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The PB&J Campaign is an effort of private citizens concerned about the environment. The campaign kciks off on April 2, 2011 and THEY ARE NOT a front for the National Peanut Board, animal rights groups, or even Smuckers.
The bottom line of savings when you eat a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich you:
- Save Land: 24 Square Feet
- Conserve Water: 133 Gallons
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2.5 Pounds
The PB&J Campaign is a web-based environmental advocacy project that encourages consumers to eat a plant-based meal to help the environment. The PB&J Campaign is a project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (www.saveourplanet.org).
This campaign is working to combat environmental destruction by reducing the amount of animal products people eat. The PB&J Campaign approaches positive change one meal at a time by illuminating the differences one single dining decision can make.
How Bad Could Another Sandwich Be on Green Living?
The inefficiency of transferring energy from step to step means each step in the food chain requires a relatively big layer of inputs to support it. So each step you add multiplies the inputs you need at the very bottom (water, land, fertilizer, chemicals).
In any pyramid, taking out a level lets you shrink the base. So, when you cut the livestock step out and eat plants directly, it takes a lot less of the plants to support you.
You also save the inputs that go into the plants. You save fossil fuels, water, land, fertilizers, and pesticides. You also save extra greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer and burning fossil fuels, and you save water pollution from chemicals and silt washing off fields into waterways.
And if that's not enough, you save on the resources used in raising the animals – yet more land and water. You also save the animal waste that is its own pollution problem, not to mention more greenhouse gas emissions like methane from enteric fermentation (a fancy way of saying cow burps).
All this is why the water it takes to produce the beef on one burger could produce peanuts for about 17 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and the land that it takes to produce that beef could produce peanuts for 19 PB&Js. It's also why the livestock sector is responsible for 18 percent of global climate change, and why you can fight global warming by having a PB&J for lunch.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The average price for a tank of gas in the Carolinas is more than one dollar higher on May 11 than it was a year ago.
Drivers have asked and passed around claims about what they can do to save money at the pump.
One claim is about the eco mode found in most modern cars and SUVs. Does it make a difference?
Does a car's eco mode guarantee money savings on gas?
No, a car's eco mode does not guarantee money savings on gas -- especially if a driver isn't changing bad driving habits.
Cars.com explained many cars on the road today have eco modes. Basically, it reduces how quickly a car accelerates and how quickly it shifts gears.
"The eco mode, what it's designed to do is really to make your car more efficient, make that technology more efficient," Wright said.
Wright said using eco mode can also train drivers to drive more conservatively, such as not excessively speeding or braking.
"It's not pushing a magic button that's gonna say, 'Hey, I'm saving a ton of fuel right now, I'm gonna save a ton of money,'" Wright said. "We all know driver habits override any kind of technology that we have in our vehicle. So if you do have that lead foot, eco mode is not going to help you one bit."
Wright said if your car has the eco mode option, though, it's not a bad idea to use it as gas prices continue to spike.
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Nuova Simonelli Appia II espresso machine is one of the products from the Nuova Simonelli team that guarantees you value for your money, which is very rare in the products of the same category in the market. This machine comes with high performance and productivity that gives you a guarantee of all the recognised features of the numerous baristas across the world.
The Appia team, by implementing the outcome of research and studies, with aid of professionals, has designed a machine that is very easy to maintain. Appia II has simplicity, originality, and creativity that makes it be a distinct product whose reliability is proven, this makes it be the perfect and preferred machine for all rooms.
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Additionally, they have introduced several coffee machine technologies that include Soft Infusion System (SIS). The SIS technology is for pre-infusion independent heat exchangers and the coffee for each group head. With these new methods and developments, Nuova has managed to produce a coffee making machine that has an exceptional performance.
With the latest design and technical specifications of Appia II, the machine is very impressive. The glossy surface made of stainless steel makes the machine to look bright. The Appia II machine also offers resistance to wear with the remodeled design of the back panel.
Reverse Mirror
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The coffee machine is made to offer high sustainability. Most of the parts that require mechanical rigidity are made of the brass alloy without lead. Also, copper has been used, therefore, lessening the use of other materials.
Designed For Easy Upkeep
For easy and faster process of maintenance, the espresso machine has its sides designed to open and also has nozzles that are adjustable.
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This offers a formal assurance of a soft infusion, designed to get all the froth off the coffee, thus giving out a flavored coffee.
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- For over 50 years Alaska Radiology Associates has pioneered the introduction of modern high quality diagnostic imaging services in Alaska.
Diagnostic Achievements2023
The first in Alaska to offer (PSMA) prostate-specific membrane antigen imaging
PSMA is a precise imaging target that can help detect Prostate Cancer. We introduced lluccix as an advanced imaging tracer that is used in conjunction with a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to detect cancer cells in the body.2021
First To Offer Contrast Enhanced Mammography
Alaska Radiology Associates introduces contrast enhanced digital mammography to improve detection of breast cancers (particularly in dense breast tissue) and provide alternative diagnostic approaches to breast ultrasound and MRI.2019
First And Only To Offer Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI)
Neuro-expertise expanded with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to guide surgical planning and radiation therapy, assess effects of stroke, trauma, epilepsy and Alzheimer's and to better diagnose behavioral issues like depression, addiction, and schizophrenia.2019
Dual Energy CT Evaluation of Gout Crystals and Kidney Stones
First and only practice in the state to offer quantitative and qualitative evaluation of crystal/stone pathologies using dual energy CT technology.2019
First To Offer 3D Printing
Alaska Radiology Associates, through Imaging Associates, becomes the first diagnostic imaging center to offer 3D printing, visual models of a patient's heart, brain, and other vital organs that can be used for patient education and to aid surgeons in planning complex surgical operations.2017
First To Offer MR Elastography
The first and only in Alaska to offer MR Elastography (MRE), giving AK physicians a powerful new comprehensive tool for liver assessment, lessening the need for invasive liver biopsy and concern of sampling variability.2017
First Radiologist To Join Brain Injury Network
ARA Neuroradiologist Dr. Gerald York began serving as board member for Alaska Brain Injury Network (ABIN).2016
Specialty Alliance With VA And DoD
ARA began providing Neuroradiology support to VA and DoD beneficiaries through the Multicenter Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC).2016
MRI / Ultrasound Fusion
ARA collaborated with local Urologists to provide the detailed digital tools they need to pioneer state of the art MRI / Ultrasound Fusion Prostate Biopsies.2016
Traumatic Brain Injury Partnership
ARA's Neuroradiologists organized multiple presentations in the community to educate providers and the public about the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in the proper use of diagnostic imaging to better assess these patients.2015
First To Offer Diffusion Tensor Imaging
ARA Implemented a new scanning protocol using diffusion tensor imaging to allow better depiction of white matter changes in demyelinating diseases and central neurological injury.2015
Quantitative Lesional and Volumetric Neuroimaging
ARA Introduced quantitative volumetric Neuroimaging to assess patients with history of concussion/traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and other neurological diseases.2015
High Resolution Rectal MRI
In partnership with Imaging Associates and Providence Imaging Center, ARA introduced high resolution rectal MRI for rectal cancer staging in Alaska.2015
24/7 In-Hospital Radiologists
ARA became the first and only radiology practice in Alaska to provide 24/7/365 in-hospital Radiologist coverage, at its primary inpatient hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center2015
First High-Field Open MRI
In partnership with Imaging Associates, ARA introduced the first high-field Open MRI to Alaska through its Providence partnership with Imaging.2015
Quantitative CT Bone Densitometry
ARA and Imaging Associates established QCT to more accurately measure bone density and determine patients' risk of fracture.2015
3T MRI To The MatSu Valley
In partnership with Imaging Associates, ARA introduced the first 3 Tesla MRI to the MatSu Valley.2014
Breast Tomosynthesis Guided Biopsies
ARA's womens' imagers were the first radiologists in Alaska performing Breast Tomosynthesis guided biopsies (at PIC).2014
State Of The Art 3D Mammograms
ARA's was the first in the state to support Breast Tomosynthesis. ARA provides interpretations for these state of the art 3D mammograms at Alaska Neighborhood Health, Providence Imaging Center and Imaging Associates.2013
ARA Recruited Dr. Allen Rubin
In response to statewide shortage of vascular surgeons, ARA recruited Dr. Allen Rubin, a double-boarded Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon.2013
Metal Suppression MRI
Introduced Alaska's first dedicated Metal Suppression MRI service for imaging orthopedic implants.2013
Multi-Parametric Prostate MRI
Introduced Alaska's first non-invasive multi-parametric Prostate MRI program.2013
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block For Treatment of Migraines
Alaska Radiology Associates, through Imaging Associates, initiated noninvasive fluoroscopically guided method of treating migraines via lidocaine administration into the sphenopalatine fossa.2012
Musculoskeletal CT And MRI
Introduced 100% sub-specialty interpretations of Musculoskeletal CT and MRI2012
Only Certified Breast Center of Excellence in Mat-Su Valley
In partnership with Imaging Associates, ARA established the only Breast Center of Excellence in the Mat-Su Valley.2010
Breast MRI To The Mat-Su Valley
Introduced Breast MRI to the Mat-Su Valley. ARA was the first to offer the only source of Breast MRI in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley.2010
Dynamic Pelvic MRI
Introduced Alaska's first Dynamic Pelvic MRI program2010
Alaska's First Fetal MRI Program
Introduced Fetal MRI program to Alaska. Prior to this, pregnant mothers had to travel to Seattle or Cincinnati for these examinations.2006
First 3T MRI And MR Spectroscopy
In partnership with Imaging Associates, introduced the first 3T MRI and MR Spectroscopy in Alaska.2005
First Digital Mammography
Introduced Alaska's first Digital Mammography service in 20052004
First Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
In partnership with ARA, Providence Imaging Center received the ACR's FIRST Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Accreditation Certificate.2004
Breast Imaging Center Of Excellence In Alaska
In partnership with Providence Imaging Center, provided the first ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence in Alaska.2003
Launched Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Conference
In partnership with Providence Imaging Center, ARA initiated the ongoing Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Conference.1999
Breast Biopsy Program
Launched the first Percutaneous Breast Biopsy program in the region.1998
Breast Cancer Support Group
Launched the Anchorage Women's Breast Cancer Support Group1986
First Outpatient Imaging Center in Alaska
Providence Imaging Center featured the first dedicated Women's Center and whole body MRI in the state.


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- Moderated by: Hon. Paul W. Grimm, Chief Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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Six years after Zubulake altered the way in which companies assessed and attempted to comply with their eDiscovery obligations, a recent decision, Pension Committee v. Bank of America, compels companies to reassess all aspects of their information management practices. During this program, two leading eDiscovery practitioners will debate the impact of the decision and answer the question of whether Pension Committee requires your company to optimize it's eDiscovery practices, or is this case merely one in a long line of eDiscovery decisions that will have a marginal impact on your company's litigation readiness posture.
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Easter Sunday marks the fourth day of Canadian Fisherman Richard Gillett's hunger strike.
The vice-president of the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) set up camp in front of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans headquarters in St. John's on Thursday. One of Gillett's requests is a meeting with Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, to ask for an independent review of science and management at DFO. "Up until right now we haven't heard anything from Minister LeBlanc," Gillett said. Gillett said he thinks the fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador is close to extinction. click here to read the story 17:25


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Lieberman is doomed
"In a primary like this, [Bill Clinton's] legacy is on the line. Because the group that is opposing me is not, does not really believe in the same kind of politics Bill Clinton believes in, that brought us two wins in two national elections." -- Joe Lieberman in Sunday's New York Times.
The New York Times' endorsement of Ned Lamont over Joe Lieberman signals a lot of things. First and foremost, it means that the NYT believes that Ned Lamont is going to win the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut. Editorial pages are cowardly by nature, and the NYT's is no exception. Second, this endorsement is certainly the preliminary massive shock to the entire DC political class, which has held very close around Lieberman and the issue he's out in front on, Iraq.
While a Lamont victory would appear certain to political observers online, my experience tells me that the real shock and political uncertainty will come when Lieberman loses in the race itself. The quote above from Lieberman makes it clear that his loss will hurt more than his own putrid political legacy: it will deliver a sore blow to the legacy of Bill Clinton and the presidential hopes of Hillary Clinton. While many of the "group that is opposing" Lieberman -- read Connecticut activists and online progressive -- probably don't harbor as much resentment against Clinton as Lieberman thinks, he's right that they don't truly believe in the "same kind of politics Bill Clinton believes in" -- media buys, a consultant class, political expertise, American empire, shameless opportunism, and a disdain for democratic impulses.
Watch the desperate flailing on Iraq to emerge not just from creepy Democrats like Joe Biden, but hundreds of Republicans who haven't really offered any position of Iraq other than the support of George Bush. What's so bizarre of course, is that while public sentiment is massively against the war, and that a guy like Lieberman is going down, the antiwar movement doesn't have any form whatsoever.


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The Meriden Enterprise Center in Meriden, CT, says that its rooftop solar array is fully installed.
The solar array is one element of a two-part project that will provide 215 KW and more than 250 kWh annually. The project was financed by Connecticut Green Bank's C-PACE (Connecticut-Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) program. The project also included windows, rooftop cooling units and a building management system (BMS).
The press release says that the facility, which is covers 430,000 square feet and offers warehouse, light industrial, office and "flex" space, is expected to save more than $4.7 million over the 20-year life of the term of the financing. The project cost almost $3 million. The building was constructed in 1884.
Connecticut, in large part due to the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, is at the forefront of microgrids and other onsite and off-grid approaches to energy.


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Congressman Uses Reports To Help Keep GOP Honest
Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist, a physician, was getting an on-camera grilling from ABC News talk show host George Stephanopoulos.
"Do you believe that tears and sweat can transmit HIV?" Stephanopoulos asked. "I don't know. I can tell you…." stammered Frist, a Tennessee Republican. "You don't know?" Stephanopoulos pressed. The majority leader, a heart transplant surgeon, finally acknowledged that it "would be very hard" to contract HIV that way.
The exchange, on the December 5 edition of "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," was prompted by a report on government-funded abstinence programs prepared by the minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform at the request of Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat. The report detailed false or misleading information on contraceptives, sexually transmitted diseases and abortion in 11 of the 13 most popular and widely used curricula in the programs. Federal funding for such programs has doubled within the past four years, to almost $170 million for fiscal year 2005.
"I don't see why we should use taxpayer money… to give misleading information to young people," Waxman said during an interview this week with the Forward.
The December report, which has touched off a national debate on abstinence-only education, was only the latest controversy-generating investigation undertaken by the government reform committee for Waxman, who has represented parts of the Los Angeles area since 1974. The longest-serving Jewish member of Congress, Waxman has used his perch as the ranking minority member of the committee to shine light on the Bush administration's use of executive orders to expand government secrecy; its appointment of GOP partisans as government agency inspectors general, posts that are required by law to be nonpartisan, and oil giant Halliburton's overcharging for gasoline for delivery to troops in Iraq, among other questions.
Even though Waxman has spent the past decade in the minority, he can point to results. In 2003, for example, an investigation by Waxman's staff at the Government Reform Committee found that the State Department had miscounted terrorism statistics, reporting that world terrorism had declined that year. In fact, terrorism had grown to an all-time high.
"To his credit, [Secretary of State Colin] Powell reissued his report, coming to the same conclusions we did," Waxman said.
When Halliburton got caught overcharging for gas in Iraq, the Defense Department gave the responsibility to its own energy desk, which has been supplying the fuel at a fraction of the previous cost.
"Henry rattles the cages with oversight," said Waxman's Democratic congressional ally, Rep. Eliot Engel of New York. "It's one of the few tools we have. The Republicans have so perfected the tyranny of the majority."
It also has earned Waxman accolades.
The May edition of Scientific American magazine lauded Waxman as "Science's Political Bulldog" for uncovering what it deemed the administration's politicization of scientific peer review at health, environmental and other agencies.
Press commentators often quote his work.
"I've been impressed by how the reports coming out of Waxman's office meticulously and stubbornly track, document and cast a spotlight on below-the-radar information that is often ignored by other politicians in his own party and the mainstream media alike," said New York Times columnist Frank Rich, who cited the abstinence-only report in a recent column.
Waxman's reports gain him ample opprobrium from those in his sights, of course.
Robert Knight of the conservative group Concerned Women for America called the report on abstinence-only education "nothing but a political hit piece, an extremely misleading attempt to discredit abstinence programs because they pose a huge threat to the 'safe sex' establishment that promotes premarital sex, homosexuality and gender confusion." Jill Stanek, an anti-abortion activist who appeared with President Bush at the signing of the bill banning so-called partial-birth abortion, blasted Waxman as "a pro-abortion extremist" and charged that it is "likely that the abortion industry prepared the report and ordered Waxman to present it."
National Journal has dubbed Waxman "the bulldog the Bush administration loves to hate" for his criticism of Halliburton's activities, which formed the basis of many of the Kerry-Edwards campaign's attacks on Bush.
For his part, Waxman rejects the notion that he is a political hatchet man.
"I don't think it's partisan to object when taxpayer money is squandered," he said in a telephone interview. The congressman said that "the reports have been very carefully done so that we don't inject rhetoric and opinion. We try to let the facts speak for themselves."
Waxman said that some of his Republican colleagues "are astounded to find out information we've produced and pushed quietly for changes" but on the whole, "it's shocking to me how Republicans have backed away from doing [the] job" of congressional oversight of the executive branch, "which is required by the Constitution's checks and balances."
"They've taken the view that they don't want to look at anything that might embarrass a Republican administration," he said.
Waxman long has courted controversy. A champion of the environment and of access to health care, he has worked assiduously to ban public smoking, to protect the Clean Air Act (which he helped write) and to extend Medicaid to the working poor — earning him the enmity of polluters, tobacco companies and some state governments that resent Medicaid as an unfunded federal mandate.
Nor has Waxman shirked the mechanical side of politics. Representing the heavily Jewish West side of Los Angeles and surrounding towns, former California assemblyman Waxman, emerged in the 1970s and '80s as a local kingmaker. Using fund-raising savvy and direct mail, he and a friend, Rep. Howard Berman, fashioned what became known as the "Waxman-Berman machine" that backed a number of winning local candidates.
Waxman pulled back from such involvements in the 1990s after some losses, however. The Almanac of American Politics describes Waxman as "one of the ablest members of the House, a shrewd political operator who is a skilled and idealistic policy entrepreneur," noting approvingly that despite the fact he represents Hollywood's movie stars, "there is no Westside glitz about him."
Waxman won't say what he's working on next. Right now he's savoring the fact that the Republican leadership is conceding the need to look into the abstinence-only programs.
One curriculum stated that "in heterosexual sex, condoms fail to prevent HIV approximately 31% of the time," while another claimed that having abortion increases the chances that a woman later will give birth prematurely, "a major cause of mental retardation." Yet another lists sweat and tears as risk factors for HIV transmission — hence Stephanopoulos's question. All the claims are false, according to the congressional report.
Frist blinked during his recent ABC appearance when pressed by Stephanopoulos on whether the abstinence-only programs "should be reviewed and that they should be required to give out scientifically accurate information."
"Oh, I think of course they should be reviewed," Frist said. "I mean, and that's in part our responsibility to make sure that all of these programs are reviewed, but whether it's abstinence or whether it's condoms or whether it is better education on [how to wash your hands effectively in order to avoid getting] the flu, all of these are public health challenges that we need in terms of better education."


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Major League Gaming, or MLG for short, is the largest professional videogame league in the world where pro gamers compete in various games in cities across the country several times per year. My first visit to this event was last year at National Harbor for MLG D.C. — before then, I really had no idea that competitive gaming existed to this extent. I stuck to my own little world of playing and writing about traditional games and left it at that.
I haven't even touched StarCraft for over ten years, and I'm not really into first-person shooters. But I've always admired gamers and their passion, and since last year's exposure to MLG I've grown a slight curiosity in regards to the pro circuit. This is my journal of my time at MLG Providence this past weekend in which I follow ReIGN, a StarCraft II team.
A lot has changed since last year, and not just in terms of a growing audience and new sponsors. StarCraft II now takes the main stage and my close friend, Dawn Moore, is now the manager of a team called ReIGN. Last year, we were barely press — Dawn was just beginning her foray into competitive gaming and I tagged along for fun. But this year, I'm not a half-assed press spectator. This year, I'm determined to find out more and get involved.
When I arrive on Friday night, it's barely 10:30pm and the team is already exhausted. I quickly learn that when they're not playing in the bracket, they're in the practice area working on their strategies. When they're not practicing, they're eating. And when they're not eating, they're probably asleep and dreaming of StarCraft. It's not just a hobby, or even a job — it's a complete lifestyle. In fact, part of Dawn's duties as a manager is to create this lifestyle. With the help of her co-manager, Frank, she's picked out a house and furnished it. She decorates the house with her badass StarCraft art, cleans the dishes, and makes sure they're getting paid. She signs players, travels around the country with them, and then when it's all over, she settles into the house and continues to manage. Her job is similar to that of a sorority house mom — except with webcams and live streams of her and the players in the house.
Following Dawn around at this event is like entering another world — she seems to know everyone we run into and she has a wealth of knowledge about the event and about StarCraft. She denies the glamor of her job as we grab some energy drinks for the players. Dawn mentions that it's rare for managers to cater to their players like this — but she stresses that it's important to have everyone on the team at the top of their game. If they were thirsty or starving, it would benefit no one.
Once the team is taken care of, we run into a friend of hers, Steven — or Destiny as most call him. I realize that remembering names at this event is going to be harder than I originally anticipated. Every player has two names: a handle, and their real name. But for Destiny, it's completely out of control. It's almost surreal watching him get mobbed by fans as we attempt to walk out of the event. They shout his name, grab him to get a picture, hand him gifts. Yes, gifts. He received maple syrup. Oh, and a personalized painting. But this is old hat for him — he indicates that at home he has piles of fan gifts.
After the mob scene, I take in the chance to watch Andy (giX) play a match. He's insanely fast, just like every other competitor I've seen so far. I ask Dawn what separates the best players from the rest. She's quick to respond and says that most of the time it's not about strategy or build. It's the player's confidence, about feeling good about what they're about to play. It's not completely out of the realm for players to think they've lost it all and quit before it's over, only to find out that they were about to win.
I think about how strange it is to watch people my age dominate a game like this. Most of them have been playing StarCraft since before I picked the game up at 14. They took a hobby and turned it into a career, which I don't only respect — I admire. But at this point, I'm dead tired and admiration along with every other emotion is out the window. I offer a ride to Jo (Kiwikaki), and on the way out I ask him how good he is at SC2 — he smiles and merely replies, "I'm okay." I find out later he has thousands of fans, a Dr. Pepper endorsement, and is one of the top players in the world.
On Saturday morning, I sleep later than I have in weeks and end up making it just in time for my interview with Sundance, Creator and CEO of MLG. As we head backstage, I notice three different sets of polished commentators for each game (Halo: Reach, COD: BO, and SC2). Each booth has a sponsor backdrop nicely laid out, and a team of techies handling the sound/footage/etc. It's quite a sight. I wonder how an event came to be like this, and this is where I start my questioning.
Sundance is definitely a jack-of-all-trades. Initially into film, he floated around various industries until a life-is-too-short revelation hit him hard. He wanted to create something great out of his passion: gaming. Following the birth of his first son, he gave himself exactly three years to make it a successful business — if he failed, he would go back to a career to support his family. But it went well — extremely well — hence the insane media and sponsorship blitz I witnessed backstage and across the main arena.
The event transforms all the time — they originally started with Gran Turismo, Soul Calibur, and Halo. The fighting and racing scene left, but the FPS stayed, and a new great contender, StarCraft II, came to the front stage. Sundance says he anticipates more change as gamers and the games they play evolve. He then explains three main audiences in regards to competitive gaming. There are those who love it, those who hate it, and then a large majority who couldn't really care less either way. Surprisingly his goal isn't to make everyone love e-sports — he just wants gamers to understand it.
Sundance is all business but behind the facade I can tell that he has a great passion for what he does. He's focused on his goals and determined to create a space where all gamers, from all different backgrounds, can come together to celebrate the one thing they love most: gaming. He mentions that there are the "good" guys and the "bad" guys — the heroes and villains — and compares it to modern sports. Everyone wants to rally around a team that's close to them geographically — but gaming and geography barely mix. So instead, people rally behind players based on who they relate to, interesting strategies, or just plain humor and personality. People flock to see the stars compete, two personalities head to head, and share in their victories.
When he says that I remember the first time I entered the press room, which offered a panoramic view of the event from above. Hundreds of gamers cheered on their favorite players, who they probably have never spoken to in real life. This event is their chance to see the pros play live and maybe snag a conversation and an autograph from them afterward. It's an insanely large event, but the respective communities feel so close knit. I think this is what Sundance envisioned when he set off to create MLG.
I tell him that I'm part of the nonvocal majority he mentioned earlier — but then I question that myself. I came to MLG to see Dawn, but I also enjoy it on a separate level as a gamer. So in the end, Sundance is right — this isn't just a place for the hardcore competitive game audience. People can find enjoyment being in the same room as other gamers, visiting booths to grab swag, and demoing games that they're interested in. But most of all, it's a space for gamers to come together to share passion and excitement.
When I finally crawl into bed on the last night, I take a mental recap of the event. I realize that watching all of these pro gamers make me painfully aware of how little I've gamed in the past couple of months, and how fortunate I am to be able to play even in my spare moments. The players I met with are all gamers, but sadly they don't really have time to enjoy other games. Andy (giX) mentioned earlier that he started Skyrim but had to uninstall it after 12 hours of gameplay because he lost focus from SC2. It's probably the saddest thing I've ever heard.
But the life of a pro gamer isn't really a sob story — they work hard, play hard, and genuinely enjoy the sport and the community. They travel across the country to compete against players from all around the world, and if they have the opportunity they come back to a team house to train for another round of competitions. Some enjoy the winnings, recognition, and money more than others but they all have one thing in common: passion. And the passion is what drives them to create original strategies, to collect hoards of fans to follow them — and to ultimately succeed.


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Downtown Toronto's Chinatown, which encompasses multiple square blocks along Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue, is one of the city's oldest and most famous ethnic enclaves and is recognized as one of the largest Chinese communities in North America. First developed in the late 19th century, the original downtown Chinatown spawned an additional six similar communities in the GTA.
The nature and face of Chinatown has been marked by significant change over the past couple of decades, as the surrounding area has been gentrified and many younger Chinese-Torontonians moving elsewhere in the city, or to the periphery. Some local business have disappeared, but many, and the residents who support them, have stood fast and the neighbourhood is still one of the most eclectic and interesting in the entire city, a testament to Toronto's multiculturalism and abundance of ethnically diverse, restaurants, grocery stores and other small businesses.
With all of the businesses and older buildings, the residents of Chinatown need to be able to rely on a plumbing service like Brothers Plumbing to provide them with reliable, conscientious work and phenomenal customer service. Our mission is to ensure and preserve the health and vibrancy of Chinatown and part of that means making sure that its pipes are working to full capacity.
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Sagittarius Man Compatibility
Fun loving, independent and exciting, Sagittarius men are in some ways the wild child of the zodiac. Adventurous sociable and friendly, they are typically determined to live life to the fullest, amongst other things often making them physical and athletic. This is an honest man, a straight shooter who speaks his mind. Inspiring and spontaneous he can sometimes be seen as too aggressive or impatient by those who prefer a more subtle approach to life. He values independence and freedom, manifested both in a liberal open mindedness and a dislike of feeling trapped or obligated. He often does better with a strong willed and independent partner, rather than one who is too needy or possessive.
Sagittarius is a fun-loving, happy sign that's usually a joy to be around. The Archer seems to always be upbeat, and he wants everyone around him to be the same way. If you're down in the dumps, he'll cheer you up with his witticisms and cajoling. You'll never find a Sagittarius man boring. He loves to travel, and an incredible appetite for adventure.
The Archer is open and honest and never tries to hide his feelings, so you'll know exactly where he stands on most issues. Don't ask him a question unless you're prepared to hear the unabashed truth. He never means to be hurtful; it's just that he isn't a very good liar, even when a small fib could spare your feelings. On the other hand, when a Sagittarius man pays you a compliment, you can rest assured that he's being sincere. If he tells you that he loves you, he'll mean it, but you might never hear those words from him. Even if he should fall in love with you, he might still have trouble committing to marriage or any long-term relationship.
The Archer loves all the earth's creatures – both human and animal. So, you might find him at a dog show, a horse show, a zoo, an animal shelter or a wildlife preserve. Because he has so much compassion for his fellow man, he may volunteer at soup kitchens, homeless shelters or nursing homes. Sagittarius is fiercely competitive by nature, so you might find him engaging in sports, too. With an insatiable appetite for travel, many Sagittarius men find jobs in the travel industry. He might be a travel agent or work for the airlines or a cruise ship. Archers tend to frequent exotic locales, so if you get the chance to visit such places, you'll likely run into several Sagittarius guys.
Sagittarius is drawn to intelligent, dynamic women. Getting his attention usually isn't difficult as he finds practically everyone interesting. The problem will be keeping his interest. He becomes bored easily and finds commitment difficult. He often feels that he should experience a wide variety of women instead of settling all his energies on just one. To keep an Archer's interest, never allow him to become bored with you or with the relationship. If he finds himself in a rut, he'll seek excitement elsewhere. Do the same in the bedroom by being bold and creative in your lovemaking. Never worry about shocking him, most Sagittarius men are game for just about anything.
Sagittarius Man with other Zodiac Signs
Sagittarius-Man and Aries-Woman - Both enjoy life to the fullest, so a relationship between the two should be fun and exciting. Each partner will totally understand the other's needs and desires. The only problem might be that these two will be so caught up in each other, they'll risk ignoring friends.
Sagittarius-Man and Taurus-Woman - The Taurus woman may be too much of a homebody for the Sagittarius man, who prefers a busy social life. The Archer's flirtatious nature will not set well with the security-loving Bull. She'll need to go against her nature to avoid feeling threatened or insecure with his outgoing personality.
Sagittarius-Man and Gemini-Woman - The Sagittarius man will find the Gemini woman captivating. They'll enjoy many activities together, but since neither is very demonstrative, this match might not have much passion if they don't make an effort to stoke those flames.
Sagittarius-Man and Cancer-Woman - Sagittarius craves adventure, travel and meeting new people, while the Cancer woman may rather be at home with her family. Because of the Crab's deep need for stability and security, the Archer may feel trapped. Cancer woman may need to work on not being so clingy if this relationship is to stand the test of time.
Sagittarius-Man and Leo-Woman - With some work, the Leo woman can build a future with the Sagittarius man. Both signs are passionate, so there'll be no lack of romance. Problems will arise when Sagittarius pays too much attention and energy on others, which could end up hurting the prideful Lion.
Sagittarius-Man and Virgo-Woman - Careful and pragmatic, the Virgo woman may see Sagittarius as careless and irresponsible. The Archer will find her too sensible and boring, and he may never be able to give her the emotional security she craves. If paired together, these two will have their work cut out for them.
Sagittarius-Man and Libra-Woman - Both the Libra woman and Sagittarius man are free spirits who will understand this need in each other. This pair will have a lot of fun attending parties and other social functions together, and their lives will never be boring.
Sagittarius-Man and Scorpio-Woman - The Scorpio woman is passionate about everything, while Sagittarius is rarely passionate about anything. The Scorpion won't easily relate to the Archer's casual attitude about life and love. This may make it hard for her to believe he is truly devoted to her until she is able to interpret his nature.
Sagittarius-Man and Sagittarius-Woman - A relationship between a Sagittarius woman and Sagittarius man could thrive in the sense that both will view life as one exciting adventure. Unfortunately, neither will want to face mundane chores and decisions that everyday living requires, which could be a challenge.
Sagittarius-Man and Capricorn-Woman - The Capricorn woman is all about responsibility and taking care of business, while the Sagittarius man prefers to have fun. Capricorn also needs to know her lover is truly committed to the relationship, and likely will have trouble with Sagittarius' flirtatious, flamboyant ways.
Sagittarius-Man and Aquarius-Woman - Both the Sagittarius man and Aquarius woman need to retain their individuality in a relationship. This should not be a problem with this match. Both signs enjoy meeting new people and discovering new horizons, and the pair will share many great conversations together.
Sagittarius-Man and Pisces-Woman - The Pisces woman is very sensitive, so the Archer's blunt honesty may hurt her feelings. The Fish needs security in a relationship, and Sagittarius may feel smothered by her need for constant reassurance. If these two are to make it for the long haul, he'll need to reign in his casual flirtations, and she'll need to be more understanding about his need to socialize.


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Bengali Muslim Mainal Mollah considers himself lucky. Although a foreigners tribunal in India's northeastern Assam state declared him an illegal immigrant, he managed to walk out of a detention camp last month, after languishing there for three years.
"A foreigners tribunal declared that I was a foreigner and sent me to a detention camp from where I was to be pushed back to Bangladesh. This happened very strangely in my case after another tribunal had declared that my parents were Indian citizens," Mollah said.
"Some rights activists took my case to the big court [Supreme Court in Delhi] and finally I came out of the camp. I am lucky that I did not die in the camp, where in horrible condition many perished before me, and that I didn't have to go through a traumatizing situation of being pushed back to Bangladesh."
Despite several documents showing his family had lived in Assam for generations, Mollah landed in the detention camp to be sent to Bangladesh, said Aman Wadud, with the civil rights group MY-FACTS.
"There are documents showing that Moinal Mollah's grandfather had held land in Assam in 1938. The names of Moinal's father, grandfather and great-grandfather figured in the National Register for Citizens of 1951. After a tribunal had declared him a foreigner, Moinal produced all the related documents before the Honorable Gauhati High Court, while filing writ petitions," Wadud, a human rights lawyer, told VOA.
"But, the Honorable High Court upheld the tribunal's verdict and ordered his deportation to Bangladesh."
Indian citizens victimized
After the Supreme Court in July ordered a retrial for Mollah's case, MY-FACTS managed to get him out of the detention camp on bail. Wadud said he was hopeful that Mollah will be declared an Indian citizen soon.
For more than a century, Hindus and Muslims have moved from the region that is now Bangladesh to Assam to earn their living. But India regards any Bengali-speaking people who settled in Assam after March 1971 to be illegal immigrants.
The Assam Border Police identify suspected Bangladeshis and send their cases to the foreigners tribunal if they fail to produce citizenship documents. Last month, the police reported that in 25 years the tribunals had declared about 53,000 people to be foreigners.
Rights activists say, however, many of those people often are Indian citizens who get caught in miserable situations.
"The Border Police are supposed to conduct investigations before forwarding the Reference Cases to the tribunals. But, rarely do they investigate the cases at this point. They often file the cases against people despite [the fact] they have all valid Indian citizenship documents, because of a communal bias and also when they fail to extort the demanded bribes from the poorer victims," Wadud said.
"So, it's easy to figure out why over 95 percent of the people, who were identified as suspected citizens by border police in the past few years, have been declared Indian citizens by the tribunals. ... That the Muslims are becoming victims of a bias is clear from the fact that over 80 percent of the Reference Cases involved Muslims," Wadud added.
Residency for non-Muslims
Assam Muslim community leader Hafiz Ahmed told VOA that since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the Assam government in May, an increasing number of Indian Muslims are being targeted.
"Previously they identified only the Bengali-speaking people as suspected Bangladeshis. But since BJP took charge of Assam, even the indigenous Assamese Muslims, who do not speak Bengali and had their forefathers living here for over several centuries, are being suspected as illegal Bangladeshis," Ahmed, who leads the All India Secular Forum in Assam, said.
A BJP spokesperson in Assam, Jayanta Malla Baruah, said the state government has never taken any action that shows that it is biased against Muslims.
"The previous Congress [Party]-led government was lax in action against the illegal immigrants. But our new government in Assam is acting properly, following the orders from the foreigners tribunals. It's incorrect if someone finds anything anti-Muslim in these actions," Baruah said.
Nationwide, the BJP-led Indian government announced in June that it was working toward granting citizenship to non-Muslims who, after facing religious persecution in Pakistan and Bangladesh, came to India and settled here by 2014.
Prasenjit Biswas, a professor at North Eastern Hill University in Shillong, India, noted that government promises of residency rights for non-Muslims has widened the contrast in how a suspected Bangladeshi Hindu compared to a suspected Bangladeshi Muslim is treated in Assam.
"Although rule of law in India does not allow any such discrimination in the name of religious identities, yet in the name of religious persecution, Hindus are being given a right to residence, while denying the same to Muslims on the basis of their religion. This has created a lot of fear and has cast a shadow of insecurity in the social psyche of the Muslims," Biswas said.


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Property Type : Shop Office & Condominium
Tenure : Freehold
Total Units : 80 (Type A & A1), 20 (Type B – Penthouse)
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The Golden Triangle is condominium where it stands at 38 storey tall. It consists a total of 406 condominium units and 129 shop lots units, where the first 5 storeys consist of commercial hubs. There are a total of 14 units per floor in The Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle is relatively affordable as compared to other existing and upcoming condominiums in Penang.
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The Golden Triangle consists of 38 storeys. The Golden Triangle has a total of 406 condominium units with only 2 different layouts for buyers to choose from. These layouts are either 1,161 sq ft or 1,238 sq ft. The difference between these layouts is the size of the yard area. Both type of units are similarly identical, with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is also balcony provided for each unit so residents are able to enjoy a breathtaking panoramic view. The 14 units per floor are arranged in a long rectangular layout where 12 units are the smaller type and the other 2 units are the larger ones located at the corners of each floor. In addition, all units are given 2 parking spaces as well.


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NRA gun-safety mascot ruffles feathers
As states start to mandate Eddie Eagle's message in schools, critics
Eleven years ago, the National Rifle Association drew up a cartoon character called Eddie Eagle to try to teach children about guns. Eddie's message: If you find a gun, tell an adult; don't touch it.
Last month, the New York Legislature became the first in the country to officially endorse Eddie's message. And the Oregon legislature passed a law soon after that, making the message a part of school curricula.
Now, in the wake of the shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., the moves have sparked a debate over what children should know about guns and who should determine the curriculum.
"Schools have not taken this up before - this is a new development because of Columbine," says Jack Jennings, director of the Center on Education Policy in Washington. He expects more states to take up the issue. "Representatives are looking for some way to say they are for safe gun control."
Opponents of the eagle maintain he is part of a subtle NRA ploy to teach children that guns are for adults - the same message the tobacco companies make about cigarettes. They complain that the NRA material, which includes a videotape and workbooks, never warns that guns are dangerous. "It's Joe Camel with feathers," says Josh Sugarman of the Violence Policy Center in Washington. "Eddie Eagle is not a gun-safety mascot, but a gun-industry salesman."
Fewer accidental shootings
The NRA, based in Fairfax, Va., defends the program as a "national standard" that has reached children (12 million of them) in every state. Twelve states have passed resolutions supporting the program. Jim Manown, an NRA spokesman, notes that accidental shootings of children under the age of 14 have been dropping for years.
"The primary reason is education and training for youngsters," says Mr. Manown, adding that the bird is not trying to sell anything.
But questions about the efficacy of the program were raised on a recent installment of ABC's "20/20." The TV show's producers placed guns in an empty room. Children who had gone through the program were sent in. Some followed Eddie Eagle's advice and left to find an adult. But many others wandered over to the guns, picked them up, and fired them (they had no ammunition).
The NRA protested that the show was an unfair portrayal, because the children did not receive a complete Eddie Eagle curriculum. "The children were set up for failure all in an effort to lead the audience to 20/20's viewpoint that safety education does not work," wrote Kathy Cassidy, manager of the Eddie Eagle program, on the NRA's Web site.
To antigun groups, "20/20" confirmed that the NRA program does not work. "They have never been evaluated," says Joan Wallstein of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, a grass-roots group.
Ms. Wallstein would rather see schools use a program called Straight Talk About Risks (STAR), developed by the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in Washington. STAR focuses more on combating peer pressure and resolving conflicts nonviolently. STAR encourages parents to talk to their children about the dangers of guns and the consequences of gun violence. The NRA opposes the program.
Educators wonder if schools are the right place to take up gun education, regardless of the specific program. Today, most children learn about guns in clubs or scouting activities. Mr. Jennings calls the recent efforts another "well-intentioned thing to load up the school day so kids can't concentrate on academics."
In New York State, proponents of the new law deny that it is strictly oriented toward Eddie Eagle. "If schools come up with a better program, they may throw the Eddie Eagle program out - it's not required," says state Sen. George Maziarz, the sponsor of the legislation.
But when Democratic state Sen. Eric Schneiderman of New York City tried to amend the legislation by taking out the references to Eddie Eagle, his effort was rebuffed.
Sense of urgency
Mr. Maziarz, a Lockport Republican, says the state needed to do something about children's use of guns. Last year, he says, a child was accidentally shot in his district. "We do have a problem," he says.
For the past six years, the state Senate has killed legislation that would require parents to lock up their guns and ammunition separately in places where children can't get them. The NRA opposes such bills.
It took three years for Maziarz, who is not a member of the NRA, to get the school curriculum law through the Legislature.
Mr. Schneiderman says it slipped past the Democratic-controlled Assembly because it was described simply as authorizing gun safety, and its ties to the NRA were not obvious. "You have to give the NRA credit; they kept it below the radar screen and slipped it through," Schneiderman says.
Schools in New York State that opt to teach the Eddie Eagle curriculum will have to buy materials - such as videos, lesson plans, and workbooks - from the NRA. "If a lot of schools bought them, the cost could run in the millions," estimates Schneiderman.
The NRA says it sells the materials at cost. "We're not in this to make a profit," says Manown.


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- You're getting distracted from your main job.
Have you counted up how many hours you spend trying to fix an ongoing IT problem? Your time is better spent doing what you're good at, doing something that earns you money rather than muddling along. Let plumbers do the plumbing, let electricians do the electrics, and let IT guys do the IT stuff. The reason you try to tackle IT is because it's accessible, you don't need specialist tools, you don't need to get your hands dirty. The bit that's missing is IT expertise.
- It's stressing you out.
Everyone has heard the expression "I'm going to throw my computer out of the window". Computers when they go wrong are one of the most frustrating and stressful day to day encounters you can have. The sense of helplessness, the sense of being unproductive. You should be stressing about your own line of work, not about your computer. Leave that to the experts.
- Your fixes are a sticking plaster.
You're forced to delete old files so you can save your current documents. You constantly reboot your computer because it's always grinding to a halt. Outlook isn't working so you have to send that urgent email from your Gmail account. You close half of your applications that you're using simultaneously because you can't save that essential document in Word.
- Slow performance is making you less competitive.
Your Internet is sloooow, your PC booting up is slooooow. Processes just hang and you sit and wait, or frustratingly force a switch off and on of your PC. How much longer can you put up with this? Time spent waiting is less time being productive.
- Your precious data is a risk.
Do you have a grip on your passwords? Are they written down on scraps of paper? Have you changed them in the past 5 years?
And what would happen to your files if someone broke into your office and stole your PC and backup disks? Or what if you left your laptop behind on the train? What would you do? Are you prepared? Get an expert to advise and put in place a plan to give you peace of mind.


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This softer, gentler workplace sitcom from some of the "It's Always Sunny" folks is funny but not without some glitches.
Workplace sitcoms have been an essential part of the television landscape for decades. Cast a bunch of talented comedic actors, give their characters various kinds of quirks, put them together in a work setting of any kind, write hilarious jokes, and boom-you have a fun, breezy way to spend 25 minutes.
Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day brought the workplace sitcom to depraved new heights with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Now, with the help of writer and Sunny executive producer Megan Ganz, comes their latest attempt at reinventing the sitcom wheel with Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet for Apple TV Plus.
This time, instead of a dingy bar, the setting is a tech company that produces a wildly popular World of Warcraft-esque online role-playing game called Mythic Quest. It follows the daily tribulations of its employees, starting from the top with the egotistical CEO and game creator, Ian Grimm (McElhenney, bringing that Mac energy) all the way to the bottom with the lowly game testers and coders.
It definitely shows some promise, and has a few inspired choices from the start, but while Sunny makes a group of degenerate bar owners doing terrible things seem effortless, Mythic Quest feels anything but that.
It's telling that in the 2nd episode, "The Casino", one of the funniest jokes is the use of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey myth as a template for explaining the backstory of a NPC (non-playable character) that's introduced in the game. Instead of putting forth any effort to make the character interesting, Ian and head writer C.W. Longbottom (F. Murray Abraham) decide to just make him the father of one of the game's main characters. They acknowledge that, yes, that's pretty much Star Wars, and no, they don't care.
Just like Star Wars uses the hero's journey to chart Luke Skywalker's rise from lonely farm boy to Jedi Knight, Mythic Quest tries to use the workplace comedy blueprint to tell its story, but simply plugging in different characters and a modern setting into a classic formula doesn't always work out for the best. To be even more specific, it's essentially 30 Rock but with video games.
The overbearing Ian Grimm and his plucky underling, Lead Engineer Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao) constantly battle back and forth between his self-absorbed bro-iness and her desire for independence and creative expression. This conflict presents itself right in the pilot episode, which revolves around Poppy introducing a shovel into the game. She thinks it opens up a whole new aspect to the world (digging holes) while Grimm just wants to use the shovel to decapitate other players.
They eventually come to a mutual understanding and a begrudging respect by the end of the episode, which is nice, and both actors do have nice chemistry (Nicdao gives an instantly likeable performance). Nevertheless, it reeks of, "Haven't we seen this before?", and we have. It's the same dynamic between Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy and Tina Fey's Liz Lemon in 30 Rock, but without the secret charm sauce that made that relationship so special.
The show also attempts to be cleverly satirical in the same way as 30 Rock, but falls short in these early episodes. It's not lost on Mythic Quest what evil corporation's streaming service it's on, but instead of going for the jugular like 30 Rock did with its NBC Universal business overlords, it plays it mostly safe.
Mythic Quest tries to use the workplace comedy blueprint to tell its story, but simply plugging in different characters and a modern setting into a classic formula doesn't always work out for the best.
Even fun video games are soulless fronts for capitalistic greed, but the closest they get to making any biting statement on the video game industrial complex is through the character, Brad (Danny Pudi). He's the smug, manipulative Head of Monetization, with a business-first mentality at the expense of his employees and customers that veers into sociopathy. His constant push to get gamers to pay extra money for cool new weapons and armor is a very real trend in modern games.
Acclaimed filmmaker David Gordon Green directs the pilot (and co-directs the second episode with Todd Biermann), and proves again he's a reliable television director following Eastbound and Down and The Righteous Gemstones. He directs these episodes with a steady. assured hand, but there's really not much to be asked of him. When it comes to the guy who gave us both George Washington and Kenny Powers in the same lifespan, it's always a disappointment when Green's talents are underused.
There are bright spots here though, and it's mostly from some great casting on the sidelines. First is Academy Award winner Abraham coming off the bench as C.W., a washed up sci-fi writer who hit his peak before most of his coworkers were born. In a cast filled with mostly Silicon Valley and gamer stereotypes, seeing him burst through scenes like he just finished a drunken matinee performance of King Lear is a hilarious treat.
Also, it's great to see David Hornsby shine as someone not "Rickety Cricket". Here he plays David, the executive producer of the game, who is best described with the funniest line of the show, "Soy Boy Beta Cuck". Finally, there's David's assistant, Jo (Jessie Ennis), who brings an unhinged, scary-funny energy to the proceedings, and is the closest the show gets to Sunny's dark, anarchic sense of humor.
It's tough for a sitcom to be incendiary on a streaming service with a very PG mentality. Hopefully, with their just announced second season renewal, the Sunny masterminds can learn how to navigate things better, and power up in the next level.
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet premieres on Apple Plus TV on February 7th.


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When you travel to Nepal. In the First step, you will choose to stay in Thamel. Before starting your trek or After completing your trek it is best option to
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When you travel to Nepal. In the First step, you will choose to stay in Thamel. Before starting your trek or After completing your trek it is best option to make sightseeing in an ancient Temple and Durbar square of Kathmandu city. In Kathmandu valley, you get three different old Durbar Square. They are Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, and Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square
This Kathmandu Durbar Square is just 20 min walking distance from the Thamel. The real name is Basantapur and also Local people call it as Hanuman Dhoka. This ancient historical Kathmandu Durbar square was built by the Malla King. To visit in this Durbar square all the tourist have to buy entrance ticket which is cost 10$ per person. The main entrance of the Kathmandu Durbar square is Call Hanuman Dhoka. When you enter into the Durbar square you will see different chowk. Chowk means the courtyards. You can Nasal Chowk, Pach Mukhi Hanuman Mandir, Lohan Chowk, Mul Chowk,Taluju Mandir, Tribhuwan Muesum, Basantapur Tower etc. At the Southern end of the Durbar Square there is the Kumari Chock. Where you can see the living god Kumari. At the southwestern end, there is the old Building call Kasthamandap. The local People believe that this Building was built by a single tree. And the name Kathmandu is Originated from this Palace Kasthamandap. The Strongest God Kaal Bhairav, Sweta Bhairav is another impressive thing to see here.
Patan Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square
Patan Durbar Square is Just 8km from the Thamel. Patan Durbar Square is well known as the city of arts. To visit inside the Durbar square you need to buy an Entrance ticket. It has cost 10$. When you get into the Durbar square you can see many ancient chowk and Temple there. Inside Durbar Square there is Sundari Chowk. In that Sundari Chowk can see Tusha Hiti, Bhandarkhal Temple. Also, Mul Chowk, Taleju Bhawani Mandir, Patan Muesum, Krsihna Mandir is also Impressive things to see.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur Darbar Square
It is half an hour drives from the Thamel. Bhaktapur Durbar Square is well known for " City for Devotees ". To get into the Durbar Square you need to buy an entrance fee that is cost 15$ per person. What you can see in Bhaktapur Durbar Square is The Golden Gate ( Sun Dhoka ), The Palace of 55 Window, National Art Museum, Chyasin Mandap, Siddhi Lakshmi Mandir, Kumari Chock, Pottery Place all these are an impressive point to see in Bhakatapur.


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Beyond style: Integrating fashion and tech
In partnership with the IIT Institute of Design, Smart Design recently hosted a panel comprised of experts in both fashion and technology sectors. "Beyond Style— Integrating Fashion & Tech" focused on the burgeoning 'wearable' market at the intersection of fashion and technology. Moderated by Smart's Director of Design, Russell Blanchard, the panelists included:
- Laura Forlano, Assistant Professor of Design, Director of the Critical Futures Lab
- Gina Reimann, Creative Lead, Google Accessories
- Nilofer Vahora, Vice President of Licensing & Product Innovation, Rebecca Minkoff
- Deborah Alden, Managing Director, Pratt's Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator (BF+DA)
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Brands like Mira, Wisewear and Sona are using real jewelry materials, design and manufacturing techniques to gain credibility as jewelry makers. This leads to entirely new companies, equal parts fashion house and tech startup. As a result, tech companies will need to develop a niche collection rather than a one-size-fits-all offering.
The best wearable is the one you're already wearing.
Respect the Brand Signature
Luxury brands and iconic fashion houses alike construct their image by emphasizing heritage and craft. As heritage brands venture into a connected future they will need to break their own rules in order to broaden their appeal.
Technology should never look any different than the rest of the brand.
Brace For Collision
Technology moves fast and is never precious, the total opposite of luxury brands which are grounded in fine materials and impeccable craftsmanship. Consumers have no problem spending on style, but tech comes under more scrutiny. Companies need to resolve this tension and find ways to embed technology in a meaningful way.
Build with Big Data
Data captured through wearables should provide meaningful recommendations, a call to action and promote better behaviors. The opportunity to connect with luxury consumers through more meaningful data is the new frontier in high end wearables.
Stemming from the hour-long discussion are four key insights highlighted below. Watch the video to view the panel in its entirety.


text: how to turn a request for free help into paid consulting by Alison Green on May 11, 2017 A reader writes: I has a pretty specific niche job. Most people who do what I do have PhDs, and finding a job like mine is rare and coveted. I was recently at a conference describing my position, and a leader from another organization came up to me to ask me how he could find someone like me to work for him. I emailed him some information about the graduate school I attended, where there are many students who would dream to work for such an organization. I also pointed him in the direction of a popular job board for my field. But the questions didn't end there. We then talked for around half and hour about my responsibilities, his organization, recommendations I would make for him at this point, future directions he might look into, etc. Then, one of my coworkers, also attending the conference, mentioned that the same guy talked to her and jokingly said he wanted to 'steal' me. Later that same day, he asked me what a fair salary range is for the position he's hoping to hire. I'm flattered by his interest, and would genuinely be happy to help him find the right person. But, it isn't feasible for me to move and join his organization at this time (if he was indeed serious about offering me a position). My fear, however, is that I've put myself in the position of giving unlimited free advice and recruiting. I would be willing to offer limited services (e.g. draft a job description, assist in making a strategic plan) as an independent contractor. What I am wondering is how I can pivot our current conversations into an independent contracting offer. It feels awkward to say at this point that I'm unwilling to chat with him more for free. It's one thing to make conversation at a conference, but he mentioned that there would be many more emails coming my way, and he made it clear there's money available (at least for hiring a full-time position at a competitive rate.) It's completely reasonable to say that you can't keep giving him advice for free! It would be unreasonable if you'd said that in response to his first question or even his second, but at this point it's more than reasonable to set some boundaries when it comes to giving away your time and expertise. The next time he contacts you with questions, you could say this: "It seems like you have a lot of questions about how to design this position. Would it make sense to set up a consulting agreement, where we'd agree on a rate for assistance with drafting a job description, crafting a strategic plan for the role, and potentially recruiting assistance and whatever else you think would be helpful?" If he's good with cues, he'll understand that you're saying that will be necessary in order for him to keep getting help from you. But if he's not good with cues, there's a chance that he'll say "oh, that's not necessary — I just have a few questions and won't take up too much of your time." If that happens, say this: "Oh, I'm sorry — my schedule doesn't allow me to keep helping for free. But if a consulting arrangement makes sense, I'd love to keep talking." This gets even easier if you can refer to having existing consulting rates. Then you can say, "I usually charge a consultation fee of $X for this kind of help." That's a very useful phrase, because if the other person doesn't like it, it puts them in the position of having to explain why you should give them for free what you charge other people for. Most people won't try that. (But if you ever encounter a boor who does, it's fine to just say, "Nope, sorry, I do charge for my work!") Now, of course he may say that it's not in his budget to pay for help. That's okay! Just cheerfully say, "I totally understand. Well, I'm glad I was able to provide the advice I gave you earlier and I hope it helps. I look forward to hearing who you end up hiring for the position, and I wish you all the best with it!" And don't feel bad about this. You have expertise that he obviously finds valuable, you've already given him a solid amount of advice without charge, and it wouldn't be reasonable for him to expect you to donate significant amounts of your time and knowledge for free. You may also like:how to set boundaries with people who want to pick your brainhow to turn down requests to meet, network, or pick your brainwhen does advice become consulting? { 67 comments }


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Why Obama and Gates need Ike to trim the military
Former president's warning of a 'military-industrial complex' rings true as Congress pushes back on cuts.
In his presidential farewell address in 1961, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower warned about "unwarranted influence" of the "military-industrial complex" that grew out of World War II and the Korean War.
Eisenhower's caution rings with special relevance today as Defense Secretary Robert Gates pushes a controversial budget for next year that caps or scraps expensive weapons programs and shifts spending away from large-scale conventional wars toward anti-insurgency "irregular" ones, such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But Mr. Gates's plan may not make it over the ramparts of defense-industry lobbyists. And members of Congress with military-related businesses in their districts are already launching missiles at the proposal, calling it a jobs killer.
The secretary is actually up against a vast industrial-congressional complex, with intertwined and entrenched interests. Over the decades, the defense industry has spread into so many congressional districts that it's virtually impossible to shut anything down without a Hooah! battle cry from key lawmakers. The targeted F-22 fighter jet, for instance, is assembled with components built in 44 states.
No matter what one thinks of the Gates budget, the military-industrial-congressional network actually undermines national security. It encourages waste, as federal funds feed military lobbies that in turn feed politicians who keep the funds flowing – regardless. Federal campaign contributions from defense-related donors have nearly doubled since 2000.
The nexus also encourages lawmakers to look at national security from an ant's vantage instead of a bird's eye view, as members of Congress watch out for their own patch of ground.
As for the budget proposal itself, it's being criticized as either too harsh in program cuts or not harsh enough. That signals Gates may be traveling a middle ground that deserves consideration. His instincts are right as he attempts to give a permanent place in the budget for the kinds of wars the US is actually fighting. At the same time he's trying to stop waste, avoid technology overreach, and scale back some conventional systems that give the country more capability than it needs.
Part of the Gates sales pitch is that, taken as a whole, the budget prepares the US for a conventional war in the future while strengthening its ability to fight today's unconventional wars. He breaks down total military spending (which would increase 4 percent overall) into easy-to-understand categories: 50 percent for conventional wars, 40 percent for conventional and irregular ones, and 10 percent for irregular.
The divvying up is reasonable, as is his hope that "members of Congress will rise above parochial interests and consider what is in the best interest of the nation as a whole."
Reasonable, perhaps, but not likely to convince lawmakers who, in the past, have needed independent commissions to blame for base closings because they couldn't accept the responsibility themselves.
If Gates hopes to emerge as a victor on the Hill, he'll have to directly counter the arguments of lawmakers who champion certain weapons in the name of national security but who really only want to defend jobs.
He can make a strong case on both jobs and security with the stealth fighter, the F-22. That program employs 24,000 and will go down to about 11,000 in 2011 (the original plan was to build 183 planes; Gates proposes adding four more planes before halting the program altogether). But he will boost the number of F-35s (also a stealth aircraft). That will increase jobs from 38,000 now to 82,000 in 2011. Militarily, the F-22 is not even being used in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Gates may not have the same military experience that gave Gen. Eisenhower credibility. But he does have a long history serving eight presidents and a lifetime in national security. That it is he who is making these recommendations – with the backing of the various armed forces – should count for something.
Ultimately, Congress responds to public pressure. A popular President Obama may have to crank that up on behalf of "change" at the Pentagon. As Eisenhower concluded, "Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."


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Lots of people love the peaceful approach of 40 Days for Life and see how God has used this effort. BUT … it comes as no surprise to find out that not everybody is a fan.
There are people in the abortion industry who call this campaign "40 Days of Harassment." No one is being harassed, of course (except maybe the prayer volunteers).
The truth is that peaceful prayer on the sidewalk is bad for business. So the pro-abortion side is doing whatever it can to minimize the impact … by twisting the truth.
There are a number of pro-abortion backlash efforts that have adopted the "40 days" theme. The worst of the lot is jointly sponsored by "Clergy for Choice" and the Planned Parenthood affiliate in Eureka, California.
This effort, "40 Days of Prayer to Keep Abortion Safe and Legal," is really a mockery of 40 Days for Life – and frankly, of God. They use a collection of 40 daily prayer intentions – sounds familiar, doesn't it?
But listen to some of the "Clergy for Choice" intentions:
- Day 5: Today we pray for medical students who want to include abortion care in their practice.
- Day 18: Today we pray for all the staff at abortion clinics around the nation. May they be daily confirmed in the sacred care that they offer women.
- Day 27: Today we give thanks for abortion providers around the nation whose concern for women is the driving force in their lives.
- Day 40: Today we give thanks and celebrate that abortion is still safe and legal.
To respond to each of those "prayer" intentions:
- Day 5: Fewer and fewer medical students are interested in abortion. Aging abortionists are retiring and not being replaced.
- Day 18: Abortion — the destruction of innocent children — is considered "sacred care"? Unbelievable!
- Day 27: The "driving force" for Planned Parenthood is money. There is no prestige in the abortion trade.
- Day 40: Safe and legal? Based on numerous ambulance calls at abortion facilities, "safe" couldn't be any farther from the truth. And of course, abortion is never "safe" for the baby.
Let's all pray for all of those who've convinced themselves that abortion is a moral "choice" – and for all who are deluded into believing that lie.
In spite of all the shrill rhetoric … the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit can reach the minds, hearts and souls of even the people on the inside of the abortion centers.
"A woman stopped to tell vigil prayer volunteers (several Knights of Columbus men) that she used to work at the abortion center they were standing in front of," said Jackie in Greenland, "and how after three months of working there, she just had to quit."
The woman said the abortion facility was "a terrible place. Fourteen-year-old girls go there … and they are not helping them. Their parents aren't informed."
She thanked the men several times for what they were doing … and then drove off.
She didn't say when she had worked there, Jackie said, "but it brought to mind a clinic worker, who a few years ago during a 40 Days for Life campaign, had asked me and my prayer partner to pray for her as she was leaving the abortion center. Only God knows if this was the same worker."
LifeNews.com Note: Shawn Carney is the campaign director for the 40 Days for Life pro-life prayer campaign against abortion. He is the director of the Coalition for Life.


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Honda Accord: DOT Tire Quality Grading (U.S. Vehicles)
The tires on your vehicle meet all U.S. Federal Safety Requirements.
All tires are also graded for treadwear, traction, and temperature performance according to Department of Transportation (DOT) standards. The following explains these gradings.
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
Quality grades can be found where applicable on the tire sidewall between tread shoulder and maximum section width. For example:
Treadwear 200 Traction AA Temperature A
All passenger car tires must conform to Federal Safety Requirements in addition to these grades.
The treadwear grade is a comparative rating based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and onehalf (1 1/2) times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to variations in driving habits, service practices and differences in road characteristics and climate.
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C. Those grades represent the tire's ability to stop on wet pavement as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics.
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, representing the tire's resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat when tested under controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level of performance which all passenger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.
109. Grades B and A represent higher levels of performance on the laboratory test wheel than the minimum required by law.
Warning: The temperature grade for this tire is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, underinflation, or excessive loading, either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure.
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Angus, F.C.
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Angus family papers
Identifier: RHC-60
Collection Description This collection of family papers contains family history information, marriage certificates, deeds, a friendship book belonging to Alice Griffin, and correspondence between Alice, her friends and family and her future husband J.J. Angus. Routine correspondence and the friendship book includes mention of women's rights, abolition, Quakers, and the Sodus Bay Phalanx utopian community. Patents of J.J. Angus and schoolwork of D.J. Angus are included in the family papers....
Dates: 1804-1966


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Round Table for expert training
The Round Table for expert training is a new inter-organisational programme by IJAB and JUGEND für Europa. It is designed to promote mobility among experts and help professionalise this target group in Germany and Europe.
The Round Table is aimed largely at experts and decision-makers in the international youth work community in Germany, but it also addresses child and youth services providers that regularly deal with, or wish to engage in, international youth work and that are responsible for providing training to their paid and volunteer staff.
Content-wise, the Round Table for expert training draws on the experience gained in the inter-organisational projects Innovationsforum Jugend global (IJAB) and– Grenzüberschreitende Lernmobilität ermöglichen (JUGEND für Europa). The key issues paper relating to the latter project contains recommendations for reshaping political and pedagogical structures pertaining to expert mobility in such a way that more child and youth services experts can undergo professionalisation.
The Round Table receives funding from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and is scheduled to meet once a year.
Kick-off meeting of the Round Table for expert training
The first Round Table meeting took place in Bonn in April 2018. Experts and decision-makers from international youth work organisations, bilateral youth offices, coordination centres, district youth welfare offices and training providers met to discuss the development of a joint long-term and systematic expert strategy for the international youth work community and related fields in accordance with Book 8 of Germany's Social Code. Specifically, the following topics were addressed:
- Need for training and support in line with the competence model for youth workers in international youth work
- Modules on international and European youth work to be applied in basic and advanced training for experts working in informal and non-formal education
- Training for experts to promote an international and European outlook in child and youth services (and reach out to underrepresented target groups)
- Training courses on digitalisation in international youth work
- Strengthening the political dimension of training
- Development of recognition schemes for international youth work
- Better customisation of training courses
- Improving experts' language and communication


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Urine drug screen
A urine drug screen is used to detect illegal and some prescription drugs in the urine.
Alternative Names
Drug screen - urine
How the Test is Performed
Before the test, you may be asked to remove all your clothes and wear a hospital gown. You will then be placed in a room where you have no access to your personal items or water. This is so you cannot dilute the sample, or use someone else's urine for the test.
This test involves collecting a "clean-catch" (midstream) urine sample:
- Wash your hands with soap and water. Dry your hands with a clean towel.
- Men and boys should wipe the head of the penis with a moist cloth or disposable towelette. Before cleaning, gently pull back (retract) the foreskin, if you have one.
- Women and girls need to wash the area between the lips of the vagina with soapy water and rinse well. Or, if instructed, use a disposable towelette to wipe the genital area.
- As you start to urinate, allow a small amount to fall into the toilet bowl. This clears the urethra of contaminants.
- Then, in the container you are given, catch about 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 milliliters) of urine. Remove the container from the urine stream.
- Give the container to the health care provider or assistant.
- Wash your hands again with soap and water.
The sample is then taken to the lab for evaluation.
How the Test will Feel
The test involves only normal urination.
Why the Test is Performed
The test is performed to detect the presence of illegal and some prescription drugs in your urine. Their presence may indicate that you recently used these drugs. Some drugs may remain in your system for several weeks, so the drug test needs to be interpreted carefully.
Normal Results
No drugs in the urine, unless you are taking medicines prescribed by your provider.
What Abnormal Results Mean
If the test result is positive, another test called gas-chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) may be done to confirm the results. The GC-MS will help tell the difference between a false positive and a true positive.
In some cases, a test will indicate a false positive. This can result from interfering factors such as some foods, prescription medicines, and other drugs. Your provider will be aware of this possibility.
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Pincus MR, Bluth MH, Abraham NZ. Toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 23rd ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2017:chap 23.
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