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TITLE: The Laughing Man.
By Danielle King
Holly loved Blackpool Pleasure Beach. There was a lot for youngsters to do, and the innocent fun began immediately on passing through the ticket barrier. There he was in garish costume – laughing hysterically with the congregating holiday makers. Old ladies plaited their legs, youths struggled to look cool and blasé, kiddies were hoisted onto daddy's shoulders to see the spectacle … but Holly … today Holly wasn't laughing.
Like other kids from social care, the annual Sunday school trip was their one big event, something to plan and look forward to weeks beforehand. Each August, when schools were out, Uncle Kevin would hire a huge, shiny coach for the day. All the regular attenders were treated to a day at the sea-side with a fish 'n' chip lunch. Life was tough for the disadvantaged and Kevin was a man who acted out his faith.
But Holly was sullen. She stood rigid, staring at the laughing man. His shiny face looked taut, stretched tight like cling film; while his eyeballs moved hideously from side to side: "Isn't he a scream honey?" Kevin hollered in Holly's ear. He slipped an arm around her shoulders and squeezed tight. "Are you having a good time?"
She nodded sheepishly, keeping her eyes fixed on the maniacal clown. "He looks possessed." She declared flatly. The large lady standing by mopped up the tears rolling down her cheeks: "My, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen. Don't be frightened sweetie. He's not real!"
"I know he's not real. I need the toilet!" Bev, an older helper accompanied her to the ladies room.
"You ok Holly? You're quiet today." Holly shrugged her shoulders.
"Aw c'mon, let's have a smile then," she cajoled. Uncle Kevin will be sad if we don't enjoy our special treat."
Later, Kevin explained to Bev: "She's from a real roughhouse. Her dad's probably been away on a bender. Leave her be, she'll get over it."
The following Sunday, before the lesson began, prayers were said to thank Jesus for another lovely day out at the seaside. Bev then took it upon herself to say a big thank you to Uncle Kevin for making it all happen.
"Hands up all who had a fantastic time." She said. Immediately every hand shot up, bar one. Holly slid quietly from her chair and cast a quick glance at Bev.
"I need the toilet." She said.
"Ok Holly. Off you go then." She hesitated,
"I need the toilet." Bev gestured her bewilderment to Kevin.
"Ok. I'll come with you."
"Kevin, I'm concerned about Holly," Bev whispered later. "She's usually such a bright spark. There's something funny going on."
"You're right," agreed Kevin. "Maybe I'll check it out with the family."
"Would you like me to call round?" Bev asked. "It's on my way home."
"Bev, you have no idea what that father is like. He's a drunkard, a bully and a liar. Leave it to me. I'll sort it." Bev didn't argue, but with womanly intuition, quietly pondered in her heart.
It was 6 weeks later when the impish and lively Holly returned to Sunday school. Bev was to be the new teacher now because Uncle Kevin had been called away on urgent business.
Bev told the children that Uncle Kevin had done something bad and he was very, very sorry. He'd asked Jesus to forgive him and help him to stop doing bad things: "And because Jesus has forgiven him," she reminded them, "He would want us to do the same." And with the simplicity of children, they did.
Holly suggested that they drew him a really big picture of the laughing man to cheer him up. Bev said that was a wonderful idea and she would make sure he received it.
One week later, Kevin took the picture, signed by its artists with love, hugs and kisses; the picture of the crazy, cavorting clown, and pinned it to the wall - the wall by the door of his solitary confinement prison cell. And wept at the innocence of children.
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Hailey is 13 years old. She was heading to stay with a friend on Monday Dec. 27th but never made it. She is 5'1" with hazel eyes and brown hair. She also has pierced ears. She was last seen at 1804 Chestnut, wearing navy blue sweat pants, a light colored T-shirt and pink and white shoes.
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Last edited by OkieGranny; 02-25-2016 at 05:34 AM. Reason: broken linksWhat we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.
But if that drop was not in the ocean,
I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.
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01-22-2011, 07:43 PM #2What we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.
But if that drop was not in the ocean,
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Praying Hailey will be found soon.
I'm not sure how much relevance I'd put on what she was wearing. Girls change - at a friends house, at the mall, probably in any public rest room. Could even have had short-shorts on under the sweats, if she wanted to wear something she figured wouldn't be approved of... Even if BD is sure that no other clothing is missing, that doesn't mean she couldn't have bought/borrowed something mom knew nothing about.
"Again - I don't know if she left the house willingly - but I wouldn't rule it out. And if the stories are true that she spent a lot of time in the backyard on the phone, then I have to wonder who she was talking to. At 13, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that she had a disposable cell that her mother didn't know about - they're not expensive - or someone could have given her one..." [posted by Debrlfan on past thread]
I can see your point. I know my daughter used to wear her skimpier clothes hidden under baggier ones when she came in to say bye bye. Come to think about it, so did I when I was her age.
But it was winter time. It is till hard to believe she took very little with her. And most important, I really believe she would have talked to a friend about it if she had some wild secret plan to go someplace cool. Why would she say she was going to MB's and then not tell MB to cover for her?
And would she go someplace alone? When I lied and snuck around in middle school I always had a friend to get in trouble with me.
I just don't see her being that sneaky in this situation. If she had an older bf I think we would know already.
If anything, I could see her being snatched by a perp right outside her home as she left to go to her Dads. It is possible, but I still think that SA is a more probable suspect.
IMO Billie seems to be doing most things the EXACT OPPOSITE OF what would be the best direction to bring Hailey home.. This seems to be the case time and time again.. IMO she is attempting to manipulate some of the ppl involved as well as attempting to definitely manipulate situations involved in Hailey's INVESTIGATION..
Here Billie is dramatizing the NG situation..Embellishing{IMO} whats occurred in and around the live broadcasts that we've all seen with our own eyes..
Dunn said when most show broadcasts{NG show} are over, she calls law enforcement "scared to death." Often, officers have to calm her down.
IMO it is just another example of Billie making it all about Billie..
The honest truth of the matter is that she is not in frequent contact with LE...like LE would very much like her to be.. She is not working daily with LE to do EVERYTHING WITHIN HER POWER TO HELP GET HAILEY HOME..
The following snip further shows what I believe to be the case..
Kampfer insists they're not giving up and that their investigation will continue even if numbers are lower. Dunn said conversations with Hailey's mother Billie are also less frequent. "We're in the same book, but not in the same page. We're not keeping a lot of contact, especially since the affidavits came out."
That IMO would be doing everything she could to get Hailey home..
But sadly instead we see Billie time and time again manipulate ppl and situations to serve her self..to serve her lover..to keep them and their "hobbies" off the hot seat..
Guess what? you reap what you sow...You sowed all this fun and "awesome" love of horror..masks.. murder..throw in drug use..admitted illegal narcotics used..and admitted lies.. you sowed all of that and now you're reaping what you sowed with your butt on the hot seat.. Take it..its the consequence to your poor choices.. Take it...Because in the grand scheme of what your daughter most likely faced..IT DOESN'T EVEN COMPARE..AND THAT LITTLE GIRL DESERVES TO HAVE HER MOM "TAKE IT" SO THAT LITTLE GIRL CAN BE BROUGHT HOME AND JUSTICE SERVED!!!!!!!!
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Billie does not see a relation to SA's masks, their hobbies, etc. and whatever it is that happened to Hailey. She does not see why anyone else would, or should, either.Just my opinion, of course.
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And why wouldn't she have clued MB in? Maybe because she feared MB would rat her out. Besides, it appeared that BD didn't really have a "hands on" parenting style, so HD probably wouldn't have expected anyone to check up on her.
Still not sure I believe any of this - but I can see it fitting.
Question - do I remember BD saying HD had stayed at the friend's house before? (I'm not sure of that.) If so - the other girl's mother claimed that she never had. Again - IF BD said she had - then HD might have done the same thing previously.
The sheriffs departments tell us there has been an officer involved shooting.
TX-dot says state road 176 is closed between sr 137 and fm road 829.
The Martin County sheriffs Department tells us the closure is the result of an officer involved shooting.
We're told Texas Rangers are on the scene investigating.
http://www.cbs7.com/news/details.asp?ID=23483If there's hink....there must be stink.
Is it noble of BD to go on NG over and over to deflect suspicions away from her, and especially SA? She is doing this in the name of Hailey?
And yet, BD, herself, has not found out and been able to clear up the information that makes SA so darn suspicious. It's hinky to me.
I got the impression that Billie said that H slept at friends' homes frequently, but not specifically MB's. But then she also said she was annoyed that H did not call her at work to tell her...and she wishes she had called over to MB's.Just my opinion, of course.
I'm wondering if SA left work because he received a call or text regarding HD? This would explain why he left and also why he erased info from his phone.... Maybe even HD sending a message that somehow angered him?
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My posts are strictly MY opinion under circumstances when many points of view need to be considered. I apologize in advance to anyone whose potential involvement is contemplated in error, or who may be offended because I do not see eye to eye with them on all matters related to this case. I hope our differences can be set aside as we unite in the search for this victim or the perpetrator of this crime. Your opinions and insights are just as valuable as mine.
But SA told BD those messages on his phone just disappeared. BD knows that can happen, and doesn't see how SA could be involved. Those messages must tell a story.
01-22-2011, 08:32 PM #14Just my opinion, of course.
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Re; the text messages/phone calls...the affidavits show that the records were summoned for SA's and BD's phones. So LE will have the phone calls, messages, photos, etc. (anything that was sent or received).
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During one of the NFL games I watched last weekend, a play ended with a monster and entirely legal hit. Both players lay stunned on the turf until helped to the sidelines.
Not so many years ago, that would have been one highlight of the game for me, with little worry that the players got their "bells rung." But these days, with so much more known -- and being revealed -- about the effects of even "minor" concussions, a little bit of my fandom pleasure leaked out.
My discomfort is hardly new to football-watchers. In 1905, 19 college players died due to game-related injuries. And masculinity promoter President Teddy Roosevelt said: "I would a hundred-fold rather keep the game as it is now, with the brutality, than give it up."
But Teddy changed his mind, helping lead rule and equipment changes that made the game a lot safer. But these days, players are twice as big and twice as fast as they were a century and more ago. So the collisions are twice as hard. And the injuries? Maybe not twice as frequent, but commonplace.
So I was reminded of a magazine I'd saved from a couple of months ago.
Back In September, the cover of one issue of Christian Century featured a photo of a hit much like the one I'd just seen. with the headline "Football, the moral hazard." At the time, I'd been intrigued enough by the topic that I'd set it aside. Finally, I pulled it out to read.
Not surprisingly, the Rev. Benjamin Dueholm wrote from a distinctively Christian perspective. The Lutheran pastor made reference to an ancient Christian commentary of sports and other entertainment: De Spectaculis, by Tertullian. With the help of Mr. Google, I found a translation online.
Tertullian doesn't have much use for gladiatorial contests or horse racing or even the theater. Most of his objections carry little weight with non-Christians. Since most of these events are associated in some fashion with pagan gods, they are per se not fit for Christians to attend, he says. Presumably, the same objection would apply to a hospital dedicated to Apollo, a god associated with healing, or Minerva, linked to wisdom.
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"How skilfull a pleader seems human wisdom to herself, especially if she has the fear of losing any of her delights -- any of the sweet enjoyments of worldly existence!"
That hasn't gotten any less true in the intervening centuries.
"Then, too, where you have rivalry, you have rage, bitterness, wrath and grief, with all bad things which flow from them -- the whole entirely out of keeping with the religion of Christ. For even suppose one should enjoy the shows in a moderate way, as befits his rank, age or nature, still he is not undisturbed in mind, without some unuttered movings of the inner man. No one partakes of pleasures such as these without their strong excitements; no one comes under their excitements without their natural lapses."
The almost annual reports of near-riots and worse associated with sport -- whether it's the U.S. city whose team wins a championship or pretty much any European soccer match -- makes this commentary feel pretty contemporary.
His analysis of the participants isn't always particularly sympathetic:
"And will the boxer go unpunished? I suppose he received these caestus-scars, and the thick skin of his fists, and these growths upon his ears, at his creation! God, too, gave him eyes for no other end than that they might be knocked out in fighting!"
Well alrighty then. Does any other religion weigh in on how I should feel about watching a football game? Why, yes. Judaism in all of its branches has examined violent sport through a religious prism. And as is true for just about any interesting moral problem, the basic Jewish answer appears to be: It depends.
I discovered a wonderful website called JewishValuesOnline that addressed the following question: What does Jewish law (Halachah) say about combat sports like boxing?
An Orthodox, Conservative and Reform rabbi each take a swing at an answer. And each broaden their reply so that it covers other violent sports, like football.
From the Orthodox rabbi, Jason Weiner:
He cites a ruling by a rabbi from the last century, Moshe Feinstein, and says: "Based on the above, it seems that if a combat sport is truly dangerous, it should be avoided unless one really has no other means of making an equally good living. This type of sport should not be encouraged, both because of the danger involved to the player (not to mention those whom he or she is playing against) and because it involves cruelty, which goes against Jewish values."
Hm. So there's an escape clause for the players.
The Conservative rabbi, Michael Panitz, is less inclined to offer that out. He cites traditional Jewish prohibitions against harming one's self or others. And he addresses football specifically:
"Organized football may be thought of as an example of a sport that, from a Jewish point of view, requires some adjustment in order to retain its permissible status. Recently, medical attention has been focused on the prevalence of concussion in organized football, including concussions sustained by youthful players in school and junior leagues. Here, not only the protective headgear, but more generally, the overall mindset of the game is in need of improvement."
The Reform rabbi, Herbert Bronstein, admits he's a longtime football fan and wonders whether that permissible under the "requirements and tenets of my own Jewish tradition." I think he's still dithering. But he offers this:
"A remarkable comment on the Exodus story, (Exodus 12.12 and Deuteronomy 6.8) by Rabbi Aaron Samuel Tamares (t) of Mileitchitz is relevant to the sports spectator: "'for I (God) will go through the Land of Egypt in that night, I and not any intermediary.' Obviously the Holy One Blessed Be He could have given the children of Israel the power to avenge themselves upon the Egyptians. But God did not want to sanction the use of 'the fist' even for self defense, even at that time for while at that moment they might merely defend themselves against such evil doers, by means such the way of the fist spreads through the world and in the end defenders become aggressors. Therefore, the Holy One Blessed Be He took great pains to remove Israel completely from any participation in violence upon the evil doers, to such an extent that they were not even permitted even to see or observe those events."
This passage should be pondered by all of us as spectators of contact sports.
I'm with this rabbi; still dithering. Some of my fondest childhood memories are of attending NFL games with my dad. And well into adulthood, separated by many miles, when the Miami Dolphins were on TV we'd engage in instant analysis over the phone.
So my Thanksgiving Day will likely include a bit of couch time watching the traditional games of the day. Even though every injurious hit makes it less likely that I'll watch next year.
I'm sure Tertullian would sneer at my weakness. I guess I'll turn to another ancient Christian who wrote about the games of his day. To paraphrase what Augustine said in a decidedly different context:
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The Real Deal / Stage presence: Does your house-for-sale have it?
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Imagine you've just been set up on a date with an attractive, eligible person whom you very much want to get to know. Or that you just scored an interview with the company you've always wanted to work for. How would you plan to look for that meeting?
The same question applies when you list your house for sale.
"Staging" is the practice of making a house look its absolute best -- inside and out -- and it is critical to a potential buyer's first impression.
Sprucing up a house up before putting it on the market is hardly a new idea, but formal staging is a somewhat new phenomenon that has become more commonplace in recent years. That's because it works. In general, staged houses sell for higher prices and in a shorter time than average property. In today's competitive market, staging is a powerful tool that the savviest sellers and agents use to their advantage.
Staging can range from a simple uncluttering to an extreme makeover done by an accredited staging professional. In between those two extremes is adding or subtracting furniture and decorative accents, changing a color scheme, updating a look, and/or replacing old or worn-out appliances, carpeting, wallpaper or light fixtures.
Some home sellers doubt the power of home staging, reasoning that "it's just decorating." While this is true, what they fail to understand is that decorating is one of the leading things that sells houses. It's all about vision. This is an ability that most buyers don't have. The fact is, a lesser quality house that's well staged will beat out the house with great bones whose decorating is old and tired every time.
The goal is for the look and feel of your home to be consistent with the preferences of the person who is most likely to buy it. If this is not clear, rest assured that you cannot go wrong with neutral tones, light, bright rooms with minimal window treatments, hardwood floors (so take up those carpets!), stainless steel appliances, gas stoves and slipcovered furniture if what you have is outdated or showing its age.
There are a number of ways to accomplish that well-staged look. Your first step is to ask your agent for an assessment of your home's staging needs. You can buy needed items yourself, or borrow them from friends.
Some agents have their own staging closets and will lend you some or all items while your house is on the market. Sometimes it's smart to hire an accredited staging professional, who will work with your existing furnishings -- placing them in different groupings and locations within the house -- while adding accessories from their own inventory.
It's also important to note that your house needs to be "toothbrush clean" before listing -- especially your kitchen, baths and windows. Also, religious articles such as crucifixes and Judaica should be removed during staging -- as should items which make a political statement.
Staging also applies to the outside of your home, and may include power washing, painting, general cleanup and/or mulching and landscaping, plus seasonal plantings. This is the first impression that your home makes, and is the inspiration for the term "curb appeal." A well-staged exterior also includes containers of colorful flowers on each side of your front door.
Learning that your house needs staging before putting it on the market may be difficult for you to hear. Rest assured that everyone's home can use staging, because the way you live in your home is different from the way it needs to look when you sell it. Don't take it personally if your listing agent recommends staging. Yes, it is an added expense. But it is always money well spent, since your return on investment will be a shorter time on the market and a higher sale price.
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Facial nerve motor evoked potential for cerebellopontine angle surgery: Technical note and results
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Objective: The facial nerve function has an important role for human communication. Despite all efforts, facial nerve paresis remains a frequent postoperative sequel of major concern following cerebellopontine angle surgeries. A variety of facial nerve monitoring techniques is currently available. Among them, the facial nerve motor evoked potential (FMEP) has increasingly been described in different protocols. We have sought to develop a new FMEP protocol to assess the orbicularis oculi and oris muscle functions routinely during surgery searching for changes that may predict postoperative facial paresis.
Methods: 50 consecutive cases of cerebellopontine angle lesions were studied prospectively. The electrical stimulation was transcraniallly applied contralateral to the affected side by using a pair of spiral electrodes placed at CZ and C3 or C4. The stimulation was accomplished with 1 to 5 pulses of 200 to 600 V, 2 miliseconds of interstimulus interval and 50 microseconds duration. The responses were detected in the same needles used for electromyography of the orbicularis oculi and oris muscles. The M.abductor pollicis brevis was used as a control. The surgical procedure was divided into five surgical steps, namely baseline, dura opening, tumor dissection, tumor resection and dural closure. FMEP was recorded in each of the five surgical steps and on the surgeons' demand.
Results: FMEP from the M.orbicularis oris and oculi were obtained. Stimulus artifacts were occasionally documented preventing a consistent record of the FMEP from the M.orbicularis oculi. Hand MEP was not recorded with 1 pulse stimulation. Decreased FMEP amplitude of more than 50% between baseline and any surgical step was consistent with postoperative facial paresis.
Conclusions: FMEP is a promising method for facial nerve monitoring during cerebellopontine angle surgeries. Several measures during critical surgical steps are required to provide prompt feedback between neurophysiologists and neurosurgeons in order to detect and avoid damaging processes.


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Shea will now continue his recovery at Bradenton, and then meet up with the U.S. Under-20 National Team in early 2009.
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2/14/2005 6:40pm, #61
Uhm, I hit really hard, and I can break things without breaking or cutting my hands, and I've never done any makiwara hitting. "Hard hands" don't come from calluses or bone density - they come from good hand alignment while hitting. No amount of callusing the knuckles could develp and protect your entire hand - only good body geometry while hitting can do that.
I have read (and I unf. forget where) that the practice of striking objects to increase "bone strength" in several cultures goes back to various antiquated sciences that related bone to other materials, and supposed that they could be compacted and tempered like metal. I couldn't verify it with a quick google, but it seems like an interesting theory.
And why, in the name of pissing fire, would anybody make armour out of bamboo, when you could use metal or leather or anything else?
2/14/2005 7:11pm, #62
Hitting hard objects to train a punch is silly. Subconsciously, your brain won't allow you to hit as hard as you would if the object wasn't hard."Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
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Hitting hard objects worked for Mas Oyama, didnt the guy break a bull's horn?
The real advantage is that is such things destroy your nerves over time, you could hit anything as hard you want and no pain.
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You would also lose the ability to type, so I highly recommend it.
2/14/2005 11:15pm, #65
v1o is right. Who the hell wants nerves in their hands? Pesky things just get in the way.
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2/15/2005 8:01am, #66
From my personal experience from doing both Makiwara training and heavy bag training I can tell you this, hitting the heavy bag will make you a more "powerful" puncher than hitting a makiwara.
Now, THAT said, Makiwara, wall-bag, breaking and things of that nature are tools that can help, IF you understand what it is they are helping.
A makiwara has quite a bit of give, not as much as a regular heavy bag, and less than some of those 200lbs sand bag monsters, so you can drill a makiwara pretty good and not worry too much about "give", heck I have broken a few Makiwara's in my time, so have a few people I know.
The wall bag is NOT a tool to drive full force, full bodyweight, strikes into, it is more of a "focus" developer, a wrist and impact "conditioner".
Anyone that tells you that damaging your hands will make you punch harder is an ass.
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yes if you hit with full power and large volume of punches you will eventually damage your joints over time
Again punching rock/steel ball bearings filled wall bags is just going to cripple your hands use rice or mid-large size beans instead
2/15/2005 11:07am, #68
MEGA JESUS-SAN and Ronin69 are correct, Japanese Samurai battle armor was traditionally made out of laquered iron, for the big shots on the horses, and laquered leather, for the poor lowly foot soldiers.
However a Samurai Jingasa, a flat, round, laquered bamboo hat with a wide brim, usually displaying your family crest, or clan kamon, was normally worn during parades and official ceremonies. These are often called helmets, simply because they're worn by soldiers, but they are definitely not meant for battle.
And Grond, "increasing bone density" has only one interpretation, it means, literally, increasing the density of your bones. You made decide, personally, that it means something else, but that's just ridiculous, that would be like me deciding to rename dogs as elephants, or the color blue as yellow. Hitting harder can be produced by all kinds of different reasons, but the alternate reasons you're suggesting are incorrect. Dead nerves don't make you hit harder, they would just prevent you from feeling anything. Not feeling anything has nothing to do with hitting harder. Most of your ability to hit hard is produced by the things that happen, the things that you do, before impact. And anything you do, or have, that would cushion the shock of the impact would only work to weaken your strikes, that's what a cushion does, that's why you wear boxing gloves when you spar, to weaken the impact of your punches.
2/15/2005 8:43pm, #69
'that's why you wear boxing gloves when you spar, to weaken the impact of your punches."
Strange, I always thought it was to increase the surface area of the impact."Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire.
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I thought boxing gloves were to prevent you from breaking bones in your hand since lb per lb, boxers have the hardest punches. (Of ocurse, the gloves gradually got more and more padded to help "protect" the opponent, but originally it was just to prevent the boxer's fracture and similar accidents)


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Patriotism? Don't Make Me Laugh...March 24, 2009
Is it just me, or has the shine really gone from watching international football?
Does anybody really care that much about it anymore?
Would you lose sleep if they said it would be gone tomorrow?
I for one, certainly wouldn't.
When I was a kid, the thought of the likes of John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, Steve McMahon etc., all pulling on the "Three Lions" and playing in the same England side used to fill me with sheer pride.
I'd always be the first to get the new England strip, and would hastily organise "international" matches with the "enemy" from the top end of my old housing estate, just to try and get the feel of what it meant to be an England player.
Ah, halcyon days.
Now though, the international break appears to be more of a hindrance than anything else.
With footballers having more money than sense, appearing on most of the front (and back) pages of our wonderful newspapers, the term "celebrity" doesn't do these guys justice. And yet, we are expected to believe that they actually care when they pull on the England shirt.
That it actually means something.
I doubt whether we will ever see another Terry Butcher—head bandaged, blood teaming from an open wound in his forehead as he and his men fought to get England to another World Cup.
Now it seems as though all footballers are interested in is where their next million is coming from. Gone are the days when stars turned out for their country for simple expenses and the joy of winning a cap.
Before the last World Cup, punters may remember that the playing staff actually negotiated their win bonuses with the FA before they went to play in the 2006 tournament.
And they say patriotism is dead...
My take on this is simple—the joy of playing for and representing one's country should be a source of incredible pride, not another means of boosting one's bank balance!
Is it any wonder that the FA are now looking to the nation's suckers—sorry parents—to spend yet another £50 to deck the country's children out in the new England shirt? It's to help pay for the England team's expenses—and each and every time we fall for it!!
International breaks only serve to break up the excitement of the league season. It invariably leads to players returning injured to their respective wage-paying clubs, and it can in some cases disrupt teams form during crucial parts of the year.
I sit with beer in hand, anxiously awaiting the return of Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Alvaro Arbeloa, Pepe Reina, Albert Riera, and Fernando Torres, and praying they don't get injured for the crucial Premiership title run-in.
As I said before, if international football was gone tomorrow, I for one wouldn't lose any sleep...


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LSAT Average Score Requirements
LSAT (Law School Admission Test) is a very important test in your life if you wish to join any ABA (American Bar Association) approved law school in the US or Canada. Many non-ABA approved law schools also require candidates to take the LSAT. Scoring high in the test is the only way to make this a reality. The scores vary on a scale of 120 to 180 and mostly 150 is the median score. Let us know more about the scoring of LSAT.
Score Pattern
LSAT has five sections in it. Out of five sections only four are scored. Two sections are based on Logical Reasoning. The rest is based on Reading Comprehension and Analytical Reasoning. The non scored section is called an experimental section which is used for evaluating questions for the future exams. Approximately 101 questions make these four sections. Each section has around 24 to 26 questions in it. The maximum score that one can achieve is 180. That means each scored section can fetch you around 45 marks. With two sections based on logical reasoning, the logical reasoning questions take half the credit for your marks.
Every section of LSAT is based on multiple choice questions. Every right answer fetches full marks. This means that if you are able to attempt all the questions correctly you can get marks up to 180. Also, wrong answers do not contribute towards negative marking. Therefore, your result is the reflection of your right answers only. To elaborate this further, let me give you an example. Suppose you scored 80 questions out of 101 correctly and left 21 questions blank. This is equivalent to anybody getting 80 questions correctly 10 questions wrongly and leaving 11 blank. That means there is no difference between a blank answer and a wrong answer.
The percentiles are calculated using a mathematical formula. The parameters for this formula keep changing depending on the level of toughness of the particular test with respect to the previous tests. The scores are calculated on the scale of 120 to 180. Raw score means the number of right answers you gave.
Also, the scores are evaluated against the total number of students who have appeared for the test in the last three years. This means that along with the present set of candidates, all the test takers of the last three years are assumed to have taken a particular test and then the overall scores are calculated. LSAC has some mechanism to find out how the previous set of students would have performed in a particular test. This way it does not really matter how many students appear for any particular attempt. The score conversion chart shows a range against your raw score. This range spans around five points. For example raw scores of 82 may correspond to a range of 160 to 171. This means that you may expect your LSAT scores within this range.
Average Scores:
Most candidates score in the range of 140 to 160. The average score is around 150, which is the mathematical average of the scores of all the test takers. Thousands of students appear for the exam every year. Everybody tries to put in the best of his efforts. Therefore, the median score is never less than 150. You can find out more detailed information about the percentiles for the last few years from the internet or from law journals.
Along with your exact score, you are also sent the percentile of your score. This percentile shows how many candidates have performed worse than you.
Significance of an Average Score:
Every candidate should aim and prepare for getting top scores in the test. At the same time, your preparation should be properly planned with a specific aim in your mind. LSAT is your first step to become a successful and intelligent law professional. Therefore, your preparation should also be done in an intelligent manner. There is no point in slogging without purpose. Also, there is no point in just aiming for the sky. Instead, you should be practical in your approach. To achieve your ultimate goal of joining any particular law school, you must plan your strategy accordingly. You should do sufficient homework of intake policy of that particular law school. Web search is the best way to find more and specific information about it. You can find out the minimum expectations of these schools in terms of scores. Once you have understood this requirement you can set your dream score.
Percentiles tell you the overall standard of the candidates appearing for the exam. But different law schools have different understanding of this score. It means that some of the top law schools in the US demand marks above 171. So, if you think of joining such a school then your aim should be to score way above their requirements. One should not however get discouraged by this fact. Because there are hundreds of law schools available, getting a mid-level score is also an achievement in itself as it opens the doors of lots of law schools for you.
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text: On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 02:51:40AM +0000, Andrew Doran wrote: > Hi, > > Currently select() and poll() synchronize using a global mutex. The below > diff changes them to use per-CPU state, and removes the locking in > selrecord(). In the best case there is no lock contention internal to > select() or poll() with the patch, and in the worse case, all state is > hashed out by a factor of $ncpu so it should scale as CPUs are added. > > In the few tests I have done there is either no lock contention or it's just > background noise. rmind@ and I have been discussing an approach using a > 'thread x descriptor' array to store state, and do fine grained locking > based on that, but I think the per-CPU approach is better because a lot less > synchronization is needed, and no changes are needed to drivers. > > http://www.netbsd.org/~ad/percpu-select.diff > > Comments? I think it doesn't work ! You've not allowed for more than one lwp (using different mutex) being in selrecord() for the same device at the same time. Also: + /* Multiple waiters: record a collision. */ + sip->sel_collision |= sc->sc_mask; needs to be locked - or you lose bits in sel_collision. David -- David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost


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maintaining Labour's commitments to animal protections
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Gordon Craig commented
Should we consolidate our votes to make them count and pick a campaign that best suits the "No Confidence/ General election vote?" I personally feel no confidence says it all and should then lead to a general election.
Anonymous commented
what else do you expect from this warped pathetic unjust excuse for a so called fair government
Meg Rankin Eagle commented
Please stop animal suffering.
Patricia Walker commented
Yet again this government sink to the depths. Sickening!
Peter Garbutt commented
Disgraceful backward steps. An attitude to animals redolent of Victorian Empire.
Anya-Nicola Darr commented
Laoubr didn't go far enough. the condems are taking a step back that will allow barbarci practices to return and animal welfare to deteriorate! I hope they come back as de-beaked battery hens!
Elaine Skinner commented
This is sickening that animals will no longer be protected and their pain and suffering will return. We need to hound this government to maintain Labour's protection of the animals. We are winning the fight to keep the ban on foxhunting, we should then give our other animals the same protection.


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If you're a parent you may consider your place of work the one remaining child-free zone – a little oasis away from family life where you can enjoy some adult conversation. But one day a year it may be worth throwing all that out of the window and taking your children to work.
On Thursday, instead of waving goodbye to their sons and daughters as they leave for work, parents across the US will be taking them along as part of an annual Take our daughters and sons to work day. The event, which was originally just for girls, is now aimed at all eight- to 18-year-olds. The point, according to the official website, is to show children "the value of their education, helping them discover the power and possibilities associated with a balanced work and family life, and providing them an opportunity to share how they envision the future and begin steps toward their end goals". It also lets them see what a key figure in their life spends his or her day doing.
There is no such formal programme in the UK, but some companies and organisations hold events or have policies for parents who want to bring in their children on a day of their choosing. Several health authorities, for example, have guidelines for employees who want to treat their offspring to a day at the coalface. These include Salisbury NHS Trust where a spokesman says the scheme is available to all staff.
At North Hertfordshire College, which allows parents to bring in their children for one-off days, Heather Sanderson, head of jobs, careers and enrichment, says doing so can "break down barriers" for young people and help them later in life when they have interviews to attend. "I work with a lot of 18-year-olds who have no experience of life outside the classroom … I think the younger you can show them what it is like in the workplace the better it is for them."
Earlier this month the price comparison website Confused.com hosted its third Bring your child to work day for its employees. The company's HR director, Elaine Smith, says that for children it was a good opportunity to see what their parents did and to meet their colleagues. It also "took the mystery out of what goes on every day".
She adds: "As a company we like to get to know our staff and this extends beyond the workplace. Bring the kids to the office allowed us to see a different aspect of our staffs' personalities and it helps develop relationships between staff, which perhaps leads to friendships outside the office."
Victoria Leyton, who has helped out with the Confused event in the past, says she can still remember being taken into the IT firm where her dad worked when she was younger. "It was a really great day, I got to meet all my dad's colleagues and probably, for a nine-year-old, it was the best example of what goes on in a workplace on a typical day.
"Up until that point it had been a bit of a mystery and all I really knew was that it involved computers and wearing a tie."
Victoria's dad, David, says the company he worked for was very accommodating about him taking in his daughter. "Colleagues were very helpful in trying to keep it interesting. Victoria made a very big impression on everyone. I felt that she learned something about work in the IT sector and particularly my part in it."
And Victoria says the experience did have an impact on her when it came to choosing a career. "It definitely motivated me to work towards getting into a role that would make me enjoy going to work – I got the impression that my Dad's job was never a means to an end."
Mike Emmott of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development doesn't see much value in big events, pointing out that having lots of children in the office at once doesn't really give a true picture of working life, and he suggests some children could be embarrassed at the thought of spending the day with a parent.
But he says there could be some advantages for employers. "I can see it doing something towards building social capital; it could do something towards encouraging team building."
Employers who are considering planning a day should, says Emmott, think carefully about what they are trying to get out of it before they start. Once that is established Smith has some pointers for how they can make it a success. She recommends planning lots of events in advance and making sure there is flexibility so children can move around when they get bored. She adds: "Be prepared for noise and disruption throughout the office as it will not be contained. Get as many helpers as you can and allow them freedom to run events."
And, of course, different work environments will need their own house rules. Unsurprisingly, Salisbury NHS Trust bans children from accompanying their parents into the operating theatre or mortuary, while, as a recent case in America illustrated, air traffic control centres tend not to allow youngsters from taking on too much of a hands-on role.


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When the final whistle went on Saturday night I felt sick to the stomach. I'm not deluded, I don't live in a fantasy land but I truly believe we could have beaten that Ireland team. It was another game we should have won. Once we'd shaken hands with our opponents, given them three cheers and trudged down the tunnel back to the dressing-room there was a collective sense of anger. Players were muttering aloud, audibly cursing, silently questioning themselves. Then the door to our right opened and Martin Johnson walked in.
He didn't throw anything but it did go pretty quiet. He said he was angry for us that we'd thrown a Test match away. Then he told us we'd conceded 18 penalties. The room went quieter still. That's a ridiculous number. So is 10 yellow cards in four games. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it's simply not good enough.
Every week in training we do two contact sessions, with Premiership referees taking strict charge. We constantly practise playing to the letter of the law. People can say we're brainless, that we shouldn't be making these sort of mistakes. But we know the laws and I think the explanation lies elsewhere.
Because we haven't been playing the quality of rugby we'd ideally like to be producing, people have been chasing the game trying to make things happen. If things aren't clicking collectively, you want to go the extra inch as an individual to change that. In such circumstances it's easy to over-step the mark and, in my opinion, that's why people have been getting carried away. Over-eagerness, over-anxiety ... call it what you like, we've been trying to force the game.
If we can show a little more patience and have more trust in our defensive structure we'll be fine. We won't feel obliged to press as hard and, hopefully, will eradicate 60% of the penalties we're conceding. That's long been the way Wasps have operated.
In the coming days, however, we have to be honest with ourselves. I've been in angrier dressing-rooms – you should see Shaun Edwards when he's fired up – but Johnno deals in clearly expressed home truths.
This week, as usual, we'll go through the video one-on-one – in my case with John Wells, the forwards coach – and then as a group. What you crave is consistency. During the France-Wales game on Friday night Tom Shanklin took out a bloke in the air. Shane Geraghty was binned for something similar against Wales but on this occasion in Paris the referee waved play on. C'est la vie.
People, even so, have to put their hands up and say 'I made a mistake' because you have to be accountable as an international rugby player. Eighteen penalties is just not good enough. We've cost ourselves the game at a stadium where we'd hoped to achieve something special. Each of us, myself included, has to take responsibility.
At half-time, for example, we'd spoken about being ruthless in what was clearly going to be a close game. Up goes the kick-off and, the way I saw it, there was a loose ball on the floor. The referee's not called a ruck, I'm on my feet and I've got a hand on the ball. As I tried to flick it up I lost my balance but I was still genuinely shocked when the referee blew his whistle.
In the cold light of day – and I haven't watched the tape yet – I might have made a wrong decision but the margins are so small. Suddenly you're standing under your posts watching Ronan O'Gara preparing to kick for goal. It's a difficult pill to swallow, the only consolation being that the ball struck a post.
So what next? I still genuinely believe that when this England team clicks we can beat anyone but the Wales-Ireland game could now be the Six Nations title decider. Having played both teams, I'd rate Wales as the more threatening. If they're able to play a fast-paced, mobile, physical game I'd fancy them to see off the Irish in Cardiff in the last game of the Six Nations.


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Thanks, Steve. I agree with you, La Defense is a sterile place. I have been coming there a lot over the past 8 years and have certainly taken a lot of forgettable pictures there. But I keep trying, as it is an interesting place, and in my opinion a stunning example of modern architecture. Cheers, Nathan Steve Unsworth wrote: > Nathan > > I liked those, I always found La Defense a difficult place to shoot. The > buildings and sense of space is impressive, but I always found it a cold, > soulless place. > > Thanks for sharing. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: firstname.lastname@example.com > [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of Ted Grant > Sent: 09 August 2003 00:08 > To: email@example.com > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 30: Paris La Defense > > Nathan Wajsman showed Paris with a different look > Nathan's PAW 30: Paris La Defense > > > First, an overall view showing that La Defense is not that far from the > > city: > http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_30.jpg <<< > > Without finding an angle to see the Arche de Triomphe the viewer would never > know the location was Paris. Good one. > > > A big screen was set up outside to allow people to follow the Tour de > > France: > http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_30alt1.jpg > > The screen is interesting, but what I like in this photo are the two couples > in the foreground. Adds a nice touch of human interest to the over all > scene. > > Whatever you do don't tell me they didn't influence you in taking this > photograph. Although the screen is interesting as a subject, it was really > the couples? Right? ;-) > > > The architecture and the street art at La Defense is quite stunning, > > as is > the sheer > > scale of the place: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_30alt2.jpg <<< > > A solid perspective shot. Excellent! And without the human walking through > the background it wouldn't have been as effective. Good eye. > > > The large lawns provide a place for conversations... > > or just relaxing: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/2003_30alt5.jpg<<< > > I see this as an HCB type of photograph considering the perspective of human > and location. "Only in Paris!" ;-) And the subject is just enough off dead > centre to give the framing a comfortable balance. > > Keep 'em coming Nathan! :-) > ted > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: email@example.com Mobile: +31 630 868 671 Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html


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text: On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 09:30:30AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:> > In fact, what I'd like to see in 2.6.22 is something better for > > everybody and with *no* regression, even if it's not perfect.> >> > I had the feeling that SD matched that goal right now, [...]> > curious, which are the reports where in your opinion CFS behaves worse > than vanilla?see below :-)> There were two audio skipping reports against CFS, the > most serious one got resolved and i hope the other one has been resolved > by the same fix as well. (i'm still waiting for feedback on that one)your answer to your question above ;-)Yes, we're all waiting for feedback. And I said I did not track theversions involved, so it is possible that all previously encounteredregressions are fixed by now.> > [...] except for Mike who has not tested recent versions. [...]> > actually, dont discount Mark Lord's test results either. And it might be > a good idea for Mike to re-test SD 0.46?In any case, it might be a good idea because Mike encountered a problemthat nobody could reproduce. It may come from hardware, scheduler design,scheduler bug, or any other bug, but whatever the cause, it would beinteresting to conclude on it.> IngoWilly-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Lions have left receiver Titus Young inactive. Detroit haven't put Young in the lineup Sunday against Indianapolis after allowing him to practice. He was sent away from the team for more than a week because of his behavior against Green Bay on Nov. 18, and was deactivated for the team's last game against Houston on Thanksgiving. The Lions will start left tackle Jeff Backus after he missed the previous game with a hamstring injury, ending his 186-game starting streak. Indianapolis rookie tight end Coby Fleener and cornerback Vontae Davis are healthy enough to start after missing four games with shoulder and knee injuries, respectively. Colts linebacker Tom Zbikowski is being replaced by Joe Lefeged. Zbikowski was previously ruled out with a knee injury.
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ICIAM 2011: ICIAM: Impressions of a Grad StudentNovember 15, 2011
Olga Trichtchenko
Snapshot of the poster session. The author is standing in the back, with the spectacular view of North Vancouver as a backdrop.
Snapshot of the poster session. The author is standing in the back, with the spectacular view of North Vancouver as a backdrop.
Before describing my impression of the largest conference I have ever attended, let me introduce myself. I am currently finishing my second year in the applied mathematics PhD program at the University of Washington, which means I am far enough along that my adviser, Bernard Deconinck, is not afraid to send me to conferences. Going to Vancouver is especially convenient for me, not only because it is nearby but also because I lived there while finishing my master's thesis at Simon Fraser University. Nilima Nigam, my adviser, had moved to SFU from McGill University, where I was a student before moving to UW. While remaining a McGill student, I was adopted with open arms by the SFU department. This all sounds complicated, but the experience helped me network and learn about the research done at different universities. This in turn helped me figure out where I wanted to be after I finished my master's degree.
I heard about the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics from my adviser, and my application to present a poster was accepted. Having lived in Vancouver for over a year, I had no trouble finding a cheap place to stay--I crashed on a friend's couch. Also, being familiar with the city meant I could recommend places to eat and visit to others.
Once at the conference, I tried to attend as many talks as possible. It was a bit hard to go to talks from 8:30 A.M. until 9 P.M., so I took breaks to clear my head and re-energize, occasionally giving in and taking a nap. Choosing which talks to go to was tricky, as the number of them was astounding. Sometimes I was guided by having some knowledge of the topic, other times purely by interest.
One factor that influenced my decisions about plenary lectures was familiarity with the names of the speakers and their work. At the University of Washington, we host the "Boeing Lectures," talks by prominent visiting applied mathematicians. We are strongly encouraged to attend these lectures and introduce ourselves to the speakers at informal student-only sessions organized by our student chapter of SIAM. One of these speakers was Philip Holmes, who happened to give one of the plenary lectures at ICIAM. His talk was impressive and very comprehensive. I cannot believe that so much goes into modelling how cockroaches move!
Other plenary lectures I attended were mostly on topics I thought I might have a chance of understanding better. Some of the talks were disappointing and some were excellent. Because the conference was so large and such a variety of people attended, some of the talks were quite general; in others, it would have been nice to have more detail.
I went to most of the sessions on integrable systems organized by my adviser (who gave a talk at one of them on periodic problems for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation), even though they were not the most relevant to my research; still, because I have been immersed in that culture, it was interesting to attend and some of what I heard might become useful down the road. Outside of that, I attended some fluid-related talks, which are more related to my research interest. (Bernard Deconinck, Katie Oliveras, and I are examining the stability of stationary solutions to the Euler equations that describe an ideal irrotational and incompressible fluid in a spatially periodic domain, incorporating the effects of surface tension, using the reformulation of the water-wave problem of Ablowitz, Fokas, and Musslimani.) I doubt that I completely understood a single talk (on any topic), but exposure to different concepts is helpful and an awareness of the literature is important.
Other talks that left a good impression were those that I randomly stumbled into. Most were concerned more with applications than with the mathematics. In some cases the speaker was someone I knew; some talks simply had enticing titles. With that said, I tried to sit in on some more technical talks too; this was useful, but in some, even the introductions were completely over my head! It was a bit hard to anticipate which talks I would get something out of---reading the slew of abstracts was nearly impossible, which is why I often tried to judge by the titles. This is where the new phone app for ICIAM came in handy. It was really convenient to add talks to my calendar, and a phone is a lot more portable than a giant book.
As for the actual physical space, the conference centre is gorgeous. The huge windows facing North Vancouver are one of the most beautiful aspects, and our poster session was held in front of them, which was slightly distracting (see the photo on page 4). The poster session was more of a learning opportunity for me than I expected. Attendees at the conference were from such varied backgrounds that I had to be able to give a clear explanation of my work (the title of my poster was "Stability of Gravity Waves with Surface Tension") to people from engineering, biological, or mathematical backgrounds. This helped me put my work into perspective, as well as to understand how it ties in to what other people are doing. Some people stopped by to tell me they had used similar methods for other problems or, in some cases, different methods on the same problem. Old friends, students and faculty, from previous schools or conferences came by, curious about how I was doing and what new things I had learned since moving to the University of Washington.
Outside the conference hours, I had the chance to catch up with people I know. I had lunches and dinners with faculty and students at schools I attended, as well as with colleagues from the University of Washington. The size of the conference made it a bit intimidating to meet new people, but it was good to see people I knew and strengthen ties. Overall, this conference was a great way to get to know what is happening in research areas in and outside my field, as well as a great chance to catch up with people I have met thus far in my academic career.
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Extending her five minutes of fame a few seconds longer, Brittany Kerr jumped to the top of the scandal sheets when photos of her smooching with married country singer Jason Aldean appeared on TMZ this past weekend.
A contestant on Season 11 of American Idol, Kerr is a cheerleader with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats and also an aspiring model, Us Weekly reported.
Kerr apologized for her behavior in the bar last week, saying, "The actions I portrayed recently were not a representation of my true character, but a lapse in judgment on my part."
She continued, "I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone that has been affected by this, including my friends & family."
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You will be rewarded with free Beignets, and the satisfaction in knowing that people are getting some comfort food love.
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Spyborgs from Capcom and developer Bionic Games has been underway for a long time, but the title as we saw it during its unveiling sported a very different style than it does at this week's E3 2009 in Los Angeles. The project's visuals used to be more cartoony and clearly created to appeal to younger players and now Spyborgs is noticeably aged up, a bit darker and grittier, and a little easier to swallow if you're in your teens and beyond. The E3 2009 Spyborgs demo -- a snappy preview of what lays in store when the final version ships -- is fully playable at Capcom's booth this week and having gone hands-on with its two-player cooperative mode, I think it's fair to say that beat-'em-up fans will probably like what Capcom has come up with. That noted, there's definitely still some kinks to be worked out where certain design choices and controls are concerned.
The E3 demo features a handful of different options and levels. You can jump right into the start game mode and -- yes, start playing. Or, you can alternatively hop directly into a boss battle, a jungle setting and an all-too-brief city locale, which is apparently new to the E3 build. There are various difficulty settings to choose from, including novice, casual, adrenaline and hard. In my experience, the most challenging difficulty is pretty formidable.
The story revolves a government-run Spyborgs Initiative, a program designed to better mankind by equipping people with various cybernetic enhancements. These super humans are the Spyborgs and they are manmade heroes. The problem is that one such Spyborg has evidently gone rogue and is hellbent on destroying all of his colleges, presumably because he's diabolically evil. The demo begins shortly after the Spyborgs team is called into a rescue mission and discovers it to be a trap set by this rogue enemy.
Spyborgs is a 3D beat-'em-up with a fixed camera. Most of the action scrolls horizontally a la a traditional 2D brawler, but boss fights and other scenarios transpire on more 3D planes. Before the stages begin, you select form three different characters including Stinger, described as a gunner (his arm transforms between a machine gun, shotgun and tractor beam); Clandestine, a quick-strike ninja girl perfect for sword-based melee attack; and Bouncer, a full-blown robot (not really a Spyborg), equipped with a genuine personality and ready to stomp enemies into the ground. Spyborgs is ideally meant for two players, but you can also play it alone, at which point the second character is manipulated by artificial intelligence.
You control your character with the nunchuk's analog stick, A button jump, and B-trigger and C button are used for light and heavy attacks respectively. There are some basic motion controls too. For instance, if you jump into the air and then gesture downward with the Wii remote, your Spyborg will slam the ground with a damaging attack. There are also some quicktime-like events in which you must waggle the Wii remote up or down in order to cue some cinematic sequences during boss fights. Based on the time I spent with the demo, the control configuration proved functional, but unexceptional -- the fight mechanics seem pretty standard. Additionally, Bouncer and Stinger move through the locales at a slow jog that could stand to see a speed burst.
Spyborgs is a good looking game, though. Bionic Games has developed a very capable engine complemented by good artistic sensibilities. Characters animate fluidly and the action-filled environments come to life with robust particle explosions. Meanwhile, the boss fight I made my way through was impressive because the enemy in question was gigantic -- roughly 10 times the size of the Spyborgs, and it looked fantastic.
In single-player mode, Spyborgs seems to be a beat-'em-up without a gimmick, but ultimately its gimmick is its two-player team mode. Here, you and a friend team up and can actually chain together dual character combos and even share acquired resources and power-ups. There's a lot of promise to this component, but I only scratched its surface on the show floor at E3.


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