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Louis C.K.
"Louie" (FX)
Episode: "Pregnant"
Highlight: Having just given his elder daughter but not her sister a mango popsicle, Louie tries to explain to his younger daughter why life isn't always fair, before succumbing to her insistent complaints and giving her a treat.
Sidelight: A tense, nervy depiction of a worried Louie rushing his pregnant, screaming-in-pain sister to the hospital is revealed to be nothing more than a case of trapped gas.
Lena Dunham
"Girls" (HBO)
Episode: "Pilot"
Highlight: Hannah (Dunham) learns that her parents aren't going to bankroll her jobless existence in New York anymore. Among her defensive lobs, she says "I could be a drug addict, do you know how lucky you are?"
Sidelight: The show earned some early controversy for the first episode's notorious sex scene between Hannah and hook-up buddy Adam (Adam Driver), a moment strangely intimate, funny and disturbing as a portrait of casual coupling in the modern world.
Chris McKenna
"Community" (NBC)
Episode: "Remedial Chaos Theory"
Highlight: Jeff (Joel McHale) says he can't stay for long at Troy and Abed's housewarming party due to a club opening he got invited to, at which point Abed reveals he himself sent Jeff the postcard touting a fake event to ensure the date would be free on his calendar.
Sidelight: The clever episode hinges on multiple timelines revealing what would happen if each character left to answer the pizza deliveryman's arrival.
Amy Poehler
"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Episode: "The Debate"
Highlight: Leslie Knope (Poehler), ready to debate her opponents for city council, is seen getting pumped up listening to music through earbuds, after which she takes them out and says "Nothing gets me more amped than Sarah MacLachlan!"
Sidelight: With their cable out and nobody able to watch the debate, Andy (Chris Pratt) begins a vigorous re-creation of the cheeseball Patrick Swayze action classic "Road House."
Michael Schur
"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)
Episode: "Win, Lose Or Draw"
Highlight: Dimwitted rich boy candidate Bobby Newport (Paul Rudd) throws back his voting booth curtain, ink all over his hands, to request help from Leslie on how to operate the voting machine ("I don't GET IT!").
Sidelight: In an unexpected and heartwarming show of emotional generosity, stoic tough guy Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) separately finds himself bucking up the spirits of both Ben (Adam Scott) and Leslie.
Where the gags write themselves?
And the nominees are:
Drama | Comedy | Miniseries & Movies | Variety | Nonfiction


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4 possible silver linings in the sequester
The dreaded sequester takes effect today as $85 billion in automatic cuts to 2013 federal spending begin rolling in, slashing services and sowing all manner of chaos, according to government officials who have warned for months about the harmful economic impact of allowing the cuts to proceed.
Nobody is particularly happy about it. President Obama and congressional Democrats have sounded the alarm most urgently, warning that the cuts - half domestic, half defense - will sideline an economic recovery still struggling to gain traction and jeopardize national security by crimping military readiness.
Many Republicans have raised similar concerns about military readiness and about the indiscriminate nature of the spending cuts, which are not targeted but levied across the board. Even Republicans who argue that we can and must absorb the magnitude of spending cuts contained in the sequester admit that cutting indiscriminately is a "stupid" way to reduce government outlays.
In short, depending on whom you ask, the sequester falls somewhere between poorly devised and downright catastrophic.
But is there some silver lining to be found in all this drama? Despite the dire warnings from policymakers and economists, could the impact of sequestration be less harmful than meets the eye, or perhaps even beneficial in some ways?
With those questions in mind, here are four reasons sequestration might not bite as painfully as some expect - and might even yield some unexpected benefits along the way:
Most entitlement programs are exempt
During the negotiations that produced the sequester, Democrats successfully pushed to exempt most forms of politically sensitive entitlement spending from the automatic cuts.
As a result, Social Security, Medicaid, veterans' benefits, unemployment insurance, and food stamps will not see any reduction in funding. Medicare beneficiaries were also spared the axe, while Medicare providers will see only a 2 percent reduction in payments. Mr. Obama's healthcare bill, some recall, also opted to slash payments to Medicare providers in lieu of targeting beneficiaries.
Cuts to entitlement benefits are among the most politically sensitive of deficit reduction proposals - Social Security, for example, is called the "third rail" of American politics because politicians who propose any significant alterations to the program risk being electrocuted by the political fallout.
But thanks to prior negotiations, that's a bridge lawmakers will not have to cross, at least not in this round of deficit reduction talks.
The cuts' impact won't be immediate - and could be mitigated
The cuts legally take effect when the president signs the sequestration order today, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the rug will be swept out from under the American economy by tomorrow morning. Due to a variety of exigent factors, many of the cuts are staggered in a way that will allow government agencies to contain the damage, at least temporarily. Many more legally require a notification period that could delay their impact.
Federal employee furloughs, for example, require a 30-day notification period before legally taking effect. As a result, even furloughs announced today will take about a month to work their way through the system, potentially providing policymakers a respite as they negotiate a replacement for the cuts.
In addition, not every agency affected has identified how the cuts will be carried out. The Office of Management and Budget will release a report today detailing the specifics of each agency's cuts, at which point the relevant actors will begin implementation. In many cases, those details will take time to develop.
- Sequestration looms - but when will the pain feel real?
- Obama: Budget cuts would cause "tumble downward"
Finally, some Republican members of Congress are developing legislation that would give the executive branch greater latitude in allocating the cuts across each agency. The thinking is that greater freedom of movement would allow the administration to implement sequestration in the most painless way possible, redirecting some of the most pernicious cuts toward other, less critically important functions of each agency.
The cuts are likely to proceed, in other words. But policymakers have a variety of tools at their disposal that would allow them to delay or ameliorate the full impact of the budget tightening.
An opportunity to target wasteful spending?
Some Republicans who have long sought to reduce wasteful spending are grateful, at least, that the sequester has begun a conversation.
"There are many of us who realize we have got to get spending under control," Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., told the New York Times. The sequester, he said, "is a crude way to do it, but at least it's moving in that direction."
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime critic of what he sees as government excess, agreed. "Look - the federal government is twice the size it was 11 years ago," he said last week on "Fox News Sunday". "What sequestration is, it's a terrible way to cut spending - I don't disagree with that. But to not cut 2.5 percent out of the total budget over a year when it's twice the size it was 10 years ago? Give me a break."
"This crisis is made up - it's been created," Coburn insisted. "There are easy ways to cut this money that the American people will never feel."
Even some Democrats spy opportunity in the cuts, half of which will be carved out of a defense budget that many Democrats have long seen as bloated with waste.
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., a liberal stalwart in the House, told the New York Times that cuts in military spending could finally force the Pentagon to modernize its procurement process and reduce excessive contracting expenditures.
And during the 2011 debate that led to the sequester becoming law, Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., said, "Sequestration will give us progress whether we like it or not. I'd rather have a human hand fashioning the progress than, as I've said before, the blunt edge of a guillotine deciding what progress looks like."
Still, he said, "Any time you can get $1.2 trillion [the cuts' total amount over 10 years] in savings, that's not failure."
Uniformed military, war spending will not be affected
Perhaps aware of the firestorm that would ensue if Congress slashed funding for wartime operations in Afghanistan or for uniformed military personnel, lawmakers specifically shielded payments to uniformed members of the armed services and spending related to the prosecution of the Afghanistan war from the indiscriminate nature of the cuts.
Specifically, compensation payments to military personnel were exempted from sequestration, as are all Veterans Affairs Department programs. Any funding directly related to America's war in Afghanistan was also spared the knife of the sequester as troops in the central Asian country prepare for a 2014 withdrawal.
However, funding for programs like TRICARE, which connects military members with civilian healthcare systems, tuition assistance, and family support programs could be slashed, leading to some peripheral impacts on military members and their families.

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ROCKLEDGE, FL - Imagine the chaos of an entire toy store instantly overrun by a mob of shoppers grabbing everything in sight - for needy kids! Thousands of dollars worth of toys snatched from the shelves of the Toys 'R Us store in Viera in the blink of an eye to give to children in need.
On Monday, December 6 at 10:30am, that is exactly what happened as a mob of Health First employees stormed the front doors of the Toys 'R Us store in Viera, cleaned out shelves, loaded up their shopping bags, spent thousands of dollars, and filled a waiting truck headed for Brevard's most needy children.
It was like the old game show "Supermarket Sweep," but this time, every item is headed for the hands of a child in need!
$5,000 dollars worth of toys were snatched from the shelves in minutes!
Health First's President and CEO Mike Means 'rallied the troops' before they 'stormed the store' at 10:30 am.
"Brevard County is our home. It's home for us as a company, and it's home for the majority of our associates, patients and clients," said Health First President & CEO Mike Means. "Our commitment to this community is about more than helping those who walk in our doors seeking care and comfort. It's also about lending a hand to those in our community who need it most."
As part of Health First's commitment to help families in its home county of Brevard, Health First donated all the toys that its employees grabbed to the 107.1 A1A's Toys For Kids Charity Campaign.
Health First selected the 107.1 A1A Toys For Kids Charity Campaign because it is completely locally based ensures that every dollar and every toy collected stays in our community.
Health First has been serving the residents of the Brevard County area since it was founded in 1995, with its roots extending back to 1937 when Holmes Regional Medical Center opened as the first hospital in Brevard County.
Today, Health First is the only multi-hospital, not-for-profit health system in Brevard County. This means that every dollar not used to pay for patient care stays in the county to improve healthcare services for all residents, including those without the financial means to pay.


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Many people are terrified of speaking in front of a group. Many of us can accomplish it, but feel a certain amount of fear and stress. Speaking in front of groups does not have to be stressful or nerve racking; instead, the experience can help you stand out and get noticed. Here are some tips that will help you fight through your anxiety and deliver an effective presentation:
Prepare, Prepare, Prepare. If you have a complete understanding of your material, you will definitely give you an advantage during your presentation. Do not memorize your material; you just need to be familiar with it.
Open with Confidence. Your opening gives your audience a first impression of your presentation. Make sure not to leave anything to chance. Your opening sets the tone for your entire presentation.
Focus on a Few Key Points. Know the major points you want to make. This will help ease your worry and increase your confidence. You should also use electronic visuals, note cards, or memory techniques to outline your key concepts.
Support Ideas with Evidence. It is always important to provide evidence to support your main points. Supporting evidence will help your audience understand your points and will give you a chance to explain your points more fully.
Close with a Call to Action. This will be the last impression your audience has of you and your presentation. It is important to ensure the closing reflects the purpose of the presentation. Your closing should summarize your content and give your audience a clear direction.


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I think we are all feeling sad today.
Ben bought me Frank when it came out because 'you like jazz'. It was a great album, but i think when Back to Black came out it was a completely different kettle of fish. I think a lot of women (and men i imagine) listened to those lyrics and just knew what she meant. When i was having my bad times, and you heard the words in Back to Black, I know i'm no good, love is a losing game - those words were telling the stories of the sadness we feel, the mistakes we made. They were real, they were honest and they connected.
She didn't refuse to give. Every line, every word she sang with passion and with meaning, every feeling and emotion was projected into her words and her voice. There was no holding back.
I remember a few years ago, magazines published a picture of her going home, no shoes on, feet bleeding and she was crying. And i remember thinking 'it's like they are waiting for her to die. that's all that will satisfy them.'
She was an amazing talent. She sang with truth and meaning.
There's nothing i can say really, and there's no point me saying anything else. I just wanted to share that i thought she was great, and i am sorry that she has died.
As Pop Justice says, all we really want is to watch the videos and hear the songs.


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The last time I ate Yunnan food was over two years ago, back in Beijing. It is not for lack of trying.
In the US, Cantonese, Sichuan, and Hunan food are ubiquitous. Northern Chinese, Shanghainese Xinjiang, and Fujianese are making headways into cities. But as far as Yunnan restaurants are concerned, the LA area can claim four. In all of New York's five boroughs, there is just one.
For anyone new to Yunnan cuisine, the southwestern Chinese province is most well-known for their Cross-the-Bridge noodles. It consists of bowl of boiling broth that arrives at your table with about seven or eight raw ingredients (including eggs, chicken, fish skin, sprouts, etc), which the waiters will then theatrically dump into your broth as quickly as possible so everything cooks table-side. The round rice noodles themselves also cook with the other raw ingredients, and the flavors come together brilliantly if the broth is hot enough. (If the broth is merely lukewarm, that is another, more unpleasant, story.)
Yun Nan Flavour Snack out in Sunset Park does not serve Cross-the-Bridge noodles. Rather, it serves very basic but comforting bowls of beef tripe, ground pork, and fried pork noodles, using the same silky rice noodles that are a tad more plump than spaghetti. Everything is cooked to order.
Here's some advice: come starving. Here's some more advice: order both the hot and sour dumplings and a bowl of rice noodles.
The husband (of the husband/wife team) who runs the shop brought over my #13, the "rice noodle with crispy meat sause (sic)", which is really a wondrous assemblage of crispy pork skin, marbled pork slices, and pork intestine, with a dollop of chili sauce on top. You mix everything thoroughly before eating and the noodles get as bright red. He also brought over the hot and sour dumplings, which are really boiled dumplings in chili broth, a minute later.
Him: They're both for you???
Me: Yes? [slurp, slurp]
Him: Next time, you should also get the cold noodles! They're great in hot weather. The Westerners love the cold noodles, in any season! [pause] Hey, where are you from?
Me: I grew up here, but my family's Cantonese.
Him: But your Mandarin is so good!
Me: Really? Everyone in China says the opposite.
He smiled. I could tell we were bonding.
He and his wife are both from Kunming, and he said the next time I'm in China I should really explore around Yunnan because of the scenery and the 30 different minority groups. In 2006, they opened this tiny nook in Sunset Park to see whether the neighborhood's predominantly Cantonese population would be receptive to Yunnan cuisine. He has been pretty happy so far. Even with the recession, and restaurants shutting down everywhere, business has been growing.
I asked if it's true that they are the only Yunnan restaurant in all of New York. Yup!, he said proudly. Everyone knows about Sichuan and Hunan food. Those cuisines' heat-packed meat and fried noodle dishes are great, but where else can you get rice noodle soups with a bit of spiciness but won't leave you gasping for air?
He said they are also thinking of expanding in the next few months, to a larger place that has sit-down service and where they can serve Cross-the-Bridge noodles.
Until then, the wife tells me, come back soon and get #9 and #11. Those are their personal favorites.
#6: Cold Rice Noodle - liang mi xian #9: Rice Noodle with Beef Stew - niu lan mi xian (beef tripe) #11: Rice Noodle with Spicy Meat Sauce - zha jiang mi xian (minced pork) #13: Rice Noodle with Crispy Meat Sauce - chui chang mi xian (crispy pork skin, lean pork slices, pork intestine. Yum!) #27: Dumpling with Hot and Sour Sauce - suan la shui jiao (more like 5 or 6 dumplings in a chili broth)
Yun Nan Flavour Snack (NOW MOVED TO YUNNAN FLAVOR GARDEN)
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Brooklyn, NY
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Voices: Ukrainian Americans tense as Crimea vote nears
As I watch the drama unfolding in Ukraine, the voice I hear is that of Maria Dyhdalevych, my maternal grandmother, who came to this country in 1949 and died on the eve of Ukraine's independence in 1991.
"I'm not Russian," I recall her telling New York friends as I grew up in the 1970s. "I'm Ukrainian. There's a difference."
Back then, she might as well have said she was from Mars. There was only one Slavic entity, the Soviet Union. Today, everyone knows Ukraine, and I wondered what the diaspora was feeling as Russian President Vladimir Putin muscled into the affairs and territory of his southern neighbor.
"There's general disbelief, horror and fear of a full-scale attack by Putin, complete with bombs raining down on Kiev (the capital)," says Andrew Motyl, a Ukrainian-American political scientist at Rutgers University. "Many of us have family and friends there who could well be dead soon."
Motyl says Ukrainian Americans feel a "sense of powerlessness" watching the events unfold. Though there's hope that "we'll pull through this, there's also that 5% chance that Russian tanks will roll all the way to the border with Poland, which is 5% too many."
Some cope by taking action, whether writing checks to relief organizations or letters to members of Congress. Others take to the streets, such as members of the Ukraine Group of Boston, which staged a number of protests against Russia's apparent takeover of the Crimean peninsula, an autonomous and strategically vital region of Ukraine.
"The community is mobilizing, and it's not just those from (nationalist) western Ukraine, but often younger recent emigres from (Russified) eastern Ukraine," says Peter Woloschuk, media coordinator for Harvard University's Ukrainian Research Institute, which has hosted some of the opposition leaders who have taken over in Kiev for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych.
"The hope is that perhaps finally in Kiev there's a functioning government that cares for all Ukrainians, from both west and east," Woloschuk says. "No one wants an open conflict."
For Rika Antonova, 31, who came to the USA at 18 and is pursuing a robotics masters at Carnegie Mellon University, a conflict in eastern Ukraine would engulf friends and family alike.
"I'm from Zaporozhye in the east, and yes, people there want to speak Russian (as their primary language), but that doesn't mean they want to be Russian," she says. "People I e-mail are of many opinions, but even those who didn't support (the revolt in Kiev) aren't in favor of Russia coming in. We are pushing for Ukrainians everywhere to stand together."
That specific call goes out Sunday in Crimea, which will hold a referendum on whether to join Russia — a vote U.S. officials will not recognize.
"Everyone is tense as we count down to that vote," says Roma Hadzewycz, editor of The Ukrainian Weekly, an 81-year-old publication based in Parsippany, N.J. "There's a fear that if we lose Crimea, it's just the beginning."
Hadzewycz says readers from coast to coast have asked her to publish the names and addresses of U.S. lawmakers. "The feeling is, 'If the West lets Russia have Crimea, are we going to start carving up borders all around the world?' " she says. "We're all afraid this is Putin's slow dismemberment of Ukraine and a return to the Soviet domination that existed for so long."
If that happens, expect to hear the body of Maria Dyhdalevych and other proud Ukrainians rolling over.
Marco della Cava is a former foreign correspondent who covers technology and culture for USA TODAY.


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Explainer: Best original games to come
When it comes to video games, it's easy to get caught up in franchise mania. Certainly at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, games with numbers in their title seemed to hog most of the spotlight. Crysis 2, Gears of War 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3 — we're lookin' at you.
It's easy to go with the games we know. It's certainly the safe choice. But it can be far more rewarding and surprising to dive into completely new games – games that are delivering brand new stories and trying out brand new gameplay ideas. At E3 this year, there were plenty of excellent original games to be found. Here's a look at some of our favorites.
— Winda Benedetti & Todd Kenreck
Journey — PS3
We can't wait to see what Jenova Chen has in store for us next. Chen is the designer/artist behind indie downloadable PS3 games " Flower" and " flOw" — games that earned raves thanks to their unique take on gameplay and art.
At E3 earlier this month, Chen revealed that a game called "Journey" is his next project – and one that looks to be another unusual take on gaming.
Chen says "Journey" begins with a character waking up in a desert, with no clues as to what might have happened before or what will happen later. There's only a tall mountain in the distance, beckoning the player to set out and explore.
In his company's blog, Chen says he hopes to evoke "a sense of awe and mystery" with the game. Beyond that, we understand that there will be an online aspect to the game but we don't know much more.
Looks like we'll have to wait until 2011 to see exactly what this sand-swept "Journey" is all about.
Limbo — Xbox 360
The more footage we seefrom this eerie indie game, the more we can't wait to play the whole thing.
Created by Playdead Studios, a small development outfit based in Copenhagen, "Limbo" is a 2-D platforming/puzzle game set in the murky, creepy netherworld. It won both the Excellence in Visual Art and the Technical Excellence award at this year's Independent Games Festival.
"Limbo" will be available to download from Xbox Live this summer.
Lost in Shadow – Wii
"Lost in Shadow" is another puzzle-platformer with a unique game mechanic that we can't wait to try. In this game, players use light, shadow, foreground and background to manipulate the landscape and help a shadow boy as he attempts to climb through a mystical tower and reclaim the scattered parts of his soul.
The graphics look amazing and the puzzle solving looks wonderfully unique. The game will be available for the Wii this fall.
Rage — Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac
Post apocalyptic setting: Check. Vast world: Check. Plenty of guns and flying bullets: Roger that.
Those of us "Fallout 3" and " Borderlands" fans can't help but get excited for this first-person shooter from the people who basically, you know, invented first-person shooters. In id Software's "Rage," players find themselves learning to survive in a world ruled by raider gangs, mutants, and an oppressive government regime.
This game not only offers tons of running and gunning, it tosses in some intense vehicle combat to boot. And with the new id Tech 5 engine running things, the graphics look spectacular.
The apocalyptic good times begin sometime in 2011.
Bulletstorm — PS3, Xbox 360, PC
This over-the-top first-person shooter looks like it's going to be one bloody good time. Here you won't just be aiming to take out your many enemies with killshots ... but with skillshots. That is, you'll want to kill with creativity. Shoot an enemy in the throat and you'll earn "Gag Reflex" points. Shoot an enemy in the junk and then finish him off with a bullet to the head and you'll earn "Mercy" points. More points equals more upgrades equals more mayhem.
The bullets will fly Feb. 22, 2011.
Sorcery — PS3
We liked the looks of the forthcoming motion-controlled wizarding game "Sorcery" when Sony showed it off at their E3 press conference. Certainly "Harry Potter" fans should take note – this looks to be the closest you'll get to holding a real magic wand in your hand.
The game makes use of the PlayStation Move's wand controllerin a way that makes great sense. As the wizard in the game goes to battle against his enemies, players will swing and flick the motion-sensing controller as they would a wand, casting spells and vanquishing baddies. While Wii games have done this in the past, the PlayStation Move device appears to be far more precise in the way it senses motion. Mr. Potter might just want a Sony wand for himself.
Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent — Wii, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, PC, Mac
"Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent" is what you'd get if you crossed the gameplay of "Professor Layton" with the creepy-cool strange of "Twin Peaks.
This puzzle game comes from the folks at Telltale Games (the developers behind the " Tales from Monkey Island" and "Sam & Max" adventure titles) and from artist Graham Annable (do not miss his short animated videos on Youtube).
Players take on the role of Nelson Tethers, the lead (and only) agent in the US Department of Puzzle Investigation, sent to Scoggins, Minnesota to find out why the town's eraser factory has stopped working. Mazes, puzzles, riddles and logic brainteasers twist their way through an eerie mystery story. But what most intrigues us, is the way it's all wrapped up in Graham's humorous-yet-creepy visual and narrative style.
Fortunately, we won't have to wait long to get our hands on this game. It's due to launch sometime this week.
Brink — Xbox 360, PS3, PC
It's the future. The world has flooded. The survivors are scraping out an existence on a floating city known as The Ark . No, things aren't looking so bright. With this waterworld on the fast track toward civil war – the Resistance versus the Security – you the player must pick sides and pick up your highly customizable gun.
We like the looks of this first-person-shooter's in-depth character customization system and we're intrigued to see how the game lets us develop our characters across the single-player, online and co-op modes. Also, we're keen to put "Brink's" parkour movement style through the paces.
Alas, it looks like we'll have to wait until 2011.
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West – PS3, Xbox 360
It's the future. Yes, again. Only in this game the world hasn't flooded. Instead, nearly all the humans have been wiped off the face of the earth ... which is now mostly populated by the robots that wiped them out.
This action-adventure game centers around the uneasy relationship between two characters – a beefy brawler named Monkey and a tech-expert named Trip. The two literally cannot survive without each other if they're going to survive the evil robots onslaught, and players will have to learn how to best use each of Monkey and Trip's skills if they want to complete the game.
"Enslaved" is being developed by Ninja Theory — the developers behind "Heavenly Sword" — and the game's story was written by Alex Garland — the novelist who wrote "The Beach" and the screenplay for "28 Days Later." It's scheduled to launch Oct. 8th.
Rock of Ages — PC, PS3, Xbox 360
"Rock of Ages" is one of those utterly original games that, when described, sounds like utter nonsense. It's basically this: A tower defense-ish, ball-rolling game in which you try to knock down your enemy's castle with a giant rolling boulder as you progress through the stages of art history. (You'll also try to defend your own tower from the enemy's boulder using all sorts of zany defenses).
We love the unique, arty look of it and, best of all, we think knocking sh*t down looks like a lot of fun.
This downloadable title will crash into our lives sometime in 2011.
Also see: The best games to come


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The student papers issue of DttP is designed to showcase the talents and interests of current library school students. Papers should focus on substantive issues in government information at all levels of government (local, state, federal, international) librarianship, including:
- contemporary or historical problems related to government information access, dissemination, or preservation
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Event Link : Exile Island
εξορία Island is a small island located by Greece. It is said to contain many treasures but is also said to be haunted or cursed. Using the knowledge you'll find in the island via books and diaries,teamwork and your own instinct can you overcome the odds and get the Treasure?
1. Basics
2. Rounds
3. Hazards
4. Jewels
5. IEP (In Event Purchase)
6. Looting/Stealing/Rebelling
7. Sacrifices
8. Encyclopedia
The game is quite basic in the sense of rounds. There will be around 7 main rounds for the 7 jewels (see No.5 in Table of Contents). You'll start of alone but you can group up with others (mutual agreement) and make alliances etc. You can steal or loot from people too (see No.6 in Table of Contents).
Basically it'll go Challenge-Stand-by (loot,rebel,etc)-Investigate and then repeat. There will be some exceptions thou.
So as I said there will be 7 main rounds. Each of these rounds can be classified as Battle Round/ Non-Battle Round/Special Round. Battle Rounds can be anything from vs all players to a one on one stand off. Non-battle rounds can be a wild goose hunt to a quiz. Special rounds are special in the sense that well..they are special. Its better that you play the game and lean it that way. After the 7 main rounds are over the challenge part will be finished and the remaining competitors will have to to duel it out for the jewels. I.e Player 1 has a jewel and player 2 has 6. They'll duel for 1 jewel.
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But if player 1 has 2 jewels and is challenged to a duel he will have to put both down and so does player 2. I.e Player 1 has 2 jewels and player 2 has 5. Both must put down 2 if they want to duel.
Dueling will be a main focus after the initial rounds. If the player loses he/she is out.
The final type of round is Prize Round. Prize Rounds grant players prizes for getting first place and will be done at random times. The top three of a prize round can also gain points to by hazards.
During the investigation stage you can be hit with hazards. You can be hit with player Hazards and Environmental hazards. I've made it so each location has some environmental hazards which are triggered by your choices during investigation. Hazards can do anything from stealing your items to paralyzing your movement. Don't worry thou they can't kill you. (that's unfair). Player Hazards will be IEP by donating OR using points you've accumulated during prize rounds.
Jewels are what you'll be searching for in this event. There are 7 jewels. Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Topaz, Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst and Opal. To win this event you must have all 7 Gems.
IEP on In Event Purchase is a event store which contains small advantages. Most of it will be buy able Hazards but there will be other little knacks like Hazard immunity. Keep in mind almost everything in IEP can be gotten without donating but donating gets you it ten times faster then accumulating points.
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Looting/ Stealing/ Rebelling
You can loot or steal from a player in the same location as you via Hazards OR duels. Duels done in between the initial 7 rounds will not kill the player that loses but will strip the player of whatever he has (except Jewels). To rebel you must be part of a group. Rebelling just simply means to leave the group say after looting a member of your group. Its completely your choice.
For the initial few round to keep the pace going there will be the need of sacrifices. The player will all vote for a player to sacrifice and that player will be eliminated. To escape sacrifices you must either win the round, win the last chance round or buy a sacrifice immunity via donation OR points.
The Encyclopedia is a giant book that gets updated with finds. Exile island contains many back story, tips , Monster guides and diary entries. You can find stuff to update the book via investigation.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
A Thousand Splendid Suns on sale today
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Khaled Hosseini's second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns goes on sale today. I have such a back log of books at home right now and several more on the way from the library, but this one I must read. His first novel, The Kite Runner, was spectacular and one of those novels I just had to recommend to people even though I could not do the novel justice in describing it. Now his second novel has just been published. Can't wait to read it!
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Host: Christopher Rose, Outreach Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Guest: Chloe Ireton, doctoral student, Department of History
This episode looks at US perceptions of Mexico through map making during the US / Mexico War, in which a private publisher sold maps that were reissued annually to reflect ongoing progress in the campaign. Intended for a general, popular audience, these maps served as propaganda in aid of the conflict, but historians and military analysts alike have ignored them until recently—even though they may well have influenced the positioning of the border at the war's end.
Guest Chloe Ireton looks at the intriguing history of maps as propaganda and the role of two publishing houses—J. Disturnell and Ensigns & Thayer—not only in rewriting the history of the Mexican-American war, but in influencing the outcome of the war even as it was still ongoing.
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|Staff Biography
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|Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
|A physician by trade, who specialized in Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, both in the consultant and management areas, doc had his career ended suddenly in a suspicious automobile accident. Ironically, it was this cataclysm that started him on his continued journeys to Shaolin, and, the gradual growth and evolution of this web site. russbo.com was started in 1997, and since then, has been responsible for doc's involvement with millions of viewers, thousands of community members, a hundred or so russbo.com member visits to Shaolin in China, a few television documentaries, and one National Geographic featured article. A book partly about him, and a book by him, are on the way. It continues to grow and evolve to this day. Just like its creator.
|Shaolin gong fu, Sanda, Qi Gong, Kenpo, Judo, Seidokan, Muay Thai, American Boxing, some Wing Chun and Jiujitsu, guns and other fun destructive devices.
|Because of doc's relative inability to punish, or engage in any sort of altercation, his alter ego, Satan, takes care of "business" in the russbo.com world. Satan controls HELL, who enters it, who leaves it, and what they do there. russbo.com's HELL is actually a fun place to visit, a section of the site where its inhabitants, the Dungeon Denizens, basically do whatever they want. Within reason. Satan spends his spare time in Las Vegas chasing women of ill repute.
|Master russbo.com beta tester. Expert graphics designer. Queen of the Love Shack, Soveriegn of Satire, Overseer of the russbo children, friend, confidant, advisor to all. We call her momma. Cheyenne has been with us for many years. A loyal "russboian", she has been a long term contributor, advisor, and confidant, an individual who is always there when you need her, always ready to provide assistance, regardless of what that assistance may entail. An individual who to this day, remains a driving force towards keeping russbo.com on its devoted path. An individual, who successfully tackle's russbo's biggest and most difficult ongoing problem: keeping doc and the rest of us, in line. Mom. To think, we've never met her.
|Qi Gong
|A Chinese citizen who spends part of his time searching for "information" relevant to russbo.com's mission, "Deepthroat", lives and works in Beijing. He spends a great deal of his time traveling China, including the Shaolin and Dengfeng area. Deepthroat, named by doc as a reference to a famous political event in the US, (and, in reference to the very first VHS tape played on doc's very first big screen television), uncovers much of the secretive type of information that russbo.com reveals to the community. Consider "deepthroat" to be one of russbo.com's secret "insider" resources. Doc won't name them all....
|Shaolin gong fu
|Taizhong, Taiwan
|Martial arts expert and enthusiast. Accomplished Asia traveler. General know it all about all things martial arts and Asia. Well regarded, knowledgeable, and indispensable. What would we do without him.
|xingyiquan, changquan (including maifu, xiaohuyan, etc) , digongquan (including dahuyan, lianwuzhang, etc), tanglangquan (including tanglangshou, lipi, etc), yangshi taijiquan (yangshouzhong and wushaolin's versions), bajiquan (xiaojia), baduanjin, zifagong...
|Las Vegas, Nevada
|Well, our Princess is just that. A princess. The official russboTeam goddess. She fulfills many important roles at the world famous russbo Command Center, where the entirety of this web site is created. Companion. Advisor. Creator of chocolate chip cookies. Beloved maid and laundress. Feeder of the dog. We would be lost without her. And, she's not real. But, we like to think that she is, because, well, we need a good looking woman to inhabit the russbo Command Center to keep us company. Sometimes, a large hairy German Shepherd farting on the floor just isn't enough. Princess actually has a key role in all of this; we use Princess for debugging our forum software. The forums here have become extremely complicated, with all sorts of new and altered software code that doc seems to get completely befuddled with. Our Princess becomes an alter ego for other various experts, some of doc's friends (yes, he has one or two of those) who visit to help debug some of the software creations and beta products that we use and test in our forums. She's also used by others that doc trusts to run things in the forums, while doc is not around. If you really, really desire, come to Las Vegas where the russboTeam lives and plays, and we'll introduce you to your very own princess, specially picked to meet your exact specifications. We know a lot of them. Boy, do we.
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|A long term friend of doc's, a frequent traveler to Thailand, and, a "martial artist non-pareil" (he has no interest in the martial arts whatsoever), Steve has been the driving force behind the graphics and multimedia production for russbo.com, over many years. His artistic ability and creativity, and his ablitiy to learn and embrace new software programs, has led russbo.com to become the force it is today. Plus, his skills as the russbo.com beta tester are never overwhelmed by doc's continual software coding disasters. A true Photoshop, Premiere, and Computer problem solving master, russbo.com wouldn't advance without him. And, in his most infamous and beloved role, he's used as bait at Church so that the goddesses will talk to doc. Goddesses just love long hair. Really.
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|Russbo Forum poster turned russboTeam member (yeah it's that easy). He has spent many an hour at work "researching" Shaolin and various martial arts. He knows a thing or two about a thing or two but wouldn't consider himself an expert on anything except generalizations and stereotypes. A student of Shaolin martial arts for almost 5 yrs, he has had a strong interest in all martial arts since a young age. He has studied with a few famous and not so famous martial arts masters in the US and abroad. However, He still isn't any good.
|Shaolin (Gong li, mizhong, Xing-yi, Baji, Di-tong, Iron Palm, Longfist, Spear, Broadsword, autobot, deceptacon...) ka-rotty, tai chee Yang style, aikido (tsumaranai), and Honky style
|Wood Dale, Illinois, USA
|Scholar. Writer. Linguist. Translator. Volunteer. Martial arts expert for four decades. One who actually practices on a daily basis. One who trains in many different martial arts, including Shaolin. Oh, and there's military stuff that we can't talk about because it's classified. Uwe is our resident all knowing guy. One who has sifted through the nonsense, one who really knows what he's talking about. And above all, he's something that the rest of us aspire to. He's a gentleman. Held in the highest regard by all of us.
|Shaolin Temple Boxing, Tai Kit Kuen Kung Fu
|Yes, that's right. Just think about it. You, a russboTeam member. Fast cars, beautiful women, global admiration, no money. But, the satisfaction that you're contributing something worthwhile for our worldwide community to enjoy, and learn from, is truly an unparalleled experience. You'll sleep better at night. Become a russboTeam member and change your life forever. Contribute regularly to our russbopedia, our web site, our Forum / Library, or any of our other sections. Start that new life, as a russboTeam member, today! Contact doc for more details.
|A very good long term friend of doc's, Yong currently lives in Beijing. He spent many years training at a Shaolin school in Dengfeng, which was supervised by Shi Xing Hong. He eventually became one of Shi Xing Hong's disciples, and to this day, continues to visit the Shaolin area and train. He spends his time in Beijing and Dengfeng working on various multi-media presentations for russbo.com, and currently is a manager of russboasia, russbo.com's International Training Center in Phuket, Thailand. Doc and Yong first met in Shaolin back in 1997. They have trained there together ever since.
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As Leslie Knope on 'Parks and Recreation,' funny lady Amy Poehler has been a beacon for empowering women hilariously for several seasons. The former 'SNL' star and host of her own advice web series, 'Ask Amy,' has taught us a lot over the years about how to be an awesome person.
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Seattle May Drop Hygiene Requirements for Taxi Drivers
(SEATTLE) -- Seattle currently regulates what taxi drivers wear, how they look and how they smell. But the city is considering pumping the brakes on this measure, and letting drivers set their own standards for dress code and hygiene when they are behind the wheel.
As part of the budget package for next year, Seattle may do away with the city-mandated taxi driver dress code.
While some view it as a positive step for drivers whose companies and jobs have been subject to too much government oversight, others are concerned that without such regulations, riders may receive an unpleasant experience. The convenience of getting across the city in the back of the cab might be overshadowed by the stench coming from the driver's seat.
Currently, drivers are expected to have "well groomed facial hair," wear clothing "without unrepaired rips and tears," and are expected to be free from "offensive body odor," to name a few requirements.
Lisa Peyer, chief of staff of the city's Department of Finance and Administrative Services, which oversees taxi regulations in Seattle, said she thinks this is the first time a proposal has been put forth to eliminate the dress code.
"The city doesn't dictate to any other business in the city how they should dress," Denise Movius, deputy director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services, told ABC News affiliate KOMO-TV.
"Basically they're saying, 'Treat us like adults,'" Movius said.
If the taxi dress code is eliminated, Peyer said some rules would still exist for drivers, but that they would be "self regulated by the company, the association, and the drivers."
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Interview: Jakob Dylan's Eagle Ears
"Turntables are incredible!" Noted songcrafter Jakob Dylan, 40, the proud owner of a sweet Rega 'table that he spent months researching, is waxing about the merits of, well, listening to wax on platters &emdash; and appreciating their inherent beauty. "I sit online and look at the ones they make in Europe," he admits. "You can buy a house for the cost of some of those turntables. They're works of art. Some of them really belong in a museum."
No arguments here. And in this era of 0s and 1s filling in the digital blanks (or not), it's worth noting that certain albums lend themselves better to being spun on and enjoyed from a turntable. Case in point: Women + Country (Columbia), the second solo album from the Wallflowers leader. (The band is currently on hiatus.) It's one of those things we like to refer to as a great headphones album, thanks in no small part to the intimate, atmospheric production by über-producer T Bone Burnett. "My last record [2008's Seeing Things] had certain restrictions to it; it was very primal," explains Dylan. "So I didn't want anything like that at all for Women from the get-go; I wanted full, beautiful sound. And I got really excited about the instrumentation T Bone had in mind, because he knows his sonics as well as anybody. Plus I already knew all of the folks who would play on the record, which was very inspiring when I wrote it." And nothing but the whole wide world to gain by listening to it...
As you were writing and crafting Women + Country, did you have a specific sonic goal in mind?
For sure. Our recording technique lent it- self to a very good vinyl record. If you make a highly digital record that's just chopped up, it makes no sense to put it on vinyl. If you make a hyper-electronic-sounding record, there's no purpose doing vinyl for it. But based on how we recorded, this is exactly the kind of record that should be put on vinyl today. [Currently, the 180-gram Women + Country LP is available at jakobdylan.com and at his live shows.]
So a high-quality vinyl release was always on your mind?
Oh yeah, I planned on it. There was one Wallflowers record, Red Letter Days [2002], that was put on the cheap vinyl. The grooves were like an inch deep! I can't say I was aware that you could even make shitty vinyl; I thought those kind of machines would have been gone by that point. Lesson learned there.


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THE CSIs INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A YOUNG MAN KILLED DURING AN ANNUAL SHOPPING CART RACE THROUGH THE STREETS OF NEW YORK,
Emmanuelle Vaugier ("Two and a Half Men") Guest Stars
"Obsession" -- A man found dead in the snow with a price tag hanging from inside his stomach leads the CSIs to the annual Idiotarod race where young New Yorkers in creative costumes race decorated shopping carts from Brooklyn to Manhattan as if they were dog sleds, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, Jan. 10 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jeffrey Hunt directed the episode written by Jeremy Littman.
Emmanuelle Vaugier ("Two and a Half Men") guest stars in a recurring role as CSI detective Jennifer Angell.
The rules of the Idiotarod race encourage teams to sabotage their enemies' carts, so once the cause of death of their victim is proven to be multiple blows to the head, Danny, Sheldon and Det. Angell work to determine if this fun annual challenge became too competitive for one team. Meanwhile, when a successful real estate agent is found dead inside a Manhattan brownstone by some young kids, Mac, Det. Flack, Lindsay and Stella investigate what appears to be a possible kidnapping turned deadly.
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Dr. Sheldon Hawkes: Hill Harper
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Dr. Sid Hammerback: Robert Joy
Adam Ross: AJ Buckley
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Terry Rockwell: Ryan McPartlin
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Hector: Miguel Angel Caballero
Liz Grayson: Chad Morgan
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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington would work with Central America to address the root causes of an immigration crisis, but kept up the Obama administration's tough message that undocumented children would be deported.
"We obviously understand people who want to do better, and who look for a better life," Kerry said as he met leaders from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, countries from which tens of thousands of children have fled to the United States in recent months.
"But at the same time, there are rules of law, and there is a process and there is false information that is being spread about benefits that might be available to these young people who are looking for that better life," he added.
Kerry was in Panama for the inauguration of the country's new president, Juan Carlos Varela, and he combined the trip with meetings to address a crisis that is straining U.S. resources and roiling partisan tensions in Washington over immigration.
Kerry met with Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez did not attend, sending his Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero Trejo de Corrales instead.
President Barack Obama said on Monday he was sending Kerry to Central America to address the problem, in a speech pledging to act alone to revamp the U.S. immigration system and protect the border after hopes of persuading congressional Republicans to pass broad reform legislation officially died.
Kerry's visit followed one by Vice President Joe Biden to Guatemala on June 20 to discuss the exodus of children that is also threatening to complicate Washington's ties with its allies in Mexico and Central America.
The absence of Hernandez raised some eyebrows after the new Honduran president also skipped the meeting with Biden while on a trip to the World Cup in Brazil. That followed criticism of the United States in his inaugural address in January, when he said Central America was suffering from U.S. drug consumption.
Asked about the Panama talks, Honduran deputy foreign minister Roberto Ochoa told Reuters that protocol dictated that Aguero meet Kerry and that Hernandez wanted an "informal private meeting" with the U.S. secretary of state to discuss migration.
"There's a way of communicating among equals, and this is an old practice in relations between countries," Ochoa said.
Tens of thousands of children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are showing up illegally, often without parents, at the Texas border. Their numbers could reach 90,000 this year and 150,000 next - up from only about 6,000 in 2011.
U.S. officials stressed that they consider the crisis humanitarian, citing the danger facing children traveling thousands of miles in the hands of smugglers. "The lives of children cannot be put at risk this way," Kerry said.
However, Washington also wants Central American countries to do more to fix their economies, for example by integrating their trade, State Department officials said.
"Until the Central Americans really get past some of the arguing among themselves and focusing on going it alone ... they're not going to overcome these problems," one said.
U.S. Republicans blame lax border security and Obama's moves toward easing immigration rules for encouraging Central Americans to risk the long journey north to escape poverty, crime and violence at home.
Obama blames Republicans for refusing to pass legislation that would address broader immigration issues, such as whether to provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Activists and some of Obama's fellow Democrats in Congress say many of the children would be eligible for asylum.
Additional reporting by Gustavo Palencia in Tegucigalpa; Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Mohammad Zargham


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George Lucas is like a mafia thug coming around collecting protection money every few years. When will it ever end?
I'm curious what could get added to the prequals, as far as deleted scenes... Or if they're only possibly going to get tweaks in other ways. I'm kind of partial to deleted scenes being added.I've read it before though, that all 6 have a buttload of stuff filmed that wasn't ever used, so yeah, I'm sure this is going to be an ongoing thing.I loved the Saber building scene though... I mean, I haven't gotten goosebumps like that in a LONG time, about Star Wars. And I still am into Star Wars despite the changes and things. That scene was, from a purely nerdy perspective, like some special moment for some reason. It wasn't even a BIG scene by any means, but it was really cool.
I know I haven't watched Ep3 in like 3 years. I should do that again some day
Sounds like it's going to be the 04 DVD versions of the OT we're getting...
Star Wars sound engineers Matt Wood and David Acord have spoken to this weeks ForceCast. Chiefly, they were chatting in a rather specific and delightfully nerdy manner about a single detail of the original Star Wars soundtrack, debating whether or not Obi Wans scary roar was borrowed from a Hanna-Barbera cartoon called Dino Boy. However, at the end of the segment, they revealed the following: And, to be honest, that sound effect has been changed again. So at some point the audiences will be hearing that scene again with the new sound effect.At some point, unspecified, in the future. Intriguing. Heres another quote on the new version of the effect: [We] decided it should sound even more human. And the human it does sound like
yeah, well talk about that another time.Sounds like theyre trying to forge some new subtext in this latest remix, and very subtly so.
It is one of those situations that if these movies are on TV, I'll watch them for a little bit at least (although, aside from when Crystal Skull was released, Indy is never one - which I always find strange).
The (good) new Epix channel did a full Indy marathon two weekends ago, and I've seen Raiders and Crystal Skull on it on other occasions.And I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's just something neat about seeing those movies on TV.
Obi-Wan lets out a roar (with the aid of the force) in ANH to scare off the Tusken Raiders.
Thanks for the info, I honestly wasn't even aware of that channel - good to hear Indy is being shown somewhere. I don't think that we get that through our cable service though.
I wonder if this means we'll see the original Indy trilogy on Blu Ray soon as well now?
The most anticipated Blu-ray release ever -- the Star Wars Saga -- emerges from light speed this September 2011. For the first time, all six of George Lucas' epic films (Episodes I-VI) are united in one complete set. Fans worldwide are able to pre-order now with online retailers. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Star Wars in three distinct sets to meet the needs of every Star Wars fan:Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray (9-disc Set includes all six films) Star Wars: Prequel Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes I-III) Star Wars: Original Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes IV-VI) Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with three additional discs and more than 30 hours of extensive special features including never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more.Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will be available for $139.99 US/$179.99 CAN and the Star Wars: Trilogy Sets for $69.99 US/89.99 CAN. Pricing for each set will vary by international territory.Flanked by a legion of his finest Imperial stormtroopers, Darth Vader himself joined Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment President Mike Dunn at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce the release, vowing "The forces of the Empire will be at your disposal to assure the success of this endeavor.""The Star Wars Saga is the most anticipated Blu-ray collection since the launch of the high-def format," Dunn said. "The epic franchise pioneered sound and visual presentation in theaters and is perfectly suited to do it again in the home, with a viewing experience only possible with Blu-ray.""With all six episodes available for the first time in one collection, this is a great way for families and home audiences to experience the complete Saga from start to finish," said Doug Yates, Vice President of Marketing, Online, Distribution, Lucasfilm Ltd. "And with the quality of high-definition, Blu-ray provides the most immersive home experience possible.""The Star Wars franchise has been the most anticipated Blu-ray release by Amazon's customers," said Bill Carr, Vice President of Music and Video at Amazon.com. "We think that Star Wars will be incredibly popular with our customers, and we expect pre-orders to be very strong."
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By Linda J. Conrad Jansen, Esq.
The following note was written in response to a question from a parent in another state who had recently lost custody of her child because she intended to homeschool. She asked what homeschoolers could do to so others would not lose custody they way she did. The following answer applies equally to Californians.
The biggest problem with the issue of custody battles involving homeschooling is that both parents have to agree to the educational choice, or the judge is most likely to order a public school. This is true whether the alternative is private school or homeschooling. In my experience, in those cases where the child has been a long-time homeschooler or private school student and both parents agreed, the court will allow the homeschooling or private school to continue. However, I have also seen situations where the court has ordered that the child return to public school.
When you put the decision regarding custody and schooling in the hands of a mediator or a judge, neither one of you is going to like the result. My advise is to do whatever you can to try to maintain a cordial or friendly relationship with the other parent of your children so that your children can have as normal and healthy a relationship as possible and so that you can make decisions together about their schooling. When children are made the center of the battle it does not matter where they go to school. They will lose.
I am an advocate of homeschooling. However, the reason we homeschool is so that we can do the best we possibly can for our children. One of the best things we can do for our children is show them how, even after splitting up with their other parent, you can have a relationship with him/her. That relationship usually means that sometimes you will have to compromise.
Talk to the other parent. Find out what their objection is. Maybe it is something simple like they are afraid they will lose their own relationship with the child or they want some verification that the child is learning and has friends and will not lose college opportunities. Perhaps it is more complicated. Whatever the reason, just talking about it may help you understand each other and help you reach a resolution. Provide the other parent with as much information about homeschooling as you possibly can. Perhaps they will agree to go to a homeschooling conference with you. Make sure that the conference truly reflects your philosophy of homeschooling.
When you do have to get an attorney, call and interview several. Ask them what their experience is with homeschoolers and if they support that choice, or if they are willing to read materials that you provide them about homeschooling. Then you will need to go to the bookstore and get them some books on homeschooling. There are several good books out there, including David Gutersonís Family Matters, Why Homeschooling Makes Sense, and John Taylor Gattoís book Dumbing Us Down.
Once you get to the mediators, you need to do the same thing. They will not have time to read entire books, but you may find articles about homeschooling written by respected educators and names that will make them think more deeply about the homeschooling choice.
If you do end up having to go to court, and the mediators are against your choice, you will need to hire an expert to testify on your behalf. Again, you will need to contact several experts and ask them about their experience, opinions and positions regarding homeschooling. Ask them if they are willing to educate themselves, and provide them with material to do so.
When you go to court, you need to make it clear that your interest in homeschooling is because it is in the best interest of the child. Emphasize the educational advantages, the social advantages, and the advantages to the other parent. Show the court how willing you are to share custody and involve the other parent in the childís education. Emphasize how much more flexible time the other parent can spend with your child if you homeschool.
Be aware that one of the arguments against homeschooling is that you may require more support in order to stay home and educate your child. Although you may not like this argument, parents are equally responsible for the financial needs of their child. If a parent makes a life choice to not earn money up to their fullest capacity, then that will be held against them when the court makes decisions regarding child and spousal support. I have seen in the case of fathers choosing to change their careers or quitting in order to get out of child support payments, the courts have ordered support at the level of their earning capacity.
As you can see from this email, there are many factors that go in to the decision of the court in determining the custody of the child. These factors include primarily what the judge thinks is in the best interest of the child, and the judge may consider many factors including access to the other parent, financial ability to support the child, status quo, which parent appears most reasonable, etc.
Judges do make mistakes. They can only make a decision based on the information they have. You cannot expect them to support homeschooling when they do not understand it or know anything about it. It is your job to educate them about homeschooling.
Judges, lawyers and experts usually have compulsory continuing education. It may be worthwhile for homeschool advocates to offer educational courses for professionals about homeschooling. I would suggest contacting state bar associations, judicial associations and expert associations. See what needs to be done to set up educational programs, and if you can line up experts to speak who will be accepted at the educational programs. Find experts to write articles about homeschooling for professional magazines. Brainstorm among your statewide homeschooling group and donate your time and energy to get this work done.
Good luck.
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