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Videoconferencing can help businesses reduce operating costs, improve their decision making capabilities and increase their customer contact. Yet, just half of businesses use videoconferencing today.
In November and December 2010, CDW surveyed IT and telecommunications managers to understand videoconferencing adoption, examine key drivers and identify implementation challenges. Importantly, CDW investigated if and how businesses are measuring their videoconferencing success and their return on investment (ROI) to date.
According to the report, medium and large businesses most commonly deploy peer-to-peer conferencing and multisite meeting rooms. That said, respondents indicated increasing interest in immersive telepresence systems.
The report also found that businesses need a better understanding of the costs and benefits associated with videoconferencing, and, critically, they need a concrete plan to track these metrics. As it stands today, just slightly more than half of medium and large businesses who use videoconferencing are tracking their ROI. However, many organizations have identified ways to track these savings and communicate the value that videoconferencing offers.
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The Chillicothe Fire Department was called by the Chillicothe Police
Department at 12:54 Tuesday to investigate smoke or steam coming from the old Catfish Place on Highway 36.
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fire. Engine 329 was requested to respond with more personnel. Upon arrival, heavy
smoke was coming from the eves of the building. Engine 330 was used to lay supply line to the hydrant.
Command did a walk around of the
structure and found the electric meter was out. Firefighters requested
FEC to cut the power wire from the building. Firefighters found a propane tank on and flowing propane. The
tank was shut off.
CFD personnel pulled a 1 3/4 inch preconnect from engine 326 to start
extinguishing the fire from the north doorway. The hydrant was found to be
ded with no water. Firefighters requested CFD tanker 1 and tankers from
Utica, Brookfield and Chula to respond. The Trenton Fire Department was
requested to respond to the Chillicothe Fire Department to provide coverage.
Engine 329 was set up on the north side door to extinguish the fire. A
portable tank was set up for engine 326 to draft out of for water supply.
Tankers shuttled water to the portable tank. Vent holes were cut in the
roof, ceilings were pulled and the fire was extinguished. Eves and siding
were also pulled off, and foam was used to put out any further hot spots.
Foot prints were in the snow going to the door of the structure and were
noticed throughout the building. A fuel can was found, as well as a bottle
with a wick in it.
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The Fire Marshall arrived and was assisted by CFD as needed. Vehicle
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Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
A farmer's work ethic fuels an engineer's enthusiasm for
Space Station science
April 2004
-- Gary Moore is one of the experts when it comes to knowing how
to conduct International Space Station experiments safely using
equipment on board. As a crew procedure engineer at the Marshall
Center, he analyzes Space Station requirements with the research
scientists whose experiments are performed on the orbiting laboratory
and writes procedures for the crew to follow.
Moore watched
NASA go to the moon when he was eight years old. And, like some
people in his hometown of Caney Springs, Tenn., he couldn't quite
believe his eyes.
Today, Moore's
view has changed quite a bit. He now is part of a team that sends
equipment and experiments into space, supporting one of NASA's key
programs -- the International Space Station.
"Growing up in the
country and working hard on the farm, I never dreamed of space travel
or being part of the country's space program," he says. Proud
of his rural roots, Moore believes that boyhood chores of working
with cows and laboring in the tobacco fields helped to instill in
him a work ethic that, even today, fuels his enthusiasm for challenges
as he plays a role in scientific achievements that might have seemed
unbelievable to him more than 30 years ago.
As a crew procedure
engineer for NASA contractor Teledyne Brown Engineering of Huntsville,
Ala., Moore now communicates with scientists worldwide to make sure
he knows what they want to accomplish with their Space Station experiments.
Based at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Moore
attempts to understand all experiments that launch with each new
expedition to the Space Station -- the four-to-six-month research
missions to the Station.
Moore is one of the experts
when it comes to knowing how to conduct Space Station experiments
safely using equipment on board. He analyzes Space Station requirements
in order to work with the research scientists whose experiments
are performed on the Station, writing procedures for the crew to
follow. Moore's work with the scientists maximizes the experiments'
science results.
to work for the space program was the best move I ever made,"
Moore says. "The opportunities are endless, and I'm blessed
to work with some of the most brilliant people in the world."
For nearly 15 years,
Moore wrote detailed processes for commercial hardware at SCI in
Huntsville before bringing his expertise to the Marshall Center.
But changing jobs after all those years didn't first come without
a bit of apprehension.
After joining the space
program in 1998, Moore attended a meeting at Johnson Space Center
in Houston, where everyone talked in the acronyms of space travel.
Instead of NASA, he says he thought he had entered "The Twilight
"All I could think
was this is a long way from milking cows," Moore says. "I
think I'm most proud that I was able to hang in there and now I
talk just like everybody else."
This determination to
never give up came to Moore early in life. "When I was growing
up, I had very bad asthma and almost died," recalls Moore.
"As I grew older, I had other health problems and my digestive
system was almost destroyed by antibiotics. Now, nutrition is my
A picture of health and
now a member of the Huntsville Track Club, Moore has found another
hobby: studying nutritional information and spreading the word about
healthy living. "I believe the body can cure itself of just
about anything, if given the proper nutrition," says Moore.
When he has
time, Moore loves to go back to Caney Springs and visit his parents
Bruce and Peggy, who still live there on the family farm. "I'm
very thankful to my parents for the work ethic they instilled in
me," Moore says, recalling days spent helping out early in
the morning and late in the afternoon. In between, he went to school
at Forrest High in nearby Chapel Hill, where there were only 24
in his graduating class of 1972. He went on to receive a bachelor's
degree in industrial management from Middle Tennessee State University
in Murfreesboro in 1982.
Among the many
passions in Moore's life are the times he shares with his wife and
two teenage children. Keeping up with their activities, as well
as being active in church work is very important to him. The whole
family loves to share in the bounty of their garden of strawberries,
blueberries, blackberries and "some of the biggest tomatoes
That's something
else no doubt reassuring to those scientists Moore works with and
helps to "grow" their experiments in space.
Text and photos for
this story were provided by Marshall Space Flight Center.
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QLogic hops around, waits to hitch a ride on flash-boosted bus
If the server adapter biz won't come to the mountain ...
Server adapter biz QLogic is bouncing around like it often does in its third quarter, but revenues are down and it is hoping that the imminent arrival of Mount Rainier will boost to its business.
QLogic is one of the two big-time server SAN host bus adapter (HBA) suppliers (Emulex is the other), and Mount Rainier is the technology that adds a flash cache to its HBAs so they can serve SAN data faster from the PCIe card's cache than from the networked storage array their card is used to link to. That was announced at the tail-end of last year but has yet to contribute anything to QLogic's bottom line.
Revenues for Q's third fiscal 2013 quarter were $119.4m, $15.7m down on the same quarter in its fy2012 year, an 11.6 per cent decrease. Compared to the preceding quarter, when revenues were $117.9m they were up $1.5m - a 1.3 per cent rise, nothing to get excited about, especially considering that there has been a second to third quarter rise in both preceding financial years. It's a seasonal thing, in other words, often seen in mature companies.
Profits were $13.24m, grossly down on the $30m seen a year ago, but $1.37m up on the prior quarter.
The chart below shows how revenues and profits are down from last year.
As for the product line breakdown...
- Revenue from Host Products was $89.8m compared to $111.8m a year ago.
- Revenue from Network Products was $20.1m compared to $18.5m a year ago.
- Revenue from Silicon Products was $9.6m compared to $12.4m a year ago.
Thank heavens for network products.
We can infer that Q is marking time until a real revenue boost comes along and it must be hoping that's going to come from Rainier technology products. What did management have to say? CEO Simon Biddiscombe's canned statement said: "During the December quarter, we reported financial results that exceeded our expectations." Not very high expectations then.
In the earnings call, discussing the results with analysts, Q's CEO had to use the "jam tomorrow" tactic. How well did he do?
Biddiscombe said: "We are seeing a definite stabilisation of our business as evidenced by our results in the third quarter … As we look into calendar year 2013, I'm optimistic that we're going to see a much better year than we saw in 2012."
About the Rainier technology, he said: "We're fully engaged with a number of OEM customers evaluating the technologies and products and since our last call, we've undertaken multiple early field trials. Feedback from the customers of the EFT sites is very positive. We're on track with our plans and expect to ship Mt. Rainier based products in the coming quarters." There will be more news about Rainier products later this quarter.
The CEO said Q was increasing its spend in engineering and to counterbalance that "we're also reducing the level of spend on G&A (general and administrative expenses) and sales and marketing". He reiterated: "We're going to see this business start to grow again as we move through 2013."
He also said Q was interacting with original design manufacturers (ODMs) in Taiwan as well as talking to cloud people about Rainier technology. Rainier, he said, has a wider potential market than Q's traditional OEM customers as it is an application acceleration technology. He didn't say what that would mean in terms of channel specifics but the implication is that Q may be looking for new channel partners in vertical application areas.
The shares are up 9 per cent to $11.80, so Biddiscombe did a good job on the jam tomorrow front. But QLogic has to do very well on the product delivery front to get the shares back to the giddy heights of $18.00 last seen in April 2012.
The outlook for the next quarter is not great. CFO Jean Hu said: "We expect revenue to be in the range of $112m to $118m" - so she's expecting a decline, ranging from slight to pretty large. For 2013 to be a good year for Q, the second half of the year has to go gangbusters. ®


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kohncke's looks like a very industrious hobo has fashioned himself a living space in a disused subway stop
eulberg's looks pretty much like what i expected from "the early 90s equivalent of these" i was talking about with matos up thread
― strongohulkington, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 22:18 (eleven years ago) Permalink
he has a single bed and he's not ashamed of it.
― jed_, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 22:44 (eleven years ago) Permalink
ame's is the only one i would want to be in
― elan, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 23:12 (eleven years ago) Permalink
subway stop or bathhouse???
― tricky, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 23:31 (eleven years ago) Permalink
<i>eulberg's looks pretty much like what i expected from "the early 90s equivalent of these" i was talking about with matos up thread</i>
this is spot-on except where's the SCHWA poster and the pot plant?
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 23:56 (eleven years ago) Permalink
yes, Dominik Eulberg's room look's like mine when i was in highschool (minus all the records of course)
I'd like to see the rest of Villalobos' and Steve Bug's apartments
― Malcolm Money, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 23:56 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I love this thread.
― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 03:32 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I feel like we've lost some of these images to time. Can anyone bring back the love?
― yobabypop, Friday, 7 December 2007 23:53 (eleven years ago) Permalink
this was a great thread
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 8 December 2007 00:34 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I'm still wanting to buy an Aras.
― jim, Saturday, 8 December 2007 00:38 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Oh what. They're not on the ikea site anymore :(
― jim, Saturday, 8 December 2007 00:41 (eleven years ago) Permalink
what's an aras?
― jed_, Saturday, 8 December 2007 01:06 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Ikea chair that is better than the one Richie Hawtin has.
― jim, Saturday, 8 December 2007 01:19 (eleven years ago) Permalink
No, I do not know why I am so fixated on this.
― jim, Saturday, 8 December 2007 01:20 (eleven years ago) Permalink
in this link at the ~2:00 mark there's a great shot of Richie Hawtin's swank apartment
― Malcolm Money, Saturday, 8 December 2007 05:21 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Steve Jobs wins
― lukas, Thursday, 13 December 2007 21:08 (eleven years ago) Permalink
^^ i'd hit it
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 13 December 2007 22:05 (eleven years ago) Permalink
ps i like richie's half-canuck-half-german accent. north american eurotrash.
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 13 December 2007 22:07 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I think that's more a result of living in England for the first 13 years of his life a la Slick Rick (While nonetheless someone like Ricardo moves to Germany at 3 and is touted as being Mr. Chile, but that's another story altogether).
― mehlt, Friday, 14 December 2007 14:56 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I admit I haven't read the whole thread (just looked at the pretty pictures) but where was this originally - it looks like a magazine?
― Ned Trifle II, Friday, 14 December 2007 15:37 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Yes it was a spread in Groove (groove.de) magazine.
― blunt, Friday, 14 December 2007 15:40 (eleven years ago) Permalink
I thank you.
― Ned Trifle II, Friday, 14 December 2007 17:23 (eleven years ago) Permalink
There's just something about DJ Hell having a weight bench ...
I actually searched up this thread a few days ago and made Ellen Allien's place my computer desktop!
― nabisco, Friday, 14 December 2007 17:34 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Hi guise why is this on the front page of Digg right now?
― Stevie D, Sunday, 17 February 2008 16:00 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Dunno, but it's bringing an extra 25,000 people a day since Friday.
― stet, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:41 (eleven years ago) Permalink
― jim, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:47 (eleven years ago) Permalink
classic techno mixtapes by a bunch of these djs are available at ravearchive.com.
― deej, Monday, 21 July 2008 20:19 (ten years ago) Permalink
thanks for the link. there is some good stuff on there.
― Display Name, Monday, 21 July 2008 22:32 (ten years ago) Permalink
Heh. An ILM thread was on the Digg frontpage? How'd that work out? Any epic threads us lurkers might have missed out on?
― viborg, Monday, 21 July 2008 22:58 (ten years ago) Permalink
Hmmn, I found this:http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/110/l_2525c33d61e482a189ce1d4ed9f85236.jpg
Hence there are more of these that are still unearthed.
― mehlt, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 18:21 (ten years ago) Permalink
I don't care about any of these.
― pipebong (fandango), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 18:54 (ten years ago) Permalink
^^ almost had me
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 19:08 (ten years ago) Permalink
when we're done with the mix contest we should have an "ILX DJs and their living rooms" thread
― resident advice whore (haitch), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 00:09 (ten years ago) Permalink
this is one of my favorite threads
― mark cl, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 00:12 (ten years ago) Permalink
Ellen Allien's living room still rules.
― I f'd up the word rear (Z S), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 00:18 (ten years ago) Permalink
I have a room set up that I'm sure would destroy a lot of competition, but I'm too embarrassed about how few records I have (especially after looking at this thread)
― mehlt, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 01:15 (ten years ago) Permalink
I have just realised that Koze has the same record storage units as me. Spybox modular FTW.
― Mirror-spangled elephant head (J@cob), Wednesday, 25 March 2009 09:53 (ten years ago) Permalink
this remains my favourite thread ever.
― djh, Wednesday, 25 March 2009 18:30 (ten years ago) Permalink
http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3796&Itemid=105&limit=1&limitstart=0West Coast Boys: Dutch Electro Portraits
― jaxon, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 00:39 (nine years ago) Permalink
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― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Saturday, 16 April 2011 11:59 (eight years ago) Permalink
And the photos at the top still show up. Extra joy. Why can't all threads remain so intact...sigh.
I wonder if Michael Reinboth's room has fallen through the floor yet?
― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Saturday, 16 April 2011 12:01 (eight years ago) Permalink
lol at Kode9 having a pair of trousers over his door
― ha ha ha ha jack my swag (boxedjoy), Saturday, 16 April 2011 13:13 (eight years ago) Permalink
if you need a collection of rooms by all well known DJs, you should check outhttp://www.dj-rooms.com
― ceeee, Sunday, 23 October 2011 21:59 (seven years ago) Permalink
I don't like how Ellen Alien keeps her shit in plastic garbage bags, she should head over to the Container Store.
― John Lennon, Monday, 24 October 2011 13:53 (seven years ago) Permalink
not german but...
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 16 June 2012 00:07 (six years ago) Permalink
dj hell = terrible! dining in your sleeping space? "excuse me, helmut, i can't enjoy this spaghetti you made me, your weight bench reeks!" "pardon me while i get off the couch and bang my head on this low japanese lamp"
― am0n, Saturday, 16 June 2012 00:41 (six years ago) Permalink
classic thread
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Saturday, 16 June 2012 00:55 (six years ago) Permalink
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 February 2013 20:57 (six years ago) Permalink
where did all the pictures go
― pom /via/ chi (nakhchivan), Friday, 13 March 2015 21:04 (four years ago) Permalink


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Red River Rout: OU 55, Texas 17
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Having slipped from first to second to third over successive weeks, the Sooners showed they deserve to be considered the best in the land with a 55-17 thrashing of No. 11 Texas.
Oklahoma stomped its top rival almost as easily as it did lowly Ball State the previous week, getting three touchdown passes from Jones, a 64-yard touchdown run by Dominique Whaley and three defensive touchdowns.
The Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) scored the first four times they had the ball. They were up by 24 points at halftime and by 45 midway through the fourth quarter on the way to their most lopsided win in this series since 2003, when they won by a series-record 52 points.
Sophomore Case McCoy and freshman David Ash had their share of rookie mistakes at quarterback, such as McCoy fumbling twice (one returned 19 yards for a touchdown by David King) and Ash throwing two interceptions (one returned 55 yards for a touchdown by Demontre Hurst).The Longhorns (4-1, 1-1) were trying to figure out how far they've come since being 5-7 last season. Now coach Mack Brown's knows just how far his squad still has to go, especially on offense.
McCoy and Ash couldn't keep drives going. The Sooners swarmed running plays and the youngsters were only able to complete short passes. The longest completions before the game turned into a joke were a screen for 15 yards and an 18-yarder along the sideline against a prevent defense in the final seconds of the first half.
How silly did it become? Late in the third quarter, Texas let a first-and-10 at the Oklahoma 15 turn into a fourth-and-49 from its own 47. The ensuing punt didn't even reach the first-down marker.
Texas' only touchdowns came on a kickoff return late in the first half, and a pass in the final minutes. The Longhorns also had an early field goal that had gotten them to 6-3.
The Sooners were so ready for the Longhorns that they let them know it before kickoff. Oklahoma players lined up between the 30s and hollered at Texas players as they ran onto the field. Coaches and officials scrambled to maintain peace.
OU drove inside the Texas 10 on its first two series, but settled for field goals of 26 and 24 yards, seemingly bothered by the noise at the end of the field occupied by Texas fans. The Sooners moved into the friendly end for the start of the second quarter and, on the first play, Jones threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills.
An interception by Tony Jefferson -- a linebacker who picked off passes on three consecutive series against Ball State -- gave Jones another series. After threading a 30-yard pass between two defenders on a third-and-25, Jones hit Ryan Broyles with a 5-yard pass just inside the right front corner of the end zone.
The play had to be reviewed, and Oklahoma fans used the break to start chanting "Boomer! Sooner!" Longhorns fans answered with their chant "Texas! Fight!" Their cries lasted longer and were louder than their foe's, only to end with the news that the touchdown stood.
Texas fans were hardly heard from again. Once Oklahoma got its third defensive score -- a 56-yard return of a fumble by Jamell Fleming with 11:22 left -- most folks in burnt orange headed out to drown their sorrows at the State Fair going on all around the Cotton Bowl.
Jones was 31 of 50 for 367 yards and no turnovers. He improved to 2-0 against the Longhorns, and gave Oklahoma its third win in five years against its Red River rival.
Broyles caught nine passes for 122 yards, leaving him four receptions shy of the NCAA career record. Stills caught five passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
Whaley ran for 83 yards on 13 carries.
McCoy was 9 of 16 for 116 yards with three sacks. Ash was 11 of 20 for 107 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions and four sacks.
Jaxon Shipley caught nine passes for 89 yards, including a 4-yard TD pass from Ash with 2:31 left.
Fozzy Whitaker had the 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, tying the school record set by Johnny "Lam" Jones in 1978. He also ran for 43 yards and caught a pass for 15.


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What's summer like in Maine? In one word: spectacular! From the picturesque coastline to pristine parks, Maine offers countless opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. But if indoor fun is on your agenda, you're in luck. You can spend time savoring delicious meals at some of the state's award-winning restaurants or touring historic lighthouses.
Here are 6 reasons to make your way to Maine this summer:
1. Maine's natural beauty is breathtaking. If you're up for a day trip while staying at the inn, Acadia National Park is located 3 hours away in Bar Harbor. It's 47,000 total acres are home to some 40 different species of wildlife, 120 miles of hiking trails, 27 miles of biking trails, and two beaches. Only 1.5 hours away, the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay offers trails, vernal ponds and forest over 248 acres. Want to stay local? The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Rescue is only minutes from the inn and stretches along 50 miles of coastline.
2. The lighthouses will still catch your eye. There's a reason why Maine is sometimes called 'The Lighthouse State'. There are 65 lighthouses dotting the state's vast coastline, and the most prominent can be viewed while driving along Route 1. One of the closest to the inn is Goat Island Light, originally built in 1892 and rebuilt in 1859, located right up the road at the entrance of Cape Porpoise Harbor.
3. You can soak in Maine and its sunsets on the sea. Riding the waves along the rocky coastline on a windjammer or schooner is an adventurous and scenic way to see the state's beauty. You can take a day tour or book a week-long adventure and end each day with a sunset cruise.
4. Summer brings fun and festivals. From June 1st – 8th, the Kennebunkport Festival brings together delicious foods, wines, and art, with the backdrop of some of the area's most historic homes. If you're a fan of the blues, the North Atlantic Blues Festival is being held from July 12th – 13th at the Public Landing in Rockland (about 2 hours from the inn). And, the annual Maine Lobster Festival featuring 20,000 pounds of the tasty crustacean is also being held in Rockland from July 30th – August 3rd at Harbor Park.
5. The food is fabulous. Everyone knows Maine for its lobsters, of course. You can stop by any number of lobster shacks, including The Clam Shack overlooking the Kennebunk River. But that's not all. Portland, only 30 minutes from the inn, has become one of the best small foodie towns in the country thanks to a bevy of top-tier, nationally recognized restaurants such as Hugo's and Fore Street. Foodie tours are very popular in the region (buying tickets in advance is highly recommended). Stay close to the inn and set out on the Kennebunkport Culinary Walking Tour for a taste of what the area is serving up.
6. Come visit us at the inn! We love welcoming our guests and providing each one a bit of R&R. From the daily, gourmet breakfasts cooked up by Liz, to the modern, luxurious touches of the guest rooms, we strive to give our guests a truly unforgettable experience. Our specials and packages are created with our guests' happiness in mind.
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In the days after a hurricane, we sometimes get the clearest most beautiful weather of the year. Today, the water is glistening in the clear sunshine, and there are big puffy clouds scattered across a vibrant blue sky.
We were spared this season in Woods Hole, and there is no lasting damage from Hurricane Sandy. Our power was restored within a few hours (thanks NSTAR!), the few trees downed have been cleared and the minimal flooding has receded.
Even the fall foliage is mostly intact, and looking gorgeous on this cooler fall day, which was not true last year after Hurricane Irene sprayed salt water over all the trees. I think since Sandy blew from the East here, we were in the lea and the salt spray did not roll in as it sometimes does, blanketing us in an early winter brown.
As I watch the TV news and see the devastation in New York and New Jersey, my heart goes out to those suffering and in need. At the Woods Hole Inn, we are donating to the Red Cross, visiting the blood bank and hoping that our friends and guests from these places are safe and sound.


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Shadow doesn't know why he exists. His memories are a complete blank, and no one seems to know where or why he appeared. Suddenly, though, a race of aliens falls form the sky and starts invading Earth. Their leader appears before Shadow, promising answers if he's to collect the six Chaos Emeralds. Despite his depressed attitude, Shadow's already befriended Sonic and pals. He won't show his affection on the surface, but the choice creates an internal struggle over unlocking the secrets of his past and defending the world that's taken him in.
Walking the line between that struggle is one of Shadow the Hedgehog's most interesting gameplay points. See, you don't have a single option for completing each level in the game. Depending on your actions, you'll actually be working in the name of good or evil. In the game's introduction level, for example, you can aid the aliens by destroying Earth's defense forces or follow Sonic's advice and take out the creatures destroying the city. Your choice changes which level you'll play next, how the story advances, and which ending you'll receive. There's no way to actually see everything Sonic Team has designed for Shadow the Hedgehog without completing the adventure multiple times, and by pressing start, it's possible to actually switch between the good and bad objectives on-the-fly.
Though the weapons have been predominately displayed on the box art, screenshots, and artwork accompanying Shadow the Hedgehog, they aren't played up nearly as much when it comes to the gameplay. You'll have a tough time making it through the game without taking advantage of them, but technically, there are only a handful of times where it's required of players to use something other than jump attacks. The game's quirky controls, however, will likely push most to use what's available to them; using the auto-aim functions is typically easier than trying to guess if Shadow will magically lock onto an enemy when you double-tap jump instead of plummeting off the side. For a series deeply rooted in platforming, it's a bummer the platforming sections are actually some of the most frustrating parts of Shadow the Hedgehog.


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I have very few photos of me with my dad. Most of the time he was the one behind the camera taking the photos. I don't know the exact date of the photo above. I'm guessing it was probably my second or third birthday, but I'm not sure. Knowing my mom, she probably put more candles on the cake than there were years in my life just to "dress it up a little." I love this photo because for a tough, serious man, you can see the rare, unguarded joy in his eyes.
It seems so long since my dad died that many of my memories of him are fuzzy. I know he'd be thrilled beyond belief to know he had a grandson. I wish he could be around to play ball with my son or go fishing with him, or tell him about his travels with the navy like he use to tell me, but it's not to be. Writing my blog and posting photos of him helps to jog my memory, to keep his memory alive for myself and for my son.
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The villains are lost in Arkham City.
I would so play a Supervillain Sandbox like that... But I do think that your goal(not necessarily the final one) could be to actually kill the Superhero... and then watch as your character begins to suffer from boredom.(Megamind, anyone?)
Well, there was Evil Genius, but that was more like a dolled-up tower defense game with an AC:Brotherhood-esque mini-game grafted on.
Haven't played Arkham City yet, but Asylum was probably the best example of a 3D Metroidvania game ever, and I worry that they tweaked the formula far too much.
Did anybody else hear Kevin Spacey when you read, "the status quo, and therefore WROOOOONG"?
Anywho, completely agree per usual. I'd really like to meet Yahtzee, he's such an intelligent, rationally-minded, talented and educated individual. What a swell guy!
And Overlord, don't forget Overlord.
Well hopefully if a new Evil Genius is made some of these vilianous urges will be satisfied.
However I very much like the concept mabye with the base maagement playing like Evil Genius. The difference being that your player character could free roam and get involved with stuff outside the base.
Mankind Has Yet to Recognize My Genuis still sounds pretty fun. Thankfully, Saints Row The Third comes out next week. Mwehehehe.
Of course. Anyone who didn't is WROOOOOONG!
Haaaa, dat' wuz funneh. Cheers.
You really need to play Evil Genius Ben. Seriously. Go to Steam, download it now.
Also, I'd totally buy MHYTRMG. Don't you have some developer friends by now? Surely you can make that happen for us all... right? Call Volition up next week. They'll be looking for something new after Saints Row 3 hits the market since they finally let Red Faction go.
It's not often I get fanboyish.
But thank you Yahtzee, for being someone who not only understands the Hero/Villain relationship that underlines all superhero work, but is smart enough to develop it into something that I would pre-order right now.
Sure, it'll end up being made by EA and I'll have to suffer Origin/DLC, and loads of meaningless adverts with cleavage, but it'll be one of the games I've been looking for for my adult life.
I suggest you get together with Volition, and Austin Grossman and at least thrash out some ideas together. I'd play the crap out of that.
Until then, Evil Genius and City of Villains will have to do.
So it's evil genius?
I don't think im the first to point this out, but I won't be the last either...
When ever I read the word, I hear Spacey saying that...
Anyways, Somebody needs to put Yahtzee's isea into action, NOW!
I would totally play "Mankind Has Yet To Recognise My Genius"...someone please make it! like legit make it, not just something slapped together lol
but seriously, aside from the main superhero who you won't kill and who won't kill you, you can possibly kill other smaller superheroes (or just heroes, without superpowers) that you WILL kill (like the Joker killing Robin)
AC was a good game, but the sandbox element was crap. The city was pointless, there was nothing to do. The side quests were just uninspiring and just "go here" game play. I would rather have full quests from the main villains of the game. Instead there was a weak quest via Strange, and the rest with rubbish story wise, fightening etc was good.
I haven't actually played Arkham City yet but based on what Yahtzee wrote it does sound like AC, like AA, is the experience of being Batman. This time, though, it's not necessarily in a good way.
If you read the comics, Batman does get around by shooting grappling hooks everywhere.
And also by running, climbing on buildings, and so forth. And rarely the Batmobile too. I understand how in a video game that can get very old very fast. But it's still how Batman would function on a minute to minute basis when out fighting crime.
Ditto with tracking down the villains in their hideouts and lairs. Sure, in Arkham Asylum it was awesome because Batman was caught in a trap set by his rogue's gallery, but in Arkham City the villains were pursuing their own agenda. As Yahtzee said in the article, villains usually do their own thing while the hero stops them.
I'm a pretty hardcore comics and Batman fan, so maybe I'll still find some fun in traveling that way. Maybe Arkham City just requires a little more imagination than some other games?
The missing comma above confused me; I typed "Evil Genius Ben" into Google and didn't get useful results.
In any case, I presume you're referring to this game? http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/evil_genius
I always thought Batman was an interesting character. Yes the villains are cooler, but I always found Batman's relationships with his villains quite interesting, and I think AC did that well. (Especially at the end if you know what I mean.)
"world has yet to recognise my genius" sounds like a kick ass game, part Saints Row, part Overlord, part Sims.
I'm glad you said it, Yahtzee. I thought there was something wrong with me. I bought Arkham City about 5 days from its release, and it's not a bad game, but when I played it (still playing it, have yet to beat it), I had this feeling that this game wasn't very good, and I would highlight the Sandbox to be the major issue, you just found a way to articulate what I've been wanting to say.
I do not think the game is bad, but it feels rather thinly spread among an entire game. I personally feel that while Arkham City isn't a bad game, its particularly flawed when compared to Arkham Asylum, and I'm glad the personality had the balls to say what I felt I couldn't.
So what you're basically saying is Jack Slate isn't a very good superhero because he murdered Longshoreman X the first night he met him?
Coincidentally, I just finished watching an LP of that game.
The game Mr Croshaw is describing sounds a lot like a neat little book I read a while ago called "Soon I will be invincible" by Austin Grossman. There are 2 central narratives in it, one describing a woman newly endowed with superpowers trying to break into the whole superhero scene, and the other, more interesting narrative being that of Doctor Impossible - a supervillain who engineers an escape from a maximum security prison with a new world-conquering plan in mind, and spends the rest of the book trying to achieve it.
To add replay value to a game version of it, you could have both a hero and a villain mode, possibly playing your superhero against someone elses supervillain...
Ahhhhhhh. References to decades old Max Payne wannabes. I love it.
All I can say is - either game developers/publishers should listen more closely to Yahtzee, or they should give him a scholarship/grant/funding for one...badasss...game.
After playing each single "Czho" title, listening to his words and reading his extra game, this man has absolutely amazing ideas and we should set up a fundraising deal for him, similar to what Extra Credits did, was it Rocketfuel or somethind, I don't know...
What more can I say, I hope you read this, Ben, and I applaud you for always thinking out of the box (also for having SH2 at your top, I once got laid just by thrillingly telling a girl the whole story, it's just that good, haha...)
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I'm sorry but I just can't agree with Yahtzee with this one.
Due to time constraints he most likely some of the Arkham City backstory entries that are unlocked when solving Riddler riddles. They explain what the bad guys have been doing since the opening of the prison and what part they play in the story as a whole, sure it's probably better but it'd be hard to fit it all in to the game so the stories are a great way to give even the smallest villain (even the bloody Ratcatcher of all people) a part in the Arkham City mythos. Also the art direction in the game is so amazing that half of the villains characterisation comes from their looks and the environments they surround themselves with. But ultimatly this is a story between Batman and the Joker (along with the mystery villain who I won't spoil) and pushing any more villains to the forefront instead of having them masterfully woven in to the background would have overpowered the story.
With the travel, it is a matter of taste but as soon as I got the grappel boost upgrade and learnt how to build up speed with dive boosting travel became amazingly fun and natural to me. And yeah the environments can feel a bit empty at times but I believe that was actually part of the design choice to make the atmosphere feel bleak and desolate but even then there is plenty to do with the random acts of violence, the calls, Riddler trophies and clues, etc.
I dunno I loved the game and while I can see where Yahtzee is coming I think he is plain wrong in this situation.
So get the upgrade to the hookshot, the one that lets you launch yourelf extra high, and learn to control your wings. You're flying and drifting like that guy from Just Cause 2.
...you didn't notice Stranges TYGER helicopter that kept looking for you, and basically saying "Strange has his eye on you Batman" over and over? Not to mention the Tyger security cameras that could be found everywhere?
Yes. Lex Luthor: Man of Steel says that a Luthor controlled world would be a worldwide Stalinist Russia.
It was established in the Animated series, Cranes scientific methodology is sloppy, and doesn't have any manner in which to establish control or mitigate factors. Even if he went through with his studies, the data would be virtually useless beyond proving the effectiveness of said fear inducing gas.
I actually really liked the gliding. Also to all the people recommending Evil Genius, I'm 99% sure Yahtzee said he's sick of people recommending it to him or something. It might have been in one of the Overlord reviews.
Also I think yahtzee's giving the villains too much cred. I mean what would Joker bring to the world? Or Mad Hatter? You gotta remember that most of them are clinically insane and obsessive. Not that Batman isn't but I know who I'd rather have as a pal. Not to mention the whole murder thing the villains propogate.
That last paragraph was the single most whiplash-inducing paragraph ever, going through insightful, disturbing, and hilarious in seconds. Good show!
To adequately simulate the villain experience, they'd need to revise the sandbox. It's not just about recruiting, I'd need to be able to formulate plans, and I'd want diversity there. Real diversity, not "five or six choices, mix and match."
Heroes are easy. They ARE reactive, and as such, are plot dependent. Well, maybe not plot, but certainly villain. Most games, even sandboxes, still have large chunks of "go here, do this."
I feel like "smaller game" wouldn't sound like such a bad phrase to a publisher if it was followed by "you get your investment back a year from today".
I agree that Batman should not be doing acrobatics around the city but, he does have a bitchin' car to exploit. They should have had some sort of car chance sequence where you get to drive around in the batmobile and fire "bat anti-shark repellent" at fleeing criminals in cars or something.
I'm perfectly okay with Arkham City's sprawling urban streets. They packed every inch of that game with secrets, battles, riddles, challenges, and easter eggs. For such a big game, there was a TON to do and it never felt too big or too empty.
The problem wasn't the size of the map or the sandbox style. It was simply that a lot of the things to DO were arduous and tedious. More variety and diversity would've made the entire game more enjoyable... but it already was plenty enjoyable.
Yeah, that's the one.
Only 2 EPs ago, you mentioned Saint's Row 2. It's like this month is some sort of climax, as it proves that (probably) the supervillain (Firefox says that word is misspelled, but not its opposite...) beats the superhero in attention-grabbing, and the rivalry between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 is tackled by you.
Speaking of supervillains, I think popular culture might be liking them more. Animated features Despicable Me and (that one with the blue alien mad genius) come to my mind as examples.
You know, Yathzee, you just described an Rts, a sort of game you just couldn't get into.
I fail to see how you could have trouble with the Gliding and Grappling Hook mechanics, Yahtzee. I got around perfectly fine, and I grabbed the Grappling Upgrade as early as I could so I could super-Grapple onto selected edges as I was gliding to kick myself back up and continue gliding. It's Catwoman's method of getting around (i.e. pouncing and whipping) that got on my tits; the pouncing was basically forced QTE's that begrudgingly force Catwoman up the building if you fail them anyway and the indicators are horribly drawn so I can't tell how to time the button press.
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Re: RPG - Jedi Purge: The Hunt for Survivors
Falleer eyed the Rodian waiting for his move. He suspected that the Rodian knew something. Falleer scanned the cantina for any more suspicious looking people, but found none. He sighed. Falleer looked at the bartender and asked, "What can you tell me about that Rodian?" The bartender hesitated. Falleer slipped his 100 credits and the bartender looked around and spoke in a hushed tone, "I don't know much about him myself, but he does bountyhunting work here for the local authorities. "How long?" Falleer asked, greatly intrigued by this fact. "I don't know. Coupla' months ago, I think." Falleer smiled and stood up. This guy was a definite lead on the jedi. "I wonder, maybe he's a jedi himself. Better keep sharp, or I might have to fight a jedi without the advantage." Falleer thought to himself as he walked up to the Rodian. "Hey! Buddy, what's your name?" Falleer called to the Rodian.


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General Electric and a Honeywell/Pratt & Whitney team are testing new 3,000-shp. turboshaft engines amid signs that, despite current budget challenges, the U.S. Army remains committed to re-engining its Boeing AH-64 Apaches and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks in the 2020s.
Advanced Turbine Engine Co. (ATEC), a 50:50 Honeywell/Pratt joint venture, has run both of its HPW3000 demonstrator engines and is "very pleased with the results," says Jerry Wheeler, ATEC vice president for programs.
General Electric says it is running its GE3000 demonstrators and getting good results, but declines to provide further details.
The GE3000 and HPW3000 are being tested under the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate's Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) science and technology (S&T) program.
AATE is a precursor to the Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) to develop and field a more powerful, reliable and lower fuel-burn engine for the AH-64 and UH-60. ITEP is aiming for a 35% higher power-to-weight ratio and 25% lower specific fuel consumption than the current GE T700 engine used in both helicopters.
Despite the budget pressures, support for ITEP within the Army and Congress remains strong, Wheeler says, because of the increased capability and reduced operating costs the new engine offers.
A request for proposals for ITEP is expected in mid-2014. This will be for a competitive technology-development phase that would take both engines through a preliminary design review to a Milestone B decision to begin engineering and manufacturing development (EMD).
At that point, one engine would be selected to proceed into development, ground testing and flight test. Low-rate initial production is scheduled to begin in 2022-23, and the ITEP is intended as a drop-in replacement for the T700 — for forward fit and retrofit.
ATEC ran its first HPW3000 in July, completing a 30-hr. abbreviated durability test before being torn down and inspected with the Army.
The second engine, for performance and sand-ingestion tests, began runs about a month ago.
Performance was measured on the first engine "and we believe we have validated that the customer's goals are achievable," Wheeler says. The ITEP EMD goals are carried over largely unchanged from the AATE S&T program, he adds. Early results from the second engine "look good," he says, with sand-ingestion tests scheduled to continue into next year.
The Army's goal is to field the ITEP with minimum changes to the UH-60 and AH-64, using the additional power to increase hot-and-high performance while staying within existing transmission limits. Later, gearboxes could be upgraded to take full advantage of the extra power, Wheeler says.


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Many species like meerkats school their offspring much like we do. But do they learn lessons like humans?
Welcome to Meerkat Academy. Admission is free, and lunch is provided, though the only thing on the menu is scorpions. While scorpions are tasty and nutritious, they are extremely dangerous. Just one mistake with an untrained eye or an overeager paw could mean death for an unlucky meerkat. So young meerkats have to attend eating classes.
Teaching – or, as psychologists call it, pedagogy – is defined as a kind of communication between two or more individuals that results in the transfer of knowledge or skills, according to Hungarian developmental psychologists Giorgy Gergely and Gergely Csibra. To qualify as teaching, the teacher must also modify his or her behaviour by tailoring lessons based on the performance of the student. And the knowledge transferred must be information that can be applied to new people, objects, locations, or events – what is known as generalisable information. To mutilate the oft-quoted idiom, showing a man where to find a fish is not teaching, but teaching a man how to find fish is.
Back in meerkat academy, experienced adults provide their students with dead scorpions that have already had their stingers removed. This way, the young can learn how to remove the edible parts. Once they've mastered that lesson, the adults provide dead scorpions with stingers still intact. It is much easier for the juveniles to learn to remove stingers from dead scorpions than ones that are alive and squirming. Finally, the adults provide the juveniles with living, lethal scorpions. In this way, the inexperienced pups learn to effectively interact with scorpions progressing from completely safe specimens to increasingly dangerous ones, according to their age and skills.
So, the adult meerkats adjust the curriculum – and, therefore, their own behaviour – based upon the behaviour of the juveniles. However, the adults never actually demonstrate proper scorpion-killing methods, they merely provide the materials. It would be like a culinary instructor who provided her students with pots, pans, knives, and ingredients, but no recipe. Instructors at the meerkat academy don't actually teach, at least according to the definition outlined by Gergely and Csibra.
Tap class
Tandem-running ants may come closer. Like meerkats, when one ant knows the location of food, it explicitly modifies its behaviour so that the second ant can learn it as well. After leaving the nest, the demonstrator slows down or stops periodically so that the follower can memorise the route between the nest and the food source. If the process gets interrupted, the leader will wait for the learner to return before resuming the lesson. The way this works is that the knowledgeable ant takes the front position, and requires constant tapping on his rear end in order to continue demonstrating the path. The learner uses his antennae to tap the leader as if to say, "I'm paying attention, show me the way." While both meerkats and ants adjust their lessons based upon the behaviour of their students, only for ants is the interaction explicitly communicative and bidirectional.
However, this form of interaction among ants still doesn't fit the formal criteria for teaching. This is because the information that is transferred between the two ants is highly specific, and firmly situated within the here-and-now. Rather than showing each other how to find food more generally, the information provided is simply where food can be found at a specific moment in time. Many other animals instruct using this specific form of information flow. Bees display elaborate dances to indicate the location of food and monkeys use various calls to notify others of the presence of predators. A howler monkey that screams to inform others of an aerial predator can't communicate something like "aerial predators tend to hunt during the daytime," or "aerial predators come from the north." Cheetahs show their young how to stalk prey, which is general, but like meerkats, their interaction is not explicitly communicative.
Information hungry
In fact, every known teaching-like interaction among non-human animals involves only one specific kind of information transfer. Only human teaching fits all three criteria. And, more importantly, only humans are promiscuous teachers. Humans teach everything. Humans teach anything.
We teach differential calculus and how to tie shoes. We teach biochemistry and computer science, carpentry and pottery. When I was in middle school, I took an after-school calligraphy class. I spent two seasons trying football, one season attempting basketball, and one learning volleyball. I took drawing classes and painting classes, and spent one long afternoon learning the art of flower arrangement. In school, I enrolled in a badminton elective. I spent two years trying to learn to play the guitar.
What is it about humans that allows us to teach in a way that no other animal does? Gergely and Csibra argue that human communication itself is special. They write, "If I point at two aeroplanes and tell you that 'aeroplanes fly', what you learn is not restricted to the particular aeroplanes you see or to the present context, but will provide you generic knowledge about the kind of artifact these planes belong to that is generalisable to other members of the category and to variable contexts…"
What they're saying is that the generalisability of the information is manifest within the communication itself. They continue, "If I show you by manual demonstration how to open a milk carton, what you will learn is how to open that kind of container," not how to open only that particular container. The transmission of general knowledge is implicit within human communication, whether that communication is linguistic or not, it doesn't need to be deduced or inferred by the learner.
Of all the animals in the world, only humans build skyscrapers, follow recipes, play backgammon, learn statistics, receive DVDs by mail, and place laser-wielding robots on Mars. The kind of culture that humans enjoy can only exist because we are so proficient at teaching and at learning from teachers. In most ways, the differences between humans and non-human animals are ones of degree rather than of kind. But there's one categorical difference between our species and every other. We teach, and we teach anything.
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Ever since I turned 30, one of the things I've started doing is going over my skin obsessively looking for those tell-tale signs of aging. Luckily I have not found much but I was looking in the wrong place so I started paying attention to my hair. I was losing more and more of it as I brushed and washed it. I didn't do anything about it though, the women in my family have all been blessed with lots of thick hair so I figured I still had plenty of hair.
Then I received an email asking me if I wanted to try Nioxin. I have heard only good things about the line for awhile now from the local stylists that I know, they recommend the line to people dealing with their own hair loss. With that in mind, I was definitely interested in trying Nioxin to see what it could do for me. After answering a few questions to find out which Nioxin products would be best to address my concerns and hair, I received samples of Nioxin's Scalp & Hair Care System 7. It includes shampoo (which they call cleanser), conditioner and a scalp treatment, all of which are safe for color treated hair.
I've been using the system for a few weeks now and while I think it's a little too early to tell if it's restoring that my hair's fullness, it has done enough for me that I will keep using the system. The system protects my color and the products seem to have brought some life to my hair, I'm noticing more volume from it lately. Most importantly, the system has wonders for my scalp. I have a confession to make; I have trouble with dandruff from time to time. I cannot tell you how embarrassing it is for me to be caught clearing my shoulders or shaking off my shirt to hide my secret shame. It's hard to be slick while doing this. 😉
The Nioxin system has transformed my scalp, it is as clean as a whistle now. At first, I was a little unsure of it. My problem seemed to be worse than ever but after a quick chat with my personal hair guru, she told me that one thing Nioxin is fantastic at is clearing all the toxins and gunk (yes, gunk) out of your scalp to that the products do a better job. Sure enough, I stuck with it and my situation is thankfully under control. Now I'm looking forward to less hair loss! I'll let you know how that goes.
The good news is that today Nioxin is sponsoring a giveaway! They are giving 10 lucky Product Girl readers the opportunity to win their own Nioxin system. Entering to win your own system is super easy. Leave a comment below telling me about your first hair aging/thinning experience. The ten lucky winners will be chosen randomly and you have until December 7th to leave a comment. Good luck!
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Our liturgical calendar will soon be changing from Ordinary Time to Lent. We will see changes inside of Church that reflect the new liturgical season. Vestments will change from white and green to violet and the weekly offering of Stations of the Cross becomes available.
There is something very powerful about this time on our liturgical calendar. Maybe it's just the way I'm wired but I find attending weekly Stations of the Cross to be critically necessary to my earthly journey. Some people find Stations too somber but, for me, they are just what I need to escape the demands and stresses of the world and fully contemplate the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. I love everything about Stations. I love the incense, I love the tradition, and I love hearing us all say, "We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You. Because by Your holy Cross You have redeemed the world."
I've long ago noticed that while not everyone participates in during weekly Mass, everyone participates in Stations. The focus of that walk during the last hours of His life seems to really connect us to our Catholic faith in a rich and deep way. Attending Stations allows me to embrace my own crosses and I would make a sltpresumption that this is the same for many others. We embrace our crosses; we accept His graces in a very special way during Stations of the Cross.
Kathryn Mulderink, OCDS, has captured the beauty of the Stations in two books written for Catholic families, classrooms, and religious education programs. Her first book, Way of the Cross for Children, masterfully captures the walk in a way that our children will learn of Christ's love and be encouraged to develop their own relationship with Him. Each of the fourteen stations has its own beautiful illustration by Father Victor KyNam that can be colored by younger children or simply contemplated by older ones. The book also provides space for children to write their own prayers and complete a Scripture exercise. The following is the Introductory Prayer in Way of the Cross for Children.
Jesus, I love You. I want to walk with You as You carry the Cross through the streets of Jerusalem, out of the city gates, and up the hill where criminals are put to death. As I walk with You, help me to understand what You suffered to prove how much You love me and to bring me to Heaven with You. Mother Mary, you walked along with Your Son, Jesus, all the way to Calvary. You know better than anyone how much He suffered and how much He loves us. And because of this, you love us too. I want to walk along with you, praying next to you, watching Jesus with you. Help me to follow Him like you. Amen.
Kathryn Mulderink's second Lenten book is titled, Walk New: A Lenten Resource for Teens and Young Adults. Walk New is to teens and young adults what Way of the Cross is for younger Catholics. Beautifully illustrated by Father KyNam, Walk New provides a way in which teens and young adults are called into contemplation by the last few hours of Christ's life in the section Kathryn has called "Put Yourself There." Kathryn's gentle but profound words encourage each reader to embrace the salvation offered at the Cross and become a witness to Christ's love to the world.
Both of Kathryn's books are sure to be welcome additions to any Catholic home, school, or religious education program.


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Reauthorize the LWCF
For 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has protected watersheds and drinking water, preserved our national heritage, and conserved natural areas and open space for wildlife and recreation -- all while providing sustainable, local jobs to communities across America.
Back in 1965, Congress made a promise to all Americans to use funds generated from offshore oil and gas leasing to conserve our precious landscapes and create close-to-home parks for the public to use and enjoy. But this Congress broke that promise when they failed to reauthorize the LWCF by the Sept. 30 deadline. They still have the opportunity to do the right thing by the end of the year.
Tell Congress to reauthorize and fully fund the LWCF now.


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During his 14 years in the top leadership spot of the 205,000-member Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, David Waide led the organization through challenges ranging from devastating hurricanes to the horror of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the crafting of three major farm bills and the influencing of many legislative issues at the state and national level.
For his many accomplishments during his tenure and his contributions to agriculture in Mississippi and nationally, Waide was honored at this year's state convention with the organization's highest honor for individuals, the Distinguished Service Award.
The Clay County row crop farmer and cattleman is retiring at the end of December after choosing not to seek another term.
"David Waide has been a diligent and effective advocate for Mississippi farmers and livestock producers," said Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran in a video message. "His ability to find solutions affecting farmers large and small, his business acumen, and his public service record have made him a very effective leader."
During his tenure that spanned three presidential administrations, Waide says he has seen "seasons of bountiful harvests and seasons of despair," as the state's farmers have dealt with adverse weather, including the unprecedented devastation from Hurricane Katrina, a faltering economy, escalating fuel/feed costs, the decline of cotton as the state's leading crop, major changes within the dairy and catfish industries, the specter of Asian soybean rust, avian flu, mad cow disease, and a myriad of other problems.
Forward-thinking sensibility
Through it all, his associates and fellow farmers say, his "work ethic, humor, compassion, down-to-earth common sense and forward-thinking sensibility were unrelenting."
Waide began his Farm Bureau leadership journey when he was elected president in his home county in 1972. When he ran for vice president of the north Mississippi region in 1994, the 1996 farm bill was about to be written.
"One of the priorities of my campaign was to emphasize the importance of agriculture continuing to have target prices and loan support for the commodities," he says. "This was paramount in allowing the flexibility of marketing that farmers needed to get out of the huge harvest glut of crops and to give them a mechanism to market their crops during the other 10 or 11 months of the year. We were successful in maintaining the loan program range and the target prices, and agriculture survived."
When he became the eighth Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation president in 1996, two of his top goals were to further strengthen the organization's already powerful voice in the state legislature and to raise its visibility and clout in dealing with an increasing regulatory burden on agriculture.
"I wanted those in the legislature and those in the regulatory arena to recognize Farm Bureau's influence," he says. "I wanted those in the regulatory field to understand that we would only accept decisions based upon sound science — not on emotion or what some bureaucrat thinks might be a good idea."
Other priorities included increased emphasis on education and communications.
1996 farm bill "one of the best ever"
The 1996 farm bill, he says, was "probably one of the best we've ever had. The fundamentals of that bill would be essential to support agriculture in the future. The 2002 bill was very similar, and we continued to maintain the necessity of having supports that agriculture needed to allow flexibility in marketing and have cash flows available.
"I think one of the more significant measures in the 2002 and 2008 farm bills was the fact that all livestock producers were given some conservation monies that they could access to help their operations."
The question that always seems to surface, Waide says, is "Can farmers live without government supports? I guess the real question in my mind is, can we as a nation survive if we lose the ability we have to produce a domestic supply of food, energy, and fiber."
In the aftermath of the multi-billion dollar disaster from Hurricane Katrina, and a subsequent blow from Hurricane Rita, Mississippi Farm Bureau leaders, staff, and members throughout the state worked round the clock to lend aid to farmers and rural communities devastated by the storms.
"No sector of agriculture was left untouched," Waide says.
The organization led efforts to get desperately needed fuel to farmers to keep critical operations going, and feed and supplies to help them keep their animals from dying. It also managed money that was donated to the relief effort and made sure funds got to producers in need.
Increasing visibility of agriculture
As part of his goal to increase the visibility of agriculture in the state, Waide oversaw the launch of a new four-color magazine, Mississippi Farm Country, and Mississippi was among the earliest state Farm Bureaus to establish a website and open Facebook and Twitter accounts.
"I'm also very proud of our ag image campaign, The Farmers of Mississippi, which we launched in February with TV spots, billboards, radio ads, and other promotional efforts," he says.
"Most consumers nowadays are generations removed from farm life, and this campaign is designed to give them confidence in our food supply and make them more aware of the important role that agriculture and our state's farmers play in their lives."
The campaign, financed by Farm Bureau and contributions from dozens of partnering organizations and agribusinesses, will be expanded in 2011.
Waide has not announced future plans, other than returning to his farming
operation. Although he has been mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor, lieutenant governor, and commissioner of agriculture in 2011
statewide elections, he said at the annual meeting that he won't seek any
elective state office next year. After having served as Farm Bureau
president, Waide said, "there is no position in Mississippi that wouldn't be
a demotion."
Randy Knight, Pelahatchie, Miss., dairyman and vice president for central Mississippi, was elected to succeed Waide as president.
"No other president in the history of Mississippi Farm Bureau has worked harder to represent the people in agriculture," Knight says. "His contributions have truly made a difference to everyone involved in agriculture and Farm Bureau."


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In a move that is decidedly spring-y, Chris Benz dotted his spring '13 presentation at Avery Fisher Hall with bright colors and florals, both girly and retro. The pieces, all cut to be breezy and flowy, ranged in color palettes from beige and gray to a '70s-style yellow and in-your-face greens and reds. While we were all about his purposeful layers (and layers, and layers), we couldn't help but notice the perfectly miniature totes all the models had in tow. The designer, himself, teamed up with Cambridge Satchel Company to create a limited-edition line of the arm candy just for the show — in coordinating colors, of course.
Keeping with the retro theme, Benz also brought back another long-gone trend: the hair crimp. Done by Nick Irwin for Catwalk by TIGI, tresses were curly with a hint of electrocution. "Anyone who knows Chris knows that his clientele need to have a sense of humor to get what he does every season," said Irwin. "I wanted to create a sort of texture in the hair that was like Japanese schoolkids, like in the '70s when Japanese schoolkids used to braid their hair, and then sleep on it and brush it out, and there was a kind of badness to it."
To accent the piece's prints, models wore cheeks that were pink on pink on pink. Daniel Martin, for Lancôme, aimed for a look that was spooky yet approachable. "We didn't want to do something that was too pretty, but we wanted it to have a bit of sensibility," said Martin. "There's nothing on the brow, no mascara, so the color is really going to be on the eye and the cheek." Could That '70s Show meets Geisha House be the next big trend?


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Walgreens Clerk Busted for Selling Liquor to Minor
On November 21, 2012, the Sioux Falls Police Department conducted a compliance check of 28 off-sale alcohol establishments within the Sioux Falls city limits. Of the 28 establishments checked, 1 made a sale to a person under the age of 21.
The business that made the sale was Walgreens at 4900 South Cliff Avenue.
The clerk that sold to a minor was issued a citation for furnishing alcohol to a person 18 to 20 years old (SDCL 35-9-1.1) with a mandatory court appearance required.
Businesses making sales to underage persons may face fines, suspensions, or loss of their liquor or malt beverage licenses. In an effort to protect the young people of our community, the Sioux Falls Police Department will continue to do random alcohol compliance checks of all off-sale establishments within the city limits.


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Movies: 'Gangster Squad,' 'Promised Land' & 'Not Fade Away'
Following are Susan Granger's reviews of the latest movies in area theaters:
Notorious Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen has been portrayed by several actors over the years, including Harvey Keitel, who copped an Oscar-nomination for "Bugsy." Now Sean Penn plays the former boxer-turned-mobster who became the prime West Coast promoter of drugs, gaming and prostitution as a cold, ruthless psychopath.
In 1949, LAPD Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin), a no-nonsense World War II combat vet, decided to take down Cohen, assembling an undercover "Gangster Squad" of renegade officers handpicked by his worried, pregnant wife, Connie (Mireille Enos), and authorized by crusading Commissioner William Parker (Nick Nolte). There's electronics whiz Conwell Keeler (Giovanni Ribisi), black street enforcer Coleman Harris (Anthony Mackie), grizzled sharp-shooter Max Kennard (Robert Patrick) with his Hispanic apprentice Navidad Ramirez (Michael Pena), and cocky, womanizing rebel Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who falls for Mickey Cohen's moll, Grace Faraday (Emma Stone), as they're waging guerrilla warfare.
Scripted by former LA homicide detective Will Beall from Paul Lieberman's series of articles and directed with an astonishing lack of subtlety by Ruben Fleischer ("Zombieland"), this violently sensationalistic melodrama has a troubled history. A major machine-gun massacre that had been filmed at Hollywood's legendary Grauman's Chinese Theater -- and was shown in the theatrical "Coming Attractions" trailer -- was scrapped after the Aurora, Colo., tragedy and the confrontation restaged in Chinatown. Then the film's release was postponed in deference to the Newtown tragedy.
What remains is slick, synthetic, cartoonish schlock. Despite occasional comedic moments, it's filled with broadly caricatured performances that bear only a passing resemblance to historical truth. The real-life Mickey Cohen was known to be charismatic, charming the celebrated film colony along with journalists and politicians with parties at his Brentwood mansion.
What's most memorable is the production design, including a particularly grisly, introductory killing staged beneath the famed HOLLYWOODLAND sign (it was abbreviated shortly afterward) and the glitzy, art deco nightclubs like Slapsy Maxie's, where slinky femme fatales enticed tuxedo-clad customers.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Gangster Squad" is a garish, bullet-riddled 4 -- a completely forgettable flick.
Corruption is pervasive, particularly when it comes to energy concerns. In that vein, Gus Van Sant has fashioned a polemic about the dangers of a hydraulic drilling practice called fracking.
Farm-boy-turned-corporate-salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) has been dispatched by Global to the rural Pennsylvania town of McKinley with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), to acquire natural gas-drilling rights. Hard hit by the economic decline of recent years, McKinley's citizens are suffering hard times. So Steve's job shouldn't be too difficult since Global is offering considerable profit to each individual farmer for the right to blast into their soil with pressurized chemicals to release natural gas. Some accept with alarming alacrity; others prove more recalcitrant.
Primary opposition comes from Frank Yates (Hal Holbrook), a high school science teacher who publicly challenges Steve's corporate agenda and calls for the townspeople to vote on the company's proposition, rather than just accept Global as their economic salvation. Adding to Steve's consternation is the arrival of Dustin Noble (John Krasinski), a slick environmental agitator who launches an anti-Global campaign, pointing out that fracking not only contributes to air/water pollution but also proves deadly to livestock. Alice (Rosemarie DeWitt), an attractive schoolmarm, is caught in the romantic rivalry between Steve and Dustin.
Even before its release, there have been protests by energy industry representatives, and it should be noted that part of the film's funding came from Image Nation Abu Dhabi, implying, perhaps, that the United Arab Emirates, the world's third-largest oil exporter, may have a vested interest in suppressing U.S. natural gas production.
Working as a screenwriter, Damon has collaborated previously with Van Sant on "Good Will Hunting" and "Gerry" -- and they've now added John Krasinski to this crisis-of-conscience dilemma as co-writer/co-producer. The professional acting ensemble, including Scoot McNairy, Lucas Black, Titus Welliver and Tim Guinee, is first-rate, augmented by real-life residents of Avonsmore, Pa.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Promised Land" is a sensitive, sympathetic 6, appealing particularly to environmental activists.
After achieving remarkable success as creator of HBO's "Sopranos," David Chase makes his directorial debut with this coming-of-age drama. Taking its name from a song popularized by Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones, it captures the shift in rock `n' roll that took place during the roughly five turbulent years between the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and his brother Robert in 1968.
Intelligent yet insecure Douglas Damiano (John Magaro) is a drummer in a garage band with his guitarist friends Eugene (Jack Huston) and Wells (Will Britt). Calling themselves the Twylight Zones, they play covers of the Stones, Bo Diddley and the Kinks. Doug's infatuated by Grace (Bella Heathcote), who doesn't pay much attention to him until one fateful evening when egomaniacal Gene has to skip a gig after swallowing a lit joint, promoting nerdy Doug into the vocalist spotlight. Wells is involved in a reckless accident, and they all experience discouraging self-awareness when they audition for a tough record producer (Brad Garrett).
As narrated by Doug's younger sister (Meg Guzulescu), there is generational conflict. Grace comes from a well-to-do, conservative household that's worried about her unstable, artsy sister (Dominique McElligott), while Doug's family is decidedly blue-collar Italian-American, typified by his judgmental, domineering father (James Gandolfini) and depressive mother (Molly Price). It's only after his father is diagnosed with cancer that he begins to understand self-involved Doug's need for creative fulfillment.
Writer/director Chase relies on his own, poignant rock-infused memories of growing up in suburban New Jersey to delineate these nostalgic, if cliched, characters, coupling them with a period soundtrack featuring the Beatles, the Left Bank, Small Faces, Elmore James, Robert Johnson and Lead Belly, in addition to the Stones, the Kinks, Buddy Holly and Bo Diddley. Steven Van Zandt, a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, is music supervisor/executive producer.
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Not Fade Away" is a bittersweet 6, serving as a wistful remembrance of the emerging 1960s counterculture.