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Windows 8 represents a huge change, not just for Microsoft, but for everyone who uses a computer. Microsoft is pushing Windows to new heights in terms of design. In the process, it's created a hybrid operating system that fuses speed and mobility with serious productivity. Sure, it may take some getting used to, but Microsoft stumbled (or planned to stumble) on the future of computing. With Windows 8, you no longer have to spread your life across devices. Instead, your laptop can be your tablet and your tablet can be your desktop (with an external display) and so on and so forth forever and ever.
It will definitely take some getting used to — the hands-on nature of the OS already requires a bit of a brain rewire — but change should be exciting. This is the first time in a long time that Microsoft has drastically overhauled the aesthetics in Windows and it should be celebrated for it. Yes, it has its limitations and annoyances, but Microsoft is steadily rolling out updates and responding to customer feedback. There's nowhere to go but up.
Earlier this week we published a list outlining five really annoying attributes of Windows 8 and they still stand true. But we did say it wasn't all bad and this is why.
Windows 8 and Windows RT
Introducing two very distinct version of Windows (RT and 8) and not properly explaining them is, admittedly, ill-advised. It's confusing to customers but the two versions are a necessary evil to drive the success of Windows 8. To put it plainly, Microsoft needed to compete with the iPad. It was do or die.
For those of you who still don't know the difference between Windows 8 and Windows RT (it's not your fault), Windows 8 is the full version complete with support of legacy apps and access to the classic desktop environment. It runs on x86 devices, which can be powered by Intel or AMD chips with an estimated battery life of 8 hours. RT, on the other hand, is the mobile version of Windows 8. Apps can only be downloaded through the Windows Store (third-party software is not compatible) and it runs on ARM chips that boast up to 20 hours of battery. There is technically a desktop mode, but it only exists to run Microsoft Office and a desktop version of Internet Explorer.
Windows 8 is a fantastic platform for users who need a proper desktop and can't lose their favorite Windows 7 apps, but people in the market for an iPad replacement don't need a high-powered device and certainly won't be wooed by promises of 8-hour battery life. For the average consumer looking for a tablet, a streamlined version of Windows is the best fit. It's optimized for touch, installing apps is quick and painless, push notifications are supported, and battery life undergoes a significant jump. Right now the Windows Store is a bit bare, but more and more apps will be made available in the coming months. Both Google and Mozilla already have beta versions of Chrome and Firefox optimized for Windows 8-style UI. It may take a while for your favorite apps to catch up with the new requirements, but the basics are already available.
The bottom line is that without Windows RT to offer superior battery life and cheaper prices, Microsoft wouldn't stand a chance at competing against iOS and Android in the tablet market.
It's two operating systems gently molded together
Windows 8 has received a whole lot of criticism for plastering a mobile OS on top of a desktop environment and calling it "revolutionary", but the truth is that most people will rarely leave the Start Screen. For most common tasks (ie: web browsing, email, music, social media, video, etc.) the Windows 8-style interface will do just fine. For web browsing, you have IE10, which is surprisingly not horrible, the Mail app is acceptable, and social media is built into the People app. However, as we all know, mobile apps aren't always the most productive pieces of software and that's where the traditional desktop is crucial for power users.
It's the inclusion of the desktop environment that proves although Microsoft is ready to move forward with Windows, it wants to take existing users by the hand and give them time to adjust. Rather than shoehorn mobile elements into its desktop OS (much like Apple seems to be doing with OSX), Microsoft chose to make its mobile elements very much distinct from the traditional desktop. What may seem like an odd design choice at first, is actually a powerful tool. The PC is split into two software modes: consumer and producer. In the desktop mode, you'll primarily be creating new content, while in the Windows 8-style UI, you'll be consuming content. It's a nice separation that can keep you focused while performing various tasks. Having both the mobile and classic sides of Windows on the same device has more perks as well, like using the same device for web browsing before bed that you use to work on your kick-ass career (or hobby).
It's a fresh design
There's no denying that — for better or worse — Windows 8 brings something fresh and exciting to personal computing. While Apple seems to only be interested in coasting along on its established reputation for reliable hardware and software, Microsoft is the one pushing traditional computers into the future. Like any new design, the Windows 8-style UI won't appeal to everyone, but it would be foolish to attack Microsoft for forcing us to confront a new type of interface.
Of course, design goes deeper than aesthetics, but Windows 8 has that covered as well. Live Tiles are by far the most obvious innovation here. They work great on a smartphone or a tablet, offering quick updates from your most-used applications. No more sifting through programs and webpages to catch up on what's new because the same thing can be accomplished with a swipe across the revamped Start screen. It's information at a glance and it saves a whole lot of time and effort, which should be the goal of new consumer technology.
This is also the first time Windows has had its own distinct and compelling "look", with a focus on design. Its bold colors, crisp lines, and silky animations, a computer running Windows 8 cannot be ignored.
It's built to be touched
With Windows 8, Microsoft has made old hardware obsolete to usher in a new era of computing where touch devices are the norm. In the past, Microsoft tried to make everyone happy by sticking with a familiar OS design and loading it on touch hardware but we all know how that turned out. It was awful.
Thankfully, that's all changed. Windows has been rebuilt, revamped, and revitalized to be touch-friendly, borrowing heavily from its smartphone equivalent, Windows Phone 8. It's an interface that practically begs you to touch it, and once you give into temptation, it's satisfying as hell. Touch commands feel intuitive and natural after only a few brief moments of use and in the end you feel completely in control. In response to the touch-first nature of Windows 8, PC-makers have generated their most ambitious devices yet. So far we've seen sliding tablets, keyboard docks, touchscreen laptops, dual-screens, and a 20-inch tabletop device. Most devices arriving in the next few months have managed to successfully combing the tablet and PC one super-computer-of-the-future.
Take Samsung's ATIV Smart PC as an example, it packs the internals and profile of an ultrabook but can be removed from its keyboard dock to function as a traditional tablet. Toshiba's Satellite U925t is a tablet complete with a slide-out keyboard. ASUS brings the world its first dual-screen laptop, placing a second display on the lid of the device. It may not be in everyone's budget to immediately upgrade their PC, but there's no question that the future of computing is here and it's ready to be tested.
It's the Internet
Windows 8 brings the internet to you with built-in apps. No longer is interaction with the Web available solely through your web browser of choice, now it's right there to greet you once you boot up — something Windows 8 is really quick at by the way.
I covered Live Tiles earlier, but it's really amazing to witness how connected they are. For instance, the People tile shows you recent status updates and profile photos of your contacts, the Weather tile displays the current forecast, and the Mail tile keeps an updated unread message count and previews the most recent subject line. There are also tiles that display stocks, sports updates, and news headlines. As the collection of Windows 8 apps grow, the capability of tiles will grow as well, further reducing the time spent in a browser. Windows 8 doesn't just give you access to the internet, it is the internet, and that's a very powerful thing.
I'm ready for it
To conclude my love letter to Windows 8, I must admit our excitement and amusement in watching a technology giant like Microsoft learning to lead once again. Microsoft is a company that (up until recently) was basically written off as a boring, stuffy, enterprise-obsessed, mindless, corporate machine. However, it's that label that has made this current transformation so captivating to watch. Of course, there will be missteps along the way but that doesn't make it any less fun to follow along. Based on the anticipation that surrounded the release of the Surface tablet, the world is ready to embrace something new. We may not be ready to let go of our beloved desktops, but Microsoft is helping us take the first step.
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Ross Brawn has defended the number of high-profile Mercedes technical staff, saying the current structure is necessary in order to run two parallel projects on the 2013 car and 2014 car.
Mercedes currently has four ex-technical directors from other teams in its ranks, with Brawn heading up the outfit as team principal, Bob Bell as technical director, Aldo Costa as chief designer on the 2013 car and Geoff Willis overseeing work on 2014. Brawn said the current structure was part of his plan for the future of the team and was necessary to fight successfully over the next two years, especially with the change in engine regulations for 2014.
"I think the structure we have now is the structure that I designed in 2012," he said. "So Bob Bell is the technical director and Bob's been our technical director for a number of years. It's quite clear that there are other demands on the engineering team, particularly when you are looking at a new car as we are in 2014.
"The new car is so dramatically different to the existing car that it was essential that we have parallel engineering groups, closely linked together, but parallel groups to do the current car and the new car. The new car is headed up by Geoff Willis and the current car is headed up by Aldo and that gives us the strength to do both programmes.
"As an engine manufacturer we have to have a lot of input into the engine to get it right for the chassis. So if you were a simple customer you would take what the engine supplier gives you, but if you are what we are - a complete team - our group has had to be working on the car perhaps much earlier than other teams because we have to understand what engine we want for the car. That parallel activity is essential and I think Ferrari announced a short while ago that they have two teams working on '13 and '14 and that's what we've done. Perhaps the names we have are a bit more widely known, but it's the essential structure that you need to support those programmes."
Brawn said the plan was to fight with the top teams throughout 2013 and that the new structure would allow Mercedes to fight until the very last race.
"It's not our plan to reduce our effort on the '13 car at any stage during this season," he said. "We want to put maximum pressure [throughout]; that was where we were weak in 2012, we started strong and then we faded. We don't want to fade in 2013. We're planning and structuring to be able to support the 2013 car all the way through the year. Inevitably if you reach a point where there is nothing to be gained by doing that then you have different priorities, but the plan is to push hard throughout the year."
Rumours last month suggested McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe could also be on his way to Mercedes, but Brawn did not want to be drawn on the issue: "He's with McLaren this year, that's what McLaren has announced. I've nothing to add to that, I'm afraid."
Part of the same story was that CEO Nick Fry would be muscled out, but Brawn said he expects Fry to stay.
"Nick's been a key member of the team and we've got a new sponsor this week [Blackberry] and Nick's been very involved in that. Nick I'm sure will be involved in the team in the future, but perhaps in a different role."
Brawn also revealed that ex-Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher would continue in an ambassadorial role on the road car side of the company.
"Michael's carrying on in an ambassadorial role, so he's going to have some involvement in the commercial activities," Brawn said. "Mainly within the car company as opposed to the race team, but I've spoken to Michael a few times and he's still got enthusiasm and wants us to do well. It will almost exclusively be to do with the car company, the development of high-performance models, so he'll still be part of the family but in a different position."

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New York City recently concluded its Summer Youth Employment Program, a highly regarded city-run initiative that placed more than 41,000 New Yorkers ages 14 to 21 into publicly subsidized temporary jobs this summer. Young people participating in the program worked for employers from major corporations like JP Morgan Chase to local libraries and day camps. The experience provided structure to their summer, helped them earn spending money and gave them an invaluable introduction to the world of work that, according to leading workforce experts, will greatly improve their chances of success later on in life.
Unfortunately, the program serves only a fraction of the young people who could benefit from it. While the number of job openings remained virtually stagnant from 2006 to 2007, applications jumped from about 72,000 to over 93,000. In other words, the city had to turn away more than 50,000 youngsters from across the five boroughs who applied for the program this summer. Overall, the Summer Youth Employment Program now serves 20 percent fewer participants than it did in 1999, when the federal government provided funding for it.
The Value of Work
The gaps in summer program are particularly troubling because teenagers here face the most challenging labor market in the country. New York has the lowest teen employment rate of any of the nation's 20 largest cities, with fewer than 16 teens per hundred employed—less than half the nationwide rate. Labor market experts speculate that the city's large number of immigrants compete with teens for entry-level jobs, explaining the dismal figure. Even worse, the likelihood of finding a job drops with family income: In 2005, teenagers from families earning less than $20,000 per year had less than half the work participation rate (9.9 percent) as their counterparts from families making more than $80,000 annually (20.6 percent). In other words, the kids who could most benefit from jobs are the least likely to get them.
Having a summer job undoubtedly gives city teens a leg up. In economic researchers Andrew Sum, Neeta Fogg and Garth Mangum found that the benefits of early employment are considerable and lasting -- particularly for young people who do not plan to attend college immediately. Those benefits include a smoother transition to the labor market and higher weekly and yearly earnings for up to 15 years after graduating high school. Early participation in the labor market is among the strongest indicators of sustained employment and higher earnings later on in life. There is even some evidence that suggests young people who work are less likely to drop out of high school than those who don't have jobs.
Funding Cuts
As the Center for an Urban Future reported in June, the Summer Youth Employment Program can't serve more young New Yorkers largely because federal funding has all but disappeared over the last decade. In 1999, Washington provided the program with over $42 million. That figure fell to less than $5 million this year. The Bloomberg administration has admirably stepped into the breach, devoting $32.5 million in city funds toward summer jobs this year. And the city's Department of Youth and Community Development has generally earned high marks for its management of the program. But city resources alone cannot be sufficient to provide a summer job to every kid who wants one—which should be the goal.
Before next summer, the city's congressional delegation should push for a renewed federal commitment to summer youth programs in New York and elsewhere. At the same time, the city's business community, which has a clear interest in ensuring the workforce of tomorrow will be well prepared, needs to become more involved in the program. While individual employers and certain sectors have invested time and effort in strengthening youth employment, far too few have made it a priority.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg should make a direct appeal to his former private-sector compatriots to take placements for the Summer Youth Employment Program and related programs, notably CAPITAL (Corporate Allies Program for Internships, Training and Leadership). Launched in 2006 as a "next step" for successful former participants in the summer youth program, who are deemed ready for more demanding work with business employers, CAPITAL expanded from 50 placements in its first year to a still-modest 82 in 2007. Given the size and scope of the city's business community, the program very easily could accommodate 10 times that number by next year.
With so much to gain for the youngsters themselves and so much at stake for New York City's economy, federal officials and local business leaders need to take action now to ensure that next year more than 50,000 New York City teens who want to work are not left idle.
David Fischer is project director for Workforce Development and Social Policy at the Center for an Urban Future.


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So, we know that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's going to have more, well, everything. More backgrounds, more modes, more new characters. But, part of how Capcom's been positioning this update has been to talk about the tweaks and changes that will make UMvC3 a better more ultimate game than its predecessor.
This video by tournament veteran Maximillian walks you through many of the strange ch-ch-changes coming to the crossover competition. So, some characters' X-Factor buff will last for a shorter period of time than others and Team Aerial Combos get changed up, too, among other things. It's all being done in the name of balancing, so it'll be interesting to see how much players will need to adjust to the latest round of fine-tuning.
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YouTube eyes ad money with Paris Hilton channel — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - YouTube, the online sensation that facilitates the viewing of 100 million amateur videos a day, is introducing a couple of new ways for advertisers to tap into the Web site's popularity while preserving its decidedly noncommercial attitude.
Discussion: Good Morning Silicon Valley, Techdirt, Frank Barnako, InterMedia, i-boy, loadedpun and Micro Persuasion
John Paczkowski / Good Morning Silicon Valley: BoobTube — Paris Hilton is no stranger to self promotion.
George Nimeh / i-boy: YouTube + Paris = BoobTube?
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion: YouTube Debuts Brand Channels
Financial Times:
YouTube in push to link with advertisers — YouTube, the fast-growing internet video site, will on Tuesday unveil its most ambitious attempt yet to make money from advertisers by allowing them to promote their brands through customised channels on its site.
Discussion: Publishing 2.0, TechEffect, Bloggers Blog and Clickety Clack
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0: Brands Will Have a Tough Time on YouTube
Brian Ward / TechEffect: YouTube crawls into bed with Paris Hilton
Junior Hines / Clickety Clack: YouTube Trying To Figure Out A Business Model
Marshall Kirkpatrick / TechCrunch:
Can Paris Hilton boost YouTube? — YouTube will unveil a number of custom branded commercial channels tomorrow in its latest move to monetize the site. The bizarre cultural icon Paris Hilton is already highlighted on the front page of the site with her own YouTube channel …
Discussion: Open Culture and Blogspotting
GeekyGirl Dawn Foster / Open Culture: Paris Hilton Rescues YouTube
Heather Green / Blogspotting: Break.com's Innovative Marketing Deal With Showtime
Michelle Quinn / Mercury News:
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Catharine P. Taylor / adfreak: Is YouTube's new ad model a good thing?
Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:
Paris Hilton Videos Now on YouTube
Paris Hilton Videos Now on YouTube
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Oliver Ryan / CNNMoney.com: New Paris Hilton video hits YouTube
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Blogging for Dollars — It's not just a hobby — some small sites are making big money. Here's how to turn your passion into an online empire. — (Business 2.0) — Michael Arrington is a partying kind of guy. While showing off his home in Atherton, Calif., he boasts about how he crammed 500 people …
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Mathew Ingram / mathewingram.com/work: Forget Digg, what about Fark?
Brian White / Blogging Stocks: Google started the monetization of blogs
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VCs see opportunity in blogosphere — Venture investors normally cite the strength of a company's management team as a key reason for investing in new technologies and ideas. But two new venture investments in widely read blogs have taken this concept to a new level: investing directly in people for the content they produce.
Discussion: B2Day, Digital Micro-Markets, Valleywag, UMBC eBiquity and Silicon Valley Watcher
Erick Schonfeld / B2Day: Mainstream Bloggers (MSB)
Donna Bogatin / Digital Micro-Markets: What drives Web 2.0 VC bets?
Tim Finin / UMBC eBiquity: VCs see opportunities in Blogosphere
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:
VC funding for individual blogs? — Several high profile blogs have taken VC money recently. Om Malik, formerly of Business 2.0 and writer of Giga Om, has struck off on his own with VC money from a startup VC, True Ventures. SoftBank Capital invested $5 million in HuffingtonPost.com, a blog written by Arianna Huffington.
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Robert Scoble / Scobleizer: Content plays; bad investment?
Matt Mondok / M-Dollar:
Microsoft invites Firefox development team to Redmond — Microsoft wants to help aid in the development of Firefox. It sounds pretty scary, doesn't it? If you're still here, let me tell you that it's not as bad as it seems. Sam Ramjii, Director of Microsoft's Open Source Software Lab …
Discussion: Valleywag, Good Morning Silicon Valley, Scobleizer, TechBlog, jkOnTheRun, Open Culture and Guardian Unlimited
John Paczkowski / Good Morning Silicon Valley: And over here is the Platform Adoption Chair; have a seat …
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer: Microsoft helping Firefox team?
Chron.Com / TechBlog: Microsoft to Mozilla: Come up & see us sometime!
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun: Microsoft to Mozilla: "c'mon in, the Vista's just fine!"
GeekyGirl Dawn Foster / Open Culture: Microsoft Embraces Firefox
Jack Schofield / Guardian Unlimited: Microsoft offers to help Firefox run on Vista
Verizon imposes new DSL surcharge as government fees removed — WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) — Verizon Communications Inc. is imposing a new surcharge on high-speed Internet service just as customers were set to receive lower bills thanks to a decision last year to deregulate the service.
Discussion: Geek News Central, TechEffect, Techdirt and broadbandreports.com
Brian Ward / TechEffect: Verizon pulls a fast one
Mike / Techdirt:
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Untangling Verizon's Doublespeak Explaining How New Fees Replace Old Fees
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Om Malik / GigaOM: Verizon Taxes Its Customers
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Marketing Reality Check: Blogs, Pods, RSS — The Reach Most Marketers Crave Still Comes From TV, Print and Internet Ads — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Digital properties may be VC darlings, hot on Wall Street and coveted by advertisers. But try telling that to Dave and Jean Bretzlauf …
Ryan Stewart / The Universal Desktop: Why the Rich Internet Application is important for advertising
Scott Karp / Publishing 2.0: A Eulogy for Old Media
CEO / This is going to be BIG.: My nana doesn't subscribe to RSS, but she's not exactly an "influencer"
Jeremiah Owyang / Web Strategy: Marketing Reality Check: Social Media Emerging and growing quickly
Steve Rubel / Micro Persuasion: AdAge Takes a Reality Check on Blogs, Pods, RSS
Amit Agarwal / Digital Inspiration:
Google MP3 Player found in GMail — A new GMail feature lets you play MP3 files right inside the GMail interface without having to download the MP3 or open an external media player. — When you receive an audio file as an email attachment, click the play button and Google will play the audio file for you in a popup window.
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch: Hullo To Enter VOIP War With Free Product
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Samsung launches disk-free Q1/Q30 portables — It's official — Samsung has gone off hard disk drives. Not only has the company announced two new portables that use solid state disk (SSD, aka flash) technology, but it recently told Crave that it'll no longer make MP3 players with traditional hard disks, a la iPod.
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Mitt Romney will make Vice President pick announcement official first via mobile app.
That's right, before mainstream media, before Twitter and Facebook, those who download Mitt's VP, a mobile app for iPhone and Android, will be first to find out who will be on the Republican presidential ticket as Vice President. No word on when the announcement will be made, as but as soon as it's official, the news will arrive via push notification to the app before any other news/media outlet gets word.
The app and will make is easy for users to spread the word via social networks like Twitter and Facebook. Those who choose to share will get access to additional exclusive content and chances at campaign merchandise.
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U.K. Newspapers Fear Govt Regulation After Scandal
The ongoing phone-hacking scandal has media outlets in the United Kingdom on edge as they await a decision by U.K. officials that could in the government regulation of newspapers. Photo: Getty Images.
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Mechaverse: A PC universe beckons kids to on-, offline play
Robotics and PC video gaming converge in the Mechaverse, a galaxy far, far away but close enough for your kids to access and obsess.
Santa's pack was too full to carry a requested Mechatar for my 10-year-old son (enough was enough, already) so he took a $50 gift card received from his uncle in Colorado and purchased a Mechatar named Kodar for $49.
Translated, that means we purchased a toy robot that linked him to the PC world of constant battling in the Mechaverse. It's a physical toy that interfaces with a digital world. Think Webkinz without fur and adoption records or the more recently launched video game, Skylanders for the Wii, which integrates action figures that battle on screen when placed on a USB-synced portal of power.
After a seven-battery infusion, Kodar, a blue creature with small cat-like face, came to life blinking its fighting red eyes. My delighted son maneuvered the small beast's wheeled legs end over end, and I had a flashback to another blue creature with similar facial features also named "tar" — Avatar. Come to find out the two "tars" Mecha and Ava also share a similar premise.
Remember in "Avatar," the movie, Jake Sully enters Pandora to gather data from the Na'vi tribe and ultimately battles his own, humans.
As a Mechatar, you're invited to the Mechaverse where human scientists have discovered an intergalactic rift between Earth and the Mechaverse. There is another lurking evil in the Mechaverse, too – the Swarm.
Connecting our Mechatar via USB to the computer and mechaverse.com, we created a free account quickly and easily, and became part of the Mechaverse to complete physical missions (offline on our den floor) and virtual battles online – all free.
Marketed to children six and older, Mechatars by themselves in green, blue or red and named Alphas, Kodars and Wrexx are basically remote control toys suitable for the younger set. However, the virtual world is more appropriate for older children due to the complexity of the technology — USB connection, storyline and strategy.
This two-toys-in-one essentially has two modes of play – mission and battle modes. Battle allows you to battle other Mechatars in the room and Mission, uploaded from the Web, are challenges in the Mechaverse.
Strategy enters the Mecha equation in a Pokemon kind of way. Recall Pokemon. These Japanese battling urchins all have differing talents and abilities, and through evolution their capabilities are enhanced. Similarly, Mechatars have their own strengths and weaknesses. In addition, players choose weapons to pummel or freeze, incinerate, etc. based on one of eight elements that control the natural flow of life in the Mechaverse. Players master the eight elements and nine attack properties to create weapons, upgrade and then evolve while acquiring skills and tools and dominating other Mechatars.
Missions completed offline translate to the Mechaverse and online accomplishments in the Mechaverse give Mechatars greater abilities and skills, constantly increasing levels.
If you're Mechatar master has a friend with a Mechatar, all the better. It takes two to tango – you gotta have two Mechatars to battle each other on the den floor, but also through wireless communication these Mechatars will recognize each other online, too.
Although the Mechatars communicate online, your kid will not. There is no human interaction or real-time chatting between players like on Xbox Live or other PC games.The Mechaverse has a great "parent" page of explanation including a forum. It also has clear explanations and instructions for playing and a "news" section keeping players aware of ongoing action in the Mechaverse. On Dec. 14, it was announced that the Swarm was corrupting some Mechatars and a new class of robot is coming to the Mechaverse – Exomorphs. Not sure what that means in the Mechaverse. but sounds like a new toy to purchase here on Earth.
The Mechaverse seems to combine not only robots and gaming but also a compelling storyline with multi-dimensional evolving characters likely to beckon kiddos with an affinity for fast-action creative and strategic battling. As long as we parents can bring our offspring back to Earth at the end of the battle, this Mechaverse seems fun, creative and benign.


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"Video game remixes" are becoming quite the thing these days—not to be confused with video game soundtrack remixes, video game remixes are when a musician takes the sound effects of a game and combines them into something musical.
This Halo one is particularly neat—created by FlashBangMusic, it uses some of the most iconic Halo sound effects to create a thudding dubstep-ish tune.
The snare drum? Why, that's a slightly tweaked beatdown sound effect. The synth? It's taken from the Halo 3 score. The brute spiker, grav hammer and many other sound effects all get featured as well.
I mean, Master Chief is willing to dance to it. So shouldn't we all be?


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Mill Ridge is located in West Des Moines, a booming suburb of Iowa's capitol city. Avid shoppers take to Jordan Creek and West Glen Town Centers and countless restaurant choices await just miles from your doorstep at Mill Ridge. Bike and running trails segue way between cities, making this area an athlete's dream.
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Welcome to my Web Logs (Blogs)!I use my blogs to share technical insight, industry news, and also information of a bit more personal nature in my Travel and International Living Blog.All these blogs can be read online, but they are best experienced using an RSS reader.
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June 2011
From June 20-23, 2011, the Society of St. John Chrysostom, Eastern Churches Journal, Eastern Christian Publications, and the Orientale Lumen Foundation held a popular and scholarly conference for lay men, lay women, and clergy entitled Orientale Lumen XV. The theme for the conference, held at the Washington Retreat House in Washington, D.C., was "Rome and the Communion of Churches: Bishop, Patriarch or Pope?" and speakers included Metropolitan Jonah, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia, Professor Emeritus of Oxford University, Archimandrite Robert Taft, Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, and Sr. Dr. Vassa Larin of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
The conference provided an opportunity for Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholics, and Oriental Orthodox to gather, discuss, and learn about their respective traditions. It included presentations by scholars and theologians, liturgical celebrations of many varieties, and opportunities for everyone to learn from each other and participate in a "dialogue of love and understanding." To purchase CDs or DVDs of this event, please visit the conference's online catalogue located here.
Please note that while Ancient Faith Radio is extremely pleased to make these recordings available to our listeners, we do not necessarily endorse all of the conference speakers and/or their talks.
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Department of Biology
This is the website for the Department of Biology at the University of Central Oklahoma. The department offers several Bachelor of Science degree options: BS in Biology, BS in Education with a Biology Option or General Science Option, and the BS in Clinical Laboratory Science. The department offers a core of courses designed to provide students with a common breadth and depth of information. This allows students to tailor specific academic programs toward their future goals. Prerequisite courses for all of the medical professions may be completed at UCO. The biology department has some great resources that enhance the education and research opportunities for our students such as our Natural History Museum and the Selman Living Lab. Our faculty members mentor many undergraduate and graduate students in lab and field based research projects. We take pride in offering our students a quality education in the biological sciences. Check out the links on the left to learn more about our department and some of the resources we have available to students!


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March 6, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Senior Jen Gottschalk registered a career-high 31 points to lead the Santa Clara women's basketball team to an 89-84 victory over the University of San Francisco Thursday afternoon in the first round of the 2008 West Coast Conference Championship. With the win, the Broncos advance to the semifinals which will be played on Saturday, March 8 at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Santa Clara (20-10) rallied from behind in the final two minutes of the contest to take the lead and win the contest. Gottschalk nearly had her 12th double-double of the season as she pulled down a game-high eight rebounds. Junior Elizabeth Doran posted 17 points for the Broncos, while redshirt junior Sara Majors added 13 points. Senior Tracey Walker chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds. Walker was also 8-for-8 from the foul line.
"Resilient is the first word that comes to my mind," said head coach Michelle Bento-Jackson. "This entire year people have doubted this basketball team and every challenge that has been put in front of us, this team has responded to and this afternoon was no different. I just told them today was about heart, I couldn't be more proud of them right now."
USF climbed to an 11 point lead early in the first half beginning with a three-pointer by Nykia Peace and ending on a jumper by Dominique Carter. The Dons led 16-5. However, Santa Clara's Doran halted the run with her second trey of the game, 16-8. Yet, USF held the lead. With a straight seven-point effort from Gottschalk, the Broncos came within three points, 26-23, with 6:05 to play.
A three-pointer by Walker made it a two-point game, 28-26, yet Santa Clara could not tie the score. Free shots made by Doran after a technical foul was issued to USF's Lisa Olden for unsportsmanlike conduct, made it a two-point game once again, 30-28, with 5:13 remaining in the half. The Dons jumped to a nine-point lead, 41-32, with :28 to play, but the Broncos had the final say with a three-point shot by Doran to end the half, 41-35.
The Broncos came out firing in the second half with four quick points from Majors and Walker to make the score 41-39. The two teams then traded baskets allowing the Dons to remain on top. A 7-0 rally from the Broncos on points from Maggie Goldenberger, Walker and a trey from Gottschalk knotted the game, 53-53, with 13:53 remaining. It was the first tie of the game. Santa Clara then tied the score again on a layup by Gottschalk. However, USF took a five-point lead, 61-56, on a jumper by Shay Rollins.
USF continued to push ahead on points from Carter and claimed an 11-point edge, 73-62, on a jumper from Olden with 8:02 left. Santa Clara fought back to bring the score within five points on baskets from Gottschalk, Majors and Doran. Two made free throws by Gottschalk made the score, 75-50, with 5:56 remaining. The Broncos continued their fight and made it a three-point game on free shots by Majors, 77-74. With 2:48, another set of free shots made by Gottschalk brought the Broncos within one-point, 77-76. Gottschalk then found a wide opened Goldenberger under the basket, who successfully made her layup to give Santa Clara their first lead of the contest, 80-79.
Santa Clara then made seven of eight free throws to claim an 89-84 victory over San Francisco.
The Broncos return to action on Saturday, March 8 in the semifinals of the 2008 WCC Tournament. The four advancing teams from day one will be reseeded for round two. Fans should check www.SantaClaraBroncos.com for remaining game times and opponents.


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I have made creamed honey using the dyce method, also used flavorings in the same method. Today I took some crystalized aster honey and put it thru my grinder once. It turned out a very light color ( absorbed air) and a creamy mixture . I added a couple of drops of yellow food coloring and one drop of apricot flavoring from lorann,and run it thru the grinder again . The result is a yellow creamy tasting apricot flavor that might not recrystaize as hard as regular creamed honey. Has anyone else done a simular process ?
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Le Murraya is a unique accommodation experience on Koh Samui, Thailand, a sophisticated city style hotel with Asian flair in the heart of an island paradise. Appealing to visitors of this increasingly up-market island while ensuring a value for money associated with a Thailand holiday. The rooms are spacious and equipped with every modern comfort. The pool with adjoining children's pool offers a chance to escape the heat of the day and for those who prefer a dip in the sea there is a free shuttle available three times a day to take guests to the beach. Facilities at the hotel include a gym with state-of-the-art fitness machines and a massage service.
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is a unique accommodation experience on Koh Samui, Thailand, a sophisticated city style hotel with Asian flavour in the heart of an island paradise. Appealing to visitors of this increasingly upmarket island while ensuring a value for money associated with a Thailand holiday, Le Murraya introduces a new concept to tropical island living.
Le Murraya combines limitless luxury with unrivalled affordability, and presents itself as an idea long term base for an exploration of Koh Samui and the South East Asia region.
Koh Samui is a truly international island, with a convenient airport connecting guests to the major Asian cities Hong Kong with its breathtaking culture, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok with their immediate vitality, and Singapore, a haven for shopping making Samui a perfect hub from which to explore the region, and Le Murraya the ideal home.
As a fresh and innovative trend setter on the "New Samui" scene, Le Murraya is in tune with the changes of this dynamic island, and is one step ahead in providing its guests with the best the island has to offer. Le Murraya's management team is responsive to the wishes and suggestions of each and every guest, and has appointed a Guest Relations Officer at the hotel to cater for your every need.
With its spacious, apartment size suite rooms with separate en suite bedrooms and all the furring of a luxury home, Le Murraya is proud to be able to accommodation large families in comfort and style as well as individual travelers seeking a private space in which to relax.
:: Deluxe - 16 Units ::
These stylish rooms welcome the light of the tropics through large sized windows, over spacious private balconies, and are the ideal location to rest and rejuvenate during your stay on Samui. Deluxe Rooms are designed with strong influence from across the greater Asian region. The use of wood, shutters, soft lighting and smooth lines is distinctively Asian, and key element of Le Murraya charm.
:: Deluxe Poolside - 19 Units ::
Imagine your own room on Koh Samui, surrounded by a perfect tropical garden and linking your doorstep to a crystal blue swimming pool. The rooms are perfectly reflective of Koh Samui, with bright and dominant colours that mirror the dynamism and warmth of the island. Each room is an extension of the external island world of nature, beauty and adventure. (This room-type can NOT view the pool from inside the room.)
:: Junior Suite - 4 Units ::
Junior Suites at Le Murraya occupy a top floor position, presenting guests with views out over central Chaweng towards the mountain of Samui. These stylish apartment-like suites feature a separate bedroom and living room, each with a lavish amount of living space and the finest decoration from across the region. The perfect place to relax and recharge after an exciting day on the island of Samui.
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:: La Savour Restaurant & Bar ::
La Savour Restaurant presents fine dining international and Asian cuisine complimented by an excellent selection of Old and New World wines. South East Asia is a rich gastronomic region and guests are invited to explore the range of new tastes and sensations on offer. Joining these are international favorites made to perfection and a children's menu for families traveling together.
Breakfast is ready to serve from 07.00 am. Lunch is light and wide ranging. Dinner is a romantic and opulent evening affair with tropical breeze and eclectic cuisine. Le Murraya is dedicated to service and our gifted chef is happy to invite any culinary requests from our restaurant guests. Vegetarian options are available and you can even take a specially prepared packed lunch if you plan on spending your day at the beach.
Le Savour Restaurant offers 80 tables in a luxurious setting. The decor is inspired by the finest opulence in Asia, with romantic lighting, warm materials and deep colours. La Savour Bar is a fine place to spend time before and after dinner and where to meet new friends. Le Savour's Bar is well stocked with beers, wines, special cocktails and soft hot and cold drinks. La Savour Restaurant is located on the right side of the hotel, as you enter through the main gate and is reached over the wooden bridge and through the tropical garden.
:: Our Services ::
Your Guest Relations Officer invites you to explore an ever growing list of services and possibilities at Le Murraya.
Rely on us to secure airline tickets, transfers to and from airport and limousines around the island.
Our complimentary shuttle bus to the beach runs three time a day and we can also arrange car hire.
We're a registered money exchange venue.
We can also help with wake up calls.
Book massage treatment for your room, provide general room service throughout the day.
A laundry pressing services is at hand working closely with our housekeeping service.
You can find the latest editions of international papers in the lounge at reception.
:: Swimming Pool ::
The Swimming Pool at Le Murraya ia a crystal clear jewel situated in front of the hotel and visible from the main hotel building. We are invited guest to make use of the complimentary sun-beds, deckchairs and umbrellas, We are provide beach towels at pool side for long and luxurious relaxation by the waters.
The heat of Koh Samui's climate can be surprising to first time visitors so expect to be taking the plunge to cool off throughout the day. High factor sun-block is also essential, and is available at the local 7 Eleven, within walking distance. The pool is shaded as much as possible by the over hanging tropical trees of our perfectly landscaped garden.
Le Murraya's swimming pool is conveniently situated next to the hotel restaurant. Guests may take food, snacks and drinks to pool side to be enjoyed with their friends throughout the day.
Our swimming pool is features connecting adult and children's areas guaranteeing a private space in which to swim and play. For those water lovers who can't get enough of the waves, Le Murraya has full use of the private stretch of Chaweng Beach at its partner hotel, Central Bay Resort. A complimentary shuttle bus services takes guests to and from the beach three times a day, and Le Murraya provides beach towels and packed lunches to all guests.
Chaweng Beach is blessed with a number of fun and fantastic waterspouts for the whole family, including jet-skiing, parasailing and surfing. A number of dive schools line on the beach road offering PADI courses of comprehensive levels.
:: Fitness ::
The fitness studio at Le Murraya is addition to your high quality facilities at the hotel. Healthy and happy during your stay at Le Murraya with complimentary use of our fitness studio, especially prepared healthy cuisine from our restaurant, a Thai massage service in your the room, and the assistance of your Guest Relations Officer to guide you through the holistic and rejuvenating natural body treatments available on the island.
The fitness studio at Le Murraya is fully modern equipped and new, state-of-the-art fitness machines, complimented by traditional free weights. The studio is fully air conditioned. Koh Samui has number of sports and fitness activities to compliment your time in our fitness studio. Hiking is available through the Samui hills, guided mountain biking tours can be arranged and swimming is a constant pleasure all your round. Nearby Chaweng Beach and Chaweng Lake both feature excellent running trails. The best time for a jog is early morning or late evening, when temperatures drop to a comfortable level.
:: Other Facilities & Services ::
Swimming pool
Restaurant & bar
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Baby sitter service (Reserve one day in advance)
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Mail service
DVD rental
24 hours security
Tour information service
Car rental
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Le Murraya is situated in Chaweng on the eastern coast of Koh Samui. Chaweng is Koh Samui's most popular tourist destination, and features the island's largest beach, an array of top-class restaurants, international shopping and buzzing nightlife.
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The world of professional tennis has come a long way since the beginning of its open era in the late sixties….only forty years ago. And, almost at the same time, a professional men's tournament was emerging in the Southern California desert. Located in the second largest market in the country, it has evolved into the 5th most attended tennis tournament in the world including the four Grand Slams. The BNP Paribas Open is a two-week combined ATP Masters Series and Sony Ericsson WTA Premier event featuring the top men and women professional players competing in a 96 singles draw and 32 doubles draw. The event is hosted at the magnificent Indian Wells Tennis Garden, located in the beautiful Southern California desert. Of the 22 sessions played, attendance is taken from only 20 sessions and in 2008 the event attracted over 330,000 tennis fans. The event provided over $5.5 million in prize money in 2008 and in 2009 it will offer equal prize money totaling $9 million.
"If you are a fan of the sport of tennis or just sport it is difficult not to be seduced by Charlie Pasarell's dream in the desert. If this is not tennis Camelot, you can see it from here."
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Indian Wells Tennis Garden: Charlie Pasarell's vision together with his partner Raymond Moore, the late Mark McCormack and former partners, IMG to build a $78 million, 89 acre state-of the-art tennis stadium with private funding in 2000. Considered to be one of the most spectacular settings in the world, it is the second largest tennis stadium with 16,100 seats. The site includes a total of (22) courts, a year-round tennis club membership and is the host site for USTA and collegiate events outside of the professional tennis tournament. The beautiful landscaped grounds and stadium has also been the host site for musical artists Pavarotti, Bocelli, the Boston Pops, The Who, Tom Petty and the Eagles.
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At age 10, Steve Martin got a job selling guidebooks at the newly opened Disneyland. In the decade that followed, he developed his own magic/comedy act. By age 20, studying poetry and philosophy on the side, he was performing a dozen times a week, including in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood. This book is an illuminating guidebook to stand-up from one of our greatest comedians.
Born in San Francisco just before the Summer of Love, Clane Hayward grew up on hippie communes throughout the west. Her poignantly funny, sometimes melancholy, and always riveting memoir recounts her extraordinary life up until her 13th birthday. The Hypocrisy of Disco is an honest, direct, and truly unforgettable tale, and a tribute to the resilience of youth.
In her engaging memoir, novelist Vandenburgh tells of her dysfunctional Protestant family, scrappy 1950s childhood, rebellious adolescence, and turbulent Southern California upbringing with two brothers, flamboyant father and crazy mother. The final part of her memoir deals with her adulthood in Berkeley, California, and her romance with a local book publisher.
Charismatic, beautiful Sally Flynn was the center of her daughters' imaginations, particularly Laura's. Without warning, life as they knew it changed as paranoid schizophrenia overtook Sally. Glimmers of her mother's future paranoia grew brighter as Laura's early years passed. Set in 1970s San Francisco, Swallow the Ocean is a searing, beautifully written memoir of a childhood under siege.


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Debuchy joins Gunners
Arsenal have signed full-back Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle.
The 28-year-old, who was part of the French World Cup squad which reached the World Cup quarter-finals, will present a ready-made Barclays Premier League replacement for Bacary Sagna, who left Arsenal earlier this summer to join Manchester City on a free transfer.
A post on Arsenal's official Twitter feed read: "It's official - Mathieu Debuchy has signed for @Arsenal!"
Debuchy, who Press Association Sport understands has cost the Gunners around £12million, becomes Arsenal's second signing of the summer, following the arrival of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona.
Debuchy told arsenal.com: "I'm very proud to be joining a great club like Arsenal and to wear its colours, it's one of the biggest clubs in the whole world.
"I'm looking forward to working with Arsene Wenger and to helping the team build on last season's FA Cup success. Playing again in the Champions League is a big excitement for me and I will do my best to help Arsenal compete for trophies."
Manager Arsene Wenger added: "We are delighted to welcome Mathieu Debuchy to Arsenal Football Club.
"He has shown he can perform at the highest level with his club sides and also for France. He is a quality defender who has good Premier League experience and I'm confident he will fit in very well with us."
Debuchy made 46 appearances in his 18 months on Tyneside after signing from Lille, where he won the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in 2010-11.
He was named in the Ligue 1 team of the season the following year, having also won the first of his 25 France caps in October 2011 against Albania.
More signings look sure to follow, although German World Cup winner Sami Khedira's personal terms could prove a sticking point on a rumoured £25million move from Real Madrid.
Borussia Dortmund's Lars Bender, who missed the World Cup through injury, is another player Wenger has long admired.
Arsenal also need a goalkeeper, with Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina, of Nice, said to be on the club's radar.
Egypt international defender Ahmed Fathi is having a trial at Arsenal this week, while Atletico Madrid's 19-year-old right-back Javi Manquillo is another a potential new recruit.
Following their trip to the United States, Arsenal host the Emirates Cup on August 2/3 which is likely to present debuts for Sanchez and Debuchy.
Arsenal play Premier League champions Manchester City on August 9 in the Community Shield before starting the new league campaign at home to Crystal Palace.
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Marines May Recall Some Recent Veterans to Active Duty
By Kathleen T. Rhem
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2006 - President Bush has authorized the Marine Corps to call up Marines from the service's Individual Ready Reserve, which may mean a return to duty for some recently discharged veterans.
"We are telling the American people that there is a chance that ... those individual ready reservists will be recalled," Marine Maj. Steven O'Connor, reserve liaison officer with Marine Corps Public Affairs, said.
The Individual Ready Reserve includes 59,000 Marines who have completed their initial enlistment, but are still within their mandatory eight-year military service obligation. All enlistees in all services incur an eight-year commitment in some capacity, generally a combination of active or reserve and then IRR service.
Marine officials couldn't say how many Marines from the IRR could be activated, or when that might happen. Bush authorized call-ups from this pool July 26. The authorization allows up to 2,500 Marines to be on involuntary active duty at any time. But the actual number will depend on how many Marines volunteer for deployments within the global war on terrorism. The service has set up a Web site, https://mcmps.manpower.usmc.mil/MCMPS/GIDA/, to allow IRR Marines and recent retirees to volunteer for war on terror assignments.
Officials envision a much smaller number of involuntary activations than the maximum authorization. "There is that chance (of calling up the maximum authorized), even though it seems rather slight," O'Connor said.
Involuntarily activated Marines will receive at least five months notice before they have to report for an average of 12 to 18 months of additional active duty, officials said. The service is specifically targeting Marines in the combat arms, communications, intelligence, engineer and military police career fields.
In addition, the service is excluding Marines who are in their first year of IRR service. Officials are deliberately avoiding activating Marines who have recently been in a combat zone. Only Marines in their second or third year of IRR service are being involuntarily recalled, O'Connor said.
Marines in the IRR are a proven asset as the military works to manage its resources during heightened demands posed by the war on terror, O'Connor said. "These are Marines that have already been trained," he said.
Service officials said the authority does not signal a problem with recruiting. "It's just a matter of the Marine Corps accessing its total force," O'Connor said.
He noted that about 2,600 Marine reservists are serving within U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility. "They're part of our total force," he added. "They're a resource we should be able to tap into in times of war and contingency."
The Marine Corps drew on its Individual Ready Reserve in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, involuntarily calling up roughly 2,000 Marines, and in the 1991 Gulf War, when about 8,300 IRR members were involuntarily activated, O'Connor said.
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