to partner with agencies on proactive, often longer-term initiatives. These initiatives may or may not be regulatory in nature, but they are intended to address real issues Ohio businesses face. An effort to modernize the Ohio Business Gateway is one example of the kind of work resulting from this third track. If you have an idea for a new partnership or would like to learn more about the projects we are currently working on, please reach out to us.
I want to know if CSI really works
CSI works — plain and simple. From bringing agencies and stakeholders together during the rule review process, to helping employers solve specific regulatory issues, CSI has made Ohio a better place to do business.
Success Stories
Alcohol Requirements for Food Manufacturers
CSI learned about Custom Culinary, a business in northern Ohio that manufactures soups, sauces, and purees for national restaurant chains. Previously, Ohio's liquor law required food manufacturers to purchase alcohol in retail containers and at retail prices. Because some of their recipes use alcohol, the company was forced to purchase, uncork, sterilize, and pour, one bottle at a time, 140,000 pounds of Merlot wine for one recipe. In 2011, CSI worked with the Ohio Department of Commerce and the Ohio General Assembly to get the law changed. Now, Custom Culinary and other Ohio businesses can purchase alcohol wholesale for their recipes. In June 2012, Custom Culinary broke ground on its $5 million expansion.
Ohio Residential Building Code
CSI worked to change the Ohio Residential Building Code to make it current, while maintaining safe standards and minimizing cost increases that could have undermined the residential building industry in Ohio. The new code supports an active residential construction industry which will create jobs. The process for bringing Commerce staff together with the Ohio Home Builders Association (OHBA) to overcome historical tensions is a great example of the CSI process working through the rule review function. The OHBA estimated that the changes from the CSI process saved at least $2,000 on the construction of an average new home over the originally-proposed Code.
International Doctors
CSI brought stakeholders together to change a law that prevented Ohio's academic medical centers from attracting world class, internationally-trained medical researchers. These researchers bring millions of dollars of investments and jobs to Ohio. Previously, these doctors could stay for only three years forcing them to leave Ohio, and often locate in other states. CSI worked to draft legislation to ensure that the State Medical Board would have the authority it needs to protect the public, but also allow these special certificates to be renewed so these doctors can stay in Ohio. The Clinical Research Faculty Certificate was enacted in June 2012.
"The Common Sense Initiative is clearly working. Moreover, it is an outstanding example of government at its finest, working as our country's founders intended - working FOR us and not AGAINST us."
"What Mary Taylor and CSI have accomplished has been unbelievable. I personally have recommended several small businesses contact them concerning issues with state agencies, each with very positive results."
"We would not be where we are today without CSI's help to get the wheels turning. The community has been very positive about our expansion, but without CSI, we would probably have given up on the whole project."
Tools for tracking CSI's progress:
I need to contact CSI
One major goal of CSI is to facilitate communication between state regulatory agencies and any businesses with specific concerns or questions.
If you are struggling to resolve a regulatory issue, or you are simply unsure as to how to navigate your concerns through state government, please contact us using the tools below.
Tools for contacting CSI:
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What are your Business Hours?
- Monday-Thursday 7am-8pm
- Friday 7am-7pm
- Saturdays
Do I need a Prescription?
A physician's referral is not required to initiate PT treatment. However, some insurance providers, including Medicare, will not provide reimbursement for physical therapy without a referral. Please call to discuss.
What should I bring on my first visit?
- Please arrive 15 minutes early.
- Please bring your medical doctor's prescription and any other information your physican has given you for us.
- Please bring your insurance card(s) and any additional information that you feel would assist us in helping you.
- If you need a referral, please call your PCP and request a referral for Physical Therapy (PT).
- If your insurance requires you to notify them before seeing us- please call them.
- Bring your calendar so that we can schedule future visits.
- Prepare to pay your co-pay or co-insurance either by check or cash. We also accept payments via Visa and Mastercard.
What should I wear to my first sessions?
For injuries below the waist, bring shorts (if able). If injury is above the waist bringing a T-shirt or sports bra is helpful.
Does your staff speak any foreign languages?
Spanish is spoken at Sutton Place Physical Therapy.