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Stimulator of linguistic research among ethnic minorities and champion of their cultural dignity
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SIL expands worldwide
Meanwhile, the work of training young people continued. SIL linguists, working on several hundred previously unwritten languages, gained the attention of sectors of the academic world in many countries. By 1942 universities in the United States had become interested in SIL's growing expertise. That year the University of Oklahoma invited SIL to give courses on its campus as an affiliate of its linguistics department. In 1952, at the invitation of the University of North Dakota, SIL summer courses were offered there as well, and eventually at the University of Washington in Seattle, the University of Texas at Arlington, and the University of Oregon in Eugene. Other SIL courses were established in Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, and Singapore (later moved to Darwin, Australia). In addition, national training programs have been established in most of the countries where SIL works. The majority of these training programs are still in operation. Close to 40,000 students, representing many countries and organizations, had received linguistic training at SIL courses by the close of the twentieth century.
The growing numbers of SIL linguistic and support personnel have enabled SIL to expand its work into many countries. The SIL staff is composed of approximately 6,000 members from more than 40 home countries. Over 70 countries are represented by the 1,576 languages that SIL people are studying, usually at the invitation of the government, a university, or a minority-language community, often under the terms of a cooperative cultural contract. Results from their studies are constantly appearing in print. The most recent bibliographic database of SIL includes 27,373 entries, 21,512 of which relate to 1,724 specific languages (5,861 of the entries are more general and do not relate to a particular language). A little over half of the entries are vernacular works published in minority languages for speakers and readers of these languages. The other half are scholarly books and articles authored or edited by or with SIL members.
Included in the SIL Bibliography are three significant items that reflect a fulfillment of Townsend's lifelong intention of reconstructing language families. The first is a University of Pennsylvania dissertation by Dr. Robert Longacre of SIL on Proto-Mixtecan. One reviewer said this "belongs to the class composed of Bloomfield's Algonquian and perhaps nothing else." The second is Dr. Sarah Gudchinsky's dissertation on the reconstruction of Proto-Popotecan, the parent language of both the Mixtecan and Popolocan language families of Mexico. The third, a University of Pennsylvania dissertation by Dr. Calvin Rensch on Proto-Otomanguean, is thought to be a milestone in the science of comparative linguistics.
One who was mentored by Townsend was Dr. Richard S. Pittman. In 1951, continuing Townsend's vision, he published a modest catalog of the world's languages, The Ethnologue, which has continued to grow in quantity and quality. The 14th edition, over 1,000 pages, was published by SIL in 2000. It lists 6,809 languages spoken in the world today. The volume attempts to bring together the best information available on those languages including detailed data such as their location, number of speakers, and variant names. Since 1996 it has also been on the Internet and is consulted by thousands of computer users every day, both lay people and scholars.

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At Duke (5 Seasons • 2013-Present): Josh Jordan joined the Duke baseball program in June of 2012 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in July of 2015. He begins his sixyh season with the Blue Devils in 2017-18.
Jordan serves as the program's recruiting coordinator while also working with the Blue Devil catchers and outfielders. In addition, he teaches both hitting and base running.
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The Blue Devils' 2015 class was highly-touted and featured eight players ranked among Perfect Game's top 500 prospects in the country. Duke's 13-player 2014 recruiting class ranked No. 16 in the nation according to Perfect Game as well. Five Duke commits -- junior Justin Bellinger, junior Chris McGrath, freshman Adam Laskey, freshman Matt Mervis and first-round selection Will Benson -- were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft coming out of high school.
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During Jordan's time in Durham, 13 Blue Devils have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including five in 2015 in junior RHP Michael Matuella (3rd Round | No. 78 Overall | Texas Rangers), senior RHP Sarkis Ohanian (9th Round | No. 265 Overall | Cincinnati Reds), junior RHP Kenny Koplove (17th Round | No. 504 Overall | Philadelphia Phillies), senior RHP Andrew Istler (23rd Round | No. 702 | Los Angeles Dodgers) and redshirt sophomore James Marvel (36th Round | No. 1,087 Overall | Pittsburgh Pirates). Duke's five current players selected was the team's highest total since seven Blue Devils were taken in the 2009 MLB Draft, while Matuella and Ohanian became the first Duke teammates picked in the first 10 rounds of the draft since 2002.
With Jordan's assistance, Duke has earned nine All-ACC selections over the past three years, including three all-conference picks in 2014. Duke's three All-ACC selections in 2014 were the most since Duke placed three on the all-conference teams in 2009.
At Appalachian State (6 Seasons • 2007-12): Prior to his arrival in Durham, Jordan spent six seasons as an assistant coach under current Duke head coach Chris Pollard at Appalachian State. The Mountaineers won 30 or more games in each of Jordan's six seasons with the program.
Jordan was key in Appalachian State's stellar 2012 campaign, a season which saw the Mountaineers set a school record for victories with a 41-18 overall record. The Mountaineers captured the Southern Conference championship and earned a berth to the NCAA Championship, advancing to the championship round of the Charlotte Regional with wins over national powers Virginia and Oklahoma.
While in Boone, Jordan supervised the development of 17 players ultimately selected in the MLB Draft. Prior to Jordan and Pollard's arrival, Appalachian State had not produced a Major League Baseball draftee since the 1996 campaign.
Early Years: Before joining the ASU staff, Jordan spent the 2006 season with Young Harris College, helping the Mountain Lions to a runner-up finish in the 2006 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XVII Tournament. Jordan also coached Charlie Blackmon, currently a member of the Colorado Rockies, during his stint at Young Harris.
Prior to his stint at Young Harris, Jordan spent two seasons at Fort Hays State in Hays, Kan. He began his time at Fort Hays as a graduate assistant in 2004 before becoming the Tigers' top assistant and recruiting coordinator the following year.
College Career: Jordan played second base at Catawba College from 1999-2002, leading the Indians to the 2002 South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship. He began his coaching career as a volunteer coach at his alma mater in 2003.
Jordan holds a B.A. in social studies education from Catawba and also earned an M.S. in exercise science from Fort Hays State in 2005. A native of Gastonia, N.C., he was a four-year letterwinner and an all-conference performer at Hunter Huss High School from 1995-98.
Personal: Jordan and his wife (Erika) reside in Durham, N.C., with their son (Jaxon) and daughter (Lillian).


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Editor's Comment: The survey used for this study asked medical school representatives: 1) to identify whether clinical treatment for CFS was offered, and if yes, which (if any) faculty members were considered experts in treating CFS, 2) to identify any significant CFS research (current projects or papers published) taking place within the confines of the school, and 3) to describe the extent of CFS coverage and instruction within the medical schools' curricula. A total of 21 schools offered clinical care, and a total of 20 schools included ME/CFS in their curricula. Only 11 schools had published papers on ME/CFS.
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By T. Mark Peterson, D.D.S, et al.
Little is known about the extent to which chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is covered within medical schools in the United States (U.S.) The current study is an exploration of the extent that CFS is covered in the areas of treatment, research, and curricula in U.S. Medical Schools.
Surveys were sent to personnel at 132 accredited U.S. medical schools and a total of 71 schools responded. The extent of coverage across the three domains was extremely limited. Only 29.6% of schools met the clinical criterion, 28.2% met the curricula criterion, and 15% met the research criterion. Only four of the 71 (5.6%) responding schools met criteria for all three domains.
While the current study is preliminary, it points to significant gaps in the coverage of CFS among medical institutions, which is likely impacting the ability of physicians to fully acknowledge, understand, effectively treat, and find a cure for CFS.
Source: Universal Journal of Public Health 1(4): 177-179, 2013 DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2013.010404. T. Mark Peterson, D.D.S, Thomas W. Peterson, D.D.S., Sarah Emerson, B.S., Eric Regalbuto, Meredyth A. Evans, M.A., Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D. Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, 60614, Illinois, United States *Corresponding Author: firstname.lastname@example.com


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When Hurricane Sandy touched down in Kingston on 24 October, excessive winds left more than 70 percent of the population without electricity, killed one person and forced more than 1,000 into shelters. As the storm moved across the island, an estimated US$ 100 million worth of infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, were damaged or destroyed, setting back decades of hard-won development.
In an effort to guide early recovery, UNDP launched the Hurricane Sandy Recovery Project, which is built around the need to provide coordinated and evidence based recovery to the hardest hit areas in the eastern parishes (administrative regions). The project is focused on needs assessments to evaluate the extent of the damage; preparation of a recovery framework to guide the range of recovery initiatives; establishment of a Secretariat to collect and house all disaster related information for future use; and GIS Tracking to pinpoint high risk areas.
Needs assessments were undertaken in the eastern parishes of St. Catherine, St. Thomas, Portland and St. Mary. These multi-sectoral assessments are crucial to determining the extent of the damage and estimating the resources required to build back better. Needs assessments translate into recovery frameworks that outline what has to be done, with details on cost, timeline and required resources.
In developing the recovery framework, UNDP sought the involvement of the affected population, as well as local organizations and businesses. Four Hurricane Sandy workshops were carried out in each of the affected parishes to: build stakeholder awareness and present the project to stakeholders; gather input on the project; highlight local risk profiles; and strengthen existing partnerships for recovery. This information facilitates the integration of risk reduction measures into the long term recovery plans.
UNDP's primary partner in the recovery effort is the Temporary Recovery Secretariat, housed within the Office for Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), which has been coordinating recovery efforts, building partnerships and ensuring that the resources committed are effectively and efficiently applied.
Thus far, recovery efforts have included the repair and rehabilitation of damaged schools and health centers, the relocation of impacted coastal communities, and updating of the national framework for recovery. Work has already begun or been completed in three schools and the Chepstowe Health Centre, all located in Portland and St. Thomas. In October, additional funds were released to rehabilitate one additional school in each of the four eastern parishes, as well as the Islington Post Office in St. Mary.
UNDP's early recovery work aims to ensure that response and recovery initiatives consider long-term goals, working to build better systems and infrastructure than previously existed. In Jamaica, GIS trackers were employed to map the regions struck by the storm, allowing policymakers and community stakeholders to see evidence of locations most at risk and thereby avoid future development in these locations. GIS tracking involves measuring sea surge along coasts, identifying low lying areas prone to floods and highlighting areas of high exposure to winds or debris.
Using the information collected from the GIS trackers, families residing in high risk areas, who suffered considerable damage, are being relocated to new housing. Thus far, 48 families from Port Arthur Lane are in the process of being relocated to Crooked River in Annotto Bay, and Eden Park in Oracabessa.
To help collect the information after Hurricane Sandy, UNDP helped establish a repository of information for the post-sandy recovery work, which will provide guidance to national, municipal and regional initiatives in future development.
Jamaica has yet to fully recover from Hurricane Sandy. For its part, UNDP is working with partners to expedite the provision of resources and continue the recovery process. Lessons learned however, indicate that coordination amongst the many partners and implementing agencies remains challenging.
Learning from these challenges, UNDP is working with the Government to establish a permanent Recovery Coordinator, who will be responsible for streamlining and facilitating recovery operations and interagency cooperation.


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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Unidentified gunmen attacked a village in western Ivory Coast and set it ablaze early Saturday, killing three people and prolonging a spate of recent violence that has displaced thousands, a U.N. official said.
Sylvie van den Wildenberg, spokeswoman for the country's U.N. peacekeeping mission, said the dead were two civilians, three assailants and one member of the dozos, a group of traditional hunters that have assumed an unofficial security role in the west.
The attack targeted the village of Petit Guiglo, located 15 miles (25 kilometers) southwest of Blolequin.
The attack is the third in less than two weeks in Ivory Coast's western region, where some of the worst atrocities were committed during the country's 2010-11 postelection conflict.
Ute Kollies, head of the U.N.'s humanitarian agency, said the fighting may have caused "significant human and material damage," but that a complete assessment was unavailable Saturday evening because of the remoteness of the attack's location.
An internal security notice from the U.N. peacekeeping mission said the attack began at 6 a.m. and ended around noon.
Ivory Coast was rocked by five months of postelection violence after former President Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down despite losing the November 2010 presidential runoff to current President Alassane Ouattara.
Gbagbo, who ruled Ivory Coast for a decade, is awaiting trial on allegations of crimes against humanity at The Hague.
After the conflict, many pro-Gbagbo fighters along with Liberian mercenaries who supported Gbagbo fled into neighboring Liberia, where they are believed to have launched cross-border attacks dating back at least to July 2011. An attack in June 2012 killed seven U.N. peacekeepers and 10 civilians.
Armed men on March 13 attacked the town of Zilebly, located about 10 kilometers from the border with Liberia, killing two soldiers and five civilians, according to the U.N. Local officials said they believed the perpetrators had crossed the border from Liberia.
Early Thursday morning, attackers struck the village of Toubly, located 9 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of Toulepleu, an important town along the Ivory Coast-Liberia border.
Joseph Malanda, commander of the U.N. police force in the west of the country, said there were no casualties in that attack, but that three assailants were arrested and weapons including AK-47s were recovered.
No group has claimed responsibility for the recent attacks, but this week several media houses supporting the former president, Gbagbo, received a letter purportedly from the leader of an armed group called the "Ivorian Movement for the Return of the We to the West."
The We people include the Guere ethnic group, whose members largely supported Gbagbo in the 2010 election and were victims in the worst atrocities carried out by pro-Ouattara fighters in the west during the postelection conflict.
In the nearly two years since the conflict ended, ethnic Guere in western Ivory Coast have complained about abuses - including torture and extrajudicial killings - at the hands of the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast.
In the letter, the movement vows to take up arms against Ouattara's "bloody regime" as well as the international community.


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IBM Breaks Performance Records Through Systems Innovation
Company Outlines Strategy Around the Business Value in Solid State Technologies.
HURSLEY, ENGLAND and SAN JOSE, CA - Engineers and researchers at the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Hursley development lab in England and the Almaden Research Center in California have demonstrated groundbreaking performance results that outperform the worlds fastest disk storage solution by over 250(1) percent. IBM has demonstrated, for the first time, the game-changing impact solid-state technologies can have on how businesses and individuals manage and access information.
The results were achieved using Flash solid-state technology coupled with IBMs industry leading, highly scalable storage virtualization technology. Under the codename Project Quicksilver, IBM achieved groundbreaking results in transferring data at a sustained rate of over one million Input/Output (I/O) per second -- with a response time of under one millisecond (ms). Compared to the fastest industry benchmarked disk system(1) Quicksilver improved performance by 250 percent at less than 1/20th the response time, took up 1/5th the floor space and required only 55 percent of the power and cooling.
Performance improvements of this magnitude can have profound implications for business, allowing 2-3 times the work to complete in a given timeframe for classic workloads, enabling tremendous efficiency for time sensitive applications like reservations systems, and financial program trading systems, and creating opportunity for entirely new insights in information warehouses and analytic solutions.
IBM is driving a comprehensive approach to leverage solid state storage, which is an emerging enterprise technology that has no moving parts, thus eliminating many of the access delays associated with electro-mechanical disks. Technology leadership for IBM is rooted in 15 consecutive years of U.S. patent leadership, unmatched by any competitor in the world today. IBM continues to develop, integrate and optimize solid state storage into the broad range of applications, middleware, operating systems and hardware in their storage and server offerings, well beyond a simple replacement of disk.
As an example, IBMs first to-market implementation of solid-state drives for select IBM BladeCenter servers has been available since June of 2007, enabling customers to experience enhanced reliability. The ongoing cross-IBM initiative promises significant energy savings and dramatic I/O performance improvements. Additionally, by deploying automated management capabilities, IBM is creating fully integrated information infrastructures that can deliver significant customer benefit.
The ultimate benefits of solid state will require software, management and systems capabilities -- with IBM being uniquely positioned, with its deep research and development capabilities and broad product and services experience, to unlock that potential, said Andy Monshaw, General Manager, IBM System Storage. IBM is integrating this technology with systems and applications so that companies can achieve real business value from solid-state disk. Quicksilver is a significant step forward in this comprehensive systems strategy. This is not about replacing todays hard disk drive with a new form factor, this is about having a complete, end-to-end systems approach -- and thats not something EMC, HP or Sun can match.
Research Innovation with Solid-State Technology
IBM has a decades-long proven track record in system innovation including the memory chip, the hard disk drive and the relational database. As the leader in solutions which blend tiers of storage, and 15 consecutive years of U.S. patent leadership and innovation, IBM Research has developed breakthrough data center provisioning technology that automatically understands and balances the utilization of diverse storage components in the information infrastructure, including solid-state storage. Additionally, to get the most value from high performance system resources in storage, IBM Research patented key technologies that help maintain required quality-of-service for higher priority applications.
Quicksilver is part of IBMs focus on leveraging new and emerging systems technologies to deliver advanced data center capabilities and business value to customers. IBM is committed to develop solid state storage to create real-world uses across a broad range of applications, middleware, and systems offerings.
For more information about IBM and IBM System Storage, visit http://www.ibm.com/storage.
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A new call center that will employ 150 people and could hire as many as 500 plans to open next spring in Fayetteville.
The Fayetteville Observer reports that city council on Monday unanimously approved tax incentives to bring the call center to be operated by Sykes of Tampa, Fla.
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The company's director of marketing says Sykes has a long term goal of employing 500 people in Fayetteville. The company begins recruiting workers through its website after the first of the year.
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October 12, 2006 (All day) to October 14, 2006 (All day)
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CUNY Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street; and the LBGT Community Center, 208 West 13th Street
Poets House congratulates Cave Canem on a decade of nurturing emerging African-American poets. Presenters include Cave Canem Poetry Prize-winners and an all-star cast of Cave Canem faculty and fellows: Elizabeth Alexander, Constance Quarterman Bridges, Cyrus Cassells, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Lucille Clifton, Kyle Dargan, Kwame Dawes, Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, Nikky Finney, Erica Hunt, Major Jackson, Yusef Komunyakaa, Walter Mosley, Harryette Mullen, Marilyn Nelson, Sonia Sanchez, Tim Seibles, Patricia Smith, Tracy K. Smith, Amber Flora Thomas, and Afaa Michael Weaver.
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SEATTLE (AP) -- The Oakland Athletics aren't used to seeing anything go wrong when Grant Balfour's on the mound.
The A's closer hasn't blown a save in his last 36 chances, but he got his first loss in almost a year when he gave up a three-run homer to pinch-hitter Kendrys Morales in the 10th inning of a 6-3 defeat to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Balfour (0-1) came on to start the 10th with the game tied, a situation he's not used to.
"I wasn't expecting the call, I guess," Balfour said. "I guess I'm waiting for us to score to go in and save the game. So I didn't have the right mind frame going in maybe."
After getting a leadoff groundout, Balfour struck out Mike Zunino, only to have him reach first on a wild pitch. Balfour then worked Michael Saunders to a full count before Saunders singled and Zunino advanced to third. Morales then hit the first pitch he saw deep to right-center to end the game.
"The first pitch to Morales and the next thing you know it's three runs," Balfour said. "It's like you struck the guy out and you've got 3-2 -- then base hit and it's one pitch, three runs. It happened pretty quick."
Oakland manager Bob Melvin said he was ready to use Balfour for two innings and wasn't going to wait for a different situation to bring out his closer once it went into the 10th.
"We had a couple guys who weren't available and he's our best pitcher," Melvin said. "We were going to go with our best guy going into the day off."
Oakland started the day in a tie with Texas for the American League West lead but has lost four of five. The bullpen has been an issue in the recent slide -- before Sunday, the A's bullpen had blown three games. Relievers picked up three losses and only one save over the previous six games.
Raul Ibanez gave the Mariners the lead with a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo shot in the third, his team-leading 17th, to give Seattle a 3-0 lead. It was his second multihomer game this season and 18th of his career.
Oliver Perez (2-1) pitched two innings to earn the win. Perez has not allowed a run in his last 11 innings.
Brandon Moss' solo home run off reliever Danny Farquhar in the eighth inning tied the game at 3.
Seattle starter Jeremy Bonderman, who had allowed two runs over his previous three starts, cruised until getting into a jam in the sixth as the Athletics loaded the bases with one out.
With a 2-2 count on Josh Donaldson, Bonderman threw a wild pitch that allowed Jed Lowrie to score. Bonderman walked Donaldson on the next pitch to load the bases again and was relieved by Farquhar.
Farquhar got Josh Reddick to groundout to second base, but Nick Franklin had to make a sliding stop and could only get the out at first as Yoenis Cespedes scored to make it 3-2. Farquhar then got out of the inning when pinch-hitter John Jaso grounded out.
It was the first appearance for Jaso since sustaining an abrasion on his palm when sliding Thursday. He stayed in the game at catcher, but said Zunino reaching on the wild pitch didn't have anything to do with the injury.
"I just messed up the block," he said. "It was my responsibility that I didn't do."
Oakland starter Jarrod Parker kept his four-game winning streak alive with a no-decision, giving up three runs on five hits with one walk and six strikeouts in six innings.
"He pitched well," Melvin said. "Over 100 pitches for him today, and that is what we needed to give us a chance to win."
The Athletics are now headed back to Oakland for an eight-game homestand starting Tuesday after a 2-5 road trip.
"Wasn't a very good one for us," Melvin said. "Not much we can do about it now. Just take the day off, recharge and come back out on Tuesday and play our best baseball."
NOTES: After the game Oakland optioned RHP Dan Staily to Triple-A Sacramento. ... Seattle CF Franklin Gutierrez, playing for the second straight game after coming off the 60-day DL, left the game after the sixth inning with a tight hamstring. ... CF Coco Crisp was the only Oakland starter that had previously faced Bonderman. Crisp is now 10 for 45 with a home run against the right-hander.


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From the north: take the A6 motoway to Avignon and take the N100 for Apt, then Manosque and Riez. From here take the D56 to Moustiers, and continue along the D952 to La Palud.
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Note: Review originally posted July 9, 1997
The recent and very distressing news that SouthPeak was canceling its almost-finished new adventure game, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Adventure Continues, got me to thinking about the company's first two outings with their proprietary "Video Reality" engine. Yep, I want to get you even more depressed. So stroll with me down memory lane while we revisit one of the most notorious adventure games ever released.
The "Video Reality Engine" was actually a very cool idea. At the time, video-based games were peaking (Gabriel Knight 2, Phantasmagoria), and one thing most players agreed about that video lacked was any sense of freedom in movement. The filmed environments simply felt too restrictive. SouthPeak's Video Reality was supposed to deliver the realistic feel of video but with a much more fluid and free sense of movement.
Temüjin, the first Video Reality Engine adventure, was released in late 1997 to much fanfare and the worst set of reviews of any adventure game in memory.
Because of these reviews, and the game's generally terrible reputation, I would imagine many adventurers have steered clear of this notorious title.
You know what? That's a shame, because even though it does have big problems, it's also daring and innovative. I'm not at all sorry I played it.
Temüjin is a first-person adventure that begins very promisingly with a terrific cinematic of Genghis Khan's funeral ("Temüjin" was his real name). There's some mysterious goings on about an evil spirit being trapped in an artifact ... then cut to modern day, where you find yourself in a small private museum. Something is very wrong here at the Stevenson museum, and it's up to you-know-who to work out the mystery.
Okay. First let's talk about what sucks in the game. Sadly, the Video Reality engine has three big problems here. Number one, it can only be displayed on a very small fraction of the screen, which is absolutely maddening. Second, the images are often blurry. Third, and by far the worst, the navigation is enough to make you shave your head and enter a monastery. You spend the whole game feeling like you have all the motor control of a spastic on roller skates on a oiled surface. It's just exhausting.
Unfortunately, Temüjin's problems don't end there. This game has some of the most arcane, obtuse puzzles I've ever seen in a game. Two of them, in fact, make my all-time clunker list. One involves a ridiculous task of creating a Rube Goldberg device to make a cup of tea; the other involves some wildly nonintuitive nonsense regarding a catapult, a gong, and a helmet. Eeeesh.
Okay ... so, sucky visuals, terrible puzzles ... why the heck am I even talking about this game? What's wrong with me?
Hang on. Let me tell you about the cool stuff in Temüjin.
First of all, despite its limitations, I found the Video Reality engine very promising. Why? Because I love video-based games, and I think it really is a good idea to create a video format with fluid and free movement. Despite its awkwardness, I really felt like I was traveling around and exploring a truly real place.
Second, this game has a lot of terrific writing in it. The story is good, and the characters are sharp and interesting. Like the next VR game, Dark Side of the Moon, Temüjin has some of the best game acting I've seen.
The game also has a brilliant gimmick regarding the character you play: you don't know who you are for nearly two-thirds of the game! Your own identity is a big part of the mystery, and this element is handled brilliantly. Your character can't speak (why? Hmm ...), but you are constantly spoken to by the other characters. Think how tricky this would be to pull off, script-wise. It's quite a neat trick.
I like an adventure game to take me to a compelling place, and in this game I really felt like the experience was happening to me.
Temüjin gave me the feeling that SouthPeak was really onto something. So, while I can't give this game a high grade or anything, I would challenge adventurous adventurers to consider taking a deep breath, rolling up their sleeves, and checking this flawed but interesting game out.
Final Grade: D+
If you liked Temüjin:
Watch: Dressed to Kill (for the great museum sequence!)
Read: The Magus
Play: Dark Side of the Moon
System Requirements:
Windows 95
2x CD-ROM drive
30 MB free hard drive space
16-bit sound card


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zh-CN:KVM Template:Article summary start Template:Article summary text Template:Article summary heading Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary wiki Template:Article summary end KVM, Kernel-based Virtual Machine, is a hypervisor built into the Linux kernel. It is similar to Xen in purpose but much simpler to get running. Unlike native QEMU, which uses emulation, KVM is a special operating mode of QEMU that uses CPU extensions (HVM) for virtualization via a kernel module. KVM originally supported x86 and x86_64 architectures and has been ported to S/390, PowerPC, IA-64, and ARM (since Linux 3.9).
Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified GNU/Linux, Windows, or any other operating system. (See Guest Support Status for more information.) Each virtual machine has private virtualized hardware: a network card, disk, graphics card, etc.
Differences among KVM, Xen, VMware, and QEMU can be found at the KVM FAQ.
Checking support for KVM
Hardware support
KVM requires that the virtual machine host's processor has virtualization support (named VT-x for Intel processors and AMD-V for AMD processors). You can check whether your processor supports hardware virtualization with the following command:
$ lscpu
Your processor supports virtualization only if there is a line telling you so.
You can also run:
$ grep -E "(vmx|svm)" --color=always /proc/cpuinfo
If nothing is displayed after running that command, then your processor does not support hardware virtualization, and you will not be able to use KVM.
Kernel support
You can check if necessary modules (
kvm and one of
kvm_intel) are available in your kernel with the following command (assuming your kernel is built with
$ zgrep CONFIG_KVM /proc/config.gz
Loading kernel modules
You need to load
kvm module and one of
kvm_amd and
kvm_intel depending on the manufacturer of the VM host's CPU. See Kernel modules#Loading and Kernel modules#Manual module handling for information about loading kernel modules.
If modprobing
kvm_intel or
kvm_amd fails but modprobing
kvm succeeds, (and
lscpu claims that hardware acceleration is supported), check your BIOS settings. Some vendors (especially laptop vendors) disable these processor extensions by default. To determine whether there's no hardware support or there is but the extensions are disabled in BIOS, the output from
dmesg after having failed to modprobe will tell.
How to use KVM
See the main article: QEMU.
Tips and tricks
Nested virtualization
On host, enable nested feature for
# modprobe -r kvm_intel # modprobe kvm_intel nested=1
To make it permanent (see Kernel modules#Setting module options):
options kvm_intel nested=1
Verify that feature is activated:
$ systool -m kvm_intel -v | grep nested
nested = "Y"
Run guest VM with following command:
$ qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu host
Boot VM and check if vmx flag is present:
$ grep -E "(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo
Poor Man's Networking
Setting up bridged networking can be a bit of a hassle sometimes. If the sole purpose of the VM is experimentation, one strategy to connect the host and the guests is to use SSH tunneling.
The basic steps are as follows:
- Setup an SSH server in the host OS
- (optional) Create a designated user used for the tunneling (e.g. tunneluser)
- Install SSH in the VM
- Setup authentication
See: SSH for the setup of SSH, especially SSH#Forwarding_Other_Ports.
When using the default user network stack, the host is reachable at address 10.0.2.2.
If everything works and you can SSH into the host, simply add something like the following to your
# Local SSH Server echo "Starting SSH tunnel" sudo -u vmuser ssh firstname.lastname@example.com -N -R 2213:127.0.0.1:22 -f # Random remote port (e.g. from another VM) echo "Starting random tunnel" sudo -u vmuser ssh email@example.com -N -L 2345:127.0.0.1:2345 -f
In this example a tunnel is created to the SSH server of the VM and an arbitrary port of the host is pulled into the VM.
This is a quite basic strategy to do networking with VMs. However, it is very robust and should be quite sufficient most of the time.
Enabling huge pages
You may also want to enable hugepages to improve the performance of your virtual machine.
With an up to date Arch Linux and a running KVM you probably already have everything you need. Check if you have the directory
/dev/hugepages. If not, create it.
Now we need the right permissions to use this directory.
Add to your
hugetlbfs /dev/hugepages hugetlbfs mode=1770,gid=78 0 0
Of course the gid must match that of the
kvm group. The mode of
1770 allows anyone in the group to create files but not unlink or rename each other's files. Make sure
/dev/hugepages is mounted properly:
# umount /dev/hugepages # mount /dev/hugepages $ mount | grep huge
hugetlbfs on /dev/hugepages type hugetlbfs (rw,relatime,mode=1770,gid=78)
Now you can calculate how many hugepages you need. Check how large your hugepages are:
$ cat /proc/meminfo | grep Hugepagesize
Normally that should be 2048 kB ≙ 2 MB. Let's say you want to run your virtual machine with 1024 MB. 1024 / 2 = 512. Add a few extra so we can round this up to 550. Now tell your machine how many hugepages you want:
# echo 550 > /proc/sys/vm/nr_hugepages
If you had enough free memory you should see:
$ cat /proc/meminfo | grep HugePages_Total
HugesPages_Total: 550
If the number is smaller, close some applications or start your virtual machine with less memory (number_of_pages x 2):
$ qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 1024 -mem-path /dev/hugepages -hda <disk_image> [...]
Note the
-mem-path parameter. This will make use of the hugepages.
Now you can check, while your virtual machine is running, how many pages are used:
$ cat /proc/meminfo | grep HugePages
HugePages_Total: 550 HugePages_Free: 48 HugePages_Rsvd: 6 HugePages_Surp: 0
Now that everything seems to work you can enable hugepages by default if you like. Add to your
vm.nr_hugepages = 550
See also:
- https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/vm/hugetlbpage.txt
- http://wiki.debian.org/Hugepages
- http://www.linux-kvm.com/content/get-performance-boost-backing-your-kvm-guest-hugetlbfs


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Setting up a CoolSpot
Portable equipment from a CoolSpot without the furniture that can be used to connect to cool.hub.imsa. See description below.
CoolSpotA physical meeting space where groups access the CoolHub.IMSA virtual platform. Each CoolSpot is furnished with:
Required Elements
CoolPort:A flat-screen monitor or a low profile, ceiling- or wall-mount video projector that displays web video conferences or broadcasts and can display an individual desktop. Two web cams: one for conferencing and one for recording activities in the CoolSpot or room where the CoolPort is set up. A microphone for recording and transmitting audio during the session. A dedicated computer is not required; a laptop may be hooked up to the projector. Ideally, the CoolPort is connected via a cable to the Interent (not wireless).
- Seating for 8. A variety of comfortable chairs and ottomans is suggested.
- A coffee table-height table that serves as a work space for the seating area.
- WiFi
- Whiteboard wall surface(s)
Suggested Elements
- Ideally, the coffee-table height table is a portable media station with a white board top, built-in microphone(s), power for laptops and other portable devices and controls for operating the wall display and room lighting.
- Adjustable lighting
- Catalysts to inspire playful thinking: Lego, electronics kits, puzzles, mystery objects, etc.
CoolJamAlso known as a Jam. A group session that meets in a CoolSpot or an event scheduled on cool.hub.imsa.
- Project: A project or topic undertaken by a collaborative group using cool.hub resources. Other possibilities: task, discovery
- Room: An online room where a collaborative group or team meets to develop its innovation, share information, media and documents. Other possibilities: Cube, node, space, thinkspace, Kiosk, Pole, Office, House,
- Group: The all-purpose name for a collaborative group working on a shared innovation. Other possibilities: Coin, pilgrims, travelers,
Toward a philosophy of collaborative innovation and place
Collaborative innovation depends on the ability of individuals to gather face-to-face and virtually for the purpose of breakthrough thinking and idea development. To this end, anytime communication and anywhere networking are essential. Participants must interact freely; they must not be constrained by roles they may have elsewhere as students, teachers, administrators, professors or business experts. Collaborative innovators work as peers. They tend to be motivated by the innovative idea or task itself.
CoolSpotscreate opportunities for collaborative innovation by providing an environment that:
- ...accommodates face-to-face Jams for up to 8 individuals;
- ...is a free and fun place to be;
- ...may be used on demand if no Jam is previously scheduled;
- ...provides sufficient connectivity to cool.hub.imsa, an easy-to-view visual display and at least one webcam for the purpose of integrating individuals and groups at other locations in the Jam;
- ...is furnished with seating that represents diversity and divergent thinking, is attractive, comfortable, easily arranged and maintained;
- ...provides reusable wall and table surfaces on which participants brainstorm, sketch and develop ideas;
- ...creates a memory of the Jam through audio-visual recording;
- ...facilitates simple, fingertip control of the networking and visual technologies;
- ...is not expected to be uniform—i.e., variations among CoolSpots allow for experimentation and testing the effectiveness of different types of space configurations, furniture, video displays, lighting, etc.
A conducive environment, by itself, is insufficient for fostering innovation. A culture of innovation is also required. As indicated, individuals must be motivated by the idea and the task; they must work together and trust one another. These dispositions are affected by the culture or climate in which the activity takes place. Leadership must encourage an open and supportive culture by establishing innovation as a strategic priority, being clear about its purpose, translating this into practice at all levels of an organization, identifying and addressing areas where innovation breaks down.


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Karim Benzema will start up front and Pepe will be drafted in at the back for Real Madrid's Champions League showdown against Manchester United according to Marca, who report that manager Jose Mourinho has already settled on his starting XI for the 1st leg tie at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.
The Spanish newspaper report that Mourinho will opt for a tried-and-tested starting line-up for the last 16 tie, and has decided to start Pepe alongside Sergio Ramos in defence.
The Portuguese international has been back in training for little more than a week after a month out following ankle surgery, but is likely to be preferred to Raphaël Varane who is struggling to be fit in time.
Marca report that Mourinho considered starting Michael Essien at right-back and moving Alvaro Arbeloa across to the opposite flank with Fabio Coentrao the one to miss out, but has opted to start the Portuguese international on the left and keep Arbeloa on the right-hand side.
Marcelo is unlikely to be considered after a poor run of form following his return from a lengthy injury lay-off, and was left out of Madrid's squad for their 4-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday.
The front six has a familiar feel to it with Sami Khedira and Xabi Alonso in the centre of midfield, with Angel di Maria, Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo operating as an attacking three behind Benzema, who is handed a starting role up front ahead of Gonzalo Higuain.
With goalkeeper Iker Casillas still out of action with a broken hand, Diego Lopez is likely to start in his place once more.
Mourinho dropped a few hints about his starting line up against Manchester United by resting some of his key players during Saturday's win over Sevilla.
Essien and Luka Modric were handed rare starts in midfield with Alonso and Khedira rested, while Raul Albiol started at the back alongside Ramos. Ronaldo was taken off just after the hour-mark, but not before he claimed a second hat-trick in three league games which took his goal tally to 24 for the season.
Less than 24 hours after the win, Mourinho was present to watch Manchester United's comfortable 2-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Madrid take on United in the 1st leg of their last 16 Champions League tie at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.
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What to CookCommunity
Editors' Picks -- Week 45
- AntoniaJames' Moonlight Sonata (tested and photographed by CatherineJagers)
Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read each tester's comments by clicking through to the Editors' Picks recipes -- the comments are under "Amanda and Merrill's Notes" at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as an EP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!
Congratulations to another great batch of Editors' Picks!
- Editors' Picks for Week 45
- Bette's Best...A Sour Cream Coffee Cake
- Four Generation Peach Pie with Coconut Meringue Crust
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Each of us has a list of ancestors we hope to discover on the pages of the census. How exciting to find information that will help move along our research. All of us dream of breaking through our most stubborn brick walls.
Who will be the very first person on your list? Have you been marking the days in anticipation of locating that special brick wall relative.
My quest is to find my husband's grandparents, Francis and Mary Ann Starr. The story behind the marriage of these people has lead me on a merry dance.
Beginning this genealogy adventure there were only a few concrete facts known about Francis Starr. Early on my mother-in-law shared bits and pieces of her childhood memories. Most difficult being her father heading out one day never to return.
When researching this line I discovered that Francis was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania. This eventually lead to many surprising facts about the Starr family, in particular my husband's grandfather.
One interesting tidbit being that Francis had a previous marriage and two additional children. That was information my mother-in-law never shared with her son.
After his second marriage Francis began a career as a traveling salesman. For many years my mother-in-law and her parents moved from town to town. The last time I find the family is on the 1920 census residing in Chicago, Illinois.
Not long after Francis ventured out alone in search of work. The plan being once settled he would send for Mary Ann and daughter. For many months they waited to hear word. Unfortunately, they never again heard from Francis. Eventually Mary Ann moved back to Maryland with her young daughter.
For some reason it had become a quest of mine to locate this errant husband.
One night several years ago something exciting occurred. During my research to locate Francis I discovered him on 1930 census residing in Los Angeles, California. Placing this information into my Ancestry database a very interesting leaf appeared.
All the facts on the record matched that of my husband's grandfather. Right away I sent away for the death certificate to gain further information.
Now here is where things get totally confusing! Mary Ann died September 18, 1950, listing her marital status as widowed. Francis died Jun 15, 1964, listing his marital status as divorced.
How can this be? Did Mary Ann assume Francis had died? Did Francis claim to be divorced upon beginning a new life in California?
Did the couple actually divorce, and Mary Ann refused to accept the situation? Did Francis "marry" someone in California without ending his current marriage? Did he eventually divorce this woman?
This my friends is why I am on pins and needles for the 1940 United States Federal Census. On those pages I hope to find Francis and Mary Ann Starr. Where are they residing? What is their marital status?
Each day as April 02, 2012 grows closer, I dream of solving this maddening riddle.
Have a census MVP? What are you hoping to discover?


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$130 million permanent facility brings 808 slots, 18 table games, Buffalo-centric restaurant and approximately 500 jobs to downtown Buffalo's burgeoning waterfront
With the backdrop of a spectacular fireworks display, officials with the Seneca Nation of Indians and Seneca Gaming Corp. looked on with pride Tuesday night as the long-awaited Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino made its official debut in downtown Buffalo. The $130 million gaming facility becomes the latest attraction in the rapidly developing Cobblestone District along the Inner Harbor.
"In developing this world-class property, the Seneca Nation set out to transform an old industrial site, a shade of Buffalo's past, into a key piece of the city's future," said Seneca Nation President Barry E. Snyder Sr. "Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino will forever stand out as a testament to Buffalo's rebirth and a permanent reminder of the important role, which the Seneca Nation and its people play in the future of Western New York."
Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino earlier this month initiated a transition process into the new gaming space as construction crews continued to put the finishing touches on 808 new slot machines, 18 table games, two restaurants, a sports bar, a four-level parking ramp with 725 spaces and surface parking for nearly another 400 cars. The 67,000 square-foot facility replaces a temporary structure that had stood since 2007 and had expanded in 2008 and 2010 - offering 457 slot machines and a snack bar at its peak. Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino has regularly attracted more than 800,000 visitors a year - a number that is expected to increase to well past 3 million annually for years to come.
"Building on the legacy we have created at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel and Seneca Allegany Casino & Hotel, Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino will add unmistakable energy and excitement to the Inner Harbor area," said Kevin W. Seneca, chairman of the Seneca Gaming Corp. board of directors. "This world-class entertainment venue will be a key component for visitors to enjoy in downtown Buffalo."
Both inside and nearby the new facility, there are many visible signs of the casino's partnerships with the Buffalo community. One of the most prominent is Buffalo Savors Grill, a 102-seat restaurant that includes some of the region's favorite foods. Just some of the many items on the menu include: chicken wings from Duff's Famous Wings; beef-on-weck from Charlie the Butcher; Italian sandwiches with family-recipe sauces from Ilio DiPaolo's; pizza from Franco's Pizza; desserts and pastries from Chrusciki Bakery; and gelato from Sweet Melody's.
Steps away from Buffalo Savors Grill is BC Café, a smaller, 24-hour eatery featuring locally made soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, baked goods, local coffee from McCullagh Coffee and a small retail area. Stixx Sports Bar serves as a central gathering spot with signature cocktails and hometown beers on tap, and features hockey and lacrosse sticks - representing two of the sports which professional teams play nearby - as part of the architecture.
Native American culture also is prevalent throughout the building's design, including a floor-to-ceiling "Tree of Peace" structure at the main entrance, as well as an illuminated and animated electronic feather marquee atop the roof outdoors.
The partnerships with Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino extend beyond the facility's walls, as the Seneca Buffalo Creek development advisory committee awarded $1 million last year to support 17 organizations, businesses and community groups with community development, beautification, lighting, infrastructure and other improvement projects in the neighborhood surrounding the nine-acre Buffalo Creek Territory.
"Partnerships were essential to the success of this project," said Cathy Walker, Seneca Gaming Corp. president and CEO. "The development of the new Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino has been one of the most anticipated projects in Buffalo's recent history, and we are excited by what the future holds."
Hnedak Bobo Group, a nationally recognized leader in casino design, served as the principal architect for the facility, and construction was managed by Seneca Construction Management Corp. Construction lasted approximately 13 months, with work completed almost two months ahead of schedule. The project produced a total of 600 construction-period jobs, including 300 direct construction jobs and additional jobs related to the production of materials and other services related to the development.
Approximately 500 direct jobs have been created by the casino operation, with almost 45 percent of those positions being filled by Buffalo residents. Furthermore, Seneca Gaming Corp. projects that $170 million in direct and indirect spending with local companies will result from the procurement of goods and services for the new facility. All three Seneca-owned casinos spend more than $100 million combined annually with local vendors and suppliers of all sizes, supporting thousands of additional jobs and expanding its economic reach deep into the Western New York community.
In addition, Seneca Gaming Corp. held a series of vendor fairs throughout 2012 to help foster new and ongoing local vendor partnerships. The fairs gave local companies of all sizes the opportunity to introduce their products and services to the corporation and to learn about upcoming business opportunities. Many of the partnerships built throughout the fairs led to direct work with Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino - including some of the food vendor partnerships for the casino's restaurants.
Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino is located at 1 Fulton St., near the intersection of Michigan and Perry streets, and in between exits 5 and 6 of Interstate 190. It is within walking distance of other major waterfront developments, such as Canalside and HARBORcenter. To learn more about Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino, call 1-877-8-SENECA (1-877-873-6322) or visit www.senecabuffalocreekcasino.com.