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Most new businesses fail within a few short years. It's just a fact. Yet optimism abounds, and entrepreneurs are always ready to start over with a new venture. Circumstances are usually just a fraction of the game (20% if you really need a made-up statistic), the rest of the outcome is based on how people react to various changes in the economy. Here are some interesting links for anyone with a startup idea.
- Presenting a startup to investors seems to have a fairly well-set routine. It only takes about 6 slides. [url]
- Marc Hedlund wrote up a nice autopsy on how Wesabe lost out to Mint.com. An interesting viewpoint on the head-to-head competition between two similar startups -- one that exited with an acquisition by Intuit, and one that ended by closing up shop. [url]
- ChubbyBrain has gathered up a list of several other startup post-mortems. These are not sob stories; they're mostly lesson-learned conclusions from a variety of entrepreneurs. [url]
- To discover more interesting business-related stuff, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]


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This film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenage daughter -- is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
DetailsAction/Adventure , Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 54 min.
Opened October 13th, 2017
Rated R for violence, language and some sexual materialCastJackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Murphy, Michael McElhatton, Orla BradyDirectorMartin CampbellWriterDavid Marconi
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The Biochemical Journal inaugurated its series of review articles to commemorate the bicentennial of Darwin's birth by publishing Kevin Padian and Nicholas Matzke's "Darwin, Dover, 'Intelligent Design' and textbooks" (PDF) (209; 417; 29-42).
As 2008 drew to a close, the good news for the producers of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed was that their creationist propaganda movie was getting a bit of press again. The bad news is that it was in the lists of the worst movies of 2008.
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Pakistan had been due to host Bangladesh for a Twenty20 game and a 50-over match in Lahore this month in what would have been its first home internationals since a deadly attack on the Sri Lankan team bus nearly four years ago.
But the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cancelled the tour, saying Pakistan was not safe for its players.
According to a BCB spokesman, Pakistan has now responded by preventing any of its stars from competing in the Bangladesh Premier League which begins Thursday.
"The chief executive officer of PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) called our CEO today and informed him that they won't allow Pakistani players to play in the BPL until we send our team to their country," spokesman Jalal Yunus told AFP.
"We've now decided to host the event without Pakistani players," he said, adding the BPL's seven franchises would now find replacements for the 26 Pakistani players they bought in the auction last month.
The move represents a major blow for the second edition of the BPL since Pakistani cricketers have a big following in Bangladesh.
More than 50 Pakistani players took part in the auction for the second edition of BPL, with opening batsman Imran Nazir fetching $280,000.
Last year more than 20 Pakistani players took part in the inaugural edition, with all-rounder Shahid Afridi sold for the highest fee of $700,000.
No international matches have taken place in Pakistan since the militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus that killed eight people in March 2009.
Spokesman Yunus said Bangladesh has not ruled out touring Pakistan in the coming months but wanted to reassess the security situation before sending a team.
Bangladesh was also due to tour Pakistan last April, but the tour was blocked by the Dhaka High Court on security grounds.
Anti-Pakistan sentiment still runs strong in Bangladesh, which was part of Pakistan until 1971 when it won independence after a nine-month war. (AFP)


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Consumer Co-ops: Incorporating Consumer Cooperatives in Missouri
C. Brice Ratchford and Brian Griffith
Department of Agricultural Economics
Generally, a cooperative is a corporation. A corporation is a separate legal entity from its owners and is created by or under authority of the laws of a state.
Consumer cooperatives in the past have had to overcome high hurdles to incorporate in Missouri. In fact, some have not been able to incorporate as cooperatives under the existing statutes. However, recent efforts have been successful to change the statutes to facilitate consumer cooperative incorporation.
It is often advantageous to incorporate a business enterprise that involves a group of people. Incorporation limits individual liability to the amount invested in the business and provides the organization with perpetual life.
This publication explains the consumer cooperative statute situation as it existed in 1985 and the options available to the many groups wishing to form consumer cooperatives. It is not intended as a source of legal advice. Any group planning to incorporate a consumer cooperative should seek competent legal counsel.
Missouri statutes
Existing statutes were drafted to promote incorporation of agricultural cooperatives. This reflects the fact that there was interest only in agricultural cooperatives at the time the laws were passed.
Chapter 357
Chapter 357, Missouri Statutes, authorizes incorporation "for the purpose of conducting any agricultural or mercantile business." But, due to recent statutory revision, the statute also provides incorporation "for the purpose of producing or furnishing goods, services, or housing on the cooperative plan." This revision, signed into law on July 16, 1985, became effective Sept. 28, 1985.
Previously, many consumer cooperatives either were prevented from or were uncertain of incorporating under Chapter 357 because of the unclear definition of "mercantile business." Now any consumer cooperative that produces or furnishes goods, services or housing may incorporate under Chapter 357.
The statutory revision also includes a provision whereby a cooperative incorporated under any chapter other than Chapter 357 may become a Chapter 357 cooperative. To do this, the cooperative must qualify as a Chapter 357 cooperative and amend its articles of incorporation, thereby electing to become subject to the provisions of Chapter 357.
Chapter 357 requires an organization to follow the essential cooperative principles. It was passed in 1922 and is similar to laws passed in most states at that time. The law has many desirable features, but provides for capital stock. The stock provisions are practical and consistent with cooperative principles; but most cooperatives, particularly consumer cooperative groups, philosophically object to capital stock. This feature is the major problem with the statute.
Chapter 274
Chapter 274, Missouri Statutes, is labeled "The Non-Profit Cooperative Marketing Law." It differs from Chapter 357 by being restricted to agricultural producers and does not provide for capital stock. The law requires compliance with all accepted cooperative principles. It is not available, however, to consumer cooperatives.
Chapter 355
Chapter 355, Missouri Statutes, is the general not-for-profit code for Missouri. The non-profit concept leads some people interested in cooperatives to look to Chapter 355 to incorporate. Section 355.025 specifically prohibits incorporation under the chapter of an "organization created for or engaged in business activity for profit or on the cooperative plan, provision for the incorporation of which is made by any of the incorporation laws of this state." A cooperative that cannot incorporate under any other chapter must also have as its primary purpose one of those listed in Chapter 355.025, which includes purposes such as charitable, educational and trade associations.
In addition to this prohibition for cooperatives, there is problem relating to the distribution of assets upon dissolution. Section 355.230(4) prohibits a distribution of assets that "will result in diversion of such assets from not-for-profit purposes as authorized in this chapter, to the pecuniary gain or profit of any person, organization, or corporation." Rather assets shall be delivered to another similar not-for-profit corporation or to the state. Section 355.015(9) defines as non-profit "a corporation no part of the income or property of which is distributable to its members, directors or officers."
Most successful cooperatives will accumulate equity. For some types, such as housing, a major purpose is accumulating equity for the members. The severe restrictions imposed by Chapter 355 make it undesirable for cooperatives except for those providing public services such as education and recreation.
Chapter 351
Chapter 351, Missouri Statutes, is the General Business Corporation code. It authorizes corporations for profit. Successful cooperatives intend to and do make a "profit" for members. It is true that the cooperative as an entity does not make a profit. This ambivalence may result in questions by the Secretary of State and others about a cooperative that attempts to use this chapter for incorporation.
If a group interested in a cooperative attempts to use Chapter 351, the word "cooperative" cannot be used. Also, the statute requires stock and provides no guidance about cooperative principles.
The options
The brief review of present statutes indicates that options for incorporation by consumer cooperatives are limited. Chapter 357, with its recent statutory revisions, appears to be the only statute specifically authorizing incorporation of consumer cooperatives.
If a cooperative will not fit under Chapter 357, the only option is trying Chapter 351. If Chapter 351 is used, the cooperative principles and procedures should be incorporated in the by-laws and articles of incorporation. A cooperative that used Chapter 351 will have to convince the Internal Revenue Service that it is operating as a cooperative and, hence, is entitled to file taxes under the rules specified for cooperative corporations.
Both chapters 357 and 351 provide for capital stock. This should not in itself prove to be a serious obstacle. The statutes do not specify a number of shares, a par value or the distribution between common and preferred stock. Chapter 357 limits ownership per shareholder to not more than 10 percent of the aggregate par value of all shares of stock. It calls for one vote per stockholder regardless of the number of shares owned.
Similar restrictions can be included in the bylaws and articles of incorporation of Chapter 351 corporation. In fact, the bylaws can be even more restrictive than the statutes, even to limiting ownership to one share per member. Also, the bylaws can specify that stock can be sold only to the corporation and at no more than par value. The requirement of capital stock can be beneficial to a cooperative. All types of business firms need capital and must have some evidence of ownership. Capital stock will accomplish both ends.
Chapter 409 of the Missouri statutes requires all securities to be registered with the Commissioner of Securities within the office of the Missouri Secretary of State. There is an exemption for agricultural cooperatives, but the exemption is clearly limited to cooperatives that qualify as agricultural. Section 409.402(b)(10) exempts an issuer who will have no more than 15 transactions with the conditions spelled out in the paragraph.
Most cooperatives will want more than 15 shareholders. It is possible that the stock issued by a cooperative would not be classified as a security if it does not pay capital dividends, cannot be sold except back to the corporation, cannot be sold at a profit, and can be owned only by patrons of the corporation.


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MIAMI, Fla. (Dec. 1, 2017) - The first day of the 2017/18 Melges 20 Miami Winter Series opened with near perfect conditions. A pleasant 11-15 kts out of the Northeast and sunny Florida skies provided three great, tricky races. PRO Blake Middleton and his legion of volunteers from the Coconut Grove Sailing Club did a great job getting off racing on time and in efficient fashion.
Race One gave the Melges 20 fleet of hint of what was to come with big shifts on the left and right sides of the course. Picking his way up the beat and hedging towards the right side was longtime Melges 20 owner Bo Boje Pedersen from Denmark on UPUPUP with a sizable lead at the first top mark. Not far behind was Daniel Thielman on KUAI and John Bailey on TALISMAN. Showing his stellar first beat was no fluke, Pedersen led wire-to-wire for the win followed respectively by Thielman and Bailey.
The second race saw three Melges 20 veterans duking it out for the lead as Rob Wilber on CINGHIALE nailed the start and first upwind beat, followed by the World Champ on Drew Freides at the helm of PACIFIC YANKEE and Alexis Michas on MIDNIGHT SUN. Wilber maintained his lead at the second stop mark, but the speed and polish of the Freides and his team would prove to be too much as they passed Wilber on the run and grabbed the bullet. Overall Melges 20 World League leader Igor Rytov on RUSSIAN BOGATYRS snuck past Michas to grab third.
As the start of the third race approached, a big left shift descended on the race course forcing the course to be shuffled back to the left. Those that started near the pin and extended left struggled as those who got right early were able to ride a river of breeze and a thin vein of current to the top mark. John Brown's BLIND SQUIRREL rounded in the top group and sailed a great lap to gain the lead and hold on for the bullet. Rytov continued his solid day with a second place finish followed by Pederson finished in third for another podium finish.
The forecast remains the same for Day 2 with more breeze from the Northeast in the 11-15 kt range which should provide for another three race day. If Day One was any indication, Day Two will feature plenty of shifts to shuffle the fleet and the standings.
As with other Melges 20 events around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Melges 20 Facebook Page. Be sure to also follow the fleet on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews and photos at melges20.com.
TOP FIVE RESULTS (PRELIMINARY - After Three Races)
1.) (RUS) Igor Rytov, RUSSIAN BOGATYRS; 8-3-2 = 13
2.) (DEN) Bo Boje Pedersen, UPUPUP; 1-13-3 = 17
3.) (ITA) Achille Onorato, MASCALZONE LATINO, JR.; 4-5-9 = 18
4.) (USA) Drew Freides, PACIFIC YANKEE; 5-1-13 = 19
5.) (USA) John Brown, BLIND SQUIRREL; 10-11-1 = 22
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(After 14 Events Complete)
1.) (RUS) Igor Rytov, RUSSIAN BOGATYRS = 158 pts.
2.) (RUS) Vladimir Prosikhin, NIKA = 102 pts.
3.) (USA) Drew Freides, PACIFIC YANKEE = 97 pts.
4.) (ITA) Achille Onorato, MASCALZONE LATINO JR. = 85 pts.
5.) (USA) Liam Kilroy, WILDMAN = 81 pts.
View The Full 2017 Melges 20 World League Ranking
(After 5 Events Complete)
1.) (USA) Drew Freides, PACIFIC YANKEE = 97 pts.
2.) (USA) Liam Kilroy, WILDMAN = 81 pts.
3.) (USA) John Kilroy, SAMBA PA TI = 79 pts.
4.) (USA) Jim Wilson, OLEANDER = 74 pts.
5.) (USA) Jason Michas, MIDNIGHT BLUE = 72 pts.
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Tomorrow's Outlook in Today's Market - Research Report on Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., AOL, Inc. and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Feb 21, 2013, 08:00 ET
NEW YORK, February 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Today, National Traders Association announced new research reports highlighting Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE: HMC), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), AOL, Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEGR). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.
Toyota Motor Corporation Research Report
Toyota Motor Corporation is back to its original position in the auto industry, after the company secured back the top spot from General Motors (GM). Toyota reported 9.78 million global vehicle sales for 2012, beating its estimate of 9.7 million and GM's 9.29 million global vehicle sales. It is truly a remarkable comeback for Toyota after the company suffered from the 2011 disaster in Thailand, the massive recalls and the mid-2012 territorial spat between Japan and China which led to a Japan-made boycott. Toyota's remarkable comeback is truly getting the attention of investors. The company is reportedly trying to maintain its momentum, and the company may just respond to the 46% demand growth for its Prius line. The Full Research Report on Toyota Motor Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/entire_report/b4cd_TM ]
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Research Report
Just like the industry leader, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. showed a recovery of 19% growth in sales. Although Honda recalled 748,000 units because of airbag issues early this year, the company is still poised towards supporting the bull stance towards the industry. Honda's biggest market, North America, makes up for more than 40% of its total sales. By launching smaller vehicles, such as the new Fit and the Urban SUV concept, Honda is expecting to generate better sales this year. The Full Research Report on Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/entire_report/0817_HMC ]
Yahoo! Inc. Research Report
Yahoo's latest earnings report beat expectations, posting $1.22 billion in revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.32 due to ad prices and overseas investments, which are 4-year highs. This comes only six months after hiring former Google exec Marissa Mayer as its chief executive, a position which has been held on to one too many people in the past. Shares have been up as much as 30 percent with Mayer at the helm, scoring back-to-back beats after two quarters with solid results. Analysts say employee morale is also high, with 95 percent of employees optimistic about the company's future with Mayer. Her goal is to make Yahoo! a "premier destination" online despite being already one of the most visited sites globally. However, the real challenge is to turn those page visits into profit. A Motley Fool report believes that while Mayer has helped reinvigorate the brand, boost morale, and bring in stability, her honeymoon period may not last too long. The report adds that she is also "doing a good job" in making small bets, though sales and growth are still questionable. The Full Research Report on Yahoo! Inc. - Including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/entire_report/e5d5_YHOO ]
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AOL, on the other hands, jumped to as high as nearly $44 in November last year from just $15.40 in early 2012, but went slightly down to $31.37 this month. They have shifted their focus on content-rich sites like TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, and hyper local news site Patch to name a few, and enhanced their monetization within 2012. They have since become an A-rated "buy" from being D-rated in early 2012. Under CEO and another former Google employee Tim Armstrong, AOL has cut excessive costs and redundant employees, bought a substantial amount of stock back, and doled out dividend payments of $5.15 per share. The company also recently launched potential profit makers in HuffPo Conversations and a partnership with Discovery Communications. However, The Street still puts AOL on a "hold" rating. While its solid performance in its stock, earnings, and net income is evident, profit margins are still poorly performing overall. Its hyper local news initiative Patch is underperforming with only 11 percent of the sites turning in profits. The Full Research Report on AOL, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/entire_report/7717_AOL ]
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Upon the creation of a new profile on nanohub.org, I think that it would be nice if the default picture were something gender neutral. While one could argue that the current default picture is gender ambiguous being just a silhouette of a head, I would say that socially speaking, people will nearly always identify this figure as male. Replacing this image with a gender neutral one (like a question mark or a picture of a wavefunction, anything like that), will help to address the notion that male is, in fact, the default, especially in the sciences and engineering.


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A couple posing as customers entered a Timonium jewelry store, where, while looking at merchandise, made off with several rings costing nearly $46,000, according to Baltimore County police.
The department on Wednesday released pictures of the two suspects from surveillance video from Ricardo's Gems and Jewelry in the 9600 block of Deereco Road.
Police said the couple went into the store Dec. 31 and asked to view some jewelry. While the clerk was helping the woman, the man took several rings from an unlocked display case. Police said they left together.
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Old Movies for Young People
Every month I show an old movie to a bunch of twenty-somethings (like me!). Sometimes it goes over well and other times not so well. So I thought I'd put together a list of the movies that have been well received by my generation in case you're ever in this situation. Granted, they may still make fun of them and not fully understand their brilliance, but some movies are so good that even the hippest young adults can forgive their corniness.
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- Some Like it Hot - probably our most successful Old Movie Night to date. It's just full of good stuff that will never go out of style: the Mafia, men dressing up as women, hot blond chicks. Plus there are also plenty of dirty innuendos that any young crowd is sure to love.
- Psycho - This movie is so famous that anyone who hasn't seen it will at least know about the shower scene. And while some of it is a little corny and strange, it's still scary enough to creep everyone out.
- Casablanca - A classic that even then youngsters have heard of, and is still good enough to hold everyone's attention. Plus it contains a number of quotes that are commonplace even today.
- The Sting - Paul Newman never fails. Too bad I killed him.
- Sunset Blvd. - This movie is insane and who doesn't love insanity? Once Norma buries that monkey, there's no turning back.
- The Philadelphia Story - Everything about this one is great. It's funny and it helps that most people know Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart. It's just a good time.
- The Birds - It's a little corny, but still pretty scary and definitely a favorite amongst my friends.
- Singin' in the Rain - I was hesitant about showing a musical for Old Movie Night. People my age just don't understand them. But luckily, Singin' in the Rain is famous and fabulous enough that the crowd dismissed the painful unreality of it and just enjoyed. Plus that Gene Kelly is a dreamboat and everyone knows it.
- Miracle on 34th St. - Really just a classic!
- Goldfinger - Pretty much everyone loves James Bond and gold painted ladies laying in a bed.


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Baroness Bus Driver May Never Face Charges Over 2012 Crash
Baroness endured one of the scariest moments of 2012 when their tour bus broke through a guardrail while traveling in England and plunged 30 feet into a wooded area below. The bus driver in the incident, Norman Markus, was charged earlier this year with using a vehicle that had defective brakes, breaching the bus' 7.5 ton weight limit and not adhering to sufficient daily and weekly rest periods. He was also charged with not having the correct license entitlement and using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause injury. However, with that laundry list of charges, it's possible that Markus will never have to answer to the courts.
The BBC reports Markus' barrister, Jonathan Turner, has stated that the summons served on his client to attend court was not valid because it was served in Germany. Turner explained, "If he ever re-enters the country, a summons can be served upon him. Our position is the summons is a nullity and he has no reason to attend. You can't issue a warrant for his arrest unless he re-enters the U.K. and a summons is served on him. The problem is he's not going to come to this court. How are you going to get him here? I say I'm afraid you can't." Markus was allowed to return to his native Germany to recover from the injuries sustained in the bus crash.
The prosecutor, Lesley Ness, asked for inquiries to be made as to whether the summons was served or not and asked to adjourn the case in order to get Markus to court. The CPS are currently working with police to determine how to proceed.
Baroness guitarist Pete Adams had minor injuries in the accident and was allowed to leave rather quickly, but the band's three other members suffered significant injuries. Frontman John Baizley received a broken arm and leg, while bassist Matt Maggioni and drummer Allen Blickle both had fractured vertebrae. In March of this year, Baroness announced that Maggioni and Blickle had left the band.
Despite losing two members, Baroness are continuing on tour this spring and summer. The band, with new bassist Nick Jost and drummer Sebastian Thomson, will hit the road later this month. To see their full itinerary, click here.


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Bethesda takes UK Christmas video games No.1
Some Christmas traditions don't last forever - and Skyrim has smashed the eight-year grip Electronic Arts and Activision has had on the Xmas No.1.
Bethesda's Elder Scrolls game held the top spot after rocketing to the top of the charts last week, just 15,000 units ahead of Just Dance 3.
Activision's Modern Warfare 3, which many expected to be this year's No.1, actually falls to third, although sales are up two per cent.
Although there's almost a full trading week until Christmas, GfK Chart-Track's Christmas chart is always declared on the last working Monday before Christmas Day.
Bethesda's hold at the top end a run of Xmas No.1s enjoyed by EA and Activision that started with Medal of Honor: Rising Sun in 2003. Activsion's first Christmas No.1 came in 2007 with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. EA reclaimed the throne in 2008 with FIFA '09, but Activision has held it for the past two years with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Sales of the game were actually down 8 per cent, but price cutting deals and increasing word of mouth still meant it was out selling challenger Just Dance - backed by a huge promotional campaign, and with sales up 11 per cent week on week.
It's the highest Christmas Chart slot Ubi has acheived since the original Assassin's Creed's No.2 in 2007.
Here's the UK All Formats Top Ten in full:
1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
2. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfae 3 (Activision)
5. Saints Row: The Third (THQ)
6. Battlefield 3 (EA)
7. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
8. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)
9. Need for Speed: The Run (EA)
10. Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call (Nintendo)


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Ken, I grew up in waterloo... where you working at ? check out the Tourist park course... they put it in when I was in 9th grade (1976)...see how far we've come as a sport.... the Deerfield course was ok, the course at exchange park was used for worlds in 1989 I believe.


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I'm sure that many of you know that for the past 6 years or so, a group of dedicated forum members have been working on what for the longest time was known as the Shining Force 2 Community Project.
To cut a long story short, it was originally intended to be a hack of Shining Force 2, but in the time since we started, various events have revealed that we could not trust SEGA not to shut down the project if they ever got wind of it, and so we've been repurposing the project to have its own identity for a long time. The problem was, we didn't have an engine to repurpose to. For a while we had numerous possibilities, including Blu Drgn's SFPC engine, and Zexr0's engine (RIP, Zexr0.), but for a lot of the time, the future of the project has looked pretty bleak; despite all of our hard work on sprites, portraits, story, organisation, planning and ideas, lack of engine has always been our achilles heel. It has certainly had its effects on the team's morale.
On 4th March of this year, that changed, when a newbie signed up with talk of an engine. Considering the track record of virtually all SF-based fan projects, I followed my curiosity moreso to humour him, having nothing really to lose at this stage.
'Pleasantly surprised' doesn't cut it. Over the past 2 months, I have been working with the engine designer - Broked - and we have put together something that marks our first real breakthrough in bringing Legacies of Veridocia one step closer to being a reality.
So without further ado, it gives those of us who have been working on it great pleasure to bring you the Legacies of Veridocia Pre-alpha Demo.
I know it's tempting to just jump in and play, but you might want to read the following quick start guide whilst you wait for the download.
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If you have any problems running the demo, you may need to install the current version of Java. If you still run into problems after doing this, post your issues and bug reports in as much detail as you can in this thread. Don't forget to include your system information.
Arrow Keys to move.
A,S, D are equivalent to A, B, and C on a Mega Drive/Genesis controller, though A doesn't do much. S is the cancel button. D is your confirm button. In-battle Stat Sheets are viewable using D.
F7 toggles between Full Screen and Windowed modes.
Enter brings up the command console, but you shouldn't need that. (I may release a few Console Codes if there is enough demand for them. There are one or two secrets and cheats to play with.)
---Demo Details---
The Demo consists of a Story Scene, a battle, and a post-battle story scene, followed by a basic free roam of the map (there's not much there right now). Once you've played through to the free roam, you can reinitiate the battle as many times as desired by walking into the area where the characters begin the battle.
It's important to note that not all functions are implemented within battle yet. Some of these include:
- Double Attacks
- Counters
- Level Gains (a randomised proxy is used currently)
- Equipping/Unequipping weapons
- Giving Items
- Heal Level 2 (Sharna learns it, but casting it may crash the demo)
---What's Next?---
The next phase will involve further developing the battle system and implementing more of its mechanics, whilst the spriters produce the additional assets needed to continue work on the first chapter. We will also need a team of dedicated mappers, who will need training in how to set the maps up for the engine to read.
We hope you enjoy the demo. It's been a long time coming.
If you're not currently involved in the project, but would like to be, feel free to request access to the Community Project group by PMing either myself or MXC.


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Annie Oakley: American Experience In 1926, just a few months before Annie Oakley's death, Will Rogers describes her as "the greatest woman rifle shot the world has ever produced." As the star attraction of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, she thrills audiences around the world with her daring shooting feats. Her act helps fuel turn-of-the-century nostalgia for the vanished, mythical world of the American West.G
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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal "It's A Free Country" Ask Americans what the Constitution's most important feature is and most will say it's the guarantees of liberty enshrined in the Bill of Rights. In this episode, Sagal explores the history of the Bill of Rights and addresses several stories - ripped from the headlines - involving freedom of speech, freedom of religion and right to privacy. D
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Blue eyes
My blue eyes are so beautiful
Mixtape, Based God
Ya'll niggas are gonna miss me when I'm gone, so respect Lil B for while he's here on Earth
A real legend
Changed music
[Verse 1:]
How could you forget about your younger nigga? I was thugging nigga
Only brother from the gutter that was fucking with ya
Stole rides, smoked blunts, we high
Now you saying that I snitched, how I switched
I'm the same young nigga that was on that shift
Niggas rocking all night, don't stop, that's life
Hitting every lick, I rode the bus that night
But shit, don't try, I might bust that twice
And your daddy is a lion, just remember this jungle
It's nothing to a tiger, that's word to my mother
Keep the heat hugged when I'm on that level
Niggas... fuck niggas, fuck bitches, hating together
And really never, my blood is so ghetta [?]
Do bars respect the gun, bitch
Fifty grand in my bag, how I carry this?
And I'm the best man, shit, I'm have to marry me
Niggas asked if I'm right or wrong
I don't know, but I'm God when I write these songs
[Verse 2:]
Need for the [?], need me for the pain
Lost nights out the life, playing the game
Got locked up, damn near lost it all
If you're charged with what I'm charged with you fall
Ten to twenty, that's the minimum
Saving my referrals, suspended by the principal
They ain't know I was a legend, putting licks in the day
I be gone in sixty seconds, I'm a sick raccoon
I'm out in the day, do bad then be back at noon
Remember every single time I was in my room
Damn near got saved when the police raided
And I ain't even mad; I was doing the crime, and I'm damn sure doing the time
You niggas is lying, damn near...
The judge think you a [?] to a state
Looking at your case and he looking at your face
Better keep it straight, or you going up state
I'm God when I write these songs
I don't know if I'm the best, but I'm God when I write these songs
[Verse 3:]
My gangsta's a gangsta's gangsta
Top hat off top, I tilt my [pause] to thank ya
You always think crazy high niggas robbing
He ain't gotta be a Blood but he ready to die
For BasedWorld, cause he know that we keep it real
Like a married man, it's all love
Like a TV show, watch them Scrubs
Two [?] stoned thugs
Be driving by the blood, money and girls and drugs
Niggas be buzzed way before they get in the club
Nigga we letting loose, but we richer than [pause]
But I swear we going broke together, you feel me?
Blue Eyes forever
And I'm rich, we going broke together
It's Blue Eyes forever
Lil Boss
I don't know if I'm for real, but I'm God when I write these songs
But I'm [pause] when I write these songs
I don't know if I'm right or wrong, but I think I'm God when I write these songs
Don't know if I'm right or wrong, I think I'm God when I write these songs
Don't know if I'm right or wrong, I think I'm God when I write these songs
Don't know if I'm right or wrong, I think I'm when I write these songs
White Flame
- Fuck That Sucka (INTRO)
- Tiny Pants Bitch
- Dirty Game
- Bitch Of The City
- Surrender To Me
- Neva Switch
- I'm Fabio
- I'm Down 4 Hire
- Straps On Deck
- Poppin V
- Tank Of Propaine
- In Down Bad
- BasedGod Fucked My Bitche..
- Keep My Eyes Open 2
- Reflections
- When I Write
Lil' B texty
- 1. Swag Jerry Rice
- 2. I Got Bitches
- 3. Pussy On My Face Based Fr..
- 4. Dont Forget About Me
- 5. BasedGod Fucked My Bitche..
- 6. Gone In 60 Seconds
- 7. Bitch Dont Lie
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A warm, baritone vocal tone and poetic lyricism are combined with a unique guitar style that blends soft jazz and folk sensibilities and an intimate stage persona by singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Often compared to James Taylor and John Martyn, Wilcox has built a solid fan base for his well-crafted folk-pop tunes.
Cleveland-born Wilcox was inspired to play guitar after watching a fellow student play in a stairwell at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. Transferring to Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, in 1981, Wilcox began taking music seriously. Although he took four lessons with a classical guitarist, Wilcox developed most of his playing technique on his own. In addition to being inspired by Joni Mitchell to play in a variety of tunings, he designed a capo that produced an unusual sound by leaving one or more strings unaltered.
Wilcox strengthened his skills as a performer through regular appearances at an Asheville night club called McDibbs. His debut album, The Nightshift Watchman, was released in 1987 on his own label, Song of the Woods, and reissued in 1996 by Koch International; it featured scaled-down arrangements and launched Wilcox's career as a touring musician. After performing at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Wilcox signed with A&M in 1989. His first release on the label, How Did You Find Me Here, sold over 100,000 copies by word of mouth. Wilcox subsequently recorded two other studio albums for the label -- Home Again in 1991 and Big Horizon in 1994. In 1991, the label released a six-song CD, Mostly Live: An Authorized Bootleg. East Asheville Hardware, Wilcox's first album after being dropped by A&M, featured live recordings of previously unreleased tunes including a version of Chuck Brodsky's satirical song "Blow 'Em Away."
His contract with A&M ended after four albums in 1994, but Wilcox has continued to share his love of music and his explorations of personal growth. His 1997 album Turning Point recorded in the log cabin studio in the woods behind his home, represented a shift to a more controlled approach to music, while his February 1999 release, Underneath, continued to focus on his vocals and guitar playing despite the additional instrumentation of electric guitars, keyboards, and rhythm section. Although his albums have featured diverse arrangements, Wilcox continues to perform in concert as a soloist. In August 2000, What You Whispered was released. A best-of collection followed the next year, released during his successful national tour. Due to his popularity, the demand for a live album became too great and he offered Live Songs and Stories in the summer of 2002. Into the Mystery appeared in 2003, followed by a joint effort with Nance Pettit, Out Beyond Ideas, in 2005, Vista in 2006 and Airstream in 2008. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide


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Lone Star College-University Center will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a ceremony and open house April 17 at 3:30 p.m.
Planned in conjunction with LSC-University Center's semester information fair for prospective students, the ceremony will include brief presentations from LSCS Chancellor Richard Carpenter; LSCS board members, and several local dignitaries.
"Since 1998, Lone Star College-University Center has helped make 52,413 dreams come true," said Penny Westerfeld, LSC-University Center director.
"Most of our students are working full-time, raising a family, trying to make a better life. By providing convenient access to university degrees, we are creating a simpler, quicker path to achieving their educational goals and realizing their dreams," said Westerfeld.
LSC-University Center partners include Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston State, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, University of Houston and UH Downtown.
"Because I work full time, it has been extremely convenient for me to be able to take night classes at Lone Star College-University Center," said student Ashley McDonough.
"I have been able to continue to work during the day and complete my master's degree at the same time. The facility at LSC-University Center is very well-kept and has all of the most modern equipment, which makes the entire educational experience very enjoyable," said McDonough.
"Within our 65 different degree programs, students can discover their passion, which will open doors to the rest of their life. A decade of success at LSC-University Center has empowered 52,413 achievers," said Westerfeld.
For more information about LSC-University Center, call 936.321.4500 or 936.273.7510 or visit UC.LoneStar.edu.
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Kareena Kapoor will be spending quality time with hubby Saif Ali Khan in Lucknow, before she gets back to her busy schedule. The actor flew down to the Uttar Pradesh capital on Thursday, (November 22) and will stay there for three days with Saif, who is currently shooting for filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's action film Bullet Raja.
"I am going to Lucknow for three days. I haven't seen him (Saif) in a while, other than the two days he came home for Diwali," says Kareena.
As soon as the duo's grand three-day marriage celebrations came to an end, they chose to get back to work immediately.
While Saif was in a hurry to start shooting for Bullet Raja, Kareena was busy shooting her item number Fevicol in the Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer Dabangg2,
"The song took a lot of time, and delayed my next trip," says the actor. Kareena then left for Chandigarh.
"I was there to shoot a soft-drink commercial. Then, I also did an event for the brand in Delhi," she says.
So what's on her agenda after this short break? "Full-fledged promotions for Talaash will start soon. I will also be going to Dubai for brand endorsement. So I will be travelling for some time now," she says.


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Adam Lambert: Acoustic Album in the Works!
Adam Lambert is planning to release an acoustic album for the holiday season!
The 28-year-old entertainer dished to Aussie TV presenter Dylan Lewis that he's hoping to have the record out soon – "Probably around Thanksgiving time," Adam dished, "November, December."
"We went around Europe in the earlier part of this year…and we did a lot of promo, so I had Monte, my guitar player, and my drummer at the time," Adam explained. "We just did very stripped-back versions of the songs. We got our hands on some of those recordings. Then we also recorded some of the stuff from the actual Glam Nation Tour, so it's going to be a mix of both."
Adam also said that a second album is on the way – he hopes it'll be out by spring or summer of next year!
UPDATE: Adam tweeted, "Oh and just to clear up a bit of a misunderstanding, I'm not releasing a full acoustic album. An EP. 3-5 tunes. :)"
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I just got back from Austin where I covered the Sourcing USA Summit. That's a bi-annual meeting for cotton buyers and sellers from more countries than I could count and deals with the economics of the cotton industry.
Mid-November, 2008, was not a pleasant time to discuss the economics of the cotton industry. They should have added an anti-depressant tray to the oatmeal cookies they offered during the breaks.
Many of the presentations had been prepared before the sharp downturn in the global economy, back in September, so some speakers had to modify an already gloomy forecast to account for a worsening outlook.
Reports indicate an ample supply of cotton could keep a lid on prices for months. Other reports indicate the recent downturn in oil prices will not hold and that price should recover to $100 a barrel in 2009.
The global economy, not just the U.S. economy, is in the toilet, reducing potential for U.S. exports. Consumption most everywhere is down.
Optimists predict recovery to begin sometime in 2009. More pessimistic outlooks anticipate a recession extending out from 18 months to three years. Pessimists outnumbered optimists.
Luckily, I'm an optimist—my wife sometimes says stupidly so—so I kept looking for half-full glasses. I unearthed a few.
Much of the discussion concerned long-term outlooks, as far out as 2050, at which time I'll be 101(I said I was an optimist, didn't I?). By that time the world population will have grown to more than 9 billion, adding something like 3 billion from today's total. (I wonder if they're including me in that number. Forgot to ask. But I digress.)
Feeding that many more people will demand more of farmers than anyone could have imagined 50 years ago. But it occurs to me that agriculture must become a more important, a more visible part of our culture. Farmers may be afforded the respect they have deserved for decades as they use their experience, dedication and natural resources to feed and clothe the globe.
It will not be easy. Consider that farmers likely will have to nourish another 3 billion people or so on fewer acres than they use now. And they'll have to do it with less water. Technology will provide some of the answers as agricultural scientists develop drought tolerant varieties that thrive on less nitrogen fertilizer and produce higher yields. Engineers will devise better irrigation methods, better tillage practices and new ways of capturing and holding moisture.
Water may become the new oil, and those who learn to use it efficiently will prosper. Biotechnology will continue to improve crop management techniques and will help farmers protect yields and the environment.
Energy use will change. Biofuels production likely will remain part of the solution, but wind farms and solar panels will play roles as well.
Information will be valuable currency as farmers, engineers and scientists endeavor to keep pace with a rapidly-changing world that demands more and more goods and services while maintaining the planet.
My personal optimistic view is that agriculture will lead the charge into a world that marries technology to old-fashioned grit and committment to soil and water. Who better to turn to for sustainability than the folks who practice it as a matter of principle and pride?
Let's check back in about 41 years.
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An excerpt from Laurence Freeman, OSB, "Frequent Flyer," The Tablet, August 10, 2004.
In the dry heavy heat of a Tuscan afternoon the bus drops off retreatants, from several continents. They now have to walk carefully down a steep path toward the guest house and monastery. The path is a parable, made of narrow, ancient terracotta bricks, many crumbling, missing or replaced with new ones. . .
Even as they watch their step down the beaten path they see the views over the wooded valleys and breathe in the pungent scent of ginestra. They are also worried about their bags, wondering what their rooms and food will be like. But they are already forgetting London, Houston, Singapore and Geneva and, to their surprise they have already begun to feel at home. They have arrived.
I have seen this for fifteen years now, the reactions of those coming for the first time to the annual silent Christian meditation retreat at Monte Oliveto Maggiore, the mother-house of the Olivetan Benedictine congregation. The sheer physical beauty of the place, just south of Siena, is disturbing at first, like being introduced to a very beautiful person. The peaceful is-ness, the self-confidence of the place and the at-homeness of the white habited monks who live here becomes more amazing as you get used to it. There are not many places in the modern world where there is such a combined sense of stability, harmony and hospitality. Your first thought might be that it is so much of a home to someone else that you are condemned to being an outsider. But it proves to be one of those rare places with the grace of making everyone feel at home –meaning you feel you can let go, be yourself, remember who you are.
In an age of religious fundamentalism it is enlightening to find a deeply religious environment, which welcomes people of diverse views and cultures. That does not immediately pounce on differences or apply labels of approval or exclusion. That does not harshly judge and condemn or acquit in the name of Christ or Allah or Yahweh. I guess it is this, the friendship of the body with the mind in an environment of natural beauty, the wondrous friendship found in contemplation with strangers, the being together in a living stream of tradition that has not been dammed and gone stagnant, that makes people feel at home.
God, as Aelred of Rievaulx bravely said, is not only love. God is friendship, with oneself, others and the environment. Those who are not in friendship can know nothing of God - even, and especially, in the most heartless certainty of the religious fundamentalist that they are defending God against his enemies. The anxious homelessness that characterizes our fragmented society, however, has engendered a contemplative homing instinct even deeper than fundamentalism. In a place like this, the homing instinct for God intensifies among human warmth, tolerance, hospitality and gentle religion. It is part of the spiritual search of our time to long for such a feeling of connexion and mutual trust, for a religion that nurtures community rather than division. And perhaps it is this inclusive, catholic sense of being at home with difference that is the meaning of the real presence.
When Bernardo Tolomei, a rich Sienese nobleman came here to seek God 700 years ago he was abandoning a comfortable home for what was then a dangerous wilderness. He lived in prayerful solitude and when companions joined him, adopted the Rule of St Benedict. St Catherine of Siena, a Joan Chittister of her day, berated him, as she lambasted bishops and clergy for their lukewarmness, for accepting too many monks from wealthy families, and he obediently widened his vocation base. . . .When plague struck Siena he left his new contemplative home and returned to care for the dying in his old city where he too soon fell sick and died. The cycle of his journey shows that the peaceful sense of being at home is not restricted to one place and that the more you let go of it the more you are at home. If you really are at home with the self in God you will find yourself at home, in peace and compassion, everywhere.
After meditation: an excerpt from Julian of Norwich, Chapter 67, REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE (London: Penguin, 1966), p. 183.
Then our Lord opened my spiritual eyes and showed me the soul in the middle of my heart. The soul was as large as if it were an eternal world and a blessed kingdom as well. Its condition showed it to be a most glorious city. In the midst of it sat our Lord Jesus. . . most gloriously is he seated within the soul, in rightful peace and rest. . . .Nor will he quit the place he holds in our soul forever. . . .For in us is he completely at home. . . .
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Recycled book exhibit to spotlight importance of summer reading
August 7, 2012
TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. and#8212; As part of the and#8220;Summer of the Book,and#8221; spotlighting the importance of summer reading, the Truckee Friends of the Library is sponsoring a recycled book exhibit in August. Artists and book lovers are being asked to turn old or discarded books into artwork. Submissions are due by Aug. 16, with the traveling exhibit beginning Aug. 23. Artwork will be displayed at three galleries in Truckee: Bespoke, Lorien Powers Studio Jewelry, and Riverside Studios.
and#8220;This is a creative way to celebrate books and#8212; turning unusable and outdated books into artwork. Iand#8217;m excited to see what kinds of submissions our local artists come up with,and#8221; said Ruth Jackson Hall, president of Truckee Friends of the Library.
The and#8220;Summer of the Book,and#8221; in partnership with the Tahoe Truckee Reads Campaign, seeks to raise awareness of literacy issues in the area. Currently, only 53 percent of third-graders in the Tahoe Truckee are reading at grade level, and nationally only 33 percent are achieving this mark. Research shows reading during the summer is critical to school success in the fall and beyond.
and#8220;The Altered Book Exhibit is a unique way to celebrate art, books and our community while raising awareness about the importance of summer reading,and#8221; said Laura Abbey Brown, executive director of Excellence in Education Foundation, the lead on the Tahoe Truckee Reads Campaign.
The Friends of the Truckee Library is a nonprofit, grassroots organization dedicated to promoting the library as an essential institution of society. Members advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of the library, its patrons, and the entire Truckee community. To learn more about the Truckee Friends of the Library go to http://www.truckeefol.org.
To learn more and get directions for the Recycled Book Art Exhibit, go to http://www.truckeefol.org.


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Four-way Windows tablet shootout
To date, tablets have been hugely successful as content consumption devices but notoriously poor for productivity. The iOS and Android operating systems have had a lot to do with this.
Originally designed for smartphone use, these platforms were later extended to the larger tablet form factor with only a few minor changes, resulting in devices were that designed for displaying information and content rather than creating it.
Windows 8.1 offers something different: a touch-optimised interface (when using the Start menu and Windows 8 apps) with the productivity muscle of the desktop platform.
iOS and Android tablets are still very much companion devices – are the latest Windows 8.1 tablets any better?
Microsoft Surface Pro 3
from $979 to $2279
available late August
Microsoft thinks the third version of its Surface Pro tablet is good enough to replace a laptop. With a 12.1" 2160 x 1440 display, fourth-generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processor, and the full version of Windows 8.1 Pro, the big M could actually be onto something. The upsized screen is just large enough to be able to use apps in desktop mode without squinting, and the 3:2 aspect ratio feels more natural than the standard 16:9. The ultra-thin profile of 9.1mm and relatively light weight of 800g also makes the weight distribution feel just right. In fact, the overall package is roughly the size of an A4 notepad.
Microsoft has also hit a homerun with the accessories. The optional Type Cover ($149.99) has been redesigned to sit steadily on a user's lap thanks to a new folded hinge. Using the bundled digital pen offers an outstanding inking experience in OneNote, with ink appearing on-screen precisely and almost instantaneously. Just like a laptop, however, you will need to purchase Office separately.
Nokia Lumia 2520
available now
There's plenty to like in the Lumia 2520, between its incredibly bright screen, integrated 4G LTE and excellent 10+ hours of battery life. While it has the stripped-down Windows RT 8.1 operating system, which lacks the ability to run legacy Windows software, that doesn't necessarily put it out of the running as a productivity tool. It's slightly cheaper than the equivalent 32GB 4G iPad Air at $840, and it comes with Office 2013 out of the box.
Paired with the micro-USB 3.0 port, Nokia Power Keyboard accessory (sold separately for $240) and a Bluetooth mouse, it makes for a passable ultra-mobile workstation. The Power Keyboard could be better for the inflated pricetag though. While it doubles as a carry case and adds a second battery and two USB ports, the small keys and shallow key travel amount to an average typing experience.
Lenovo ThinkPad 10
from $799
available from channel partners now, online from June 30
One tablet that gets the typing experience down pat is Lenovo's new ThinkPad 10. The Ultrabook Keyboard accessory (a lot cheaper than Nokia's version at $126.37, and included with the top-of-the-range model) offers the same best-in-class typing experience that ThinkPads are famous for, with large, slightly concave keys, excellent tactile feedback, and a responsive trackpad.
As a complete laptop replacement, the ThinkPad 10 puts up a worthy fight against the Surface Pro 3. Although it's a lower spec device with a smaller 10" WUXGA screen, it's priced accordingly starting at $799. Plus, it runs the same Windows 8.1 Pro operating system, supports digital pen input, and can be configured with 4G LTE, a fingerprint reader and smartcard.
Like the Surface Pro 3, the ThinkPad 10 has an optional tablet dock accessory (available for $135.46) that adds three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI and an Ethernet connector, along with a Touch Case ($108.18) that combines a protective cover with a keyboard.
Toshiba Encore
from $399
available now
The Toshiba Encore goes the opposite direction to the Surface Pro 3 by having a smaller 8-inch screen. The $399 starting price makes it an affordable option for students and penny-pinchers, especially since it runs the full Windows 8.1 Pro operating system and includes Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 for free. It may be similar in size to the iPad mini, but it's in fact a full-fledged computer that's been shoe-horned into a small tablet form factor.
It's too small to function as a full laptop replacement, but if you set the Toshiba Encore up with a Bluetooth keyboard, Bluetooth mouse and external monitor (the latter using the Encore's micro-HDMI port), it's powerful enough to transition seamlessly between desktop and mobile use. You may want to spring for the $459 model, though, which doubles the storage to 64GB. Both models include a microSD card slot for adding more storage, and the micro-USB port can be converted to full USB with an adapter.
As far as replacing the laptop altogether goes, the Surface Pro 3 comes the closest on account of its larger 12.1" screen and variety of specification options. However, you'll need to spring for the optional Type Cover to complete the package. For the best typing experience, the ThinkPad 10 comes out on top when paired with the excellent Ultrabook Keyboard accessory. None of these mimic the tablet app experience however, with the number (and useability) of Windows 8.1 apps trailing the iPad by a long shot.


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Vocal NSA Critic Has Dinner With NSA Boss, Explains To Him That Abuses Are Inevitable
from the good-people-sometimes-do-bad-things dept
I have no doubt that Gen. Alexander loves this country as much as I do, or that his primary motivation is to protect our nation from terrorist attacks. "Never again," he said over dinner. But it may be that our deep differences stem from a fundamental disagreement about human nature. I think Gen. Alexander believes that history is made by great individuals standing against evil. I believe that brave people can make a difference, but that larger inexorable forces are often more important: history, economics, political and social systems, the environment. So I believe that power corrupts and that good people will do bad things when a system is poorly designed, no matter how well-intentioned they may be. More than once, my dinner companions felt the need to reassure the DIRNSA that none of us thought he was a bad man, but that we thought the surveillance policies and practices were bad, and that eventually, inevitably, those policies and practices would lead to abuse.She goes on to note that the NSA's (and the administration's) further defense of the efforts have only made her point even stronger (contrary to General Alexander's promise to Granick that the upcoming revelations would show that the NSA's actions were perfectly reasonable). As she notes later in the piece, the history of abuses is well known, even if Alexander likes to ignore it:
There's a reason we make it hard for the government to spy on people. We know that the temptation to abuse such powers will be strong and abuse will inevitably occur. That's the nature of a free society. And it's a problem when people like General Alexander think that the best way to "protect" a free society is to take away the very factors that make it one.
Of course, we see mission creep – once you build the mousetrap of surveillance infrastructure, they will come for the data. First it was counterterrorism, then it was drug investigations, then it was IRS audits. Next it will be for copyright infringement.
And of course, there also will be both "inadvertent" and intentional abuse, inevitable but difficult to discover. Bored analysts do things like spy on women using surveillance cameras and listen to American GIs overseas having phone sex with their loved ones back home. Or an FBI agent may investigate strange but not unlawful emails on behalf of a family friend, leading to a sex scandal that brings down the Director of the CIA. These surveillance tools and information databases may one day end up in the hands of a J. Edgar Hoover and a President demanding embarrassing information about her political opponents, information that, in an age of mass surveillance, the government most assuredly will have somewhere in its treasure trove.


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Art and wine: the combination sounds irresistible. And this is what Dublin property investor and art collector Patrick McKillen has created at the Château La Coste in Provence, where he has made a 200-acre sculpture park in the midst of a 500-acre vineyard. He has brought some of the world's leading architects and artists to work on the park, in a programme that will support younger artists and offer them residencies.
Château La Coste is situated just north of Aix-en-Provence, in rolling countryside, and set amid olive groves and vines. A simple grey slab – "Gate" (2011) by Tadao Ando – marks the entrance, which leads into the domaine itself, with an elegant, low reception building in Ando's signature dove-grey concrete jutting out beside serene spill-away pools. Crouched on one is a huge Louise Bourgeois spider from 2003; rising out of another is Hiroshi Sugimoto's "Infinity" (2010) sculpture, a silver cone tapering to a tiny point.
Hidden away behind the building, surrounded with plane trees, is the original 17th-century bastide, as well as the farm buildings; beyond them is a Jean Nouvel-designed silver tube that houses the winemaking cellar. The domaine produces 750,000 bottles of appellation d'origine contrôlée Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence a year.
But the real adventure starts when you trek up into the surrounding hillside, where site-specific artworks are dotted under the oak trees and among the drystone walls. McKillen bought the domaine in 2004 and set about creating the park. "The project grew organically," he says. "Initially, I invited artists and architects as friends, and they were inspired to create something in response to the landscape."
The buildings are the immediately noticeable feature of the park: Frank Gehry's 2008 "Music Pavilion" – an explosion of beams – was originally shown at London's Serpentine Gallery. The site-specific sculptures, however, seem to blend into nature. "We give the artists carte blanche," McKillen says. "For example, Andy Goldsworthy and Tunga each spent a month at Château La Coste before choosing a site. Richard Serra and Sean Scully made repeated visits before a concept was realised, while Tracey Emin is still clarifying her project."
Tunga, a Brazilian artist, has made three "Portals" using heavy metal structures holding hanging chunks – of rock or glass – while Serra's "Aix" (2008) is a series of three metal shards jutting out of a slope in the hill; looking beyond them, you can just glimpse the remains of the medieval village of Le Puy-Sainte Réparade.
Rough boulders form a wall leading to Goldsworthy's 2008 "Oak Room", a chamber dug into the earth and lined completely with oak branches, their size diminishing as they reach the top of the chamber.
Probably the most spiritual of the installations is Tadao Ando's 2008 "Chapel", in which the architect has surrounded the tiny 15th-century stone chapel of St Giles with a glass structure. Inside, when the heavy wooden door is closed, light seeps in around the door and under the altar thanks to a discreet slot at floor level in the outside wall. Ando also conceived Japanese-style pavilion "Four Cubes to Contemplate the Environment" (2008-11), which have, inside, cubes of plastic bottles, a photograph of a cloud, crushed drinking cans and an empty cube – symbolising water, CO2, rubbish and the future.
More installations are forthcoming from Per Kirkeby and Emin, who is working on her first outdoor installation, which will be in metal and wood. Turrell is working on a pavilion, as is Ai Weiwei and the Japanese architectural practice Saana.
"We don't have a 'master plan'. The nature of the project continues to evolve with the contribution of each artist and architect," says McKillen, who adds that Gehry, Nouvel and Sugimoto are interested in working again at La Coste. "We will have a continually evolving exhibition programme in pavilions designed by such architects as Renzo Piano, Oscar Niemeyer, Richard Rogers and Sou Fujimoto."
There is another side to this latter-day Medici. McKillen's business interests have seen him in litigation with Ireland's National Asset Management Agency; he has also has been battling British twin brothers Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay over the future ownership of Coroin, the company that controls Claridge's, the Connaught and the Berkeley hotels. He lost his case in August and has not decided yet whether or not to appeal.
Sadly, the magical properties of La Coste could be affected by McKillen's next project – an upmarket hotel planned right in the middle of the park. This will be built in two to three years' time and will be small – 29 rooms, spread around 16 villas, with the reception building apparently hidden away in the hillside. Transport might be by buggy or through a back road, to minimise traffic disruption. But even so, while the art projects and buildings will still be as magnificent, seeing Château La Coste as it is now, still slightly wild and unspoilt, seems far more attractive than if it becomes a hotel with nice art attached.


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#1 North Korea Reportedly Just Moved Its Missiles a Little Closer to the U.S.04-04-2013, 07:49 PM
From ICBM Expert, Das nadin
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 09:38 AM
North Korea Reportedly Just Moved Its Missiles a Little Closer to the U.S.
A number of sources have told South Korea's Yonhap news agency that North Korea just moved its mid-range Musudan missile to the east coast of the country. That's towards the United States. But don't worry. It's towards a lot of other stuff, too, notably the Pacific Ocean where many of North Korea's failed missile tests have landed.
Before getting into the specifics of this latest provocation, let us remind you that the escalation of North Korea's threatening rhetoric is just that: threatening rhetoric. Kim Jong-Un and friends have been slinging increasingly threatening threats at the United States and allies (read: South Korea) for weeks now, and yet, we're not swimming in a river of fire and our waists are not broken, as Kim Jong-Un promised they would be.
Things get a little more worrisome when North Korea actually starts moving its arsenal around. According to Yonhap's sources, a Musudan missile made its way by train to the country's east coast early Thursday morning. Japan's Asahi Shimbun published similar reports, signaling that this is no false alarm. It's so far unclear if had been moved to the spot on the northeastern coast where North Korea has launched many (failed) missile launches in the past. But it's never a good sign to see North Korea translating its trash-talk into arming weapons.
Realize, the range of the reported missiles puts Guam more in range...the US west coast, not so much.May the FORCE be with you!
The chances of this thing hitting an island, as opposed to an entire continent, are virtually nil. In addition to only having the range to get a third of the way to most West Coast American targets, this particular vehicle has an accuracy that is more in the 'Artillery rocket' category than the 'Guided missile' one, for those who understand the difference involved, and that's on the occasions when it actually works and makes it to maximum ordinate without exploding.
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Farm Bill Makes Progress, But Somewhat Questionable ProgressTweet
By a vote of 216 to 208—and without any Democratic votes—the House of Representatives approved a stripped down version of the Farm Bill Thursday. The legislation eliminated all of the funding and programs for food and nutrition, such as school lunches, daycare food subsidies, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that provides food for the indigent and infirm.
The House leadership said food aid programs, which their conservative members want substantially cut, would be addressed at another time. However, the House plans to meet with the Senate to work out differences between the House agriculture policy and the Senate Farm and Food bill as soon as possible.
When the House recessed yesterday there were only 12 legislative days left before the August Recess, and only 21 total legislative days left before the September 30 expiration of current farm and food policy. The challenge will be for House and Senate conference committee to merge their two differing plans into something that will pass both Houses.
"Today was an important step toward enacting a five-year farm bill this year that gives our farmers and ranchers certainty, provides regulatory relief to small businesses across the country, significantly reduces spending, and makes common-sense, market-oriented reforms to agricultural policy. I look forward to continuing conversations with my House colleagues and starting conversations with my Senate colleagues on a path forward that ultimately gets a farm bill to the President's desk in the coming months," said Chairman Frank Lucas.
The legislation which passed the House, H.R. 2642 has 608 pages and does not contain any food and nutrition programs, and also removes 1938 and 1949 permanent agricultural laws as the basis for farm programs. Those supply management programs, which offered parity prices to farmers should a new Farm Bill not be approved, were typically pre-empted when new legislation is passed.
The legislation would be matched with the Senate's Farm Bill for a conference committee to work out the differences. However, Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow said the partial Farm Bill was "extremely flawed," "not a real Farm Bill," and "an insult to rural America." However, she said she will go to the conference committee meeting with the bi-partisan bill approved in the Senate. Retiring Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa said, "The House-passed farm bill, without nutrition title, will only make it easier for tea party to get rid of support for farmers over time."
The House action that approved farm legislation with the bare minimum majority did not include votes from 12 Republican members who wanted more cuts in farm programs, and were part of 62 Republicans who voted against the legislation in June during a failed attempt to pass it. Earlier, the House leadership determined that 218 votes would not be needed because of several absences of House members Thursday. There were no Democrats who voted for the bill because of the total elimination of food and nutrition programs. Prior to the vote, many Democrats expressed concerns about the absence of funding, and said it would hurt rural Americans who benefit from food stamps, just as do urban residents.
Initially, Congressman Frank Lucas, chair of the House Agriculture Committee was opposed to the strategy of the Republican House leadership, but relented, indicating there would be little chance of anything else passing the House. Farm organizations had been quite supportive of the nutrition programs being included, and the American Farm Bureau remained opposed to the Republican leadership strategy, as did the National Farmers Union. However, the National Corn Growers at the last minute agreed to support the change. NCGA Chairman of the Board Garry Niemeyer said his group saw it as the only way to get new farm legislation, but expressed concerns about the way the stripped down bill was presented to the House just before the vote was taken.
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After $100 million in back taxes to Ireland, Singapore and elsewhere, and 20 years after he vanished off the face of the Earth, tech baron William H. Millard has surfaced in a rather unsurprising locale: The Caymans.
Now 79, the founder of ComputerLand Corp.'s last known location was the island of Saipan waaaay back in 1990, when I was just beginning to discover the Seattle grunge scene and "plaid" for the first time. Says the always accurate Wikipedia, ComputerLand was one of the original computer retail stores at the beginning of the "PC revolution." Millard sold the company for $200 million in 1987.
For more than 20 years after that period in time, Millard (a previous "richest man in the world" contender) was able to avoid authorities.
Until today, that is. As reported by the WSJ, Millard and his wife were located in a "yellow mansion" on Grand Cayman by the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (where Saipan is located).
What now for the 79-year-old? Prison, hopefully. Iron bar, Pirates of the Caribbean-style prison. With a monkey of some kind.
Update: The above should have read "by the U.S. Commonwealth." [WSJ via All Things D]
You can keep up with Jack Loftus, the author of this post, on Twitter and Facebook.


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the project
The project is the perpetual care of the historical video and audio collection of the Ghost Players, the traveling baseball team—the guys that portrayed the old ball players in the movie, FIELD OF DREAMS.
The goals of the project included: (1) collecting the over 660 hours of known video footage, (2) editing and digitizing all relevant material in order to preserve, make accessible and organize the video, and (3) prepare a documentary video in order to historically present the activities of the Ghost Players baseball team in an entertaining, educational and inspiring manner, (4) locate a host-site for the video archive to make it accessible through the internet.
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- Technical details
- Who's supporting the project?
- How can I be part of the project?
The Ghost Players became ambassadors for Iowa as they traveled the world. Joe Scherrman and DreamCatcher Production have worked diligently to keep the lore of the Ghost Players and the attraction of the Iowa fields alive for scores of their fans--local, national and international.
DreamCatcher Production, LLC has created a digital archive honed from hundreds of Scherrman's video tapes. These tapes hold a unique historical example of American culture as played out through the Ghost Players. The movie was filmed in 1988 and released in 1989. Soon there after, tourists started fulfilling the movie's prophesy, "If you build it, they will come." The tourists came and while there, on certain Sunday afternoons, they met the Ghost Players. As years went on, the Ghost Players traveled the world, sharing baseball skills and humor. This project is actively preserving a record of their legacy.
Footage of Who/What/Where
Included in the video and physical archive are images of the team, fans and families of the Ghost Players. Locations include the FIELD OF DREAMS movie site, Dyersville Commercial Club Park, Dubuque Sports Complex, as well as baseball fields around the country and world, including the baseball field that was created from a rice field, Japan's very own Dream Field.
The video archive contains footage of major league baseball legends-Joe Hoerner, Randy Hundley, Lou Brock, Reggie Jackson, Jimmy Piersall, Fergie Jenkins, Ozzie Smith, Kirby Puckett, Randy Hundley, Gene Oliver, Jose Cardinale, Jay Johnstone, Joe Rudi, Joe Pepitone, David Kingman, Bobby Randall, Bob Gibson, Vida Blue, Richard McWilliams, Bob Feller, George Brett, Steve Garvey, Catfish Hunter, Bob Sanders, Curt Flood, Rollie Fingers and others.
Also in the archive's footage are Hollywood stars: Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, George Wendt, Jonathan Silverman, Meatloaf, Candice Cameron, Bruce Boxleitner, Dwier Brown, Rhonda Shear, Christopher Castile, Garret Morris, Jason Harvey, Larry Drake, Richard Dean Anderson, Wil Shriner, Tony Loyacono, Tom Dressen, Rod Dedeaux, Bo Jesse Christopher, Adrian Zmed, Chuck Hoyes, Steve Easton, Gerard Christopher, Clarence Gilyard, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, Jason Preistley, Missy Hyatt, and D B Sweeney.
Not to be forgotten are the politicians who are part of the archive too: Paul Scherrman, Jim Nussle, Gov. Chet Culver, Gov. Terry Brandstead, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Bill Bradley, Tom Hancock, Gov. Tom Vilsack, and John Kerry.
Footage covers games and appearances in various cities in the USA, Europe and in Japan- Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukoaka, Kagoshima, Kumumoto, Fukue and Nagasaki, Sasebo, Kyushu and Goto Island.
US Miltary bases: Sasebo, MCAS Marine base at Iwakuni; Yokota Air Base, Yokosuka; Naval Air Station Atsugi; Kadena Air Base; Camp Zama; Camp Foster; Camp Shields on the island of Okinawa; Rota, Spain; Lake and Heath air base in England; Sigonella, Sicily; Naples, Italy; Gita, Italy; Aviano, Italy; Aviano; Athens, Greece; Souda Bay, Crete; Incirlik, Turkey; Istanbul; Adona, Turkey; and Spangdahlem, Grafenwoehr, and Schweinfurt .and Ramstein, Germany; Hawaii, Barking Sands, Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Johnston Island, Kalagen Island, Guam, Japan, Yokosuka, Yokota, Atsuji, Camp Zama, Okinawa during a monsoon and play at Kadena, Camp Foster, and Camp Shields. They also go to South Korea and play in Seoul, Camp Red Cloud on the DMZ, Pusan, and Osan. They also played at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Stateside they performed at the following bases-Key West, Mayport, Jacksonville, NAS, Florida; and Kings Bay, Georgia.
The documentary
The primary editing of the documentary, GHOST PLAYER: RELIVE THE MAGIC, was finished in time to celebrate the 20th year anniversary of the release of the classic movie, FIELD OF DREAMS. The film has since been completed and screened in Chisholm MN, Cooperstown NY, Dubuque IA, Dyersville IA, and Las Vegas NV, Fairfield, IA and has pending showings in many upcoming film festivals. Copies of the film are now available for purchase; proceeds will be used to fund the ongoing expenses of the project.
It has been broadcast on Iowa and Wisconsin Public TV and has been uploaded to the imdb website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1455000 or search for Ghost Player from their home page.
The book
Travels with Ghost and Other Tales, a companion book, filled with photographs and stories about the Ghost Players, baseball and Shoeless Joe Jackson, supplemented the movie to help preserve the Ghosts' history. Proceeds help to meet project expenses. For opportunities to purchase the DVD and/or companion book, please click here. If you would be interested in hosting screening or a book/dvd signing event please contact Joe at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 563.587.8161. DreamCatcher Production is usually able to schedule a few members of the Ghost Players to attend such events.
The digital archive
Work continues, at DreamCatcher Production, LLC on the organization of the large quantity of video shot since 1998. Over 430 tapes have been edited, logged and digitized. Scherrman is seeking a host-site for the video archive as well as looking at other businesses that may be interested in providing public access venues. Work is also progressing to create a publicly accessible archive of the Ghost Players' legacy.
Technical details
Each file in the collection is tagged and named with source tape identity and date. In addition, a team of interns spent many months applying search words to each clip. These are currently available in separate data fields for people involved, location, specific activities, and in many cases short descriptions and transcripts.
All the tagging has been done within a video archive application called Frameline 47 (http://www.frameline.tv). The original video is in DV format in Quicktime files, with the metadata attached to each file in MPEG-7 format. Web video would by default be MPEG-4 (H.264), also with metadata in the Quicktime file.
In original DV format it takes approximately 800GB. An output of good-quality 320x240 H.264 web files should reduce this to 20-30 GB.
Who's supporting the project?
Ghost Player, LLC has partnered with The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and a team of professional advisors.
FIELD of DREAMS GHOST PLAYERS has received support from The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, and is funded-in-part-by grants from the Iowa Community Cultural Grant Program (Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs) and the Historical Resource Development Program (Historical Society of Iowa). Additional support comes from the Targeted Industries Internship Program (Iowa Department of Economic Development), and an endowment exists with The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque for the project's sustainability.
How can I be part of the project?
If you have an interesting story, photo or video about the Ghost Players baseball team, we would ask you to share the experience with us by email at: firstname.lastname@example.com. If you would like to support the project with a monetary tax-deductible donation, please click here.


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