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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 23 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say their analysis of alcohol use over a long period of time found when and how much a person drinks affects alcohol's impact.
Tina Hoang of The Veterans Health Research Institute, San Francisco, and the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues tracked more than 1,300 women age 65 and older for 20 years.
They measured frequency of current and past alcohol use at the beginning, midpoint -- years six and eight -- and late phases -- years 10 and 16 -- of the study.
Hoang said previous research had found light to moderate alcohol consumption -- seven to 14 drinks/week -- has generally been considered to have some health benefits, including possibly reducing risk of cognitive decline later in life.
The study found moderate drinkers at baseline or at midpoint had similar risk of cognitive impairment to non-drinkers; but moderate drinkers in the late phase of the study were roughly 60 percent more likely to develop cognitive impairment.
Women who changed from non-drinking to drinking during the course of the study had a 200 percent increased risk of cognitive impairment, the study said.
"In this group of older women, moderate alcohol consumption was not protective," Hoang said. "We found that heavier use earlier in life, moderate use in late-life, and transitioning to drinking in late-life were associated with an increased risk of developing cognitive impairment. These findings suggest that alcohol use in late-life may not be beneficial for cognitive function in older women."
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The son, grandson, and great-grandson of Baptist ministers, Martin Luther King, Jr., named Michael King at birth, spent his first twelve years in the Auburn Avenue home that his parents, the Reverend Michael King and Alberta Williams King, shared with his maternal grandparents, the Rev. Adam Daniel Williams and Jeannie Celeste Williams. After Rev. Williams' death in 1931, his son-in-law Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. became Ebenezer Baptist Church's new pastor and gradually established himself as a major figure in state and national Baptist groups. The elder King began referring to himself (and later to his son) as Martin Luther King.
During his undergraduate years at Atlanta's Morehouse College (1944 to 1948), King gradually overcame his initial reluctance to accept his inherited calling. Morehouse President Benjamin E. Mays influenced King's spiritual development, encouraging him to view Christianity as a potential force for progressive social change. He was ordained during his final semester at Morehouse, and by this time King had also taken his first steps toward political activism. He had responded to the postwar wave of anti-black violence by proclaiming in a letter to the editor of the Atlanta Constitution that African Americans were "entitled to the basic rights and opportunities of American citizens". During his senior year King joined the Intercollegiate Council, an interracial student discussion group that met monthly at Atlanta's Emory University.
After leaving Morehouse, King increased his understanding of progressive Christian thought while attending Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania from 1948 to 1951. Initially uncritical of liberal theology, he gradually moved toward Reinhold Niebuhr's neo-orthodoxy, which emphasized the intractability of social evil. Even as he continued to question and modify his own religious beliefs, he compiled an outstanding academic record and graduated at the top of his class.
In 1951 King began doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University's School of Theology. By the time he completed his doctoral studies in 1955, King had refined his exceptional ability to draw upon a wide range of theological and philosophical texts to express his views with force and precision. His ability to infuse his oratory with established and original theological insights became evident in his expanding preaching activities in Boston-area-churches and at Ebenezer, where he assisted his father during school vacations.
During his stay in Boston, King also met and courted Coretta Scott, an Alabama-born Antioch College graduate who was then a student at the New England Conservatory of Music. On 18 June 1953 the two students were married in Marion, Alabama, where Scott's family lived.

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Four previously undiscovered photos of undocumented Russian Crown Jewels were recently discovered in the USGS library. The photos appear in a 1922 album called "Russian Diamond Fund," that was uncovered in the rare book room of the library.
The four unique photos were originally part of the personal collection of George F. Kunz (1856-1932), a mineralogist and gemologist, gentleman explorer, and employee of the USGS and Tiffany & Co. These four photos are unique because they are not included in the official documentation of the Russian Crown Jewels, "Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones," published in 1925. The USGS also has a copy of this 1925 publication in Kunz's collection.
"Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones" is considered the most complete inventory of the Russian Crown Jewels and 22 of the photographs from Kunz's 1922 album appear to be the same images used in the official Russian 1925 publication. The four pieces portrayed in the album discovered by the USGS that do not appear in the later publication include a sapphire and diamond tiara, a sapphire bracelet, an emerald necklace, and a sapphire brooch in the shape of a bow.
Researchers have determined that the sapphire brooch was sold in London in 1927, but the fate of the other three pieces is a mystery to this day. USGS librarians are trying to trace the history with assistance from experts from around the world.
"This 1922 album contains photographs that document the Imperial Crown Jewels and augments the official 1925 catalog with images of pieces that were not previously known to exist," said USGS Library Director Richard Huffine. "The USGS has preserved this collection in obscurity for over 75 years, and now that it's been discovered, we're excited to share this material with the world to support research and understanding of these rare materials today."
"Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones" collection contains 100 unbound plates with accompanying text and was published as the inventory of the Romanov jewels. The USGS Library's copy of "Russia's Treasure" is missing two plates, but is otherwise in excellent condition. A different copy of "Russia's Treasure of Diamonds and Precious Stones" sold on auction at Christie's in 2007 for £72,000, over $141,984.
The album "Russian Diamond Fund," however, is believed to be the only copy in existence. The album begins with an exquisitely hand-colored title page, followed by 88 photographs of the Romanov jewelry with descriptive captions in Russian.
The rich history of the Russian people is reflected in the origins of the Imperial Crown Jewels of Russia. The jewels were worn by the Romanov Royal Family (1613-1917) until they were seized by the new government during the Russian Revolution and secured in secret until 1922. In 1922 the jewels were unpacked and a full inventory taken. The "Russian Diamond Fund" album dates to the same year and the photographs appear to have been part of the initial inventory.
"These images are unique representations of a bygone era-taken at a key moment for Russia, buried in quiet bookshelves for almost a hundred years, then rediscovered to add one more tiny but important part to the infinite puzzle of history," said USGS librarian Jenna Nolt.
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My list is as follows. Would you kindly tell me what I need to read right now so I can see the light as you have?
Books for learning:
The Art of the Metaobject Protocol, Moon, et al
To Mock a Mockingbird, Smullyan
Reasoned Schemer, Bird, et al
Algorithms, a Functional Approach, Rabhi, LaPalme
Genetic Algorithms, Goldberg
How to Solve it, Modern Heuristics, Michalewicz/Fogel
Godel, Escher, Bach, an Eternal Golden Braid, Hofstadter
Prolog Programming for AI, Bratko
(and, after a year of programming in Prolog), Craft of Prolog, O'Keefe
A Grammatical View of Logic Programming, Deransart/Maluszynski
An Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, Russell
Books for Joy:
Testaments Betrayed, Kundera
Last Samurai, DeWitt
Lord of Light, Zelzany
American Gods, Gaiman
Complete Enchanter, de Camp
Moor's Last Sigh, Rushdie
"To Dissect a Mockingbird" article, Keenan
The lambda papers, Steele/Sussman
Growing a language article, Guy Steele
AI Junkie site
sigfpe.blogspot.com blog
randomhacks.net blog
the Monad.Reader (on haskell.org)
Comonad.Reader blog
"What the Hell are Monads?" article, Winstanley
"Monad Transformers, Step by Step" article, Grabmueller
"Generalising Monads to Arrows", Hughes
"Theseus and the Zipper", on the Haskell Wiki
"Escape from Zurg: Exercise in Logic Programming", Erwig
And for language construction/deconstruction: Lazy K, Jot, Iota and Whirl (well, at least they aren't INTERCAL ...), ... I suppose brainf**k should be mentioned here too ...
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"Consciousness, a very short introduction", by Susan Blackmore, Oxford Press.
Is sweet, short and it explain all the problems associated with the scientific quest for understanding consciousness. I learn a lot from that book.
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Currently I am reading "Making up the mind, or How the brain creates our mental world", by Chris Frith.
My next target: "Dennett´s philosophy", edited by Don Ross and others.
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Companies get hot. And investors start throwing money at them. Entrepreneurs get calls and emails all day long from investors wanting to invest. After a while, the entrepreneurs start to think that they should take the money. Not because they need it, but because they figure if people are throwing money at them, it's probably a good idea to take some.
Given that we are in the "throwing money at entrepreneurs" period in web investing, I thought I'd say a few things about this.
1) Don't take money you will never ever need. No matter what price and terms the money is offered, it has a cost. Money is never free. If you have absolutely no need for the money then don't take it.
2) Money lying around tends to get spent. It is a very hard mental exercise to sock away a bunch of money and forget about it. If you think you'll just raise the money and put it away for a rainy day, just know that will be hard to do. And if you have team members who have ideas about how to spend/invest it, it will be even harder.
3) If you need the money, then raise it now. I have not seen a better time to raise money for web startups since the late 90s.
4) If you don't need the money, but have some ideas about how you could put it to good use, then do some hard work on those use cases. Flesh them out. Size them up. Build a plan. Then raise the money and execute the plan.
5) If your company doesn't need the money, but you sure could use some, then think about selling some secondary shares. But don't sell a lot. Maybe 10-20% of your position. I've come to believe that entrepreneurs putting away some money to protect the downside is largely a good thing. It allows them to take bigger risks and play for more upside.
6) Do not let the fact that your competitors are raising money impact your decisions around fundraising. I have not seen one company beat another because they raised more money. Most of the time it is the other way around. The overfunded company loses most of the time.
7) Don't let this environment make you crazy. I understand the problem. We get calls and emails too. It is tempting to get caught up in the nutty market we are in. Focus on your business, your product, your team. Put all this stuff in perspective and don't let it take you mind off what matters. You need money to build a business but the money is a tool, the business is the mission. Focus on the mission.
The financial markets will come and go. Sometimes investors are focused on the downside. Other times they are focused on the upside. Right now it is the latter. But someday it will move to the former. That's how financial markets behave. End markets, the place all businesses get paid day in and out don't whipsaw you like financial markets. Build a product and sell it to the end market and get profitable and create lasting sustainable value and you'll get to the pay window on your terms and your time frame.


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B.o.B is set to hit the stage as a performer at this year's 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Bobby Ray, who is up for five Moonmen, including Video of the Year and Best Male Video, joins already announced performers Kanye West, Drake and Florence and the Machine.
"It's very special to me. I think it's a lot more special than the success of the singles, because this reflects the work I've put in over the years and the word of mouth I've helped create," B.o.B recently told MTV News about his nominations. "It's definitely amazing. I'm trying to find the words to explain it, but I can't. It's inexplicable. I'm a real simple man, so, you know, I accept every gift with generosity and gratitude."
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners in general categories, including Best New Artist, from now through September 12.
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A Publication of the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty
by Gary Aldrich - Volume 2, Issue 39
This article appeared on NewsMas.com on August 20, 2002.
Recently, President Bush appeared in Senator Daschle's home state of South Dakota on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the dedication of Mount Rushmore. True to form, Senator Daschle used this opportunity to attack President Bush's plan to reorganize current federal agencies into a mega-agency to address homeland security.
I believe Senator Daschle is making a fatal political error in using an imagined threat to federal employees' job security as the main reason he will not move the president's reorganization forward in the Senate. Daschle says he wants to be sure federal workers cannot be fired "on the spot."
Take it from me. I worked for the federal government for more than 30 years. I spent time in various agencies all over the country, and two truths emerged from my experience. First, there are thousands of federal employees who can and should be fired "on the spot" for a lot of great reasons, including the fact that in some cases there isn't enough work for them to do to justify employment.
Secondly - and this is the greater issue - if the federal government fired thousands of federal workers "on the spot," assuming there were good reasons for firing them, nobody would ever miss them!
One day, while walking through the White House New Executive Office Building - the "Taj Mahal" that houses the Office of Management and Budget - I noted that an assistant to an OMB senior manager, who should have known better, was enjoying a pleasant game of solitaire on her government-owned computer! It was not lunchtime or break time.
This behavior stood out because this employee was not making any attempt to hide an obvious misuse of government time and property. She was by no means an exception. I witnessed dozens of incidents just like this over at the FBI and in the dozens of agencies that I visited on a regular basis. It would be shocking for decent, hard-working, tax-paying citizens to learn that some FBI agents are sitting around in squad rooms having long, "deep" discussions about the latest sale down at Macy's.
But it's true, and right now there isn't much FBI managers can do about it.
I'm happy to report that most federal employees are repelled and disgusted by such open displays of total disregard for the mission of the agencies for which they work - but the fact that the managers' hands are tied from taking any real action against lazy, stupid or insolent employees is well known to most seasoned federal employees. The ones who care have long accepted the fact that there are legions of federal employees who have drifted into patterns of incompetence and solid reluctance to do a day's work for a day's pay.
Couple that with a federal agency mentality that insists that certain numbers of "this kind" or "that kind" must be hired to meet diversity goals, and you have created a significant morale problem that infects the entire working group. Before long, it becomes obvious that the human resources department has cut corners to meet artificial goals, resulting in large numbers of employees who cannot perform the very tasks for which they were hired. This means that everyone else has to work harder to compensate for the incompetence of these "workers." Otherwise, the work does not get done.
On top of that, the agencies have institutionalized diversity considerations in their promotional schemes. As a result, employees who have worked hard and are qualified for promotion based on merit are passed over in deference to upper management's real fear they will be subjected to lawsuits from groups that have perceived grievances if they don't promote their minority quotas.
Right now, the federal government has to be the best that it can be to protect us from further terrorist attacks. Thousands of federal employees know just how difficult that will be in view of the number of unqualified, disinterested or "over-employed" individuals who exist today only as "speed bumps" on the road to excellence, achievement and eventual success in our war on terrorism.
We must get rid of worthless federal employees!
Senator Daschle thinks we can have it both ways: We can keep the entire pile of deadwood in their present positions, and we can also win this war on terrorism. Senator Daschle is a liberal Democrat. This in and of itself identifies him as one who has long since given up on the ideal that the federal government can be a celebration of highly educated, highly trained, highly motivated individuals existing for the purpose of performing public service for the safety and betterment of us all.
Instead, Senator Daschle has taken the dismal position that the federal government is an employment pool of people who will most likely vote for him and his friends at election time. In other words, Senator Daschle is the worst kind of cynic.
Vice President Gore - it is said - lost his bid for the presidency because he believed he could attack the Second Amendment and his base would forgive him for trying to take away their right to own and bear firearms. How wrong he turned out to be.
Senator Daschle now goes down the same path, assuming that all Democrats agree with his position that it's more important to protect so-called aggrieved groups or other individuals who have found a comfortable refuge for their lazy and insolent ways - and who are more likely to vote for Democrats in order to protect their cushy federal jobs - than to promote those who do the job best and whose work merits recognition and praise.
I'm willing to bet that most Americans - regardless of political stripe - strongly disagree with Senator Daschle's low expectations for the federal employee workforce and will let him know how they feel during the next election cycle.
Meanwhile, bravo to President Bush for trying to give us a higher quality federal workforce. War on terrorism or not, this is the right thing to do.


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Mike Mayock of the NFL Network held a 2 ½ hour conference call with media on Monday to discuss the prospects in this April's NFL Draft. A few of his answers related to the Dolphins and the No. 12 pick:
* It's a little hard to know what the Dolphins should do at 12 without knowing what they will first do in free agency, but Mayock said the Dolphins should have one general principle:
"All I know is you better start supporting that young quarterback," Mayock said, referencing Ryan Tannehill. "And the best way to do that is either at wideout or O-line. I think the O-line options are going to be a heck of a lot safer than the wide receiver options at 12."
Offensive line will only be a priority if LT Jake Long leaves in free agency, although the Dolphins do have options already on the team in Will Yeatman and potentially Nate Garner, who is a free agent. But this is a great year for offensive tackles, with at least six projected to go in the first round.
Receiver will certainly be a priority one way or another – many expect the Dolphins to sign at least one in free agency and use at least one high draft pick on another – and Mayock, like ESPN's Mel Kiper, believes that Tennessee's Cordarrelle Patterson could be the Dolphins' pick at 12.
Mayock loves Patterson's measurables – 6-3, 205 and expected to run in the 4.4s at the Combine – but is a bit wary of him because he only played one year of major college football, after spending two years in junior college.
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Reporting on International In recent years a growing number of United States companies have substantially increased their total dollar investment in international operations. This increase has represented an attempt by businessmen to participate in the rapidly expanding economy of the overseas markets where private capital is not as readily available as it is in the United States. The continuation of this growth will depend primarily on the policies of the U. S. government concerning overseas investment. To the extent that expansion of overseas facilities requires a further investment of U.S. dollars this growth may be curtailed significantly. Previously established overseas operations, however, and new organizations formed with accumulated earnings from such operations, will undoubtedly provide an element of growth in the years to come. As the investment in international operations increases it becomes necessary to review the reporting policies and disclosure requirements relating to this phase of the business organization. At the present time, the methods used to report international operations are almost as numerous as the number of companies involved. Charles E. Wieser, administrative manager in the Detroit office, joined Touche, Ross in 1954 after receiving B.S. and MBA degrees from Ohio State University. He is a member of the American Institute of CPA s, the NAA, the American Accounting Association, and the Michigan Association of CPA s where he is currently serving on the Committee on Auditing Practices. The variety of reporting and disclosure practices is probably due to the individual peculiarities of the operations, methods of control, and how familiar company management is with the operations in each instance. Another, and perhaps more significant, reason for this difference in practices is the general feeling of caution relating to any overseas operation . . . possibly because it is "foreign" and therefore somewhat mysterious. This cautious attitude is reflected, for example, by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Chapter 12 of its last edition (1961) of the Accounting Research and Technology Bulletins. Although there is agreement that there should be disclosure of foreign assets and operations if they are significant, the discussion indicates that careful consideration should be given the question of the propriety of consolidating the statements of foreign subsidiaries. When one reviews the background of this research, it appears that the original consideration was the appropriate handling of exchange losses as a result of devaluations of foreign currencies. This problem, in view of the world monetary situation at that time, apparently prompted the very cautious approach which was appropriate then. In the light of present circumstances, however, it seems appropriate to reevaluate that philosophy. COMMON PROBLEMS OF U. S. BUSINESSMEN ABROAD There were significant problems that confronted the United States businessman in his first attempts to establish, operate, and control a business enterprise in another country. In most cases laws and legal systems were different from those to which he was accustomed. Differences in government control of accounting practices, local taxing regulations, international tax treaties, and customs of the taxing authorities presented a variety of complications. These problems were in addition to the general operating problems of business tradition, background of the people (both employee and customer), sales techniques, production methods, and labor practices. In non-English speaking countries, the language difference caused some difficulty. A particular barrier 34 THE QUARTERLY
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Sophie Orange lives in England, across the street from a wonderful gastropub called the Kings Arms, in a beautiful village called Lockerley, in a place that looks like the set for one of those PBS miniseries.
Sophie was 3,220 miles away from the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the bombs went off, but she felt closer. "I saw it on the television," she said. "It was terrible."
Sophie decided to do something. She asked Julie Eager, the headmistress at her school, if they could have a Pajama Day and let all the 180 girls at Leaden Hall wear their pajamas to school.
"She said with the school year almost over, it was very hard to fit it in, but I kept pestering her," Sophie said. "I decided to write a letter to Mrs. Eager listing all the pros and cons of having a Pajama Day."
After Julie Eager saw that letter and realized that Sophie wanted to hold a Pajama Day to raise money for the people in Boston, Sophie had her.
Sophie had me at hello. By the way, did I mention that Sophie Orange is 7 years old?
She was especially moved when she saw a picture of one of the bombing victims, 8-year-old Martin Richard, holding a sign that asks people not to hurt each other.
"Martin was only one year older than me," Sophie told me over the phone the other day. "I could not believe that someone one year older than me could be killed by a bomb.''
I told Sophie that Martin had an older brother, Henry, and a little sister, Janey, who is the same age as Sophie.
"I didn't know that," Sophie said. "Are they all right?"
I explained that while Bill Richard and Henry were not badly hurt physically, Janey and her mum, Denise, were hurt very badly. I told Sophie that Janey, who was released from the hospital Thursday, is an Irish step dancer and that she wants to dance again, that we all want her to dance again.
"I would like to see her dance," Sophie Orange said.
If there is a God, or just someone with a fat checkbook, that will happen.
There were no checkbooks at Leaden Hall on Thursday. Just a bunch of English schoolgirls with pound coins with the image of Queen Elizabeth on one side. They paid a pound for the privilege of wearing pyjamas to the last day of the school term.
After school, Sophie went for a sleepover at the home of her friend, Lydia Grecian.
"We had a lovely day," Lydia told me. "Everybody wore their pajamas. Even Mrs. Eager."
What made the kindness of English schoolgirls stand out even more was that the day before Pajama Day, 80 miles north of Leaden Hall, the same sort of craven hatred that exploded in Boston on Patriots Day flashed on a London sidewalk, as two Islamic extremists were accused of butchering an off-duty British soldier.
As in Boston, where we saw extraordinary acts of courage, ordinary people rushed to the side of the slaughtered solider, Lee Rigby. One woman comforted him, stroking his hair. Another confronted one of the murderers, and when he boasted that he had just started a holy war, she told him, "Well, you're going to lose."
Londoners, sadly, have more experience at this than us. And like us, parents across the UK were trying to figure out how to explain what happened in Woolwich to their kids.
Sophie, blissfully unaware of what happened in London, got back on the phone to remind me of something. "Don't forget," she said. "I want to see Janey dance."
We all do, Sophie. We all do.
Kevin Cullen is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Repelling the knapweed invasion
The problem of invasive species may seem remote from most people's lives. But in some parts of the United Kingdom, an invasive plant creates a problem that hits home, literally. That's because the presence of invasive knotweed on a property prevents potential buyers from obtaining a mortgage. This destructive plant from Asia, which can tear down walls and rip up roads, is also putting down roots in many parts of Canada.
Research by Judith Myers, an ecology professor emerita at the University of British Columbia, shows that the tide can be turned. At this week's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver, Myers will talk about how her research has helped reduce the threat of a similar plantknapweed. The rangeland plant had spread through the interior of British Columbia, ruining pastureland for cattle and impacting local economies. Following extensive testing of European insects to find those that would feast on the knapweed but leave everything else alone, a beetle was introduced to North America that has caused a significant and rapid decline in knapweed.
For every one dollar spent on the control program, there was $17 in economic benefit in British Columbia. Considering that a 2008 estimate put the annual cost of invasive weeds at $65 million in British Columbia alone, the success of the program is a win for the economy and for the ecology.
Myers will present her findings at the AAAS session Transcending Interdisciplinary Research Barriers: Best Practices for Mobilizing Knowledge.


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UW-Stevens Point upended the thirteenth-ranked UW-Whitewater football team 17-14 Saturday at Community Stadium in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The loss is the second in a row for the Warhawks who have not lost consecutive games since 2001. UW-W is now 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference while the Pointers improve to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the WIAC.
Neither team could get anything going offensively in the first quarter. On the first two possessions of the game the teams traded punts. The third drive of the game belonged to the Pointers who marched down to the Whitewater three yard line but missed a 20-yard field goal.
It wasn't until midway through the second quarter that the scoreless tie was broken. The Pointers picked off Whitewater quarterback Matt Behrendt (Westchester, IL/Nazareth) and returned it for a touchdown to make it 6-0, and with the extra point 7-0.
On the ensuing drive the Warhawks covered 39 yards before punting the ball back to the Pointers. On 3rd and thirteen Stevens Point quarterback Mitch Beau found Theo Maglio for an 84-yard touchdown to make it 14-0 in favor of the host.
The Pointers carried their two touchdown lead into the half.
The Warhawks started the second half with the ball and marched 70 yards in ten plays capped off with a 23-yard field goal by Eric Kindler(Germantown/Germantown) to narrow the margin to 14-3.
On the Pointers' next drive they were forced to punt and the Warhawks took over at their own 32. On the very next play the Warhawks fumbled and Stevens Point recovered on the Warhawk 15 yard line. The Warhawk defense stiffened and held the Pointers to just a field goal to make it 17-3.
The Warhawks used Kindler's foot again for three more points on their next drive to make it 17-6. UW-W used seven plays to get down to the Pointer 24, lining Kindler up for a successful 41-yard field goal.
After the Warhawk defense forced the Pointers to punt on their next possession UW-W put together a thirteen play drive that had them knocking on the doorstep of the end zone. After a couple of miscues the Warhawks came away with no points.
The Warhawk defense did their job again on the next Pointer drive and forced them into a three and out. This time the Warhawks capitalized finishing a four play, 56-yard drive off with a one yard rushing touchdown by Nick Patterson (Sussex/Sussex). UW-W successfully completed a 2-point conversion and the score was 17-14. Behrendt had two big passes on the drive, one to Zach Howard (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park, IL) for 27 yards, and the other to Bernie Tamsett (Waterford/Waterford) for 24 yards.
Needing a stop to get another chance on offense the Warhawk defense came up big and forced the Pointers to punt with 4:53 remaining in the game. Starting on their own 21-yard line after the punt, the UW-W offense was stifled and forced to punt the ball back to the Pointers with 3:45 remaining.
The drama continued to build as the Warhawks forced another three and out to give their team another chance to tie or win the game. UW-W took over at their own 28 with 2:44 left in the game. The Warhawks covered 42 yards in nine plays highlighted by a 24-yard completion to Zach Howard (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park, IL) on a third and twenty to set up Kindler for a game tying 47-yard field goal attempt. The Pointers got a hand on the kick and the ball fell short. Stevens Point took over at their own 30 and ran the clock out to preserve the win.
Behrendt went 23-for-37 for 243 yards in his first start this season. Desmin Ward (Milwaukee/Hamilton) led the Warhawk running attack rushing 21 times for 133 yards and Zach Howard (Oak Park, IL/Oak Park, IL) caught eight passes for 117 yards.
UW-W returns home on November 3 for their final home game against UW-Eau Claire at 3:00 pm at Perkins Stadium in Whitewater.
Warhawks Upended on the Road
|UW-Whitewater (5-3)
|UW-Stevens Point (2-6)
UW-Stevens Point upended the thirteenth-ranked UW-Whitewater football team 17-14 Saturday at Community Stadium in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The loss is the second in a row for the Warhawks who have not lost consecutive games since 2001. UW-W is now 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference while the Pointers improve to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the WIAC.


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Looks like Schumacher's not spending too much time away from cars now that he's retired from the sport of racing. According to the UK auto mag, Autocar, the German racer with the penchant for Italian race cars since '96 is helping Ferrari with testing its newest whip. It appears as though the recently retired racer was taking laps on the Nordschleife, giving the 599 GTB test car some track time on the Nurburgring. It's a new move for Ferrari, and certainly a new move for Schumi, but we're wondering how cool it'd be to see the race-macher taking the "Schumacher turn" in person.
Schuey turns chassis guru [Autocar.co.uk]
Satan Laughing Spreads His Wings: C/D Cracks up the 599 Fiorano; Ride the Pentagrams: Ferrari Launches 599 GTB Fiorano [internal]


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Instead, I've decided to make this blog a little more personal. If you don't like it, feel free to unsubscribe or quit following. I'll probably still post my shopping trips and deals from time to time because I don't intend to become less cheap at any time in the future. I just don't want that to be my focus anymore.
In case you're wondering, current focuses and goals for myself include:
- More crafting- both with and without kiddos. I grew up in a crafty household, and while I'm quick to admit that I'm not artistic by any means I can still pull out a good craft once in a while.
- "Re-fashioning" myself. I have had 3 adorable kiddos in the last 4 years but that's done a number on my body and my wardrobe. One of my personal goals this year is a new style on the cheap. I'm going for modest, late 20's, "I'm a mom and it must be practical but I still want to look cute" and CHEAP.
- Get in shape. Sure, I'd love to lose weight but making that a goal is a surefire way to disappoint myself. Instead I'm going to focus on getting outside more, exercising more, and eating better. I guess that means the real goal overall is a healthier me.
- Continue to hone my shopping skills. I've been at the couponing thing now for 3 years and while I'm good at it, I want to focus more on cutting my OOP and stockpiling the right amounts. I think having a specific goal here will help me continue to improve. I'm currently on a "shopping break" which means nothing but dairy, bread, and produce (and the occasional needed item).
- Sweeping. Not sweeping the floor sweeping, but entering sweepstakes and playing instant wins. I've been fooling around with this for a while and had small wins. In November I won my first major prize (a trip we'll be going on next month, I'll share more details when we get back). December was good to me as well. Of course, I'll be sharing some of those kinds of things here as well.
If you stick around, you can expect updates on all of those kinds of things.


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Woman Earns Felony Charge Trying to Help Drug-Busted Son
Kimberly "Butterbean" Meadows is a great mom, in some ways. After her son was busted for allegedly attempting to deal some Vicodin—a plot that failed when he accidentally texted his plan to cops—she tried to take responsibility for the botched sale. Sadly, her plan backfired.
Now Meadows and her son, Travis Edwin Huffman, both of Porter, Texas, are facing the same "state jail felony delivery of a controlled substance" charge. Meadows is also on the hook for misdemeanor marijuana possession, which is how she got talking to police in the first place:
After Meadows, who lists her occupation as "disabled," was taken into in custody for the marijuana, investigators say she voluntarily told them she gave her son a certain quantity of Hydrocodone pills, which he was supposed to sell and then share the proceeds. Huffman confirmed his mother's statement ...
The police discovered Meadows' marijuana at her home after arresting Huffman in the parking lot of a local Walmart. Huffman had arranged the drug buy after misdialing one of his customer's numbers and getting the local police, who didn't mind his help at all in busting him.
Between Huffman, the prosecutor texter, the 10-year-old-grandson-of-a-state-trooper texter, and the 911 pocket-dialer, it seems that America's drug dealers aren't being very conscientious about their cellphone use! Just goes to show that being detail-oriented is key to succeeding in business.


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with Howard Huang and Ajay Manthripragada
Periphon is a pair of concrete sound reflectors, similar to sound collection devices built along the British coast during World War II as an early form of radar. The installation reconnects two areas of the Mendel Music Library [built by Juan Navarro Baldeweg from 1994-97] that were isolated acoustically—but not optically—by a glass partition. The result is the aural equivalent of a periscope, allowing conversation across the partition to take place through the act of voice-throwing, producing an uncanny orthogonality between sound production and sound reception.
The installation is made up of two concrete paraboloidic shells. Each shell is a fragment of a different paraboloid, sharing a common focus and axis but differing in focal length in order to account for the skewed geometry of the library's floor plan. Despite their very different lengths and curvatures, the shells are acoustically symmetrical: an incoming sound wave [parallel to the shared axis] that hits the outermost point on the long shell is reflected through the focus to the innermost point of the short shell, at which point it is reflected out parallel to the axis once again.
The shells were fabricated over the course of two weeks. The CNC mill was used to produce the MDF formwork, which was then shellacked for maximum smoothness. A plywood substrate, made to mimic 3/4" contours of the front surface, became the rear wall of the formwork and the eventual mounting surface for the legs. The gap was filled with anchoring cement. After curing, the tenacious formwork was removed by repeatedly dropping the entire assembly from a height of six inches. The shells were then mounted in situ on legs made of 3/4" steel tube stock, centered vertically at ear-height.
Periphon was part of the exhibition sounded() at the Princeton University Mendel Music Library. It was published in Pidgin 6.


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December 10, 2012
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Positive outlook eases complex renovation
When his normal duties get "turned upside down," Robert Osgood, building maintenance employee in Physical Plant, looks for opportunities and a chance to learn new things—not something to complain about. Osgood takes care of Union Hall, which is in the midst of a very complex renovation to add a new addition.
"In Facilities Planning, we have always understood the complexity and difficulty of renovating an inhabited building," said Glenn Smith, supervisor. "Situations arise from unexpected sources that can strain relationships. Robert has been able to help minimize the negative impact, which is necessary for a multi-year project such as this."
Smith nominated Osgood for the Staff Employee of the Month award,
presented to Osgood December 5 in a ceremony attended by his supervisors and many co-workers.
Osgood started at Columbus State on the Grounds Crew 13 years ago, and was recognized for his good work there too, with the SEOM Award in July 2008. On the Union Hall project, "his daily contact with faculty and staff in the building helps them understand the work being done and what they can expect," said Smith. "His participation in the Construction Progress Meetings has been very positive and shows his willingness to find solutions to problems."
Says Physical Plant Assistant Director Jim Spencer, "Robert demonstrates the dedication we have to meeting the needs and the mission of the college. He has the mindset of stewardship and takes care of the building as if it were his own."
Light up a life at Scholar House!
The Student Engagement and Leadership Office ( SEaL) is collaborating with Community Properties of Ohio (CPO) to help college students living at the Scholar House to light up a life this holiday season! CPO coordinates the Columbus Scholar House, which has ten units of subsidized housing that have been designated specifically for full-time students/parents enrolled in college. Currently, there are eight Ohio State students and two Columbus State students living at Scholar House. SEaL is collecting donations for these families and the campaign ends December 18. Will you help us light up a life at Scholar House?
If your office, department, or family wants to help with this project, you may contact Sandra Hill, community service student assistant in SEaL, who will send you a sponsorship form with a specific wish list for a family, parent and/or child.
If you cannot sponsor a family or child, SEaL is also assembling Housewarming baskets for each family containing items such as laundry baskets, laundry detergent, fabric softener, color safe bleach, dryer sheets, wash cloths, towels, house socks, and blankets.
Please drop off all donations (unwrapped) in Nestor Hall 116 by Tuesday, December 18. If you have any questions about this project, please contact Sandra Hill at ext. 2638 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
College's holiday card designed by student
Dmitriy Prokhnevskiy poses with the holiday card he designed last year while studying for his Associate of Art at Columbus State. He graduated last spring and is now a student at Ohio State. Prokhnevskiy received a $500 gift certificate for his winning card design, and the cards are being sent out from the President's Office and the Development Foundation.
Friendly rivalry helps Mid-Ohio Foodbank
Beth Stanley, academic advisor, and Clawdette recently helped deliver over 400 pounds of food items to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. A friendly rivalry between Advising Services and Admissions resulted in a record-breaking donation coordinated by the Staff Advisory Council this year! Top photo: Admissions shows off their collection with ( front row) Amy Burrell, Chavon Harris, and George Chatters. Standing, from left are: Tari Blaney, Liz Wyles-Smith, Jan Crozier, Misty Mahefkey, Lakesha Williams, Clawdette, Jennifer Williams, Tisha McGlaughlin, and Joe Schindler.
Bottom photo: Advising Services, from left, Janetta Pickens, Dawn Blair, Arlene Wilson, Clawdette, Kimberly Randall, Sunita Denton, and Beth Stanley.
Missed the Budget Forum?
You can watch the 43-minute Budget Forum held last week online here: http://youtu.be/f8B3MmwmRl8
Leadership Conference draws hundreds to Columbus State
The 3rd annual Collegiate Leadership Conference of Ohio was hosted at Columbus State November 9-10. Eleven Ohio colleges and more than 200 students navigated pathways of service, engagement and diversity.
Keynote speakers included Bill Weaver, an executive leadership consultant and 44-year educator, and Stephanie Matthews, who shared photographs of her journey in the Dominican Republic of Congo as executive director of a children's home. Thirty presenters including faculty, administrators, students and alumni presented 26 workshops, from "Diversity in Leadership Styles" by Karsten Look, to "From Past Hardships to Future Passions: An Opportunity in Disguise" given by Judah Gartman, an AmeriCorps member. Julia Provoznik gave a speech on "Civic Engagement Basics - Turning the Warm and Fuzzy into Practical and Impactful;" Lori McKenzie taught how to "Discover Your True Calling;" and Bob Stein gave a speech titled "A World Where Everyone Knows Everything."
David Fields, of Acloché, helped out by serving on the Conference Committee, as did members of the Psychology Department, who also donated 150 books to the service project. And the Columbus State Bookstore also donated books to the conference.
This year's conference included a service project, with colleges participating in a Toy Challenge. To complete the service project, students decorated duffle bags for children in foster care. According to Franklin County Children Services, when foster children transition between homes, their belongings are often transported in garbage bags. One hundred duffle bags and more than 600 toys and books were collected to donate to the Franklin County Children Services Holiday Wish Program!
If you are interested in serving on next year's Leadership Conference Committee, please email Heather Borland to receive information and future meeting dates. The committee will meet monthly January through November 2013. Next year's conference will be held November 8-9, 2013.
Academic Onboarding and Renewal Programs planned
Whether you are new or veteran faculty or a new or seasoned employee, you are welcome to participate in Academic Onboarding and Renewal programs. The next session of onboarding and renewal is planned for next semester. The sessions are open to the campus community and require pre-registration.
Friday, January 18 - Cultural Competency in the Classroom
Columbus State is a remarkably diverse community. Differences in culture and experience affect how students learn. Their expectations about how to behave, study and communicate may not be what you expect! Kim Brazwell, manager of Diversity Initiatives, and Tywan Banks, instructor in Multi-Competency Health, will help us understand and engage that diversity.
January 18, 1:00 p.m.
Upcoming sessions:
Assessment for Learning - Friday, February 15, at 1:00 p.m. CT 017 Register
What the Best College Teachers Do - Friday, March 22, at 1:00 p.m. Register
Learn more about academic onboarding sessions and view recordings and documents for past programs at: http://cscc.edu/faculty/Onboarding. For more information contact Rich James or call ext. 2175.
Sad news from Psychology Department
With a heavy heart, the Psychology Department would like to announce the passing of adjunct faculty member Betty Lynn Guay. She was born February 16, 1971 in Columbus and passed away November 26 after a brief but valiant fight with cancer. Lynn received her Associate Degree from Columbus State, and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Union Institute and the University of Cincinnati. She was an adjunct with the Psychology department for the past year and was a member of the 2011-2012 Psychology Faculty Learning Community. Donations may be made in Lynn's memory to Capital Area Humane Society, 2015 Scioto Darby Executive Ct., Hilliard, OH 43026.


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Many of us really like this pattern we saw in a post from ??? (OH, my bad, can't remember name!)
I sent it to quite a few people and mentioned that I would be doing it in Black & White which would either be a disaster or a delight.
Here it is laid out - Which do you think it is??
I think it's stunning!! My DC was right as always!!


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Every year, Birmingham welcomes thousands of hair and beauty professionals to Hair UK, part of Beauty UK, held at the NEC in May. With four shows under one roof, visitors not only have the opportunity to see the latest Spring / Summer launches in hair, barbering, beauty, nails, tanning and complementary therapies, but also enjoy free educational experiences.
Join us at Hair UK 2020 by registering for your free tickets either online or by calling the Ticket Hotline (24/7) on 01332 227 698.
Sunday 3rd May: 10:00am - 17:30pm
Monday 4th May: 10:00am - 16:30pm
Halls 11 & 12, The National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham B40 1NT
Entrance to Hair UK is strictly trade only. Free entry is available to visitors who register before the show, and who bring their free tickets with them. Entrance on the day is priced at £20 per person / £10 per student. There is a strict policy that babies and children under the age of 14 years will be refused admission - no prams or pushchairs are allowed. Please note there are no crèche facilities available onsite. The event organiser reserves the right to refuse admission. For more information please call 01332 227 698.


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Shooting guard
Another position in which Doc Rivers Los Angeles Clippers Coach had to use a backup player as a starter is the shooting guard spot. Jamal Crawford took over for the Clips due to J.J. Redick's injury. Nonetheless, Redick returned back healthy and he will be LA's starter at the spot next season. With that said, Crawford will play the role he knows best, he will be the sixth man of the team.
Small forward
The small forward position is the least deadly in the Clippers' starting lineup. Lob City has been trying to upgrade this spot since the free agency commenced but up to now, it has found no success. Paul Pierce was rumored to show interest in the Clippers and a few other names were thrown on the table. As it now seems, Matt Barnes will be the starting small forward for the Clippers once again. Barnes is a very effective player although he doesn't put up huge numbers. He is also a terrific perimeter defender.
Paul's fellow superstar, Blake Griffin, will of course be a starter, too. Griffin recorded a terrific season in 2013 – 2014, taking advantage of CP3's absence. This was the season Griffin saw an increase in almost any aspect of his game. Next season, he is projected to come back even stronger, better and more ready to lead his team to the top of the NBA. The truth is that Griffin has been criticized for his explosive character and his lack of focus when the game is on the line and especially in the playoffs. Nonetheless, in Year 1 of his cooperation with Doc Rivers, Griffin saw a significant improvement in that area, too. So, next season, he is expected to be even more mature and better poised. Center
DeAndre Jordan was counted in as the third superstar of the Clips by Doc Rivers last season. And he will be LA's starting center in 2014 – 2015. Jordan emerged as one of the top defending big men in the league last season and he also saw major improvement in many aspects of his game. Thankfully, the Clips will now have a quality big man on their bench, Spencer Hawes, who will be able to back up Jordan and Griffin, too.
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The God Delusion
Black Swan, 2007 - Atheism - 463 pages
The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types.
His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind.
Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children.
The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.
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Written by: Lisa Phelps for Student Choice
Congratulations! Your midterms are probably over by now - perhaps your first big hurdle of the new school year. And by now you should be feeling pretty well established at school. New classes, new friends, new challenges.
But if those midterm grades weren't exactly what you'd hoped for, it's probably a good time to re-examine how you're studying. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to spend more hours studying, it just means you have to learn how to use those hours more effectively.
Here are some quick tips on how to study better, some of which you may already be doing. A refresher is always a good idea:
If you've been studying in your dorm room, surrounded by temptations - computer games, TV, social media, friends, food, etc… - it's time to pick a new place to study. The library, a study room, any place that's free from things trying to lure you away from your books. Take note: be sure to bring everything you'll need to study with you. Having to trek back to your room for your calculator just wastes time and energy.
While you're in class, participate in the class discussion. The more involved you are, the more focused you'll be on what's being said. Ask questions. Instead of writing long, detailed notes, highlight important passages in your book or make notes in the margins. This will save time and keep you from getting bogged down with note-taking.
If you really feel like you're struggling, ask for help. This is often the hardest thing for students to do. Don't be shy or too proud - ask the professor, the TA or others in the class. Don't wait and get so lost that it's impossible to get caught up.
Another possibility? Maybe you're not sure how you learn best. Check out this chart to see which kind of learner you think you are and what studying methods might work best for you:
Try out some of these ideas and see if your grades improve by the time finals roll around!
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(AP) — Here are some fast facts about how buying health insurance will change in Illinois as President Barack Obama's health overhaul takes effect and the first insurance exchange starts operating later this year:
Q. How many people are uninsured in Illinois and how many of those are projected to get insurance under the exchange?
A. Nearly 1.8 million Illinois residents are uninsured. An estimated 486,000 Illinois residents will get coverage from commercial insurers through the exchange in 2014, growing to 1 million customers by 2016.
Q. How many people in Illinois are currently served by Medicaid and how many more will be served if Illinois chooses the Medicaid expansion?
A. Nearly 2.8 million Illinois residents are currently covered by Medicaid. Starting in 2014, an estimated 500,000 to 600,000 uninsured Illinois residents would be newly eligible for coverage under the Medicaid expansion, which Gov. Pat Quinn supports.
Q. How many small businesses are likely to take advantage of the health insurance offered on the Illinois exchange?
A. There are about 209,000 small businesses with fewer than 50 employees in Illinois, and about a third of them offer health insurance to their workers, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Illinois has not projected the number of small businesses likely to participate in the exchange but estimates 149,000 employees are likely to receive coverage through the exchange-offered plans, climbing to 443,000 in 2020.
Q. How is the exchange going to be set up in Illinois and which agency will be responsible for overseeing it?
A. Illinois plans to operate an exchange in partnership with the federal government for 2014, the first year, and residents would be able to comparison shop for insurance plans starting Oct. 1. The state has received $38.2 million through three separate federal grants to establish exchange-related activities.
The state Department of Insurance will oversee consumer assistance and plan management. It will train and certify people to help consumers who want to shop for insurance or enroll in Medicaid through the exchange. The state insurance department also will recommend to the federal government which commercial health insurance plans to make available through the exchange.
Q. How would Illinois residents access the exchange and what kind of customer support will be offered?
A. The federal government will operate an exchange website for online enrollment, a call center for telephone enrollment and customer support, and a so-called "Navigator" program offering in-person enrollment assistance. The state also will offer an In-Person Assistance program to supplement the federal Navigator program, focused on geographic and demographic populations not served by the federal program.
Q. How many people will the Illinois exchange employ?
A. The state estimates that a state-based exchange could employ up to 87 people in 2015. Later this year, state officials expect federal money will become available to hire people to provide consumer assistance throughout the state. It is unclear how many will be hired.


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EA has long suffered the disapproval and scorn of the gamer community at large for some of their business tactics. While EA Access is looking like a great deal for gamers on the surface the "I don't trust them" argument has to be explored. What is EA up to and how does this make them more money?
How does this make them more money? Why do you think Netflix and all the other on demand services make money?
Subscription services are great for companies because people forget to cancel them or "its only $5" so no big deal. I've got friends who have Netflix and watch a movie a month but won't cancel cause they like the convenience. Right now there is no EA game I must have. But id love to try plants vs zombies. Subscriptions might lead to purchases. Oh I love playing so and so but I dont want subscription anymore let me go buy full game. Oh I get 10% off dlc, well I'll buy it now since I save 10%.
Its going to be very easy for them to make money. Its a great deal for gamers too.
Doesn't seem like they are up to anything. I signed up last night, downloaded all 4 games without a problem and now im playing them today. Paid 4.99 for this month just to see how it works and it is fantastic. With this month ill even be able to get the % off madden 15. I never bought any of these titles so this is completely fantastic for me, never played Fifa, madden 25, peggle 2, or battlefield. Awesome deal they got with MS, idk how anyone can say something bad about this honestly, especially since you will be able to play games like Dragon age 5 days early.
This is a great deal, again and simple. Enjoy xbox fans!


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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray).
This is the legacy Bug Tracking System for the POV-Ray project. Bugs listed here are being migrated to our github issue tracker. Please refer to that for new reports or updates to existing ones on this system.
FS#106 - Update sample scenes and include files for POV-Ray 3.7 gamma handling
Opened by Christoph Lipka (clipka) - Sunday, 02 May 2010, 08:11 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Monday, 09 January 2017, 14:58 GMT
Most sample scenes and include files were designed at times when POV-Ray did not to any proper gamma handling, or still used the inferior 3.6 "assumed_gamma" mechanism.
All the scenes and include files should be reviewed, and updated to fit the new 3.7 gamma model.
The primary task will probably be gamma-adjusting literal color values and ambient parameters; I suggest using macros (which ideally should be defined in an include file) to be set according to the #version statement, so the scene/include file could be kept compatible with older versions.
- Field changed: Status (New → Tracked on GitHub)
- Field changed: Due in Version (3.70 release → Undecided)
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The commercials are fun and yet another avenue for Chris Paul to push his brand across the sporting landscape. Even the commercial he recently did with Clippers teammate Blake Griffin, another big-time pitchman, has Paul feeling good about his outside ventures.
But make no mistake, Paul said, he is playing the game of basketball to win an NBA championship.
Of course, the endorsements and commercials are a byproduct of Paul's success on the court, something the Clippers' All-Star guard fully understands.
"I try to do as many of the commercials as possible during the summer," Paul said. "Doing the commercials and stuff is a lot of fun. But I never let that take away from what the main priority is and that's basketball. I want to win a ring."
Paul helped the Clippers reach franchise landmarks last season — a first Pacific Division title, a franchise-best 56-win season, a franchise-best 17-game winning streak — but he still didn't get that championship.
The Clippers' loss in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs to the Memphis Grizzlies led to changes, starting with letting coach Vinny Del Negro go.
With Paul's blessing, the Clippers brought in one of the NBA's best coaches in Doc Rivers, who also is the team's senior vice president of basketball operations.
Then Paul signed a five-year, $107.3-million contract extension.
The Clippers acquired J.J. Redick, Jared Dudley, Darren Collision and Byron Mullins. They re-signed Matt Barnes and Ryan Hollins and drafted Reggie Bullock from North Carolina in the first round.
Paul believes he has plenty of weapons on his side.
"I'm excited about all our additions. I'm excited about the season," Paul said in a telephone interview. "I can't wait. It's all a process. I don't like to get too far ahead of ourselves. I feel like we've got to come in Day 1 and be ready. I think this entire season is all going to be about sacrifices."
Paul, 28, and Griffin, 24, will be expected to carry most of the load for the Clippers during the 2013-14 season. They have spent a lot of time together this summer.
They went to China on a promotional tour for their athletic shoe company.
They went to the NBA summer league in Las Vegas.
And Paul and Griffin did a Foot Locker commercial together.
"We've been some kind of busy," Paul said Monday from North Carolina, where he was visiting family and preparing for a basketball camp. "The commercial was fun too, man. We had fun shooting it. We're basically making fun of Blake, for the fact that he's always in every commercial that comes on TV."
Still, the main thing for Paul is playing basketball and winning.
He said Rivers and his staff of associate head coach Alvin Gentry and assistants Tyronn Lue, Kevin Eastman and Armond Hill will push the Clippers to new heights.
"I'm excited about the coaching staff. I've got a chance to meet everybody," Paul said. "I've known Kevin for a while from doing the Nike camps. I played against 'T' Lue for five years in the NBA.
"So this is going to be my first time having a coach that I've played against. I definitely know that I'm getting older. So, I can't wait for the season to start."
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Barbara Mary Tunnicliffe
Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado
Born on Aug. 15, 1930 in Stamford, Lincolnshire England to parents Charles Harold Tunnicliffe and Agnes Mary Tunnicliffe, Barbara spent her early years in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England with her younger brother Brian George Tunnicliffe.
In her youth, Barbara attended the Fane School, was an avid tennis player, and practiced the piano regularly. Throughout her life, Barbara enjoyed watching tennis, playing and listening to classical music, and spending time with family and friends. Barbara had a strong work ethic and a love of travel. She was a successful self-made business woman who was known for helping her family, friends and employees throughout her career.
Barbara first started working in Stamford, UK, as a secretary. Her first big trip abroad was during that time and consisted of a bicycle tour through France. Her adventurous spirit led her to Canada in 1955 where she worked for two years, after which she returned to the UK and lived in London. Barbara next took a job as a nanny in New York. Once there, she applied for a Green Card, which enabled her to stay in the United States. Barbara lived in New York and worked for Sears for a few years before deciding to move to the West Coast, with a short vacation in Aspen planned along the way. It was during this vacation that Barbara fell in love with the mountains and decided to stay in Aspen.
In Aspen, Barbara first landed at the Snow Chase Lodge where she met Pam McPherson, who became a lifelong friend, travel partner and business associate.
After working several jobs, Barbara secured the funds to start her first restaurant, "Tunnicliffe's Fish and Chips," at the Mountain Chalet in Aspen. A quick success, she soon moved her business to a larger space on Cooper Street.
In 1974, Barbara secured the on-mountain lease for Peak Nine Restaurant at the Breckenridge Ski Area, which is still ongoing. Barbara was proud of the restaurant, and to this day Peak Nine Restaurant is known for the high quality of food and service that Barbara first established. Through her corporation, Barbara provided work and housing to thousands of employees and food and beverage services to millions of customers over the years, many of whom would come to the restaurant just to visit with her.
Kevin Brown continues to manage the corporation and operate the restaurant she so loved.
Barbara applied for citizenship and became a US citizen in August 1979.
In the 1980s, she purchased a home in Carbondale, where she lived during the summers.
Barbara loved to travel with friends. Her early adventures included exploring many of the backroads of Colorado in a jeep, camping throughout the West, and rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. In later years, she visited many of the states in the US and travelled internationally to China, the Galapagos Islands, Spain, and Eastern Europe. She regularly visited the UK to visit her brother and watch Wimbledon tournaments.
Barbara passed away on Sept. 1, 2012. She is survived by her brother, Brian George Tunnicliffe, his wife Germaine, as well as many close friends. Barbara requested that no memorial service be held and suggested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her name to Habitat for Humanity of Colorado.
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It was only a matter of time, wasn't it? Rob Gronkowski, who has been seen wearing the quintessential early nineties fashion disasters and little else this off-season, is now officially promoting the Magic Eye and cotton sweatpants.
The twitter account for the brothers Gronk, @Gronknation, tweeted the advertisement above, imploring followers to "get Hyped!"
If there is anything that will get Mario Lopez to ditch his Z. Cavariccis, it's this.
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