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In the 10th grade, after school and cross country practice, I would walk two miles past my home, the neighborhood market and my best friend's house.
My destination was a center called Save Our Youth in Costa Mesa. This center was a break from my busy home. My home was always too crowded, and I didn't have a place to focus and do my homework. Even though I would come home after dinner, my mother understood and would serve me dinner after she had served dinner to my six siblings and my father. My mother knew the time spent at SOY was beneficial and that it provided me with a place and space that she and my father could not.
Concerned parents in the community, afraid that their youth could get involved in rising gang violence, founded the center in 1999. Now, it serves as a place where at-risk teenagers can receive help on homework and participate in alternative recreational activities.
One day I noticed that something had changed at the center. A new executive director stepped in to take over the nonprofit. I remember it like it was yesterday; I was doing my homework when he came up and introduced himself.
In a community where the majority is Hispanic and Latino, I was stunned that this guy was blond and blue-eyed. As I walked the two miles home, I thought, "Why would a non-Hispanic want to run a center like SOY?" Could he relate to our culture? Does he know that we have posadas for the community during Christmas? As I processed this person's decision and desire to work at the center, I didn't realize that this new director would change my entire life.
That summer he took the position and asked me if I wanted to be part of a group of nine other girls to climb Mt. Whitney. He would lead the group and said it would be a good opportunity to get out of the smoggy city and my crowded home. I accepted his offer.
This was the first time in my life that I backpacked and camped. I was only 15 years old when I conquered the tallest mountain, 14,505 feet, in the continental United States. Climbing Mt. Whitney opened a new world that I didn't know existed.
Every day that we climbed, I observed critically, noticing that as we increased elevation, the vegetation changed. Trevor Murphy, our director, led the center in a way that got me more involved, and I enjoyed it even more. In the winter, he took us on a road trip to San Francisco and Santa Cruz to check out universities. I was so intrigued by the cities and how different they were from my own. They had a different transportation system and long bridges like the Golden Gate Bridge, and it was a lot colder than my hometown.
When it was time to go to college, my plan was to major in history, at least for the two years I was enrolled at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa. When I picked my classes, I was really interested in a regional geography class, so I signed up for it. It reminded me of the experience I had backpacking the Sierras with Trevor and visiting the cities up north.
Soon I realized I had taken enough geography classes that I could major in it. I made sure I transferred to a university where they offered history and geography as majors. Once I transferred to San Diego State University and took a few more classes, I was convinced and made the decision to major in geography.
Just recently I found out that Trevor had been guiding me to major in geography. The epiphany happened when I received an email from him explaining that he would no longer serve as SOY executive director.
I fell to my bed and cried to my roommates. They didn't understand why I was so upset. All I could say between gasps was that he was responsible for any success I have accomplished. He not only shaped me but produced the independent women inside me. He taught me to love nature, to explore the world and everything in it.
He taught me to observe people and how they interact with their surroundings. He was the reason I ever strapped on hiking shoes and explored a trail. As I cried I thought that I never got the chance to tell him what a great influence he was to me. It was this moment I had realized that he had even helped me with my career choice. He facilitated the journey to pursue my passion in a career in geography.
Being part of this nonprofit and under Trevor's supervision helped me think as a geographer, in the human and physical aspect. While taking courses in geography I soon learned that the center was in the west side of Costa Mesa and also understood that my community served as an enclave mainly occupied by Hispanics and Latinos. And that's why seeing blond-haired Trevor made me question his purpose in the community. Going backpacking and exploring the cultural and physical geography of the United States made me think critically about the importance of nature to humans. Most importantly, I learned that I love nature and that it provides me with a sense of security.
Majoring in geography was the right choice for many reasons. One, I am learning the skills to protect the environment. Two, I have been following a track that focuses on environmental policy at the state and national levels. Third, I am acquiring other skills such as geographic information systems, and I can create maps for any project or a special study. I would like to get a career either working with a government agency or with a private environmental firm. Once I graduate, I also plan to give back to SOY and volunteer my time with the teenagers and perhaps even take them out of the city to see nature.
One important message that I learned from this experience is that sometimes we don't always know what exactly we want to do as careers, but somehow the universe presents us with opportunities and people who guide us to the right direction. I owe my present and future success to everyone at SOY. Without them, I would not be about to graduate from San Diego State.
San Diego State University student ELIZABETH MORENO is from Costa Mesa.


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Rick Santorum Faces a Grilling at CNN Debate
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Detroit News endorsement: Mitt Romney for Michigan GOP primary
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Santorum Pressed on Satan Remarks
Santorum Pressed on Satan Remarks
Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill: Christie: Santorum Satan comments are 'relevant' in campaign
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Poll: Santorum surges, Obama leads Republicans
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Rush Limbaugh on Santorum and Satan
Rush Limbaugh on Santorum and Satan
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Virginia holds back on abortion ultrasound bill
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Ultrasounds Already Part of VA Planned Parenthood Abortion Procedure
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Jon Stewart Explains Ultrasound Law To GOP: 'A TSA Pat-Down In Your Vagina'
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The Lonely Conservative: Obama Wants 28% Corporate Tax, Higher Taxes on Oil and Gas Companies, and Huge Hike to Tax on Dividends
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Why Obama's corporate tax plan is a total bust
Why Obama's corporate tax plan is a total bust
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Obama Readies Plan to Cut Corporate Tax Rate
Obama Readies Plan to Cut Corporate Tax Rate
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50p tax rate 'failing to boost revenues' — The amount of income tax paid fell sharply last month in the first formal indication that the new 50p higher rate is not raising the expected amount of revenue. — A Treasury source said the relatively poor revenues from self-assessment returns …
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Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Hotline On Call
Steven Shepard / Hotline On Call: Polls: Stabenow Leads in Mich., Flake Favored in Ariz.
Dan Nowicki / Arizona Republic:
Republican debate: What to watch for tonight in Mesa
Republican debate: What to watch for tonight in Mesa
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Marist Poll:
2/22: Romney with 16 Percentage Point Lead in Arizona
2/22: Romney with 16 Percentage Point Lead in Arizona
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Supreme Court Rules on Case Involving Miranda Rights
Supreme Court Rules on Case Involving Miranda Rights
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News outlets back New York Times reporter James Risen in court fight
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Obama donations fall short of '08
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David Harsanyi / Real Clear Politics:
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
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Jim White / emptywheel: Iran: Parallel to 2003 Rhetoric, Senate War Lobby Objects to Negotiations, IAEA Visit Controversial
Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
Experts Say Iran Attack Is Irrational, Yet Hawks Are Winning the Debate
Experts Say Iran Attack Is Irrational, Yet Hawks Are Winning the Debate
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Dan Crawford / Angry Bear: Attacking Iran...repeat of crazy reasoning?
Tim Mak / Politico:
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Nick Bilton / Bits:
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The Kansas City Chiefs won two games in 2012. They now have three times as many Pro Bowlers.
The Chiefs have announced that linebacker Justin Houston has been named to the AFC team, replacing Broncos linebacker Von Miller.
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AFR and Kevin Allen to Launch Live Call-in Show
"Ancient Faith Today With Kevin Allen," AFR's new flagship national program, is slated to launch at the end of Bright Week on April 22, 2012.
Allen, the host of the award-winning interview podcast, "The Illumined Heart," will draw on his background in Orthodox media to discuss a wide variety of issues with knowledgeable guests, all through the lens of the Orthodox faith and tradition. "Ancient Faith Today" will stream live and allow for call-ins from around the globe, twice a month on Sunday evenings at 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Antiochian.org asked host Kevin Allen to share his hopes and plans for this new venture.
1. Kevin, tell us about your history with Orthodox internet radio.
I hosted an interview program called "The Illumined Heart" on Ancient Faith Radio from 2007 through April 2011 with a few hiatuses in between. We logged 5, 251 minutes and 49 seconds in 176 programs with Orthodox and non-Orthodox laity, clergy, monastics, theologians, writers and Episcopal leaders on a wide range of subjects with the common theme of "spirituality" and "church life." The program began as a parish media project and Ancient Faith Radio produced it on its Talk Radio line-up as a regular program as a downloadable podcast. In addition, I have been a listener of many of the other fine podcasts on AFR myself through the years.
2. Looking back on these years, what would you say has been the single most rewarding aspect of this work, and what has been the most challenging?
The motivating force for me in doing these interviews over the years were questions of my own about our Orthodox faith tradition, and the stories of others who made the journey. Someone once called me a "religion geek" and I thought that was a fair description! Being able to have an extended conversation with some of the brightest and most interesting people in Orthodoxy has definitely been the most rewarding aspect of the work, along with the research that goes into my preparation for each interview. The most challenging parts of it were keeping the topical material fresh and non-repetitive, finding and scheduling people to speak with, and doing the technical parts of the recording.
3. What was the genesis for this new show, and what void does it fill in Orthodox media?
Ancient Faith Today is what Ancient Faith Radio and Orthodox Internet radio have been missing -- a live interactive conversation program. Ancient Faith Today fills that void! Topics will cover all of life through the lens of Scripture and the teaching and canonical tradition of the Holy Orthodox Church. I'll speak with knowledgeable guests about matters of faith, social issues, global events, politics, interfaith affairs, church affairs, politics as they affect matters of faith, journeys to faith and Orthodoxy, theology and apologetics, cults, atheism, the paranormal, New Age and Eastern religions! More than just "talk radio" Ancient Faith Today will hopefully become Orthodox Christianity's platform for illumining and informative conversation about subjects that matter! There is no other live (streaming) call-in show with an Orthodox Christian perspective on television, radio or Internet radio.
4. A practical question: how will this all work? How will people be able to talk to you and your guests via their computers?
Without getting too technical, we will use the latest professional equipment used by major networks designed to get the best possible quality from public IP networks and mobile phone data services. This new technology makes it possible for me to be in my home studio in southern California with a guest(s), in-studio or by telephone, but engineered in the AFR studios in Indiana where they will include live calls from listeners worldwide (screened by screeners). It should make for a fascinating new format, where we can begin to build a global interactive Orthodox community of listeners and callers.
5. What do you anticipate being the most unique aspect of this new venture?
The live and listener call in aspects make this format unique for Orthodox radio. With the previous format we could do interviews that were pre-recorded and edited, and then posted on AFR for downloads. Now we will broadcast live, which is a little bit like walking on a tightrope without a net! Plus each program will be recorded and still made available for download after the fact.


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L.A. rap collective Odd Future will have to unpack: Authorities in New Zealand have refused to allow the group into the country for a scheduled appearance Saturday opening for Eminem after deeming it a threat to public order.
"It's not a decision we take lightly and not one that happens often," Border Operations Manager Karen Urwin told reporters after announcing that the government would not approve visas for six members of the group.
Odd Future member Tyler, the Creator tweeted "OF is banned from New Zealand, again. They said we were 'terrorist threats and bad for the society' or whatever. Sick." In a follow-up tweet, he added, "I love NZ tho."
Immigration officials cited a 2011 incident in Boston in which some witnesses said Odd Future members incited fans to attack police officers.
Urwin said the content of the group's lyrics were not at issue and that the provision cited for denying the visas was rarely invoked against musicians, and typically used to prevent white supremacists and Holocaust deniers from entering the country.
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The driver of a rented car drew a state trooper�s attention on Interstate 84 because his head was tilted back so far in his seat, and he ended up being arrested for allegedly dealing cocaine and heroin.
Jason E. Western, 23, and a passenger in the vehicle, Jaquan R. Cintron, 22, both of New York City, pleaded not guilty to trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in heroin, and possession to distribute a Class B substance Wednesday. Mr. Western was also cited for failing to drive in the right lane and unsafe driving.
A Dudley District Court judge ordered Mr. Western and Mr. Cintron held on $7,500 bail each. They return to court Dec. 18 for pretrial hearings.
Trooper Yuriy P. Bukhenik was in his cruiser watching eastbound traffic on the highway when he saw the men in a rented Nissan Versa. Snow was falling, road conditions were poor and visibility was deteriorating, the police report said.
The driver was �leaning so far back in his seat, that his head was not visible through the driver�s side window,� state police said. The driver continued in the center lane for about a mile, state police said.
After Mr. Western was stopped, he appeared nervous, bouncing his right leg when he spoke to the trooper, state police said.
He told the trooper he and his friend were headed from New York, �a source city� for narcotics, to Lawrence, �a major drug hub,� the report said.
The trooper checked and found both men had convictions in New York. When asked what he had been arrested for, Mr. Cintron allegedly said he had been raided by police for �slinging crack cocaine on the corner.�
Another trooper and his drug-sniffing dog found narcotics in the trunk, police said. There were 50 10-bag bundles of heroin, 190 blue pills with the imprint �A 215,� and 21 bags of cocaine, state police said.
While in the monitored holding cell, Mr. Western allegedly coached Mr. Cintron on what to say and told him the lawyer would take care of him.
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'DWTS' Recap: Ralph Macchio Says Goodbye — And Blames His Departure On The Judges!
Hines Ward, Kirstie Alley and Chelsea Kane are the final three contestants on 'Dancing with the Stars' this season, but ousted Ralph Macchio thinks he was unfairly picked on by the judges!
Ralph Macchio might be a little late with his complaints, but he's speaking out nonetheless. The 49-year-old Karate Kid actor was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars May 17, but he doesn't think his low scores the past few weeks have been fair.
"At one point I regretted not saying certain things when I heard certain criticism from the judges. But a week or two ago I said, 'You know, I should speak up a little more,' because it was becoming evident that the playing field isn't completely level," Ralph told E! News after the results show, adding, "But I held back and I still think it was the right thing by taking the high road and not saying anything."
We've loved watching Ralph charm America with his positive personality and goofy smile, so it's weird to hear anything but cheerful comments from his mouth. That said, the judges did give him more criticism than any other contestants…even when he seemed like a stronger dancer.
As Dancing with the Stars season 12 comes to an end, we're not sure who we'd peg as the winner. Kirstie Alley is hysterical and has a large fan base and Chelsea Kane is adorable and is objectively the best dancer of the group. However, Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward has the talent AND the voters, which means odds might be in his favor.
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Author Notes: My mother has many specialties, but her Chocolate Dump-It Cake is most beloved in my family. My mother used to do all of her baking late at night, after we were in bed. Around 1 in the morning, the aroma of this cake would begin wafting up to our bedrooms. Then we'd watch her frost it while we ate breakfast. My mother kept this cake in the fridge, and it is sublime even when cold.
I wrote about this cake in my second book, Cooking for Mr. Latte, but wanted to celebrate it here on food52, as well. - Amanda —Food52
Serves: 10
cups sugar
ounces unsweetened chocolate
pound unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pan
cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pan
teaspoons baking soda
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
cup milk
teaspoon cider vinegar
teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2
cups Nestle's semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2
cups sour cream, at room temperature
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- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and place a baking sheet on the lowest rack, to catch any drips when the cake bakes. Put the sugar, unsweetened chocolate, butter and 1 cup of water in a saucepan. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally until all of the ingredients are melted and blended. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, stir together the milk and vinegar. Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan. (If you prefer, you can grease it, line it with parchment and then grease and flour it. This is not necessary, but parchment does make getting the cake out easier.)
- When the chocolate in the pan has cooled a bit, whisk in the milk mixture and eggs. In several additions and without overmixing, whisk in the dry ingredients. When the mixture is smooth, add the vanilla and whisk once or twice, to blend. Pour the batter into the tube pan and bake on the middle rack until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool on a rack. (This can be tricky – if someone is around, enlist them to help. Place a ring of wax paper on top of the cake so you have something to grab onto when turning it out.) Let cool completely.
- Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler, then let cool to room temperature. It is very important that the chocolate and sour cream be the same temperature, otherwise the icing will be lumpy or grainy. (Test it by stirring a little of the sour cream and chocolate together in a bowl; if it mixes smoothly, it's ready.) Stir in the sour cream, 1/ 4 cup at a time, until the mixture is smooth. Taste some! It's good.
- When the cake is cool, you may frost it as is or cut it in half so that you have two layers (when I do this, I use 2 cups chocolate chips and 2 cups sour cream). My mother uses any leftover icing to make flowers on top. She dabs small rosettes, or buttons, on top, then uses toasted almond slices as the petals, pushing them in around the base of the rosette.
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RANCHO MISSION VIEJO – One of the county's biggest housing projects opened its doors to buyers on Saturday morning, offering a look at the project's first model homes after two decades of planning and delays.
Sendero, the first development of Rancho Mission Viejo's planned 14,000-home project along Ortega Highway, had its grand opening event this weekend. Project organizers showed about 35 model homes sampling the 11 neighborhoods that will make up the new village. Sendero will include 940 houses and townhomes, including 285 in the gated Gavilan community for residents aged 55 and over.
Officials estimated that 5,000 people had toured the homes by noon Saturday. Rancho Mission Viejo spokeswoman Diane Gaynor expects an additional 3,000-5,000 people to tour the homes through Sunday.
She said organizers would not have a clear count on the homes' first-phase sales until the end of the weekend.
Rancho Mission Viejo is also in the planning stages of a second village, titled "Planning Area 2" for now. Organizers will add numerous villages along the ranch's five planning areas being built on the last 23,000 acres of the vast Rancho Mission Viejo homestead, which includes what is now Camp Pendleton, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and Ladera Ranch. However, 17,000 of those acres will remain untouched.
The project's townhomes start at more than $300,000 and houses are priced just under $1 million.
Mark Wood, 57, and his wife, Christie, 58, arrived to the shuttle stop that would take visitors to view the model homes around 6:15 a.m. About 200 people were at the stop by the time the first shuttles were ready at 8:30.
The Tustin couple had looked at various properties across Orange County since May and chose to see the village for its scenic beauty.
"It's brutal out there," Mark Wood said. "The market out there is crazy. Everything is getting bid up from the asking price. You put a bid in on a house and there's 40 or 50 bids, sometimes $50,000 or $60,000 over the asking price. We thought this may just be a way to find something, and the price is the price, and to have it be all new, it seems exciting."
The first homeowners are expected to move in as soon as August. Rancho Mission Viejo Senior Vice President Paul Johnson also said he expects about 100-150 homes at Sendero to be built, sold and occupied by the end of the year.
When completed, the development will have about 35,000 residents, becoming perhaps Orange County's 35th city.
By then, Alyssa Dudas and Stacey Giffen, both 22, will be ready to purchase a property at Sendero. The two were touring model homes together on Saturday now that they had just graduated and were getting started on their careers.
"We're looking to buy in the next few years," Giffen said. The are touring homes now "so we know what we like and what we don't like."
The project is one of 40 O.C. housing communities launched just since fall.
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Mrs. Williams, a member of Greenacres Baptist Church, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, December 17, 2012. Before starting her family, Mrs. Williams worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company.
She is survived by her five children, Frank Williams and wife Susan, Phillip Williams and wife Pam, Charlie Williams and wife Sherry, Peggy Williams Graves and husband Charles, Penny Williams Hart and husband Bob; ten grandchildren, Kristie Williams Humphrey, Allen Williams, Laura Graves Winkler, Lucian Graves, Dana Williams West, Stephanie Williams Thomas, Ryan Williams, Jon Ross Williams, Landon Williams, Joshua Hart, fifteen great grandchildren, one great great granddaughter, and numerous nieces and nephews that loved their Aunt Mae dearly.
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Blizzard Entertainment's semi-annual Blizzcon convention—celebrating all things Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo—is set to get underway later this month, and tickets are already sold out. In fact, according to Activision Blizzard, the 20,000 tickets for the event were all sold in an astounding eight minutes.
Tickets to the convention were $125, more than either Comic Con or PAX. But for those who missed out, the event is also going to be available to watch via pay-per-view. Direct TV is offering over 16 hours of live footage from the two-day event for $39.95. As an added bonus, anyone who either purchased a ticket or buys the programming on TV will receive a free in-game companion for World of Warcraft: Grunty the Murloc Marine.
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- First thing is you need to have your game installed and your progress saved in case anything went wrong, before you do any update.
Your saves are located under:
C:\Documents and Settings\[YOURNAME]\Local Settings\Application Data\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise (Win XP)
C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\Criterion Games\Burnout Paradise\Save (Vista/Win7)
Always secure your savegames because the game doesn't do that for you, it has just one savefile, and when this is lost or destroyed you have to start over again.
The game could crash and you loose your save, or even if you are reinstalling (don't forget to deauthorize your installation in case you do that), you can just copy it back,
its allways a good idea to have your game progress saved!
- Second thing is, to play online you had/have to register an EA Account and create a "Persona", a kind of nickname under which you play online (much like the gamertag/PSN ID on Consoles).
Be prepared to remember the account login (usually an E-Mail address) and passwords for this EA Account and the Persona you play Burnout with too.
This is the Page where you can create the EA User Account
The persona you can create when you are logged into the EA Account, and this persona is then used to log in into Burnout to play online.
- Also in this EA User Account you can not only create and manage your persona's (for different games)
but also you can add contact information and also Credit Card data (in the EA Account-Manager page),
because this Account is also used whenever you buy something in the EA Store
If you choose to already fill out this contact information you can use it later for your purchase
of the add-ons for Burnout Paradise, but it is not necessary if you don't want to.
- now to the actual game itself... When you install Burnout Paradise - The Ultimate Box on your PC,
it asks you in the last step before finishing if you want to install the EA Download Manager (EADM)
This Download Manager can be used to get the add-ons. But it is not necessary if you use the way i will describe further down. (Thanks to Rakul Nitescar for mentioning this!)
If you choose not to install it (like i did, because i am used to install my patches manually) you can install it even on a later point.
You can reinstall it from your Original DVD or you can download it here and install it.
A help Page for the EADM can be found with this LINK.
- Some words i have to share about this EA Download Manager thing.
It starts itself normally every time you boot your PC and uses your resources and bandwidth,
you can easily disable this behavior, when you access the options of the application via right click on the icon in the bar when its running, and disable the tick on "Starting with Windows". Just remember to fire it up whenever you might need to use it, like for the Burnout Addons.
Also it needs to have accsess to the web, therefore you have to allow access through your firewall if you have one running, or it wont work.
- When you are using EADM, you have to log into it to access its features.
This Login is the same as your EA User Account (Email & Password) that you registered on the EA Account website mentioned above.
- Then you have to register your Burnout game with the EADM so it knows that you own the game and looks for your updates. (the code is on the back of your Manual when you have bought a physical copy, and its the same you needed to enter when you first installed your game)
One benfit you have when you register the game with the EADM, is that you cant loose the game because it offers a digital download you can allways use when your disk is broken or lost.
- If you choose NOT to install the EADM you can still get the Patch Update!
Instead of starting your Burnout Paradise Game with the BurnoutParadise.exe you can use the BurnoutLauncher.exe (found in your installation folder) and it will prompt you for the Patch exactly like the EADM does.
- Okay... Now you registered everything, have your passwords and account names ready and secured your savegame.
And you have (eventually) the EADM running and online (green icon not grey) and you are logged in in it.
Everything is ready for the download of the update and the purchase of the add-on content.
- Start your Burnout Paradise like you normally do. The EADM should stop the gamestart and tell you that there is an update (patch) available.
Start your Burnout Paradise with the BurnoutLauncher.exe (found in your installation folder) and it should prompt you the same way to your Patch.
Agree to get it and the download will start, depending on your connection it goes fast or slow and eventually finishes.
After the download is complete the Patch Procedure should automatically begin, just click agree if you have to.
when that is finished your game should be patched to the latest version so you can access the new content.
- Start Burnout Paradise, this time the EADM shouldn't interfere (if its running), and when you start the game you have to log in again with your Persona from the EA Account.
- When you have done that you can finally access the updated In-game Store.
There should the new DLC be listed, that is:
Legendary Cars, Toys Complete (the only one with the toy bike), Toys 1 and 2, Boost Specials
and the hideous Time Saver pack (... that no one really needs I guess)
- The Prices may vary in different countries for me they where in Euros.
7,99 for the Legendary Cars, and the same price for the Boost Specials
12,99 for the complete Toys Package, and 5,99 for the Toys 1 & 2 packages each.
4,99 for the Time savers package...
I think its not really cheap overall but... oh well, we all have to feed our addiction dont we?
- To buy now this new DLC you have to klick on it in the Store and go to the details and there you click on the Buy now button thing or just press Enter again.
This will open up a new in-game Browser Window (much like the one you get from criterion for news and stats with every gamestart).
- there you have to sign in with your EA Account (mail & password) and if you havent created one jet you could do that now too, but most likely you have one and just can log in.
- Then you have to choose your payment options, if you filled that out already once for your EA Account on the main accounts website it should be listed, if not you can enter your data there for one time use or for multi time use.
Be aware of the information you choose to share, for me one time use is preferred becouse the data gets deleted again (so they say).
- The only payment options that i saw where Credit Cards (that could be different in other regions), fill out your data and accept.
- The page should redirect you to the store and when you leave it and enter Paradise City,
you should have the options for the new cars you have bought on the first screen.
(where you used to choose between the cars and the bikes)
- Enter the Garage and see the reflection of your smile in your new bought cars paint
- After this you can safly disable (or uninstall) and forget the EADM if you don't want to use it for other things.
However it could be you need it when a new Patch (that isn't available for download elsewhere) or DLC for Burnout Paradise on PC is available.
Although the above described method with the BurnoutLauncher.exe might work then too, there's no telling jet.
- If the Patch gets available separately, then the EADM procedure, or the gamestart with the BurnoutLauncher.exe, can be left out completely, and you can buy it just from the in-game store after you have installed the patch manually.
UPDATE: It is now aviable standalone here: http://tinyurl.com/dg3kjf
- After your Purchase you get a confirmation mail to the E-Mail account that is connected with your EA Account.
You should keep that Mail in case you have any issues with the DLC you bought at any time (reinstalling... whatever).
- If you have updated the Game to the new Version, but your Friends havent, then you are not able to play online together, everyone needs to have the same Version installed!
Another small thing i noticed is that the Online Game Options Page (where the number of your online challenges are listed, ect.) now shows the Icon you can choose in the Criterion Games Network Page.
Whew... that was quite a thing to write and for you to read, i hope you learned one or 2 things or it helped you in any way,
The whole thing with the different Accounts, Persona's, passwords and additional EADM is quite complicated,
but when you know how it works and what you have to do, it works fine and without a problem, so it did for me.
In my Opinion the lack of information on how to do this things should be embarrassing for Criterion and EA,
all they did was saying... its available... BUY IT.... they really could do better i am sure,
maybe they get a FAQ for us done sometime but it should be ready when the stuff is available.
I guess, the procedure will be mostly the same as soon as the Island gets available for us PC Users too.
If you have additional questions or just want to say thanks just post =)
... i am off with my new Toy P12 now.....
UPDATE: Criterion made the Patch aviable now to get without the use of EADM or Steam!
PC Cars Update is available here, if you're not using Steam or the EA downloader - http://tinyurl.com/dg3kjf
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Alternate interpretations of this campaign, such as Ultimate New Vindicators, Infinite New Vindicators and Sovereign New Vindicators are also available.
Comments are always welcome, as is constructive criticism. Enjoy and... kanpei.
ARC I: Apocatastasis
- As his senior year begins, Drew Jenkins finds himself transferred to a school for Neo-Sapiens, men and women with extraordinary abilities. His last year is plagued by attacks from within--the work of a clandestine group known as the Affiliation. Little does the Affiliation realize that their movements are the opening crescendo for something far more sinister...
An evil imprisoned on the ocean floor for six thousand years is about to be unleashed and it's up to the students of the New Vindicators Academy of America to ensure that an ancient enemy isn't allowed to wreak havoc on their world.
ARC II: Basileus
- In the wake of their battle with Apocatastasis, the heroes are scattered. Gabrielle struggles to keep her group afloat in Black Box's backyard, Doctor Howell and the students are missing, while Blitzkrieg tries to gather anyone he can to forge a team devoted to defending the world--whether humanity wants their help or not.
This group of rogue Vindicators uncovers a new threat on the horizon, however: Earth is threatened by an extra-dimensional invasion by the Aeolian Kingdom, led by the Basileus.
ARC III: Bio
- With the defeat of the Basileus, humanity's attitude towards Neo-Sapiens is beginning to change. The Vindicators are revered as heroes by many, but one abhors them for their past sins. An organization known as Hart is beginning to make their move. Composed of former Vindicators and their allies alike, these former heroes have one thing in common: they were all used and discarded by the Vindicators.
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The next generation of heroes is guided to the lighthouse as the New Vindicators Academy of America opens its doors once more. While things have never been better for Neo-Sapiens, the Affiliation has uncovered a conspiracy that threatens to drive their kind to extinction. It's up to the Vindicators, their students and their enemies to rally together and protect SPBs around the world from Autumn, the Daughter of Samael...
NEW VINDICATORS #111: Ana's Song (Open Fire)--Autumn Colbenson has been activated and now the New Vindicators are in for the fight of their lives. Students from both the American and Austrian school band together with the Vindicators and the Affiliation to strike at Patriot Robotics and stop Autumn while their friends, family and loved ones struggle to survive against Black Box. (Played July 11, 2009)
- Chapter CXVIII: As Long as We Got Each Other ... BJ Thomas and Dusty Springfield
Chapter CXIX: Echoes ... The Rapture
Chapter CXX: Waiting to Derail ... Whiskeytown
Chapter CXXI: Powerless ... The Flaming Lips
Chapter CXXII: Before the Worst ... The Script
Chapter CXXIII: Dog Days Are Over ... Florence and the Machine
Chapter CXXIV: Naomi ... Neutral Milk Hotel
Chapter CXXV: Fade ... Staind
Chapter CXXVI: Ana's Song (Open Fire) ... Silverchair
NEW VINDICATORS #112: Everlong--A trigger is pulled. A gunshot shatters the night. A man dies. Vengeance is demanded. Sides are chosen. More blood is shed. More lives are lost. One young man has the power to make a difference... (Played August 1, 2009)
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Chapter CXXVIII: The Sound of Silence Simon & Garfunkel
Chapter CXXIX: Everlong ... Foo Fighters
Chapter CXXX: Baba O'Riley ... The Who
Chapter CXXXI: Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World ... The Flaming Lips
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Providing new directions in the field of security, Dr. Feng Hao's project aims to devise a secure and publicly verifiable system of e-voting - a "self enforcing e-voting system" - which does not rely on vote-tallying authorities. Awarded an ERC Starting grant in 2013, Dr. Hao is based at Newcastle University (UK).
For the past 20 years, researchers have been developing verifiable e-voting systems, but few of the resulting systems have been used in real-world elections. The e-voting systems that have been used in large democracies such as India, Brazil and the US are unverifiable; and there have been security-related concerns about vote-tampering. A major obstacle for deploying verifiable e-voting technologies is their reliance on "trusted authorities" - such as government-appointed election officers - to tally votes. Such reliance makes the electoral process fragile, as it is dependent on a few selected people. Moreover, these people need to have expertise in computer science and cryptography. It is precisely the need for such reliance on "trusted authorities" that Dr. Hao challenges in his research. In his words: "We aim to provide a means whereby voters can independently verify that their votes are accurately captured and tallied by the system; ensuring that the integrity of their vote is maintained. In the process, we eliminate reliance on authorities who tally the cast votes, so the election is self-tallying."
What makes Dr. Hao's research truly innovative is that it proposes an "authority-free" verifiable e-voting design; whereby votes will be securely tallied in a publicly-verifiable manner without involvement of trusted authorities. He thereby aspires to devise an e-voting technology, which is more secure, usable and dependable; applicable to local, regional or national elections alike. Furthermore, the system that he proposes will detect and provide clear evidence of electoral fraud, thereby acting as a strong deterrent to vote-tampering. He comments: "This substantial ERC funding will allow me to recruit and support a cross-disciplinary team; consisting of research associates with strong academic backgrounds in security, usability and dependability respectively." Dr. Hao aims to advance his project by conducting trial elections and evaluations within Newcastle University and the local City Council. In addition to the UK, he has established contact with election think-tanks in the US and in Europe for conducting empirical studies.
Along with two research students, he has been developing a prototype of the self-enforcing e-voting system based on using smart phones as voting clients, and has applied it to build a verifiable classroom e-voting application. Students have responded well to it, and he aspires to extend this approach to other universities. He comments: "The motivation for my work is based on two observations - first, there is no verification procedure for existing classroom e-voting products and second, existing products all depend on using custom-built voting devices but there are problems concerning maintenance and convenience in using those devices. Verifiable classroom voting is just a start. In the future, we will readily be able to extend our voting system to larger-scale applications such as the campus, local council or national elections." Challenges driving his research are related to the realisation of self-tallying for complex voting schemes – particularly those involving ranking systems, vote-transferability, and accessibility for voters with special needs such as disabled and elderly persons. With his team, he aims to devise new algorithms to address such complexities.
Dr. Hao foresees several good outcomes of his research. Concretely, he will create freely available open-source software tools for voting and auditing. Extensive industrial experience has provided Dr. Hao with exposure to real-life security problems as well as an understanding of the needs of the market. For him: "E-voting is not just a research topic, but has a major commercial potential. With the help of my ERC grant - when the research results are mature enough - we will market our e-voting application to companies and industries." Dr. Hao stated: "I was motivated to apply for ERC funding because it allows me to conduct cutting-edge research with practical impacts. Being prestigious and highly competitive, the ERC grant has instantly jump-started my academic career. This is great for someone like me, who has spent several years in industry before returning to academia. My research-process has been speeded up through secure and substantial funding."
Being Chinese by origin, he comments on the significance of the ERC in China:"The generous ERC funding allows scientists from around the world to work with specialised teams on interesting and challenging problems. Chinese researchers stand to benefit from an excellent European research environment, opportunities for collaboration with leading scientists, as well as the free exchange of ideas in top tier academic conferences in Europe. Especially appealing to Chinese scientists is the dynamic academic culture in Europe, which fosters research through its diversity."
Dr. Hao received his Master's degree in Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He then completed his PhD at the Computer Laboratory in Cambridge University (UK). At present, he is a lecturer in Newcastle University's School of Computing Science.


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Ray J has broken his silence on Whitney Houston's death, saying, "Over the past few days, I've tried to process the emptiness that I am experiencing. What my heart feels cannot be expressed in words. The world lost an icon, but I lost my close friend."
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What she doesn't say:
Applebaum failed to mention that her husband is a Polish foreign minister who is lobbying for Polanski's case to be dismissed....Incredible! We're talking about a Washington Post columnist here, who used the corporate pages to write a piece decrying "The Outrageous Arrest of Roman Polanski."
But is that any more absurd than saying he's suffered enough because of all the burdens on his career? Think what this means, generalizing the opinion into an abstract rule. It means that those with high professional standing do not need the usual criminal punishments given to individuals who have very little in this world. Ordinary people must be punished in prison, but big shots are already punished heavily by the mere revelation of their crimes and therefore should be relieved of much or all of the usual prison sentence. Care to sign on to that rule?
IN THE COMMENTS: Mortimer Brezny says:
I used to agree with Ann that punishment ought to be equal. But then I realized that sympathy is unequal. If you are poor, you are pitied. If you are rich, you are not. No matter if you were born poor and worked diligently over years to build a business that provides you with your present level of wealth. No matter if you were born rich and worked hard to sustain and grow the wealth with which you started. This imbalance, of course, leads to an unfair resentment and hatred of the rich. The poor can get away with all sorts of horrors against the rich and the successful, the talented and the intelligent, and when the favored sons strike back, they are chastened. That is wrong. Equal means equal. If the rich are to be despised and the poor are able to strike them on a daily basis in innumerable ways, then the rich ought to be able to strike back. And the punishments should reflect the toll of the daily indignities. I say punish the poor even worse. Make them suffer for their petty hatred of the rich, for their nasty, impish wrongful jabs at the rich on a everyday basis.
And let us not forget about contribution. Ayn Rand may have been a loon, but the truth of the matter is some create wealth and some do not. Those who create wealth -- of whatever kind; art, business, science, political wisdom -- are rare and deserve our protection and admiration. Those who destroy wealth, those who pilfer from the coffers of others, they deserve nothing but our contempt.


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One Of My Favorite Recipes!
I'm so bummed I couldn't show you the original recipe out of a newspaper from Medford Oregon. I did find this one that looks exactly like it. My Mom made this pie every Thanksgiving for 48 years. I believe the clipping was over 50 years old! I so hope you can read this. It's amazing with either a graham cracker or ginger snap crust. Happy Thanksgiving!


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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Creative Commons H-ll
Photo credit: Nancy Dowd
A few years ago I had been contacted by a photographer who was quite upset that I had used his photo in a slideshow without his permission. I had thought it had a CC license but when I went back to check it was clearly marked with full copyright protection.
To make a long and very scary story short, the person "let me off the hook" and I ended up taking the deck down. just to be safe, I pulled all of my presentations. It left a bad taste in my mouth for CC photos. The deck I took down had been featured by Slideshare and had an amazing traffic - ouch!
Immediately after that, if I really loved a photo and was going to use it in a high profile piece, I'd email the person directly. I seldom take the time to do that anymore and prefer to use my own photos or sites such as Microsoft.
In a post by Bobbi Newman last month she talked about her own experience with CC and shared that she too has begun to create her own library of photos to avoid a similar nightmare. Take the time to read her post but make sure you scroll down to read the comments. http://librarianbyday.net/2013/01/27/the-danger-of-using-creative-commons-flickr-photos-in-presentations/?goback=.gde_2700921_member_209399450
I love a few of the suggestions including the one from Theo Kuechel:
"There's a really simple solution to this dilemma – Imagestamper http://s1.imagestamper.com/login.jsp
With one click on a toolbar button you can record the CC details including date, licence version and timestamps when you accessed the image on Flickr http://goo.gl/sOjqu."
Jonathon Gunson, Best Sellers Lab, offers a list of alternative sites and includes beautiful examples of the types of photos you can use here.
Here's his list in abbreviated form:
1. Stock.xchnge
2. Dreamstime Free
3. Microsoft Image Gallery
4. Kozzi Free Photo Library
5.MorgueFile Free Photos
6.Free Range Stock
7.RGB Free Stock Photos
Kathy shares list of free / cheap photos at Libraries are Essential. This post listing resources for marketers is a good one to bookmark.
Would love to share any other sites people are using.
Posted by Nancy Dowd at 9:44 AM
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- juergen plieninger said...
Yes, but also free stock photos have some risk. A colleague of mine posted a free photo, but with the wrong name of the photographer. She had to pay a penalty.
- ~Kathy Dempsey said...
I recently found this short article on photo copyright for pics you find on Google: http://www.copyrightlaws.com/creators/copyright-law-using-images-and-photos-from-google/
Is ImageStamper still up and running? I can't get it to "stamp" any of the images I've tried it out on.
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Site: Palace and Park of Versailles
Location: France
Year Designated: 1979
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (i)(ii)(vi)
Reason for Designation: Europe's quintessential royal residence was the principal home of French kings from Louis XIV to Louis XVI.
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This former home of French kings epitomizes royal elegance in the style of Old Europe. Versailles originated in 1631 as a humble hunting lodge for Louis XIII. But his son Louis XIV built the now familiar palace on the site outside Paris and moved the nation's government and court to Versailles in 1682.
Versailles remained the epicenter of French royal power, home to government offices and courtiers alike, until 1789—when a hungry and agitated group of mostly female revolutionaries stormed the palace and essentially evicted Louis XVI and his queen, Marie-Antoinette. The mob sent the royal couple back to Paris on the first steps of a journey that led eventually to their beheadings.
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Marie-Antoinette enjoyed these grounds so much that she created her own private estate here, a collection of rural homes and buildings laid out along the lines of a Norman village. The queen sought privacy and escaped the pomp and hubbub of the palace court at her hamlet, which now draws crowds in its own right. The queen's estate even operated as a working farm where peasants and livestock produced fresh product for the tables of the grand palace.
The 17th-century Grand Trianon, an incredible array of pink marble buildings and enchanting gardens, was another integral part of life at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV and beyond. In later years Napoleon Bonaparte often stayed in the elegant but intimate palace, and Charles de Gaulle converted its northern wing into an official presidential residence, which still hosts guests of France's head of state.
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Versailles is some 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Paris and easily accessible by car (parking available), taxi, bus, or train. The RER C line links central Paris with the Versailles Rive Gauche station—five minutes from the palace on foot. Trains also run from Paris Montparnasse to Versailles Chantiers and from Paris Saint Lazare to Versailles Rive-Droite—each a ten-minute walk from the palace. The RATP bus 171 runs from Pont de Sèvres metro station to Versailles.
When to Visit
There's no bad season to visit Versailles, but its extensive gardens are at their best in spring and summer. While the gardens and park remain accessible, the buildings of Versailles are closed on Mondays.
How to Visit
More than three million people visit Versailles each year, so it pays to arrive at off-peak hours—such as soon after the 9 a.m. opening. Some days are also busier than others, including Sundays and Tuesdays, when many Paris museums, including the Louvre (another former royal palace), are closed.


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Yeah, it's Saturday, and normally celebrity news is super slow on Saturdays. But the one-woman maelstrom known as Lindsay Lohan never takes a day off.
If you've been Amish this week, you may have missed her latest arrest for using some woman's head as target practice for her fists and the alleged reasons why it happened. Also, insiders say she soaks in booze, and California prosecutors formally charged her with being an idiot.
So here's what's new.
To start, Dina and Micheal Lohan have been trading potshots about which one of them is the crappier parent.
First, during an interview he was no doubt paid to give, Michael accused Dina of being selfish, and in our editorial comments, we mentioned that we wouldn't be surprised if Michael somehow orchestrates LiLo's arrests to keep his tabloid income stream strong.
Dina must have had the same thought, because she gave an interview of her own in which she said she's "disturbed." We could really just leave it at that and it would be true, but we'll provide the full context anyway.
Mama Lohan is casting a side-eye on the fact that Lindsay's sparring partner in that bar fight, inept "psychic" Tiffany Eve Mitchell, lives a rock's throw away from Michael's home in Palm Beach, Fla. Because of that, Dina is calling shenanigans, adding, "What else is there to learn about the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate incident?"
Normally we'd tell her to loosen her tinfoil hat, but this IS Michael Lohan we're talking about here. Anything's possible.
And speaking of Tiffany Mitchell, she wasted no time getting a lawyer after the fight. Not just any lawyer, either -- she hired Gloria Allred, whose habit of representing whores (both actual and fame) is well known.
Tiffany must have serious connections to get Allred's number so fast. Or maybe there's some weird Batsignal-like thing that goes up in the sky whenever nobodies have a brush with fame that could result in a cash payout, and then Gloria contacts those people herself.
Regardless, Linds is telling friends the fight never even happened. She says that despite the stories swirling around, the incident didn't involve a man -- it involved the fact that Mitchell or her friends stole Lilo's very expensive purse with 10 grand inside.
Honestly, we do believe LiLo is often a target for such things (after following the legal case, we're still not convinced she actually stole that jewelry she's accused of pilfering) -- but she makes herself a target. Partying in bars 'til the wee hours puts her squarely in the bull's eye.
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