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App Review: Blox by Synx.us
by Jeff on
February 26, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Games
Blox is a fast-paced game that requires quick reflexes. Although this game is quite simple, it is also very entertaining. The object of Blox is to try and swipe as many squares off of the screen as you can, within the one minute time limit given.
In Blox, there are four types of squares. Each square has a different direction arrow on it, and each direction is associated with a different color. For example, green goes with the up arrow while the yellow goes with the down arrow and so forth. The four colors are blue, green, red, and yellow. These colors give the game a more friendly looking interface, as well as help you distinguish between the blocks. When you begin the game, the squares slide on the screen one at a time from the direction that their arrow is pointing. You must push them back off the same way they came. It quickly becomes confusing as the squares appear on the screen faster and faster. This game can be played for hours on end, competing against your friends to get the highest score.
We put this game in the hands of a young child, who loved playing it and trying to beat his personal best. Because it does not require skills beyond understanding what an arrow means, this is a great game for even the very young.
Note: Hand-eye coordination is required.
Blox is available on the iTunes App Store for $0.99


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Effective Pixels- 16.2 million
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Lens- 1x optical NIKKOR glass lens
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Lens f/-number- f/2.8
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Lens Zoom- 1x
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Exposure Compensation- ? 5 EV in steps of 1/3 EV
White Balance- Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Preset Manual
Shutter- Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
Shutter Speed- 1/2000 ? 30 s; bulb and time available in mode M (time requires optional ML-L3 remote control)
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution- approx. 4 frames per second
Continuous Shooting Options- Best Shot Selector- Continuous- Multi-shot 16- Single
Aperture- Electronically-controlled 7-blade iris diaphragm
Aperture Range- 19 steps of 1/3 EV
Self-timer- Can be selected from 20, 10, 5 and 2 second durations
Accessory Shoe- ISO 518 hot-shoe contact with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto)- [W]: 0.5 to 11.5m (1ft. 8 in. to 37ft.)
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Built-in Flash- Yes
Interface- Hi-speed USB
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HDMI Output- Can be selected from:- Auto- 480p- 720p- 1080i
I/O terminal- Audio/video (A/V) output; Digital I/O (USB)
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Approx. Dimensions- Height: 2.6in. (64.3mm)- Width: 4.4in. (111mm)- Depth: 1.6in. (40.3mm)
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Undergraduate Bulletin
Spring 2020 Bulletin
LAC: Latin American and Caribbean Studies
LAC 200: Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Societies
Introduction to social science, historical, and cultural perspectives on Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as on Latino communities in the United States. The goal is to develop a critical and broad understanding of Latin America's social and historical problems and challenges and an appreciation of the region's economic and cultural contributions.DEC: J
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LAC 380: Topics in Latin American Studies
Semester supplements to this Bulletin contain specific descriptions when course is offered. Topics may include titles such as Literature of the Dominican Republic; and Latinas: History, Society, and Culture. Designed for upper-division students, this course provides an in-depth study of a specific topic relating to non-Western world civilizations. Students will be expected to demonstrate either a knowledge of a broad outline of world history, or the distinctive features of the history, institutions, economy, society, and culture of one non-Western civilization. May be repeated as the topic changes.
Prerequisite: U3 or U4 standing
Advisory Prerequisite: LAC 200DEC: J
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LAC 487: Independent Research in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Supervised research with faculty in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program. Students develop their own research projects under the supervision of a faculty member or assist with a faculty member's own research. May be repeated to a limit of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: 15 credits toward the Latin American and Caribbean studies minor; permission of instructor
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LAC 488: Internship
Volunteer work in community, research organizations, or cultural centers relating to Latin American or Latino affairs, arranged in consultaton with the LACC director. Current list of intern opportunities available at the LACC, Social and Behavioral Sciences building, N-333.
Prerequisites: 15 credits in LAC studies; permission of instructor and directorSBC: EXP+
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Vanessa Newton
About the Author
VANESSA NEWTON trained at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and later the School of Visual Arts. She worked as a medical illustrator and phlebotomist before turning her sights to children's books. She is the illustrator of the Ruby and the Booker Boys series published by Scholastic and the author/illustrator of Let Freedom Sing, published by Blue Apple Books.


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Reviewed By Mark S (Kingston, NY) Reviewed for a 2006 Cadillac XLR —5/4/2010 8:37 PM
Big difference in air flow and you can hear it sucking under the hood. Gas mileage is about the same and the car seems to be a little quicker but I don't think it's $325.76 quicker! Although, one would save on purchasing paper air filters in the long run. Only the dyno this summer will tell.


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Aubree LeTourneau, Gabby Smith, Brinlee Letourneau visit with Santa Claus at the Waldo caboose on Dec. 15. (Photo special to Alachua County Today)
WALDO – Christmas music played and Christmas lights were lit at the Waldo caboose to welcome Santa this year. More than 250 adults and children were on hand to see Santa as he was escorted into town by police and fire trucks.
Once he got to his chair, Santa sat patiently throughout the evening listening to children who were overjoyed to tell him exactly what gifts they hopped to see under their tree on Christmas morning.
Children had three opportunities to receive gift items during the evening.
As the children and their parents were waiting to see Santa, they were enticed to play age-specific Christmas Trivia. Adult winners might go home with a brand new coffee pot and a set of mugs to go with it, a crock pot complete with an appropriate cookbook or barbecue equipment and a barbecue cookbook. Children might receive flippy cars or stuffed animals or any one of a dozen other items available if they answered questions correctly.
Babies and children up to the age of 12 received approximately 100 gifts provided by the City of Waldo, their sponsors and citizen volunteers after they spoke with Santa.
A drawing at the end of the night provided additional gifts for those who stayed, including tricycles, various sized bicycles, pop-up-tents for kids, little card tables, skate boards, scooters and even more stuffed animals.
"The whole event is made possible by the City of Waldo and sponsors like Florida Power & Light, WCA Waste Corporation, Waldo Farmers & Flea Market, Waldo Motorsports, J & S Accounting, Mittauer & Associates, Inc. Engineers and local citizens who donated money and time," said City Manager Kim Worley.
Worley and Recreation Director Erika Smith shopped all year long for this event, keeping an eye out for sales to help make the money go further.
In addition to providing gifts for the children, this effort will help to provide a dozen local families with food and gifts this year.
Sponsorship donations also allow the City to provide gift cards to the Waldo Senior Center. "We have about 22 seniors this year to help out," said Worley.
"Erika and I will be back at it, shopping after-Christmas sales, to begin getting gifts for next year's visit from Santa at the caboose," said Worley.
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US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez said in Taipei yesterday that he would back Taiwan's accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), "provided that Taiwan is willing to support a high-standard, comprehensive agreement" to address various issues, such as labor and environment, currency manipulation and intellectual property rights.
He said the issues were "critical elements" of the proposed pact.
The senator delivered a speech titled "The Future of US-Taiwan Relations" at a luncheon hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei yesterday, the second day of his three-day visit.
While applauding some of the reforms Taiwan has made to open up its public procurement market after becoming a member of the WTO's Agreement on Government Procurement in 2009, Menendez said that "some US firms continue to encounter problems relating to transparency, contract terms and conditions, licensing and liability."
He also said he was concerned about the restrictions imposed on foreign investors in agricultural production, chemical manufacturing, public utility, transportation, telecommunications, high-speed rail and a natural gas pipeline.
With the resumption of bilateral talks under the bilateral Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in March, Menendez said he was confident that the US and Taiwan could continue to work together to solve the challenges of "a fully open and transparent relationship."
Menendez said he had talked to President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) by telephone, and Vice President Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) and Minister of Economic Affairs Chang Chia-juch (張家祝) at separate meetings earlier in the day, saying he "looked forward to strengthening our economic partnership" under the TIFA platform.
Taiwan and the US set up a "working group on investment" during the TIFA negotiations in March to further explore issues under a bilateral investment agreement (BIA), in addition to a "working group on technical barriers to trade."
Menendez said he had conveyed his "strong support" for a US-Taiwan BIA to US Trade Representative Michael Froman.
Over the years, Washington and Taipei have made tremendous progress in deepening bilateral relationships, Menendez said, citing the inclusion of Taiwan in the US visa waiver program, the resumption of TIFA talks, security cooperation and US legislation in support of Taiwan's participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization as an observer, which he authored.
Menendez said that constructive and strategic US engagement in Asia was in the interests of all nations in the region and would help create a mutually beneficial future for both the US and Taiwan, as well as for the world.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Menendez's visit to Taipei is the first by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee since US Vice President Joe Biden visited in 2001.
Menendez's trip to Asia is his first since becoming chairman of the committee in January.
He had meetings yesterday with Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) and Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平). Officials who were present at those meetings said Menendez brought up issues related to the controversy over the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, the government's policy to turn the army into an all-volunteer force and security-related matters.
The senator was also scheduled to meet with Minister of National Defense Yen Ming (嚴明).


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St. Patrick's Dance to be held at senior center
Provided to the Tribune
A St. Patrick's Dance will be held Friday at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center.
The dance will feature music by the 17-piece Tahoe Dance Band, which plays a variety of music that is good for listening and dancing. Coming with a partner is not necessary.
Wearing green clothing is optional. Wine, beverages, appetizers, dessert and a free door prize ticket are included in the $10 admission price.
The dance will be held from 7:30-10 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
For more information, call Francine at 530-541-8380 or Arline at 530-545-1277.


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Goal line technology will be used in soccer will be used for the first time at this year's Confederations Cup, which starts today. There's long been a debate in soccer whether the sport should introduce more technology in its matches, especially when it comes to goal line technology. Soccer's a free-flowing game with no scheduled stoppages, and part of the pushback was that stopping play to review goals the way football reviews touchdowns would fundamentally change the game.
But those pining for it had a better argument. There aren't many goals in soccer, so each goal scored is that much more valuable, and each missed call is that much more criminal. And after Frank Lampard's clear equalizer in the 2010 World Cup against Germany (seen above) was disallowed, many fans and players alike said it was time for a major change. Lampard's goal would've made the game 2-2. Instead, England went on to lose 4-1.
So after the decision to integrate goal line technology was won, FIFA had to then decide which technology to use. Ten different systems pitched their goal line technology, but in the end, the International Football Association Board decided on German system called GoalControl-4D. GoalControl uses a network of 14 different cameras—seven focused on each goalmouth—that track the ball in within millimeters. When the ball crosses the plane, a signal will be sent to referees' accompanying wristwatch. It seems noninvasive and, more important, pretty flawless:
The Confederations Cup—an eight-team international tournament that serves as a teaser and a tuneup for next year's World Cup—starts today in a couple hours, which is when the world will get its first look at the new technology. Brazil, the Confederations Cup and World Cup host team, takes on Japan today at 3 p.m. Referees rarely miss goals, which is part of the reason why it's taken so long to develop technology for it, so it's a good bet that even though we likely won't see soccer's newest toy put to use, we'll be hearing a lot about it.
Common sense suggests that eventually goal line technology will be in every stadium, but for now, it's still too expensive. The Boston Globe says GoalControl costs $267,000 to install per stadium, and another $4,000 to operate each game. For most clubs, spending that that kind of money to correct fluke occurrences, no matter how vital they are to eventual results, isn't an option.
GoalControl and systems like it can easily be expanded to other facets of the game, like offsides, but that seems a long way off if it's ever even coming. For now, though, we're fine with taking controversial goals out of the referees' hands. Who knows? Maybe this is the only thing keeping England from winning a World Cup.


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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Wordless Wednesday -- Thomas Joynes Smedley
Posted by Leslie Ann at 10:55 PM
Labels: Smedley, Wordless Wednesday
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I see Nottinham as the city where this cabinet card photo was taken. Is that in the states?ReplyDelete
This Photo was taken around June 1896 in Nottingham,when great-grandpa went to England for the purpose of obtaining genealogical information. He also met my great-grandmother on this trip.ReplyDelete
The photographer was F. H. Smith 29a Alfreton Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
- AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 3:56 PM
My father a great grandson of Thomas Joynes Smedley looks just like him.ReplyDelete
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News comes fast and furious some weeks. We're working on several news items today that you'll see posted on the Web site by early next week. Here are a few quick hitters to chew on until we can post the full stories:
• Sources have said that Planet Fitness, Dover, NH, was recently up for sale but has pulled itself off the market. In a statement, Planet Fitness CEO Mike Grondahl said: "We're not for sale, although we're continually getting approached by companies interested in us, and we do listen to them. We'd be fools not to. But there's nothing on the table and nothing being negotiated right now." However, the sale of World Gym by Planet Fitness could be finalized soon.
• Contrary to rumors, Anytime Fitness, Hastings, MN, is not for sale, according to spokesperson Mark Daly. One source says that Anytime Fitness could be looking for investment dollars, similar to an agreement between Snap Fitness and Summit Partners, a private equity firm, that was completed during the summer.
• Matthew Stevens left Spectrum Athletic Clubs, Los Angeles, and is now the CEO for Western Athletic Clubs, San Francisco. George Metcalf is the interim president of the executive committee for Spectrum.
• Todd Bright recently left his position as CEO of Lifestyle Family Fitness, St. Petersburg, FL, to pursue missionary work. John Simmons, a Lifestyle board member, is the new CEO of the company.
• Town Sports International released its third quarter financials. The company posted lower net income, but higher revenue for the third quarter.
• More changes at Healthy Inspirations as one of the franchisees has apparently purchased the paper assets of the company.
• Diversified Health, Fort Lauderdale, FL, which was featured on the cover of our October issue, has acquired Access Fitness, an Oklahoma-based chain, as well as Michigan-based Fit Zone for Women International.


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Off-Highway Vehicle and Legislation History
The Arizona Game and Fish Department became involved with off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation in 1972 when legislation was passed that gave the Arizona Game and Fish Commission the authority to approve and expend funds to identify habitat damage, provide information and education, and provide law enforcement for OHV-related activities. Although the authority to conduct these activities was approved, it was not until 1989 that funding was actually provided to administer these duties.
With this revenue, the Arizona Game and Fish Department funds personnel and resources to meet the department's mission of conserving, enhancing and restoring Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management programs, and to provide wildlife resources, safe watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment, appreciation, and use of present and future generations.
On June 27, 2008, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed into law SB1167. The rules and regulations of that bill went into effect on January 1, 2009, thanks in large part to a joint effort between Arizona Sportsmen and OHV user groups.
The goal of the new regulations is to provide better OHV management and protection of natural resources while maintaining access. Funds generated from this program will be used to help ensure sustainable opportunities by bolstering grant programs that pay for maintenance, signage, mitigation, education and enforcement. Remember to leave no trace and that nature rules! Stay on roads and trails.


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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers unexpectedly voted Wednesday not to alter one of the central bank's key economic stimulus programs.
The move defied market expectations that the Fed would begin tapering its monthly purchases of $85 billion in bonds this month. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up about 80 points on the news.
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The decision to continue the year-old program at its same pace for at least another month showed concern by Fed officials that the economy is too weak to handle even a small reduction in stimulus.
In a statement issued after its two-day meeting, the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee said that although there was "growing underlying strength in the broader economy...the committee decided to await more evidence that progress will be sustained before adjusting the pace of its purchases."
The Fed began its latest round of bond-buying -- also known as quantitative easing -- a year ago when the unemployment rate was 8.1%. The Fed has been purchasing $45 billion in Treasury securities and $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities each month.
The goal was to push down mortgage and other long-term interest rates to stimulate the housing market and encourage more spending by businesses. The stimulus helped fuel a housing market recovery as the unemployment rate gradually fell to 7.3% in August.
But interest rates have risen sharply since May, when Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank could start reducing the purchases this year. The rate for a 30-year mortgage has risen by more than 1 percentage point since May, to 4.57% last week.
The bond-buying program was the Fed's third round of quantitative easing since shortly after the financial crisis.
The first, from March 2009 to March 2010, saw the Fed purchase $1.25 trillion in mortgage-backed securities, plus $200 billion in debt issued by government-backed agencies such as mortgage financing giant Fannie Mae and $300 billion in longer-term Treasury securities.
In the second round, from November 2010 through June 2011, the Fed bought $600 billion in Treasury securities.
The bond-buying, part of the government's response to the 2008 financial disaster, has increased dramatically the size of the Fed's balance sheet to nearly $3.7 trillion from about $900 billion in mid-2008.
The Fed also downgraded its forecast for economic growth for this year and 2014. It now projects growth of no more than 2.3% this year, compared to as much as 2.6% forecast in June. And next year, the Fed projects the economy will grow between 2.9% and 3.1% compared to a range of 3% to 3.5% in the June forecast.
Join us for a live video chat at 2 p.m. Pacific on the Fed's decision to hold off on a stimulus scaleback. Deputy Business Editor Joe Bel Bruno will be talking about today's news with economy reporter Jim Puzzanghera in Washington and markets reporter Andrew Tangel in New York City.
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The other night I sat down to play Diablo III on my 11-inch MacBook Air, after installing Windows 7 in Bootcamp mode to eke a few extra frames per second from the Windows side's arguably superior gaming performance. But…Diablo III on a MacBook Air? I know, it's like asking Steve Rogers to fight the Red Skull before guzzling the super serum, what with the Air's low-speed Intel CPU and anemic Intel integrated 3D graphics. Still, players like all3nthegamer and neopickaze had me hopeful enough to give it the old college try.
So I brought up the game, disabled shadows in settings, set physics to "low," dropped into play mode, then tapped CTRL-R to keep an eye on my frame rate while clicking around the first act's swampy "Fields of Misery" map. Wonder of wonders, the frame rate started out in the mid-30s, peaked at over 40 and only dipped into the 20s when things got out of hand onscreen, e.g. machine-gunning squads of Wood Wraiths with my Demon Hunter's "Orlando Bloom" skill. Color me thrilled!
And then I heard it: My fan kicking in like a motorcyclist revving a throttle that only works in one direction. Which is fine, because that's what fans are for when you're running visually crazy games like Diablo III. Laptops — even teeny-tiny ones like the Air — sport processors that get really, really warm when asked to heavy-lift, and they don't have a lot of room to maneuver thermally speaking because of their cramped design. When I fire up a game like Diablo III, the Air races from balmy to piping hot like Kevin Bacon in a straitjacket strapped to a train car hurtling toward a brick wall (see She's Having a Baby).
(MORE: 'Diablo III' and Always-Online Gaming: Bad for Us and Here to Stay?)
Again, no problem. I keep the room cool, around 70F in the summer with central air. And I play with a pair of high-end studio headphones, so I don't mind fan noise.
But then something unexpected happened: After two, maybe three minutes, the frame rate dropped from 30 to 25 and held there (same area, same effects level). Still no big deal. I find 25 perfectly playable in most games. I only care about high frame rates when playing competitive shooters or flight sims. But after a few more minutes, the frame rate fell again to a much more noticeable 20, dipping into the really jerky single digits during intense fights. The culprit, I realized immediately, then kicked myself for forgetting: CPU throttling — technically "dynamic frequency scaling" — an innate, not-bypassable feature whereby the CPU drops to lower speeds to keep from exceeding its thermal maximum. In other words: a failsafe to prevent your processor from going POOF.
Here's what Intel says about it in a processor FAQ:
Tjunction Max is the maximum temperature the cores can reach before thermal throttling is activated. Thermal throttling happens when the processor exceeds the maximum temperature. The processor shuts itself off in order to prevent permanent damage.
I'm not sure what the TJMax number is for the dual-core Intel Core i5 1.6 GHz CPU in the MacBook Air, but I'd wager 100 degrees C (that's 212 degrees F, the boiling point for water) is getting close, and that's where Diablo III was running all the time, according to my temperature monitoring utility. Maybe there's a workaround out there that'll let you fiddle with throttling levels (I'm pretty sure there isn't), but even if there were, you wouldn't want to use it — drive off the TJMax cliff and you're inviting serious processing errors and probably all-out CPU bricking.
My solution? After maxing out the MBA's internal fan (6,500 rpm) via a free utility called smcFanControl to no avail, I cobbled together a kind of ad hoc "super-cooler." I've used laptop cooler boards with active fans in the past, but nothing (short of outright refrigeration) beats putting metal (the aluminum MBA) atop a raised metal mesh (an overturned desktop filing system), then pumping air from a 26-inch box fan at high speeds over everything. That's it, silly factor off the charts, at right.
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But while it helped with the chassis temperature, keeping the wrist-wrests much cooler (and me in the bargain), it did nothing to counter the internal processor's thermal thrashing. Conclusion: If I want to play a game like Diablo III on my 11-inch MBA, it's endure the noisy 6,500 rpm fan, throttled CPU and almost unplayably low frame rates, or bust.
Part of me knew better going in, of course. Every fall, when things cool down (I'm in Michigan) and the ambient temps drop to 50F or 60F, I forget about how warm laptops can still get — a problem I've also had with older MacBook Pros as well as various high-end Windows gaming-angled laptops over the years. And when summer rolls around, temperatures rising to 80 or 90F outside, fan noise climbing and the wrist-wrests suddenly toasty, I remember once more why I can't work on these things with the windows open.
Not that winter's going to make Diablo III run any cooler on a MBA, or the CPU less likely to throttle down and kill the frame rate. The only viable solution for serious PC gamers: Stick with desktop PCs. I know that goes without saying for vets, but I was giving the mobile-only gaming thing a shake and, well…it didn't work out. Not if I want to play Diablo III, or Guild Wars 2, or the next StarCraft II game, or this upcoming Civilization V expansion, or next year's The Elder Scrolls Online. It's a reminder to those trying to live the mobile "all-in-one" life, that ultraportables have a ways to go before we're able to play games like the ones above without serious compromises.
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1.1 President will call the meeting to order
1.2 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call
2.1 District's Reponse to the Public Records Act Request of the Contra Costa Times
3.1 In closed session, the Board will consider the items listed on the closed session
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5.2 Expulsions
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5.5 Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
5.6 Board discussion concerning response to Uniform Complaint
6.1 Reconvene Open Session at 7:30 p.m.
7.1 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call
8.1 Negotiations
8.2 Readmissions
8.3 Admission
8.4 Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
8.5 Board discussion concerning response to Uniform Complaint
9.1 Expulsion Recommendation - Student #11-13
9.2 Expulsion Recommendation - Student #12-13
10.1 (Item #1) Items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be a
10.2 (Item #3) Recommended Action for Certificated Personnel
10.3 (Item #4) Request to decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2012-2013 schoo
10.4 (Item #5) Recommended Action for Classified Personnel
10.5 (Item #6) Classified Personnel: Request to Decrease Positions
10.6 (Item #7) Fiscal Transactions for the month of February 2013
10.7 (Item #8) Purchase Order Adjustments for Special Education Tutoring Services
10.8 (Item #9) Procurement of Classroom Technologies and Enhancements for Clayton Val
10.9 (Item #10) Independent Services Contracts for The Event Group
10.10 (Item #11) (UPDATED - SEE ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENTS) Award of Independent Services
10.11 (Item #13) College Park High School Independent Contract/AjA Project
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15.11 Resolution No. 12/13-35 to decrease the number of certificated employees due to
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15.19 Update on Mandated Reporting Policy and Protocol
15.20 Adoption of the German Honors course of study
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Recently an original 1803 Livingston County, Kentucky marriage record appeared for sale on eBay. It was purchased and will be returned to the county clerk's office, from which it apparently disappeared many years ago. At least two compilations of Livingston County marriages have been published - one in 1992 and another about 1961. The following marriage did not appear in either publication.
This is to Licene and permit you to Join in the Matrimony
Agreeable to the forms and Customs and forms of the Society
you belong Robert Hays and Selah Rolston and this
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The Independent Climate Change E-mails Review report has been published. DOWNLOAD IT HERE
Publication date set for 13:00 on the 7 July
Publication date confirmed
The publication date for the Independent Climate Change E-mails Review report has been set for 13:00 on the 7 July.
Second tranche of submissions published
More submissions to the independent Climate Change Email Review have been published on the Review website.
Sir Muir Russell, Chair of the Review, said:
"We will continue to publish submissions and evidence on the website, and we intend to publish all submissions, evidence and correspondence by the end of the Review.
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Sir Muir Russell said:
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I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made a submission for their contribution. The Review team has read and noted all submissions.
We are progressing with our investigation of issues relevant to our remit and still expect to publish preliminary conclusions in the spring."
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On Friday February 12, allegations were raised that Professor Geoffrey Boulton's background and views affected his ability to be a member of the Review. These have been rejected by Sir Muir Russell and by Professor Boulton.
Professor Boulton said:
"At the Review press conference (on February 11), I pointed out that I had worked full-time in the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA from its inception in 1968 to 1980, and that I had a part-time appointment between 1980 and 1986, whilst working primarily in the University of Amsterdam. Since then, I have had no professional contact with the University of East Anglia or the Climatic Research Unit.
"I was equally clear that although my research is not in the field of modern or recent climate change, I am familiar with its scientific basis and uncertainties surrounding it.
"I declared my current view of the balance of evidence: that the earth is warming and that human activity is implicated. These remain the views of the vast majority of scientists who research on climate change in its different aspects. They are based on extensive work worldwide, not that of a single institution.
As a sceptical scientist, I am prepared to change those views if the evidence merits it. They certainly do not prevent me from being heavily biased against poor scientific practice, wherever it arises."
Sir Muir Russell said:
"This Review must determine if there is evidence of poor scientific practice, as well as investigate allegations around the manipulation and suppression of data.
"As others have pointed out, it would be impossible to find somebody with the qualifications and experience we need who has not formed an opinion on climate change.
"I am completely confident that each member of the Review team has the integrity, the expertise, and the experience to complete our work impartially."
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Dr Philip Campbell withdraws from the Review (11 Feb 2009)
br /> Sir Muir Russell has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Dr Philip Campbell, Editor of Chief of Nature, after a recording of an interview given by Dr Campbell to China Radio International (CRI) in December 2009 was alleged to raise doubts over his impartiality.
Dr Campbell said: "I made the remarks in good faith on the basis of media reports of the leaks. As I have made clear subsequently, I support the need for a full review of the facts behind the leaked e-mails. There must be nothing that calls into question the ability of the independent Review to complete this task, and therefore I have decided to withdraw from the team."
Sir Muir said: I have spoken to Philip Campbell, and I understand why he has withdrawn. I regret the loss of his expertise, but I respect his decision."
The independent Climate Change Email Review today announced its membership, published its workplan and issued a call for submissions from interested parties. It also invited comments on the issues which it has identified for investigation.
Sir Muir Russell, chair of the review, made the announcement with other members at the Science Media Centre in London.
Other members of the team are: Professor Peter Clarke, Professor Geoffrey Boulton, Dr Philip Campbell, Professor Jim Norton, and David Eyton.
Sir Muir explained that the Review team had finished a preliminary appraisal of the evidence, and would now look at the issues in detail, as well as review submissions.
He said:
"The Review will investigate allegations arising from the series of hacked emails from the Climatic Research Unit. We will investigate whether there is evidence of poor scientific practice and data management which could call CRU research into question. The Review is about scientific rigour and honesty, freedom of information procedures and data handling."
"The Review team has an exceptional range of scientific backgrounds and expertise, designed to ensure we can cover all the issues involved."
"However, it is not our role to re-appraise the CRU's scientific conclusions. Those will be examined by the Royal Society review announced today."
"We aim to reach preliminary conclusions during the Spring."
The deadline for submissions to the Review is 1 March 2010.
Sir Muir Russell to head the Independent Review into the allegations against the Climatic Research Unit (CRU)
Sir Muir Russell to head the Independent Review into the allegations against the Climatic Research Unit (CRU)
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Duggar Family Welcomes Another Child [VIDEO]
If you thought the Duggar family couldn't get any bigger, think again: According to PEOPLE, Josh and Anna Duggar welcomed their second child Wednesday – a baby boy, weighing 8 lbs., 5 oz.
The couple, aged 23 and 22, respectively, did not release the name of their son, though they did say that it stars with the letter M.
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DEAR ABBY DEC. 18: Woman looking ahead wants boyfriend to adopt her view
DEAR ABBY: I am 20 and have been with my boyfriend, "Griffin," for five years. He recently gave me a beautiful promise ring. I would like to spend the rest of my life with him, but I think I have a problem.
I am going to become an adoption professional, and I plan on adopting one day. Griffin knows I'm pursuing this career and that I want to adopt, but I don't think he understands how serious I am about it. We don't plan on being married until after college, when we'll both be 25.
How do I let him know I'm serious about this? I don't want to wait five more years and find he's not on the same page and that I wasted my time. When I try to discuss it, Griffin says we're "too young to think about it." What do I say to that? -- MAPPING OUT MY FUTURE IN L.A.
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There is a vast difference between a "promise ring" and a little gold band. Because Griffin presented you with a promise ring is no guarantee that in five years the two of you will make it to the altar together. You may need to be with someone who, like you, is more geared to mapping out a future and wants to settle down.
DEAR ABBY: My daughter, "Annie," is a single mother, holds a full-time job and trains for triathlons. Her son, "Cooper," is 3. Annie has him enrolled in day care from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. every day while she's at work. Afterward, she picks up Cooper from day care and checks him into the gym's child care service while she works out.
I have offered to pick my grandson up from day care once a week and keep him until Annie finishes her workout. My other daughter has offered to pick him up twice a week so he can play with his cousin at her house.
Annie has become defensive. She says we're offering because we think she's neglecting him. Actually, I DO think so. It breaks my heart that my grandson spends 12 hours a day in day care. Do you agree with me? What should I do? -- WORRIED GRANNY IN THE SOUTHWEST
DEAR WORRIED GRANNY: Annie may be defensive because she feels some guilt, or because you need to become a better actress and transmit less disapproval.
Apologize to her if that will smooth things over. Explain that you would like Cooper to spend time with you because you love him and want him to develop warm childhood memories of his grandmother. Tell Annie that her sister wants him to spend time with his cousin so they will have a closer bond when they're older. Then cross your fingers and hope she'll accept the offers.
DEAR ABBY: What is your definition of a committed relationship? -- TRYING FOR ONE IN TEXAS
DEAR TRYING: A committed relationship is one in which both parties agree that it will remain mutually exclusive.
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FX has ordered a third season of "American Horror Story". The thirteen episodes are scheduled to air next Fall.
The first season revolved around a haunted house, the currently airing second season in an insane asylum. No word as yet as to where the third season would be set. Jessica Lange is scheduled to return though.
The current season is scoring five million viewers per episode and this week topped all broadcast networks in the 18-34 demographic in its timeslot. It's currently slated to wrap on January 23rd.
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There is a maritime term "lighter" which refers to a unpowered barge that was used to unload (lighten) larger ships anchored at roadsteads, unable to enter shallow harbours, or to facilitate transfer of cargo via inland waterways.
Nowadays, LASH (Lighter Aboard SHip) system is used with standardised lighter barges loaded on board of larger ship (similar idea to containers) to be released at destination.
In a strict context of (technical) maritime writing/usage, it seems that the term is perfectly understandable. However, writing for non-technical audience I ran into a problem where I had a passage describing various types of vessels used during Arctic navigation. Rough shortened quote: "…bulk loaders, container ships, tankers, and lighter barge ships". Obvious issue is that for uninitiated that would likely mean ships that are lighter (smaller) than the other listed ones.
In Russian, where the term "лихтер" is a calque of the Dutch "lichter", there is no confusion whatsoever. I am not sure that the same issue as in English would not arise in Dutch or German, languages that use same term.
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I have an application using the Graph API. I have it creating events for the user, but would like to let the user invite their friends from our site instead of having to go to the events Facebook page. Does anyone know of the request I have to send the friends' IDs too to invite them like with the old API? Or if it even exists? I am finding a lot of the finer details in the API documentation are vague. Thank you!
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