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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals said the things you'd expect after another loss on Sunday that's part of a long late-season fade:
—They're so close to winning games.
—They just need to clean up mistakes.
—They have the talent to get the job done.
But the bravado was missing.
They are not playing very well heading into their first playoff appearance in six years. And they know it.
"I think everyone realizes it's a new season, really nothing in the past matters at this point, I think that's the focus," quarterback Kyler Murray said on Sunday. "You have to go 1-0, it's one and done if you don't win and I think the guys understand that.
"But, obviously after losing it's definitely frustrating."
The Cardinals (11-6) lost for the fourth time in five games Sunday, falling 38-30 to a Seattle Seahawks team that had nothing to play for but pride. The setback cost the Cardinals an NFC West title and a home playoff game.
Instead, they'll go on the road to face the Los Angeles Rams next Monday night. The two split their regular-season series, with both winning on the other team's home field.
Arizona's offense hasn't looked the same since star receiver DeAndre Hopkins went down with a knee injury last month; it appears highly unlikely he'll return for the Rams game. Without Hopkins, the Cardinals have struggled to get big plays and haven't been as effective in the red zone.
The defense had a rough game against Seattle after playing well for most of the season. The unit gave up 431 yards, including 202 on the ground.
No one will care about those numbers if the Cardinals can figure out to beat the Rams next week. Hard as it might be, Arizona's trying to clear its mind and relish an opportunity to play in the postseason.
"It's another opportunity that I'm excited for, I haven't played in the playoffs since I've been in the league," Murray said. "We haven't been to the playoffs in I don't know how long, so it's an opportunity for this team to go do something special."
The Cardinals did have a pair of big defensive plays that led directly to touchdowns. Zach Allen scooped up a fumble after a strip-sack by Chandler Jones and ran 16 yards for the touchdowns. Jalen Thompson had a big interception and ran the ball down to the Seahawks 1-yard line before the Cardinals scored a few plays later.
Those are game-changing plays that can be useful, particularly in the playoffs.
The offense has to figure out a way to make some big plays, especially in the red zone. The Cardinals put together some long drives against the Seahawks, including one that lasted a whopping 19 plays and two others that spanned 14 snaps.
But all three ended in field goals. That didn't work against the Seahawks and it probably won't against the Rams, either.
Tight end Zach Ertz has been very good since his midseason trade from the Eagles in October. He's played in 11 games and had 56 catches for 574 yards and three touchdowns.
If the Cardinals are going to fix their red-zone woes, Ertz will likely be a big part of the solution.
Kliff Kingsbury looked like a coach of the year candidate two months ago. Now it's fair to wonder how warm his seat will be if the Cardinals can't beat the Rams on Monday.
The second-half struggles have been a trend during his head coaching career at both Texas Tech and Arizona.
The big question mark is James Conner, the Pro Bowl running back who scored two touchdowns against the Seahawks and has been excellent all year. He took a hard shot to the ribs in the fourth quarter and didn't return, and Kingsbury said he wasn't sure about his status for the Rams game. The Cardinals also hope RB Chase Edmonds (ribs/toe), WR Rondale Moore (ankle), CB Marco Wilson (shoulder) and DL Jordan Phillips (knee) can return.
8-1 — That's the road record this season for the Cardinals, who for some reason have played much better away from State Farm Stadium. They were just 3-5 at home. Luckily for Arizona, this week's game is in California.
The Cardinals are right about one thing: previous record doesn't matter when they take the field against the Rams. Arizona's got to find a way to recapture its big-play capabilities on offense and patch up a defense that didn't play particularly well against the Seahawks.


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11 Healthy Snacking Tips for Managing Weight and Hunger
This blog does not intend to provide diagnosis...
In this article:
- 1. Be Mindful of Body Cues
- 2. Rate Level of Hunger for Weight Management
- 3. Consider Your Next Meal Before Starting Any Healthy Snacking
- 4. Consider What Sounds Good and Be Mindful of Cravings
- 5. Choose a Combination of Whole Foods
- 6. Focus on the Food During Healthy Snacking Sessions
- 7. Take Small Bites of Whole Foods
- 8. Use Portion Control for Healthy Snacking
- 9. Take a Mindful Break in the Middle
- 10. Savor the Taste, Texture and Smell of Whole Foods
- 11. Make Healthy Snacking a Pleasurable Experience
Learn how to gauge hunger and pay attention to physical body cues before raiding the snack cabinet. When looking for a healthy snack to eat, find out why whole foods and certain combinations of foods are better for weight management and a sense of satisfaction.
1. Be Mindful of Body Cues
The first step of being mindful when snacking is to pay attention to body cues. It is possible for the brain to misinterpret other problems for hunger. For example, fatigue could be related to a lack of sleep, coming down with a cold or recovering from strenuous activity like exercise. The brain could easily interpret tiredness as hunger.
Stress, boredom and depression can also be misinterpreted as hunger by the brain. Before reaching for a snack, pay attention to cues sent by the body.
2. Rate Level of Hunger for Weight Management
A snack might only seem like a little bit of food, but the calories can add up, especially if your goal is weight loss. Before grabbing a bag out of the cupboard or pushing buttons on a vending machine, stop and rate your hunger level first.
A twinge of hunger might be satisfied with a glass of water or a cup of herbal tea. A moderate level of hunger may justify a small, 100-calorie snack. A lot of hunger suggests that the previous meal was nutritionally inadequate or lacked the right combination of whole foods. For example, a meal that is heavy in simple carbohydrates and low in protein and fiber could make a person feel famished again in just an hour or two.
3. Consider Your Next Meal Before Starting Any Healthy Snacking
Take a look at the clock. If your next meal is likely to be in an hour, a snack might not be necessary. Also, consider what your next meal will include.
For example, if your next meal is slated to be something hearty like a bowl of chili, healthy snacking before that meal might include whole foods with an emphasis on fruits and vegetables. Since chili may not include a serving of fruits or vegetables, you might want to have a small snack of almonds and a mandarin orange or a slice of whole-grain toast topped with almond butter and blueberries.
If your next meal is slated to be a veggie-heavy salad, it would be a good idea to choose a snack with protein and polyunsaturated fat. Some good snack options would include a handful of mixed nuts, an ounce of jerky or a tablespoon of peanut butter on a couple of whole-grain crackers.
4. Consider What Sounds Good and Be Mindful of Cravings
An intense sweet craving in the late afternoon could disrupt healthy choices made during the day. Before engaging in healthy snacking, think about what sounds good or what the body is craving.
Some people have a tendency to crave salty snacks while others go for savory or sweet snacks. Fortunately, there are whole foods that can satisfy any type of craving. Try cacao blended into almond butter or added into a fruit smoothie to satisfy a chocolate craving.
A salt craving could be relieved by roasting raw almonds with sea salt and pepper or other spices. Quinoa with ghee butter and diced vegetables could satisfy a craving for savory food.
5. Choose a Combination of Whole Foods
Although a snack is meant to tie one over between meals and prevent overeating at the next planned meal, it should not be too dense in calories. An ideal snack should be about 100 calories and contain two or more types of whole foods or minimally processed foods.
For example, slicing a small banana in half and spreading one tablespoon of almond butter on one of the halves would provide about 100 calories. This combination includes polyunsaturated fat, protein and complex carbohydrates. Bone broth with diced celery, onions and a handful of quinoa is healthier than instant soup packets and provides fiber, calcium and protein. Whole fruits and vegetables also provide soluble and insoluble fiber, which make a person feel full for a longer period of time. The presence of fiber helps the body process the natural sugar in fruits, which stabilizes blood sugar levels.
6. Focus on the Food During Healthy Snacking Sessions
Part of being mindful about snacking includes focusing on the food when eating. Even if it is just a quick snack, put away any distractions. Put your phone away, turn off the television or computer monitor, lower the volume of music and be present in the current moment.
Before taking that first bite, take a second to clear unwanted thoughts from the mind. Let the food be the focus of the thoughts. A five-minute break for healthy snacking can also be a good way to take a mental and emotional break from a stressful or busy day.
7. Take Small Bites of Whole Foods
When a person is in a hurry, it can be tempting to take huge bites in order to finish the snack faster. Taking big bites makes it more difficult to chew and taste the food. Swallowing big bites of food could be painful. Slow down and take smaller bites.
When enjoying whole foods like apples or grapes, consider slicing them beforehand. An apple corer is a convenient tool to make this easier.
8. Use Portion Control for Healthy Snacking
Many people are surprised to look at food packaging and discover that the candy bar actually had two servings, not just one. That 20-ounce soda was 2.5 servings. Whenever possible, use portion control when preparing healthy snacks.
When purchasing a bag of almonds or granola, use kitchen measuring cups and portion snacks into small glass containers, plastic storage bowls or reusable food storage bags. These containers can then be placed in a convenient spot. With one serving already measured, it will be more difficult to overeat during the snacking session.
9. Take a Mindful Break in the Middle
Halfway through eating a healthy snack, stop for a minute. It is possible that the amount of food that has already been consumed is sufficient to satisfy the hunger for a while. If this is the case, the remainder of the snack can be saved for another time.
A good habit for this break in the middle of a healthy snacking session is to drink half a glass of water. After the snacking session concludes, drink the rest of the glass of water. The water helps with the digestive process.
10. Savor the Taste, Texture and Smell of Whole Foods
A person should engage all of their senses when enjoying a snack. Before taking that first bite of an apple, smell it. Feel its skin. Admire its color and shape. A lot of the experience of eating is the smell of the food.
When a person has a cold or stuffy nose, they often have a decreased appetite because they cannot smell the food. When the nose and sinuses are stuffy and clogged, food may not taste quite right. Slow down and savor the smell, texture and taste of each bite of the snack.
One tip for weight management is to try to eat slowly and make it easier for the body to recognize that it is full. This could help prevent overeating a snack or meal.
11. Make Healthy Snacking a Pleasurable Experience
Many people have to eat on the run. They might eat a snack bar while driving to work or running to catch their bus or train. They might have to hurry through lunch in order to get to a meeting on time, and dinner might be rushed because of evening errands or obligations.
Whenever possible, make healthy snacking and mealtimes a relaxing and pleasurable experience. Sit down to eat. Use a plate and put the nuts and fruit on it. Use silverware instead of disposable plastic.
At home, set a table with a placemat and napkin. Consider lighting a candle or adding some fresh flowers to the table. The pleasure of the experience slows down the eating process, which is beneficial to weight management.
Do not feel guilty about having a snack. Your nutritional goals should revolve around providing the right amounts of nutrients to the body and to enjoy the experience and benefits of eating healthy foods.

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- Dynamic Match Presentation — Match Day will feel more dynamic and alive than ever before – immersing you in the match action and never taking you out of the moment. With region specific behaviors, crowds will now be distinguished by cheers and chants designated to their club, league, country, or continent. Fans at Anfield in Liverpool feel and act differently than the fans at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires. Commentators will mention specific fan behavior triggered by unique fan moments like the Poznan or club songs. New Bench Reactions, 10 Player Goal Celebrations, ball boy animations, and contextual commentary will keep FIFA 15 fans engaged in the story of the match.
- Team Tactics — Teams will now have contextual awareness of the game and will dynamically adjust their tactics according to the situation. For example, your opponent could be leading by a goal in the 88th minute and decide to hold the ball in the corner in an attempt to run down the clock. The end result is a more humanlike opponent that takes more risks when trailing, and potentially a more conservative approach when leading. Park the Bus, In the Mixer, and Time Wasting are just some of the Team Tactics fans will recognize in FIFA 15.
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Sura 23: The Believers (Al-Mu'minun)
Number of verses in sura: 118
Order of revelation: 74
[23:0] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
[23:1] Successful indeed are the believers;
[23:2] who are reverent during their Contact Prayers (Salat).
[23:3] And they avoid vain talk.
[23:4] And they give their obligatory charity (Zakat).
[23:5] And they maintain their chastity.
[23:6] Only with their spouses, or those who are rightfully theirs, do they have sexual relations; they are not to be blamed.
[23:7] Those who transgress these limits are the transgressors.
[23:8] When it comes to deposits entrusted to them, as well as any agreements they make, they are trustworthy.
[23:9] And they observe their Contact Prayers (Salat) regularly.
[23:10] Such are the inheritors.
[23:11] They will inherit Paradise, wherein they abide forever.
Accurate Embryology
[23:12] We created the human being from a certain kind of mud.
[23:13] Subsequently, we reproduced him from a tiny drop, that is placed into a well protected repository.
[23:14] Then we developed the drop into a hanging (embryo), then developed the hanging (embryo) into a bite-size (fetus), then created the bite-size (fetus) into bones, then covered the bones with flesh. We thus produce a new creature. Most blessed is GOD, the best Creator.
[23:15] Then, later on, you die.
[23:16] Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be resurrected.
The Seven Universes
[23:17] We created above you seven universes in layers, and we are never unaware of a single creature in them.
Innumerable Blessings From God
[23:18] We send down from the sky water, in exact measure, then we store it in the ground. Certainly, we can let it escape.
[23:19] With it, we produce for you orchards of date palms, grapes, all kinds of fruits, and various foods.
[23:20] Also, a tree native to Sinai produces oil, as well as relish for the eaters.
[23:21] And the livestock should provide you with a lesson. We let you drink (milk) from their bellies, you derive other benefits from them, and some of them you use for food.
[23:22] On them, and on the ships, you ride.
[23:23] We sent Noah to his people, saying, "O my people, worship GOD. You have no other god beside Him. Would you not be righteous?"
[23:24] The leaders who disbelieved among his people said, "This is no more than a human like you, who wants to gain prominence among you. Had GOD willed, He could have sent down angels. We never heard of anything like this from our ancestors.
[23:25] "He is simply a man gone crazy. Just ignore him for awhile."
[23:26] He said, "My Lord, grant me victory, for they have disbelieved me."
[23:27] We then inspired him: "Make the watercraft* under our watchful eyes, and in accordance with our inspiration. When our command comes, and the atmosphere boils up, put on it a pair of every kind (of your domesticated animals), and your family, except those condemned to be doomed. Do not speak to Me on behalf of those who transgressed; they will be drowned.
*23:27 The story tellers have created a mockery of Noah's history. Noah's ark was a flat watercraft made of logs, tied together with primitive ropes (54:13), the flood was local, around the Dead Sea area, and the animals were Noah's domesticated animals.
[23:28] "Once you are settled, together with those who are with you, on the watercraft, you shall say, `Praise GOD for saving us from the evil people.'
[23:29] "And say, `My Lord, let me disembark onto a blessed location; You are the best deliverer.' "
[23:30] These should provide sufficient proofs for you. We will certainly put you to the test.
[23:31] Subsequently, we established another generation after them.
[23:32] We sent to them a messenger from among them, saying, "You shall worship GOD. You have no other god beside Him. Would you not be righteous?"
[23:33] The leaders among his people who disbelieved and rejected the idea of the Hereafter - although we provided for them generously in this life - said, "This is no more than a human being like you. He eats from what you eat, and drinks as you drink.
[23:34] "If you obey a human being like you, then you are really losers.
[23:35] "Does he promise you that, after you die and turn into dust and bones, you will come out again?
[23:36] "Impossible, impossible indeed is what is promised to you.
[23:37] "We only live this life - we live and die - and we will never be resurrected.
[23:38] "He is just a man who fabricated lies and attributed them to GOD. We will never believe him."
[23:39] He said, "My Lord, grant me victory, for they have disbelieved me."
[23:40] He said, "Soon they will be sorry."
[23:41] The retribution struck them, equitably, and thus, we turned them into ruins. The wicked people perished.
[23:42] Subsequently, we established other generations after them.
[23:43] No community can advance its predetermined fate, nor delay it.
[23:44] Then we sent our messengers in succession. Every time a messenger went to his community, they disbelieved him. Consequently, we annihilated them, one after the other, and made them history. The people who disbelieved have perished.
Moses and Aaron
[23:45] Then we sent Moses and his brother Aaron with our revelations and a profound proof.
[23:46] To Pharaoh and his elders, but they turned arrogant. They were oppressive people.
[23:47] They said, "Shall we believe for two men whose people are our slaves?"
[23:48] They rejected the two, and consequently, they were annihilated.
[23:49] We gave Moses the scripture, that they may be guided.
[23:50] We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and we gave them refuge on a mesa with food and drink.
One God/One Religion
[23:51] O you messengers, eat from the good provisions, and work righteousness. I am fully aware of everything you do.
[23:52] Such is your congregation - one congregation - and I am your Lord; you shall reverence Me.
[23:53] But they tore themselves into disputing factions; each party happy with what they have.
[23:54] Therefore, just leave them in their confusion, for awhile.
[23:55] Do they think that, since we provided them with money and children,
[23:56] we must be showering them with blessings? Indeed, they have no idea.
[23:57] Surely, those who are reverently conscious of their Lord,
[23:58] And who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
[23:59] And who never set up any idols beside their Lord,
[23:60] As they give their charities, their hearts are fully reverent. For they recognize that they will be summoned before their Lord,
[23:61] They are eager to do righteous works; they compete in doing them.
The Disbelievers Unappreciative
[23:62] We never burden any soul beyond its means, and we keep a record that utters the truth. No one will suffer injustice.
[23:63] Because their minds are oblivious to this, they commit works that do not conform with this; their works are evil.
[23:64] Then, when we requite their leaders with retribution, they complain.
[23:65] Do not complain now; you have given up all help from us.
[23:66] My proofs have been presented to you, but you turned back on your heels.
[23:67] You were too arrogant to accept them, and you defiantly disregarded them.
[23:68] Why do they not reflect upon this scripture? Do they not realize that they have received something never attained by their ancestors?
[23:69] Have they failed to recognize their messenger? Is this why they are disregarding him?
[23:70] Have they decided that he is crazy? Indeed, he has brought the truth to them, but most of them hate the truth.
[23:71] Indeed, if the truth conformed to their wishes, there would be chaos in the heavens and the earth; everything in them would be corrupted. We have given them their proof, but they are disregarding their proof.
[23:72] Are you asking them for a wage? Your Lord's wage is far better. He is the best Provider.
[23:73] Most assuredly, you are inviting them to a straight path.
[23:74] Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter will surely deviate from the right path.
[23:75] Even when we showered them with mercy, and relieved their problems, they plunged deeper into transgression, and continued to blunder.
[23:76] Even when we afflicted them with retribution, they never turned to their Lord imploring.
[23:77] Subsequently, when we requited them with the severe retribution they had incurred, they were shocked.
[23:78] He is the One who granted you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains. Rarely are you appreciative.
[23:79] He is the One who established you on earth, and before Him you will be summoned.
[23:80] He is the One who controls life and death, and He is the One who alternates the night and day. Do you not understand?
[23:81] They said what their ancestors said.
[23:82] They said, "After we die and become dust and bones, we get resurrected?
[23:83] "Such promises were given to us and to our parents in the past. These are no more than tales from the past."
Most Believers are Destined for Hell*
[23:84] Say, "To whom belongs the earth and everyone on it, if you know?"
*23:84-89 Belief in God is valid only if one recognizes God's qualities, such as the fact that God controls everything (8:17). Believers who do not know God are not really believers. Most believers nullify their belief by idolizing such powerless idols as the prophets and saints (6:106).
[23:85] They will say, "To GOD." Say, "Why then do you not take heed?"
[23:86] Say, "Who is the Lord of the seven universes; the Lord of the great dominion?"
[23:87] They will say, "GOD." Say, "Why then do you not turn righteous?"
[23:88] Say, "In whose hand is all sovereignty over all things, and He is the only one who can provide help, but needs no help, if you know?"
[23:89] They will say, "GOD." Say, "Where did you go wrong?"
[23:90] We have given them the truth, while they are liars.
[23:91] GOD has never begotten a son. Nor was there ever any other god beside Him. Otherwise, each god would have declared independence with his creations, and they would have competed with each other for dominance. GOD be glorified; far above their claims.
[23:92] The Knower of all secrets and declarations; be He exalted, far above having a partner.
[23:93] Say, "My Lord, whether You show me (the retribution) they have incurred
[23:94] "My Lord, let me not be one of the transgressing people."
[23:95] To show you (the retribution) we have reserved for them is something we can easily do.
[23:96] Therefore, counter their evil works with goodness; we are fully aware of their claims.
To Be Protected From Satan
[23:97] Say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the whispers of the devils.
[23:98] "And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they come near me."
The Dead Never Come Back Until
the Day of Resurrection
[23:99] When death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back.
[23:100] "I will then work righteousness in everything I left." Not true. This is a false claim that he makes. A barrier will separate his soul from this world until resurrection.
[23:101] When the horn is blown, no relations among them will exist on that day, nor will they care about one another.
[23:102] As for those whose weights are heavy, they will be the winners.
[23:103] Those whose weights are light are the ones who lost their souls; they abide in Hell forever.
[23:104] Fire will overwhelm their faces, and they last miserably therein.
[23:105] Were not My revelations recited to you, and you kept on rejecting them?
[23:106] They will say, "Our Lord, our wickedness overwhelmed us, and we were people gone astray.
[23:107] "Our Lord, take us out of this; if we return (to our old behavior), then we are really wicked."
[23:108] He will say, "Abide therein, humiliated, and do not speak to Me.
They Ridiculed the Believers
[23:109] "A group of My servants used to say, `Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and shower us with mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful.'
[23:110] "But you mocked and ridiculed them, to the extent that you forgot Me. You used to laugh at them.
[23:111] "I have rewarded them today, in return for their steadfastness, by making them the winners."
[23:112] He said, "How long have you lasted on earth? How many years?"
[23:113] They said, "We lasted a day or part of a day. Ask those who counted."
[23:114] He said, "In fact, you stayed but a brief interim, if you only knew.
[23:115] "Did you think that we created you in vain; that you were not to be returned to us?"
[23:116] Most exalted is GOD, the true Sovereign. There is no other god beside Him; the Most Honorable Lord, possessor of all authority.
[23:117] Anyone who idolizes beside GOD any other god, and without any kind of proof, his reckoning rests with his Lord. The disbelievers never succeed.
[23:118] Say, "My Lord, shower us with forgiveness and mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful."
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Coast Guard Sinks Japanese 'Ghost Ship' Set Adrift By Tsunami
Photos and some video are showing up from the U.S. Coast Guard's mission Thursday to sink a a 164-foot "ghost ship" that was set adrift by the March 2011 tsunami that hit northeast Japan.
The Ryou-Un Maru, a fishing vessel, had made its way into the Gulf of Alaska, where it threatened ships traveling through that busy area. It was about 180 miles west of Alaska's southeast coast. Thursday, cannon fire from a U.S. Coast Guard cutter set the ship afire. After about four hours, the ship sank into waters about 6,000 feet deep, Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow told The Associated Press.
According to Reuters, "the ship's Japanese owner has said it had no plans to salvage the vessel, and Wadlow said it had been slated to be scrapped even before it was swept away by the tsunami."
As we've previously reported, some of the debris taken out to sea by the tsunami may start reaching the shores of Hawaii by the end of this year and the coast of North America between March 2013 and March 2014.


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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Another poorly executed Searle fake hits the art market, this time being sold through Christie's. Check out the lot here *UPDATE* the item has been removed from the auction.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Many of the drawings from the Holiday magazine spread were republished in the book collection 'From Frozen North to Filthy Lucre' (1964).
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
We have just finished our European Leg of the Tour - and it went amazingly well - the audiences everywhere were absolutely fantastic - amongst others Stockholm, Madrid and Paris were really crazy!!
Thank you to all our fans who came to see us - we had a great time and look forward to seeing you all again next time round!
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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Director Leaves Citing Dissatisfaction with Game
Age of Conan producer and game director Gaute Godager has left Funcom, the company announced today.
A sixteen year veteran at Funcom, and one of its original founders, Godager admits to issues with the MMO which launched back in May.
"I have done my very best making this fabulous game, but I have concluded there are elements which I am dissatisfied with. I have decided to act on this, and as a result I have chosen to leave Funcom. It is time to get new, fresh eyes on Age of Conan," said Godager in a statement.He added, "I have had a fantastic time these last 16 years, and I am very proud of the many things Funcom has achieved. Funcom and Conan will always be a big part of me, but as I now look to new ventures outside the gaming industry I am certain Age of Conan's future is in the best of hands."
Replacing Godager will be Craig Morrison, who served as producer and game director on Anarchy Online for the past few years. According to Morrison, "My main priority now is therefore to listen to, and act on, player concerns, while ensuring we add additional great content to the game."


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By Nadira Hira / The Good Men Project
Nadira Hira's manifesto on marriage.
I won't change my name. I've spent the last three decades making the one I have mean something. And I'd like to keep it up, thanks. Which is, I hope, a major part of why he'll love me always.
I won't accept a ring. I will gush over my friends' rings, of course. I will keep my views on the fraught history and general scourginess of diamonds and engagement rings to myself, mostly. But till he too is sporting a symbol of ownership on his strong and manly hand, I won't be wearing a bloody thing on my finger.
I won't stop celebrating men — him, and all the others. This will be a service to our children, and given my taste — Brad, Idris, Sandma — a testament to his quality.
I won't try to style him. (Unless he asks.) Because he'll dig me any time, even when I'm rocking Vibram Five Fingers at brunch.
I won't make asinine jokes about being useless in the kitchen. There is nothing funny about not being able to boil a pot of rice. It is a basic survival skill, one I fully expect him to possess as well.
I won't look at him sideways when his friends behave like idiots. Because my friends and I can be pretty idiotic, too—we just do better PR.
I won't stop smiling at strangers. Or chatting with old folks. Or helping that random person who I can just feel needs it. This can be annoying, I know, and sometimes it'll make us late—or tired, or vaguely unsafe—but humanity is compassion. And he'd like me a lot less if I were a heartless ogre.
I won't take for granted what he does unbidden—the trash, the driving, the grinding, the hearing, the hyping, the loving.
I won't be angry at him for thinking less about our kids than I do. I worry and plan and obsess and overanalyze as a matter of course. He and his kind do or do not, Yoda-style. This is all right.
I won't get out of bed without kissing his face. As my mother used to sing to us, this is the way to start a new day. Which still holds up under scrutiny.
I won't tell him the truth, even if he asks, when what he needs is inspiration.
I won't let him suffer from a poverty of expectation. Ever.
I won't doubt, especially when he does.


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Friday, February 27, 2015
Pink Saturday
You better be on your best behavior today as Pink Panther is on the prowl. He may be stopping by
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog to see what kind of pinks you are sharing.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
Good Fences
I have never had a horse and not sure if I ever rode one. They tend to catch my eye when out and about. Both these are fenced in today at http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Outdoor Wednesday
I did not have the pleasure of seeing this in person. My neighbor was on vacation and shared with me. Trust you enjoy and all the other great Outdoor sights at http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
Blue Monday
Trust your Blue Monday is better than mine. Very, very cold with possible sleet. Nothing to do but stay in where it is warm and read a good book. However, we could make visits to the other participates at
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Friday, February 20, 2015
Gone To The Dogs Pink Saturday
Today's Pink Saturday has simply gone to the dogs. If this does not suit your taste, Beverly will share many great things at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog
Across the street from where my great grandson(Layton that most of you have met through other post) lives, the family has three French Bulldogs. When they had to go out of town, they would bring them over to my great grandson's to stay. Layton had grown to love and enjoyed caring for them. After awhile, the family decided to give up one. There are two sisters, Ella and Cosett. The other fellow is Henry, no relation. My great grandson has Ella now. The two sisters recently had a birthday. The lady across the street made sure it was celebrated in style.
Cosett Ella
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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Good Fences
Nothing plain about our hostess at http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com.
She keeps us entertained each week with some of the best nature/fence post ever.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Outdoor Wednesday
Funning around on Outdoor Wednesday. Saw this big old blown up fellow and could not resist. However, if you drop by http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com and say hello to Susan she will share some really interesting outdoor sights.
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
Blue Monday
Good morning Sally and Blue Monday friends. Starting later today, it will not be a good day. Very cold front moving in with possible freezing. No doubt at http://smilingsally.blogspot.com you will find many warm blues.
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Pink Saturday
What a great way to spend Valentine day on Pink Saturday with Beverly. Please take time and stop by http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog and enjoy the parade of pinks.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Good Fences
Have you joined in the fun at http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com? If not, you are missing some of the best Good Fences from all over the world.
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Monday, February 9, 2015
Rubbish/Vintage Tuesday
Today, I really had nothing I considered rubbish. Found this lovely vintage set and hoped you would enjoy it. Take a minute and stop by http://rubbishbyroan.blogspot.com and say hello to Roan.
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
Blue Monday
A warm day with a little wind in Texas. So nice! It is even nicer at Sally's place
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Tribute to Harlem Renaissance Chronicler Sandra L. West (part 2): Worthy of Our Ancestors' Legacy
That the story of two chroniclers of the Harlem Renaissance should have had its beginning in Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1990s, might seem unlikely but it did. Sandra and I met as writers often do: in a bookstore. I was the manager at a now defunct Waldenbooks store interviewing for a part-time worker and she was interested. The interview turned into a two-person literary salon as, somehow, we started talking about writers of the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and contemporary art.
Scheduling requirements would not allow me to hire her but neither did it bring our dialogue to an end. Long before either of us would consider working on Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, within a year she would suggest I consider writing poetry for a book of her then husband Luther E. Vann's art. We would for a time work together on the Savannah Literary Journal, and in her role as an assistant editor for the weekly Savannah Tribune, one of the oldest African-American newspapers in the country, she would publish a feature story on me. We would also team up for different literary programs, so when the time did come to tackle the encyclopedia we were ready, as a team, to answer history's call to duty.
Worthy of Our Ancestors' Legacy
Although we moaned, groaned, and outright blubbered over difficulties encountered completing Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, the hardcore truth was we were two lit-geeks who would have been disappointed had there not been any major hurdles to overcome and thereby prove ourselves worthy of our ancestors' legacy. If ever any book was worth burning candles at ends we did not even have, it was the encyclopedia. Sandra trusted that I would pull through because I was somewhat younger and had energy enough to carry my multiple loads. I trusted she would pull through because she had one of the finest literary minds and most committed dispositions toward African-American literary culture I had ever encountered. Moreover, it was she who had invited me to join the project.
This is a framed news article titled "A legend's place" written by Sandra L. West about Georgia civil rights icon W.W. Law. It hangs on the wall of the W.W. Law Center in Savannah, GA. The photo in the lower right corner is of West. The article was published in the Savannah Morning News Black History Month 1996.
The really big surprise was one that often stuns first-time authors. It was learning how much promotional work remained to be done after the writing was accomplished. That was also the fun part with Sandra taking on book signings and interviews up north while I did the same down south. Still, she emailed to remind me it was not enough that we had completed the history-making volume itself. We needed to record the history we were continuing to make through related activities:
"Aberjhani, we need to keep a running list of what we have done thus far. Especially since we have done a ton of public relations stuff ... I know you have been busy on your end and I would like to have at least one major list of things done ... because, you never know. Please plug in what you did... radio interview for Michael Porter and WBAI, the Gusby TV interview, signings, etc. We also need to plug in print reviews, and all those newspaper interviews of you.
By "line of defense" she meant irrefutable proof the success of the encyclopedia warranted additional printings and a revised, maybe expanded, second edition. The follow-up eventually would come in the form of InfoBase's eBook of the title and its addition to publisher Facts On File's history database. Any plans on an updated edition to correspond with the current Harlem Renaissance centennial never surfaced. Given the significance of the 100th anniversary of the renaissance and the way numerous institutions are observing it around the globe, many thought an updated reissue was going to happen automatically. But the world of publishing in 2019 as impacted by social media and various Internet influencers is a far cry from what it once was. So in 2003 my co-author assigned herself the role of Team Encyclopedia scorekeeper and started recording notes like the following:
SEPTEMBER 2003, BOOK SIGNING. Aberjhani & Sandra L. West host Book
Contemporary award-winning American author of classically-styled works in history, poetry, creative nonfiction, speculative fiction, and journalism.
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Reading Questions
If there is such a thing as a current classic, this text is one of them. Gilligan's book is a complaint against the male centered personality psychology of Freud and Erickson, and the male centered developmental psychology of Kohlberg. Her complaint is not that it is unjust to leave women out of psychology (though she says that). Her complaint is that it is not good psychology if it leaves out half of the human race.
Gilligan proposes a stage theory of moral development for women. If you know anything about developmental psychology, you know stage theories are important. But in fact there are alternatives to stage theories that we will not cover in this class. Much of the research in current developmental psychology is not focused on stages, and does not assume their primacy in explaining developmental progress. Instead, many developmental psychologists look carefully at how some particular skill (e.g. drawing, abstract thinking, thinking about other people, making excuses, helping others) develops over time. Much of this research suggests that the stage theories are too simplistic in their picture of changes in skills, attributes, and competencies over time.
Age Range
Children develop the concept of object permanence and the ability to form mental representations.
Children's thought is egocentric; they lack the concept of conversation and the ability to decenter.
Children can decenter; they acquire the concept of conversion; but they cannot reason abstractly or test hypotheses systematically.
Children begin to reason abstractly.
source: Adapted from Piaget & Inhelder (1968).
So where did the whole idea of stages come from? Switzerland and Jean Piaget. Piaget was a careful observer of children's thought and behavior in a wide variety of circumstances. His work is so vast that any claim to describe it in a few pages must fail. So I won't. I will instead talk about Piaget-for-us, which is fine, since American psychologists have regularly borrowed from Piaget what they liked and left much behind. For us, Piaget's central claim was that increases in reasoning skill over time were punctuated by shifts in perspective that could only be called qualitative change from one stage (or "type," if you will) of thinking to another. This is a thoroughly cognitive theory; Piaget could ignore the behaviorists from his mountain fastness in Switzerland. For Piaget, children start out as concrete and egocentric thinkers (infants even have to learn that objects persist when they are out of sight). As they gain more cognitive ability with age, they begin to be able to "decenter" and see things from another perspective. But they are still concrete in their approach to things. More experience and (here is a key) some cognitive reorganization eventually allow most people to become abstract thinkers.
So what does this have to do with Carol Gilligan and women? We are getting there. Gilligan was a student of Lawrence Kohlberg. and Kohlberg applied Piaget's theory to the development of moral thinking. Borrowing from Piaget's "preoperational/concrete/formal" distinctions Kohlberg came up with the stage theory you see here.
1) Avoid punishment
3) Gain Approval & Avoid Disapproval
5) Agreed upon rights
The preconventional moral stage, says Kohlberg, is based on the cognitive abilities of a person in Piaget's concrete operational stage. Moral decisions are egocentric (based on me) and concrete. So you can see how reward and punishment are the typical bases of reasoning in this stage. The conventional stage is based on the children's ability to "decenter" their moral universe and take the moral perspective of their parents and other important members of society into account. The postconventional stage is based on the adult's ability to base morality on the logic of principled decision making based on standards that are thought to be universalizable and not dependent on culture. Kohlberg's system was based on extensive research he and his students did with interviews in which they asked children and adults to give the reasons they had for moral decisions Kohlberg presented them with. So his stages and ages do not correspond exactly from Piaget, but you can see a tantalizing similarity.
Now we finally get to Gilligan. As a student of Kohlberg's, Gilligan was taken by the stage theory approach to understanding moral reasoning. But she disagreed with her mentor's assessment of the content of the moral system within which people developed. If you look at the table of Kohlberg's stages, you can see the question being answered in the third column is one of justice - the fourth stage gives this away with talk about duty and guilt. "What are the rules of the game?" seems to be the issue at hand. From her careful interviews with women making momentous decisions in their lives, Gilligan concluded that these women were thinking more about the caring thing to do rather than the thing the rules allowed. So she thought Kohlberg was all wet, at least with regard to women's development in moral thinking.
What set her off in thinking this was the fact that in some of Kohlberg's investigations, women turned out to score lower - less developed - than did men. Were women really moral midgets? Gilligan did not think so. In taking this stand, she was going against the current of a great deal of psychological opinion. Our friend Freud thought women's moral sense was stunted because they stayed attached to their mothers. Another great developmental theorist, Erik Erickson, thought the tasks of development were separation from mother and the family. If women did not succeed in this scale, then they were obviously deficient.
Gilligan's reply was to assert that women were not inferior in their personal or moral development, but that they were different. They developed in a way that focused on connections among people (rather than separation) and with an ethic of care for those people (rather than an ethic of justice). Gilligan lays out in this groundbreaking book this alternative theory.
Thus Gilligan produces her own stage theory of moral development for women. Like Kohlberg's, it has three major divisions: preconventional, conventional, and post conventional. But for Gilligan, the transitions between the stages are fueled by changes in the sense of self rather than in changes in cognitive capability. Remember that Kohlberg's approach is based on Piaget's cognitive developmental model. Gilligan's is based instead on a modified version of Freud's approach to ego development. Thus Gilligan is combining Freud (or at least a Freudian theme) with Kohlberg & Piaget.
In reading Gilligan and understanding her place in psychology, you may yourself come face to face with an intellectual difficulty. The momentous life decision that Gilligan looks at in her central study was that of whether or not to get an abortion. It seems clear from Gilligan's comments in her text that she is a supporter of a women's right to choose. Those of you who agree with her will have less trouble seeing the logic of her system. Those of you who disagree will have to get past the disagreement on this important ethical issue to see if there is anything interesting psychologically in what Gilligan has to say.
Here is my pitch for the psychologically interesting. Gilligan has shown that Kohlberg's (and Freud's, and Erickson's) systems are based on a male-centered view. Kohlberg built his theory based on interviews with males only. She has certainly shown us the inadequacy of that. In addition, she has broken the idea that there is only one dimension of moral reasoning. If there can be two, why not three? Why not several? Finally, she has connected moral decision making back into concerns about both the self and the social environment in which the self lives.
One more item before we get to the book itself. Most psychologists now disagree with the empirical claim that men and women differ in their moral reasoning in the way Gilligan outlines. Several studies have now found both men and women using both justice and care dimensions in their moral reasoning. There have also been criticisms of the rigor of her interview method of research. More careful researchers are now cleaning up behind the trail she blazed.
The first chapter is the most dense and will require the closest attention. But you will find choice tidbits here about her opinion of Freud and Erickson. And you will find what she uses of Freud's approach and what she discards. Her basic claim is that women have no place in these earlier theories and that this is why women's development has been considered an aberration from the normal. Make sure you follow the logic of her critique of the "fear of success" issue. This is a classic critique of psychological theory: women are different, but they are not thereby inferior. Toward the end of the chapter she introduces us to a favorite form of argument: extensive quotes from interviews with interspersed comment. As you read these quotes try to decide if you see the same thing in them that Gilligan sees.
Images of relationship introduces us to a central claim that Gilligan wants to make: men and women view relationship differently. Current research agrees with Gilligan that there is a difference, but the difference is more complex than Gilligan suggests (or can suggest) in this chapter. The TAT study is a classical social science style experiment. Different conditions produce a difference in the measured variable. However take a close look at the percentage differences she reports. How large are they?
In concepts of self and morality Gilligan introduces the abortion study and lays out the sequence of development you saw in the table above. You have two basic issues to grapple with here. First, make sure you understand how Gilligan's system is both similar to and different from Kohlberg's. How does the meaning of conventional change from one system to the other? Second, make sure you understand how the woman's self concept is involved in each of the stages and in the transition from each stage to the next.


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It's been quite a good week for Saturday Night Live. The Betty White Mother's Day episode scored huge ratings, and the show is poised to close out its 35th season with master host Alec Baldwin at the controls. Most surprising of all is the news that "MacGruber," the movie version of Will Forte's recurring skit, may not suck.
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Morphing nForce4 Ultra into nForce4 SLIby Wesley Fink on January 18, 2005 7:30 AM EST
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IndexIf you have been following the news, some very strange things are going on with the nVidia nForce4 chipsets. About six weeks ago, MSI showed an nForce4 ULTRA motherboard with a regular x16 PCIe slot, plus an open-ended x4 PCIe slot. Those who saw the demos said that MSI was running two matched video cards in what they called a "semi-SLI mode", which ran at about 90% of the performance of normal nVidia SLI. This was an interesting development because nF4 Ultra chipsets are cheaper than nF4 SLI chipsets. The boards based on the Ultra chipset are, therefore, much cheaper than the high-end SLI parts that we are seeing in the market. An arrangement like this would be a god-send for computer enthusiasts who watch their budget, yet still like to enjoy most of the benefits of SLI dual video-card performance.
Just as quickly, we learned that nVidia was not happy with this "SLI hack" and they changed their drivers quickly so that "semi-SLI would not work with current and later Forceware drivers." It appears that the later Forceware drivers check the chipset ID and if the driver sees "Ultra", then SLI is not enabled. MSI decided to kill the "semi-SLI" board because it would be a nightmare supporting a board that would only run with older nVidia SLI drivers.
Then, at CES, DFI was displaying both nForce4 SLI and nForce4 Ultra motherboards with two x16 PCIe slots. We were told that Epox also had an nForce4 Ultra motherboard with another semi-SLI solution based on the cheaper Ultra chipset. DFI told us that they used the same PCB for both versions of the nForce4 boards for economy, and that in fact, the nForce4 Ultra board could run a dual x2 video mode with earlier nVidia Forceware drivers in addition to standard single x16 video mode. Given AnandTech's close working relationship with DFI, we had arranged an exclusive look at both DFI boards. When the boards arrived, we were indeed able to run an x16/x2 dual video mode on the nForce4 Ultra with driver version 66.75 - a very early nVidia SLI driver. We tried many, many Forceware versions and also found that 70.41 also worked by adding one line to the registry. However, like MSI, the Ultra dual-video only worked on very old SLI drivers or on drivers with a Registry mod.
It was clear at this point that this Ultra dual-video solution did work, but that nVidia had turned it off in recent drivers. This caused us to wonder what was really going on with nForce4 chipsets. If nVidia could enable/disable this Ultra SLI in drivers, then the base chips must be very, very similar. In fact, it would be logical if the nF4 Ultra and nF4 SLI were exactly the same chip with some modification, making the chip an Ultra in one case and an SLI in another. The pin-out configurations are, after all, exactly the same with both chipsets.
It was with this idea that we took a closer look into the possibilities, and what we found will surprise you! It turns out that the nForce4 Ultra is apparently just an nForce4 SLI with SLI turned off. What is even more important is that we also found a way to turn on the disabled SLI!
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Klaasman - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkWhat would be sweet is TWO Gigabyte 3D1 for a total of four GPU's.
mclearn - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkWesley,
Are there any visible differences in the DFI Ultra and SLI boards? Maybe the fix for this is as simple as the chipset's "upgrade"
Deucer - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - link
cnq - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkWesley,
Nice article, and thanks for switching your SLI measurements to 12x10 & 16x12 (I savaged you for including 10x7 in a prev review, which probably no SLI user will both with).
One suggestion for future FarCry runs on SLI: please try with the magnificent eye candy setting "HDR" enabled (new with FC v1.3). It looks great, but is a graphics card crippler -- and thus the **perfect** test for a 2x6800U SLI system.
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkUnfortunately the Gigabyte 3D1 dual-gpu 6600GT does NOT work on the DFI when trhe jumpers are switched to SLI mode. The nVidia driver sees that the system is SLI-capble, but it does not recognize the 2nd GPU as there for SLI. This is true with 66.93, 70.90 and 71.40 drivers. If the Gigabyte single-slot dual-GPU would work with more boards they would sell a lot more of them.
However, the Gigabyte 3D1 in x16/x2 mode performs quite well when jumpers are left in normal mode. After the mod to SLI it works fine with drivers to 70.xx.
crazyeddie - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkIt would be a little late in the game for Nvidia to go back and do a whole lot of reverse engineering to the NF4 SLI chipset to make it less moddable (new word?). Nvidia will:
A) Let the NF4 Ultra out the door as is, eat the lost sales of more profitable SLI chipsets, and take solice that their graphic card sales will be quite brisk. This presumes they can actually ship enough video chips to take advantage of the increased demand.
B) Dry up the current supply of Ultra chipsets and go back to the drawing board to disable them more thoroughly. They will miss out on shipping Ultra chipsets to motherboard manufacturers, which may or may not cause contract problems. It would ensure the continued desirability of the SLI chipset at higher margins, however.
I've personally been hoping for an inexpensive PCI-E board for the 939 Athlon 64 platform that I can pair with a Radeon X800XL solution. This news story jeapordizes the shipment of the NF4 Ultra if Nvidia is determined to protect margins for the sake of overall volume. I guess it's no loss to me, because I couldn't buy an X800XL right now anyway.
I guess we'll have to wait and see whether Nvidia wants to focus on volume or margin-per-unit.
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - link#22 - Your idea was so intriguing I had to give it a try. With the DFI UT Ultra modded to SLI, jumpers in normal (non-SLI) position and the Gigabyte 2 gpu 3D1 I was able to run SLI fine with drivers up to 70.xx. This suggests that the Gigabyte Dual 6600GT might run in the single slot of any nF4 Ultra motherboard in a "semi-SLI" mode. That means 2 video cards are potentially NOT required. Modding to SLI woujld enable a wider range of working drivers. More testing needs to be done before reaching any conclusions.
I am getting ready to try the Gigabyte 3D1 now in full SLI (x8/x8) mode to see if that works on the DFI.
ChiefNutz - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - link#23, #27 I dunno, when you go to the DFI website, it shows a picture with the link in the box contents on the ultra
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/Product_Picture/Cable... for the box contents, and
for the main product page. It's sitting right there in 3 of the 4 pictures right below the Package listing? What gives?
adnauseam - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkthe one I think everyone is missing is....where do you get a SLI bridge, without purchasing an actual SLI board. Remember the bridges ship with the boards not the cards, because the spacing between the PCIe slots could be different on each maufacturers board. It seems the only way to get one would be to wait until someone who doesnt plan on using it sells one on ebay. unless........there is a way to purchase a replacement....Ill have to check that out actually.............
razor2025 - Tuesday, January 18, 2005 - linkThis is awesome find. It gives us more choices. I was planning to buy a NF4 board, so I can use the X800XL I have in pre-order. I didn't want a SLI-ready setup, because the cost is too much. However, if I can get a SLI-capable board (after hack) like the DFI UT for around $130-140, I'll definitely go for them. Most single SLI NF4 boards are fetching around $130-140, and if DFI UT and the Epox board retails for around the same price, everyone who wanted a single SLI NF4 will changed their decision to these awesome boards. Even though I won't be doing SLI anytime soon, I'm sure there will be capable and cheaper cards that can run SLI on these boards down the road. If that doesn't happen, oh well, I still needed a PCI-E board that use Athlon64.


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Maybe Bus Cook really does read PFT, after all.
Cook called Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, "irate" regarding the report that a representative of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has asked for a new deal even though the current labor deal prevents a renegotiation until Wilson has completed his third NFL season. Cook called the report, which originated with Chris Mortensen of ESPN and about which we posted, "a bunch of bullsh-t."
Cook insisted that he has had no conversations with the Seahawks about a new deal for Wilson.
"I know you can't do that yet," Cook told Rapoport.
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Researchers from the University of Minnesota's Lillehei Heart Institute have effectively treated muscular dystrophy in mice using human stem cells derived from a new process that – for the first time – makes the production of human muscle cells from stem cells efficient and effective.
The research, published today in Cell Stem Cell, outlines the strategy for the development of a rapidly dividing population of skeletal myogenic progenitor cells (muscle-forming cells) derived from induced pluripotent (iPS) cells. iPS cells have all of the potential of embryonic stem (ES) cells, but are derived by reprogramming skin cells. They can be patient-specific, which renders them unlikely to be rejected, and do not involve the destruction of embryos.
This is the first time that human stem cells have been shown to be effective in the treatment of muscular dystrophy.
According to U of M researchers – who were also the first to use ES cells from mice to treat muscular dystrophy – there has been a significant lag in translating studies using mouse stem cells into therapeutically relevant studies involving human stem cells. This lag has dramatically limited the development of cell therapies or clinical trials for human patients.
The latest research from the U of M provides the proof-of-principle for treating muscular dystrophy with human iPS cells, setting the stage for future human clinical trials.
"One of the biggest barriers to the development of cell-based therapies for neuromuscular disorders like muscular dystrophy has been obtaining sufficient muscle progenitor cells to produce a therapeutically effective response," said principal investigator Rita Perlingeiro, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine in the Medical School's Division of Cardiology. "Up until now, deriving engraftable skeletal muscle stem cells from human pluripotent stem cells hasn't been possible. Our results demonstrate that it is indeed possible and sets the stage for the development of a clinically meaningful treatment approach."
Upon transplantation into mice suffering from muscular dystrophy, human skeletal myogenic progenitor cells provided both extensive and long-term muscle regeneration which resulted in improved muscle function.
To achieve their results, U of M researchers genetically modified two well-characterized human iPS cell lines and an existing human ES cell line with the PAX7 gene. This allowed them to regulate levels of the Pax7 protein, which is essential for the regeneration of skeletal muscle tissue after damage. The researchers found this regulation could prompt naïve ES and iPS cells to differentiate into muscle-forming cells.
Up until this point, researchers had struggled to make muscle efficiently from ES and iPS cells. PAX7 – induced at exactly the right time – helped determine the fate of human ES and iPS cells, pushing them into becoming human muscle progenitor cells.
Once Dr. Perlingeiro's team was able to pinpoint the optimal timing of differentiation, the cells were well suited to the regrowth needed to treat conditions such as muscular dystrophy. In fact, Pax7-induced muscle progenitors were far more effective than human myoblasts at improving muscle function. Myoblasts, which are cell cultures derived from adult muscle biopsies, had previously been tested in clinical trials for muscular dystrophy, however the myoblasts did not persist after transplantation.
"Seeing long-term maintenance of these cells without major adverse side effects is exciting," said Perlingeiro. "Our research proves that these differentiated stem cells have real staying power in the fight against muscular dystrophy."
According to John Wagner, M.D., scientific director of clinical research at the University's Stem Cell Institute and renowned blood and marrow transplant expert, "This research is a phenomenal breakthrough. Dr. Perlingeiro and her collaborators have overcome one of the most significant obstacles to moving stem cell therapies into the treatment of children with devastating and life threatening muscular dystrophies."
The U of M researchers say alternative methods of Pax7 induction will need to be investigated before this study can be turned into a human clinical trial. Their method of delivering the Pax7 protein involved genetic modification of cells with viruses and because viruses sometimes cause mutations, they add risk to a clinical trial. But the U of M researchers are committed to developing a safe and effective clinical protocol, and are actively testing alternate methods of delivering Pax7.
This study was funded through grants from both the NIH (National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and National Institute for Child Health & Development) and the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation.
Other U of M researchers involved in the study were lead author Radbod Darabi, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Michael Kyba, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Robert Arpke, Ph.D., postdoctoral associate of pediatrics, and collaborators Drs. Stefan Irion, Marica Grskovic and John Dimos from the biopharmaceutical company iPierian.
Contact: Caroline Marin – University of Minnesota Academic Health Center
Source: University of Minnesota Academic Health Center press release
Original Research: Abstract for "Human ES- and iPS-Derived Myogenic Progenitors Restore DYSTROPHIN and Improve Contractility upon Transplantation in Dystrophic Mice" by Radbod Darabi, Robert W. Arpke, Stefan Irion, John T. Dimos, Marica Grskovic, Michael Kyba & Rita C.R. Perlingeiro in Cell Stem Cell Volume 10, Issue 5, 610-619, 4 May 2012 DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2012.02.015


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For the last few months, the Pacific team have been auditing the Niue collection, where objects are photographed, and the catalogue record updated. Niue also known as Nuku-tu-taha is located between Tonga and the Cook Islands. We had an enquiry from a scholar who was researching throwing techniques, and was interested in Niuean maka or throwing stones, that were used in warfare.
This enquiry helped us to think about the function of these stones in warfare, and the patience required in smoothing out each piece. In battle, maka, usually made from stalactite, were first thrown to the enemy, followed by a close encounter using a club or a spear. The painstaking task of smoothing out each stone, illustrates the accuracy and precision required to make an effective weapon.
Why were these stones painstakingly made, if potentially they could be lost once thrown? In the collection, 12 maka were collected by New Zealand photographer Sir Joseph Kinsey, and one presented to the museum by Reverend John Inglis in 1869.


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The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there. Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage. When the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."
Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come."
His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it." Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece. Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." They filled them up to the brim. He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." So they took it. When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn't know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom, and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!" This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
John 2:1-11