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The Long and Short of It: Development of Spatial Scaling Abilities
Andrea Frick, Temple University
Nora S. Newcombe (PI), Temple University
For the archival version of this research, and the preferred citation, see:
- Frick, A., & Newcombe, N. S. (2012). Getting the big picture: Development of spatial scaling abilities. Cognitive Development, 27(3), 270-282.[DOI]
Related articles based on the initial study, see:
- ♦ Möhring, W., Newcombe, N. S., & Frick, A. (2015). The relation between spatial thinking and proportional reasoning in preschoolers. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 132, 213-220. [DOI]
- ♦ Möhring, W., Newcombe, N. S. & Frick, A. (2014). Zooming in on spatial scaling: Preschool children and adults use mental transformations to scale spaces. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1614-1619. [DOI]
Spatial scaling – the ability to transform distance information from one space to another space of different size – constitutes an integral aspect of many spatial tasks that involve different representational systems or symbol-to-referent correspondences (e.g., map reading, navigation, drawing, etc.). It potentially also bears relevance to physical, geometrical or mathematical reasoning, which involves proportional thinking, referencing, and comparing of magnitudes. Spatial scaling ability may thus constitute an essential prerequisite for success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
Spatial scaling has gained interest in developmental research because of its relevance to the development of map-reading skills (Liben & Downs, 1989, 1994; Uttal, 1996, 2000). Studies on spatial mapping have often shown poor performance in preschoolers, and children's difficulties in interpreting maps have been associated with a lack of understanding of scale relations as well as difficulties with extracting spatial information from maps (Liben & Downs, 1989; Uttal, 1994, 1996, 2000; Liben & Yekel, 1996; Blades & Cooke, 1994; Liben, Moore, & Golbeck, 1982).
However, other findings suggest that the ability to scale distances can be observed earlier if simpler tasks are employed. Huttenlocher, Newcombe, and Vasilyeva (1999) showed that all of the 4-year-olds and about half of the 3-year-olds tested were successful at translating distances from a map to a larger space if they only had to figure out the location of one object along one single dimension. Vasilyeva and Huttenlocher (2004) found that approximately 60% of the 4-year-olds and 90% of the 5-year-olds tested succeeded in locating an object along two dimensions. Thus, empirical evidence exists that spatial scaling abilities develop considerably during the preschool years.
In the present study, we investigated the ability to scale distances, with the objective of developing an assessment tool to investigate the emergence of this integral aspect of spatial thinking within a wide age range. We developed a task based on the above-mentioned research by Huttenlocher and colleagues, in which children had to use information provided by a small map or model to find an object that was hidden in a larger space. We created a two-dimensional version of this task, in which we asked 3- to 6-year-old children as well as adults to locate hidden objects in a two-dimensional spatial layout (hiding space) using information from a second spatial representation (map). By presenting different hiding spaces and different maps, we examined which factors (scaling factor, landmarks, boundary information) affect the emergence and early understanding of spatial scaling.
We tested 80 children at 3, 4, 5 and 6 years as well as 12 adults. Half of the participants in each age group were female. Participants were told a short story about Farmer Fred, who had a big farm with many chickens and different fields. The chickens hid their eggs in the fields every morning when Farmer Fred wanted to collect them, and participants were asked to help Farmer Fred find the eggs. Next, the participants saw a color drawing of a field and were told that the first chicken hid her egg somewhere in this field. A map was placed directly to the right of the field and participants were told that this picture showed where the chicken hid her egg, and that the egg would be in the same place in the field. Children were then asked to put a small rubber peg on the field where they thought the egg was hidden. Participants' responses were measured as x and y-coordinates, and the absolute distances from the responses to the target locations were calculated. The experiment consisted of 25 trials and lasted approximately 10 minutes.
The hiding spaces and corresponding maps varied in shape of their boundaries (narrow strips, rectangular fields, or circular fields with landmarks, see Figure 1). The presented maps also varied in scaling factor (1:1, 1:2, 1:4). Some trials that did not require scaling were included to provide information on how well children can use information from one representational space and apply it to another, regardless of their scaling abilities.
Figure 1. Examples of presented hiding spaces ("fields") and maps. Note that maps of scaling factor 1:1 that were of the same size as the corresponding hiding spaces are not shown here.
Results showed a clear developmental progression of spatial scaling abilities, with large progress between 3 and 4 years and between 4 and 5 years but with no notable difference between 5 and 6 years and between 6 years and adults (see Figure 2). Furthermore, individual differences decreased with age, with 3- and 4-year-olds showing particularly large variance.
Figure 2. Mean deviations from target locations (and SD) per age group.
Participants performed better on trials that did not require scaling than on those that did require scaling, and this difference decreased with age. However, there was no significant difference between scaling factors 1:2 and 1:4. If children did not scale distances at all and merely reproduced the distance from - for example - the hidden object to a landmark, we would have expected larger errors for larger scaling factors. The fact that there was no significant difference in accuracy between scaling factors 1:2 and 1:4 suggests that children used a more intuitive or holistic strategy rather than an abstract or computational approach. The result that young children's accuracy was better but still far from perfect for the un-scaled trials shows that children's difficulties with scaling were partly but not entirely due to difficulties with using information from one representational space and applying it to another.
Furthermore, results showed that all but the 3-year-olds performed best on trials with circular boundaries and landmarks and worst on trials with rectangular boundaries, even though the areas were comparable in size. There was no difference in accuracy between boys and girls.
Our results suggest that spatial scaling abilities undergo considerable development between 3 and 5 years of age, that there are large individual differences, and that there is ample room for improvement at this age. The new assessment tool for spatial scaling abilities has proven to be well-suited for detecting developmental progress and individual differences in children of a large age range. As we learn more about the ways in which young children develop spatial transformation skills, and how this influences their ability on similar and more complex tasks that build upon those skills, we can gain a better understanding of how to identify children at risk of developing spatial delays at very young ages, and exactly what type of risk these delays pose in terms of later cognitive functioning. This kind of information can enable early intervention and results from this study may be used to develop age-appropriate training material to improve spatial scaling abilities at a young age.
- ♦ Blades , M., & Cooke, Z. (1994). Young children's ability to understand a model as a spatial representation. The Journal of Genetic Psychology: Research and Theory on Human Development, 155, 201-218.
- ♦ Huttenlocher, J., Newcombe, N., & Vasilyeva, M., (1999). Spatial scaling in young children. Psychological Science, 10, 393-398.
- ♦ Liben, L., & Downs, R. (1989). Understanding maps as symbols. In H. W. Reese (Ed.), Advances in child development and behavior (Vol. 22, pp. 145–201). New York: Academic Press.
- ♦ Liben, L., & Downs, R. (1994). Fostering geographic literacy from early childhood: The contributions of interdisciplinary research. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 15(4), 549-569.
- ♦ Liben, L., Moore, M., & Golbeck, S. (1982). Preschoolers' knowledge of their classroom environment: Evidence from small-scale and life-size spatial tasks. Child Development, 53(5), 1275-1284.
- ♦ Liben, L., & Yekel, C. (1996). Preschoolers' understanding of plan and oblique maps: The role of geometric and representational correspondence. Child Development, 67(6), 2780-2796.
- ♦ Uttal, D. H. (1994). Children's and adults' reconstruction and scaling of spatial configurations. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12, 259-275.
- ♦ Uttal, D. H. (1996). Angles and distances: Children's and adults' reconstruction and scaling of spatial configurations. Child Development, 67(6), 2763-2779. doi:10.2307/1131751.
- ♦ Uttal, D. H. (2000). Seeing the big picture: Map use and the development of spatial cognition. Developmental Science, 3(3), 247-286.
- ♦ Vasilyeva, M., & Huttenlocher, J. (2004). Early Development of Scaling Ability. Developmental Psychology, 40(5), 682-690.


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A pickup truck driver crashed into four pedestrians crossing a Seattle street on Monday, killing two and critically injuring two others - a woman and the infant she was carrying, police said.
The driver may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Seattle police spokesman Jeff Kappel said after the Monday afternoon crash in a north Seattle neighborhood.
Mark W. Mullan, 50, of Seattle, was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of vehicular homicide, jail records showed. He was expected to have a bail hearing Tuesday. It was not immediately known whether he had a lawyer.
A 66-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman died at the scene, Kappel said. They were not immediately identified.
A 33-year-old woman and a 10-day-old infant were hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, the spokesman said.
"Today's collision on our streets is shocking and tragic," Mayor Mike McGinn tweeted. "My thoughts are with the victims and their families and friends."
The infant was not breathing when medics arrived, "so we initiated CPR and got the heartbeat back," said Kyle Moore, Seattle Fire Department spokesman. The woman suffered a serious head injury, Moore said.
"This is obviously a very tragic situation," said Police Deputy Chief Nick Metz. "It's not very normal that we have this level of folks who are victimized in this way."
The driver didn't answer reporters' questions as police led him away in handcuffs. Police said he stopped after the collision and was cooperative. A phone number listed for Mullan was disconnected.
The accident occurred across the street from a middle school, and Metz said police would be more visible in the area in the immediate future.
Moore said the crash was particularly jarring for first-responders.
"It hits both police and fire ... they have kids, it hits them hard."
The Seattle Times reports that Mark W. Mullan had at least two previous drunken driving cases - one in Seattle and another in Snohomish County - in the past four months.
According to Washington State Patrol records, Mullan was arrested in December driving the same car involved in Monday's deadly collision. That crime also involved a hit-and-run.

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VIDEO #2: Michigan RV Sales Rose in 2010
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Despite the tough Michigan economy, those close to the camping and RV industry say it continues to thrive, WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, Mich, reported.
"It was two years ago when the industry hit the skids," says Mike Wilbraham, producer of the 2011 Camping, Travel and RV Show, which concluded Sunday (Jan. 16) at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids. "But last year RV sales picked up."
Consumers can buy RVs for as low as $5,000, or they can go big and drop $400,000 on one; whatever their budget allows.
"The priorities of folks today have changed," says Dennis Anderson from General RV Center. "What actually drove the industry down for a while is that people who actually owned RVs weren't upgrading."
Anderson says now that the economy is starting to rebound, there has been a huge influx of people trading in and trading up their recreational vehicles.
Michigan Association of Recreational Vehicles and Campgrounds (MARVAC) has compiled some statistics to show how RV sales have increased despite the struggling economy.
"2010 was up 33% in motor home sales over 2009," says Beth Monicatti-Blank, who is a spokesperson for MARVAC. "We sold 10,000 more recreational vehicles in the state of Michigan in 2010 than we did in 2009."
Monicatti-Blank believes the renewed interest in recreational vehicles can be directly related to more banks willing to finance with low interest rates.
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Meanwhile, Andy Cripe, general manager of a Keystone RV Co. division, told RVBUSINESS.com that the show "had great traffic."
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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Review - 3-Way SLI makes a return
YANL (Yet another NVIDIA launch)
It would seem like NVIDIA's PR plan for the new year is to just keep reviewer's so busy with THEIR products that we could not possibly have time to find the benefits in their competition. So far, it seems to be working, and this week we have yet another NVIDIA launch (I'm really hoping this YANL term catches on); the culprit this time is a new graphics cards by the name of the GeForce 9800 GTX.
I'm going to be pretty honest here - other than some new specs the 9800 GTX is about as new and innovative as the wash up of April Fool's jokes I have already started seeing on the web today. And WHY NVIDIA decided to launch a new product on this day known for its pranks and mischief is beyond - surely some people will find a point to call NVIDIA's card joke in some spiteful manner now because of it. I can assure you that this is NOT a prank; the 9800 GTX is real.
The GeForce 9800 GTX and a repeat for 3-Way SLI
The GeForce 9800 GTX is in fact merely a higher clocked version of the 8800 GTS 512MB card released last year. The G92 GPU still sports the same number of stream processors, the same memory bus and is still a native PCI Express 2.0 card built on the 65nm process.
Looks all too familiar...
The only worthwhile feature added to the 9800 GTX over the previous G92 cards is the ability to upgrade to 3-Way SLI. (You can see my first look at 3-Way SLI technology from December.)
The GeForce 9800 GTX does stand out for another reason: its price. Estimations from NVIDIA (oh how reliable they are) put the 9800 GTX at $299-349 - a price that puts it well within the reach of most gamers. NVIDIA has stated that the 9800 GTX is NOT an attempt to push the overall performance of GPUs to another level but rather to bring performance similar to that of the G80 8800 cards to a much more reasonable price segment.
In other words don't expect these cards to blow the 8800 GTX or Ultra out of the water; price is the name of the game today.
Hi, whats the difference with the 9800 GTX and the GTX+ iam planning to get this one for my HTC Computer thanks in advance .... muhammed sekertekin
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Our legs provide us with mobility and deliver extra strength for lifting heavy items. They also support many of the fitness exercises we do to enhance our strength and boost our cardiovascular systems.
Yet many people — even those who hit the gym regularly — neglect to exercise them in a thorough.
"All of our movement is generated from our legs," says Steve Topham, a certified personal trainer at the Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto. "As a result, it is vital to exercise the legs in ways that increase their power, and improve their flexibility. In doing so, you have to bear in mind all the elements that make up the leg system, including the muscles, the joints and the ligaments. Add the fact that you are talking about a region that encompasses the foot, ankle, knee and hip joints, and there's a lot to take care of."
Here are three exercises that can help you pump up your legs. As always, work out in loose-fitting comfortable clothing, and wear proper shoes such as cross-trainers.
Alternating Reverse Lunge
The reverse alternating lunge is designed to work the quads and glutes. Start by standing straight. Next, extend your right leg behind you, so that your toes touch the floor. Once your right leg is fully extended, bend at the knee on your left leg until your thigh is parallel to the floor. Hold this position for 1-2 seconds, then return to the upright position.
For the second lunge, do the same thing again, except this time it is your left leg that extends behind you, and your right leg that bends at the knee. Do these for a set of 10-12 repetitions. If you want to do more work, hold dumbbells in your hands, with the arms hanging down and close to your body. "To add strength, extend your sets to 15 to 18 repetitions each," says Topham.
Side Squat with Knee Lift Balance
"The side squat with knee lift balance is a multi-part exercise that works your quads, glutes and abdominal muscles while helping to strengthen your hip and knee joints," Topham says. "Beginning in a standing position, extend your right leg 45 degrees to the side, such that you can comfortably bend down on that leg. Bend down until the right thigh is parallel to the floor. As you do this, let the left leg extend behind you. This will happen naturally as you lunge into the right leg bend."
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (US - HD)
Brendan wonders into the hi-def world of Harry Potter and his magical buddies...
Utter the simple phrase of 'Harry Potter' to any age, and it is nearly guaranteed that they will know what you are speaking about. Since becoming a worldwide phenomenon in 1999, the Harry Potter series has been turned into everything from video games to bathing products. Most notably, the series has been turned into a set of excellent films that are successful, for the most part, in recreating the major elements presented in the novels by author J.K.Rowling.
With this being the fifth film in the series of seven, I had a few fears going into in. First the books are getting longer, making me wonder if new director David Yates would be successful in presenting all the ideas Rowling went over in the book. While the film does not mention every little detail Yates is very successful in bringing the action, suspense, fear, emotion, and growth of the characters to the big screen in stunning style.
Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix is the fifth film in the Harry Potter franchise, based on the books by Author J.K. Rowling. All of the main cast from the first two films are back to reprise their roles. Harry Potter (played by Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (played by Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (played by Emma Watson) are all back to their same old tricks at Hogwarts, but this time there's a new twist.
Harry and friends return for their fifth year at the school only to discover that the rumours of Lord Voldermort returning in fact seem to be true. The ministry has appointed a new 'Defence Against the Dark Arts' teacher, Professor Dolores Umbridge (played by Imelda Staunton), who begins to apply strict teachings and rules that leave the students feeling unprepared to defend themselves. It's from this that Harry and his friends retaliate by forming a club called 'Dumbledore's Army' to prepare themselves for the inevitable return of Lord Voldemort. What results is a film that might be one of the best Potter films to date mainly because of the excellent British cast Yates and team chose.
There's just something about adding British actors to your film that brings a smile to my face. Perhaps it's that most British actors just seem to have a greater love for the craft than American actors. Anyhow, the supporting cast to the film includes some old and new faces. Gary Oldman is back as Sirius Black, Maggie Smith is back as Minerva McGonagall, Michael Gambon is back as Albus Dumbledore, Alan Rickman is back as Severus Snape and Helena Bonhem Carter joins the cast as Bellatrix Lestrange. A safe, bold statement would be that there's a fair share of excellent actors here.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues on with the Harry Potter magic in that the film is fairly faithful to the novel. New Director David Yates brings all the action, suspense, horror, drama, love and interest of the novel to the big screen in quite a splendid manner. Here's hoping that the next in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (which Yates is also Directing) continues on with the successful novel to film transition. This comes with a great welcome to High Definition and is sure to leave the fans pleased.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix arrives on a thirty gigabyte dual-layered HD DVD disc with a 1080p, VC-1 encoded, 2:40:1 widescreen presentation. What results is one of the strongest transfers to date.
The first thing you'll notice is the opening sequence where Harry is sitting on the swing. The sharp image is stunning with excellent colours and perfect detail. Since the film was shot in Super-35, what results is a great translation into high definition video. The colours, as briefly mentioned, are rich, vibrant and ever so clear with excellent flesh tones. Simply pause and look at the clarity and detail on any of the actor's faces. Grain only really pokes up in the first few moments of the film (where the Dementors attack Harry and Dudley).
A small fear I had was that some of the film's action sequences, which are great, would result in a bit of motion blur as they had in the theatrical presentation (at least in the theatre I saw the film in). Thankfully no issues like this were ever found. As sinister as Lord Voldemort is, he looked even more evil in High Definition. Some early critics say there isn't enough of a difference between HD and SD for the masses to adopt the formats. Either they're blind or I've been drugged with something wonderful, as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is one of the, if not the, strongest HDM title I've seen yet. Congrats Warner on a stellar presentation!
Arriving with the standard Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio options, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix boasts some of the best surround presence I've ever heard in a majority of the HDM (Hi-Def Media) titles I've seen in the one-and-a-half years I've been watching.
Dialogue was crystal clear (with front presence in the centre channel) resulting in little to no volume adjusting. The rear sound field is deafening here with such powerful action sequences that will literally shake your room with strong LFE. For further evidence, watch the ending battle with Dumbledore and Voldemort. Listen as the sound effects swoosh and ring in the rears and the sub booms and shakes in response to the action on screen. What a great presentation!
The score by Nicholas Hooper is absolutely beautiful here. The TrueHD option gave more depth and clarity, letting everything ring threw in perfect harmony. I will mention that I did prefer the TrueHD option to the Plus 5.1, but if you're system can't support the newer lossless codec', don't fret, as the included Plus 5.1 is still great.
*All Bonus Materials are presented in 16:9 (Widescreen) in the MPEG-2 codec 480p standard-definition video with Dolby Digital Plus stereo sound. *
Warner has awarded Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a single disc HD-30 (thirty gigabyte) dual-layered combo disc. Exclusive to this HD DVD release is an IME (In-Movie Experience) that serves as a picture-in-picture commentary showing the viewer various interviews and sequences all while the film runs in the background. The included cast speaks fairly often giving us tons of insight into joining back together to film the fifth of seventh book, only with a different director. The IME feature also includes a bunch of mini-featurettes that are simply dubbed 'Focus Points'.
The 'Focus Points' can be viewed separately or joined in with the IME. At sixty-two minutes in length, these 'Focus Points' work similar to how the original 'Follow the White Rabbit' worked on The Matrix. To focus on a point simply click the middle button on your HD DVD player's remote. While this has obviously been done before, I still found this to be a rather cool addition. When compared to other IME's found on other Warner discs (like 300 and Batman Begins), I noticed you can now skip chapters at any time by hitting the left and right arrows on the 'disc' IME icon. Definitely cool!
We also get a feature entitled 'Trailing Tonks' that runs nineteen minutes and focuses on actress Nat Tena (who happens to play Nymphadora Tonks). She gives us a tour of the various stages used in the film. Next up is 'Harry Potter and the Magic of Editing'. Running five minutes this interactive feature serves as a basic dummies guide to the editing process. Director David Yates and Editor Mark Day show how a 'good' edit is done vs. a 'bad' edit. Something interesting here is that we're given a chance to edit our own scenes via a virtual mixing board of sorts with multiple angle choices.
Coming up are a few 'Additional Scenes'. Comprising ten minutes of never-before-seen footage, most of the sequences aren't anything all that special. I found it funny that most deleted sequences in films lately really aren't anything more than extended sequences.
Lastly we get a few 'Web-Enabled Features', most of which are truly ground-breaking for the format. Included are:
'Pick Your Favourite Scenes' allows the viewer to do just that and share them with friends and fans all over the world (obviously given that they have a copy of the film on HD DVD). 'Live Community Screening' allows you to gather with fans for a screening of the film. You're also given the opportunity to chat with the invitees via cell phone, remote or PC. 'Music Downloads' gives the user the ability to purchase wallpapers and ring tones for your cell phones. Obviously a standard marketing ploy, this was interesting enough I suppose.
*The only feature missing here, which is found on the DVD and competing Blu-ray versions, is the A&E documentary 'The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter'. I suppose they had to give the Blu-ray version some type of exclusive feature in order to differentiate it from the HD DVD counterpart. *
It's obvious that the Harry Potter films are getting darker, but they certainly aren't declining in quality as Phoenix continues on the rich quality of the films. Boasting incredible visuals and booming audio, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix comes highly recommended regardless of which format you chose to buy it on.
Review by Brendan Surpless
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I didn't realise The Hidden Secrets of Harry Potter was a Blu-ray exclusive but I'd much prefer to swap it for the IME on this disc.
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These ridiculously awful, completely unentertaining piece of c**p Harry Potter movies just need to stop.....and soon.
scottmck Contributor Join Date: April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 393
Da B-Meister wrote: These ridiculously awful, completely unentertaining piece of c**p Harry Potter movies just need to stop.....and soon.
Useful I reckon they will stop soon, probably when he's done two more years at school. I might be wrong though.
Useful I reckon they will stop soon, probably when he's done two more years at school. I might be wrong though.
SethRex Member Join Date: October 2007 Location: United States Posts: 29
I think I have that hidden secrets of HP on my HD DVD, but i got the UK 2-Disc. yes the UK got a 2 disc edition.
Moviemaniack Member Join Date: November 2007 Location: United States Posts: 38
The Death Eaters do not attack Harry and Dudley, the Dementors do. And the movies will stop after Deathly Hallows is out. Duh.
Pixarfan517 Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,478
I thought this was the worst Harry Potter book and movie yet. No action. No story. The characters all seemed like whimps than heroes.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
As someone disinterested in the books this was the first movie in the series I could tell was compacting the book too far. It was obvious that things were missing. That said, it's probably my second favorite behind Azkaban.
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Da B-Meister wrote: These ridiculously awful, completely unentertaining piece of c**p Harry Potter movies just need to stop.....and soon. Something that has made that much money and it will stop soon? Don't think so - Rowling's even announced she is thinking of doing another book..
Primogen18 Member Join Date: October 2007 Location: United States Posts: 230
An 8th book? Don't get me wrong, I love those books very much and was sad the series came to an end, but the series is at an end. Voldemort was defeated, **spoilers**
Harry even died (if for a brief time), and the book ends with them all grown up with children. I just don't see how an 8th book would work let alone make sense, there is no "Year 8" at Hogwarts. Maybe if a new dark lord came to be, and the "next generation" went on, but then they wouldn't be "Harry Potter and the..." books would they?
I liked this movie very much, but I agree that it was alot to cram into 2 hours and some odd minutes. This is why Deathly Hallows will be split into 2 films. I heard something perhaps a rumor that extended editions (not unlike the LOTR E.E.) were in the works when all 8 films were completed? I wouldn't mind that at all personally.
Harry even died (if for a brief time), and the book ends with them all grown up with children. I just don't see how an 8th book would work let alone make sense, there is no "Year 8" at Hogwarts. Maybe if a new dark lord came to be, and the "next generation" went on, but then they wouldn't be "Harry Potter and the..." books would they?
I liked this movie very much, but I agree that it was alot to cram into 2 hours and some odd minutes. This is why Deathly Hallows will be split into 2 films. I heard something perhaps a rumor that extended editions (not unlike the LOTR E.E.) were in the works when all 8 films were completed? I wouldn't mind that at all personally.
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Heard about the 8th book and she would be waisting her time making it.
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Release Date: 11th December 2007
Discs: 1
Disc Type: HD DVD Hybrid
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DolbyTrueHD 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: In-Movie Experience, Trailing Tonks, Harry Potter and the Magic of Editing, Additional Scenes, Web-Enabled Features
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Randcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 139 minutes
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New Canaan boys hockey team blanked by Xavier
MIDDETOWN -- The Xavier boys hockey team brought a three-game winless streak into its Monday afternoon matchup with New Canaan at the Freeman Athletic Center at Wesleyan University. Behind a shutout by goalie Ben Guidobono and a two-point night by Bryan Stanton, Xavier made sure that streak didn't reach four.
Xavier snapped a scoreless deadlock just 17 seconds into the second period and scored two more in the third to close the book on its 3-0 shutout of New Canaan.
Guidobono made his first start at the varsity level in place of injured starting goalie Shane Baldwin and earned a shutout by stopping all 20 shots he faced.
"One of our biggest issues is playing 45 minutes, and we're struggling with it. But I'd rather struggle with it now than in March. The final 30 minutes we were a different team," Xavier coach Scott Gainey said. "With our schedule, we'll take every win we can get. It's getting to that time of year that they're all going to matter."
Scoring opportunities were few and far between for both squads in the opening period, despite two power-play opportunities for Xavier and two for New Canaan.
New Canaan's best chance in the period occurred while shorthanded, as Ben Patch stole the puck at his own blue line to spring himself on a breakaway, though his shot was denied by Guidobono.
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Minutes later, Xavier had a breakaway chance of its own, but Kade McCartin was denied by New Canaan goalie Chris Koennecke.
"As soon as they realize they can compete with everybody, which we have so far, we'll get it turned around," New Canaan coach Bo Hickey said. "I'm not taking anything away from Xavier; they're a good hockey team. They're very well coached and highly skilled."
Xavier's third power-play opportunity carried over from the first period into the second, and Jack Gethings capitalized 17 seconds into the middle stanza. After winning the opening faceoff, Xavier quickly moved into the attacking zone, but its first two shots were denied by Koennecke.
For Xavier, however, the third shot was the charm after Gethings received a pass from Bryan Stanton in the right faceoff circle and blasted a one-time slap shot to break the scoreless deadlock.
New Canaan took a pair of minor penalties at the end of the second period and was forced to open the third while trying to fend off a 5-on-3 power play. Bryan Stanton received a pass from McCartin to increase Xavier's lead to 2-0 less than 30 seconds into the period.
"We made a point of emphasis that ideally we'd like to get two out of that. We'll take the one," Gainey said. "If they kill a 5-on-3, they've got a little more juice in their legs, and they're going to come after us. I'm happy that we cashed in."
Five minutes later, Xavier added an insurance goal when Colin Beaudoin was able to stuff in a loose puck in front of the New Canaan net for the 3-0 lead.
The Rams came close to avoiding the shutout on several occasions late in the third, but Guidobono made saves on New Canaan's Luke Amero and Cooper Manchuck, among others.
New Canaan saw its two-game win streak come to a halt, but it rebounded for a 7-2 win against Westhill on Tuesday.
"No excuses. We have to play up to our ability and they have to believe in themselves," Hickey said. "At times they do that, but you have to remind sophomores every once in a while."
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New Canaan 0 0 0 -- 0
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Records: Xavier 7-3-1; New Canaan 5-4-2; Goals: X--Jack Gethings, Bryan Stanton, Colin Beaudoin. Assists: X--Stanton, Kade McCartin, William Stanton. Goalies: NC--Chris Koennecke (22 saves); X--Ben Guidobono (20). Shots: NC--20; X--25.


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How are Mobile Devices Changing Travel?
The activation of over 1.6 billion mobile devices means the travel business is paying attention to how people book travel now. Orbitz vice president of mobile Chris Brown joins digits. Photo: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
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Two Bryant women compete for 2012 Miss Arkansas crown
Two young women from Bryant are representing Saline County this week at the Miss Arkansas Pageant in Hot Springs.
Tracy Neal, Miss University of Arkansas, and Bethany Whitfield, Miss Greater Little Rock, are among the pageant's 47 contestants vying for the 2012 title.
The pageant's public competitions are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday at the Summit Arena in Hot Springs.
Whitfield, 23, is competing as Miss Greater Little Rock, and Neal, 22, is Miss University of Arkansas.
Both are pageant returnees. Whitfield is making her third try at the crown and Neal is a second-year contestant.
In the 2011 pageant, Neal won several awards, including a preliminary swimsuit honor, newcomers swimsuit, evening gown and interview awards, and the overall newcomers award.
She also was named the Children's Miracle Network "miracle maker" for being the contestant to raise the most money for Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Whitfield is the daughter of Donald and Tanya Whitfield.
For her talent presentation in the pageant, she will sing "Somewhere." Her platform is titled "Manage: Personal Finance for Practical Living."
She is a second-year law student at the University of Arkansas and a 2011 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University.
Whitfield will compete Wednesday in the talent competition, in the swimsuit category on Thursday and the evening gown phase on Friday.
Neal is the daughter of Todd and Tonya Neal. Her talent presentation will be a contemporary ballet en pointe, and her platform is called "Pink Courage: Fighting for the Cure."
Neal is a first-year graduate student at University of Arkansas. She will compete Wednesday in the evening gown phase, talent competition on Thursday and swimsuit category on Friday.
Contestants also are judged on private interviews with the judges.
Preliminary winners will be announced at the close of the competition each night. The top 10 contestants will compete on Saturday night and the event will culminate with the crowning of Miss Arkansas 2012. The winner then will represent the state at the Miss America Pageant.
Tickets for the pageant are available from Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. They also may be purchased at the Summit Arena box office, which is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and on the final day of the pageant.
Tickets are $20 for Wednesday through Friday shows and $30 for Saturday night. A four-day package is available for $85.


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Use this game to practice the Groundhog Day vocabulary words. Cut out the 21 cards and distribute to the students. Students can get more than one card and all students do not have to have the same amount of cards. The student with the FIRST CARD begins the game. Play until the LAST CARD is played.
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H.323 Troubleshooting: H.323 Service Log Indicates Wrong Number of Licensed IVR Service Ports
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H.323 Service Log Indicates Wrong Number of Licensed IVR Service Ports
|Problem Summary
|The H.323 Service log file indicates that the maxIVRPorts = 50, but the CVP.license file has 150 ports enabled.
|Error Message
|H323CallMgr::getRegistrySettings: maxIVRPorts = 50
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|It appears that the remaining ports are not being recognized. However, the Unified CVP License file applies to the Call Server when using the SIP Protocol. The Unified CVP H.323 Service is limited by the MaxTotalCalls registry value, so there is no correlation between the Unified CVP VoiceBrowser MaxTotalCalls and the CVP.license file.
|Recommended Action
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Nicole Jones' two sons shocked her Sunday night when they asked how they could help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Nicholas, 9, and Nathan, 7, are looking to collect clothing, food, and toys for those in need because of the storm. For more information, e-mail Nicole at email@example.com.
Nicole Jones' two sons surprised her Oct. 28 as Superstorm Sandy swept through the state.
The family of four hunkered down in their Middletown Crossing home, watching the rain and wind outside, and occasionally checking in with the news.
Jones and her husband, Oliver, tried to steer the two young boys away from the devastation shown on the television, but Nicholas, 9, and Nathan, 7, were curios.
"They asked about it, and we were casually talking about it," she said. "Then they asked, 'mom, would could we do?'"
This shocked Nicole – that her two Silver Lake Elementary School students would think of others before themselves.
Her sons are not selfish, she said, but just the fact that the 7- and 9- year olds would think of others before themselves, really made the Jones' proud.
"[Nicholas] said, we only need to call two people," Nicole Jones said, "the owner of Lowe's and the owner of Wal-Mart. Lowe's can help rebuild, and Wal-Mart can supply everything else they need."
Nathan then suggested collecting stuff and seeing who could help and then ship it out to whoever needs it, she said.
Nicole Jones put her sons' message of charity on Facbeook, and from there, she said the support just started flowing in.
"I didn't know what I was expecting," she said.
On Saturday, M.O.T. Soccer will set up the shed at its field to help the boys collect donations.
It's the teams' last outdoor game of the season and Jones said that the shed at the field will probably be open all day accepting clothes, toys, and food to be given to those hit hardest by Sandy.
So far, Nicole Jones said that the boys have collected kids' clothing, boys and girls, toys, and men's clothes.
She plans on going through her closet and her sons' old toys to add to the donations and that they expect to collect canned food and other nonperishable food through M.O.T. Soccer Saturday.
"It started as a casual conversation Sunday night with them inquiring on the storm," she said. "My husband and I are touched by their generosity. They shocked me and they're my own children."
The boys asked their mother if she could take on any other responsibilities to help them, and she agreed, since it's for the kids and for a good cause.
"To me it shows them that they can make a difference no matter what age they are," Nicole Jones said. "I might be tired at the end of this, but I'll do what I got to do for the boys. They're very excited."
She said that the family is waiting to hear from the Red Cross on whether they should drop off the donations or if they will pick them up.
Nicholas and Nathan Jones are continuing to collect donations, including clothing, toys, and food.
Their mother said that since they're not an organization, and just regular people, they are trying to stay away from taking monetary donations.
"We figured if they donate something, we can get it to somewhere," she said.
Anyone interested in contributing donations to Nicholas and Nathan's' efforts can e-mail Nicole Jones at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus that leads to mild, cold-like symptoms in adults and older healthy children. It can be more serious in young babies, especially those in certain high-risk groups.
Alternative Names
RSV; Palivizumab; Respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin
RSV is the most common germ that causes lung and airway infections in infants and young children. Most infants have had this infection by age 2. Outbreaks of RSV infections most often begin in the fall and run into the spring.
The infection can occur in people of all ages. The virus spreads through tiny droplets that go into the air when a sick person blows their nose, coughs, or sneezes.
You can catch RSV if:
- A person with RSV sneezes, coughs, or blows their nose near you.
- You touch, kiss, or shake hands with someone who is infected by the virus.
- You touch your nose, eyes, or mouth after you have touched something contaminated by the virus, such as a toy or doorknob.
RSV often spreads quickly in crowded households and day care centers. The virus can live for a half an hour or more on hands. The virus can also live for up to 5 hours on countertops and for several hours on used tissues.
The following increase the risk for RSV:
- Attending day care
- Being near tobacco smoke
- Having school-aged brothers or sisters
- Living in crowded conditions
Symptoms vary and differ with age. They usually appear 4 - 6 days after coming in contact with the virus.
- Older children usually have only mild, cold-like symptoms, such as croupy cough (often described as a "seal bark"
cough), stuffy nose, or low-grade fever.
Infants under age 1 may have more severe symptoms and often have the most trouble breathing:
- Bluish skin color due to a lack of oxygen (
cyanosis) in more severe cases Breathing difficultyor labored breathing Nasal flaring Rapid breathing(tachypnea)
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Exams and Tests
Many hospitals and clinics can rapidly test for RSV using a sample of fluid taken from the nose with a cotton swab.
Antibiotics do not treat RSV.
Mild infections go away without treatment.
Infants and children with a severe RSV infection may be admitted to the hospital . Treatment will include:
- Oxygen
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- Fluids through a vein (by IV)
A breathing machine (ventilator) may be needed.
Outlook (Prognosis)
More severe RSV disease may occur in the following infants:
- Premature infants
- Infants with chronic lung disease
- Infants whose immune system does not work well
- Infants with certain forms of heart disease
Rarely, RSV infection can cause death in infants. However, this is unlikely if the child is seen by a health care provider in the early stages of the disease .
Children who have had RSV bronchiolitis may be more likely to develop asthma.
Possible Complications
In young children, RSV can cause:
- Lung failure
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if breathing difficulties or other symptoms of this disorder appear. Any breathing problems in an infant are an emergency. Seek medical help right away.
To help prevent RSV infection, wash your hands often, especially before touching your baby. Make certain that other people, especially caregivers, take steps to avoid giving RSV to your baby.
The following simple steps can help protect your baby from getting sick:
- Insist that others wash their hands with warm water and soap before touching your baby.
- Have others avoid contact with the baby if they have a cold or fever. If necessary, have them wear a mask.
- Be aware that kissing the baby can spread RSV infection.
- Try to keep young children away from your baby. RSV is very common among young children and easily spreads from child to child.
- Do not smoke inside your house, car, or anywhere near your baby. Exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of RSV illness.
Parents of high-risk young infants should avoid crowds during outbreaks of RSV. Moderate-to-large outbreaks are often reported bylocal news sources to provide parents with an opportunity to avoid exposure.
The drug Synagis (palivizumab) is approved for the prevention of RSV disease in children younger than 24 months who are at high risk for serious RSV disease. Ask your doctor if your child should receive this medicine.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 158.
Bronchiolitis Guideline Team. Bronchiolitis pediatric evidence-based care guidelines for management of bronchiolitis in infants 1 year of age or less with a first time episode. Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center Guidelines. 2010.
Crowe JE Jr. Respiratory syncytial virus. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 252.
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Weapon Attachments are accessories that can be added on to various weapons. Not all weapons can use all attachments in the game. In Multiplayer, primary weapons can hold two attachments, and secondary weapons can hold one attachment, unless a specific Wildcard has been selected to allow one more for either.
In Multiplayer, Attachments are unlocked by leveling up a weapon. Kill players with a select weapon to level it up. Attachments and an XP bonus will be given at each weapon level. In Campaign, Attachments are unlocked after a select mission has been completed.
In addition to the older attachments, many former weapon based Perks have been re-created as attachments.
EditAttachments in Multiplayer
Below is a list of all attachments in Call of Duty Black Ops II. Remember, not all weapons can use all attachments:
- ACOG Sight
- Adjustable Stock
- Ballistics CPU
- Dual Band Scope
- Dual Wield
- EOTech Sight
- Extended Clip
- Fast Mag
- Full Metal Jacket
- Fore Grip
- Grenade Launcher
- Hybrid Optic
- Laser Sight
- Long Barrel
- Millimeter Scanner
- Quickdraw Handle
- Rapid Fire
- Reflex Sight
- Select Fire
- Suppressor
- Tactical Knife
- Target Finder
- Tri-Bolt
- Variable Zoom
EditIncompatible Attachments
Some attachments cannot be used together. The following lists incompatible attachments:
- Reflex Sight
- ACOG Sight
- Target Finder
- EOTech Sight
- Hybrid Optic
- Millimeter Scanner
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I have a Dell Inspiron B130, and I'm looking to upgrade the processor.
Before anyone says it, I have already bought a new laptop, but my new one runs Windows, and I'd like to upgrade my older Linux machine a little more. I already have 2GB of RAM installed, and now I'd like to upgrade the processor.
I know I can go to Intel's site and get information about what chipset I have, but taking apart a laptop while it's running is not exactly a good idea.
I have a Pentium M Dothan, 745A, 1.8, TJ85C (quoted directly from Dell's website). I can't find any information on the actually mobo that comes stock on Dell's website, so if anyone has any ideas of what I can do to find my chipset, or if you know what processors will be a good compatible upgrade for this, please post it here.
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Marvin J. "Mike" Smithbauer, 81, of 227 John Street, St. Marys, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Elk Regional Health Center in St. Marys.He was born September 11, 1929 in St. Marys, a son of the late Raymond and Lavina Engelhart Smithbauer.On April 4, 1964 in St. Marys, he married Delores Neubert Renwick Smithbauer, who survives.Mr. Smithbauer was a member of St. Mary's Church. He served in the Army as a corporal in the 28th Infintry division during the Korean War. He retired from Stackpole Carbon Company in 1991 after 32 years of service. He worked in maintenance as a journeyman, iron worker and boiler and system generator operator and was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was educated in St. Marys area schools and finished his education after he was discharged from the military. He was a life member of the Society of the 28th division and was also a life member of the American Legion and the B.P.O. Elks, where he had served as Exalted Ruler and was noted for presenting the eleven o'clock toast. He was also a member of the Moose, the National Rifle Association and the St. Marys Sportsmen's Club. He enjoyed being outdoors and fishing and hunting, especially spring gobbler. He mostly enjoyed traveling with his wife and their trips to Erie and Atlantic City. Most of all, he took great pride and pleasure in his family, and enjoyed spending time with them and attending family reunions and birthdays. In addition to his wife of 47 years, he is survived by a daughter, Shirlee, Mrs. Wilbur Lewis, Weedville; two sons, Richard Renwick and his wife Betty, Emporium, and Allen Renwick and his wife Sandi, St. Marys; 13 grandchildren, Debbie Young, Patty Lewis, Judy (Marc) Reed, Amy (Jeff) Glass, Cindy Jones, Rhonda Renwick, Missy (Andy) Geyer, Dan (Inga) Lewis, David (Barb) Lewis, Craig (Anna) Lewis, Steve (Teasia) Levin, Rob (Darlene) Levin, and Brenda (Kirk) Whiting; 26 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Carol, Mrs. Clarence "Sonny" Beimel, St. Marys, and Kristine, Mrs. Leo "Googs" Winters, St. Marys. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Lewis; a son-in-law, Elden Lewis; and a brother, Jim Smithbauer.A Mass of Christian Burial for Marvin J. "Mike" Smithbauer will be celebrated at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Church Street, St. Marys, on Saturday, August 27 at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Meinrad Lawson, O.S.B., as celebrant. A military service will be conducted by the St. Marys Servicemen's Burial Detail. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.Visitation will be at the Lynch- Green Funeral Home, 151 N. Michael St., St. Marys, on Friday evening from 5-8 pm.Memorial contributions may be made to the B.P.O. Elks Club of St. Marys. Online condolences may be placed at www.LynchGreenFuneralHome.com.
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When Journalists Cover Up the Cover-Up
This is gut check time for the mainstream media. The facts about Benghazi are now irrefutable....and yet, we see little evidence of the liberal media establishment attacking this raw meat. This self-proclaimed watchdog has not so surprisingly turned into a helpless puppy when it comes to Behghazi. We now know that officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after the attack that an Islamic militant group claimed credit for the attack....and yet the administration spent the next two weeks pointing to a video as the cause of the attack.
Are we getting too close to the election for the mainstream media to fairly report on these developments? Apparently so. If only Richard Nixon could have had such friends among the press corps.
If you are a journalist for the liberal establishment, the timing of Benghazi couldn't be worse. Any honest reporting on the subject could result in a loss of votes for your candidate. The proverbial question these journalists must be asking themselves deep down is this: "Are we simply a mouthpiece for the Democrats....and a propaganda machine for liberal ideas....or, are we true journalists?" It can't be both, and they know it.
Conservatives in America already knew of course that the mainstream media is in bed with the Democrats. More and more independents are now catching on to this immoral relationship as well. Even some liberals are starting to come out of the closet and admit that the mainstream media has a leftist agenda which oozes through their reporting on a daily basis. But should that agenda permit them to cover up the cover-up?
Before we get too far down the tracks of what journalists "should" and "shouldn't do," let's remember one fundamental principle: Those on the left tend not to believe in moral absolutes....at least in most instances. Therefore, they can tell themselves that they are justified in covering up the cover-up. In their minds, the end result of advancing the Democratic platform overrides what the White House did and didn't do concerning Benghazi. That is the way moral relativists address ethical dilemmas such as this one. The end justifies the means....and so the advancement of the Democratic platform justifies the ideological and dishonest nature of their reporting on this issue.
It's no different really than what Joe Biden stated in his recent debate with Paul Ryan. Joe claimed to be supportive of his church's position on life....only to pivot in the next few sentences toward his unrelenting endorsement for the killing of the unborn. The "value" of life and the "value" of fair journalism is all seen in the eyes of the beholder. The lack of any moral foundation on the left is becoming a hallmark of their agenda, as evidenced at the recent Democratic Convention where the Democrats took "God" out of their platform....before they voted to put him back in. Their first vote on this issue was consistent with their philosophy and their agenda.
Without God around to address the rightness and wrongness of our decisions, we are free to cover up anything we want to conceal from A to Z....that is, from abortion to Benghazi. It's all up for grabs....and it is all driven by a passion to implement the ideals expressed in the Democratic platform. Man, by nature, is driven toward that agenda. It is the "default agenda" of man. Only God can change man's heart to accept moral absolutes and the absolute necessity of the new birth through faith in Jesus Christ.
Governments of various countries seek to cover up the Gospel message from reaching the people. It is seen as a threat to the establishment. In reality, the Gospel message is the only message that will truly liberate people and turn them into fair, honest, and moral citizens. Sure there are people who seem to live moral lives without Jesus....but Christ would never have come to earth if those examples of morality were enough to reconcile us to God.
There is only one way to heaven....and that is through faith in Jesus and His death on the cross. Anything else is essentially man's attempt to cover up the truth because the truth doesn't square with man's natural agenda. It's no surprise that liberal journalists would choose to cover up the facts of Benghazi. Man is a pro at covering up any message which goes against his personal agenda....and any message that goes against his lust for total independence from God. That is why they voted "God" out of their platform....in an attempt to cover up the One to whom we all must give an account.


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The Da Vinci Code: A Biblical Response
Related article: The 'Browning' of Christian History
CBN.com Many critiques of The Da Vinci Code have focused on the book's self-serving historical revisionism, its scurrilous attacks on the Christian Church, the "creative" use of Mary Magdalene and such, but I've not seen the full extent of Da Vinci's paganism explored. As the other side of the coin of the attack on the Church, Dan Brown's total immersion of his readers into pure pagan ideology is wicked. I liken it to drops of rain falling in an ever-increasing intensity and ferocity on the reader as the story line unfolds.
Brown starts Da Vinci with lots of superficial exciting narrative and a light drizzle of rather innocuous pagan concepts like "the divine feminine." About a quarter-way through the book he whets the reader's appetite with a partial description of a satanic orgy which he calls "sacred marriage." Exactly mid-way through the book he has the reader sitting obediently at the foot of his main pagan guru, Leigh Teabing, an "expert" on the Holy Grail, who functions as the main indoctrinator of the book. With Teabing, Brown begins to rain an immense shower of pagan values and their glory on the reader whose mind by now has been dilated by the warm lusty rain. By the last quarter of the book Brown has his reader engaged in the full explosion of his satanic "marriage ceremony" and links the key to the secret of the Holy Grail with a horned goat-faced male fertility god named Baphomet. Whew—that's not easy to do, but Brown plies his craft well.
From beginning to end Brown's book is pagan, even satanic, propaganda. Don't believe me? Then read the following partial list of references which Brown admits time and again in the book are ostensibly pagan in origin:
Hiéros gamos (a Greek term which he calls "sacred marriage"); Satanic pentagrams (which he sanitizes as "pentacles"); pyramids (one consisting of 666 glass panels); keystones; obelisks; astrology; fertility cults and rituals; goddess cults, goddess art and worship; Wicca; nature worship and Mother Earth; yin yang; witches and crones; "the sacred feminine;" Masonic ciphers, secret codes and puzzles; esoteric knowledge and hidden symbolism; secret societies, lodges and cults; alchemy; Egyptian gods and goddesses; Tarot cards; crystals; magic; anagrams; a pagan astrological device known as gnomon; The Rose Line, Rosslyn and the Rosslyn Chapel; a 33-foot Egyptian obelisk in a church; the secret Masonic brotherhood; fertility rituals performed by people on the spring equinox wearing masks and holding orbs; ritual nudity and chanting; gargoyles; hermaphrodites; Native American "wisdom;" pagan May Day; Friday the 13th; sun worship;
I'm only half way through this list!
Rosicrucianism; nature-worshipping festivals; pagan priestesses and their instruments: wands, ankhs, rattles and pagan statues; the Obelisk of Ramses; the number 13; phallic symbols; Gnosticism and the Gnostic gospels; the Wiccan five stations of female life; pagan myths and stories; the Astrological Age of Pisces; the New Age of Aquarius; the Luciferian motto: do as you please; Egyptian priests and priestesses; meditation gurus; Nirvana; the fertility god Baphomet; the goddess Sophia/Wisdom; papyrus scrolls with secret messages; the pantheon of gods; Stonehenge; circular churches for pagan fertility rituals; Knights Templar; freemasons; constellations, signs of the zodiac, comets, stars and planets; the Goddess of Astronomy; sarcophaguses and tombs; Eve and the Apple in the Garden; a Mithraic temple with a powerful magnetic field; cornucopias; Masonic seals; stargazing priests and pillars of the Temple of Solomon which are in all Masonic temples. Keep in mind that some of the references and terms on this list are repeated dozens or even hundreds of times throughout the book serving to thoroughly wash the reader's brain with this pagan junk.
Now, if that is not enough to convince you that Brown wants to supplant the good old-time religion here's another list of pagan gods and goddesses or other (even biblical) names that Brown uses with fully pagan meanings: Adonis, Amon, Aphrodite, Ariel, Astarte, Aurora, Baphomet, Dionysius, Eve, Eros, the Eastern Star, Hermes, Horus, Ishtar, Isis, Krishna, Mars, Medusa, Mithras, Osiris, Pisces, Poseidon, Venus and Zeus. Even the name of the main female character, Sophie Neveu, sounds like the French term, sophie neuveau, which means "new wisdom." How ironic that the main female character of the book is spun as the incarnation of the goddess Sophia!
Friends The Da Vinci Code is a very cleverly-concocted piece of pagan propaganda that bathes unsuspecting brains with an incessant shower of verbal grime. There is no redeeming value to it for any person of moral fiber, and I suspect that once Dan Brown gets done testifying in court for allegedly infringing on the copyrights of other pagan books, he may just go back to his fertility den to worship the millions he has filched off a gullible public.
The Da Vinci Code: A Biblical Response
Related article: The 'Browning' of Christian History
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Justice Richard T. Andrias is a 1970 graduate of Columbia Law School and attended the Graduate Law School of the London School of Economics. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College in 1965 where he was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with high honors in Economics. Prior to attending law school, he served in Vietnam as an Army Intelligence Officer with the First Air Cavalry Division and was awarded the Bronze Star and Air Medal. Justice Andrias was first appointed to the Criminal Court in 1983 by Mayor Koch. From February 1985 to December 1987 he was the Supervising Judge of the New York County Criminal Court. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1987 and re-elected in 2001, serving as a trial judge in the criminal and civil divisions from January 1988 to June 1996. In June 1996, Justice Andrias was designated by Governor Pataki as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, where he presently sits. In addition to his judicial duties, he teaches trial practice at Pace Law School and has published numerous articles on legal subjects as varied as HIV issues in the courts and jury trials in Russia. He is a member of the American Law Institute and a Fellow of the American Bar Association. He served a four-year term on the Executive Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and was elected to its Nominating Committee for 2004. He has been an active member of the American Bar Association and currently serves on the task force on Diversion and Special Courts. Prior to being appointed by Mayor Koch to the Criminal Court, he was a trial lawyer for the Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Division and in private practice, doing primarily corporate and commercial litigation. He was a member and Chair of Community Board 12, Manhattan; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Bronx Legal Services Corp.; and a board member of the Veteran's Leadership Program, a non-profit job-training program for Vietnam and Post-Vietnam era veterans. He is presently on the board of New York City Audubon.


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It's the first weekend of the month and that means there are WAY TOO MANY openings worth getting to. Let's break it down, focusing on a couple things worth checking out tonight. We'll get to Friday and Saturday tomorrow, but check our full arts calendar for a complete picture of what's going down.
The Lower Polk (and now Tenderloin) Art Walk happens every first Thursday of the month where all the galleries around that area stay open till 10pm with many of them opening new shows like:
-- Ever Gold w/ Yokonori Stone whose interview went up on Tuesday and has ignited the comments.
-- Nimit Malavia @Spoke Art Gallery
-- Rabid Viz By Courtney Johnson& Maysha Mohamedi@Kokoro Studio... Do you remember Courtney's last show at Park Life? Check it. Great work.
Work by Courtney Johnson. Her show w/Maysha Mohamedi opens Thursday at Kokoro Studio as part of the Polk/ Tenderloin Artwalk
Camille Rose Garcia will be signing copies of her book "Snow White", a breathtaking, wildly original spin on the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale @the SFMOMA from 6-8pm. ~details
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He was born Feb. 24, 1926 to Seth and Vivian Stevens Shumway, the fourth child of 12, and raised in Blanding, Utah.
Deloy married Belva Walker of Blanding, Utah and they later divorced. He married Juanita Joy Winder of Moab and they later divorced. They have a son, Jeff Atwood.
In 1954, Deloy married Inez Elmina Black Walker. Inez had two children from a previous marriage, Kathleen, and Kerry. Deloy and Inez had six children together – Susan, Earl, Reagan, Rhonda, Bradley, and Eric.
Deloy was gifted with athletic and musical talent; he played several instruments and had a beautiful singing voice. He went to college on a music scholarship and then served in the Army Air Corps as an "open air" tail gunner on fighter planes during WWII.
While in the service, he was a Golden Gloves boxer and excelled at any sport he tried. He played basketball, softball, horseshoes, was a golfer, and an avid bowler with a 255 average. Dad began shooting pool while in the military and became so good at it that shooters came from all over to try to win. It didn't happen often, and he still held an amazing stick up until the day he was hospitalized. Even in his 80s he still ranked high in the state billiard championship standings.
Deloy worked with his brothers, cousins and close friends in the mining industry in southern Utah for much of his life. He had several inventions and was well known throughout the industry and area as one of the most knowledgeable geologists anywhere. Deloy physically walked over almost every foot of San Juan, and Grand counties in Utah, and many in Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada as well. If there was a good rock or mineral vein, he could tell you where it was.
Deloy was an extremely intelligent, generous and kind-hearted man with a wonderful sense of humor. He loved shooting pool, throwing horseshoes, dancing, music, and walking out in the hills.
Deloy is survived by Kathleen Stubbs, Kerry Shumway (Marsha), Rhonda Redington, of Moab, Reagan (Ursula) Shumway of Blanding, Susan Shumway of Salt Lake City, and Jeff (Barbara) Atwood of Lehi, Utah; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by sisters, Ila (Kay) Johnson, Clea S. Johnson, Vivian Joy Holliday, Iva Loo Perkins; and brother, Eugene (Kathryn) Shumway; sisters-in-law, Shirley Shumway, Patsy Shumway, and Cloe Ann Shumway, all of Blanding; and brother-in-law, Lyman (Daisy Mae) Black of Cortez, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Inez; sons, Earl K., Bradley Kyle, and Eric Steele; two grandchildren; brothers, Merwin Shumway, Burdette Shumway, Glen Shumway, Kenneth Shumway; sister, Dorothy Shumway; and sisters-in-law, Cassie Shumway and Erva Shumway.
Deloy was a unique person who will be missed by his many friends and family. We love you, dad.


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Tom Ford and his longtime partner, Richard Buckley, have gotten married, the designer revealed at an event in London on Monday night.
"We are now married, which is nice," the 52-year-old told Vogue. "I know that was just made legal in the U.K., which is great; we were married in the States."
The two — who've been together for 27 years after first meeting at a 1986 fashion show when Ford was 25 — have a son, Alexander John Buckley Ford, born in September 2012.
Having Alexander around has changed life in at least one big way for Ford, who said Monday night that he carries a cellphone only because there's an app that allows him to watch the boy sleeping. The change?
"I used to spend most of my time at home naked, but now we have a child it means we have a nanny and so I can't come downstairs naked and have a bowl of cereal in the morning," the designer told Vogue, via GQ. "Before I had a child I literally took off all my clothes the minute I walked in the door."
Ford also wrote an essay in Out magazine for its "Love Issue" in 2011 in which he talked about his and Buckley's relationship.
"One of the things that always amuses me — 'amuses' isn't even the right word, because it doesn't amuse me — but often," Ford said, "I'm at dinner parties with very close friends, straight, and they realize that Richard and I have been together 24 years, and the response is often, 'Wow, you guys have been together 24 years! That's so amazing. I don't think of gay men being together that long.' And I'm, like, 'Why? What are you talking about?' Some of the longest relationships I know of are same-sex couples."
He added, "Richard and I are bound together, and I think that's what that recognition is when you look someone in the eyes and you feel like you've known them forever. It is a kind of coming home."
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Verizon's DSL Still Partially Clothed
from the not-so-naked-after-all dept
Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky. We really shouldn't have been surprised that yesterday's Verizon announcement concerning naked DSL apparently contained so many catches that it's not really naked at all. It's partially clothed. In fact, it's almost fully clothed. The details: you can't actually get Verizon DSL without phone service -- which is what "naked DSL" implies. If you are an existing Verizon DSL and phone customer in a few markets in the Northeast then you can port your number to a different local provider. That's it. You can't ditch phone service. You can only move it to a different provider. It's not clear, though, if that different provider can be a VoIP company. In other words, Verizon (which had been taking PR hits for repeatedly delaying naked DSL), announced naked DSL without naked DSL. This should benefit about three people, who somehow decide that they want phone service from, say MCI, instead of Verizon... oh wait, then they're still with Verizon.


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Date: Apr 27, 2010
Press Release Number: 21-2010
The Port Authority Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, April 29, on the 15th floor of Port Authority headquarters at 225 Park Avenue South in Manhattan. The public session of the Board will begin at 1:30 p.m.
The following committee meetings will be held in public session in the same location: Committee on Operations, 10 a.m.; Committee on Construction, 10 a.m.; and World Trade Center Redevelopment Subcommittee, 11 a.m.
In addition, a meeting of the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Construction, the World Trade Center Redevelopment Subcommittee and the full Board will be held in executive session on April 29.
The public sessions of the Board and its Committees will be broadcast on the Port Authority's Web site - www.panynj.gov.
The agenda for the meetings to be held on April 29 will be posted on the Port Authority's Web site, www.panynj.gov, at 3 p.m. on April 28.
Members of the public wishing to address the Board should register by sending an e-mail message including their name, affiliation (if any) and topic to email@example.com by 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 29. Speakers are limited to 3 minutes, and speaking time may not be transferred. The public comment period may be limited to 30 minutes. Appropriate identification is required.
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