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County Derry is one of the most up and coming places in all of Ireland, not least because of it's crowning glory, the city of Derry itself. Walk along the medieval walls of the city (one of the best examples of its kind in all of Europe), get a feel for the troubled past with a wander through the Bogside area, and investigate the impressive architecture of the Guildhall and the city's two cathedrals.
Donegal is one of the most beautiful, unspoilt, isolated parts of the whole island. If you want to get away from it all and experience this country at its best, Donegal is where to go. Surfing fans will adore the beach town of Bundoran, while outdoor adventurers will find everything they need at the breathtaking Glenveagh National Park and indoorsy types will find plenty of cosy pubs in Letterkenny and Donegal Town.
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Westmeath is home to one of the most important ancient sites in Ireland; the Hill of Uisneach, long associated with the Celtic festival celebrating the arrival of summer, Bealtaine. Apart from that, Westmeath is largely an agricultural county with neatly bordered fields dotted with cows and sheep stretching for miles in every direction. The bustling market towns of Athlone and Mullingar are also worth a look, filled with lively pubs, busy shops and cosy cafes.
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Spigner L. Lykes, a student at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, SC has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Coca–Cola Scholars Foundation.
Through the Coca–Cola Two–Year Colleges Scholarship Program, the Foundation awards a total of 400 scholarships annually to students attending higher–education institutions granting two–year degrees.
In April, one scholar from each state received a $2,000 scholarship from Coca-Cola through the New Century Scholar Program of the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa, the two–year college scholastic honorary organization.
On June 21, an additional 350 students were awarded a $1,000 scholarship. All recipients have demonstrated academic success and participated in community service within the past 12 months.
"The Coca-Cola Two–Year Colleges Scholarship Program gives support and encouragement to an under-served population of college students," said J. Mark Davis, president of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. "This program is an extension of our long–standing commitment to college education throughout the United States. These fine students, who often juggle school, work, and family, continue to give back to their communities through volunteer service."
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- It's humility week for rookie Sam Bradford.
Not only is he taking the St. Louis Rams' last-minute loss at Tampa Bay hard, his beloved Oklahoma Sooners got knocked off.
The No. 1 pick showed he was a good sport Wednesday, donning a Missouri jersey with his name and college number 14 on the back to his weekly media session.
That helped lighten the mood for at least a while, and Bradford returned volley on questions relating to the Big 12 North leaders, whether Missouri's academic standards were too high for him to consider that school out of college and whether it was one of his worst moments.
Seconds after leaving the session, the jersey came off and the game face came on. Time to get back to work preparing for this week's home game against the Carolina Panthers.
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Santa Anita: Stevens has live mounts for Malibu, La Brea
Last Christmas, Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens was two weeks away from a comeback and wondering whether he was capable of riding at his customary high level.
"I didn't have any horses I knew I'd be riding," he said earlier this week.
This year, Stevens, 50, approaches the holiday period with an enviable book of mounts for the last days of December and 2014. He rides Beholder, winner of the Breeders' Cup Distaff on Nov. 1, and Mucho Macho Man, who won the BC Classic on Nov. 2.
For Thursday's opening day of the Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, Stevens has mounts on two of trainer Peter Miller's 3-year-olds in Grade 1 races over seven furlongs – Heir of Storm in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes and Heir Kitty in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes for fillies.
Stevens will ride Heir of Storm and Heir Kitty for the first time Thursday. He has been aboard Heir Kitty for recent workouts.
"I've worked her a few times and I've liked what I'm seeing and feeling," he said.
Stevens has won the Malibu twice and the La Brea four times in his career. Both of his mounts are part of deep fields befitting the purses and stature of the races.
The La Brea field is expected to include two fillies who were Grade 1 winners at Saratoga – Lighthouse Bay and Sweet Lulu.
Lighthouse Bay, trained by George Weaver, won the Grade 1 Prioress Stakes in July and was fifth behind Sweet Lulu in the Grade 1 Test Stakes in August. Sweet Lulu, trained in California by Jerry Hollendorfer, was later fifth in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 2.
The Malibu field is led by the Hollendorfer-trained Zeewat, who won the Damascus Stakes for 3-year-olds over seven furlongs on Nov. 2, edging Flashback by a head. Flashback, a candidate for the Malibu, was second in the Santa Anita Derby last April, but missed the Triple Crown because of injury.
Other probable starters for the Malibu are Bakken, Central Banker, Distinctiv Passion, Holy Lute, San Onofre, Shakin It Up, and Zee Bros.
The top turf race on Thursday's opening-day program is the $200,000 Sir Beaufort Stakes for 3-year-olds over a mile. As of Friday, Stevens did not have a mount in a race led by No Jet Lag, winner of the Grade 2 City of Hope Stakes over a mile on turf against older horses in October. No Jet Lag was sixth of 10 in the BC Mile on Nov. 2.
Rookie Sensation, who won the Grade 2 Twilight Derby at Santa Anita on Nov. 1, is being considered for the Sir Beaufort Stakes. Trained by John Shirreffs, Rookie Sensation was fifth in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby over 1 1/4 miles on turf Dec. 1, leading to the eighth pole before fading.
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'One Life, One Writing'
A Different Person: A Memoir
Selected Poems: 1946–1985
A literary category much more common in Europe than in America depends on its unliterary charm. The author seems to take being a writer as a purely social phenomenon, without either the trouble of a sought-for vocation or the wish to make money by writing books. He writes as he might eat good food, wear good clothes, visit the right people and the right places. Sometimes a writer like Byron or Pushkin, who half despises the medium his genius compels him to work in, makes a nostalgic gesture toward the other sort of gentlemanly life he would half prefer to be living. "I hate a fellow who's all author," said Byron, with feeling, longing in patrician disdain to stand apart from the inky tribe.
The opposite attitude toward the literary vocation—or was it really quite the opposite?—was taken by Robert Lowell when he spoke of himself in a poem as "one life, one writing." One suspects that what Lowell really meant was that his life was so absorbing to him—its ancestry, its relationships, its social detail—that he knew as if by instinct that it must be more important to others than anything else. The sheer confidence of Life Studies is more than regal. And it comes, in the last resort, from assumptions that royalty or aristocracy make about themselves. Or used to make. Today there is bound to be a faint air of the ancien régime about any writing of the sort one finds in Life Studies.
The same air of confidence hangs rather bewitchingly about the memoir by James Merrill, who was himself of course, with his well-to-do family, not far from the world of Robert Lowell. Lowell might himself have recognized, I suspect, the sheer ease with which Merrill's memoir begins, the endearing lightness and self-confidence which has absolutely no need for defense or aggression, no need to explain or to apologize for itself.
Meaning to stay as long as possible, I sailed for Europe. It was March 1950. New York and most of the people I knew had begun to close in. Or to put it differently, I felt that I alone in this or that circle of friends could see no way into the next phase. Indeed, few of my friends would have noticed if the next phase had never begun: they would have gone on meeting for gossipy lunches or drinking together at the San Remo on MacDougal Street, protected from encounters they perhaps desired with other customers by the glittering moat, inches deep, of their allusive chatter. I loved this unliterary company; it allowed me to feel more serious than I was. Other friends, by getting jobs or entering graduate schools, left me feeling distinctly less so. On the bright side, I had taught for a year at Bard College, two hours by car from MacDougal Street. My first book of poems had been accepted by the first publisher I sent it to. And I had recently met the love of my life…
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Some annoying Silicon Valley words aren't new, but irritating new uses for old words and phrases.
One of the most unusual -- OK, weird -- features of Silicon Valley language is repetitive use of the word so to begin sentences when we're answering questions. So, replaces the interjection well as it is used in the Midwestern and Southeastern American states and elsewhere. If you ask someone in the South for directions, they're likely to start with Well, you turn right at the corner... The word as used here implies that the speaker is thinking about it for a second before providing a considered answer. In Silicon Valley, they'll say, So you turn right at the corner , which implies that the thinking has already taken place in the past.
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You'll hear the use of the word around to mean related to or associated with. For example, people might say, we're tackling all the issues around consumer acceptance. Another is the phrase speaking to, which means addresses or deals with. An example: Our new consumer strategy speaks to the growing demand for GPS functionality.
These are just a few of the hundreds or thousands of annoying buzzwords incubated and hatched in venture-funded Silicon Valley startups, then forced on the rest of the world by the tech and business press.
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Nine Suffolk healthcare administration students and four professors were among a large gathering of healthcare leaders to learn about significant upcoming changes in the healthcare industry and requirements for professional success.
The January 28 event was the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) 44th Annual Mid-Winter Leadership Forum. For the third consecutive year, Suffolk Healthcare Programs cosponsored the event.
The Forum, which explored the theme of "Leveraging the Continuum of Care to Enable Effective ACOs," opened with comments by Dennis Keefe, President and CEO of Cambridge Health Alliance and Chairman of the MHA Board of Trustees.
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Tony Miller, CEO of Carol Corporation, described how the healthcare industry must move from "Volume to Value" and "Align Value to Care Delivery and Payment."
Gerben DeJong, Ph.D., Senior Fellow & Director, Center for Post-acute Studies at the National Rehabilitation Hospital and MedStar Health Research Institute, spoke about "Acute and Post-Acute Care: Building Blocks for Successful Integration."
The luncheon speaker was Dr. Judy Ann Bigby, Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) in Massachusetts. She described the EOHHS Strategic Plan, which is the model for how to achieve better outcomes across the continuum of care. She emphasized that medical transitions must involve all players across the continuum of care and that patient-centered medical homes will be the center of the healthcare delivery system. In particular, she outlined the Massachusetts Patient-Centered Medical Home Initiative (PCMHI). According to its Web site (www.mass.gov/hhs/medicalhome), the goal is "for all primary care practices in Massachusetts to become patient-centered medical homes by the year 2015. PCMHI is intended to address a series of challenges, including: fragmented, discontinuous care that harms patient health status and increases costs; increasing prevalence of chronic disease, and suboptimal management of chronic disease among patients with such illness; and a growing shortage of primary care providers."
Dr. Bigby also remarked that the purpose of payment reform is to align payment with desired outcomes, which are to keep people healthy.
MHA student Lauren Humphrey, Jaclene Coit MHA '10, Professor Rick Gregg, and Professor Robert Ellertsen
Jenni Bendfeldt, a Suffolk MHA student and co-liaison to the ACHE who works at Tufts Medical Center, found the Forum to be incredibly beneficial . Learning from the speakers and conversations with healthcare leaders, she observed, "With the many changes taking place, and the new opportunities that are developing, it's very exciting to be in healthcare. The speakers have given me a lot to think about in terms of where the healthcare system might be going and my career."
The Forum was a superb way for Suffolk students to gain insights into the healthcare industry that complement what they're learning in classrooms and through internships and mentoring. After the Forum, several students and Professor Rick Gregg joined healthcare professionals from around Boston for an ACHE Early Careerist Networking event. The conversation was lively, focusing on how to get more students to be involved in the increasing number of activities of ACHE of Massachusetts.
Suffolk students' registration fees were paid, in part, with funds from the Suffolk University Healthcare Students Beyond-the-Classroom Fund.
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Like every year, others came from out of state to witness the Land of Enchantment's most enchanting event.
"We came from Denver, so we left this morning at like 5 in the morning," said fiesta attendee Lea Miller. "I have a thing for hot air balloons. I've always wanted to come, so yeah, we're going to do the lights tonight and tomorrow we're going to see the big liftoff for Mass Ascension. We're pretty excited."
No matter where visitors hailed from, it's clear there's nothing like watching hundreds of hot air balloons take off and land in Albuquerque.
"Just excellent," said Ysidro Hernandez, who is visiting from Colorado. "When we first see it, it's mind-blowing. Especially from up there where we parked, it's unreal. It's pretty awesome."
Between the balloons, the photo opportunities and the fun, some would call it the most wonderful time of the year.
No offense to the Christmas season, of course.
"My folks are from Wisconsin and they used to land in our yard. So I grew up seeing them land and never seeing them take off," Miller said.
To make sure everyone has a fun and safe time, extra security measures have been put in place this year for the fiesta that draws thousands. That means every single bag is being checked thoroughly.
It's a policy that Lucy Reyna, visiting from San Antonio, agrees with.
"Every place really should be checking bags, because you never know what could be carried in them," Reyna said.
Organizers are also teaming up with federal authorities to make sure first responders can more effectively communicate with each other.
"You never know if somebody's carrying or planning anything, so I think it's really good," said Destini Sierra, attending her first Balloon Fiesta.
That way, spectators can focus on watching the beauty of the colors filling the skies, and enjoy it with their families and loved ones.
"I think it's actually really family-friendly," Sierra said. "Having the kids being able to run around in the fields and stuff, looking at all the shops. It's nice."
The balloon party doesn't stop when the sun goes down. That just means it's time for the glow, when the balloons stay on the ground, allowing visitors to get closer than they otherwise might to the colorful creations.
"With the glow, we get a lot more interaction with the crowd," said balloonist Tom Kious. "We're standing on the ground. We're sitting here for 45 minutes (to) an hour, and people come up. It's fun talking with the people (and) interacting with everybody."
Sue Burrow is visiting from Texas, and said this year is her second Balloon Fiesta. She told KOB she loved it so much last year that her kids brought her back this year to help celebrate her birthday.
"Watching them go up is too cool," Burrow said. "Like, I want to ride, you know, but the difference to me is tonight when it's dark and they light up, that's where the real beauty is. It's a fantastic time."
Tourists have also taken the opportunity of being in Albuquerque to visit Old Town.
For months, businesses in the area have been struggling to get people in their doors, what with construction making a trip to Old Town as arduous as trying to get to the center of a life-sized maze.
With some of the orange cones gone on the Rio Grande, KOB asked vendors and tourists about their thoughts on the crowd compared to last year.
"They were busier in the past, but it's just the beginning. So it's hard to tell," said Lisa Carillo, an Old Town vendor.
"You know, it really isn't too bad. I didn't even know there was any construction going on," said Terry Pacheco, who is visiting from Las Vegas. "It didn't seem to get in our way at all."
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Sexual Assault Prevention & Awareness Center (SAPAC): The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center promotes healthy relationships, teaches non-violence and equality, supports survivor healing, and fosters a respectful and safe environment for all members of the University of Michigan community. SAPAC provides educational and supportive services for the University of Michigan community related to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, sexual harassment, and stalking.
Social Integrity: UM website to help navigate social media including protecting your privacy, spotting fake news, and learning how to deal with negative behavior on social sites.
University Health Services: provides a wide range of health and wellness services to students including mental health screenings, regular doctors visits, prescriptions, and referrals to specialists.
Wolverine Wellness: well-being information and resources, and individual services including Wellness Coaching, Anonymous HIV Testing, Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASIC), and Individual Marijuana Education Program (IMEP).
Physics Help Room: assists students if they need help with Physics 135-241.
Language Resource Center (LRC): students check out computers equipped with foreign language software (including spell check!), foreign films and music, foreign language CD-Roms, and reading materials. There is also some open tutoring available.
Problem Roulette: This site serves random problems from past exams given in courses at the University of Michigan, including Stats 250 and MCDB 310, plus many more!
Psychology Research Guides: Provides guidance on information resources and search strategies on conducing library research in psychology.
Math Lab: Staffed by grad students and undergrad students who are trained to help students from Math 105 all the way to DiffEq.
Science Learning Center (SLC): Assists students with Chem, Bio, or Physics. You can also sign-up for study groups that meet based on your availability and are facilitated by an upper-level undergrad.
Stats Consulting: Helping undergraduates in psychology courses, honors students, graduate students, and faculty with their statistics and data management questions.
Psychology Statistics Online Calendar
Sweetland Peer Writing Center & Writing Workshop: Offers free one-to-one writing support to all undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan. Sweetland faculty and peer writing consultants meet with student writers to help with any stage of the writing process.
Sweetland Online Writing Labs (OWL): Live, web-based assistance that connects undergraduate students to a Sweetland peer writing consultant using video chat and online document sharing. Great if you are studying abroad!
Techology tutorials (free): Brief "how to" google docs on Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; Canvas "how to" videos.
Food and Housing
UM Off Campus Housing Locator: Search for non-dormitory housing near campus; look for roommates; post sublets; and more!
Maize and Blue Cupboard: Provides a free bag of groceries to students once a month
Student Food Co: Provides low cost fresh produce on campus
Scholarships and Fellowships
Office of Financial Aid Scholarships: Links to many sources of scholarships & information
Distinguished Scholarships: From the Provost's Council on Student Honors
UM Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships
International Institute Fellowships & Grants
Center for Education of Women (CEW) Scholarship: Students of any gender can apply, over 40 scholarships available from $1,000 to $10,000
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Developing Transferable Skills through Psychology and LSA Programs
Much of the information below primarily refer to minors and specialty of study. If you are interested in taking on a second major, it is best to refer to the LSA homepage or other schools (Kinesiology, Engineering, or the Ross School of Business.)
For some distribution requirements, you may be tempted to finish them as soon as possible. However, if you are interested in taking on a minor, specialty of study, or even a second major, proficiency in an area-mathematics, writing, or language-may be required. Soon after you realize you want to complete an additional program, you will want to know which of the other requirements you will need to fulfill and create a plan to finish. Below are a list of helpful quick tips to consider.
Math 115/116: For nearly all of the quantative minors, such as business, economics, or computer science, proficiency in at least Math 115 is assumed. Upper-level coursework in Mathematics may also be encouraged, if not required.
English 225 and up: For nearly any major, being able to write and communicate well is a valued skill. For some minors, like the Minor in Writing, it is required. Taking writing courses as they fit into your schedule and requirements can be a good way to develop such skills.
Foreign Language: While fourth-term proficiency in a foreign language is a requirement in LSA, further study and practice in a foreign language can be attractive if you are considering a minor/major, study abroad, or internship/career either domestically or internationally.


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- Cars
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- Ford Endeavour
- Questions and Answers Ford Endeavour
- What are the safety features in Ford Endeavor?
What are the safety features in Ford Endeavor?
By: Avaneesh on 3 may 2014
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There is huge list of safety features available in Endeavour. Few among those are.Ford Dynamoic safety engineering with high strenght of body and frame, door intrusion side beams,Dual airbags collapsible steering column,ABS with EBD and lot more.
Sonal Gupta 2014-05-03
Ford Endeavor is assembled with all important safety systems .It has an effective anti-lock brake system with electronic brake force distribution for effective control on off-roading. The dual front airbags for strong protection to the driver and front co-passengers.There are some other advanced safety feature like three point load limiter seat belts,engine immobilizer, remote key-less entry,collapsible steering column,central locking,brake assist and electronic stability control. Overall it's a complete package of safety aspect.
gordhan 2014-08-13
Ford Endeavour is loaded with a horde of safety features. One can always compare it with other SUVs to know its real worth in terms of safety that it provides. The car has it all embedded in it the essential safety features. It has got an essential safety system of anti lock brake system. There is dual airbags system which is good enough safety feature for this car.
Mohit 2015-06-18
If we talk about safety guidelines, there is hardly any better Car present in that factor than the Hyundai Ford Endeavour. It has some of the best safety facilities that ensure completely safety of the user as well as that of the pillions. The size of the car also acts as an excellent factor in the safety department, for it is quite large in size. The presence of an ABS and a set of EBD equipped brakes function very well at shedding speeds. There exists a combination of ventilated discs and drum brakes at the front and rear end respectively.
Jasbir 2015-07-16
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From New York, USA:
My son was very recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. He is 18 and has always been a great athlete. He will be going to college in Baltimore in the fall. He is going to try out for the soccer team in August. Diabetes is something we never had to think about, and now that he is on insulin I am worried that he will feel discouraged. Are there any articles or books written about athletes with diabetes who excelled in their sport? I want to help him realize that he can live with this, and I hope that he may serve as inspiration to others.
Today, a number of professional athletes successfully manage their diabetes. The athletes listed below maintain that self-monitoring of blood glucose is essential, that teammates and coaches are supportive and that diabetes does not need to adversely affect their profession. These athletes serve as extraordinary role models and they are and example of the success to which an athlete with diabetes can aspire.
You can go to the library to find the articles below. The periodical section in your library should have these articles if you request them.
- Bobby Clarke - Hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers
Dawson LY: "Skating at the cutting edge: Bobby Clarke." Diabetes Forecast, March 1994, p. 16-19.
Weiner D: "Bobby Clarke: No excuses." Living Well With Diabetes, Fall 1987, p.3-4.
- Chris Dudley - Basketball player. Center for the Portland Trail Blazers
Wakelee-Lynch J: "The man in the middle." Diabetes Forecast, November 1994, p. 15-19.
- Curt Fraser - Hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks
Ortlieb B: "Making a power play against diabetes." Diabetes Forecast, December 1987, p. 22-25.
- Jonathan Hayes - Football player. Former tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Radak JT: "Staying in focus." Diabetes Forecast, February 1990, p. 30-37.
Walsh P: "Hail to the chief... and author, and rancher: these are the days of Jonathan Hayes." Diabetes Forecast, May 1994,p. 65-68.
One book I'm aware of is by Jonathan Hayes, tight end for the KC Chiefs and later for Pittsburg. It's called "Necessary Toughness: Facing Defenses and Diabetes."
- Jim "Catfish" Hunter - Baseball player for the New York Yankees
- Bill Talbert - Tennis player rated the number two player at Wimbledon and number one player in men's doubles and mixed doubles.
Wakelee-Lynch J: "A full life of service." Diabetes Forecast, August 1991, p.22-26.
- Wade Wilson - Football player for the Minnesota Vikings
Mazur M: "Calling the play against diabetes." Diabetes Forecast, November 1988, p. 33-35.
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Authorities identify body found near Saratoga Lake
SARATOGA — Police have identified the man who was found Wednesday afternoon floating in a creek near Saratoga Lake as Daniel Gurnett.
Gurnett, 49, of Clifton Park died from asphyxiation by drowning, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said.
The sheriff's office said the death does not appear to be suspicious, however, the investigation is ongoing.
Gurnett was found just after 1 p.m. in the water near Lee's Park, a seasonal campground. A camp manager was near the shoreline when he spotted Gurnett's body about 40 feet offshore.
An autopsy on Gurnett was completed Thursday.


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I was recently discussing the contents of Sura and the Koran with a democrat. After they conceded an ideological basis to the terrorist attacks they asked "ok well how do you stop it."
As I pondered the question news broke about the July 22nd 2016 islamist attack in Munich Germany. This was the second islamist attack in 72 hours within Germany.
I realized the answer was to be brutally honest. To cut the political correct misinformation with honesty.
The president and media need to state why the islamist are attacking us. Because islam says that the entire world must be under Sharia Law.
Then you must describe Sharia Law, not in some multi-cultral utopian way but in an intellectually genuine way. Gays, non-believers and women are treated differently under Sharia, and compare that to our constitution.
Present the case to the world, for the US constitution and describe accurately about the way caselaw of the constitution versus the arbitrary manner of clerics using fatwa to rule.
If you present the case in clear terms to the world, the world will choose freedom over fear. US Laws of Sharia Flaws.


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It's almost inevitable at some point during your travels this month you will experience an unusually long or otherwise painful delay at an airport. It could be the once-a-year family troupe is klutzily crossing the country or the weather just grounded 100 more planes. Either way, it's possible you'll have a little spare time on your hands. Enter our gift to you – Airport Bingo for Holiday Travel.
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Because you need it. This year we've heard from many of our frequent travelers their trips lack an element of convenience and entertainment. Making all the nuances of managing your trip easy as pie is our number one priority. Putting convenience aside, (this travel app packed with tools is basically trip convenience in a little square). We felt the "fun factor" is important this time of year. That's why this holiday, we wanted to create something a little "entertaining" to help all you people watchers and Instagram #selfie photographers, alike. Free entertainment.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat butter in Dutch oven or heavy casserole pan. Season meat with salt and pepper, sprinkle with flour and stir to incorporate. Add the meat to the pot and cook until well browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Add carrots, celery, onion, and fennel and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic, herbs, and orange zest and cook for 2 minutes. Add wine and orange juice and reduce by 1/2. Add the stock and bring to a simmer.
Simmer for 15 minutes then transfer to oven. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. When the meat is very tender and the sauce is thickened, remove, and season with salt and pepper.
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Maybe the Cubs Will Trade for a Competitive Balance Pick and Other Bullets
Harry Caray would've turned 102 today, and I'm sure he would have celebrated with a nice, cold beer. Happy birthday, Harry!
- Miscellaneous thing that keeps popping into my head but I haven't really had a place to put it, so I'll just put it here: after re-signing Dexter Fowler and effectively losing another draft pick, I wonder if the Cubs will try to trade player(s) and/or redundant prospect(s) for a competitive balance draft pick in the upcoming draft. That way, they're not shut out all the way until the end of the third round with a tiny bonus pool. Those competitive balance picks, which come after the first round and then again after the second round, are the only draft picks that may be traded. You can see the 12 teams that picked up those extra picks here, and I do see some potential trade partners. The picks cannot be traded until the regular season begins, so we'll have to wait a little bit to see if this is something the Cubs explore.
- Christian Villanueva says the surgery on his broken right fibula was a success, and now the Cubs' third base prospect will have to go through the rest and rehab process to try and get back on the field by midseason.
- Justin Grimm is one of the Cubs' most valuable relievers, and he suggests that he'd like to see his use in the later innings increase (CSN). Joe Maddon called Grimm his "mid-innings closer" at times last year, and that's what Grimm frequently was, coming into a jam as the starting pitcher departed in the middle innings. Maybe it doesn't seem as glamorous (and isn't rewarded as appropriately in arbitration) as the later innings guys, but it sure felt crucial last year. I'm reminded of the days when being a "number two" hitter meant you were supposed to be a slappy, no-pop hitter who sacrificed himself to move runners over. Those days are no more – the number two spot in the lineup is arguably the most important spot in the entire lineup – and I feel the same way about "middle relievers." Your best relievers should be used when needed in the most important situations, regardless of what inning it is. The good news is that Grimm is a bit versatile and Maddon is extremely flexible, so he'll be putting Grimm in the best position to succeed and help the team win.
- Speaking of the late-inning guys, Maddon tells the Tribune that Hector Rondon and Pedro Strop probably won't see a ton of action in Spring Training games, mostly on the same tack the Cubs are taking with limiting their starting pitchers. There's definitely a mix of art and science here, wanting guys to be ready enough that they can (1) be effective in April, and (2) not blow out their arm when they air it out because they didn't build it up fully in March … but also not wanting guys to get overly ready in March and waste bullets they'll need in October.
- Anthony Rizzo is learning to play the piano (Cubs.com), and I think that's pretty cool. It's also just good for your brain and your overall mental well-being to do something totally out of your professional space like that.
- I'm not a basketball guy, but when someone said Steph Curry is like a baseball player on pace to hit 102 homers in a season, I definitely wanted to check it out.
- Yoenis Cespedes has been arriving to Spring Training the past couple weeks in flashy cars … this morning it was a flashy horse.
- Well that's just a cool-looking retro Cubs baseball right there.
- Beautiful:
Imagine how many teams Maddon can field with all these players. https://t.co/Bc7gUAvgsF #Cubs pic.twitter.com/nm74OOFBHU
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Gujarat is a state in western India. It is also known as "Garvi Gujarat" or "Vibrant Gujarat" where the region is deeply immersed with cultural spiritual ethics and the people take great pride celebrating their religious and cultural ceremonies with energy and vivacity. The major caste system that exists in the state are Patel, Brahmin, Vaishnav, Lohana, Jain and Muslim mainly identified by their occupation.
Typically, the brahmins belongs to highly educated service class people attaining high positions across various industries, patels are engaged in farming and retail business, Lohana and Vaishnav are known for their non-agricultural and retail business typically belonging to joint families. Muslim community of Gujarat comprises of mainly Sufi (Saints) and Sunni (Vora Patel). They are predominant in industry and sports.
In the state, the marriage is also enjoyed like a festival, which is enjoyed with colors of fun, food and firecrackers. The Gujarati Hindu marriage celebration lasts for 4-5 days comprising many entertaining events like music, beautiful dance, traditional Garba. It is a celebration of family get together eager to participate in each event with great pomp and show. Typically, Gujarat bride symbolize with red and white silk bandhej sari draped in Gujarati style, gold Indian jewelry like mangalsutra, necklace, nose ring, earrings, bangles, finger rings and red kumkum Bindi. Earlier, Gujarat groom used to wear Dhoti Kurta on this special day, however these days it is more preferred to wear Western or Indo-Western clothes along with Bandhej Dupatta, which complement traditional Dhoti Kurta. The Gujarat marriages are lavish comprising of majestic decorations with delicious Gujarati cuisines and various types of Paan and Mukhwas.


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second row in from the left, 7th pic down. By far the cutest
I'm 16 and even I don't want to read it!! You need to do something.
The e-mail address says it all!! Thats a video game for crying out loud, he already admitted he was younger than 13!!!
Nobody should have to be subjected to this BS!!!
who is toby?? And why was he supposed to be killed and eaten??
Where in CA r u volunteering
I wanted to help at my local no kill animal shelter but I can't bc i'm no tover 18. R they any rescues or shelters ppl know of in the southern CA area where teens can help???
I was so excited when one of my moms friend's took me to a meeting about helping at the no kill animal shelter. She was telling me all the womderful stuff I could do to help. But then I found out they wouldn't let me because I was too young. I was ...
That is one of the sadest things I have ever read. It made me cry!!
I absolutely love animal planet. I have to say that any of the animal precincts are good and that my baby and I have become obsessed with dog shows. I am so excited because the tournament of champs is on animal planet on the 23rd!!!!!


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Who Has the Best Chance of Angering the FCC at the Super Bowl, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, or M.I.A.?
We lay down the odds for all of the many possible controversial offenses. Lay your money down, PTC!
On Sunday, the small fraction of the country not watching the Puppy Bowl will have the opportunity to watch Madonna, Nicki Minaj, and M.I.A. (plus, possibly, Cee Lo and LMFAO) strut around the Super Bowl halftime stage. For an event so scrutinized by family values groups and terrified network censors, this year's lineup of performers seems like a fairly risky one. If one Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" could set off a national firestorm, imagine what might happen if Madonna decides (as she has in the past) to kiss one of her female sidekicks? What if she brings another babydoll to breastfeed, like in the "Give Me All Your Luvin" video? Nicki and M.I.A. are not exactly uncontroversial performers, either, and rumored guests LMFAO seem like the kind of group that would show up center stage at the Super Bowl and do something really dumb, like moon the nation. Really, it's anyone's guess as to what complaints the parents will have come Monday morning — but we have a few bets as to what might happen. So when you call your bookie to place your bet on the game, why not lay down action on the following possible halftime controversies? PTC members, your markers are welcome, too.
Possible Madonna Offenses:
- wearing a cross or other religious symbol while dancing provocatively, 2:1
- aggressive crotch thrusting (see 1:55 of the "Give Me All Your Luvin" video), 5:1
- actual crotch flash as result of aggressive thrusting, 50: 1
- breastfeeding a doll, 30: 1
- writhing around on the floor, VMAs-style, 50: 1
- kissing Nicki Minaj or M.I.A., 60: 1
- reading a selection from Sex, the book, to the children of America to commemorate its twentieth anniversary, 100:1
Possible Nicki Minaj Offenses:
- wearing a form-fitting latex outfit that shows off her famous posterior, 1:1
- wearing an insane, Gaga-like costume involving sparkles, food products, technology, or some combination thereof, 3:2
- wearing a thong, 10: 1
- going off script and rapping a verse of "Stupid Hoe," without bleeps, 20: 1
- bringing Eli Manning out for a lap dance, 40:1
- going off script and rapping her "Dance (A$$) Remix" verse, without bleeps, 500:1
Possible M.I.A. Offenses:
- looking bored and filing her nails, 7:1
- using a real firearm to make those gunshot noises, 20:1
- firing the gun into the audience while doing so, 200:1
- pausing the performance to lecture the audience on Sri Lankan politics, 100:1
Possible LMFAO Offenses:
- wearing novelty T-shirts that read "we're stoned right now" (or something equally unclever), 5:2
- mooning the audience, 10:1
- pretending to hump some stuffed animal or unlucky field dancers, 50:1
Possible Cee Lo Offenses:
-getting fed up with the whole situation, stripping down to his underwear, and performing the uncensored version of "Fuck You," 1000:1


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Stockyards Gunfighter
Texas' first full-range virtual gun range. Safe, fun, and realistic (no live ammo). Something for the entire family, from and old-fashioned shooting gallery to advanced tactical training. Strap on a holster with authentic .45 caliber revolver and quick draw against gunslingers. You can also sharpen your skills in concealed carry, exterminate zombies, or practice the elite Bianchi Cup. Shoot a laser, a real six-shooter, or semi-automatic pistol (Glock, Smith & Wesson, etc.) with air recoil. – You choose the weapon, you choose the experience!
Consider hosting your next family event or Corporate Team Building at our location or yours – we can host and are ready to help you with making arrangements. We can also bring the experience to your location on our mobile simulators.
We offer Concealed Handgun License (CHL) courses on the 3rd Saturday of the month for $75 per person and keep class sizes small to enhance the training. Sign up for a Texas Law Shield Class which runs on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
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Camping Airbed Video
Let us pump you up!
Here's a short video from Amazon on how to choose a camping airbed.
It features several products and provides a detailed walk-through on setup and features.
Product Description
The ALPS Mountaineering Velocity air bed is a great air bed whether you have out-of-town guests staying for the weekend or you're camping in the great outdoors.
It is composed of a durable, completely PVC-free fabric, that's very lightweight. The coil system used, makes a solid and comfortable sleeping surface for a great night's sleep.
The included state-of-the art pump comes with a wall charger and car charger so you can charge your pump wherever you are. The pump inflates and deflates your air bed, which is a great feature.
In just minutes, your air bed inflates and is ready to use. When it's time to pack up the air bed, having a pump that deflates your bed is a huge benefit, because it quickly gets all of the air out so you can fold it up and get it compactly back into the included stuff sack.
Features and Benefits:
- Durable PVC FREE Fabric/Incredibly Lightweight Makes for Easy Transport
- Coil System Makes for a More Solid & Comfortable Sleeping Area
- State-of-the-art Rechargeable Pump Inflates & Deflates
- Inflates Quickly and Easily with the "Flip of a Switch"/Carry Bag Included for Easy Transport & Storage
- Easily Fits in Most Camping Tents/For Indoor & Outdoor Use
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Conjunctions: Revising With Conjunctions - Day 4
Lesson 5 of 6
Objective: SWBAT revise their opinion piece with a focus on sentence fluency by using compound and complex sentences.
Big Idea: Students have been writing an opinion piece. We were in the revision stage of the writing process, so students applied what they had learned in previous lessons about conjunctions by revising their writing for sentence fluency.
Modeling and Guided Practice
Students have been writing an opinion piece on what they feel is the best movie. We were in the revision stage of the writing process so students revised their writing for sentence fluency. They were required to add at least one complex sentence with a subordinating or coordinating conjunction.
At the beginning of the lesson, I directed students to the next stage of the writing process on our writing wall. When asked what happens at the revision stage, students stated it is when you add or change things to make your writing better. I also had them discuss with a partner what we had learned about conjunctions. I displayed the sentence fluency rubric on the document camera and explained each section. Next, I displayed my own draft of the opinion piece on the document camera. I modeled revising it for sentence fluency by combining simple or short, choppy sentences to create complex sentences using a colored pencil. I used the colored pencil to make it clear where I had made revisions. I checked my work with the rubric, emphasizing the 4 category.
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Each student received a copy of the rubric. They took out their journals, read over their piece, and made revisions. I walked around the room as students worked providing assistance as needed. The colored pencils made it easy to spot their revisions and see that they were using the rubric to help them with sentence fluency.
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Students were expected to add at least 1-2 compound and/or complex sentences to their revised piece. This was part of a score of '4' on the rubric. They also had to take into consideration previous lessons that focused on transition words, run-on, and incomplete sentences. These overall components helped students see the whole of the concept of sentence fluency in writing.


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Visiting Senior Program Coordinator—Elon University (working with Writing Center and WAC/WID)
Visiting Senior Program Coordinator
Elon University Writing Excellence Initiative (www.elon.edu/wei)
Elon University's Writing Excellence Initiative invites applications for a full-time, 9-month (August 2014 – May 2015) Visiting Senior Program Coordinator position in support of the Writing Center (www.elon.edu/writingcenter) and the Writing Across the University Program (www.elon.edu/cwe). The Writing Excellence Initiative is an innovative, institution-wide project designed to make writing a signature experience of every student's Elon education.
Responsibilities: The Visiting Senior Program Coordinator will partner with the directors of the Writing Center and the Writing Across the University Program to achieve the goals of the Writing Excellence Initiative. Primary duties will include:
• Consulting about writing with individual faculty, staff, and Writing Center student consultants, and with groups from academic departments and Student Life programs;
• Developing print and online resources for student, faculty, and staff audiences;
• Contributing to the design and implementation of Writing Center and Writing Across the University programming, including writing workshops for faculty, staff, and students; and
• Coordinating assessment efforts for both the Writing Center and the Writing Across the University Program.
Qualifications: Applicants should have expertise and experience in providing effective writing support to students across the disciplines, and in writing-across-the-curriculum/writing-in-the-disciplines programs. M.A. in rhetoric/composition or related field, and experience teaching writing are required; experience in writing program administration, broadly conceived, is a plus; an ABD/Ph.D. in rhetoric/composition or a related field is preferred.
The position will pay $40,000 plus benefits. The Visiting Senior Program Coordinator will report to the Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, who oversees the Writing Excellence Initiative.
For full consideration, candidates must apply by submitting a cover letter, CV, and list of three professional references (with contact information) to this job on the Elon Human Resources web site (http://www.elon.edu/e-web/bft/hr/staffEmpOpp.xhtml).
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Over the years, Concord Counseling Services has grown from a crisis hotline staffed by volunteers to become a respected community resource serving Franklin and Delaware Counties. Each year our dedicated professional staff helps thousands of men, women and children learn to deal with challenges they face in a healthy, productive way.
Led by a committed, volunteer board of directors, Concord is accredited by CARF, a national accreditation organization which surveys rehabilitation facilities to insure they meet national standards of care. Concord has won numerous national, state and local awards and has been featured in national publications for effective, innovative programming.
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By Marvin Baker, a new weekly column in The Kenmare News
Anytime a news reporter asks questions about a medical condition, they are denied, citing doctor/patient confidentiality.
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Do you ever look at the night sky closely in North Dakota. On those clear summer nights, after midnight, you can gaze into infinity and beyond.
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We've often heard that phrase "those were the good old days."
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When I was a kid, I delivered Grit, if you remember that newspaper, a general publication mostly about rural America.
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A lot of people are wondering why the Keystone XL Pipeline isn't being built. The idea has been dragging on now for nearly 10 years with little construction progress.
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On Nov. 24, 1963, television viewers in the United States saw something hideous, scary, cruel and unprecedented.
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We keep seeing reports on the TV news about ISIS and how these hoodlums continue to get news coverage for carrying out cowardly attacks.
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With high school graduations coming up and some people undecided on where they're going for their higher education, I thought I'd do some research, talk to experts and write an article about these online universities that keep popping up.
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On October 30th, as Hurricane Sandy was hounding the East Coast of the United States, Apple announced one of the biggest corporate reshuffles in their history, which some dubbed as the company's biggest shake-up since Steve Jobs resigned from Apple in August 2011, shortly before his death from cancer in October. Soon after the announcement, however, it transpired that this was no ordinary reshuffle and the reasons for it were a lot more deep-rooted than we ever actually thought.
As an economist, this announcement caught my eye, not only because it's Apple but really because I wanted to know exactly what actually happened and also how this restructuring will affect the company as a whole. Read on for my in-depth analysis.
What actually happened?
In short, there's been a reshuffling of some of the top positions at Apple. Scott Forstall, who currently holds the title of Senior Vice President for iOS software, will leave the company from 2013 and John Browett, head of Apple's successful venture into retail stores, will also leave at an unspecified date. Apple has promoted Craig Federighi, who joined Apple in 2009 after moving from Ariba, an e-commerce network (Federighi had previously worked at NeXT alongside Jobs) to the head of iOS software engineering, and Jonathan Ive, previous senior vice president of industrial design and the designer behind some of Apple's most recognisable products, including the iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad, will also assume responsibility for all of the company's user interfaces.
Why has it occurred?
Apple has always been famed for its secrecy, so we'll probably never find out why both Forstall and Browett, who hold (held) senior positions in the company, were ousted however we can certainly speculate on a few possible reasons.
When Steve Jobs ran Apple, Forstall was one of his closest allies and the two collaborated very closely on the overall concept, design and execution of iOS. According to an analyst, Forstall's desire for more power at the company had always been apparent, however it may have been the iOS 6 Maps fiasco that was ultimately the final nail in the coffin for Forstall. Shortly after it was released, customers were complaining about mislabelled and inaccurate maps, sometimes showing local businesses that had been shut for years or towns in completely different locations, and Apple were caught for a second time round with egg on their face (the first was the Antennagate fiasco along with the release of the iPhone 4).
Cook apologised publicly in an open letter on Apple's website (you can still read it here) and even recommended third-party competition to customers until Apple sorted the issue out. What was apparent in the letter, however, was in my opinion the distinct lack of Forstall's name – it was simply signed Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. It is extremely interesting to note that that Forstall's group had actually gone ahead with the service, despite claims from some outside developers that the service was riddled with flaws and bugs.
The second victim of this corporate reshuffle is John Browett, the former Senior Vice President of Retail. Browett, a Brit who had been poached by Apple from Dixons (a large British electronics retailer), was ousted after initiating unwelcome changes to staffing policies at Apple Retail stores worldwide (mostly related to pay and layoffs – the precise story is still unknown) and his admittance in August that "we messed up". The dismissal of Browett may cause some within the company to question Cook's leadership skills, as it was the CEO himself who personally hired Browett for the position. In one e-mail sent, Cook described him as the "best by far" and stated, "his role isn't to bring Dixons to Apple, [it's] to bring Apple to an even higher level of customer service and satisfaction."
Where's this going to leave Apple?
Corporate reshuffles are one thing, but when you are getting rid of some of the top figures in the company then it certainly does raise eyebrows. Even the investors didn't take too kindly to it: Apple's stock price opened on Wednesday (the NYSE was closed on Monday and Tuesday due to Hurricane Sandy) opened at $10 less than the previous day at 593.00. But probably the most pressing question is how does something like this affect the company as a whole?
Well, I would say for the better. The most important appointment for me is that Jonathan Ive is now head of all the company's user interfaces, meaning that Ive will now be foraying into both the software side of the company, ultimately giving him the final say in the overall customer experience of Apple products which to this day is one of the things that sets it apart from the competition. We may see some of Ive's design philosophies emigrating over to iOS (and what a welcome change that will be!) and into OS X. Forstall's duties have been dividied up between Craig Federighi, who will take on iOS and the head of internet software and services Eddy Cue taking on Maps and Siri.
Gene Munsterm an analyst for Piper Jaffray wrote in the Financial Times:
The real story is that they're [Federighi, Cue] trying to consolidate around Jony Ive.
An Apple with Jony Ive having the final say about both hardware and, ultimately, software, as well as the merging of some of the company's main sections, such as Mac and iOS software, under one leader is the kind of Apple that Steve Jobs envisioned but never really saw to completion. Anyone who had read Walter Isaacson's truly outstanding biography on the late Apple CEO will know that ever since Steve Jobs found Apple and designed its very first computer, he has been pushing for the extremely tight integration between hardware and software. That's why both OS X and iOS will only (legitimately, anyway) run on Apple devices and why these devices that are maybe 4 years old still run the latest software.
Of course, it will take some time for these changes to filter through to all levels of the company. However I am confident that with this more efficient structure and sharp focus on more detailed tasks at hand, we as Apple customers are going to see some pretty big changes in the next couple of years – and I'm sure that these changes will be worth the wait.


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Who says sexy Pokemon cosplay is exclusive to women? Obviously this is the first time you're seeing BUFFTRIO in action.
For those of you who don't get the joke, this is based on the speculation of what Diglett/Dugtrio actually looks like underground because we only see its/their head(s). This lead to the creation of this image, which in turn, led to this amazing cosplay.
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Meet The Newest Addition To 'Dead Space 3's' Legion Of Necromorphs… The Feeder
So far, my favorite enemy in the Dead Space series has been the Stalker. They aren't the most disturbing Necromorph of the bunch–I'll leave title to the Crawlers (the explosive babies), but they're without a doubt the most unnerving to fight. The first few encounters with the Stalker packs in Dead Space 2 were intense because they actually communicated with each other. They would flank you, trap you, trick you, and if you didn't outsmart them, they would most definitely kill you and drag you into their lair to defile your mutilated corpse again and again and again. However, that could soon change in Dead Space 3 now that the Feeders have been introduced. Get to know them after the jump.
The Feeders are the result of consuming Necromorph flesh. The colonists of the icy planet of Tau Volantis were isolated long enough that they eventually decided it'd be a neat idea to feed on the flesh of dead Necromorphs. This decision slowly transformed them into Feeders–skinny little creatures who, much like myself, absolutely despise bright lights. They find their way around by listening to their surroundings, and when startled, immediately call on their bros so they can take you out together. They sound like a mix between the Pack (those toddler-sized Necromorphs from Dead Space 2) and the Stalkers, and their blindness could lead to some pretty interesting fights.
Will you run in guns blazing, or fuck with them by using your telekinesis to hurl objects and disorient them? It's up to you.
Head on over to Game Informer for more pictures of these ugly bastards. Dead Space 3 releases in February for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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And now, by way of contrast, a bit of modern quiet horror from the American master Steve Rasnic Tem. Editor Ro Pardoe has done a spiffing job with the Third G&S Book of Shadows, in that so far every story has been very different in tone from the one before. It is beautifully written, in deceptively straightforward language.
'The scene bore the suggestion of time rolling back, reaching some pleasant nostalgic point, but then continuing a bit too far.'
An American single mother, Elaine, takes her son Roger on a tour of British stately homes and castles. Roger is an excitable lad, and we can infer from Elaine's recollections that he has ADHD. She doesn't want to put her son on medication, and as a result he can be a bit over-excitable. Thus when they arrive at Westfield Hall Elaine tries to make sure Roger isn't over-stimulated by talk of olde worlde violence, especially that involving the sinister Sir William Scroggs.
This is a touching and subtle story, focusing on Elaine's love for Roger and the emotional toll it takes on her when she realises he is under some sort of strange influence. The immediacy of the past, the way in which it can possess us, is there in Roger's love of Britain's colourful history. The other side of the coin is the idea that we can never escape past evils because they linger in some form or other.
Another first rate story, one that's apparently slight but which lingers in the memory and demands re-reading.


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If you've cruised through Prairie Village in the last week or two, you might have noticed a new sign at the intersection of Mission Road and 75th Street.
The electronic sign urges drivers to slow down and notes that this intersection, just outside Shawnee Mission East High School, has the highest concentration of accidents in Prairie Village — but that's only part of the story.
Traffic Unit Sergeant James Carney of the Prairie Village Police Department arranged for the sign. It's part of his strategy for making citizens more aware of pressing issues, especially when the department is about to step up enforcement of those problems.
Carney said that when the public works department isn't using the electric signs for roadwork, he borrows them and places them in different places around the city, on a rotating basis.
Recently, he had them up elsewhere in Prairie Village to encourage drivers to follow the seatbelt laws. The sign was moved Monday to the Prairie Village Shopping Center area to warn motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
In the case of 75th and Mission, the traffic statistics show that this intersection had 18 accidents in 2011; 14 in 2012; and 11 in 2013. That's about 2.6 percent of the city's total reported accidents for 2013 and 10.6 percent of the accidents related to intersections that occurred that year.
It may not sound like a lot, but in a city that cover just over six miles of ground, that's still significant.
Carney said he's glad the statistics seem to be going down, but there's still room for improvement. Most of the accidents at 75th Street and Mission Road take place because people aren't paying attention and rear-end vehicles stopped at a red light.
Although Carney couldn't confirm technology was a factor in all of those accidents, "we do write an awful lot of tickets for texting," he said. He called the rear-end accidents "preventable" and a "waste of money" for the drivers involved and for the city.
As for the electric signs, Carney said he hasn't heard too much about them, although one resident did call to tell him that his sign was a distraction to drivers. Carney puts the sign in the same league with the KC Scout signs that hang over area highways and said he doesn't think those signs are distracting too many people.
Each year, he analyzes accident data to determine the intersections that need the most attention, either from police patrols or from city engineers. In one case, the city made pavement at one intersection rougher after seeing the data analysis, so that fewer vehicles would slip on its pavement on rainy days.
Another change coming as a result of the traffic studies is a flashing yellow left turn arrow at Somerset Drive and Nall Avenue. This will replace a green left turn arrow, as drivers weren't looking closely enough at the signal to be sure it was a green arrow and not just a solid green, which requires turning vehicles to yield to oncoming traffic, Carney said.
Overall, each year, Carney's traffic analysis leads the police and city to concentrate their resources on about eight to 10 intersections for the next year. Unfortunately, Carney said, some intersections will make a reappearance on the next year's list after missing a year, as problem often reappear once the extra enforcement goes away.


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Boston was nominated as hosts to the 2024 United States Olympics and the recent release of the bidding documents has sent shock waves throughout the entire city of Boston as it has been a matter of public outcry.
According to the recently released plan, a public authority has been established to institute financing the developments by tax increments to get $345 million to finance the acquisition of land as well as the cost of infrastructure at the Widette Circle. This, the authorities say, has become necessary since there would be a stadium constructed at Widette Circle to make the hosting successful.
The hullabaloo has been deepened due to the fact that a prior statement by authorities had categorically indicated that public purse would not be used to establish any venue for the Olympics, and so this revelation comes as a shock to the people of Boston as it contradicts the earlier claim.
The CEO of Boston 2024, Rich Davey, said that this type of financing was very important for the financing of projects of such nature. He further attributed the public outcry to the fact that the plans were released quite recently.
Davey went on to state how the whole financing process will be carried out: "Boston will borrow money to finance the new projects and this will mean new developments. The land value will be increased as a result of the new developments, likewise the revenue from property tax.
With this explanation clearly spelt out, it might tend to calm down nerves and reduce the massive public outcry.