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Cruise Itinerary Details
Disney Fantasy
Departing from: Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida
Ports of Call:
- Cozumel, Mexico
- George Town, Grand Cayman
- Falmouth, Jamaica
- Castaway Cay (Disney Private Island)
Bars, Clubs & Lounges
Lounges & Bar
Atrium Bar
Bon Voyage
Intimate Lounge
La Piazza
Cove Cafe
Irish Pub
O'Gills Pub
Panoramic Bar
Meridian Bar
Coffee Bar
Vista Cafe
Pool Bar
Cove Bar (adults-only pool area)
Exclusive Lounge
Ooh La La (adults-only lounge)
Music & Dancing
Night Club
The Tube
Dance Club
Evolution Lounge
Family Lounge
Teen Spots
Teen Club
Video Games/Arcade
Casino & Gambling
- Please Note: There is no gambling or casino on this ship.
- Senses Spa and Salon
- Wide variety of body treatments from traditional to exotic
- Chill Spa - Spa treatments for teens 13 - 17
- Barber shop and hair salon
- Additional charge for Spa and Salon services
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness Center: Leading edge cardiovascular equipment, treadmills, ellipticals and weight machines
- Exercise Classes: Aerobics, yoga, pilates, cycling and more (additional fee)
- Outdoor Jogging/Walking Track
- Personal Training (additional fee)
Sports Deck
- Goofy's Sports Deck
- Basketball court, mini-soccer pitch, ping pong/foosball
- Digital sports simulators - virtual games including basketball, football, soccer, hockey, baseball and golf
- Goofy's Golf: Nine-hole mini-golf course
- Golf Simulator and packages (additional fee)
- Shuffleboard
- All Ages: AquaDuck water coaster, AquaLab water playground, Funnel Puddle wading pool
- All Ages: Mickey's Pool and waterslide
- Kids Only: Nemo's Reef waterplay area for kids 8 and under
- Adults-Only: Quiet Cove Pool and whirlpool
- Adults-Only: Satellite Falls: circular splash pool and cascading rain curtain
- Four infinity hot tubs -2 for families, 2 for adults only
- Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique NEW!
- Mickey's Mainsail, Sea Treasures, Whitecaps
- Vista Gallery
- Shutters photo studio
- Walt Disney Theater
- Broadway-style Shows including Disney's Aladdin, Disney's Believe, Disney Wishes, A Fantasy Come True, and An Unforgettable Journey
- Comedy shows, magicians, and more
- Buena Vista Cinema
- Funnel Vision: Poolside Movie Theater
- Entertainment may vary depending upon ship and itinerary
Parties and Theme Nights
- Sail-Away Celebrations
- Pirate Night
- Character Greetings
- Star Wars Day at Sea Coming in 2018 - select sailings
Music & Dance
- Live Bands
- DJs
- Family dance party
Contests & Tournaments
- Contest and Games: sports, ping pong, shuffle board, air-hockey, card parties, bingo, and more
- Family game shows
Other Features
- Wireless Internet and Internet Cafe (additional fee)
- Wave Phones - all staterooms come with 2 portable Wave Phones that enable guests to text or call their fellow travelers while onboard or ashore at Castaway Cay, without using their personal cell phone. Additional phones are available for a fee.
- Midship Detective Agency
- Art Auctions
- Fireworks at sea (weather permitting)
- Cooking Demonstrations
- Food Tastings
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Kids Oceaneer Lab
Kids & Families
Disney Cruise Line provides a wide array of clubs, lounges and interactive programs that are sure to keep your child active, engaged, and more importantly, entertained.
Babies & Tots
It's a Small World Nursery (Ages 12 weeks to 36 weeks)This magical nursery consists of 3 distinct areas - an acclimation zone, a main play zone, and a separate room for children to nap. Activities are unscheduled and vary depending on the mood of the child, but could include movie time, story time and nap time. Guests can find the following at It's a Small World Nursery:
- Baby swings, baby walkers, books, toys and games
- Quiet area with cribs
- TV and DVD player
- Parents should bring baby food, formula, milk and bottles as well as extra diapers, pull-ups, wipes, extra clothing, a favorite blanket and pacifier if applicable when dropping off child.
- Space is limited, reservations are required and the nursery is an additional fee.
Oceaneer Club (Ages 3 to 12)
The Oceaneer Club provides a fantastic place for children 3 to 12 years of age to immerse themselves in the imaginative worlds that only Disney could create, while performing on stage, playing games and enjoying a wide variety of supervised activities. While some activities are recommended for certain age ranges, participation is based on a child's interest level and maturity - not age - so siblings and friends ages 3-12 can play together without restriction. This club is designed with four distinct themed areas inspired by Disney movies and characters including Andy's Room, Monsters Academy, Pixie Hollow and Explorer Pod. Some of the club's amenities include:
- Computer lab with child-friendly computers and multiple tvs
- Dance floor, and a small stage for games
- Activities may include Disney's Once Upon a Time, Tinkerbell's Talent Show, Mouseketeers in Training, arts and crafts, movie time, nap time and more
- Please note: All children must be 3 years of age or older and potty-trained (able to use the restroom independently) in order to participate in Disney's Oceaneer's Club onboard Disney Cruise Line ships. Children 3 years of age who are not fully potty-trained and children under the age of 3 may visit Flounders Reef Nursery onboard the Disney Wonder or "It's a Small World" nursery onboard the Disney Magic, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.
- Activities are subject to change based on ship and itinerary.
Oceaneer Lab (Ages 3 to 12)
Oceaneer Lab is an ideal location for children ages 3 to 12 years of age to play games, perform educational experiments and enjoy a wide variety of supervised activities throughout the day. With a seemingly endless supply of toys, games and Disney movies, Oceaneer Lab is the perfect oasis for children to learn, play and interact with others. While some activities are recommended for certain age ranges, participation is based on a child's interest level and maturity - not age - so siblings and friends ages 3-12 can play together without restriction. Oceaneer Lab amenities include:
- A computer lab with child-friendly computers, Science Lab
- Reading area, Lounge area
- Toys, games and Disney movies
- Media Room, Animator's Studio, Sound Studio, Craft Studio
- Multiple tvs
- Activities may include Monster's, Inc. Open Mike Night, Get Hook!, Super Sloppy Science with Professor Make-O-Mess, and more
- Activities are subject to change based on ship and itinerary.
Edge (Ages 11 to 14)
Edge is a lounge and interactive play space set up exclusively for tweens, featuring plush couches, high-tech entertainment - videogames, televisions and computers - as well as guided activities and special theme nights. Some of Edge's amenities include:
- "Be a Star" - 3 green-screen rooms
- Computer lab, video game consoles, flat-screen tvs
- Tables for arts and crafts
- Activities may include That's Hilarious, Ghost Voyages and more
- Activities are subject to change based on ship and itinerary.
Vibe (Ages 14 to 17)
Vibe is an exclusive teen hang-out is designed to resemble a cozy college dorm or hip coffee shop. Featuring plush couches, overstuffed chairs, a dance floor, a bar with stools and a mirrored wall, Vibe is a haven where teen cruisers can make new friends, play video games, watch television, surf the internet and take part in a variety of activities throughout the day. Parents can relax knowing their teens are having fun, but also being chaperoned by counselors the entire time. A few of Vibe's amenities include:
- Multiple flat-screen tvs, DVD players, Video games
- Internet access (additional fee)
- Board games
- Vibe offers a large selection of non-alcoholic beverages for a fee. Soda is complimentary.
- Activities may include Teen dance parties, Karaoke, video game play-offs and more
- Activities are subject to change based on ship and itinerary.


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First Logic Game With A Real Laser Among Innovative ThinkFun Games Debuting At Toy Fair
Feb 11, 2013, 07:15 EST
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Toy Fair Booth 2251 – The first logic game with a real laser, the first hide & seek toddler game, and the first circle-shaped word game are showcased at the American International Toy Fair by ThinkFun, the world's leader in addictively fun games that sharpen your mind. ThinkFun is known for Rush Hour®, Zingo!®, Roll & Play™ and other game-changers in the industry.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130211/NY57614 )
"A mainstay of our nearly 30-year history is a focus on innovation - developing games that fill an educational need, tap into technology, and sync with societal trends," said Bill Ritchie, ThinkFun CEO and Co-Founder. "Our games reflect first-ever concepts and designs, collaborations with ground-breaking inventors, and new twists to ignite minds of all ages."
Available at ThinkFun.com and stores nationwide, new games include:
Laser Maze™ (Ages 8 to adult, solo play, MSRP: $29.99)
Builds: Logical deduction, visual perception
Tweens will cheer for the first logic game with a real laser! Players beam, bend, and split a laser using mirrors and targets to solve 60 challenges. Laser Maze is the brainchild of Luke Hooper, inventor of the chess-like laser game Khet, and features challenges designed by four-time World Puzzle Champion, Wei-Hwa Huang. This powerful, safe game experience unites the heritage of ThinkFun's logic puzzles with the latest in high-tech.
Hello Sunshine!™ (Ages 18 months to 3 years, two or more players, MSRP: $19.99)
Builds: Confidence, motor skills, positional concepts
For the first time, hide & seek and plush toys – two toddler favorites – are brightly matched in an active play game. Parents and toddlers take turns hiding and finding Sunshine, a soft, huggable toy. As they excitedly seek Sunshine or hide it with glee, toddlers learn positional concepts such as NEXT TO, BEHIND, and ON TOP. A great confidence booster, Hello Sunshine! was invented by Bill Ritchie as a companion to Roll & Play, the first-ever toddler game released to rave reviews and two 2012 Toy of the Year nominations.
WordARound™ (Ages 10 to adult, two or more players, MSRP: $12.99)
Builds: Focus, reflexes, vocabulary
Players race to unravel and call out the word in this fast-paced circular card game. Fun for families, it's a quick study but surprisingly tough, fueling frenzied play and laughter. With its knack for creating fans in an instant, it's no surprise WordARound was invented by The Herbert Brothers, a filmmaking duo known for their shoestring production of a smash Super Bowl ad.
Swish® Jr. (Ages 5 and up, two or more players, MSRP: $12.99)
Builds: Visual perception, matching, concentration
This transparent card game is the much-anticipated little sibling to Swish, a two-time nominee for Toy of the Year. Young players build spatial awareness as they mentally flip and rotate see-through cards to match shapes.
Math Dice® Powers Practice Edition (Ages 10 to adult, two or more players, MSRP: $7.99)
Builds: Mental math skills, particularly exponents
A new design of Math Dice, the widely acclaimed "Fast, Fun Game of Mental Math," with a focus on exponents. Invented in 1998 by ThinkFun Co-Founders' 11-year-old son Sam (now a software engineer at Twitter), Math Dice has sparked a passion for numbers worldwide.
ThinkFun is the world's leader in addictively fun games that challenge your mind and inspire creative thinking. Nearly 30 years ago, ThinkFun was founded with a dream to change the world through play. ThinkFun continues to expand on that dream every day with games, mobile apps and global education programs. To learn more about ThinkFun, go to www.thinkfun.com.
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(CNN) — A U.S. global travel alert remained in place Saturday amid fears that al Qaeda may launch attacks in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond in coming weeks.
The threat prompted the United States to announce that 22 embassies and consulates will be closed on Sunday, including in Yemen, which was a focus of concern.
Britain, France and Germany have said they too will close their embassies in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Sunday and Monday for security reasons. No other embassies are affected, they said.
Neither Italy nor Spain — which has no embassy in Yemen — planned to close any of their embassies.
The U.S. embassies that will be closed Sunday — when they would normally be open — stretch across a swath of North Africa and the Middle East, from Mauritania to Oman. Bangladesh and Afghanistan, both majority Muslim nations, are also affected.
The U.S. government's actions are in response to growing intelligence that shows a potential for attacks in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa, said U.S. officials who spoke to CNN on condition of not being identified.
"The threat appears to be much worse than it has (been) in a long time," said a senior national security official in Yemen, where the government is "on high alert against possible attacks in the days to come."
Various Western targets — not just those tied to the United States — are under threat, two U.S. officials said.
Three sources said the United States has information that members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are in the final stages of planning for an unspecified attack.
One of the sources said such preparations appeared to have increased in recent days with the approaching end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Sunday is Laylet al-Qadr, or the Night of Power, one of the holiest moments on the Muslim calendar.
Said one U.S. official: "It all leads us to believe something could happen in the near future."
Christopher Hill, a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, told CNN he had never seen embassy closures ordered across such a broad area.
"There have been incidents where they've closed down a number of embassies in the Middle East because the information is not specific enough to say that 'embassy X' got to be closed as opposed to other embassies," said Hill, who joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1977.
"But I think this, closing all of these embassies in the Middle East to North Africa, is in fact unprecedented. At least, I didn't see this during my career."
'Leave Yemen now'
U.S. officials said that, based on intelligence, they were particularly concerned about the U.S. Embassy in Yemen between Saturday and Tuesday. President Barack Obama, amid regular updates on the situation, has directed officials to take all appropriate steps to protect Americans.
A White House official said the president was updated Saturday morning by Lisa Monaco, his assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism.
Obama, who departed for Joint Base Andrews to play golf, was to be updated through the weekend, the official said.
He praised Yemeni President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi for his country's efforts following a meeting Thursday at the White House.
The UK Foreign Office has also warned its citizens against travel to Yemen, and urged British nationals to leave as soon as possible.
"If you don't leave the country now while commercial carriers are still flying it is extremely unlikely that the British government will be able to evacuate you or provide consular assistance," it said.
It was unclear whether the apparent plot targets that Arabian nation or one elsewhere — which is why the travel alert applies so broadly, and why embassies from Bangladesh to Libya are being closed. Nor is the expected time of an attack known, which explains why the U.S. travel alert extends through August.
"Terrorists may elect to use a variety of means and weapons and target both official and private interests," the alert states. "U.S. citizens are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure."
New York Rep. Peter King, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, called the information "the most specific I've seen."
While the principal attention is on the Arabian Peninsula, he stressed to CNN's Wolf Blitzer that "we can't rule anything out."
"We are focused on the Middle East, but it's a potential series of attacks that really could be almost anyplace," King said.
22 embassies, consulates ordered closed
The State Department has listed 22 embassies and consulates that will close Sunday, which is normally the start of the work week in the countries affected.
The 17 affected U.S. embassies are in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Yemen. The U.S. Embassy in Israel will be closed as normal Sunday.
Consulates in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are also being shut for the day. Embassies and consulates in the region typically close or operate with minimal staff on Fridays and Saturdays.
The shutdowns could extend beyond Sunday, a senior State Department official said.
Retired Gen. James Mattis — who until earlier this year was head of U.S. Central Command, responsible for a 20-country area that includes the Middle East — said the decision to close the embassies underscores the reality of the threat and the wisdom of U.S. policymakers.
U.S. embassies have been targeted before in places such as Yemen, Turkey and Tanzania, he pointed out. Moreover, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is one of the terrorist network's most active and most destructive branches.
"We have to remember that we're up against an enemy who kills indiscriminately — whether it be women, children, diplomats — and our embassies … have been one of the targets," Mattis told CNN on Friday.
Referring to the move by U.S. officials, he said, "They are showing some proactive discretion here, making certain that we don't give the enemy an opportunity that we can deny them."
Questions, concerns after Benghazi
House leaders have been briefed, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told reporters, adding that the travel alert and embassy closings provided "some understanding of the seriousness of the threat."
King, who has also heard such briefings, applauded the government's decision to close its diplomatic missions.
"I give them credit," the Republican said of the Obama administration. "I think the government is doing exactly the right thing here."
Such bipartisan agreement in Washington comes at a time when politicians are still scrutinizing the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consular compound in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
Since then, Republicans have been pressing Obama's administration for answers, with some accusing officials of covering up what happened in Benghazi and not doing enough to track down the attackers.
Eight GOP lawmakers are asking that incoming FBI Director James Comey brief Congress within 30 days about the investigation. They say the administration's inquiry to date has been "simply unacceptable," according to a draft letter obtained by CNN.
Earlier this week, Vice President Joe Biden and senior State Department officials went to Congress to discuss embassy security.
Biden also briefed congressional leadership, key committee chairmen and ranking members about the latest threat concerns, a source who attended the meeting said.
Another official said the recent intelligence might not have warranted such a response before the Benghazi attack, which created a political firestorm for the administration.
On Thursday, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said the agency was taking the steps out of an abundance of caution.
CNN's Greg Botelho, Barbara Starr, Chris Lawrence, Jill Dougherty, Dana Bash, Evan Perez, Gloria Borger, Jim Acosta, Elise Labott, Mohammed Jamjoon, NuNu Japaridze, Bharati Naik, Karen Smith, Laura Smith-Spark and Hakim Almasmari contributed to this report, which was written by Tom Cohen in Washington.


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The Magna Carta Holy Grail Rollout Has Been a Little Rough
The Samsung app crashed, and reviews have been lukewarm.
While a lot of people took some time away from their screens on Wednesday night to kick off their July 4 celebrations, Jay-Z's most devoted fans were staring at their Samsung phones and tablets, to which they had downloaded an app that would allow them to exclusively own and listen to Magna Carta Holy Grail at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday — three days before anyone else. Unfortunately, the app didn't work very well at all, and many users attempting to download them album were thwarted by technical glitches. The situation was mostly resolved in the later hours of Thursday morning, but the album had already been leaked to file-sharing sites and posted to countless blogs by then. (Separately, hackers created a cloned version of the app that displayed anti-government messages instead of Jay-Z tracks once the clock ticked over to July 4, but that only affected people who thought it was a good idea to download the thing from an unofficial source.)
So, the music has now been out in the world for a couple of days, and the people (by which we mean "critics") have had time to register their reactions. Mostly, they're so-so: The New York Times' Jon Pareles deemed MCHG "a transitional album" full of "boasts are contested by tracks with their own stubborn agendas: minor keys, empty spaces, unyielding arrangements that make his rhymes dodge and weave around them." After a track-by-track review of the album, Billboard's Jeff Rosenthal wrote, "As an event, it's good, it's great, it's disappointing and back again. As an album, though, it tends to be safe."
MTV's Rob Markman wrote that MCHG "sounds great," though "it is unclear to what degree it actually delivered" on Jay-Z's implied promise of "something new and inventive." He added that "subsequent listens uncover thoughtful commentary and societal observation, lending to the album's replay value." The LA Times' Randall Roberts didn't seem to think it was that deep: "Despite its name, Magna Carta Holy Grail seems unconcerned with delving too deeply into either the democracy or the faith that the two objects symbolize." However, he agreed with Markman when it came to the sound, which he called "shimmering, heavy and at times sonically stunning." Meanwhile, Stereogum's Claire Lobenfeld concluded that, "Jay-Z is still as lyrically rich of a rapper whose songs require close attention as he's always been," though "many of Magna Carta's tracks are lacking interesting production...But what we expect and, frankly, want from Hov is for him to write couplets that we apply to our own lives."
Spin's "impulsive reviewers" gave MCHG a collective 6.2/10, with Philip Sherburne praising the "fresh, lively" first half while calling the second portion "plodding," with the overall production felling "flat and monochrome" ... especially when compared to Kanye West's Yeezus. His colleague Chris Martins concurred, concluding that the album is "a fine example of Jay-Z once again near the top of his game," though "Yeezus is the better album." The Daily Beast's Marlow Stern also couldn't resist the unfavorable comparison: "The two albums couldn't be bigger foils. Whereas Magna Carta sounds like a collection of tired jet-set raps over random beats strung together, Yeezus sounds like a unified whole—a minimalist treasure dripping with anti-corporate vitriol." It's probably too early to say for sure, but between MCHG's botched launch and the initial reviews, it seems that Kanye may have finally upstaged his partner in throne-watching.


text: Student Profiles Jean O'Friel '07 Jean O'Friel '07 Hometown: Paris, France/Manila, The Philippines Major: Religion Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? Because I grew up overseas, I was at a bit of a loss when approaching the college application process. I didn't even know there was a difference between universities and liberal arts colleges! However, my father suggested that I look into applying to Bowdoin because of its excellent academic reputation. I visited Bowdoin and immediately liked the intimate feel of the campus. I attended the American School of Paris and my graduating class consisted of about 80 people, so I knew that I didn't want to be overwhelmed by a large student population. I also found it very appealing that Bowdoin has such a small student/professor ratio. What especially sold me about Bowdoin was the school's encouragement of creativity and free thought. I knew that I wanted to go to a school where I'd have the opportunity to intellectually interact with other students, rather than simply attend large lecture courses. Why did you choose your major? I really sort of fell into my major accidentally. I started at Bowdoin convinced that I would be a double major in Government and English. However, I chose my freshman year schedule based on classes that I thought looked interesting. This included "Islam," which was taught by Professor Jorunn Buckley of the Religion Department, and "Victorian Art" with Art History Professor Pamela Fletcher. I realized that Religion and Art History are fascinating subjects, because they cover such a wide range of social, political, and cultural issues. Both act as a commentary on the development of society, and its evolution into what it is today. I also really liked that both departments are fairly small, which helped me form strong relationships with my professors. Although I initially planned to do a double major with both, I am now doing a minor in Art History instead. What has been your favorite course at Bowdoin? It's extremely difficult to choose just one, because I have taken many excellent courses at Bowdoin. One that particularly stands out is "Dante's Divine Comedy," which is taught by Professor Arielle Saiber of the Italian department. I took the class on a whim, since I had never read the Divine Comedy before. This course was amazing. Professor Saiber is extremely enthusiastic and well-read about the topic, which made the classroom discussions interesting and lively. She encouraged different interpretations of the text, and made it relevant in a range of contexts. I was also lucky enough to take this class in conjunction with "Art of the Italian Renaissance" taught by Art History Professor Susan Wegner, which was especially interesting because I was able to see how Dante's work influenced images of hell during the Italian Renaissance. What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? Professor Jorunn Buckley of the Religion Department has been the most influential and inspiring professor I've had at Bowdoin. She is incredibly well-read, fascinating, unconventional, and challenging. I'm currently taking my fifth class with her, and she still manages to provoke me towards higher levels of thought. I definitely credit her for my decision to major in Religion. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? During my freshman year I was a part of the Poeting club, a student group that encourages the discussion and sharing of original poetry. I especially enjoyed being in the club because I was exposed to many different styles of poetry I had never encountered before. It was also great to have the opportunity to share my work with peers and in turn be inspired by their writing. I have worked at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library circulation desk through my time at Bowdoin. I absolutely love books and am a voracious reader, so to me it's the best job on campus. It's great getting to interact with other Bowdoin students, and to also gain a thorough knowledge of how the library works. This job has definitely helped me learn how to research effectively for papers, which is a huge plus! I also worked at the Hatch Science Library circulation desk for a year, performing basically the same responsibilities. This year I have another job at Hawthorne-Longfellow, working as an INNReach student assistant. I process incoming requests from MaineCat, NExpress, and CBB and then send the books out to the various libraries/academic institutions. Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? I studied abroad for a year at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland at the New College School of Divinity. It was an interesting academic experience in many ways. The teaching and assessment style in the UK is completely different from those at Bowdoin, so I had to reorient my way of thinking to fit Edinburgh's different standards. What was extremely beneficial about taking courses there is that I was able to fill some gaps that were missing in my knowledge of religion. I took four courses on Judaism, a religion that has always interested me, as a way to supplement the education in religion I've received at Bowdoin. However, a year was quite a long time to be away from Bowdoin and I got a little homesick for Brunswick! One piece of advice I'd give students who plan on studying away is to make sure you've carefully reviewed your major and distribution requirements before going abroad, so that you don't have to rush to finish them senior year. What have you done during your summers? My parents both work for the State Department, which means I spend most of my summers overseas. The summer between freshman and sophomore year, I went to Costa Rica with my best friend and worked at a nature preserve for a short time, painting the newly constructed bathrooms at its camping site. My Parents are currently posted in the Philippines, so the following summer, I spent a month working as a consular clerk at the Citizenship and Passport Unit of the Consular Section of the American Embassy in Manila. I processed American citizenship claims, passport renewals, and birth registrations. It was interesting to get firsthand exposure to the American citizenship process, and realize how difficult it is to obtain it! I also visited a women's jail while working at the Embassy, which was a heartbreaking but valuable experience. Many of the women there were older, and had been convicted for drug trafficking and other such crimes. Living in Manila has exposed me much more to the poverty and hardships of my own people, and influenced me to decide to adopt children from the Philippines when I am older. I love living in the Philippines because my mother is a Filipina, and I have become much more familiar with my own culture. When I go back home I get to spend time with my MANY cousins, which I didn't get to do before because we traveled around so much. Christmas there is crazy. People start putting up extravagant light displays in the beginning of November. Then on Christmas day, we get together with my mom's family, who bring their personal karaoke machine (Filipinos LOVE to sing) and spend the day singing, eating, and talking. Finally, I spent another summer working at the Law Offices of Girardi & Keese in Los Angeles as a legal intern. The internship was a great opportunity for me to see how a law firm worked and learn more about the legal process. What is your best Bowdoin memory? My best Bowdoin memory would probably be from the first week of school during my first year here. My best friend from high school, her roommate, and I sat outside of Moore Hall and finger painted a mural that we still have to this day! It's a great representation of the lasting friendships you can make at Bowdoin. What are your plans for after graduation? I plan on taking a year off and doing paralegal work at the Law Offices of Maloney & Maloney in San Antonio, Texas. During that time, I'll be studying for the LSATs and working on my law school applications. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? Be experimental with your class choices. There are a lot of amazing courses I've taken at Bowdoin that all managed to connect back to my primary field of study. What quirky or fun thing did you wish you knew before you came to Bowdoin? I wish I had known about Big Top Deli on Maine Street in Brunswick. They have the most amazing sandwiches I have ever tasted! Story posted on January 19, 2007 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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Who would have thought that buckets, not ballet, would make such a hit at dance camp? Rick Morin from the Rhythm Room brought his high energy and the buckets to the Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio yesterday. An aim of the two-week camp, said Dutra, is to integrate all the arts into dancing and Morin's session is part of that. Morin told the campers, "If we can imagine, we can do it, but it all starts with a good attitude." Accomplishing the task, he emphasized, often takes long hours of rehearsal. Dutra runs two camp sessions: one for 2- to 9-year-olds and a second for older students from 10 to 18. (Warwick Beacon photos)
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Six more Bolivian government officials were arrested on Tuesday, including a top Interior Ministry official, for alleged roles in a scheme to rob and extort a New York businessman who has been jailed for 18 months on suspicion of money laundering.
The American, Jacob Ostreicher, has argued since shortly after his arrest that he has been the victim of corrupt Bolivian officials who conspired to keep him in jail so they could sell off the 18,000 metric tons of rice they confiscated from him and extort him in exchange for promises to obtain his release.
"It was deliberate, premeditated and the plan was to take everything away from me," Ostreicher told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
He named as the "ringleader" of the alleged conspiracy the director of legal affairs in the Interior Ministry, Fernando Rivera, who was arrested Tuesday in the eastern state of Tarija while on government business.
Officials who announced the arrests did not offer details other than to say those detained were suspected of crimes including illegal enrichment and extortion.
Ostreicher accused Rivera, the seventh official arrested in the case, of seeking a $50,000 bribe in order to secure his release from prison. Healso accused Rivera of intimidating judges and prosecutors to keep him in jail despite a lack of evidence supporting the money-laundering allegations.
As director of legal affairs in the Interior Ministry, Rivera oversees major prosecutions, which include drug-trafficking cases. Bolivia is the world's No. 3 cocaine producer and also a major transit country for Peruvian cocaine.
The AP was unable to immediately reach Rivera for comment.
The other officials arrested in the case since Monday include a former top official in the presidential ministry, a judge who initially ordered Ostreicher freed last year only to reverse himself, and three officials of DIRCABI, the state agency that manages seized assets.
Bolivia's interior minister, Carlos Romero, said those arrested were involved in "a network of corruption and extortion that has involved government officials, private individuals and possibly had connections with the judiciary."
Although a subordinate of Romero, Rivera preceded him in the Interior Ministry, having been hired by a previous minister.
The former presidential ministry official, Jose Manuel Antezana, allegedly received a $9,900 commission from the illegal sale of some of Ostreicher's rice, which was sold while ostensibly in DIRCABI's possession.
Independent political analyst Roberto Laserna said that Ostreicher had, unfortunately, suffered from an affliction that Bolivians have also experienced: an inefficient, corruption-ridden legal system and a "counter-drug law that instead of presuming innocence, locks people up without any rights and seizes their assets, which later disappear."
"If the government wants to clean up its image it should arrest all involved," he said.
Ostreicher has been jailed without charge since June 2011 in the eastern lowlands city of Santa Cruz. The city is Bolivia's commercial center in its agricultural heartland but is also a nexus of cocaine trafficking.
Prosecutors have yet to produce evidence supporting their allegations he laundered drug money in a rice-growing venture in which he and a Swiss partner invested $25 million. They have not formally charged him.
Ostreicher says he was duped by the Colombian woman who initially managed that venture and who planted some of its rice on land owned by the brother of a Brazilian drug trafficker.
A high-level delegation of prosecutors and police huddled with Ostreicher in the private medical clinic where he is interned into the early hours of Tuesday questioning him about the case, he said.
Ostreicher has been suffering from malnutrition caused by a liquids-only hunger strike he mounted earlier this year to protest his incarceration.
U.S. Embassy officials and a U.S. congressman, Chris Smith of New Jersey, intervened on Ostreicher's behalf early this year but apparently to little effect.
After the actor Sean Penn visited Ostreicher on Halloween, the 54-year-old orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, N.Y., was sent to the clinic, where a government doctor diagnosed him with Parkinson's disease.
Ostreicher told the AP that he was to have been sent back to Palmasola prison on Tuesday, against doctors' recommendations, but that authorities yielded to last-minute appeals and agreed to delay his return by 48 hours.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A man suspected of killing a New York City woman in Istanbul was charged on Monday with murder and ordered to remain in custody until his trial, the state-run news agency reported.
Sarai Sierra, a 33-year-old mother of three, was found dead near Istanbul's ancient city walls on Feb. 2, 12 days after her family reported her missing. She was vacationing alone in the city and exploring her photography hobby. She had planned to travel to Turkey with a friend, but that person canceled for financial reasons.
Authorities said Sierra died of a blow to the head.
The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Ziya Tasali, was caught Sunday near the Turkey-Syria border after being on the run for more than a month, mostly while hiding in Syria, officials said.
Sierra's brother, David Jimenez, welcomed the charge filed against Tasali. "It's what we were hoping for. They've done a good job investigating this, and we really appreciate it," Jimenez said in an interview with The Associated Press in New York City.
There were conflicting reports about Tasali's arrest, with Turkey's interior minister saying he was detained as he entered Turkey, and the Istanbul police chief suggesting he was nabbed in Syria in an operation by Syrian rebels in cooperation with Turkish officials.
The suspect was taken to Istanbul, where a court questioned him and charged him on Monday with murder, according to the state-run Anadolu agency. A trial date will be set after prosecutors prepare an indictment detailing the charges.
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Anadolu reported that Tasali — described as a homeless scrap paper collector — allegedly admitted while being questioned by prosecutors that he attacked Sierra while under the influence of vapors from inhaling paint thinner, then fled the scene.
Sierra disappeared the day she was due to fly home, and her body was found hidden near the remnants of the city walls.
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Here is a fund for our times - A Superstitious Fund!
The Superstitious Fund Project is a live one year experiment where an uncanny algorithm or SUPERSTITIOUS AUTOMATED ROBOT will trade live on the stock market. The financial instruments it will be using will be spreadbetting on the FTSE 100.
The superstitious trading algorithm will trade purely on the belief of NUMEROLOGY and in accordance to the MOON. It will for example have the fear of the number 13, as well as generating its own beliefs and new logic for trading
Part of me wants to gently mock the premise behind the fund. Then I recall my own trading record and will instead keep silent.
My only comment is on the name. Fifteen years ago I bet they would have dressed up their algo by naming it some mish-mash of the words "quantum," "long term," "strategic," and "Buffett" - using some sort of hedge fund name generator similar to the ones they use to put names on suburban subdivisions. Instead, in keeping with a moodier time that should be a little more publicly tolerant of magical thinking, and, frankly, with some refreshing honesty, they just flat-out named it A Superstitious Fund.
Kudos to them for making it public and for their plan to post results. Hell, that's more scientific than a lot of "science" that goes on today in a several disciplines that should know better.


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product-reviews.net: Unfortunately and unsurprisingly, there is no release information on when the same patch will be landing on the PS3 version of Skyrim. As you can imagine, PS3 users have again taken to Bethesda's comments section to let their frustrations be heard towards the developer, with Bethesda actually deciding to respond to a few comments on this occasion.
leads to PS3 anger?
lol...yeah, that part doesn't make sense.
So i guess that was the problem with the 360 at first, It was made angry, it was Heated with anger! It's cool now though.
Wait... you guys didn't hear?
PS3 gamers are getting Skyrim dlc...
Its called Skyrim: F**K YOU PLAYSTATION!
Seriously... the system is almost at the end of its life cycle, if you have no idea how to make a game for it by now... why did you try in the first place?
is this why my ps3 has been grumpy and ignoring me all day ? ....... I dont even have skyrim I swear these things are more confusing then women
My Ps3 went to the gym to blow off some steam. She looked furious when she walked out the door.
Another article made from a few PS3 users venting in a forum. These articles are getting pretty popular for writers.
Excuse me, but these people are not writers.
Does anyone still even care about this? Those wounds healed long ago.
The wounds opened up when i got a second arrow to th- never mind, i don't anyone cares about that joke anymore either.
I do, I only own a ps3 and would like to play the dlc and have updates to fix my rediculously broken game. My wounds were fixed until i got screwed out of dlc.
@Zodiac I was amazed at the fact that it was considered a 'joke'.
When the new DLC was announced it was a bit much no? The new dlc > Uncharted
You can mount a dragon.
Oh great, now fifty others will reply to this with other unfunny stuff. Way to derail the whole point of the article.
On topic; this shouldn't be THAT surprising since everyone knows how much of a sh*t company Bethesda is.
tbh my ps3 got pretty pissed off at me when i put this badly coded crap into it lol it froze alot and refused to run, whereas put something like say battlefied 3 in and it's singing :P but I have skyrim on PC now where it works and moddders have fixed most of the stuff bethesda are too incompetent or lazy to deal with
That already happened on launch day with the game and with each screw up (Dawnguard) PS3 owners of the game become more frustrated and more likely to not buy a future Bethesda title on the PS3.
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I believe the badly coded crap you are refering to is called the cell with its split ram. The game works fine on other platforms as well as most multiplat games but with ps3 this has always been a sore subject and it starts with sony. If you enjoy sonys exclusives for what they are then great but dont expect much else from the ps3.
Are you surprized after how PS3 fans have been treated
Actually yes, Bethesda has always been anti-Sony, Morrowind was never released on PS2, Oblivion PS3 got more than a year delay and had been missing DLCs until the GOTY version was out, FO3's 360 version are overall superior than PS3 version especially graphics and effects.
All these years Bethesda treated Playstation users like crap, and after all that those people still chose to buy PS3 version of Skyrim are either ignorant or stupid, if they are ignorant they shouldn't even know those DLCs and patches exist,if they are simply too stupid to understand Bethesda hate them, why would they be mad?
Ps2 couldnt run Morrowind for one and two it was a PC game. Only reason it was on Xbox was that it was more like a PC (western) and MS had deep ties to the PC croud like Bethesda and Bioware. The reason Oblivion was late is that the 360 hit first. The 360 was also the western (aka PC) console and these are Western games. PS was generally an Eastern console that didnt recieve games like this (until the 360 made them popular). The reason Bethesda games run like shit on Ps3 is because it has shit ram that isnt fast enough or large enough to run these games. Be glad the Ps3 even got Fallouts/Elder Scrolls. Better than nothing right?
There was no way ps2 could run morrowind. Xbox had an advantage with an external hard drive. At the same time, I agree with people are stupid for buying skyrim on the ps3 given the history of Bethesda with Sony. But I blame the hardware not the developer.
@the divine; wtf are you on about? The ps2 got plenty of western titles.... Those games you mentioned were pc releases because either like with morrowind the ps2 couldn't handle it or b) games like battlefield relied upon online play as a big part of their draw something that only recently has taken off on consoles.....
@TheDivine "The reason Bethesda games run like shit on Ps3 is because it has shit ram that isnt fast enough or large enough to run these games." This comment is funny sure the 360 has a smaller OS footprint leaving more ram for dev however its actually slower then the ram the Cell has access to.The games run like shit because they are not properly coded for the ps3 its that simple.
lol the only reason oblivion ran better on PS3 than xbox was because of the one year delay, plus it came with the dlc Knights of the Nine already.
@Dark_King: The two consoles have the same anount of RAM but in the PS3 it is partitioned into 256MB general-purpose RAM and 256MB video RAM, whereas the XBOX has a single 512MB pool. That means that for games and applications that aren't graphically intensive, the XBOX can act as if it had almost 400MB of RAM. (Maybe more if the game uses tiling.)
Open world games like the Bethesda RPGs need a *lot* of memory to keep track of the objects in a given geographic "cell" or to hook in DLC and this is easier to implement in the XBOX where they can allocate the 512MB RAM any way they want between game logic and the graphics, so they can, for example, set aside 192MB for graphics and leave 320MB for the game environment. To achieve this on the PS3--and it *has* been done--requires a constantly running routine that "manually" moves environment data from general RAM to the graphics RAM in an area where the graphics chip won't be using it and then moving it back to where the environment logic can find it.
Alternately, they would have to re-code the entire game environment using more but smaller geographical cells (as they apparently did with Oblivion) but that takes a total rewrite of the game--about a year, judging by Oblivion.
As for Morrowind, its environment was an order of magnitude bigger and more complex than even Oblivion so it absolutely needed an HDD and its graphics, while crude by current standards, were beyond the reach of the PS2 graphics memory; even with a HDD, a PS2 version would've had a draw distance of maybe 20 feet. And in a game where you can fly miles high, draw distance was critical or pop-in would kill you; literally, clift racers are a serious pain if yu don't see them coming.
(Remember, PS2 had 32MB ram and 4MB graphics ram, whereas the XBOX had 64MB shared memory; it could devote 32MB to graphics and still have 32MB for the game logic. And indeed, the *minimum* requirement for Morrowind on the PC was 32MB of video memory.)
The issue isn't Bethesda; it is simply the nature of the beast. Partitioned-memory architectures simply aren't a good match for open-world games, that's all.
Don't buy it. There are ways to manage memory RAM in terms of paging. Open world games work well with the ps3 the problem is lazy devs. No excuse for having memory core dumps in any final software product. It's like releasing a car with brakes that work half the time
Then bethesda by all accounts, deliberately took a task either:
A) believing they can fulfill the challenge.
B) Scamming PS3 into a quick buck.
Your points all direct to B). It is as you mentioned, they have to "re-code" the entire game environment which would take a year longer. Which then indicates that the PS3 was literally taking assets directly from the 360 (like many other failed multi-plat implementation) that caused this problem.
PS3 anger leads to PS3 hate. PS3 hate leads to PS3 suffering...
You forgot fear in the beginning. Fear leads to anger, then continue.
No. I did that on purpose. I even had to Google it to get the last part right. Lol.
Bethesda is irrelevant. They shouldn't bother with patches or more buggy DLC. They should just stop everything about Skyrim and start working on a new engine for the next Elder Scrolls game. Skyrim didn't feel like a satisfying Elder Scrolls game in any sense and it's the worst one ever made.
Skyrim PC is amazing. The console version of the game felt awesome too for the first 60 hours or so. Thats more than a lot of game developers can say about their game. The problem was that after the initial fun Skyrim console became a dull game unless you had some cool additional dlc for it. DLC that 360 people got and ps3 people got screwed out of for no good reason. The fact that a company as large as Bethesda wasn't able to release additional content for the ps3 just screams incompetence.
If they where planning on releasing a lesser game for ps3 than they should have charged less for the ps3 version of the game. No matter how you look at it, it's clear that the ps3 only players got screwed over and they have every right to be upset.
yup pc gamers always get patches first!
Their games are probably the most bug ridden game this gen. Fall out, this and countless others.
I had far more bug problems with Dead Island than with Fallout 3, Oblivion, or Skyrim.
I never had any problems with Dead Island ... because I've never played it! ;-)
Meh. I have given up on this game ever getting DLC. They say one minute don't hold your breath. Then the next say they are working with Sony and to expect it soon. Then patch after patch and DLC after DLC comes out for PC/360.
And besides, I already got the Platinum for this game xD
Here's a new Thu'um that you can use on Bethesda.
Good thing Bethesda and treyarch don't need to deal with the Cell next gen
If they (Bethesda & Treyarch) ever joined forces on a game it would YLOD your PS3 the moment you popped it in, followed by a sizzle noise & the smell of burnt plastic. It would probably be most epic game ever on 360 though!!! LOL
PS3 owner MastaPiff asks: Why do you give these companies your money when this is what they give you!?
The PS3 version is broken and all Betheseda cares about is the money.
So, judging from these comments - I'm the only one here who loves Skyrim on his PS3 apparently. I've probably put about 80 hours or so into this game so far and my experience has been next to flawless. I honestly don't know what all the fuss is about. Skyrim is hands down one of the best games I've played this gen, period. They had some issues that effected a minority of users at the start and it took them what, two weeks to patch this? And they've been supporting it ever since. If Betheseda only cared about money, why would they be releasing patches at all. Are those the actions of a company that doesn't support it's products?
I don't know what bubble you guys live in, but the critics loved Skyrim on the PS3, the fans opened their wallets and it sold over 4 million copies on the PS3 alone, almost double the PC sales. I don't know who all these people are who hate the game on the PS3 because every single one of my buddies that played this game, including myself, didn't have a single issue.
To me it's no different then those that hate Gears, or Halo, or Grand Theft Auto, or COD. Once something becomes popular, there will always be those that instantly have to hate on it. Doesn't matter if it's movies, games, bands, tv shows, books...you name it.
You guys can bash Skyrim all you want but I'll just go back to playing it...because it's fantastic. Just like Fallout 3 was before it. You can all go back to your little hate party and feel all smug in your satisfaction that somehow you know better. I'll go back to playing excellent games that I love to play.
Well said,I have the xbox version and finished this game a long time ago. But a couple of my freinds have it on PS3 and they love it. Heck one of my freinds has multiple characters with lots of hrs and still no problems. I don't get the hate for this game I loved it. The music even gives me goose bumps when I hear it LOL.
I came across some bugs actually, and a few were actually game breaking. I was able to reload a prior save and finish the story but it sucked, hours worth of gaming down the drain. I don't think it's as broken as some claim it to be, but I'm glad that some people are pushing devs to update their games and fix bugs. TBH the lack of DLC on the PS3 is a vary poor part on bethesda's behalf and it only hurts their reputation and any profits, the irons cold now and they should of struck it while its hot, any dlc they release on the PS3 now probably wont sell as much as it would have originally... well now I'm going back to playing excellent games that I like to play :] ... just not Skyrim.
i agree, i loved fo3 on ps3 and atm i play skyrim as much as i am able to.only bugs and glitches i encountered where texture loading problem on one mountain(it was jsut dark grey without any surface imperfections) and on few occasions floating objects while trying to read(books) or pick them up(sacks with coins).and it froze once, but it happened with few games so i don't see that as something horrible,although it's a bit annoying.
Well good for you.
Unfortunately, for a lot others they suffered game breaking issues.
So just because the game was fine for you no one else has a right to complain, or if they do they're just cry babies and need to suck it up?
If that's what you're saying I find that very ridiculous.
Money is The Reason these companies are in business - at least that's how I understood all of my business classes... The text books could have been wrong...
Yes, but don't expect PS3 owners to be buying any Betheseda games anymore for a long time. What happened to the days of releasing a game that was finished and had minimal bugs?
"Yes, but don't expect PS3 owners to be buying any Betheseda games anymore for a long time"
- just don't cry (like now) when you have less third party games on your console.
Considering Skyrim has sold 6 million plus games on the Xbox and about 4 million on the PS3, I'd say it's only going to hurt the console that doesn't have that game. I think Sony knows they need those games.
I haven't bought skyrim yet... Does that mean my Xbox is mad too?
Don't ask that... It leaves you sooo open...
Try in g no t to re s p o nd .... ARGH!!!
My Xbox turned on by itself.... I think.... It's .... Watching me..
I have a mouth to talk.
Fingers have I to type a reply to Bethesda.
However, I shall let my wallet do the talking.
The DLC debacle shouldve gotten it into these guys heads, to lazy devs, the ps3 is a problem to work with. Activision and Bethesda LAZY!!!
What game will illustrate this?
GTA 5 . Rockstar, thankyou for being you.
The only anger i have for this company is not being straight up with its customers. All they need to say is sorry Ps3 users we cant make the dlc work on ps3.
Skyrim is so overrated.
Wander around in open worlds doing the same thing over and over, crap story's, poor characters. Boring gameplay.
Yep it's a 10 from me.
The story's pretty good on paper if you ask me, it's just that the engine seems to be unable to make anything dramatic. Most of the dramatic moments in the game are just awkward and weird, and often completely impotent.
Maybe the problem is with Sony.... Every other developer seems to work great with M$'s Xbox. It seems there are so many articles with PS3 owners whining and threatening these game companies over the years... I'd say the blame is on Sony.
It largely is, but I don't blame PS3-only owners for being upset. Maybe their anger should be aimed at Sony as well. But, just like Gabe Newell used to be anti-Sony, Bethesda is obviously still not too happy with the PS3 architecture...and love the PC-like architecture of the 360. MS made major inroads this gen with 3rd party devs with their amazing support network. They will send a 360 team ANYWHERE, to make sure the dev has what they need to make a game work right on the 360. Sony, on the other hand, only does that for exclusives. That's why there's such a great disparity between how their 1st party games look and perform, vs. most 3rd party multiplatform games.
But I give Sony credit for acknowledging this, and deciding to eschew Cell, and go with a more dev-friendly architecture for PS4 (assuming all of the previous "rumors"/leaks hold true) They know that they lost a ton of cred this gen with fans and devs alike, and it seems they are looking to fix that next gen.
But to be fair to Sony...it's almost 2013 ; if you've made 3-5 games on a platform over the course of 6 years...you should probably have a handle on the hardware by now anyway. So yeah, Bethesda needs to get their sh*t right as well.
To be honest I can take or leave the dlc. I think I had my fill of Skyrim with the main game sans dlc.
Dragonborn looks good I guess, but if it never makes it to Ps3, in all honesty I won't be that gutted. There are other games I'm much more excited for.
When I finished Oblivion, I was super excited for whatever the naext game in the series would be. It just seemed like it would be larger than life. When I finished Skyrim, I kind of felt I'd had my fill of Elder Scrolls. Unless they really revamp the franchise with the next game, I'm not so sure I'm bothered.
And this is why I own both systems. using history as a teacher, I decided to go Xbox on this one. It turned out to be the right choice. I guess I don't understand how this far into the console cycle, gamers don't have both anyway. As far as my experience has shown me. If you love games, and want the best choices to be available to you, then you need to own all the major consoles during each new cycle. I never liked having to concede my choices due to one or the other. I am not loyal to anything, just gaming in general.
I feel bad for PS3 gamers, Skyrim is an awesome game!
Bethesda fucked up pretty bad
I dont want your pity, I enjoyed Skyrim, got the platinum with no trouble


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For the past few years farmers across the Southwest have altered traditional tillage practices as they looked for ways to hold soil and moisture and to reduce trips across fields to save money.
It makes good sense, says Texas A&M agronomist Charles Stichler, to be as frugal as possible with crop tillage, but continuous no-till, especially in heavy soils, may cause problems.
Continuous no-till, Stichler said at a recent field day at the Texas A&M Stiles Ranch research center at Thrall, works well in the Midwest, where cool temperatures from fall through spring allow farmers to build organic matter in soils.
In Texas, however, shorter cold periods allow organic matter to break down faster. It's less of a problem in irrigated land, he said.
Growers often begin to see problems after four years of strictly no-till. "For the first two or three years they have no trouble," Stichler said. "But after the third year, heavy soils begin to get hard. Plant roots begin to follow the seed slit and away from compaction zones."
Stichler said double disk openers may seal off seed trench walls, preventing roots from penetrating, especially if the soil is a bit moist at planting time. "Roots get trapped in seed trenches," he said. Limiting root movement may prevent plants from absorbing adequate moisture and nutrients.
"Farmers don't have to use a strict no-till system every year," Stichler said. It may make as much sense to rotate tillage methods as it does to rotate crops. He's studied conventional tillage, strip-till and no-till systems.
Ridge-till system
He says he'll revert to a ridge-till system for much of his work at the Luling Foundation Farm in Luling, Texas.
"After corn or soybeans, I'll do some fall tillage and put in rows around November," he said.
Stichler said he's seen fields in Wharton County that have been in continuous ridge-till for 11 years, following the same rows with each crop. "Roots are beginning to grow in a flat, fan-like pattern and the fields need some tillage to break the soil up again."
He said no-till in the Southwest "might be different if we could build more organic matter. Even with strip tillage, we see a tomahawk pattern with root growth, although they grow more normally than they would in continuous no-till."
He said today's conventional tillage system is a far cry from what farmers practiced just a few years ago. "Most have switched to some form of reduced tillage system," he said. "They're finding ways to limit the number of trips they make across a field and still get the soil in good shape to get the crop growth they need."
Stichler said closing wheels also play a role in reduced tillage success. Wheels that are overly aggressive may throw too much soil out of the planting slit. Some toss the seed out with the soil. He said one of the best he's seen is an after-market wheel, a 15-inch diameter with spikes that fit over the rubber wheels of a John Deere planter.
Fertilizer placement
"Farmers may want to keep two different types of closing wheel on the farm, however, and choose one based on current soil conditions."
He said farmers who have used a reduced tillage system for several years should pay close attention to fertilizer placement. If placed too far away from the seed trench, roots will not penetrate the hard soils. "Put the fertilizer to the side but close to the seed," he said. "Broadcast fertilizer application may not work with continuous reduced tillage."
He also discussed potential of using weeds as a cover crop for no-till planting.
"We can't afford it," he said. "We don't want to let any weeds go to seed and just one in the field justifies action to take it out before it seeds."
Stichler said limited rainfall should force farmers to do everything possible to control weeds. Left alone they take up moisture the crop will need to produce yield goals.
He said farmers may not want to go back to strict conventional tillage but tweak a reduced tillage system to improve soil tilth. He's looking closely at a stale seedbed system as an alternative.
"We may not go back to conventional and we may get away from strict no-till and do something in between," he said.
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When you were young, did you ever call someone into your room at night to make sure there were no monsters hiding under the bed or in the closet, only to be told "there's no such thing as monsters?" Well, I'm here to say phooey to all those non-believers. The following is a compilation of modern and marvelous Museum Monsters! Let's just jump right in with both feet.
Seemingly mythical creatures have always fascinated mankind, but a special few have remained and live on in legends. One of the most popular is the Loch Ness monster. Fondly known as Nessie, this creature has eluded identification and in-focus photography for years. Yet people from all walks of life claim to see a creature with a long, serpentine neck leaving ripples in its wake as it swims through the Loch Ness. Well…want to see what everyone says she looks like for yourself??? The animal described above most resembles a now extinct marine reptile you can see in the Museum's hall of Paleontology, a plesiosaur! Plesiosaurs have elongated necks and four flipper-like appendages which helped them swim easily through the ancient seas.
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Now let's play a game. What dwells underground, lying dead but not dead, needing brains to be complete, waiting for its nest victim to unknowingly pass by? You thought zombie, right? Wrong! It's Clostridium tetani, the bacteria that causes tetanus, which is a must-have specimen for some types of research institutions. This bacteria and a handful of others can produce endospores, which are dormant, environmentally-resistant survival structures. These spores don't need oxygen (are anaerobic) and germinate when in contact with tissues to produce a potent neurotoxin. This toxin affects the brain and many of its primary functions, and, if left untreated, eventually leads to death in part by causing paralysis of respiratory muscles.
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…Speaking of feasting on flesh, did you know that maggots, fly larvae, are necrophagous (meaning they eat dead tissue?) Sounds terrible, right? The thought of a roiling, squirming mass of wormy things devouring a rotting carcass is more than some people can handle. Actually, they are quite helpful little things, especially in treating wounds that won't heal like diabetic ulcers. Still grossed out? Just remember, bugs are our friends! In fact, you can come by and check our bugs out at the Cockrell Butterfly Center.
Giants are not something we are accustomed to in this day and age, the closest thing we have is an elephant and, while quite large by our standards, they don't even hold a candle to Indricotherium, the largest mammal ever to walk the earth. Herbivorous, it stood over 16 feet tall and weighed more than 4 elephants. To put it into perspective, a person around 6 feet tall would just come to its KNEE. Now that's a giant mammal I'd like to see!
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Moving on to the next monster, I want you to consider this phrase: "I vant to suck your blood!" Sound familiar? Vampires are the "in" monster of the moment, but they owe their stardom to the misunderstood, hemoglobin loving vampire bat. In fact, this bat is in part responsible for some of the vampire characteristics we are all familiar with today! Look at the parallels, nocturnal creatures 'turning into' a bat and sneaking up on unsuspecting victims, drinking their blood to survive. Vampire bats, however, don't usually bleed their meals dry. That's just plain vampire folklore.
Do you remember the classic horror film "The Blob?" Well, blobs actually exist! A mucilage is a gelatinous mass of deadly bacteria and detritus accumulated into huge swaths a jelly-like goo! Sounds appetizing, I know. These have most recently been spotted off the Mediterranean coastline. But beware, this is no benign blob. Mucilages large enough can cause entire beaches to be closed because of their virally and bacterially born lethality.


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Word was received Monday afternoon of the death of archery industry pioneer bowmaker Tom Jennings, affectionately known by the moniker "Mr. Compound Bow," for his decades of innovative bow designs with the Jennings Compound Bow company and subsequent collaborations with other manufacturers.
Jennings, who had been in failing health for several months after suffering a broken hip in 2012, passed away at the home of his stepson, Matt Cavanaugh, in Columbia, Mo. around 4 p.m. Feb. 25. Prior to his recent physical problems, Jennings spent the past decade at his home on the Honduras coast.
Jennings was 88.
A 1999 inductee in the Archery Hall of Fame and Museum, Jennings built his first bow in 1936 at the age of 12. His was the first company licensed under the H. Wilbur Allen patent to manufacture the Jennings Compound Bow. His were the first 2- and 4-wheel compounds commercially produced and marketed.
In keeping with Jennings' wishes, there will be no services. Friends report his body will be cremated, with a portion of the remains interred beside those of his late wife, and the remainder scattered near his beloved Honduran home.


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WCSU forum to feature Bermudez, exonerated after 18 years in prison
Attorneys experienced in wrongful imprisonment cases to participate in Sept. 22 program
DANBURY, CONN. — Fernando Bermudez, whose 1992 conviction for a New York City murder was overturned in 2009 in a case championed by the Innocence Project, will join two attorneys experienced in wrongful imprisonment appeals in a forum to be presented on Thursday, Sept. 22, at Western Connecticut State University.
Bermudez, currently pursuing studies to earn a bachelor's degree at WCSU, will discuss "Innocent: Freedom after 18 Years in Prison" in a forum at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Theater on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Other participants in the program will include Mary Ann Di Bari, a key member of the legal team who counseled Bermudez during the lengthy appeals process culminating in his exoneration; and Sidney Manes, a leading practitioner of environmental law who also has extensive experience in wrongful imprisonment cases in a career spanning more than four decades.
WCSU sponsors for the program are the social sciences department, the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Student Affairs. Admission will be free and the public is invited; light refreshments will be served following the program.
After the failure of 10 previous appeals filed by Bermudez over 17 years seeking to overturn his conviction for the August 1991 shooting of Raymond Blount in New York City's Greenwich Village area, New York State Supreme Court Justice John Cataldo ruled in November 2009 to dismiss murder charges on the grounds that the subsequent discrediting of key testimony and recantation of eyewitness identifications presented at the 1992 trial had left no credible evidence connecting Bermudez to the crime. "I find, by clear and convincing evidence, that Fernando Bermudez has demonstrated he is innocent of this crime," Cataldo declared in his decision.
Bermudez's case received national attention following publication in April 2007 of a New York Times report that explored allegations of wide-ranging deficiencies in the police investigation leading to the indictment and conviction of Bermudez for the murder of Blount, a 16-year-old slain in a street confrontation following an earlier fight in a Greenwich Village nightclub. Noting that five eyewitnesses to the shooting had recanted their positive identifications of the defendant in sworn statements signed one year after his conviction, New York Times writer Paul von Zielbauer observed that Bermudez's appeals faced the formidable obstacle of overcoming a longstanding tradition in the American justice system to view recantations as untrustworthy.
The Bermudez appeal received significant support from the Innocence Project, an independent litigation and public policy organization that defines its mission as a dedication "to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice." Unlike the majority of successful wrongful imprisonment cases brought on the basis of DNA tests establishing innocence, Bermudez's conviction was overturned without the support of exonerating DNA evidence. Scott Christianson, author of "Innocent: Inside Wrongful Conviction Cases," observed at the time of the New York ruling that "the overwhelming number of wrongful convictions do not have the advantage of DNA evidence, so for this judge to assess all the evidence in the case and come to this decision is quite unusual."
Bermudez, formerly a native of the Washington Heights area of Manhattan, now resides in Connecticut with his wife and three children while pursuing studies in behavioral science at Western. He has appeared frequently as a guest speaker at schools and colleges across the region including the University of Connecticut, Yale University, Cornell University and Columbia University. In sharing his experiences, he observed in a New York Daily News interview earlier this year, "my objective is to prevent another miscarriage of justice, to prevent what happened to me from happening to someone else."
Di Bari, a graduate of Queens College and New York University who holds a law degree from Pace University School of Law, has observed that her commitment as an advocate for Bermudez throughout his lengthy legal process was inspired in part by her personal experience of investigative abuses during a KGB interrogation while she was pursuing studies in Russia. A native of Queens, Di Bari first entered the religious life before pursuing studies in law and opening a practice in Pound Ridge, N.Y. She has devoted many years to public service, including the founding of two protective organizations for children.
Manes, a Pennsylvania State University graduate who earned his law degree at Syracuse University College of Law, was an early pioneer in the practice of environmental law in Syracuse, N.Y., representing clients in federal and state courts and handling administrative law proceedings before the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A longtime member of county, state and federal bar associations, he is a leading authority on the National Environmental Policy Act and played an influential role in many environmental law decisions in New York courts.
Manes was honored in 2008 by the Federal Bar Association for 50 years of distinguished service, and in 2006 received the honorary title of "Empire State Counsel" from the New York State Bar Association in recognition of his extensive commitment of free legal services to individuals who could not afford representation. He also has served as a panel arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and as a board member of the Manlius Greenspace Coalition.
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Loyola press release - October 1, 2012
In a continued celebration of the centennial at Loyola University New Orleans, the award-winning Irish author, Claire Keegan '92, will present a reading of her work on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Room of Thomas Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Keegan's debut collection of stories, "Antarctica," was published to great critical acclaim in 1999, and subsequently was named a Los Angeles Times Best Book. Her second collection, "Walk the Blue Fields," was published in 2007, followed in 2009 by her novella, "Foster," which won the Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award.
Keegan's stories have won many other awards, including the Hugh Leonard Bursary, the Macaulay Fellowship, the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Martin Healy Prize, the Olive Cook Award, the Kilkenny Prize and the Tom Gallon Award. She is also a two-time recipient of the Francis MacManus Award.
After completing her undergraduate degree at Loyola, Keegan went on to earn a Master of Arts from the University of Wales and a Master of Philosophy from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
In addition to the public reading, Keegan will meet with creative writing faculty and students. This event is sponsored by the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences and the Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Irene McCormack Jackson says she endured months of harassment from Mayor Bob Filner while serving as his communications director. The turning point came at a staff meeting in June when another top aide confronted the mayor over his behavior and quit.
"You are running a terrible office. You are treating women in a horrible manner. What you are doing may even be illegal," Allen Jones, then Filner's deputy chief of staff and a longtime confidante, is quoted saying in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by McCormack.
McCormack chimed in, "I agree with Allen. You are horrible." When the mayor challenged her for an example, she said she replied, "How about when you said that I should take my panties off and work without them."
The episode is described in the lawsuit McCormack filed Monday against Filner, dealing another blow to San Diego's first Democratic leader in 20 years. His own party appears split on his leadership, though many Democrats have joined Republicans in calling for the former 10-term congressman to resign less than eight months into a four-year term.
McCormack was the first person to publicly identify herself as a target of Filner's advances, suing nearly two weeks after some of the mayor's prominent former supporters said he sexually harassed women and demanded he resign.
A second woman, Laura Fink, told KPBS in an interview that aired Tuesday that Filner patted her buttocks at a campaign event when he was a congressman in February 2005. When an attendee told the congressman that Fink was working her tail off for him as deputy campaign manager, Filner allegedly told her to turn around, patted her, laughed, and said, "No, it's still there!"
Fink, who is now a political consultant, wrote Filner at the time to ask that he apologize for "totally unacceptable" behavior, according to her email posted on KPBS' website. She told KPBS that Filner told her he was sorry but never responded to the email.
A Filner spokeswoman, Lena Lewis, didn't answer phone calls or immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Fink's allegations.
Filner rejected McCormack's claims in a brief statement Monday that once again signaled he had no plans to step down. He didn't address any specific allegations.
"I do not believe these claims are valid. That is why due process is so important. I intend to defend myself vigorously and I know that justice will prevail," he said.
McCormack worked for nine years at the Port of San Diego, most recently earning $175,000 a year as vice president of public policy, and was previously a journalist for 25 years. She took an annual pay cut of $50,000 to join Filner's inner circle in January.
U-T San Diego, the city's dominant newspaper and her onetime employer, editorialized that she came across as "composed and highly credible" at a news conference Monday with her high-profile attorney, Gloria Allred.
"She is well-known, liked and respected in the city's political, business and media circles," the newspaper wrote in an editorial that concluded, "Unless there is a dramatic development helping Filner, we suspect the conventional wisdom about the difficulty of mounting a successful mayoral recall will soon change."
The lawsuit brought renewed calls from two city councilmen for Filner to step aside. Kevin Faulconer and Todd Gloria said the mayor's office was paralyzed.
"This is taking critical attention from the issues that affect San Diego families," said Gloria, a Democrat who, as council president, would be interim mayor if Filner resigned.
McCormack says in her lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court that the leader of the nation's eighth-largest city demanded kisses and dragged her around in headlocks while whispering sexual advances.
In February, he allegedly put McCormack in a headlock while they rode an elevator with a police officer who was adjusting his handcuffs, prompting him to tell her, "You know what I would like to do with those handcuffs?" On another elevator ride, Filner allegedly said, "Wouldn't it be great if you took off your panties and worked without them on?"
The lawsuit says Filner asked McCormack to marry him, including once while he had her in a strong headlock during a doughnut break at a constituent event in April. The 70-year-old divorced man was engaged at the time to Bronwyn Ingram, who announced this month that she ended the relationship.
While reviewing a draft press release in June, Filner allegedly asked McCormack for a kiss and said, "I am infatuated with you. When are you going to get naked?" When she asked him to leave her office, the lawsuit says he responded, "I can go anywhere I want, any time I want."
No one had publicly identified herself as a target of Filner's advances until Monday. Last week, former supporters said Filner forcibly kissed a campaign volunteer on a public sidewalk and groped her in her car. Another constituent who attended a mayoral event at City Hall said Filner took her to an enclosed area, dismissed a staff member, asked her on a date and kissed her, they said.
An employee who worked for the mayor for six months complained that Filner grabbed her buttocks and touched her chest, according to the former supporters.
McCormack, who now works for the city in a job that doesn't report to the mayor, said she saw Filner "place his hands where they did not belong on numerous women." Her lawsuit said, without elaborating, that three women had to be driven home because of his "abusive treatment" and five schedulers resigned over his behavior.
After the initial allegations surfaced, Filner apologized for disrespecting and sometimes intimidating women. "I need help," he declared.
On Friday, he welcomed the San Diego County Sheriff's Department's decision to open a hotline to take calls from any possible victims of his misconduct, saying "some of these allegations will finally be addressed by an appropriate investigative authority rather than by press conference and innuendo."


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To the editor: Residents of Flat Rock, a survey about the purchase of Highland Lake Golf Course for a park in Flat Rock indicated that most are in favor, but I have some questions:
To the editor: Residents of Flat Rock, a survey about the purchase of Highland Lake Golf Course for a park in Flat Rock indicated that most are in favor, but I have some questions:
1. Would you be in favor of the purchase if you knew it was in a flood plain and that the cost to buy, improve, operate, maintain and insure would increase your taxes?
2. Are you willing to share our park and its expenses with other residents, as its placement near shopping is inviting?
3. Are you willing to pay taxes for security protection, since we have no police force other than the sheriff?
4. Are you aware that noise from the park could be a disturbance to nearby churches?
5. Will use of the park increase traffic on Route 225 South, requiring this historic scenic byway to be widened?
I hope to see you at the presentation of the proposed Flat Rock Park at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Flat Rock Village Hall.
Jacqueline M. Polley
Flat Rock
To the editor: I grew up in a family that was both avid hunters and conservationists. I was taught gun safety and proper handling of firearms at an early age. We only hunted game that was legal to hunt and never used a tree stand or baited animals.
My background in hunting is use of a flintlock, pre-Civil War percussion musket and other percussion rifles and shotguns, as well as modern shotguns and rifles. In all of my years of hunting game such as deer, I have not had to fire more than four shots.
What I am saying is that I�ve used guns that held one to five rounds of ammunition, which shows that accuracy is very important. With proper training in not only stationary but moving targets, a person should greatly improve his accuracy and not require a large quantity of ammunition.
In my experience, I found that hunters who fired five quick rounds at wild game very seldom hit the game. They substituted volume for accuracy.
Larry Pitcher
To the editor: Last week was a busy week in Washington, D.C. Millions of Americans converged on the capital three separate days to celebrate freedom.
On Jan. 21, POLITICO reported �at least 1 million� Americans gathered at the presidential inauguration to celebrate the results of the freedom to democratically elect a president. The Times-News reported the inaugural events in its Jan. 22 edition. Last Saturday, as proclaimed in the Times-News headline on Sunday, �Thousands rally in Washington for gun control.� These Americans gathered celebrating the right to free speech, the right to assemble and the inalienable right to protect life.
The third gathering? On Jan. 25, people also gathered to celebrate the right to free speech, the right to assemble and the inalienable right to protect life. �Organizers said that hundreds of thousands may have turned out at (the March for Life 2013) rally,� according to The Associated Press.
The Times-News omitted reporting on this rally. The Times-News made visible the million-plus Americans at the presidential inauguration and the thousands of Americans at the gun control rally. Why did it choose to make invisible the hundreds of thousands of Americans at the March for Life rally? All three crowds were celebrating the many and sometimes same freedoms of America.
Mary E. O�Neill
To the editor: Well, Inauguration Day has come and gone, and one has to wonder why the country has chosen to �double down� on economic misery, governmental dysfunction and moral infrastructural collapse for another four years. But the electorate has spoken, and now we will continue our national descent!
It was amazing, however, to see how our tired Founding Fathers� documents, both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, were conveniently dragged out and dusted off to segue and fuse with the civil rights movement conveniently on MLK Jr. Day, while 364 days of the year they come under fire by the radical left as too restrictive and archaic.
What took the cake, though, were the inaugural posters that likened Barack Obama to Jesus Christ and that the �prophecy� had been fulfilled. Whose prophecy? My immediate response to that claim is that it was blasphemy against Almighty Jehovah God! You see, as a Christian, I know Jesus, and BHO is no messiah � and if you believe he is, you�re in big trouble. In the meantime, my fellow citizens of �Barackistan,� settle in and enjoy the slide! We will be imploding very shortly!
Bob Jopson