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ITIL®: Managing Across the Lifecycle
This intermediate-level course offers candidates the ability to achieve the ITIL® Expert certification upon passing the ITIL: Managing across the Lifecycle exam. This certification completes the ITIL® Intermediate Lifecycle and Capability streams by focusing on the ancillary knowledge required to implement and manage the necessary skills associated with the use of the lifecycle practices. Participants will learn to implement, manage, and improve Service Management according to ITIL guidelines. An interactive approach is used, combining lecture, discussion, and exercises.
On completion of this certification, the student will earn 5 credits.
Note: Candidates are required to read the APMG Terms and Conditions carefully before signing up for the class.
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- Lifecycle positioning and transition : The difference between open-loop and closed-loop systems ; Complex Monitor Control loops ; ITSM Monitor Control loops
- Relationship between Business and IT : How to achieve business value with people, process, and function
- How to achieve business value with supplier relationship and technology alignment
Management of Strategic Change
- Value creation challenge
- Critical success components to managing lifecycle risk
- Business benefits : Determining Benefit Realization ; Determining Value to Business VOI, ROI ; Determining Variable Cost Dynamics (VCD) ; Alignment of business policy, future direction, and Demand Management; Alignment to service portfolio and service catalog management
- Planning and Defining scope
- Resource and Capability planning : Awareness of design and delivery model choices ; Budgeting, costing, service assets
- Controlling Quality:Quality opportunities ; Intangible and Measurable benefits ; Assets: Service and Strategic
- Strategic Influencing :Defining awareness communication activities ; People Education and knowledge transfer management
- Customer liaison :Business Relationship Management ; Service Structure and Value nets and value chains ; Termination and Retirement of Services
Risk Management
- Challenges, Critical Success Factors, and risks to service management
- Identification of Risk
- Evaluation of Risk – CFIA, FTA, BIA, SFA, Risk Analysis, and Management
- Corrective actions
- Controlling risk
- Transfer of risks
- Service Provider risks
- Contract risks
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- Activities during Plan, Do, Check, Act including Aspects of Strategy and the 4 P's of Strategy
- Policy considerations : Strategy considerations ; Design considerations ; Transition considerations
- Directing : Value of achieving business goals by guiding, leading, and monitoring


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Huge Push In Brazil To Legalize File Sharing
from the hurdles-remain dept
It's almost as if folks in Brazil have actually noticed how poorly set up most of the rest of the world's copyright laws are.
Last month, Brazil allowed public comment submissions on copyright, and apparently at the last minute, a large group of artists groups and consumer rights groups put together a proposal to "end" the "war on copying" (found via IP Watch). Basically, the plan has a few parts, but the big one is the idea of legalizing non-commercial file sharing in exchange for a broadband levy of 3 Reais -- or about $1.74 US. That's certainly a hell of a lot cheaper than most proposals out there.
That said... while I appreciate getting rid of "the war on copying," I do think there are some serious problems with a proposal like this. Copyright levies tend to have serious unintended consequences. They create large bureaucracies, where money collection and distribution is not always done fairly. In fact, they often tend to favor bigger name artists over smaller artists, and just having the bureaucracy creates overhead that goes to the bureaucracy, rather than the artists. On top of that, it takes away incentive for consumers to support artists directly through other creative business models, because they feel that they "already paid," via the levy. So, as it stands, I don't think this is a great solution, but it's at least a hell of a lot better than copyright law most other places -- and it's great to see a focus on actually getting past the old "copy wars."


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Hoping someone could advise on possible legal standing.
Sold a car, changed details with DVLA (letter acknowledged) but held insurance to put on to next car. Ended up forgetting about it. several months later someone else has had an accident in that car, and my insurance company are saying that the claim will go against me and I will have to pay because I never cancelled the policy.
My argument is that the policy was void as I was no longer the owner as stated in the insurance documents and the car was not being driven by myself or by someone with my permission which is also a requirement as stated in the documents.
The claim is from the highways agency as they say they have photos of the car causing damage.
I am aware I should have cancelled the policy but genuinely forgot after initial delay with intent to replace that car (with policies for two other cars, two motor bikes, pushbike, home ins, accident ins, etc I don't keep track of policies very well).
I would like to contest my liability for that claim but do not know where I stand legally at the moment.
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Nov. 20, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Behind the record-setting efforts of JP Carlucci and Jonathan Varsanik, MIT cruised to victories against Bowdoin College and Babson College in a tri-meet at Zesiger Pool. Tech's water warriors outslugged Bowdoin, 193-89, and dropped Babson, 220-78.
The Engineers exploded in front of their foes with a dominating start to the meet. After a crushing victory in the 200 medley relay, MIT swept the top three spots in the 1000 free. Rookie Kalvin Kao paved the way in 10:03.55, edging junior Mark Liao who touched in 10:07.51. Both swimmers posted solid early-season times to kick-start a successful afternoon.
MIT won 11 of the 16 events, including both relays. Liao came back to lead another 1-2-3 sweep for the Engineers in the 500 free, while sophomore All-American Craig Edwards opened his season with wins in the 50 and 100 back.
JP Carlucci and Jonathan Varsanik won two events as well on Saturday, each setting a new Institute record. Carlucci set a new mark in the 50 breast (27.41) before posting an impressive win in the 100 breast. Varsanik only had one win toward the team standings, a comfortable victory in the 50 free, but his first-place effort in the 50 fly was the buzz of the afternoon after setting a new MIT record with a time of 23.23.


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Welwel Rzondzinski
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One of six children, Welwel was born to Jewish parents living in the predominantly Jewish town of Kaluszyn, 35 miles east of Warsaw. His parents were religious, and they spoke Yiddish at home. Welwel's father was a bookkeeper for a large landowner. After Welwel's father died, his mother ran a newspaper kiosk in Kaluszyn. Welwel married when he was in his twenties and moved with his wife Henia to Warsaw.
1933-39: When war broke out three months ago, many Jews left Warsaw in a mass exodus towards the east. They were mostly young and middle-aged men who were afraid that the Germans would deport them as forced labor. I was scared, too, but I couldn't leave Henia and our two children, Miriam and Fiszel. Now the Germans have entered the city, and they are seizing Jews off the street for labor gangs. I try to stay inside as much as possible.
1940-43: The Jewish ghetto, situated in the heart of the Jewish quarter, was sealed off a few weeks ago. Our house on Gesia Street is in the ghetto and so is my grocery store, on Nowolipki Street. Only small quantities of food can legally be brought into the ghetto, so my stocks have shrunk. Most of my customers purchase the basic items that we are allowed on our near-starvation ration of bread, potatoes, and ersatz fat. Those of us who have the means complement our diet with black market goods.
Welwel and his family did not survive the war. They are thought to have been deported to the Treblinka killing center in the summer of 1942 or early 1943.


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Founders' Week Distinguished Lecture with Sister Corinne Sanders, OP, EdD
Tuesday, November 12
9:00am – Refreshments, Shepard and Ruth K. Broad Center for the Performing Arts
9:30am – Distinguished Lecture followed by Q & A
Sister Corinne Sanders, OP, EdD, who serves on the leadership team for the Adrian Dominican Sisters, is a Barry University alumna, class of '86. Sister Corinne earned her doctorate from the University of San Francisco in Education, Organization and Leadership. Her Founders' Week Lecture entitled We Go, We Travel Constantly: Our Life in Mission will explore the call for mission-driven leadership as we prepare to uphold the legacy and vision of our Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Founders' Week Roundtable Discussion with Sister Corinne Sanders, OP, EdD and Student Leaders
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Barry University students will facilitate discussions on their view of leadership as it relates to our University's Core Commitments. A light lunch will be served so please be sure to RSVP below.


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A few years back, my awesome friend Delana invited me to co-teach a yoga retreat with her, and now it is an annual event. Our retreat is held right nearby at a great retreat center in the middle of the redwoods. It's so peaceful and quiet and beautiful ... we had great sunny weather and the flowers were blooming and there were even cool white spiders hanging out in the calla lilies.
I like to think people come to our retreats for the glorious yoga experience, but I'm pretty sure the delicious food has something to do with it too. The food is all vegetarian, but they make it all vegan for our retreats (by request, obviously!). For breakfast, there is a plentiful oatmeal and/or granola bar with all sorts of great things you can add to your morning munchies: ground flax, walnuts, raisins, brown sugar, soy milk, dried fruits, peanut butter, jam, and so on. Plus toast, fruit, OJ, and coffee. I'm not usually a caffeinated coffee person, but I always wake up around 5:15am during the retreat to make sure I have time for my own practice, so I was stoked for a little extra boost at breakfast! Plus, at home I never buy bananas, so that was special treat for me.
Lunches are the biggest meals at the retreat center... and they can be pretty amazing! There's always a huge salad, which is totally rad. This day there was also a broccoli stir-fry of some sort, a roasted beets - walnuts - kale concoction that was totally glorious, and some stir-fried tofu & mushrooms (in the top right) that was soooooo good. Plus brown rice. Seriously, I could eat this kind of food all the time. Colors, flavors, textures, nutrients, yums! All in one!
The only problem with lunch is that they don't provide dessert! What the heck!? Ha ha. So, now it's a tradition that I make cookies and bring them along for lunch. I made some oatmeal raisin cookies from "Cookies for Everyone," and it was my first time using that book. All the recipes are soy-free, vegan, & gluten free. I had to add a little extra flour, but other than that - they were just great! Definitely encourages me to explore that book some more!
Here's lunch on our second day. I apologize for that semi-unappetizing saucy photo, but this food was too good not to mention. It was an amazing Jerk Tempeh (with extra jerk sauce), delicious black beans, and then a rice with kidney beans. I haven't had Jerk Tempeh for quite a while, so I was super stoked. Plus, I am such a bread freak that I pretty much don't let myself ever buy bread at home, so I go all crazy on the bread at the retreat! Bread with breakfast lunch and dinner!!
Here's a dark picture of dinner. Dinners at the retreat center tend to be lighter, which is especially nice when you are doing so much yoga. This night was a hearty minestrone soup and a delicious side salad. One thing I like is that they make all their own salad dressings and the dressing is different each time... keeps it fun! They also always make dessert, but I guess I was too busy eating to photo document it - we had some great banana bread one night, and then some oatmeal lemon bars the next night. Yay!


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Help people in China know why they need to pay for games. Help them with questions. Give a little hint but expect them to pay.
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my name is may bar, i'm the General Manager of the largest and only outsourcing edit company in Israel. I'm looking to train new editors, that edit with love that wants to edit for the greatest wedding photographers in the State of Israel.
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...is a non- conditioned addition to a mobile home. The slab is already there. Part of it was and still is a carport and part of it was a screened room with a storage room at the end of the screened room. The room was damaged during a storm so the aluminum roof was replaced with plywood on rafters and 2x 4 walls were built. I need this engineered so it we
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Hello all, I have the design of a ceiling (I am attaching here as a PDF) and want someone to provide 3D views of it (rendered) 2 views. I will send the CAD file to the freelancer . I am also attaching a picture of a reference for the border. (We will not have the indirect lighting though in the concerned project ). This is a plaster ceiling. You can work with sketchup or 3Ds but if 3Ds I will ask ...
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I need a c program to monitor a patient's room, where doctors can enter the room one at a time, and can enter only if no visitors are in the room. . A visitor can only enter the room if no doctors are in the room and if zero or a maximum of 3 other visitors are in the room (one to four in total). This should be done using shared memory and semaphore...
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I need someone to alter some images. I want some custom drawings in my room
Editing photos professionally from an influencer for Instagram.i am looking for somebody who can edit photos professionally as on the attached Example photo. My photos are shot with a professional Sony camera and the files are always raw.
We need to manage participants, tables and their seating. This can be on windows or web based via the api. Then participants would be able to login to their app on Android and play the game with cards. Back-end system would be able to view the results of the game. No Unity 3d please, need to custom develop it.
PLEASE READ ALL DETAILS BEFORE PLACING BID. We need to create this for us: [se connecter pour voir l'URL] 1. 2d and 3d 2. No Flash, javascript only 3. Need to create rooms and manipulate walls and furniture 3. you can use the sample project as a base 4. furniture manipulation tools: dimensions, materials and attributes Thanks,
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NEW YORK, NY-September 18, 2013 – The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship at Baruch College is hosting an interactive presentation to give aspiring entrepreneurs a first-hand look at a multinational family business. On October 1, Raya Strauss Ben-Dror, a second generation of The Strauss Group, Israel's second largest food and beverage company, along with her daughter, Nava Michael-Tsabari, will talk about their successful family business. The presentation will include a Q&A session and a recap of key learning points for business students, entrepreneurs, and members of the public.
With $1.7 billion in sales and operations in 15 countries, The Strauss Group is ranked #1 in coffee sales in Central and Eastern Europe, #2 for coffee sales in Brazil and #1 for Mediterranean salads in North America. Over the past decade, Strauss Coffee B.V. has become one of the fastest growing branded coffee companies in the world. Strauss Group manages a portfolio of five companies: Strauss Coffee B.V., Strauss Israel, Strauss Water, PepsiCo-Strauss Fresh Dips & Spreads International and Max Brenner. Its brands in North America include Sabra, (hummus and dips), which is in partnership with PepsiCo, and Max Brenner Chocolate Bar restaurants.
The event is co-sponsored by the Dean's Executive Leadership Series and Weissman Center for International Business at Baruch College.
WHAT: "The Strauss Group: A Global Family Business-
Through the Eyes of a Daughter and Granddaughter"
WHEN: 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 1, 2013
WHERE: Baruch College, Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-220,
55 Lexington Avenue (between 24th and 25th Streets),
REGISTER: Pre-registration is required to attend. www.baruch.cuny.edu/straussevent/registration
About Baruch College:
Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 4 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world. For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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In the space of a single or double panel comic strip, with or without text in bubbles, can you make a strong statement and/or tell a story with impact? If you can please get in touch. The story or statement could be funny or serious and/or include an interesting quote and/or make a statement about a subject like,say, feminism, philosophy, something currently in the news etc. I believe the strips would be best done in a retro Roy Lichensteinesque style, but I am open to suggestions. The artwork is to be printed on bags for women; on a 'canvas' area that is 13cm high and 9cm wide. I would also be looking to suggest monologues/dialogues that your artwork could turn into great comic strips.
I am particularly interested in comic strips that might humorously and/or cleverly poke fun at the ideal that men are stronger than women. In fact I have an idea for such a strip that I think should be one of the first strips you create for these bags.
I think the best way for me to know if we can work together is to view work you have done before.
I would like to start with just one or two such strips but it is likely that in the near future I will want a constant supply of such strips from several artists and me paying a steady stream of fees to participating artists is a possibility. Presently, I cannot pay much per strip because I am really bootstrapping to get my bag business off the ground. However in the future I might be in the position to pay more per strip.
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Once Again, Convenience Trumps Free, As Few People Pirate Arrested Development
from the over-and-over-and-over-again dept
So: it was available online, easy to watch, no marginal cost (if you had the subscription) and available on multiple platforms without limitation (i.e. no "you must watch within 24 hours").
The bizarre thing is that so many of the efforts by the entertainment industry seem to be designed to make things less convenient. They don't make it available online. They require you to have a cable account. They have added costs per episode or show. There are requirements about how long you have to watch it. And then they wonder why there's so much infringement?
If you offer a good product, that focuses on access and convenience, people are clearly willing to pay. This has been the lesson for well over a decade. It's amazing that it still needs to be repeated.


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Riccardo Muti, (born July 28, 1941, Naples, Italy), Italian conductor of both opera and the symphonic repertory. He became one of the most respected and charismatic conductors of his generation.
As a child, Muti studied piano at the conservatory of Naples. Later he spent five years at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Milan, studying composition and conducting. Following a successful debut with the Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1968, he appeared as a conductor with leading orchestras in Europe and the United States. He served as principal conductor of the Florence Maggio Musicale from 1969 to 1980, and he succeeded Otto Klemperer as principal conductor of the New Philharmonia (after 1977, Philharmonia Orchestra) of London in 1973. He remained principal conductor until 1979 and was music director from 1979 to 1982. In 1977 he became the principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and he served as its music director from 1980 to 1992.
Muti became music director of La Scala in Milan in 1986; he left the position in April 2005 following widely reported disputes between the administration he had led and the theatre's artistic unions. After leaving La Scala, Muti maintained a steady guest-conducting schedule with several of the world's leading orchestras, and in 2010 he took the baton as permanent music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO). His first season with the CSO was a distressing one, however. Not only was he forced to cancel several appearances because of severe stomach pain, but early in 2011 he fainted during a rehearsal, fracturing several bones in his face when he fell from the podium. Later that year he became the second recipient of the million-dollar prize established by Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson; the deciding body cited his exceptional contributions to opera and the concert tradition.
Muti led the first modern uncut performance of Gioachino Rossini's William Tell in Florence in 1972, and he championed lesser-known works by Verdi as well as operas by Giacomo Meyerbeer and Gaspare Spontini. He is respected as a conductor of a wide range of orchestral and choral works, including large-scale symphonic works from the 20th century. In 2018 Muti was the recipient of the Japan Art Association's prestigious Praemium Imperiale for music.


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Jon Stewart to Make Directorial Debut
(NEW YORK) -- Looks like Jon Stewart will have the summer off from The Daily Show. The Comedy Central host will make his directorial debut instead.
Website Deadline New York reported that Stewart will take about 12 weeks off this summer to direct his first feature, Rosewater, about Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari's harrowing ordeal of spending 118 days in Iran's most notorious prison. Bahari was brutally interrogated by a man he knew by one thing only -- he smelled of rose water.
According to Deadline, Stewart wrote the script, which is based on the 2011 best-selling book Then They Came For Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity and Survival, in which Bahari details leaving his pregnant fiance behind in June 2009 to cover Iran's presidential elections for Newsweek, only to be accused of spying and held captive for several months.
Though Stewart has appeared in numerous films and hosted the Oscars in 2008, Rosewater will be the first feature he has written and directed.
A comedian who regularly takes on political issues on his show, Stewart also had a personal stake in Bahari's story. An appearance the journalist made on The Daily Show was used against him as proof that he was a spy.
While Stewart is away, Daily Show regular John Oliver will be filling in as a guest host for eight weeks.
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Helga Leeser
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The older of two sisters, Helga was raised by prosperous, non-religious Jewish parents in the small Catholic town of Duelmen in western Germany. Her family owned a linen factory. Before marrying Helga's much older father in 1927, her mother had been a Dutch citizen. As a child, Helga looked forward to vacations in the Netherlands with its comparatively relaxed atmosphere.
1933-39: At age 6 I began attending a Catholic elementary school. Antisemitism wasn't a problem till the night of November 9, 1938 [Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass], when Nazis from a nearby city vandalized our town's Jewish properties. Father raced downstairs and was arrested; four days later, he committed suicide in his prison cell. Mother regained her Dutch citizenship and emigrated to the Netherlands. With my grandfather's help, my sister and I joined her.
1940-44: After the Germans occupied the Netherlands in 1940, I was forced out of school. In 1942 we avoided deportation by getting false papers saying we were Dutch Christians and by moving to Rotterdam where a Dutch couple hid us in their flat. We lived just two blocks from police headquarters. Because I was very Jewish looking, I had to stay inside. I spent my time reading and studying. Often we listened to the BBC. Our worst problem was the lack of food; by the end of 1944, we were reduced to eating mainly sugar beets.
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Green building materials companies, such as the rechristened View, Inc. (formerly Soladigm), have descended on San Francisco this week for a week of sales pitches and product launches at one of the most important annual sustainable building expos in the U.S. Walking through the exhibit halls of GreenBuild 2012 yesterday at San Francisco's Moscone Center was exhausting. Among the large companies such as Carrier, Kohler, Home Depot and United Technologies were hundreds of companies touting an endless variety of green building materials and services. Cork surfaces, recycled rubber flooring, soy insulation and bamboo paneling made for fun LEED window shopping but after a while the cavernous spaces at Moscone North, South and West left me spent.
Speaking of windows, View, Inc., which changed its name from Soladigm earlier this week, is one of those companies pitching a sustainable an exciting future in architecture and design. The venture-capital backed Silicon Valley company, a manufacturer of "dynamic glass," is touting its futuristic material through today's conclusion at GreenBuild.
Anyone who has worked in a glass and steel building knows that even the best architectural design does not mean much to the worker bees subjected inside to glare and heat if the sun hits their section of the building in the wrong way. To that end, over several years View has developed a glass material that the company claims can not only reduce that annoying glare but also reduce climate control, among other costs, for builders and their tenants.
View's glass is coated in in a layer of nano fibers that in turn can adjust its tint automatically, or manually via a device such as an iPhone app, to keep out the sun during warm weather and to allow more natural light and heat during colder months. In plain English, View's "intelligent glass" works the same way transition eyeglass lens function. According to View's Vice President of Sales Erich Klawuhn, the results for builders who incorporate the company's glass within their buildings score immediate benefits. A space using View's glass can decrease energy consumption on average 20 to 25 percent due to peak load reduction; find additional savings due to HVAC and other climate control systems that require smaller capacity; and can also save money by eliminating the need for window treatments such as blinds by darkening its glass as needed. View manufactures its windows outside of Memphis in Olive Branch, Mississippi at a newly built factory that employs 150 workers. In addition to its VC funding the company also has GE as an investor; the state of Mississippi provided financial incentives as well. For customers, Klawuhn and his team can suggest a broad range of payback time–anywhere from immediately to up to 10 years depending on the design and size of a project.
So far View can point to two sizable clients. The W Hotel in San Francisco's SOMA district revealed the company's dynamic glass in its lobby and lounge areas. Enterprise software giant SAP's headquarters in Palo Alto has a large skylight over its employee cafeteria that includes about 50 of View's dynamic glass panes. Whether more architects and developers follow the W Hotel's and SAP's lead remains to be seen; like many young companies at GreenBuild, View offers many promises about its products and has a ways to go before it offers a strong record of performance. The future of a mundane substance such as glass, however, is an exciting one; View has immense potential because of the way it melds semiconductor and nano technologies with glass, one of the oldest building materials around.
Leon Kaye, based in Fresno, California, is a sustainability consultant and the editor of GreenGoPost.com. He also contributes to Guardian Sustainable Business, Inhabitat and Earth911. You can follow Leon and ask him questions on Twitter.
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berpdreyfuss wrote:I really liked your mystera tutorial! I would still like to see more basic god tutorials, if you're looking for something to come up with
Along these lines, and tied into the other thread, why don't you (Lujo) try your hand at some god tutorials / sidestepper-esque annotated deity playthroughs for the wiki? Some art may later change but since the devs have put balancing adjustments on hold the fundamental lessons won't change.
You've often lamented that the game doesn't do a great job at teaching the gods. I agree. The puzzles seemed too narrow and situational with so little tolerance for deviation that the puzzles were just that, puzzles, and not lessons. Case in point, I'm now where I've unlocked two monster classes yet I've only started dabbling in EM in the past few days, and I've never used JJ more than twice. With the exception of your MA video, however, you tend to be cryptic with your advice on actually using the gods.
You've got a golden opportunity to do something about the deity learning curve. So what's stopping you? Fill that wiki up!


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Nov. 7, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The MIT women's volleyball team, ranked fourth in New England, received one of two at-large bids allotted to the region to compete in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament. With the addition of 12 at-large selections, the Engineers were able to advance to the national tournament despite faltering in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship Tournament this past weekend.
MIT will travel to Colby College for regional play where it will meet up with Bridgewater State College on Thursday, Nov. 11. The Engineers will take the court at 1:00 p.m.
Earlier this season, Tech defeated the Bears, 30-20, 30-24, 22-30, 30-14, in the opening match of the Tufts University Invitational. After taking the first two sets comfortably from Bridgewater State, MIT lost steam in the third frame as it allowed the Bears to pick up a win. Caroline Jordan directed Tech's drive to restore order in the fourth game with two kills, three blocks, six digs, and a 10-point serving run to end the match. Frances Rogoz paced the Engineers with 14 kills and four aces as Jordan and Briana Stephenson also reached double figures in kills, with 13 and 11, respectively. Arlis Reynolds led Tech's defense with 20 digs while Austin Zimmerman and Lindsay Hunting each added 15. Zimmerman dished out 43 assists as Hunting posted four aces.
MIT will be making its 12th trip to the NCAA Championship Tournament and its second consecutive appearance due to an at-large bid. Three years ago, the Engineers swept Johnson and Wales University in the opening round before falling to Gordon College, 3-1.


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My main passion is photographing pets (specifically dogs) - so this summer I launched Zen Pet Pix. You can follow my photos on my website www.zenpetpix.com and at Zen Pet Pix on Facebook.
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Borussia Dortmund avenged their Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich last night as two goals from Marco Reus helped Jurgen Klopp's side to German Super Cup glory.
In Pep Guardiola's first competitive game in charge of the treble winners he saw his side go 1-0 down in just seven minutes as Reus headed in from close range.
Dortmund held their advantage until eight minutes into the second-half as Arjen Robben, who scored the winner in the Champions League final in May, equalised for the Bavarians.
However, just minutes later, Dortmund were back in front after Ilkay Guendogan's cross was turned into its own net by Daniel van Buyten. Guendogan then took over the show as his fine solo effort found the net to give Dortmund a two goal advantage.
Robben again brought the German champions back into the game as he hammered the ball into the net to make it 3-2.
This time Dortmund were to gain victory over Bayern as Reus put the final nail in the coffin as his second goal of the game completed the scoring and gave Dortmund a 4-2 victory.
Klopp's side gained the first piece of silverware of the season, putting an early marker down on their rivals.
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American in North Korea Could Face Death Penalty
North Korea will soon try American tour operator Kenneth Bae in its Supreme Court for allegedly seeking to overthrow the government. The WSJ's Alastair Gale tells us how many events surrounding the case still remain a mystery.
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American journalist and political commentator Juan Williams will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Alabama at Birmingham at 6 p.m. Jan. 27, 2011, during Community Week, the school's annual celebration of campus diversity. The event will take place at the Hill University Center Alumni Auditorium, 1400 University Blvd. It is sponsored by the UAB Office for Equity & Diversity and Student Involvement.
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Williams is a political analyst for Fox Television and a regular panelist for "Fox News Sunday." He is known for igniting debate with his provocative analysis of black leadership and also giving his special brand of commentary on America's culture and politics.
The former host of National Public Radio's "Talk of The Nation" has penned many award-winning columns and editorials for The Washington Post and authored six books, including the critically acclaimed "Eyes on the Prize."Community Week challenges ideas related to diversity and spotlights varying campus cultures through lectures, films, musical performances and an international bazaar. Past speakers have included best-selling author, sociologist and entertainer Bertice Berry, Ph.D.; Carlos E. Cortés, the creative and cultural adviser for Nickelodeon's award winning children's television series "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!"; and former Rep. Artur Davis.


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Yesterday I attended Who Do You Think You Are? Live at Olympia in London.
We had a really good day. We arrived at 9.45 am and headed straight to the 10am workshop presentation on Irish Records at the National Archives. There was a lot of information but I picked up a few tips that I want to follow up in the future. I made lots of notes so hopefully they will still make sense when I come back to them. I might even take a day to travel to Kew and visit the Archives in the future.
Here are a couple of photos showing the view from the gallery at about 11am. As you can see there are quite a lot of people around.
We then headed for the stands in the Irish section and had a chat with a very helpful girl on the PRONI (Public Records Office for Northern Ireland) stand. She helped us with possible lines of investigation such as the Wills on their website. She confirmed that I need to try and get hold of some of the certificates for my Northern Irish ancestors to help firm up dates and locations. Since chatting to her I'm hoping to go over to Belfast for the day to have a proper look at their records and will take on board her tips for preparing beforehand.
After wandering through the stands for a bit longer we stopped for lunch. The queues for the food outlets were long and there was always a mad dash for seats as soon as any were vacated.
The next stop was to investigate the offerings of the different genealogical societies. We chatted to people on the Berkshire and the Ulster tables. Everyone we spoke to was very knowledgeable about their area and we picked up tips along the way. I hadn't realised how much work the family history societies do - many had cd's of transcribed information that had taken years of work to put together.
We managed to not spend too much money - I picked up a couple of books including the latest version of the Genealogist's Internet which is very useful.
By this point in the day I had brain ache!!! There was so much information that it was difficult to take it all in so we headed home about 2pm but we could have stayed longer.
I'm sure I've forgotten lots of details already so I may do a second post later on after I've had a bit more time to think about it.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
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A convert from Islam to Roman Catholicism, Lamin Sanneh possesses an in-depth knowledge of two of the world's most talked-about religions. In an age in which individuals and churches too-often reject interfaith dialogue in favor of hate speech, protests or violence, Sanneh's voice is a welcome one, respectful of all faiths and infused with refreshing honesty. As the D. Willis James Professor of Missions & World Christianity at Yale Divinity School and Professor of History at Yale University, Sanneh puts his extensive knowledge to good use, and with the publication of this memoir, his students won't be the only ones to gain encouragement from his wisdom, strength and life story.
A conversion story beginning with a long quote from St. Augustine, and ending with a quote from Pilgrim's Progress, the book also includes lessons from voices as varied as Helen Keller and St. Paul. Summoned is not simply the story of Sanneh's own journey, but of all those who helped him along his path to success. Gratitude is a theme that plays out not only in his relationships with others, but in his relationship with God.
Sanneh, it seems, truly trusts both his own writing voice and that still small voice of the Creator, which leads the author in his life and work. Sanneh's honesty and balanced perspective permeate the book and allow the reader to trust the author as guide. He is unafraid to tackle topics of race, interfaith relations and cultural differences. His voice is stern at times, but without anger, and often with good humor. This includes his description of his experience with the pastors—both Protestant and Catholic—who urged him to find another church when he came to inquire about becoming a member. It seems no one knew quite what to do with a young man born in Gambia to a polygamist, Muslim household, who now hoped to become a Christian. But Sanneh persevered, despite the fact that a conversion risked a fall in social status in his hometown and rejection by his family and friends.
Sanneh's love for both Islam and Christianity permeates the book, even as—and perhaps especially because—he finds fault with both. But he makes it clear, through moving anecdotes and compelling prose, that he finds much beauty, too.
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It's a good question, how safe is gliding?
I've done a paragliding beginner course and have 20 flights under my belt. Just enough to know I don't know much (eg. XC flying). I had a great experience and will go forward with it, but it's not kiting. Limited wind range and no quick release are stand out differences.
I'm much more comfortable with a kite-the timing, handling, etc It's all become second nature. I own a kitesurfing school and have been teaching for about five years. Long enough to see a lot of unnecessary mishaps due to a lot of reasons- gear failure due to neglect, poor understanding of wind/ weather patterns and just plain o'l poor judgement account for most accidents.
It's fair to say gliding is for experts only and most of them are crossing over from paragliding/ getting into paragliding. So, with experience comes safety and you can rule out the above mentioned causes of accidents.. But the question remains, is kitesurfing gear safe enough for gliding? In my opinion, in the right conditions and with the right gear the answer is yes. However, you really do need a pro level understanding of the gear and conditions to make a sound judgement. IMO, there is huge alpine touring potential with kites that hasn't really caught on yet. Currently planning a trip to the 'Blow Me Down Mountains' in Newfoundland, Canada. Will see what trouble I can get into!
The best line in this discussion is that flying with a kite is not a fashion if you think it's too dangerous then don't do it.


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Legends Race August Tripleheader
Alton Gets First Career Legends Win at NHMS
Sunday Morning - Alton Earns First Career NHMS Win
Mike Alton won for the first time in his career at NHMS on Sunday. He took over the lead midway through the race when points leader Shaun Buffington had car troubles and went on to run away with the win.
Both Buffington and his teammate, Tom Gray, who were first and second (respectively) in the standings entering the race, had issues and that allowed for a new look to the podium. Alex Vorrilas finished second, his sixth podium of the season, and Jordan Lamothe was third, his first career podium in legends.
Lamothe's position came down to a last lap battle with Taylor Martin, and he held her off coming to the checkered flag to earn the podium.
Saturday Evening - Gray Breaks Up Buffington's Win Streak
Tom Gray ended Shaun Buffington's five-race win streak in the legends cars at NHMS. He jumped to the lead early in the 25-lap feature on the mini-oval and never looked back in the caution-free event. It was his fifth NHMS win of the season and third on the mini-oval.
Buffington settled for second in the race. His streak had spanned both the road course and mini-oval dating back to Gray's mini-oval win on July 27. In a peculiar streak that continues to grow, Taylor Martin finished in third for the eighth consecutive mini-oval event.
The Gifford's Famous Ice Cream Bandolero Series then put on the race of the day. Jordan Lamothe started on the pole and there were three lead changes in the 12-lap feature, including a last lap pass by Casey Call for the win. Lamothe finished second and Derek Debbis was third.
Saturday Morning - Buffington Unphased by Late Race Caution
Shaun Buffington started out the August Legends Cars tripleheader with a win on the Moat Mountain Road Course. Mike Alton and Alex Vorrilas rounded out the podium by using a late restart to slip around Tom Gray (fourth).
Gray had been comfortably running second to Buffington at the time of the caution, but was shuffled back by Alton and Vorrilas on the restart. The win moves Buffington in front of his teammate at the top of the standings with 1040 compared to Gray's 1036.


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Quvenzhane Wallis and Naomie Harris among Black Women in Hollywood honourees
The nine-year-old child star, the youngest actor ever to land a nod for an Academy Award, will receive the Breakthrough Performance Award for her role in The Beasts of the Southern Wild, while Harris will collect the Lincoln Shining Star prize.
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey and actress Gabrielle Union will also be feted with the Power Award and the Fierce and Fearless Award, respectively.
The gala will take place in Hollywood on 21 February (13), three days before the 2013 Oscars on 24 February (13).


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The Lady Bisons Track & Field team traveled to Orlando, Fla., to compete in the Atlantic Sun Championship. The team finished 9th in the overall results.
The young team had nine top-ten finishes. Senior Monica Blake led the effort with a second place finish in the javelin throw (121-01) giving her all-conference honors.
Freshman distance runner Susan Worden had a fourth place finish in the women's 10,000 meter run (38:02) missing all-conference by one place.
Freshman Lindsey Rutherford also helped pace the Lady Bisons with a 6th place finish in the triple jump (34-11.25).
Also, the women's 4 x 100 meter relay team (with freshmen Shannon Childs, Brittany Miller, Lindsey Rutherford and junior Tenielle Smith) had a 6th place finish in the meet.
Other top performances included an 8th place finish in the 1500 meter run by freshman Elizabeth Schall (4:50) and an 8th place finish in the 800 meter run by sophomore Ruth Mick (2:18).
"This was a good meet to wrap up our season," said head coach Clay Nicks. "I would like this meet to occur two or three weeks from now as the girls seemed to have performed better with warmer weather.
"I am very proud of what this team has accomplished this year. They are very young and all of them gave what they had this weekend. I think they are excited because the younger ones realize they can improve a lot next year."
Nicks also had praise for the senior leadership on the team.
"I am very grateful for the leadership the seniors have provided this season and we will miss them," Nicks said. "Most of them have been here since we started the program in 2002. They have helped us become a better team."
A handful of the Men's Cross-Country team members also competed this weekend as individuals. Sophomore Zac Yanis led the way with a 4th place showing in the 800 meter run (1:57.76). Yanis narrowly missed all-conference honors by .54 of a second.
"Zac ran a great race and fell just short of his goal," said Nicks. "The 800 was very competitive and I expect he will be back in the mix next year."
Senior Jonathan Eckberg closed out his career with a seventh place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase (10:04).
"Jonathan has been a leader for us all year.," said Nicks. "He ran a great race and I am happy with how he performed this weekend."


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hiberfil.sys is the file used by default by Microsoft Windows to save the machine's state as part of the hibernation process. The operating system also keeps an open file handle to this file, so no user, including the Administrator, can read the file while the system is running.
Although most of the data structures required to parse the file format are available in the Microsoft Windows debug symbols, the compression used (Xpress) was undocumented until it was reverse engineered by Matthieu Suiche and Nicolas Ruff. Currently, Sandman is the only tool that can read the Windows hibernation file.
In early 2008, as part of the Windows Server Protocol Program, Microsoft released documentation on the Xpress compression algorithm in the Directory Replication Service (DRS) Remote Protocol specification.


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The Prudential real estate brand – which has been the home to over 2000 residential real estate agents across Nevada and Arizona, and also tied to over 21 offices, has officially gone by the wayside – in order to capitalize on the power and profitability of the billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
Just this past April, two real estate franchises formerly known as Prudential Americana Group based out of Las Vegas and Prudential Arizona Properties based out of Phoenix – owned by Mark Stark, CEO – switched over to the ever-growing Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Warren Buffett's real estate brokerage network.
The franchise in Arizona – also known as the seventh largest residential brokerage in the valley, and has over 600 agents and 11 offices – is now known as Berkshire Hathaway Arizona Properties. The brokerage in Nevada is now operating under the name Berkshire Hathaway Nevada Properties.
For Mark Stark, taking advantage of the financial stability and branding power of Berkshire Hathaway was an easy decision.
"It gives a company like mine opportunities and reach into places we never would have had," he said. His position as chief executive officer and the owner of Americana Holdings, owner of both franchises, did not change due to this transition.
Berkshire Hathaway is one of the biggest worldwide companies. They have brought in more than $182 billion worth of revenue in 2013, and the company had a net income of $19.45 billion, and its run by CEO, chairman and President Warren Buffett. The company is based out of Omaha Nebraska, and the overall corporation has whole or minority ownerships in many different businesses including Dairy Queen, GEICO, American Express, Helzberg Diamonds, IBM, Heinz, Fruit of the Loom and Coca-Cola.
Stark has been transitioning away from the Prudential name for quite some time now.
He began the transition during the fall of 2012. This happened because Berkshire Hathaway purchased the Prudential and Real Living real estate brands from Brookfield Asset Management, based out of Toronto. This purchase eventually turned into the HomeServices network.
Not long thereafter, HomeServices started the process of changing over the Prudential and Real Living offices and agents into the new network.
In that timeframe, the network has more than 28,000 agents and 750 offices across the nation, and we understand that these numbers will continue to grow each week.
Stark mentions that the transition to Berkshire Hathaway is your option as a real estate agency. The franchises have the opportunity to finish up the remaining contracts and then stop using the Prudential name and go independent.


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Bold Black Walls for Every Room of the House
In the science world black may be the absence of all color, but when it comes to design black sings a different tune. Bold, glamorous, even earthy — black on the walls can be a bit of a chameleon. This makes it no surprise that with the rising popularity of deep hues, black is claiming ground — er…wall space — in every room of the house.
It takes guts to go dark — especially in a small space — but every time a black wall pops up in a House Tour it sends many a reader and editor swooning. So, what scares us away from taking the plunge? Well, the most obvious reason is that few of us relish the thought of living in a dark dungeon, and just as few relish the thought of facing the task of painting over a black wall if we're displeased with the results.
So, how do you decide whether to go for it or not? As with most design-related questions, there's no one-size-fits-all rule, but there are some basic points that can help you decide whether you and your home can handle the dramatic look, and if so, which rooms can flaunt it best…
• How much time do you spend at home during the day? For most of us who don't work from home or work off-time shifts, the answer is probably just a little, in which case your concern should be focused on how well your wall colors react with artificial light rather than solely natural light. Black walls are often more forgiving of artificial light than light walls, which can look institutional under the wrong range of bulbs. Conversely, if you spend a fair amount of time at home during the day, think about going dark in a room that receives an ample amount of natural light.
• The balance of other light and dark furnishings in the room. Unless you're craving the cave feel, the best way to counter the weight of dark rooms is to let it breathe by adding light colored accessories and textiles. It's hard to go wrong with black walls and white fabrics. Likewise, gold is a perfect glamorous compliment to black— instant luxury! To lighten a dark room you can try other shiny or reflective surfaces like mirrors and glass, which counter the weight of the walls.
• Is the room in question lacking in architectural detail? A deep hue is the fastest way to compensate for a bland room. Beige wall-to-wall carpet looks dingy at best paired with white walls, but slap on a swathe of black paint, and your 70s box can start to feel a little glamorous. The same holds true for bland bathrooms or other small rooms that could use a little punch. Just make sure that you have enough light (artificial or otherwise) to compensate for the dark walls.
• Consider going heavy on textured and natural accents. Many of us regular people are more concerned with having a home that it comfortable and inviting than ultra sleek. So if the idea of an 80s bachelor pad makes you cringe, imagine bringing softer elements into the room. As you can see in Victoria's, of sfgirlbybay fame, apartment (pictures 2, 3 from RUE) black walls can look elegant and soft at the same time by adding natural elements like wood and potted plants. Like wise, heavily textured textiles like furs, soften the harshness of dark walls.
• Bring on the color! Black walls don't mean sacrificing color elsewhere. Like the little black dress, the big black wall will compliment just about any accessory, and can handle a fair amount of other colors in the same room.
Images: 1: Living Etc of Jenna Lyons apartment, 2, 3: Rue, 4: Molly Anderson for Apartment Therapy: SF, 5, 8: Lonny, 6: Domino, 7: Metropolitan Home, 9: Ikea, 10: Elle Decor


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With at least one potential game of the year exclusively nesting on the Playstation 3 and a price drop under its belt, the PS3 has had a pretty darn good year.
My favourite among the games listed is Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which probably isn't surprising. What is yours? Anything we didn't review that you would suggest?
Remember, the games listed aren't all recommendations. Instead we're providing this as a quick reference guide to help you decide if a game is a good gift or not.
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Mature Genre: Third-person hip-hop shooter Subject Matter: 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand tells the unintentionally(?) amusing tale of rapper 50 Cent as he struggles to reclaim his diamond encrusted skull from a Middle Eastern bad guy. He's assisted by his G Unit hangers on and some laughably outlandish moments. Value: An adequately long adventure, made seemingly longer by endlessly looping 50 Cent songs. There are much better games to give this holiday season. Buy it for: someone as a gag. Or a die hard 50 Cent fan fresh from a six month coma. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: M Genre: Free-running platforming adventure game Subject Matter: Assassinations and conspiracy spent mostly in 15th century Renaissance Italy. Value: Lots more content than the first game had, probably lasting gamers at least double the time they spent with the first Assassin's Creed. Buy it for: People who were let down by the first game, people who like history, beautiful scenery, dynamic platforming, solving mysteries and games that might be the Game of the Year. Read the Full Review
The Beatles: Rock Band
Price: The stand-alone game sells for $US59.99, the Limited Edition Premium Bundle sell for $US249.99, the Rickenbacker 325 Standalone Guitar and the Gretsch Duo Jet Standalone Guitar sells for $US99.99. Rating: Teen Genre: Rhythm music game Subject Matter: The Beatles: Rock Band is a musical journey through the history of one of the world's most popular bands. Value: For those new to the Rock Band phenomenon and fans of The Beatles, this 45-track game is well worth a purchase because this is the only way you'll play The Beatles music in a Rock Band game. If you're not into the band, give this a pass. Buy it for: huge Beatles fans. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Mature Genre: First-person shooter RPG Subject Matter: Borderlands targets the loot-hungry region of the brain, offering four classes with which to stalk the planet Pandora, shoot things and level up, acquiring cool guns, sweet armour and totally rad superpowers. As role-playing games go, it's shallow, but offers a constant stream of junk food gaming. Value: Seeing all that Borderlands has to offer could take hundreds of hours. But the real value comes in the form of being able to play with friends on PlayStation Network or via splitscreen. Buy it for: the loot glutton with an itchy trigger finger and a history of playing Diablo. Read the Full Review
Brutal Legend
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Mature Genre: Action Adventure Subject Matter: Brutal Legend is a heavy metal-themed action game that combines racing, shooting, real-time strategy, and hack and slash into one slightly disjointed mix. Value: Brutal Legend is a game from Tim Schafer, one of gaming's greatest comedy minds, and the absurd humor carries the game a long way. It's the story of a roadie who gets transported to a heavy metal world where he must raise an army to free the oppressed inhabitants. There's plenty to do, though the odd mix of genres might be too much for some players. Buy it for: Anyone with a strong affection for heavy metal music or sa twisted sense of humor. Read the Full Review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Price: $US59.99 to $US149.99 Rating: Mature Genre: First-person military shooter Subject Matter: Lead a team of elite commandoes in Modern Warfare 2 as they try to prevent a Russian invasion and global thermonuclear war. Then take the action online, going head to head against other well-armed gamers. It's loud, violent and a hell of a lot of fun to play. Value: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's single-player storyline may be short, but the package more than makes up for it with ample cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. Near endless replayability will be stoked with future downloadable content. Buy it for: the Michael Bay action movie fan who likes his shooters bombastic and nearly devoid of a comprehensible story, one who doesn't shy away from ultra-violent fare. Read the Full Review
Critter Crunch
Price: $US6.99 Rating: Everyone Genre: Puzzle Subject Matter: A puzzle game with bug eating, cute critters and sorta cut, sorta gross tecnicolor yarn. Value: The good puzzle game mechanic is strong and addictive — add to that beautiful graphics, a lengthy adventure mode and super fun multiplayer and you have a good time. With barf. Buy it for: Gamers with a strong like of puzzle titles and no fear of cute puke. Read the Full Review
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Price: $US39.99 Rating: Mature Genre: First-person shooter Subject Matter: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a Civil War era first-person shooter. Value: With an engaging story, wide open maps and plenty of mulitplayer options, this game will take up quite a bit of your time. Buy it for: First-person shooter enthusiasts, fans of the Wild West and Civil War buffs. Read the Full Review
DJ Hero
Price: $US119.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Rhythm Subject Matter: DJ Hero is a rhythm game featuring a replica DJ turntable so players can mix and scratch to the beat of original music mash-ups. Value: DJ Hero features upwards fo 100 different DJ-driven mash-ups featuring songs from the 70's on up to present-day hits. Unlike the latest Guitar Hero or Rock Band games, however, it's only good for one or two players, so the party element just isn't there. The innovative turntable-based gameplay makes it a breath of fresh air in the currently band-centric music genre, but it certainly isn't as social. Buy it for: Fans of eclectic music mixes and lonely Guitar Hero fans. Read the Full Review
Dragon Age: Origins
Price: $US49.99 Rating:Mature Genre: Roleplaying Subject Matter: An epic action roleplaying game set in a world besieged by evil inside and out. Value: Dragon Age: Origins packs more than 100 hours of gameplay into this action RPG, with branching story paths that encourage multiple play throughs in order to experience it all. BioWare designed the game so it can be played by RPG gamers of any skill level, but mature content and strong sexual situations mean you might want to keep it in the high teens. Buy it for: Anyone who has ever conversationally mentioned hit points. Read the Full Review
Price: £20 game only, £35 with PlayStation Eye (game currently only available in PAL territories) Rating: E Genre: Virtual Pet Management Subject Matter: Using the PlayStation Eye, "directly" interact with a digital pet on your TV screen. Value: Smaller kids won't mind the game lacks any real direction, they'll be happy to play it every few days just to check on their pet. Buy it for: Kids who think Tamagotchi is so 20th century. Read the Full Review
Price: $US10 (Requires a copy of Fallout 3) Rating: M Genre: Post-apocalyptic role-playing game Subject Matter: Fallout 3 expansion involving missions with a high-powered fighting force. Value: High because it extends the level cap to Fallout 3, changes the game's ending and allows the adventure to be played infinitely once the story has "ended" Buy it for: Fallout 3 fans who want to play more; essential for anyone getting any Fallout 3 downloadable content Read the Full Review
Price: $US10.00 (Requires a copy of Fallout 3) Rating: Mature Genre: Still a post-apocalyptic RPG Subject Matter: It's Fallout 3 in space! Value: Mothership Zeta gives the Fallout 3 player an entire spaceship to explore and make their own, some futuristic new weapons, and tacks a good five hours onto the regular campaign, making it a relatively fair value for your money. Buy it for: Fallout 3 fans. Read the Full Review
Price: $US10 (Requires a copy of Fallout 3) Rating: M Genre: Post-apocalyptic role-playing game Subject Matter: Fallout 3 in microcosm, set on a spooky island. Value: Tons of content, and widely seen as the Fallout 3 downloadable content that best shares the strengths of the base game. Buy it for: Fallout 3 fans. Read the Full Review
Fat Princess
Price: $US14.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Action Subject Matter: Capture the flag? No, capture the princess. And feed her cake, so she's fat and hard for enemies to cart her off. Value: Single player weakness aside, the main draw here is multiplayer. That, and cake. Cake's always a draw. Always. Buy it for: Gamers with a sweet tooth for multiplayer. Read the Full Review
Price: $US49.99 Rating: E Genre: Round-Ball Football Subject Matter: The best football game on the market. Value: Almost endless. There are so many leagues and cups, and such a deep singleplayer experience, that it can be played to death until FIFA 11 is released. And that's before we even get to the 10v10 multiplayer… Buy it for: Anyone who has even a passing interest in the world game. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: T Genre: Boxing Subject Matter: Boxing Value: Tons of fighters, good online options and no real competition. Buy it for: Boxing fans or people looking for a fighting-based game that has longer-lasting fights. Read the Full Review
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Price: $US49.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Action Subject Matter: A arcade-style shooter loosely based on the live-action G.I. Joe movie. Value: G.I. Joe is a movie tie-in strangely reminiscent of Konami's Contra series. One or two players take control of their favourite Joes from the movie and take on Cobra across multiple levels of run-and-gun action. There are a few unlockables catering to fans of the old cartoon series, but other than that this is strictly a movie-lover's affair. Buy it for: Really, really big fans of the G.I. Joe live-action movie. Read the Full Review
Guitar Hero 5
Price: $US59.99 for the game, $US99.99 with a guitar controller included Rating: Teen Genre: Music/Rythym Subject Matter: It's Guitar Hero. You play a quintet of color-coordinated "notes" as they scroll downscreen to a new selection of music. Value: Guitar Hero 5 offers a great suite of single and multiplayer modes, the most robust options yet for the series. What it doesn't offer is the series' most attractive soundtrack, despite an 85 song strong line up. Good for the new Guitar Hero gamer, but that money may be better spent on downloadable songs. Buy it for: for Guitar Hero noobs who have extremely eclectic taste in music. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: T Genre: Open-world action game Subject Matter:Gritty adventures of an electricity-based super-hero from the makers of the Sly Cooper series. Value:Designed to be played through twice to explore two distinct moral paths. Buy it for: Super-hero fans and folks who like Grand-Theft-Auto style open-world games. Read the Full Review
Katamari Forever
Price: $US49.99 Rating: Everyone Genre: Planet-building action Subject Matter: Katamari Forever offers a greatest hits style package of the Katamari Damacy series' more memorable levels. Players will roll the titular sticky katamari over objects, building bigger and bigger piles of stuff to replace the universe's missing stars and planets and ultimately please the King of All Cosmos. Value: At $US49.99, Katamari Forever is the most expensive entry yet, a high price for a game that's largely rehashed content. But the content is vast and offers plenty to play. Sadly, there's no online component to help extend the experience. Buy it for: the fan of quirky games who somehow missed every other Katamari Damacy game or the kid that longs to make snowballs in the summer time. Read the Full Review
The King of Fighters XII
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Fighting Subject Matter: SNK Playmore's latest entry in its King of Fighter series is a return to its roots with 2D fighting and hand-drawn graphics. Value: The game feels largely unfinished — though, the parts which are done should please the hardcore fans. Buy it for: Die-hard SNK fighting game fans. Read the Full Review
Madden NFL 10
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Everyone Genre: Sports Subject Matter: The only video game licensed by the NFL, covering the current season. Value: For the first time on the current console generation, Madden earns its must-own status among sports gamers. The fine-tuned action is slightly slower, creating greater big play potential on both sides of the ball. Buy it for: Any sports gamer who doesn't yet have it. Madden is a no-brainer gift that any sports fan will enjoy. Read the Full Review
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Action RPG Subject Matter: Tons of Marvel heroes take on tons of Marvel villains Value: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 may not quite live up to the thrill of the original, but it is a more cohesive package overall, with a storyline ripped from Marvel's Civil War storyline and a good dozen hours of heroic fun for 1-4 players. Read the Full Review
Marvel VS. Capcom 2
Price: $US15.00 Rating: Teen Genre: Fighting Subject Matter: Marvel characters. Capcom characters. Fighting. Value: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 contains one of the largest roster in fighting game history, with 56 Marvel and Capcom characters to choose from. The sheer amount of variety plus online multiplayer makes this one downloadable title well worth the price. Read the Full Review
Price: $US49.99 Rating: E Genre: Juvenile Bush Disguise/Phantom Removal Subject Matter: Play as one of a band of adorable child ninjas on a quest to kill a bad guy and free the adorable little forest animals. Value: A somewhat short singleplayer game, but the ability to play as one of several ninjas means there's plenty of replay value. Buy it for: Anyone. Everyone. Kids will love the straight-forward combat, adults will find there's a great stealth and combat system lurking under the hood. Read the Full Review
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Controller Camo
Price: $US49.99 Rating: N/A Genre: N/A Subject Matter: This wireless controller features programmable buttons, better triggers and a Modern Warfare 2 theme. Value: It's a bit pricey, but if you're a big fan of the game and like the idea of programmable buttons, it's probably worth the $US50. Buy it for: Fans of Modern Warfare 2. Read the Full Review
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Controller Camo Faceplate
Price: $US14.99 Rating: N/A Genre: N/A Subject Matter: This faceplate snaps onto your Playstation 3 controller. Value: For $US15 it's not bad, but not a great deal. Consider it a cheaper alternative to buying a new controller. Buy it for: HUGE fans of Modern Warfare 2. Read the Full Review
Modern Warfare 2 Combat Wireless Headset
Price: $US39.99 Rating: N/A Genre: N/A Subject Matter: This wireless headset gives weak lip-service to Modern Warfare 2. Value: The painful design and static-filled connection makes this a bad deal. Buy it for: Someone you hate. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Everyone Genre: Sports Subject Matter: The tradition and pageantry of college football's 115 teams, plus any schools you might choose to create. Value: NCAA Football 10 is the deepest simulation of a sport, on and off the field, of any currently available sports title. Buy it for: Any sports nut with a serious helping of school pride or leftover nostalgia for college days gone by. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Everyone Genre: Sports Subject Matter: NBA 2K10 celebrates the 10th anniversary of 2K Sports' best-in-class basketball simulation. Value: NBA 2K10 offers a much more varied set of gameplay modes, both single- and multiplayer, than its challenger NBA Live 10. Its season simulation lacks the aspect of playing in this year's league but is deeper in all other regards. My Player, in which you create and control one player on his journey from prospect to all-star, is tough but a rewarding experience. Buy it for: Serious basketball fans with some exposure to the sport in real life, either as a player or a devoted fan. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Everyone Genre: Sports Subject Matter: NBA Live 10 is EA Sports' current title covering pro basketball's upcoming season. Value: EA Sports has poured a ton of effort into resurrecting the franchise. New controls enabling you to move players off the ball on offence and defence are easy to learn and a real plus. Dynamic DNA allows you to run your season simulation as if it were taking place among current league events in real life. Buy it for: Basketball fans who prefer singleplayer sports gaming, want a very accurate league simulation, and an easy-to-comprehend control set. Read the Full Review
Price: $US39.99 Rating: Everyone 10+ Genre: Sports Subject Matter: NHL 2K10 is 2K Sports' current title covering professional hockey's latest season. Value: NHL 2K10 is still a runner-up to EA's NHL 10, but it is not without merit. It features the same robust multiplayer package as its NBA cousin. The action's a little arcadey, but it also is the only NHL title with the league's popular outdoor classic venues. Buy it for: A casual-to-moderate hockey fan who enjoys lots of scoring action. Read the Full Review
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Mature Genre: Realistic military first-person shooter Subject Matter: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a relatively open-world tactical shooter that has players trying to take the fictional island of Skira from China. Value: Plagued with problems this shooter doesn't deliver much for the premium price you pay. Buy it for: hardcore fans of realistic shooters that offer no chance for mistakes or do-overs. Read the Full Review
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Price: $US59.99 Rating: E Genre: Sports Subject Matter: Football title encompassing international and club tournaments, manager modes and online play. Value: Pro Evo's "Master League", a time-devouring game mode incorporating RPG and strategy elements, is the one area fans remain devoted to this series ahead of its rival, EA Sports' FIFA. Buy it for: Football fans who like to not only play a good game, but also roll up their sleeves and get lost in a sea of statistics and growth charts. Read the Full Review
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time
Price: $US59.99 Rating: E10+ Genre: Third-person shooter (Ratchet sections); Third-person time-manipulation puzzle-platformer (Clank sections). Subject Matter: The third PS3 Ratchet is still an action game, but has a stronger than normal narrative, as Ratchet discovers he's not the last of his species, while Clank discovers his origins. Value: A bombastic single-player campaign full of spectacular cartoon visuals is designed to be replayed, with new content and missions available only after the first play-through is complete. Buy it for: Jaded Ratchet fans who were waiting for the series to feel special again; fans of cartoon visuals who don't mind their entertainment feeling like a fun all-ages sci-fi adventure. Read the Full Review
Tekken 6
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Fighter Subject Matter: Once you've mastered the moves of your favourite character, Tekken 6's 3D fights are all about timing and tactics. Value: With 40 playable characters and a seemingly endless single-player campaign, Tekken 6 is a good deal for fans of the franchise willing to put up with some online issues. Buy it for: fighting fans, Tekken fans, and maybe as a taste of something different for Street Fighter IV fans. Read the Full Review
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Teen Genre: Action adventure third-person shooter. Subject Matter: A well-crafted story and pithy dialogue is backed by solid third-person shooter action, stunning Himalayan backdrops and a smattering of puzzles to solve and things to climb. Value: The story-driven campaign will only take up about eight hours of your time, but the plentiful and creative mulitplayer modes are sure to be a lasting time drain. Buy it for: anyone with a Playstation 3. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is destined to be one of the best games of the year. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Mature Genre: Third-person acrobatic shooter. Subject Matter: Rubi Malone is a leather-pants wearing, wall-running, pole-spinning death machine. She can shoot two shotguns while flipping through the air, slide under tables to hamstring and gut with her sword, and regains health by swigging liquor. Value: The single-player only game has a sizable campaign, fantastic music and troubled controls and camera work. It's sort of a mixed bag. Buy it for: fans of Kill Bill and fast-paced action noire games. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: Mature Genre: First-Person Shooter Subject Matter: World War II First-Person Shooter with Occult Tendencies Value: While Wolfenstein is an excellent first-person shooter from a technical standpoint, the story is a bit far-fetched and the multiplayer is disappointing, especially in the face of games like Modern Warfare 2. Buy it for: First-person shooter fans looking for a little something different. Read the Full Review
Price: $US59.99 Rating: T Genre: Pro wrestling Subject Matter: WWE wrestling, with deep customisation options allowing players to create and share their own characters, moves and — the big new addition — storylines. Value: High value for those who will take advantage of the online play and content creation/sharing. Buy it for: WWE fans, even those who don't like current WWE programming, since those disgruntled fans can create the WWE of their own liking using the game's deep editors. Read the Full Review


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Taste of Country's Alan Jackson Contest Winner Announced
When Susan M. Rich learned she had won a trip to Nashville to see Alan Jackson this summer, she got emotional — very emotional. "I started crying, I couldn't believe it," she told Taste of Country upon getting the good news. "Alan was my mom's favorite singer, she passed away six years ago and she saw him in concert many times."
The Easton, Mo. native was chosen as the winner from thousands of fans who entered the contest. Rich will be looking for someone else to take with her to the 2012 CMA Music Festival in June. That's when she'll not only watch Jackson play the big stage at the LP Field, but she'll get a chance to meet the famed hitmaker before the show. The mini-vacation also includes three-nights hotel accommodations and air transportation to and from Nashville.
Rich's favorite song from tall, cool-headed cowboy is 'Tall Tall Trees.' "I have seen him live and I love his voice and his songs," she revealed. "I am looking forward to meeting him and my mom will be smiling down from heaven."
Congratulations Susan! Remember to bring sunscreen and drink plenty of water, because it's easy to get lost in all the fun along Broadway at the CMA Music Festival.
For those who aren't Susan, there are plenty of other Taste of Country contests to enter — including a trip to see Carrie Underwood play the Bayou Country Superfest. For even more great prizes, join the Taste of Country's VIP program, the Country Club.