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With 100 days to go until the midterm election, unexpectedly strong bids by several Republican candidates and President Barack Obama's continued sagging approval ratings are boosting GOP chances of capturing a Senate majority.
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Arsenal booked their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup after overcoming a two-goal deficit to defeat Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium.
Villa were 2-0 up at half-time after goals from Richard Dunne and Darren Bent had put Alex McLeish's side in command of the tie.
But Arsenal responded in the second-half, with Robin van Persie scoring two penalties either side of a goal from Theo Walcott in seven dramatic minutes.
Dunne put Villa in front just after the half hour mark when he headed home after a neat exchange between Robbie Keane and Stiliyan Petrov.
Keane traded passes with Petrov following a short Villa corner and then hung the ball up at the back post for Dunne to power into the roof of the Arsenal net.
The advantage was doubled in stoppage time of the first half as Villa counter attacked supremely following an Arsenal corner.
Stephen Ireland released Bent into the area and, after his initial shot was saved by Lukasz Fabianski, the England striker slid the loose ball in from an acute angle.
The Gunners were booed by their own fans going into the break, but responded nine minutes into the second-half.
Dunne felled Aaron Ramsey in the area - and was lucky to escape a second booking - and van Persie slotted the resulting penalty into the bottom left corner.
The scores were level only three minutes later when Walcott diverted a clearance from Alan Hutton into the net after jinking past Stephen Warnock.
The comeback was complete on 61 minutes when van Persie again netted from the spot following a foul by Bent on the advancing Laurent Koscielny.
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Chapter 1: Roots of the modern environmental dilemma: A brief history of the relationship between humans and wildlife
Why exactly do we humans have such an incredibly large influence on other species and the natural world? We are unique among animal species in that we survive and reproduce in a wide variety of environments through cultural adaptations (Richerson et al. 1996). In contrast, other species are primarily able to survive and reproduce due to biological adaptations that result from eons of natural selection and biological evolution. The cultural adaptations of humans have allowed them to colonize nearly every ecosystem type on Earth. In addition, cultural innovations have allowed the human population to grow exponentially for millennia. Such sustained population growth is unparalleled by any other species on the planet. The population of a typical species grows until it reaches the carrying capacity of its environment, then levels off or declines. In other words, it grows until it is fully utilizing the available resources, such as food and space. At this point mechanisms such as disease and starvation keep the population from continuing to grow. However, we humans have responded to resource scarcity with cultural practices and technologies that increase the availability of resources. We raise our food on farms and live in multi-story apartment buildings, increasing the carrying capacity of the environment for humans. This growth eventually requires yet more cultural adaptations to increase resources, and the alteration of the natural environment and the rate of cultural evolution is accelerated. Currently the global human population is large enough and the technologies that allow humans to manipulate the environment are potent enough that human-caused alterations to the biosphere are causing the extinction of innumerable wildlife species. If present trends continue, there will be an eventual crash in the human population that will bring great suffering and cause widespread environmental damage. This is the root cause of the modern environmental crisis. This chapter deals with how we got into the present situation from the perspective of cultural interactions with wildlife and wild lands.
The following is a brief description of the various types of human societies, grouped according to their main mode of acquiring food and resources. Each of these types of societies is generally associated with certain types of social conditions and attitudes toward wildlife and nature. This way of organizing and describing human societies comes from a subdiscipline of anthropology called Human Ecology, which seeks to understand humans by how they interact with the natural world and with each other in order to survive (Richerson et al. 1996). This is essentially the way that ecologists understand other organisms, so Human Ecology fundamentally sees humans as another species of large social mammal living in the biosphere, while still recognizing their incredible uniqueness as cultural animals. Understanding the history between resource acquisition and attitudes toward nature provides a context for the history of wildlife in North America, which is discussed in the next chapter. It may also provide some clues about how our global culture needs to change if it is to create a sustainable world in the future. The sections below divide societies into five convenient categories for discussion, but they represent a continuum of culture and values, and there are of course exceptions to the sweeping generalities that are made. The important thing to know is the general trend in how different societies relate to nature, rather than how to categorize any given society.
Hunter-gatherer societies
Food acquisition and social structure
Hunter-gatherer societies obtain their food directly from "natural" ecosystems, by hunting wild animals and collecting wild plants (Richerson et al. 1996). This requires intimate, detailed knowledge of plant and animal species in the local environment. A hunter-gatherer lifestyle can support a relatively small number of people in most landscapes, so population densities of hunter-gatherer societies tend to be low. Most hunter-gatherer peoples also are migratory, traveling frequently in search of food rather than living in settlements. Generally each individual in the group is responsible for procurement of food, so there is little division of labor within the sexes. As a result, the social structure of hunter-gatherer cultures tends to be fairly egalitarian. However, this egalitarianism does not necessarily translate into peacefulness. Anthropologists have shown that the incidence of murder in hunter-gatherer societies is generally several times higher than even in the most violent modern cities, which is attributable to the lack of a centralized authority for settling disputes. There tends to be considerable division of labor between the sexes, with men usually responsible for hunting and women for foraging, in large part because it is difficult to take small children hunting. The status of women relative to men in hunter-gatherer societies tends to be roughly correlated with how important foraging is relative to hunting for supplying food, and disparity between the sexes is generally not as large as seen in agrarian societies.
Beliefs and attitudes toward nature and wildlife
The direct dependence of hunter gathers on natural ecosystems for their food, and the intimate knowledge of the natural world that this requires, is generally reflected in their beliefs and attitudes toward nature and wildlife. Such peoples commonly view themselves as inseparable from the natural ecosystems and wildlife around them (Gottleib 1996, Wilber 2000). Animals are often regarded to be another kind of people, or as spirit beings, who can be appealed to for help and protection. Rituals are commonly performed to show respect, gratitude and reverence for the animal-spirits, with the hope of promoting continued hunting success. Other rituals to influence natural events, such as the coming of rain, are also not uncommon in hunter-gatherer cultures. These literal beliefs in magic, ritual and fusion of humans with the natural world are often termed animism (Richerson et al. 1996, Wilber 2000). Examples of such beliefs toward nature are shown in both the traditions of numerous Native American cultures, and in the beautifully executed portraits of bison, deer, salmon and other animals in the caves of France by the hunter-gatherer ancestors of modern day Europeans. Humans worldwide lived in tribal, hunter-gatherer societies for most of their evolutionary history, and some anthropologists argue that we therefore feel most at ease in circumstances that mimic such societies. These circumstances include open settings with views of wildlife (or livestock as substitutes for wildlife), living in areas near water, and egalitarian social groups with frequent interactions with close family members and at most a few dozen members of the same culture (Wilson 1984, Richerson and Boyd 2000).
Influences on natural ecosystems and wildlife
Overall, hunter-gatherer societies are generally regarded as the best of all types of societies at coexisting with natural wildlife populations, because human population densities tend to be low and because this way of getting food involves the least manipulation of natural ecosystems. The much greater abundance and diversity of wildlife in North America as opposed to Europe at the time of European colonization, in spite of the roughly equal latitudes and areas of these continents, speaks directly to the relatively greater ability of hunter-gatherer societies to coexist with wildlife. It has been suggested that the ability of hunter-gatherer societies to coexist with wildlife is attributable to their magical, reverent attitude toward nature (Gottleib 1996). However, alternative arguments assert that hunter-gathers had relatively small impacts on natural ecosystems simply because they did not have the technologies to further manipulate nature, or the population densities that require such manipulations (Wilber 1996). It is known that the hunter-gathers of Asia, Australia, and North America caused the extinction of numerous large mammal and bird species by over hunting and altering the landscape through extensive use of fire, which suggests that even humans living in hunter-gatherer societies can have considerable ecological influence (Flannery 1994, 2001, Warren 2003). This is discussed in more detail in the next chapter.
Early Agrarian Societies
Food acquisition and social structure
Early agrarian societies obtain food not just by foraging in natural ecosystems, but also by planting species that are important food items and/or raising livestock. They may supplement the food they raise with hunting and foraging. Those early agrarian societies that focus on planting are called horticultural societies, whereas those that focus on livestock as the primary food source are called herding or pastoralist societies (Richerson et al. 1996). There can be considerable differences between these two types of societies, but we have grouped them both under early agrarian society for this discussion. Early agrarian societies are distinguished from late agrarian societies by the lack of metal plows, and beasts of burden to pull them. Most early agrarian societies have domesticated animals, although the indigenous civilizations of North and Central America and Australia kept only dogs. Examples of extinct horticultural societies include the Aztecs, the "mound building" Native Americans of the Ohio Valley, and the early agriculturalists of the Middle East of 10,000 years ago. Many wet tropical areas of the world still support horticulturalist societies that practice small-scale slash and burn agriculture. The poor soil of such regions usually cannot support the permanent, large-scale, plowed farming style of more advanced agriculture societies.
The greater efficiency and predictability of agricultural practices for obtaining food means that such societies generally have higher population densities than hunter-gatherer societies (Richerson et al. 1996). Permanent villages and small cities usually first occur in agricultural societies. The greater productivity of agriculture can support a more complex social structure with greater division of labor, because not everyone needs to work to procure food. This can result in the development of a ruling class, a religious class, and artisans, which further accelerates cultural evolution. This division of labor means that early agrarian societies often are less egalitarian than hunter-gatherer societies. The few human societies that are matrilineal, i.e. where family lineages are passed on by the mother and women have high status, are usually horticultural, a prime example being the matrilineal horticultural societies of SubSaharan Africa. In these societies, the stationary settlements and relatively easy physical labor needed to procure food allow women to contribute greatly to the food supply, and their status and economic power is greater as a result.
Beliefs and attitudes toward nature and wildlife
The gods and goddesses of early agrarian societies begin to take on a human face rather than animal face, compared to those of hunter-gatherer societies. However, animals are commonly associated with particular gods and goddesses, and are often symbolic of a deity's power. Encountering a particular species of wildlife may be construed as an omen from a god, but the power usually does not reside in the animal itself, but rather in its relationship to a deity. Animals often play important roles in the mythology of such cultures, and gods themselves may take the forms of animals. The "pagan" religions of Northern Europe are one Western example of an early agrarian religion. The mythology of the classical Greek gods and goddesses is also an example of these themes, although ancient Greek society itself was too technologically advanced to be properly categorized as early agrarian. A common religious theme in early agrarian cultures was the need to makes sacrifices to gods to incur their favor and ensure continued bounty (Wilber 2000). In herding societies these were usually animal sacrifices, and the Old Testament actually gives instructions of how to perform these. However, in horticultural societies human sacrifice was surprisingly common. Some of the early agrarian cultures of Europe and the Middle East practiced human sacrifice, as did the Aztecs and Ohio Valley horticulturalists of the New World (Richerson 1996, Wilber 1996, Warren 2003).
Influences on natural ecosystems and wildlife
Because their mode of procuring food involves manipulation of natural ecosystems, early agrarian societies tend to have greater negative impacts on wildlife. Areas used to tend desired crops are not available to support the full species complement of the surrounding natural plant community, and livestock often compete with other animal species for forage. Denser human settlements may over-exploit wildlife in the surrounding wild areas, even if they are not directly manipulating the habitat. However, horticultural and herding societies are generally confined to only certain climates and habitat types, and their population densities are still relatively low, so often with these societies there are still considerable undisturbed areas that provide habitat for wildlife. Increased birth rates are commonly observed when people transition from hunter-gatherer to early agrarian societies, and the denser, growing human populations place ever-increasing demands on the surrounding wildlife and natural ecosystems.
Table of Contents
1. Roots of the modern environmental dilemma: A brief history of the relationship between humans and wildlife
2. A history of wildlife in North America
3. Climatic determinants of global patterns of biodiversity
4. Biodiversity
5. Natural selection
6. Principles of ecology
7. Niche and habitat
8. Conservation biology
9. Conservation in the USA: legislative milestones
10. Alien invaders
11. Wildlife and Pollution
12. What you can do to save wildlife
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Malignant otitis externa is a disorder involving infection and damage of the bones of the ear canal and at the base of the skull.
Alternative Names
Osteomyelitis of the skull; Otitis externa - malignant
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Malignant otitis externa is caused by the spread of an outer ear infection (otitis externa, also called swimmers ear). It is an uncommon complication of both
Risks for this condition include:
Chemotherapy Diabetes
- Weakened immune system
External otitis is often caused by difficult-to-treat bacteria such as pseudomonas. The infection spreads from the floor of the ear canal to the nearby tissues and into the bones at the base of the skull. The infection and inflammation may damage or destroy the bones. The infection may spread more and affect the cranial nerves, brain, or other parts of the body.
Drainage from the ear- yellow, yellow-green, foul smelling, persistent Ear pain- felt deep inside the ear and may get worse when moving head Hearing loss Itchingof the ear or ear canal
- Fever
- Trouble swallowing
- Weakness in the face
- Voice loss
Signs and tests
Your health care providerwill look into your ear for signs of an outer ear infection. The head around and behind the ear may be tender to touch. A nervous system (neurological) examination may show that the cranial nerves are affected.
If there is any drainage, the doctor may send it to the lab for a culture. The purpose of the culture is to look for bacteria or fungi, usually the bacteria pseudomonas.
To look for signs of a
CT scan of the head MRI scan of the head
- Radionuclide scan
The goal of treatment is to cure the infection. Treatment often lasts for several months, because it is difficult to treat the bacteria and reach an infection in bone tissue.
Antibiotics that are effective against the microorganism are given for long periods of time. They may be given through a vein (intravenously), or by mouth. Antibiotics should be continued until scans or other tests show that inflammation has gone down.
Occasionally, surgery to remove dead or damaged tissue (surgical debridement) in the skull is needed.
Expectations (prognosis)
Malignant otitis externa usually responds to long-term treatment, especially if treated early. It may return in the future. Severe cases may be deadly.
- Damage to the cranial nerves, skull, or brain
- Return of infection, even after treatment
- Spread of infection to the brain or other parts of the body
Calling your health care provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if:
- You develop symptoms of malignant otitis externa
- Symptoms continue despite treatment
- You develop new symptoms
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have:
Convulsions Decreased consciousness
- Severe
- Facial weakness, loss of voice, or difficulty swallowing associated with ear pain or drainage
To prevent an external ear infection:
- Dry the ear thoroughly after it gets wet.
- Avoid swimming in polluted water.
- Protect the ear canal with cotton or lambs wool while applying hair spray or hair dye (if you are prone to getting external ear infections).
- After swimming, place 1 or 2 drops of a mixture of 50% alcohol and 50% vinegar in each ear to help dry the ear and prevent infection.
Treat acute otitis externa completely. Do not stop treatment sooner than your health care provider recommends. Following your doctors plan completely will reduce the risk of malignant otitis externa.
Guss J, Ruckenstein MJ. Infections of the external ear. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 137.
Pfaff JA, Moore GP. Otolaryngology. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 70.
O'Handley JG, Tobin EJ, Shah AR. Otorhinolaryngology. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 19.
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Stocks wiped out most of the session's losses to finish flat in choppy trading Wednesday, but gains were limited by weakness in techs and as investors were reluctant to jump in following recent rallies that propelled major averages to five-year highs.
"I think [the market] has gotten ahead of itself and it's tired. It needs to consolidate," said Kenny Polcari, director at O'Neil Securities.
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My ISP has been experiencing slow and intermittent connectivity for the past day or so as a result of the Nachi / MSBlaster.d worm and its ICMP traffic flooding.
My question is this- has your ISP had issues?
I don't want to name my ISP because I don't want to bias anyone, but it seems to me that with a month of notice and with everyone knowing that the worm was only a matter of time that they could have prepared better.
ISP's know that the majority of their customer base uses some flavor of Windows and that all versions of Windows are vulnerable and that most home users are too ignorant or lazy to patch. Knowing that, it seems like the logical thing to do would have been to block traffic on ports 135, 139 and 445. Once MSBlaster came out they could have also started blocking port 4444 traffic.
I can't think of any reason why the Netbios ports need to be open between me and other customers of my ISP or what harm could come from blocking them, but maybe I'm not thinking big enough.
So, bottom line- did your ISP have any issues? Did your ISP take proactive measures to prevent issues? Can you think of anything that ISP's could or should do to help protect their networks and their customers from being impacted by those who don't patch and protect their systems?


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Lack of Wheel controller support totally unacceptable this was the problem with unbounded and your repeating the same mistakes. While some may like to drift with a KB or GP you have to agree that a wheel is the best option for this style of driving. Until you offer wheel support sorry I cannot help you but there is still time to fix this problem.
No proper ffb wheel support? REALLY!?!?!? LOL, what a joke. This was already only mildy on my radar, but now it's not even close to being on my to get list. My god why did Namco give these guys my beloved franchise?
It's such a shame to see this franchise go down the toilet


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Potential caveats aside, prepaid and pay-as-you-go cell phone plans make a lot of sense for the right type of users, and not just people who don't have the credit scores to get onboard with a contract plan. For example: No contract, pay-as-you-go plans make an affordable option for the occasional cell phone user who just needs a mobile lifeline now and then, while unlimited text and voice plans can cut bills for nonstop talkers who keep running over their monthly limits on a contract plan. But with dozens of prepaid and pay-as-you-go cellular carriers populating the U.S., finding the right one can be tough. Here are some of the top-rated prepaid cell phone providers out there, and how they've managed to stand out from the pack.
J.D. Power and Associates ranked Net10 number one in customer satisfaction in 2009, and all signs point to the cellular service provider's impossibly simplistic price structure as key. Net10 offers blocks of prepaid minutes for 10 cents per minute no matter what quantity you buy, and has also teamed up with major retailers like Wal-Mart to offer both airtime cards and phones in stores. The selection of available cell phones leaves something to be desired, but prices are reasonable. (For instance, an LG300G goes for $30 with activation and includes 300 minutes.) Net10's $79.98 unlimited voice and text plan may not be a bargain, but for pay-per-minute users it remains a reliable and affordable option.


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The Terrorists, Socialists, and Con Men Behind ObamaCare – Video
"If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it…"
This refrain was repeated by Obama literally hundreds of times despite the fact that he knew it was a lie.
But this Big Lie wasn't some off-the-cuff remark; it was the brainchild of a slick, socialist public relations firm called the Herndon Alliance—whose ultimate goal is a socialist utopia where the State is God.
Gone are the days of blowing up the Pentagon to usher in a socialist utopia—á la Bill Ayers, head of the Weather Underground. Now everything is done in secret—stealth socialists they're called. So former domestic terrorist Weather Underground architect and Bill Ayers buddy Jeff Jones is pushing ObamaCare over at the George Soros-funded Apollo Alliance. And socialist-connected American Environics is doing all the polling for the stealth operation. And another socialist front group, Families USA, is concocting phony ObamaCare "success stories." Enroll America, the so-called "non-partisan" federally-funded group, outed by James O'Keefe's Project Veritas as full of liars and conmen, is tasked with signing up dupes for Obama's overpriced healthcare.
Domestic terrorists, socialists, and con men, all working with Obama to push socialized medicine…and no one is surprised.


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Milone cruises, A's bruise Fister in win over Nats
OAKLAND -- Facing his former team for the first time since being shipped to Oakland three years ago, Tommy Milone looked his best yet in this young season.
As a team, the A's looked better than they have in a while.View Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- Facing his former team for the first time since being shipped to Oakland three years ago, Tommy Milone looked his best yet in this young season.
As a team, the A's looked better than they have in a while.View Full Game Coverage
Fresh off a much-needed off-day following Wednesday's doubleheader with the Mariners, the A's welcomed the Nationals to the Coliseum for the first time on Friday night and beat up on a familiar face, tagging Doug Fister for seven runs in an 8-0 victory in the three-game-series opener.
It was the first win in six tries this season for Milone, who permitted just two hits and struck out seven in eight scoreless innings against the team that selected him in the 10th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.
"I think you can make the argument that's the best I've seen him throw," said catcher Derek Norris. "He was very, very good.
"I don't think he missed a location all night. He was fantastic. You can't really say enough about the great job he did. He mixed speeds well, he worked quick, he got ahead, he stayed ahead. That was the biggest part about his success tonight."
"He was awesome," said Brandon Moss. "That's pretty much all I got."
The Nationals sacrificed Milone and Norris, along with two other players, in a 2011 trade for Gio Gonzalez, who will pitch in Sunday's finale. Milone has since given the A's a combined 27 wins in four seasons, though consistency hasn't always been on his side.
The lefty entered the day having allowed 10 earned runs in his last 10 2/3 innings, and exited it with eight completed innings for the first time since July 5, 2013, using a season-high 108 pitches Friday. It was just the third time in his career he made it at least eight innings without giving up any runs.
But it hadn't happened since 2012, and the timing of this one couldn't have been better, with the A's demoting a struggling Dan Straily just hours before the game. Milone was seemingly next in line for a trip to Triple-A, sporting a 5.86 ERA. Friday's performance lowered it to 4.54.
"Maybe a little bit of a vote of confidence that it wasn't him today," suggested manager Bob Melvin.
"I didn't really think about it that way," responded Milone, "but in the back of my mind, maybe."
Often a victim of little or no run support, Milone got plenty of it this time, with the A's getting three home runs on the night, including back-to-back shots from Yoenis Cespedes and Moss for the first time this season. John Jaso also hit one out, in the third, off Fister, who was around for only 4 1/3 innings in his season debut.
Fister, formerly of a Tigers rotation that eliminated the A's in the first round of playoffs the last two seasons, made one of three Nationals errors in his Washington debut. That equaled the club's hit total against an Oakland staff guided by Norris, who also showed off in front of his former organization with a 2-for-4 night.
"Any time you can put together a good outing, especially with Tommy having been struggling a bit, for him to come back like that solidifies what he's capable of doing for our rotation," said Norris. "On my end, you want to show them what they're missing. Not in a drastic, blatant manner, but showing them this is what you could have had."
"I hate to say -- because we lost -- but it's good to see those two guys," said Washington's Ian Desmond. "I'm happy for them, those guys are making a career for themselves. Obviously, I wanted to beat both of them, but at the same time, a little hat tip."
Norris, who drove in a run in the seventh, raised his average to .384, which is the best mark in the American League among players with 60 or more plate appearances. He's batting .500 over his last 14 games.
Josh Donaldson, Moss, Cespedes and Josh Reddick also collected two hits apiece, and the A's finished with 12 total.
Right-hander Fernando Rodriguez, called up pregame Friday, pitched a scoreless ninth in his A's debut, 15 months after being traded to Oakland from Houston, and 14 since undergoing Tommy John surgery.
"I'm sure this was a happy day for him," said Melvin, "as it was for us."
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com.


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In anticipation of the new content due for release in October I have started dabbling again.
They currently have an Epic XP bonus in place so that you can level a toon just by doing the class quests.
I'm attempting to use this opportunity to get through classes I wouldn't have normally touched. (Smuggler et al)
The Republic Guild is still technically under the control of one of my toons so it is still classed as being fully subscribed, because my account is.
Unfortunately the Imperial Guild is classed as Free to Play, as my toon was removed from the Guildmaster postion, this will limit bank access etc.
From what I have seen of the Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion it looks like an online single player experience, almost a KOTOR 3.
It appears very PvE orientated.
Also with the expansion you can roll a level 60 character out of the bag, just for use with the expansion, but you wouldn't then be able to play the earlier content. I believe this is because of all the choices you make in the class storyline (1-60) and the level 60 'new' toon is almost virginal.
Anyway as I'm playing through the storylines, I may well be online in the coming months, so pop in and say Hi.


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The makers of a video surveillance program developed by former United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) staffers attempted to sell their system to several big-name tech firms, according to leaked memos.
One of several internal emails written by executives at intelligence firm Stratfor has been published by WikiLeaks. It claims that Salesforce.com expressed interest in the program, dubbed, "TrapWire," after a briefing.
The executive, Stratfor Vice President Fred Burton, apparently wrote the email in February 2010. In it, he also apparently wrote that it was time to approach Google again, noting the Internet giant was becoming increasingly frustrated with penetrations of its network by hackers.
The hacker collective Anonymous has vowed to work closely with the Peoples Liberation Front to battle TrapWire.
TrapWire describes its eponymous product as a predictive software system designed to detect patterns indicative of terrorist attacks or criminal operations.
The software uses a proprietary rules-based engine to detect and analyze suspicious events and send out alerts in advance of a possible attack. The idea is that criminals and potential terrorists visit a target several times to gather tactical information. Video camera feeds from potential targets are fed into the software for analysis.
The company offers three TrapWire systems. One is TrapWire Critical Infrastructure. This identifies surveillance activities by possible criminals or terrorists around specific sites within the TrapWire Network.
The second system, TrapWire Community Member, supports the online reporting of suspicious behavior by community members such as the iWatch program in Los Angeles.
The third, TrapWire Law Enforcement, lets law enforcement agencies gather, analyze and disseminate information culled from various sources, including the other two TrapWire systems.
TrapWire did not respond to our request to comment.
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TrapWire's roots lie in a company named "Abraxas," which was set up by former CIA employee Richard "Hollis" Helms, who worked in counter-terrorism. Another Richard Helms headed the CIA under the late President Nixon.
Abraxas offered data collection and analytical skills, fraud investigation and containment, and other services, Helms told The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC.
The company developed the TrapWire software package.
Abraxas and Stratfor entered a deal for Stratfor to provide Abraxas' situation reports to clients, Stratfor president Don Kuykendall apparently wrote in an email dated May 2009 that has also been published by Wikileaks.
Clients include the White House, Scotland Yard, the British Prime Minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street, and many multinational corporations. Stratfor wanted to introduce the Abraxas service to companies such as WalMart and Dell, whose executives were Burton's "cronies," Kuykendall said.
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The TrapWire technology "is designed as a preventive measure" and the concept is "strong," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. While he has "little doubt that this is a better way to keep people safe," it will "create huge due process problems as we attempt to take action before someone has actually committed a crime."
Whether or not Salesforce.com is interested in the technology is not clear because Burton's note "just says that SalesForce didn't toss the guy out on his ear," Enderle pointed out. "It doesn't prove they are truly interested."
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The Wabash College Visiting Artists Series is pleased to announce that La Espada de Madera, a critically-acclaimed Ecuadorian theatrical group, will be in-residence on the Wabash campus October 17-21.
During its residency it will present three public presentations. On Wednesday, October 18 and Thursday, October 19, the actors will give a presentation of Don Quijote de la Mancha in Ball Theater in the Fine Arts Center. The performance starts at 8 p.m. each evening. They will also present a special children's performance at 1 p.m., Friday, October 20 in Ball Theater. All presentations are free, but tickets are required only for the Wednesday and Thursday performance.
Founded in 1989, La Espada de Madera (The Wooden Sword) is a prize-winning troupe of puppeteers and performers from Ecuador that has entertained adults and children at festivals in Latin America, Europe, and the United States.
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We are a team of mobile application developers. We have several mobile applications for the iPhone that have reached millions of people (who will also see our new logo, designed hopefully by you!). We're funded, fun and looking to add some design help for logos, icons, and webpages. This logo project is one of many to come.
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Our users are fun people from a variety of ages. They're entertainment seekers and would enjoy something that shows creativity and excitement in a logo.
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- Helping you know God better, love Jesus more, and join the revolution! View all resources by Theology Network
So you want to get stuck in with a Theology Network group? Fantastic! Read on: Theology Network groups are springing up all over the country, where Christian students studying theology, Biblical studies and religious studies are coming together to get to know God better, love Jesus more, and bring Gods word to their course-mates.
So what is a Theology Network group all about? Well, Theology Network is part of UCCF: The Christian Unions, an interdenominational evangelical movement. UCCF staff help the Christian Unions in universities and colleges all across Great. The CUs aim to give every student an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ, through groups of Christian students living and speaking for Jesus at university.
The arm of the CU
In the 1950s, UCCF set out to help Christian theology and religious studies students take the gospel to their departments where although Christ was studied, he was not Lord. Ever since, Theology Network groups[i] have been helping theology and RS students live and speak for Jesus among their course-mates. So Theology Network groups are the arm of the Christian Union in the theology department, taking the mission of the CU to students who study Christ, but do not love him.
Mission teams
So at their heart, Theology Network groups are not discussion groups where anyones idea of God can be batted about for amusement and the exercise of intellectual muscles. No, Theology Network groups are mission teams where the foundational truths[ii] of Christianity are thought through and loved! They are there to help you know the true and living God better, to love his self-sacrificing Son more, and to bring his message of peace with God through the cross to your peers.
Out of the overflow of the heart...
So in order to help theology and religious studies students in this task, Theology Network sets out to so fill them with love for the One who first loved them that they cannot but speak his wonderful message to their friends and course-mates. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks, Jesus said so through teaching and discipleship Theology Network seeks to help develop groups of students whose hearts burst with confident love for Christ!
How do we do this?
So how does Theology Network do this? Well, theologynetwork.org is here for you to feed on hundreds of articles and mp3s on Christian theology to help you know and love God better, and to help you commend the gospel to your friends more persuasively. But you are not alone! Theology Network staff and your CU Staff Worker are there to help you put a programme together, answer any questions you might have, and give advice on booking speakers to visit your group, all the while helping you grow in your love for Christ!
What's the aim?
Theology Network is about a revolution the revolution of doing theology that transforms our minds to see the world as God sees it, and transforms our lives to be like Christ as we see him more clearly. We long to for theology and religious studies students to be confidently growing in their knowledge of God and their love for Christ, sharing this wonderful gospel with their friends, and preparing for a lifetime of Christ-exalting ministry.
[i] Theology Network began its life as the Theological Students Fellowship (TSF), and later changed its name to the Religious and Theological Studies Fellowship (RTSF).
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Posted 14 September 2012 - 02:44 AM
Woo hoo, the legislation passed through our fractious parliament yesterday. Thanks all for contributing!
This is great news! Was getting worried it would stay bogged down or blocked in parliament. Great to see people from many different
interest groups united in agreeing the super trawler was bad for all.
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There should be an international ban on such destruction machines
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A small win of course, however where is the trawler going to target next? What govt may be in a worse off financial situation and weaker to accept the proceeds...I fear the saga is not over...
There should be an international ban on such destruction machines
Really, I believe a vessel shouldn't be allowed in waters other then their own territory.
And governemnts should put political pressure on oil companies that supply vessels that operate out of their own waters!
I know we are in a lucky situation here in Australia, our borders aren't in territorial conflict with other countries (we gained sea area when timor split).
Also our government is more likely to bow to popularous issues like this one (amatuer fishermen had a lot of impact here on this issue). Liberal or Labour'
We can be that country; that shows the others up for lack of wise management/corrupt behaviours.
Imagine being in a EU country??? how depressing would that be! 51% youth unemployment and 25% unemployment for over 25's in Spain.....there's a good chance the corruption there will hit the wall soon, even revolution maybe. see what happens it's far from over yet.


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I've read a few articles on here about bringing home and introducing a new kitten into a house that already has a cat. I've got my new kitten in the spare bedroom. Yesterday was stressful, as gizmo (my 1 year old) was Not Happy over the intruder. He'd growl and hiss over her smell on me, and the couple times he slipped into the bedroom before I could catch him, he paced around her crate (she's set up in a large dog crate with food, litterbox and toys) growling and hissing. however, this morning, he's been much calmer. No growling when I came out of the room after having played with her. I let him in while she was in the crate, and he just walked around it for a bit watching her sleep. so my question is this: is this real progress, Gizmo accepting the new kitten fairly quickly, or was this just a fluke? I intend to keep her separated until she's been de-wormed and had her first shots, but if this is real progress I'd like to start introducing her to the rest of the apartment as soon as we're done at the vet's.
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My kitties are SOOO picky about their food - I mean, I am as well, so I get it, but it does get frustrating.
So my question is this - is it better to give them a constant variety of foods in rotation (like have 2 or three they like and switch them off daily), or to give them one kind of food until they get sick of it and then start giving them another kind of food?
I offered them a variety of canned foods to begin with, but I'm really limited in what they can eat because one has an allergy to chicken, I don't want to give them seafood, they only eat the grain-free good stuff, and the cans have to come in small 3 oz sizes because they shun refrigerated leftovers (this is embarrassing to admit how picky they are ). I offered them Merrick Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Natural Balance Duck & Green Pea, and Instinct Duck - they shunned everything in favor of the Instinct! They were really enjoying it - and now all of a sudden they're over it. I gave them some of the Merrick today, and they ate all of that and none of the Instinct. I'm not a huge fan of the Merrick - I really prefer that they eat the Instinct - so I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions in how to rotate their food choices so that we don't have a kitty uprising here.
So to summarize, would you guys do a constant rotation, or only switch foods as they lose interest? And please tell me if I'm being weird about the Merrick - it just looks weird to me with all those chunks, and this whole anthropomorphism deal with making the food sound and look like human food is also off putting to me.
I can completely sympathize - we have chicken allergies with one of our cats too! We have used the various Instinct flavours - but the cats lost interest after a bit. I don't know - it seemed to be a bit dryer than other brands.
My cats used to be fussy with the whole refrigerated food thing too - now, I either warm up the food for a bit in the microwave prior to serving, or add some warm water to it - they haven't turned their nose up at it since. Maybe you will be able to fool your kitty like I was able to mine?
I buy different varieties each week. For a while I was buying primarily Wellness, but they lost interest. Now I buy Instinct, the rabbit and lamb flavours seem more juicier than the others. I'm also buying Van Patten's even though it is not grain free, right now it is a hit. I always mix warm water with their food, it is a good way to make sure they are getting plenty of moisture....One of our Cats has megacolon, his, I mix to a soup consistency.
I rotate flavours with each meal. My suggestion is not to feed the same food until boredom sets in or they may never go back to liking that food again. Rotate the flavours that you know they like, and occasionally try adding in a new one, or even one that they previously shunned. Sometimes it takes repeat exposure before a cat decides they'll eat something.
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We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
So it sounds like a constant rotation/daily variety is the way to go - I'll give it a shot! They had turkey for breakfast/lunch, and we'll try some Natural Balance for dinner.
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Decorate your classroom with letterboxes, valentine holders, streamers, banners, and a wall of hearts!
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Get your students in the Valentine's Day spirit with these easy-to-make decorations and crafts.
Valentine Letterbox
Cover each side of a tissue box with colored paper, but make sure to leave an opening for the top. Decorate with valentine symbols, such as hearts and cupids, cut from paper or fabric. Add a paper doily around the top opening for an extra festive look. Cut out a hole at the top of the box so that students can use the box to store their valentines.
Valentine Holder
Cut out an animal or heart shape from heavy construction paper and decorate the shape. Leave the top open for cards and, voilà , a festive holder for valentines of all shapes and sizes.
Wall of Hearts
Heart mini-murals are a great way for students to experiment with watercolor washes. Give each student a 12- by 18-inch sheet of white construction paper. Dampen the paper and dab on dots or stripes of paint, allowing colors to run together. When dry, draw five to eight heart silhouettes on the paper with a black felt pen. Cut the hearts out and leave a small border around the black outlines. Mount them in a row on a strip of heavy tagboard or matboard. Tie the design together with a border.
Valentine With Streamers
Give children two shades of valentine-colored construction paper from which to cut out two of the same sized valentine pieces. Weave the pieces together and staple or glue them to ensure they are secure. Attach all sorts of streamers with shiny paper hearts to hang from the ends.
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Start by planning out your banner on paper first before cutting it out from felt. Then, cut out paper designs and pin them on the felt as decorative patterns. Assemble the paper designs to the felt banner with any fast-drying white glue. Use a dowel or tightly rolled paper as a hanging rod. Be sure to leave enough empty space at the top of the banner for the rod pocket.


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – The organizers of Christian Fashion Week have a message: modest does not equal frumpy.
"A lot of the designers we talked with looked at the challenge as a creative challenge," said Jose Gomez, who, along with his wife and another couple, is organizing the event. "How do we push the boundaries _ with boundaries?"
The couple's first-ever Christian Fashion Week begins Friday with a VIP reception and then a runway show on Saturday in Tampa. They've pegging the dates to the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York and hopes that the two-day event _ it's not really a week-long show _ will evolve into something bigger over time.
"We want to do something to make New York jealous," Jose Gomez said.
The runway shows will be slightly different than a typical fashion event. Backstage, there will be separate changing areas for male and female models so people can "preserve their dignity," he said. The swimwear show will take place first, and during that show, the audience will be women only, he said, to avoid any "awkward" feelings for audience members.
"We are trying to be sensitive to the fact that our audience may be in different places about how they feel about it," he said.
During intermission, Shari Braendel, the author of "Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad" and a fashion blogger, will speak. Bibles and other Christian-themed items will be placed into the gift bags.
The nine designers selected for the runway event will showcase original women's couture, women's ready-to-wear fashion, men's clothing, swimwear and bridal gowns. Several of the designers are Florida-based, while two are from New York and one is from Venezuela. Not all of the designers are Christian, but all showed an interest in designing modern, beautiful and modest clothes.
"We really wanted quality represented," said Jose Gomez. His wife, Mayra, was working on the day that her husband did an interview with The Associated Press, but she has modeled and runs Models4Jesus, which hosts events for and by fashion industry professionals who happen to be Christian. Among her messages: Models shouldn't have to pose nude if they don't want to.
Julia Chew at 18 is the youngest designer of the group. She was drawn to the show in part because of her faith _ yet in designing the collection for the show, she didn't have to "remind" herself to create modest clothing because those are her values.
"I'm a teenager, and I want to be accepted," she said. "As a Christian, I want to dress and design clothes in a way that honors my body."
Chew, who recently graduated after being homeschooled by her parents, said her collection was inspired by nature _ she enjoys camping trips with her family _ and her gauzy, chiffon dresses were inspired by waterfalls. She's also been "obsessed" with feathers recently and crafted a stunning above-the-knee length dress entirely of dyed black feathers.
Crew sells her creations on Etsy, a website where designers, crafters and creators can sell their homemade items.
Alma Vidovic, also of Tampa, is another of the designers. She spends her days as a stylist at the Home Shopping Network, and in her free time designs clothing. Her first-ever bridal line will be shown at the Christian fashion show Saturday; the dresses are subtle and sexy, with one strapless ivory-colored dress that hugs the body and flows into cascading ruffles at the hem.
"I see my fashion as a story," she said. "I wanted to create a kind of floral story, a blooming, a coming of age."
Both Vidovic and Chew say that dressing creatively doesn't automatically translate into showing skin.
"It's about comfort and really expressing who you are," Vidovic said.
Gomez said that people in the Christian press have taken notice and some publications _ such as Christianity Today _ are expected to send reporters and photographers to the show.
Already, Jose Gomez said, he's had calls from sponsors for next year's show, and is thinking ahead about hosting it in a bigger location, like Miami or even New York.
"Modesty is the right thing to do," he said. "The fashion industry operates under certain assumptions, but there is an alternative."
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Usually, when someone refers to a place as a "U.S. colony," they are making an analogy, suggesting that U.S. influence somewhere is so strong, and the indigenous residents of the place have so little effective say over key decisions, that it's as if the place were a formal U.S. colony.
But, remarkably, and perhaps predictably, for a country whose leaders, editorialists and pundits constantly pontificate about how we are an indispensable force for freedom in the world, we rarely discuss the fact that there are places in the world that are actual U.S. colonies. Still less do we consider whether we are complying with our international obligations to respect the right of self-determination for colonized peoples, and if we are not, what we could do to change that.
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Hollywood tries to keep the upper hand by slowing down innovation. They probably do know that by behaving this way they are damaging themselves in the long run, but these companies usually run with a plan for the next 2-3 years only, so as long as they make more money in the short term, it's a worthy goal for them to behave like business jerks.
A few weeks ago I wrote on my personal blog that the only way to go over this licensing nightmare is for these companies to shoot their own movies/shows. And they should do that by employing a crew abroad, and shooting in cheaper countries with only some of the cast being American, a second Hollywood market can emerge. For cheap.
If done right, $1 bn can buy many, many episodes of many serialized shows, and hundreds of movies too. Sure, these would be cheaper productions, but for anyone who's scourging on Vimeo will know that there are some amazingly talented filmmakers/producers out there, who could put to shame Hollywood for 1/10th of the cost! Check some of the embedded short movies on this article! I have some experience with shooting various video projects professionally, and so I'm a firm believer that people with true enthusiasm can produce amazing stuff on a string budget.
Netflix already tried the waters with this idea, with "Lilyhammer", a show shot in Norway, by a Norwegian crew. Google set aside $100mil for Youtube original content too last year. And just a few days ago, Amazon was reported to be doing exactly the same: shooting its own original content!
Check my blog's article for more explanation about how this would work, but there is one new additional point I would like to stress here. If Amazon, Netflix, Google etc start making their own content and never share with any other service, they will never win the licensing war. Fragmented, the good original shows/movies will be far and between, and Hollywood would still have the upper hand in content. But if that $1 bn of content I mentioned is shared between these tech giants, and they produce all this great new content together, and license that content amongst them, then they have a major advantage over the old way of doing things. Licensing would suddenly become easier, because it would be Hollywood who would do the begging instead.
Viewers will watch whatever is cool, and without FCC or MPAA breathing down a filmmaker's neck for ratings, producing a cool show becomes easier. But see, that's the first crucial step: united, these tech giants have a chance. Apart, they will remain slaves of LA.


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On October 25, the volleyball squad defeated Lawrence Woodmere in a match played at the Lexington School. Led by Coach Adreama Mackey and team captains Maria Tsiatis and Lexis Valentine, the Jaguars won 2-1.
After losing their first set 19-25, the Jaguars hit their stride and went on to win the next two sets. The second set resulted in a 25-22 win, and in their final set, they achieved a decisive victory of 25-10.
"After losing the first set, we were really determined to get it back," said co-captain Maria Tsiatis, "It was really intense, they were a great team and we had to play our best to beat them."
As a graduating senior, Tsiatis said, "We saw what it means to work hard and see the results. Five of us are graduating, and winning it all meant so much." The team's victory gave them a 7-1 record on the year.
In their November 1st match, the tennis team defeated last year's champions, the Portledge School. The Jaguars secured their 3-2 championship victory under the leadership of captain Whitney Schott to complete a successful 9-1 season for the team.
One of the key players, sophomore Grace Tom, played on both the tennis and volleyball teams, helping bring home both championships. Until this year, Kew-Forest had not fielded a girls tennis Team for decades. In prior years, female players participated on the boys team, where they played a significant role in achieving a championship win last year.
The team has been invigorated by last year's launch of the Kew-Forest Tennis Academy at the West Side Tennis Club, a partnership between the school and the club. The academy provides a unique interface between college-preparatory academics and competitive athletics—giving students three hours of daily practice and tennis pro instruction during the academic year.
Scott Gordon-Somers, director of Sport, Health and Wellness at Kew-Forest and acting Girls Tennis coach, has been key in the development of the varsity team and the academy.


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Alumni, University Friends Showing Support with Planned Giving
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Legacy Society members gather on campus for an appreciation event with President David E. Daniel. Back row, from left: President Daniel, Pagett Gosslee MAT'79, John Van Ness, Randy Black BS'06, Tom McIntire, Bob Sypult, Dr. Larry Sall, Susan Macaulay BA'93, MPA'94 and John Macaulay. Front row, from left: Nancy Van Ness, Joyce Johnson BGS'83, Lynn B. McIntire BA'79, Susan G. Fleming PhD'87 and Karen Wolf.
A loyal, generous group of alumni and friends are leaving their mark on UT Dallas while also moving the University forward in research and scholarship.
Since the Realize the Vision campaign began, approximately 30 new donors have made planned gifts to the University through bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts or life insurance. They have joined a special group of planned giving donors in the Legacy Society.
Dr. John Van Ness, past chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and his wife, Nancy, a retired senior lecturer in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, made a legacy gift that celebrates their daughter and makes a lasting impact on the University.
Shortly after the couple's daughter, Julia, died of Ewing's sarcoma in 1988, a scholarship was established in her honor. Through their estate plans, the Van Nesses will add to that scholarship.
"We want to remember Julia in a significant way and chose her scholarship at UT Dallas to be a beneficiary," explained John Van Ness, who retired in 2002 and now works as a professional artist in Richardson.
Making legacy giving easy and meaningful is the charge of the Gift Planning Advisory Council, which has several alumni members who lend their expertise in estate and financial planning, and accounting.
"To me, it is the responsibility and mission of those who've reaped the benefit of a first-class education to ensure that higher learning remains accessible and affordable to future generations of motivated students so that they, too, can achieve their dreams of security and success," said Jerri Hammer MS'97, an attorney and CPA who sits on the council and is a partner at Travis Wolf LLP.
To learn more, visit utdallas.edu/joinlegacy or contact Anna LeBlanc at 972-883-6023.
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The term "basketball on grass" gets thrown around an awful lot these days. As I watched the Oregon Ducks blast the Tennessee Volunteers this past weekend, I realized that doesn't even really begin to describe what some of these up-tempo offenses really are.
After a slow start, the Ducks scored touchdowns on five straight possessions to end the first half. Each one of the drives – including the 92-yard one – took fewer than 2 minutes, and chewed up huge chunks of yards both on the ground and through the air.
A lot of teams are trying to run the "fast break" offense, but none are as fluent or fluid in it as Oregon. Chip Kelly bred a monster before leaving Eugene for the Philadelphia Eagles, and it's barely missed a beat in 3 weeks this fall.
See, it's not really basketball on turf at Autzen Stadium … because there's no real back-and-forth. The fast-flowing style really only goes one way – and that's whichever end zone the Ducks are driving to.
If it is basketball, it's the breakneck pace one would see in a pickup game on the playground, instead of a carefully choreographed half-court motion offense. There's the impression that everybody is out there scrambling around all willy-nilly, doing whatever they think will get them open and hoping quarterback Marcus Mariota will throw the ball their way.
In that sense, I'd say it's more like playground football than basketball.
I remember back in elementary school, heading onto the big patch of grass behind Helen Lemme School and having one quarterback, umpteen receivers and a defense consisting of the old 10-Mississippi rushers and kids chasing behind the receivers.
But I liken Oregon's style of offense more to track than anything else. It's like watching prelims for sprint races, except they've got football pads on and a defense to weave through. It's all about speed, not only of the individual players, but how fast they can get back up to the line of scrimmage (or starting line) and run another play.
Play-by-play broadcaster Mike Patrick called this "warp speed," and asked color analyst Ed Cunningham about the physical effects on the opposing defense.
But Cunningham – who I will forever remember from Iowa'a last-second miracle win against LSU in the Capital One Bowl following the 2004 season – made an observation that caught my attention.
Instead of prattling on like all the other talking heads about how tired and winded the Tennessee defense must be getting, he wondered aloud what the emotional and mental effects of Oregon's offense were.
See, keeping up with the athletic, speedy Ducks physically is a tall task, but every major college football program has guys who can run and tackle.
But what I really started paying attention to was the Vols' body language. The more points they gave up, the harder it was for them to match the intensity of the Ducks and their cranked-up fans. The faster Oregon went, the more and more Tennessee's defense could be seen struggling to get to the right spots and read what was coming at them next.
If the hurry-up offense was originally installed to wear teams out physically, it seems Kelly and his protégés at Oregon have taken the next step. The Ducks have amassed enough sheer speed and talent to hurry up the hurry-up, thus making it a war of attrition mentally as well as physically.
I don't know how this current trend of spread-'em-out, speed-it-up video-game style will play out, but I don't see it stalling anytime soon. Until then, just have a little sympathy for the defenses on both sidelines, as scores climb ever higher.
As for me, I'll enjoy watching from my couch … and reminiscing about the good old days back on the playground.
Tennessee at No. 19 Florida
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville
TV: CBS Line: Florida by 17
What's up: The Gators' offense has been somewhat unimpressive, but the Volunteers have struggled on both sides of the ball. Whichever team makes more big plays – on either side of the ball – wins this one.
My pick: Florida 31-17
Michigan St. at No. 22 Notre Dame
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend
TV: NBC Line: Notre Dame by 7
What's up: The Spartans finally got their offense going last week, but it was against an inferior opponent. Tommy Rees has shown he can handle this Irish offense, and the defense is hungry to prove it hasn't lost as big a step as people think from a year ago.
My pick: Notre Dame 24-10
Purdue at No. 24 Wisconsin
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison
TV: ABC Line: Wisconsin by 24
What's up: The Badgers are breathing fire after last week's bizarre finish cost them a potential win at Arizona State. The Boilermakers are eager to show their success against Notre Dame was no fluke.
My pick: Wisconsin 38-14
Auburn at No. 6 LSU
When: 6:45 p.m. Saturday
Where: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge
TV: ESPN Line: LSU by 17½
What's up: The annual meeting of the Tigers is usually a hard-fought battle, and this year should no different, despite the programs seemingly going in different directions … but LSU is nearly impossible to beat in Death Valley at night.
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Prince Philip in good humor after surgery on hand
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has had a minor medical procedure on his right hand.
The 92-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was photographed with a bandaged hand as he opened a family planning clinic Wednesday.
The palace said the unspecified procedure was carried out Tuesday morning, and Philip was continuing with all planned engagements.
The prince — famous for his off-color quips — appeared in good spirits. He won laughs as he joked to clinic staff: "At least you are all legitimate."
The prince has a busy schedule of royal duties, but has reduced engagements and overseas travel alongside the 88-year-old queen.
He had exploratory abdominal surgery in June 2013, and previously was hospitalized with heart and bladder problems.


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Brandon: Students 50% late, 25% no-show. !
So the headline is that according to the Athletic Department, students are "50% late, 25% no-show."
Those numbers are startling to me, and probably worse than what I'd have guessed, having myself arrived on time ;-) and looking across the field at the empty portions of Sections 25-34. If the numbers seem wrong to you or offend your own sensibilites, you can send your complaints to 1000 S. State Street. Don't blame me.
Any way you slice it, the student ticketing/attendance is a problem. It's long past time for the students to quit griping about the rest of the Stadium's patrons (Up in Back!) and get their own act together.
So the question becomes what to do about it.
Brandon's response is two-pronged. (1) Raise ticket prices, so that students who do buy tickets have more skin in the game, and not just The Game. (2) Impose General Admission, so that students feel the need to get to the game early lest they end up in Row 89 of Section 36. (Row 89 of Section 36 is a view that a lot of football purists might like, by the way. It is a good angle to watch how plays are supposed to develop. It is the way every Offensive Coordinator or QB coach might want to watch a game.)
But there's a third angle, unspoken but clearly implied. Since Michigan's policy is "a ticket for every student who wants one," it may be that instead of a top-down Athletic Department limit on the number of student tickets, the market-driven way to reduce too-casual student ticket purchases is to make it more expensive and less assured that you'll get a spot (seats be damned, right?) that you'll like without getting there sooner. Make tickets available to every student who wants one. Just make it so that fewer students really want one. I'll eat Brian Cook's hat if that isn't part of the thinking from South State Street. And that part is what just might have the effect of cutting down on 2000-3000 too-casual students who don't show up. This isn't a wild guess on my part. Brandon said as much:
"If you pay a price for a ticket, how much of an investment are you making in that ticket?" he said. "We did a study to find out what other schools are charging for student tickets, because maybe we're too low. Maybe one of the reasons students aren't showing up is because they feel like they haven't made enough of a significant investment in the ticket.
"That wasn't our motivation. Our motivation was to get the students into the seats and be there to support the team."
I don't understand the General Admission idea, and how it is expected to work. I have not yet heard if they are abandoning distinct section-number requirements. I get the impression that they are (!?). How can it be that it won't result in chaos, with students lining up to get into sections (say for example, 25 and 26) that are filled? How will those lines be organized and policed? How will that traffic get directed? What happens, say, when Section 25 fills up, and a line of students 60 yards long is told to go to the next section, where there are already 200 people in line? How the heck will anybody who is outside the Stadium, know where to enter to find a
seat place to stand, since there is no way to tell what parts are filled and what parts have vacancy? I don't get it.
I'll say again here what I have said before; I have some sympathy for the students, and everybody else who enters the North end perimeter gates (East Keech Street - "GATE 10" in Stadium-speak.) With all of the students arriving at the last minute, that gate is probably the single worst bottleneck in getting students into the Stadium on time. The students wait up to 15-30 minutes at that bottleneck, which neatly corresponds with how late half of them are to kickoffs. My free advice to the Athletic Department is to get that part figured out. I sense that there is room down there to somehow expand the operation.
And there's the silly, phony "security theater" aspect of having solemn-looking cops and 'security' personnel check people for dangerous items like bottled water, cameras with telephoto lenses, apples and ladies' purses. I sense that smartphone-equipped students operate more on a "just in time" basis than ever before. They expect to time their route to the Stadium more closely than ever, only to run into a bigger than ever bottleneck at Gate 10, because 10,000 other students are doing exactly the same thing.


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With this win, the men's tennis team improves their A-Sun conference record to 1-4.
The Bisons started the match by making a statement, winning the doubles point and establishing an edge early in the match.
In the past few matches coach Andrew Harris has been making alterations in the doubles line up, mixing pairs up in order to find some better fits.
Harris might have found his magic pairs based on the victorious results.
Daniel Hangstefer and Joe McArdle were not able to pull out the win at No. 1 doubles, falling to Aime and Rock 8-5.
The Bisons picked up a win at No. 2. Chad Pierron and Tanner Brown defeated Leitz and Checchia 8-5.
Securing the victory at No. 3 and awarding Lipscomb the doubles point, Colby Shaw and Mario Hernandez earned an 8-5 win over Luovsky and Rebolledo.
With the doubles point under their belt, the Bisons entered into singles play with a 1-0 advantage over Florida Gulf Coast.
Florida Gulf Coast evened the match score with a win at No. 1 singles. Pierron was defeated by Aime 6-0, 6-1.
At No. 2, Hangstefer restored Lipscomb's lead with his win over Checchia 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in a close three setter.
However, the Eagles battled back with a victory at the No. 3 spot, evening the score once again to 2-2. Murrell fell to Leitz 7-6 (5), 6-4.
With another loss at No. 4, the Bisons lead had now turned into a 2-3 disadvantage.
At No. 4, Hernandez was defeated by Rock 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Despite letting their lead slip, the bottom of the Bison's line up stepped up their game, picking up wins at both the No. 5 and No. 6 positions.
Freshman Colby Shaw defeated Rebolledo 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5, earning his third conference win this season.
Tanner Brown, another Bison freshman, secured the win at No. 6, defeating Louvsky 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
With the wins earned at the bottom of the line up, the Bisons regained their lead.
Following a winless conference season in 2009, the win was a great victory for the Bisons.
"Total team effort today," Harris said. "From the beginning the guys played with a high level of energy and fight. After winning the doubles point, they knew they could finish. The guys played with a tremendous amount of courage today."
The Bisons continue conference play on Saturday facing A-Sun conference foe Stetson at the Lipscomb Tennis Center.
1. Aime/Rock (FGCU) def. Hangstefer/McArdle (LU) 8-5
2. Pierron/Brown (LU) def. Leitz/Checchia (FGCU) 8-5
3. Shaw/Hernandez (LU) def. Luovsky/Rebolledo (FGCU) 8-5
1. Aime (FGCU) def. Chad Pierron (LU) 6-0,6-1
2. Daniel Hangstefer (LU) def. Checchia (FGCU) 2-6, 6-4,6-4
3. Leitz (FGCU) def. James Murrell (LU) 7-6 (5), 6-4
4. Rock (FGCU) def. Mario Hernandez (LU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Colby Shaw (LU) def. Rebolledo (FGCU) 6-4,6-1
6. Tanner Brown (LU) def. Louvsky (FGCU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
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NIH requires education on the protection of human research participants for all investigators submitting NIH applications for grants or proposals for contracts or receiving new or non-competing awards for human subjects. This requirement went into effect in FY2001.
"Investigators must provide a description of education completed in the protection of human subjects for each individual identified as "key personnel" in the proposed research. Key personnel include all individuals responsible for the design and conduct of the study. The description of education will be submitted in a coverletter that accompanies the description of Other Support, IRB approval, and other information in accordancewith Just- in-Time procedures. The use of a cover letter is also acceptable for contract proposals. After October 1, 2000, investigators submitting non-competing renewal applications for grants or annual reports for research and development contracts that involves human subjects research must also include a description of such education in their annual progress reports."
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