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International Politics
120 International Relations
Although the phenomenon of conflict and war has been the primary focus of international relations, the global political system remains lacking in organization and stability. Interstate violence and involvement of non-state actors and sub-state actors in armed conflict seems to be on the rise. On the other hand, attempts at political, economic, social, and environmental co-operation among states also continue, albeit at a slower pace. The course addresses this complex and mixed nature of modern international relations. The course examines schools of thought that have impacted analysis of international relations, including realism, liberalism, constructivism and feminism. The course explores theoretical frameworks of international relations in an attempt to understand how, why, and where the national interests of some actors collide and others coalesce.
121 International Political Economy
This course addresses the growing integration of national economies and financial systems worldwide and its consequence for national political institutions, policymaking, sovereignty and democracy. The course will focus on the evolution of international trade theory and policies since 1945, trends in foreign direct investment and the "securitization" revolution in international finance, and the evolution of transnational institutions (WTO, World Bank, IMF, etc.) and free trade mega-blocs (NAFTA-CAFTA, EU, etc.). Special focus is given to current and recent international financial crises and the impact of globalization on U.S. domestic economic policy, economic growth, income distribution, and the evolution of the corporate form of business. The course concludes with a review of the different responses and challenges to global economic integration today by environmentalist, worker-union, and other grass-roots civil society-based organizations. Prerequisite: POL 004 or ECON 004 (or equivalent).
122 Topics in International Politics
A detailed analysis of selected problems in international politics, involving case studies of major geographical regions such as Western Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, together with a critical examination of the influence of contemporary ideologies on the behavior of nation states. May be repeated for credit as content varies. Offered in alternate years.
123 American Foreign Policy
An investigation of United States foreign policy in the post-World War II period, from the beginning of the Cold War to the present. Consideration of current political, economic, social and ecological problems that challenge developments in foreign policy, with special attention paid to political, economic and military policy priorities. Topics include unilateralism, military intervention, the role of human rights in foreign policy strategy, examining American interests and purposes in the war on terrorism, empire, war and occupation in Iraq, U.S. policy toward the Middle East as a whole; global trade issues (including the role of NAFTA, the IMF, WTO and FTAA), nuclear proliferation and defense policy, national conflicts, the continuing disintegration of the former Soviet Union and its impact on global issues.
124 Defense Policy
The course examines U.S. national security policy objectives, the military strategies and institutions that have been designed to achieve these objectives and the defense capabilities that can be used to accomplish political and economic goals. The focus of readings and class discussion is on the following topics: the international environment as the setting for the making of American defense policy; the evolution of U.S. strategy; World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam as case studies; arms control; the institutional structure and processes of defense policy; military professionalism; reform and appraisal.
125 Human Rights
Three main areas of human rights are examined: 1) human rights theory and the philosophical foundation of human rights, 2) the international institutions, international law, and regional mechanisms for protecting rights, 3) an overview of major empirical theories of rights, identifying economic, political, and social factors and actors that shape present day human rights conditions.
126 Food Politics
Food is not just food, and this course is not just about food. We all connect with food: it is a great catalyst, a starting point for exploring many kinds of issues - from changing agricultural practices to shifting patterns of consumption. We not only grow, make and buy food; it also shapes us - physically, personally, and culturally. We will examine why something as innocuous as choosing certain foods can be a political act with global consequences. We will cover the major influences on the food system in terms of globalization, McDonaldization and agribusiness by focusing on world hunger, the environment, the development of genetically modified foods and the power of supermarkets in the food commodity chain. Satisfies Community Engagement and Common Good of the Core Curriculum.
127 Field Work for POL 126: Food Politics
This course is a Community-based research course and the student will be involved with the Urban Farmer project in Lafayette outside of class (the equivalent of a lab in a science class). Students must enroll in both POL 126 and 127, and receive 1.25 course credit.
128 Dynamics of Terrorism
This course intends to investigate the different meanings and definitions of terrorism. A good portion of the course will be devoted to understanding ideological, social, cultural, economic, and religious causes of terrorism. In addition, several case studies will be analyzed, inasmuch as they pertain to acts of terrorism committed by non-state actors and groups, as well as those that are state-sponsored.
129 Politics of Developing Countries
This course is expected to provide a better understanding of the complex array of developing countries of the world. More specifically, this course will look at the political history, successes and setbacks of several countries and regions which can be classified as developing, so as to be better equipped to understand the cultures of the people and prospects of development for some of the political systems.


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Al Jazeera Seeks to Expand U.S. Audience
Al Jazeera agreed to purchase the U.S. cable channel Current TV in an effort to expand the Qatar-based news service's U.S. audience. The WSJ's Keach Hagey explains what the move means for the media industry and why not all cable operators are on board with the deal. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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University of Vermont
- Teaching Resources
- PowerPoint in the Lecture
PowerPoint in the Lecture: Pros, Cons and Tips
Numerous articles have been written about the pros and cons of using PowerPoint in the classroom. Some see it as an invaluable, easy-to-learn, information delivery tool and others claim that it's commonly misused as a "crutch," that it oversimplifies complex ideas and creates sleep-inducing experiences for students.
For better or worse, PowerPoint has become a lecturing standard. Below, we offer some tips for keeping your lectures interesting and share some links to resources and commentary about PowerPoint.
- Practice and Pedagogy
Consider these tips:
Think outside the bullet point. Consider different approaches to using Powerpoint, e.g., the assertion-evidence model, the pecha-kucha style, or the point/counterpoint effect.
Keep slides text-light. Slides that are packed with text are hard to read, especially when trying to listen to a speaker. Try paring down your text on the screen and, instead, use handouts for dense amounts of information and allow your narrative to deliver definition and context.
Don't read your slides out loud. People are unable to effectively listen and read at the same time, particularly when new terms and concepts are being introduced. If a slide has text on it, allow sufficient quiet time for it to be read. Then, talk about it, but don't read it.
Don't aim for comprehensiveness. This may seem paradoxical to effective teaching, but consider exercising communicative discipline with both your slides and spoken lecture. If you try to shoehorn in exhaustive amounts of information, not only might you overload your students, but you'll bury the basics that you most want them to understand.
Present images without text. Some research has shown that pictures and diagrams are best understood either in isolation or with spoken information only. ("Cognitive Load theory" by John Sweller)
Consider avoiding transitions and builds (animations). Some people like to use these techniques to "jazz up" a presentation, but remember that there are many for whom these effects are a visual distraction that impedes their ability to stay focused on the message.
Create legible slides. Use big enough fonts in contrasting colors. View this PDF file for guidelines for font sizes from thinkoutsidetheslide.com.
Blacken the screen when it's not relevant. There may be times in your lecture that you want more focus on listening (or you need to stray from what's on the slide). To temporarily blacken the screen, press the "b" key. To bring it back, press "b" again. This keeps the presentation fresh and the slides relevant to what you're saying.
Know your lecture sans PowerPoint. In other words, try not to rely on PowerPoint as your lecture blueprint. If you are prepared to give the lecture without it, you'll be more relaxed, less tempted to read from slides, and your lecture will flow better.
- Resources and Tutorials
- Commentary
- Teaching Naked—When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom, by Jeffrey Young, Chronicle of Higher Education
- "PowerPoint is Evil," by Edward Tufte, Wired Magazine
- "Absolute Powerpoint" by Ian Parker, The New Yorker
- Video of Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen, speaking at Google
- Presentation Zen, (blog by author, Garr Reynolds)
"PowerPoint could lead us to believe that information is all there is. According to Clifford Nass, [Professor of Communication at Stanford], PowerPoint empowers the provider of simple content... ...but it risks squeezing out the provider of process—that is to say, the rhetorician, the storyteller, the poet, the person whose thoughts cannot be arranged in the shape of an AutoContent slide."
"Absolute Powerpoint" by Ian Parker, The New Yorker - May 28, 2001


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by Tom Utescher
How's this tip for help in digesting that sumptuous Turkey Day dinner? Try running three miles over hilly terrain while racing against the best scholastic cross country athletes from eight different states.
Two days after Thanksgiving, that's what the Germantown Friends School distance runners were up to, with both the boys and girls teams competing at the Nike Northeast Cross Country Regionals in Wappingers Falls, NY.
The Tigers came home with a top-10 individual finish and with both teams placing right around the middle in these two elite packs of harriers.
In the boys championship race, senior Sami Aziz came in ninth overall, turning in a time of 16 minutes, 14.1 seconds on the five-kilometer Bowdoin Park course, considered one of the most challenging in this section of the country. With a team score of 471, the Germantown franchise finished 17th out of the 37 teams on hand (there were also some unaffiliated individuals participating).
Head coach Rob Hewitt felt his charges performed well, in light of some mishaps during the race. One of the senior tri-captains, Henry Shah, passed out during the race, and did not finish. Aziz was actually the race leader around the three-kilometer mark, but he slipped on a rock while descending a hill and got a little banged up in the fall. He got back in the race and made up some of the ground he had lost.
Another Tigers senior, Lyle Wistar (team tri-captain along with Aziz and Shah), was 40th overall in 16:50.9. Junior James Finney crossed the line in 17:47.1 for 118th place, and the other scorers for GFS were seniors Ben Stassen (126th; 17:50.1) and Paul Maxson (180th; 18:19.9). The sixth finisher for the Tigers, junior Andy Bugos, arrived in 19:07.5 to become number 220 on the list of 278 finishers.
A week-and-a-half earlier, Germantown Friends had run a 3200-meter time trial on the track along with the top public school squads in Pennsylvania, Henderson High School and Cardinal O'Hara. Turns out the Tigers picked the right rivals for this tune-up session.
New Jersey's Christian Brothers Academy (the defending national champions) repeated as the Northeast winner with a score of 73, while O'Hara was second with 90 points, and Henderson third with 95. Back at the 3200-meter practice race, the Tigers' Aziz edged out Pa. large school champ Tony Russell of Henderson, but last weekend Russell won the regional race in 15:51.7, with fellow Henderson junior Reiny Barchet finishing four seconds later to grab the runner-up spot.
As the top two teams at the Regionals, Christian Brothers and O'Hara received automatic bids to Nike's national championship race, which will be held this Saturday in Portland, Ore. Germantown Friends earned a place in that event back in 2009, finishing 21st in the nation. A day after last weekend's Northeast Regional, Henderson High was given an at-large invitation to Nationals.
The Tigers' Aziz also received some good news later on. In the regional races, the top five individuals who are not part of the teams advancing to Nationals also earn a trip to Portland. Due to his mishap out on the course, Aziz was sixth on this list, but one of the athletes ahead of him declined the invitation, and the GFS senior will be running in Oregon this Saturday.
Like the GFS boys, the Tigers' girls team won both the Friends Schools League and Pa. Independent Schools championships this fall. Last Saturday at Wappinger's Falls, the Germantown ladies landed in 14th place out of the 27 teams in attendance, with a score of 377.
As usual, senior Eliza Lukens-Day headed the GFS effort, coming in 31st overall in 19:50.5, and next for the Tigers was freshman Caitlin Harrity, who took 77th place in 20:43.2. Just two spots behind was junior Alison Love (20:48.1), and the other scorers were senior Isabel Goldstein (89th; 21:01.9) and Lyle Wistar's ninth-grade sister, Alice (101st; 21:18.5).
Rounding out the seven-woman contingent were sophomores Arielle Frank (107th; 21:22.3) and Brigit Andersson (120th; 21:34.7).
The overall winner in the field of 216 competitors was an unaffiliated senior from Vermont, Elinor Purrier (18:09.4), but the top team hailed from the Delaware Valley. Called the Lower Bucks XC Club for this race, the victorious team was in actuality Pennsbury High School, the large school Pa. runner-up this fall. Led by eighth-place freshman Maddie Sauer (who wasn't even the top ninth-grade finisher), the Falcons posted 61 points to win by a 78-point margin.
For at least one GFS Tiger, Aziz, the 2012 season won't end until this Saturday. The boys' championship race gets underway at 2:35 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.


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Tales of the Crypt — visits to Mount Holly Cemetery gravesites with 15 actors from Parkview Arts Science Magnet High
School who, dressed in period costumes created by Debi Manire, recreate the
lives of notable Arkansans who have helped shape Little Rock history — will be
held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 11) at 1200 Broadway, Little Rock.
Parkview students research each character and prepare original scripts for
their performances under the direction of theater arts specialist Fred Boosey
and drama specialist Tamara Zinck.
Admission is free. Donations to Mount Holly Cemetery are appreciated and will
aid in the maintenance of the cemetery.


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
We did it we finished another San Diego 100. It was by far the most difficult for me and Andy. We have run this race together 4 times. Andy has finished 8 times and me 7. It was our very first 100 we ran together as a couple so it's special.
This year since no one seemed to be trained it took a lot of amazing runners out. Including me, but I manged to keep moving forward towards the finish line . Andy and I both felt like crap most of the race.
The heat killed us early on, and the night brought cold temps and wind chill factors. It must of been low 30's but with wind chill it felt much colder.
We had the best crew ever George Valesco. He put up with us the whole 30:10 min. it took for us to finish. Without him it would of been a hell of a lot harder. Just seeing him at each aid station made me smile.
This race is all about the awesome RD Scotty Mills and the wonderful volunteers. Thanks to all of you.
I am already getting ready for my next adventure this weekend. Heading up Mt. Whitney & White mountain peak both 14,000ft+ peaks. There is a shit load of snow, I'm hoping we can make it all the way up but since I am not very experienced in climbing in that kind of snow not sure how far we will get. I will be heading out on July 9 for the JMT so by then a lot of snow will be gone. So if I don't make it up this time. I will be going back up Whitney in a few weeks ;-) wish me luck.
Ok I'm off to REI to buy an ice axe and watch more videos on how to use it.
Thanks for sending me positive vibes during San Diego 100 ;-)
6 comments:
- olga said...
Georgie is the best dude out there, indeed. As Scotty Mills:) I missed SD100 this year, better get thinking about next! Congrats you two!
- Ewa said...
You are doing White Mt too? I love this mountain. It is so baren. I bet there will be lots of snow there too.
- Snakebite said...
Way to go, Catra! Great job on the San Diego 100!
For your snow adventure, an ice ax is a good thing if you'll be roped together and / or self arresting is an issue. If "post-holing" is not a worry, but traction is, I recommend crampons. No slip and you can go up stuff incredibly steep. If "post holing" is a concern - snowshoes!
Also, if there's a mountaineering store nearby, you MIGHT be able to rent all this stuff.
Have fun!
- San said...
Hey, congrats on finishing it to you and Andy. You are awesome.
Have a great time in the mountains.
- beadmobile said...
Wow that is just so amazing. My longest "event" was a self marathon. Had a lot of help from family & friends and I needed it for the almost 7 hours I was out there. I wanted to just see if I could go that far. Pales in comparison to a 100 mile race. I know what you mean about seeing a friend along the way, it can totally lift you up, make you smile and take you forward, but you still have to have that desire to finish. Seems like it's more of a mental challenge than a physical one at times. Great job! Looking forward to some "cool" mountain pix :o)
- Jessica said...
I am so proud for you. You go girl!! Btw I love your legs. You are well sculpted.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A 14-2 run during the opening minutes of the second half helped MIT overcome an early first-half deficit as it defeated Wheaton College, 45-41, in a NEWMAC women's basketball game on Wednesday night. Freshman Mari Kordell (Ijamsville, Md.) led the Engineers with a game-high 15 points, including a pair of free throws with 10.2 seconds remaining. The win snapped the Engineers' four-game skid and raised their record to 8-7 on the year and 4-5 in league play. Freshman Kenzie Kuhn (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) paced the Lyons (6-10, 4-5 NEWMAC) with 13 points to go along with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
Wheaton opened the game with nine unanswered points, with freshman Abbie Brickley (Sandy, Utah) contributing a pair of layups to the spurt. MIT then scored seven straight courtesy of free throws from Kordell, junior Lauren Sascha Burton (Seattle, Wash.), and sophomore Tamara Pena (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) in addition to a layup by freshman Alexxis Isaac (San Antonio, Texas).
The Lyons quickly increased their advantage to 18-9, equaling their largest lead of the night. The Engineers narrowed the gap to four on a put-back from Isaac and three-pointer by Burton on back-to-back possessions. A jumper from Wheaton's Nicole Cullinane (Rindge, N.H.) was matched by freshman Michelle Battipaglia (Katonah, N.Y.) to maintain the four-point edge. The Lyons capitalized on a layup from Brickley and a basket by sophomore Lauren McClelland (Scituate, Mass.) to keep them in front, 24-16.
MIT continued to attack as a steal by sophomore Sharon Hao (San Jose, Calif.) eventually led to her own three-pointer. Kuhn buried a jumper on Wheaton's next trip down the court but another steal by Hao resulted in a fast-break layup which brought the Engineers within five (26-21) at halftime.
The Cardinal and Gray carried the momentum into the second stanza as it mounted its pivotal run during the first seven minutes of action. A trey by Pena ignited the rally while Kordell followed with eight consecutive points. Burton's three-point play gave MIT a 35-28 advantage with 12:52 on the clock. Kuhn ended the Lyons' six-minute scoring drought with a three-pointer as Cullinane trimmed the lead to two at the 10:49 mark.
After three minutes of scoreless play, Isaac sank both of her shots at the charity stripe; however, Kuhn immediately replied with another trey. A turn-around jumper by Isaac gave the hosts a 39-36 edge with 6:28 to go. The defensive battle resumed during the next three minutes until Brickley found Cullinane for a layup.
Following a timeout by Wheaton, Kordell buried a three-pointer right after coming off the bench. The Lyons continued to threaten as Kuhn's three-pointer once again brought them within one (42-41) with 1:54 remaining. On MIT's next possession, Burton was fouled and she drained the second of her two free throw attempts. Wheaton almost tied the game or captured the lead during its next offensive set, but shots a Cullinane jumper and Kuhn three-point bid were just off the mark.
Kordell grabbed the defensive board and was promptly fouled with 46 seconds on the clock. Since Wheaton had one foul to give before putting the Engineers in the bonus, MIT in-bounded the ball and it made its way to Burton who was fouled with 31 seconds left to play. The front-end of the one-and-one bounced off the back of the rim and was snatched by senior Gabbie DePalo (Rumson, N.J.). Kuhn was unable to connect on her three-point try with 13 ticks remaining, forcing her to foul Kordell after grabbing the rebound which sent her to the free-throw line where she secured the victory.
Burton finished with nine points while Kordell added nine rebounds. Pena posted six rebounds and four assists as Isaac recorded eight points and four boards. Junior Anna Merrifield (Honolulu, Hawaii) rounded out MIT's defense with nine rebounds and four steals.
Brickley totaled 10 points and eight rebounds as Cullinane contributed nine points. DePalo amassed nine rebounds and four assists while McClelland had two blocks.
The Engineers led the way in points off turnovers (16-0) and were 11-of-14 from the free-throw line while the Lyons connected on all four of their free-throw attempts and had the upper-hand in points in the paint (14-8) and second-chance points (11-3).
Both teams continue NEWMAC play at home on Saturday, Jan. 21. MIT will host Smith College while Wheaton will take on Springfield College.


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Robin Thicke has thanked fans for their support in light of his tour troubles and his marriage split from actress Paula Patton.
The "Blurred Lines" singer lost his voice last week, prompting him to pull out of weekend shows in Atlanta, Ga., and Orlando, Fla., as well as a third gig in North Carolina on Tuesday.
His personal life also took a hit after announcing on Monday that he and Patton had separated after nearly nine years as husband and wife, and the singer has now reached out to his devotees to express his gratitude for their kind messages.
He also reveals he is feeling better and is preparing to pick up his tour on Thursday.
Taking to his website on Wednesday, he writes, "I want to thank everyone for the well wishes these last few days.
"My fans mean everything to me. I'm looking forward to getting back on out on the road and performing in Washington DC this Thursday, and the rest of the tour. Looking forward to seeing everyone out there!"


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Øresund Coast
Earth : Europe : Scandinavia : Denmark : Zealand : North Zealand : Øresund Coast
Øresund Coast is on Zealand in Denmark.
The Øresund Coast is limited by Helsingør Freeway (E55/E47) to the west and stretches from Tårbæk in the south to Humlebæk in the north. The fashionable Strandvejen runs along the coast through a number of towns and neighborhoods including from south to north Tårbæk, Skodsborg, Trørød, Vedbæk, Rungsted, Hørsholm, Usserød, Kokkedal, Nivå and Humlebæk.
Get in
The coastline is well connected by the motorway E47/E55 from the Danish border town Elsinore in the north and Copenhagen in the south. Rail connects the area as well to Copenhagen and the Swedish border city Helsingborg (on the other side of the coast).
Get around
Gamle Hørsholm
This cluster of pretty yellow buildings by the local church is what remains of the old Hørsholm city. The church is on the grounds at what used be one the country's finest palaces, but it had fallen into disuse and was torn down in 1810, the old park surrounding the unusual and picturesque church still has many visible remains of the old palace gardens, and the palace's old Baptismal font is still inside the church. The old town bordering the part and church is home to a cluster of museums, as well as the old vicarage, the chevallier homes and the Freedom statue by French artist N.H. Jardin
The area has numerous restaurant, especially pricy ones. Most are situated around the harbour areas along the coast. Most exiting is Rungsted Havn with quite a few restaurants and a very lively harbour life, espicially on warmer days. There are also a few places around Vedbæk Havn. Cheaper places are found further away from the coast, try Hørsholm for a selection.
The area has very limited accomodations with only two hotels to choose between. More can be found in nearby Helsingør or Hillerød. Or Copenhagen a bit further away can be used as a base for exploring the Øresund Coast
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Kōga (甲賀市) is a city in Shiga prefecture, Japan.
Kōga is well known for its ninja history (Kōga ninja clan), unique ceramics and position on the Tokaido Road. The Kōga ninja clan were rivals of the nearby Iga ninjas. Unlike the Iga ninja, whose power was well-known, the Kōga clan are said to have used stealth and deception to mask their size and power, creating fake rivals for themselves. In 1581, the two clans joined forces against Oda Nobunaga, but were defeated by Nobunaga's overwhelming forces, and the surviving members of the Kōga ninja went into retreat.
The ceramics produced in Kōka, known as Shigaraki-yaki, have been prized across Japan for centuries. Today you will see many small pottery shops lining the streets near Shigaraki Station.
The Tokaido Road was for centuries the main route from Kyoto to Edo (present day Tokyo). The road passes through the heart of Kōka, and two famous rest stations, Tsuchiyama and Minakuchi, are located here.
In 2004 the towns of Minakuchi, Shigaraki, Tsuchiyama, Kōga and Kōnan merged to form Kōka City.
Get in
Kōka has five stations on the JR Kusatsu Line. The largest station, Kibukawa, is about a 45 minute ride from Kyoto.
From JR Osaka or Kyoto Station, get on any regular, rapid or special rapid train headed for Kusatsu, Yasu, Maibara, Nagahama or Tsuruga. Get off the train at Kusatsu. From Kyoto this takes about 15-20 minutes. Do not exit Kusatsu station, and transfer to any train bound for Kibukawa or Tsuge (Keep in mind that trains bound for Tsuge will stop at all stations in Koka City, while trains bound for Kibukawa will only stop at Kibukawa). The train from Kusatsu to Kibukawa takes about 25 minutes.
Get around
Along with the JR train line, Koka has 4 stops on the Omi Railway and 5 stops on the Shigaraki Kogen Railway. Both of these railways can be accessed at JR Kibukawa Station. Koka also has an extensive bus network, with many buses departing from Kibukawa Station.
Many of the above sights offer a number of activities that go beyond simply "looking." Furthermore, Koka is an excellent destination for cherry blossoms (early to mid April), hiking and autumn foliage
Koka offers a number of lodging choices, ranging from top quality hotels to traditional Japanese ryokan inns.
Get out
Iga, Koka's neighbor to the south, is also famous for its ninja history.


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Revision as of 10:26, 13 May 2008
The OpenGL Preview project aims to create a fast previewer for Hugin, reducing the time taken to redraw the preview to real time rates. After that, the new previewer can be made more interactive than the current one. The project is James Legg's Google Summer of Code 2008 project, mentored by Pablo d'Angelo.
Image Transformations
The new previewer will have to approximate the remapping of the images to fit on low resolution meshes. There are two methods for this:
Remapping Vertices
Taking a point in the input image, we can find where the point is transformed to on the final panorama. Therefore, we can take a uniform grid over an input image, and create a mesh that shows remaps this grid into the output projection.
- This method suffers when the input image crosses over the +/-180° boundary in projections such as Equirectangular Projection, as there will be faces connecting one end to the other, and nothing between the edges of those faces and the actual boundary. We must split the mesh so that it each part is continuous, which means some faces will have to be defined off the edge of the panorama.
- The poles of an equirectangular image will also cause similar problems. At a pole, the image should cover the whole width of the panorama, but this is only one point in the input image. Vertices in the mesh near the pole are define a face that does not cover the whole row.
- The detail in the faces might not match up well with the area of the panorama. The faces are all of different sizes and some mappings may put the details in parts that can't be seen as easily as the lower resolution parts.
- The mesh resembles the output projection well, and covers up roughly the same area as the correct projection. The edges of the mesh lies along the edges of the image, so we don't need to worry about what happens outside of it.
Remapping Texture Coordinates
Alternatively, given a point on the final panorama, we can calculate what part of an input image belongs there. Therefore, we can take a uniform grid over the panorama, and map the input image across it.
- This mapping breaks down at the borders of the input image. The borders of the input image may cross the output mesh at any position, so we need to draw the image with a transparent border.
- We must also calculate the extent of the images in the result so the mesh only covers the minimal area.
- Some faces of the minimal bounding rectangle still don't contain any of the input image at all, processing them would be a waste of time.
- There are no problems at the poles and edges of the panorama.
- The output is of uniform quality throughout, as the faces always have the same density.
Distortions Comparison
To check that these transformation methods do not distort the image too much, I devised a test. Using Nona to produce a coordinate transformation map from input image coordinates to output image coordinates, and similarly creating a projection that goes the other way, I tried these transformations in Blender.
I projected a cylindrical panorama, 360° wide, and with a pixel resolution 4 times as wide as it is tall, into a fisheye image pointing at the lower pole of the input image, 270° wide, and square.
|Vertex mapping Approximate Transformation
This mesh has 32 columns of faces, and 8 rows, across the input image. Since the image is 4 times as wide as it is tall, this means there are 256 faces which cover an equal amount of the input image.
|Transformation with Nona
This is the remapping that the other images are approximating.
|Texture Coordinate mapping Approximate Transformation
This mesh has 16 rows of faces and 16 columns, spread equally over the output panorama, so there are 256 faces which cover an equal amount of the output.
Note that at this point I have not attempted to correct the texture coordinates around the boundary of the input image.
Another test performed was mapping a rectilinear image to the zenith of an equirectangular image.


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It should also be noted that smart people are more likely to behave the way they are supposed to behave, so there's the phenomenon that smart people are more likely to attend church even though they are less likely to believe in the religion, if attending church is deemed to be the proper behavior in their social group.The GSS offers a way to empirically test that assertion. The table below shows the average IQ** of four categories of people based on their perceptions of the divine; atheists, agnostics, uncertain believers, and firm believers. To get at the issue HS considers, only those who attend church at least "several times a year" are included:
|On God
|Uncertain believers
|Firm believers
The GSS suggests HS is incorrect. Instead, it looks like those who know they don't know but buy into Pascal's Wager are the smart cookies.
The sample sizes are sub-optimal for atheists or for agnostics--when you're in a combined group that only comprises 7% or so of the population, that's often the case--and only one-quarter of all atheists report attending religious services at least several times a year, so we're considering a minority among a minority, constituting one-half of one percent of the entire US population.
These caveats addressed, like politically contradictory liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats, church-attending atheists appear to be dullards. Those who go to church and pretend to worship a fictional deity are not principled types who are willing to stand up for what they (dis)believe in. The ability and willingness to back up one's conclusions with actions is likely in itself indicative of a high level of intelligence most of these people lack.
GSS variables used: ATTEND(3-8), GOD(1)(2)(3-5)(6), WORDSUM
Parenthetically, the answer(s) that lead to inclusion in each of the four groupings shown in the preceding table:
Atheist--"I don't believe in God"
Agnostic--"I don't know whether there is a God and I don't believe there is any way to find out"
Uncertain believer--"I don't believe in a personal God, but I do believe in a Higher Power of some kind", "I find myself believing in God some of the time, but not at others", and "While I have doubts, I feel that I do believe in God"
Firm believer--"I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it"
* It should be noted the GSS shows that it is not only among churchgoers but also the population at large that agnostics (average IQ of 105.2) and uncertain believers (100.0) are more intelligent than atheists (98.2) and firm believers (96.5) are. This doesn't strike me as surprising--cliched though it may sound, like theism, atheism requires one to hold beliefs about the supernatural that cannot be positively confirmed or disproved. Is it at least remotely possible that God exists but has intentionally ensured that no human will ever be able to prove as much? That is, might even the most advanced natural methods be incapable of detecting the supernatural? I'm unsure of how one argues that it is, with absolutely certainty, impossible.
** Converted from wordsum scores under the assumptions that the average IQ in the US is 98 and that one standard deviation on the vocabularly test is equivalent to 15 IQ points.


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Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries' Families Are At War On Twitter
Kim's family has been tweeting supportive quotes ever since she filed for divorce but now Kris' Humphries sister, Kaela, is taking a major swipe at the reality star — whose side are you on?
It's an all out reality TV family war! Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries might not be publically feuding but their families definitely are. Kim Kardashian's 31-year-old soon-to-be ex sister-in-law Kaela Humphries took to her Twitter on Thanksgiving Day to do anything but give thanks for the voluptuous reality star.
"She look like a star, but only on camera," Kaela tweeted. "Don't listen to the lies, I swear their all lies."
These lyrics were taken from Drake's single "Cameras" and unless some other female celebrity has wronged Kaela recently, we're sure we know who this tweet is directed at! But Kim's family isn't faultless either. We told you that Kim's sister Khloe Kardashian took to her own Twitter on Nov. 9, and wrote,"I hate two faced people. It's so hard to decide which face to slap first.' Both will get a whoppin though. LOL."
She later added, "Always listen to your heart, because it tells you the truth."And, "Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots."
Meanwhile, Kim's 14-year-old sister Kylie wrote, "It's always the people who know the least about you who want to judge you the most." Kim later retweeted and replied with, "What a wise little soul my baby sister."
Do you think these families should stop taking to Twitter and hash it out in person?
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NY Times Argues, Forcefully, That The US Should Offer Snowden Clemency
from the more-people-are-realizing dept
The editorial board doesn't endorse full amnesty, but rather "a plea bargain or some form of clemency" in which he'd face "substantially reduced punishment in light of his role as a whistle-blower." The editorial points out that the claims from government officials, including President Obama, that there were many paths Snowden could have taken to blow the whistle are either misleading or outright lies (especially in the case of President Obama, who insisted that Snowden would have been protected under his executive order -- but that executive order didn't apply to consultants like Snowden). In the end, the editorial board notes that Snowden clearly recognized that going through "official channels" wouldn't have done anything.
In fact, that executive order did not apply to contractors, only to intelligence employees, rendering its protections useless to Mr. Snowden. More important, Mr. Snowden told The Washington Post earlier this month that he did report his misgivings to two superiors at the agency, showing them the volume of data collected by the N.S.A., and that they took no action. (The N.S.A. says there is no evidence of this.) That's almost certainly because the agency and its leaders don't consider these collection programs to be an abuse and would never have acted on Mr. Snowden's concerns.It goes on to list a bunch of revelations and legal actions that are only happening because of Snowden's decisions, and directly notes how "valuable" Snowden's decision to leak information has been. It also calls out those who claim Snowden's efforts somehow damaged the US, saying there's simply no proof.
In retrospect, Mr. Snowden was clearly justified in believing that the only way to blow the whistle on this kind of intelligence-gathering was to expose it to the public and let the resulting furor do the work his superiors would not.
The shrill brigade of his critics say Mr. Snowden has done profound damage to intelligence operations of the United States, but none has presented the slightest proof that his disclosures really hurt the nation's security. Many of the mass-collection programs Mr. Snowden exposed would work just as well if they were reduced in scope and brought under strict outside oversight, as the presidential panel recommended.In the end, the editorial makes a simple point that should be repeated over and over again:
When someone reveals that government officials have routinely and deliberately broken the law, that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government.Indeed.


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Personal Bests:
Vault: 9.700 (2/28/2014)
Floor: 9.825 (2/23/2014)
2014: After sitting out her freshman season due to injury, competed on the floor exercise and vault for the Bulldogs…Set a season- and career-high on the vault against Bridgeport, Penn State and Western Michigan, scoring a 9.700 to finish ninth…Finished sixth on the vault at the ECAC championships, scoring a 9.650…Finished fifth at the Ivy Classic with a career-best 9.825…Equaled that score in the Rutgers meet to finish eighth and again in the George Washington/Towson meet to finish third…Awarded an Outstanding Contribution Award for her stellar sophomore season.
2013: Unable to compete due to injury.
High School: Trained at Airborne Gymnastics Club in Santa Clara, CA ... Qualified for the USAG Junior Olympic Regional competition after recovering from an elbow surgery in 2012 ... Placed first on beam, second on floor, and second all around at the 2010 USAG Junior Olympics Regional competition ... Qualified for Western Nationals and placed third on floor ... Previously won the Junior Olympic California State champion on floor and placed second on vault.
Personal: In high school, was a National Honors Society Member, an AP Scholar with Distinction, and a National Merit Scholarship Commended Student ... Plans to major in Cognitive Science or Art History ... Why Yale?: "As soon as I stepped on Yale's campus, I felt at home; everyone I met was so welcoming!"


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Monitor Stand
Included in our range of accessories for our pop-up stands is the Monitor Stand.
LCD screens are a whole new type of media within portable displays, and with our Monitor Stand you can follow this development. Combining printed and moving images allows you to bring out more impressions and a stronger message, which will strengthen your image and profile.
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Women's volleyball team advances to semifinals
Judges sweep Falcons in quarterfinals; move on to face Salve Regina
The top-seeded Brandeis Women's Volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 sweep of the eighth-seeded Albertus Magnus Falcons in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) quarterfinals match thanks to a stellar offensive night led by outside hitter Liz Hood '15. Brandeis won 25-9, 25-13, 25-12 and improves to 20-13. The Judges advance to the semifinals while the Falcons fall to 12-13.
Brandeis dominated the match from the outset. In the first set, the Judges raced out to a 10-1 advantage, never relinquishing its lead en route to a 25-9 win. Six different players recorded at least two kills as setter Yael Einhorn '14 had 12 assists in the set and led the offense to a .682 hitting percentage, with 16 kills and just one error.
In the second set, Albertus Magnus looked to bounce back as they jumped out to an 8-2 lead featuring three kills from rookie middle blocker Kelsey Pendagast. However, Brandeis fought back and evened the score at 10-10. Then middle blocker Carly Gutner-Davis '15 took over, serving 10 consecutive points where she racked up four service aces and a kill to open up a 20-10 lead. The Judges closed the set out for a 25-13 win, recording 12 kills to one error.
In the third set, a see-saw battle found the two sides knotted up 10-10 once more but this time middle blocker Becca Fisher '13 came to the rescue. Fisher served seven consecutive points with Hood recording three kills in that span to open up an 18-10 advantage that Brandeis would not give up. The Judges closed the set on a 15-2 run and won 25-12 when Hood ended the match on a service ace for the sweep.
For the match, Brandeis racked up a season-high .487 attacking percentage thanks to 36 assists from Einhorn. Hood led the squad with 16 kills and earned her own season-high with a .652 attacking percentage. Meanwhile, middle blocker Lauren Berens '13 and rookie middle blocker Maddie Engeler '16 combined for 10 kills with another excellent .667 attacking percentage for each player. Finally, outside hitter Si-Si Hensley '14 led the squad with 10 digs while senior defensive specialist Susan Sun recorded six.
For the Falcons, junior outside hitter Melissa Manning led the team with six kills while senior setter Maritza Rosemond orchestrated the attack with nine assists. Albertus Magnus had a four-way tie for the team lead in digs with junior defensive specialist Nicole Acerra, rookie defensive specialist Alyssa Puccilli, Manning, and Rosemond all recording five.
The Judges move on to face fifth-seeded Salve Regina in the semifinals on Saturday Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at Red Auerbach Arena.
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Earlier this year, I switched to Taylor Made's (revolutionary at the time) r9 driver. I wrote my initial evaluation of it in June (you can read it here), in which I was quite impressed. This post will focus on my "extended use" review of the r9 driver, as well as the r9 3 wood, which I put in my bag mid-summer. Since the initial post provided all of sorts of technical stuff, I'm not going to rehash all of that (you're welcome....). Rather, I will provide you my full impressions after playing the club for (most of)a full season - hopefully, for those of you who are looking for a new driver or 3 wood this Christmas (yep, I still call it Christmas...feel free to use your own terminology,tho) this info will prove helpful to you or to Santa.
The specs on the clubs are as follow:
- r9 driver, 9.5 degrees of loft, stiff shaft (stock TM Motore)
- r9 3 wood, 15 degrees of loft, stiff shaft (stock TM Motore)
- both are set with the weights "neutral", and the faces one degree open
Since my initial review, I've played over 40 rounds of golf with the clubs - much of it in a competitive situation (The Golf Channel Amateur Tour, primarily). I think this is relevant because one learns quite quickly in these situations that control of your driver and 3 wood is at least as important as distance. Having set the stage, following are my observations on the two clubs:
r9 Driver
- The r9 driver is the longest driver I've played to date, and as a long time TM driver user, this is a good sign for prospective buyers.
- The adjustable face technology really DOES work. As I have improved my skills on the course, and worked hard to learn a correct weight transfer, I had fixed any tendency to hit a tee ball to the right side (aka a slice). However, in the process I had overcompensated to the degree that my "misses" were now left - and those misses tended to lead to big numbers on the card. My efforts to use the movable weights (a hallmark of the r7 series) were fairly effective - however, the adjustable face angle REALLY nailed this issue. By setting the face 1 degree open (effectively de-lofting the club), I found that I was able to really go after the ball, swing as aggressively as I wanted, and rarely have to worry about snapping it left. On the days I was really in a groove, I could tell because my drives were long, with a boring trajectory, and a slight fade at the end. The point here is simply that between the movable weights and an adjustable face, anyone with a "consistent problem" can improve their ball flight.
- Since I settled on a "neutral weight,1 degree open setting", I have not made subsequent adjustments. While frequent adjustments are easy and straightforward, I was happy with my settings and never saw fit to change them. The tool that's included is easy to use.
- I'm a mid handicapper (fluctuating between 8 and 12 throughout the year) - and I found the r9 to be plenty forgiving. It's not what I would consider a "players club" in the sense that you must hit it exactly on the sweet spot to get good results. I did notice (after reading a great review on another blog) that shots hot in the center of the clubface flew the "expected" distance, but a shot hit above center ( a little high on the face) REALLY took off. Once I figured this out, I gained at least 15 yards on my tee shots. That being said, the club retains some workability if you need it - when I was hitting the ball well, I could draw or fade it on command....but on the days I wasn't striping it, I could just as easily play for the center of the fairway and generally hit it straight.
- The face and head still look good after much use - no unusual wear or premature fatigue. The sound is pleasant (no "aluminum baseball bat" like ping, or dull, muted "thud") - and this has been consistent since my first shot with the r9. If sound is important to you, this won't disappoint.
- As much as I liked the Matrix Ozik shaft in the r7 Classic, I've been very pleased with the Fujikura Motore that comes standard in the r9. It's lively, consistent, and looks good with the red and white paint. The only complaint I have with this shaft is that it tends to scratch easily. Hopefully,no long term damage here - but it's worth noting.
- Overall impression of the r9 driver after a full season is a resounding "thumbs up with a snap" (that's for all of you In Living Color fans out there)... I highly recommend this driver.
r9 3 Wood
The 3 wood has been the most frequently changed club in my bag (except for putters) over the past 10 years. Unlike my driver, I've played many different brands - Callaway,Ping,TaylorMade, Titleist, Sonartec ('memba them ?), and Orlimar. Prior to getting the r9, I was playing the TM Burner, and was pretty happy with it. However, my fondness for the r9 driver, and my propensity to experiment with 3 woods, led me to decide to give the r9 3 wood a shot. Oddly, when I got the club to the range for the first time, the face was already set at 1 degree open...a strange coincidence for certain. Here are my observations on the r9 3 wood:
- Initially the larger head was visually distracting - and I struggled to hit this club solidly off the deck. Accepting this as a temporary issue, I decided to hit some off the tee. After hitting 10 shots off the tee, WOW... a very similar experience as with the driver. Long, predictable, and right where I was aiming. I went back to hitting balls off the deck, and had some improvement - but still could see I needed to work on this.
- Taking the r9 3 wood to the course, I decided to use it on all par 4s that were less than 400 yards. My great results from the range carried over to the course - my tee shots were long, accurate, and I was able to go after the ball aggressively without worrying about hooking - thanks to the 1 degree open face. I was hooked...
- Throughout the remainder of the season, my shotmaking abilities with the r9 3 wood continued to improve. In tournaments, this became a real "go to" club when hitting the fairway was a must. I also found the distance with this club to be incredible. In some of the late season events, I was sometimes hitting this club 240 yards plus off the tee. No question, its long...
- I was also able to overcome the early problems hitting the r9 3 wood off the fairway - practice and a focus on tempo seemed to cure this - so it was obviously user error!
- The face and head had held up well, and remain in great shape.
- The issues with shaft scratching that I described above also presented themself with the 3 wood - not really sure of the cause here, as I'm pretty careful with my sticks. At any rate, its something that we hope TM pays attention to and addresses.
- My overall rating on the r9 3 wood is a big thumbs up. If you are in the market for a 3 wood, I highly recommend you give this one a try - I feel sure it will be among the finalists for the VP slot in your bag for 2010 !
As I've lamented before, there is no telling what the Golf gurus at Taylor Made are cooking up for 2010 - but for right now, the r9 driver and 3 wood had a secure spot in the bag at Bushwood. I've paid careful attention to the TM staff players, and practically all of them have switched to the r9 - so even the pros seem to agree with me here.
If any of our readers are r9 users, I'd love to hear your thoughts on them !


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Lechal - Make your shoes smart
Published on Mar 31, 2018
Lechal (lay-chull, "Take me along" in Hindi) is an innovative piece of wearable technology, designed to smoothly integrate into the everyday. To put it quite simply, Lechal is smart footwear. It's the world's first wearable tech for the feet and incorporates haptic technology. It allows you to navigate hands-free and also tracks your fitness metrics.


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Britney Spears Has a "No Underwear" Policy
Oops, she did it again!!!!!
To make matters worse, there are new pictures of Britney Spears once again going commando. This time, Brit is seen getting out of her car in her black post-VMAs dress and entering the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
Before dumping her underwear though, according to Us Weekly, Britney was spotted "crying badly [backstage]. She's devastated. She was really nervous and knows she screwed up."
JustJared.com will not be publishing Britney's underwear-free photos here, but be wary of lurking around the Internet if/when you come across them. All I can say is, shield your eyes. And if you were wondering, yes, it still fits Sarah Silverman's description of it.
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The heat in this city is simply intolerable, is so strong that not even I can not remove from the mind.
I made a hand fan as a swan and when I finish seemed so simple and beautiful that I found it impossible not to share with you.
So, here are my photos and the template.
Plantilla/ Template
2 hojas de fomi blanco/ 2 sheets of foam
2 abatelenguas/ 2 flat stick
Cucharas de madera o palitos de madera/ Wooden spoons or wooden skewers
Marcadores sharpie, naranja y negro/ Sharpie markers, orange and black
Tijeras/ scissors
Pegamento/ glue
Pintura acrílica/ acrylic painting
Pincel/ BrushPaso 1.- Imprimir la plantilla en una hoja tamaño carta.
Step 1. - Print the template on a sheet of letter.
Step 2. - Copy the template on the foam white
Make two pieces.
Step 3. - Use markers to color in 2 pieces, the peak and the eye of the swan.
Step 4. - Painting a flat stick and paste on the back of one of the pieces, these pieces of wood are placed to give firmness to the fan .
Step 5. - Paste on top the other piece of foam and voila!
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening a new restaurant in Westchester at 798 Pelham Parkway in Pelham Manor on Thursday, Oct. 12. The first 25 customers will score a free Chipotle t-shirt and a buy one get one free coupon to use on a return visit.
This will be Chipotle's fourth location in Westchester with other locations in White Plains, Rye Brook, and Yonkers. Rachel Williams, Chipotle Marketing Strategist, said Pelham Manor was a great fit for a new location.
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Thanks for reporting it.luxor wrote:Another day and another spammer on the forum.
Would like that too, since I do have that at the other forum I moderate.Would it be possible to have a report button on the forum so we can at least notify the mods when these morons appear.
I agree and I do think PSI is already thinking about eliminating those spammers from the board.It doesn't look good when a forum, for what is after all a business company, has to be plagued with these posts.
Same here as it's annoying to keep deleting those spammers and seeing them back afterwards under a different name.Just my thoughts on the issue of course but I'm getting really fed up seeing them all the time.
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First of all, I must say that english isn't my language, so I apologize in advance if something is not well written (Google Traductor is helping me).
Second, I'm a newbie in WP, Atahualpa, CSS, HTML and all that stuff.
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A penny saved is probably collectible. February 7, 2013Posted by ourfriendben in Ben Franklin, wit and wisdom.
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It's me, Richard Saunders of Poor Richard's Almanac fame, here today to talk about whether making cents makes sense. Canada has decided to officially retire its penny this month, making Canadian 2013 pennies automatically collectible for small-change enthusiasts like your truly. Next time a clerk hands you a Canadian penny with your change, think twice about complaining!
This once again raises the question of the continuing production of U.S. cents. The cost of the metals (mostly zinc) used to produce today's pennies have risen above the face value of the penny itself: It now costs 2.41 cents to make each 1-cent coin. (To put this in perspective, consider a gold coin with a face value of $20, now valued for its gold content at between $1,000 and $2,000, depending on the market.)
Congress has repeatedly tried to do away with the penny and make the nickel the lowest-value piece of change in circulation. But the uproar raised by coin collectors has so far kept the penny in circulation. As a collector, I'm all for the penny. But as a realist, I can't imagine that its days aren't numbered.
Collecting today's pennies is a bit of an issue, I'll admit. Even if you find some spanking-new, brilliantly lustered pennies in your pocket or at your bank, I've noticed that they quickly develop disfiguring spots, something I've never seen on older pennies. Once that happens, all they're fit for is pocket change. Rats! Let's hope that doesn't happen to the pennies in collector proof sets. (Mind you, perhaps they're just responding to the humid air in my apartment and your pennies wouldn't spot up like mine.)
At any rate, the only modern pennies that will ever have any real monetary value are the "errors," those that somehow got messed up during the minting process and weren't caught by the mint before being released. This rarely happens with any coin, which is why collectors love error coins. (Examples would be coins that are struck twice, creating a double image; coins with two fronts or two backs; coins struck off-center; coins with one date superimposed on another; and coins struck on the wrong planchet, the blank metal disk that becomes a coin when struck with the machine dies to stamp the coin. A dime pattern struck on a penny planchet would be an example of this.)
Valuable or not, I find collecting pennies fun, whether they're the multi-patterned new Lincoln cents, the old "wheat ears" Lincolns, the "silver" war pennies, the classic Indian head pennies, or the 50-cent-sized, heavy old pennies that go clear back to the early days of our Republic, when, as our hero and blog mentor Benjamin Franklin noted, a penny was really worth something. In less-good grades, and with the exception of rarities, they're affordable for everyone, something that certainly can't be said about many collectible coins. (And of course, modern pennies are very affordable in the best grades, which means in the most perfect condition.) Not to mention that, every once in awhile, you might still turn up a "wheat ears" penny in pocket change! Try doing that with a silver dime or quarter.
So what's your view? Keep the penny or kill it? I'd love to hear from you!
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I've read up on this fan translation project, and it seems like the team has the vast majority of the translation done. And for that, I thank them immensely. I've been waiting for someone to do this since 2007. I would like for some distributor or publisher to translate this and bring it to the states, but unfortunately Visual Novels are unpopular here in the states (we apparently prefer FPS games with flashy graphics. I should know, I'm one of them. ).
I'm going to download the VN and utilize this translation patch. But I think I'll try it on the "demo" that is available on the site first (it does work on the demo, right?)
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Well, getting the demo version working is turning out to be an extreme pain. So far I can't even install it, so I'm wondering if it's because I have 64 bit version of Windows 7?
Ok, screw it! I'm just going to download the full version. Maybe I'll have better luck (though it could take awhile with my internet speed).
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I have finished Erika's route without English after school sport festival. Quite easy but too boring because i can't read all of the dialog. Need comple Patch :/
By the way here the route in Japanese: http://g-seeker.net/game/h/fortunearterial.html
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I decided to finally give this a go yesterday, as I had downloaded not only the full game but downloaded the English patch for it. I'll have to thank the person who is in charge of the translation work, thanks to him I'm playing (Well....I use that word lightly as you're mainly reading through walls of text. Heh, like Planescape Torment. *trollface*) the visual novel I've always wanted to try out since back at 2007. But so far......it's not what I am expecting. It's off to a very slow start and the pacing of the story is very sluggish. I'm past the part where Kohei finds out that Lori and Erika are vampires so hopefully things pick up some more. I'm also finding myself being put off by the main character, he's just too uptight and whiny. I risk being crucified by the more loyal fans of FA, but I actually like his personality in the Anime better. I just hope the story (and Kohei's attitude) gets better later in the game.
Hmmmm......maybe if there was a Decepticon incursion later in the game to make things more interesting. Or a Daedra invasion. I'm......starting to sound silly, aren't I?
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Well, you need to play all routes before the true route open. The true route is where the gold is. Nearly all routes have important foreshadowing for the true route except for Kanade route, which only has an ending scene as a foreshadowing (IIRC). I'm also curious whether the team is still actively working on it. Last check Haruna and Erika has 5 scenes left. True route which is the longest is pretty much untranslated though.
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1) Is this going to be fully translated soon, or everyone is playing with knowledge of Japanese?
2) Does this story has darker element mixed in (I.E G-Senjou no maou) or just a bright sunshine love story (Drac-Riot?)
3) How much does the partial patch right now cover?
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2. So far it's a typical slice of life story you'd find in alot of Anime/Manga high school stories, or it starts out that way. Darker parts of the Vampire story start to slowly unveil as you get deeper into the story. In short, it starts out light hearted but later gets darker and more serious. If I'm wrong, please feel free to correct me anyone.
3. So far Shiro, Kiriha, and Kanade routes are fully done. Erika is only 65% done, Haruna 70% done (latest updates are that it's now 80%), the true route only 5% done, and the Omakes are 10% done. Personally I find it odd that Erika and Haruna weren't the ones done first, as they seem to be the most popular girls. Most seem to not like Kanade, she seems to be too hyper and odd balled. And it seems like the characters in the game find her annoying too (well, most of the male characters are sticks in the mud IMHO). But I think I'm the only one that actually finds her amusing and appreciates her humor, in a way she's more like a Japanese version of Peter Griffin.
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How dark does it gets? Like Fate/Night, Tsukihime or G-Senjou dark (I.E tough choice and bitter sweet endings, may have deaths), or are we talking about murderous guro stuff like protagonist banging vampires while eating hearts out of classmates and chopping their limbs off?
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it's her second straight no-no as Wildcats dominate Wasco 10-0
Arizona Pilgrim tossed her second no-hitter in a week Tuesday as the Taft High softball team disposed of another South Sequoia League opponent. This time the victim was Wasco as the Wildcats won 10-0
With the victory, Taft improves to 16-6 overall and 7-0 in the South Sequoia League. Wasco drops to 4-1 in the SSL
Taft had a chance to score in their first at bat when Halle Neher led off with a double followed by a fielder's choice. However, the next two batters were retired to end the threat.
The Lady Wildcats had another chance to score again in the third inning by loading the bases but they came away empty handed.
Arizona Pilgrim helped Taft break through in the bottom of the fourth inning. With two runners on, Pilgrim hit the first pitch she saw over the left field fence for a home run. Taft tacked on two more runs in the inning to lead 5-0.
Taft opened the floodgates in the fifth inning by scoring five additional runs capped by Neher's two run single. The game was called following that hit due to the 10- run rule.
While Taft's offense came alive, Pilgrim blanked the Lady Tigers. The only Wasco player to reach base during the game came on an infield error in the top of the fifth inning.


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Sugar Bowland#8217;s Lake Mary Cabin Dinner series to benefit nonprofits continues
August 31, 2012
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. and#8212; Sugar Bowland#8217;s popular Lake Mary Cabin Dinner Series returns to Donner Summit featuring Chef Alan Davisand#8217; French-inspired California cuisine, served in a stunning lakeside setting below a Palisades backdrop. Dining will be offered most Saturday and Sunday evenings through Sept. 16, with seating offered 5:30-9 p.m. In addition, each Sunday evening will showcase a different nonprofit partner from the Truckee/Tahoe community, with a portion of the eveningand#8217;s proceeds benefiting their cause.
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MILLS RIVER — Town Council approved a proposal to install a left-turn lane on N.C. 191 in front of Mills River Park in an effort to ease traffic congestion.
During a council meeting Thursday, Mayor Roger Snyder and council members instructed Town Manager Jaime Laughter to proceed with the turn lane's design, said Bill Lapsley of William G. Lapsley and Associates, the engineering firm for the project.
Laughter has discussed the idea with the state Department of Transportation to make the agency aware of the traffic problems associated with the entrance to the park, he said.
"When you are coming down 191 from Highway 280 and you want to make a left turn into the park there at the entrance, it backs traffic up because there is no left-hand turn there," Lapsley said. "The DOT was aware of it — we just needed the blessing of the town council."
Once the engineering firm completes the design and receives permits for the leftturn lane addition, the project will go out for bids, he said. The project is expected to cost $270,000 and will take about a month to com�plete, Lapsley said.
Town leaders are looking for assistance from the state with the turn lane's price tag, Snyder said Friday.
T heGeneralAssembly has some discretionary money available that possibly can be used for DOT projects, he said, and the town plans to ask state Sen. Tom Apodoca, R-Henderson, and state Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Hendersonville, to help them find funds for two-thirds of the project.
The town will be responsible for the remainder, Snyder explained.
The left-turn lane is "another step forward" in the park's development, he added.
"The pieces (of the park) are finally starting to come together," Snyder said.
Work on the road project is expected to begin after the first of the year, Lapsley said. Completion is scheduled for the end of April, he added.
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MILLS RIVER — Town Council approved a proposal to install a left-turn lane on N.C. 191 in front of Mills River Park in an effort to ease traffic congestion.


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It's the Stanley Cup Finals, and everyone who has an avenue to make some 'extra' money off this series is unashamedly doing what they can to profit off people's enthusiasm. From ticket scalpers to season ticket holders. Hell even airlines are boosting prices from Vancouver to Boston and vice versa to get in on the short term profit margin markups. Everywhere you look in the Lower Mainland (and probably Boston too) everyone is looking to make a buck or two off this playoff run. So I ask, how much is 'too much'?
Some say it's 'smart business' , others say it's sheer unadulterated greed and some don't know what to think about all this. They want, but can't have, so they look to see who can be around to take the blame… errr I mean responsibility.
So tickets went on sale to the general public for the Stanley Cup Finals in Vancouver and Boston today via Ticketmaster. Between two cities that are passionate about hockey and both have a very big season ticket holder base, these tickets that were released were harder to come by than the next sighting of Haley's Comet. So fans are testing different avenues to obtain their Stanley Cup Finals tickets. Online ticket brokers, Craigslist ads, and local secondary brokerages are where fans are turning to get their tickets. But at what price? Many on twitter say too much. Others are pointing at the teams' owners to take the blame for selling too many season tickets so single game tickets are harder to get for the general public. The real question is, what is a Stanley Cup Final game worth to you?
When looking for tickets for a member of my spouse's extended family, who wanted to watch a SCF game with his son from Winnipeg, I was shocked and appalled by some of the prices people were asking for their tickets to Games 1 and 2. The thing was, I was not surprised. I am not surprised that greed has taken over so many out there and unfortunately have to ability and avenue to gauge fans who want to watch one game and share in the experience with all the others at the arena. The River Rock Club Section at Rogers Arena have the SCF seats sold to the season ticket holder for roughly $500 a piece. I know this because one of our sections of season tickets is right in those seats, which we sold to friends at face value. These seats are being advertised on Craigslist, StubHub.com and other ticket brokerages between $1700-3000 per seat. I don't care how some people spin it, but that's more than at least a 200% mark-up of the value of the ticket. To me, that's gauging and that's fueled by the greed the world is built on these days.
It's bad enough that the ticket vultures are going to be getting fat off the cup finals, but now even airlines are getting in on the game. An insider who works for the ticketing department of Air Canada said that during these two weeks or so, flights between Vancouver and Boston will be hiked up in price to boost their profit margin from the SCF. I know it's 'smart business' and it's common that tourism industry hike up their prices for special events, but this is a first I have heard that an airline would do such a thing to accommodate die-hard hockey fans who travel with the team just to make a buck.
So Vancouver and Boston, be prepared to see an increase in prices in your bars and pubs, the hotel rates, the airline tickets, the cost of a ticket to a game so others out there can profit from your passions. Do I think it's right? The business side of me says, "It is what it is." The conscience in me says it's abhorrent. But I know one thing, I will choose carefully (maybe not wisely) where my put my Stanley Cup Final dollars but I have my limits, as do many of the Bruins and Canucks fans watching this series intently.
As someone I know always says, "Vote with your dollar". If you don't buy those over priced tickets, merchandise or airfares, maybe the greedy bastards will think twice before they profit off our passions. The power is yours.
Justine Galo
Writer's note: I own season tickets and I do believe I have the right to ask for a good return on the re-sale of my tickets for the regular season and the playoffs. However, I don't condone mark-ups that are more than 150% of the ticket value.


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A privately owned Dragon capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering a tonne of supplies with high-flying finesse after a shaky start to the mission.
The Dragon's arrival was one day late but especially sweet - and not because of the fresh fruit on board for the station astronauts who snared the capsule.
SpaceX, the California-based company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, had to struggle with the Dragon following its launch on Friday from Cape Canaveral. A clogged pressure line or stuck valve prevented thrusters from working, and it took flight controllers several hours to gain control and salvage the mission.
In the end, the Dragon approached the orbiting lab with its load about as smoothly as could be expected, with all of its thrusters, or little manoeuvring rockets, operating perfectly. The capture occurred as the two spacecraft zoomed 400km above Ukraine.
"As they say, it's not where you start, but where you finish that counts," space station commander Kevin Ford said, "and you guys really finished this one on the mark."
Among the items on board: 640 seeds of a flowering weed used for research, mouse stem cells, food and clothes for the six men on board the space station, garbage bags, computer equipment, air purifiers, spacewalking tools and batteries. The company also tucked away apples and other fresh treats from an employee's family orchard.
The Dragon will remain at the space station for most of March before returning to Earth with science samples, empty food containers and old equipment.
SpaceX - Space Exploration Technologies Corp - has a $US1.6 billion ($A1.58 billion) contract with NASA to keep the station well stocked.
Musk, who helped create PayPal, acknowledged the problem was "frightening", but believed it was a one-time glitch.
The 41-year-old entrepreneur, who also runs the electric car maker Tesla, oversaw the entire operation from Hawthorne, California, home to SpaceX and the company's Mission Control.
The Dragon's splashdown in the Pacific remains on schedule for March 25.